Kun sorry, Jing Sheng, he also ran between Yandeler and Lashio, besides, he slept for three hours, he was too tired, and needed to rest, so we took our leave. Seeing that everyone in the club was looking this way, Lake stood up and helped Ruhr to walk out, and Ruhl muttered as he walked: "India." Go to India, Her Majesty's Crown. ”

"It looks like we'd be expecting." Webb told Charles: "The Allies still have doubts about whether to hold back the Japanese at Mandalay, at least China and Britain have differences. ”

"But," Charles thought for a moment, and although he also thought that Weber's point of view was reasonable, he was still a little puzzled: "But Stilwell looks confident, isn't it?" His faith was very high. ”

"The biggest mistake of the United States was that it did not send a single force to Burma." Webb sighed and stood up: "It's not interesting here anymore, let's go to Lashio." ”

"To Lashio?" Charles was a little surprised: "Don't go to Mandalay? Why go to Lashio? ”

"If he gives up on Mandalay, Zhuang will definitely choose Lashio." Webb said: "Charles, believe me, if Mandalay is smoke, Lashio is the real hole card. ”

"Alright then, let's go to Lashio." Charles also stood up. Logan shook his head: "I have an interview with Governor Smith, and then I'm going to Mandalay to interview General Stilwell." ”

But the traffic to Lashio was very tight, the train was crowded with refugees, and there were rumors everywhere in Myanmar that the Japanese army was going to kill all the Burmese Chinese, and the overseas Chinese in Myanmar fled frantically to the country. Webb and Charles didn't take the train to the Mandalay, and they met Lake again in the city.

The eyebrows are not big, and they are equivalent to a big town or a small county town in China, but this is a famous tourist attraction in Myanmar, surrounded by mountains, flowers flourish in all seasons, and the scenery is beautiful. After dropping Ruhr back at the hostel, Lake received orders and set out on the road to Lashio.

However, he went to Lashio just to meet the needs of Webb and Lashio, Webb and Charles took his car to Lashio, and Lake skillfully drove the jeep on the mountain road, from Meimiao to Lashio, which took two days and two nights. Maybe it's familiar, or maybe it's driving, Lake's expression becomes less reserved, and he talks more.

"This American car is best suited for running on such mountain roads. I've heard that China can also build this kind of jeep, is that right? ”

"Yes, they made it a long time ago." Charles sat in the passenger seat and watched the refugees on either side of the journey north, a scenario that has happened many times in China and repeated in Myanmar. Webb sat in the back with another sergeant named Brack.

Braque smiled and said, "Sir, how did they make it?" I've heard that there are only small-footed women and smoking guns, and they still have such good cars. ”

"Sergeant, you really should go to China." Weber was condescending to this habit of Westerners, and he had long been accustomed to talking about the situation in China, and he didn't bother to explain anything, because no matter how it was explained. None of them will believe: "They are never as weak as you think." ”

"Mr. Webb is not wrong," Lake skillfully controlled the steering wheel, bypassing obstacles in the road, "You have to admit it." The most beautiful battle fought in Southeast Asia was fought by the Chinese in Tonggu, and a division blocked three times the attack of the Japanese army, and did a much better job than us. ”

"Captain, does the Royal Air Force really intend to abandon Southeast Asia?" Charles's face was a little dull. The fierce wind made him feel a little cold.

Lake glanced at him, "Of course not, but the Germans are attacking fiercely in North Africa. We had to retreat from Libya, we had to concentrate all our forces on Egypt to hold back the Germans, otherwise the Germans would have rushed all the way to the Middle East. "Then aren't you worried about the Japanese rushing into India at once?" Webb asked sharply.

"No," Lake shook his head and said, "The Chinese will not let them enter India, and the Chinese need material support from the United States." Once the Japanese army was allowed to rush into India, China would be completely isolated. They will never allow this to happen. ”

Lake's views represent those of the majority of officers in the British Army. In their view, Burma's gains and losses have little to do with them, their first task is to keep India, and the troops in Burma cannot lose too much.

Weber remained silent, stared at Charles from the reflector, Charles smiled bitterly, it seems that Weber is time again, so it seems that the prospects for the battle of Burma are very pessimistic, the British and Chinese are unwilling to fight, without them, no matter how Shi Bianwei jumps up and down, in the end it can only be defeat.

Lake's speed was very fast, and even then it was late at night the next day in Lashio, and several people were exhausted and ready to find a hotel to sleep in, but they were stopped at the city gate, and the soldiers in front of the sentry insisted on passes, otherwise they would not be allowed to enter the city.

Lake repeatedly stated his identity, and the sergeant at the head looked at their faces as obvious Westerners before asking their superiors for instructions and letting them into the city.

"What are they doing? Suddenly raise the alert level? Braque looked at the soldiers patrolling the city in confusion, and the inhabitants of Lashio had almost fled, and the streets seemed empty

"It can't be a sneak attack by the Japanese army." Braque's expression suddenly tensed.

Brak, Brak, the Japanese are still south of Mandalay, and Rake's tone was very helpless: "Maybe a big man is coming."

"Big shots? It won't be the Queen. Or Churchill? After hearing that it was not the Japanese army, Braque's expression relaxed significantly.

"Don't be presumptuous, it's not funny Lake parked his car in front of the Clover Hotel, the largest hotel in Lashio, jumped out of the car, moved his body, threw the key to the waiter, and then walked inside.

Webb was also moving after getting out of the car, he looked around as he moved, there were a lot of cars parked in the parking lot next to the hotel, and there were many soldiers wandering around, he looked at Charles, Charles nodded, indicating that he had seen these situations.

Walking into the hall of the hotel, the situation is very clear, there are many ** people in the hall resting and chatting on the sofa, their military ranks are very high, and the lowest is also a major general.

Weber found a few familiar figures in the crowd, he was slightly surprised in his heart, but after hesitation, he walked over, and greeted him from afar: "General Lu Han, General Qian Dajun, Ms. Gong Xiuhua, I didn't expect to see you here."

The three Lujáns apparently didn't expect to meet Webb here. They looked at each other and smiled bitterly, and Gong Xiuhua smiled: "Mr. Weber, your reporter's eyes and ears are really smart, how do you know that we are here?"

"In your Chinese words, this is a little bit clear, Webb was a little proud, and Charles was very excited. It seems that Lashio has come to the right place.

"General Qian, is the Chinese Air Force going to provide air protection for Myanmar?" Charles seized the opportunity and first pointed the finger at Qian Dajun.

"Isn't Burma a colony of the British? How can it be our turn to protect" Qian Dajun's tone was full of mockery, the strength of the Chinese Air Force is not strong. Loss, supplement, supplement, loss. So far, there are only more than 300 planes, including more than 100 planes of the US Air Aid China Volunteer Corps. However, Chiang Kai-shek brought him to Burma to discuss the issue of joint combat with the British. This time the British gave the green light to have everything but planes.

But the British had drawn their bows too full some time ago and offended all the Chinese generals, and now they took this opportunity to vent their evil anger. Charles smiled faintly and did not answer the question. Webber interjected: "General Qian, as far as we know, the British Air Force no longer has the strength to defend the skies of Burma, and we can only hope for the Chinese Air Force."

Qian Dajun shook his head bitterly: "We don't have the strength to come to Burma, first of all, Burma does not have enough airfields, the British have built airfields in South Burma, and there are almost no field airfields in North Burma; Secondly, aircraft are also needed in the country, the Japanese bombing of Chongqing has risen, and after entering the winter, the Soviet Russian battlefield turned into a truce, and the Japanese planes moved to Chongqing; Finally, Changsha and Guangzhou were both facing a serious threat from the Japanese army, and there was intelligence that the Japanese army was planning to attack Guangzhou and Hong Kong. So our planes are far from sufficient. Webb and Charles didn't follow up. They are clear. The strength of the Chinese Air Force is weak. There is every reason not to carry out the war abroad. Charles turned to the palace embroidery: "When did General Zhuang arrive in Lashio?" What happened to the war with Tonggu?

It seems that the reporter's ears and eyes are not complete, and Linggong embroidered the painting and said with a smile: "The new 39th Division successfully broke through last night. Not a single wounded was left behind, and the whole division withdrew to Pingmanna, but the division suffered heavy losses. It is estimated that the country will be withdrawn for rest. ”

When Dai Anlan held on to the eleventh day in Tonggu, Zhuang Jihua finally gave the order to retreat, after Dai Anlan received the order, he began to retreat secretly that night, he did not launch any attack to cover the retreat, everything was done quietly, and when the day dawned, Tonggu was already an empty city, and under the response of the new forty-four two brigades, it withdrew from Nanyang Station and assembled to Pingmanna.

After the retreat of the new 39th Division, China and Japan issued war reports almost simultaneously, both declaring themselves victorious. The expeditionary force's battle report reported the destruction of 23,000 Japanese troops. 300 tanks were destroyed, and our army suffered more than 4,000 casualties.

The Japanese claimed that they had killed 12,000 Chinese soldiers, suffered 1,900 casualties of their own, and captured a large number of weapons and ammunition.

The real number that Zhuang Jihua got is. The Japanese army was wiped out by about 6,000 people, and the new 39th Division suffered about 7,000 casualties, which was basically a draw, but the new 39th Division's attrition was too large, and for the sake of later operations, Zhuang Jihua ordered the New 39th Division to return to China to rest, but secretly told Dai Anlan to bring the troops to the north of Lashio. The Sino-Burmese border area near the town of Wrist rested and replenished with new troops from Yunnan.

The Tonggu War is over, but whether to carry out the Battle of Mandalay, China, the United States and Britain once again start a game, but the president of this game is Chiang Kai-shek, commander-in-chief of the Shenguo Theater.

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