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    "The departure fee was all paid by Chief Zhong?"

    Hu Xianqun was stunned when he heard this, could such a thing happen?

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

    Funds for combat troops are generally allocated by the central government, but funds for military depots in various places are generally provided by local governments. For example, the funds for the Guilin Military Depot are provided by the Guilin Municipal Government.

    When a unit sets off, logistics support generally consists of two parts.

    Part of it is purchased by the army¡¯s logistics office along the way, and the other part is purchased from various military stations along the way.

    But now Adjutant Long told him that the logistical support of their 1st Armored Regiment was provided by Zhong Yi. It seems that Commander Zhong is really as powerful as the legend.

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

    "Rich?" Hu Xianqun asked, "He is just a commander, how much money can he have?"

    "Commander Hu, you don't know?" Adjutant Long said, "A few months ago, Chief Zhong speculated on the bonds of the China-Myanmar Transport Bureau and made a full 600 million French currency. That's 600 million!"

    "Six hundred million?!" Hu Xianqun was speechless for a moment.

    But soon Hu Xianqun said again: "But it was earned by people's own abilities, so why should they use it to 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, every senior general of the national army is greedy for money.

    "Once you get into their pockets, don't even think about exposing any of them. It's absolutely impossible."

    "You don't know this." Adjutant Long said, "Actually, not only your armored regiment, but also all the logistical support for the 500,000 men recruited from Sichuan Province in the Myanmar Theater was provided by Commander Zhong."

    "What?" Hu Xianqun said, "Don't tell me that all the troops in the entire Burma war zone have all the logistical support provided by Chief Zhong, and the Nationalist Government hasn't even contributed a penny?"

    Adjutant Long smiled and said, "Isn't that what it is?"

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

    On the one hand, Hu Xianqun felt ashamed of the National Government's stinginess.

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

    Speaking of which, there are actually not many wealthy senior generals of the 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 I haven¡¯t met Hu Xianqun until just now.

    Adjutant Long said again: "So, Commander Hu, you should feel lucky."

    "Being transferred to the Myanmar War Zone this time will definitely have a better future than being in the Ninth 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 astonishment, "How come I don't know what kind of official you are being promoted to?"

    "You really don't know?" Adjutant Long smiled and said, "It's like this. The British-Burmese army left behind the equipment of an armored brigade before withdrawing from Burma. So you think, when your 1st Armored Regiment arrives in Burma,  Will you continue to be the regiment commander, or will you be promoted to an 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 troops left behind the equipment of an armored brigade. What equipment is it? I remember that the main tank equipped by the British Army should be the Vick.  Sri Lankan light tank, and later the Valentine infantry tank, what kind of tank was installed in the British-Burmese armored brigade?¡±

    "I really don't know about this." Adjutant Long spread his hands and said, "Won't you know when we get to Myanmar?"

    "Yes." Hu Xianqun laughed dumbly and added, "However, whether it is a Vickers light tank or a Valentine infantry tank, they are both good tanks. The key is to have an entire brigade!"

    Hu Xianqun rubbed his hands and whispered: "Now I can happily fight the Japanese!"

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

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    In Yangon, the Myanmar Theater Commander's Department.

    Wang Geng walked into the war room and reported: "Headquarters, the convoy of Yinjiang Logistics Company has received Captain Hu and his party, and is currently heading towards Kunming along the Yunnan-Guangxi Highway."

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

    After visual inspection from the map, it is more than a thousand miles from Guilin to Kunming.Three miles, and then there is more than a thousand kilometers from Kunming to Menggong. Even if we march at full speed regardless of the cost, it will take at least five days!

    At that moment, Zhong Yi said in a deep voice: "Telegraph a convoy of Yinjiang Logistics Company and ask them to rush to Myanmar at full speed at all costs. In any case, the officers and soldiers of the armored regiment must be sent to Mengong in northern Myanmar within five days!"

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

    Wang Geng walked out less than half a minute after entering with an excited look on his face.

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

    "Really?" Stilwell took the telegram and read it in a hurry and said excitedly, "Zhong, the Allied Forces Command agreed to our request and allocated some of the fighter jets originally allocated to the British Royal Air Force.  500 P-40 fighter jets are given to us in the Myanmar theater."

    Zhong Yi said: "It's only 500, and it won't be delivered right away."

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

    "500 is better than none." Stilwell waved his hand and said, "In this case, I have to rush to Imphal immediately. I am not confident about the efficiency of the Indians. I have to go to Imphal in person to supervise  The airport was built to prevent the aircraft from arriving but not being parked at the airport, which would be embarrassing.¡±

    As for where to build the Myanmar theater air force base, the theater staff had a heated debate.

    One group of people believes that the air force base should be built in Mengong in northern Myanmar so that support can be provided nearby.

    But another school of thought believes that it should be built in Imphal, India, to ensure safety.

    In the end, it was Zhong Yi who finally made the decision to temporarily build the air force base in Imphal. The reason was very simple. At the beginning, the air force in the Myanmar theater was definitely not as powerful as the Japanese air force, so the air force base was built in Mengong.  It is undoubtedly very risky, and it will be troublesome if it is bombed.

    ¡°And the air force takes off from Imphal, which is only two to three hundred kilometers away from northern Myanmar, which is enough to provide continuous and strong air fire support to the ground troops on the battlefield in northern Myanmar.

    Zhong Yi was also worried about the efficiency of the Indians and said immediately: "General Stilwell, it is better for you to bring thousands of Chinese workers from northern Myanmar to Imphal. The Chinese are more reliable."

    "I know." Stilwell nodded and said, "Zhong, I'll leave the situation to you in Yangon."

    "Don't worry." Zhong Yi solemnly promised, "For at least a month, the Japanese army will not even think of crossing the Xidang River." (Remember this website address: www.hlnovel.com
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