After listening to Stilwell's words, Zhou Weiguo also smiled helplessly, "In fact, we were just afraid of Yangon falling, so we rushed all the way."
"Hahaha." Stilwell laughed.
To be honest, Zhou Weiguo had a good impression of Stilwell. In fact, in the eyes of the national army soldiers, Stilwell was a good general. The guard set up a special class for Stilwell to make Western food. As a result, Shi
Diwei said that he should do as the Romans do. He liked to eat steamed buns, and would line up to eat with the soldiers. He also taught Sichuanization to a Sichuan soldier, which made the soldiers laugh. At least, he was quite approachable.
So, now, after seeing and talking to Stilwell in person, some of the original prejudices against Stilwell have disappeared. Zhou Weiguo doesn't know what the history is, but at least the Stilwell he came into contact with
, he is a really humorous and flexible general. It is no wonder that Stilwell developed smoothly in the American army.
The two chatted for nearly two hours. Stilwell looked at his watch and smiled helplessly, "I didn't expect it was already so late. There is an old Chinese saying that is very appropriate to describe my current mood: I hate meeting you too late."
"
"You're welcome, Chief of Staff." After talking to Stilwell for so long, Zhou Weiguo felt that this person was a living person, not a historical figure he had seen from history books and materials before. "It's too late.
, I’ll go back first.”
"OK."
Zhou Weiguo, who returned to his dormitory, began to think about it. He probably understood what Stilwell meant. Stilwell called him back because of his stance. Originally, there were cultural differences between China and the United States.
The command power that Stilwell wanted was only superficial command power, which Stilwell did not know. The command power that Chiang Kai-shek thought was that I would let you command, but you have to listen to me.
As a result, the differences between the two became increasingly large and irreconcilable, and there were even rumors that Stilwell wanted to assassinate Chiang Kai-shek.
However, it was good to be able to return to the headquarters. He didn't want to care about the conflict between Stilwell and Chiang Kai-shek. What he wanted to do was just not to let the soldiers on the front line sacrifice in vain.
"Zhao Sheng." Zhou Weiguo called Zhao Sheng and said to him, "From now on, you will be in charge of the radio station in my room. When the time comes, you will also be able to filter the news sent back by the brothers. What do you think?
Leave the important things to me."
"yes!"
When the special forces soldiers go out to perform tasks, they do not do so blindly.
The key point is around Yangon.
These days, I think I have arrived in Yangon.
In fact, this requires the cooperation of both parties. If the special forces soldiers arrive in Yangon but the expeditionary force does not arrive, or if Yangon has fallen before the expeditionary force arrives, the special forces soldiers will either retreat or stay in Yangon as eyeliners.
But now, Yangon has not fallen, so the soldiers of the special forces can exert their greatest effect. On this point, Zhou Weiguo gave Gu Feiyan, Liu San and others the right to decide on the fly. Gu Feiyan and the others will decide how to best benefit the battlefield.
What will be done.
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On March 10, Yangon, as an important transportation hub, Yangon was still busy with the transportation of materials on the pier and the construction of positions outside Yangon.
Dai Anlan looked very unhappy, why? Because even after arriving in Yangon, the British army refused to deliver the supplies they promised them. This made the soldiers angry.
They marched in a hurry. How many heavy weapons did they bring?
Isn’t it all about protecting Yangon?
"Master, what the British did is really against morality and the agreement! We should react to the command!"
"We have responded, but now? Isn't it still the same?" Dai Anlan replied helplessly, "Let's wait for the command's response first."
"yes!"
"Let the soldiers build their positions. The Japanese from the province are coming, and we have no positions to use." Dai Anlan waved his hand, "In this kind of terrain, the Japanese went through the mountains to get Mawlamyine, and they will definitely not be able to bring large heavy weapons.
, they don’t have much advantage.”
"yes!"
What Dai Anlan said is correct. The Japanese abandoned their heavy weapons and crossed the mountains. Only then, with the welcome of the Burmese people, did they capture Moulmein.
Before launching the Burma War, the Japanese military knew that due to terrain, distance, etc., it was almost impossible to "block the Yunnan-Burma Line from China with strength." Therefore, the plan proposed by the General Staff Headquarters was to develop the national movement in Burma and foster
The vanguard force with the Deqin Party as the core. "If the national independence movement develops into an armed insurrection, the goal of cutting off Myanmar's route will naturally be achieved."
As early as more than a year ago, Japanese agents began to support a group of Burmese youths with the intention of allowing them to return to Burma to carry out anti-British activities. The negative effects of Britain's century-old colonization in Burma also affected the Chinese army that entered Burma. Some Burmese people
They don't like the Chinese in the first place. They believe that the Chinese and Indians have monopolized part of Myanmar's economy.
Even after the Japanese army entered Myanmar, they unexpectedly found that they were not only assisted by the Myanmar Volunteer Army, but also welcomed by ordinary Myanmar people. They served as guides for the Japanese, or provided them with food, rice, and drinks. Myanmar is a Buddhist country, and monks
There were so many Japanese troops that wherever they went, they took great pains to contact the monks and gain their support. "If Indian troops were chased by the Japanese troops and fled into the villa, the local residents refused to help with supplies, and if the enemy was weak, they would expose them."
The brave young men rode bulls to inform the Japanese army."
This situation is not good for either the British army or the expeditionary force.
Originally, if conditions allowed, the Fifth Army should go to the Sitang River to garrison, but despite all calculations, they failed to calculate that the Japanese had already captured Moulmein.
To put it bluntly, before the Fifth Army entered Yangon, the British lost a lot of places. They almost even lost Yangon.
In desperation, the Fifth Army could only garrison in Yangon.
Because they did not trust the British army, the Fifth Army still established positions on all sides of Yangon.
Just as the expeditionary force did not believe in the British army, the British army did not believe in the expeditionary force, so they did not even deliver the promised supplies. In the eyes of the British army, the Chinese were very weak. The Chinese army was also very weak. They were the members of the British Empire.
The army can't resist it, and the Chinese army can't even try to stop it.
At this time, there was a buzzing sound in the sky.
Most of the soldiers of the national army have experience. This is the sound of airplanes.
"Air strike! Concealment!"
"Air strike! Concealment!"
Soldiers from the national army kept shouting, and many soldiers who were building positions could only drop their engineering shovels. It was important to hide.
Dai Anlan put down the telescope, "Quick, send a message to the headquarters and tell them we need air force support! Japanese air attack!"
"yes!"
Small black dots kept falling, slowly turning into a big black dot, turning into a bomb, and finally, falling on the ground, making an explosion sound, boom!
