Mandalay Airport, 146th Regiment Headquarters of the 49th Division.
The fierce fighting at night was over. When the casualty figures were reported, the commander of the 146th Regiment, Colonel Gao Chu, finally couldn't hold it in anymore. He immediately called the 49th Division headquarters and begged Commander Peng Bisheng: "Master, Master, we are here."
There are less than 500 people left in the regiment. Reinforcements, send me a few companies of reinforcements quickly..."
"No reinforcements? Then give me the cooks and correspondents from the division headquarters."
"What? The cooks and correspondents have been added to the 147th Regiment? Damn!"
"We really can't fight this battle anymore. If we fight again, our regiment will be wiped out. Master, I beg you, Lao Gao, leave some seeds for our 146 regiment and leave some seeds for our old Hunan Army!"
Teacher Peng Bisheng on the other end of the phone didn't know what he said. Colonel Gao Chu gritted his teeth and suddenly stood up at attention and said: "Yes, I am here at the position. Please rest assured, as long as I, Gao Chu, are still alive, the position will never be lost."
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After hanging up the phone, Gao Chu turned around and said to the adjutant: "Go and get my saber!"
The adjutant followed the order and quickly found a sharp saber. Gao Chu reached out and took the saber, a look of nostalgia suddenly appeared on his face, and he murmured in his mouth: "Old man,
During the Northern Expedition, you drank enough of the blood of the Beiyang Army, now it’s time for you to taste the blood of the little Japanese!"
49th Division Headquarters.
Teacher Peng Bisheng hung up the phone and his face suddenly became extremely gloomy.
When facing his subordinates, Commander Peng must speak loudly, but this does not mean that he has no complaints in his heart!
The Sixth Army has been fighting fiercely with the Japanese army in Mandalay for 11 days. The entire army has suffered more than 10,000 casualties, and the 49th Division has suffered more than half of its casualties. The entire division plus one can barely make up a whole regiment. If we continue to fight like this
If we go down, the 49th Division will soon be exhausted, and soon the entire Sixth Army will be exhausted too.
"Master, Mandalay can no longer defend!" the chief of staff said sadly, "withdraw!"
"Evacuate?" Commander Peng Bisheng glared at the chief of staff with a murderous look and said, "Where to retreat?"
"You can retreat wherever you want!" said the chief of staff, "We just can't defend Mandalay anymore. If we continue to defend our 49th Division, it will be over!"
"Even if the entire Sixth Army is exhausted, we can't retreat!" Commander Peng Bisheng withdrew his gaze, slammed the table in front of him, and said sternly, "I said harsh words in front of Yue Weihan back then, our Sixth Army will be like this
We nailed it to Mandalay like nails. The position will be there when the people are there. Even if the people are gone, the position will never be lost!"
"But we have been defending for 11 days!" the chief of staff said sadly, "Master, our mission has been completed! According to the battle plan formulated by Mr. Yue, the Fifth Army should have crossed the river to take over the defense long ago, but now
What? We are fighting against the Japs in Mandalay, but the Fifth Army is watching the battle on the west bank of the Irrawaddy River. What the hell is this?"
After that, the chief of staff, who was still angry, said again: "Without the pontoon, the heavy equipment of the Fifth Army cannot cross the river. But it is always possible to find thousands of soldiers who know how to swim across the river, right?"
"Don't talk such useless nonsense," Commander Peng Bisheng said. "If the heavy equipment can't cross the river, how about thousands of soldiers who know how to swim? How can they break through the Japanese's river defense without tanks and heavy artillery?"
Jiang’s defenses can’t be broken, so you still think they can reinforce Mandalay? Just dream!”
Just as he finished speaking, a communications staff officer suddenly came in and reported: "Master's seat, there's an urgent call from headquarters!"
Teacher Peng Bisheng waved his hand impatiently and shouted: "Read it!"
"Yes." The communications staff officer immediately opened the message and read aloud, "Call to all colleagues of the Sixth Army: I have returned to Myitkyina overnight and will fly to Mandalay Airport this afternoon. I vow to communicate with all my colleagues in the Sixth Army.
Live or die together! Yue Weihan, Commander-in-Chief of the Chinese Expeditionary Force of the National Revolutionary Army."
After the communications staff member read the telegram, the entire war room suddenly became deathly silent.
Including Mr. Peng Bisheng, everyone present showed expressions of disbelief.
At this time, the word "dangerous" is no longer enough to describe the situation in Mandalay. To put it bluntly, the Sixth Army's defense line is already shaky, and there is a possibility of a complete collapse at any time! Yue Weihan chose to fly directly to Mandalay at this time.
When Dele supervises the battle, he is almost jumping off a cliff with his eyes open!
"What does Yue Weihan want to do?" the chief of staff frowned, "It's already this time, and Yue Weihan still wants to show off?"
"Shut your beak!" Commander Peng Bisheng glared at the chief of staff fiercely, then turned back and ordered the adjutant, "Go, order all non-combatants in the division to assemble urgently, and each person will be issued a rifle and two bullets.
grenades, and then head to the airport to strengthen defenses. In a word, we must ensure that the main plane lands safely!"
After that, Commander Peng Bisheng said to the chief of staff: "Immediately inform the entire division of Commander-in-Chief Yue's telegram so that all brothers can listen!" Peng Bisheng was keenly aware that this telegram would definitely give a great boost to all the officers and soldiers of the 49th Division.
To improve morale, Yue Weihan sent this telegram specially before flying to Mandalay, probably just for this reason.
On the road from Mengong to Myitkyina, six armored vehicles were speeding forward.
In the compartment of one of the armored vehicles, Yue Weihan was writing a suicide note on his knees with a pencil in his hand: "The words are like Liu Xin, Yu Hu, Hua Zi, Helen, and Li Meng. My love: I am going to Mandalay, and I am determined to fight with all the Sixth Army."
Officers and soldiers live and die together. If we fail, we will become benevolent. It is not that I don't want you to stay together forever, but the war situation is actually dangerous. If I don't go, Mandalay may be lost overnight! What is a country? What is a nation? Kill yourself to be benevolent. This is the right time.
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As he wrote, Yue Weihan's eyes became wet unconsciously.
Even he has no idea whether he will live or die in Mandalay!
As the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force, Yue Weihan can choose not to go. However, if he does not go, Mandalay will inevitably be lost. If he goes, Mandalay may still be lost. But no matter what the final outcome is, Yue Weihan still feels sad in his heart.
There are no regrets. Living is indeed precious, but some things are really more important than life!
The gains and losses of Mandalay are directly related to the life and death of the Chinese nation!
As a soldier and a man, Yue Weihan will never back down!
Perhaps the only thing that made Yue Weihan feel heartbroken were his five lovers.
As the saying goes, men don't shed tears lightly, but before they are sad, recalling the various charms and affectionate feelings of Liu Xin and other women, even though Yue Weihan has a heart of stone, he can't help but feel like a knife piercing his heart at this moment, if he can choose
, why would he be willing to take risks in Mandalay? If given the choice, why would he be willing to face death!?
However, as a soldier, there are always some responsibilities that you must bear!
Similarly, as a descendant of Yan and Huang, there are always some missions that must be fulfilled!
Life is precious, but love is more valuable. If it is for the sake of the nation, both can be thrown away. These words are not just beautiful words spoken verbally. Countless martyrs have proved their integrity with their blood and also used their
Life fulfilled the historical mission of being a descendant of the Yan and Huang Dynasties. Yue Weihan never dared to call himself a hero, but he never forgot that he was also a descendant of the Yan and Huang Dynasties!
Seeing the tears in Yue Weihan's eyes, Luo Youlun, who was traveling with him, advised: "Maintendent, why don't you go?"
Compared with Luo Zhuoying's cowardice, Luo Youlun, Dai Anlan, Liao Yaoxiang and others were much more masculine. After Yue Weihan decided to fly to Mandalay to supervise the battle, they also asked for tassels to accompany him. However, Yue Weihan only agreed to Luo Youlun's request. Dai Anlan and Dai Anlan
However, Liao Yaoxiang cannot go. At this stage, the 200th Division and the New 22nd Division are still inseparable from their command.
"The telegram has been sent. It's too late to regret it now." Yue Weihan shook his head and suddenly asked Luo Youlun, "Brother Siyang (characterized by Luo Youlun), are you afraid?"
"It's a lie to say you're not afraid. Who's not afraid of death?" Luo Youlun sighed and said, "But what's the use of being afraid? Who made us soldiers? As soldiers, we protect our homes and our country.
This is our natural mission, otherwise, why would the country and the people spend so much money to support us and spend so much equipment to arm us?"
Yue Weihan patted Luo Youlun's shoulder and stopped talking, then continued writing his suicide note.
Luo Youlun was obviously also infected by Yue Weihan. He immediately took out his pen and notebook and began to write a suicide note to his wife and children. For a while, there was no sound in the carriage except the rustling of pen on paper.
There were other sounds, but outside the car, there was an engine roaring, dust flying, and a dense jungle retreating rapidly from the window.
New York, USA, Morgan Building.
Helen excitedly said to the old American man in front of her: "Yes, I am going to Burma. I don't want to stay in New York for a moment anymore. I must go back to him!"
"If you dare to go, I will deprive you of your right to be the first heir." The old American man would never compromise.
Helen smiled brightly and said charmingly: "That's useless, Grandpa, he is already a general now, and will be a special general or even a marshal in the future. He is rich and powerful in China, and he will support me.
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"Damn it!" the old American man roared angrily, "Then I will ask the members of Congress to initiate an emergency proposal to cut off all aid to the National Government! In short, I will never allow the heir to the Morgan family to marry a Chinese!"
"Oh, God." Helen rolled her eyes and said, "I don't think my dear grandpa is going crazy."
After saying that, Helen turned around and left, ignoring the furious old American man. However, after Helen left, the old American man's mood quickly stabilized again. In fact, after entering the 1930s, the status of the Morgan consortium had been affected by oil.
Enjoying the great challenge from the Rockefeller Foundation, its influence on the U.S. government has also declined sharply.
Now the old Morgan can still have a huge influence on members of Congress, but it is no longer enough to determine their attitudes. What's more, China is not only a member of the Allied Forces, but also an important support for the US government to contain Japan's military power.
, the U.S. government will never cut aid to China at this time, and the old Morgan still has this political vision.
After a long while, old Morgan sighed. His only hope now is that his precious granddaughter's passion for the Chinese general can fade away as soon as possible. However, in order to ensure her safety, it is necessary for the Morgan consortium to exert its influence and increase its influence on the Chinese general.
The assistance provided by the Chinese Expeditionary Force has been greatly reduced. As a giant of steel and arms, Old Morgan is confident that this influence still exists.
Southern Sichuan, a small station along the Sichuan-Yunnan Highway.
The flow of people from the Field General Hospital directly under the 39th Group Army of the National Revolutionary Army is slowly marching southward along the highway.
In the past ten days, a large number of trucks have been driving over from Yunnan every day. Sometimes there are hundreds of trucks, and sometimes there are fifty or sixty trucks. As long as these convoys encounter the marching columns of the 39th Group Army,
, they would immediately turn around, then grab the officers and soldiers of the 39th Group Army and head towards Yunnan.
For ten consecutive days, more than 70,000 people from the Baoshan Division, the 181st Division, the New 6th Division and the New 9th Division belonging to the 39th Group got on the trucks. Now, the marching speed was much faster than walking. By this afternoon, the forward Baoshan Division
More than 2,500 people from the 1st Regiment have arrived safely in Kunming, and the remaining five main regiments have also entered Yunnan.
However, the New 39th Division at the rear was still far away in Chongqing and was said to have been detained by Chairman Chiang Kai-shek.
Suddenly, billowing smoke and dust rose up from the winding dirt road ahead. Liu Yi, the chief of staff of the 39th Group Army who was marching with the field general hospital, raised his binoculars and saw that a convoy had already emerged from the flying dust.
After driving out, Liu Yi quickly turned back to his attendant adjutant and said: "Pass my order, the field general hospital must assemble urgently!"
Soon, more than 3,000 doctors, nurses and security personnel from the field general hospital had gathered urgently.
The convoy that came this time included more than 500 trucks, and they were all ten-wheel Dodge trucks with a load of 2.5 tons. They were enough to transport all the personnel from the field general hospital at once. Just when Liu Yi was about to order all personnel to board the truck.
, a jeep suddenly caught up from behind, with only three people sitting on it, Liu Xin, Yuhu and Li Meng.
The telepathy between lovers is really magical. When Yue Weihan decided to fly to Mandalay to supervise the war, Helen in New York felt extremely uneasy. Chiba Hanako, Liu Xin, and Yuhu were marching on the Sichuan-Yunnan Highway.
Li Meng also felt extremely uneasy. There seemed to be a voice in the power constantly calling them, asking them to go to Myanmar quickly.
Yunnan, Kunming Wujiaba Airport.
General Stilwell hurriedly jumped out of the jeep and hurriedly walked into the Flying Tigers' base building.
Stilwell had just returned from the residence of Yunlong Provincial Chairman Long Yun. In the past ten days, the old American man had been extremely busy. He traveled to almost all the towns in Yunnan that were accessible by roads, just to get as many people as possible.
Several trucks were collected, and in the end, even Long Yun's car was rented by an old American man.
However, after hearing that Yue Weihan was planning to fly directly to Mandalay to supervise the battle, Stilwell became anxious.
"Quick, prepare a plane for me!" Stilwell shouted as soon as he entered the building, "I'm going to Myitkyina!"
Stilwell knew that making phone calls would never stop Yue Weihan. He must immediately fly to Myitkyina and personally persuade Yue Weihan. There was still a huge difference in concepts between Americans and Chinese. For Yue Weihan, as long as it was for the country,
For the sake of the nation, he could sacrifice everything, including his life, but Stilwell didn't think so.