On March 11, a telegram issued in the name of the Xuebing Military Special Administrative Region Government regarding Ouyang Yun's participation in the Cairo Conference at the invitation of US President Roosevelt caused an uproar in the rear area. The Chongqing government's mouthpiece "Central Daily News" first published Chen Guofu's editorial, saying The Xuebingjun’s move was an act that would split the country and destroy the good situation of the joint war of resistance, which was harmful to the country and the people. “…China has only one legal government, and that is the Chongqing central government. As a local government, the Xuebingjun Special Administrative Region Government has no Independent diplomatic power, Xuebingjun's move, where will the central government be located, and what is the difference between it and the Wang Puppet Government in Nanjing..."
Gu Lianyun's words are true. If the "Central Daily News" is still worried about damaging Sino-US relations and only denounces Xue Bingjun and Ouyang Yun, local newspapers such as "Ta Kung Pao" are outspoken and directly expose that the Western powers will subjugate China. They are unwilling to give up and have never regarded China as a true ally. They do not want to see the reunification of China. They invite a local government head to participate in an international conference. Their intentions are sinister. They call on Xuebingjun and Ouyang Yun to reject this kind of undiplomatic principle. invitation to safeguard the administrative unity of the country,
There have been more telegrams coming from Guangzhou. Ouyang Yun had originally decided to leave for Cairo on the 13th, but now he had to temporarily cancel the plan due to strong pressure from domestic public opinion.
"Send another telegram, stating that we will do our best to safeguard national interests at the Cairo Conference, and disclose the fact that the expeditionary force is composed entirely of the Cadet Army and the Northeastern Army, and bring in Marshal Zhang; then send out an invitation, saying that we lack the spirit Officials who are good at foreign affairs hope to get guidance from seniors in this field..." Gu Lianyun gave this response after thinking about it,
While calling the response, Ouyang Yun also ordered the media under the Xuebing Army to discuss the participation of local leaders in international conferences, implicitly pointing out the importance of participating in the Cairo Conference.
In this way, it was not until the 15th that Ouyang Yun led a team of more than a hundred people to board three Sky Fortresses, and then flew to Cairo under the escort of five Baijis taking off from the Yandi aircraft carrier.
At around three o'clock that afternoon, Ouyang Yun walked down the ramp of the Sky Fortress and landed on the land of Egypt. At this time, Egypt was an independent country in name, but in fact many affairs were controlled by the British government. The most specific symptom was that , the person responsible for the security work in Cairo at this time was actually British Prime Minister Churchill’s security force.
There was no red carpet, no flowers, no welcoming crowd. There were only two cars and a few Westerners in suits waiting at the airport. Among Ouyang Yun's entourage, Liu Kui and You Xiaolian each brought a row of wolf teeth and ladies. Yun Weijun is responsible for security work; Gu Lianyun and Lu Hanni serve as secretaries and translators; after them, there is the staff group headed by Chen Shichang and Jiang Huangyong and the press group headed by Guo Jianxiang. The British person who came to greet them was Lu Ge As arranged by Sen, Liu Kui, an employee of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company's Cairo office, followed Ouyang Yun, Gu Lianyun, and Lu Hanni to get off the plane. He stood at the door of the cabin and glanced at it, his face darkened, and he shouted: "Americans and Don't the British claim to be civilized people? They don't understand any diplomatic etiquette." Liu Kui's eyes were very poisonous, and he instantly recognized that those Westerners were not high-ranking officials, so he said this,
Ouyang Yun remained calm on his face, but he thought in his heart: Is this a show of force? Then he couldn't help but ignited his fighting spirit, "Face is earned by oneself. It's not out of inner respect. It's okay if you don't want it." He said to Liu Kui,
The identity of the Westerners was quickly confirmed. China has not established diplomatic relations with Egypt, so there is no diplomatic venue such as an embassy in Egypt, but so many people must have a place to live. Roosevelt once proposed that the U.S. Embassy in Egypt came to arrange it, but after Lu Hanni heard about it, Ouyang Yun refused and volunteered to take over the task. The person in charge of the Cairo office of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company was named Brown. He was less than forty years old and was very capable. At first, he didn't take this reception seriously. He only treated it with caution because of Lugeson's repeated instructions. However, when he saw Liu Kui and the several wolf fangs behind him, he changed his somewhat indifferent demeanor. , suddenly became enthusiastic,
Brown rented two large yards for the Xuebingjun delegation next to the Cairo office of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company. Ouyang Yun, Gu Lianyun and others got in the car, but others could not, and the group headed to the airport gate in a mighty manner. We walked and finally saw the American diplomats waiting here.
Ouyang Yun didn't know that when his plane was still two hours away from Cairo Airport, Roosevelt and Churchill had a quarrel over whether to send someone to pick him up. The Japanese troops landed in Australia, which put pressure on the U.S. government. The importance of Australia is self-evident. Once Australia is captured by the Japanese army, the many islands of the United States in the South Pacific will no longer be safe. Once the Japanese army captures all these islands, they will be able to form a line and then There is no need to worry about logistical support issues, and the conditions are met for directly sending troops to attack the United States. This is something the Americans absolutely do not want to see. Australia is originally a British colony, but as the British demand for American aid supplies increases, Churchill acquiesced to the American control of Australia. The direction of the Japanese attack shifted to Australia. Burma and India became safer. This coincided with Germany intensifying its attack on the British mainland. The role of the English Channel barrier was getting lower and lower. The British Someone in the government was prepared for a rainy day and suggested moving the government to the Middle East or India in order to persist in the resistance. When the Chinese Expeditionary Force entered the Indochina Peninsula, Churchill was worried that it would be easy to send the gods away but it would be difficult to send them away. However, the Japanese offensive was too fierce at that time and the British army was completely defeated. I felt that letting the Chinese take the lead as cannon fodder was also a good choice, so I gritted my teeth and accepted it. At this moment, there has been no major war in Indochina for several months. On the contrary, the Chinese have become more and more controlling over Myanmar. As China became stronger and stronger, Churchill could no longer sit still, considering that China was once Myanmar's traditional suzerainty. Both the United States and the United Kingdom had mainstream media reporters based in Chongqing, so anything that happened in China could not escape the eyes of the British and American decision-makers. When the calls from communists for Ouyang Yun to step down reached Churchill's ears, he felt that this was an excellent opportunity to solve the Burma issue, so he called Roosevelt and believed that an overly powerful China was not in line with the interests of Britain and the United States in the Far East. , it is recommended to use the Cairo Conference to solve this hidden danger. The specific measures are to establish the Allied Pacific Naval Command in Australia, with the Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, Admiral King, as the commander-in-chief, to uniformly command the Allied maritime forces to fight against Japan; in Myanmar The Allied Southeast Asia Army General Headquarters was established, with Stilwell, who was familiar with Chinese affairs, as the commander-in-chief, and unified command of the Allied land forces to launch a counterattack against Japan to relieve the pressure faced by Australia. Churchill knew that Britain was now a dead camel. With only airs left, it no longer constituted a deterrent to the student army, so he deliberately tried to attract the United States, and the conditions he offered really made Roosevelt very tempted. So, when Ouyang Yun arrived late, he had to decide whether to send enough troops. When people went to pick up the plane, Churchill proposed that they should be treated coldly to let the Chinese know their position. Based on Roosevelt's understanding of Xuebingjun and Ouyang Yun, he was worried that it would be counterproductive, so after a heated debate, Roosevelt finally gave in. , did not ask White House Chief McIntyre to pick up the plane, but only asked the US Ambassador to Egypt to send two diplomats,