But there was one thing that Chairman Chiang couldn't figure out.

It is also the Chinese Expeditionary Force, why did the 100,000 elite troops commanded by Du Yuming defeat Burma, while the 60,000 or 70,000 remnants of the army commanded by Yue Weihan were able to turn defeat into victory in adversity? Even, Du Yuming only faced the two field divisions of the Yue Army that entered Burma in advance, while Yue Weihan faced a full four field divisions!

Between Yue Weihan and Du Yuming, the difference in realm is so big?

After a long time, Chairman Jiang sighed faintly and asked General He beside him: "Respect, Du Guangting can also be regarded as a fierce general who has experienced a hundred battles, but why is his performance in Myanmar so different from Yue Weihan?" The same army, the same opponent, but the results are very different. ”

"Bench, things can't just look at the surface." Admiral He whispered comfortingly, "Of course, Du Guangting is a fierce general, and his military attainments and tactical command ability are by no means below Yue Weihan and Xue Boling, and the 100,000 elite places under his command will defeat Burma, and the most important reason is the negative attitude of the British, not only do they not cooperate, but they have many elbows on me. ”

Chairman Jiang was silent, and he didn't know if he agreed with General He's point of view in his heart, but his face looked better.

Admiral Bai next to him was disdainful in his heart, the reason why Du Yuming was defeated in Burma, in his opinion, there was actually only one factor that determined the surname, that is, the remote command of Jiang someone, and the reason why Yue Weihan was able to turn defeat into victory in a desperate situation was because he got rid of Jiang someone's remote command.

Of course, this kind of talk must not be put on the table.

General He and General Chen also knew this, but they would never tell the truth, let alone say it in front of Chairman Chiang, who had not been able to listen to criticism since he monopolized power.

At this time, a neat [***] team had already driven up the Sword Pavilion Heavenly Danger.

Of course, the team that opened the Sword Pavilion is the new 39th Division belonging to the 39th Group Army, the new 39th Division is a new division, and the soldiers are all from the southern Hebei region, compared to going to Burma to participate in the war, they prefer to stay at home to fight devils, the propaganda office has taken a lot of effort to finally mobilize them, but the itinerary is delayed by several days compared with the main force.

Chairman Chiang immediately took Madame Chiang, Admiral He and others down the Sword Pavilion Tower and waited on the patio outside the gate.

Gao Shuxun walked the last step, and before he had time to look back at the scenery he had come, he saw Chairman Jiang standing next to the patio, Mrs. Jiang, and a large group of golden generals. ”

"I'm waiting, I've worked hard for you." Chairman Jiang waved his hand, smiled and stepped forward to shake hands with Gao Shuxun.

Gao Shuxun hurriedly lowered his right hand, hurriedly took off the white gloves he was wearing, and immediately stretched out his hands at the same time, tightly holding Chairman Jiang's right hand, no matter how mentally retarded Chairman Jiang was in military command, but his political skills and personal charm were indeed impeccable, at least at this time Gao Shuxun's heart was full of gratitude.

The Supreme Leader came to the Sword Pavilion in person, and he was waiting to see you early in the morning, what kind of treatment is this?

With this sincerity and courtesy, Liu Bei's three visits to the thatched house in ancient times were nothing more than that, but how could he Gao Shuxun be compared with Zhuge Liang, who was determined by three points in Longzhong? Gao Shuxun was not born in Huangpu, nor was he a descendant of the Central Army, so it was particularly rare for him to be treated so courteously by Chairman Jiang, and of course, it also made Gao Shuxun feel particularly honored.

"Wait, we're talking in the house." Chairman Jiang smiled and pulled Gao Shuxun straight into the gate.

However, the marching columns of the new 39th Division did not stop, and compared with Gao Shuxun, who was in an excited mood, the officers and men of the new 39th Division were much calmer, and the sudden appearance of Chiang's "bald head" and a large group of golden senior party-state generals did not make them feel too shocked, let alone stay for even a second longer.

………… Yan'an, Wayao Fort.

More than half a month ago, Mr. Chen Jiageng, a famous overseas Chinese leader in Nanyang, just visited Yan'an, and specially brought two boxes of Wuliangye good wine to [***], this will, [***] has opened one of the bottles of Wuliangye, and is drinking wine with Zhou Gong and Mr. Zhu around the low table on the pit, and drinking with a lot of brine peanuts.

"Chairman, the situation in Myanmar has opened up." Mr. Zhu peeled peanuts and said to [***], "Next, it depends on whether Yue Weihan can gain a firm foothold, as long as Yue Weihan can gain a firm foothold in Myanmar, our army will have another stable base area, this is a different base area, hehe." ”

The Eighth Route Army carried out work behind enemy lines and had a well-known three-step strategy.

For example, at the end of 37, Mr. Nie led more than 3,000 people, including the 115th Division Teaching Group, to go deep behind enemy lines to fight against the Yue Kou in the Wutai area, punish the Han and annihilate the puppet army, and initially establish prestige in the hearts of the local people, which is called opening up the situation; Next, it is said that the puppet army will definitely sweep, and the Eighth Route Army will naturally have to counter-sweep, and once the counter-sweep wins, the base area will be stable, which is called gaining a firm foothold.

After gaining a firm foothold, the next step is the development of Xu Tu, and the major base areas of the Eighth Route Army have all developed in this way.

"I have confidence in Yue Weihan." With a wave of his hand, he said loudly, "Yue Weihan can not only quickly gain a foothold in Burma, but also turn into a counteroffensive in the shortest possible time!" Boss, Enlai, you heard it right, it's not Xu Tu's development, but a counteroffensive, and the Burma battlefield is likely to become the first Allied battlefield to turn into a counteroffensive in the World Anti-Fascist War! ”

"I believe this, Yue Weihan, this kid is indeed very good at fighting." Mr. Zhu nodded, and said thoughtfully, "The same army, the same battlefield, the same opponent, Du Yuming's army defeated Burma, but Yue Weihan was able to turn defeat into victory in a desperate situation. ”

"Boss, Du Yuming is actually a tiger general." Zhou Gong waved his hand and said disapprerovingly, "In the Battle of Hengyang, the Fifth Army fought very bravely, and Du Yuming's tactical command ability can also be said to be vividly displayed, even if this person's military attainments are not as good as Yue Weihan, the difference will never be too far." ”

After saying this, Zhou Gong said again: "The reason why Du Yuming defeated Burma was not because of his lack of ability, but because he blindly obeyed the remote command of Chairman Jiang without any bottom line and without principle. ”

"No, it's just a superficial phenomenon." [***] waved his hand and said, "Actually, the fundamental reason for Du Yuming's defeat in Burma was not Chairman Chiang's remote command. ”

After saying this, [***] said: "In fact, Chairman Chiang's guiding ideology is absolutely correct, what is wrong with preserving the Chinese Expeditionary Force, a vital force, for China's War of Resistance? It's just that Du Yuming made a fatal deviation in tactics when he was specifically executed, in short, Du Yuming's defeat in Burma was because he was backward in military concepts. ”

Seeing that Mr. Zhu and Zhou Gong still didn't understand, [***] went on to explain: "To give a very simple example, the same 200 divisions of Dai Anlan, the battle of Tonggu commanded by Du Yuming was fought very hard, but the battle of Meng Gong commanded by Yue Weihan was overwhelming, and the 33rd and 18th divisions of the Yue Army were defeated in succession, what is the reason?" ”

"Chairman, you mean to say that the key factor is the Flying Tigers?" Zhou Gong seemed to understand a little.

"Yes, it's the Flying Tigers! But now it's the 14th Air Force of the U.S. Air Force. "The current war is no longer just a contest of ground forces, and the air force is becoming more and more the decisive force on the battlefield!" I really hope that our Eighth Route Army can have its own air force as soon as possible. ”

Zhou Gong was also a little moved when he heard this, and said in a deep voice: "With the current technical capabilities of the Taihang Arsenal, I am afraid it is not realistic to produce aircraft, but after Yue Weihan has gained a firm foothold in Myanmar, he can try to introduce American aircraft production lines, or it will not be long before our party can really have its own air force." ”

"Hmm." [***] nodded heavily, "This matter must be implemented quickly, and it can't just rely on Yue Weihan, the United Front Work Department must get in touch with the Nanyang Overseas Chinese Association as soon as possible, especially Mr. Chen Jiageng, with the help of Mr. Chen Jiageng and the Nanyang Huaqiao Association, Yue Weihan and our party can gain a firm foothold in Myanmar and Southeast Asia faster!" ”

"Understood." Zhou Gong nodded and said, "When I turn around, I will instruct the United Front Work Department to contact the Nanqiao Association as soon as possible." ”

………… Yunnan, Nanqiao General Association Office.

Mr. Tan Kah Kee was having a meeting with a few overseas Chinese leaders with whom he had good personal relations.

Since the army swept through Southeast Asia, the activities of the Nanqiao Association were forced to go underground, and the office of the Federation was also transferred to Kunming, Yunnan, and at the same time, a large number of overseas Chinese were forced to leave their hometowns and flee to the southwest of the motherland.

“…… In Yan'an, I saw a vibrant political party, as well as an absolutely incorruptible political axe in the border areas. Mr. Chen Jiageng introduced what he saw and heard during his trip to Yan'an to the overseas Chinese leaders such as Zhuang Xiyan, Li Qingquan, and Li Qiulian, and finally said loudly, "All in all, I think the hope of China's anti-Japanese war is in Yan'an!" ”

Zhuang Xiyan nodded, and then sighed again: "[***] soldiers are all good, for the motherland to resist the war, they do not hesitate to throw their heads and spill blood, they are all models of Chinese men, but the national political axe is indeed too [***], and it is rotten from the roots!" In recent years, most of the billions of war money we have donated to save money and tighten our belts have become the private savings of the four major families. ”

"I knew that I should have handed over these donations to the border district political axe in Yan'an." Li Qingquan sighed.

"It's not too late." Ms. Li Qiulian said, "I just got the news that the expeditionary force has captured Mandalay, and I believe that it will soon be able to capture the entire territory of Burma, and we in Myanmar Huaqiao will soon be able to recapture the property that was forcibly occupied by the Yukou, and when the time comes, we will hand over all the donations to the border area political axe in Yan'an!" ”

Ms. Li Qiulian is the President of the Myanmar Overseas Chinese Relief Association for Refugees in the Motherland.

Before the Chinese army attacked Burma, the total number of overseas Chinese in Burma was about 300,000, and although this population was insignificant compared with the total population of Burma at that time, it must be pointed out that the wealth controlled by these 300,000 people was not a small amount, and although it was the British who exercised colonial rule over Burma, almost all of the basic industries such as clothing, food, housing, transportation, and miscellaneous department stores were not very profitable, and almost all of them were in the hands of the Chinese.

This is also the case throughout Southeast Asia, where the Chinese quickly mastered great wealth through hard work!

However, in the colonial system of the British, the Chinese did not have any social status, and their status was even inferior to the local natives of Southeast Asia, and this situation even continued to later generations, and at the end of the twentieth century, the indigenous people of Southeast Asia would from time to time burst out of the wave of anti-Chinese [***] to plunder the huge wealth of the Chinese in disguise.

However, after the Japanese army swept through Southeast Asia, the wealth and industry of overseas Chinese were almost completely plundered.

Overseas Chinese in Burma were not spared, after the defeat of the expeditionary force in northern Burma, the overseas Chinese in Burma began to flee in large numbers, and on the way to Yunnan with the expeditionary force, a large number of overseas Chinese in Burma were scattered, their families were ruined, and the Yunnan-Burma highway of more than 1,000 kilometers was almost covered with the bones of overseas Chinese in Burma.

But now, the overseas Chinese in Myanmar have finally seen the hope of returning to their hometown!

"I've heard about the battle in Mandalay, and the expeditionary force fought beautifully." Mr. Tan Kah Kee said excitedly, "General Yue Weihan is really the reincarnation of the god of war, since the Songhu battlefield was born, the general has almost never tasted defeat, this lone expedition to Burma, but also led the expeditionary force tens of thousands of remnants to victory, amazing." ”

"Mr. Jiageng, I'm going back to Myanmar." Ms. Li Qiulian said, "I'll leave later." ”

"Ms. Qiulian, I'll go with you." Mr. Tan Kah Kee said excitedly, "In addition to organizing overseas Chinese in Myanmar to return home, I also want to meet Yue Weihan, a legendary general!" ”

………… On the road from Meng Gong to Mandalay, the main force of the Fifth Army was moving south.

In the rolling traffic, Yue Weihan suddenly sneezed loudly, and then rubbed his nose and said to himself: "Who is missing me again?" Liu Xin? Jade Fox? Beggar? Helen? Or Li Meng? ”

When Yue Weihan was muttering, Luo Youlun, chief of staff of the Fifth Army, suddenly trotted and caught up with Yue Weihan's jeep, and Chu Zhongtian, who was in charge of driving, hurriedly parked the car on the side of the road. ”

"What did you say?" Yue Weihan frowned and said, "The secretary of the British Governor in Burma!?" ”

"Yes." Luo Youlun touched his nose and subconsciously said, "I heard that she is still a very beautiful foreign woman." ”

Yue Weihan's face was gloomy in an instant, these damn British monkeys, when the army attacked Burma, they ran faster than anyone else, but now that the expeditionary force has just recaptured Mandalay, they are in a hurry to go down the mountain to pick peaches! Hmph, do you want to gain without labor? How can there be such a good thing in the world?

It seems that after arriving in Mandalay, the first thing is to urgently contact the local Chinese and overseas Chinese, as well as the group of Kachin militants captured by the new 38th Division, it is time to negotiate with them, and it is time for Myanmar to get rid of the colonial rule of the British, whether it is from geopolitical considerations or from the international pattern, Myanmar should and can only be China's sphere of influence!

(To be continued)