The trees outside the window were dejected by the continuous drizzle, and the rain flowed down the broad, yellowish leaves, drop by drop towards the branches, clear and agile, like glass beads, along a fixed line, flowing to the end. The mischievous raindrops are still knocking on the window, ticking and ticking with the power of the wind, constantly rushing towards the dark green glass, shattering, scattering, there is nothing to fear, they will converge in the window, accumulate enough strength, and flow back to the ground, waiting for the next sublimation and condensation.

Zhuo Fei, who was standing silently in front of the window, watched this scene very carefully, rainy days are always sad, he is also a person who is full of worries and is used to restraining his emotions, he hides a lot, and there will always be a sense of loneliness that no one understands him. This feeling was particularly obvious under the heavy rain in front of him, and slowly he felt that his heart was resonating with the rain outside. "After the autumn rain comes at night, the autumn air is fresh, General Zhuo, dare to ask if this sentence is good?" A strange tone of voice sounded behind Zhuo Fei, causing Zhuo Fei, who was concentrating on watching the rain, to frown secretly.

"Mr. Suzuki, can Lao Bai's poems be bad? It's just that your head is convulsive, and you speak in a crepe, which is really awkward, and you're saying that this is not a good situation. Zhuo Fei didn't come back to his senses, but just said perfunctorily angrily, it was rare to have a quiet in the morning, but he didn't want to be interrupted by the unlucky urge of Kazuo Suzuki.

"Hehe, isn't this just looking at you, standing alone, indulging in the scenery in front of you and unable to extricate yourself? It doesn't matter what it doesn't matter. Kazuo Suzuki didn't care about Zhuo Fei's attitude towards him at all, he just smiled cheaply, "Could it be that I disturbed your good deeds, that's really a sin, a sin, and I hope that General Zhuo will forgive and forgive your sins!" After saying that, Kazuo Suzuki also respectfully clasped his hands and saluted Zhuo Fei, but Kazuo Suzuki's appearance really looked a little nondescript, so that his behavior looked a little funny.

Kazuo Suzuki was sent again to meet with Zhuo Fei, and the most urgent task for the Japanese army at present was to attack the Soviet forces in the Far East, and it was particularly important to pacify their own rear roads, especially the powerful Independence Army. Kazuo Suzuki was previously sent to Zhuo Fei to send 600 kilograms of gold to appease the Independence Army and prevent it from continuing to expand its military operations in Southeast Asia. It's just that what the Japanese cabinet didn't expect was that Zhuo Fei accepted the gold, but he didn't abide by the secret treaty well, not only went south to Sumatra, but also united with the British to attack Java.

Kazuo Suzuki's trip south to Java to meet Zhuo Fei was to ask about the matter, if Kazuo Suzuki could not get an ideal answer on this trip, perhaps the Japanese cabinet would secretly order Yamashita to wave his army south and fight with the independence army. "General Zhuo, I would like to know why your army is attacking Java?" Accompanying Zhuo Fei silently watching the rain outside for a while, Kazuo Suzuki finally couldn't hold his breath and took the initiative to provoke the conversation.

Without turning his face to look at Kazuo Suzuki's expression, Zhuo Fei replied lightly, "Mr. Suzuki, the umbrella company is a mercenary company, and I have to take out a lot of money every day to support the mercenary soldiers under me." Since we promised that you could not continue to cooperate with the Americans, the umbrella company could only temporarily find the British to cooperate, and besides, we did not take the initiative to exchange fire with your army, and you can take back those soldiers of your country who were captured by us at any time. ”

Zhuo Fei's indifference made Kazuo Suzuki angry, and said that he didn't make trouble with the imperial army? If not, then how did West Java fall. Forcibly holding back the anger that rose from the bottom of his heart, Kazuo Suzuki chuckled, "General Zhuo, Britain and the United States are alliances, and they are also enemies of our Great Japanese Empire, and the cabinet hopes that General Zhuo can terminate his cooperation with the British." Kazuo Suzuki's words were already a little angry, but Zhuo Fei didn't care, just turned his face to look at Kazuo Suzuki and chuckled a few times.

"General Zhuo, our Great Japanese Empire will not forget the friendship between General Zhuo and us, I came this time, and the cabinet ordered me to bring 200 kilograms of gold and a few antiques, even if it is a little compensation for General Zhuo." Kazuo Suzuki did not avoid looking at Zhuo Fei, but said his intentions word by word.

"Mr. Suzuki, I very much appreciate the goodwill and attitude of your cabinet, but I would like to make it clear that the cooperation between our umbrella company and the British cannot be terminated for the time being." Zhuo Fei's answer made Suzuki's face change drastically, when the Japanese army was gathering north to attack the Far East, the cabinet did not want to see the Independence Army take the opportunity to sneak up on the back of the empire. Seeing that Kazuo Suzuki, whose face had changed drastically, seemed to have something to say, Zhuo Fei waved his hand to stop the other party's attempt to steal the conversation, and smiled warmly.

"Mr. Suzuki, I think there may have been some minor misunderstanding between us. The cooperation between our umbrella company and the British is not really as you might think, the British only hired us to open the way to retreat to Australia, to be precise, the British to transport the leading prisoners of war from Sumatra back to Australia. Zhuo Fei's answer made Kazuo Suzuki stunned on the spot, so that the military operations of the Independence Army to the south of Sumatra and the attack on Java could be explained.

"We sent troops to Sumatra to help the British rescue their leading prisoners of war who were being held on the island by your army, but after we helped the British to free these prisoners of war, trouble came. Nearly half of the prisoners of war were Australian soldiers, who refused to be sent to India, so the British decided to send them back to Australia. The attack on Java is also for this reason, and we did not intend to attack Java in the first place, originally thinking of negotiating with your army stationed here, but we did not expect that the rescued prisoners of war of the coalition forces would strike first. ”

Kazuo Suzuki was uninformed, so in front of Kazuo Suzuki, Zhuo Feiji put all the blame on the British and those prisoners of war of the coalition as much as possible, as for how much Kazuo Suzuki could believe, it was not in Zhuo Fei's consideration. "Mr. Suzuki, you can understand if I explain it this way. We only helped the British to rescue some of the brave prisoners of war who were in your custody, and we definitely did not want to start another war with your country, and our umbrella has no intention of becoming mortal enemies with your country. ”

Zhuo Fei's final explanation and promise made Suzuki Kazuo speechless in his heart, such a pale and unconvincing statement, at most, can deceive those tenacious guys, he is a senior diplomat. Although he had seen through Zhuo Fei's attempt to splash all the dirty water on the British, Kazuo Suzuki accepted it quietly, and even scolded the British in front of Zhuo Fei with his voice.

Zhuo Fei and Kazuo Suzuki had already seen through each other's intentions, but the two people who didn't trust each other were chatting hotly, and at this moment, Huffman, who had a strange expression, walked in quickly from the outside and leaned over to whisper a few words to Zhuo Fei. Zhuo Fei, who whispered to Hefman, also changed his expression immediately, and his confused but surprised look aroused Suzuki Kazuo's interest, and he secretly thought about it, and Suzuki Kazuo pretended to unconsciously want Zhuo Fei to ask the reason.

Reaching out and touching his nose, Zhuo Fei coughed lightly a few times as if he was a little embarrassed, and then said to Kazuo Suzuki, "My adjutant just told me that the Soviets sent an envoy south to Chongqing, and I don't know how they knew about the umbrella, and the Soviet envoy has already gone south to West Malaysia at the moment, and I don't know why I have to ask to meet with me." Zhuo Fei's words exploded in Suzuki Kazuo's ears like a bombshell, the Japanese army was about to attack north, and the Soviets sent an envoy to press West Malaysia to ask for a meeting with Zhuo Fei at this time, definitely wanting to use the mercenary troops of the umbrella company to contain the empire's military power in Southeast Asia.

The wonderful expression on Suzuki's face made Zhuo Fei's heart feel refreshed, in fact, there was no matter of the Soviet envoy going south to West Malaysia, Zhuo Fei was like this, just to prevent the Japanese from betting on Java Island. The Japanese army is about to attack north, and they definitely do not want the independence army to start a war in Southeast Asia again, Zhuo Fei is to borrow the name of the Soviets, so that the Japanese will take the initiative to forget about the independence army's attack on Java Island.

From Zhuo Fei's mouth, he learned that the Soviets had actually sent an envoy south to West Malaysia, and Kazuo Suzuki was already a little restless, so he immediately found an excuse to leave in a hurry, and a few minutes later, Huffman's telephone operators detected that there were unknown radio waves coming from the camp. "Ignore them, continue to monitor, order the troops to continue to increase the speed and intensity of the attack, and we will take the entire island of Java before the Japanese can fully react."

According to Zhuo Fei's latest order, the Independence Army took active action, increasing the speed and intensity of the attack on the Japanese-controlled areas, and urgently ordering those merchant ships to speed up the delivery of soldiers and supplies to Java Island. Sir James was not idle, when Zhuo Fei and Suzuki Kazuo were trying their best, James had already contacted the British command in mainland Australia, and asked the British cabinet to issue an order to the Australian command, asking the Australian command to send ships to Java Island to help in the war.

The island of Java is a springboard and passage connecting South Asia and the Australian mainland, and since it has been occupied by the independence army, there is no possibility of giving it up. When Kazuo Suzuki had not yet come to Java, Zhuo Fei had been instilling in James the importance of Java, and now, it was not Zhuo Fei but James who really cared about Java.

Zhuo Fei's move led to the east, forcing Kazuo Suzuki to sit still, and at the same time surprised the Japanese cabinet members who were far away in Japan, they did not care that the Soviets had contact with the umbrella company, they were worried about whether the Soviets had really seen the Japanese army's plan to attack the Far East in the north.