Chapter 262 Imphal Falls
After Song Yuhang explained, Liang Chao and others stared at each other for a long time before saying: "Can this epic traitor be a national hero?"
Song Yuhang ignored Liang Chao's ticks and stood in front of the sand table. The shelling of Myitkyina in the early morning was temporarily cancelled. The war situation in India made Song Yuhang very worried. If the British army in India could not resist the Japanese attack, then he would be eager to clear the siege and would easily fall into the trap set by the Japanese army. Song Yuhang saw this very clearly.
Soon, as Song Yuhang expected, Zheng Dongguo, the third mechanized army in Kolkata, came to a telegram. The telegram General Stilwell intended to take over command and made a statement to Song Yuhang. Zheng Dongguo's purpose was very clear. He would not offend Stilwell or offend Song Yuhang. He would not let both sides notice it. Zheng Dongguo was playing the balance beam. Song Yuhang could feel it. If the command of the four divisions was transferred to Stilwell at this moment, Song Yuhang would be sure. When he led the main force to invade India, the third mechanized army in the Chinese expeditionary army would probably only become a nostalgic place.
The enemy is actually distracted from playing tricks with Stilwell. She was so angry that she was so angry that she directly sent the telegram to Chiang Kai-shek and asked Chiang to contact President Roosevelt immediately to ensure the ownership of the command of the Third Mechanized Military and Local Areas. The Chinese Expeditionary Force in Myanmar and in the future, and many other matters, including the identity and status of the Indian combat field if necessary.
As soon as Chiang Kai-shek received a telegram from Song Yuhang, he did not delay any delay. This was an excellent opportunity for Chiang Kai-shek. He used Song Yuhang as a buffer between him and Roosevelt to avoid the possibility of causing Roosevelt's unhappiness if he faced Stilwell directly. He handed Song Yuhang to the front. In this way, he was in a favorable situation of advancing and retreating freely.
When Roosevelt received Chiang Kai-shek's tactful telegram full of suggestion, he suddenly felt like he wanted to throw something. It was hard for him to imagine that President Chiang had the leisure to talk to him about the ownership of the command and ownership of the Chinese Expeditionary Forces, and it also involved many aspects such as the Indian garrison.
After the translation and interpretation of the Far East Affairs Director Melchdi, Chiang Kai-shek's telegram sent Roosevelt to Roosevelt as a man standing on the edge of a cliff threatening an irrelevant man. He threatened the other party to give himself the lunch in his hand. Otherwise, he would jump off the cliff and smash himself into pieces and make the other party disgusted.
Although Roosevelt thought this was an authentic bastard logic, Roosevelt was not prepared to seriously consider it. Instead, he had to provide him with everything Chiang needed. In Roosevelt's view, all this would be a problem for American interests. Even if there was a dispute in the future, it would be a problem for British, Chinese, Indian, and Burmese. What he had to do now is to restrict Stilwell's expanding power. It would be better for the Chinese army to be commanded by the Chinese. For all the conceptual questions raised by Chiang Kai-shek, Roosevelt's answer was ambiguous. This was the standard skill and technology of a successful politician.
Roosevelt knew that Chiang Kai-shek did not really expect to get a lot from him. His main purpose was probably related to the rumors that the commander-in-chief of the Chinese theater commander-in-chief wanted the chief of the theater chief to return to the countryside to farm. Stilwell's several excessive words and deeds were contrary to his arguments, and even the intention to prevent the allocation of materials to aid China made Roosevelt realize that Stilwell might not be a good candidate for the chief of the theater chief of the theater.
Stilwell, who is in Kolkata, has not received the latest instructions from President Roosevelt. He is packing his bags. Although he has repeatedly stated that he will advance and retreat with the front-line troops and survive and die, the US Army Act clearly stipulates that generals of his level must transfer in advance according to the law before the troops are subject to major threats. MacArthur left nearly 80,000 troops in the Philippines and retreated to Australia alone. This is the main reason why MacArthur was able to command the US team to fight in the Guadalcanal Islands at this time.
Besides, there is no US team in India. Those army aviation units that are responsible for support missions can re-transfer at any time. The only thing that makes Stilwell depressed is the four divisions of the Chinese Expeditionary Force stationed in India. Although Stilwell believes that these troops are much worse than the US troops, they are more than enough to deal with the Japanese. He knows that once he leaves here, he will probably lose the direct command of these troops forever, counterattacks Myanmar and avenge his former shame, and put a perfect end to his military career.
The entire Kolkata was shrouded in sorrow, the Japanese vanguard had not arrived yet, and most of the British and Indian troops seemed to have ended? They had confirmed that they would be defeated, with drunken soldiers everywhere, and those unable to escape were cursing the incompetence of the government and the military.
When Stilwell was reluctant to leave, several Japanese fighter planes suddenly rushed out. After firing the control tower wildly, they were shot down by a squadron hovering nearby. Stilwell's face looked very pale. The adjutant behind him was already urging him again with some impatientness. It was obvious that this was the last plane leaving Kolkata. A group of air crew members seemed to be burning something in the distance? In the cabin, the British lady was holding her puppy and crying softly, and everything seemed so disappointed.
When a lightning jeep was parked in front of the transport plane, Captain Evant, who volunteered to stay, handed a general Marshall's emergency telegram to Stilwell. Then Captain Evant hesitated and said, "General, I want to ask you to bring this medal awarded to me by the Chinese government to my family in Texas, and tell my father that Little Winchez has become a brave man."
Stilwell's hand trembled slightly, and he seemed to have guessed the content of the telegram. From the time when the President to Marshall insisted that he had to retreat, he knew everything. After reading the telegram, Stilwell slowly closed his eyes, and the plane's engine was shaking and started in the roar.
Chapter completed!