"I don't talk about attacking Mandalay directly," Yu Jishi hit the map and said on the map: "Iida must know the news of our assembly in Mandalay, so he will attack Mandalay directly." \\, / The terrain is unfavorable and costly, though. ”

As he was talking, the door opened, Simmons, He Wei, and Gong Chu came in, plus the original three or four staff officers, the room suddenly seemed more crowded, but no one had any intention of going out. Zhuang Jihua stretched out his hand to beckon them over, and then motioned for Yu Jishi to continue.

"Since our army is assembled in Mandalay, it also gives me a chance, so I want Iida. I pursued the British with two divisions. Follow Besa, Ringanqiang, and then north along the Irrawaddy River. Outflanking the right wing of Mandalay, the move was very covert. It appeared to be in pursuit of the British army, but in fact it was directed against our army in Mandalay; And the three divisions of the main force attacked along the railway line, firmly attracting the main forces of our army to the front. ”

Yu Jishi said this, and his hands formed a circle in front of the map. Then he looked at Zhuang Jihua. The implication is self-evident. Zhuang Jihua didn't react, still standing firmly in front of the map, Xiao Yisu said next to him: "But even so. If our army is assembled at Mandalay, I can use the 58th Army to block the front, and then concentrate the 103rd Army on the right flank and the New Eighth Army of the Kou Army to carry out a counteroffensive and crush the Japanese troops on the right flank first. ”

"Not necessarily, the combat effectiveness of the two divisions of the Japanese army is not low, with a strength of 40,000 to 50,000 troops, and it will be difficult for our three armies to completely defeat them. It was very difficult for the 58th Army to fight against three Japanese divisions alone. Yu Jishi shook his head and said.

Tsusawa whispered in Simmons' ear about the conversation of the crowd. Simmons' face was calm, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Gong Chu sighed: "If only the British army could" The words were interrupted by Zhuang Jihua: "Don't think about the British, don't count the strength of the British in this battle." ”

Xiao Yisu sighed softly in his heart, Zhuang Jihua was still like that, he would rather let the distrustful troops go than fight with them. In Xuzhou, he almost drove the Second Army out of the Fifth War Zone, but he didn't expect to be so unkind to the British army today.

"It won't be like this."

Zhuang Jihua looked back and saw He Wei, and there was a subtle sneer on his face: "If I were Iida, I would be more daring, there is no need for three divisions in the middle road, two divisions are enough, and the other division, going north from the eastern front, will occupy Tangji." Then continue to the north, through the forests of northern Burma, directly to Lashio, and the western front, after defeating the British army, did not turn right, but continued to go north, straight to Myitkyina, the middle road is to bite the main force of our army, after the capture of Lashio, Myitkyina, and then turn back to clean up our army in Mandalay, the back road is cut off. There is no ammunition inside. Without a rescue army, we are afraid that we will be a group of prey in the jungles of central and northern Burma. ”

defeated the Japanese army several times, so that Zhuang Jihua had a contempt for the Japanese army, and He Wei proposed the combat method. He didn't expect that, in the same way, Xiao Yisu and Gong Chu never thought that the Japanese army would dare to be so bold.

"Through the forests of northern Burma?" Xiao Yisu frowned and shook his head, with a look of disbelief: "This kind of primeval forest, the small army is about the same, the big army? With such a long distance, what about logistics? ”

"Yes. It seems to be good to do it like this, but it can only exist on Ran, and it can't actually be done at all. A staff officer couldn't help but shrug and said, this is also to see that He Wei's identity is different, when Yu Jishi and Xiao Yisu talked just now, no matter what they said, they would not easily refute it.

The chief of staff's concerns were also justified, but during the battle on the Thai-Burmese border, both Japanese divisions did the same, crossing the border jungle that had previously been thought impassable, and suddenly appeared behind the British army. Conquer Mao Tam Jin in one fell swoop, and then grasp the trend of the war situation in Myanmar. Yu Jishi retorted.

He Wei felt a little comforted in his heart, this combat deployment was extremely bold and extremely risky, the squadron had never fought, no, it was the Kuomintang that had never done it, but the Red Army often did this.

"Logistics supply can be solved, Lashio has a large number of supplies, as long as Lashio is occupied, the Japanese army can get logistics replenishment." He Wei added: "If the Japanese are determined to be a little more resolute." Then draw a force from Singapore. Assembled in Thailand, after the offensive was launched, the force crossed the Thai-Burmese border and joined up with the Japanese forces advancing north. Attack Lashio. ”

In the end, he added an accent: "The key to everything is in Lashio, as long as Lashio is occupied, the Japanese will be completely alive, and our army will fall into a complete passivity." ”

Singapore fell at the end of February, and the fall of Singapore marked the complete failure of the British deterrence policy in the Far East, and the entire Malay campaign, the British army lost face, and finally 80,000 British troops surrendered to the Japanese army, which was less than half of them and was running out of ammunition and food, which became a big joke in military history.

There was silence in the room, and Xiao Yisu still shook his head in disbelief for a long time: "Such a long distance, thousands of miles, this is impossible." ”

"It's a possibility, it's a possibility," Mr. Yu said.

"No, this possibility is very high" Zhuang Jihua said at this time: "The best thing the Japanese army is at is roundabout operations, since the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War, they have used this tactic many times, the Battle of Nankou, the Battle of Xinkou. The Battle of Songhu, two Jinpu Road Battles. They all fight like this. ”

"I don't think there's anything logistical difficult." Zhuang Jihua continued: "Except for the part that the soldiers themselves can carry, the forest is full of wild vegetables and food, so there is no need to worry about this." I don't think they're going to get lost, the Burmese will show them the way, so there's a possibility. ”

Let's put it this way, if our deployment remains unchanged, Zhuang Jihua said in a conclusive tone: "This battle plan will kill us." So our deployment has to change. ”

Speaking of this, he turned to face the crowd: "Chief, I appoint you as the representative of the headquarters. Full command of the troops of the Eastern Front, yes now there is only one division here, but it is important to find out where the enemy is. I'm not worried about them going straight to Mandalay. ”

"Shi Shaoxian". Shi Shaoxian came in from outside the door, Zhuang Jihua looked at him and said, "You transfer a platoon from the guard battalion and follow Director He to Tangji, protect his safety, and obey his orders." Director He, if you don't obey the order, you can cut it first and then play, if something happens, I will bear it

He Wei was stunned, he didn't expect Zhuang Jihua to be entrusted with a heavy task like this, his hesitation was seen by Zhuang Jihua, Zhuang Jihua walked in front of him: "Director He, don't have any worries, boldly exercise your powers, we must win this battle." ”

He Wei's expression was a little excited, even Gong Chu was a little moved, he looked at He Wei with envy, he knew that once He Wei accepted this task, he might directly lead the troops in the future, no longer just as a staff member.

"Please rest assured, Commander, I will do my best to live up to the Commander's high expectations." He Wei saluted solemnly and then turned around and left, Shi Shaoxian followed closely behind him.

"Whether the Japanese acted like this or not, we don't know yet." Zhuang Jihua said to everyone again: "But we must make adjustments, and telegraphed Commander Yu Chengwan to transfer the newly formed 46th Division to Tangji." A brigade was transferred back from the New 44th Division to garrison Darcy. All transfers can only be carried out secretly at night. ”

"Telegraphed to Commander Zhang of the 66th Army to organize a small detachment, carrying a radio station and a guide, to enter the mountainous area east of Lashio to search for vigilance, and to be vigilant for fear of a sneak attack by the Japanese army. Immediately transport the materials of Lashio to China, and telegraph to Director Lin Wei to transfer another 500 trucks from China to Lashio for transportation

Capital.

"Telegraphed to Commander Sun of the 103rd Army that the war situation in Burma was critical, and he ordered to speed up and arrive in Burma by the end of March."

"Tell Luján to speed up and get to Mandalay in five days."

In addition, the defense of Mandalay also had to be adjusted, and Chen Mingren's new 16th Division was moved north as a reserve for the whole army, and the 17th Division was expanded westward

With Zhuang Jihua's order, Mandalay's squadron began to quietly make adjustments, only the same ancient Dai Anlan did not move at all, still actively preparing for the war, and the entire city was turned into a fortress by him.

The Japanese remained mysteriously silent. This silence chilled the hearts of the Chinese generals.

After Stilwell ran into a wall at Mandalay, he did not give up, but flew to Ringanqiang to consult with the British commander Alexander, who again gained support from Alexander, who made it clear that the British supported his combat plan and that the troops transferred from the Middle East could be involved in the counteroffensive.

"General Shi Qiwei, Great Britain will not give up Burma, and we will fight for Burma to the last side." Alexander, who exuded an aristocratic atmosphere, said to Stilwell enthusiastically.

Ringanqiang is a famous oil field in Burma and an important passage for the British army to retreat westward, where the main forces of the Anglo-Indian 17th Division and the 7th Armored Brigade and the Anglo-Burmese 2nd Division are assembled.

"Since the Japanese army attacked Burma, your ** team has been fighting for a month now, can they still fight now?" Stilwell, who had made a trip to Mandalay, no longer believed the English easily.

"Haha" Alexander laughed: "General." I once commanded the Dunkirk retreat, where we lost almost all our heavy weapons and a third of our soldiers returned empty-handed. But two months later, it was the same soldiers. They showed up on the battlefields of North Africa and slaughtered the Germans in the same way

"Well, I will hand over to you the Seventeenth Division, which has nearly ten thousand soldiers, and more than forty armored vehicles and tanks, and you can lead them to Mandalay, so that the Chinese can see that the British Empire will not come to Alexandria very generously, and hand over half of its troops at once."

"General, look" Alexander saw that Shi Qiwei was still suspicious, so he brought him to the map: "I have set up three lines of defense in front of Ren'anqiang. As long as the Japanese army dares to come, they will definitely let them run into heads

"General Alexander, you have given me renewed confidence in the situation in Burma, Stilwell is very happy: "I want us to go to Mandalay together, talk to General Zhuang Jihua, and coordinate our actions. ”

Alexander certainly did not refuse this request. On the same day, Stilwell flew to Mandalay on the same plane as Alexander.

It was also on this day that the silent Japanese troops ceased to remain silent, and the Japanese troops in Rangoon and Bago began to act at the same time.

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