Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 1099: Look further

In order to calm Alexander's heart, Tang Qiuli did not keep Alexander, Stilwell and Chen Cheng a secret about the troop's departure from Tengchong and into Myanmar that night. He specially invited these three people to watch the spectacular scene of the troop's departure.

The scene of the large troops setting off was astonishing. It was the first time for Alexander and Stilwell to see the full picture of the ** division troops on the verge of war. When the tanks and artillery carriages of the brigade came over,

The engine roared loudly, raising dust all over the sky, and the ground trembled. Under the night, a long dragon composed of various vehicle lights meandered on the mountain road in western Yunnan, with no beginning in front and no end behind. It was a scene

It's amazing.

Alexander and Stilwell watched all this intently. What they were more concerned about was the equipment level of the ** Division troops. The units of the corps directly under the ** Division have fully formed mechanized units. As soon as the troops are activated, they will form a group.

Cars, tanks and artillery carriages, the two looked at each other.

Seeing each other's inner surprise, judging from the generals of two countries that ranked among the top ten in terms of military strength in the world at that time, the current equipment level of the Japanese Army was not inferior to that of European countries, and exceeded that of the Japanese army.

For more than a generation, it has surpassed the equipment level of the United States and Britain stationed in Southeast Asia.

The reason why Tang Qiuli did this was to give Alexander enough confidence and hope that the ** division troops could break the siege of Mandalay, so that the encircled British generals would not think of surrendering to the Japanese.

I'm sure that today's spectacular scene will soon reach the British commander in Mandalay.

Under the watchful eyes of Alexander, Stilwell and Chen Cheng, ten infantry brigades, three tank brigades, four artillery brigades, and two air defense brigades from the corps directly under the ** Division crossed hundreds of thousands of troops across China and Myanmar at night.

The border disappeared into the jungle mountains of northern Myanmar. Alexander was relieved. A big stone that weighed him down fell to the ground. God bless, the Chinese finally took action!

After the ** division troops disappeared from sight, Alexander didn't even have time to greet Stilwell. He drove all the way back to his residence in Tengchong and informed Mandalay of the great news as quickly as possible.

Francis, who is struggling to support the crisis...

"Chief of Staff Francis, at nine o'clock tonight, the troops of Tang Qiuli, Vice Chairman of the Chinese Government, have begun to enter Myanmar. Their leading troops, ten brigades of about 150,000 people, have set out from the Tengchong area and passed through Ruili in China.

Mangshi, across

After the Yunnan-Myanmar border, it directly penetrates from the northern and southern hills of Myanmar to Mandalay. According to Tang Qiuli's combat plan, the Chinese *** team will launch an attack on the Japanese troops surrounding Mandalay in three days at the latest. You must rectify it immediately.

Troops, be prepared to break the Japanese siege."

Alexander is very optimistic. He has witnessed with his own eyes the equipment level of the ** division and the high fighting spirit of the soldiers. As long as this elite ** division reaches the outskirts of Mandalay, it will inevitably attract the full attention of the Japanese.

, the encirclement will be torn open, and Tang Qiuli's troops are not just this one. According to him, at the same time tonight, there are three corps with more than 500,000 troops, coming from different directions.

, entering Indochina, the goal is Mandalay.

Based on Tang Qiuli's words, Alexander got the information that Tang Qiuli was going to have a decisive battle with the main force of Japan's Southeast Asian Expeditionary Force around Mandalay. This was something he was very willing to see. He then gave Francis a message

The telegram completely exposed Alexander's intention, which was to preserve his strength and avoid war passively.

"Chief of Staff Francis, once the Chinese Communist Party exchanges fire with the Japanese, you should immediately organize the troops to evacuate Mandalay and get rid of the current encirclement situation. Then, our British Empire's troops should follow the Chinese Communist Party's actions and decide

Do not decide the direction of retreat without authorization. The specific tactics are to stick closely to the side of the squadron and avoid any form of contact and fighting with the Japanese army."

At this time, Alexander was still harboring ulterior motives. As long as the Chinese and Japanese troops exchanged fire and the two sides were entangled, the Japanese would not be able to deal with their own troops. If they retreated toward Myitkyina, Juichi Terauchi's more than 90,000 Japanese troops would also be destroyed.

It is not easy to deal with. With Tang Qiuli's strength, he can definitely repel the Japanese army. In this way, the British Empire's army will turn the corner and the Japanese army invading the north will be repelled. There will be no need to retreat to India.

To put it bluntly, Alexander neither dared to retreat in the direction of Myitkyina, nor dared to join forces with the Japanese Army in a decisive decisive battle with the Japanese. He just wanted to use these Chinese soldiers as shields to hide from the soldiers of the British Empire.

Behind the ** division troops, the idea was very good. If Tang Qiuli filled up his troops and attacked Mandalay, Alexander's strategy would be effective.

Alexander used the troops of the Army Corps as spearmen. How could Tang Qiuli give him this opportunity to cheat? What he showed Alexander was only the troops of three brigades directly under the corps. The purpose was to let this man full of tricks

The British believed that they were going to rescue Mandalay.

After leaving Tengchong, other troops of the directly-affiliated corps went directly north, passed through Sudian, Guyong, and Pianma in Myanmar, and entered Myanmar. They formed a situation of encirclement of Myitkyina. Seven brigades of the directly-affiliated corps were used to deal with more than 100,000 people.

The more than 90,000 Japanese troops in Shouichi's temple not only had superior military strength, but also had several times more heavy firepower.

At the same time, the entire Sulu Mobile Corps of Tang Qiusheng crossed the border from Jinghong in southern Yunnan to the Salween River in eastern Myanmar. After crossing the river, they occupied the Taunggyi and Lawu lines and launched an attack on Mandeb.

The Japanese troops in the direction of Le were on alert.

Feng Jiwu's entire Niangziguan garrison moved from Jinping in southern Yunnan to the Bohra state in northern Laos, waiting for an opportunity to occupy Vientiane and de facto occupy Myanmar. Then, the troops left northern Thailand and controlled northern Thailand. Feng Jiwu

The main task of the Jiwu Corps is to connect the Tang Qiusheng Corps in eastern Myanmar and form a front that stretches thousands of kilometers from eastern Myanmar to Bangkok, Thailand.

Ma Chaoyang's Southeast Mobile Corps was divided into two groups, one from Pingxiang, Guangxi, passing through Lang Son in northern Vietnam, with the goal of Hanoi, Vietnam, and the other from the mouth of the river in southern Yunnan, through Yuechi, Vietnam, with the goal of Hanoi as well, and then,

Ma Chaoyang's Corps deployed defenses along the Beibu Gulf and did not participate in the Burma campaign.

In this way, the four main field corps and more than 500,000 troops gathered by the Chinese Army Division on the southern border of China, taking advantage of Alexander's strong invitation to send troops to Burma, all entered the Indochina Peninsula, the former sphere of influence of Britain and France. This is China's

For the only time in the history of the Republic of China, the Chinese Army went to fight overseas. As a result, the situation in Indochina and even Southeast Asia fell under Tang Qiuli's control.

Judging from Tang Qiuli's strategic layout in the Indochina Peninsula, the three corps of Tang Qiusheng, Feng Jiwu, and Ma Chaoyang were lined up from eastern Myanmar to southern Thailand, dividing the Indochina Peninsula into two halves.

The Japanese troops consisted of local armed forces and puppet troops supported by the Japanese. To the east was the main force of Japan's Southeast Asia Expeditionary Force to encircle Mandalay.

This kind of strategic layout is very puzzling. There is an obvious loophole. The troops of the ** Division did not control the narrow strip of the Malay Peninsula, nor did they control the throat area of ​​the Malacca Strait. This is for

The main force of the Japanese army gathered in central Myanmar and surrounded Mandalay, leaving an obvious gap.

If the war in Myanmar goes unfavorably, the Japanese army can evacuate along the Malay Peninsula to Sumatra and Kalimantan. They can also board a ship in Yangon and evacuate from the Andaman Sea to Taiwan or the mainland through the Strait of Malacca, thus escaping the danger.

Just before going abroad to fight, at a secret military meeting of commanders of the ** division's corps and brigade level and above, several commanders, including corps commanders Tang Qiusheng and Feng Jiwu, all expressed their opinions on Tang Qiuli's strategic layout.

With a questioning attitude, with the troops assembled on China's southern border in front of the Japanese Army Division, they are fully capable of conducting several major battles with Japan's Southeast Asia Expeditionary Force in Burma.

Even if the Japanese army cannot be completely annihilated, it can at least severely damage the Japanese army and expel the Japanese army from the Indochina Peninsula. Tang Qiusheng, Feng Jiwu and Ma Chaoyang, the commanders of the several corps, although they do not believe that this is the negligence of the division commander Tang Qiuli or it is fatal.

Wrong, I am also confused about this. What is the combat goal of the Japanese division troops entering the Indochina Peninsula without annihilating the effective forces of the Japanese army?

Those brigade commanders obviously meant the same thing. However, there were several corps commanders present and it was not their turn to speak yet. They just paid attention to this matter to see how the division commanders would persuade them. Some of them were more impatient.

The brigade commander is eager to try and has fought for many years from the north to the south. The commanders of the ** division at all levels have got rid of blind obedience to the division commander and often put forward their own different opinions and suggestions.

Tang Qiuli and Chief of Staff Chang Feng looked at each other and said with a smile: "Everyone, the situation in Indochina Peninsula has been foreseen. Our sights should not be limited to this. The southern part of Indochina Peninsula, across the South China Sea, is

In the traditional sphere of influence of the Americans, if we wipe out the Japanese Southeast Asian troops in Burma, we will definitely pay a huge price. Moreover, Japan’s military power in Southeast Asia has been completely lost. Who will touch the interests of the Americans on our behalf?”

Everyone was thoughtful, digesting Tang Qiuli's words. Such a long-term strategic plan was something that the senior commanders, including Tang Qiusheng, had not expected. The division commander's strategic vision had shifted from the battlefield in Myanmar to the South Pacific.

Island, eyeing the American sphere of influence, isn’t it a replica of the division commander’s Indochina strategy?

From this point of view, the situation of the Americans in southern Southeast Asia will not be any better than that of the British in Indochina. Once targeted by the division commander, they will have to shed their skin even if they die.

The South Pacific Islands are Tang Qiuli's next strategic plan, and the first step to connect this plan is to solve the war situation in Burma as perfectly as possible, so that the Japanese and British will fight to the death, and the key to triggering this series of reactions

Point, just in Myitkyina in northern Myanmar.

(To be continued)

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