It turns out that in early 1943, in order to better deal with Japan and support China, the President of the United States decided to establish the Fourteenth Air Force of the United States Air Force and gradually increase its air force strength to 500 aircraft. With equipment permission, the number of air transports between China and India should increase to

10,000 tons.

The Air Force Task Force in China, established after the Flying Tigers were disbanded, was reorganized into the 14th Air Force, with Chennault as its first major general commander, before it could take its seat. It gathered a large number of pilots from China and the United States.

Their main tasks are to defend their transportation lines at the Hump, collect and destroy Japanese aircraft and troop camps, bomb Japanese military facilities in China, bomb Japanese shipping near the Chinese coast and islands, and sabotage enemy forces in Indo-China, Burma, Thailand, and Taiwan.

supply and military facilities, encourage China's resistance to Japan, and support ground forces in all possible ways.

Although the Fourteenth Air Force received support from Luo Shifu, this did not mean that Chennault would be able to successfully implement his military plan from now on.

On the contrary, since the Burma Road had not yet been opened at that time, the Fourteenth Air Force still had to rely on the hump transportation line from India over the Himalayas to Kunming. Although the U.S. Air Force Transportation Group made great efforts, the supplies transported to Kunming still could not reach Kunming.

limited.

In addition, the Fourteenth Air Force was still under Stilwell, and the material distribution rights were also controlled by Stilwell, so Chennault still could not obtain priority in the supply of materials.

Stilwell believed that the Fourteenth Air Force could only obtain one-third of the limited supplies before retaking Burma, and the other supplies must be left to the Indian system to maintain the posture against Japan.

What is even more unfortunate is that the Hump transportation line was almost completely blocked due to the early arrival of the rainy season in April 1943. In the first ten days of April of this year, 245 tons of supplies were originally scheduled to be delivered to the 14th Air Force, but only

45 tons were delivered.

The lack of supplies prevented many of the original combat plans from being implemented, and also gave the Japanese an opportunity to take advantage of it. Even many equipment to support China were not delivered to the western Yunnan troops. This is why in 1943

One of the reasons why the U.S. Air Force in China has been suppressed by Japan in the first half of the year.

Such a result was absolutely impossible for Chennault to accept, so he appealed several secret letters one after another, and met with Roosevelt in person to submit his battle plan.

Considering the increasingly severe situation in the Asian battlefield, especially the situation faced by the Fourteenth Air Force, Roosevelt decided to take immediate action to meet the requirements of China and Chennault.

At the Trident Conference held in Washington in May, Roosevelt clearly advocated allocating 4,700 tons of the 7,000 tons of supplies that crossed the hump every month to the U.S. Air Force in China, and ignored Stilwell's objections.

In order to increase the transportation volume of the Hump, Fatty Luo also sent another officer to take charge of the air transportation work after the meeting, and was fully responsible for the dispatch and distribution of various materials shipped from India to China, and this person... was none other than Smith.

So it’s not hard to see how powerful this old guy is. Even Chennault or Stilwell don’t have to hold on to them because they are directly responsible to the President.

Boss Luo also made it clear that the rights are given to you, and the materials will be distributed by yourself, but the premise is that you must work hard for me in Southeast Asia until you help the Chinese army in Western Yunnan to open up the situation and re-establish the Yunnan-Myanmar kilometer transportation line.

If Smith hadn't made a series of investments in order to "retire" early and return to China for retirement, and then took a fancy to Liao Mingyu's potential, how could he have been so restricted by the latter?

It is said that the request made by Liao Mingyu is not difficult for him, but it is a bit troublesome and annoying. However, Smith, who always puts profit first, does not care about the face, as long as it is worth doing.

"I will consider this matter, but I don't want to throw in my chips again only to be disappointed..."

Smith pointedly reminded, it can be seen that he still has high expectations for the Third Division. In the final analysis, they are in sharp contrast with the Western Yunnan Expeditionary Force.

But then again, the generals of the expeditionary force are also very helpless. They are also wrestling in the bloody water with the Japanese. They dare to fight and dare to fight. However, the performance of the third division is really good.

When it comes to highlights, it’s not that the brother is incompetent, but the other one is too good.

With his eyelids open, Liao Mingyu continued to strike while the iron was hot and said: "Of course, my dear friend, you should know the tactics I used when fighting Wanding and Nankan, right? The high degree of cooperation and rapid advancement between land and air, this is just

A small microcosm of blitz warfare, rest assured my troops will not let you down."

Liao Mingyu also risked his life to earn supplies from the Americans. If he wanted to establish a base in a foreign country, he would definitely need the help of the Americans in the early stage. At least, it would be as much as he could get before he broke out later.

"All right, I will try my best to put those arrangements in place, but I hope you can take action as soon as possible this time. After all, it is a good thing for everyone to end this war as soon as possible."

"Well, no problem. In addition, you have to worry about the aerial bombs for the six fighters on my side. Don't worry... The amount must be small but it must be done as soon as possible. Otherwise, don't say that we have achieved nothing, you know...

All this is to end the war early."

Liao Mingyu crawled along the pole. He agreed to help anyway, so why not help others to the end?

The person on the other end of the phone was silent for a long time, probably slandering this extremely thick-skinned and greedy Chinese officer in his heart.

"Okay, that's it...the things will be delivered to you within three days." Smith hung up the phone in a hurry. He was afraid that if he talked for a while longer, he would be "blackmailed" by this guy for more supplies.

Liao Mingyu was in a good mood when he put down the microphone, and gradually told Jamie the reason for the matter. Even the American was surprised that Smith, who usually seemed unsophisticated, could compromise to such an extent with the former, which simply subverted his

impression.

Therefore, it is crucial to find the right direction, but every individual will have his needs, and Smith's needs coincide with the results that Liao Mingyu can bring. This can be seen from the latter's initial counterattack on Nantianmen and the push of Longling Jianzhi Wanding to the west.

You can see it.

One is a "poverty alleviation director" with a lot of money, and the other is a "gold-eating beast" who can fight and resist. Smith's investment in him will basically bring unexpected gains. Compared with other Western Yunnan Expeditionary Forces, the Third Division's advancement speed can be described as

It's extremely scary, which is why the two of them can maintain a win-win cooperation.

After solving the problem of fighter planes, the next step is to formulate a detailed combat plan. The Lashio side has been stabilized, and Youlong Wenwen and the Gaoji people believe that nothing will go wrong.

After sending Jamie away, Liao Mingyu quietly closed the door. Starting a new battle was by no means a trivial matter. He had to think carefully about it and make a long-term plan. But before that, there was one more thing that needed to be resolved...

"Uncle System, come out!"

"Ding... what does the host want from me?"

Hearing this emotionless but extremely familiar voice again after a long time, Liao Mingyu felt a slight feeling of emotion and intimacy in his heart.

The role of the system is indispensable for getting to this point. If it hadn't been for its great ability, in this era of internal and external conflicts and intrigues, it might be possible to have regiment-level officers at the grassroots level like Long Wenwen, because they all have

One thing in common is that they are "black households" without identity.

Although Long Wenwen was a fake leader, he still had the identity of a warehouse manager. He had many clever ideas for fighting. Yu Xiaoqing felt a little sympathy for him, but this was also taken advantage of by the Tangji gang. In the end, all the brothers

All came to a tragic end.

Maybe he who is familiar with the plot will do a little better than the dragon demon, but it is undeniable that in the face of absolute power, he will still be swayed like a feather, and he will be unable to recover in the face of the general situation.

The current situation has long been self-evident. You can imagine how much the system helped him. But just when his emotions were about to explode... he was ruthlessly interrupted by the cold voice of the system:

"Ding... If you have something to say, even if you want to play the emotional card, I won't give you an extra bullet."

"Ha...are you so fucking heartless?" Liao Mingyu was almost angry. This guy was so unserious that he had to make the atmosphere so embarrassing.

Seeing that the system ignored him, he muttered a few words and had to ask again: "What about that? I just want to ask if I can encircle the base area now?"

"Ding... Scanning... According to the current situation, the host does not have the conditions to establish a base area."

"What do you mean? Haven't I already established a territory abroad?"

"Ding... the area completely controlled by the host is only a 50-kilometer radius around Nankan, which translates to an area of ​​less than 300 square kilometers. However, the minimum requirement for the base area is to control an area of ​​at least 5,000 square kilometers, so the host is asked to continue his efforts."

"Damn! I knew you would never make it easy for me!"

Liao Mingyu couldn't help but curse. The system's words made people cry. To put it simply...that's five thousand square kilometers. How can the area of ​​a prefecture-level city be so easily controlled?

As if aware of his dissatisfaction, the system actually began to console him for the first time: "Ding... anger is useless. In fact, as long as the host can open up the current situation, the establishment of the base will become very simple. By then, the scope of the land controlled
Chapter completed!