After this farce happened, Farooq could no longer stay and had to leave in disgrace and embarrassment. [Fly] After he left, the atmosphere of the banquet suddenly became more lively, and more and more people came.
When they approached Ouyang Yun to strike up a conversation, they obviously became more and more interested in him because of his performance just now.
Ouyang Yun lingered outside and returned to his seat with a glass of whiskey.
Roosevelt raised his glass to him and said with a smile: "General Ouyang Yun, thank you for finding what belongs to the ladies and gentlemen attending the banquet. I respect you."
Ouyang Yun smiled and clinked glasses with him, then took a sip and said, "It's nothing. Farooq is a very interesting young man. I think he just wants to play a game. Games, what's the point of playing alone? I can give it to everyone."
It's also my honor to have some fun."
Roosevelt noticed that since the "thief incident", Churchill's face had been hiding a layer of anger. He deliberately adjusted the atmosphere, then raised his glass and said: "Prime Minister Churchill, General Ouyang Yun, let's have a drink together.
There is an old Chinese saying that I appreciate very much. We are friends if we meet by chance. It is fate that we can travel thousands of miles to come together in Cairo. Come on, let’s clink glasses together for our common cause of justice!”
Ouyang Yun didn't care, Churchill didn't like Huang Roosevelt, so more than an hour after the banquet started, the three big guys who attended the Cairo meeting finally had a drink together.
With this foundation, it was natural for Roosevelt to mention the war in Asia next. He first expressed concern about the counterattack launched by the Xuebing Army in Zhejiang and Jiangxi, and then reminded Ouyang Yun of a piece of intelligence that the U.S. intelligence agency had just obtained: "...
The training of the new Japanese divisions has been completed. We analyze that the Japanese army will strengthen its offensive in three directions: one is China, the other is Taiwan and the Philippines, and the third is Australia. General Ouyang Yun, we are very worried about one thing. If
If the Japanese army occupies Shaanxi, it will threaten the rear of your country. Do you think that with the military strength of the Nationalist Government, they can resist the Japanese attack?"
The Japanese army has accumulated heavy troops at the eastern foot of the Qinling Mountains, and the Xuebing Army has just grasped this information. The natural barrier formed by the Qinling Mountains across the country, the Daba Mountains on the border between Hubei and Sichuan, and the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau is actually a natural barrier that protects the rear areas in the southwest and northwest of the country.
The greatest guarantee for a direct attack by the Japanese army. At that time and space, the Japanese army had not thought of sending troops directly to Shaanxi by penetrating the Qinling barrier, and then attacking Sichuan from Shaanxi, in order to completely crush the Nationalist government's determination to resist. However, the steep mountains frustrated it.
This attempt by the Japanese army forced the Japanese army to find another way to open the southwest front through Southeast Asia.
When Ouyang Yun, Gu Lianyun, Chen Shichang and others discussed this matter, they all believed that it was impossible for the Japanese army to penetrate the Qinling line of defense. But now faced with Roosevelt's concerns, Ouyang Yun felt that it was necessary to explain carefully, so he sat upright and spoke in a slightly serious tone.
He said seriously: "Honestly, I don't know. The problem that the National Government has now is that it has enough troops, but the equipment and quality are uneven. And the biggest difficulty we face is that the supply cannot keep up with the consumption, so the National Revolutionary Military Commission
They will formulate a strategy to consume the strength of the Japanese army in time and space, requiring the frontline troops to actively hold battles with the Japanese army in strategic locations without seeking to hold on to these areas. The first choice is to consume the strength of the Japanese army. The terrain of the Qinling Mountains is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack.
In the history of the country, no matter which two dynasties changed, there has never been a military deployment through the Qinling Mountains. Therefore, I think that even if the Japanese army has this determination, the possibility of realizing it is very slim. Of course, the Japanese who are armed with the spirit of Bushido are
Madmen, we cannot rule out that they will take this dangerous path."
Unlike the British government, which was entirely focused on its own interests, the U.S. government, under the leadership of Roosevelt, viewed this ancient world war from a much more ambitious and selfless perspective. The most obvious point here is that the U.S. government attaches great importance to the war against Japan. They believe that if the country loses the war or surrenders to Japan, it will bring disastrous consequences to the world. This concern of the Americans became more and more obvious after the Japanese army invaded Southeast Asia. This is also after the Lend-Lease Act came into effect, the U.S. government was willing to The most important reason for granting country-borrowing country treatment.
As of now, regardless of the role of the Cadet Expeditionary Force, the Japanese battlefield alone has contained 70% of the Japanese army. In Roosevelt's view, this is already a great contribution to the Allies. And because the Cadet Army is in The counterattacks launched by Zhejiang and Jiangxi made him realize that the country might be able to assume greater responsibilities and contain more Japanese troops, so he came up with an idea: if the Xuexing Expeditionary Force returned to Guangdong, would the Xuexing Army have the ability to The ability to launch a wider counterattack forced the Japanese army to continue to increase its troops. This idea goes a little deeper. The National Government has more than two million troops. If these troops have the combat power of the cadet army, then in order to maintain the national battlefield, Japan How much troops should be invested? By then, will Japan give up fighting in Southeast Asia because of the needs of the domestic battlefield?
This idea was too tempting. In Roosevelt's words to Hull: How many young American lives would this save? So a hazy plan fermented in his heart, making him eager to impose force on the National Government. In order to change the status quo of the National Anti-Japanese United Front led by the Nationalist Government in name only. However, he had no good idea before about how to proceed. But now, when he heard Ouyang Yun mention again and again that "we "As soon as he said this, his heart suddenly became enlightened, and a very practical plan came into being. Suppressing his excitement, he smiled and said to Ouyang Yun: "I understand what you said, and it is very important for your government and people to fight against Japan. The U.S. government and people admire their heroic performance and are willing to provide help within their capabilities. After all, Japan is now our common enemy and has posed a huge threat to world peace." At this point, he changed his tone and looked at Ouyang Yun said word for word: "I have never doubted the courage and ability of the people of our country, but I feel that your government has not done a good job in uniting the national forces to form a united front against Japan. With the general's ability, it can actually play a greater role, and the model of the Xuebing Army should also be promoted. I think if your team can possess the quality of the Xuebing Army, then driving Japan out of the country will only be a matter of one or two years. General, please forgive me. I venture that I think your country's current political structure has affected your country's war of resistance, and the best solution is to form a democratic coalition government so that all democrats can play a role in the government. General, don't you want the country to Have all the people enjoyed the benefits of the military policy?"
Americans were famous for interfering in other countries' affairs at that time and space. This made Ouyang Yun become vigilant when Roosevelt began to criticize the National Government. After Roosevelt finished speaking, he realized that Roosevelt was involved in this matter. I didn't have a strong subjective consciousness, so I let out a breath, secretly laughing at myself for being too cautious.
Ouyang Yun had not thought about extending the military model to the whole country, but based on his understanding of the historical trend, he had so many worries that he couldn't let go, and the idea was aborted as soon as he came up with it. Roosevelt's words made him start to take it seriously.
Thinking about this matter - it is true that if the Xuebing Army wants to play a greater role, joining the coalition government is the best way. Is it so easy to form a coalition government? Weighing the pros and cons, he frowned and hesitated.
No answer.
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