Section 1 Hibernation VIII
In their opinion, Zhuang Jihua's behavior in the hospital was just an excuse to use the power of the second deputy chief of staff to vent his dissatisfaction, Meng Yongxing was just an unlucky guy who hit the muzzle, but then they couldn't laugh. Full/Ben/Small/Say/Net(ะทZcncom)
Although he proposed to Chiang Kai-shek to start from the northwest, Zhuang Jihua postponed his trip to the northwest, but instead set up 20 inspection and discipline pickets from the southwest development team, and sent these troops to various parts of the southwest and the Ninth Theater of Operations.
Among them, Zhuang Jihua personally took people to the Ninth Theater to find out the corruption case of the military station that was verified in the Ninth Theater, and this case was a joint embezzlement of the food and settling-in expenses of the recruits by the Logistics Department, the Material Bureau, and the Military Service Institute, totaling more than 4 million legal dollars. Zhuang Jihua's anti-corruption action caused officials from all over the country to complain, but neither Chen Cheng, nor He Yingqin, nor Song Ziwen dared to complain in front of Chiang Kai-shek, He Yingqin and Song Ziwen's losses were not large, and the biggest loss was Chen Cheng.
In the Ninth Theater, Zhuang Jihua found that after the victory in the second Battle of Changsha, the entire Ninth Theater was very lax, Chief of Staff Zhao Jiaxiang was obsessed with various symposiums and celebrations, Xue Yue's deputy commander did not straighten out, there was resentment in his heart, and he was very superstitious about the Tianlu method of warfare he invented, thinking that the Japanese army did not dare to commit lightly, the two factors together, Xue Yue also had no intention of military affairs, and the optimistic factors in the theater diffused from officers to soldiers.
Zhuang Jihua was deeply worried about this situation, before leaving Changsha, he talked to Xue Yue once, although Xue Yue was proud, but in the face of Zhuang Jihua, he could not be proud, in addition to the experience of the first division, since the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War, Zhuang Jihua's record is far above him, so Zhuang Jihua is one of the few people who can criticize in person, and he can also listen to it.
"The future counteroffensive will either start from the Fifth Theater or the Ninth Theater, but according to the situation in the Ninth Theater, I dare not hand over the task of counteroffensive to you. Brother Boling, although the second battle of Changsha was victorious, there were many flaws, such as why you failed to completely annihilate the Japanese army, you know, your strength is four times that of the Japanese army, and there is also the cooperation of the five theaters, why? Freedom to explain, problems in the organization of the offensive of the troops, and problems of organization and cooperation in the offensive, will determine the success or failure of our future counteroffensive
Xue Yue's criticism of Zhuang Jihua could not be refuted, and in the second Battle of Changsha, he really wanted to annihilate one or two Japanese divisions, but the final result was that although he eliminated the Japanese army, he did not form a division to eliminate the Japanese army, which made him very regretful.
"The heart is the heart of the army, Boling, you loosen one point, the bottom is two points, and then the bottom is loose three points, the whole army is a plate of scattered sand, the eleventh army still has nearly 200,000 troops entrenched in Wuhan, to be honest, the total strength of the five theaters and the nine theaters is nearly one million, but it was controlled by only 200,000 Japanese troops, as a soldier, I am deeply ashamed." Zhuang Jihua aggravated the heaviness in his tone: "In the future, a hundred years later, looking at the history of the Anti-Japanese War, the descendants of Japan will be proud of this achievement, what about us?" Boling, what about you? Will you be proud? โ
Xue Yue was ashamed by Zhuang Jihua's words, and repeatedly assured Zhuang Jihua that he would reinvigorate the army's morale and strengthen combat readiness. After Zhuang Jihua left, Xue Yue did not break his promise, and set off a military training movement in the Ninth Theater, this time the training was not mainly on defense, but mainly on offense, and for a while, the press circles said one after another that the squadron was going to set out from the Xinqiang River to recover Wuhan, and Anan only strengthened the defense of southern Hunan, and transferred a brigade from the front of the Fifth Theater to southern Hunan, and the situation in southern Hubei suddenly became tense.
After returning to Chongqing, after enjoying Liu Yinshu's warmth for a few days, the plane carrying Zhuang Jihua and Li Zhilong took off from Coral Dam and flew north. Watching Zhuang Jihua's plane disappear into the clouds, Liu Yinshu felt a little uncomfortable, Zhuang Jihua has always come and gone in a hurry over the years, and the husband and wife have scattered more and gathered less. When the crisis came, he thought he could spend more time at home, but he didn't expect that it would be Hunan first, and now he has gone to Shaanxi, and he doesn't know when he will be reunited.
"Mom, when will Dad come back this time?". Liu Yinshu bent down and hugged Yaya, and sighed softly: "When the matter is over, he will come back."
"And when will it be over?" Yaya asked reluctantly.
"Mom doesn't know, when Dad comes back, you can ask him." Liu Yinshu held back tears. Kiss her cheek affectionately.
"Let's go" Pan Huiqin also sighed, and then teased Yaya: Yaya, you will have to learn in a few days, do you like to go to school. "Look, planes!" Daddy is back". Yaya didn't answer, Pan Huiqin raised her hands and waved them to the sky, a plane was landing, Liu Yinshu and Pan Huiqin involuntarily stopped, looking at the gradually descending plane.
The plane stopped on the tarmac, and to the disappointment of the two, it was not Zhuang Jihua and Li Zhilong who came out of the plane, but a group of Americans, led by a gray-haired general.
It was Stilwell Pan Huiqin who said with a little disgust, and then pulled Liu Yinshu: "Let's go, Xiaoxiu is still waiting for us in the Army General Hospital." โ
Stilwell's face was gloomy and preoccupied, and after boarding the plane in Burma, he did not say a word, and even his entourage did not dare to speak loudly. After Zhuang Jihua was transferred, Stilwell thought that the opportunity had come and picked up the attack plan again, but Yu Jishi still resolutely refused, and Lu Han and Zheng Dongguo were also noncommittal, "Refuse to counterattack." "Before Zhuang Jihua left, a unanimous agreement was reached among the generals of the expeditionary force.
After two months of futile efforts, Stilwell's hostile situation in Burma changed again, three divisions of Japanese troops landed in Yangon one after another, and according to intelligence, two more divisions were on their way to Burma. This made Alexander's attitude towards the counteroffensive waver, and Stilwell's plan could no longer be executed, at this time Washington urged Stilwell to return to Chongqing, began to prepare for the reorganization of the squadron, and raised its importance above the counterattack on Rangoon.
After the jeep to the Huangshan Mansion drove out of the airport, Stilwell spoke, and Simmons turned his head and asked, "Aren't you going to the embassy or the advisory group?" โ
The advisory group was also in Nanping, but the embassy was moved to Shapingba; According to Washington's order, the US military advisory corps will be expanded to 900 people, and the officers will all be officers with combat experience drawn from the US military, and all officers at all levels, from company to regiment, will also be set up to be responsible for the reorganization of senior officers.
Simmons was very interested in being able to assemble the entire squadron, and even a little yearning, the Battle of Lashio proved that the Chinese soldiers had the bravery of not losing to the soldiers of any Western country, and if they could organize two hundred to three million Chinese soldiers, it would be easy to defeat Japan.
What specific instructions Washington had for the reorganization of the squadron and how it should be carried out, Simmons thought that he should first go to the advisory group to consult with Brigadier General Whitnet, who had been specially sent, and he was a little puzzled why Stilwell was so anxious to meet Chiang Kai-shek.
"Don't go, go to see the chairman of the committee Shi Qiwei in his heart, in the Dan Yue in Burma, he finally realized that the real cause of the problem is there, Chiang Kai-shek actually did not hand over the command to him at all, it used to be Zhuang Jihua, now it is Yu Jishi, today he must let Chiang Kai-shek hand over the command of the troops to him, otherwise all the recovery of Burma is an empty word.
The Chinese Expeditionary Force in Burma in two months has increased by one corps, and two other armies have arrived in western Yunnan and are rushing to Burma at the same time.
"Then, let Hughes and them go to the advisory group guest house Simmons suggested, it is not necessary to go to see Chiang Kai-shek so many people, Shi Qiwei nodded.
It was already afternoon when the car arrived at the Huangshan Mansion, and it happened that He Yingqin, Bai Chongxi, and Chen Cheng were also waiting to see them, and Stilwell had also met them several times, and they said hello to each other slightly, and they sat together and chatted.
Chen Cheng knew what happened to Shi Qiwei in Burma, and deliberately provoked: "General Shi Qiwei, General Yu Jishi reported that the Japanese army has added three new divisions, and he wants Chennault's air force to be under his command, what do you think of this suggestion?" โ
After thinking about it, Stilwell said: "According to the tradition of the US military, the air force is divided into two levels, strategic bombing and battlefield support, strategic bombing can be independent into an army, battlefield support, and the air force should be attached to the army, but the situation of the China Aid Air Volunteer Corps is special, and I am applying to Washington to return the China Aid Air Volunteers to active duty and divide it into two parts, one for strategic bombing and one for supporting ground operations."
How long will it take? He Yingqin glanced at Chen Cheng and asked, He Yingqin is more politically sensitive than Chen Cheng, he thinks that Chiang Kai-shek's letting Yu Jishi replace Zhuang Jihua is not only a protest from the United States, but also the meaning of cultivating Yu Jishi, although it is not obvious now, but with his understanding of Chiang Kai-shek, he will eventually embark on this road.
"I've submitted a report to Washington, I'm waiting for a reply from Washington, and I don't think it will be too long, Stilwell is sure, Marshall has vaguely mentioned that the biggest problem is that Chennault's plane is provided by the Chinese government, and if it is to be assigned to the US Air Force, the US government is bound to convince the Chinese government, which is likely to cost a fortune.
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