The rebirth of the Republic of China

Time flows like water. When Lu Yihua vigorously rectified the officialdom in Kunming, the fighting in Myanmar became more and more fierce.

Similar to Lu Yihua's previous expectation, after the Japanese army entered Myanmar, the British troops stationed in Yangon quickly retreated.Subsequently, although the Chinese Expeditionary Force into Burma achieved some victories in some local battlefields, due to the cowardice of the British troops stationed in Burma and the many conflicts between the Chinese, British and American commanders caused command errors, the Sino-British Allied Forces gradually entered the Burmese battlefield. Showing an irreversible decline.

At the end of April, the expeditionary force into Burma was defeated and retreated across the board.

This day was April 31, 29. Lashio, one of the main bases behind the Burmese army, was occupied by the Japanese army. The large amount of supplies stored in Lashio became the spoils of war for the Japanese army.

In fact, before the Lashio war started, the Chongqing government had already ordered the transfer of supplies, but there were too many things that needed to be transferred, and the transportation was inconvenient. Until Lashio was destroyed, there was still a lot of food and military equipment that could be transferred in the future.

"All kinds of vehicles and equipment of the Burmese army, wounded and sick officers and soldiers are being transferred urgently, and supplies from Lashio, Longling and Mangshi on the Yunnan-Myanmar route have also begun to be transported." After reporting the news, Liang Xiaofeng closed his hands folder.

Lu Yihua put down his pen, pinched the corners of his eyes, and asked, "Where are people? There should be a lot of people fleeing back to China, right?"

"A lot of people took the opportunity to run to the country. Many of these people were overseas Chinese from Myanmar, and many of them went to Myanmar to do business. This time, it happened to be a war. However, their situation is not very good. Yes." Liang Xiaofeng said, "It's just that, because there are too many people walking along the road, and there are some people forcibly blocking traffic, the speed of the traffic is very slow, and the traffic jam is very serious. It usually takes about an hour to open to traffic."

At this moment, the office door rang twice.

"Come in."

The straight military uniform was slightly messy. Liu Sheng hurried in with the documents, and nodded to Liang Xiaofeng who was standing beside him. Liu Sheng put the documents in front of Lu Yihua: "Jing An, the latest news, the [-]th Division moved north On the way, he was ambushed by the Japanese army, and the division commander, General Dai Anlan, died for the country."

Lu Yihua was shocked, and suddenly stood up from the chair: "What did you say?!"

Liu Sheng said: "General Dai Anlan died for the country yesterday." After that, he handed over a document, "This is General Dai's suicide note when he fought against the ancients."

There is an eye-catching black font printed in the center of the white paper, and Lu Yihua's eyes paused on one of the lines: "——This division commander made a will first: if the division commander dies in battle, he will be replaced by the deputy division commander; if the division commander dies in battle, the chief of staff will replace him." The regimental commander died in battle, and the battalion commander replaced him... and so on, at all levels."

After the outbreak of the Pacific War, the British troops stationed in Burma suffered continuous defeats on the battlefield, and the Chinese Expeditionary Force was immediately reorganized into Burma. The [-]th Division, as the vanguard of the expeditionary force, went to Burma to participate in the war.

Due to missing the best time, the expeditionary army did not go well after entering Burma, and history seemed to have returned to the original Battle of Eastern Henan. There were continuous victories in some battlefields, but this could not restore the decline.

Under such circumstances, the record of Dai Anlan's department was brilliant.Sticking to Tonggu, recovering Tangji, and resisting the Japanese troops from two countries with a weak force of 9000 people for 1 days can be called the No. [-] Burmese Army, and the first victory of the Burmese Army was also won by General Dai.

Walking to the map hanging on the side of the office, Lu Yihua stretched out his hand and pressed on the four words "Hukang River Valley".

Lu Yihua knew in his heart that even if the victories in some battles were exciting, they could not stop the defeat of the Sino-British Allied Forces on the entire Burmese battlefield. After any resistance and occupation of Lashio and Myitkyina, the invasion of Burma will be regarded as a failure.

——Lashio and Myitkyina are the throats for the Chinese army entering Myanmar to return to the country. Once they are lost, it means that the army entering Myanmar will have no way out from then on.

After staring at the map for a while, Lu Yihua said: "Zhengzheng sit down and rest, Xiaofeng will continue to talk about the Burma Road."

Liang Xiaofeng nodded: "Now the situation is getting worse and worse. I just received news from the front that Wanding, Zhefang, Mangshi and Longling can hardly walk, and there are cars all the way. The situation in Mangshi is not bad, and the front and rear are already blocked. More than ten kilometers; Longling is even worse, more than 20 kilometers are impassable. Usually after half a day, you can’t walk much, and some people simply come out with their quilts and sleep under the car. In short, the Yunnan-Myanmar Highway is very chaotic and crowded. "

With a heavy heart, Lu Yihua asked again: "How is the order executed a few days ago?"

Since the materials in Wanding, Zhefang, Mangshi, and Longling were too late to be transported away, orders were issued from all over the place, and they would be burned if they could not be transported.

"Some of the materials have been transported from the front line overnight, and some of them have been burned according to the order..." Liang Xiaofeng paused for a while, "It's just that the guards of the other part of the warehouse—"

"Run away?" Lu Yihua asked back.

"Yes."

Lu Yihua had nothing to say. He even thought it was a good deal. Even the staff group, the core command organization of the Burmese Army, retreated from Lashio to Baoshan within five days. Next, it is good to be responsible for the materials.

This was better than what he expected before, Lu Yihua smiled mockingly.

However, Lu Yihua did not expect that the advance speed of the Japanese army would be so fast.

After the Sixth Division captured Lashio, it quickly formed a rapid force led by armored vehicles. This rapid force used more than a hundred vehicles to carry infantry and advanced along the Burma Road. The troops along the way were about to collapse.

On May [-], Wanding, an important place on the Yunnan-Myanmar border, fell, and then Zhefang, Mangshi, and Longling fell.

At this speed, if the defenders along the way do not try to save them, the Japanese army will arrive in Kunming in about ten days.

On May [-]th, Lu Yihua waited in the office, and sure enough, he received a call that afternoon.

After hanging up the phone, Lu Yihua couldn't tell what was going on in his heart. There was the excitement of re-entering the battlefield, but also the chilling feeling that the Chinese army would be defeated without any resistance along the way, and even his complaints about the principal.

Before receiving the call from Generalissimo Jiang, Lu Yihua did not have a deep understanding of the real situation of joining the Burmese army.

The battle ahead was fierce, and the information could not be transmitted back. The battalion could not get in touch with Lin Wei's staff group and the Burmese entry headquarters, so the news they got was fragmented and fragmented. These were too one-sided.The only thing Lu Yihua felt reliable was a telegram from the Baoshan Commissioner's Office, which said the fall of Wanding and the tension between Mangshi and Longling.

Liu Sheng was also in the office at this time. Ever since he followed Lu Yihua, he never left as long as war was involved. It was still the same at this time. Seeing Lu Yihua hang up the phone, he asked, "Does the chairman have any instructions?"

"Lashio Wanding fell, and the enemy took advantage of the victory to march northward along the Burma Road." Lu Yihua rubbed his forehead, "By the way, what happened to the 36th Division?"

In late April, the 36th Division stationed in Xichang was ordered to gather near Xiangyun in western Yunnan.Hearing what Lu Yihua said, and thinking about the progress of the Japanese army, Liu Sheng understood, and replied, "We have already arrived at Xiangyun."

Lu Yihua nodded to show that he knew. After thinking about it for a while, he said, "Go and tell Zhong Bin and the others about the situation, and tell them that all military and commercial vehicles are required to temporarily stop transporting, and all vehicles that can be used will be requisitioned. They immediately checked the status of vehicles at major stations."

Liu Sheng wrote down his words, and when he looked up and saw that Lu Yihua had passed on the coat, he asked, "Want to go out?"

"You wait here." After buttoning the last button, Lu Yihua said, "I'll go to the General Transportation Bureau. In addition to the 36th Division, the troops near Kunming will also be dispatched. The problem of vehicles is still convenient for them."

The Yunnan-Burma Transport Bureau is located in Heilinpu, a suburb of Kunming, and the concurrent director is Yu Feipeng, who was recommended by Lu Yihua before, and he happened to be away at this time.Lu Yihua was too urgent to wait, so he sent people to find him in batches.

After waiting for half a day, when Lu Yihua got bored at the General Transportation Bureau, Yu Feipeng hurried back. During this period of time, the transportation tasks on the Burma Road were too heavy, and he was too busy to touch the ground.

Without wasting any time, Lu Yihua said straight to the point: I hope Yu Feipeng can cooperate with their military operations.

This order has the shadow of Generalissimo Jiang, so Yu Feipeng naturally would not intentionally hold him back.It took a dinner time to make a detailed plan, and Lu Yihua successfully got Yu Feipeng's promise.

During the period from May 550th to May 11th, the Yunnan-Myanmar Transportation Bureau will provide more than [-] trucks to the No.[-] Army under Lu Yihua's command for transportation within three days, and will gradually recruit vehicles for transportation.

Before he knew it, night had fallen, Lu Yihua walked back to the office under the moonlight, and Liu Sheng was sitting on the third floor waiting for him.Seeing that he was holding a document in his hand, Lu Yihua walked over and asked, "What is this?"

"The map of Huitong Bridge." Liu Sheng turned to look at him, "How is the vehicle arrangement?"

"It's not bad, Director Yu is very efficient." Lu Yihua took a sip of tea, and then suddenly smiled as if thinking of something, "I think it's the cause and effect that I strongly recommended him to be the Director of Yunnan-Myanmar Transportation. If I hadn't said anything then, Let Confucius get this position, regardless of how much profit he will take away from here before, this time he came to me to discuss the issue of army transportation, I guess he will not let me finish it so smoothly, and I will always have to grind slowly Well, it seems that we will do more of this in the future.”

Seeing that he was in a good mood, Liu Sheng knew that things would go well this afternoon.

After taking off his coat and washing his face, and taking a breath, Lu Yihua asked, "How is the situation with Zhong Bin and the others?"

"They will be able to come back tonight. I won't know until then, but I heard from those who came back that the progress is going well. Perhaps the enemy's advancing speed scared them too much. Few people would look for trouble at this time."

"That's good. If this goes on, about three divisions can be transported in three days. This speed is not bad." Lu Yihua leaned back on the chair and thought for a while, and was about to speak when he heard a knock on the door.Later, Liang Xiaofeng's clear voice came in: "Report to Commander, Commander Li of Xiangyun 36th Division is on the phone!"