Jiang Weiguo pondered for a moment, strategic thinking was not his strong point, and he really couldn't calculate the calculations between Stalin or Roosevelt. But this invitation was really attractive, and when he was offered by Hu Zongnan in the first war zone, he often hoped for a chance to show his ambitions. After coming to Burma, I felt that China's armored troops were too small to play a decisive role. Now a huge opportunity beckons to him, which means that he will occupy a pivotal role in this war, and he thinks he must not give up.

"I don't think I can go, the war is still going on here, and it would be unjust to leave my robe; Although I studied military affairs in Germany, I am afraid that I will not be able to take on this role because I am not qualified. ”

Stilwell shook his head in disappointment, he certainly couldn't see through the Chinese trick of three pushes and three concessions.

"I'll find the one who can convince you."

The old man dropped these words, turned around and got into the car and left. He doesn't like Jiang Weiguo, but what he believes must be done.

After Chu Aiyun returned to the camp, he found that the information sent back by the drone had disappeared, which meant that No. 419 had left the southern coast and chased after the Kyushu Maru. The next task of obtaining the enemy's information will have to be handed over to the special team running around in the field, and in a short period of time, it will be impossible to have the ability to overlook the enemy's deployment from a high altitude like a drone. He thought carefully about the current situation and found that things were still not optimistic. The rise and fall of strength between them and the Japanese traverser has been reversed, and I don't know if Lin Xiuxuan has thought about this matter carefully.

A few months ago, when the traversers led by Makino were still in prison, their influence was almost 0, and everything was as clear as a tortoise and rabbit race, and now this group of Japanese has had an impact on the decision-making of the base camp, it seems that Lin Xiuxuan's idea of letting himself stay in the camp of the national army is correct, but at present, he is only a company commander, and the second son of Jiang is only a battalion commander, and his impact on the overall situation is very limited. If the Japanese attack decisively, they may have lost a few more lives, but they will still win here.

At the same time, in Bago, which was very close to various battlefields, the military headquarters of the 15th Army of the Japanese Army was holding an emergency combat meeting to discuss the next plan.

Lieutenant General Mutaguchi, with a bandage on his head, hopes to tilt the transport to his side so that he can continue to attack. He offered that he only needed to bring in ammunition and that he could raise the rest of the food on the spot. It seems that Mu Taguchi is a little anxious, he originally came here as a decisive force, but he didn't expect to be beaten up when he came up, and he really lost face. Although the biggest loss was the 55th Cavalry Wing, which was used as bait, not the 18th Division, his division headquarters was smashed by enemy artillery fire without warning, and he still did not understand the joints. However, the 33rd Division on the flank beat the 7th Armored Brigade of the British Army, which was more mechanized, and made a contribution.

The 33rd Division was also dissatisfied, and one of his infantry wings had remained in Nanking waiting to be embarked, and all the ships that could be used to transport the victorious division from Singapore to Mutakou had gone to Malaysia and Singapore. Of course, the shadow of Zhenzhao, who was sitting at the end, was even worse, although he had the name of the brigade commander, he only arrived at a 280-man headquarters and a squadron directly under him, and the rest of the troops were waiting for the ship near Qingdao.

"Mutaguchi-san, your mood is understandable, but there really aren't any more trucks to be deployed." Iida reassured that it was indeed the truth, a total of 6 automatic vehicle squadrons that had come ashore from Mawlamyine were transferred to the front to engage in a motorized army, and as a result, they hit the enemy's tank guns and destroyed half of them in one day, which shows that the Germans' mechanization is not so easy to learn, and these valuable vehicles will be more useful if they are left behind to transport supplies.

"As long as you give me a base ammunition, you will definitely defeat the Chinese division in front." Mu Taguchi said angrily, because of the relationship between the southern organs, he clearly knew the enemy situation on the other side, and his self-confidence was not unreasonable.

"I have a different opinion from you," said the head of the Sakurai Division next to me, "I think the most important thing is to seize Ringanqiang, so instead of letting the car be ruined by artillery fire at the front line, it is better to transfer it to me, and I can take down Ringanqiang in 2 weeks and control the oil here." ”

"What a big thing to say, you are just facing a weak brigade." Mutaguchi said disdainfully.

"If the 7th Panzer Brigade that defeated Rommel in North Africa is a weak brigade, what kind of strong enemy are you facing?"

The antagonistic atmosphere between the officers began to manifest, and the smell of * in the conference room became stronger and stronger.

"I have a suggestion." Keiji Suzuki stood up and broke the standoff.

"Tell me about it." Iida hurriedly encouraged him to continue, no matter what he said, as long as he could cool down the scene.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to talk about the Sino-British warehouse in Yangon."

"Warehouse?"

"Yes, before our army attacked Burma, Chongqing rented about 270,000 square meters of warehouse area near the main port and the old port of Yangon, which was used to store American aid, as well as their supplies from other countries*. There are still 570 American Dodge trucks left, where they have been parked since the Railroad was cut off. ”

"So much?" All the generals present who were fighting for a few trucks were taken aback.

"In addition to cars, there are also American construction machinery needed to build a planned China-India highway, which I think we urgently need, as well as bridge equipment, about 26 locomotives, and 46 American 105* guns and 1,500 tons of ammunition. The British took the light weapons from the supplies to China and used them to form the Indian troops, but the artillery had been in the open storage area of Avaya, just covered with rain cloths, and my men could count them clearly from a kilometer away. The supplies are currently guarded by a squadron of former tax police officers under the military command, who have been ordered to blow up all the supplies in the final evacuation. And the British forces of General Alexander, stationed in Yangon, also controlled 550 British trucks, and these figures did not include the possible stock of civilian transport companies. ”

"How many private companies can there be?"

"Myanmar's private transport industry has always been in the hands of Chinese, the two main private companies, Chimelong Cargo and Liu Kee Motors, all under the orders of Chongqing, according to our last statistics last year, they have no less than 150 trucks from various countries, mainly American-made 10* trucks, which were originally used to pull timber and ore. The performance is much better than our automatic cars. And with the character of the Chinese, they are absolutely not willing to destroy these assets, at least until the last moment. ”

The desires of everyone present were mobilized, and if half of these supplies could be obtained, it would probably be enough to reach northern Burma, not to mention that the capture of Yangon meant that the best deep-water port was in hand.

Iida hesitated, strategically considering that he still needed to rely on Rangoon to attract the enemy, he had been in the army for so many years, and his understanding of the living force of the enemy was profound.

"As long as we build a bridge over the Irrawaddy River and encircle it, the enemy will be alert and destroy these supplies."

Sakurai said.

"No, it won't." This time it turned out to be Kage Satsuaki who spoke, but I didn't expect him to speak at the military meeting.

"I and Suzuki have hatched a plan to keep all these supplies from being destroyed while our army is attacking in a big way."

"What are you going to do?" Iida asked.

"Quite simply, the Indian soldiers in the middle of the Anglo-Indian 17th Division, which was responsible for garrisoning the port area, were ready to defect to us. They can help us to attack the Chinese troops there and prevent them from destroying their equipment. ”

"Yes, His Excellency Kagesa is right," Suzuki added, "and since last month, our radio station has been broadcasting in Hindi to tell them that Chandrabose is about to go to Burma, and they have reached out to us. We currently have a comprehensive plan for the disposition and retreat of Alexander's army, including the steps to destroy supplies. If our army were to storm the Irrawaddy Delta, it might be possible to cut off Alexander's own retreat, making it difficult for him to make another Dunkirk. ”

"So......" Iida still hesitated.

"If I wait a few more days, I'm afraid the British will notice that, in my experience, this kind of chaotic thing should be done quickly rather than slowly, otherwise it will fall short." Ying Zuo Zhenzhao said that he had instigated Wang Jingwei's operation to return to the mainland from Vietnam, and knew that this kind of thing would inevitably be exposed.

"So, then," Iida finally decided, "mobilize all the sappers to fall to the river, and set up a pontoon bridge as soon as it falls tomorrow night, this time we will have to seize all the supplies, and at the same time we will not let Alexander escape." ”

Chu Aiyun slept very vigilantly all night, but the Japanese artillery did not sound, only some sporadic machine guns were firing around, he remembered that when he withdrew, he saw that the enemy was actively mobilizing, and it was likely to launch a counteroffensive at dawn, but when he went out in the morning, the enemy still did not attack, which did not seem to be the Japanese army's style.

The command called and informed him to go, and the scheduled military meeting was in the afternoon, as if it was not yet time. When they got there, only Jiang Weiguo and Dai Anlan were present. Dai Anlan got up with a smile, walked up to him and shook his head, then patted him on the shoulder, and went out by himself, making Chu Aiyun inexplicable.

"Master, what is he?"

"I promise you to be the deputy battalion commander, he has some concerns, maybe he originally had his own candidate in mind, but he has agreed." Jiang Weiguo said.

"I'm here to be the battalion commander, but I'm still a lieutenant?" Chu Aiyun felt a little abrupt, how could he suddenly improve again.

"You are a talent, in times of war, you can't be too rigid about form, that's what I just said to the division commander. From now on, you are the captain and deputy commander of the motorized infantry battalion, and you will soon be promoted in rank. ”

"Or as your deputy?"

"No, the battalion commander is vacant, you are the number one."

"This ......"

"Oh, yes, I may have to go to the United States, and yesterday General Stilwell mentioned it to me, and I refused, and during the night my father called me and mentioned it, and it seems that there is no other choice. Hey......" Jiang Weiguo sighed abruptly, looking very reluctant, "Actually, it is the matter of the declaration of war by the United States and Germany, and President Roosevelt has no bottom in his heart, and he needs someone who understands the tactics of the German army to discuss it with their soldiers and munitions manufacturing companies." It is indeed very inappropriate to leave the battlefield at this moment, I came here with the intention of the horse leather shroud, and it is difficult for me to tell which is more important. But I know you have a talent for war. You take over, no problem. ”

"There's any talent there." Chu Aiyun pretended to be polite and twisted.