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    Chapter 3446: Allied Forces Recover Burma (8)

    After General Stilwell captured Magway by the Eastern Front Group of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, he immediately rushed to Magway to investigate the killing of prisoners by the Chinese Army.

    After getting off the plane, the American general snorted coldly to Yue Hanping and other senior generals who came to greet him. He walked down the gangway with a straight face and simply waved to the Chinese generals as a greeting.

    Magui, Allied Forces Headquarters.  General Stilwell only left Yue Hanping and Sun Liren behind, while the other Chinese generals temporarily stayed away.  There were only three of them left in the headquarters. General Stilwell said angrily: "General Yue, you have disappointed me so much. I didn't expect the Chinese people to be so ruthless."

    Yue Hanping, who was well prepared, put a stack of photos on his desk and said softly: "General, these are photos taken by reporters accompanying the Chinese Expeditionary Force of the Japanese army massacring Chinese prisoners of war, as well as photos of the Japanese army massacring Chinese prisoners of war and civilians in China.  Photo. Take a look."

    General Stilwell glanced hastily and put down the photos, "You Chinese are very good at propaganda. I don't want to see these photos of political propaganda."

    Yue Hanping suppressed the anger in his heart and threw a stack of photos heavily on the table, "General, these are captured photos of reporters accompanying the Japanese army. Could it be that the Japanese army themselves publicized their brutal massacres, right?"

    When General Stilwell heard this, he couldn't help but pick up these photos and look at them carefully.  In one photo, a Japanese soldier was tied to a wooden pillar, and a Japanese soldier who looked like a new recruit stabbed the Japanese man in the chest with a bayonet.  The photo is frozen at the moment when the bayonet entered the victim's body. In the photo, you can see the fear and bloodthirsty madness on the Japanese soldier's face.

    One by one, the fact that Japanese soldiers brutally killed Chinese captives emerged vividly on the page. The more he looked at it, General Stilwell felt that the first photo was the gentlest.

    The stubborn old American man still stubbornly insisted that the actions of the Chinese Army violated international law.  He cited several examples of how American soldiers treated prisoners of war during World War I.

    Yue Hanping suppressed the anger in his heart and looked into General Stilwell's eyes, "General, I do not deny that American soldiers have these humane behaviors, but you should see that whether it is the British army, the French army, or the German army, as long as they  After laying down their weapons, they will abide by the rules of the war game and will not engage in any riot behavior.

    However, this is in the East, and our opponents are Japanese soldiers who have been influenced by the spirit of Bushido.  They were unwilling to be prisoners and would riot if given the opportunity.  This time, the Japanese army slaughtered our soldiers first, and we were forced to suppress the Japanese prisoners.  "

    Sun Liren also used fluent English to introduce the sudden uprising of the Japanese prisoners at the time. Then, Commander Sun took the initiative to put pressure on General Stilwell: "General, my subordinates are responsible for guarding the Japanese prisoners. If you want to punish them, punish them."  I'm ready."

    General Stilwell had a good impression of this general who studied in the United States. Sun Liren's words made General Stilwell very embarrassed.  In addition, the photo just now shocked General Stilwell. Knowing the deep hatred between China and Japan, he said angrily: "Forget it this time, we will never allow such a thing to happen next time."

    Yue Hanping took the opportunity to change the subject. He happily pulled General Stilwell and said, "General Stilwell, take a look at the city of Magway. The Japanese army has resisted tenaciously and the city is almost in ruins. It seems that it will take a lot of effort to rebuild it."  .¡±

    General Stilwell grabbed his pipe and walked out without comment.  When Sun Liren passed by Yue Hanping, he whispered: "It seems that we don't need to keep Japanese prisoners of war in the future. We can just execute them."

    Yue Hanping nodded and said to himself, my troops have been doing this for a long time. It would be a lot of trouble for the Japanese to take prisoners.  He replied softly: "Yes, from now on we only need the Japs' technical soldiers, and all the combat soldiers will be executed. Remember to tell the brothers to be smart and don't leave any clues to foreigners."

    After the war, Magui was full of ruins, bricks and rubble. The fire had been extinguished by the squadron, and the smell of gunpowder smoke and roasted gunpowder still lingered in the air.

    General Stilwell frowned slightly and sighed: "It seems that the Japanese monkeys are indeed resisting very tenaciously, and the battle situation can be imagined to be very fierce. The Japanese soldiers are indeed one of the most cruel armies in the world, but I still hope that you can  Be kind to the Japanese prisoners, after all they have laid down their weapons and are civilians."

    Yue Hanping and Sun Liren looked at each other and smiled, and promised repeatedly: "We will definitely do it, definitely." They both said at the same time in their hearts that we will not keep prisoners of war in the future, and of course we will let them die properly.

    General Stilwell looked at the two Chinese generals and said, "You are outstanding on the Eastern Front. Now there are only a few Japanese cities left in Myanmar. It is only a matter of time before the Allied forces occupy Myanmar. In November, the heads of state of the United States, China, Britain, and the Soviet Union  Meeting to be held in Cairo, our Myanmar war effort??'s achievements will definitely be praised by the heads of state of several major powers attending the meeting.  I hope there will be reports on the Cairo conference table that we have begun to recover Burma.  "

    Yue Hanping nodded, "General, there are not many Japanese defenders in Beiliu. I have ordered the 20th Army to stop repairs and attack Beiliu. I believe there will be good news soon."

    General Stilwell nodded, his face softened a lot, "General Yue, I must admit that you are a good commander. You are decisive and dare to attack. I like your combat style very much."

    Yue Hanping smiled faintly, "General, I am also preparing to transfer the armored army to the Pingmanna front line, and prepare to use the advantages of the armored force to attack Moulmein in one fell swoop."

    General Stilwell¡¯s eyes lit up, ¡°Oh, tell me your plan.¡±

    Yue Hanping sorted out his thoughts for a moment, "General, I am going to move the Chinese Expeditionary Force Armored Force to the Pingmanna line. In addition, we will gather cars to carry the New First Army to follow the armored forces to attack. With the mobility advantages of the armored forces and cars, we can quickly capture Mao  It cut off the Japanese army's land route to Thailand. It forced the Japanese army to concentrate its warships to transport soldiers and supplies and provide fighter planes for the Allied naval fleet."

    General Stilwell pondered for a moment, "General Yue, the Japanese 62nd Division of Moulmein has basically not fought any major battles since it entered Myanmar. It has sufficient troops and high morale. Are you sure?"

    Yue Hanping smiled slightly, looked at Sun Liren, and raised his chin slightly.  Sun Liren took over with a smile: "General Stilwell, we have thought carefully. The Japanese 62nd Division is only a three-armed division. At best, its strength is only about 17,000, and it will not exceed this number. And we are  Two elite mechanized corps, especially an armored corps. The strength is more than 60,000, almost four times that of the Japanese army. In terms of combat effectiveness and logistical supply capabilities, we are far superior to the Japanese army."

    Yue Hanping then added: "General Stilwell, in order to try my best to confuse the Japanese army, I will order the Youth Army and the 71st Army to step up the attack on Yangon, forcing the Japanese army to mobilize reinforcements from the Bago line."

    General Stilwell nodded happily, "Okay, I agree with your plan. We will regain Burma, and the next step is to march to Thailand."

    In Bago, the commander of the Japanese 56th Division Matsuyama Yusan led more than a thousand remaining soldiers to retreat here. General Matsuyama's command ability was recognized by Lieutenant General Muto Akira of the 15th Army.  The war situation in the South Pacific was urgent, and General Akira Muto was promoted to the rank of general and took up a post in the Philippines.

    The position of commander of Myanmar¡¯s 15th Army was replaced by Lieutenant General Matsuyama Yuzo on the recommendation of General Muto.  It has jurisdiction over the 62nd Division, 2nd Division, **24th Brigade, and **72nd Brigade.

    The 72nd Brigade of the **, which has been guarding Yangon, has been short of officers because many officers were transferred to serve as officers of the Philippine and Myanmar Self-Defense Forces.

    It happened that more than 3,000 remaining soldiers who had withdrawn from the Monywa front line were evacuated to Yangon along the Arakan Peninsula. However, the officer staffing of the unit was seriously insufficient.  Songshan took the opportunity to assign the officer team he brought out to the 72nd Brigade of Japan, enriching the officer strength of the brigade.

    Then, just after Lieutenant General Songshan took office as the commander of the army, the British army marched along the Arakan Peninsula, annihilating the Japanese 105th Brigade, defeating the 24th Brigade and the Philippine troops, and approaching Rangoon.

    The Japanese base camp strictly ordered Matsuyama Yuzo to stand firm in Yangon, Bago, and Moulmein, waiting for reinforcements.  Lieutenant General Matsuyama held the telegram and shook his head with a wry smile. Who knows where the damn reinforcements are.

    The Japanese base camp ordered the combined fleet to formulate a combat plan to conduct a decisive battle with the Allied fleet in the waters of Myanmar, in an attempt to save the endangered Japanese army in Myanmar through naval victory.

    The Japanese Combined Fleet deployed the Kurita Detachment, with 2 aircraft carriers as the core, 4 armored cruisers, 2 armored battleships, and 14 destroyers in an attempt to annihilate the British fleet in the waters of Myanmar.

    Unexpectedly, the telegram from the Japanese combined fleet was intercepted by the US military, and all Japanese troop mobilizations were informed. The British and American navies assembled a huge force of 5 aircraft carriers, 8 armored battleships, 12 armored cruisers, and 22 destroyers to encounter the Japanese naval fleet in the Bay of Bengal.

    After a fierce battle, the Kurita detachment of the Japanese Combined Fleet lost one aircraft carrier, one battleship, and three armored cruisers. The Japanese navy, which had suffered heavy losses, no longer dared to face a decisive battle with the American and British navies.

    So far, no Japanese Navy warship has been seen in the Bay of Bengal.  The supplies in Yangon completely need to be shipped from Thailand via Bago.

    Faced with the dilemma, Lieutenant General Matsuyama still showed the tenacity of a Japanese general. He drove the Burmese in Yangon to build strong fortifications and implemented a wartime control policy on the food supply in Yangon. A large number of Burmese people starved to death without food.  .

    In Yangon, General Aung San, commander-in-chief of the Myanmar Self-Defense Forces, only then deeply understood the viciousness of the Japanese army.  The Japanese army never gave the Burmese people real freedom, only cruel colonial rule and bloody weaponsForce suppression.

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