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#1662 refugee tide (still

Alexander finally admitted defeat.

The situation is stronger than others, and Alexander can't even admit defeat.

In fact, according to Alexander's temper, he really wanted to set aside his posture and fight a war with the Chinese army, but the problem is that it is impossible to fight now.

First of all, the British and Burmese troops were gone.

More importantly, the three divisions of the British and Burmese Army, one brigade and one armored brigade, were surrounded.

If the battle starts, the 40,000 British and Burmese troops will be divided and annihilated by the Chinese army in minutes!

By that time, Alexander and his British and Burmese army had to return to India in the name of prisoners of war. If they really made a fuss, Zhong Yi and Stilwell would not have any good results, but Alexander would probably be even more discredited and would never be able to raise his head in front of others.

But if he admits a bad intention, the matter becomes his active cooperation.

The British and Burmese army took the initiative to hand over weapons and ammunition, which became a cooperative action full of spirit of cooperation. The withdrawal from Myanmar was also to rush to help Africa. Even if the British and Burmese army and his reputation were preserved.

After the two sides reached a unified opinion, Zhong Yi immediately lifted the martial law of the headquarters.

Alexander didn't want to stay in Yangon for a moment. After Stilwell and Zhong Yi jointly called the Allied General Command, explaining that the incident in Myanmar was just a misunderstanding, Alexander immediately took all the personnel of the British-Burma Army Command to leave Yangon and headed to Meng Gong to meet with 40,000 officers and soldiers of the British-Burma Army.

Zhong Yi and Stilwell rushed to the train station to see him off in person.

Watching the train carrying Alexander and his group disappear into the distance, Stilwell suddenly laughed.

"Zi Ren, I really didn't expect it." Stilwell said, "This incident can be resolved in this way. Alexander actually lowered his head and admitted his coward."

"What's so strange about this?" Zhong Yi smiled and said, "This is all obvious."

Stilwell shook his head and said, "But I'm really worried that things will end up being out of control."

"It won't be too troublesome." Zhong Yi said sneeringly, "People like Alexander are typical paper tigers. They call fiercely, but in fact they are harsh and rude. They cherish their reputation more than anyone else. As long as you grasp his vitals and threaten his reputation, he will only admit defeat."

While the two were talking, a train from Bangkok slowly stopped at the station.

The train door opened, and then the crowds surged from the car like a surging tide.

Most of the people who got off the train were dusty, and most of them were elderly and children.

From the language they talked to each other, Zhong Yi immediately realized that these were basically overseas Chinese.

With the Japanese army's full invasion of the entire Nanyang Ocean and the announcement of the Nanyang Overseas Chinese Association, the great escape from Nanyang overseas Chinese to Myanmar finally began.

This is just the beginning.

In the next few months, more Chinese and overseas Chinese will arrive from the Malay Peninsula, Indochina, Java, Borneo and even the Philippines by various means of transportation.

The refugee resettlement work in Myanmar must be carried out quickly.

Stilwell also noticed these refugees and said in a deep voice: "Are they Chinese who fled from Thailand?"

"Yes, overseas Chinese came from Thailand." Zhong Yi said, "There will be overseas Chinese who fled from the Malay Peninsula, Indochina, Java and even the Philippines."

Stilwell said: "If this is the case, the number of people will probably not be small."

"Absolutely." Zhong Yi nodded and said, "at least tens of millions."

"Ten millions?" Stilt was startled and whispered, "It is not easy to place so many refugees."

"Yes, it is indeed not easy to place so many refugees." Zhong Yi said quietly, "Just solving the food problem of so many refugees is a big problem."

Stilwell said: "Don't worry, Zhong, I will do my best to help these miserable fellow citizens."

Zhong Yi shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Now your US government is under great pressure. Not only should you take into account the Asian battlefield, but you should also assume the dominant position of the Western Front battlefield in Europe. The materials consume a lot, and I am afraid that I can't bring much supplies to provide relief to the Chinese people in Nanyang."

Stilwell was silent when he heard this.

Because what Zhong Yi said is true.

Out of humanitarianism, the US government can provide some materials to help overseas Chinese in South China.

But these supplies will certainly not be too much, at least not enough to support tens of millions of refugees.

Thinking of this, Stilwell couldn't help feeling a little sad. In essence, he still sympathizes with these homeless refugees.

At this time, Zhong Yi suddenly said: "General Stilwell, Hegel's dialectics tells us that everything has two sides. Although these Chinese refugees who pour into Myanmar are a burden, they may also be a big help! If they can be used, this is a huge human resource!"

"Human Resources?" Stilwell felt his heart moved when he heard this, and said, "Zhong, what you mean is..."

"It's what you think." Zhong Yi nodded and said, "You should have foreseeed that the world's anti-*** war is a protracted war and it will not end within at least two or three years!"

"In two or three years, not only the European battlefield, but also the Asian battlefield needs the United States to transport military supplies!"

"I don't know if the United States' industrial strength can afford such a huge material demand, but even if the United States' industrial manufacturing foundation can withstand it, your material transportation capacity is probably not enough, right?"

"As the Pacific Ocean is blocked, the supplies sent from the United States must first pass through the Atlantic Ocean, then enter the Indian Ocean through the Cape of Good Hope at the southern end of Africa, and then take land from India to Myanmar. Such a long transportation of supplies is not only a long time, but also vulnerable to attacks! It is especially susceptible to attacks by the Japanese Navy!"

"It would be good if the conservative attack was made, and ten tons of military supplies were sent from the United States, and three to four tons could be transported to Myanmar. If the Japanese Navy blocked it at any cost, it might be less than a ton!"

"In fact, the loss of materials is second, and the key is the loss of transport ships and warships."

"Even with the strong industrial manufacturing foundation of the United States, I am afraid that such material loss and ship loss may not be able to bear it over time."

Stilwell fell into a long silence when he heard this.

Stilwell has also thought about the issue that Zhong Yi mentioned.

But after thinking about it, I couldn't come up with any good solution.

Basically, the problem mentioned by Zhong Yi cannot be solved.
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