"Myanmar Highway has been opened, and my mission has basically ended. It is time to retire and go home to enjoy my old age."

"Is there anything else?" Liao Mingyu asked. He didn't believe that the old man came over and told him about this.

"oh, for God's sake, can't my friend congratulate me?" Smith deliberately made a look of loss and preached helplessly.

"Ok, congratulations, what's next?" Liao Mingyu stared at him seriously.

"all    right, actually I came here this time to represent General Stilwell. I want to talk to you about the relevant matters about the subsequent battle..."

Smith slowly told the purpose of the trip, but it surprised Liao Mingyu. After a long time, it turned out that Stilwell had given him an olive branch.

In fact, Chiang Kai-shek made plans at the beginning, not only preparing to withdraw the army from Myanmar, but also proposed to Roosevelt to recall Stilwell and send another representative to China at the Cairo meeting.

Roosevelt did not give a clear answer to this point, but everything was the same, but he still respected the opinions of his allies and acquiesced to China's withdrawal from Myanmar. After all, the Americans have always focused on Europe and the Pacific. For Southeast Asia and China, they really have the mentality of playing as long as they can, and even if they can't play, they can't play.

Without military command, Stilwell, the commander-in-chief of the Southeast Asian theater, was really embarrassed. Everyone knows how the British, who were unreliable alone, could stand firm in Myanmar.

Fortunately, after discussion, the strength of the three armies was retained. But Stilwell could see that in addition to Liao Mingyu's 88th Army, the other two troops were left to take care of the American face.

Based on their head of state, they would do logistics at most and defend the Chinese border. They would probably run faster than the British at critical moments, let alone expect them to march towards Malaysia.

From another perspective, Liao Mingyu became the only person Stilwell could count on now, because it is not difficult to see from the former's style of conduct that he is completely different from those bureaucratic senior officials in the state. He is basically the same category as Sun Liren, an iron-blooded soldier with a strong national consciousness.

Stilwell collected information on various incidents of Liao Mingyu in recent years. This man has always been a maverick and has done a lot of things to disobey military orders. Perhaps those stupid peaks are worthless in his eyes. The top officials of the state government have little control over him, which is the best opportunity to win over.

The most important point is that Liao Mingyu can fight, from annihilation of the Nantianmen defenders to the decisive battle of Mangshi to defeating the 18th Division, to blitzkrieg attacks on Nankan and Bamo, and a surprise attack on Lashio and severely attacking the 54th Division... One by one, awesome battle record can be said to be a legendary existence in any Chinese army, but all this glory belongs to him alone.

Who would have thought that more than two years ago, these people were still a group of defeated soldiers who were confused and only knew how to escape, but now they have become the most dazzling dark horses in the expeditionary army, and even the number of Japanese troops that fell in their hands could not count.

So Stilwell said that he wanted to be ideologically consistent with Liao Mingyu. He was willing to provide military equipment and logistics supplies, but in return, the latter had to follow his command strategically.

To put it simply, in Southeast Asia, you are the pioneer and I am the head coach. You can fight wherever you want, and I will give you the best equipment. Just win the battle for me.

Damn, isn’t this just trying to make me your mercenary? Liao Mingyu sneered in his heart.

Liao Mingyu is still a little clear about Stilwell's little 99. At this time, he held six positions, both as a military representative of the US military stationed in China, as well as a commander of the US military and chief of staff of the Chinese theater. He also served as the commander of the US and the United States and British troops in Myanmar, as well as the commander of the management of materials leased to China.

But with the strategic purpose of counterattacking Myanmar, Stilwell's position became less important, which was absolutely unacceptable to him who was arrogant.

Originally, the Southeast Asian battlefield was Stilwell's springboard. He had always hoped to obtain all the command of the Chinese army to prove his personal ability and at the same time cleansing up the shame of being beaten to India by the Japanese when he was beaten to India by the Japanese for the first time in Burma.

I wanted to use strategic victory to force Chiang Kai-shek to hand over military power, but who the hell could have thought that at the Cairo meeting at the end of last year, Roosevelt and Chiang Kai-shek reached a consensus that the President actually stood by the person he hated the most.

Although the president has never mentioned the intention of recalling himself, it can be seen from agreeing to Chiang Kai-shek to withdraw most of his troops from Myanmar that that day may be not far away.

He doesn't want to compromise just like this, he must fight for his destiny, and the best way is to gain more say with military victory.

"Liao, I didn't want to be involved in these things, but I didn't want to see my friend sink into it."

Liao Mingyu did not answer immediately, but instead played with the cigar in his hand and kept silent, constantly thinking about the pros and cons in his mind.

Smith sighed. He had a good relationship with Stilwell. It can be seen that Liao Mingyu did not express his opinion for a long time and could only continue to patiently persuade him:

"You are a smart and independent and bold person. In fact, such proposals are beneficial to you and Stilwell. Your head of state is too suspicious, so you have to think of some way out."

I have to say that this proposal sounds very attractive, and it does not conflict with Liao Mingyu's own ideas. However, in this way, he is likely to break up relations with the government in advance, and finally be criticized for being accused of "selling the owner for honor" in China.

Moreover, he is not willing to be a thug in the United States in ideological terms. He wants to become bigger and stronger, and he will not be able to interfere in the Southeast Asia world in the future.

"I don't know what General Stilwell's so-called military support refers to?" After a long silence, Liao Mingyu suddenly asked.

Smith was overjoyed. Seeing that the other party was finally moved, he immediately said excitedly: "There are currently 50,000 brand-new guns and 160 tons of various ammunition in India, and a batch of heavy artillery. As far as I know, the number will not be less than 50, and the shells are also sufficient. Originally, these were prepared for the Indian army, but now you know."

Good, it’s still a American, and the bullets are calculated in tons, and if they are converted at 7.62, they will have to have at least more than four million shots.

The key is that people also have heavy equipment such as cannons, tanks, etc.... The heavy artillery that Smith dares to say, with a height above the top will definitely not be less than 105mm.

Now Liao Mingyu was completely knocked unconscious, and he still cares about his nonsense. If Stilwell really can fulfill his promise, he might as well accompany him to go crazy.

"Oh, 15 m4a3e8 tanks have been transported from China. I heard that this is Sherman's latest model, and its firepower and defense are perfect... It is now parked in Lamga training camp."

Smith threw out a "blockbuster" again, but to his surprise, Liao Mingyu, who should have been dizzy from the bomb, stared at him with a strange look.
Chapter completed!