"I can guarantee that you have never used 250,000 troops!"

Hull summoned Mr. Yan and threw the Chinese ambassador a cheque with a huge figure...... In this way, he intends to express his grave dissatisfaction with the Chinese government. But Yan Huiqing didn't care about this, took the check, checked it carefully, and then carefully put it away.

"Don't you have anything to say?" Hull didn't feel sorry for the check, he felt sorry for his dignity, his glory, and his face. Because the check was given to the other party, he also had to express his gratitude to the other party...... The bombing of Tokyo was a complete success, and all 16 B-25s, all but three of which were shot down by the "Zero" that were pursued over Japan, and the other two were missing, and the whereabouts of the crew were unknown, all arrived in China safely and landed at Quzhou Airport in Zhejiang, China. In order to meet their people, the Chinese dispatched more than 200 planes and an airborne division, and in addition, their third theater also dispatched 250,000 troops to attack the Japanese army, forcing the other side not to dare to arbitrarily withdraw troops, so as to avoid their pilots being searched by the Japanese army after the plane ran out of fuel and had to parachute to escape!

Now Doolittle and the others have not returned to the United States, but the matter has spread all over the world.

Americans' perception of the Chinese has been already very good after some propaganda, and now it is even more enthusiastic.

Righteousness! You can trust!

That's all Americans feel about Chinese in this period. The Chinese government seized the opportunity to ask the United States to consider repealing the Chinese Exclusion Act, but as soon as two congressmen in California objected to this, they were blocked in the streets and almost lost half their lives. But the Chinese obviously want more than that. They still want money!

250,000 troops! An airborne division! More than two hundred aircraft! …… Marshall and others have analyzed that the most that is true is that those planes and the airborne regiment that acted with the planes are real. Because these need to be "performed" for Doolittle, but the rest is definitely the Chinese government's boasting. It is certainly not the style of the Chinese to use so many people to save a few foreign pilots, even at the expense of rekindling tensions on an otherwise calm battlefield. But since the Chinese say so, they can only recognize it. It is necessary not only to pay for military expenses, but also to express gratitude to the other party...... In the end, in the face of the agitated American people, they could not tell the truth. Can they still tell the American people that their most trusted ally isn't that friendly? And who will be in the army in the Americans? What should I do if I am accidentally calculated by my allies?

"According to an old saying of our Chinese. You are 'living the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain'! After collecting the check, Yan Huiqing looked up at Hull, who was deliberately standing in front of him, looking down at himself to enhance his momentum, "What is 250,000 troops?" This is already underreporting. Because we didn't know in advance where your bombers would fly, along the entire coast of China. Almost all of the forces we were able to use were mobilized. I'm telling you 250,000, but if you really have to calculate it carefully. Even 500,000 is definitely not much. ”

“…… There were no incidents. Of course, you can count what you say. Hull gritted his teeth. He really wanted to duel with the old man in front of him now. Although this old man is six years younger than him!

"Therefore, you live the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain." Yan Huiqing said with a smile, "But I've always liked to think about others, and so does our government." If Your Excellency the Secretary of State does not believe the facts as we have stated, you may send a mission to China to investigate. I promise, you'll be amazed at that. ”

"I'm the secretary of state, but I also understand how local governments fool their superiors. Not to mention that it is still abroad. The investigation was only a so-called planning ...... that had only been carried out for half a day," Hull said angrily.

"So you're not going to investigate?" Yan Huiqing asked with a smile.

"We're not as careful as you are, and we even have to count this kind of money." Hull reluctantly glanced at the briefcase in which Yan Huiqing had collected the check, and his heart began to drip blood. More than a million dollars, the Chinese just lied. and took all the money that had been donated to them back. But when did these people become so shrewd? According to their research, before the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, when dealing with countries such as Britain, France, Japan and Germany, the Chinese were obviously stupid. But after these few times of dealing with the Chinese, these guys are obviously better than monkeys. Just like this time, if they get cheap and sell well, they are helpless. Because the United States really can't open an investigation. Because everyone is already allies! Allies who work together to fight back against the aggressor. If they are skeptical about such an incident, which can obviously promote the friendship between the two peoples, it will not only arouse the dissatisfaction of the American people, but will also be extremely detrimental to the future cooperation between the two countries. What's more, as he himself said, it is impossible to investigate anything. So, they certainly won't do such a thankless thing,

"It's best not to investigate, it shows that you've made a wise choice." Yan Huiqing was still smiling, and patted the briefcase in his hand again, "But since you don't plan to investigate the authenticity of this operation, then I have nothing to do!" Leave! ”

"What if we're going to investigate? What will you do? Hull asked suddenly.

"No, it's just that the cost of room and board for your investigation team may be more expensive."

“……”

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Chongqing.

Jimmy, who has become an American hero. When Doolittle heard Chennault say that the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Air Force had summoned him, he immediately shook off his drowsy head from several days of banquets and hurried to the airport in Jiulongpo, Chongqing. More than a dozen of their B-25s have already flown here from Zhejiang, and they are parked in the hangar.

"Lieutenant Colonel, can you tell me what to choose the B-25 for?"

Qin Wei had already been waiting in the hangar for a long time, and after seeing Chennault and Doolittle who came in a hurry, he didn't greet the two, but just asked casually while stroking the fuselage beside him.

"Uh...... The military also considered the B-26 Marauder, B-18Bolo and B-23Dragon bombers, but the B-26 took off for a shortest glide distance longer than the aircraft carrier deck, and the B-23's wing width was nearly half larger than that of the B-25. After some deliberation, we chose the B-18 and B-25. But soon the B-18 was also eliminated due to the wide wing. So, we ended up with the B-25! Doolittle originally wanted to salute Qin Wei first, but when he saw Qin Wei like this, he gave up this plan, organized his words casually, and explained the reasons for using the B-25.

"As far as I know, the B-25 is a new aircraft and has not yet begun to be used in combat. I was really surprised that you could choose it. Qin Wei turned his head, looked at the legendary engineer pilot who graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in front of him, and said with a smile.

"We were really worried about it not being able to meet the operational requirements of an air strike. However, in subsequent tests, the B-25 showed good performance. It fits our requirements perfectly. Doolittle said.

"Very good." Qin Wei pursed his lips and paused, "Then what do you think, can the B-25 take off on the 'Fengxiang' aircraft carrier?" ”

"Of course." Doolittle thought for a moment, "The military did have a plan before, which was to borrow the aircraft carrier you captured as our bomber take-off platform. So we also had some understanding of the data of that warship. The take-off distance of the B-25 can be adapted to the 'Fengxiang' under our control, but it is ......"

"Just what?" Qin Wei asked.

"Can't let go of too much." Doolittle shrugged his shoulders, "As the first official aircraft carrier in the world, although the 'Fengxiang' can't be considered small, it really can't fit too many aircraft. You must know that even the 'Big Yellow Peak' can only carry 16 B-25s! ”

"That means we can't use the Phoenix to help MacArthur, can we?" Qin Wei asked.

"General MacArthur?" Doolittle looked back at Chennault, who had not spoken, in surprise, "Have the Japanese begun to attack the Philippines?" ”

"Yes, just now, we got the news." Chennault nodded heavily.

"How's the battle going?" Doolittle asked hurriedly.

"There has been no official war yet. But the only thing we know for sure is that your bombing did the Japanese off this time. Qin Wei sighed, "The pressure MacArthur will have to endure will definitely be greater than expected. ”

"And when are we leaving?" Doolittle wasn't overly excited. People in their forties have long passed the age of being easily excited. However, since Qin Wei told them this, he also asked him very seriously about the "Fengxiang", and even put on a tone of pity to tell him that MacArthur might be in even greater trouble,...... That's definitely trying to help! And there is still a sea between China and the Philippines, and if you want to catch up, you naturally need to send an air force. Doolittle even thought that perhaps Qin Wei wanted these air force heroes who had just made great achievements to go to the Philippines to boost the morale of the local army.

"I'm sorry, Lieutenant Colonel!" Qin Wei sighed again, "The reason why I called you here is not to ask you to help the defenders of the Philippines!" I called you here to tell you...... We're going to attack the Japanese! The CMC's plan is to fight a battle in which the ground and air are coordinated. But our air force does not know how to cooperate with large-scale armored forces in combat, especially in specific battles. So, we hope that you can stay for the time being and finish this battle. ”

"Helping you guys fight?"

"Don't worry, we pay the salary!"

"......" (To be continued......)