Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 464: Yu's Army's Show of Good Will, Pre-War Preparations (Subscription Request)

"According to the Myanmar investigation team's report, Myanmar's terrain is particularly special. It is relatively easy to enter and exit from the north and south, but it is quite difficult to maneuver from east to west. It is almost impossible to fight an encirclement and annihilation war in this terrain."

In Chu Yunfei's memory.

The fighting in Myanmar basically took place in the valleys and basins running north-south.

There are very few battles in the mountains.

The gains and losses of the two cities of Yangon and Mandalay are very important.

If according to Chu Yunfei's idea.

That is, once the Pearl Harbor incident broke out, the Japanese army would enter Burma as soon as they moved south to attack the British and American colonies in Southeast Asia to ensure that Rangoon, the air force base, and the oil production areas were in their own hands.

Only in this way can a steady supply of materials be imported into the country, allowing the domestic anti-Japanese war situation to continue.

Once Rangoon is lost.

The Japanese army's attack route from Yangon to the north was quite clear, that is, Mandalay-Pegu-Toungu, Pyinwe and other military strongholds.

Mandalay's northeast to Lashio (the end point of the northern Myanmar railway) and even Myitkyina (the starting point of the Burma Road) to the north will also be directly threatened.

"Negotiations are still ongoing with the British, who are very concerned about their interests in Southeast Asia."

"Intelligence came from the United States that the Japanese army's strategic resources were only enough for three months (after the US embargo, Japan's reserves were almost exhausted), and their intention to attack the British and American colonies in the south was quite obvious."

"British Prime Minister Churchill prepared the Z Task Force and more than 100,000 colonial troops to protect the defense of Singapore and Malaysia."

"I recently received news from the Supreme Command that they have strengthened the deployment of the air force, and more than 100 old fighter planes have been deployed in Singapore and other places."

"As for the Philippines, it will be garrisoned by American and colonial troops."

Huang Baitao raised his eyebrows, obviously a little surprised: "With so many people, the Japanese will probably have to spend a lot of manpower to take these places. This is a good thing for us to defend Burma."

"Yes, yes, Britain and the United States are world powers after all. They can't be defeated by the Japanese devils, right?" Tang Ji echoed optimistically.

Seeing Chu Yunfei remained silent, Huang Baitao asked tentatively: "Sir, the Japanese can't possibly defeat Britain and the United States, right?"

"Although they have hundreds of thousands of troops, their combat effectiveness, fighting will, and even the quality of their troops are not as good as ours."

"If I were the commander of the Japanese army, I would only need two special divisions to defeat them or even surround and annihilate them."

Zhao Pengcheng asked: "I wonder which famous Japanese general will command the battle this time."

"Even if he's not a famous general, he's enough to deal with the British..."

Chu Yunfei's tone was full of contempt.

Still as contemptuous of the British as ever.

Wavell, who was in charge of commanding operations in Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia, was a notorious incompetent good-for-nothing during World War II.

As for Sibal, who commanded the Battle of Singapore, he was the worst of the bunch.

The command abilities of Japanese commanders such as Yamashita Tomoyuki and even Iida Shojiro were not outstanding among the Japanese army.

Chu Yunfei was really shocked that he became a famous general by defeating the British army.

After a moment of silence, Tang Ji asked, "Captain Chu, you don't seem optimistic about the possible defensive war between Britain and the United States?"

"It is better to rely on oneself than on others. The Americans are easy to deal with. Even if they suffer losses, they can regain their face later. After all, they are the world's largest country."

"The British?" Chu Yunfei snorted. "I can't wait to see them get beaten to a pulp. Since the war began, they have compromised and made peace with Japan countless times. Do you remember what they did in the Tianjin Concession when they closed the Burma Road last year?"

Huang Baitao frowned: "Are you saying that the British handed over the silver ingots that belonged to our National Government to the Japanese?"

"That's right. The British handed over all the silver ingots worth 53.5 million yuan to the Japanese. They also put the puppet government's currency, the Union Bank Notes, into circulation in the concession."

Yu Xiaoqing, who was attending the meeting, couldn't help but wonder: "But, aren't they our allies?"

In his opinion, the conversation between Chu Yunfei and Huang Baitao was truly sensational.

The British opened the Yunnan-Burma Road to support the war of resistance. As a Yunnan Army general, Yu Xiaoqing always believed that the British were brothers on the same front as them.
But now, this statement has made Yu Xiaoqing fall into doubt.

Huang Baitao introduced: "Last June, after the French government surrendered, the British Isles were at risk of being landed by the Germans. In order to ease relations with the Japanese and also because they were worried about a quick alliance between Japan and Germany, the British compromised with Japan, signed the relevant "neutrality agreement" and closed the Burma Road."

Zhang Dongkai then added: "If you want to rely on compromise to preserve your colonial interests, you will know that it is impossible. These things can only be defended with iron and blood, how can you negotiate with words?"

"There are no so-called allies between countries, only pure interests. The so-called treaties and so-called neutrality are actually just the interpretation of liars and the bargaining chips of politicians."

Chu Yunfei interrupted and said, "Let's not talk about this anymore. These short-sighted British people will be taught a lesson sooner or later."

After finishing speaking, Chu Yunfei turned to look at Tang Ji who was standing beside him and said, "Chief of Staff Tang, your Yu Army will also have to send some troops to fight in Burma. You are aware of this, right?"

Tang Ji agreed repeatedly: "The commander has already given the order, please rest assured, Commander Chu, we will definitely cooperate."

"Yes." Chu Yunfei nodded slowly, and then continued: "If your troops have any difficulties at present, please raise them now and I will help you solve them."

Tang Ji smiled and complimented: "It is said that Chief Chu's words are always binding. When I was in Kunming, I always heard people talking about Chief Chu..."

"Stop, let's not waste time on this. Let's get straight to the point. What is missing? How many are missing? The estimated number of combat troops. What is the officer ratio? Who is the main commander?"

"For the first phase of the operation, the division commander plans to send a main force regiment into Burma. As for the commander of the regiment, Xiaoqing will naturally take on the role, but..." Tang Ji hesitated to speak, as if he had something difficult to say.

Chu Yunfei has dealt with this group of old foxes many times in this year.

Naturally, I guessed what he wanted to express.

He simply turned to Yu Xiaoqing and said, "I remember hearing Captain Yu say just now that you are unwilling to serve as the captain of the main regiment in the Yu Division?"

Yu Xiaoqing knew his chance had come. He quickly stood up and said, "Sir, yes."

Chu Yunfei continued to ask: "As the only son of the Yu family, if you stay in your father's army and follow me into Burma to fight a battle, you should be able to become a division commander."

Yu Xiaoqing shook his head and refused, "Sir, I want my own regiment. I don't want to be under the protection of my father. I hate everything now. I don't want to follow the path arranged by my father."

At this time, Yu Xiaoqing had not yet realized the helplessness of the local army.

He was not too influenced by Tang Ji.

At least.

At this point in time, Yu Xiaoqing still had the righteousness of his country and family in his heart.

In Chu Yunfei's eyes, he is still a talented person with great potential.

"Chief of Staff Tang, Commander Yu has great ambitions. I plan to transfer him to work with me. What do you think?"

Seeing Chu Yunfei looking at him with a smile.

The old fox Tang Ji thought of all the possibilities in just a dozen seconds.

I still haven't guessed what Chu Yunfei really meant.

Neither relatives nor friends.

There was absolutely no need for Chu Yunfei to train the only son of a "Yunnan warlord".

Even though he had been sitting on the bench for a year, who would dare to underestimate Chu Yunfei?
Chu Yunfei looked down upon the position of commander-in-chief of the Sixth War Zone.

Instead, he went to the Yunnan-Myanmar border to serve as a small general consultant.

Everyone knows the importance of fighting in Burma.

Could it be that he wanted their Yu family army to be the vanguard of this battle into Burma?

To protect Yu Xiaoqing's future?
But the problem is that their Yu Division is not in the battle sequence for this campaign into Burma.

Although Chu Yunfei was the chief of the advisory group in Yunnan, theoretically he was not qualified to command their Yu division. The only one who could command them in battle was actually Long Yun.

After racking his brains to figure it out, Tang Ji gave up thinking: "Then listen to Commander Chu. If the division commander knew about this, he would be very happy. Xiaoqing usually regards you as a role model for soldiers."

Chu Yunfei waved his hand, then turned to look at Zhang Dongkai: "Dongkai, leave the regiment you lead to him."

Zhang Dongkai took the opportunity to raise his own concerns and demands: "Your Excellency, I have something to report to you. Even if we follow the original plan and absorb some of the defeated soldiers into the team, our number of officers is still far from enough. What do you think about this matter?"

The number of officers affects the combat effectiveness of a unit, especially the tactics and strategies they adopt, which require a large number of grassroots non-commissioned officers and officers to maximize their combat effectiveness.

"Have the problems of junior NCOs been solved?"

"The previously reserved organizational structure has basically played its role. The original deputy squad leaders have been promoted to acting squad leaders, and the deputy platoon leaders have been transferred to acting platoon leaders."

"I will ask Commander Yan to send some people over."

Chu Yunfei paused, and then said: "In addition, the headquarters also attaches great importance to this expedition, and some of the latest batch of Whampoa students will also enter the various combat sequences of the expeditionary force.

As the absolute main force, we will naturally be allocated a large number of quotas, so you don’t need to worry too much about this matter.”

This thing really affects Huang Baitao's troops.

In the past year.

The students of Huangpu were basically assigned to the two key war zones: the Ninth War Zone and the Sixth War Zone.

After all, they faced a direct threat from the 11th Army of the Japanese Central China Front.

As for the Second War Zone.

In the absence of Chu Yunfei, the officers of various units mainly relied on graduates from the Shanxi Army Officers Academy.

Even Huang Baitao opened an officer training class.

At this stage, their size is still expanding rapidly, and the number of additional officers and personnel is far from enough.

In fact, this is often the case.

Working hard and racking your brains to think of all the solutions below are not as effective as the above sentence.

Chu Yunfei just needs to ask for it.

How could the headquarters not give him face?

Moreover, who will be the main force in the battle in Burma? Can these old foxes in the command center not tell the big king from the small king?
At this moment, Tang Ji also reacted completely.

Chu Yunfei didn't want the Yu family army to be the main force and serve as cannon fodder.

But he really intends to train Yu Xiaoqing.

What price does it cost to be the leader of a main regiment under Huang Baitao?
Tang Ji made up his mind and whispered, "Commander Chu, it is not impossible to discuss it if Master Yu splits off a regiment and adds it to your team..."

Chu Yunfei looked at Yu Xiaoqing, who was looking shocked, and turned to ask in a low voice: "Chief of Staff Tang, who meant this?"

"The Master only has one son, so naturally he wants the best for him."

Tang Ji was calm and said with a smile, "Now that there is such an opportunity to defend the country and make achievements, I, as an uncle, also want to fight for Xiaoqing."

Chu Yunfei took a deep look at Tang Ji, then nodded: "We'll talk about this later."

(End of this chapter)