The Rise of the Writers of the Republic of China

Stilwell's diary is interesting to read in conjunction with Chang Kaishen's diary.

When Stilwell cursed Chiang Kai-shek in his diary as the biggest fool in the world, on the same day, Chiang Kai-shek wrote in his diary: "This man (Stilwell) has no common sense and no personality. People imagine.”

Stilwell scolded Chiang Kai-shek in his diary for not discussing military affairs with the Military and Political Department and only making decisions in secret rooms. In his diary, Chiang Kai-shek scolded Stilwell for concealing data on British and American troops and wanting Chinese soldiers to be used as cannon fodder (at that time, Stilwell refused to provide documents on the strength of the U.S. Navy and only said that appropriate troops would be dispatched).

In his diary, Stilwell scolded Chiang Kai-shek for damaging allied relations, while Chiang Kai-shek scolded Stilwell for "making a lot of mistakes" and being the "general cause" of damaging Sino-US relations.

If the two's diaries were released publicly in real time, it would be tantamount to a spat, with their disgust for each other unabashed.

Stilwell's evaluation of Chiang Kai-shek is basically true.

Similarly, Chiang Kai-shek's views on Stilwell were not nonsense.

Stilwell, a Yankee, not only had conflicts with Chang Kaishen in China, but also with Song Ziwen and others. He even had conflicts with Flying Tiger captain Chennault.

At that time, Chennault suggested mobilizing superior air power to induce the Japanese Air Force to dispatch and eliminate most of the Japanese air force in China in one fell swoop, thereby destroying Japan's land and sea lines of communication and making the war in China and Burma proceed more smoothly.

This was a very good plan, but it was rejected by Stilwell. The reason for his veto was that the Chinese military was too scummy and not enough to protect the airport. If the air strike against Japan is carried out too early and the enemy attacks, all the airports in Yunnan, Guangxi and Hunan will be lost, and future wars will not be easier to fight.

To put it bluntly, Stilwell looked down on Chinese soldiers and the Chinese army - although the Chinese army was indeed bad at the time, it was at least not as rubbish as Stilwell said.

If Chiang Kai-shek is an arrogant lion, then Stilwell is a teddy who gets angry with everyone he sees. This guy not only looks down on the Chinese army, but also looks down on the British army. He also constantly shows this contemptuous attitude, which leads to the same bad relationship between him and the British military.

Chennault's evaluation of Stilwell should be the most appropriate: "Stilwell's China mission undoubtedly placed the most difficult diplomatic work on the shoulders of a professional wartime soldier... He always regarded himself completely He became an Army soldier without understanding his basic duties as a diplomat, nor did he have the patience to figure it all out."

All of Stilwell's words and actions were made from a military standpoint. He felt that the command system was too bad and could not integrate the strength of all the troops, so he wanted to fight for the highest command of the expeditionary force; he felt that all fronts should cooperate to prevent the Japanese army from taking care of both the north and south battlefields, so he suggested mobilizing Chiang Kai-shek to defend against the Communist Party. The troops sent troops to Shanxi together with the Eighth Route Army.

How can this be?

It simply violated Lao Chiang's taboo.

Stilwell stayed in China for more than ten years, traveled throughout China, and could even write a diary in Chinese. He is very clear about the current situation in China, but deliberately ignores the political factors involved. He wants the central military, local warlords and Communist Party troops to work together. If he cannot achieve what he wants, he will curse.

Stilwell commented that Chiang Kai-shek was a man of great talent and talent, and he himself did the same.

Finally, due to Stilwell's constant slander, Roosevelt became extremely disgusted with Chiang Kai-shek, and demanded that the command of the Chinese theater be handed over to Stilwell. Chiang Kai-shek was furious and directly threatened that if Stilwell was given full command, China would withdraw from the allies and fight Japan independently.

Yes, Lao Chiang was forced to overturn the table, and Stilwell was dismissed from his post because of this.

The intensification of the conflict between Stilwell and Chiang Kai-shek can be described as follows -

"I think it should be like this."

"I don't think so."

"You do not respect me."

"You trash, only Shabi respects you."

"Mom sells batches!"

"I am the eighteenth generation of your ancestors!"

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Stilwell left Chongqing again and did a stupid thing as soon as he returned to the front line. Because Deputy Chief of Staff Wen Jianming was in contact with the Ministry of Military Affairs, Stilwell considered it a violation of military discipline. He took the opportunity to remove Wen Jianming from his position and appointed an American as Deputy Chief of Staff. It was clear that he wanted to seize the command of the expeditionary force.

Lao Jiang was so angry that he threw several vases at home. Or he could imitate Churchill and smash his dentures, which would be more impressive. After all, Churchill only had dentures on his upper teeth, while Chiang had dentures on his upper and lower teeth. His fall should have been twice as strong as Churchill's.

Late August.

The soldiers guarding the gate of Zhou's residence were transferred, and Zhou Hexuan regained his freedom. The main reason was that the disaster situation in Henan had stabilized, and he was not afraid of Zhou Hexuan and Ta Kung Pao talking nonsense again.

On August 20, Zhou Hexuan received a summons from Chiang Kai-shek.

Lao Jiang was still very kind to the great scholars who did not pose any threat. He held Zhou Hexuan's hand with a smile and said: "Mingcheng has been very productive in reading history in the past six months. I have already read "The Fifteenth Year of Wanli". Very well written! The main problem in China is the administration of officials. The bureaucracy is too confusing."

Zhou Hexuan said: "I dare not compare my humble work with "The Destiny of China"."

Chang Kaishen shook his head and sighed: "Everyone in the world likes to hear lies, but it is a pity that I told the truth in the book. Just because I told the truth, both domestic and foreign people responded badly, and I feel very sad about this." "

"This is the way things are in the world and it's hard to change." Zhou Hexuan said smoothly.

After talking nonsense for a long time, Chang Kaishen finally got to the point. He took out a telegram and said: "Roosevelt wants to invite me to Washington to discuss the wartime and postwar situations in person. What does Mingcheng think?"

"You should go, but you can't go to Washington," Zhou Hexuan said. "If you go to the United States to meet, you will definitely lose your momentum and you will inevitably look up to others."

Chang Kaishen nodded and said: "I thought so too, so I refused again and again."

In fact, Roosevelt not only invited Chang Kaishen, but also Churchill and Stalin. He wanted to hold a meeting in the United States to discuss Allied operations and the distribution of spoils after the war, but was collectively rejected by Chang Kaishen, Churchill and Stalin.

There is no other meaning. Everyone is unwilling to hold meetings in the United States. This is equivalent to recognizing the status of the United States as the leader of the alliance.

In the past three months, Roosevelt had sent three telegrams to Chang Kaishen, and Chiang Kai-shek's reasons for rejection were different each time. He had various discussions with the staff in the attendant's room and decided that he could not go to the United States. At the same time, he also discussed how to divide the post-war interests.

"Mingcheng is an expert on international issues. Where do you think the meeting should be held to take into account the emotions of leaders of various countries?" Chang Kaishen asked directly.

There was a globe on Chiang Kai-shek's desk. Zhou Hexuan turned it around, pointed at a certain place and said: "Cairo, Egypt!"