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He once heard someone say: Du Yuming has been a little blind since he won the battle at Kunlun Pass. Now it seems that he is really arrogant, and he thinks that this is not a good sign. However, how can you persuade Du Yuming now?

So he just smiled and didn't pick up any more. Moreover, I originally wanted to talk to Du Yuming about some matters that should be paid attention to after entering Burma, such as obtaining the support of overseas Chinese in Burma, establishing good relations with the Burmese people and political axes, and fully cooperating with friendly forces, but it was inconvenient to talk about them again.

After entering the city, Zhang Zhizhong sent Gao Fei to live in the guest house of the Ministry of Military Affairs, and said to Gao Fei:

"Brother Gao, please rest for a few days, it is estimated that the commission will be summoned once in two days, and you can go to work. As soon as there is news, please let us know immediately. Zhang Zhizhong, Du Yuming and others said goodbye and left.

Goofy stays at the guest house and reconsiders the task he is about to undertake.

When Chiang Kai-shek first called him to ask him for the post of commander of the expeditionary force, he refused. There are two reasons: First, Yunnan has been under Long Yun's control for a long time, and Long Yun is suspicious of Chiang Kai-shek. lest Chiang Kai-shek invade his territory and overthrow him, the emperor of the soil. Therefore, the Central Army marched into Yunnan in large numbers, and Long Yun's suspicion and fear would increase, and there would definitely be resistance. If Long Yun does not cooperate, the expeditionary force will have worries, so how can it fight a good war?

Second, a large number of central armies marched into Yunnan, but they were a powerful force. However, within the Central Army, there are still factions, and almost every army and division has someone behind them, and people who are not from their own faction often give orders and do not move. In addition to Hu Zongnan and Tang Enbo, the two major factions in the Central Army were the He Yingqin faction and the Chen Cheng faction, and Du Yuming was the main cadre of the He Yingqin faction. He Gao Fei has nothing to do with these people, and now he wants him to take troops with complex backgrounds out of the country to fight, and when he goes abroad, what should he do if those Whampoa generals don't listen to orders? Even if it is against the yang and the yin, it is very terrible when fighting.

However, Chiang Kai-shek did not allow him to hesitate, and finally sent a special plane to pick him up.

After a conversation with Chiang Kai-shek at the Huangshan Residence, Gao Fei can be said to have added new sorrows to the old sorrows. Moreover, in comparison, the old one is nothing, but this new problem, the command of the troops in the hands of foreigners, is the most crucial.

The British were cunning and changeable, and because they suspected that the [***] team would have territorial ambitions after entering Burma, they were reluctant to let the expeditionary force enter Burma, so that they delayed the fighters; The Americans are tyrannical and domineering, claiming to be the savior, especially the obvious discrimination against China, and now they are using aid as a threat to implement a carrot and stick policy, so the attitude of Stilwell can be imagined. Since the British did not sincerely invite the [***] team to assist in the battle, they certainly would not cooperate well. Gao Fei even thought: Since the British are afraid that the Chinese team will have territorial ambitions after entering Burma, then they will not want the Chinese team to gain a foothold in Burma, or more precisely, they do not want the Chinese team to win the war in Burma! The Americans just hope that the Chinese theater will attract more troops in order to reduce the burden on their western battlefields, so they want the Chinese [***] team to engage in a war of attrition on the battlefield, or more precisely, the Chinese [***] team will drag Yue himself at the cost of blood and flesh!

How can such a battle be fought?

Gao Fei, who has experienced a hundred battles, knows the cruelty of the battlefield well, the general gave an order, the artillery fire on the position is in the sky, the flesh and blood are flying, the value of life at this time is extremely low, in order to win the war, you must follow one after another! The commander of the battlefield must have a heart of stone, in order to hold on to the reinforcements, contain the enemy, and launch an attack, he used the "Inspector Team", mercilessly killing those soldiers who are greedy for life and afraid of death in front of the position, without a trace of mercy. However, as a commander, it is an unforgivable sin to let the soldiers shed their blood and sacrifice their surnames, knowing that it is wrong!

Now it seemed impossible to change again, and he had to assume the responsibility of a commander caught between the British and the Americans. Since this is the case, he must not sit idly by, he must find a way to gain the initiative, come up with a correct battle plan at a critical moment, and change the passive situation, because he knows very well that pinning his hopes on Chiang Kai-shek's side will not have much effect, and at least it will be negative.

He had never been to Burma, and he was not even familiar with the situation on the Yunnan-Burma border. Now he urgently needs a military map of India and Burma, so that he can study the terrain and draw up a combat plan in the light of the report of the inspection mission. So he asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to ask the British Army Attache Major General Dennis for a military map of India and Burma through the British Embassy in Chongqing.

The map was soon delivered, and he closed the door and stayed in his room for three days, carefully studying the map and the report of the expedition, and also invited the members of the delegation who remained in Yucheng to solve some of his difficult problems

In early 1942, the prosperous Spring City suddenly became popular, and the market suddenly became depressed. The smoke of war came from the west, and the barking of the Japanese to attack Yunnan made people panic.

The 26th Division, the main force of the Burmese army, marched into Kunming.

The 26th Division was Goofy's first ace unit and the only mechanized unit to be armed with U.S.-aided weapons.

Hei, the commander of the 26th Division, knew that Long Yun was hostile to the Central Army, so before the troops entered Kunming, he gathered the whole division to give a lecture, demanding that officers and commanders at all levels must no longer be as undisciplined as in the past, and must be restrained, take military discipline seriously, and make sure that there is no crime in the autumn.

The Sichuan accent of this fierce tiger general is still sonorous and powerful. He told the officers and men of the division that Yunnan was the last and most stubborn fortress occupied by the warlords, and so far Long Yun only wanted Chiang Kai-shek to support him in expanding his armed forces to resist the Yue Kou, and did not want the Central Army to enter Yunnan. Therefore, if the discipline of the Central Army is not strict and there are incidents in the locality, Long Yun will have an even more excuse to obstruct the Central Army from entering Yunnan to fight against the Yue Kou. Therefore, he demanded that all officers and men must strictly abide by military discipline, maintain a majestic military appearance, not only win the favor and support of the old Bai surname in Yunnan, but also deter the warlord troops from making stupid moves. The most important thing is to bring a "sense of security" to the common people, so that the common people can be convinced that when the central army arrives, Yunnan will not be invaded by the devils, the people's hearts will be stable, and the troops can get better support from the people when they fight on the front line.

After patiently and meticulously preaching the important surnames of military discipline to the soldiers, Lao Hei ordered the troops to continue to advance.

Unexpectedly, during the march of the troops, it was reported that Long Yun's "Dian Army" was tracking! Lao Hei couldn't help but be furious, and he sent Liu Sihai, the commander of the infantry of the 26th Division and the commander of the 151st Regiment, and ordered:

"Long Yun has a scheming heart and sends troops to follow us, it may be an attempt to provoke trouble and find an excuse to obstruct our troops from entering Yunnan. However, we must not let them despise us, thinking that we are afraid of them, in order to avoid the provocation of the Yunnan army, I ordered all regiments to exercise while marching, so that the Yunnan army can see the combat effectiveness of our 26th Division, so that they will retreat in the face of difficulties! ”

Liu Sihai sincerely admired the division commander's measure of combining rigidity and softness: "The subordinates understand, implement it immediately!" ”

As a result, the 26th Division entered a state of actual combat, and each regiment sometimes conducted offensive and defensive drills, and guns and artillery fired in unison; Sometimes they make long runs, as fast as lightning; Sometimes the drill was carried out on the top of Reading Mountain, and the sound of shouting and killing shook the earth.

The 26th Division was a battle-hardened unit, and the officers and men maintained a high degree of combat awareness, had rich battlefield experience, and had strong morale, which made the Dian army fearful and finally did not dare to follow.

The troops entered Kunming City and marched through the city in columns, attracting citizens to stand along the streets to watch the "Central Army."

In the following days, the citizens of Kunming talked about the 26th Division in amazement, because the soldiers of the 26th Division went to the street to shop in a neat line, and when one person entered the store, the team lined up on the side of the road to wait; One person buys it, the other person goes in, and then the team continues to move forward, which is really a phenomenon that the citizens of Kunming have never heard of and never seen. They are accustomed to seeing the arrogance of the Dian army, and the phenomenon of beating and scolding the people at every turn, and they have never seen such a disciplined army, so they have a good reputation:

"The Central Army is just very good! This is the army that fights the devils, not the army that oppresses the people! ”

The legendary stories before Lao Hei also spread among the citizens of Kunming, and even deified this heroic general, saying that he was like the overlord of Western Chu, as long as he stood on the position and shouted, the devil would be so frightened that the guns would not be released.

The citizens of Kunming have a sense of security.

However, the uneasiness of the Earth Emperor Long Yun increased. He had been in seclusion for many years, but unexpectedly, he said that he had helped Chiang Kai-shek and took the opportunity to drive the Central Army in, endangering the throne of his native emperor. Therefore, he did everything possible to obstruct it. Lao Hei did not expect badly, Long Yun hoped that the Central Army would clash with the Yunnan Army, and get the excuse of refusing the Central Army to enter Yunnan; After the 26th Division entered Kunming, Long Yun sent military police wearing French [***] uniforms to strengthen patrols, hoping to find out that the officers and men of the 26th Division had violated discipline and expelled them.

Now all this has failed, the Central Army has entered, won the hearts of the people, and his small court has been shaken.

If you can't make one plan, you will have two plans. Long Yun and his chief of staff Liu Yaoyang carefully planned to set up a banquet in his palace-style luxurious flower hall, invited all the officers above the battalion level of the 26th Division, and invited well-known people from all walks of life in Kunming to accompany them.

At the beginning of the feast, on the table of the eight immortals of red sandalwood, silver plates and silver bowls were full of dishes, Kweichow Moutai was fragrant, Long Yun knew that the Kuomintang army liked Peking opera, so he invited Xia Yunqiu, a famous singer of the Xia Sheng Peking Opera Troupe in Kunming, to accompany the wine and sing.

The officers and men of the 26th Division had just marched here from the front line, and when the front line was fighting, they often had no water and rice for several days and nights; The military rations eaten for many years are all substandard brown rice, not to mention the non-staple food. Now, in the face of a table full of sea cucumbers, shark fins, bear's paws and other sea treasures, the environment of birds singing and flowers, and the euphemistic Peking Opera singing is melodious, so that these officers who still have the dust of gunpowder on their bodies and the rumbling of guns and cannons in their ears are almost like in a dream.

Long Yun sat in the chief, looked around at the officers of the 26th Division, and couldn't help but nod his head proudly. He hinted that the guests took turns to toast, and when the officers were already slightly drunk, he said aloud with ulterior motives:

"You fought for Chairman Chiang, and you worked very hard from birth to death. Lao Jiang should always treat him well, but it turned out that you have little soup and water all year round, and you will eventually be hungry, which is too miserable! To be honest, I was reluctant to die for him! Look at my officers of the Dian army, and ask them which one of them doesn't come to me often to eat and drink! Which one didn't get rich with a lot of money! Treat people with generosity, especially those of you who lead troops, who want to take their surnames to fight for their masters, how can you treat them badly? ”

The officers who were still gobbling up, when they heard Long Yun's words, they were all sensitive, but they didn't know what to do. So they put down their cups and chopsticks one by one and looked at their division commanders.

Lao Hei played with the silver wine glass in his hand, smiled and said to Long Yun: "Chairman Long, please forgive me for taking the liberty of making a few corrections to what you just said, first of all, we are [***], the army of the country, not anyone's mercenaries; Secondly, we are fighting for the whole nation against the invasion, not for one person; Third, during the Anti-Japanese War, the material resources were difficult, and all the soldiers shed blood and sacrificed for the country without complaints, so I asked Chairman Long to review the 26th Division, and look at the soldiers of the 26th Division to understand: Although the soldiers can hardly keep out the cold and eat food, their morale is still very strong, and they can be invincible and invincible! ”

Although Lao Hei's words were in a low tone, the words were sonorous and powerful, and the officers of the 26th Division couldn't help but applaud the words of the division commander.

Liu Yaoyang saw that Long Yun looked a little embarrassed, and hurriedly relieved the siege for his master. He laughed dryly, and then said, "Great! Division Commander Dai, I heard that Lao Hei Division Commander had fought countless bloody battles before and made great achievements, although soldiers should serve the country as a matter of course, but they should also be rewarded for meritorious deeds! Chairman Jiang should give the old black division commander a promotion, right! "Yes!" Long Yun hurriedly answered, "This is in our Dian army, then it is really a high-ranking official, and the horse is rode!" ”

"It has been four years since the Anti-Japanese War, and there have been thousands of battles across the country, and there are no heroic deeds to sing or cry about! If we all have to be appointed by high-ranking officials and horses to ride, I am afraid that not only is our chairman too poor to do it, but even Chairman is as rich as a dragon, and there are not so many high-ranking officials and horses! ”

After listening to the words of the division commander, the officers of the 26th Division applauded and laughed again. Liu Yaoyang, who was shaking the feather fan, couldn't help but blush, and stopped talking.

The feast was dispersed, the dining table was removed, and the servants of the Dragon Mansion in white uniforms held a bowl of tea on a tray and presented it to each officer of the 26th Division. However, when the officers noticed a new stack of rupees beside the tea bowl, they all withdrew their hands and refused to take the tea tray.

Lao Hei looked at it and asked Long Yun: "Chairman Long, what does this mean?" Long Yun stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Master Hei doesn't know that the Yunnan-Burma Road is a way to make money. Kong Xiangxi, Song Ziwen, and some high-ranking officials in Yucheng all used the Yunnan-Burma Highway to purchase and transport goods and make a fortune. Of course, doing business is to seek profit from the capital, how to do business without capital? I know that you are quite hard, so I will give you a little capital, talk about capital, if you don't care, even if you borrow it, and when you get rich, even the principal and interest will be returned to me, I will not be polite! ”

He laughed heartily.

Lao Hei said quietly: "Chairman Long, although we are indeed shy, our family and children can also make ends meet. This time we are on an expedition, not on business. Therefore, if Chairman Long can send some weapons, he will still need them. But what you earn back in that way is only the head of the devil, and I'm afraid that Chairman Long will not charge interest. ”

Deputy Division Commander Rong Guang excused himself and said, "Chairman Long, we understand your kindness!" Money must not be collected. ”

Liu Sihai also smiled slightly: "Chairman Long, the Central Army is strictly disciplined, and it is illegal to engage in fraud, and if you find out, you will kill your brains!" ”

Long Yun saw that the officers of the 26th Division were resolutely not accepting his heavy bribes, and he had no choice but to say mockingly: "Since you are so honest, it is better to be respectful than to obey!" ”

Lao Hei was afraid that if he sat down again, he would have extraneous branches, so he insisted on leaving.

A few days later, the 26th Division was ordered to drive to Baoshan to make final preparations for entering Burma.

At this time, the Yunnan-Burma highway transportation was very busy, a large number of military trucks flowed endlessly, day and night, and a large number of American aid materials to China were transported to Kunming by this highway to support China's war of resistance, of which weapons and ammunition were the most important.

In the early to mid-term period of the Anti-Japanese War, the equipment of the Yue army and the Kuomintang army was compared with that of a two-brigade division: the Yue army had 10,074 rifles; 400 light machine guns; one hundred and sixty-three heavy machine guns; forty-five infantry guns; 89 guns for 20 kilometers; 27 rapid-fire guns of 27 km; 36 cannons; 400 foreign tubes. Tanks, armoured vehicles and air supremacy, as well as coastal artillery support, are not yet included. He also possessed chemical weapons and used poison gas on the battlefield against the [***] team!

China's two-brigade division includes: 4,212 rifles; 426 pistols; 1,442 carbines; 234 light machine guns; seventy-two heavy machine guns; twenty-four infantry guns; thirty-six field guns; There are basically no armored combat vehicles and tank vehicles. There were also no anti-aircraft weapons; A small number of units were issued with gas masks.

The backwardness of weapons and equipment is an important reason why we cannot defeat the Koukou. Therefore, the U.S. political axe is ready to equip 60 divisions of the Kuomintang army with advanced weapons, and use other military supplies to support China to continue the war of resistance. The weapons were transported from the United States to Yangon and then to China via the Yunnan-Burma Highway. This is also an important reason for the struggle for Burma.

However, transportation by road is always limited, and the section of the Yunnan-Burma Highway from Wan Town to Baoshan is narrow, mountainous and rugged, which increases the difficulty of transportation, so it cannot meet the needs of the troops entering Burma for a while to replace their equipment, and can only make partial supplements.

Fortunately, the equipment of the 26th Division was relatively good in the Kuomintang army, so there was no need to make a large number of supplements. During the preparatory period, the main purpose was to educate the officers and soldiers on the precautions for entering Burma, such as respecting the religious beliefs and customs of the Burmese people, maintaining close ties with overseas Chinese in Burma, and respecting the allied forces.

In addition, some training in the mountains is also carried out, because Myanmar is a country with many mountains and primeval forests, and it is necessary to be prepared for mountain and jungle warfare. However, in this short period of time, it is impossible to be completely familiar with the essentials of combat in this special environment, and there is no special person who is familiar with the situation in Myanmar to guide the training, so the hasty preparation and training is only scratching the surface!

(To be continued)