Chapter 9: A Person
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Therefore, things on the battlefield are sometimes unclear.
Who dares to say that Mutaguchi Ryoya's accusation is wrong? If you persist in the offensive, maybe you can really capture the Myitkyina defense line like taking the "first fortress" in Singapore, although Kawabe Shozo's decision is theoretically correct, but the battlefield sometimes cannot be explained by theory, otherwise Mutaguchi Lian will not be able to force down 100,000 coalition troops with more than 30,000 troops in Singapore.
But in any case, the Japanese attack was stopped under the order of Shozo Riverside and organized a defense in front of the Myitkyina line, so Myitkyina soon quieted down, except for the corpses in front of the position, only the rain washed away the blood and filth on the position.
Soon the rain soon pooled into a small river, and the water level of the Inovady River rose to the point where the corpses were close to the river, and in a short time the corpses were washed into the river and carried with the current.
It was only then that Du Yuming breathed a sigh of relief, because he knew that now that the war had come to an end, the expeditionary force finally got a chance to respite.
"Throne!" The adjutant stepped forward with some hesitation, holding a telegram in his hand, and said, "I have just received a telegram from Chongqing, General Stilwell and Commander Luo will take a plane to Myitkyina at four o'clock in the afternoon, so that we can prepare for it!" ”
Hearing this, Du Yuming couldn't help but be stunned, and he was angry at first...... This old man Shi and Luo Fatzi, when the expeditionary force had no way out, they left their troops and fled alone, and now that the expeditionary force has gained a firm foothold in Myitkyina, they are going to command the expeditionary force again.
But then I thought: Didn't Stilwell say before that there was no choice but to withdraw to India? Now look at what he still has to say, and see how he still dictates to the expeditionary force!
So he nodded immediately and said, "Pass the order." Empty the airport and get ready! ”
But in fact, it was Du Yuming who underestimated Stilwell, although Stilwell had no talent in military affairs, but he represented the United States, and at this time, as soon as Lashio was lost, China could only rely on the United States to transfuse China from the air as a life-saving straw, and even in a sense, the expeditionary force was the same.
Other words. Stilwell's hands can almost be said to be the power of life and death of the expeditionary force and even China...... Of course, this is a bit of an exaggeration, because if Stilwell really wants to cut off blood transfusion to China for no reason, the United States will not agree to it for the sake of its national interests.
So, although Stilwell's previous performance was not very good, and it can even be said that it was one of the reasons for the defeat of the Burmese coalition, the world is realistic, especially during the war years...... Du Yuming, who was ignorant of politics and could only fight, did not realize what Stilwell would bring him.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, a transport plane descended and landed at Myitkyina airport under the cover of more than a dozen British fighters.
The dozen or so British fighters did not even land...... This is because Myitkyina is a high-risk zone at this time. Myitkyina had no anti-aircraft fire, so the airfield was not safe, and if the fighters landed at the airfield and the Japanese fighters happened to fly, then the British fighters had to wait to be bombed.
Therefore, the most sensible way is for the fighter plane not to land, stay in the air for a period of time to serve as a guard duty, and wait for the personnel and equipment on the transport plane to be hurriedly unloaded, and then escort the transport plane back quickly.
As soon as the transport plane stopped, more than a dozen US military officers jumped out of the plane and unloaded the radio station and some necessary equipment brought from India, and Stilwell was even among the helpers. On the other hand, Luo Zhuoying was empty-handed, and the salute was carried by the orderlies. It's just that because he wanted Stilwell to go ahead, he had to stand aside with a little embarrassment, looking at Du Yuming from a distance, and nodded slightly.
From this point of view, Stilwell, a general, is much more down-to-earth than a Chinese general...... However, American generals often have this characteristic, and even if they are generals, they like to shout loudly and directly command small soldiers to do some very ordinary things, such as the current Stilwell, which can make them look capable and this kind of performance is also cool! But the generals of the national army are different, they will feel that it is very shameless to do these things with the dignity of generals. It's going to make people laugh.
Although Stilwell was a little older, he was very capable, wearing a military uniform that was almost indistinguishable from other US military officers, and he also carried things in his hand to make him look like a general at all, so at a glance, this group of people seemed to be Luo Zhuoying's soldiers.
"General Stilwell!" Du Yuming warmly greeted Stilwell and shook hands with a smug smile on his face.
"General Du!" At this time, Stilwell seemed to have forgotten the disagreement with Du Yuming. Holding Du Yuming's hand back and saying: "You guys fought very well, but I underestimated the strength of the Chinese army!" ”
Looking at Stilwell's calm and confident appearance, Du Yuming faintly felt that something was wrong.
Stilwell was the one Zhang Chi was waiting for.
Although Stilwell had only considered the interests of the United States on the battlefield in Burma, China and the United States already had a common enemy at this time...... Japanese Army.
Of course, the national interests of China and the United States are somewhat different.
China's interest was to completely defeat the Japanese army and drive them out of China's national army, but the United States hoped that China would be able to entangle the Japanese army so that they could not withdraw to the Pacific theater.
But in Myitkyina, the interests of China and the United States are the same, that is, to hold Myitkyina's air passage to ensure the blood transfusion of the United States to China, and if possible, to open the land passage from India to China. At this time, China and the United States can be said to be a perfect match...... The United States has equipment and supplies, but it lacks people; China has people, but it lacks equipment and supplies.
So Stilwell's appearance in Myitkyina at this time can be said to be more beneficial than disadvantageous, which is almost to tell everyone that American supplies are not far away, and China and the United States have decided to work together to hold Myitkyina.
What's more important is that Zhang Chi also knows one thing: Stilwell, who wants to be a hero, will see Myitkyina as his rare opportunity, he has no soldiers in his hands, and it can be said that it is more difficult to fight back to Burma as he said.
But now Myitkyina has a trapped Chinese force, battle-tested troops...... Stilwell, who had never had the right to arms, was keenly aware that this army was most likely his soldiers.
This is exactly what Zhang Chi is happy to see, because he knows that Stilwell will still build the Chinese troops in Myitkyina in the same way that he built the Indian army in history. (To be continued.) )