Chapter 227: How about changing the king? (The third update!)
"Listening to your talk is better than reading for ten years." Du Yuming said with deep emotion.

If they had not come to seek Buddhist scriptures from Cun Yunsheng, the expeditionary army would have suffered heavy casualties in the subsequent expedition to India.

First of all, the non-combat casualties are enough to give him a headache, not to mention the environment in India, where diseases such as malaria are rampant.

Now with Cun Yunsheng's advice, he knew what to do next.

That is, if there is any problem, let the natives take over. Anyway, there is no need to worry about them all dying, because there will be more people coming.

What he has to do is to preserve the vitality of the expeditionary force.

"Brother Guangting, you're joking. It's just that you've dealt with the British so much that you know these foreigners can't be trusted. It's still true what our ancestors said: those who are not of our race must have different hearts." Cun Yunsheng chuckled.

Compared with Yu Xiaoqing before, he believed that Du Yuming would definitely remember his lesson.

We have been cheated by the British like that. If we don’t learn our lesson, there will be no hope.

"Alas, we can only blame ourselves for being too inexperienced. We never thought that the world's number one superpower would actually harm its friendly forces like this. The key is that we can't even say a word."

"Brother Yunsheng, do you know what that kind of frustration is?" Perhaps because he was familiar with it, Du Yuming began to reveal some of his true feelings.

In fact, the overall performance of the last expedition was quite good.

Whether it is Mandalay or the later Tonggu, overall it is not bad.

At least several times stronger than the British army.

If the British army hadn't been so weak, the outcome would have been hard to predict.

The results of it?
The British Army does not need to bear any responsibility.

Du Yuming took all the responsibility alone.

If it weren't for this Indian crisis, no one would be willing to go on an expedition to India, and Du Yuming would probably have to sit on the bench for a while.

Logically speaking, he was not the commander of the expeditionary force, he was only the deputy commander, and it was not his turn to take the blame.

The results of it?
The first two were fine, so he was the one to take the blame.

In other words, Du Yuming was stupid. If it was Cun Yunsheng, he would have directly pushed a staff officer to take the blame.

Even an intern staff officer.

The reason is simple: he did not convey the order in time.

But, it’s Du Yuming’s fault for being too honest.

"Brother Guangting, I know your pain. As for the next action, as long as you are willing to trust me, I guarantee that your 100,000 expeditionary forces will never encounter the same situation as last time." Cun Yunsheng said confidently.

"Also, you can get in touch with the New First Army more often."

Hearing this, Du Yuming's eyes lit up. Since Cun Yunsheng said so, it meant that he had connection with the New First Army.

Thinking of this, Du Yuming nodded and kept in mind what Cun Yunsheng said.

Next, the two discussed some details.

The main thing was that Cun Yunsheng taught Du Yuming how to take advantage of the conflict between Stilwell and Wavell to ask for weapons.

In a word!

We will not move forward a single step unless we are fully armed and meet the standards of the US military.

The best way is to occupy a large food supply area.

Replenish food while moving forward.

To prevent being controlled by Stilwell through logistics.

To put it bluntly, it means to keep the enemy at bay.

Don't be a fool and use yourself as a gun.

It has to be said that Cun Yunsheng's words really opened Du Yuming's eyes.

At the same time, he was secretly glad that he came here to seek advice, otherwise he would not have known that there were so many twists and turns in it.

After Du Yuming left, Meng was annoyed and curled his lips.

"Sir, it's a good thing that Stilwell didn't let you go to Tianzhu, otherwise, Tianzhu would have to change its name."

Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng laughed.

"Not really. Tianzhu is so big that even if I'm a fat man, I can't eat it."

"You are too modest. With your approach, the British army will be the next to be in trouble. You are simply inviting a wolf into the house." Meng Fanle shook his head in disbelief.

He now also enjoys seeing the British army suffer misfortune.

Just as Cun Yunsheng said, the British army did a lot of immoral things.

Now, naturally, is the time to pay back the debt.

"But are you sure there won't be any problems? After all, the Japanese army's rampage in India is not necessarily a good thing for us. The US military's aid will definitely be supplied to India first." Meng Fanle said with some concern.

Who knew that Cun Yunsheng was not worried at all, but spoke happily instead.

"So, I have a reason to ask Major Fettig to speed up."

"He is still too slow. The aircraft, artillery, and tanks are just being assembled in the aircraft assembly plant, but they are just modifying some old aircraft. They are still far from manufacturing aircraft, let alone tanks and artillery."

Hearing this, Meng Fanle couldn't help but give a thumbs up.

"You are really calculating against me. You don't even give me a chance to breathe."

"Hahaha, who made him at odds with Stilwell? Now that Stilwell is not helpful, it's time for him to demonstrate his value. Then, won't he be slapping Stilwell in the face?" Cun Yunsheng chuckled.

"I don't know when William's equipment will arrive. With them, our arsenal will be able to speed up its operation."

"Otherwise, if we just rely on picking up scraps on the battlefield, we don't know when we can finish it."

Meng Fanle asked doubtfully.

"Don't they have equipment in Bangkok? Can't they be used?"

Cun Yunsheng sighed and said helplessly.

"Who would use old stuff when there are new ones? Besides, those rags are not worth looking at at all."

Siam's industrial level is just so-so, not even as good as the arsenal in the mountain city.

He even disdained none of the captured weapons and had them all collected and then packaged and sold to the Persian chiefs.

The chiefs were still very poor at this time, but it didn't matter.

They have land.

When the time comes, we will sign an agreement and give him a hundred years to develop the land, which will be enough to pay off the cost of these weapons.

It is no exaggeration to say that oil can be dug out from under people's toilets.

"This old man Stilwell is just unreliable. He said he would introduce me to some businessmen, but he still hasn't shown up. He is just like the British, arrogant at heart."

"We always think that they are talking to us from a position of strength, acting superior. In fact, if we really have the same weapons and equipment, what qualifications do they have to talk to us on an equal footing?" Cun Yunsheng sneered.

To him, none of it is fun.

"Ah? Commander, with the same weapons and equipment, can we really win?" Meng Fanle said somewhat unconfidently.

Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng looked very disappointed.

"Don't think the U.S. military is very strong. Their industrial strength is indeed strong, but it's not that outrageous, and they only have geographical advantages."

"In terms of high technology, we are not as good as Germany. That's why I want to get equipment from Germany."

"Don't forget the German-equipped divisions. They were the elite troops of the Japanese army back then."

"If we had thirty or fifty fully equipped German-equipped divisions, do you think the Japanese would still dare to show their teeth to us?"

"I promise to be extremely well-behaved. I'm even afraid that one of our soldiers will get lost."

Cun Yunsheng's words left Meng Fan dumbfounded, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.

He never thought that he would be so strong?

But looking at Cun Yunsheng's expression, it doesn't seem fake.

In fact, during this period of time, Meng Fanle also felt that after changing their equipment, they were indeed suppressing the Japanese army.

A regiment dares to challenge a league alone.

They could even defeat the Japanese army without any chance of fighting back.

If the equipment is really equal, the Japanese army may not be their opponent. "Okay, this is all for the future. There is one more thing I need to discuss with you right now." Cun Yunsheng looked at Meng Fanle and expressed his worries.

"What's the matter?" Meng Fan was confused and looked at Cun Yunsheng in confusion.

"I want to change the king of Siam." Cun Yunsheng expressed his thoughts.

Hearing this, Meng Fanle was completely stunned.

Could it be that the leader of our own group wants to be the king himself?

It's not impossible. There will be no problem if we get Stilwell's support.

But Stilwell would not agree to the key issue.

"What are you thinking? You don't think that I want to be the king?" Cun Yunsheng immediately saw something in Meng Fanle's eyes and said unhappily.

"Isn't it?" Meng Fanle asked subconsciously.

"Get out." Cun Yunsheng glared and then began to tell the history of the rise of the Siamese royal family.

After hearing this, Meng Fanle was stunned. He didn't expect that the Siamese royal family had such a tortuous history.

The founding king of the current dynasty was actually the founding minister of another king.

As a result, he stabbed his own king in the back and became king himself.

What’s even more ridiculous is that the original king was actually from Guangdong Province.

It's in the same place as a snake's butt.

"Is this all true?" Meng Fan asked in confusion.

"Nonsense, when have I ever told a lie?" Cun Yunsheng glared.

"What do you think of my plan? To support Zheng Xin's descendants to be the king?"

It is a bit difficult to force Siam to surrender.

The attack on Alexandria by the four navies had many impacts, in addition to some unrest in the colonies of the British Empire.

The only ones left are fence-sitters like Siam, who are still waiting and watching.

Therefore, it is a bit unrealistic for Cun Yunsheng to use force to force Siam to surrender.

After thinking for a long time, Cun Yunsheng decided to change the king, so that he could justify Siam's surrender.

"It's not impossible. Didn't our ancestors do the same thing? As long as the big families in the city support it, there will be no problem." Meng Fanle pondered for a while and felt more and more that this plan still had a chance of success in implementation.

"The only problem is that we need Stilwell's approval. If he rejects our plan, it will be very troublesome."

Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng shook his head.

"Stilwell will definitely agree. Once the King of Siam, whom we support, chooses to join the Allied Forces, it will be a huge blow to the Japanese army. Even for Stilwell, it will be a great achievement."

In fact, for the Allied forces, especially those led by Britain and the United States, changing a king in Siam was nothing.

In fact, in the eyes of the Allies, the entire Far East was just one country.

"In that case, we can give it a try, but it's better to contact those big Chinese families first." Meng Fanle emphasized again.

"Well, I will inform them first." Cun Yunsheng nodded.

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On the other hand, Du Yuming, who returned to Kunming, sent a telegram to Stilwell, stating that 100,000 expeditionary forces would be dispatched within a week.

But before that, they need weapons and equipment, etc.

At the same time, the importance of American equipment was emphasized.

The meaning is very clear, that is, he only wants American equipment, and he will not go without American equipment.

In addition, they demanded command over indigenous troops.

From this we can see that Du Yuming has made progress. He is no longer as foolish as before, waiting for Stilwell to assign tasks to him.

Stilwell received the telegram and looked gloomy after reading it.

More than 100,000 people equipped with American weapons.

It’s not like nothing!
The key point is that his original plan was to equip half with American equipment and half with British equipment.

As a result, the other side now only wants American equipment.

Considering the overall performance of the last expeditionary operation, it was quite good.

Although Du Yuming secretly withdrew the expeditionary force at the last critical moment, the enemy's military talent was still quite good.

After thinking about it, I agreed.

As for indigenous command?
Stilwell had no interest in this thing at all.

What can tens of thousands of indigenous people do?

Only suitable for carrying supplies and the like.

As a result, I regretted it a month later.

Because the Sichuan Army sent nearly 200,000 natives.

When Du Yuming received the telegram, he was overjoyed.

As expected, as long as you understand Stilwell's weaknesses, it is very easy to control him.

Now, as long as he transfers these more than 100,000 people to Imphal, they can immediately be equipped as American-equipped divisions.

For a moment, Du Yuming was filled with great ambition.

However, Yu Xiaoqing, who was also in southwestern Yunnan, was not in such a good mood.

He didn't expect that he had just been promoted to deputy army commander and he didn't have time to be happy for a few days.

As a result, an expedition order was received.

This made Yu Xiaoqing unbelievable!

Why another expedition?

But when I saw that the destination of the expedition was India, I was stunned.

How come you go so far?

But the transfer order was written very clearly, requiring all 100,000 expeditionary troops to arrive in Imphal for equipment change within one month.

Everyone will be equipped with American equipment.

After seeing this, Yu Xiaoqing finally understood why he was transferred to the expeditionary force.

The American-equipped division is the hottest topic at the moment.

Now we can reorganize an American-equipped army of more than 100,000 people at one time, and it is the British who are paying for it, so we must definitely cram more people in at this time.

The Yu family seems to be quite powerful, but it is still a long way behind the real faction leaders.

Now that I have this opportunity, I will naturally not give it up.

Therefore, Yu Xiaoqing could only obey orders.

The only thing that surprised him was that Tang Ji had escaped the expedition again.

He was transferred to Kunming with a direct transfer order, but his specific position is unknown.

I have to say, this guy is really good at research.

"I hope this expedition will be successful. The British army cannot be trusted, and the natives are even less trustworthy." Yu Xiaoqing remembered Cun Yunsheng's words firmly.

In fact, he was really wrong this time.

That is, the British army cannot be trusted, but the natives can be trusted.

Compared to the busy situation here, the New First Army was having a pretty good time. Especially after learning that a new expeditionary force was going to be sent, they just stopped.

The excuse was to build barracks for the expeditionary force.

Stilwell couldn't yet say they were doing anything wrong.

With more than 100,000 people, there must be stable barracks and other bases. Otherwise, with so many people in the wild, it would be easy for problems to arise.

"I didn't expect Du Guangting to make a comeback." Zheng Dongguo looked at the latest telegram and sighed.

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