Chapter 42: A Solitary Army Turns In
The wheel of history rolls forward, stubborn and persistent, and the Rangers' success in the emergence of the world could not shake the trajectory of history, but it just raised a little bit of dust.
But this little bit of dust is enough to change the fate of many people. For example, if you want to do something today, five minutes later and five minutes earlier when you go out, you may get different results. When you pass the construction site, step faster and slower, the accidentally falling brick will fall on the ground or just fall on your head. By chance, that's it.
The attack on Tonggu Airport was completely damaged. Although it was not particularly large, it slowed down the pace of the invading Japanese army for a long time. In the past half day, the fate of many people changed, from ordinary soldiers to division commanders and army commanders, but it is unknown.
The President of the State Government, Chiang Kai-shek, came to Mei Miao to deploy the battle, summoned Du Yuming, Gan Lichu, Dai Anlan and other generals, and ate together, stayed at the headquarters, comforted and relied heavily. He originally hoped to play a decisive role in the Battle of Pingman Na, but unexpectedly, the British army betrayed and not only gave up the key points of the Western Front, Alanmu, Magui, Saswa, and bombed Ren'anchang oilfields, causing the Japanese army to march straight into the right side of Pingman Na Na's back to be seriously threatened, and forced Stilwell and Luo Zhuoying to transfer the new 38th Division, the only reserve team of the Battle of Pingman Na to rescue the besieged British army, which led to the premature death of the Pingman Na's journey and the war situation in Myanmar began to deteriorate.
Wu Ming read the reply message forwarded by Yunnan Station in the name of Shen Zui twice, threw it aside, pinching his chin and fell into deep thought. The meaning of the message was roughly: First, the Rangers won consecutive battles. The boss was very satisfied. All the team members were promoted to the first level and issued several bonuses to commend them. Second, the war was fierce, and air supremacy was now under the control of the Japanese army. Airdrop supplies were quite difficult and could not be implemented for the time being; Third, your troops were too deep. Now they were lonely behind the enemy. You should move to the north. The Expeditionary Force is in the Pingmanna area. If the camp is close to the province or India, multiple camps can be established along the way as material transfer stations, but you can try the way to transport materials from land. Finally, the message said implicitly: The situation of the war is unclear and the future is difficult. With the wisdom and courage of your brother, you should be able to escape danger. The entire division will return.
It seems that the expeditionary army has not been smooth and its future is not good! Wu Ming opened the map and looked carefully. If the expeditionary army fails, their current position is too deep. The far place to the west is the Bay of Bengal, and the east is Thailand, which has fallen into the hands of the Japanese army. It is very difficult to carry out guerrilla warfare here, especially Shen Zui also sent an information. With the support of Japan, General Aung San, who opposed the British colonial government and longed for independence, was trained in Japan to organize the Myanmar Independence Volunteers. He led his army to participate in the battle against the British army with the Japanese army, and then declared Myanmar independence from Britain with the support of the Japanese army.
Wu Ming was not afraid of anything about the Japanese army, but this pro-Japanese and local independent volunteer army composed of Burmese people was a major concern for the jungle guerrilla warfare. The locals were familiar with jungle, terrain, and rivers. When they lost their mass base, the rangers would fight less and less without external help. This was the fact that the Eighth Route Army in North China during the Anti-Japanese period could become stronger and stronger, while the American special forces, even if they had strong firepower and sharp equipment, lost to the Viet Cong in the jungle war.
After much thought, Wu Ming decided to lead his troops to move northward and establish a base near the province or India. If he could get personnel and materials to replenish his land, he would launch a guerrilla war against the Japanese army when the expeditionary force failed. Since he had made a decision, he summoned all the team members and announced the decision.
"I don't agree. If you turn in, it sounds nice, that's just running away." Rangers member Hong Dabiao said loudly.
"Defeat and retreat are called escape, and victory and retreat are called advance." The team leader Fu Lijun retorted: "The leader is right. If the expeditionary force really fails, how long can our team last under the double blow and siege of the Japanese devils and the Myanmar Independence Volunteers?"
Huang Zongwu thought about it again and said helplessly: "I know that Aung San is a man who is quite prestige and appeal among Burmese people. If we really face the locals, we may be in trouble."
"I'm afraid of death, so we have long put life and death aside when we joined the Rangers. No matter whether he is a Burmese or a Japanese, he will beat anyone who dares to come." Another team member said passionately: "It's a great time to die..."
Cough, Wu Ming coughed heavily, and everyone immediately stopped arguing and turned their eyes to Wu Ming.
"Are you mistaken?" Wu Ming glanced at everyone coldly, "I asked you to come and give orders, not to ask you to discuss."
"Besides, who said that turning in is an escape? Wouldn't it be better to go to a convenient place to fight?" Wu Ming continued: "A man who has no brains, after winning a few small battles, doesn't know what his surname is. If you want to show off your courage, you can stay. I will give him a chance to leave his name in history. Now you go down to pack up your things, and you have buried the excess ammunition, bring medicines and salt with you, and set off tomorrow morning." After that, he waved his hand to signal the meeting to end.
The members of the Rangers were used to Wu Ming's powerful style. Even if they opposed it, they would not dare to say anything and would go packing things obediently.
"Old Huang, please stay." Wu Ming blocked Huang Zongwu and said, "We have to decide on the route to move in and find the safest one. It doesn't matter if the road is difficult to walk, even if you practice the jungle."
"Brother Liu, isn't it wrong for you to do this?" Huang Zongwu said hesitantly: "Let them finish their words, and you can explain it carefully and convince others with reason!"
"Old Huang, don't worry about them." Wu Ming waved his hand casually, "Now is not the time to talk about democracy. When the situation is unfavorable, we have to make a quick decision. We don't have that much time. Besides, I did this when I first joined the team. These guys are used to it. It's okay, at most I can complain a few words behind my back."
Chapter completed!