Anti-Japanese War: My equipment is infinitely refreshed

"Such heavy casualties? It's only been a short time, and the casualties have exceeded 50,000?" Stilwell held the telegram, frowning, his face full of surprise and solemnity, and couldn't help but exclaimed in a low voice. In his expectation, he never thought that in such a short period of time, the casualties of the troops would exceed one-sixth. If the tragic situation continues to develop like this, it will only be a matter of time before the whole army is wiped out. This situation is really too serious.

However, he knew in his heart that Cun Yunsheng should not have deliberately falsified the number of people. After all, the American military advisers he had arranged in that unit would always report back the real situation of the frontline. With them checking, the actual casualties would naturally be known truthfully, so he still recognized the authenticity of this shocking number.

"It seems that the German army's fighting power is indeed well-deserved." The adjutant watched Stilwell's reaction and echoed it, with an expression of approval on his face. The German army has always been famous on the battlefield for its excellent military quality, sophisticated equipment and tenacious fighting style. Now such a large number of casualties on their side also proves that the German army is really difficult to deal with.

"Well, at present, it will cost a lot to defeat the Germans on the front battlefield." Stilwell nodded with deep feeling and continued. He knew very well that the Germans were not soft persimmons. If he wanted to fight them head-on and win, he must be prepared to suffer huge losses. This was a tough battle.

"Fortunately, the Soviet army has begun to counterattack on the Eastern Front and even recovered some lost territory, causing the German army to lose a large number of elite troops. If there are a few more such battles, I am afraid the German army will fail." Stilwell continued to analyze the overall situation, with a hint of relief in his words. In his view, the Soviet counterattack was like a ray of dawn, bringing hope to the entire anti-fascist camp. Once the elite forces of the German army were consumed in large numbers on the Eastern Front, their overall combat effectiveness would inevitably be greatly affected, and defeat would not be far away.

In order to help the Soviet army intensify its counterattack, the US military spared no effort to increase the intensity of support, and various military supplies and advanced equipment were continuously transported to the Eastern Front like water. There was no other way. The war on the Eastern Front, which often involved more than a million people, was extremely consuming. Even though the Soviet Union had a vast territory, a large population, and a certain scale of industrial base, it was a behemoth. However, facing such a high-intensity, large-scale war of attrition, it gradually became unable to cope with it.

According to statistics from various sources, the Soviet army has suffered more than 10 million casualties so far, and the actual casualties may be even more serious. It can be said that if the US military had not continuously "transfused" and provided strong assistance, it would be a big question whether the Soviet army could have survived until now. It might have been beaten by the German army without any ability to fight back. This shows the importance of US military assistance to the entire war situation.

"But we consumed a lot of supplies, and most of the aid was taken by the Soviets, leaving us with very little." The adjutant couldn't help but complain, his words full of helplessness and dissatisfaction. The aid provided by the US military was limited, and most of it was divided up by Britain and the Soviet Union. What they got was really pitiful, which made them often worry about the shortage of supplies during the war.

Stilwell did not refute what his adjutant said, because that was the fact. The aid bill formulated by the US military did favor Britain and the Soviet Union in terms of distribution. The amount of materials allocated to China was not much, and it was not provided free of charge. Interest was charged accordingly. Even under such circumstances, the amount of aid materials that China actually received was very small.

Stilwell himself did not get much supplies before, but fortunately, the situation in Southeast Asia changed and gradually showed an increasing advantage, so his life finally got better. This was mainly due to the landing of the Japanese army in Australia. In order to prevent the further expansion of the Japanese army in Australia, the US military hoped that Stilwell could increase the offensive in Southeast Asia to delay the Japanese army, so they had to increase their assistance to him.

"Sir, the reduction in supplies has resulted in a slowdown in the Southeast Asian offensive, and even a rout in some places." The adjutant reminded again with a worried look on his face. He knew very well that once a rout occurred on the battlefield, it would be very difficult to reverse the situation later. So he was particularly anxious and hoped that Stilwell would pay attention to this issue.

Hearing this, Stilwell rubbed his temple subconsciously, his face full of irritation and helplessness. Ever since Cun Yunsheng was transferred to support the North African battlefield, the advantages that had been hard to build in Southeast Asia began to disintegrate little by little, and even in some local battles, the Japanese army won a crushing victory. This was too hard for him to accept, and he was naturally very dissatisfied.

In order to change this bad situation, Stilwell tried every possible way, even sending a large number of consultants to reorganize those troops, hoping to improve the overall combat effectiveness of the troops by strengthening the management of the troops and improving the training level of the soldiers. But when the consultants arrived at the site to check, they found that these troops were basically composed of indigenous people. Although after some reorganization, they did achieve certain results, the Japanese army on the opposite side was not a vegetarian. Once the two sides fought, they still failed to change the outcome of failure. This made Stilwell's anger rise up, not to mention how angry he was, but he was really helpless.

After all, it was he who personally ordered Cun Yunsheng to support the North African battlefield, and he also let him take a large number of elite troops. Now, those left in Southeast Asia are newly formed troops, all of whom are composed of indigenous people. On weekdays, they can bully the local indigenous people by relying on their large numbers, but if they really confront the well-trained and well-equipped Japanese army head-on, they are no match at all. Their combat effectiveness is really far behind.

"Do you have any good suggestions?" Stilwell rubbed his aching head and asked with a frown. He really had no good solution now. He could only hope that his adjutant could come up with an effective idea to improve this increasingly unfavorable situation.

"Maybe we can borrow some troops from Shancheng?" the adjutant said cautiously. He knew very well that the relationship between Stilwell and the man in Shancheng was not very harmonious, so when he said this, he was very nervous, fearing that Stilwell would get angry on the spot.

As expected, after hearing this, Stilwell's face suddenly turned ugly. "Ask Shancheng for help?" He subconsciously wanted to object. He had an instinctive resistance to this proposal. After all, he had many conflicts and unpleasant experiences with Shancheng in the past. But after he calmed down and thought about it carefully, he felt that it was not completely impossible. After all, although there were some conflicts between the two sides, they were not so complicated that they could not be reconciled. Now, in order to change the terrible war situation in Southeast Asia, it seemed that he could only try this method. However, he was still a little reluctant in his heart, his brows were still tightly knitted, and he fell into deep thought.

"Then let's give it a try?" Stilwell frowned, and after thinking for a long time, he felt that there was really no better way at the moment, so he gritted his teeth and decided to try to borrow troops from Shancheng to see how things went. "Yes." The adjutant heard Stilwell's words and hurriedly responded respectfully. Then he pointed to the telegram that was still open on the table and asked, "What about this telegram?" The content of the telegram was crucial. It was the request for help sent by Cun Yunsheng, which listed many requests in detail, such as requesting additional troops, replenishing various combat materials, providing supplies, etc., and the need for reinforcement of air force was particularly urgent.

After listening to his adjutant's words, Stilwell was silent for a long time, his face full of solemnity, weighing the pros and cons in his mind. In the end, he slowly waved his hand and said in a serious tone: "Promise him, but I need to hear better news." His meaning was very clear. Although he agreed to provide support to Cun Yunsheng, this support could not be given for nothing, and he had to see tangible results.

"Understood." The adjutant immediately nodded in understanding. He knew very well what Stilwell meant by "better news". That was naturally the hope that Cun Yunsheng could successfully capture the Port of Alexandria. Only in this way could it be proved that this support was used to the best effect and not wasted.

On the other side, Cun Yunsheng, who received the reply, looked at the contents of the telegram and couldn't help curling his lips, his face full of helplessness and a little dissatisfaction. He secretly complained in his heart: "This old fox, he won't release the eagle until he sees the rabbit." He knew Stilwell's mind very well, and he asked him to take Alexandria, which was not so easy to do.

Cun Yunsheng knew very well that the German army had a strong combat capability and a solid defense system. Even if the German army wanted to take over Alexandria, it would have to pay a heavy price to succeed. Most of the troops he had were locals recruited temporarily. It was not an exaggeration to say that they were a mob. Even if they were all thrown into the port to attack, they might not be able to take over Alexandria. This really posed a big problem for him. He frowned and began to think about what to do next.

"Forget it. Let Bula continue to consume the German troops in the port. Also, send a telegram to Fanla and ask him to prepare the third batch of troops." Cun Yunsheng stood in the command post, pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back for a long time. After thinking it over again and again, he felt that he still had to increase the intensity of the battle, so he made this decision immediately.

At this time, Yao Ma, who had been standing next to him, suddenly said, "Commander, why don't you recruit local natives?" He looked at Cun Yunsheng with a hint of doubt in his eyes. In his opinion, there were a large number of local natives, and if they could be utilized, they might be of great help in the battle.

Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng subconsciously retorted: "What can those rabble do? They might run away before they even get on the battlefield." He frowned, his face full of disgust. It's no wonder he had such thoughts. After all, in his previous dealings with these natives, the lax discipline and lack of fighting spirit of those native soldiers had formed such an inherent impression on him, so he didn't expect them to be of any great use at all.

"Run away? We can send in the supervision team. The natives we have can fully serve as the supervision team." Yao Ma disagreed with Cun Yunsheng's point of view and immediately retorted. He felt that there was a solution to this problem and there was no need to deny all the natives.

"They are all cannon fodder anyway." Yao Ma added. In his opinion, these natives were essentially used as cannon fodder, whether they were sent to charge into battle on the battlefield or to supervise others as a supervisory team. If that was the case, they could be deployed flexibly.

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Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng suddenly felt that it made sense. He stopped pacing, stood there and nodded slightly, thinking to himself, indeed, these natives were originally regarded as cannon fodder, and they were not expected to have much real combat power. As for the problem of escape, let the natives solve it themselves.

In this way, in order to survive, these natives will definitely be very active and attentive. After all, they all know that if they are not serious and responsible when supervising the battle, they will be the next to be pushed to the battlefield to fill the line and become cannon fodder. Under such pressure, how dare they not do their best? Cun Yunsheng thought about it, and a thoughtful look appeared on his face, as if he had seen the effect of this method after implementation.

"That's right. Let's put it this way. The task of recruiting the local natives will be left to you." After a little thought, Cun Yunsheng looked at Yao Ma and made a decision in a firm tone, leaving the recruitment task to Yao Ma.

"The number is tentatively set at 50,000. I don't care how to recruit them, as long as we recruit them." Cun Yunsheng added immediately. He thought to himself that as long as he could gather the 50,000 people, it didn't matter what method or means were used. The most important thing at the moment was to replenish the troops as soon as possible so as to continue to put pressure on the German troops in Alexandria.

"Yes." Yao Ma heard Cun Yunsheng's arrangement, and nodded without any intention of shirking it. After all, this was originally his suggestion, and it was more appropriate for him to complete this task. He also had some preliminary ideas in his mind, thinking about how to recruit these natives and reach the number requirement as soon as possible, and immediately turned around to prepare for related matters. (End of this chapter)