Chapter 623: Warfire Town

WarHpyuTaung, literally translated, is the town of war.
From this name, we can see that this place must have been ravaged by war.
In fact, it is true.
Highway 31 extending north from Mandalay to the town is divided into two branches. One of them turns to the northeast and continues to use the name of Highway 31. It passes through Sawan Yangbin and Jabin and then turns along the periphery of Mogok. Meng Mi in the north was the same road that Tan Zhenhua traveled last time, but he returned to Mandalay after arriving at Savin Yangbin and did not have a chance to go further.
The other road runs along the east bank of the Irrawaddy River all the way north, passing Kyaukki and Laipankong along the way to Taigongdang and continues to the north. This is Highway 311.
At the beginning of 1948, it was the moment when the Myanmar jade "civil-district military" movement reached its first climax. The coalition forces composed of various "civil-district military" once besieged Yangon, the capital of Myanmar jade, and it was during this war. General U Nai Win demonstrated extraordinary military capabilities. He led the "Burmese Jade Defense Force" with the Burmese as the main body and firmly defended Yangon and became the backbone of maintaining the regime. He continued to temper, develop, and strengthen himself in the cruel war. Team.
After entering the 1950s, the coalition forces composed of dozens of "civil warriors" finally got tired of the old man after a long siege of Yangon but failed to conquer. They quarreled endlessly because of their respective interests, and finally Wu Naiwen seized the opportunity to expand. He counterattacked, defeated each one, and was sent back to the deep mountains and old forests to eat dirt and fight guerrillas.
Of course, the "Mindiwu" coalition forces are obviously not reconciled to fail. Therefore, in the process of retreating, they organized a large-scale counterattack. They assembled tens of thousands of soldiers and horses and the "National Defense Forces" led by Wu Naiwen carried out a large-scale counterattack. The battle, and the place of the battle is in this town.
As for the outcome of this battle, the seemingly mighty "Mindi Martial Arts" internal conflicts are reborn because of their different interest demands. They are not under each other, there are many hills, and each has ghosts. When the war starts, each other With constraints, it is impossible to establish an effective command system, and the results are naturally conceivable.
This war, the "Mindi Wu" was defeated, and had to flee back to their own ethnic gathering areas to linger, and the way of escape was chased and blocked by the Burmese Jade government all the way. If it weren't for the birth of the new "Communist Burma", it would Most of these armed forces gathered under a banner and relied on deep mountains and dense forests to carry out effective resistance. I am afraid that most of Burmese jade's "civilian military" has been wiped out by government forces.
After this battle, the triumphant General Wu Naiwen personally named the town that brought him victory and glory "WarHpyuTaung", the town of war.
Tan Zhenhua pointed to this small town and asked Wu Juewen, who had just returned from the telegram, and asked, "Jewen, do you know this place?"
Wu Juewen looked at the map carefully before repliing: "Zhanhuozhen, I know, I have been there too."
"Oh? Have you been there? Tell me?"
After thinking about it carefully, Wu Juewen said, "Zhanhuozhen is also famous in our country. After all, it is the battlefield where the current President, His Excellency Wu Naiwen, has won a big victory. I also visited it two years ago. It was No. 31. The intersection with Highway 311 can be regarded as a transportation hub. Out of the town, there are plains in the west and south, and mountains in the east and north. Highway 31 turns here to the northeast. The mountain is... Oh, by the way, Zhenhua, I remember you should have been to this town too?"
"When have I been...Oh, well, look at this map, I really have been there." Tan Zhenhua touched the back of his head awkwardly, but last time he could only be regarded as passing by, and besides himself, there were other A very embarrassing identity of Jonald Johnson, his full energy is probably devoted to guarding against attacks that may come at any time, so he has no impression of where he has gone.
Zhan Nuozhu on the side looked at the map for a long time and said, "Zhenhua, since you asked about Warfire Town, do you want to play it? From a strategic point of view, this place is really critical. Once here, I have mastered the throat of the two main roads from Mandalay to the north and northeast. It is backed by the mountains and facing the plains. For the Ministry of Xie Li, it is indeed a good place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. However, If you want to win this place, there is another key issue."
Tan Zhenhua said without reminding him: "I know that the current control area of ​​Xie Libu is as far as Jabin Town, and there is a Savin Yangbin between Zhanhuo Town, and the government forces and Xie Libu are in fact due to the Mogok uranium mine. The state of truce on the previous day, Xie Li's ministry could not find a reason to start the war."
Zhan Nuozhu nodded approvingly and said: "Yes, Zhenhua, you are right. If Xie Libu starts a war rashly, with his strength, if he suddenly launches trouble, it is possible to take down the two towns of Sawan Yangbin and Warfire in one fell swoop. , But in this way, it will inevitably destroy the current temporary ceasefire situation that has finally formed, and give the military the pretext to launch a larger war. Not to mention the fact that the early days of the uranium mines and the little bit of mutual trust established with difficulty will inevitably be lost. Swept away."
Tan Zhenhua scratched his head and said: "This is embarrassing. I just figured it out. No matter how you fight, if you want to completely control Tai Gong, you must take Warhuo Town. The location of this town is too important."
"But once you control Warfire Town, it means that all links from Mandalay to the north and northeast are severed. This is absolutely impossible for the government forces to tolerate, and it will inevitably lead to violent conflict." Zhuman said with a serious face: "Moreover, once this conflict starts, it will not end so easily. You may even be compensated for the uranium cooperation project that you and the Burmese jade government finally reached in the early stage."
Zhan Nuozhu was right.
Although the scale of that uranium mine is not large, its reserves and abundance have also reached the mining standards. What's more, the significance and value of developing this uranium mine far exceed the mine itself?
This is to establish a model of cooperation between China and Myanmar’s jade, especially the "Mindiwu" control area of ​​Burmese jade, and it is to establish a relationship between the "Mindiwu" and the Myanmar jade government, as General Khin Nyunt hoped. A bridge for effective communication.
Therefore, this uranium mine must never be abandoned.
Since the early achievements of Burmese jade cannot be given up, and this piece of fat cannot be handed over to the biggest political opponent Than Shwe, then there is only one choice left.
Explain everything truthfully to His Excellency President U Nai Win, and then negotiate with U Esso Win to try to get more benefits, rather than get nothing.
But why does it always feel like something is missing?