Compared with MacArthur, who was arrogant, cunning, and looked down on the Chinese from the bottom of his bones, Stilwell was a relatively upright American general, not only because in history, Stilwell had sincerely helped the Chinese expeditionary force, but also because Tang Qiuli understood him in the process of several contacts.

Tang Qiuli believed that many of the conspiracies and tricks from the Americans and the tricks behind the stumbling block did not come from Stilwell's hands, nor did he wish, but as an American general, Stilwell would never give up his position on the interests of the United States and help himself instead, and this was where the fundamental difference lies, and from this point of view, Tang Qiuli was destined to become no real friend with Stilwell.

It can only be partners who use each other, and even at some point, when Stilwell can't decide on the strategy of the Americans, it is not even a partnership, it can only be a pawn that can be used, for example, now, MacArthur wants to use himself as a gunman, and why not take advantage of Stilwell's visit to Yangon this time to paralyze the Americans and win enough time for the Japanese himself to prepare for war.

As long as Yu Deshui's bomb is sent to Emperor Hirohito, it will be difficult for him not to do it, and the weapons and equipment of those five divisions should be worth a lot of silver, and the American goods are still good.

Stilwell's character, as Tang Qiuli expected, couldn't hide his words in his heart, this Tiger Shark action plan researched together with Commander-in-Chief MacArthur on the sickbed has reached the point where it has to be activated, and the Americans can't afford to wait and dare not wait!

Stilwell couldn't forget General MacArthur on the sickbed, describing him as withered and sick, and Stilwell knew better. This qiē was all due to Tang Qiuli, a native of China, who drove hundreds of thousands of wounded hungry wolf-like soldiers to the United States and Singapore. His troops, however, stopped at Kuala Lumpur abruptly, leaving such a big hidden danger that for the Americans, it was tantamount to a pack of hungry wolves squatting at their doorstep, ready to pounce at any time.

Originally, according to Stilwell's vision. The Tiger Shark operation was first initiated by the US military, and when the US military moved, Tang Qiuli had no reason to shirk it, and Stilwell was very sure that with more than 200,000 US soldiers who had recuperated and recharged, he would defeat the more than 100,000 remnants of the Japanese army who were beaten and wounded by the Chinese. There is still a good chance of winning.

The main thing is that the US military launches a campaign, both in the course of the campaign and in morality. It can be said that this shows a posture that as long as Tang Qiuli's troops go south, it will be a situation of flanking the north and south against the Japanese troops retreating in Singapore, which is an unprecedented favorable form for the Americans.

To Stilwell's great disappointment, MacArthur was lying on his sickbed. He was even more stubborn than when he was healthy, and he never gave up the idea of using the Chinese people to take the lead and the Americans to sit back and enjoy the results, and the two broke up unhappily, and the telegram sent by the subsequent Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Army affirmed MacArthur's approach.

I still remember the contents of the telegram clearly. "In view of the current war situation in Europe, it has reached the most critical juncture, the German attack on Britain, always maintained a high intensity, the vast majority of the United States' energy, is focused on the European battlefield, this is also the national strategy of the United States, therefore, the United States military strength in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific region, can not be used in large-scale attrition operations, but should use all forces in the region to form a situation of encirclement and annihilation of the Japanese army, the result of the battle, should be the US military strength has not suffered losses, and maintain a strong deterrence in the region, To ensure the interests of the United States, without any loss. ”

For such a telegram, Stilwell could only smile bitterly, he really couldn't understand how those old men in Washington, thousands of miles away, could issue such an order, too self-righteous and too taken for granted, all the forces in the region, that only the ** division troops of Tang Qiuli, a native of China, could be used.

However, based on Tang Qiuli's traditional appearance, and his own understanding of him several times, can this person be easily submissive and used by the United States? Even if the Joint Chiefs of Staff does not understand the actual situation, MacArthur, who is sitting here, has been mixed in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific for many years, and has also learned how powerful Tang Qiuli is, so he can't be confused so much, right?

However, the telegram of the Joint Chiefs of Staff just proved that MacArthur was a fool, a self-righteous old fellow, that Tang Qiuli didn't even buy their account with Chairman Chiang, not to mention that MacArthur, who was always stumbling behind his back, had such a big face? Probably, this four-star general, forgetting that he vomited blood and was sick, whose masterpiece was it?

At the behest of MacArthur, who was lying in the hospital, a Tiger Shark action plan against the Japanese army in Singapore was freshly released, and what Stilwell could do was to obtain five divisions of American-style equipment for Tang Qiuli.

MacArthur strongly agreed with this, and he also understood that there was no such thing as a vain effort in the world, not to mention, this was a heavyweight bargaining chip that moved Tang Qiu to leave the army, to be honest, Stilwell had no confidence in this plan to let the Chinese people be cannon fodder, and he came to Yangon, just to do his duty as an American, and to do his best.

On the way here, Stilwell was uneasy, for fear that Tang Qiu would disappear and avoid himself. This is something that Stilwell only figured out later.

Now, Tang Qiuli is finally willing to show up, which is a good thing for himself, Stilwell suppressed the complicated feelings, and he also keenly felt that Tang Qiuli was deliberately estranged, and smiled bitterly in his heart, and the harvest of the purpose of his trip became more and more slim.

After Stilwell sat down, there was no nonsense, and he went directly to the topic: "General Tang, thank you very much for entertaining me in such an elegant place, however, I am not in the mood to drink tea, I came this time and brought a battle plan from the Allied Headquarters, I believe that Your Excellency the General, you have already seen it, what does Your Excellency General think of the requirements put forward in the plan?" ”

After speaking, his eyes were fixed on Tang Qiuli, who was sitting opposite him, the old god was there, Tang Qiuli did not directly answer Stilwell's question, but picked up the teacup, took a sip slowly, closed his eyes, and exclaimed: "Good tea, authentic West Lake Longjing tea, with a long aftertaste, cleanses the heart, I haven't drunk such a good tea for a long time!" ”

Shaoqing, opened his eyes, and looked at Stilwell with black lines on his face and fire in his eyes, Tang Qiuli said in surprise: "What, General Stilwell?" Isn't this tea to your taste? Do you need to change it, but unfortunately, this is a pure Chinese flavor teahouse, there is no * coffee you like, so you have to force you to follow the local customs! ”

Stilwell wanted to leave with his sleeves up, he was in his headquarters, and he waited for three days, Tang Qiuli didn't know, today, it was hard to meet, but he talked to himself about a bullshit tea ceremony, the current situation, burning eyebrows, who knows when those crazy people will do it? Even if you give yourself a drink of holy water from God, you will not be able to eat it.

Looking at Tang Qiuli with an innocent face, Stilwell swallowed a mouthful of spit with difficulty, suppressed his anger and said, "General Tang, do you have any opinions on this Tiger Shark action plan?" If you have no comments, I will report to Allied headquarters, please follow them, and if you have comments, please put them forward in person, and you can make some changes immediately! ”

Tang Qiuli felt a selenium in his heart, "What kind of bullshit Allied headquarters, use a big hat to press people, pull a tiger skin and pull the flag, you Stilwell has found the wrong object, it's not you Americans who are making trouble behind your back, this is MacArthur's old thing, if it weren't for the preparation time for the day himself, Lao Tzu wouldn't have the leisure to grind his teeth with you, he simply refused to do it, and didn't have time to play with you!" ”

Thinking so in his heart, the lines on his face became softer and softer, and after thinking about it, he said: "Is it about this tiger shark plan...... Stilwell's ears were stunned, and he was nervous in his heart, for fear that Tang Qiuli would spit out a sentence slowly, "You Americans will attack first, and I will do it later." ”

Tang Qiuli glanced at Stilwell, whose blue eyes were glowing red, and then said: "I don't have any opinions, it will be carried out in full accordance with the plan of the Allied Headquarters, and my ** division troops will take the lead in attacking the Japanese army entrenched in Singapore!" ”

Stilwell's heart was relieved, almost collapsed, what he was waiting for was this sentence, as long as the Chinese people fought first, everything was easy to do, in his heart, he thought it was a big problem, and the solution was as easy as a dream, no bargaining, which overturned Stilwell's mind, about Tang Qiuli's inherent impression, he subconsciously stared at the question "General Tang, are you telling the truth?" ”

As soon as the words came out, Stilwell couldn't wait to slap himself with a big mouth, isn't this superfluous, and besides, he is still doubting Tang Qiuli's sincerity, offending people, stupid! Is it out of the American standard, take out the battle plan, and let him sign it directly, in black and white, when the time comes, even if Tang Qiuli regrets changing his hexagram, it will be too late.

Sure enough, Tang Qiuli frowned, and said with a displeased face: "What, General Stilwell, are you doubting my sincerity?" In the point of eliminating the [Day] himself, I Tang Qiuli spared no effort to come back, I think, His Excellency the General knows this better than anyone else! However, I have a small request! ”――