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This banquet was a stage for Americans, British, and Australians, and of course, it also gave the Chinese an opportunity to attend; the special envoy of Chairman Chiang of the Republic of China, the personal representative of Chiang Zhongzheng, the supreme commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces in China and Southeast Asia, and Yang Yongtai, secretary general of the Military Commission, also received an invitation as a matter of course.

Yang Yongtai arrived in Manila at noon on 14 September, and to say that Yang Yongtai was not worried about this journey, that was a lie; looking at the flight routes, they were all in the area controlled by the Japanese, and his special plane, plus six escort fighters, was probably a plate of small snacks in the mouths of the Japanese, and it was not even a big meal.

Therefore, after taking off from Chongqing, Yang Yongtai secretly prayed that as long as he could arrive in Manila smoothly and return to Chongqing safely, he would definitely prepare three gifts and go to the Leshan Giant Buddha to burn incense and repay his wishes, probably because his prayers moved the Buddha and blessed him with safety.

After getting off the plane and staying in the hotel arranged by the Americans, the first thing Yang Yongtai did was to visit Tang Qiuli, who arrived in Manila a day earlier.

On the way to meet Tang Qiuli, Yang Yongtai set the tone for himself, on the surface, only Tang Qiuli's horse head is looking forward, secretly, playing some tricks, and reaching some kind of secret agreement with the Americans, it will depend on the actual situation, Yang Yongtai knows that on the occasion of this kind of international conference, it is really unwise to openly dismantle the platform of Tang Qiuli, the vice head of the Republic of China.

It also made those Western powers see the disharmony between the high-level leaders of the Republic of China government, which was not beneficial to Chairman Chiang or Tang Qiuli, and the disgrace was thrown abroad, but this did not prevent Yang Yongtai from fighting for the interests outside the meeting for the Nationalist Government behind his back, to put it bluntly, for Chairman Chiang.

Before arriving at the hotel where Tang Qiuli was staying, Yang Yongtai heard about the incident that happened yesterday and caused a sensation in Manila, Yang Yongtai shook his head secretly, and couldn't help but smack his tongue, "This young and vigorous vice chairman is strong enough, and after making a big fuss in Manila, he forced MacArthur to kill more than 30 of his soldiers, and there is nothing to say, this person is tough enough, but he is not sophisticated enough, and he offended the Americans, what is the benefit?" ”

However, Yang Yongtai couldn't figure it out, with his understanding of Tang Qiuli, he shouldn't have made such a low-level mistake, when dealing with this young man, the old treacherous and cunning like Yang Yongtai had to be cautious and cautious, Tang Qiuli's play in Manila should be a hairy young man with strong blood, and Tang Qiuli shouldn't be? It was precisely because he couldn't figure it out that Yang Yongtai was even more afraid of Tang Qiuli.

The visit is courteous, Yang Yongtai is full of the etiquette of his subordinates, and he is very well measured, Tang Qiuli did not say anything about what he did in Manila last night, Yang Yongtai didn't say a word, pretending not to know, after a few polite words, Yang Yongtai hurriedly resigned, "Vice chairman, the humble position will not disturb your rest, farewell!" ”

Tang Qiuli got up to see him off, and said with a smile: "Secretary General Yang is really in a hurry, since General MacArthur's dinner is going to be held in a few hours, why don't Secretary General Yang stay here with me, make a pot of good tea, and discuss the relevant countermeasures at the meeting. It is also avoided that the Secretary-General will be tired, I don't know what Secretary-General Yang wants? ”

Yang Yongtai was stunned, and explained with a smile on his face, "The kindness of the vice chairman is remembered in my humble duties, but the delegation has just arrived, and there are still many things to deal with, and Yongtai is also riddled with all things, so he can only live up to the good intentions of the vice chairman!" After speaking, he bowed slightly, and hurried away.

Tang Qiuli smiled, seeing that the mountain tigers around him were inexplicable, he couldn't help but ask in a sullen voice: "Xiaoqiu, what are you inviting this guy to do together?" I felt uncomfortable when I saw him yin and yang, and he looked like an old fox, and besides, he was not a person at all. ”

Tang Qiuli shook his head and said: "Huzi, this Yang Yongtai is not simple, he came to visit me, first, it is a necessary etiquette, in order to show an attitude, on the bright side, he will not sing against us, as for behind the scenes, what do you have to do with the Americans and the British, then it is not clear, not going to the drinking party with us is to show an attitude to MacArthur, he and we are two people, clearly distinguished, neither offend us nor the Americans, Yang Yongtai is smart!" ”

The mountain tiger muttered, "Your brains are too twisted and turned, are you tired!" Tang Qiuli smiled helplessly, if necessary, he would not use his brains and tricks like this, thinking about himself, he felt tired and panicked, there was no way, the people he dealt with were all such types of people, if you don't show your fangs, they still think you are a sheep?

Turning around and shouting towards the house, "Xiaoxue, are you ready?" Mei Xue pushed open the bedroom door in response, and said angrily: "What are you shouting, it's not you who asked me to dress up, where did you get so much trouble," The two big men in the room were stunned when they saw Mei Xue come out.

To tell the truth, Mei Xue did not deliberately dress up, nor was she jeweled, wearing a lotus-colored cheongsam, setting off her slender and slender body exquisitely convex and concave, undulating, smooth and fair face, slightly powdered, long black hair, coiled into a bun with classical Chinese style, without any ornaments on her body, just standing in front of Tang Qiuli and Shanhu in front of Tang Qiuli and Shanhu.

Shanhu pulled Tang Qiuli's sleeve and asked in a low voice, "Xiaoqiu, this is the clothes you bought for Mei Xue, it's so beautiful!" Tang Qiuli tilted his head and bit his ear with the mountain tiger, "So, Huzi, do you like it?" Buy one for Ouyang Lan to take back? This was originally a joke, but who knows, Shanhu actually nodded fiercely, "Okay, let Mei Xue help choose, they are about the same size!" ”

Mei Xue saw where the two big men were chattering, and glanced at her with her eyes from time to time, stomped her feet, and shouted with a crimson face: "What are you muttering?" Tang Qiuli hurriedly said, "I'm talking to Shanhu, it's so beautiful, this is my Tang Qiuli's wife, Shanhu also said that he wants to buy one for Ouyang Lan!" ”

Mei Xue glared at Tang Qiuli happily, so that her husband could praise herself, the wife was unhappy, and said with a good-looking little mouth: "By the time you two careless men think about it, it's already too late, I not only bought one for Sister Ouyang, but also one for my sister, and put it in the suitcase!"

The streets of Manila are already brightly lit and neon-lit, and there is still a bustling flow of people, but there are no drunk, rampaged American GIs, and at the entrance of the heavily guarded Manila Hotel, the guests who came to attend the reception first handed in invitations, and then, took out the special passes issued by the US military headquarters, and walked into the hotel lobby amid the salute of the US military police.

Three very ordinary cars parked at the door of the hotel, although after several checks, the US military police at the door still meticulously performed their duties, looking down, it was a few young and fierce Chinese, surrounded by a man and a woman, the US military police responsible for checking the documents, could not help frowning.

Just now went in a group of Chinese, the attitude is much more humble, which like these Chinese, walking with no one else, they still don't know, this is the territory of the Americans, it is not the turn of the Chinese toes, this young gendarme, just about to shout, moreover, is also ready to find some trouble for them, even if it is invited guests, no exception, must let these Chinese understand, who is the owner of this land!

Just about to take a step, the back collar of the military uniform was grabbed by someone, so that the military police looked back angrily, it was their platoon commander, the second lieutenant of the US military police, just asked a simple question, and the attitude was very respectful, glanced at the documents, and was very enthusiastic to let go, and a very regular military salute.

The second lieutenant turned back, looked at the gendarme viciously, lowered his voice and said, "You are looking for death!" This is that Tang Qiuli," the US military police suddenly felt that the cold sweat on his body was coming down, "My God, it turned out to be that plague god, while talking and laughing, more than thirty brothers lost their lives, I went to trouble him, didn't I think my life was long?" Also, in Manila, who else but him, can be such a high-minded Chinese? He glanced at the platoon commander with great gratitude.

In the lobby of the hotel, the hotel is richly decorated, with a long table with a variety of alcohol, fruits and cold cuts, which is a typical Western-style cocktail party, where guests are very free, taking food at will, talking to people they know well, MacArthur, Alexander and Brooks, the chief of staff of the Australian Army, are talking in low voices.

As soon as the mountain tiger took his eyes, he saw the long table, his face immediately twitched, and the acid water in his stomach couldn't help but overflow, and he scolded in his heart: "Damn, the Yankees are eating these pigs and dogs again, and when I go back, I have to find something else to fill my belly," For the mountain tiger, participating in such a drinking party is simply a crime.

"Vice Chairman of the Chinese Civil Affairs Commission, Commander-in-Chief of the Burma Theater, Commander of the North China Independent Division, and Army Second-Class General Tang Qiuli has arrived!" The master of ceremonies sang loudly, not to mention, this foreign master of ceremonies, the etiquette to China, is quite clear, shouting crisply, and all kinds of titles are not lost.

The lively scene was deserted at that time, and when the main owner arrived, everyone's eyes were all looking at the door, all wanting to see this character who had just arrived in Manila and stirred up the storm.

(To be continued)

Digression: It is already the season at the end of September, the Eastern Mongolia region, but suddenly ushered in a heavy rain, the wind is howling, lightning and thunder, heavy rain is like a note, comparable to the midsummer, so, the cup is out, the power is out, the network is broken, Xiaojin guards a little candlelight, and waits until more than one o'clock in the morning, still there is no power supply, so I have to sleep with my head covered, fortunately, at more than two o'clock this afternoon, a qiē are restored, hurry up and code words, delay all book friends, I'm really sorry!

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