As a direct subordinate of the Chief of the General Staff, Major General Orebran, Director of Military Intelligence, naturally understood the eyes of his superiors, and was extremely grateful to the Chief of the General Staff for this opportunity.

Such a high-level cabinet meeting, he is a small major general, the head of the second-level department, only to attend the part, not even dare to cough loudly, here, pull out one at will, are several circles bigger than their own head, now, with the opportunity to be a cousin, naturally will not miss it, give the boss a long face at the same time, but also add points for his future promotion!

Sure enough, Admiral Brandtes's strategy worked, and everyone's eyes were attracted by this strange major general who was flushed with excitement, and even Prime Minister Churchill took away the cigarette from his mouth and looked at Major General Olebran with interest, as if the major general's face was blooming.

Major General Orebran, first solemnly saluted the military, and then, speaking clearly: "Your Excellency the Prime Minister, Your Excellency the Chief of the General Staff, ministers and generals, just the day before yesterday, our Military Intelligence Bureau received information from the Intelligence Bureau of the Indian Army, and at present, in the East Indies and even in the East Pakistan area, small Chinese units have been found to be active, and the specific scope is currently being determined, but one thing is certain, these small Chinese troops are preparing for their large troops to enter the above-mentioned areas!" ”

As soon as these words came out, they immediately caused a shock, and the cabinet officials and generals began to talk about it one after another. Telegram of Alexander and Adams. It's not an alarmist fabrication, but it's true, I really don't understand, when did the ambition of the Chinese swell to such a level?

In the case of the British Empire's external and internal troubles, this is by no means good news, and while discussing it, many people's faces showed a worried look. In addition to the Germans hitting the doorstep, only the Chinese who were beaten dared to shout?

Churchill slapped the table even louder and shouted, "It's already very obvious." The ambition of the Chinese Tang Qiuli is fruitful in the overseas territories of our British Empire, the work of the Military Intelligence Bureau, well, gentlemen, now is not the time for discussion, but the time for us to make up our minds and thwart the conspiracy of the Chinese. ”

Only fools will have opinions. There are telegrams from the two commanders on the front, there is intelligence from the military intelligence bureau, and the evidence is conclusive, and if you oppose it, you will become the target of public criticism and the enemy of Prime Minister Churchill.

As a result, all the dignitaries attending the meeting raised their hands and unanimously agreed to send reinforcements from the army stationed in India, and immediately left for the battlefield of Xido. Rescue Alexander's besieged troops.

At this time, Churchill's authoritarian side was shown, and he looked at the officers and said: "General Brandt, in the name of the General Staff." An order was issued to garrison the existing units of the Indian Army. Formed the Eastward Advance Army, which was responsible for rescuing Alexander's troops and blocking Tang Qiuli's troops to attack the East Indies. ”

"As for the commander and command structure of this legion, it is composed of the secret team of the General Staff sent to India before, and the leader of the group is called Chelsea, who is a major general, and he will be the commander, and the rank will be promoted to lieutenant general, and a few words will be added to the end of the order, the wartime cabinet authorizes, and the combat methods and areas of Commander Chelsea are not subject to any restrictions."

This sentence has a lot of meaning, Chelsea can fight any way, including some conventional and unconventional means of warfare, if you have the ability, hit Chinese mainland, and destroy the Republic of China, I Churchill has no opinion. …,

After saying this, Churchill didn't even look at it and said: "The meeting is over, everyone will go back to work immediately!" Damn the Germans, what a hassle for me! ”

Then, with a cigar in his mouth, he walked slowly, surrounded by several assistants, and left the conference room, completely ignoring the generals and cabinet officials, with different faces, originally, there were still a few cabinet officials, who wanted to put forward some opinions, now, don't open your mouth, what is strong, that is, even the link of soliciting everyone's opinions is exempted, and what is directly issued is an order.

At about 10 o'clock in the morning of 16 May, General MacArthur, commander of the US military headquarters in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific, in Manila, Luzon, was looking at a telegram, and General Stilwell, chief of staff, sat quietly on the sofa, because he had sent this telegram and had known its contents for a long time.

Putting down the telegram, MacArthur's face was very ugly, this telegram sent back by the liaison officer of the British army brought him bad news, "The headquarters, today learned that the headquarters of General Alexander, who retreated from the Meth Kailing in northern Burma, was blocked by Tang Qiuli's troops in the Xiduo area of the Hukang River Valley, and the fierce battle was unsuccessful all night. ”

MacArthur's first reaction was, "What is Tang Qiuli going to do?" has repelled the British, made Alexander suffer a big loss, and has to chase after it and hold on to it, is it necessary for Tang Qiuli to completely annihilate Alexander's troops? ”

Up to now, MacArthur has not yet perceived Tang Qiuli's strategic intentions, he only feels that Tang Qiuli has gone a little too far, teach Alexander a lesson, it is enough, if you have to kill everything, it will not be kind, no matter what, the relationship between the United States, Britain and China, or the allies, is a comrade-in-arms in a trench.

That Alexander too, he couldn't even escape, he was copied by others, and he didn't realize until he hit the wall, I really don't know, how he was the commander, of course, these are small things that have nothing to do with the overall situation, even if he makes a move now, he can't save Alexander's fate, not to mention, do you dare to deal with Tang Qiuli?

What made MacArthur most anxious was that Tang Qiuli's troops had been entangled in the Indo-Burmese border area for too long, affecting the division's plan to attack the Japanese troops under Ito's headquarters in Singapore at the end of May.

Recently, the Japanese on the other side of the Strait of Malacca have not been very peaceful, although there is no definite intelligence to show that the Japanese have made any big moves, but MacArthur always has a feeling of uneasiness in his heart, hundreds of thousands of Japanese soldiers, right under his nose, let him be like a fish in his throat, sleep and eat, so after Tang Qiuli repelled Alexander, he made a branch and went up to encircle the British and Indian troops, which made him very uncomfortable.

MacArthur kept these thoughts in his heart and asked quietly: "Dear Stilwell, what do you think about this?" If you judge, when will Tang Qiuli's war with the British end? ”

Stilwell did not answer directly, but took out another piece of information from the text and said: "Your Excellency, commander, according to the report of our observation post in the Strait of Malacca, a week ago, Tang Qiuli's fleet, with two aircraft carriers as the core, a total of more than 30 warships, and a large number of armed civilian ships, passed through the Strait of Malacca. ”

MacArthur asked Stilwell, bewildered, "What does this mean?" At war with the British, what did Tang Qiu do when he dispatched the fleet? ”

Stilwell shook his head and replied: "Your Excellency, Commander, we can't judge what that Chinese will do next, but I have a premonition that Tang Qiuli's footsteps will never stop only in the Indo-Burmese border area, otherwise, there is no need to pursue hundreds of kilometers long distances and encircle Alexander's troops, who are already defeated generals!" ”…,

"According to our speculation, as long as Tang Qiuli repelled the British, it can be regarded as the end of the Northern Burma Campaign, but now it is obviously not the case, the development of the campaign exceeded our expectations, and, before, I contacted the division headquarters and explained that I was going to rush to the Indochina Peninsula to negotiate with Tang Qiuli about the specific time of sending troops, and his subordinates replied to me that the division commander was not in Yangon, and the specific whereabouts were not revealed."

"Can we judge that in northern Burma, the division's campaign against Alexander was personally commanded by Tang Qiuli, and he is now in the area of Xido, is such a small-scale battle worthy of his personal command? His subordinates, there is no shortage of commanders, commanders, what does this mean? ”

MacArthur suddenly shuddered and exclaimed in a low voice: "Could it be that Tang Qiuli wants to attack India?" O my God! It's crazy too! The British will definitely fight back desperately, and the battle in northern Burma has been delayed for a long time, which can only be beneficial to the Japanese! Damn the British, why did you anger that Tang Qiuli at this critical moment? ”

Stilwell didn't speak, in the office, fell silent, he and MacArthur both understood that if the speculation of the two became a reality, then, this Tang Qiuli's ambition was too terrible, the whole of Southeast Asia? First the British and the Japanese, then what will be the target next? He would be an even more terrible threat than the Japanese.

The situation in Southeast Asia, the existing delicate balance, will be broken, and the one who will finally get the greatest benefit must be Tang Qiuli, Shaoqing, MacArthur said in a dry voice: "Chief of Staff Stilwell, immediately report this matter to the president and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, remember, don't join any of our judgments, the country, there will always be corresponding countermeasures!" ”

Tang Qiuli commanded the troops, and in the Indo-Burmese border area, he surrounded Alexander's tens of thousands of remnants, and his influence was not only there.

On the afternoon of 16 May, Senior General Ito Yanzaburo, commander of the Japanese Southeast Asia Dispatch Command in Singapore, looked at a piece of information in his hand and his eyebrows fluttered with joy, so much so that his hands trembled slightly.

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