Looking at Du Yuming's smiling face, Zhou Weiguo shook his head helplessly, "What equipment does Brother Du need?"
"Our 5th Army was expanded from the original 200th Division. The name of the mechanized force was also due to the expansion in numbers. It couldn't be accommodated at once." Du Yuming thought for a while, "But your independent division does not seem to produce tanks, so,
This is really a pity.”
Zhou Weiguo smiled bitterly. If it could be produced, he would also want to produce it, but the productivity cannot keep up, and the technology cannot keep up. Now, it is still in the stage of research and development of tanks that follow the trend of foreign countries. "There is really no way to do this."
"For the upcoming battle, brother Wei wants to buy some machine guns and cannons. Is there no problem with this?"
"nature."
"I originally heard that the military commander has been purchasing artillery from your division?"
"Um."
"It's a pity that there are so many troops, and even if we divide them up, there won't be much." Du Yuming sighed.
Zhou Weiguo frowned slightly, "It is true that there are many domestic troops, and when divided into parts, they are indeed not many. The equipment of the Fifth Army should be considered good among the many units of the national army."
Du Yuming nodded, "There is no way, we are an agricultural country and not an industrial country. Otherwise, why would we be beaten like this by Japan, an industrial country?"
"Eh." Zhou Weiguo sighed, but the research institute was established. With the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, Zhou Weiguo didn't know whether it would be successful or not. He couldn't say that he might become a political victim in the end.
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White House
"Stilwell, when you go to China, you have a very heavy task on your shoulders." Roosevelt sat in a wheelchair and looked at Stilwell, "Your positions include chief of staff of the China Theater Command and commander-in-chief of the U.S. Army in the China-Burma-India Theater.
, supervision of U.S. aid materials to China, representative of the U.S. government at the Chongqing Military Conference, liaison between the Chinese theater and the South Pacific theater. You must remember that the supreme commander of the Chinese theater is Chiang. The person who knows the Japanese best is also a Chinese.
."
"Your Excellency, please put it down."
"Well, you have been in China for a while, and you probably know some things. Now the Japanese are raging in Southeast Asia, not only attacking the British colonies, but also attacking our American territory. For us in the United States,
It cannot be tolerated because he damages the interests of us Americans."
"The Sino-Japanese War has been going on for about eleven years. Now, in China, the Japanese do not dare to act rashly. For the Pacific region, the Chinese have made huge contributions."
"Yes, Your Excellency."
"The military situation is urgent now. Take your people and rush to China as soon as possible."
"yes!"
…
At the end of February, Stilwell, along with his staff and some security personnel, set off from New York, USA, to take up his post.
When everyone's attention was focused on Singapore, the Japanese chose to cross the towering mountains on the Thai-Myanmar border and launch an attack from the south. In southern Myanmar, only the 2nd Myanmar Brigade and a border defense force were deployed.
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Japanese Southern Army Headquarters
"Your Excellency, Commander, the 55th Division has successfully crossed the Shan Mountains!"
"Yo Xi! In this way, as long as we capture a city in Myanmar as a base, our arduous battle will become easier!"
"Hi!"
"Tell the warriors to hurry up! The Chinese have entered Myanmar!"
"Hi!"
In fact, for the Japanese army, they also knew that the battle in Myanmar would be a tough battle in terms of combat distance, terrain and supplies. The Shan Mountains that run through the border between Thailand and Myanmar have an average altitude of 2,000 meters.
It is more than 1 meter long and stretches in depth. It is pure forest. In order to rush on the road as soon as possible, the Japanese army put the infantry first, opened up winding trails and climbed over the mountains, leaving the artillery for later transport. As the advance team, the "Chong Detachment" of the 120th Regiment of the 55th Division Infantry Regiment
"Surprisingly, they encountered no resistance and, with a warm welcome from the local residents, they occupied Dawei in southern Myanmar.
In fact, there is some irony in this.
The people of the colonies that Britain and the United States wanted to protect turned against the little devils.
In the eyes of the people in these colonies, the British and Americans were the enemies.
The Japanese army came to rescue them.
Zhou Weiguo naturally didn't care about this, he only cared about whether he could fight the Japanese or not.
After nearly 10 days of long journey, Zhou Weiguo and others finally arrived in Yangon!
The time has also arrived at the beginning of March.
Zhou Weiguo breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Yangon did not fall so early. Otherwise, the journey of more than ten days would have been in vain.
At this time, Stilwell had also arrived in Chongqing to take up his post.
"Welcome General Stilwell." Stilwell arrived in Chongqing and was welcomed by everyone.
"Thank you." Stilwell was still a little happy about this welcome. In his opinion, he would definitely be able to make great achievements in China!
Chiang Kai-shek was relatively satisfied when he looked at Stilwell and the people he brought with him, because outsiders rated Stilwell as rich in imagination, flexible and self-confident. In other words, Americans were still
It's like sending a serious person here.
When it was time for dinner, Stilwell looked at the rich dishes and thought about the accounts of his colleagues who had visited Yan'an before, the anti-Japanese slogans and propaganda.
Stilwell raised his eyes and looked at Chairman Chiang, not knowing what he was thinking.
The next day, Chongqing, a conference room.
"Therefore, after the above discussion, I believe that the distribution of American equipment should be based on whether the army can fight, 'including the Eighth Route Army of the Communist Party.'" Stilwell's words fell, and the conference room fell silent.
Lao Jiang's face was ashen and his air pressure was very low.
None of the people present at the meeting, including Chen Cheng and others, spoke.
Everyone knows that Stilwell's words have touched the Chairman's bottom line.
After a while, Chairman Chiang gave a very forced smile and said, "General Stilwell is a guest from afar. He doesn't know much about the situation in the Republic of China. Let's move on to the next topic of the meeting."
"No!" Stilwell said, "Your Excellency, Commander, this matter is related to the situation of anti-Japanese war, so please take it seriously."
"The next topic is the defense of relevant cities in Myanmar."
Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Stilwell looked very unhappy. In his opinion, Chairman Chiang had a guilty conscience! Moreover, these people did not give him any face, which made Stilwell blush.
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On March 8, Chiang Kai-shek officially appointed Stilwell as the Chief of Staff of the Chinese Theater and assigned him to command the Fifth Army and Sixth Army of the Chinese Army entering Burma.
At this moment, Du Yuming, who was in Yangon, received a telegram from Chongqing.
Zhou Weiguo also received the telegram.
"How?" Du Yuming looked at Zhou Weiguo.
"Hey." Zhou Weiguo shook his head, "I have to go back to Kunming again..."
Du Yuming's face was also ugly. Although he had been promoted and became the deputy commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force, he still wanted to return to Kunming, but they had just come out of Yunnan!
Has anyone considered their ideas?
"What should we do?" Zhou Weiguo looked at Du Yuming. They both received the transfer order together. Stilwell had arrived in Kunming. Zhou Weiguo's transfer order was Stilwell's intention, while Du Yuming's transfer order was probably the Chairman's intention.
