But this matter cannot be the wishful thinking of Gao Jianwu alone. In Southeast Asia, he does not have the final say.
The one who calls the shots here is the Allied Southeast Asia Theater Command, the most important of which is General Joe Stevens.
However, Gao Jianwu did not have a direct relationship with General Qiao, and had to find his old acquaintance, Colonel Smith, who was now very enthusiastic about the expeditionary force group.
"John, you see, we have a new plan, which is to start from the south of Burma and Britain, penetrate directly into Siam, get rid of the little Japs in Siam, and then penetrate along the Malay Peninsula, with the help of the Allied Navy Take Sumatra.
On the one hand, it takes back the oil fields in Sumatra to cut off the oil supply to the Japs, and on the other hand, it also creates conditions for the Allies to control the Strait of Malacca!
Through this new battle, we can completely divide the Southern Army of the Little Japanese into several pieces on the peninsula and the Dutch East Indies. "
Gao Jianwu found Colonel Smith and simply drew a line on his marching route plan on the map. Such an obvious trend certainly made Smith quickly understand his fighting intentions.
"Gao, I have to say that your efficiency is really high. You have just calmed down the British territory in Burma, and now you are planning the next phase of combat missions. Your new plan is also great. I fully agree." Colonel Smith looked at it Wan nodded frequently and said happily.
For him, the greater the success of the expeditionary force group, the greater his contribution. At the same time, for the Allies, this is also a crucial step towards the recovery of the entire Southeast Asia.
What's even more rare is that this time it was Gao Jianwu himself who proposed it.
"Gao, I have good news to tell you. It is estimated that in a few days, my appointment letter for major general promotion will be announced. I very much hope to share this good news with you." Colonel Smith looked at Gao Jianwu and said seriously.
"I am very grateful to the Expeditionary Force Group for bringing me this honor, and I will continue to fight with the Expeditionary Force Group."
"Great, John, this is really good news. Really, all of us will be happy and blessed for you. You are a real soldier. In the past battles, the Expeditionary Force Group is also very happy. I have a strong comrade like you!
If you don't object, we'll throw a grand party for you to celebrate. "Gao Jianwu was stunned for a moment when he heard the news, but in an instant he was really happy for Smith.
Frankly speaking, Colonel Smith's promotion is a great thing for the expeditionary force group, but Gao Jianwu doesn't know if he will leave after this promotion.
"However, John, no matter how high you are promoted, you are still my comrade, right? We will still fight side by side until we drive the little Japs away from Nanyang, right?" Gao Jianwu asked.
"As for the expeditionary force group, we cannot do without you."
"Of course, I am still staying in the expeditionary force group. This time I will serve as your chief of staff. I think you will not object to this appointment." Colonel Smith said with a wink.
"Of course, John, my chief of staff, welcome you to join the expeditionary force group!" Gao Jianwu said in a slightly exaggerated tone.
In the battle in the British-controlled Burma, although Colonel Smith only fought once and shot down two Japanese fighter jets, his role was no worse than that of an attack group.
The Expeditionary Force Group's ability to obtain such good weapons is closely related to Colonel Smith's efforts in the Allied Southeast Asia Command.
Of course, the inclination of General Qiao, deputy commander of the Allied Southeast Asia Command, is also crucial. It was these two people who worked closely together and fought hard for Gao Jianwu's Second Theater Expeditionary Force Group to obtain equipment comparable to the main force of the beautiful country.
But Gao Jianwu also deserves their trust. Using the assistance they provided, nearly 10 Japanese divisions have been annihilated.
In the entire Asian theater, this is a unique and illustrious military achievement.
Because of this, both Colonel Smith and General Qiao Steven were promoted to one level each because of their outstanding military exploits.
Because of Gao Jianwu, at least 100,000 casualties were reduced for the beautiful country.
Gao Jianwu's great achievements in the British territory of Burma not only restrained the strength of the Southern Army to directly support the Pacific battlefield, but also re-opened the Burma Highway, making it possible for large-scale aid to enter the interior, which greatly supported the improvement of the interior battlefield.
Such a huge feat may not be achieved even by commanding 100,000 elite troops from the beautiful country. But Colonel Smith and General Joe were able to accomplish it with some material assistance, which is a sufficient indication of the effectiveness of their work.
Get high scores in the top management of the beautiful country, and their official promotion will be reflected immediately.
Gao Jianwu didn't care about this. It was certainly a good thing for him that his old friend Smith could be promoted. Therefore, Smith's appointment as the chief of staff of the expeditionary force cluster was no obstacle to Gao Jianwu.
After all, they had developed a tacit understanding in past battles.
What can and cannot be done has been clear to Smith for a long time. The boundaries between the two parties are very clear, and it is completely acceptable to Smith. What Gao Jianwu did is itself a thing that is beneficial to all parties, except With Ying and little devil.
But what does Dai Ying's interests have to do with Smith? It would be great if the beautiful country can benefit.
Not to mention, Smith can still hold this qualification, which will give him greater room for future promotion. It can be said that it is an excellent thing for the country, himself, and the improvement of the situation in the entire war zone.
If this incident can also clear some obstacles for Empire to enter the local market in the future, that would be the icing on the cake. It's obvious that Dongfang's magical Gao can do both things very well for him.
Compared with some officers of the Central Army, Gao Jianwu was simply a clean figure, which even Smith admired greatly. Whether it was the equal and harmonious relationship between officers and soldiers, the united fighting, and the unprecedentedly powerful combat power, Smith was fascinated by the Second Theater Expeditionary Force Group.
Frankly speaking, he really enjoyed spending time with these pure expeditionary officers and soldiers. This was the real army, with no deductions, no crooked ways and a smoky atmosphere.
Here they have the same goal, and they share the same heart and soul. They are both people who can trust each other and give their backs to each other on the battlefield.
With Colonel Smith's relationship, Gao Jianwu's new plan was quickly approved by the Allied Southeast Asia Command.
In the words of later generations, after all, the Allied Southeast Asia Command also had to strive for performance. Gao Jianwu jumped out and took the initiative to charge. Who would object?
General Montbatten is not that stupid!
This time, except for leaving some of the main battalions to continue guarding to protect Gao Jianwu's interests, the six major attack groups dispatched all the main attack groups.
They broke into Siam along the border line of the colony. Relying on the prestige gained by the expeditionary force group, the little devils garrisoned in Siam were not strong enough. Under the order of the Southern Army Headquarters, these little devils retreated without a fight.
Returned directly to the vicinity of Phnom Penh in French Indochina.
The Siamese dynasty trembled, and soon made a decision with the Japs and returned to the Allies.
Siam itself was not Gao Jianwu's target this time, so he did not stay in Siam at all. After the dynasty here surrendered, Gao Jianwu couldn't wait for the British Allied troops to follow, so he directly handed over this place to them to find a way to contact them. .
It's just that no one noticed this time that when Gao Jianwu and others attacked south, there was actually a team of hundreds of thousands of workers from Siam providing them with logistical assistance and entering the Malay Peninsula together.
And these Chinese people don't know that once they go, they will never come back. There is a better place waiting for them to build.
Huang Qingyuan and the others not only agreed verbally, but also took action!
Once these big families take action, the resources they can use are also very scary.
With the help of development projects in Malaysia, they quickly mobilized a large number of Chinese teams in Siam.
These projects did not come out of nowhere. In fact, they had some plans for a long time, but without external conditions to cooperate, they did not dare to invest a lot of money.
Now they see the powerful power Gao Jianwu possesses and his determination to completely transform this land. Therefore, these big families also placed their bets on Gao Jianwu.
Almost at the same time, Ding Wei, who was deliberately left in Mao Danmian, started his hard work again.
This time he was more focused than before, because compared to the local sand mixing in Myanmar and Britain, the new mission goal given to him by Gao Jianwu this time was more ambitious.
Of course, the prospects of this work are also broader. Although the land of China is still riddled with holes, Ding Wei, like Gao Jianwu, sees the hopes and limitations of China's future development.
Regarding the Strait of Malacca, although Ding Wei did not know that it would become the busiest waterway in the world in the future, it was not difficult to guess its importance to China in the future based on his overall view.
After all, there will be two major directions for China's future exchanges with the outside world, one to the east and the other to the west. As long as it is heading west, there is no way that does not pass through this channel and nearby ports.
Now Gao Jianwu wants to control this place in the hands of the people he supported. For Ding Wei, that is of course a very important thing. It can even be said that nothing else is more important than this matter now.
Now this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and Ding Wei knows that if he misses it, he will never get it again. When the Western powers were at their weakest here, the appearance of Gao Jianwu and others was definitely an opportunity that could not be replicated.
Moreover, Gao Jianwu also began to understand some of the things that Gao Jianwu vaguely revealed to him. It is almost inevitable that a new pattern will emerge in the world after the war.
Although Gao Jianwu could not reveal to Ding Wei the information that the colonies here would move toward independence one by one in the future. It was still too early to talk about these news, but Ding Wei had already discovered some clues.
For example, the British-Burmese territories have an increasingly strong tendency toward independence. With their push, Ding Wei estimates that it will really become a reality in a few years, perhaps within a few years.
...
Three new organizations, the New Home People's Party, the New Home Freedom Army, and the New Home Freedom Front, were born in Maodanmian, and a full 3,000 elites from big families began to gather here from different places.
According to Gao Jianwu's vision, in the future there will basically be a model where the People's Party and the Freedom Front take turns taking charge. Since it is a sensitive area for the great powers, Gao Jianwu has to be careful not to let unnecessary things interfere with the overall situation. What he wants is there. We can cooperate with China instead of thinking about unrealistic things.
Originally such a major topic, Ding Wei himself felt numb the next time. Fortunately, Gao Jianwu had foreseen all this, and directly communicated with the border area, and dispatched a new Nanyang working group to fly directly via Allied transport planes. Arrive at Dagon.
With their help, Ding Wei quickly put everything on track.
When Gao Jianwu's plan was sent to the heads of those people, except for one person who was calm and composed, the others were so shocked that they couldn't believe their own eyes. Gao Jianwu's actions were really too bold and too advanced.
When faced with Gao Jianwu's plan at first, most people were cautious, thinking that it was too risky to win the support of the Allies. They hoped that this matter would be considered in the long run and not be rushed forward for the time being.
“We started from nothing, and now we have such an opportunity because of the struggle of our comrades.
We have to make a big bet about the future, so let's make a bet and don't be afraid of things. Imperialism is all a paper tiger, and I think some of us are really frightened by this tiger. "Someone glanced at everyone and, against all opinions, directly set the final tone for Gao Jianwu's shocking plan.
In fact, when Gao Jianwu jumped out of the circle, he had already made up his mind to do this. Regardless of whether he could get support or not, he had to try it, otherwise he would die with his eyes closed.
Fortunately, the organization behind it did not disappoint him. For such a thing, someone's vision really saw through the fog of history and saw the far, far future.
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Allied Southeast Asia Command.
Now they have moved their headquarters to Mandalay, but for Commander-in-Chief Mountbatten, everything that was originally familiar here seems to have become no longer familiar.
The construction work in Mandalay, which had been activated by Gao Jianwu, was in full swing. Most people began to work hard, and the streets were in order.
Faced with such a prosperous scene, General Lemonbottom should have been happy. But looking out at the lively streets through the window, General Montbottom always felt a little out of place.
"Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, Dechen Dengpei is here to visit. Would you like to arrange an interview this time?" the attendant knocked on the door softly and came in to report.
It's him, it's him!
General Lemonbottom finally found the reason why he felt out of place. This is the person who comes to me again and again to talk about autonomy.
In the past, General Montbottom would not have even looked at him seriously, but this time was different. From Mandalay to Shanmana and then to Dagon, it is this person who really controls the local organizations now. They even organized a sizable army.
What's even more deceiving is that this unit was really an Allied force that fought against the Japs together. Now I just want to take some measures against them. On the one hand, they are already too big to deal with them. If I really want to deal with them, it will take a lot of manpower and material resources; on the other hand, I can't find a suitable reason.
Thinking of this, General Lemonbottom was full of resentment towards Gao Jianwu. If Gao Jianwu had handed over these places to his people for management, then today's situation would not be like this.
But it's too late to say that now.
"No!" Lemonbottom wanted to be out of sight, out of mind. The two parties met and communicated several times, but they always parted on bad terms.
But when I think about it, I can no longer do without this person's cooperation in all aspects of the British Burmese Territory.
Whether it was the eating and drinking of soldiers, the gathering of logistical support personnel, or the repair and maintenance of roads, the entire British-Indian army suddenly changed from home to away, and they all needed the cooperation of the other party.
This is the reason why General Lemonbottom feels out of place. It turns out that it requires so much trouble. He can give orders directly and everything is ready for him. There is no need for so much coordination and communication.
"Hold on, let's meet and listen to what he wants to say today." Montbatten pinched his nose and stopped the attendant and ordered.
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The entire Malay Peninsula is a long and narrow area, divided into two main roads, east and west. After Gao Jianwu defeated Siam, part of the main Allied air force entered the City of Angels.
It provided air cover for Gao Jianwu's attack, and at the same time completely blocked the air route of the Southern Army's air force that wanted to cross Siam to attack the British territories in Burma.
Gao Jianwu left most of the 1st Attack Group and 6th Attack Group in the City of Angels to guard against the counterattack of the Southern Army together with the stationed Allied troops. After all, there were still six or seven divisions in French Indochina.
The four attack groups including Gao Jian's second attack group are directly divided into two attack groups: east and west. Pushing along both sides of the peninsula, with his current strength, it would be a complete crushing game for the weak little devil in the Malay Peninsula.
With the new resource discovery function of the intelligence system, Gao Jianwu was not polite about the local large-scale mineral resources. He did not need to explain the source of the information to anyone, and directly instructed the people brought by the big businessmen in Nanyang to occupy them one by one and start mining.
The hundreds of thousands of people following him are not just decorations, but actually play a role in opening up territory.
But now they started to settle in different places in the Malay Peninsula through mining business.
Mineral discoveries one after another provided stable jobs for these people. These poor people who were not happy with their lives in Siam soon happily settled here and waited for the mining to return to normal conditions. They would live and work in peace and contentment. After all, according to the With Gao Jianwu's mining profit sharing method, these first-generation Chinese miners will have good development prospects.
These areas will become their future paradise.
It's just that it's still a war period, so Gao Jianwu doesn't say much, but works hard. With the resources guaranteed by these mines, it will be no problem for these areas to develop and everyone's life to improve.
The entire mining resources will be held under the name of a company called Nanyang Mineral Resources Development Company. This company is controlled by Nanyang Investment and is a huge company with shares held by various big families. In the future, Gao Jianwu will be able to turn resources into a driving force for local development.
Now Gao Jianwu just occupied it first, and armed some personnel in the mine for protection, and commanded the troops to continuously advance forward. The long and continuous Malay Peninsula lacked natural defenses, and it was not easy for the little devils to defend. After the two expeditionary forces attacked, The group's powerful attack was overwhelming.
Soon, the Southern Army gave up its struggle in the Malay Peninsula and ordered the remaining main forces in the Malay Peninsula to be organized and withdrawn to Sumatra in advance.
The entire Burmese and British Front organized a battle. After the defeat of Mao Danmei, the Southern Army temporarily lost the courage of the Allied Forces to fight decisively. Now it voluntarily abandoned Siam and the Malay Peninsula and concentrated its efforts on retaining French Indochina and Dutch East Indies. Two major core areas.
There were ongoing disagreements within the Confederate Army regarding the Expeditionary Force Group and the Allied Forces' current strategic intentions. But they all agreed on one thing, that is, the Malay Peninsula was really not suitable for the Allied forces to fight a decisive battle.
The extraordinary firepower strike of the expeditionary force cluster is really an insoluble tactic for a place like Malay Mansion with no strategic depth and no natural defenses.
They did not have the time or resources to build a line of defense that could withstand 155mm heavy artillery. The Air Force has long been taught how to behave by the Allies.
At present, the Fifth Flying Division, the Southern Army's only elite fighter flying team in the southeastern peninsula, is now nestled at Saigon Airport, retaining the last bit of air cover capability for French Indochina.
As for the troops deployed in the Dutch East Indies and other Pacific Islands, let alone the Southern Army, it would be good if the base camp does not allow them to continue to reinforce the forces on the islands.
The biggest hope the Southern Army can see now is that the Kwantung Army's reinforcements move south. But now the combined fleet has been dragged tightly by its opponents on the vast battlefield in the Pacific, and there is no spare power to mobilize the main force of the Kwantung Army southward by sea.
So the base camp is now planning a new plan to open up transportation lines to the mainland.
Gao Jianwu didn't know that because of his sudden appearance, the little devil began to formulate combat plan No. 1 in advance.
Once again, history took a gentle turn.
The various internal and external constraints created by Gao Jianwu unintentionally made the southern military, which was still strong in overall strength, now face the attack of the expeditionary force group. For a while, it seemed that it was unable to fight back, but passively accepted it.
The little devils who had no intention of fighting made the attack groups of the two expeditionary forces make rapid progress and captured the entire Malay Peninsula in less than a month.
In Kuala Lumpur (abbreviated as Kuala Lumpur), after the expeditionary force captured the city, nearly 100 heads of wealthy Nanyang merchant families gathered together.
"Everyone, please be quiet and listen to what I have to say." Huang Qingyuan stood up amidst the commotion, knocked on the table and said loudly.
"What Huang told everyone before, if everyone still doubted the authenticity of Huang's words at that time, then today we have seen the results and the efficiency of the expeditionary force cluster."
"We have already had 18 companies join such a great process before, and a lot of efforts have been made for this major event. Now it is time for everyone to make a decision together. If anyone is still unwilling to join such a process today Inside, then please leave quietly."
"What we need are like-minded partners, not half-hearted ones. If you really don't want to fight with us, that's okay. As long as you leave now, we will still be friends."
When Huang Qingyuan first told these people, most of them thought he was joking and told a fantasy story about a group of businessmen seeking a country, which was particularly incredible.
But now we see a whole new world unfolding before everyone.
Who dares to say that Huang Qingyuan is joking now?
There was silence for a few seconds. None of these people here are simple characters. The smallest family among them may have been struggling for thirty or forty years and are worth more than one million yuan.
But even though they are almost the richest people in the local area, because they are in a disadvantaged group, many of these people have been bullied by the colonists and even the locals. It's just that everyone is good at forbearing and they have all survived.
But that doesn't mean that everyone is satisfied with this situation, especially after becoming rich, who really wants to be bullied at every turn.
So when Huang Qingyuan told them that he wanted to establish a place where his own people had the final say. They are actually very excited in their hearts, but in such an era, it is not easy to build such a place.
If not, it might cause trouble and leave a bad record for the local colonists, which might lead to the destruction of the family and the entire clan.
Therefore, the first people to join this process were only the families who had a very close relationship with Huang Qingyuan, Qin Jiafeng and others.
Even so, Huang Qingyuan and the others mobilized 3,000 soldiers at the beginning, and then mobilized hundreds of thousands of people in Siam for a large-scale migration on the grounds of mineral development.
"Mr. Huang, we are all ready to join in. I believe that no one who is willing to come here will quit." Someone shouted loudly.
"Mr. Huang, please arrange what we should do next."
"Let me ask everyone again, is there anyone who needs to withdraw now? If so, please go away quietly." Huang Qingyuan asked again.
Everyone shook their heads. No one would quit. Faced with such a huge historic opportunity, who is willing to give up?
"Okay, since that's the case, then we will start to allocate work. First of all, among the two organizations we established, we need each to choose one to join. Everyone should pay attention to maintaining the balance of power, no matter which organization it is, We don’t want it to occupy a dominant position.” Huang Qingyuan continued.
They now have two organizations, the Freedom Front and the People's Party. Although there are slight differences in their programs, the highest programs speak for the local Chinese people. It can be said that they are two sides of the same skin.
Whether the two companies take turns to be the banker in the future or work together, there will not be much difference for the local Chinese.
But if other local forces can rise to challenge them, the two must unite to deal with the challenge.
Relatively speaking, in terms of the Free Army, there is no need to split it into two companies, because a unified defense force must be maintained in the future.
Huang Qingyuan's plan is still relatively rough now. To put it simply, each company recruits people, money and efforts, and then starts to organize large-scale manpower from other places, and continuously moves to the target area in the name of commercial development.
According to Gao Jianwu and their plans, this process will eventually be completed, and 20 million Chinese will gather in the target place, accounting for more than half of the local population.
Less than half of those people live here now, so it's not a huge, ambitious goal that's easy to achieve, but it's not something that needs to be accomplished in a day, either.
This goal can be achieved over a long-term period of 5 to 10 years.
In the early stage, Huang Qingyuan and the others were able to transfer one or two million in to form their own core and basic strength, and then this matter could be continuously promoted.
Gao Jianwu did not pay attention to the details of how to operate these things. On the one hand, he has no experience in this area. On the other hand, Gao Jianwu can take the lead in these matters and grasp the direction.
The specific operations still need to be carried out by the newly arrived professionals from the Nanyang Working Group. So although there are many things and a lot of work, for Gao Jianwu, he only needs to complete one thing, to completely knock down this place, and then others will take care of it.
However, after taking over the Malay Peninsula, Gao Jianwu suddenly found himself in an embarrassing period of serious shortage of troops.
To consolidate these newly captured places, it was necessary to maintain a local presence. But he only has so many troops at his disposal. Even if it is just to maintain the occupation of important urban nodes, the troops currently on hand cannot be spread.
Faced with such a situation, Gao Jianwu himself was a little confused and didn't know what to do next.
It happened that the new Nanyang working group moved to Kuala Lumpur to start work, and Gao Jianwu approached the two team leaders to ask for advice.
"Team leader Ren, team leader Chen, I have such a doubt now..." Gao Jianwu Balabala finished his confusion.
Team Leader Ren and Team Leader Chen looked at each other and smiled.
"Comrade Xiao Gao, you also have moments when you are stumped, haha," Team Leader Ren said with a smile, "Actually, this matter is easy to say but difficult to say. Think about how you were in Ping An and in Those who established the base area in Dagushan, now follow this method and continue to do it."
Establish a base here? Gao Jianwu's head never turned around, looking at the two team leaders with confusion.
Can we open up a base here?
