Chongqing, Supreme Military Council of the Nationalist Government.

The chairman of the committee, dressed in the robe of a special general, sat majestically at the head of the circular conference table, and a group of ministers of the party-state sat below.

In the afternoon, Jiang Haoran sent a telegram that the 200th Division, the 29th Division, and the 28th Division of the Expeditionary Force had already rushed from the east and west flanks to the important town of Yingduo in Burma, and the overdue occupation of LinkedIn meant that the expeditionary force could have a place in Burma, leaving room for imagination to open up the Yunnan-Burma Highway again. Therefore, these big men are anxiously waiting for news of the expeditionary force.

Since Jiang Haoran went to Burma, the chairman of the committee began the conscription work the next day, and the 50 divisions of US weapons and equipment are not a small amount, and the chairman of the committee has made a louder calculation than anyone else; if the existing troops are sent to receive this batch of equipment, it is bound that all kinds of forces will want to get a piece of the pie, and it is far better to re-recruit the troops, select their own cronies to take command, and grasp all the equipment of these 50 divisions in their own hands. Moreover, as long as these 50 divisions are called "expeditionary forces," their salaries are provided by the US government, and the chairman basically does not have any burden.

Therefore, the famous historical conscription slogan of "one inch of mountains and rivers, one inch of blood, 100,000 young men and 100,000 troops" was freshly baked in the mouth of the chairman of the NPC National Committee under such circumstances.

The Military Commission of the Nationalist Government officially promulgated the "Measures for the Recruitment of Young Intellectuals to the Army," stipulating that male young intellectuals between the ages of 18 and 35, those with a secondary education or above, or those with a considerable level of knowledge, and those who meet the physical standards may volunteer to participate, and the amount is tentatively set at 300,000.

The period of service for all students is set at two years, and they can be discharged from the army after the expiration of the period, and not only all military students are retained as students, but also military students are exempted from examinations when they are discharged from the army, and preferential policies such as exemption from examinations, reduction of semesters, and priority admission. Moreover, the military pay system is completely the same as that of the expeditionary force, five dollars a month.

In order to encourage students to join the army, the chairman strictly ordered party-state government officials to take the lead in sending their children to join the army, and the chairman even specially ordered his two sons to serve in the expeditionary force. Some provincial, municipal and county governors also sent their children to sign up. For a time, it became a major trend for students and young people to write from Rong. According to statistics, the number of applicants for Guangzhong University and Chongqing University has reached 1/3 of the students. From Chongqing to Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangxi, Hubei, Shaanxi, Guizhou, Yunnan, Gansu, and other provinces and cities, there has been an unprecedented upsurge of young intellectuals signing up to join the army in China's history. The slogan of "every inch of mountains and rivers, every inch of blood, 100,000 young people and 100,000 troops" resounded throughout the Kuomintang in seven days.

Moreover, the number of people has already reached more than 100,000, but there is still a gap of nearly half of the 300,000 asked by the chairman. Therefore, the chairman of the committee at this time hoped that the expeditionary force would have a decisive victory at this time, which would be used to encourage young students to sign up enthusiastically, complete their quotas as soon as possible, and conduct intense intensive training, so that they could immediately go to Burma to receive American-style equipment when the Yunnan-Burma highway was opened.

At about 9 o'clock in the evening, a senior staff officer finally walked into the headquarters in a hurry with a telegram in his hand and reported loudly to the chairman of the committee that General Jiang Haoran, commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force, had sent a telegram from the train bound for Yingduo that the 200th, 28th, and 29th divisions of the vanguard of the expeditionary force had been successfully stationed in Yingduo.

The command headquarters suddenly applauded, and the chairman of the committee praised excitedly: "I know that Haoran will not let me down, he will never let me down!" ”

Jiang Haoran's telegram was very long, not only covering the battle history of several battles, but also detailing the battle damage, and even the current crisis they were facing and their strategic ideas for the future.

After the staff officer read the more than 1,000-word message, the command headquarters ushered in a brief silence. Although the expeditionary force temporarily occupied Indo, the situation was not as rosy as they had imagined.

Chen Chen first broke the silence and said: "Commission, the expeditionary force is facing difficulties in food, soldiers, and fuel, and we have no way to solve them problems, but Jiang Haoran proposed to open the Hump route, I think this plan is good, we can contact the US side as soon as possible, and put this matter on the agenda, first, it can alleviate the shortage of domestic materials, and second, we can also solve the fuel problem of the 40th Group Army's flight brigade first, and first ensure that they can gain a firm foothold in Burma. ”

The chairman of the committee nodded and said: "This can be dropped, you will go to the US Embassy in Chongqing tomorrow, no, tonight to contact them, and implement this matter as soon as possible." ”

Chen Chen said: "Okay, then I'll go to the embassy after the meeting." But how to solve the problem of replenishing the source of troops proposed by Jiang Haoran? ”

Jiang Haoran pointed out in the telegram that the casualties of the expeditionary force were very large, and the battle of Yingduo that was about to be faced would usher in unprecedented casualties of the expeditionary force, so he hoped that the expeditionary force could prepare a reserve source of troops as soon as possible, and moreover, he would also go to Yunnan as soon as possible and hand it over to the special operations division of the 40 th Group Army for intensive training. Once the Yunnan-Burma Highway is opened, or the Hump Route is in operation, the source of troops can replenish the expeditionary force at any time.

"Hmm, what's this? I'm thinking about it! Speaking of this, the chairman hesitated, although this group of student soldiers was prepared for entering Burma, but the chairman did not want Jiang Haoran to take full control of this army, the quality of the student soldiers is not to mention that compared with ordinary peasants, the student soldiers have knowledge, have the ability to make independent judgments, and have a stronger ability to accept, and the addition of one intellectual youth to the ranks is equivalent to adding ten ordinary soldiers. Therefore, this group of student soldiers was basically prepared for the civil war after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, and they were put on the battlefield in Burma for a year or two, and after the end of the Anti-Japanese War, it was the time for them to shine.

Even in terms of establishment, the chairman of the committee had already set the establishment of 10 divisions to form the 41 st Group Army, and what was surprising was that the commanders of the 41 st Group Army were actually Gu Lian, the former commander of the Third Theater, and General Gu.

The chairman of the committee knew that Jiang Haoran could do it if he wanted to entrap anyone, but he didn't have the ability to entrap Gu and him, so if the 41st Group Army went to Burma, it would not only be able to accept the US weapons and equipment with peace of mind, but also keep a certain distance from Jiang Haoran, at least not let Jiang Haoran monopolize power.

Therefore, this batch of student soldiers was not prepared for Jiang Haoran to replenish the source of troops at all, and once the student soldiers were really handed over to the special operations division for intensive training according to Jiang Haoran's request, it would be equivalent to directly handing over this batch of good soldiers to Jiang Haoran.

On the one hand, he hopes that Jiang Haoran will be overwhelmed in Burma and that the Japanese army will lose his armor, and on the other hand, he does not want his strength to be too strong and he controls too many troops.