Soon, all kinds of opinions spread among the British army.
Most of them said that we couldn't defeat the Japanese, so why didn't we withdraw? Are we going to die?
But there is also a small team that is planning how to break through the internal defenses.
More and more comments are reaching the ears of the British military leaders, which makes them very worried. Judging from their previous performance, they cannot defeat the Japanese, and they are defeated miserably!
But now, their allies' only hope of defeating the Japanese has been wiped out by their own hands.
"Your Majesty General! We can't wait any longer!"
"Yes! General, we must preserve our strength! The Japanese are too sharp now!"
The more Alexander listened, the more annoyed he became, "You bastard! Stay safe, I will have another meeting with the Allies!"
"yes!"
Several officers heard the looseness in Alexander's words, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. To be honest, the situation in Myanmar had reached such a point, and they really had nothing to do.
…
On April 25, Stilwell, Alexander, Luo Zhuoying, and Du Yuming once again sat together and held the last joint meeting. This time, China, Britain, and the United States finally reached a rare agreement-all to withdraw.
Lashio fell, Pingmanna fell, everything left the three parties helpless.
In fact, if we really prepare for the Battle of Mandalay, there is still hope. However, China and Britain have already drifted away from Germany. Moreover, the expeditionary force has suffered serious losses and does not want to participate in this war anymore. In addition, the morale of the British army has been lost.
I can't believe it at all.
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"Mutaguchi-kun, what kind of reaction do you think the British will have?" Masao Watanabe valued Mutaguchi Renya and smiled. They had been surrounding Mandalay for more than 20 days. To be honest, they
I also think it is a miracle that the British can persist for so many days without being frightened.
"No matter what, we will really launch an attack on the 29th." Mutaguchi Renya replied with a smile, "You know, that day is a special day."
"That's right, we will end the war in Myanmar and celebrate the birthday of His Majesty the Emperor!"
On the 26th, Alexander returned to Mandalay and began preparations for his retreat.
On the 28th, the British troops began to withdraw from Mandalay.
The Irrawaddy River flows through the west of Mandalay, and there is a 16-span railway and highway bridge across the river, the Ava Bridge. It is the only place where the British army must pass when withdrawing from Mandalay to the west, because there is only
This bridge can carry tanks, baggage and a large number of troops across the river. Two months ago, the British army installed explosives on the bridge for emergencies.
On the evening of April 30, after the last scattered refugees and British troops passed through the bridge, the bridge was blown up.
"With a loud noise, the bridge was blown up at 23:50 on April 30, and the middle section of the bridge fell completely into the river - it was both a sad scene and a signal that we had lost Myanmar."
Alexander looked at the Awa Bridge behind him and couldn't help but feel a little sad. He came to Myanmar with confidence, but he didn't expect that he would meet a similar ending.
But no matter what, their strength has been preserved.
Moreover, they retreated after being besieged by the Japanese for more than 20 days. To the outside world, it would sound better.
…
The expeditionary force continued to quietly guard the border.
This expedition, just like that, came to an end.
Tens of thousands of soldiers died heroically!
At the same time, the British army has become less powerful in the eyes of China.
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May 1, Kunming Wujiaba Airport.
Zhou Weiguo looked at the fighter planes that kept stopping and breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, he was going back.
In the last month, Zhou Weiguo didn't know why the Japanese had not attacked. He didn't know until he read a newspaper that several Japanese division commanders gave Mandalay to Emperor Showa as a birthday gift.
This means.
Sighing slightly, this battle should not have been fought like this. Originally, he had changed history and sent the Fifth Army to Yangon before the fall of Yangon. But what he did not expect was that the British army fell into the trap.
, sent the originally strong Yangon out.
In the battle with Gu, tens of thousands of soldiers of the expeditionary force shed blood, and many Japanese soldiers were also killed.
But no matter how many Japs are left behind, they will never be able to go home.
Then when Pingmanna fell and Lashio fell, Myanmar's situation was irreversible.
These three months of experience always gave Zhou Weiguo the feeling of being in a dream.
"Master!" Qiu Ao got off the plane and saluted Zhou Weiguo.
Zhou Weiguo returned the greeting, "Take a rest."
"It's okay, I'm not tired." Qiu Ao smiled, looked at Zhu Ziming, and then gave Zhu Ziming a hug. He had heard about the second flying group.
The relationship between these two people has been very strong for a long time, so nothing is said.
All the planes in the group also stopped, including 2 transport planes.
From Shandong to Kunming, you still need to refill the fuel before you can continue flying.
What surprised Zhou Weiguo was that the major he had met in the restaurant before was actually ordered to return to Shandong with him, and the purpose was to serve as the liaison officer between the National Army Central Committee and the Independent Division.
Zhou Weiguo did not refuse. He wanted to see what kind of tricks this young man was up to. The young man was called Zhou Jianshi, and it was said that he was from Zhejiang. But Zhou Weiguo didn't really believe it, even though his accent was very similar.
Then, Zhou Weiguo looked at the ground staff at the airport and started to refuel the plane, and the engineers began to check the status of the plane. In short, everything was busy and orderly.
At 1 p.m., several planes took off from Wujiaba, but no one saw them off.
Sitting in his seat, Zhou Weiguo closed his eyes.
When Zhou met, he was sitting behind Zhou Weiguo, with different emotions in his eyes.
Although Zhou Weiguo closed his eyes and rested his mind, he was always wary of the guy behind him. He also made signs to Gu Feiyan and Liu San, asking them to check whether there were any tampering on the plane.
"Brother, why do you look so strange to you?" Yang Yang asked, looking at Zhou Jian with a smile.
Zhou Weiguo curled up his lips after hearing this. When Yang Yang came back, Zhou Weiguo almost didn't recognize him. It was too dark and the ultraviolet rays were really scary. He shook his head and listened to the movement behind him.
"Oh! Hello! My name is Zhou Jianshi, and I am the liaison officer of the party-state stationed in the independent division." Zhou Jianshi greeted quickly, looking shy.
"Hello, my name is Yang Yang!" Yang Yang chuckled, "Sit in, please?"
"Okay!" Zhou opened his eyes wide when he saw it. He didn't know what Yang Yang was going to do, but he did not refuse Yang Yang's request. He knew that every soldier in the independent division's special team had a high military rank, especially the veteran soldiers.
After saying that, Zhou Jianshi moved his position inside.
Then Yang Yang said, "Brother, tell me, what are the plans of the people above?"
"Ah?" Zhou opened his mouth wide when he saw it, looking at a loss.