I'm sure they would. Perhaps that was a bit literal.
However, Stillwell constantly complained that he couldn't get the Chinese to fight the Japanese rather than each other. When Chinese troops did go into combat, very few units acquitted themselves well.
China stands as the only Ally of World War Two that ended the war with enemy troops still on it's native soil.
"Stillwell constantly complained "
Yes, he certainly did, when he wasn't putting broomsticks in Chennault's spokes. Yadada yadada yadada, shut the hell up, Vinegar Joe.
Chiang tried to get rid of him from almost the day he arrived.
Have you read "The Flying Tiger," by Jack Samson?