Admiral Wavell's silence, and the other British generals either looked at the canopy and didn't know what to think, or whispered to each other below, obviously some of the conversation between Yang Zhen and Wavell was indifferent. This gap gave Major General Stilwell, who had been robbed of the limelight and was sarcastically beaten by Yang Zhen before, to speak again.

He stared at Yang Zhen and said directly: "General Yang, although your reasons for stopping the offensive seem comprehensive, at least on the surface, it makes sense. But this does not prove that these reasons for your termination of the offensive are entirely sufficient, as you have many things that have not been explained. ”

"General Yang, I ask you not to forget that in the early days of your country's all-out war with Japan, and at the time of the fiercest battles of the so-called Songhu, Xuzhou, and Wuhan, I was serving as a military attache in China. I know more about the strength and equipment of the Japanese army than the British. There are many things that you can't hide from me. ”

"As far as I know, the Japanese army had very few mechanized troops, and the number of heavy artillery was not very large. Even if your tanks were insufficient to form a sufficient assault force, your infantry still had combat effectiveness. Could it be that as an army, it cannot fight without the cooperation of tanks? ”

"Even if there are a lot of artillery losses, your remaining artillery is still enough to support an offensive. Moreover, your shells have not been completely consumed, although they are not much, but there is still a certain amount of reserves, at least to meet your needs to eliminate the two Japanese divisions in front of Linxi, and there is no problem. ”

"But what I don't understand is why, in such a fairly favorable situation, why did you allow these two divisions to evacuate safely? You know, even after you have eliminated these two divisions, you are no longer able to continue the attack. But without the pressure of these two divisions, you will have much less pressure on the entire front after you stop fighting. ”

"General Yang, I regret your cousin, judging from the course of this battle, your cousin is not as good as the army of your national government. In the battles of Songhu, Xuzhou, and Wuhan, your Nationalist government army had no tanks, and the number of planes and large-caliber artillery was far less than yours. But at least they were able to hold out against the Japanese despite the lack of fire support from Yan Zòng. ”

"With the answer you are giving now, can I assume that you cannot fight without the support of tanks and aircraft? If that's the case, then I can only say that your efficiency on the battlefield is not as good as that of the Chongqing government. I can even think that you are consciously preserving your strength, and do not want to achieve more results. Because you took the initiative to stop the attack while still having the ability to continue attacking. ”

"I don't think there's any need for the U.S. government to take a considerable risk with such an army and the diplomatic strife that might ensue to provide you with any assistance you need. Wouldn't it be more in the interest of the United States to hand over that aid to your national government? ”

"You know, you're not the central government. Your center is in Yan'an, not in Chongqing. And I want to remind you that Chongqing also represents China, not Yan'an. In accordance with international norms and practices, our assistance should only be given to the central Government, not to a local government or the military, because this is contrary to international norms. ”

After this guy said this, there was a triumphant expression on his face, obviously a sense of pleasure after the success of revenge. He was choked by Yang Zhen's words before, but this time he thought he was smart enough to find the loophole in Yang Zhen's reply.

It's just that after he said what he thought was reasonable, not only did he make Yang Zhen roll his eyes, but he was directly speechless. Even the people of the British military delegation over there couldn't help but shake their heads and secretly curse this guy for being an idiot, and this head was simply growing into the crotch of his pants.

You don't have actual combat command experience, and no one says anything about you. As long as you keep your mouth shut, no one will blame you as a rich man when everyone is asking for help from the Americans. But you are here full of indiscriminate cannons, and you are talking nonsense with your eyes open, which is really undeserved.

What is modern warfare fought? It's logistical supply. Without logistical supplies, how can this battle be fought? A few days of artillery shell reserves, can it support a campaign? Do you know how much shells are consumed per day in a large-scale battle? When you say that, aren't you rushing to the door to find and be scolded?

For this guy's self-righteous words, the British, who didn't want to get involved in the war between Yang Zhen and this American major general, were very smart and kept their mouths shut. They could clearly see that these two people, who had never met before, looked at each other very unpleasantly from the beginning.

A conscious provocation and vitriol, but lacking a high level of military theory and practical command experience. One is sharp-toothed and hard-nosed, although he has not received too high a military education, but he has extremely rich experience in actual combat. When these two people get together, it's like thunder.

It's just that what these British officers can't understand is that these two people were thousands of miles apart before. One in the United States and the other in Manchuria, which should never have been acquainted. That Major General Stilwell did serve as the U.S. military attache in China, but everyone can be sure that he had never been to Yan'an before, let alone had contact with the CCP.

Why did these two people pinch each other when they first met? This is a bit counterintuitive. Even if the Major General Stilwell consciously provoked the dispute, Yang Zhen's attitude clearly showed that even if there was no such thing, he would not be interested in this Major General Stilwell at all. Otherwise, as a host, you have to have the most basic courtesy for guests from afar.

However, considering the previous battle between the two men, most of the British officers, including his American colleagues, who knew that it was not good as soon as he said this, were in this war between these two people, and they were not very optimistic about this Major General Stilwell. Almost all of them were looking at this major general who had been sent to the door to be scolded with pitiful eyes. "It's a war between two people, and as for the others, it's better to stay as far away as possible. And in this war between two people, although most of them were in contact with Yang Zhen for the first time. All the British, as well as the vast majority of the Americans, clearly did not have much hope for Major General Stilwell's victory.

The British kept silent, while Yang Zhen looked at him like an idiot for a long time before touching his head and saying, "I said Major General Stilwell, do you really not understand, or are you pretending to be stupid with me here?" If you don't understand, I advise you to keep your mouth shut and don't pretend to understand here. ”

"If nothing else, I have already told you that by the end of the battle, our entire army had suffered nearly 100,000 casualties. The total number of our troops in the whole army is only a few men, and according to this ratio, the total number of troops we have invested in this battle, not counting the technical arms that cannot participate in the front-line battle, our casualties have already accounted for half of the total number of troops. ”

"I ask General Stilwell, can this battle continue with the casualty ratio of your American army? As long as you, Major General Stilwell, can guarantee that nearly half of the casualties of your American troops on the battlefield at one time will maintain the ability to continue the offensive without artillery support or even any supplies. ”

"Even your American military, under the same conditions, can remain unbroken. Then I don't want any of the supplies and equipment you have to help us, and you can give them to whoever you think needs them. Even if you give all the materials that you have ordered to us to the Japanese, I, Yang Zhen, will not say a word. ”

"But if you American troops can't do that either, then Major General Stilwell, I ask you to take those fucking words back. Don't pretend to be a military expert here and say things like that that make people think you're an idiot. If you can't do it yourself, what qualifications do you have to ask others to do it? ”

"The lives of you Americans are precious, and the blood of our soldiers is bought for salt? If you Americans fight a war, you must have enough planes, artillery and tanks to support you, and our soldiers can only use rifles to fight the enemy armed to the teeth? Everyone is raised by their parents, why are you Americans people, and Chinese not people? ”

"Also, before the war, how many troops the Nationalist Government had in most parts of the country, how many reserve soldiers they had, and how many years you served as the US military attache in China, I think it should be very clear. Although they do not have a perfect mobilization system, even if they are caught, they can re-replenish the troops in a short period of time. ”

"But how many reservists do we have, do you know that? At present, the total population of all our districts is less than 10 million. In addition to the necessary workers in the military industry and the population needed to ensure agricultural production, how many conscripts can be among the remaining population? ”

"As far as Chongqing is concerned, relying on the abundant human resources in the rear, as long as they can be given a certain amount of time, they can completely replenish the troops in the shortest possible time, and even expand a large number of new troops. But can we do it? Can our total population sustain that casualty figure? ”

"If nothing else, the total number of troops invested by the Nationalist Government in the Battle of Xuzhou is more than double our current total strength. The number of casualties in the Battle of Songhu is almost equal to our total strength. A space for maneuvering in the battle of Wuhan is equal to dozens of times that of the area under our control. ”

"You don't care how many of the troops they have invested are really effective and how much they have achieved. But the total number of troops and the number of people that can be mobilized are there. They can afford hundreds of thousands of casualties in a battle, but what do we fill in? ”

"If we follow the way the Nationalist Government plays, we don't have to look at the future after a campaign, because the whole army is basically gone. And you don't have to travel thousands of miles to the northeast, because we, having exhausted all the combat units, are no longer able to play any strategic cooperation with you. It's not even possible that we guys have to go to the United States to meet you. ”

"The total population in our district is not as large as half of the province under the jurisdiction of the Chongqing government. Given that the total number of troops is quite limited, the casualty ratio of our losses in one battle is already quite astonishing. In the case of you Americans, such a high casualty ratio would have collapsed long ago. ”

"Major General Stilwell, I can tell you clearly. The reason why we have been able to survive to this day despite the huge disparity in strength has not been wiped out by the enemy. It's not that we rely on the handouts of the enemy, it's because we have grown brains, and we've always used our brains to fight the enemy. It's because we know when we can attack and when we have to give up. ”