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Chapter 7 Expedition to Burma Section 2 First Battle (5)

Bi Huang is a foreigner, like a Chinese official, Qu Wei, and is very clear about China's power. Zhuang Jihua almost laughed out loud. He wanted to tell Stilwell that you can't even move without my order...

After a lot of effort, he resisted the impulse and said calmly to Stilwell: "General. Although you are higher than me in your position, you can say that in terms of military rank, I am a second-level general in your country, and you are a three-star general in your country, equivalent to the rank of lieutenant general in our country; in terms of combat experience, I am more rich than you. If you take a step back, these are not counted. How much time do you have to go to Myanmar and how much do you know about the enemy and my friendship? Have you ever thought about how much combat strategy you have to propose? If you fail, who will be responsible?"

Zhuang Jihua's tone became more and more severe, and Stilwell's face became worse and worse. He wanted to turn his head and leave, but reason told him that he could not. He was not unaware of the squadron, but he knew very well that if Zhuang Jihua disagreed, he could not transfer the squadron at all.

"Cultural Revolution, General Stilwell, how did you get there?" The two turned their heads and saw that it was Yu Jishi and Simmons coming over. They obviously noticed the smell of gunpowder between them. Yu Jishi was stuck in half and looked at them left and right.

"We have some differences in the war in Myanmar." Zhuang Jihua calmed down and said in a calm tone.

"Oh" Yu Jishi understood in his heart. After Zhuang Jihua arrived in Mandalay, he talked to him about the idea of ​​fighting in Myanmar. He completely agreed. In his opinion, this is the safest strategy. Even if it fails, most squadrons can return to China safely. Not long after this American came to Myanmar, what clever strategy did he come up with? This made him very curious.

After Zhuang Jihua finished his idea of ​​Stilwell, Yu Jishi couldn't help but curse in his heart. This was purely taking risks with the squadron and using the lives of Chinese soldiers to wipe the British. "General Stilwell, there are too many uncertainties in your strategy." Yu Jishi's tone was gentle. He remembered Chiang Kai-shek's instructions before leaving, and listened to Zhuang Jihua's military in the expeditionary army. But pay attention to the relationship with the Americans. China must rely on the Americans now and in the future.

"Especially the British army, I have been to Myanmar for longer than you, and I know more about the British army than you. Now the Indians and Australians are thinking of escaping and fleeing to India. The Burmese people want to surrender to the Japanese army. Compared with the Japanese, they hate the British more." Yu Jishi said a lot of things, and the central meaning is that "You cannot conduct a counterattack now, and you should first consume the Japanese army's spirit, and then plot to counterattack.

Stilwell was even more disappointed. He understood that these Chinese generals did not trust the British at all. On the way back, Stilwell did not take the same car with Zhuang Jihua. He and Simmons were sitting in the same car. His thin long face was covered with clouds. He tried his best to design a counterattack on Yangon. The battle plan that turned the tide was dead was abrupt. Before it was implemented, it was defeated. He had to bear the loss of Myanmar.

appoint.

The command system of the Allied forces in the Myanmar War Zone is very strange. Myanmar belongs to the Chinese war zone, so Chiang Kai-shek is the supreme commander. However, at the strong request of the British, the Indian-Myanmar War Zone was established and under the command of the commander of the commander-in-chief of the Indian Army, Weiville, and the commander-in-chief of the British army. Shi Weiwei's identity is the chief of staff of the Chinese war zone, the commander-in-chief of the Expeditionary Force, and the commander-in-chief of the Myanmar War Zone. Zhuang Jihua is strictly his deputy, but since the United States did not invest one soldier in Myanmar, Stilwell wanted to implement the combat strategy, and he must pass Zhuang Jihua and Alexander, otherwise he would not be able to mobilize one soldier.

"Simmons, do you think the British will defend Myanmar?" After a long time, Shi Mawei asked.

"General, this is hard to say." Simmons pondered: "I have met some British soldiers or officers, and from their conversations they would rather go to India."

"Then do you think counterattacking Yangon is not feasible?" Shi Mawei was very depressed.

"Whether it can be done, whether the Chinese and British militaries can cooperate frankly, it may be difficult to do so according to the current situation." Simmons said frankly that he was tortured by Zhuang Jihua during this period. The tasks assigned to him were all to deal with the British army, and the British were not slacking off. It was harder to let them stay and fight. Their purpose was to let the Chinese fight against the Japanese and pack their bags to India.

"You also think the British are unreliable?" Shi Wei looked at him in surprise.

"Zhuang's words are correct," said Simmons: "The British team must be rectified before they can fight. At least the British army in the early stages must accept the rectification, remove the officers who just want to escape and investigate, and promote those brave and willing to fight."

Stilwell was silent. He didn't expect that the situation he was facing would be like this. Even Americans could not trust the British.

"It seems that we must have another good talk with General Alexander."

In the car in front of them, Zhuang Jihua didn't care about Shi Wei's failure to get into his car, but he still didn't look happy. Yu Jishi advised him to save some face for Stilwell along the way.

"After all, Stilwell was sent by Roosevelt. Don't be too terrible, otherwise the principal will find it difficult to conceal the mustard umbrella after all.

"Although Stilwell is rash, I think he is quite honest, at least better than the British who don't want to fight.

"Okay, Liangzhen, I know how to deal with them." Zhuang Jihua was a little impatient and interrupted his chatter: "Did you realize something is wrong with the Japanese?"

"Why is something wrong?" Yu Jishi suddenly became energetic. He came over and suddenly understood: "Cultural Revolution, don't change the topic. What I'm talking about to you is serious. Don't force the Americans to do with them. I don't care about how the British are, but Americans need to talk about skills."

"Liangzhen, when did you become a party representative?" Zhuang Jihua looked at him angrily: "You really never thought about it if you think I was joking with you. The Japanese's actions were strange?"

"What, it's really wrong?" Yu Jishi saw Zhuang Jihua's serious expression and asked quickly.

"How many days have the Japanese army captured Yangon?"

"Four days, it has been ten days since the occupation of Bogu." Yu Jishi knew very well that the Japanese army that captured Yangon was resting, and a small number of them were pursuing the British army fleeing west.

"The Japanese army has always emphasized that it is quick to act, why is it so slow to act this time? Isn't this very abnormal? Zhuang Jihua frowned and said.

Yu Jishi suddenly understood that the Japanese army had always acted decisively and quickly, attacked fiercely, defended resolutely, and pursued rapidly. Now they had five divisions, except for one division pursuing the British army, the rest of the troops were resting. If they were worried about the squadron, Yu Jishi asked himself that more than 100,000 Chinese Expeditionary Force would never let the Japanese army do this. In their military dictionary, a Japanese division could be a 100,000 squadron.

"The abnormality must be a demon" Zhuang Jihua sighed. The battle without intelligence support is really uncomfortable. Both sides are speculating on the other side's purpose. He is now trying to confuse the Japanese army. He is now in a formation that resists one after another. In fact, as long as Tong Gu guards last week, or Lu Han's 58th Army arrives in Mandalay, he will give up Tong Gu, attract the Japanese army to Mandalay, and use the terrain here to fight with the Japanese army.

But now the Japanese stopped, and the Japanese, who have always been aggressive, stopped. This made him think about why?

"We only placed a new 28th Division in the east. Is the troops a little thin?" Zhuang Jihua Xiang was talking to himself, and it seemed to be discussing with Yu Jishi.

The New 28th Division was placed by him in Tangji, also known as Dongzhi. This division was alone on the eastern front. In addition to supervising the shipment of Tangji materials, it was to monitor the safety of the Eastern Front. The northeast of Tangji is full of primitive jungles. It is sparsely populated and is not suitable for the operation of a large group of people. Tangji has become an important support point on the Eastern Front.

Logically, at least two divisions need to be guarded in such important support points and vast areas. However, Zhuang Jihua can only send such a division.

"If you were Iida, how would you fight this battle? For example, you already know that the squadron gathered in Mandalay and you have five divisions on your hands. How would you fight?" Zhuang Jihua asked Yu solemnly

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Yu Jishi never thought about this question. With Zhuang Jihua, he would be happy and leisurely. When Zhuang Jihua gave an order, he could execute it. Now Zhuang Jihua suddenly asked, and he really didn't know how to answer.

The crowds gradually increased on the road, and the speed of the jeep became much slower. The scattered British troops were taken into custody in the city, and refugees continued to flee north. Nine out of ten rooms in the city were empty. The squadrons in the city set up barricades everywhere, and Chinese soldiers in military uniforms patrolled the city. The social security was very good.

A group of British soldiers were stopped in front of the checkpoint. The soldiers were obviously Indians with dark skin and smelled badly all over their bodies. A central official was reading the order to them loudly. He read a sentence, and the translator next to him made a sentence loudly.

The soldiers looked at the passing convoy in a daze, and also looked at the saluting Chinese soldiers numbly. After the convoy passed, the officer Fei Zhuo cursed angrily.

"You dirty Indian pigs, can't even salute you?"

The officer's scolding drifted into Stilwell's ears along the wind blowing from the river. He couldn't help but grin, but heard Simmons next to him sigh slightly.

"I don't attack Mandalay directly

The jeep stopped at the commander's office. Yu Jishi jumped out of the car and said this to him. Zhuang Jihua did not look at him, but just accelerated his pace and walked into the headquarters.

Walking into the war room, Chief of Staff Xiao Yisu was in the war room. Seeing Zhuang Jihua and Yu Jishi coming in one after another, they quickly stood up, but Zhuang Jihua waved his hand to let him sit down.

"Go and call Director He immediately

Xiao Yisu was stunned and quickly asked a staff officer to invite He Wei. Then he asked: "What's wrong? Commander

Zhuang Jihua did not answer, but walked to the map with his hands on his back. After a long time, he asked, "Liangzhen, what are you going to fight?"

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