The Chinese Expeditionary Force is holding the highest-level military meeting.
In the dim room, Stilwell sat in the middle. Du Yuming, commander-in-chief of the Chinese Expeditionary Force and commander of the Fifth Army, Gan Lichu, commander of the Sixth Army, and Luo Zhuoying, deputy commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force, were sitting on the left and right, Dai Anlan, Liao Yaoxiang, and Yu.
Seven division commanders, including Shao, Peng Bisheng, Lu Guoshuan, Chen Mianyue, and Sun Liren, sat under Du Yuming and Gan Lichu respectively.
This military meeting was strongly requested by Stilwell. There was only one topic on the agenda: where should the Chinese Expeditionary Force go?
To the east, Myitkyina has been captured by the Japanese 56th Division. The morale of the Chinese Expeditionary Force is low. It is almost impossible to defeat the 56th Division before the main force of the Japanese army arrives. To the south, the three main divisions of the Japanese army are pursuing it along the Manmi-Milan Railway.
, although the engineers of the expeditionary force destroyed railways and roads during their retreat, they could not stop the Japanese army for long.
The east and south sides have been cut off by the Japanese army, so the only way is to go north or west.
"I firmly object to crossing the Desert Mountain." Stilwell knocked on the table and said in slightly stiff Chinese, "It is an uninhabited land. The troops will not get any supplies after entering the jungle. The dense and hot rainforest is easy to
If people get lost, our soldiers will die in large numbers due to hunger and disease."
"It's horrifying to hear!" Du Yuming said coldly, "I don't believe it. An army of 80,000 people can't conquer a mere savage mountain!"
Stilwell's face suddenly became extremely embarrassed. He glared at Du Yuming fiercely and almost roared: "I am the Chief of General Staff of the China Theater and Commander-in-Chief of the Burma-India Theater. I am the supreme commander of this force. You must
Obey my order, I order you to immediately lead your troops to withdraw westward to India, rest and standby!"
"I'm sorry!" Du Yuming said firmly, "We are Chinese Communists and we only obey Chairman Chiang's orders!"
Stilwell and Du Yuming began to quarrel fiercely. General Luo Zhuoying, who was specially sent by Chairman Chiang to coordinate the relationship between the two, seemed to be an old monk in meditative state. He sat beside him without saying a word, while the senior commanders below him closed their eyes and meditated.
, or whispering, they have long been accustomed to the quarrels between Stilwell and Du Yuming.
In fact, from the time the expeditionary force entered Burma, Stilwell and Du Yuming began an endless quarrel.
Stilwell hoped to obtain absolute command of the expeditionary force and hoped that these 100,000 elites could resolutely carry out his orders. However, Du Yuming was still unwilling to hand over the command power, let alone sacrifice the lives of Chinese soldiers to the British, because
The British Army never really showed the sincerity of the Allies, which made Du Yuming very dissatisfied.
The military meeting once again broke up in a heated argument, and Stilwell returned to the room angrily.
After taking two swigs of whiskey, Stilwell sat down on the cot and started drafting a summary report to President Roosevelt on his knees.
The last effort ended in failure, and the Chinese troops refused to execute the order to evacuate to India.
I feel deeply powerless about this. Although Mr. Chiang is thousands of miles away in Chongqing, he has always firmly controlled this elite force from China. He remotely controls this army with his incompetent tactical command ability, constantly
Issuing wrong and stupid instructions one after another, constantly pushing this army to the brink of destruction!
The Chinese Communist Army is an army that can really fight, but the Chinese government is a hopeless government.
Money, influence and position are the only things that Chinese leaders consider. Conspiracies, deceit and betrayal, and false reports are their usual tactics.
They ask for anything they can get.
Their unique idea is to let others fight and preserve their own strength.
The "leaders" are indifferent to the people, cowardice spreads, extortion reigns supreme, and smuggling and tax evasion are common.
Completely ignorant senior generals, stupid and bloated staff, and endless factional fighting.
The only thing that saves them is the numb obedience of the common people. The "intellectuals" and the rich send their precious sons to the United States, leaving the sons of the poor to die - without care, training or leadership, just sending them away.
On the battlefield, let them face the well-trained and well-equipped Japanese army.
And we are in such a position: we can only support this communist regime and praise his leader, that wise patriot and warrior - "Peanut". He will never know the true meaning of the existence of the army. He will never know the true meaning of the existence of the army.
They don’t know that the only mission of the military in the world is to fight, to defend the country and the people, and to maintain world peace...
God! It’s really hard for me to imagine that China has such a leader, but it can persist to this day!
The British have no nostalgia for Myanmar. They only want to hold on to the crown jewel of India. The Chinese Army will not shed blood and sacrifice for Myanmar. The total defeat of Myanmar is inevitable, and a counterattack is even more distant.
No time limit, unless we urgently mobilize at least twenty infantry divisions plus five armored divisions and quickly enter the battlefield in Myanmar.
United States White House, Office of the President.
The young and beautiful female secretary walked into President Roosevelt's office with a spring breeze and said: "Mr. President, this morning, large-scale rallies broke out in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and other dozens of cities at the same time. ***, the people
We strongly demand that the U.S. Navy directly send troops to the Pacific to severely defeat the Japanese army, and the people also demand increased assistance to China."
"I understand." President Roosevelt nodded when he heard this, and his tightly frowned brows relaxed.
Just now, President Roosevelt was discussing with his advisory group how to guide the enthusiasm of the American people to support this anti-fascist war. The results of the discussion have not yet come out, but the American people have already spontaneously
Large-scale rallies and massacres began, and dozens of major cities broke out simultaneously.
Soon, President Roosevelt knew the whole story.
"Bowen, what do you think?" Roosevelt turned his attention to his military adviser. "Should we send the Army directly to the Pacific to compete with the Japanese army for the islands in the Southwest Pacific? Then use these islands as forward bases to continue to compress the Japanese army.
strategic space until we invade the main island of Japan and force the Japanese government to surrender?"
Bowen shook his head and said solemnly: "Our navy can attack with all its strength to fight the continued expansion of the Japanese navy in the Pacific, but our army must be deployed in the European and African battlefields, because Nazi Germany is a hundred times more dangerous than Nazi Germany.
Moreover, the strategic focus of the United States has always been Europe, not Asia."
President Roosevelt said: "Didn't Germany already go to war with the Soviet Union?"
"Mr. President, the prospect of the Soviet Union is very bad." Bowen shook his head and said with a serious look: "Under the early Nazi propaganda of Nazi Germany, the political situation of the Soviet Union has become extremely chaotic. The union republics are dissatisfied with Stalin's high-pressure rule.
Rebellions broke out one after another. Two days ago, Germany declared war on the Soviet Union, and its troops divided into three groups and invaded Belarus, Ukraine, and the three countries along the Baltic Sea. The German troops were actually warmly welcomed by the local people!"
"The Soviet Union has lost the support of the fourteen republics, and its war potential has been greatly weakened." After saying this, Bowen added: "Once the Soviet Union is defeated and surrenders, Germany's armed forces of up to 5 million people can start from
Withdraw from the Eastern Front battlefield and devote all of it to the battlefields of Western Europe and North Africa. It is absolutely impossible to withstand the German attack with the troops of the British and French communist governments alone. Even we must mobilize tens of millions of troops to be able to block the German attack.
The offensive, Mr. President, the United States cannot commit any more troops to the Pacific battlefield."
Roosevelt frowned and said: "You mean, the Soviet Union will soon be defeated and surrender?"
"Only God knows this." Bowen shook his head and said, "I just think that we should take advantage of the favorable opportunity when the Soviet Union has not yet surrendered and can contain a large number of German troops, and use all our strength to launch a counterattack in Africa and Western Europe to solve the problem as soon as possible.
It’s not too late to get rid of Nazi Germany, the biggest threat, and then go back and deal with the Nazis.”
"What about Asia?" Roosevelt said, "What the American people hate most now are the Japanese."
Bowen shrugged and said: "China has a large population. Even if most of its land has been occupied, it still has an almost inexhaustible reserve of troops. The U.S. government can provide the Chinese government with sufficient supplies and equipment to help the Chinese government train
, armed hundreds of art masters to fight against the Japanese army with all their strength."
While he was talking, the young and beautiful female secretary knocked on the door again and came in: "Mr. President, General Stilwell's report."
President Roosevelt took the report from the female secretary. After reading it hastily, his brows were frowning.
Chongqing, Chairman Chiang Kai-shek's official residence.
Mrs. Chiang, whose beauty turned pale, suddenly walked into Chairman Chiang's study and said urgently: "Darling, the U.S. government has sent us an ultimatum through the Embassy in Chongqing!"
"What did you say?" Chairman Chiang suddenly raised his head upon hearing this, "Ultimate call to a spy!?"
"Yes." Mrs. Jiang nodded and continued, "The U.S. government threatened that if Du Yuming refused to carry out Stilwell's order and if we insisted on withdrawing the expeditionary force into the country, the U.S. government would cut off all aid to the National Government.
, and in turn provided assistance to local troops such as the Yunnan Army, Guangxi Army, Sichuan Army, Shanxi-Sui Army, and the Eighth Route Army!"
After saying this, Mrs. Chiang added: "In addition, the U.S. Embassy has publicly contacted Li Zongren, Long Yun, Yan Xishan and Mao from Yan'an through the radio. Both Yan Xishan and Mao expressed their willingness to fully cooperate with the U.S. government.
Long Yun even threatened that as long as the US government needs it, he can immediately send seven divisions to Burma!"
"What?" Chairman Chiang suddenly changed his expression, "This is happening!?"
"Darling, what should we do now?" Mrs. Jiang asked anxiously.
"Let me think about it, let me think about it first." Chairman Jiang waved his hands repeatedly, and at this time he was also a little confused.
The U.S. government's ultimatum spies are very powerful, and this one definitely hit Chairman Chiang's guts!
The Republic of China was a unified country in name. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Chairman Chiang's personal prestige reached its highest peak in history. However, the Republic of China did not fundamentally get rid of the chaotic situation of warlord rule. The various factions could work together and only
It's just because of the existence of a powerful foreign enemy called ***.
It is foreseeable that once Japan is defeated, civil war will immediately break out in China!
Therefore, if the U.S. government really abandons the central government and supports one of the local factions, or even the CCP in Yan'an, then Chairman Chiang will lose the subsequent civil war without any suspense, and then lose all his support for the Chinese Communist Party in Yan'an.
The central government has no control over the situation. This is a result that Chairman Chiang Kai-shek never wants to see.
When Commissar Chiang was feeling that he was without a master, his two confidants, He Yingqin and Chen Cheng, also heard the news and arrived.
In terms of politics, economy and diplomacy, Chairman Chiang trusted the heads of the four major families more, but in terms of military affairs, He Yingqin and Chen Cheng were the two people Chairman Chiang trusted the most.
As soon as Chen Cheng came in, he complained loudly: "The Americans are grossly interfering in China's internal affairs. The central government is the only legal government of the Republic of China. The U.S. government does not cooperate with us, but instead goes to Li Zongren, Long Yun, and Yan Xishan."
Even the prostitutes in Yan'an are hooking up, what is this?"
"There are also American news media!" Chen Cheng took a breath and continued, "They took the initiative to make propaganda films to publicize the difficulties of China's war of resistance and the huge sacrifices China made to fight against the Japanese invaders. Of course we welcome it, but we can promote it
Why is Yue Weihan’s deeds vigorously promoted in the second half of the film? Is he the only one who has won the war in China?”
"You don't understand the American way of thinking." He Yingqin glanced at Chen Cheng with some disdain, then turned to Chairman Chiang and said, "Commissioner, the U.S. government is blatantly hinting to us that the Chinese Expeditionary Force must accept Steve
Wei’s command, and Yue Weihan is the most suitable candidate for the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force in the eyes of the Americans!”
After hearing this, Chairman Chiang was doubtful and immediately turned his attention to Mrs. Chiang.
Mrs. Chiang has lived in the United States for many years and is quite familiar with the American way of thinking. Meeting Chairman Chiang's questioning gaze, Mrs. Chiang nodded gently and said, "This is what Americans should mean."
Chairman Chiang's face suddenly fell. He handed over the command of the expeditionary force to Stilwell. Of course, Chairman Chiang was not happy. He made Yue Weihan the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Expeditionary Force. Chairman Chiang was even more unhappy. However, the situation
Stronger than others, in the face of the strong pressure from the U.S. government, does Chairman Chiang have any other choice?
"It may be a good choice to appoint Yue Weihan as the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force." Chen Cheng suddenly said, "Yue Weihan is arrogant by nature, and he may not get along with Stilwell. If the two conflict again, the Americans will not blame us.
Yes, this is the person chosen by the U.S. government, right?"
After saying this, Chen Cheng added: "Also, after Yue Weihan's 39th Group Army went to Myanmar, Hu Zongnan's 1st Army could logically enter Jingxing Pass in the name of changing defenses. The arsenal and steel plant that Yue Weihan had worked hard to build
, power plants and other factories, they belong to the central government.”
Chairman Chiang was silent for a moment and then sighed: "It seems that this is the only way."