() Early the next morning, Ron and his task force boarded the plane again and headed for Chongqing. By noon, the plane arrived at Chongqing Airport. As soon as they got off the plane, a jeep from the US military representative office came to greet them.

People also got on the bus, and the convoy soon entered the city.

Chongqing is a mountain city near the river, with a lot of ups and downs. The roads are not very wide, and there are a lot of turns and irregular intersections. In Ron's opinion, you have to drive slowly enough to drive here.

To ensure safety. However, the convoy was driving quite fast, and the jeep at the front was honking its horn wildly, driving at a speed of 70 yards, and rushed through the city.

When they arrived at the representative office, the motorcade entered the gate, turned to the right, and stopped in front of a small western-style building. General Chennault was standing in front of the small building, waiting for them.

Entering the small building, Ron found that Chennault had already prepared a banquet for them in the small building. It seemed that General Chennault had been in China for a long time and had acquired many Chinese habits. But Ron and his gang were sitting there.

After flying all morning, I was actually a little hungry.

However, Chennault has not learned the Chinese habit of talking about things at the wine table, and he has not learned the "deep feelings, boring mouth" and the like. Therefore, apart from having a little more food, the reception banquet does not seem to be different from the work dinner.

It's obvious.

After dinner, Chennault told Ron that Chang Kaishen was very busy now and could not spare time to see them. But tomorrow, he could see Mrs. Chang Kaishen.

"The old man and Stilwell have been at loggerheads recently," Chennault said. "Stilwell wants to take command of the entire squadron from Chiang Kai-shek. Of course the old man refuses, and by extension, he has no idea about the intentions of our government.

Doubts have arisen. Ron, when you see Ms. Song tomorrow, you must be careful not to leave the impression that you are trying to order others to do anything during the conversation."

Ron knew about the conflict between Stilwell and Chang Kaishen. Before time travel, many articles about the history of the Anti-Japanese War that Ron had read mentioned the grievances between Stilwell and Chang Kaishen. Ron knew

, Stilwell was sent to the Chinese war zone, originally thinking that he could act alone and establish immortal achievements.

Xun. Therefore, he is much more active than those Chinese generals on how to fight Japan. He always hopes that the Chinese Army can take the initiative to launch an offensive campaign against the Japanese army, instead of being passive and stalemate like now.

, only when the Japanese knocked on the door did they passively defend themselves.

But Stilwell's wish, in China, at least here in KMT, not many people are willing to cooperate with it. Stilwell once complained that peanuts (Stilwell's disparaging name for Chang Kaishen) were not used when the United States entered the war.

, there is no one left to fight the Japanese army. Now he is thinking about how to receive American aid while waiting for the Americans to defeat Japan, and then he will come to receive the fruits of victory. The Americans gave him

All the aid was hoarded by him to prepare for the future civil war.

In a sense, Stilwell was not wrong in saying this. After the United States entered the war, Japan continued to transfer troops from mainland China to the Pacific battlefield. In the eyes of the Americans, there was almost no international assistance and Japan would make these more

Before experienced troops are transferred out of mainland China, China can form a stalemate with Japan. Then after receiving assistance from the United States and Japan is transferring more and more elite troops away, the Chinese troops should be able to launch a counterattack.

However, the Chinese team didn't even have the attitude or the intention to fight back.

For example, in Henan, the gambling god Jiang Dingwen and the legendary Druid Tang Enbo led hundreds of thousands of soldiers to confront the Japanese army along the Yellow River. However, the Japanese army also occupied a small ferry on the bank of the Yellow River next to the Japanese army and stationed

No

The Japs came to a squadron. Ordinarily, such nails that undermine the integrity of the defense line should be removed as soon as possible. But Jiang Dingwen and Tang Enbo didn't know whether they were busy harming the people of Henan. Who didn't think of it or were afraid?

Once a fight breaks out and alerts little Japan, which is also busy harming the people over there, what trouble will happen? Anyway, this bridgehead has been safe and sound under the eyes of KMT's hundreds of thousands of troops.

He stayed there for several years. In 1944, the Japanese army launched the Battle of Henan, Hunan, and Guangxi, breaking through the Yellow River from this small ferry. Then, with the cooperation of the people of Henan, they defeated Tang Enbo, who was as famous as floods, droughts, and locust plagues.

But on the other hand, it is a big question whether the KMT army really has the ability to launch a counterattack against the Japanese army. Offense has always been a more difficult way of combat than defense. Although the quality of the Japanese army on the Chinese battlefield has improved

Decline. But I'm afraid there is still no pressure to defeat the KMT army in a defensive battle. Moreover, it is not just the quality of the Japanese army that has declined,** especially the quality of the KMT army has declined faster.

In the past, under the threat of attack by the Japanese army, the Japanese army could still seriously prepare for defense and train the troops. When the Pacific War broke out, the Japanese army obviously did not have too many attacks in China, so the KMT army followed suit.

After that, they relaxed. As a result, various problems such as empty pay and smuggling emerged. As a result, the combat effectiveness of the entire army naturally dropped dramatically.

Of course, Stilwell knew that the combat effectiveness of the KMT troops had declined. But he believed that this problem was not difficult to solve. As long as he was given full control of these troops and trained by him, he believed that the combat capabilities of these troops would definitely be greatly improved.

The magnitude has been increased, just like the current troops stationed in India.

To hand over the army was almost to kill Chang Kaishen, so Chang Kaishen refused without hesitation. In order to put pressure on Chang Kaishen and rely on the advantage of US aid in his hands, Stilwell began to frequently

He dealt with those forces that were not politically consistent with Chang Kaishen - local powerful factions and even the 18th Group Army. He openly threatened that whoever has an army willing to obey his command, he would

To whom should the United States provide assistance? Wang Longyun of Yunnan immediately expressed his interest in this. Wu Hao, the representative of the Saturn Community in Chongqing, and Zhu Daizhen, the commander of the 18th Army, even expressed that the 18th Army was willing to fully obey General Stilwell.

Commander Stilwell was also very interested in this, constantly sending personnel to interact with the Eighteenth Army, and even proposed to the U.S. government to fully arm the Eighteenth Army with American weapons.

This approach violated Chang Kaishen's taboo. Now the relationship between Stilwell and Chang Kaishen has almost broken down. Therefore, the various actions of the US military in China will inevitably encounter some constraints. Chennault is very worried about Ron's relationship with KMT

When he came into contact with important people, he accidentally touched their sensitive nerves, thus causing trouble for his mission.

"Okay, I'll pay attention." Ron replied seriously.

"It is more convenient to deal with Mrs. Chang Kaishen than with Chang Kaishen himself," Chennault said. "Mrs. Chang is very smart and has a better understanding of American culture, and she is not as sensitive as Mr. Chang Kaishen. So she is not as sensitive as Mr. Chang Kaishen."

It was actually much easier to talk to her. In addition, Mrs. Chang’s influence was quite

When you are older, this is not just because she is Mrs. Chang. She and her family have a strong influence. With her support, many things will be easier to handle. But you also have to understand. No matter what, no matter what she does,

I can understand you, her basic position is absolutely consistent with Mr. Chang Kaishen."

…

The next afternoon, Ron took Mr. Pei, accompanied by General Chennault, to visit Mrs. Chang Kaishen. To say that this was not the first time that Mrs. Chang met Ron, as early as 1941 when she visited the United States.

, she met Ron in Bushmaster's arsenal, who had just received the Medal of Honor.

.But at that time, Ron was just a fighting hero, and the schedule was very tight at that time, so Mrs. Chang only said one or two words to Ron, so although Mrs. Chang had some impression of him,

But it's not profound. But, no matter what, they are still acquaintances.

After the meeting, Mrs. Chang praised the friendship between China and the United States as usual and praised Ron for being young and promising.

"How old is General Ron this year? Is he married?" During the conversation, Mrs. Chang asked such a question.

Ron didn't answer immediately. The reason was not that he didn't want to say it, but that as a time traveler, he always had to think of his age a little slower than normal people.

"Ron is just 30 years old. He is the youngest general in our Army Aviation and even the entire US military. I think back then, when I was his age, I was still a top soldier." Chennault said. Chennault said that when he was 30 years old

Just a big-headed soldier is an exaggeration. At that time, he was a

A squadron leader of a fighter squadron, but he had a bad temper, deviant ideas, and no war to provide practical proof. He offended a lot of people in the U.S. Army Aviation, and it was true that he could never rise in military rank. It was not until 1937 that he

When I retired for the first time at the age of 46, I was still a captain.

"General, you just waited a little longer for the war." Ron said to Chennault, who deliberately looked jealous.

"Ah, Ron, you don't need to comfort me. I am very satisfied with the current situation. And you are indeed better than me in many ways. For example, in war, we are both treasures, but in peacetime, I am a disaster.

And you certainly are not."

"Claire, you can't say that. I think you are priceless at all times." Mrs. Chang said, "By the way, you haven't told me yet, is our youngest general married?"

"Well... to be honest, madam, I don't know. If I knew, I would definitely tell you." Chennault said, this is the truth, Chennault is not boring enough to care about these things.

"Not yet," Ron replied, "I was too busy during the war and didn't have time. I guess solving this problem will have to wait until after the war is over. Speaking of this, for the first time, I want to express my dissatisfaction with the war. I think,

We should first focus on bringing this damn war to an end as soon as possible."

"So what kind of mission does General Ron want to complete when he comes to China this time? What does it require our cooperation?"

"Madam, I am here just as General Arnold's special envoy to inspect the construction of a bomber airport in China to bomb Japan. Our inspection team may need to go to many places for on-site exploration. This requires Chinese support
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