The unexpected end of the Battle of Longling was really a timely rain for the anxious Chiang Kai-shek, which not only relieved the pressure of public opinion, but also made Chiang Kai-shek really show his face in front of the allies.
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President Roosevelt sent a congratulatory telegram across the ocean, claiming that this was the best New Year's gift for the 1943 New Year, and that the squadron's combat effectiveness that the world could see greatly restrained the Japanese army's troop movement in the Pacific and relieved the pressure on the Allied ground forces of the U.S.
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The cunning Yamamoto Isoroku once hit the decoy laid by Nimitz twice, which was tantamount to a great insult to Nimitz, who had always flaunted his tactical mastery, so Nimitz began to actively plan to take advantage of Yamamoto Isoroku's frequent travel to and from several major airports on Kuah Island to kill him.
However, the cunning Yamamoto 56 was as cunning as an old fox, and the American army, which could not be easily grasped, continued to compete in the Pacific Ocean, and the squadron of the Longling Battle resisted the frantic attack of the Japanese army's four divisions and four brigades with an army that was not yet fully equipped, and finally was able to take advantage of the loopholes of the Japanese army's encirclement to counter the Japanese army, annihilate one of the Japanese army, and severely damage many Japanese troops, turning the tide of the war, so that the Japanese army was forced to end the battle ahead of schedule and retreat in a panic.
Roosevelt spoke very highly of this, and in his speech to Congress, he did not forget to advocate how correct it was for him to insist on giving China the much-needed military aid, and said that the military aid given to China had been rewarded.
The Chinese Expeditionary Force used a small amount of U.S.
-aided weapons and materials to contain the Japanese army and at the same time consume a large amount of its vital strength, so that the Japanese army could take care of one thing and lose the other.
The inability to continue to devote more troops to the Pacific theater saved a lot of blood on American youth.
The victory in the Battle of Longling made Roosevelt see the hope that a large number of Chinese troops would replace the ground forces of the US army, and that the squadron would use American weapons and equipment to win frequent victories, and the combat results would be far stronger than that of the American Marine Corps, which was armed to the teeth and was so elite that it could not be repeated.
This gave Roosevelt an excuse to propose more military aid to China.
In Roosevelt's words, we need to hand over the blood, sweat, and sincere expectations of the American people to more reliable allies to make the most of it.
Undoubtedly, who is the more reliable ally and who can make the most of American weapons is obviously not British, and Churchill, who is very annoyed by this, can only remain silent, after all, the British army's combat performance makes him, the prime minister of the British Empire, really speechless.
For Song Yuhang, a rising star in the middle world, Roosevelt paid more attention.
The victory in the Battle of Longling made Chiang Kai-shek see the possibility of reversing the overall situation in western Yunnan.
Uprooting the enemy at Songshan and opening the road to Burma would bring the battle of western Yunnan to a perfect end, but Chairman Chiang could not be satisfied with chasing the enemy from Yunnan Under Chiang Kai-shek's orders, the senior staff of the Supreme Military Commission began to busily plan the second phase of the western Yunnan campaign, and since ancient times, the Chinese have paid attention to coming and going, and it is rude to come and go, since small Japan has attacked.
If we don't fight it, we'll be so sorry for the little devils.
Jiang Di's battle plan was jointly boycotted by Wei Lihuang, Song Yuhang and others.
Wei Lihuang's reason is very simple.
Since mid-September, the Chinese Expeditionary Force has been ordered to attack western Yunnan and advance into Burma.
By November 13, the Battle of Longling was officially over.
More than two months of hard fighting had exhausted all units of the Chinese Expeditionary Force.
Ordnance, provisions, and soldiers are in urgent need of replenishment.
As the main force of the expeditionary force, the first mechanized army of the anti-Japanese army also suffered a lot of losses in the siege.
Tanks and armored vehicles continue to be repaired and maintained.
Ammunition and fuel continue to be replenished.
Officers and soldiers need to rest.
Otherwise, it will be difficult to continue fighting.
In this regard, Jiang specially asked Song Yuhang.
Song Yuhang basically agreed with Wei Lihuang's opinion.
It is believed that the main force of the Japanese army is still entrenched in Burma.
Moreover, its main combat power is not a annihilating blow.
If you barely march.
It is easy to force the Japanese army to have no way to retreat, forming a desperate attrition and bloody battlefield situation.
It is equivalent to preventing the disaster for the British.
Song Yuhang believed that the primary strategic goal of the expeditionary force was to uproot the last stronghold of the Japanese army in Songshan in western Yunnan.
Wipe out the remnants of the Japanese invaders and the enemy and puppet forces in western Yunnan.
Improve the defense system of western Yunnan.
Construct roads for depth allocation.
Make a defensive.
Let the Japanese army retreat in the face of difficulties.
The Japanese army was forced to turn its attention to India.
After the British and the Japanese fought to the death in India.
Our army is moving according to the situation.
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When the time comes, whether it is a counteroffensive against Burma.
It is relatively easy to attack India.
The cost of land will be much smaller than it is now.
Wei Lihuang suggested that Chiang Kai-shek could turn a deaf ear.
But Song Yuhangdi can't ignore it.
If you can't even shout and hit Tokyo often, Song Yuhang can't shout.
That might just be really impressable.
The reluctance to launch the second phase of the campaign is likely to put the troops in strategic passivity.
Moreover, Song Yuhang's plan to drive the tiger to the neighboring land is in harmony with his mind.
The British insulted him many times.
The old hatred of the past and the new hatred of Myanmar are not good neighbors at all.
By the time the Japanese and the British were almost together.
In the counterattack against Burma with heavy troops.
Expelled the Burmese Japanese army to India.
When the time comes to take advantage of the situation to enter India, I am afraid that the British will not be arrogant.
There is an old Chinese saying.
Please God easy to send God difficult once the Chinese expeditionary force enters India.
Then all kinds of military materials and weapons and equipment hoarded in India will definitely be more in line with my own wishes.
For Matsuyama, this piece of hard to gnaw bones.
Chiang Kai-shek had a whim.
Handed over Matsuyama to the 1st Mechanized Army. and the deadline is to be captured by December 30.
In the opinion of Chiang Kai-shek.
It would have been better for the 1st Mechanized Army to take Matsuyama.
There is a beginning and an end, and it is due to honor The cold rain in western Yunnan has been raining for five days, the sufficient rainfall has made the water level of all the rivers and streams near Longling skyrocket, the road leading to Longling in Tengchong has also been washed out in many places, the frequent mudslides are even more unguardable, there have been more than ten cases in the vicinity of Longling City alone, and the First Mechanized Army has dispatched nearly 1,000 troops to help the nearby villagers to rescue and replenish in Longling.
These simple villagers took out what little food they had or dried wild fruits or something, and wanted to show them to these bosses, but the officers and soldiers of the First Mechanized Army refused with a smile, and instead distributed the dry food they carried with them to the villagers.
The villagers in such a team only listened to the story or sang in the play, and when they saw it for the first time, they were terrified and didn't know what to do, and they came out like the elders of the Qingju people before the middle school.
Song Yuhang met with the old man with a wrinkled face and a small braid on his head, and then skillfully threw this burden to Fang Lin, deputy commander of the Second Motorized Rifle Division.
If it weren't for Song Yuhang's own eyes, he wouldn't have believed that as soon as the war stopped, the villagers couldn't wait to return to their homes, which were probably destroyed in the war A few patched clothes, a pair of ploughsticks, and an iron pot with cracked edges, this is all the belongings dug up by a family of five in the ruins, and the old and wrinkled man is constantly comforting his wife and children: "It's okay if people are okay, it's okay if people are okay" Looking at the villagers with numb expressions, Song Yuhang felt sad for no reason, the war has achieved the dreams of careerists, and has also created a group of so-called heroes of the times, but in the end, it is always the ordinary people who bear the trauma of the war, who is righteous and who is evil, and what is the conclusion of history In addition to inciting these people for their own selfish interests, who has really cared about these ordinary people living in dire straits Speechless, Song Yuhang could only do his best to help these ordinary people try their best to restore their production and life On November 20, according to the order of the Supreme Military Council, the Tianfang Division of the 54th Army, the Zhou Fucheng Division of the 53rd Army, and the new 50th and 51st Divisions were stationed in Longling to take over the defense of the First Mechanized Army.
Song Yuhang, Fang Tian, and Zhou Fucheng can be said to be the three of them, after the Battle of Longling, the trust and emotion between the three have been tested by the war Although Song Yuhang, who is an orthodox soldier, is more resistant to the extension of this warlord habit, he is also not exempt from vulgarity, after all, Qin Hui still has three good friends.
After the war, the morale of the First Mechanized Army was very high, and the Supreme Military Commission, under the instruction of Chairman Chiang, supplemented the First Mechanized Army with a large number of more than 400 grass-roots officers, and transferred 6,000 veterans from the Fourth and Ninth Theaters to Kunming to join the 3,000 young troops who had undergone six months of military training, and followed the supply and transport troops to escort Longling through Tengchong.
With the strong support of all parties, the First Mechanized Army quickly completed its rest and replenishment, and more than 30 3A1 light tanks and a large number of various weapons and equipment materials that had recently arrived in Kunming were also transported to Longling.
During this period, President Roosevelt also sent a telegram to Song Yuhang, who was in Longling, the content of the telegram was nothing more than praise and encouragement, and put forward some views and suggestions from his personal perspective on the next step of the Chinese Expeditionary Force and the First Mechanized Army, and in the telegram Roosevelt also revealed to Song Yuhang a very important news, that is, the United States would transport more than 300 medium tanks of more than 30 tons, a batch of large-caliber artillery, and 200 plus the latest fighter planes to Calcutta, India, by March 1944.
In the end, President Roosevelt said that these weapons belonged to the list of supplies for US aid to China, but because the control of the Indo-Burma-Yunnan-Burma highway was still in the hands of the Japanese, and the British army lacked armored troops in India who could use these weapons and equipment, he was very worried about whether these weapons could be used as they should.
This could not have been clearer, and Song Yuhang immediately put the telegram into a confidential file and the military commander directly forwarded it to the chairman
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