Chapter 423: Anger among the crowd
As Winston Churchill said, "There are no eternal enemies, no permanent friends, only eternal interests", that is, if you have milk, you are a mother.
On the battlefield in Burma, the British, as Churchill said, formulated a strategy of "abandoning Burma and protecting India" from the beginning. The so-called "Sino-British Agreement on the Mutual Defense of the Yunnan-Burma Road" was nothing more than a pretext for the British to delay the Japanese attack and drag the Chinese army into Burma to cover their own retreat.
The final result of the first expeditionary force going abroad to fight was the same, the British army was bent on withdrawing to India quickly, and there was no intention of cooperating with the battle at all, and they completely disregarded the lives and deaths of their allies, resulting in 100,000 officers and men of the expeditionary force who did not know the depth of the expeditionary force being completely exposed to the encirclement and interception of the Japanese.
Although the defeat of the expeditionary force was not only caused by the British unilaterally, but also mixed with many factors in intelligence, route, environment and command, in the final analysis, more than 70,000 Chinese soldiers were buried in that primeval jungle, which is a fact that can never be changed.
With this lesson, Lao Jiang has also learned to be smart, while eating "international relief food", he is as stable as an old dog, how can he be a tiger, listen to your white-skinned ghost's fools, and he will definitely not do reckless things if he can protect himself.
Some time ago, the reason why we agreed to a counteroffensive on all fronts was because on the one hand, the pressure exerted by the international alliance and the United States, and on the other hand, it was entirely because Liao Mingyu and they were advancing all the way and driving the Japanese out of the national border.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have agreed to blow the horn of the counterattack so soon, but this is also a victory that he paid an extremely painful price.
And now, the country has been recovered, the Japanese have also withdrawn, and five divisions of the Japanese army have been severely damaged in Myitkyina, almost annihilating more than 60,000 people.
Stilwell's face became extremely ugly, he knew very well that Southeast Asia would not be able to compete with the Japanese without the Chinese troops, and no matter how advanced the equipment was, someone had to use it to turn it into a killing weapon, otherwise it would be a pile of scrap metal, and the air force alone would not be able to regain the lost land.
Also with an ugly face is Liao Mingyu, who finally hit Myanmar, and the last thing he wants to see is to be transferred back to China, so that all the previous efforts will come to naught.
What can I do when I return home? followed the large army until the end of the 45-year Anti-Japanese War, and then was transferred to the north by Lao Chiang to "surrender bandits"?
And then there are only two ways, either continue to work and make no effort, and finally follow Lao Jiang to the treasure island with regret and don't want to return to China for the rest of his life, or wait for an opportunity to revolt and return to red like Meng is annoyed, and the two endings are basically seen through at a glance.
The first one is definitely negative, no matter how Liao Mingyu is, he can't fight with his compatriots, let alone use the weapons of the system on his compatriots, so he will have a disturbed conscience for the rest of his life. As for the second... Then there's some gambling in it.
His identity has been systematically portrayed as a very nationalist, can there be any good fruit to eat after the success of the uprising? I'm afraid that when the time comes, one will not be able to get merit.
Even if he doesn't seek anything else and is only dedicated to the reunification of the country, it is estimated that he will die miserably if he waits for that chaotic decade, Liao Mingyu does not have the confidence to compete with the great era on his own.
It was useless to say anything in those unreasonable years, and the best result was to flee overseas in advance, but what about my brothers? You don't have to be able to live a few of them.
Therefore, the only way is to stay in Southeast Asia to survive, and only by relying on the advantages of the system to become bigger and stronger can we not be afraid of any external influence, and perhaps we can complement each other with New China to resist foreign enemies.
As soon as the picture turned, the thrilling meeting continued, what Chen Cheng said basically determined the direction of all the troops present, and everyone knew the temper of the cautious Fuhrer, and there would definitely be a large wave of personnel transfers at that time, and it was almost impossible to be alone.
"Mr. Minister, can I understand that your head of state is ready to abandon Southeast Asia, regardless of the position of the allies, and at the same time abandon all military aid from the United States?" Stilwell's eyes were cold, and he asked unceremoniously.
As the first person in charge of military aid in Southeast Asia, Stilwell's biggest reliance is the right to distribute materials in his hands, which is also one of the reasons why the bald head hates him so much.
"No, no, I think you are misunderstood, the Führer has never said anything about abandoning allies, but now the war situation in our country is becoming more and more unfavorable, and you should know that the Japanese are attacking in Hunan and Guangxi, and one-third of China's land has fallen into the hands of the invaders, if you can think about it from our point of view, you may be able to understand."
"And in Burma, we Chinese people have sacrificed enough, we have done what should be done and what should not be done, and most of the 100,000 dead souls are still cold! They will never be able to return home for the rest of their lives. And the war-weariness of the survivors is high, you ask all of you, which of the soldiers under their command does not want to go home, even if they die, they have to die on their own land, right? ”
Chen Cheng is worthy of being an old politician, his expression is rich and tears are falling, first he knows the reason and then moves the emotion, he can't see the falsehood and artificiality at all, and even the officers have begun to agree with what he said.
“but…”
Stilwell just wanted to speak, but was blocked back by Chen Cheng:
"But then again, when it comes to international aid... Our head of state and the President of your country have already reached a consensus, and it cannot be lifted by a few words from others. And a little ......"
Chen Cheng suddenly put away his smile, and his expression gradually became decisive and tough:
"This is Huaxia, and the soldiers who fought for you are also Huaxia soldiers, they have paid enough, they have the right and freedom to return to their own country to defend their land, this is also the political ideology that you Americans have been advocating, isn't it?"
"yes, pretty much it, do you know how many people we died in Burma!?"
"Do you want the Huaxia people to be cattle and horses for you all the time, and regain the lost territory for you? What about ourselves? ”
For a while, the crowd was indignant, and Chen Cheng's words resonated with many Chinese officers, and they began to question and be indignant.
Stilwell was speechless, racking his brains and unable to find any words to refute this sharp-tongued high-ranking Chinese official.
Yes, what they said is also the truth, in two consecutive Burma battles, the Chinese side has lost more than 100,000 troops, and the battle has also been won, strictly speaking, the primary goal of opening up the Yunnan-Burma highway has been completed, and there is no reason to ask them to do more.
Alas...... Even Liao Mingyu has to admit that from the standpoint of the nation, what Chen Cheng said is not wrong, the problem is just the country and the party...
"Minister Report, no matter where we go in the future, at least solve the current problems first, otherwise the good situation may fall apart..."
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