Chapter 438 Running Myanmar
Yue Weihan's plan for the reorganization of the expeditionary force drawn up by Yue Weihan was soon submitted to Chairman Chiang's case, and this was actually a formality, and Yue Weihan was now the commander-in-chief of the Allied Southeast Asian Theater, and with his rank, it was no longer necessary to report to Chairman Chiang for approval to adjust the establishment and personnel of the Chinese Expeditionary Force.
Chairman Chiang also did not think that he had the ability to change Yue Weihan's decision.
If Chairman Chiang really had the ability to do this, he would have directly ordered the Chinese expeditionary force to be transferred back to China, anyway, now that Burma has been taken, and the lifeline of the Yunnan-Burma Highway has been reopened, instead of tyrannizing Burma to offend the British, it is better to ask for the surname to return it to the British, and to avoid his own revenge to preserve his vitality.
At this time, Chairman Chiang just wanted to change his decision, and it would not be possible to leave the 11th and 20th Group Army in the country, and if Chairman Chiang really wanted to do this, then he would lose his trust in the millions of officers and soldiers, and even more so in the 40,000,000 people of the country, and it would not only be his personal prestige that would be damaged, but also his leadership position would be shaken because of this.
There was no way, so Chairman Jiang had no choice but to send secret telegrams to Wang Lingyun, Huang Jie and other generals respectively to appease them.
While Chairman Chiang was busy appeasing the high-ranking generals whose interests had been damaged by the reorganization of the two major armies, Yue Weihan was also busy managing the political situation in Burma, and the special status of commander-in-chief of the Allied Southeast Asian Theater determined that Yue Weihan could no longer be confined to a military perspective when considering problems, and he must learn to consider problems from a political perspective.
The current political situation in Myanmar is nothing to worry about, and the attitude of the British can hardly be ignored.
Although Burma is a British colony, it also has rich strategic resources such as oil, iron ore, rubber, and timber, but compared with India, the "crown jewel", Myanmar is a little insignificant.
The attitude of the Americans is also very clear, as long as the Chinese can defeat Yue himself, even if the Luzon (Philippines) is temporarily leased to the Chinese Expeditionary Force, it is not impossible, so before the end of World War II, Yue Weihan can completely rely on his status as "commander-in-chief of the Southeast Asian theater" to implement military rule over the entire Southeast Asia.
Therefore, there is nothing to worry about in the current political situation in Myanmar, what Yue Weihan needs to worry about is the future political situation in Myanmar!
World War II cannot be fought all the time, with the entry of the United States into the war, the demise of the book has entered the countdown, after the demise of the book, the pattern of Asia is bound to stage a reshuffle, history, due to the civil war between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, China lost a great opportunity to grab the dividends of the war, and now, Yue Weihan will never let such a thing happen again.
Myanmar is located in the southwest border of China, with the Indian Ocean on the left and the Indochina Peninsula on the right, and its strategic location is extremely important.
However, it is clear that China does not have the strength to annex Myanmar at the moment, and the time is not ripe.
If China were to blatantly annex Burma now, it would definitely greatly irritate the nerves of the British, and even anger the Americans, which is undoubtedly quite unwise.
However, it is necessary and necessary to lay out for the future annexation of Burma.
In Yue Weihan's view, the top priorities are two things: one is to support the Kachin party members to come to power and form a puppet political axe; The second is to help Burmese overseas Chinese inject capital to control Burma's railways, crude oil, iron ore, rubber and other key areas, the strength and ability of Burmese overseas Chinese are unquestionable, when the British ruled Burma, Burmese overseas Chinese did not have the opportunity to get involved in these key areas, and now Yue Weihan has become the "soil emperor" of the entire Southeast Asia, and overseas Chinese finally have the opportunity to show their talents.
………… Yangon, headquarters of the Chinese Expeditionary Force.
Yue Weihan was in the conference room with Chen Kah Kee, Zhuang Xiyan, Li Qingquan and Li Qiulian and other overseas Chinese leaders, the atmosphere of the meeting was very warm, even the very cultured Mr. Tan Kah Kee, when expounding his own opinions, he would also use rich body language from time to time to strengthen his appeal.
In fact, this discussion was only a discussion of the intention of the surname, but the impact on Myanmar in later generations was enormous.
Because it was in this forum that the amount of capital injection and the distribution pattern of business shares of overseas Chinese in Nanyang were preliminarily determined, after this forum, four multinational consortia that could almost influence China's political pattern began to take shape, and quickly controlled all the key areas of Southeast Asia in just a few years!
After reaching a preliminary intention with overseas Chinese in Nanyang, Yue Weihan went to Yangon Airport to welcome President Roosevelt's special envoy.
A few days ago, Yue Weihan's proposal received great attention from the political axe of the United States, and President Roosevelt even sent a special envoy for this purpose.
Yue Weihan suggested that Burma should be operated as a logistics base for the Allied forces, with the United States providing industrial equipment and technical strength, and then using Chinese labor, India's iron ore and Burma's coal to produce aircraft, tanks and even warships and other weapons and equipment on a large scale, which could not only supply the Chinese expeditionary force in the Southeast Asian battlefield, but also supply the nearby allied forces in the North African battlefield!
This made the US political axe and President Roosevelt quite excited, because Burma is strategically located, all industrial resources can be obtained nearby, once the logistics base is built, the logistics support of the Chinese expeditionary force will hardly need the burden of the US political axe, and in this way, the US political axe can be completely freed and more strategic resources can be invested in the European battlefield.
However, President Roosevelt preferred the direct construction of the US political axe, and then the protection of the Chinese [***] team, while Yue Weihan preferred the US political axe to provide industrial equipment and technical personnel to assist the Chinese expeditionary force to build, and the differences between China and the United States in this regard are still relatively large, and the attitude of the Americans is also very cautious.
The Americans cannot afford not to be cautious, because this is not hundreds of millions of dollars in arms aid, but large-scale industrial aid!
No matter how large the amount of arms aid is, it is only a consumable with a surname, and when it is consumed, there will be no more, and if the allies want to ask for it again, they will have to spend money to buy it from the United States, but large-scale industrial aid is not the case, once the Chinese Expeditionary Force has built a logistics base in Burma, then not only the logistics support of the Chinese Expeditionary Force will not be worry-free, but Burma's industrial base and military production capacity will also suddenly step on a new level, and directly realize industrialization!
After the war, if Burma reads its strength, it will directly become an industrial power, and its industrial manufacturing capacity will even far exceed that of any other country in Asia, and China has more than 10 million square kilometers of land and 450 million people, but in terms of industrial manufacturing capacity, I am afraid that it will not even be able to reach a fraction of Myanmar's industrial manufacturing capacity.
Of course, the Americans are skeptical that Myanmar will be able to read it.
If the Chinese Expeditionary Force stays in Burma and does not leave, then Burma is likely to become a province of China from now on, and then China's industrial capacity and military industrial level will get a qualitative leap, and if China keeps keeping pace with the United States, it will be fine, and if the two countries are at loggerheads, then the US political axe will really be lifting a stone to shoot itself in the foot.
Therefore, the US political axe must be cautious in this matter, and according to the consistent pragmatic attitude of the Americans, they must conduct a comprehensive assessment of the risks that may arise in the future, and then come up with a feasible report, and once the report shows that the risks outweigh the benefits, then the American political axe and President Roosevelt will not hesitate to give up.
Yue Weihan's attitude is also very resolute, it is impossible to directly build by the American political axe!
If this were to be done, would Burma become a colony of the United States? Burma was recaptured by the Chinese Expeditionary Force from the hands of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, and although the US Air Force also played a great role, the decisive force was still the Chinese Expeditionary Force, and there was never a free lunch in the world.
Americans care about their own national interests, so why doesn't Yue Weihan care about China's national interests?
If it is really impossible to negotiate, Yue Weihan would rather give up this plan, or find a way to seize the industrial equipment from himself and build it slowly, anyway, the thing that lures the wolf into the house is absolutely not possible.
As a traverser, Yue Weihan is very clear about the future international situation, the British Empire is already thin and the scenery is no longer good, but the United States wants to lead the wind in the next hundred years, once the United States controls Burma, it will be a sharp knife against the soft underbelly of China's abdomen, and at a critical moment, this sharp knife will kill China.
………… Negotiations with the US envoy lasted all day and ended unhappily.
Stilwell, who participated in the whole negotiations, could only express regret because he was an American, and it was impossible for him to help Yue Weihan in turn to demand concessions from the American political axe.
In the evening, Yue Weihan returned to his "home" depressed, only to see Helen teaching Huzi to play baseball.
Baseball is the number one ball game in the United States, but with Huzi's current small arm, it is basically wishful thinking to swing a home run, Huzi swung more than a dozen strokes, and only two were effective hits, however, this still attracted the cheers of Liu Xin, Jade Fox and Li Mengzhunu who were watching next to him, as well as Reuters reporter Avril.
This British beauty seems to be eager to explore Yue Weihan's affair, especially when she knows that Helen is also Yue Weihan's public lover, she is even more shocked, knowing that in the values of the Western world, spouse or couple is the only one, although this is not the case in reality, but at least on the surface.
But Helen and Liu Xin get along very well, which completely overturns Avril's cognition.
So, Avril wanted to know what kind of charm Yue Weihan had that could make several Chinese women who could be called the best in the world and Helen, the first heir to the American steel lot, also commit to him? With this exploration, Avril found that Yue Weihan was really lethal to women.
"Honey, you're back." When she saw Yue Weihan, Helen came up with a hot kiss.
Yue Weihan looked a little tired, and sat down on the rattan chair in the courtyard, and Li Meng, who was still still a private health doctor, hurriedly stepped forward and gently kneaded Yue Weihan's left and right temples with her soft and boneless hands, Yue Weihan couldn't help but close his eyes comfortably, and leaned his head back on Li Meng's bulging chest.
"Honey, you seem to be a little unhappy?" Helen sat down next to Yue Weihan and asked with concern.
"Not because of you Americans?" Yue Weihan breathed a sigh of relief, and said angrily, "You Americans are really realistic enough, as long as it doesn't involve national interests, it's easy to say anything, but once national interests are involved, it's not enough to make the slightest concession. ”
"Yue, it seems that you still don't know enough about the United States." Helen leaned lightly on Yue Weihan, and then whispered softly into Yue Weihan's ear, "The United States is a boiled country, all major decisions must be discussed by Congress, and then decided by the president, and members of Congress and the president are elected by the people, so if you want to get the support of the American political axe, you must first get the support of the American people." ”
"Huh?" When Yue Weihan heard this, his heart suddenly moved slightly.
Previously, Yue Weihan was able to become the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, with the help of the power of the American people!
At that time, after receiving Yue Weihan's transoceanic telegram, Helen filmed a special propaganda film about China's War of Resistance at the fastest speed, and the result successfully aroused great sympathy from the American people.
Not long ago, Helen's promotional video "The Horn of the Counteroffensive Has Been Blown" once again ignited the enthusiasm of the American people, directly prompting the American political axe and President Roosevelt to increase their support for the Chinese Expeditionary Force, and the equipment to assist the Chinese Expeditionary Force has also increased from 15 mechanics at the beginning to 30 mechanics.
However, this time to persuade the US political axe to carry out large-scale industrial aid in Burma, how to mobilize public opinion?
In a blink of an eye, Yue Weihan thought of a war report this morning, which said that the US-Philippine coalition forces besieged on the Bataan Peninsula in the Philippines had fallen into a desperate situation of running out of ammunition and food, and MacArthur once again rejected the US Department of Defense's order to evacuate ahead of schedule, insisting on coexisting with the 75,000 Allied officers and men trapped on the Bataan Peninsula.
This may be an opportunity, if the Chinese Expeditionary Force can rescue MacArthur and 75,000 Allied officers and soldiers trapped on the Bataan Peninsula, the American people's affection for Yue Weihan and the Chinese Expeditionary Force will definitely reach an unprecedented height, and at that time, the American people will unreservedly support the American political axe to help build the Burma base.
(To be continued)