At the end of the meeting, the two sides finally reached an agreement, the United States would provide weapons and equipment, the British would provide food and military supplies, and the Chinese side would still contribute to form a third batch of expeditionary forces to counterattack Burma and Malaysia.

Unlike the previous First Expedition and the subsequent Western Yunnan Expeditionary Force and the Indian Army, the Burma Expeditionary Force this time has not been officially certified at all, and it can be said that it is completely the product of the secret decisions made by several people in private.

Because of the importance of the matter, neither side has made much noise, and nominally it is only to strengthen the defense of northern Myanmar.

At least until now, Chongqing doesn't know the exact situation, but if the last fig leaf is torn off, some people will be charged with treason.

After the meeting, Liao Mingyu continued to stay in India for a few more days, and he did not put it down until the moment before all the aid was in place and loaded into the truck.

No wonder he was so worried, the main thing was that the assistance provided by Stilwell this time was too tempting, and no one dared to do so

In terms of light weapons, there are more than 35,000 Garand rifles and M3 submachine guns, as well as 1,500 12.7 caliber M2 heavy machine guns, 300,000 hand grenades, hundreds of tons of ammunition of various calibers, and a considerable number of flamethrowers, blasting tubes, rocket launchers, etc.

It would take a lot of effort to transport this batch of weapons and ammunition to the front line, and this is Liao Mingyu's rejection of the old-fashioned Chuntian rifle, otherwise there will be more of them.

However, for the Yankees, this is just a normal ratio of individual weapons for the army, and only they can have such a big hand.

Not to mention, the heavy weapons are even more dazzling, the latest arrival of M114 155 mm howitzers has 24, M101 105 mm howitzers 60, as well as countless mortars of various calibers and a corresponding large number of ammunition, a proper American heavy firefighter.

The armored forces also gave 15 early models of short-barreled guns Sherman, still using the old 75mm tank gun, which has a lot of gaps in performance compared with the A3E8 model that Liao Mingyu exchanged from the system, but it is more than enough to deal with the Japanese.

In addition to tanks, Stilwell also had some armored personnel carriers and some equipment consultants to teach Chinese soldiers about the use and maintenance of American weapons.

Originally, a large part of these weapons were prepared by Roosevelt to support the Chinese battlefield, but for some ulterior reasons, Stilwell, the quartermaster's officer, "secretly operated" to change the direction of transportation, and the documents fed back to the top were also reasonable, and ordinary people could not find any problems.

Anyway, it's all for the Chinese people, who is not for it? Perhaps the President will do the same when he sees what he has done in Burma.

It's just that when the "peanut" in Chongqing reacts, he may have to jump to his feet and scold Niang Xipi again. Ha ha... Thinking of this, Stilwell couldn't help laughing, isn't it happier to be able to put a dish on the other party than to win a battle?

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“so… Goodbye, my friend, maybe this will be the last time we'll see each other. ”

At Lambgar Airport, Smith smiled and waved goodbye to Liao Mingyu, who was about to board the plane.

"Huh? Are you preparing to return home? Liao Mingyu asked.

"Yes, my mission is almost complete, and it's time to retire. I've been in this rainforest for two years, and if I don't leave, my knees will be useless. ”

Smith shrugged and joked, taking off his hat to reveal his gray hair, he is almost 60 this year, and he has long been tired of life in the war zone, and it is time to return home to enjoy his old age.

However, Smith was also secretly glad in his heart, fortunately, he had made the right investment and bet on the right treasure, otherwise how could he return to China so quickly, the young Chinese commander in front of him really brought him a lot of surprises.

"Then congratulations old man, thank you for your help during this time, it's a pity that there is no champagne here, otherwise I would really want to have a drink with you." Grain

Liao Mingyu said with heartfelt blessings. Although this old guy has always been a purposeful businessman, he is still conscientious in the transportation of materials in the past.

Then again, no matter what the purpose of the person, at least you helped in a difficult time, and you should say thank you no matter what.

"Haha, maybe there's a chance in the future, huh...... I hope you can use that equipment to teach those Japanese monkeys a good lesson. ”

Shrugging his shoulders indifferently, Smith looked left and right, quietly leaned in and whispered: "Actually, I know your ambition, you will not be willing to obey someone all the time, in fact, this is also your chance... Isn't it? ”

Liao Mingyu was obviously stunned for a moment, but then covered up the past with a smile, and replied to the question: "Maybe we really have a chance to meet." ”

Without waiting for the other party to speak again, he waved his hand and boarded the plane without looking back.

The two engines of the C47 transport aircraft made a loud noise, and the heavy fuselage taxied forward, and after some distance of acceleration, the plane finally left the ground and faced the air.

"Junza, it's cold on the plane, cover it with a blanket, right?"

Hao Zhigang intimately just took a military blanket and handed it over, while Liao Mingyu, who was sitting on the seat, just nodded slightly and stared out the window for a long time and was silent.

It seems that the latter will have to be more careful, these Americans have more or less guessed their intentions, and maybe they will make some fuss out of it.

However, they never thought of their ultimate goal, and they might just think of it as a warlord with ambition to support their own troops, after all, there are too many such people in China today.

After going back, the reorganization of the troops had to speed up, and it was uncomfortable to feel stuck, even if it was just something that might happen.

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At present, the units under the command of the 88th Army are the Honorary Third Division, the 200th Division, and the New 50th Division, and if we add the Air Force, the Nanyang Self-Rescue Army, and those supplementary regiments, the total number of troops has exceeded 50,000. In order to be able to better command and control, it is imperative to reorganize the troops.

As a military commander, Fan Shaozeng has not been idle in the past few days, and he is annoying with Meng to write documents and make plans, and he has to screen suitable officers according to the existing positions of each unit.

And now with the Yankees' weapons and equipment to help, the difficulty of the reorganization work will be greatly reduced.

The ratio of weapons to the troops was largely in line with the original standard, with only slight adjustments. It is still a three-three system, with four combat groups of 12 people in the infantry squad, seven Garand rifles, two M3 submachine guns, one MG3 general-purpose machine gun, one shotgun and the M1 carbine for the squad leader.

The infantry platoon consisted of three squads, with the addition of a three-man demolition team, armed with a Bazooka rocket launcher and two M3 submachine guns.

The company consists of three infantry platoons, with an additional mortar platoon and a heavy machine gun platoon, equipped with three M1 60mm steel cannons, three M2 12.7mm heavy machine guns, and a sniper team with a KAR 98 equipped with a quadruple sight for soldiers with good marksmanship. Plus cooking classes, medical classes... The number of people is about 180.

The battalion consisted of three infantry companies, reinforced with additional heavy machine gun companies, an artillery battery and an anti-aircraft artillery company, equipped with 12 M2 heavy machine guns, 12 81-mm medium mortars and 6 PAK40 75-mm anti-aircraft guns, and a transport platoon for the transport of heavy weapons, with a total strength of about 700 men.

As the largest independent combat unit, the firepower at the regimental level has also been strengthened a lot, three infantry battalions, the regimental artillery battalion in addition to the original 12 Bofors 75 mountain guns, but also added 6 105 mm M101 howitzers, plus the regimental headquarters engineer company, communications company, transport company... and other directly subordinate troops, a total of about 2,000 people...

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