Stilwell's diary is interesting to read in conjunction with Chang Kaishen's diary.
When Stilwell scolded Chiang Kai-shek in his diary as the biggest fool in the world, on the same day, Chiang Kai-shek wrote in his diary: "This man (Stilwell) has no common sense and no personality, and it is really difficult to control him.
People imagine.”
In his diary, Stilwell scolded Chiang Kai-shek for not discussing military affairs with the Ministry of Military Affairs and only making decisions in secret rooms. In his diary, Chiang Kai-shek scolded Stilwell for concealing data on British and American troops and wanting Chinese soldiers to be used as cannon fodder (at that time, Stilwell
Wei refused to provide documents on the strength of the U.S. Navy, saying only that it would send appropriate forces).
In his diary, Stilwell scolded Chiang Kai-shek for damaging allied relations, while Chiang Kai-shek scolded Stilwell for "making a lot of mistakes" and being the "general cause" of damaging Sino-US relations.
If the diaries of the two were released publicly in real time, it would be equivalent to a quarrel, and they made no secret of their dislike of each other.
Stilwell's evaluation of Chiang Kai-shek is basically true.
Similarly, Chiang Kai-shek's views on Stilwell were not nonsense.
Stilwell, an American, had conflicts in China not only with Chang Kaishen, but also with Song Ziwen and others. He even had conflicts with Flying Tiger captain Chennault.
At that time, Chennault suggested mobilizing superior air power to induce the Japanese Air Force to dispatch and eliminate most of the Japanese air force in China in one fell swoop, thereby destroying Japan's land and sea lines of communication and making the war in China and Burma proceed more smoothly.
This was a very good plan, but it was vetoed by Stilwell. The reason for his veto was that the Chinese army was too shabby to protect the airport. If the air strike against Japan was carried out too early and the enemy was attracted to attack, Yunnan would be
, all airports in Guangxi and Hunan will be lost, and future wars will not be easier to fight.
To put it bluntly, Stilwell looked down upon the Chinese people and the Chinese army. Although the Chinese army was indeed bad at the time, it was at least not as rubbish as Stilwell said.
If Chiang Kai-shek is an arrogant lion, then Stilwell is a teddy who gets angry at everyone he sees. This guy not only looks down on the Chinese ** team, but also looks down on the British ** team, and he also uses this contemptuous attitude
This continued behavior led to him having a bad relationship with the British side.
Chennault's evaluation of Stilwell should be the most appropriate: "Stilwell's China mission undoubtedly placed the most difficult diplomatic work on the shoulders of a professional wartime soldier... He always regarded himself completely
He became an Army soldier without understanding his basic responsibilities as a diplomat, nor did he have the patience to figure it all out."
All Stilwell's words and actions were made from a military standpoint. He felt that the command system was too bad and could not integrate the strength of all troops, so he had to fight for the highest command of the expeditionary force; he felt that each front should be
Cooperation made it impossible for the Japanese army to take care of both the north and south battlefields, so they suggested mobilizing Chiang Kai-shek's troops to defend against the Communist Party and sending troops to Shanxi together with the Eighth Route Army.
How can this be?
It simply violated Lao Chiang's taboo.
Stilwell stayed in China for more than ten years, traveled throughout China, and could even write a diary in Chinese. He was very clear about the current situation in China, but deliberately ignored the political factors involved, hoping to make the Central Army, local warlords and Communist forces work together
If you work together, if you can't achieve what he wants, he will yell.
Stilwell commented that Chiang Kai-shek was a man of great talent and talent, and he himself felt the same way.
Finally, due to Stilwell's constant slander, Roosevelt became extremely disgusted with Chiang Kai-shek, so he demanded that the command of the Chinese theater be handed over to Stilwell. Chiang Kai-shek was furious and directly threatened that if Stilwell was given full command,
Then China would withdraw from the allies and fight Japan independently.
Yes, it forced Chiang Kai-shek to overthrow the table, and Stilwell was dismissed from his post because of this.
The intensification of the conflict between Stilwell and Chiang Kai-shek can be described as follows
"I think it should be like this."
"I don't think so."
"You do not respect me."
"You trash, only Shabi respects you."
"Mom sells batches!"
"I will x the eighteenth generation of your ancestors!"
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Stilwell left Chongqing again. As soon as he returned to the front line, he did something stupid. Because Deputy Chief of Staff Wen Jianming was on the phone with the Ministry of Military Affairs, Stilwell considered it a violation of military discipline. He took the opportunity to remove Wen Jianming from his position and appointed an American as deputy staff officer.
Commander, it is clear that he wants to seize the command of the expeditionary force.
Chiang Kai-shek was so angry that he dropped several vases at home. Perhaps he could imitate Churchill in throwing his dentures, which would be even more powerful. After all, Churchill only had dentures on his upper teeth, while Chiang Kai-shek's upper and lower teeth were both dentures, so the momentum when they fell out should be the same.
Twice as much as Churchill.
Late August.
The soldiers guarding the gate of Zhou's mansion were transferred out. The main reason why Zhou Hexuan regained his freedom was that the disaster situation in Henan had stabilized and he was not afraid of Zhou Hexuan and Ta Kung Pao talking nonsense again.
On August 20, Zhou Hexuan received a summons from Chiang Kai-shek.
Lao Jiang was still very kind to the great scholars who did not pose any threat. He held Zhou Hexuan's hand with a smile and said: "Mingcheng has been very productive in reading history in the past six months. I have already read "The Fifteenth Year of Wanli".
Very well written! The primary problem in China is the administration of officials. The bureaucracy is too chaotic."
Zhou Hexuan said: "I dare not compare my humble work with "The Destiny of China"."
Chang Kaishen shook his head and sighed: "Everyone in the world likes to hear lies, but it's a pity that I told the truth in the book. Just because I told the truth, both at home and abroad, there were bad reactions, and I feel very sad about this."
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"Things in the world are like this and it's hard to change." Zhou Hexuan said smoothly.
After talking nonsense for a long time, Chang Kaishen finally got to the point. He took out a telegram and said: "Roosevelt wants to invite me to Washington to discuss the wartime and postwar situations face to face. What do you think of Mingcheng?"
"You should go, but you can't go to Washington," Zhou Hexuan said. "If you go to the United States to meet, you will definitely lose your momentum and you will inevitably look down on others."
Chang Kaishen nodded and said: "I thought so too, so I refused again and again."
In fact, Roosevelt not only invited Chang Kaishen, but also Churchill and Stalin. He wanted to hold a meeting in the United States to discuss the Allied operations and the distribution of spoils after the war. However, Chang Kaishen, Churchill and Stalin collectively refused.
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There is no other meaning. It is just that no one wants to hold a meeting in the United States. This is equivalent to recognizing the status of the United States as the leader of the alliance.
In the past three months, Roosevelt had sent three telegrams to Chang Kaishen. The reasons for Chiang Kai-shek's refusal were different each time. He had various discussions with the staff in the aide room and decided that he could not go to the United States. At the same time, he also discussed whether he should go to the United States.
How to divide post-war interests.
"Mingcheng is an expert on international issues. Where do you think the meeting should be held to take into account the emotions of leaders of various countries?" Chang Kaishen asked directly.
There was a globe on Chiang Kai-shek's desk. Zhou Hexuan turned it around, pointed at a certain place and said: "Egypt, Cairo!"
