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On the evening after the meeting, because President Chiang and Churchill were very discordant, Chiang and Song visited Roosevelt in private. Zhou Gong and President Jiang went together, but the Jiang family and Roosevelt had an hour-long secret conversation without anyone else participating. After the meeting, the group returned to the villa, and Lao Jiang said a few words to Wang Chonghui.

After Wang Chonghui returned to the room, Xiaolu went to Wang Chonghui's room. Wang Chonghui seemed to be waiting for him, when he saw Xiaolu coming in, he pulled him in, closed the door, and said, "General Lu, you have the foresight, Jiang and Luo really talked about the ownership of several places. ”

Xiaolu said: "What is President Jiang's opinion?" Seeing his disappointed expression, Xiao Lu had already guessed.

Wang Chonghui said: "He really said that China and the United States should be jointly managed." ”

Xiaolu said: "He still thinks that Japan is a disease of ringworm and scabies, and the Communist Party is a big problem. Don't want to divide the troops. ”

Wang Chonghui said: "Yes, you told me that the Empress Dowager Cixi thought the same way, and as a result, it brought great disasters to the country. ”

Xiao Lu said: "Since he came to you and asked you for an idea, it means that he is hesitant." Maharaja, you can persuade that the Cairo Conference was to form an agreement, to have the force of law, to be recorded in history. Even if you can't send an army, you have sovereignty first, and you can think about it in the long run. If you give up lightly now, history will be infamous and you can't afford it. If he refuses, what if a wicked person pokes the matter out? I promised first, and I will talk about it later. ”

Wang Chonghui said: "That's it. Fortunately, this time you came, Lao Jiang had to take care of you. But I'm afraid that he will tell me not what I think, but what else I think. "The other thoughts, which are to shirk responsibility, are also unknown.

Xiao Lu said: "Don't be disappointed, after all, this time the talks between Jiang and Luo have determined China's status. ”

Wang Chonghui said: "Actually, this position is unstable. ”

Xiaolu said: "There is another thing, which is the issue of the draft demanded by China. I've read your thoughts, and this is an addition to our discussion, so please take a look at them. In addition, if there is an opportunity to bring Japan's Ogasawara Islands into our sphere of influence, it would be ideal. ”

Wang Chonghui said: "Ogasawara Islands? I didn't think about that. However, I appreciate your remark, even if you can't send an army, you can think about it in the long run. ”

Xiaolu said: "Please do more things for the country and the nation, for future generations, and history will remember you." ”

Wang Chonghui saw that his expression was serious, and said, "Okay, even if I offend him, I have to dissuade him." ”

Xiaolu said: "How was the meeting with the British Foreign Minister at noon today?" ”

"I know him very well, so the atmosphere of the talks was quite relaxed, not as tense as the meeting between the president and Churchill," Wang said. I urged them to pay attention to Burma, telling him that if they did not pay attention to it, the hundreds of guerrilla groups in Burma would grow stronger, and it would be possible to break away from the British system after the war. He listened to this and turned back to report to the Prime Minister. ”

Xiao Lu couldn't tell whether it was good or bad for Wang Chonghui to persuade the British like this, so he said goodbye first and returned to Zhou Gong's room, everyone was in a meeting, and Xiao Lu said, "Sorry for being late." I have just returned from Wang Chonghui, and I would like to report back to you. ”

After listening to Lao Jiang's attitude, everyone was displeased, and many people were even angry. Qiao Guanhua stood up with a sigh and said, "The enemy is still bent on infighting, and it is simply the rebirth of the Empress Dowager Cixi." ”

Gong Peng, who was sitting next to him, pulled his clothes, and he sat down again.

Zhou Gongdao: "Anger is not the solution to the problem, we are now engaged in diplomacy, everyone should learn from Wang Chonghui, we must be good at creating a good atmosphere, and solve problems that are difficult to solve in a good atmosphere." Let's take a look at tomorrow's priorities and everyone's direction. ”

Historically, there have been several regrets at the Cairo Conference, the first of which was that Chiang did not promise to take back the Ryukyus. There are two reasons for Chiang, first, he is not mentally prepared. Second, I don't want to send troops to the sea. It is also the basic idea of giving priority to resolving domestic disputes. This kind of resignation, Jiang himself regretted it on the way back. It is said that he told Wang Chonghui not to mention it and to downplay it. He also asked the entire delegation to go back without mentioning some details.

This incident sowed the seeds of the later dispute over China's maritime power.

At the Cairo Conference, Chiang underestimated himself and wanted only assistance, without the idea of actively participating in the war and claiming territory. As everyone knows, this attitude made the United States and Britain even more believe that the Chiang government did not want to fight as long as it helped. The more this is the case, the more it is necessary to come to help.

The reason is simple, the United States and Britain are the leaders of the Cairo Conference, and their core is the European battlefield. In order to get aid, Chiang hoped to fight South Asia first. This is unrealistic. This is the fundamental reason why China and the United States and Britain have not been able to cooperate well in the post-Latin America and Burma battlefields. The United States and Britain pursue the principle of strength first, and if you don't fight, people will naturally not recognize you. Later, the United States abandoned Chiang and repeatedly sought someone else to replace him, for many reasons, and the root cause was planted from the Cairo Conference.

Xiao Lu looked at these indignant future diplomatic stars, as long as they moved, these would change.

Zhou Gongdao: "Okay." Next question, how are the promotional materials being distributed tomorrow organized? ”

In the past two days, the Chinese delegation has a group of outstanding young people, and representatives of delegations from various countries have actively carried out activities, which has formed a sharp contrast with the generals with straight faces behind President Chiang. Almost all of them have had meetings with these people and have even formed personal friendships.

A large number of reporters from various countries rushed to Cairo one after another, and many of them had been to Chongqing and had met Gong Peng. A reporter made no secret of the words: "I came here after Ms. Gong." ”

On the 24th, everyone has become clear that the identity of this group of young people led by Zhou Gong has become an open fact, and some people are resolute and keep their distance from them, but most people continue to associate with them.

At noon on the 24th, Xiao Lu and Zhou Gong talked with Stilwell and other generals.

Zhou Gong's first sentence said: "Today, our meeting is informal. Thank you for your understanding. First of all, I want to pay tribute to all of you, especially General Stilwell. From my personal point of view, of course, many Chinese are the same, and they appreciate your work. An American, fighting in South Asia. It's remarkable. ”

Stilwell was very grateful for Zhou Gong's praise and said, "Thank you, Mr. Zhou." What does your party think of President Chiang's thoughts? ”

Zhou Gongdao: "I would like to discuss with my American friends the war situation in Northeast Asia, the battle plan, and the plan for landing in Japan. In order to completely defeat Japanese militarism, the Chinese nation is ready. ”

Xiaolu said: "We do not express any opinions on the Burma battle plan, please understand. However, the guerrillas in Burma and northern Indochina were willing to continue their efforts against the Japanese. We hope that our cooperation will be further deepened. ”

At present, President Chiang and the United States and Britain have great differences. The strategic focus of the United States and Britain is Europe, and there is no force to conduct a large-scale campaign in Burma. Chiang, on the other hand, hoped to launch a large-scale campaign in Burma to liberate Burma in one fell swoop, thus opening the channel for American supplies to China. Chiang also demanded that the volume of transportation on the Hump route be increased, how and how.

The strategic focus of the United States and Britain is definitely Europe, and it is impossible to put too much force in Burma. Their fundamental idea is still not to believe in Lao Jiang. The United States was relieved to provide supplies to the Soviet Union and Britain, and even to the Northeast. However, the supplies to the Chinese government are supervised by people.

There are two fundamental reasons for this disbelief: First, Lao Chiang and his cronies are excessively corrupt, and aid and loans often go around in the United States, and some of them become private property. The second fundamental reason was that Chiang was too passive in the anti-Japanese war, and he wanted to retain his strength, and in addition, the army was almost the private property of the Chiang family. This is not used to the American army and the British army.

Originally, I looked down on you from history, and I was not active in wars, and my cooperation was not smooth, and their relationship can be imagined.

As for China, the idea was that it would be enough for China to hold back more Japanese, give them a small amount of aid, and make sure that they would not surrender to Japan. This is the real idea and cannot be said on the table.

Although the negotiations were informal, they had a profound impact on the war situation in Northeast Asia. At the meeting, Xiaolu also gave them the English version of the relevant content that he hoped to write into the declaration.

In the afternoon, Xiao Lu and Zhou Gong had a meeting with the British delegation. The two sides did not intersect much, so the main idea of Zhou Lu and the two was to persuade the British to accept the Chinese's view of the post-war arrangements and abandon the colonial mentality. Wang Chonghui and the British were at loggerheads, and even when it came to the Tibet issue, they did not give in to each other.

However, Zhou Gong grasped a good sense of proportion, did not mention the Hong Kong issue, did not mention the southern Tibet issue, only mentioned the northern Burma issue, the British have long been very wary of the activities of the Chinese in Burma, and asked Xiaolu: What are you going to do in Burma?

Xiaolu told them: You must see clearly that Burma is no longer a British colony, but a Japanese colony. The people of Myanmar are fighting against Japanese aggression. In the middle of this, the movements for national independence and resistance to foreign enemies may have converged, and times have changed.

Without waiting for the British to catch their breath, the trail continued to strike at them: soon, after the victory in this world war, there would be a movement for national liberation all over the world. The colonies became independent, and the colonial overlords were thrown into the dustbin of history. Only by giving up this mentality can we do things that are conducive to the victory of World War II.

In the evening, Xiaolu and Zhou Gong had a meeting with the French delegation. The French delegation, like China, consisted of more than 30 people. However, the two delegations had a common language. Soon, an agreement was reached that after the war in Indochina, South Vietnam and Cambodia would remain the sphere of influence of France, and North Vietnam and Laos would be the sphere of influence of China. The two sides agreed to include this consensus in a declaration, which was put forward by the French side on its own initiative.

In exchange, the Northeast Coalition will send experts behind enemy lines to help France, as in the past, and the two sides will further cooperate in future anti-fascist battles.

At this meeting, China and France reached an agreement on the Indochina Peninsula and other matters. Zhou Gong informed Lao Jiang of this matter in time. Lao Chiang was a little displeased, but this agreement was a good thing after all, and he was symbolically negotiated with the French side, and then, at the plenary meeting, the document was signed in the presence of the United States and Britain.