Admiral Wavell was silent. The other British generals were either looking at the ceiling wondering what they were thinking, or whispering to each other underneath. It was obvious that some of them were indifferent to the conversation between Yang Zhen and Wavell. This gap was given to that man.
Having been robbed of his limelight and ridiculed by Yang Zhen before, Major General Stilwell had the opportunity to speak again.
He stared at Yang Zhen and said directly: "General Yang, although your reason for terminating the offensive seems very comprehensive, at least it makes sense on the surface. But this does not prove that you terminated the offensive this time.
These reasons are completely sufficient, because there are many things that you have not explained clearly."
"General Yang, I ask you not to forget that in the early days of the all-out war between your country and Japan, which was also the fiercest so-called Battle of Songhu, Xuzhou, and Wuhan, I was serving as the military attache stationed in China. I had no idea about the strength of the Japanese army.
I know more about things and equipment than the British. There are many things you can’t hide from me.”
"As far as I know, the Japanese army has very few mechanized troops and not many heavy artillery. Even if you did not have enough tanks at that time to form a sufficient assault force, your infantry combat effectiveness still exists. Is it possible that as a
Can an army not be able to fight without the cooperation of tanks?"
"Even if there are a large number of artillery losses, your remaining artillery is still enough to support an offensive. And your artillery shells have not been completely consumed. Although it is not much, there is still a certain reserve, at least enough for you to eliminate Lin Xi.
The two Japanese divisions on the front are needed, so there is no problem."
"But what I don't understand is why you allowed these two divisions to evacuate safely under such favorable circumstances? You know, even after you eliminated these two divisions, you were no longer able to
Continue the attack. But without the pressure from these two divisions, after you stop the battle, the pressure on the entire front will be much less."
"General Yang, I am very sorry for your performance. Judging from the process of this battle, the performance was not as good as that of your National Government army. In the battles of Songhu, Xuzhou and Wuhan, your National Government army did not have tanks, aircraft and large-caliber artillery.
The number is also much smaller than yours. But at least they were able to persist in fighting the Japanese despite the severe lack of fire support."
"With the answer you are giving now, can I think that you cannot fight without the support of tanks and aircraft? If this is really the case, then I can only say that your efficiency on the battlefield is not as good as the Chongqing government. Even I can
I think you are consciously conserving your strength and not wanting to achieve more results. This is because you actively terminated the attack while still having the ability to continue attacking."
"For such an army, I don't think it is necessary for the U.S. government to take considerable risks and possible diplomatic disputes to provide you with any assistance you need. Wouldn't it be more consistent to hand over that assistance to your national government?
American interests?”
"You must know that you are not the central government. Your central government is in Yan'an, not Chongqing. And I want to remind you that it is Chongqing that represents China, not Yan'an. According to international norms and practices, our assistance is
It can only be given to the central government and should not be given to a local government and the military, because this is against international norms."
After this guy said these words, there was a triumphant expression on his face, and he obviously felt the pleasure of succeeding in revenge. He was hurt so much by Yang Zhen's words before, and this time he thought that he
Cleverly, he found the loophole in Yang Zhen's answer.
It's just that after he said these words that he thought were well-reasoned, not only did Yang Zhen roll his eyes, he was rendered speechless. Even the people in the British military delegation over there couldn't help but shake their heads and secretly cursed this guy.
What an idiot, his head almost reaches his crotch.
You have no actual combat command experience, so no one can say anything to you. As long as you keep your mouth shut, no one will accuse you, a rich man, when everyone is asking for help from the Americans. But here you are talking nonsense.
Telling lies with open eyes is really inappropriate.
What is fought in modern war? It is logistical supplies. Without logistical supplies, how can we fight this war? Can a few days of artillery shell reserves support a battle? Do you know that in a large-scale battle, the daily consumption of artillery shells is
How much? If you say that, don't you rush to the door to find me and get scolded?
Regarding this guy's self-righteous words, the British who did not want to get involved in the war between Yang Zhen and the American major general smartly kept their mouths shut. They could clearly see that these two people, who had never met before, had a lot of differences.
They looked at each other very unpleasantly from the beginning.
One is consciously critical and sarcastic, but lacks advanced military theory and practical command experience. The other is sharp-tongued and has a tough attitude. Although he has not received a high level of military education, he has extremely rich practical experience. This one is sharp-tongued and has a tough attitude.
When two people come together, it's like thunder from heaven and fire from earth.
But what these British officers couldn't understand was that the two men were thousands of miles apart before. One was in the United States and the other was in Manchuria. Logically speaking, they should never know each other. That Major General Stilwell did serve as the U.S. military attaché in China.
But everyone can be sure that he has never been to Yan'an before, let alone had any contact with the CCP.
Why did these two people fight so hard when they first met? This is really unreasonable. Even if Major General Stilwell consciously provoked a dispute, Yang Zhen's attitude was clearly shown. Even if he didn't
In this matter, he didn't like Major General Stilwell at all. Otherwise, as a host, he should have the most basic courtesy for guests coming from afar.
However, considering the previous battle between the two men, most of the British officers, including his American colleagues who knew it was bad as soon as he finished speaking, were involved in the war between these two men.
, are not very optimistic about Major General Stilwell. Almost everyone is looking at this Major General with pitiful eyes, who has been sent to his door to be scolded. "
This is a war between two people. As for other people, it is better to stay as far away as possible. In this war between two people, even though most of them have come into contact with Yang Zhen for the first time. Including
All the British, and most Americans, obviously did not have much hope for Major General Stilwell's victory.
The British man kept his mouth shut, but Yang Zhen looked at him like an idiot. After looking at him for a long time, he stroked his head and said: "I said Major General Stilwell, you really don't understand, so you are still pretending to be stupid with me here."
Are you confused? If you don’t understand, I advise you to shut up and don’t pretend to understand.”
"Not to mention anything else, I have told you that by the end of the battle, our entire army had suffered nearly 100,000 casualties. And the total number of our entire army was only a few people. According to this ratio, the total force we invested in this battle was not
Not counting the technical arms that cannot participate in front-line battles, our casualties already account for half of the total strength."
"I would like to ask General Stilwell, if the casualty ratio of your American army is changed, can this battle still be fought? As long as you, Major General Stilwell, can guarantee that the casualties of your American army's troops entering the battlefield at one time will be nearly half, without artillery support.
, even without any supplies, we can still maintain the ability to continue attacking."
"Even if your American army can remain uncollapsed under the same conditions, then I don't need any of the supplies and equipment you assist us, and you can give it to whoever you think needs it. Even if you reserve those for
All our supplies are given to the Japanese, and I, Yang Zhen, will not even say no."
"But if you, the U.S. military, can't do this, then Major General Stilwell, I ask you to take these fucking words back. Don't pretend to be a military expert here and say things like this to let others
If you are an idiot and you can't do it yourself, what qualifications do you have to ask others to do it?"
"The lives of you Americans are precious. Is the blood of our soldiers just bought with salt? When you Americans fight a war, you must have enough support from aircraft, artillery and tanks. Our soldiers can only use rifles to fight with
Fighting an enemy armed to the teeth? We are all raised by our parents, so why are you Americans human beings and Chinese people not human beings?"
"Also, I think you should be very clear about the total military strength of the Nationalist Government, which controlled most of the country before the war, and how many reserve troops they had. You have served as the U.S. military attaché in China for several years. Although they do not have a complete mobilization system
, but even if you capture the soldiers, you can replenish the troops in a short time."
"But do you know how many reserve soldiers we have? The total population of all our current control areas is less than 10 million. In addition to the workers in the military industry that must be guaranteed, and the population needed to ensure agricultural production,
In addition, how many recruits are there among the remaining population?"
"For Chongqing, relying on the strong human resources in the rear area, as long as they are given a certain amount of time, they can completely replenish their troops in the shortest time, and even expand a large number of new troops. But
Can we do it? Can our total population support that number of casualties?"
"Not to mention anything else, the total number of troops invested by the Nationalist Government in a Xuzhou Battle is equivalent to more than double our current total military strength. The number of casualties in a Songhu Battle is almost equal to our total military strength. A Wuhan Battle turns around
The space is equal to dozens of times the area under our control."
"You don't care how many of the troops they invested are actually combat-effective and how successful they have been. But the total number of troops and the number of mobilizable people are just there. They can withstand hundreds of thousands of people in a battle.
casualty figures, but what do we use to fill them in?”
"If we follow the Nationalist Government's style of fighting, we won't have to look at the future after one battle, because basically the entire army will be exhausted. And you won't have to travel all the way to the Northeast because all combat troops will be exhausted.
We are no longer able to cooperate strategically with you. We may even have to go to the United States to meet with you."
"The total population of the area under our control is less than half the province under the jurisdiction of the Chongqing government. The total number of troops is quite limited, and the casualty ratio we paid in one battle is already quite astonishing. Changed
For you Americans, such a high casualty ratio would have collapsed long ago."
"Major General Stilwell, I can tell you clearly. The reason why we have been able to survive to this day despite the huge disparity in strength and not be wiped out by the enemy is not because of the charity of the enemy, but because we have grown our brains.
We have always used our brains to fight the enemy. This is because we know under what circumstances we can attack and under what circumstances we must give up."