Shadow Spy

Chapter 401 The Unacceptable Truth

Looking at the three Chinese generals with some confusion, he glanced at Stilwell, knowing in his heart that this old friend must have guessed the British mentality, but because of the same culture and race, he was unwilling to tell the reason. , both a little ashamed and wanting to save some face for the British.

Compared with Stilwell, his body is more closely related to the British, but he will never cover it up, because what he did in this matter is too shameless!

So he continued: "For the United Kingdom, 'Europe first, Asia first' is a basic national policy. They believe that only by defeating the German army in the European battlefield can the security of the homeland be guaranteed. For this reason, the British government constantly requires the United States to send ground troops into the While fighting in Europe, it used American military aid to arm new soldiers and withdraw domestic troops from the colonies.

"In this case, the Burmese battlefield in Southeast Asia is not important to the British at all. The British army abandons Burma and retreats to India. It can leave the mess to the Chinese Expeditionary Force, and they can withdraw their resources and overseas nationals in Burma to the India, in order to ensure its own maximum interests. As for the fall of Burma, it is a matter of life and death for China, but it has nothing to do with the British."

Hearing this, the three Chinese generals were extremely angry and their faces turned red.

Stilwell also had a thoughtful expression.

"Do you think this is the whole reason?" Li Junhao took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "If it is just this, with 4 Chinese Expeditionary Forces entering Myanmar, and more than [-] British troops with equipment far superior to the Japanese army, then use With the inventory and military supplies aided by the United States, and by slightly strengthening the equipment level of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, there is still a great chance of defeating the attack of four or five Japanese divisions, but why doesn't the British army do the same?"

Liao Yaoxiang's eyes lit up and he answered quickly: "I understand, this is because the British army does not want to win at all and does not want to keep Burma! But, is this not in line with the interests of the United Kingdom?"

Dai Anlan and Yu Shao were equally puzzled by this.

"General Liao's first two judgments are right, but the last sentence is wrong." Li Junhao said, "No victory and no preservation of Burma is what is best in Britain's interests at the moment." After speaking, he looked at Shi Diwei, "General, how about you explain it to the three generals next?"

"You should tell me!" Stilwell said helplessly, knowing that he was teasing himself.But I was cursing secretly in my heart, these are all dirty things done by the British politicians who are playing politics, what do you want me to say!
Li Junhao continued: "First of all, since the 13 British Indian troops stationed in Malaya and Singapore were defeated by 4 Japanese troops and surrendered, the British army is no longer able to send reinforcements to Southeast Asia, but must protect Britain's most important mission in Asia. In colonial India, the British government believed that the existing troops were not enough, so it had to find ways around India. The British and Burmese troops were of course the first to be mobilized. For this reason, they would not hesitate to lose Burma.

"British Prime Minister Churchill once said: 'We would rather lose ten Burma than lose India.

"After the Japanese army invaded Burma, the British-Burmese army wanted to safely withdraw to India, and even had to take away the wealth accumulated over the years and a large amount of various materials. It was impossible to do so by its own strength.

"It happened that at this time, China needed to protect the last land military aid channel, the Burma Highway, to prevent it from being blocked by the Japanese army. It was eager to send troops into Burma. The British only allowed the expeditionary force to enter after the Japanese army had broken through the Thai-Burmese border."

At this time, Stilwell couldn't help but interjected: "Ogg, why didn't you say that you also contributed to this?" Li Junhao glanced at him speechlessly and waved his hands to indicate that he would not talk about it; while the three Chinese generals But he was stunned again. How could General Pan Sen participate in and decide such a thing?
Not mentioning this matter, Li Junhao continued: "Actually, from the very beginning, the British wanted the Chinese Expeditionary Force to back up the retreat of the British-Burmese Army. Therefore, now the main force of the Fifth Army of the Expeditionary Force has arrived in Thong Ku, Myanmar. At the important node between the north and the south, the British and Burmese troops would of course take advantage of the situation and retreat, leaving the Chinese Expeditionary Force to stop the Japanese army.

"The key here is that in the calculations of those British 'politicians', if the Japanese army occupied Burma in the end, it would not be a big deal, as long as India could be saved.

"When the Allies win in the future, the defeated fascist country Japan will still have to hand over Burma to the British. As for whether the Burmese people will suffer in the meantime, and whether the China Theater needs the Burma Road, that is not the knights of the British Empire. Something to consider!

"When you think about it from this aspect, you should understand, right?"

He already felt that what he said was quite clear, but the three Chinese generals were still a little confused!

Well, he only continued to explain: "The British believe that if China or the United States, as an ally, defeats the Japanese army and occupies Burma, they will probably not leave. This is not in line with the interests of the British exclusive colony. Therefore, in In the past, the United States had repeatedly proposed to send troops to help defend Southeast Asia, but the United Kingdom rejected them.

“What the British government really hopes is that the Chinese Expeditionary Force can contribute to the British-Burmese army’s withdrawal to India with wealth, but it never hopes that the Chinese Expeditionary Force will actually defeat the Japanese invaders of Burma!
“They believe that after the Chinese Expeditionary Force has completed its mission of covering the retreat of the British and Burmese troops, it does not matter if it returns home immediately, or it does not matter if it is wiped out by the Japanese army, as long as it cannot stand in Burma.

"Also, if everything goes according to the British calculations, after losing the Burma Road, the U.S. aid supplies to China will no longer be able to be sent to China. In this case, why not just give it all to the British? Are they all allies anyway? "

When Li Junhao finished speaking, the tent was silent except for the scratching sounds of pencils in Xiao Yu's and Shui Jingyun's hands, and the four generals remained gloomy and silent.

The three Chinese generals' lungs were about to explode with anger. They did not doubt that Li Junhao's words were alarmist, because considering the other party's status, it was unnecessary.Because of this, as much as they are grateful to Li Junhao for speaking out, they are as resentful towards the UK.

Stilwell also thought about it. A few months ago, the U.S. Army did propose to send troops to help defend the British colonies in Southeast Asia, but the British rejected it. Later, the Japanese army began to invade the Philippines, and the U.S. Army focused its attention there and sent troops. The matter of assisting in defense was put on hold; now that I think about it, the real reason is definitely what Li Junhao said just now.

He now had a strong desire to write a detailed report on the matter to the War Department, making recommendations to beware of British plots.

(End of this chapter)