Chapter 1091 has its own plan

The Sino-U.S. and Britain Tri-Affair Alliance Treaty was signed, and their respective responsibilities were also clarified, and a grand event in which their respective interests were embodied came to an end.

The British were blocked by the Japanese army in the south and north, itself is the object of rescue, Mandalay has become an isolated city, the Americans and the Indochina Peninsula across the South China Sea, there is no intention to shoot, then, only the Chinese can send troops to Burma, to save the British army, to the British as cannon fodder, and the closest and most powerful to Mandalay is the Tang Qiuli troops who have hundreds of thousands of soldiers in southern China.

Alexander, the new deputy commander-in-chief of the Chinese theater of operations of the Allies, took it for granted that Tang Qiuli's independent division was part of the squadron under his control and command, so Alexander and Chief of Staff Francis, after two days of silence, came up with an operational plan for the Burma campaign.

According to the procedure, this battle plan must also be submitted to Jiang Zhongzheng, commander-in-chief of the Chinese theater of operations, for approval, and after Chairman Chiang received Alexander's battle plan, Le's dentures flew out, because Alexander's plan was too much to his liking, as long as the British did not fight the idea of their own Central Army and wanted to mobilize that force, Chairman Chiang did not have any opinion, not to mention, the troops of the independent division were transferred, and I, Chiang Kai-shek, had no reason to oppose it.

With a stroke of his long pen, Commissar Chiang signed a few big characters: "Completely agree, the general can handle the specific operation by himself," and after receiving the approval, Alexander issued the No. 1 operational order of the Chinese Theater, "General Tang Qiuli, commander of the North China Independent Division of the Chinese Theater, all the units under your unit will rush to Burma no later than the 24th of this month to carry out the task of fighting against the Japanese army." ”

"The specific plan is as follows, with a force of no less than 250,000 troops, your unit will go to the front line of Impal south of Mandalay to meet the Japanese army attacking from the north, and with a force of no less than 150,000 troops, take Tengchong as the starting point, recapture Myitkyina, and control the communication artery from Myitkyina to the Hukang River valley, so as to protect the flank of the British Empire's ** team, this order, Alexander, deputy commander-in-chief of the Chinese theater."

As soon as Alexander opened his mouth, he ordered Tang Qiuli to send 400,000 troops, in front to block the attack of the Japanese army in Southeast Asia, and in the back, to recapture Myitkyina, the key point of the British fleeing west to India, as for the more than 400,000 British and Burmese troops in his own hands, they were not going to fight with the Japanese, but to be brought to India.

Alexander was stunned, thinking that the bullshit title of deputy commander-in-chief of the Chinese theater of operations could dictate Tang Qiuli, moreover, it was all a commanding tone, to shrink the British army in Mandalay, let the Chinese block the front and attack, and find an opportunity to run to the east of India, so that the Chinese could break off the rear for the soldiers of the British Empire.

The order was received, Tang Qiuli only glanced at it, and handed it to the chief of staff Chang Feng, after Chang Feng read it carefully, he laughed out loud and said: "Division commander, this Englishman Alexander, is really confused, thinking that with a paper order, we have to work for the British, his own troops, hiding behind us, just waiting for the opportunity to run to India, really interesting, division commander, how to reply?" Tang Qiu didn't raise his head, and only said four words: "Ignore it!" ”

After giving the order to Tang Qiu's troops, Alexander prepared to withdraw to India, not only did not set up a defensive line in Imphal and arrange blocking troops, but instead shrunk the Anglo-Burmese troops that arrived one after another into Mandalay, hugged them tightly, and waited for the Chinese to come up, block the Japanese in front of them, open the passage behind them, and run away.

Twelve hours passed, Alexander did not wait for Tang Qiuli's reply, of course, he could not see a single Chinese soldier marching into Burma, and the offensive of the Japanese Southeast Asian Dispatch Army was unabated, and it was only a five-day journey from Mandalay, the artillery roared in the southern direction, and the Myitkyina direction in the north was unusually quiet.

In his view, this ambitious and unruly Chinese is deliberately disobeying the orders of the Allied China Theater Headquarters, and this is not only a matter of his authority as deputy commander-in-chief, but more importantly, no one has blocked the Japanese troops advancing north, no one has cleared the Japanese troops of Terauchi Shouichi who blocked the retreat for him, and the dangerous situation in Mandalay has not eased in the slightest.

Alexander was in the Mandalay headquarters, angrily slapped the table, and shouted loudly, "Tang Qiuli is a soldier, and refusing to carry out orders is the most shameful behavior, I want to accuse him to the commander-in-chief of the Chinese theater of operations, and in my name, send a telegram to Tang Qiuli again, "If Tang Qiu leaves Burma, Alexander will not be able to run, no wonder he has such a big temper."

As a result, Tang Qiuli received a second telegram from Alexander, "Division Commander Tang, why don't you carry out the order of the Theater General Headquarters?" For soldiers, this is to go to court-martial, you, immediately mobilize troops, according to the previous order, enter Burma to fight the Japanese army, otherwise, I will severely punish you as the supreme military commander of the Allied China theater of operations! ”

After listening to the report of the chief of staff Chang Feng, Tang Qiuli leaned back and said to Chang Feng: "Chang Feng, Alexander is in a hurry, you see, they have all started to threaten me, it's ridiculous, this Englishman, either has a problem with his brain, or he lacks IQ, or he still ignored that sentence, and waited for the British to come to the door for help." ”

Alexander's anger and intimidation did not respond at all, and Tang Qiuli did not reply a word or a word, and during this period, Chairman Chiang in Chongqing also sent a telegram to Tang Qiuli, which was soft and soft-spoken compared to Alexander's two arrogant and undisguised British generals' condescending tone.

Like an elder's earnest instruction to his juniors, and like an admonition from his superiors to his subordinates, Chairman Jiang advised Tang Qiuli, "We should stand in the interests of the country and consider the problem; now, it is not only China's own business, but also involves Britain and the United States, and we Chinese have always been known for being anxious for justice and keeping our promises, and rescuing the British will greatly improve China's image in the world. ”

Although Chairman Chiang's telegram was not as condescending as Alexander's and did not take Tang Qiuli seriously, the core meaning was to let the troops of the Independent Division enter Burma to rescue the British.

Tang Qiuli looked at Chairman Chiang's telegram for a while, and looked at Alexander's telegram for a while, a little ridiculous, speaking of which, these two are also well-known figures with heads and faces in the history of the Chinese battlefield in World War II, how can they clean these pediatric things, one or two telegrams, let my soldiers go to block bullets for the British, consuming the strength of the independent division, Chairman Chiang is happy, covering the British retreat westward, the British are happy, what are you kidding?

Tang Qiuli shook his head again and again, dealing with such a person, there is a possibility of lowering IQ, he is not a three-year-old child, the life or death of the British is his own business, besides, the strength of the British has not been consumed by the Japanese army to a certain extent, just rely on a few telegrams, go to work for the British, and it is also up to Chairman Chiang and Alexander to think of it?

Tang Qiuli's method of dealing with Chairman Chiang was the same as the method of dealing with Alexander, but he still ignored it, no matter what you said, I didn't accept this trick, in his half-joking words to Chief of Staff Chang Feng, "Let him blow the wind and waves, I will not move," came and went, and three days passed, Tang Qiuli was not in a hurry or impatient, and Alexander could not afford to wait.

The reason is very simple, the troops of the Japanese Southeast Asian Dispatch Army, along the way did not receive any resistance, the speed of advancing in the direction of Mandalay is extremely fast, in the city of Mandalay, you can already faintly hear the rumbling of artillery in the distance, hundreds of thousands of British and Burmese troops crowded in Mandalay, overcrowded, not to mention, just supply is a big problem, hundreds of thousands of people to eat and drink, can be sad Alexander to death.

Moreover, the British troops who retreated to Mandalay were all troops who encountered fierce air raids by the Japanese army on the road, and the formation of that unit was not complete, although there was no formal war with the Japanese army, and there was already the atmosphere of defeat, and the British soldiers were not only demoralized, but also in the air raids of the Japanese army, in order to make it easier to escape, most of them lost their heavy weapons, but they cheapened the Japanese.

Even, Alexander wanted to organize a force to retake Myitkyina and open the passage to India, he did not dare to wait for the Chinese, and he could not afford to wait, this is the plan to save the entire British army, and among the hundreds of thousands of British troops in Mandalay, there was no force that could undertake and was willing to undertake this task.

As soon as they heard that they were going to fight a war with the Japanese, nearly 100 British commanders at all levels who attended the meeting immediately shrank their heads, dodged Alexander's expectant gaze, and came to a collective aphasia, and put His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, who was pale, miserable and miserable in the conference room, the British army was not only beaten by the Japanese and lost their souls, but also suffered from "fear of Japan." This was just the beginning, and the British army lost the war first before the Japanese army could take the stage in Burma.

Alexander finally figured it out, his own troops, such bear soldiers, could not be counted on at all, the chairman of the Chongqing Nationalist Fu, the nominal commander-in-chief of the Chinese theater of operations, shouted very loudly, but he did not have any strength at all, and the Americans could not count on it, and the only person who could save himself and hundreds of thousands of royal soldiers was Tang Qiuli.

But when the agreement between the three countries was signed, Tang Qiuli was excluded, and when he thought of this, Alexander couldn't help but scold the British delegation, I don't know that in China, that is the true god, and when he comes up, he burns incense, Tang Qiuli doesn't have to do anything, as long as he is in the border line, he can take the life of himself and hundreds of thousands of soldiers.

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