Chapter 137: Jim has something to say
Jim gestured to a few people on the podium that he had something to say. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 Naturally, several generals can't refute Jim's face, although he is only a lieutenant colonel, not yet at the rank of major general. But there is a backstage of the people, the dignified lieutenant colonel of the American Air Force, who plays a pivotal role in the operational plan of the counteroffensive against Burma, belongs to the real power faction in the air force. The main force of the Allied Air Force on the Burma battlefield was the U.S. military, which took on more than 90 percent of the combat missions, and Jim had a lot of say as a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force. No such person wants to be offended.
People returned to their seats. Jim stood on the podium, the corners of his mouth twitching unconsciously, and he could see that he was a little emotional. Someone brought him a chair, but he wouldn't sit on it.
"Gentlemen and comrades-in-arms, I would like to say a few words, the lives of me and my companions were bought back with the blood and lives of the Allied soldiers. On behalf of my partners, I would like to express my gratitude to all of you! Jim said the pair bowed deeply to the audience.
The scene was quiet, people didn't know what Jim, the lieutenant of the Air Force, was going to do, didn't he already pay tribute when he first took the stage, how could he come again before the meeting? Everyone thinks that things will not be so simple, and what will be said later is the main thing, and everyone listens quietly to what Jim is trying to say.
"What I want to say now is that if it had not been for the rescue of the Chinese soldiers, my companion Jera and I would not have survived until now, and I am afraid that we would have died in a place that was so secret that people would never know about it. The name of this Chinese soldier was: Dai ...... Book...... Box. Jim's voice trembled with emotion at the mention of the word scrivener. He fixed his eyes on the scrivener box in the audience, and said affectionately: "Your Excellency, thank you and your comrades-in-arms!" You are the ones who gave me a second life. Thank you! ”
Wow...... The scene was noisy, everyone could no longer be calm, and the focus was on the scrivener. Even the people on the rostrum turned their eyes on. The old generation was a little embarrassed, and his head couldn't help but lower, and then he felt that it was no big deal, so he simply raised it again, but everyone's eyes were too dense and too hot, and even Master Sun and Commander Liu stared at him intently, no matter how strong his psychological quality was, he couldn't bear it, so he simply lowered his head again.
The scrivener didn't know that there was a pair of fiery eyes staring at him all the time, with surprise and joy, as well as a hot smell. This person is Rena, it was too unexpected to meet the scrivener box here, if it wasn't for Jim's special name, she really didn't expect him to be close to the stage. After all, there were too many people below, and it was impossible for her to pay attention to them one by one.
Jim spread out his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and continued, "I don't know how each soldier and officer is judged on their exploits, and I don't know what the criteria are. But...... Gentlemen, I must make it clear that it would be absolutely inappropriate not to have the name of Mr. Scrivener in the merit book! ”
This time there was no commotion, and Jim's words pierced the hearts of many people like a steel needle, some of whom had very bad faces, including Bernault, Merrill, and Hudson. James's face was like a big red cloth, and his thick beard was almost turning red, although Jim's words were not aimed at him, but they wiped out a large part of his exploits, at least the exploits of rescuing Jim and Jayla had nothing to do with him. The gold content of such a first-class merit will be greatly reduced.
"Presumably, Mr. Bischer has eliminated a lot of Japanese troops, how many are there, can you tell everyone." Jim said into the scrivener.
At this time, the scrivener didn't know what it was like, but finally someone said a fair word, and the stuffiness in his heart was slightly released. When Jim asked him, the old man did not hesitate, stood up and said in English, "At least fifty." ”
Jim nodded, and asked, "What are your team's casualties?" ”
"Two killed, one seriously wounded, and two lightly wounded." The scrivener answered in English.
Wow...... The scene was in a commotion again, and the people in the audience exchanged their heads and talked about it, such a record...... Tsk, if it's true, it's enough to go down in the annals of the war against Burma! The ratio of the death to the enemy reached 25:1, what kind of concept is this, it is a god-like record. Wouldn't the scrivener and his team become the god of war?
At the same time, people noticed another problem: the fact that this low-ranking Chinese officer could speak English, although it was slightly rusty, was shocking enough. Chinese soldiers who know English can only be described as rare. Even Master Sun couldn't help but look sideways at the scrivener. Liu Fangwu was very surprised, knowing that the scrivener box was not simple, but he didn't expect it to be so simple.
Rena stared at the scrivener with a look of surprise on her face, her eyes revealing a strange brilliance. She knows this Chinese man very well, and he definitely has that kind of strength. As early as Savage Mountain, his record was more than that.
Soon there were different voices, some people were questioning the achievements of the scrivener, and there was no basis for the words, and the fifty enemies who saw it could not be based on the words of the parties.
Soon someone agreed, yes, it's hard to be convincing if you just say it with your own mouth. The voices of doubt seemed to be contagious, and soon spread throughout the hall, and almost all foreigners had doubts about the scrivener's achievements.
Song Da's tongue really can't stand it, isn't this a dog's eyes looking down on people! "You say that the enemy destroys dozens is true, and we say that the enemy destroys dozens is false, what the fucking logic!" He couldn't help but roar, and his tongue was not big anymore.
Rena actually translated Lao Song's words into English and said them in public.
This time stabbed the hornet's nest, the British and Americans did not do it, what are the Chinese going to do, question the achievements of the Allies?
"Your Excellency the Chinese soldiers, are you questioning the achievements of the Allies?" Soures stood up and questioned Song's big tongue and gave him a big hat.
"yes, what right do you have to question the Allies?" John also spoke.
Song Da stared at him with a dry tongue, unable to understand what the other party was saying, but it could guess that there must be no good words.
The scrivener next to him sneered, "I want to ask you what kind of logic it is, the achievements of the allies are unquestionable, and the Chinese soldiers are not allies?" Why can some people question the Chinese and the Chinese cannot question some people? What kind of logic is this? ”
"You are quibbling, trampling on the authority of the Allies!" Soures gave the scrivener a bigger hat.
James, who was still standing on the stage, opened his mouth to say something, but he didn't say anything after all, considering the position he was standing in now.
"I have always respected the Allies because we are also part of the Allies. But some people have been excluding us from the Allies, and what's going on? Of course, the scrivener can't let this big hat buckle tightly, and refute it on the spot.
Soures opened his mouth to say something, but Hudson on the stage stopped him with a gesture. "Sir Jim, I think it's time for the meeting to end." Hudson said to Jim.
"Allow me, Mr. Special Envoy, to finish my sentence, for there is still something extremely important to come. What do you say? Jim set his sights on Bonot and Merrill. These two people are also from the U.S. military, and they know Jim better, and they know very well how much voice Jim has in the Southeast Asian battlefield of the U.S. Air Force, and they have no objections at the moment. Seeing this, Hudson couldn't say anything more.
"I repeat, Major Jera's and I lives were saved by the scrivener, there is no doubt about this!" Jim's words were sonorous, and his voice filled every corner of the hall. The doubts disappeared suddenly, and no one dared to argue with a lieutenant colonel.
"There's one more thing I might as well tell you......," Jim said, pausing deliberately. There was no noise at the scene, not even a slightly heavy breathing. "I was lucky to make it out alive, and Jera's and Miller were lucky to leave the mountain alive as I did. But some of my companions remained there forever, and their bones could not be saved. God, what a cruel thing to do. What's more, the companion was carrying an extremely important document, which was artificially divided into four parts, one here, and the remaining three copies on several dead companions. Speaking of this, Jim held up a piece of paper in his right hand, a very small piece of paper, and it was obvious that there were traces of tearing.
"Only a quarter of them are gone, and the other three-quarters are with their companions, I think, who are dead, and the papers are forever left in the mountains. You can't imagine how important this document is, and a hundred, a thousand, ten thousand Japanese troops can't match it! If God allows the exchange, I am willing to give my life in exchange for this document. Jim shook the papers in his hand, emotional.
The scrivener box moved in his heart, this kind of paper is so familiar, he seems to have seen it......
"Are you still arguing about the so-called exploits of war? Is there still a dispute over how many Japanese soldiers were killed? Compared to this document, what is that! What's the use of you killing 11 Japanese soldiers, can you control the entire situation of the war? What really changed the tide of the war was a big war of scale and formation, and the number of enemies destroyed at that time was meaningful. Can the Japanese army be defeated without going through a few decisive battles? What is this operation compared to a campaign, and now we are starting to grab credit? Let me tell you, that document is the difference between success and failure in a campaign. Can you compare your so-called records? Jim paused, trying to stabilize himself. I'm sorry, I'm a little emotional, and I took back what I just said. He concluded.
If you say it, you can spill the water, and everyone knows that you can't take it back. Jim's last words were actually giving some people a step down.
The hall was quiet, and Jim's words blasted into everyone's hearts like cannonballs. Everyone had this account in their hearts, the Allies were indeed on the defensive in the war against Japan, and the whole of Burma was occupied by the Japanese army. The Japanese army is stationed on the India-Burma border, and the plan to attack India is said to have been put on the agenda.
This chapter is 3,000 words, and this is the only chapter for today.