All gods, the lord who started with the bright sword

Chapter 339, The Irrawaddy
A war is over, but it's not time to relax.

Getting off the infantry chariot, a group of senior officers from the Sichuan Army surrounded Chen Hao and walked with him in the wilderness.

Stop at a place where the river is not very fast.

Wave after wave, the river water kept washing the rocks on the shore, washing the rocks very clean.

Chen Hao took a deep breath, and opened his arms as if to embrace Da Jiang in his arms.

Everyone looked at each other, each with doubts written on their faces, no one could guess what the group was thinking.

Just take a walk to see the scenery, maybe not.

After all, Mandalay had just been occupied not long ago, and all kinds of things piled up could make people's heads explode, and it would take a while to sort out them wholeheartedly.

Not to mention that the Japanese army is still eyeing it, and they might launch a counterattack one day, and the hearts of the big guys are tense.

No one wants to retreat to a goldfield airport and spit back the meat they eat.

What's more, there are more people and more things now, and a small gold mine airport can no longer accommodate them.

Therefore, there is no way for them to retreat. There is only a complete defeat of the Japanese army and the only way to liberate Myanmar.

At this time, the group led them to the Ruibo Plain, the former battlefield, and looked at the Irrawaddy River. Why?
"I'm going to leave for a few days. When I'm not around, the Sichuan Army will hand over to Deputy Head Long to make up his mind."

Chen Hao's sudden words made everyone stunned.

The group is leaving?

Meng Fanle, who was following beside him, responded the fastest: "Tuan Zuo, are you going to leave for a few days to get more weapons and supplies?"

With the example from last time, he could easily guess.

"You're still smart, kid."

After complimenting Meng, Chen Hao turned around and said to everyone: "The current situation is more than enough to defend and not enough to attack, next time I will bring more tanks, infantry vehicles, artillery, and aircraft.

Let me tell you, I have a bottom line in my heart.

Taking Mandalay is just one step. The next step is to lead you to Yangon and drive the little devils into the sea. "

Surrounding Chen Hao, more than a dozen school-level officers were silent, only the sound of the river rushing against the shore, witnessing his declaration.

There is only one thought left in the big guy's mind:
"The group is awesome! The last time a group was used against a division, it was already eye-opening, and now the whole world is reporting their exaggerated record.

This time, if you want to drive the little devil into the sea, why don't the little devil be impatient?

A regiment against three divisions, no, an army of the Japanese army, and perhaps the navy.

It is absolutely unprecedented. "

Long Wenwen was shocked by Chen Hao's ambition.

He pursed his lips and said, "I have no doubt that Tuan Zuo's strategy can be achieved. The Tuan Zuo must have instructions, right?"

Long Wenwen's words represent the mainstream opinion of the officers.

They all followed Chen Hao all the way, creating miracles one after another, breaking the impossible among outsiders.

They believed so much that Chen Hao could do what he said, to the point of blind obedience.

Facing everyone's respectful and awe-inspiring gazes, Chen Hao nodded in satisfaction. The Sichuan Legion he brought up with one hand has absolute leadership, which he has always wanted.

When necessary, the Sichuan Army can only have his own voice.

"I brought you here today to make some arrangements." Chen Hao pointed to the Irrawaddy River behind him: "This river is the core of our next step."

Everyone made a gesture of listening, pricking up their ears to listen to him.

The Ayeyarwady River, flowing through the north and south of Myanmar, is one of the largest rivers in the Indo-China Peninsula of Asia and the largest river in Myanmar.

It was called "Great Jinsha River" and "Lishui" in ancient China, and it is one of the trade and transportation hubs of Yunnan and Burma.

The farthest source of the Ayeyarwady River is in the Zayu area of ​​Huaxia Qingzang Plateau.

It has two upper sources in Myanmar, east and west.

Dongyuan is called Enmeikai River, which originated near Zayu in Huaxia;
The source of the west is Jinli Kaijiang, which originated in the mountainous area of ​​northern Myanmar.

After the two rivers flowed separately, they converged at Guidao, [-] kilometers north of Myitkyina City, and they were called the Ayeyarwady River.

2714 kilometers is the length from the confluence of the two rivers to the entire length of the river mouth, and its drainage area is 41 square kilometers, accounting for more than 60% of the entire territory of Myanmar.

The economic development of Myanmar is closely related to the Irrawaddy River.

The banks of the valley in the middle reaches of the Yijiang River are the areas with the longest history in Myanmar. As early as 1000 years ago in the Middle Ages of Myanmar, people built dams and canals here, diverted water for irrigation, and planted rice.

There are many famous cities on both sides of the Irrawaddy River.

Located in the middle reaches of the historical city of Mandalay, Sanskrit is "Yednaboni Beidu", which means "the city of many treasures".

It was the political, economic and cultural center of ancient Myanmar.

From Mandalay down south 1209000 meters, that is, to the ancient capital of Bagan.

This world-famous "City of Wantaa" is one of the "Treasure Houses of Oriental Culture".

At its peak, pagodas stood everywhere in this city with a radius of several kilometers.The Bagan pagoda is the essence of Burmese architectural art with a unique style.

Pathein on the lower reaches of the Ayeyarwady River is the second largest port in Myanmar.
In the lower reaches of the Yijiang River, there is a canal connecting with the Yangon River.

Long Wenwen seemed to understand a bit: "Tuan Zuo, what do you mean, we will go down the river and hit Yangon all the way?"

This guy can really guess, the key is to guess correctly.

Chen Hao said: "That's right, this is an offensive route I planned. You must know that river transportation is much easier than land transportation, so that the army's logistics supplies can be guaranteed."

Troops and horses move ahead without food and forage.

Regardless of ancient or modern times, one of the key factors in war is logistics.

The so-called logistics is naturally all the materials used on the front line, such as ammunition, equipment, food and drink, daily necessities, medicine bottles, repair parts and other important materials.

You must know that for the soldiers fighting on the front line, it is impossible for a soldier to carry tens of thousands of bullets, a group of artillery to carry tens of thousands of shells, and a tank to carry all the replacement parts they need.

The front-line soldiers fighting in the front basically only carry a few days' worth of supplies.

Not only ammunition, but basically the cost of eating and drinking, as well as medicines and supplies.

But once the materials carried are used up, whether the materials hoarded at the rear can supplement the front-line troops becomes the key to testing the logistics strength.

The most typical examples are the Korean War and the Vietnam War.

The Volunteer Army obviously has a large amount of supplies hoarded in the Northeast, but due to transportation problems,

Volunteer soldiers on the front line can only eat fried noodles and snow, and fight the enemy in single clothes without ammunition and medicine.

On the contrary, in the Vietnam War, the U.S. military was obviously surrounded by Vietnamese troops and fighting, but the situation of the war was very similar to the U.S. military defending the Vietnamese army.

Not only that, the food, drink, daily necessities, and medicines of American soldiers can be guaranteed, and even luxury cigarettes and chocolates can be supplied.

Therefore, why the war is fought is the logistical ability, because the logistical ability is the key to determining the victory or defeat of this war.

Back to the present, the firepower of the Sichuan Army is very strong, and the Japanese army can't breathe.

But do you know how many weapons and ammunition are consumed in a day?

It is ten times the same number of Japanese troops. Hundreds of large trucks loaded with [-] tons have to run on the road non-stop to transport the materials in the warehouse to the front line.

If you use a boat, you only need two thousand-ton riverboats, which can carry the load of a hundred trucks.

Shipping>Rail>Road, is a fact-tested.

Of course, the first condition is to have a river, and the Ayeyarwady River is just a perfect match.

The second is the ship. Where can we get so many transport ships?
After the surrender of the last stubborn Japanese army in Mandalay, Chen Hao's second phase of the mission was completed, and this time the reward was more generous than last time.

[Medium-sized portal: 60 meters high, 30 meters wide]

[Fixed in a certain place, open the two worlds of China Unicom, open 24 hours every seven days]

The mission reward reminded Chen Hao of the experience of recalling Li Yunlong and the commando team.

Make good use of things to get the maximum benefit.

Chen Hao thought hard all night and decided to erect it on the Irrawaddy River.

Compared with transporting materials by truck on land, using inland river boats has a larger load and lower cost.

Thousand-ton inland riverboats are 30-50 meters in length and 8-12 meters in width, which fully meet the threshold.

Even thousands of tons, tens of thousands of tons of sea ships can also pass.

However, due to the shallowness of the inland river, sea-going ships with thousands of tons or tens of thousands of tons had to be stranded.

Assuming that Yangon is controlled now, it is undoubtedly more cost-effective to erect it on the sea, but without that condition now, he can't hold it in his hands because of choking.

Chen Hao told Long Wenwen that a large amount of supplies would be transported by riverboat, which dispelled his doubts.

The reason for not choosing to be in Mandalay is to avoid leaking information from too many people.

The Ruibo Plain, which used to be the battlefield for both sides, became the first choice in Chen Hao's heart.

For cargo ships to dock to load and unload materials, one or two docks need to be built.

There are also a large amount of materials to be parked after unloading, and many warehouses need to be built.

Of course, the most important thing is to set up a military restricted area around the designated area, pull up barbed wire, build minefields, and set up warning posts.

Chen Hao seriously warned: "Armment materials are the lifeblood of our Sichuan Army, and we must never let the enemy have the possibility of sabotage. Let me keep an eye on it!"

Long Wenwen knew when to be serious, and he immediately promised: "It's the group seat. I'll let people take five steps, one post and ten steps and one post, and I won't let any spies sneak in."

This seems too much of a fuss again, and it's not about engaging in nuclear weapons.

Chen Hao waved his hand: "It's enough to have this attitude. You can't waste all the troops on security. Give me a close training and improve your combat effectiveness."

Although the combat effectiveness of the troops is already very strong at the moment, the Japanese army was defeated.

However, the use of weapons is not very proficient, and there is still room for improvement.

What's more, a large number of recruits are currently being recruited, and three infantry battalions will be expanded.

In order to form an army quickly, a group of backbones must be mobilized at that time, which will affect the combat effectiveness of the troops.

So it is even more necessary to step up training, so that the combat effectiveness will not decline at that time, it will be bad if you can't beat the Japanese army.

After explaining the matter, Chen Hao looked at the turbulent river: "Is there anything else to say?"

Meng, who was taking paper and pen to record, was annoyed, but had a few questions: "Tuan Zuo, how many supplies are we going to bring, and how many warehouses do we need to build?"

"The more warehouses, the better. They can be filled with as many buildings as possible."

Meng Fanle blinked his eyes: "Ah, can it really be filled?"

"When did I ever lie to you!" Chen Hao smiled contemptuously.

There is no space limitation, you can transport as much as you want.

At the other end is the world's largest manufacturing plant. There is only a problem of insufficient banknotes, and there can be no shortage of materials.

Even if the whole city is pulled to build a warehouse, it will be full by then.

Chen Hao suddenly remembered, and explained to Lin Yi who was in charge of logistics:

"Make a detailed list of the materials needed by the army. In addition, make a rough estimate of the needs of the people's food, cloth and other materials. We will need them tonight."

Lin Yi quickly pulled out the pen from his coat pocket and wrote it down in a small notebook.

I said bitterly in my heart, this is not an ordinary workload, I have to vomit blood urgently.

Long Wenwen was very puzzled: "Tuan Zuo, are you trying to appease us overseas Chinese, or include the local Burmese?"

"Both, we are under the banner of liberating Myanmar, the people of Myanmar include both, of course they have both."

Chen Haoyu said earnestly: "You have to pay attention to the relationship between the army and the people. When I go back, I will write three major disciplines and eight precautions, and let the whole regiment learn and follow them.

If someone commits a crime and destroys the military-civilian relationship, he will be severely punished! "

Seeing the seriousness of the Tuan Zuo's words, everyone immediately remembered it in their hearts and took it as the top priority.

Chen Hao's actions are of course imitating the Eighth Route Army and uniting the local people. There are only advantages and no disadvantages.

On the contrary, the army with corrupt military discipline creates conflicts between the army and the people, and it will only push the common people into the hands of the enemy, which is very unwise.

The Sichuan Army was essentially established on the basis of the troops of the national army.

Bad habits in some armies also survived.

In urban street fighting, many people really want money rather than life. When dealing with devils, they still don't forget to take the sheep by hand, and carry some searched treasures on their bodies.

This is because the Sichuan Army has sufficient supplies of various materials to feed their appetites, and the soldiers don't like many things.

Before it was changed, it would definitely be cleaner than the bandits.

Chen Hao emphasized again and again, and glanced at Meng Fanle playfully.

In Zenda, for a meal of stewed noodles with pork and cabbage, what did Meng Fanle, who was a defeated soldier, do?

Stealing vermicelli on the street, almost no one surrounded him and beat him up.

Similar things happen all the time, and the common people of Zenda make them miserable, guarding against them is like guarding against thieves.

Chen Hao believed that Meng was bored now, and he would not do that kind of thing again just for a handful of vermicelli and a piece of pork.

But what about gold necklaces and jade bracelets?

There is nothing in your pocket, and you can’t afford what you like, so you can’t keep it all.

Only by paying enough military salaries to the soldiers can we gather centripetal force.

However, distributing golden melon seeds is not a problem. The key is that the circulation is inconvenient. You can’t eat a bowl of noodles and take out a golden melon seed, right?
There must be an orthodox currency, and the issuance of paper money is not possible, and it is imminent to get a batch of silver dollars to pay the army.

Keeping this matter in mind, Chen Hao explained it to Long Wenwen in advance.

Building a dock and building a warehouse requires hiring labor, and you can also promise in advance to pay salaries with silver dollars to stimulate the enthusiasm of the local people.

"It's still the group seat who is considerate and loves the people. With your words, the people must be very active."

Long Wenwen offered a flattery with a smile.

What he said was somewhat sincere, after all, he had never seen the chief take money out of his own pocket, but he had never seen a lot of money thrown out.

It should be paid to the army, and it is extremely rare to send money to the common people.

For this point, the evaluation of a person who cares about the common people cannot be overstated.

As long as it was a compliment, Chen Hao accepted it all. He took one last look at the flowing river and ordered to return.

Tonight he is going back to another world to be busy.

(End of this chapter)