Shadow Spy

Chapter 413 Joseph suddenly leaves
On the morning of April 4, Li Junhao was originally going to continue north along the coast, enter British India, and inspect Chittagong, but he received an urgent telegram from Stilwell, requesting him to immediately go to the new headquarters of the India-Burma Theater Command in Miu. La, there is important military information to discuss.In desperation, he could only return urgently.

At noon on the 18th, a group of them arrived at Muela, 100 kilometers north of Tonggu.Stilwell did a good job in service. He had already organized a military camp and handed it over to Li Junhao's troops.

After taking a shower and eating a meal, Li Junhao, who had just come back, didn't even take a break when Stilwell came to the door and said seriously that he wanted to talk to him!
The two of them were sitting in the study room that Xiao Yu had just decorated for Li Junhao, drinking Indian black tea and talking about a very serious topic!
"Ogg, I think you are more suitable for the position of commander of the India-Burma Theater." Stilwell said with a serious expression.

"Huh? What do you mean?" Li Junhao frowned and asked, what's wrong, is Stilwell expressing dissatisfaction with his previous actions?
"Sure, Ogg, I don't mean to be dissatisfied." Stilwell obviously guessed what he was thinking, "What I said is true. You see, my current position was recommended by you; although I work in China It has taken a long time, but you obviously have a much deeper understanding of the situation in the Far East, China, India, Myanmar, and the Pacific battlefield than I do. This can be seen from your previous series of analysis reports...

"Oh, let me state that I did not go beyond my authority to view those high-level documents, but just the contents of a few reports that I know are enough! Your understanding of the Far Eastern world and your response measures are far beyond my expectations. In this regard , you are more suitable for the position of commander of the India-Burma Theater than me..."

Li Junhao didn't know what contents of the report he knew, and that wasn't important. What was important was why Stilwell had such an idea, "Joseph, did my performance exceed my authority and cause you discomfort? If that's the case, , then I..."

"NO, NO!" Stilwell shook his head and said, "Ogg, absolutely not! What I said is true. I think you are really more suitable than me to deal with the Far East, especially the India-Burma battlefield related to China. I'm not as good as you at this point!
"You know, during this period of time, I really have no way to deal with the Chinese Chairman Chiang Kai-shek and the British Sir Wavell. They each insist on their own things and no one wants to give in. And I, as the staff officer of the Chinese Theater Neither the commander nor the commander of the India-Burma Theater could convince anyone!

"I'm worried that if I continue like this, it will cause a major defeat in the India-Myanmar war because of my unfavorable work. By then it will be too late!"

Hearing what he said, Li Junhao couldn't say anything. It was like this in his previous life. Stilwell could not solve these two problems. This was the biggest reason for the failure of the First Burma Campaign.So he stopped talking and listened patiently to the other party's explanation.

"The day before yesterday, I received a telegram from General Marshall, in which he briefly stated your vision for the future war situation in Burma and asked for my opinion..." Stilwell said, "You know, Ogg, at that moment , I felt the huge gap between me and you. While I was still thinking about winning a victory on the local battlefield, you had already begun to focus on the South Asian pattern in the next few years! This gap makes me a little discouraged!"

"Joseph, this is just an idea, or a point of view, and has not been verified in practice!" Li Junhao said, "You should know that I have no experience in actually leading an army on the front line, let alone commanding a large force in combat. If you If you don't pick the right one, I won't be able to take over your job."

Stilwell came over with a smile and said: "Ogg, how do you think the commander-in-chief works? Do you still go to the battlefield in person to conduct assaults? In a large-area battlefield environment with limited conditions, what is important is strategic thinking. And you already have that.

"The second and more important point is that as the supreme commander of the battle, you must be able to implement your own strategic thoughts and eliminate all possible interference! I can't do this, but you can!

"As for specific battlefield command and battle command, as long as you have available people under your command, that's enough. I think you are not lacking in this!

"Together these three points, Ogg, you are definitely more suitable for this position than me." Li Junhao was speechless. Stilwell was determined. He could only ask: "Okay, Joseph, what are you going to do?" ?”

"It's not what I plan to do, but I've already done it." Stilwell said with a proud smile, "I have reported my idea to Washington, and it has been approved..." As he said, he took Handed a document to Li Junhao, "I just received this this morning. It was specially sent by a special plane from China. The President, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Department of the Army all agree with my suggestion."

Li Junhao took the document and read it, and said with a wry smile: "Joseph, you are setting me on fire!"

"Ha! Ogg, you came up with the strategy, and now the power of execution is also given to you. This should be a good thing!" Stilwell said with a smile.

"Okay! I admit it!" Li Junhao said, "What about you? Where are you going when you leave here?"

"I applied to go to North Africa," Stilwell said. "General Marshall asked me to return to China and talk to him after relinquishing my duties..."

"Okay!" Li Junhao could only say, "I sincerely hope your future will be better, otherwise, I will feel guilty!"

"Don't worry!" Stilwell said, "I admit that I'm not as good as you here in the Far East, but that's not necessarily the case in North Africa. I'm confident that I can compete with the Germans and Italians there!"

Li Junhao stood up, walked to the wine cabinet on the side, took out a bottle of red wine, opened it, poured a glass for each of them, gave Stilwell a glass, and said: "Joseph, this is what I have said, I can only I wish you good luck in your future... When you get there, be careful to protect yourself, the desert is no better than other places, safety first."

"OK! I remember it." Stilwell said with a smile, clinking glasses with him and drinking...
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At night, Li Junhao had insomnia. After thinking about it, he somewhat understood Stilwell's feelings - serving as the commander of the Allied India-Burma Theater had reached the pinnacle of his career, but someone else had won it for him, which already made him a little hurt;

After entering the job, he found that he was not well adapted to the job. He was embarrassed by two allies but was unable to do anything, which made him doubt his ability.

So, instead of wasting time here, it’s better to start from scratch!

(End of this chapter)