Chapter 145 Not many, just over people! (First update!)

"What should we do then?" Meng Fan looked at Cun Yunsheng in confusion.

"Following orders?"

"Oh? Do you have any other ideas?" Cun Yunsheng didn't say anything, but looked at the other party with a smile.

Hearing this, Meng Fan was stunned and speechless.

"Commander, I'm just a small battalion commander, how can I have any ideas?"

"Really? I see you're full of bad intentions." Cun Yunsheng joked.

"Since the British army doesn't care about Imphal, why should we go south to Mandalay? Let the British and Japanese armies slowly consume each other and see who can outlast the other."

"Is this really what you think?" Meng Fanle asked again to confirm.

"What else can we do? Go south to Mandalay, embarrass Stilwell and make the British angry? In the end, our supplies will be cut off, and now there are many people who want to see us get into trouble." Cun Yunsheng sneered.

Hearing this, Meng Fan looked unconvinced. Based on his understanding of Cun Yunsheng, this was definitely not his true thought.

How can a commander who can't stand any grievance endure this?

At this time, Xue Tian ran over to report.

"Commander, Long Wenjian is back."

what!
Hearing that Long Wenjian had returned, Cun Yunsheng was stunned, then said with a smile.

"This kid is willing to come back. I thought he ran away to some mountain and became a mountain king."

"Let him come to me."

"Yes."

Not long after, Long Wenjian came in front of Cun Yunsheng and saluted.

"Wow, you still remember to come back? I thought you ran away somewhere to be some mountain king." Cun Yunsheng couldn't help but joked.

Who knows, Long Wenjian said bitterly.

"Commander, please stop talking about being a mountain king. It's not something a human should do. Those natives can't read a single word. During training, they can't even tell left from right."

"It's not as comfortable as being in the Sichuan Army. Life there is simply not humane."

"How about letting Fanla try it next time?"

Meng Fan, who was watching the show on the side, was stunned. How does this involve me?
I'm not going.

Staying by the commander's side, you can enjoy the best food and drinks.

Who wants to go squatting in the jungle?

"Well, you are more suitable for living in the jungle. My life is good now, so don't look for me." Meng Annoyed stopped immediately.

Looking at the two people arguing, Cun Yunsheng couldn't help but shook his head, and then asked.

"How many people did you bring?"

"Not many, just about ten thousand people." Long Wenjian stretched out a finger, his mouth corners slightly raised, but his face still looked a little shy.

"How many?"

"How many?"

"How many?"

Three consecutive exclamations were enough to show that they were indeed shocked.

Meng was especially annoyed and looked at the other party in amazement.

Dog day!
He is going to be a division commander?
Xue Tian was also confused.

In just a few days, they have gathered a force of tens of thousands of people.

However, Cun Yunsheng came to his senses immediately.

"Don't tell me that most of them don't have guns."

"The commander is wise. They really don't have guns." Long Wenjian said embarrassedly.

Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng took a deep breath, looked at Meng Fan, and remembered what he had said before.

Is this a surprise?

This is fucking scary.

More than 10,000 people!
This kid’s ability to deceive is better than mine.

No wonder in the original novel, Long Wenjian relied on his mouth to fool more than a thousand people into turning back and dying.

In the end, there were only ten people left in the whole group, but they relied on these ten people to deceive thousands of people.

In the end, most of them died in Nantianmen.

It is enough to see here that Long Wenjian still has a strong personal charm.

It’s actually not surprising that he can now mobilize a team of tens of thousands of people.

I originally thought that there would be at most a thousand people, but now it seems that I was overthinking.

"In other words, most of them are cannon fodder? No, even worse than cannon fodder?" Meng asked in annoyance.

“That’s not the case. There are more than 3,000 people who are armed, but they are all messy weapons. The rest are still in training.” Long Wenjian shook his head and explained.

"Are these three thousand people Chinese?" Cun Yunsheng also asked.

"There are more than a thousand Chinese, and the rest have a blood feud with the Japanese army. There is absolutely no problem with their loyalty." Long Wenjian guaranteed.

Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng's eyes lit up, and he looked at Meng Fan again and said with a smile.

"Didn't you just ask me what I think?"

"What?" This jump in thought made Meng Fan stunned and he didn't understand what it meant.

"Go south, aren't you asking me what I think?"

"Originally, I really hadn't figured out what to do. After all, if the British insist on their own way and don't let us go south, even Stilwell won't be able to do anything." Cun Yunsheng said with a smile.

“But now, I have a better way to deal with it.”

"It's a waste for more than 10,000 people to guard Hsipaw. I think places south of Mandalay or even Yangon may be more suitable for them."

Hearing this, Meng Fanle took a deep breath and looked at Cun Yunsheng in disbelief.

Even Long Wenjian was a little surprised. He didn't expect that his own regiment commander would let him lead more than 10,000 people south.

"Commander, do you want me to lead these ten thousand people south?"

"Yes, why don't you have confidence?" Cun Yunsheng asked with a smile.

"No, I just didn't expect you to do this." Long Wenjian shook his head and said.

"Commander, if the British knew you did this, wouldn't they be furious?" Meng Fanle advised quickly.

Who knows, Cun Yunsheng sneered and said in a flat tone.

"Furious? We didn't go south. It was the natives who attacked Mandalay. What does it have to do with us?"

"By the way, dead, dead, what number did you type?"

"The Eighth Division of the Volunteer Army." Long Wenjian said hurriedly.

"Not bad, you are smart. It was the right decision to send you to infiltrate behind enemy lines." Cun Yunsheng said admiringly.

"It's decided. Let your 8th Division of the Volunteer Army quickly move south and look for fighter planes around Mandalay. If you can win, then fight. If you can't, then use guerrilla warfare. I will have the aviation team provide support when the time comes."

"Yes, Commander." Long Wenjian stood at attention and saluted, then said embarrassedly, "What do you think? About the equipment?"

With more than 10,000 people, you need at least 10,000 guns. Forget about American weapons, but any other equipment will do.

Anyway, the lives of these natives are worthless.

Even if they were given American equipment, they wouldn't know how to use it.

"Equipment..." Cun Yunsheng pondered for a while, tapping his fingers continuously, and then said.

"More than 10,000 people will definitely not be able to meet all the needs in a short period of time. I'm sure you know this."

"Yeah, I understand." Long Wenjian was not a fool, so he naturally knew that the Sichuan Army's financial resources were limited.

It sounds rich, but in reality there isn't much.

The Yankees' equipment is not that easy to get.

"In this case, I can only give you one regiment's worth of American weapons and equipment. You must use all of them to arm the Chinese regiment. In addition, there is probably another regiment of Japanese weapons in the city. You can take all of them."

"Other than that, I can't give you the 155mm howitzer, but I can give you some of the other artillery pieces so that you can form an artillery battalion. At least you will be able to fight back against the Japanese army." Cun Yunsheng was quite generous this time, as he gave equipment for five regiments in one go. It was a big deal.

Even Long Wenjian was shocked by such broad-mindedness and courage.

"Commander, you are so magnanimous." Long Wenjian couldn't help but praise.

"Okay, stop flattering me. I didn't give you so much equipment to let you show off. I want to see results." Cun Yunsheng glared and said.

"I'll give you three months. Find a way to reach Yangon. As for Mandalay, don't touch it for now, but you can harass it from time to time."

Since the British army didn't let him go south, he let these natives go south.

Even if you ask, it has nothing to do with him.

The indigenous rebels went south on their own, what does it have to do with him?
At most, they sold a few weapons.

"Yes, in three months, I will definitely reach Yangon," Long Wenjian promised.

"What about Sun Yunfei? Is he honest?" Cun Yunsheng nodded, then remembered something and asked again.

"Well, he's quite honest. He has become much more honest after being punished last time." Long Wenjian nodded.

"Be more careful. He is a flag. Try not to fall down. But if he is not honest, find a way to change him. There is not much in the volunteer team, and there are still many people who want to climb." Cun Yunsheng said lightly.

Isn't this also a warning to Long Wenjian?

However, Cun Yunsheng was not panicked at all. As long as he controlled the logistical supplies, one of Long Wenjian's divisions would be like Sun Wukong under the Five Finger Mountain and could be easily suppressed.

Cooperate with the Japanese army?
It’s not impossible, but in the end, they can’t avoid the fate of being cannon fodder.

Not to mention, most of the natives had a blood feud with the Japanese army and would never follow Sun Yunfei to join the Japanese army.

"I understand." Long Wenjian nodded.

After Long Wenjian left, Meng Fanle looked at his back and said enviously.

"I didn't expect that after not seeing him for more than a month, this guy has become a division commander."

"What? Are you jealous?" Cun Yunsheng joked.

"Is it unfair for you to be the battalion commander? Why don't you follow him? At least I can make you a regiment commander, or even a deputy division commander."

Hearing this, Meng Anle shook his head like a rattle.

"No, his division is not even as good as cannon fodder. They have few weapons and are just targets in the eyes of the Japanese army."

"Tsk, you still have some self-awareness. Notify them that one battalion will stay in Xibu, and the rest of the battalions will continue to move north, heading for Lashio." Cun Yunsheng said.

"Yes, but in that case, there will only be more than 2,000 people left. Will we have insufficient manpower to attack Lashio?" Meng Fanle asked hesitantly.

"Then send a telegram to Stilwell and ask him to airdrop an infantry battalion. We are now helping the Allies, so shouldn't they guarantee our logistics?"

"As for what to say, it's up to you. By the way, ask for more weapons and equipment, and be braver. If we take Lashio, this chess game will be alive. Old man Stilwell is very smart." Cun Yunsheng said.

"Yes." Meng Fanle responded quickly.

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On the other side, at the headquarters of the Japanese 15th Army, Kawabe Masamitsu looked at the battle report he had just received, his veins bulging, and he roared in anger.

"You couldn't hold it for a day? Yamazaki Nobukazu is a loser. He should commit seppuku to thank the Emperor."

The military's staff were trembling with fear, and only Lieutenant Colonel Yahara Hiromichi, who had just been promoted to combat staff, frowned.

"Commander, we expected that Hsipaw could not be defended. The Sichuan Army must have made sufficient preparations for the surprise attack on Hsipaw. But the only thing that puzzles me is why our fighter planes did not gain air superiority but were all shot down. This is simply incredible." Yahara Hiromichi said.

"What do you mean? The Sichuan Army has advanced fighter planes?" Kawabe Masamitsu asked in confusion after calming down.

"No, according to our investigation, the most advanced fighter plane of the Allies here is the Spitfire. But we had the upper hand in previous air battles. I don't understand why we were defeated this time." Yahara Hiromichi shook his head.

His original idea was that under the bombing of fighter planes, the Sichuan Army would definitely suspend the attack.

Then, after getting a respite and reorganizing the wounded, Xibu would have no problem delaying the Sichuan Army's attack by relying on street fighting.

As a result, before he could carry out the next plan, none of the six fighter planes returned and all were shot down.

This made him a little confused for a moment.

Without mentioning why the Sichuan Army had fighter planes, how did they manage to shoot down six Japanese fighter planes?
This is an unsolved mystery.

If you can't figure it out, you should temporarily suspend the air strikes on the Sichuan Army.

"The explanation given by the Air Force is that the Sichuan Army seems to have invented a new tactic that renders our fighter planes powerless to fight back." Kawabe Masamitsu did not speak, but the chief of staff next to him spoke.

"New tactics? Is it specifically aimed at our air force?" Yahara Hiromichi asked again.

"Yes," admitted the Chief of Staff.

"If that's the case, then we're in trouble." Yahara Hiromichi took a deep breath.

"The plan to rely on air strikes to halt the Sichuan Army's offensive will probably fail for the time being."

He originally wanted to use air strikes to stop the Sichuan Army's attack, and then the Takeuchi Regiment in Myitkyina would launch an attack to create panic for the Sichuan Army and affect their morale.

Now that the air strike has failed, the plan to attack Myitkyina will also fail.

Because the Sichuan Army will definitely attack Mandalay or Lashio next.

"Mr. Yahara, where do you think the Sichuan Army will attack next?" Kawabe Masazo took a deep breath and asked slowly.

"I think it's most likely Mandalay." Hiromichi Yahara stared at the map and said seriously.

"Why?" Hebian Zhengsan asked in confusion.

"Because of Imphal, once Mandalay is taken, it means the crisis in Imphal will be over, and we can even attack Mutaguchi Ren'ya's 18th Division from the front and back." Yahara Hiromichi explained.

If he were the Allied commander, he would definitely do the same.

After all, this is the optimal solution.

But Kawabe Masazo doesn't think so.

"What if it's Lashio? Occupying this place means that Watanabe Masao's 56th Division will also be surrounded. By cooperating with the troops in southwestern Yunnan, they can even reopen the China-Myanmar Highway in one go."

I have to say that Kawabe Masazo's opinion does make sense.

But Yahara Hiromichi directly refuted.

"Commander, those people in Shancheng don't seem to be keen on restoring the China-Burma Highway as soon as possible. Perhaps they don't care at all about the deteriorating situation in southwestern Yunnan."

"This..." For a moment, Hebian Zhengsan was speechless.

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