On March 21, when Li Junhao and his entourage finally "struggled" on the dirt road to reach Tonggu from the west, the whole city was talking about the news of Degong's victory!

Whether it was the 200th Division of the Chinese Expeditionary Force stationed in the east of the city or the 1st Division of the Anglo-Burmese Army stationed in the west of the city, they were all jubilant and joyful, and the rare victory in the war against Japan was indeed an inspiring medicine.

As the most important central node between the north and the south of Burma, Tonggu was bombed by Japanese fighters many times before, and many people fled, and it was really difficult to find a complete and excellent hotel and hostel, Li Junhao simply chose a ruined compound in the north of the city, and let the attachés use armored vehicles to load bulldozers, push out the flat ground in the compound, set up ten military tents, and in addition to arranging accommodation for everyone, they also set up a special command room, communication room, restaurant, bathroom, toilet, and arranged it as a field camp.

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When Li Junhao and his entourage entered Tonggu, the 1st Division of the Anglo-Burmese Army and the 200th Division of the Chinese Expeditionary Force all got the news as soon as possible. Under the news of Dragone's victory and Hutton's vigorous publicity, the British and Chinese expeditionary forces knew that there was a small team of American observers patrolling the Burma-China battlefield, so they both judged that it was to arrive in Tonggu.

Both the British and Chinese sides attached great importance to it and began to send personnel to prepare for contact with the US observers. In fact, some special personnel have sent information on US observers to various parts of the world through special channels.

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On March 22, when Li Junhao woke up from his sleep, it was almost noon, and he turned his head to see that he was the only one left in the tent, and the laughter of the attachés and college students sounded outside the tent.

When he got up and finished washing and came to the restaurant, Xiaoyu brought him the meal that had already been prepared, and he didn't know if it was breakfast or lunch.

Rice, stewed canned braised pork with wild vegetables, canned beef stewed with potatoes, seaweed and egg soup, the amount is full!

It should be said that the part-time gang leaders among the attachés have practiced their skills well, and they will find ways to combine canned food with vegetables, and the taste is getting better and better, even Li Junhao, who is more picky, thinks it is delicious!

He had just finished his first meal in Tonggu when a guard on duty came running and reported: "Sir, two officers of the Chinese Expeditionary Force have come to see you, and they have arrived at the gate!" ”

Well? Li Junhao was stunned, someone came so soon, and the response of the Chinese Expeditionary Force was not slow! "Please!"

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Two minutes later, Li Junhao met two colonels of the Chinese Expeditionary Force and an interpreter in the command tent.

Seeing a two-star general of the US Army appear in front of them, the two immediately stood up and saluted, and said loudly: "Zheng Tingji, commander of the 598th Regiment of the 200th Division of the Fifth Army of the Chinese Expeditionary Force and commander of the division's infantry, and Huang Xiang, director of the Recruit Training Office (guerrilla detachment), greet the commander of the friendly army!" ”

The young captain was about to translate, but Li Junhao replied with an American-style military salute and said loudly in Chinese: "Major General Ognyan A. G. Gunnyon, observer of the Far Eastern Theater of the Senate of the United States Congress, said loudly: Lee Panson, say hello to your Allied comrades! You can just call me Panson. ”

The three Chinese soldiers did not expect that the American in front of them would speak such authentic Chinese, and they were all stunned, and then they heard that the American general actually agreed to call them allies' comrades-in-arms, and they all felt hot in their hearts, and hurriedly said again: "Hello General Pan Sen!" ”

"Please be seated!" After the ceremony, Li Junhao stretched out his hand and signaled, saw the two sitting down at the folding table, and asked, "Tea or coffee?" ”

Yes? The three of them were stunned, looked at each other, and then said, "Tea!" ”

"Good! Serve tea. Li Junhao said immediately.

"Yes, sir." At this time, Shui Jingyun, who was following Xiaoyuxue as an assistant, agreed, and walked to the side to make tea.

Zheng Tingji, Huang Xiang, and the captain had just seen that half of the soldiers in this improvised camp surrounded by large armored vehicles were Chinese, and now they were surprised and a little happy to see that most of the people serving around the American general were Chinese, which showed that the other party did not discriminate against Chinese.

The two colonels had no idea about the Senate of the United States Congress, but the captain explained to them in a whisper that the observer was higher than they had previously thought, because the Senate of the United States Congress is the highest legislative body and is above the government.

Hearing this, Zheng and Huang were a little nervous, they felt that their status was low, and the division commander should come in person.

Compared with the nervousness of the two colonels of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, Li Junhao was much more comfortable, he heard the whisper of the interpreter, did not explain anything, and motioned for the three to drink tea.

After taking a sip of tea, he spoke, "Don't you know what happened to the two colonels coming to see me?" You must know that although I do not undertake combat missions like your army, I am also responsible for monitoring tasks in many ways, and I do not have much time. If there is something important, say so. ”

Zheng Tingjian and Huang Xiang glanced at each other and said, "Mr. Observer, our Division Commander Dai has entrusted us to visit you, and first of all, I hope to ask one question: Are you paying attention to the war situation in Burma on behalf of the Allied Command, or are you only coming to see it on behalf of the U.S. government?" ”

"Oh, why do you ask?" Li Junhao was a little puzzled.

After Zheng and Huang glanced at each other, the former gritted his teeth and said: "Our Chinese Expeditionary Force participated in the war in Burma in accordance with the Allied Joint Operations Agreement, and we have fulfilled our obligations on the Chinese side, while the British Army has not complied with the agreement...... He said a little confused and did not explain the matter clearly.

Li Junhao basically understood what the two meant, but he needed to talk to the other party's commander, so he said: "Two colonels, go back and tell your General Dai Anlan that I represent both the United States and the Allied command. I'd love to help you, but I'd like to talk to General Dai in person about these issues! ”

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Half an hour later, in the headquarters of the 200th Division in the east of the ancient city, a group of officers led by Dai Anlan listened to the reports of Zheng and Huang, and they were all in a daze!

Although the 200th Division is the first fully mechanized division in the Kuomintang Army, and it also considers itself to be the first among all units in terms of equipment and training level, this does not mean that their political thinking is high enough! For example, at this time, they deeply felt - they did not understand the last words of the American observer!

Dai Anlan, who graduated from Whampoa, has a relatively calm personality, and he likes to study and study military affairs in peacetime, and knows how important the United States' participation in the war is to the current war! So, while the other officers were still puzzled and speculating, he thought of another possibility: Did the American observer have another mission?

(End of chapter)