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Chapter 1684 Air Force Base

"The excitation fee is all given by Chief Zhong?"

Hu Xianqun was stunned when he heard this. What happened?

As a regiment-level officer of the National Army, Hu Xianqun probably knows the logistics support of the National Army.

The funds of combat troops are generally allocated by the central government, but the funds of military stations in various places are generally provided by local governments. For example, the funds of military stations in Guilin are provided by Guilin City Government.

When a unit is departing, logistics support is generally composed of two parts.

Part of it is the procurement of the army's logistics department along the way, and the other part is the procurement of various military stations along the way.

But now Adjutant Long told him that the logistics support of their 1st Armored Regiment was provided by Zhong Yi. It seems that this Chief Zhong is really as powerful as the legendary one.

Adjutant Long smiled and said, "You don't have to feel embarrassed, Chief Zhong is rich."

"Is rich?" Hu Xianqun said, "He is just a commander and commander, how much money can he have?"

"Captain Hu, don't you know?" Deputy Chief Long said, "A few months ago, Chief Zhong made a full 600 million French dollars in hype of bonds from the China-Myanmar Transportation Bureau, which was 600 million yuan!"

"Sixteen hundred million?!" Hu Xianqun was shocked at once.

But Hu Xianqun quickly said: "But that was also made by others through their own abilities. Why should we take it out and provide logistical support to the troops in the Myanmar War Zone?"

Hu Xianqun knew very well what the senior generals of the National Army were.

In his impression, one of the senior generals of the Chinese army counted the other, and they were all greedy for money.

If you enter their pockets, you will never have a baby exposed. It is absolutely impossible.

"You don't know this anymore, right?" Adjutant Long said, "In fact, it's not just your armored regiment. The 500,000 strong men recruited from Sichuan Province by the Myanmar War Zone, all the logistics support provided by Chief Zhong."

"What?" Hu Xianqun said, "Don't tell me that all the troops in the entire Myanmar War Zone have all the logistics support provided by Chief Zhong, and the National Government has not even paid a penny?"

Adjutant Long smiled and said, "Isn't that the case?"

"How could this happen?" Hu Xianqun was stunned when he heard this.

On the one hand, Hu Xianqun felt unsatisfied with the stinginess of the National Government.

But on the other hand, Hu Xianqun was extremely shocked by Zhong Yi's generosity.

Speaking of which, there are actually not many senior generals of the rich national army, but there are only a handful of senior generals who are willing to use their own private money to supplement their troops like Zhong Yi.

At least Hu Xianqun hadn't met him until just now.

Adjutant Long said again: "So, Captain Hu, you should feel grateful."

"This time I was transferred to the Myanmar War Zone, it must be more promising than in the Nine War Zone."

"I don't know if you have heard that you have been promoted before you even arrived in Myanmar."

"Promoted?" Hu Xianqun said in surprise, "Why don't I know what official promotion is?"

"You really don't know?" Adjutant Long smiled and said, "That's right. The British and Burmese army left behind an armored brigade equipment before evacuating Myanmar. So you think, when your Armored 1st Regiment arrives in Myanmar, will you continue to be the regiment commander, or be promoted to the armored brigade commander?"

"This is just a guess." Hu Xianqun shook his head and said, "By the way, you just said that the British and Burmese army left behind an armored brigade equipment. What equipment is it? I remember that the main tank equipped by the British Army should be the Vicks light tank, and later it was equipped with Valentine infantry tanks. What tank was installed with the British and Burmese Army armored brigade?"

"I really don't know this." Adjutant Long spread his hands and said, "When you arrive in Myanmar, won't you know?"

"Yes." Hu Xianqun laughed in silence and said, "But whether it is the Vicks light tank or the Valentine infantry tank, they are all good tanks, and there is also a whole brigade!"

Hu Xianqun rubbed his hands and whispered: "I can have a good fight with the Japanese now!"

Seeing Hu Xianqun talking to himself, Adjutant Long cast envious eyes at him.

...

In Yangon, the head of the Myanmar War Zone.

Wang Geng walked into the war room and reported: "The General Officer, the convoy of Yinjiang Logistics Company has received Commander Hu and his party, and is now advancing along the Yunnan-Guizhou Highway towards Kunming."

"Have you received it?" Zhong Yi nodded and his eyes quickly turned to the map of China.

I visually measured it from the map that there are more than 1,000 kilometers from Guilin to Kunming, and then more than 1,000 kilometers from Kunming to Menggong. Even if it is a full-speed marching at all costs, it will take at least five days!

At that moment, Zhong Yi said in a deep voice: "Tele to a convoy of Yinjiang Logistics Company, asking them to rush to Myanmar at all costs, and no matter what, they must send the officers and soldiers of the armored regiment to Menggong in northern Myanmar within five days!"

"Yes!" Wang Geng agreed, then turned around and hurried back to the communications office.

Less than half a minute after Wang Geng walked out again with excitement.

"General, General Stilwell." Wang Geng said excitedly, "The Allied Command responded."

"Is that true?" Stilwell received the telegram and said excitedly after reading it hurriedly. "Zhong, the Allied Command agreed to our request and allocated 500 P-40 fighters from the fighter jets originally allocated to the Royal Air Force and handed them over to our Myanmar War Zone."

Zhong Yi said: "It's just 500 aircraft, and it won't be delivered immediately."

What Zhong Yi wants is 5,000 aircraft, but it is indeed unlikely at this stage.

"It's better than not to have 500 aircraft," Stilwell waved his hand and said, "If this happens, I have to rush to Impal immediately. I'm not at ease with the efficiency of Indians. I have to go to Impal myself to urge the construction of the airport, so as not to be delivered but not parked at the airport, which would be embarrassing."

There was a fierce debate about where the Myanmar War Theater Air Force Base was built.

One faction believes that the air force base should be built in Menggong, northern Myanmar, so that it can provide nearby support.

But another faction believes that it should be built in Impal, India, so as to ensure safety.

In the end, Zhong Yi finally made the decision to temporarily build the air force base in Impal. The reason for this is very simple. At the beginning, the air force in the Myanmar war zone was definitely not as strong as the Japanese air force, so it is undoubtedly very risky to build the air force base in Menggong, and it will be troublesome if it is bombed.

Moreover, the Air Force took off from Impal and went to northern Myanmar with only two or three hundred miles apart, which was enough to provide continuous and strong air firepower support to the ground forces on the battlefield in northern Myanmar.

Zhong Yi was not at ease with the efficiency of Indians and said now: "General Stilwell, you'd better take thousands of Chinese workers from northern Myanmar to Impal, or is it more reliable for Chinese people."

"I know." Stilwell nodded and said, "Zhong, I'll ask you for the battle situation in Yangon."
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