Chapter 148: The Railway Station (Fifth Watch)
Unable to find a better place, Wang Mazi used the British army headquarters as a temporary prisoner camp for the Burmese.
The British lived in luxury, and the Anglo-Burmese army stationed in Myitkyina was only a regiment, but its headquarters was built into a five-story British-style building, with chandeliers, dance floors, gardens, swimming pools, etc.
But then again, this is a British colony, and anyway, some coolies are there, and it doesn't cost money to let the Burmese build a house, so why don't you enjoy it?!
So it's no wonder that the Burmese people were so anxious to get the British out. It's just that they didn't expect the Japanese to be a hundred times more murderous than the British.
At this time, under the order of Wang Mazi, all the windows were nailed, and then the disarmed Burmese were squatted in the middle, and a few heavily armed soldiers were sent to stand around, and they were seen to death.
"Now I'm relieved!" After doing this, Wang Mazi breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhang Chi knew why Wang Mazi said this, sometimes it was the most terrible to come from external troubles.
It is not difficult to imagine that if the civil strife of these Burmese suddenly broke out in Myitkyina when the Japanese soldiers were in the city, the engineer regiment would have been uncomfortable.
But it happened that such a "misunderstanding" would happen again, so the engineer regiment could almost be said to have first wiped out the Burmese independence volunteers in Myitkyina, and even those Burmese with different intentions, and now they have been locked up again...... Even if there are still some remnants of Myitkyina that have not been cleared, they will not be able to make big waves.
However, Wang Mazi and Zhang Chi were wrong about this, because this traitor was not just the Burmese Independent Rebels.
Of course, that's all for later.
"Major Tom, right?" Zhang Chi walked in front of the British major.
Tom stood up in some shock and shouted at Zhang Chi, "Sir! ”
Obviously, his previous arrogance in front of Adjutant Lin had been completely suppressed by the life and death experience just now.
"I would like to know your fortifications in Myitkyina, as well as the location and supply of your warehouses!"
"Yes. Sir! Tom quickly took out a map from the drawer, unfolded it in front of Zhang Chi and Wang Mazi, and said, "This is the defense map of Myitkyina, which shows all the places you want to know, including the warehouse. But in fact......"
"Actually, what?" Zhang Chi asked.
"More supplies should be in this ......," Tom said, pointing to a location on the map, "the train station!" ”
"The train station?"
Zhang Chi figured it out in the next second...... The railway in Myanmar runs through the whole of Myanmar from south to north, with Yangon in the south, and Myitkyina in the north, which means that Myitkyina is the terminus of the railway.
However, the Japanese army fought from the south to the north, and the British army was also chased by the Japanese army all the way to retreat from the south to the north. At the same time as the retreat, the British army continued to transport supplies by rail to the north, and it goes without saying where to go, Myitkyina, of course, and then to India by car.
In other words, Myitkyina is almost the equivalent of Lashio in British India...... It is a material transshipment and distribution center.
Thinking of this, Zhang Chi couldn't help opening his mouth wide and couldn't close it for a long time, and then grabbed Tom and Wang Mazi and rushed to the train station with a team of soldiers.
The railway station is only a little more than 20 minutes' drive from the headquarters, and it only takes more than ten minutes to arrive under the fierce rush of Zhang Chi and others.
At this time, the railway station passed through the Burmese mutiny just now, and the British had already scattered and fled, and the British ran away. Burmese people rushed into the train station to grab it, so Burmese people with large bags and small bags everywhere walked out of the train station...... This was repaid, and as soon as Wang Mazi waved his hand, the soldiers rushed into the entrance. He didn't speak, and there were a few gunshots in the sky, which immediately caused a burst of screams and commotion.
"Hello!" Zhang Chi casually picked up a horn and shouted at the panicked Burmese people inside: "We are Chinese, and we are here to receive Myitkyina." These were formerly the property of the British. It's our property now, and we don't want to hurt you, but please drop your things and get out of here! Just put things down. We guarantee your safety, the Chinese and the Burmese are friends, not enemies! ”
Seeing that Zhang Chi and the others were all loaded with guns, where did the Burmese people dare to make a mistake, they put down the looted things one after another and left in a panic.
At this time, Zhang Chi began to notice the supplies in the railway station, which were wagons of gasoline, food, medicine, and of course, ammunition and heavy artillery and anti-aircraft artillery...... And that's just on the train, and there are piles of supplies in the warehouse, which can be said to be a lot more than Lashio.
"I'm rich, I'm rich!" Wang Mazi's eyes straightened, he licked his chapped lips, and scolded after a long time: "Damn it, let's sit on the golden mountain with an ass!" ”
"Sir!" Tom asked Zhang Chi, "Can we go now?" ”
"Hmm!" Zhang Chi nodded.
"We ...... Can I drive a Jeep? Tom asked again.
"Yes!" At this time, Zhang Chi still has the heart to keep Tom.
From this point of view, Tom was quite smart, so Tom and a few British soldiers jumped into a jeep and left the place of right and wrong.
"What now?" Adjutant Lin looked at the train supplies at the station in a daze.
Of course, Zhang Chi knew what Adjutant Lin meant, these military supplies were all stacked in a disorderly manner on trains and warehouses, and these trains and warehouses were basically not prepared for air defense and fire prevention, especially the carts of ammunition, once the devils found out and sent bombers to blow them up, then these materials would soon be like a fire in Lashio.
However, fortunately, at this time, the focus of the devils was still in Lashio and Mandalay, and most of their air power was used to stabilize the Japanese army's control of Lashio or pursue the British army, so there was no extra force to pay attention to Myitkyina, which was far away in northern Myanmar, and it was now night, so the engineer regiment still had some time.
But even if the Engineer Corps had time, it would be very difficult...... Even if all the vehicles of the engineering regiment were sent to rush the supplies at the railway station, it would take a few days to transport them, and the engineering regiment had to deploy troops on the front line to prepare for the Japanese army that was about to penetrate Myitkyina, so this manpower was seriously insufficient.
Thinking of this, Zhang Chi couldn't help but sigh, if only the Burmese hadn't discovered that the engineer regiment was a Chinese army, then they only needed to mobilize the masses of Myitkyina, and these supplies could soon be dispersed and moved to a safe place.
From this point of view, our party's purpose of basing itself on the masses of the people is undoubtedly very correct. (To be continued.) )