Negotiations between the Chinese and British governments were finally officially launched under the mediation of the United States. The British, who had been driven out of China by the Yunnan Army, were no longer able to fight. Facing the aggressive offensive posture of the Chinese army from the north to the south, they did not dare to insist on "
As a prerequisite for negotiations, the Chinese army "immediately and unconditionally withdraws its troops from the east bank of the Gunong River to Mare Town" was the prerequisite for the negotiations. Two negotiating delegations were sent to Nanjing and Kunming respectively to argue with the Chinese government negotiation team.
Xia Jian was very proud this time. The 30th Division of the 26th Army under his command powerfully occupied a large area of land on the east bank of Gunong River. The 64 mountain guns and field guns directly under the artillery regiment pointed at Gunong Town across the river every day.
The British and Burmese troops here; Chief of Staff and Commander of the 33rd Division Yan Yaohuan commanded the soldiers of the headquarters to repair fortifications on the front line of Ma'anshan, three kilometers north of Marei Town. The number of people has already
Most of the soldiers of the engineering force, which has increased to 35,000, are involved in it, and the instructors who are being formed are sent to the battlefield one after another for field training; the soldiers of the fourth air regiment, which has been fully replenished, are full of fighting spirit and will fly into the air as long as the weather permits.
Inspect all airspace in areas controlled by officers and soldiers of the 26th Army, and conduct reconnaissance and surveillance of deep areas in Myanmar further south.
The brigades of Dai Zhengliang's Southern Yunnan Security Headquarters launched a massive "national unity, hunting down traitors" campaign in various counties in southern Yunnan, and together with Xia Jian, they managed Southern Yunnan into a monolith.
At this time, the Anjiajun South Yunnan government had reached an agreement with the Kawa and other ethnic groups to jointly mine the Lufang Silver Mine according to a 40-60 split method, with the government accounting for 40%, the Kawa 50%, and several other small tribes.
One percent.
After the agreement was signed, a grand horse-killing oath was held. After drinking, more than 10,000 Kawa, Baiyi, and Hui people, led by the political department of the garrison headquarters and leaders of each ethnic group, shouldered the Anjia Army for free.
The supporting cement and tools poured into the Furfang mining area. A brigade of guard troops kept a tight vigil to ensure safety. The military and civilians worked together to build two simple roads from the mining area to Banglao to make preliminary preparations for large-scale silver mining.
Let the 26th Army withdraw its previous defense line to create a good atmosphere for negotiation. The central government repeatedly asked An Yi to make concessions. Chiang Kai-shek, who was annoyed by government officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was commanding a large force to suppress. For this reason, he twice
I called An Yi to tell him to stop, but after receiving two detailed secret messages from An Yi, I no longer paid attention to such trivial matters.
In desperation, Wang Jingwei called him personally, but Chiang Kai-shek kindly advised him to discuss it directly with An Yi and Zhu Peide.
Wang Jingwei immediately realized that the military, from Chiang Kai-shek to the frontline commanders, had reached a tacit understanding. He re-examined the situation on the Sino-Myanmar border and finally acquiesced in An Yi's handling method. After all, it is better to negotiate in an invincible position than to be poor.
Negotiation is a hundred times better than parrying, and the ins and outs of the "Tanggu Agreement" serve as a lesson for others.
Officials from the International Red Cross and the British government arrived in Syria by special plane and immediately went to the temporary prisoner of war camp to visit the thirty-four British officers detained there. They saw the clean and tidy barracks with complete facilities and learned about the daily food supply.
After waiting for the situation, there is no chance to find fault.
First of all, the conditions in this camp are a hundred times better than the crowded and squalid conditions in the two prisoner-of-war camps in Baoshan and Luxi, Yunnan. The prisoners are not abused and have three hours of exercise or walking time in the morning and afternoon every day, although the two meals a day are not meaty.
, but it is still better than the more than 10,000 British and Burmese prisoners of war in western Yunnan who drank rice soup and gnawed vegetable peels every day; secondly, those who complained about the prisoners of war were separated separately in the first three days of detention and were interviewed for a long time.
The International Red Cross and the British government officials had no solution for the interrogation problem, because after careful questioning, they found that the Anjiajun interrogators did not beat or scold them, but only intimidated them. This is considered very civilized in wars around the world, not to mention
Sick and injured personnel can receive timely treatment, and no one is in poor health so far. What else can you ask for as a prisoner of war?
Speaking of the food issue during detention, there is an interesting episode here. After two members of the international organization and the British consular officer visited the Lucy prisoner-of-war camp, they immediately became furious and yelled when they saw the food that was inferior to pigs and dogs.
Zhu Peide and Li who inspected
Hongxiang and other seniors were well-educated and did not have an attack under the covert restraints of special officials from the central government. But how could Zhan Huanqi, the commander-in-chief of the front line, endure it? He pulled the military interpreter in front of the dancing foreigners and ordered the interpreter to translate his words completely.
:
"Gentlemen, in order to win this war, we have spent everything we have. Wherever the British and Burmese invading troops went, they acted like bandits and plundered all our wealth and food goods from banks, shops, customs warehouses, etc.
Once it was empty, it was shipped back to Myanmar.
Today, even our soldiers can only eat two meals a day. There is no oil in the vegetables. It is all because of these bandits who brazenly invaded our home. Today, we can give rice porridge to these bandits who broke into our home.
That’s a very generous mind!
"If you feel that it is necessary to improve food, we support it with both hands, but you must provide enough food, and you must also treat our soldiers equally; let me tell you another thing, the chaos and serious destruction caused by this war
, western Yunnan
There is an acute shortage of salt in the district. The salt we purchase from southern Sichuan all year round cannot solve the problem within a few days. Therefore, from tomorrow onwards, the food in the prison camp will no longer taste like salt. If you are truly kind and fraternal, you will
Send us a batch of salt as soon as possible!"
Zhan Huanqi's sharp counterattack completely shattered the hypocritical masks of foreigners. After that, foreigners no longer dared to be presumptuous.
Officials from the International Red Cross held an emergency meeting. After the meeting, they immediately approached Zhu Peide and Li Hongxiang and promised to provide humanitarian assistance of US$500,000 to southern Yunnan within a week. However, they hoped that the food for the prisoners of war would be improved and implored Yunnan to provide the prisoners with food.
They were given a simple change of clothes. As the weather got hotter and hotter, the whole prisoner-of-war camp stank. Many British and American prisoners of war, who were wearing dirty military uniforms when they were captured, began to have boils and fleas and were in urgent need of treatment.
Only then did Zhu Peide hand over the prisoner of war camp rectification plan submitted by Zhan Huanqi to the two heads of the International Red Cross. With the help of translators, the two foreigners understood the article's instructions on cleaning up the sanitary environment, distributing mosquito nets and clothing, and urgently mobilizing medicines.
, managed the prisoner of war unit, held British and Burmese prisoners of war in separate camps, repaired the barracks and other meticulous and perfect measures, and finally showed an apologetic smile.
It is precisely because of the experience and lessons learned from the trip to Yunnan that after the international organization inspection team came to Xufu, their attitude was surprisingly good and humble, because all of them knew that the native emperor An Yi in southern Sichuan was more cunning than the generals of the Yunnan Army.
More cold.
This young general with a high status in the hearts of the Chinese is not only a strong nationalist, but also an all-pervasive and unscrupulous Chinese largest capitalist. The rogue and cruel Japanese have repeatedly hit the wall in front of An Yi.
His troops were unable to do anything under the crazy attacks. How could European and American countries, which regarded themselves as pioneers of civilization, dare to treat An Yi with the same attitude they treated Chinese officials in other regions? In early 1932, the General Assembly
During the Anti-Japanese War, the Japanese troops and expatriates captured by An Yi were in a more difficult situation. They could only eat one meal a day and had to work hard in exchange. The pro-Japanese faction at the top of the Chinese government did a lot of work and gave An Yi political support.
It took a lot of power to completely solve the problem three months after the end of the war. Otherwise, I am afraid that thousands of Japanese soldiers and expatriates will not be released to this day. This incident has deeply impressed international organizations and embassy and consulate officials from various countries.
After visiting the British prisoners of war, Major General Howard, who had been promoted to the military attache of the U.S. Consulate General in Beijing, immediately contacted An Yi and asked for a confidential conversation alone.
An Yi was very enthusiastic about his old friend who was very familiar with Shanghai before the Anti-Japanese War, and soon sent a car to take Howard and his secretary to the private room on the third floor of the Minjiang Restaurant. To An Yi's surprise, the beautiful reporter Kaplan turned out to be Following Howard, An Yi was a little unprepared for a while.
Howard saw that An Yi and his inseparable and silent Major General Adjutant Shen Fengdao were the only ones in the box. He knew that An Yi might have suspected Kaplan's identity for a long time, and felt that it was best to let it take its course. There was no need for a special explanation, so he sat down Afterwards, he sincerely praised:
"Dear An, during the war on the Sino-Burmese border, you and your generals beat our British friends too badly, especially on the last day, four and a half hours before the two countries reached a decision on peace talks, your twenty The sudden launch of the Battle of Gunongjiang in northern Myanmar by the Sixth Army shocked the whole world.
"No matter how the outside world comments on the rights and wrongs of this battle, in terms of military significance, you did a great job! It was completely beyond everyone's expectations. The British Far East Air Force lost nearly a regiment of fighter planes and personnel. The huge The arsenal in northern Myanmar and a battalion of defenders completely disappeared, and the British and Myanmar troops had to withdraw from hundreds of square kilometers of the disputed border between the two countries. In the ongoing Sino-British negotiations under the auspices of our country, our British My friend has no territorial interests to exchange and is very passive. All of this was accomplished under your leadership. My friend, my colleagues and I deeply admire you!"
An Yi waved his hand and said with a wry smile: "Howard, you also know how difficult China's current situation is. Who wants to fight at this time? The British are too unwise. After their failure in Sichuan and Tibet, they want to start from China and Myanmar on the eastern front. It would be too whimsical for the border to be compensated.
"To be honest, you and I know very well that today's Britain is no longer the most powerful country that dominated the world in the last century. Even if they still have strong war capabilities, they should not fight in the terrain and climate that they are not good at. To launch a war in southwest China, which is very complicated, they need to cross thousands of kilometers of difficult roads, and supplies are very difficult. How can they fight? These areas deep into the hinterland of the mainland are not coastal areas where naval guns can help. Even the British Even if ten more divisions were brought in to join the battle, it would not be able to change its fate of defeat. I dare to say this.
"So, it's not how good my command is, nor how effective the Yunnan Army and the Southern Yunnan Army I hastily formed are, but that we have taken advantage of the right time, location, people and other important advantages to defeat the British Army and their lackeys, the Burmese Army. It’s normal. It’s not normal if you can’t win.”
Howard and his secretary laughed, and Kaplan couldn't help but smile. Every time they were with An Yi, they could feel the young general's vitality and unique sense of humor, which made people feel very relaxed and comfortable.
This is a view generally held by people in Europe and the United States who have had contact with An Yi. Therefore, regardless of political stance, everyone is willing to accept and get close to the cunning and interesting warlord leader An Yi.