On the morning of December 14, Jiangdong, Stilwell and a group of staff officers and Allied liaison officers from the expeditionary force headquarters arrived in Lashio by plane.

Lashio is the gateway to the Burma Highway. Since the China-Vietnam Railway was cut off by the Japanese army, it has become a transit point for Chinese and foreign supplies.

Railway stations, bus stations and streets were crowded with fleeing people and supplies. In many places, there was almost no room to stand.

Jiang Dong and Stilwell looked at the mountains of supplies piled up beside the train station, the expressions on their faces were somewhat intriguing.

On many materials, Jiangdong saw the signs of the North China Arms Company and private companies.

These supplies should be sent to the Battle of Great Britain or other Allied battlefields through the Rockefeller family, but they are all blocked here at the moment.

The amount of supplies is huge, with a value of at least over ten million US dollars.

In addition to materials from North China, there were also materials from the British, the United States and overseas Chinese to aid the Chongqing government.

The British soldiers guarded their own supplies with guns, but no one paid attention to other supplies, not even people looting them.

"Distribute all the supplies belonging to the Rockefeller family to the Fifth and Sixth Armies."

Jiang Dong said to Tang Yun who was following behind him.

Tang Yun frowned slightly, took a step forward and said:

"Commander-in-Chief, the biggest problem now is that this batch of supplies cannot leave Lashio. The road has been blocked and cannot be transported out. We have to solve the transportation problem first!"

As soon as Tang Yun finished speaking, the sharp air defense siren suddenly sounded.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

The staff officers and allied liaison officers were already a little panicked and quickly looked for bunkers around the train station.

Soldiers from the Internal Guard rushed to protect Jiangdong and Stilwell, trying to take them out of the station.

The train station is crowded with people and has a huge amount of supplies, making it an ideal target for air strikes.

Jiangdong ran a few steps forward under the protection of the inner guards, but he soon realized that something was wrong with the surrounding situation.

The fleeing people seemed not to have heard the shrill air raid sirens and were still rushing back home.

The British soldiers leaned lazily on the supplies and seemed to be laughing at the embarrassment of Jiangdong's group.

"Stop!"

Jiang Dong raised his hand to stop the panic and pointed around.

"Er Niu, go and ask what happened. Why are these people so indifferent to the air raid siren?"

Stilwell also noticed something was wrong and frowned.

Not long after, Zhao Erniu came back.

"Commander-in-Chief, the air defense siren in Lashio will sound at least three times a day. People in the city were panicked at first, but everyone soon discovered that Japanese planes only bombed the national army positions outside the city and never dropped artillery shells.

In town!”

"What? Have the Japanese changed their gender? Can they be so kind?" Stilwell looked at Jiang Dong with confusion on his face.

Jiang Dong blinked and quickly figured out the reason.

"General Stilwell, colleagues, look around you, there are mountains of supplies!

The little devils fought from Annan to Burma, and the logistical supplies could no longer keep up. The little devils believed that they would be able to capture Lashio sooner or later, and these supplies would be theirs!

Not only will they not drop bombs into the city, they are also ready to enter the city to put out fires!"

"Smart Japanese monkey!"

There was a hint of admiration on Stilwell's face.

Jiang Dong snorted coldly and said:

"The Japanese's wishful thinking is destined to be impossible to succeed. They can't even get past Madeya, and they still want Lashio. It's just a fool's errand!"

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"

"Didi didi..."

A jeep drove through the crowd, causing chaos in the streets!

The jeep stopped in front of Jiangdong and Stilwell, and a national army lieutenant general jumped out of the car.

"Vice Chairman, Gan Lichu, the humble commander of the Sixth Army, has been ordered to report to you!"

Gan Lichu stood up straight and saluted with a strong voice.

Jiang Dong looked at this person carefully, then returned the greeting casually and said:

"Commander Gan, I have long admired your name. Has the expeditionary force headquarters been established?"

"Go back to the Vice Chairman, the headquarters was set up last night, and the subordinates and others have been looking forward to your arrival."

Jiang Dong raised his hand,

"You should call me Commander-in-Chief, Vice Chairman sounds weird!"

"This is the Commander-in-Chief, please come with me!"

After entering the expeditionary force headquarters, Jiangdong immediately asked the staff to hang up various maps.

"Commander Gan, what is the situation of the Sixth Army now? Where are the troops?"

In the eyes of Gan Lichu and others, Jiang Dong is the future national leader. Although he was a little unconvinced in his heart, he showed great respect on his face. He answered seriously:

"Due to traffic restrictions and the ferry boats being severely damaged by Burmese traitors, our army is temporarily unable to move forward to support Commander Du's Fifth Army. The 49th Division, the 55th Division and the 93rd Division are distributed in a triangular formation on the outskirts of Lashio City.

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What are the orders from the Commander-in-Chief?”

Jiang Dong stared at the map of the Lashio area for a long time, and then said to Gan Lichu:

"Place the 49th Division and the 55th Division to the southeast of Lashio, that is, Dangyang, Mengxiu and other places, send more scouts forward, and prepare the soldiers for battle!"

"The Commander-in-Chief thinks the Japanese might be coming from this direction?"

Gan Lichu thought it was impossible. There was no comprehensive transportation system in the southeast of Lashio, and it was impossible for the Japanese to walk nearly a thousand kilometers.

Jiang Dong glanced at Stilwell and said solemnly:

"Not a possibility, but a certainty!"

Stilwell also came to the map and heard Jiang Dong continue:

"Prior to the arrival of the Fifth and Sixth Armies, the Burma area was virtually undefended to the Japanese.

The British retreated privately without any notification to us. This has happened more than once or twice!

Lashio is the passage for our army to enter Myanmar, and there are mountains of supplies here, which attracted Shojiro Iida a lot!"

Stillwell smashed his pipe and nodded in agreement:

"Japanese monkeys are best at crossing mountains and ridges. We have never found any trace of the 1st Guards Division of the 15th Japanese Army.

They are probably crossing the high mountains of eastern Myanmar and approaching Lashio like poisonous snakes!"

Gan Lichu did not dare to be careless and hurriedly accepted the order.

After arranging the 49th Division and the 55th Division, he asked again:

"Our army also has a 93rd Division. What is their mission?"

Jiang Dong's eyes suddenly burst out with a cold light, but it quickly disappeared. He looked at Stilwell and said:

"General Stilwell, the most critical thing for our army right now is to clear up traffic so that the army can continuously support the front line through Lashio.

But now the railways and roads are crowded with British people. These aristocratic gentlemen are busy escaping and will not consider the impact that blocking traffic will have on the war situation in Myanmar!

This problem has to be solved!”

Stilwell also had a headache, but Alexander didn't listen to him at all!

Railway and road traffic are in the hands of the British. To smoothen them, the attitude of the British is crucial.

"Admiral, I don't know what you plan to do? But I hope your method will be as gentle as possible. After all, we are allies.

The British made many mistakes in Burma, but their logistical support will still be needed in the future India-Burma-Thailand war zone. If there is too much stalemate, it will be detrimental to the future war situation!"

Jiang Dong looked at Stilwell and smiled. There was no warmth in that smile, it was all cold.

"What the British have done has betrayed the most basic creed between allies. I can't think about such long-term things now and can only solve the immediate mess first!

Commander Gan!"

"The humble position is here!"

"Order the 93rd Division to clear up traffic from China to Lashio and from Lashio to Mandalay!

Order the refugees to camp on the spot and stop escaping into the country. The monarch has the confidence and ability to defeat the Japanese in Myanmar and let them return home!

Seize control of the railways and roads from the British, and if anyone resists, disarm on the spot!

I’ll give you 20 bleeding spots!

The 2nd Army of the 6th Corps will enter Myanmar around the 18th, and the 93rd Division must clear the traffic before then!"
To be continued...