The tug-of-war between Zhuo Fei and Colm continued, but the situation in Burma had become more and more tense, and although the British troops stationed in Burma had resisted to the death, they still could not withstand the Japanese attack. After the complete loss of Yangon, the Ringanqiang oil field finally fell into the hands of the Japanese army, but fortunately, the British troops stationed in Ringanqiang used all the explosives they could find to turn the Ringanqiang oil field into ruins before retreating.

The Japanese army failed to capture the intact Ringanqiang oil field, and in the ensuing pursuit battle, the Japanese army became even more frenzied, and when Colm got the latest battle report, the British army in Burma had been chased by the Japanese army and retreated, and there were no British troops south of Taunggyi. At a time when large numbers of British troops were massing on the Mandalay front, and a large number of British expatriates had to be evacuated to India or China under their cover, Colm had no doubt that the next target for the Japanese army would be Mandalay.

"Colonel Colm, I already know what you are saying. I would like to say that the troops of the Nationalist Government have moved south and are now stationed on the front line of Nanlan and Bunyan, and also to consolidate the flank of Mandalay. Your expatriates don't have to worry, at least for now, the railways and roads from Mandalay to Wan Town are still intact and safe, and your expatriates can be evacuated directly into Wan Town, and the Nationalist Government will provide them with the necessary relief and security.

Judging from the map, Nanlan and Bunyan were indeed on the flank of Mandalay, and the Japanese army did deploy a road from Thailand to Lashio, trying to cut off the retreat of the Burmese British army to China. Naturally, Colm could not complain about the Nationalist Government's deployment of troops on the line of Nanlan and Bunyan, and the Chinese army was also responsible for preventing the Japanese army from moving north into China while helping the war in the south.

Knowing that the Chinese army had entered Burma and had set up defensive lines on the line of Nanlan and Bunyan, Colm was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief, although the Chinese did not directly join the battle group, but after all, the safety of the British army in Mandalay was guaranteed. Zhuo Fei didn't tell Colm much about the Independence Army, and Colm didn't know that Lashio had already become a bridgehead for the Independence Army to enter Burma, and a large number of forts and bunkers had been built on the front line of Lashio, and Zhuo Fei was going to turn Lashio into a meat grinder and a cemetery for the Japanese army.

Two days later, Zhuo Fei and Colm left Chongqing one after another, Colm flew directly to Mandalay, and Zhuo Fei returned to Ruili. I haven't been back to Ruili for half a year, and Zhuo Fei, who looked down from the cabin, almost didn't recognize Ruili, and in just half a year, Ruili has undergone earth-shaking changes. A large number of new houses have been built, camouflage-painted factories have been built one after another, and Ruili, which was once only a place for Jewish refugees, has become a city entirely.

"Boss, welcome home." Walking down the ramp of the plane, Angela, who was already waiting at the airport, gave Zhuo Fei a hug first, and then Vivian, who was smiling. "Soon after you left Chongqing, Vivien left Germany, and the war in Europe became more and more intense, and the British began to blockade the German coast, so we had to close the refugee camp." Knowing that Zhuo Fei would have doubts about Vivian's appearance, Angela explained in a whisper.

Vivien was left in Germany in order to maintain contact between herself and Germany, and to speed up the exchange of counterfeit banknotes and to use the opportunity to transport Jews to the country. Suddenly, seeing Vivian appear in front of him, Zhuo Fei had already guessed that there might be a problem on the German side, but it didn't matter anymore, because the ultimate plan had reached the most critical moment, and it didn't matter whether there was a German line or not.

"Come back, come back, I'm coming back this time to implement the ultimate plan, Vivien is back, just in time to help us coordinate our relationship with the country." Zhuo Fei quickly adapted to Vivien's return, and after exchanging a few words with Huffman and the others, Zhuo Fei and his party immediately drove back to the headquarters of the umbrella company. The implementation of the final plan is imminent, Zhuo Fei still has a lot of things to gather, as the general manager of Ruili training camp, Angela also has a lot of things to report to Zhuo Fei.

The group sat down in the spacious conference room, and Angela first handed Zhuo Fei a summary report, "At present, there are 2 million people in the Ruili Jewish settlement, including 1.6 million Jews, 300,000 trained soldiers of the New Army, 30,000 indigenous militia members of Burma, and some Burmese overseas Chinese and immigrants from China. Zhuo Fei saw more detailed figures in Angela's report, if you count the Independence Army units that have been transferred to Lashio, the actual population of the umbrella company has already exceeded 2.2 million.

"How is the production of the armament base? What is the maximum monthly output? After reading the population report brought by Angela, Zhuo Fei first asked about the ordnance base that he was most interested in and worried about. Against the Japanese army, it is not only the source of troops and combat effectiveness, but also the weapons and equipment, if the output of the ordnance base cannot keep up with the consumption of the front-line troops, Zhuo Fei's ultimate plan is likely to evolve into a farce.

"At present, our armament base is in a state of expansion while producing it, two-thirds of the tracked tractors purchased from the United States have been modified, and improvised combat vehicles equipped with heavy machine guns and thickened armor have passed the acceptance of the weapons research laboratory. Theoretically, there are still many problems with this kind of improvised tank, but if it is against the light tanks of the Japanese army, our improvised chariot is stronger than the opponent in terms of speed and firepower. Angela was confident in the improvised vehicles that had been converted from the Ordnance Base, because the armor of the Japanese light tanks could not stop the armor-piercing rounds of the Browning heavy machine guns.

"I remember that we ordered 3000 tracked tractors from the United States, right?" Zhuo Fei asked rhetorically, and after getting a definite answer, Zhuo Fei immediately pondered. 2,000 simple combat vehicles converted from tracked tractors, Zhuo Fei was excited just thinking about it, driving tanks, the umbrella company may not have so many tank soldiers, but when it comes to driving tractors, the umbrella company has a lot of manpower available.

"We still have a batch of Browning heavy machine guns in stock, enough for us to modify the remaining 1,000 tracked tractors, but the Weapons Research Institute is already planning to add the anti-aircraft machine guns shipped back from Germany to improvised combat vehicles, so that we can at least save some heavy machine guns for fixed forts." Angela's words stopped abruptly, and she turned her face to look at Vivien, motioning for her to take over the topic.

After receiving Angela's signal, Vivien opened the folder in front of her and said loudly, "Since you left Germany, boss, we have successively transported about 800,000 Jews to Ruili, and with the help of these Jews as a cover, we have transported back a large number of British and French equipment captured by the German army from Germany. At present, according to our statistics, we have smuggled back more than 300 tanks and armored vehicles, 12,000 machine guns, 400 artillery pieces of different calibers, and a large number of shells and explosives. ”

"Vivian's arms brought back from Germany have been repaired and maintained by the arsenal base, and these weapons and equipment can be put into the battlefield at any time as long as needed." Angela explained to Zhuo Fei in a low voice as Vivian's report followed. "In addition, the United States has also sent several batches of weapons and ammunition, and we have obtained the production authorization of M1 rifles, the arsenal base has produced 30,000 pieces, M1 rifles and a large number of bullets, the production line of M1 rifles is being expanded, once the expansion is completed, we can produce no less than 8,000 M1 rifles per month."

As early as when Zhuo Fei left Ruili, Angela privately mentioned to Zhuo Fei the control of assault rifles, and Angela believed that assault rifles should not be equipped with front-line troops on a large scale. In training camps, Recruits who are trained often use assault rifles as submachine guns, and Angela worries that Umbrella cannot afford to consume a lot of ammunition at this time. Although the M1 rifle is not a firearm that can save bullets, it is already a pediatric weapon compared to an assault rifle.

"We have been contacted by the Jewish Council, and they themselves have proposed to recruit another 100,000 Jews for training on top of the 200,000 Independence Army and to form a second echelon of the Independence Army. The Jews hoped that these 300,000 soldiers would become the hope and reliance of the Jews after the war, and for this reason, all the Jews working in the munitions base voluntarily worked four hours a day without pay. After reporting to Zhuo Fei about the current background of the Umbrella Company, Angela changed the subject and brought up the Jewish desire to expand the size of the Independence Army.

"No problem, you can promise them, and if they are not satisfied, you can tell them that I can even increase the size of the Independence Army to 500,000 if they want." Some people are rushing to help China fight, why not do it, Ruili has more than 2 million Jews, and it shouldn't be difficult to send 500,000 people to form troops.

With Angela's report, Zhuo Fei has a general understanding of the current family background of the umbrella company, and in the following time, Zhuo Fei, accompanied by Angela, conducted a detailed inspection of the entire Ruili, especially the most important military base. Seeing the soldiers of the New Army who had undergone a great change in their mental outlook, Zhuo Fei couldn't help but secretly look forward to seeing with his own eyes how these soldiers of the New Army fought on the battlefield with the Japanese army.

Hibernation, for Zhuo Fei, what he needs at present is to hide his strength to hibernate, just waiting for the British army to be driven out of Burma by the Japanese army, and after the new army starts in the country, Zhuo Fei's side has only come to really show its fangs. After several years of preparation, the strength accumulated by the umbrella company should not be underestimated, and Zhuo Fei is also looking forward to how the Japanese army will react and respond when the umbrella company releases these strengths.