Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

Chapter 647 Chinese Expeditionary Force

After China and the United States declared war on Japan, the victory of the Japanese army at Pearl Harbor dazed their minds, and the subsequent military operations in Southeast Asia began rapidly.

More than 40 Japanese southern troops under the command of Terauchi Shouichi divided their forces to attack Hong Kong, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia and Burma.

On June 1940, 6, after the defeat of the British and French coalition forces in Dunkirk, the local forces were in jeopardy, and at the same time, the control of the British and French colonies in the Far East was greatly reduced.

Hong Kong Island, which has long been an isolated island on the sea, fell into the clutches of the Japanese army in just one day when the Japanese army suppressed the territory.

On this occasion, due to the influence of various factors, China's role in the international battlefield has been highlighted instead.

The United States needs China to consume the main force of the Japanese army in its territory, contain the Japanese army, and prevent the main force of the Japanese army from flooding into Southeast Asia and the Pacific Ocean.

For the British strategic policy, the first priority in the Far East is to defend the colonial India that exports the most resources.

Britain hopes to use China's long-term experience and strength in the War of Resistance to support its military operations in the Far East colonies, especially Burma, India, and Malaysia, and save the crisis in the Far East rear.

Therefore, as early as October 1940, Britain first opened the long-blocked Burma Road, and then brewed a Sino-British military alliance.

Once the Japanese army occupied Burma and controlled the Burma Road, it would be difficult to transport aid materials to China, and it would be difficult to maintain China's War of Resistance, which was extremely detrimental to the US global strategy.

At this time, the Chinese army's entry into Burma was put on the agenda.

After several consultations, on February 1942, 2, China and Britain signed the "Sino-British Joint Defense Agreement on the Burma Road", established the Sino-British military alliance, and decided that China would form an expeditionary force to Burma to support the British army in the war against Japan.

After the agreement was reached, the old man forced the head of the first theater guard to be the commander-in-chief of the first route of the Chinese Expeditionary Army, and Du Yuming was the deputy commander-in-chief. British combat.

At the same time, the position of commander-in-chief of the first theater of the national army was replaced by Cheng Qian, a veteran of the national government.

The old man has his own experience in employing personnel. Before that, under the leadership of Chief Wei, the National Army’s First War Zone reversed its previous decline and used the power of the war zone to join forces with the Eighth Route Army to expand the Zhongtiaoshan Defense Zone to the north and restore it to the Japanese army’s offensive. The situation before Zhongtiao Mountain.

However, the first war zone was not stable inside. Outside, Li Mo'an, supported by Hu Zongnan, competed with Chief Wei for the actual control of the army. Inside, Yu Mingzhong, director of the political training department of the war zone, repeatedly reported secretly that Chief Wei had close contact with the Eighth Route Army.

Based on the above, the old man was also worried that Chief Wei had served in the first war zone for too long, fearing that he would take the opportunity to cultivate his direct descendants, so he was forced to transfer him to the mountain city to report on his duties.

When the expeditionary force was formed, the 200th Division of the vanguard had already entered Baoshan, while Britain was still watching the situation of the Japanese army and did not agree to the Chinese expeditionary force's entry into Burma.

At this time, the Japanese army had already intended to conquer Burma, and the planned US aid was also under preparation, trying to equip the Chinese Expeditionary Force through the Burma Road.

In the official residence of Huangshan Mountain in the mountain city, the old man was receiving Chief Wei who came back to report on his duties.

"Junru, thanks to your command of the defense line of Zhongtiao Mountain in southern Shanxi in recent years, you have been able to contain the Japanese army in North China. You have contributed a lot!" The old man said beautiful words as soon as we met.

Chief Wei was born in Mr. **'s guard. If Mr. ** is alive, he is naturally a direct descendant of the direct line. When it comes to seniority in the national government, it does not belong to the old man.

Even at this time, Chief Wei still put on a face in front of the old man because he was forcibly transferred back to report, and the old man would not reprimand Chief Wei like he reprimanded the Whampoa students.

In addition to seniority, after the Japanese army swept across the land of the Jin Dynasty, Chief Wei was ordered to organize the national army to fight against the Japanese army north of the Yellow River.

At this time, under the management of Chief Wei, the first war zone was as stable as Mount Tai, but he was suddenly transferred back to report on his duties, which was a bit like picking peaches.

Seeing that Chief Wei was still smoking his pipe vigorously and did not speak, the old man could not understand that Chief Wei was still angry, and immediately said: "Junru, the Japanese invaders occupy the heart of Burma, and it is obvious that they intend to cut off the Yunnan-Burma Highway and cut off our country." foreign aid!"

"At present, most of our country is occupied by the Japanese invaders, and the government is located in the southwest. We can only rely on foreign aid to maintain the current situation. This family is not easy to manage, Junru!"

"There are Japanese invaders outside the country, and warlords from all over the country are separatist, ignoring the orders of the government, and there are dissident elements of the Eighth Route Army, causing chaos on one side!"

"Xiang ** handed over the power of the country to me. Every time I think about the current situation, I often can't sleep at night. I am afraid of the high hopes of Xian **. At this time, only we and the veterans of the League can work together to complete the first ** It is my last wish to establish a unified country!"

The old man didn't know whether it was a fake show or it was out of emotion. When he talked about the emotional part, he burst into tears. The guard who was still there at the side hurriedly took out his handkerchief and handed it to the old man.

"Justice, I am willing to obey the order of the Military Commission!" Chief Wei also said with a sad expression on his face.

"Okay, Junru, I can only rely on you right now. The expeditionary force is being formed. With your prestige and ability, it would be appropriate for you to be the commander!"

"Then do I have the right to command?" Officer Wei immediately asked a crucial question.

"Of course, but this time we are fighting with the British army, Junru, you have to be more considerate!" The old man was stunned for a moment and then ordered.

In fact, apart from the internal reasons of the national government, the appointment of Chief Wei as the chief of the expeditionary force also had the intention of the Americans.

Chief Wei's achievements in Zhongtiao Mountain caught the eyes of the Americans, and they wanted to choose a capable general from among the generals of the Chinese army to serve as the commander of the Chinese Expeditionary Force.

The words are divided into two parts.

Although there were disputes within the Japanese army about whether to go south to open up a new battlefield in Southeast Asia or even the Pacific Ocean, the victory at Pearl Harbor and the almost sweeping momentum of the Southern Army in Southeast Asia made the internal opposition shut up.

Afterwards, the Japanese army began to liquidate. European and American countries all had concessions in major cities in China, such as Shanghai and Jinmen in the Japanese-occupied areas.

The concessions of various countries are in fact a country within a country. Although the concessions were surrounded by the Japanese army before they were officially torn apart, the Japanese army also did not dare to act rashly.

At this time, the Allies and the Axis powers seemed to be tearing apart the last sliver of face. Since the Japanese army would not allow the existence of a state within a state, it would immediately attack Britain, the United States, France, and the public concession.

(End of this chapter)