Time passes day by day, and winter has passed and entered the new year in the blink of an eye. The four seasons in Kunming are like spring. Tang Cheng, who is busy training all day, does not realize the difference between winter and the other three seasons. It is the same as what Huang Hanju told Tang Cheng in advance.
, the Nationalist Government is indeed going to send troops to Burma, and Tangcheng can already guess some of it from the official documents in Huang Hanju's hand that frequently transport supplies.
"This little devil is really big-hearted. After the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor in December last year, which caused heavy losses to the U.S. Navy, he began to attack Southeast Asian countries hurriedly. It seems that the little devil has more than just invasion of China.
." There were only two people in the study, Huang Hanju and Tang Cheng, so when Huang Hanju mentioned the war, he spoke without any scruples. The newspaper only reported that the Japanese army sent a fleet to attack the US fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7 last year.
However, there was no report that the Japanese army had invaded various countries in South Asia in the following month. What Huang Hanju said now was a military secret.
On December 7, 1941, the Japanese army attacked Pearl Harbor. In less than a month, the Japanese Southern Army invaded the Philippines, Thailand, Malaya, Guam, Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia, and the Solomon Islands, all the way to the west of Midway Island.
The vast area, and prepared to invade Myanmar to cut off the material transportation channels of the Nationalist Government, declared that the German army would join the Middle East, in an attempt to realize the dream of jointly dominating the world. The United States, Britain and other countries soon declared war on Japan, and the Nationalist Government also declared war on December 9
Officially declared war on Japan and established a war alliance with Britain and the United States.
All of the above were told to Tang Cheng by Huang Hanju, or Tang Cheng saw it himself from Huang Hanju's documents, but he did not know that Chairman Chiang Kai-shek had sent a special person to the United States, and on January 1, 1942,
Twenty-six countries including the Soviet Union, the United States, and Britain signed a joint declaration in Washington to jointly oppose fascist aggressive countries. The declaration agreed that the countries participating in the signing of the declaration promised to assist each other and not to conclude separate armistice agreements or peace treaties with enemy countries.
The fascist united front further expanded, and China got its wish and became a theater of the Allies.
Tang Cheng is just a small captain officer, and his rank of captain officer is still looked down upon by many people, so he will not care about the joint declaration or whether China can become a member of the anti-war alliance.
In the war zone, he was only concerned about the war in Myanmar. On January 4, 1942, the Myanmar War that Tangcheng had been waiting for began. The Japanese army mobilized the 55th and 33rd elite divisions from Thailand to Dawei and Moutam in southern Myanmar.
Cotton attacks.
It seemed to be different from what Tang Cheng had expected. He originally thought that the British troops in Myanmar would not be very effective in fighting and could at least fight the Japanese troops for a while. However, the actual battle situation was far beyond Tang Cheng's expectations. The Japanese troops entered
The territory of Myanmar has been unstoppable since then. On January 31, the Japanese army occupied Moulmein and the areas south of it. On February 11, the Japanese 33rd Division broke through the British Salween River and Mirin River defense lines and pushed the British and Indian 10th
The Seventh Division was defeated.
On February 23, the Japanese 55th Division seized the only bridge on the Sitang River, broke through the defense line of the Sitang River, and coordinated with the navy and air force to attack Yangon. On March 6, the Japanese 55th Division attacked near Bago
Crushed the counterattack of the British 7th Armored Brigade. Seeing that the defeat was irreversible, Alexander, the commander-in-chief of the British-Burmese Army, ordered the destruction and withdrew from Yangon. More than 3,000 British and Indian troops withdrew to Toungoo and asked the National Government for assistance and requested the sending country
Military troops entered Myanmar to assist in the war.
When Tangcheng received the latest Burmese war report, it was still March 2. The Japanese 55th Division had only set a trap to encircle and suppress the British 7th Armored Brigade near Bago. Yangon was still in the hands of the British at this time, but Tangcheng
Knowing that the fall of Yangon was only a matter of time, just like the city of Nanjing that day. Tangcheng also did not know that the leading troops of the Nationalist Government entering Myanmar to participate in the war had entered Myanmar as early as mid-February, especially the leading troops of the Fifth Army, the 200 Division.
It is slowly moving towards the Tongku front line, preparing to take over the British Army's First Division stationed in Burma to garrison Tongku.
"When should we leave for Myanmar?" It was already March 3, and Huang Hanju, the deputy director of logistics of the Fifth Army, was still in Kunming. Tangcheng was somewhat confused. As the old saying goes, the soldiers and horses have not used food and grass.
Go first, but Huang Hanju, the person in charge of food and grass, has not moved yet, which seems a little abnormal. Huang Hanju was answering when the phone on the table suddenly rang. After Huang Hanju took the phone, his expression immediately changed a little weird.
"Originally, it was said that the Chairman of the Generalissimo would personally swear in the troops entering Myanmar. I was ordered to attend the swearing-in meeting, but why did they suddenly say that I would not want to participate? The superiors asked me to leave for Mandalay as soon as possible to take over the troops' supplies.
Transportation work." Huang Hanju put down the phone with confusion on his face. Being able to participate in the swearing-in meeting means that he may be received by the Chairman. The Fifth Army told him this clearly at the time, but the swearing-in ceremony was almost approaching.
Days have passed, but he suddenly wants to leave for Myanmar as soon as possible. Could it be that the Fifth Army has other thoughts about him, the deputy director of the Administrative Office?
"I heard that when the Central Army was chasing the Red Army, it was chasing but not suppressing them. They were pursuing and taking over the territories of various warlords at that time. My first company commander once told me that the Chairman of the Generalissimo was a man of great talent and great strategy, and he was always determined to
Regarding the return of local power to the central government, it seems that the chairman of the committee is not satisfied with Chairman Long. The Fifth Army can also be regarded as a direct line of the national army." Tang Cheng didn't care whether his guess was correct at all, he just wanted to
Let Huang Hanju know what to do now. The consequences of violating military orders will be very bad.
Seeing that Huang Hanju seemed to be still a little bit confused, Tang Cheng immediately stood up and walked out, saying as he walked, "Brother-in-law, since the order for you to set off immediately has come, I think you should pack your things quickly.
I will go back to gather Hou San and the others now, and I will bring them over to join you later. Since the military order has been issued, there is no room for turning back, and it must be obeyed."
The order Huang Hanju received was too sudden. Not to mention that Huang Hanju was unprepared, even Tangcheng himself was caught off guard. He hurried back to the shelter in the east of the city. Hou San and others, who had received the call and were ready to go, immediately gathered around
He came over and said, "The order to set off has come. We are the only ones following my brother-in-law. Lao Mu and a few younger ones moved to my sister's house. While we are away, Lao Mu, please keep an eye on them."
Little guy, you are not allowed to go to the black market. You must stay in the Huang family and do not go out to cause trouble. Wait for us to come back."
Tang Cheng used the shelter truck to take Liu Shitou and the others to Huang's house. On the way, Tang Cheng carefully warned Liu Shitou. "It's not that I won't take you there, the number of people given above is
There are only so many, think about who you can leave behind in your place." The reluctant Liu Shitou was still annoyed with himself. After hearing what Tang Cheng said, he looked around at the other people crowded in the carriage. Tang Cheng said
That's right, those who are planning to go to Myanmar with Tang Cheng are not good people, and he can't change anyone.
Needless to say, Hou San and Dice were the two most handy scouts in Tangcheng, and they were particularly familiar with mountain marches. Myanmar happened to be a mountainous country, so these two people could not be replaced by Liu Shitou. They were very powerful.
Zhuang is the best ammunition hand and machine gunner. In case of an encounter with the Japanese army, people like Man Niu are also indispensable. Tan Fei is a college student, and although he is the weakest among these people, Tan Fei
But there is one strength that few others can match, and that is that Tan Fei has learned Burmese from a Burmese border resident for half a year, and is already able to converse with Burmese people in Burmese.
Liu Shitou finally set his sights on the two Yi men who were hired by Tangcheng with a lot of money. In Liu Shitou's impression, these two Yi men had never touched a gun since they entered the military camp and trained with them.
"Then leave them here, or I can go with you. They don't even know how to use a gun, so it's useless if they follow you. After all, I am someone who can use a gun." Liu Shitou seemed to have made a good point.
, but Tangcheng didn’t think so.
"You thought well, but it's a pity that you didn't find Hou San and the others, but you chose the Yanlong Yanhu brothers. You deserve to be left to look after Xiaobao and the others." Tang Cheng hadn't spoken yet, but Tan Fei, who had been paying attention to what they were saying, opened his eyes.
"Brothers Yanlong and Yanhu were specially recruited by the chief. They have lived in the mountains since they were young. Even without guns, they can live in the mountains with only a machete. Can you do that?" Tan Fei added insult to injury.
Hou San and the others all burst into laughter. They had all seen the skills of these two Yi men before.
The truck slowly stopped outside the Huang family's gate. The heavily armed Tang Cheng and others jumped out of the truck to join Huang Hanju, who had been waiting for a long time. Tang Hongyi, who was holding a pair of children on the door steps, was already full of water vapor. Just today, in
In a few minutes, her man, the father of her child, will leave them and rush to the dangerous battlefield. And going to the battlefield with her is her brother. In order to bring her man back alive, many dandies are still there.
While the city of Kunming was enjoying life and debauchery, Tang Cheng had to protect his men into the battlefield.
"Sister, don't worry, I will bring my brother-in-law back to you with his beard and tail intact. If something goes wrong, you can ask me for help." Seeing Tang Hongyi seeing them off, Tang Hongyi was about to cry.
Cheng stepped forward and comforted him in a low voice, then hugged Huang Duoduo and Huang Xiaohu away, leaving the last time for Huang Hanju and his wife to say goodbye. The farewell between Huang Hanju and Tang Hongyi was beyond Tang Cheng's expectation, so simple that everyone
After everyone got on the truck, Tang Cheng couldn't help but ask.
"Brother-in-law, I just saw my sister stuffing something for you. Take it out for me to take a look at." Huang Hanju did not show the thing to Tang Cheng, nor did he talk to Tang Cheng. He just opened the gap in the tarpaulin.
He looked quietly at the red man on the corner of the street.