my bright sword career

Chapter 676 Disputes
Facing Luo Zhuoying and Du Yuming who reacted fiercely, Stilwell's complexion also darkened, and then he sneered again.

"General Luo, General Du, although I have not been authorized by Chairman Jiang, as the chief of staff of the Huaxia Theater, is there any problem in participating in the command and combat deployment of the expeditionary force?

Moreover, with the arrival of two generals, Chennault and Doolittle, the expeditionary force has changed from a pure army to a combined army and air force.

I think I'm more experienced in commanding such a multi-arms force, what do you think? "

Looking at Stilwell who was full of smiles, Luo Zhuoying and Du Yuming almost exploded their hearts and lungs.

This guy said on the surface that he is more experienced in commanding a multi-arms joint force, but his lines secretly reminded the two of them, don't forget that the more than 100 planes on the airport are all commanded by Americans, if they don't cooperate , the consequences can be thought of by yourself.

The hot-tempered Du Yuming immediately asked: "General Stilwell, you mean that if we don't hand over the command to you, the expeditionary force won't get air support, is that so?"

"No, no, no... I didn't say that."

Stilwell shook his head like a rattle, "I'm just reminding you kindly, I admit that both are capable generals, but commanding the ground troops and the air force are two different things.

People who have not received systematic learning are prone to problems. If something goes wrong because of a command problem, it would be bad, what do you think? "

Du Yuming sneered secretly in his heart, this old guy kept talking about his experience, after all, he was not spying on the command of the expeditionary force.

He was just about to refuse, but he heard Luo Zhuoying say: "General Stilwell, the ownership of the command is a major issue, and we can't make decisions on our own.

How about this, we can send a report to the chairman, as long as the chairman agrees to your request, we can immediately hand over the command to you, what do you think? "

Seeing Luo Zhuoying and Du Yuming's unanimous opposition, Stilwell was secretly terrified besides being annoyed.

Originally, he thought that with the help of the arrival of Chennault and Doolittle, he could take the opportunity to get involved in the command of the expeditionary force. Even if he could not take all of it, it would be good to even be able to participate.

It's just that he never expected that Luo and Du valued military power so much that they would move out the chairman of the committee who was far away in Chongqing. The punch he finally punched was like hitting cotton, not to mention how uncomfortable it was .

The idiot also knew how it was possible for Commissar Chiang, who was far away in Chongqing, to hand over the command to an American.

But Stilwell is not a person who gives up so easily, he nodded, "Okay, since you have said so, then we will immediately send a report to Generalissimo Jiang in Chongqing to report today's events to him.

Also tell him that if my legitimate demands are not met, I will report this to Washington.At the same time, I also hope that the friendship between our two countries will not be affected by this incident. "
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Chongqing Zengjiayan Mansion

"Mother Xipi... Bandit, bandit logic! The expeditionary army is our Chinese army, how can it be handed over to a foreigner to command, this is absolutely unacceptable!"

"Darling... That's what he said, but Stilwell said in the telegram that if his demands are not met, he will report to Washington. I'm afraid it will affect the diplomatic relations between the two countries."

"Diplomatic relations? Hmph... the quality of the diplomatic relations between the two countries is not based on prayers, but on strength.

If the commanders of the two air forces who went there today were not Americans, but us Chinese, would Stilwell dare to make such unreasonable demands so rampantly?
The strength is not as good as people, the national strength is not as good as people, we have to suffer this kind of loss! "

"what……"

"What's the matter ma'am?"

"No, although the two air forces are commanded by the Americans, Chennault is a volunteer army hired by the Nationalist government, and we pay the wages and eat the rice we distribute.

Doolittle was also sent by Gao Hongming of the Liantai militia, so what does it have to do with him?Why does he use these two troops to blackmail us? "

"That's right..." With a crisp sound, a palm slapped hard on the table.

"Didn't he, Stilwell, keep saying that no one in the expeditionary force would fight in joint operations? I remember that Gao Hongming just came back from Guadalcanal Island. He is experienced in this kind of joint operations."

"Hey, Darling, what are you doing in the middle of the night?"

"I'll send a telegram!"

With the door opening and the sound of kicking footsteps, the man has already left the room...

At the same time Yangon Airport pilot quarters

Chennault and Doolittle sat at crudely crafted tables with two cups of coffee and a plate of biscuits.

Taking a sip of his coffee, Chennault asked Doolittle, "Jimmy, what do you think of today's events?"

"You mean that Joseph wants to fight for the command of the expeditionary force?" Doolittle put down his glass and said calmly, "I don't have any ideas, and I don't want to get involved.

Before coming here, General Gao gave me the order to obey the reasonable orders of the expeditionary force headquarters, to help the expeditionary force as much as possible, and to seize the air supremacy in Burma. "

Doolittle was a little vague, but Chennault obviously didn't want him to be fooled by this, so he followed closely and asked: "But Joseph insists you stand in line? Are you still willing to obey his orders?"

Doolittle was silent for a while, then picked up the cup and drank the coffee in it, "Claire, to be honest, I don't want to get involved in these crap things. I'm a soldier, not a politician."

"Yes, we are all soldiers."

Chennault also sighed lightly, "To be honest, I don't really like Joseph's aggressive attitude today, but who made us Americans."

Doolittle frowned and did not speak. Just as Chennault said, although he could not understand some things, he, who was also an American soldier, could not clearly object.

After a long time, he shook his head, "Claire, there are some things that we cannot decide. I can only remain neutral on this matter. Whether it is General Luo and the others or Joseph commanding the expeditionary force, I will obey orders."

"Yes."

Chennault also smiled wryly: "Who told us to be in the same trench?
To be honest, I actually don't agree with Joseph's approach in today's matter.The reason is simple, if a Chinese general asks to command the American army, I am afraid our reaction will be greater than theirs. "

Having said that, the two looked at each other, and both saw the wry smile in each other's eyes.

"Forget it, let Mr. President and the chairman of the committee in Chongqing worry about this kind of thing. We just need to do our own work well."

The two chatted for a few more words, and then went back to the dormitory to rest.

It's just that no one expected that on the third day, things changed dramatically.

(End of this chapter)