Chapter 403: Serving as a front-line commander
The three generals were all stunned in their hearts, as soldiers, they were all old soldiers, but the high-level political twists and turns, it was the first time they had come into contact with such a high level, if it wasn't for the American General Pan Sen who broke them up and crumpled the explanation, they would still be in the dark!
All three of them believe that even Chief Luo, Chief Du, and even the top leaders in the country will not see the current situation in Myanmar so clearly! And the most important thing is that the troops of the three of them are in the middle of the game, if there is no way to break the situation, the whole army will be pitted in a moment!
The more they thought about it, the more frightened the three of them felt, fortunately this American observer was a very upright soldier, otherwise the Chinese expeditionary force would not have found a place to cry if it was killed by the British!
Although they are now very eager to immediately go back and send a telegram to the domestic bigwigs in the rear, they think of the situation just now, and feel that the two American generals are working on some new plan, maybe there will be a new situation, so they can only wait patiently.
The three generals also understood that this observer had absolutely no good impression of the British, and that he had a deep sense of strategy and political thought, and that he had seen higher and farther than they did, so they had to support him as much as they could.
Thinking of this, the three of them had already begun to think about how to convince their colleagues and the powerful bosses behind them.
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Half an hour later, Stilwell returned to the tent, and when he saw the expressions of the three of them, he couldn't help but smile and say, "Congratulations, generals!" Congratulations on a smart new commander! β
Hearing this, the three generals Dai, Liao, and Yu were all stunned, what do you mean!
Stilwell saw the confusion of the three of them, and did not explain, and continued: "Three generals, are you interested in going to the airport to take a look, General Panson's personal guard is about to arrive, can you see how good this army is?" β
General Panson's personal guard? The three of them were even more confused, what is the identity of the observer?
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An hour later, at the Yongkegang military airfield north of the ancient city, one after another US C-47 large transport planes landed on the runway, and then the 40 lightly armed soldiers on board immediately took off again and returned to Imphal, India, 1,000 kilometers away......
Under the gaze of the officers and soldiers of the Chinese expeditionary force, dozens of planes landed in front and behind, and many officers and soldiers were still counting at first, but later they were uncountable!
Only Li Junhao, who was standing in front of the hangar next to the runway, knew that a total of 40 planes were flying this time, the first 25 were loaded with 1,000 officers and soldiers of the New England battalion, and the last 15 were carrying 70 tons of military supplies.
The day before yesterday, he sent a telegram requesting that the New England battalion, which had arrived in Imphal, India, be airlifted to Tonggu, carrying 70 tons of military supplies, which seemed to be a lot, but in fact it was just a cover, and the heavy equipment he really needed had been placed in the hangar of the airport in advance......
After getting off the plane, the soldiers of the New England Battalion were led to the hangar by Li Junhao's attachΓ©s, changed their clothes, received weapons and equipment, and quickly drove to Li Junhao after marshalling according to the original sequence!
Stilwell stood beside Li Junhao, watching a group of heavily armed soldiers and new tanks and armored vehicles come to the neat formation not far from the front, and said in an extremely envious tone: "Og, this unit of Ling is the envy of all American generals, the best soldiers, the best equipment, the best training, and the military supplies that you never need to worry about, you have built this army since Huhai, and brought them to the United States, and now to Burma, which shows that you are really going to take up a post here, which makes me really relieved!" β
"Yes, it's been more than two years, you can't just practice without fighting, it's time for them to go to war!" Li Junhao said, "I plan to let them serve as the guard unit of the Indo-Burma Theater Command first, and when they need to really kill a few British generals, I can also have someone available." β
"Really?" Stilwell was surprised, "Do you really want to deal with the British generals?" β
"Why not?" Li Junhao shrugged his shoulders and said, "Since ancient times, military discipline has been forged by blood, if the British army continues to go this way on the wrong path, I don't mind opening the killing ring!" β
Stilwell glanced at him in surprise when he heard this, and then nodded and said: "Yes, this matter is only done by you, so as not to cause contradictions between the United States and Britain, so in the next period of time, I really need you to play the leading role!" Say, do I need to resign to make way for you? β
"That's not necessary, you should have a 'minor illness' and take a proper rest!" Li Junhao said with a smile.
"That's a good idea!" Stilwell Road.
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This time, the three Chinese generals with their interpreters stood behind them, listening to the conversation of the two American generals in front of them, and they were all stunned - they felt that they had heard something amazing!
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When the 40 transport planes had unloaded and flown away, the New England battalion was quickly reassembled and lined up for inspection by their commander.
Li Junhao looked at these brothers in front of him, and on a whim, he shouted: "Hello brothers! β
The 1,000 officers and soldiers immediately surprised him, shouting in unison: "Hello sir! β
Hahaha! Li Junhao laughed happily, this is really a bit of a military parade!
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The New England battalion was stationed in the nearby airport barracks, and Li Junhao's attachΓ© team was also relocated, and the Indo-Burma Theater Forward Command was set up at the airport.
Subsequently, Stilwell showed the three Chinese generals the official orders of the Allied Far East Theater, explained the identity of General Pan Sen, and finally said: "Generals, the Allied Front Command is now officially established, and General Pan Sen, deputy commander of the Allied Indo-Burma Theater, is the commander-in-chief of the front!" Three generals, you must unconditionally obey the command of General Panson, and I will sign all his orders by default. This order has been forwarded to the Expeditionary Force Command, and you can call to confirm. β
The three Chinese generals, Dai, Liao, and Yu, stood together and accepted the order.
After Stilwell returned the salute, he turned to Li Junhao and said, "Pan Sen, I'll leave it to you here, I'll go back to Lashio first, there are still several commanders of the Chinese Expeditionary Force there, and I will cooperate with them to fully support your work." β
After saluting each other, the two hugged goodbye.
After Stilwell left, Li Junhao looked at the three commanders of the expeditionary force and said, "Three generals, now we are going to fight together in Tonggu, I hope everyone will cooperate well and fight a beautiful battle!" β
"Yes, General!" The three division commanders said in unison.
Liao Yaoxiang, who was full of admiration for Li Junhao in his heart, followed, "General Pan Sen, you can give the order!" As long as we can keep our expeditionary force from being pitted by the British, I will take the outrageous order! β
(End of chapter)