my bright sword career

Compared with Stilwell, who always had a serious expression and was harsh, Wedemeyer's appearance was undoubtedly much better.

With his blond hair and perpetual smile, he looked more like a college professor than a general.

"Hello, General Wedemeyer, hello!"

Faced with Wei Demei's initiative to show his favor, Gao Hongming did not make any reserved movements, but took the initiative to step forward and hold Wei Demei's hand.

What's more, unlike Du Yuming and Luo Zhuoying, he still had a faint American midwestern accent in his words.

This also made Wedemeyer feel very cordial.

He couldn't help asking curiously: "General Gao, I have stayed in China for several years, and I rarely see you speaking English with a Midwestern accent like you. Did you ever go to the United States to study?"

"it's not true."

Gao Hongming shook his head: "My English was taught by my former girlfriend. She is from Omaha, so my English has a slight Midwestern accent."

"Oh, what a coincidence, I was also born in Omaha." When he heard that Gao Hongming's ex-girlfriend was actually from Omaha, Wei Demei couldn't help feeling a little more friendly towards Gao Hongming while being surprised.

You see, whoever said that foreigners don't like to talk about human relations, the two of them just chatted for a few words, and both of them felt that the intimacy has increased.

The reason why Gao Hongming took the initiative to show kindness to Wei Demei was also because in another time and space, compared with Stilwell, Wei Demei was undoubtedly much more rational and objective.

The biggest difference between Wedemeyer and Stilwell is that he does not claim to be a "Hua Xia Tong", but learns about China through personal investigation.

Through his understanding, Wedemeyer realized that the Chinese government was not unwilling to fight as described by Stilwell. Chinese soldiers were hard-working, obeyed orders, and fought bravely.

Although it is not without shortcomings, for example, the education level of Chinese soldiers is relatively low, most of them are illiterate, plus malnutrition, insufficient training and other problems.

But Wedemeyer believes that these things can be compensated through training and strengthening nutrition.

Good communication is the beginning of happiness.

After exchanging pleasantries, Wedemeyer said to Luo Zhuoying and the other three: "Generals, I have been ordered by the US government and President Roosevelt to succeed General Stilwell as the chief of staff of the China Theater.

I will do my best to have friendly communication and cooperation with you during my tenure, so that we can cooperate happily. "

"Of course, this is what we expect." Luo Zhuoying said on behalf of the expeditionary force.

"Okay, generals, let's get down to business now."

Seeing that Luo Zhuoying and the other three showed enough kindness towards his arrival, Weidemei slowly let go of the worries that had arisen in his heart.

He went to the table and sat down, took out a cigarette case from his pocket, and gave the three of them some cigarettes.

Gao Hongming smiled after taking the cigarette, "General Wei Demei, it seems that you understand our Chinese etiquette."

Wei Demei also laughed, "In the words of you Chinese people, this is called doing as the Romans do."

After several old smokers lit their cigarettes, Wedemeyer said seriously: "General Luo, General Du, General Gao, just yesterday, I received an order from Washington.

The information you submitted to Washington two days ago about the prisoner-of-war camp and those photos caused an uproar in the United States. Washington ordered us to rescue all the prisoners in the Mandalay prisoner-of-war camp. "

"what?"

"This is impossible!"

Two exclamations sounded at the same time.

Luo Zhuoying immediately said: "General Wei Demei, you are also a soldier, you should know how difficult it is to rescue prisoners of war.

There are at least 1 prisoners of war in the Mandalay prisoner-of-war camp, and judging from the photos, most of these prisoners are malnourished. It is impossible to rescue so many prisoners of war from Mandalay.

What's more, Mandalay is the base camp of the Japanese in Myanmar. The headquarters of the 33rd Army is there, and its guards must be strong.

Once we make a commotion there, all the Japanese troops will rush towards Mandalay immediately, let alone rescue the prisoners of war, I am afraid that it is not certain whether the rescue force will be able to retreat unscathed. "

Wedemeyer frowned slightly, and then sighed softly: "General Luo, I admit that what you just said is very reasonable, and most of the generals in Washington think so too.

But now this matter is no longer a purely military issue, but has evolved into a political event. The reason why President Roosevelt issued this order is also under pressure. "

"Political event?"

"pressure?"

The three looked at each other, and Du Yuming took the lead to ask: "General Wei Demei, can you explain in more detail."

Wedemeyer nodded: "To put it simply, the information you sent to the US government and those photos have been leaked, and some American reporters got those photos and published them in newspapers."

"what?"

"how can that be?"

The three of them were taken aback. Isn't such important information kept secret? How come from Wedemeyer's mouth, the US military seems to have become a sieve, and any reporter can get important information from them.

Wedemeyer also showed a look of shame on his face, in fact, such a thing is too embarrassing.

"The leak of the information was actually an accident. After receiving the information, a senior aide of our president encountered a car accident on the way home.

Then, on the way to the hospital, the file bag accidentally dropped and fell into the hands of a reporter. The reporter immediately published the news in the newspaper, causing an uproar very quickly. "

"No...don't you have wartime news control? How can you publish such important information?"

Luo Zhuoying and Du Yuming were so angry that they almost wanted to scold their mothers on the spot.

Why did you ask us to wipe your ass for you, who caused your own fucking troubles?
Wedemeyer was also very embarrassed. As a soldier, he certainly knew that rescuing prisoners of war was really embarrassing for others, but now the United States has no military power in Asia at all.

Now domestic public opinion has boiled to the point of exploding. When the American people see the dozens of bloody corpses lying in a pool of blood published in the newspaper, and think of the British and American prisoners of war inside, they will explode. .

According to the telegram from the United States, since yesterday, the White House has been surrounded by angry people. Everyone has only one appeal, and that is to rescue those poor children in the prisoner of war camp, no matter how much it costs.

This force is so great that even Roosevelt dare not remain indifferent.

Now that World War II is at its most intense, the United States, as the arsenal of the Allies and the most important force participating in the war, absolutely cannot have any problems.