Chapter 624: Imphal's Question
Late at night, Zhang Junhao immediately fell into thinking after receiving the joint signature of General Mountbatten and General Slim. First, why did General Wingate not have an autograph? Secondly, why did he need a special melee team to go to Impal? If he goes to Jiling Temple to participate in the battle, he only needs to walk over and not have to go to Impal. Does the military mission to Impal need to be airborne by plane?
Zhang Junhao thought that in the counterattack against the 15th Japanese Army, there was no need to let the special melee team airborne to fight. Moreover, since the British army was already exhausted, they did not have the conditions to attack the Qindun River for the time being. If the British army wants to attack the Qindun River, they must make more than half a year of preparation.
Zhang Junhao immediately had a premonition that General Mountbatten and General Slim wanted Zhang Junhao to lead the team to the new combat mission that Impal would accept, which was most likely to be a plane to North Burma to participate in the war.
When Zhang Junhao led the Tse melee team to leave Myitkyina and go to Kohima to fight, the Sino-US coalition forces had not launched a full-scale attack on the Menggong Valley.
A series of battle scenes that occurred in Zhang Junhao's mind that he participated in the Hukang Valley and Myitkyina after he landed on the Kumen Ridge. He couldn't help but sigh softly. The little Japanese was too tenacious, a bit like the stones on the edge of the hair pit, which was smelly and hard. Without using some thunder methods, it was extremely difficult to eliminate them.
The Menggong River Valley during the rainy season will inevitably be filled with miasma, the primitive jungle is stuffy, the river water is flooded, and swamps are everywhere.
When going to the Menggong River Valley to fight, not only were there extremely vicious Japanese troops that needed to be eliminated, but also extremely harsh environments that needed to be overcome.
Zhang Junhao was very wise. After a little thought, he immediately inferred the reason why General Mountbatten and General Slim asked Zhang Junhao to lead the team to Impal. General Mountbatten and General Slim asked Zhang Junhao to lead the team to Impal, and then took a plane to the Menggong Valley in Impal to fight against Japan.
From this, Zhang Junhao also inferred that the battle between the Sino-US coalition forces in the Menggong Valley would inevitably be in a stalemate, otherwise the special melee team would not have to go to participate under the current circumstances.
In Zhang Junhao's opinion, all the meaning of his time traveling is to fight the Japanese, and he will not complain about the need for continuous combat. Although he achieved unprecedented great results in participating in the Battle of Impalkohima, he did not breed any pride. This battle only destroyed the 15th Japanese army and eliminated two Japanese divisions. However, there were still more than 100,000 Japanese troops in Myanmar need to be eliminated, millions of Japanese troops in China are slaughtering Chinese soldiers and civilians, and a large number of Japanese troops in Northern Myanmar have to resist stubbornly. Hundreds of thousands of Chinese expeditionary forces crossed the Nujiang River and were blocked by the Japanese army using solid fortifications. The road to fighting the Japanese is still long. How could you want to have a good rest because of the two Japanese divisions in the Homalin area? Absolutely not! You must enter immediately and go to the Menggong Valley to fight and think about it!
OK! Go back to Menggong Valley, first assist the Sino-US coalition forces in destroying the remnants of the 18th Division of the Japanese Army, and then return to China to assist the Chinese Expeditionary Force in fighting. Life will continue, and the Japanese will not stop fighting! As long as they are still alive, they will resolutely fight the Japanese.
Although it was already late at night when Zhang Junhao received the telegram from General Mountbatten and General Slim, he immediately summoned Colonel Zhang Boliang, Colonel Luo Zhong, Colonel Les, Lieutenant Colonel Huang Yongjun, Lieutenant Colonel Xie Xinming, Lieutenant Colonel Wang Jinxian and others for a meeting. He informed General Mountbatten and General Slim to inform the spirit of instructing General Mountbatten and General Slim. The special melee team will hand over the positions, the task of establishing prisoners of war camps and cleaning the battlefield to the British army tonight. Tomorrow morning, they will go to hike and cross the mountains, go to meet with the First and Third Infantry Detachments, and rest in that area for one night. They will take the small road early the morning after tomorrow to Kanjing, and then take the car to Impal.
Zhang Junhao told everyone that according to his judgment, after arriving in Impal, everyone is very likely to take a plane and airborne the Menggong Valley to participate in the war. I hope everyone will be mentally prepared to participate in the war in the Menggong Valley.
As soon as the meeting ended, Zhang Junhao immediately spoke with Major General Stopford, the commander of the British 2nd Division, informing General Mountbatten and General Slim of the telegram instructions and the decision made by Zhang Junhao. Major General Stopford informed Zhang Junhao that he had also received a telegram from General Slim that he would arrange a team to contact various departments of the Special Melee Team overnight, take over the task of establishing a prisoner of war camp and cleaning the battlefield. He will come to the Special Melee Team headquarters tomorrow morning to discuss related work with Zhang Junhao and see Zhang Junhao off.
After Zhang Junhao and Major General Stopford were on the phone, he personally spoke with Colonel Brandon, Lieutenant Colonel Zachary, Lieutenant Colonel Yang Jianhu and Lieutenant Colonel Cameron to inform General Mountbatten and General Slim of the instructions and the spirit of the meeting, and asked them to hand over the relevant work tomorrow morning and prepare for the arrival of the team in the direction of the ferry.
At around 8 o'clock in the morning, the Second Infantry Detachment of the Special Melee Team, led by Lieutenant Colonel Huang Yongjun, and the First Artillery Detachment, led by Lieutenant Colonel Jack, had set out to the southwest.
The commando, the women's guards and the entire team were also ready to set off.
Major General Stopford and Colonel Les said goodbye to Zhang Junhao.
At half past eight, Zhang Junhao led the commando, the women's guards and the team headed towards the bridge of the stream.
At around 3 pm, the special melee team met on the high ground next to the road leading to Kanjing.
On a clearing field, Zhang Junhao presided over a meeting of officers above the squad leader, and once again informed General Mountbatten and General Slim of the telegram instructions, commented on the combat situation of each squad, and praised the participants one by one.
Zhang Junhao reminded that although the battle at the Huomalin Ferry this time is very exciting, it does not mean that it can be so happy after arriving in the Menggong River Valley in the future. The reason why the battle can be fought happily in this area is entirely because the team always controls the situation and seizes the initiative. After going to the Menggong River Valley, the team can only cross the river by feeling the stones and fights under the siege of powerful enemies. The battle will be very difficult. I hope everyone will study and think about how to fight a good battle after arriving in the Menggong River Valley from now on.
At around 4:30 pm, the special melee team had a meal and then camped.
The next morning, the special melee team had breakfast and set off at around 6 am.
At about one o'clock in the afternoon, the team arrived at Kanjing.
Zhang Junhao and his party were warmly welcomed by Lieutenant General Skunas, the commander of the 9th Army under the 14th Army of the British Army. General Skunas told Zhang Junhao that his headquarters is now located in Ukruel. He came early in the morning after he learned that Zhang Junhao would go to Impal from Kanju.
General Skunas said that he had always wanted to meet Zhang Junhao, but now he finally met him. He thought this was the greatest honor of his life. General Skunas listed the great achievements of Zhang Junhao's melee team since the airborne Kohima, and gave a high evaluation of Zhang Junhao and his special melee team. Finally, he begged Zhang Junhao to participate in the war when the British army gathered in Myanmar to carry out a large counterattack.
It was also the first time that Zhang Junhao met with General Skunas. Zhang Junhao asked Yingzi of Yuying to bring a Japanese general command knife, holding it in both hands to present it to General Skunas, which made General Skunas ecstatic and thanked him repeatedly, saying that this was the best gift Zhang Junhao gave and he would treasure it for the rest of his life.
Zhang Junhao said that as long as the British army invites it and the Chinese Expeditionary Force agrees, he will definitely come to fight the Japanese again.
At around 3 o'clock in the afternoon, after dinner, the special melee team got off the truck. Zhang Junhao and Yu'er boarded a jeep, left Kanzhong, and took the mountain road to Impal.
Late at night, because it was too dangerous to drive on the mountain road at night, the convoy stopped to rest about a hundred kilometers away from Impal.
After dawn, the convoy set out again and arrived in Impal in the evening.
As soon as the T-Melee team arrived in Impal, a British colonel led the team to a military camp to rest.
Zhang Junhao took a jeep and followed the British colonel to the British 14th Army Command.
General Mountbatten and General Slim welcomed Zhang Junhao at the commander's office of the 14th British Army.
Zhang Junhao presented the command knife of the Japanese general to the two generals.
In the conference room, General Slim introduced Zhang Junhao to relevant generals in the headquarters.
General Mountbatten listed several achievements of Zhang Junhao's team since he was airborne Kohima, and gave high praise to Zhang Junhao and the special melee team led by Zhang Junhao.
Then, General Mountbatten personally used a metal rod to point at Meng Gong on the map and explained to Zhang Junhao the battle situation of the Sino-US coalition forces in the Menggong Valley. Then he pointed to a small town on the south side of Menggong and the northeast of the river, telling Zhang Junhao that it was the food and weapons base in the rear of the Japanese army - Xitong. According to General Stilwell's judgment, the Japanese troops guarding Xitong were very few. General Stilwell thought that Xitong was the heel of the Japanese army Achilles. As long as he occupied Xitong, he could turn the situation around and accelerate the end of the Menggong battle. General Stilwell hoped that the British army could airborne the special melee team in the south of Xitong with planes. The special melee team attacked Xitong and controlled Xitong.
General Mountbatten said that the British army was mobilizing aircraft and in two days, the general's special melee team could be airlifted there.
Speaking of this, General Mountbatten walked up to Zhang Junhao. Zhang Junhao wanted to stand up. General Mountbatten pressed Zhang Junhao's shoulder with both hands, stared at Zhang Junhao's eyes, and said softly: "General Zhang, General Slim and I are grateful for your assistance to the British army in combat, and I feel respect for the great achievements you have achieved. I have reported the relevant situation to the country. I am studying awarding you a medal and may award you a title. The Governor of India really wants to see you. Because the Governor of the Governor is busy, he cannot come here. He asks me to express his respect to you."
Zhang Junhao smiled and said, "No! It's really not necessary. The honor and status are all empty. I really don't care. Fighting the Japanese is my duty. I always pursue my life and fighting the Japanese is not just the spirit."
General Mountbatten let go and returned to his original seat and sat down.
Zhang Junhao frowned and looked at General Slim and asked in a low voice: "Where is General Wingate?"
After hearing this, Mountbatten stood up again, and before General Slim spoke, he sighed heavily and said, "There is one thing I want to discuss with you. Before discussing the big thing, I have to tell you that when you were fighting in Ukruel, the great General Wingate was on a plane to inspect the front line. The plane crashed and he unfortunately died."
Tears suddenly surged in Zhang Junhao's eyes, and General Wingate's voice, appearance and smile appeared in his mind.
Wingate's personality is extremely quirky. He likes to hang an alarm clock around his waist and wears the weird sun hat wherever he goes. He likes to eat onions raw and even believes that eating onions is enough to provide the nutrition needed by the body. He is used to being naked and often embarrassing others. He doesn't like taking a bath, but brushes his body with a brush.
General Wingate was an ally and comrade-in-arms. The Chindith Army led by him assisted the Sino-US coalition forces in northern Myanmar to fight the devils. A considerable number of officers and soldiers in the special melee team came from the Chindith Army. General Wingate was not only the pioneer, but also a practitioner of special operations behind the enemy. The team he led severely attacked the Japanese army behind the enemy. General Wingate had sympathy for the suffering people of various countries and had a good impression of the Chinese people.
In Kohima, General Wingate presented Zhang Junhao with an Arabian sword and asked Zhang Junhao to seize a command knife from the general of the 15th Army of the Japanese army as a return gift. General Wingate left a bottle of wine and made an appointment to drink together after the victory.
Zhang Junhao choked and said, "I brought him a Japanese general's command knife, and I am mentally prepared to drink with him."
General Mountbatten nodded and said, "I know that you have an agreement. After General Wingate's death, we came without affecting morale and deliberately concealed the news. Now I have some questions, I want to ask you, can you join the British army?"
Zhang Junhao took out his handkerchief and wiped away his tears and said, "A considerable number of people in my team are from the Chindit army. I don't know the purpose of your question."
Chapter completed!