Chapter 1157 Cutting the flesh on the British

Tengchong, a beautiful ancient city in China on the Yunnan-Burma border, at this time, has become an independent division in the border area, an important logistics supply base, directly under the corps and the Sulu mobile corps each an engineer brigade unit, it took a month to widen the road from Tengchong to Myitkyina, therefore, the military jeep all the way, what I saw was the endless traffic of military vehicles, busy and tense scene.

Colonel Whitney, who had never been to Burma, thought that he had arrived at the front line, and couldn't help but get nervous, his eyes were looking around, the convoy entered Tengchong, and several Americans were arranged into a remote courtyard, which is a courtyard with a very western Yunnan style, revealing the simplicity and vicissitudes of life, covered by green trees, the path is secluded, and a gurgling stream flows through the yard.

Shen Jun warned: "Colonel Whitney, recently, because we have been fighting frequently with the Japanese army, the Japanese army has sent many small units to infiltrate our rear to assassinate and sabotage, for the personal safety of the Allied field supervisor, please do not leave this place without my permission, Mr. Colonel, otherwise, we cannot guarantee your life." ”

Whitney, who had been staying with MacArthur at the headquarters of the US military in Manila, smelled the smell of gunpowder, and along the way, the tense atmosphere of the imminent war had already made the pampered American colonel's heart tremble, and coupled with Shen Jun's words, he felt that behind the rockery, it was possible to ambush the Japanese soldiers, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but nodded.

As soon as Shen Jun was about to leave, Whitney remembered his mission and hurriedly said: "Colonel Shen, you immediately arrange for someone to set up our radio station, I want to contact the headquarters in Manila, and also, when can I meet the commander of your army, there is a verbal order from Commander MacArthur, which must be conveyed in person?" ”

Shen Jun replied briskly: "It's no problem to set up a radio station, I'll arrange someone to do it immediately, as for wanting to see our division commander, it's really not a coincidence, the division commander arrived at the Libao front line a few days ago to arrange things before the attack, in this way, let me report to see when the division commander has time?" ”

Shen Jun's very cooperative attitude made Whitney's impression of this ** official very good, and he rarely showed a smile, patted Shen Jun's shoulder, and had an affectionate attitude, but he had enough of Qincha's style and looked condescending.

After Shen Jun went out, he said to several technicians from the technical section of the Investigation Department: "Set up a radio station for the Americans, but no matter what method you use, you will not be able to see the problem with the Americans' radio station," several technicians smiled and said: "Director, you can rest assured, this is a very simple matter, there are hundreds of ways." ”

Shen Jun instructed the company commander in charge of the guard: "These Americans, without my order, no one is allowed to contact them, and don't let them leave here. ”

After arranging and being together, Shen Jun rushed to Myitkyina and reported the whole process to the division commander Tang Qiuli in person, in fact, Shen Jun's heart was very dissatisfied with the division commander's arrangement to treat a few Yankees like this, according to his meaning, it was very simple, just bomb back and finish the matter, which onion is the Yankee? Go to the independent division to point fingers, the usual fault!

After listening to Shen Jun's report, Tang Qiuli nodded and said: "The arrangement is very good, for them to eat and drink, but they can't contact the outside world, Shen Jun, I know you think that I have made simple things complicated, of course, we can completely ignore the Americans, but, after all, there is an Allied Theater Command in the Theater of Operations, we don't need to make things stiff, it will not be good for our next plan." ”

Shen Jun was seen through by the division commander, and smiled meaninglessly, sure enough, Whitney and several other Americans, after being under house arrest for two days, probably figured out something meaningful, plus, the radio station is not easy to use, with the radio technicians who came, helpless, lost contact with the Manila headquarters, and was forbidden to go out of the yard, Whitney finally lost his temper.

Whitney shouted to see Shen Jun, and said, "This is absolutely intolerable to treat the field supervisor of the Allied Front Command like this, I will go to the Allied headquarters to accuse you!" After arguing for a long time, and no one paid attention to them, Whitney took out a last resort, went on a hunger strike, refused to eat, and claimed, "If you don't see Tang Qiuli and give yourself a satisfactory answer, you won't resume eating!" ”

In the evening, suddenly a fierce burst of gunfire rang out around the courtyard, several Americans woke up from their dreams, so frightened that they were wrapped in quilts and covered in chaff, and several guards and soldiers of the independent division rushed in with the smell of gunsmoke.

It wasn't until four or five o'clock in the morning that the gunfire calmed down, and the Americans, who had been crushed under them for several hours, got up and asked the guards in horror, what happened and with whom they exchanged fire? A few soldiers kept a straight face, did not say a word, and after a while, the commander of the guard company came in with a submachine gun in his hand and a black face, and sued Sù Whitney and others.

"Last night, a small detachment of Japanese troops infiltrated near the headquarters, and our guard troops, there was a fierce battle, both sides had casualties, looking at their attack target, it should be the Allied field supervisor station, the most dangerous thing is that more than a dozen Japanese soldiers, has infiltrated your station, if it is not for my soldiers desperately blocked, your life safety, will be greatly threatened, for this reason, I killed six soldiers, wounded more than a dozen."

Whitney was shocked, rolled his blue eyes, the fat on his cheeks, trembled incessantly, as if he had seen a benefactor, he took the hand of the guard company commander, and kept saying "Thank you!" The company commander also told him, "Our intelligence department has cracked a hidden Japanese spy organization, and according to the Japanese spies, their main goal is to find an opportunity to assassinate members of the Allied field supervisors, and in the future, our defense measures will be stricter." ”

After that, Whitney and a few other Americans became more well-behaved and obedient than model students, and they didn't clamor to see Tang Qiuli, nor did they want to go to the front line, and they looked at the ** team, whether they carried out the orders of the Allied Theater Command, and every day they were full of food, sleep and eat, similar to raising pigs, and no, they were in the yard, looking at western Yunnan with their necks up, the blue sky in early autumn, and the occasional yellow leaf falling.

Tang Qiuli ignored the diplomatic note of the British, but under his hands, he was not merciful, and was surrounded by the Ninth Brigade of the Corps directly under the Ninth Brigade of the Corps, surrounded by thousands of British troops in the area of Homarin, who were trapped for several days, lacked food and drink, and finally could not bear the strength, and the British brigade commander put forward a request for negotiations.

After Tang Qiuli received a telegram from the brigade commander Li Haijiang, he telegraphed back, "Brigade Commander Li Haijiang, you must teach the British a profound lesson, let them know that Burma is no longer a colony of the British, but an occupied area of our independent division, which is equivalent to the territory of the Republic of China, tell the British brigade commander that he is not qualified to negotiate with us, you will handle this matter as my plenipotentiary, and you must save the lives of thousands of British soldiers in the way of ransom, and you will properly grasp the specific price, Let the British have some blood! ”

After receiving the telegram from the division commander, Li Haijiang laughed and said to the two regiment commanders under him: "The division commander's hand is amazing, how do I look like a bandit kidnapping!" If this knife goes down, the British still don't cry their father and mother? Tell me, how much is an Englishman worth? Let's not set it low, it's cheaper for these Brits, and it also makes the division commander dissatisfied! ”

I don't know the specific details of Li Haijiang's negotiations with the British, but a few days later, the British troops who were surrounded in the vicinity of Homarin retreated to Imphal in a disgraced manner, and also left a letter of guarantee, guaranteeing that without the permission of the supreme commander of the independent division, General Tang Qiuli, the British armed personnel were not allowed to set foot in Burmese territory, otherwise, it would be regarded as an invasion of the territory of the Republic of China.

This guarantee was very weighty, and it was signed by the British Governor-General in India with a special plenipotentiary, that is, regardless of the attitude of Britain in Britain, the British in India have recognized that Burma is the sphere of influence of the Independent Division, and it is not known how they will explain it to Prime Minister Churchill and the cabinet.

After reading Li Haijiang's telegram, Tang Qiuli applauded, "Okay, Li Haijiang has done a good job in this matter, holding thousands of British soldiers hostage, holding the British by the neck, and signing a letter of guarantee, as for whether the British will admit it in the future, it is up to them," After speaking, he took out a list and handed it to Major General Zhang Quan, the logistics director of the independent division and the commander of the joint rear logistics command, who came to him to complain.

Looking at Zhang Quan's puzzled eyes, Tang Qiuli said with a smile: "Commander Zhang, don't cry poor for me, I know, for a while, the logistics department has been spending a lot of money, especially the purchase of a large number of engineering equipment, and the construction of a field airport in Myitkyina, which makes you feel distressed, no, Li Haijiang has found you the master who pays for it!" ”

Zhang Quan took the list and looked at it, and was happy at the time, and said: "Division commander, Li Haijiang, this kid, is ruthless enough, he takes the British as a wronged boss, just this income, not to mention the construction of a Myitkyina field airfield, even if it is repaired, it is more than enough, more than 1,000 kilograms of gold, this is hard currency," After speaking, he happily put the list in his pocket.

Ito was still desperately sticking meat on himself, to grow up quickly, and then in the decisive battle of Tang Qiuli, MacArthur, who was far away in Manila, quietly ate a deflated son of Tang Qiuli, and his minister, Colonel Whitney, was dizzy by Shen Jun, and did not dare to go out half a step, and the British suffered a big loss, knocked out their teeth and swallowed them in their stomachs.

Tang Qiuli could breathe a sigh of relief, and waited for MacArthur to make a move, so that he could continue to fight with the Americans, but at this moment, something happened in China.

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