The rebirth of the Republic of China

Since the interview border and some lines on the Yunnan-Myanmar border were invaded by the Japanese army, the communication between China and India was completely cut off, and the materials granted by the United States could not be transported in. The Chongqing government was very anxious, and this anxiety even spread to Dali.

Needless to say, the importance and role of materials in wars, wars are a waste of defense, the domestic economy began to show a trend of collapse in 31, and the large-scale devaluation of legal currency has caused people to fall into dire straits.Therefore, even though he never intended to meddle in the political situation, Lu Yihua knew about it very well. The counterattack to Burma had already been put on the agenda, and there must be no problems with supplies.

Even the application for rectifying military discipline submitted by him this time was able to pass the review so quickly. Apart from the fact that this application was indeed in line with reality, another reason was to prepare for the army's counterattack against Burma.

Lu Yihua thought that even the establishment of the "Western Yunnan Wartime Work Cadre Training Group" was for counter-offensive.

Sitting on the sofa in the living room, Lu Yihua felt a little uncomfortable.

Perhaps it was because he hadn't participated in such an occasion for a long time, or maybe it was because he made up his mind that he didn't want to face these people again. If this meeting wasn't for the first time to discuss the counterattack, Lu Yihua didn't even want to sit here.

Besides, he was really worried about leaving Liu Sheng alone in Dali.

Secretly withdrawing his thoughts, Lu Yihua flipped through the documents in his hand.

This is a memorandum sent to his principal by the American adviser, General Stilwell, in mid-July of this year.This memorandum stated Stilwell's opinion on counterattacking Burma. His principal attached great importance to it after receiving it, and handed it over to He Yingqin, who was the chief of staff at this time, and the Military Command Department of the Military Commission for review. .

This time, they were recruited to Chongqing for a meeting just for this matter.

"Wilkie, President Roosevelt's special envoy, is about to arrive in Chongqing. President Sun of the Legislative Yuan of the government has also sent me a letter, proposing that the party-state government ask Britain and the United States to counterattack Burma. Before the meeting, I have given President Sun's letter to The results of the military command’s deliberations have come down.” He Yingqin signaled the secretary to distribute the documents, and then said, “The counterattack is too important, what do you think?”

"I agree with the proposal of the Military Command." Du Yuming closed the document. "Materials are too important in the war, and the Sino-Indian border must be opened. Our side is too weak. It is a good way to unite Britain and the United States to attack Burma."

After Du Yuming finished speaking, everyone present agreed.Flipping through the documents silently, Lu Yihua sat quietly in his seat, not intending to speak at all.

The content of the document is very simple. It seems that it should be a proposal made by the Military Command based on the letter provided by He Yingqin. There is even an explanation on the title page. The special envoy jointly discussed and determined.

Lu Yihua felt bored, no matter how good the report was, he felt it was boring just because of this sentence.

However, the content of the report is indeed remarkable. At least, no matter how prejudiced Lu Yihua was to the line on the title page, he could not deny the value of this document.

Lu Yihua calmed down and read it patiently. On the side of the document, there was a neat title written in a vertical row—Outline of the Sino-British and American Joint Counterattack on Burma.Lu Yihua turned another page, and at a glance, the plan can be summarized into four parts, which are the reasons for counterattacking Burma, the judgment of the enemy's strength in Burma, our combat preparations, and the combat guidance after the war. analyzed in detail.

Lu Yihua drew a horizontal line with a pen, and when he was about to look down, he saw a hand stretched out, pointing at the second line.Lu Yihua frowned, Du Yuming smiled and said, "Why didn't Jing An speak this time?"

Lu Yihua smiled and didn't speak. A staff officer sitting next to him laughed and said, "Guang Ting thought about this counterattack so hard that he wanted to ask everyone. However, what he said this time was right. Jing'an, are you here?" Dali, it is said that you have the most say in the counterattack."

What they said caught He Yingqin's attention. Looking at Shang Lu Yihua, He Yingqin smiled and said, "Jing'an also tell me your opinion? Do you agree with the plan to counterattack Burma?"

"I agree." Lu Yihua thought for a while, took a pen and clicked on the document, and then said, "The document is very detailed. In addition to what Guangting said about opening up the traffic between China and India, the restoration of control over Myanmar is mainly In order to establish a base for counterattacking Japan, the allies have been passive in combat since the loss of Burma. Once the counterattack is successful, this passiveness will naturally disappear, and even consolidate the Indian region." After speaking, Lu Yihua rarely joked, "The Axis powers are trying I am afraid that there is no hope for the Far East reunion."

He Yingqin seemed to be in a good mood. He presided over the meeting. He would be happy if it was a success.

In fact, even if the army is put aside, the interests of counterattacking Myanmar are large enough.The combat capabilities of the Japanese navy and air force have been confirmed in the war. The original operations against the Soviet Union, Australia, and the United States fully proved this point. If this Myanmar combat plan is successful, the Japanese army’s large sea, land and air advantages will be suppressed in an instant. In addition, after the communication between China and India was opened up, and the large-scale import of American aid materials to China, everyone present can imagine that when they entered the battlefield, the general counterattack that they had been thinking about was about to begin.

As a soldier, even just thinking about it will make your blood boil.

They have been looking forward to this for too long, so long that even though their beliefs have remained unchanged for many years, they will still feel more or less anxious. This is a kind of anxiety when they cannot make effective contributions to the country when it is in crisis. , and uneasy.

This kind of atmosphere is very good, and the uneasiness before has disappeared now.In recent years, the meetings he has participated in have rarely had such a comfortable atmosphere.

After unifying the opinions, let's start the topic.

Since the counterattack involved his troops, Lu Yihua suppressed his worries about Liu Sheng for the time being, cheered up and began to discuss the war, and gained a deeper understanding of the strength of the enemy and us.

When the expeditionary force entered Burma, Du Yuming was the commander in chief, and he had a much deeper understanding of Burma than Lu Yihua.Hearing Lu Yihua ask him this, Du Yuming did not hide his secrets, and simply analyzed the distribution of Japanese troops in Myanmar based on his own knowledge: "The information I have is that in Myanmar, the enemy has about five army divisions. According to the current According to the war situation, the maximum possible increase in the future is ten divisions. There is no navy in Myanmar, but there are Japanese warships in the Bay of Bengal. Location is important, tied to this operation, and—”

Du Yuming paused, then lowered his voice and said: "The Japanese intelligence agency of the Military Command has information that the number of capital ships in the Bay of Bengal fleet will increase. It is uncertain when, but it is very likely to increase to a quarter of the total fleet. "

"A quarter!" Lu Yihua gasped. Seeing that Du Yuming was sure, he slowly suppressed his surprise, pondered for a while, and then asked again, "What about the Air Force? Both the Army and the Navy have such You can’t leave the air force alone.”

"Of course it's impossible, but I'm an old-fashioned thing." Du Yuming shrugged, "You are in Dali, do you know the Japanese air force in Myanmar now? How many are there?"

"It's only 150 planes!" Lu Yihua was sure. In the west of Yunnan, he did not miss the bombing of the local air force, and he naturally knew this.

Du Yuming also knew this, and laughed when he heard the words: "I only know so much.

Lu Yihua frowned: "No one knows if their air force will expand?"

"Yes!" As soon as Lu Yihua finished speaking, a voice came in.

Looking at Du Yuming, I didn't expect their conversation to be overheard.Seeing clearly who was speaking, Lu Yihua's eyes flashed: "So it's Captain Yan, nice to meet you."

"Commander Lu, it's a pleasure to meet you." Captain Yan smiled and nodded. At this time, Du Yuming slapped him on the shoulder, "What did you say just now? Did you have an inside story? I say a word!"

Captain Yan is obviously familiar with Du Yuming. Hearing Du Yuming's complaint, he smiled wryly and said, "I just received the news, but it's not a while earlier than you. Besides, I'm just engaged in this field, and I didn't know it earlier than you. What do you want me for?"

Captain Yan was complaining, but Du Yuming didn't listen to him at all, and said in surprise: "There is really something inside?!"

Captain Yan nodded helplessly, and Du Yuming waved his hand: "Tell me quickly, we are all waiting here!"

Captain Yan looked at the smiling Lu Yihua, and sighed helplessly.Then, he straightened his expression and said, "There are about 150 bombers in Myanmar today. You all know this, right?"

Du Yuming and Lu Yihua nodded at the same time: "I know that."

"That's expansion. It's just a word. The little devil is bleeding a lot this time. In addition to the investment in the army and navy you mentioned earlier, they have also invested heavily in the air force." Captain Yan raised his palm, Then put away the thumb, "There is such a number!"

Looking at Lu Yihua, Du Yuming tentatively said, "Yes, add four hundred more?"

Without saying yes or no, Captain Yan turned his head to look at Lu Yihua again, and asked with a smile, "Commander Lu, how do you guess? Your headquarters is in Dali, and you must have a better understanding of your attitude towards little devils than this kid. I want you to guess." , how much would you guess?"

Lu Yihua smiled, and when Du Yuming was in a hurry, he said, "A pilot regiment."

"Old Yan raised four fingers up, why is it a—" just halfway through the speech, a bright light flashed in Du Yuming's mind, he stared at Captain Yan suddenly, and asked, "Fourth Flying Division?"

Captain Yan nodded: "Yes, it will be the entire Fourth Flying Division that will fight with us in the future, with a total of [-] combat aircraft."