Chapter 24 Chapter Twenty-Four

time race The 18th Division in northern Myanmar and the 56th Division in western Yunnan belonged to the 33rd Army of the Japanese "Burmese Front Army", and the commander was Lieutenant General Honda Masazai. Honda Zhengsai graduated from the twenty-ninth term of the mainland university. Like Yokoyama, he was transferred from the Kwantung Army, and he was also the commander of the front army before. Those who have worked in the Kwantung Army will always subconsciously put themselves in the position of absolute elites. Even if they change places, they still cannot change the habit of five people and six people.

But the times were stronger than others, and when he arrived in Burma, the war situation took a turn for the worse. The once mighty "Chrysanthemum Corps" turned out to be a typical example of being beaten by bears. In the absence of extra mobile troops, the Honda government had no choice but to adjust its strategy, from taking care of both ends to focusing on only one end, that is, switching from offense to defense in northern Myanmar, and from defense to offense in western Yunnan. Northern Burma is not ignored, but temporarily ignored. After the Chinese expeditionary force is wiped out or driven out of western Yunnan, the main force will move to northern Burma and change from defensive to offensive to save Myitkyina and Bhamo.

When Song Xilian attacked Longling for the second time, Honda Zhengcai had already moved his command post to Mangshi, and the main force of the 33rd Army and the Second Division also marched day and night, gathering here one after another. Now Mangshi has become an ever-expanding large barracks, and the strength of Longling's defense against the enemy has increased precisely because of the reinforcements from the Japanese army in Mangshi. According to this battle plan code-named "Broken", Honda Masai planned to defend western Yunnan including Longling first, and then formally launch a general offensive against the western Yunnan expeditionary force after the Japanese army assembled in Mangshi.

After finding out the background of Honda's political talents, Wei Lihuang started a time race with his opponent. His role has become a harsh supervisor, urging the progress of the project all day long, not only forcing Huo Kuizhang and He Shaozhou by giving death orders, but also replacing Song Xilian with the reason of "uploading false success reports". The new commander-in-chief of the Eleventh Army is Huang Jie. Compared with other senior generals born in the first period of Whampoa, Huang Jie's ability is not very outstanding, especially not good at adapting. During the Great Wall Anti-Japanese War, he only deployed one company in the most dangerous Badaolouzi. The reason was that the Japanese soldiers wore big leather boots and carried relatively cumbersome equipment. Halfway up the mountain, the main force can hear the news and go for reinforcements.

Unexpectedly, the shoes are dead, but the people are alive. The Japanese soldiers changed their shoes and went into battle lightly, which directly led to the fall of Badaolouzi. Because of this shortcoming, although Huang Jie has a lot of experience and has accumulated a lot of military exploits, he often stumbles on the unpredictable battlefield. The most embarrassing thing is that during the Battle of Lanfeng, he was supposed to succeed Hu Zongnan to be promoted to regiment commander, and Huang Jie himself had already searched everywhere for candidates for his staff. Unexpectedly, Shangqiu fell, and in the end he only ended up being dismissed from his post like Gui Yongqing. .

However, Huang Jie has one good thing, that is, he can maintain his honest and responsible personality at all times. Even if he is knocked down, he will squat along the wall without making a sound, and wait until the higher-ups think of him. And immediately listed without paying back. Later, when the Kuomintang failed in mainland China and the trees fell and the monkeys scattered, others made new calculations. Only Huang Jie insisted on running to Vietnam with tens of thousands of remnants, and then endured three years of hard work there until he returned to Taiwan. Su Wu", he was reused by the Chiang family and his son in the later period, and became Chiang Kai-shek's No. 1 gatekeeper in Taiwan.

Of course Huang Jie wasn't as clever as Lao Song, but he didn't know how to play tricks. At this time, what Wei Lihuang wanted was someone who accepted death. According to my request, you just hit Longling hard and don't let it fight back, that is a great achievement. In Huang Jie's life dictionary, there is no such word as "disobedience", so just rest assured. By mid-September, with the end of the Battle of Tengchong and Songshan, the main force of the Western Yunnan Expeditionary Force was able to gather in Longling. However, under the day-to-day air strikes of the Expeditionary Force’s air force, the Japanese army’s assembly in Mangshi was very slow. , It is simply impossible to meet the requirements of the large corps for aggressive operations.

Seeing the loss of Tengchong and Songshan, Longling is also in jeopardy, and Honda's "break" plan has lost its meaning.With tears in his eyes, the commander of the 33rd Army ordered the cancellation of the original general offensive plan and at the same time withdrew part of the garrison from Longling. Sorry, you can't "break" me, but I will "break" you. On October 29, under the specific command of Huang Jie, the Western Yunnan Expeditionary Force launched a fatal blow to the Longling defenders. According to prior preparations, the expeditionary force first used special forces, and all infantry were ordered to retreat one kilometer.

Three hundred cannons fired intensively, and bombers dropped bombs in the sky.The entire Longling City was shaken by this, and the dust covered the sky. Even the expeditionary army positions that were far away were shaken like an earthquake. Because there were too many shells, the heat from the explosion made the air quake. It was boiled, and although it was still raining, the Chinese officers and soldiers were all sweating profusely. For a while, the firepower network of heavy weapons was so strong that it could no longer be stronger. The Japanese army didn't even have time to raise their heads to take a breath, and most of the fortifications of the position had been destroyed.

In the unprecedented violent artillery fire, some Japanese soldiers were killed on the spot, and some had their legs and feet blown off, turning them into disabled soldiers who could not move. In desperation, these people passed the pistols like a relay. Passed it on, in order to shoot one last shot in the temple. Concentrated artillery fire made the "Dragon Corps" nowhere to hide After the terrible special attack, even if there were no forts in Longling City that were blown up, they were completely covered by the mud raised by the shells, so that Huang Jie had to mobilize engineers to clean them up.

There are still remnants of the enemy inside the fortress, but if they stay in the stuffy fortress, they will die, so they are willing to rush out and fight for their lives. The expeditionary force adopted pressing tactics, surrounding them from front to back, left and right, until the "earth mice" that had just escaped were completely wiped out. On the whole, it is easy to destroy, but it is difficult to search and clean up the whole city.Those odds and ends of Japanese soldiers are often hidden in the rubble, and when you clean up the battlefield, they will suddenly jump out, stabbing and stabbing with their rifles that have no bullets. If the fortifications are against the fortifications, the submachine guns will be able to beat these irrational guys through. The key is to be unprepared, so that the expeditionary army often suffers losses. Longling is only a small county, but the whole city is searched. Just been busy for two full days. On November 13, the expeditionary force completely recovered Longling.When the Chongqing side confirmed it, it was already three o'clock in the middle of the night. After receiving the call, Chiang Kai-shek felt relieved and said that I had been afraid to sleep and was waiting for this news. The battle of Longling was the battle that took the longest time and invested the most troops in the counterattack in western Yunnan. The Japanese army suffered more than 10,000 casualties, and the expeditionary force also suffered close to 30,000 casualties. According to traditional Chinese folklore, the name of Longling Guang, which had been placed high hopes by Honda's politicians, is not "auspicious". ", you said how unlucky it is. The "Dragon Corps" was indeed basically wiped out in Longling, and those who were withdrawn from there can only be called the remnants of the division, and the designation of the 56th division was subsequently revoked. most tempered student After regaining Longling, Wei Lihuang took advantage of the victory to pursue Mangshi.There is no danger to defend this place, and it is even more unbearable to deal with the special strikes of the expeditionary force. Almost all the deep positions and fortresses of the Japanese army along the way were destroyed by the artillery and air power of the expeditionary force.Some fortresses are relatively hidden, and you can escape the artillery fire for a while, but imagine that you are like a mouse all day long in the cramped and stuffy fortifications, just listening to the sound of the cannons and feeling the death coming step by step, but you can’t get the same feeling. What kind of feeling does it feel to have a slight chance for opponents to duel face to face? Many Japanese officers and soldiers had mental problems, and some people simply got out of the fort—it was sad, the outside was full of shells, and when a shell flew in, half of their face flew off. When Huang Jie accompanied Wei Lihuang to inspect the position, they saw the scattered limbs of the dead Japanese soldiers hanging from the scorched branches. Huang Jie has always been an honest and honest person. Although he has fought countless times on the battlefield, he can't help being "moved and frightened" when he witnesses this extremely desolate state. The Japanese army withdrew from Mangshi, then Zhefang, and was able to stop at Wanding on the China-Myanmar border.Masai Honda ordered Matsuyama Yuzo, head of the 56th Division, to take command here to prevent the expeditionary force from advancing westward. Matsuyama Yuzo is almost dead, but fortunately he can still dispatch the Second Division, which was the instigator of the "September 18th" Incident, and was also well-known back then, known as the "Sendai Warriors". When the Second Division was transferred from the Northeast to Nanyang, it happened to encounter a major counterattack by the US military. The three-dimensional destructive attack by sea, land and air caused it to be defeated, and many people suffered from war fear. In Japan, the Second Division was almost a heroic unit that ushered in a new era in history, and it could not be easily defeated. The Japanese Command quickly moved it back and transferred it to the "Burmese Front Army". The poor "Sendai Samurai" did not escape bad luck. Since the second expedition began, many parts have been dismantled. They are slightly better than the "Chrysanthemum Corps" and "Dragon Corps", but until now, the main force is still there. Based on the Second Division, plus the "two remnants" - the remnants of the 55th and 56th Divisions, Yuzo Matsuyama gathered more than 10,000 people in order to earn back his face when he returned to Longshan. Wanding had Huilong Mountain as a barrier, and the fortifications on the mountain were strong. In addition, Wanding was actually the last support of the Japanese army in Yunnan, so the fighting was crazy and desperate. Although both are American equipment, the Western Yunnan Expeditionary Force is far inferior to the Chinese Army in India. This can be seen in the attire. The former are all gray clothes and gray hats, and many of them carry rifles, while the latter all wear steel helmets. , basically holding submachine guns, and at the same time, the Chinese High Command also gave priority to supplying the Chinese troops stationed in India in terms of replenishment. Most of them were transported by planes to Huangpu officers and veterans, and the rest would be considered for the Western Yunnan Expeditionary Force. To a certain extent, this caused a particularly large loss of personnel for the Western Yunnan Expeditionary Force. Even with powerful special equipment, its casualty rate was basically maintained at three to one, that is, three Chinese soldiers could defeat one Japanese soldier. By the time Zhefang was recovered, the casualties of the Western Yunnan Expeditionary Force had reached more than 60,000, and each division had as many as a thousand people, and as few as a few hundred. In addition, the newly recruited recruits lacked combat experience, resulting in a sharp decline in the combat effectiveness of the troops. Huang Jie personally went to the front line to supervise the battle, and switched two divisions one after another. They continued to attack for several days, but they could not go back to Longshan. Moreover, the two divisions suffered more than half of the casualties. The Japanese army was very cunning. They knew that the artillery fire of the expeditionary army was fierce. When you fired the artillery, they would hide. As soon as the artillery stopped or extended, the Japanese army immediately swarmed up and fought back desperately. At this time, the infantry who had already charged up could not retreat and could only fight in close combat.Some officers and soldiers, especially new recruits or young soldiers, were no match for old devils in hand-to-hand combat. They couldn't even talk about parrying, so they were dealt with by the opponents with swords or bayonets. Huang Jie could see clearly from below. Witnessing the tragedy, tears flowed from his heart, "Don't attack again, let's talk about it tomorrow"! The next day, Chen Mingren, commander of the 71st Army, took the initiative to ask him to fight: "All tasks that other troops cannot take can be completed by our 71st Army." Chen Mingren, born in Liling, Hunan, graduated from the first phase of Whampoa. Most of Huangpu's famous generals are known for their "bravery", and Chen Mingren can be regarded as "the bravest of bravery".During the Eastern Expedition and the Northern Expedition, he was able to climb up the mountain alone when he was sick, and he just commanded a platoon to surrender the guns of a battalion of the opponent. When attacking Huizhou City, Chen Mingren, the company commander, was the first to climb to the top of the city with a shell gun in one hand and a flag in the other.In honor of his bravery, Chiang Kai-shek personally issued a password in Huizhou, saluting him by blowing the number three. Chen Mingren's temper is as good as his ability. An adult's temper will always grow along with his ability and merit. Chen Mingren's temper is getting bigger and bigger, and gradually he dares to challenge the "principal". When the Western Yunnan Expeditionary Army began to organize, Chiang Kai-shek called a military meeting in Kunming. Because Jiang always paid attention to the appearance of soldiers, all the participants wore general uniforms and were meticulous. Only Chen Mingren was careless and unkempt, wearing a soldier's clothes. Come to a meeting. Chiang Kai-shek frowned, but didn't say anything at the time, and when he went to inspect Chen Mingren's troops, he couldn't help it anymore. This army doesn't look like a direct line army. The uniforms are all torn and tattered, and it's not even as good as the local army. If it is in the third war zone, fifth war zone, or ninth war zone, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, so forget it, but this is the base of the Kunming Expeditionary Force. I don’t know how many American military officers and reporters are here. Wouldn’t it be “harmful to the country” to let people see it?The face of the Chinese army is completely disgraced. Chiang Kai-shek asked Chen Mingren's superior, the commander-in-chief of the Eleventh Army, Song Xilian, to go to Chen Mingren, and he probably wanted to scold him at that time. Unexpectedly, Chen Mingren was not in Kunming, but in the suburbs, and Shenlong couldn't see the end, even Song Xilian couldn't find him.Chiang Kai-shek called four times, but he couldn't see anyone. He couldn't help being furious, and immediately ordered him to be transferred to the deputy commander of the 71st Army. When the transfer order was issued, Chen Mingren had to show up. When Chen Mingren first arrived in Yunnan, although he was officially a division commander, the troops under his command included three infantry divisions and a part of artillery. It was obvious that he was going to be promoted to army commander.Now that he has become the deputy army commander, Chen Mingren is very unwilling to accept that he has risen up and down in secret. When Chiang Kai-shek summoned him for the fifth time, this buddy was ready to make a big fuss, and took special care of his family before leaving, "I may not be able to come back after I go." With such determination and momentum, Chen Mingren didn't even have to report the procedure, he just broke through the guard and attendant's room, and ran into Chiang Kai-shek's reception room bluffing all the way. When Chiang Kai-shek heard the news, he did not lose his temper. Instead, his attitude was very serene and kind. He even said some comforting words when he met Chen Mingren. Never should, never should be, when the conversation was nearing the end, Chiang Kai-shek added an extra word, "You, the teacher, did not do a good job, I hope you will work harder in the future." The flame of ignorance in Chen Mingren's heart was ignited by this "good word". What are you talking about, where did I fail to do a good job?Is it bad fighting, or bad training?Every time you fight, you always say that I played well and trained well, and you even personally sent a telegram to commend me. Why did everything suddenly change today? Chiang Kai-shek was choked up by him, and he was silent for a long time before telling the truth: "Your troops are not properly dressed." It's okay not to say this, but Chen Mingren is even more angry when he says this. "Yes, I admit that my army clothes are not properly dressed, but it can't be blamed on me, it can only be blamed on you!" Ever since Chen Mingren entered the door, Chiang Kai-shek has maintained a "principal" demeanor. Hearing this sentence, he became angry, "What? You still blame me, why?" Since Chen Mingren dared to enter the "White Tiger Festival Hall", he had nothing to worry about, "You sent me the clothes, right? You know how bad the quality of the clothes is. They say they can be worn for two years, but they can't be worn for one season. Some broke within a week. As far as this material is concerned, only 40% of it is new, and 60% of it is old.” This stick can be regarded as hitting the most painful place in Chiang Kai-shek's heart. The Anti-Japanese War has been fought for seven years, and the economy in the rear of China has been so embarrassing that it needs to go around begging parents to tell grandma. How can he have the ability to buy new and crisp clothes for the army? But this is related to the "national system", which cannot be said or admitted at ordinary times. Chiang Kai-shek is poor at reasoning, and has repeatedly insisted that "there is absolutely no such thing". Speaking of this, it is already quite embarrassing, but Chen Mingren still refuses to give up arguing, "The things I said are accountable, and they are definitely not fabricated"! Chiang Kai-shek blinked his eyes, and suddenly came back to his senses: "I have seen all the troops in Yunnan, and they all wear the same clothes, but none of them are as badly dressed as your troops." Chen Mingren still had something to say. "That's because they want to flatter you and fool you. I won't do that. I wear what I have. I will never learn the pretentious way." Chiang Kai-shek was very speechless, so he had to say: "Even if the quality of the clothes is poor, you can think of some ways, there is no need to make it so ugly." Chen Mingren made up his mind to make trouble today, and he would not go down the steps, "It's hard for a smart woman to cook without rice, and my family doesn't have the money to remake clothes for soldiers. Of course, we will wear whatever you send." Chiang Kai-shek is not a person who is very good at arguing. Facing the "iron teeth and bronze teeth Ji Xiaolan" in front of him, he had to repeat a sentence over and over again, "In short, you can't, in short, you can't..." There is no man who does not shy away from the latter sentence. Chen Mingren was extremely angry and yelled, "I think I can do anything, just do it, just do it..." Chen Mingren originally came to see Chiang Kai-shek in a general's uniform. Don't you just like to see this outfit? After arguing and arguing, he was so angry that he tore off the lieutenant general's badge in front of Chiang Kai-shek and threw it on the ground. Quit, what kind of lieutenant general is this, I don't want this officer anymore! The attendants ran over to start a fight in time, and when the verbal battle between the two was not over, Chen Mingren calmed down from the excitement of racing on the highway after being persuaded by others, and realized that he had indeed gone too far, so Chiang Kai-shek signaled for him to go back , he just shut his mouth and left obediently. After returning home, Chen Mingren thought that Chiang Kai-shek was going to pursue him, so he was ready to go to prison. Unexpectedly, the two met again a week later. Book. On the contrary, Chen Mingren couldn't stand it anymore, and said that he was disrespectful in his attitude and words last time, and asked the other party to forgive him. When Chiang Kai-shek heard this, he shook his hands and said, "That doesn't matter." He said this sentence three times in a row. Since then, Chen Mingren has become well-known among the first-term students in Whampoa. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the "student with the most temper" around Chiang Kai-shek. Dragon Sword Since Chiang Kai-shek was able to achieve a career in the chaos of the Republic of China, he would not be an infinite man, and he had his own set of rules for employing imperial generals. For a warrior, if he doesn't care about the honor and disgrace of his official rank, it may not be a good thing. Unless this person has a higher realm, it can only mean that this person is dead, and he no longer has the drive and strength necessary to fight on the battlefield. pioneering spirit. Chiang Kai-shek was able to let Chen Mingren's "big disrespect" go, of course he had expectations, and this brave general quickly reciprocated with practical actions. The commander of the 71st Army was originally Zhong Bin. After the recovery of Longling, Zhong Bin was transferred to the Youth Army. Chen Mingren was officially promoted to the commander of the army, and he had the opportunity to further display his ambitions. Chen Mingren took the initiative to ask for a fight. Huang Jie knew that this man was very capable of fighting, so he was very happy, but at this time he encountered a very troublesome thing. Wei Demei, the new chief of staff of the Chinese theater, initially judged that there were only 500 Japanese troops in Wanding. He didn't understand why a few days later, he still couldn't take down the 500 people in this area. Slack. He told Huang Jie bluntly through the liaison officer that the air force needs to be funded by American taxpayers. If your expeditionary force does not work hard, the Air Force may no longer be able to cooperate in operations. No matter how Huang Jie explained the actual situation on the battlefield, the opponent just didn't believe it, and asked who else could be responsible for the attack. Chen Mingren stood beside Huang Jie, and stood up suddenly, "I, Chen Mingren!" Lao Mei turned her eyes to the Chinese soldier in front of her, and continued to ask: "So, General Chen, when can you take it back to Longshan?" Chen Mingren replied: "My troops will arrive tomorrow, take over the defense the day after tomorrow, and capture Huilongshan on the third day." The liaison officer stopped talking, and a well-known American reporter Bai Xiude immediately asked, "Are you sure about this?" The implication is not to talk about it. Chen Mingren glanced at him, and replied decisively: "If you can't succeed in one fell swoop that day, there is only one possibility, and that is that I and my troops have already died in Huilongshan." Hearing this, Bai Xiude couldn't help shrugging his shoulders and sticking out his tongue. While being surprised, he also expressed that he couldn't fully believe Chen Mingren's words. So good at blowing, this guy. Chen Mingren wasn't bragging, he was sure. On January 9, 1945, the 71st Army officially took over the defense, but the first to attack was not Huilong Mountain, but the nearby Santai Mountain, and even the planes of the Expeditionary Air Force followed. Matsuyama Yuzo quickly concentrated the main force on Mount Santai. He fell into the opponent's strategy of diverting the tiger away from the mountain and attacking the west. In the early morning of the next day, Chen Mingren stood out and slammed back to Longshan with heavy hands. Three batches of bombers flew over, swooping down and firing in turn, followed by artillery attacks. This time, Chen Mingren prepared enough shells to bombard them from morning to afternoon.However, the cannon fires are very strange. In the eyes of experts, they are not on the same tune. Sometimes they shoot continuously for a long time and a large area, sometimes they shoot quickly and then stop suddenly, and sometimes they shoot negatively, positively, and frontally. , The last shot, tossing and falling like a magic trick. The U.S. liaison officer and the famous reporter named Bai Xiude were watching the battle, preparing to "witness the arrival of this great moment", but the more they watched, the more boring they became, and even drowsy. What frustrates them the most is that the soldiers who were about to charge were all loose and unconcerned. This is too embarrassing, don't you want to attack the mountain? Bai Xiude looked at his watch, it was already three o'clock in the afternoon, and there were still two or three hours before dark, how long would it take to fiddle around. He jokingly said: "I hope God will hold the sun and don't let it slip down the mountain, otherwise, Commander Chen will find it difficult to justify himself." "Commander Chen" wanted to carry out his tricks to the end today. The reason why this bombardment seemed so weird was that the artillery had been completely transferred to the command of the infantry commander in charge of the charge, and it was fired when it was fired, and it was extended when it was called to extend. The artillery is commanded by the infantry, no wonder it's such a mess As soon as the artillery was fired, the Japanese army was nervous, but when the artillery stopped, they found that the expeditionary force showed no signs of rushing up immediately, and the artillery was fired so chaotically, without "professional standards."Over time, the Japanese army thought that the opponent was a feint attack and ignored it at all. The time passed by every minute and every second, and when I looked down, it was already past four o'clock in the afternoon. The Americans have dumbfounding expressions on their faces. From their point of view, even God may not be able to save that big-mouthed "Commander Chen" who brags about not paying taxes. Chen Mingren called the front line: "Time is victory, and our wealth and life are determined by this last moment." According to Chen Mingren's order, the artillery concentrated its firepower and fired quickly at Huilong Mountain. Two-thirds of the firepower hit the enemy fort, and one-third of the firepower broke its rear. Immediately afterwards, the 71st Army launched a charge. At this time, the gunfire still continued, but the two-thirds of the firepower originally fired at the fortress was completely moved to the rear, thus successfully preventing the Japanese army from counterattacking. The infantry, who had been languid just now, suddenly transformed into another group of people like the face-changing of a Sichuan opera. They killed loudly and roared like thunder. The remaining Japanese troops on the top of the mountain were blown up to blood and flesh. At five o'clock in the afternoon, the expeditionary army occupied Longshan. It was still dark at this time, and Chen Mingren did not break his promise. After a day of "boring" gunfire, it was the last ten minutes that sealed the victory. The commanding skills of the Chinese generals and the fighting spirit of the Western Yunnan Expeditionary Army stunned and praised the American "watching team". Wrote a newsletter. Who will fight with the sword to slay the dragon?The Battle of Huilongshan became the turning point of the entire Wanding Battle. In addition to Huilong Mountain, there are other high mountains and fortifications in Wanding. Some of the fortifications are said to be stronger than Songshan. Before the attack, Huang Jie had expected that even if he conquered it, there would be heavy casualties. After the Battle of Huilongshan, the Western Yunnan Expeditionary Force regained its status in the hearts of the Americans. The American liaison officer in turn persuaded Huang Jie: "Don't rush to the fortress. As long as we find Japanese troops, we will send planes to bomb them. It's okay." of!" The plane came and bombed several times, but found that the opponent did not fight back in the air at all, and this has never happened before. The frontline troops felt strange, so they sent scouts to find out. The scouts touched it carefully, but they didn't see any devils in front of the fortress, and they didn't see any devils when they got in again. The expeditionary army quickly pursued them all the way to Wanding Street, but they didn't see a single devil soldier. The Japanese retreated, or more accurately, retreated.The battle of Huilongshan completely destroyed the will of the commander of the third division Matsuyama Yusan and his officers and soldiers to stick to Wanding, and even the collapse that only the retreating Chinese army had in the past also appeared on them. The Japanese soldiers on the front line ran back desperately before even seeing the shadow of the Chinese army. No matter the "Sendai Samurai" or the "Second Disabled", they all looked the same.If someone is unlucky and faints on the road, even if you are still alive, the companions around you will unceremoniously pounce on you and strip you of everything you can eat, wear and use. The naked wretches, after waking up, can only pray that the Chinese soldiers will come to kill them sooner, so that maybe they can save their lives. The Japanese army called the route of retreat in northern Myanmar and western Yunnan "Yasukuni Street", which is equivalent to saying that they can open the back door and take shortcuts when entering the Yasukuni Shrine. On January 27, 1945, the Chinese Expeditionary Force and the Chinese Army Garrison in India joined forces at Mangyou near Wanding. The next day, the Sino-Indian Highway known as the "Road to Tokyo" was completely opened.