Xu Dalong said: "Sir Long, I believe you will be interested in this gift from your humble position."
Seeing Xu Dalong's insistence, King Yunnan said: "Okay then, just submit it."
Xu Dalong took out a map of Yunnan from the document bag and said: "Sir Long, I have seized some important documents from the Japanese army. There is a large copper mine in Yunnan that has not yet been mined, and the reserves are astonishing."
"Is there such a thing? Why haven't I heard of it?" King Yunnan asked doubtfully.
Xu Dalong unfolded the map of Yunnan and said: "Sir, this matter is true. I have marked the location of the copper mine on the map."
When Long Guoyu heard this, he walked over, took the map, and sent it to his father.
When the King of Yunnan saw the position of the circle marked with a red pen on the map, he said: "How come there is a large copper mine in Pijiagou, Ningyuan County? Yunnan's geological survey team has surveyed many times, why haven't they found it? Your job
Is the information reliable?”
Xu Dalong said: "It is absolutely reliable. The Japanese army is determined to destroy us. Before the war started, they had secretly conducted exploration in the country, and Yunnan was no exception.
The reserves of this copper mine are astonishing, and mining is not difficult. I have compiled the relevant information." As he spoke, he took out the information he had written and handed it over.
After reading it, the King of Yunnan said happily: "If this copper mine is real, it is really a good thing. I will send someone to verify it immediately. My nephew is interested."
Although the King of Yunnan did not plan to send troops, he was still very interested in Xu Dalong, which was why he was able to get close to Xu Dalong.
So he asked Xu Dalong some interesting questions, and Xu Dalong started chatting with him.
Xu Dalong is a famous anti-Japanese hero. When the Yunnan King first started, he had no special feelings for him. He had many generals who were good at fighting, and he didn't pay much attention to Xu Dalong's military talents.
After talking with Xu Dalong, he found that Xu Dalong was knowledgeable and eloquent. He had his own unique insights into the situation of the Anti-Japanese War and even the development trend of the world's anti-Japanese war. Xu Dalong's farsightedness even exceeded his expectations.
Know.
As the conversation progressed, King Yunnan became more and more interested in Xu Dalong. He had many questions to ask Xu Dalong, and Xu Dalong also explained them one by one.
During the conversation, Xu Dalong did not mention a word about asking the King of Yunnan to send troops, so the conversation seemed particularly relaxed.
The King of Yunnan felt that he still had unfinished information and wanted to continue to learn about the things he was interested in from Xu Dalong.
He said: "Thanks to my nephew for his help to Yunnan. I held a family dinner at noon and asked my nephew to honor me."
Xu Dalong happily accepted the invitation.
That afternoon, the King of Yunnan put aside other things and continued talking to Xu Dalong.
He kept asking questions, and Xu Dalong gave him satisfactory answers.
After Xu Dalong left, he said to Long Guoyu: "This Xu Dalong is really not simple. He is an amazing young man. You should get closer to him. There are many things in him that are worth learning."
Xu Dalong had enough patience and was not in a hurry for success. The next day, accompanied by Long Guoyu, he went sightseeing with Monk Wei and Lin Xueying.
That night, Long Guoyu hosted a banquet for Xu Dalong and Lin Xueying. Along with him was a very beautiful young girl. As soon as she entered the door, she looked at Xu Dalong curiously.
Long Guoyu introduced: "Brother Dalong, this is my sister Long Guobi."
Xu Dalong said politely: "Hello, Miss Long."
Long Guobi said: "Mr. Xu, I have heard of your name a long time ago. I didn't expect that you are so young. The teachers and classmates in our school heard that you came to Kunming and hoped that you could come to our school to give a speech.
.May I?"
Xu Dalong said: "I have no problem. As long as it is convenient for your school."
Xu Dalong's words are on point. After all, he is a member of the underground party. If he wants to give a speech in Guotong District, he must obtain approval from the higher-ups in Guotong District.
When Long Guoyu saw Xu Dalong agreed, he said happily: "There is no problem with this. We will arrange other things."
Xu Dalong nodded and said: "Okay, you are ready, I will be here when you call."
That afternoon, Xu Dalong, accompanied by Long Guoyu and Long Guobi, came to Kunming University and gave a speech on the situation of the Anti-Japanese War.
Xu Dalong's speech was rich in content and detailed materials. He gave an in-depth and simple explanation based on the situation of the world's anti-Japanese war and the situation of the domestic anti-Japanese war struggle, and gave a bright prospect for the anti-Japanese war situation, that is, the anti-Japanese military and civilians will definitely be able to achieve victory in the anti-Japanese war.
The final victory, completely defeated the Japanese ***.
Xu Dalong's speech won unanimous praise from the teachers and students of the school. The teachers and students were also impressed by Xu Dalong's profound knowledge and extraordinary magnanimity. Coupled with his brilliant achievements, he won the respect of the teachers and students.
Yunnan Daily published an article about the speech, and other newspapers and periodicals also reprinted it. His university and some government agencies also invited Xu Dalong to give a speech.
Xu Dalong declined their invitation because the war on the front line was tense.
Despite this, Xu Dalong suddenly became a hotly discussed figure in Yunnan.
Long Guobi had a good impression of Xu Dalong and would follow Long Guoyu to visit Xu Dalong after school every day.
Three days later, Long Guoyu informed Xu Dalong that his father wanted to meet Xu Dalong again.
After meeting Xu Dalong, the King of Yunnan said happily: "My dear nephew, the information about the copper mine you provided has been verified. Thank you very much."
Xu Dalong said: "Among the information seized from the Japanese army, there are also several mineral deposits, including gold mines and a large iron mine. I am sorting out these information and will give them to Commander Long."
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The Yunnan king was an old man, and he understood Xu Dalong's meaning, that is, he still had a treasure in his hand, but he would definitely not take it out now. He wanted to use this as a condition in exchange for sending troops to Burma.
The King of Yunnan was a person who had an overall view of the situation. The reason why he did not send troops to Myanmar was because he was worried that his troops would suffer heavy losses. After Long Geyu's report on the combat situation of the coalition troops stationed in Myanmar, coupled with his conversation with Xu Dalong
, he felt that with Xu Dalong commanding there, his troops would not suffer heavy losses and would most likely fight a good battle, thereby improving the reputation of the Yunnan Army.
Not only that, he also believed that if the Japanese army occupied all of Myanmar, they would attack Yunnan next. Such a result was something he did not want to see.
The King of Yunnan took the initiative and said: "Nephew Xu Xian, you are now leading the Myanmar coalition forces to fight against the Japanese army. Do you need my help?"
Xu Dalong was very happy and hurriedly said: "Sir, you understand the righteousness well. It is a blessing for the country and Yunnan. The coalition forces are currently weak. I hope that Chief Long can lend a helping hand. I hope that you can send more Yunnan troops to enter Burma. That is to fight.
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The King of Yunnan made up his mind and said: "I agree to send an additional infantry division and an artillery regiment to your command."
The coalition forces added an infantry division and an artillery regiment, and Xu Dalong was full of confidence.
After he returned to the coalition headquarters in Lao Cai, he prepared to launch a counterattack against the Japanese army.
The Yunnan-Burma Highway crosses the Panlong River Bridge and winds northward through Foshan District. The Yunma Mountain Area is an important barrier in northern Myanmar and the Kokang region. After passing here, it enters a plain area, and you can reach Yunnan directly through the Yunnan-Burma Highway.
Border. Therefore, Yunmo Mountain has become one of the most important defensive positions to resist the Japanese attack.
Since the coalition forces retreated to northern Myanmar, the 139th Regiment of the British Huang Family Army has been stationed here.
Lieutenant Colonel Gross has now been promoted to the commander of the 139th Regiment. The original 139th Regiment has been crippled, and only 1,700 of the more than 3,000 troops remain.
Xu Dalong temporarily canceled the designation of the disbanded 140th Regiment of the British Army, merged more than 700 defeated soldiers into the 139th Regiment, and placed it under the command of Gross. The 139th Regiment basically returned to its original state.
They have been ordered to block the Japanese 5th Division's attack here for 35 days, and they do not know how many Japanese attacks they have repelled. The Japanese army paid a heavy price, and only the British officers and soldiers of the 139th Regiment were left.
More than 800 people attended.
Xu Dalong had to supplement them with a part of the Burmese servant army, so that they could maintain their original scale.
The battle was extremely hard, and the officers and soldiers of the British army could not get a rest for a long time, so it was inevitable that they would complain.
Thanks to Gross, an upright, brave and honorable officer, and with his persistence, the British army remained on the ground.
That morning, the Japanese army once again launched a large-scale attack on Yunmo Mountain. In this attack, the Japanese army's artillery fire was extremely fierce. The bombardment lasted for 40 minutes. Most of the defensive positions that the British officers and soldiers had worked hard to build were destroyed.
Blow up.
They had to seize the time to carry out emergency repairs after the Japanese army stopped shelling. Before they could repair their defensive positions, the Japanese army launched a charge.
This time the Japanese army directly threw an infantry brigade, and behind them there were two infantry brigade.
The distance between the British army and the Japanese army in front was only 300 meters. As long as the Japanese army in front could break through the British army's defensive position, the Japanese army behind would immediately press up and advance in depth.
Gross is a British commander with rich combat experience. From this Japanese attack, he felt something unusual, because the intensity of the Japanese attack exceeded previous offensives. He was surprised by the intensity of artillery preparations.
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The Japanese army was not rich and did not have that many artillery shells to consume. Their ammunition was all transported from China. The terrain in Myanmar was complex, and the Japanese army needed to cross the Panlong River, and their transportation line was very long.
In the case of inconvenient transportation, the ammunition carried by the Fifth Division was even more restricted. In previous attacks, the longest Japanese artillery bombardment lasted no more than 15 minutes.
This time, I really spent all my money. This is not normal.
While Gross ordered the troops to hold their positions and resolutely repel the Japanese attack, he reported the situation to Xu Dalong.
Xu Dalong was also a little surprised after receiving the telegram.
While he ordered Guo Daming, commander of the 338th Division, to send a battalion of the Yuanzheng Army to assist Gross's 139th Regiment, he rushed to the airport and flew back to the coalition headquarters in Lao Cai.
After returning to the coalition headquarters, Guo Daming reported to him the battle situation on the front line. He said that the Japanese army simultaneously launched a large-scale attack on the coalition defense positions north of the Panlong River, especially in the direction of Yunmo Mountain. The Japanese offensive was abnormal.
Meng Lie, if the reinforcements from the battalion of the Yuanzheng Army had not arrived in time, Gross and the others would have almost been unable to hold the defensive position.
One thing that puzzled him was that after the Japanese army launched several attacks in the morning, they stopped attacking at 11 a.m. It was already 5 p.m. and there was no movement from the Japanese army.
In the coalition headquarters, Guo Daming and other coalition commanders were a little confused.
The British and American military observation teams were also confused about the Japanese army's intentions.
Through this period of contact, everyone trusted Xu Dalong. After Guo Daming introduced the battle situation on the front line, they all looked at Xu Dalong.
Xu Dalong's thinking was extremely flexible. He believed that anything abnormal must be caused by a monster. The Japanese army's behavior was so strange that there must be a hidden conspiracy.
He considered it from the standpoint of the Japanese army, and an idea came to his mind.
Seeing everyone looking at him, he said: "If my guess is correct, the Japanese army is preparing to retreat."
"How is that possible?" Everyone said in unison, in disbelief.
No wonder everyone was in disbelief, because the Japanese army mobilized so many troops, and they launched attacks almost every day, with the purpose of breaking through the coalition positions and driving the coalition troops back to Yunnan.
The Japanese army has paid a huge price here, how could they give up halfway? Especially since the Japanese army's offensive today is so fierce, this shows that the Japanese army is even more eager to break through the coalition's defensive positions to end the stalemate on the battlefield.
Guo Daming asked: "Mr. Xu believes that the Japanese army is about to retreat. How do you think about it?"
Xu Dalong said: "The Japanese army first concentrated four divisions and an independent mixed brigade and came to this area of northern Myanmar, and all their logistical support relied on coming from Malaysia. You can imagine how much pressure they put on their logistical support.
Just imagine, the Japanese army of 100,000 troops has been holding on in this area for a month and a half. The Japanese army cannot bear this kind of logistical supply pressure.
In fact, the Japanese army is not that abundant in Southeast Asia. Placing a total of 100,000 troops in this desolate northern Myanmar area is not worth the loss for the Japanese army. If they cannot break through our army's positions as soon as possible, they will invest their forces in other directions where they are more needed.
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The reason why the Japanese army launched such a fierce attack today is that I think they are desperate and want to make one last attempt. If they can break through our position, the Japanese army will take the opportunity to develop in depth; if they cannot break through our position, they will
They will definitely give up.
Just imagine, everyone, the Japanese army carried out artillery bombardment for such a long time at one time. I am afraid that all the artillery shells they stored have been used up. What else can they do in the future?"
When everyone heard this, they all felt that what Xu Dalong said made sense.
Everyone discussed for a while and all agreed with Xu Dalong's opinion.