After the troops retreated to Mandalay and arranged a plan to meet the Japanese army in Taunggyi, Zhao Zhi immediately sent a clear code telegram to the Chongqing side to report the victory, in this clear code telegram equivalent to a nationwide telegram, Zhao Zhi Chen complained about the various atrocities committed by the Japanese army since the invasion of China, counted the heinous crimes committed by the Sixth Division in Nanjing, and declared that the total annihilation of the Sixth Division in Burma was revenge for the nation and a shame for the country.

Zhao Zhi also swore in the telegram that the Thunder Division would not go south in the future, and the blade was directed at the 18th Regiment of the Japanese Army that had landed in Burma, and like the 6th Division that had been burned to char by Zhao Zhi, Thunder would not accept the surrender of the 18th Division of the Japanese Army in any situation. The entire telegram was handled by Xiao Ziyun, and only a person with experience in the national army like him knew and hated the 6th and 18th divisions of the Japanese army so much.

Zhao Zhi's clear-code telegram immediately set off another wave of upsurge among the top leaders in Chongqing, and this was a good news that the top level of the Nationalist Government heard after the thunderous Nujiang Congress, Tengchong, and Longling. Chiang Kai-shek in the villa on the south bank heard the news, and said three good things in a row, and even filled up dinner once, and the happy Song Meiling joked that Zhao Zhi was Chiang Kai-shek's lucky general.

The strange disappearance of the 18th and 55th divisions of the Japanese army made Ju Ju judge that the Japanese army had long been ready to copy the back road of thunder, and since the Japanese army was about to pull out the killer weapon, Zhao Zhi naturally would not pretend to be vulnerable and calm down. Zhao Zhi dares to generate electricity in a clear code, which is equivalent to telling the Japanese openly and telling you. I'm going to beat you.

Now mentally giving the Japanese army a powerful coercive stance, and then flying out to deal a fatal blow to the opponent, such a deterrent effect is far more effective than hitting dark bricks in a black alley. From the moment Thunder stepped across the Nu River, it was already close to the Japanese army in Burma, and since the Japanese army had opened a position and wanted to compete one or two, then Thunder might as well go straight to the door. The clear code telegram was just a signal, and for the next round of operations, Zhao Zhi formulated a lot of combat plans, and any successful implementation would be a fatal blow to the Japanese army in Burma.

Zhao Zhi suddenly gave up his high-flying advance, and the intention of strengthening the depth of defense with Mandalay as a support was very obvious, and the 18th and 55th divisions of the Japanese army that diverted to Taunggyi obviously hit the idea to the logistics supply line of Thunder. However, while Zhao Zhi contracted his troops to defend Mandalay, he also recruited and armed a large number of Burmese natives, and sent a group of thunderous senior instructors to train them, and these Burmese were stationed along the Yunnan-Burma Highway, giving the Japanese army no chance to sneak attack and cut off the Yunnan-Burma Highway.

Thunder's sudden return to defense caused a headache for the Japanese army's Burma dispatch command, and their reformulated battle plan was to destroy all bridges and roads, and use Thunder's troops in Mandalay to supplement the 22nd and 56th Divisions, and use the Japanese 18th Division and the 55th Division that were diverted to Taunggyi as the main force to cut off Thunder's logistics supply line with rapid assault tactics and completely seal Thunder in Burma.

But now everything has changed, and with the return of the Thunder troops, not only the Thunder troops from Taungoo to Mandalay have been withdrawn, but even the Burmese natives who have lived here have also been taken to Mandalay. Almost on the same day, more than 30,000 Jewish troops in camouflage uniforms entered the town of Wan, and by the time Zhao Zhi sent a clear telegram, the 30,000 Jewish soldiers had arrived in Lashio. There are 30,000 more Jewish troops armed to the teeth in Lashio, which is already guarded by Zhao Zhi, even if the 18th and 55th divisions of the Japanese army can fight again, then Lashio will not be easy to succeed.

Zhao Zhi didn't care how much territory the Japanese army occupied, all he cared about was constantly letting the Japanese army divide its troops, and only when a large number of Japanese troops dispersed, Thunder had a chance to swing his fist at them. Zhao Zhi worked hard for two years, and the combat troops he trained were only 100,000 Jewish troops and less than 10,000 mercenary troops, and for the sake of Thunder and his own future, he could not throw all his strength into the big quagmire of Burma to fight the Japanese army.

Zhao Zhi's order was shouted out by the signal corps with walkie-talkies, and this is a place where the Thunder is more advanced than the Japanese army, and the timely and smooth communication can enable the field commander to command his combat troops very well, and this is also the only rule for the Thunder to repeatedly defeat the Japanese army. "There is only one meaning for summoning you over, the Japanese army is now eyeing our logistics supply lines in two ways, and it is impossible for all of our existing combat units to be transferred to maintain the smooth flow of supply lines, I want to hear your views."

"Don't we have a transport plane? Use the plane, give the road to the Japanese to fight, just to fight their ambush" Yan Wudao and Tang Lei both led their mercenaries to operate in northern Myanmar, and the mercenary commander who stayed in Mandalay was Yan Wudao's deputy Lao Xiong. This is a Northeast man who is accustomed to the white mountain and black water field, after Yan Wudao led the team to set off, the Browning large-caliber heavy machine gun that was not easy to carry was left behind, and Lao Xiong is now taking care of these heavy machine guns with more than 100 mercenaries who have returned from injury, and using dozens of heavy machine guns to ambush the Japanese army is something that Lao Xiong dreams of.

"No, our fuel is already very tight, if we rely all on the air channel to transport supplies, within two months, all our planes will not be able to take off because of lack of fuel," Jones, an old American man who commanded all the combat planes of the Thunder into Burma, spoke out against it. This old American man is an Air Force commander recruited from the United States by Rowling's elder brother, and was a brigadier general in the United States Air Force before retiring.

Since the old man said that it was not possible to rely solely on transport planes to ensure material supplies, the officers present naturally turned their attention back to the Yunnan-Burma Highway. "If it doesn't work, let's still use the old way, try to arm the Burmese as much as possible to help us beware of the Japanese army in Taunggyi, we have captured a lot of weapons this time" Some officers proposed to expand the scale of the Burmese guerrilla army, and it turned out that this trick seemed to work, and the forward wing of the Japanese 22nd Division was not intercepted by the Burmese guerrillas in Taungoo" This method is feasible, but we can only leave 50% of the weapons captured this time, and the rest will be brought back to Kunming by the convoy transporting supplies" Thunder raised 110,000 soldiers who wanted to get salaries, plus pensions for the dead and wounded soldiers, which was a big expense, and Zhao Zhi couldn't let the Lockman family invest endlessly, fighting a war was a very expensive errand. Yao Laoyu, who is entrenched in the border of Shandong and Shanxi, has developed rapidly and has already gained a foothold, and has sent telegrams to Zhao Zhi more than once, asking for the purchase of weapons and ammunition to expand his strength.

Both roads had been blocked, and the officers fell silent, only Zhao Zhi was still leisurely swallowing and puffing out cigarettes with cigars in his mouth. "You just don't like to use your brains" Zhao Zhi used his fingers to mobilize the table to teach the officers present, the continuous victories have made everyone's thinking appear fixed, as long as they ask about the tactics against the enemy, the officers will definitely say that heavy artillery, fighters and armor are interspersed, they just forget the long-distance rush and strong fire ambush that Thunder is famous for.

"I have released all the mercenary troops, the infiltrator troops and the sweeping team are responsible for continuing to clear the small forces of the Japanese army in northern Burma, most of the mercenaries carried by Yan Wudao have already entered the periphery of Taunggyi, and their task is to ensure the safety of the rear line of the Burmese guerrillas" Zhao Zhi pointed to the large map on the table with a cigar cigarette, "Don't pay attention to the Japanese army in Taunguri, our target this time is Taunggyi, among the seven divisions that the Japanese army landed in Burma this time, only the sixth division is the sixth division." The 18th Division and the 56th Division are strong enemies, and if you defeat the three of them, the remaining Japanese troops will be easy to deal with."

"Bang" Zhao Zhi clenched his fist and fell heavily on the table, "Therefore, our next task is to make an all-out defense against the Japanese army in Taunggyi to hold Mandalay, to give the Taunggyi Japanese army an illusion, and then we will mobilize troops to attack Taunggyi for a long time, and give them a fatal blow when the Burmese guerrillas and the Taunggyi Japanese army are inextricably fighting" Zhao Zhi's words ignited the belligerent hearts of the officers, and they shouted that their troops should be the vanguard of the attack.

At the same time, an angry voice sounded in a forest on the outskirts of Ringanqiang in southwest Mandalay, "Damn, hurry up and send a report to the headquarters, the 31st Division of the Japanese Army has appeared in Ringanqiang" Jiang Jianbo was holding a Japanese military officer ID card in his hand, and the content recorded on it showed that the Japanese second lieutenant who died at the hands of the Burmese belonged to the 58th Wing of the 31st Division of the Japanese Army. In order to deal with Thunder, the Japanese army transferred 7 divisions from the South Asian battlefield to land in Burma, Thunder has already fought with 3 of them, and the 18th Division and the 55th Division have been diverted to Taunggyi, Jiang Jianbo did not expect that his unintentional move would actually collide with the 31st Division, which had been lost for a long time.

The appearance of the 31st Division of the Japanese Army in Ren'anqiang sounded the alarm in Jiang Jianbo's mind, and Zhao Zhi released all the mercenary troops after the Japanese army retreated to Donghu, the intention was to find out how many Japanese troops were stationed in Burma, especially several strategic points in Burma. At the time of the defeat of the 22nd Division and the 56th Division, the 31st Division did not go to Donghu to help, but quietly appeared in Ren'anqiang, and Jiang Jianbo felt that something was abnormal.

Jiang Jianbo did not know that his telegram saved Lei Ting's life, because if Zhao Zhi's plan to make a long-distance attack on Taunggyi was implemented, the entire area of Mandalay and the area south of Mandalay would be guarded by only 10,000 soldiers of the First Infantry Division. Once the Japanese army in Donghu takes the opportunity to attack Mandalay, and the 1st Infantry Division is busy resisting the enemy and fighting, the 31st Division of the Japanese Army from Ringanqiang to the north may become a surprise force for the Japanese army to break Mandalay, because the 1st Infantry Division will not be able to withstand the front and rear attacks anyway.