1941年12月8日,太平洋战争爆发后,蒋介石在重庆闻讯,即决定派兵入缅甸作战。同时,罗斯福应蒋介石之请,派史迪威来中国,任中国战区盟军统帅蒋介石的参谋长兼中、缅、印战区美军司令。1942年3月11日,史迪威受蒋介石之命到缅甸指挥作战。蒋介石电令驻缅参谋团团长林蔚和远征军代长 December 8, 1941 After the outbreak of the Pacific War, Chiang Kai-shek heard from Chongqing that he had decided to send troops to fight in Burma. At the same time, Roosevelt, at Chiang Kai-shek’s request, sent Stilwell to China to serve as chief of staff and commander of the U.S., Burma-Indian war zone in Chiang Kai-shek, China’s commander in chief of the Chinese theater. On March 11, 1942, Stilwell was commanded by Chiang Kai-shek to command operations in Myanmar. Chiang Kai-shek telegraphed Lin Wei, head of the staff delegation to Burma, and chief of the expeditionary force