On the other side, the Fifth Army, however, did not know that Myitkyina had been occupied by the Engineer Corps because it did not have a radio station and could not communicate with the Fifth Army.

At this time, Du Yuming, who was sitting in a jeep and leading the army along the Manmi Railway towards Myitkyina, was anxious, not only because the railway was full of exhausted expeditionary soldiers and overseas Chinese with their families who had moved in with the army...... The reason why these overseas Chinese wanted to go with the expeditionary force was because they were firmly on the side of the expeditionary force in all aspects when the expeditionary force entered Burma to fight, which made their relations with the Burmese who supported the Japanese army deteriorate to the extreme. So, if they remain in Burma, there is a good chance that they will be liquidated by the Burmese. On the other hand, it was also because they knew all kinds of atrocities of the Japanese army and knew that there would be no good end in the end under the rule of the Japanese army, so they simply transferred to Myitkyina with the Chinese army.

Du Yuming was anxious because he knew that Myitkyina could almost be said to be the only hope for the expeditionary force.

It should be said that there is one more hope for the expeditionary force, and this hope is more achievable, and that is a road sign pointing to India that appears every few hours along the way...... Du Yuming only needs to turn the car to the left to take the team on the road to India, which is only 200 kilometers away from the Indian border, and it may take two or three days to get there if you march day and night.

But Du Yuming will never forget Alexander's arrogance at the last meeting of China, Britain, and the United States......

"Gentlemen!" With a tone of compassion, Alexander said triumphantly: "Our battle in Burma has been completed, and in view of the grave situation facing the Chinese army, the British Government has officially informed me, and I have conveyed it to you: The United Kingdom of Great Britain has allowed the Chinese troops and their equipment in Burma to retreat to India for refuge!" ”

When he heard this sentence at that time, Du Yuming was so angry that his face turned white.

Allowing Chinese troops to take refuge in India?

China is an ally of Great Britain, and Britain will undoubtedly bear most of the responsibility for this battle, and even the Chinese army cannot return home because of the false information provided by Alexander...... And now Alexander actually used the word "refuge" to put on the heads of the Chinese army, and the Chinese expeditionary force instantly turned from an ally to a refugee seeking shelter.

Du Yuming turned his gaze to Stilwell. It means that all this is caused by you, if it weren't for the fact that you went to Alexander, you believed that Chokba had Japanese troops and desperately transferred the Chinese army there, and the Chinese army was only afraid that they would be on the way back to China at this time.

So Stilwell should also come out at this time to say a few words for China and the dignity of the Chinese Expeditionary Force.

But Stilwell pretended to be confused, he thought about it, and persuaded Du Yuming with a calm attitude: "General Du, technically, I can further discuss with the British side on behalf of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, but General Alexander is right, the current withdrawal to India is the only correct choice for the Chinese army at the moment!" ”

"I'm sorry!" Du Yuming couldn't hold back any longer, and he stood up suddenly. said: "General Stilwell, you continue to discuss with General Alexander, I don't accept General Alexander's kindness!" ”

Stilwell's face changed, he obviously didn't expect Du Yuming to react like this.

But Du Yuming knew that he had another choice, and that was Myitkyina...... As long as Myitkyina is occupied, then the expeditionary force will have a chance to respite and recuperate, and will be able to respond to the motherland from afar, forming a two-sided attack on the Japanese army that has broken into the southern gate of China. In time. It is not impossible to open up the way back to China.

What's more, Du Yuming still has Chiang Kai-shek's telegram in his hand, which is an order to lead the Fifth Army to Myitkyina once Lashio is not guaranteed, so even Luo Zhuoying can't do anything about Du Yuming.

In the end, under Du Yuming's repeated insistence. The Fifth Army then embarked on the road to Myitkyina.

Just as Du Yuming was pondering, there was a sudden roar in the sky, several Japanese Zero fighters swooped down and frantically dropped bombs at the marching team, and there were several loud noises like rolling thunder from the railway. The trees rose in a radial pattern of smoke and gravel and earth, followed by strings of bullets and a dense stream of gunfire, and the warriors who had not been concealed in time fell like seedlings. Frightened mules and horses galloped in all directions, and several cars were knocked down, and the railroad turned into a burning fire.

Fortunately, Du Yuming's driver was alert, and he slammed the steering wheel and drove the jeep into the roadside weeds.

But the plane's strafing was evaded, but Du Yuming, who was sitting in the passenger seat, hit his head and bled because he was not mentally prepared.

The driver was so frightened that before the Japanese plane could fly away, he stood up and shouted backwards: "Hygienist, hygienist......"

The hygienist rushed over to check Du Yuming's injury, and after making sure that there was no major problem, he skillfully bandaged Du Yuming's wound.

The Japanese planes flaunted and fled, leaving only a pile of corpses and burning cars on the railroad, and the smell of blood and burnt fire filled the air, adding to the loneliness of the already demoralized expeditionary soldiers.

Du Yuming sat on the stone on the side of the road, and the high temperature of more than forty degrees made the sweat quickly soak the bandage that had just been wrapped on his head.

"Throne!" At this time, an adjutant walked up to Du Yuming and reported with fear and anxiety in his eyes: "We have just received news that the Japanese army has arrived in Myitkyina!" ”

"What?" Hearing this, Du Yuming couldn't help but stand up: "Where did you get the news?" Is it accurate? ”

"Throne!" The adjutant explained: "Our army's intelligence department has been listening to the Japanese army's radio and has asked intelligence officers who can understand Japanese to listen to it, just now...... They heard the news that the Japanese 33rd Division had arrived at Myitkyina and launched an attack! ”

Hearing this, Du Yuming couldn't help but be stunned, and after a long while, he sighed and sat back on the stone......

Although the radio only said that the Japanese were attacking, the British had withdrawn, and only a few remnants of the defeated army remained in Myitkyina. And even if the British were still in Myitkyina, it wouldn't be long before they surrendered as they were fighting.

So there is no need to think about it, Myitkyina must have been occupied by the Japanese army first.

"Throne! We ...... now," the adjutant didn't dare to ask any further.

Now Du Yuming has two choices, one is to attack Myitkyina desperately, and the other is to bypass Myitkyina and continue north.

But either of these two choices is full of dangers, and Du Yuming has a lot of experience, and it is difficult to decide what to do when faced with these two choices. (To be continued.) )