When reading this, the British really don’t know how they fought all the battles. How could they cry and turn into a cloud of ice? What are we going to Myanmar to do? He Wei threw the telegram on the table, his tone full of mockery.

The train made a dull sound. The carriage was originally a dining car. Zhuang Jihua regarded this as his temporary combat headquarters. There was a large combat map in front of it, which marked the enemy-to-we- situation that we had known at present.

After the Japanese occupied Mao Danjin, they chased the British army to attack Bogu. Lieutenant General Hu Dun, the commander-in-chief of the British Burmese, decided to fight back in Bogu. For this reason, he mobilized the 7th Armored Brigade and the 17th British Indian Division to Yangon.

But the result of the battle disappointed Hu Dun. After only two days of battle, the British team failed completely. The British and Indian troops were about to collapse. The 7th Armored Brigade was almost wiped out. More than 100 tanks were burned in the wilderness outside Bogu City. The remaining British troops did not dare to retreat to Yangon, and could only go north and retreat to Mandalay along the railway line.

Iida Yoshiro no longer gave Hu Dun the chance and used the prepared killer bronze. The main force of the Japanese army landed in Yangon. The British-Burma First Division and the British and Australian troops who were guarding Yangon retreated from Yangon without any resistance. A large amount of supplies hoarded in Yangon fell into the hands of the Japanese army.

The war situation in Myanmar took a sharp turn for the worse.

"General". Simmons came over hurriedly. He was taught in Lashio and finally figured out why Zhuang Jihua was so cold to him. Now he was much less stance: "General Hu Dun called. I hope the squadron will go south as soon as possible, launch an attack from the northern line, and counterattack Yangon.

"Counterattack Yangon?" Gong Chu asked in a weird tone: "Lieutenant Colonel Simmons, judging from your military knowledge. Do we have the ability to counterattack Yangon now?"

These Chinese generals have more than ten years of combat experience, and have hundreds of battles in their lives, and are extremely experienced in practical combat. Zhuang Jihua can't even rank the top five. So they saw the pros and cons between the enemy and us at a glance. They soon had a general combat strategy in their hearts. Simmons lost a series of suggestions some time ago, allowing these Chinese generals to see through him completely. With Zhuang Jihua's indulgence, they were a little rude in their words.

Simmons was stunned for a moment, and then immediately retorted: "General Gong, if we go south quickly in the early stage and do not delay in Baoshan, we may have arrived in Yangon.

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"Go south quickly?" Gong Chu continued to ask: "What are you going south? How to go south? As soon as the Pearl Harbor incident broke out, we asked to enter Myanmar, but what happened? It was not until February that the British agreed, what did they do for such a long time? Is it that we are wasting time or they are wasting time? Also, you always say that we are moving slowly, but have you ever thought about the transportation capacity of Myanmar's roads and transportation. How many troops are stranded in Lashio now? All the trucks are full of people. The trains, even the front of the trains are full of people, and the remaining troops have to walk to Mandalay on foot to Mandalay

Gong Chu's series of questions made Simmons speechless. Not knowing how to answer, Zhuang Jihua stood up and stopped Gong Chu's "indictment" as a relief for him.

"Counterattack Yangon, the conditions are not mature now." Zhuang Jihua received the telegram from Simmons and took a look: "This Hu Dun is probably in a mess. How many Japanese troops are there in Yangon? What is the number? If you don't report such an important situation, you will also counterattack Yangon, which is a bullshit!"

Simmons then felt that Hu Dun's telegram lacked a lot of content, which was very inappropriate. He then understood the mystery of these Chinese generals Li Xuan. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but lament in his heart that if this continues, the prospects for the war in Myanmar are not good.

Zhuang Jihua looked at the huge map and frowned. Now the main purpose of sending troops to Myanmar is gone. What will the Japanese army do next? The capture of Yangon has actually cut off the Yunnan-Burma highway. Continuing to pursue west is to attack India, but the strength of the Japanese army prevents them from making this decision. To the north, they will go straight to the China-Myanmar border, but they must defeat the strong squadron. Zhuang Jihua believes that someone has already passed the news of the squadron entering Myanmar to the Japanese army.

Zhuang Jihua quickly made this judgment. Several numbers appeared on the battlefield had fought in China. They had the experience of fighting with the squadron. To defend Yangon, they must conquer Myanmar and build a line of defense in this area. Otherwise, once the Allies launched a counterattack based on northern Myanmar, and poured down from the plateau, it was unstoppable. "Telection from Dai Anlan that Yangon was lost, and the Japanese army had an attempt to advance north along the railway line, immediately seize Tonggu and cover the entire army to assemble in Mandalay. He reminded him to pay attention that the Japanese army might have two forces. Divisions. Tonggu must be guarded for a week.

"Telection Sun Liren that the situation in Myanmar is tense, and the 103rd Army does not need to continue to assemble. The troops that have arrived in Kunming will set off to Myanmar immediately and will be restricted to reach Lashio within one week."

"Tele to Lu Han that the Fifty-Eighth Army must arrive in Mandalay within five days."

"Telection from Deputy Commander Yu. Send the newly formed 44th Division to occupy Pingmanna, and Yu Chengwan led the New Eighth Army headquarters and the newly formed 46th Division to Daxi

Zhuang Jihua broke up the New Eighth Army and deployed it along the railway line. Gong Chu was a little stunned. This was completely different from the style of Zhuang Jihua's military use that he knew. He couldn't help asking: "Commander, isn't this a tactic of adding fuel to the oil? Is it appropriate?"

"The tactical principle is dead, the key is to use it flexibly, Zhuang Jihua replied unambiguously: "The Japanese army conquered Yangon, and the spirit is in full swing. We will first consume part of him and at the same time cover the main force assembled in Mandalay.

"General Zhuang, then how do you reply to General Hu Dun? Simmons asked.

"Tell him that our army is entering Myanmar one after another, and it is impossible to counterattack Yangon. Please stand by and wait for assistance." Zhuang Jihua's answer was polite and he had no intention of counterattack Yangon at all.

Simus sighed and left, and when his back disappeared behind the car door, He Wei spoke. He had been looking at the map just now. Now he pointed to the map and said, "Commander, Yangon has fallen, the whole meaning of our entry into Myanmar will disappear. If we do not counterattack Yangon, considering the current situation of our army, I suggest moving the battlefield back and blocking the Japanese army in Lashio, and the bottom line is set on the Sino-Myanmar border. In this way, our logistics supply line can be reduced by 500 kilometers, which will facilitate our army's assembly, and the terrain of Lashio is also conducive to defense.

Zhuang Jihua's eyes moved on the map with He Wei's fingers. After he finished speaking, he slowly explained: "Myanmar's combat ensures the smooth flow of the Burmese Road, which is more importantly political. In the current global battlefield, the Japanese army is advancing rapidly, and the Allies retreat again and again. If this mysterious thing is possible, the cost will be small. It will improve our country's demonstrations, which will be of great help to recover the concessions and abolish inequality in the future. Therefore, we must fight this battle. In addition, if we can attract the Japanese army to Myanmar, the British can accumulate counterattack power in India. In this way, we will gradually gain the upper hand in Southeast Asia. The Japanese army must increase its troops in Southeast Asia. Where will he transfer troops from? Only from China. At this time, we will launch a counterattack at home. In this way, the entire Japanese front line will be defeated by us. The weakness of their insufficient troops will be fully demonstrated and will never be compensated."

Now that Zhuang Jihua has revealed all his ideas about the war in Myanmar, Gong Chu and He Wei nodded suddenly. They are both military generals and do not know much about political and diplomatic aspects, especially He Wei, who is a pure soldier.

Dai Anlan also received a telegram from Zhuang Jihua on the train. He immediately called Chief of Staff Huang Zhen. The newly formed 39th Division is a Class A Division, with a total force of 15,000 people. "Men howitzers, Wanshan Cannons, Rocket Launchers, Trucks, and Motorcycles are all available, even better than Dai Anlan's original army's troops. He is full of confidence in defending Tonggu.

After the two discussed, they immediately called the deputy commander Zheng Yinong who was on the bus, asking them to speed up and to arrive at Tonggu before noon tomorrow.

Tonggu, a small town on the Yangman Railway line is a transportation hub north of Yangon that can connect to Prome to the west, and connect to the border town of Moltke to the north. To the north is Mandalay, where the Pew River and the Sidang River meet.

But Tonggu is not a suitable city for defense. It is a plain between the Xidang River and the Peigu Mountains. It is early season and the river can pass by, and the entire city is almost without any danger.

After the first batch of bombs from the Japanese Air Force landed in Tonggu City in early February, the residents of the city began to flee. The railway station was filled with citizens who were towed their families. On the road, there were Burmese people wearing bulb skirts. They drove ox carts, rode bicycles, motorcycles, or elephants, which surprised the Chinese soldiers and fled north and west.

When the morning light was faintly dewed, the refugees waiting at the train station heard a long whistle. A train cut through the thick fog floating on the Xidang River and appeared in the station. The crowd made a commotion and people rushed to the platform. But when the train approached, they were surprised to see that the train was filled with people, and even the front of the train was full of soldiers wearing yellow military uniforms.

"No, get close! Don't get close!" Before the car could stop, dozens of officers and soldiers with red condoms on their right arm jumped out of the car. While shouting, they formed a cordon on the outside.

After the train stopped, the soldiers on the train still did not get off, and even the soldiers on the roof did not move. They just looked at the refugees waiting in the station curiously.

Several high-nosed British officials ran out of the station. They hurried to the train. At this time, several officers got out of the train. One of them was wearing American uniforms to meet the British officials. After they talked for a few words, the US officer led the British officers to Dai Anlan.

"General Dai, this is the Second Lieutenant Field who was responsible for station dispatch by the British army." Then he turned to the Second Lieutenant Field: "Leisure Field, this is Major General Dai Anlan, the commander of the new 39th Division of the Chinese Expeditionary Force."

"Report to General, I did not receive the order from the squadron to come to Tonggu. I must verify with my superiors. During this period, your troops cannot get out of the car." Lieutenant Field saluted Dai Anlan and loudly reminded him that this was Burma ruled by the British.

"Do you have any news about the Japanese? Where is the commander of the ancient city defense?" Dai Anlan asked calmly, but his adjutant saw his hands clenched into fists and slowly let go.

"I don't know that the City Defense Command is on Tava Street, you can ask Major Aldington to contact us." Field was a little nervous. He looked at the Chinese soldiers who were not moving on the train, and intuition told him that they would not agree with his request, but he had to say so, and he must maintain the prestige of the Royal Army.

"Let the troops get off the car." Dai Anlan ignored the second lieutenant's request and turned to Huang Zhen and said, "Come according to the organization, Major Aldington, go to the city defense headquarters to contact them and tell them that we are here."

Then he turned around and said to Huang Zhen: "Immediately generate electricity to the headquarters, and I say that our army has arrived in Tonggu, map."

A staff officer immediately opened the map. Dai Anlan looked carefully for a while and finally ordered: "Order Lin Yuanzhuo of the 617th Regiment to rush to the Pew River Ferry immediately to prevent the Pew River Estuary, and be prepared to blow up the Pew River Bridge. At the same time, he sent a reconnaissance team to the south to find out the location of the Japanese army.

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In addition to Dai Anlan's division headquarters, there were two regiments on this train. Dai Anlan sent Lin Yuanzhuo's 617th Regiment to catch up with the British defense line against the mouth of the Pew River. This will be the first line of defense to defend Tonggu.

After the order was issued, the soldiers on the train began to get off the train. They quickly lined up. Second Lieutenant Field protested repeatedly, and Dai Anlan was furious: "Believe it or not, I will tie you up and stuff it under the wheel?"

Field's face was snow-white, and he looked at the guard who grabbed him in horror, and his whole body was weak: "Heart! Heart!" "What a cry! If you fight a little better, I don't need someone to break the place." After cursing, Dai Anlan turned around and walked towards the exit: "If he talks nonsense again, tie him up and throw it under the train."

The jeep had been sent to the troops on the road, and Dai Anlan could only walk as a car and take the guards to the city. He had to meet the British city defense commander as soon as possible to understand the enemy situation in front of him. He knew nothing except that this Field had any other words. There were Japanese people there, how many British troops were in the city, and how many British troops were retreating from Bogu. When would he arrive? I don’t know.

Tonggu was already in chaos, and the streets were full of clothes and paper scraps. A gust of wind rolled up the newspaper on the ground. Dai Anlan's eyes flashed and he reached out to grab it. This was actually a Chinese newspaper. The black title on it was: "The fall of Yangon, the British army was defeated, and the Japanese army was approaching Tonggu."

A jeep was tilted down on the side of the road. The machine guns on it were still there. Dai Anlan glanced at him and sighed and continued to walk forward. The head guard was a veteran. He was very jealous when he saw the machine gun. He hesitated and took the two guards to run over and straighten the car board. He went up and got off the gun. A guard sat in the driver's seat and stepped on the accelerator. The jeep roared and actually moved.

The head guard was stunned at first, then shouted happily: "Teacher!Teacher!"

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