Chapter 645 Fierce battle against Myitkyina (2)
Lu Zhongcheng, who stood at the forefront of the position and watched the Japanese trends, was very satisfied with the performance of the first and second battalions. The Japanese could be said to have learned about the firepower of American equipment in advance, especially the m1 Galand semi-automatic rifle provided by the US military. In addition to some minor problems and inappropriate size of Asians, its firepower and accuracy are excellent. The continuous firepower provided by him made the Japanese corpses everywhere. It was indeed the American weapon and the Chinese soldiers were the best partners in the world. Together, the two were the guarantee for conquering the world.
However, the Axis powers are both at the two ends, and the allies have their own ulterior motives. True international cooperation depends on the overall international situation. The allies ten minutes ago were also enemies fighting for life and death ten minutes later. The British were still waiting for death with many unequal treaties. They would rather surrender to the Japanese than let the Chinese army defend Hong Kong. Myanmar was forced to do it out of pressure from the US government.
When cooperating with the British, Gao Fei has always been more cautious. It is a group of goods that are not enough to make a mistake. The fierce battle in Myitkyina has exceeded that of Tonggu. Stilwell, a military command team composed of British commander Alexander and others in Myanmar, also arrived at Gao Fei's command center. For Alexander, the shameless guy, Gao Fei estimated that his skin's thickness and toughness could basically withstand the shooting of large-caliber rifles at close range.
The British had only three battalions of troops in Myanmar, but the military command group had two lieutenant generals, seven major generals and eleven colonels? What did these bastards follow Stilwell to command? Gao Fei remembers that in history, Stilwell sang and excluded Chinese soldiers from the ccs conference. The ccs conference was the joint military meeting of the chiefs of staff of the allied countries. This was an organization that was used to quarrel. Their excuses and reasons were that the Chinese army was prone to leaking secrets? In Gao Fei's opinion, this was a fucking bullshit reason and excuse? The shamelessness and shamelessness of the British, coupled with Stilwell's despicableness, was really a perfect match.
Stilwell was wearing a 1939 khaki jacket, canvas motorcycle pants, Sino-US joint combat armband, but a German mountain hat of the Chinese army, with a blue sky and white sun emblem on it. Only this hat Gao Fei was quite pleased with him. After all, he was the nominal commander of the Chinese Expeditionary Force. Although Stilwell thought he deserved his name, he could not mobilize his soldiers without Gao Fei's approval. This is the main reason why Gao Fei has always emphasized internal unity. He did not want to have a storm like Sun Liren. The blood sacrifice of mountains and rivers of the Anti-Japanese War 645
In history, Sun Liren did not obey Du Yuming's orders on the issue of rescuing the British army in Renqiang'an. He said that the New 38th Division, which considered the British defeat, would face the Japanese army, so he forced troops to send troops regardless of the order. It should be noted that the Chinese Expeditionary Force's nominal command in history was Stilwell, but the actual commander was Du Yuming. The British only care about escaping, and finally exposed the flanks of the New 38th Division to the Japanese army. At that time, the Chinese Expeditionary Force was organizing the Battle of Pingman Na. Sun Liren's attack exposed the overall strategic deployment of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, allowing the Japanese army to lock in the main position of this Chinese Expeditionary Force, so they boldly sent troops to intersperse.
Sun Liren was personally afraid that Du Yuming would be more favorable than the other. After all, the New 38th Division was not a unit of the Fifth Army. In the face of the great enemy, Sun Liren was extremely selfish and did not hesitate to expose the overall combat deployment of the Chinese Expeditionary Force and insisted on sending troops to rescue the British army. As a result, the British occupied all the railway resources and fled. The supplies urgently needed by the New 38th Division were still unable to be transported, and the troops could not retreat. However, Sun Liren himself used two regiments to fight against a broken Japanese army with two regiments, making a full pot and a full pot. The British awarded the Imperial Commander Medal of Honor. The medal was not for food. The British still left Sun Liren, who was so angry that he cursed, and ran away. Therefore, when the Chinese Expeditionary Force was formed, Gao Fei refused to be a general like Sun Liren. He would rather have a strong general like Liao Yaoxiang. At the critical moment, Liao Yaoxiang obeyed the command and dared to sacrifice.
The progress of the battle is not about the gains and losses of a city and a place, but about the overall battle process and layout. The troops who are responsible for luring the enemy to defend will naturally suffer heavy casualties, and the troops who are responsible for counterattacks will have outstanding achievements. Everything must be viewed in a balanced manner. The troops are not individual capital, but the troops belong to the nation and the country. This is also the main reason why the Chinese Expeditionary Force was highly valued by Chiang Kai-shek. It does not distinguish between closeness and distance, but only depends on combat effectiveness. As an armed force of a nation-state, the Chinese Expeditionary Force cannot tolerate regarding the army as a general who is his own property and a way to get promoted and make money.
Stilwell was actually very uncomfortable in the face of Gao Fei. No matter what kind of commander he was, he was unwilling to face a general whom he could not control. Stilwell looked at Gao Fei and smiled slightly and said, "Commander Gao, your combat talent has been unanimously recognized by the allies. We believe that the counterattack can be carried out on the front line of the ancient times."
When Gao Fei heard Stilwell call himself commander rather than the commander of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, he knew that Stilwell must have made some decisions, so he smiled happily and said, "Dear General Stilwell, as the commander of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, I am part of the overall strategy of the allies. The battle against the Japanese army is now equivalent to the Chinese Expeditionary Force being independently undertaken. I would like to ask where are my allies? Is General Stilwell alone, or is the British army with more generals than soldiers and faster defeat than attack?"
Gao Fei's words made Alexander's face turn slightly red. The American reporters beside him were recording quickly, while the British reporters were looking around blankly, as if they couldn't understand Gao Fei's English.
So Gao Fei simply said to Stilwell in Chinese: "I heard that the Allies are preparing to establish a Joint Chiefs of Staff. Whether the Chinese army, as an important part of the Allies, will play an important role and position in it, is very important for the Chinese government and the Chinese army."
Stilwell looked at Gao Fei meaningfully and said, "CCS is the United Kingdom-US Joint Chiefs of Staff. This is an institution that is used to dysfunction and is used to quarrels and disputes. The Chinese Expeditionary Force's plan to send troops to Myanmar has been discussed here for more than three months. Such an institution is not of practical significance, right? You Chinese are the most pragmatic, and you can just leave the headaches to the British."
Chapter completed!