Shadow Spy

Chapter 381 New Thoughts on Northern Myanmar

"Yes!" Lieutenant General Arnold nodded, "If nothing else, let's just talk about the transport ship that was originally scheduled to arrive in Moulmein in a few days or more than ten days. This can prevent the military aid supplies carried on it from falling into Japan. In human hands, this is a great achievement!”

When Roosevelt heard this, he nodded in agreement and said, "Yes, Ogg did a great job this time! What I want to know is that based on the current situation, Ogg judged that the British army cannot defend Burma. General Guys, do you agree?"

Several generals looked at each other, and then General Marshall acted as the representative and said: "Yes, sir, the British army has no determination to hold on, and Burma should fall in the next few months as General Panson expected. "

Roosevelt said with some confusion: "But now the expeditionary force sent by the Chinese government has entered northern Myanmar. Their size has reached 10 people. With their help in defense, can the British still not be able to defend northern Myanmar?"

General Leahy smiled bitterly and said: "Sir, I think that if only the Chinese Expeditionary Force fights in northern Myanmar, it is very likely to be able to defend northern Myanmar! However, Myanmar is a British colony..." What he said was very clear. It was cryptic, but the president got it.

Roosevelt thought for a while and suddenly said: "If the British wish is fulfilled and their troops are withdrawn from Burma, can we change this result by arming the Chinese Expeditionary Force?"

The four generals were shocked by the president's bold idea. After a while, General Stark spoke first: "Sir, the British will not give up Burma to the Chinese!"

Marshall said: "It's not that the British gave in, it's that they couldn't hold on! Mr. President, I think we can give it a try! Well, let General Panson try it there, maybe it will succeed!"

Lai Xi frowned and objected: "But there are too few forces around Pan Sen. It is too dangerous for him to stay in Myanmar!"

Roosevelt knew what he meant, but he thought it was a good idea, and it might have miraculous results, so he said: "William, big trees can't grow in a greenhouse. This is also an opportunity for Ogg - If he can really change the situation in the India-Burma war, I will personally request that he be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor and promoted to the official rank of lieutenant general!"

Hearing that the president attached so much importance to this matter, Leahy was also moved and nodded in agreement.

Roosevelt made up his mind and said: "George, it is up to you to issue an order to appoint Panson as the deputy chief of staff of the Allied Far Eastern Theater and concurrently as the deputy commander of the India-Burma Theater... In addition, notify General Stilwell that if necessary, he You can hand over the command to Pan Sen!”
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Of course Li Junhao, who is far away in southern Myanmar, does not know about the White House. At this time, he is complaining about the bad road conditions in Myanmar!The armored convoy marched unimpeded on the dirt roads in southern Myanmar, but the road conditions were really poor. Although he had transformed six armored vehicles into the most powerful models of this era, he still felt that he wanted to Was torn apart.His dissatisfaction made Xiaohu confused: This is already very good compared with most areas in the country!Moreover, sitting in such a good armored command vehicle is comfortable enough even if the road conditions are a little bad!

Of course, Xiaohu didn't say this. If he did, Li Junhao would definitely despise him: he's a bastard!I have never seen such a bad thing in the world!Are the roads in Myanmar called highways?It’s almost the same!If domestic highways were like this in future generations, the entire transportation department would have been on duty long ago!But unfortunately this is Southeast Asia in the early 20s, and it’s useless to say anything!
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In the distance behind them, on the afternoon of March 3, the Japanese 8th Division captured Yangon with basically no resistance. This surprised them, so they had been cautiously entering the city and dividing their forces to occupy various fortresses. No one dared to make any big moves.By the time the Japanese army figured out the situation, it was already two days later!
What the Japanese army couldn't accept was that all the warehouses and goods yards in the city, including docks and stations, were all empty. However, the intelligence department had previously given them news that there was a large amount of American military aid!The expected large amount of supplies disappeared, which seriously affected the Japanese army's combat plan.

The furious Japanese army tore off their previous slogan of "aiding Burma to resist the British" and launched a brutal search and inventory in Yangon City. They didn't believe that so many military aid supplies and the wealth stored by the British had disappeared like this?

In just one day, the Japanese 55th Division shot hundreds of policemen at the Yangon City Police Station, hundreds of Burmese soldiers guarding warehouses, because they could not explain how the materials in those warehouses disappeared!
The next day, the furious Lieutenant General Shojiro Iida, the commander of the No. 15 Japanese Army, issued an order to attack Rangoon because the Japanese army could not accept the reality of the disappearance of massive military supplies.

According to subsequent statistics, during the three days from March 3 to 8, the Japanese 10th Division arrested tens of thousands of people in Yangon City and interrogated them about the whereabouts of military supplies. In the end, less than a quarter of them were able to walk out of the military camp alive. , that is to say, nearly 55 people died in the Japanese military camps, which was very different from that in the original history.

After this incident, the reputation of the Japanese army in Myanmar was greatly ruined.Of course, it will take time for the news to spread. In a short period of time, people across Myanmar did not know about it.

Because the war supplies were not in place, the Japanese 55th Division and the 33rd Division that subsequently landed stopped their progress and waited for military supplies to be sent from the mainland. The pace of the war was slowed down!

The situation of the war affects the overall situation, because Li Junhao's behavior greatly delayed the next move of the Japanese army, and the entire war situation in southern Myanmar moved in an unknown direction.
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On the afternoon of March 3, Li Junhao and his entourage arrived at Sayawady in Bago Province and found that it was still a peaceful scene. The residents in the city were not at all anxious about the approaching war, and very few people took the initiative to leave.

Xiaoyu, Xiaohu, Nick and others don't understand, aren't people here afraid of war?
Li Junhao could only explain to them: The vast majority of Burmese people may not like the Japanese coming in, but they also don’t like the British who have oppressed them for many years as colonizers!To the Burmese, the Japanese were attacking the British, and they could just watch and ignore it.

It was already approaching evening, and they found a relatively high-end, clean hotel and booked most of the rooms.They were a half-white, half-Chinese, heavily armed military team. The hotel manager did not even ask a question. He repeatedly stated that he would provide the best service and ensure that the armored vehicles parked in the courtyard of the guests were safe.

(End of this chapter)