Chapter 49: Scruples
Zhang Chi's concern is not groundless, because when the British in history heard that the Burmese Independence Volunteers wanted to fight anyway, they naturally regarded themselves as the protagonists of the negotiations, and even put aside China and the United States, which played a decisive role in Burma.
The reason for the British side is that Burma was originally a British colony, so if the Burmese want to talk to the British anyway, it has nothing to do with other people.
But they didn't want to think that at this time, Burma had already been occupied by the Japanese, that is, the fact that Burma was a British colony had long been a thing of the past, and it was China and the United States that played a major role in the Burmese battlefield...... China will provide manpower, and the United States will provide equipment, so Britain has no right to do this at all.
But the United States didn't care who the master of Burma was, they just wanted to consume the energy of the Japanese army, so they didn't care about this with the British, and China's interests ...... But it's destined to be sacrificed and no one cares.
This is also not good for Burma, because during the negotiations with Burma, the British side brazenly proposed that the Burmese Independence Volunteer Army must lay down its arms and disband after assisting the coalition forces to drive out the Japanese army...... The British did not consider the Burmese Independence Volunteers to be allies at all, and they still entered Burma as rulers.
The Burmese, on the other hand, had no choice but to agree to this condition because the Japanese army was a hundred times more ferocious than the British army, and they were unable to drive the Japanese army out of Burma.
In other words, after the Burmese fought together with the coalition forces and won the victory, what they ended up with was the continued enslavement of the British.
But now the situation is different, at this time the Myanmar side contacted Zhang Chi, who is Chinese.
Of course, Zhang Chi will not let go of this opportunity.
After thinking about it, Zhang Chi moved a chair and sat down in front of Nila, and said, "You really want to report this matter to our superiors and negotiate with them?" β
"What do you mean?" Nila looked at Zhang Chi with suspicion on her face.
"I didn't mean anything!" Zhang Chi said: "You can even do this now, as long as you nod your head, I will immediately relay your words to General Stilwell!" β
Hearing this, Nila couldn't help but look confused, hesitated for a moment and asked Zhang Chi: "Then what do you mean......?"
"Let's put it this way!" Zhang Chi turned the chair upside down. Putting his hand on the backrest and looking at Nila, "If you just inform our superiors about this, do you know what is most likely to happen?" β
Nila shook her head blankly, but she quickly added, "But now we don't care so much, the Japanese are much more ferocious than we thought......"
"I know that!" Zhang Chi interrupted Nila's words: "Before you, the Japanese have been doing evil on our Chinese soil for many years. In China, there are many more brutal acts of the Japanese army than this, and the tragedy of your division commander ...... And that's just the beginning! We reminded you again and again when we entered Myanmar, but you never believed us! β
Nila couldn't help but sigh, Zhang Chi was right, the Chinese soldiers did say so when they entered Burma. Even the Burmese overseas Chinese said so, but the Burmese people at that time only thought that the Chinese were deceiving the Burmese for political and military purposes, and now the Burmese people regret it.
"That's why ......," Nila continued, "we want you to help us get rid of the Japanese!" β
"Of course you want to drive out the Japanese!" Zhang Chi said: "But the problem is that there are Chinese, Americans, and British people fighting the Japanese now, who do you want to cooperate with?" β
"This ...... Is there a difference? β
"Of course there is a difference!" Zhang Chi said: "If you are cooperating with the British, then they are most likely to put forward the conditions...... I think it should be the recolonization of Burma. β
Nila nodded, of course she knew that the British would not give up the opportunity to enslave Burma so easily.
"If you just cooperate with the Americans!" "Then the result may be the same, because the United States and Britain are allies, and the United States will soon transfer this matter to the British," Zhang said. In the end, you still can't escape the end of being colonized by the British! β
Nila nodded again, although she didn't understand politics, she still knew the relationship between Britain and the United States.
"That's why I asked you, do you really want to inform our superiors about this?" Zhang Chi said: "Our superiors are basically controlled by Americans. Informing our superiors is not much different from informing the British! β
"So...... Do we have a better choice? Neela asked, a little frightened.
Zhang Chi couldn't help but smile, Nila may be a very good soldier, or many people in the Burmese Independence Volunteer Army have a heart to serve the country, but they don't understand politics. For example, I used to believe that the Japanese were too politically naΓ―ve...... No country will do good deeds without interests to help Myanmar become independent.
"Of course there are better options!" Zhang Chi replied: "You can choose to cooperate with the Chinese and the Americans. But kept it secret from the British! β
"Is it possible?" Nela's eyes lit up.
Of course, she knew what that meant, and if the British didn't know about it, then the British wouldn't have called for the disbandment of the Burmese Independence Volunteers. As a result, when the coalition forces drove out the Japanese army, the Burmese Independence Volunteer Army was still able to retain weapons and formation.
"You come with me!" Zhang Chi was not sure about this, so he took Nila to the walkie-talkie and called Stilwell's headquarters.
Originally, a company commander did not have this authority, but firstly, Zhang Chi was the person who formulated the entire counteroffensive plan, and secondly, the geographical location of Xujiacun was very important, and Stilwell also needed to keep an eye on Xujiacun at all times, so he authorized Zhang Chi to call his headquarters directly.
"Zhang, what's the situation? Isn't there enough ammunition? Stilwell on the other end of the line asked.
"No, General!" Zhang Chi replied: "A member of the Burmese Independence Volunteer Army approached us, and she said that there is a part of the Burmese Independence Volunteer Army that wants to help us drive out the Japanese anyway!" β
"It's amazing! That's great news! Stilwell excitedly replied, "The Burmese have finally seen the true face of the Japanese, oh my God...... They can help us a lot, such as intelligence, sneak attacks, and more! β
"I thought the same thing, but ......"
"But what?" Stilwell asked.
"I don't think it's appropriate for more people to know about this kind of thing." Zhang Chi said: "If too many people know, if the news reaches the ears of the Japanese, then the Japanese will purge the Burmese Independence Volunteers before they can play their role!" β
"You're right!" Stilwell agrees.
"Especially the British!" Zhang Chi said.
"What?" Stilwell could barely believe what he heard. (To be continued.) )