Age of Conquest Reborn

Stilwell's rounding off was just right. At least on the surface, the stiff atmosphere relaxed. Tang Qiuli and MacArthur chose to give in to each other at the same time to avoid such a stalemate. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. After all,

, this is a relaxed and happy occasion, no one wants to see unpleasant scenes

Afterwards, Alexander and Brooks shook hands with Tang Qiuli one after another, nodded and smiled. However, Brooks's eyes were always scanning the back of Tang Qiuli's head, making Tang Qiuli confused. If he knew Brooks's inner thoughts, this Australian guy

My nose should be bleeding like a fountain at this moment

The waiter brought a few glasses of red wine. Five people, including Stilwell, were sitting next to the huge round table. The other people, knowing their weight, how could they dare to get in front of these five giants? Not even Yang Yongtai.

Looking closer, the scene just now fell into Yang Yongtai's eyes. Although he and Tang Qiuli were in two camps, they could not be called mortal enemies, and they were definitely not friends.

From the standpoint of Chairman Chiang, he hoped that MacArthur would severely suppress Tang Qiuli. From the standpoint of the Chinese, he had to secretly applaud Tang Qiuli's arrogance. When he came, the Americans had such an expression.

, the dignified secretary-general of the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government, Chairman Chiang’s chief think tank, and a popular figure who obeyed his words, was filled with anger.

At the moment, he still had the attitude of waiting and watching. Although he was chatting with other guests, his eyes never left Tang Qiuli's table.

MacArthur took a sip of wine and said casually: "General Tang, it is not easy for us to meet in Manila." Tang Qiuli smiled and replied: "It is indeed not easy. The Japanese are determined to get rid of me.

The ambushes and interceptions along the way were thrilling enough. I am afraid that I have now become a thorn in the side of the Japanese, a thorn in their flesh. I am not as good as the general, who has more than 100,000 troops. Sitting firmly in Luzon, far away from the war, I feel like watching the fire from the other side.

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Tang Qiuli would never be polite. Just based on MacArthur's performance just now, he had to goad MacArthur.

Language, including sarcasm and ridicule

MacArthur was furious. He felt that Tang Qiuli had gone too far. He could take the initiative to reach out and he had already made the greatest determination. For the benefit of the United States, these trivial matters should be put aside for the time being and not engage in unnecessary disputes. Now it seems that this person who does not know how to advance or retreat

Chinese people regard their tolerance as weakness

MacArthur continued calmly: "Yes, we all have witnessed the achievements of General Tang in Burma. The general's troops are brave and good at fighting. The Japanese must not be the opponent of the general." After finishing speaking, he looked like an eagle.

, staring at Tang Qiuli, Tang Qiuli smiled faintly and said nothing.

Isn't this American just praising himself? Just now he had sparks in his eyes, and now he's singing a hymn again. It's a trick to trick a three-year-old child. Seeing that Tang Qiuli didn't take up the challenge, MacArthur naturally wouldn't do it.

He dropped his words to the ground and continued: "There is something I still don't understand, and I would like General Tang to explain it."

A smile appeared on the corner of Tang Qiuli's mouth, and he said secretly: "Here comes the drama, but I don't know how this American will make things difficult for me." "Oh, there are still things that General MacArthur doesn't understand, but it doesn't matter, Qiu Li

You should say everything you know and say everything you want to know," he said

MacArthur said: "At the beginning of the Japanese attack on Burma, General Alexander's troops were surrounded in Mandalay in central Myanmar. The troops in the hands of General Tang had enough strength to break the Japanese encirclement and rescue General Alexander's troops.

, However, for some unknown reason, General Tang did not go to Mandalay to relieve the siege. Instead, he chose to attack Myitkyina, causing our allies to suffer heavy losses. I wonder if General Tang has any reasonable explanation for this.

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Tang Qiuli sneered in his heart, "MacArthur is really a cunning guy. On such an occasion, bringing up old things and exposing Alexander's scars is nothing more than arousing Alexander's resentment towards himself, so as to draw an ally to deal with him together."

His face straightened, and he asked: "General MacArthur, were you on the battlefield in Burma at that time? Since you were not, how can you understand the specific situation at that time? If you want me to give a reasonable explanation, I am telling the general that I, Tang Qiuli

No explanation is required for any action taken by the troops, but in order to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, I still want to say a few words, mainly for the sake of General Alexander."

These words are strong enough. Do I need to explain to you, a Yankee, what I am doing? Who are you? You stand up for the British and win over Alexander. How can I not give favors? MacArthur was stunned for a moment when Tang Qiuli choked.

Yes, he was at the Allied Forces Headquarters at that time and did not have any position. Tang Qiuli really did not need to explain himself. Besides, this was a matter between Tang Qiuli and the British. He was a bit assertive.

, this is a bit harsh to ask.

After giving MacArthur a big roast chicken nest, Tang Qiuli looked at Alexander, whose face was already very ugly, and said: "General Alexander, you know the situation best. The Japanese troops surrounding you exceeded 500,000.

people, and the troops I could mobilize at that time were only 200,000. You and I are the ones who command the troops, so we naturally know the dangers involved. I am afraid that before the Mandalay encirclement is opened, my troops will fall into more than 50 people.

How can we relieve the siege when surrounded by tens of thousands of Japanese troops?"

Alexander could only nod. What Tang Qiuli said was the truth, but he always felt that something was wrong, but could not tell the specific reason. Tang Qiuli continued: "Therefore, attacking Myitkyina is the only feasible way. That's it."

Is there anything wrong with opening up the channel for the British army to withdraw westward to India, and also preventing the British army from being blocked and intercepted by the Japanese army on its way north and falling into siege again?"

After Tang Qiuli finished speaking, he stared at Alexander with piercing eyes. This was also what Alexander was most troubled about. Without Tang Qiuli opening the Myitkyina passage, he would have died without a burial place. He couldn't find any fault with this.

You can't say that the Chinese have relieved you of your worries, but you blame them for what they did wrong. Alexander could only nod, expressing his agreement with Tang Qiuli's statement.

Alexander nodded twice. In fact, he had negated MacArthur's two questions.

Thinking of other ideas

After a pause, MacArthur changed the subject and then asked: "General Tang, why did you refuse to carry out the order of the Allied Forces Headquarters and take advantage of the Japanese army's retreat to completely annihilate the Japanese troops of Ito Genzaburo on the Riho front line? You need to know

, it’s not just as simple as disobeying military orders, the most important thing is that you missed the best opportunity to annihilate the Japanese army, laying a dangerous element of instability for the future situation in Southeast Asia. I think someone should be responsible for this matter

?”

Tang Qiuli looked at the American four-star general with a look like an idiot. MacArthur was made uncomfortable by Tang Qiuli's eyes. With an annoyed tone, he raised his voice and said:

"Why, General Tang, is this question difficult to answer?" The voice was a little higher, attracting most people's attention. From a distance, among a group of jeweled ladies, there was an obviously absent-minded Mei Xue.

Casting a concerned look at Tang Qiuli

Tang Qiuli laughed, which attracted everyone's attention to the table. After laughing, Tang Qiuli leaned back in his chair, and spoke in a tone of enlightenment to a primary school student, as black lines appeared on his face.

MacArthur said: "General, I hope you can ask some professional questions and not be so amateurish." Yang Yongtai's ears were twitching like radar, with a hint of schadenfreude.

Tang Qiuli continued: "As we all know, in a large-scale military operation, all factors must be taken into consideration. At that time, the Indo-China Peninsula suffered a heavy rainstorm that had not been seen in fifty years, flash floods broke out, and all roads and bridges were washed away. My

Troops and heavy weapons were blocked in the rear, and the two main

Our troops were trapped on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River. There were only two regiments of more than 200,000 people tasked with chasing more than 400,000 Japanese troops. Could it be that you let my soldiers, armed with rifles, fight at a rate more than twice as small as the Japanese troops?

force to attack the Libao Grand Canyon defense line, which is heavily defended by the Japanese army?"

"If such an order was given to the US military, General MacArthur, what would you do? Make your soldiers sacrifice themselves most fearlessly to execute this so-called order? At that time, General, you were thousands of kilometers away in Manila,

Without understanding the actual situation, you want to use the young lives of my soldiers to carry out unnecessary attacks based on a telegram?"

"What's more, our North China ** Division troops have not received any orders and are under the command of the Allied China and Southeast Asia Theater Headquarters. Therefore, there is no such thing as disobeying orders and there is no need to bear the so-called responsibility. General, what you just said is very

There is no reason to hope that you will think twice before issuing orders in the future. Of course, my troops will not execute such stupid orders. As for other troops, I hope that such a tragedy will not happen."

MacArthur was dumbfounded. Tang Qiuli slapped him so loudly that all the guests present heard it. He directly reprimanded the self-esteemed four-star general of the U.S. Army for giving blind orders. In the last sentence, he bluntly said that MacArthur was an idiot.

, giving orders without going through the brain, they don’t even know there is an Allied headquarters, all your accusations are nonsense

All the blood in MacArthur's body rushed to his brain, the veins on his face were bulging, and his gray-blue eyes had turned red. He was as terrifying as a vampire in ancient European legends. He stood up suddenly and knocked over the thing in front of him.

wine glass

To be continued (To be continued)

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