Zhuo Fei's statement caused constant disputes within the coalition government, some people supported Zhuo Fei's argument, and some people chose to oppose this kind of war to the end, they believed that China needs an internal space for peaceful development, and continuing to fight with the Japanese would simply make matters worse for China, which was already riddled with holes. "A bunch of fools, can't you see that this is just a delaying tactic by the Japanese? He deserved to be robbed of so many resources by the Japanese. Zhuo Fei, who learned of this, immediately returned to Bangkok, and the rest stayed in Chongqing, and these guys who could only talk about it were fighting with each other, so it was better to do something practical.

It's just that Zhuo Fei didn't expect that the development of things had been somewhat unexpected by him, and on the third day after he returned to Bangkok, Chen Geng, who was the commander of the 1st Independent Division, received a telegram from the top level of the CCP, asking Chen Geng and all the CCP officers in the Independent Army to return to Chongqing to stand by. "I don't blame you, after all, you also have a responsibility on your shoulders, and you will fight devils when you go back." Zhuo Fei showed a kind face, but the more this happened, the more unbearable Chen Geng and the others felt in their hearts.

After all, Chen Geng and they have been in the independent army for more than a year, not to mention those Jewish officers and soldiers who accompany them day and night, even with Zhuo Fei, they suddenly recalled them to China at this time, Chen Geng and the others did not have a good feeling in their hearts. "I have known for a long time that they are unreliable, and the plan of the umbrella company has to be carried out by our own people in the end." is completely different from Zhuo Fei's attitude, Angela, who was rushing south to Bangkok, obviously came to comfort Zhuo Fei, and the attitude she showed was also dissatisfied with Chongqing.

"Whether they are gone, the next battle will not be very fierce, and I expect that as long as the independence army can withstand the first wave of Yamashita Bongfumi's counterattack, at least for three or five months, the Japanese troops deployed in Southeast Asia will not come to us again." Zhuo Fei did not stop Angela from continuing those complaining words, but calmed down and formulated a counteroffensive plan to deal with Yamashita Fengwen and the Southern Advance Corps, in addition to the future development plan of the umbrella company.

The staff group that had been stranded in Ruili was urgently escorted south to Bangkok, where Zhuo Fei and his staff had to work out a future development plan for the umbrella. "Boss, if we don't have the Chinese government as our backing, even if we take the whole of Southeast Asia under our umbrella, it will be in vain. Although the umbrella company can seize the opportunity, it does not have enough power to deter the various forces, Britain, France and the United States have colonies in Southeast Asia, and they will not sit idly by and watch us swallow the whole of Southeast Asia. "Zhuo Fei's staff has long been accustomed to making plans from the worst aspects before making plans, and now the conclusions they have come to are extremely unfavorable to the umbrella company.

Zhuo Fei didn't say anything, but looked down at the reply map on the table, and his frowning brows showed that Zhuo Fei's heart was full of sorrow. If he had acted according to the plan set by the umbrella company early on, he should not have been in the current situation, and even Zhuo Fei himself couldn't figure out what went wrong that would cause a rift between Chongqing and the umbrella, and this indecisive situation really made Zhuo Fei too unbearable.

"Boss, let's just jump out of Asia." Emmons, a French-American doctor of sociology who had fought in World War I, pointed to the map on his desk. "Our eyes have always been on Asia, especially in Southeast Asia. It is true that we should concentrate all our efforts on dealing with the Japanese army, but this also has certain limitations, and we have promised to help the Jews return to the Holy Land. Hearing Emmons's words, everyone in the room looked intently at the place where he was fingering.

"The Middle East has always been the sphere of influence of Britain and France, and the Germans are currently actively preparing for a landing operation on the British Isles, and I guess they are also ready to send troops to the Middle East." Emmons drew a large circle between his fingers and the location of the Middle East on the map, pausing for a moment before continuing. "If the Jews want to return to their country, they must return to the Holy Land of Jerusalem, but there are also Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Syria and other countries in this region, and these Arab countries will never sit idly by and watch the Jews return easily, and I think this is precisely the opportunity for our umbrella."

Hearing the strings and knowing the meaning, Zhuo Fei groaned slightly, and he already understood from Emmons's words, "Do you mean to tell us to shift our goals, completely jump out of the big trouble of Southeast Asia, and take advantage of the opportunity of the German army to attack the Middle East, and take the opportunity to help the Jews restore the country to shift the focus of the umbrella to the Mediterranean region?" Zhuo Fei's question completely unraveled Emmons's mystery, and the staff immediately began to discuss Emmons's suggestion.

Compared to Southeast Asia, which is like a volcanic crater, the Mediterranean region is much less dangerous, because apart from Turkey, the aides have not found any countries and powers in the Mediterranean region with superior military power. Once the German army reshuffles, the British and French forces will also withdraw from the Middle East and the Mediterranean, and if the Umbrella Company intervenes in this region at this time, it is difficult to guarantee that the hypothesis just put forward by Emmons will not be fulfilled.

After arguing Emmons' suggestion, everyone in the meeting, including Zhuo Fei, looked incredulous, and they were amazed at their arguments. Unlike Southeast Asia, which has been stared at by European countries, the Arabian Peninsula, which has always been in turmoil, seems to be more suitable for the survival of the umbrella company, which is a mercenary company that started by fighting wars. "Southeast Asia can't get out for the time being, compared to the amount of energy and money we have already expended, the Mediterranean plan can only be used as an alternative, everything depends on the situation."

Zhuo Fei's attitude is everything, even if most of the staff agree with Emmons' suggestion, but Zhuo Fei is right, the umbrella company has invested so much in Southeast Asia, and it must not leave empty-handed. Because of the rift with Chongqing, the Independence Army temporarily stopped at the Thai-Malaysian border for recuperation, and the construction of several passages along with southwest China was also suspended, and a large number of laborers hired by the umbrella turned to mining in the five South Asian countries under the command of Jewish engineers.

"Aren't we going too far this time? Although the umbrella company has not expressed a clear political trend, it has actively participated in the war against Japan. From the time Zhuo Fei and we reached an alliance to the present, the help provided to us by the umbrella company is no longer calculable, just for a ceasefire peace negotiation proposed by the Japanese, so draw a clear line with the umbrella company, if we want to get the help of the umbrella company again, it may not be as easy as before. Zhou Enlai, who strongly opposed peace talks with Japan, has been lobbying the top of the government for the past few days, even Chiang Kai-shek, but unfortunately it has not had much effect.

"Niang Xipi, I see that they forgot the pain when their scars are healed, I knew that this would be the case, and I should have agreed to Zhuo Fei's plan to reduce the scale of the government. If you look at the faces of those people, they all say that they are temporarily compromising for the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, but in fact, they are only secretly fiddling with their own small abacus beads, for fear that they will damage their own interests. Chiang Kai-shek, who returned to his official residence, was furious, because more than half of the government had already approved peace talks with Japan.

"There's no way, who told the Japanese that they have already made a gesture of withdrawing their troops, and they only see that the Japanese army is preparing to withdraw, but they don't want to think that the Japanese army can withdraw and fight back." Mao Zedong, who rarely spoke at government meetings, was also full of anger, and it had only been two years since the Kuomintang and the Communist Party were united, and what he did not expect was that there were also voices within the CCP that agreed with the peace talks. "Jiang Gong, if the Umbrella Company suspends the war in South Asia because of this matter, I think we need to prepare for an independent war of resistance in advance." Mauser's words made Chiang Kai-shek even more angry, if it weren't for the blind tossing of these flies, perhaps Zhuo Fei's independent army would have moved south to fight with Yamashita Fengwen at this moment.

Perhaps influenced by this incident, Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong had a very deep conversation, and no one knew what they both said, but the attendants of Chiang Kai-shek's official residence knew that Chiang and Mao had spent at least four hours in the study of the official residence that day. After the peace talks faction gained the upper hand in the high-level government, the cease-fire peace talks with Japan were held as scheduled, and it was impossible for Zhuo Fei, who was far away in Bangkok, to ignore this matter that had direct interests entangled with the umbrella, and Angela, who had been staying in Bangkok, was sent back to Chongqing by him to inquire about the news.

Sending Angela back to Chongqing was because Zhuo Fei couldn't spare the energy to deal with this matter at the moment, a large number of American fighters detouring through the Soviet Union had arrived in Mongolia, and the arrival of the fighters made Zhuo Fei realize that the umbrella company had accepted the employment of the US government. War with the Japanese Army was inevitable, otherwise the Umbrella Company would have to ignore the employment contract signed with the U.S. government, and if the Umbrella Company did not implement this contract, Andy and Victor, who were far away in the United States, would be the first to fall victim.

Never abandon your own people, this is the purpose of the umbrella, especially Andy is not only Angela's uncle, he is also the spokesperson of the umbrella company on the American continent. Such an unfavorable situation made Zhuo Fei hesitate, but before the Sino-Japanese peace talks decided on the answer, Zhuo Fei still ordered the forward troops of the Independence Army staying on the Thai-Malaysian border to go south. "Once the Southern Advance Corps under the command of Yamashita Fengwen retreats, Malay will be our battlefield, and it is not our territory anyway, no matter how bad the fight is, I will not feel distressed."

The 200,000 South Asian servants who were supposed to go north to China to help in the war were also transferred to Malaysia by Zhuo Fei, and for them, the Independence Army was completely used as cannon fodder. Stimulated by a large amount of booty, the South Asian Servant Army perfectly interprets the role of cannon fodder troops, and in the exchange of fire with the Japanese army in Malay, it seems that the first to attack is often the Servant Army soldiers who are eager to obtain the spoils.