Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

Chapter 664
"In the words of you Chinese, Joseph Stilwell, who is now the Chief of Staff of the Allied China Theater and the Commander of the U.S. Army in the China-Burma-India Theater, is my cousin!"

"Oh, and then?" Zhou Weihan's heart moved when he heard the words, and he secretly thought that it was indeed a big fish, but his expression remained calm, he just subconsciously took a sip of water to suppress his shock.

In fact, my heart is full of turmoil. Who is Stilwell? The old man is a Yankee who doesn't sell his face. The old man has twice asked the United States to withdraw Stilwell but failed. Chinese Army Division.

Most importantly, Stilwell advocated military assistance to the Eighth Route Army troops.

Today, Big Brother is trapped in the quagmire of the war with the Soviet Union and Germany, and has no time to give military assistance to the Eighth Route Army. The Americans came at the right time.

Of course, the above are only Zhou Weihan's considerations from his own perspective, and in the eyes of the top leaders of the Eighth Route Army, political significance is higher than military assistance.

After the Eighth Route Army determined its leadership core, it has been adhering to an independent development policy. The Big Brother once proposed to provide weapons and equipment to three divisions of the Eighth Route Army for transfer to the Mongolian border for garrison, but No. [-] flatly rejected it.

With Stilwell's current status and power, it would be enough for Zhou Weihan to be happy for a few days if some weapons and equipment were exposed from between his nails.

Thinking about all kinds of things, Zhou Weihan's expression couldn't help but change unpredictablely. Grant Stilwell saw it in his eyes, and burst out laughing suddenly: "General Zhou, I have lived in China for many years, although I speak fluent Chinese, But I still admire your calmness in dealing with things!"

"Now the United States and China are both declaring war on Japan, and both belong to the camp of the Allies. Although there are two factions in your country, I have no doubts about your position!"

Stilwell stood up as he spoke, with a solemn expression on his face: "To tell you the truth, our country has been paying attention to the domestic movement in Japan. Not long ago, the Japanese side held an imperial meeting to discuss the next step of combat deployment in Southeast Asia. In Jinmen, I spent a lot of money to buy this information, and it is on me now, but it was caught in a pond in Jinmen and detained by the Japanese."

"General Zhou, this information is related to the success or failure of the war in Southeast Asia, and it is related to the lives of many soldiers of the expeditionary force and the British and American coalition forces. I hope it can be passed to the headquarters sooner!"

"That really can't be delayed. I originally wanted to keep you in Pingshun to rest for a few days. There are personnel from your army's liaison office in Changzhi City!"

Although this matter had nothing to do with the Eighth Route Army, Zhou Weihan naturally knew the seriousness. The situation in Southeast Asia and even the Pacific battlefield deeply affected the domestic situation.

Immediately, he shouted loudly towards the door: "Monk, monk! Go and call the headquarters and ask Xu Dali to notify Changzhi, saying that the person has arrived and can come to pick him up!"

"Yes!" The monk outside the door responded.

Neither Zhou Weihan nor Stilwell mentioned the use of the radio station in Pingshun City, because Gein and Gein both knew that it was not safe to transmit this level of information at the confidentiality level of the Eighth Route Army's code book.

After the matter was resolved, the minds of both of them relaxed, and Stilwell didn't intend to leave. Instead, he said: "General Zhou, I really appreciate the timely help from your army. Otherwise, if the matter leaks, the few of us may I will die in Jinmen!"

"The Japanese army is invading our country and slaughtering our soldiers and civilians. This is the hatred of the country and the family. Fighting the Japanese army is obligatory no matter whether it is the righteousness of the people or from a personal point of view!" Zhou Weihan said loudly.

"Well said, General Zhou, I have been in China for many years, and I have never seen the spirit and spirit shown by your Eighth Route Army along the way. I really don't know what language to use. to describe!"

"If I have the opportunity and time, I really want to visit Pingshun and observe your Eighth Route Army base!" Stilwell said.

"On behalf of the Eighth Route Army, I welcome you. Has Mr. Stilwell ever served in the army!"

"Of course!"

It can be said that the two hit it off right away. When the current expeditionary army entered Burma to fight, the monk came to report that Changzhi had sent manpower, and they would arrive at noon.

"General Zhou, let's continue. You don't seem to be very optimistic about the expeditionary force's entry into Burma. Why?"

Zhou Weihan smiled after hearing this: "It's very simple. The most complicated thing in this world is the human heart. There is an old saying in China that people's hearts are unpredictable. When an expeditionary force enters Burma to fight, regardless of other factors, the ownership of command power is a big problem. Besides, can the British army and the expeditionary force in Burma work together to fight the enemy hand in hand?"

"When it comes to weapons and equipment, the Allied Forces are superior to the Japanese Army. From the analysis of the world situation, the Axis Powers will surely lose and the Allied Powers will surely win, but it cannot be achieved overnight!"

Stilwell frowned when he heard the words: "I heard that the soldiers of the expeditionary army are also the elite of the national army, and the combat effectiveness of the British army is also not weak. With the abundance of supplies and supplies in the rear, General Zhou is too big. It's too pessimistic!"

Seeing Stilwell's rebuttal, Zhou Weihan smiled. The expeditionary army was indeed not weak, but the British army was scared out of their wits. Hearing the gunshots, he was afraid that he would run too slowly.

Then he said: "Of course, I am far away in North China, and my understanding of the battle on the front line is only the content reported by my superiors. I don't have a comprehensive understanding of the information. What I said just now is just my personal guess!"

"You and I are just talking about it, there won't be any more extensions!" Stilwell said with a smile: "In comparison, your army's weapons and equipment are really a bit backward, presumably you have agreed to some conditions to rescue us this time. , when I go back, I will send someone to supervise this matter, please rest assured, General Zhou!"

"Mr. Stilwell, with your guarantee, I can rest assured that we have indeed provided a list of weapons and equipment. In addition to conventional weapons, it also includes a certain number of walkie-talkies. This walkie-talkie is the most important thing. , it would be even better if we could get more!" Zhou Weihan said bluntly.

At present, the two guests and the host enjoyed themselves, and Stilwell responded immediately.

The walkie-talkie was already in Zhou Weihan's consideration. During the Battle of Southwest Shandong, when the artillery regiment bombarded the camps of the Japanese army and the appeasement army, the soldiers of the reconnaissance company reported by wired telephone for the convenience of reporting the situation at the front.

At that time, Zhou Weihan was thinking about the walkie-talkie. If he had a walkie-talkie, not only would the troops be more closely connected during wartime, but the artillery troops could also conduct targeted strikes on the enemy through the timely summary of information.

On the same day, Changzhi sent several trucks to pick up this group of foreigners. These foreigners came to Pingshun with sad faces, but left happily.

(End of this chapter)