Yangon, Myanmar, the headquarters of the 15th Army.

At first, the 15th Army only had jurisdiction over the 33rd and 55th field divisions, but after the 100,000 elites of the Chinese Expeditionary Force rushed to Burma, the Southern Army Headquarters of the Chinese Expeditionary Force quickly adjusted its deployment and transferred the 18th and 56th elite divisions into the battle sequence of the 15th Army.

Now, the 15th Army is already the largest corps in the entire Southern Army.

In the sound of hurried footsteps, Major General Haruki Isayama, chief of staff of the 15th Army, had already walked into the office of Lieutenant General Iida Shojiro, commander of the 15th Army, with a saber on his shoulder, and immediately suddenly retracted his feet and stood upright: "Your Excellency, the southern organ reports that Yue Weihan, commander-in-chief of the China Expeditionary Force, has landed in northern Myanmar and officially took over the command of Du Yuming. ”

"What?" Iida Shojiro was slightly distracted, "Airborne in northern Myanmar? ”

"Hello." Haruki Isayama bowed his head abruptly and said, "And he personally piloted the plane to make a forced landing." ”

"It's unbelievable." Shojiro Iida said awe-inspiringly, "What a crazy guy. ”

"Your Excellency Commander, Yue Weihan is obviously more difficult to deal with than Du Yuming." Isayama Haruki said, "Although Du Yuming is powerful, he also severely damaged the 5th Division in the Battle of Hengyang, but Du Yuming was indecisive in his birth, and he was constrained by the leader of China everywhere, Jiang, and he did not show his outstanding command ability in Burma at all. ”

"But Yue Weihan is completely under the control of anyone, this guy is a war maniac, for the sake of victory, he dares to disobey anyone's orders, and he dares to do the craziest things! I don't think Yue Weihan will lead the army to retreat to India, let alone return to China over the mountains of cross-country people, this guy will most likely fight the imperial army in northern Burma! ”

"Hmm, Isayama-kun, your words make a lot of sense." Iida Shojiro said thoughtfully, "Yue Weihan, it can be said that he was born completely for war, and it is difficult to deal with!" Saying this, Iida Shojiro changed his words, and then said, "However, Yue Weihan's reckless landing in Burma is an extremely stupid decision!" ”

Haruki Isayama was stunned and said, "What does the commander mean by this?" ”

Iida Shojiro waved his hand and said: "Isayama-kun, you have never been in China before you set foot on the battlefield of China, so you lack enough understanding of the factional battles of the China Army, which can be said to be the most [***] and the most fierce faction fighting army in the world, even within the Central Army of Chiang's descendants, there are also many factions!" ”

"On the surface, the Chinese Expeditionary Force is well-trained, well-equipped, and has 100,000 men, but this is only a superficial phenomenon."

"In fact, the 100,000 army is composed of several factions, of which the Fifth Army is the Central Army of the descendant of Chiang, the leader of China, the Sixth Army is a ragtag army formed based on the Gui Army, and the main force of the 66th Army is Cheng Qian's Hunan Army, but the predecessor of the new 38th Division is the Eight Nations Bank Tax Police Corps formed in the Songhu area."

"The big factions include the Central Army, the Gui Army, the Hunan Army, and the Songhu Tax Police, and the small factions are even more numerous, and there are also quite a lot of grievances and grudges between senior officers at all levels, such as army commanders, division commanders, and brigade commanders, and although Du Yuming, commander of the Fifth Army, was appointed by Chiang as the commander of the expeditionary force, it was difficult for him to effectively command this improvised patchwork force."

"And this is also an important reason why Du Yuming did not dare to fight a decisive battle in Burma with the imperial army of Da Yueben under the condition of taking advantage of the situation, because after the battle ended, it was difficult for the middle [***] team of these four factions to advance and retreat together, and share the same hatred for the enemy.

After listening to Shojiro Iida's analysis, Haruki Isayama suddenly realized: "Mine, I understand. ”

Iida Shojiro waved his hand and said: "Although Du Yuming can't effectively command the entire expeditionary force, he can still control the most elite Fifth Army, but Yue Weihan only parachuted into northern Myanmar alone, and he can't afford to bring a guard of dozens of people, even if he is brilliant, it is impossible to effectively control the entire army." ”

As soon as the words fell, Lieutenant General Hidera Oda, commander of the 5th Flying Regiment of the Chinese Army, strode in, immediately retracted his feet and reported to Iida Shojiro: "Your Excellency, Commander, the reconnaissance squadron reports that the Chinese Expeditionary Force has stopped moving north, and is building field fortifications along the Hukang River Valley, the Menggong River Valley, and the Kuman Mountain Range. ”

"Isayama-kun, I really guessed it, Yue Weihan is really going to fight a decisive battle with the Imperial Army of Da Yue in northern Burma!" Iida Shojiro said abruptly, "This is really an extremely stupid decision, just with such a rabble with many factions and appearances, and they also want to resist the soldiers of the Imperial Army?" It's just overwhelming! ”

"What's more," said Haruki Isayama, ......," said Haruki Isayama, "the supply of the Shina army is also a problem. ”

"Hmm." Iida Shojiro nodded happily and said, "The Chinese Expeditionary Force has a lot of combat vehicles, armored vehicles and field heavy howitzers, but if there is no supply, these heavy equipment will immediately become scrap metal, but the Imperial Army can be continuously supplied through the railway lines and roads in Burma. ”

"The supply line ......," Oda Hidera said suddenly, "the reconnaissance squadron also reported that tens of thousands of American and British sappers and hundreds of thousands of Indian laborers were rushing to repair the road near the Tingjiang airfield in eastern India, and the sappers of the China Expeditionary Force were also rushing to repair the improvised road between the Hukang River Valley and the Menggong River Valley. ”

"Oh? Is this the Allies rushing to repair the Sino-Indian highway? Shojiro Iida's face changed slightly, and he strode over to the map hanging on the wall.

After comparing the map for a moment, Shojiro Iida showed a smile on his face and said indifferently: "Most of the roads from northern Myanmar to eastern India are uninhabited areas, and the natural environment is extremely harsh, so how easy is it to build a road here?" Even if it is the lowest level of simple roads, it will not be completed in more than half a year! ”

"Half a year?" Isayama Haruki said abruptly, "In thirty days at most, the expeditionary force of China should run out of ammunition and food." ”

"It doesn't take that long." Iida Shojiro smiled indifferently, "In ten days at most, the various factions of the Chinese Expeditionary Force will fight for the distribution of the only military supplies, and at that time, the Imperial Army will be able to defeat it without much effort, and the Burma campaign will be over, hehe." ”

………… Hukang River Valley, 49th Division Headquarters.

The military jeep flicked its tail beautifully and stopped steadily outside the field tent at the division headquarters.

At the opening of the car door, Chen Mianyue, the commander of the 55th Division, bent down and got out of the carriage, and the guards guarding outside the tent hurriedly raised their hands to salute, Chen Mian waved his hand and immediately bent down and got into the tent.

In the tent, Peng Bisheng, commander of the 49th Division, was shaving.

Seeing Chen Mianyue, Peng Bisheng couldn't help but be stunned, and said in amazement: "Brother Mianyue, why are you here?" ”

"Brother Bisheng, if I don't come to you to find out, brother, I don't know the bottom of my heart." Chen Mianyue smiled bitterly, "Brother Bisheng, are we really allowed Yue Weihan to be relieved of his position as a military seat?" Is it too much for Yue Weihan to do this? If you want to be relieved of your duties, you should also report to the Military Commission for approval, right? ”

"Brother Mian Yue, have you forgotten the military commission's telegram so quickly?" Peng Bisheng said, "The telegram of the Military Commission could not be clearer, Yue Weihan has the power to make decisions on the spot!" What is an impromptu decision? That's the power of life and death! At that time, if you and I supported the military seat, Yue Weihan would probably be angry and kill the military seat on the spot! ”

"He dares!" Chen Mianyue said angrily, "Just him, I don't believe that he can really turn against the sky!" ”

"How dare he!" Peng Bisheng said coldly, "Yue Weihan even made up Chairman Jiang's order, what else did he dare not do?" In ancient times, this was a false decree! According to the law, the Nine Clans will be destroyed! ”

Saying this, Peng Bisheng said again: "The military seat openly disagreed with Yue Weihan at the military meeting, if Yue Weihan wants to kill him, isn't it like killing a chicken?" Could it be that we can really avenge the military seat and kill Yue Weihan? If you and my brother really want to do this, we won't want to return to China in this life, and we can only stay in Myanmar as a lonely ghost. ”

Chen Mianyue was silent, no matter what, Yue Weihan was the supreme commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force, although it was a bit excessive to shoot Gan Lichu, who openly disobeyed the military order, but it was his power, but if they made trouble and killed Yue Weihan, it would be a rebellion, and the 40,000,000 compatriots in the country would never spare them, even Chairman Chiang, most of them would not let them go.

"Brother, Junzuo is a smart person, but you think too much." Peng Bisheng patted Chen Mianyue on the shoulder, and said, "It's actually a good thing that the military seat can return to China in this way, wait until the Sixth Army defeats Burma, and then return home with a group of defeated soldiers, then Chairman Jiang and the Military Commission will only hold the military seat responsible, not Yue Weihan, do you understand?" ”

"Got it, so what do we do?" Chen Mianyue was a little depressed, and after making trouble for a long time, Gan Lichu was shirking responsibility.

"Let's wait and see." Peng Bisheng said suddenly, "Yue Weihan's new official has taken office, and he is on the rise, at this time, don't touch his bad head, whoever touches him is unlucky, and when he loses the battle in northern Myanmar, his heart is gone, and you and my brother will withdraw to India with the troops It's not too late, anyway, it's not bad these days, what do you say?" ”

"It seems...... That's all there is to it. Chen Mianyue put on his military hat and left a little depressed.

………… Northern Myanmar, deep in the jungle.

A company of Chinese soldiers escorted General Stilwell and a dozen American advisers as they retreated toward India, along with the recently dismissed Sixth Army commander Gan Lichu and his attendant guards.

Among Stilwell's entourage was a young American engineer.

The young man said excitedly to Stilwell as he walked: "General, General Yue Weihan really deserves his reputation, he left his descendants and forced to land in Burma alone, and he subdued this group of arrogant Chinese generals so quickly, in this regard, he is much more powerful than General Du Yuming, the previous commander of the Chinese Expeditionary Force." ”

Stilwell looked at Gan Lichu not far away and shook his head silently.

These senior generals of the Chinese Expeditionary Force only superficially obeyed Yue Weihan's orders, once the next battle went a little wrong, they would immediately relapse into their old ways, and the battle between factions would only become more intense.

To put it bluntly, the generals of different factions just want others to die and save their own troops.

In fact, Du Yuming did not dare to engage in a decisive battle with the Yue army in Burma, and Chiang's remote command was the main reason, but there were many factions within the expeditionary force, and poor command was also an important reason that could not be ignored, and the existence of factions greatly weakened the combat effectiveness of the expeditionary force.

Of course, not all Chinese generals have such ulterior motives.

According to Stilwell's observation, at least Sun Liren and Dai Anlan, the two major generals and division commanders, as well as Hu Xianqun and Zhu Maozhen, the two colonels and regimental commanders, are all real Chinese people, and in their eyes, they only have the duties of soldiers, only the interests of the country and the nation, and there is absolutely no selfish distraction, and it is precisely because of this that Sun Liren will take the new 38th Division to raid Myitkyina.

………… In the dense jungle, the new 38th Division was struggling to advance towards Myitkyina.

Colonel Liu Fangwu, the commander of the new 113th Regiment, waded through the knee-deep muddy mud pool, and came to General Sun Liren's side one foot deeper, and gasped: "Master, let the brothers rest, right?" It's a hot and stuffy place, and there's no road at all, and the brothers are too physically exerted to be dehydrated if they continue on the march! ”

"No way!" General Sun Liren tugged at his collar and vetoed flatly, "You can't stop, this ghost place is too evil, I'm afraid the brothers won't be able to stand up when they sit down!" Tell the brothers to hold on for another two hours, and when they get out of this dense forest, there is a small town in front of them, and when they get to the town, they must eat, drink, and sleep well! ”

Head Liu Fangwu was stunned and said, "Shizuo, how do you know that there is a small town in front of you?" ”

General Sun Liren sighed, lowered his voice and said to Regiment Commander Liu Fangwu: "Wangmei quenches your thirst!" ”

"Huh? I thought there was a small town up ahead. Commander Liu Fangwu was obviously a little disappointed, and muttered in a low voice, "Master, if you want me to say, our new 38th Division shouldn't listen to Yue Weihan!" Who knows if what the kid said is true or not? What if the army in Myitkyina was not a wing, but a division? Then our new 38th Division will be more than lucky. ”

"Shut up!" General Sun Liren said coldly, "No matter how many troops there are in Myitkyina, our new 38th Division must fight this battle, Liu Fangwu, you listen to me, we are not fighting this battle for anyone, let alone for Yue Weihan, we are for the Chinese nation, for the Yanhuang bloodline to continue, do you understand?" ”

"Yes." Liu Fangwu immediately stood up and said solemnly, "Thank you for the teachings of the teacher!" ”

(To be continued)