In order to discuss the strategy of counterattacking Japan and the arrangements for the post-war international situation, and to formulate a strategy for the allied forces to cooperate in counterattacking Burma and a plan for aiding China, the summit meeting of China, the United States, and Britain was held secretly in Cairo under the leadership of the United States.

Lao Chiang, as the head of state of the Nationalist Government, also attended the summit. At this moment, Zhao Tiehu met Chen Liquan and his party who came to meet secretly in an inconspicuous tavern in Cairo.

I haven't seen these old subordinates for a while, and Zhao Tiehu is naturally very happy. On the other hand, for Chen Liquan and others, they also felt very moved and surprised to see Zhao Tiehu come to Europe to meet them.

Being abroad, even if Chen Liquan and others have a lot of power, but for them, if they have a choice, they still want to stay by Zhao Tiehu's side, in that case, they will feel more accustomed to it.

After all, there is still chaos abroad today, and they still face all kinds of dangers abroad. The most important thing is that when something happens abroad, sometimes there is no one to collect the body. Mercenaries, many times they can't even enjoy the treatment of prisoners of war.

When Lao Chiang met with the heads of state of Britain and the United States, Zhao Tiehu left Cairo ahead of schedule with his guards. This time, Zhao Tiehu plans to inspect the entire overseas corps and make corresponding arrangements according to the development of the overseas corps.

As far as the current situation is concerned, the overseas corps is developing very well. However, Zhao Tiehu knew that once the German army was defeated, the existence of overseas corps would inevitably arouse the vigilance of all countries, so he must also think of a way back.

As for the disbandment of the overseas corps, Zhao Tiehu felt that even if he wanted to, he was afraid that the mercenaries who joined the overseas corps would not agree. In this case, Zhao Tiehu also gave Chen Liquan an explanation, asking him to consider transferring the overseas corps to Africa.

For a long time to come, Africa will be the focus of competing interests of various countries. At this stage, the competition between the Allies and the Germans for Africa has basically come to an end, and the mercenary group will not attract too much attention in the past.

It took Zhao Tiehu several months to travel from Egypt to Europe to the Far East before finally returning to the South Seas. At this time, the Allies had set off a new round of counterattacks, and the Soviet army's counteroffensive against the German army had also begun.

Looking at Zhao Tiehu, who had been out for nearly half a year before returning, Chen Wan, as his wife, said with some complaints: "I also said that I would come back soon after I went out, and it was almost the New Year, so you were willing to come back!"

Look at it, even Xiao Xin doesn't know you anymore. As for the son, if you see you as a father, you will hide. I was worried that you wouldn't be able to come back for the Chinese New Year! Good thing you know, there's a home here! ”

In the face of Chen Wan's nagging, Zhao Tiehu also said honestly: "Xiaowan, I'm sorry!" I didn't expect that there were a lot of things over there, and it ended up being delayed until now. Fortunately, after this trip, the harvest is still not small.

There are a lot of things on the overseas legion's side, and there are some independent mercenaries involved, which also need to be paid more attention. However, I should be able to stay at home with you for a while. ”

Regarding what Zhao Tiehu said, Chen Wan smiled and said, "Really? You, the commander-in-chief, can you really rest in peace? You know, there's still a mess of things waiting for you to come up with ideas! Forget it, I know you're busy, so I won't talk about you.

However, if you don't want your son to cry when he sees you, let's spend more time with my son and Xiaoxin in the future! Speaking of which, during this period of time, the little brother and Dabao have really worked hard. If you have a mouth, they will break their legs! ”

"Those who can work hard! What's more, as the military minister of one side, they always have to share more. Otherwise, everything will pile on my head and split me in half! ”

Back at home in Mindanao, enjoying his wife's nagging, Zhao Tiehu still felt very kind. When the daughter seemed to recognize that this man, who had obviously lost a lot of weight, was really her father, she quickly became acquainted again.

On the other hand, the son, who is only one year old, still looks a little scared. Many times, he is still reluctant to leave his mother's arms. This kind of performance made Zhao Tiehu feel a little depressed, and he also felt that he owed a lot to this family.

Upon learning that Zhao Tiehu had returned to the base camp, military and political leaders in various localities also sent telegrams one after another to report on their work. As a result, it is obvious that even if he stays at home, Zhao Tiehu has to arrange to meet some people who report to work every day.

Fortunately, the current situation in Nanyang is relatively stable, and there are not too many major events and important events. As for the Japanese and American forces, they are still engaged in various battles around the islands in the Pacific Ocean.

In this case, the Xinghua Army still followed Zhao Tiehu's wishes, did not participate in the war between the two countries, and devoted itself to training the army and preparing for the future. This low-key has made the US and Japanese militaries forget it again.

As for Southeast Asia, after half a year of infiltration and competition, the Japanese army finally gave up the border area where it confronted the Xinghua Army. In this way, the land passage between the Xinghua Army and the inland can be regarded as completely opened.

However, it is somewhat unlikely that this land route in the jungle will be able to transport large and heavy materials. After all, it costs more than you can imagine to carve out a road in the jungle.

But even so, the transport team, which is mainly composed of oxen and horse-drawn carts, still transported a lot of urgently needed strategic materials to the country along this open land route. The Japanese army's blockade of China can be regarded as a passage.

In addition, the Wolf Warrior Corps, which had infiltrated the northeast, relied on the base areas established by the Salvation Association to continuously harass the Japanese troops stationed on the peninsula. In this case, the seemingly calm Northeast also seems to be in chaos.

It's just that the Japanese army still has the upper hand in controlling the situation. Although there was a lot of chaos, as far as the current situation is concerned, the National Salvation Association will not be able to shake the dominance of the Japanese army and the emperor over Japan.

When the Spring Festival of '44 came again, Mindanao and North Borneo, which are located in the area controlled by the Xinghua Army, have also become a paradise in the hearts of many Nanyang people. In North Borneo, there are many factories built in military areas.

In order to ensure Mindanao's status as the base camp, some important military enterprises are still placed on the island by Zhao Tiehu. As for the dual-use enterprises with a low degree of secrecy, they are located in North Borneo.

The construction of a large number of factories has undoubtedly made the development of North Borneo astonishingly fast. The military and civilian materials produced from here also brought a steady stream of income to the Xinghua army. And the buyers, there were both Japanese and Allied forces.

The relatively cheap price, as well as the large number of cheap labor, made the materials produced by the Xinghua Army much cheaper than that of the Allied and Japanese armies. In this case, Xinghua Army's things are not worried about selling at all.

In order to further integrate the Chinese with the indigenous tribes of Nanyang, Zhao Tiehu also recruited a large number of indigenous workers in North Borneo. And many natives have also begun to know that there is a reason to eat meat with the Chinese.

In addition, as long as there are Chinese people in the whole Nanyang, they will not worry about the bullying of little devils. As for the rebel tribes formed by some indigenous tribes, most of them could not hold out for too long in the face of the strong encirclement and suppression of the Japanese army.

Considering the situation this year, it is much safer than in previous years. A large number of elite Japanese troops stationed in Nanyang are also constantly being transferred to the mainland and the frontline battlefield. Now the Japanese army in Nanyang did not dare to take the initiative to attack the Xinghua army.

Under these circumstances, Zhao Tiehu quickly approved the applications of a number of theater officers to visit their families. In addition to the troops on duty, a lot of fighters received such holidays. And this order has also made many Chinese families have more laughter.

accompanied his wife and children to enjoy a Spring Festival celebrated by the city, and the time officially entered the fourth or fourth year. Shortly after the Spring Festival of the Xinghua Army, the allied forces, led by the United States, once again carried out combat operations to seize the Mariana Islands.

Faced with the fact that the US military has once again assembled a large number of warships and fighter planes in an attempt to seize these islands, which Japan has listed as an 'absolute defense circle,' the Japanese army will naturally not sit idly by. This also means that a new round of war is coming.

When the U.S. military sent a note to the Xinghua Army, hoping that the Xinghua Army would give corresponding countermeasures. Looking at this slightly harshly worded telegram, Zhao Tiehu said very directly: "Call back to the US military and inform our army that there is nothing we can do about it!" ”

Hearing Zhao Tiehu's reply, Li Hao said with a little worry: "Will this anger the US military?" After all, once the U.S. military takes the Mariana Islands, I am afraid that the time to return to the South Seas is not far away. ”

"It doesn't matter! The more this happens, the more we want to adopt a policy of neutrality. You should know that it's still scary for the little devils to go crazy. I don't want to let our troops touch this at this time.

What's more, just based on a telegram from them, they want us to send troops to cooperate, so what is such a good thing? Call back as I mean and I'm sure they'll make an informed choice. After all, the little devil hasn't announced his surrender yet! ”

Seeing that the Xinghua Army was unable to deploy troops to cooperate under the pretext that it had limited troops and needed to maintain the security of the control area, the allied commander Michael Arthur also said calmly: "Okay, I know about this matter, let's stop this matter!" ”

"Damn it! If they are willing to cooperate, our campaign will be easier this time. But they have the strength, but they refuse to help the war. Can you let Washington send electricity to Chongqing and let Chongqing press it! ”

As a result, MacArthur gave the other party a roll of his eyes and said: "The Xinghua Army is an anti-Japanese armed force in Nanyang, and it is not under the control of the Chinese side. And in the current war situation in China, don't you see anything wrong? ”

"What do you mean?"

"The Chinese side will start to use more military strength to fight back against the local invading army. As for overseas affairs, I'm afraid they won't get too involved at all. I sent that telegram, more just to test the meaning of Xinghua Army. ”

"What does the general mean? We return to the Philippines and could we play them? ”

"It depends on what Xinghua Army thinks!"

On the issue of dealing with the Xinghua Army and the Japanese army, MacArthur was very clear that he could not be treated the same. What's more, a chaotic South China Sea is not what the US military wants to see!