Anti-Japanese War: My equipment is infinitely refreshed

Chapter 85 The abacus is really loud!

"I didn't expect the Sichuan Army to be so powerful and recapture Tangji in such a short time." Stilwell said in amazement after receiving the telegram.

At the same time, I was very glad that I had gone against the majority opinion and assigned the Sichuan Army Corps to be directly under the Allied Command. Otherwise, I would have missed out on such a capable force.

"Sir, your original decision was very correct." The adjutant also said respectfully.

This time it was a sincere compliment. Before, he felt that it was a sheer waste to give so many supplies to a ragtag army.

I didn't expect that so many Japanese troops would be wiped out.

If all the expeditionary forces could have performed like this, the situation would not have deteriorated to this extent.

"It's a pity that there are still too few soldiers. If it were a division, the results might be greater." Stilwell said somewhat greedily.

However, he also knew that it would not be easy for the Sichuan Army to expand its forces.

Based on his understanding of the man in Shancheng, it is absolutely impossible to give the Sichuan Army a larger organization.

Stilwell really wanted to expand the Sichuan Army Corps because it was the only thing that made him happy since he took charge of the Southeast Asian theater.

On one side was the British army that was determined to give up, and on the other side was the expeditionary force that was in name only, which made him feel very incompetent.

"Sir, something happened." The communications officer walked in with a pale face, looked at Stilwell who was in a good mood, and said heavily.

Hearing this, Stilwell was stunned, then he scolded with a gloomy face.

"What happened."

"Lashio was occupied by the Japanese army ten minutes ago." The words of the communications staff were like a huge rock that instantly caused an uproar in the entire headquarters.

Especially Stilwell's expression, which was confused at first, then incredulous, and finally his veins bulged and he roared.

"The expeditionary force is incompetent, the expeditionary force is incompetent, bastards..."

He knew that the loss of Lashio would set off a series of chain reactions, with the British army being the first to suffer and would inevitably suffer a complete defeat.

Originally, he planned to launch a counterattack in the Mandalay area to curb the Japanese offensive.

Now everything was disrupted and the British army would not agree to his plan at all.

He could imagine that Alexander must be cursing the expeditionary force and ordering all British troops to withdraw.

This means that the whole of Myanmar will be handed over.

Thinking of this, Stilwell could no longer sit still. He came to the map, looked at it, and kept gesturing with the baton in his hand.

Finally, a look of despair appeared on his face.

Ruined!
Completely finished!
One hundred thousand expeditionary forces are gone!
Myanmar is gone!

He was unable to complete the task assigned to him by the headquarters.

"Tell Alexander and others that I need to convene a special military meeting." Stilwell took a deep breath, calmed himself, looked at his adjutant and spoke.

"Yes, sir." The adjutant also knew that the matter was very serious, so without any further ado, he immediately sent someone to notify them.

"Damn the expeditionary force, damn the newly formed 29th Division, one division couldn't even hold Lashio."

In the conference room, Alexander, who had just sat down, started to attack.

"The expeditionary force is a bunch of shit. They don't know how to fight at all. They just wasted so much of our supplies."

"A large amount of supplies, weapons, ammunition, etc. are gathered in Lashio."

"As a result, the Japanese army has benefited from it all. This is all caused by your expeditionary force."

"Damn it, I have to get all the British troops out of Burma."

Luo Zhuoying and Du Yuming, who were criticized so much, wanted to open their mouths to refute, but they didn't know what to say.

Because what the other person said is true.

The loss of Lashio not only meant the loss of Burma, but also meant the end of the expeditionary force on the eastern front.

In fact, the British army only lost a little supplies, but the losses of the expeditionary force were incalculable.

Especially the 200th Division is still on the Eastern Front. It is the first mechanized division, and it is full of elite troops and seeds of armored divisions.

At this moment, Du Yuming didn't want to hold any special military meeting at all. He just wanted to order Dai Anlan to lead the 200th Division back to the country immediately.

"Lord Alexander, don't get excited. The situation is not that bad now. We still have hope." Stilwell said stiffly.

"Hope? What hope are you telling me?" Alexander ignored him and asked in a cold tone.

"Can those straw sandal soldiers defeat the Japanese army?"

"An entire division was defeated by a regiment of Japanese troops. Do you think they are elite? Do you think they can fight? I think the guy in Shancheng is just fooling us. He is not an elite at all. He is sending some miscellaneous troops pretending to be elites into Burma in order to cheat us of our supplies."

"Stilwell, I think the expeditionary force should hand over all those supplies."

When Luo Zhuoying and Du Yuming heard this, their veins popped up and they wanted to refute, but they still controlled their emotions.

This time, it was indeed the expeditionary force's problem.

The newly formed 29th Division failed to hold Lashio, which led to the situation getting out of control. The Expeditionary Force does need to take responsibility.

"Lord Alexander, now is not the time to pursue responsibility. We should find a way to retake Lashio. I think we can send air force support. In addition, I just received a message that the Sichuan Army has retaken Tangji. The situation is not too bad." Stilwell stepped forward to smooth things over. He still needed the Expeditionary Force to help contain the British Army, so the British Army must not be allowed to continue at this time.

"The Sichuan Army Corps recaptured Tangji?" The other people were stunned. If Stilwell hadn't said it, they would not have known at all.

"Yes, just now, the Sichuan Army not only severely damaged a Japanese heavy artillery regiment, but also took back Tangji. However, they also suffered heavy casualties. I hope we can send a reinforcement force to garrison Tangji." What Stilwell meant by this sentence was that although the Expeditionary Force did not perform well.

But the Sichuan Army that he discovered performed very well.

As expected, the other people had complicated expressions on their faces when they heard the Sichuan Army's record. Including the previous regiment, two regiments had been defeated.

The expression on Alexander's face became more complicated. He did not expect that the Sichuan Army would win another victory.

Is this still the army that wore straw sandals?

Only a trace of regret flashed across Du Yuming's face. He should not have agreed to Stilwell's suggestion if he had known earlier.

But it is no use regretting now. The expeditionary force lost Lashio, which means he now has no say at all.

"General Stilwell, excuse me for being blunt, but under the current situation, there is not much use in retaking Tangji." Luo Zhuoying thought for a moment and said.

"I think we can send the Sichuan Army to attack Lashio. If we can retake Lashio, the situation is not that bad."

Hearing this, Alexander's eyes lit up and he thought this was a good idea.

After all, the Sichuan Army’s battle record has proved that they are very capable in fighting.

Since we have been able to recapture Tangji, then taking Lashio will not be a problem.

What's more, Lashio was lost by the expeditionary force, so the Sichuan Army should naturally recapture Lashio and save the face of the expeditionary force.

It can be said that Alexander's words are impeccable.

Even Du Yuming nodded in agreement.

But Stilwell could naturally see through Alexander's little tricks.

Isn't it just that he wants to completely consume the Sichuan Army and leave him with no soldiers left?

In the end, they had no choice but to follow his arrangements and transfer the supplies to aid the mountain city to North Africa.

So there was no way he could agree to this request.

"The Sichuan Army suffered heavy losses and is temporarily unable to continue the attack unless the British Army is willing to provide air support." Stilwell's words shut Alexander up.

It was simply impossible to ask the arrogant British pilots to provide support to this group of straw sandal soldiers.

Not to mention, he had already given up on Myanmar.

"In that case, can the expeditionary force mobilize other troops to retake Lashio?" Stilwell looked at Stilwell again.

"I'm sorry, General Stilwell, the expeditionary force is already exhausted and unable to mobilize more troops." Luo Zhuoying shook his head and rejected the other party's proposal.

Upon hearing this, the headquarters suddenly fell silent, and everyone realized that if Lashio could not be recaptured in time, it would only be a matter of time before Burma fell.

"If this is the case, then the only option is to withdraw the entire expeditionary force to India, reorganize there, and wait for the opportunity to retake Burma." Stilwell expressed his opinion.

Hearing this, Alexander's first reaction was to refuse.

He would never allow the expeditionary force to enter India. Allowing them to fight in Burma was already the limit, and India couldn't even think about it.

The second person to refuse was Du Yuming. According to Shancheng's instructions, the troops must be taken back and must not be handed over to the old man Stilwell.

It was Luo Zhuoying who was hesitant.

Seeing this, Stilwell's face looked unhappy and he spoke directly to Alexander.

"Lord Alexander, I hope you understand that my mission is to defend Southeast Asia and strive to end the Pacific War as soon as possible. Only in this way can the US military mobilize more resources and open up a second battlefield."

"If the situation remains so deteriorating and we are unable to gain a breakthrough in the Pacific battlefield, it means that the time for us to open up a second battlefield will be greatly delayed."

"The same will be very disadvantageous to the British army."

"If the British army wants to defeat the German army as soon as possible, then they have to cooperate with us and defeat the Japanese army first. Otherwise, all the consequences will be borne by the British army."

This time Stilwell was really angry. It was the British army that had been holding them back all along, which led to the situation getting worse and worse.

So he decided to ignore this guy.

If his demands were not met, he would directly submit his resignation to the White House and quit.

It's really frustrating.

Seeing that Stilwell was really angry, Alexander knew that he had gone too far.

After some thought, I agreed to the other party's request.

However, a requirement was still put forward that they could only withdraw to Imphal and were not allowed to enter other places.

Seeing that the British army had given in, Stilwell looked at Luo Zhuoying and Du Yuming again.

As a result, Du Yuming directly stated that he had no authority to make the decision and needed to consult Shancheng.

However, Luo Zhuoying thought that withdrawing to Imphal and reorganizing and refitting there was a good suggestion.

"Luo Zhuoying, this is not something you and I can decide." Du Yuming called the other person's name angrily.

"Don't forget what Shancheng told you. You must bring all the expeditionary forces back."

As a result, Luo Zhuoying said that he thought that if Lashio was lost and they retreated from the Wild Man Mountain, the risk was too great, and it would be better to retreat to Imphal first.

In fact, Luo Zhuoying treated the guy from Shancheng just like that, after all, he was not his direct descendant.

"Hmph, I will report everything that happened here to Shancheng." Du Yuming said this and left.

Stilwell watched all this with a cold expression, and then began to send telegrams to various units of the expeditionary force.

At this time, the communications staff came in again, holding a telegram, and said with a complicated expression.

"Sir, here is a coded telegram about the British Army."

(End of this chapter)