While Churchill was making a big deal out of Wavell, Ouyang Yunzheng, Chu Tiange and others were selecting targets based on the intelligence that Chang Gen had just sent about the British Far East Fleet, which was later known as the Z Fleet.
Unlike the British who neglected to collect intelligence about the Xuebing Army, from the day Hutong was founded, Ouyang Yun, who was extremely "ambitious", asked them to pay attention to collecting military intelligence about the world's powers. And now, his arrangement has indeed come true.
use.
Craley and Wavell never expected that before Ouyang Yun entered the venue this morning, his expectation was actually only the Far East Fleet. That's what negotiations are like. If one side retreats, the other side will inevitably advance. Since the British are willing to make concessions, he naturally doesn't care about being beaten by foreigners.
Named "Insatiable".
At this time, the Far East Fleet was actually disabled due to the loss of the battleships Prince of Wales and Repulse. Of course, for the cadets who were very hungry for naval ships, mosquitoes were still meat no matter how small they were. Ouyang Yun didn't mind.
The four "Admiralty V-class" destroyers were taken over and modified to make up for the shortcomings of the aircraft carrier frigates.
"There's no need to come all over to make it look ugly. Just these four 'Admiralty V-class' destroyers," Ouyang Yun said after thinking again and again.
Chu Tiange was a layman when it came to ships. He was even greedier than Ouyang Yun. He always felt comfortable taking them all, so he said: "Brother, didn't you say that 'Z Fleet' is almost crippled? Then the British must not be too
Cherish it, you might as well come here, it’s worth a lot of money even if you sell it as scrap metal.”
Guo Kui burst into laughter, pointed at him and said, "Wavell said that the Commander-in-Chief is greedy. I think he got the wrong person. The most greedy person is your assistant."
Chu Tiange just said it casually, and the matter was settled.
Except for Ouyang Yun, everyone else in the Xuebing Army was quite dissatisfied with the "Admiralty Level V". However, when Chu Tiange proposed this condition in the meeting the next day, the British were angered.
"Insult, this is an insult, we absolutely cannot agree to this request," before he could finish his words, Wavell stood up and pounded the table and shouted. And Clary also stared at Chu Tiange with an unkind expression, changing his previous expression
Be gentle.
Ouyang Yun and the others misjudged one thing. In their opinion, the four old "Admiralty V-class" destroyers were just worthless, but in the eyes of the British, they were the pride of the Royal Navy of Great Britain and the foundation of the Empire on which the sun never sets.
A traditional symbol that maintains its prosperity, the British Empire rose because it defeated the Spanish "Armada" in the Great Battle of Gravellina in 1858. Therefore, although Wavell and Craley were army generals,
Although they were officers, deep down they were also proud of the fact that the empire had the most powerful navy in the world. This was a kind of pride in the traditional sense that was integrated into the blood. Chu Tiange asked them to use four "Admiralty V-class" destroyers as a cadet force.
The reward for rescuing captured British soldiers in Singapore was really an insult to them.
The reaction of the British was unprecedentedly fierce. Ouyang Yun realized that there was something wrong with Chu Tiange's words, but he couldn't get it right for a moment. His eyes narrowed involuntarily, and he said slowly: "Gentlemen, your reaction is too extreme.
Right? We just put forward our conditions, can we bear it? As far as I know, those four 'Admiralty V-class' destroyers were products of 1916 and should have been eliminated long ago. Of course, if you feel that
If four old warships cannot compare with more than 30,000 living officers and soldiers, I have nothing to say about it."
Thinking that the minutes of the meeting would be signed today, Ouyang Yun asked Shinawatra to participate as a notary.
Shinawatra knew what was going on, and immediately stood up and smoothed things over in English: "Due to the talks, disagreements are inevitable. General Wavell and General Chu Tiange only put forward conditions, and did not force you to agree. You also
Can you propose other exchange terms?"
Wavell's face was still red at this moment. He glared at Chu Tiange bitterly and said: "The pride of Great Britain will never be tarnished. No matter how old the 'Admiralty V-class' is, it is still an active ship of the Royal Navy. If it is expensive,
If Fang insists on this point, then there is no need to talk about it."
The British attitude was quite unfriendly. Chu Tiange was irritated. He looked at Wavell with the same sharp eyes and said sarcastically: "Commander Wavell, you don't need to ask London for instructions this time?"
"Yes!" Wavell replied decisively.
His tone was so sure that Ouyang Yun couldn't help frowning more tightly, and thought to himself: "I didn't expect the British to have such bloody nature. Could it be that the cooked duck just flew away like this?"
If the talks cannot proceed, then the Far East Fleet will definitely have no hope.
When Shinawatra saw that the negotiation might be completely deadlocked, he quickly said with a smile: "Maybe we can do it in another way! For example, renting-"
"That won't work either!" Wavell said firmly.
Ouyang Yun was also angry at this time. He slammed the table and stood up and shouted: "Apologies are the basis for continued military cooperation between your two countries. In this case, there is no need to continue talking. Tiange, let's go!"
He raised his legs and head and walked out. Chu Tiange glanced at Wavell and Clary, snorted coldly and followed them out.
After watching them disappear out of the door, Clary calmed down first. He glanced at Shinawatra who was wiping his sweat with a handkerchief, and then cautiously said to Wavell, who still looked angry: "Commander-in-Chief, us?"
Wavell turned his head and said: "Let's go!" He quickly walked out with his head held high.
It was an unhappy breakup again. At about three o'clock in the afternoon that day, Ouyang Yun, Chu Tiange, Guo Kui and others were sitting together and regretting that the "acquired Far East Fleet" had flown away. Chang Gen sent another letter.
Telegram. After reading this telegram, Ouyang Yun sighed for a long time, with a greedy look on his face that almost drooled at first, and then turned into a bitter smile. He shook his head with a bitter smile and said: "Chang Gen does have some tricks, take a look.
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Guo Kui took it over and looked at it first. After reading it, his expression was quite strange. He handed the telegram to Chu Tiange and said: "No matter how good the meat is, it's useless if you can't eat it in your mouth. Commander-in-Chief, are our demands really too much?"
Tsunene reported a situation in this telegram, saying that he had just discovered that the British were building an aircraft carrier in Karachi and that it was nearing completion.
Chu Tiange's eyes lit up at first after reading this telegram, and then dimmed again, and responded to Guo Kui: "Compared with the French Far East Fleet, four old warships are not worth mentioning at all. I really don't know what the British are crazy about.
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After this period of thinking, Ouyang Yun has figured it out. He said: "From the British point of view, we have really gone too far. I really didn't expect the British to be so bloody. However, expatriates
There must be no compromise on the issue of compensation, otherwise it will harm future generations. Liu Kui!"
"arrive!"
"Go find Song Yuanzhuang and Lei Tianwei."
"yes!"
After Liu Kui ran away, Guo Kui asked: "Commander-in-Chief, why are you looking for them?"
Ouyang Yun glanced at him sideways and said: "I asked them to take the death squad to the outside of Wavell and their residence. I will make the British jealous to death!"
Guo Kui and Chu Tiange looked at each other and smiled, and the former said: "Commander-in-Chief, what you are doing is not kind."
"If you're not kind, you won't be able to get the Far East Fleet, and the British will take advantage of it!" Ouyang Yun said fiercely.
Guo Kui and Chu Tiange looked at each other again, and the corners of their mouths couldn't help but curl up - they had followed Ouyang Yun for a long time, and they knew the weight of this sentence, and they couldn't help but feel sorry for the British - for the sake of four old warships,
Is it worth provoking the Commander-in-Chief (Big Brother)?