Anxious, Colm kept pacing back and forth, and it had been several days since he arrived in Chongqing, and he had not yet met a single high-ranking member of the Chinese government in the true sense of the word, and he had received them only as a lieutenant colonel. Colm didn't know what was wrong, why his party would be so ignored by the Nationalist Government, the war situation in Burma was about to break out, if the Japanese army entering Burma took advantage of the situation to pursue into India, maybe the empire would lose the pearl of India.

In any case, India cannot be lost, Colm knows the importance of India to the empire, even if he loses the whole of Burma, he must not let India leave the control of the empire. Colm had already thought about what he should say when he met with the head of the Chinese government, and how to persuade the other party to make the decision to send troops to support Burma, but unfortunately, it had been several days since he had not met the head of the Chinese government.

The phone in the room rang suddenly, and Colm, who was upset, hurried over and grabbed the phone, "Mr. Colm, please come downstairs, the representative of the national government wants to meet you." Colm was in a trance when he heard Oxford English on the phone, and it seemed that such a fluent Oxford English could only be heard in England. After quickly arranging his clothes, Colm hurried downstairs, and standing in the hall with his back to him was a young officer with the rank of major on his shoulder.

Seeing that the person who came was just a small major, Colm felt a little angry in his heart, he was a colonel in the British Empire, why did the Chinese government send a small major to talk with him? Colm, who was supposed to be walking down the stairs, suddenly stopped, and then turned around and returned to his room, waiting for a representative of his military rank from the Chinese government.

"Colonel Colm, if I were you, I wouldn't leave without saying a word, that doesn't seem to be the quality of a gentleman." Annoyed in his heart, Colm turned around, and a voice that bordered on indifference came from the hall behind him. Colm turned his stiff body slowly, only to see that the major in the hall who was originally facing away from him had turned around at this time and saw the appearance of the other party clearly, Colm couldn't help but pause, he didn't expect the other party to be so young.

The young major with a sneer on his face didn't give Colm any good look, he just stood in the hall and looked at Colm coldly, "Colonel Colm, if what I said is right, you should have brought up this meeting first. To use an old Chinese saying, when you come to ask someone to do something, you should lower your posture, otherwise you may get help from the other party. The young major's words were like a heavy blow to Colm's heart, yes, he was indeed burdened with the task of demanding help from the Chinese government this time.

After a little flurging, Colm reluctantly went down the stairs to the hall, and the young major, who had been looking at Colm coldly, saluted Colm and said aloud, "I am Major Zhuo Fei, head of the Foreign Liaison Group of the Chinese National Defense Forces, and I have been ordered to hold talks with Your Excellency on the war in Burma. Seeing the skeptical look in Colm's eyes, Zhuo Fei smiled, "I myself have been authorized by the government, and I have the right to make decisions on the spot for all decisions related to the war in Myanmar." ”

Zhuo Fei's later words finally attracted Colm's attention, just a small major, he has the right to decide on the spot, could it be that this young man is a descendant of a certain high-level Chinese government? Colm, who thought he was a China expert, thought quickly, and many of the high-ranking Chinese government officials he had met liked to arrange for their children to march into the army, because Chinese believed that as long as they had military power, the future of the family would be relied on.

As soon as he rushed back to Chongqing, Zhuo Fei was sent to meet this guy named Colm, if it weren't for the fact that the other party represented all the British troops stationed in Burma, Zhuo Fei would not have driven here early in the morning. Colm was still secretly wondering which of the high-level government families Zhuo Fei would be, but he didn't know that Zhuo Fei was also secretly looking at him, but Zhuo Fei's eyes were full of disdain and contempt.

Colm came to Chongqing to ask for help on behalf of the British troops stationed in Burma, but Zhuo Fei knew that Colm actually represented the British government, and the British, who had always been arrogant, would never allow their colonies to be threatened, especially since India was still bordering Burma. India has long been likened by the British government to the jewel in the Queen's crown, and if this pearl is snatched by the Japanese, one of Britain's most important overseas colonies will be out of the control of the British government.

"Major Zhuo, I have submitted a written report to the Ministry of Military Affairs of your country, I wonder if Major Zhuo is here for this report?" The two sides sat down, Colm spoke first to break the silence, and in the face of Zhuo Fei, who was not familiar with him at all, Colm suddenly felt a sense of restraint.

"Colonel Colm, you're right, I'm here for the report you sent to the Ministry of Military Affairs." As he spoke, Zhuo Fei took out the report Colm said from the leather bag at his feet and put it on the table, and tapped the report with his fingers. "Colonel Colm, with all due respect, I do not see your sincerity in this report. A lot of the report is talking about how our army should do it, but why haven't I seen the coordination between the two armies that you are talking about? ”

At this point, Zhuo Fei stopped his voice and tilted the corners of his mouth to reveal a hint of a smile, "Colonel Colm, as you mentioned at the beginning of the report, my country is suffering from Japanese aggression, and our army is losing ground due to the lack of necessary training and weaponry. Colonel Colm, you are also a military man, and you should know that at such times, it is very difficult for our army to draw troops south to Burma. ”

"Major Zhuo, I don't think what you just said is no longer a problem, the British Empire will give priority to providing a batch of weapons and equipment to your new armed troops. Our arsenal in India is working overtime to produce weapons and ammunition, and as long as we reach an agreement, a large quantity of arms hoarded in India will be shipped to China immediately, and I believe that when the time comes, you can use these arms to arm hundreds of regimental troops. ”

Colm also made some preparations for this meeting, just like the list of arms he came up with at this moment, Colm is very confident in the list of arms he has come up with, and he believes that the Chinese government, which lacks weapons and equipment, will definitely agree to send troops south to Burma, because the Chinese government needs such a batch of arms. Zhuo Fei picked up the list of munitions pushed by Colm and looked at it carefully, just a cursory glance at it, Zhuo Fei himself could not secretly sigh at the strength of the British, any army colonel took out the list of munitions is enough for the Chinese army to arm four or five divisions.

Looking through the list of arms that Colm took out, Zhuo Fei did not express his position immediately, but was silent for a while, and then took a map and opened it. "Colonel Colm, you and I both know that this is just a deal, and since it is a deal, then you should also listen to our conditions." Colm suddenly felt inexplicably panicked by Zhuo Fei's smiling face at this moment, only to see Zhuo Fei's hand slowly move on the map, and finally stopped somewhere.

"Here, this is Hong Kong, this is our place in China, it's time to give us back China." The place where Zhuo Fei pointed is Hong Kong. Hong Kong had been occupied by the British since the Manchu Dynasty, and after the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, Hong Kong became a lost paradise for those who fled south. It's just that the British didn't rejoice for long, and the Japanese army suddenly declared war on Britain and shelled Hong Kong, which at this time had also been captured by the Japanese army and became an undefended city.

Colm finally figured out Zhuo Fei's first request, and immediately shook his head like a rattle, "No, this can't work, Major Zhuo, I'm just a colonel in the military, and I can't make a decision about Hong Kong." We should be focusing on Myanmar now, not Hong Kong, and I think the direction of our talks should go back to Myanmar. Colm thinks that it is unreasonable for Zhuo Fei to raise the Hong Kong issue at this time, but Zhuo Fei does not think so.

"Colonel Colm, if you think you can't give a definite answer, then I suggest you contact your government first and see what your cabinet will do." Zhuo Fei didn't even accept the map, he had already gotten up and stood up. "Ah, I forgot to tell you, the vanguard of the Japanese army had crossed the Thai border into Burma last night, and their navy was heading for Rangoon, and I guess the time for the Japanese to attack the port of Rangoon was very near."

Zhuo Fei revealed the news that Colm was stunned, he didn't expect the Japanese army to move so quickly, Colm has been stationed in Burma for more than four years, and he knows very well how effective the British troops stationed in Burma are. Once the Japanese army launched a full-scale attack on Burma, it would be impossible for the British troops stationed in Burma to withstand the Japanese attack, and if Burma was lost, God knows whether the Japanese army would continue to attack India.

The situation no longer allowed Colm to continue to think about it, and immediately promised that Zhuo Fei would contact the government cabinet immediately, but at the same time, Colm also hoped that Zhuo Fei would give a formal reply, and he wanted to know whether the Chinese government really intended to send troops south to Burma to help in the war. "Colonel Colm, as I have just said, this is a deal, and as long as we see the sincerity of your side, I think that the top of our government will make the right decision, and I have no doubt about it."

Zhuo Fei's answer was watertight, but it was very disappointing to Colm, after Zhuo Fei left, Colm successively contacted the Myanmar Garrison Command and the country, and these two places did not reply to Colm at the first time, which made Colm's mood more and more unbearable.