The Battle of Alahman was the first major battle won by the Allies in history. Its victory can even be said to be the turning point of the Allies entering from defense to counterattack. The British Prime Minister's price relative to this battle was: "Before this, we were invincible, and after that, we were invincible!"

But now, this battle has been defeated.

After thinking about it, Zhang Chi felt that this was likely to be affected by the Myanmar battlefield.

During the First Battle of Myanmar, the US military prepared a lot of strategic materials in India, which were used to reinforce the British and Chinese troops in Myanmar. In history, due to the rapid defeat of the First Battle of Myanmar, the Chinese army was also defeated and left the Wild Man Mountain. Therefore, these strategic materials, even the US 10th Air Brigade, turned to the Battle of Alameman, which gave the Allied supply and air strength a very obvious advantage compared with the German and Italian troops in the Battle of Alameman. This was one of the reasons why the Battle of Alameman was able to win.

However, the first Myanmar Battle was not as defeated as history. The Chinese army defended Myitkyina in northern Myanmar and stabilized its position. Therefore, the strategic materials sent to India and the 10th Air Brigade were not only not transferred to Alahman, but also continued to increase because of the rapid arming of the Chinese army.

There is no doubt that this directly led to a significant reduction in the supply and military strength of the Allies to be invested in the Battle of Alamein, so the Battle of Alamein, which should have been victorious, was defeated!

This may be the loss of the battle of the east, but the victory of the Battle of Myanmar led to the failure of the Battle of Alahman.

Zhang Chi dare not assert that the consequences would be caused by this, but the strategic Suez Canal may fall into the hands of the German and Italian coalition forces.

"Battery Commander!" Just as Zhang Chi was thinking, a guard ran up and said, "General Stilwell is here!"

"What?" Zhang Chi was stunned when he heard this: "Where is it?"

"Zhang..." Before he finished speaking, General Stilwell stepped into Zhang Chi's command center. He walked up with a smile and held Zhang Chi's hand and said, "Congratulations, I heard that you were the idea of ​​taking Yangon again. I was not surprised at all when I heard this. I did a good job! I am not only referring to your tactic of using tanks to penetrate the walls, but also gained a lot of strategic opportunities for us after taking Yangon! It even directly led to the Japanese giving up Myanmar and retreating to the Alakan Mountains. This is all your credit!"

"The general has been awarded too much!" Zhang Chi replied: "This should be the credit of all the officers and soldiers, as well as the credit of those martyrs who died on the battlefield!"

"You are right!" Stilwell nodded: "But say that. If it weren't for your suggestions and tactics, then we would have to pay much greater casualties than we are now to achieve the current results. You don't object to this!"

"Thank you, General!" Zhang Chi knew that Americans' habits were somewhat different from those of Chinese, so he stopped being modest.

While giving up a place for Stilwell, Zhang Chi handed Stilwell a cigarette and lit it.

"General!" Zhang Chi asked: "Why are you free to come to Yangon today? The situation in Yangon is still unstable, and the troops in the direction of Thailand seem to be a little ready. It is better for the general to go back early, it is not very safe here!"

Stilwell smiled and replied: "I believe that the Thai army will not attack Yangon for the time being!"

"Why is the general so sure?" Zhang Chi asked.

"The Japanese really want to use the Thai army to attack Yangon." Stilwell took the coffee made by the guards. He said thank you, then blew the heat from the cup mouth and took a sip, and then said: "But the Japanese also know the combat effectiveness of the Thai army. They attack Yangon with the Thai army... The result is very likely that not only can't defeat Yangon, but they will also lose troops and make Thailand have no defense."

Zhang Chi nodded. Although Thailand is a country, its army also has aircraft, cannons, and tanks, but because its combat effectiveness is too poor, it can also support the facade for defense. For attack, it is basically a waste of ammunition and time.

"More importantly..." Stilwell looked around, then lowered his voice and said, "Thailand has sent someone to contact me in secret!"

"Oh!" Zhang Chi understood after hearing this.

Just as the Thai Prime Minister Luan Piwen said: "Whoever fails in the war is the enemy of Thailand."

Another meaning of this sentence is "Whoever wins the war will be a friend of Thailand!".

In the past, Japan was the one who won sequel on the battlefield in Asia, and the Chinese army was the one who retreated, so Thailand was Japan's friend and China's enemy.

But now, not only Japan has suffered consecutive defeats on the Pacific battlefield, but Myanmar has also suffered consecutive defeats, so Thailand naturally has to be friends with the Sino-US coalition forces.

For a country like Thailand... sometimes it is really impossible to deal with it. For example, if you refuse to be an ally with it and liquidate the crimes it committed before, it will undoubtedly push Thailand to Japan completely. This is obviously not good for the Allies.

Therefore, politics or matters between countries cannot be understood from the perspective of personal feelings. It is very clear from the perspective of interests: allowing Thailand to surrender will make the Allies have one more friend and one less enemy. Although it is a bit insignificant whether this country is an enemy or a friend.

"Zhang..." Then Stilwell patted Zhang Chi's shoulder and said, "I want you to be the leader of the new regiment. What do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chi was stunned: "General, that Captain Wang..."

"He will be promoted to division commander, the commander of the new division!" Stilwell replied: "This is the reward for your outstanding performance on the battlefield. As for the commander of Chen Shanguo... he is ready to return to China!"

"Oh!" Zhang Chi's face was shocked.

Chen Shanguo, the commander of the new division, did a good job, how could he say he would return to his country? Especially now the troops are still in a quasi-combat state. It seems a bit inappropriate to change the generals in the last battle.

But Zhang Chi didn't ask much. He could see that there was something inside, and Stilwell didn't want to say it.

Zhang Chi could even guess what the inside story was... Chen Shanguo was a teacher sent from the country, which means he was more inclined to obey Principal Jiang's orders than Stilwell's orders.

Simply put, Stilwell wants to cultivate or support a group of new backbones, and these backbones should be more inclined to Stilwell, otherwise they will likely be driven back to China like Chen Shanguo.

So Zhang Chi knew that he was facing now not just the question of whether to be promoted to the leader or not, but also the question of choosing a side station: Should I listen to Principal Jiang or Stilwell?!
Chapter completed!