Seeing Yue Weihan suddenly kneeling and kowtowing, all the officers and men of the new 38th Division were in an uproar.

Sun Liren also looked stunned when he saw this, he thought that Yue Weihan was just casually talking, and it was impossible to really fulfill his promise and kneel in public, but now, Yue Weihan really knelt down in front of more than 4,000 officers and soldiers of the new 38th Division, and knocked his head heavily, at this moment, Sun Liren really couldn't understand Yue Weihan.

But one thing is obvious, Yue Weihan is definitely a man who does what he says!

"Oh, the boss, I can't do it, I can't do it." General Luo Zhuoying, deputy commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force, hurriedly stepped forward and tried to help Yue Weihan up, Yue Weihan just stared coldly at the side, and General Luo Zhuoying withdrew his hand in a sneer, and for a while Luo Zhuoying only felt extremely embarrassed, it seemed inappropriate to stand, and he knelt down, but he was unwilling.

Yue Weihan ignored Luo Zhuoying anymore, lowered the microphone slightly, and said loudly: "The ancients said, a man has gold under his knees, and he only kneels to heaven and earth and his parents, but today, I, Yue Weihan, the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, kneel down for you!" You are not my parents, and you are not heaven and earth, but you are higher than heaven and greater than earth! ”

"You deserve this kneeling, because you are heroes! China's national hero! ”

"Brothers, on behalf of the 40,000,000 compatriots, I would like to thank you for your bloody war of resistance in the past four years! If it weren't for your bloody persistence, China would have died a long time ago, and 40,000 compatriots would have been slaves to the country! ”

After saying that, Yue Weihan knocked his head heavily for the second time, and when he straightened up again, Yue Weihan's forehead was already swollen.

"Brothers, this second blow belongs to the 500,000 overseas Chinese in Myanmar, and even more so to the 8 million overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia, on behalf of the 8 million overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia, I would like to thank you for risking your lives and hardships to come to Southeast Asia to help them resist the invasion of the Japanese invaders and defend their homeland!"

After saying that, Yue Weihan knocked down the third slap again, and when he got up again, his forehead was already bloody.

"This third slap is my Yue Weihan's own! Brethren, you are the best soldier I have ever seen, and I am proud to have such a soldier as you, and now I sincerely ask for your forgiveness, and I take back what I said in the Hukang Valley, that the Tax Police Corps is by no means a security regiment, but the most elite [***] troops! ”

The whole square was silent, only Yue Weihan's voice lingered over the square.

Including Sun Liren, the mentality of all the officers and men of the new 38th Division has undergone subtle changes, and after Yue Weihan knocked his head three times, the anger and resentment in their chests have long since disappeared, and they have been replaced by a tragic and resolute force that cannot be expressed in words.

"The surname is Yue, don't say anything!" In the queue, a lieutenant colonel battalion commander had red eyes and roared hoarsely, "Don't fucking earn tears here anymore, you dare to kneel in public, which shows that you are a person who will do what you say, as long as you have a kind, our brothers will never say anything, as long as it is to fight devils, these hundred catties of meat will be put on hold in Burma!" ”

"That's right!" Another battalion commander chimed in, "Since I joined the expeditionary force and stepped out of the country, the brothers have no intention of going back alive!" Heroes or not, we don't care, whether the tax police corps is elite or miscellaneous, and it's not your surname Yue who has the final say, but just the three slaps you just made, let's recognize you as the commander-in-chief! ”

On the rostrum, Sun Liren's sword eyebrows were inadvertently frowned, as a major general and division commander with mature political ideas and world views, of course Sun Liren would not accept Yue Weihan so easily and unreservedly, but these battalion commanders, company commanders, platoon commanders and ordinary soldiers under his command seemed to eat Yue Weihan's set.

The corners of Yue Weihan's mouth suddenly flashed with an imperceptible smile, and he immediately stood up.

Although the "performance" just now also came from Yue Weihan's own heart, and it also successfully won the recognition of grassroots officers and ordinary soldiers, in order to truly win the support of these officers and soldiers, this alone is far from enough, and if we want to truly win the military hearts of the new 38th Division and even the entire expeditionary force, we must start from the roots!

What is the root of an army? Nothing else, military salaries!

The army, as the armed forces of a country, they shoulder the natural mission of protecting the family and defending the country, most of the time, the army will fight for the country without regrets and sacrifice for the nation, but the soldiers of the army are also flesh and blood, they also have seven emotions and six desires, they are not iron men, they also need to support their families!

Soldiers can shed blood for the sake of the country, but Yue Weihan can't let them shed both blood and tears.

"Brethren, I must tell you good news." Yue Weihan helped the microphone and said loudly, "Starting from this month, the military salary of the expeditionary force will no longer be issued to legal tender, but to US dollars, and the military salary of the soldiers is 10 yuan!" Note that this is not fiat currency, but dollars, and private $10 per month! ”

The officers and soldiers under the rostrum looked at each other, not knowing what $10 meant.

Yue Weihan smiled slightly, and then explained: "10 US dollars per month, which is equivalent to 40 yuan of the ocean!" ”

The officers and soldiers in the audience were stunned for a moment, and then cheered loudly, 40 yuan per month is now the ocean, which is definitely an unprecedented "huge" military salary for [***], in the history of [***], the highest military salary is the Northeast Army before entering the customs, but the Northeast Army at that time was only seven or eight silver dollars per month.

What's more, the dollar is not like fiat currency, which is depreciating every day, but the dollar is quite strong!

Twenty-seven years ago in the Republic of China, four yuan of fiat currency and one dollar were almost equivalent, but now, the purchasing power of two hundred pieces of fiat currency has not caught up with one penny, and now, the salary of a major in the Central Army is almost 200 legal currency, which was a huge amount of money three years ago, but now, it is far from enough to even go to the restaurant for a light meal.

Sun Liren, who was standing next to him, also looked excited, but he was inevitably a little lost in his heart.

On the one hand, Sun Liren is happy for all the officers and soldiers of the expeditionary force in his heart, if Yue Weihan can really get such a high salary for the officers and soldiers of the expeditionary force, even if it is really worth it, but on the other hand, Sun Liren also understands that if this matter can really be implemented, it means that no one can stop Yue Weihan's absolute control of the expeditionary force!

Luo Zhuoying, who was on the other side, couldn't help but beat a drum in his heart when he heard this, and reminded Yue Weihan in a low voice: "General, it is not a trivial matter for the expeditionary force's military salary to be changed to US dollars, should we seek the consent of the Military Commission and Chairman Jiang in advance?" Also, ordinary soldiers are paid $10 a month, isn't it too high? ”

"Too high a spec?" Yue Weihan stretched out his hand to cover the microphone and said coldly, "If I'm not mistaken, the salary specifications provided by the U.S. political axe to the expeditionary force are according to the standards of the U.S. Army, right?" Ordinary privates in the U.S. Army are paid $50 a month, and I only pay $10 to the expeditionary force, which is a high standard? ”

Luo Zhuoying was speechless, because he knew that what Yue Weihan said was the truth.

The military salary of the Chinese Expeditionary Force is indeed provided by the US political axe, and the minimum standard is indeed $50 per month, and the 100,000 officers and soldiers of the expeditionary force, the US political axe just pays tens of millions of US dollars every month.

In fact, after the expeditionary force stepped out of the country, the amount of military salary received each month did not change in any way, and the amount of money received was still fiat currency, as for the huge amount of dollars, it fell into the major banks controlled by the four major families without any suspense, and then quickly deposited back to the personal accounts of the children of the four major families in the banks in the United States.

Not only did the expeditionary force pay a huge amount of money, but even the huge amount of dollars that the U.S. political axe provided to the national government axe to buy arms and materials also flowed back to the United States in large quantities and became the personal assets of the four major families, which was the main reason why Stilwell had a fierce quarrel with Chairman Chiang and suggested that the U.S. political axe provide aid to the Eighth Route Army.

For these shady insiders, Yue Weihan, as a traverser, naturally knows about it.

Therefore, Yue Weihan did not think of obtaining the consent of Chairman Chiang and the Military Commission at all, and the only object that Yue Weihan needed to persuade was Stilwell, as long as Stilwell was convinced, all the salaries, materials and munitions provided by the US political axe to the expeditionary force would be directly handed over to the expeditionary force.

A sentence choked Luo Zhuoying, Yue Weihan let go of the hand covering the microphone and announced loudly: "Now I announce, the Zhujie Conference has begun......

………… Imphal.

Stilwell is packing his bags and preparing to fly back to Myanmar.

As crazy as it sounds, Stilwell had just been evacuated from Myanmar and had been in Imphal for less than 24 hours before he was in a hurry to return to Myanmar.

The English aristocracy such as Alexander did not even make a false dissuasion.

For these arrogant British nobles, the American Stilwell was simply an undesirable figure, and the only thing the British nobles needed was American planes, warships, and large-scale army units, not a few high-ranking officers who only knew how to point fingers and pretend.

………… Yucheng, the official residence of Chairman Chiang.

"Smack!" Chairman Chiang slammed the telegram in his hand on the table, then stood up, paced back and forth in the study with his hands behind his back, and scolded angrily as he paced, "Niang Xipi, how can this be reasonable, how can this be true!" Is there still a military committee in his eyes, and is there still me as a leader!? ”

The next to General He, General Chen, and Director Dai were silent.

Everyone already knew about the matter, and the telegram was sent back by Luo Zhuoying, saying that Yue Weihan was going to lobby Stilwell to directly distribute the salary provided by the US political axe to the expeditionary force to the expeditionary force, so that the national political axe would immediately lose nearly $10 million in financial resources every month, and more importantly, Chairman Chiang felt that his authority had been challenged.

"Darling, you can't be angry about this kind of thing, even if Stilwell agrees, it is impossible for the US political axe and President Roosevelt to agree to Yue Weihan's unreasonable demands, the Chinese Expeditionary Force will always be China's army, and the military salary of this army should be approved and issued by the Military Commission!" At such a time, only Madame Chiang dared to come forward to persuade Chairman Chiang in a fit of rage.

When Chairman Chiang heard this, his heart immediately moved, and he said: "Madam, you immediately come forward to summon the US envoy to China and show the US political axe the firm stand of the national political axe. ”

"Okay." Mrs. Jiang nodded happily and said, "I'll arrange it." ”

………… Myitkyina, Myanmar.

Stilwell had returned to Burma and was stationed at the expeditionary force's headquarters in Myitkyina.

Yue Weihan barely needed to say anything, and he got Stilwell's approval, Stilwell was already extremely dissatisfied with the corruption of the national political axe[***], as an American citizen, but to watch the huge amount of aid provided by the American people fall into the private accounts of the four major families, how could he not be angry?

"Misteryue, don't worry, not only the Chinese Expeditionary Force, but also the 39th Group Army, which is about to leave Burma, will also be paid in full accordance with the standards of the US Army, and will no longer go through the national political axe, but will be directly paid by the US political axe, and the US political axe will treat the Chinese army as if it were its own country's army." The mood of the old man in the United States was obviously a little agitated.

As the chief of staff of the China-Burma-India Theater, Stilwell is also responsible for supervising the use of US aid funds and materials for China, and Stilwell may not have the right to provide the US political axe's aid materials to China to the Jin Sui Army or the Eighth Route Army, but it is absolutely not a problem to directly pay the Burmese expeditionary force.

Of course, Yue Weihan believed in Stilwell's energy, and smiled at the moment: "General Stilwell, China does not have a strong industry or strong technology, but we have a large number of excellent veterans and an inexhaustible source of reserve soldiers!" If necessary, China can invest millions of armed forces in the Pacific theater or even in the African theater! ”

“ok，ok！” Stilwell nodded again and again, and then gave a thumbs up and said, "Chinese soldiers, it's good!" ”

After saying this, Stilwell added: "I have formally submitted a report to the Pentagon and the White House, suggesting that the United States political axe provide funds and weapons to arm 30 to 50 divisions of Chinese troops to launch a local counteroffensive from Burma, so as to reduce the pressure on Guinea and Australia and buy time for the US counteroffensive." ”

Yue Weihan's heart jumped when he heard this, the 30 to 50 divisions of Chinese troops mentioned by Stilwell should obviously be the establishment of the US Army, the establishment of a division of the US Army is basically about 15,000 people, and 50 divisions are 750,000 troops, if the expeditionary force really expands into 750,000 elite troops with all US weapons, coupled with the strong logistics support capability of the US political axe, let alone counterattack Southeast Asia, as long as the US Navy can handle the Navy, it will be a piece of cake to land in Tokyo Bay!

(To be continued)