139 Burmese army riots

The Japanese were not yet alert at this time, and Kunsha felt that this was the best time to start an incident. He said that when the Japanese found out that Watanabe Takayuki had been killed, it would be difficult to do so.

Aung San hesitated, "Relying on our forces alone is obviously not enough, I think we should wait until the expeditionary force attacks." ”

Min Aung was surprised and asked, "Wait until the expeditionary force attacks?" Wouldn't that be waiting until tomorrow to do it? ”

Aung San and the others focused their attention on him, and Wu Tengwin, who had just arrived here, asked, "Is there still a change in time?" Didn't the expeditionary force attack today? ”

Kun Sha naturally knew that it was boring, and he deliberately said that the time of the expeditionary force's attack was one day late, in order to deceive Min Ang. It would be bad if they were all aware of their plans.

He said calmly: "The expeditionary force will launch an attack this afternoon, and we will start first. By the way, Commander Min Aung, why do you say that you will attack tomorrow? ”

Khun Sha deliberately asked such a question, which made Min Aung a little confused, and he naturally couldn't say that he had planted his eyes and ears beside Aung San, so he also said in a round: "I just heard it wrong." ”

Khun Sa said to them again: "General Aung San, we will launch an attack on the Japanese army now, and when the expeditionary force arrives, we will take Rangoon in one fell swoop, and then we will be a great thing!" ”

Aung San pinched his chin, his brow furrowed and still thinking.

Khun Sha looked a little anxious, he stepped forward and said: "General Aung San, we have no way out, it won't be long before the Japanese will find out the death message of Watanabe Takayuki, and then we will be able to remember and have trouble with it!" ”

U Teng Win and others also focused their attention on Aung San, where he and Min Aung were the main leaders, but most of them were loyal to Aung San, so his words should play a decisive role.

Aung San was still thinking, but Khun Sha on the side was anxious.

"Kunsha, can you contact the expeditionary force now? If we decide to attack today, we can do it. Aung San thought for a moment and said.

Khun Sa shook his head, "General Aung San, you also know that such military operations are absolutely secret to the outside world. I am only receiving such orders at this level, and I have absolutely no right to ask! ”

"It's just that it's an extraordinary moment, and the stakes are high. I can't risk thousands of brothers, let alone tomorrow in Burma. After Aung San finished speaking, he added: "There is no definite situation, and I would rather be arrested myself than take this risk!" ”

Seeing this situation, Wu Dengwen had no choice but to step forward and say to Kun Sha: "Mr. Kun Sha, please ask, we can't act rashly, otherwise it will be difficult to support us with our troops at the moment." ”

Kun Sha nodded, "Okay, I'll ask my superiors for advice." Come on, I'll go to the telecommunications room. ”

As soon as the words fell, a guard rushed in in a hurry and said, "Oh no, a large number of Japanese military police are heading towards us!" ”

Everyone was surprised when they heard the news, and Khun Sha, who was just about to go out, came over and said, "General Aung San, Commander Min Aung, we can't hesitate any longer, if we don't fight back now, it's too late!" ”

Aung San and Min Aung glanced at each other, the two nodded, and after turning around, Aung San ordered: "U Teng Win, order all the troops of the Youth League to assemble and attack the Japanese army headquarters." ”

Min Ang also picked up the phone in front of him and ordered: "Wu Wenxiang? I am Commander Min Aung, and now I order you to lead your troops to attack the Japanese gendarmerie, and to divide your troops to occupy telecommunications offices, banks, power stations, and other departments. ”

Wu Teng Win also stepped forward and said, "General Aung San, there is still a dock left, I will take the troops to go." ”

Aung San nodded, he patted Wu Tengwin on the shoulder and said, "Take care!" ”

Then, in the name of the Burmese Independence Army Command, Aung San and Min Aung issued an order to the 2nd and 3rd Divisions of the Burmese Army, as well as the Burmese Army Garrison Brigade and other troops on the Tonggu front: Immediately break away from the Japanese army and surrender to the frontline expeditionary force!

Khun Sa stepped forward and said, "General Aung San, please give me a troop, I will occupy the airfield and guide the expeditionary force to deploy." Also, please join me. ”

"We're with you too?" Both Aung San and Min Aung couldn't help but ask.

"Yes, it's not just you. Commander Minang, you're going to seconded that infantry battalion to me, and I'm going to take all the people on this list to the airport. As he spoke, Khun Sa pulled out a list that had been prepared for a long time, on which in addition to Aung San, there were also the names of important military generals of the Burmese army, such as Bhamo and U Thein Win.

Seeing that they did not understand, Khun Shah further explained: "If Yangon fails, we will send you to Mandalay or Kunming, and we must make the next step for the future of Myanmar." ”

Seeing that the other party had arranged it so carefully, Aung San, Min Aung and the others didn't have much to say. Kun Sha mobilized an infantry battalion and a large number of troops from the headquarters and began to kill towards the airfield.

There was no Japanese military police rushing over, and the guard was just a deliberate disguise from one of Kunsha's subordinates. At this time of the day, the Japanese military police patrol by, so there is no fuss when shouting.

Various orders were intertwined, and the Burmese army in Yangon began to operate. A large number of troops from outside the city began to enter the city, and the Japanese army had not been prepared for the Burmese army before, so when a large number of Burmese troops began to move and appeared on the streets, they just wondered what the order for this movement was?

However, the Burmese army naturally did not be polite, and several Taisho 11 light machine guns opened the way, and the Japanese garrison immediately exchanged fire with them.

The Burmese artillery also shelled the Japanese strongholds, and the 75 Mountain artillery roared, and the Japanese naval units stationed in the port of Yangon wanted to shell the city, but they had to start a large-scale evacuation of the port of Yangon, so as not to be seized by the Burmese army.

When there was chaos outside the city, the troops in the city also began to move, Wu Wenxiang led the troops to kill the gendarmerie, the youth regiment attacked the army headquarters, and Wu Teng Win led the people to Yangon Harbor.

For a time, there was a lot of gunfire in the city, and Japanese soldiers wearing Japanese-style military uniforms and also carrying 38 rifles fought each other.

It wasn't until the gendarmerie was attacked that Shozo Kawabe and the busy Japanese Burmese Front top brass realized an important problem - the Burmese had mutinied!

Upon hearing the news, he did not panic, but calmly gave an order, and all units held their own points, and the naval ship units shelled the Burmese military garrison, and at the same time ordered a brigade stationed not far from Yangon to immediately return to help.

After deploying all this, Kawabe Shozo looked at it carefully, thinking about whether there was anything missing. After thinking for a moment, he said to staff officer Saito: "Where are there still Burmese troops on the front line now?" ”

Saito frowned, "There are Burmese troops stationed on the Tonggu front, as well as in western Burma, and their total strength is now as high as 100,000 people. ”

Kawabe Shozo felt that a danger was slowly rising, "Immediately find the place where the Burmese troops belong, and let the nearby imperial troops rush to it immediately." ”

"Hayi, I'll do it." After Saito finished speaking, he went down and gave the order.

Kawabe paced back and forth with his chin pinched to see if there was anything he was missing. I don't think there is anything missing, my own deployment should be considered perfect, and the Burmese army with only this division in Yangon City is obviously unable to turn the sky upside down.

At this time, Chief of Staff Saito walked back, and Kawabe Shozo asked him, "Is everything arranged?" ”

"Hayi, I have arranged to deploy according to your orders. Now that the units have received orders, they are calling in the commanders of the Tatmadaw troops. ”

Kawabe Shozo nodded.

"Doing so will have a great impact on our situation on the front line, and the betrayal of the Burmese army will upset the balance between us and the Chinese army." Saito said with some concern.

"There's no way around it. Those stupid bastards of the intelligence services! By the way, where is Daisa Watanabe? Let him come to me at once. Kawabe Shozo said angrily.

"I think Watanabe-kun may have already served the country." Saito Road.

"What?" Riverside Masan was astonished.

"After learning about the transfer of the Burmese army, I sent someone to inquire about Watanabe-kun's whereabouts, and his subordinates told me that early this morning, Watanabe-kun went to the Burmese army headquarters with more than a dozen military policemen, saying that they were going to move their offices. I think Watanabe-kun must have sensed something. Saito said slowly.

Hearing him say this, Kawabe Shozo became even more annoyed, "This stupid guy! What a stupid guy! "Hayi!" Saito thought for a moment and then stepped forward and said, "Your Excellency Commander, I don't think the Burmese army will rush into a riot. Rangoon is in the rear of our army, they have limited forces, and the riot can bring them only death, as the Burmese should know. ”

Kawabe Shozo suddenly realized, no wonder he had always felt that he had missed something, and now he found that it was this stubble that he didn't expect.

"Saito-kun, what do you mean?"

"I think if they dare to do this, it must have something to do with the Chinese army and the Americans, unless the Chinese army will launch a surprise attack on Rangoon today." Saito affirmed.

However, after saying that, he denied his claim: "However, I have just asked the intelligence officers of various units, and they have not seen the activities of the Chinese army, which means that the Chinese army has not sent a surprise attack force." What's more, the current strength of the Chinese army is limited, and if they want to surprise Rangoon, it is impossible at this point. ”

Kawabe Shozo nodded, and the two of them paced back and forth with frowns furrowed, which also couldn't figure it out, and they couldn't figure it out, they felt that they must have missed something.

After pacing back and forth like this for more than ten minutes, at this time, suddenly a piercing air raid siren sounded, and the guards immediately broke in and said: "Your Excellency, commander, please follow me into the bomb shelter!" ”

"Air strike!" Shozo Kawabe and Saito spoke almost in unison.