The strategy proposed by Li Junhao was actually adopted by the United States in his previous life, but at this time he put it forward first, and it became his idea, and even after being approved by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, it was named the "Pansen Plan"!

However, there is one thing that Li Junhao knows, in his previous life, the first Burma campaign ended in a crushing defeat of the British army and the Chinese expedition, and there are many reasons for this, the biggest reason is the indecision of the British side and the stupidity of the British commanders on the front line! All he needs to do now is try to change a little.

First of all, he asked his secretaries to go to the State Department, the War Department, the Admiralty, and various intelligence agencies to ask for all the current information on Burma, and in addition, he also went directly to the British Embassy to ask his military attache about the situation of the British troops stationed in India and Burma, as well as the progress of the British alliance negotiations with China.

Originally, he also asked people to make inquiries and found that his old friend Joseph Warren Stilwell had just handed over his post as commander of the Third Army and had been transferred to Washington to be responsible for formulating the "Sportsman" battle plan for the landing of American troops in North Africa. This would be great, and he immediately went to the War Department to make an appointment to meet the other party.

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On the afternoon of the 17th, Li Junhao met the high-spirited General Stilwell in his office at the King's Building.

When the old friends met, both of them laughed and hugged warmly. The two had not seen each other for more than two years since Stilwell was transferred back to China in August 1939, when one was a rear admiral and the other was a rear admiral, both of whom were already among the senior officers, but in comparison, Li Junhao was in a more prominent position.

In this regard, Stilwell was very emotional, Pan Sen was still his subordinate at the beginning, but he didn't expect that his current military rank would catch up with him, not to mention, and he would be even more difficult to hold back in his position, which is really amazing!

After some reminiscence, the two talked about the current situation in the Far East, and Stilwell agreed with Li Junhao's situation prediction, and also believed that Burma was one of the important cores of the Far East's war preparedness.

Li Junhao also asked about the situation of the Yunnan-Burma Highway, which Stilwell had personally inspected when he left China two years ago, and was still deeply impressed, so he gave a detailed introduction.

When Stilwell said goodbye, Li Junhao clearly told him that he would put forward a motion to form the Allied China Theater Command, and proposed that Stilwell be appointed as the chief of staff of the theater and concurrently the commander of the China-Burma theater, hoping that he would be ready to go to China again.

Stilwell, of course, understood the importance of these two positions, and knew that this was an old friend's promotion and reuse, and immediately said that he would be prepared and wait for orders at any time.

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On 18 December, at a national security meeting held at the White House, Li Junhao, who attended the meeting as an observer, drew everyone's attention to the situation in China's theater of operations and South Asia, pointing out that the current progress of the alliance negotiations between Britain and China is too slow, and the reason is that the British side is delaying, which will greatly affect the situation in the Far East theater, and suggested that the United States intervene directly.

Roosevelt now attached great importance to him as an "expert on the Far East," and when he heard this, he asked him to report in detail.

Li Junhao said that at present, the Japanese army has taken control of French China and signed a "friendship treaty" with Thailand, and the troops have been directed at Burma; At present, the Yunnan-Burma Highway is the only remaining channel to aid China, and once it is cut off, it will inevitably seriously affect the situation of China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. Combined with the Far East strategy mentioned at the last meeting, Myanmar must not lose its important bridgehead.

The current British Burma is a strategically important region on the peninsula of South Asia, bordering British India to the west and China XZ and Yunnan to the north and northeast. If this place is occupied by the Japanese army, the Yunnan-Burma road will be cut off on the one hand, and the Japanese army will directly threaten the rear of China's southwest, which will be a serious problem!

Because of Burma's strategic importance to the Allies, the British side negotiated a military alliance with the Chinese government as early as early 1941, preparing to defend Burma with the help of Chinese military power if necessary. The Chinese government also responded positively to this by offering to send Chinese troops to Myanmar to assist in the defense.

Although the British side agreed to rely on China's military power from a strategic point of view, it was emotionally unwilling for foreign troops to penetrate into its colonies, so it has been dragging its feet in negotiations, and even more disagreeing with the early entry of the Chinese expeditionary force that had been formed long ago......

Li Junhao believed that the British were extremely dangerous, and they also overestimated the combat effectiveness of their own army, believing that they could withstand the first wave of Japanese attacks with the British and British and Burmese troops currently in Burma......

Judging from the performance of the British army on the European battlefield, he believes that the combat effectiveness of the army stationed in the colony is not strong, and the British army has a contemptuous view of the Asian army, so when it encounters the Japanese army, it will definitely suffer a big loss, and it will not be able to hold Burma!

Therefore, Li Junhao suggested that the United States must immediately intervene in the Sino-Burmese battlefield, sign an allied cooperative combat agreement with China and Britain, and firmly grasp the command of the Far Allied forces.

After listening to his account, Roosevelt asked him when the Japanese army was expected to start attacking Burma.

Li Junhao replied: "According to the current situation in South Asia and the information from the Far East, it can be basically determined that the Japanese army will launch an attack on Burma from late January to the end of the month next year, that is, in a month, there is not much time!" ”

"Hull, you immediately instruct Ambassador Jensen to China to represent our country in the Sino-British alliance negotiations." Roosevelt immediately decided, "Og, do you have any other suggestions on the question of the command of the Allied forces in the Far East?" ”

"Yes." Li Junhao said, "From the perspective of the command of the entire Far East, the General Headquarters of the Far Allied Forces should be established to coordinate the actions of the allied forces in China, Southeast Asia, and South Asia.

"In addition, the commander of the Southeast Asian Theater of Operations suggested that General Wainwright, who commanded U.S. operations in the Far East in the Philippines, should be the commander;

"Third, the establishment of the China Theater Command, taking into account the actual situation of China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, suggested that the leaders of the two parties of the Chinese Kuomintang and the underground party should be appointed as the chief and deputy commander-in-chief, and that General Stilwell, a former military attache in China who was familiar with the situation in China, should be appointed chief of the general staff.

"Establishment of the Indo-Burma Theater Command, with General Stilwell as the Theater Commander and actual command responsibility......"

(End of chapter)