Chapter 1097 Analysis

Tang Qiuli suddenly changed his attention, and asked the chief of staff Chang Feng to immediately arrange a meeting with Alexander, who was waiting for seven tricks, every morning, Chang Feng did not fully understand what the division commander meant, according to the division commander's original plan, the Japanese army and the British army, there should be several large-scale battles, and when each other is about to consume, it is the best time for the independent division to send troops to Burma.

This involves, extremely complex long-term strategic considerations, Tang Qiuli did not blame Chang Feng, as his chief of staff, did not understand the meaning, as a person who has experienced history, no one knows better than Tang Qiuli on the battlefield in Burma, the British expression of the British, in history, the British army in Indochina, under the offensive of the Japanese army, surrender, has become a norm.

It just so happened that Mei Xue came out with two cups of steaming tea, Tang Qiuli beckoned Chang Feng to sit down, and continued: "The Japanese army surrounded Mandalay with heavy troops, adopting the strategy of encircling but not attacking, Ito Yanzaburo is obviously an extremely strategic Japanese commander, more than 400,000 mixed troops of the British and Burmese army, it is a large piece of meat that is fat and easy to swallow, but not easy to digest. ”

Chang Feng nodded, thinking deeply, more than 400,000 people are enough for the Japanese to swallow, and after making trouble, Tang Qiuli continued: "The art of war is cloudy, five times surround it, ten times annihilate it, Ito Yan Saburo, with more than 500,000 troops, surrounded more than 400,000 British and Burmese troops, he can not guard against the British in despair, trapped beasts are still fighting, such casualties are what Ito Yan Saburo does not want to see." ”

"Therefore, Ito Yanzaburo wants to surrender without a fight, force the British to surrender, the Japanese army wins Mandalay without a fight, the British army loses all its strength, and the power is uprooted, then the overall situation of the Indochina Peninsula can be determined, and next, it will be our trouble," Tang Qiuli said these words, vaguely worried, overflowing.

Chang Feng didn't understand even more, the Japanese army killed the British for us, didn't that just fit the strategic intentions of the division commander? How can it be troublesome? Tang Qiuli saw Chang Feng's doubts, he must let Chang Feng fully grasp his strategic planning today, and it is imperative for independent divisions to send troops to the Indochina Peninsula and Southeast Asia.

In the future, the battlefield will spread to all corners of Southeast Asia and even the South Pacific, and with Changfeng's ability and ability, he will inevitably assume the role of commander of a major strategic direction, and understanding his own deployment will be beneficial to him standing on the high plane of the overall situation and mastering the form, and it will also be conducive to his growth.

He continued: "The British and Burmese troops all surrendered, more than 400,000 prisoners of war, of course the Japanese will not be killed, then, after we annihilate or defeat the Japanese army in the Indochina Peninsula, these British prisoners of war are our burden, of course, not the material supply, what will we do after we receive these British prisoners of war?" ”

Chang Feng somewhat understood, the Japanese did not kill the British prisoners of war, and the independent division would not do such a thing that people and gods were angry about, he looked at his division commander with focused eyes, and felt that the division commander's words today opened a door to the future in his heart, and the general outline of the entire Southeast Asian strategic pattern was about to come out in his mind, and it became clearer and clearer.

Tang Qiuli continued: "The more than 400,000 British prisoners of war, in our hands, are the military force left by the British in Southeast Asia, although they are unarmed prisoners, according to the Allied Treaty, the prisoners of war rescued by the Allies can be reorganized and armed on the spot as combat troops of their respective countries. ”

"In this way, the power of the British, in fact, still occupies Indochina and Southeast Asia, and the military strength is not exhausted, can we drive out or destroy the British army in the event of war with the Japanese? Obviously unrealistic, will make enemies everywhere, isn't it that we fought a bloody battle with the Japanese army, annihilated the Japanese in the Indochina Peninsula, and let the British prisoners of war pick up a big bargain, this is a matter of making wedding clothes for others, so, in Mandalay, there must be a war, this is what we need. ”

Chang Feng suddenly realized and said, "Commander, I'll arrange it immediately," Tong Guò had a long conversation with the division commander, Chang Feng's thinking has jumped out of the battlefield of Indochina Peninsula and put it in the larger scope of Southeast Asia to consider the problem, and at the same time, he has a great sense of gain, not only the problem of Mandalay, but his own way of thinking, and he is also quietly making this change.

After Chang Feng left, Tang Qiuli said to himself: "Ito Yanzaburo has a good calculation, the British don't have a bloody battle with the Japanese in Mandalay, biting each other's flesh and bones, and flesh and blood flying, wouldn't it be cheaper for them!" After speaking, a vicious smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, but no matter how you look at it, it is very evil and proud.

It happened that Mei Xue came out, saw her husband's smile, and had a chill, guessing who he was calculating again, and couldn't help but say with disgust: "What the hell are you doing again, the British should be unlucky again, right?" After speaking, carefully taking down a broken leaf on his body for him, Tang Qiuli laughed and said: "Those who know me, Secretary Mei is also!" He put his backhand around his wife's waist.

Chang Feng found Chen Cheng, sued him, and informed Alexander and Stilwell that at nine o'clock in the morning every day, the division commander Tang Qiuli was at the Tengchong Headquarters of the Independent Division to discuss matters related to sending troops to Burma.

Chang Feng remained silent, just looked at the head of the Military Command Department of the Military Commission who came on behalf of Chairman Jiang with calm eyes, and was also not well-intentioned, Chen Cheng was forced by Alexander and Stilwell in the past few days, and ate a lot of, and the fire in his stomach was too great.

Moreover, the British were in Mandalay, and were dumplings made by the Japanese army, I am afraid that even if Tang Qiuli immediately sent troops, it would be too late in time, the British were all annihilated, and it is not yet known whether Tang Qiuli sent troops.

Chen Chengpi didn't smile, and said somewhat in a weird way: "With all due respect, Chief of Staff, Vice Chairman Tang probably didn't go to Nanning to inspect the troops, but has been in Tengchong all along, right?" Is there any suspicion of rudeness and contempt for the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces? After speaking, the eagle-like gaze stared straight at Chang Feng to see how he answered his tricky questions.

Chang Fengyi frowned, and said with a straight face: "Minister Chen, you have no right to ask about the specific itinerary of our division commander, in terms of affiliation, as a direct subordinate of Vice Chairman Tang, you guess the whereabouts of your boss like this, and make sarcastic remarks, are you suspected of committing the following crimes?" “

"All the troops of the independent division have not received any notice or order, and they are not under the control of the Allied Chinese Theater Command, so there is no subordinate relationship between General Alexander and General Stilwell, and the identities of both sides are equal.

Chen Cheng's face was blue and white for a while, Chang Feng's words, he was unceremoniously, he didn't save him any face, and told him clearly, don't talk about the British and the Americans, these two foreigners can't control our independent division, and besides, Chang Feng's words are reasonable, Tang Qiuli really did not receive any notices and orders about the change of the subordination of the Chinese theater and the various units.

Whether Chairman Jiang wanted to disgust Tang Qiuli, or whether he had a ghost in his heart and did not dare to give orders to the independent division through normal channels in an open and honest manner, it is not known Chen Cheng was speechless, and only then did he realize that in the past few days, the young major general, who has been dealing with each other and is gentle and polite, has more pride and sharpness than ordinary people in his bones.

Chen Cheng was very embarrassed, he deeply regretted that he was somewhat irrational, once Tang Qiuli found trouble for himself, although he would not lose his life, it was also a very uncomfortable thing, and the person who could mix up under Chairman Jiang was not a quick-witted person who saw the wind and steered the rudder, and was faster than the blink of an eye.

Chen Cheng put on a smiling face at that time, and didn't mention what he said just now, and said to Chang Feng: "Okay, Chief of Staff Chang, I will go and inform the Allied Commander, and please tell Vice Chairman Tang that we must put national affairs first, and the British and Americans are our allies in resisting Japanese aggression. ”

After speaking, he hurriedly said goodbye, somewhat wolf, Chang Feng sneered, Chen Cheng came to find a place for the British and Americans, and brought some evil fire to show his dissatisfaction, and a little trick of yours, I can't hide the pride of my eyes, Chang Feng is originally a young man with a lot of personality, so what is polite to him?

The next day, Alexander and Stilwell came to the headquarters of the independent division in Tengchong, a large manor, after Changfeng greeted him in, as soon as he sat down, Alexander stretched his neck and kept looking out, looking anxious, last night, the chief of staff, Francis, sent him a telegram.

The Japanese army did not attack Mandalay, this is a rare opportunity, and I hope that His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief will reach an agreement with the Chinese to send troops to Burma, and the longer it drags on, the more unfavorable it will be to us.

Alexander has already made up his mind, this time, no matter what Tang Qiuli asks, he will agree, as long as he rescues more than 400,000 soldiers, that is his own capital in Southeast Asia, Alexander will make any concessions, and get over the current difficulties first.

Tang Qiu left, only followed by Shanhu, looking from a distance, calmly, unfazed, Alexander, Stilwell and Chen Cheng, three pairs of eyes with different meanings and feelings, immediately stared at it.

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