The rebirth of the Republic of China

After all, Lu Yihua still didn't make it to Kunming in time. He was in the conference room arranging the last part of the business before leaving, when the door was suddenly knocked open, and Xiang Junci led several other staff officers in quickly.

"what happened?"

"Just now I got the news that in the early hours of this morning, the Japanese army attacked the US's largest naval and air base in the Pacific, and the United States and Britain declared war on Japan." He said, and handed the two pieces of paper in his hand to Lu Yihua, "The person in charge of the surprise attack It was Yamamoto’s Combined Fleet, Pearl Harbor was attacked twice in succession, they did their mental calculations, and the U.S. military was caught off guard, and the main force of the entire Pacific Fleet was almost wiped out.”

It was the winter of [-] in the Gregorian calendar when the Pacific War broke out.

Lu Yihua put down his work and went to a meeting. Before he left, he received a phone call. Zhang Qianlin anxiously asked him about the process of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

In a newspaper office in Chongqing, after hanging up the phone, Zhang Qianlin let out a long breath.

Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor was indeed unexpected. As a war correspondent, Zhang Qianlin also had his own understanding of the situation on the battlefield. Once the United States declared war on Japan, Japan would inevitably transfer its troops to the Pacific battlefield. In other words, the troops going to the Pacific are bound to be drawn from the Soviet-Russian battlefield and the Chinese battlefield. This is definitely a good thing for the Chinese battlefield.

Walking out of the office with a smile, the editors and reporters outside were all smiling. Some young people with eccentric personalities even jumped onto the desk with the published telegram. The atmosphere in the newspaper office was very lively.

On the way to the meeting, Lu Yihua kept smiling. Even though he had experienced the Pearl Harbor incident, he was still very excited.People are always anxious before things happen, but the joy after anxiety will be stronger.

Everyone around looked relaxed, as if Japan would surrender the next moment.From this moment on, the nation saw the hope of victory, and people came out of the confusion of the war and ran towards the light with all their strength.

Lu Yihua thought to himself, fortunately he hadn't left for Kunming yet, he didn't miss this moment.

There were a lot of meetings in these two days. As the supreme commander of China, Generalissimo Jiang urgently convened a joint meeting of the Central Standing Committee and the National Government on the second day after he learned of the attack on Pearl Harbor, and formally declared war on Japan after the meeting. At the same time, an expeditionary force was ordered to be formed.

This was the first official declaration of war against Japan since the Anti-Japanese War. The reports in the newspapers were full of enthusiasm, and the national mobilization orders in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War were relocated to the most prominent position in the newspapers: "Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the country. There is no distinction between the north and the south, people regardless of age, the rich will contribute the money, the powerful will contribute, and the whole people will fight against the war!"

When Lu Yihua arrived in the meeting room, there were already quite a few people sitting there, and he had greeted a few acquaintances. Lu Yihua sat aside and didn't speak, and the people in the room didn't pay much attention to him. They were discussing the impact of the Pearl Harbor incident. And the possible military deployment of the Japanese army.

The discussion at the meeting was very heated, but no results were reached. Most of these people were inquiring about the quota of the expeditionary force, hoping to go to Myanmar.This kind of meeting was meaningless, and some people left in the middle of it. Lu Yihua sat and listened to the news for a while, then got up and left.

"Has the quota for the expeditionary force come out?" Liu Sheng asked.

Lu Yihua shook his head: "Not really, but it's probably coming soon."

"I don't know if we can get involved." Zhong Bin, who was sitting in the co-pilot of the car, turned his head when he heard the words, "At least we are staying in Kunming, so we will get our turn no matter what? I just don't know if we will send How many people are going?"

Lu Yihua didn't speak. The current situation is quite similar to the previous life. Although there are some subtle differences, many things happen either earlier or later, but these changes are related to him, not related things, basically There will be no impact.

Lu Yihua looked up and saw Zhong Binming's sparkling eyes, and said with a broken smile, "You see, I'm useless, let's think about how to train the army. We are in Kunming, even if we can't go to Myanmar this time, there will always be time to contribute."

Zhong Bin can be regarded as an old man beside Lu Yihua. After following him for so long, if he still can't understand Lu Yihua's words, then he is in vain.Leaning on the seat, Zhong Bin heaved a long sigh. He understood that Lu Yihua's words represented his judgment, and he was no longer part of the expeditionary force.

Watching the street scene passing by outside the window, Zhong Bin comforted himself again and again, but still felt unwilling, and asked, "Jing An, do you think the British will continue to block the expeditionary force from entering Burma as before?"

"That's not sure." Lu Yihua said, "But we will definitely let us in in the end. The British army only has one division in Burma. Apart from relying on the intimidation of the British Empire in their fantasy, once the Japanese army attacks Burma, the British army will be killed." They will not be able to hold on, they are probably still dreaming, thinking that if the Japanese army wants to complete the Burma Road, they must pass through China and Burma, or the border between my country and Laos, instead of Burma controlled by their British Empire."

What Lu Yihua said was extremely ironic, but it was also the truth. Zhong Bin recalled the situation when he met the British major general before, and even thought gloatingly, if it wasn't for the fact that Yangon was finally at the end, it would be better for the British army to suffer more : "However, Yangon is finally like this, don't they worry?"

"If you are not worried, you will not just be vague about our desire to enter Myanmar, but directly refuse."

Hearing this, Liu Sheng, who had been silent all this time, said: "The investigation team to Myanmar has already sent back information once. The traffic in Myanmar is really bad. Back then we built the route at most to the western Yunnan area, and Myanmar has never been able to intervene. There is only one railway in Yangon, and it only goes to Lashio, and as for the road, it is even worse.”

Zhong Bin didn't know much about things in Myanmar, so he felt very novel when he heard this place, so he asked, "Isn't there a Burma Road? Although the Burma Road has been bombed constantly, it hasn't been broken. As long as there are other roads connecting with Yunnan The Burmese road is connected, so transportation will not be a problem.”

Lu Yihua also looked at Liu Sheng, and Liu Sheng shook his head: "I just checked the day before yesterday. There is only one road between Yangon and the Burma Road. It's an old road, and it's already dilapidated."

"It's not easy." Putting away his reluctance, Zhong Bin frowned, "The most important place in Myanmar is Yangon. Although the terrain there is very convenient for defense, it is extremely complicated, with high mountains and criss-crossing rivers. The climate is not very good, not to mention the hot weather, all kinds of poisonous insects and miasma in the forest will also bring difficulties to the march of the army. It is okay if the British army can hold it, but if it cannot hold it, it will hinder the transportation conditions. It’s not always possible to start in time.”

Liu Sheng nodded in agreement with his words, and seeing that they were talking, he asked Zhong Bin to pull out a map from the side of the driver's seat and spread it out to read: "In Yangon, the British army has less than [-] troops. Can't stop..."

"Heh!" Zhong Bin interrupted Liu Sheng with a sneer, "What are you assuming, I don't think they can hold it at all."

Zhong Bin just complained, and after he finished speaking, he fell silent and listened to Liu Sheng's continuation. After waiting for a while, he couldn't think of anything. He raised his head in surprise, and met Lu Yihua's eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling. Yihong: "Then what, I'm just complaining." Then, she turned to Liu Sheng and smiled, "Zhengzheng, let's continue."

Liu Sheng circled an area on the map with his finger: "This is the east of Myanmar, where the Denglao Mountains and the Salween River are located." He then pointed to another adjacent area, "This is Yangon, It is on a plain, but it is surrounded by many rivers and mountains."

Zhong Bin rubbed his chin and came to a conclusion: "Easy to defend but difficult to attack."

"It's not just a matter of easy defense and difficult attack." Lu Yihua said, "If we can't enter Burma at the beginning of the war, once the British army loses, the Japanese army will definitely pay more attention to defense than them after they occupy Yangon. The terrain of this place is indeed conducive to defense. We If you want to get it back again, you will have to pay a big price in all likelihood.”

Zhong Bin only felt that the more discussions he got, the more angry he became. He couldn't vent his anger in his chest. Finally, he simply threw the map and said bitterly, "What! They lost Rangoon, but let us pay for it!"

Regarding this, Lu Yihua was also quite helpless, but he really couldn't intervene in this aspect.Before going to Xi'an to meet Hu Shoushan, he was once called by Chairman Jiang to the Huangshan mansion because of his transfer. At that time, he talked about things in Myanmar, and his principal was also very angry.

"Respect! You go and tell them that China is willing to return all the leased materials in Myanmar! Stop the cooperative relationship between China, the United States and Myanmar!"

Lu Yihua could have guessed the whole thing. After the outbreak of the Pacific War, the "East Asia Joint Military Conference" was held in Chongqing. Representatives from China, the United States, and the United Kingdom were all present. His headmaster strongly advocated planning an Asian regional strategy to safeguard the interests of Asian countries. Representative Fang only paid attention to the interests of his colonies, and believed that the Far East Allied Forces were the top priority.

After the military meeting, that was the day when Lu Yihua went to Huangshan Mansion, he happened to meet He Yingqin to report to his headmaster. When He Yingqin saw that Lu Yihua was there, he said, "Jing'an is here too."

Lu Yihua stood up and said hello: "I'm here to say goodbye to the principal, how about respecting the public?"

He Yingqin smiled wryly, and sighed: "I hope I am well."

Before Lu Yihua could figure out what He Yingqin meant, his principal went downstairs and nodded when he saw them: "Is there something wrong with Jingzhi?" He said to Lu Yihua, "Jing An also sit down and listen."

He Yingqin handed over a stack of documents in his hand: "Committee, I just received the news that the British side has openly seized a batch of aid materials from Myanmar to China."

This sentence broke the originally peaceful atmosphere in the room. Chairman Jiang scolded in an instant. Lu Yihua was also startled, and then frowned: "Jinggong, didn't the United States say anything?"

Chairman Jiang also looked at He Yingqin, and He Yingqin looked bitter: "Not yet."

Thinking of the situation that day, Lu Yihua sighed: "Britain seized aid supplies to China. If the chairman of the committee hadn't said in anger that he would stop cooperation, Britain would not compromise, and the United States would not come out to mediate. But the result is not bad, at least the signing After signing the agreement, our delegation can go to Lashio openly, and we won't wait until the war to find out that our eyes are black."

After hearing this, Liu Sheng and Zhong Bin's originally good mood also sank. Lu Yihua really couldn't get involved in the affairs of the expeditionary army. He could only give some opinions when the chairman summoned him, and then waited for the higher-ups to assign him affairs.

The attitude of the British army is not something he can decide, nor can his headmaster decide.Moreover, even if his principal can fight for it, it is still unknown whether he will offend the British army. The possibility of the expeditionary force entering Burma at the beginning of the war is very slim. Once Yangon is lost, the value of the expeditionary force's entry into Burma will be lost. .

Forget it, Lu Yihua sighed in his heart, he'd better go back to Kunming and prepare to go, according to the experience of his previous life, he probably won't have an easy life in the future.