Outside the door of the presidential office of the White House, Admiral Marshall, chief of staff of the US Army, and Admiral Nimitz, commander of the Pacific Rock fleet, were sitting with their backs against the wall, both holding the *coffee that Roosevelt's secretary had just brought them.

Liang Marshall put down the *coffee cup in his hand and said to Nimitz: "William, will your president agree to the conditions of the Chinese people?" If we agree to their terms, it will mean that we have given up the opportunity to participate in Asian affairs, and will the president declare war on China because of this? ”

Nimitz shook his head: "George, I'm not sure to be honest, after all, this world is full of too many variables, just seven years ago, did they dare to say this to our great United States of America at that time?" Let our government apologize to them in writing? Oh, it's the biggest joke of the century I've heard! But George, he just happened to do such a thing, don't you think this world is too wonderful? ”

Marshall glanced at the president's office not far away, and looked a little strange: "Fortunately, we'll know about the case soon, won't we?" ”

Coincidentally, as soon as Marshall finished, the door to the president's office opened, and Roosevelt's secretary Margaret Lehand came out lightly from inside, and she smiled at Marshall and Nimitz with a professional smile, "General Maher, General Nimitz, the president invites you in." ”

"Thank you!"

Putting *coffee on the wooden table next to them, the two of them tidied up their military appearance, pushed open the door of an office and walked in, Roosevelt sat behind the desk, and his clear face became thinner and thinner.

"Give me a reason, a reason that you put forward in your report that it is not appropriate to go to war against China now." Looking at the two right-hand men in front of him, Roosevelt asked directly in a deep voice.

At this moment, he was on guard against a report jointly signed by Nimitz and Marshall, in which the two strongly opposed US interference in China's internal affairs at this time, "believing that although the Huaxia government ordered the detention of Lieutenant Colonel Doolittle and his party, the Huaxia government did not make any public statement on this matter, and there was room for redemption, and the US government should not make a big deal about it."

Swallowed a mouthful of saliva "Marshall son Nimitz, who nodded at him.

Marshall cleared his throat and said: "Your Excellency, the reason is very simple, now is not the time to turn your face with the Chinese people, one day plus Germany is enough for us to deal with, if we add the Chinese people, God knows what will happen." And I don't think there is anything in the first two conditions put forward by the Chinese people, "it's just to lose some money and issue a notice, the most important thing is the third condition, if we make such a promise, it will undoubtedly be equivalent to admitting that we will not participate in Asian affairs, which is very detrimental to the future development of our country, I think this is where the president is entangled with you first, right? ”

"Well, yes, if we agree to the conditions of the Huaxia people, then it is equivalent to us recognizing the leadership of Huaxia in Asia, which is undoubtedly an act of self-restraint." Roosevelt reached out and rubbed his eyebrows, "Now there is a lot of noise in Congress, and there are already many congressmen clamoring to teach the Chinese people a lesson." ”

Nimitz sneered: "Teach them, how to teach them?" With their saliva? Nimitz shook his head: "It is no exaggeration that the naval strength of China is now ahead of our United States, and in the Pacific Ocean, the combined fleet of the Japanese people is looking for our main fleet for a decisive battle, but some of our congressmen are still unclear about the current situation, and at this time they are still clamoring for war with China." The president first "has courage, but blind optimism is dangerous!" ”

Roosevelt was silent, and then he said: "But the condition proposed by the Huaxia government not to allow American troops to set foot in Japan is indeed too harsh, and this is also the reason why Congress has a lot of opinions. ”

"That's why we need to communicate with the Chinese government." Nimitz replied without hesitation: "We can understand that the Chinese government is worried about our entry into Asia," after all, if a country sends troops into the Americas, we will be just as nervous and react, and that will require some trust on both sides. ”

"Qiao Rong, now I just want to ask you, if the United States and China go to war now, can we win this war?" Roosevelt turned to Marshall.

Marshall was silent, and with the rise of China, "Marshall paid more and more attention to everything in this ancient country, and he also collected many military attachés and businessmen and officials stationed in China to evaluate the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army.

He was surprised to find one thing in these people's reports, that is, many people mentioned too many battles of the will of the Eastern soldiers, "for example, in the battles of China and Japan on Sakhalin, in many large-scale battles, the casualties suffered by both sides in exchange for any European and American army would lead to the collapse of the troops and the surrender of the officers", and they chose to die happily, raising their hands to the enemy and surrendering. A nightmare for any army.

The most common phrase of the Chinese officers is: "There is no distinction between north and south, no distinction between old and young, we should all be determined to sacrifice everything to wage an all-out war against the enemy, and we are far from retreating!" The only way is to move forward, forward! The only path I can choose is to defeat the enemy, force him to sue for peace or surrender. ”

Compared with any country in the world, Huaxia is the only powerful country that has been exiled to a foreign race, enslaved by Lou for more than 270 years, and on the verge of extinction a few years ago. If the war breaks out, they would rather die on the battlefield before becoming slaves.

"With the determination that there is no way out, with the belief of sacrificing everything, the battle will be won, and the attack will be won!"

Marshall shuddered at the thought of the evaluation of the Chinese army in these reports, which now alone had more than 5 million men, and if they were to be urgently recruited, they could pull out an army of tens of millions at any time. Tens! The thought of this number made it difficult for Marshall to breathe.

Marshall, Roosevelt had already received an answer from the look on his face, and he couldn't help but sigh.

"Right, George!" Roosevelt said in a helpless tone: "I think I already know your answer." After that, he reached out and picked up the phone on the table and said, "Gretel, you can invite Wang Xian, the Chinese ambassador to the United States, in." ”

When Wang Ziyang, the Chinese ambassador to the United States, walked in, he found that in addition to Roosevelt, there were two senior American generals sitting in the bright yellow office, their eyes were sharp, wise or peaceful, and they were all brushing themselves.

Wang Ziyang smiled and nodded to a few people in the office: "President first, you and we meet again." ”

"Yes, it's the first time we've met since you met me that day when you presented your credentials." Roosevelt came out of his desk in a wheelchair and stretched out his hand to Wang Banyang with a smile.

Wang Ziyang stepped forward and shook the other party's hand and said with a smile: "Yes, the threshold here is too high, I don't dare to come often." ”

As if he didn't hear the other party's pun, Roosevelt let go of his finger and pointed to the side: "Before you sit down, I will introduce you to my two assistants, they are Admiral Marshall, Chief of Staff of the Army, and Admiral Nimitz, Commander of the Pacific Fleet. 、”

"You, it's an honor to meet you!"

"You're welcome!"

It was only after both sides had met that Roosevelt said to Wang Ziyang: "Regarding your country's detention of Lieutenant Colonel Doolittle, an officer of our Air Force, our government still adheres to the consistent purpose, that is, it is necessary to release our innocent officers and soldiers as soon as possible, they are all brave soldiers, and they should not be treated like this. ”

Wang Ziyang shook his head: "Roosevelt first, I know you and sympathize.

But they have already violated the laws of our country, and they will not be able to obtain freedom until the two governments have negotiated a solution. ”

Roosevelt said: "But there are some things in your agreement that we cannot accept, such as the prohibition of our country from entering the Japan Article. ”

"Do you have any solutions?" Wang Ziyang said quietly: "Let me ask if my country sends troops into Mexico or Canada, is it acceptable for your country?" ”

Wang Ziyang's question is very tricky, the Americans have believed that the Americas are the Americas of the Americans since the founding of the country, and they will never allow other countries to meddle in anything in the Americas, according to the principle of diplomatic reciprocity, Wang Ziyang's words are indeed not wrong, and now Roosevelt is a little speechless, as the president of a country, he naturally can't play a scoundrel like ordinary people.

"Wang Xian, I think these are two different concepts, Japan is now a belligerent country with our country, and we reserve the right to invade their territory, which is in line with international justice." Marshall, who was on the side, was embarrassed by the boss and hurriedly spoke out to relieve the siege.

Wang Ziyang slowly closed his eyes, he thought of the latest instructions sent to him by the country before, and slowly thought about him before he said: "If your country agrees to us on one condition, not only will we immediately agree to release Dulittle and your country, but we can also do without those compensations." ”

"On what terms?" The three people in the office asked in unison.

Wang Ziyang smiled slightly, did not answer, reached out and took out a pen and a piece of paper from his jacket pocket, wrote a few words on it and handed it to Roosevelt and said: "President first, we just need this place." Everything else is negotiable! ”

Roosevelt gasped as a result of the note: "Huh, you want the Middle East? ”！。