"The Yunnan-Burma Highway has been opened, my mission is basically over, and it's time to retire and go home to enjoy my old age."

"Anything else?" Liao Mingyu asked, he didn't believe that this old man was okay and ran over to tell him this.

"Oh, for God's sake, my friend, can't you just congratulate me?" Smith deliberately made a look of loss and reluctantly spoke.

"Ok, Gratulations, what's next?" Liao Mingyu stared at him seriously.

"All right, in fact, I came here this time on behalf of General Stilwell, and I want to talk to you about the future battle......

Smith slowly told the purpose of the trip, but Liao Mingyu was shocked, and it turned out that Stilwell threw an olive branch to him for a long time.

In fact, from the very beginning, Lao Chiang made a plan, not only preparing to withdraw the troops from Burma, but also proposed to Roosevelt at the Cairo Conference the idea of recalling Stilwell and sending another representative to China.

Roosevelt did not give a clear answer on this point, but everything was as usual, but he still respected the opinions of his allies and acquiesced in the withdrawal of the Chinese side from Burma.

Without the command of the army, Stilwell, the commander-in-chief of the Southeast Asian theater, was really embarrassed, and everyone knew how the British, who could not rely on the tune, could gain a foothold in Burma.

Fortunately, after deliberation, the strength of the three armies was finally retained. But Stilwell could see that in addition to Liao Mingyu's 88th Army, the other two troops stayed solely to take care of the face of the Americans.

Based on the intention of their Führer, at most, they will do logistical work, defend the Chinese border, and estimate that they will run faster than the British at the critical moment, let alone expect them to march towards Malaysia.

From another point of view, Liao Mingyu has become the only person Stilwell can count on now, because it is not difficult to see from the former's style of acting that he is completely different from those bureaucratic high-ranking officials of the government, and he basically belongs to the same category as Sun Liren, an iron-blooded soldier with a strong national consciousness.

Stilwell collected information on Liao Mingyu's various events in recent years, this person has always been a maverick, and he has done a lot of things to disobey military orders, maybe those stupid superiors are worthless in his eyes, and the high-level government has little control over him, which is the best opportunity to win over.

The most critical point is that Liao Mingyu can fight, from the total annihilation of the defenders of Nantianmen to the decisive battle of Mangshi to defeat the 18th Division, and then to the blitzkrieg of Nankan and Bamo, and the surprise attack on Lashio and the heavy damage to the 54th Division... The appalling achievements can be said to be legendary in any Chinese army, but all the glory belongs to him alone.

Who would have thought that more than two years ago, these people were still a group of routs who only knew how to flee for their lives, but now they have become the most dazzling dark horses in the expeditionary force, and the number of Japanese troops planted in their hands cannot be counted.

So Stilwell said he wanted to get into an ideological agreement with Liao Mingyu, and he was willing to provide military equipment and logistical supplies, but in return, the latter had to strategically obey his command.

To put it simply, in Southeast Asia, you are the pioneer and I am the coach, you can fight wherever you want, I will give you the best equipment, you just have to win the battle for me.

Damn, isn't this just trying to make Lao Tzu your mercenary? Liao Mingyu sneered in his heart.

Liao Mingyu is still clear about Stilwell's Xiaojiu, at this time he held six positions, not only as the military representative of the US military in China, but also as the commander of the US forces in China and the chief of staff of the Huaxia Theater, and at the same time served as the commander of the Chinese-American and British forces in Burma, and the person in charge of the management of Lend-Lease materials to China.

But as the strategic goal of the counter-offensive against Burma was achieved, Stilwell's position became less important, which was by no means acceptable to his arrogance.

Originally, the Southeast Asian battlefield was a springboard for Stilwell, and he always hoped to obtain all the command rights of the Chinese army, so as to prove his personal ability, and at the same time wash away the shame of being beaten to India by the Japanese in the first battle in Burma.

I wanted to use the strategic victory and the defeat on the Chinese battlefield to force Lao Chiang to hand over military power, but who would have thought that at the Cairo Conference at the end of last year, Roosevelt and Lao Chiang reached a consensus, and the president actually stood next to the person he hated the most.

Although the president has never mentioned the intention of recalling himself, it can be seen from agreeing to Chiang Lao to withdraw most of his troops from Burma that that day may not be far off.

He didn't want to compromise like this, he had to fight for his fate a little more, and the best way was to gain more say with a military victory.

"Liao, I didn't want to get involved in these things, but I also didn't want to see my friend sink like this."

Liao Mingyu did not answer immediately, but played with the cigar in his hand and was silent, constantly thinking about the pros and cons in his mind.

Smith sighed, he had a good relationship with Stilwell, it can be seen that Liao Mingyu did not express his position for a long time, so he could only continue to persuade patiently:

"You're a smart man with independent and bold ideas, and it's good for you and Stilwell to make such an offer, and your Führer is so suspicious that you'll have to think of some way out."

I have to say that this proposal does sound very tempting, and it does not conflict with Liao Mingyu's own ideas, but in this way, he is likely to break the relationship with the government in advance, and finally be infamy-infused as a "traitor seeking glory" in China and be criticized by mouth and writing.

And ideologically, he doesn't want to be a thug of the United States, what he wants is to become bigger and stronger, and don't think about it in the future in Southeast Asia.

"I wonder what General Stilwell means by military support?" After being silent for a long time, Liao Mingyu suddenly asked.

Smith was overjoyed, thinking that the other party was finally tempted, so he immediately said excitedly: "At present, there are 50,000 brand-new firearms and 160 tons of various ammunition in India, as well as a batch of heavy artillery and tank vehicles, and there are also plenty of shells. ”

Obediently, it's still the Yankees, the bullets are all calculated by the ton, and they all have to be converted into 7.62 calibers, at least more than 4 million rounds, and the key people also have artillery, tanks and other heavy equipment... The heavy artillery that Smith dared to say with his eyes above the top would definitely not be lower than 105mm.

7017k