Thanks: Li Shenzhou, He Shufang, Magic Night Commando, Steamed Dumplings with Leeks, Cold Ice Xingyu, Octopus in Shoes, Chinese Pastoral Wang, Lai Yu Chongshu, Ai Jiang, Chrysanthemum Zhang Zhaozhong, Ya Ning Lao Sun, Iron Piggy, Liang Wenyi, Kundela, Steamed Dumplings with Leeks, Ah ~ Mou, Open the Book Every Day is Beneficial, My Fish Bubbles, Big Bad Wolf 00., Dangshan Gong Pear is Unparalleled in the World, Bookworm Family, Leaves Are So Cold, Moon Evil God, 0 Wuji Ancestor Several classmates have rewarded!

******

It's the Airborne Forces, and it's the Airborne Forces of the Japanese Army!

The only ones who would be airborne behind the Chinese line were the Japanese airborne troops.

After realizing this, Zhang Chi couldn't help but be dumbfounded...... Needless to say, where the target of those airborne troops is, of course, the large rear of the expeditionary force, Lashio.

When the 200th Division and the 56th Division of the Japanese Army were inseparable, and the main force of the Fifth Army was concentrated in Mandalay to prepare for a battle with the Japanese army, a Japanese airborne force suddenly landed near Lashio!

This is also the reason why Shozo Kawabe and Masao Watanabe's attack in the direction of Tangyoshi was not angry...... Shozo Kawabe also has a killer feature, that is, the Airborne Forces, which were formed just two years ago and formed with the help of the Germans.

What Zhang Chi and the others didn't know was that two days ago, the Japanese airborne troops had already tried to make an airborne landing on Lashio, but the airborne landing was not successful, because there was a heavy fog over Lashio, and the Japanese army could not find the airborne target at all, so the transport plane could only circle around Lashio and then return.

Historically, this airborne operation did exist, but it was not recorded in many historical sources because it was not carried out in the end...... So Zhang Chi didn't know.

If Zhang Chi knew, he might be able to inform the top brass of the expeditionary force in some way or means, but it seemed too late now.

Later, when he recalled it, Zhang Chi felt that this was another joke played by history with him.

Zhang Chi always thought that he had successfully changed the fate of the expeditionary force, but he didn't expect that in the end it would be empty joy, and all the efforts he made seemed to have been beaten into the original form because of the appearance of the Japanese airborne troops...... Lashio will still be lost, and the expeditionary force will face the end of defeating Savage Mountain.

*****

The news of the Japanese army's airborne landing in the Chinese rear soon shook the head of the staff in Lashio, Captain Lin, who hurriedly sent several telegrams to the headquarters of the expeditionary force: "Brother Guangting, the safety of Lashio depends on my brother. Hopelessly, the starry night rushes to help. ”

(Note: Guangting is Du Yuming's character)

You must know that Lin Wei is Du Yuming's elder and superior, and he will even call Du Yuming "brother" in the telegram...... The urgency of this can be imagined.

At this time, Du Yuming was helpless, because the main force of the Fifth Army that could fight was all concentrated in Mandalay for the so-called Battle of Mandalay by Luo Zhuoying, and Mandalay was 300 kilometers (289 kilometers) away from Lashio, and it was obviously too late to rescue Lashio. The new 38th Division, which was originally the only combat effectiveness of the Eastern Front reserves, and the new 38th Division, which could not be used easily, was transferred to Chokpadang by Luo Zhuoying in the name of taking into account the overall situation.

Facts have also proved that the British army is full of nonsense, and Chokpadang has no shadow of the Japanese army at all, and there is only a mess of British troops preparing to retreat.

The 200th Division fought hard with the 56th Division of the Japanese Army in Tangji, and although Du Yuming now said that he had the command of 100,000 troops on the surface, he had no troops available and no troops to adjust to the danger of Lashio at this time.

Du Yuming looked at Luo Zhuoying and then at Stilwell, but both of them kept a straight face and did not speak.

Du Yuming was so angry in his heart, all of this can almost be said to be caused by these two people's random commands, especially for that Qiao Kebadang...... The British army first let the 200th Division be transferred to Chokba to miss the plane, and then the new 38th was transferred to leave Lashio without troops to help, and the two culprits Stilwell and Luo Zhuoying are now like people who are fine.

Du Yuming gritted his teeth, ignored Shi and Luo, who were pretending, and walked to the sand table and asked the adjutant: "How many troops have the Japanese army parachuted?" ”

"The first batch will be airborne more than 1,000 people!" The adjutant replied: "The second batch of more than 1,500 people was airborne, and it is expected that there will be the next batch!" ”

"Hmm!" Du Yuming blushed and continued to ask, "Where are they all airborne?" ”

The adjutant pointed to the two locations of the sand table and said: "They are in Mumba and Dangyang, which are more than 50 kilometers south of Lashio!" ”

Du Yuming couldn't help but be stunned: "Why is it so far?" ”

Although Du Yuming has no experience in commanding airborne troops, he knows one thing from foreign war history: Most of the airborne troops are directly parachuted near the enemy's key places and launched attacks.

The reason for this is simple, the purpose of the airborne landing is to surprise the attack, that is, to capture the key area and complete the mission before the enemy has time to react, otherwise the enemy is very likely to assemble and surround the airborne troops. Moreover, the airborne troops themselves also lack transportation equipment, and it is difficult to quickly reach the target and complete the task, so they generally choose to be airborne near the target, while the airborne landing point of the Japanese army is fifty kilometers away from the target.

"Maybe it's because Lashio has been foggy for the past few days!" The adjutant replied: "This made it impossible for the Japanese army to be airborne in the area around Lashio, and the 56th Division, which was responsible for interspersing, was blocked in Tangji, so the last resort had to retreat and parachute on the two flanks of Lashio to outflank Lashio!" ”

"Hmm!" Du Yuming nodded.

This gave the expeditionary force a time and opportunity to rush to the aid of Lashio...... Although the Japanese airborne troops were only more than 50 kilometers away from Lashio, they advanced on foot without means of transportation, and there were some troops of the 6th Army and the 66th Army blocking them along the way, and if the reinforcements from Mandalay arrived quickly, they might be able to reach Lashio before the Japanese arrived.

Thinking of this, Du Yuming no longer hesitated, and immediately ordered: "Order, the new 22nd Division will rush to the aid of Lashio, and be sure to ensure the safety of Lashio!" ”

"Yes!"

The adjutant was about to turn around and leave, but was called back by Du Yuming.

"Is the 1st Engineer Regiment still in Tangji?" Du Yuming asked.

"Rest in Tangji!" The adjutant replied.

"Order the 1st Engineer Regiment to also go to Lashio for reinforcements!" Du Yuming ordered.

The 1st Engineer Regiment can also be said to be a mechanized unit, and even the tanks in the hands of the 1st Engineer Regiment are more advanced and faster than the T26 in the hands of the new 22nd Division, and the 1st Engineer Regiment is still in the rear of the Japanese Airborne Forces, and they may be the first to engage the Japanese and rush to Lashio.

"Yes!" The adjutant answered and hurried to deliver the order.

So the first engineer regiment received an order to reinforce Lashio, and Wang Mazi did not dare to hesitate at that moment, and set off with tanks, cars and armored vehicles.

Zhang Chi sat on an armored car with a gun in his hand, and his body shook as the armored car swayed without saying a word.

He felt that he had made the mistake of trying to change history by influencing the tactics and strategies of the expeditionary force, but each time he failed for one reason or another.

The reason for this is that I have failed to grasp the key points that can fundamentally change history...... What he has been doing is nothing more than telling the high-level of the expeditionary force how to fight, but in fact, the high-level of the expeditionary force has always known how to fight this battle, for example, Du Yuming knows.

Therefore, he is telling Du Yuming what he already knows, so history will happen like history.

To change history...... Unless it's to do something that even Du Yuming doesn't know.