Chapter 32 Teach Yu Xiaoqing a lesson!
"What's your plan? What other plan can I have?" Cun Yunsheng looked at Meng Fanle with an innocent expression, as if saying, are you slandering me?
Looking at Cun Yunsheng's innocent expression, Meng Fanle felt numb.

Are you really in your twenties?

How come he can act better than those old foxes?

Pretending to be innocent?
You have a treacherous mind and are always calculating against others.

He would never believe that the man who was so kind as to invite him to the regiment headquarters said that he had no intention towards him.

Just looking at the other person's innocent and naive expression, Meng was annoyed and retreated.

"Commander, has anyone ever told you that you are very suitable to be an actor? It would be a waste if you don't act."

Hearing Meng Fanle's words, Cun Yunsheng laughed, patted his shoulder and said with a smile.

"Don't tell me, I really do want to be an actor. When the war is over, I will give it a try. You must come and support me then."

Meng Fanle was completely defeated by the other party's shamelessness and simply ignored him.

When we entered the regiment headquarters, we found Yu Xiaoqing staring at the map of Myanmar hanging in the middle.

It marked the Japanese army's attack route, the British army's defensive offensive, and even the detailed garrisons in various places.

This surprised Yu Xiaoqing very much. How did the other party get such top-secret information?
You have to know that he was also studying the route of the Japanese army's attack on Burma. Although he collected a lot of information, it was difficult to distinguish the truth from the false.

Therefore, his map was not as detailed as the other party's. For a moment, Yu Xiaoqing wanted to take the map away.

"Captain Yu, are you interested in this map? I can give it to you before you leave." Cun Yunsheng said with a smile when he saw the other party staring at the map.

"A gentleman does not take away what others love. Captain Cun must have spent a lot of time drawing this map." Yu Xiaoqing shook his head and refused. Although he wanted it very much, he would not force it.

And he suspected that the other party might have other ideas.

Cun Yunsheng showed a trace of regret at Yu Xiaoqing's rejection.

"Did Captain Cun keep me here just to see this map?" Yu Xiaoqing was too lazy to beat around the bush and asked directly.

Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng was not in a hurry, but pointed at the map and asked back.

"Captain Yu, what do you see from this map?"

Is the other party testing him?
Yu Xiaoqing frowned slightly, glanced at the other party, continued to stare at the map, and spoke after a long time.

"The Japanese offensive was very fierce, and the British defense was somewhat stretched."

"Anything else?" Cun Yunsheng was a little disappointed. He thought Yu Xiaoqing could give some insightful advice.

However, when I thought about the fact that the other party did not have much information and it was not easy for them to see so much, my disappointment was immediately alleviated a lot.

"And what else? Lashio is a very important place. If Lashio is lost, the entire eastern Myanmar will fall into the hands of the Japanese army, and then we will be in big trouble."

"The Japanese army is likely to use Lashio as a transit center to launch an attack to the north and cut off the Burma Road."

"Without this road, our foreign aid will be more strained and the situation will be more unfavorable."

Yu Xiaoqing said a lot in one breath, which was enough to show that he was definitely not a fool, but had real talent and knowledge.

This made Cun Yunsheng look at him with new eyes, thinking that this son of a general did have some ability.

"Yes, Lashio is indeed very important. Once it is taken by the Japanese army, it will inevitably have a huge impact." Cun Yunsheng said affirmatively.

"Since we can all see it, the British army will definitely strengthen the defense here." Yu Xiaoqing looked indifferent. He thought to himself that if he could see it, how could the British army, as the world's number one power, not be able to see it?
"If I say that there are no British troops stationed here, would you believe it?" Cun Yunsheng's leisurely words stunned Yu Xiaoqing on the spot.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible. We can all see that the British army cannot fail to see the importance of this place."

"How could we not send troops to garrison there?"

Cun Yunsheng was not surprised by Yu Xiaoqing's words. After all, at that time, the British army was known as the world's number one power and was admired by countless people.

Cun Yunsheng wanted to instill in Yu Xiaoqing the idea that the British army was unreliable.

He didn't want the expeditionary force to repeat the same path as before, being tricked to death by the British army.

Now that Yu Xiaoqing knows the true face of the British army, at least some of the losses can be recovered.

"This place is indeed very important, but what does it have to do with the British army?" Cun Yunsheng's words made Yu Xiaoqing's brain freeze for a moment.

What the hell?
How come it doesn’t matter?

This is about the Burma Road!

This is a lifeline!
Without this lifeline, how can we get blood transfusions from the outside world?

"Captain Yu, in your eyes, what do the British army look like?" This sentence was not only asked to Yu Xiaoqing, but also to Zhang Lixian, He Shuguang, and Meng Fanle who was listening.

"Of course it's the world's number one superpower." Yu Xiaoqing answered without hesitation.

The other people also nodded, obviously agreeing with each other's statement.

"The world's most powerful country? A powerful country that was bombed on its doorstep?"

"If you are talking about his navy, I admit that the Royal Navy is indeed the best in the world, but the army is not that reliable."

"Some of the elite armies are in the mainland, while the overseas colonies are mainly third-rate troops cooperating with the indigenous army, and their fighting spirit is not strong."

"It can be said that it collapsed at the first touch." As Cun Yunsheng began to explain, Yu Xiaoqing and others seemed to have opened up a new world.

"You mean, the troops stationed in Lashio are not very strong in combat? The Japanese army can take it down with just one charge?" Yu Xiaoqing's face looked a little unhappy.

"Yes."

In fact, there is another meaning he didn't say: the British army did not want the expeditionary force to enter Burma.

Because it was not the British army that transported supplies to the mountain city, but the American army was responsible for the supply of supplies, so the cutting off of the Burma Road had no impact on the British army.

The British army could even get more material assistance as a result. After all, with one less person to compete with, they could get more.

The British Army is now strong on the outside but weak on the inside, and all its military supplies rely on assistance from the US military.

However, the cutting off of the Burma Road had a huge impact on the US military.

Once the road is cut off, it will weaken the influence of the US military in Southeast Asia.

At the same time, the US military's plan to weaken the British influence in Southeast Asia would fail.

That’s right, the US military also has its own little ideas, which is to weaken the influence of the British Army.

The British army was well aware of the matter, but for the sake of military aid, they could only pretend not to see it.

Therefore, the British army would rather lose the entire Burma than allow the expeditionary force to enter Burma.

Later, unable to withstand the pressure from the US military, the Expeditionary Force entered Burma.

Even if they entered Burma, they used various means to make the expeditionary force suffer a lot.

If it weren't for the extreme pressure from the US military, the expeditionary force would have been completely wiped out.

For example, normally, if you retreat, you must send a telegram to inform your allies. What is the result?
It was common for people to run away without saying a word, abandoning their weapons and thus cutting off the expeditionary force's retreat.

The reason he didn't say it was because he knew that no one would believe it even if he said it.

It may even be exploited by those with ulterior motives.

"Why? Isn't Myanmar also a British colony?" Yu Xiaoqing still didn't understand, and asked Cun Yunsheng in confusion.

"For the British army, India is the apple of its eye, while Burma is just a piece of chicken ribs that can be abandoned at any time." Cun Yunsheng's calm words were like a bomb that stunned everyone.

(End of this chapter)