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The capture of Rangoon should be the last battle of the independent division in the Indochina Peninsula, but the difficulty of this battle must be beyond imagination, the key lies in the word "force", not to smash Rangoon, not to completely annihilate the Japanese army under Ito, but also to let him save a certain strength and retreat, whether it is the Japanese base camp or Ito, will not be willing to give up Yangon, Japan's last bridgehead in the Indochina Peninsula, the problem is tangled, this is the tangled.

This time, even Tang Qiusheng, who has always been calm, frowned, and secretly thought to himself, "This battle is not easy to fight, Xiaoqiu handed over the task of capturing Yangon to himself, once he smashed it, he would lose face and fall second, delaying his overall strategic deployment, wouldn't he become a sinner of the independent division?" After so many years of fighting, Tang Qiusheng, who never knew what it was difficult to do, had a tricky feeling for the first time, but he didn't speak, since these problems were raised at the meeting, there should always be a more appropriate solution.

Tang Qiuli also saw that the embarrassment of the generals, especially Brother Qiusheng, frowned, and seemed a little preoccupied, it is understandable that the final battle of the Indochina Peninsula fell on Brother Qiusheng's shoulders, and there were so many obvious problems, it would not be easy to change it.

He motioned to Chang Feng and continued, Chang Feng continued: "To solve these difficulties, it is necessary to consider the battle situation in Burma as a whole, and the division commander is deployed like this, attacking the troops in Yangon, starting from the west and north of Yangon, adopting the method of flat pushing on the line of one house and the fastest update, gradually compressing the Japanese defensive area, and transferring the Waxima line to the west in Bago, so as to make way for the Japanese army to retreat eastward. ”

"Ma Chaoyang's Corps, going south to Bangkok, doing the right flank guard, preventing Japanese reinforcements from landing in the Gulf of Thailand, directly under the Corps as a strategic reserve, the battle of Rangoon, the key is to grasp the time, before the Japanese mainland reinforcements arrive. Solving the battle, and making Ito feel the immense pressure, holding Yangon is impossible to do, during the scale. It is necessary to handle it very precisely, so this battle is a psychological war. ”

After Chang Feng sat down, he was silent for a long time, no one spoke, and they were all digesting Chang Feng's strategic deployment just now. After a long time, Tang Qiusheng said: "There is no problem with the entire strategic deployment, if we continue to fight like this, Rangoon will definitely be able to conquer it, but there is one problem, the 29th Corps will withdraw from Bago and make way for the Japanese army to retreat eastward." Is it too obvious, will Ito withdraw from Rangoon along this line? ”

Tang Qiuli continued: "Brother Qiusheng's concerns are not unreasonable, I have formulated this set of battle plans for the Yangon campaign. It is based on the understanding of Ito, Ito claims to be a Chinese expert, he should know that in the ancient Chinese art of war, there is a plan, called the siege of three missing one, Ito can see better, he will think that he has seen through my strategy. ”

"Moreover, Ma Chaoyang's corps is a card for me to bluff. Strategically, the situation of cutting off Ito's eastward retreat was formed, and the posture of attacking the Malay Peninsula was not worried, and if Ito did not run quickly, if the Japanese army base camp, the order given to Ito was to defend Rangoon. If you don't give up an inch of land, then you will completely annihilate the Japanese troops under Ito's command in Yangon, of course, this is the result that the Americans want to see, and it is also a situation that I do not want to see. ”

Tang Qiuli is telling the truth, his painstaking layout is to want Ito to lose the battle, retreat all the way south, and get as close to the Americans as possible, really wipe out all the Japanese troops under Ito in Rangoon, his plan will be an imperfect, or rather, it is a regrettable ending, if you want to kill Ito, you can do it in Mandalay, why bother to fight in Rangoon?

He hoped that the decision-makers of the Japanese base camp and Ito himself would see that he had deliberately set aside this way of life, and would not defend and fight to the death in Yangon, but what kind of crazy decisions the Japanese like mad dogs, especially the somewhat neurotic emperor, would make, and the way the Japanese thought and behaved were very difficult to grasp.

However, he will not show the slightest sign of this kind of situation, and even the formulators of the campaign plan are not full of confidence, so the generals who are responsible for implementing the plan are not even more bottomless? It will shake the morale of the military.

So, Tang Qiuli said half-jokingly: "The way of life has been laid out for Ito, if he doesn't go, it will be self-defeating, I can't complain about us, Brother Qiusheng, you just let go of your hands and feet, I ordered Le Yiqin's Southern Flight Group to maintain an uninterrupted cruise in the waters near Yangon, once you find the Japanese reinforcements coming from the sea, send the little devil to the bottom of the sea to feed the sharks, break Ito's thoughts, and also add some chips to Brother Qiusheng, how about it?" ”

Tang Qiusheng smiled and said: "Since the division commander has formulated a complete Yangon campaign plan, we just follow it, and we can't make a mistake, from the northeast to Burma, your strategic plan and campaign plan, when we haven't traveled on a business trip, we all have a mirror in our hearts, what else can't we let go?" ”

Tang Qiusheng's words dispelled the last trace of doubt in everyone's hearts, think about it, as long as the division commander calculates that, he hasn't run, since he entered the Burma battle, first the British, and then Ito, the old devil, has not fallen into the division commander's calculations step by step, the atmosphere in the conference room has become active, and the division commander is right, it's a big deal, just kill Ito in Yangon.

Tang Qiuli looked at his watch, and suddenly exclaimed, "This meeting has been going on for so long, it's almost evening, we still have distinguished guests to feast, and it will be unlucky to neglect Qincha," Tang Qiuli said, making a very scared expression, everyone laughed, he turned around and shouted: "Staff Officer Liu, come over here." ”

Outside the conference room, Liu Xinlan, who was on guard, heard the shout, hurriedly came in, and saluted in a proper manner, "Division commander, what orders do you have?" Tang Qiuli smiled bitterly and said, "Staff Officer Liu, the two of us spend more time together than anyone else, so we don't want these rules, right?" I'm tired and panicked, don't you feel constrained? ”

Everyone burst into laughter, and they all looked at this female lieutenant officer with a beautiful appearance, black hair like a cloud, plump and graceful body, Feng Jiwu and Li Honggang, although it was the second time they saw Liu Xinlan, they still looked at it a few more times, and the two exchanged glances, and they both understood what they meant to each other, "It's exactly the same, it's like Zhang Xiaoling being reborn, it's a miracle that there are people who are so similar in the world." ”

Liu Xinlan didn't expect that Tang Qiuli would joke with herself in front of so many senior officers, and her face was crimson at that time, thinking about it, she did follow the rules every time, and she was tired and panicked, and she couldn't help but "flutter" and laugh, this smile is like a lotus flower in the first bloom, with all kinds of charms, everyone has seen Mei Ting and Mei Xue.

It is undeniable that the temperament, talent, and appearance of the Mei sisters are all the best choices, and this female second lieutenant does not seem to have much to say, she can stand shoulder to shoulder with the Mei sisters, especially the appearance of the cool Xiao Zhang Xiaoling, which made them have some understanding in their eyes, and turned their heads to look at Tang Qiuli, all of them smiled meaningfully, and Liu Xinlan was inexplicably flustered.

Tang Qiuli quickly changed the topic and said: "Staff Officer Liu, knowing that you are proficient in English, I will give you an important task, as my special assistant, responsible for communicating with the Americans, in addition, you will be responsible for arranging the banquet for Americans tonight, the specific location and banquet specifications, you can determine it yourself, you need a few assistants, you look for Yang Ketian to ask, hey, a small place like Yangdong, what hotel can there be, in this way, you can arrange it in the form of a family banquet according to our Chinese customs." ”

Watching Liu Xinlan's slender back disappear into the conference room, Tang Qiusheng sighed in a low voice: "It's really exactly the same, Xiaoqiu, I know your thoughts, take advantage of it!" Tang Qiu diverted the topic and said: "Everyone is going to attend a banquet tonight, give the Americans a luxurious lineup, and eat and drink in the war." ”

To be honest, Tang Qiuli didn't know what psychology to let Liu Xinlan prepare such an important banquet, he understood the habits of Western Europeans and Americans, generally speaking, Zhang Luo's family banquet was the hostess, in our China, the family banquet was also by the hostess Zhang Luo, after ordering Liu Xinlan, Tang Qiuli realized this, perhaps, from the bottom of his heart, he has regarded Liu Xinlan as his wife, of course, the main reason is Xiaoling.

When night falls, in the southern Burmese town of Yangdong, in a valley among the lush mountains and forests, a clear stream flows through the middle of the valley, and on the valley, a wide tent is set up, which is enough to accommodate 100 people, this is the banquet venue chosen by Liu Xinlan, Liu Xinlan, who returned from studying in the UK, is familiar with Western customs and habits, although Tang Qiuli asked her to prepare this dinner according to Chinese customs.

Liu Xinlan is still in the form of a picnic, the dishes are purely Chinese, but the way of the banquet is European and American style, which can be regarded as another combination of Chinese and Western, Yang Ketian vigorously supported his subordinates, transferred more than 20 young male and female officers from the staff office, served as banquet service personnel, and told them to obey Liu Xinlan's arrangement.

However, Liu Xinlan is somewhat uneasy, the key is the word "home" when Tang Qiu leaves the family banquet, she can't help but think about it, she knows very well that whether it is in the West or in China, the family banquet is the hostess's appearance, so isn't she the hostess is identity, in other words, won't she be his wife?

Thinking of these, Liu Xinlan couldn't help but be a little annoyed and shy, she kept comforting herself, this was his unintentional move, it was said at will, she didn't have to take it to heart, just complete it as an important task area with the mentality of a subordinate, but the more she thought about it, the more uneasy she became, and there was a trace of expectation, anyway, it was a very complicated mentality.

Liu Xinlan's heart is a little chaotic, that kind of thought, she has never had, aside from the disparity in status, it is the invisible obstacle in her heart, which cannot be overcome, suddenly, she is a little afraid to see Tang Qiuli, is it to apply to Director Yang to change a job for herself, and stay away from him? Liu Xinlan thought to herself.

(To be continued)~-~