Seeing Yue Weihan suddenly kneel down and kowtow, all the officers and soldiers of the New 38th Division were in an uproar.
Sun Liren also had a stern look on his face when he saw this. He originally thought that Yue Weihan was just talking casually and would never fulfill his promise to kneel in public. However, now, Yue Weihan actually knelt down in front of more than 4,000 officers and soldiers of the New 38th Division.
He also kowtowed heavily. At this moment, Sun Liren really couldn't understand Yue Weihan.
But one thing is obvious, Yue Weihan is definitely a man who sticks to his word!
"Oh, sir, I can't do it. This must never be done." General Luo Zhuoying, deputy commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force, rushed forward and tried to help Yue Weihan up. Yue Weihan just turned his head and glared coldly.
Admiral Zhuoying retracted his hand in a sullen voice. Luo Zhuoying felt extremely embarrassed for a moment. It seemed inappropriate to stand, so he knelt down, but he didn't want to.
Yue Weihan ignored Luo Zhuoying again, lowered the microphone slightly, and said loudly: "The ancients said that if a man has gold under his knees, he only kneels to the heaven and earth and his parents. But today, I, the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, Yue Weihan, kneel down for you!
You are not my parents, and you are not the heaven and the earth, but you are higher than the sky and bigger than the earth!"
"You deserve this kneeling, because you are heroes! China's national heroes!"
"Brothers, the ring just now belongs to the 40 million compatriots in China. On behalf of the 40 million compatriots, I thank you for your bloody resistance over the past four years! Without your bloody persistence, China would have perished long ago.
Thousands of compatriots have already become slaves to the subjugation of the country!"
After saying that, Yue Weihan knocked his head hard for the second time. When he straightened up again, Yue Weihan's forehead was already swollen.
"Brothers, this second ring belongs to the 500,000 overseas Chinese in Myanmar, and even more to the 8 million overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia. On behalf of the 8 million overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia, I thank you. Thank you for risking your lives and going through all the hardships.
Come to Southeast Asia to help them fight against the Japanese invasion and defend their homeland!"
After that, Yue Weihan knocked his head hard for the third time. When he stood up again, blood was already flowing from his forehead.
"This third ring belongs to me, Yue Weihan! Brothers, you are the best soldiers I have ever seen. I am proud to have soldiers like you. Now, I sincerely ask for your forgiveness. I take it back."
As we said in the Hukang Valley, the Tax Police Corps is by no means a security group, but the most elite police force!"
The entire square was silent, except for Yue Weihan's voice lingering over the square.
Including Sun Liren, the mentality of all the officers and soldiers of the New 38th Division has undergone subtle changes. After Yue Weihan kowtowed three times, the anger and resentment in their chests had long since disappeared, replaced by a wave of indescribable emotion.
Tragic and decisive, heroes are not just casual.
"Yue, don't say anything!" In the queue, a lieutenant colonel and battalion commander roared hoarsely with his eyes red, "Stop making people cry here anymore, you dare to kneel down in public,
It shows that you are a person who sticks to your word. As long as you have the guts, our brothers will never give a shit. As long as you fight against the Japanese and the Japanese, these hundreds of pounds of meat will be left in Burma!"
"You're right!" Another battalion commander echoed loudly, "Since I joined the expeditionary force and since I left the country, my brothers have no intention of going back alive! We don't care whether the heroes are heroes or not, whether the tax police corps is an elite or a motley crew.
, it’s not your surname Yue who has the final say, but just for the three slaps on your head just now, we recognize you as our commander-in-chief!”
On the rostrum, Sun Liren's eyebrows frowned inadvertently. As a major general with mature political opinions and world view, Sun Liren would certainly not accept Yue Weihan so easily without reservation. However, these battalion commanders under his command,
However, the commander, platoon leader and ordinary soldiers seemed to like Yue Weihan's tricks.
An imperceptible smile suddenly appeared on the corner of Yue Weihan's mouth, and he immediately stood up.
Although the "performance" just now came from Yue Weihan's true heart, it also successfully gained the recognition of grassroots officers and ordinary soldiers. However, in order to truly gain the support of these officers and soldiers, this alone is far from enough.
To truly win the morale of the New 38th Division and even the entire expeditionary force, we must start from the fundamentals!
What is the foundation of an army? Nothing else but military pay!
The army, as the armed force of a country, shoulders the natural mission of protecting the country. Most of the time, the army will fight for the country without regrets and sacrifice for the nation. However, the soldiers of the army are also flesh and blood.
They also have seven emotions and six desires. They are not iron men. They also need to support their families!
Soldiers can bleed for the country, but Yue Weihan cannot let them bleed and shed tears at the same time.
"Brothers, I have to tell you some good news." Yue Weihan held up the microphone and said loudly, "Starting from this month, the expeditionary force's military pay will no longer be issued in French currency, but will be issued in U.S. dollars. The military pay for private soldiers is 10 yuan.
!Note, this is not fiat currency, but US dollars, Pvt. 10 US dollars per month!”
The officers and soldiers under the rostrum looked at each other, not knowing what $10 meant.
Yue Weihan smiled slightly and then explained: "10 US dollars a month is equivalent to 40 yuan in cash!"
The officers and soldiers in the audience were stunned at first, and then cheered loudly. 40 yuan a month is an ocean, which is definitely an unprecedented "huge" military pay for the Communist Party. In the history of the Communist Party of China, there is no one with the highest military pay.
The Northeastern Army before entering the customs, but at that time the Northeastern Army only received seven or eight silver dollars per month as military pay.
More importantly, the U.S. dollar is not like legal tender. Fiat currencies are depreciating every day, but the U.S. dollar is quite strong!
Twenty-seven years ago in the Republic of China, four yuan of French currency was almost equivalent to one U.S. dollar. But now, the purchasing power of two hundred yuan of French currency can no longer keep up with one cent. Now, the military salary of a major in the Central Army is almost 200 French currency. This
Three years ago, it was a huge sum of money, but now, it is far from enough to even have a casual meal in a restaurant.
Sun Liren, who was standing next to him, was also excited, but he was also a little disappointed in his heart.
On the one hand, Sun Liren was sincerely happy for all the officers and soldiers of the expeditionary force. If Yue Weihan could really get such a high salary for the officers and soldiers of the expeditionary force, it would be worth it even if he was really shrouded in horse leather. But on the other hand, Sun Liren also understood that,
If this matter can really be implemented, it means that no one can stop Yue Weihan from having absolute control over the expeditionary force!
Luo Zhuoying on the other side couldn't help but beat her heart after hearing this, and reminded Yue Weihan in a low voice: "Chief Commander, changing the military salary of the expeditionary force to US dollars is not a trivial matter. Should we obtain the consent of the Military Commission and Chairman Chiang in advance? Also,
Ordinary private soldiers are given military pay of US$10 per month, isn’t that too high?”
"The specifications are too high?" Yue Weihan stretched out his hand to cover the microphone and said coldly, "If I remember correctly, the military salary specifications provided by the U.S. government to the expeditionary force are in accordance with the standards of the U.S. Army, right? An ordinary private soldier in the U.S. Army pays monthly
We all have a military pay of 50 US dollars, but I only pay 10 US dollars to the expeditionary force. Is this a high standard?"
Luo Zhuoying was speechless because he knew that what Yue Weihan said was true.
The salary of the Chinese Expeditionary Force is indeed provided by the US government, and the minimum standard is indeed US$50 per month. There are 100,000 soldiers in the expeditionary force. The US government only pays tens of millions of US dollars in military salary every month. If this amount of money is added
If converted into legal currency, it would be an astronomical figure, and the National Government would certainly not distribute it to the expeditionary force in full.
In fact, after the expeditionary force left the country, the amount of monthly military pay they received did not change at all, and what they received was still legal currency. As for the huge amount of US dollars, it was without any suspense that they fell into the hands of the major companies controlled by the four major families.
Bank, and then quickly deposited all the money back into the personal accounts of the four major family members in banks in the United States.
Not only the huge military pay of the expeditionary force, but also the huge amount of U.S. dollars provided by the U.S. government to the Nationalist government to purchase arms and supplies also flowed back to the United States in large quantities and became the personal assets of the four major families. This was also the case between Stilwell and Chairman Chiang Kai-shek.
The main reason for the fierce quarrel and suggestion that the US government provide aid to the Eighth Route Army.
As a time traveler, Yue Weihan naturally knew about these dark inside stories.
Therefore, Yue Weihan never thought about obtaining the consent of Chairman Chiang Kai-shek and the Military Commission. The only person Yue Weihan needed to persuade was Stilwell. As long as he persuaded Stilwell, the U.S. government would provide all the military pay, supplies and supplies to the expeditionary force.
All arms and ammunition will be directly handed over to the expeditionary force.
After Luo Zhuoying choked up with one sentence, Yue Weihan released his hand covering the microphone and announced loudly: "Now I announce that the victory celebration ceremony has begun..."
Imphal.
Stilwell is packing his bags and preparing to fly back to Myanmar.
This sounds crazy, Stilwell had just evacuated from Burma, stayed in Imphal for less than 24 hours, and was in a hurry to return to Burma.
Alexander and other British nobles did not even try to dissuade him hypocritically.
For these proud British nobles, the American Stilwell is simply an unpopular figure. The only thing the British nobles need are American aircraft, warships and large-scale army troops, not just a few
A senior military officer who knows how to point fingers and show off.
Chongqing, Chairman Chiang Kai-shek's official residence.
"Bah!" Chairman Jiang slammed the telegram in his hand on the table, and immediately stood up, pacing back and forth in the study room with his hands behind his back. As he paced, he cursed angrily, "Niang Xipi,
How unreasonable, simply unreasonable! Does he still care about the Military Commission and me as a leader!?"
Next to them, General He, General Chen and Director Dai remained silent.
Everyone already knew the matter. The telegram was sent back by Luo Zhuoying, saying that Yue Weihan was going to lobby Stilwell to directly distribute the military pay provided by the U.S. government to the expeditionary force. In this way, the National Government would immediately lose everyone.
With financial resources of nearly 10 million US dollars per month, and more importantly, Chairman Chiang felt that his authority had been challenged.
"Darling, you don't have to be angry about this kind of thing. Even if Stilwell agrees, the U.S. government and President Roosevelt cannot agree to Yue Weihan's unreasonable request. The Chinese Expeditionary Force will always be China's army, and the military pay of this army is reasonable.
It should be approved by the Military Commission!" At this time, only Mrs. Chiang dared to come forward to persuade the furious Chairman Chiang.
When Chairman Chiang heard this, his heart suddenly moved and he said: "Madam, you should immediately summon the U.S. envoy to China to express the National Government's firm position to the U.S. government."
"Okay." Mrs. Jiang nodded happily, "I'll make arrangements right away."
Myanmar, Myitkyina.
Stilwell had returned to Burma and was stationed at the expeditionary force's headquarters in Myitkyina.
Yue Weihan hardly spent any words to get Stilwell's approval. Stilwell was already extremely dissatisfied with the corruption of the Nationalist government. As an American citizen, he had to watch the American people live on a shoestring.
How could he not be angry when a large amount of aid fell into the private accounts of the four major families?
"Mister Yue, you can rest assured that not only the Chinese Expeditionary Force, but also the 39th Group Army that is about to come to Myanmar will be paid in full accordance with the standards of the U.S. Army, and will no longer go through the National Government, but will be paid directly by the U.S. Government. The U.S. Government
We will treat China's military as we treat our own country's military." The old American man was obviously a little excited.
In saying this, Stilwell is still confident. As the chief of staff of the China-Burma-India Theater, Stilwell is also responsible for supervising the use of US aid funds and supplies. Stilwell may not have the power to divert the US government's aid to China.
Supplies are provided to the Jinsui Army or the Eighth Route Army, but directly paying the Burmese Expeditionary Force is absolutely out of the question.
Of course Yue Weihan believed in Stilwell's energy, and he smiled and said: "General Stilwell, China does not have a strong industry or strong technology, but we have a large number of outstanding veterans and an inexhaustible reserve source of troops! If necessary,
China can definitely invest millions of armed troops in the Pacific battlefield or even the African battlefield!"
"Ok, ok!" Stilwell nodded repeatedly, then gave a thumbs up and said, "Chinese soldiers, very good!"
After saying this, Stilwell added: "I have formally submitted a report to the Pentagon and the White House, recommending that the U.S. government provide funds and weapons to arm 30 to 50 divisions of Chinese troops to launch a local counterattack from Burma, thereby easing the pressure on Guinea.
As well as pressure from Australia, and buy time for the US military's counterattack."
Yue Weihan's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. The 30 to 50 divisions of Chinese troops that Stilwell mentioned should obviously be the establishment of the U.S. Army. The establishment of a division of the U.S. Army is basically about 15,000 people, and 50 divisions is 75
If the expeditionary force really expands into an elite force of 750,000 soldiers, all with fine weapons, and coupled with the strong logistical support capabilities of the U.S. government, let alone a counterattack in Southeast Asia, as long as the U.S. Navy can defeat the Japanese navy, it will land in Tokyo Bay.