Take Taobao to fight against Japan

Chapter 746 Decided to send troops

"Everyone be quiet!"

After everyone had enough discussion, Yang Fan patted the table lightly with his hand and said: "As everyone thinks, we must not let the little devils annex and consume Southeast Asia and Australia comfortably, we must open up a new battlefield.

For this reason, I decided to organize an expeditionary force to fight in Burma, and join the national army, the British and American coalition forces to compete with the Japanese army in Southeast Asia with Burma as its forward base! ..."

"Okay! I've been looking forward to a bloody battle with the devils to the end!"

"All actions follow the command!"

"I will resolutely obey orders!"

"Chairman, please give the order, we will fight wherever you point!"

"The enemy of the enemy is a friend. Fight devils together with the national army, Americans and British. Keeping the Burma Road is saving the Chinese nation!"

"Well said! As long as you can kill little devils, it doesn't matter where you are!"

"Boss, since the situation is urgent, please give an order, we will set off for Myanmar immediately!"

"Raise soldiers for a thousand days and use them for a while, and you're done!"

"..."

After listening to Yang Fan's explanation and strategic intentions, everyone understood the great strategic significance of sending troops to Southeast Asia and the urgency of the situation!

"Very good, the military spirit is available!"

Yang Fan nodded in satisfaction, and then said to Li Shuchun: "Next, the chief of the general staff will announce the specific implementation plan to everyone!"

Last night, Yang Fan had already received a reply from Stilwell, and except for the first compromise that President Roosevelt made, all requirements were met.

So Yang Fan has already decided to send troops to Burma, and discussed the specific plan of sending troops with Li Shuchun and others overnight last night.

At the same time, Yang Fan also asked Huang Hong to order intelligence agents lurking in Malaysia, Cambodia, Thailand, and Myanmar to start gathering in the Yangon area.

At the same time that Yang Fan held a pre-war mobilization meeting, the Chongqing Presidential Palace was also holding a military meeting to discuss the appropriate military expedition.

When the meeting started, Chairman Jiang nodded to Zhang Zhizhong who presided over the meeting and said, "Wen Bai, everyone is here, let's start now."

"Okay, sit down."

Zhang Zhizhong quickly nodded, "Before starting the meeting topics, I will first convey some international news to you."

"On December 12, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and wiped out the US Pacific Fleet, and occupied the Hawaiian Islands the next day.

On the same day, Japan declared war on the United States, and then Germany and Italy declared war on the United States! "

"On December 12, the United States officially declared war on Japan, Germany and Italy, and on the same day the Nationalist Government declared war on the German, Italian and Japanese allies!"

"On December 12, the International Anti-Fascist Alliance was formally established. According to the initiative of the International Anti-Fascist Alliance, the Asian battlefield is divided into two major theaters. One is the China Theater, and the appointed seat will automatically serve as the commander-in-chief of the China Theater."

"According to intelligence, the Japanese navy has successively conquered Pacific islands such as Midway Island, Wake Island, and Johnston Island, and has completely gained control of the Pacific Ocean!"

"Japan formed the Southern Expeditionary Force, which has been divided into multiple groups, and launched attacks on Hong Kong, the Philippines, the Malay Peninsula, the Indian Peninsula, and even Borneo at the same time. Not surprisingly, the fall of these areas will be inevitable."

"The national government is about to formally conclude a military alliance agreement with the United States and Britain. The US government hopes that the national government will send troops to Burma to keep the advanced bases and international supply lines on the Southeast Asian battlefield.

The United States provided weapons, equipment and logistical support, while the British India-Myanmar garrison participated in the defense and provided benefits in transportation and other aspects. "

? "According to the current trend, within a month, the Japanese army will begin to attack Burma.

And the land passage of the Burma Road has become the only life channel for the national government to receive supplies from the outside world, and there is absolutely no room for loss. "

"The theme of today's meeting is to discuss some arrangements for the formation of the Expeditionary Force into Burma and the Southeast Asian theater!"

? ?After Zhang Zhizhong finished his opening remarks, Generalissimo Jiang glanced around the crowd and said in a deep voice: "The general situation is like this. Now everyone can actively express their opinions. Feel free to put forward any ideas and opinions."

As soon as Generalissimo Jiang finished speaking, Liu Zhi spoke first: "Commissioner, the Japanese were able to attack Pearl Harbor thousands of kilometers away and completely wiped out the powerful US Pacific Fleet, and now they are aggressively attacking Southeast Asia. This shows that the Japanese have a war potential beyond our imagination.

On the contrary, all our coastal port cities have fallen, large areas of rich and prosperous land have fallen into the enemy's hands, and the government's fiscal revenue is drying up day by day. It is really difficult to support large-scale outbound operations!

Although the United States and Britain declared war on Japan, it is unknown when, how, and whether they will fight with all their strength. Maybe this is a trick of Britain and the United States to kill with a knife, and they just want to use our troops to consume the Japanese army.

Therefore, I think the best strategy at present is to wait and see what happens. When the British and American countries and the Japanese army are defeated in the Southeast Asian battlefield, we will surely get twice the result with half the effort if we send troops to Southeast Asia again! "

Chairman Jiang frowned slightly, looked at Duan Zhongyi and said, "Depei, what do you think?"

Duan Zhongyi replied immediately: "Although the core interests of Britain and the United States are in Europe, they will probably not invest heavily in the Asian battlefield before they gain an active advantage in the European battlefield.

However, the idea of ​​watching the changes quietly, or even sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight, will not work at all, because sending troops to Myanmar is not only helping the United States and Britain, but also helping the Nationalist Government itself!

Only by keeping the vital supply line of the Yunnan-Burma Highway, can we continuously obtain urgently needed strategic materials and become stronger step by step.

Otherwise, after the Japanese absorb and digest the rich mineral resources and population resources in Southeast Asia, it will be the real problem of raising tigers, and in the end it will be us who suffer! "

After a pause, Duan Zhongyi continued, still unsatisfied: "In addition, the main reason why the Japanese were eager to attack Pearl Harbor and start a war with the United States, and why they rushed to attack Southeast Asia before solving the Chinese battlefield, is that the Japanese war resources are about to be exhausted. , but had to take risks.

Now that the Japanese have provoked the powerful United States, the United States has suffered serious trauma, which has caused the United States to completely abandon its neutral position and vowed to make the Japanese pay a heavy price.

Today, the United States has become our strongest ally. Even if they will not invest heavily in the Asian battlefield now, we have no reason to be timid. We must firmly seize this opportunity! "

Liu Zhi asked back: "There is another key issue, that is the attitude of the British, these British guys are not good birds!

If the Germans hadn't started to attack the Soviet Union and beat the Soviet Union to pieces, the British felt an unprecedented crisis, and they wouldn't even open the Burma Road again!

And so far, the British are still extremely wary of us and won't let us enter Burma to fight at all. How to solve this problem? "

Chapter 747 Is 20 Enough?

Since the defeat in the Battle of Southern Guangxi, most of the routes for foreign aid to enter China have been cut off, and only the northwest and southwest can still be used.

However, the use value of the Northwest Corridor is extremely limited, allowing the weapons and equipment supported by the West to be continuously transported into the mainland.

Therefore, out of the need to protect its own transportation arteries, Huaxia has always taken the initiative to consider Myanmar's defense issues.

Huaxia proposed to the British side several times a plan to jointly defend Burma. The government of the Republic of China even stated that Huaxia was willing to send 16 soldiers to fight in Burma when the situation required it.

However, contrary to Huaxia's positive attitude, Britain showed strange indifference to Huaxia's proposal that the two countries jointly defend Burma and that Huaxia send expeditionary forces into Burma to fight.

In 1940, China was at the end of its rope, but under the pressure of Japan, the United Kingdom suddenly cut off the Burma Road, which made the situation of China's Anti-Japanese War take a turn for the worse.

The Yunnan-Burma Highway was the main channel for China's foreign aid during the Anti-Japanese War. After being cut off, it naturally aroused strong protests and dissatisfaction in China, and also aroused anxiety in the United States. Finally, the United Kingdom reopened the Yunnan-Burma Highway under joint pressure from China and the United States.

Duan Zhongyi frowned slightly and said: "This is indeed a problem, but at this time and at that time, the Americans are now suffering from pain, not only increasing their aid to Britain, but also determined to increase aid to China. With the mediation of the US government, this should not be a problem.”

He Yingqin nodded and said: "I also think so, now that the Japanese have officially declared war on Britain, they have not only taken over the Shanghai International Settlement, but are also attacking Hong Kong, Malaysia, and the Indian peninsula.

The British should not be so stupid that they still can't see the situation clearly, and they will refuse the national army to enter Myanmar to fight again! "

"Well said, there is no doubt that the national government sent troops to Burma!"

Generalissimo Jiang readily agreed, looking forward to it day and night and finally waiting for this golden opportunity that he has been dreaming of for a long time. How could Chairman Jiang miss it.

After a pause, Chairman Jiang said in an unquestionable tone: "The only thing that needs to be considered now is how many troops will be deployed and who will be appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Myanmar theater?"

At this time, Bai Chongxi looked at Dai Li diagonally and asked, "Brother Yu Nong, how many troops does the Japanese Southern Army have?"

Seeing that everyone turned their heads to look at him, Dai Li's face turned red immediately. Although he was a famous person beside Chairman Jiang, he was only a major general after all. Facing the scorching gaze of more than a dozen generals, he really felt a little stressed!

"Cough cough!"

Dai Li cleared his throat and said, "There is no definite information yet, but according to the estimates of our Military Control Bureau, the Japanese Southern Army has 5 armies, and the total strength of the army is likely to exceed 18 divisions!

In addition, the Japanese army will also have the cooperation of the navy and air force. It is estimated that there will be at least 1200 combat aircraft, 2 aircraft carriers and hundreds of warships of various types! "

"What? More than 18 divisions?"

"Will there be more than 50 people?"

? "Damn, the Devils are so powerful that they formed a strategic group second only to the Kwantung Army!"

"Yeah, such a large-scale strategic group is no joke!"

"Can we still win the war by sending troops to Burma?"

"The devil has dispatched so many planes and ships. Even if the inland is defended, the Burmese port must not be used!"

As soon as Dai Li's words fell, all the generals in the conference room were dumbfounded. They were really shocked by this number, and a group of people couldn't help discussing in private.

Counting on my fingers, even if Myanmar only invested 4 divisions, there are as many as 40 devils. Then according to the strength of the enemy and ourselves, there are no [-] or [-] national troops who are embarrassed to go out!

Bai Chongxi's face changed slightly, and he asked in a deep voice, "Yunong, is the information reliable?"

Dai Li nodded and said: "The Japanese government is now in a state of excitement. The strength of the southern dispatched army will only increase and never decrease. The 18 divisions are conservative estimates!"

"If that's the case, it's really a big trouble!"

Chen Cheng frowned, looked at Commissar Jiang and said, "Principal, if the Japanese Southern Army really has more than 18 divisions, then even if we send 20 troops, it may not be enough."

"Well, 20 troops is indeed a bit small."

Principal Chang nodded and said, "However, the Japanese Southern Army needs to control a very wide area, and there should not be too many troops that can really be used in Burma.

According to my calculations, the Japanese army can invest more than 10 people in three to four divisions in Burma at best, but our army's 20 to the Japanese army's 10 still seems a bit weak. "

Immediately afterwards, Commissar Jiang's mouth curled up, and he said with an extremely excited smile: "However, I'm here to tell you two good news.

One is that I just received news from Washington that the United States will provide a large amount of aid for combat aircraft to help us fight for air supremacy in the Burmese battlefield, and will do its best to provide American weapons and equipment to arm the combat troops entering Burma!

The other is that the Americans have reached a consensus with Yang Fan that Yang Fan will send an elite force of more than 4 people to fight the Japanese invaders with us! "

"What? Yang Fan will also send an expeditionary force to fight in Burma?"

"How is this possible? Surrounded by devils, how could they send more than 4 people to Myanmar, which is more than 2000 kilometers away?"

"Yeah, can they fly over there?"

"Since Yang Fan wants to send troops on an expedition, why doesn't he contact our national government directly, but sends a message through the Americans? What does this mean?"

Liu Zhi, Chen Cheng, He Yingqin and others were all at a loss. They really couldn't figure out where Yang Fan was making trouble!

"Information can never be wrong. As for how Yang Fan sent troops, let's not get entangled. Extraordinary people have extraordinary affairs, as long as he can send troops to Myanmar in time to fight against the Japanese invaders!"

Although Chairman Jiang was quite dissatisfied and wary of Yang Fan, he never doubted Yang Fan's patriotism and determination to fight against the Japanese invaders.

After a pause, Generalissimo Jiang continued: "Then the next thing to discuss is, with the addition of these 20 tiger and cardinal soldiers, is it enough for us to send 10 troops to fight against [-] Japanese troops?"

He Yingqin said with a smile: "The 2 tiger army alone is enough to resist 5 divisions of Japanese devils, and our 20 national army is definitely enough to deal with the remaining [-] devils!"

Chen Ran nodded and said: "If this is the case, it is indeed enough! The combat effectiveness of the Huben Army is obvious to all, and it is many times stronger than those unreliable British guys!"

Duan Zhongyi seconded, "It would be great if the Huaxia Huben Army could make a move. General Yang has a great reputation and has repeatedly hit the Japanese devils hard. With them participating in the battle, it will definitely boost the morale of the army!"

However, just when everyone felt that their eyes were bright, Bai Chongxi said in a discordant manner: "Committee, I am afraid that even if 20 tiger and cardinal troops join the battle, our [-] national army will not be enough, right?"

Chapter 748

Generalissimo Jiang's eyelids twitched slightly, knowing that this little Zhuge always liked to say something surprising, but he was hit by the "venomous tongue" and "crow's mouth" many times, and his objections really had to be taken seriously.

Chairman Jiang held back his displeasure, and asked in a flat tone as much as possible: "Jiansheng, why did you say that?"

"Okay! Then I'll be blunt!"

Bai Chongxi responded, and immediately stood up and walked to the wall, pointing at the map of Southeast Asia on the wall:

"From the map, Southeast Asia is indeed very large, covering more than 400 million square kilometers, but there are very few armed forces that can really pose a threat to the Japanese Southern Army.

The situation in Southeast Asia has become clear. Only the [-] U.S. troops stationed in the Philippines and the [-] British troops stationed in Malaysia and Singapore can pose a certain threat to Japan! "

At this time, He Yingqin interjected: "No, isn't the Thai army not weak? Otherwise, the British and American troops would have turned Thailand into a colony long ago!"

Bai Chongxi looked at Dai Li with a smile and said, "Let Yunong answer this question for you?"

As soon as Bai Chongxi finished speaking, everyone's eyes turned to Dai Li.

Dai Li felt countless fiery gazes again, and then said in a deep voice: "According to our information, the Thai royal family has been effectively controlled by Japan, which means that Thailand can no longer act as a barrier!"

"That's right, that's actually the case! And as far as I know, whether it's the U.S. military in the Philippines or the British troops in Malaysia and Singapore, they are not authentic U.S. and British troops. Most of them are servants composed of local indigenous people. Extremely low."

After a pause, Bai Chongxi continued: "So no surprises, the Japanese invaders will quickly occupy these areas, and within two months, the Japanese army will be able to attack Myanmar from Thailand and through the Strait of Malacca.

If the attack does not go well, the Japanese army is very likely to use the main force of the southern army to fight against Burma, and the time to mobilize troops will never exceed one month!

In other words, within three months at most, the Japanese attacking troops on the Burmese battlefield can reach a terrifying 40 or more! "

Speaking of this, Bai Chongxi glanced around at the crowd whose faces changed drastically, and continued to frantically say: "For Japanese devils with more than 40, is our 20 really enough?

Given the current gap in combat effectiveness between the national army and the Japanese army, not to mention 20 people, I am afraid that even 70 people will not be able to stop it? "

The reason why Bai Chongxi knows so much is not that he has the ability to predict the future, but that after careful analysis of the information, it is really not difficult to come to such a conclusion.

What's more, there is also a friendly reminder from Yang Fan!