The British were anxious to persuade the Chinese government to send troops south to Burma, but they did not want to pay too much benefit to the Chinese government, Zhuo Fei had already heard this from Smith's words, and at the same time secretly disdainful in his heart, Zhuo Fei also looked down on the British for their stinginess. It is no longer the Manchu era, and although China is still very weak, it is not something that the British, whose homeland is bombed every day, can fool at will, so Zhuo Fei has always focused his dialogue on heavy weapons.

Smith was very helpless about Zhuo Fei's obsession, and Smith, who had served in the military, certainly knew what heavy weapons meant to an army, but he also knew that the British would never agree to their army in India handing over those heavy weapons to the Chinese. "Dr. Smith, if the British only provide us with some infantry weapons, even if we can draw troops south to Burma, I don't think those troops will be able to hold back the Japanese army." Zhuo Fei pointed out the main point point, but Smith's reaction was not very surprising.

In fact, Britain and the United States did not expect the Chinese army to defeat the Japanese army in Burma, but only wanted to fool China into sending troops to contain as many Japanese troops as possible in South Asia, so as to prevent the Japanese army from moving to the United States to fight again. Therefore, Smith was not very surprised by what Zhuo Fei said just now, and they didn't expect the Chinese army to defeat the Japanese army. Smith's reaction caught Zhuo Fei's attention, and after decisively terminating the meeting, Zhuo Fei, who left the study, went to meet Chiang Kai-shek and his wife.

"Chairman, the situation may not be what we imagined, and this Smith has a bad impression on me." As Chiang Kai-shek gestured to sit down on the sofa, Zhuo Fei recounted the content of the meeting with Smith just now, and even mentioned his impression of Smith in his words. "I don't think the purpose of this Smith's trip is to really persuade us to go south to Burma to fight the Japanese army, the Americans should know the situation of the war of resistance at home now, and at this time, if we want to fight on two fronts, they should not make such a low-level mistake."

Chiang Kai-shek nodded frequently at Zhuo Fei's analysis, and after listening to the content of the meeting that Zhuo Fei had just repeated, Chiang Kai-shek's heart was also full of doubts. "Chairman, I personally believe that the Americans should be playing the trick of kowtowing to the Buddha when they see the temple. They sent a random person as a presidential envoy, and it would be great if they could persuade us to send troops to Burma to help them contain the Japanese forces in South Asia. If there is no way to convince us, they have nothing to lose, and no matter how bad they are, they can still occupy a good reputation for taking the initiative to join forces against the Japanese army. ”

Zhuo Fei's words instantly woke up Chiang Kai-shek and his wife, yes, in this way, no matter whether China sends troops to South Asia or not, the Americans will not suffer. Thinking of this, Chiang Kai-shek couldn't help but be angry, when did this happen, the Americans still played this trick with themselves, did they still think that it was the Manchu Qing Dynasty. "And what about your opinion? Is there any need to continue the conversation with that Smith? Chiang Kai-shek had a cold face, and even the suffix of doctor was missing when he called Smith.

"Let's talk, of course we have to continue talking, I still want to ask Smith about some things about the United States." Zhuo Fei smiled when he heard this, and winked at Chiang Kai-shek. "Careful calculation, it has been almost 4 months since the Japanese army landed on the west coast of the United States, and I am curious about what preparations the Americans have made in the face of the three divisions of the Japanese army. I heard that the Japanese army had begun to advance into the interior of the United States, and I wondered, when the Americans themselves were too busy to take care of themselves, where did they get the momentum to come to us to stir up trouble and trouble? ”

Chiang Kai-shek and his wife were instantly amused by Zhuo Fei's tone and expression at this moment, it seemed that Zhuo Fei was very resentful of this American envoy named Smith. After a brief meeting with the senior officials of the coalition government, Zhuo Fei resumed his meeting with Smith the next day after a night's rest, and Smith also learned some news related to Zhuo Fei from the mouth of the US ambassador to Chongqing. Such a young Chinese, in just a few years, has created a career that can be called a miracle, which Smith did not expect, and Smith now seems to be more interested in Zhuo Fei than the mission of his own trip.

The two met again, and Smith's carelessness made Zhuo Fei find out a lot of news that he was interested in, especially the Japanese army's operations in the United States. Unlike Zhuo Fei's imagination, the Japanese troops who landed on the west coast of the United States did not advance into the interior of the United States, but uncharacteristically stabilized the areas they had occupied, and used the equipment and machinery they captured on the American mainland to produce ammunition and materials needed for combat on the spot.

At present, more than 70,000 Japanese troops have landed in the United States, and in addition, on the Midway line, the Japanese army has a reserve division and regiment ready to fight. The Japanese army, which was close to 100,000 men, was actually nothing to the United States, but the Americans did not seem to be ready for war, otherwise they would not have lost control of the West Coast in the first place. The Japanese army planned to fight steadily on the American mainland, which Zhuo Fei did not expect, because once the Americans were given enough time to prepare, these Japanese troops who landed on the American mainland would face the possibility of defeat.

The United States is different from other European countries, and compared with other European countries, the United States is very powerful, and now on the bright side, the Americans are not ready to face war. But once they are given time to prepare, the Americans may be able to equip hundreds of thousands of troops at any time, and the strong industrial base of the United States is the possibility of making all this possible. The Japanese ground forces may be invincible, but when they are faced with an overwhelming barrage of tanks and aircraft, even the most elite of the Japanese army, the Kwantung Army, is likely to be helpless.

While Zhuo Fei was talking to Smith, he was secretly thinking about how to make the Japanese army change its current steady and steady tactics. Zhuo Fei tried his best to beat the Japanese to land on the US mainland to fight, just to use the hands of the Japanese army to turn the US mainland upside down, and it was best to stir up a complete chaos in the United States. Only when the whole of Europe is in a mess can China have the opportunity and possibility to control the whole of South Asia, so as to consolidate China's voice and position in the whole of Asia.

"Dr. Smith, I'm still on that condition, it's not impossible for us to send troops south to Burma, but we need the necessary military aid, especially heavy equipment, and our soldiers can't just use rudimentary rifles to meet the Japanese planes and artillery." Zhuo Fei's attitude has always been very resolute, and when Britain and the United States did not know about the existence of the Independence Army, Zhuo Fei tried his best to ask Smith for conditions, especially the supplies needed by the southbound troops.

After two consecutive days of meetings, Smith understood the current attitude of the Chinese government, and based on the information collected by the embassy, Smith no longer had any hope for the mission of his trip. Across the ocean, Smith telegraphed Roosevelt to convey his apologies, saying that the mission was likely to fail, and highlighted a series of demands made by Zhuo Fei, including the request for heavy equipment from the British in India.

When Roosevelt received the telegram from Smith, he was also frowning and unable to do anything, if it were not for the blockade of the sea routes by the Japanese Combined Fleet and the German submarine forces, perhaps the United States would have been able to send a large amount of military aid to the Chinese government without the British. For the time being, it seems that only by getting the British army in India to hand over heavy equipment can the Chinese be persuaded to send troops south, otherwise Roosevelt would not know how to persuade the Chinese to send troops.

I don't know how Roosevelt negotiated with the British government, but just as Zhuo Fei was about to return to Ruili, Smith asked for a meeting with Zhuo Fei again, which was also attended by the British ambassador in Chongqing. "Colonel Zhuo, I have brought with you the sincerity of the President of the United States, Mr. Roosevelt, and the British Government has agreed to the conditions you have previously proposed. The first shipment of military aid has already been shipped from India and will soon arrive in Yunnan, including the heavy artillery and warplanes you requested. ”

The sudden change of style of the United States and Britain was something Zhuo Fei did not expect, but in this way, the Independence Army should be ready to attack the Japanese army at any time. The military aid provided by the British side is based on Zhuo Fei's catalog, and there will naturally be deviations in quantity, but the heavy equipment that Zhuo Fei needs is not bad. Since the United States and Britain have released their goodwill, the next step is naturally to discuss the issue of sending troops, but unfortunately Zhuo Fei is not a person who is used to playing cards reasonably, he repeatedly insisted on waiting for the British military aid to really arrive in Yunnan, and then discuss the matter of sending troops.

"The British are really bleeding this time, but this fighter is a little less, only 60, which is the size of a flying group." Reluctantly dealt with Smith and the two, Zhuo Fei took the details of the military aid brought by the British ambassador to see Chiang Kai-shek. "These military aids are not needed by the independent army, and the chairman can transfer them to domestic troops. The Independence Army is ready to fight, and as long as the other conditions are discussed with the British, the Independence Army can fight at any time. ”

Being able to get such a large amount of military aid from the miserly British was also something Chiang Kai-shek did not expect, the independent army did not want these weapons and equipment, and Chiang Kai-shek wished that they would be transferred to the domestic troops. Zhuo Fei's refusal of this batch of military aid is not a deep sense of righteousness, but because the British's ammunition caliber is different from that of the Independent Army, and Zhuo Fei does not want to make the Independent Army subject to others because of the problem of ammunition caliber.

After some tug-of-war, Smith finally completed the mission of his trip, and the Chinese government agreed to send three armies with a total of 100,000 soldiers to fight in Burma. However, during the southward operation of these three armies, all logistical supplies and ammunition consumption would be borne by the British side, and the coordinated command proposed by the British side was vetoed by Zhuo Fei, and the Chinese soldiers could only be commanded by Chinese officers.