To the left is Beiping, to the right is Tianjin, yes, I am standing at a crossroads, like my colleagues, we don't know where to go, the spokesman of the theater command has just announced today's battle situation, the squadron has surrounded Tianjin, completely cutting off Tianjin's contact with the outside world; Between Pingjin and Jin, north of the Yongding River, the squadron also surrounded two divisions of the Japanese army, one of which is very familiar with the number, that is the 56th division that was annihilated in Lashio, the Japanese rebuilt this division, but today, he was surrounded again and faced the situation of annihilation of the whole army again. /、ǒМ\\

As the sun sets, red fish scales appear in the sky, and there is a hint of sulfur in the air. On the surrounding roads, countless Chinese detachments were transporting bullets, grenades and food to the front, and they were like ants, carrying them on their shoulders, with ancient carts, with horse-drawn carts, donkey carts, and all the means that could be transported.

This is a huge project, two million soldiers' food, bullets, grenades, and shells ** have to be transported from distant Wuhan and Chongqing, and there is a serious shortage of cars and trucks, so the Chinese use this primitive way to transport the materials needed for the decisive battle of Pingjin to the front.

Such convoys are all over North China, some of them are even from thousands of miles away to the south of the Yangtze River, among them there are fathers and daughters, husbands and wives, grandchildren, women carrying children, and old people holding children in the front of the car. When I was hungry, I ate the wild vegetable cakes I brought home, but the rice and white noodles on the car did not move at all; When thirsty, drink the water from the kettle; When they were tired, they rested in the haystack, and at night in the cold night breeze, rested around the fire, and no one stole their things, and no one robbed them; They followed the squadron and walked from northern Hubei to Tianjin.

There is only one wish, victory!

The night wind sent the sound of artillery in the distance, oh no, it was an illusion, it was hundreds of miles from the front line, and it was impossible to hear it; During the entire battle, I was in the headquarters, but I could only be stationed in the headquarters, and the compound in charge of the command could not enter, even if I had seven years of interaction with Commander Zhuang.

Seven years ago, I met Zhuang in Nanjing, and he told me that China would not lose this war, and that China would definitely win the final victory, and that the course of the war had verified his words step by step, and that China was winning......"

Webb gently put down the pen, pushed open the window, a cold wind blew in his face, the night sky was full of stars, he gently rubbed his face, only then did he feel that he hadn't shaved for several days, so he picked up the water bottle, poured the hot water into the basin, threw the towel in the basin, and then opened the drawer to get the razor, at this time a few figures walked out of the window, he couldn't help but be stunned after seeing clearly.

"Stilwell? Why is he here? Webber muttered to himself, his eyes filled with doubt.

The figure passing by outside the window was Stilwell, and there were eight other American ** people, one of whom was Major General Bunhorn, the former deputy head of the advisory group.

Weber's place of residence is the Lu family courtyard, but it is the east courtyard, which has been set aside as a temporary guest house, of course, the simplest guest house, with only a few rooms, and now he and Mei Youlan live here, but now it seems that Stilwell is going to live in.

Webb shaved and wondered, how did Stilwell end up here? What did he do in the North China Theater? In Burma, because of him, Zhuang Jihua was driven out of the expeditionary force, and his relationship with Zhuang Jihua was very poor, how did he go to the North China theater again? Thinking about it, there was a sudden pain, the blade cut through the skin, reached out and touched it, sticky, he hurriedly pressed the wound, hurriedly shaved his beard, and then turned out his duffel bag, at this moment, the door was knocked, Mei Youlan pushed the door in, saw Webb covering his face, couldn't help but laugh, and hurriedly came over to help him paste the wound.

Mei Youlan said while helping him, "Guess who I saw just now?" ”

"Stilwell, isn't he?" Webb's voice was a little muffled.

"You see, too, what is he doing here? Okay, it's going to make a mess again. ”

Because of Zhuang Jihua's reasons, Stilwell was ruined, not only the Chinese generals in the North China Theater, but even the Chinese reporters were not interested in him, but he himself felt very good.

Weber smiled slightly, as an American, he did not judge Stilwell well, but he thought that Stilwell made a serious mistake in his relationship with Zhuang Jihua, simply put, a common mistake made by most Westerners, ignoring the ideas of the Chinese, and always wanting to impose his ideas on the Chinese.

"Maybe there is something at the top of China and the United States that has decided again, and you Americans are really the same, can't you send another person? Isn't it a mess to send this trouble here? In private, Mei Youlan didn't hide her words, but only a few of them knew this.

Weber didn't want to talk about it, he also thought that Stilwell's trip to the North China Theater was not very appropriate, but he didn't want to talk about it, so he diverted the topic: "May, what do you think about the Xinjiang rebellion?" ”

Mei Youlan pursed her mouth and said contemptuously: "What's this, the eldest brother has long concluded that something is going to happen, Stalin is not a thief, Tehran's request will never let go easily, and the Xinjiang rebellion is his back push." ”

Weber nodded slightly, this judgment is a judgment that almost everyone in the headquarters agrees with, and Weber also agrees that the Xinjiang rebellion is being promoted by Soviet Russia from behind, but the news newspapers in the last two days are a little abnormal.

In Chongqing, the "Central Daily" strongly advocated the use of force to suppress the rebellion, and the "Lion Awakening Weekly" took a clear-cut stand and demanded that the government quell the rebellion, but the "Xinhua Daily" published a long serial report on the ins and outs of the rebellion in Xinjiang, holding that it was the D-sacrifice movement that began last year that caused the rebellion of various ethnic groups in Xinjiang, and that the biggest enemy at present was the Japanese, and that it was best to resolve the rebellion in Xinjiang by peaceful means.

"Yan'an's attitude is nothing but a copy of the attitude of Soviet Russia." Mei Youlan continued, "I don't think this step can be stopped, and we must put down the rebellion by force, otherwise Mongolia and the Northeast will not know how many things will happen in the future." ”

Webb smiled and nodded, "Let's go out for a walk and see if we can meet General Stilwell, maybe we can get something." ”

Mei Youlan's words actually represented Zhuang Jihua's meaning, and the "Yuzhou Evening News" firmly advocated counterinsurgency on the Xinjiang rebellion, but Zhuang Jihua's representatives in Chongqing, Zhang Jingjiang and Old Man Mei, remained silent and did not express any opinions. This state of affairs makes all political forces in Chongqing a little strange. No political force will underestimate this general, who has a huge influence in the military, government and people, and everyone is waiting for him to make a statement and preparing for his statement.

The two went out and walked slowly along the stone road in the small courtyard, the greening of the small courtyard was good, the shadows of the trees were swaying in the moonlight, the security of this small courtyard was still relatively loose, the west courtyard where the war room was located, and the backyard where Zhuang Jihua lived, the security was very strict, not only the door, but also the mobile sentry in the courtyard, and it was impossible to enter without documents.

Sure enough, the two soon met Stilwell and Brian, Stilwell and Brian were standing on the corridor at the door chatting, and when they saw Webber and Merryland, Brian greeted them first, and Stilwell reluctantly nodded and said hello. "General, I really didn't expect to meet you here." Webb smiled at Stilwell.

Mei Youlan changed her smile at this time: "General Stilwell, I thought you were in Burma." ”

Stilwell reluctantly smiled and said: "The US government believes that the US ** team should exert greater strength to eliminate the Japanese, and I went to the North China Theater to serve as the commander of the US forces in the North China Theater, and at the same time concurrently serve as the chief of staff of the North China Theater." ”

Brian smiled in his heart, Stilwell knew that Weber and Mei Youlan were very trusted by Zhuang Jihua, and his words to the two of them would reach Zhuang Jihua's ears sooner or later, and he was reminding Zhuang Jihua that he represented the U.S. government, and your attitude towards me was your attitude towards the U.S. government.

It seems that Stilwell has no confidence in his heart, Brian said in his heart, they took a plane south to Dade County in the evening, and then went to the headquarters after dinner in Dexian County, and in this process, Zhuang Jihua just sent a lieutenant to Jinan to greet and accompany them to the headquarters.

"What were you guys talking about?" Brian didn't give Mei Youlan a chance to ask questions, he had already heard the dissatisfaction in Mei Youlan's words, so he decided to preemptively control them.

"Oh, Mr. Weber thinks that the rebellion in Xinjiang is a conspiracy of Soviet Russia, but now we should first concentrate on dealing with the Japanese, and we can negotiate with the rebels in Xinjiang for the time being." "However, I don't agree, I think we should resolutely put down the rebellion. I wonder which of our views the two generals agree with? ”

Weber laughed in his heart, Mei Youlan is learning more and more proficiently, when she was in Shanghai, although she was full of enthusiasm, but her skills were very lacking, now not only the enthusiasm has not changed, but the skills are becoming more and more mature. Mei Youlan knew Stilwell's attitude towards her, and it might be difficult to interview him directly, so she took advantage of the situation and beat him up.

Before coming, Weidemeyer clearly told them that the attitude of the US government towards the Xinjiang rebellion was neither to support nor express its position, and to let China and the Soviet Union negotiate a solution on their own. But it cannot be said explicitly, nor can it be said by them.

"In my opinion, the Xinjiang rebellion has a deep background, and it is not enough, as Mr. Weber said, that we should first defeat the Japanese fascists." Stilwell spoke, Brian chuckled in his heart, and he quickly resolved: "I don't think so, we can put down the rebellion, after all, the rebels are not strong." ”

Saying that, Brian quietly gave Stilwell a look, and Stilwell told him with his eyes that he already understood what he meant, and that Brian deliberately contradicted what Stilwell said, and it was through this way that he told reporters that Stilwell's opinion just now could only represent his personal opinion, not the U.S. government's opinion.

Weber also interjected at this time: "Xinjiang is too far from the mainland, and its impact is limited, and what I am worried about is the impact of this on Sino-Soviet relations, if this leads to the breakdown of Sino-Soviet relations, it will be more than worth the loss." ”

"I don't see it that way." A voice came from behind, and several people turned their heads to look, but it was Zhuang Jihua who came in from outside, and he obviously heard Weber's words.! ~！

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