Eight Hundred and Seventy-Nine Are Experts

"Who asked you to kill the prisoners? Let me ask who told you to kill the prisoners at will? This is an unjust act of war! The Japanese are beasts. Are we also beasts?" An officer looked at the Japanese soldiers all over the place. The corpse, looking at the two regiment leaders under him, looked up and down with a strange look: "Nonsense! Don't you have any organization and discipline?"

"Master! Some of the hometowns of these soldiers have been slaughtered by the Japanese devils. If they are not allowed to vent at this time, I... I won't have to bring this soldier in the future." A regiment leader took off his hat, while Scratching the back of his head, he contradicted emotionally.

"You! You! At a time like this, you still contradict the commander..." A staff officer pointed at the head of the regiment bitterly, and cursed: "Shut up and listen to the commander." !"

The regiment leader lowered his head, still not convinced, but he didn't dare to say anything more. The division commander looked at his subordinates and laughed: "International law expressly stipulates that torture of prisoners is not allowed. We are soldiers of the allied countries, so we must pay attention to our image and international influence."

As he spoke, he looked at the Japanese soldiers on the opposite side who were pressed by bayonets and forced to sit on the ground. These Japanese soldiers were full of frustration, and the sallow and thin faces also looked at the officers of the Chinese Expeditionary Force who had just arrived here. They don't know what kind of fate they will have, so they can only wait quietly.

This is the case on the battlefield. As long as you hand over the weapons in your own hands, your fate will be in the hands of others. The Chinese once handed over their weapons, only to be brutally killed by the Japanese army. Now that the Japanese soldiers have handed over their weapons, they can only wait for the squadron to find out.

The squadron was able to win this big victory because of a secret message. It is not known where this message came from, but after reading this message, Chiang Kai-shek, who was far away in Chongqing, immediately held a combat meeting. The possibility of intercepting the Japanese 15th Army was discussed.

In the conference room, Chiang Kai-shek didn't know why he insisted on this counterattack plan, and he was sure that the squadron could easily win in the jungle of Burma, defeating 100,000 Singaporean British troops, and there was no Japanese elite that could defeat them. After scolding Wei Lihuang, who was worried about failure, the meeting approved Chiang Kai-shek's battle plan, because Chiang Kai-shek had never proposed such a detailed and feasible battle plan since he came to power.

The whole plan includes where to pre-arrange defensive positions, when to cut off the supply line of the Japanese 15th Army, and when to close the net for counterattack. Even the commander of the troops who implemented the counterattack plan recommended Sun Liren, the new commander of the 38th Division.

Only a few people in the world know where the counterattack plan came from, and these people all know that the counterattack plan can be so detailed because it was drawn up by the German Army General Staff, the most powerful combat command center in the world. of. Fourteen German army generals, including Brauchitsch, took the time to complete it, and it was tailored for the Chinese Expeditionary Force, using the Romanian 1st Army, whose combat effectiveness was not much different, as a sample.

In addition, the front-line commander is Sun Liren, the division commander with the most experience in fighting against Japan in the Kuomintang army,

The details are handed over to the frontline commanders to perfect, which makes the whole plan perfect.

Moreover, this plan is completely a feast that deeply makes Chiang Kai-shek feel refreshed. It pokes at China's current itch from the inside out, and with Sickert's reputation in front, the relationship between China and Germany The cooperation left a deep impression on people, which fundamentally impressed Chiang Kai-shek.

The squadron did not easily believe in Germany, which was theoretically hostile, but gave up the first-stage plan to cut off the Japanese supply line, and the rainy weather in Myanmar helped complete the first step. Immediately after the defeat of the Japanese army determined in the battle plan came, the Chinese Expeditionary Force made up its mind to fight such a large-scale sniper battle.

It was a sniper battle, but to put it bluntly, it was no different from roadblocking and robbery. The squadron collected strategic materials lost by the Japanese army along the way, including ammunition and weapons, which made up for the gap caused by the United States cutting off aid to China. Although these weapons are not appreciated by the expeditionary force, they are still very good things to transport back to the country and arm some second-line troops.

The division commander who scolded his subordinates, that is, General Sun Liren, the commander-in-chief of this battle, finally issued his order: "Torturing prisoners is not allowed by international law. This is the principle we must adhere to... But this time Let's not take any prisoners, let these Japanese troops be released."

He waved his hands graciously, glanced at the two regimental leaders under him who were about to persuade them, motioned them not to speak, and then said: "The release is based on humanitarian considerations of international law, but in order not to let these The Japanese soldiers continue to be enemies of the people of the world, let them go after breaking their left legs!"

"Cough cough, cough cough..." Hearing his general say such shameless words in a serious manner, the head of the regiment who was trying to persuade him just now choked on his own saliva and coughed violently.

"..." The other group leader felt that the matter of killing prisoners he just discussed was too idiotic. It is indeed a scholar who graduated from Tsinghua University who has experience in this kind of thing. Look at our teacher, he thought of a kind of thing so quickly. The way not to violate the international law is to be learned.

Under such circumstances, letting the group of hungry Japanese soldiers go back to their occupied area is no different from killing them. It is estimated that no one out of ten will be left... Now if they are broken into bones, it is estimated that this group of people can walk a few miles, it is already God's good fortune.

After this Battle of Imphal, the Japanese army's offensive in the direction of Burma was completely defeated, the 15th Army no longer had the ability to attack westward, and the British situation in India once improved. However, compared with the Chinese Expeditionary Force, the British side is not the biggest beneficiary of this battle.

The Chinese Expeditionary Force annihilated about 15,000 Japanese soldiers, picking up munitions for almost 50,000 people in vain. It alleviated the damage caused by the US military to the Chinese battlefield due to the reduction of supplies.

Because the Japanese army suffered heavy losses in western Myanmar and lost important strategic strongholds one after another, the three second-class divisions originally used by the Japanese army to reinforce the Pacific region and the Chinese theater eventually canceled their trips and stayed in Myanmar to participate in the operation of consolidating the defense line. . The entire Japanese strategic plan was completely disrupted, and the entire Pacific theater was developing in a direction that was beneficial to the United States.

...

Akado was having dinner with a middle-aged man about 50 years old. He was cutting a piece of steak and without looking up at the guest, he said while cutting, "Mr. It was sent to Mr. Chiang Kai-shek in China through special channels, but I still don’t quite understand why Mr. Augustus is so eager to let the Americans gain an advantage in the Pacific battlefield.”

The middle-aged man named Dominis in front of him is one of the successors identified by Augustus, and he is the most proud student of Augustus. Akado seems to be able to see many shadows of Augustus from him, which makes him, as the head of state, quite fond of Dominis.

What makes Akado feel even more helpless is that this Mr. Dominis is also an out-and-out monarchist, that is to say, he is the same as Mr. Augustus, who keeps encouraging Akado to proclaim himself emperor and compares himself to the future prime minister. The "able man". The only shortcoming is that this Dominis pays more attention to internal affairs, and lacks some of the essence of the old man in the analysis of the international situation.

Dominis took a sip of red wine before answering the head of state's question. As a typical new Prussian nobleman, it is very important to learn to maintain one's elegant demeanor at all times. He opened his mouth slowly, and said to Akado in a calm tone: "My head of state, I only have a general understanding of this matter."

He put down his glass and continued: "In the report provided by the intelligence agency to Prime Minister Augustus, it was confirmed that about 700,000 U.S. troops have been armed and are boarding ships ready to go to major war zones around the world. Prime Minister Augustus believes that at this time, There is a need for the United States to project more troops into the Pacific than the Middle East, where we will be operating."

"Is Mr. Augustus a little worried?" Akado glanced at Dominis, and then said: "Information shows that about 300,000 US troops are about to be sent to Australia. It seems too late to stab Japan twice at this time." early."

"My teacher, Prime Minister Augustus, felt that assisting the squadron in Burma was not to help the Americans end the war as soon as possible. On the contrary, it was to start the deployment now. My ability in this matter is limited. The matter was handed over to Ribbentrop of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs." Dominis replied gracefully.

After he finished speaking, he added a few words: "Blocking the Japanese army's attempt to go south and forcing them to return to the path of going north to attack the Soviet Union is our necessary effort to end the war on the Eastern Front... Of course, supporting a pro-German in the Far East China is also very much in line with Germany's interests."

"You mean, those idiots in Japan might turn their attention back to the north because of the defeat in the Imphal battle going south?" Akado asked with his eyes brightened.

"Yes, my head of state. That's what my teacher told me." Dominis nodded and replied: "For specific matters, you have to ask Ribbentrop who is in charge of this matter. He is the diplomatic He is also a future diplomatic expert reserved by the teacher for the empire."