When Stilwell arrived, Xie Tian was dumbfounded and convinced after listening to Stilwell's whimsical ideas.
Americans are indeed unique in their thinking, taking refined self-interest to the extreme.
Seeing Xie Tian's expression, Stilwell thought he had persuaded Xie Tian and asked with a smile: "Xie, your unit is the most capable unit in the Chinese army. I think Mr. Jiang will also be very good." I respect you. If you propose to go to Burma to participate in the war, I think Mr. Jiang will definitely support it."
Thank God sincerely gave Stilwell a thumbs up.
I don’t know whether the Chiang Kai-shek in Chongqing thinks highly of me, but I know that if I propose to go to Burma to participate in the war, he will definitely support it strongly, and will even beat gongs and drums to say goodbye, hoping that I will never come back in this life.
Seeing Xie Tian's thumbs up, Stilwell smiled and said: "Commander Xie agreed, then why don't we fly to Chongqing now. Don't worry, for you personally, I will ask the Allied Forces Headquarters to grant you full command authority."
Xie Tian looked at the impatient Stilwell and smiled: "General Stilwell, if I didn't know your identity, it would be impossible. I would definitely suspect that you are a spy sent by the Japanese."
Stilwell looked at Xie Tian in shock and said, "I don't understand."
Pang Yuan laughed at the side and said: "General Stilwell, Baoqing is joking with you. Think about it, our Tenth Theater has been successively defeating the Japanese North China Front. Strategically, we have contained the vast majority of the Japanese invaders. of troops, and are now at an advantage and are conducting a strategic counterattack. Now that you have transferred Baoqing and the People's Liberation Army away from the front line, wouldn't it be that you are taking money from the bottom of the cauldron and doing a great favor to Okamura Neji? The results we have achieved before are very likely to be in vain. Eastward flow.”
Stilwell scratched his head: "Chiang will definitely arrange for troops to switch defenses with you."
Xie Tian smiled and said: "That's for sure, and Mr. Jiang will definitely arrange for his direct troops to switch defenses with me, but can you guarantee that the troops switching defenses with me can maintain the results I have achieved now? To say the least, even if I replace my troops, If the troops can maintain the current results, I am afraid it will be difficult to contain so many Japanese troops. Imagine if the Japanese army can mobilize one million troops from the Chinese battlefield to support the Southeast Asian battlefield and the Pacific battlefield. I want to fight in these two areas The Allies will probably face greater pressure."
Stilwell grinned with a headache. The U.S. military's battles in the Iwo Jima Islands, the Philippines, and Myanmar and Vietnam were extremely difficult. The Japanese's fighting will was so tenacious that basically no one surrendered voluntarily until now. Just like a snake with its head cut off, it is looking for opportunities to bite you again before it dies. Such an army is really a headache.
Xie Tian could not tell Stilwell that the Allied forces would soon carry out the Normandy landings to open a second battlefield in Europe. By then, the US military would face greater pressure in the Pacific and Southeast Asian battlefields, but he had a way to persuade Stilwell to give up this wishful thinking. idea.
Xie Tian patted Stilwell's thigh and pointed at the sand table and said, "General Stilwell, why don't we come over here to talk."
Standing next to the sand table, Xie Tian picked up his baton and pointed at Linfen and said: "Now our army is engaged in a fierce battle with the Japanese army here. By taking Linfen, our army will cut off the Japanese army's way to continue to advance westward."
Xie Tian looked at Stilwell pointing at the sand table and said: "General Stilwell, the strategic situation on the Chinese battlefield has begun to turn in a direction favorable to our army. Most of the Japanese 11th Army and 13th Army are crowded in the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers. In this long and narrow plain area, the main battles are basically fought around the Pinghan-Han Railway. If you can persuade Chongqing to concentrate its superior forces on this line to start a decisive battle with the Japanese army, even if you cannot achieve brilliant results in a short time , it will definitely also be able to make the Japanese 11th Army and the 13th Army unable to stand aside, interrupt the Japanese transportation line on the Ping-Han Line, and also support the Southeast Asian Allied Forces from the side."
As a senior military general, Stilwell naturally knew the importance of transportation lines to forward combat troops.
At the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War, the Chinese army blew up the Yellow River embankment at Huayuankou and forced the Yellow River to change its course to the Yangtze-Huaihe River Basin. It was equivalent to abandoning Shanxi, Hebei and Shandong. However, it also failed to stop the Japanese invasion of China. Instead, it created a large yellow flood area and killed countless innocent people. People left their homes and died.
However, this move by the Chongqing government did cause a certain degree of inconvenience to the Japanese army. Take the Japanese 13th Army Corps as an example. The Japanese Army's 13th Army Corps was divided into three parts by the two natural dangers of the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers. They mobilized and coordinated with each other. Support is very inconvenient.
The same is true for the Japanese 11th Army. There is one division north of the Yangtze River and one division south of the Yangtze River. They want to occupy more territory, but they are short of troops. This also creates an opportunity for the Chinese army to concentrate its superior forces to counterattack.
It is a pity that most of the troops in Chongqing were frightened by the Japanese and were afraid to move forward in the face of such a good fighter plane.
What are you waiting for? Are you already content with the status quo, or are you waiting for others to defeat the Japanese devils?
In fact, Xie Tian really thought about Jiang in Chongqing. He was just waiting. His biggest wish now is to maintain the status quo. Hasn’t the United States already participated in the war? The powerful United States will definitely be able to take care of little Japan. We are here to waste time with the Japanese. Just hold back most of their troops.
Stilwell looked at Xie Tian and shook his head with a wry smile. He also understood what Chiang was thinking. That was why he and Chiang had disagreements, conflicts broke out many times, and their personal relationship was so bad that Chiang would repeatedly ask the President of the United States. Replace him.
"Chiang will not send troops. Even if he is determined to fight, he will put forward a lot of conditions that we cannot meet." Stilwell looked at Xie Tian and shook his head.
Xie Tian's eyes widened: "If he doesn't hit me, I will."
Xie Tian's baton turned and pointed at Pingjin: "After I finish solving Linfen, my next goal is here. Completely cut off the land transportation between the Japanese Kwantung Army and the North China Front Army. From then on, advance south to north and drive the Japanese through Shanhaiguan and Shanhaiguan." Cross the Yellow River and recapture Shanxi, Hebei, and Luyu. General Stilwell, if our Tenth Theater can accomplish this strategic goal, the Japanese army's strategic layout in Southeast Asia will be completely broken. I think they will mobilize heavy troops to follow me in order to preserve their victory. Fight to the death, and perhaps mobilize some naval forces to deal with us. By then, the pressure faced by the Allied forces in the Southeast Asian battlefield should be greatly relieved."
Stilwell raised his eyebrows and looked at Xie Tian: "Can you capture Pingjin?"
Xie Tian said confidently: "Within three months, I will invite General Stilwell to have a drink on the rooftop of Chengtian Gate in the Forbidden City."
