In the headquarters, Chief of Staff Meng Da, who had not been seen for a long time, was leaning on his chair, holding a telegram in his hand and worrying.
Since Fang Jingyao was transferred to form the new army, he took over the former's position and followed his old partner Long Wenwen to become the chief of staff of the Honorary Third Division.
It just didn't last long. After Liao Mingyu came to the Yangon front line, this guy was transferred to the military headquarters and became the adjutant and assistant to the commander-in-chief.
However, Meng Fanle's current basic position is still the Chief of Staff of the Third Division. After all, the position of Chief of Staff of the 88th Army nominally belongs to Liao.
Although he has lost some real power, it is better to be with Jun Zuo than to be with that dead man who is trying to kill people without repaying their lives.
It's just that Liao Mingyu, the hands-off boss, hardly cares about other military affairs such as tactical offense and logistical supplies except for military strategic arrangements. As for the rest of the details and summary work, Meng Fanxiao had to take care of it all.
"Hey, you said the sun is rising in the west? What do you think, the United States actually asked us to send planes to support?"
Meng Fan was puzzled. It had always been the expeditionary force requesting the Allies to provide them with air support, but now it was the other way around.
And the other party was not asking for help. This telegram was a direct order from Stilwell, asking the 88th Army to postpone the attack on Yangon and concentrate all air power to cooperate with the Allied attack the day after tomorrow.
"Perhaps the Americans in the Pacific also suffered in front of the Japanese."
"That's not true. I heard that the little devils over there are even crazier than those in Southeast Asia. They can defend an island until they run out of ammunition and food and never surrender."
"If I were the commander of the US military, I would encircle them without attacking them and starve these bastards to death."
"Don't talk about those useless things. Seeing that the Yangon battlefield has reached the most critical moment, but we are asked to postpone the attack, wouldn't the previous sacrifices be in vain?"
"If you ask me to tell you what the hell, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, even the Americans can't do anything to us!"
Several combat staff members nearby were talking to each other, speculating on the mystery, but everyone's attitude was basically the same. No one was willing to give up the victory that was within reach in order to help others.
"Sir, what kind of action do you want us to cooperate with?" one of the staff members asked tentatively, and curiously looked at the other telegram in Meng Fangliao's hand.
Meng Fan immediately turned the paper upside down and covered it on the table, and reprimanded impatiently: "Don't worry about what you shouldn't do. We will decide everything after Jun Zuo comes back!"
"Yes, the humble position is too abrupt."
The contents of this special military operation code-named "Ring the Bell" are strictly confidential, which is why the order was not sent to the Chinese Expeditionary Force until just before the operation.
"I'm sorry, why are you so anxious?"
As he spoke, Liao Mingyu's voice sounded at the door.
Meng Fangli stood up immediately and gestured around with his eyes. The other people in the command center immediately understood and put down their work and walked out of the room.
"No one is allowed in without my order!"
"yes!"
Meng Fanglia finally gave some uneasy instructions and closed the door heavily.
"What's going on that's so mysterious?"
Liao Mingyu just had time to take a sip of water, but when he saw the opponent's formation, his face was full of doubts.
Meng Fan didn't waste any time and handed over the two telegrams directly.
This is a telegram written in a special Allied code. It is rarely used in normal times. There is no code book. There is only a US military communications soldier who has been following the expeditionary force headquarters as a liaison.
And this U.S. military signal soldier is also very special. He looks similar to a Chinese, with black hair, black eyes, and yellow skin. The only difference is that he cannot speak Chinese and makes some weird praying movements from time to time in the camp.
Others may not know it, but Liao Mingyu knows very well that this is the "Wind Whisperer" warrior created by the U.S. Navy in order to prevent the Japanese army from deciphering its own code.
The so-called Wind Talkers are actually a special force that relies solely on language talents...Indiana Navajo codebreakers.
These codebreakers compiled codes in their Navajo language for use in radio communications.
Because the Navajo language is very strange in tone and syllables, and the grammar of this language is also very different from other languages, it is impossible to understand it without long-term exposure to this language.
What is even more exaggerated is that even Indians from other tribes do not understand Navajo. It is like a unique dialect in some parts of China, which is strange, bitter and difficult to understand. Moreover, this language has no written language and is only passed down orally among the Navajo tribe.
Therefore, this special language code makes the US military's wireless telegrams so unbreakable that even if they are intercepted by the Japanese, they cannot be deciphered at all.
Every Windtalker soldier is very valuable. Looking at the entire U.S. Navy, there are only a few hundred of them. The reason why he can equip Liao Mingyu with one is because Stilwell believes that the expeditionary force he leads has good combat power. , to facilitate combat communication between each other and reduce the risk of being deciphered by the Japanese army.
"The Yamato actually came to Singapore? No, it's already the end of May. How come this broken ship hasn't sunk yet??"
After reading the first telegram, Liao Mingyu was shocked and stared at the words on the paper in disbelief.
The above content is clearly the flagship of the Japanese Navy: the battleship "Yamato" and its escort fleet have set off from Kure Port, Japan, and are expected to arrive in Singapore in 5 days.
Logically speaking, the Yamato should have participated in the Battle of Okinawa on the 7th of last month, overestimating its capabilities. At the request of the emperor, it implemented the "Operation Ten-1" order and carried out a suicide attack on the entire ship in an attempt to fight against the entire combined fleet of the US military on its own. .
Needless to say, its outcome was that it was frantically rubbed against the sea by an aircraft carrier battle group composed of 11 US aircraft carriers.
At that time, the Yamato was escorted by only one light cruiser and eight destroyers. Due to the lack of an escort fleet and its own weak air defense force, in just half a day, the Yamato was hit by several torpedoes and bombs, and the main gun ammunition depot exploded directly. , the entire hull leaked water everywhere, and then sank in the Pacific Ocean.
More than 2,000 sailors on the ship, including the commander of the 2nd Fleet, Lieutenant General Ito Seiichi, and the then captain of the Yamato, Kosaku Ariga, were all killed in the battle. It is really gratifying.
But the strange thing is that the Yamato in this time and space did not participate in the Battle of Okinawa. Until the end of the battle this month, it stayed in Kure Port on the Japanese mainland for repairs and renovations.
Stilwell also received an order from the commander of the U.S. Navy to gather all allied aviation forces in Southeast Asia and carry out an attack mission on the Yamato near the San Miguel Islands in the northeastern waters of Malaysia on May 28, two days later. Kill this so-called largest battleship in the world.
(End of chapter)
