The significance of the Battle of Malan, and even the significance of the Chinese Expeditionary Force's dispatch of troops to the Indochina Peninsula, has been questioned by many people because China actually no longer needs the support of the United States (and the United States can no longer provide support to China). This kind of doubt stems from the Northeast
The war began to spread in the three provinces, and it reached its peak when the war in the three northeastern provinces fell into a stalemate. In the past, when he was still in the field, He Yingqin was the loudest voice among the people who made such voices. But now, because of the change in status,
He seemed to be more confident when questioning.
It cannot be said that He Yingqin is short-sighted. After all, the importance of the Malacca Strait at this time is because there is no energy crisis yet, and the strategic value of oil has not yet been recognized by most Chinese people. Therefore, they naturally do not understand the oil-producing areas in the Middle East.
The significance of the world energy pattern, let alone the role of the Strait of Malacca in it. The blind spot in their understanding made them mostly criticize the Southeast Asia policy of the military and even the later coalition government. As far as He Yingqin is concerned, because he can recently
Obtaining this knowledge remotely from Ouyang Yun, Song Ziwen and others was an opportunity for him to eliminate illiteracy.
In fact, in terms of grand strategic vision, He Yingqin was not bad. Therefore, after listening to Song Ziwen's coquettish explanation and realizing that the Battle of Malan must be fought and Singapore must be captured, he changed his mind and said: "If this is the case, then
It seems that we have to send more troops to the Malay Peninsula. Or, how about sending reinforcements from Sumatra Island? Let them advance directly to the east alive to share the pressure of the First Expeditionary Army?"
The military layout of the coalition government in Southeast Asia and the Middle East is nominally an expeditionary force in the form of a large military region. Below this, it is divided into three expeditionary armies and a garrison headquarters. And because the strategy for the Japanese mainland starts from the Karachi garrison
A considerable number of marines have been removed from the war, and Chu Tiange's Middle East Expeditionary Force has actually existed in name only, so the current expeditionary force is far less than what it was at its peak in terms of military strength.
Ouyang Yun's purpose of convening this meeting was not actually to discuss whether more troops should be sent to the Malay Peninsula, but to give an explanation to the former Northeast Army that once stayed on the border between China and Myanmar. Representatives of the Myanmar Independent Autonomous Government come to the Supreme Commander almost every day
According to the first-hand information sent back by Gu Lianyun, the independent autonomous government of Myanmar seems to be unable to hold on. I don’t want to see the British take control of Myanmar, but there are indeed no troops in the country to send, so those who stay on the China-Myanmar border
It is urgent for the former Northeastern Army to dispatch to stabilize the war situation in Myanmar. The representatives sent by Zhang Xueliang have already contacted his old subordinates. His old subordinates who stayed in Myanmar are actually honest and did not make any excessive demands. They only asked for a title.
, hoping that their descendants can obtain Chinese identity.
Because the former Northeastern Army soldiers who stayed in Myanmar were generally older, a considerable number of them had already settled down in Myanmar. For these veterans, they originally did not expect to return to their motherland one day.
Now that they have such an opportunity, even if they dare not expect that they can return to China, they still hope that their children can obtain Chinese citizenship. Their request is certainly not excessive, but because China and Myanmar are iron-clad allies
, so it is a bit troublesome to implement it under the framework of the United Nations. For the same reason, if Ouyang Yun wants to achieve their wishes, they must form a document within the coalition government, and the top leaders of many departments need to sign on this document.
Ouyang Yun had actually made up his mind about the Battle of Malan, but the conditions were not mature yet, and there were some things he didn't want to make public yet. He coughed twice, changed the topic directly, and said: "Is it necessary to increase the number of troops? I think it should be urgent."
The opinions of Mr. Gu and Commander Sun. Okay, let’s discuss the situation in Myanmar. Hu Cai of the Myanmar Independent Autonomous Government comes to us every day to cause trouble. The situation in Myanmar is indeed worrying. We must come up with a feasible plan as soon as possible. We must not
Sit back and watch as the British regain control of Burma!”
The hotly discussed topic was suddenly diverted, and He Yingqin was very dissatisfied. However, he was very good at reading the situation and was not prepared to make a fuss immediately. He looked around and found that everyone else had no objections. He was dissatisfied.
He sat down and looked at Ouyang Yun, feeling that the other person was hiding something from him.
Ouyang Yun did not pay attention to his gaze, but instructed Deng Xihou to make the plan they had discussed to recruit the former Northeast Army troops in Burma to fight against the British army public.
Some troops of the former Northeastern Army stayed in Myanmar. Most of you here know about this. However, benevolent people have different views on this matter. Some people sympathize with their plight and think they can be reused. Others are more extreme.
, they believe that these people are a disgrace to the Chinese people. They stay in Myanmar because they are greedy for life and afraid of death.
Due to some historical reasons, Ouyang Yun could not say that letting these former Northeastern Army soldiers stay in Myanmar was his suggestion to Zhang Xueliang, but he had already prepared his rhetoric on how to persuade the opponents.
"Everyone, be quiet. This plan was formulated after a long discussion between Mr. Deng and I. The reason why they need to be recruited, as Mr. Deng has just said, is because the domestic troops are insufficient and the Supreme Command no longer has the ability to recruit them from other sources.
Local governments mobilized troops to enter Myanmar. As for some people questioning whether they can still maintain their loyalty to the country, I think there is no need to doubt it, or it is not worth doubting. For the sake of national security, of course we cannot allow the British, who are deeply hostile to our country, to
To control Myanmar, intervention is necessary. However, because the British only control southwestern Myanmar, we actually still have space and time to organize defense. This is one reason why we decided to mobilize the former Northeast Army troops stationed in Myanmar first. They
If they can win, everyone will be happy. They just can't win, and at least they have bought us time. So I think it is not necessary to talk about whether they still remain loyal to the country. We can let time and facts prove...
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After Ouyang Yun said these words, many people who knew him knew that the matter had been finalized, and they immediately lost interest in continuing the discussion. As for those who did not know him or did not understand the current power distribution situation of the Supreme Command,
Because the vast majority of people held a default attitude on this matter, Chen Cheng learned from his mistakes, and they immediately stopped questioning.
The matter of recruiting the former Northeast Army troops stationed in Myanmar and assigning them to fight against the British invasion of Myanmar came to an end. When Ouyang Yun and others began to sign the formal document, the latest battle report was sent back from the Malan battlefield. Immediately,
Everyone's attention was drawn to the Battle of Malan again.