My Head of the Huaxia Expeditionary Force

Chapter 499 "Father" Behavior

"So... we still have to rely on you to continue to counterattack southern Myanmar. It is best to enter Malaysia before the end of the year. However, if you have any requirements, you can ask them. I can satisfy your team as much as possible."

Hearing this, Liao Mingyu's eyes immediately lit up, hehe... Waiting for your words.

"The general knows that the number of weapons and equipment that my troops need is not small, and the logistical ammunition alone is an astronomical figure."

"Don't worry, I will be responsible for all military expenditures of your department, including the expenditures of the armored forces and the air force. India's No.20 Air Force will also be your strong backing."

Unsurprisingly, Stilwell gave a very generous promise. Although the overall equipment strength of the 88th Army has far surpassed that of other troops, and it is even much stronger than some division-level units of their Marine Corps, but fortunately, it is not large in number. That's too much.

After all, Mr. President has decided to focus on support, and the material transportation in the future will flow here vigorously. Compared with the entire Southeast Asian theater, it is not difficult to focus on arming an elite army. You must know that the Allied troops that Stilwell himself can take Not many, except for the air force, there is only the new 5th Army of the Chinese Expeditionary Army with more than 88 people left. The combat effectiveness of the British is almost negligible.

The other party's generosity made Liao Mingyu unexpected. He thought it was another bargain, and he suddenly didn't know how to speak.

"Of course, the investment I made needs to see returns, and your troops must also be responsible to me. You must always obey the command and arrangements of the theater command, otherwise..."

"Don't worry, general, our department will definitely follow the arrangement, but in terms of logistics details... do we have to add up? I don't believe you, but you may not understand some of the main situations...Here is the plan I just made two days ago, you have a look…"

Liao Mingyu quickly made a promise with a smile on his face, no matter what he said, agree to it before speaking, at worst, he will listen to the tune and not listen to the announcement, as long as the army has the military power, it will not be easy for anyone to do it.

However, Yankees are much better than Lao Jiang in this regard. At least the good things will be fulfilled. Although they are all purposeful, they are better than Principal Jiang who only pays lip service.

Stilwell took the schedule and glanced at it suspiciously. He didn't know if he looked at it or not. He was startled when he saw it. Just the content written in front of him instantly gave him the urge to hit someone:

"What the hell!? You need 200 artillery pieces for one company, fuck! Is this still an infantry company? With this number of rifles, you want to arm an army group!?"

"Hey, you don't know, General, our army lost a lot in the attack on Mandalay. More than half of the troops were killed and wounded, and the lost and damaged weapons and equipment are countless. If you don't believe me, go to my field hospital. There are wounded everywhere. I can't squeeze through, oh..."

Liao Mingyu was able to keep his face from blushing and his heart skipping a beat when it came to bullshit. Anyway, the troops had the final say, and there was no way to verify these things. If he took a step back and said that the other party really went to investigate, then he would have a way to hide it.

Although there are now arsenals that can achieve self-sufficiency, they also need resources. Why not want more of this kind of things that the Yankees give for nothing?
Besides, now that the Yunnan-Myanmar Highway has been opened early, international aid will only be sent to Myanmar in a steady stream. Now with the full support of the President, Stilwell has absolute control over these materials, even if they are deducted and sent to China There will also be a lot of supplies left in Southeast Asia. Who knows the logistics of the Americans, which can allow front-line soldiers to drink Coke and eat ice cream.

So the two had in-depth exchanges on the next military supply policy. The two sides would come and go without giving in to each other, just like people in the market, only for the number to be one more zero or one digit less.

Things are trivial, and the reason why Stilwell suddenly became so nervous was that he knew that he couldn't give too much food at once. Let's talk.

Liao Mingyu also knew that this old guy was thoughtful, so he asked for as much as he could in terms of supplies, showing a greedy look, making the other party think that he was the kind of greedy person, so as to numb the other party's vigilance.

It wasn't until evening that when Liao Mingyu killed a pack of cigarettes and Stilwell almost burned his pipe through, the two ended their meeting and walked out of the office.

However, both sides of this conversation are quite satisfied. The Yankee deserves to be rich and powerful. In terms of light weapons, he agreed to provide 5 Garand rifles, 1 .5 caliber submachine guns, M45 heavy machine guns and M1919 Lao Ganma at one time. A total of 2 guns, several 60-80mm mortars, and a large number of rocket launchers, grenades, mines, explosives, etc. The ammunition is tens of thousands of tons.

In addition, hundreds of wheeled trucks of various tonnages were provided as means of transport for front-line troops, which also made road construction an even more important issue.

But in terms of heavy weapons, Stilwell was unwilling to let go even if he was bitten to death. A large number of shells were added, but only 105 8mm howitzers were given, no 155mm howitzers were given, and tanks and armored vehicles were not mentioned at all.

In the end, under the strong request of Liao Mingyu, he reluctantly agreed to give five short-barreled 75-gun Shermans and ten Greyhound armored vehicles, but he also gave an additional two hundred or so US military advisers and asked them to serve in the grassroots of the 88th Army. As a deputy or sergeant, it is best for each company to have a sergeant major. It is used to train and guide soldiers in combat, but its real purpose is self-evident.

Although Liao Mingyu agreed on the surface, he didn't care about it in his heart. At worst, when people came, he slowly asked the boys under him to find a way to drive them away. To be honestly a gunsmith or military advisor, and want to install a supervisor in my grassroots army?Just dreaming.

In addition to the military supplies in the early stage, the Allied forces also promised to bear a certain amount of food and medical supplies. In addition, the Merrill Commando will be temporarily merged into the 88th Army, under the direct command of Liao Mingyu.

The follow-up supplies will also be continuously supplied. Anyway, the general meaning is that the old Americans will pay for the goods, and the 88th Army will work hard to beat Japan into Malaysia together.

Stilwell's position in the U.S. military is already very embarrassing. The commander-in-chief of the Southeast Asia theater and the chief of staff of the Huaxia theater sounded awesome at first, but everyone who knows it knows that it is just a famous name. Wearing silk and eating chaff... surface light.

Since the troops stationed in India were transferred back to China, there were not many troops in the Southeast Asian theater that could really be under the command of Stilwell. Except for the logistics battalions in India, there was only the Mai detachment with a number of less than 88. The New [-]th Army barely counts as one.

In addition, the 2nd Army and the 72nd Army of the Western Yunnan Expeditionary Army stationed on the China-Myanmar border are unstoppable, and they don't like him at all. The british bastards only obey the orders of their General Mountbatten.

In this situation... Liao Mingyu was the only one who expected to be able to fight and win the war. The young man and his troops in front of him were like Sun Liren and the Indian army in India.

Although Liao Mingyu is more shrewd and difficult to deal with, but judging from his record... his personal ability and military strength of the troops are also superior. The most important point is that this guy does not follow the orders of the National Party Central Committee at all. The "Peanut" in Chongqing You can't even reach out your hands, this is the most important thing.

So Stilwell slowly began to regard them as his own, and worked hard to build them into an unstoppable army.In this way, you can have such a capable teacher and realize your lofty ambitions, why not do it?

Stilwell couldn't help but think...if he could really take back Malaysia and the Philippine Islands, he would definitely have a place among the five-star generals in the country!
(End of this chapter)