Chapter 1074 Dances with Wolves

Alexander, commander-in-chief of the British forces in Burma and Southeast Asia, and Ebson, the British in Burma, returned to Yangon empty-handed, full of hope, and after deliberately exaggerating, they regarded Tang Qiuli as a beast of prey, and reported the situation in Southeast Asia at home, which could attract the attention of parliament and cabinet bigwigs, but a telegram in China shattered all hopes of the two. %net,{,}

The British on the European continent, can not support, France is even worse, after the German army broke through the Sedang defense line, France's weakness was completely exposed to the German bayonets, once gave birth to the European god of war, a generation of heroes Napoleon of the French Republic, the paper giant, under the rapid attack of the German mechanized corps, so vulnerable, the capital Paris soon fell.

The French were beaten by the Germans, the British panicked, this pair of brothers and sisters, finally tasted the power of Hitler's iron fist, defeated and retreated, not a thousand miles away, invincible is almost the same, in this case, the British government still has the energy and mind to take care of the Southeast Asian colonies thousands of miles away.

The telegram from the British government to Alexander and Ebson was very clear: From now on, you two brothers will be fighting alone, and as for the drastic changes in the situation in Southeast Asia in the future, you should consider whether to defend or run, and the country does not blame you.

In today's words, it is the policy for you, how to do it, you have complete decision-making power, and the above will not interfere, to say that this is a good opportunity, you can finally be the boss once, but Alexander and Ebson know in their hearts, their own little possessions, somewhat unmanageable, Britain's fierce rivals in Southeast Asia, one is Tang Qiuli's independent division, and the other is always dangling in the Bay of Bengal and the South Pacific, which makes people feel at ease that the Japanese are not at ease.

As far as the current situation is concerned, it seems that Tang Qiuli's threat is greater, the Japanese did not show more hostility, and his troops trapped in the Savage Mountains still need the care of the British Empire, Tang Qiuli's troops are different, and they still occupy the land of the Indochina Peninsula.

This incident, like a thorn in the throat of Alexander and Ebson, was unusually uncomfortable, and in their report to the British Parliament and Cabinet, they characterized, "Tang Qiuli, the newly rising warlord of the Republic of China, is a very aggressive and ambitious man, and is the greatest threat to the traditional sphere of influence of the British Empire in Southeast Asia." ”

Therefore, in the minds of the two veteran colonists, Tang Qiuli is their biggest enemy at present, but the British army in Southeast Asia and Burma was defeated and retreated by Tang Qiuli's troops, and there was no temper at all, and with the existing force of the British army in Southeast Asia, completing the task of expelling the Chinese from overseas territories is tantamount to a fool's dream.

That Tang Qiuli was a ruthless character at first glance, which annoyed him, and it was very likely that the British Empire's power in Southeast Asia would be uprooted in one go, which was the last thing Alexander and Ebson wanted to see. After a few days of sorrow, the two hid in the governor's palace in Yangon, and broke apart and crumpled the current situation in Southeast Asia to analyze it to the death.

Coming to a conclusion, if you want to remove the threat of the Chinese to Southeast Asia, you can't count on it at home, only with the help of external forces, in Asia, the only one who can compete with Tang Qiuli, in the hearts of the two, has a natural sense of closeness to the Japanese, both are industrial countries, and call one of the world's major powers, the most important thing is that the Japanese do not show obvious hostility.

After Alexander and Ebson had decided on the plan, Ebson, in his capacity as the governor of the British Empire in Burma, sent a telegram to the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

At the end of the telegram, Ebson also said: "The interests of the British Empire and Japan in Asia are the same, you want to get Chinese land, we want to maintain the existing sphere of influence, strategic goals, not conflict, we have a common enemy, that damned Chinese Tang Qiuli, and his army." ”

Subsequently, in his capacity as commander-in-chief of the Anglo-Burmese army, Alexander announced that he would withdraw the refugee status he had previously defined for the Japanese soldiers who had retreated into northern Burma and give them the treatment of allies.

Alexander and Ebson, took the initiative to extend an olive branch, the Japanese who had no countermeasures were just what they could not ask for, and the Terauchi Shouichi troops in the savage mountains were always a piece of the heart of Emperor Hirohito and the base camp, leaving aside the Terauchi Shouichi who brought a front army unit into a desperate situation, it was more than 200,000 imperial soldiers who could play a great role in the future Southeast Asian battlefield.

The Japanese army could only watch more than 200,000 imperial soldiers, struggling in the savage mountains, and there was no way to do it in a hurry.

Emperor Hirohito personally drafted a reply to Alexander and Ebson, the content of the telegram was more sincere and numb than the two Englishmen, as if the Japanese and the British, who were brothers of the previous generations, had a long history of affection, and just after the telegram to the British was sent, Emperor Hirohito and more than a dozen ministers could not help but laugh wildly.

I have never seen such a stupid person, the Southeast Asian dispatch army of the Great Japanese Empire has always been slow to move, that is, waiting for Germany to divide the victory and defeat with the British and French forces on the European battlefield, on the other hand, the Japanese also hope that the British and Tang Qiuli will have a bad relationship, so if the Japanese army moves in Southeast Asia, Tang Qiuli will not reach out to pull the British.

From the heart, Emperor Hirohito fought with Tang Qiuli's independent division troops in Chinese mainland, and now he is a cup bow snake shadow, afraid in his heart, the war against China has been fought for more than three years, and the troops invested in the Chinese battlefield, none of them have not broken their halberds and sunk in the sand, and the entire army is destroyed, and even Emperor Hirohito doubts whether this is the fate of the Great Japanese Empire and encounters Tang Qiuli's devil.

Although Hirohito is neurotic, he does not lack strings in his head, and if he can't fight, he won't fight, avoid fighting with Tang Qiuli's troops, and form the Southern Dispatch Army of China, which should be Emperor Hirohito's last military operation against Chinese mainland, and it is also a move to test the relationship between Chiang Zhongzheng and Tang Qiuli.

Riding into the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers, I came to a conclusion that Hirohito did not have any anxiety and guilt in his heart, all the Japanese are Hirohito's pawns to conquer Asia and dominate the world, I am the country, the country is me, the family and the country are one, my wish is to be realized by all the Japanese, Hirohito does not feel that there is anything wrong with his own ideas.

The rich land and abundant resources in Southeast Asia are of course the main reasons for attracting Emperor Hirohito, but it does not contain a little helplessness and bitterness, avoiding the battle with Tang Qiuli's troops, an opponent who can't be beaten, is terrible, and what he is most worried about is that the British and Tang Qiuli form an alliance, if this is the case, His Majesty the Emperor will be so depressed that he vomits blood, fortunately, the British took the initiative to come to the door, this possibility was completely ruled out.

After laughing out of tears, Emperor Hirohito coughed dryly and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, the British are showing goodwill at this time, for our empire, this is a good opportunity for a rainbow, Terauchi Shouichi's troops, if they go out of the Savage Mountain, will become a strange army in northern Burma, and the empire's upcoming holy war in Southeast Asia has a strategic significance. ”

Emperor Hirohito was in a very good mood, showing off his profound knowledge, using ancient Greek allusions, it was rare to have a gloomy face all day long, a pair of wolf eyes looking at the emperor of the emperor, there was such a good mood, the ministers were also in a good mood, indispensable to pat on the back and welcome the emperor Xià, and then, Hirohito held a royal banquet in the palace to entertain the ministers.

After the ministers were full of wine and food, they said goodbye one after another, and went back to prepare for various matters in Southeast Asia.

The Japanese were gearing up, and Alexander and Ebson in Yangon were also celebrating with each other, they thought that their goal had been achieved, and they hit it off with the Japanese, and it was almost the same as saying that they had a heart, and Emperor Hirohito's handwritten reply made the two Britons feel a little flattered, and that night, they held a grand reception at the Governor's Palace.

British administrative officials, military officers, wealthy businessmen, and celebrities in Burma and Southeast Asia all attended, and at the reception, Alexander and Ebson, swept away the gloom on their faces in the previous few days, and became radiant, and the British Governor in Burma Ebson also excitedly announced, "Ladies and gentlemen, we have reached a preliminary agreement with the Japanese to form an alliance to jointly deal with the threat from the Chinese, and this agreement can ensure the security of our British Empire's overseas territories for at least five years." ”

Look at what he said, the same tone as his immediate boss, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, I don't know whether it is stupidity or self-deception, a few words or a promise, you can sit back and relax, the British probably think that everyone else is stupid, they are human spirits, Alexander did more actively, as early as two days ago, he had already sent a dozen teams of soldiers and locals to the Savage Mountains to meet their allies the Japanese.

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