The arrival of the new 1st Division soon caused a stir among the Chinese troops on the Myitkyina Line.

Of course, this sensation was limited to the private discussion of the soldiers, and the topic of discussion was how many machine guns and artillery the new division had, as well as countless tanks and armored vehicles, and rifles or new weapons without bolts.

The reason for the private discussion was that the Chinese soldiers did not want the Japanese troops on the other side to know that the army of the Myitkyina line was quietly changing...... It is necessary to let the enemy know as little information as possible on the battlefield, as this often means that the enemy will pay more casualties.

But despite the fact that friendly forces were envious of the equipment of the new 1st Division, some fighters were dismissive of the new 1st Division.

Among them, especially some middle and high-ranking officers, they always "snorted": "What's that?" The new division was expanded from the Engineer Corps, many of whom had never seen red, and had only been trained for two months...... You can use it as a bird with equipment! ”

Although there is an ingredient in saying that grapes are sour when you can't eat grapes, there is still some truth in what you say. The biggest drawback of the recruit unit is that it looks majestic, but as soon as it arrives on the battlefield, it is cowardly...... This was strongly demonstrated at home and even in the first Burma campaign not long ago.

Stilwell also wanted to know what kind of combat effectiveness the Chinese soldiers would have with a full set of American-style equipment, so he couldn't wait to fight a battle.

But at the same time, he also knew that there was no urgency to fight, and this was the first battle of the participating troops, and if this first battle was broken, it was very likely to have a very bad impact on the subsequent training and even the battle.

So when the new 1st Division arrived at Myitkyina, Stilwell did not immediately pull it to the front line and go into battle, but dispersed to the jungles of the second line for adaptive training.

The so-called adaptive training is to give the troops who have just entered the battlefield from the rear more time to adapt to the geography and climate of the battlefield, and to give the soldiers some time to prepare and transition.

But in fact, adaptation to geography and climate is redundant, because Sunbra is only a little more than 100 kilometers away from Myitkyina, and its climate and geography are almost the same as Myitkyina.

However, this acclimatization is still necessary, as the friendly forces say. Many of the recruits in the New First Army were recruits, and they had never fought before, and they became a little nervous when they entered Myitkyina, especially after a "help incident".

It was the third day of the unit's adaptation training, and while the soldiers were undergoing intense training, a convoy transporting the wounded and corpses was blocked on the road due to bad road conditions in the rain when passing the road at the foot of the mountain, so the soldiers took the initiative to stop training and go to the road to help repair the road and push the cart.

This would have been a normal thing...... Friendly troops help each other, and the cars are full of martyrs and wounded in urgent need of treatment, so it is natural for them to do this.

But soon Zhang Chi found that there was something strange in the eyes of the soldiers, especially the recruits who were added later, and then Zhang Chi understood: this is a car. In the front half sat a pile of wounded, and in the back half lay a row of corpses wrapped in raincoats, some of which had been broken into several pieces and wrapped into a circular ball.

The corpses lay silently in the carriage, motionless, and they would not tell the living what kind of battle they had experienced.

But the warriors knew that not so long ago they might have rushed alive into the enemy line like wild horses.

At this moment, the recruits and soldiers really felt the threat of death.

And in the face of this death threat. After returning home, the soldiers and officers behaved very differently: the soldiers became withdrawn, silent, and restless, their stomachs were like they were stuffed with gunpowder, and the slightest thing could make them lose their temper, and some soldiers even openly acted against the regulations.

At this time, however, the officer seemed approachable. Every day, it was like rushing down the field, from division to regiment to battalion, battalion to company to platoon...... The officers who used to be fierce to the soldiers have all turned into smiling bodhisattvas at this time, and sometimes they will call the soldiers brothers and sisters, and take out the cigarettes they have saved and hand them one by one. Corporal punishment of soldiers is even more extinct. They also turned a blind eye to the soldiers' violations of law and discipline as if they had not seen them.

Needless to say, anyone who has been in the national army knows that all officials who like to claim the king in front of the soldiers and have a grudge against the soldiers. On the battlefield, not only will there be no soldiers who will sincerely work for them, but it is also common for them to be shot in the back of the head or in the back.

I don't care about these Zhang Chi, this may be one of the differences between veterans and recruits: an officer like Zhang Chi who has come up step by step from a small soldier can almost be said to be a lifesaver for his subordinates, and his subordinates also know that they have a greater chance of surviving and winning battles with him, and they are more at ease on the battlefield, so they don't say that they will put a cold gun in the back, and their subordinates are eager to use their lives to protect the commander!

Of course, as calm and relaxed as Zhang Chi, there are Wang Mazi and other officers of the former engineering regiment, Wang Mazi sometimes has nothing to do, and he will call Zhang Chi and a few other people to play poker around a table.

However, just as Stilwell and the expeditionary force were intensively planning a counterattack, they encountered an unexpected and expected resistance.

"Joe!" Alexander walked into Stilwell's office in a hurry.

"Alex......" Stilwell looked at Alexander with some surprise and asked, "What are you ......?"

"I heard you're going to launch a counterattack against the Japanese?" Alexander slapped the muddy water on his body and said, "I'm here to work with you!" ”

"Cooperation?" Stilwell took off his glasses in disbelief, he looked at Alexander for a while, and said suspiciously, "I'm just afraid...... It's not just about collaboration! ”

Seeing that Stilwell saw through it, Alexander no longer hid it, he looked around, lowered his voice and said, "Joe, you really want to lead these Chinese soldiers to drive the Japanese out of Burma?" What if the Chinese power takes root in Myanmar? Will they give Burma back to the British?! ”

Now Stilwell understood, it turned out that the British were ...... If he can't get Burma, then no one else can think about it.

"I must guarantee the interests of Britain!" Alexander explained: "Burma is a British colony......

"I'm sorry!" Stilwell replied, "Burma was once a British colony, and now it is in the hands of the Japanese!" ”

Alexander shrugged his shoulders and said: "If this is the case, then there is a high probability that we will have to cancel the support of British India for the Sino-American coalition!" We can't afford to pay so much for the Chinese to get Myanmar! ”

Stilwell couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, he just wanted to fight back to Burma, but he never thought about it. (To be continued.) )