"...Our army should have a strong reserve force and adopt the tactics of successive resistance, or sniper combat. Based on Myanmar's unique terrain of mostly narrow roads, it is determined that our army's guard troops do not need to stick to one place. Use the narrow roads to set up deep positions,

Resist the superior enemy's attacks one after another, and lure the enemy deep into our position

Inside, when we have not yet gained a foothold: the buried mines and bombs explode together, and the ambushed snipers cooperate with our frontal troops to counterattack and eliminate the enemy in one fell swoop. This kind of position must be virtual and real, so that the enemy cannot figure out the details. After one or two strikes,

The enemy may be too hesitant to advance hastily, but our army has achieved the goal of defeating many with a small number.

, with the purpose of subduing the inferior to the superior, at the same time, we organized small groups of commandos to move through jungles and mountains to attack the Japanese army's supply lines, transportation teams, and material concentration areas. When the Japanese army's energy was frustrated and supplies were difficult, our main force would use a pincer.

Offensive, launch a violent attack to encircle and annihilate the Japanese advancing troops, achieving a great victory

It will impress the world's public opinion, and such a victory will be achieved when the British are defeated, which will attract the world's attention. Of course, if the British are in trouble, our army can also do our best to rescue them, but we must not force it. Later, we can publish it in the newspapers

If published, our country's power and military might will be greatly enhanced."

"A very good idea," Lin Wei couldn't help stroking his hands and said: "The main consideration of the British upper class that has been reluctant to agree to the Chinese army's entry into Myanmar is that they are worried that China's political and military influence will inevitably

We entered Burma and other areas of Southeast Asia to fight against Japan, so we must have a full understanding of the possible British conspiracy,"

"The British are unkind, and we can be unjust," Yu Biao sneered: "As for the movement of the Southeast Asian people, especially the Burmese people, demanding national independence and freedom, our country can express its attitude and add a little bit of support without any substantial support.

Huge strength, the British should fall, the Japanese should be defeated, and our country should rise in the flames of war and resume political influence on Southeast Asian countries,"

Chiang Kai-shek was noncommittal. He weighed the pros and cons in his mind. What Yu Biao said was reasonable and well-founded. His strategies and tactics were quite mature. According to this arrangement, he could indeed be invincible. But was it really okay to offend the British? Let Steve

Is it really impossible for Wei to lead the expeditionary force and suppress the British?

"As far as I know, Stilwell has never had the experience of commanding an army in actual combat," Du Yuming reminded from the side: "Giving command to him is likely to lead to an unfavorable battle situation. If so, the world's perception...

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Naturally, several generals do not want to hand over the army to foreigners, and they all know that Chiang Kai-shek is now very ambitious. The four giants of China, the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union, when did he have such dignity and dignity?

Glory, the current expeditionary force is to give him face, not to lose a big defeat and make him lose face. Therefore, they do not stray away from the sense of the world and external public opinion in every word, hoping to impress Chiang Kai-shek.

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Chiang Kai-shek still had not made up his mind. Before leaving, he set up a temporary staff group, which could be regarded as a transitional command organization. However, it is obvious that the words of Yu Biao and several of his trusted generals still had an effect. Stilwell imagined that he had such control in history.

Command power seems to be somewhat difficult.

As long as that crappy guy Stilwell is not allowed to come, even if the expeditionary force fails, it will never be as miserable as in history. This is what Yu Biao thinks.

Although there were many reasons for the failure of the expeditionary force in history, Stilwell, as the commander-in-chief, was definitely to blame. First of all, Stilwell, who had always strictly criticized the Chinese army for being unable to fight, actually proposed to command the Chinese army to counterattack Rangoon. This was truly a courageous "suicide" battle plan. Stilwell insisted on going his own way and forced the disadvantaged Chinese army to prepare to counterattack Yangon. Of course, the Chinese generals urgently called Chiang Kai-shek to inform Chongqing that executing such an order would be tantamount to suicide. Chiang Kai-shek also understood that Shi If Stilwell could not know himself and the enemy to command the battle, the Chinese army would suffer a fatal blow. Therefore, he tried to establish a separate staff group to deal with Stilwell's ridiculous orders. Therefore, the battlefield in Myanmar can be said to have a split command system. .

Later, Sun Liren's 38th Division showed fast and brave combat skills, led the Chinese army to Ren'anqiang, defeated the Japanese offensive, and rescued the British army that was about to surrender. The heroic performance of this Chinese army immediately became the subject of British and American news reports. The focus, of course, also satisfied Stilwell. The most inexplicable thing at this time was that the British commander actually asked Stilwell to "re-deploy" a team of troops because of the outstanding performance of the Chinese army in defeating the pursuing Japanese army in Ren'anqiang. A Chinese force was given to him to teach the Japanese 33rd Division, which kept following and attacking the retreating British army. Even better, Stilwell generously agreed to the British army's request without informing the commander of the Fifth Army, Du Yuming. Under such circumstances, he directly ordered the mobilization of the 200 divisions to march westward, preparing to "show off" and show off to the British army. However, Stilwell had no idea that the key to Myanmar's defeat at that time was to hold the eastern front and the Yunnan defense line. At this time, an urgent military situation had emerged on the eastern front. The Chinese army, which was dispersed and insufficient in strength, was besieged by two Japanese divisions on the eastern front and was on the verge of collapse.

Finally, when the entire war situation in Myanmar had been defeated and beyond control, and all Chinese troops in Myanmar had their retreat route cut off, Stilwell's confidence had completely collapsed. He just wanted to retreat to India to save his life. However, the Chinese army retreated to India instead of returning to China. This was a major strategic and diplomatic decision. Stilwell did not even intend to inform Chiang Kai-shek. At this time, the main force of the Chinese army assembled in Mandalay was simply in chaos. In this state, they could neither concentrate all their efforts on counterattacking Lashio nor retreat decisively to Myitkyina. As a result, some troops retreated westward into India, some troops went north to Savage Mountain, some headed towards Ledo, India, and some managed to cross over. Returning to China over mountains and ridges.

The most incredible thing is that Stilwell unexpectedly left the main force of the army in the middle of the westward march without authorization, without even informing Chiang Kai-shek in a telegram. He took a very small number of followers with him and traveled alone across the country in three weeks. Ledo, who is rarely seen in tropical jungles, struggled with the extremely harsh and unpredictable natural environment, and then miraculously entered India. He took such an "adventure" at the age of fifty-nine, which shows his personal perseverance and stubbornness. We It can be speculated that Stilwell's personal adventure, which obviously violated military law, was not only an attempt to narrow down the targets to be pursued and save his life, but also a planned gambling behavior to save his own future. Stilwell has always been the best at using the American news media to help him. He is building momentum, so once this solo trip through the tropical virgin jungle of northern Myanmar is successful, based on his relationship and understanding of reporters (that is, grabbing news is far better than reporting the complete facts), this super headline will inevitably cover up his command of Yunnan and Myanmar. It was difficult for the military to punish a hero praised by American newspapers and magazines (this jungle adventure caused him to lose twenty pounds). Chiang Kai-shek had to go through other channels and finally found out. The whereabouts of the Chinese Expeditionary Force and Stilwell were reported by the American news media as a "combat legend" hero who suffered a tragic battlefield defeat and the commander abandoned the army and escaped alone. He "forgot" that he was the supreme commander-in-chief of the Chinese army in Myanmar. Not only did he make a serious mistake in strategic decision-making, which led to an unprecedented defeat in the battle, abandoning 100,000 Chinese troops on the killing battlefield in Myanmar, but he also refused to report the troops' withdrawal decision to the commander-in-chief of the Chinese theater, Chiang Kai-shek. His whereabouts, this kind of behavior, are more like an explorer performing a personal adventure legend, rather than a commander of a hundred thousand troops.

What soldiers value is absolute obedience, because any judgment and decision made by an army commander is related to the life and death of all his subordinates, as well as the evolution of the entire war situation.
Chapter completed!