After Tao Yong said goodbye to Mu Shixiong at Lashio station, he led his subordinates to take a train through Mandalay to Yangon, the capital of Myanmar. The subtropical scenery along the way and the unique charm of exotic countries did not make Tao Yong particularly excited, but on the contrary, made him particularly depressed.

It turned out that their identities had been changed in Lashio, and their public identities were to go to the United States for training in the name of naval soldiers recruited by the British Navy in China. Traveling to the United States in this way is a cover-up and an attempt to deceive Americans. Although the United States and Japan have reached a tipping point of war, after all, the two countries are not at war. In particular, the American people, including Congress, do not want to be involved in the war.

Under such circumstances, if the United States goes to the United States to receive warships in a legitimate name, even if it is spent money to buy them, the United States will not agree to it. If we wait for the war between the United States and Japan and the United States to become fully involved in the war, it may be difficult to go to the United States again. Therefore, Ouyang Jian chose this historical node and let them secretly go to the United States, and the timing was just right. The reason: in the face of the overwhelming and aggressive Japanese soldiers, Britain urgently needed a military alliance with China to relieve the military pressure on Burma, including Indochina. In addition, the British army needed a large stockpile of medicines, and the Communist side needed to provide a large number of penicillin drugs.

The two sides hit it off, the British side just used its own gold-lettered signboard to hide from the sky and the sea, and it didn't cost a penny, and the Communist Eighth Route Army needed warships produced by the United States, so it must use the big tree of Britain to enjoy the shade, so the latter series of measures must be implemented in accordance with the deployment of the British side. Frankly speaking, the British side was not aware of this strategic maneuver at all. The opportunity is fleeting, and Ouyang Jian will not let it go. Two light destroyers, 4 submarines, in the eyes of the British, it was drizzle.

In fact, to form a fleet in the United States, Ouyang Jian can be described as painstaking. At the beginning, he advised Herman that all his eggs could not be put in one basket at the same time, and Herman regarded it as a treasure. To do this, he bought a shipyard in the United States that was on the verge of bankruptcy. Thanks to the continuous investment of funds with penicillin, Hermann's shipyard continued to grow. When the war broke out, his shipyard business flourished. After the outbreak of the war, he was overwhelmed by orders from the U.S. government alone.

As for Ouyang Jian's formation of a fleet and how to leverage Herman's shipyard, the follow-up means are the top priority, and they will be explained slowly according to the development of the plot.

Tao Yong and his entourage boarded a British freighter in Yangon to Mumbai, India. According to the British arrangement, they transferred to an American freighter in Mumbai to cross the Indian Ocean, through the Cape of Good Hope in Africa, and directly to the east coast of the United States. In this era, ocean-going freighters are generally a mix of passengers and cargo. Cargo ships bound for the United States do not carry many cargo, but there are many passengers.

The smoke of world war is everywhere, and the United States is now the best haven from the wind, so rich people from all over the world are eager to take refuge in the United States. This American freighter, called the "Cowboy", has a displacement of 20,000 tons, belongs to the private steamship company of the United States, and is now requisitioned by the US government to transport military supplies. In addition to carrying 300 naval officers of the Eighth Route Army, the freighter also carried more than 200 passengers. The identities of the travelers varied, with a small number of British, Americans, and Arabs. Most of them are overseas Chinese in Nanyang and India.

These overseas Chinese are all wealthy, otherwise they would not be eligible to board this freighter. During the war, the owners of American steamship companies did not forget to make a fortune, presumably with a lot of fares. They were accompanied to the United States by a military attache at the British Command in India in Mumbai, who was responsible for liaison, resettlement, and rehabilitation. This move shows that the British side attaches great importance to it, but this military attache also has the superiority, arrogance and prejudice of the British. As soon as this guy appeared, he unceremoniously gave an order: to go to the United States, the Chinese soldiers must unconditionally obey his command.

Without his permission, Chinese soldiers were not allowed to move without permission, and they had to follow his rules on the journey. For example, when to eat, when to go to bed, when to get up, you must obey his commands. Before departing from Mumbai, the British military attaché took Tao Yong to the ship, entered a cabin, and said that everyone was living in the cabin, and that a marching bed was ready for each person to set up for themselves. The other party is not welcome, and the living conditions are poor, Tao Yong is mentally prepared to overcome it, after all, there is no way under the eaves of others.

Gou Ke's rules can be overcome, but there is one thing Tao Yong can't agree to. The British military attaché stipulated that he could only go on deck for two hours a day, which Tao Yong could not accept. You must know that if you are at sea for up to two months, if you do not see the sun in the cabin for a long time, you can easily get sick. When Tao Yong proposed that the free time on the deck must be extended by three hours, the British military attaché firmly denied it. Tao Yong seemed to be prepared, and took out a pre-written article for the British military attache to sign.

It is clearly stated that the British military attaché must be held responsible for the widespread death of a disease caused by the harsh environment. After reading the article, the British military attache dared to sign the pledge, so he had to announce that the free time on the deck would be extended by three hours. Later, Tao Yong led his subordinates to clean the cabin, but he did not expect that there were a large number of rats in the cabin. It took them a whole day to get rid of the rats in the cabin. The top deck of the freighter is the passenger cabin, and the British military attaché naturally lives in a comfortable passenger cabin.

The Cowboy departed at night, and after a night of sailing, the ship moved away from the mainland and into the depths of the Indian Ocean. After breakfast the next morning, everyone hurried to the deck, and the precious free time activities could not be wasted. Tao Yong and his subordinates rushed to the deck and found that the British military attache was already waiting on it, only to see him holding his arms and legs crossed, his head held high, looking like a ruler.

The subordinates were "filled with righteous indignation" at the British military attaché, but the order required them to be patient. Tao Yong nodded calmly as a greeting, and walked to the side of the ship. The blue surface is endless, the blue waves are rippling, and the sea and sky are one color, pleasing to the eye. A flock of white seagulls fluttered up and down the ship's side.

The scenery was so beautiful that Tao Yong was suddenly in a cheerful mood, letting the sea breeze blow gently and forgetting all his troubles for the time being. At this time, the passengers accompanying the ship also went to the deck in twos and threes. Tao Yong found that the atmosphere was a little abnormal, and the passengers seemed to be very alert and even hostile when they saw them, and most of them kept a certain distance. "Commander, these passengers seem to be afraid of us, they are secretly peeping, so that we don't look like good people?" One of his subordinates muttered. "We're strangers to each other, and the journey at sea is full of ups and downs, maybe that's normal." Tao Yong could only comfort his subordinates like this.

At this time, a voice like a silver bell came from the right side: "Daddy, these seagulls are so cute, they are not afraid of people at all!" Tao Yong was attracted by the sound and turned his head to observe. Seeing a family of three in the field of vision, a couple in their 40s, the man was wearing a white suit, a top hat and a cane in his hand, and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose. The female companion was wearing a black cheongsam, half-heeled leather shoes, a white handkerchief exposed at her waist, and a parasol in her hand looked graceful and luxurious.

Next to the couple, a young woman wearing a white cheongsam and a white sunhat is leaning over to feed the seagulls on the ground. The seagull is very bold, not afraid of people at all, and looks lively and cute. Tao Yong was attracted and couldn't help but walk over. Presumably, the seagulls heard the movement and fluttered and flew away. The girl stood up with a dissatisfied expression, obviously disgusted with Tao Yong, an uninvited guest. The girl's skin is very white, and her eyes are not big or small, just right, supporting a face like a flower and jade.

Tao Yong was shot directly by the girl's angry gaze, and he was a little dazed. The middle-aged couple saw Tao Yong standing beside them, their faces were a little panicked, and they hurriedly beckoned their daughter to leave. The girl walked a few steps and suddenly broke free from her mother's hand, turned around and looked directly at her bravely, and said boldly: "The motherland is being ravaged, but you have taken advantage of the fire to rob and become a prisoner, shameful!" The girl glared fiercely and turned away. Tao Yong was confused when he heard this, what kind of prisoners, what robbery while the fire was burning, in the eyes of the girl, we actually became criminals? The problem was very serious, and Tao Yong reacted quickly and judged that it was the ghost of the British military attaché.

Immediately, Tao Yong was furious, and he was in a very bad mood all afternoon, so he did not go on deck to move. All kinds of difficulties can be tolerated, but insults to personality cannot be tolerated. Tao Yong thought about it for an afternoon and decided to make a move. In order to avoid the escalation of the situation, Tao Yong decided to bear the consequences himself. The passengers on the dinner were eaten first, then the crew, and finally it was their turn. Tao Yong knew that the British military attache was dining with the guests above, so he came to the restaurant alone in the name of reporting. At this time, the restaurant was very lively, and Tao Yong stood at the door looking for a target.

The girl and her parents were dining at a table in the corner, and found that Tao Yong suddenly appeared, and his eyes were full of murderous energy, thinking that he was coming to them, and immediately panicked. At this time, Tao Yong did not walk towards the table of a family of three, but ran to another table. Tao Yong found that the British military attache was talking and laughing with a foreign girl, so he walked straight over.

The guests dining in the restaurant, not knowing what was happening, focused their eyes. When the British military attache found Tao Yong coming over, he was not on guard at all, and still said arrogantly: "Tao, you shouldn't come here, I order you to go back immediately." Tao Yong couldn't help but say, picked up the plate on the table and buckled it in the face of the British military attaché ・・・・・・. Tao Yong was by Ouyang Jian's side back then, learned martial arts training, and often fought with special forces, and his skills were extraordinary.

The restaurant suddenly became a mess, and the foreign girl screamed. After a few rounds, the British military attache was knocked to the ground and could not get up. At this time, several foreigners saw that their compatriots were beaten, and they were eager to prepare to join the war. Tao Yong pulled out the pistol of the British military attaché and shouted in English: "We are Chinese sailors recruited by the British Navy and sent to the United States for training. ”

Seeing Tao Yongren roaring like a killing god and having a gun in his hand, several foreigners retreated in fright. "Do you know why I hit you? We Chinese practice that we can kill but not humiliate, you trampled on our personality, understand? I ask that you immediately restore our reputation, and in addition, I ask for an extension of six hours of free time. As for the beating of the chief, I am willing to accept any punishment. However, according to your military regulations, my military rank is higher than yours, and it can only be regarded as beating subordinates! Tao Yong finished speaking and walked away.

Tao Yong remained silent after returning to the cabin, surprisingly not moving all night. The next morning, a crew member informed Tao Yong that the British military attache wanted to see him. When I walked into the room of the British military attaché, I saw that the British military attaché had a blue nose and swollen face and was very embarrassed. Tao Yong looked at the other party coldly. "Please don't be nervous, I don't have malicious intentions, you shot too hard, but I admire you. The Chinese and even the military I have seen have made me look down on you, you are a bloody Chinese soldier. Sorry for the unpleasantness of each other, we are okay! ”

The British military attache stretched out his hand, and Tao Yong was deeply surprised. The British military attaché's name was Philip, and they became friends without fighting.