Sun Erwei nodded and gave a positive answer: "His name is Wang Xuexin, and he is a battalion commander of the Eighth Route Army. We are more accustomed to calling him the 'Chinese Battalion Commander'..."
Before Sun Erwei could finish speaking, Doolittle held Wang Xuexin's hand with both hands and said gratefully: "Nice to meet you, Commander of the Chinese Battalion! You have given us a lot of suggestions, and they are all very useful, especially for aviation.
I think if it weren’t for you, many of our pilots might have died under the enemy’s Zero fighter planes, but you saved them!”
Wang Xuexin laughed: "If so, Lieutenant Colonel! Are you willing to dispatch some pilots to fight the enemy here?"
"Of course!" Doolittle agreed without thinking: "Of course I am willing, not just to thank you, but also because of the interests... You are right, it is also in our interests to transfer pilots here to fight!"
But after thinking about it, Doolittle hesitated: "I have another question. If our government decides to send planes to fight in China, I think they will prefer the stubborn army to you... With all due respect!"
Li Yunlong's face darkened as soon as he heard Sun Erwei's translation: "Damn, you look down on us!"
Li Yunlong was about to step forward to argue, but was blocked by Zhao Gang.
Zhao Gang whispered: "Old Li, leave it to Xiao Dongbei, he can handle it!"
Li Yunlong thought about it and felt that it was right.
Listening to Doolittle's tone just now, it seems that Xiao Dongbei also gave Yingjiang a lot of ideas and was regarded as a benefactor by Yingjiang.
If that were the case, wouldn't it be much easier to talk about things?
So I just watched and said nothing.
Wang Xuexin thinks this is normal.
The reason is very simple. The stubborn army has better infrastructure and even has the foundation of aviation...Flying Tigers.
At this time, the Flying Tigers had even formed combat effectiveness and played a certain role on China's external highways.
Under such circumstances, if Yingjiang wanted to use its fighter planes faster and better to maximize its profits, of course it would be better to choose the stubborn army instead of the Eighth Route Army, which had nothing and needed to start from scratch.
Yingjiang is a typical businessman, and his political skills are very mature. They never do things based on "favor" but on interests.
To use a Chinese saying, it is: "Blood brothers still settle accounts openly."
Doolittle was "settling accounts" at this time.
However, Wang Xuexin also came prepared. He calmly asked Doolittle and Sun Erwei to sit down at the desk again and said: "There is no problem in reinforcing the stubborn army. As long as it is to reinforce China, it will be beneficial to our war of resistance."
, the reinforcements are the same for everyone!”
Li Yunlong almost couldn't hold it back when he heard this. He stared and was about to have a fit, but Zhao Gang stopped him with his eyes.
Li Yunlong gritted his teeth, filled with anger in his heart, and cursed secretly: "Damn it, why doesn't this kid understand? They are all the same, can this aircraft be the same for the stubborn army? We still want it, that's not all.
To make wedding clothes for others?"
How did Li Yunlong know that Wang Xuexin was expressing an attitude, that is, the Eighth Route Army's grand strategy: at this stage, everything is for the war of resistance rather than internal strife.
In fact, this is also in line with Yingjiang's interests at this stage.
Because now Yingjiang's enemy is the Japanese, and of course Hans will be there in the future.
On the Chinese battlefield, if the stubborn army and the Eighth Route Army were at war, China would be able to drag out fewer Japanese, which meant that Yingjiang would have to bear greater pressure on the Pacific battlefield.
Therefore, he also hoped that the stubborn army, the Eighth Route Army and even the Shanxi-Sui Army and other warlords would unite to fight the war together.
The reason why it is said that this is Yingjiang's "current" interest is because their interests were not like this before.
In the past, the interests of the imperial powers were that the more chaotic China was, the better. It was best for each department to fight and never unite together, so they supported this warlord today and sold weapons to another warlord tomorrow.
But all this changed with the intensification of the conflict between Guizi and Yingjiang.
Doolittle and Sun Erwei looked at each other, they were very satisfied with Wang Xuexin's attitude.
Sun Erwei also added: "The Eighth Route Army is already trying to cooperate with the Shanxi-Sui Army in the war. Not long ago, they fought together against the Japanese. Yuncheng where we are..."
Sun Erwei gestured at his feet and then said: "The Eighth Route Army gave it to the Jinsui Army for garrison. However, the Jinsui Army failed to hold it and it was occupied by the Japanese. Not long ago, the Eighth Route Army just took it back from the Japanese."
return!"
"Oh, really?" Doolittle was a little surprised when he heard this.
Although he didn't know much about the Chinese battlefield, he always thought that the Eighth Route Army should be the weakest combat force in the Chinese army.
But now listen to Sun Erwei say...
The Eighth Route Army was actually able to hand over Yuncheng to the Jinsui Army. However, the Jinsui Army lost it time and time again, but the Eighth Route Army could take it back just as long as it was seized.
More importantly, just because the Eighth Route Army was willing to hand over the well-defended Yuncheng to the Shanxi-Sui Army, it was enough to prove that what Wang Xuexin just said was sincere.
Wang Xuexin did not expect this. The reason why he proposed to cooperate with the Jinsui Army before was not only to take advantage, but also to push the Jinsui Army to the front line and delay it.
"Yes!" Sun Erwei nodded affirmatively: "I have detailed records of this battle, which are quite exciting. The lieutenant colonel can check them at any time!"
Doolittle nodded and showed considerable interest... Although he was an aviation soldier, he was very fascinated by ground infantry combat, especially actual combat, because he felt that the tactics in war were all similar, and he could learn from these fighting methods.
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Then Wang Xuexin changed the topic and continued: "However, I still want to say that if you use aircraft to reinforce the stubborn army, it will probably not be effective."
"Why?" Doolittle asked.
"Their ideas are different from ours, Lieutenant Colonel!" Wang Xuexin replied: "Have you ever heard that 'to evade foreign aggression, we must first pacify the interior'? The stubborn army has always had such a plan!"
Sun Erwei was an intelligence officer stationed in China. After he translated Wang Xuexin's words to Doolittle, he added: "He is right. The stubborn army has never given up against the Eighth Route Army. At this time, the military pay that should be paid to the Eighth Route Army has been completely stopped.
, not to mention weapons and equipment. In addition, the stubborn army once cooperated with the Japanese to strangle the Eighth Route Army!"
Doolittle couldn't help but frown when he heard this. He hesitated for a moment and then asked, "But, what does this have to do with who the plane is sending reinforcements to?"
Doolittle was an aviation lieutenant colonel. He knew more about strategy and tactics than this aspect of the matter.
Sun Erwei was different. He replied: "God, Lieutenant Colonel, don't you understand what the consequences of this will be? If the goal of the stubborn army is not to resist the war, it is not to drive the Japanese out of the land of China as soon as possible, but to
If they seize power and eliminate dissidents, they will inevitably choose to preserve their strength!"