Ouyang Yun was furious, but Wavell and Craley were filled with grief and anger - after they reported the new progress of the talks to London, they did not receive praise from Churchill, but were reprimanded. Flying politicians and soldiers looked at the problem
The perspective is different. In the view of Wavell and Craley, for the pride of the British Empire, even if the more than 30,000 captured British soldiers in Singapore died, they were sacrificed for the empire, which is the normal destination of soldiers; but in Churchill's view,
Come on, if the government really does nothing even though it can do something, then the damage to the people's morale will be more than worth the loss.
"There are only four old 'Minister of the Navy V-class' warships. Besides, the Malacca Strait is already controlled by the Japanese army. When the Z fleet is not fully organized, why can't it be abandoned? Just use the method proposed by the Thai Prime Minister, leasing,
In this way, the face of the empire can be preserved -" Churchill said loudly to Eden, waving his cigar in his right hand.
Eden once served as Secretary of State for War, and he quite understood the feelings of Wavell and Craley. In his opinion, they were not wrong, and the more than 30,000 captured officers and soldiers should be rescued. His perspective on this matter was different.
It is different from Churchill: "The Chinese even want our 'old V-class', do they really want to fight the Japanese in the Indian Ocean? The Royal Navy currently does not have the ability to maintain two battlefields at the same time. In this case, simply
Just feed the Chinese people a little bit more to strengthen their courage in a naval war with Japan. Anyway, we are temporarily unable to regain control of the Strait of Malacca."
"This is a good idea. If the Chinese really have the courage to go to war with the Japanese Navy in the Indian Ocean, then we would not mind establishing a further alliance with them. There is currently a severe shortage of medicines in the country, but the pharmaceutical industry of the Xuebing Army is on par with that of the United States. We can
Ask them to pay the rent with medicines."
"Wavell has reported that the small arms system of the Cadet Army is quite good. Your Excellency, the empire is currently unable to support the Indian colonial army from the mainland. What do you think?"
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In the past, the arrogant British would never have paid such high attention to the Xuebing Army. How could they devote their energy to understanding a warlord regime in this country if they did not even pay attention to the country? However, as the war in the Far East intensified,
As the cadet army's revenge action against Thailand came to light, and as the opportunity for the Bangkok talks emerged, the British war cabinet headed by Churchill had to turn its attention to the distant Far East. As a result, information about the cadet army fell like snowflakes.
After the surprise, they finally became pragmatic.
Finally, in the telegram sent to Wavell, Churchill first reprimanded Wavell in the name of the cabinet, and then gave the bottom line of the negotiation: as long as the Xuebing Army can really rescue the captured British soldiers in Singapore during World War I, then anything can be negotiated
At the end of the telegram, he highlighted the Vengeance-class fleet aircraft carrier being built in Karachi, allowing it to be used as a final trump card.
Two days later, the Bangkok talks resumed under the mediation of Thai Prime Minister Shinawatra.
After being scolded by Churchill, Wavell restrained himself a lot, and at the same time he showed a lack of interest. The conditions offered by the cabinet to the Chinese were so generous that it even made Wavell feel suspected of flattery. This was something that the old British man could not accept.
, a little frustrated, so he pushed his deputy Clary to the front desk.
The so-called mediation was actually Shinawatra's request to bring the Xue Bing Army back to the negotiating table at the request of the British. Therefore, the Xue Bing Army's arrogance became even more arrogant.
After a brief interlude, we quickly got to the point. Corresponding to the British side pushing Craley to the front desk, Chu Tiange took the initiative to take the initiative. Chu Tiange asked, given that the talks in the past few days were all due to differences between the two sides on a certain item.
It was too big and caused the whole meeting to come to an end. This time it must be discussed separately. Then he raised the insistence of the Xuebingjun side: apology and compensation related to the Singapore incident are the cornerstone of the talks and must be resolved first. Only after the signing of these minutes can we continue to talk about the rescue.
The matter of Singaporean prisoners of war will be followed by other cooperation matters.
The Red Fox Team and the Tianwei Team with the "Lanluga Prisoner of War Death Squadron" activities outside the British residence in the past few days have a very exciting effect. Just as Ouyang Yun said, Wavell and Crary almost drooled as they watched.
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Different from Churchill's instructions, Wavell and Craley made a private agreement that they were determined to win the "Suicide Squad". They believed that the value of these more than 3,000 British soldiers was much higher than that of the more than 30,000 Singaporean prisoners of war. This was their determination.
The British bottom line.
Chu Tiange didn't even mention it. As soon as he finished speaking, Clary stood up and pointed it out.
Chu Tiange replied, "The situation of the death squads is quite special and is not an item in this meeting." Clary suddenly became anxious and asked with red eyes: "Why are the death squads so special? Aren't they soldiers of our British Empire?"
After Chu Tiange sought Ouyang Yun's opinion, he took out the "Volunteer to Join the Student Army to Resist the Japanese Invasion" which Charlie signed and fingerprinted and handed it over.
The "Volunteer Letter" was made in quadruplicate, with the military official and the individual each keeping an English copy. Clary read it through and was dumbfounded.
Wavell took it and looked at it, then slapped the table and shouted "Desert". The old British man had originally planned not to speak during the talks today, but now he forgot in excitement: "If this is really Captain Charlie's signature, then
He is a deserter, Commander-in-Chief Ouyang Yun, your army will not stop us from catching the deserters from our unit, right?"
The old British man reacted quickly enough and immediately thought of a legitimate reason to recall the "Suicide Squad".
Ouyang Yun smiled: "Of course. However, I declare that I, the student general, will not be responsible for the negative consequences caused by this."
Upon hearing this, Wavell's momentum immediately deflated like a deflated rubber ball.
Clary sensed that something was wrong and said anxiously: "Commander-in-Chief Ouyang, is there no room for remedy?"
"this--"
Clary was about to cry: "Commander-in-Chief, we can talk about anything."
Chu Tiange smiled: "Okay, where is your sincerity?"
Clary looked at Wavell. Wavell was no different from a defeated rooster at this time. He waved his hand dejectedly. Clary took out each piece from his backpack and solemnly handed it to Chu Tiange and said: "'
The death squads must return to our military structure, and everything else can be discussed. This is, this is our sincerity."
Chu Tiange took it and looked at it, then handed it to Ouyang Yun.
Ouyang Yun looked at it, picked up a pen, and added "and one Enemy-class fleet aircraft carrier" after the clause "The Royal Navy will provide four 'Minister of the Navy V-class' destroyers to the Cadet Army on a lease basis."
, then threw it back to Clary and said: "If you are really sincere, then sign it!"
Clary glanced at it, his heart was shaken, and he pushed the piece in front of Wavell.
Wavell glanced at it, and his eyes suddenly focused on the words "and one enemy-class fleet aircraft carrier". After a while, he raised his head and glared at Ouyang Yun, and said: "Okay, I can sign!"
Ouyang Yun and Chu Tiange looked at each other, their eyes full of smiles. He stood up and looked at Wavell and said: "Commander Wavell, let them discuss other matters. Let's go, I invite you."
Have a drink!"
Wavell said with a straight face: "Sorry, I don't have time."
Ouyang Yun laughed: "Don't you want to meet those young men from the 'Death Squad'? They seem to be reluctant to leave Bangkok."
Wavell's expression changed, then he squeezed out a smile, stood up and said, "In that case, why don't you go have a drink?"