Chapter 901 The Plans of the Foreign Gentlemen
Chapter 901 The Plans of the Foreign Gentlemen
Inside the Governor's Palace.
Zhang Yunhe was quickly processing official documents when his secretary approached with a folder and reported, "Sir, this is a briefing on the Southeast Asian war situation sent by General Chen's working group. Part of our expeditionary force has retreated back to western Yunnan, and another part has retreated to India."
"The 200th Division was surrounded by a large Japanese army while covering the retreat of friendly forces. After breaking through the encirclement, it split into two groups and crossed the Ximo Highway. However, the front group was ambushed by a large number of Japanese soldiers. Under the pursuit and interception of a large group of Japanese soldiers, Division Commander Dai was accidentally shot and wounded. He died of his wounds on the afternoon of May 26 in the Mabang Kachin mountain village..."
"On May 7th, the Battle of Luzon came to a complete end. The Japanese army wiped out all the remaining enemy troops in Luzon, and the Battle of Luzon temporarily came to a close."
"It can be said that after six months of fighting, the Japanese have basically achieved their strategic goal of controlling Southeast Asia."
Zhang Yunhe took the briefing and read it through. He frowned and cursed, "These clowns look down on our fighting strength. Their own fighting strength is also a complete mess!"
"Damn it, the Joker also had people in Luzon, and together with the local indigenous soldiers, they had a total of 13 troops. Yet, in just six months, they were all wiped out by two Japanese divisions and a brigade, which only had 5.7 men!"
"You good-for-nothing, you piece of trash! Damn it, you find someone to write an article for the newspaper, put it in the paper and give these foreigners a good thrashing, rubbing their arrogant heads into the ground!"
The secretary said, "Sir, in my opinion, it's not surprising that the clowns were defeated in Luzon. First of all, the two divisions and one brigade under the Japanese 14th Army are all elite troops with long combat experience. On the other hand, the clown soldiers haven't fought a war for more than 20 years since World War I. These clown soldiers have little combat experience and fighting ability."
"Secondly, the vast majority of the nearly 10 indigenous troops were temporarily conscripted, lacked military training, had virtually no military skills, and were equipped with outdated weapons left over from World War I."
"There's another thing. Initially, the Japanese launched a surprise attack, sending their air force to bomb the Joker's ports in Luzon and Clark Air Base, destroying 277 Joker fighter planes and seizing command and control of the sea."
Without air and sea superiority, the Luzon guerrillas and indigenous army could only passively endure attacks, unable to receive reinforcements or logistical support, making defeat inevitable.
After listening to his secretary's analysis, Zhang Yunhe thought for a moment and nodded: "You're right. To be honest, the clown's group is more reliable than the British devils. The British gentlemen in Burma and Malaya basically collapsed at the first touch under the devils' attacks, offering no resistance whatsoever."
"Especially the British gentlemen in Malaya, such a large area, so many islands, and damn it, they lost it all to the Japanese in less than a month. With the war going like this, I don't know how they still have the nerve to hold their chins high!"
The secretary remained silent.
Zhang Yunhe threw a tantrum and waved his hand, saying, "Alright, you can get out now!"
The secretary remembered there was something else she hadn't mentioned, and quickly said, "General Chen's adjutant called and said that General Chen would like to schedule a time to meet with you. He has something to discuss with you. What do you think?"
Zhang Yunhe thought for a moment and said, "Let's arrange it around 10 a.m. tomorrow."
"Ok!"
After the secretary left, a little boy came out of a small room next door, ran over with a notebook, and said, "Dad, look, I've finished writing."
The little boy was Zhang Yunhe's eldest son. Zhang Yunhe turned his head, smiled, and took the notebook, saying, "Dad, take a look. Wow, it's really well written, but there's a mistake here. It's missing a stroke in the middle. Look, right here!"
"Oh, there really is a missing stroke, Dad, I'll fix it right away," the little boy said shyly.
Zhang Yunhe patted his son's head encouragingly and said, "Okay, go ahead. After you're done revising, draw with your sister and let Dad see who draws better. You're the older brother, so you have to take good care of your sister. If you behave well, Dad will take you to ride in the big tank tomorrow."
"Really? That's great!" The son skipped and hopped back to his room with his homework to draw with his sister.
Ten o'clock the next morning.
"General Chen, welcome!" Zhang Yunhe shook hands with General Chen in the reception room of the Governor's Mansion.
General Chen smiled and said, "I hope my visit won't disturb Commander Zhang's work."
"Upon learning that General Chen was coming, I had my secretary reserve two hours for him. We have plenty of time today, please have a seat!" Zhang Yunhe greeted.
"it is good!"
As soon as the two sat down, the waiter brought them tea.
"Resources are scarce right now, and we don't have any good tea, so please make do with a cup of Western coffee, General Chen. This foreign stuff will have to do!" Zhang Yunhe said, gesturing for him to drink.
General Chen took a sip of his coffee. "Hmm, this is top-quality coffee. Commander Zhang is too modest."
“So General Chen likes this kind of coffee. That’s easy. I have two cans here! Secretary Cao, go to my office cabinet and get a can of these coffee beans so that General Chen can take them back with him,” Zhang Yunhe instructed.
"Yes, Commander!" the secretary replied, turning to leave.
After his secretary left, General Chen put down his cup and said, "Commander Zhang, I know you're very busy, so I won't beat around the bush. I've come here with a mission."
Zhang Yunhe looked at General Chen with an expression that suggested he was eager to hear more.
General Chen asked, "How many foreign soldiers and Indian soldiers are there on the island now?"
“We fought the Japanese for half a month and only lost a little over 1000 men. There are still about 1,000 left. Why? Why is General Chen asking this?” Zhang Yunhe asked.
General Chen said, "Of the more than 30,000 British gentlemen in Burma, more than half were captured by the Japanese, some went missing, and others retreated to India."
"Only a portion of the British gentlemen in Malaya escaped to India; the rest perished there. Therefore, the British have deployed very few troops in India. They hope you can return these foreign soldiers and Indian soldiers to them."
"They sent people to the southwest to plead with the higher-ups. We still need the support of the foreigners. Without their support, we really can't continue this war. So the higher-ups had no choice but to send me to negotiate with you."
Zhang Yunhe was astonished after hearing this: "Have those British gentlemen lost their minds? Without these foreign soldiers and Indian soldiers, how am I supposed to defend this place? My 10,000-strong merchant corps is no match for the Japanese 51st and 104th Divisions. This place will fall in just a few days."
"Wait, are these English gentlemen determined to abandon this place and sacrifice us for their own benefit? Damn it, this won't do, absolutely not!"
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