Chapter 2: The Background Can Reach the Heavens

He puts down his gun, opens his officer ID, born in the sixth year of the Republic, this year 1942, he is twenty‑five, a native of Jiang‑Zhe Fenghua; this is not the Chairman but a fellow townsman.

Below there is also an address; the more I look, the more he seems a fellow townsman!

The address is actually Cixi.

The next part shows his rank—remarkable, Major, twenty‑five, it must be related.

Seeing his own information, Jiang Anguo thought, being a Major at such a young age must be due to connections.

Moreover, he had just been appointed Major; there was no prior combat experience shown, he was simply a Major.

"Xiao Si, I'm with the th Division," Jiang Anguo turned and asked.

Xiao Si nodded, "Yes, Young Master, you are with the th Division, Supplementary Battalion Commander."

First, set aside the Supplementary Battalion; being part of the th Division, it is a vanguard unit of the Expeditionary Force.

"Xiao Si, where is the th Division now?" Jiang Anguo asked anxiously.

Xiao Si looked puzzled, then answered quickly, "Young Master, the th Division, as a vanguard, departed long ago; it may already be in Myanmar."

Xiao Si has never been to Myanmar and does not know where Myanmar is.

Jiang Anguo did not understand what "departed long ago" meant.

"Bad, it's ruined, hurry, help me up, catch up with the main force," Jiang Anguo sprang to his feet, saying.

Xiao Si made no move, "Young Master, you've just arrived, better rest; the Division Commander has already approved your stay at home, you need not follow the main force."

Jiang Anguo said angrily, "Stop the chatter, hurry, catch up with the main force."

Xiao Si saw the Young Master angry, immediately pretended; he feared being driven away, so he remained cautious.

Jiang Anguo hurriedly put on his uniform; his body was truly weak. Looking at himself in the mirror, even though he had already seen his photo on the officer ID, he still looked the same, only his complexion a bit pallid.

Xiao Si and Jiang Anguo set out together; along the way were Expeditionary Force troops marching with leg bindings, wearing straw sandals for overseas combat.

By this stage of the War of Resistance, there was no retreat; China's industrial system had long collapsed, so it urgently relied on United States supplies, and of course Soviet supplies as well.

If Myanmar were occupied by Japan, American supplies could not reach China; that is why, even after the Myanmar Campaign failed, the Hump Route remained.

China truly was on the brink of annihilation; even with countless deaths, a route had to be opened to bring in supplies.

He found a small unit, "Xiao Si, where did our th Division go? I haven't seen a single person."

Jiang Anguo had seen along the way that the Fifth Army units were visible, and also the...

"Young Master, our th Division departed on the 16th," Xiao Si said helplessly.

"Then why did you say it left early?"

"Young Master, I meant it left a long time ago," Xiao Si said carefully, fearing the Young Master's anger; he felt the Young Master before him was somewhat unfamiliar.

Jiang Anguo only recalled part of this body's memories, but he kept feeling that Dai Anlan seemed somehow connected to him, so he asked.

"What relation do I have with Dai Anlan?"

"Young Master, the Division Commander is your brother‑in‑law," Xiao Si said earnestly.

"Damn," Jiang Anguo swore, never expecting another layer of connection.

No time to think further, "Xiao Si, do you have paper and a pen on you?"

Jiang Anguo could not have imagined that Dai Anlan was his brother‑in‑law; whether to rescue the Expeditionary Force or his brother‑in‑law, he had to try, even if God came it would be useless.

Xiao Si shook his head.

This Xiao Si truly understood nothing, angering Jiang Anguo who slapped Xiao Si on the head with his hand.

"Sorry," Jiang Anguo said, still flustered; the slap on Xiao Si's head was light, more a push, but he still felt apologetic.

Xiao Si smiled, "Young Master, it's fine, I'll go look right away."

Watching Xiao Si run off, Jiang Anguo shouted, "Xiao Si, bring me a few cloth bags, understand?"

Xiao Si nodded.

Expeditionary Force units passed by Jiang Anguo one after another; everyone only glanced at him before looking ahead toward the unknown battlefield.

Jiang Anguo wanted to stop them, but he knew he could not; otherwise a second rebirth would be meaningless.

When the great army marches out, if you block the way and say you cannot go, only you will die.

Perhaps we will lose, but we did not expect such a tragic defeat; many soldiers fell beneath Wild Man Mountain, their ashes never returned.

Soon Xiao Si returned with several cloth bags and paper and pen.

Jiang Anguo immediately wrote a few lines, then on the paper wrote: The immediate enemy is the Japanese 18th Division, 33rd Division, 55th Division, 56th Division; do not trust the British, seize British Army supplies and equipment for one's own use.

He looked at the cloth bag Xiao Si brought; it bore the character "Tong".

He believed that with Dai Anlan's insight, the meaning of the character could be understood.

But he could not guarantee whether, to preserve China‑British relations, Dai Anlan would disarm the British Army.

The th Division suffered heavy losses at the battle of Kunlun Pass, leaving the division with just over ten thousand men; entering Myanmar was taken for granted, assuming allies could be friends, but they were repeatedly betrayed, and the British Army never intended to fight Japan in Myanmar.

They treated the Chinese as if they were the French, hoping for another Dunkirk evacuation.

Then, for the second, he wrote a "Ping".

It is simple: abandon the battle, hold Taunggyi, do not obey the command.

Taunggyi is the essential route to Lashu, and the Expeditionary Force Headquarters repeatedly dispatched the th Division; the th Division is indeed the main force, but after retaking Taunggyi, an order forced them to relinquish it again.

The biggest problem here is not the Expeditionary Force Headquarters, nor Stilwell, nor the Principal, nor Du Lvming.

The real troublemaker is the British Army, wasting each battle opportunity, solely to preserve strength and cover the British retreat to India, thereby betraying the Expeditionary Force to the Japanese.

Yet the Expeditionary Force Headquarters still chose to trust the British, being betrayed at the first Tonggu, abandoning Pingmana, and ending in the great collapse at Mandalay, leaving no further chance.

The loss of Taunggyi allowed the Japanese 55th and 56th Divisions to cut off the Expeditionary Force's retreat, seize Lashu, then push north through Myitkyina, into Yunnan, successively capturing Wandian, Longling, and Tengchong.

Tengchong, which is where Jiang Anguo is.

He truly wishes it were all a dream.

Jiang Anguo placed the second letter into the cloth bag; fortunately his inherited calligraphy was decent. He had no flesh on him, clearly not a military background, yet he was already a Major Company Commander.

The third, "Ye".

"If Lashu falls and Myitkyina is lost, Brother, do not enter Wild Man Mountain; Wild Man Mountain is extremely perilous, and you must do everything to dissuade the Commander from entering. The th Division can ride the Japanese Army's northward advance, slip into Lashu, retreat to Yunnan, and ensure the Expeditionary Force still has the strength for one battle."

In fact, when the rear route was cut off, the warriors had already lost their faith, so a collapse was quite normal.

Wild Man Mountain truly cannot be traversed; the 50,000 Expeditionary Force entered Wild Man Mountain, and only 20,000 emerged, Non-combat Casualties 64%, equivalent to the whole unit already being wiped out.