General Stilwell still had the wildness and enthusiasm of the western United States. After the failure of the Battle of the Gucheng, the Samsung Lieutenant General re-planned the Battle of Mandalay, planning to assemble 250,000 Chinese and British troops to fight the Japanese main force with the city of Mandalay as a backer. The British army still looked listless, and still failed to form an army after contact with the enemy. It still provided the Chinese Allies with a plot that would only make people more confused; the Chinese army was still deployed layer by layer; Masao Watanabe and the 56th Division led by him were still hiding in the black fog without the air supremacy of this allies and could no longer use reconnaissance aircraft to conduct large-scale searches.

Dai Anlan, Gao Jiren and Zhou Zhizai, the three most core senior officers of the 200th Division, faced the map longer and longer every day. No one said that, but these professional soldiers who had experienced many battles saw a deep worry on each other's faces. Because they all understood that the mysteriously missing Fifty-sixth Division was the sword of Damocles that might have quietly moved to their heads!

In the past few days, the Japanese army was even more unconventional and calm, which made Dai Anlan and the senior officers who were already alert, feel the most terrible calm before the storm. Zhou Zhi, again, sighed at the thoughts of all of them when he was watching the sky at night: "It's really bright, and the darkness is so fierce!"

Out of the keen sense of danger by outstanding soldiers and absolute loyalty to the army and the country, the last 200th Division sent a telegram to Chiang Kai-shek, who had already arrived in Miaomei and commanded the expeditionary force to fight in Myanmar... Be careful of the enemy's 56th Division's sneak attack on Lashio!

Lashi is not only the most important arms storage base and transit station behind the expeditionary force, but also the gateway to the Yunnan-Burma Highway, but also the only way for their expeditionary force with a population of up to 100,000 to return to China! The expeditionary force with a population of only 100,000 is almost impossible to defeat the four enemy divisions without the full force of British "friendly forces" participating in the war. However, no matter how the situation in Myanmar develops, as long as they can firmly protect Lashi, the entire division can withdraw to China at the least!

Seeing the telegram sent by Dai Anlan, Chiang Kai-shek, who was the head of state, came to the Myanmar War Zone in person, smiled, "This Anlan, when he fights, he will focus all his attention on the enemy, and be a rare tiger general. However, if he is too focused on the local battlefield, he will often lose his overall view. Now Anlan can give me the suggestion of being careful in defending Lashio, and make great progress!"

In fact, as a leader who experienced many battles and finally reached the peak of power step by step and made his fortune by the army. As the founder and principal of the Whampoa Military Academy, he had long seen the importance of Lash City to the Expeditionary Force, and Gan Lichu, the commander of the Sixth Army who was responsible for defending Lash, the life-and-death gate of Lash, the expeditionary force, issued an order that Lash must be ensured!

There are also people who see the situation of emergency and smell the danger. There are also Stilwell!

Stilwell misjudged the strength of both sides and made a battle plan that might not be implemented in reality. This is because the Chinese Command gave him the wrong information that "three Chinese divisions can deal with one Japanese division." To be honest, putting aside the judgment errors caused by intelligence errors, this US Samsung Lieutenant General definitely has the most outstanding military talent.

In other words, if this Samsung Admiral, who is qualified to become the "Deputy Commander of the Asian War Zone", is given accurate information and complete command, he is really qualified to win this war!

On April 21, the Japanese 56th Division suddenly advanced eastward and captured Leke City. The 55th Division of the 6th Army, the defense unit, retreated across the board, causing a huge gap in the eastern war zone. After receiving this news, Stilwell looked at the map for only an hour and suddenly drove to Lashio overnight.

Stilwell went to the Sixth Army Command with dust. When he arrived at the Sixth Army Commander Gan Lichu, the commander Gan Lichu was not in the headquarters. When Stilwell, under the leadership of the adjutant, found the commander, looked at everything in the room. He had not slept for more than 30 hours and was running back and forth on the battlefield, his face suddenly changed. Stilwell was silent for a long time before pointing at Gan Lichu and said, "You are so busy!"

As the commander of the Sixth Army, as the commander who defended Lashio and defended the arteries of life and death for the expeditionary army, he was indeed very busy. However, his busyness was definitely different from that of the Commander Dai Anlan, who fought bloody battles on the front line, and Commander Du Yuming. Gan Lichu is now wearing a comfortable pajamas, muttering a cigarette imported from the United States, and is busy playing mahjong with several subordinates. Facing General Stilwell who suddenly appeared in front of him, looking at his gray face. After a moment of shock, Gan Lichu quickly reacted and shook his eyes on the subordinates sitting in front of him. Those who were open-minded and marching might be able to make up for their superiors. They watched their superiors look at their favorites, but they were all experts and immediately stood up and left the room.

"Isn't this General Stilwell? You don't inform the officials in advance if you want to arrive in Lashio. Please forgive me if you don't greet me!"

Listening to Gan Lichu's words and looking at his face that had raised the most "sincere" laughter, Stilwell's finger stretched in the air began to tremble, "Notify me? Don't tell me, you don't even know that Chen Mianwu, the commander of the 55th Division, retreated without permission and lost Leke City!"

Commander Gan Lichu was stunned. Although it had been a day, he really didn't know that Chen Mianwu, his confidant general, faced the enemy's full force of attack without receiving the order, retreated without authorization in the battle, and handed over Leke City to the enemy. If he knew, even if the Lash City he was stationed in the rear was in the rear and would not be attacked by the enemy, he would have prepared in advance and acted as a loyal and patriotic general. How could Stilwell see the scene of himself wearing pajamas and playing mahjong with his subordinates?

Gan Lichu's lips squirmed for a while, and when his head had not found a reason to explain his dereliction of duty, Stilwell had already slammed the door and left.

"Transferring the strategic important city of Lashio to people like Gan Lichu, it would be tantamount to putting his neck into the noose. I ordered the Sixth Army Gan Lichu to immediately investigate and choose the truly capable one to take over. For the military law, I shot and killed the timid battle in front of the battle, led my subordinates to retreat, and exposed the commander of the 55th Division, Chen Mianwu, who was in front of the enemy, to the back of the battlefield on the east side of my battlefield, to the enemy!"

After all, Stilwell was just an American lieutenant general, not a Chinese. Although he issued this order with a tough attitude, the order was passed to Chiang Kai-shek. After the instructions of the supreme commander who truly controlled the expeditionary force, it was executed at a discount. The commander of the Sixth Army Gan Chuli was criticized. He himself was sincerely criticized himself and made an unjust guarantee. As for the timid battle at the time of the battle, he withdrew from the position without authorization, handed over the city to the enemy, and even broke into the enemy's eastern front and opened a door. Commander Chen Mianwu was ordered to make meritorious contributions and lead his troops to return to regain the lost Leke City!

Faced with such a situation, Stilwell could only shake his head repeatedly. This Samsung lieutenant general who is full of Western adventurous spirit and has a strategic vision, couldn't help but feel like he was powerless to turn the world around.

It was on this day that the British army once again retreated from the frontal battlefield without notifying friendly forces, exposing the flanks of the Chinese army to the enemy. This is not all. When the British army retreated, they even installed explosives on the Mandalay Bridge. Once they detonated the explosives and destroyed the bridge, according to General Stilwell's request, the Chinese army that was displayed nearby and prepared to fight a battle between Mandalay would lose the retreat passage.

Faced with the actions of the Chinese army and the British army, Stilwell really had nothing to say. On that night, Stilwell wrote a report to the US president. This good-looking person, and because of his age and experience, was more than Lei Zhen, Dai Anlan, Zhou Zhizai, Gao Jiren, and the three-star lieutenant general who stood higher and looked further, revealed the interests of the Myanmar battlefield in one sentence: "As a British colony, Myanmar has no special geographical value, nor any valuable resources that must be protected to the death.

, On this land, the British only had three divisions to defend. The British were unwilling to fight the Japanese here, and they actually had already eliminated the Myanmar colony on the map. This was also the main reason why Britain had been unwilling to enter Myanmar to assist in the war. The reason why they nodded in the end was that they hoped that the Chinese army could take over their defense line so that they could withdraw from Myanmar and enter India more safely."

"The British were not interested in fighting at all. In order to preserve their strength, they were about to collapse with the enemy. The reason why the Chinese went to Myanmar was to protect the Yunnan-Burma Highway so that they could pass through this highway every month and receive 5,000 tons of aid supplies from countries led by our United States. They could not fight to the death on the battlefield of Myanmar for the sake of the British. It is because of this that the generals who retreated without receiving orders were not seriously responsible."

Having written this, this Samsung Lieutenant General made his final judgment on the Myanmar battlefield: "It has come to this point. No matter how hard I try, the complete failure of the Myanmar battlefield is inevitable!"

On April 28, Stilwell's judgment received the most effective response!

It was on this day that the 56th Division, which had been missing on the Allied turf for more than ten days, suddenly appeared in the Nanpao Valley 20 kilometers north of Lashio! This famous "Dragon Division" who was good at creating miracles on the battlefield, led by the commander of the Masao Watanabe Division who was proficient in jungle and mountain combat, broke through more than a dozen levels in a row, and conducted a strategic interlude of 1,500 kilometers. Finally, the surprise troops emerged, with lightning speed, and launched a raid attack on Lashio City with tank troops as the vanguard!

The subordinates lost their strategic location. After a whole day, they didn't know. They were still wearing pajamas and playing mahjong with their subordinates, but in the end they were only punished for reprimanding. What kind of soldiers can he bring and what kind of troops can he train?

Facing the fierce artillery fire of the Japanese heavy artillery regiment, I was caught off guard. I don’t know how many soldiers fell into a pool of blood before they figured out what was going on. Most of the soldiers were not even wearing military uniforms. When they heard the sound of artillery bombardment and the sound of the enemy’s yelling to charge the city, what they most intuitively did was not to pick up their weapons and throw them into the battlefield immediately, but to stumble backwards. No matter what, behind them was the national gates. As long as they escaped into the jungle and the deep mountains and fled eastward, they could always return to China!

Only a very small number of soldiers fought back under the leadership of low-level officers, but there was no unified command and no senior officers to take charge. With the charge of the Japanese tank regiment, the gunshots of local resistance were quickly suppressed.

As for the commander Gan Chuli, who was able to calmly demonstrate his style of a famous general when facing a large formation, was able to show his style of a famous general in Mahjong. The commander fled to Wanding as soon as he was attacked by Lashio. Then the commander played the characteristics of a soldier not afraid of hardship or fatigue, and rode on an armored vehicle that was absolutely not comfortable in pajamas. He retreated 300 kilometers in a row and fled directly to Baoshan in China. It is estimated that no matter how good the Japanese army could fight, it would be impossible for him to reach this position in a short time. Commander Gan Chuli finally stopped his desperate expedition.

Facing such an enemy commander, Masao Watanabe led his "Dragon Division" who was good at creating battlefield miracles, breaking the defense of the Sixth Army and raising a flag over Lashio City.

When Masao Watanabe transmitted the victory news to the headquarters through the radio, the Japanese army, which had been calm for several days, launched a fierce attack on the Chinese Expeditionary Force almost at the same time.

The Chinese Expeditionary Force has fallen into the most terrifying situation where the roads to retreat and retreat to China are cut off! At this point, the Allied forces surrounded on three sides have only the last route, which is to withdraw from the west side that is not surrounded by the Japanese army into India.

Faced with the situation where the back road was cut off, the supply was interrupted, and the enemy was surrounded by three sides, and there was no way to make the situation come true. The Chinese Expeditionary Force, the British military, and General Stilwell, the nameless commander, had to sit down and have a good talk no matter what.

It was not until this time that the commander of the British army, Alexander, opened their trump card: "Now that the Japanese army has captured Lashio, and the Allies are attacked from three sides. Our British Empire government allows the Chinese army to carry weapons and equipment and retreat to India for asylum!"

Commander Du Yuming, who attended this perhaps the last coalition meeting, was stunned when he finally understood what Commander Alexander said through the translator, the battle-hardened soldier was stunned, he was really stunned.

humane?!

Refuge?!

Their expedition in foreign land was to help the British army fight against the invasion of powerful enemies on their colonies. For this goal, they endured the treacherous beliefs of British "allies". On the twelve days of bloody battle with the ancient city, they counterattacked Tangji. They resisted the enemy's bombing and used the lives of soldiers to suppress the enemy's attacks again and again. When the battle situation finally returned for various reasons and fell into absolute passiveness, as allies and allies, the retreat action, which was taken for granted, was actually included in the category of refuge?!

What a joke that makes people unable to laugh at all after hearing it, and what a irony it is!

But before Commander Alexander finished speaking, he looked at Du Yuming with a squinted look, first with the most gentlemanly attitude, sucked a Cuban cigar in his mouth, and after elegance, he continued: "But I must apply in advance. According to international practice and for security reasons, your army must first apply for refugee status in accordance with the army and declare its refugee status before being reviewed and approved by my British Empire Government. And it must be centralized management at the designated location of my government. If Mr. Du Yuming, if you have any comments or suggestions, you can raise it to me."

I understand, everything is clear!

Du Yuming really wants to laugh now. If he was not the commander of the Fifth Army and did not need to be responsible for the lives of tens of thousands of brothers in the division, he would really draw out his own gun and kill Alexander in this ally, the Allied Army without hesitation!

No wonder the British army was about to collapse with the enemy on the battlefield, which lost their faces in the British Empire; no wonder they kept sending false information to Chinese military friends; no wonder General Alexander, who was obviously defeated and lost the entire Myanmar, could still have a smile on his face, elegance on his body, well-dressed in a gentleman's dress, and a expensive Cuban cigar in his mouth!

It turned out that the British army had long been preparing to give up Myanmar. They allowed the Chinese Expeditionary Force to enter Myanmar, which was not just as simple as helping them withdrew from the entire division to India safely.

Although the British army is always about to collapse, they have always guarded the last line of defense and the last retreat route that even the Chinese army has not defended. Isn’t this a problem? They not only want the Chinese army to enter Myanmar, but also want to use a gentlemanly attitude and a humane standpoint to "welcome" the Japanese army has been advancing step by step. Under the design of their British "friendly forces", the 100,000 Chinese troops, who have been surrounded by enemies and isolated and helpless, retreated to India as a "refugee", and stationed to their commanded positions and accept their management.

Facing Alexander's sure-winning gaze, looking at General Stilwell who was sitting there silently but shaking his head and sighing secretly, Du Yuming stood up and said, "Thank you for your kindness, but we are the Chinese army. When we come from China, we will go back to China! We have our own motherland and our own homeland. We don't need to go to India to be refugees!"

Alexander smiled and reminded: "Captain Du, don't forget that on your way home, there are a whole division of enemies waiting for you, blocking your way home. I think with the strength of your army, it will be difficult for your enemy to break through their defense before the entire army of the enemy gathers."

Du Yuming looked back at Alexander. He has been working tirelessly to revitalize the Fifth Army, making the Fifth Army a commander who has become the national military training model for several consecutive years. A bayonet-like light suddenly rose in his eyes. He straightened his chest and said in a deep voice: "If you can't break, you have to attack!"

Alexander laughed. He knew that Du Yuming, as a soldier who had not yet lost his blood, would naturally react so fiercely. He waved his right hand and made a tolerant and generous move, and said with a tolerant attitude: "I can understand Commander Du's feelings and respect Commander Du's courage. If Commander Du, you can change the meaning, I, Alexander himself and the Government of Great Britain, welcome you at any time."

Alexander was really sure to win. Now the Allies are surrounded on three sides. The way for the Chinese Expeditionary Force to return to China has been blocked by the 56th Division, a powerful brigade who can conquer and fight well and is called the "Dragon Division". In a short period of time, it is absolutely impossible to break through the army with tank regiments, automobile regiments, heavy artillery regiments, and aviation troops in a short period of time.

Even if Du Yuming refuses, according to Alexander's judgment, the politicians in the Chinese government will still nod their heads and agree. Even if these tens of thousands of Chinese soldiers retreat to India as refugees and accept the management of their British government, it would be better than being completely wiped out by the Japanese army in Myanmar?

Besides, when did the weak Chinese government stand up straight when facing their British Empire?

To mediate the conflict between China, Britain and the United States coalition forces, Luo Zhuoying, who was sent to Myanmar by Chiang Kai-shek to serve as the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, quietly pulled Du Yuming and whispered: "It is related to the life and death of tens of thousands of brothers in the Expeditionary Force. We should report to Chongqing first and wait for Chairman Chiang to decide..."

Looking at Luo Zhuoying's private movements, although he couldn't hear clearly and didn't understand what he was whispering, the smile on Alexander's face became stronger. Look, he was not wrong. Through the bloody battle in Myanmar, Alexander agreed that there were warriors who were fearless in the Chinese army, but they were used to it, among the Chinese, there were no shortage of cowards who were timid and afraid of things!

"Decision? What's the point of deciding?"

Du Yuming turned his head and looked at the man who was sitting beside him with a strange look, who was a man who was sitting beside him with a big belly, without any military demeanor and character, but could be valued by Chiang Kai-shek. Looking at Luo Zhuoying's face full of desire and enthusiasm, Du Yuming's surprise was slowly replaced by thick shavings.

"Dear Commander Luo Zhuoying, I think you will not forget Xie Jinyuan and his 800 warriors, right? At that time, our gentleman British allies, our noble and humane British allies, also persuaded Xie Jinyuan to lead the 800 warriors in the Sihang Warehouse to retreat through their British concessions, what was the result?"

Facing Du Yuming's inquiry, Luo Zhuoying was really stunned. The story of Xie Jinyuan and the Eight Hundred Warriors not only once became the front page headlines in newspapers, but also was filmed as a TV and compiled into a drama, and was widely circulated on the land of China. How could he not know the hero's experience and the ending of the hero?

"I respect Xie Jinyuan's character and his perseverance and spirit. I sigh that such a soldier did not die on the battlefield, but died under the imprisonment and detention of his allies. Whenever I think of this person and his affairs, I often think in my heart, what would I do if Du Yuming, I encountered such a situation?"

In front of everyone, Du Yuming straightened his waist, a reluctance that could only be an iron-blooded soldier, and a violent murderous aura that was like Jing Ke assassinating Qin stinged Alexander's eyes in an instant.

The calm smile on Alexander's face finally disappeared. Of course, he had a considerable vision to be the commander of the British Army stationed in Myanmar. Of course, he should understand that the man in front of him was a sword, a sword that would rather break than bend, and a sword that was stronger, sharper, and less humiliated than Xie Jinyuan!

Du Yuming looked directly at Alexander and said in a deep voice: "I will break the deadlock with my net!"

At this point, the negotiations between Du Yuming and Alexander have officially broken down. Du Yuming glanced at Luo Zhuoying with contemptuous eyes and looked at Luo Zhuoying, who was full of dissatisfaction and was even more dissatisfied, and said, "If you think you should ask Chongqing for instructions and Chairman Jiang, that is your freedom. But I, Du Yuming, will never change my mind unless I am no longer the commander of the Fifth Army!"

After saying these words, Du Yuming grabbed his military cap and saluted Stilwell seriously. There were so many people present, and only this three-star lieutenant general who had no soldiers and power but was working hard was qualified to be respected by him.

Looking at the soldier who was in front of him who fully interpreted the character of "knowing that there is a tiger in the mountains, he tended to go to the tiger mountain" and felt his impeccable will in his heart, Stilwell suddenly smiled, "Although we were defeated this time, I think that as long as there are soldiers like you, we will soon be back from the counterattack!"

After listening to the translated words, Du Yuming nodded slightly to Stilwell, then straightened his military cap, and took great strides out of this place that fully demonstrated the ugliness of politics, making him, a professional soldier, feel too depressed. Seeing the West gradually sinking, but still emitting the last light and heat of the sunset, looking at the empty blue sky and the earth, and looking at the endless quiet mountains in the distance, an indescribable loneliness and helplessness suddenly surrounded Du Yuming.

"Can I really bring these tens of thousands of brothers back to China safely? Is it really correct that I rejected Alexander's proposal?"

If you are not in Du Yuming's position, you will never understand, let alone understand his feelings. It is a kind of burden that is facing enemies and walking on thin ice step by step. If you are not careful, you will be wiped out. You must be responsible for tens of thousands of subordinates and bear the burden!
Chapter completed!