Beiyang reactionaries

But the situation is completely different now, it should be said that it is completely reversed.

Because of the tyranny of Germany, Italy, and Japan, at this time, it is the British and Indian troops who want to keep the Burma Road and the connection with China.Without the support of China, the British and Indian troops would have been defeated by Japan a long time ago, so how can they persist until now.

It is impossible for Britain to give up India.

Not only because India is Britain's largest overseas colony, but more importantly, once Japan takes India, countries such as Afghanistan and Iran will be directly threatened by Japan.Even Japan and Germany can open up land routes and meet in the Middle East.The current Middle East is the territory of the United Kingdom. If Germany and Japan are really allowed to open up the land route, then this war will be dangerous.

So Britain must keep India.

And if you want to keep India, Myitkyina must not be lost.Therefore, the resistance of the British and Indian troops in Myitkyina was still very fierce.In order to keep Myitkyina, the British and Indian troops almost took out their family property.

It's a pity that the Japanese army's combat effectiveness is very strong.

After the outbreak of the Battle of Myitkyina, although the casualties of the Japanese army were not small, the casualties of the British and Indian troops were even more serious.Although the No.12 Army of the British and Indian Army seems to have a higher designation than the No.14 Army and No.16 Army, it is actually a newly established force.There are a large number of recruits in the army.If it weren't for the crisis in Myitkyina, it would have been impossible for the British and Indian troops to get this unit to the front line so quickly.

The Twelfth Army of the British and Indian Army supported Myitkyina. It can be seen that the British and Indian Army's defense of Myitkyina this time should have suffered heavy casualties.

"What do the British and Indian troops want?"

"Here's the list."

Li Jishen handed the list to Duan Xun.

Duan Xun looked down from the top. What was written above were some arms and a lot of ammunition.The ammunition includes aircraft, tanks, and artillery, and it really has everything that one expects to find.Then there are some medicines, gauze, medical equipment and the like.Starting later, it is all logistics supplies for the army.

There is food, drink, and use.

"Ammunition and logistics supplies, do you want us to use transport planes?"

"Yes. If railways and roads are used, the British and Indian troops think that the time is too long. In order to maintain the morale of the troops, the British and Indian troops hope to guarantee the daily necessities of the soldiers. The main thing is food. The British and Indian troops do not want the troops to starve."

"It's a good idea."

Duan Xun nodded.

The Japanese army had a huge logistical problem.Although they have done some construction for Myanmar's transportation, the logistical support in Myanmar is still very difficult.Most of the roads in Myanmar are difficult for trucks to travel, and even if they can travel, the speed is not fast.

If it is tens of thousands of troops, the logistical pressure will not be so great.But now there are more than 50 Japanese troops entering Myanmar, and with the addition of those servant troops, the number of troops in Myanmar exceeds 60.The result is that the logistical pressure has become very high.Moreover, the damn Burmese armed forces, as well as the so-called mountain troops formed by the British and Indian troops, frequently attacked the Japanese army's logistics.All this made the logistics and transportation of the Japanese army more and more difficult.

to what extent.

The Japanese soldiers on the front line could only eat two meals a day, and the food was not very rich.

The combat effectiveness of the British and Indian troops was not an opponent of the Japanese army, so their logistics must be guaranteed.Let them eat and drink well, and these men will have the strength to fight.Even in order to ensure their combat effectiveness, the orders placed by the British and Indian troops even included a large number of cigarettes.

"What are the British going to pay for this time?"

"Chairman, this is the main purpose of my report. The British have no gold now, or gold has bottomed out, so it is impossible to take out gold. So the British are going to continue selling their overseas assets in exchange for this order. "

The sale of arms to the British and Indian Army is not a big deal, it is something that the Supreme Committee has long agreed to.And Li Jishen made a special report because the payment of the British people is different from before.

"Overseas assets? Which overseas assets?"

The world hegemony of the United Kingdom is really not built.

After all, it is a hegemonic country with over 3000 million square kilometers of colonies.In those colonies, British merchants monopolized local business by virtue of their special status.All of them are overlords in the colonies and have a lot of assets.Many assets were sold in World War I, including after the outbreak of World War II, a large number of British overseas assets were also sold.But Britain still has a lot of assets overseas.

Previously, the main sales were assets in China, assets in the United States, and some colonies.Now Britain will continue to sell their overseas colonial assets.Duan Xun is very interested and wants to know what assets the UK is planning to sell this time.

"They're going to sell us their coal and aluminum mines in Australia and some gold mines in South Africa."

"Coal and aluminum mines in Australia, and gold mines in South Africa?"

"Yes."

"Have you heard about these coal and aluminum mines, and the gold mines in South Africa?"

"Yes. We have asked our consulates in Australia and South Africa to send people to understand, and the British did not lie to us. In particular, the South African gold mine that the UK is going to sell to us this time has an average annual output of about 20 tons. Because of the war in two years, Britain increased the amount of gold mining in South Africa. The annual output of this gold mine reached 1940 tons in 31. According to the information that our people have, the reserves of this gold mine are about 600 tons.”

The British are really in a hurry.

Even their most profitable South African gold mines are about to be sold.Although this is only one of the gold mines in South Africa, it has a reserve of 600 tons, which is already quite a large gold mine.The current technical means can only explore reserves of 600 tons, and in the future, it may be possible to discover reserves of 1000 tons, or even more.

"What is the current situation in Australia?"

"It's more chaotic."

Li Jishen continued to report: "Since the Japanese army started the Australian campaign, especially the British army attacked Darwin. Although they failed to capture Darwin, it still surprised Australia. However, Australia did not say that it was completely panicked. On the contrary, many Australians joined the army enthusiastically. .According to information we have received, Australia has formed more than 80 troops in a short period of time."

"It seems that it should be very difficult for the Japanese to win Australia."

"Yes."

Li Jishen nodded.

Said: "However, many foreign businessmen in Australia are in a panic. They are all looking for boat tickets, and many people have fled to the United States."

"What about the Australian economy?"

"Not good. Because a large number of foreign businessmen fled Australia, the Australian economy was hit hard. Housing prices and land prices in several important cities in Australia, such as Canberra, Sydney, and Melbourne, have plummeted."

"Ah."

When a war breaks out, especially in the area where the war breaks out, the economy will suffer a huge blow.Although Australia itself has not been affected by the war, the Australian economy has been hit hard just by Japan's attack on Australia.

In particular, Australia mainly exports those agricultural products.Now being beaten by Japan, exports have been hit hard.In addition, those European and American businessmen, seeing that Australia might be threatened by war, all ran away one by one.Let Australia's economy be hit hard again.

"That's a good thing."

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"That's a good thing."

Duan Xun smiled and said: "War, in the final analysis, is the competition for resources. In the current world, whoever controls the resources will have the upper hand. If it weren't for this war, given the situation of our country, it would be very difficult to buy overseas assets." It is difficult, and it is even more difficult to own overseas resources. European and American countries have used hundreds of years of colonial wars to be able to own a large amount of assets and control a large amount of resources around the world. This war also gave It has given us such a good opportunity to develop our strength overseas. It is a good opportunity and a good thing.”

The Second World War hit Britain in all directions.

The power of the country is rapidly weakening.

After the Second World War, Britain gave up so many colonies, not because it was really kind, but because it was really powerless.However, although Britain gave up its colonies in history, it does not mean that Britain really completely withdrew from the colonies.

On the contrary, Britain still has a strong influence in the original colonies.

What does it rely on?

The cultural influence left over from years of colonization is more about the economic ability of Britain to stay in the colonies.Although many colonies are apparently independent, their economic lifelines are still in the hands of British merchants.The economy was controlled by the British and those colonies were of course influenced by the British.

Let’s talk about the Malayan Peninsula, that is, Malaysia.