mixed in the war

"George Button?"

"Yes. As I remember, this person seems to be one of the candidates on your original observation team list, right?"

Based on the impressive example of Stilwell, when the Americans proposed a new candidate for the chief of staff in the theater again, Lao Jiang specially sent someone to call Qin Wei back to Chongqing... very solemnly.

"It's indeed a candidate on my list." Qin Wei kept clicking his tongue, "But I really didn't expect the Americans to bleed so much this time... They are so cruel."

"What do you mean?" Lao Jiang raised his eyebrows: "This person is very capable?"

"Not only is he capable, but he also fights fiercely without fear of death. If we were to switch to China, this guy would be another Zhang Lingfu!" Qin Wei said, "Of course, compared to Zhang Lingfu, this guy is more ruthless and capable! Give him one The group army is definitely not a problem."

"Oh?" Lao Jiang's eyes began to shine.Zhang Lingfu is almost the most capable and least afraid of death among his subordinates.Whenever he encountered a big battle, he wished he could have a few more generals like this.But he also knew that a talent like Zhang Lingfu was hard to come by, even rarer than a handsome guy like Wang Yaowu.But now the Americans actually sent him such a number, doesn't that mean...

"Don't be too happy." Qin Wei also saw Lao Jiang's eyes, and immediately smiled bitterly: "This Patton is indeed more ruthless than Stilwell, but he is definitely not a suitable candidate for the chief of staff, and I promise , if this person gets into trouble with us, then he will only be harder to serve than Stilwell."

"Then what do you mean to say, reject the Americans again?" Lao Jiang's eyes fell silent again.In this respect, he trusts Qin Wei extremely now... Stilwell is the best example.Of course, there are the previous Eisenhower and others.And since Qin Wei said that this George Barton would be more difficult to serve than Stilwell, then he simply didn't plan to serve...even if Qin Wei said "possible"!

"I'm afraid it's not easy." Qin Wei smiled wryly, "You have already withdrawn Stilwell, and the Americans have betrayed your face, and really called him back. This time they sent another strong general Come here, you obviously want to win back the points you lost, and you don't want to show face... If Roosevelt knows, he might stand up angrily."

"Then tell me about Patton!" Qin Wei could think of it, so Lao Jiang could think of it too.He just said that because he wanted to see Qin Wei's attitude.After all, this kid is very good at dealing with foreign devils. In his opinion, he is at least much better than Wang Chonghui and Wang Shijie.Although those two guys analyzed this kind of affairs well and logically, they always felt short and guilty when facing foreigners.Can't get up the momentum.But Qin Wei is different, this kid always makes people feel proud.Just like this time, a telegram directly withdrew Stilwell... Although he knew that it was mainly because the Americans didn't want to argue with him, he could think about this feeling.He was still having a good time.Therefore, only Qin Wei was willing to support his idea.He dared to make a decision.But now it seems.Qin Wei also felt that they had stimulated the Americans enough and should not overdo it.

"As a soldier, Patton favors offense. It is said that he has a catchphrase: 'Attack! Attack! Attack again'!" Qin Wei said, "So. I guess he won't stay here for long."

"Attack! Attack! Attack again?" Lao Jiang was stunned for a long time before he smiled bitterly: "Who doesn't want to attack. Attack, attack again? I dream of it! But how can it be so easy?"

"That's why I said he might not stay with us for long." Qin Wei knew, "And as far as I know, Patton is now the commander of the US First Armored Army. This is the ace unit that Yankees use to deal with the Germans." Well, Patton has been the commander of the army since the day he was formed, so the stage where he really displayed his performance should be the place where the mechanized troops gather together on the European battlefield. Marshall probably just wanted to use his military ability to restore Stilwell's lost face."

"It's a good idea." Lao Jiang said disdainfully, "Where is there no strong general? If the Japanese can be repelled by bravery alone, how can the situation become like this?"

"So, I think the Yankee must have a backup." Qin Wei said with a smile.

"Second move?" Lao Jiang was taken aback, "What second move?"

"Chairman, Patton's talent is comparable to that of Guderian, and they command armored troops!" Qin Wei grinned.

"..."

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"boom--"

"Boom boom-"

Siam.

Looking at the extremely arrogant Chinese Air Force on top of his head and the sea of ​​flames in front of him, Momotake Haruki felt that his teeth were about to shatter.

Immediately after receiving the order from Shouichi in the Temple, he immediately led the No.18 Division, which was ready to enter Myanmar to fight, and marched towards Chiang Mai, which is located in the northwest of Siam.Just hoping to get back the airport, and the precious jets in it, before the Chinese escape.And the order given to him by Terauchi Shouichi, even if all those planes were destroyed, would never allow one to fall into the hands of the Chinese.

He was well aware of the importance of the task, so he hardly stopped along the way, at most he just took a short break in the middle, and set off again in half an hour at most.In order to achieve the purpose of a sudden attack, he also gathered the elite of the division, led by himself, broke away from the main force, and advanced towards Chiang Mai at a faster speed.

But after all, he still couldn't escape those ghost-like enemies.When he led the elite of the division to a jungle, he was discovered by the Chinese Air Force who suddenly arrived, and then, a large number of napalm bombs were thrown down... Under the desperate protection of his subordinates, he was in a hurry. They rushed out of the sea of ​​flames in panic, but most of the elite members were trapped by the fire.And he hid outside and there was no way to rescue him.

"Bagayalu, Bagayalu—"

After dropping the bombs, the bombers of the Chinese Air Force circled around a few more times, as if appreciating the effect of the bombing and left after being satisfied.Seeing their performance, Hyakutake Haruki couldn't bear it anymore, jumped out from the hiding place, and kept waving his fists towards the sky:

"Cowards! Come down if you can, come down—"

"The head of the division—"

Perhaps after spotting Haruki Hyakutake, a "Hellcat" escorting the bombers suddenly turned in this direction.That appearance frightened Hyakutake Harukichi's messengers half to death, and hurriedly embraced Hyakutake Harukichi and hid in the bushes beside him again.It took a long time until there was no more shadow in the sky before I dared to show my head again.

……

"Division commander, what should we do? Are we waiting here for the large troops behind?"

"What are you waiting for?" Scared by the "Hellcat", Haruki Hyakutake's anger had long since disappeared. He smelled the scorching smell coming from the forest that was still burning in front of him, and he wanted to cry without tears: " The Chinese have air superiority, and they have spotted us, and they have Chiang Mai airport as a forward base...going forward, you will only be the target of the opponent's napalm. Do you want this to happen again ?”

"But, but... what about our mission?"

"Send a telegram to the commander in the temple, saying that we have encountered irresistible difficulties and requesting tactical guidance."

"Hi!"

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"Bagayalu—"

Similarly, after learning about what happened to the [-]th Division, Terauchi Shouichi almost uttered the same roar as Momotake Harukichi. The only difference was that Hyakutake Harukichi attracted a "Hellcat" and hid in fright. Got up, and Juichi in the temple attracted Seishiro Sakagaki.Of course, seeing his own chief of staff, although there was no need for Terauchi Shouichi to avoid him, his mood was not much better:

"Sakagaki-kun, did you come to see my joke?"

"The leader of the Chinese Air Force is a wolf that is more cunning than a fox! Since he wants to snatch our fighter jets, he will definitely prevent our counterattack." Seishiro Sakagaki did not ridicule Terauchi Shouichi, nor did he blame the other party for not listening. My own advice: "If you want to deal with him, you can only win by surprise!"

"Surprisingly? That guy has a terrible intelligence system, why is it so surprising?" Terauchi Shouyi howled.

"No matter how scary the intelligence system is, there will always be something that can't be taken into account. Even if he can monitor the entire Southern Army to death, he will definitely not notice the Siamese." Seishiro Sakagaki raised his chin, "I just met with Prime Minister Somkhem of Siam, and he has promised to send a force to help us."

"They?" Terauchi Shou was startled for a moment, and then sneered, "I believe the Chinese will not notice them. But with the fighting power of the Siamese army, can they take the airport guarded by the Chinese for us? We What they are facing is the Chinese elite New 1st Army. During the Vietnam War, this army firmly held the southern line of defense. Together with Du Yuming’s 5th Army, it almost ate our three divisions! And hundreds of Wu Qingji’s report also said that the Chinese have also prepared a large number of napalm bombs. This shows that the Chinese have been prepared for a long time, just like we are in the Philippines. And the entire Indochina Peninsula is densely covered with jungles. Once our people are discovered by them , it is very difficult to avoid such a catastrophe.”

"Napalm bombs are really powerful, but we always have a way to deal with them." Seishiro Sakagaki said.

"Don't tell me that Siamese people don't need to go through the woods!" Siuchi Shouyi snorted coldly.

"Although I don't know how the Chinese found Haruki Hyakutake in the dense jungle, I'm sure that when they focus all their attention on Chiang Mai, they will definitely be negligent about their own retreat!" Seishiro Sakagaki said, "So, I think it is most appropriate to send the Siamese to their rear."

"rear?"

"Take the Mekong River! Take some gunboats and attack the New 1st Army's station in Laos!" (To be continued...)