Age of Rebirth

In the eyes of General MacArthur, commander of the US Southeast Asia and South Pacific Regional Headquarters, Chief of Staff Stilwell's proposal was not only naive and ridiculous, but also stupid. It was not only out of date, but also dangerous.

However, it is not so easy to persuade this stubborn guy who is full of righteous thoughts and regards himself as the incarnation of truth. MacArthur deliberately pretended to seriously consider Stilwell's suggestion, pondered for a while, When he raised his head again, he had already assumed the majesty of a commander, and an aura emanated from him.

MacArthur said slowly: "Dear Stilwell, have you considered it? Your ideas and suggestions have a good starting point and intention, but the result may not be wonderful. I think you should be able to understand the key point. !"

After hearing MacArthur's mysterious words, Stilwell was confused, and of course he didn't understand what he meant, and he murmured to himself: "You are so cloudy, I know what a fart! If you have something to say, you can just say it, but it's useless to do this." Yes, it's annoying, you know?"

Stilwell was honest enough to tell the truth, and replied: "Your Excellency, I don't understand the key point. My suggestion is based on the consideration of the interests of traditional allies and allied forces. , we should all issue a warning, the British have lost, what good is it for us? As for General Alexander, it is his question whether to accept our proposal.”[

MacArthur was a little speechless. He really didn't understand whether Stilwell's head was filled with cement.Why don't you get the hang of it?How do you use yourself to say this?

no way.MacArthur could only further remind Stilwell, "Dear Stilwell, our only task now is to provide logistical support for the British troops stationed in India, and we have not received authorization from the "government" or the order of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to intervene. I hope you can pay attention to the British war against Tang Qiuli, and don't overstep it."

"If we put forward our views and opinions on the battle in northern Myanmar, the result is as we expected. Everything will be fine. The British thank us at most. What if the result is the opposite? It is purely a false alarm on our part, which delayed the British's recovery of the Indochina Peninsula. The British made a fuss in the country, the "government" couldn't withstand the pressure of the British, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff will investigate, who will bear this heavy responsibility?"

There was already a hint of threat in MacArthur's words, and it was very straightforward, "When the Joint Chiefs of Staff pursued the responsibility, is it you, Stilwell, who take the blame, or I, MacArthur, who take the blame? Scapegoat. Isn't this pulling me into the water, what is the intention?"

But Stilwell didn’t take it seriously in his stomach, and secretly slandered, “This old guy, take out the Joint Chiefs of Staff to talk about things. In the headquarters, from the general to the soldiers, who doesn’t know, you MacArthur to the Joint Chiefs of Staff You always listen to the orders that are useful to you. Don’t you do less things of disobedience and obedience?”

"Let's put it bluntly. In MacArthur's eyes, the Joint Chiefs of Staff is just a foot cloth. Take it out when you use it. When you don't use it, leave it far away. Talk about things about the Joint Chiefs of Staff. You can deceive others. For a while, it doesn't work for me, who of us doesn't know who's details?"

In his heart, Stilwell was extremely disgusted with MacArthur's words, and felt cold about what the old guy said, so he said with a stiff neck: "Your Excellency, as the Chief of Staff of the Allied China and Southeast Asia Theater Headquarters, It is my duty to put forward appropriate suggestions for the troops to avoid heavy losses, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff will not have any objections to this. If the commander insists on refusing to accept my suggestions, I will As the chief of staff of the headquarters, he will fly to India and report his interests to General Alexander in person."

MacArthur was annoyed and lost his patience. He fully believed that this single-minded guy would really go to India.

MacArthur stood up abruptly, staring at Stilwell with pale blue eyes that were glowing with coldness, and then said word by word after a long while: "Chief of Staff Stilwell, I must remind you that we are currently The biggest threat is the results of the Northern Burma campaign between the Japanese in Singapore, the British and Tang Qiuli, which is directly related to the smooth implementation of the tiger shark operation plan!"

"I order you as the commander of the headquarters. Without my permission, no one is allowed to intervene in the war between the British and Tang Qiuli. This is an order. Do you understand, Stilwell Chief of Staff! Otherwise, I will charge him with disobedience and punish him severely, up to expulsion from the military!"

It's all said and done, Stilwell is not a fool, if he doesn't understand, then he can "suicide", his arms can't beat his thighs, this is the same with hard-core allies, he knows it's a trap and doesn't shoot Give me a hand, MacArthur's actions made him feel cold and cold, let me say more, the old guy has already launched a murderous plan!

Stilwell lamented inwardly, rather disheartened, stood up abruptly, stood at attention and said, "It is Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief. As an American soldier, I will naturally strictly follow the orders of my superiors. Please rest assured that there is no There are other things, I am sorry to bother you, Commander, you are resting, if you have no other instructions, the subordinate will leave!"

MacArthur watched Stilwell leave coldly, his back seemed lonely, and he didn't have the slightest intention to hold back, the words had come to this point, no matter how ignorant this guy was, he didn't mind writing him bitterness, his eyes flashed coldly, and his mouth Spit out the four words "childish, ridiculous!"

Stilwell's tall body trembled slightly, he hesitated in his footsteps, after all he did not turn around to continue his theory, and left with his head held high. The corner of MacArthur's mouth showed a smug smile. It's really amazing to be able to subdue this stubborn guy. Easy, "forced" myself to throw out my hole cards and say harsh words, but the effect is also satisfactory to me.

On the night of April 26th, the night was as dark as ink. The night wind from the mountains rustled the treetops, but it couldn't cover up the messy footsteps. In the Xinduo area of ​​the Hukang River Valley, In the dense forest, groups of figures staggered forward in the darkness, the speed was not slow, and whispered passwords in English or Hindi sounded from time to time.

Brigadier General Singh, the Indian Brigadier General Singh, wiped the sweat off his face. The staff officer next to him handed over the compass. He turned on the flashlight and looked at it, and ordered: " Pass the order, the troops will speed up the march, and in a few hours, we will be able to catch up with the fleeing Chinese!"

After Brigadier General Singh accepted the order of Commander Alexander, with a passion for meritorious service, he closely followed Wen Rongcai's troops in the Northern Burmese Border Guard Zone of the Independent Division, which was withdrawing to the Magao direction, and was determined to kill this commander. Your Excellency, the small Chinese troops who are gnashing their teeth with hatred have paved a bright road for their own future.

It is a common phenomenon for Indian officers to be promoted slowly and not easily in the British army stationed in India. Brigadier General Singh has served the British for more than 30 years and fulfilled the responsibility of a colonial soldier. , Climb to the rank of brigadier general, but can no longer be promoted. People in their 50s have been stuck at this pass for more than ten years.

If there were no special encounters and military achievements, Singer would be in this position, leaving the army sadly, and returning to live among those inferior people. Although they are all compatriots, Singer has completely separated from that soil and integrated himself into it. Going to the upper class of the British and leaving the army, Singer didn't know whether he would have the courage to live on. [

At the moment of hesitation, the respected Commander Alexander gave himself a bright road and was promoted to the rank of major general. This is the dream of many Indian officers. Singh believes that he has the ability to seize this opportunity and change In my life, in the garrison in East India, I will be the first senior Indian officer with the rank of major general.

Thinking of this, Brigadier General Singh had an irresistible urge to kill the Chinese, complete the mission, and become a veritable general. However, Brigadier General Singh's eagerness was destroyed by the marching speed of the troops. In the army, there were not one-tenth of the young British soldiers, which slowed down the marching speed, so they could only follow the traces of the Chinese and pursue them step by step, but could not surpass the encirclement.

In the army, the local soldiers who grew up in the jungles of East India and were familiar with the terrain, I am afraid that at this moment, the escaped Chinese have become corpses in their own encirclement, but Singer took these colonies. Well, pampered gentlemen, there is nothing brilliant, the order just now was issued for these young soldiers.

Although it had no effect, the British soldiers and officers did not respond to this order except for rolling their eyes and looking indifferent. However, the British soldiers were afraid of being left in this dark forest and had to force Keeping an eye on the backs of the Indian soldiers, it actually speeded up the march a lot.

Singer's thoughts were not arrogant. Given the current situation of the troops in the Northern Myanmar Border Garrison, Commander Wen Rongcai was seriously injured and in a coma. The strength of the two regiment-level garrison teams was only less than half. When the number reached 500, before retreating, they attacked the camp of the British and Indian troops, and then retreated overnight. There were still hundreds of wounded in the team, and it was impossible to leave quickly.

It is inevitable to be overtaken by the British and Indian troops. After a long battle, the strength is exhausted, the troops are at a disadvantage, there are no heavy weapons, and there are wounded. Being overtaken by Singer's brigade of more than [-] people, a fierce battle can be avoided. The final As a result, for Wen Rongcai's troops, they could only die in battle.

As for the garrison troops withdrawing to the direction of Magao, they never thought that in the dark night, the British and Indian troops who had received a sap would dare to send out a single army to pursue them in depth. They just followed the usual Get used to it, try to get away from the battlefield just now, and march only slightly faster than usual,

The distance between the two sides is constantly shortening, and the danger is approaching the troops in the border guard zone in northern Myanmar.

(to be continued) (to be continued...)