September 1941, Spring City, Dian Province.
As the war entered the middle stage, the Japanese blocked the sea passage of Yan Huang, and the Yunnan-Myanmar highway became Yan Huang's only lifeline.
The entire Dian Province fell into a tense atmosphere, and the air faintly emitted the smell of gunpowder.
"Kid, you're finally back."
"If you don't come back soon, I'm going to go to Europe to kidnap you.”
The national team, Spring City Branch Office.
A refined middle-aged man wearing the uniform of a second-class general smiled warmly.
In front of him was a handsome young man in his early twenties. He had sharp eyebrows and cold eyes. He exuded the aura of a military officer.
This young man was Tang Jie, the youngest son of Tang Jiyao, the founder of the Dian Army. At the age of 15, he was proficient in English, French, Russian, and Japanese. At the age of 18, he was admitted to the Royal Military Academy of Sandhurst. At the age of 22, he officially graduated and returned to Yan Huang.
However, no one expected that the body of the son of the founder of the Yunnan Army contained a soul from the future.
Tang Jie was born in 1919. His father, Tang Jiyao, was forced to leave the countryside the next year and moved to Xiangjiang. Seven years later, his father died in Spring City.
Under Long Yun's care, the Tang Family could barely support themselves. Long Yun treated Tang Jie like his own.
Looking at the elegant middle-aged man in front of him, Tang Jie couldn't help but show gratitude and respect.
"Oh, right."
"I heard that you're the first student to graduate with full marks since the establishment of the Sandhurst Royal Military Academy.”
"The Sun Never Sets Empire also promised that if you join the British army, you will be directly awarded the rank of major.”
" Then why didn't you stay there? You have to know the current situation in the country."
Long Yun wanted to say something but stopped. He looked dispirited.
The closure of the overseas passage made many Chinese people not optimistic about the war.
He was the vice-commander of the national army, who was in charge of the war in the southwest, so he knew more.
The Japanese were running amok in Asia and could no longer be controlled.
At this time, Tang Jie gave up on the bright future of the Sun Never Sets Empire and returned to Yan Huang. In fact, he was putting himself in danger.
"Uncle Yun."
"How can I abandon him when the country is in danger?”
"I returned to the country this time to serve the Yan Huang Empire and kill the enemy.”
Jie Tang's face turned serious as he spoke with a solemn expression.
After living for two lifetimes, he could be said to be brooding over the war. It was not easy for him to come to this era, so how could he not serve the country?
"Alright."
"Good boy."
"If your father knew what you did today, he would be at peace in the afterlife.”
Long Yun praised as he looked at Tang Jie's burning eyes.
That ignorant and tender child in the past had now grown into a mighty man and could also serve the country. He was very gratified.
" You're a top student of the Royal Military Academy of Sandhurst," Long Yun said.”
"In our country, he is a rare military commander. If the Sun Never Sets Empire can give him a major, we naturally can't be stingy.”
"How about this, I will personally draft a letter of appointment and confer you the rank of colonel.”
"Recently, the sixth pacification brigade has been newly established in southern Yunnan. You can choose one to be the brigade commander.”
Hearing this.
Tang Jie's expression changed.
In order to protect Spring City and Dian Province, the national team agreed to form the Diannan Combat Army.
However, only two divisions of the No. 60 Corps were transferred back, so they trained six Pacification Brigades to make up the available military strength.
According to the original history, these appeasement brigades would be expanded into divisions in less than two years. It was a certainty that he would be promoted to a major general as a brigade commander.
He had to admit that Long Yun didn't hide his love for him.
However, after thinking for a while, Tang Jie decided to reject the proposal.
"Uncle Yun."
"The Pacification Brigade is in charge of protecting Dian Province, so they can't go to the front lines personally.”
"I want to go to the front line to fight the Japanese. I heard that the expeditionary force is about to enter Myanmar.”
Swoosh!
Hearing that, Long Yun raised his head and asked hesitantly,""You plan to join the expeditionary army?"
"No, I want to form a separate unit to fight in Myanmar.”
"I studied jungle warfare at Sandhurst Royal Military Academy.”
"I hope Uncle Yun can agree."
Tang Jie looked at Long Yun with bright eyes, his attitude sincere.
Of course, it was impossible for him to join the expeditionary army.
Even if they did not consider the future losses of the expedition army, they were still part of the national army.
The national army had always paid attention to the promotion of Huangpu University students, even if he was a top student who graduated from the Royal Military Academy of Sandhurst.
On the contrary, if he stayed in the Dian army, he could get the support of Long Yun and the other Dian faction's old subordinates. Why not?
"What is it? You want to fight in Myanmar alone?"
Long Yun was shocked by Tang Jie's idea.
That was not playing house. It was a war, and it was in a completely unfamiliar place.
In the past, the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty had both failed in Myanmar, which was enough to show how dangerous it was.
If anything happened to Tang Jie, how would he explain it to the Yunnan army and his folks in the southwest?
"Uncle Yun."
"I'm the son of the founder of the Dian Army, and I was raised in the southwest.”
"Now, the Japanese have already killed their way right under our noses. How can I be indifferent?”
"The Dian people are duty-bound to defend Dian."
Tang Jie knew why Long Yun was hesitating.
Therefore, he added a few more words.
Looking at this hot-blooded young man in front of him, Long Yun was finally moved. He said helplessly,"It's not impossible to fight in Myanmar."
"But you can't go and train a group of people now, right?”
"Uncle Yun, Dianxi has a lot of seasoned soldiers. With a little training, they will become an elite troop.”
Tang Jie stared at Long Yun with his burning eyes.
Before he returned to the country, he had already thought of what to do.
"Good, good, good!"
"I will follow your idea and personally issue a letter of appointment appointing you as the colonel of the Yunnan advance party to Myanmar.”
"I know that you have a small troop that is good at fighting in the jungle, so I won't give you any instructors or officers.”
"I will also approve a batch of military equipment for the advance party in the name of the director of the Spring City camp, including 30 general trucks, 1 jeep, 2,000 Leenfield rifles, 50 Bren light machine guns, 20 60-caliber mortars, 10 80-caliber mortars, 7.7×56, 500,000 mmR rifle rounds, 5 mortar rounds, and 5,000 imperial grenades.”
"This is my warrant. You can take it directly from the military supplies department.”
Long Yun was writing on the table quickly. He handed Tang Jie a piece of paper with a military seal on it.
At the same time, he instructed his adjutant to prepare the appointment letter and submit it to the national team.
From now on, Tang Jie would be the colonel of the Yunnan Army's advance party in Myanmar. He would be under the jurisdiction of the Spring City Field Camp.
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