Huang Ke shook hands with the young men on the airport guard one by one, and the young men were not restrained, chatting with Huang Ke.

This group of soldiers is different from the domestic soldiers, first, the quality of the soldiers selected by the 1st Expeditionary Army is higher, and most of them are young students; Second, these officers and men mingled with the American GIs all day long, and the two sides influenced each other, so they naturally learned the cynical attitude with the US soldiers.

However, Huang Ke is very accustomed to this style, and the real appearance of the young men is the dragon and the tiger, if they are all as old-fashioned as the officers in the organs of the Ministry of National Defense, then who else will fight the war?

It can be seen that Huang Ke is in a good mood, and he proposes to eat at the airport at noon. It was completely out of the plan, but he was the supreme officer, so he could only say anything.

So, Yu Ziming immediately ordered to go down, and the airport canteen was cleaned immediately at noon, and all the dishes were inspected and replaced.

After chatting with the boys for a while, the dusty Sun Liren arrived.

After seeing Sun Liren, the officers and soldiers were a little restrained, after all, they all knew the temperament of this commander, and they all became less presumptuous.

Huang Ke smiled: "Liren, it seems that your majesty in this army is higher than mine. ”

This seems to be inadvertent, but I am most afraid to ponder it. You must know that since ancient times, it has been taboo to support the army and respect itself, Sun Liren led the troops to fight abroad, and many people in the Nanjing high-level have said this kind of concern, and now Huang Ke said it from his mouth, it seems a little serious.

However, Sun Liren smiled heartily: "What the chairman said is extremely true. In this combat unit, there is absolute superiority and absolute command, and we are building a grassroots combat fortress. Let's put it this way, when you go to an ordinary squad, your deterrent power is not as good as mine, but my deterrent power is not as good as their regiment commander and battalion commander, and their regiment commander and battalion commander are not as good as their squad leader. ”

An embarrassment was easily resolved by Sun Liren, and many officers and soldiers laughed. At this time, Miao Aman glanced at the surrounding officers and soldiers in a low voice, and they all stopped laughing.

Huang Ke smiled after seeing it: "That's really the case!" You see, you say so much that it is better for their platoon commander to stare at him. ”

"That's right, the county official might as well be in charge." Yu Ziming also said.

While chatting, the trumpeter blew the trumpet for dinner. Huang Ke put his hat on and said to Sun Lidao: "Liren, if it's okay, come with me to the canteen to eat." ”

Sun Liren naturally agreed, and Huang Ke said to him: "You all go together, let's all go to the canteen." ”

In this way, Huang Ke followed the officers and soldiers to the canteen. Because the canteen at the airport is a field canteen, there is no special box, only one hall.

Huang Ke took the stainless steel rice plate and went to eat with the officers and soldiers. There was also a symbolic lineup, but only a few officers and soldiers symbolically stood in front of them.

Today's dinner was good, roast beef with tomatoes, large white rice, and a small glass of chilled coke, although I knew that this was deliberately done by myself, but looking at the way the officers and soldiers ate, I thought that the food on weekdays was not bad.

After having dinner here, Huang Ke delivered a brief speech to the officers and men, in which he first praised their spirit of not being afraid of sacrifice and dedication to the country, and then encouraged them to guard against arrogance and rashness, persevere to the end, and regard the cause of the Burmese people against Japan as their own.

"At this moment, not only 40,000,000 compatriots are watching you! And the people of Burma, Southeast Asia, and other places are watching you! You will make new history, you will be the guardians of democracy and freedom! Victory must be ours! ”

Huang Ke gave a thumbs up, and this photo of the cafeteria speech was captured by the accompanying reporters, so far, in addition to Churchill's V gesture, Huang Ke's thumbs up gesture was also all the rage in World War II.

An event at the airport kicked off Huang Ke's visit to Myanmar. It is said that it is a visit, but in fact, it is not very appropriate, after all, this place is currently controlled by the 1st Expeditionary Army, and it feels a little strange to call it a visit to the territory under its control. However, Myanmar is an independent regime after all, and naturally it cannot be inspected.

In the evening of the same day, Huang Ke listened to Sun Liren's report on the war situation on the Thai front line in Yangon, and also reported on some strategic arrangements for the next six months.

Huang Ke said with a smile: "Yangon Port is the base for the unloading of supplies by US aid, and I have seen mountains of materials on the road, how can I still say that there is a shortage of materials?" ”

Sun Liren smiled, "The main thing is the source of soldiers." We are not as good as at home, and it is not so convenient to recruit soldiers, and in addition to the fact that the front is now long, there will naturally be a shortage of soldiers. ”

"Well, I got it." Huang Kedao.

Sun Liren also said, "General Stilwell will come back from the front tomorrow, and Aung San will also be tomorrow, and our initial plan is to arrange for you to meet them tomorrow morning." ”

Huang Ke nodded and said, "Stagger the meeting between Aung San and Stilwell, you can arrange a meeting with Aung San first, and then meet with Stilwell." ”

Sun Liren nodded, "Okay, I'll arrange it." ”

The meeting was almost over, Huang Ke signaled everyone to disperse first, and he and Sun Liren stayed and chatted about some things that were not suitable for talking at the meeting.

And all the people understood it, so they all gathered up their pens and papers, and went down.

There were only a few people left in the room, Huang Ke took out a pack of cigarettes and handed one to Sun Liren, and lit one himself.

"Let's talk about the relationship between you and Stilwell, I've heard that the conflict between you is already a bit serious." He leaned back in his chair and said slowly.

Sun Liren didn't hide it, he opened his five fingers, stroked his hair and said: "Contradiction is inevitable, this is not a personal problem between me and Stilwell, but a problem of Sino-US cooperation." ”

"Tell me about it." Huang Ke flicked the cigarette ash and continued.

"Compared with the European battlefield, in the ground theater in Asia, the US military does not play a leading role, and it cannot even talk about a cooperative role. The US military has no troops on the ground battlefield in Asia, and it is our Chinese army that is the main force of operations. Of course, the Air Force is a different story. This is different from the European battlefield, which is dominated by the US military, whether it is at sea, on the ground, or in the air. The British are just a foil. In this way, it is obvious that the US military is naturally the dominant position. ”

Huang Ke nodded and said, "You're right, Stilwell is not Eisenhower, and you are not Montgomery. In the dominant position of our army, it is inevitable that we Chinese will take command. However, we are all allies, and sometimes the relationship cannot be too stiff. ”

Sun Lidao: "This is not something we are willing to stiffen the relationship, but a matter involving command. We can't take U.S. aid and then be controlled by others. ”

Huang Ke pondered for a moment, and then he said, "Well, I'll talk to Stilwell tomorrow and hear what he thinks." If we are not satisfied, we will look for other solutions. ”

After a moment, he asked, "What do you think of that Aung San?" ”

Sun Liren shook his head and said, "He, he wants money, guns, and fame." That's all there is to it. ”

"Well, it's not surprising. Is there any other sign of him now? For example, contact with the British? ”

"I haven't found this yet, but there have always been such voices within the Burmese army, using the British to contain us and strive to maximize the interests of the unit."

"How's Malaya preparing?" Huang Ke asked.

Sun Liren knew that Huang Ke's question was not only about the preparations for the attack, but also about finding a Chinese to establish political power in the local area.

After thinking about it, he said: "The Reserve Cadre Department provided a person from Su Zirong last time, and I have seen it. ”

"Oh, have you studied it? What do you think of this person? ”

Sun Liren waved his hand, "To be honest, I haven't come into contact with this person. However, Chief of Staff Yu had been in contact with him, and his views were more truthful. ”

"Well, then Chief of Staff, tell me what this person thinks." Huang Ke turned to Yu Ziming next to him and asked.

Seeing Huang Ke asking for his opinion on the candidate, Yu Ziming, who was standing on the side, knew in his heart that Huang Ke might be a little dissatisfied with this person, of course, it may be that he simply wanted to hear his thoughts.

He didn't have anything to hide, so he said truthfully: "I have seen this man's experience, and I have been in contact with him once or twice. This person has more than enough strategy and talent, but he is not bold enough. Somewhat indecisive, which may be a common problem for many Chinese businessmen. Of course, it also has to do with the environment in which they live. ”

Huang Ke was very interested, and he said, "Let's talk about it." ”

Yu Ziming was also not polite, and said bluntly: "The Chinese are bullied in many places in Southeast Asia, and I won't say much about the reasons." I think that the chairman of the committee is trying to seek a certain political status for the Chinese people in this area. However, Su Zirong is a two-faced person, as can be seen from his performance after the Japanese occupation of Manila. In layman's terms, this is a sleek and sophisticated person, he is in business, and it may be good to be in politics, but if you want to train him as a leader, you may not achieve the purpose we need. ”

Huang Ke nodded noncommittally, and after a while, he raised his hand and looked at his watch and said, "It's not too early, you all go to rest early." The affairs of Burma, including Southeast Asia, are left to you. ”

Sun Liren and the others also stood up, and Huang Ke thought for a while and then said, "Help me arrange to meet two more people." ”

"Which two?" Yu Ziming, who was in charge of the itinerary, asked.

"One is the Reverend Sean who is in the same ancient period, I heard that he saved a lot of soldiers of the expeditionary force, and I want to put it up. There is also Zhang Qifu who went deep into the wolf's den. ”

Huang Ke mentioned two little-known figures, but since he had already proposed it, Yu Ziming naturally had no reason to refuse, and he immediately said: "Yes, I will arrange it tomorrow." ”