Chapter 645 Late order
The Caucasus Mountains, with moisture, air turned into clouds and mist covering the air, making the visibility not very high. On the cleared flat ground, which was as empty as three courts, Apudula had sent someone to lay a big T-shaped mark with red cloth. On the flat ground, Liu Guodong and Apudula stood in the center of the open space and looked up at the sky. The two looked different. Liu Guodong was calm, while Apudula was a little anxious, and from time to time raised his hand to look at the dark-brown Leighton Army special watch on his wrist. This was a small gift from Liu Guodong to him. At this time, the hour hand on the watch was already pointed at nine o'clock.
Apdula, anxious, walked to Liu Guodong and asked, "Dear Liu, why haven't the plane you mentioned come yet?"
Listening to Apudula who had asked the ninth tent repeatedly, Liu Guodong smiled helplessly and said, "Mr. Apudula, don't worry, the flight came, but now the clouds are too big and the visibility is too low, and it will take time for the pilot to find this place."
While he was speaking, a low buzzing sound came from the sky. After hearing the familiar voice, Liu Guodong showed a look of joy on his face. He gestured to a soldier beside him. The knowing soldier walked forward a few steps, took out a signal gun from the gun holster, carefully checked the ammunition in the gun chamber, and then pulled the trigger into the sky.
"Bang bang bang"
Three crisp sounds echoed in the valley, two red and one green three signal flares broke free from the constraints of the gun chamber and flew into the sky and rushed through the clouds.
After a while, the roar of the plane became louder and louder. Soon, three "Aunt Junker" transport planes with bright blue sky and white flags on the fuselage appeared in front of them. They circled in the air for a long time and then aimed at the T-shaped marks laid on the ground and swooped down.
"Mr. President, the British and Chinese have had frequent contacts these days. Churchill has summoned the Chinese Ambassador to the UK three times in a row within five days." A spacious office, decorated in luxuriously. Next to a luxurious desk carved from purple shirts, Major General Jim, Director of the US Intelligence Bureau, read a copy of the latest intelligence sent from the UK to Roosevelt, who was sitting on the desk.
"Did you figure out what they are talking about?" Roosevelt asked in a wheelchair, with a hint of confusion in his eyes.
"I'm sorry, Mr. President, the content of their conversation is top secret. Only Churchill and their Navy Secretary, Air Force Commander and Intelligence Director, etc. know that our agents lurking in the UK cannot access this level of secrets." Jim shook his head regretfully.
"Oh, is there any new news on the Soviet battlefield?" Roosevelt was a little confused, but his face remained silent.
Jim opened the folder in his hand and took out a piece of intelligence and handed it to Roosevelt. "According to our intelligence personnel lurking in the UK, the relationship between the Germans and the Chinese on the Soviet battlefield was not as harmonious as it seemed. According to the British intelligence, the Germans and Chinese planes even had several air confrontations with each other in Yekaterinburg, and German Foreign Minister Ribin Troop also secretly visited China last week."
"This is really good news." A look of such a flash in Roosevelt's eyes, and he smiled leisurely: "It seems that the Chinese really have friction with the Germans, but the British want to get benefits in the middle."
"Tu tuk tuk" sounded softly.
"Come in"
Professor Hawkins, a senior aide of Roosevelt, walked in, "His Excellency the President, Prime Minister Churchill sent us a telegram, in which he claimed that Germany and China have begun to have friction, and China now hopes to redeem all the hundreds of thousands of cultural relics they had in the British Empire Museum with a large number of arms."
"Well, this is the match." Roosevelt smiled cunningly, "This time, the British political axe should have knocked a lot of treasures from the Chinese."
Hawkins smiled bitterly: "I've seen the conditions of both sides. The Chinese people planned to exchange for the cultural relics with a batch of arms. As long as the British asked for the price was not too outrageous, he would admit it, but the British people's appetite was too big." Hawkins shook his head regretfully: "They actually proposed to exchange three thousand anti-aircraft guns of various calibers, five hundred p47 fighters, two hundred b17 heavy bombers and fifty destroyers, so that the British will return the cultural relics they have collected over the years to the Chinese people."
"Haha, Churchill is treating these Chinese cultural relics as hens that can lay golden eggs." Hearing this, Roosevelt couldn't help laughing.
"Yes," Hawkins also laughed, "But unfortunately, the Chinese refused. They were only willing to offer one-third of the price."
Roosevelt stopped laughing and pondered. The two people in the office did not dare to disturb his thoughts. After a long time, he raised his head and said, "It seems that the Chinese and Germans have begun to disagree on the issue of the Soviet Union. Logically speaking, they should not turn against the target so quickly before the end of the war against the Soviet Union. This is not in the interests of both sides. Although we don't know what happened between the two countries, this kind of thing is good for us. At least we don't have to worry about Germany and China forming a real alliance. Therefore, all we can do now is to observe their attitude, and we can also encourage the order that was rejected by China last time."
"Mr. President, do you really want to give them that order of 500 million pounds?" Jim, who was standing beside him, couldn't help but interrupt.
"Now that our free economic system has not been officially changed to the war system, we have no ability to support Britain on a large scale. I said in Parliament that the only country in the world that can support Britain on a large scale is China. What reason do you think we have to not let the British hand over the orders to the Chinese, and this can deepen the gap between the Germans and the Chinese. Why don't we do this?"
Looking at Roosevelt's leisurely face, Hawkins felt a sense of admiration, that the person who could not stand up in front of him brought the United States out of the economic crisis. He had no doubt that the great United States of America would definitely reach a new height under his leadership.
Today, two guests, a man and a woman, came to the home of the current Vice President Jiang of the Republic of China, who were invited by Vice President Jiang and his wife in a small restaurant.
"Brother-in-law, third sister, it seems that you have been living a leisurely time." A middle-aged man with glasses pointed to the four dishes and one soup on the table and joked: "Even the three dishes and one soup that were originally the chairman was changed to four dishes and one soup, which is enough to prove that it is a great improvement."
"Ziwen, you are not here to make fun of me today." Vice President Jiang picked up a chopstick and put it in his mouth and chewed it slowly. He asked without knowing how to speak and said that he had bad teeth and only liked to eat light food. Therefore, people who were eating with him in the past and now are destined to be difficult to eat big fish and meat.
It turns out that the person who came today was Mrs. Jiang’s elder brother, Song Ziwen, who is currently the deputy minister of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of China, and the other is their elder sister, Song Ailing.
"Of course not." Song Ziwen shook his head and said, "I came here today to ask my brother-in-law for help." After that, he took out a document from the briefcase beside him and handed it to Vice President Jiang beside him.
"Third brother, can't you have a meal with peace of mind if you come to your house?" Mrs. Jiang couldn't help but frown her beautiful black eyebrows when she saw her brother sitting down and she was about to talk to her husband about business.
"Hehe, Fourth Sister, this matter is a good thing today, Ziwen is also anxious." The eldest sister Song Ailing, who was standing beside him, hurriedly persuaded.
"A 500 million pound destroyer order" Vice President Jiang was surprised when he saw the beginning of the document.
"Yes, this is an order placed by the British Navy, led by the US Political Axe," said Song Ziwen.
"This kind of thing is a good thing, there should be no problem." Mrs. Jiang asked in confusion, Xiumu looked at her husband and brother.
"Fourth sister, you don't know anything." Seeing that her sister was puzzled, she explained to her sister, "This order had been placed by us half a year ago, but it was rejected by the president in Congress, because it would damage the relationship between our country and Germany. Now the Americans have put it out again. This time we can't let this order go."
Song Ailing said this sincerely: "Sister, I don't hide it from you. The shipyard opened by your brother-in-law and I need this order. Of course, not all of it. As long as it is 10%, we are very satisfied. But the problem is that many people in the Congress do not want to offend the Germans because of this order at this time. Therefore, we have no idea whether this order can be passed in Congress. After all, such a large order of military supplies must be approved by two-thirds of the members of Congress. Therefore,"
"That's why you want Zhongzheng and the Congress to promote this order at the meeting, right?" Mrs. Jiang is a smart person. He knows the elegance when he hears the sound of the piano, and he guesses the reason at once.
Song Ailing continued, "The problem now is that if the president does not agree, it will be difficult for Congress to pass. After all, the Baath Party now accounts for the majority of seats in Congress."
"I guess this order is not a big problem, one at a time, another at a time." Before Song Ailing finished speaking, Vice President Jiang said on the side.
"Huh why?" Everyone looked at Vice President Jiang in amazement to see what the reason he could tell.
Chapter completed!