As soon as Tang Qiuli's words fell, Stilwell's heart immediately reached his throat, his face changed color, but his heart was relieved, "That's it, there is no bargaining, this is not in line with Tang Qiuli's personality, his small request should be to take the opportunity to open his mouth and knock himself hard," Thinking of this, Stilwell's little guilt in his heart disappeared

The change in Stilwell's expression fell in Tang Qiuli's eyes, to be honest, if there was no matter of buying time for the Japanese, he wouldn't mind slaughtering the Americans, even if he broke up because of this, and the matter collapsed, there was nothing to lose, anyway, he didn't gain much, and he didn't lose anything

Tang Qiuli said slowly: "My requirements are very simple, the weapons and equipment of the five divisions must be delivered to my troops within a month, and the time for my troops to launch an offensive will be more than five months later, that is, at the end of August, these two requirements have been met, and I will immediately start preparations for the campaign."

The first request, Stilwell agreed without thinking, it was originally a candy for this Chinese, the second request, Stilwell out of the sensitivity and vigilance of the military, realized that things are not so simple, five months, who knows what kind of changes will occur in the situation, the Japanese have already started to say?

Stilwell was not Tang Qiuli's boss and had no authority to command the troops of the independent division, if from the perspective of the Allied China and South Pacific Regional Headquarters, his position as chief of staff was still under the second deputy commander-in-chief Tang Qiuli, he did not dare to directly question Tang Qiuli's request, annoying this Chinese who was very important and could influence the situation in Southeast Asia, turned his face on the spot, refused to send troops, and could not get anything, so he could only return empty-handed

Therefore, Stilwell could only tactfully reject Tang Qiuli's request in a way that he pretended to be heavy and said: "General Tang, the current situation, you know better than me, the Japanese entrenched in Gapo is always a hidden danger, in five months, the Japanese can reorganize an army on the mainland, and at that time, the general's troops will inevitably bear the brunt of the attack, so I think that the preparation time for the battle is two months, that is, before the end of April, to launch an attack, of course, this is my personal construction." , for reference only, the specific time, or please General Tang decide for himself"

Tang Qiuli secretly said in his heart: "The Japanese will definitely do it, but the target is you Americans, so Lao Tzu is not in a hurry," Of course, the work on face has to be done enough, his face sank, his eyes looked at Stilwell, and a wave of anger erupted

Stilwell secretly shouted that it was not good, it seemed that this Chinese wanted to exert his power, and was about to explain a few words and save the situation, but Tang Qiuli waved his hand rudely, interrupting what he was about to say, and the atmosphere in the room suddenly became tense

After a while, Tang Qiuli gradually calmed down his anger, his face returned to normal, but his tone was extremely stern: "General Stilwell, you are a soldier, and you also hold the position of chief of staff of the Allied Headquarters, and you know very well in your heart about the series of battles that took place in the Indochina Peninsula that since the troops of our independent division entered Burma, they have gone through the war and fought against the two Japanese dispatch troops with their own strength, and the troops have always been in a combat state and have never rested, you must be clear?" ”

This is the truth, when the troops of the Independent Division were fighting to the death with the Japanese army in the Indochina Peninsula, the Americans did not move, and moreover, MacArthur was still behind his back, colluding with the Japanese, and making a stumbling block for Tang Qiuli's troops, Stilwell knew better than anyone that he had nothing to say

Tang Qiuli continued: "Especially in the Battle of Rangoon, the Japanese army under Ito's department, because they received reinforcements from the sea, land and air forces, caused our independent division troops, when they conquered Rangoon, the troops suffered great losses, and the reduction of each corps almost reached more than one-third, as for why the Japanese army trapped in the isolated city could get external reinforcements, the reason, Your Excellency General, you won't tell me you don't know?" Ahh

Stilwell knew the reason, except for MacArthur, who didn't do good things, Stilwell knew the reason best, to put it bluntly, the Americans let the water out, and let the Japanese Navy's Third Fleet and four first-class divisions and army units swagger through the Strait of Malacca without making any kind of blockade, as the side of the Allies, MacArthur did too much

However, these words, what can Stilwell say to Tang Qiuli, obviously not, Tang Qiuli seemed to complain, he could only listen, Tang Qiuli continued: "You are also a general, you know how difficult it is to prepare for a big battle, hundreds of thousands of troops, from the adjustment and transfer of troop deployment, to the replenishment of materials and equipment, can not be completed in half a year, the five months I said are still advanced, not to mention, my troops have just finished a big battle"

Looking at Stilwell, who had fallen into a semi-petrified state, Tang Qiuli softened his tone and said: "If it weren't for the overall interests of the Allied forces, and not for the dangerous situation faced by the U.S. military, I would never have launched an attack in a hurry without full preparation, at this point, no one can influence me Tang Qiuli, including the Allied headquarters, I will not joke with the lives of my soldiers."

Speaking of this kind of Cheng dù, Stilwell completely understood, this is Tang Qiuli's final bottom line, if the equipment is not equipped, people don't take it to heart, the words are clear, my troops are a tired army, and they have to give them time to take a breath? If I insist on it again, I'm afraid I will really shoot it in two, and I won't be able to catch my hair

Stilwell sighed, what is *** confidence, this is confidence, having soldiers in hand is confidence, and then insisting on his own opinion, that is even God's idiot who will not forgive, he hurriedly said: "General Tang, I understand your situation, just implement it according to your schedule, and I will respond truthfully to the Allied headquarters in the specific situation"

Tang Qiuli almost laughed in his heart, "What Allied headquarters, net ***, it's not like going back to talk to that old guy MacArthur, I have already eaten the Americans, and the rest depends on whether the Japanese are moving fast enough, in five months, the Americans will not prepare for war because they have received their own promises, I hope the Japanese will not let themselves down"

On the Tiger Shark Action Plan, Tang Qiuli signed his name with his teeth and claws, Stilwell was relieved, cherished it, and didn't want to stay in Yangon for even a minute, declined Tang Qiuli's gracious retention, and immediately rushed to the airport, and went back to Manila to resume his life, he brought back what MacArthur wanted, and what Tang Qiuli wanted to give

Looking at Stilwell's hurried figure, Tang Qiuli finally couldn't help laughing, the Americans fell into their own delaying tactics, and the Japanese fell into their own discordant schemes, and Southeast Asia was about to be lively, Stilwell thought that he had signed, and he couldn't go back, but he didn't know that the Tiger Shark action plan that the Japanese saw was not signed by himself, that is, it was a unilateral plan by the Americans who wanted to kill the Japanese, what did it have to do with themselves?

Tang Qiuli's mood was extremely comfortable, and he happily rode back to the division headquarters, and when he arrived at the gate, he found that there were dozens of cars of all kinds parked in the square in front of the division command

Tang Qiuli couldn't help but wonder, he asked a special guard to inquire about the situation, and after a while, the special guard ran back, and when he arrived in front of the car, he stood up and saluted, "Report to the division commander, the situation is clear, he is the main member of the Burmese National Construction Committee, and he came to find Deputy Division Commander Tang, and Mr. Murong Bowang, the president of the Yangon Chinese Chamber of Commerce, and the main members of the General Chamber of Commerce, also arrived at the division, and Deputy Division Commander Tang is receiving them."

Tang Qiuli frowned, this guess Weng Song, the more noisy he became, today he is here to force the palace, the strange thing is that what is the old Mr. Murong Bowang and the Chinese Chamber of Commerce mixed in? Could it be that the two families are together?

Shanhu looked back at Tang Qiuli and said, "Commander, should we avoid it first, and then, communicate with Brother Qiusheng, understand the situation, and then make plans," Tang Qiuli shook his head and said: "No, it is a boil that always has to come out, we have no reason to avoid it, I want to understand, guess where Weng Song is sacred?" Do you drive with three heads and six arms, go directly to the reception room," he ordered the driver to arrive

As soon as I arrived in the corridor of the reception room, I heard the chatter in the room, both Chinese and local languages, as if they were arguing about something, the noise was like a vegetable market, Tang Qiuli felt uncomfortable when he heard it, it was really lawless, there was no rule, what should I do with the headquarters of my independent division, the vegetable market or the wine room?

He pushed the door in, the movement was quite big, there were more than 200 people in a room, how could there be reporters? Du Qi looked back in surprise, this young general with a sinking face, heroic spirit, and swaggering head, couldn't figure out what kind of sacredness this was, since he dared to directly break into such an important occasion

Tang Qiusheng, the deputy division commander who was sitting at the front desk, Yang Ketian, the chief of staff, and several other officers, when they saw that the division commander was coming, got up and saluted together, "Good division commander" After Tang Qiuli returned the salute, he sat down on the main seat with a big thorn, glanced at Tang Qiusheng, and found the anger and helplessness in Brother Qiusheng's eyes, and he understood what was going on in his heart

It must be that these people are unreasonable and unclear, and Brother Qiusheng's other identity is the director of the Yangon Military Control Commission

Before he could speak, Tang Qiuli was already angry, the deputy commander of the besieging independent division, the director of the Yangon Military Management Commission, and the commander of the corps with more than 200,000 heavy troops in his hands, who gave these people the courage?

To be continued, to be continued, to be continued)