The British Army Garrison in India is definitely an empty shelf, with a number and an establishment, but there is a shortage of soldiers and guns, and the commander of the corps, Lieutenant General Chelsea, after reading all the information, is like eating something unclean, and he turns out from the heart.

Speaking of which, Lieutenant General Chelsea is also a well-known figure in the British General Staff, serving as the deputy director of the Operations Bureau of the General Staff, and among the young generals of the British army, known as the most outstanding tactician, he originally went to the Indian continent with great ambitions.

In this release, Prime Minister Churchill and General Brandt, Chief of the General Staff, sent Chelsea to India for the sole purpose of replacing Alexander's position, reorganizing the army stationed in India, adding officials to knighthood and promoting military ranks to the second, the important thing is to become a prince, have the right to speak, if you make contributions to the Indian continent and want to glorify your ancestors, it is a simple matter.

The ideal is beautiful, but the reality is cruel, Alexander did it very simply, all the elite troops of the Indian army were evacuated and taken to the battlefield in northern Burma, leaving Chelsea with an empty shelf, full of less than 100,000 troops, and they were all crooked melons and cracked dates.

Chelsea had to solve two problems, the weapons and equipment of the troops, the time of the build-up, and the weapons and equipment provided by the Americans were all taken away by Alexander, not even a good rifle was left, and Chelsea hated Chelsea so much that he gritted his teeth.

In the name of the commander of the British Empire's Eastern Advance Corps in India, he sent a long telegram to General MacArthur, commander of the US headquarters in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific, with only one content, asking for guns, cannons, ammunition, supplies, tanks and trucks, in a word. Except for the American soldiers, everything!

Chelsea also thought about it, and Britain and the United States are now grasshoppers tied together. Since they have supported a large number of weapons, equipment and material supplies for the troops stationed in India before, this time, the Americans cannot refuse, so they simply opened their mouths. Americans are fat and strong, and they have a big family and a big business, so they are not embarrassed.

After MacArthur received the telegram, his brows furrowed into a big pimple, and there was no problem with the supply of weapons and equipment, and he said that he was equipped with 100,000 people, that is, 200,000 people, and he could afford to send things from the country. The warehouses were almost full, and they were originally prepared by an Englishman, which made him worried. It's not that, it's another problem.

After careful consideration, he himself was a little undecided, so he invited Stilwell, the chief of staff, to discuss the matter together.

He said to Stilwell: "It's not a problem that the British are asking for things again, my biggest concern." If Tang Qiuli really had ambitions for the South Asian subcontinent, after the British were defeated again, wouldn't it be to give India away. That's definitely not a good sign for us, Stilwell, what do you think? ”

Stilwell was not polite, and said bluntly: "Your Excellency, Commander, with the current strength and strength of the British Army in India, even if we provide all the equipment and supplies, do you think they have a chance of victory?" ”

MacArthur shook his head slowly, not optimistic about the young and vigorous Chelsea, Stilwell continued: "Alexander's department, in the area of Sido on the India-Burma border, has been in a desperate situation, both the strength and the morale of the soldiers, have dropped to the lowest point, with Tang Qiuli's combat style, if you want to completely annihilate the British army, it is not a difficult matter, but Sido siege, it has been two days, but Tang Qiuli has never moved, what kind of conspiracy is contained in this?" ”…,

MacArthur was taken aback, and his face changed dramatically: "Stilwell, you mean to say that Tang Qiu clutched Alexander, but besieged but did not attack, in order to attract the British to come to the rescue, and then, in the middle of the attack, to destroy the last strength of the British on the Indian continent, God, what a terrible scene, that Chinese ambition, really in the Indian continent!" ”

Stilwell nodded with a stern face, and said: "Your Excellency, Commander, with my understanding of Tang Qiuli, I do not rule out the existence of this possibility, therefore, the only thing we have to do is to remind the British that it is okay to gather troops in Imphal, but we must not go deep into the Indo-Burmese border and fight against Tang Qiuli's troops, otherwise, it will be an irreparable disaster!" ”

Stilwell's opinion is indeed the words of the old Cheng Mouguo, the British army stationed in India, assembled in Imphal, put on a posture of blocking the independent division's troops from advancing westward into the Indian mainland, Tang Qiuli after eating Alexander's department, seeing that the British were prepared, would never dare to venture westward, then his troops, and then stay in the Hukang River Valley, there would be no meaning, so that the war between the British and Tang Qiuli would be over.

MacArthur took Stilwell's opinion for the first time, and immediately wrote it himself, and replied to Lieutenant General Chelsea with an equally long telegram, a long telegram, with only one core purpose, reminding Lieutenant General Chelsea that he must not rescue Alexander, as far as those soldiers in your hands are not Tang Qiuli's opponents at all, and it is useless to go, and if you can't get it, you will put yourself in.

MacArthur is definitely well-intentioned, but his character dictates it, and between the lines, he unconsciously puts on a face of teaching younger generations, pointing fingers and talking about Tang Qiuli's power, perhaps in order to be more convincing, at the end of the telegram, he also took out Alexander's example to show up.

"In short, the situation in front of the British army is very sinister, General Alexander, it is because of his contempt for Tang Qiuli and blind optimism about the prospects of the war that he will lead to the current defeat, I hope that General Chelsea will not repeat the mistakes of the past, and stick to Imphal as the best policy, otherwise, it will definitely lead to defeat, with the current strength of the British Empire's army in India, it is not enough to fight!"

Isn't there a saying that goes, "A pouting mule sells a donkey for the price, and it's cheap!" MacArthur made this mistake, and when Chelsea got the call back, they blew up on the spot!

"What do you mean by MacArthur? I haven't sent troops here yet, so you are there to make a categorical conclusion that I will definitely fail, and there is no such curse method for curses? Look down on us British, and compare me with that stupid and incompetent old fellow of Alexander, can you speak? Besides, whether to go east and rescue Alexander is not something I can control, so what's the use of telling me this? ”

Chelsea was so angry that his face turned pale, and he didn't have a good tone when he called back, "Your Excellency General MacArthur, the call has been received, the troops are ready to go, and there is no need for anyone to tell the generals of the British Empire, what should I do, I am only sure of one thing, before, whether the agreement between Britain and the United States is still valid?" If it works, fulfill all the terms of the agreement now! ”

The tone is hard and polite, and it is reasonable, in a simple word, my troops have been prepared, and they are waiting for you Americans with guns and ammunition, to give or not to give?

As for your unnutritious, I simply didn't say a word, and took it as the wind in my ears, blowing it gently, without feeling it at all, who do you think MacArthur thinks you are? God of War reborn? Thousands of miles away, finger-pointing.

Chelsea's call back, like a basin of cold water with ice ballast, poured over his head and poured MacArthur to the heart, what is this called? It was not easy for him to be a good person, but in exchange for such a result, MacArthur lamented in his heart, it is difficult to be a good person, it is difficult to be a good person! …,

You British go to find death yourself, it's my business, MacArthur also came to the stubborn temper, and ordered Stilwell, the chief of staff, to meet the needs of the British in accordance with the conditions listed by Chelsea, and to allocate all the guns, ammunition and supplies, and with a stomach full of anger, he went to Kalimantan Island to inspect the defense, and he was out of sight and out of mind.

The problem of weapons and equipment has finally been solved, and the second thing that bothered Chelsea was the problem of the time of the troops' assembly, if Imphal was compared to a big pit, the British and Indian troops scattered in all corners of the Indian continent were like small streams, flowing slowly and continuously, but the pit was too big, and when it could be filled, only God knows!

Chelsea is discouraged, at this rate of assembly, in another month, his legion will not be able to reach full strength, and the troops will be insufficient, so he can't come and pull out a group, right? It's not to go to the market!

Chelsea began to curse, scolding the Indian roads, which are harder to walk than fucking the English country roads, scolding the officer in charge of transport, and letting the donkey kick his head, so he didn't know how to think of a way to speed up the assembly, and he knew that he was complaining to himself, and scolding the troops for moving at a speed that was as slow as a snail, and that was complimenting them, it was almost the same as fucking dry stool, but scolding people would not solve the practical difficulties.

The General Staff sent a telegram a day urging the readiness of the Eastward Advance Corps, and that damn old bastard Alexander, also two telegrams a day, was sending an urgent message to the country, and together, it was about to drive Commander Chelsea crazy!

There was really no way, Chelsea's staff team proposed a compromise plan, in line with the principle of proximity and convenience, with each division and brigade as a unit, to divide a number of assembly areas, during this period, the transport department to raise vehicles, centralized transportation, and finally to Imphal as the general assembly point, so that the speed of assembly can be greatly accelerated, and the troops can also arrive in formation.

The Anglo-Indian Army's eastward march changed the way it assembled, and its direct impact was to completely change the way of fighting in the East Indies.

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