Age of Rebirth

Chapter 91

The military alliance treaty between China, the United States, Britain, and the United Kingdom was successfully signed, and their respective responsibilities were clarified. A major event that reflected their respective interests came to an end. When it came time to really compete, which country's army would be used to enter Burma and the Japanese army to fight? up the agenda.

The British were blocked by the Japanese army from the south to the north, and they themselves needed rescue. Mandalay became an isolated city. The Americans and the Indochina Peninsula were separated by the South China Sea, and they had no intention of making a move. Then, only the Chinese could send troops to Burma. To save the British army and serve as cannon fodder for the British, the closest and most powerful force to Mandalay is Tang Qiuli's army with hundreds of thousands of soldiers in southern China.

Alexander, the new deputy commander-in-chief of the Allies in China, took it for granted that Tang Qiuli's independent division was part of the Chinese army under his own control and command. Therefore, after two days of boredom, Alexander and Chief of Staff Francis took out a The battle plan for the Burma campaign.

According to the procedure, this battle plan has to be reported to Jiang Zhongzheng, the commander-in-chief of the Chinese theater, for approval. After Generalissimo Jiang received Alexander's battle plan, Le's dentures flew out, because Alexander's plan was too suitable for him. Well, as long as the British don't want to mobilize that army without their own ideas, Chairman Jiang has no objection. What's more, the mobilization is all troops from the independent division, and I, Jiang, have no reason to object. [

Generalissimo Jiang swiped his pen and signed a few large characters, "Totally agree. The general can handle the specific operations by himself." After receiving the approval, Alexander issued the No. 24 combat order in the China Theater, "Tang Qiu, Commander of the North China Independent Division in the China Theater General Li, all the units under your command will go to Burma no later than the [-]th of this month to carry out the task of fighting against the Japanese army.”

"The specific plan is as follows. With a force of no less than 25, your troops will go to Imphal, south of Mandalay, to meet the Japanese army invading the north. With a force of no less than 15, start from Tengchong. , Take back Myitkyina, control the traffic arteries from Myitkyina to the Hukang River Valley, in order to protect the flanks of the British Empire Army, this order, Alexander, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Chinese Theater.”

As soon as Alexander opened his mouth, he ordered Tang Qiuli to send 40 troops to block the attack of the Japanese troops sent to Southeast Asia for the British in the front, and to recapture Myitkyina, the key point for the British to flee west to India. As for the more than [-] troops in his own hands The Burmese army, that's not going to fight the Japanese, but to bring it to India.

Alexander was in a daze, thinking that with a bullshit title of deputy commander-in-chief of the Chinese theater, he could dictate to Tang Qiuli, and it was all in an orderly tone, hiding the British army in Mandalay, allowing the Chinese to block the attack and attack him. It is good to find an opportunity to run to the east of India and let the Chinese cut off the soldiers of the British Empire.

After receiving the order, Tang Qiuli only glanced at it, and handed it to Chang Feng, the chief of staff. After Chang Feng read it carefully, he burst out laughing and said, "Master, this British Alexander is really a fool." , thinking that we have to work for the British with a single order, and his own troops are hiding behind us, waiting for the opportunity to run to India. It’s really interesting, sir, how do you answer?” Tang Qiuli didn’t lift his head, just said He wrote four words "Ignore it!"

After Alexander gave the order to Tang Qiuli's troops, he was all about preparing to withdraw to India. Not only did he not deploy a line of defense in Imphal and arrange blocking troops, but instead he shrank the British and Burmese troops arriving one after another into Mandalay, tightly Huddled together, they waited for the Chinese to come up, block the Japanese in front of them, and open the passage behind them, so that they can run away.

Twelve hours passed, and Alexander did not wait for Tang Qiuli's call back. Of course, he did not see a single Chinese soldier marching into Burma, and the offensive of the Japanese Southeast Asian Army continued unabated. It is only five days away from Mandalay. The guns were rumbling in the direction, but Myitkyina in the north was unusually quiet. Alexander couldn't help being very annoyed at Tang Qiuli in spite of his inner fear.

In his view, this ambitious and rebellious Chinese is deliberately disobeying the orders of the Allied China Theater Command. This is not only a matter of his authority as the deputy commander in chief. The advancing Japanese army had no one to clear the Japanese army of Terauchi Shoichi who blocked his retreat, and the dangerous situation in Mandalay did not ease in the slightest.

In the Mandalay headquarters, Alexander slapped the table angrily and shouted loudly, "As a soldier, Tang Qiuli refused to carry out his orders, which is the most shameful act. In my name, send another telegram to Tang Qiuli, "If Tang Qiuli doesn't send troops to Burma, Alexander won't be able to run away, so it's no wonder he loses his temper.

So, Tang Qiuli received a second telegram from Alexander, "Mr. Tang, why didn't you carry out the order of the theater headquarters? For soldiers, this is going to a court-martial. You, immediately mobilize troops, according to the previous Order to enter Burma to fight the Japanese army, otherwise, I will punish you severely as the supreme military commander of the Allied China theater!"

Tang Qiuli listened to the report of Chief of Staff Chang Feng, leaned forward and back together happily, and said to Chang Feng: "Chang Feng, Alexander is in a hurry. Look, he has started to threaten me. It's ridiculous. This British guy doesn't have a brain problem. , IQ is lacking, or that sentence, ignore it, and wait for the British to come to ask for help."

Alexander's anger and intimidation received no response at all, and Tang Qiuli did not respond with a word or a sentence. During this period, Generalissimo Jiang in Chongqing also sent Tang Qiuli a telegram. With Alexander's arrogance, the undisguised tone of the British Empire generals, and Chairman Jiang's telegram, it is gentle and soft.

It is like an elder's earnest teaching to the younger generation, and like a superior's admonition to his subordinates, Generalissimo Jiang advised Tang Qiuli, "We should stand in the interests of the country and consider issues. Now, it is not just China itself. The matter also involves the United Kingdom and the United States. We Chinese have always been known for our urgency to justice and keeping our promises. Rescuing the British will greatly improve China's image in the world. I hope that Tang Qiu will be a national interest The most important thing is not to hold the idea of ​​preserving strength, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble."

Although Chairman Jiang's telegram was not as condescending as Alexander's and did not take Tang Qiuli seriously, the core meaning was to let the independent division troops enter Burma to rescue the British. In Tang Qiuli's view, it seemed like It was Generalissimo Jiang and Alexander who sang together, with one red-faced and the other pale-faced. In the end, it was still for the independent division to ward off disasters for the British.

Tang Qiuli looked at Generalissimo Jiang's telegram for a while, and Alexander's telegram for a while, feeling a little ridiculous. Speaking of which, these two were also well-known figures in the history of the Chinese battlefield in World War II. These pediatric things, one or two telegrams, let my soldiers block for the British, which consumed the strength of the independent division. Chairman Jiang was happy, covering the British retreat westward, and the British were happy. What are you kidding?

Tang Qiuli shook his head again and again. Dealing with such people may lower his IQ. He is not a three-year-old child. The life and death of the British is none of his business. Besides, the strength of the British has not yet been recognized. When the Japanese army was exhausted to a certain extent, they went to work for the British with a few telegrams. Fortunately, Chairman Jiang and Alexander figured it out?

Tang Qiuli's method of dealing with Generalissimo Jiang was exactly the same as the method of dealing with Alexander, so he still ignored it, and I will not accept this move even if you talk about it. In his half-joking words to Chief of Staff Chang Feng, "Ren He was blown by wind and waves, but I stood still, "Three days passed after coming and going, Tang Qiuli was not in a hurry, and Alexander couldn't afford to wait.

The reason is very simple. The troops dispatched by Japan to Southeast Asia were not blocked by any force along the way, and they were moving towards Mandalay at a very fast speed. Thousands of British Burmese troops crowded in Mandalay, not to mention the overcrowding, but the supply alone was a big problem. The food and drink of tens of thousands of people would cause Alexander to die.

Moreover, the British troops that retreated to Mandalay were all troops that encountered fierce Japanese air raids on the road. That troop was not fully organized. Depressed, still in the air raids of the Japanese army, for the convenience of running, most of them lost their heavy weapons, which is cheaper for the Japanese. [

Even, Alexander wanted to organize an army to recapture Myitkyina and open the passage to India. He didn't dare to wait for the Chinese, and he couldn't afford to wait. This is the plan to save the entire British army. Among the British army, there is no army that can and is willing to undertake this task.

As soon as they heard that there was going to be a war with the Japanese, nearly a hundred British commanders at all levels who participated in the meeting immediately shrank their heads, avoiding Alexander's expectant eyes, and there was a collective aphasia. In the conference room, the British army was not only beaten out of their souls and courage by the Japanese, but also suffered from "Japanese fear". This is just the beginning. The British army has never defeated the Japanese army in Myanmar. If you have to fight on the stage, you lose the war first.

Alexander finally figured it out. His own army, just like Xiong Bing, could not be counted on at all. The Generalissimo Jiang of the Chongqing Nationalist Government, the nominal commander-in-chief of the Chinese theater, shouted quite loudly, but he didn't force himself at all. Even the Americans can't count on it. The only person who can save himself and the 10,000+ royal soldiers is Tang Qiuli.

But when the Three Kingdoms Agreement was signed, Tang Qiuli was excluded. Thinking of this, Alexander couldn't help yelling at the British delegation. He didn't know that in China, that was the real god. He would burn incense when he came up. Tang Qiuli didn't have to do anything, as long as he was in China Along the border, if you stand still, you can kill yourself and hundreds of thousands of soldiers.

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