Chittagong, after Wavell received Chu Tiange's reply, the arrogant British man was so angry that he slammed the message on the table in front of him and shouted: "The Chinese are too bullying, their expatriates If you die, you should be compensated. If so many of our soldiers died, who should we ask for compensation?"
Standing behind him was Lieutenant General Howard, Chief of General Staff of the British Army in India. He said slowly: "There is no compensation matter in the cabinet order. Based on this alone, we can even refuse to apologize. However, in order to transfer Singapore slope to Tens of thousands of officers and soldiers struggling in prisoner of war camps have been rescued. I think we should take the initiative to raise this matter with the cabinet."
Wavell suddenly turned his head and stared at him and said: "Howard, wake up, I admit that the Chinese army is more powerful than our Royal Army, but don't forget that Singapore's current location is deep in the Japanese occupation area. The Chinese It means that we can send a certain number of troops to rush in, but do we have the ability to take out so many officers and soldiers within a certain period of time? You don’t think that the Chinese are capable of driving the Japanese away from the Malay Peninsula? If that is the case, What are they still doing in Indochina? They have already gone back to regain their lost territory."
Ouyang Yun missed one thing. He thought that Wavell would definitely be interested in rescuing Singaporean prisoners of war with the help of the Xuebing Army. Unexpectedly, he never considered Willy's proposal from the beginning to the end.
Wavell took it for granted that this matter was impossible, but Howard believed that the life and death of tens of thousands of officers and soldiers was worth a try anyway, and was not intimidated by the strength shown by Wavell. He faced Wavell's sharp gaze. Said: "We have not seen the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army in person, so we cannot make an accurate judgment. But based on their performance in Thailand some time ago, I think we can let them give it a try. Ouyang Yunnai Xuebingjun Commander-in-Chief, with his status, he will never talk nonsense. Since he dares to say that he is confident, I think maybe he has some unique tricks. Your Excellency, more than 30,000 officers and soldiers have been tested by war..."
Howard said sincerely that Wavell was not a hard-hearted person. He touched his glass eyeballs and remembered the Chinese proverb "a dead horse is treated as a living horse doctor". After a while, he said: "Since you are so persistent, , then let’s give it a try. But, what if the Chinese lion opens his mouth? After this period of observation, I have already seen that this Ouyang Yun is definitely not a kind person. He may make a plan that we cannot accept at all. condition."
"You have to get in touch to know."
"Okay, then it's decided. I can see that the Chinese want to provoke their generals. Hum, I'll just satisfy the Chinese people's vanity and fall into their ways of provoking their generals."
"Sir, I will go with you."
"No, there must be someone between the two of us staying to maintain the overall situation. The Japanese army has assembled heavy troops in Mawlamyine. There must be some big moves recently. With you here to coordinate the overall situation, I can rest assured that Krali is still in Hanoi. , I will let him go to Bangkok to join me. With his help as a staff officer, it is impossible for the Chinese to get an advantage. Please pay attention to one thing. The surveillance of the French Far East Fleet must not be relaxed. I heard that the Germans also We are planning this fleet."
"yes."
When Wavell began to take a detour to Bangkok, Guo Muyi finally met the legendary "Big Madam" Gu Lianyun at the Gu family estate in the United States.
Guo Muyi arrived quite timely. The White House was very anxious to initial the cooperation agreement. Gu Lianyun and Chen Shichang could no longer delay. And because of his arrival, there was a ready excuse. The special envoy of Commander-in-Chief Ouyang Yun arrived. He will be specifically responsible for this matter. Mr. Special Envoy is tired from the journey and needs two days of rest before he can work. Therefore, in any case, please give Mr. Hull two days of grace.
That night, Guo Muyi went to work. He did not immediately start dealing with matters related to the agreement. Instead, he asked Gu Lianyun for a photocopy of the "Strengthening the United States Defense Act" and began to study it in depth. He thoroughly studied the document. After more than twenty hours and a short sleep of two hours, he began to study the terms of the agreement.
In terms of the ability to engage in intrigues, Gu Lianyun and Chen Shichang are both great, but compared with Guo Muyi, they lack a bit of prowess. The two of them saw Guo Muyi writing down the terms of the agreement. Two hours later, A completely revised agreement was presented to the two of them. Gu Lianyun read it first. She couldn't help but exclaimed after reading only two pages. Then she looked at Guo Muyi and praised her sincerely: "Commander-in-Chief, you will It was the right thing to send here. This way, once the hidden agreement comes into effect, we will take advantage of it, but I don't know if the Americans will notice this."
Guo Muyi smiled modestly and said: "The focus of this agreement is to hide the agreement, so the previous clauses should be set around it. It is just some literal changes. I believe the Americans will not mind too much."
After seeing this, Chen Shichang also highly appreciated Guo Muyi's ability to play word games. At this time, Chen Shichang's status was not low. He was the commander of the aircraft carrier group of the Xuebing Army. Although his title had not yet been determined, as long as the aircraft carrier group went into battle, then At least a lieutenant general,
Gu Lianyun: "With these changes, this agreement is complete." Then she said to Guo Muyi with a straight face: "Special Envoy Guo, there is something you need to know as soon as possible." She took out a copy from the drawer. The document was handed to him and he said: "Not long after you boarded the ship, the commander-in-chief issued a new order, which is about the super bomb being developed by the Americans. We are the only three people allowed to know about this matter. The information will be destroyed immediately after reading it."
After reading it, Guo Muyi wanted to be shocked. He took out the lighter he carried with him, lit the information, and asked: "How many people have come here? Do you have any relevant information?"
Gu Lianyun shook his head,
Chen Shichang said: "The Japanese are hiding very deep this time. It may take a lot of trouble to deal with them. However, we have sent people to monitor the two target people for 24 hours. If the situation is not right, we will take action immediately." Chen Shichang said as he waved his right hand in a beheading gesture.
"It's difficult, the data shows that Americans take the target very seriously."
"It's not too difficult. The commander-in-chief must have made a mistake in this matter. The US government currently has no plans to develop a super bomb, and it only provides symbolic protection to the target people. What we hope most now is to resolve it before the agreement is signed. This matter, because once the agreement is signed, we may have only one choice."
Regarding the super bomb, Ouyang Yun did get sidetracked. The Manhattan Project in the United States only started at the end of 1941. Before that, although the U.S. government had paid attention to Nazi Germany's related "uranium project", it was still There was no declaration of war on Germany, so there was no sense of urgency for Germany to build a super bomb first.
Guo Muyi understood the meaning of this sentence. After the cooperation agreement was signed, the Xuebing Army and the United States became de facto allies. Under this situation, once the actions against the target person were discovered by the Americans, the consequences would be disastrous. He thought about it Said: "The agreement has been finalized. I will be responsible for the next operations related to the super bomb, madam."
Gu Lianyun blushed and said, "You should call me Representative Gu."
"Oh, Representative Gu, I need to get familiar with the team members involved in the operation as soon as possible."
"No problem, you have a good rest for a day, and I will ask them to see you tomorrow."
"Okay." Guo Muyi was really tired, so she didn't insist anymore.
(Old Poison: Happy Lantern Festival, brothers, I wish you this blessing early,)