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Chapter 582 Dispute

Stilwell was the one that Roosevelt and Marshall insisted on sending to China.

First, the Chinese have already won this "diplomatic war between the alliance", and the United States has to provide a large amount of supplies to provide assistance to them. Although Roosevelt could accept this result, he was unwilling to accept the "mercy" of the Chinese so far; second, Stilwell was the candidate recommended by Marshall, and Marshall has always been known for his "knowing knowledge"; third, Stilwell has performed well in all aspects so far, why did he stop appointing him just because of the distrust of the Chinese? When did the US government keep his word like this? In addition to these, there is also a fourth point: the Chinese government originally agreed to Stilwell to replace MacArthur, and expressed its welcome, and agreed to cooperate... It should not be changed easily.

Therefore, Stilwell flew to China in a very short time, and the Japanese had not even started attacking the British army. After arriving in China, Stilwell quickly completed the handover with Wainwright, who was staying in China, and obtained the military power left by MacArthur. Then, he was received by Chiang Kai-shek, who was very enthusiastic and polite to him.

But that's all.

Stilwell had a very unpleasant life afterwards. He felt that many people looked at him with suspicion... This reminded him of the previous comments that Roosevelt and Marshall had said to him: The Chinese do not trust you, think you have no actual combat experience, and do not understand the situation in the Asian battlefield, especially the Western Pacific battlefield, so they originally planned to reject you. But if everyone's eyes only made Stilwell feel uncomfortable, then the subsequent experience really made the self-esteem American general angry: as the chief of staff of the newly established Panxi Pacific War Zone, he rarely gets battlefield information from the Chinese, and many times he even asked him to ask for it himself. But even so, what he got was just to deal with it at will... and the feeling that those people gave him. He, the chief of staff of the Panxi Pacific War Zone, may even be less authoritative than any division commander in the Chinese War Zone.

Therefore, Stilwell was angry. As mentioned earlier, he was stubborn and could not stand the contempt of others. Therefore, he first reported to the country, told him about his experience, asserted that China had no sincerity to cooperate at all, and then began to perform his position as chief of staff of the Pan-Western Pacific Theater... He formulated a plan to participate in the war. He prepared to send Chinese troops into Southeast Asia, attack the Japanese army, and submitted it to Chiang Kai-shek, the commander-in-chief of the theater, and then... there was no more. Although he had sent telegrams to urge him many times, he did not receive any reply from Chiang Kai-shek until yesterday.

So, the angry Stilwell handed over the task of training the US military to his deputy, and flew to Chongqing by himself, and came to find Lao Jiang in person. But Lao Jiang still ignored him and shook his hand and pushed him to He Yingqin's side.

...

"Mr. Minister, I just want to know when my plan will start to be implemented!"

Stilwell was not polite to He Yingqin at all. After explaining his purpose in extremely stiff Chinese, he directly asked He Yingqin.

"Implement? Implement your implementation!" He Yingqin smiled, but he couldn't help but curse in his heart. Stilwell's attitude made him extremely dissatisfied. So what if he was an American? A mere lieutenant general who had just been promoted to play with him. After entering the door, he didn't even have a military salute. He was a first-class general of the National Government Army. Even MacArthur honestly greeted him when he saw him. How old are you Stilwell? You are not a little polite. No wonder Qin Wei looked down on you. He is indeed far worse than Eisenhower and Chennard. Well, even MacArthur is far inferior to...

"Mr. Minister, please answer my question." Seeing that He Yingqin just laughed but didn't speak, Stilwell asked again.

"General Stilwell. I can understand your mood at this moment." He Yingqin organized the words and smiled unchanged: "But according to the agreement we reached with Britain and the United States, we must send troops to fight after receiving assistance from your country! But now your country's aid is still far away. General, you don't want our soldiers to fight with fire sticks, right?"

"Mr. Minister." Stilwell's expression became worse. "Aid supplies have already crossed the Suez Canal and can be transported to Myanmar immediately. However, without Myanmar, how can your country pass through the Japanese blockade to receive these supplies? You should send troops immediately to support the British army that is struggling to support General Percival."

"This is impossible, General." He Yingqin shook his head, "We are still separated from Malaya from Myanmar, so we cannot directly support the British."

"So you can enter Myanmar first, so that the British troops deployed in Myanmar can free up their hands to support Malaya's operations." Stilwell said anxiously: "Mr. Minister, you can't delay any more. If you delay like this, Malaya will be lost. At that time, Myanmar will be attacked by the entire Japanese Southern Army."

"General Percival is a famous British general, and he will not fail so easily." He Yingqin said with a smile, never giving up.

"Mr. Minister... You are irresponsible, you are joking about the lives of Allied soldiers and the war situation in the entire Western Pacific." Stilwell was annoyed. He Yingqin's attitude was clearly shirking, and the treatment he received in front of Chiang Kai-shek and the Minister of Defense also reminded him of the cold treatment he received in China during this period. Suddenly, he broke out: "Mr. Minister, I must warn you that if you insist on sitting on the sidelines of the British army, then I will report this to Washington. I believe that at that time, Washington will reconsider whether to provide material assistance to your country!"

"...General Stilwell, are you threatening me?" He Yingqin's face sank.

"It is not a threat, but a request. As allies, you should support your allies in times of crisis." Stilwell called.

"But according to the agreement, we have not received the aid you promised. Our soldiers are far inferior to the Japanese in terms of equipment and in other aspects. The lives of the British are fate, but are the lives of the Chinese not fate?" He Yingqin rebuked in a deep voice.

"Mr. Minister, don't think I know nothing." Stilwell sneered. "In the previous battles in Guangdong, our soldiers were lucky enough to fight with your army. Your soldiers' equipment is not bad, at least much better than the Japanese!"

"Nonsense-" He Yingqin was furious. If Stilwell said something else, his "mother-in-law" would not have such a temper, but this guy actually said that the Chinese equipment was stronger than the Japanese... He, because of the lack of equipment in the army, how much breath he had been held? How much suffering he suffered? But if this guy said it, wouldn't it be fake? Could it be that he had secretly sold those supplies and equipment? "Stilwell, don't you slander. Who doesn't know what the equipment level of our Chinese army is like? You are just talking lies with your eyes open."

"Is it nonsense? Mr. Minister, you should know better than me?" Stilwell snorted coldly. "What I am talking about is fact, irrefutable fact."

"Okay, what you are talking about is the fact..." He Yingqin laughed in anger, "Find out the person for me, find out the guy who tells you that the Chinese are better than the Japanese - I, M, want to see where he saw these from!"

"Our soldiers will not deceive their superiors. They will never misjudgment their eyes." Stilwell responded tit-for-tat, "But Mr. Minister, what will you do if I can prove this? Will you send your 28th Army in Yunnan into Myanmar as arranged in my plan to support the British army's battle?"

"General Stilwell, I think you'd better wait a moment." He Zhonghan sat on the side honestly. He didn't leave, but suddenly stood up: "I have a question: The well-equipped unit your soldiers saw should be our airborne soldiers, right?"

"..." Stilwell's momentum suddenly stopped, and after a while, he said a little unnaturally: "I don't know. But our soldiers will not read it wrong."

"You compare airborne troops with ordinary soldiers?" He Yingqin also understood and was furious again. "Airborne troops are the most elite troops among our millions of troops. They want to go to the enemy's backbone and directly airborne to the enemy's hearts to fight. How can the equipment be not excellent? Take them as an example... General Stilwell, do you think you have a problem. Or do I have a problem?"

"But as allies, is it right for you to refuse to save yourself?" Stilwell retorted.

"General Stilwell, you always ask us to send troops to support the British, but you still have 30,000 American troops in your hands! Why not support yourself first?" He Zhonghan asked again.

"Sir, I don't know who you are. But I want to remind you that you are not a soldier, so it is best not to comment on military affairs without authorization."

Stilwell glanced at He Zhonghan and saw that this guy was not wearing military uniforms, he immediately snorted. Seeing his appearance, He Yingqin couldn't help but sneer again:

"The General He Zhonghan in front of you holds the rank of lieutenant general in the National Revolutionary Army! A student of the first class of the Whampoa Military Academy and a leader of the Whampoa students!"

“…”

Huangpu Stilwell was shocked at first, and then extremely embarrassed. The reason why he was sent to China by Roosevelt and Marshall was not only because he had enough relationships and performed well in the United States, but also knew Chinese many times, and knew more about China than other American generals. Therefore, he also understood what kind of existence the Huangpu Military Academy was... In front of him was a student leader of the first phase of Huangpu. He even ridiculed the other party for not understanding military affairs?

"General Stilwell, you have not answered my question yet."

He Zhonghan didn't take He Yingqin's introduction seriously. Huangpu student leader? That's all the past. Now it seems that that's a joke.

"General He... You should know that our troops have just fought a war with the Japanese in Guangdong, and they still need to rest!"

"Your army needs rest, what about us? We don't even have enough equipment." He Zhonghan said, "So, the principle is the same. General Stilwell, you shouldn't force us to send troops at this time."

"But as an ally..."

"I think General Stilwell, you are not considering your allies, but your own military achievements?" He Yingqin suddenly said coldly again.
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