"Shit, these damned Chinese, this is blackmail, blackmail against the British Empire, we will definitely not agree to the demands of the Chinese, absolutely not." Colm's telegram back home had caused an uproar, and the members of the Cabinet had already quarreled over it. Although the dynamo plan ultimately failed, the British believed that their British Empire could not be defeated, especially since the British believed that the Germans would not be able to cross the Channel to attack the British mainland.

The British believed that as long as the mainland was still there, they could continue to fight back against the German invaders, but at this time, the news of the Chinese asking for Hong Kong came from the far east, which made it difficult for the proud British to accept. Looking at the cabinet members who were already arguing, Churchill, who was biting a cigar in his mouth, forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart, grabbed the copper paperweight on the table and knocked it hard, knocking more than a dozen times in succession, and the noisy cabinet members stopped the endless dispute.

"Gentlemen, this is not the time for our own quarrels, for the British Empire is now faced with a predicament that has never been seen before. The generator plan failed, hundreds of thousands of Allied soldiers were captured by the Germans, and in the far east, the despicable Japanese took the opportunity to attack our colonies in the east. I think you should know what India means to us to the empire. If the Japanese army captures Burma, who can guarantee that they will not continue to attack India, the Japanese want to get Indian food and all kinds of supplies more than us. ”

"The empire began to control India a hundred years ago, making it an empire's colony in the East, and for a hundred years, India has been sending a steady stream of various materials to the empire. Through India, the empire's commercial activities in the East were also successful, and I think gentlemen should know the importance of India to the empire. Churchill said this, pausing slightly, glancing around the crowd before continuing. Personally, I think that the conditions put forward by the Chinese are indeed blackmailing us, but can we come up with a more effective way now? ”

"When the Japanese attacked South Asia, it was clear that they were preparing to swallow up the whole of South Asia, and the Orientals were particular about the same ancestry, and I am afraid that the countries of South Asia would be more receptive to the Japanese of the same skin color as them than the Westerners. We only have two brigades in Burma, and even if we urgently draw troops from India, I am afraid that the strength will not exceed 50,000. I think you should also know how the 50,000 mixed troops resisted the Japanese attack on the battlefield in China. ”

Churchill tapped his fingers on the table, and said with a hint of reluctance in his expression, "I have to admit that the only thing we can think of at the moment is the Chinese government, only if the Chinese government sends troops south to Burma, it is possible to resist the attack of the Japanese army, otherwise, those young men in Burma may not even be able to return home in the end." Churchill's remarks were alarmist, but none of the cabinet members present spoke to them, because they were well aware of the current situation and the predicament facing Britain.

"The Chinese army retreated again and again on the frontal battlefield, but they were still actively resisting, and the intelligence sent back by the MIA showed that the Chinese were probably training reserve troops, because while their main forces were facing off with the Japanese army, a large number of guerrillas were causing trouble in the Japanese-controlled areas, which was obviously delaying the speed of the Japanese offensive and buying time for themselves." The Chinese population is large, and as long as they have enough weapons and equipment, they can arm several divisions or even dozens of divisions of troops at any time. ”

Churchill babbled on and on and on, and finally a cabinet member understood what Churchill meant, so he answered, "What you mean is that we should befriend the Chinese government and mobilize weapons and equipment from India to support them, so as to motivate them to take the initiative to attack the Japanese army." As long as the attention of the Japanese army is drawn back to the Chinese battlefield, their military operations in South Asia will not be aggressive, and if the Chinese government sends troops south to Burma to help in the war, perhaps we will be able to stop the Japanese offensive in Burma? ”

"yes, that's what I thought." Churchill nodded with satisfaction, "Our worst plan at present is to lose Burma, the death or life of the Chinese has nothing to do with us, as long as we can ensure that our soldiers in Burma can return to India safely, it is nothing to support the Chinese with some weapons, after all, we still have a large number of weapons and ammunition in India." The Germans' offensive momentum is fierce, and we need soldiers to counterattack, so the life of every Reich soldier is precious. ”

The cabinet meeting lasted all morning, and Colm, who was far away in Chongqing, waited anxiously until after lunch, when Colm, who was anxiously waiting, finally waited for a reply from the locals. "Major Zhuo, this is the reply made by the British Empire Cabinet, I think you should be satisfied now, right?" Colm rushed to Zhuo Fei's residence with the telegram he received, and he didn't dare to waste even a moment of time after receiving telegrams from the Burmese garrison.

"Oh, then I'll see how your cabinet responds." Zhuo Fei was not in a hurry, reached out and took the message handed by Colm and opened it to read it. "I have to say that your cabinet is indeed an old and spicy person, but I remember that there is no so-called friendship between China and you, Britain, and there is only a relationship between our two countries, plundered and plundered, oppressed and oppressed. For up to now in our territory there is a concession of your British in Shanghai, and your British flag is still flying in Hong Kong. ”

Colm didn't pay any attention to Zhuo Fei's words, because he had already thought about how Zhuo Fei would react before he came. "Major Zhuo, this is not what we are going to discuss now, you have seen the reply made by our cabinet just now. For this reply, I don't know what your attitude is, Major Zhuo? Colm obviously didn't want to discuss issues other than Myanmar with Zhuo Fei, so he hurriedly pulled the topic back up.

"Colonel Colm, I'm a soldier, so I only think things with the mind of a soldier, and I only get straight to the point when I express it." Zhuo Fei smiled and handed the message back to Colm. "Colonel Colm, with all due respect, I do not see in this so-called reply the sincerity of the British Government. As we all know, China is being invaded by the Japanese, and we are actively resisting. At this time, the British government asked us to send troops south to Burma to help you resist the Japanese attack, which is not inherently inappropriate, but the problem is that we do not have any extra troops to help you at the moment. ”

Zhuo Fei's words made Colm sit still, and just as he was about to speak, Zhuo Fei continued, "Colonel Colm, I said last time that it was time to talk about the issue of Hong Kong, and I actually just wanted to remind your country that there are still a lot of inequalities between us. If these inequalities are not eliminated, I don't think we can afford to send troops out to help you. Colonel Colm, do you see what I mean? Just take out some old-fashioned arms, such sincerity, we would rather not. ”

Zhuo Fei's last sentence made Colm's face red-faced, in fact, there were two replies from the United Kingdom, Colm showed Zhuo Fei only one of them, and the other one was still in Colm's pocket. The British cabinet replied very clearly, first take a telegram to Zhuo Fei to provide weapons and ammunition to the Chinese government, if you can't convince the Chinese government, then take out another reply, but Colm heard from Zhuo Fei's words just now that Chinese wants more than just weapons and ammunition and Hong Kong.

To take or not to take? Colm hesitated, wondering if he was going to take out another reply from his pocket and give it to Zhuo Fei. The hesitation in Colm's eyes didn't escape Zhuo Fei's eyes, but he didn't know that Colm had another reply in his pocket. "Colonel Colm, if you want us to send troops south to help in the war, you must show your sincerity, we have an old saying in China, there is no free lunch in the world, and this is the truth."

Just when Colm was hesitating, a soldier who didn't wear any rank logo came in from outside, just seeing Zhuo Fei's ear whispering for a while, Colm saw Zhuo Fei's face change slightly. "Colonel Colm, I have just received very bad news, just half an hour ago, the Japanese army had begun its attack on Burma. The Japanese attacked in two directions, one across the Thai-Burmese border into Burma and the other from the coastline to Yangon. ”

Colm was stunned by Zhuo Fei's words, what he was most worried about was that the Japanese army suddenly attacked, Zhuo Fei had already opened a map and signaled to Colm, "Colonel Colm, according to the information I received, although your troops stationed in Rangoon put up heroic resistance, it is a pity that they were unable to withstand the naval guns of the Japanese navy. According to my estimates, your troops stationed in Rangoon are now on their way back, and according to the tactics of the Japanese army, it is likely that they will pursue your retreat route, forcing your army to break up on a large scale. ”

As he spoke, the red pen in Zhuo Fei's hand had already drawn a route on the map, the starting point of this red line started in Yangon, and the node was in Ringanqiang. "The Japanese need all kinds of supplies to support their aggression, and the Ringanqiang oil field will be their first target. If I were you, I would immediately send a telegram to the defenders of Ringanqiang, asking them to prepare in advance to blow up the oil field facilities, once they can not resist the pursuit and attack of the Japanese army, they must blow up all kinds of facilities in the oil field, if the Japanese get a complete Ringanqiang oil field, I think, the Japanese army's expansion in South Asia will be even more powerful. ”