The Expeditionary Force headquarters was also bombed. No one thought that the Fifth Army and the Sixth Army would fight to this point! As for the 66th Army, they were ambushed by the Japanese at night and suffered heavy losses!
In other words, after last night's battle, the main force of the expeditionary force was basically destroyed. No one could have expected that the result would be like this.
"Forward this telegram to the commissioner." Du Yuming said, feeling sad in his heart.
"yes!"
"Chief of Staff Stilwell, now that the main force of the three armies of our expeditionary force has been lost, should the British army be allowed to defend the Japanese army? Thinking about it this way, it seems that the British army has not contributed any force!" Someone stood up and spoke with a gloomy face. They said
They are fighting this war for the British, but the British themselves are hiding behind and watching! Not only are they not contributing, they are also holding them back!
Stilwell's face was ugly. Indeed, the British army was not up to par. Moreover, the biggest reason for the defeat in this battle did not seem to be the battle strength of the expeditionary force. As a representative of Britain and the United States, he really did not have such face!
"That's right, although we have formed an alliance, the Allies shouldn't cheat the Allies like this!" The huge losses of the expeditionary force made everyone in the headquarters go crazy.
"Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, should we ask the British army to give us an explanation?"
"If we have such allies, we might as well not fight this battle!"
To be honest, if it weren't for the support of the Burmese people, this battle would not have been fought like this. After all, it was still the British who were to blame. The most important thing is that the British really did not contribute! They were also holding back!
Looking at the excited crowd, Stilwell felt for the first time that Britain was really a scam!
Seeing that Stilwell remained silent, everyone's anger rose again and again!
"Okay!" Du Yuming said calmly, "The most urgent task is to think about how to safely return the remaining troops! With the current situation of the expeditionary force, the defense cannot be defended!"
"That's right, the top priority is to get all the ministries to retreat and make repairs first!"
When Zhou Weiguo came in, he found that the headquarters was already noisy. He sighed, sat down in his seat, and watched them quarreling.
"Weiguo, what do you think we should do next?"
"We have no choice but to retreat." Zhou Weiguo sighed, "Pingmanna should not be able to retreat. The 66th Army also suffered heavy losses. The Japanese may have captured Pingmanna now."
"There are still British warriors in Pingmanna!" Stilwell still couldn't help but say, do these Chinese people think that they are the only ones who can fight the Japanese?
"Report!" At this time, an ordering soldier ran to the door of the command room.
"explain."
"At 6 o'clock this morning, the Japanese army made a surprise attack on Pingmanna. Pingmanna was poorly guarded and had been lost."
"Grass!"
"Damn it!"
"I can't believe it!"
"Trash!"
"They're all eating S, right?"
Everyone is really dissatisfied. Pingmanna has been lost. Where will the remaining expeditionary soldiers retreat this time?
Zhou Weiguo sighed, the Japanese army really did not miss any chance. In the eyes of the Japanese, the British army in Burma was as if it did not exist. In fact, this was indeed the case. When the British army encountered the Japanese, they collapsed at the first touch.
It did not play its intended role, and even had the opposite effect.
The first expedition was doomed to fail.
The problem now is how to get the remaining soldiers back safely.
Now that Pingmanna has been lost, Pingmanna's geographical location makes it easy to intercept the returning expeditionary force.
"We must gain time and go from the northeast corner of Tonggu! Immediately follow the Shanshan Mountains to leave the Japanese encirclement!" Zhou Weiguo said and looked at everyone, "We must be quick! Before the Japanese can react!"
"good."
…
From the Japanese Southern Army Headquarters, the battle damage telegram of the 55th Division also arrived on the commander's desk.
"Ya Lu! Are you trying to trick the Chinese people again? What a bunch of idiots!" The senior management of the 55th Division was blamed. The division commander is still in the hospital for rescue. Moreover, in the battle last night, more than half of the 55th Division's casualties were
, and he was beaten very badly.
The 56th Division was slightly better, and its losses were not as great as those of the 55th Division.
As for the 18th Division, there was almost no loss. Because it was an ambush at night, the 66th Army was caught off guard. The 66th Army had no choice but to retreat while fighting. After the 66th Army retreated, the 18th Division
Pingmanna was easily captured. At this point, almost half of Myanmar was under the control of the Japanese army.
"Hey, but I suspect that this is a trick of the Independent Division's Special Forces."
"You mean, Zhou Weiguo brought a special force to Burma?"
"Hi! According to the descriptions of the warriors of the 55th Division, some warriors died yesterday due to civil strife! This trick is so similar to Zhou Weiguo's style!"
"Yalu! I didn't expect that I would encounter troops from the independent division on the battlefield in Myanmar!"
"However, the independent division does not have a large force here, otherwise it would be difficult for the imperial army to cope with it."
"Don't worry, he doesn't dare to mobilize a large force! Once he dares to mobilize a large force, the Kwantung Army and the armies of North China will immediately give him a good look at the independent division! The situation on the battlefield in China is still very delicate now!"
"Hi, Commander, that's what you said."
"Where is the 33rd Division now?"
“There are still 200 kilometers left to Lashio!”
"Yo Xi! This time, I will cut off the Chinese people's passage back to China! I will let all the Chinese people die in the war in Burma!"
"Your Majesty the Commander's plan is very clever! Originally, in Burma, the military strength of the British was almost negligible, and their combat effectiveness was low. In addition, many people were Burmese, and they admired our Imperial Japanese Army.
!The war in Myanmar is going so smoothly!"
"Yeah. However, we can't ignore the ones in other places."
"Hi!"
"Send this good news back to the base camp, so that His Majesty the Emperor and all the ministers will be happy."
"Hi!"
…
At the same time, the remaining men of the Fifth and Sixth Army were in low morale.
The northern part of Tonggu Town has been occupied by the Japanese, but the southern part is still in the hands of Dai Anlan. The 55th Division they originally faced also suffered heavy casualties. In addition, the top brass in their division were wiped out, and another incident happened.
Incredible mutiny. The current 55th Division really has no intention of fighting Tonggu. It is more important to repair and recuperate.
Dai Anlan and others cannot ignore the bodies of the soldiers.
After the battle, he personally led people to collect the bodies of the soldiers. He could not take them back to the country intact, so at least their ashes had to be taken back.
"Commander Gan, you and my 200th Division will defend themselves for the time being. We will leave immediately after handling the bodies of the soldiers." Dai Anlan said. At this time, he also knew that Tonggu could not hold on.
Moreover, he already knew the news of Pingmanna's fall, and there was no need to defend Tonggu. Not only was there no need to defend, but whether they could retreat safely was actually a question.
Gan Lichu nodded, "Okay, I understand." Gan Lichu didn't refuse, and he couldn't refuse for this reason.