The situation at the border is unclear, only the patrol team at post No. 59 sent a message, and there was no reaction from other places.

If it is later found out that it was a false alarm, but the garrison area in northern Burma becomes nervous, mobilizes the troops, and puts on a posture of fighting and fighting in a big way, it will not become a laughing stock of his colleagues, and in the eyes of the division commander, he will not be able to get the impression that he is not aware of the enemy and that he is at a loss for his behavior, which is not beautiful.

Wen Rongcai shook his head and said: "Chief of Staff, I came down from the field troops, according to my intuition, scattered local armed forces and bandits, one is not courageous, and the other is not strong, dare to attack several of our patrols in one day, and the intelligence of the patrol team at post 59 is not untargeted, and the division commander shot dead more than 40 Britons in this deal with the rioters in the Indochina Peninsula, and the possibility of a large-scale invasion by the British and Indian troops cannot be ruled out. ”

"What's more, I also know the division commander, he can't tolerate a commander who is in a mess, and he can't tolerate people who are careless and have no military intuition, so whether there is an invasion of the British and Indian troops or not, we must plan for the worst, and would rather believe it than believe it, even if it is a false alarm, it is better than waiting for the enemy to hit the door and find out, and let the division commander cut off his head."

The chief of staff had nothing to say, and Wen Rongcai said to him again: "Order the first and second garrisons to march along the banks of the Hukang River valley to Xiduo, as long as these two roads are blocked, the situation is clear, you stay in Magao, if the battle on the front line is tense, immediately transfer the mobile forces of several other garrisons to rush to the aid of Xiduo, and each garrison must send at least one reinforced battalion of troops." ”

At around 7:30 p.m. on April 23, inside the city of Yangon. At the command of the independent division, when it was time to get off work, the officers, who did not have combat readiness duty tasks, began to pack up the things on the table. Preparing to leave work, the young officers laughed and laughed with each other, the riot was calm, and there was no war, the Indochina Peninsula was in a peaceful atmosphere, and the officers also had their own spare time. Gradually, it was integrated into the city.

In the division's war room, there was a tense atmosphere, with division commander Tang Qiuli, deputy division commander Tang Qiusheng, and chief of staff Zhao Yuhe studying a secret telegram from Germany, which was a secret channel of the Battellan Guò intelligence department. The content of the information that was transmitted back to Yangon was exactly what Tang Qiuli was worried about.

"Brother. The 1st Tank Corps of Army Group A, to which I belonged, had been ordered to move to the eastern part of Germany five days earlier, and according to the orders of the General Staff conveyed by Army Commander Guderian, the final destination of the 1st Tank Army was the Soviet-Polish border area. Among them, there were twelve divisions that were originally intended for landing on the British mainland. ”

"There are all kinds of indications that the German army is going to do something against the Soviets, and I think these circumstances are very important, so I thought of sending them back to the troops for your reference. Because you said that once the German-Soviet war started, I would be transferred back to China, I haven't seen my brother for a few years, my brother misses the days by your side very much, and often thinks of those comrades-in-arms, now is a good opportunity, besides, Luo Yu is okay? ”

After reading this telegram that was half information and half a family letter, Tang Qiuli pondered silently for a while, and said to the two: "Brother Qiusheng, Yuhe, tell me your opinion!" ”

Tang Qiusheng roughly understood Tang Qiuli's thoughts, and also knew his overall strategic concept, he was in Asia, but his eyes were on Europe, he thought about it and said: "Division commander, as far as the situation in front of us is concerned, Germany's war against the Soviet Union will inevitably affect your overall strategic concept, Germany's strategic center of gravity will move eastward, once the pressure on the British in Europe is reduced and the Americans are free, then, will their attention be paid to the other side of the Strait of Malacca and increase the strength of the US military?" ”…,

"This will have a great impact on our future strategic direction and hinder your fisherman's profit plan, therefore, my opinion is that before the Japanese did not do it to the Americans, Germany did not do it against the Soviet Union, it is not in our interests, and we must find a way to stop it, of course, this is not an easy thing."

Zhao Yuhe's thoughts are not so far-reaching, he has been away from the command core of the independent division for a long time, before that, the main job of serving as chief of staff in Dongzhi is to assist Liu Tiehan in commanding the troops of Dongzhi, and what he thinks about is the affairs of the Northeast and the Kwantung Army, if it comes to the relevant issues of the Kwantung Army, he knows everything about it, but he knows very little about Tang Qiuli's strategic concept.

Therefore, Zhao Yuhe said suspiciously: "Deputy Division Commander Tang, I don't understand, as far as the battle situation in front of us is concerned, the war on the European battlefield has no impact on us at all, the Japanese army's combat area has always been in Asia, and the ambitions of the Japanese and the Americans will inevitably clash, is there any necessary connection between this and Germany's attack on the Soviet Union?" ”

Tang Qiuli did not answer Zhao Yuhe's question, his overall strategic concept is not something that can be explained in a few words, as his chief of staff, he must understand all his ideas, so as to cooperate with the work at any time, but today is not an opportunity, because Tang Qiuli did not have the heart to give Zhao Yuhe a careful analysis.

Tang Qiuli was very anxious in his heart, if history continued to develop according to the original trend, two months later, that is, on June 22, 1941, the German Führer Hitler launched a "Barbarossa" plan for an all-out attack on the Soviet Union, and now it is April 23, only two months later, Hitler began to dispatch troops.

Germany's all-out attack on the Soviet Union was the most critical node in changing the final outcome of World War II, because the vast majority of Germany's military strength was transferred to the Eastern Front to attack the Soviet Union.

A few years later, the British, who had healed their wounds, took the British Isles as a base, taking advantage of the fact that the Germans were bleeding from the Soviets on the Eastern Front, and stabbed the Germans in the back and opened up the second battlefield, which is the famous "Normandy Landing" battle in history.

Another reason for the rewriting of the results of World War II is that the Americans freed up their hands from the European battlefield and strengthened their military strength in Asia, and after the initial victory of the Japanese, it was difficult to resist the fat and strong Americans, so that in the South Pacific region, they suffered heavy defeats one after another, achieving the hegemony of the Americans in the Asian and Pacific regions, which was the result that Tang Qiuli was most unwilling to see.

Of course, the Japanese lost the last pair of underwear, and Tang Qiuli would never have a trace of sympathy, when the Japanese did not beat the Americans out of Asia and the South Pacific, he would definitely not, increase the difficulty of the Japanese, and not to mention that as soon as the South Pacific War started, the Japanese kicked the iron plate and hit their heads and broke their heads.

The Kwantung Army in the northeast, as well as the plan to recover the territory of the Trans-Khingan Mountains and Lake Baikal, will be greatly affected by this, and this Qiē idea is based on the idea that Hitler will not attack the Soviet Union immediately.

It seems that Brother Qiu Sheng is right, he must stop Hitler's crazy plan, he should definitely go to Germany again, meet Hitler, tell the stakes bitterly, and persuade the proud and ambitious German Führer to give up his stupid and crazy approach, but he wants a reasonable reason and excuse, where is the excuse and reason? …,

It is obviously unwise to be an uninvited guest and visit Germany rashly, just by telegraph exchanges, obviously unable to convince the ambitious Hitler, Tang Qiuli has a headache, there is no good way for the time being, so he can only put it aside first and find another good solution, he smiled and said to Tang Qiusheng and Zhao Yuhe: "Delay the two of you to have dinner, just right, today I will be the east, call Mei Xue, Liu Xinlan and Shan Hu, let's go out to eat!" ”

Tang Qiusheng said half-jokingly: "The division commander's family all earn allowances, but they are richer than me, the deputy division commander, Yuhe, let's be respectful, it's better to obey our fate, let the division commander break the bank, and it can be regarded as picking up the wind and washing the dust for you!" I also borrowed flowers to offer to the Buddha and saved a few pieces of ocean. ”

Zhao Yuhe smiled slightly, and just as he was about to speak, Liu Xinlan hurriedly came in, "Report to the division commander, I received an urgent telegram from Major General Wen Rongcai, commander of the northern Burma garrison area, at about five o'clock this afternoon, in the area of Cosima in the Hukang River Valley, my No. 59 outpost patrol found a large number of British and Indian troops and launched an attack in the direction of our northern Burma!" ”

Tang Qiuli was stunned, unexpectedly, the Englishman, who was as honest as a cat, actually showed signs of making a move on the front line of the Hukang River Valley in northern Myanmar at this time, is it unlikely? The timing and place are not suitable, are the British crazy?

Tang Qiusheng and Zhao Yuhe's faces also became nervous, in the defense system of the entire Indochina Peninsula, the northern direction of Myanmar is in the strategic rear, because it is close to the country, the strength is the weakest, there is only one brigade-level border garrison area, more than 18,000 troops, the British are moving in that direction, the situation is very dangerous!

Tang Qiusheng asked Liu Xinlan, "Staff Officer Liu, is there any similar information from the Intelligence Department?" Also, what measures have been taken in response to the northern border garrison area of Myanmar? Have you checked the veracity of the source of this information? ”

Liu Xinlan shook her head and replied: "Report to the deputy division commander, the intelligence department has no information, according to the telegram of the northern Myanmar garrison area, on the front line of the Hukang River Valley, we have a total of six patrols with a reinforced platoon level, up to now, the other five patrol teams have lost contact, and the patrol team of the No. 59 outpost, after sending this information, has also lost contact and cannot be verified, Wen Rongcai, the commander of the garrison area, ordered the first and second garrisons to march in the direction of Xiduo!" He himself, too, personally rushed to the front line to command! ”

(To be continued)(To be continued......