Alexander, commander-in-chief of the British forces in Burma and Southeast Asia, and Essen, the British governor in Burma, came to Tengchong in China this time to negotiate with Tang Qiuli, vice chairman of the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government and commander of the North China Independent Division, who had nearly one million soldiers on the Sino-Burma, Vietnamern, and Laos borders.

On the way back to Yangon, the two have been extremely depressed, which makes the British who are used to running rampant in Southeast Asia extremely unhappy, and Tang Qiuli subverted all the understanding of the two old colonialists about the Chinese.

Especially Alexander, his inner worries are more, more than 7,000 British prisoners of war, falling into the hands of Tang Qiuli, has always been a piece of his heart, this tough and arrogant Chinese, will use the prisoner of war question, what article?

Perhaps, his initial plan was wrong, and paying a certain price to promote Tang Qiuli's release of prisoners of war should be the best way to solve the problem, but why did he think that Tang Qiuli would unconditionally release British prisoners of war was based on his understanding of the Chinese.

But Tang Qiuli's behavior was obviously different from the Chinese he knew, very different, without the servile humility in front of the British Empire generals, and the fear from the heart, remembering that when he left, Tang Qiuli's mocking gaze made Alexander's heart a mess and did not support him.

And Ebson's thoughts were different from Alexander's, he was equally depressed and worried, Tang Qiuli's troops had penetrated dozens of kilometers into the British sphere of influence in Indochina, and Alexander's army had no way to stop and drive away.

In the long run, the penetration of the Chinese in Southeast Asia gradually encroached on the British sphere of influence, and the consequences were quite terrible According to his observation that Tang Qiuli had met in person, this Chinese with a tough attitude, who had both the strength and capital, and the courage and idea that it was likely that in a few years, he would become the last governor of the British Empire in Southeast Asia, and Ebson was upset by this terrible speculation.

Looking at Alexander, who was swaying and silent with the bumps of the car, Ebson said: "General, the Chinese army staying in Southeast Asia is a very serious threat to the interests of our British Empire, Tang Qiu is far from this person, he is very ambitious, he will never be satisfied with the status quo." ”

"I personally think that since negotiations cannot solve the problem, it is still necessary to solve the general by force, please forgive me bluntly, can our army really not expel or eliminate the Chinese who encroach on our interests?" As far as I know, the general has more than 100,000 troops in Southeast Asia? ”

Alexander suddenly opened his eyes, the anger in his eyes flashed, and he secretly thought to himself, "This cunning old fellow, he is doubting me, the blow to the Chinese is not strong enough, he did not do his best, and he is stupid with one hand, what good is it for me?" ”

He originally wanted to say a few words to refute it, but when he thought about it, his troops were beaten by the Chinese, and even eating a defeated battle is a fact after all, soldiers, after losing a battle, it is useless to say anything, even if you want to lose your temper, you can't stand up your waist!

Then he smiled bitterly and patiently replied: "Your Excellency the Governor, the opponent we are facing is no longer the Chinese we are familiar with, as for Tang Qiuli Chinese, you have also seen that the equipment of his troops, the fighting will and the training level of the soldiers are beyond our imagination, frankly speaking, with the current situation of our British Empire's troops in Southeast Asia, it is not the opponent of the Chinese, although this makes me very painful, but I have to admit this, perhaps, maintaining the status quo is the best ending at present, right?" ”

Ebson glanced at Alexander in surprise, as if he didn't know him, "This stubborn soldier, relying on himself to lead the British Empire's overseas armies, has always been arrogant in front of himself, within his own authority, and meddles everywhere, he is a person who does not admit defeat, what is wrong with today?" ”

Ebson smiled gloomily and said: "General, maintaining the status quo is tantamount to leaving hidden dangers, that Tang Qiuli will never be satisfied with the status quo, since our existing army in Southeast Asia cannot complete the task of stopping the Chinese aggression, Your Excellency General, why don't you ask for reinforcements from the homeland in the name of the commander-in-chief of the army?" I suppose the parliament and the cabinet will not turn a blind eye to this, right? Big deal with the Opium War again! ”

Alexander's eyes lit up, yes, how did he forget to ask for help from his homeland? Not only the army, but also the navy and air force must increase their strength in Southeast Asia, but they can't stand out alone, they have to pull Ebson, and if they lose face, they will lose them together!

Alexander sat up straight and said: "Your Excellency, your establishment is very timely, I think, in the name of the two of us, the joint statement to the mainland took place in Southeast Asia, the Chinese aggression against our British Empire's overseas territories, more convincing, will also arouse the great attention of the parliament and the cabinet, what is your opinion?" ”

Ebson, the old fox, saw through Alexander's intentions at a glance, but Tang Qiuli's threat to Southeast Asia was related to the common interests of the two people, even if they joined forces with him, they would not suffer, so the two of them were in the car and carefully discussed the specific content of the report to China.

In the car, the dreary atmosphere was swept away, and from time to time the smug laughter of the two old foxes sounded, in their hearts, Tang Qiuli's threat was to surpass the Japanese, the convoy arrived at Myitkyina, Ebson took the plane back to Yangon, and Alexander stayed in Myitkyina.

In the process of inspecting the refugee camps, which were under construction and were prepared for more than 200,000 Japanese in the Savage Mountains, Alexander already had an idea, no matter what excuse Tang Qiuli used to stay in Southeast Asia and not leave, he would take in these Japanese.

Moreover, it is necessary to rearm, once the domestic reinforcements arrive, these Japanese, who have been favored by the British Empire, will go to China again to fight against Tang Qiuli's troops, which will be of great help to themselves and their own troops, as long as the Japanese contain most of Tang Qiuli's troops and clear the squadron in Southeast Asia, it will be much easier.

The British just carved out a piece of territory in northern Burma, in exchange for so many benefits, Alexander thought that it was worth it, so he ordered the person in charge of the construction of the refugee camp to be sure to do a good job of infrastructure, so that the Japanese could rest well, there is one sentence he did not say, "These Japanese, but they are all free thugs in the future, let the dog bite people, and give a bone!" What's more, it was to deal with Tang Qiuli's henchman, and suddenly, he was full of expectations for the Japanese soldiers in the Savage Mountain. ”

In the Savage Mountain, Shouichi Terauchi, who was about to be tortured and crazy, could not have imagined that the Englishman Alexander, bathed in the October sunshine of northern Burma, was fighting him and his tired imperial soldiers, and in ten days, more than 200,000 Japanese soldiers struggled desperately in the primeval forest within a radius of several hundred kilometers.

Terauchi Shouichi and the Japanese soldiers, the enemy they faced was not a well-equipped independent division unit, but the harsh natural environment of the Savage Mountain, what the Japanese army lacked the most, was food and medicine, Tang Qiuli's strategy of blocking the Japanese army's airdrop supplies in the air was very effective, how many times, the Japanese soldiers looked forward to see the transport plane painted with the sun logo on the wings, flying to the narrow blue sky overhead.

Cheers, jumps, shouts Long live the Emperor, tears of excitement welled up in his eyes, but in the blink of an eye, the blue sky, suddenly appeared on the wings of the plane, painted with a five-clawed golden dragon and the Great Wall pattern of the fighter jet, like a falcon, fiercely pounced on the big belly and heavy ass of the Great Japanese Imperial Transport Plane, watching the transport plane in the sky turn into black flowers, the broken fuselage, with thick smoke, all the way to the feet of the Japanese soldiers.

Despair, cold despair, made the Japanese soldiers' ardent hearts plummet to the bottom, countless times of hope shattered, the hearts of the Japanese soldiers, has been numb to the point that there are no waves, and the Japanese Southeast Asian dispatch force, every time it is airdropped, sending a large number of fighter jets to escort the escort, can not change the predicament faced by the Japanese dispatch army in the south of China.

Le Yiqin faithfully carried out the order of the division commander Tang Qiuli, concentrated two-thirds of the fighter units of the independent division's air force, and the first and second flight groups in the south, took turns to go into battle, and in the airspace of the Savage Mountains in northern Burma, they fought fiercely in the air with the Japanese escort fighter formations, and fought for more than ten days.

The base camp's reply to Terauchi Shouichi was that in view of the strong strength of the independent division's aviation, the aviation units of the Empire's Southeast Asian Dispatch Army, in order to avoid heavy losses that would affect the Empire's overall strategic plan in Southeast Asia, had to terminate the air supply to your department, and hoped that you would carry forward the spirit of bushido, overcome a difficulty, and get out of the Savage Mountain.

In a word, life and death, whether you can live or not, smell the air of northern Myanmar, it depends on your luck, Terauchi Shouyi's telegram from the base camp was torn to pieces a few times, from this moment on, Terauchi Shouichi felt that he and more than 200,000 imperial soldiers had become outcasts of the empire, in a state of self-destruction, and were abandoned in this cannibalistic savage mountain for the sake of the empire's Southeast Asian strategy.

The little supplies and supplies dropped by the Japanese transport planes, braving the artillery fire of the fighters of the independent division's air force, were nothing less than a drop in the bucket compared to the more than 200,000 Japanese soldiers.

Therefore, the dignified general of the Imperial Japanese Army, His Excellency Terauchi Shouichi, had no choice but to eat the wild vegetables that his subordinates had worked hard to get to fill his hungry belly, and when it rained, he could only squat in the crowded and damp tent, drenched like a chicken in soup, racking his brains to figure out how to defeat the only enemy of Savage Mountain.

He didn't expect that Tang Qiuli had already launched a Jedi hunt for him and the soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army under him.