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Xu Le held his forehead with one hand. What was going on? His private plane had just been borrowed, and now he wanted to borrow the navy that hasn't been established yet!

“Marshal, there are only two ways to successfully raid Mandalay from the rear, either airborne troops or the navy!

I also know that the navy has not yet been established, and has not even formed an effective combat capability, but such an opportunity is rare, and we only have 7 days at most. If we miss this opportunity, I am afraid it will be difficult to find a chance to completely wipe out the Burmese Front Army! "

Xu Le was in a dilemma. He had planned to send the naval fleet and the Marine Corps south along the river to launch a surprise attack on the enemy's rear.

But not now, we have to wait at least ten days or half a month!

Today is the first day that a group of naval officers and soldiers officially take over the warship. How do they fight?

"General Fang, you have to think it over carefully. Is your plan feasible? Even if the navy succeeds in attacking Mandalay, the Japanese will at least give up Lashio and come back to support Mandalay! At that time, the navy will face hundreds of thousands of Japanese!"

"Marshal, please rest assured about this. I have already made a plan! It is almost impossible for the Japanese to withdraw from Lashio because I will not let them leave!

If the Japanese are determined to give up both Indo and Lashio at the same time, the worst that can happen is that we can just withdraw the navy, and then the two armies will quickly advance towards Mandalay. We have a clear advantage in mobile warfare, and we can also annihilate the Japanese in a large scale!"

Trust the people you employ, and don't employ them if you don't trust them. Xu Le no longer asked for more detailed battle plans, because he believed in Fang Yue!

At this moment, Bai Shiyi, who was eavesdropping nearby, suddenly ran over and said, "Marshal, the navy can go to battle, so let us go!"

Xu Le frowned slightly and asked, "Are you sure? Although the waters around Mandalay are similar to here, mobility is also greatly restricted. If the Japanese hide a heavy artillery regiment like Indo around Mandalay, you will be in danger!"

Bai Shiyi immediately said righteously: "How can there be no casualties in a war? Besides, I believe in the news from our intelligence department, and I also believe in Commander Fang!"

His loud voice attracted several other senior officers of the navy, and after learning the whole story, they all volunteered to fight!

Xu Le finally made a decision, which was to live up to the enthusiasm of the soldiers.

"Well, I will name this operation "Lightning Plan". Commander Fang, I order you to be the commander-in-chief of this battle, and you can mobilize the three armies. Bai Shiyi and Wang Yuji will be deputy commanders-in-chief to assist you in the battle!"

Time was running out, so after receiving the order, Fang Yue quickly returned to Xingwei to formulate a battle plan, while Bai Shiyi led the naval officers and soldiers to prepare for war urgently.

That night, that is, the night of October 10, all troops of the First Army stopped the attack, and the logistics and transportation troops entered a busy and intense state, some transporting food, some transporting ammunition, and some transporting oil. In short, Zhu Xiaoping personally took part in the battle, flying around in a helicopter.

The 1st Aviation Brigade was also extremely busy, mobilizing various bombs and rockets.

Wang Yuqi gathered the active pilots and reserve pilots from the three fighter squadrons together and selected the 3 best pilots from them. If any accidents occurred, these 12 people would fly the J-12, which was a forced move.

Of course, the Navy is also forced to do the heavy lifting, and is busier than the Army and Air Force.

As a huge clock struck midnight, Xu Le personally struck a big drum.

"It is now October 942, 10 in the Tang calendar. I declare that the Xu Family Navy is officially established!"

Next comes the organization of the troops!

The Navy Central Fleet was established, temporarily under the jurisdiction of the 1st Fleet, and all detachments were under the jurisdiction of the 1st Fleet.

The 1st Destroyer Squadron was established, and its 4 destroyers were named Taiyuan, Chengdu, Kangding, and Kunming! The Xu family army's forces are now mainly distributed in Shanxi Province, Xikang Province, Sichuan Province, and Yunnan Province, so the first batch of destroyers were named after the capitals of these four provinces.

Eight Type 01 frigates were commissioned, and the remaining two were temporarily kept in Bhamo for subsequent soldier training.

The 1st Frigate Squadron was established, with its eight frigates named after cities in Sichuan and Kang provinces: Yibin, Zigong, Neijiang, Luzhou, Guangyuan, Xichang, Dazhou, and Ya'an.

The 1st Landing Ship Detachment was established, and the five landing ships were named after mountains: Dazeshan, Changbaishan, Yunjushan, Wudangshan, and Wuyishan.

The 1st Marine Regiment of the Marine Corps is also under the jurisdiction of the Central Fleet!

Xu Le was naturally the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces. The first commander of the Central Fleet was Bai Shiyi, with the rank of lieutenant general of the navy; the commander of the detachment was a major general of the navy, and the captains of each warship were mainly colonels of the navy.

After two hours of marshaling, the ships were ready to go.

Theoretically speaking, these naval officers and soldiers have received less than five months of training and are not yet proficient in using the warship's various machines, especially missiles, but the situation forces them to do so!

Just like Fang Yue said, the opportunity to completely wipe out the Burmese Front Army is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so we have to go ahead despite the risk. Actual combat may be the best way to train.

At 3 a.m., the 1st Destroyer Squadron was the first to leave the base and head towards Mandalay.

Subsequently, four Type 1 frigates of the 4st Frigate Squadron followed closely.

Then the landing ship detachment set off with the Marine Corps. Each 073 landing ship can transport six 6A amphibious tanks and a reinforced infantry company, but this is the standard transportation volume. In wartime emergencies, it can definitely transport overload.

So squeeze in and you can transport more!

However, only one of the three Marine battalions carried armored vehicles, and the other two battalions fought directly on foot. The artillery battalion was not dispatched, and the artillery fire was directly handled by warships.

There is no other way around this. Five landing ships simply cannot transport so many armored vehicles.

However, the entire tank battalion was deployed. With them leading the way, the danger to the infantry was reduced to a minimum!

This is the strongest and most well-rounded of all infantry arms, what the Marine Corps must possess, to be able to fight in any situation!

The shipping distance from Bhamo to Mandalay is 350 kilometers. Except for the 50 kilometers of water area near Mandalay which is in the plain area, the rest of the section is surrounded by mountains and hills. The entire section of the Burma Central Railway is about 30 kilometers away from the basin until it meets in Mandalay, so the Central Fleet could not be detected by the Japanese while heading south under the cover of night.

In particular, the Japanese did not know that Xu’s army had a fleet. Even if they knew, it would be impossible for them to know that the fleet would appear out of nowhere in the inland rivers of Myanmar.

This is simply not something a human can do, but Xu Le is a cheater who makes the impossible possible!

The destroyer was moving at a speed of 25 knots, and the frigate and landing ship were moving at a speed of 15 knots. There was no other way, this was the maximum speed of the 073 landing ship, and the frigate had to protect them.

The Apache sent by Wei Junjun also returned in the middle of the night and found out the location of the Mawlamyine Japanese reinforcements. It would take about 5 days to reach Mandalay, which was 2 days faster than expected.

In the early morning of October 10, just as the fleet was quietly sailing towards Mandalay, the four divisions and artillery brigade of the 10st Army launched a feint attack on Indo and Lashio.

All the bombers of the 1st Aviation Brigade were also dispatched, but their target was not Lashio or Indo, but Mandalay.

All the attacks were aimed at attracting the enemy's attention so that the fleet could quietly reach the rear.