At this moment, the coalition command received a telegram from Guofu, requesting them to temporarily suspend combat operations and wait for further orders from Guofu.
Everyone was very puzzled. Today, the total strength of the Japanese army in the Yangon City area does not exceed two divisions, and they are scattered in various places. It is a good time for the coalition forces to launch an offensive.
After the delay, the Japanese army can calmly mobilize its troops, and then the battle will be difficult to fight.
Xu Dalong was a little anxious and didn't want to miss the opportunity. Unfortunately, the troops he was commanding were not underground anti-Japanese armed forces. He wanted to put forward his own suggestions, but he didn't know who to talk to.
He had no choice but to order his troops to continue waiting, sending a large number of scouts to monitor the enemy's movements and waiting for further instructions from Guofu.
Of course, Xu Dalong sent a telegram to report the situation here to the commander and asked him for instructions on his next work.
After receiving the telegram, the commander reported to his superiors, and then sent a telegram to Xu Dalong, saying that the actions of the coalition forces were subject to the Guofu side and the British army, and asked Xu Dalong to obey the Guofu side's command. After the situation changed
, report directly to superiors.
The situation soon became clear. It turned out that the British army and the Kuomintang government had reached an agreement, and the British army and the Kuomintang army in Burma were unified under the command of the British army.
The new commander is a major general division commander of the British Army, who is on his way to the headquarters.
Xu Dalong knew that there were many twists and turns between the Guofu and the British army. The Guo army saw that the situation in northern Myanmar had been greatly eased, and the American military had provided a large number of weapons and equipment to the British and the Guo army.
They believed that they were sure to defeat the Japanese army that entered Myanmar, and did not want to give this credit to the underground party, otherwise, they would lose face.
After the underground party figured out the ins and outs of the matter, they sent a telegram to Xu Dalong, asking him to hand over the command of the coalition forces to the Guo army and the British army, and lead the special operations unit back to the Mawushan base area.
Seeing this situation, Xu Dalong had no interest in staying any longer.
He went to the Guofu and the British Army to get the benefits they promised him. Xu Dalong's efforts were recognized by the Guofu and the British Army. They agreed to let Xu Dalong go to Chongqing to receive this part of the bonus from the Military Command.
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Xu Dalong handed over command to the coalition forces and led Wei Monk and the special operations team on their way back to the country.
Li Changchun, Gross, Wang Guoxiong and others had formed a deep friendship with Xu Dalong, and reluctantly saw Xu Dalong off.
Regarding Guo Jun's affairs, Xu Dalong didn't want to say more, but he still had feelings for these people.
Before leaving, he gave everyone a piece of advice:
Said: "No matter how the war situation develops, you must either retreat to the direction of Yindu, or take a detour to the Hongshan area. You must not return home from Yeren Mountain. Remember this."
Xu Dalong knew that in the future battles in Myanmar, the British army and the Guo army would eventually be unable to withstand the Japanese attack. The British army withdrew to the direction of Indu, while the Guo army retreated to the country via the Yeren Mountain, and ended up in the Yeren Mountain.
, due to lack of supplies, nearly 90% of the men and horses were lost, which was more than the number of men and horses lost during the battle in Burma.
Of course, Li Changchun, Gross and others cannot see the next change in the situation now. They all said that they would keep Xu Dalong's words in mind.
Li Changchun was still very concerned about Xu Dalong. He said: "Sir Xu, you have to go through enemy-occupied areas when you return home. Why don't you go with the large forces temporarily. After Yangon City is captured and the airport is repaired, you can take the American army."
The transport plane will return to China. Why take the risk?"
Xu Dalong didn't think so. Now that it was confirmed that the coalition commander was someone else, wouldn't he feel uncomfortable staying here?
He said very confidently: "Don't worry, the little devils can't stop us. Okay, everyone, let's just say goodbye. See you later."
After saying that, Xu Dalong led the special team and left.
Wang Guoxiong said: "I really can't bear to leave Commander Xu and the others. It would be a joy to fight with Commander Xu. I shouldn't say it, the coalition forces have changed their commanders, and I don't feel at all confident about it."
Li Changchun nodded in agreement. Of course, this was Shangfeng's instruction, and he couldn't say anything.
After getting along with Xu Dalong, Gross also admired Xu Dalong's military ability. He had the same idea as Wang Guoxiong, but the new commander was a general of the British army. He was not in the mood to say anything. He just shook his head slightly and expressed
Pity.
Before Xu Dalong and others left, they obtained a military map of the Myanmar region from the British army, which made their movement much easier than when they arrived.
He decided not to take the old route when returning, but first to find the Burma Road, and then go directly to Yunnan along the Burma Road.
Xu Dalong and others left the coalition headquarters and walked tens of kilometers northwest before entering the Japanese-occupied area.
Although they were disguised as Japanese cavalry, they did not dare to march along the road blatantly because they did not have the corresponding documents for the Japanese troops in this area. They tried their best to avoid the Japanese troops by taking mountain trails.
Xu Dalong and others marched all the way and finally saw the Burma Road running across the mountains.
The terrain of this generation is very complicated. Except for the Burma Highway, Xu Dalong and others basically have no way to go. They can only march along the road.
In order to avoid trouble, Xu Dalong and others adopted the method of traveling day and night. If they encountered a Japanese checkpoint, they tried to go around it and try to avoid conflicts with the Japanese army.
On this day, Xu Dalong and others were marching along the road. They saw the light of a flashlight in front of them. It seemed that there were many people.
Xu Dalong and others stopped moving forward, covering the light of the flashlight with their bodies, and went to check the military map. Only then did they realize that there was a bridge in front of them, surrounded by high mountains. Under the bridge was the fast-flowing Panlong River, which was impossible to swim across.
What's more, there are still these enemy troops.
The only way to cross the bridge is to walk across it.
Because they did not understand the enemy's situation, Xu Dalong and others could only wait until dawn to see clearly the situation around the bridge before making plans. So they walked back along the road and finally found a valley on the side of the road and turned into it.
Temporarily spent the night there.
Early the next morning, Xu Dalong, Monk Wei and others went over the mountains and came to a mountain near the bridge to observe the condition of the bridge.
The bridge across the valley is about 80 meters long and less than 10 meters wide. It is a cement bridge. Both ends of the bridge are open areas of more than 200 meters without shrubs.
If it is not a rainy day, it will be very difficult to approach the bridge quietly even at night.
On the bridgeheads at both ends of the bridge, you can see more than a dozen tents. The Japanese army had about an infantry squadron, and a machine gun position built with sandbags was built at the bridgehead. It was basically impossible to forcefully cross the bridge.
After discussion, Xu Dalong and Wei Monk concluded that even a night raid would be very difficult. Even if they could defeat the Japanese troops on the bridge, the bridge would be bare, and as long as the enemy troops on the opposite side had a machine gun to block the bridge, they would be unable to do so.
Cross the bridge.
After discussing with Monk Wei, Xu Dalong decided not to pass by the bridge and prepared to find another way out. After carefully studying the map, they turned around and walked back for 30 kilometers, walking along a valley to the lower reaches of the Panlong River.
, the map indicates that there is a ferry crossing the river there.
The roads in the mountains were very difficult to walk. Xu Dalong and others could only walk with their horses most of the time. It took them a whole day to reach the ferry downstream.
After arriving at the ferry, Xu Dalong and others couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded.
There is actually a Japanese army barracks built next to the ferry, and there is a large building on the other side of the river. These buildings are very new, and it can be seen that they were recently built. Among those buildings, there are many long wooden houses, probably
Japanese army warehouse.
Although he could not see all the Japanese troops, he roughly estimated that the Japanese troops here exceeded an infantry brigade. It was obviously impossible to cross the river from here.
Xu Dalong and others had no choice but to retreat. The markings on the map were very rough, and relying on the map alone was not enough. What Xu Dalong and others hoped for most was to find a guide.
Xu Dalong and the others continued to travel downstream along the valley, and suddenly saw a family on the top of a mountain in the distance.
Xu Dalong and others were overjoyed and hurriedly climbed up the mountain.
After reaching the top of the mountain, they discovered that in addition to the family on the top of the mountain, there was another family on another mountain.
In order to avoid scaring the people inside, Xu Dalong only took Monk Wei into the house.
There were four people in the house, a couple and two children. They looked a bit like the Zhuang people in Yunnan. These people had lived in the mountains for generations and did not necessarily go to the mountains to catch the market once a month. They basically lived a slash-and-burn farming life.
They knew little about things outside the mountains, so even if they saw Xu Dalong and others wearing Japanese military uniforms, they did not feel scared, but warmly entertained Xu Dalong and Monk Wei.
This family is very simple, the two adults are smiling, and the two children are looking at the two strangers curiously.
Xu Dalong couldn't understand what they were saying. He tried to speak English, but these people couldn't understand them at all.
When he was worried, Xu Dalong suddenly saw a New Year picture on the wall of this house, with Chinese characters written on it. He tentatively asked in Chinese: "Fellow, do you understand what I say?"
The male host nodded and said, "You understand, we are Han people."
Xu Dalong and Monk Wei were very happy, so they started chatting with the family. In order to please them, Xu Dalong took out ten oceans and gave them to the owner of the family. Monk Wei also took out a few pieces of candy and gave them to two
child.
The whole family was very happy. They didn't know how to express their enthusiasm. The man of the house quickly asked the woman to prepare food for Xu Dalong.
Xu Dalong waved his hand and declined, and just asked the male host for advice on how to cross the Panlong River.
The male host was very enthusiastic and expressed his willingness to lead the way for Xu Dalong and others.
Soon after, Xu Dalong and the others followed their male host along a mountain path and continued walking toward the lower reaches of the Panlong River.
Everyone walked for more than two hours, and there were still endless mountains in front of them.
Monk Wei asked doubtfully: "Brother, didn't you say it's not far away and you'll be there in a moment? Why haven't you seen Panlong River after walking for so long?"
The male host said: "It's not that far. It's about the same as me catching up with the market."
Hearing this, Xu Dalong and Monk Wei couldn't help but smile bitterly. These people in the mountains are far away from the city, and they have no sense of time. They have to walk nearly 100 kilometers to go to the market, and they only go to this place.
There is no other thing to use as a reference. For them, it is just walking, and they basically have no concept of distance.
Thanks to the male host, he is familiar with the mountain roads in this area. Otherwise, Xu Dalong and others would not be able to get out at all.
That evening, everyone finally arrived at the bank of Panlong River.
The water here is open and relatively gentle.
The male host said: "You can cross the river here. The deepest part is only waist deep, so you can wade across."
Xu Dalong gave the male host another five oceans, hoping that he could lead the way in the water. The male host happily agreed, and took Xu Dalong and others to cross the river.
Xu Dalong believes that this ferry is very important and may be of great use in the future. He plans to provide it to the people in Guofu after returning to China and ask them to give the marked map to the troops of Yuanzheng Army.
The male host was very enthusiastic and guided them for a while after crossing the river, and then reluctantly said goodbye to them.
Judging from the map, there is a town ahead. Xu Dalong and others did not carry much food, so they were going to the town ahead to replenish supplies.
They observed the bushes outside the town for a long time and found no Japanese military activities in the town, so they dressed up as Japanese soldiers and walked directly into the town.
After Xu Dalong and others entered the town, the people in the town saw the Japanese troops coming. They were very scared and hid quickly. For a while, not even a pedestrian was seen on the street.
Monk Wei saw a shop in front of him. He walked forward, but the people inside closed the door and locked the door bolt from the inside.
If Monk Wei was really a Japanese, he could certainly kick the door open, but he was not, so he couldn't force others, so he had to go to the next one, and the result would be the same.
Xu Dalong felt a little puzzled. Although there was a road here, Japanese troops should pass by from time to time, and the residents of the town were not so afraid.
Eager to find out the situation, they went to the town hall.
They walked through a street and saw a small church in front of them. The British implemented colonial rule in Burma, and they not only sent troops, but also priests.
Xu Dalong asked the team to wait at the door, and he and Monk Wei walked in with two special forces members.
Seeing that the church was empty, Xu Dalong asked loudly in English: "Is there anyone in there?"
Soon after, a gray-haired priest came out of the side door at the back of the church.