Li Junhao welcomed Youen's arrival and immediately held talks with him for more than an hour. Outsiders don't know exactly what the two talked about, but Yuen then drove back to Dragone.

At 22 o'clock that night, Major General Yuen's telegram was sent to Ringanqiang, and the contents of it made Alvin frown!

In the telegram, Yuen emphasized that General Pansen's attitude was very resolute, the Burma battlefield was the front line of the Allied and Japanese battles, and all Allied forces must strictly carry out the order and contribute their own strength, and it was impossible to agree to the withdrawal of the British troops alone! If the Anglo-Burmese army insists on going its way, other Allied forces will take drastic measures against it.

According to Alwin, this situation showed that the negotiations had failed, but several officers found a key point in the telegram - "all Allied forces must" ...... "contribute their strength"!

I have to admit that when it comes to political sensitivity, the British are definitely flukes, and Li Junhao originally thought that it would take a day or two for the "small gap" he left behind to be discovered by the British and Burmese troops, but who knew that it would not even take an hour.

After listening to the officers' opinions, Alwyn felt that it made sense, but if he did, wouldn't he disobey Sir Wavell's orders?

The other officers explained that the situation in Burma was beyond His Excellency's control, or else the previous telegram would not have appeared! The most important thing for the Anglo-Burmese army at present is to carry out the Lord's new order - "the main force of the Anglo-Burmese army can completely withdraw from Burma and assemble in India", that is, personnel are the most important.

Alvin was convinced, or rather found the perfect basis for the order. Therefore, he telegraphed back to Youen and asked him to contact Deputy Commander Pansen, indicating that the Anglo-Burmese army was willing to hand over the equipment and supplies of the 17th and 36th Indian Infantry Divisions of the Anglo-Indian Army to the Allies in exchange for the safe withdrawal of all personnel of the two divisions to the north.

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Li Junhao, who received the reply from Youen's telegram, laughed and made a "V" gesture to the attachés around him, indicating that his plan had finally succeeded.

Although at present, the British army only agreed to hand over the weapons and equipment of two divisions to the Allies as "road money", but as soon as this precedent is set, the British and Burmese troops must follow this rule, and it will not work if they say "no"!

When the news reached the expeditionary force, it also attracted a burst of cheers, and all the generals couldn't help but get up!

The previous three division commanders carried out the orders of the deputy commander of the Allied Indo-Burma Theater and forcefully blocked the northern withdrawal route of the British and Burmese troops, in fact, they were more dissatisfied with the British army, and did not really expect to be able to subdue the British army and obtain the equipment supply they had promised; But now that this thing has really succeeded, how can you not make everyone happy!

There was another consequence of this incident, that is, the generals of the Chinese Expeditionary Force were really convinced by General Pan Sen, the deputy commander of the theater, and even the newly appointed commander of the 1st Route Army, General Luo Zhuoying, changed his mind, feeling that the Americans were more powerful, and no longer respected those "gentlemen" of the British army from the bottom of their hearts.

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On April 5, the 200th Division of the Chinese Expeditionary Force received equipment supplies from the 36th Indian Infantry Division and the 17th Division of the Anglo-Indian Army respectively in Tonggu and the 22nd New Division in Beimu......

It can be said that, in addition to the officers' self-defense pistols, the two divisions of the British army basically boarded the train to Mandalay to the north with a day's rations, where they would be re-equipped.

Before leaving, Yu En also rushed to Tonggu to meet with Li Junhao, congratulating him on his victory in this wrestling with Lord Wavell, but he also reminded that the lord's character is stubborn, and he will not give up this time, so he must be careful.

Li Junhao was a little moved by Youen's reminder, this descendant of the British nobles seems to treat him as a friend! In return, he also gave Yuen some advice about the war, although it was his own analysis and judgment, but in fact it was the process of World War II that would actually happen, hoping that he could remember it so as not to put himself in danger.

Later, at the send-off banquet specially run for Youen, Li Junhao invited the three generals Dai Anlan, Liao Yaoxiang and Yu Shao over, which made Youen feel very embarrassed.

When the wine was hot, Yu En suddenly said: "Pan Sen, as a friend, I must say that the current battlefield in Myanmar is really very dangerous, and the guards around you are too weak, which is not good for your safety." ”

"Oh?" Li Junhao was stunned when he heard this, and he didn't understand why he said this, he had an English battalion of 1,000 people, and the guard force was still weak?

The three division commanders glanced at each other, and also felt that what Major General Youen said was a little strange, could it be that he wanted to send some British escorts to General Pansen? But if you really want to send it, you must also send the troops of the Chinese Expeditionary Force!

At this time, Yu En took advantage of the strength of the wine and said: "There is a Gurkha battalion in my division, all of them are mercenaries who are not afraid of death, if you can afford to pay your salary, I will be the master and transfer them all to the guards, what do you say?" ”

Hey? Can it still be like this? Li Junhao came to be interested. To say that among the soldiers of Southeast Asian countries, the most ferocious should be the Gurkha who came out of the snow-capped mountains, if there is a whole battalion of scimitar soldiers by your side, it is a very enjoyable thing! So he immediately said: "Of course, there is no problem with paying salaries, even if I don't have enough money, and the US government will pay for it!" It's just that a whole battalion has been given to me, how can you explain to the upper peak? ”

"Hahaha!" Yuen laughed, "This is not simple, just say that he was killed in the previous battle, even if Shangfeng knew about it, he wouldn't say anything, after all, a mercenary like this, as long as he is rich, is easy to recruit from the Gurkhas, so you don't have to worry about this!" ”

"That's great, I want it!" Li Junhao was overjoyed, raised his glass and said: "Youen, thank you for your affection, I respect you!" ”

After the two clinked glasses, they drank the wine in one gulp.

After putting down the wine glass, Yuen said with a smile: "Actually, the salary of Gurkha soldiers is not high, the average is only about 15 US dollars per person per month, as long as they receive their salary on time, they are loyal enough and are the best soldiers." If you have enough money, I can get you that battalion of the 36th Indian Division. ”

"That's great! To you again, my dear friend! Li Junhao nodded immediately.

The three division commanders of the expeditionary force were both surprised and regretful when they saw that the two of them had decided on the troops of the two battalions in a moment. Surprisingly, the British and American officers were so bold; Regret it, how can the high salary of $15 per month not be earned for Chinese soldiers? They felt that they were really too slow to react.

(End of chapter)