Chapter 625 The strongest temptation!
General Mountbatten's temptation to Zhang Junhao's Inpar's question was very powerful. As long as Zhang Junhao agreed, he could leapt into a British lieutenant general. He could not only command all the teams under the former General Wingate, but also become a senior officer of the Empire.
Although Zhang Junhao traveled through time, he still maintained his most determined patriotism. Unless the Chinese side ordered him to be an undercover agent in the British army, he would not be able to join the British army if he was beaten to death.
Zhang Junhao always thought that all the meaning of his time travel was to fight the Japanese, and he firmly believed that he would die in a future battle. He thought that he could not live until after the war. Theoretically, Zhang Junhao would definitely think about his life after the war, because his fiancée Wu Di was in Malaysia and had given birth to a son for him. The two "little wives" Li Li and Wu Qiong were both pregnant with his children in the United States. But he dared not think of them and stubbornly sealed his miss.
Zhang Junhao is ready to die in battle at any time.
Because General Mountbatten is the highest commander of the Southeast Asian theater, theoretically speaking, not only the Sino-US coalition forces are under its jurisdiction, but even the Chinese Expeditionary Force in Kunming must obey his leadership. The material support and salary of the Chinese army stationed in India were provided by the United Kingdom. Although Zhang Junhao made great achievements, he thought that he could not offend General Mountbatten for the interests of the country and the Chinese army stationed in India.
Zhang Junhao didn't know that after the war, General Mountbatten would serve as the governor of British India, with an extremely respected status. General Slim would serve as the governor of Australia, with an extremely respected status. General Mountbatten was suggesting that the UK awarded Zhang Junhao the title, but the only resistance was that Zhang Junhao was Chinese, and under normal circumstances, he was only targeted at the British. If Zhang Junhao agreed to join the British army, he would be awarded the title after the war and gained a high status within the British system.
Zhang Junhao smiled and said, "God General, thank you for your appreciation for me. You should not ask me if I can join the British army, but General He Yingqin, the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Army in Chongqing or Kunming."
General Mountbatten really wanted to hand over the Chindith army to Zhang Junhao's command, but because Zhang Junhao was a Chinese officer, the arrogance of the Empire of the Sun never set decided that General Mountbatten could not hand over the Chindith army to the Chinese officer's command. Unless Zhang Junhao changed his identity and became a British officer.
During Lambga, General Mountbatten even supported Stilwell to deprive Zhang Junhot of the position of captain of the melee team. Until now, General Mountbatten has truly wanted to hand over the British special forces to Zhang Junhao's leadership, and his attitude changed by 180 degrees. Strength determines everything, and the great achievements Zhang Junhao established impressed General Mountbatten. General Mountbatten and General Slim communicated a lot, and they unanimously believed that Zhang Junhao was not only a special operations expert.
He has extraordinary personal special combat capabilities and is also the most outstanding military strategist. If the UK can get Zhang Junhao, it will definitely be like a tiger. It is easy to get a thousand troops, but it is hard to find a general. General Mountbatten wanted Zhang Junhao to be responsible for commanding General Wingate's special combat team after his death. In General Mountbatten's view, Zhang Junhao is the best candidate. As long as Zhang Junhao agrees to join the British army, he can immediately serve as the supreme commander of the British special combat team.
General Mountbatten knew that Chongqing and He Yingqin would never agree to Zhang Junhao join the British army, because the special melee team led by Zhang Junhao was an iron fist in the Anti-Japanese War and the ace in the hands of Chongqing and He Yingqin. If Zhang Junhao was an ordinary soldier, General Mountbatten thought Chongqing and He Yingqin would definitely agree.
General Mountbatten believed that China had seriously treated Zhang Junhao. If Zhang Junhao was in Britain, he would definitely be able to be promoted with his current great achievements and at least he could be a military-level officer.
General Mountbatten still did not know enough about Zhang Junhao and was not clear about it. Zhang Junhao refused to promote him when he participated in the war in Zhejiang. If Zhang Junhao accepted the promotion, he would at least be the commander of a major force in China. Zhang Junhao was not a soldier who cared about reputation and status, and would not even accept his status. Now General Mountbatten wanted Zhang Junhao to be the supreme commander of the British special forces, so Zhang Junhao would of course refuse politely! Zhang Junhao only wanted to be his special melee captain.
General Mountbatten stared at Zhang Junhao's eyes and said with a smile: "Why do you need to pass the official? Actually, just one word is enough."
Zhang Junhao shook his head and said, "It is the duty of a soldier to obey orders."
General Mountbatten said: "I suggest you think carefully, there is no need to refuse decisively."
Zhang Junhao nodded and said, "Okay! I will think about your proposal seriously. But you don't have to worry. The Battle of Inpaul has just ended, and the Chindite team can temporarily rest and you can directly manage the department."
General Slim looked at Zhang Junhao and said, "The officers and soldiers of the Special Melee Team came from many countries, China, the United States, British Myanmar and other countries, and even some soldiers came from South America. People are willing to accept your leadership. Why can't you accept British leadership?"
Zhang Junhao smiled and said, "I'm just accepting your leader now? I will never look forward to it if you point me in the east!"
General Slim smiled and said, "What I really mean is that you have an international perspective. You should understand this principle. Water flows low and people walk high. If you join the British army, you can become a British citizen and become a British. As long as you become a British man, you can enjoy the advanced technology and material wealth of Britain. You can rise to the upper class of British society, you can have a prosperous career and a bright future."
Zhang Junhao laughed and said, "Everything you said is too far away for me. If I could still live after defeating the Japanese devils, I have a premonition that I will definitely die in a certain battle."
Zhang Junhao said death, which made General Mountbatten and General Slim feel uncomfortable. They had to think of General Wingate, yes! At this time, he told Zhang Junhao that it was indeed inappropriate after the war.
General Slim was stunned, sighed softly, and nodded, "General Zhang, whenever you figure it out, just talk to any of you, General Mountbatten and I, and we will do it immediately. General Mountbatten and I hope you will agree to us that when we counterattack the Japanese army in Myanmar, you can lead the special melee team to join the battle again."
Zhang Junhao looked to the east and said: "The Japanese 33rd Army is still entrenched in Northern Myanmar, and the Sino-US coalition forces and the Chinese Expeditionary Force are still fighting hard with the Japanese army. If you want to eliminate the Japanese 33rd Army and establish a land transportation line between India and Kunming, you have to fight desperately with the Japanese army. The terrain of that area is much more complex than our area. Tropical rainforests are full of swamps, miasma is everywhere, mountains are high and deep, large troops cannot be deployed, heavy artillery and armored vehicles cannot be promoted, and air superiority is lost. The Japanese army has been operating for a long time and established many solid fortifications. Every time the Sino-US coalition forces move forward, they have to pay a huge price. Xitong is
However, it is the weapons and food base of the Japanese army. Although the troops are currently empty, when our troops are airborne and capture Xitong, the Japanese army will launch a mad dog-like counterattack. Our team of less than 10,000 will face a vicious siege of more than 10,000 Japanese troops. We are not familiar with the terrain of that area, but the Japanese army is like walking in the back garden. No one dares to predict whether they can defend and survive. I can only take one step at a time. As long as I live, I will firmly defend Xitong. In this way, I will contribute to the eradication of the Japanese army and the capture of the Menggong Valley. Whether I can lead the team to participate in the war in the future depends on whether I can survive until that time."
After hearing Zhang Junhao's words, General Mountbatten and General Slim all looked extremely serious. They walked to the map together and pointed at Xitong with metal rods and studied.
After a while, General Mountbatten looked back at Zhang Junhao and said, "In the Battle of Xitong, how to defend after capturing Xitong can only be directed by you on the sidelines. We can only provide you with some suggestions before attacking Xitong. Although the Japanese army in Xitong has empty troops, when the special melee team is airborne, such a large action is very easy to be discovered by the Japanese army. Once the Japanese army discovers the special melee team airborne, they will inevitably think that the special melee team's target is Xitong, so the Japanese army will inevitably reinforce immediately, and the surprise attack is very likely to evolve into a tough attack. To prevent this situation, the airborne operation cannot be discovered by the Japanese army. Therefore, the airborne location must be far away from the Japanese army. I suggest that the special melee team airborne in the Xitong jungle, with half a day's distance as the best. After the airborne, immediately pounce on Xitong and compete with the Japanese army for time. In the morning, it is dark, Xitong must be captured."
Zhang Junhao stared at Xitong, nodded, and sighed, "But the west side of Xitong are high mountains and ridges, and the east side is blocked by a wide south high river. The terrain is extremely steep, so the choice of airborne points is very important."
General Mountbatten and General Slim looked at the map and studied it. After a while, General Mountbatten pointed to the map and said to Zhang Junhao: "General Slim and I agreed that the airborne point should be determined in the swamp on the west side of the line between Xitong and Kazakhstan. There were no Japanese troops in that area and the trees were relatively sparse."
After staring at the map and thinking about it, Zhang Junhao nodded and said, "Okay! Then airborne it in that area."
General Mountbatten and General Slim are veritable strategic masters and have always been extremely successful in the strategic deployment of the team. Zhang Junhao is very convinced by these two people. The three strategic points of Koshima, Ukruel and Homarin Ferry are both the life gates of the Japanese army, and the arrangements for the special melee team are very precise. Now the two generals have designated airborne points, which must have been carefully studied.
Zhang Junhao knew nothing about Xitong, and the choice of airborne points could only be followed by General Mountbatten and General Slim.
After the airborne point is determined, Zhang Junhao must immediately conduct airborne preparations, offensive deployment on Xitong after airborne, and defense work after the capture of Xitong. Another tragic battle will be held soon. Whether the special melee team can capture Xitong and whether it can defend after the capture is unknown.
Chapter completed!