On August 4, General Stilwell came to Peiping again.

He was led by Jiangdong's secretary Jillian and met the top leaders of China in the private reception room.

Jiang Dong had some guesses about the purpose of General Stilwell's visit, but he did not go straight to the topic immediately. Instead, he talked about some insignificant issues, such as asking for help.

General Stilwell shook his head and sighed in his heart. As long as they are Chinese, no matter their status, they always like to talk about irrelevant things when talking.

They wait until the person they are talking to becomes impatient before they get down to business.

This seems to have become a negotiation skill and language art.

General Stilwell knew this well, and it was easy to deal with it.

It's just that when he talks about these insignificant things, he always thinks of the thick smoke on the battlefield in Okinawa and the wounded soldiers wailing in the sea.

In the Battle of Okinawa, the Allies lost 60,000 soldiers, and a large number of warships were seriously damaged or sunk.

General Stilwell was on the USS Lincoln aircraft carrier at the time and witnessed the tragic scene with his own eyes.

Howling suicide attack planes, burning warships, and roaring cannons.

The cruelty and bloodshed of modern war are clearly revealed before General Stilwell's eyes!

The soldier who had been laughing and joking with him before was instantly wiped out in the explosion.

In the face of war, life is fragile and insignificant, not worth mentioning.

General Stilwell also saw MacArthur and Nimitz's helplessness when facing the Japanese suicide attack, and saw their dejection after their failure.

There were 550,000 troops, but one week after the war began, the number dropped to less than 500,000.

At this moment, the morale of the army in the waters of Okinawa and on the island was extremely low.

Whenever he thought of these things, General Stilwell felt anxious and could not calmly exchange pleasantries with Jiang Dong.

Soon the only voice in the reception room was Jiangdong's.

General Stilwell slowly lowered his head, with a sad expression on his face.

Jiang Dong naturally saw the helplessness and anxiety in General Stilwell's heart, but he didn't care about it and continued to talk to himself.

After some tea, General Stilwell finally couldn't bear it anymore and stated his purpose:

"Jiang, I'm here to buy you an earth-penetrating bomb this time."

"You must have heard about what happened in Okinawa. The Japanese are really crazy."

"For God's sake, they are simply not human beings. They are even more cruel and cruel than animals."

"I witnessed the battle on the 29th with my own eyes. To be honest, the performance of the soldiers was remarkable."

"The main reason for the failure is that we underestimated the madness of the Japanese."

"We still see them as human beings and think they still have human thoughts."

"Alas... You also know the outcome. The Allies suffered heavy losses!"

Jiang Dong had the care and sympathy of an old friend on his face and said:

"You want to buy ground-penetrating bombs, of course there is no problem!"

"But..."

General Stilwell's heart was lifted when he heard Jiang Dong say in embarrassment:

"It seems that the United States has not mastered the production and manufacturing technology of ground-penetrating bombs. If we hand over the bombs like this, I am afraid that the technology will be leaked."

"These technologies were developed with the painstaking efforts of our scientific researchers. Although I sympathize with the experiences of General MacArthur and Nimitz."

"But I cannot express my sympathy with the results of the hard work of scientific researchers."

Before coming, General Stilwell thought that purchasing ground-penetrating bombs would be easy. After all, even super aircraft carriers in Jiangdong were willing to sell them.

Unexpectedly, he didn't expect that the technology was kept confidential, and his eyes widened instantly.

"Then...then...then what are you going to do?"

Jiangdong frowned many times, and then gave two plans:

"First, the ground-penetrating bombs can be sold, but you need to pay technology patent fees, which is about 500 million to 1 billion US dollars."

"This plan is not very cost-effective. Don't worry, there is a second one."

Before General Stilwell changed his face, Jiangdong added:

"The second option is that you spend money to buy bombs, and our country dispatches long-range bombers or fighter bombers to Okinawa to drop bombs!"

"Of course, the pilot's labor costs and the fighter aircraft's wear and tear costs also need to be calculated."

"But it is much cheaper than the first option, and the total will not exceed US$500 million."

General Stilwell understood.

He suddenly discovered that when it comes to trade or money, the Chinese, or more directly Jiangdong, can always find ways to charge.

The buyer is bleeding heavily, but can't find fault, so he can only suffer a dumb loss.

There are only two options in total, but neither one is good.

The second option is even a bit bullying.

But hundreds of thousands of Allied troops on Okinawa were still waiting. After a long battle between heaven and man, General Stilwell had no choice but to choose the second option.

The specific transaction quantity and transaction details will be discussed in detail by General Stilwell and people from the Department of Commerce.

After saying this, General Stilwell sighed again in his heart. After half a cup of tea, he regained his composure.

"Jiang, the situation in Southeast Asia has stabilized. Except for a small number of Japanese who are still resisting in the rainforest, most villages and cities have been liberated."

"The most important thing next is civil affairs work."

"Some representatives of the Allied Powers asked me to ask you, when will the Chinese withdraw their troops from Kalimantan, Singapore and other places?"

After finishing speaking, Stilwell carefully observed Jiang Dong's expression.

The expression on Jiang Dong's face remained the same, and his eyelashes didn't even tremble as he said:

"Withdraw troops? Why withdraw troops?"

"Many of the places occupied by the Chinese army are colonies of the British Empire, the Netherlands, and France. It is illegal to station troops, so they must retreat!"

General Stilwell said stiffly, and there was a bit of gunpowder in their words.

"The imperialist countries used ships and guns to occupy Southeast Asia and carried out cruel colonial rule without asking the local people whether they wanted to."

"After the Japanese came, they abandoned them and fled for their lives alone."

Jiang Dong rubbed the tea cup with his fingers and continued:

"The benevolent teacher of China liberates the oppressed and enslaved people, and is welcomed by the people wherever he goes!"

"We have reason to believe that under China's governance, these people can achieve a better life."

"They have already experienced a lot of hardships. At least let them choose their own way forward!"

General Stilwell was so angry that he could not speak.

"On the contrary, I heard that in the Philippine Islands controlled by the Allied forces, there were things that abused women and acted arrogantly, causing complaints from the people!"

"Someone has already raised a gun to resist!"

"It is clear at a glance who is the teacher of justice and who is truly doing good for the local people!"

General Stilwell had no upper hand in language.

Some unpleasant things did happen on the Philippine Islands, but General Stilwell heard that these unpleasant things were caused by someone behind them.

They even secretly provided weapons to enable local people to resist colonial rule.

Without evidence, General Stilwell could not have said these words.

Finally, he said:

"The Allies have formed a negotiating delegation and will come to Peiping soon to discuss post-war Southeast Asia."

Jiangdong was slightly surprised,
Chapter completed!