Originally, the British colonial army chose to abandon the southwestern colonies and deploy more forces to the Indian colonies with larger areas and more important positions. But they didn't expect that the Japanese army, which was only less than a division, could still fight them in embarrassment.

In order to prevent the Japanese army from continuing to advance into the Indian colony, the British colonial army placed the troops withdrawn from the southwestern colony in the Imphal area of the Indian colony for training. A large quantity of supplies was amassed there in case the situation changed and returned to the southwestern colony.

In terms of the allocation of troops and weapons and equipment, the British colonial army was stronger than the desperate Japanese army in all aspects. But no one expected that only three days after the start of the war, an infantry wing of the Japanese army broke through to the rear of the British colonial army.

After the colonial army that was blocking the front heard the news, many troops fell into a state of collapse in an instant, and the officers and soldiers under the command were desperately trying to escape. The unstoppable Japanese army immediately continued to expand its achievements.

There were quite a few colonial troops who escaped, and there were also quite a few colonial troops who were captured. What pleased the commanders of the Japanese divisions the most was the war materials that were still in the future and had been transported. Upon learning of the division's success, the Japanese Cabinet immediately commended it.

Even in view of the current situation, the Japanese Cabinet demanded that the division unite with the rebel forces in the Indian colonies and continue to expand their influence in the Indian colonies. In the later stage, the Japanese army will also find a way to send more troops over.

From a lieutenant general division commander to the commander of the Indian colonial front, such a promotion is undoubtedly an extremely important step for the commander of the Japanese division. In time, there may be a chance to sit in the cabinet.

When Hu Biao received the battle situation from Shuo Rat, he really felt extremely ridiculous. Fortunately, this scene is also what Hu Biao wants to see. The worse the colonial army was beaten, the better the wolf army was to take advantage of the fire and get more benefits.

The expeditionary army, which was originally responsible for the pursuit, was ordered by Hu Biao to stand by after arriving in the Imphal area. Even if the British colonial army urged, Hu Biao said directly: "The pursuing troops are simply unable to deal with the Japanese army with abundant supplies." ”

The meaning of the words is very simple, the expeditionary army can continue to fight the Japanese army, but it needs to gather more troops. Several division commanders who gave the expedition sent a telegram asking if they intended to enter the Indian colony to fight.

If someone is willing to lead the troops over, then they need to accept Qin Tianyou's command, and the logistics and supplies will also be borne by Hu Biao. In the face of Hu Biao's report asking for their opinions, these divisional commanders also felt respected.

Dai Yu, the commander of the 200th Division, who previously felt that he owed Hu Biao a lot of favors, and the new 38th Division commanded by Sun Liren called back happily and said that they were willing to become the vanguard army and cooperate with the Allies to continue to pursue and suppress the Japanese army.

Although the rest of the division commanders were a little moved, most of them were worried that they might not be able to come back if they went. They felt that it might be safer to stay in the southwestern colonies, which were closer to Yunnan Province, than to fight abroad.

In view of this situation, Hu Biao immediately reached a consensus with Wei Junru and sent the new 38th Division and Dai Yu's 200th Division as representatives of the expeditionary army, and cooperated with the 1st Division commanded by Qin Tianyou to become the vanguard of the pursuit of the Japanese army.

Considering that the two divisions had suffered a lot of losses before, Wei Junru also said generously: "Here in Yunnan Province, three new regiments were trained earlier. Although I don't have much practical experience, I am from a poor family, so I should not be afraid of hardship! ”

Hearing the news, Hu Biao also said happily: "All these three new regiments will be supplemented to the new 38th Division and the 200th Division." Before the expedition, each person was paid an extra three months' salary. Let these soldiers send money home, it is also a filial piety! ”

"Yes!"

If you go abroad to fight, no one can guarantee whether you can come back. When the war will end is still unknown. Before leaving, Hu Biao gave them an extra three months' military salary, which was also an explanation for their families.

At least for these recruits, everyone was extremely excited to see the military salary that Wei Junru personally distributed. This military salary alone is enough for their family to live without starvation for a year or two.

"Thank you, General!"

Listening to the heartfelt thanks of these soldiers, Wei Junru also really understood Hu Biao's intentions. Isn't this money the money for the lives of officers and men? Even so, how many people can be as generous as Hu Biao?

With three new regiments following the 200th Division, they arrived at Mandeb City to join the new 38th Division. After a brief reorganization, the two main divisions were immediately reinforced in the Imphal area. Upon hearing the news, the British colonial troops, who were constantly retreating, also breathed a sigh of relief.

At least judging from the sincerity shown by the expeditionary army, although Hu Biao is a little greedy for money, he is not taking money and not doing things. As long as the money is in place, Hu Biao is still very talkative. With these three divisions pinning down the Japanese army, the British colonial army was able to take a breather.

Unfortunately, after the Japanese learned the news, they did send some pursuit troops back. However, the rebels who came from all over the country began to receive guidance from the Japanese army, and in addition to a large amount of weapons and equipment, they also received military command guidance.

The Japanese army only needs to draw a small number of military backbones and send them to the large number of rebels, which can still pose a huge threat to the colonial army. Gradually, the British colonial army began to find that the newly controlled revolt was once again on its head.

At this time, in some independent tribes in the east, there were also tribal self-reliance armies. Although the Tribal Self-Reliance Army did not fight the colonial army in the same way as the rebel army, it began to disobey the colonial army and began to exercise full autonomy.

What worries the colonial army even more is that the vast majority of these tribal self-reliance troops are ethnic Chinese in the early years. After the formation of the Self-Reliance Army, these tribes also began to unite privately. Once the colonial army forcibly suppresses it, the Independence Army will also resolutely resist.

It is undoubtedly appropriate to describe the current situation as worse. The only thing that comforted the colonial forces was that the Independence Army, whether it was the Colonial, the Rebel, or the Japanese, adopted a hostile policy and did not allow these troops to enter the tribal areas.

As the Independence Army grew, the areas where these tribal groups lived soon became truly self-governing. A headache for the colonial army was that the areas where these tribes were located were all bordered by the province of Yunnan or the snowy region.

Only a few people know that the so-called tribal self-reliance army is actually supported by Shuo Rat and the Special Operations Brigade Supervision Team. Before, he had been standing still, just waiting for the opportunity to make a sound, so that all parties would acquiesce in the existence of the Tribal Self-Reliance Army.

Hu Biao, who had taken over Mandeb City and a large number of southwestern colonies, also began to send his engineer brigade to start a new round of post-war reconstruction work. This time, the engineer brigade no longer relied solely on manpower, but had its own equipment.

When the Arsenal first received the crawler excavators and bulldozers newly developed by the Arsenal, the Engineer Brigade thought they were tanks. Unexpectedly, this is a special machine specially designed for the engineer brigade to open roads and build bridges.

In the eyes of many people, manufacturing such machinery and equipment seems somewhat wasteful. But in the tank engine research center, Hu Biao also talked to these designers about his own words, and finally persuaded these design and development personnel.

"I asked you to design tanks and armored vehicles, but it turned out to be excavators and bulldozers. But have you ever thought about it? Excavators and bulldozers both need engines, and the more powerful they are, the more efficient they are.

For us at this moment, tanks and armored vehicles are not urgently needed. Excavators and bulldozers, on the other hand, can speed up the construction of roads and bridges, build more habitable houses, and open up more land suitable for planting.

As long as you have a thorough understanding of the technology of excavators and bulldozers, and in the future develop new tanks or armored vehicles, or even our own cars, you will take a lot of detours. Because many of these technologies can be used universally, aren't they? ”

Practicality is also the development idea that Hu Biao has always emphasized with weapons research and development personnel. There are tanks and armored vehicles provided by the colonial army, and Hu Biao basically feels that it is enough. Many areas of operations in the colonies were not at all suitable for mechanized troops to march and fight.

In this case, for the production of tanks and armored vehicles, Hu Biao really felt that the production of excavators and bulldozers was more cost-effective. Drivers of engineer brigades, in the future, with only simple training, will be able to become drivers of tanks or armored vehicles.

Above all, this approach did not cause alarm on the part of the Allies. Even in the eyes of the allies, Hu Biao paid more attention to the construction of people's livelihood than military construction. In the military, Hu Biao is more of a buy-in than a self-developer.

As Hu Biao expected, with the help of excavators and bulldozers, the engineer brigade quickly widened and strengthened the secret passage that had been built before. In this way, the connection between the French colony and the Ivan farm also became smoother.

Even the two ports currently controlled by Ivan have become distribution centers for overseas supplies. A large number of overseas materials, through the expansion roads built by Hu Biao, began to be transported into Yunnan and Gui provinces in large quantities, to the great satisfaction of the Nationalist government.

It's just that many people don't know that along both sides of the highway, some habitable and reclaimed areas have also appeared in new immigrant villages and migrant towns. Relying on this highway connecting all places, the development of the wolf army has been accelerated again.

If you want to get rich, build roads first!

This is the people's livelihood development strategy that Hu Biao learned from later generations, and the widening and leveling of the highway have made the circulation of materials along the highway faster. People along the way, relying on this road, also get more job opportunities.

Even if a few people still choose to resist, they can't make any waves. At least for many of the Chinese businessmen who migrated from the South Seas, they have found new sources of income here, and they are increasingly looking forward to the future of this place.

Even these merchant families can feel that they will not be bullied or suppressed here. As long as they abide by the law, the officials who manage the affairs of people's livelihood will even give them more help, which makes them feel more dependent on them.

When the bomber group organized by the Menias flew to Fusang Island for the first time to bomb the main island, Hu Biao also knew that there was not much time left until the end of World War II.

This also means that there may not be much left of his close cooperation with the Allies. While speeding up the reduction of the area occupied by the Japanese army, Hu Biao must also speed up the construction of the army and the people's livelihood. Wait for the end of the battle to truly lay the foundation for dominating the southwest!