. Chapter 1123 Alexander is gone

June 23 was undoubtedly an unforgettable day for Alexander, commander-in-chief of the British garrison in Indochina, on this day, he personally came to the outskirts of Myitkyina to meet his troops, and after many hardships and dangers, he finally withdrew safely to Myitkyina.

For this hard-won welcome, he prepared an enthusiastic speech to encourage and comfort the soldiers who had worked hard all the way, which was the biggest capital he had saved in Southeast Asia, and it was not too much to use any kind of etiquette, besides, in the heart of His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, there was still a trace of guilt, when the troops were in danger, as the supreme commander, they were not with the soldiers, thinking of this, Alexander's heart was somewhat uncomfortable.

On the other hand, Alexander's heart, not at ease with Tang Qiuli, has already made a decision, Burma he does not want to stay for a day, after three days of rest in Myitkyina, immediately withdraw to India, let that treacherous and cunning Tang Qiuli, alone to face the fierce attack of hundreds of thousands of Japanese, and when the Chinese and the Japanese are defeated in the Indochina Peninsula, it is time to lead the army of the British Empire and return.

The military flag finally floated in front of him, and the first thing Alexander saw was the tired, dusty, and disgraced Chief of the General Staff, Major General Francis, and dozens of ragged and scarred officers. Under the siege of the Japanese, you are the greatest hero to be able to lead the soldiers to Myitkyina safely! ”

The enthusiasm of His Excellency the Commander was not answered, and Francis, including the officers, looked at the Commander-in-Chief with the eyes of a dead man and lifeless, and looked at the Commander-in-Chief with a spring breeze, daring, like a walking corpse, sleepwalking to Myitkyina, and on the way, he did not think at all, and sent a telegram to Alexander.

Looking at Alexander, Francis's dead eyes changed a little, and he walked in front of him with heavy steps, "Report to Your Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, Major General Francis, Chief of the General Staff of the British Empire's Army in Indochina, lead all the soldiers of more than 30,000 people, report to the Commander-in-Chief, please instruct!" Francis's tone and tone were lifeless, as if he had just crawled out of a pile of dead people, and goosebumps rose all over his body when he heard it.

Alexander took a few steps back and asked incredulously, "Francis, what did you say?" More than 30,000 people? Isn't there still more than 200,000 soldiers in our air force when covering the retreat by the Yudun River? Francis just shook his head, and said not a word, he did not ask Francis again, but hurried up a hill with a speed that no young man could reach.

At this time, the morning sun was born, the mist of the field was dispelled by the sun, and a qiē under the hill was clearly visible, and the British soldiers who were not in formation at all supported each other, and their feet were hobbling and exhausted from the eyes of their commander-in-chief, like walking corpses, moving mechanically in the direction of Myitkyina.

The difference between hundreds of thousands of people and more than 30,000 people, unless they are blind, anyone can see at a glance, Alexander saw the Venus in front of him, dizzy for a while, and he passed out at that time, and the guards and staff officers who followed him hurriedly carried the commander-in-chief into the car, and galloped to the field hospital of the independent division in Myitkyina.

Alexander was on the hospital bed, after listening to some angry chiefs of staff, Francis reported all the way, Francis's dry words, had stopped, Alexander didn't seem to react, staring at the snow-white dazzling ceiling with a sloppy gaze, without saying a word, he had nothing to say.

More than 400,000 troops, but finally arrived in Myitkyina, but more than 30,000 people, not even a tenth, he lost the last bit of possessions, lost all the capital to gain a foothold in Indochina, in his heart, no longer knew what pain and sorrow were, it is strange to say, Alexander did not hate the Japanese who slaughtered his hundreds of thousands of soldiers.

On the contrary, he hated Tang Qiuli to the bone, maybe he was resentful of Tang Qiuli who could not be saved from death, maybe he was contemptuous of the Chinese for a long time, in front of the Chinese, the British gentleman, lost all his pants, but he had no way, watching the ending happen, a kind of resentment that became angry and embarrassed, in fact, even if the independent division troops really paid a huge sacrifice to save the British from Mandalay, Alexander in his heart, will not be grateful to Tang Qiuli, but thinks, this is a matter of course.

This is really strange logic, could it be that the huge failure made this Englishman have a strict distortion in his heart, not to hate his enemies, but to hate the Chinese who have been calculating, it is really unreasonable, Tang Qiuli saw this point of Alexander, will be cold to the sidelines.

Three days later, on June 26, 1940, Lieutenant General Alexander, commander-in-chief of the British forces in Indochina and Burma, left Myitkyina with more than 30,000 soldiers who had lost all their spirit and spirit, and marched in the direction of the Hukang River valley to continue the plan to withdraw to India.

Before leaving, Chu Ziye, commander of the 6th Brigade of the Corps directly under the Independent Division and commander of the Myitkyina garrison, on behalf of the division commander Tang Qiuli, went to the outskirts of Myitkyina to see him off.

On this move, Chu Ziye was reluctant in his heart, thinking that it was redundant, he complained to the division commander Tang Qiuli on the phone, "Division commander, as soon as I saw the British, I was angry and didn't fight anywhere, what kind of fucking unit is this, more than 400,000 people, complete guns and artillery, and the equipment is not bad, I was stunned to fight like this bear, and I didn't even hurt the fur of the little devil, shame!" ”

Tang Qiuli said to Chu Ziye on the phone: "Midnight, the gentleman broke off friendship and didn't speak ill of him, besides, the British are not useless at all, after all, they have dragged down the advance of the Japanese army, not to mention, they also gave us the entire Indochina Peninsula, this point is reasonable, you just work hard, go on my behalf!" ”

I don't know what kind of psychology Tang Qiuli had, anyway, when Chu Ziye sent the materials and supplies to the British, Alexander didn't react at all, just glanced at Chu Ziye coldly, but it was the chief of staff Francis, who warmly expressed his gratitude.

Watching the British gradually disappear into the mountains and mountains of northern Myanmar, Chu Ziye muttered viciously, "Damn, with a bad face, go to the little devil?" With so many goodies, it's better to feed the dogs! "But what happened later made all the independent division generals who were puzzled by Tang Qiuli's move think a little bit of flavor.

Reporters from many domestic newspapers, including foreign correspondents in China, came to the scene and witnessed the squadron's deep friendship and friendship with the Allied forces, and the reporters' cameras and pens faithfully recorded what happened in Myitkyina.

Lieutenant General Liu Tiehan, deputy commander of the Independent Division and commander-in-chief of the Northeast Advance Command, who was far away on the Jinzhou front line in the northeast, said meaningfully to Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe, "Yuhe, the division commander's hand, is quite beautiful, the British have suffered a dumb loss, and they can't catch the slightest trick, and they are still in the outside world, publicizing the good name of our independent division, high!" ”

Alexander left, with the remnants of the defeated generals left, which means that the power of the British, since then completely faded out of the Indochina Peninsula, monopolizing this rich land for nearly a hundred years of history, ended, the British Empire lost its colonies in Southeast Asia, Alexander left, never returned to the Indochina Peninsula, he had no capital, Tang Qiuli did not give him such a chance, from then on, the British general, known as the Emperor of the Indochina Peninsula, was gradually forgotten in people's sight and hearts, and finally disappeared.

Tang Qiuli used his unparalleled strategy to turn a new page in the history of the Indochina Peninsula, and since then, this land has been the world of the Chinese, the battlefield of war with the Japanese, and after several centuries, this land separated from Chinese territory has returned, which is the end of an era.

Just when Alexander, with infinite sadness and melancholy, left Myitkyina, on the road that the British army must pass, Tang Qiuli took the mountain tiger and a dozen special guards, on a hillside, looking at the lifeless and dragging British marching army from a distance, and the cool morning breeze in the early morning, with the rich atmosphere unique to northern Burma, brushed the ends of his black and white hair.

Tang Qiuli on the side of the mountain tiger noticed that the division commander's eyes contained extremely complicated feelings, there was coldness, contempt, and a trace of pity, the entire Burma campaign happened, the mountain tiger was a personal experience, and the ending of the British army was almost completely annihilated, which made the mountain tiger not understand at the same time, but also very shocked.

More than 400,000 people, seven or eight days, just like this, what kind of army is this, the combat effectiveness is unbearable to such a degree, and this qiē is the masterpiece of his childhood partner, today's brother of life and death, borrowing the hands of the Japanese, so that more than 400,000 British troops, completely disappeared, the mountain tiger thinks about it incredible.

Tang Qiuli retracted his gaze, saw the trace of confusion and sigh in the eyes of the mountain tiger, and said with some interest: "Huzi, am I very cold, after all, it is hundreds of thousands of lives!" ”

Shan Hu shook his head and replied, "Xiaoqiu, I won't say the big truth, I only know that everything you have done is for the brothers of our independent division and for the sake of the Chinese!" ”

Tang Qiuli laughed and said, "The British are gone, it's time to deal with the Japanese, that Commander Ito will definitely not be willing to be lonely," In the laughter, several cars sped away, setting up smoke and dust all the way.

(To be continued)

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