Chapter 1738 Aircraft Carrier

Ouyang Yun was furious, while Wavell and Clary were filled with grief and anger—after they reported the progress of the new talks to London, they were not praised by Churchill, but reprimanded.Politicians and soldiers look at issues differently. In Wavell and Clary’s view, for the pride of the British Empire, the more than [-] captured British soldiers in Singapore died, and they sacrificed for the empire. This is the normal destination of soldiers. ; but in Churchill's view, if the government really does nothing when it can do something, then the blow to the morale of the people will not be worth the candle.

"The four 'Minister of the Navy V-class' old battleships are nothing more than the Strait of Malacca has been controlled by the Japanese army. With the Z Fleet incomplete, why can't they be discarded? Just use the method proposed by the Thai Prime Minister, lease, In this way, the face of the empire can also be preserved—" Churchill said loudly to Aiden, waving a cigar with his right hand.

Aiden had once served as the Secretary of State for War, so he quite understood the feelings of Wavell and Clary.In his opinion, they were not wrong, and more than [-] captured officers and soldiers should be rescued.He looked at this matter from a different angle 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 is currently not capable of simultaneously To maintain the two battlefields. That being the case, we might as well fatten the Chinese up a bit to strengthen their courage to fight the Japanese sea. Anyway, we are temporarily unable to regain control of the Strait of Malacca.”

"That's a good idea. If the Chinese really have the guts to go to war with the Japanese navy in the Indian Ocean, then we don't mind establishing a further alliance with them. At present, there is a shortage of medicines in the country, but the medical industry of the Xuebing Army is on par with the United States. We They can be asked to cover the rent with medicines."

"Wavill has reported that the light weapon system of the Cadet Army is quite good. Your Excellency, the empire is currently unable to support the Indian colonial army from the mainland. Do you think?"

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In the past, the arrogant British would never have paid such high attention to the student army.They don't even pay attention to China, so how can they spend energy to understand a warlord regime in this country?However, as the war in the Far East became tense, as the cadet army showed its strength in the revenge action against Thailand, and with the opportunity of the Bangkok talks, the British wartime cabinet headed by Churchill had to set its sights on the far East. The intelligence of the Xuebing Army covered their field of vision 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 for the negotiation: as long as the soldier army can really rescue the captured British soldiers in the First World War in Singapore, then nothing will happen. easy to talk about.At the end of the telegram, he highlighted the Vengeance-class fleet aircraft carrier under construction in Karachi, allowing it to be used as the last trump card.

Two days later, talks in Bangkok resumed under the mediation of Thai Prime Minister Shinawatra Shinawatra.

After being scolded by Churchill, Wavell refrained a lot, and at the same time seemed to lack interest-the conditions offered by the cabinet to the Chinese were so generous that Wavell even felt suspected of flattery.This was unacceptable to the old British man, and he felt a little disheartened, so he pushed his deputy, Clary, to the fore.

The so-called mediation was actually Shinawatra's request to bring the student army back to the negotiating table at the request of the British.Therefore, the arrogance of the Xuebing army became even more arrogant.

After a brief cutscene, we quickly entered the topic.In response to the British side pushing Clary to the stage, Chu Tiange took the initiative to stand up and accept the move.Chu Tiange requested that since the talks in the past few days were all due to the fact that the two sides had too much disagreement on a certain item and the whole talk ended without a problem, this time it must be discussed separately.Then he pointed out the insistence of the Xuebingjun side: an apology and compensation related to the Singapore incident is the cornerstone of the talks and must be resolved first.After the signing of the minutes, we can continue to talk about the rescue of Singaporean prisoners of war.Then there are other cooperation matters.

The activities of the Red Fox Team and Tianwei Team with the "Langluga Prisoner of War Death Squad" outside the British residence in the past few days have been very stimulating. Just like what Ouyang Yun said, Wavell and Clary are almost drooling just looking at it. up.

Different from Churchill's instructions, in the private agreement between Wavell and Clarley, the "death squad" is determined to win.It is believed that the value of these more than [-] British soldiers is much higher than that of the more than [-] Singaporean prisoners of war.This is the British bottom line they believe.

Chu Tiange didn't even mention it, and when he finished speaking, Clary stood up and pointed it out.

Chu Tiange replied, "The situation of the Death Squad is quite special, and it is not included in the project of this meeting." Clary immediately became anxious, and asked with red eyes, "Why is the Death Squad so special? Aren't they soldiers of our British Empire?"

After seeking Ouyang Yun's opinion, Chu Tiange took out the "Book of Volunteering to Join the Student Army to Resist the Japanese Invaders" signed by Charlie and handed it over.

The "Volunteer Letter" was made in quadruplicate, and the officials and individuals of the Xuebing Army kept one copy in both Chinese and English. After reading it through, Clary was dumbfounded.

Wavell took a look, slapped the table and shouted "deserter".The British old man originally planned not to speak during the meeting today, but now he was so excited that he forgot: "If this is really Captain Charlie's signature, then he is a deserter. Commander Ouyang Yun, your army should not stop us from capturing him. A deserter from our army, right?"

The British old man reacted quickly enough, and immediately thought of a valid reason for recalling the "Death Squad".

Ouyang Yun smiled: "Of course. But I declare that I will not be responsible for the bad consequences caused by this."

Hearing this, Wavell's aura immediately deflated like a deflated rubber ball.

Clary felt that something was wrong, and said anxiously: "Commander Ouyang, is there no room for remedy?"

"this--"

Clary was about to cry: "Commander-in-Chief, you can talk about anything."

Chu Tiange smiled: "Okay, what about your sincerity?"

Clary looked at Wavell.Wavell was no different from a defeated rooster at this time, he waved his hands dejectedly.Clary took out a document from his backpack, and solemnly handed it to Chu Tiange, saying, "The 'Death Squad' must return to our military system, and everything else is negotiable. This is, this is our sincerity. "

Chu Tiange took it over and looked at it, then handed it to Ouyang Yun.

Ouyang Yun took a look, picked up a pen, and added "one enmity-class fleet aircraft carrier" after the item "The Royal Navy will provide the Xuebing Army with four 'Minister of the Navy V-class' destroyers by lease". , then threw it back to Clary and said, "If you are sincere, then sign it!"

Clary glanced at it, his heart was shaken, and he pushed the file in front of Wavell.

Wavell glanced at it, and suddenly focused his eyes on the words "and a Vengeance-class Fleet Aircraft Carrier". After a while, he raised his head and gave Ouyang Yun a hard look, and said, "Okay, I can sign!"

Ouyang Yun and Chu Tiange looked at each other, with smiles in their eyes, he stood up and looked at Wavell and said, "Commander Wavell, leave the discussion on other matters to them, let's go, please You have a drink!"

Wavell said with a straight face: "I'm sorry, I don't have time."

Ouyang Yun laughed: "You don't want to meet those 'Death Squad' boys? They seem very reluctant to leave Bangkok."

Wavell's expression changed, and then he squeezed out two smiles, stood up and said, "If that's the case, why don't you go for a drink?"

"gone!"

(End of this chapter)

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