Beiyang reactionaries

Mountbatten told Wavell directly that the biggest problem for the troops at present is the problem of supplies.Because in the current India, Wavell and Mountbatten must work closely together regardless of their personal relationship.Otherwise, it is impossible to restore the current passive situation.

Wavell frowned.

Because what Mountbatten said was exactly what Wavell was most troubled with now.Since the outbreak of the Battle of Myitkyina, all the outer positions of Myitkyina have fallen into the hands of Japan.As a result, most of the road passages of the Chinese and British Indian troops were cut off by the Japanese army.China is only doing business, but it will not help the British and Indian troops to open up other channels just because the land channel is cut off.

At present, the logistics supplies of the British and Indian troops in Myitkyina can only be airlifted by inviting Chinese transport troops.But after the Japanese army invaded India, China would never use transport troops to support the British and Indian troops.

So Wavell can only wait for the support of the British mainland.

But the problem is that the United Kingdom depends on the support of the United States. Now there are enough materials to support the India-Myanmar battlefield.So I hope for the support of the United States, but there are many problems.

America is indeed great.

The industrial strength of the United States ranks first in the world, and the industrial strength of a country in the United States accounts for about 40% of the world.But no matter how you say it, the United States is just a country, not God.Almost two years after the outbreak of the Pacific War, the U.S. military has been passive.The United States suffered a lot of casualties in the Pacific War, which made the United States very distressed.Even now, the losses of the United States on the Pacific battlefield are greater than the losses of the entire Pacific battlefield in history.Historically, Japan only maintained its advantage in the Pacific battlefield for half a year, and was beaten back by the United States after half a year.

But not currently.

In the past two years, Japan has completely crushed the United States, and the US Pacific Fleet has been wiped out by the Japanese army over and over again.If it weren't for the industrial strength of the United States, Japan should have hit the west coast of the United States.However, in order to keep Japan from the Hawaiian Islands, the United States consumed an astonishing amount of materials.Many islands in the Hawaiian archipelago are of little value.

However, in order to stop the Japanese army, the United States began to construct large-scale construction projects on these islands, building military bases one after another.The cost of these things is very high, and it should even be said that a lot of materials are wasted.The United States has consumed more materials on the Pacific battlefield in the past two years than the entire Pacific battlefield in history.

In addition, the United States also supports Britain and the Soviet Union.Britain and the Soviet Union also suffered greater losses than in history and needed more material support from the United States.Even the United States feels very tired if it wants to afford so many supplies.

Thanks to the United States, it has been able to persist until now.But the United States also has selective support.

Solve the Japanese army on the Pacific battlefield first, and support Britain and the Soviet Union to stabilize the situation in Europe.As for the India-Myanmar battlefield, it ranks behind in the United States.If it weren't for the containment of China, the United States would not have sent such a large-scale air force to India.

"Supplies? Supplies?"

Wavell was also considering it.

Where should funds be raised from?

"Marshal, if we want to defeat the Japanese army now, we have to compete with them for supplies. The Japanese army is currently in a state of momentum, while our morale is low. In addition, the Japanese army's combat effectiveness is very strong. If we go head-to-head with their large troops, it will not be good for us. , It will cause us a lot of casualties. Now we can't afford failure and high casualties. So what we have to do now is to defend in the counterattack. Our counterattack to Dhaka is not to attack Dhaka directly. Capture Dhaka. Instead, build a position to prevent Dhaka's army from coming over to consume their supplies. Then use bomber troops to paralyze the Japanese army's logistics and completely cut off the Japanese army's logistics."

"How long do you estimate that the supplies of the Japanese army can last?"

"I estimate that the current Japanese army's logistics supplies have begun to have problems, including the food they eat, which should be extremely scarce now. It has been more than a month since the Japanese army crossed the Chindun River, and it has rained a lot during this time. Impa The roads around Seoul have always been bad, as long as it rains, it will become muddy. After the rain, the Chindun River surged, and it was impossible for the Japanese army to transport much supplies to the front line. If the British and Indian troops were not defeated too quickly, a large amount of ammunition and The logistics supplies are left to them. I don’t think the current Japanese army has anything to eat. At present, the largest supply of the Japanese army is transported by sea from Chittagong. So what we have to do now is to fight them non-stop, no matter what it is The same form is good, they must not be safe. This will quickly consume their ammunition and supplies. Then bomb Chittagong, completely paralyzing the function of Chittagong. As long as there is not enough ammunition and supplies, the Japanese army can only withdraw from India .Once the Japanese army decides to retreat, we will win this war.”

Wavell nodded.

Wavell was in favor of Mountbatten's plan.

After thinking for a while, he said, "General Mountbatten, I understand what you mean. You don't have to worry about supplies, I'll help you raise them. From now on, you can reorganize your troops and complete your battle plan."

"Marshal, do you have a solution?"

Mountbatten's eyes lit up.

This is all Mountbatten is worried about now.Mountbatten is not too worried about fighting the war, because he already has a complete set of methods.Now Wavell said he could raise supplies, so Mountbatten was overjoyed.

"Well. Now, there is only one place we can turn to for help, and that is China. Whether it is from Xinjiang or Tibet, we can get enough supplies. Now we have enough transport aircraft troops, as long as China agrees, then we can get enough supplies from China. It seems that we have to negotiate with China. Only China can provide us with enough things we need in a short time.”

"Marshal, then please leave the logistical issues to me."

"it is good."

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"This kind of thing can be determined by the material committee."

Duan Xun simply looked at the documents submitted by Li Jishen, but did not read them carefully.Then he closed the file and spoke directly to Li Jishen.

Britain is really in a hurry.

Although the United States has dispatched a large number of aviation troops, it is impossible to provide logistics for hundreds of thousands of troops in a short period of time.Japan is all to blame. Japan was too strong in the Pacific battlefield, and as a result, it firmly contained the United States.

Although the United States spent huge sums of money to build those military bases in the Hawaiian Islands, it blocked the Japanese army's ambitions for the Hawaiian Islands.But in order to turn the Hawaiian Islands into a military fortress, the US military spent too much money.

After all, there are many islands in the Hawaiian Islands, all of which are uninhabited islands without people.

Basically, there is no development value, at least for now.However, for the sake of the Pacific War, the United States insisted on building these uninhabited islands into military bases.It's not that easy.

After all, compared with islands that have already been developed, building such an uninhabited island is very expensive.Moreover, transforming such an island requires a lot of construction equipment and construction workers.

But these workers need to be transported from the United States to eat and drink.

This is how much material, how much money.Only with the strength of the United States can it forcibly build a military fortress in the Hawaiian Islands.And the United States not only wants to fight against the Japanese army, but also supports Britain and the Soviet Union.

The most supported by the United States is the United Kingdom.

But because this is a problem between Britain and the United States, China is not very clear.However, China has some statistics on the materials that the United States supported the Soviet Union.After all, a large amount of materials from the United States entered the Soviet Union through China.

During this period of more than a year, the amount of materials entering the Soviet Union from China exceeded 1000 million tons, reaching about 1200 million tons.Moreover, the materials that the United States supported the Soviet Union were not limited to China.

In addition to China, there are Arctic Ocean passages and Black Sea passages.Although the passages on the Chinese side occupy a large share, there are also a lot of passages on the Arctic Ocean and the Black Sea.According to Chinese statistics, after the outbreak of the Soviet-German War, the Soviet Union received about 1600 million tons of various materials from the United States.This is already the sum of the materials that the United States supported the Soviet Union in history.

It is really because the Soviet-German war was much crueler than in history, and it dealt too much blow to the Soviet Union.The Soviet Union also needed a lot of supplies.

Not just the Soviet Union, but Britain as well.Compared with the history of the United Kingdom, the casualties are astonishingly large.In the North African battlefield, if the German army's logistics was not strong enough, Germany would have driven the British army into the sea and controlled the Suez Canal.Losses at sea are even greater.

In history, the United Kingdom and the United States cooperated in escorting and cooperating against the German submarine warfare.But now it was the British against the German submarines.In addition, after the outbreak of the war, Germany has been obtaining a large amount of materials from China, so the industrial output has far exceeded the history.More submarines are also being produced than in history.The result was staggeringly high British losses following the outbreak of World War II.

Therefore, although Britain received a lot of support from the United States, it was very hard to resist Germany.Therefore, it is difficult to have the energy to support the India-Myanmar battlefield.But the current situation is that the India-Myanmar battlefield is very dangerous.

So the UK adopted the same strategy again.

Find China and cooperate with China.

The solution is simple, exchange their assets for Chinese supplies.China and the UK are already familiar with this aspect of cooperation, because they have cooperated too many times.This time, the United Kingdom produced a large number of asset certificates of their government and businessmen in Southeast Asia.At present, Japan has indeed detained a large number of European and American businessmen from Southeast Asia.But also before the war started, a large number of European and American businessmen fled the Southeast Asian battlefield and returned to China.

At present, Japan is selling these assets at a low price, and the United Kingdom also knows it.

Therefore, the United Kingdom is also preparing to sell its Southeast Asian assets at a low price.After the outbreak of the war, the British government has already seized a large number of overseas assets of those British businessmen, telling them that as long as the war is won, they will pay back the money in pounds after the war is over.Therefore, the assets in the hands of those British businessmen who ran back to the UK from Southeast Asia are currently in the hands of the British government.Although these assets are not currently in their hands, they still choose to sell them to China.And in order to prove their sincerity, they produced enough certificates.These assets should be exchanged for Chinese ammunition and supplies.

Duan Xun just looked at it briefly.

Then he said: "As long as the accuracy of the British assets is confirmed, then the business can be done. You decide on your own. But don't forget to communicate with the Overseas Investment Bureau. As long as the assets are not involved in sensitive areas, you don't need to report them to me."

"Yes."

Li Jishen nodded.

But he quickly said: "Chairman, Japan is currently slaughtering some European and American businessmen in Southeast Asia, and even destroying many government files, so as to turn the assets of those European and American businessmen in Southeast Asia into ownerless assets. If something happens to us in the future What about the conflict?"

"Vice Chairman Wang (Wang Jingwei), through the Chinese Overseas Chinese Committee, told Chinese businessmen to be careful and careful when buying assets sold by Japan. If there are any disputes in the future, we will not give legal protection, and let them not take advantage of it."

"Yes."