Chapter 130: Hiding evil intentions? Does anyone want bad luck for the British army? (A big chapter of eight thousand words!)  “Company Commander, are you okay?” the team member asked softly.  They always feel that there must be something wrong with this guy suddenly appearing here. "There must be something wrong, but he shouldn't be a Japanese spy. This guy is either inexperienced or just pretending." Long Wenwen shook his head and said. "But I'm curious, what is he planning? Be careful for a while, be careful of an ambush ahead." It’s no wonder that Long Wenwen was so cautious. In fact, before setting off, Cun Yunsheng gave many warnings to be cautious and not to believe the words of the natives. Non-my family, its heart must be different!  He remembered this sentence firmly.  “Yes.” The team members looked at each other and became more vigilant.  Not long after, they arrived at the town that Zhao Wencai mentioned.

The small town in the distance continued to emit thick smoke. It was obvious that this small town had indeed been poisoned. The soldiers who had already occupied the commanding heights took out their binoculars and looked at the unknown town in the distance. At the same time, Long Wenwen also looked at the surrounding environment.  He wanted to find out where in this town was suitable for an ambush.  The structure of the town is very simple, with only one main street flanked by houses built of timber. It's just that the street you can see at the end is empty and quiet at the moment. Had it not been for the thick smoke rising from the roof, one could not help but suspect that this was an empty city.  At this time, Long Wenwen frowned deeply.  I feel more and more that something is wrong.  Empty city?  It shouldn’t be! Or, are the kidnappers so ruthless in their raids now?  “Are you sure there are Japanese troops here?” After Long Wenwen finished reading, he asked Zhao Wencai again. "Yes, my companions and I were resting in the town. Then there was a burst of gunfire in the town, and I heard someone shouting that the Japanese troops were coming. I didn't care too much at the time, so I ran away." Zhao Wencai recalled what happened before. scene, I couldn’t help but show a hint of fear.  Looking at the other party's appearance, Long Wenwen became even more suspicious.  Have you really not lied to yourself?  Or are you thinking too much? “In other words, you don’t know how many Japanese troops there are?” Long Wenwen narrowed his eyes and asked again. “Um, I don’t know, there should be dozens of people, right?” Zhao Wencai hesitated and said.

Hearing this, Long Wenwen didn't ask any more questions, but made a gesture.  Not long after, a team member ran back and started drawing on the ground with branches. "There should be hundreds of people. The entrance to the town is guarded by machine guns, with a light machine gun on the left and right." "Where's the heavy firepower?" In the past, the Japanese army didn't carry any heavy weapons when they came out to sweep, but since their reputation spread around, the Japanese army began to carry mortars when they came out, so Long Wenwen subconsciously asked.  “I didn’t see it.” The team member shook his head and said. “Ah? What should we do?” Zhao Wencai asked quickly. "Okay, the rest has nothing to do with you. Go and stay behind, don't run around, otherwise, you know the consequences." Long Wenwen said meaningfully, and then motioned to the team members to take him away. . "There is too little information to attack. If there is something wrong with that person, there must be an ambush inside." When Zhao Wencai left, Long Wenwen said with a headache. "Company Commander, how about I take someone in and see what's going on?" The team member who spoke earlier suggested again. “Well, take two people to take a look. Be careful. If you find anything wrong, retreat immediately. I will support you with artillery fire.” Long Wenwen thought about it and felt that this was the only thing he could do now.  Not long after, the team members turned back again. "What's going on? Have you found out clearly?" Long Wenwen asked quickly.  He is now eager to know what kind of ambush there is in the town. “Hey, the people in this town are not the Japanese army at all, but the Thai army.” The team member complained. 　　When he first walked towards the town, he was also a little nervous. He even took every step very lightly, for fear that there would be some landmines planted around him. The Japanese army is not a fool. If they were stationed in the wild normally, in addition to leaving warning posts, they would lay mines. The results of it?  The so-called guard posts were not seen, not even the mines.  It seems that this Japanese army is just a rookie. Even so, the three team members still did not relax their vigilance and remained cautious. When I touched it, I was dumbfounded. It was not the so-called Japanese army at all, but the Thai army. The people in the town were also imprisoned together. Except for a few women, all the other men were gathered together. Moreover, people were being dragged up and tortured constantly, as if they were asking questions.  Some Thai soldiers also laughed heartily after finding some gold and silver jewelry from the room. "In other words, the people in the town are not Japanese troops? But Thai troops?" Long Wenwen and other team members looked at each other. They thought there would be an ambush waiting for them inside, but they were worried for a long time. That's it?  A group of Thai soldiers are trying to get paid? Arrested people in the town? Zhao Wencai heard the gunfire and didn't see clearly that it was the Japanese army, so he just left his companions and ran away? All right!

 It does sound quite bloody, but it’s not impossible.  It’s just that this guy doesn’t look like a **** person, does he? Are you thinking of defecting to the Sichuan Army? For a moment, Long Wenzhang couldn't figure out what this guy was thinking. “Yes, these Thai soldiers are just here to make money. I didn’t quite understand what they were saying. The general meaning is that they want money.” The team member thought for a while and said. “Okay, let’s go down and prepare. We’ll get in and kill them all.” Long Wenwen nodded. They were all a group of Thai soldiers with no technical content. There is really no technical content in beating them, and the machine gun at the gate of the town can be easily eliminated. Until the moment of death, those Thai machine gunners did not understand why there were enemies here. The remaining Thai troops were still immersed in the joy of paying, and were stunned by the sudden gunfire.  The first reaction is that the Japanese army is not trustworthy and wants to monopolize these gold and silver jewelry.  They have been cooperating with the Japanese army during this period. They raided the villages and divided the gold and silver jewelry they obtained in half.  But many Japanese soldiers are already a little jealous that they have too many divisions. After all, they can do this themselves. Why bother borrowing from others and give more to others.  There is no way, the Japanese soldiers at the bottom are all miserable and very poor.  Now that I see the massive wealth, I am naturally extremely jealous. The commander of the Thai army also knew that the Japanese army was jealous of their wealth, so he subconsciously thought that the Japanese army could not help but take action.  Finally, you heard that the gunshot was not a Japanese weapon, and you realized something was wrong?  Those are the indigenous people? Before he could give the order to fight back, gunshots came from all around and all his men fell into a pool of blood. Even he himself was about to draw a gun to fight back, but countless bullets shot directly through his chest. Until the moment of death, I didn’t understand how I died. "These Thai troops are really too weak." Long Wenwen looked at the corpses of the Thai troops around him and couldn't help but shake his head. They were incomparable to the Japanese troops.  “Clean up the battlefield and leave as soon as possible.” "yes." “Company Commander, there are indeed several Chinese locked up in the room.” Hearing this, Long Wenwen couldn't help but be a little surprised. Did he really blame Zhao Wencai wrongly? "Interrogate him and let him go if there are no questions." Long Wenwen thought for a while and then said.  After some interrogation, we found out that these Chinese people were from Siam.

 Since Siam joined the Japanese army, it began to persecute the Chinese. The Chinese are the most affluent group. They used to be cautious, but now they are completely unscrupulous. Many Chinese families have been ruined.  After hearing about the deeds of the Sichuan Army, some aspiring young people ran from Siam to Burma, hoping to find the Sichuan Army.  After listening to what they said, Long Wenwen didn't know what to say for a while.  Actually, he didn’t know that there were many cases like this. “Company commander, why don’t you send a few people to take them back to Myitkyina? A lot of gold, silver and jewelry have been seized recently? It’s very inconvenient for us to keep carrying them.” The team member suggested.  Most of the spoils of war between the Japanese and Thai armies are in their hands. It happens that the supplies are almost exhausted. Send these gold, silver and jewelry back and replenish a batch of supplies.  It was claimed externally that these gold and silver jewels were used to purchase weapons and ammunition. "Okay, take a few people with you and send them back, and take this sketch back with you. Remember, gold, silver and jewelry can be lost, but this sketch must not be lost." Long Wenwen warned again.  “Yes, company commander.”  … "Only one company of equipment?" Master Yu, who was in Director Zhang's room, looked at the subordinates in front of him and frowned slightly. “Yes, the Sichuan Army Corps said that the mountain roads are not conducive to transportation, and there is only one company’s equipment for the time being.” The subordinate quickly explained. "One company is too little. Let them increase the supply so that the Sichuan Army does not have to worry. We can't eat it. No matter how much equipment we have, we can eat it." Director Zhang was a little unhappy. You must know that there are tens of thousands of people in the army. This is still being compiled. If those who are not being compiled are included, there are hundreds of thousands of people.  The equipment of one company is simply not enough. Not to mention, there are still many faction bosses eyeing those American equipment. “On the hump route, a batch of equipment can be transported every few days. Before it even lands, it is separated by the big guys, and we often quarrel over this.”  “How big is the profit here? Do you know?” “If you work for just one month, it will last us several years.” “The bosses have become more and more stingy in the past two years, and the speed of appropriation has become slower and slower. They are still just paper bills, and those things are becoming less valuable day by day.” Director Zhang couldn’t help complaining.  Even though he holds the title of director, he sounds very majestic.  Actually, it’s a bitter experience. Although the Yu Division is a newly formed unit, it has a strong backing, so he rarely interferes.  Besides getting a dead salary and showing off one's power when going out, there is nothing else you can do. So after learning that Yu Xiaoqing was connected with the Sichuan Army, he couldn't help but want to interfere.  Whether it’s for promotion or getting rich.

 Director Zhang knows that this is definitely an excellent opportunity. The first transaction that he had been looking forward to for the first time ended up being given to a company, which made him a little disappointed. "The people from the Sichuan Army said they wanted to see our sincerity." The subordinate said quickly after patiently listening to Director Zhang's complaints. “Why didn’t you tell me earlier? You don’t want anything from this month’s bonus?” “Sir, you can’t buy anything with just those paper notes on the black market. What supplies are there on the market now? Canned goods, flour, and rice are all in short supply.”  The war has been going on for several years. The wealthy places have been lost, and the remaining areas have been severely affected by the war. The means of production have been seriously affected.  The materials produced will be given priority to the army.  Those who are well-established can still receive a little ocean every month, but their lives are relatively poor. 　Who doesn’t have a few people to support behind his back? The non-staff is even worse. They can only use paper bills to buy supplies on the black market.  But one price per day.  So, Director Zhang has a deep understanding of the complaints from his subordinates. “Aren’t I doing this for the benefit of my brothers? But what you said reminds me that in addition to weapons and ammunition, the Sichuan Army also has food that can be smuggled.” “Sir, I suggest you don’t touch the food.” The subordinate glanced around and then reminded him in a low voice. "What do you mean? Is there anything our military commander can't touch?" Director Zhang was stunned, and then said with some dissatisfaction. Hearing this, the subordinates complained in their hearts, not knowing whether their leader was really stupid or pretending to be stupid. “Sir, don’t you know that there are people behind the grains on the black market?” "Are you talking nonsense? Who dares to drive without energy?" Director Zhang said angrily.  “Then do you know who it is?” “Who else could it be? It’s just the division commanders and army commanders from various places.” Director Zhang naturally looked down upon these motley crews.  Except for those few faction bosses, he really doesn’t need to worry too much about others. Who made the current military system expand so much that many people have become a little complacent. It’s just that the big guys from other factions don’t lack this kind of money at all. “No, no, no, I heard that this is behind these black market grain merchants.” As he spoke, his subordinate pointed to the sky. "Really? Do they care about this profit?" Director Zhang looked surprised. Haven’t you done so many profitable businesses?  Fancy the money for this little food?

 Is it so low-level?  No wonder he thinks so, the most profitable business at this time must be arms.  A company's arms can be resold for several times the profit.  Isn’t this more profitable than food?  Besides, people already have this relationship, so why do they still care about this little profit? “Sir, you think the grain business is not good, but what if the grain we eat is also supplied by others?” The subordinate pointed to a few cans on the table and said meaningfully. Hearing this, director Zhang's face broke out in cold sweat.

 Just his little arms and legs. If you dare to steal the tiger's food rations, you will really be killed. “Okay, I understand.” Director Zhang was indeed frightened and broke into a cold sweat. "How do you know?" "Hey, don't I often go to the black market to buy things? The boss knew that I was a military commander. He came and went and drank too much, so he accidentally let it slip." The subordinate explained.  After listening to his subordinate’s explanation, Director Zhang nodded. To be honest, he really wants to start a grain business.  If nothing else, the grain brought back by the Fifth Army from Myitkyina made many quartermasters' waists much richer.  So, if he can get involved, he can definitely make a lot of money.  But thinking about the energy behind the other person, the greed that originally arose stopped again. But he was very puzzled. He had a great background, why not go into the arms business? Which one is more profitable? Actually, people don’t want to get into the arms business? No! Yes I do!   But there are examples!   Tax police headquarters! The all-beautiful equipment makes many people extremely fearful.  So, the arms business was stopped, and we only focused on medicine and food. "However, sir, if you just smuggle a little grain in small batches, that's fine." His subordinate's words made his dormant greed grow again. "How to say?"

"We are here in southwest Yunnan. We can provide a small amount of food and earn some bonuses for our brothers. It should be fine."  It can only be said that greed is still causing trouble. 　　Who makes people die for wealth and birds die for food? 　　It is really a sin to put money in vain in front of your eyes and not take it.  Obviously, as long as they transport the grain from Myitkyina, they can get a huge bonus.  Why don’t you do it? As long as you don’t smuggle too much, you’ll be fine. It’s just that he didn’t know that as greed gradually amplified, it might not be limited to that little money. "Is it really going to be okay? We are trying to seize food from the tiger's mouth." Director Zhang hesitated for a while and said with some uncertainty. "It should be fine. We will sell it here in southwest Yunnan. It should be fine." The subordinate thought for a while and felt that it could still be done. "Okay, let's get some grain first and see how it goes." Director Zhang thought for a while, and he just sold it on a small scale. It should be fine and it won't affect other people's money. "What did the Sichuan Army say? What do they want this time? Are they going to break up the troops? Zenda has another batch of broken troops, which can be sent to them." “No, they asked for a doctor or something this time.” The subordinate shook his head and said. Hearing this, Director Zhang was stunned and frowned. “What on earth do they want to do? There are so many doctors and there is an urgent shortage in all aspects. Where can I find a solution?”  Normally, each division headquarters has a field hospital. In fact, it is difficult to even assemble a health team. There is also a field hospital.  From this we can see how scarce doctors are.  So, Director Zhang felt that this was making things difficult for him.  He is not the head of the military commander, at best he is a small leader. There are only eight hundred people like him in the army, if not a thousand. Who knows, his subordinates quietly gave him an idea.  “Those students?” Director Zhang was confused and looked at his subordinates in surprise. “Yes, aren’t there a lot of medical students at Southwest Associated University? Someone reported last time that they brought all kinds of skeletons with them. Isn’t this funny?” "Are there still a shortage of corpses these days? They are everywhere." The subordinate's words made Director Zhang hesitate. If this was not done well, there would be problems. “Sir, didn’t the superiors ask us to arrest some people for mission? We can take the opportunity to arrest a few, not many, just three or five. I think there should be no problem.” Ever since the brothers started fighting against each other, the military commander's tasks have increased.  So Director Zhang did not answer immediately, but remained silent.

“Sir, brothers, with that monthly salary, it’s not enough to support yourself, let alone your wife and children. Especially since I had a baby this month, the expenses are huge.” “You also know the prices of things these days. Prices change every day, and you don’t know when the war will end.” “My wife is not very nutritious during confinement, and the baby’s milk supply is insufficient. I’m still thinking of buying some milk powder to supplement the baby’s supply.” "Our salary is really not enough to support a family." His subordinates persuaded him bitterly. “How many are like you?” Director Zhang did not answer, but sighed and asked. "There are so many, why aren't there more? Except for those who are working and those who are not, most of our military commanders are miserable." The subordinate said excitedly. "Okay, I'll leave this matter to you. Remember to keep a low profile and don't cause trouble. Otherwise, there's nothing I can do about it." Director Zhang feels that since the matter has been completed successfully this time, the other party shouldn't be able to find any reasons, right?  The next arms deal will require at least one battalion of equipment. “Have you found any other useful information?” Director Zhang asked casually. In addition to the arms deal, he was also thinking about whether he could get a promotion through some useful information. He has been coveting the position of Kunming station director for a long time. If he can get any useful information, maybe Shangfeng will be happy and run it again. There is still hope. "Ah? I don't know if it's useful. When I was chatting with the other officer, I heard some plan. It said that if the Japanese army could bypass Imphal or something like that, then the troops stationed in India would be in danger." "I just took it as a joke. This kind of thing is normal in the military camp. Every officer is thinking about how to fight." "Yu Xiaoqing's officers are thinking about how to attack Nantianmen every day. I have heard several plans." The subordinate said with an indifferent expression. This situation is so normal that he has heard Yu Xiaoqing's officers brag about it so many times. Even conducted various deductions on the sand table, and even cursed at the end. If you report this kind of information, won't you get scolded? When Director Zhang heard this, he thought it was quite nonsense. Only Shangfeng could make the decision on the plan to attack Nantianmen. They, the big-headed soldiers, would not be able to do anything to break the sky. Just when Director Zhang was about to let his subordinates leave, he suddenly had an idea. "Tell me, if I package this prison plan and say it was proposed by the Sichuan Army Corps and report it to the headquarters, will I get a commendation?"  “Huh?” The subordinate was confused. What do you mean? Trying to deceive the headquarters with false information?  Are your parents crazy for wanting to be promoted? If this is false, the headquarters is not allowed to cause trouble to them?  “Are you worried that the intelligence is false?” “Don’t worry, Shangfeng is still very concerned about the Sichuan Army. He even sent me telegrams more than once, asking me to try my best to search for information about the Sichuan Army.” “It’s up to the people at the headquarters to decide whether the intelligence is true or false. All I have to do is report the information I know.” “Anyway, what the headquarters requires is to collect all information, and I did it in accordance with the headquarters’ requirements.” Director Zhang said nonchalantly.

I have to say that what Director Zhang said is very reasonable. "Then let me improve this plan a little bit more? I just listened to the general idea at the time and didn't listen very carefully. They were bragging anyway." The subordinate hesitated for a moment and then said. “Okay, I’ll do as you said, try to be as realistic as possible, at least to fool the people at the headquarters.” Director Zhang patted his subordinates on the shoulders and said solemnly. "Yes, sir."  Soon a detailed combat report was sent to the mountain town via radio.  The Shancheng military commanders who received the telegram looked at each other in shock. Such a detailed battle plan?  When did the military commanders become so powerful? Have they all blended into the Sichuan Army Corps?  Especially those in charge of intelligence, they were even more confused.  There is nothing wrong with the overall plan, even down to the details of where to attack next, etc.  It was because it was so detailed that they suspected it was fake.  It was not even reported to Boss Dai. "There is no need to report it. This kind of plan is just a plan that was heard from somewhere. Then it was processed and reported. I know that Zhang Ruzhi is a boastful person. Even a small piece of information can be boasted to the sky." "I just want to use this information to win the favor of my boss, and I want to be promoted to the station commander of Kunming Station." The officer in charge of the intelligence said directly. 　　Hearing what his superiors said, others had no choice but to seal up the information. Little did he know that the officer responsible for guarding the intelligence had already written down the entire plan, and then sent the telegram to the headquarters of the dispatched army through offline. The telegram was then forwarded to the base camp, and from there to the 15th Army Headquarters. Habian Masami looked at the information in his hand and immediately scoffed.  If it hadn’t been sent from the base camp, he wouldn’t even have read it. "Are those people in the base camp stupid? Don't they know that this plan is impossible to realize? The British army is not stupid. There are more than 100,000 troops stationed in Imphal. How can a place related to logistics not be heavily guarded?" Hebian Zhengsan looked at it. After finishing, I couldn’t help but complain.  Can’t the people at the base camp see this kind of baseless plan? "Your Excellency, Commander, our intelligence personnel seem to have heard rumors of this kind in Myitkyina recently, saying that there are places that can indeed go around to the back of Imphal." At this time, the intelligence staff stood up and said. Hearing this, Hebian Zhengzo hesitated for a moment, is it really possible? If possible, then it is impossible for the British army not to send troops to station? “Could it be false?” Kawabe Shozo did not answer, but asked whether the information was true or false. "We have also considered this. It should be false, but combined with this information, it has a certain degree of authenticity." The intelligence staff thought for a while and said.  When he first received the information, he thought it was false at first sight.

 After all, the intelligence personnel he sent out could not obtain important information so quickly.  Because most of those who were sent out before have lost contact.  Obviously, they were discovered by the Sichuan Army. There was only one ending waiting for them, and that was death.  But now that he saw the information forwarded by the base camp, he hesitated again.  Is it true? "Send this plan and the information you know to Muta-kun." Kawabe Shozo could not judge whether the information was true or false. After pondering for a while, he decided to send the information to Mutaguchi Ren and let him make a judgment.  “Hai.” When Mutaguchi received the information, he did not immediately think it was false.  On the contrary, I feel that this plan is perfect, even perfect. As long as I confirm those few paths, it can really be realized. "Get some Indian natives to come over." Mutaguchi Lian became more and more surprised as he thought about it, and then he immediately asked someone to find some natives. During this period, the Indian rebels also found Mutaguchi Lian, and even urged the Japanese army to increase their offensive efforts. As long as they captured Imphal, they could march straight in. By then, they would cooperate with the Japanese army and eliminate more British troops.  Don't mention it, even Mutaguchi Lian was a little dizzy with this big cake painting.  Even the other party sent some information about the British military garrison. Many of the British and Indian troops were indigenous, so it was normal for the intelligence to be leaked.  But Imphal's fortifications were too strong and he lacked heavy weapons, so it was impossible to break through them in a short time. For the past two days, he has been thinking about how to outflank Imphal, but he has not yet figured out some details. Especially in terms of logistical supplies, he originally wanted to imitate Genghis Khan and drive cattle and sheep, which could be used as food supplements while marching.  But I think it is unreliable, mainly because if the cattle and sheep encounter a bomb, they will definitely be scared and run around.  But apart from this method of supplying logistics, there is no better way.  Unless it is possible to know where the British army's supply points are, relying on the British army's supply depots can barely support roundabout operations. This plan also mentioned that there are supply points for the British army on some small roads.  For a time, Mutaguchi Lian felt that this plan was given to him by God. “Are there any trails in these places?” Mutaguchi Lian asked directly when he saw the natives.  Hearing his words, the natives looked at each other and then chattered a lot. "They said there is, but the place is very remote. Except for a few British military stations, there are generally no people there." Hearing this, Mutaguchi Lian almost jumped up with excitement, and then asked again.  “Why didn’t you say it before?” “They said you didn’t ask them, so you didn’t tell them.”

The subordinate’s words almost made Mutaguchi Lian’s veins bulge. I didn’t ask, so why don’t you tell me? If he had known earlier, he could have made a detour plan long ago, why wait until now.  For a moment, Mutaguchi Lian had the urge to kill them. But I still endured it. “Your Excellency, Division Commander, how do you reply to the military headquarters with this information?” the communications staff officer asked. “Let’s just say that there is nothing wrong with the information, but the person who made this plan definitely has evil intentions.” Mutaguchi Ren sneered.  “What do you mean?” The communications staff officer didn’t quite understand what it meant. “The literal meaning is, I want the British army to suffer misfortune, no, or I want all the British troops in Imphal to suffer misfortune.” Mutaguchi Lian was not a fool, so he naturally understood the meaning of the plan. But he doesn't mind being the sword. As long as he captures Imphal, he will definitely become the best general in the Japanese Empire. The only thing that made him hesitate was that according to the plan, it was best to use a division of troops to make a detour, otherwise, the possibility of failure of the detour was very high.  But how to solve the logistics supply of a division?  In other words, are the supplies stored in those military depots enough for a division?  For a while, Mutaguchi Lian didn’t know whether to believe this plan or not. “One division is too much. I am fully prepared now, but I only have one division. We need to maintain pressure on the front, otherwise we will definitely not be able to rely on the natives alone.” “We can only ask the military department to dispatch reinforcements.” Mutaguchi Lian murmured. ●Kawabe Shozo was a little confused when he received the telegram. Is the plan true?  Just harboring evil intentions?  Does anyone want to bring bad luck to the British army?  Who is it? Sichuan Army?  Or a mountain city?  Or Imphal? I haven’t finished breakfast yet, so I’ll finish writing it in one go! Change first and then change!

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