On March 1, the 31st year of the Republic of China (1942), U.S. President Roosevelt issued a proclamation, deciding to help the Nationalist Government build a large-scale industrial base in Myanmar (similar to the old northeastern industrial base that the Soviet Union historically assisted New China in building).
The aided construction projects mainly include 2 large steel plants, 4 large thermal power plants, 3 large coal mines, 2 large oil fields, 1 large oil refinery, 2 large coking plants, 1 large shipyard, 2 p-
51 Mustang production line and corresponding drawings and documents, and more than 500,000 American experts and technical workers were sent to Myanmar to work.
Of course, production lines such as the M4 medium tank, various American firearms and artillery are all necessary.
At this time, although the United States had escaped from the worst economic depression in the history of Western industry due to Roosevelt's efforts, many idle mines and factories still had not resumed work, and many workers were still unemployed. Therefore, it was easy for the U.S. government to
Enough industrial equipment and enough skilled workers were raised.
During the war years, the U.S. government was still very efficient.
In addition, the opposition party, the Republican Party, did not obstruct it. Therefore, just two months after the announcement, most of the industrial equipment had been shipped from major ports on the east coast of the United States, including more than 500,000
American experts and skilled workers who are about to travel across the ocean to work in Myanmar.
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Chongqing, Chairman Chiang Kai-shek's official residence.
When Chairman Chiang walked into the living room with a gloomy face, Song Ziwen, Kong Xiangxi, Chen Lifu, Chen Guofu and other senior party and state officials stood up quickly and bowed to Chairman Chiang and Mrs. Chiang who was accompanying him.
"Everyone, please take a seat." Chairman Jiang waved his hand and motioned for everyone to take their seats.
The matter discussed this time had nothing to do with military affairs, so Chairman Chiang only summoned Song Ziwen and other senior officials and dignitaries.
At this time, all the key departments of the National Government related to the national economy and people's livelihood were in the hands of the four major families of Chiang, Song, Kong, and Chen. In addition, there were intricate marriage relationships between these four families. Therefore,
Chairman Chiang only needs to hold a family meeting, which is equivalent to the highest-level state meeting.
After everyone sat down, Chairman Chiang took his seat last, and then suppressed the anger in his chest and said: "Everyone, please tell me about the U.S. government's assistance in building Myanmar's industrial base."
"The U.S. government has indeed gone too far in this matter." Song Ziwen knocked on the armrest of his chair heavily and said in a deep voice, "The Chinese Expeditionary Force is only a strategic group under the National Revolutionary Army, not a first-level government. What qualifications does he have?"
Accept industrial assistance from the U.S. government on behalf of the National Government?”
"That is, if this industrial base is to be built, it cannot be built in Myanmar. It should be built in Yunnan!"
"Yue Weihan is particularly hateful. What qualifications does he have to negotiate with the US government on behalf of the National Government?"
"What's even more annoying is that Roosevelt, a cripple, actually recognized Yue Weihan's qualifications. What the hell is this? If this isn't naked interference in China's internal affairs, what is it? These Westerners
, when you act in the world, you can’t avoid the habit of condescending foreigners!”
Song Ziwen's words immediately ignited the anger of the Kong and Chen families.
Listening to Song Ziwen and others' denunciation of the U.S. government and Roosevelt, Chairman Chiang was extremely angry. When they were tainted with U.S. financial aid, these guys acted more capable than the other, but when they really encountered trouble, each of them immediately
It has become a silverfish that can only complain, and no one can offer any constructive suggestions!
The highest-level "State Affairs Conference" ended up being unhappy, and Chairman Chiang Kai-shek didn't even get a single idea.
Speaking of which, Roosevelt and the U.S. government did go a bit too far this time. They completely ignored the Nationalist government and openly launched all-round cooperation with Yue Weihan in military, education, economy, culture, etc. The two parties were politically incompatible.
Diplomatic relations had not yet been established, so why was Chairman Chiang embarrassed?
However, Chairman Chiang was angry, but he dared to be angry but did not dare to speak out.
What can be done? Although the Nationalist Government at this time still ruled several provinces in the southwest, with a population of more than 200 million, and the army still maintained a huge base of nearly 4 million, the food and clothing for the population of more than 200 million was
The food, salary, and military supplies for the nearly 4 million-strong army are all provided by the U.S. government.
Besides, once the U.S. government cuts off aid, the Nationalist government's economy will immediately collapse, and the nearly 4 million troops will soon be slaughtered due to lack of weapons and ammunition. What will Chairman Chiang use to resist Japan? Is it difficult to follow suit?
Wang Jingwei tried to save the country in a devious way? Chairman Chiang really is not such a person!
In the end, the Nationalist Government only published a protest statement in an inconspicuous corner of the Central Daily News to express its dissatisfaction with the U.S. government, and then acquiesced to the fait accompli that the U.S. government would fully cooperate with the Chinese Expeditionary Force.
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Yangon, the capital of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.
Under the control of Yue Weihan, the Provisional Government of Myanmar was officially established.
After the general election, Kachin Party leader Miya was "elected" as the first president of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. The important leader of the Kachin Party, Aung San, was nominated by Miya as the prime minister of the federal government cabinet, and the cabinet was formally formed the next day. The leader of the overseas Chinese in Nanyang
Mr. Tan Kah Kee was appointed Minister of Industry by the Myanmar government.
In fact, everyone knows that the federal government of Myanmar is just a cover. The real power of Myanmar is actually in the hands of the Ministry of Industry, headed by Mr. Tan Kah Kee, the leader of the overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia. Many government orders are actually issued directly from the Ministry of Industry without going through the process at all.
The cabinet approved it, so many people privately called the Ministry of Industry the "shadow cabinet."
For such an embarrassing fact, Mia and Aung San can only accept it, because the 500,000 tiger and wolf divisions of the Chinese Expeditionary Force are stationed in major cities in Myanmar. In addition to the 500,000 Chinese regular troops, there are also nearly 600,000 paramilitary armed forces.
Faced with such a huge Chinese armed force, what else can the Myanmar federal government do?
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Yangon, Chinese Expeditionary Force Headquarters.
General Wei Lihuang strode into Yue Weihan's office and said excitedly: "Zhongshu, there is news from the United States that the first batch of industrial equipment has passed the Cape of Good Hope and will be shipped to Yangon Port in half a month at most.
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General Wei Lihuang took office last month. Regarding the position of deputy commander-in-chief of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, General Wei Lihuang did not have much resistance in his heart, and even had some expectations, because he and Yue Weihan had also served in the Second Theater
We had collaborated once, and they cooperated quite well, and there was quite a bit of sympathy between them.
"Really, that's a good idea!" Yue Weihan waved happily, "Brother Junru, sit down quickly and let's talk."
Yue Weihan still has great respect for General Wei Lihuang, because he knows that he is a real soldier!
General Wei Lihuang did not give in, and sat down generously opposite Yue Weihan, and then said: "Zhongshu, many people in Chongqing are saying weird things about the US government's industrial assistance to Myanmar. Can you tell me?"
Don't take it seriously, these people are all short-sighted, how can they know your ambition?"
"I don't have any great ambitions. I just hope that China can become stronger as soon as possible and be less bullied." Yue Weihan waved his hand and immediately changed the subject and said, "Brother Junru, how is the training of the troops in the major battalions?
And those Huangpu elites in the senior general class haven’t gone to war anymore, right?”
At this time, the number of strong men and young students entering Myanmar has exceeded one million!
Yue Weihan selected 300,000 young men with outstanding physical fitness in advance, plus 50,000 students and 150,000 veterans of the 11th and 20th Group Armies (only 150,000 actually went to Burma, and the remaining 50,000 were vacant, and officers at all levels received empty pay
) were mixed into five large battalions and launched high-intensity military training.
Song Xilian and Huo Kuizhang certainly disagreed with Yue Weihan's mixed training plan.
However, Yue Weihan had an idea. He organized a class for senior generals at the Central Army University in Yangon. He specially hired instructors from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point to give lectures. At the same time, he sternly declared that all major generals and above in the Chinese Expeditionary Force must enter the class for senior generals and only take assessments.
Only those who pass the examination can return to the army to lead troops. Those who fail the assessment will be dismissed on the spot!
Unless Song Xilian and Huo Kuizhang return home with their troops, they will have no choice but to accept orders.
Facing the huge pressure from domestic public opinion, Song Xilian and Huo Kuizhang had no choice but to succumb, and finally flew to Yangon with all the officers of the two major generals and above for further training. In this way, Yue Weihan effortlessly transferred hundreds of senior officers from the 11th and 20th Group Armies.
The generals were separated from their troops.
As soon as Yue Weihan finished speaking, General Wei Lihuang laughed and said: "Those guys in the senior general officer class are all thorny, but I have to calm down and study hard. The main thing is the modern military training of American instructors."
They were fascinated by the theory, especially the newly established theory of large-scale deep operations with large corps, which made them obsessed with it."
Yue Weihan couldn't help but nodded when he heard this. In fact, the students in the first five batches of Huangpu were indeed elites. It was not unreasonable for them to stand out from the tens of millions of young people in China at that time. It really caused their narrow vision and command.
What actually fails to keep up with the times is the old army courses offered by Whampoa Military Academy.
Yue Weihan arranged for them to enter the Central Continent's senior general class for further training. On the one hand, he wanted to take the opportunity to integrate the troops and eliminate the small mountain factions within the Chinese Expeditionary Force. On the other hand, he sincerely hoped that these Huangpu elites could reach a higher level as soon as possible.
Complete self-salvation and become an outstanding general capable of commanding and winning modern wars.
General Wei Lihuang paused and continued: "As for the five major training camps, the training conditions of the infantry units are very good, and they can even be dragged to the battlefield to train with the little devils, but the training conditions of the technical arms are not satisfactory.
"The main reason is that our army's trainees have not overcome the language barrier and find it difficult to communicate freely with American instructors."
"Yes, the language barrier is indeed a problem. Let's overcome it slowly." Yue Weihan was mentally prepared for this.
However, Yue Weihan believes that in two months at most, this obstacle will no longer exist, because all technical arms are young students mobilized from major domestic universities. These students are all highly educated. As long as you give them a little time, they will definitely
If you can learn English, it will not be a problem to at least communicate with American instructors, and you will get twice the result with half the effort.
General Wei Lihuang thought for a while and then said: "Zhongshu, I heard that Japan has recently conducted another war mobilization?"
"I know this." Yue Weihan nodded and said calmly, "Inside sources have sent me detailed information. Just three days ago, the Japanese government issued the third mobilization order since the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, which will mobilize 20 people.
This three-unit division was mainly used to supplement the Southern Army. By now, the Japanese Army had expanded to more than 2.6 million men."
"Hmph." General Wei Lihuang snorted softly and said, "Japan is a tiny island country and is probably reaching its limit."
"That's not enough." Yue Weihan waved his hand and said, "Japan has a population of 70 million. If a general mobilization order is issued, at least tens of millions of troops can be mobilized! And now, Japan's army and navy combined are less than 5 million.
People are far from reaching the limit of their endurance, but after this mobilization order, Japan's domestic industrial production will probably be greatly affected."
Seeing that General Wei Lihuang was a little confused, Yue Weihan added: "Because Japan is a big industrial country, with at least millions of workers working in various industries. Now that the Japanese army is tight on the front line and in short supply of soldiers, we can only recruit these skilled workers into the army."
, are sent to the front line, so of course Japan’s domestic industrial production will be greatly affected.”
"Once these skilled workers are lost, it is very difficult to train them, especially those senior technicians. It will take at least ten years to grow up. Without these senior technicians, Japan's warships, tanks, aircraft and other manufacturing industries will
It will be greatly affected. Not only will output drop, but product quality will also seriously decline, and Japanese industry will enter a vicious cycle."
Seeing Yue Weihan talking eloquently, General Wei Lihuang said sincerely: "Zhongshu, you really know a lot."
"These are just knowledge from textbooks. I just like to read books." Yue Weihan waved his hand. He did not dare to make the fact that he was a time traveler public, and then changed the subject and said, "Brother Junru, the Japanese government
The third mobilization order has just been issued, and it will take at least two months before the troop formation is completed."
After saying this, Yue Weihan added: "Also, the Japanese Navy has just suffered another defeat in the Battle of Midway. The main force of Yamamoto Isoroku's combined fleet has been severely damaged, and the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet has seized control of the Pacific.
The waterways in Southeast Asian waters are already under threat from the U.S. Navy. It is not that easy for the Japanese army to reinforce Southeast Asia!"
"So, we don't have to rush to attack at all. It won't be too late to wait until the technical arms training of each group army is completed before launching a general attack on the Japanese army in Southeast Asia! Even if 20 Japanese divisions are reinforced to the battlefield in Southeast Asia by then, so what? Do we train carefully?
Can the 500,000 elite troops still be unable to defeat a mere 20 hastily formed fourth-class divisions?"