frightfiction Chapter 234 The big one is coming?
Chapter 234 The big one is coming?
Zhang Chi was a little annoyed when he heard that the local Saka people had been mobilized to sabotage his advance.
The population structure of Pegu is complex, and Zhang Chi is very clear about it. Excluding the nearly 500 million Qian people who have immigrated here, the original population of this land is about 1600 million.
Among them, there were originally 60 Qian people, more than 400 million indigenous people except the Saka people, and more than 100 million Sindhu people. Except for some Sindhu people in Yangon, most of these people lived in the mountainous areas north of Bago.
For them, Zhang Chi's rule is obviously more to their liking than Aung San Suu Kyi's and Ba Mo's Great Saka nationalism.
Although Zhang Chi did not allow them to establish an army (a few guerrilla forces were sent by Zhang Chi to fight against the Japanese in the Battle of Myitkyina), at least Zhang Chi allowed them to obtain economic benefits and allowed them to enter the huge market under the Anmin Army system.
They are all dogs anyway, and at least Zhang Chi is willing to give them meat as long as they are obedient.
As long as these few natives pass the Mandarin language proficiency certificate, they can start small businesses or work in the city and buy a range of necessary supplies, from flashlights to iron tools and medicines.
If you are willing to naturalize as a Qian person and completely convert to Qian culture, then you will have room for improvement under Zhang Chi's rule.
And their descendants, after receiving education in public primary schools from childhood, will be no different from the Qian people (most of these people's ancestors can be traced back to the time when Zhuge Liang pacified the Southern Barbarians).
Therefore, the more than 400 million indigenous people, except the Saka people, are still very obedient to Zhang Chi's governance.
But the remaining nearly 1000 million Saka people were different. They really believed that the Japanese were here to liberate them.
Even though Wengshan and Bamo had already boarded the Japanese transport plane and became "fall-resistant warriors", they were still willing to hang out with the Japanese.
Since these Saka people are ungrateful and many of them have blood debts on their hands, Zhang Chi will naturally strike hard without hesitation.
"Very good. Remember, if you encounter the Saka puppet troops or those who aid and abet the evil, show no mercy. Anyone who dares to resist will be killed, and the rest will be disarmed and arrested.
We still have countless roads and railways in Bago waiting for them to build, and countless coal and copper mines waiting for them to mine."
Having said that, he suddenly put down the microphone and stared at the area near Mandalay on the map that was marked as the "enemy's core defense line", his eyes as sharp as an eagle.
"Brigade Commander Peng, follow-up troops are approaching you. The navy's three destroyers have also sailed south along the Irrawaddy River and are ready to join the bombardment of Mandalay. Your brigade is the vanguard, so keep working hard!"
On the other end of the radio, Peng Xiangwen replied in a deep voice, "Understood! Commander, please rest assured that our unit will fulfill its mission!"
After putting down the microphone, Zhang Chi stretched.
Although this voice call is good, there is a risk of being monitored by the Japanese.
It seems that we still need to urge the Sixth Institute to develop integrated circuits and voice encryption as soon as possible?
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Not long after finishing his call with Peng Xiangwen, Zhang Chi saw a communications staff officer hurriedly walking towards him with a folder in his hand.
"Report to the commander, this is a telegram that has just been translated. It was sent by the Allied theater headquarters." The communications staff reported respectfully, with a hint of nervousness in his tone. It was obvious that the importance of the telegram was self-evident.
"Oh?" Zhang Chi nodded slightly, took the folder marked top secret, opened it casually, took out the telegram and started reading.
His eyes quickly swept across the neat penmanship. The content of the telegram was very simple and clear - Stevenson once again suggested mobilizing the Yunnan-Western Expeditionary Force to enter Pegu to support the ongoing Battle of Mandalay.
The tone of the telegram was gentle, yet it carried a strong sense of urgency.
After reading it quickly, Zhang Chi calmly put the telegram in the file folder and returned it to the communications staff: "File it."
Zhang Chi was not surprised by Stevenson's suggestion.
In fact, since he conveyed the general plan of the Battle of Pegu to Stevenson, similar suggestions have become almost routine.
Zhang Chi knew exactly what Stevenson was thinking.
The two had repeatedly imagined the idea of using southern Pegu as a base to continuously bomb the Japanese oil fields, strongholds, and ports in Southeast Asia with B-17 bombers.
He knew that Stevenson himself had selfish motives after all.
Compared with the Qian Kingdom battlefield where it is not easy to break the situation, it is obvious that the Southeast Asian battlefield where the offensive is in full swing is easier for him to gain fame and help him win the fifth star as soon as possible.
Moreover, destroying the oil fields, ports, mines, etc. occupied by the Japanese in Southeast Asia will indeed have huge benefits in stifling the Japanese's war potential.
Therefore, it is understandable that Stevenson, as the theater commander, is partial to one area and pays more attention to the current battle in Pegu.
However, Zhang Chi knew that the battles were not only taking place in Mandalay and Imphal, but a shocking defeat was about to take place in the country of Qian.
Although the Stevenson Highway has been opened to traffic and aid supplies are being transported to Chuncheng via the highway, the Japanese obviously did not give the White Party time to slowly use Eagle Aid to train new troops.
As the commander of the Allied theater, Stevenson obviously cannot just focus on the Pegu battlefield. The Qian Kingdom also needs his attention.
If before Zhang Chi was just a small Karami who relied on Stevenson and could only send suggestions to him, now Zhang Chi has become a local boss who needs Stevenson to use the word "suggestion" to seek his opinion.
Zhang Chi now has the capital to do something.
He sighed softly, and when he faced his correspondence secretary, his eyes gradually calmed down. "Oh, don't go yet. I'll dictate a telegram, and you can polish it and send it back."
The correspondence secretary quickly prepared paper and pen, leaned forward slightly, and waited for Zhang Chi's instructions.
"The content of the telegram should be written like this—" Zhang Chi paused briefly, gathering his thoughts, and then spoke, "I once again politely rejected Stevenson's suggestion and advised him that although the Battle of Pegu is important, the current situation in Qian Kingdom is far more complicated than we expected."
Zhang Chi's voice was steady, carrying the pressure unique to a superior:
"In particular, we must remind him that the Japanese's deployment of troops against central Henan is by no means a minor attempt to smooth out the front and withdraw while they are ahead."
His gaze was deep, as if he had traveled through time and space, pointing directly to the battlefield far away in Qian Country:
"On the contrary, this is most likely a large-scale attack targeting the Pinghan Railway, attempting to open up north-south transportation. The elite troops of the expeditionary force should rush north to reinforce as soon as possible. As for the Pegu battlefield, the Anmin Army is fully capable of resolving it on its own."
After a pause, Zhang Chi whispered:
"Change the wording to be more respectful and polite, and then send this telegram as soon as possible."
The communications secretary nodded and left quickly.
Zhang Chi stood in front of the window, his eyes deep and his mind full of thoughts.
Even with his reminder, would the outcome of the Battle of Central Henan be different?
He didn't know the answer to this question either.