The tone was light, his expression was calm, and there seemed to be a little coldness and mockery, this was all Tang Qiuli's reaction to Sicordias's yellow soup like a lotus flower.

Sikodias was stunned, in China, how could any official of the Nationalist Government, including Chairman Chiang, be tried and tested in a sugar-coated cannonball in front of this young Vice Chairman Tang?

No, I have used this hand in many social occasions where high-ranking officials of the national government gather, regardless of his usual high position, or a high authority, the listeners are all unwilling, and they accept it all, and the deep ones are quiet, and they are modest for a few words, but the pride in the corners of their eyes and eyebrows cannot hide their eyes.

How can it be like the one in front of him, the clouds are light and the wind is light, and he has a lot of praise that even God will smile at, but it doesn't work at all, just thrown into the air, there is no echo at all, what is the situation? The envoy of Xikodiaste is a little confused, the other party does not accept the move, and he can't send out his next move!

Sometimes, an atmosphere can seal a big mouth like a lotus flower, Sicordias stood there embarrassed, not knowing what to do below, and continued to pour yellow soup, obviously useless, just stopped, there are still many important things not to say, many important things are useless to talk about!

Tang Qiuli looked at him pitifully, gave him a step down, and said, "Envoy Xikodia, please take a seat, we will talk about other things later!" "Tang Qiuli didn't have this kindness, if it weren't for the sake of this British envoy who came to deliver money, he would definitely have peeled off a few more layers of his skin.

Tang Qiuli looked at Taoerman, and a smile bloomed on the corner of his mouth. He said: "Compared with this special envoy of His Excellency Roosevelt, Mr. Tollman, the purpose of your visit, do you want to ask us Chinese to help the British, escort the US and Philippine troops who are about to evacuate Luzon?" ”

"Hiccup", Envoy Taoerman, full of words, stiffly held back, is there any way to talk about this. Everyone knows their intentions, no matter how clever they are, no matter how much they talk about it, no matter how much diplomatic rhetoric they have, it's useless! People don't go around in circles with you, they go straight to the point. Such a negotiating opponent is the most terrifying. Because of all their means and skills. I don't need it!

But he replied honestly, "Yes, Your Excellency Vice Chairman, we, the United States, are here to ask for your help!" "Let's not talk about the momentum, just stubbornly press down, where to put face. I am here on behalf of the most powerful country in the world, the president of the United States, and I have made such a low appearance, which is detrimental to the national prestige of the United States!

United States of America. It's not like the UK, it has become a broken settlement, you can't lower your figure, moreover, the British have benefited, how to say thank you, there is no big problem, if you just meet, you will be overwhelmed by this Chinese in momentum, and the next negotiation, you will fall into passivity.

Special Envoy Tolman's pale blue eyes rolled around a few times, and he said slowly: "Your Excellency Vice Chairman Tang, it is my honor to meet you in Singapore, and at the same time, I also bring my heartfelt greetings to you, Mr. Roosevelt, President of the People's Republic of China!" ”

This time, Tang Qiuli was even more straightforward, just nodded slightly, and let out a "hmm" from his nose, without even the most basic polite words.

Taolman swallowed a mouthful of spit, his heart was a little on fire, this Chinese's attitude is too much, not even the most basic diplomatic etiquette, is it rude and ignorant, or deliberately contemptuous, I wanted to make a few hard words, but I can't make up my mind, if we just start meeting, we will be frozen, and the next thing cannot be discussed, after all, more than 200,000 American and Philippine soldiers on Luzon Island are still roasting on the fire!

If this arrogant Chinese refuses to provide escort, MacArthur's troops will all be finished on Luzon, and after returning home, President Roosevelt will not have to eat himself alive!

Shinobi, Special Envoy Tohrmann, forcibly adjusted his mentality, and then said: "Your Excellency, the United States, Britain and China are the backbone of the Allied Powers, and the sincere cooperation between our three countries will produce a very good exemplary role within the Allied Powers, and our only and common goal is to stop the Japanese fascists and continue to cause immeasurable disasters to all countries, so it is normal for any side to lend a helping hand in the face of a common enemy." ”

"For example, this time, we, the U.S. military, would rather abandon the impeccable Manila defense line on Luzon Island and support the British Empire's war against the Japanese army in Australia, which is the actual manifestation of the actual fulfillment of the Allied military mutual assistance agreement, I think, on this point, Your Excellency the Vice Chairman should have no objection, therefore, as a member of the Allied Powers, Vice Chairman Tang represents the Republic of China, and participating in the war against Japan is an unshirkable responsibility, and it is also an obligation to fulfill the military mutual assistance agreement of the Allied Powers!"

Envoy Taoerman's tirade was sprinkled with joy, and Tang Qiu sweated straight out of his head when he heard it, good guy, this Yankee, you British, can still say that you are obviously here to ask for a helping hand, but what you say is awe-inspiring, if you don't know the situation in the Southwest Pacific, you will be embarrassed not to send troops, yes, you have seen the Americans' ability to reverse black and white and put gold on their faces.

It's no wonder, in later generations, the Americans are this virtue, to understand, after all, are they the only superpowers in the world, and there are a group of little brothers with stinky feet, waving their flags and shouting there, but at this moment, how can it still be this virtue, in the Pacific theater, the Japanese were blocked at the door of the house and beaten, and the soldiers were damaged, the nose and mouth were bloody, and the city was lost.

After the Tollman envoy finished speaking, he looked at Tang Qiuli intently, he wanted to see, how this smelly and hard Chinese, how to answer his own question, Sicordias looked at Taoman's eyes, full of small stars, that is, admiration to the ground, look at what people say, is high, begging people, but full of words without a word, can also rise to the height of morality and responsibility, Taoman this guy, do not preach as a priest, that is God's loss!

Tang Qiuli smiled suddenly, and said: "Special Envoy Taoerman, I understand what President Roosevelt of your country meant, okay, I will immediately arrange for the aviation unit to escort the formation of troop carriers of your country that is evacuating Luzon!" ”

"What? Did I hear me right? Special Envoy Taoerman was stunned in disbelief, so he agreed, and he also prepared a lot of words, to carry out hard persuasion work, but I did not expect that this Chinese agreed so painfully, "Your Excellency, Vice Chairman, then what are the conditions you requested?" Taurman asked subconsciously.

As soon as the words came out, Taoerman regretted it so much that he couldn't wait to give himself a few mouthfuls, isn't this a lack of mouth, even Tang Qiuli didn't mention the conditions, why did he mention this stubble, it's good now, remind him.

Sure enough, Tang Qiuli said succinctly: "Of course there are conditions!" ”

The whole spirit of the envoy of Tolman was immediately focused on this sentence, just like the hound that found the bones, and in his heart, he was ready to be slaughtered with blood, and of course, he was ready to bargain.

Tang Qiuli continued: "The conditions are very simple, your MacArthur's department, I will not interfere with the time of the evacuation of Luzon, but on the way to retreat, we must obey the command of the commander of our air forces, just this one condition!" ”

Taolman was stunned again, doubted his hearing again, and had a delusion, what kind of condition is this, that is, unconditional, nothing, let alone additional requirements, since the Chinese want to send planes to escort, of course, they must obey the command of others, this is a matter of common sense, the most headache and the most difficult thing to do, it is easily solved, God forbid, this Chinese now looks less odious ah!

Not only was Tollman happy, but Sicordias was also happy for the Americans, and even more happy for the British Empire, more than 200,000 American and Philippine soldiers joined the Australian battlefield, what a great help to the British Empire's army!

After solving the biggest problem, Tollman and Sicordias were visibly relaxed, and Tollman called in an American colonel officer to finalize on the spot the liaison and coordination of MacArthur's department and the evacuation of Luzon.

Tang Qiuli had the leisure to talk about this, waved his hand and said: "The two special envoys, who came to Singapore all the way, shouldn't they come here for this one thing, as for the escort of the US and Philippine troops to evacuate Luzon, I think it is more appropriate to hand it over to professional officers, and your attaché can discuss the specific details with my chief of staff!" ”

Ge Zhenzhuang, chief of staff of the division headquarters, came in, and went to the next room with the American colonel to discuss the specific details.

Looking at Taoerman and Sicordias with red faces, Tang Qiuli smiled secretly in his heart, "This is just a bait, the next question is the real money!" ”

Now that Tang Qiuli has made his words clear, Taolman and Sicordias are not polite, and directly proposed that Britain should form new troops in the West Indies, but they lack weapons and equipment, and hope that the independent division can provide the newly formed British Empire troops with the required weapons and equipment, as well as a full set of logistical supplies.

Of course, Tollman also promised that he would never let Vice Chairman Tang pay for nothing, and that the US Government would purchase these weapons and equipment and subsequent munitions in the form of international loans, and that the United States would repay the loan in batches until the end of the Pacific War, and that it would pay more than double the normal interest on the loan.

When he said this, Sicordias didn't have the right to interject, after all, it was the Americans who paid for it.

Taoerman believed that if he threw out such a big temptation, this Chinese would definitely agree, think about it, more than double the normal interest, how tempting, he looked at Tang Qiuli's gaze, and finally regained his inherent pride and self-confidence!

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