The command of the Independence Army now has a disagreement on the tactics of opposing the enemy, and the Chinese officers headed by Chen Geng generally believe that although there will be heavy casualties in the head-on duel, it is necessary for the future development of the Independence Army, and they believe that only soldiers who have truly experienced the test of blood and fire can become real soldiers. However, the Jewish officers of the Independence Army, as always, emphasized the use of strong firepower to carry out point-by-point breakthroughs against the enemy, and in doing so, many unnecessary sacrifices could be avoided.

Zhuo Fei did not have time to participate in their discussion at the moment, and just as Zhuo Fei was about to set off for the front line of Lashio, Chongqing suddenly sent a telegram, asking Zhuo Fei to return to Chongqing immediately. Zhuo Fei didn't know what was going on, and he didn't know why Chongqing would summon him to Chongqing at this time, but the plan for the independence army to go south had already been reported to Chongqing. Zhuo Fei didn't know why, and neither did Vivian, who had been staying in Chongqing, because the joint command had completely blocked the news of the arrival from the United States.

Although the US presidential envoy named Smith rushed to the South Bank villa as soon as he got off the plane to meet with Chiang Kai-shek, Chiang Kai-shek's first thought was to recall Zhuo Fei to Chongqing. Chiang Kai-shek could not avoid the special envoy of the President of the United States, and after talking to the top of the coalition government, Chiang Kai-shek received the Dr. Smith at his official residence.

Before leaving the United States, Smith had already learned from President Roosevelt that Chairman Chiang was a man of great attention to detail and great etiquette. Although Smith had just stepped off the plane, he tried to keep his appearance in order as meticulously as possible, hoping to make a good impression on Chiang Kai-shek. Smith did not know that the previous secret meeting between the heads of state of the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union had made Chiang Kai-shek disappointed in the Western countries led by the United States, and the situation of the domestic war of resistance had changed significantly, and Chiang Kai-shek at this time no longer expected help from Western countries.

At this time, the U.S. government sent a special envoy, and the intentions of the Americans were self-evident to Chiang Kai-shek, who hated the Americans' profit-oriented style very much. The attitude of the United States and Britain towards Japan has always wavered, and as early as the beginning of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Chiang Kai-shek hoped for the support of the United States and Britain, but the result was in vain. Now that France had surrendered, the British mainland was under German air raids all the time, and the Americans hoped that the Japanese troops attacking their homeland would leave immediately, Chiang Kai-shek had roughly guessed Smith's intentions.

Everything was expected by Chiang Kai-shek, Smith was nominally the US envoy, but in fact he was also on the orders of the British government. The British troops in Asia were frightened by the little Japan they had always looked down upon, and after the loss of Burma, the British were anxious to make a wish to get China to send troops to Burma to make the British angry. Britain itself was already under the shadow of German air raids, and if Burma could not be saved, then India could also be eroded by the Japanese army, and if India was lost, Britain's influence in Asia would be completely lost.

The British army was no longer inferior to the German army, and now it could only instigate and use the United States to achieve the goal of getting China to send troops to Burma and complete the purpose of containing and distracting the Japanese army. Chiang Kai-shek's military command ability may not be very good, but his political ability is far more talented than his military talent, and the double-reed trick of Britain and the United States has no effect on him, not to mention that Zhuo Fei has already made a decision about this. However, Chiang Kai-shek also realized that this seemed to be an opportunity to maximize his interests. Chiang Kai-shek decided to look at what the Americans were talking about first.

In fact, as Chiang Kai-shek speculated, Special Envoy Smith came with President Roosevelt's entrustment and expectations, and before leaving the United States, Roosevelt gave Smith the greatest power, as long as the Chinese side agreed to send troops out of South Asia to contain the Japanese army, all the conditions put forward by the Chinese government could be negotiated, after all, as long as China contained the Japanese army in South Asia, it would be of great help to the United States to encircle and suppress the invading Japanese army.

Chiang Kai-shek, as is customary, met with the American envoy Dr. Smith in his study, and before Zhuo Fei returned to Chongqing, Chiang Kai-shek was still his wife Soong Meiling as the interpreter.

From the smile on Chiang Kai-shek's face, Gusmith sensed that the purpose of his trip would not be frustrated. But the smile on Chiang Kai-shek's face made Smith feel uncertain. What Smith never expected was that the meeting between the two had just begun, and after receiving the whispers of his personal attendant, Chiang Kai-shek, who was still smiling just now, suddenly said that he was feeling unwell. Immediately said that he would arrange a plenipotentiary to hold a meeting with Smith, and left the study with the support of Song Meiling.

"Dr. Smith, I'm Zhuo Fei, and I'm entrusted by the chairman of the committee and the government to meet with you." Zhuo Fei, who was wearing a national army uniform and a colonel's rank indication, entered the study, followed by a chamberlain of the chairman who acted as a clerk. Naturally, Smith would not know Chiang Kai-shek's intentions, let alone why this young man named Zhuo Fei would be the last person to meet him. Because of Zhuo Fei's arrival, Chiang Kai-shek immediately withdrew from the talks under the pretext of saying that in his opinion, Zhuo Fei, who had planned the ultimate plan, seemed more suitable to meet with Smith.

Zhuo Fei has always believed that China does not owe anything to the Americans, even if the Americans will promise to pay a huge amount of war materials this time, but China has paid for blood and lives. Chiang Kai-shek's intentions and intentions are not clear to others, but Mei Meiling, who is sitting on the side, has a clear insight, and she is very clear about Kai-shek's intention to recall Zhuo Fei. Song Meiling smiled lightly, put her hand on the back of Chiang Kai-shek's hand and said, "Zhuo Fei is a Monkey King who can make trouble in the Heavenly Palace!" Can you put your mind at ease when you hand over such a big matter to him? Zhuo Fei is a good hand at charging into battle, negotiating this kind of thing with the Americans, I'm afraid you have to call the shots in the end! ”

Chiang Kai-shek immediately smiled: "Or Mrs. understands me!" But I just value Zhuo Fei's ability to toss, now it is Meiying begging us, don't give them too much face, at this time, it is appropriate to let Zhuo Fei talk. Zhuo Fei didn't know that Chiang Kai-shek trusted him so much, he was pondering the bottom line of the United States and Britain at the moment, this time the Americans automatically sent it to the door, if he couldn't strip some benefits from them, he would be too sorry for his own rush.

On behalf of the United States and Britain, Smith expressed the hope that the Chinese government would send six to 10 integrated divisions south to fight in Burma, and if the war went well, the United States hoped that the Chinese army would enter other South Asian countries to resist the Japanese army in one go. Six to ten integrated divisions would have a total strength of more than 70,000 troops, and Smith said that the British arsenal in India would provide the weapons, equipment, and ammunition needed by these national troops. ，

Smith's conditions made Zhuo Fei frown slightly, Smith's conditions sounded pretty good, but if you think about it, the British only provided China with some light weapons that they didn't need in India, and China had to send more than 70,000 soldiers to help the British fight, which seemed a little unfair. "Dr. Smith, if nothing else, China may not be able to send more than 70,000 troops south to Burma at present, because we ourselves are actively fighting the war, and there is a shortage of troops everywhere in the country."

Zhuo Fei's blunt words were mistaken by Smith for negotiating terms with him, and after secretly despising Zhuo Fei in his heart, Smith immediately proposed an additional condition that Roosevelt had told him before, that is, the United States could provide a low-interest loan to China, so that China could buy newer weapons from the United States for the war of resistance. Smith's self-righteousness made Zhuo Fei laugh, he didn't understand, how could Roosevelt send such a guy to act as an envoy, could it be that this thing was a relative of Roosevelt?

"Dr. Smith, I think you're mistaken, I mean we don't have enough troops to form a force to go south to Burma, and I can tell you unequivocally that China doesn't need your low-interest loans at the moment." Seeing that Smith still didn't understand what he meant, Zhuo Fei simply opened his words, "I heard that the Japanese have landed on your west coast, I want to know, even if we buy weapons from the United States, how can you ensure that those weapons can be safely sent to China?" Don't tell me you've defeated the combined Japanese fleet. ”

Zhuo Fei's words hit the bull's-eye like a sharp arrow, making Smith's face instantly red, in fact, the US government cannot guarantee that it can transport materials to China by sea, since the materials cannot be transported to China by sea, the low-interest loan is naturally unnecessary. "Dr. Smith, let's talk about something practical, I want to know, why didn't the British mention heavy weapons when they promised to support our weapons? You know, the Japanese troops stationed in Burma not only have tanks and artillery, but they also have planes, so should Chinese soldiers use rifles against Japanese tanks and planes? ”

Smith no longer knows whether to answer Zhuo Fei, the British do not have any heavy weapons production factories in India, and the heavy weapons of the British army in India are all transported by sea from the British mainland, if they promise to support the heavy weapons of the Chinese army, they can only be collected from those British troops in India, Smith knows that those British troops in India must not allow this kind of thing to happen.