The military train stopped at a small station, and many British men, women, children, and soldiers were left on the platform. Each of them looked nervously to the south, waiting for the train to come from the south. Soon a train entered the station, and the waiting British flocked to the station before the train could stop. At this time, the train was already overcrowded, and even the roof was full of soldiers. "Listen, let the women and children get on the bus first! Let the women and children get on the bus first! A British officer shouted loudly, and the British men were very obedient and got out of the way, letting the women and children get into the car first.

Soon the train left, and there was still a large crowd at the station, waiting for the next train to arrive. "Division commander, it looks like the British have completely collapsed." "This is something that has been expected for a long time! However, the British do have a gentlemanly demeanor, and the scene is very touching.! "Report, call from the military department!" Dai Anlan took the telegram and checked it, only to see that it read: At present, the main force of the army is still on the railway line from Lashio to Mandalay, and it cannot reach the eastern part of Mandalay as scheduled. The headquarters judged that the British army had abandoned Rangoon, and in order to cover the retreat of the British army, ordered your unit to fortify Tonggu. ”

"In order to facilitate the battle, your unit will take over the warehouses of the British army as soon as they arrive in Tonggu to ensure the logistics needs." Dai Anlan glanced at his pocket watch and said, "It's 9 o'clock in the morning, how far is it from Tonggu!" An operational staff officer replied: "Report to the division commander, there are still 20 kilometers from Tonggu!" "Report to the division commander, the call from the forward regiment has arrived in Tonggu!" Order the Forward Regiment to immediately take over the defense of Tonggu and take over all British warehouses. After Dai Anlan gave the order, he felt very happy in his heart.

The 200th Division was the first unit to rush to the front line, so Du Yuming deliberately assigned the military guerrilla detachment, engineer regiment, and cavalry regiment to the 200th Division to strengthen its strength, and the total strength of the 200th Division now reached 11,000 people. The 598th Regiment arrived at Tonggu, which was guarded by a regiment of the British Army. Due to the ferocious attack of the Japanese army, the morale of the British army was very low. Tonggu is a small city in southern Myanmar, also known as Donghu and Donggua. Tonggu is 260 kilometers away from Yangon.

Tonggu is very important as a strategic point, with roads, railways, and waterways in one, and there is a military airport in the north of the city. The High Command ordered the Expeditionary Force Headquarters to fight a decisive battle with the main Japanese forces on the front line of Pingmanna and Tonggu, and ordered the 55th Division of the 6th Army to be stationed in Leigu in the east of Tonggu to form a distant echo with the British army on the west side of Tonggu. Ouyang Jian knew very well in his heart that after the British army fled on the west side, the exposure of the flanks caused the Central Expeditionary Force to be forced to rescue the British army, and the Battle of Pingmanna was just a castle in the air.

But Ouyang Jian must let the war situation erode, and he must let the British get out of Burma, so as to achieve strategic goals. Therefore, for the Battle of Pingmanna, Ouyang Jian vigorously supported General Stilwell's military deployment.

After the 598th Regiment arrived in Tonggu, the regiment commander Zheng Tingjian ordered the troops to immediately take over the defense of Tonggu, and at the same time ordered the regimental headquarters to guard the military warehouses of the British army. When the troops arrived in Tonggu, the British soldiers rejoiced. However, the arrogance of the British caused the British commander not to take the initiative to meet Zheng Tingji, and Zheng Tingjian did not take the initiative to meet the British commander. In the next scene, there was friction between the two sides, and the two heads naturally met.

The largest British arms depot in the same ancient city was guarded by a platoon of British troops. At this time, the commander of the regimental guard company led a platoon to take over the warehouse, and the British soldiers did not receive the order to do it, and as a result, a platoon of British troops was disarmed. The commander of the British regiment received a report from his subordinates and immediately led the guard troops to the warehouse. At this time, Zheng Tingjian also rushed to the warehouse with his men and horses when he heard the news, and the two sides were tense and did not give in. In the end, the translator explained that the takeover of the British warehouses was on the orders of the Expeditionary Force Command.

The British commander did not dare to slack off when he heard this, and immediately reported to the upper peak. The commander of the 1st British Division was furious when he received the report, and immediately called the British command in Mandalay. Alexander was equally taken aback when he received a report from the commander of the 1st Division. He didn't care what a warehouse was, but whether the Expeditionary Force Command was aware of the British retreat. By this time, the British army had abandoned Rangoon, and although Rangoon had not yet fallen into the hands of the Japanese, it was already an empty city.

Seeing that Alexander was silent, the chief of staff of the British army thought that the commander was extremely angry and said: "The Chinese army is simply too rampant, and the commander of the expeditionary force should be ordered to severely punish the perpetrators of Tonggu." "Do you know that the generals of the expeditionary force are so bold and reckless, that is, they accept the will of the expeditionary force headquarters." "Your Excellency General, the Expeditionary Force Command is sabotaging the joint defense of China and Britain, and the Chinese Command should be questioned immediately and this matter should be dealt with seriously!" Ouyang Jian, deputy commander of the expeditionary force, is very cunning. He is a legendary general in China, arrogant and difficult to deal with. ”

Alexander continued: "Perhaps the command of the expeditionary force has sensed something, and it must not lose the big because of the small, but the overall situation. The 1st Division was ordered to hand over the Munitions Depot in Tonggu to the Expeditionary Force and told them to pay close attention to the movements of the Japanese army and be ready to retreat at any time. "This kind of moment requires the expeditionary force to be at the front, so Alexander didn't want to cause trouble. At present, Alexander did not know that the 56th and 18th Divisions of the Japanese army had gone north along the sea route, otherwise he would not be in the mood to dwell on this matter. But Alexander only understood this time why Ouyang Jian asked him to sign, if the intention of retreating was discovered by this person, the Burmese British army was very likely to be annihilated.

Dai Anlan led the main force to Tonggu, and it was already afternoon, and the British commander had already handed over the munitions warehouse to the vanguard regiment. At the station, Dai Anlan got off the train with the generals, and the regiment commander Zheng Tingjian stepped forward to report: "Report to the division commander, the munitions warehouse has been successfully received, damn I didn't expect the British to cooperate obediently, I thought the arrogant British would use force!" "The British are bent on running away, so how can they be in the mood to deal with us. Walk! Let's go to the munitions depot and take a look. The generals walked towards the largest munitions storehouse.

Walking into the munitions warehouse, there is a mountain of munitions and supplies. "Haha, the British really have goods, food, clothing, weapons and ammunition." "Division commander, Tonggu is a strategic location, and the British army naturally should pay special attention to it. I heard that Yangon's military supplies are even more expensive, and the foreign aid materials to China alone are astronomical, and I am afraid that they are now left to the Japanese army. The Chief of Staff looked pitying. Dai Anlan came out of the warehouse and said: "Pull out the two mountain guns in the warehouse, and in addition, distribute all the arms to each department, and distribute all military canned food, grain and other food equally to each department." ”

That night, the British Legion Commander came to visit, Dai Anlan's rank was older than the British Legion, and when it came to the joint defense of both sides, the British Legion Commander had to "bend down". The two sides studied the military deployment of the common defense against the same ancient countries. After negotiations were made for the British to defend the western flank, it was convenient to maintain contact with the British army on the western route, and the 200th Division served as the front and eastern side of the defense.

Early the next morning, when Dai Anlan was checking the deployment of the position, an operational staff officer came to the front and reported: "Report, the military department is calling!" Dai Anlan took the telegram and glanced at it and said, "The headquarters reported that the Japanese army has captured Yangon!" ”

The chief of staff said: "It seems that the British army did not resist in Rangoon at all, and gave up Rangoon on their own initiative. Now that the strategic position of Tonggu is more prominent, a bloody war is inevitable. "It seems that the headquarters is going to fight a decisive battle with the Japanese army." "Report, Deputy Commander Ouyang is calling!" Dai Anlan hurriedly took the telegram and reported: "Deputy Commander Ouyang is really sharp-eyed, and orders the commanders of the cavalry regiment, the engineer regiment, the guerrilla detachment, and the supplementary regiment to report to the division headquarters as soon as possible. After a while, several regiment commanders flocked to him, and Dai Anlan looked at several regiment commanders and said.

"Lin Chengxi!" "Here!" Lin Chengxi, the commander of the cavalry regiment, stepped forward to listen to the order. "Order your unit to go to the Huguan Bridge, meet the retreat of the British army, and at the same time block the northward advance of the Japanese army, the focus of your department is to reconnoiter the situation of the Japanese army moving north." "Yes! Humble Order! "Huang Xiang!" "Here!" Huang Xiang, the leader of the guerrilla detachment, stepped forward to listen to the order. "Order your unit to go to Tiger Pass and cooperate with the cavalry regiment to block the Japanese army's northward advance." "Yes! Humble Leader! "Li Shuzheng!" "Here!" "Order your unit to lay mines at various key points from Huguan to Tonggu, snipe the Japanese army to the north, especially the small roads in the northeast, and also lay mines to prevent the Japanese army from outflanking." "Yes! Humble Leader! ”

"Guo Qi!" "Here!" Guo Qi, the head of the supplementary regiment, stepped forward to listen to the order. "Order your unit to search all the warehouses of the British army on the south side of Tonggu and collect military supplies, weapons and ammunition. The task of your unit is to transport the weapons, equipment, ammunition, food and other military materials abandoned by the British army back to Tonggu as much as possible. "Yes! Humble Order! "After the commanders got the order, they quickly set out. Immediately, Dai Anlan ordered a report to be sent to the headquarters, informing him that the implementation had begun in accordance with the deployment of the headquarters.