After receiving orders from Zhou Weiguo, the special operations team operating in southern Myanmar began to take action.
As for Zhou Weiguo, he continued to look at the map. According to Du Yuming's idea, he wanted to complete the encirclement and annihilation of the Japanese 55th Division in Tonggu, and then go south to Yangon and recover.
After marking the location of the known troops, Zhou Weiguo looked at the map and looked towards Naypyidaw, which in this era was also called Pingmanna and was less than 100 kilometers away from Tonggu.
Normally, the subsequent troops would go from Yunnan to Lashio and then move towards Naypyitaw! After all, Naypyitaw is still a very important transit city.
Thinking of this, Zhou Weiguo felt that the Japanese were likely to ambush in this area.
"Which team is near Pingmanna now?" Zhou Weiguo asked and looked at Zhao Sheng.
"Keep the promise with their team!" Zhao Sheng said.
"Let their team check in the direction from Pingmanna to Tonggu to see if there are any Japanese?"
"yes!"
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"Captain, over there at the master's seat, let us check if there are any Japanese in the direction of Tonggu."
Then, another soldier took out a map, which was a map of the nearby terrain that they had drawn after they arrived. They would take these back with them when the time comes.
Shou Yue looked at the map and frowned. He needed to roughly guess where the Japs would be if there were any.
He slid his finger across the map and locked his eyes on a place, "Pack your things! Let's go!"
"yes!"
So, the three of them packed up their things and headed south.
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There are many small towns along the way between Pingmanna and Donggu.
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, according to intelligence, the follow-up troops of the Chinese Army have arrived in Mandalay."
"Yo Xi! Now the 55th Division has attacked Tonggu. Think about it, China's troops will rush to Tonggu immediately! Order the warriors to continue to rest and replenish their energy!"
"Hi!"
In a dense forest, the mountains and forests are green, and in the mountain forest, densely packed Japanese troops stop to rest.
The Japanese soldiers were talking in twos and threes. They had been in the woods for two days. Although they didn't know why they were here, they were happy to stop and rest here. It was better than rushing on the road.
The three people who kept their promise went south on horseback.
When they arrived near this dense forest, it was almost dark, and then Shou Yue and others dismounted and walked.
This place was the terrain they had explored, and they said at the time that it was a good place to ambush.
"Captain, should I go take a look?"
Shou promised and nodded, "Be careful, the devil is probably inside."
"okay!"
So, a special forces soldier headed towards the dense forest.
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Expeditionary Force Command
The news of the war with Gu had already made everyone in the headquarters nervous. The telegram sent by Dai Anlan to request supplies was once again uncovered, and the matter of delivering supplies to the British army was once again on the table.
Zhou Weiguo was very impatient to hold such a meeting, because it was completely useless. The three parties refused to give in to each other, and they did not give in to each other's command authority!
Zhou Weiguo regretted not bringing his troops here! Even if it was just a regiment, it would be much better than staying at this so-called headquarters. The front line has begun to fight, and the rear is still arguing about this trivial matter! Although, it is not It’s a trivial matter! But the British army really went too far! They have been reluctant to deliver the supplies! They can’t be trusted, so they insist on participating! Until now, they are still quibbling over the supplies!
Zhou Weiguo had no idea what the British troops stationed in Burma were thinking, and what the new Harold Alexander was thinking, but there was no way to fall out over such a matter of honor! Even Shi Stilwell's thoughts! After Chiang Kai-shek arrived, Stilwell felt that the command power was being left aside and was very unhappy. He discussed the command power issue with Chiang Kai-shek several times, both openly and secretly.
You know, they originally planned the Battle of Mandalay, and now it's going to be the Battle of Tonggu! For Stilwell and the others, it's a bit of a slap in the face.
As a result, the command authority equivalent to the Fifth Army and the Sixth Army was taken back by Du Yuming and Lao Jiang. And Stilwell, the Chief of Staff, has obviously become a decoration!
Zhou Weiguo shook his head. He had no choice but to continue sitting. He couldn't leave the meeting angrily.
With a deep sigh, Zhou Weiguo's mind was already looking at the map hanging on the wall. If the Japanese really laid an ambush between Tonggu and Naypyitaw, then the third group who went to support the Fifth Army would The Sixth Army and the follow-up troops are in great danger. In other words, the concept of a battle with the ancients cannot be realized at all. Not to mention that the concept of a battle with the ancients cannot be realized. Even the so-called Battle of Mandalay is just a futile effort. In the end, The scary thing is that the Fifth Army will really be alone by then, but now, he can only wait for news. Without news, he has no right to speak, and everything can only be his guess.
"General Alexander, we are the allies! We have already agreed on the terms as early as last year! It is true that we Chinese are more people and have more soldiers, but that does not mean that we have to come to help you fight Burma! We You can just close the door and go back to China to fight the Japanese!" Du Yuming was so angry that now, Alexander actually felt that it was their fault that the Fifth Army did not hold Yangon. As for supplies, they were pushy! He didn't even know these things What happened in the sky caused Alexander's attitude to completely change! But he knew that all of this was probably inseparable from Stilwell.
"Ha!" Alexander looked unmoved and smiled, "General Du, do you want to withdraw the troops and return home?"
Du Yuming clenched his fists. Why did this group of people think that they would defeat their expeditionary force!
Chiang Kai-shek was sitting at the top with a very ugly expression on his face. As an excellent politician, how could he not know what was going on? But if he really broke up with each other, it would mean that the generals were at odds with each other! It would be too embarrassing to spread the word!
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On the night of March 17, Zhou Weiguo received the telegram to keep the promise. Indeed, many Japanese troops were found in the northwest of Tonggu, and they were fully equipped with heavy weapons, tanks, etc.!
At this time, Zhou Weiguo no longer cares about the discord between your generals. If the comparison continues, not only the fifth army will be annihilated, but also the sixth army that is on the road will be annihilated.
So, he informed Du Yuming of the news overnight, and then met with Chiang Kai-shek!
The faces of the two people who knew the news changed drastically!
"The Japanese army wants to destroy our expeditionary force!"
"Um."
"No, we have to tell the Sixth Army that they can't go any further! I will order the Sixth Army to stop advancing now!"
"Wait a minute!" Zhou Weiguo quickly stopped him. Now he ordered the Sixth Army to stop advancing. Wasn't he clearly telling the Japanese that they knew about the ambush? If so, what if the Japanese in ambush also besieged Tonggu's army?
