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Chapter 345 Spring Breeze
With the joint efforts of the engineering forces of the White Eagle, the Republic of China, and the Anmin Army, the Stevenson Highway was gradually opened to traffic, and the average daily traffic volume became larger and larger. Countless trucks loaded with Eagle aid supplies traveled on this highway.
Naturally, the dangerous Hump Route was gradually abandoned, and the Stevenson Road became the largest and only channel for foreign supplies for the Republic of China.
However, most of this road passes through Pegu, which naturally makes the White Party leaders in the mountain city uneasy.
Although Zhang Chi, a former Expeditionary Force soldier and an "excellent" graduate of the Whampoa Military Academy crash course, has always maintained a good business relationship with Song Guojiu and Dean Kong.
Moreover, they are all Chinese with the same language and culture, but the man from the mountain city is not at all at ease because he judges others by himself.
My life is in your hands, don’t you have any idea at all?
Are you really so selfless?
So on a sunny day in August, Dai Chunfeng, who has an indissoluble bond with airplanes in his life, came to Myitkyina.
Originally, Dai Chunfeng was planning to randomly pick anyone from his eight Vajra men, but the Shancheng side took it very seriously, so as the director he had to go into battle himself.
In addition, due to the tight schedule, Dai Chunfeng's original plan to take a car from Chuncheng to Myitkyina was ruined, and he had to choose to take a plane.
Fortunately, both Song Guojiu's Republic of China Airlines and Zhang Chi's South China Airlines had quite a few flights from Chuncheng to Myitkyina, so Dai Chunfeng boarded a DC-3 and flew directly to Pegu.
Zhang Chi could neither welcome nor dislike Dai Chunfeng's arrival.
However, he also knew that in the next few years, the largest source of population under his rule would still be domestic immigrants, so it was still necessary to maintain good relations.
In a spacious reception room, an electric fan was spinning vigorously, blowing away the scorching summer air.
Dai Chunfeng sat upright on the sofa with a glass of iced pineapple soda on the coffee table in front of him.
Suddenly, the door of the reception room opened, and Dai Chunfeng saw a tall and thin young man wearing a military uniform without a rank and a pair of sunglasses striding in.
He knew that this was the real boss.
Although Dai was Zhang Chi's senior at Huangpu Military Academy and was older than Zhang Chi, the difference in status still made Dai Chunfeng take the initiative to stand up and greet him.
"I'm deeply sorry to trouble Commander Zhang to take time out of his busy schedule to meet with me."
Zhang Chi took off his sunglasses and looked at Director Dai, who was bowing slightly in front of him. Zhang Chi was the first to extend his hand:
"Senior Dai, you are too polite. You are a senior from Huangpu. Today we are just reminiscing about the past and not talking about military matters. Just call me your junior."
Dai Chunfeng hurriedly shook hands with him. He would not underestimate Zhang Chi just because of his young appearance.
This is not only because Zhang Chi now has the obvious temperament of a person who has been in a superior position for a long time, but also because the territory controlled by the Anmin Army now exceeds one million square kilometers, and the army under its command exceeds 50. Even in the country, it is a powerful warlord.
Not to mention that in Southeast Asia where the Japanese have been completely defeated, he is the real uncrowned king.
Therefore, Dai Chunfeng said modestly: "I am absolutely not worthy of being called a senior."
The two chatted for a few minutes before Dai Chunfeng took the initiative to state his purpose:
"Mr. Zhang, I'm here this time mainly to discuss matters with the mountain city. You see, the Stevenson Highway is over a thousand miles long, passing through a lot of mountainous areas and pristine rainforests. The trucks along the way are transporting critical supplies that are crucial to the war of resistance..."
"So?" Zhang Chi picked up the iced drink in front of him and took a sip, raised his eyebrows, and looked at Dai Chunfeng.
Even Dai Chunfeng, who was in charge of the Military Statistics Bureau, was stared at by Zhang Chi, and his heartbeat slowed down by the murderous look in his eyes that seemed to show him killing the Japanese in the sea of blood and corpses.
"So, in order to prevent these truck convoys from getting into trouble, Shancheng hopes to form a road protection team to patrol the area. As for the scale, it won't be too large, only a few thousand..."
Before Dai Chunfeng could finish his words, Zhang Chi knocked on the table. His voice was not loud, but full of unquestionable words:
"Absolutely not. Maintaining the Stevenson Highway in Pegu is our internal affairs. Your interference is simply wishful thinking."
A few drops of sweat slid down Dai Chunfeng's temples. He didn't know whether it was because the room was too hot, or because there was a tiger sitting in front of him that seemed ready to devour him at any time?
He also knew that this proposal was completely nonsense, but there was no other way. Shancheng forced him to talk, so he had no choice but to talk.
Seeing Zhang Chi's stern refusal, he had no choice but to nod silently.
Zhang Chi also didn't want to make the relationship with the White Party too strained. After all, a large number of immigrants still had to pass through the border with Yunnan Province. If he was really blocked there, he would not feel good.
So he chose to give another sweet date:
"Mr. Dai, you can rest assured about the safety of the Stevenson Highway. It will be unimpeded. We can even sign a memorandum. I promise to release all Eagle aid supplies quickly. Other supplies shipped to the Republic of China from land ports or Yangon Port will also be allowed to pass as long as taxes are paid on time. How about that?"
Dai Chunfeng was overjoyed to hear this. He also knew that it was a great honor for Zhang Chi to make this statement.
After all, since the day Zhang Chi raised the banner of the Anmin Army, Zhang Chi and the forces under his command have completely lost any affiliation with the White Party. Both sides have equal status. It is a favor for Zhang Chi to help, and it is his duty not to help.
But he was very cunning and did not show it. Instead, he tried to persuade Zhang Chi for a while, and finally found out that the promise Zhang Chi made at the beginning was already Zhang Chi's bottom line.
After discussing the Stevenson Highway and the border crossing, Dai Chunfeng brought up the second topic of the day:
“最近滇省龙、卢两位将军的武器更新换代极快，光是M3式手提机关枪就装备了3000多支，另有2吨半卡车（道奇大卡）和15吨半战车（M5A1斯图亚特）若干，山城那边很是担忧啊...”
When Zhang Chi heard this, he directly retorted:
"Oh? But aren't the New 3rd, 58th, and 60th Armies under General Lu also part of the National Army? Aren't they anti-Japanese forces? It's no big deal if I sell them some weapons to fight the Japanese, right?"
Dai Chunfeng remained expressionless, but he was already complaining inside. Shancheng asked him to negotiate but didn't give him any bargaining chips.
Do you really think that just a few words can make Zhang Chi stop selling supplies to warlords like Yunnan and Guangxi?
Zhang Chi smiled faintly: "Business is about business. Those are weapons discarded by our Anmin Army. If Mr. Dai doesn't want them to end up in the wrong hands, you can increase the price and buy them first."
Thinking of the numerous troops under the Military Control Commission, including the Loyal and Patriotic Army, Zhang Chi said with a sly smile, "Especially Mr. Dai, you have over 20 men under your command. Why don't you give them some better equipment?"
Dai Chunfeng's heart skipped a beat. There were quite a few yellow croakers of all sizes in the Military Control Commission's treasury.
In addition to the Loyal and Patriotic Army, the Special Forces, the Traffic Patrol Force, and the Special Service Training Battalion he organized in cooperation with the White Eagle Republic, there are more than 100,000 armed forces, not counting field operations.
If we add the arms sold by Zhang Chi, it will be a huge scene.
Dai Chunfeng started to have wild thoughts for a moment and couldn't understand what Zhang Chi meant for a while.