Beiyang reactionaries

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"How is the situation of the British and Indian troops?"

“情况不是很好。在土瓦英印军部署了17师、36师、49师、62旅、第4装甲旅和第7装甲旅，面对日军29师团、33师团、55师团、印度国民军第1军的进攻，最后仅仅只坚持了六天时间土瓦就被日军攻克。英印军全军后撤，17师几乎全军覆没,36师受到重创。要不是毛淡棉的英印军第1师和第8师支援，说不定早就全军溃败。现在英印军已经撤到了毛淡棉，在毛淡棉地区重新部署防守。日军33师团的先头部队已经攻到了毛淡棉外围阵线。”

"Shame."

Listening to Xu Yongchang's report, Duan Xun couldn't help shaking his head.

The British army has three infantry divisions, one infantry brigade, and two armored brigades, with more than 6 people.The three divisions of the Japanese army are not all Type A divisions with a large establishment, and they add up to about 6 people.

The British and Indian troops waited for work in Dawei with perfect fortifications.But after only six days of fighting, they were defeated across the board.The troops turned out to be directly withdrawn to the Mawlamyine area.And it is not easy for Mawlamyine to defend.

Because Mawlamyine is also a city near the sea, the Japanese navy can directly participate in the war.

Japan can attack Mawlamyine from Dawei, it can also attack Mawlamyine through Thailand, and it can also attack Mawlamyine from the sea.And once Mawlamyine falls, all the eastern coastal areas of Myanmar will not be able to keep it.

“日军11师团、18师团、56师团、印尼共和国陆军第3师、陆军第7师，从缅甸东南海域登陆，进攻缅甸仰光。英印军在这里部署了第6师、第7师、12师、14师、第1装甲旅、第3装甲旅、第6装甲旅。英印军在这里的表现也不好，海滩阵地全都失守，仰光外围阵地被日军突破不少，就剩下了很少的一部分外围阵地。如果英印军继续是这样的表现，仰光也很难守住。”

"What about other directions?"

"The Japanese army formed the Northern Army of the Burmese Front Army. Its three divisions set off from Chiang Mai, Thailand, and entered Myanmar. The vanguard had already crossed the Nu River. Looking at their marching route, the target should be Taunggyi. 13 of the Northern Army The division and the Thai army attacked Eastern Shan State and pointed directly at Jingdong in Eastern Shan State. There were only small-scale British and Indian troops and local Burmese troops along the way, and the resistance was not fierce. There has not been a large-scale incident in Shan State so far. fighting."

"The Japanese army seems to have really made up their minds."

Less than half a month after the Burma campaign was launched, the Japanese army dispatched 10 divisions, as well as the Indian National Army, the Republic of Indonesia, and the Thai army as helpers.And for this attack, the naval forces dispatched a large number of ships to transport troops, otherwise how could so many troops land from the coastline of Myanmar.Moreover, for this attack, the Japanese army also mobilized a large number of aviation units.

Calculated in this way, the first wave of offensive Japanese troops used more than 25 troops.

Don't think of Myanmar as a place where troops can be used casually.

Myanmar is a place with very bad traffic conditions, and it is very easy to get sick here.Especially those who are not used to here, it is easy to fall ill here.The reason why the Japanese army's previous attacks were unsuccessful was that apart from the resistance of the British and Indian troops and the Burmese army, it was more because they were not familiar with the terrain and climate here.

This time the Japanese army mobilized more than 20 troops, which looked aggressive.If the logistical problem is not solved, so many troops enter a place like Myanmar, and they will not even have food and drink if they are not careful.

However, we can also see the determination of the Japanese army.

The Burmese front of the Japanese army has more than 50 troops, and now it is using more than 20 people, which is only half of the army.Those troops will also enter Burma when needed.

"Where are the British and Indian troops?"

"Information from Myitkyina shows that a large number of Indian troops have stationed here in the past few days. I think it should be the support troops of the British and Indian troops. Over the past year, the Indian Governor has taken more than 60 armed troops from our country. The armament of the division, I think they should have trained a lot of troops. Now that the situation on the front line is unfavorable, the British and Indian troops must support the front line."

"It's not bad to put the Japanese in."

Duan Xun looked at the map of Myanmar and said: "A ghostly place like Myanmar is full of dense forests, and it is useless to let the Japanese take it away. As long as the British and Indian troops control Myitkyina, they will be able to get a steady stream of supplements. Compared to once the battle line is stretched, the Japanese's logistics is a big problem. The ghost traffic in Myanmar will drive the Japanese crazy."

"Yes."

Xu Yongchang nodded.

Pointing to Dongzhi and Jingdong, he said: "It's like Shan State, where there are many mountains and dense forests, and it's a really poor place. Even if Japan and Thailand take this place, it's just to ensure that their frontline troops Eating and drinking is enough to cause headaches for their logistics troops."

"Unfortunately there is also the question of political influence."

Duan Xun couldn't help but feel a headache for the British.

Taking a step back in the military is not necessarily a bad thing.Especially in places like Burma, the British retreated and brought the Japanese troops into Burma.As long as one of these Japanese troops can't hold back and go deep alone, it is entirely possible to quickly encircle and annihilate the vanguard of the Japanese army.Even after the introduction of the Japanese army, if the confrontation with the Japanese army continues, the Japanese army must be the one who can't stand it in the end.

Because the Japanese are absolutely not used to the climate here, and there are serious logistical problems.

Too bad it's only military.

For Britain, there are also political things to consider.Especially in this war, the Indian National Army also participated in the war.The boss of the Indian National Army is Chandra Bose, one of the leaders of Indian nationalism.If the British and Indian troops lose too badly in Myanmar, they will lose too many political points.Once the Japanese army decides to land from a certain port in India, together with the Indian National Army, it is likely to shake the whole of India.

This is something the British can't afford to gamble on.

"Minister Liu (Liu Dajun), how is the Ministry of Commerce receiving the assets promised by the UK?"

"The handover is almost complete."

Minister of Commerce Liu Dajun replied immediately.

China is definitely making a lot of money by exchanging British assets in China for Chinese arms.Those assets are very good, all excellent assets.But now the UK is asking for China, and time is running out, so these assets are sold at a high price.Asset prices are not even half of what they usually are.

Many of these assets, after China takes them back, resell them to Chinese businessmen who can earn a lot of money.

"what's next?"

"In a short period of time, the British and Indian troops may not be short of ammunition, but more ammunition and logistical supplies are required. In particular, medicines, flour, medical gauze and canned meat are the items they ordered in large quantities."

"Ren Chao (Li Jishen), you must cooperate closely with the Ministry of Commerce. As long as the UK continues to exchange their assets in China for supplies, we can agree to it."

"Yes."

After talking about the war in Japan, Duan Xun said to Xu Yongchang: "What about the situation in the Soviet Union?"

"The Soviet army and the German army fought repeatedly in the Smolensk area, and the German offensive stopped here. Although the German army had the upper hand, it was not able to completely occupy the Smolensk area. A few days ago, Moscow gave Timoshenko The reserve team of 30 divisions, Timoshenko has already started to counterattack the German army. We have not yet grasped the specific situation, but judging from the situation of both sides these days, neither side has taken advantage of it, and it is estimated that both sides have suffered heavy losses.”

"What about other aspects?"

"The German army in Leningrad once again strengthened its forces and was preparing to capture Leningrad. The Soviet army suffered heavy losses from the start of the war. However, the Soviet army was very tenacious, and the German army no longer had the same speed as the beginning of the war. Now it is more The general situation is that the main target of the German army is in Kiev, and a large number of troops are concentrated in Kiev. Although the Kiev Military District of the Soviet Union claims to have a large number of troops, according to the information we have obtained, there are many problems with the troops of the Kiev Military District. Many troops are They just joined the Kiev Military District, and they are not familiar with each other. Most of the mechanized units in the Kiev Military District only have serial numbers, and they are currently unable to equip the required tanks. The Soviet Union’s military expansion has been too fast in the past two years, and weapons updates have not been able to catch up. "

"Ah."

Duan Xun nodded.

I already have a general understanding of the situation of the Soviet-German war.In the Soviet-German war, as in history, the Soviet Union suffered heavy losses.Although the high-level Soviet Union analyzed the Sino-Soviet war, they summarized a lot of things.

But still the same.

A small boat is easy to turn around, but in a big country like the Soviet Union, it is not so easy to accomplish many things.The concepts formed by the Soviet army over the past few decades cannot be easily changed overnight.Although the high-level Soviet Union has summarized some problems and conveyed some spirits to the troops below, the changes are only partial.The top Soviet leaders, including Stalin, failed to fully understand the problem.Under such circumstances, it is simply impossible to change what has been formed in the past few decades with just a few simple orders.

So the Soviet army has changed very little.

If there is a slight change, it is about the deployment of the aircraft.After the Sino-Soviet War, the Soviet army changed the location of the previous airfield in order to prepare for a surprise attack.Many airports of the Soviet army were located too close to the front line, and once they were attacked, they had no reaction time at all.With the Sino-Soviet War, the Soviet Army has made some changes in this regard.

But even if it changed, the Soviet Union's response to the German surprise attack was still very slow.As a result, the Soviet army still had a large number of planes that were directly destroyed by the Luftwaffe when they failed to take off during the raid.Of course, the loss is not as great as in history, so there are still many air forces left to participate in the subsequent battles.

But in the same way, because of the rise of China in this time and space, the energy of the Soviet Union is also scattered.The Soviet Union deployed more than 200 million troops in the Far East and Central Asia, as well as a large number of aircraft, tanks, and artillery, which all affected the situation of the Soviet army in Europe.According to the historical situation, at least half of so many good things will be deployed in Europe.

Therefore, in general, compared with history, it is really half a catty.But the worse the Soviet army fought, the happier Duan Xun was.So Duan Xun asked: "Vice Chairman Wang, where has Molotov been?"

"Molotov's train will be able to enter Kyakhta today. At noon the day after tomorrow, he will be able to arrive in Beijing."

"Vice Chairman Wang will meet Molotov for me then."

"Yes."