The heavens start from Changjin Lake

Chapter 235 Glory Bar, Heroic Deeds Book

Shangfeng is incompetent.

When the expeditionary force was retreating, it was faced with two decisions, one was to go north and retreat to the country, and the other was to withdraw from India. At that time, Chiang proposed to withdraw to the country. According to the intelligence at the time, the Japanese army occupying Myitkyina was a small force, which meant that With Du Yuming's retreat, he only needed to pass through Myitkyina before he could retreat back to the country. However, the intelligence at that time was wrong. The Japanese army occupying Myitkyina was the notorious Sixth Division of the Japanese Army.

The order to evacuate India was given by Stilwell, then Chief of Staff of the Allied China Theater. When Du Yuming found out that the Japanese army occupying Myitkyina was not a small group of Japanese troops, he hesitated, fell into a dilemma, and forcibly passed through Myitkyina. It is to bear two risks, one is political risk, and the other is military risk.Political risk. Chiang’s order was to avoid war and evacuate from Burma. If he forcibly broke through Myitkyina, it would be equivalent to disobeying Chiang’s order. Even if he returned to China, he would be sent to a military court.The military risk was that, without knowing the strength of the Japanese army in Myitkyina, they forced a breakthrough. It was okay to break through, but failing to break through after the day passed was undoubtedly devastating to the expeditionary force at that time.

It was in this entanglement that Du Yuming ordered the entire army to withdraw from the wilderness mountain in the primeval jungle on the side of Myitkyina and return home.

The fact is that the expeditionary force under Du Yuming at that time still had 5000 troops directly under the Fifth Army, with more than 20 people in the newly created No.90 Second Division, more than 60 people in the No. There are more than 30 people in the new No.200 Eighth Division of the Army, and 7000 people in Dai Anlan's [-]th Division are also coming from Tangji. These troops are not lacking in combat experience. Elites, and they are all complete divisions, not remnants who have lost battles.

The weapons and equipment are equipped with allied reinforcements and heavy firepower equipment purchased from the Soviet Union, including tanks, armored vehicles, cars, artillery of various calibers, and other heavy firepower weapons and equipment.

These divisions were preparing for the Battle of Pingmanna. The main divisions preparing for the Battle of Mandalay had more than 5 people. The main mechanized divisions were the strongest main army divisions in China at that time. It has been accumulated little by little, and how many people's efforts have been concentrated.

At that time, the 56th Division of the Japanese Army stationed in Myitkyina had only 7000 people, and it was impossible to resist the 56 troops under Du Yuming. They were all blown up under Savage Mountain, and then entered Savage Mountain lightly.At that time, Masao Watanabe, head of the [-]th Division of the Japanese Army in Myitkyina, was in disbelief when he heard the news. He considered all the situations that the Japanese army could not cope with and made various preparations, but he did not consider that the [-] troops of the expeditionary force actually All were evacuated from Savage Mountain next to Myitkyina.

Savage Mountain, a lofty mountain, is deserted, and no living person can walk out of it.

The Hukang River Valley is called the place where the devil lives in the Burmese language. It is located in the northernmost part of Myanmar. The trees on the mountain cover the sky, and the sun is not seen all year round. There are swarms of beasts, leeches everywhere, and there are savages who eat people. The mountains around the Cam Valley are called Savage Mountains.

While the divisions were climbing the mountain, Sun Liren's new 38th division assembled on the road. The cars, artillery vehicles and tanks on the road were full of infantry from the new 38th division. , did not obey Du Yuming's order, Du Yuming was very annoyed and ordered Sun Liren to obey the order, Sun insisted on his own opinion, and still led the troops to withdraw to India, and finally arrived in Sibang, a small border town in India.

Throughout the several main divisions of the expeditionary force, the one with the least loss was the new 38th Division controlled by Sun who evacuated from India. Before the war, the 9000-man army even fought a Ren'an Qiang to rescue the siege. There were still 7000 men in India, basically The above is to retreat the whole army.In the end, Liao Xiangyao's newly formed 22nd Division withdrew from India on the way to Savage Mountain. Only 9000 of the 3000 troops remained, most of which were swallowed by Savage Mountain.

According to the post-war statistics of the Expeditionary Force, when the Fifth Army entered Burma, there were 4 people and 100 dead.The Sixth Army had 3 people, with 600 deaths, and the No.60 Sixth Army had 1000 people, with 780 deaths.A total of 480 expeditionary troops, with a total death toll of 1 people, about [-] died in the hands of the Japanese army. The rest, except those who fled halfway and died, basically died in Savage Mountain.After the [-] female soldiers of the Fifth Army crossed the Mountain of Foreigners, only five survived.

A single order, ruined fifty thousand troops.

This is the tragic and tragic expeditionary army. Xia Yuan couldn't consider the situation at that time from the perspective of the predecessors. It could only be that Shangfeng was incapable of ruining so many troops. Du Yuming himself was a bit feudal, too stubborn, and would only resolutely carry out orders. Without knowing how to adapt, Shangfeng decided to act with his ass. He never considered the combat power of the expeditionary force at that time, and he never considered the horror of Savage Mountain. A place more terrifying than the Japanese army.

In the end, the few ace divisions who crossed Savage Mountain never participated in the follow-up battle, and were basically disabled, lost their equipment, and lost their people.

And he was able to consider the entire Burma battlefield from the perspective of the future. The Japanese army is not invincible. If the decision-making at that time can be decisive, if Du Yuming has not hesitated, the 56 army will present a sharp sword and go straight to the [-]th Japanese army. In the heart of the division, there is absolutely no problem in killing a bloody path.

It was also the wrong decision-making that led to the defeat of the expeditionary force, and tens of thousands of people fled to the country in a hurry. Even if troops were sent to rescue, it would not help. Blooming, advancing all the way to the coast of the Nujiang River where the expeditionary force withdrew.

Therefore, the expeditionary force was not incapable of defeating the Japanese army, and the root cause of the final defeat of the expeditionary force was the incompetence of the British, who used the expeditionary force as a cover for their evacuation. Shangfeng's incompetence and wrong decisions ruined groups of ordinary soldiers life.

In contrast, in the Korean War, every decision was made very accurately. The soldiers' strong execution ability and fearless spirit of sacrifice were also key factors for victory.

Xia Yuan looked at the group of dejected soldiers in front of him. Fundamentally speaking, are these soldiers really inferior to the volunteer army?Not necessarily, the Volunteer Army has also come step by step. The Volunteer Army has also been defeated, but the Volunteer Army cannot be defeated or blown up. The group of defeated soldiers in front of them just lost confidence.

The first step he has to do is to restore the confidence of the defeated soldiers.

"So what if you withdraw from Zenda, you are still a group of defeated soldiers, and the ultimate fate of the unorganized is to be sent to the battlefield to serve as cannon fodder for the so-called elite troops. Are you really willing to be cannon fodder? Are you willing to block bullets for others? Don't you Don't you want to be a battle hero in the mouth of the people?"

Xia Yuan shouted sharply: "No one is a waste from birth. When others look down on you, you make them look up to them. After the September [-]th Incident, how many people died for us Chinese to stand up, the Battle of Songhu, Millions of warriors rushed to Shanghai, knowing that it was death, they resolutely went to the battlefield, countless casualties, what are they doing, they are the backbone of the Chinese people!"

"They used their lives to straighten the backs of the Chinese people, but you who are alive now have bent your backs again. Those heroes who shed blood and sacrificed for you and China, what will they do when they see you like this? Thoughts."

"Stand up your back, like a soldier!"

The enthusiasm of the broken soldiers was mobilized by Xia Yuan's words. Although they didn't move, they silently straightened their waists, even Mi Long unconsciously straightened his waist , for the one who no longer exists.

"Pick up all the weapons and put them on your back. Our retreat is not going back to Zenda. The Japanese army is approaching the border. If you go back to Zenda, you will be collected as cannon fodder. When you counterattack, you will be a group of cannon fodder. Since being cannon fodder is a If you die, you will die if you stay here, why should you let yourself die like a fool."

"They looked down on us because 10 of us entered Burma, and the Japanese army beat us like a group of drowned chickens. Of the 10 people, only 4 came back alive. The rest of us stayed in Burma, and they died anyway. Just let yourself die to be great."

Xia Yuan looked at Long Wenwen and said: "If the deputy regiment does not do anything, he will be demoted to the camp. If the dragon is disturbing the morale of the army, he should be shot. For the sake of his meritorious service in killing the enemy, bypass this time and make up for it in the future. Now give You have 10 minutes to organize your equipment and straighten your waist. Although these colleagues are lying on the ground, they are all looking at us. We all look down on ourselves. Why don’t you dig a hole and bury yourself? Going out has lost the face of the Chinese people and our ancestors."

The broken soldiers started to move. They rearranged their weapons and equipment. Meng Fanle silently picked up his gun and carried it behind his back. machine gun, none of them spoke, as if respecting the dead, or maybe this place itself is not a place to talk.

Long Wenwen looked up at the sky and murmured: "Come back, come back, only when you come back will you be determined to continue fighting the Japanese devils."

Although the souls of the rout soldiers did not come back, their enthusiasm was mobilized by these words. As Xia Yuan said, if they looked down on themselves, even if they returned to Zenda, they would still be playing the role of cannon fodder.

"Tuan Zuo, where are we going next?" Meng Fan asked Xia Yuan.

"Into the mountains, the Japanese devils are chasing our army's large troops. They follow the road, and we can enter the mountains and build our bases in the mountains. In addition, the Japanese army's supplies are also very sufficient, and their front line is very long. We can completely collect the seized materials and use them on our own people by blocking the Japanese army’s logistics.”

Xia Yuan found Meng Fan, and told him, "In the future, if you encounter broken soldiers on the road, use your mouth to pull them in. After the broken soldiers go back, they will also play the role of cannon fodder. Instead of letting them follow the elite as cannon fodder, it is better to let them be cannon fodder." They follow us to fight devils, and would rather be heroes than cannon fodder that nobody remembers."

Meng Fan nodded. He knew the fate of the cannon fodder. He used his life to block bullets for the elite troops. After receiving the victories, there was no name for the cannon fodder. They were all taken away by the so-called elite. They bled and died. People, in the end, they haven't reaped any benefits. Meng Fanlao figured it out. What Xia Yuan said was right. After returning, he would be cannon fodder and die in a daze. It's better to follow Xia Yuan. Someone will remember his death.

Xia Yuan called everyone together, asked Ah Yi to stand up, gave Ah Yi the pen lost by Milong, and said: "From today onwards, you will record everyone's name and home address, and write them down in the On a strip of cloth, distribute it to everyone, and you sew the strip on your shoulders. If you sacrifice in the future, your names will be left behind. This strip is called the honor strip. Ah Yi, you will be responsible for future battles Record the performance of every soldier on the battlefield. Their combat deeds should not be buried. Their combat deeds should be recorded and passed on to the future, and passed on to our children and grandchildren, so that they can understand that we have done it for them. I have fought my life and shed blood. The book is called the book of heroic deeds."

Ah Yi froze for a moment.

The defeated soldiers were also stunned. They never thought that Xia Yuanhui would attach so much importance to this matter. In previous battles, no one would care about what they did on the battlefield.

After Ah Yi took the pen, Mi Long found some notebooks from some corpses and stuffed them to Ah Yi, followed by the rout soldiers.

"Li Sifu, his family is Sichuan. Chief Ayi, you know it, please write it down for me first."

"Kang Huolian, Datong, Shanxi."

"Gu Mai, Baoding, Hebei."

"Ma Dazhi, from Dongguang"

"Li Liansheng, from the Northeast"

"Deng Bao, from Hunan."

"Meng is annoying, from Jiangsu and Zhejiang."

"Sun Mazi, from Henan."

The rout soldiers swarmed up and surrounded Ah Yi. They spoke their names and hometowns with accents from different parts of the country. They desperately hoped that Ah Yi could remember their names. Too many Too many people die without knowing their names, for them names mean who they are.

Ah Yi shouted: "Come one by one."

"Quiet, there is one more thing to announce!"

Xia Yuan shouted, calming down the rout soldiers who were already noisy, watching their group quietly, only listening to him say: "Those who died in the battle should not be forgotten, after everyone registers, Record the names of the comrades you know and how they sacrificed, they are dead, we should remember them even more."

Bright stars flickered in the eyes of the defeated soldiers. They looked at Xia Yuan and raised their arms and shouted.

Glory bar, heroic deeds book.

Xia Yuan's decision won the hearts of all the rout soldiers, they were not afraid of death, what they were afraid of was their own death, but no one remembered them, what they were afraid of was that they were a group of non-existent people.

(End of this chapter)