Chapter 1450 Secret Talk
The coalition forces have recaptured Lashio.

It is a city on the Burma Road, less than 200 kilometers from the border, and is considered a gateway city. During the first expedition in 42, it was an important base for the expeditionary army. Even at the beginning of the war, Baldy and his wife came here to express their condolences.

On this day, Lashio was bustling again. All kinds of big shots appeared at the airport near Lashio, including Wang Yan.

After retaking Lashio, Wang Yan stationed in Nandu, not far from Lashio. It was also not far from Mandalay. He reorganized his troops and did not participate in the war, but he did not completely let the Japanese army go at will. His purpose of stationing in Nandu was to contain part of the Japanese army's forces.

As long as Wang Yan does not move, that part of the Japanese troops will not dare to move either. If they dare to move away, Wang Yan will lead his troops south and Mandalay will be within reach.

Once Mandalay fell, the Japanese army would be completely driven to southern Myanmar, and then the Japanese army would have to withdraw...

Wang Yan was dressed in a military uniform and a coat. Even though there was a star on his collar, he could not show it off among the crowd.

He stood straight with his hands behind his back, and unlike the others, he was surrounded by fans.

There was no one around him, the nearest one was more than two meters away, and no one was talking or laughing with him. Even Liu Zhujun, Luo Youlun, and Sun Zhongneng were quite far away from him, with Chen De, Stilwell and others over there.

It's not anyone else's fault, it's all Wang Yan's fault because his ambition is so clearly revealed that they can't control him. At the same time, they still have to rely on Wang Yan for advice, so they simply keep some distance away.

Of course, it's only at this time, we have to pretend.

In fact, Wang Yan has a wide range of friends, and not all of the people who are leading the war in Myanmar are against him.

Wang Yan lit a cigarette idly and smoked it by himself.

Before he finished smoking a cigarette, he heard a buzzing sound in the sky. A plane flew through the clouds and landed at the airport.

The soldiers formed two rows, and everyone walked forward to meet the plane.

The ground staff took the gangway and the plane door opened. A bald man in a military uniform and a tweed coat came out first. Behind him came a lady in a black coat, and then some guards, secretaries and other staff.

Chen De was the first to greet him, followed by a large group of people, all with eager faces, as if welcoming their sun. The people who had been ready to take pictures took advantage of every opportunity, using the lights to record the photos.

Of course, there was no place for Wang Yan at this time, so he just watched silently from behind. During this time, the bald man and others also repeatedly cast their eyes over, as if pointing at him...

After everyone had met each other and communicated with the foreigners, the bald man was the first to come over with his wife.

"Wang Yan, I've seen your name many times in battle reports. Seeing you today, I can see that you really have the demeanor of a Confucian general."

The bald man smiled warmly, and was very respectful from the beginning, fully showing his respect. But Wang Yan was distracted and thought of "I don't understand"...

"Chairman, you are too kind. I am just a peasant who got promoted by luck. How can I be a scholar-general?" Wang Yan said with a smile. "I have also fought in the National Army for more than ten years. I never thought that one day I would be able to meet the Chairman. It is like looking up at the Big Dipper. I am so lucky."

"What are you talking about? You speak like a peasant." The lady smiled kindly, not looking like a wasteful person at all.

Wang Yan smiled and nodded: "Meet the Madam."

The bald man waved his hand and said, "Well, don't be polite. Come with us and take a walk to see the heroic appearance of our expeditionary army."

"That's really a scene of everything blooming and full of vitality." Wang Yan couldn't help but...

"This sentence shows that you are not well-educated. How can it be applied here?" The lady shook her head and laughed.

"Please forgive me, Madam. I am describing that state."

The two of them didn't understand Wang Yan's bad taste, they just shook their heads in amusement...

Wang Yan accompanied the lady, Chen De followed the bald man, and they all left the airport talking and laughing.

On the road outside the airport, there stood a group of soldiers, all of whom were arranged in advance to receive the bald man's inspection. Among the thousands of people, not one was Wang Yan's soldier.

The bald man smiled and waved to the soldiers, occasionally stopping to shake hands with people. Together with his wife, he helped the soldiers straighten their clothes and said a few words of encouragement.

Whenever this happened, the soldiers who were treated so well would feel an inexplicable sense of honor.

Again, if a leader is willing to put down his airs, the people he leads will be more loyal and trusting. The bald man and his wife certainly understood this, and they also expressed their condolences.

It is just that the inside is really dirty, there are too many factions, and it is impossible to integrate them. It mixes the feudal lord ideology of the old society in the belief of reform, and combines it with the bureaucratic capitalism of the West in the belief of progress. The entire system is corrupt, and the three major factions have never been completely removed.

After reviewing the troops in this way, everyone arrived at Lashio City. Baldy and his wife were really willing to brave the arrows and stones and go to the front line.

After arriving at the location, there was no rest. The bald man directly negotiated with the foreign devils on some issues, and then learned about the war situation in Burma with Chen De and a group of staff officers. The great military strategist also guided some front-line deployments...

After this, during the break before dinner, Baldy called Wang Yan to have a private talk. They were just the two of them, and they wanted to talk about what was in their hearts that they had written in their diaries.

The bald man looked at Wang Yan, who was sitting there drinking tea and smoking, and said, "I know you have resentment towards the party and the country."

"Chairman, you are too serious. I have said it more than once. No matter how hard it is to kill the devils, there will always be people to be cannon fodder. Someone has to die. I have no ties. There is nothing I cannot die."

"Okay." The bald man nodded and asked again, "Since you have no grievances, then why are you in Burma? You reorganized the army three times, but you didn't fight the Japanese, wasting the opportunity to fight and watching the good situation ruined. Explain to me why?"

"Chairman, I'm a straight-talking person, so don't take it personally if I'm wrong."

"you say!"

"Don't be so rude to me. I have earned what I have today through my own ability. My brothers fought for me on the battlefield. It's not something you gave me."

As soon as Wang Yan opened his mouth, the bald man's face turned pale and his forehead was full of black lines. "I don't have any grievances, but it doesn't mean I trust anyone. Not to mention how many times I was sold as a soldier in China, just talking about Burma, since they want to use me and give me soldiers, why send Luo Youlun here?
When Luo Zhuoying was recruiting here, I compared myself to Liangshan Marsh. I wonder if the chairman knows about this. Since Burma joined the war, there have been many obstacles. Even today, it is not that each department is working together, and each has its own ideas.

I can't put my life in the hands of others and let them decide my life or death based on their conscience. Isn't this the truth? "

The bald man stared at Wang Yan and wanted to curse him, but then he remembered that Wang Yan was a rebellious person. It would be easy to curse him back, but it would be too much to let him kill him if he got angry.

He tried to calm himself down and said, "You've almost finished organizing the team. What else do you want to do? State your conditions and don't give up easily."

Wang Yan shook his head: "I am really reorganizing. If the Chairman hadn't come here, I would have taken action in less than ten days. But since the Chairman has said so, it would seem unfair to you if I didn't speak up. Send me some more troops, and let the foreign devils send me weapons and equipment."

The bald man was so angry that he laughed: "Wang Yan, have you really made up your mind not to go back?"

"Since I was recruited, I was destined not to go back. The officials are not good people. I can't fight them. I can only kill people. They stabbed me with a soft knife, but I returned it with a bullet. Who can tolerate me? Won't I still run away when the time comes? Maybe my brothers are not willing to follow me. Is this the truth?"

The bald man didn't respond whether it was true or not, could it be true?
Now the war is still needed to use the undisciplined Wang Yan, but if he returns to the country, thousands of years of political struggle methods are still there, all kinds of harm are still there, his subordinates will be divided up, and Wang Yan's own life will be in danger.

Even if they can keep it, they will lose their power. Power is poison. How can they be willing to retire after tasting the taste of giving orders? Unwilling but without power, they will live in this kind of "loss" all their lives. "You have to know that Burma is a colony of England!" The bald man said this as a reminder to Wang Yan.

"A clay chicken and a clay dog!" Wang Yan's reply was simple and direct.

The bald man was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized that what Wang Yan said was true, otherwise why would he come here in person? Wasn't it to let Wang Yan send troops as soon as possible...

"Take action as soon as possible." The bald man was speechless. Wang Yan's attitude was clear. He could not be persuaded by words, and there was no point in fighting. There was nothing more to say. It made him angry just by looking at him.

On this day, Wang Yan attended the welcome banquet, ate and drank his fill, and then left. He felt out of place with the atmosphere here.

The next morning, the bald man left with his wife...

It can be said that the bald man came out personally this time just to have a chat with Wang Yan and see what Wang Yan meant...

During the reorganization process, Wang Yan offended a large number of people, but so what?

The battlefield in Burma was changed because of him. Although they failed to recapture the Burma Road, they did gain control of roads in some areas of northern Myanmar. With this, they could then make a detour through India. Even though the journey was longer and more difficult, they could still deliver resources from outside continuously.

As long as the transportation route is in good condition, the terminal receiving point will not feel that slow. After all, they are always transporting things, and when they reach the terminal, they are always receiving things. The difficulty lies in the transportation process and in the expeditionary force.

In general, although Wang Yan was a thief who stole power and acted arrogantly, the result was good.

Moreover, the situation on the battlefield was indeed quite good. Even though Wang Yan had reorganized the troops, the coalition forces still listened to Wang Yan's "suggested command". If they listened, they could stabilize the situation and avoid being beaten to a pulp by the Japanese army, thus avoiding ruining the good situation.

Up to now, the Japanese army still has a slight lead in terms of military strength, but in terms of the overall strategic situation, the Japanese army is on the defensive.

Wang Yan's reorganization and his absence from the war gave the Japanese army a sigh of relief. During this period, they once again increased their forces, drawing some troops from China, Southeast Asia, and the island to reinforce them.

We have to increase our troops. Burma can no longer be defended. When we received the intelligence and learned that Wang Yan had once again made trouble and quit, no one knew how relaxed the Japanese were. All those who knew about it subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

According to the information obtained by Wang Yan, the Japanese army was already discussing withdrawing from Burma, but no results were achieved after all the discussions.

Wang Yan knew why. The reason was simple. The Japanese had too much sunk cost in Burma. It had been nearly two years, and they had sent hundreds of thousands of troops there, but they had not gained much in terms of resources. They had not completely achieved the goal of cutting off the supply route to China, and the casualties were quite heavy.

However, it is not entirely true to say that the defeat is already evident. The overall situation is defensive, but there is no major defeat.

This was the result of Wang Yan's deliberate suppression. He had not tried his best to fight the Japanese in Myanmar until now. He deliberately created this feeling to give the Japanese a hope that they could just use a little more strength. However, no matter how hard they tried, it was useless. Half of their bodies were stuck in the mud.

This situation is undoubtedly the most favorable.

Not only did they recapture the transportation route and maintain the domestic supply, they also forced the Japanese army to deploy heavy troops here to tie down their forces, thereby affecting the overall layout of the Japanese. At the same time, Wang Yan also continuously improved his status and gained benefits in the process. Isn't it seen that he is now the big brother of the New First Army?

If we look at the entire Kuomintang and rank it by actual power and importance, it would be among the top 200.

And all this took less than two years.

It is said that heroes emerge in troubled times...

After the team was reorganized and adapted to each other, it was already 44 years.

Wang Yan finally did not wait until after the New Year to take action, because the Japanese reinforcements arrived again and the Allied forces were once again unable to resist.

Even with his advice, the gap in absolute strength was there and could not be easily bridged.

But he sent out his troops and wiped it out...

So in the spring of 44, the Allied Forces and the Japanese Army once again broke out in a war. The intensity of the war suddenly reached its highest level, and it was no longer the previous small-scale fighting.

The planes that had been stationary for a long time appeared frequently again, including reconnaissance planes, fighter planes, and bombers, taking advantage of the coalition's lack of air power to expand their advantage.

Tanks and artillery on the ground also rumbled out. However, the coalition forces still had some skills in this regard, with several armored brigades engaging the Japanese army head-on.

So as not to let the flesh and blood body collide with the steel torrent.

In fact, what Wang Yan has always told his brothers is not to fight tanks. This is not a country where every inch of land is fought for with blood, so there is no need to fight tanks with your body.

On the other hand, it was also because of the terrain. There were many mountains and forests in Myanmar, and it was not a plain that could not be escaped, which was not conducive to the use of tanks. So if you encountered a tank, you would have to run away. Once you went into the forest, it would be your territory. The Japanese tanks were useless. If they dared to chase into the forest, they would definitely suffer heavy losses.

The difference this time was that the Japanese army had retreated and occupied the cities on the plains. They wanted to fight back, but if they failed, they would retreat. The coalition forces could not hide in the mountains forever, so they had to fight soldiers against soldiers and generals against generals.

The two sides engaged in fierce fighting around the area around Mandalay.

The entire occupied area is divided into two parts. The northern and western regions of Mandalay are almost under the control of the Allied Forces, while the eastern and southern regions are Japanese-occupied areas. In addition, in the northeastern region of Mandalay, that is, Nantianmen, the two sides are still fighting and no winner has been determined.

The battle had already begun, and Yu Xiaoqing's troops had crossed the Nujiang River and started to move south. Later, due to the problem of Japanese reinforcements, Yu Xiaoqing was beaten back again.

When Wang Yan was promoted and came out again, Yu Xiaoqing came out again. When Wang Yan reorganized the army, the Japanese army received reinforcements, and Yu Xiaoqing went back again...

Now that Wang Yan has sent out his troops again, it probably won’t be long before Yu Xiaoqing can cross the river to the south again…

What to do at what time. What to do at what status.

Wang Yan's dispatch of troops this time was not just to fight the Japanese. Because it was already 44, the Japanese were already grasshoppers in autumn, and they could not jump for more than two years.

At this point, Wang Yan naturally had to make plans for himself and his brothers.

The Japanese are good at making up stories. The excuse for their invasion of Burma was to help the Burmese people get rid of British colonial rule and become part of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Belt. At the beginning, the Burmese people, or the rulers of Burma, really believed it.

However, as two years passed, there was no need to publicize the behavior of the Japanese. The Burmese people had experienced the lessons of every place occupied by the Japanese army and had many deep hatreds, so naturally anti-Japanese sentiments arose.

Of course, this is only the case for the lower-class Burmese people. The upper-class rulers, various puppet troops, merchants who took refuge, etc., actually knew it long ago, but they also believed it!
Do they really believe it? Of course not. They do it for their own good.

Either it is to drive away the tiger to devour the wolf, or to make money for oneself, there are many kinds of thoughts.

But no matter what, the grassroots Burmese people have had enough.

This time, Wang Yan took the initiative to go to the villages and towns in Myanmar along the way, directly cleaning up the local hooligans and wealthy families on the spot, and recruiting local natives to join the army. He has already begun to infiltrate Myanmar. When the war is over and these natives return home, it will be a different situation...

In short, Wang Yan did not deceive the bald man, he really wanted to continue fighting...

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