All the officers above the battalion commander of each division of the expeditionary force also left in disgrace. Although Yue Weihan humiliated them just now, he also aroused their bloody nature. They all said that the clay men still have a third part of the earthy nature, not to mention these slaves.
Iron-blooded veterans who crawled out from the dead? Now, they are all trying to prove themselves again in Myitkyina.
Immediately, Yue Weihan summoned the senior generals of the expeditionary force to hold an emergency combat meeting.
In the temporary war room made of military tents, Yue Weihan turned around and asked Luo Zhuoying: "Deputy Commander-in-Chief Luo, please tell me how many combatants, non-combatants and wounded there are in the expeditionary force now? What is the firepower configuration and ammunition reserves of each division?
, the details of food reserves and medicine reserves are now."
"Ah?" Luo Zhuoying was dumbfounded, "This..."
General Luo Zhuoying only likes to think about people, never things. How could he know these data?
Stilwell, who was next to him, helped Luo Zhuoying resolve the siege and said in slightly blunt Chinese: "The expeditionary force currently has seven infantry divisions, one tank regiment, one artillery regiment, one engineering regiment, one automobile regiment, and one baggage regiment. There are a total of 10 infantry divisions.
There are more than 60,000 personnel, more than 9,000 technical troops, more than 8,000 non-combatants, and more than 2,000 lightly and seriously injured people. As you just said, the firepower configuration is to reserve one battle ration of ammunition, and about half of the food and medicine reserves.
moon."
Yue Weihan couldn't help but give Stilwell a thumbs up. The American devil is serious.
Stilwell shook his head and said: "General Yue, frankly speaking, I admire your exciting speech just now and your determination and courage to resist to the end. However, the Japanese 56th Division has occupied Myitkyina for a week.
, I don’t think the raid on Myitkyina is a good idea, let alone that this combat plan can be successful.”
The commander of the Sixth Army, Gan Lichu, was also a veteran senior general of the Communist Party of China. He relied on his identity and had never had an attack before, but this time he finally seized the opportunity. He said in an unquestionable tone: "Our Sixth Army
Officers and soldiers are not afraid of death, but they will never die in vain just for the sake of someone's great success!"
"What a great achievement!?" Yue Weihan asked coldly, "Then, what is Commander Yigan's opinion?"
"The current situation is extremely clear." Gan Lichu said without showing any signs of weakness. "The fighter planes fighting the Japanese army for Burma have been completely lost. A counterattack that does not overestimate its capabilities can only result in loss of troops. I secretly thought that the entire expeditionary force should withdraw to
India, after receiving all American ordnance, plans to counterattack Burma!"
"What a counterattack on Myanmar!" Yue Weihan said, "That's easy to say!"
"Do you know how long it will take? It will take at least one year to receive American ordnance and undergo training, and it will take at least another two years to mobilize engineering and technical personnel to open a simple road from India into Myanmar! Commander Gan, are you up and down?
How easy would it be to evacuate to India with just a few words? But without the lifeline of the Burma Highway, do you know how long China can hold on?"
"Without the supplies transported by the Burma Highway, within half a month, all domestic medicines will be in shortage. Thousands of wounded people will lose their lives because there is no medicine. In another half month, all ammunition reserves will be exhausted.
At the end of the day, the Japanese soldiers will have no choice but to hold bayonets and fight against the little Japanese!"
"If it lasts three to five months, we can grit our teeth and persevere. How can we persevere in the war for one or two years?"
"What a retreat to India. If you withdraw like this, the Sixth Army will be saved, but China will be destroyed!"
"I dare to ask Commander Gan, are you planning to bring more than 20,000 officers and soldiers to serve as mercenaries for the British? Or are you planning to enclose land in any corner of Southeast Asia and open up a *** kingdom and become the king yourself?"
"You..." Gan Lichu said angrily, "You are insulting me!"
"Insult to you?" Yue Weihan said coldly, "You just insulted me, and you insulted every Chinese citizen! I feel ashamed to have a compatriot and leader like you!"
After saying this, Yue Weihan added: "As a soldier, shouldn't you risk your life to protect your motherland and your compatriots? Yes, going to Myitkyina is unpredictable, and life or death is uncertain, but what I want to say is
, as long as there is still a glimmer of hope, I am willing to make the greatest efforts. What’s the harm in dying in a foreign land and becoming a lonely ghost?"
"Who doesn't know how to say nice things?" Gan Lichu retorted, "Smooth words make you look pretty!"
Yue Weihan ignored Gan Lichu again, turned to the division commanders, and asked: "Let me ask you one last time, it's still too late to change your mind. If you don't want to counterattack Myitkyina, even if you lead the troops to withdraw to India, I will never leave anyone in trouble, but if anyone
You have promised well now, but you will slap me when the time comes, so don’t blame my husband for being rude!"
"Humph, our Sixth Army won't accompany you anymore!" Gan Lichu said and turned around to leave.
However, Peng Bisheng, commander of the 49th Division of the Sixth Army, and Lu Guoshuan, commander of the 93rd Division, did not move at all. Chen Mianyue, commander of the 55th Division, originally wanted to follow Gan Lichu, but when he saw Peng and Lu not moving, he retracted his half-stepped right hand.
Gan Lichu, who had already reached the door of the tent, felt extremely embarrassed. He couldn't leave for a while, and even less so if he didn't leave.
"Commander Gan, you have been dismissed!" Yue Weihan said coldly, "You can return home!"
Seeing that his three division commanders showed no intention of supporting him, Gan Lichu knew that the situation was over, so he turned around and walked away with a groan. In fact, Gan Lichu did not want to stay here anymore. In his opinion, the expeditionary force turned around and went south to fight.
Myitkyina was basically a death wish. He didn't want to die as a lonely ghost in Myanmar.
Stilwell had a new understanding of Yue Weihan. This young Chinese general was indeed different!
In Stilwell's view, Yue Weihan had a clear mind and a firm will. Once he made up his mind, he would have the aura to not give up until he achieved his goal. At that moment, Stilwell said to Yue Weihan: "General Yue, although I don't agree with your battle plan.
But I can tell you responsibly that the US military forces in India will fully cooperate with the expeditionary force’s combat operations!”
"General Stilwell, on behalf of the more than 70,000 officers and soldiers of the Expeditionary Force and the 40 million compatriots in China, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the U.S. government and all the American people!" Yue Weihan said, and immediately gave Stilwell a standard salute.
***Military Salute, Yue Weihan had no doubts about Stilwell's promise.
Yue Weihan doesn't believe in American friendship, he only believes in Americans' realistic attitude!
The United States has never needed friends in the true sense. The U.S. government has always only cared about real interests. At this stage, the number one enemy of the United States is the Axis Alliance composed of Germany, Italy, and Japan. In order to defeat this enemy, the U.S. government will not hesitate to
This point of making any effort at all costs is completely different from the declining "British Empire" that is desperate to save face.
Historically, the huge number of arms and supplies that the United States has provided to its allies will definitely scare people to death!
Historically, the Soviet Union alone received 15,000 aircraft, 7,000 tanks, 50,000 jeeps, 380,000 trucks, 8,000 artillery pieces, 130,000 machine guns, 340,000 tons of explosives, 26.7 million tons of refined oil products, and discounts on various engineering machinery and equipment from the United States.
1 billion US dollars, and a large amount of other various materials.
The Soviet Union was a communist country, ideologically speaking, it was diametrically opposed to the United States!
However, in order to win World War II and defeat Nazi Germany, the U.S. government and people simply put aside ideological concerns and provided astronomical amounts of arms and supplies to the Soviet Union at all costs, ultimately helping the Soviet Union withstand the German attack.
The crazy attack also laid a solid foundation for the Allies' final victory.
Putting aside the grudges of later generations, at least the U.S. government in this era is still trustworthy!
Immediately, Yue Weihan's mind returned to the current battlefield in Myanmar, and then said: "According to intelligence, the Japanese 55th Division is currently resting and recuperating near Mandalay, and a regiment of the 33rd Division and the main force of the 18th Division are along the way.
We are pursuing north along the railway line from Mandalay to Myitkyina. We are still about two hundred miles away from Myitkyina."
"After the Japanese 56th Division occupied Lashio, it immediately divided into three groups. One of the infantry regiments pursued the retreating 66th Army along the Burma Highway at full speed. The other infantry regiment, with the cooperation of the tank regiment,
Myitkyina has been captured, and the last infantry regiment is stationed in Lashio, ready to meet the Japanese troops in Myitkyina or on the Burma Road."
The division commanders present immediately looked at each other. Where did Yue Weihan get the Japanese intelligence?
Stilwell also said doubtfully: "General Yue, is the information you said reliable?"
"Absolutely reliable!" Yue Weihan said without hesitation, "This is information that our intelligence agency spent a huge amount of money to obtain from within the Japanese army. It cannot be wrong." After saying this, Yue Weihan added, "If the Japanese army in Myitkyina
Not because of the lack of troops, but with the arrogance of the little devils, how could they watch us retreat into the Hukang Valley?"
Of course, Yue Weihan's information is absolutely reliable, because Nan Zao Yunzi is now the chief director of the Nan Organization!
The so-called Southern Agency was originally just a secret service agency responsible for Burmese affairs, but now it has become the highest secret service agency of the entire Southern Army. This old devil, Juichi Terauchi, has never forgotten Nanzo Yunzi and became the commander of the Southern Army.
Soon, Nan Zaoyun was transferred to his side and served as the major general of the Nan Agency.
Yue Weihan added: "The Japanese army stationed in Myitkyina only has one infantry regiment plus one tank regiment. Together with the troops of the Burmese Kachin Party who cooperated with the Japanese army, the number of troops will not exceed 8,000 at most. Therefore, to capture Myitkyina
It’s not a problem, the problem is how to hold the position after capturing Myitkyina and wait for the 39th Army to arrive in Myanmar?”
"I'm afraid this won't be easy." Sun Liren said with a frown, "The 39th Group Army is still far away in Shanxi, and it will take three months at the earliest to reach Myanmar. However, the ammunition, food and medicine of our expeditionary force are only enough to last half a month.
, when the time comes, all the four Japanese army regiments need to do is encircle Myitkyina, and we will have no choice but to annihilate our entire army."
Stilwell frowned and said to Yue Weihan: "The Allies can dispatch transport planes to airdrop supplies, but the amount of airdropped supplies is extremely limited and can only be used as an emergency measure, because the small amount of arms and supplies airdropped alone is far from enough.
It was a huge expense to support the 80,000 officers and soldiers of the expeditionary force.”
"Airdrop doesn't work, what about airlift?" Yue Weihan said suddenly.
"Air transport?" Stilwell said, "Of course air transport is no problem, but what about the airport?"
After saying this, Stilwell suddenly said: "God, you mean... Myitkyina Airport?"
"General Stilwell, you guessed it right!" Yue Weihan said with a smile, "It's Myitkyina Airport!"
After saying that, Yue Weihan turned to Sun Liren and said: "Mr. Sun, don't you want to prove the strength of the Tax Police Corps? Do you dare to lead the troops to rob the Myitkyina Airport? I must remind you that the Japanese army in Myitkyina
Although it’s not much, you must capture Myitkyina Airport intact, and you must not let the Japanese army destroy the airport facilities, especially the runway!”
"Why don't you dare?" Sun Liren said coldly, "Don't forget what you said, just wait to apologize!"
After saying that, Sun Liren picked up his military cap and placed it heavily on his head, then turned around and walked out of the temporary headquarters.
Seeing that Sun Liren was about to go away, Yue Weihan suddenly reminded loudly: "Sun Liren, don't forget that our Chinese Expeditionary Force is now an ally of the British colonists and is not popular in Burma. The *** people are Burmese."
The liberator in people's minds, you can act cheaply in order not to expose your whereabouts!"
Sun Liren paused slightly and said in a ferocious voice: "I know what to do, I don't need you to teach me!"
Yue Weihan was speechless after hearing this. He had forgotten that this Sun Liren was originally a ruthless man. In history, he had buried thousands of Japanese prisoners of war alive. In order to ensure that his whereabouts were not known to the Japanese army, in order to ensure the smooth flow of the Yunnan-Burma Highway, in order to ensure
If China's resistance can continue, what does killing a few Burmese natives mean?
"Now I give orders!" Yue Weihan suddenly turned around and said to the other division commanders, "Peng Bisheng's 49th Division is responsible for the defense of the Hukang River Valley, Lu Guoshuan's 93rd Division is responsible for the defense of the Mengong River Valley, and Chen Mianyue's 55th Division is responsible for the defense of the Kuman Mountains.
For defense, the Engineer Corps directly under the Fifth Army immediately began to repair the road between the Hukang River Valley and the Mengong River Valley. The 200th Division, the New 22nd Division, and the 96th Division deployed defenses along the Kuman Mountains to Myitkyina, blocking the railway lines at all levels.
The main force of the Japanese army chasing north."
Having said that, Yue Weihan turned back to Stilwell and said: "General Stilwell, please come forward to contact General Alexander stationed in India and ask him to urgently mobilize engineering troops, engineering machinery and Indian labor to repair Tingjiang Airport to Mi
China's highway line, the Burma Highway, has been cut off by the Japanese army, and we must rush to repair a China-India highway as soon as possible!"
"Ok! ok!" Stilwell nodded repeatedly, "There is no problem with this, absolutely no problem."