readx; Gao Jiren, the deputy division commander, saw that everyone was so trained by the division commander that they couldn't raise their heads, so he explained and persuaded: "The division seat is angry, I think everyone is not cowardly, but they have seen the difficulties and are trying to overcome them." Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info" and said to the regiment commanders: "If you have any opinions, you can speak out and discuss them together." The meaning of the division seat is to be based on fighting this battle, and you should also speak based on fighting this battle. ”

Huang Jingsheng, deputy commander of the 598th Regiment, stood up and said impassionedly: "The meaning of the division seat is very clear: the condition is objective, the battle must be fought, and there is no choice. I believe that the commission first ordered the 200th Division to be the vanguard unit, which is to take into account the difficulties of the operation and let the troops with combat experience and strong combat effectiveness shoulder the heavy responsibility. The conditions are difficult, but the art of war: put them to death and then live, we just want to tell all the soldiers: don't expect any help, fight alone!

When the Whampoa Military Academy was established that year, the founding father talked in his speech about the Guangzhou Uprising on 29 March in the year of Xinhai, when there were 50,000 or 60,000 Qing soldiers in Guangzhou, only a few hundred revolutionaries, only 300 stormtroopers with weapons, Qing soldiers with spears and artillery, and revolutionaries with only pistols and bombs. The revolutionaries stormed the Yamen and drove out the governor of Liangguang. Although the seventy-two martyrs sacrificed, achieving such an achievement with 300 to 60,000 is a great success! The Father of the Nation called on Whampoa students not only to be a hundred and a thousand, but also to fire at the great powers and warlords with an unstoppable momentum! Two Eastern Crusades, swearing to the Northern Expedition, and seizing the pass will be like a bamboo! Today, the heavy duty of our Whampoa soldiers is to fight against Yue, and we must carry forward the fearless spirit of the revolutionary martyrs and fire at the Yuekou with an unstoppable momentum! ”

Huang Jingsheng's words made all the officers in the audience raise their heads and naturally puff up their chests.

Dai Anlan kept staring at this subordinate, as if he was observing a stranger. Then, he asked very seriously: "Deputy Commander Huang, are you sure that you can defeat Yue Kou?" ”

"Report to the division, although the success of his subordinates is uncertain, Chengren is determined!"

The officers in the room could barely help blurting out "yes". Dai Anlan stared at the other party for a long time, then turned back to the adjutant and ordered, "Bring the map!" ”

The adjutant took the map left by the British and laid it out on the conference table. Dai Anlan used a red pencil to draw two circles on the Pehe River and Ekechun in Tonggu's advance position, the latter of which was larger than the former. When he had finished rowing, he straightened up and sat everyone down, but he was still standing, and said in a deep voice:

"Jun Zuo had instructed to fight with the ancient people in order to destroy the main force of the Yuekou. The 200th Division was the best decoy to attract the enemy and then concentrate on the expeditionary force to encircle and annihilate the enemy. This requires our 200th Division to hold on to Tonggu and wait for reinforcements to hold back the enemy.

The situation in Tonggu is well known, and the British, in a hurry to flee, threw us an empty city without strong fortifications. If we want to hold on, we need time, deploy troops, and strengthen the fortifications. Therefore, we must resist the invading enemy! ”

Speaking of this, Dai Anlan pointed to the first small circle with a pencil: "The Pew River is our first forward position, but it is not conducive to defense here, and it can only give the enemy a surprise attack." I order the cavalry regiment to send a force to defend and give the invading enemy a head-on attack! ”

He pointed to the second red circle: "Ekechun is my second forward position, which is conducive to defense, and we can hold on for a few days to win time and consolidate our city defense." I will hand over this important task to Deputy Head Huang Jingsheng! When Huang Jingsheng heard his name, he jumped up from his seat. Deputy Regiment Commander Huang, I order you to lead two battalions of infantry to defend the Ekechun position, give the enemy a head start, and thwart his spirit. As long as you can hold out in Ekechun for three days, your mission will be successfully completed! ”

When the 200th Division was intensively deploying its troops, Du Yuming, deputy commander of the expeditionary force and commander of the Fifth Army, came to Tonggu. Dai Anlan welcomed him into the division headquarters and was about to report to him on the deployment of troops, but as soon as Du Yuming sat down, he scolded in a Shaanxi accent:

"That son of a bitch's Stilwell is here, with a savior face, too much of an emperor's posture, and he hates it very much!"

Dai Anlan is a relatively straightforward person, and he didn't know how to answer Du Yuming's words, so he only reluctantly agreed: "Foreigners are always very annoying." ”

Du Yuming continued to scold angrily: "And the fucking old boy Lin Wei is also here, he is a member of Chen Cheng's system, and he is also a nasty guy!" "Dai Anlan couldn't be perfunctory anymore. He didn't know why Du Yuming was so angry. Fortunately, Du Yuming is not looking for a "bosom friend", but just scratching his hair. He continued to scold:

"I know better than they know how to fight, but they are very uninteresting, pointing fingers, as if I would be at their mercy. Yangong, you pay attention: in the future, listen to my direct command, and don't listen to anyone else's words! ”

Dai Anlan replied: "Of course I have to obey Junzuo's command. But "Nothing, you listen to me, I'm responsible for what went wrong!" ”

Du Yuming was so stubborn that he couldn't be reasoned, so Dai Anlan could only simply answer the word "yes".

Du Yuming saw that Dai Anlan was a little listless and quite unhappy, so he asked: "Yangong, you have dealt with the Englishman Hu Dun, what is your impression?" "Ah, Hudun? He's okay."

Du Yuming jumped up: "What, you said he was okay, right?" Hehe, do foreigners have a good thing! ”

Dai Anlan saw that Du Yuming was so excited, and suddenly realized: I think he was angry with foreigners, and he was suffocated, so he came here to vent, of course, if he was angry, he couldn't come to vent to his subordinates, who could he vent to? Thinking of this, he felt that it was necessary to smooth Du Yuming's anger, so he said:

"The subordinates said that Hu Dun was okay because when he handed over the defensive ground, his subordinates blamed him, and he also knew that he was blushing, and his subordinates thought that as long as a person had not lost his shame, then he was still a person."

Du Yuming saw that Dai Anlan was speaking seriously, and carefully reviewed his words, but they were wonderful, so he laughed: "Yes, yes, yes!" A guy like Stilwell would never blush. After a pause, he suddenly sighed and said, "It's a pity, the only one who can still blush can't be left, and the British have changed Alexandra to deal with us, and also against Stilwell." ”

Dai Anlan was taken aback: "Really? "Of course it's true." Du Yuming nodded, "Stilwell yelled at Hu Dun, Hu Dun was a little afraid of him, so the British changed to Alexander, Stilwell shouted so fiercely, Alexander pretended not to hear like a deaf man!" He sighed: "The committee originally hoped that Stilwell would coordinate the affairs between China and Britain, but now it seems that it will not work." ”

Dai Anlan saw that Du Yuming was in a bad mood and it was not suitable to talk about serious matters, so he did not report military affairs in time.

Du Yuming asked: "Yangong, what is the situation of the people in Tonggu?" ”

"Alas! I don't even see the shadow of the common people. Dai Anlan sighed, "If you can see the people and learn about some situations, there will be fewer difficulties." ”

Du Yuming shook his hands and shouted, "Hey! Hi! You're completely wrong! In my opinion, it would be better without the common people. ”

"Junza, how do you say this?" Dai Anlan couldn't help but ask in surprise.

"The overseas Chinese in Lashio told me that the Burmese were hostile to the Chinese expeditionary force entering Burma"

"Why, we're here to help them fight the invaders!"

"The problem is that Burma is a British colony, and the British have oppressed the Burmese for a long time, so the Burmese hate the British. He said that he had infiltrated Buddhism a long time ago, and sent many people to Burma to be monks, and preached helping the Burmese to oppose the British, so the Burmese people were not afraid of his own invasion, but thought that we were here to help the British consolidate the colonial regime, so how could they not hate us? Overseas Chinese told me that we should be vigilant against contacts with the Burmese people in order to prevent Burmese annihilation from spying on military intelligence and sabotage. ”

Dai Anlan couldn't help but feel stunned when he heard it. First of all, the Chinese Expeditionary Force has no command power, and everything must be at the mercy of foreigners, and secondly, it has been thrown by the "Allied Forces" to Yue Kou, which is already extremely unfavorable, and now it is not supported by the common people, and even hostile, which is really too unthinkable for the Chinese Expeditionary Force in a foreign land. He even thinks that there are so many unfavorable situations. More dangerous than his current lone expedition! However, he could not express his worries and increase the burden on Du Yuming.

"Yangong, why don't you speak?"

"Junzuo is already troubled enough, and his subordinates can only share their worries for Junzuo, how can they add more troubles to Junzuo?"

Du Yuming was quite moved when he heard this, he got up and patted Dai Anlan on the shoulder, and said cordially: "You and I are in the same boat and work hard to fight this battle well." Let's go and see the position. ”

So the two of them, with some staff officers, boarded the car and drove to the Pew River.

The officers and men of the Pew River had been informed of the commander's arrival and were waiting in line at the front of the position.

Du Yuming encouraged the officers and men, saying: "The fact that our Chinese Expeditionary Force went abroad to fight this time is a pioneering and glorious page in Chinese history. Chairman Chiang's use of the 200th Division as the advance force is a sign of trust in the officers and men of the 200th Division, and it is also a supreme honor! Chairman Chiang ordered that the 200th Division must hold on to Tonggu, cover the concentration of the main force, break the enemy in front of it, cooperate with the British and Burmese troops to recover Yangon, and reopen the new commercial port that provided materials for the war of resistance to China.

Brothers of the 200th Division, the task is glorious and arduous. The Pew River is the gateway to the ancients. We must first smash the rampant attack of Yue Kou here, thwart the spirit of Yue Kou, and let Yue Kou know the strength of the Iron Army of the 200th Division!

We must seize the weakness of the Kou and beat him so that he will be frightened in the future, and when he sees the 200th Division, he will run away with his tail between his legs. Are the brothers determined? ”

"There is !!"

After Du Yuming inspected the position, he said to Huang Xingxian, deputy commander of the cavalry regiment, before leaving: "The Kou are very strong, and the Anglo-Burmese army is too weak, of course, there is a very important reason, that is, the Burmese mercenaries are not willing to fight for the British at all. Therefore, it is said that Kou Chang drove straight in, as if entering a no-man's land. This is the weakness of Kou's arrogance, and it is necessary to grasp the weakness and hit his weakness. Fighting a beast is the same as fighting a beast, which can be fought with a bow and arrow, a shotgun, poison, or a trap. To fight devils, we must also use our brains, use a variety of methods, and fight skillfully and well.

You are leading your troops to set up a formation here, and the soldiers of the whole division have high hopes, hoping that you will make a fortune and make a good start for the confrontation with the devils in Burma! ”

"Subordinates obey!" Huang Xingxian was indeed well inspired by Du Yuming.

After inspecting the various positions, Du Yuming returned to the division headquarters, and Du Yuming pointed out to Dai Anlan one by one the problems discovered during the inspection, and also gave instructions on individual changes to the deployment.

After finishing business, Du Yuming and Dai Anlan had a heart-to-heart talk. He told Dai Anlan: "The commission is very concerned about us going abroad to fight. On 15 February, the commission flew to Kunming and gave clear instructions on the operational arrangements, demanding that we must fight this battle well and completely change the impression of Britain and the United States on the Chinese team. Therefore, this operation is extraordinary, and we must work hard to fight it well.

Moreover, the Yunnan-Burma Road has become the lifeline of China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and without the Yunnan-Burma Road to transport US aid materials, the future of China's War of Resistance is unimaginable, so our responsibility is very heavy. Yangong, if you have any ideas, you might as well speak up! ”

Although Du Yuming has a very deep relationship with Dai Anlan, and Du has always treated Dai differently and is very generous, and now he is talking privately alone, the etiquette of the Kuomintang army is very strict, and the soldiers have developed habits, so Dai Anlan still sits upright in front of Du Yuming, and does not dare to slack off.

"Junzuo, the front subordinates held a military meeting, and at the meeting, the subordinates asked Huang Jingsheng, deputy commander of the 598th Regiment, whether he was sure of victory? He answered very well: although success is uncertain, Chengren is determined! ”

Du Yuming couldn't help but admire: "Strong! There are no weak soldiers under the so-called strong generals. ”

As he spoke, he got up excitedly and paced around the room. Dai Anlan hurriedly got up and stood upright, and changed his position with Du Yuming's movement, which is also the etiquette that the middle and lower ranks of the Kuomintang army must pay attention to in front of their superiors. Du Yuming paced for a while, returned to his original position and sat down, and waved his hand and said: "Sit, sit, Yangong, with you as a tiger general, there are so many brave soldiers below, I am completely relieved." Do you have any difficulties just say. ”

Dai Anlan pondered for a while: "The difficulties of his subordinates are already known, and it is useless to say it. "He's referring to things like the British throwing their hands and leaving." In addition, there is the mechanization of our mechanized troops, and the tanks have not kept up; The artillery regiment did not follow either. It's all a firepower flaw. ”

After hearing this, Du Yuming turned around and hurriedly paced in the room with his hands behind his back, speechless for a long time. Finally, he pulled Dai Anlan to sit in front of him, and said in a heavy tone: "It's really hard to say! Originally, it was clearly stipulated that I would accept the command of Hu Dun, but on the 3rd of this month, I flew to Lashio and instructed the staff committee to guide the actions of the troops entering Burma. On the fourth, the commission summoned me to the face: I will henceforth be under the command of General Stilwell; On the 8th, at the Lashio headquarters, the British side informed: Alexander has been appointed to replace Hu Dun as commander-in-chief of the British and Burmese army, Hu Dun has been reappointed as chief of staff, the British have changed generals, and I am frequently changing my boss! What's next, only God knows! He sighed.

Dai Anlan suddenly realized. He knew that Du Yuming was a high-minded and arrogant person, and he could know from Du Ping's conversation that in addition to Chiang Kai-shek and He Yingqin. Any other big generals don't take it seriously. Now that he is abroad, how can he not be annoyed by tightening the spell on his head! However, this is Chiang Kai-shek's arrangement, and it is precisely because it is Chiang Kai-shek's arrangement, otherwise he would have scolded his mother a long time ago! What if this happened to you? Dai Anlan made up his mind almost without thinking: resign, it's not okay to quit! He asked tentatively:

"How does Junza deal with such a complicated matter?"

Du Yuming sneered and "hummed", he had already made up his mind in his heart: "You have a thousand changes, I have certain rules!" But he said something else to Dianlan: "What can I do? I am a soldier, and it is my duty to obey orders; I am a student of Whampoa, and I swear allegiance to Principal Jiang! He stood tall and spoke impassionedly, though insincerely.

Dai Anlan couldn't help but wonder: "Since you advocate the order of your father, why do you want your mother to scold this and that?" "Of course, as a subordinate, he can't question the other party like this." Junzuo is a model of my generation of Huangpu students, and my subordinates should take Junzuo as an example. "This is exactly what Du Yuming wants to achieve against his will." Yes, yes, we are all people who lead troops, and if we ourselves do not obey our superiors and do not obey orders, how can we convince our subordinates? This is one that the troop leader must keep in mind! Du Yuming couldn't help but be overjoyed.

"As for the armored forces and artillery regiments, I am actively urging the movement to come up. What is hateful is that the British are always pushing back, the Burmese are actually sabotage, and the railway transport is in chaos, so it is impossible to make the British and Burmese speed up. I told Stilwell about this, and provoked him to quarrel with the British. Na Hutun was taken seriously, but he could not help the Burmese slack, and the British railway staff were panicked and inefficient. Now I'm changed to Alexander, and I don't buy Stilwell's account at all! I can't rely on it, so I'd better rely on myself. I have ordered the new 22nd Division of Liao Yaoxiang to walk along the road; The armored forces also drove along the road, but the artillery was a little more difficult, but they also had to be rushed by all means, and if you hold out in Tonggu for a few days, the situation may change. ”

Dai Anlan saw from Du Yuming's uncertain eyes that these words were uncertain. However, the matter has come to this point, and it can only be resigned to fate.

"Junzuo, does the command have more reliable detailed information about the enemy situation?"

"There is information, but it is provided by overseas Chinese, and it is not detailed." Du Yuming said and took out the notebook from his pocket and read slowly: "It is said that the 32nd Division of the 15th Army Corps under Yojiro Itada is near Prome; The 55th Division was in the area south of Tonggu; The 18th Division is near Jingmai, Thailand. ”

Dai Anlan saw Du Yuming close the notebook and put it in his pocket, his heart seemed to sink with the notebook. "Oh my God! Oh, my God! Is this the enemy situation that the command of the Chinese Expeditionary Force has in its possession? He was secretly complaining, but Du Yuming said:

"According to the enemy situation we have, it is estimated that there will not be too many enemies in front of us. Therefore, you don't have to count on any armor and artillery, just the firepower of your 200th division is enough to deal with! ”

(To be continued)