On the west bank of the Irrawaddy River, Ruibao, the headquarters of the 17th British-Indian Division.

Slim's adjutant walked into the headquarters from outside, and he said to Slim with a depressed expression:

"General, we are at the end of our rope. We cannot even guarantee three meals a day for soldiers and British citizens! You should go outside and take a look. Many people have no tea and coffee and can only drink unboiled water. Those who are sick

There are a lot of people.”

After being surrounded by the Japanese, Slim didn't wash himself seriously. He felt itchy all over his body. He couldn't help it anymore and put his hand into his collar without any gentlemanly manner in front of the adjutant.

Scratching chest hair.

"God, this damn weather is even more hateful than the Japanese monkeys outside!" His expression became extremely irritable. After scratching his itch, he shouted to the orderly next to him:

"Coffee, give me coffee, hurry up!"

The Indian orderly went to make coffee in a hurry. The adjutant licked his lips and continued:

"General, the Japanese have sent envoys to persuade us to surrender. I want you to see them. The terms they offered are very good. As long as we lay down our weapons, everyone will get enough food and water.

At the same time, they also said that our life safety will be 100% guaranteed, and we only need the British government to pay some ransom, and we can leave the prisoner of war camp!

What happened on the Bataan Peninsula will never happen again, and they are willing to swear in the name of the Emperor!"

What Japan has done in China has fully exposed the dirty nature of their nation.

Bacterial warfare, gas warfare, massacre, human experimentation...

The methods are extremely cruel and the behavior is unscrupulous.

Slim learned about the various atrocities committed by the Japanese in China through newspapers and radio.

Faced with such a despicable and shameless democracy, he would never order surrender unless he was desperate.

As for the definition of desperation, Slim naturally has a scale in mind.

"I heard that the main force of China has entered Myanmar, Captain, let the soldiers and citizens hold on for a few more days.

It is not too late to surrender to the Japanese after we are sure that the Chinese will not come to rescue us!

I won’t starve to death even if I don’t eat three meals a day. I think it won’t be a problem if I can persist for another 3 to 5 days!”

The adjutant stopped persuading and nodded.

"General, what should we do with the Japanese envoys who persuade us to surrender?"

Slim grinned for a while and then said:

"Tell them that you are considering surrendering, but you can't make up your mind yet. After comforting you, send them out. Remember to be polite."

"Yes, General!"

The adjutant left, and the headquarters became dark again.

"Coffee, damn, where's my coffee!"

Slim growled in the direction of the orderly.

The Indian orderly held the coffee cup on a delicate porcelain plate and carefully delivered it to Slim.

Slim picked up the coffee and took a sip. The familiar taste made him moan happily, and his mood seemed to be much better. He asked casually:

"In this dark environment, I can only use coffee to survive. How many more days can I drink the remaining coffee?"

The Indian orderly replied respectfully, looking a little embarrassed:

"General, based on your consumption in the past two days, you can still drink coffee for another day at most, and you only have one bottle of red wine left."

The orderly had a habit of shaking his head while talking, which looked a bit funny.

Slim was not surprised by the "lively" behavior of his orderly. When he heard that there was not much coffee left, his expression dimmed suddenly and he murmured:

"It's time to prepare to surrender, alas..."

………

"The engineering troops are already repairing the railway bridge over the Nandu River. According to the current work progress, the repairs will be completed tomorrow morning."

Jiang Dong pointed at the map and said to Wei Junru, Fu Yisheng and other officers of the 2nd Army:

"The Japanese 33rd Division and the 1st Guards Division have not given up their attack on the 200th Division and the 22nd Division in the encirclement. They seem reluctant to watch the cooked duck fly away. Division Commander Dai and Commander Du reported that the two Japanese troops

The offensive of each division was more fierce than in the previous days, but the 200th Division and the 22nd Division were able to hold their positions and drag the little devils in the Madea area!"

"Does the Commander-in-Chief plan to eat the two Japanese divisions around Madeya and march into Mandalay?" Fu Yisheng asked.

Jiang Dong glanced at General Stilwell beside him, smiled and said to the officers:

"The 2nd Army has 4 corps, 12 divisions, and 200,000 troops. If they are all invested in the Mandalay area, it will be too much for the little devils!

The Japanese are preparing to establish a puppet government in Myanmar and are preparing to mobilize the local people to fight against our army! Fighting abroad is completely different from fighting at home. We must drive the Japanese out of Myanmar completely before they have a firm foothold!

The preliminary battle plan is as follows."

The officers involuntarily stood up straight and looked at the battle map with bright eyes.

"The Seventh Army and the Eighth Army are responsible for the Japanese troops in the Mandalay area, and the Fifth Army and the Sixth Army move to the south along the previous offensive route of the Japanese 1st Guards Division.

Two armies are enough to deal with the two Japanese divisions in the Mandalay area. In addition, the troops of Du Guangting and Gan Lichu will also participate in the battle in Mandalay. Try to defeat the three Japanese divisions of the 15th Army in the Mandalay area.

The division was wiped out!

The Fifth Army and the Sixth Army must occupy Taunggyi as quickly as possible, and then move in the direction of Tonggu, cut off the main artery of Myanmar's north-south railway, and control the oil fields and mining areas in various places!

In this way, our army can stabilize the situation in Myanmar with one battle, and the little devils will no longer be able to stir up any trouble."

Stilwell on the side looked very excited. He clapped his hands and said:

"Generals, this is a mighty counterattack, and anti-fascist countries around the world will cheer for you!"

The officers of the 2nd Army were relatively calm. They had participated in larger-scale battles than this.

Jiang Dong looked at everyone and added:

"The Burmese people were misled by the Japanese army and regarded us as invaders. The troops are likely to encounter resistance from the local people during their advance.

As a rule, you can fight back anyone who shoots us with a gun!

Political cadres are acting together with the army to try to change the attitude of the Burmese people so that they will not threaten our army's flanks and logistics supply transportation lines!"

"yes!!!"

The officers answered loudly.

Jiang Dong was about to continue talking, but Tang Yun suddenly leaned into his ear and whispered the report:

"The Commander-in-Chief, General Alexander, the Commander-in-Chief of the British-Burmese Army, has arrived in Lashio and is coming to us!"

Jiang Dong raised his eyebrows and said to the officers:

"You should study it some more and determine the specific action routes of each army. We will make a general report later!"

After saying that, he took Stilwell and left the war room.

Stilwell was very interested in the vigorous and resolute Chinese soldiers, and he still had a relaxed smile on his face until Jiang Dong told him the news of Alexander's arrival.

Stilwell always remembered the 100,000 British troops who were surrounded.

In his opinion, as long as the Chinese army takes Mandalay and surrounds the Japanese 33rd Division and the 1st Guards Division.

The 55th Division, which is surrounding the British army, will definitely turn around and come to support.

By then, the British crisis will naturally be resolved.
Chapter completed!