Smith's arrival forced Liao Mingyu to postpone his plans to go to Wan Town, and he took the latter back to the camp to see what the old fellow had to say.

"Liao, during this period of time, you and your troops have really impressed me, I dare to say that no army in your country can surpass you. Hehe... This is the best Cuban cigar, try it? ”

Smith came up with a meal, knowing that Liao Mingyu loved to smoke, and took out a box of cigars from his briefcase, cut off the two ends for him like an old friend and roasted the flue-cured tobacco body with matches.

Liao Mingyu was not polite, lit a cigarette and took a deep breath, the strong, primitive tobacco aroma came to the nose, without any chemical additives and spices, and the mellow aroma of fermentation filled the nasal cavity and lungs, which made people feel refreshed.

As an old smoker, he was quickly captured by the mellow taste of cigars, and he did not forget to boast: "Well, it tastes great, you Americans will really enjoy it." ”

"Hehe, if you like this box of cigars, I'll give it to you, if it's not enough, I'll have it there." Smith preached indifferently, as a logistics person who did nothing else, there were a lot of all kinds of covetous things.

Although Liao Mingyu was puzzled, he did not refuse, if this kind of high-end cigar is not available at the market price, he will not be able to get it without a hundred oceans, but he is curious about where this guy learned these routines, and he is not ambiguous if he spits honey on his lips and does not say anything.

Nothing to offer courtesy, either treachery or theft, Liao Mingyu no longer talked nonsense, and asked directly: "Okay, let's talk about it, what's the matter with me?" ”

"I heard that you have reached Nankan and are marching towards Lashio."

"Colonel Smith is very well-informed, maybe we don't know as much as the Chief of the Guard."

Smith smiled, he had his own way of controlling the news, but now was not the time to talk about it: "I beg your pardon for taking the plunge, I have to warn you that it is very dangerous for your army to go directly west and then south like this. ”

"What's at stake?"

"Don't you worry that the main force of the Japanese army in the north will flank you in front and rear, and then your lone troops will only be afraid that they will repeat the mistakes of the past."

Smith's tone became a little stiff, he was talking about the incident of the first expeditionary force in Burma being copied, and he didn't think that Liao Mingyu would not be able to see the hidden dangers in it.

"Aren't you on the north? As far as I know, the Allies and the Indian army should launch an attack on the Japanese in northern Burma at the end of the month, right? Liao Mingyu spat out the smoke and said confidently.

Smith was shocked, how did he know?

The reason why Liao Mingyu dared to go directly into Myanmar to rescue the self-rescue army was also based on the special date of October 43.

Because in the original history, it was on October 24 that the troops stationed in India launched a full-scale counteroffensive against the Japanese army in Burma.

Because of the triumphant advance of the Honorary Third Division, the situation is now more favorable for the Indian side, and the British and Yankees have long been unable to wait to return to Burma and take back their colonies.

The two divisions of the Indian Army headed by Sun Liren have basically completed their reorganization and training in Ramgarh, and they also want to counterattack Burma as soon as possible so that they can return home as soon as possible.

So Liao Mingyu didn't worry about the large number of Japanese troops in the north at all, and those difficult bones were left to Stilwell, no matter how he said that he also helped defeat an 18th division, otherwise with a normal historical trend, this division would be transferred to northern Burma to face Sun Liren's new 38th division.

"Hehe... It seems that you are well-informed. ”

Smith smiled embarrassedly, he didn't expect that the expected plans that had not yet been announced on the Indian side were all known to him, but since they had been broken, there was nothing to hide, he glanced at Dong Dao next to him, and asked Liao Mingyu with his eyes.

"There are no outsiders here, just say it."

"All right, since you're so insistent." Smith gathered his thoughts for a moment and continued:

"The Indian army originally planned to advance from Tangjiaka and Karaka to the Hugang Valley on the 24th of this month, and officially launch a full-scale counterattack, in view of the very favorable position of your third division, General Stilwell hopes that you can lead your troops to attack Myitkyina and form a north-south joint offensive with the Indian army, so that you can sweep away the Japanese in northern Burma as quickly as possible."

It turned out that he wanted him to share the firepower, Liao Mingyu sneered, and replied to the question: "Does Colonel Smith remember that you still owe me something?" ”

“what？” Smith is a little confused, when does he owe you something.

"The supplies that were promised to me... It seems that you ran away before you finished it, right? Liao Mingyu shook off the ashes of his cigarette, and his expression gradually became indifferent.

This old fox is really not a thing, the materials promised to be given when he hit Nantianmen at the beginning, because of the huge quantity, are divided into five or six batches, and a batch is sent over every week.

But who knew that the Sichuan Army was fighting too fast, and when Nantianmen was captured, there were still two batches of supplies that had not been sent, so Smith pretended to be confused and didn't know, and he didn't care about the disappearance.

If something hadn't happened during that time, Liao Mingyu really wanted to find him to fight, and now this old guy has the face to come over and make a request.

"Hehe, Liao, please don't get me wrong, the situation was special at that time, and I didn't mean to shirk it. So be it... If you can send troops to Myitkyina, we will provide another batch of supplies like the last one, and it will be paid in a lump sum. ”

Smith didn't care about the unpleasantness of the last time, and the nature of the businessman made him feel that as long as he had enough chips, there was nothing he couldn't talk about.

Liao Mingyu sneered, and immediately asked, "Shouldn't this kind of thing go to our Chief Wei?" ”

"Your commander-in-chief is busy dealing with the 56th Division now, but he can't take care of this side, with all due respect, their offensive efficiency is too low, I don't think you can take Tengchong in one to two months." Smith shrugged in frustration.

To be honest, he didn't look down on those people at all, and the entire expeditionary force except for Liao Mingyu's troops was not worth investing.

"Then this matter is troublesome, the attack on Namkan and Lashio was approved by the Commander of the Guard, but the attack on Myitkyina from the north... Without the order of the commander, how can I move troops at will and act without authorization? ”

Liao Mingyu said that he was a good doll and would never do anything out of line without an order.

Are you disobeying military orders? When did you not go your own way? Your Liao Mingyu's name has spread throughout the circle Okay, Smith held back his anger and almost spewed out a word starting with f.

"What do you think of 1.2 million rounds of ammunition, 150,000 shells of various calibers, plus 3,000 new U.S. military-style guns, and 100 60mm mortars? Besides, you've done this kind of thing before. ”

Smith directly showed his chips and stared directly at Liao Mingyu, expecting to get the answer he wanted from the latter's mouth.

"In the past, the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force was not the commander of the guard, and besides, I have to think about my own reputation." Liao Mingyu's face was embarrassed, and he played a trick that wanted to be captured.

"You still care about that?" Smith was surprised.

"No, no, Smith, you misunderstood, now that Chief Wei trusts me so much, how can I make it difficult for him...... Gotta add money! ”

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