During the voyage, Li Guang successively obtained the results of the diplomatic missions of the Haitang Kingdom. What made Li Guang ashamed was that he only knew about the Cairo Conference with his little knowledge of history, and he did not even know that there was also a Tehran Conference.

To put it simply, the Cairo Conference was a meeting of the three countries to decide the course of World War II at the invitation of the heads of state of the United States and Britain, Chairman Chiang.

And because there was a territorial dispute between China and the Soviet Union, the heads of the United States and Britain, Churchill and Roosevelt, did not let Chairman Chiang sit with Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. Instead, two meetings were held separately.

Roosevelt and Churchill's calculation was very simple, first suppress the contradictions within the allies, and wait for the rest to win. This victory is actually very unfair to the weaker countries.

At the Cairo Conference, the Haitang State Mission finally had the qualifications to "rub the meeting" after building momentum and with the recommendation of Chairman Chiang. Among them, Li Guang knows all kinds of difficulties without guessing.

But as an auditor, I don't have much right to speak. The prime minister and foreign minister of the Haitang government did not disgrace face, and with the dignity of the prime minister, the foreign minister held a high position, worked tirelessly, and with a sincere attitude, he invited diplomats from Britain and the United States, and even ordinary staff. Anyway, everyone got a brochure and a small gift.

In just a few days, almost all British and American diplomats watched all four short films shot by Hai Tangguo. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill have watched at least two of them.

Part 1 - The Yellow River flows eastward. The content describes that in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, the Yellow River burst (helped Chairman Chiang cover it up, not to say that it was the Yellow River embankment that blew up the government. The people were displaced and starved. The accumulation of natural and man-made disasters caused the great famine in Henan in 42 and 43 years. Hungry. In desperation, he embarked on the arduous road of immigrating to Haitang Kingdom.

This film is extremely terrifying, and the tragic situation is unbearable.

The connotation is clear, the Haitang Kingdom is just to make a living and has to stay away from its homeland. The act of establishing a state on Datang Island is of a completely different nature from colonization and aggression.

Logic. This is the logic of Haitang Kingdom. To say that it is great and noble, it must be reluctant. However, the right of man to pursue survival is precisely the most basic right that the United States flaunts.

And this film. It was filmed by American journalist Bai Xiude (that is, the reporter in Feng Xiaogang's movie), which is real and credible. Of course, Haitang has given a lot of assistance, you know, assistance.

Part 2. Also a documentary. Battle of Wake Island. The content, of course, is to help the United States recapture Wake Island, and the Haitang Army has paid heavy casualties.

The purpose is clear. It shows the bravery of the Haitang Army. Enough goodwill was also expressed to the United States.

Part III, the Battle of Ceylon. In this film, the achievements of the Haitang Army are naturally the highlight. However, the suffering of the people of Ceylon has not been forgotten and the Ceylon Army and the Haitang Army have fought hand in hand and paid great sacrifices.

The ending of the film states that the people of Ceylon are fighting with the Allies. Bloodshed and sacrificed together, should be independent. Haitang gave wholehearted support to this.

This film is the support of the Haitang Kingdom for the independence of Ceylon. Of course, it is also a propaganda of the high wind and brightness of the Haitang State that does not seek aggression.

The fourth part, the intermarriage between Chinese and indigenous people on Datang Island. Live together, work together.

Under the organization of the Haitang government, the Lankunlun tribe joined the army one after another and joined the ranks of the resistance against the Axis powers.

The filming team is a group of law professors in the United States. Reading between the lines, he vigorously praised the construction of the legal system of the Haitang Kingdom, and pointed out that the Haitang Kingdom did not enslave the indigenous people, and even helped the indigenous people to build a residence and exempt them from taxes under extremely difficult economic circumstances. It is a model of harmony between indigenous and immigrant people, and this model can even be generalized to the whole world.

These professors have a very high reputation in the United States, so the credibility of the films they shoot is also very high. Of course, what they photographed was what the Haitang government wanted them to see. And there is a reason why these people are willing to promote Haitang. Several of the professors who participated in the filming are now credible judges of Haitang Kingdom.

The so-called credibility judge is a special existence in the Haitang Kingdom. In the laws of the Haitang Kingdom, judges are held accountable for life. And these people themselves are not Haitang people, and it is impossible to be held accountable for life in reality. However, Haitang Guo gave him the honorary title of a credible judge, so that he could serve as a judge, and praised his personal ethics and legal literacy for reaching a very high level.

People die for money, and the reputation of a legal worker is wealth. Don't look at the title itself as just an honor, and there is no salary to serve as a judge. However, this title is coveted by all American and British professors. Professors in the United Kingdom and the United States are fighting openly and secretly, so that the selection process is extremely strict. To date, only 12 of the more than 300 law professors have received this title. The Americans were nimble, got nine of them.

At a time when politicians were still accustomed to reading reports to understand a country, these four short films shot by Haitang Kingdom had a novel form and immediately shocked everyone.

Of course, the top politicians will not be swayed by these sensational petty means, but they will also be imperceptibly affected. This is one of the purposes of the Haitang Kingdom.

Diplomacy does not mean that progress is achieved only when victory is achieved on a specific matter. It is also progress to improve the country's image in the eyes of the government and the people as a whole.

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At the Cairo Conference, the goal of the Haitang State was basically achieved.

There is one thing that seems to have nothing to do with the Haitang Kingdom, but it is the primary task.

Historically, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed to Chairman Chiang on the sidelines of the meeting that the Ryukyu Islands should be managed by China because they are geographically close to China.

Chairman Chiang historically renounced his claim to the territory of the Ryukyus. The reason is said to be that Chairman Chiang was worried that he would have a feud with Japan and a conflict in the future.

According to Li Guang's analysis, I am afraid that this point is not Hei Jiang's. With Japan's strength, even if it is defeated, in the eyes of Chairman Chiang, I am afraid that China will not be able to catch up in thirty or twenty years. Don't forget, Chairman Chiang once studied artillery in Japan, and his understanding of Japan is quite profound.

Premier Yuan persuaded Chairman Chiang that he did not use many words, but he asked the chairman to immediately tell Roosevelt that Ryukyu had been Chinese territory since ancient times.

There are three reasons for this:

First, a defeated Japan would no longer have an army. There is no army, and Chairman Chiang is afraid of birds.

Second, if China and Japan come into conflict again. Haitang will go all out unconditionally.

These two articles are actually not very convincing for Chairman Chiang, and the chairman likes to implement them in his diary, and the chairman is the kind of far-sighted figure who attaches more importance to immediate interests.

Then the third article is very much in line with the chairman's appetite: in the future, if you occupy the Ryukyus, you must have garrisons. For example, Yan Xishan's troops, then Gui's military strength, and then a certain party.

In short, it is to get these thorns in Chairman Chiang's side overseas. As soon as these words came out, the chairman of the committee immediately rejoiced.

At this meeting. Li Guang's main purpose lies in this. Contribute to China's breakthrough of the first island chain. As for whether the Ryukyu Islands will be in the hands of Chinese workers or in the hands of Chairman Chiang in the future, Li Guang is actually not very worried. In any case, it is in the hands of China, and that is enough. As for the possibility that Taiwan-independence does not recognize its ancestors, do you really think that the knife in Haitang's hand is a vegetarian?

In second place, Haitang officially took on the task of sending American aid to the country.

This. Chairman Chiang was the most enthusiastic.

When it came to the supplies that the United States had provided to China, Chairman Chiang was angry. Transportation in the Indian Ocean. It's always been Haitang who helps. And transportation on the Indian continent. It was in the hands of the British.

What is even more infuriating is that the distribution of American aid belongs to Stilwell.

If you evaluate Stilwell, militarily, Li Guang thinks that this public eye is low in master. Stilwell was the first to command the Chinese Expeditionary Force, but the British were the first to retreat, resulting in the rout of Burma. Fortunately, thanks to Li Guang's early preparations, the expeditionary force did not fall into such a tragic situation as in history.

And Stilwell has always demanded the Chinese army based on his "imagined" combat effectiveness of the US military. Improper command is inevitable. The most basic confidant can't do it, such a commander. It's just so incompetent. With its current economic strength, it is impossible for China to build a million elite soldiers. Even at present, the main forces in the country are in fact only short of light weapons, and there is a serious shortage of heavy weapons.

If there is only a difference of military views, the Chinese generals can also exhort through exercises or persuasion. However, this is not possible at all.

There is a huge drawback in the supplies that the United States has aided. In India, it is not very clear whether it is for the Chinese army or the British army.

As a result, Stilwell, who originally did not have absolute power to distribute materials, won the consent of Marshall, the US Army boss, and (he was a general) had room for maneuver and completely mastered the qualifications for the distribution of materials to China. Therefore, he used this as a threat to force the Chinese army to obey his command.

Stilwell's stubbornness was so severe that it was impossible to transport heavy weapons by relying on the Hump route. However, after more than two years of US assistance, only 100,000 light weapons, such as rifles, were in the hands of the Chinese army.

This is inferior to the number of rifles that Li Guang sold to China at the beginning, how can it meet the needs of the battlefield.

Stilwell transports 6,000 tons of supplies to the Chinese army every month, which sounds really not a small amount, and it is also the amount promised by the US government. But if you know what these 6,000 tons of materials are, you will be angry with Li Guang.

Mostly things that are worthless, such as flour, gasoline, clothing. Of course, there is a shortage of everything in the country, and these are not unnecessary.

As for weapons and ammunition, communication equipment, medicines, etc., they are stuck to death. Eventually, all the valuables went into the hands of the British.

Chairman Chiang's subordinates were indeed not angry, corruption was rampant, and many materials were resold. In addition, there are indeed serious problems with the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army, and Stilwell has an excuse to act even more recklessly.

As a result, the contradiction between Stilwell and Chairman Chiang intensified.

Chairman Jiang swallowed his anger, what qualifications does a beggar have to be picky eaters?

When Premier Yuan proposed that Haitang would take the initiative to shoulder the responsibility of transporting all materials, Chairman Chiang was simply overjoyed.

However, Roosevelt was not a fool, and he also knew Stilwell's problems, but Roosevelt and Stilwell were consistent in this point in blackmailing the Chinese army into obeying orders.

Therefore, although Hai Tangjun was willing to take responsibility, Chairman Chiang's willingness did not play a decisive role.

It is beneficial to know a little bit of history, and Li Guang has already thought of a complete strategy for this meeting. In the U.S. presidential election in '44, Roosevelt elected Truman as his running mate, and Truman's job was to reduce waste. Wang Shi, the minister of the Haitang State to the United States, constantly lobbied Truman. Politicians who have invested for many years are beginning to show their power.

Therefore, a report by Truman on aid to China was presented to President Roosevelt.

On the whole, the cost of the US military's delivery of supplies is about one to one, and the value of the supplies themselves is about one to one. The cost of transporting materials in war is understandably high. But the cost of one to one is beyond everyone's psychology.

In the face of a well-documented analysis report, Stilwell only delivered low-value supplies to China. The high cost of airplane transportation, transporting some flour, a little economic acumen will not do this.

After persuasion, the chairman finally hardened himself in front of President Roosevelt. The tough attitude was enough to make Roosevelt realize that Stilwell had gone too far. It is too embarrassing for the Americans to change their generals.

Roosevelt believed that as long as the United States controlled the total value of material deliveries and used tactful means, he was not worried that the Chinese army would not obey his orders.

Roosevelt valued China a little more than Churchill. That's because of the recent Battle of Saipan in the Pacific Theater, the U.S. military suffered heavy casualties under absolute superiority. American politicians are aware of China's role.

What the Americans fear most now is that the Chinese army will surrender. If the Chinese army surrenders, then millions of elite Japanese troops will turn to the Pacific Ocean, and the American army does not know how many people will have to die before they can land in Japan.

Roosevelt watched the documentary of the eastward flow of the Yellow River in the Haitang Kingdom, and he also had an understanding of China's current predicament, and it was indeed not easy for China to resist the Japanese army in such an environment. He had no intention of putting more pressure on Chairman Chiang, so he agreed to Chairman Chiang's request.

Since then, the agreement has been reached, and from four years onwards, Haitang will shoulder the responsibility of transporting supplies to China. U.S. aid will increase from 6,000 tons to 10,000 tons.

There was a little business in the middle, and Haitang got a little cheaper. More than 90 transport planes of the US military responsible for the Hump route were transferred to Haitang State. In the past four or three years, the Haitang Army has developed rapidly, and there has been a situation in which there are many pilots and a serious shortage of aircraft. As for the transportation costs, Haitang only needs half of the value of the materials. In fact, it is also good business, but Roosevelt didn't look down on such a small profit.

As for how the Haitang Army transported such a large number of supplies, it was not Roosevelt's concern. And Li Guang dared to take on such a task, so he naturally had quite confidence.

For Haitang, transporting supplies is both an obligation and responsibility to China. More importantly, this alone, before the end of the war, on the issue of immigration, Chairman Chiang could absolutely not set up obstacles, but could only support.

Moreover, Li Guang naturally has more far-reaching considerations when he takes over this errand, otherwise how can the strengths of the people who cross it be reflected?

As long as these two things can achieve their goals, the goal of Haitang's participation in the Cairo Conference has been achieved.

However, how can the level of a diplomatic mission be demonstrated only by achieving the basic goals? (To be continued......)