Chapter 138 Trend
On the third night, the Japanese army retreated to the Alakan Mountains between Myanmar and India to garrison.
The most surprising thing about this was the British.
Not long ago, they had just negotiated with Stilwell at the cost of Myanmar's colonial rights, with the purpose of making the Sino-US coalition forces cross the river and fighting with the Japanese army earlier to reduce the pressure on the British and Indian troops... According to their idea, the Japanese were so tenacious and persevering that it was impossible for the Japanese to give up Myanmar in a short time, so they would compete with the Chinese team along the Irrawaddy River. Unexpectedly, in their eyes, the Japanese, who were very tenacious, gave up Myanmar without a shot, while Britain took the initiative to sacrifice Myanmar's colonial rights.
In fact, this should be said to be the wishful thinking of the British. There is no so-called "colonial rights" in international law. At this time, the Chinese team is the Chinese team that dominates the battlefield in Myanmar. The British team is just one. Two British and Indian masters who "grabbed military achievements". According to the principle that whoever has the right to speak, it is not the British turn to speak on the land of Myanmar.
As for the British's misjudgment of the Japanese army, this is actually understandable.
The same army performs differently in front of different enemies.
For example, on the domestic battlefield, most of the ****s acted as greedy and afraid of death when facing the Japanese army, but only the exception was to one Japanese army, that is the Japanese Osaka Division... The reason is that everyone knows that the Japanese Osaka Division will not fight, so whenever they know that there are troops of the Osaka Division in the Japanese camp, the **** troops will be greatly motivated, and even the most timid officers and soldiers and troops will roll up their sleeves and scream.
This is often the case when fighting. For such a little psychological reason, the enemy facing the Osaka Division has become stronger in combat effectiveness, which will even affect other Japanese troops fighting with the Osaka Division. So the Japanese army lamented that if anyone fights with the Osaka Division, then wait to accept the failed ending!
The same is true for the Japanese army in Myanmar. They were afraid of being beaten in front of the Chinese team... This fear of being beaten not only refers to the performance of the Chinese team in the first Myanmar battle, but also the Chinese team whose combat effectiveness has increased sharply after being equipped with US equipment.
However, when facing the British and Indian troops, it was completely the opposite. The British and Indian troops almost collapsed in front of the Japanese. Even the strong city of Impal was also taken down by the weak force of Mutaguchi Ryokawa.
So, for these Japanese troops, they lost confidence in front of the Chinese team, and they would think that even the elite 18th Division and the 2nd Division were beaten and fled in front of them, let alone other troops. But it was different in front of the British and Indian troops. As soon as they saw the British uniforms and the dark faces of the Indians, their confidence and morale lost in the Chinese people would come back immediately, which instead gave the Japanese army stronger combat power.
This is also the reason why the British made mistakes in judging the Japanese army... The British simply thought that the Japanese were so motivated to attack the British and Indian army, so they should not give up Myanmar too early, so they would rather use Myanmar's colonial rights to exchange for the troops of the China ** team. Who would have thought that the result was that the Chinese team retreated before the Japanese could send troops.
As soon as the Japanese retreated, the Chinese team occupied the entire Myanmar without any effort. Cheers echoed throughout Myanmar, especially among the overseas Chinese stationed in Myanmar... The Chinese team defeated the brutal Japanese army, which made them feel great glory. So every household was decorated with lights and colorful colors, and the Chinese team sent banners and set off firecrackers, which was very lively, just like a festival.
"Joe!" Alexander soon found Stilwell: "Can we talk about Myanmar..."
Stilwell was prepared for this. He raised his eyebrows and replied without raising his face: "Alex, first of all, we did not violate the peace agreement. We did cross the Irrawaddy River. Secondly, if you want to breach the contract, it is best to consider whether you still need the Chinese team to assist you in the future, or it can be said that it is me!"
After Stilwell said this, Alexander lost his voice.
Stilwell said it was very realistic. Although the Japanese army had withdrawn from Myanmar, they occupied the Alagan Mountains between India and Myanmar, and even stuck in Imperial and Myanmar, making it impossible for India and Myanmar to connect. The Chinese team was nothing. China only needed to capture or wait for the 56th Division on the China-Myanmar highway to be annihilated. However, the British had to worry that the Japanese would use Imperial and Alagan areas as bases and use the Indian National Army to advance westward.
Therefore, it is Britain, not China, who wants others now. In other words, Britain has no capital to break the contract at all, unless Britain does not need to cooperate with the Chinese team to attack the Japanese army in the future.
"Okay!" Alexander actually knew this for a long time. He just wanted to test Stilwell's bottom line. He heard this and had to answer helplessly: "When I didn't say it, I wish us a happy future cooperation!"
"Happy cooperation!" Stilwell nodded with a smile.
The news reached Zhang Chi, and Zhang Chi was a little dizzy.
Impal was occupied by the Japanese army. The Japanese retreated to the Alakan Mountains... These have never happened in history. The real history was that the Japanese army was defeated in the Battle of Impal. Then the British army followed the Japanese army south with the cooperation of the 10th Air Brigade and the Chinese team. They finally recovered the entire territory of Myanmar.
However, this seems to be no surprise, because Yangon was not regained in history as it is now.
This proves one thing, that is, Zhang Chi's existence finally brought about a different trend in history.
As for whether this trend is good or bad, Zhang Chi is not sure, saying it is OK... The current situation is indeed better than in history. At least the Chinese Expeditionary Force did not enter the Wild Man Mountain like in history and paid heavy casualties. Now it has recovered Myanmar in a shorter time.
It's not good to say that it means that the historical trend that Zhang Chi is familiar with has changed, that is, Zhang Chi is about to lose the advantage of predicting the future.
"Zhang..." At this time, Pete, wearing a vest, a helmet, and a cigarette in his mouth, walked in. He raised the radio in Zhang Chiyang and said, "Do you know what this is?"
Seeing this, Zhang Chi couldn't help but feel a little funny. The radio could be considered an old antique to him, but he still pretended to be ignorant: "What is it?"
"This is the radio!" Peter showed off while fiddling with him: "I got it from a friend of the Military Service, and I can rely on it to relieve my boredom in the future! Just like this..."
Under Peter's fiddling, a voice soon came from the radio: "With the defeat of the Battle of Alahman, the situation of the Allied forces further deteriorated..."
Chapter completed!