Seeing Admiral Wavell drink the wine in the glass, Yang Zhen's heart that had been hanging around was finally relieved. He had been worried that the British would not be able to achieve their goals and not only terminate the original planned aid to the Anti-Alliance
, and disrupted the negotiations between the Anti-Japanese Alliance and the Americans. Yang Zhen was not unfamiliar with the British group's consistent style of secretly disrupting the situation.
The performance of these guys on the battlefield can only be said to be average. But as a veteran capitalist power, they are quite skilled in holding hands. If these guys can't be lured, they will do it secretly. According to the United States and Britain, although there are internal
There are disputes, but to the outside world, wearing a pair of underpants will be quite detrimental to oneself.
At the moment, Yang Zhen doesn't want to, nor does he have much energy to fight for US aid, and then compete with these guys. So whether Admiral Wavell can drink this glass of wine that represents acceptance, he seems to have no intention on the surface.
I don’t care, but I’m still quite nervous inside.
After the wine in the glass was drained by Admiral Wavell, Yang Zhen's heart that had been hanging around finally fell to the ground. At least the British would not give themselves too many hindrances in this matter. Of course, once the Japanese army
Yang Zhen was still able to accept the request of the Anti-Japanese Alliance to launch an offensive in Southeast Asia and launch a diversionary offensive in the north.
And even if the United States and Britain did not bring it up, not counting other reasons, even if it was to show that the Anti-Japanese Alliance and the United States and Britain were working together in the war against Japan, he would take the initiative to bring it up. What's more, there are no
Just to show the sincerity of the Anti-Alliance to the United States and Britain, Yang Zhen had other purposes.
Because for Yang Zhen, who has already included the strategic attempt to open up the communication line with Guan Nei in his plan for the end of this year and the beginning of next year, one month early or one month late is not too critical. And from now on
From another perspective, it was more advantageous to launch this offensive during the Japanese invasion of Southeast Asia.
The reasons are very simple. First, they can take advantage of the Japanese army's main focus on Southeast Asia and have no time to pay attention to other things in a short period of time. They can complete their combat plan in the shortest time. Second, after this battle, they are destined to replenish a large amount of troops.
For new recruits to replenish battle losses and expand the Anti-Japanese Alliance, for every additional month of training, their combat effectiveness will increase by one point.
So if the British ask the Anti-Japanese Alliance to launch an offensive against the Kwantung Army or the Japanese Army in China during the Japanese invasion of Southeast Asia, Yang Zhen doesn't mind too much and agrees to this matter. After all, this is also a performance for both the United States and Britain.
It is an attitude of resisting the alliance, otherwise it will be easy for the United States and Britain to find fault.
What's more, for Yang Zhen, this is not only the benefit of killing two birds with one stone. More importantly, if he takes the initiative, he can take the initiative and the right to speak in his own hands. Instead of always being like now,
In a fairly passive position.
Admiral Wavell drained the wine in the glass, and Yang Zhen naturally would not default on the bill. After draining the wine in one gulp, Yang Zhen did not intend to drink too much, and did not raise the glass frequently. After that, it was enough.
.Since some things have been said clearly, it is better to drink less wine.
The American and British officers sitting at Yang Zhen's desk are also senior officers. Except for Stilwell, a major general in the U.S. Army, the British side has two lieutenant generals and the youngest are three major generals. Their positions and experience are all
No one would be as relaxed and unscrupulous as they were in their own country. Even though he didn't drink less wine under Yang Zhen's persuasion, at least he didn't drink too much on the spot.
In the two-table celebration banquet, apart from the table where Yang Zhen drank more happily, but controlled it very well, the table where Chai Shirong was the host and mainly included other officers from the US and British military delegation, actually drank.
Quite a few. After drinking several bottles of strong liquor, almost all the American and British officers were drunk by Chai Shirong and the other two accompanying people.
It's just that although no one at Yang Zhen's table drank too much, it was the first time he came into contact with high-quality Chinese liquor, and he drank two half-cups in a row. He and Yang Zhen were talking and drinking in the back, and he drank a whole cup in a daze.
Admiral Wavell, who drinks liquor, is somewhat superior.
More than a kilogram of high-strength liquor is not a small amount even in the UK. For Admiral Wavell, who has very strict requirements in his private life, this amount is not worth mentioning for a person who rarely drinks wine, let alone this kind of strong liquor.
It's just bigger. It's just that he has been relying on his willpower to suppress it, so he didn't make a fool of himself on the spot.
After barely holding on until the end of the banquet, the drunken General Wavell couldn't hold it anymore. After hurriedly saying goodbye to Yang Zhen, he hurriedly returned to the room to rest. As for the other American and British officers who were drunk, they were sent by the Anti-Alliance
Send them back to their respective rooms.
Looking at the somewhat embarrassed back of Admiral Wavell, Yang Zhen, who was equally uncomfortable because he drank nearly half a glass of white wine later than Admiral Wavell, smiled slightly. Compared to Americans, these people are much more sinister.
The British are even more difficult to solve. Only by completely solving them can this negotiation be regarded as a complete success.
Back in the conference room, Yang Zhen sat down with the equally drunk Lao Shuai and Li Yanping, drank some tea to relieve the hangover, and talked about some light topics to relax themselves. At this point, negotiations between the United States and Britain
Basically, it can be said that it has been decided. The rest depends on whether the United States and Britain can fulfill the agreement with the Anti-Japanese Alliance.
It was the first time for him to drink so much wine, and he took the hot towel handed over by Yuan Zhiruo, who was very distressed. After wiping his face, Yang Zhen looked at Li Yanping and the old coach beside him, and said with a wry smile: "Too
I haven’t drank for a long time, so I drank a little too much, and it’s really unbearable.”
Seeing Yang Zhen's bitter smile and somewhat uncomfortable look, he also took a sip of hot tea to warm his stomach and felt better. Li Yanping smiled and said: "Old Yang, the celebration wine today is justifiable. On a day like today,
You should just drink more. In any case, we can achieve most of our goals this time, and you should take the lead."
Hearing Li Yanping's comment that he was the first to take credit, Yang Zhen waved his hand and said: "Political Commissar, is your evaluation too high? I don't dare to take the first credit for these things being negotiated. If you want to say that this negotiation can be successful,
The first contribution to success, in addition to the correct leadership of the central government, should be our troops."
"Without their bloody battle, we could have achieved such a great victory on the battlefield. Those realistic guys probably wouldn't even look at us." Those front-line cadres and soldiers are the ones who bear the brunt of the biggest contribution. As for me,
, that is, just talking and playing with one's own thoughts. Compared with the soldiers who sacrificed their blood and lives, this little credit is really not worth mentioning. Old Li, don't mention this again in the future."
"As for the goal being achieved, Lao Li, although the agreement has been signed, it has not yet been written. We still don't know whether the Americans can implement this agreement 100%. And we also have to treat the United States
People cannot fully fulfill the agreement, so they must be mentally prepared in advance.”
"I'm not too worried about machinery and equipment. The British can't use these things. I've made certain concessions to the Soviets. These two countries won't cause us too much trouble. What I'm most worried about is military raw materials and
In terms of weapons and equipment, whether the Americans can fully implement the agreement? The Soviets, especially the British, will be secretly causing trouble."
After Yang Zhen's words fell, he didn't know what he was thinking after returning to the conference room. The old commander who had been silent suddenly said: "You mean the Americans will definitely not fully implement this agreement? This
It’s unlikely, it’s been signed in black and white. As a big country, their credibility should always be talked about. Are you worried about other aspects?”
Yang Zhen, who was obviously not convinced by the old commander, smiled bitterly: "Old chief, this is not impossible, but it will definitely happen. Where is the strategic focus of the Americans? It is the Germans in Europe. Regardless of the military industry
In terms of production capacity, as well as the strength of other services and arms except the navy, Germany is the preferred enemy of the Americans."
"As for Asia, at least for now, it is not their strategic focus. Otherwise, with the national strength of the Americans, why would they want to win over us? With their strong national strength, even if they strike later, the Japanese have no possibility of defeating the two countries.
The difference in overall strength is too huge."
"They are doing this in the hope that once a war actually breaks out between the United States and Japan, we will be able to contain some of the Japanese forces so that they cannot invest too much force in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. At least until they deal with the Germans, they can keep Australia and Hawaii from being invaded.
Japanese invasion."
"Of course the Americans also have another idea, which is to hope that we can eliminate as many Japanese troops as possible on the battlefield to save the precious lives of their American youth. In the eyes of Americans with great wealth and power, materials and equipment are not considered important.
What's more, their American lives are the most valuable."
"The British also have this purpose. They also hope that we can disperse the Japanese army and ensure that India is not threatened before they deal with the Germans. Otherwise, once India is occupied by the Japanese army, it will be very difficult for the British
It’s an extremely bad result.”
"The strategic goal of putting Europe first and then Asia means that the Americans must first come to the European battlefield whether it is materials or equipment. The Germans, who have conquered almost all of Europe and obtained a large number of industrial resources from developed countries in Western Europe, have a lot of war power.
The resources are far beyond what the Japanese can compare with."
"In Europe, which is the strategic focus of the United States, there are two opponents currently fighting the Germans. The United Kingdom does have relatively complete and large modern military industrial capabilities, but their production capacity is still somewhat insufficient to meet the huge needs of all wars.
After all, the production of modern weapons and equipment is an extremely slow process. It cannot be solved by a few cannons and flintlock rifles in the past."
"They do have a sound and relatively strong industrial system, but with their industrial production capabilities, they may still be unable to maintain a huge army with huge consumption in the war. The British Army's poor tactics and the German
The superiority of the military has also made the cruelty and intensity of battlefields in Europe far greater than those in Asia."
"And the British are far behind the Americans in terms of the speed of weapons research and development. Under this situation, the British are still very dependent on American equipment. Especially for army equipment such as cars and tanks, the British
The demand for American equipment is considerable."
"At the same time, the British maintain a strong navy. The demand for materials such as armored steel for manufacturing tanks and ships will definitely not be small, and may even exceed their own production. How much equipment does the British army have now?
, they were bought or exchanged from the Americans, I’m afraid the British themselves can’t even count them.”