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Volume 1: On the Songhua River Chapter 1430: The British spoiled the Americans

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    In recent days, General MacArthur, the commander-in-chief of the US military in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific, has been in a very depressed mood. The dignified top military officer in the region has been reduced to the British logistics chief, and he is still unconditionally satisfied.  The lion's mouth is everything the British ask for.

    This made MacArthur very angry. He was extremely dissatisfied with President Roosevelt's connivance and tolerance towards the British. In his opinion, the British did not know how to advance or retreat, and did not care about the overall situation. As far as the current situation in Southeast Asia is concerned,  , the biggest threat is not the Chinese Tang Qiuli who has established a foothold in Indochina, but the hundreds of thousands of Japanese soldiers recuperating in Singapore.

    There is only the Strait of Malacca between them and their own territory. The extremely greedy and aggressive Japanese are right at their doorstep. They are like temporarily forbearing beasts that can break out and hurt people at any time. How can MacArthur sleep?  A peaceful sleep?

    Among the three parties competing in Southeast Asia, the strongest one at present is undoubtedly the Chinese Tang Qiuli¡¯s military commander. If he were a Japanese decision-maker, the target of his attack would never be the Chinese.  After a series of disastrous defeats, Japan no longer had the confidence and capital to compete with Tang Qiuli.

    Therefore, the only target that can be chosen is the current sphere of influence of the Americans. Although MacArthur does not know what the Japanese are doing, and has been abnormally quiet recently, with his intuition and sensitivity as a soldier and politician, he has already faintly  Smelling out the dangerous factors beneath the calm, MacArthur instinctively felt that as long as the Japanese took action in Southeast Asia, the target they would choose would definitely be him.

    Implementing the "Operation Tiger Shark Plan" as soon as possible to seize the Japanese foothold in Singapore on the Indochina Peninsula is MacArthur's biggest concern. To this end, he can create all favorable conditions for Tang Qiuli, and the situation is also going according to his plan.  ideas are developing.  It only takes four months for everything to be over, then.  It was his established strategy to plot against Tang Qiuli again.

    "However, God is not as good as man, and the British who don't know whether they have a light head and a heavy egg or have taken the wrong medicine suddenly jumped out.  Launched the Northern Burma Campaign against Tang Qiuli. From MacArthur's perspective, the British were engaging in a meaningless war that would fail miserably.  How can the British attack the Japanese division troops that swept through the Indo-China Peninsula and made the Japanese miserable and retreated in succession?  On this point, MacArthur and Stilwell's views were surprisingly consistent.

    MacArthur did not understand the British approach, especially the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who criticized the local war.  It's enough to make the British anxious.  The Germans may cross the English Channel at any time. Without the continuous blood transfusions of the Americans, I am afraid that the British cannot survive even a week.

    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? and struggling to support the country, but in distant Asia, they provoked a war that could drag down the British overseas colonies.  The war that affected Americans' plans for the war.  It does nothing to change the dangerous situation on the mainland. Isn¡¯t this a disease of the British?

    And what is MacArthur doing?  He became the British logistics manager.  Sending guns, artillery, and ammunition, the British were using the guns and ammunition provided by the Americans to fight a war that affected the vital interests of the Americans. This incident was so funny that MacArthur himself felt absurd. The failure of the British was  Sooner or later, it's just a matter of time.

    However, what MacArthur was most worried about was that Tang Qiuli and the British were locked in a stalemate on the battlefield in northern Burma. The war would not end soon. In other words, in the process of defeating the British, Tang Qiuli  Its own strength was consumed too much, and afterwards, it was unable to launch an attack on the Japanese army in Singapore, led by Ito Genzaburo.

    If this is true, the "Operation Tiger Shark Plan" that General MacArthur racked his brains and painstaking efforts to formulate, aiming to drive the Chinese to take the lead and be the gunmen, will be completely ruined. He himself has also carefully analyzed that the British suffered a disastrous defeat.  In northern Myanmar, Tang Qiuli's troops were exhausted and were in a period of weakness. What would the Japanese do?

    The possibility of going north to attack Indochina again, taking advantage of Tang Qiuli's illness to kill him, and then going south to seize the islands in the South Pacific was only 50 to 50. This half possibility was enough to make MacArthur tremble with fear, and in his heart  Deep down, I stubbornly believed that the possibility of the Japanese doing something to me was more than 80%.

    Therefore, the sooner the battle between the British and Tang Qiuli in northern Burma ends and the sooner the British fail, the more in MacArthur's interests. This has nothing to do with whether they are allies or close brothers. If MacArthur is allowed to make decisions, his approach is very  Simple, not only will they not provide supplies and ammunition to the British, but they will also cut off all supplies so that the British will be unable to fight as soon as possible.

    Regrettably, MacArthur can influence the US government's policy towards Southeast Asia, but it cannot influence its policy towards Europe, let alone change President Roosevelt's established approach.? He also once thought about whether, as a senior expert on Asian issues, he should persuade the red-eyed John Bull, the notoriously stubborn British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, to put the overall situation first!

    However, MacArthur soon gave up his idea. Even President Franklin Roosevelt could not convince the already crazy Churchill that his weight was not enough. Moreover, MacArthur knew that all the British people did not want the rich land of Indochina.  It was only a matter of time before Tang Qiuli's obsession with land turned against Tang Qiuli.

    At this point, MacArthur understood the mood of the British. After all, they had been in his arms for more than a hundred years and it was difficult to let go. If there was no imminent threat from the Japanese, he would not mind joining forces with the British to put pressure on Tang Qiuli.  But whether it was time or situation, the British made a wrong choice.

    General MacArthur, who was extremely depressed and unable to change the status quo, hated the tasks he was currently undertaking. With such a mentality, the Commander naturally had no interest in work and put all the work at the headquarters, including  The matter of being the logistics manager for the British was all delegated to General Stilwell, the chief of staff of the headquarters.

    MacArthur himself was happy and carefree, either attending a cocktail party today, participating in a private salon at the invitation of a famous lady tomorrow, or going fishing with a large group of guards, living a relaxed and comfortable life.  I actually forgot a lot of my worries.

    However, today, General MacArthur had to return to his office because he received a call from his confidential staff. The US military liaison officer stationed in the British Army in India sent an urgent telegram about the incident over northern Myanmar this afternoon.  , the air battle between the British Air Force in India and the aviation force of Tang Qiuli's army was related.

    After driving the staff and adjutants out, MacArthur looked at the telegram. He frowned, smiled, stood up, paced back and forth in the carpeted office, and fell into thinking. However, if he observed carefully, the commander  His Excellency's expression was somewhat relaxed and happy, and there was also a hint of pride in knowing everything.

    In the long corridor of the U.S. military headquarters, Stilwell's hurried footsteps and military boots made a dull echo on the concrete floor. The staff officers and other officers passing by greeted the chief of staff respectfully, and Stilwell responded absentmindedly.  The officers were left with suspicious looks. What important thing happened?  This stubborn chief of staff looks nervous and walks in a hurry?

    Arriving at the door of MacArthur's office, Stilwell calmed down, raised his hand and knocked on the door. "Bang, bang, bang," a voice with an accent came from inside the room, "Please come in!"

    I don't know why, but when I heard this voice, Stilwell felt a sense of disgust in his heart. From the bottom of his heart, he definitely didn't want to interact with this man who was extremely controlling, power-seeking, arrogant, selfish and arrogant if he didn't have to.  The Commander-in-Chief has many interactions with each other, and their personalities are destined not to make them close friends, but to have a simple superior-subordinate relationship.

    Stilwell pushed the door open and came in. MacArthur said exaggeratedly: "Dear Stilwell, it's so late and you are still working. There is no general more dedicated than you at the headquarters. Oh, do you have anything important to do here?  "Sit down!" Then he shouted toward the door, "Adjutant, bring two cups of coffee. Chief of Staff Stilwell's coffee doesn't have sugar in it. It's his favorite!"

    After Stilwell sat down, he took out a telegram sent by the liaison officer, as well as the manuscript of the previous telegram. He said bluntly and without politeness: "Commander, I received a telegram from the liaison officer. The British army is in northern Burma with the  Tang Qiuli was defeated in the air battle. Moreover, according to various intelligence reports, Tang Qiuli designed a huge trap for the British and Indian troops in northern Burma. I think it is necessary for us to, in the name of the US military headquarters,  I solemnly remind General Alexander to change the battle plan and be careful of being fooled, or in other words, to dissuade General Alexander from giving up this attack on northern Myanmar. "

    MacArthur blinked his light blue eyes and looked at Stilwell, who looked anxious and serious. He felt disgusted. In his opinion, Stilwell's idea was dangerous, childish and ridiculous.

    As the chief of staff of the US military headquarters, he did not understand how much impact such an idea would have on the future war situation in Southeast Asia and how detrimental it would be to the implementation of the "Operation Tiger Shark Plan". To remind Alexander to change the deployment, wouldn't that be?  Let the British entangle Tang Qiuli for a longer time?

    The war situation in northern Myanmar has fallen into a stalemate, making it impossible for Tang Qiuli's troops to withdraw from northern Myanmar as soon as possible. Then who will fight the Japanese troops in Singapore's Ito Division?  We American soldiers?

    As for persuading the red-eyed British to withdraw their troops from northern Burma, it is no more than a fantasy. You, Stilwell, can give it a try. No, you cannot let this stubborn Stilwell interfere with the British and the Tang Dynasty.  Qiu Li's war, and also a strict warning?This stubborn California cowboy must keep up with his own thinking, otherwise, it will be very dangerous!

    (To be continued)
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