The drizzle washed away the dust in the mountains, and the green leaves in early spring became even greener, and water droplets rolled on the leaves, like pearls jumping...

The birds jumped in the forest and made cheerful calls.

The Hou of Huangshan official residence saw that there were always officials waiting to be summoned in the room, but no one dared to make loud noises. Everyone waited silently or whispered in the narrow courtyard, so as not to alarm the owner of the official residence and cause great disasters.

However, this is obviously not possible in the past two days. There is a relaxed atmosphere at the official residence. The atmosphere can also be seen from the expressions of the officials and guards working in the official residence. Most of their faces have smiles, and they are more friendly and easy-going than before, with less stupidity and stiffness.

Today is very different from the past. In addition to the officials of the National Government, there are also many white-skinned Americans in the yard. They gathered together in groups of three or three, whispering, and their eyes swept down the direction of the door from time to time.

The talks in the living room were very harmonious. Wendell Wilkie smiled, but in fact she felt a little embarrassed. Last October, as the battlefield situation improved, Roosevelt planned a meeting between the leaders of the allies, coordinated strategies, and made some arrangements after the war. For this reason, he was sent to the Middle East, London, Moscow. When he was in Moscow, he received a telegram asking him to go to Chongqing for a walk.

Stilwell was still dissatisfied with Chiang Kai-shek. In his report to the US government, Stilwell accused Chiang Kai-shek of refusing to fight against Japan, the Kuomintang army was seriously corrupt, and a large number of American materials were sent to the black market in Chongqing by corrupt officials. What made Stilwell a little embarrassed was that the squadron won the two battles in northern Myanmar. This indisputable fact made Stilwell's accusation lack strength.

However, Roosevelt noticed from these accusations that the cracks between Stilwell and Chiang Kai-shek were widening. Recently, Stilwell simply suggested arming the 18th Army because they were closest to Japan. However, this suggestion was opposed by US ambassador Gauss.

Gauss believes that although the National Government cannot be honest, it is by no means completely corrupt. Chongqing's social organizations are very good, the people's support for the government is very high, and the squadron's battle is steadily increasing. On the contrary, if the 18th Army led by GCD will support further tension in the relationship between the United States and Chiang Kai-shek's government, and now China has restrained the main force of the Japanese army.

The Chinese government repeatedly complained that China had launched an attack on Japan as it was originally negotiated, but the aid materials promised by the United States never reached the agreed amount. Stilwell transferred the materials originally allocated to China to the United Kingdom several times, but China assumed the main task of fighting against Japan.

The various and even contradictory voices from China made Roosevelt realize the complexity of the Chinese issue. In order to find out what happened in China, he specifically asked Wilkie to switch to Chongqing, nominally inviting Chiang Kai-shek to attend the planned Cairo meeting, and in fact to understand what happened in China.

"The Cairo Conference should stipulate the following contents: the process of fighting against Japan, the post-war Far East international relations, China, the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union should assume greater international obligations after the war." Chiang Kai-shek was very confident. The national situation he faced is much better now than in his previous life.

In his previous life, China needed the support of both weapons and equipment and economy. Chiang Kai-shek had to give in to the United States everywhere, but now it is completely different. In terms of economy, comprehensive material control has greatly eased the economic situation; Guizhou's development is gradually maturing, and the Southwest Industrial Base provides the squadron with more than half of the equipment. More importantly, the two battles in northern Myanmar and the victory of the Changsha Battle, and the ongoing Battle of northern Hubei, the prospects are optimistic, which makes him confident and qualified to put forward China's political demands.

"Yes, the President is going to discuss with you," Wilkie agreed: "Your Excellency, I heard that two Japanese divisions have been wiped out by northern Hubei. Is that true?"

"Yes," Chiang Kai-shek was very happy when he mentioned the Battle of Hubei. The Battle of Hubei had developed into a decisive battle between the two armies of China and Japan. If this battle was to be won, the problems in central China would be solved, and it would be no longer a problem to recover Wuhan.

"General Zhuang Jihua, commander of the Fifth War Zone, reported that he had annihilated the 39th Division and the 58th Division, killed the Japanese division commander Ichikawa Shiraki and Sumida Leishiro. He has now surrounded the Japanese main 6th Division, the 13th Division, the 17th Division, and the entire three divisions." When he said this, Chiang Kai-shek's entire face was shining.

Wilkie clearly felt Chiang Kai-shek's optimism, but his conversation with Stilwell yesterday still made him a little doubtful. Stilwell admitted that the squadron was winning a great victory in the northern Hubei region, but he flatly rejected it, believing that the enterprising spirit of the Chinese generals determined that even if they were such a great victory, the Chinese generals would not counterattack, and they were afraid that even Wuhan would not occupy it, even if there were only a few thousand Japanese soldiers there.

"What strategy will your team adopt next?" Wilkie asked.

"Of course it is to capture Wuhan," Chiang Kai-shek said this, and he paused: "Our army had defeated the Japanese army before, but what troubled us was logistics. The development of the southwest lasted for ten years and only barely met the needs of half of the troops. Mr. Wilkie, according to our agreement with your country, the materials transported into China every month must reach 100,000 tons, but now there are only more than 20,000 tons, which is far from enough."

"Mr. Wilkie," Soong Mei-ling smiled sweetly. After taking the topic, Wilkie couldn't help but tremble in her heart: "Our current supplies can only meet the needs of one battlefield. If they are used in Hubei, they cannot be used in Myanmar. Just talk about gasoline. The battle of Hubei North requires the support of the Air Force, so General Chennard cannot meet it."

Wilkie was a little stunned. Stilwell came to Chennard yesterday. As his witness, Chennard was also very depressed recently. His Sino-US airline team was seriously lacking in fuel and can only maintain plop patrol flights. Moreover, China is still trying to place the airline team into the Expeditionary Force sequence, so that he can no longer decide his own strategy and tactics as before.

Chiang Kai-shek obviously believed that Wilkie was influenced by Stilwell. Although he did not directly accuse Stilwell, the hint in his words was more obvious.

"Ambassador Gauss and General Stilwell both believe that the current problem is transportation. The ** road transport volume is limited, and the Indian-Dianlu Road is still under construction. Once it is completed, the transportation volume can be doubled." Wilkie explained carefully.

"Mr. Wilkie," Chiang Kai-shek said bluntly: "As far as I know, the traffic volume of the ** highway is not full, at least doubled. Moreover, our supplies in India are often taken away by the British army. For example, last month, eighty tanks, twenty aircraft were used for other purposes, and other guns and ammunition are more. How can this be explained?"

"I know this question," Wilky explained immediately: "This is the British army at the request of Lord Mountbatten."

"General Stilwell is the chief of staff of the Chinese theater of war," Chiang Kai-shek said word by word. In fact, not only last month, this one had about 50,000 tons of ammunition assigned to the British army: "He asked for the reorganization of the expeditionary force, and I agreed. He asked for the right to allocate US aid materials, which President Roosevelt granted; but on the one hand he asked us to counterattack Myanmar, but on the other hand he distributed the materials that should belong to us to the British army. I have time to think about whether he is the chief of staff of China or the chief of staff of the British army?"

Wilkie was shocked. Chiang Kai-shek's attitude showed that his relationship with Stilwell was already very bad. Wilkie hesitated and said: "As an ally, the British army is strengthening their strength."

"But Mr. Wilkie, we are fighting against the main force of the Japanese army." Soong Mei-ling stood up just right and reached out to add water to Wilkie: "We have won two great victory in northern Myanmar. The victory of these two battles prevented the Japanese army from moving south and protected Australia and New Guinea. Mr. Special Envoy, as the Chairman said, our industrial capacity can only support one battlefield, and our main focus is on the country."

Soong Mei-ling put down the kettle, sat down, and said leisurely: "When I was in Washington, President Roosevelt agreed to our strategy to start the counterattack from the Fifth War Zone, and Myanmar was just holding back the battlefield."

Wilkie was not very clear about this strategy. His visit originally had no Chinese, and China was temporarily added, and the information provided by the State Council was not very comprehensive.

He hesitated and looked at Brenn, deputy head of the US military advisory group who came with him. Brenn said: "The material problem is actually a transportation problem. It is transported into the mainland through the ** highway. Every time three pieces of materials are transported, it costs one piece of materials. If you counterattack Myanmar and recover Yangon, the material consumption will be greatly reduced."

"If our army recovers Yangon, will Yangon be controlled by our army?" Lin Wei raised a sharp question

Brand paused. The question was very confusing. It was impossible for the British to agree, but if they did not agree, the Chinese were obviously unwilling to shed blood for the British.

"This question is not something we can decide," Wilkie immediately avoided the question: "The Chairman can discuss it with the President and Mr. Churchill at the Cairo meeting."

Lin Wei sneered: "If our army recovers Yangon and the British take over Yangon, our supplies will still not be guaranteed. They take away the supplies and we bleed. In addition, according to our strategic plan, we will not increase our troops in Myanmar again, so even if we recover Myanmar, we will not advance south again."

"We hope that the Far East after the war is the Far East of Democracy," Chiang Kai-shek stood up, as if declaring China's political stance in the post-war period: "Whether it is Myanmar or Thailand, Malaysia, India, Vietnam, and Cambodia should all be awarded the Far East after the war, so that the local people will support us and fight the Japanese with us."

"I personally express support for this issue, but I think it should be decided by a higher-level meeting." Wilkie once again avoided Chinese attention.

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Chapter completed!