"The ambitions of the Chinese must be curbed. They have been hiding their power! They are extremely wary of us, the allies! As far as I know, the rocket launchers they used to win this time were all the latest products of the Germans...... Where did they get these things? ”

Churchill was roaring loudly.

But everybody knew that he didn't care if Chinese was using something German, and he didn't care at all if Chinese was wary of the British, he cared for the reason...... He had to find a plausible reason for Britain to return to Burma.

The former "empire on which the sun never sets" was defeated by the Japanese in less than two months in Malaya; In Burma, the Japanese army was defeated at the slightest contact, and then even sacrificed the American allies in a very inauthentic way, and if it were not for the timely assistance of the Chinese, the American army that had escaped from the Philippines with great difficulty might have been completely wiped out...... It can be said that the UK has fared worse than pigs in Southeast Asia. Of course, if the war in Southeast Asia ended there, the British would not be so passive, and they could list a range of reasons to justify themselves. But the problem is that the Chinese intervened.

The two battles add up to less than a month, while the real battles add up to less than a week. The Imperial Kingdom of Japan, which had been powerless to fight back against the British army in Southeast Asia, was beaten by the Chinese. Shouichi Terauchi, who was originally triumphant, could only retreat from Bago and other places to Siam with the remnants of the defeated army in the blink of an eye. Because Rangoon had been captured by the Chinese Airborne Forces, his supply lines had been cut off, and Chinese nearly 200,000 troops were approaching in the north...... In order to save this remaining force, he had to flee. But when he ran, he dragged off all the already small face of the British.

Churchill didn't care about any of that.

In his opinion, it doesn't matter if you have a good face. The most important thing is the benefits. He absolutely could not allow the Chinese to take advantage of Britain's withdrawal to occupy Southeast Asia. And in order to achieve this goal, he again hurried from London to Washington. Because only by convincing Roosevelt could he do it.

But Roosevelt's attitude towards him was much worse than before.

"Our Congress believes that it is far safer to hand over Southeast Asia to the Chinese than to the British. And many of our parliamentarians also believe that the Chinese are more trustworthy! ”

"Trust? Trust a group of people who can get their hands on the latest German weapons at this time? Churchill's tone was full of mockery, "Mr. President, don't you see the ambitions of the Chinese?" They are already more dangerous than the Japanese! ”

"Mr. Prime Minister, the Chinese are indeed using the latest rocket artillery produced in Germany. But the problem is that they unceremoniously used these shells against the allies of the Germans! Their anti-fascist position is extremely clear! Roosevelt spread his hands, "But what about you?" One-third of our troops in the Philippines were killed or wounded in Burma. This is a huge loss that none of them have ever suffered in the Philippines. How do you ask me to account to Congress, and how do you explain to the American people? ”

“…… I am very sorry about this! I have ordered the Burmese side to rescue the US troops at all costs. Alexander has tried to do so, but I hope you understand. They...... Not so good indeed. Churchill sighed. Embarrassed.

"I can understand your distress, but Congress can't, and neither can the American people." Roosevelt said.

"Give us some time, and we will prove with practical actions that the British Empire is the most trustworthy ally of the United States." Churchill is right.

"You're talking about North Africa?" Roosevelt asked.

"Yes." Churchill did not count, and likewise did not dare to keep it a secret from Roosevelt, "We are almost ready on the Egyptian side, and we will soon attack the Italians." Believe me. We will not fail this time. ”

"I know that there is a big difference in the equipment and quality of your troops in Egypt and Burma, but the Italians have no shortage of troops in Libya, and they can get German support wherever they want." Roosevelt clearly did not believe Churchill. In fact, he is not the only one who has this kind of thought, and even the British themselves are almost losing confidence in themselves...... The enemy, which the Chinese could defeat in just a few days, actually made the British Empire unable to withstand it for even two months. Although the British government desperately took credit for its propaganda and said that it was all because the Anglo-Burmese army consumed a lot of the strength of the Japanese army, so that the Chinese had an opportunity, but you have to be believed. Anyway, the British themselves don't believe much. And you can't even deceive your own people, and how many outsiders can you deceive?

"As long as we can fight the battle against the Italians, then we can take Libya and cut off the oil supply to the Germans." Churchill said, "And as long as we can do that, the rest is war against Europe." ”

"......," Roosevelt groaned. He knew what Churchill meant. Bradley, the newly appointed commander-in-chief of the Allied forces, had been complaining about the concentration of large numbers of troops and equipment by the British in North Africa. In his opinion, if you want to fight, you should directly attack Europe first, and seize the time to seize a forward base on the European continent while the main force of the German army is still entangled with the Soviet Union in the northwest...... But the British were not pleased. The British government intended to open up the North African theater first, to ensure the security of the Suez Canal, and also to ensure control over the colonies. The two sides are at loggerheads. Bradley, on the other hand, was not Eisenhower's man who was good at bridging contradictions, and although he was talented, he was more serious, focusing on rules and regulations...... Not long ago, he had just disposed of a division with a deputy division commander surnamed Roosevelt. This Roosevelt deputy division commander is the son of President Roosevelt, and in front of the troops, he flaunted his might, was arrogant and unreasonable, openly contempted the soldiers, and provoked trouble, so Bradley unceremoniously bombed him back to his homeland, and he did not even sell the face of the President of the United States. And this shows Bradley's insistence on principles. As a result, the Allies began internal friction before they could even start their operations, which made Roosevelt not only have a headache, but also could not help but be full of resentment towards the British...... If you know how to fight, it's fine, but it turns out that your level of fighting is not very good, so why are you so selfish? After winning Germany, what do you want to do? But since there was going to be war in Europe, they could not do without the support of the British, so he motioned for Bradley to make a slight concession. Unexpectedly, Bradley thought that this would damage his prestige as commander-in-chief of the Allied forces, and might make the United States lose its dominance in the war, just like in World War I, when the Americans contributed money and efforts, but in the end they were driven back to the New World by Britain and France...... So he refused to carry out Roosevelt's orders. As a result, just like that, the two sides were at a stalemate again. The dispatch of troops to Europe has also been postponed indefinitely. And because there was no war, a large number of American soldiers ate, drank and had fun on British soil, which caused countless contradictions.

However, it now seems that in order to prevent the loss of Southeast Asian interests, Churchill has already made concessions. When Egypt was finished, it would give full support to open up the European theater...... That should make Bradley back in, right? After all, the importance of Libya is also self-evident. It was the base of oil supply for the Germans.

……

Roosevelt did not think long before making the decision in favor of Churchill. After all, their main target was Europe, and although they were cheated by the British in Asia, Churchill relented, promising to send Alexander to the front line in Egypt after retaking Burma, and not to let him stay in Burma and continue to disgust the American people.

But there is another question: what kind of reaction will the Chinese have.

The threat of force is absolutely impossible. Chinese could defeat the Japanese in a few days, and the Japanese swept through the British in less than two months...... If force were to be used, the British themselves would have thought it would be a big joke. And if they provoke the Chinese, who knows what these people will do? Judging by the hard-line attitude of these yellow people during this time, it is not necessarily impossible to suddenly turn around and attack India.

Then without force, just empty and white teeth, tell the Chinese that Burma should be a British colony, and they should give it up? No matter how thick-skinned Churchill was, he couldn't afford to lose this man. Of course, this is mainly because Churchill and Roosevelt understood that the Chinese government today is a little different from the past, and it is impossible to be fooled by a few empty promises, otherwise they will do the same no matter how embarrassed they are.

And without these two tricks, only the exchange of interests remains.

The British government promised a loan of up to £20 million and agreed to allow China to receive all the weapons dropped by the British and Burmese forces in Burma...... As soon as this condition was proposed, the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, He Yingqin, made another request to the British government: the British and Burmese soldiers captured by the Japanese had been rescued by the Chinese Airborne Forces, but they still needed up to 10 million pounds of food and medicine. Reason: "You surrendered too many soldiers and they were too good to eat, and the Japanese were hungry and they were hungry too hard!" ”

The British government is disgraced! And the Chinese government has also made its attitude clear.

Later, a regiment of the Dian army blocked Alexander, who was about to "recover" Burma, along the road where the British and Burmese troops had fled to India, and prevented him from returning on the grounds that the British "could not protect Burma". Although Alexander tried every means to intimidate, he did not dare to take the initiative to provoke after all.

After that, the United States intervened.

Soon after, after negotiations, China agreed to the return of British troops to Burma, but also put forward preconditions: Britain and the United States must again provide 300,000 tons of military supplies and equipment for an army group, plus 300 B-17 bombers, in addition to this, the Chinese military will control the Ringanqiang oil fields until the end of the war!

It can be said that the requirements of the Chinese side are very demanding. But Britain and the United States agreed after a little bargaining. Upon learning of this news, the Chinese Expeditionary Force immediately adjusted its speed and began to quickly withdraw north after Alexander returned to Burma...... The British were in a hurry, for the Japanese troops who had retreated to Siam had once again moved to the news. (To be continued......)