mixed in the war

In later history books, many historians were puzzled by the "hypocrisy" of Britain and the United States during this period, especially contempt for Churchill and Roosevelt's practice of not simply launching aid to China... If they hadn't died After a while, the situation in Southeast Asia should not be so serious.With their assistance, the Chinese will start operations earlier, and if the Chinese can enter the Southeast Asian battlefield earlier, it will be difficult for the Japanese tentacles to enter the Indian Ocean.

It's a pity that there is no regret medicine in this world.Roosevelt and Churchill could not tell future generations that in fact, at their time, the Chinese did not show any intention of actively fighting.The Chinese have been asking for assistance, but these people may actually want to delay the time, which will cause the situation in Southeast Asia to collapse.They have no evidence to prove this.Because they didn't expect the Japanese attack to be so "sharp", leaving the power of Britain and the United States in Southeast Asia with no time to respond.The two-month commitment of the Chinese is exactly the time when the Japanese swept across Southeast Asia... from the beginning to the end!Roosevelt died early. Although he had the opportunity to feel people's doubts, he had no time to distinguish them. Churchill died later and wrote his memoirs in an attempt to let the world see the true face of the Chinese government at that time. Unfortunately, all he got was ridicule: two The one-month period was promised by you yourself. It is impossible for the Chinese to arrange any conspiracy in it, and they have no possibility to predict the future, right? ... Therefore, it is your incompetence, your stinginess and mistrust, and your behavior of belittling Japan again and again that led to the failure of Britain and the United States in Southeast Asia.

You are the ones who should be responsible for the collapse of the war in Southeast Asia.

But these are all funerals. After learning that Song Ziwen and Yan Huiqing finally achieved results in the negotiations, the British and American governments also agreed to provide assistance as previously requested.The Chinese government breathed a sigh of relief from top to bottom... In fact, the pressure they are facing is also quite huge.Because the situation facing China is not good at all.As Churchill said during the negotiations, if Japan occupied Burma, China would become an "isolated island" and would no longer be able to receive any assistance from the outside world.With China's own strength, if it does not receive assistance from the outside world for a long time, I am afraid that it will not take a year to quickly fall from the current slight advantage to the situation where it was allowed to be bullied by the Japanese in the early days of the War of Resistance.

This is no joke.Just like at the end of the Anti-Japanese War, the "Battle of Henan, Hunan and Guangxi" launched by Ningji Okamura swept thousands of miles and killed the entire squadron.Extremely embarrassing.It's the squadron, can't it?Certainly not.In the past, the squadron was still fighting the Japanese army on many battlefields. At that time, the Japanese army they faced was still the elite veterans of Japan, and they could barely resist it. Yes, but most of them are recruits recruited by Japan.Combat strength has dropped significantly compared to before, why can't it be stopped?Because China's elite veterans also suffered large-scale losses?This is indeed one of the reasons.And another reason.It is also the main reason.In fact, it was also because in the first few months before the start of the Pacific War, Japan pushed all the way in Southeast Asia, and fought from Myanmar to the border of Yunnan in two months.The Yunnan-Burma Highway has been cut off, and the Chinese government can only rely on Chennault's "hump route" to obtain a little supplement, and it is simply impossible to maintain the previous combat effectiveness.

And what is the reason for all this?

When the Chinese Expeditionary Force fought the Japanese Expeditionary Force in Burma, the support promised by Britain and the United States was not in place.Especially the air support; the intelligence is not in place, so that the enemy in the eyes of the expeditionary force is only one-third of the actual; Disabled.Received the support of the 38th Division of the Communist Party of China, but then used the 38th Division as a cover to resist the Japanese, but retreated to India in a hurry, and after the 38th Division also entered India after a bloody battle, it turned to disarm the 38th Division; Besides, it was Stilwell's blind command...

And all of this, in the final analysis, is because the Chinese Expeditionary Force lost its independent power after entering the Burmese battlefield.The troops that made up the Chinese Expeditionary Force can be said to be the most elite troops in China at that time, and the equipment was also the best. The Chinese government also provided it with a large amount of supplies as much as possible.As the weakest allied country in China, they have done their best, but unfortunately they were tricked by Britain and the United States.In the end, the expeditionary army was defeated and fled to the Savage Mountain. They did not die in the hands of the enemy, but almost the whole army was wiped out in the virgin forest.

This is one of the main reasons why in the later period of the Anti-Japanese War, the combat effectiveness of the squadron became worse and worse.

But this time it was different.With the addition of the batch of Russian-made weapons left behind by Timoshenko, the growth of the Air Force, and the large amount of gold that Qin Wei managed to obtain from Southeast Asia... These "confidence" one after another, let Lao Jiang and others withstood the pressure from the outside world until the United Kingdom and the United States let go.

……

"But now is not the time for us to attack. Only when the Japanese take down Burma and then attack India, causing huge losses to India, will this be a good time for us to really attack. Because only then can Britain and the United States completely lose their illusions , and fully support us. And we can also gain complete autonomy in the entire Southeast Asian theater.”

Qin Wei is triumphant... In the original history, in order to support Britain and the United States, the Chinese government formed an expeditionary force to go abroad to fight against the war.And this expeditionary force took away the weapons and ammunition accumulated by the Communist Party for several years.It can be said that it has paid enough.Unfortunately, due to various reasons, the expeditionary army was defeated and nearly wiped out.China's losses are not just personnel, but also countless ammunition supplies.But just like that, Stilwell continued to use the right to distribute American aid to do things there.This is Lao Jiang's lack of confidence and cowardice in the face of Britain and the United States. If he had killed people in the name of military law, why would such a bastard who doesn't understand anything mess around there?Stilwell was an officer dispatched by a foreign country, and Lao Jiang was not qualified to shoot him, let alone adopt such extreme measures?Please, it's already reached that point, if you don't act more aggressively, people will treat you as an idiot.The huge China is surrounded by Japan and has become an isolated island, not to mention killing people, in Qin Wei's view, it was acceptable to negotiate with the Japanese at that time... He did not believe that after hearing the news, Britain and the United States And yelling over there for a shit Stilwell.Even if Lao Jiang asked them to bring the leader of the Burmese British army to justice, they would probably only agree at that time.

"Then what should we do now? Send troops to Yunnan to wait first? Then which army do you think is best to send there?" He Yingqin didn't bother to think about anything else, what floated in front of his eyes was nothing but countless Guns and ammunition...According to his own statement, he now even dreams of watching the ** team perform "Shanxi Battle" again.Because that's called fighting, that's called fun!

"I think Sun Liren's new 1st army is pretty good. Haven't they already retreated to Laos? What kind of battlefield is there? I think it's better to retreat directly to Yunnan to prevent the Japanese army." Bai Chongxi glanced at Qin Wei and sold it. nice.Everyone knows that although Lao Jiang has planted many nails in Sun Liren's New 1st Army, Qin Wei's name is printed on the label of this army.And Qin Wei has spent countless efforts for the current situation, and his "directly subordinate troops" should be treated preferentially, even though the new 1st Army is not directly related to Huangpu.

"I think it's okay." Zhang Zhizhong also kept nodding, "The New 1st Army marched thousands of miles from Yunnan to Vietnam, cutting off the Japanese army's retreat in one fell swoop, and in the subsequent battles, they fought fiercely with the North Vietnamese Japanese army many times, and their combat effectiveness was quite good. .And they have been stationed in Yunnan before, and they are very familiar with the local situation. Now that they return to Yunnan, they can get familiar with defense faster."

"Commander, what do you think?"

Chen Cheng set his sights on Lao Jiang.In fact, he hopes that his troops will be the first to receive US aid... But he also knows that his troops are "far" away in Hunan and other places, unlike Sun Liren and Du Yuming who are staying near the border.But he still doesn't want to do this kind of thing of watching others get rich.Besides, as the boss of the "Civil Engineering Department", even if the chance is not great, he should fight for his brothers more.However, Lao Jiang did not directly answer his question, but turned his attention to Qin Wei again:

"Qin Wei, tell me, you are the most familiar with the situation in Southeast Asia, and you are the commander of the Fourth War Zone, and you are also the director of the Yunnan and Guizhou Appeasement Office. Whoever you send to the China-Myanmar border, you are the most competent Right to speak."

"What right do I have to say? Whoever the chairman thinks is suitable to be sent is suitable." Qin Wei said with a smile, "But from my point of view, the most suitable one to be sent to Yunnan at this stage is the U.S. military!"

"U.S. military?" Everyone was startled, and finally Chiang asked, "You want the Americans to withdraw from Guangdong?"

"The battle in Guangdong is now under the command of Zhang Fakui, Xu Tingyao, Wu Shi and others, and it is progressing smoothly... Various Japanese troops are also gathering to the western coast of Guangdong, and the intention to evacuate is very obvious." Bai Chongxi said on the side.

"Just let them withdraw. Don't worry about it." Qin Weidao, "As long as you keep an eye on the Japanese navy, they are gone this time, and they won't attack you easily in the future... As for the Americans, I don't care where they are. What I care about is that they must see the ugliness of the British army. Only in this way, they will become our 'microphones' in the future!"

"That's why the British can't fight?" Chen Cheng didn't believe it.

"Why do I have to wait for two months? In fact, these two months are a long time... I guarantee that it will not take such a long time. The British defenders in Burma, Malaya, and Singapore It will be completely defeated!" Qin Wei said.

"Then let the Americans go over..." Zhang Zhizhong was puzzled.

"I said, let more people see the ugliness of the British." Qin Wei said with a smile: "Because only if they are incompetent, can we have more excuses to take the lead in the war." (To be continued...)