Special Forces of Crossing: Cloud's Anti-Japanese

Chapter 1735 Volunteers

Wavell looked in the direction of his finger, his gaze passed over the face of a British soldier, he raised his right foot and then lowered it, then turned his head and said, "Ask them what they are doing, wouldn't it be better to ask Commander-in-Chief Ouyang directly?"

Because of this episode, Wavell's first question after seeing Ouyang Yun was related to it.

Ouyang Yun's answer was: "They are now volunteers of our Xuebing Army!"

"Volunteer soldiers" translated into English is "volunteers", the meaning is very thorough, and Wavell's face became even more ugly.Because there were only more than [-] British soldiers who escaped from Lanluga, Wavell didn't pay much attention to them at first.His plan was that if the Chinese demanded too much, then I would not want these people—he thought he had seen Ouyang Yun's character clearly, and knew that it was impossible to take advantage of this "stingy man".But now, after seeing these British soldiers with his own eyes, he changed his mind.The current Indian British Army is really short of elite soldiers with this look.This is still secondary. What he values ​​most is the overall changes that these British soldiers may bring to the Indian British Army after they return.

Before starting the formal talks, Wavell made a calculation. After the more than [-] British soldiers returned, a single soldier could at least be promoted to be a squad leader. Send out [-] such elite soldiers.And with these [-] elite soldiers, he will be much more comfortable in the next Burmese defense battle.

Wavell was really stimulated, Ouyang Yun's calculation succeeded, and before the meeting even started, he had already taken the initiative.Regarding the apology, because Churchill had already given instructions, Wavell immediately promised to make a public apology in front of Chinese, Thai and French reporters after the talks reached results.

The British have sincerely apologized, and the next step is to discuss matters related to compensation.At this moment, Wavell kicked the ball, directly rejecting some of Ouyang Yun's requests because he did not have the decision-making power, and the first meeting between the two broke up unhappy.

That night, Clary arrived in Bangkok.

Clary has benefited a lot from Hanoi during this period. He has learned many advanced training methods and combat concepts from watching the training regiment train the French Restoration Army. pro-China elements".Therefore, when Wavell hoped that he would help to make suggestions to deal with Ouyang Yun's unreasonable demands, he in turn persuaded Wavell to agree to the conditions of the Xuebing Army, thinking that this would leave a good impression on the Chinese and thus lay a good foundation for the deepening of cooperation between the two armies. Basics: "The rise of the Xuebing Army is already a solid fact. I am sure that in time, the Far East will be dominated by the Chinese. Commander-in-Chief, it will definitely benefit the empire in the Far East. keep it going for a long time.”

After hearing what Clary said, if he didn't know him very well, Wavell almost suspected that this confidant had been bought by the Chinese.The same words from Clary gave Wavell a different feeling. He nodded and said: "I admit that the army of apprentices is indeed very strong. The soldiers are the proof, but this Ouyang Yun's appetite is really too big, based on my understanding of Prime Minister Churchill, he will definitely not agree."

"Not necessarily, sir, have you forgotten the letter I wrote to you? I can see that the Chinese are serious. The French Far East Fleet is just a display for the French, and the rest fell into the hands of the Germans. We Why not be a favor and give it to the Xue Bingjun. With the Far East Fleet as the base, it should be able to feed the Chinese people, right?"

"Clary, do you have any evidence? The Japanese occupied the Strait of Malacca, and the French Far East Fleet is just a display. What do the Chinese want it for?"

"Can't we try it out tomorrow?"

A full man doesn't know a hungry man, and the British, who have the world's most powerful navy, certainly don't understand Ouyang Yun's thirst for large ships.You know, in order to obtain the French Far East Fleet, Ouyang Yun is really planning to help the British go deep into Singapore to rescue more than [-] prisoners of war. At this moment, his confidential secretary Xin Bao's document bag contains his drafted action plan. .

I won’t go into details about the specific meeting process of the second day. Outsiders can feel the obvious change, which is in stark contrast to the day before yesterday when the meeting broke up. Ouyang Yun and Wavell walked out of the meeting with smiles on their faces. conference room.And that night, Prime Minister Shinawatra held a welcome reception for both sides of the talks in the name of the Thai government. At the reception, the soldiers and the British generals held glasses and chatted happily.Moreover, more than a dozen generals of the Lanluga Prisoners of War were invited to the reception, and they toasted Wavell and Clary as subordinates.

After returning to the residence that night, Wavell and Clary had another in-depth conversation.Because it has been determined that Ouyang Yun is really planning to attack the French Far East Fleet, and this can only be achieved through them, Wavell relaxes a lot, and his thinking becomes more open (in fact, he thinks that he has grasped Ouyang Yun's weakness and appetite. was dropped).He said to Clary: "Since the Chinese are determined to win the French Far East Fleet, we may really consider the rescue of Singaporean prisoners of war."

Clary wondered about that.He has more contact with the soldiers and understands the way of thinking of the soldiers better.In today's talks, although they set out the bottom line of the Xuebing Army, their own bottom line was also exposed.Therefore, he felt that the Far East Fleet alone was not enough to achieve the two goals.Besides, he still had other hopes for the final outcome of this meeting, so after thinking for a while, he asked, "Commander-in-Chief, does the cabinet have clear instructions on what the final goal of this meeting will be?"

Wavell was in high spirits, and replied after hearing the words: "I didn't say it clearly, but I think the officers and soldiers rescued from the Lanluga prisoner-of-war camp must come back."

Clary smiled wryly: "That's another condition."

"Condition? What kind of condition is this? They are all troops of our British Empire."

"But, didn't you feel it at the reception today? That Major Willie, he hesitated to speak. Commander-in-Chief, I'm sure the cadet army must have done something, otherwise Willie and the others would never be the same That attitude."

Wavell was taken aback for a moment, and then he thought about it for a while. He recalled that when he walked through Willy and his team, none of these guys saluted him. The old man understood something, his face became serious, and he said sternly: " If this is the case, then the Chinese will never even think about getting the Far East Fleet! On this point, I will never give in!"

Clary shook his head and reminded him kindly: "Commander-in-Chief, if that happens, today's situation will be completely destroyed again. How about we ask the cabinet for its opinion?"

Wavell had already experienced Ouyang Yun's toughness the day before yesterday, he was stunned for a while, and sighed: "It seems that this is the only way to go, I hope the cabinet can give good suggestions."

(End of this chapter)