"General Du!" On this day, when Du Yuming was sitting in the office in a daze, Stilwell strode into Du Yuming's headquarters, shook a telegram in his hand, and said: "This is a telegram from your principal, and he agrees to transfer you back to China to recuperate for a period of time!" ”

Du Yuming couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, then sighed and nodded.

He already felt that there would be such a day...... As the commander of the Fifth Army and the deputy commander of the expeditionary force, he has not even been idle enough to do anything in a daze at the headquarters these days, which obviously means that his command has been overthrown.

But Du Yuming can't do anything about this, on the one hand, because Luo Zhuoying is his own superior, and on the other hand, all the American aid materials are in Stilwell's hands...... According to the situation of the expeditionary force at this time, whoever controls the US aid materials controls the power of life and death. So even if he really let himself command, Stilwell only needed to card the U.S. aid supplies, and everything he said would be empty.

So he could only wait for this day to come.

After thinking about it, Du Yuming asked, "When?" ”

"In two hours, there will be a transport plane making a short stop at the airport!" Stilwell said, "So I suggest that General Du better go and prepare!" ”

"...... so fast" Although Du Yuming was mentally prepared early, he was still a little surprised by such a hurry.

Stilwell nodded, and only said four words: "The military situation is urgent!" He left with a blank face.

In fact, there is no military urgency at this time, and if Du Yuming stays here for one or two more days, where will it affect the military situation? This was actually Stilwell's eagerness to transfer Du Yuming away.

Of course, Du Yuming had to go, one reason was that Du Yuming did not listen to Stilwell like Luo Zhuoying, and the other is more important, Du Yuming had a deep influence in the Chinese Expeditionary Force...... So as long as Du Yuming did not leave Burma for a day, Stilwell could not actually control the Chinese army for a day.

Two hours later. With a brake, Du Yuming slowly walked out of the jeep in a straight military uniform, followed by only a soldier carrying a bag.

Du Yuming put on his military hat and raised his head, and then he was stunned, I don't know when there were rows of officers and soldiers standing neatly on both sides of the airport, they saw Du Yuming get out of the car, and only shouted loudly: "Salute!" ”

"Wow". The soldiers saluted Du Yuming almost at the same time.

Du Yuming also slowly raised his hand, replied with a very heavy salute, and said with a sigh: "Brothers, Guangting is incompetent, and he can't continue to fight bravely on the battlefield with his brothers!" But Guangting will wait for your good news in the country, wait for you to return to Burma to recover the Yunnan-Burma Highway, and the Time Pavilion will set up wine in the country to welcome the triumphant return of your brothers! ”

"Throne!"

"Throne!"

……

The soldiers shouted one after another, and their eyes revealed a look of reluctance. Even Zhang Chi, who was in the column, couldn't help but sigh, Du Yuming was a general who could fight. Although sometimes confused, it is much better than Luo Zhuoying and others.

However, Zhang Chi knew that there would be no place for him in Burma at this time, not even him, and that most of the middle and senior officers in the expeditionary force would soon be replaced by Stilwell for one reason or another...... Stilwell naively thought that as long as the Chinese officers were replaced by American officers, he could firmly control the command of the Chinese Expeditionary Force.

Since Zhang Chi knew that this result did not happen in the end, he was not worried at all, but let Stilwell toss and hand over the best American aid equipment and training to the Chinese Expeditionary Force.

Zhang Chi actually has his own little abacus...... Because Stilwell thought he could control the Chinese army. That's why we can confidently hand over the best American-style equipment to the Chinese army, and the level of advanced equipment is even comparable to that of the United States' own army.

So there's the problem: if Stilwell knew from the beginning that he couldn't really control the army. So how would he go to such great lengths to build it?

From the perspective of national interests, the United States actually only hopes that China can hold on, and only in this way can it drag down a large number of Japanese troops and make it impossible to get out, but it is not necessarily to say that it supports that the Chinese army can be strong enough to defeat the Japanese army...... This would also cause the Japanese army to abandon the Chinese battlefield prematurely and turn its forces to the Pacific.

Therefore, for the United States, US aid can make China's battlefield immortal, and make the Japanese army think that with a little more troops and a little more force, it can take China down, and that is the most ideal effect.

This is also the reason why Chiang Kai-shek always complained in history that Stilwell did not give enough US aid and was not timely, which was actually not Stilwell's fault. Rather, it was deliberately done by the American side.

But the Chinese Expeditionary Force in Burma was different, and the United States thought that it could transform this army into a colonial army, so all kinds of equipment were piled up on the expeditionary force without hesitation...... And Zhang Chi was waiting for this moment.

Du Yuming slowly stepped onto the transport plane, saluted the soldiers again, and then disappeared behind the hatch.

Look at the transport plane roaring into the sky. Zhang Chi couldn't help but sigh with emotion...... No one knows better than himself the imprint that the battle for Myanmar has left on Du Yuming's heart.

Due to the multi-headed command, Du Yuming was unable to exert his strength on the battlefield in Burma, and finally forced him to lead his troops into the Savage Mountain, causing more than half of his troops to be killed or wounded...... The resentment and anger in Du Yuming's heart can't be said even if he talks about it for a few days and nights.

It is precisely because of this experience that in the future battlefield, Du Yuming will have an attitude of resignation, and when he encounters Shangfeng's indiscriminate command, he often says: "Let him go......

At this time, Zhang Chi hoped for ...... The casualties at Savage Mountain did not occur, or did not occur on a large scale, and the vast majority of the expeditionary force soldiers either retreated home or survived in Myitkyina. Only a small part, such as the 200th Division, still walked into the Savage Mountain.

Then, for Du Yuming, he shouldn't be as disheartened as he was in history!

But at the same time, Zhang Chi knows one thing, in fact, what really caused Du Yuming's discouragement was not the Burmese battlefield, but the command system of the national army. Stilwell is equally disgusted by this chain of command, and he is now in the midst of a drastic overhaul.

And this kind of chain of command will not improve in the slightest at home, but will also become a profit.

Therefore, I am afraid that it is only a matter of time before Du Yuming, the general, becomes discouraged. (To be continued.) )