How will Mr. Song clean up the eldest prince of Kong, Chen Qiang doesn't know, the so-called two tigers must be injured, Chen Qiang wishes that the two countries' rats can fight one and lose both.

The cake of Sino-US trade is too big, big enough for these big compradors and big capitalists to sell the whole country. Whether it is the Song family or the Kong family, it is impossible to give up this big cake, if there is a big conflict between the two families in this regard, I am afraid that even that Mrs. Jiang will not be able to be a peacemaker, and it is normal for the two sides to fight to the death.

In the future of 1948, the Nanjing government was losing militarily, the economic situation was also deteriorating, and the people were constantly complaining. Shanghai's wealthy businessmen and bureaucrats, as well as the big men behind these wealthy businessmen and bureaucrats, made it difficult for the prince to carry out his "financial rectification." And the biggest obstacle is that Prince Kong.

At that time, Nanjing had already been defeated, but for the prince of Kong, whether the "uncle" who held great power in Nanjing could continue to sit on the country was far less important than making money by himself, or every penny that the prince of Confucius earned and every penny of the people's fat and ointment he looted was actually demolishing his uncle's platform, and it also accelerated the demise of the Nanjing regime.

The huge benefits that can be generated by Sino-US trade can make people like Kong Dagongzi not even want their own country, and in order to make this money, he can even abandon his biggest backer, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is killing chickens and taking eggs.

Chen Qiang planted a seed of crisis in Mr. Song's heart, and quickly grew into a sapling, and as the prince of Kong became more and more high-profile, this sapling would quickly grow into a towering tree, and eventually it might ignite the war between the Kong and Song families.

The banquet continued, and after Mr. Song had a few words with Chen Qiang, he went to greet the other guests.

Kong Dagongzi also met a lot of new friends, from all walks of life in politics and business, and from time to time Kong Dagongzi also beckoned Chen Qiang to his side and introduced the new friends he knew.

"Chen Qiang, come here." Kong Dagongzi called Chen Qiang to his side again, pointed to a man in an American military uniform next to him, and then said, "I'll introduce you." ”

Chen Qiang looked at the man in the American military uniform, this man was about sixty years old, his sideburns were already gray, his height was only about one meter seven, he was short among Americans, with a well-proportioned figure, with eyes, he looked more like a scholar than a soldier.

I only heard the introduction of Kong Dagongzi: "This is the commander-in-chief of the US forces in the China-Burma-India theater and the chief of the general staff of the Allied forces in the Chinese theater General Joseph Stilwell!" General Stilwell, this is Chen Qiang, you must have heard of him, he is the best athlete in China. ”

"He's General Stilwell!" Chen Qiang's eyes revealed a sudden realization.

General Stilwell can speak Chinese, after the outbreak of Pearl Harbor, the United States entered the war, General Stilwell was sent to China, successively served as chief of staff of the Chinese theater, commander-in-chief of the US forces in the China-Burma-India theater, deputy commander of the Southeast Asian Allied Command, commander of the Chinese forces in India, and other positions, and was later promoted to the four-star general of the US military. General Stilwell is also an old friend of the Chinese people, and he made great contributions to China in the War of Resistance Against Japan, so in 2015, General Stilwell won the medal for the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japan.

Chen Qiang still had a good impression of this American general who helped the cause of the Chinese people's War of Resistance, so Chen Qiang made it easy for General Stilwell to talk. As for the eldest prince Kong, he was hooked up with the eyes of a noble lady at the banquet scene.

When General Stilwell was in high school, he was an athlete in the school, and if he was physically weak, he would not be admitted to West Point.

The two chatted and chatted, and finally talked about the "Trident" meeting.

"General Stilwell, I wonder how far the negotiations have got?" Chen Qiang asked.

The people who came to the banquet were all insiders of the Trident Meeting, and the Trident Meeting had already been known to the world until now, and there was no need to keep it too secret, so General Stilwell directly introduced: "The differences between the parties are still relatively large. General Marshall and I certainly wanted to launch an attack on Burma as soon as possible, but the British did not think so, and they wanted the Allies to attack Italy as soon as possible. As for the next main line of attack, we will not give in. ”

During the Beiyang government, Marshall once served as the acting head of the American Concession in Tianjin, and the acting chief of staff at that time was Stilwell, so Marshall and Stilwell were old partners, Marshall and the U.S. Army behind him were willing to support Stilwell's counterattack on Burma, and most of them were willing to do so because Stilwell and Marshall had a good relationship, and Stilwell persuaded Marshall to support him.

Chen Qiang nodded, and then said: "I heard that the main force of the Japanese army stationed in Burma is not the main army, if we can blockade the Bay of Bengal and leave the Japanese army isolated, I believe that our Chinese soldiers can drive the Japanese army out of Burma!" ”

"I also hope that the Japanese army can be driven out of Burma as soon as possible and the Yunnan-Burma road can be restored!" Stilwell said firmly.

As the commander-in-chief of the U.S. forces in the China-Burma-India theater, Stilwell finally fled back to China with only more than 100, and he was also a defeated general.

Stilwell pointed to another Englishman not far away, and then said: "That is the British Field Marshal Wavell, who was already more inclined to counterattack Burma because of his report, so we could not reach a consensus. ”

"What report?" Chen Qiang asked.

"Burma is a British colony, and Wavell once served as the military commander of the British army stationed in Burma, he knows the climate and topography of Burma very well, and the content of his report can be summarized into three points: first, the jungle of Burma has great restrictions on modern weapons; Second, the rainfall brought by the local monsoon will limit the time of the attack; The third is that because the terrain of Burma is too complex, naval support is very limited, and if you attack rashly, there will be a lot of casualties, so the attack on Burma should be treated as usual. General Stilwell explained slowly.

Wavell, as the field marshal of the British army, still has two brushes, he has been in Burma for many years, and what he said is also true.

Myanmar is full of tropical rainforests, and in the vast areas of tropical rainforest, the rifles of the Second World War era are not much more powerful than bows and arrows. What's more, bows and arrows don't have a sound yet, they don't reveal their location, and it's better to use them in guerrilla warfare. In this rainforest battlefield, the effectiveness of thermal weapons is minimized. Imagine the future Vietnam War, and know that the American army, armed to the teeth, will eventually be unable to defeat the guerrilla warfare in Vietnam, and you will know how badly the thermal weapons are weakened in the rainforest environment.

Myanmar has a tropical monsoon climate, with temperatures above 20 degrees Celsius all year round, and for military operations, temperature is not critical, but rainfall. Burma has no modern transportation facilities, and the soldiers rely on the legs of soldiers to march and fight, and supplies can only be pulled by livestock. You must know that such a thing as a war is a matter of high speed and speed, and a difference of a few hours may turn the tide of the war. For example, in the Battle of Waterloo, if Marshal Grouchy had supported Waterloo earlier, Napoleon would not have been defeated, and the world would have changed once and for all.

The terrain of Myanmar is also more complex, with high mountains in the north, hills in the west, plateaus in the east, and relatively flat terrain in the central and southern regions. But the western hills are facing the Bay of Bengal, and no matter how powerful the navy's shells are, it is impossible to cross the high mountains and hills to support the army!

For the Chinese army at that time, they didn't know what naval support was, and China didn't have a navy anyway. But it is different for the U.S. military, which is very dependent on naval artillery support.

During World War II, the U.S. military always used artillery to open the way for wars, and those who could use large-caliber naval guns absolutely did not need to run by land, and those who could use cannon howitzers absolutely did not need mortars. In the future, there will be a movie "Bloody Battle of Hacksaw Ridge", which will have a vivid description, before the US army attacked Hacksaw Ridge, it first used naval guns to plow Hacksaw Ridge, and then the army went up again, and found that there were still a large number of Japanese troops alive, and then retreated and then used naval guns to plow Hacksaw Ridge, this is the combat mode of the US military. Even the U.S. military in future modern warfare will be similar, ploughing the ground with missiles, then plowing the ground with bombers, and finally sending the army to the stage, and even many times the U.S. military does not directly send the army, but only sends several waves of bombing.

Whether it is the rainforest, the climate, or the complex terrain blocking naval support, this is not a problem for the Chinese Expeditionary Force, and the Chinese soldiers can completely overcome these, but for the Americans, advanced weapons cannot play a role, supplies cannot be delivered, and there is no naval artillery support, how can this battle be fought? As a result, when British Field Marshal Wavell submitted his report, he instantly gained a lot of support, and some of those who originally supported the counterattack on Burma began to retreat.

Chen Qiang sighed a little helplessly, and he said: "General Stilwell, I don't think you should look at our Chinese army from the perspective of the US military, our Chinese soldiers are used to fighting under harsh conditions, we don't need logistical supplies like chocolate or Coca-Cola, and we don't need the support of naval artillery, as long as we have weapons and ammunition, we can fight the invaders!" ”

"You're right, I was really surprised by the fighting spirit of the Chinese soldiers. I have seen many Chinese soldiers whose weaponry is even inferior to that of the American militia, but I admire their bravery. Because of this, I hope to reopen the Yunnan-Burma Highway as soon as possible, so that more supplies can be delivered to China. Relying only on the Hump route, the volume is too limited to meet the needs of the Chinese army. Stilwell replied.

"And flying over the Hump route also sacrificed a lot of good pilots." Chen Qiang sighed regretfully.

"Yes, once the Yunnan-Burma Highway is reopened, there will be no need for our pilots, as well as our transport planes, to take such a big risk and fly over such a dangerous route." Stilwell paused, then said: "After the Yunnan-Burma Highway is reopened, a large number of supplies can be re-delivered to China, and I hope that with the assistance of the United States, every Chinese soldier can be armed, so that they can go to the battlefield against the Japanese army, especially some troops who are extremely short of equipment." ”

"So far, most of the Chinese troops will not be very well equipped, and they really need to be replenished with weapons and ammunition." Chen Qiang said.

"That's true, but there are also some well-equipped troops, such as the Central Army. Your country's Central Army, except for heavy weapons, has similar weapons and equipment to the Japanese army. And the most under-weaponized and equipped should be your country's Eighteenth Route Army! Stilwell spoke.

Chen Qiang was slightly stunned, of course he knew which unit the "Eighteenth Route Army" Stilwell was talking about.

Stilwell continued, "I have sent men to investigate the various forces of your country, including the Eighteenth Route Army. To be honest, I was blown away by this army, and I could not imagine how an army with no weapons, no ammunition, and even a lack of food could fight the Japanese. I even thought at one time that they were just a bunch of ordinary people, but more and more facts tell me that they are a group of real warriors! Many times I feel that their will to fight, their desire to win, is far higher than that of Chongqing! ”

"Are the conditions of the Eighteenth Route Army difficult?" Chen Qiang couldn't help but ask.

"It's hard, it's hard, it's unimaginably hard. I can't describe it in simple words, I think I can say it for three days and three nights! General Stilwell nodded, and then said, "It is precisely because of their hard work that I realize that this is a great army!" ”

Chen Qiang sighed a little helplessly, everyone knows the origin of the Eighteenth Route Group Army. Not a penny of Chongqing's military spending will fall into the hands of the 18th Group Army, and there are still hundreds of thousands of descendants of troops in Chongqing who are stationed in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo Border Region to watch over the 18th Route Army. It is good that Chongqing did not attack the 18th Group Army, and it does not expect to get money from Chongqing.

The land in the border area was already barren, and there was no industry, coupled with the deliberate blockade of Chongqing, the conditions of the 18th Route Army were much worse than those of the troops in other theaters. There is a strong enemy invasion outside, and there are brothers stabbing inside, but even so, they are still fighting bravely and are willing to sacrifice for their motherland!

At this moment, Chen Qiang suddenly felt that he should do something for those heroes.

Chen Qiang opened his mouth and asked, "General Stilwell, after this meeting, you should return to China, right?" ”

"Of course, after all, I am the chief of the general staff of the Chinese theater of operations, and although the leaders of your country do not like me very much, I will fulfill my duties." General Stilwell nodded.

"Then after returning to China, will you be able to contact the people of the 18th Route Army?" Chen Qiang asked again.

General Stilwell hesitated for a moment, then said, "It's going to be a little troublesome, but it's okay." ”

"I have a check here that I want to pass on to them, hoping that General Stilwell can help." Chen Qiang said bluntly.

"Checks? Are you going to donate money to the 18th Route Army? Stilwell asked.

"As you said, the 18th Route Army is the hardest, so it's also the most in need! These heroes are sacrificing for the motherland, and I should pay for them! Chen Qiang replied.

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