Special Forces of Crossing: Cloud's Anti-Japanese

Chapter 2073 Stilwell's ambition
Stilwell, full name Joseph?Stilwell, a well-known China hand in the U.S. military.He has a deep connection with China. He served as a military attache at the U.S. Embassy in China when he was young, and later served as the battalion commander and acting chief of staff of the 15th Infantry Regiment of the U.S. Army in Tianjin. He lived in China for a long time.It was precisely because of his experience in the 15th Infantry Regiment in Tianjin that he met Marshall, who was the commander of the infantry regiment at the time, and after Marshall became the chief of staff of the army, he began to rise to the top and became the chief decision-maker of the US military in dealing with China affairs. or this one.

If there was no Ouyang Yun, the Xuebing Army, and Toshiichiro Koizumi, Stilwell would have become the chief of staff of the Chinese theater at this time, and with American aid in hand, he would have become a powerful figure in Asia.However, time travel is so miraculous, one or two pairs of butterfly wings actually changed the direction of history, and Stilwell was unable to step onto the stage of history for a long time.

The U.S. aid to China began during the Marco Polo Bridge Incident. At the beginning, it was indirect financial assistance, such as buying Chinese silver at a price higher than the market price, or transferring 2000 million U.S. dollars to the Chinese government in the name of increasing the capital of the Export-Import Bank. .After the Lend-Lease Act took effect, the United States directly announced that China also enjoys the treatment of the lender of the Lend-Lease Act, and began to provide material assistance to China unconditionally.However, due to the change in the direction of the Japanese army's attack, Yangon, Myanmar fell early, and China lost the only land channel to obtain US aid supplies, and the United Kingdom wantonly withheld the US aid supplies transported through the Middle East and by air. China actually The US aid materials obtained were very scarce, so Stilwell's right to speak was correspondingly reduced a lot.

Churchill proposed with ulterior motives to establish the Allied Southeast Asian Command in Burma, and proposed that Stilwell be the commander. It was based on his understanding of Stilwell that he wanted to command the army to rush to the front.Sure enough, he just proposed this plan, and Stilwell jumped out immediately when he saw the hope of closing the battlefield.He first suggested to Marshall to accept the British proposal, and after arriving in Cairo, he gathered a group of officers to make various plans every day, and he was extremely busy.

Stilwell was too obvious, for fear that others would not know his intentions, and Hull could feel it no matter how dull he was, but he was not optimistic about this plan-the performance of the British army in Malaysia and Singapore had proved that they were not It is unbearable to use, and the U.S. Army is deeply mired in the Philippines and Australia, and it is not yet able to send troops to the Indochina Peninsula, so the Southeast Asian war situation can only rely on the army of students.Here comes the question, the cadet army doesn’t care much about American aid materials at all, plus it controls more than [-] U.S. troops in the Philippines, so why does the United States let the cadet army obediently obey its orders?Based on this understanding, he opposed it from the very beginning.

Among the delegation, Hull had the most dealings with the cadet army, so Roosevelt attached great importance to his opinion. Seeing him shaking his head, he asked, "Does Secretary Hull have a different opinion?"

Hull nodded and said: "General Stilwell is too optimistic. I don't think Lao Jiang can restrain Ouyang Yun. If this plan must be implemented, I think it is better to cooperate with the Northeast Army. But I need to remind that the Northeast Army The army was driven out by the Japanese from the three northeastern provinces of China without firing a single shot, so their combat effectiveness is questionable. If we really cooperate with the Northeast Army, we must ask them to reorganize."

McIntyre answered: "What if we provide all the supplies and let the national government send someone to accept our training?"

This was exactly what they had been talking about, but it hadn't been put on paper, mainly because Stilwell thought the cycle was too long.Stilwell's plan was to build a highly mobile and technical team, and in his opinion, the only Chinese army that could implement his advanced tactical guiding ideology was barely capable of doing so.Hull's opinion on this point coincides with his. He asked back: "Where is the training location? Myanmar is now in the hands of the Xuebing Army and the Northeast Army. Based on my understanding of Lao Jiang, it is impossible for him to hand over the troops to the Northeast Army. Shaoshuai Zhang and Ouyang Yun. If they are arranged in India, the cycle will be too long. Even if the army can be assembled quickly, how can the quality of the soldiers be guaranteed? The training of mechanized troops cannot be completed in a few months."

Stilwell yelled at McIntyre: "No, no, I have done investigations. In the Chinese army, only the student army can do it, and nothing else. Mechanized soldiers must have a certain level of cultural accomplishment. How long has it been since every order started training? By then, I think Australia has fallen."

"Xue Bingjun?" Hull shook his head again, and he said to Stilwell seriously: "General, you don't know Ouyang Yun, he is not a good person to get along with."

"That's why we need to exert pressure through the national government. The Chinese people are asking Ouyang Yun to step down. I don't think he will openly defy the national government's order now."

"It's not that simple. As far as I know, the national government has used many means to solve the situation where the Xuebing Army is separatist in the south, but what are the effects? The stronger the Xuebing Army, the higher the prestige of Ouyang Yun. General Stilwell, you You should know more about the situation in China than I do. Now the Central Army is fully defending, while the Xuebing Army is launching a counterattack in Zhejiang and Jiangxi, so it is obvious which one is stronger and which is weaker?"

Hull was trying to persuade Stilwell, when suddenly someone outside reported that Prime Minister Churchill had come.

When Hull was arguing with McIntyre and Stilwell, Roosevelt had not expressed his views. At this time, he interjected: "The formation of a joint force in Burma is inseparable from the help of the United Kingdom. Look at what Prime Minister Churchill has brought us. The good news is no."

Churchill came with the commander-in-chief of the Indian British Army, Werwell. Churchill was holding a thick cigar in his hand. After entering, he greeted Roosevelt and others politely, looking like a gentleman.Wei Weier, who was following behind him, had a somewhat solemn expression, and a trace of depression flashed in his eyes from time to time. Hull noticed this detail, and suddenly remembered a rumor, and looked at Churchill and Wei Weier with two inquisitive eyes.

"Mr. President, didn't Ouyang Yun come to visit you? It seems that my worry is correct. As the warlords of China (the name of China originated from the British), they have no diplomatic experience at all. Well, in view of this, I think I can forgive them for their rudeness," Churchill said, with a confident look.

Roosevelt did not pick up the topic, but asked them to sit down, served coffee, and said: "Mr. Prime Minister, we have prepared a banquet tonight, and we invite you to come at that time. General Weaver, you must attend."

Weil nodded to express his gratitude, while Churchill frowned slightly and asked, "Mr. President, isn't this banquet held for the Chinese?"

"I regard it as a meeting before the official meeting. Of course, General Ouyang Yun and his close entourage will be invited to participate," Roosevelt admitted indirectly.

"But this will fuel the arrogance of the Chinese people. In China, General Ouyang Yun is notoriously domineering," Churchill said.

Hull suddenly asked: "Mr. Prime Minister, I heard a rumor that your government is preparing to move to India to continue to resist the Japanese Communist Germany. I wonder if this is true?"

"No, no, we will never give up our homeland," Churchill hastened to declare, and at the same time cursed secretly in his heart: "How could the Americans know such a secret thing? It seems that we must strengthen anti-espionage work after returning."

Hull just wanted to change the subject, but he smiled and said nothing, which made Churchill feel more uneasy, and believed that the Americans had grasped the whole situation.

(End of this chapter)