Hu Biao, who sent three main divisions to follow the pursuit of the Japanese 18th Division, was unable to completely annihilate this division in the end. Knowing that the Japanese army in Tonggucheng had gone out of the city to reinforce it, Hu Biao immediately ordered three divisions to retreat and began to receive the occupied towns abandoned by the Japanese army.

For the expeditionary army that repelled the Japanese attack, a main division was also dispatched to defend only 50 kilometers away from Tonggu City. Such an offensive posture still made the Japanese troops stationed in Tonggu City feel tremendous pressure.

On the other hand, the Japanese army, after many attacks, still failed to break through the defensive interception line deployed by the expeditionary army and the wolf army. Fearing that the oil field area would be lost, the Japanese army finally ordered the divisions stationed in Mandeb City to hold out as long as possible in Mandeb City.

Without the supply in the rear, even if the Japanese army captured a lot of booty, it was still difficult to hold out for too long. The only surprising thing is that after the Japanese army ended the rescue, the expeditionary force that cut off the communication channel seemed to have ended the battle.

After receiving a telegram from the troops at the front, the commander of the front army was also puzzled and said: "The Chinese army has not moved? Are you still reinforcing the fortifications in place, intending to hold on to them and cut off our access to rescue? What are their intentions? ”

Not to mention that the Japanese army was confused, even the British colonial army was very puzzled. In their opinion, the expeditionary force that cut off the two Japanese divisions should be fully capable of destroying the Japanese division that occupied Mandeb City.

Faced with the telegram of inquiry sent by the British colonial army, Wei Junru, who heard Steve's suggestion, said directly: "Cut off the Japanese troops, although there are two divisions of the expeditionary army. But you should know that these two divisions have suffered a lot of losses before.

At this moment, it was actually the combat troops under the command of General Hu who really cut off the Japanese army. If he refuses to attack, I cannot command. If you want him to give the order to attack, let the British colonial army send him a telegram directly! ”

Wei Junru, who had already received Hu Biao's telegram, was also extremely dissatisfied with the practices of the British colonial army. Previously opening the passage, not engaging the Japanese army at all, and throwing the mess of the colony directly to the expeditionary army, this is obviously to let the expeditionary army block the gun.

Now seeing that Hu Biao won again, and hoped to send troops to attack the Japanese division that had become a lone army, Wei Junru asked himself if he could do it. In the final analysis, the Japanese army was menacing earlier, and it was the expeditionary army that was responsible for resisting the Japanese army.

Even, if it weren't for Hu Biao's surprise troops to encircle and annihilate the 56th Division of the Japanese Army, in the face of the attack of the two divisions of the Japanese Army, there would be only one army left to go out to fight the expeditionary army, and I am afraid that it would be difficult to stop the Japanese army invading Yunnan Province. If such a thing happens, will the colonial army take care of it?

Hearing what Wei Junru said, Steve was also extremely helpless. After sending a telegram back to General Dennis, Dennis was also extremely angry. In his opinion, earlier they contributed money and weapons, and they should have contributed to the expeditionary army!

But after calming down, Dennis still sent a telegram of inquiry to Hu Biao, and Hu Biao, who received the telegram, sneered: "Call him back and ask him to contact the Shancheng government." As the deputy commander-in-chief of the expeditionary army, I have no right to transfer troops without authorization! ”

"Yes, wolfhead!"

As a result, it was obvious that when the ball was kicked into the hands of Lao Jiang in Shancheng, Lao Jiang was also extremely annoyed and said: "What does he want to do? ”

After Dai Lian tried to send a telegram of inquiry, Hu Biao also quickly replied, and the content of the telegram was also very simple, that is, who would bear the losses of the previous all-out counterattack against the Japanese army. Who will bear the losses of the expeditionary army to block the Japanese army?

Seeing the list of battle losses sent by Hu Biao, Lao Jiang was also surprised and said: "Didn't you say that they won a big victory in the air battle?" ”

"Seat, they won the last air battle, but there was no loss at all, it is definitely impossible. Even the Menia Air Fleet lost more than thirty fighters. The little devil's aviation unit is still very powerful! ”

The loss of hundreds of fighters and pilots is indeed a nerve-wracking affair. For Hu Biao, even if the loss is doubled. But Shancheng's approach did disrupt many of Hu Biao's plans and exposed the wolf army in advance.

He naturally needs someone to bear this loss. The generals of the divisions who went out to the expedition also received a telegram from Hu Biao. It's still the same sentence, do you want to fight for a tone and ask for justice. If you don't want to, then follow the orders of the mountain city.

It's just that Hu Biao also directly said that if they were willing to obey the orders of Shancheng and attack the Japanese army in Mande City, Hu Biao would not stop them. But there is one thing, Hu Biao will not provide them with any support.

These generals, who have fought against the Japanese army and already know the strength of the Japanese army, know it in their hearts. With only one division of troops, if you want to attack Mandeb City, which has a division garrison, the hope of victory is only very small, and it is possible to put yourself in it.

is still the same sentence, these generals who arrived in the colony, without exception, know how strong Hu Biao is on this side. If they lose Hu Biao's backing, the danger of them entering the colony will only increase several times.

Sun Liren and other generals who had benefited earlier naturally expressed their full support for Hu Biao. Outside the generals, the military order is not subject to it. The British colonial army's practice of abandoning them and cooperating directly with the mountain city did make them extremely dissatisfied.

After some wrangling and maneuvering, the British colonial army also felt a little blushing when they saw the price paid to stop the Japanese army Hu Biao and the expeditionary army. Even if Lao Jiang is willing to help, he must also take into account the thoughts of the generals.

If these generals are forced to attack, who dares to guarantee that these generals will not announce that Yi Zhi will defect to Hu Biao? If such a thing really happens, I am afraid that the real old Jiang will also vomit blood in depression. In the southwest, Hu Biao is already an existence like an emperor of the soil!

It is learned that Hu Biao has two close friends, one is Brooke, a merchant from Menia, and the other is Vic, a war broker, White Bear. In desperation, the general of the British colonial army began to contact the two, hoping that they would help make peace.

Facing the two people who visited, Hu Biao also said directly: "There is only one Japanese division in Mandeb City, with the strength of the British colonial army, can't you fight a counterattack?" They are in the Indian colony, and they have a lot of troops assembled, right? ”

"Alas! They also thought about sending troops to launch a counterattack and wipe out the Fusang Division that had occupied Mandeb City. It's a pity that those generals seem to be scared, and would rather encircle and suppress those rebels than fight with the Fusang army. ”

"Such a colonial army is a shame for the colonial army!"

"Who's to say it isn't! So what are you going to do? ”

"If you want me to send troops, they will have to pay for the previous losses. In addition to my losses, the pensions of the fallen officers and soldiers of the expeditionary army must also be paid by them. Otherwise, the next time the Japanese army increases its troops, we will not care about anything! ”

"Do you think the Japanese will still be reinforced?"

"It's inevitable! Perhaps now it seems that the Japanese army is short of troops everywhere. But do you know that the Kwantung Army they formed in the northeast alone has more than one million elite troops. Is it difficult to transfer a few divisions? ”

As soon as these words came out, Brooke's expression also looked a little solemn and said: "The Kwantung Army is so strong? ”

"Of course! The most important thing is that at the moment the Soviet Union is resisting the German invasion with all its might. The Far Eastern Army, which was confronting the Kwantung Army, was also sent some troops back to help. This means that the Kwantung Army, which is facing it, does not have to worry about the Soviet attack.

Some time ago, the Japanese army had already transferred several divisions and regiments to fight in the Pacific theater. What is the strength of those troops, I believe Brooke should be more clear. I believe that the Japanese army will send elite troops to fight in the later stage.

I am even worried that the next attack of the Japanese army should not only be a British colony, but also a defense area under my control. In such a situation, who can rest assured in the face of an ally who betrays at all times? ”

knew that Brooke had brought a negotiating general from the British army, but unfortunately Hu Biao didn't see the other party at all. These words he said were quickly relayed by Brooke to the other party. Knowing this, the colonial generals who wanted to meet Hu Biao also had a headache.

The general, who was not good at making decisions, finally passed Hu Biao's words back to the British colonial army. Hearing this news, the generals of the colonial army were naturally very angry and felt that Hu Biao was too greedy. But when they calmed down, they felt that they couldn't do it without paying the money.

If Hu Biao and the expeditionary army really want to do nothing, with their strength they will not be able to resist the attack of the Japanese army at all. If they are driven straight into by the Japanese army, I am afraid that they will not even be able to keep the Indian colony. They simply can't afford the consequences.

In view of the fact that the British colonial army promised to make compensation, Hu Biao did not say anything more. But for the Japanese army attacking Mandeb City, Hu Biao said that he would have to wait for a while. Once they drew troops to attack, it would be difficult for them to block the Japanese attack in the oil field area.

In this regard, the British colonial army did not urge, and even sent the relevant compensation money shortly after the meeting. Hearing this news, every general who went out to the expedition felt extremely happy, and there was a feeling of raising their eyebrows.

But no one knew that after Hu Biao ended the negotiations with the colonial army, Vic took the initiative to contact the Japanese army and offered to ransom the corpses of the generals and adjutants of the 56th Division. At the end of the deal, an additional message was delivered to the Japanese army.

The White Bear commando, who was responsible for transporting the corpse, looked at the liaison officer of the Japanese army and said directly: "Our boss said that in view of several cooperations, your country is so generous, I will give you an additional piece of news." I won't charge for this!

The colonial army has reached a new agreement with the independent division and the expeditionary force, and is willing to compensate for the losses of the previous independent division and the expeditionary army. The Independent Division, along with the expeditionary force, will attack the troops in Mandeb City in the near future. Maybe soon, we can trade again! ”

"What? Is this news reliable? ”

"The news given by our boss, do you think it will be fake? Although we are greedy for money, we have professional ethics! ”

Even before leaving, the white bear commando whispered: "I have heard a saying that a tree is called to die, and a person is to live." It doesn't matter if you can't beat the independent division, just win the colonial army. If you are willing to give up, you will have to give it! ”

The implication in these words was that after the Japanese liaison officer reported to the commander of the front army, the commander quickly understood the meaning of these words. That is, abandoning the city of Mandeb that was occupied at the moment, the Japanese division continued to advance towards the Indian colony.

In that case, as long as this Japanese division can break the resistance of the colonial army and join the rebel army in the Indian colony. Even if there is only one division, it may be able to turn the Indian colonies controlled by the colonial army upside down!