Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Expeditionary Force.

Forty kilometers north of Yangon.

This was originally an abandoned British military supply depot.

It is now a secret interrogation point under the First Army Headquarters, hidden deep underground, dark and damp.

At this moment, the air was filled with a strong smell of mold and a faint smell of blood.

A solitary light bulb hung above the wooden board, emitting a dim light, making the mottled water stains on the wall look like a hideous ghost face.

The spy "Gecko" planted by the Japanese military intelligence department.

At this moment, he was tied tightly with iron chains to a special interrogation chair.

He no longer had the disguise of an ordinary soldier.

The army uniform that had once fit him fairly well had turned into tattered strips of cloth, mixed with dried blood, and stuck tightly to the body that had no signs of fatigue.

The fingers were twisted unnaturally and had bamboo sticks stuck in them.

Obviously he was severely punished.

Not far away is medical alcohol and military doctors who are on standby at all times.

Obviously, the interrogator didn't want "Gecko" to die so easily.

However, he had been tortured beyond recognition by the Military Intelligence Bureau agents.

This senior Japanese spy, code-named "Gecko", is still extremely stubborn at this moment.

And not far from him.

The chief of operations of the Military Control Commission's Burma Station, a skilled agent codenamed "Scorpion", was using a white handkerchief to slowly and methodically manipulate a peculiarly shaped interrogation knife with a barb in his hand.

He had a professional smile on his face and spoke in a gentle manner as if he was reminiscing with an old friend, but every word he spoke was chilling.

"Tanaka Hiroshi, I have to admit that you are tougher than those 'bastards' whose mouths I pried open."

Scorpion waved the interrogation knife under the light, admiring the cold light, with a fierce look on his face: "But you have to understand that here, time is on our side."

"Your silence is meaningless except that it will allow you to destroy more of our Military Control Commission's 'special refreshments'."

The "gecko" hung its head.

He showed no reaction to Scorpion's psychological attack, but let out an inarticulate sneer mixed with blood foam from his broken mouth.

"Captain." A military agent who was in charge of recording walked in front: "Chief of Staff Liao is here."

Da da da.

Footsteps sounded.

Liao Yaoxiang and his team quickly walked into the interrogation room.

Scorpion quickly stood up and looked in the direction of Liao Yaoxiang, and saluted: "Commander Liao!"

Liao Yaoxiang raised his hand and said, "I am here to inquire about the situation under the order of Chief Du. This time I am just listening and watching. How is the interrogation going now?"

"Not very optimistic."

Liao Yaoxiang nodded, and then continued: "You continue."

"Yes!"

Scorpio knows what's going on.

He immediately signaled his subordinates to continue the introduction.

“We have verified this guy’s identity and background through the information sent by the Joint Command.

Hiroshi Tanaka, a senior intelligence officer of the Imperial Army's Special High Technology Department, secretly infiltrated my country's Anhui region as a laborer in 1934, and later joined the Central Army through various means. He has been lurking for nearly ten years.

According to the news from the headquarters, most of these old devils who have been lurking in the country since the September 918th Incident have received the most rigorous special agent training, and it is probably difficult to obtain any useful information from them. "

"1934." This year made Scorpion's pupils shrink slightly: "This is a chess piece that has been lurking for nearly ten years."

It is obvious that the Japanese had made adequate preparations for the soldiers who were able to serve as guard troops in the former Fifth Army.

Scorpion also had an idea in his mind at this time.

There was almost no chance that they would get any information from this Japanese.

However, this did not meet the expectations of the First Army Headquarters, the Joint Command, and the gentlemen of Shancheng.

This is a hassle.

"Stationmaster Wang, don't worry too much. Commander Du's meaning is very clear. If you can find out something, that would be a good thing. If not, that's fine too..."

Liao Yaoxiang looked at the members of the Military Control Commission with a half-smile, and then continued: "I came here this time to discuss something with Stationmaster Wang."

In the blink of an eye.

Two days passed.

The atmosphere in the headquarters of Du Yuming, acting commander-in-chief of the Expeditionary Force's 1st Army Group, was extremely solemn.

Except for several generals such as Du Yuming, Zheng Dongguo, and Liao Yaoxiang.

There were also Liu Fei and Bing Bowen who came specially from the mountain city.

Everyone was gathered in silence around an interrogation report on "Gecko" and its background information.

"A 'gecko', lurking for only ten years, was able to steal such important secrets near our military's core headquarters."

Du Yuming's voice was low, with a bit of panic and deep worry: "So, among our more than 100,000 expeditionary troops, among those combat troops who are also carrying out confidential missions, how many "spies" like him are hidden?
How many Japanese soldiers have been lurking for five years, ten years, or even longer? "

This question, like a huge rock, weighed on the hearts of everyone present.

Liu Fei and Bing Bowen, in particular, were deeply worried at this time.

The guard troop that can be stationed in Du Yuming is likely to have a strong ability to penetrate the mountain city.

Zheng Dongguo looked solemn and started to act: "Commander Du, this matter requires us to be extremely vigilant!
If we cannot completely eliminate these hidden traitors, all future military operations of our army will be useless in the face of the Japanese invaders! Any careful plan may fail because of this!"

Hearing what Zheng Dongguo said.

Many people began to think about the strangeness in previous combat operations.

After thinking about it from the perspective of espionage.

No one can control their inner thoughts.

Liao Yaoxiang's eyes were sharp as well. He stepped forward and said decisively, "I suggest that we launch a top-down, vigorous internal anti-espionage and anti-traitor operation throughout the entire group army! In particular, the core departments such as the staff, confidential, communications, and logistics, as well as those units that have close contact with the local authorities, must all undergo a thorough background check and loyalty check!"

Du Yuming raised his head and glanced at the group of capable men under his command.

He knew that their thoughts coincided with his own.

"Okay!" Du Yuming slammed the table and made up his mind: "Commander Chu returned to the Second War Zone and handed this heavy responsibility to me. The expedition must not have any irreparable mistakes in my hands!"

"Pass on my order! Immediately establish the 'Special Committee for Anti-espionage and Anti-traitors within the 1st Army Group'.

I, Du Yuming, will concurrently serve as the chairman of the committee, and Commander Zheng Dongguo and Chief of Staff Liao Yaoxiang will serve as deputy directors! "

"Immediately draw the most capable and reliable personnel from the Military Control Station, Military Police Headquarters, and various military political departments to form several 'traitor-suppression working groups'! Conduct a dragnet-style investigation of all regiment-level and above units in the entire group army, leaving no blind spots!"

His voice became cold and resolute: "Order all departments to take extraordinary measures during this special period!
Anyone with a suspicious background, unusual words or deeds, or someone who may be involved with the enemy will be allowed to be arrested first and then tried! In case of emergency, or if someone resists, they can be killed on the spot! "

"We must not let a traitor go, nor can we kill a loyal person by mistake. We must use the most brutal means to let those dog spies lurking in the dark know what their fate will be!"

"Yes!" Zheng Dongguo and Liao Yaoxiang answered in unison, with murderous intent flashing in their eyes.

A storm aimed at purging the internal forces and ensuring the purity of the team.

In this way, under Du Yuming's decision, the entire First Army of the Chinese Expeditionary Force was quietly brought together.

At the same time Du Yuming ordered the purge of traitors in the southwest.

Hundreds of kilometers away, the Siam-Thailand border.

In the jungle, a bloody battle concerning the life and death of the Burmese Independence Army is entering its most brutal stage.

The 1st Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Southern Army, after receiving the death order from Terauchi Hisaichi to "eliminate Aung San", immediately launched a mopping-up attack on the Burmese Independence Army headquarters.

"Boom! Boom!"

The Japanese mountain artillery and mortars were carrying out devastating bombardments on the simple positions of the Burmese Independence Army regardless of the cost.

The sound of the explosion echoed across the long river valley, stirring up dirt and broken wood.

The fragile fortifications of the Burmese Independence Army were simply unable to withstand the firepower of the Japanese army.

Their morale was already extremely low due to continuous attacks by the reconnaissance brigade, and after being surrounded by the Japanese army, they didn't even have much intention of resisting.

"Hold on! Hold on!"

At this time, Aung San was in the command center which was shaken by the artillery fire.

He roared at the subordinates around him at the top of his lungs.

As for his military cap, it was missing, his face was covered with smoke and mud, his eyes were bloodshot, and filled with anger and unwillingness.

He never dreamed that the Japanese revenge would come so quickly and so fiercely!
Just because of a tentative contact, Terauchi Juichi not only sent people to assassinate him, but also dispatched the only main force of the Japanese army around Bangkok to encircle and suppress him.

It seems to be inside Terauchi Hisaichi.

Their threat is greater than that of the expeditionary force, and their betrayal is even more threatening than that of the expeditionary force!

"Commander-in-Chief! We can't hold on any longer!" A battalion commander rushed in, crying, "The position in the east has been breached by the Japanese!

Their firepower is too strong! Our soldiers have no way to defeat the Japanese!"

The tactics came from the Japanese, and the weapons, equipment and training were also provided by the Japanese.

Even the materials needed for logistical supplies were raised by the Japanese.

Under such circumstances, it is almost impossible to bite back at the Japanese.

"We have also found Japanese infiltration troops on our flank!" Lieutenant Colonel Zota shouted desperately at this time: "Commander-in-Chief, we are surrounded!"

Aung San also knew that if this continued, it would only be a matter of time before his entire army was wiped out.

The temporary command post of the Japanese Army's 1st Mixed Brigade.

In the heavily camouflaged operations room, the brigade commander, Major General Ryosuke Kidima, was holding a telescope and looking through the camouflage net of the observation port with a rather indifferent look at the independent army position on the other side of the valley that was repeatedly ravaged by artillery fire.

"Sato-kun." Ryosuke Kijima put down the binoculars and said to the chief of staff, Colonel Kenji Sato, with a hint of perceived contempt in his tone: "Aung San's so-called 'independence army' is more vulnerable than I thought.

Their defenses were already crumbling before our main force launched its full-scale attack."

Chief of Staff Kenji Sato bowed slightly and said, "General, you are wise. These natives are just a mob. How can they be compared with the mighty Imperial Army?"

He paused and signaled with his eyes: "Should we give the order now to launch the final general attack?"

Ryosuke Kijima nodded and was about to give an order.

At this moment, a burst of gunfire suddenly came from the side of their position.

“Da-da-da! Da-da-da—!”

The two of them couldn't help but be startled.

That was the rhythmic sound unique to the Johnson submachine gun and the Czech light machine gun.

Judging from their firepower density and shooting habits, it is quite obvious that they are well-trained.

It is far from comparable to the chaotic gunfire of the Burmese Independence Army led by Aung San!
Immediately afterwards, "Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!" several accurate mortar shells were fired.

It whistled through the sky, bringing with it a piercing scream.

These shells seemed to have eyes and smashed with incredible precision into the Japanese combat troops that were gathering to launch the final offensive.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Amid the explosion, the Japanese army's charge formation was instantly thrown into chaos, resulting in heavy casualties.

"What?!" Major General Ryosuke Kidima's face changed drastically. He grabbed the telescope again and turned it sharply to the side.

They thought they were still safe on the edge of the jungle.

The Japanese flank guard troops were struggling to resist the attack of the expeditionary reconnaissance battalion.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The Japanese army that was besieging the Burmese Independence Army's positions was caught off guard by this sudden attack from the flank and rear!

"Report! General!" A signalman rushed into the headquarters, his voice slightly sharp due to fear: "Our army's left wing was suddenly attacked by an unknown Chinese unit! Their firepower is extremely strong. Judging from the weapons and equipment they use, it is very likely that they are Zhou Weiguo's troops active on the border."

"The main force of the expeditionary force?"

Ryosuke Kijima and Kenji Sato were both speechless, with shock on their faces.

How did they end up here?

And the timing was so precise, as if he had been waiting for this moment for a long time!
Aung San's Burmese Independence Army.

To the Japanese, it is just their own dog.

Previously, when the expeditionary force was beating the dog, they also beat its owner as well.

And now, they have to clean up a disobedient guard dog themselves, and the expeditionary force has to intervene.

"It's a trap!" Chief of Staff Kenji Sato reacted very quickly. He rushed to the map and pointed at the border line on the map with a pale face: "General, Aung San is luring the enemy! He has really colluded with the Chinese! We have fallen into the trap!"

Ryosuke Kijima's forehead was covered with cold sweat.

The most crucial point is that the Japanese army was not clear at this time how many main forces the Expeditionary Force had in northern Myanmar.

"Damn it!" Ryosuke Kidama roared.

But as an experienced commander, an old devil who has been through many battles.

He was not blinded by anger.

Instead, he judged the situation on the battlefield quite calmly.

If they continue to attack the Burmese Independence Army led by Aung San at this moment, continue to choose to fight with it, and try to annihilate the Burmese Independence Army led by Aung San, then there is only one biggest possibility left, that is, they will suffer heavy losses or even be wiped out.

I'm afraid his entire brigade will be wiped out here!

"Order!" Ryosuke Kijima made a prompt decision, his voice hoarse but unquestionable: "Stop the attack on the Burmese Independence Army across the board!"

"The 3rd and 17th Infantry Battalions, immediately break contact with the enemy in front of you, take turns to provide cover, and evacuate to the rear!
The Second Battalion, the 16th Infantry Battalion, will follow the original pre-set defensive positions and do its best to stop the enemy. "

"Hai!"

When a soldier of the Burmese Independence Army saw the well-armed and well-armed soldiers of the reconnaissance brigade charging out, he could not help but exclaim, "It's the Chinese! It's the Chinese Expeditionary Force!"

Aung San and others also reacted fully at this time. The commanders raised their binoculars and looked at the expeditionary soldiers in the distance.

At this moment, someone came to pick us up.

It was the reconnaissance team under Zhou Weiguo.

Just a few hours ago.

Zhou Weiguo, Wei Dayong, Yin Hansi and others have led their troops to the rear line of the Burmese Independence Army, less than a few kilometers away from the battlefield.

As the results of the investigation continued to be compiled, the Burmese Independence Army showed signs of being unable to hold on.

Zhou Weiguo's brows knitted together, and after putting down the telescope in his hand, he slowly said: "These traitors can't hold on any longer."

Wei Dayong looked at the chaotic battlefield ahead and asked Zhou Weiguo next to him again, "Captain Zhou, the consumption is almost enough. The remaining people won't make any waves even if we rescue them. But I don't understand, do we really have to save them?"

Zhou Weiguo put down his luggage and said calmly but unquestionably: "Monk, follow the order. Also, you should think clearly. We are fighting the Japanese now. Once we launch an attack, they will no longer be enemies, but allies."

"Yes!" Wei Dayong said no more and immediately set off to the front line to lead his troops in battle.

"Brothers, beat me up!"

Following Wei Dayong's order.

The soldiers of the reconnaissance brigade, who had been prepared in advance, launched the most direct attack on the flank of the Japanese Army's 1st Mixed Brigade!

And about fifteen kilometers behind them.

The combat units of the newly formed 22nd Division and three infantry regiments have also completed their combat preparations.

If the reconnaissance brigade's attack fails, these troops will fully engage in the war according to the alternative plan.

The Japanese Army's Southern Army's 1st Mixed Brigade, which was the hunter the moment before, instantly became a prey attacked from both sides!

Aung San and the officers and soldiers of his Burmese Independence Army watched this dramatic scene in a daze.

They saw that the elite expeditionary forces that had once terrified them were now using their fierce firepower to share the enormous pressure for them.

A Japanese soldier who was about to stab a wounded Burmese Independence Army soldier with a bayonet was shot through the chest by a series of accurate bursts of bullets from a distance and fell straight to the ground.

The Burmese soldier was stunned immediately, looking at the expeditionary soldier who saved his life, his eyes filled with complicated emotions.

Aung San's heart was filled with mixed emotions.

Obviously, it was Zhou Weiguo's letter that prompted him to finally make that difficult decision.

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Also because of his proactive goodwill, for him and the officers and soldiers of the Burmese Independence Army under his command.

At this most desperate moment, we gained a glimmer of hope.

Blessings and misfortunes go hand in hand. Aung San turned his head to look at his confidants who also had complicated expressions. Obviously, they did not expect that the ones who came to rescue them in the end would actually be the expeditionary force with which they had fought to the death before.

As casualties continued to occur among the expeditionary soldiers, all the soldiers did not hesitate at all and continued to charge forward without hesitation.

The independent army soldiers, whose morale was originally quite low, now had all their resentment, doubts, and confusions transformed into unwilling rage.

They were united under the banner of Aung San Suu Kyi's pursuit of Burmese independence, and many officers and soldiers previously believed that what they were doing was just.

And now, they have reacted.

They seem to be just dogs of the Japanese. (End of this chapter)