Prime Minister Wu Youping only needed to know that a battle broke out in Myitkyina area, but he didn't have to directly interfere in the matter. The Military Commission is completely different, so they should be responsible for this matter. Through telegram communication, the Military Commission basically understood the situation and then reported it to He Rui.

"...The British mainly control the Upper Myanmar (north Myanmar) region by buying local leaders. Myanmar patriots clashed with a leader in Myitkyina region and launched an attack on him. Just so happened that a team of British troops were invited by the leader to come to the town scene, not an intentional battle."

After hearing the introduction, He Rui thought about it, "What is the follow-up situation?"

"Now that the battle is over, the Myanmar National Revolutionary Army has occupied Myitkyina Railway Station. I think the British troops in Myanmar will take action soon." Chief of Staff Cheng Ruofan gave a clear answer.

"How is the preparations of the Southwest Bureau? Give me the latest information." He Rui gave the order.

Soon, several piles of information were placed in front of He Rui. The biggest difference from this era was that He Rui could see a large number of maps from all over the world when he was very young. After all, if you want to travel around the world, you always have to make some preparations.

He Rui did not deliberately remember so many maps at that time, but he did have an impression. After walking through many places, he could naturally combine the data in the report with the map. The data in the report showed that the progress of the Yunnan-Burma Highway was quite good. Hiring local labor was to conduct economic blood transfusions to the local area. In addition, land reform, the social order along the transportation line from Hunan to Yunnan and Guizhou was restored very well. It also in turn promoted the progress of road construction.

The Railway Corps that built the Yunnan-Burma Highway has invested 500 engineers and 5,000 technical workers, and employed 400,000 laborers. So far, half of the construction of the Yunnan-Burma Highway has been completed, and the other half has also completed the design and is under construction.

After reading the road construction, He Rui picked up the construction report of the "Bian Station". The Bian Station is a station distributed on the logistics transportation line, providing services including warehousing, rest and other services. Its functions can be roughly seen as many rest stations on the expressway. The difference is that the services provided by the Bian Station are more targeted and more efficient.

In the report of the Southwest Bureau, since the military station itself also provides logistics services for the road construction army, the completion rate of a military station every 30 miles reached 100.

Seeing this, He Rui called his secretary and asked the secretary to send a telegram to the Southwest Bureau, asking him to determine the completion degree of the military station.

He Rui also checked the progress of the bridge construction. Some bridges have been built and some are being built. Whether they are completed or not, these bridges and roads are prepared based on automobile transportation.

After reading the information for a few hours, He Rui received a call from the Southwest Bureau. Southwest Bureau member Zhong Yifu confirmed to He Rui that all 100 troops stations were completed and put into use. He Rui immediately asked the Military Commission to hold another meeting. Soon, the Military Commission led by Xu Chengfeng, vice chairman who was in charge of the military order, Cheng Ruofan, chief of staff, and Hu Xiushan, minister of the General Logistics Department, went to the conference room again.

After finishing his evaluation of the information, He Rui said: "It is better to hit the sun than to catch up. Since the fight has already started, let's take action."

Comrades all knew that He Rui would not fight an unprepared battle. With the war between the Northeast government and the Japanese government, He Rui was very prepared. The war preparations in Myanmar were indeed quite high, but there was a big gap from the Sino-Japanese War. And now it is not Japan, but the world overlord Britain.

As the vice chairman in charge of military orders, Xu Chengfeng has a heavy responsibility, so he has to put forward different opinions, "Chairman, why not follow the plan?"

He Rui shook his head, "The British can't wait. If you wait any longer, it will only make the British fully prepared. Since the battle began in Myitkyina, you must keep Myitkyina."

Cheng Ruofan supported He Rui's view and put forward his own view, "The end of the British railway in Myitkyina. If Britain is forging defense here, we have to go around those small roads, which adds a lot of difficulty in combat. I support the Chairman's view."

As long as Hu Xiushan completes the work of the General Logistics Department, he will look at the map. The terrain of the entire Myanmar appears in Hu Xiushan's mind at this time. As Cheng Ruofan said, Myitkyina is not far from the China-Myanmar border and is the end of the railway built by the British.

Myanmar's first railway, from Yangon to Beimue, was completed and put into operation in 1877. Twelve years later, in 1889, Britain built the railway from Yangon to Mandalay. By 1914, Britain extended the railway from Mandalay to Myitkyina, Lashi. Myitkyina and Lashi were less than 200 kilometers away from the China-Myanmar border. These 200 kilometers were high and densely forested, and were called the Wild Man Mountain, which was very difficult to pass.

In the past year, China has done its best to contact local tribes in the Wild Man Mountains, organized local revolutionaries to establish local governments, and completed the construction of transportation lines. Wild Man Mountains were not completely unpassable. As early as before the Tang and Song dynasties, the ancient southern land "Silk Road" or "Shu Shi Du Road" entered Bamo and other places from the current Tengchong, Lianghe, and Longchuan areas, and then led to India from Kachin State, northern Myanmar.

Based on such a detailed understanding, Hu Xiushan made his own judgment. Then Xu Chengfeng asked: "...I'll finish speaking, please give your opinion."

The army of each country has army leaders such as the third chiefs, and the National Defense Forces of the Republic of China actually have the "four chiefs". The chairman of the Military Commission is the commander and is not included in the four chiefs.

The first among the four chiefs of the National Defense Forces of the Republic of China was the vice chairman in charge of military and political affairs, that is, the director of the General Political Department. This position was originally held by Zhong Yifu, but now this guy is a member of the Southwest Bureau. The specific affairs of this position are the responsibility of the comrades of the relevant political and industrial departments. The reason why this position is ranked first among the four chiefs is because this position is the person in charge of the Civilized Party in the National Defense Forces. Leading the Party is naturally the first among the military and political affairs.

The next three can only be called the "Three Chiefs". Xu Chengfeng, the vice chairman in charge of the military order, Cheng Ruofan, Chief of Staff, and Hu Xiushan, the Minister of Logistics. The abilities of these three people determine the strength of the National Defense Forces. If Hu Xiushan thinks that He Rui's view is unreasonable, then He Rui can only rely on his personal authority and authority to order the military system. These orders will be executed, but once they fail, the price He Rui has to pay is actually very high.

Hu Xiushan did not answer immediately, but continued to think for a while and sorted out his own questions before speaking: "From the perspective of land warfare, I agree with the Chairman's view. Current logistics transportation can maintain a battle scale of at least 2,000 people. Once the railway is seized, our army can hold on for two months in mountain combat. Two months later, the General Logistics Department will confirm that the assistance will definitely arrive."

As the commander of the military commander, Xu Chengfeng did not simply follow He Rui's orders. Although Cheng Ruofan and Hu Xiushan both supported He Rui's view, Xu Chengfeng still did not simply follow Dali. "Chairman, I would like to ask about the follow-up of the war."

He Rui had made a judgment and answered decisively: "War is the continuation of policies. Britain's policy is to maintain the rule of its colonies, which can be seen from the emphasis on the domino effect of Britain. If we push down the first domino, Britain must do its best to avoid chain reactions. Britain's current economic policy is only two words, pay off debts! Expanding the war has too much pressure on them, so Comrade Xu Chengfeng, I ask you to deduce what troops the UK can mobilize?"

Xu Chengfeng replied without thinking, "The British can mobilize Indian colonial troops at this stage. In a few months, what they can mobilize is the Malay Colonial Army, Australia and New Zealand Legion. Canada is farther from Myanmar than Britain. Before the Canadian Legion arrives, the mobile troops in the British Army should also arrive first. In addition to the colonial troops, the white army is between 300,000 and 500,000."

He Rui nodded, "I didn't want to launch an attack so early, but now it seems that the resistance of the Burmese people is more intense than we imagined. This should be beyond the expectations of the UK, so it is surprising that we should take action now. After all, even we ourselves are unexpected, how could the British want to get it?"

Xu Chengfeng did not continue to refute. Since the last fight between China and Britain was 1900, 25 years later, Xu Chengfeng could not determine the level of the British army. In paper deduction, the National Defense Force of the Republic of China won in all respects. From a simple military perspective, Xu Chengfeng's uneasiness stems more from uncertainty, rather than whether the logistics preparations are sufficient.

Just as Xu Chengfeng wanted to find some key points that made him uneasy, He Rui continued: "In this operation, we can explain to the UK using the spontaneous actions of our people. Because it was true. As for what the UK thinks, let them go."

Xu Chengfeng can't find a reason to support him now, nor does he have a reason to strongly oppose him. Finally, Xu Chengfeng made up his mind, "Since that's the case, just do it."

He Rui could understand Xu Chengfeng's feelings, that is, to commit a war in a chaos. He Rui could clearly see through the problem, but because He Rui used political economy to reverse the downstream of history, he could understand the difficulties of Britain at this time. Just as he was about to explain to Xu Chengfeng, Hu Xiushan spoke, "Chairman, the only thing I don't understand is that after Britain suffered such losses, will it really not fight to the end? If Britain admits its conscience, wouldn't they be no different from the Qing court?"

Comparing the British government with the Qing government really made He Rui amused. On the Internet in the 21st century, the Queen of England was really compared to Cixi and the British government to the Qing Dynasty. Judging from the successive British governments after 1925, they followed the old path of the Qing Dynasty.

But Hu Xiushan couldn't understand it now, He Rui explained: "Comrade Xiushan, do you think Britain has reached its peak now?"

"…Yes." Hu Xiushan replied.

"According to the law of power, as long as you reach the peak of power, no matter how hard you try, it will be a downward path. There is also a description that no matter how amazing the thief is, as long as he starts to use the money he robbed on himself, it will be no different from ordinary little thieves. This is the current situation of Britain. The Qing government was once powerful and won the war against Junggar. When everything the Qing Dynasty was to protect its privileges and interests, it reached a despicable point. Britain's goal was no different from the Qing Dynasty, so Britain's choice would not be different from that of the Qing Dynasty."

Cheng Ruofan initially did not want to participate in the discussion of the British choice. At this time, Hu Xiushan still didn't understand it, so he couldn't help but interrupt, "Xiushan, what Britain wants is to rule India at the lowest cost. Once its ruling cost is too high, Britain will choose to stop loss. And we are not going to overthrow the British rule in India this time, and Britain can understand this. Moreover, everyone pushed it. In order not to show its weakness, Britain can only knock down its teeth and activate blood and swallow it."

Hu Xiushan could understand Cheng Ruofan's view, but he was still a little hesitant, "Chairman, do you think we can control how the war ends?"

This question is quite serious. Even if Cheng Ruofan trusts He Rui very much, he doesn't say anything at this time. However, this does not mean that Cheng Ruofan's confidence in He Rui is shaken. In the battle against Japan, He Rui's ability to control the war made Cheng Ruofan fully believe in He Rui's ability. Whether it is the start of a surprise attack, continue to attack the Han River, or the slow retreat afterwards, each step is guiding the war towards an orderly end.

Many people in the army privately believed that our luck was too good in the Sino-Japanese War, and the Kanto earthquake forced Japan to negotiate peace. Cheng Ruofan admitted that the Kanto earthquake did play a role in promoting peace talks, but with the solidity of the Yalu River defense line, the Japanese army could not break through anyway.

Japan's national strength itself does not support Japan's long-term war. Japan has to start considering peace talks after it lasts for a year and a half. Even without the Kanto earthquake, peace talks are Japan's only choice.

The situation facing Britain is actually the same. As long as Britain is unable to defeat China, it has to negotiate peace to stop losses. The British military power is very strong. Cheng Ruofan believes that because of this, Britain will definitely realize that with Britain's current strength, it is completely impossible to defeat the Chinese expeditionary force in Myanmar.

Cheng Ruofan had explained such judgment to the comrades of the Military Commission at the meeting before, but everyone seemed to be frightened by the reputation of Britain and could not believe it. The only two people who really believed this were probably He Rui and Zhong Yifu.

After a brief silence, He Rui spoke, "We can guide Britain to the track of peace talks. In my opinion, if Britain only has this path left, it must negotiate peace talks."

Xu Chengfeng thought Hu Xiushan would still object, but he didn't expect Hu Xiushan to hear this, and after thinking for a while, he replied readily: "Since that's the case, I support the Chairman's decision."

Now, among the four most important people, three of He Rui, supported the war to begin immediately, and Xu Chengfeng could not find a clear reason to object. Finally, Xu Chengfeng replied: "I also support the Chairman's decision."

Politics is a very serious matter. After Xu Chengfeng expressed his consent, it was impossible to lie down and watch other comrades work. As the vice chairman of the Military Commission who was in charge of the military order, as soon as the meeting ended, Xu Chengfeng ordered the General Staff to propose a plan immediately based on the current situation. Without Xu Chengfeng's order, Cheng Ruofan had already started this work.

After all, the outbreak of the Myitkyina battle was purely an accident, and it would take time to propose a plan based on the current situation. Even if the General Staff had formulated a lot of plans, at least a lot of modifications would have to be made. Wu Cheng Ruofan still sent a telegram to the comrades of the Southwest Bureau and informed the Southwest Bureau of the Military Commission's decision, and asked them to take action first according to the spirit of the decision.

After receiving the battle news, Zhong Yifu, a member of the Southwest Bureau, was quite nervous. After receiving the telegram from Cheng Ruofan, Zhong Yifu immediately held a meeting of the Southwest Bureau. After the secretary of the meeting, the meeting generals and the comrades of the Southwest Bureau were all excited.

Zhong Yifu has unbuttoned the wind and magic buttons, and feels that the tone that is suppressed in his heart can finally be fully exhaled. Standing up, Zhong Yifu said loudly: "Comrades, our Southwest Bureau has contacted Myanmar Patriots and the masses across the China-Myanmar border in the past year. It has been confirmed that Myanmar is actually a fertile ground for revolution."

Many more radical comrades nodded slightly when they heard this. Zhong Yifu continued: "The so-called injustice sounds. The people of Myanmar are oppressed by British colonists and local Tumen. There is no hope for poverty. This makes the people not only have no feelings for foreign colonists and their own oppressors, but also full of hatred. In recent years, large and small struggles against oppression broke out in Myanmar, including many armed struggles. These struggles have failed, but the people of Myanmar are not afraid of failure. They are more urgent about liberation. Because after the oppressors at home and abroad win the victory, the oppression of the Myanmar people has become even stronger. With such a foundation, our cooperation with progressive young people in Myanmar and revolutionary comrades has become stronger. Now, the Military Commission has made a decision, and for us, we should do it immediately!"

No one from the Southwest Bureau raised objections, and they all accepted the decision of Zhong Yifu. Zhong Yifu did not wave his hand and immediately shouted "Forward". Instead, someone asked someone to summarize the latest work progress and make arrangements based on the current situation.

The next day, on April 10, a regiment of mountain infantry left the border and marched along the already-opened traffic line toward the city of Myitkyina, where the battle broke out.

Myitkyina is located on the west bank of the Mailikai River, a tributary of the upper reaches of the Irrawaddy River. It is located in the northern mountainous and hilly area, with an altitude of more than 1,000 meters. It is the most important river port in northern Myanmar.

It is rich in teak and other wood, and it grows rice, sugarcane, etc. It is a silk reel, wood and food processing center, and a distribution center for agricultural products. It can reach Tengchong City, Yunnan Province, China to the east, Bamo, it can reach Wanding Town, Yunnan Province, China to the south, and Tibet City, China to the north. It is the end of the Yangon Central Railway Line that runs across the north and south.

In areas without railways, British colonial rule was completed by local leaders who obeyed British rule. Myitkyina was the location of the British British garrison. In the original plan of the Southwest Bureau, two mountain infantry regiments should have completed the battle to seize Myitkyina after full preparation.

However, Myitkyina is now in a battle, with the two sides fighting each other being a British colonial regiment of more than 2,000 people and a mixed force of about 400 Chinese Myanmar.

The same mixed forces, the fighting will of the Myanmar revolutionaries was much stronger than that of the colonial regiment. The 400 people initially wiped out a mixed colonial force of 200 people who went to the countryside to sweep. The reason was as stated in the report that the leader of a local area near Myitkyina used the power of the British to impose heavy taxes on several villages, especially the strong men went to the mine to mine gems.

In this era, working in tropical gem mines, the harsh natural environment alone was enough to kill people. The villagers were reluctant to go, and the laborers ran away. Seeing that the target of arrest failed, the local leader captured the villagers' families and threatened the locals to let the women and children dig gems in the gem mine. If the young and strong people who escaped did not want to watch their families die, they would come back obediently and exchange themselves for their families.

After receiving the news, the young and strong men came back. Not only did they come back themselves, but they also brought back the troops of the Myanmar National Revolutionary Army.

At this time, the battle had been going on for three days, and the battlefield was constantly moving. After annihilated the enemy, the revolutionary army adopted a bold plan and took advantage of the opportunity of the colonial army leaving the city to reinforce. The progress was smooth at first, but it was resisted by the colonial army in front of the arsenal. Fortunately, the Chinese commander of the revolutionary army was not on the rise. Seeing that time had passed, he immediately led the troops out of Myitkyina.

The decisive retreat made the revolutionary army avoid the returning colonial army and did not fall into a desperate situation of being attacked by the enemy. After that, the colonial army began to pursue. Under the command of the Chinese commander of the Revolutionary Army, the revolutionary army began to take the colonial army around the mountains with the colonial army.

Two days later, the colonial army was exhausted. The commander was a British captain. The captain was sitting in a sedan carried by the locals. The two Indian servants beside him were using fans to help the captain drive away mosquitoes, so that the captain could make the next judgment comfortably.
Chapter completed!