Mei Miao was located in the middle of Myanmar, 50 miles east of Mandalay and south of Lashou. It was on the way back to China.
So, Tang Jie ordered the guards to bring the children along.
Moreover, he had another deeper consideration, which was to figure out the terrain of Mei Miao.
According to the records of later generations, after the Japanese army conquered the southern part of Myanmar, Mei Miao became the command center of the alliance.
The British Army Headquarters in Myanmar, the Yanhuang Expeditionary Army Commander's Department, the Yunnan-Myanmar Staff Committee of the Military Committee of the Capital, and Stilwell's headquarters were all located here.
The three giants of the allied countries in World War II worked here at the same time. It was not unimportant.
The area of Mei Miao was not big, the surrounding mountains overlapped, and the terrain was dangerous. It was a strategic area to guard the south and north of Myanmar, Yan Huang, and India.
Furthermore, Dongzhi (Tangji) and Mei Miao were the barriers of Lashio. Once the barrier fell, not only would the situation in Myanmar be critical, but the resources gathered at the border of China and Myanmar would also be in danger.
Of course, Tang Jie didn't care about the outcome of the British army, the national army, and the American army. What he cared about was that once the allied countries were defeated, the large amount of military supplies accumulated by Mei Miao would fall into the hands of the Japanese army. Instead of that, it was better to use them for the advance party.
"Brother Tang."
"I really admire you."
"Whether it's your subordinates 'weapons, equipment, tactics, strategy, or execution, it's all about this.”
Sitting in the jeep, Han Shaogong couldn't help but give Tang Jie a thumbs up.
He had only met them once, but they had already participated in this beach ambush. He could already tell that the advance party was different from the other armies in the country.
Not even the two hundred elite divisions of the national army could do such a thing.
"Old Han."
"Do you have time to admire me, or should you think about what you should do?”
Tang Jie said with a faint smile.
In essence, Han Shaogong's actions were considered disobedience on the battlefield. If it was serious, he would be executed. Even if it was not serious, he would be demoted.
"Eh!"
Hearing this, Han Shaogong froze on the spot and was speechless.
Tang Jie knew Han Shaogong's life very well. He was in his thirties, and he disobeyed orders in Myanmar. He was demoted to the rank of colonel and company commander. Although he was soon restored to the position of regimental commander, the officers who were with him at that time were at least major generals.
However, judging from Han Shaogong's character in the TV series " Expeditionary Force," he was undoubtedly an outstanding officer. Compared to many national officers, he was more suited to modern warfare than the old-fashioned modern warfare.
Thinking of this, Tang Jie invited Han Shaogong,"Old Han."
"You'll definitely be punished when we go back this time. Why don't you join my advance party?”
"My advance party is about to be expanded. When the time comes, I'll reserve a captain position for you. A large party of 8,000 people.”
"This…"
Han Shaogong was suddenly struck by this pleasant surprise, and his expression became a little excited.
However, he thought about it carefully and declined Tang Jie's invitation. To him, 200 divisions were his home, and Dai Anlan was his elder brother. Abandoning 200 divisions, abandoning the national team, and choosing the Dian Army was undoubtedly an act of betrayal. He could not do it.
"Alright then."
"Then go back and take a look first. We'll talk if you have any ideas.”
Tang Jie didn't insist on Han Shaogong coming to the advance party.
The words he said just now were mostly for show. The advance party could not be expanded yet.
At the very least, they needed to fight a beautiful battle in Myanmar to expand their strength and control a larger territory.
With Han Shaogong's current military rank and position, unless Tang Jie gave him the position of the advance party leader, he would not be able to keep Han Shaogong.
Even if Tang Jie was willing, the advance party, the Tang family, the Yunnan army, and the Southwestern army would not agree.
.....
Pa 'an, on the west bank of the Salween River.
The main force of the 146th regiment of the Japanese army's 56th division had already arrived.
Ryutaro Hashimoto, the regimental commander, looked at the white mountain of flesh on the other side of the river. His eyes were filled with fire as he shouted angrily,"Baga Yalu."
The Japanese army's 56th Division was not one of the 18 divisions in the East Japan, but it had made outstanding contributions and was given the title of "Dragon" by the military.
In the entire army battle sequence, the 56th Division could be considered the elite of the elite. It had maintained about 20000 soldiers, equipped with army aviation, landing craft, landing assault ships, tank units, and other powerful equipment.
Not only had he participated in many wars in Yan Huang, but he had also made outstanding contributions in the Pacific War.
This time, the 56th Division had specially transferred a regiment to support the Japanese army's 15th Legion. They did not expect to lose two squadrons here.
After all, the 15th Division had fought all the way from Siam to Myanmar, and the total number of casualties was only so little.
"Commander."
"According to the traces of the battlefield, the enemy has a large number of mortars and submachine guns.”
"The bullets fired from the submachine gun are 9x19mm handgun bullets.”
The regiment staff officer hurried forward to report.
"Bagayalu, these damned white pigs actually ambushed my empire's army.”
"Order the regiment to rush to Bago immediately. We must destroy this British army to comfort the spirits of our Empire's warriors in heaven.”
Commander Hashimoto Ryutaro's expression darkened, and killing intent surged from his body.
With so many mortars and 9× 19mm pistol bullets, it must be a Sten submachine gun. Other than the British, there was no one else.
As a result, the Japanese's hatred was suddenly concentrated on the British troops who stayed in Bago and Yangon.
They had no idea that the ones who ambushed and wiped out the two Japanese squadrons would be the Yan Huang army. It was only later when the advance party joined the Myanmar campaign that the Japanese army realized that this was the 'demon' army of the past.
"Ha Yi!"
The 146th regiment of the 56th division of the Japanese army rushed to Bogu with raging anger.
The Japanese, blinded by hatred, took advantage of the night to launch an attack on the Yangon Fortress and captured Bago before dawn.
This news not only shocked the Japanese army, but also the British and the national army. No one expected the Japanese to be so powerful.
........
On the other side.
Western Yunnan, Dali, Expeditionary Army Headquarters.
The battle from Myanmar caused a sensation in Yan Huang, and many media wanted to interview the national team.
Du Yuming, the deputy commander of the expeditionary force, personally held a press conference.
"The Yunnan-Myanmar highway is our country's last important international transportation route. The main task of the expeditionary force is to unite with the allied forces to curb the Japanese military attacks in Southeast Asia and ensure that our lifeline of the war is unimpeded.”
Du Yuming stood on the high platform and said with a serious expression.
" General Du," a reporter from the national news agency, Tao Wenzhao, said." I heard that the chairman has been appointed as the commander-in-chief of the allied forces in the Yanhuang War Zone. At the request of the chairman, the Army Department will send a high-ranking general to be the chief of staff of the Yanhuang War Zone. Is this true?"”
"Yes."
Facing the eyes of many reporters present, Du Yuming replied,""Joseph sent by the US Army. General Stilwell had already set off and would be arriving soon.”
"Xinhua Daily reporter Han Shaoying asks General Du.”
"Why didn't the expeditionary force make it despite several mobilizations?" asked a female reporter.”
Thud!
As soon as he said this, the atmosphere at the scene changed.
The expressions of the generals on the platform changed drastically. Du Yuming's face also turned ugly. He had to answer,""The expeditionary army is going abroad to fight. It is a joint operation of the alliance army. This requires some time to coordinate and carefully deploy.”
" General, Mawlanmein has sent a message. Our army's investigation team…"
Just as the crowd was getting more and more excited, an advisor from the national team hurried forward and whispered into Du Yuming's ear.
Du Yuming didn't even have time to say goodbye to the reporters and left in a hurry. The national government held an emergency meeting. The loss of Mawlmein and Tuwa had shown that the British defense had made an irreparable mistake, which had a vital impact on the next battle of the allied forces.
The reporters were in an uproar as they watched the generals leave.
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