Chapter 453 Sixth Army
The Americans move very quickly... On the one hand, it is due to the industrial capabilities of the US military, and on the other hand, it is due to the support of the US authorities.|Chinese|Novels..
You should know that this is directly related to the interests of the United States: the sooner the Chinese team enters the battlefield or interspers into Northeast China, the sooner the transportation channel for the elite Japanese troops in China will be cut off, which means that for the United States it is easier to win or fewer casualties.
So, when Halsey was reporting the plan to transport troops by building a transit station using the "ant moving" method, Roosevelt personally ordered the plan to withdraw the first batch of operating funds of $10 million and various materials needed... At this time, $10 million was a big fortune, and this was only the first batch.
On the other hand, Roosevelt immediately urged Principal Chiang to prepare the troops and send them to Myanmar... This means that he was sending troops while building a transit station. From this point of view, we can also know how anxious Roosevelt was.
In fact, it was not only Roosevelt who was anxious, but Principal Jiang was also anxious... The Japanese army was facing its advance step by step, but **** was almost defeated. Chongqing was even bombed by the Japanese army every few days, which made Principal Jiang feel a little restless.
Especially there is another danger in this. If this battle is dragged down further... let Japan achieve its strategic goal and divide the territory controlled by **** into two, it will not only be a problem that the two parts cannot be connected, but the Japanese army may even bypass Chongqing and cut off the China-Myanmar highway from within China again.
The China-Myanmar Highway was once cut off by the Japanese army, so Principal Jiang knew very well what this meant to the National Government.
So Principal Jiang ordered the first batch of troops of an army to rush to Myanmar without stopping to prepare for crossing the ocean without stopping.
When Halsey received the information from this army, he handed the telegram to Zhang Chi and asked: "This is the first batch of troops sent by Principal Jiang, how about it?"
Looking at the telegram, Zhang Chi couldn't help but frown: "Sixth Army?!"
"Yes!" Halsey could see something from Zhang Chi's expression and said, "This is not an excellent army, is it?"
Zhang Chi couldn't help but sigh and explained: "This army... participated in the first expedition to Myanmar with us. The commander of the army was Gan Lichu. They collapsed thousands of miles under the attack of the Japanese army and fled back to the country from Myanmar... Gan Lichu was also dismissed!"
"It's really *******!" Halsey couldn't help but curse, "What's wrong with you, Principal Jiang? You actually sent such a force to join the war... You know, we are going to be interspersed into the heart of Northeast China, which is the Japanese. How can such a force be competent for such a task?! Isn't this a waste of our time, manpower and material resources?"
Then Halsey stood up and said, "No, I want the president to put pressure on your President Jiang and let him change to a group of better troops!"
Zhang Chi stopped Halsey back, shook his head and said, "It won't be useful!"
"Why?" Halsey was a little puzzled: "Just you said... At this time, the Chinese team is in danger. Your Principal Jiang should hope that this plan can be implemented successfully, right?"
"Principal Jiang may hope that this plan can be implemented, but he may not necessarily hope that it will succeed!"
"What?" Halsey looked at Zhang Chi in confusion and said, "I don't understand!"
"First of all..." Zhang Chi explained: "Principal Jiang's desire to control the troops is unimaginable. He will not easily give up on his control of his elite troops even in critical moments."
"I have heard of this!" Halsey still didn't understand: "But now..."
"Second!" Zhang Chi continued: "Principal Jiang needs elite troops to resist the Japanese attack head-on. In this regard, he really dares not transfer the elite troops easily... because this may very likely mean the collapse of the front line of defense!"
Upon hearing this, Halsey couldn't help but nodded, which was understandable.
"Again!" Zhang Chi continued: "Principal Jiang's idea is... As long as we insert a knife in the Northeast, no matter whether our knife is in place or not, it will undoubtedly cause the Japanese army to retreat in panic, so his goal will be achieved!"
"Oh!" Halsey couldn't help but realize: "You mean... your Principal Jiang, are the troops he sent to use for abandoned children?"
Zhang Chi nodded, which was the main reason why there were a large number of troops in Myanmar and the country who were training round after round in Stilwell, but Principal Chiang was not sent, but sent a team of defeated soldiers with low morale and even reached the number of the Sixth Army, whose number might be cancelled, participated in the war.
(Note: The number of the 6th Army of the National Revolutionary Army was revoked in June 1945)
"Then we shouldn't let him do this!" Halsey said anxiously: "Zhang... As a general of the United States, I must remind you that the interests of the United States are to hope that this battle will be won, otherwise the Japanese will eventually retreat to Japan!"
Zhang Chi certainly understood what Halsey meant. If, as Principal Jiang had imagined, just let the Japanese give up their current strategy and return to the Northeast, then Japan would further retreat to the defense of Japan's mainland... This is even likely to be what Principal Jiang hoped.
But for the United States... why should they do it? They worked in vain but still put Japan back to their hometown.
"I know!" Zhang Chi replied: "I don't agree with Principal Jiang's approach. I mean...even if you put pressure on Principal Jiang through the president, it will not be useful, because the military power is always in the hands of Principal Jiang. At worst, he can use a means of transplanting flowers and wood, and he can eventually send a bunch of "abandoned children". Then Principal Jiang can tell you... China has only such an army now, so what can you do with him?"
Upon hearing this, Halsey couldn't help but smile bitterly: "So... do we have to admit it? Take such soldiers into Northeast China?"
"Of course not!" Zhang Chi replied: "It's just that the first batch of troops is already on the road to transportation. At this time, we also need to use troops without time to delay. On the one hand, we can train this team to improve its quality as much as possible, and this is also necessary, because the troops participating in the war will use brand new and more advanced American equipment, such as the m1 rifle instead of the Springfield rifle in the US aid..."
"How?" Halsey replied: "We don't have that much time!"
"Did you forget the transfer station?" Zhang Chi said: "Every transfer station should set up a training center, so that they can train while they are waiting for transportation!"
Chapter completed!