Barton was very surprised that Liu Yuan would meet him so quickly in such a tense situation, which made Barton a little flattered.

In fact, he didn't know how much Liu Yuan respected for this kind of pure soldier who chose to commit suicide to end his life after accepting the war.

"General Liu Yuan, General Li Zongren, thank you very much for taking time out of your busy schedule to meet me." Barton had met Liu Yuan, so he gave Liu Yuan a hug very warmly.

Li Zongren can only express his envy for this, the Gui family has been doing public relations with the United States, but the relationship is still average, but in the United States, Liu Yuan can enjoy the treatment that Chiang Kai-shek can't enjoy.

"This is Simon, one of our finest photographers in America, and this is Major Lacks." Barton introduced the people around him to Liu Yuan one by one, and Liu Yuan nodded his head.

After the guests were seated, Liu Yuan smiled and said to Patton, "Patton, I found that since you were wounded, you have become fatter and fatter, and it is really hard to imagine what it will be like when you control the charge of the best armored troops in the United States in the future." ”

Barton touched his slightly bulging abdomen, looked at the tight muscles on Liu Yuan's body, and was very envious, but he pretended to be disapproving and said, "No, Liu, you don't know how many little girls in the United States like my figure." ”

"No, Barton, they like your family's dollars, not your figure." Zuo Quan met Barton when he went to the United States to study, and Barton also liked this diligent and studious Chinese very much.

"I really didn't expect that the Japanese army was overwhelmed, and the general was still in the mood to joke with us." Barton grinned.

"The careful thinking of the Japanese is all within our calculations." Liu Yuan's expression was very calm, and he handed Barton a cup of instant coffee, Liu Yuan is not a luxury person, so he usually brings instant coffee.

"I heard that the left flank of the Japanese army on the southern front is marching very fast, and it should be to Chuxian in your country." Barton took a sip of the hot coffee that Liu Yuan had personally brewed for him, and said with enjoyment.

"Shunroku Hata must be more proud than Matsui Ishine now, it's only been a few days of hard work, and he has marched hundreds of kilometers." Li Zongren pointed to the map and said with a smile.

"Not only that, but the right flank of the Japanese army is also marching very fast, and the current days are much more comfortable than Matsui Ishone, and now the base camp is full of praise." Zuo Quan said on the side at the right time.

When Patton saw the indifferent looks of a group of commanders in the headquarters, he felt very unrealistic, knowing that this was a war against aggression on their land, but they did not look worried at all.

"General, you don't seem to be worried about the aggression of the Japanese army in the slightest."

"General Patton, the first time you came to the East, you are not very familiar with the art of war in the East, and now the four divisions of the Japanese army are coming from the south, and the momentum is violent, we can only temporarily avoid the edge, this is called a blow, and then decline, and three and exhaustion."

"I also know what you said, when the great Washington led the Free Army of the United States to fight against the British army, he also showed the enemy weakness and lured the enemy to go deeper. General Liu Yuan once gave a speech in the United States, and once said that he could spend 30 days crying, but as long as he laughed the last day, then the month was not in vain. Barton gestured in understanding.

Liu Yuan waved his hand and said to Patton, "Colonel Patton, that's all history, I think as a friend, how do you feel the outcome of such a war?" ”

"Liu, you are embarrassing me, you know that I am a diplomat representing the country." Barton was silent for a moment, embarrassed.

"Hey, Patton, that's not your style, we're good friends, how can you think of yourself as a diplomat, and I want you to be involved in commanding the battle? Hundreds of thousands of troops. Zuo Quan said seductively.

"Left, you can't drag me into the water, I'm traveling with a mission from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs this time, and you don't want me to be dragged by the FBI for coffee, even though their coffee tastes much better than yours." Barton complained to Liu Yuan.

"You don't want to hit us, but I remember when the war began, your military observers said we could resist for three months at most." Li Zongren said on the side.

Li Zongren's words made the majors around Patton a little embarrassed, but Patton said indifferently, "This is an asymmetrical war, from a purely military point of view, China can defend for so long, but from the perspective of comprehensive strength, it is a very unwise choice for Japan to start a war, and before the war begins, we all underestimated the strength of the southwest, and it is obvious that General Liu Yuan's intelligence confusion is very well done." ”

"Also, your Chinese army can already be regarded as first-class in the world, especially the troops in the southwest, we think it can rank among the top three in the world." A major said excitedly.

"You are very right in this point, from the perspective of war science, it is not simply the military strength that is waged in a national war competition, but the comprehensive national strength from multiple angles, which includes a country's scientific level, industrial capacity, population quality, land area, total population, and international relations. It is clear that in terms of overall consideration, our strength is not much inferior to that of Japan. Liu Yuan said to Barton with praise.

"No wonder the great emperor Napoleon said that China is a sleeping lion, and I feel that your country is recovering, and this kind of remark is absolutely no one would mention it in the previous Qing government or Beiyang government." Barton exclaimed.

"But general, I'm here to hear your views on this battle, not on the national war, although no one has said it now, but many politicians and military strategists with strategic vision have seen that Japan is no longer able to win this war." Barton said to Liu Yuan.

"The outcome of the war is likely to end in our defeat, and the Japanese achieve their strategic goal of capturing Xuzhou." Liu Yuan responded easily.

"Then the general, you are still so leisurely." Barton looked at Liu Yuan curiously.

"That's because our strategic purpose has also been achieved, we don't care about the city at all, what we want is the consumption of Japanese soldiers, I don't know if you remember, General Napoleon returned in Moscow for what to do." Liu Yuan asked.

"That's because his soldiers were always consumed on the march, which led to a massive attrition of soldiers, which led to the defeat of the whole war." Patton finally understood the Chinese's strategy towards the Japanese, and he thought that the Japanese would not be ignorant of the Chinese's thoughts, but they were too afraid of China's rise, so they had to endure the pain and fight a decisive battle with China.

At this time, Li An walked up to Liu Yuan and said, "Itagaki Seishiro, this mad dog has come out, do you want Hu Lian to clean him up?" ”

"Where is he now?" Liu Yuan asked.

"Qingdao. It's just two divisions." Ang Lee responded.

"The buns I prepared seem to be a little insufficient, and there are a lot more customers than expected." Zuo Quan shook his head and said with a sigh.

"I don't think we can continue the conversation, but general, I want to stay in Xuzhou and appreciate the art of a war, is it okay?" Barton asked.

"Welcome, my friend."