A plane slowly lands at Guilin Airport.

Looking at the tall man who slowly walked out of the plane, especially the coquettish pipe in the other party's mouth, Qin Wei couldn't help but shake his head, and by the way, he pulled Bai Zhenxi beside him:

"See? People are much better than you! ”

"What did I recruit you again?" Bai Zhenxi was tired for a while, "Is there something to do with me?" ”

"Because this brother is even more crazy and arrogant than you...... Except that you are not very good at acting, you are very similar to him in other aspects. Qin Wei said.

"I'm a dignified general of the national army, why are you acting?" Bai Zhenxi didn't understand it even more.

"Yes. We are not a democracy, so of course we don't need to play any drama. Qin Wei shrugged, glanced at the Yankees who were waving to the welcoming crowd and walked towards him and the others with a serious face, and took the lead in greeting him: "General MacArthur, welcome!" ”

"I'm also very honored to meet you, General Qin!"

MacArthur...... Needless to say, this guy is a super cow anyway. Whether you look up to him or look down on him, you must admit that this is a rather remarkable general. At this time, MacArthur was far from reaching the peak of his military career, before coming to Guilin, he was in the Philippines as the commander of the US garrison, and at the same time served as a military adviser to Philippine President Quezon, and also helped Quezon form the Philippine Army, and by the way, he also earned the rank of Philippine marshal. However, from the moment he left the Philippines and arrived in Guilin, he had a new title on his head: special envoy of US President Roosevelt, tasked with "mediating" the dispute between China and France.

Roosevelt was by no means a man who was bullied and didn't know how to fight back. Due to various domestic reasons, he had to give in to the Chinese side again. And this time, the Chinese government finally got a little more brains after eating a few trenches, and as soon as the US government lifted the ban on those planes, it immediately hired hundreds of pilots. The planes in Hawaii will be driven away in batches, and Roosevelt will not be given any chance to misbehave. As for Roosevelt, although he could only watch Chinese get the plane away, he was not powerless...... He sent MacArthur out and asked him to be his special envoy to see what kind of dispute between China and France was enforcing the law. To say that it is mediation, in fact, is to make the Chinese side unhappy.

"General!"

MacArthur shook hands with Qin Wei and Bai Zhenxi successively, and did not greet each other with a military salute, but after several people finished saluting, the American soldier next to Qin Wei stepped forward and saluted him.

"Hi. Ike! It's a pleasure to see you here. ”

Seeing Eisenhower, MacArthur's originally polite smile suddenly became much more sincere. Eisenhower was his former subordinate, and in 1933, he became an assistant to the then chief of staff of the Army, and then went with him to the Philippines. Served as his senior assistant. The two stayed together for more than six years. And Eisenhower's reticent character, his modest nature. In particular, MacArthur liked the temper of not talking much. Because MacArthur liked to be in the limelight the most. And what he doesn't like the most is to be in the limelight in front of him. So, in MacArthur's view, Eisenhower was the most effective assistant in his military career for so many years.

"I didn't expect you to come to China! It's like a dream! Eisenhower laughed.

"Yes, I remember that you only left the Philippines last year, but now it's been less than a year, and we actually meet again in China." MacArthur smiled. He sighed again, "It's a pity that I won't be here for long, and I'll have to go back soon...... The Philippines is very busy. ”

"Of course. You are the marshal of the Philippines! Eisenhower gave a little flattery.

"Hahaha, you honest guy. When will you talk like that......"

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"Your Excellency, I want to go and see the Frenchmen now...... I've heard that their lives aren't good. ”

Although he was very happy to see his old subordinates and was satisfied with the attitude of the Chinese side, MacArthur still faithfully fulfilled his duties and put forward his own request to Qin Wei as soon as he got into the car...... This is also what Roosevelt asked of him. Originally, if it was someone else, even the president, MacArthur might not have been obedient, just like he and Truman kept fighting bulls, but Roosevelt was different.

MacArthur was a very arrogant, even very arrogant man, and there were not many people in the United States who could convince him, not even Marshall, who is currently the chief of staff of the Army. Because he sat on that too, not only in 1930, but more than ten years ago in 1930. At that time, the president of the United States was Hoover, and the United States at that time was also experiencing an unprecedented economic crisis. It was under such difficult circumstances that he accepted the position, when he was only a major general! During his tenure, he replaced horses with mechanized equipment, improved the mobility and speed of his troops, and formulated a general mobilization plan for war. Establish a unified procurement system for all branches of the armed forces to reduce waste, and establish an aviation command to improve the coordination efficiency of ground-air forces; oppose congressional attempts to reduce the Army's apparatus for economic reasons; He opposed the reduction of the officer corps, claiming that "an army may be short of rations, poorly clothed, and even poorly equipped, but if it lacks well-trained and well-commanded officers, it is doomed to annihilation in wartime." The difference between victory and defeat lies in the presence or absence of a capable and efficient officer corps"...... And his most successful thing is that in every year of his tenure, he successfully blocked the bill to reduce the number of Army personnel and made a perfect defense of the Army's combat readiness. Although during this period, he personally went out to suppress the "Veterans March" of American veterans in Washington, no one can deny his success during his tenure. Therefore, after Roosevelt became president in 1933, he was invited to continue serving as army chief of staff, a term he held until 1935. …… MacArthur's story is legendary, but he convinced Roosevelt that he was a man who could pull America out of the maelstrom of great economic crisis deserves anyone's admiration. Therefore, when Roosevelt told him around the corner that he would cause more trouble for the Chinese, he obediently obeyed the order, and at the same time admired Roosevelt's vision. In his opinion, in the entire American army, only he MacArthur is suitable for such a position...... Because his goal is not only the highest rank in the U.S. Army, but he also very much hopes to become president of the United States after he retires from the military. He has never denied this will in front of others, and he is indeed familiar with politics and is quite good at the means used in it.

"If Roosevelt had managed to serve three consecutive terms, he would have made history. And if I can get his help then, the chances of winning the election will be greatly increased! MacArthur was secretly proud. He didn't think that this time the task would be difficult, and the Chinese should not be difficult to deal with. And as long as Roosevelt's confession is completed, he can get the support of a highly regarded "former president", in addition, he will become a "hero" in the hearts of the American people, because he "rescued" tens of thousands of French people who were "captured" by the Chinese. Although the French do not have much kinship with the United States, everyone is white and naturally feels closer to Americans than Chinese. Rescued so many Caucasian people from the more alienated, even "barbaric" yellow country, who is not a hero? And this is also a political event, and a perfect solution to this matter will not only make the American people like him more, but also let those members of Congress see his political ability, which will be very beneficial to his future presidential campaign. But MacArthur, who was imagining himself in Congress, sworn in by the Constitution, did not see Eisenhower's eyes in the front passenger seat looking at him in the rearview mirror.

"We originally prepared a banquet, but since you asked for it, let's go to the French camp first......" Qin Wei glanced at Eisenhower in the rearview mirror with a smile, and then said to MacArthur.

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"Are you sure this is a camp?"

The convoy left the city of Guilin and soon arrived on the banks of the Li River...... It's a great place. Guilin's landscape is the best in the world! Although MacArthur had also visited countless beautiful scenery and appreciated many natural scenery in the road, the moment he got out of the car, he couldn't help but be attracted by the beauty of the Li River, and after a while, he came back to his senses and asked Qin Wei.

"Do you see the village in front of you?"

Qin Wei pointed to a village not far away, by the river.

"Where is the camp?" MacArthur asked, somewhat uncertainly, "But I've heard that the French are all confined to the Guilin airfield." ”

"That's just the previous situation, and the main reason for confined them to the airport is to identify them and build a file." Qin Wei didn't reply, but Eisenhower stood up, "And now, they have all been assigned to some county towns and villages near Guilin. ”

"Really?" MacArthur saw Eisenhower's eyes this time, but he didn't understand what this look meant, so he could only continue to ask Qin Wei: "But as far as I know, the French don't seem to have visas. ”

"Already." Qin Wei said with a smile, "Our Ministry of Foreign Affairs has urgently issued a large number of visas. ”

"That is, these Frenchmen are free and are not imprisoned by you, as it is rumored to be?" MacArthur finally realized that something was wrong. If the Chinese did not make a fuss about these French "prisoners", then what was the point of his visit? It is precisely because "French civilians have been treated inhumanely" that they have reason to intervene between China and France, otherwise, with France's position at this time, what qualifications do they have to negotiate with the Chinese? They're on Japan's side, okay!

"This rumor is so unreliable, when did we detain these French civilians?" Qin Wei asked rhetorically.

"But if it weren't for the detention, if it wasn't for the restriction of freedom, these French people would have stayed in China for nothing, not ...... Leave? MacArthur suddenly asked again, "Is it ...... General Qin, are you hiding anything from me? (To be continued......)