Agents of the Republic of China

Looking at Tonggu from the hillside outside the city, it is definitely a very dilapidated small city.Yamashita Fengwen and a group of officers looked at the city in front of them with binoculars, full of confidence in the upcoming Tonggu battle.

Tonggu is a transportation hub for roads, railways and waterways in central Myanmar, and its strategic location is extremely important.As early as the first half of the 16th century, the Toungoo Dynasty arose here until the establishment of a unified Burmese Kingdom. Today’s Tonggu still maintains its appearance for thousands of years. Wide moat.

The main railway road in Myanmar, the railway from Yangon to Mandalay, passes through Tonggu.After the 0th Division of the Fifth Army led by Dai Anlan entered Tonggu as a leading force, they used the ancient city wall as a fortification to build tunnels and closed fortresses. build on the basis.After several days of preparation, before the arrival of Yamashita Fengwen's 55th and 56th Divisions, Tonggu's defensive positions were ready.

Yamashita Fengwen put down the binoculars in his hand and couldn't help nodding.It turned out that on the battlefields of the Philippines and Singapore, Yamashita Fengwen fought well and defeated the British army, and was then transferred to the Burmese battlefield.For the battle plan of the base camp, Yamashita Fufumi has no opinion. Occupying Burma will completely cut off the connection between the Chinese battlefield and the Pacific battlefield, and can further block the support of Britain and the United States to China. But on this battlefield, Yamashita Fufumi will You have to face your old rival, the Chinese squadron.

Yamashita is no stranger to the Chinese army. As early as the July [-]th Incident, he was ordered to be transferred to the North China Front Army, taking this opportunity to get out of the shadow brought about by the "February [-] Incident".

The 0 Division stationed in Tonggu is the ace mechanic in the squadron. Naturally, its combat effectiveness should not be underestimated, but it is currently going deep alone. In addition, it has just received the defense plan of Tonggu from the hidden Japanese spies. Already having a clear understanding of the defense system of the entire 0 Division, he is full of ambition and full of confidence in the upcoming siege campaign.

At this time, the guards came to report that the Italian business group accompanied by Kasuga Haruhiko had already felt the same as the Japanese camp on the outskirts of Gu.

For the Italian business group, Yamashita Fufumi was also very helpless. He felt that he was a pure soldier, especially after the "February [-] Incident", he consciously stayed away from politics. In Yamashita's view, a soldier If the influence of political factors must be taken into account during combat, it will be quite unfavorable for commanding combat.But this visit by the Italians is beyond his control, because it involves the base camp and the exchanges between the government and its allies.

From Lin Xiaotang's point of view, Yamashita Fengwen's reception this time was obviously perfunctory in nature. He just had a quick meeting and asked his chief of staff to receive him on his behalf, but he never showed up again.Regarding the arrival of everyone, the Japanese army obviously did not have too many high-standard arrangements. They just opened up a separate area for the Italians in the garrison area of ​​a regiment in the camp, and arranged a squad of soldiers to take care of them. All supplies and supplies were provided by Yamashita Fufumi's headquarters.

There are two people who followed Lin Xiaotang to join the Italian business group. One is Guai Ba, and the other is a subordinate brought by Xiaopi from Thailand. He is also a local in Bangkok. His name is La Weiwu. He is very shrewd, this time in Tonggulai, since Yuan Jianfeng is also in the business group, it is not convenient for the little fart to appear, so he sent this capable subordinate to follow Lin Xiaotang to facilitate the contact between the two parties.

The information and maps that Lin Xiaotang obtained from Fengbun Yamashita's office have already been passed on through Scarlett's channels, and I believe they will play a huge role in the future.After getting a warning from Lin Xiaotang, Takashimasuke also secretly raised his guard against Haruhiko Kasuga and began to adjust the original plan. Lin Xiaotang speculated that the fact that the Italian business group rushed to the front line to watch the battle this time might be their handwriting.This also made Lin Xiaotang curious. These fanatical members of the Emperor's Daoist School didn't know what kind of excitement they were going to create in Myanmar.

After Scarlett and the others were settled, Yamashita called Haruhiko Kasuga directly to his headquarters. After dismissing everyone, the confident smile that Yamashita had always kept on his face gradually faded away, replaced by a deep gloom. "Did the Kwantung Army contact you?"

Haruhiko Haruhiko nodded, "It's Takashimasuke from the Jiandao Special Team who came here. Their plan has already taken shape. Obviously, they are a little disappointed in your Excellency, but Takashima did not disclose the specific plan. I guess, Their idea may be to replace them. After all, Your Excellency, your achievements in the Philippines and Singapore are too prominent. The Kwantung Army believes that these were achieved with their support. And your silence on some things makes them unable Accepted."

Yamashita Fengfumi's figure is exceptionally tall among the Japanese, and the Maza in the headquarters made his huge body feel a little cramped and uncomfortable, but Haruhiko Kasuga's words obviously made him feel particularly aggrieved, so he stood up, Start walking back and forth in the command post.This gave Kasuga Haruhiko an illusion, as if seeing a tiger trapped in a cage.

"These arrogant guys, do they think they are gods? Does the empire have to follow their thinking to be considered correct? Don't they know what this war means to His Majesty the Emperor and the empire!" Yamashita Fengwen He walked to the knife holder on the table and stopped, holding a simple samurai sword on the knife holder with both hands.

Haruhiko Haruhi took a step forward, "Don't worry, Your Excellency, Takashimasuke doesn't seem to be suspicious of me, and he also puts his hopes on me, hoping that I can help them control Your Excellency when necessary, so, for now, we absolutely hold the initiative."

Yamashita Fengwen breathed out a turbid breath, turned around, and looked at Haruhiko Kasuga with appreciation, "Mr. Kasuga, thank you for your hard work! The most important thing for me now is to win Tonggu and open up a passage for the imperial army to advance. Only this Only by winning the battle can I stabilize my position, so please leave everything to me.”

Haruhiko Haruhiko bowed his head, turned around and was about to leave, but Fengfu Yamashita stopped him, "There is one more thing, the secret service personnel also sent a piece of information. Before we captured Yangon, the Chongqing government sent a man named Tang Lin Important officials entered Yangon with the goal of tracking down the whereabouts of the daughter of the Dong family. And they have not left, they should have taken the opportunity to lurk. You cracked the Yangon station of the military command before, so I did not tell others about it , let you take over. By the way, I have recommended you to take over as the supreme commander of the Burmese garrison. Of course, the premise is that I can successfully take over the entire Burma, so keep working hard, Kasuga-kun!"

Haruhi thanked him gratefully, and then left the tent.But as soon as he reached the entrance of the tent, his footsteps stopped, "Tang Lin, Lin Xiaotang, is there any connection between these two people? The reasons for their appearance in Myanmar are surprisingly similar. Could it be...!"

Haruhi suppressed the sudden thought in his mind, and strode towards the Italian camp.

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After the Japanese army arrived in Tonggu, they had just finished stationing. Under the organization of the Myanmar National Defense Forces, some local people came to work in the army. Near the barracks, there was also a mobile market formed by some local people spontaneously, selling some local specialties to the Japanese army. Items, as a symbol of "friendship and mutual assistance" cooperation between the Japanese army and the new Burmese government, Yamashita Fengwen did not deliberately issue an order to prohibit soldiers from buying, selling and communicating with locals. There was a temporary market composed of several local people, which was very lively.

In the early hours of the morning, a large number of locals appeared in this area, with baskets on their heads, and loudly hawked towards the barracks. Brothers Banda and Banner joined the ranks with more than a dozen old troops they had summoned.

As trustees who have just joined Lin Xiaotang's organization, the Banda Brothers also desperately hope to have a chance to perform.Because they understand that Burma is now a battleground between the Japanese and the allied forces. If they want to survive, they must join one of them.Brother Banda understands that what they thought about disarming and returning to the fields before was just wishful thinking. It is unrealistic for those people who are begging for a living on the tip of a knife to go back to farming. What's more, once the National Defense Forces know that they are still alive The news is that they will never let them go. If the Japanese occupy Myanmar, people like Banda will definitely be on the statistical list, so now their best choice is to find a backer. There is still a chance to stand up, Lin Xiaotang is undoubtedly their best choice at present.

In front of Banda are some freshly picked fruits. In Myanmar, these things can be seen everywhere, and the Japanese also like them.Crowded among the locals, Banda is inconspicuous in the crowd with his pure dialect.

Banda turned around to look at these subordinates in the crowd, but he couldn't find his brother Banner.This made him a little angry. He knew his younger brother very well. He had a reckless personality and only knew how to shout and kill.Although I told him twice that when I first arrived under Lin Xiaotang's command, I must work hard to win the trust of the new boss, so that the two brothers would have a chance to make a comeback, but it seems that Banner never really took his words to heart.No, after a while, I don't know where I went.The current market is also the best channel to communicate with the boss. If the boss really wants to know that Banner is lazy, it may not be a good thing.

Banda was about to call for someone to find Banner, but Banner squeezed through the crowd with his face covered in sweat.

Banda stretched out his hand and patted him on the head, "Where did you go!"

Banner felt aggrieved, "Brother, can you listen to me!"

"Say it!" Banda hated iron for steel.

Banner was not swayed by Banda's emotions at all, but leaned over with some excitement and mystery, "Brother, caught a guy!"

Another slap on the head made Banda really angry.The Burmese National Defense Force was formerly known as the Burmese Independence Volunteer Army. It is said to be an army, but in fact its composition is also very complicated, and the discipline requirements in the army are not very strict.In difficult times before, Banda and others often did some private work to help their subordinates.When Banner said this, Banda immediately mistook them for their old profession of highway robbery.

"Brother, that's not the case. Listen to me, the guy caught is actually a Japanese!" Banner saw that his brother was getting really angry, so he hurriedly explained.