The news of the founding of China had already come out, but it was not until July 1 that Lu Liang's voice was heard on the radio that the world's mainstream media paid attention to it, which set off a small wave of the world's attention to the Russo-Japanese War, and the British paid more attention to it. The loss of interests in the Yangtze River valley is equivalent to a loss of tens of millions of pounds a year for Britain, which the British Empire will never tolerate, but now is not the time, and can only use Yuan Shikai and other forces to temporarily contain this so-called Chinese country.

China is an important part of Britain's global strategy, and the British, who are good at balancing, have found that there is no power in the Far East to balance this power at present, and the Japanese are deeply involved in the war, and it is estimated that even if they win, they will be unable to relieve themselves for a long time, and it is impossible to send troops to attack China in a short time. It is even less likely that Russia, and Britain will not want to see them dominate the Far East. Just when the British were pondering how to balance China and whether it would be cost-effective for them to send troops, a piece of news hit the British like thunder -- an armed uprising broke out in Burma!

From the beginning, in early 1903, a big man named Yongjimi appeared in the city of Yangon, and he opened a department store that sold all kinds of goods from unknown sources. The good quality and cheap goods made the business of this store boom, and the local forces coveted the business of Yongji rice, but later, for some reason, those who coveted his business disappeared without a trace.

Tall, athletic, and dignified, he bought off most of the British upper echelons in the Burma province of British India, and opened three branches in Yangon, and the business grew bigger and bigger, and involved many aspects of trading. This man even won the mad pursuit of some noblewomen with his fluent London accent and handsome appearance in his dealings with the upper echelons of colonial England.

By October 1903, Yong rice had spread throughout Burma Province, but for some reason. He attached great importance to the trade in the backward mountainous areas of the north, and often went to that area to develop business, and had branches in various parts of northern Burma. Yongji Mi was a good charity, no matter what kind of people came to his shops and caravans to find work, they would be accepted, and the local upper class Yongji Mi also accumulated a lot of prestige, and novel goods became an important means for him to open up relationships.

Soon after. There are secret rumors circulating among the local upper echelons, saying that Yong Ji Mi is actually a descendant of the Gongbang Dynasty, and the Gong Bang Dynasty was destroyed by the British for decades, and no one can confirm this, of course, Yong Ji Mi will not admit it.

However, the fact that the armed training camps hidden in the rainforests in the areas of northern Burma, where British rule was weak, all belonged to the Free Burmese organization of Yong Zhi Mi, showed that Yong Ji Mi really had bad intentions. The British were also suspicious of Yong's activities, but no evidence of Yong's anti-British was found. Coupled with Yong's huge influence in Myanmar, no action has been taken against him.

It was not until May 1904 that rumours reached the ears of the British elite in the colony that armed groups had emerged in northern Burma, and that they were numerous, well-equipped, and well-trained, unlike those of the tribes and villages, and that there were many people there who were inclined to restore the rule of the Gongbang dynasty, and some even shouted slogans to drive out the British.

The colonial authorities took immediate action. Gather intelligence to find out if this news is true. However, due to the difficult terrain and inaccessibility in the north, steam ships from the Irrawaddy River could not reach the area, and the British spies did not return exact information until the end of June. It was shocking to learn that there was indeed a group in the north called Free Burma, and they had set up countless armed training camps in the north, with an army of at least 3,000 men. And armed with advanced rifles!

It's worth it! The colonial authorities immediately reported to London and organized a colonial army to march north under the leadership of two hundred British. During the rainy season, the blind attack of the British suffered a serious blow, and the poor roads, abundant rain, and dense jungle made it difficult for the British to advance the army. The Free Burmese Army emerged from the jungle and immediately withdrew into the rainforest after a surprise attack.

As soon as the 3,000 British troops from Rangoon arrived in Mandalay, the soldiers strongly demanded that the march be stopped, and the officers were also exhausted by the toss, so they rested in Mandalay and waited for orders from the rear. The rear demanded that the march continue, and the 3,000 men marched with heavy steps, and shortly after leaving Mandalay, they were ambushed by the Burmese Free Army in the Xingu area.

Despite the superiority in artillery and machine guns, the British army was completely defeated, and the 200 British soldiers broke up even earlier than the colonial soldiers. The Burmese Free Army defeated the British and won the victory of Xingu, and in this move raised the banner of Burma's independence, launching an armed uprising to overthrow British colonial rule.

Of course, this is what Lu Liang arranged, and the charismatic Yong Jimi who led the Burmese Free Army was a high-ranking genetic agent, and there were a large number of genetic instructors in the Burmese Free Army, and their weapons were also from Yunnan, and they were transported through the jungle by donkeys and mules to Myitkyina, the base camp of the Burmese Free Army.

It is a well-known fact that China and Britain are in the same boat, and Lu Liang believes that instead of passively waiting for the conspiracy of the British or direct armed intervention, it is better to take the initiative to attack and disrupt the rhythm of the British. So, at the beginning of 1903, Lü Liang sent Yongjimi to infiltrate Burma, accumulate strength, and wait for the opportunity to launch.

In June 1904, Lü Liang decided that the time had come, and asked the Burma Free Army in Yongjimi to take the initiative to leak the news to attract the attention of the British, and to make the matter bigger with one or two battles, completely diverting the attention of the British from China. In addition, this is also part of the preparation for war, once Lü Liang intervenes in the Russo-Japanese War and strikes Japan, he will inevitably be hindered by Britain and France. In the process of the Chinese navy and the Japanese navy fighting for sea supremacy, once Britain and France intervened, Lu Liang did not have the confidence to use a fleet to resist the navies of Britain, France and Japan, so the British had to find something to do, and Burma was the best choice.

In 1885, the British army sent Burma to destroy the Gongbang Dynasty, and Burma was incorporated into British India and became a province that should belong to India. (See also protest, Lao Hei hates this word)

As for why the Burmese team Britain is so important, it depends on the geographical location of Myanmar, which borders the Indian Ocean and borders British India, and is very close to India by sea and land. Once Burma was threatened, British rule in India would be shaken, and India's importance to Britain could not be overstated. Britain owning India is a world power and empire, losing India is a second-rate country, India is the center of British overseas colonization, and has most of Britain's interests. In the two world wars, Britain survived by sucking blood from its colonies, especially India, and cutting off Britain's overseas transportation routes was also one of the main combat goals of the Germans in the two world wars.

The British owned all the key nodes from the British mainland to the Far East, the English Channel, the Strait of Gibraltar, the Suez Canal, the Red Sea, South Africa, the Strait of Malacca, and the destruction of any node would threaten the Anglo-Indian route. In Europe, the contradictions between Britain and Russia were mainly reflected in Turkey, the Russians dreamed of gaining access to the sea, especially the Turkish Strait in Constantinople, but once the Russians went out of the Turkish Strait, they would threaten the Suez Canal and then the Indian shipping route, which alone allowed Britain and France to launch the Crimean War.

In this way, an armed uprising in Burma, which can directly threaten India, can be imagined to shock the British. After the failure of the first invasion, the British realized that free Burma had become a climate, and the open leader Yong Jimi also made the Burmese colonial upper class slap themselves in the face, such a good friend of the British turned out to be the leader of the armed uprising, the British were blind?

A large number of the upper echelons were dismissed, leaving the lucrative colony to return to London for investigation, and large numbers of troops were concentrated from all over Burma in preparation for a second offensive. Twenty thousand troops from India will also arrive in Rangoon within a month, and the British have vowed to eliminate the threat once and for all, in the campaign to destroy the Burma Free Army.

At the same time, Yong Ji Mi's great prestige and the Burmese people's quest for freedom led a large number of young people to the north to join the Burmese Free Army and enter a training camp to become a jungle warrior. Secret support from the Yunnan direction is also increasing, jungle operations have been the main content of the Free Army's training from the beginning, Lu Liang instructed Yongjimi not to attack the big cities for the time being, and now the British have been given heavy casualties in the anti-encirclement and suppression battle, so that the role of the Free Army can be maximized.

At the same time as the British were preparing for military affairs, the collection of intelligence was also carried out on a large scale, and the attention of the higher authorities put all the work on the right track, and the intelligence from all over the country was gradually gathered. Through analysis, it can be concluded that the goods in Yongjimi's department store are all from Huaguo in Luliang, and although the weapons and ammunition of the Free Army are all British-made weapons, the source is not clear, but such a large number of weapons cannot come from other forces, and must be supported by Huaguo. In addition, through the first attack, it can be found that the military quality of the soldiers of the Free Army was not low, surpassing that of the colonial army, so to speak, they were well-trained, and without professional military training, they could not have reached that level. (To be continued.) )