Chapter 178: Gambling
Nimitz then made a brief report to Roosevelt about the matter, after all, such a matter still involves the attitude of the Chinese side, and he can't just deal with it casually.
Roosevelt was a man of political savvy, and he was immediately aware of President Chiang's intentions when he received the report.
"This cunning headmaster!" Roosevelt habitually touched his chin and frowned.
This is not the first time that such a thing has happened, just like the previous US aid, President Chiang always complained that he did not complain enough after receiving US aid and was unwilling to attack the Japanese army, which even made the US side consider whether to provide weapons and equipment for another party in China to increase its strength against the Japanese.
(Note: Historically, some people, including Stilwell, tried to cooperate with the Communists to resist Japan, which also made President Chiang completely intolerant of Stilwell...... However, this approach is in line with the interests of the United States, and it is not Stilwell's intention alone, and this approach can even force President Chiang to actively resist Japan. )
In the final analysis, that Principal Chiang was more keen to get things than to fight, which may be said to be politically far-sighted, because he was more concerned about preserving his strength to prepare for a civil war, and to put it bluntly, he began to prepare for a civil war before the end of the foreign war. But at the same time, it can be said to be short-sighted, because on the one hand, it will lose the hearts and minds of the people, on the other hand, he is playing with fire, China is even living in misery under the enslavement of the Japanese, if the United States withdraws or no longer provides assistance to China, whether China can drive out the Japanese is a question...... This is equivalent to a frail person when facing a strong opponent, he does not think about defeating this opponent, but how to defeat two opponents in one go.
Can you get his hand into the Pacific Ocean?
Of course not, Roosevelt looked at the battle reports about the new 1st Division, and he was surprised to find that the American counteroffensive in the Pacific direction was even carried out with this new 1st Division as the vanguard and the victory it achieved.
As Nimitz said: Without this Chinese force, then we cannot imagine how much difficulty we will encounter in the battle for the Pacific, nor can we imagine which island our offensive will be blocked and unable to advance, it has successfully filled our shortcomings such as our lack of experience in Japanese combat and jungle warfare, and this Chinese division has accelerated our offensive speed by at least one year.
Admiral Nimitz rarely praised a unit in such a tone, especially since this unit was still a Chinese unit, and it was enough to get such praise from him, so Roosevelt did not even need to have these "Battle of Kuah Island" and "Rabaul" Battle in his hands to corroborate.
"Our battle in the Pacific is unstoppable!" Roosevelt said to himself, "And that bald man wants us to stop, I can't let him get away with it!" ”
Roosevelt then sent a telegram to President Chiang, which told him in stern terms that if he did this again, the United States would not only cancel the aircraft carriers, planes, and warships that it had originally planned to send to the Chinese side in Rabaul, but would also consider reducing its aid to the Chinese mainland.
Principal Chiang couldn't help but be silent when he received this telegram, he wanted to quietly or catch the new division before the Americans noticed, but he didn't expect that the matter would be so big at the beginning and even alarm the President of the United States! Doesn't this Shen Chenyou know how to keep a low profile?
But in fact, Principal Jiang didn't know the specific situation, Shen Chenyou really wanted to do things in a low-key manner, but Zhang Chi didn't give him this opportunity.
At this time, Principal Jiang received a report from Shen Chenyou, Principal Jiang looked at it, and replied with two words: "Suspended!" ”
Seeing these two words, Shen Chenyou couldn't help but be stunned.
What does "hold" mean? Is it not to carry out the plan to control the new 1st Division for the time being? But he is already in Rabaul, and he may even be worried about his life...... There's no time to slow down!
Shen Chenyou wanted to ask what was going on, but he knew that he couldn't chase Principal Jiang at this time, and he suddenly had a sense of foreboding, he felt that he was about to be abandoned by Principal Jiang! This thought made him feel like he was falling into an ice cellar, and his whole body was cold, and he couldn't speak for a long time when he sat on a chair.
In fact, Shen Chenyou was right, of course Principal Jiang at this time would not openly tear his face with the US military, and even if Principal Jiang wanted to send officers to the new 1st Division, he had to use US military trains and warships to do so, so after knowing that this road was impassable, of course Principal Jiang would not sacrifice a large amount of equipment and US aid for a Shen Chenyou...... Compared with these equipment and US aid, what can a Shen Chenyou who can only flatter and pat horses? !
Within a few days, the destroyer "Shili" returned to Rabaul due to a "malfunction", and the soldiers of the new 1st Division heard that Wang Mazi was coming back, just like welcoming recruits from afar...... To be exact, any time to welcome the recruits will not be as grand as this time, the number of people is one side, the soldiers also spontaneously transported more than ten cannons, and when Wang Mazi got off the ship, he fired more than ten shells into the sky, which was regarded as a salute.
Then there was a cheer from the port, and the soldiers shouted: "Welcome home!" Welcome home! ”
After Wang Mazi got off the boat, he nodded at the soldiers with emotion, his eyes were shining, and everyone could see that he wanted to hold back his tears, but in the end he failed.
Later, when Wang Mazi talked about this incident, he sighed...... He always thought that returning to China this time was more than lucky, and the new first division was afraid that he would not be able to save it, but he didn't expect that it would turn evil into good fortune.
This is no wonder Wang Mazi thinks so, you must know that the era of President Jiang was actually still a warlord division, although the warlords in various places superficially obeyed the command of President Jiang, in fact, they each had their own little Jiujiu in their hearts, which can be seen from the fact that President Jiang wanted to build "Ninghai" and "Pinghai", which are useless warships to suppress those warlords.
It is precisely because of this that Principal Jiang would more often rather abolish this unit than lose control of this army, so if the new 1st Division continues to develop according to the previous situation, it will be really more auspicious.
But now this is clearly not the case.
"You kid did it!" When Wang Mazi walked to Zhang Chi's side, he asked in a low voice.
"What are you talking about, Master!" Zhang Chi replied with a smile: "What do you mean by playing ghosts?" I'm just reacting the situation to the US side as it is! ”
"You kid can do it!" Wang Mazi patted Zhang Chi's shoulder and said with a smile: "Brother owes you a life!" ”
(To be continued.) )