Chapter 421: Meeting Turmoil
Following the guide lieutenant, Liao Mingyu and Meng were annoyed and came to the left position. There were a lot of people in the room, but they didn't talk much, just waited for the meeting to start in boredom, and their entry became the center of attention.
In addition to the Chinese side, the Yankees and the British are also mixed in, many of them are fresh faces, you don't know me, I haven't seen you, but there are some unnecessary greetings.
"What's wrong? Under the weather? Liao Mingyu glanced at the panicked Meng Annoyed, this kid seemed to be a little unconfident in this atmosphere.
Meng shook his head in annoyance and didn't speak, trying to calm his mood.
Can you not be nervous? There are all big guys around, and the worst person who can come here is also a deputy division commander, and he is the first time to join the ranks of the senior class of the national army.
Looking around, although most people didn't know each other, Liao Mingyu still saw a few familiar figures in the crowd.
On the Yankees' side, Smith, an old enemy, was greeting him by "squeezing his eyebrows", several American officers next to him were also looking at him curiously, and the British representatives were also whispering in the corner, seeming to be very interested in him.
Suddenly, Liao Mingyu felt a gaze coming from the side, turned his head to look, it turned out to be Yu Xiaoqing Yu Dajunzuo, only to see this guy sitting straight, but frowning, as if he was enduring great pain.
The people here are all veterans in the army, and the long-term military career has inevitably made many people infected with the bad habit of smoking, including Liao Mingyu, most of them are holding cigarettes in their hands, and the whole conference room is full of smoke, Yu Xiaoqing, who doesn't like tobacco and alcohol, can only endure a few old smoking guns to open the bow left and right, not to mention how sour the taste is.
However, as the only commander of the Western Yunnan Expeditionary Force sent to fight in Burma, he has recently been out of the limelight, commanding the Second Army and the 71st Army in Myitkyina, and has performed remarkably, received a lot of awards, and can be said to have reached the peak of his life.
Next to Yu Xiaoqing sat the leadership team of the Eleventh Group Army such as Song Xilian and Huang Jie, and in the face of the old commander who had supported and helped him, Liao Mingyu also responded with a smile and a little.
It can be seen that even if it is just a meeting, the units maintain their own small groups and do not sit together at all.
The Western Yunnan Expeditionary Force was headed by Wei Lihuang, Song Xilian and Huo Yuzhang, but the officers of the 20th Group Army and the 11th Group Army were clearly distinguished, and neither of the two groups was a dick.
On the Indian side of the army, Sun Liren was the leader, and there were also representatives of the commanders of the two armies, including Liao Yaoxiang and Tang Shouzhi. The others are British and American forces, such as the British Independent Infantry Brigade, the Merrell Detachment, the 14th Air Force of the US Army and so on...
The wait didn't last long, and after a while, the door to the conference room was opened again, and Wei Lihuang strode in with several American officers.
“… Everyone has arrived, then this Yunnan-Burma combat conference has officially begun, and I would like to invite General Chen, Minister of Military Affairs, to speak for you. ”
After the simple opening remarks, Wei Lihuang retreated to the deputy seat and sat down indifferently, obviously the protagonist of this meeting was not him.
General Chen? Temporary? Lao Jiang helped him to the position in advance? Liao Mingyu was taken aback, there are really a lot of bigwigs who came this time.
It seems that Minister He of Chongqing has stepped down now, but according to the trend of history, the old turtle calf was finally sent to Kunming to be responsible for the command and training of various troops in the southwest.
"Hmm... Colleagues, before the meeting began, on behalf of the Führer, I would like to congratulate you on your remarkable achievements in the counteroffensive against northern Burma some time ago, and that defending the country and recovering the mountains and rivers are the pride of the party-state......
Chen Cheng deserves the title of "Little Führer", and he is full of official routines, but there are some bureaucratic bugs below who like to listen to him.
"Huo Yuzhang commanded meritorious service among Tengchong's comrades-in-arms, and was specially awarded a medal of the Blue Sky and White Sun...... The 116th Division led by Zhao Zhenfan entered and exited three times at the foot of Laifeng Mountain, attacking more than 1,000 enemies.
"Thank you, Minister Chen."
"Thanks to the Führer's love, we will serve the Kuomintang and die!"
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Everyone wore high hats, and the officers who were named and commended immediately stood upright, and while accepting the award, they also made promises in their mouths, and their hypocrisy was exposed.
Looking at the combat meeting that had changed before it began, Liao Mingyu shook his head and sneered. There are quite a few generals here, and I don't know when it will be over if we really want to distribute medals one by one.
This time, Chen Chengke brought a lot of commendation orders and medals, all of which were specially arranged by Lao Jiang, anyway, these things are worthless, and they can still buy people's hearts, so why not do it? As long as you don't ask him for machine guns and cannons.
Wei Lihuang leaned his hands on the table, knocking on the table one after another, and it could be seen from his unhappy expression that he was full of helplessness for such a scene.
Some generals also felt that this was a bit out of the way, but because of the identity of the commander, how could they dare to speak out.
“well… doggo!”
Stilwell's face darkened with anger, and he couldn't help but curse after listening to the interpreter explain things clearly.
The good combat meeting actually became like this, and those who didn't know thought it was a discussion and reward meeting.
"Gentlemen! I'm here to discuss the next battle plan, not to see each of you play each other's hypocritical smirks. ”
Stilwell, who has always had one thing to say, was not used to others, so he directly angrily slammed it, and the assistant also translated the original words to everyone.
The generals were also embarrassed after hearing this, only Liao Mingyu gloated in the corner and almost laughed.
"Hehe... Mr. Stilwell, don't be in a hurry, this is what our Führer meant, and if you win the battle, you have to be rewarded, otherwise who will ......"
“e on!”
Before Chen Cheng's words were finished, Stilwell interrupted unceremoniously: "I don't understand what your Führer means, and I can't care if you want to reward your subordinates, but this is the Southeast Asian Allied Battle Plan Conference Room, for God's sake, please understand the purpose of coming here!" ”
Well said! Liao Mingyu couldn't help but applaud him in his heart.
Chen Cheng touched his nose and was slightly embarrassed, strictly speaking, he did put the cart before the horse, and the identity of the other party was there, that was the person who even dared to spray, and he couldn't completely offend him, so he had to give up after thinking about it:
"Okay, you have a point, let's put this matter aside for a while, then ask General Stilwell to say a few words first..."
Stilwell was not polite, strode past Chen Cheng, who was tactically drinking water, stood at the head of the long table and said loudly: "Gentlemen, first of all, please take a look at the battle report in your hand, Sun, you can tell me about the situation of the enemy and us." ”
Finally got to the point, Sun Liren, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately stood up and saluted, and said to everyone:
"The situation is clear at the moment, after the Battle of Myitkyina, the Japanese have lost more than 90 percent of the land in northern Burma, five of their divisions have been heavily damaged, and the remaining enemy has retreated here, here, and here..."
Sun Liren picked up the instructor's stick as he spoke, pointing to the topographic map hanging on the wall.
"According to the report of the forward investigation post, at present, the remnants of the Japanese army are mainly gathering in Xibu, Mengya and other places, but according to intelligence, the strength of two divisions is gradually moving closer to Lashio, and their intentions are self-evident..."
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