Chapter 26 looks at Burma

To the southwest of Myitkyina, a patrol of horses gallops. A small river twists and turns, and the newly cultivated rice fields along both sides of the river have been planted with seedlings, and the seedlings are growing well. Suddenly, there was gunfire from the southwest, and the sporadic gunfire was very crisp. "Company commander! It was gunfire from settlement 15 that threatened to be attacked. "Reinforcements now!" The company commander gave the order, and the patrol horse team roared away.

From afar, a group of people were besieging the newly resettled Refugee Point No. 15. The group was naked with large knives in their hands, and screamed wildly. The settlement is a simple tented dwelling surrounded by a fence, and a man with a rifle in his hand confronts the attackers. The horse team roared, and the attackers found that something was wrong and fled in a hurry.

The soldiers began to pursue, and in a few minutes more than a dozen attackers were knocked to the ground. "Report to the company commander, all 12 Burmese have been killed!" "Drag their bodies back to Myitkyina and hand them over to the king of Khachin." The company commander ordered. Soon the company commander rode to the settlement, intending to comfort them. As a guarantee of safety, each settlement was issued with a Remington rifle for its own protection. The company commander jumped off his horse and walked into the fence yard.

"Thank you for the timely arrival of the military master, and the grass people are very grateful." The man with the gun was about to kneel down after speaking. "Fellow, this is what the Northern Expeditionary Army should do, and it is our obligation to protect your safety." The company commander hurriedly caught the man's road. The two sides were suddenly stunned when they looked at each other. "It's big brother!" "You're a second tiger?" "Big brother is me? Why are you here? The company was taken aback.

"Mother! Come out quickly, my brother is back! The man began to scream. Three women came out of the tent, one staggering and full of gray hair, and the other two were young women, one of whom was clearly pregnant. When the company commander saw the white-haired woman, he suddenly ran forward and knelt on the ground and said, "The unfilial son is here to meet the old lady!" The white-haired woman was stunned for a moment, squinted her eyes and carefully examined the company commander and said, "Could it be that you are the second tiger, I didn't dream!" "Mother! I'm just two tigers, not a dream! ”

The white-haired old lady stepped forward and touched Erhu's cheek with her own hands, and suddenly the old tears were full of joy and tears. After sobbing a few times, the old lady took Erhu's hand and said: "Child, my mother thought that you were no longer alive a long time ago, but I didn't expect to see you in a foreign country, why are you here, look at this military uniform, could it be that you are the Northern Expeditionary Army?" "Mother! That year, after I escaped, I went to Jiangnan, and then entered the military academy of the Northern Expeditionary Army. My dad? You weishenme came here? ”

"Kid! After you killed Feng Gongzi that year, the government arrested your father and tortured him to death in prison. Last year, there was a severe drought in Henan, and our village did not harvest. The whole village fled, and the family fled to Shaanxi. It was the kind-hearted Northern Expeditionary Army that placed us here, but I didn't expect my son to also participate in the Northern Expeditionary Army. ”

"Brother! This is your sister-in-law, our sister Yingzi! The elder brother was pleasantly surprised. The pregnant woman was a little shy and said, "The slave family visits the uncle!" "The second tiger also saw the courtesy." Is the second brother really you? Our mother talks about you almost every day! Yingzi, who had a delicate face, stepped forward to take a closer look and couldn't take his eyes off it. Time flies so fast, 5 years have passed, and I didn't expect Yingzi to become a big girl・・・・・・ ”

Myitkyina, King Khachin and Li Tong looked at the attackers who were killed, "Lord Li, the Kcan Chin people don't do such a thing, these people are Burmese. Li Tong said: "King Khutchin, Myitkyina is your territory, and I don't want such attacks on refugees to happen again." King Ketcin said decisively: "Come, immediately expel all Burmese people in the territory." Li Tong gasped when he heard this, and secretly thought, this King Keqin is even more ruthless. But this is a move by King Keqin, and it is not easy to interfere.

As for how King Kachin drove the Burmese away, it was not Li Tong's concern. After the resettlement of the refugees was established, Li Tong immediately set off for Mandalay by water. He later learned that the king of Khutchin, backed by the Northern Expeditionary Army, had carried out a large-scale looting of the Burmese in the territory and then drove them away. In this way, an additional 20,000 refugees were later resettled in the Myitkyina region.

And what was even more thorough was Nie Shicheng, who, with his connivance, not only shot prisoners, but also executed all those who resisted, and the entire Salween River basin was in a miasma, and the local residents were forced to flee their homes and flee to Laos and Siam. The appropriation of vast tracts of fertile land has greatly accelerated the resettlement of refugees.

Mandalay, Shang Hu took Nie Shicheng's letter and said: "It's just nonsense, how can you do this." Not only did it shoot the prisoners without permission, he also ・・・・・・ "Shang Hu can't go on." Seinfeld said: "Commander, have you thought about it, Nie Shicheng's move has greatly accelerated the resettlement of refugees. Profound! I understood the meaning of the General Staff's Long March's transfer of Nie Shicheng's troops, and it turned out to be a means of not compromise. Now I understand better what the commander-in-chief said, don't go through the process and just get the result. ”

Shang Hu said: "Even if the headquarters has this consideration, but we must be restrained, chief of staff, what do you say?" Seinfeld groaned and said, "Commander, fortunately, the scope is not large, only limited to the Salween River Valley, you and I will turn a blind eye." However, the Ilova Low River basin must be cautious. This matter can't be known to Master Li, otherwise it will be troublesome. ”

A passenger and cargo ship docked at the dock, and Li Tong and his entourage disembarked. Shang Hu and Song Fei, who were already waiting on the dock, hurriedly stepped forward. "Master Li, I'm waiting for you to come. I and the chief of staff have no idea how to form a new government in Myanmar, and it is urgent to set up a puppet regime in order to stabilize the situation in Myanmar," Shang Hu greeted with a smile. "Master Li, what's going on over there at Myitkyina? Isn't it a bit of a hassle? Otherwise, why are you delaying it for a month," Seinfeld asked.

Li Tong smiled bitterly and said: "At first, the resettlement of refugees was very smooth, but the refugee sites were often attacked. After I left, King Khaqin began to drive out the Burmese in the territory, and I felt that this method would cause endless troubles and was not a long-term solution. King Kin has already begun to act, and I can't stop it. Fortunately, there are not many Burmese people in the territory of the king of Khoqin, so it will not cause chaos. Commander Shang is right when he says that it is now necessary to establish a new Burmese government as soon as possible so that the situation can be stabilized as soon as possible. ”

Shang Hu and Seinfeld glanced at each other and said, "Lord Li, Nie Shicheng reported that they are going well there, and there is no problem in rehousing 50,000 refugees within a month." Master Lee, you should arrange for officials to go to Taunggyi as soon as possible. Li Tong was a little surprised when he heard this: "How can this be possible to resettle 50,000 refugees at a time." I spent a lot of money in Myitkyina, and with the support of the local Chinese Chamber of Commerce, and the great assistance of King Kechin, I was able to resettle 30,000 refugees. ”

Shang Hu and Seinfeld knew in their hearts that Nie Shicheng had driven out the local residents on a large scale, so they were naturally confident, but they couldn't tell Li Tong the truth about the real situation. As Li Tong, who is influenced by traditional culture and has strong Confucianism, he can accept King Keqin's misdeeds, but he can't accept the Northern Expeditionary Army's misdeeds. Seinfeld said: "We don't know the specifics, but the resettlement of refugees is the top priority right now, and you should immediately send officials to Taunggyi." Li Tong nodded.

After Li Tong arrived in Mandalay, he naturally set about forming a new government in Myanmar without stopping. Soon a candidate was chosen, and the cousin of the tin robe, Nagan, was chosen as the new king, and the new country was named the Toren Dynasty, which means to be reborn and reborn. Then the new king, Nagan, ascended the throne and proclaimed it to the world. The new king of Myanmar has pledged to be friendly with his neighbors for generations to come and never use force. He also preached that the Northern Expeditionary Army entered Burma specifically to deal with the British, and called on the people to have a friendly attitude towards the Northern Expeditionary Army.

Sima Zhao's heart is well known to passers-by, but for the Northern Expeditionary Army, there is a high-sounding reason in legal theory after all. Another point is that there are good reasons to talk about the British. With the accession of a new king to the throne, the situation gradually stabilized. In just over two months, the Gongbang Dynasty was in full swing, and it was a great move to expand its territory with troops to neighboring countries, and in the blink of an eye, the dynasty perished, the British were driven away, and the new dynasty was replaced, which was simply dazzling and unadaptable.

After the new king of Burma ascended the throne, Nie Shicheng's plan was completed, and all the Burmese people in the entire Salween River valley were expelled from the country, and a large number of refugees were driven to Laos and Siam. Laos and Siam were in danger, but suddenly there was a change in Burma, and then the powerful Burmese army announced its surrender, Laos and Siam were excited by the joy of victory, and they did not pay attention to the refugee problem at all.

Perhaps Laos and Siam are also Buddhist countries, and the two sides themselves travel freely, and they think that these Burmese are fleeing the war, so they accept the refugees as if nothing had happened. There are about 200,000 indigenous people in the entire Salween River basin, and they have been driven to Laos and Siam, which are also sparsely populated.

Mandalay Headquarters, Li Tong entered with a letter in his hand, his face was extremely ugly and said: "Commander Shang, we are an ancient civilization, even if we set foot on a foreign land, we can't be robbers, I suggest that Nie Shicheng be severely punished, such a bandit is simply infuriating." Shang Hu hurriedly said: "Lord Li, I am to blame for this matter, and I didn't find out and stop it in time." At the moment of the big enemy, if we deal with the manager, it will affect morale, after all, we are fighting in a foreign country, which is different from the situation at home. I have ordered that Nie Shicheng's troops be transferred to the Indo-Burmese border, and that the 1st Brigade of the 3rd Column should be sent to the Salvinjing area, and at the same time strict military discipline has been promulgated. ”

After Li Tong snorted and left, Seinfeld said, "Is this matter reported to the headquarters?" "It has to be reported truthfully."