Sure enough - the person who knows me is Guangting!
"Nang Xipi, what kind of tactic is this? It looks like the tactics of the Eighth Route Army!
This is Chuxiong's guerrilla habit, wandering without attacking!
If we abandon the Yunnan Road, how can foreign aid come in? How to persevere in the war of resistance?
If we get out of the way and let the Japanese attack Asan, what will our allies think of me, the great China?
How do I explain this to my friends?
Damn it, I don’t agree! 160,000 elites can still be afraid of tens of thousands of Japanese. I don’t know why Yingjiang likes him!
He was only the chief of staff. Before Luo Youqing arrived, Guangting was the deputy commander in charge. He telegraphed Guangting to come up with a new plan to fight the Japanese in Mandalay..."
Zhongcai rejected Chu Xiong's suggestion without any suspense. Not to mention him as the chief of staff, Guangting, the actual commander, was in name only. He was just a microphone.
"Shit!"
In the expeditionary force command room, Steve couldn't help but uttered a curse word, which attracted unkind looks from everyone, including Chu Xiong.
After all, Zhong Cai is also the leader of China. It's not your turn to scold Yingjiang in front of him.
When Stevie saw all the angry expressions, he let it slip that this was not Goshawk Country. You can scold them if you want.
"SOrry, what I'm scolding is not about sex!"
Still, Stilwell explained that although the old man had the power to distribute supplies, he could not be offended by public anger.
After hearing Old Man Shi's apology, Chu Xiong and others withdrew their beating eyes. This was a matter of national dignity and they must share the same hatred.
"This is Zhongcai's order and must be implemented! Now we are discussing the second plan, the Battle of Mandalay. Chief of Staff Chu, do you have any other good suggestions?"
Du Guangting set the tone with one word. As the commander-in-chief, he had the final say;
Chu Xiong had been mentally prepared for this. He had thought of the outcome before coming to the expeditionary force. Du Guangting was too mechanical in executing orders. At this time, confrontation was not what a mature chief of staff should do.
Now that the big plan has been decided. , then as the chief of staff, he should come up with the best plan based on this big framework. Chu Xiong thought for a while and said:
“Everyone, you see, Mandera, also known as Wa City, is the second largest city in the Emerald Kingdom after Bright Light. It includes the western edge of the Shan Plateau and the northern part of the Bago Mountains. The Irrawaddy River flows from the northwest side;
It is surrounded by mountains and rivers, has a developed economy, a large population, and a large number of Chinese people. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It can be said that the right time, place and people are all taken advantage of. Zhongcai's instruction to fight the Japanese in Wa City is also a prudent consideration.
If the Japanese are really willing to fight a decisive battle with my expeditionary force in Wacheng, there is no problem at all. They can send a powerful force to guard Wacheng and the main force to protect the two wings. With the help of the Japanese divisions, they will not be able to gain any advantage in the fight!
The problem now is that the Japanese know that the right time, place and people are not on their side. If they give up the option of attacking Wacheng directly and instead make a detour from the west, can they hold back the British troops responsible for the defense on the west?
Once they cannot withstand it and retreat to Asan Kingdom, our army's flanks will be exposed. At this time, the devils only need to capture Tonggu, and the retreat of our expeditionary force will be cut off by the devils.
In fact, there is no problem for our expeditionary force to defend Mandalay. We can just leave it to the independent division. The biggest problem now is the west side defended by the British army. We must have a plan to deal with the British army once they retreat. In addition, we It is recommended to leave enough reserves to deal with emergencies. "
Chu Xiong was confused in his heart, this Battle of Mandalay was just wishful thinking. You have the right time, place, and people, so why should I fight you here?
What the Japanese are best at is outflanking. The British troops can rely on them, and the old sows can climb trees.
This time it was Steve's turn to disagree with Chu Xiong:
"Chu, the Sun Never Sets Empire has the best army in the world, and the Jade Kingdom is their territory. With an army of hundreds of thousands, there is no problem in guarding the west side!
If you are worried about your retreat, send powerful troops to take over Tonggu's defense and cover the withdrawal of Tonggu's British troops. "
After hearing this, Du Guangting had a clue in his heart. He decided to adopt Chu's suggestion and set aside a force as a reserve to deal with the unfavorable situation after the British and Burmese troops could not withstand it;
After being reminded by Chu Xiong, he also had an extra precaution against the British army. After listening to the suggestions of Chu Xiong and Shi Diwei, he ordered:
"My colleagues, I have decided to follow the requirements of Zhongcai and fight the Japanese in the Mandalay area in the central part of the Emerald Kingdom;
Divided into three routes to go south to meet the Japanese, John Bull's British Army was responsible for the west route, and the Sixth Army was responsible for the east route;
The Fifth Army and the New Seventh Division of the 78th Group Army formed the middle route army. The 200th Division of the Fifth Army was sent to take over the defense of the British army at Tonggu, a key pass, to ensure the retreat of our expeditionary force. The independent division was responsible for receiving Mandalay and defending Mandalay. , the New Ninth Division is the reserve team.
If you have no objections, please report it to the Commander-in-Chief of the British Army, Hutton, for approval. "
Chu Xiong really wanted to fly over. Why should he listen to Hutton when the hundreds of thousands of Chinese expeditionary troops were fighting?
Chu Xiong knew that it was useless to talk. He had no commander and could only execute orders. Anyway, he already had a plan in mind;
Even if Tonggu is lost and their retreat is cut off, they will not withdraw from the Emerald Kingdom. Once their 60,000-strong army comes in, they will not leave. He is not worried about supplies at all. There are many British troops there, and when they are defeated Even heavy artillery was thrown everywhere.
When Du Guangting and the others withdraw, he will have the final say on the expeditionary force. Yan Haoyu and Zhang Yu will all be in sync with Chu Xiong.
Soon, the expeditionary force headquarters reached a consensus and formulated a new battle plan for Mandalay, which was approved by Zhongcai and Hutton.
The big plan for the Battle of Mandalay was finalized, and all that was left was the three-way wrangling. After a few more days of wrangling, Hutton finally agreed to the battle plan.
"Commander Dai, General Hutton has finally agreed to our battle plan. Your 200th Division will immediately set off for Tonggu to take over the defense of Tonggu. This is the retreat of our 160,000-strong expeditionary force. You must guard it. !Are there any difficulties?”
Mr. Dai replied loudly:
"The people are here in Tonggu, and I guarantee that the mission will be completed!"
Du Guangting nodded with great satisfaction and said:
"Very good, I will leave Tonggu City to you. The other ministries plan to attack and go south to meet the Japanese."
After leaving the headquarters, Yan Haoyu and Zhang Yu came together with Chu Xiong intentionally or unintentionally. Chu Xiong said to Zhang Yu:
"Lao Zhang, this time you are the reserve team. You must closely monitor the movements of the British troops on the left. If they want to retreat, you don't have to worry about them. They can't stop them. You are only responsible for receiving their equipment. If they don't cooperate, force them to do so." Receive, instead of letting them be thrown to the Japanese, it is better for us to accept them;
Yan Haoyu, you and Commander Du are together. Once they want to retreat, you take the initiative to apply for them to cut off the rear. There will not be too many Japanese troops chasing them, so there will be no problem in blocking them for a few days.
We’ve bought them a few more days. If they still can’t successfully withdraw from the country, we’ll have no fault to blame!
After they withdraw, we will hold up the banner of the expeditionary force. It is also a cooperation between the two parties! "
The three of them laughed and said nothing.
