novelaction Chapter 316: Tearing Up the Treaty
Chapter 316: Tearing Up the Treaty
Although it was the first time Xu Le met Wei Wei'er, he could guess a little from what Sean did last time.
Just like Xu's army, in terms of combat style, both army commanders Fang Yue and Wang Dafu were influenced by Xu Le, emphasizing big moves, firepower coverage, and steel torrents and lightning assaults. The division commanders and regiment commanders below them were also like wolf cubs.
In terms of personality, except for the burly guy Liu Quanhua, the others were slowly infected by Xu Le. After the combat missions were deployed, except for the necessary commands, they began to become a little "lazy" and watched the battle from a God's perspective.
In external affairs, even Wei Li, who was once as steady as a rock and had a deep mind, was slowly influenced by Xu Le and began to adhere to the principle of fighting against opponents if they were not convinced.
It was also because of this that Wylie appeared quite tough during the talks with Churchill in England, which enabled him to successfully acquire three leased territories!
Xu Le could tell from Sean's slightly humility and anxiety at the time that Weiwei must be a person who attached great importance to the war situation and cared very much about the safety of the English colonies.
Therefore, the fall of Imphal has now put northeastern India into a crisis. Weiwei may blame Xu's army for not attacking the Japanese head-on in the direction of Imphal, but instead going south to encircle Mandalay.
But it is impossible for Xu's army to be so arrogant towards him when he still controls most of the country.
Doesn't Wevil care about British India anymore?
"General Weiweier, please make it clear. We have a treaty signed with Churchill here. I'm afraid your words alone cannot influence this treaty. In other words, this is what Churchill meant!"
Xu Le said coldly with a frown on his face. He had never had a good impression of England. Almost all the external invasions that the Tang Dynasty had suffered in the past hundred years were caused by England.
But now Xu’s army does not have its own territory and its foundation is unstable.
Moreover, on the surface, the 88th Army of the Xu Family Army is still under the jurisdiction of the Tang Dynasty, so the Xu Family Army and England can also be considered allies.
It was because of various considerations that he proposed to Churchill to negotiate the three pieces of land in the form of leasing, and did not take them by force!
Not to mention Ceylon, Cheduba Island and Rangoon were all occupied by Japan and were considered Japanese colonies.
If Xu's army sent troops to capture these two places, they could station troops there without having to pay attention to England's ideas.
After all, it was the territory we conquered!
In the past, America used the same method during World War II to establish military bases around the world!
Wei Weier was not frightened by Xu Le's cold face. Instead, he said with a hint of arrogance: "Marshal Xu, have you forgotten? Our treaty clearly states that you must do your best to protect India before the terms will take effect!"
At this time, Wei Li also spoke with a hint of anger: "Our army has been fighting for half a month, running thousands of miles back and forth, driving the Japanese army out of Indo, and cutting off the retreat of the Japanese army in the direction of Imphal, in order to ensure your defensive operations. Isn't this helping you to save India?"
Wei Weier spread his hands and said, "What was the result? Didn't the Japanese army occupy Imphal, causing our country to lose territory? So you didn't strictly abide by the terms of the treaty, and the treaty must be invalidated!"
"Damn it, you're looking for death!"
Liu Quanhua immediately took out his pistol and pointed it at Wei Wei'er. Even a fool could understand what Wei Wei'er said. When Xu's army was fully committed to containing hundreds of thousands of Burmese troops, the British and Indian army lost Imphal due to their own poor fighting performance. Now they are turning the tables and putting the blame on Xu's army.
Liu Quanhua, the most irritable member of Xu's army, would have pulled the trigger if he had not considered that the other party was a general.
"Oh? Marshal Xu, I am a general of the British Army, commanding millions of British and Indian troops. Although you only have tens of thousands of troops, I reluctantly admit that we are equal. But shouldn't some irrelevant low-level elements appear at such a high-level meeting?"
"I'm sorry, General Wei Weier. I failed to discipline him properly. Commander Fang and Division Commander Liu committed insubordination. I will take them away and put them in solitary confinement for three days for self-reflection. I will temporarily remove them from their position as division commander and demote them to regiment commander! Are you satisfied with my punishment, General?"
"Haha, if a subordinate in our army points a gun at his superior, I will shoot him on the spot. But considering that we are allies, you can do whatever you want!"
Wei Weier looked rebellious from beginning to end, as if he was superior.
Xu Le suppressed his inner anger. Although he would definitely fall out with England in the future, it definitely not now!
"Then may I ask, what should I do to keep the treaty as it is?"
Wei Weier waved his hand and said, "No need. We in England value the spirit of the contract the most. Your army has broken the promise once, and it is inevitable that there will be a second time. So I'm sorry, our contract is completely invalid!"
At this moment, only Xu Le and Wei Li were left on the scene. They looked at each other and understood some of the deeper meaning behind it.
Xu Le smiled and asked, "General Wei Weier is in a high position, but he can't influence this kind of thing. It seems that this is what Mr. Churchill of your country meant, right?"
"What I meant was naturally what Prime Minister Churchill meant!" Weiweier admitted frankly.
"Well, Advisor Wei, bring the treaty here!"
Wei Li took out the treaty that he had prepared in advance, and Xu Le tore it to pieces in front of several people!
"General Weiweier, you said that I did not abide by the treaty. Well, I will destroy this paper now. Since I have to take the blame anyway, I might as well take it more thoroughly. Then you, England, can stand firmer in reason!
But I have said now that all the consequences arising from this will be borne by your country! Advisor Wei, show the guest away!"
Wei Weier snorted coldly, turned around and walked out, but he suddenly felt a little nervous in his heart.
He didn't understand why, when Xu's army demonstrated such strong military combat effectiveness, his prime minister would suddenly tell him to find a way to destroy the treaty.
As a veteran on the battlefield, he himself was embarrassed to say that Xu's army did not help, because they were a great help!
Cutting off the Japs' retreat route in Indo was equivalent to trapping the 10 Japanese troops in the Imphal area. Even if they did not counterattack, he led hundreds of thousands of British and Indian troops to hold out and resist, and could have worn out these 10 Japanese troops.
He really couldn't understand why, when his troops had slowly turned the situation around and even recaptured several strategic locations, Churchill would directly order him to voluntarily withdraw from the Imphal area and hand over 20 square kilometers of territory in northeastern India to Japan.
He even wondered whether Churchill intended to completely abandon South Asia and deploy all military forces to mainland Europe.
However, the next instructions received were also incredible. In the next period of time, try not to have a head-on conflict with the Japanese army and focus on defense.
Churchill was the leader of England, he had to obey, and he was unwilling to give India's resources to Xu Le, so he simply carried out the order ruthlessly.
"Marshal, there's something fishy going on here!"
After Wei Weier left, Wei Li frowned and spoke.