The entire 15th Division was wiped out, which immediately shocked the Allied Southeast Asia Theater Command.
This is not in the faraway land of Jin, where no matter what happens, it will lose its freshness.
But now, for the first time under the eyes of the Allied Forces Command, an integrated division, even a guard division, was killed in Xiaoli. This was a big event that they rarely encountered.
"Qiao, you do have a good vision. The Second Theater Expeditionary Force Group that you advocated for is indeed worthy of being an elite group." General Louis Montbatten, commander-in-chief of the theater, said with some sourness.
There was nothing he could do. When he was commanding the troops, he lost consecutive battles and lost almost all of Daiying's territory in Southeast Asia to Xiaori.
Now the deputy commander, General Qiao, is trying to get the expeditionary force group from the mainland.
As soon as the war started, they achieved such a glorious victory as annihilating a division.
General Louis naturally had a sour taste.
"Louis, this is our victory. It won't take long for me to get rid of my little life from here. Isn't this the result you want?" General Joe said to him with a smile and a pipe in his mouth.
The outstanding performance of Gao Jianwu's expeditionary force group indeed surprised him, but this was an unexpected surprise.
After listening to Colonel Smith's report, the expeditionary force group was able to completely kill the 15th Division.
For General Qiao, this was not a big surprise. After all, they had already killed two little Japanese divisions in Jin.
But it was surprising that he could kill the 15th Division so quickly without suffering many casualties.
Colonel Smith reported to him the course of the battle. In this battle, what Smith saw was that Gao Jianwu's command was determined and he killed the 15th Division with almost no effort.
In particular, Gao Jianwu could use surgically precise artillery attacks to destroy the enemy's artillery positions from the beginning, and then strike at fixed points on the enemy's permanent defensive fortresses. This artillery command talent was simply appalling.
But for General Qiao, this is a very exciting thing.
He even wanted to go directly to the front line to observe a battle commanded by Gao Jianwu himself.
According to Colonel Smith, watching such a battle is simply a pleasure.
However, things at the Allied Theater Command are complicated. Not only the southern front, but also the battle on the northern front requires their timely coordination and command. For the time being, General Qiao cannot find time to come here.
General Joe returned his thoughts to the present and continued to speak to General Lewis.
"Louis, things on the southern front hardly require us to pay too much attention now. They can handle it directly here. We see that the expeditionary force on the northern front is not going too smoothly. They need reinforcements. When will your troops arrive? Can you go into battle and flank the little Japs?"
General Lewis looked at General Joe to make sure he wasn't joking.
"Qiao, you know that these troops under my command, which are mainly from South Asia, do not have much combat capability. We have no way to fight against the main divisions of the Japs. We only have the ability to undertake security tasks."
General Louis said directly that these were all open secrets and he had nothing to hide.
But General Qiao wanted him to do this, otherwise he wouldn't know what to say next.
"General Lewis, given the situation on the northern front, it seems there is no other way.
Fortunately, our southern route is progressing smoothly, which is also good news.
Since this is the case, let's continue to strengthen our southern front troops in terms of resource allocation. Their offensive should be able to pull some of the enemies on the northern front forward.
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This is equivalent to relieving pressure on the northern line in disguise. "
General Qiao looked at General Louis. Although he didn't say it clearly, it was obvious that he was already dissatisfied with General Louis' men occupying the latrine and not doing anything. There are only so many logistical supply resources. If you have more, others will have less.
Since your troops can't fight, just stay aside and give up resources to those who can fight.
General Qiao's words may have added hundreds or thousands of tons of weapons and ammunition supplies to the expeditionary force group.
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It's just that Gao Jianwu didn't know about these high-level exchange tricks.
He still had a big thing to do, but he wasn't too sure about his idea, so he secretly pulled Ding Wei aside to discuss it.
"Old Ding, I want to occupy this place. What method should we use together?"
When Ding Wei heard this, he was a little dumbfounded.
Is Gao Jianwu already so arrogant?
Now I dare to think about expanding the territory. This is the territory where the Allied forces lead the British. Isn't this forcing the other party to turn against him?
"Old Ding, don't get me wrong. What I want to say is that according to the information provided by my people, there may be a huge copper mine here, and there is a nickel mine not far north of Mandalay. If we want to solve the problem of domestic copper The two strategic resource shortages of nickel and nickel must be controlled here, even if it is not controlled in name, it can actually be controlled secretly."
Gao Jianwu saw Ding Wei's expression and knew that he had misunderstood what he meant, so he quickly added an explanation.
"That's right. You scared me. I thought you wanted to occupy this place as your own territory."
Ding Wei smiled and said.
“If it’s just secret control, I have an idea.
You see, armed forces from many places have emerged here. The little devils only control the big cities here, and they can't actually control them at the local level.
We might as well secretly fund a local armed force for our use and increase their strength, so that we can actually control this place, but it is still nominally the territory of the Allies. "
Ding Wei is indeed the person with the most strategic vision in the Iron Triangle. Within a few days, he has already seen some of the future conditions of this place.
Gao Jianwu nodded, which somewhat coincided with his thoughts. Sure enough, it's good to talk to smart people, and we can talk together quickly.
And he can't do this alone.
"Old Ding, I think so too.
In this way, you leave a main force battalion to do this here first. In name, it is to protect our rear security, but in fact, you let them find local partners to cooperate with for support. We want to make this place controllable by our own people. The place.
I have sent a telegram to the Nanyang Working Group and asked them to send prospecting experts to conduct prospecting here.
At the same time, I also asked them to contact the businessmen in the mining business in Nanyang as soon as possible for cooperation. It will not be appropriate for us to come forward directly in the future, but we must ensure that we control the mining of this copper mine and deliver the materials to the country.
Not only here, but also in Mandalay and other places in the future, we will also adopt this method for actual control.
This time we will open the seaport all the way south, and the resources we obtain will be returned through sea transportation as much as possible in the future.
Not only are there serious traffic problems when passing through the rear area by land, but also it is difficult for our goods to pass safely due to well-known reasons.
Judging from the current situation, we cannot change this status quo in the short term. "
Ding Wei nodded, knowing that Gao Jianwu was indeed talking about the current difficulties.
If shipped by sea, although the risk is high, it is still safer than land.
Because the sea is vast, even if the little devils now control this part of Southeast Asia, it is still impossible to have the power to block all shipping. Hundreds of tons of copper are casually hidden on a ship, which is not conspicuous at all, but you have to take these hundreds of tons by land. For transportation, over mountains and ridges, wouldn’t it require thousands of horses?
"Old Ding, raising bandits to respect themselves is okay in the short term, but it won't work in the long term. If we want this place to become our long-term resource supply place, then it is most beneficial for us to try our best to turn this place into a local government controlled by independent armed forces.
I heard that many forces seeking independence have emerged here. There is a group of people who followed Xiaori and controlled many places. They are also enemies of the Allied forces. We just took this opportunity to support some forces, fight against them, and replace them.
It's just that we have some difficulties now, that is, we have no way of knowing who is leaning towards us. If we choose to be a white-eyed wolf, then everything will be in vain. "Gao Jianwu then expressed his concerns.
"What you are talking about, Lao Gao, is indeed a big problem, but we cannot solve it overnight. Perhaps we can understand it based on some overseas Chinese contacted by the Nanyang Working Group. Now we are blind, and it is too early to say this." Ding Wei thought for a while and said.
In fact, this is a big problem that never has a definite answer.
"Okay, Lao Ding, you are right. Now our Nanyang working group has contacted many overseas Chinese here. They are all talents who can speak some local languages. When the time comes, they will join the people you left behind. Let’s take a look and find out the local situation first. When our comrades from the Nanyang Working Group arrive with the overseas Chinese who have worked with them, we will take immediate action.
Try to complete the most basic work before the Allies arrive to take control of this place.
Especially regarding weapons and ammunition, we must now secretly hide some of the seized weapons and not let people like Smith know about it, not even our own people.
In addition to the limited manpower to operate this matter, the fewer people know about it, the better. This job is not easy to do and requires sophisticated people to do it well. I think there is no hope for Zhang Dabiao. Xu Shida and I are not very familiar with him. I can only count on you for this matter. "
Except for the commando team, Gao Jianwu's direct descendants did not lead any other members. The Ping An cluster brought the main force of the independent group. Of course, these old soldiers have no problem with their loyalty, but this unit inherited Li Yunlong's character. They fought, screamed, and did things. Fine private work is not their specialty.
The commando team is similar. They can fight, but they don't have the ability to do detailed work.
That's why Gao Jianwu found Ding Wei and asked him to do this, because Ding Wei's character and overall view are naturally different from Zhang Dabiao.
