太平洋战争爆发后,日军向缅甸发起进攻,企图切断美英向中国提供战略物资的交通要道滇缅线。1942年3月8日,日军占领仰光,4月底攻占腊戍,5月下旬占领缅甸全部要地。滇缅公路沿线存有中国与各国交换的大量物资,负责承运物资的资源委员会运务处在撤退过程中尽量抢运,但仍损失惨重。该处处长莫衡在提交的报告书中详细记述了该处抢运经过及各项损失。 After the outbreak of the Pacific War, the Japanese attacked Burma in an attempt to cut off the Dian Burma route between the United States and Britain, a major thoroughfare for providing strategic materials to China. March 8, 1942, the Japanese occupation of Yangon, captured Lashio in late April, occupying all the land in Myanmar in late May. Along the Burma Road, there is a large amount of material exchanged between China and other countries. The Resources Affairs Commission, which is responsible for transporting goods, tries its best to grab the transportation during the retreat process, but it still suffered heavy losses. The Director of the Department, Mo Huan, elaborated in his report a report on the passage of the incident and various losses.