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    During the Anti-Japanese War, the U.S. government sent many generals to China.  The most famous among them are Chennault, Stilwell, Wedemeyer Needless to say, Chennault first came to China to serve as Soong Meiling's Air Force consultant, and then with the support of the Chinese government, he recruited American pilots to form the Flying Tigers to fight against the Japanese in China.  He defeated the Japanese Air Force many times under extremely unfavorable circumstances, and attracted the attention of the United States after the outbreak of the Pacific War. He finally got rid of the rank of retired captain and embarked on the road of general.  After Chennault came Stilwell.  The famous "Chiang-Chiang War" can be said to have lasted throughout the entire late period of China's Anti-Japanese War.  As the loser of this "struggle", Stilwell was eventually driven back to the United States by Chiang Kai-shek.  But the problem is that although Stilwell failed in the power struggle, he won a posthumous reputation. At least, his reputation was much better than that of Chiang Kai-shek.  But Qin Wei didn¡¯t see it that way.  In Qin Wei¡¯s view, Stilwell is simply a self-centered person.  He simply doesn't know how to consider the actual situation or the cooperation in all aspects, let alone the well-intentioned warnings of others, and will only arrange everything according to his own will.  But after arranging the battle based on his will and ultimately failing, he would only blame others for his failure.  "The dispute between Chiang Kai-shek and Chiang Kai-shek", although Chiang Kai-shek was the final "winner", he did not leave a good reputation, but Qin Wei felt that he was a little unfair in this matter.  When the leader of a country met an outsider like Stilwell, he directly told the other party that his army was far inferior to the enemy in terms of combat effectiveness. He could not attack without five times the enemy's strength, and he could not attack without three times the enemy's strength.  If you can't defend, you can't concentrate your troops casually, because once they are concentrated, they may be wiped out by the enemy in an organized manner.  How embarrassing is this?  But Chiang Kai-shek still did it.  Is this considered a confession?  But what about Stillwell?  He felt that Chiang Kai-shek's tactical arrangements were inconsistent with the traditions of the US military.  Therefore, he directly denounced Chiang Kai-shek as "a stupid donkey"!  Well, from a strategic and tactical point of view, Chiang Kai-shek is indeed not much better than a stupid donkey.  But what about Stillwell?  Even Chennault said that Stilwell regarded himself as a "foreign master."  His blind command on the battlefield in Burma.  This caused China to lose its two most elite divisions and led to the fall of Myanmar to a considerable extent.  Later, Du Yuming had to lead an army of 100,000 people through the Savage Mountains, and almost the entire army was wiped out. However, General Stilwell led 110 people out of the Savage Mountains and instantly became a hero Is there such a hero?  Stilwell always spoke in terms of U.S. military discipline.  to cover up his and his staff's incompetence in command affairs.  In this regard, the conflict between him and Chennault was most prominent.  Chennault's air combat ideas were very practical at the time and could be said to be grand and complete. Therefore, even the troops were called "shabby troops" by Stilwell.  The Flying Tigers' tactical designs in many battles still achieved precise results.  But the Flying Tigers had a brilliant record, but Stilwell kept causing trouble. Roosevelt didn't understand, so he asked Stilwell to ask about the situation. As a result, Stilwell put the blame on Chiang Kai-shek, saying to Chiang Kai-shek: "Yes."  A cunning, dishonest, and indecisive villain. "The irony is that Stilwell used the interests and factional struggles and corruption and incompetence of the national army to make the case.  He also publicly claimed that the generals of the national army were only "second-rate" at best, but he himself was a jealous and capable vanguard in the US military, and he had the habit of making lies and deception.  Chennault led the Flying Tigers to consecutive victories, and Roosevelt personally wrote a long letter to express his praise, claiming that the Flying Tigers were "intelligent, courageous, and performed amazingly, making the entire United States proud."  However, Chennault asked Stilwell to forward Chennault's important military report to senior U.S. officials, but Stilwell shelved it, and at the same time reported Chennault's small report to the domestic military and political circles.  The conflicts between the two sides are getting worse day by day.  In the end, Roosevelt had to send a special envoy to mediate. During the mediation process, many of Stilwell's lies were exposed.  However, this still did not make Stilwell restrained. In March 1943, Chennault was promoted to major general.  The Flying Tigers replenished bombers and obtained command of the Hump Route, but the written orders sent were actually hidden by Stilwell.  This matter was revealed a month later, and in the end, the two had to return to Washington to "resolve the conflict"!  As a result, in the debate at the Pentagon, Stilwell's various lies were once again exposed, but Chennault gained Roosevelt's attention.  Afterwards, Roosevelt met with Chennault privately three times to listen to Chennault's opinions on strategic arrangements for the Pacific.  A year after the Pentagon debate, Stilwell was recalled to the United States.  In short, Stilwell is a headstrong person who has no scruples in achieving his goals.  It's a pity that he has a good friend: Marshall, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army!  And as a "scientific" person with a background in the Pentagon, he has many connections with high-level officials in the U.S. military.  Therefore, after the war, Chennault could only become a lieutenant general in the Air Force with many victories, while his brother who always had problems and even often lost battles retired as a four-star general.  ChangeIn other words everything is about interpersonal relationships and origins.  Chennault was just a low-level captain at the beginning, and was forced to retire because he offended his superiors. In fact, he did not gain much favor from the top brass of the US military. He was even just a group of "soldiers" and "soldiers" in the eyes of the top US military leaders.  "No matter how great his credit is, how can he compare to Stilwell, who was born in an upper class family?   "But I remember that when you asked the Americans to send an observation team, you asked Stilwell by name Now that the Americans are willing to send people over, what do you mean?" He Yingqin responded  Qin Wei was puzzled by his refusal.  In fact, not only him, but Chiang Kai-shek and others were also similar This is also because Eisenhower and others performed too well.  Speaking of which, with Eisenhower as the leader who had a high military level, was good at coordinating relationships, could calmly observe the environment carefully, and was willing to work hard to adapt, in addition, Li Qiwei and others were not of high military rank at this time, and  Most of them are not very successful. When facing a large group of Chinese senior generals, they naturally cannot show any arrogance.  And even if he is a little arrogant, he is just a member of the observation team and does not have much power in his hands, so what can he do?  Therefore, Chiang Kai-shek and others were very satisfied with that observation group, and naturally had an excellent evaluation of Eisenhower and others.  thus.  He also has great trust in Qin Wei's "vision".  And Stilwell was also the person named by Qin Wei at the beginning, so when the Americans mentioned it, they already nodded in their hearts.  Unexpectedly, Qin Wei, the "initiator", chose to oppose it.  "Stilwell is good friends with Marshall, the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army. The two have a good relationship. And Bradley, who also works in the U.S. Department of the Army, is also highly valued by Marshall In other words, click on these two people.  "The name is not based on their abilities, but in the hope that they can influence Marshall, Roosevelt's important assistant in military strategy!" Qin Wei explained.  "But now that the Americans have sent them to command the US military to cooperate with us in fighting, the problem is huge A general's character and his position determine his choice. This General Stilwell has no combat  He is also said to be very stubborn Imagine a person who has no actual combat experience but is stubborn and doesn't like to listen to others. Will he be able to cooperate well with us? Will the US military cooperate with us in the battle?  Do we cooperate with them? " "Is it that serious? There are only 30,000 US troops." He Yingqin said.  "The number of troops is not a problem. They have the backing, and we will have to rely on their assistance in the future. What are we fighting for these days? It's money! If you have money, no matter how few soldiers you have, you are the boss!" Qin Weidao.  "So, if this Stilwell insists on seizing combat command, then he will definitely have a huge impact on the entire Western Pacific war situation." "In other words, this Stilwell can't do it?" Old Jiang asked in a deep voice.  "I really can't!" Qin Wei shook his head and said, "And we can't risk our overall strategic layout." "But I have already promised the Americans!" Lao Jiang said.  "" **********************************************  ******* "La la la la" When Qin Weizheng was surprised that Chiang Kai-shek was asking for trouble, the fat Prime Minister of the British Empire was happily taking a bath while smearing soap on his body.  While humming a folk song from somewhere in the UKhe did have reason to be happy.  Although Nagumo Chuichi is attacking Australia with hundreds of troop transport ships and more than 100,000 troops, attacking one of the two most important logistics bases of the British Empire.  But this still couldn't suppress his joy.  "What are Australia's losses compared to American aid?" Churchill knew very well what the Japanese attack on Australia meant.  Some time ago.  A group of American political and military forces headed by MacArthur suddenly broke out and tried their best to explain to the United States the importance of the strategy of "First Asia, then Europe".  And because MacArthur had just won a battle, and with the support of the American oil consortium, even Roosevelt was almost shaken.  Because MacArthur's victory gave the Americans hope of defeating JapanCompared with the appearance that the Germans were still allowed to wreak havoc on the European battlefield at this time, the United States was of course willing to fight first and choose a target that was easier to deal with.  And that time.  The Prime Minister of the British Empire was so anxious that he almost jumped up and down.  Unexpectedly, before this bad situation lasted long, the Japanese suddenly attacked Australia With the current situation in Australia, it is almost certain that it cannot be defended there.  In fact, even if he can defend it, Churchill is now somewhat reluctant to defend it.  Because without the forward position of Australia, Americans' desire to resolve the war in Asia from the east will become a pipe dream.  No matter how powerful the United States is, it will never be able toTraveling thousands of miles by sea to fight such a huge war.  But Europe is different. Great Britain is still there, and the mainland of the British Empire can serve as the frontier for Americans.  Moreover, the Japanese attack on Australia not only means that the Americans must adopt a "Europe first, Asia first" strategy, but also means that the British Empire, which controls the east-west shipping routes, can enhance its influence on the Chinese to some extent because  If the Chinese want to obtain external assistance, they must first pass through the British Empire's sphere of influence.  "This shows that God is still on our side after all." After turning on the faucet, Churchill picked up the towel and wiped the fat on his body casually, then wrapped it around his waist, opened the door and walked out.  "My lord!" Churchill's secretary was outside, holding a folder in his hand.  "What's the matter?" Churchill asked.  "There is an urgent message!" The secretary's face was not very good. "I called you a few times, but you didn't hear it. And you were taking a shower, so I" "It doesn't matter." Churchill waved his hand and took it.  The folder was "snatched" over, "Asia? Well, this should be sent by that guy from Wavell" Before he finished speaking, Churchill suddenly paused, and then the folder in his hand fell with a "pop"  On to the ground.
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