When Zhang ...... saw Zhang Chi come in, Stilwell warmly invited Zhang Chi to sit down and handed Zhang Chi a cup of coffee: "I heard that the assassination against me was discovered by you!" ”

"Yes, General!" Zhang Chi replied: "That's what I should do!" ”

"For a soldier, it is indeed the right general to protect himself!" Stilwell said, "But personally, you saved my life, and I have to thank you!" ”

"The general doesn't have to take this to heart." Zhang Chi replied: "As a soldier, it is very common to save or be rescued. ”

"Of course!" Stilwell nodded: "So, in addition to thanking you for saving your life, I asked you to come this time, but more importantly, I have something I want to discuss with you." ”

"General, please!" Zhang Chi was a little puzzled, he was just a small soldier, and as a general, Stilwell would have something to "discuss" with him.

"That's right!" Stilwell said: "I have seen your combat experience, and I have found that you often come up with several good tactics or ideas on the battlefield, such as the tactics used in front of the Japanese train fortress this time, and the previous use of tanks against Tanaka's Shinichi headquarters...... So I thought, is it more suitable for a commander like you to serve in the General Staff ?! And you'll also be fluent in English...... You know, there are Chinese and Americans in the staff, and communication between them often goes wrong, so there is a great need for people like you! ”

Hearing this, Zhang Chi couldn't help but be stunned, it should be said that this proposal was very tempting to Zhang Chi, because if he entered the General Staff, it meant that he could stay away from the battlefield and away from danger, and even the days of wind and rain would become a thing of the past, all he had to do was to sort out the documents and put forward a few opinions.

But after thinking about it, Zhang Chi still shook his head and refused.

"General!" Zhang Chi said: "You should know these tactics and ideas I put forward. They were all forced out by the Japanese on the battlefield, so if I was allowed to enter the general staff...... I'm afraid that I will only be a cold bench, and there is no suggestion at all! ”

Stilwell nodded: "Your answer is expected by me, in fact, I also think that you are more suitable for the battlefield, you are a natural warrior, but I hope you can play a bigger role in this damn war...... So be it. If you have any comments, you can call me directly, anytime, understand? ”

"Understood!" Zhang Chi replied.

This is a good thing, because it means that Zhang Chi, the battalion commander, has the right to speak directly to Stilwell.

"Actually......" After a pause, Zhang Chi said, "I have a problem right now." ”

"I know what you're trying to say!" Stilwell smiled and shook his head, "You want to say why don't we fight along the road from north to south, right?" ”

Zhang Chi nodded: "Because obviously, it is easier to fight from north to south along the road." We can use roads, railways and even rivers to support logistics along the way, and at the same time, most of the Japanese defenses are deployed on the east and west flanks of Burma, and if we stick in the middle, many Japanese troops will be surrounded by us! ”

"You're right!" Stilwell shook his head: "But the British don't agree to do that!" ”

"British? Didn't they also want us to drive out the Japanese and take back Burma? "Zhang Chi is pretending to be confused.

"No, no......" Stilwell shook his head, "They don't think the same way we do...... To put it simply. It's that they don't want the Chinese or even the Americans to recover Burma, they think it will make them lose their status as colonizing Burma! ”

Speaking of this, Stilwell's eyes were full of disgust: "Remember the performance of the British in the first Burma campaign? I have never been able to believe that the British would rather give supplies, equipment, and even Burma to the Japanese than Chinese, and now I am convinced, these ugly and sinister Brits...... They were intent on losing the first Burma campaign. We're all fooled! ”

Stilwell knew all of this, but he still pretended to be surprised, and then said indignantly: "No wonder the British have retreated again and again without informing the Chinese army, and have not given us gasoline and ammunition...... I thought it was the British who were cowardly, but now I hear the general say so. They did it on purpose! ”

"Zhang ......" Stilwell smiled bitterly: "You may be a person who has been a victim on the battlefield, but you know too little about politics!" That's politics. That's ****** politics! ”

"General!" Zhang Chi pretended to be puzzled and asked, "I heard...... The British also need supplies and equipment from the United States, so why can't the American side use these to make the British accept our offensive plan! We have no interest in Burma, we just want to defeat the Japanese and go home alive, and I think the same goes for the generals! ”

"Of course!" Stilwell nodded: "Like you said, we may be able to use supplies and equipment to force the British to comply, but Zhang ...... Have you thought about it. All our supplies came from India, which in turn was a British colony. If we rashly launch such a large-scale attack without the consent of the British, and the British only need to find an excuse in India to stop cooperating with the transportation of supplies, then our offensive will most likely repeat the fiasco of the First Burma Campaign! ”

Stilwell was right, of course, that the penetration from north to south could indeed divide and encircle the Japanese army. But at the same time, the interspersed troops themselves will be surrounded by the Japanese army, and if the British make another stab in logistics and supply, then the interspersed Chinese troops will only be in difficulty.

"That's a problem!" Zhang Chi fell into deep thought as he spoke.

Of course, he pretended to do this. The reason why Zhang Chi did this was because he didn't want Stilwell to find out that Zhang Chi came prepared, not only prepared, but also prepared to pit the British.

"General!" After thinking for a while, Zhang Chi said, "Then what if...... What about the British who offered to ask us to send troops? ”

"How is that possible?" Stilwell said incredulously, "Those Brits are only clinging to their own interests, and I can't imagine them doing that!" ”

"I'm talking about profit!" Zhang Chi said: "What will happen if the British have to let us continue to attack north for the sake of profit? ”

"Of course that's a good thing!" Stilwell replied, "But...... What interest would make the British ignore Burma and let us continue to attack north?! ”

Zhang Chi didn't say much, invited Stilwell to walk to the map and point to a location and said, "That's it, Imphal!" (To be continued.) )