Chapter 454: Training
"That's right!" Halsey immediately agreed with Zhang's idea: "This way, we can transport and train at the same time!" As for the people to train...... I think General Stilwell must have a way, he has been training Chinese troops for some time and knows them quite well! ”
As a result, a training camp was soon added to the transit station, and the Chinese troops were not so comfortable in the process of transportation and transit, and they could rest at every stop, but had to complete the corresponding training subjects at one stop every day, and even some US military instructors ingeniously regarded transportation as a training subject, for example, when they arrived at a transit station, they could train for landing operations by the way. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
It is conceivable that after such a procedure, when these troops go around the Pacific Ocean and then return to the northeast, they will have a good understanding of the equipment and even tactics of the US military, and there will not be much problem when they cooperate and coordinate with the new 1st Division and other troops.
"As for the next few batches of troops,......" Zhang Chi said, "of course they still have to go through relevant training, but we need better soldiers!" ”
"You didn't mean...... Is there no way we can get Principal Chiang to submit? ”
Zhang Chi smiled: "I just said...... Putting pressure on President Chiang through the president won't do much! ”
"Is there any other way we can do that?" Halsey spread his hands.
"Of course!" Zhang Chi replied, "You can tell Principal Jiang...... If we continue to send troops like the Sixth Army, then we will need to train them for a longer time to go into battle. Any idea what that means? ”
"Oh yes!" Halsey laughed: "That means that this plan will be shelved indefinitely, and it should be Principal Jiang who is in a hurry!" ”
Zhang Chi nodded.
This is not that Zhang Chi helped the Americans set up a trap for President Jiang, but that President Jiang was as short-sighted as he always was at one point...... You know, if the Chinese troops inserted into the northeast are just forcing the Japanese to shrink their defenses, as President Chiang envisioned, then will the Americans sit back and watch the Japanese transfer their troops back to their homeland one by one?
Of course not, Americans are not so stupid.
The result of this is likely that President Chiang lost his outcast, and the United States eventually had to seek cooperation with the Soviet Union again to send troops to the northeast.
As a result, China not only did not get anything, but was still going to be sold its interests to the Soviet Union.
Therefore, what President Jiang does is often like this, "the agency is too smart", but in this world, no one is a fool, and it is impossible to do anything that is only unilaterally beneficial to others and willing to do it.
Then there was the problem with the training instructors......
To Halsey's surprise, when he contacted Stilwell, he was turned down...... Because at this time, Stilwell was building a training center in Kunming, Yunnan Province, to carry out the plan of equipping and training 30 Chinese army divisions, which made Stilwell's manpower simply insufficient to give Halsey any help.
On the other hand, the relationship between Stilwell and ****** at this time was very tense...... Stilwell has never given face to President Chiang, and it can even be said that he is very disgusted with Principal Chiang's bureaucratic style, if he is in Burma, he has not had much contact time with Principal Chiang, but after arriving in Yunnan and starting the plan to train 30 army divisions at the same time, there are more conflicts of interest with Principal Chiang...... This not only meant that Stilwell had more opportunities to meet with President Chiang, but also that Stilwell had repeatedly criticized Principal Chiang when he was training Chinese troops.
And these words will undoubtedly reach the ears of Principal Jiang through the people of the military commander...... If Principal Jiang is a pot-bellied person, it's easy to say, but the problem is that Principal Jiang is not, not only is he not even a person who holds grudges, but it is more serious or ...... Principal Chiang believed that Stilwell's words and deeds had affected his prestige in the army.
This is true, Stilwell trained 30 army divisions, that's 400,000 or 500,000 people...... It's okay to say bad things about Principal Jiang in front of so many people, how can Principal Jiang control these troops?!
So President Chiang asked the United States to remove Stilwell again and again, and when Halsey called Stilwell, it was the second time that President Chiang asked for Stilwell's replacement.
For Stilwell, he was not interested in all the plans that Principal Jiang participated in, so he refused without thinking about it.
When he heard this, Zhang Chi only smiled bitterly...... Stilwell's temper is like this, he will reject people when he doesn't agree with someone, in other words, his personality is black and white, and he likes and hates it. Someone like him is not really fit to be a diplomat.
The problem of not having trained personnel is also very easy to solve.
The soldiers of the new 1st Division are the best instructors...... Not only do they have actual combat experience, they have no language barriers, but they also share a lot of common language with the Chinese troops, especially in addition to training, they can share various battlefield experiences, which are likely to become the motivation and combat effectiveness of the trained soldiers in the future.
As a result, at the sound of Zhang Chi's order, the troops of the three regiments of the New First Division each drew a battalion and then dispersed to various islands and islands that served as transit stations in squads and platoons to make preparations for the training.
The preparations, which were originally planned to take a month to complete, were completed in just three weeks.
At this time, the Sixth Army also arrived at the port of Yangon, Burma...... In fact, the vanguard of the Sixth Army arrived five days in advance, and the follow-up troops then assembled near the port and transferred them in batches by fishing boats.
This made Zhang Chi suddenly realize that he had made a mistake in his busy schedule, and completely forgot that Yangon should be the first stop for training...... There are a large number of troops gathered here, and the time spent in them is likely to be long, so it is perfect for training.
So on the same day, Zhang Chi organized a battalion of troops to rush to Yangon to organize training on B29.
It is said that Zhang Chi's move also surprised the troops of the Sixth Army...... Because if this is in the country, it is difficult to reach a distance of thousands of kilometers without a month, and there are also documents and procedures, and these are also the Chinese army, and the things that are decided in the morning have already begun to be organized in the evening, and this speed and efficiency are simply unimaginable for them who are accustomed to "domestic efficiency".
From this moment on, the officers and men of the Sixth Army were faintly aware of the ...... of this trip to the Pacific It may not be the same as any of their previous marches and battles.
(To be continued.) )