In the Indochina Peninsula in Burma, the independent division and the Japanese army confronted each other across the Libao Gorge, and the situation remained relatively stable, and it seems that Tang Qiuli and Ito Yanzaburo did not want to break this delicate balance, although with Li Honggang's 29th Corps joining the Wubin front, the strength of the independent division in Burma has surpassed Ito's current reality

It really made Ito's nervous palms sweat, but he waited for more than ten days in fear, and there was no movement at all in the independent division, perhaps, this subtle calm was what Ito hoped for, and it was deliberately created by Tang Qiuli, Feng Jiwu's corps and Ma Chaoyang's soldiers in the eastern part of the Indochina Peninsula were still advancing on the front line of Mandalay in central Myanmar according to the predetermined plan, which also caused Ito's high nervousness

After all, it was not an imminent threat, so in addition to urging the local replenishment of troops and equipment to be in place as much as possible, Ito stepped up training in the Mandalay area with regard to the existing troops, especially the adaptation training to the geographical conditions and climatic environment of the Indochina Peninsula, Ito was determined to start a war against Tang Qiuli's troops again, and would never make similar mistakes.

In the midst of such a solidified calm, time was limited by the middle of August, and the stalemate between the squadron and the Japanese army in Burma without fighting, peace, fighting, or making trouble could make the Americans on the other side of the South China Sea anxious, and MacArthur, the commander-in-chief of the US Southeast Asia and South Pacific region, was the most anxious American general.

Unlike the stubbornness and prejudice of the British, the Americans are pragmatic through and through, and all political and war acts are for the benefit of the United States itself, and the American generals have the essence of it, and although there are huge trade interests between the United States and Japan, in the eyes of American policymakers, Japan is not even a trading partner.

Therefore, in Southeast Asia, there was a huge military strength of the Japanese, so that American generals such as MacArthur and Stilwell were like a man in their backs and a fish in their throats, and when the British were beaten by the Japanese, the Americans did not take action, on the one hand, they did not want to lose huge trade profits with Japan for the sake of the British.

On the other hand, why not covet the Indochina Peninsula, the traditional sphere of influence of the British, and use the hands of the Japanese to disrupt the situation in Southeast Asia, in order to end the situation of the United States and Britain in Southeast Asia, and watch the fire from the other side, and sit back and watch the British withdraw from the Indochina Peninsula in a gloomy manner

In this way, MacArthur was secretly happy in his heart, the Chinese and the Japanese, in the Indochina Peninsula to defeat both sides, the best in the interests of the United States, when the time comes, the Americans come forward to clean up the mess, naturally to the best of the benefits, therefore, since the independent division troops in northern Burma and Ito's Japanese army engaged in a series of large-scale battles, MacArthur and other senior US generals, with excitement and expectation, have been watching the war in northern Burma, and it is best that the two opponents are both defeated and cannot get up.

In MacArthur's eyes, both the Chinese and the Japanese are just a pawn that can be used, and even, in his heart, the weight of the Japanese is higher than that of the Chinese, after all, Japan is a rising industrial country, and was once a member of the international bandit club, and its strength cannot be ignored.

Thinking of this, MacArthur snorted from his nose and ordered the General Staff to compile all the information on the war in northern Burma every day and hand it over to himself, with the development of the war in northern Burma, especially the defeat of the Japanese by the independent division in Ubin, MacArthur's brows became more and more wrinkled.

He could not understand why the British could be defeated with the strength and equipment of the Japanese army, as well as the combat effectiveness of the soldiers, in the hands of the poor Chinese, suffered such a big defeat, although the information was very detailed, but he still could not see how Ito failed, moreover, this did not conform to MacArthur's assumption, in the Indochina Peninsula, whether Chinese or Japanese, which family was dominant, was a phenomenon he did not want to see.

For Tang Qiuli, MacArthur said to Stilwell; "Dear General Stilwell, this Tang Qiuli, who defeated the Japanese, should be an outlier among the Chinese, his battle of Wubin contains a lot of luck in it, the reason why the Japanese failed should be too careless, what do you think of this victory of the Chinese?"

Stilwell, who had a relationship with Tang Qiuli, did not think like MacArthur, on the night when the troops of the Independent Division entered Burma, he witnessed the strong morale of the squadron, the fighting spirit of Ruhong, and the incredible equipment.

Stilwell smiled and said subtly; "General, I have a relationship with Tang Qiuli in Tengchong in western Yunnan, this is the most powerful general in China's new rise, I am very impressed, let's put it this way, he and his army can create any miracle, of course, including the battle with our American ** team, I have to remind the general, this Tang Qiuli must not be ignored! ，

MacArthur was very dissatisfied with Stilwell's words, thinking that this Texas cowboy was alarmist and exaggerated, how much can a Chinese do? At best, he was just an ambitious warlord, and these words did not leave any impression in MacArthur's mind, and His Excellency the General had many important things, so why bother with a little Chinese person.

But after entering August, with the war situation in Burma, the solidification is incomprehensible, the Chinese and the Japanese, it seems that they have reached some kind of tacit understanding, no one wants to break this stalemate, nearly a million soldiers on both sides, just idlely confronted in Burma, MacArthur's contempt and ignorance of Tang Qiuli, turned to extreme anger.

In MacArthur's view, such a situation is absolutely not in line with the United States, the most important thing is his own interests, the Chinese should attack, continuous attacks, expelling the Japanese from the Indochina Peninsula and even Southeast Asia, at the very least, should weaken the Japanese ability to start a war to the greatest extent, as for why it must be the Chinese to attack the Japanese army, MacArthur believes that it is a matter of course.

In fact, in MacArthur's heart, there is a deep fear hidden, he can look down on the Chinese, but he will definitely not ignore the Japanese who killed the British, Japan, this fat and strong little fighting dog, knocked over the British entrenched in Indochina, who can guarantee that in the confrontation with the Chinese, Ito, who cannot win, will turn around and do the same in the South Pacific, as he did against the British?

At present, MacArthur's strength in the South Pacific region is not as good as that of the British, with only more than 300,000 troops under his command, of which there are less than 100,000 real American soldiers, and the rest are Filipino and Indonesian soldiers.

MacArthur had no bottom in his heart, judging from his many years of experience living in the East, with the European battlefield, the French surrendered, the British retreated to the British Isles, in the point of being beaten, the Germans had occupied most of Europe, as a German ally, how could Japan, as Germany's ally, be willing to be lonely, in the war in Chinese mainland, without any effect, the use of troops in Southeast Asia is inevitable.

This belligerent country has already attacked the British, so will the next target be the Americans? It depends on the victory or defeat of the Japanese in the Indochina Peninsula and the Chinese, so it is not taken for granted that the Chinese must fight with the Japanese, and it is best to lose both, which is most in line with their own wishes.

However, there is a difficult problem that cannot be solved, MacArthur can be the emperor in Malaysia, Indonesia, Luzon and other places, he has no position in the Allied China and Southeast Asian theaters, and there is no reason to command Tang Qiuli's troops in Burma across the South China Sea, and he is in a hurry.

MacArthur was not only a soldier, but also a politician in his blood, so he immediately flew back to the United States, first met President Roosevelt, and under Roosevelt's instructions, conspired with domestic dignitaries.

For this appointment, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, although he was extremely reluctant in his heart, he did not have the capital to argue with the Americans, the Germans pressed themselves to fight, the British Isles were filled with gunsmoke every day, and the British Empire still relied on the continuous blood transfusion of the Americans to barely maintain the current situation, not to mention, Alexander had lost all his old books and went to India for refuge.

Churchill was able to give this defeated general, the status of a civilian officer in eastern India, which already gave him a lot of face, the British had no objections, and Chairman Chiang of the Republic of China could not have any objections, although the benefits promised by the Americans were only a small part in place, and Chairman Chiang also tasted the sweetness, even if he gave up his black gauze hat as the commander-in-chief, there would be no dissatisfaction.

After MacArthur took Alexander's black gauze hat, he was immediately full of confidence, and once he had the power in his hand, he took the order, and he felt that he could now command Tang Qiuli's troops in a justifiable manner.

MacArthur wanted to see how this Chinese, whom Stilwell said so much, did not carry out the orders of the Chinese Theater Headquarters, and the first thing he did after taking office was to send a harshly worded and very strong telegram to Tang Qiuli in Burma in his capacity as commander-in-chief of the Chinese Theater Front.