Special Forces of Crossing: Cloud's Anti-Japanese

Chapter 1593 The So-called Allies

For Mitterrand, the US Consul General in Singapore, today's encounter is legendary.After receiving a telegram personally signed by President Roosevelt, he was asked to help the Chinese from Singapore and Malaysia to evacuate Singapore, and he felt that this evacuation operation would not be smooth sailing.Mitterrand's worries came from the Japanese.He was worried that once the Japanese saw through the Chinese's attempt to take military action, what would he do?Should we continue to defend the Chinese at the risk of our lives, or should we just protect the interests of our own nationals?
The expected obstruction from the Japanese has not yet appeared, but the British have intervened and intervened, and even confronted the Chinese in Singapore and Malaysia. party.The British army and the Chinese in Singapore and Malaysia helped him make the choice - and the battle soon extended to the US consulate.The fierce battle outside the U.S. consulate lasted for half an hour. Although both sides were very restrained, they inevitably accidentally injured the American nationals in the consulate.What makes people sigh is that all the injured people hold dual citizenships of the United Kingdom and the United States.It became the center of this battle for no reason. Mitterrand felt inexplicably flustered at first, and then he understood the reason after a little brainstorming.After figuring out the truth of the matter, the United States was very angry-the British were too despicable, and it was fine if they could not defeat the Japanese in the frontal battlefield. How could they compete with unarmed civilians for the right to escape from the war zone?And the most damning thing is that they didn't even greet them beforehand—is this what allies should do?Mitterrand, as a politician, looks at issues farther than soldiers.From this, he thought, what would happen if the Japanese were aware of this and mistakenly believed that the American evacuation operation was to help the British army retreat?The safety of the more than [-] American nationals and the evacuation fleet is still secondary. If it is not done well, the United States will be drawn into this war!Before, he just thought that the British were too despicable. After thinking about this, he added another comment: The British are too bad!

Compared with the despicable and bad British, the Chinese in Singapore and Malaysia are much more kind and friendly.The Xinghua Volunteer Army drove away the British, and Chen Jiageng, the leader of the overseas Chinese, found Mitterrand and assured him: In order to thank the US government for its goodwill, no matter what happens next, the safety of the American nationals will be guaranteed; If you sacrifice, please rest assured that we Chinese will stand in front of you.

Lu Yao knows the horsepower, and the truth is seen in adversity.Mitterrand was moved and shook Tan Kah Kee's hand again and again: "Sir, don't worry, we Americans are not British, and we will not abandon our friends when they are in danger. To use an old saying in your country , let us help each other!"

Grant is the person in charge of the "Evacuation Fleet", while Mitterrand is the organizer of the "American Expats". They both stand on the side of the Chinese in Singapore and Malaysia. So far, the British have lost the opportunity to play the emotional card.

Bai Sihua didn't know this. After seeing Grant at the pier, he still felt that he could win the sympathy of the Americans by virtue of his deep alliance, so he behaved extraordinarily gentlemanly and low-key.He repeatedly apologized to Grant, explaining that they had to do this as a last resort, asked Grant and Mitterrand to forgive him, and finally made a request to help them withdraw some troops no matter what, no matter how bad it was. Free up a [-]-ton cruise ship or merchant ship for them. "We won't occupy the space of your country's expatriates, but with so many ships, it's no problem for the Chinese to squeeze them together?" Finally, he said.

Grant said little and behaved more politely.After all, the opponent is an admiral, after all, Britain and the United States are allies, and after all, this evacuation operation still needs the support of the British side.However, this does not mean that he will absolutely obey Bai Sihua like his subordinates to their superiors.Otherwise, he would not support Zhang Liangfeng to expel the British army from occupying the dock.With the previous unpleasant experience, and now I understand that the reason why the battle took place in the city was because the British thought it was an excellent opportunity to retreat and wanted to deprive the Chinese of their chance of survival—deep in their hearts , He has seen through the British.I really want to say: Sir, your army has the courage to risk the disgrace of the world and snatch the chance of escape with the Chinese, why can’t you fight the Japanese to the death and defeat them?After pondering for a while, he still said in a wrong way: "General, there is something I must explain to you. We only have six ships here, and three of them are used to transport overseas Chinese. If you want to borrow If you have this opportunity to leave Singapore, you should ask the Chinese, they have prepared enough ships. By the way, if you need, I can introduce you to Mr. Zhang Liangfeng, the person in charge of the Chinese side.”

Bai Sihua listened for a moment, thought for a while, and said, "Colonel, what do you mean? Don't you command the Chinese ships? We only agreed to the evacuation of overseas Chinese by your government. If this is the case, then the Chinese entered our country illegally." territorial waters."

Only halfway through what Bai Sihua said, Grant understood what he meant.After hearing what he said, I couldn't help becoming anxious, and said: "Of course the Chinese ships are under my command, but I don't have the power to distribute them. General, there is one more thing I have to explain to you. The reason why we agreed with the Chinese We came to rescue the Chinese in Singapore and Malaysia in our name because our government agreed to China’s request. General, as far as I know, you have just signed a military cooperation alliance with China and France. As an ally, I think you can ask for anything. Let's discuss!"

"You want me to discuss it with the Chinese?" Bai Sihua looked at Grant with wide eyes and said, his displeasure was palpable.He came to see Grant in a low-key manner and apologized immediately. He already felt that he had given the Americans enough face. He thought that as an ally, the Americans should reciprocate in moderation, and stood decisively on their side.But Grant said such a thing, which was far from his expectations.

Bai Sihua's attitude suddenly became blunt, revealing a hint of hostility, and Grant became more and more unhappy, so he simply kept silent.It happened that the expatriate team had already appeared in sight, and he didn't want to waste any more time here, so he gave Bai Sihua a military salute and said, "General, our expats have already arrived, so I won't accompany you!" Then he waved his hand , returned to the pier with a group of men, and greeted Mitterrand and the others.

As soon as Grant led his people away, about one platoon of Jewish cadet soldiers held guns and blocked Bai Sihua and his men.The cadets didn't have a good impression of the British, and because their identities as soldiers of the US Marine Corps were fake, they behaved extraordinarily honestly.They glared at Bai Sihua and the others, pointed their guns directly at their feet, and instantly made Bai Sihua furious.

Nearly three hours after the "Evacuation Fleet" docked at the Sin Chew Wharf, Grant and Mitterrand, the two leaders of the American evacuation operation, finally met.When Grant saw the wounded among the expatriates, he found out that they were actually injured by the British (this is not a slander, after all, the British provoked the battle), and his perception of the British became even worse.After Mitterrand heard him talk about the "requisition order", he was quite disgusted with the British domineering. When he learned that Grant had just rejected Bai Sihua's unreasonable request, he clapped his hands and said, "You are right." , that’s how we should deal with these bullying and immoral Brits.”

(End of this chapter)