The banquet ended at about half past nine. After the banquet, Roosevelt, Churchill and Ouyang Yun all held a meeting overnight. Although the banquet was informal, it conveyed too much content, and all three parties must proceed immediately. Digest, because the meeting will officially start tomorrow morning,
The purpose of the previous Cairo Conference was to coordinate the military and political actions of the anti-fascist allies, discuss the formulation of a joint combat plan against Japan, and resolve the Far East issue. However, this time, the meeting time was not only advanced, but also because the Axis powers were in the war. Therefore, although the purpose of the meeting is still to solve the Far East problem, the essence is completely different. The most fundamental difference is that the former is to share the cake with the winner, while the latter is to seek to get rid of the current predicament (this Far East It is a European-centered division of world regions by Westerners, including the entire Pan-Pacific region)
Before Roosevelt came to Cairo, he summoned military leaders to seek their opinions. At that time, their judgment of Ouyang Yun was that "he may be an excellent general, but he is definitely not a qualified politician. As for diplomacy, it would be good if he could master diplomatic etiquette." ", these words were said by Admiral Jin. At that time, Roosevelt felt that his analysis made sense, but after the exchange at the banquet tonight, he felt that this judgment was wrong, "Yun's behavior did not look like a person at all. A young man under thirty years old, I even suspect that underneath his young appearance is a sophisticated heart. General Stilwell, you must be mentally prepared, even if the Allied Southeast Asia Army Headquarters can Established, I estimate that Ouyang Yun will not be able to give up the highest command. I originally hoped that the Xuebing Army would assume more responsibilities in China, but Yun does not trust the National Government at all. If the Xuebing Army is unwilling to deploy troops back to the country, It is impossible for him to abandon the Philippines. I am very clear about Yun's intention. He just hopes to use the Philippines to contain some Japanese troops to protect Taiwan. The combat effectiveness of the Xuebing Army has been proven. There is no need to doubt this. The Allied forces were originally It's okay to hand over the highest command of Southeast Asia to him, but Churchill is definitely not willing. Gentlemen, the rumors that the Queen's government is moving to India may be true. If we don't send troops to support the British, they will not be able to resist the German landing in England. peninsula."
Hull heard the implication of his words and shook his head: "Mr. President, if we send troops to Europe now, the Joint Chiefs of Staff will definitely not agree. Is this possible? If the British abandon their homeland, their huge fleet will definitely We will also withdraw to Asia. Can we defeat Japan first and then plot against Germany?"
"Mr. President, I have a suggestion. Can we ask the British to help us deliver our troops to India? If we then form the Allied Southeast Asia Army Headquarters, we will have the advantage in military strength and can lead the attack on the Japanese in Burma. To counterattack, we can even attack the Philippines directly." Stilwell said with stern eyes.
Roosevelt did not answer, and Hull shook his head gently, sighing in his heart that Stilwell's words were too direct. The most urgent thing for the United States now is to solve the crisis in Australia, so even if troops are sent from the mainland, they should be sent to Australia first. , but Stilwell only mentioned India and the Philippines. He obviously knew that once he was sent to Australia, because MacArthur was there, the commander would not have his share. However, he forgot that the reason why Roosevelt proposed to launch a campaign in Burma Counterattack, that's because the counterattack can only be launched by the cadet army and the British. "Stilwell is really crazy to want to be the commander-in-chief." He finally asserted in his heart, but he became more and more worried about whether Stilwell was qualified for this task. a position, and speculated that "the president will definitely not approve his proposal,"
As he expected, Roosevelt implicitly denied Stilwell: "The deployment of troops can only be decided by the Joint Chiefs of Staff. General Stilwell, the fundamental purpose of our launching the Cairo Conference is to solve the Australian crisis. Do you want to know this?" Remember."
In the British Embassy in Egypt, Churchill changed his aggressive style at the banquet and became very irritable with a cigar in his mouth. "We underestimated the Chinese." His first words made others feel cold. He had a feeling that he had overestimated the Americans." Then he blew out a puff of smoke, making the others feel even colder. Then, he raised his eyebrows and shouted angrily: "I don't know. Who leaked it, but I hope this kind of thing will not happen in the future. Government relocation is a top secret of the country. Do you know if it is not done well it will cause earthquakes?" He became more and more angry as he spoke, and said "噌" Standing up, his fat body cast a thick shadow in the room, causing others to involuntarily close their limbs and become more respectful.
Churchill immediately pointed his finger at Wavell, glared at him and said: "The fundamental reason why Great Britain is in such a predicament in the Far East is that the British army in the Far East did not fight effectively against Japan. General Wavell, I hope you can give me a reasonable answer on this issue." Explanation." He said that he hoped that Weiweier would give him a reasonable explanation, but he did not give Weiweier a chance to defend himself. Instead, he said to himself: "Because of your cowardice, the empire has no choice but to punish the student army. We have made concessions, but look at it, now the hateful Chinese people are actually riding on our necks, these uncivilized country bumpkins, these barbaric monkeys..."
When Churchill was furious, everyone in the army was discussing the issue of the coalition government. The matter was huge and beneficial to the country, so although Ouyang Yun instinctively resisted the temptation at the time, after returning to his residence, He still brought it up to ask for everyone’s opinions.
As the saying goes, it's not that one family doesn't belong to the same family. Gu Lianyun's views on this issue are surprisingly consistent with his. He believes that it is too difficult, the chance of success is too low, and most importantly, the risk is too great, and it may ruin the student army. The army is currently in a good situation. It is better not to take a trip into this muddy water.
Chen Shichang had a unique view on this issue. After waiting for others to express their opinions, he said: "I thought Roosevelt reminded us that we should have our own political opinions. This battle cannot be endless. If the war continues, evil will not prevail over good, and we will definitely win in the end. What will we do after the victory? The Kuomintang once proposed a program for nation-building during the Anti-Japanese War at the 1938 Interim National Congress. I thought we must also have a program for nation-building. In fact, based on our The current strength of the military is fully qualified to participate in state affairs, but of course, this requires an opportunity."
Chen Shichang's words were very inspiring to Ouyang Yun. It's not that he had never thought about the future of Xuebingjun before, but his idea was relatively simple. It could even be said to be evading responsibility. "That's very good, continue." He stared at Chen. Shichang Road,
Chen Shichang took off his hat and scratched his head and said a little embarrassedly: "I just thought of it, the idea is not mature yet."
Chen Shichang could think of this and it was actually quite extraordinary, but he still couldn't break the barrier in Ouyang Yun's heart.
"We should indeed make our own political opinions." At this time, Gu Lianyun said thoughtfully: "The Xuebing Army is now a military organization. This is naturally no problem in war times, but it is definitely not suitable for peace times, unless we want to Separatist rule for a long time,."
"I will never split the country." Ouyang Yun said firmly,
Gu Lianyun spoke very slowly, actually giving him time to confess himself. He smiled and asked, "Ouyang, you must have an idea, tell me."