Take Taobao to fight against Japan

Stilwell said solemnly: "The opium trade is inherently inhumane and immoral, and the British Empire had completely banned the opium trade as early as 1914.

Therefore, the opium cultivation and trade that continues in Myanmar is only manipulated by some unscrupulous businessmen, and we have no need to worry about the attitude of the British Empire!

If any problems arise during the opium ban, I can communicate and explain to the British government! "

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Yang Fan smiled and slapped Stilwell enthusiastically, and then said sharply:

"As General Stilwell said, the opium trade is an immoral and inhuman crime against humanity. It has long been ordered to be banned all over the world, so we don't need to have any scruples!"

After a pause, Yang Fan went on to say: "The second thing, in order to purge and standardize the discipline of the army, I plan to establish a gendarmerie brigade, which is dedicated to maintaining military discipline, ensuring the execution of military orders, and handling various criminal incidents in the military!"

After listening to Yang Fan's explanation, Du Yuming frowned and said, "Commander Yang, is this a bit of a big deal? We came to Burma to fight against the Japanese invasion. This is just a temporary strategic mission, and it is not intended to be stationed in Burma for a long time.

What's more, each of our troops has a political department responsible for the discipline of the picket troops, so there is no need to establish a special gendarmerie brigade for overall management, right? "

Gan Lichu nodded and said, "Yeah, I don't think it's necessary either!"

They belonged to the orthodox central army of the national government, how could it be possible for Yang Fan to intervene in the internal military discipline of the army, and have the right to judge his subordinates in military affairs, wouldn't that mean that he invited himself an overlord?

Especially Du Yuming, before he came, President Jiang had listened to him and told him that he must firmly control the military power and take good care of the most elite 5th Army of the party-state.

Although Generalissimo Jiang didn't fully clarify what he said, Du Yuming knew what it meant. It was to warn him that if the orders issued by Stilwell and Yang Fan were against the fundamental interests of the Fifth Army, he could adapt accordingly.

"..."

Li Zongren and Wei Yunsong exchanged glances, then continued to remain silent.

They are also a little worried about this, because Yang Fan has a "notoriety" and habit of being good at poaching corners. If Yang Fan is allowed to intervene too much in internal military affairs, the army may quietly change color one day.

Sun Zhen was very welcoming and said: "Without rules, we can't make a square. Our 22nd Army is willing to accept the supervision and picketing of the Gendarmerie Brigade!"

Yang Fan smiled and said: "Everyone, don't over-interpret my intentions, I don't want to meddle in the internal affairs of each army, I'm not interested in asking how your internal management is.

I just want to say that outside the barracks, all expeditionary forces must abide by military discipline and government regulations. Rangers are absolutely not allowed to break the law and violate the law. I must be brought to justice!

That being said, do you have any comments? "

Du Yuming pondered for a while, then nodded and said: "This, there is no problem!"

"Well, yes!"

"No problem at all!"

"this is necessary!"

"If there is such a scum in our 22nd Army, Commander Yang, you can arrest him and kill him!"

Li Zongren, Wei Yunsong, Gan Lichu and others all nodded.

"That's great! Before the gendarmerie officially begins its work, we will conduct a week-long policy promotion, and I hope you can cooperate a lot!"

Yang Fan nodded, and then said in a deep voice: "In a word, if we want to persist in the war of resistance in Myanmar for a long time and turn Myanmar into an anti-fascist frontier, we must have a safe, stable and progressive internal environment.

Such as smoking opium, cheating and stealing, bullying men and women, murder and arson, etc. Illegal and disorderly things are absolutely not allowed to happen!

As for the appropriate entertainment and pastimes of the officers and soldiers of the army, I will not ask too much, but there must be a prerequisite, that is, you are willing to buy and sell by force, and you are not allowed to wear military uniforms when entering and leaving those romantic places! "

Chapter 804

For this industry that has existed for thousands of years, Yang Fan has never advocated it, but he will not force it to be banned, because blocking is worse than sparse, not to mention that it is a war era.

These soldiers are far away from their homeland and motherland, and live a precarious life of iron and blood. If they want to maintain strong morale, they have to use both hands. In addition to the necessary military pay, ideological propaganda and education, timely entertainment and pressure relief are also quite necessary!

Ideals and beliefs cannot be eaten as food. No matter how much money you get for working hard, you have to live to enjoy it. You can't blindly demand that ordinary soldiers be unconditionally professional and popular!

A full man also knows a hungry man is hungry, and he is also a man. Of course Yang Fan knows what is going on here, and naturally he will not "only allow officials to set fires, and the common people are not allowed to light lamps"!

Well, don't do to others what you don't want done to you, there's nothing wrong with that at all!

"..."

Everyone in the room was embarrassed to answer, but they all smiled knowingly, obviously agreeing with what Yang Fan said just now.

The vast majority of the troops under his command are energetic and strong guys. It is absolutely natural to have such needs, and they can't be suppressed if they want to. Besides, they are all living a life of licking blood, and the pressure of survival and thinking is extremely high.

It would be a bit inhumane to strictly prohibit them from a moral standpoint, so relaxing the requirements appropriately and giving ordinary officers and soldiers a little bit of sweetness and hope would definitely do more good than harm.

"Very well, this matter is settled like this!"

Everyone didn't speak, and Yang Fan knew what they meant, and immediately picked up the newly received telegram to report:

"Next, I will report two military situations: the battle statistics of Yecheng's blockade battle yesterday have been released. A battalion of our Huben Army was stationed in Yecheng. On January 1, it fought fiercely with the Japanese 23th Division for a whole day. More than 55 Japanese invaders were killed, 1300 of our side were killed and more than 82 were injured.

Early this morning, the 55th Division of the Japanese Army once again launched a strong attack after being bombed by Japanese bombers and naval fleets. So far, our army has repelled two Japanese attacks and killed at least 200 enemies. "

"Wow! That's amazing!"

"Under repeated bombing by Devil planes and warships, a mere battalion can still forcibly block the full-scale attack of a Japanese division and kill 1500 enemies in total? This is really unbelievable!"

"Brother Huben Jun did a great job and gave us a good start!"

"Haha, with Commander Yang and Huben Army here, our Chinese Expeditionary Force will undoubtedly win this battle to defend Burma!"

Hearing this, Stilwell, Li Zongren, Du Yuming and others became extremely excited, their eyes lit up, and they received rave reviews.

It was an extremely difficult task to go on an expedition to the Burmese side, and to confront the heavy troops of the Japanese Southern Dispatch Army head-on in an unfamiliar foreign country.

However, due to the intervention of Yang Fan and the Huben army, not only were they not constrained by the British, nor did they have to tighten their belts to fight the Japanese army before they got there in a hurry.

On the contrary, after arriving at the place, various supplies and fortifications have been repaired to a great extent. It is the comfort and comfort of moving in with a bag.

Now the first few battles were fought by the Huaxia Huben army, and they were victorious, and they took advantage of it again and again. In addition to the Japanese army that wasted in the jungle, they had already wiped out the two devils' regiments!

At this time, they, the National Army troops who were supposed to play the leading roles, have not seen the ghosts yet!

With such a strong teammate leading the flight, how could they be unhappy and not excited?

After everyone was excited, Yang Fan went on to say: "The 15rd Division of the Japanese No.33 Army and the head of the [-]st Guard Division are about to walk out of the Thai-Myanmar jungle on the border and appear on the east bank of the Salween River.

But it doesn't matter, we collected the fishing boats and ferries on the east bank of the Salween River to the west bank in advance, even if there are fish that slip through the net, and the Japanese army can be mobilized from Thailand, it cannot be completed in a day or two. "

"In particular, now that Mawlamyine and Motama are firmly in the hands of our army, the entrance of the Salween River is firmly locked, and Japanese warships, merchant ships, and fishing boats cannot go up the river to meet the Japanese troops."

"Of course, it is not ruled out that the Japanese army will go northward to find suitable river crossings, such as the bends of Ba'an, Tosu, and Mochi. The relatively narrow water flow is not in a hurry!

It's just that these two places are heavily guarded by the 5th Army and the 31st Army. If the Japanese army wants to forcibly cross the river without enough ferries, the result will only be back and forth! "

"The next focus must be on the two defensive lines of Moulmein and Motama, because only when this lock is opened, the Japanese fleet and fleet can go back up the river.

Therefore, within three days, the Japanese army must concentrate a large number of fleets and ground troops to attack Mawlamyine first! "

"Mawlamyine and Motama are our defense areas. Please rest assured that our department will do our best to defend and will never let the Japanese fleet break through Madaban Bay with ease!"

"When the Japanese army suffered setbacks in the first phase of its offensive, it was very likely that the Japanese army would pass through the mountains and jungles stretching for hundreds of kilometers in the north, and attack Mengbin, Kunxin and other areas after going around.

Theoretically, it would take more than a month to walk hundreds of kilometers of mountains and jungles on foot, and it would cost an extremely heavy price.

But the devil's hard work is no worse than ours, and their firm will to fight even surpasses most of our troops!

Therefore, all troops stationed in the rear must maintain a high degree of vigilance, and do not take it lightly because they are far away from the main battlefield, otherwise the consequences will be serious. "

……

After the meeting, Yang Fan dragged Stilwell to his office alone.

After sitting down, Yang Fan said straight to the point: "Recently, due to the influx of a large number of refugees and domestic citizens into Myanmar, they consume a lot of food and living materials, and prices in Myanmar, especially food prices, continue to rise.

Since Myanmar's economic lifeline is in the hands of a few big companies in the UK, these companies took advantage of this opportunity to hoard a large amount and drive up prices, which caused great difficulties for our military supply!

What's even more troublesome is that the British are still demanding, and they are still cutting teak, mining, oil fields, monopolizing rice planting, and requisitioning railways and ports to transport raw materials out many times!

What the British have done is very detrimental to our war of resistance in Burma! "

"These damned Brits are short-sighted, life-or-death bastards!"

After listening to Yang Fan's narration, Stilwell was really angry. At what time, those mercenary businessmen are still making money for the country, completely ignoring the front of the Anti-Fascist International Alliance.

After a pause, Stilwell asked: "Yang, you must have already figured out a countermeasure? If there is anything I need to do, just open your mouth, and I will definitely support you unconditionally!"

Chapter 805 Blood-stained Demeanor

"As expected of an old friend, it's really refreshing!"

Yang Fan laughed, and then said: "Well, I do have a preliminary plan to copy the economic system model of the Shandong Peninsula and completely build Myanmar into a forward offensive base against fascist aggression."

Then, Yang Fan came up with a plan that he had conceived long ago, which was nothing more than to completely control the military, economy and politics.

Myanmar has very rich mineral and oil resources. Currently, there are Ren'anqiang Oilfield and Shaobu Oilfield in Ren'anqiang.

If an ironworks or oil refinery is built nearby, steel and oil can be continuously produced.

On this basis, build automobile factories, tank factories, and aircraft factories to produce trucks, tractors, tanks, and combat aircraft.

Of course, there must be two prerequisites for this. One is to have absolute control of the air, and the other is to obtain the support of the United States to completely take control of Myanmar, and can arbitrarily deploy various resources and industries in Myanmar.

As long as these two points can be achieved, Yang Fan can do things in Myanmar without any scruples, and within a year or two at most, he can manage Myanmar into a private territory that cannot be pierced by needles or splashed with water.

After listening to Yang Fan's overall plan, Stilwell pondered for a while, then suddenly raised his head to look at Yang Fan and said, "We need to formulate a perfect development plan. As long as the plan is highly implementable, we will definitely be able to get the support of President Roosevelt."

The main relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom is a military alliance, and the secondary relationship is competitors. The old capitalist British Empire has occupied too many colonies and world resources. The Americans have long coveted this and wished they could replace it now.

Just like after the end of World War II, the United States dominated the new world system and new pattern and redistributed world resources. The biggest cake was to use the pretext of national liberation and independence to turn the colonies of Britain, France and other countries into independent countries.

Then, these independent countries gradually became the places where Americans produced raw materials, dumped goods, and let the leeks be harvested.

Therefore, Yang Fan's plan seems to be taking advantage of the fire to rob the United Kingdom, the military ally of American imperialism, but it is actually irrelevant to the United States, at least for now!

"That's natural! I've made a written plan, and I'll ask General Stilwell to read it!"

After speaking, Yang Fan turned into a drawer, took out a document, and handed it to Stilwell.

"Okay! I'll go back and study it carefully. If there is no problem, I will directly send a power to President Roosevelt. I believe he will fully support us!"

Stilwell nodded confidently, then stood up and walked out of Yang Fan's office.

Then, Yang Fan summoned He Zhenshu and Huang Hong, and assigned related tasks on resettling the Chinese and overseas Chinese who had fled to Myanmar, strengthening the control of Burmese indigenous people, and establishing a gendarmerie brigade.

Ye city.

The same recipe and the same taste, just after dawn this morning, the devil bombers and warships began to bombard indiscriminately, and the small city of Ye was once again ravaged to death, and the smoke billowed into pieces.

The seaside fortress was also subjected to high-intensity bombing, and the original lush vegetation was completely destroyed, and a large part of the soft weathered layer was peeled off like an onion, exposing a bare, dark, hard rock layer.

After finally surviving a critical attack, the Devil's 55th Division began to attack frantically again, fighting hard for a whole day from morning to night.

Shi Benyinsan originally thought that the defenders of Yecheng were at the end of their strength. Even if they were supplemented, their heavy firepower and fortifications would have been destroyed long ago.

But what Ishimoto Yinzo didn't expect was that not only the troops were completely changed, but after emergency repairs last night, the bunkers and the defense line along the river have been greatly strengthened.

From the beginning of the battle, the two sides fell into an extremely fierce battle of life and death.

Suppressing his anger, the devil soldiers launched vicious attacks time after time without sacrificing their lives.

Relying on the solid fortifications, powerful automatic firepower and tenacious fighting will of the officers and soldiers of the Huaxia Huben Army, Wan Lianqing led more than 450 soldiers to resist wave after wave of attacks.

By [-] o'clock in the afternoon, most of the defenders in Yecheng had suffered casualties, only about [-] people were still fighting, and most of the Yecheng position had been lost.

At this time, the devils launched their last storm before dark. Seeing that Yecheng was about to lose its hold, Yang Yang immediately dispatched a platoon of troops to support it.

After a bloody battle, the devils were finally repelled narrowly, and successfully defended Yecheng and the field hospital in Yecheng.

As night fell, the exhausted Japanese 55th Division finally had to withdraw its troops with endless anger and aggrieved Mingjin.

According to the final battle statistics, the Huaxia Huben Army killed 214 people, seriously injured 142 people, and slightly injured 123 people. They lost 26 heavy machine guns, 19 rocket launchers, 44 light machine guns, and hundreds of submachine guns and rifles.

The casualties paid by the Huaxia Huben Army today are far higher than yesterday, the main reason is that the fortifications and heavy firepower were seriously damaged, and the devils are more vicious and cunning than yesterday!

The Huaxia Huben Army is not feeling well, and the Japanese 55th Division also don't think about it. After a day today, it cost more than 1500 lives.

Including the previous attrition, the total number of deaths in the 55th Division reached more than 4100, which is equivalent to killing one wing and three squadrons!

Such a death toll is really traumatic for a Division B division!

At 6 o'clock in the evening, [-] Sea Knight helicopters descended on the wilderness area below the fortress again. This time, they replenished a company's strength and evacuated all the wounded and soldiers' remains to Yangon.

At the same time, in view of the dilapidated defense zone of Yecheng, it is difficult to hold on for another day, so Yang Fan ordered to abandon the urban area of ​​Yecheng, and Yang Yangzheng led more than 500 officers and soldiers of the Huben army to continue to stick to the seaside fortress.

On the morning of January 1th, Gaomi Radio Station.

Li Nianxue held the good news from the battlefield in Myanmar, and started the morning news broadcast into the microphone with tears in her eyes: "Hello everyone, this is Gaomi Radio Station, and I am Li Nianxue, the announcer.

Our station received the latest news from the battlefield in Myanmar. The soldiers of our Chinese Huben Army defended the seaside town of Yecheng in Myanmar with a regiment, and fought fiercely with the brutal and arrogant 55th Division of the Japanese invaders for two days and two nights.