Chapter 80 Are we that powerful?

"Commander, are you out of your mind?" Lin Yi looked at Cun Yunsheng cautiously. He always felt that there was something wrong with his commander, but he couldn't put his finger on it.

"You're the one with the brain dead." Cun Yunsheng replied unhappily.

"Did the British army perform poorly? Isn't it worthy of praise for having the courage to use heavy artillery to counterattack the Japanese?"

Since Steve was a foreigner, he could not understand the sarcasm in Cun Yunsheng's words at all. He just thought that this officer was really nice.

Starting from the fact that they had only won one dollar from them before, they now let bygones be bygones and even took the initiative to ask for credit for the victory.

This is enough to prove that Cun Yunsheng is an upright soldier and such a person is worthy of trust.

Steve even secretly vowed that the next time he submitted an evaluation telegram, he would emphasize on praising Cun Yunsheng for his noble qualities and being absolutely trustworthy.

"No, Commander, are you burned out? Why did the British army insult you so much before?" Lin Yi's face showed more and more confusion. He had no idea what was wrong with his commander.

Only Long Wenjian and Meng Fanle tried hard to hold back their laughter, and they didn't dare to laugh even though they wanted to.

I can only bear it, my own regiment leader is so mean.

"Is that an insult? No, no, no. Now that I think about it, it's still my fault. I didn't reveal my identity right away, which led to this misunderstanding."

"If I had revealed my identity in advance, there wouldn't have been such a mistake. It's all my fault."

"Especially when Colonel Rogers was using heavy artillery to bombard the Japanese army, it made me realize that he was a soldier with high moral character." Cun Yunsheng's words almost made Lin Yi doubt his life.

"Stop it. Send a telegram to the Allied Command immediately and report everything here to General Stilwell. Be sure to emphasize the heroic performance of Colonel Rogers and the heavy artillery bombardment that the Japanese army is suffering."

"If possible, I hope the Allied Command can consider sending fighter planes to support and inflict heavy damage on the Japanese army." Cun Yunsheng said, and looked at Meng Fan again, especially at the end, he blinked to indicate that he must use the previous code book to send the message.

Meng Fan, who already knew what kind of person his own regiment commander was, responded quickly.

"Yes, Commander, I will report this to General Stilwell."

"And I will prove that all this is true. The British army is not as bad as we imagined." Steve's words were like the sound of nature, making Cun Yunsheng so excited that he almost jumped up.

He really didn't expect that this guy would cooperate with him so well.

He believed that with Steve's testimony, Stilwell would be absolutely convinced.

On the other side, Colonel Rogers at the airport was still hesitating whether to surrender, but the Japanese offensive became more fierce.

Especially the shells that fell into the airport from time to time, which scared him so much that his heart was beating wildly.

"Colonel, why don't we surrender? These must be the Japanese army." The subordinate said fearfully.

Although they didn't know why the Japanese army sent so many people, they were still frightened by such a fierce offensive, so they all thought about surrendering.

"Wait a little longer, wait a little longer." Colonel Rogers was still struggling.

"Damn, what's wrong with these damn British soldiers? Why don't they surrender?" Colonel Hirai Uesuke was so angry that he almost jumped up when he saw the offensive was repelled again.

The search team he led was the elite of the 56th Division. If they couldn't even defeat the British army, how could they sweep across Myanmar?

Thinking of this, Colonel Hirai Usuke suddenly became furious and yelled at Major Murashita in front of him.

"I'll give you one more chance. If you can't take the airport, you will commit suicide to thank His Majesty the Emperor."

"Yes." Major Murashita also had a determined look on his face and decided to lead his subordinates to launch an attack personally.

On the other side, a telegram arrived at the Allied Headquarters almost in plain text.

The telegraph operator who received the telegram almost widened his eyes as he looked at the telegram in front of him.

"Sir, there seems to be something wrong with this telegram." The telegraph operator thought about it and decided to call his superior.

The communications officer came to the telegraph operator with doubts.

"what happened?"

"This is a telegram sent using an old code book," the telegraph operator said quickly.

"The Japanese used this code book to obtain our battle plan before, but we figured it out. I didn't expect that they would use this old code book to send telegrams now."

"You mean, this is another trap set by the Japanese army?" the communications staff took over.

"Yes, but this telegram came from the Sichuan Army, which is why I am very puzzled."

"Normally, the Sichuan Army should have replaced the latest code book. Why would they use the old code book to send telegrams?" The telegraph operator expressed his confusion.

"Could it be that they forgot to use the new code book to send the telegram? This is not the first time this has happened." The communications staff expressed his guess.

"It's possible, but the possibility is very small." The telegraph operator nodded first, then shook his head.

"Let's translate the content of the telegram first." The communications staff officer felt that instead of guessing, it would be better to take a look at the content of the telegram first.

Hearing this, the telegraph operator took out the old code book and translated it quickly without any further ado.

After all the content was translated, everyone was dumbfounded.

"How can this be?"

Before the telegraph operator could be stunned, the communications officer took the telegram, took a look at it, and was also dumbfounded.

The British army is so brave?

Is this still the British army that only knows how to run away?

How dare they use heavy artillery to fire at the Japanese army?
The Japanese army suffered heavy losses?

The British army actually won?
That’s right, Meng Fanle added some extra details to the telegram dictated by Cun Yunsheng.

The British army was directly praised as extremely brave and even highly praised. This action of the British army dealt a heavy blow to the morale of the Japanese army. It can be said to be a great victory in Tangji.

If it weren't for Steve's signature on the back, the communications staff would definitely suspect that this was a conspiracy of the Japanese army.

Looking at the telegram in his hand, the communications staff thought for a long time and finally decided to give it to Stilwell. "This matter must be kept confidential first and must not be leaked to the outside world. In addition, use the new code to send a telegram to the Sichuan Army Corps, telling them that the code book has been changed and not to use the old code book anymore. In addition, their telegraph operators need to be trained more."

After saying this, the communications staff officer walked towards Stilwell's office with the telegram.

At this moment, Stilwell was discussing the next operational plan with Lord Alexander.

In accordance with Lord Alexander's request, 200 divisions will be transferred to the Western Front to deal with the British Army.

To this end, he went directly to Luo Zhuoying and promised him a large number of weapons and equipment, and only then did the other party agree to transfer the 200th Division to the western front.

After Du Yuming found out, he had a big quarrel with Luo Zhuoying, but it was of no use.

However, Du Yuming said to Luo Zhuoying with great sorrow that the expeditionary force on the eastern front was about to be destroyed.

"Sir, we received a strange telegram and need to report it to you." The communications staff officer walked into the office with the telegram and said.

"Oh? What telegram?" Stilwell didn't care and said casually.

"A telegram about the Sichuan Army requesting credit for the British Army." The communications staff looked at Alexander and said.

Alexander was a little confused at first, wondering why he was involved.

When they heard the telegram requesting credit for the British army, they were stunned.

Please take credit?

What merits are you asking for?

What great achievements did his subordinates make?
Never heard of it!

Every time he opened his eyes, he either lost something here or there.

Or the Japanese troops there need to be rescued.

There is basically no merit.

To be honest, Stilwell was also a little confused. He didn't know what contribution the British army had made.
If we have to give credit to someone, I think the British army would definitely win a place if they participated in an escape competition.

"What do you mean by asking for credit?" Stilwell frowned slightly, not knowing what his subordinate meant by this sentence.

"You'd better take a look at it." Although the communications staff officer also thought this matter was nonsense, he still handed the telegram over.

After taking the telegram and taking a look at it, Stilwell's first reaction was that the telegram was fake.

It must be a trap set by the Japanese army. After watching it, I fell completely silent.

Because there was Steve's signature on the back, he had to believe that the telegram was authentic.

After a long silence, he handed the telegram back to Alexander and added another sentence.

"I didn't expect that the British Empire's army still has brave generals. This Colonel Rogers is indeed very brave."

Alexander, who had just received the telegram, was confused again. Is Colonel Rogers a man of courage?
Are you sure this is referring to Colonel Rogers?

Why do I remember that this guy is a coward?
Wasn't it him who caused the blunder last time? If it wasn't for the need to maintain the image of the British Army, he would have sent such a guy back to his country long ago.

I didn't expect that this time I would get a surprise?
But is this definitely a surprise? Not a shock?

My first reaction was that the telegram was definitely fake.

But after Stilwell added a sentence with the signature of the American instructor at the back, he also fell silent.

Could it be that after the last blunder, Colonel Rogers decided to mend his ways?

It's not impossible.

"I didn't expect that I would make mistakes sometimes. Colonel Rogers is worthy of being the representative of the British Army." Lord Alexander was still very happy. After all, the British army, which had been losing battles all the time, finally had someone to turn the tide.

Thinking of this, Lord Alexander sent a telegram directly to Colonel Rogers.

The general idea is that one hopes Colonel Rogers can learn from his mistakes, continue to work hard, inflict heavy damage on the Japanese army, and restore the image of the British Army.

In addition, there were commendations and general orders to the entire army, calling on all British troops to learn from Colonel Rogers.

"Colonel Rogers should indeed be commended. Not only that, he should be awarded the Medal of Honor," Stilwell also said.

Only Colonel Rogers, the person involved, was shocked and confused when he received the telegram.

When did I become so brave?
Inflict heavy damage to the Japanese army?

It has even become a representative of the rise of the British Empire's Army?
Even Lord Alexander said that he had sent a telegram to his homeland, saying that he would apply for the rank of brigadier general for him and hoped that he would continue to work hard.

After reading the telegram over and over again for more than a dozen times, Colonel Rogers still didn't know how he had such a great image?
How did it come about?

Falling from the sky?

It shouldn’t be!

It was obvious that they were being beaten back by the Japanese army, and many of them even begged for surrender.

"Colonel, it's time for us to surrender." The subordinates advised again.

Hearing this, Colonel Rogers made a bitter face and handed over the telegram he had just received.

"I'm afraid we can't surrender."

The subordinates looked puzzled, but after reading the contents of the telegram, they instantly became Spartan.

Are we that brave?

　I will update first and revise later. There will be one chapter later because I have to go and take care of the baby!

　　
　
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