Chapter four hundred and ninety-ninth father's behavior
"So... I have to rely on you to continue to counterattack southern Myanmar, and it is best to enter Malaysia before the end of the year. However, I can ask if there are any requirements. I can satisfy your team as much as possible."
When Liao Mingyu heard this, his eyes immediately shone, hehe... Waiting for you to say this.
"General, you know that the number of weapons and equipment my troops needed is quite large, and the logistics ammunition alone is an astronomical number."
"Don't worry, I will be responsible for all military expenditures in your headquarters, including the expenses of the armored forces and the air force. The 20th Air Force of India will also be your strong backing."
As expected, Stilwell made a promise very generously. Although the overall equipment strength of the 88th Army has far exceeded that of other troops, and is even much stronger than some division-level units of their Marine Corps, fortunately, the number is not
Too much.
After all, the President has decided to support it. In the future, material transportation will flow vigorously to this side. Compared with the entire Southeast Asian theater, it is not difficult to focus on arming an elite force. You must know that Stilwell can take the Allied Forces.
There are not many. Apart from the Air Force, there is only this new 88th Army of the Chinese Expeditionary Force with more than 50,000 people left. The combat effectiveness of the British side is almost negligible.
Liao Mingyu was unexpectedly surprised by the other party's generosity. He thought it was another bargaining event, but he suddenly didn't know how to speak.
"Of course, the investment I have made needs to see returns, and your troops must also be responsible for me. They must always obey the command and arrangements of the War Zone Command, otherwise..."
"General, don't worry, our department must follow the arrangements, but in terms of logistics details... do we have to summarize them? It's not that we don't believe you, but you may not know some of the situations... Here is the plan I just made two days ago.
have a look…"
Liao Mingyu quickly made a promise with a smile on his face, no matter what he said, he agreed first and then talked. At worst, he could not listen to the command or not. As long as the army has military power, no one can do it.
However, there are many Americans in this regard than Chiang Kai-shek. At least they will be fulfilled. Although they are all aimless, it is better than Principal Jiang who only knows how to praise him.
Stilwell took the plan and glanced suspiciously. He was shocked when he didn't look at it. Just the content written in front instantly made him feel urge to hit someone:
"What hell !?You need 200 artillery pieces of various types in one company, fuck! Is this still an infantry company? And the number of rifles, do you want to arm a group army!?"
"Hey, General, you don't know. The losses caused by our army to attack Mandalay are quite large. More than half of the casualties of each unit are killed or injured, and there are countless lost and damaged weapons and equipment. If you don't believe it, go to my field hospital to see it. There are wounded people everywhere.
I can't even squeeze in, alas..."
When it comes to kung fu, Liao Mingyu can also be able to keep his face from blushing. Anyway, the army has the final say, and these things cannot be proved. If you take a step back and say that the other party really goes to investigate, he will have a way to hide the truth.
Although there are arsenals that can achieve self-sufficiency now, it also requires resources. Why not ask for more things that Americans can give in vain?
Besides, now that the Yunnan-Burma Highway is opened early, international aid will only be delivered to Myanmar continuously. Now with the full support of the President, Stilwell has absolute control over these materials, even if it is deducted and transported to China.
There will be a lot of supplies left in Southeast Asia. Who doesn’t know the American logistics, which can allow frontline soldiers to drink coke and eat ice cream.
So the two had in-depth exchanges on the subsequent policy of supplying military supplies. The two sides refused to give in to each other, just like the people in the market, just for the number one zero or one less.
Things are trivial matters. The reason why Stilwell suddenly became Qukou Sou was that he knew that he could not give too much food at once. If he fed the other party too much, he would lose his authority, and it would be even more difficult to say in the future.
It's time to talk.
Liao Mingyu also knew that this old guy was meticulous, so he wanted more materials, and showed a jealousy and full look, making the other party think that he was the kind of greedy person and numb the other party's sense of vigilance.
It was not until the evening that when Liao Mingyu killed a pack of cigarettes and Stilwell almost burned his pipe through, the two of them ended their meeting and walked out of the office.
However, both sides were quite satisfied with this conversation. The Americans deserved to be rich and powerful. In terms of light weapons, they agreed to provide 50,000 Garland rifles, 15,000.45-caliber submachine guns, m1919 heavy machine guns and m2 Lao Ganma
There are a total of two thousand mortars, several 60-80mm mortars, as well as a large number of rocket launchers, grenades, mines, explosives, etc., etc., and ammunition is even more 10,000 tons.
There are also hundreds of wheeled trucks of various tonnages as transportation tools for frontline troops, which also makes road construction a more important issue.
However, Stilwell was unwilling to let go of heavy weapons after killing him, and the shells were filled with a large number, but only 8 105mm howitzers were given, not a 155mm howitzer, and the tank and armored vehicles were not mentioned at all.
Finally, at Liao Mingyu's strong request, he reluctantly agreed to give five short-barrel 75-cannon Sherman and ten Greyhound armored vehicles, but he also gave them an additional 200 US military advisers, asking them to serve as the grassroots level of the 88th Army.
As a deputy or sergeant, it is best for each company to join a sergeant commander, which is called for training and guiding soldiers to fight, but its real purpose is self-evident.
Although Liao Mingyu agreed on the surface, he didn't care. At worst, he could wait for someone to come and slowly let the boys under his command find a way to drive them away. Those who couldn't drive them away were transferred to the maintenance department where Master Mai and the people assisted.
Be honestly a gun division or military consultant, and want to install a prisoner in my grassroots troops? What a dream.
In addition to the early military supplies, the Allied forces also agreed to bear a certain amount of food and medical supplies. In addition, the Mairier Commando will temporarily merge into the 88th Army, which will be directly commanded by Liao Mingyu.
The subsequent supplies will be continuously supplied. Anyway, the general meaning is that the United States pays for the goods, and the 88th Army works hard to work together to attack Japan and march into Malaysia.
Stilwell's position in the US military is now very embarrassing. The commander-in-chief of the Southeast Asian theater and the general staff of the China theater were very awesome at first glance. In fact, everyone knows that it is just a famous name.
Wear silk and eat thick bran...the surface light.
Since the Indian army was transferred back to China, there are not many troops in the entire Southeast Asian theater that can be truly under the command of Stilwell. Apart from the Indian logistics battalions, there are only Mai Detachment with less than 3,000 people left, followed by the Expeditionary Army.
The New 88th Army is barely considered one.
In addition, the 2nd Army of the Western Yunnan Expeditionary Force stationed on the Sino-Myanmar border, the 72nd Army was unable to strike and did not despise him at all. The British guys only followed the orders of General Mountbatten.
Under this situation... only Liao Mingyu and his troops were counting on being able to fight and win. The young man and his troops in front of him were like Sun Liren and the army stationed in India.
Although Liao Mingyu is more shrewd and difficult, judging from the performance... his personal ability and military strength of the army are also better. The most important thing is that this guy is completely unlucky with the orders of the Kuomintang Central Committee, the "peanuts" in Chongqing.
I can't even reach my hands, this is what I value most.
So Stilwell gradually began to regard them as his own and worked hard to build them into an unstoppable army. In this way, his subordinates could have such a battle-capable army and realize their lofty ambitions. How could they have a team that could fight and realize their lofty ambitions?
And not to do it?
Chapter completed!