Li Junhao continued: "General Du Yuming, your Fifth Army retreated to Mula for replenishment and recuperation. ”

"Yes, Commander!" Du Yuming led Dai Anlan of the 200th Division, Liao Yaoxiang of the new 22nd Division, and Yu Shao of the 96th Division to stand up and respond to the order.

"General Gan Lichu, your Sixth Army is the Middle Route Army." Li Junhao said, "The three divisions were stationed in Tonggu, Mengzhen and Pasang respectively to guard Burma. ”

"Yes, General Panson." Gan Lichu led Peng Bisheng of the 49th Division, Chen Mianwu of the 55th Division, and Lu Guoquan of the 93rd Division to get up and take the order.

"General Zhang Zhen, your 66th Army is the Eastern Route Army." Li Junhao said, "The three divisions were deployed along the Burma-Thailand and Burma-Laos borders to defend against a possible Japanese attack. ”

"Yes, General." Zhang Zhen led Liu Bolong of the new 28th Division, Ma Weiji of the new 29th Division, and Li Zhipeng of the 36th Division to receive the order.

Li Junhao said again: "General Sun Liren, Ling's new 38th Division is stationed in Pingmanna, as a theater support force, it needs to take into account the battlefield support in three directions, and the task is very heavy!" ”

"Please rest assured, commander, the new 38th Division is guaranteed to complete the mission!" Sun Liren stood up and said firmly.

Li Junhao nodded, motioned for him to sit down, and said: "At present, the tasks of the 180,000 troops in our Indo-Burma theater have been clear, and its central idea is to occupy central Burma, barrier northern Burma, and repair expressways before the rainy season to ensure the supply of military aid in the Chinese theater;

"Next, in the four months of the rainy season from June to October, the Chinese Expeditionary Force will complete a comprehensive re-outfit and retraining to lay the foundation for the cool season offensive - my plan is to drive the Japanese army out of Burma and counterattack Thailand and Laos by the end of the year to March next year!

"Generals, the plan has been decided, and it is up to you to execute it!"

"Yes, Commander!" All the people stood up and responded.

——

Afterwards, Luo Zhuoying sorted out the strategic guidelines and plans of the Indo-Burma Theater, sent them to Li Junhao for review, and sent them to the Allied Far East Headquarters, the China Theater Headquarters, and Xiaoyu also sent a separate copy to Washington.

When the other generals returned to their stations and had to take their troops to adjust and change their guards, Lieutenant General Hutton, commander of the British-Burmese Army, took Major General Kruger to visit Li Junhao alone and asked about the construction of the Delai-Makui Expressway - it was too difficult to build a road suitable for automobile transportation in more than a month, and they came to seek countermeasures.

Li Junhao welcomed the arrival of Hutton and the others, which at least shows that the two are really thinking about how to complete this work, and he is willing to provide solutions for those who work hard. After learning about the decision of the Far Eastern General Command a few days ago, he seriously thought about this issue, and at this time he happened to communicate with the two of them.

At present, there are large oil refineries in the oil field of Ringanqiang, and the number of asphalt attached products is very large, and there are enough construction equipment and technicians, so there is no problem in building roads, but the number of grassroots workers is not enough......

Therefore, Li Junhao suggested that Hutton should use the grass-roots colonial administration in northern Burma that has not yet collapsed, hire Burmese natives with high salaries, and organize a construction team of 100 people and a team of 1,000 people, with technicians as guides, local administrators as team leaders, and officers and soldiers of the 36th Infantry Division of India as security personnel, and organize the construction of the entire highway section......

The biggest problem in this plan and arrangement lies in the organization, and the personnel organization, material organization, and construction organization must keep up, and the general's organizational ability will be tested in this regard! If this plan can be carried out, it will be a great achievement for the entire Indo-Burma theater.

After hearing his words, Lieutenant General Hutton's eyes immediately lit up, he himself knew his personal situation, when it came to commanding operations, he was not good at it, in the more than three years that he had been the commander-in-chief of the Anglo-Burmese army, he was engaged in administrative affairs the most, and even the municipal construction of many cities was completed under his instructions.

At this time, with Li Junhao's words, he immediately ignited his fighting spirit - yes, it is not possible to command the war by himself, but if the construction of this new military aid channel can be completed, it will be a great achievement for him personally and for the British and Burmese army!

——

Just sent off Hutton and Craig, Luo Zhuoying and Du Yuming came to visit together, after the previous victory in Tonggu, the two commanders of the Chinese Expeditionary Force have greatly improved their perception of Li Junhao, and sincerely admire this young American general, especially compared with the previous British generals, the difference is so big that it cannot be reasoned!

Of course, Li Junhao also treated these two Chinese generals warmly, and after inviting the two to sit down, he personally brewed a pot of new tea to entertain the two.

Du Yuming, who received a medal of blue sky and white sun in the previous meeting, first said: "General Pan Sen, for the victory of this battle, I would like to thank you for your support first...... For him, there has never been a battle, and it is the first time that he can command the troops to fight alone and faithfully implement the battle plan as the commander-in-chief of the front!

Li Junhao waved his hand and said: "General Du doesn't need to say this, this victory was won by the Chinese Expeditionary Force, you, the commander-in-chief, have done a good job, even I am stained with your light, and the rank of lieutenant general during the war has been changed to official, I want to thank you!" ”

"Where are these words!" Luo and Du hurriedly said, "It is your plan and arrangement, General, that ensures the smooth implementation of the battle plan, and we are all in your light!" ”

"Alright, let's stop being polite to each other!" Li Junhao said with a smile, "Anyway, the battle with the ancient world is over, and what we need to face is the future battle." General Luo and General Du, is there anything special about the two of you coming this time? ”

Du Yuming glanced at Luo Zhuoying and motioned to him to say that the two had talked about it before they came, and Du Yuming declared that he couldn't say it.

Luo Zhuoying said helplessly: "General Pan Sen, we received a telegram from China, although Shangfeng praised our achievements, but expressed dissatisfaction with the casualties of more than 6,000 officers and soldiers in this battle...... Chairman Chiang meant that he wanted us to withdraw the Fifth Army to the country for rest and replenishment......"

"Hah!" Li Junhao smiled, "Does Commander-in-Chief Chiang in the Chinese Theater still ask you to bring back all the existing British equipment and supplies of the Fifth Army?" ”

"This ......" The two lieutenant generals were very embarrassed when they heard this, this was indeed Chairman Chiang's order, but it was really unreasonable to withdraw the first main force of the expeditionary force after the first battle! Especially after the successful planning of the General Pan Sen in front of them and the redress of most of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, how can they say it?

Li Junhao smiled and said, "It's okay, you can promise Chairman Jiang!"

(End of chapter)