Chapter 333 Set off a war of public opinion
Regarding the temptation of the allies to try to pull the Xinghua Army into the battle sequence of the allies, Zhao Tiehu naturally resolutely refused. Even if the current power of the Xinghua Army in Nanyang has increased, it does not want to charge for the Allied forces.
Perhaps seeing that the Xinghua Army had no intention of mixing in the war between the American and Japanese armies, the Japanese army also seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. If at this time, Xinghua Army stabbed him in the back, I am afraid that the life of the little devil will be really difficult.
After the U.S. military sent a telegram inviting them to participate in the war and was rejected, the U.S. military sent another telegram hoping that the Xinghua Army would transfer a group of prisoners of war and expatriates in Mindanao to Australia. For this request, Zhao Tiehu knew that this was another temptation.
Looking at David, who came to visit, Zhao Tiehu also smiled and said: "It seems that there are many people in your country who seem to be very worried about my detention of these prisoners of war and expatriates!" Do you really want to go to war with us by transferring the expatriates ahead of schedule? ”
"Chen, you should know that I have no say in such a decision!"
"OK, I understand your struggle, and I won't embarrass you. With regard to the proposal to evacuate overseas Chinese, I will fully cooperate. However, one thing I hope you understand is that we have also paid a lot of money to keep them safe.
At least the expenses of these people during their stay in Mindanao, as well as the treatment of your prisoners of war, you will have to pay for these expenses. I didn't increase the price of the corresponding fee, you people on the island should know it, right? ”
"This suggestion is very reasonable, I will convey it to the above!"
"The old rule, if you want to come back, you will be given a five-point rebate! Just next, what about you? Do you choose to stay here, or do you choose to return home? I'm fighting with your country's army, I'm afraid you'll have a hard time! ”
In the face of Zhao Tiehu's directness, David also said helplessly: "A large part of my property is in your territory, after I leave, can you help me take care of these properties?" You should know that I trust you! ”
"Yes! In fact, I also feel that at this time, your return to China will be of greater use to me. Since there are still some people in your country who still feel that they can ignore our opinions, then I don't mind showing some strength.
Now that you are winning the Pacific War, you are not completely over the fighting. At least you and I should know that it will not be easy to get the Japanese army to surrender. I'm sure you're going to have to do it next.
As long as you pay the corresponding arrears, I can take care of the transfer of personnel for you. As for your words, for the sake of your safety and our friendship, I will use my special plane to send you home, do you like it? ”
"Oh! God, really? ”
Hercules is a large dual-use transport aircraft developed by the Xinghua Army. Of course, such a transport aircraft can also be used as a strategic bomber. There are not many such aircraft launched by the Xinghua Army at present.
The cost of a Hercules plane is naturally expensive, and Zhao Tiehu also has such a special plane. Now that Zhao Tiehu is willing to send David back to the United States directly by special plane in order to ensure his safety, David is naturally happy!
Facing David with a happy face, Zhao Tiehu said with a smile: "With our friendship, what is there to see about this kind of thing?" What's more, you have invested a lot here, and I am also responsible for the safety of important investors!
Even if you want to come back in the future, send me a telegram at any time, and I will send my special plane to pick you up. Even if some people think that I may not know how to lift up, I did not do what you wanted. But you should know that I don't want to completely turn the other cheek with you.
But you have to commit that the international situation is different today. Even if you drive the Japanese army away, I believe that many of the war-torn Filipine people will not accept to become your colony again, and there will definitely be a corresponding revolt.
In the same way, Mindanao is my home base and the living place of millions of Chinese people. If you want to occupy it, then I have to resist. For the sake of freedom, I did not hesitate to sacrifice my life, as you should know. ”
"Chen, I'm just a businessman, and I don't want to get too involved in this kind of thing. Rest assured, though, it's not that bad. Several years of war have already made many Americans feel bored, and not everyone likes war.
Most importantly, for many Americans, you are their friend or even their savior. Even MacArthur could not ignore the will of the people, and if they wanted to use force against you, they had to be authorized! ”
With his cooperation with Zhao Tiehu, David and the chaebol behind him also earned a lot of war wealth. At present, there are also many American-funded factories in Mindanao. If there is a real war, these American plutocrats will certainly not agree.
And many of the U.S. prisoners of war who are now staying in Mindanao have received favors from the Xinghua Army. Next, Zhao Tiehu will also use his special plane to send some prisoners of war who were pulled back from the brink of death by the Xinghua Army back to China.
At least he believed that after these prisoners of war returned to China, they would tell countless American media how they regained their lives, control and dismantle the atrocities of the Japanese army, and publicize the good deeds of the Xinghua Army and the Chinese.
In this atmosphere, if the U.S. military in the Pacific wants to do something to a benefactor like the Xinghua Army, I am afraid that it will also arouse the disgust of the people. Most importantly, in the current Asian theater, the United States also needs to take into account China's wishes.
To the surprise of the allied forces, in a telegram replying to the US military, Zhao Tiehu said very simply that the US military stranded expatriates and prisoners of war in various parts of the South Seas could be sent back to the rear base camp of the US army.
However, the corresponding costs must be borne by the US military. Of course, if the U.S. military is willing to come and pick it up, the Xinghua Army will not object, and the Xinghua Army can also do without the corresponding transportation costs. But the premise is that the US military must break through the Japanese blockade.
The Japanese army did not dare to move the transport ships of the Xinghua Army casually, but the transport ships of the US military entered the waters around the South China Sea, and they were afraid that the little devils would not be so polite. In this case, if the US military wants to evacuate overseas Chinese, it must first pay for it.
Fortunately, in this regard, the US military does not seem to be short of money, and quickly paid for the first evacuation of overseas Chinese. After getting the money, Zhao Tiehu asked people to greet the Japanese army and ask them not to attack the transport fleet of the Xinghua Army.
The transport fleet of the Xinghua Army, after sending back the transported US expatriates, will also return to the defense area of the Xinghua Army immediately. This is a humanitarian aid and does not involve any military use.
If the Japanese army dares to attack the transport and supply ships of the Xinghua Army, then don't blame the Xinghua Army for turning its face. In this case, the Japanese army naturally did not dare to attack, but had to provide protection for the transport and supply ships.
If these transport ships are in trouble, the Xinghua Army will put the blame on the Japanese army, and the Japanese army will feel wronged at that time!
In the process, some American prisoners of war who are currently unfit to take a boat and even have disabilities boarded Zhao Tiehu's special plane with David and some American businessmen who were friendly with the Xinghua Army.
This group of people returned to the United States more quickly and safely than the rest of the Americans who were evacuated to Australia by boat. When the Hercules fighter plane landed at the Washington airport, the entire American media was in a sensation.
When they saw the large number of disabled soldiers who stepped off the plane and hugged their families with tears in their eyes, many onlookers were greatly moved. The veterans interviewed all expressed their gratitude to Xinghua Army without exception.
Even if the cost of treating them, Xinghua Jun asked the U.S. military to collect it. But the problem is that if it weren't for the Xinghua Army's treatment, these people would probably have died in the prisoner of war camp established by the Japanese army, if they were not disabled.
"Thank God! Thanks to the government! Thanks to Xinghuajun, I'm finally back! ”
The remarks made by many veterans at the airport instantly raised the American people's favorability towards the Chinese by several levels. Under such circumstances, the Chinese living in the United States once again pushed for the repeal of the 'Chinese Exclusion Act'.
However, for many high-ranking members of the US government, they are also very speechless in the face of the behavior of the Xinghua Army collecting money while asking the Americans to sing praises to them. But in the face of public opinion, they did not dare to forcibly suppress it.
After receiving the first batch of expatriates and prisoners of war transferred to Australia, looking at the telegram sent from China, MacArthur also said helplessly: "This Chen Yonghua is not simple!" With such public opinion, they are almost invincible. ”
As a commander in the Pacific theater, MacArthur is now a hero in the hearts of many Americans. But for those American troops stranded in the Philippines and the South Seas, they did not have much affection for MacArthur.
In particular, those American soldiers who had been prisoners of war felt even worse about MacArthur. The reason is simple, in the eyes of those prisoners of war, they were abandoned by MacArthur, and they were eventually reduced to prisoners of war and abused by the Japanese army.
In contrast, the Xinghua Army, which had nothing to do with the U.S. military, and a large number of Nanyang Chinese, provided them with selfless help, allowing them to escape and return to China luckily.
In addition, David and other politicians who have interests in the Xinghua Army and chaebols deliberately create an atmosphere in which the Xinghua Army is an ally of the United States. When the time comes, the U.S. military returns to the Philippines and wants to take action against the Xinghua Army, but I am afraid that it will also take into account the public opinion at home.
Although Zhao Tiehu took advantage of public opinion and occupied the upper hand of public opinion. But he knows that if the US military really tears its face and is really determined to encircle and suppress the Xinghua Army, I believe that those American media will also smear the Xinghua Army under the instructions of the government.
Therefore, in this case, it is also necessary for the Xinghua Army to make some arrangements in advance. First of all, among the indigenous tribes of the Philippines, the rumors of the US military abandoning the Philippine were propagated, so that these indigenous tribes who believed in the US military were completely dead to the US military.
After all, the large-scale evacuation of overseas Chinese by the US military does seem to have a sense of abandoning the Philippines. But in fact, this is just the hope that when the U.S. military starts a war with the Xinghua Army, it will not let these rescued prisoners of war and expatriates become hostages.
The problem is that this kind of thing is not easy for the US military to hype up at all. As a result, it was obvious that the Philippine rebels, who had originally planned to hug the thighs of the Americans, also began to defect one after another and threw themselves into the arms of the Xinghua army.
It can be said that this kind of temptation of the US military is, to a large extent, another failure of losing his wife and losing his troops!