After listening to Liu San's explanation, the soldier next to him nodded, but he was still a little angry, "But what he represents is the face of the British, right? This kind of performance is really bad!"
"What can you do?" Liu San asked back, "If they are strong, they don't need to blame us! Okay, don't ask, just remember the terrain along the way and send the news back when the time comes.
Very important!"
"Yes! Captain!"
So, several people began to observe the terrain carefully.
The telegram sent to them by Zhou Weiguo asked them to carefully observe the terrain from Yangon to Tonggu and report it as soon as possible. Liu San knew what Zhou Weiguo meant. The Japanese would definitely continue to move north after occupying Yangon, so the terrain was very important.
The outcome of the Battle of Rangoon was beyond most people's expectations.
Even in China, at this stage, it is difficult to achieve such results.
What Zhou Weiguo meant was to see if he could use the terrain to ambush the Japanese.
Attacking is always more comfortable than defending.
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Chongqing
Dennis met Chairman Chiang again and said, "Mr. Commander, I am really sorry this time. I will definitely respond to our Prime Minister."
To be honest, Chairman Chiang was confused when he received the telegram. The Fifth Army has already arrived in Yangon. Is it still impossible to defend it? Even if it cannot be defended, it will not be impossible to defend it in two or three days!
After knowing the specific process, he really cursed, but now seeing Dennis, he still had to smile, "The cooperation between the two armies always needs to be adjusted, doesn't it? However, regarding the delivery of supplies, I still hope that your army will
It can be done, otherwise, once our army runs out of military supplies, your country will not be able to defend its territory, right?"
"That's what Mr. Commander-in-Chief said." Dennis nodded quickly. When he received the telegram, he almost blurted out curses. Didn't this deceive him? You know, after such a thing happened, in front of Lao Jiang, he didn't even think about it.
He couldn't raise his head. "I will raise this matter with the Prime Minister again."
"General Dennis, to be honest, the performance of your army is really impressive. If it weren't for your army, I am afraid that the Fifth Army of the Expeditionary Force would not have suffered these casualties." The chairman looked at Dennis and activated the taunting skill.
In order to obtain more benefits for the expeditionary force.
"Yes, I'm really sorry." Dennis sighed inwardly, knowing that he had to pay something. "I will definitely urge the front line to complete the delivery of supplies as soon as possible. At the same time, I will make an extra 10% on the original basis as an apology. This is already
This is the limit for me to be able to make the decision."
The Chairman nodded, "Then I'll trouble General Dennis. Today, the Japanese army is raging in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. If our countries cannot work together, the Japanese army will become more and more arrogant, and the territories of several countries cannot be guaranteed.
.Once the Japanese take Burma and then march into India, the German and Japanese armies will really be able to join forces."
Dennis broke out in a sweat. Although Germany had suffered heavy losses in Moscow, its vitality had not been damaged. If Japan captured the entire Southeast Asia, then, as Chairman Chiang said, once the two armies join forces, it will cause a huge disaster.
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As for the British and American countries, at the Washington Conference, they determined that Nazi Germany was the main enemy; the European battlefield was the main battlefield, and they decided to take the strategic step of "Europe first, Asia second". Therefore, they did not pay enough attention here.
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Coupled with their original high pressure on the colonies, the people in the colonies welcomed the Japanese! This was simply bad news and a disaster for them.
Just imagine, with the support of the common people inside and the attacks of the Japanese army outside, the pressure on the expeditionary soldiers was much heavier than the domestic resistance against Japan.
Coupled with the current situation of the Japanese army, Dennis felt that he could not stay here any longer and had to make a report as soon as possible. "Mr. Commander, I will go back and report to the Prime Minister first."
"General Dennis, please."
"goodbye."
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London
Churchill held Dennis's telegram in his hand and frowned. Indeed, the battle in Rangoon made the British army unable to hold their heads high. He never thought that their brave soldiers of the British Empire would actually turn into a trap for their teammates.
With a long sigh, Churchill felt that Chairman Chiang's words were still credible. If they could not resist the Japanese army in Southeast Asia, once Germany and Japan joined forces, it would be a disaster for the entire world.
Although Germany recently suffered a loss in Moscow, it is nothing to Germany.
"Here comes someone."
"Yes, Your Excellency Prime Minister."
"Order Harold Alexander to serve as commander-in-chief of the Myanmar Army, reverse the situation in Myanmar as soon as possible, and cooperate with the Chinese army!"
"yes!"
"Tell him that the supplies must be delivered to the Chinese army immediately!"
"yes!"
Churchill believed that changing a general could change the current situation, and he was full of confidence. After all, Harold Alexander successfully organized the Dunkirk escape!
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The expeditionary force headquarters in Kunming received a telegram from the Allies. Stilwell thought that this was a good thing. Most people thought that this was also a good thing. After all, the people who came had good records.
Zhou Weiguo sighed, Alexander, it’s so damn stressful! This man organized a great escape in Dunkirk, and also organized a great escape in Burma. More than half of the 100,000 expeditionary force was damaged because of this escape! In the end
There are only 40,000 people alive! This is just a rough estimate.
Alexander and Stilwell constructed a plan for the Battle of Mandalay, allowing the elites of the Chinese Expeditionary Force to snipe the Japanese at Chokba. The British army, on the other hand, was defeated by the Japanese army and asked the expeditionary force to cover their retreat. Instead, they ran to India.
, what is even more unforgivable is that they would rather burn cans, gasoline and other supplies during their escape than leave them to the Chinese soldiers who are bent on fighting.
This kind of knife in the back is often more chilling than the bullet in the front. It is cold from head to toe.
This does not mean that the Japanese were not responsible for this retreat, or that Zhou Weiguo did not hate the Japanese. It is just that as an allied force, the British did too much.
In Zhou Weiguo's view, there were reasons from top to bottom for being unable to resist the Japanese. Therefore, he wanted to change and change the lives and future of the tens of thousands of soldiers who died on the way to retreat. He would not let the expeditionary force enter the battlefield again.
Savage Mountain! He will not let those 40,000 soldiers bury their bones in the mountains and forests! As for the British army, he does not believe it. He only believes in his own fists, and the big fists are the last word.
And offense is the best defense.
During this period, there were not many Japanese troops attacking Burma. A total of four divisions were invested, namely the 18th, 33rd, 55th, and 56th Divisions. However, neither the 55th Division nor the 18th Division were full.
fake.
In other words, three divisions are more than the initial troops plus the reinforcements.
In Zhou Weiguo's view, this is naturally not much.
