Chapter 057: Another Spring for the Japanese Army
After receiving the news of the great victory in Burma, the Chongqing Military and Political Department immediately held a memorial reception to announce the good news, and the streets of Chongqing were filled with the sound of firecrackers and the spontaneous march of the masses of the people.
The Chongqing government also wanted Britain and the United States to release the good news, but Britain and the United States first congratulated them, and then asked when the expeditionary force would be able to go to India. And this only the expeditionary force can answer them.
The people in the Ministry of Military Affairs are too lazy to deal with these British and Americans, anyway, the Expeditionary Force is now in the Ministry of Military Affairs, so they are too lazy to have a headache.
When China celebrates the victory, Wang Hanzhang is very busy, and now the overall situation is preliminary, Wang Hanzhang needs to stabilize the people's hearts and control Myanmar as soon as possible, immigration is naturally the top priority, the vast area south of Donghu is desolate for thousands of miles, and governance has always been the richest area in Myanmar, and now that the people are gone, Wang Hanzhang naturally has to move a large number of people over.
The disaster situation in China has not been alleviated, the disaster situation has worsened, a large number of displaced people in the country are begging everywhere, Long Yun has set up countless soup kitchens in Yunnan, of course, most of the grain is transported by Wang Hanzhang.
Now the overall situation of Myanmar must be, when will the immigrants be immigrated if this matter is not immigrated, with Wang Hanzhang's order, the immigrants on the east bank of the Nu River have poured into the west bank, everyone now knows that the porridge shed was opened by Wang Hanzhang, and the food was provided by Wang Hanzhang, if you want to have food every day in the future, you can only go to Myanmar.
These displaced people come from all over the country, and they have long since left their homes, and they have nothing to do with Yunnan, Sichuan, or Myanmar.
Myanmar belongs to the subtropical region, although it is December, but it is not cold at all, and it is winter, the weather is not humid and hot, so it is not easy to breed bacteria, it can be said that now is the best season for Myanmar immigrants, there is no need to provide anything more for the people, just give the stuttering can be.
Wang Hanzhang has already sent people to India to collect all kinds of materials, including clothing, as long as the peasants need to use as much as they want, hundreds of millions of people in India, there has been no war for hundreds of years, what do you want, in front of real money, the Indians immediately sold their materials to Wang Hanzhang's people.
And the quartermaster of the British army is also the object of Wang Hanzhang's bribery, they have a large number of American materials in their hands that cannot be used up, who still wants those British materials now, but Wang Hanzhang needs, paper cups, British army clothes, toiletries, medicines Wang Hanzhang needs these too much, immigrants need these.
In the past six months, the economy of northern Myanmar has not been damaged, Wang Hanzhang has also vigorously developed, plus taxes, mining, other records, movies and other aspects of income, Wang Hanzhang with the lowest guarantee, should be able to immigrate 5 million people, and the west of the Salween River in Myanmar is now estimated to be only more than 8 million people, and west of the Nu River, including the Kokang Chinese, already has more than 3 million, if you can immigrate 5 million, then the Chinese nation will become the largest ethnic group in Myanmar, The largest ethnic group in Myanmar was lost 5 million people by the Japanese army and the war, and as long as Wang Hanzhang's migration was successful, the Burmese would not pose a threat to Wang Hanzhang, of course, Wang Hanzhang's plan was to move 20 million people to Burma before the end of the full-scale war, so that he would have a population of 30 million. As for seizing Thailand in the future, it will be a matter of the future, and Wang Hanzhang's plan is to have a set of practical plans, and only by occupying this place can he come up with a set of practical plans.
The young man named Literati who defected to Wang Hanzhang last time was indeed a capable person, he did things in an orderly manner, not impatient or impatient, Wang Hanzhang was very surprised that such a capable person had not been out of office before.
After Wang Hanzhang's immigration plan was taken out this time, he handed over all the things to him, and he is now Wang Hanzhang's right-hand man.
On December 14th, after the expeditionary force rested for three days, the expeditionary force of 6 divisions marched westward with the remaining 50,000 Burmese troops, they were going to enter India to help the British resist the Japanese army, and that is, when the expeditionary force set off, Yamashita Fengwen and others arrived in India safely, Yano Ojo watched Yamashita Fengfumi bring nearly 50,000 troops to come, and was overjoyed, originally he had no bottom in his heart, but now he has twice the number of troops, and there are Malay tigers to help, Yano Ojo's confidence swelled, And the Indians saw that there were so many Japanese troops coming to help, and their hearts settled down when they played the drums.
At present, the Japanese army has taken control of Odisha in just a few days, and has supported the Indian regime here, and the Japanese army has completely given up all rights, which makes the Indians believe that the Japanese are really here to help them, and the Indians have donated money and materials, and the Japanese are like their own fathers, and Japan has also taken the opportunity to promote the Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Sphere, Asia is the Asia of Asians, and the Burmese massacre coefficient is fabricated by China and Britain, and the Indians are convinced of this.
At present, the main force of the Japanese army is already attacking Calcutta, which is a major industrial center of India, with a large number of materials and manufacturing, as long as this generation can be captured, then there is no shortage of weapons and ammunition.
The pro-Japanese Indian government recruited more influential figures in India to participate in politics, with the intention of legitimizing itself, and at the same time training the army with the help of the Japanese army, Yano Daijo knew that there were 40,000 Japanese troops in wine bottles, and 30,000 Thai troops could not confront the British in India, so they simply let them go, making the Indians believe that Japan was sincere in helping them, and from the results of the current efforts, the effect is remarkable, at least now it has controlled one state, and other Indian states are also ready to move, If it weren't for the British troops stationed there, they would have become independent a long time ago, so as long as the Japanese army could defeat the British army, it would be a matter of time before India became independent, and even if there was no way to occupy India, India would be at least an ally of Japan, and then the Japanese army could flank the squadron in Burma from Thailand and India.
The arrival of Yamashita Fumimi gave the Japanese a boost, and the Allies did not know until a few days later that the Japanese, who had doubled their strength, immediately participated in the attack on Calcutta after changing British equipment on the 16th.
The Anglo-Indian army, which could have held out, was completely overwhelmed in the face of the sudden extra tens of thousands of Japanese troops, and they did not know that so many troops had suddenly popped up there.
The Japanese army interspersed in depth, detoured through the rear of Calcutta and attacked at will, disrupting the deployment of the British army, and then captured Calcutta in one fell swoop, more than 40,000 Indian troops rebelled, and more than 20,000 British troops were forced to surrender.
After the fall of Calcutta, the British army in Kulna (in present-day Bangladesh) broke the ice, they not only had to face the threat of the Japanese army, but also the threat of the Indians, the threat of the Japanese army can still be seen, but the threat of the Indians cannot be seen.
Not only would the Indians revolt at any time, poisoning their food, but also stealing information and handing it over to the Japanese army, the British now felt that the Indians were urban enemies, and they saw the Indians harshly shoot hateful glances at them.
The British urged Wavell to ask when the expeditionary force would arrive, and the places were about to be lost. But where is the expeditionary force so fast, the expeditionary force has to go over mountains and mountains, carry a large number of weapons and equipment, and cannot march quickly. The expeditionary force would arrive in Imphal in a week at the earliest, and if it did, it would be at least ten days later, and there would be no surprises.
However, the British army was frightened by the Indian uprising and the blow of the Japanese army, and they finally ceded Khulna to the Japanese army on the 19th, so far the Japanese army hit the edge of the Ganges, but they did not have the means to cross the river, and at the same time the river crossing is not mature, the most important thing for the Japanese army to do at present is to expand the territory and support the independence of India, even if China and Britain mobilize more troops to suppress, it will take a long time, and it is even impossible to suppress, so it will win more time for Japan.
Three days later, the Japanese army took control of the states of Bengal, Jharkhand, and Orissa in the north from the Ganges River, shaking India and the world.
At the same time, everyone knew that the original Japanese army that arrived at the beginning was indeed only 40,000 Japanese troops, 30,000 Thai troops, and later 50,000 Japanese troops who retreated from Burma also fled directly to India, which is why the Japanese army in India suddenly had such a big deal and suddenly increased the number of troops, that is to say, the number of Japanese troops in Burma now has 100,000 people, and there are a large number of servant troops.
In addition, the Japanese army has burned all over India from the sparks, and the Indians in other places are obviously manic, and the Indians who were originally submissive are not so respectful to the British, which makes the British feel frightened, and the British expatriates in India are ready to evacuate India, India is no longer their comfort zone, and if they stay, I am afraid that they will face the destruction of the Indians.
The expeditionary force also despised the combat effectiveness of the British army, but they did not expect the British to lose the territory of the Chinese expeditionary force that had lasted more than one point so quickly, and perhaps a little bigger.
Wang Hanzhang didn't know whether to be happy or sad, if India was really occupied by Japan and became China's enemy, then China would have to be pinned down a lot of troops. Wang Hanzhang has already planned to defend the Brahmaputra River in his heart, as long as the Indians are not allowed to attack it. If you want to solve the Indians, you have to deal with the Japanese first, and without the support of the Japanese, the Indians have nothing to worry about.
On December 23, the Sino-Burmese mixed expeditionary force finally arrived at the designated position, and their role now is really up for debate, the south of the Ganges River is already under the control of the Japanese army, and the British are now not sure whether to transfer the expeditionary force to Madhya Pradesh and other places to defend, and then try to make a big plan, or attack directly.
However, Du Yuming, commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force, believed that the defense was very difficult, and it was better for the Japanese to fight the Japanese, and the expeditionary force to fight the expeditionary force.