"No, no, I object. The British army is fully capable of defending Burma from Japanese occupation. All your troops must withdraw from Burma." Churchill refused to give in, waving the cigar in his hand with a red face and shouted,
Ouyang Yun smoked his cigarette very gentlemanly, as if he hadn't heard anything. As he expected, Roosevelt could no longer remain silent. Roosevelt looked at Churchill and said sternly: "Mr. Prime Minister, facts have proven that the training army is very important to the stability of the Allied Forces." The defense line in Southeast Asia has played an irreplaceable role, so I suggest you withdraw the proposal you just made."
Ouyang Yun dared to make concessions on this matter because he concluded that Roosevelt would never agree to Churchill's proposal. Just kidding, what would happen to the U.S. troops on Mindanao if the Xuebing Army walked away, not to mention whether the U.S. troops could resist it? Facing the Japanese attack, if the Xuebing Army took the opportunity to stop airdropping supplies, the Japanese would be trapped to death. Furthermore, the poor performance of the British army in Malaysia and Singapore made the Americans simply not believe that they could withstand the Japanese attack. , Finally, if the situation in Australia further deteriorates, the Americans will still count on the military to help those in need. The most important point is that Ouyang Yun knows that the Americans have long intended to turn Southeast Asia into a dumping ground for American goods, so for For them, it is in the interests of the United States to expel Britain from Southeast Asia. To sum up, even though the Americans have realized that the Xuebing Army will inevitably form a situation in Southeast Asia, they can only show support.
Roosevelt's blatant denial made Churchill feel even more embarrassed. He could hardly help but ask Roosevelt on the spot: Britain or China, who is America's die-hard ally? Fortunately, he had not completely lost his mind and could only say rogue: " We will not recognize the Far East Allied Forces Command, Myanmar is a colony of the British Empire, and the British army will defend the interests of the British Empire to the death."
Roosevelt furrowed his brows deeply and looked unhappy. Churchill was so confused that he ignored the current war situation, but was obsessed with protecting Britain's colonial interests in Southeast Asia. Didn't he know that the decisive factor in the war against Japan and Germany was... It is the Chinese and the Soviet Russians. The British can be defeated, but neither of these two countries can be defeated. Otherwise, no matter whether the Japanese army or the German army is free, then this century's war will inevitably end with the victory of the axis of evil.
Churchill's attitude was as expected by Ouyang Yun. Seeing Roosevelt frowning and saying nothing, he blew out a puff of smoke and said slowly: "The Chinese Expeditionary Force can withdraw from Burma."
"Oh," Churchill was overjoyed. Roosevelt looked at Ouyang Yun and frowned even more tightly.
"But." Ouyang Yun continued,
The joy on Churchill's face turned into confusion, while Roosevelt's eyes looked expectant.
Ouyang Yun still said unhurriedly: "Our country formed an expeditionary force to fight in the Indochina Peninsula at the request of the allies. It was a difficult decision made when the domestic war situation was not optimistic. In order to alleviate the crisis of the Allies in Southeast Asia, Our government, regardless of the imminent Battle of Changsha, resolutely mobilized the main force to form an expeditionary force, which is a huge sacrifice for the Allied Anti-Japanese War. President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill have no objection to this."
Churchill felt something was wrong and was about to deny it, but Roosevelt preceded him and said: "The sacrifices and contributions made by the Chinese government and people to the Allied cause are deeply admired by the British and American governments and people, and we will remember the Chinese government This selfless contribution to the people."
Roosevelt spoke directly on behalf of the governments and people of the United Kingdom and the United States. Churchill couldn't object, so he smoked a cigar depressedly, and at the same time his ears tingled, not wanting to miss every letter that Ouyang Yun wrote.
"OK." Ouyang Yun said, then reached out to take a stack of documents from Jiang Huangyong, handed it to Roosevelt and said: "Mr. President, this is the list of casualties and material losses of the Chinese Expeditionary Force when it fought in the Southeast Asian battlefield. , the Chinese Expeditionary Force can withdraw from Myanmar and even Southeast Asia, but Marshal Zhang and I must give an explanation to the fallen soldiers and the Chinese people who provided funds and materials for this expedition." After that, he turned to Churchill and said seriously: "Mr. Prime Minister, it is China. The expeditionary force blocked the Japanese army in the southeast of Myanmar. Since you insist that Myanmar is a colony of your country and must be guarded by your country, well, your country will bear the pensions for the fallen soldiers of the Chinese Expeditionary Force and our material losses. Okay, Mr. President, my request is not too much."
Roosevelt didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He had never expected Ouyang Yun's move. Holding the stack of documents filled with numbers, he suddenly felt a little dizzy and couldn't keep up with Ouyang Yun's thinking. As for Churchill, he was already angry. He turned red, waving his cigar and shouted: "General Ouyang Yun, you are blackmailing. Japan is our common enemy. As a member of the Allies, the Chinese government and army have the obligation to undertake combat missions against Japan."
"We have this obligation, but the first obligation of the Chinese government and military is to expel the Japanese invaders before they can consider other things. Our government and people have made such great sacrifices to help the Allies defend the Myanmar defense line, but Now we have to hand it over to a government and army that have no determination and strength to fight Japan, and this may put our government and people in a dilemma of being attacked from both sides. Prime Minister Churchill, do you think we Chinese are all fools? Or do you think that we Chinese are all fools? I think we Chinese are easy to bully." Ouyang Yun also roared back,
"Two gentlemen, please calm down. We are in the same camp now and can discuss everything." Roosevelt quickly smoothed things over.
"No, Mr. President, I can't keep calm. It's because of my call that the Chinese young men went to fight in a foreign country. I must give an explanation to their parents." Ouyang Yun continued to yell, without the same grace as before. ,
Churchill also shouted: "We will never accept this condition. The Chinese army must withdraw from Burma. Burma is a colony of the British Empire, and the British Empire's troops will not hesitate to fight for this."
"Really, then I don't mind turning Myanmar into another Singapore." Ouyang Yun sneered contemptuously,
Churchill became increasingly angry, glared at him and shouted: "Are you threatening me? You are threatening the Prime Minister of the British Empire."
"Threat, no, I take it as a piece of advice. Ladies and gentlemen, I don't know if any of you have heard of the Battle of Pyay. What I want to tell you is that in this battle, when our heroic Chinese While the soldiers were fighting fiercely with the Japanese and the so-called Indonesian National Independence Army on the Pyay front line, the British, our allies, abandoned their positions without permission and retreated to India without even saying hello. Ladies and gentlemen, this is Is this the attitude an ally should have? Ladies and gentlemen, how can I trust such an ally and such an army?"