Chapter 1191 Battle of Mandalay
Zhou Xiaoshan, who had been in the car for a day, was ready to have a good sleep and go around the terrain of Lashio tomorrow morning.
Who knew that Chen Cheng hurriedly pulled Alexander and Stilwell to hold a joint meeting of the generals of the Three Kingdoms.
According to Zhou Xiaoshan's military rank, he is not qualified to attend such a meeting.
It was useless to hide at the 144th Division, but He Guoguang was still dragged to the meeting.
Zhou Xiaoshan was a little strange when he arrived at the venue. Not only was the commander of the 5th Army Du Yuming not present, but even the commander of the 6th Army Zhang Zhen and the commander of the 56th Army did not come.
Did they all go to Mandalay?
"The commissioner's telegram!"
Zhou Xiaoshan was the last to enter the venue.
As soon as he entered, he followed Chen Cheng's shouting and stood up straight.
"The various units of the National Revolutionary Army Expeditionary Force have gathered 300,000 powerful troops and strong horses. Since the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, they have won the first battle and showed the momentum of our Chinese army. I would like to congratulate you. I hope you will continue to work hard to achieve General Alexander's request to recover Yangon, and to ensure the Mandalay to Yangon railway line south of the Yunnan-Burma Highway, the Battle of Mandalay will be launched as soon as possible!"
It's remote control command again.
It's a battle again.
Deng Xihou looked at Liu Wenhui first, and he found that Liu Wenhui was looking at him, and the two looked at Zhou Xiaoshan again.
A faint smile appeared on Zhou Xiaoshan's face.
Seeing Chen Cheng read the telegram and sat down, he also sat down with other generals.
"Jinkang, Xiaoshan, will the command center move forward to Mandalay tomorrow?"
He cares about his head and regardless of his butts, and in such an important place as Lashio, he has not arranged a capable army to stay behind.
Go south along the railway line.
Is so many defeats in China in vain?
The Japanese had three axes, and the cannons bombed the infantry, but the infantry could not rush down the cannons, and then detoured.
Remember to eat and not to beat.
Such an important material distribution center and throat duct, without sending powerful troops to guard it, do you really think that the tropical jungle in the east cannot pass the heavy army?
No wonder Lashio was occupied by the Japanese in history, blocking the road to retreat to the country.
Except for those who went to India, all three armies set foot on the dead end of the Wild Man Mountain.
"Minister Chen, didn't the principal say he was going to Lashio?"
There are also airports in Lashio, and Zhou Xiaoshan is preparing to check out the conditions of the airport tomorrow.
"General Alexander was very anxious, and the principal flew directly to Mandalay!"
"The Sichuan Army cannot leave. I will check the situation at Lashio Airport tomorrow. It is good to be a front-line airport here!"
"It is not the style of the Sichuan Army. If Tiankui and Liu Dashen were there, the Sichuan Army would have set out long ago!"
After all, before the Sichuan Army sent troops, there was a saying that the generals would not accept foreign orders. Although the position of deputy commander of the Expeditionary Force was not yet given to Deng Xihou, Chen Cheng couldn't force Zhou Xiaoshan and Deng Xihou.
"Are we delaying? The vanguard of the Sichuan Army has been at the border for almost two months and has been blocked on the border. It is like when we left Sichuan. We could clearly gather together, but we dispersed the Sichuan Army to Shanxi, Henan, Anhui, and Songhu!"
Before Zhou Xiaoshan could speak, Deng Xihou was out of touch.
When it was almost time for Lashio, Zhou Xiaoshan told Stilwell on the car that this place is very important. Once taken down by the Japanese, even the Sichuan Army will be broken, not to mention the Central Army. Tomorrow, they will look at the terrain and find a suitable place, and ask Rao Guohua to draw two brigades to Lashio to build defensive fortifications.
Kang Ze was about to stand up, but He Guoguang grabbed him and sat down.
Zhou Xiaoshan simply stood up.
"Minister Chen, it is our common wish for a solid victory in Myanmar. Moreover, Commander Dai's 200th Division also began to fight! However, in the Battle of Shanghai and Wuhan, the Battle of the Japanese, can't we be alert? Lashio is so important. Once it is captured by the Japanese army interspersed with the eastern path, the 300,000 troops will be able to eat the food they carry, and how many days can the ammunition be used for attacking the toughest? If the food is really out of stock, can General Alexander allow us to collect grain on site in Myanmar?"
"Who made a military plan for the Chairman? Isn't this betray our expeditionary army? How can you turn a blind eye to Lashio such an important place?"
Chen Cheng was puzzled, but he had never participated in the expeditionary army's battle plan.
Looking at Alexander!
"Zhou, Xiaoshan, didn't the Chinese expeditionary force enter Myanmar to attack the Japanese? Is the agreement we signed a piece of waste paper?"
"General Alexander, is it your British who treat the agreement as waste paper? The expeditionary force traveled thousands of miles and arrived on the border. You actually ordered the defenders to intercept it! You even threatened to go to war with the two countries and did not allow our army to enter!"
Alexander doesn't understand Chinese and needs a translation.
Although Zhou Xiaoshan could understand what Alexander said, he did not speak English. He waited for the translation to finish speaking and continued.
"General Alexander, as we all know, war requires preparation, especially large-scale battles with the Japanese army, ranging from two months to six months. You have wasted our baby's preparation time, weapons, ammunition, fortification construction, troops deployment, drinking water, food, medicine and other logistics supplies. The expeditionary force traveled thousands of miles, and the British army couldn't wait to ask us to send troops. Are we preparing the food we need? How much is it, and where is it?"
"no. According to the agreement on the cooperation defense of the Yunnan-Burma Highway and the agreement signed by us, you need to prepare these materials yourself!"
The food and logistics of the 300,000 army are so terrible.
Alexander shook his head like a rattle.
"Of course, if you recover Yangon, the Yangon port will have accumulated a lot of food and weapons!"
Where is fishing?
Holding some weapons and food with some mirrors, flowers and water, I want to fool the Chinese army as a shield for you.
Not to mention that your bait may not be real. Even if it is real, it is also a trap for the Japanese.
"The Japanese navy is already covering the 56th and 18th Division landing in Yangon. We are not afraid of the Japanese Army Division. The Pacific Fleet is equipped with plaster flag aircraft carriers and naval guns. Do you help us resist?"
The Japanese warships can not only circulate in the Pacific Ocean, but also have no opponents in the Indian Ocean.
Alexander was not stupid, and there were only a few British navy stationed in India.
When the Japanese attacked the Malay Peninsula, several ships stationed in India dared not reinforce. Instead, the warships from the Malay Peninsula fled to India.
"Yangon cannot be recovered, it is useless for you to guard the Yunnan-Burma Highway? I don't think you can't even understand this kind of common sense!"
"I would like to emphasize again that before the food, ammunition, and retreat paths are stable, the commander will launch a hurry to launch an attack. If the commander is either lacking military knowledge, he will be stupid! Of course, he may also have ulterior motives!"
The dispute between Zhou Xiaoshan and Alexander was like a scorching slap in the face, slapped Chen Cheng in the face.
Stilwell quickly stood up.
"General Alexander, Zhou, you are all outstanding soldiers and hope to drive the Japanese monkey out of Myanmar. Everyone should sit down calmly and discuss and work together to deal with the Japanese!"
Chapter completed!