Lieutenant General Shigesei Aoki, commander of the Burma Front, was definitely the saddest of the many commanders of the Japanese front. www.biquge.info The Burmese Front, which had just been formed, suffered heavy losses one after another, and two divisions were wiped out one after another, which was absolutely unprecedented for the Japanese army in this war.

And this has put Lieutenant General Shigesei Aoki under tremendous pressure. Although, the commander of the Southern Army, General Toshiichi Terauchi, did not say much. However, it is foreseeable that if Lieutenant General Aoki Shigesei is unable to change the situation in Burma for a long time, he will definitely deal with Lieutenant General Aoki Shigesei.

In the first place, the Burma Front was formed to deal with the terrible situation in Burma, to ensure that the Japanese army could take full control of Burma, and to use Burma as a base to launch an attack on India. However, it now seems that the situation is getting worse and worse.

Of course, Lieutenant General Shigesei Aoki is also very aggrieved. The main force he led had not yet reached Burma at all. For the war situation in Myanmar, it is even more beyond the reach of the whip. And the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army was too cunning, which led to the crushing defeat of the Japanese army.

Now, there are only two divisions of the Japanese army left in Burma. If the British army or the Chinese expeditionary force launched another attack on Burma, how could those two divisions alone be able to resist it? Even if it is the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, I am afraid it will be difficult for them to parry.

As a last resort, Lieutenant General Shigesei Aoki had to order the 18th Division and the 56th Division to stop the pursuit against the Japanese National Salvation Army and stand by on the spot. And he himself, leading the main forces of the Burmese Front, accelerated to Burma. I hope to rush to Burma as soon as possible, and then eliminate the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, stabilize the situation in Burma, and then try to develop towards India step by step.

This also enabled the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army to go to Morey in western Burma without interference to receive equipment from the US military.

It's just that the poor traffic level in Myanmar made the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army heartbroken on the way to Morey. In some places, the roads are completely narrow dirt roads. In addition, this part of Myanmar has more abundant rainfall. Once it rains, the road becomes very muddy. The soldiers had to march one foot deep and one foot shallow on the muddy roads. A lot of equipment has fallen into the mud pit.

In particular, the 105-mm howitzers of the artillery regiment could easily get bogged down in mud puddles. This is still the artillery regiment of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army, which abandoned the 150-mm howitzer. Otherwise, their march would have been very difficult.

Even so, Qin Shou was overwhelmed. 、

"Brothers, exert yourself!" The commander of an artillery company, commanding his officers and men, wanted to push a 105mm howitzer out of a mud pit. However, it was undoubtedly very difficult for a two-ton cannon to pull out of the mud pit with only human power.

When Qin Shou passed by with people, he happened to see this scene.

"Huzi, take someone to help those brothers." Qin Shou commanded.

"Okay, Commander." Guard Chen Hu immediately took a group of guards to help those artillerymen.

With the efforts of everyone, the cannon was finally pulled out of the mud pit. However, he didn't go far and fell into another mud pit, which made Qin Shou very speechless.

"We can't go on like this, otherwise, our marching speed will be greatly limited." Qin Shou's expression was solemn.

"Huzi, go and find Yu Fei, the commander of the artillery regiment."

"Yes, Commander!"

Half an hour later, Yu Fei, the commander of the artillery regiment, appeared in front of Qin Shou.

"Commander!" Yu Fei saluted.

"Lao Yu, these big guys, it's not easy to take them away." Qin Shou looked at the cannon that had fallen into the mud pit.

Yu Fei was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "Commander, please rest assured, we will definitely catch up with the speed of the troops, and we will definitely not lag behind!" ”

Obviously, Yu Fei understood what Qin Shou meant.

"Lao Yu, forget it. The old does not go, the new does not come. By the time we get to Morey, the Americans will give us more artillery, that's a whole artillery brigade! The artillery of the Americans, too, is much more advanced than that of the Japanese themselves. There is no need to waste too much time for these cannons. Qin Shou shook his head. Although his voice was not heavy, his tone revealed an unquestionable taste.

"Commander, the brethren have managed to have so many cannons, and it would be a pity to give up now. Everyone was very reluctant. Yu Fei, a seven-foot man, couldn't help but turn red in his eyes at the thought of giving up these cannons.

"Well, Lao Yu. I can understand that. But do your brotherly work. Abandoning these cannons now does not mean that we will disband the artillery. When we get to Morey, we will also use the artillery supported by the Americans to build a more powerful artillery. ”

"Yes, Captain." Yu Fei nodded.

Subsequently, Yu Fei summoned the battalion and company commanders of the artillery regiment to inform them of the situation. As soon as they heard that they were going to abandon their cannons, quite a few people made it clear that they were against it.

However, after Yu Fei patiently did the work, they all expressed their understanding.

In the afternoon of the same day, the artillery regiment blew up all 36 105-mm howitzers. When the sound of the bombing was remembered, many officers and men of the artillery regiment were left in tears, and some even cried.

However, after abandoning these cannons, the artillery regiment was able to go into battle lightly and increase its speed considerably. This also accelerated the speed of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army's march to Morey.

If it is the most anxious person in the entire Southeast Asian battlefield, it is probably one person, and that is the United States Army Lieutenant General, Joseph Stilwell.

Lieutenant General Stilwell is now Chief of Staff of the China Theater, Commander-in-Chief of US Forces in the China-Burma-India Theater, Deputy Commander of the Allied Forces in Southeast Asia, Commander of the Chinese Forces in India, and the person in charge of allocating US supplies to China. It can be described as a high authority.

However, the British and the expeditionary force suffered a crushing defeat in Burma, and the whole of Burma fell to the Japanese. The Yunnan-Burma Highway has been completely cut off, and the military supplies provided by the United States to China can only be piled up in India, and cannot be transported at all, which will undoubtedly make China's situation further erosive.

At the same time, Burma fell into the hands of the Japanese army, which meant that the whole of Southeast Asia fell into the hands of the Japanese army. The Japanese army can not only use the resources of Southeast Asia to develop more powerful. At the same time, it poses a direct threat to India. Once the Japanese army invaded India, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Now, Lieutenant General Stilwell has a lot of headaches, and he desperately needs to find a way to turn the tide of the situation. Otherwise, once there is distrust in his ability in the United States, then his career may end here. And this is absolutely unacceptable to Lieutenant General Stilwell.