After the Battle of Tonggu, the Japanese Fifteenth Army fully retreated to Yangon, and the units of the Second Corps made great strides forward, reaching the southern coastal area in only three days.

Shojiro Iida's Fifteenth Army has less than 20,000 remaining troops. Even if the temporarily recruited servant troops are included, the number will not exceed 40,000.

The defeat of the Japanese army was doomed, and Jiangdong focused more on the reconstruction of Myanmar.

All 32,000 soldiers of the 18th Division were wiped out in Tonggu, and their bodies were burned to ashes and turned into fertilizer on the farmland outside the city.

The entire division was wiped clean, and no trace was left when the wind blew.

Throughout the Battle of Tonggu, the 2nd Army captured 35,000 prisoners.

Eighty percent of the prisoners were servants, and a small number of Japanese soldiers came from several other Japanese divisions except the 18th Division.

Jiang Dong moved the Changchun International Military Tribunal to Myanmar and established the Mandalay Prisoners of War Trial Tribunal.

The trial will be fully responsible for the newly formed new government, and the entire trial process will be open and transparent.

The law is the weapon of civilized people. Jiang Dong left this matter to the new government in order to train the new government and also convey an image of democracy and freedom to the outside world.

This is the biggest thing the new government has done since its establishment, and all departments attach great importance to it.

The trial officially opened on January 18, and Jiang Dong and General Stilwell went to observe the first trial.

Although the whole process was a bit bumpy, it finally looked like a courtroom.

Civilized people do civilized things, leaving Alexander, Stilwell and others unable to find any fault.

Lieutenant Colonel Doolittle remained in the Northeast, and General Stilwell expressed several protests to Jiangdong, hoping to send personnel and aircraft to Burma as soon as possible.

Jiangdong once again proposed the formation of a mixed formation of the Chinese and American air forces!

General Stilwell naturally refused and hoped to see Lieutenant Colonel Doolittle and others as soon as possible.

After four or five days of hard work, Chongqing also sent instructions to Jiangdong, demanding the release of US personnel and aircraft as soon as possible.

In desperation, Jiangdong replied to General Stilwell on the 20th.

"The US crew will leave Northeast China within three days, along with 15 B25 bombers."

"Shouldn't there be 16 B25s? What happened to the other one?" General Stilwell asked in confusion.

"A B25 suffered multiple mechanical failures during landing. I'm afraid it will take a month or two to repair."

Jiangdong expressed regret for this.

Stilwell guessed that the aircraft did not have a mechanical failure, but was dismantled by the Chinese for research.

But since both the person and the plane are in the hands of the other party, naturally what others say will be whatever they say.

General Stilwell truthfully reported the situation to Washington, and at the same time explained his own views and opinions in the report.

Jiangdong has two major industrial bases in North China and Northeast China, and its industrial strength has developed by leaps and bounds. With the B25 bomber as a reference, the Chinese will soon be able to produce their own long-range bombers.

Koto's current proposal is to form a Sino-US mixed formation to bomb Tokyo.

After China produces its own long-range bomber, even if the United States turns against it, they may not take it with them.

It's a done deal, so it's better to just follow Jiang Dong's suggestion.

At the same time, we request Washington to reconsider its strategy of putting Europe first and Asia second.

Washington is also very conflicted. They don't want to be kidnapped by the Chinese, but at the same time they are worried that the Chinese will not take them to play with them if they have a certain strength.

After many considerations, the president finally agreed to the establishment of a mixed formation of the Chinese and American air forces.

On January 24, 1941, the Sino-US Air Force mixed formation was officially established in Changchun.

The establishment of this formation also marked that the bombing of Japan's mainland would become routine.

Lieutenant Colonel Doolittle and others received delicious food and drinks after landing in Changchun. Since they could not contact the country, they did not know that diplomats from the two countries had been negotiating many times.

When he received the order to stay in the Northeast and form a mixed formation on the spot, Lieutenant Colonel Doolittle was in a daze for a moment, wondering why Washington's attitude changed so quickly.

As a soldier, it is the bounden duty to obey orders, and Colonel Doolittle quickly conveyed Washington's orders to every crew member.

The passionate young men were still immersed in the joy and excitement of the successful bombing of Tokyo for the first time. They wanted to stay in Northeast China and continue the mission of bombing the enemy's capital. The young men wanted nothing more.

The mixed formation of the Chinese and US Air Forces officially started training on January 25th!

Of course, there are only 15 B25 bombers participating in the training, and the other one is already owned by the Academy of Military Sciences.

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Yangon.

Generals Koto and Stilwell arrived in Yangon as the troops advanced. The headquarters of Shojiro Iida's 15th Army was in Yangon City, 20 kilometers away.

"Admiral, the combined fleets of Great Britain and the United States have blocked the Andaman Sea. The Japanese fleet cannot leave the Strait of Malacca for the time being. The 15th Army's maritime retreat has been completely blocked."

General Stilwell said with some high spirits:

"The Sixth Army captured Moulmein, which cut off the possibility of the Japanese retreating from the sea to Bangkok, Siam.

You said before that it will take at least two months to completely end the war in Myanmar, but now it has only been more than a month, and the overall situation seems to have been decided!

It seems that you have always maintained the unique humility of Chinese people, and you treat war the same way."

Jiang Dong looked at the Yangon area combat map and said without raising his head:

"Taking Rangoon does not mean the end of the war. We still need to wipe out the Japanese soldiers and guerrillas scattered everywhere, and give the local people a peaceful environment. There are still many troubles. General Stilwell, don't be too happy.

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Stilwell took a deep sip from his pipe and said cheerfully:

"In the entire Southeast Asian battlefield, only in the Burma region could the Allied forces advance with great success and defeat the Japanese fascists. The world's attention has been attracted to the Chinese theater, and to you and me.

General, you should learn from MacArthur, not of course his escape, but his performance and how he attracts the attention of the people.

By the way, I heard that Alexander has sent someone to bring you the Imperial Commander Medal awarded by the King of England, can I take a look?"

Jiang Dong took out three medals from his pocket and placed them on the table.

"MacArthur's acting talent is obvious to all. I even think he owes him an Oscar. I am a soldier, and I only care about fighting and performing? Haha... I can't learn!"

General Stilwell carefully arranged the three medals. He did not listen to Jiangdong's jokes and teasing.

The Commander of the Order of the Empire of Great Britain, the Order of Merit from Washington, and the Order of the Blue Sky from Chongqing.

After the great victory in northern Burma, all three parties awarded Jiangdong medals, and he casually put these things in his pocket.

Looking at the medals on the table that represented military honors and merits, Stilwell clicked his tongue and praised:

"I think General, you should be the first person to receive medals from the top three countries of the Anti-Fascist Allied Powers at the same time!"

Jiangdong was still looking at the map and didn't care much about it.

Tang Yun, Director of the Secretariat, walked in from outside and reported in a low voice:

"Commander-in-Chief, Mr. Rockefeller has arrived. Do you want to see him now?"

Mr. Rockefeller here refers to Thomas Rockefeller.

"Let him wait in a room, I'll be right away!"

Stilwell asked doubtfully:

"General, Burma hasn't been conquered yet, what are your plans?"

Jiang Dong put down what he was holding, put on his general hat, and replied casually:

"I am planning to build a shipyard in Yangon, and I called Thomas here to discuss business."

Stilwell's attention was still on the three medals and he didn't react for a moment.

By the time he realized the weight of Jiang Dong's words, there was no one around him.

[Author's digression]: To explain: Historically, the medal belonged to General Sun Liren and Commander Liu Fangwu.
Chapter completed!