Xu Ming carefully looked at the American in front of him, tall and thin, with an ordinary parted head, and under his hair, there were a pair of sharp eyes, even if a pair of sorghum glasses were framed on it, he couldn't hide it. This is a typical image of a beautiful **, even if he is wearing an ordinary black tweed trench coat.

Stilwell, in the materials of later generations, is a very controversial figure, Americans consider him a lonely hero, the Kuomintang thinks he is domineering and selfish, and historical learning materials portray him as an international friend.

Xu Ming has his own understanding of this, Stilwell is a beautiful person, that's all, what he does is completely from a military point of view.

"Hello, Mr. Stilwell, thank you so much for being here." Xu Ming stretched out his right hand from afar and welcomed him with a smile.

Stilwell also saw the Chinese general, who had recently gained prominence, of average height, not very fair skin, wearing an ordinary military uniform, and his bloodshot eyes showed that he was tired, but there was wisdom in his eyes. Before he came, he thoroughly understood the military deeds of the person in front of him, and his evaluation was: a genius general.

"Thank you for your personal welcome." Stilwell was equally smiling.

The guards next to him brought two pears to Stilwell and Dorne, and Xu Ming explained, "The water here is not drinkable, so you have to quench your thirst with pears." ”

"It's a luxury drink." Stilwell and Dorne weren't polite either, they had long been thirsty until now.

Xu Mingruo said meaningfully: "What you said is not wrong at all, this pear is transported from Hubei, which is 200 kilometers away!" ”

"What you mean, General, is an important reason why you were able to win."

"Yes, we have the most hard-working, the most supportive people, and the best soldiers who fought for them, and this is the reason why we were able to win the war of resistance."

Stilwell agreed, "Yes, your soldiers are very good, they only need a little food and troops to support the battle, they don't need any entertainment facilities, they can fight in difficult conditions, and if they have better weapons and officers to lead them, they are the best soldiers." ”

This is Stilwell's consistent view, China has excellent soldiers, but the quality of officers is extremely poor, and after the outbreak of the Pacific War, all kinds of actions he did were based on ideological understanding.

Xu Ming saw him today in the hope of changing his mind, of course, this is extremely difficult, but Xu Ming knows that this inconspicuous officer in front of him will have a very important impact on China's War of Resistance, and any of his reports will affect President Roosevelt's judgment of the situation in China, and in the near future, he will still have the right to distribute aid materials to China!

"Mr. Stilwell, I don't think your knowledge of Chinese soldiers and officers is incomplete, they are just as good." Xu Ming said this, not to defend his country, but to prepare for a debate with Stilwell.

In order to convince this figure, who is known for his stubbornness and stubbornness, blind flattery will not work, he must be convinced.

"General..."Stilwell hesitated, he was a well-known expert in raising the bar, and he was not afraid of debate, but now he was surrounded by lieutenant officials, and it would be a very impolite performance to say that Chinese officers were not good.

Xu Ming understood, and several people walked into a temporary command room, and there were only 3 people in the room, Stilwell Dorn and Xu Ming.

There was no one else, and Stilwell boldly expressed his opinion: "General Xu Ming, I can't agree with your point of view, the officers of your country have performed really badly in the war, they ignore logistics and medical care, regardless of wounded soldiers, many lack basic tactical literacy, and even deduct the salaries and rations of ordinary soldiers..."

It is really not easy for Xu Ming to refute, because Stilwell is right!

He decided to find another breakthrough and said, "Mr. Stilwell, you seem to have come to China in 1911. ”

Stilwell laughed, "Yes, this is my second home, and I can even write your calligraphy." He also thought that he had won Xu Ming's argument just now, and his words revealed smugness.

Xu Ming smiled, "Yes, I think you should know the development history of the squadron for more than 20 years. ”

Stilwell nodded, most of his military career was in China, and his understanding of China was even more specific than some Chinese.

"After 1911, it was the Beiyang Military Group, and the six towns of Beiyang were established by Yuan Shikai in accordance with Western standards, and the tactical literacy was not bad, but there was no national consciousness, and the combat resilience was not good, which is the first stage in my opinion. The second stage is when the government completes the reunification, and the tactical literacy of our first team has lagged behind, but the national consciousness is really forming, and the soldiers have gradually known why they are fighting. The third stage is now, when the tactical literacy of our soldiers is being enhanced, and the national consciousness is fully formed, knowing that they are in order to defend the country and the nation. ”

"General Xu Ming, I understand what you mean, China is getting stronger, but I think your military system still has a lot of shortcomings, you can't deny it, the officer side I just talked about." It was not so easy to convince Stilwell, his good friend and later chief of staff, Marshall, said, "Joseph's biggest problem was himself, he never listened to people!" ”

If you want to convince others, it is not enough to blindly refute it, Xu Ming first agreed, "I agree with your point of view, in fact, I have always attached importance to the building of officers in my own army, and so is our country, you should know that Chairman Chiang likes what others like to call him the most." ”

"Headmaster." Stilwell said this, and Dorne next to him laughed.

"It can be said that China attaches more importance to officers than any other country, and a Whampoa student can be promoted in less than three months after graduation, and may be promoted to the rank of colonel in five years, which is almost unimaginable in other countries. But it is a pity that China is developed on the basis of extreme backwardness, whether it is agriculture, or industry, or military, now every officer in China can never have the resources and time that your country has, although they are progressing, but in absolute terms, they still have many problems, if you only see their shortcomings, and ignore their environment and history, I think, this is unfair to them. ”

Stilwell was lost in thought, he was an extreme man who loved China and hated Japan. The continuous defeat of the squadron on the battlefield made him very angry, so he publicly expressed his dissatisfaction with these phenomena, but Xu Ming was also right, China's foundation is too backward, and excessive requirements are unreasonable.

After thinking about it for a long time, Stilwell said, "Sir, your words make sense, but my character can't bear them. ”

"So you are a pure military man, with all due respect, Mr. Stilwell, your only suitable position is that of a general, leading a force entirely trained or obedient by you, to defeat a formidable enemy."

When it came to Stilwell's heart, it was his long-held dream, and Stilwell laughed, "Thank you for your wishes." ”

But Xu Ming didn't come to compliment him, to make him happy in order to launch another wave of attacks.

"Mr. Stilwell, you seem to have a deep hatred for China's ** and injustice."

"Yes, I think this is the biggest problem of your country, the limited resources are not used in the most critical places, the soldiers in the front are fighting bloodily, and the dignitaries in the rear are enjoying themselves, they are sorry for those loyal soldiers!"

"Yes, I hate them as much as you do, but I want to ask, if you have a vested interest, do you hate them so much?"

Xu Ming's words angered Stilwell, and he stood up, waving his fists with a flushed face, "General Xu Ming, this is an insult to me, I can swear to God and Mother, if I have this day, I will never tolerate unfairness and **." ”

Xu Ming sighed in his heart, he knew that Stilwell was this character, but it was no problem to do this as a general, but as a chief of staff in the future, it would only be bad if he couldn't rub sand in his eyes!

In the end, he and China lost both, and he returned to the United States in disgrace, and a large number of anti-Japanese war materials were also distributed to Britain, which was almost non-resistant.

Xu Ming shook his head gently, "Any person, when it comes to himself, he can't face it rationally, Mr. Stilwell, you are still only a colonel, and it is said that you are going to retire (the United States has not been promoted to brigadier general and must retire on time), the reason why you have not been promoted to general is that someone has an opinion about you." ”

Stilwell nodded with a dark face, he is not good at talking nonsense in front of Xu Ming, an outsider, the bureaucrats of the US Department of Defense have a lot of opinions about him, and when he is with his friends, he even scolds those people in the US Department of Defense without scrupulousness. ”

"If one day, for example, your friend Marshall becomes chief of staff, I think you will definitely be promoted to general, because he understands your abilities, but for others, he may not understand, whether this is an injustice, whether it is fair to you, unfair to others!"

I have to say that Xu Ming's eloquence is very good, Stilwell always feels that this is a strong argument, and he should be promoted to a general, but Xu Ming's words can't seem to be refuted.

Stilwell could only smile bitterly, "General Xu Ming, you are the most eloquent person I have ever met. ”

To Stilwell, he wanted to come with a sweet word and a gun and a stick, Xu Ming also smiled: "You are a person I admire very much, and I have always admired your integrity, outstanding ability, and profound thoughts..."

From military theory, the two talked about the international situation and human nature, Stilwell is actually a very simple-minded soldier, although he still has views on China's ** and the quality of officers, but he is completely convinced of Xu Ming.

In his letter to his friend Marshall, he wrote: "General Xu Ming has an extremely profound understanding of modern military theory, and he has unparalleled determination and will...".

The two talked all night, and Dorne slept there without saying a word.

"Joe, you are welcome to come to my unit at any time, and if your application to observe the battle situation is not approved, I will handle it. If your country doesn't object, you can even help me draw up a battle plan! Before leaving, Xu Ming smiled and made a promise to Stilwell.

"Thank you, Xu." Stilwell ended up giving a heavy hug.

P: The reason why I devote a whole chapter to Stilwell is because, for this book, Stilwell is extremely important to the protagonist in the later period, and you may guess that Xu Ming will enter the Burma war, and the collaborator is Stilwell