Planes circled over the British airfield in Kolkata, and in the harbor below, huge Royal Navy seaplanes were taxiing in the harbor, and the British stepped up their maritime patrols in the hope of keeping abreast of the enemy nearby. There were several Hurricane fighters hovering in the air, waiting for escort, but they were really just pretending, because they did not have the range to accompany Short Sunderland's four seaplanes for the entire journey.

Rumor has it that the Japanese fleet could appear here at any time, just as in February, when the elusive Nagumo fleet suddenly appeared near Sri Lanka. Since the Japanese fleet is accustomed to conducting operational reconnaissance with submarines, many signs point to their next move, which will be here. Although the Times' military commentators preferred that the Japanese would attack Hawaii or Australia first, rather than here, these military experts never seemed to have guessed correctly from the beginning of the war; The sudden disappearance of the aircraft carrier Athletic God, which had been dangling outside the harbor not long ago, suggests that the colonists are not safe here. Some of them had just made the bumpy ride from Yangon to Calcutta when they saw the threat follow.

DC3 landed on the runway, and Chu Tingchang was no longer greeted by a U.S. jeep, but a Rolls-Royce car with a small flag of China and Britain, with a license plate of Army 004; Somewhat flattered, Colonel Jennings, who was on the same plane with him, was not qualified to attend the meeting, and sighed and returned to the troop station, where the colonel preferred to survey closer to the Japanese than to face the disorganized troops, whose troops had so far only been issued with construction machinery, not weapons, and the army guarded these black soldiers like thieves. The unit had already established contacts with Nazi spies while it was stationed in North America, and the Strategic Intelligence Service had captured several spies and seized anti-racism pamphlets produced by the Nazis, which stated that the countries that still practiced apartheid in the 20th century deserved to be destroyed.

Chu Tingchang sat in the back seat of the car, secretly checked his receiver, and still didn't have any news, obviously the focus of 419 was no longer himself, and he didn't know where to go at this time.

Cars drove through the heavily guarded streets of Kolkata, and martial law was also imposed in some urban areas, and Chu Tingchang could clearly feel that the glasses of the crowds of onlookers on both sides of the street revealed hatred.

It's much more prosperous than Yangon, but like Yangon, it's in a state of panic. The British's sedan, with all sorts of luggage on top, began to leave. The Japanese army, as an Asian, defeated the British Empire one after another, which inspired the people here.

There was a commotion in the crowd in front, and Chu realized that something was about to happen. With a loud bang, an explosion occurred at a checkpoint at an intersection in front of it, sending fragments flying everywhere, one of which hit the windshield of a car.

He hurriedly got under his seat, and the driver in front of him stepped on the brakes, and the car crossed the intersection. Chu Tingchang didn't dare to stretch out his head to look, and he heard gunshots outside. He knew that he had encountered an accident, and this car with the license plate of the British army headquarters should be a conspicuous target, so he quickly opened them and turned over and got out of the car. Not far away, a shouting Indian was firing at the military police with a pistol, and Chu Tingchang crawled into the coffee shop on the street, and everyone in the shop was lying on the ground, but he was the only one in the shop wearing a military uniform. Bullets from the exchange of fire between the two sides outside, from time to time, hit the glass window. He thought that even if he embarrassed the Chinese soldiers, it was not the time to be reckless, so he continued to keep his head on the ground.

The explosions sounded one after another, and someone occupied the commanding heights and threw them down*,* The fragments were strange, and there was a nut, and it fell in front of Chu Tingchang's eyes.

The gunfire gradually subsided, and the British approached cautiously from all directions, Chu was careful that this was too secretive, and carefully observed for a while, seven or eight attackers had fallen to the ground, each of them had been shot at least seven or eight times, they seemed to have come to attack the checkpoint, if they could improvise, they should have rushed straight to their limousine.

He saw the bodies and the nearby streets covered with leaflets, apparently for propaganda purposes. A group of British soldiers rushed in to search for suspicious people, etc., and when they saw him, the senior Allied officers hurriedly helped him up.

The British apprehended suspicious elements by simply arresting white-looking, bespectacled Indians, and sparing barefoot peddlers and pawns, as was evident in the fact that the initiators of the Indian independence movement were from wealthy or high-caste families, as in Burma. He went out and picked up a blood-stained flyer. Sure enough, even the flyers were printed in English.

The flyer reads "Avenge Mahatma Gandhi"

Chu Tingchang gasped, he didn't know that there was such a thing. If it was true, then the British had done something stupid. It is equivalent to extinguishing a cigarette butt in a * bucket.

Could it be a ploy by a Japanese person? He put this soft paper to his nose and sniffed it, the ink is Japanese, the Japanese are quite chicken thieves in this regard, they all use the cheapest materials, he has seen all kinds of propaganda materials printed by the Japanese in the Hongkou workshop in Shanghai, all the same.

Dropping the leaflets, I got back to the car and soon arrived at the Doge's Palace opposite St. John's Church, with huge balloons dragging on top of the church, and the whole area was completely controlled, barbed wire was pulled up, and anyone who entered needed to be checked. At the entrance of the Governor's Palace, the flags of various countries were hung in colorful colors, and the flag of the Republic of China was quite in the middle.

Governor Vivier was waiting for everyone in the reception room, which was already filled with Japanese men in all walks of life, dressed in straight uniforms. The generals of China and the United States, the officers of Australia and Canada, and even the Dutch soldiers who came from Borneo. Everyone gathered together in frustration and talked about the disappearance of the Japanese fleet and the Japanese attack on the Kolkata Port prison, and it seemed that shooting Mahatma Gandhi and then blaming the British was part of a whole great conspiracy, but most of the people here still couldn't see the whole conspiracy, so they needed to get together and brainstorm something.

Stilwell appeared at the scene, he first whispered a few words to Vivel Slim, greeted Sun Liren, and saw Chu Tingchang from a distance, his expressionless face avoided eye contact.

Chu Tingchang found that this place was simply shining stars, and many of the adjutant generals with ties were also majors, just like himself, but he did not feel inferior at all, on the contrary, he felt that he was the most special among them, so he always smiled at the gloomy meeting scene, and was almost the only person on the scene with confidence written on his face. Two divisions of American equipment were hoarded here, and the British obviously wanted to keep it for themselves, so they had to behave well and not let the weapons fall into the hands of these wastes.

Seeing that the people were almost there, a British officer introduced you to your seats.

The seats in the venue were arranged in three rows, and Pavilion Chief Chu found himself sitting in the last row, obviously making an exception for himself to attend, and there was no more special treatment. Obviously, the concept of hierarchy is still very serious, and he secretly disdains it in his heart, thinking to himself: If I hadn't saved you, I would have fled to New Delhi by this time.

Stilwell stepped forward and cleared his throat:

"Ladies and gentlemen, the latest in the morning, the Japanese army has landed on Borneo. In addition, the battle on the periphery of Moresby has begun, and as it stands, neither of these places can be saved. ”

His words caused a whisper below, obviously everyone was prepared for the worst, but the amount of bad news was still beyond most expectations.

"The fighting in New Guinea will continue, and it will be conducted in the form of guerrilla warfare, but the 1st Marine Division and the Australian troops are preparing to withdraw to the Australian mainland and defend in the north. In Borneo, the oil well facilities have begun to be destroyed, but it is impossible to build a strong defense, because the Japanese fleet is completely in control of the sea, and we cannot send reinforcements and supplies where they are needed. ”

He continued, and even Pavilion Chief Chu felt that the situation was not good. While complacent about their own victory over the Japanese at the tactical level, the Japanese army frequently scored at the strategic level.

"What's next for Australia, or are we here? If it is here, is it Chittagong or Kolkata? I, General Vivel, and I, would like to hear your views. ”

"With all due respect, if we bury our heads in guessing where the Japanese will start next, their plan will ......succeed," Sun Liren in the front row was the first to speak, and his words were still very impulsive, "The Japanese Navy is nowhere to be found, but it is still ghostly, and they can gain the initiative in any place." Such a discussion will not lead to results in the end, it will only be nothing more than spreading the supplies evenly and carrying out an unfocused defense. In the end, it is fortified everywhere, and it is impossible to defend it everywhere. ”

Sun Liren had just annihilated a thousand Japanese troops on the west bank of the Qingdun River, and he was very confident at this time, and he said his opinion directly, he obviously grasped the essence, the Japanese army hid their powerful navy, but doubled the deterrent effect, and the allies were at a loss like headless flies. Although the words were a little dismissive, Stilwell and Vivier both nodded.

"Then does General Sun have a solution?"

"The Japanese army in northern Burma is at the end of its power, and I need to expand my forces immediately, so that I can launch a counterattack in a few months. In this way, it will be the turn of the Japanese to guess the direction of our attack, and not the other way around. ”

This time, Slim beside him began to shake his head, clearly feeling that the plan was too risky, or that it involved the distribution of supplies that he couldn't accept.

"General Sun, our question is not whether you can launch a counterattack in a few months, but that the Japanese army will most likely launch a landing here in June." Slim said.

"It can't be, even if Yamamoto's fleet is off the coast of Calcutta, they don't have enough transport ships."

"No, it's very likely, the Japanese have just killed Gandhi and blamed us, and the news is still around Calcutta, but it will soon spread in India, and then the situation will be complicated, and our forces may be forced to disperse to various places to suppress the uprising, while the Japanese have the opportunity to attack calmly, and their paratroopers have become very active and mature in Burma, so it is very worthy of our vigilance."

The meeting room was once again in a state of whispering and sighing, and Slim was clearly right, for the long coastline had made it difficult for the Japanese to land in many places, while the British had no troops to defend themselves.

"I have a way."

Someone was speaking in strange English, behind the backs of the crowd, and the generals stopped discussing and turned around.

The third row is usually where the adjutant and clerk sit, and most people don't know who this person is, but they see this person with Erlang's legs crossed and his expression is extremely relaxed.