After the disastrous defeat of the expeditionary force in Burma, Lieutenant General Stilwell profoundly summed up the reasons for the defeat, so in June 1942, he submitted to Chairman Chiang a proposal for the reform of China's military system. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 The main contents of this proposal are threefold, one is to streamline and reorganize the troops, the second is to remove incompetent senior officers, and the third is to give full authority to the front-line commanders.

However, Chairman Chiang not only did not adopt Lieutenant General Stilwell's suggestion, but thought that it was too noisy. China is in power from the barrel of a gun. In order to ensure his position, Chairman Chiang had very strict control over the army, and absolutely did not allow others to interfere in the army.

Of course, Chairman Chiang also regarded himself as a military strategist and often interfered in the command of the front. It's just that most of the time, it was because of his intervention that the command of the front-line army was confused and the battle was lost.

This also made the contradiction between Lieutenant General Stilwell and Chairman Chiang more and more intensified. In particular, in early July, after Lieutenant General Stilwell submitted a plan to Chairman Chiang to recover Burma, which was even more unacceptable to Chairman Chiang. The failure of the expeditionary force had already made Chairman Chiang very annoyed. It was the elite of the national * army, and it was thrown to Burma like this. And the domestic battlefield is the most important. Therefore, Chairman Chiang rejected Lieutenant General Stilwell's suggestion.

And when Roosevelt's special envoy, Laughlin Currie, visited China, he asked for the first time to remove Lieutenant General Stilwell. However, the United States has not been able to agree. And this undoubtedly made the contradiction between the two even more intensified.

"Damn bald, he doesn't understand anything, and he commands indiscriminately. If he doesn't recover Burma, I see how he can withstand the attack of the Japanese himself! When Lieutenant General Stilwell learned that Chairman Chiang actually wanted to remove him, he was even more furious.

However, his current situation is indeed very bad. If there is no way to reverse the situation, perhaps the attitude of the United States will be softened and it will no longer defend it.

And how to break the game, Lieutenant General Stilwell has no clue yet.

"General, Major Steven is back." An officer reported to Lieutenant General Stilwell.

"Steven? Wasn't he captured by the Japanese himself? Lieutenant General Stilwell was stunned.

For his former adjutant, Lieutenant General Stilwell is still very concerned. It's just that during the retreat, Steven fell into the hands of the day himself, and although he regretted it, he couldn't do anything about it. Now, Steven is back again, which is completely unexpected.

Soon, Major Steven entered Lieutenant General Stilwell's office.

"General!" Major Steven smiled. This time in Myanmar, he really died nine times a life! I almost didn't make it back.

"Steven, you're alright, it's great. However, weren't you captured by Hi* himself? How did you come back safely? "Lieutenant General Stilwell is very curious about this.

"General, I was indeed captured by the Japanese themselves, but, God forbid, I was rescued by the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army."

"Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army? Myanmar indigenous guerrillas? ”

"No, not a guerrilla force formed by the Burmese natives, but a force formed by the rout of the expeditionary force." Major Steven explained.

"A rout of the expeditionary force?" Lieutenant General Stilwell couldn't help but frown. Because of the contradiction with Chairman Chiang, it has intensified sharply, which has made his perception of the Chinese army worse.

"Yes, General. A force formed by the rout of an expeditionary force. However, they do have an army that is different from the previous Chinese* armies. They have a strong will to fight, they are not afraid of the day * himself, and in the battle with the day * himself, they are even more fearless of death. Major Steven praised.

"Wait a minute, Steven, you can't have a brain problem, do you? Is that the Chinese* army that I am familiar with? Lieutenant General Stilwell couldn't believe it.

"General, I swear in the name of my dead grandmother that what I said is true." Major Steven swore solemnly.

Lieutenant General Stilwell's expression suddenly became serious, since Major Steven swore so solemnly, it means that everything he said is true. This also made Lieutenant General Stilwell more interested in the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army. He even keenly saw that this might be a key point in turning the tide of the war in Myanmar. Of course, the next thing to see is whether the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army has this strength.

"Steven, tell me about the situation of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army."

"Okay, General." Major Steven nodded. Lieutenant General Stilwell became interested in the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, which also means that he has a much greater certainty of persuading Lieutenant General Stilwell to support the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army.

"The Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army was founded by a Chinese* officer named Qin Shou. Although he was only 22 years old, he graduated from West Point and was once the youngest regiment commander in the Chinese Expeditionary Force. After the war situation in Burma deteriorated and the expeditionary force was defeated, his regiment was ordered to break off the main force and block the Japanese army. As a result, with heavy losses, they managed to block the Japanese offensive and create time for the withdrawal of the main forces.

However, this also cut off their retreat. With the Japanese army all around and in danger, Qin Shou not only did not get frustrated, but led the troops out of the predicament.

He led his troops south to attack the weak points of the Japanese army. First, two squadrons of the Japanese army were eliminated at Sunbrabeng and thousands of prisoners of war of the expeditionary force were rescued. He then led the POW army south to Myitkyina, where he wiped out a Japanese brigade.

In Myitkyina, there were more than 30,000 prisoners of war from the expeditionary force. There was also a huge arsenal of the Japanese army. So, Qin Shou used those prisoners of war and munitions to build an army of more than 30,000 people. This army is the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army.

Immediately afterward, after discovering the fall of Myitkyina, the Japanese army sent an ordinary wing and a reinforced wing to attack Myitkyina. However, these two wings were successively annihilated by the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army led by Qin Shou.

This also made the Chinese in northern Myanmar join the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army one after another. By the time I left, the military frenzy had swept through almost the entire northern part of Burma. The strength of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army is probably close to more than 100,000 people. ”

Steven explained. Of course, in order to make Lieutenant General Stilwell attach importance to the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, he also exaggerated the strength and strength of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army.

Sure enough, after hearing this, Lieutenant General Stilwell's eyes lit up. In the case of the complete fall of Burma, if an elite force of more than 100,000 people can defeat the Japanese army and recapture Burma with the support of the United States, then the whole situation can be fundamentally changed.