At the same time, several new fighters of the Allied Logistics Support Department in Kunming camped quietly on the runway of the airport

“Jesus！ This is the first time I've seen a wing like this. ”

"This is the F4U, I heard that it is a new carrier-based aircraft from the Navy, why did it fly here now?"

“Idon'tknow……”

A total of 6 F4U Corsairs have been here since the morning, and their unique shapes have attracted the attention of a large number of ground crews and pilots. I heard that it seems to have come from India over the Hump Line, and the crew of the fighter plane is negotiating with the top brass of the air force.

“Whatisthis？ Are you saying that this batch of planes is going to Nankan? Who are you? ”

Inside the tent, Smith looked confused, holding a document with the Allied logo in his hand and asked the stranger in front of him.

"Yes, Colonel, our mission is to go to the station of the 3rd Division of the Chinese Honor and assist the unit in the war against Japan, as for our identity documents, it should be clearly written, so I don't need to describe it more."

The leader was a middle-aged man with pale blond hair and a thick beard, and he was wearing a combat flight suit unique to the Allied Air Force, but the badge logo on his shoulders and chest had never been seen again.

Behind him were five younger pilots, and what was surprising was their ethnicity, two white and three Asian, one of whom was a woman.

Smith looked at these guys in surprise, and the documents showed that this group of people belonged to the Allied Southeast Asia Theater Aviation Volunteer Corps, which seemed to be an organization formed not long ago, and did not belong to the Indian system or the China Theater.

Moreover, they have a variety of nationalities, the bearded man is actually from the Soviet Union, and the others are also from Australia, Malaysia and other places, this air task force seems to be similar to the original Flying Tigers, which is a semi-hire situation.

The most important thing is that this document is authorized by the Southeast Asia Theater Command, or is it signed by General Mountbatten, the commander-in-chief of the theater of operations, which surprised Smith, when did he Liao Mingyu tie this big Buddha?

"Gentlemen! Can anyone tell me what's going on? ”

At this time, a middle-aged officer wearing the uniform of a US military general suddenly broke in outside the door, and before anyone arrived, a loud voice came first: "Smith, give me an explanation, where did this group of people come from?" ”

Smith rubbed his eyebrows, he didn't need to look back to know who was coming, coughed and said helplessly: "Cough, general, they are the Southeast Asian Theater Aviation Volunteer Team, and this time they should come to support the operation in northern Burma, this is the operational briefing and command document." ”

The airport was full of people early in the morning, and although there were not many F4U fighters coming to Kunming Airport, they caused quite a stir and successfully attracted his attention.

He took the file suspiciously, and didn't forget to ask Smith with the question in his eyes. The latter shrugged and said I don't know much, so see for yourself.

"SEA Air Volunteers? This was formed by Stilwell? No, no... Impossible, that bastard who only knows artillery submachine guns can't even understand tanks, how can he attach importance to air power. ”

Chennault muttered to himself, his words filled with contempt for India's deputy commander-in-chief of the theater of operations.

Smith was embarrassed next to him, and everyone in the circle knew that the former's feud with Stilwell had become an indisputable fact, and the two had openly and unabashedly revealed their emotions of not being used to seeing each other on many occasions.

Chennault, who was free and easy, didn't care at all, pinched the document and asked Xiang Luo's beard: "What's your name?" Who are your commanders? ”

"General, my name is Andrei Oleg, and as for our commander... I'm sorry I can't tell you because of the non-disclosure agreement, but I can only say that we are responsible for General Mountbatten. ”

Andrei straightened up a little and said in a strong tongue-curling "vodka" flavor of English.

“what？ Louis. Mountbatten? Didn't this Brit come here to coordinate? When did you start working on the affairs of the combat troops? ”

In the face of Chennault's ridicule, Andre just smiled and said no more, because he was not obliged to say anything more to the other party.

Chennault, who had eaten a closed door, didn't mind, and turned to look at Smith: "So they're going to Nankan next?" ”

Smith nodded, pulled out the humidor from the drawer, swiped the match and expertly roasted two cigars and handed them over: "It seems like that, but I don't know more than you do." ”

"You've got a lot of good stuff here."

Chennault has always loved to smoke, of course he would not refuse this kindness, and while swallowing the clouds and spitting with Smith, he couldn't help but sigh: "That young commander is very popular, the Western Yunnan Command and the one in Chongqing are all in favor of him, and you are an old fellow, and you have given a lot of things in private, right?" Even I envy him a little. ”

Smith, who was poked in the arms, smiled awkwardly and diverted the topic without a trace: "Hehe... I said earlier that young man is not ordinary, you have to compete with others, why bother? After all, this is the territory of the Chinese people, and we are just here to work. ”

"It's not a competition, forget it... But I'm a little interested in him now, and I can even get the most advanced fighter jets of the Walter Company, which is not easy. ”

Chennault took a deep sip of his cigar and sighed with heartfelt emotion, his keen eyes full of meaning, not knowing what he was thinking.

Long... After pondering for a long time, he spoke again: "Well, doesn't he need a group of ground staff?" Don't go around pulling people in the name of the Allies, I'll arrange a group of ground crews and technicians here, and you can send them over together. ”

"Huh? Are you sure? Smith looked at him in surprise, wondering why the other party's attitude had changed 180 degrees.

"Of course, when do I speak and don't count?"

"That flight formation that stayed in Nankan...?" Smith asked quietly, his smiling face full of folds.

"Is he your illegitimate son? You cunning old fellow..."

Chennault teased, turned out the window and looked at the beautiful fighters, his heart flooded with a thousand thoughts.

"Just let that crew stay in Nankan, anyway, I can't give orders or not, but ...... I'd be happy to provide them with some of the necessary ammunition supplies. ”

As the saying goes, those who know the times are the best people, why don't Chennault, who has lived in China for a long time, not understand this truth, how can it be simple for someone who can get connections with the high-level of the Allied forces?

The most important thing is that this guy who causes trouble everywhere is deeply loved by the high-level in Huaxia, and I have to say that he does have the ability to command operations, and from time to time he comes up with a big deal, and no one can do anything about him.

Even he, the commander of the air task force in China, only has some old-fashioned P40s under his command, and the report requesting new fighters has been called countless times but has no effect, after all, Southeast Asia is only a secondary battlefield, and the degree of domestic attention is limited, but he can actually get F4U, it is terrifying.

It was the latest fighter that was put into service with the Navy only last year, and its combat performance was perfect, and it was basically only active in the Pacific theater, and there was not even a single fighter in Europe, which was in full swing.

Maybe... Maybe you can get some of this fighter through him, and the fighters of your own air force will have to be updated.

Chennault may be able to detain the six F4U through his connections, but not to mention the consequences of doing so, it is tantamount to killing the chicken and the egg on the surface.

In fact, the unpleasant quarrel with the Third Division some time ago was also caused by the misunderstanding of the former by other senior officers of the air force and their own arrogant attitude.

Chennault himself was not hostile, but on the contrary, he was full of curiosity about this unruly and mysterious Chinese officer, who was only in his early 30s, and was simply the Patton of the East.

After thinking about it, I thought it would be better to maintain friendly relations with him, and this simple kindness was only the first step, and perhaps there would be more contact with the young general soon.

"Let's leave it at this for now, Smith, since he wants to build a new air force, we can provide some help, and you can arrange the specific affairs yourself, anyway, you, the logistics minister, often do things that enrich your own pocket."

Chennault teased with a smile, and did not forget to throw away a look that everyone understands.

“Bullshit！ Don't talk nonsense! Smith blushed and immediately retorted.

The former shrugged his shoulders and didn't say much, turned to look at Andre and the others, and said with a smile: "Do a good job, young men, I hope you can bloom in the sky over Myanmar......"

……

Bhamo is a small town south of Myitkyina, on the China-India Highway.

The town area is not large, five kilometers long from north to south, three kilometers wide from east to west, there are many lakes and marshes within the area, forming a turtle-shaped highland, but the terrain is hills and swamps, easy to defend and difficult to attack.

As one of the important towns of Myitkyina's southern gateway, both the British army at that time and the Japanese today attach great importance to the defense system here.

As early as a year ago, after the initial occupation of Bamo, the Japanese army began to build defensive positions here, turning it into a terrible fortified city.

In addition to the fortified fortresses built along the mountains and rivers, there is also a military airfield built by the British, and now there are many Japanese Hayabusa fighters.

And there is also fate here, when Liao Mingyu took the Sichuan Army to fight in Burma for the first time, he was guided by the latter to bring it here, and this airport is where they defended the British for a day and a night.

The arrogant and brain-pumping British, for an unimportant identity issue, drove away Liao Mingyu and them in disguise, completely unaware of what kind of dangerous situation they were in.

Then the Japanese army easily occupied this place, and the British army was also very cooperative, beating gongs and drums and raising their hands to surrender, thinking that it would be protected by the Geneva Convention, but the frantic little Japan doesn't care what bullshit you are Convention, bayonets and gun butts and bullets are the final interpretation, and I don't know if that guy is still alive now.

……

In addition to the casualties on paper, a large number of non-combat attrition also made the Western Yunnan Expeditionary Force pay a heavy price, for which it also became powerless in the face of the 33rd Division's interception, and the entire 11th Army ended up fighting with the Japanese army for several days with Yu Xiaoqing's men, but failed to gain an advantage.

Fortunately, the 33rd Division entered western Yunnan only to cover the retreat of the 56th Division, and did not counterattack the expeditionary force, and immediately retreated to Weimao, Myitkyina and other places after completing the task.

On December 10, when Caijiazhai, the last town in western Yunnan, was recovered by the 71st Army, the Chinese Expeditionary Force finally expelled all the Japanese troops who invaded western Yunnan, and was occupied by the Japanese invaders for one year and five months, and western Yunnan returned to the embrace of the motherland.

There was jubilation in China, and the major newspapers began to report on the major victories of the expeditionary force, as well as the spirit of the 200th Division of the Third Division going abroad to defeat the Japanese invaders.

Even the supreme leader of the revolutionary army in the north expressed high praise for the expeditionary force, calling it the pride of the nation, the sharp sword of China, and the divine might of our country!

In just half a year, starting from the Sichuan Army's attack on Nantianmen, the counteroffensive in western Yunnan was also a great victory, which made the head of Chongqing unexpected.

In addition to handwriting a few high-performance generals, the Führer's customary medal commendation order arrived in western Yunnan like snowflakes, and a large number of silver dollars were distributed to reward those officers of various ministries who had made great contributions.

In particular, Liao Mingyu's first division played a vital role in the entire battle situation, if it were not for the three divisions marching westward all the way to fight the Japanese to lose their armor, I don't know how long the counterattack in western Yunnan would last.

Now that the first phase of the counteroffensive in Burma has been completed, and the Allied forces have completed the clearing of the Indo-Burmese border, Stilwell immediately began to prepare for the next combat operation, but the answer he received when he contacted Chongqing made him indignant.

The government responded that the Western Yunnan Expeditionary Force had suffered a lot of losses due to the continuous fighting, and should be repaired and replenished for a period of time, and would not use troops against Burma for the time being, and the Chinese Army in India could continue to fight against Japan, which would be arranged by Sun Liren and Liao Yaoxiang themselves.

Stilwell was angry, he and Chongqing couldn't get used to each other, but now that the conflict continues to escalate, Chahua pointed at the other party's nose and scolded his mother.

In fact, at this time, the bald head of state did not make up his mind to fight back against western Yunnan.

For one, the Führer had always been wary of the British. As early as the first time the Chinese Expeditionary Force entered Burma to fight, the British repeatedly showed their lack of cooperation, and the chain fell at critical moments, resulting in many defeats for the expeditionary force.

It can be said that the first battle was completely covering the retreat of these pig teammates, and it was a bloody road paved by countless Chinese soldiers with their lives for the British.

Therefore, in the past two years, although Britain and the United States repeatedly urged the government to organize a counteroffensive, the bald Führer was afraid that the British would once again be untrustworthy and uncooperative, resulting in the expeditionary force facing the Japanese army alone, so they stood still and confronted each other for more than a year.

If it weren't for Liao Mingyu's birth, the counteroffensive in western Yunnan would not have been carried out until May next year.

Second, the Führer is prepared to preserve his strength, and his center is more on the domestic battlefield than in Burma. At present, the Japanese are eyeing Hunan, seeing that the Battle of Hengyang is about to begin, and the Ninth Theater has no absolute certainty of blocking the Japanese attack, and there are two group armies in western Yunnan with nearly 200,000 troops. If the war is unfavorable, the Führer is likely to transfer these 200,000 to the domestic battlefield.

Chen Ze advanced eastward

British Pig teammates,

Hao Zhipeng