Reading this, the British really don't know how they fought the war, and they wept and sobbed Yangon. What else are we doing in Burma? He Wei threw the telegram on the table, his tone full of mockery.

The train made a dull noise, and the carriage was originally a dining car, which Zhuang Jihua regarded as his temporary combat department, with a large combat map hanging in front of it, which marked the situation of friend and foe that he already knew.

After the Japanese occupied Mau Tam Kim, they pursued the British army all the way to Bago, and the British Burmese commander-in-chief, Lieutenant General Hu Dun, decided to counterattack in Bago, for which he mobilized the 7th Armored Brigade and the 17th British and Indian Division to Yangon.

But the result of the battle disappointed Hu Dun, the battle lasted only two days, the British ** team was completely defeated, the British and Indian troops were crushed at the first touch, the 7th Armored Brigade was almost completely annihilated, and more than 100 tanks burned in the wilderness outside Bago City. The remnants of the British army did not dare to retreat to Rangoon, so they could only retreat north, along the railway line, to Mandalay.

Iida Shojiro no longer gave Hu Dun a chance, and the prepared killer copper was used, the main Japanese army landed in Rangoon, and the Anglo-Burmese 1st Division and the Anglo-Australian troops guarding Rangoon withdrew from Rangoon almost without any resistance, and a large number of supplies hoarded in Rangoon fell into the hands of the Japanese army.

The tide of the war in Myanmar has taken a turn for the worse.

"General". Simmons hurriedly came over, he was taught by a little in Lashio and finally figured out why Zhuang Jihua was so cold to him, and now his posture is much lower: "General Hu Dun called." It is hoped that the squadron will move south as soon as possible, launch an offensive from the northern front, and counterattack Rangoon

"Counterattack on Rangoon?. Gong Chu asked rhetorically in a strange tone: "Lieutenant Colonel Simmons, judging from your military knowledge. Do we now have the ability to counterattack Rangoon? ”

These Chinese generals have more than 10 years of combat experience, hundreds of battles in their lives, and they have incomparable experience in actual combat, and Zhuang Jihua is not even ranked in the top five. So they can see at a glance the advantages and disadvantages between friend and foe. I soon had a general battle plan in mind. Simmons recklessly made a series of suggestions some time ago, so that these Chinese generals completely saw through him, and with Zhuang Jihua's connivance, his words were a little unpolite.

Simmons paused, and then immediately retorted: "General Gong, if we go south quickly in the early stage." If we don't delay in Baoshan, I'm afraid we have already arrived in Yangon. ”

"Quickly south?" Gong Chu continued to ask rhetorically: "What do you take to the south?" How to go south? As soon as Pearl Harbor broke out, we asked to enter Burma, but what was the result? It wasn't until February that the British agreed, why did they go for such a long time, and they agreed to our entry into Burma, but they only agreed to one army, are we delaying time, or are they delaying time? Also, you always say that we are moving slowly, but have you ever thought about it, the transportation capacity of Burma's roads, and the means of transportation, you see, how many troops are stranded in Lashio now, all the trucks are full of people. The train, even the front of the locomotive, was full, and the remaining troops had to rush to Mandalay on foot

Gong Chu's barrage of questions made Simmons stammer. didn't know how to answer, Zhuang Jihua stood up and stopped Gong Chu's "questioning", which was regarded as relieving him.

"Counterattack Yangon, now the conditions are not ripe" Zhuang Jihua took the telegram from Simmons and glanced at it: "I'm afraid this Hu Dun has been messed up, how many Japanese troops have landed in Rangoon?" What is the number? Such an important situation was not reported, and a counterattack on Rangoon was carried out,! ”

Simmons suddenly felt that Hudun's telegram was missing a lot of content, which was very undeserved. He immediately understood that these Chinese generals Li Xuan was aware of the mystery, and when he thought of this, he couldn't help but lament in his heart that if this continued, the future of the war in Burma would not be good.

Zhuang Jihua looked at the huge map, his brows furrowed, now that the main purpose of sending troops to Burma is gone, what will the Japanese army do next? The capture of Rangoon had actually cut off the Yunnan-Burma road, and the continuation of the westward pursuit was to attack India, but the strength of the Japanese army made it impossible for them to make this decision; To the north, it will reach the Sino-Burmese border, but it must defeat the strong squadron. Zhuang Jihua believed that someone had already passed the news of the squadron's entry into Burma to the Japanese army.

The possibility of going north is the greatest, Zhuang Jihua quickly made this judgment, several numbers on the battlefield have been fought in China, they have experience in fighting with the squadron, and to hold Yangon, it is also necessary to conquer Burma and build a defensive line in this area, otherwise once the allies launch a counteroffensive based on northern Burma, they will fall from the plateau and be unstoppable. "Telegraphed to Dai Anlan that Rangoon was lost, and the Japanese army had an attempt to advance north along the railway line, and immediately seized Tonggu to cover the assembly of the whole army in Mandalay. He was reminded to note that there were likely to be two Japanese troops. Division. Tonggu must be kept for a week

"Telegraphed to Sun Liren that the situation in Burma is tense, and there is no need for the 103rd Army to continue to assemble, and the troops that have already arrived in Kunming will immediately set off for Burma and be ordered to rush to Lashio within a week."

"Telegraph to Luján that the 58th Army must arrive in Mandalay within five days."

"Telegraph to Deputy Commander Yu. The newly formed 44th Division was sent to occupy Pingmanna, and Commander Yu Chengwan led the military headquarters of the New Eighth Army and the newly formed 46th Division to enter Daxi

Zhuang Jihua scattered and deployed the New Eighth Army along the railway line like this, Gong Chu was slightly flustered, which was completely different from Zhuang Jihua's style of using troops that he knew, and he couldn't help asking: "Commander, isn't this a tactic to add fuel?" Is it appropriate? ”

The tactical principle is dead, and the key is to use it flexibly, Zhuang Jihua replied unequivocally: "The Japanese army has conquered Yangon, and it is in full swing, so we will consume a part of it first, and at the same time cover the main force to assemble in Mandalay."

"General Zhuang, then how do you reply to General Hu Dun? Simmons asked.

"Tell him that our army is entering Burma one after another, and it is impossible to counterattack Rangoon for the time being, and ask them to hold on and wait for help." Zhuang Jihua's answer was polite, and he had no intention of counterattacking Yangon at all.

Simus sighed and left, waiting for his back to disappear behind the car door, He Wei spoke, just now he had been looking at the map, now he pointed to the map and said: "Commander, if Rangoon is lost, the whole meaning of our entry into Burma will disappear, if we do not counterattack Rangoon, considering the current situation of our army, I propose to move the battlefield back to block the Japanese army at Lashio, and the bottom line is set on the Sino-Burmese border, so that our logistics supply line can be reduced by 500 kilometers, and it is also convenient for our army to assemble, and the terrain of Lashio is also conducive to defense."

Zhuang Jihua's gaze followed He Wei's finger on the map, and when he finished speaking, he slowly explained: "The Burma operation to ensure the smooth flow of the Yunnan-Burma road is only one aspect, and more importantly, it is political. Look at the current global battlefield, the Japanese army is advancing all the way, the Allies are retreating again and again, if we can win a battle in Burma, so, the cost is not big, to our country... The verbal demonstration hopes that there will be an improvement in Mingchang, which will be of great help to the recovery of the concession in the future, and the abolition of inequality and the provision of American aid, so we must fight this battle, and if we can attract the Japanese army to Burma, the British can accumulate counteroffensive forces in India. In this way, we will gradually gain the upper hand in Southeast Asia. The Japanese army must increase its troops in the Southeast Asian theater, and where did he transfer troops? Only from China. At this time, we will launch a counteroffensive in the country, so that the entire front of the Japanese army will be broken by us, and the weakness of their insufficient forces will be fully manifested and can no longer be remedied. ”

Now that Zhuang Jihua has stabbed out all his ideas about the war in Burma, Gong Chu and He Wei nodded suddenly in understanding, they are both military generals and don't know much about political and diplomatic things, especially He Wei, who is a pure soldier.

Dai Anlan also received a telegram from Zhuang Jihua on the train, and he immediately called Huang Zhen, the chief of staff, that the newly formed 39th Division was a division of the first type, with a three-three system and a total strength of 15,000 people.

After the two discussed, they immediately telegraphed Zheng Yinong, the deputy division commander who was riding the car, asking them to speed up and arrive at Tonggu before noon tomorrow.

Tonggu, a small city on the Yangman railway line, is a transportation hub north of Yangon, connecting Prome to the west, the border town of Moltke, and to the north is Mandalay, where the Pew and Sidtang rivers meet.

But Tonggu was not a defensible city, it was a plain between the Xidang River and the Peigu Mountains, and in the early season, the river could be crossed on foot, and the whole city was almost undefendable.

After the first bombs of the Japanese Air Force fell on the city in early February, the city's inhabitants began to flee, and the railway station was crowded with people with their families, and the roads were full of Burmese people in tube skirts, driving ox carts, bicycles, motorcycles, or elephants, which surprised the Chinese soldiers and fled north and west.

When the morning dawn was faint, the refugees waiting at the railway station heard a long whistle A train broke through the dense fog drifting on the Xidang River and appeared in the station, the crowd made a commotion, and people rushed to the platform, but when the train approached, they were surprised to see that the train was full of people, and even the front of the train was full of soldiers in yellow military uniforms.

"No, no close! Don't come close! Before the car could stop, dozens of officers and soldiers with red jackets on their right arms jumped out of the car, shouting loudly and forming a cordon outside.

After the train came to a standstill. The soldiers in the car still did not get out of the car, and even the soldiers on the roof of the car did not move. They just looked curiously at the refugees waiting in the station.

A few high-nosed British ** officers rushed out of the station, they hurried to the front of the train, and at this time a few officers also got down from the car, one of them was an officer wearing a US military uniform to greet the British ** officer, and after they talked a few words, the US military officer walked to Dai Anlan with the British officers.

"General Dai, this is Second Lieutenant Field of the British Army who is responsible for station dispatch" and then turned to Second Lieutenant Field: "Second Lieutenant Field, this is Major General Dai Anlan, commander of the New 39th Division of the Chinese Expeditionary Force." ”

"Report to the general, I have not received an order from the squadron to come to Tonggu, I must verify with my superiors, during this period. Your troops cannot get out of the car. Ensign Field saluted Diane and reminded him loudly that this was British-ruled Burma.

"Do you have any news of the Japanese? What about the commander of the ancient city defense? Dai Anlan asked quietly, but his adjutant saw his hand clenched into a fist and slowly let go.

"I don't know, the City Defense Command is on Tawa Street, you can ask Major Aldington to go and make contact." Field, a little nervous, glanced at the untouched Chinese soldiers on the train, and instinctively told him that they would not agree to his request, but he had to say that the prestige of the Royal Army must be maintained.

"Let the troops get off" Dai Anlan ignored the second lieutenant's request, turned his head and said to Huang Zhen: "Line up according to the formation, Major Aldington, you go to the city defense headquarters to contact them and tell them that we have arrived." ”

Then he turned around and said to Huang Zhen: "Send a telegram to the headquarters immediately, just say that our army has arrived in Tonggu, map." ”

A staff officer immediately opened the map. Dai Anlan watched the meeting carefully, and finally ordered: "Order Lin Yuanzhuo of the 617th Regiment to immediately rush to the Pew River crossing, take over the Pew River estuary, prepare to blow up the Pew River Bridge, and at the same time send a reconnaissance team to the south to find out the location of the Japanese army." ”

In addition to Dai Anlan's division headquarters on this train, there were two regiments, and Dai Anlan sent Lin Yuanzhuo's 617th Regiment to pick up the British defense line at the mouth of the Pew River, which would be the first line of defense against Tonggu.

After the order was given, the soldiers on the train began to get off. Quickly lined up, Ensign Field protested repeatedly, and Dai Anlan was furious: "Do you believe it or not, I'll tie you up and stuff you under the wheels?" ”

Field's face was snow-white, and he looked at the guards who grabbed him in horror, and his whole body softened: "Heart! Heart! "What are you talking about! If you fight a little better, Lao Tzu won't need anyone to break the place. After scolding, Dai Anlan turned around and walked towards the exit of the station: "If he talks nonsense again, tie him up and throw him under the train." ”

The jeep had already been sent to the troops taking the road, and Dai Anlan could only walk into the car and take the guards to the city. He had to meet the commander of the British city defense as soon as possible to find out what was going on in front of him, and this Field knew nothing but what he could say, where the Japanese were, how many British troops were in the city, and how many British troops had been withdrawn from Bago. When will it arrive? I don't know.

Tonggu was already in chaos, the street was full of thrown clothes, confetti, a gust of wind rolled up the newspaper on the ground, Dai Anlan's eyes flashed, and he reached out to grab it. This is actually a Chinese newspaper. The big black headline on it reads: "Rangoon Falls, the British Army Defeats Miserably, and the Japanese Army Is Approaching Tonggu".

There was a jeep tilted upside down on the side of the road. The machine guns on it were still there, and Dai Anlan looked at it. Sighing and moving on, the Chief Guard was a veteran. Looking at the machine gun, his eyes were very hot, and he hesitated to take two guards to run over to straighten the car, and when he got up, he shot down, and one of the guards sat in the driver's seat and stepped on the accelerator. The jeep roared and moved.

The guard chief was stunned at first, and then shouted happily: "Division commander! Teachers! ”

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