Age of Rebirth

As the direct subordinate of Chief of Staff General Brandes, Major General Orebrand, director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, naturally understands the look in his boss's eyes. Major General Orebrand is extremely grateful for the opportunity given by the Chief of Staff. thanks.

For such a high-level cabinet meeting, he, a small major general, and the director of a second-level department, can only attend and observe, and he dare not even cough loudly. Anyone present here is bigger than his own head After a few rounds, now, if there is an opportunity to perform, I will naturally not miss it. While giving face to the boss, it will also add points to my future promotion!

Sure enough, Admiral Brandes' strategy worked. Everyone's eyes were attracted by this unfamiliar major general whose face was flushed with excitement. Even Prime Minister Churchill took away the cigar from his mouth. He looked at Major General Orebrand with great interest, as if flowers had bloomed on the major general's face.

Major General Orebrand first gave a solemn military salute, and then said clearly: "Your Excellency Prime Minister, Your Excellency Chief of Staff, Ministers and Generals, just the day before yesterday, our Military Intelligence Bureau received a report from the Indian Army Intelligence Bureau. According to the information, at present, small groups of Chinese troops have been found to be active in East India and even East Pakistan. The specific scope is currently being determined. However, one thing is certain, these small groups of Chinese troops are For their large troops, enter the above-mentioned areas and prepare!"

As soon as these words were uttered, it immediately caused a shock. The cabinet members and generals began to discuss in whispers.Telegrams from Alexander and Adams.It's not an alarmist fabrication, but something real. I really don't understand. When did the Chinese people's ambitions expand to such a degree? [

Under the circumstances of the British Empire's external and internal troubles, this is by no means good news. While discussing, many people showed worried expressions on their faces. The British Empire is really unlucky and misfortunes never come singly.In addition to the Germans who beat their homes, the Chinese who only had to be beaten dared to challenge them?

Churchill even slapped the table loudly, and shouted loudly: "It is already very obvious. The ambition of the Chinese Tang Qiuli is in the overseas territories of our British Empire. The work of the Military Intelligence Bureau is very effective. Okay, gentlemen Ladies and gentlemen, now is not the time for discussion, but the time for us to make up our minds and defeat the Chinese conspiracy, does anyone have any opinions?"

Only fools have opinions.With telegrams from two front-line commanders, information from the Military Intelligence Agency, and solid evidence, if you object, you will become the target of public criticism and the enemy of Prime Minister Churchill.

Therefore, all the senior officials who participated in the meeting raised their hands and unanimously approved the sending of reinforcements to the Indian army, and immediately went to the Xiduo battlefield.Rescue Alexander's besieged forces.

At this time, Churchill showed his arbitrary side, looked at the senior officials and said: "General Brandes, in the name of the General Staff, issued an order to station the existing troops of the Indian Army. Form an Eastward March The Legion is responsible for the combat mission of rescuing Alexander's troops, blocking Tang Qiuli's troops, and attacking the East India region."

"As for the commander and command organization of this legion, it is composed of the secret team of the General Staff Headquarters that was sent to India before. I remember that the team leader is called Chelsea. He is a major general. He will be the commander. He will be promoted to lieutenant general. After the order, add a few words, authorized by the wartime cabinet, Commander Chelsea's combat methods and areas are not subject to any restrictions."

This sentence has a lot of meaning. Chelsea can fight in any way, including some conventional and unconventional combat methods. If you have the ability to fight to mainland China and destroy the Republic of China, I, Churchill, have no objection.

After saying this, Churchill said without even looking at it: "The meeting is over, everyone, go back to work immediately! Damn the Germans, how much trouble they have caused me!"

Then, with a cigar in his mouth, he walked slowly, surrounded by several assistants, and left the meeting room, completely ignoring the generals and cabinet members with different expressions on their faces. Originally, there were still several cabinet members, I would like to make some comments, but now, don’t open your mouth, what is strength, this is, even the link of soliciting everyone’s opinions is omitted, and what is issued directly is an order.

At [-] o'clock in the morning on May [-], in Manila, Philippines, Luzon Island, the US military headquarters in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific region, General MacArthur, the commander, was reading a telegram, and General Stilwell, the chief of staff, sat quietly On the sofa, because this telegram was sent by him, the content has long been known.

Putting down the telegram, MacArthur's face was very ugly. This telegram sent back by the liaison officer of the British Army brought him bad news, "The headquarters, I learned today that General Alexander who retreated from Meskai Ridge in northern Myanmar The headquarters was blocked by Tang Qiuli's troops in the Xiduo area of ​​the Hukang River Valley, and the fierce battle was unsuccessful all night. Then, Tang Qiuli's pursuers arrived. At present, the British army has been encircled in the Xiduo area."

MacArthur's first reaction was, "What is Tang Qiuli going to do? I have already repelled the British and caused Alexander a great loss, and I still want to chase after him and hold on to them. Don't tell me, Tang Qiuli has to wipe them all out." Is Alexander's army not available?"

Up to now, MacArthur has not noticed Tang Qiuli's strategic intentions. He only thinks that Tang Qiuli has gone too far. He can teach Alexander a lesson. It would be unkind to kill them all. No matter what It is said that the United States, Britain and China are still allies, and they are comrades-in-arms in the same trench.

The same goes for Alexander, who didn't even know how to escape. He was taken back and didn't realize until he hit the wall. I really don't know how he became the commander. Of course, these are small things that matter to the overall situation. Even if he takes action now , can't save Alexander's fate, let alone, do you dare to deal with Tang Qiuli?

What made MacArthur most anxious was that Tang Qiuli's troops had been entangled for too long in the India-Myanmar border area, which affected the plan of the independent division troops to attack the Japanese army under Ito's headquarters in Singapore at the end of May. The Tiger Shark action plan really fell through.

Recently, the Japanese across the Strait of Malacca have been restless. Although there is no definite intelligence that the Japanese have made any major moves, MacArthur always has a feeling of uneasiness in his heart. 10,000+ Japanese soldiers are right under his nose. It made him feel like a stick in his throat, and he couldn't sleep or eat. Therefore, after Tang Qiuli repelled Alexander, he went up to encircle the British and Indian troops, which made him very uncomfortable.

MacArthur hid all these thoughts in his heart, and asked calmly: "Dear Stilwell, what do you think about this matter? If you judge, when will Tang Qiuli's war with the British Can it end?"

Stilwell did not answer directly, but took out another piece of information from the folder and said, "Your Excellency, according to the report from our observation post in the Straits of Malacca, a week ago, Tang Qiuli's fleet, with two The aircraft carrier is the core, a total of more than [-] warships, and a large number of armed civilian ships have passed through the Strait of Malacca, and now they are missing, and their purpose cannot be ascertained!"

MacArthur asked Stilwell in amazement, "What does this mean? What did Tang Qiuli dispatch the fleet to do to fight the British?" [

Stilwell shook his head and replied: "Your Excellency, we cannot judge what the Chinese will do next, but I have a hunch that Tang Qiuli's footsteps will never stop at the India-Myanmar border area." , otherwise, there is no need to pursue a long-distance pursuit of hundreds of kilometers and encircle Alexander's troops, who are already defeated generals!"

"According to our calculations, as long as Tang Qiuli repelled the British, it can be regarded as the end of the Northern Burma Campaign, but this is obviously not the case now. The development of the campaign has exceeded our expectations, and, before that, I contacted The headquarters of the independent division stated that it was going to the Indochina Peninsula, and when discussing with Tang Qiuli the specific time to dispatch troops, his subordinates replied to me that the division commander was not in Yangon in front of him, and the specific whereabouts were not disclosed.”

"Can we judge in this way that Tang Qiuli personally commanded the independent division's battle against Alexander in northern Myanmar, and he is now in the Xiduo area. Is such a small-scale battle worthy of his personal command?" ? His men do not lack commanders, what does this mean, Commander?"

MacArthur suddenly had a cold war, and exclaimed in a low voice: "Could it be that Tang Qiuli wants to attack India? My God! This is too crazy! The British will fight back desperately, and the battle in northern Burma will not be resolved for a long time. , can only be beneficial to the Japanese! Damn British, why did you want to offend that Tang Qiuli at this critical moment?"

Stilwell didn't speak, and the office fell into silence. Both he and MacArthur understood that if the two people's test became a reality, then Tang Qiuli's ambition would be too terrifying. The whole of Southeast Asia?First the British and the Japanese, then who will the target be?He would be an even more terrifying threat than the Japanese.

The situation in Southeast Asia, the existing delicate balance, will be broken to pieces, and Tang Qiuli must be the one who will get the most benefit in the end. After a while, MacArthur said in a dry voice: "Chief of Staff Stilwell, report this matter immediately. To the President and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, remember, don’t join any of our judgments, the country will always come up with corresponding countermeasures!”

Tang Qiuli commanded troops to encircle Alexander's tens of thousands of remnants in Xiduo on the India-Myanmar border area, and the influence was not limited to this.

On the afternoon of May [-]th, in Singapore, General Genzaburo Ito, the commander of the General Headquarters of Japan's Southeast Asian Expeditionary Force, looked at the piece of information in his hand, so happy that his hands trembled slightly.

(to be continued) (to be continued...)