The Japanese army fully occupied the strategic initiative, and the naval resistance army had to respond passively. In fact, at this time, not only the Naval Resistance Army, but also the British Army and the US Army were actually responding passively.

How to control the rhythm of the war in the hands of the Allies will be one of the main objectives of the next stage of the naval resistance army's operations. In fact, many people can see this problem, but it is very difficult to solve it, at least for the Naval Resistance Army, this topic is too big.

The topics in front of Li Guang are stacked one after another, Singapore and Myanmar are all things he must think about.

In Yangon, Myanmar, the business group of Sumaud has shifted its business activities and no longer delivers goods to Yangon. The cargo piled up in Yangon was not only from Sumod's business group, but also from the United States to China, enough for Sumod's logistics company to transport for another month. And the situation of the war is unpredictable, and it is not known when the Japanese army will enter Burma. Li Guang knew a little bit of history, but he did not know the specific process, so he could only adjust the plan according to the situation.

In the Japanese offensive in Southeast Asia, there was one route that had the least resistance, and that was Thailand. When he came to this era, Li Guang learned that Thailand actually stood with Japan in World War II, and after the Japanese army attacked Pearl Harbor, Thailand immediately fell to Japan. There may have been Japanese coercion in the middle, but now it is really on the side of the Axis powers. Li Guang felt a little strange, why was Thailand not listed as a defeated country after the end of World War II?

As long as the Japanese army launched an attack from Thailand, then Burma would immediately leak under the blade of the Japanese army. Li Guang had no hope at all about the combat effectiveness of the British army, especially the army, and the British army in Southeast Asia was not only mixed in personnel, but also very loose in peacetime training, and in terms of its equipment, it was not in any way better than the Japanese army. In such a situation, it may be difficult to resist the attack of the Japanese army.

From the beginning of January. Su Maode's logistics system has been day and night to rush to transport materials, not only car transportation, even dozens of transport planes have also joined the rush process, and in order to speed up the transportation process, Li Guang also allocated ten C47 transport planes to join the rush transport.

If Li Guang can grasp these things, or if he can work hard, he can do them well. There was one thing that had been lingering in Li Guang's heart, making it really difficult for him to make up his mind.

Li Guang didn't know much about the fighting in Southeast Asia, but there was one thing he knew very well. Even know one or two of the key points.

This is the dispatch of the Chinese army to Burma, which is an extremely tragic scene in the history of the Anti-Japanese War. With an expeditionary force of 100,000, China's most elite army was almost completely lost on the battlefield in Burma.

Li Guang knew about this tragedy that had happened in history. Moreover, he had already written a letter to Chairman Chiang a few days before he sent troops to Madagascar. In the letter, Li Guang expounded his views.

The first is about the two territories that the British extorted from China in May 41, if the British offered to send troops from China to help. Then it's the best time to get it back.

Second, Li Guang expounded his prediction of the war situation: After the Japanese army began to attack Southeast Asia, Burma would inevitably be an important target of the Japanese army. Because Burma is of great significance to China's resistance to Japan. There is the only blood transfusion artery in China, and if it is cut off, there will be no domestic support. The situation in China against Japan will be even more difficult.

Third, attacking Burma can ensure the safety of the flanks of the Japanese army fighting on the Malay Peninsula;

Fourth, pressure on India and China can be increased

The Japanese army will not fail to see these points.

Li Guang also explained the premeditated plan of the British. The British certainly wanted to keep Burma as well. But the British will definitely not shed much blood for Burma. Although the British have many interests in Burma, they are definitely not as important as India to the British. The British are likely to shrink their lines. Make sure of India's.

Li Guang judged the war situation very pessimistically: the British navy is very strong, but Britain will definitely not put all its powerful navy into the Indian Ocean battlefield. Therefore, even with the help of the Chinese army, the Sino-British coalition resisted the Japanese attack, and this Yunnan-Burma passage would still be cut off.

In short, without the navy, Rangoon could not be saved. Unless Chairman Chiang could persuade Britain to throw all its fleets into the Indian Ocean. But there's nothing possible about it. In other words, in any case, the Chinese army's aid channel will inevitably be cut off.

In the letter, Li Guang also frankly stated that even if the naval resistance army fought to one soldier and one ship, it would be difficult for it to resist Japan's powerful navy in the current situation.

Li Guang expressed his understanding that the Chinese army was very likely to send troops to Burma. After all, after the Chinese army joined the Allied camp, if they wanted to get assistance from the Americans, even if they didn't want to send troops, they would have to send troops. What's more, the Yunnan-Burma corridor is also crucial for China.

This is actually the price of receiving American aid, and the Chinese military must make a gesture in order to continue to receive aid from the United States.

In this regard, Li Guang put forward his own military proposal--- limited attack, intensive defense, and ensure the rear road.

Chairman Chiang also replied to the letter, in which he expressed his importance, but Li Guang was not sure what would happen.

The Japanese detachment set out from the Thai border on January 4, occupied the strategic point of Dawei in southern Burma on the 19th, and seized three major airfields in the Tanah Salin area, blocking the British army's support from India and Burma to Malaya. At the beginning of February, the knife has begun to wield Myanmar. Every move of the Japanese army made Li Guang worried.

On 15 February, the Japanese occupied Singapore. This day is the traditional Chinese New Year.

The battle of the USS Liberty Dragon turned to the Thai-Burmese border. With the gradual advance of the Japanese army and the laying of airfields one after another, the deterrent range of the Japanese fighters will inevitably be expanded, and the Japanese fleet may enter the Indian Ocean after clearing the rear. No need for military strategists, any person can see that it will not be long before the aircraft carrier Liberty Dragon will be able to continue to fight in the Andaman Sea relatively safely.

In the direction of Madagascar, the offensive of the Naval Resistance Army led by Yang Weiwu was relatively smooth, but due to the weather conditions in Madagascar, the advance speed of the troops was not fast. In just one month of fighting, the Naval Resistance Force has completely controlled an area of more than 200 kilometers south of Madagascar. Madagascar has already fallen into the hands of the Maritime Resistance Army. Under the leadership of Yuan Ran, Hu Bofeng's special logistics and the staff of the National Development and Reform Commission have already begun the construction work in an orderly manner. The transfer of Chinese to Madagascar has been proceeding in an orderly manner.

During the traditional Chinese New Year, Li Guang also gathered with representatives of the members of the Federation of Industry, Agriculture and Commerce, as well as representatives of the Chinese in Nanyang, and held a New Year tea party. This tea party was not festive at all. No one can laugh out loud at this time. The Japanese army's butcher's knives were wielded throughout Southeast Asia, and countless Chinese faced the destruction of their families.

At the meeting, Li Guang called on the Chinese to unite and transport the Chinese from all over Southeast Asia to Madagascar. At the meeting, Li Guang analyzed the possible movements of the Japanese army and also gave guarantees to the Chinese about the security of Madagascar.

In addition, Li Guang emphasized that after the fall of Singapore, the transportation power of the Chinese should be shifted to Java and Sumatra.

The Malay Peninsula has been completely occupied by the Japanese army, and although there are still many civilian ships secretly transporting people, it is difficult to transport more personnel and materials under the increasingly strict blockade of the Japanese army.

So far. In total, less than 100,000 Chinese people were shipped out of the Malay Peninsula, and less than 50,000 tons of various materials were delivered. This figure is actually less than planned by the Navy, because many of the Chinese in the Malay Peninsula have been living here for dozens of generations, even if they face the threat of war. Nor are they willing to lose their homes that have been built for generations. Although the Chinese have some understanding of the domestic war situation, they are far away from their homeland. The message is not working. I don't feel deeply about the brutality of the Japanese army. Therefore, many people choose to wait and see. But with the rapid advance of the Japanese army, the atrocities of the Japanese army began to be revealed, and by the time they wanted to move, they had lost the opportunity.

Li Guang made a profound analysis of this, and the Chinese group also realized the urgency of evacuation. At this meeting, Summod's business group as well as Chan's company, a giant in the Nanyang shipping industry. Shouldering the heavy responsibility of evacuating the Nanyang Chinese, they said that they would organize all the ships free of charge and do their best to transfer the Chinese comrades.

February 16, the second day of the Lunar New Year.

Early in the morning, Li Guang received bad news. Lily Lin. The Chinese guerrillas organized by Lin Mouzhong and Lin Mousheng in Malaya successfully completed their mission, but suffered extremely heavy casualties. Lin Mousheng was killed, Lin Mouzhong was seriously injured, and Lin Lili jumped out of the Japanese encirclement with the remnants and escaped into the mountains and forests.

In this battle, this guerrilla force, which was led by the backbone of the Naval Resistance Army for nearly a year and had sufficient experience in jungle warfare, had less than 300 people left from more than 600 people. However, the guerrillas, who suffered heavy casualties, made a great achievement, and these people blew up the British oil depot in Singapore before the fall of Singapore, burning 1.2 million tons of crude oil.

This was a battle that was consistent with the strategic objectives of the Naval Resistance Army, and one of the most important of Li Guang's operational guidelines was to strike at the Japanese army's supply capability. This supply capacity includes not only transport ships, but also supplies that may be occupied by the Japanese army.

The British crude oil depot set up in Singapore has an inventory of up to 1.2 million tons. This figure is one-fifth of Japan's entire crude oil stocks, and the fact that the Japanese army cannot obtain this batch of crude oil is an extremely serious blow to its war capability.

Li Guang knew that the British had a large amount of crude oil in Singapore, but he did not know whether the Japanese army had seized this crude oil in history, but as a precaution, he still ordered the guerrillas to destroy this huge crude oil reserve.

Historically, before the British surrendered, they also planned to burn this crude oil, but the cowardly British army did not dare to burn the crude oil for fear of angering the Japanese army and killing prisoners, and as a result, 1.2 million tons of crude oil fell into the hands of the Japanese army. This crude oil is enough to support the Japanese fleet to carry out another Southeast Asian offensive, and it is of great significance to burn this batch of crude oil.

Originally, Li Guang planned to arrange a special team to carry out this task, but the special team only had 30 people, and there were too many tasks to perform, and they were even more important. So he discussed it with the Lin brothers and sisters, and Lin Mouzhong did not hesitate at all, and took on this arduous task in one bite.

In terms of results, the sacrifices of the Lin brothers and sisters and the Malayan Chinese guerrillas were valuable, and they were definitely no less valuable than the sinking of 100,000 tons of Japanese merchant ships by submarines.

The so-called value in the war is all the accumulation of blood and bones of the sons and daughters of China.

Li Guang was silent for a long time, and arranged for the General Staff to plan a rescue for Lin Lili and other guerrillas.

In this Spring Festival, it was not only the Chinese guerrillas led by the Lin brothers and sisters who shed blood, but also the telegrams on Li Guang's desk were all reports of damage to the Chinese. In just two or three months, the Japanese army killed tens of thousands of my comrades.

The blood debt must be paid in blood. (To be continued......)

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