In Chittagong, after Wavell received Chu Tiange's reply, the arrogant British man was so angry that he slammed his copy on the table in front of him and shouted: "The Chinese are too bullying. Their expatriates will die."
Should we be compensated if we die? We have lost so many soldiers, who should we ask for compensation? "Fly"
Standing behind him was General Howard, the Chief of General Staff of the British Army in India. He said slowly: "There is no compensation in the cabinet order. Based on this alone, we can even refuse to apologize. However, in order to release the prisoners of war in Singapore
To rescue the tens of thousands of officers and soldiers who were struggling in the battalion, 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 army's combat power is stronger than our Royal Army, but don't forget that Singapore's current location is deep in the Japanese occupation. The Chinese can
We sent a certain number of troops to rush in, but are we capable of taking out so many officers and soldiers within a certain period of time? You don’t think the Chinese are capable of driving the Japanese away from the Malay Peninsula, do you? If that is the case, they will still stay
What are you doing in the Southern Peninsula? We have already gone back to regain the lost territory."
Ouyang Yun calculated that he had 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 haven't seen the team's combat strength in person, so we can't give an accurate judgment. But just based on their performance in Thailand some time ago, I think we can let them give it a try. Ouyang Yun is a student of the Army
Commander-in-Chief, given his status, will never talk nonsense. Since he dares to say that he is confident, I think maybe he has some unique tricks? Your Excellency, the 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 eyes and remembered the Chinese proverb "a dead horse is treated as a living horse doctor". After a while, he said: "Since you are very persistent,
Then let’s give it a try. But what if the Chinese lion opens its mouth? After this period of observation, I have already seen that this Ouyang Yun is definitely not a kind person, and he may make a condition that we cannot accept at all.
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"You have to get in touch to know."
"Okay, then it's decided. I can see that the Chinese people want to motivate their generals. Hum, I will satisfy the Chinese people's vanity and their method of motivating their generals will be good."
"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 Moulmein, and there must be some big moves recently. With you here to coordinate the overall situation, I feel relieved. 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 are also there.
What’s the plan for 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 - Commander-in-Chief Ouyang Yun's special envoy arrived.
He will be specifically responsible for this matter. Mr. Special Envoy is tired from traveling and needs two days of rest before he can work. Therefore, please give Sir Hull two days of grace no matter what.
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 studied the matter thoroughly.
After more than twenty hours and a brief two-hour sleep, 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 skill in playing word games. At this time, Chen Shichang's status was not low. He was the commander of the Xuebing Army's aircraft carrier group. Although his title had not yet been determined, as long as the aircraft carrier group went into battle, then
At least he is a 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," and she took out a copy from the drawer.
He handed the document to him and said: "Not long after you boarded the ship, the commander-in-chief issued a new order, which is about the super bomb that the Americans are developing. 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 the relevant information?"
Gu Lianyun shook his head.
Chen Shichang said: "The Japanese are hiding very deep this time, and 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 immediately -"
Chen Shichang said as he waved his right hand in a beheading gesture.
"Isn't it difficult? The information 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 plan 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 for a while
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! Isn’t this blessing early?)