Chapter 226: Still Not Enough? Then One Million? (Second Update!)

"Then why did you come back?" Zhu Maoqin looked at Du Yuming with confusion.

It's obviously a trap, why come back?

Is it going to happen again?

"A soldier's duty is to obey orders." Du Yuming said calmly.

"What's more, you are all my brothers in life and death. I won't come. If someone else comes, the ending may be even more tragic."

Hearing this, Zhu Maoqin remained silent, because Du Yuming was right.

"I took a look at the roster and many people are not on it. What's going on?" Du Yuming asked again.

Hearing this, Zhu Maoqin looked helpless.

"They must have been recruited by the Sichuan Army."

Sichuan Army?
Du Yuming was not a fool, so he naturally understood what it meant.

Although the Fifth Army is a direct descendant, compared with the Sichuan Army, the other side may be considered a direct descendant.

I heard that the military salaries are all paid in US dollars, not to mention the weapons.

In terms of food and drink, although not comparable to the Allies, they are not much different.

"It seems that the Sichuan Army has reached far enough." Du Yuming sighed, and seemed to remember that Cun Yunsheng had entrusted Old Man Cun to him.

Finally, he let out a sigh.

"never mind……"

"General, I suggest you go to the Sichuan Army to learn from them." Zhu Maoqin suddenly suggested.

To learn from others?
Du Yuming didn't react for a while, but when he saw what Zhu Maoqin meant, he immediately realized it.

Refers to dealings with the British and American troops.

The Sichuan Army was able to prosper so well, apart from the military aspects, Cun Yunsheng played a very important role.

If the expeditionary force wants to keep all its troops in the next expedition, it must learn from Cun Yunsheng.

Thinking of this, Du Yuming hesitated for a moment.

The main thing I thought about was what Cun Yunsheng had told me before.

If they meet now, it will definitely be awkward for both sides.

Originally, Du Yuming had no intention of meeting her.

Who knows, we might meet again this time.

Thinking of this, Du Yuming fell silent.

"General, the Sichuan Army has poached many of our soldiers. If it weren't for that incident, do you think we would have acquiesced to them poaching our soldiers?" Zhu Maoqin's words resolved Du Yuming's embarrassment.

Hearing this, Du Yuming pondered for a while and then spoke.

"Then go and get some scriptures."

The last time, we didn't have a deep understanding of the British army, which led to such a disastrous defeat.

This time we really need to learn from others.

Not long after, Du Yuming arrived in Lashio.

It turned out that Cun Yunsheng was not in Lashio, so he went to Bangkok instead.

He also didn't expect the Sichuan Army's attack speed to be so fast.

Now we have reached Bangkok.

And it is said that Siam is being forced to surrender.

As long as Siam surrenders, the war situation in Southeast Asia will become clearer.

The only bad news is that the French army seems to be ready to take action.

But all this has little to do with him.

In Bangkok, after everything stabilized, Cun Yunsheng began to summon local Chinese clans.

Some families who defected to the Japanese army and committed crimes had their homes confiscated.

It has to be said that these families that have accumulated wealth over hundreds of years are really rich.

At least there were many things that opened Cun Yunsheng's eyes.

As for other families that remained neutral, they were pulled into the Chinese Mutual Aid Association by Cun Yunsheng.

At this moment, Cun Yunsheng looked at the Chinese family going away and sipped his tea leisurely.

Suddenly he felt that the tea was still very delicious, but Meng Fanle came to the meeting room and interrupted his interest in tea tasting.

"Commander, Du Yuming from the Fifth Army is looking for you." Meng Fanle's words stunned Cun Yunsheng.

"Didn't he get dismissed? Why did he run back to the Fifth Army?" Cun Yunsheng looked at Meng Fan in surprise.

"It was you who suggested that Stilwell find a solution from Shancheng, so the Fifth Army was incorporated into the Expeditionary Force. In addition, all the troops in southwestern Yunnan were incorporated into the Expeditionary Force, totaling more than 100,000 people." Meng rolled his eyes in annoyance.

Aren't they all you?
Cun Yunsheng didn't expect that it was related to him. It was indeed beyond his expectations.

What he couldn't understand was that Du Yuming was actually willing to take over this mess.

They are truly the fire brigade on the battlefield.

"Doesn't that mean that Yu Xiaoqing will be incorporated into the expeditionary force again?" Cun Yunsheng suddenly thought of Yu Xiaoqing. This guy was just promoted to deputy army commander, but the unit he was in was also in southwest Yunnan.

"If nothing unexpected happens, it should be." Meng Fan nodded.

"Last time he was just a regiment commander, but this time he became the deputy army commander. Yu Xiaoqing's backers are really powerful."

Cun Yunsheng ignored Meng Fanle's sigh, but wondered what Du Yuming came to see him about.

Raise troops to investigate?

Or should I take the blame and ask for forgiveness?

As for the former, Cun Yunsheng did do a lot of things that were unfair to the Fifth Army and poached a lot of its talents.

As for the latter, Du Yuming cannot be blamed entirely.

The main thing was that no one expected that Shancheng had no courage to resist.

"Where?" Cun Yunsheng asked.

"On the way to Lashio, we will probably arrive tonight." Meng Fanle said quickly.

Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng nodded and then fell into deep thought. He was very curious about why Du Yuming came to him at this time.

"Commander, do you think it might be about the expedition to India?" Meng Fanle guessed when he saw Cun Yunsheng didn't say anything.

"It should be about Tianzhu, but I don't know if Du Yuming will be as stubborn as last time." Cun Yunsheng sighed.

"I think that even if Du Yuming chooses to drag his feet this time, I'm afraid the British army will not agree." Meng Fanle shook his head and said.

"The British army will never continue to watch the Japanese army ravage India. This time, they have spent such a huge price just to completely destroy the Japanese army. The more than 100,000 expeditionary forces, weapons, equipment, and logistical supplies are all provided by the Allies. With such a huge price, will they let the expeditionary forces advance slowly?"

"They will certainly be urged to speed up their march, but given the character of the British Army, I'm afraid the outcome of the expedition will not be very good."

I have to say that Meng Fanle’s strategic vision is getting better and better now.

Based on this analysis, he is definitely a master of strategy.

This made Cun Yunsheng feel relieved.

"So the Japanese will definitely lose this time?" Cun Yunsheng asked back.

"It's obvious that they are bound to lose. Even if they draw reinforcements from their homeland, the problem of weapons, ammunition and supplies won't be solved so easily." Meng Fanle shook his head and said.

"What do you think if we send some weapons and ammunition to the Japanese?" Cun Yunsheng suddenly asked. "Ah? You want to help the Japanese? Then the situation that the expeditionary army will face will be even more dangerous?" Meng Fan looked confused.

Who knows, Cun Yunsheng said lightly.

"The British soldiers' deaths are still too few, not enough, far from enough, and the U.S. military's strength has not yet been fully exerted."

"The British army is just anxious now, it is not a matter of life and death yet."

"They still have so many Commonwealth troops, and the U.S. military can draft more soldiers to fight on the battlefield."

"It's impossible that we have tens of millions of casualties while they only have hundreds of thousands of casualties?" Cun Yunsheng shook his head and said.

"But what about the expeditionary force?" Meng Fanle wanted to say something but was interrupted by Cun Yunsheng.

"I've thought of a solution." Cun Yunsheng said confidently.

I used to think that the Japanese army’s attack speed was pretty good, but now it seems just so-so, they failed to capture even half of the territory.

Looking at Cun Yunsheng's confident expression, Meng Fanle didn't know what to say and could only suppress the doubts in his heart.

Soon, it was evening and Du Yuming arrived in Bangkok, exhausted.

Looking at the prosperous Bangkok, there was no time to appreciate it, and I went straight to the headquarters of the Sichuan Army.
The first sentence when we meet.

"Brother Yunsheng, I'm sorry, I can't do anything about Tengchong's situation."

Now, Cun Yunsheng didn’t know what to say.

"This matter has nothing to do with Commander Du. No one could have imagined that Shancheng would choose to give up southwestern Yunnan." After a long time, Cun Yunsheng said slowly.

Hearing this, Du Yuming's face showed even more guilt.

This made Cun Yunsheng even more embarrassed.

To be honest, the few things he did to poach people were not very fair.

"Commander Du, what's the matter that has made you come all the way to see me?" Cun Yunsheng decided to change the subject and asked curiously.

"Don't call me Chief Du. It seems too distant. Just call me Brother Du, or Brother Guangting." Du Yuming knew that the other party was resentful.

"It's not a big deal, actually. I'm going to lead an expeditionary force into India, and I need to ask you for advice on some things. When it comes to dealing with the British, you're more experienced."

Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng immediately understood what was going on. It was related to what he had guessed.

It is true that every failure makes one wiser. I suffered such a big loss last time, so I learned my lesson this time.

However, Cun Yunsheng did not rush to give an answer, but asked back.

"Will the New First Army also be under the command of Brother Guangting?"

"No, they are temporarily under the command of the Allied Command. I am only responsible for commanding more than 100,000 expeditionary forces." Du Yuming's head shake made Cun Yunsheng feel cold. It seemed that Shancheng was still on guard against him.

Thinking of this, Cun Yunsheng continued to ask.

"Brother Guangting, what do you think of the British army?"

He must understand the other party's attitude clearly, otherwise if he gives blind advice, he will only hurt himself.

"Before this, I thought the British army was just arrogant, but the last incident made me realize that foreigners are not good people," Du Yuming said with a wry smile.

"Well, apart from being arrogant, the British army only knows how to betray their allies. So I still say the same thing, what does the fight between the white ghosts and the Japanese devils have to do with us?" Cun Yunsheng sneered.

"So, you mean for me to just sit back and watch the fire?" Du Yuming frowned slightly. This definitely wouldn't work.

More than 100,000 expeditionary forces, and not a single movement, isn't that bullshit?

That old man, Admiral Wavell, would definitely not agree.

Not to mention Admiral Wavell, even Stilwell would not agree.

"Don't be impatient." Cun Yunsheng could tell from his expression that he must think this plan was not feasible.

"This time is different from before. We can't just sit back and watch the fire. But we can't just be stupid and let the British army use us as a gun, even if they provide us with supplies, weapons and ammunition."

"This time, in addition to Brother Guangting's expeditionary force of more than 100,000, my troops also received orders, but due to the situation in Siam, they are temporarily unable to advance westward."

"However, I have ordered the resistance forces in Yangon to step up the recruitment of troops. It is estimated that more than 200,000 indigenous troops will be sent to India within a month."

"When the time comes, Brother Guangting can just suggest to General Stilwell that we command the more than 200,000 natives as well."

"I believe Stilwell will definitely not reject Brother Guangting's proposal."

"When the British army urges us, we will send these 200,000-odd natives to the battlefield as cannon fodder to fill the gap."

"Let them do all the dirty and hard work. Don't worry about their casualties. If they are not enough, I can provide more natives."

Cun Yunsheng's words shocked Du Yuming and Meng Fanle beside him so much that they were speechless.

Meng Fanle was originally wondering what other weird things his boss would do this time.

Unexpectedly, the foreigners stopped trying to cheat and instead set their sights on these natives.

And it’s two hundred thousand at a time?

And made lofty ambitions!

If two hundred thousand is not enough, then four hundred thousand!
Fortunately, there are only three people in this house. If this were to get out, it would definitely cause an uproar.

Du Yuming frowned, this was really shocking.

"Brother Guangting, I would rather die than let my fellow Taoist die. Moreover, these natives treated our expeditionary brothers inhumanely not long ago."

"Now they are just paying the price for their previous actions."

"People, the sins committed in the first half of their lives must be repaid in the second half." Cun Yunsheng knew that Du Yuming was soft-hearted, so he could only play the emotional card with him.

Sure enough, when Du Yuming heard this, a hint of coldness flashed across his eyes.

Yes!

Thousands of expeditionary brothers were brutally tortured to death by these natives.

"What's more, the anti-fascist struggle requires the unity of everyone. These natives also made sacrifices to defeat the Japanese army. I believe no one will care." Cun Yunsheng said lightly.

"Brother Guangting, you can either choose to sacrifice the brothers of the expeditionary force or the natives. You have to choose to sacrifice one. Otherwise, as you said, the Allied Forces are not so easy to fool."

In fact, Du Yuming had no choice at all.

If more than half of the expeditionary force suffered casualties, it would cause a mutiny.

By that time, morale will be completely gone, and it will be nonsense to want to defeat the Japanese army.

"I understand." Du Yuming took a deep breath. He had made his decision.

"Brother Guangting, you don't have to worry too much about these 200,000 natives. You can use them as you like. There are many natives here. When Siam surrenders and joins the Allied forces, we can send out at least 400,000 or 500,000 troops, as long as the Allied forces can afford the weapons and equipment." Cun Yun was afraid that Du Yuming would be too soft-hearted, so he added another sentence.

Not to mention Annan, if the Vichy French army surrenders.

Is it a problem to send out one million troops to several places combined?

With the background of the US military?

Any questions?

Do not!
There is no problem at all.

Until the end of the war, the strength of the US military was not fully utilized.

What's more, do these natives need such good weapons and equipment?

Two sets of military uniforms, a rifle, and dozens of bullets per person are enough to fill the line.

To Stilwell, this little thing means nothing.

Therefore, Cun Yunsheng was not worried at all about what would happen if he betrayed the Allies too badly.

Because the US military can cover everything!
If we don't take advantage of this opportunity to get more things, how can we justify the huge sum of money that the old Buddha paid?
　Don’t panic! Try to adjust your schedule!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)