Chapter 502 New Questions
"Ah, I'm afraid it's not good, right?"
Liao Ming was in trouble. To be honest, he didn't want to place a boss who was ungrateful by his side, not to mention that this boss was also the logistics manager, and the situation at the main base could not be exposed to outsiders.
"If you say you feel embarrassed, I won't force you. However, without my supervision of the second batch of supplies, they may be much less efficient. There is also the 20th Air Force, and those bad guys who are not convinced by anyone are not able to control them."
Stilwell spread his hands and said he was helpless, as if he was saying that you either agreed or if something happened later, don't come to me.
You old hooligan, actually started to threaten me? Is there any reason for this?
Liao Mingyu's expression was full of shock. He had to ask for it and could only slander his heart and did not dare to have an attack in person. His frustrated look made Ding Xiaoer beside him laugh.
"... Let's do this, general, all the troops are about to advance forward. I will follow and move forward. I am going to establish a front-line command in Mitela, with the honorary third division, the heavy artillery brigade and the armored brigade there. How about you go?"
"Mitela? Do you want me to command the troops over there?" Stilwell asked back. For him, who is almost a commander-in-law, it would be great if he could have real power.
Liao Mingyu's mind was moving rapidly, thinking about how to deal with it now. It was reasonable for him to come over as the commander-in-chief of the war zone to take charge. If he refused to offend the other party, it would be difficult to deal with.
"Uh...it's not impossible. Now the Japanese troops in Siam are gathering and are interested in entering Myanmar's counterattack. I may have to go to Taung Chi to command the battle. I'll have to worry about the southern part of Myanmar. I think you will be in command of Mitela. I think those kids must be very welcome."
It’s good to go anywhere, anyway, keep him steady first, as long as you don’t stay at the Heihe base and don’t leave, Liao Mingyu thought to himself…
As for Mitella's command power... Long Weng's ghostly guy doesn't have to worry about him. Chen Jize is also smart, and Li Liansheng is even more in line with his own leadership in everything, so there is no need to worry about this.
Although Stilwell was nominally allowed to take charge, any order he issued would be sent to Liao Mingyu's office as soon as possible. Without the latter's instructions, the old guy would not want to mobilize a soldier or a soldier.
However, from another perspective, the Indochina Highway directly connects Mandalay and Mitela from northern Myanmar, and supplies from India will arrive here sooner. If Stilwell arranges dispatches in the past, the logistics situation there will definitely be much better.
"Well... this is not bad, but first you have to tell me what your next plan is?" Stilwell was obviously a little overkilled and actually began to ask about the combat plan.
Speaking of this, Liao Mingyu suddenly put away his smile and replied seriously: "After the troops are supplying, I will march in two ways, go south to attack Binmana, Yangon will fully control Myanmar, advance eastward to Siam to block the Japanese army, and then detour from Siam to enter Karen State, cutting off the Japanese army's retreat. That is when... our logistics and air force must not lose the chain."
If a large army fights, the most important thing may not be the combat effectiveness of the troops, but the logistics supply that can easily make people lose their minds.
After all, the 88th Army has completed semi-mechanized conversions, and the demand for ammunition with semi-automatic fully automatic weapons and a large number of tank artillery is too great.
Moreover, the soldiers are all used to the current combat style. To put it bluntly, they don’t care about the firepower coverage of bullets, but if the logistics is not in place, they will probably have to stop after swinging a trick.
In fact, the supplies are all good. Liao Mingyu attaches great importance to the 20th Air Force of the US Army Air Force in India, which has more than 100 fighter jets, bombers and nearly 1,000 ground crew members. Compared with them, the more than ten "pirates" in Nankan seemed particularly shabby.
"Siam? You actually want to attack Siam?"
Stilwell was shocked. The Japanese in Burma had not yet done it, and this kid actually wanted to mess with Siam.
"Otherwise, my general, Siam is now an Axis power. The only 4th Division that ran away in this battle of Mandalay is in Chiang Mai. The Japanese army in Siam are also gathering here. If we only go south and ignore the flanks, a fire in the backyard is a trivial matter. If the rear path is cut off, I am afraid that I will be defeated and walked into the Wild Man Mountain again."
Liao Mingyu did not exaggerate. If the Fourth Division was included, there were at least three Japanese divisions in Siam, which were eyeing Chiang Mai area like a thorn. Chiang Mai was only more than 200 kilometers away from Kayah State stationed by the 200th Division. If the opponent was not careful, he might make a comeback.
"Have you ever thought that if the Siam army intervened, the Zen region would face an attack of more than 100,000 troops." Stilwell was very worried. After all, Myanmar's neighbor still has a certain number in terms of military strength.
"You said that Piwensong is a little bit of a scum army? His Japanese masters were beaten so badly that they dared to come to Myanmar to shout?"
Liao Mingyu expressed his sneering, not being arrogant, because the only record that Siam had made during World War II was the Thai-French War that broke out with France in 40 years for Indochina. After more than a year, both sides suffered no more than 1,000 casualties. Finally, a truce agreement was signed under Japan's interference.
Although Siam is an Axis power, its military strength is also among the small Southeast Asian countries and has a considerable number of air forces, it still cannot change the fact that the troops are weak.
In the early days of the war, Siam signed a "joint defense agreement" with Japan in order to protect itself, but secretly contacted Britain and the United States in private to seek asylum. When he saw that the British and American coalition forces were driven away by Japan, he began to openly support Japan in fighting in Southeast Asia, and he did not hesitate to let the other party station troops in his own country.
As World War II came to an end, Japan gradually fell into a disadvantage, the shameless country set aside again, began to move closer to the Allies and publicly announced their separation from the Axis powers and officially declared war on Japan.
Siam's consistent fence-riding style and smooth political means allowed them to protect their country from war to the greatest extent. As the Axis powers, they were not affected by defeat. They even shamelessly demanded compensation from Japan after World War II, which was the only one of Scorpion's Papa.
You should know that there are still some unused tower-collapse gas bombs in the Lashio warehouse, so if this Erwuzi really dares to take action, Liao Mingyu doesn't mind letting them taste the iron fist from China.
"Ok, e on... Let's plan the subsequent military arrangements. A few days ago, the President also agreed to the expansion of the Indo-Shanghai Air Force. I can't guarantee anything else, but only one voice is allowed in the sky in Southeast Asia!"
Stilwell said passionately, knowing that Liao Mingyu would not do things that were unsure, and he himself couldn't stand the Siam fence-bearing style. Anyway, they were all enemies, so as long as they had something to do, they could fight.
Stilwell, who has always pursued tanks, cannons, infantry rushing, also realized the strength of air power after several battles. No wonder Chennard, who could not survive in China, was so popular in China. Now he is preparing to expand the Indo-Shanghai Air Force.
Chapter completed!