Chapter 687: Bloody Mary
Nimitz did not respond to Montgomery's telegram. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Nimitz was notoriously good-natured, and he rarely even spoke harshly to his subordinates, even if Halsey put the U.S. escort carriers in danger by disobeying orders in the Battle of Leyte Gulf and ordering the main aircraft carriers to pursue the Japanese carriers as decoys...... Of course, no one knew at the time that the Japanese would use the aircraft carrier as a decoy, but Nimitz did not think that Halsey was right to do so, but even so, Nimitz only verbally rebuked Halsey.
Nimitz thought that silence was a response to Montgomery, a way to take a stand without losing face to Montgomery.
In this respect, Nimitz is not quite the same as the typical straightforward personality of most Americans.
Montgomery, however, did not understand this, and when he saw that Nimitz did not reply, he continued to send telegrams to Nimitz.
Nimitz had planned to pretend that he hadn't received the telegrams, but Anderson felt that this was no longer possible.
"General!" Anderson looked at Montgomery's telegrams and couldn't help but say worriedly: "It seems that between General Montgomery and General Zhang Chi, it seems that there is no such thing as incompatible, and it ...... go on like this."
"Are you worried that this will be bad for the Chinese military?"
"Yes!" Anderson nodded: "It's like the Chinese army was under-equipped on the battlefield before!" ”
Nimitz couldn't help but be silent, Anderson was right, sometimes all it takes is a small constraint on the battlefield to deal a fatal blow to an entire army, and so on......
After thinking about it, Nimitz called Montgomery back: "General, I don't know what you think, but for us Americans...... A general who can win a battle is a good general! ”
Montgomery, who received the telegram, was immediately furious.
"Fuck it!" Montgomery tossed the telegram aside: "He didn't understand at all that this would have a very bad effect on the whole army, and if the Chinese army alone could win this war, I would be happy to let the Chinese army continue to perform!" ”
Ramsden glanced at Montgomery, who was about to faint, and once again held back what he was about to say.
What Ramsden is trying to say is that the truth is not what Montgomery said...... The Chinese army had "had a very bad impact" on the British army, and Ramsden had just returned from an inspection of the barracks, and the soldiers, who had mostly had a negative attitude towards the war, were now talking about the achievements of the Chinese army, even many colonial troops and even the South African army.
The reason is simple, the victory of the Chinese army boosted the morale and confidence of the troops, and at the same time made them know that the German army was not as invincible as they thought.
"Colonel!" Montgomery thought about it and said to Ramsden: "In this way, let the Chinese army garrison Maherama!" ”
"Yes, sir!" Ramsden responded, and at the same time sighed in his heart: it was obvious that the Germans would not be foolish to attack Maherama again, so Montgomery had once again left the Chinese army idle.
Of course, Zhang Chi in Maherama didn't know that there would be so many twists and turns, he only knew one thing: there was nothing wrong with being stationed in Maherama.
Maherama is a city located on the banks of the Nile River, and there is never a need to worry about a lack of water or food...... Water could be drawn from the river, and food and supplies could be transported along the Nile through the port, which was one of the reasons why the Germans wanted to raid Maherama, and the British defense line along the banks of the Nile had almost no need to think about supplies, and the Germans could cut off the British army's river transportation if they captured Maherama.
In other words, the Chinese army can live here without worry, especially after the victory of the Chinese soldiers, wherever they go, they will be respected by the British army and soldiers of other countries, and even the bar, which was originally only open to British officers, is open to Chinese officers and soldiers...... Although the Chinese officers and soldiers were very unhappy with this, the British people in this era still had that inexplicable sense of superiority, although Britain was already in a difficult situation at home and abroad at this time.
The first time Zhang Chi went to the bar called BloodMary was the day after the battle.
At that time, the troops had basically settled down, and the defensive line had been laid out in an orderly manner...... Although Zhang Chi believed that the Germans would not be stupid enough to make another surprise attack on Maherama, they always had to be prepared on the battlefield.
At this time, Page appeared in front of Zhang Chi: "General, remember if you still owe me an interview?" ”
"Of course!" Zhang Chi raised the document in his hand and said, "Can it be a few days?" ”
"General!" "If it's a few days, then there's not much value in the news!" Paige said. ”
"Okay!" Zhang Chi raised his head a little helplessly: "But I really can't spare time now!" ”
"So...... Have time tonight! ”
"No problem!" Zhang Chi nodded, these documents would almost be processed in the afternoon.
However, when Zhang Chi sat in the "Bloody Mary" bar, he realized that he had been fooled.
"Would you like to have something?" Page asked.
"I thought...... Here's an interview! Zhang Chi glanced at Page's neck, she didn't have a camera, her skirt didn't have pockets, and of course she couldn't bring paper and pens.
"Of course!" Page said, "This is an interview! ”
As he spoke, Page beckoned to the waiter: "Two cups of Bloody Mary!" ”
At this time, Zhang Chi realized that this bar was named after a wine.
Two cups of "Bloody Mary" were quickly delivered to Zhang Chi and Page, and then the waiter carefully said to the two: "Madam, general, these two cups were invited by our boss!" ”
Zhang Chi couldn't help but look in the direction of the bar in confusion, only to see an Englishman with a mustache raise his glass to Zhang Chi Yaoyao and say, "General, for your victory in Mahairama!" ”
The British officers in the bar also raised their glasses and shouted, "For victory!" ”
Zhang Chi had to raise his glass and taste it to respond.
"Looks like everyone here knows you!" Page said with a smile.
"That's not a good sign!" Zhang Chi quipped: "Because this means that we will be the target of German spies!" ”
"Including me?" Page laughed, "Shouldn't I feel honored?" ”
Zhang Chi didn't answer, he picked up the wine glass and took a sip, a tomato smell...... "Bloody Mary" looks worthy of the name, it looks like a glass of blood, I really don't understand why the British drink this wine on the battlefield, looking at this color and listening to the name of this wine, Zhang Chi can't help but think of the feeling of a bayonet piercing the enemy's chest and then spurting blood on his face.
Perhaps, British soldiers would not have had such an experience at all.