Netizen Upload Chapter Fifty-third Chapter Four Kingdoms (4)
. Generally speaking, reality is always more cruel than beautiful for idealists like Scherway.
In fact, even Cheng Jiaji himself did not expect that Scherway made a promise that the British would not be able to take advantage of the promise, which was only three hours.
At three o'clock in the morning, the Chinese and American military representatives who had already been sleeping one after another were awakened from their dreams by the sound of noisy gunshots.
Shortly after they spontaneously gathered in the lobby of the apartment, Major Wellington, a deputy of General Coaster, was formally informed that the military warehouse for aid to China in the northern suburbs was being violently attacked by the unknown Burmese Independence Army. So far, the British army stationed in a company and a half there were still resisting with all their might, and a regiment of troops had been sent to reinforce. As for other situations, the situation was still unclear, so there was nothing to tell.
As you can imagine, the hall suddenly became an uproar.
When the generals of China and the United States immediately asked General Coaster to explain to them personally, Major Wellington said that the cold major general was presiding over the implementation of various response plans and could not leave.
I have to admit that compared to the two Chinese lieutenant generals who were helpless and only sighing and complaining about the world, Scherwei, the stubborn American old man, seemed more military-oriented. He actually wanted to take a few entourage members with only self-defense pistols to see if they understood.
However, Scherway, who was impulsive, could not achieve his wish. The rows of British soldiers with live ammunition at the entrance of the British-Burma First Division Division blocked the US Army's Samsung Lieutenant General and his subordinates politely, with the reason being impeccable. In order to absolutely ensure the personal safety of all VIPs, from this moment, no one in the military delegation could take a step forward from the division!
The situation is like this. No matter how much Scherwei is furious, he can only draw out his pistol and shoot a few shots at the sky to vent his anger. After all, when it comes to heaven, these bitches are still allies of the United States. He can't take it seriously and shoot the bullets into their chests!
After a while, the gradually revived reason "bringed" Shierwei to Cheng Jiaji.
"General Cheng, what do we do now?" Although he had already vaguely realized that it was probably the British who were making trouble, but his strong self-esteem did not allow Scherway to admit his mistakes and was willing to take the initiative to ask Cheng Jiaji for advice. This was the limit of his compromise.
"General Scherwei. What else can we do at this time besides staying here and waiting for the result! You know, there are no less than 15,000 fully armed British soldiers inside and outside the city. And we have less than twenty people. Any excessive behavior is dangerous. Besides, I don't think things have reached the worst level." Cheng Jiaji replied slowly. The angry anger surged into his heart. He pointed at Cheng Jiaji and asked, "General Cheng Jiaji, you should know that there are more than 20,000 tons of materials in the warehouse that is being attacked. The materials urgently needed by your expeditionary force. I am deeply shocked by your indifference. I don't know what the worst situation you are talking about? Also, what are the dangers you are talking about? Will our British allies pose any threat to our personal safety?"
"General, I am not convenient for me to answer the questions you asked there. If you really want the answer, can you please come to my room to talk?" Cheng Jiaji invited with sincerity.
Given that staying in the hall would not help, Scherwei, who had a little affection for Cheng Jiaji a few hours ago, decided to accept the invitation from the other party.
So, the two walked towards the suite with Indian style decoration on the third floor of the apartment where Cheng Jiaji lived.
After entering the door, Cheng Jiaji realized that someone had been waiting for him in the room.
Director Chen, who was eager to wait in the room, saw Cheng Jiaji bringing Scherwei into the room with him, suddenly was stunned. This time, he, the "actor" who has been through a long time, really didn't know how to deal with it. If he had changed for a while, it would be necessary to say that Director Chen would choose to avoid it as soon as possible. But the bad thing is that this matter must not be delayed at this time. If Cheng Jiaji and Scherwei had not finished talking, it would not be a joke. At this moment, Director Chen couldn't help but regret it in his heart. If he hadn't been afraid of disturbing others, he would go down to report directly to Cheng Jiaji, there would be such embarrassment there.
In this case, Director Chen had to turn his inquiry eyes to Cheng Jiaji
In fact, Cheng Jiaji was also complaining in his heart at this moment. He did not expect that the three of them would run into each other so much. If Director Chen was asked to avoid it now, it would not only make the matter misleading, but it would also be obvious that he could not trust Scherwei. With his understanding of extremely sensitive Scherwei over the past few days, if he really did this, it would be very likely that the newly established sense of trust between the two would be eliminated invisible. Can Director Chen stay be enough? Is it important to know that in this way, it will not only bring about the small bright thing that China has established an underground intelligence organization in Tonggu and even Myanmar, but also clearly exposed to Scherwei's rebellious psychology due to the intervention of "Luojiawan No. 19".
There must be a solution between the two, which is to lose the big picture due to small losses. Cheng Jiaji's situation at this moment cannot be summarized in just one difficult word!
Although I am not sure which of these two choices is right and who is wrong, there is one thing that Cheng Jiaji can be sure of, that is, in the current situation, hesitation is undoubtedly the stupidest.
"Yifu, are you looking for me? General Scherwei is his own person. Just tell me what you have. By the way, what are you holding in your hand?" Cheng Jiaji, who decided to take a long-term gamble, pointed to the things Director Chen was playing with after making a gesture to ask Scherwei to sit down, and asked.
"Director, these two are the eavesdropping devices I just found from your bedroom, and they are not worth mentioning!" Director Chen replied indifferently.
"Dare you sure this was done by the British?" The last bit of favorable feelings for the British and the instinctive disgust of the "Chinese Gestapo" prompted Scherway to question.
"General Scherwei, do you think we Chinese do land? You don't know that every Chinese representative lives in the room is equipped with a wiretap. And I believe that the room of your representative is not spared. If you go back, you can search inside and outside. The truth will be revealed. Besides, we have only been here for a few hours, and most of us have been staying in our own room for rest. It's so late. We don't even have the chance to go out. You said, Apart from the "surprise" left to us by the hosts, can there be any other possibility? You don't think that my two assistants and I are supermen in your American comics magazines, right?" At Cheng Jiaji's instructions, Director Chen tied up his arms without hesitation. Especially in the end, the tone was full of sarcastic meaning. Not only did he feel secretly shocked as soon as he said it, but Cheng Jiaji was also sweating for him, for fear of causing moody Scherwei to get angry.
To the two of them, facing Director Chen's blatant offense, Scherwei, who was stubborn, was stunned this time.
In fact, Scherwei did not pay enough attention to Director Chen's words. It was just the opposite. It was because he attached too much that Scherwei was "beat" by Director Chen's words. He was busy repositioning the British who had been entrusted with high expectations in his heart.
"Yifu. Talk about the serious matter!" Cheng Jiaji, who was still scared, quickly changed the topic.
"Director, a few minutes ago, I just received a telegram from the local intelligence point, saying that what they had done was probably wrong. The British army has pulled away more than 20 to 30% of the supplies intermittently from the Northern Suburb Warehouse in the past two months?" Director Chen said, while handing a telegram to Cheng Jiaji.
"Mr. Chen, how many supplies have those British thieves stole, they have been transported there." Scherwei, who had come back to his senses, was anxious to ask. Facts proved that Cheng Jiaji had been over-thinking just now. At present, Scherwei had only one thought in his mind, that is, to get rid of the current situation where he is powerless in everything as soon as possible, and to take care of those personal gains, whether it is appropriate for China to set up an intelligence agency in Myanmar.
"General Scherway, the latest information is that the British have transported about 70% of the American aid to China stored in Tonggu, and the direction of transportation is Impal, India." Director Chen replied.
"These borers, thieves, robbers, I want to sue the White House..." Scherway's shouting was immediately interrupted by another voice.
"Bang!" Cheng Jiaji, who had been holding back for a long time, could no longer suppress the burning anger in his heart, and raised the British three-legged coffee table with gold wire inlaid in front of him.
"General Cheng, don't be too excited. Although the British stole 70% of the supplies, didn't they still leave 30%? In addition, there are so many aid supplies in China in the light suppression. Only the White House can issue a message to rebuke the British, and the supply of the country's expeditionary force can still be guaranteed." Scherwei, who was startled, turned around and comforted Cheng Jiaji.
"General Scherway, you don't understand the mentality of the thief and think the British are too kind. However, this is not your fault. Before seeing this message, my thoughts are the same as you. As long as the materials to aid China are not too much, even if it is less than four or five thousand tons, it is considered to be a storage fee for the British. So I just didn't care much about the farce of the Burmese Independence Army, which was mostly directed by the British. Speaking of the sky, the land under our feet is also the territory of the British. Nodding the landlord, there is nothing to be unwilling to think about." Although Cheng Jiaji's words were very relaxed, his tight facial expression and the white-shaved hand joints made both present feel depressed.
Cheng Jiaji continued to say word by word: "But General, have you ever thought about how many supplies are missing now? Let me calculate it for you. Based on 70% of the total amount of materials stranded in the same ancient times, at least more than 13,000 tons of materials disappeared. Think about it, how many people should be used to carry so many supplies? How much time should it take to transfer them out? How many troops should be used to cover them at this time? If someone asks, since General Hongshan's subordinates have this power, then Can the British justify themselves if they don’t really attack Tonggu, a military city of great strategic significance?" Cheng Jiaji changed his words and said in a decisive tone: "From this, I can draw a conclusion that General Wavell is already in a difficult position. He can only do one thing to burn the remaining materials and the shameful things done by the "noble" British Army. Only in this way can the British be guilty of being able to hand over this bad debt!"
After hearing this, Scherwei fully understood what Cheng Jiaji said in the hall what the worst situation and "danger" meant. As a soldier with forty years of military service, Scherwei still had a sense of vigilance. He knew very well that if things were really bad to the extent that Cheng Jiaji said. The British "gentlemen" who valued great face would not mind creating one or two accidents in those who caught their thieves. Anyway, this is mostly martial law in the whole city. After the incident, the British people could not say whatever they wanted. Thinking of this, Scherwei was so brave that he couldn't help but feel creepy. As a rigorous old soldier, Scherwei was not afraid of death and regarded the battle as the best destination for his life. But for this unknown way of death, he still respected the in-depth thanks to him.
But then again, is Britain really shameless? Although it has no hope for the British, it seems that Scherway has accepted this cruel reality, which is not the time.
Cheng Jiaji looked at Scherwei's face, which was very shocked and suspicious. He knew that Scherwei was still half-believing and half-doubted. He didn't argue much. He just walked to the floor-to-ceiling window with a calm face, and opened the floor-to-ceiling window. He didn't even look outside and turned to Scherwei with confidence, "If there is any doubt about the general, then let's wait here to see the result!"
As Cheng Jiaji spoke, he realized something was wrong. Why did the eyes of the two people in front of him seem to have passed by him? He suddenly saved something and turned his head and looked out. The twilight "blood fire" in the sky was so dazzling. Even Cheng Jiaji, who was still predicting that he was about to arrive last second, was stunned.
Just as the three people in the room were all taken away by the gorgeous and beautiful "bloody rose" outside the window, Major Chels rushed in.
"General Scherway, General Coaster is waiting for you in your room."
"General Cheng, go see that damn Coaster on my behalf. I'm afraid that when I see him now, I will be unable to help pulling out my gun to duel with this bastard!" There was endless fatigue in Scherway's words.
"Okay, General Scherwei." The real Cheng Jiaji really is a tough person, and the situation he said is that he can't suppress his emotions.
"Chells, go and be a translator for General Cheng." Even in anger, Scherway still maintained a meticulous style of conduct. He asked Major Scherth to translator Cheng Jiaji to kill two birds with one stone. He could prove to Coaster that Cheng Jiaji could represent Scherway and bring back all the conversation between Cheng Jiaji and Coaster.
When Cheng Jiaji walked to General Coaster with Chels, the British Major General was obviously surprised. However, in just a moment, the Major General soon accepted the explanation made by Chels on behalf of Lieutenant General Scherway. He seriously explained to Cheng Jiaji, the "physical discomfort" private representative entrusted by Lieutenant General Scherway, in detail what happened tonight. Perhaps in order to mix up the water, Major General Coaster, who was still so funny and talkative a few hours ago, seemed a little incoherent in his conversation.
"General Coaster, you have been talking too far. I think we are all soldiers, so it's better to just have some. May I ask, how much of the supplies we want can be left after this fire tonight? Can your army put out the fire before dawn?" Cheng Jiaji, who was unwilling to circle with the other party again, asked straight to the point.
"General Cheng, I can only tell you that the Burmese Independence Army that set fire has been defeated, but the current fire is very strong, but my subordinates will do their best. As for the result, I will only ask God." Coaster replied calmly with a "humble" smile.
"Can I understand this way? Due to your unfavorable guardianship, the United States has suffered heavy losses in military supplies for Chinese military loans to us. And with this opinion, it made a solemn representation to General Hu Dun." Cheng Jiaji asked aggressively.
"General Cheng, if you want to do this, I have no objection. And I personally am willing to assume this responsibility. You must know that honor, responsibility, and belief are virtues that every British gentleman should possess." General Coaster's indifference in this conversation was truly excellent.
Cheng Jiaji only regretted why he didn't bring a gun when he went downstairs, otherwise he could have used bullets to break the shameless guy's face with impeccable smile.
"General Coaster, we just want to use the Yangon port." Cheng Jiaji said in a daze. Only the major general of the official position can understand the meaning. When the tripartite talks were held in Chongqing earlier, China had proposed that it was willing to send troops to help Britain eliminate Japan's military threat to Myanmar. The reasonable remuneration it demanded was that the British side would return one-third of the port of Yangon to China for free for ten years. It also ensured that the transportation route from Yangon to Yunnan, which is almost a landlocked country, could be unobstructed. The United States supported China's suggestion, and the British side had always avoided talking about it. This was also the most acute conflict between China and the United Kingdom at this time.
"General Cheng, the British Empire has sacrificed enough for this war. And we are destined to be a victorious country. I personally don't think Britain needs to pay anything." Cheng Jiaji could hear what Coaster meant. It was nothing more than the unparalleled United States, who has joined the war, and the defeat of the Axis powers was determined. For this reason, the British Empire, who was sure to win, would rather temporarily throw Myanmar to the enemy Japanese than give up the British interests in Myanmar. It would be a slightest bit of the country's interests in Myanmar. The reason was actually very simple. The former could be taken back from Japan with capital and interest when the war was won. The latter meant forever.
"General Coaster. I hope to meet next time I will be in the Japanese prisoner-of-war camp." Cheng Jiaji looked at General Coaster with a confused expression and continued: "At that time, your identities and your subordinates will be Japanese prisoners of war. And I will be the winner of defeating the Japanese who captured you! I hope you can remember what I said. There is really a day when I let the Japanese under my command continue to manage you for a while, and the length of time depends on the attitude of your country!"
After saying this, Cheng Jiaji, who felt that he was beyond words, left the stunned British officers such as Coaster and went straight with long laughter.
The fire outside the ancient city lasted for two whole nights and all the supplies were burned to ashes!
The Chinese and US military delegation also flew away from Tonggu on the evening of February 14th the next day after the fire broke out. However, they did not go to Yangon and flew back to Kunming directly. There are two reasons for this. The first is that from noon that day, a large-scale organized "riot" occurred in Yangon. During the riots, American aid supplies were stolen in large quantities. The second reason is that early on the same morning, a huge Japanese army set out from "Nakon Sawang" in Thailand and launched a fierce attack on the British troops stationed in Myanmar in three directions. The point where their troops pointed was the capital of Myanmar, Yangon.
Yangon is neither safe nor has the meaning of going there. It is natural for the Sino-US military delegation to return home.
After the plane took off, Cheng Jiaji looked down at Tonggu City, which was still surrounded by thick smoke, and silently in his heart, Tonggu, waiting for me, waiting for the Chinese army that had not stepped out of the country for hundreds of years, and we will meet again soon!"
At this time, the generals of allied countries, including Cheng Jiaji, did not expect that two days before the Japanese army launched a large-scale attack on Yangon, the main force of the Japanese Burmese Front Army, composed of three divisions of 18, 55, and 56, had completed a secret assembly in the three unrelated areas at the junction of Myanmar, Laos and Thailand. These 70,000 Japanese troops were quietly waiting for their "prey" and the emergence of the Chinese Expeditionary Force.
Even the Japanese army had the least favorable person, they had to admit the fact that when the war broke out in Myanmar, the Japanese army had an absolute advantage in overall layout.
The establishment of this advantage is certainly due to the arbitrary behavior of a group of young and strong generals with great adventurous spirits such as Kuroichi Kazuka and Takeuchi Kuro, but more of them are attributed to the mutual internal friction caused by the many contradictions between the United States, Britain and China.
A later war historian once made a wonderful comment on this. The preparation class for the Myanmar war, the allies, were like a two-headed snake. China and Britain did not bite each other and fought each other. The strongest United States was the snake body that connected the two snake heads together. The Japanese Burmese Front under the command of the Central Plains Rule was like a fierce and cold prairie wolf!
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