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"Joe, I'm protesting!" Alexander angrily walked into the headquarters of the expeditionary force, and before he could sit down, he shouted at Stilwell in front of the map: "The Chinese took away the equipment belonging to the 7th Armored Brigade, this is shameless theft, it is robbery, I strongly protest on behalf of the British government, this is the property of the British, the Chinese cannot do this!" ”

(Note: "Joe" is Stilwell's nickname, and Stilwell has the nickname "Joe Acetate" because of his snarky speech)

"Alex!" Stilwell raised his head and replied, "You're not right, it's the property of the United States, you forgot that the equipment was supplied by the United States to the 7th Armored Brigade under Lend-Lease, and so far, you haven't paid for it!" (Note: "Alex" is Alexander's nickname.)

Hearing this, Alexander couldn't help but be stunned, he originally thought that Stilwell would be on his side in this regard, but the truth was the opposite.

He didn't know that Stilwell had a plan of his own...... The British performed so badly on the battlefield in Burma that if the equipment was in the hands of the British, it would not only not be effective, but could also fall into the hands of the Japanese and become a weapon against the coalition forces. This is clearly not in the interests of the United States.

However, if the equipment is in the hands of the Chinese, it is different, especially the engineering regiment that impressed Stilwell, which not only successfully rescued the trapped British troops but also fought a beautiful victory in the oil fields.

So, despite the fact that Stilwell might need the help of the British in the future, Stilwell decided to acquiesce to the "robbery" of the Engineer Corps. What's more, this approach is still very much to Stilwell's liking. (Note: Stilwell's character has a strong personal heroism in it, and Americans have a bit of that.) ）

"But the general ......" Alexander was still a little unwilling.

"Alex!" Stilwell interrupted Alexander: "I wonder if the Chinese soldiers rescued the British troops trapped in Ringanqiang?" ”

Alexander was stunned for a moment, then nodded helplessly: "Yes, they did it, but it doesn't mean ......"

"Then the Chinese soldier is still a shameless thief in your mouth?" Stilwell didn't give Alexander a chance to speak at all.

"No, no, but it's not the same thing......" If Alexander was smart enough, he should have known that it was useless to say anything at this point, but this "runaway general" clearly did not have such intelligence.

"That's enough!" Stilwell spread his hands: "What more could you ask for?" Maybe equipment is more important to the British government than the lives of British soldiers, is it? Otherwise, even if you repay the Chinese for saving their lives, you will have nothing to blame for giving these equipment to the Chinese army! ”

Stilwell served as a military attache at the embassy in China for a long time, and his eloquence was not comparable to Alexander's, and Alexander was speechless in just a few words.

However, Stilwell thought that it was very likely that he would need the help of the British in the future, so his tone softened and said: "Alex, you don't have to worry about this batch of equipment, I will contact the United States and try my best to deduct this batch of equipment from the Lend-Lease Act, so that the British government does not need to pay for this batch of equipment, what do you think?" ”

Alexander had no reason to disagree, and at the same time he knew that even if he didn't agree, it would be useless, so he had to nod with a blushing face: "Okay, Joe." But I hope that the next will not be an example, and I hope that the Chinese will not do such things that harm the interests of their allies again! ”

If Zhang Chi heard this, Bao Zhun would rush up and beat Alexander...... It was the British who repeatedly harmed the interests of their allies on the battlefield, but Alexander was ashamed to demand that the Chinese not harm the interests of their allies.

Stilwell replied at this time: "You are the same, honorable General Alexander!" ”

Of course, Alexander understood what Stilwell meant, and he was thick-skinned enough, and he couldn't help but blush when he heard this implied remark.

"Thank you, General!" Seeing that Stilwell persuaded Alexander away, Du Yuming said to Stilwell gratefully: "You solved a problem for us!" ”

"Don't thank me!" Stilwell replied, "You should thank the sappers for ......"

Stilwell pointed to the location of the first sapper regiment on the map and said approvingly, "They deserve it!" ”

On the other side, Zhang Chi and the others, who were still running on the road, of course did not know what happened in the headquarters of the expeditionary force, in fact, it was not their turn to worry, and it was useless to worry...... They simply got the equipment in their hands, and as for whether or not to return it to Shangfeng, that is a question for the future.

The plan Zhang Chi made in his heart was to delay it for as long as he could, such as being forced to return it due to the situation, such as temporarily dealing with the Japanese armored forces or something.

Just put this time back a bit, and then the rest can be imagined...... Can the Brit wait? If they can wait, then no problem, accompany the Chinese troops to fight the Japanese army in Burma! If you can't wait, you can go first, and the equipment will be used in the hands of the Chinese army first! After two years of fighting, there will be a pile of broken copper and iron left in these equipment, and then I will return it to you.

Of course, at this time, Zhang Chi, Wang Mazi and others did not know that this problem had actually been solved by the headquarters.

The engineer regiment marched for more than an hour in the fog of the early morning and finally had to stop.

The reason was that Japanese reconnaissance planes had already appeared in the air, while the engineer regiment at this time was a unit with more than 30 vehicles, more than 100 tanks, and more than 40 armored vehicles.

The march of such a large convoy on the highway during the day could easily attract the attention of Japanese reconnaissance planes and attract enemy bombing, and no one wanted the equipment that had been pulled off from the British with great difficulty to become a pile of scrap metal in the blink of an eye.

It was not difficult to hide the tanks and armored vehicles, and the engineer regiment, especially with a wooden battalion commander, quickly built a small wooden bridge leading to the bamboo forest on the side of the road, and the tanks pushed in front of them...... The bamboo forest was swept away.

This bamboo forest is hundreds of acres, and the soldiers easily hid tanks, armor-piercing vehicles, etc., and used local materials to camouflage the tanks with branches and leaves.

The first thing Wang Mazi did was to turn on the radio station and contact Shangfeng.

After a while, Wang Mazi received two orders:

One was sent by Du Yuming in his capacity as the commander of the Fifth Army, ordering the engineer regiment to rush to Mandalay to stand by.

The other was sent by Lieutenant Lin in his capacity as the head of the staff regiment, ordering the engineer regiment to rush to Pingmanna to cooperate with the 200th Division.