Chapter 367: An agreement is reached
"What? To return Hong Kong and the concessions, they are not crazy to put forward such conditions. β
When Roosevelt received Maher's telegram, his eyes immediately widened in shock. He couldn't believe that the weak Huaxia would dare to put forward such conditions.
"Your Excellency, look at what to do now. Britain was almost overwhelmed in Southeast Asia, and now urgently needed Chinese troops to contain Japan's pace. McHather said.
"I know that now Southeast Asia continues to send troops from China. But this condition is too difficult for the strong, return Hong Kong and the concession. This Chinese commander Jiang is also very strange, why do you have to ask Chen Jinghui's weapons, can't the weapons we provide work! Roosevelt said.
"Your Excellency, I have seen a sample of the Bayi rifle that Huaxia got back. This gun is really good, not only is it highly accurate, but it also has a fast rate of fire, and more importantly, it is an automatic rifle, which can be used as a light machine gun, and the firepower is quite strong. McHather said.
"It's really as good as you say???" Roosevelt asked McHather incredulously.
"Your Excellency, this is true, and we cannot deny that this rifle is much better than ours." McHather affirmed.
"But the return of Hong Kong and the concession is not easy to talk about. Churchill, that guy, will definitely not agree. Roosevelt said.
"Your Excellency the President, I suggest that you have a good discussion with His Excellency Churchill on this issue. In my opinion, Hong Kong and the concession are too small compared to the whole of Southeast Asia. McHather said.
"Alright! I tried to convince Churchill. β
Soon, Roosevelt called Churchill, laid out the stakes bit by bit, and told Churchill clearly, hoping that Churchill would agree to Chen Jinghui's conditions. But Churchill still had a condescending posture and resolutely disagreed.
"Churchill, you think about it yourself, I'll give you half a day, Huaxia is still waiting for a reply, I hope you can bring me good news." Roosevelt hung up the phone.
"Your Excellency the President, it's not good, Japan has already attacked Burma, and if China does not send troops again, it is estimated that the British will be forced to retreat to India." No sooner had Roosevelt hung up the phone than McHather told him the bad news.
There was no way, the situation was very urgent, and Roosevelt thought about it for a long time, so he could only call Churchill again.
"Churchill, do you know that Burma is about to be occupied by Japan, and if you think about it, Japan will invade India. When the time comes, the whole of Southeast Asia will be Japanese, and you won't have a chance. Roosevelt said.
"President Roosevelt, let me think, let me think." Churchill on the other end of the line said.
"Still thinking about it, Nani continues to think about it, I don't care about it." Roosevelt threatened.
"Wait a minute, you give me two hours, and I'll get back to you in two hours." Churchill hung up the phone.
Hearing Churchill say this, Roosevelt had no choice but to put down the phone, sit there quietly and wait, waiting for Churchill to come up with the results.
Two hours passed quickly, but Churchill did not call. Roosevelt looked at the time, saw that Churchill did not return the call, and immediately prepared to reach out and ask questions.
Bell bell bell ......
At this moment, the phone rang, and Roosevelt immediately picked up the phone and asked directly.
"How's it going?"
"Alright! We agreed to return Hong Kong and the concession. But we demanded that they have to fight in Southeast Asia within a month. Churchill said.
"Haha, okay. It seems that you are not old and foolish, and you know which is more important. Don't worry about sending troops, I'll communicate with Huaxia. β
Roosevelt was overjoyed to hear that Churchill had agreed. After hanging up the phone, he immediately called McHarsher over.
"Call Maher back immediately, and say that Britain has agreed, and let him continue the talks." Roosevelt said.
"Okay, I'll go right away." Hearing this, MacHaser was also relieved and immediately went to send a telegram.
"Haha, okay, go find General Chen."
Maher received a telegram from Roosevelt and jumped out of bed with joy. immediately took his entourage military attachΓ©, went out and asked the guards to inform Chen Jinghui, and went straight to the conference room, without even calling Chen Cheng.
"Commander, General Maher is invited."
Soon Chen Yi received a notice from the soldier and immediately came to find Chen Jinghui.
"Huh? So quickly, it seems that the results have already been achieved. Let's go, let's take a look. β
Hearing that Maher was looking for him, Chen Jinghui knew that it was estimated that there was already news from the United States. The reason why he raised such a question before was actually to bet that Britain would not be able to withstand the attack of the devils, so as to compromise. So now, he is also looking forward to the results from the United States.
"General Maher, I heard that you were looking for me, but I don't know what it is."
After Chen Jinghui arrived at the conference room, he saw Maher's very happy appearance, and knew in his heart that it was estimated that Britain had agreed to his conditions for eight or nine. But he couldn't show it at the moment, so he had to continue to ask expressionlessly.
"General Chen, this is President Roosevelt's call back. Your Excellency the President said that President Winston Churchill of the United Kingdom has agreed to your request. Maher said, holding up the telegram.
"Oh! It's decided so quickly, you're not kidding me, General Maher. Chen Jinghui said.
"General Chen, it's true, the telegram is here, you can read it yourself." Maher pushed the telegram in front of Chen Jinghui.
Chen Jinghui picked up the telegram and looked at it carefully. It is indeed said that through Roosevelt's efforts, Churchill has agreed with Chen Jinghui's proposal. But there is one requirement, that is, within a month, China must send troops to Southeast Asia. The person who sent the troops, Chen Jinghui guessed that it should be the commander of Chongqing.
"Oh, so good, so good. Now that Britain has agreed, then we can continue. Someone, go and invite General Chen Cheng and the political commissar over. β
Now that the other party has agreed, there is no need for Chen Jinghui to entangle anymore, and immediately notify others to attend the meeting.
"General Maher, I don't know how many weapons you need." Everyone arrived, Chen Jinghui asked.
"General Chen, we need 400,000 Bayi rifles; 40 rocket launchers, 3,000 units; 40 tanks 200 units; 100mm guns 2000 guns. Each type is equipped with a base number of ammunition. Maher read his list aside, then pushed it to Chen Jinghui.
"So much, General Maher, so much I may not be able to give you at once, it may take two months." Chen Jinghui said.
"It doesn't matter, you can deliver it all in two months. But for the first month, you have to deliver at least half of the weapons, but the bazooka must be delivered in full. Maher said.
"Okay, I agree, now let's talk about the price. Our Bayi rifle has 20 oceans each, 150 rocket launchers, 12,000 oceans for tanks, and 800 oceans for artillery. In addition, a hundred rounds of bullets are one ocean, 10 oceans of rockets, and 15 oceans of artillery shells. General Maher, see if the price is reasonable. Chen Jinghui offered the price.
"Well, General Chen, can you be cheaper, after all, we can buy so much at once."
Although Maher knew that the price was not expensive, he still bargained and wanted to give less.
"General Maher, I should know from you that you foreigners sold us a Huaxia One Jump rifle before, 30 oceans a piece. Artillery is even more expensive, 1300 oceans for one door, and things like tanks and planes are even more expensive to make people have a toothache. You look at my price, it's already very cheap, so you still have to bargain? Chen Jinghui asked rhetorically.
"General Chen, but we do buy a lot, so you can't make a discount. For example, a rifle can be 15 oceans each. Maher didn't give up and continued to bargain.
"General Maher, my price is already very reasonable, and if you make a counteroffer, we will lose money. At this price, you can do it! If you buy it, we can sign the contract now, if you don't buy it, then let's talk about it and disperse! Chen Jinghui said.
"Oh well! For this price, we need to be equipped with ammunition for two bases. Maher said.
"Okay, no problem. Commissar, calculate how many oceans the total attack will be, and report the number to General Maher. Chen Jinghui turned his head to Chen Hu and said.
"General Maher, according to your requirements, 8 million oceans for rifles, 450,000 oceans for rocket launchers, 1.6 million oceans for artillery, 2.4 million oceans for tanks, 4.77 million oceans for all kinds of ammunition, and 17.22 million oceans for a total attack." Chen Jinghui said.
"General Maher, in view of the fact that our China and the United States are friends, I will erase the fraction and count you 17 million oceans, what do you think." Chen Jinghui continued.
"Alright! According to what General Chen said, 17 million oceans, you will deliver all of them within two months. Maher said.
"Well, according to General Mahir to pay 60% of the cash first, and when all is delivered, you are paying the remaining 40%, you see how it goes." Chen Jinghui said.
"Okay, agreed." Maher said.
"Hehehe, General Maher is refreshing. Please wait a minute, the contract will be drawn up shortly. Chen Jinghui said.
"General Maher, this is a contract, if there is no problem, sign it!"
Half an hour later, Chen Jinghui took the contract and handed it to Maher and asked him to read it and sign it.
"No, General Chen, what's going on with the first one above, you can explain."
As soon as Maher picked up the contract, he felt that something was wrong, and immediately stood up and pointed it out to Chen Jinghui. I would like to ask why I am asking for this.
"General Maher, this is a must, and Britain will not deliver weapons unless we sign a formal return document with our commander-in-chief. Please also go back and explain clearly, and ask His Excellency Churchill to come to China as soon as possible to sign. Chen Jinghui explained.
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