A Journey Through the Worlds of Film and Television.

Chapter 303 Allies

Before the Spring Festival of 1944, Lu Cheng met a contact person from northern Shaanxi outside Heshun Town. He was a middle-aged man wearing glasses and looked like a businessman.

Lu Cheng and the other party chatted for more than two hours by a small river. No one knew what they talked about. Anyway, the contact left feeling happy and disappointed. In the days that followed, it was as if nothing had happened.

Not long ago, the front-line commander of the Western Yunnan Expeditionary Force resigned due to illness and was replaced by a new commander. Some previous strategic deployments needed to be readjusted, which further slowed down the advance plan. Many troops stayed on both sides of the Nujiang River and were unable to further recover lost territory.

On the contrary, the Indian Expeditionary Force in northwestern Myanmar has advanced to the vicinity of the Mogaung River Valley.

After the Spring Festival, taking advantage of the time for the troops to reorganize, Lu Cheng returned to the east bank of the Nujiang River and flew to India to meet Catherine.

Catherine was naturally delighted to see Lu Cheng coming, and they were inevitably having a passionate conversation and pouring out their heart to each other.

When Catherine woke up from her deep sleep, it was already the next morning.

Catherine just got up and saw that Lu Cheng had already gotten up and personally made a Chinese breakfast for her.

"Honey, I didn't expect you could make breakfast."

"In order to keep my lazy cat from going hungry, I must learn how to cook. Come and try our Chinese-style porridge, side dishes, and buns."

"Then I must try it carefully. Mm~ It tastes really good. It seems that I will have a good time in the future."

"Then you might be disappointed. I don't make breakfast often."

"Then can't you do a little more for your lazy little cat?"

"That depends on whether the lazy little cat behaves well."

"I will definitely be a good kid, meow~"

After chatting and laughing, the meal was finished and the maid naturally went to clean up the dishes.

Afterwards, Lu Cheng took Catherine to the study, took out a map of Southeast Asia and placed it on the table.

Seeing this, Catherine couldn't help but be curious: "Honey, what do you want to do with a map? I don't know much about the war, so I can't give you too much advice."

"Of course I know. I'm not going to talk about the war, but about our future. Catherine, you must have been in Southeast Asia for quite a while, so you must have some understanding of the situation here. Here, here, there are many of my compatriots, overseas Chinese.

Right now, the expeditionary force formed by China and the US and UK allies is recovering Burma and will soon drive the enemy out of all of Southeast Asia. So, what do you think the post-war situation will be like?"

"What else can we do? Of course it's good. We drove away the invaders for the people here, shouldn't they be very happy?"

Lu Cheng laughed: "Catherine, let me say something unpleasant. Isn't your British Empire an invasion of Southeast Asian countries? Even if the Japanese army is driven away, some civilian armed forces here have mastered a certain number of weapons. In the future, there will be a long period of war in this land, and then they will seek independence..."

Upon hearing this, Catherine also became serious and listened carefully to Lu Cheng's analysis of the situation.

After all, Catherine was a young lady from a prominent family. She had received higher education and had been influenced by her family. She had a certain understanding of politics and military affairs, but she just didn't think about many things in detail.

"Hearing you say that, it does make sense. Honey, are you planning to do something big?"

"Catherine, I don't have any ambitions. I just want to earn a fortune for our children in the future. You must know my superiors, the bureaucrats. We Chinese have a saying that goes, 'When the birds are dead, the bows are put away; when the rabbits are dead, the dogs are cooked.' It means...

So, I have to take my destiny into my own hands. Honey, can you understand me? "

"Of course, my man is ambitious and capable, so I must support him. But, is this too dangerous? In fact, even if it is not as good as doing these, with your ability, you can build a business empire and accumulate enough wealth."

"My dear, if you don't have a gun or power, having a certain amount of wealth may not be a good thing."

"I understand. What do you want me to do?"

"Don't be nervous, dear. These are just some of my ideas. However, if it is really possible to implement it in the future, I also hope to get some support from the Campbell family. This is also a mutually beneficial and win-win situation. What do you think?"

"My father would probably be happy to support you, dear."

"After a while, you can go back and talk to your father. When I have time, I will also go to Scotland to meet your father."

Before the Japanese invaders arrived, most of Southeast Asia was a British colony. After the Japanese invaders left, Britain resumed its colonial rule.

It was only in the following decades that the Southeast Asian countries gained independence one after another.

Today, although Lu Cheng has a division of troops, these soldiers have all gathered from all over China. Even if they are very loyal to Lu Cheng, not all of them will follow Lu Cheng, abandon their hometowns and relatives, and go overseas.

The only ones who can really follow Lu Cheng are probably those who have no relatives and no worries, such as Xia Chen and A Bao.

People like Meng Fanle and Veterinarian Hao who have relatives are always thinking about returning to their hometown to farm and live a peaceful life after the war, and Lu Cheng will not force them.

In this case, if one wants to gain a foothold in Southeast Asia, it still needs to cultivate a force of its own and gain the support of overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia.

If the support of the Campbell family is added, it will influence the decision in the UK to a certain extent, which will be more beneficial for the future.

"My dear, these things must be kept secret for the time being."

"Well, I know the severity of it."

This is no longer the ancient times. It is not so easy to enclose land and become king. You need to have your own strength, gain the support of the people, obtain some international recognition, and also be able to hold off the neighbors.

Although Lu Cheng's personal combat capability is very strong, he is not invincible, and there are still many factors to consider.

After spending a few days with Catherine, Lu Cheng flew to the front line in northern Burma, rushed to the Allied headquarters, and met Stilwell again.

When he saw Stilwell again, Lu Cheng discovered that there was something wrong with the old man's health.

After a brief recollection, it seems that Stilwell died of stomach cancer in San Francisco more than two years later.

Lu Cheng immediately decided to take action personally to save the old man's life and ensure that he would receive certain support from the United States in the future.

"Lu, congratulations. You are a 25-year-old major general. You are a 25-year-old general. I'm afraid you are the youngest general in the world. It's a pity that such an excellent general like you is not valued."

"Mr. Stilwell, the situation over there is quite complicated, and the relationship is even more confusing. I'm sure you understand this, and I'm very content now. However, there seems to be something wrong with your body. Have you been suffering from loss of appetite recently?"

"Hey, I was right. Lu, are you really a doctor? I thought you were joking."

"I'm not kidding. I'm from a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners. Chinese medicine has been passed down for thousands of years. What we are best at is to restore health through some simple conditioning before the disease occurs, and to prevent the disease from developing into a serious condition. Perhaps I can treat you."

"Oh? Then I really have to thank you very much."

"We are friends, aren't we? There's no need to be so polite between friends."

"Yes, yes, we are best friends. So, my friend, how should I treat it? Should I take some Chinese herbs that I can't name?"

"You are not in a condition where you need to take medicine yet. Just make some adjustments to your diet and eat some medicated food."

"Medicinal food? It's a strange name. Maybe I can give it a try..."