The dignified general of the national army deigned to be a little captain of the American army. This is too ridiculous, but looking at Stilwell's meaning, it is not like a joke, what kind of medicine is sold in the other party's gourd, Chen Zikun can guess, he smiled slightly: "Qiao, I'm afraid my position is not as simple as a senior assistant." ”

Stilwell got straight to the point: "That's just a transitional position, I want you to be the deputy commander of the U.S. forces in the Burma-India theater of operations, command the Chinese army for me, you are a person who can be recognized by both China and the United States, proficient in English, understand the thinking mode of Americans, I really can't think of anyone more suitable than you, even Sun Liren, after all, he graduated from the Virginia Military Academy, not as good as our West Point students." ”

Chen Zikun said: "I'm sorry, Qiao, I'm not good at commanding operations, I have long forgotten all that little thing in the school, and the Japanese have fought many times over the years, and they are all low-level guerrilla warfare, so I am really not qualified for the post of deputy commander, I just want to do something in earnest, for China, for the United States, I hope you can provide this opportunity." ”

Stilwell thought to himself, "Okay, I'll still give you the position of senior assistant, and then give you a plane and a pilot, and you can go anywhere you want and do anything." ”

After the matter was negotiated, Chen Zikun returned home to reunite with his wife and children, everything was normal at home, and the cabinet was full of Spam luncheon meat and canned beef, so he didn't have to worry about eating and drinking.

Chen Zikun and Liu Ting discussed all night, and finally came up with a rough plan under her inspiration.

During the war, time with loved ones was always precious, and the next day Chen was to return to Ramgarh, India, with Stilwell, taking off from Baishiyi Air Base, arriving in Kunming and then flying over the Hump route to India.

The Hump route is extremely difficult, the snow peaks stand, the air flow is disordered, the wreckage of the plane reflecting the sunlight in the canyon points the way to the route, the returning transport plane is relatively maneuverable because it is empty, the heavy transport plane often crashes, every once in a while there are a few less familiar faces in the club, at least a few hundred young American pilots are buried on the top of this vast snow-capped mountain.

……

Uttar Pradesh, India, the camp of the allied forces in Ramgarh, everything makes Chen Zikun feel refreshed, is this still the Chinese army!

The camp is built in accordance with the standards of the US military, with independent toilets and drainage ditches, tents are lined up, wooden houses have boards and eyes, on the watchtower, the flags of China and the United States are fluttering, the blue sky and the white sun and the stars and stripes reflect each other, the soldiers are wearing US Army khaki uniforms, big pants, stockings, big scalp shoes, canvas armed belts, holding Thompson submachine guns, wearing new M1 steel helmets, the image is completely different from the previous beggar soldiers, and even more spiritual than the 37-year-old German mechanic.

At the gate of the camp is the joint duty of the Chinese and American armies, jeeps and big trucks are whistling back and forth, dusty, Stilwell's car is planted in front of a three-star flag, the sentries see the flag, immediately stand up and salute and let them in, just when the troops are cooking, I saw a large number of soldiers lined up with enamel jars and aluminum lunch boxes waiting for dinner.

Chen Zikun got out of the car and took a look at the soldiers' lunch, beef, potatoes, carrots, bread, butter and a cup of black tea.

In the conference room, Chen Zikun met his old friend Sun Liren, whose unit was the most intact in the expeditionary force, and it was withdrawn to India and became a garrison in India, and it also became China's best-equipped and strongest combat effectiveness army, from head to toe all American-style equipment, no different from the US Army, the troops were full of American instructors, teaching to drive cars and tanks, paving roads and bridges, teaching radio and blasting operations, all of which were new things that the Chinese army had never heard of.

Sun Li's personality is very good-looking, he is simply high-spirited, but he maintains a certain vigilance against Chen Zikun's arrival, after all, the other party has a higher military rank and a better relationship with the Yankees, and he will replace him at any time.

Stilwell started the meeting very quickly, and after listening to the report in five minutes, he took Chen Zikun to inspect the training, and on the training ground of the Lambgarh camp, tanks and trucks galloped back and forth, and groups of infantry were alive and well on the obstacle course. On the shooting range, the Thompson submachine gun and the Browning machine gun rang out, Chen Zikun couldn't help but itch, and took a semi-automatic rifle that he had never seen before from the soldier, aimed at the distant target and fired eight shots in a row.

"Good gun!" Chan praised from the bottom of his heart.

"The general's marksmanship is better." Stilwell laughed.

The honest soldiers applauded together.

Chen Zikun said: "Joe, how are the Chinese boys? ”

Stilwell said, "They are the best infantry I've ever seen, none of them, they are poorly educated, but it doesn't matter, their cleverness can offset that." ”

Chen Zikun said: "Do you think this army is not enough?" ”

Stilwell said, "Of course, but Peanut treats the country's army as his personal property and is unwilling to let me command. ”

Chen Zikun said: "The chairman of the committee started from scratch, relying on the army, how can he be willing to release military power, but I have a solution, we can not transfer the army of the commission, but instead arm the army of other factions, such as Long Yun in Yunnan, he must be very willing to accept the conditions of the United States, such as my Jiangdong Army, and is also willing to cooperate with the US army to fight." ”

Stilwell shook his head: "Long Yun has also been in contact, but Peanut Rice resolutely does not allow the situation of local power dominance, as for your army, it is fighting behind enemy lines, but you can consider erecting a model." ”

Chen Zikun said: "Since Long Yun's Yunnan army is not good, then let the chairman of the committee send people, do not use those existing troops, recruit new soldiers to transport them to Ramgar, anyway, the plane transporting supplies will return empty, it is better to transport troops over, first arm ten divisions, under your command, and wait for the end of the fight against Japan, even people with guns to hand over to the chairman of the committee, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds." ”

Stilwell's eyes lit up: "This is a good solution!" ”

……

He stayed in Ramgarh for a few days, had a drink with the officers and men of the army stationed in India, and after handing a letter to Xue Bin, the commander of the army stationed in India, he flew to Tehran, Iran, transited to Egypt and Morocco, and arrived in London, England, under the bombing of the Luftwaffe.

After 20 years, Chen Zikun returned to London, and the British capital was ruined and dilapidated after the indiscriminate bombing, but the fighting spirit of the citizens and the army was still high.

With the help of the embassy in the UK, Chen Zikun found a pair of children of Li Yaoting, the two children thought that studying in the UK could escape the war, who knew that London was worse than Shanghai, not to mention the bomb threat, food was also extremely short, the British own children were evacuated to Australia and Canada, who cares about the life and death of foreigners, if it were not for their family foundation, they would have starved to death.

Chen Zikun used his special plane to bring the two children to the United States, the whole world is at war, but the United States is not threatened by war, but he can clearly feel that the war is approaching, and the recruitment office is overcrowded, all of them are young men wearing decent suits and combing the nose of the plane.

In Washington, D.C., Chen Zikun changed into a Chinese military uniform, three golden stars shone brightly, Foreign Minister Song Ziwen, Chinese military delegation chief Xiong Shihui, and Chinese ambassador to the United States Hu Shi came to greet him.

Chen Zikun said: "Brother went to the United States this time, not only to strive for more aid, materials are always materials, the focus is inevitably lower, it is better to take this opportunity to greatly enhance the international status of the Republic of China, this is a golden opportunity." ”

Song Ziwen said: "I understand what Brother Kunwu meant, President Roosevelt nominated the chairman of the committee as the supreme commander of the Allied China Theater, isn't this the plan, it sounds very powerful, but in fact it has no practical effect." ”

Hu Shi also said: "China, the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union, the four allies, are just the high hats that the great powers put on us, and it is just President Roosevelt's wishful thinking, Churchill never mentions it, and even the Chinese army's bloody sacrifice in Burma does not have a word of thanks. ”

Chen Zikun knew that they had been hit hard by staying in the United States for a long time, and his mood was understandable, so he said: "The distribution of materials is the last means for the Americans to clamp us down, and they will not let go easily, so we naturally have to vigorously strive for it, on the other hand, we must also strive for self-improvement, I propose to abolish all unequal treaties on our own, take back the concessions, and take back Hong Kong and Macao!" ”

"No, no!" Song Ziwen shouted, "Zikun, are you trying to create a rift in the allies, of course the British and American privileges in China must be abolished, but they cannot be abolished by themselves, and they must be talked about slowly." ”

Hu Shi also said: "General Chen, you are new to the city, so let's familiarize yourself with the environment first." ”

When Hu Shi was a professor at Peking University, Chen Zikun was still a coolie pulling a foreign cart, but now he has become a high-ranking official of the national government and a first-class general.

Song Ziwen and Hu Shi have always been at odds with each other, and at this time, they actually opposed Chen Zikun together, and their enthusiasm was poured cold water, so they stopped mentioning it.

After the reception banquet, General Xiong Shihui, head of the military delegation to the United States, came to visit Chen Zikun's residence, and he did not say a word in the car, but at this time he spoke eloquently: "General Chen, I have the same opinion, and now that US aid is not effective, it is time to cancel the unequal treaty to show equality between the allies. ”

Chen Zikun was quite interested: "Brother Xiong, do you have a channel?" ”

Xiong Shihui said: "Yes, you can find Mr. Curie, the executive assistant to the president of the White House." ”