Age of Rebirth

The first thousand and ninety-fourth chapter is not ready

Alexander, Stilwell, and Chen Cheng stayed in Tengchong, waiting anxiously for Tang Qiuli to come back. Now, Alexander didn't even have the courage to walk away. Most of the cruel words he said to Chen Cheng were to impose on Chen Cheng. Pressure, trying to use the national government to put tremendous pressure on Tang Qiuli to achieve his goals.

Desperate to see through, Alexander, who was anxious and fuming, urged Chen Cheng several times a day. Chen Cheng had to call Chang Feng again and again to ask about Tang Qiuli's whereabouts. Chang Feng gave the same answer every time. On the way back to Tengchong, Tang, who is regarded as the savior of hundreds of thousands of British soldiers in Myanmar, is in Tengchong County, with his beautiful wife Mei Xue, and a special guard, leisurely traveling around the mountains and rivers every day.

Tang Qiuli has visited all the large and small scenic spots near Tengchong, even the inaccessible deep mountains and old forests. Tang Qiuli is interested in exploring. It is a rare leisure time, accompanied by his wife and brothers. When he is tired of playing, he is surrounded by green trees. , Beside the gurgling stream, lit a bonfire, had a game barbecue, and also made a few poems that made Mei Xue giggle.

As far as the level of ancient Chinese is concerned, Tang Qiuli, a person who traveled from modern times, is not a little worse than Mei Xue, who was educated in a strict private school since childhood, so that Mei Xue said to him when no one was around, "Qiu Li, let me read your poems alone," the implication is, you, Mr. Tang, don't embarrass yourself with this thing. [

Tang Qiuli didn't care, as if he didn't hear his wife's teasing words, instead he said brazenly: "Xue'er, you must record it, and keep it as our family heirloom in the future, so that our children can also see his father Literary talent," Mei Xue couldn't help being stunned, and murmured to herself, "Only at this level, I'll leave it to my children, so don't teach my children badly."

Thinking of the child, she suddenly blushed, and then stared fiercely at Tang Qiuli a few times. It was just helpless for someone's self-indulgence. When Chang Feng entered the mountain to find Tang Qiuli, it was already a day later Seeing the smoke curling up from the kitchen, the aroma of game roasting on the fire, the teacher sitting cross-legged, and several special guards busy back and forth, he couldn't help but smile, feeling sorry for Alexander.

Seeing Chang Feng coming, Tang Qiuli raised his hand to greet him: "Chang Feng, it's better to come early than coincidentally, sit down quickly, this hare has just been roasted, how about a taste of my cooking?" Infected by the scene, I let go of the questions that filled my mind, and started to eat, full of praise while eating.

Tang Qiuli asked casually: "How is the guest's mood?" Chang Feng answered more simply, with only four words: "I am very anxious." Tang Qiuli laughed and said: "That's right, the situation in Mandalay How about it?" Chang Feng put down his rabbit legs, paused for a moment, and answered after deliberation: "According to the information from the intelligence office, the two vanguard troops of the Japanese army arrived at Taunggyi in the southeast of Mandalay and Mitiekong in the southeast direction respectively. In two days, they can push into the periphery of Mandalay."

Tang Qiuli dealt with the game without raising his head, and then asked: "How do the British in Mandalay react?" Chang Feng shook his head, and said in disbelief: "Master, I really don't understand, Dongzhi and The secret iron control is the first security barrier in the south of Mandalay. The terrain is complex and it is the most conducive area to establish a blocking line. However, the British army did not release a single soldier in the two places, and the Japanese army did not fire a single shot. Passing, and thus going north, there is no such good terrain that can be used, what are the British thinking?"

Tang Qiuli smiled coldly, seeming to be answering Chang Feng's question, and some seemed to be talking to himself, "The core policy of the British in the Indochina Peninsula is to avoid war and preserve their strength as much as possible. Let us Chinese and Japanese When people fight face to face, it is best for both sides to lose, and when the time comes, the British will be able to regain lost ground without much effort when they leave Imphal in eastern India, which is also the usual practice of the British."

Chang Feng nodded deeply, and then said: "The British are planning to let us cover the Japanese army retreating westward to India, and block the Japanese army from the north for them. In the Burmese battlefield, the British army's combat effectiveness and fighting will are already at an extremely low ebb. , the army is dispirited and has no fighting spirit. It seems that there is no hope at all. The British army can help us share some pressure, and we are lucky if it does not help us," he seemed to be quite emotional.

Tang Qiuli looked at Chang Feng strangely, and said, "Chang Feng, why do you have the idea of ​​counting on the British for help? There is any form of cooperation, adhere to the principle of independent combat, don't trust any allied forces, in the face of interests, they can all be betrayed, especially the European powers, you put down your dignity from Alexander and went to Tengchong in person, you didn't smell it The smell of conspiracy? Not long ago, he wanted to join forces with the Japanese to deal with us!"

Tang Qiuli's words are by no means groundless. Historically, the Chinese Expeditionary Force entered Burma to fight. Most of the battles were to cover the British army's westward retreat to India, and even in the main defensive area, there were thousands of British troops defending together. , leaving the squadron behind, without even saying hello, and running away overnight, the Japanese army passed through the positions abandoned by the British army and encircled the squadron many times. The disadvantages that the Chinese expeditionary force suffered in this are often seen in historical materials recorded.

Chang Feng felt a little ashamed. The teacher seldom used such words, although not harsh, but very earnest, to talk about himself. He was lost in thought, and Tang Qiuli didn't speak anymore. Give him a little time to digest, in fact , not from later generations, Tang Qiuli may not have a more thorough understanding of what the British did in Burma than Chang Feng, this is the benefit of being a human being in two generations.

Chang Feng returned to Tengchong County with a feeling and shock, and continued to make false claims with Alexander and the others. Before leaving, Chang Feng asked Tang Qiuli, "Master, how should I answer Chen Cheng's constant inquiries? Do I give them a clear answer?" meeting date?"

Tang Qiuli said indifferently: "Tell Chen Cheng that I am on my way back to Tengchong. Don't give them a specific time. Also, the time is not yet ripe to meet the British and Americans. Alexander is in Mandalay. The strength of the troops has not been exhausted by the Japanese to the point of collapse. Meeting too early will not achieve the best results, and it is estimated that it will be too soon. When the Japanese army beat the British until they vomited blood, that is when I met them. Pay attention to the battle situation in Mandalay."

Another two days passed, and Chen Cheng was almost driven crazy by Alexander. Alexander didn't dare to find Chang Feng, so he caught Chen Cheng, and Chen Cheng didn't dare to lose his temper with Chang Feng, let alone urge Tang Qiuli A person that Generalissimo Jiang could not afford to offend, Chen Cheng was a heavyweight in the Chongqing government, but when he arrived in Tengchong, he became an angry little daughter-in-law. In a few days, he lost a lot of weight.

On the third day, the situation in Myanmar changed. The leading troops of the two divisions on the left and right flanks of the Japanese army approached the line from Ye’an to Yinduo, which is less than 11 kilometers away from Mandalay. More than 14 British and Burmese troops were in chaos. Major General Francis, the chief of staff of the British Army in Mandalay, hurriedly dispatched the No.[-] Mechanized Infantry Division and No.[-] Light Infantry Division of the British Army. The [-]th Mixed Brigade, the [-]rd and [-]th Tank Regiments of the British Army, formed the Yegan and Indo Defense Groups.

These are the most elite troops of all the British troops concentrated in Mandalay, and they are also the last capital of Alexander. They were used as the vanguard of the whole army when they were preparing to retreat westward to India, and they faced the most danger in Mandalay. At that time, Francis disobeyed Alexander's order and sent the last bit of his family property to the front line.

Francis sent out troops first, and then reported to Alexander. When it was time, he had to save a hand. Francis was very dissatisfied with Alexander's approach. If Ye'an and Indo were occupied by the Japanese army, Mandalay would lose the last one and could barely use it. On the defensive front, the Japanese can reach the city of Mandalay in less than half a day with one charge.

After receiving the telegram from Francis, Alexander jumped up like a cat whose tail was stepped on, and shouted at Chen Cheng, "General Chen, the Japanese army has approached Ye'an and Indo, which are only [-] kilometers away from Mandalay. Tang Qiuli will not send troops to Burma again, and will take part in the battle against the Japanese army, which will cause heavy losses to the British army, and the fall of Burma, you Chinese must bear all the responsibilities!"

The clay figurine is still angry. Chen Cheng is urged and questioned by Alexander every day. He has long been mentally and physically exhausted and burnt out by playing Tai Chi hands with constant wind and yin and yang. , Chen Cheng couldn't hold back his anger any longer, he stood up abruptly, his eyes widened.

Yi shouted in a voice higher than that of Alexander: "General, I remind you that the power to send troops is in the hands of Vice Chairman Tang. Even if Vice Chairman Tang sends troops immediately, it will take at least four weeks to reach Mandalay." In that case, shouldn’t the [-]-odd British troops stationed in Mandalay do something during this period? Just watching the Japanese army attack Mandalay as if they were entering the country, Do we have to wait until our squadron to block and defend?"[

Alexander opened his blue eyes wide, looked at Lao Gao with a tense neck, and Chen Cheng with rounded eyes, and shook his head in disbelief. The Chinese general, who has always been submissive, turned out uncharacteristically today and yelled at himself. He couldn't help being angry He restrained himself a lot. To be frank, Alexander couldn't answer Chen Cheng's pressing questions.

You can't tell Chen Cheng clearly that our army of the British Empire is preparing to withdraw to India, and your squadron is to cover our retreat. Alexander became furious, but he couldn't find the right words to refute Chen Cheng. Chen Cheng did not show any weakness , the two were like fighting cocks, refusing to give in to each other and glaring at each other.

In the end, it was still Stilwell who became the peacemaker and managed to hold them down. Before Tang Qiuli showed up, bad news came from Mandalay. As soon as the defense group exchanged fire with the vanguard of the Japanese army, they suffered a big defeat.

(To be continued)

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