This time, it was more than four hours, and the two of Taormann and Sicordias were left there, waiting for the fire and burning inside, the original fragrant Chinese tea has been drunk as light as white water, and the sun outside the window is gradually strong, and it is noon.

According to domestic instructions, the two should rush directly to Singapore to meet Tang Qiuli, there is no need to go through the procedures of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the National Government, the matter is urgent, and it is simple to do so, not to mention that President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill may not take the Nationalist Government in their eyes.

But these two people, who have been in China for many years, are well versed in the Chinese officialdom, you look down on people, you can put it in your stomach, if you put it on the surface, it is a knot that cannot be solved, from Chongqing to Singapore, the road is not close, and if the department is looking for a little trouble behind the scenes, it will delay the trip, and in case of the vice chairman Tang who is not good at talking, come to a sentence "Please follow the normal international procedures!" "The two of them were not allowed to run back again.

President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill could not take the Nationalist Government seriously, but Tollman and Sicordias could not, and they had to mix in China, and the people they dealt with were also officials of the Nationalist Government, so they could only suppress their inner anxiety and comfort themselves that the efficiency of the various departments of the Nationalist Government was so slow.

Just when the two of them were waiting for a cigarette and almost lost patience and walked away, the official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs came back, and when he saw the two ambassadors with blank faces, he quickly apologized first, "Two ambassadors, I'm sorry, our minister is temporarily attending an important meeting of the government. I have just come back, but please rest assured that we have already sent a special letter to Vice Chairman Tang about going to Singapore to meet Vice Chairman Tang, and you two are ready to go! ”

Tollman and Sicordias finally breathed a sigh of relief and stepped out of the Foreign Ministry building. I found that it was already noon, and the two looked at each other and smiled bitterly, and they had to spend a morning here! The efficiency of the Chinese. It's not usually slow.

The two ambassadors who whined, they knew there. The practice of your own routine. However, within the high-level of the national government, there was a great shock.

After listening to the report of his subordinates, the foreign minister did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly made a phone call to the residence of Chairman Huangshan, and after the attendant relayed the foreign minister's words to Chairman Chiang, Chairman Chiang's face turned on his face. It seems cloudy and uncertain.

In the past few years after the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, except for the beginning of the period, Chairman Chiang worked hard for the future and destiny of the country and the nation. In the remaining years, life is relatively comfortable, the troops of the Central Army are all recuperating in Sichuan and Chongqing in the southwest, and they are the first people in the Republic of China, and in the world, they represent the image of the Republic of China.

In addition, the ambitious and unruly Tang Qiuli did not make trouble in front of him, and was bent on running his overseas forces, and the Japanese were all driven out of the country.

The so-called Jing Ji thinks about moving, Chairman Jiang is not a person who is willing to be lonely, he set his eyes on his own small world, only to find that Tang Qiuli's influence in the international arena has far exceeded his own, it can be said that everyone in the world knows Tang Qiuli, but I don't know that I will be someone!

This feeling made Chairman Chiang, who has always held power alone, very unhappy, but there is no way, he can't also pull the Central Army out, like Tang Qiuli, expand his influence overseas, not to mention whether the Central Army can have that ability, choosing that opponent is an extremely headache.

The cross-sea expedition to help the Americans fight the Japanese, morality and the Allied treaty, it is reasonable, but what Chairman Chiang is most worried about is to fight hard for his hard-earned family foundation, after the three Songhu battles, the elite troops of the Central Army have been completely lost, and they have been immersed in Sichuan for many years.

However, the orthodox Nationalist Government has not appeared on the international stage for a long time, and there is a possibility of being marginalized, and only Tang Qiuli has the ability and strength to replace himself, and Chairman Chiang is most worried that Tang Qiuli has received the support and commitment of the European and American powers, and the two sides have reached an agreement and seized his own throne.

This is also the usual method used by the European and American powers, thinking that at the beginning, he ascended to the throne of the first person in the Republic of China, and he did not get the strong support of the European and American powers, otherwise, how could he defeat several strong opponents in the Kuomintang, overcome obstacles all the way, and reach the peak of individual rights!

He was marginalized and lost his role, and it is not a new thing for the European and American powers to find new agents, in the eyes of those foreigners, there are only interests, of course, with Tang Qiuli's current strength, he already has the ability to win the highest power throne of the Republic of China, so in the eyes of the European and American powers, Tang Qiuli is undoubtedly the best candidate, and this question has become a thorn in Chairman Jiang's heart, which makes him sleepless.

Coincidentally, the fact that the special envoys of the United States and Britain were going to Singapore to meet Tang Qiuli touched the most sensitive nerve in Chairman Chiang's heart, and after thinking for a while, he said to the attendant: "Sue the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, without my permission, the Americans and the British cannot be allowed to meet Tang Qiuli!" ”

After speaking, he entered the office without looking back, and several other attendants, in accordance with Chairman Chiang's instructions, began to call the senior members and inform them that they should immediately go to the official residence of the chairman of the committee to attend an emergency meeting.

Of course, the members who can participate in this level of meeting are definitely the confidants of Chairman Chiang, and Chairman Chiang is not polite, he relayed the words conveyed by the foreign minister, and then asked: "You analyze it, the Americans and the British, what are they in a hurry to see Tang Qiuli?" ”

This is a question that is difficult to answer for sure, there are all kinds of possibilities, but they are all speculation, and they can't come up with reasonable reasons, and the members racked their brains, frowned, and thought hard, and everyone felt that their judgment lacked sufficient basis, and none of them had the kind of worry in Chairman Jiang's heart, not because they were not experienced and intellectually enough, but because they did not reach that position, they naturally would not have a higher level of worry.

Even Chairman Chiang's chief think tank, Yang Yongtai, and the second think tank, Zhang Qun, could not come up with a defensible statement, and as for those soldiers, such as Chen Cheng, Wei Lihuang, Xue Yue, and others, they were even more confused, and seeing Chairman Chiang's face becoming more and more gloomy, it was a sign before the storm, and if Chairman Chiang was furious, the officers present would not be able to retreat with their whole bodies.

Being scolded so that one Buddha was born, and two Buddhas ascended to heaven, it was light, and the unbearable silence in the conference room continued, the more at this time, the more the adults did not dare to speak lightly, if the thing that wanted to show loyalty and say it was not bullshit, less than three sentences, it was refuted to the point of incompleteness, wouldn't it be unlucky, shame and small things, if it became the old man's punching bag, for everyone to prevent disasters, then the gain outweighed the loss!

Chairman Jiang's face was already quite ugly, the blood vessels on his temples began to "jump", and there was a burst of annoyance and sadness in his heart.

I was just about to be furious, but suddenly I saw Dai Li, director of the Military Command Bureau, with a posture of wanting to speak and stopping, Chairman Jiang still knows quite well about his proud protégé, and he is a person who does not like to be in the limelight, and it is rare for him to have such a move on such an occasion!

Chairman Jiang exhaled slowly, temporarily suppressed the anger in his heart, and said kindly: "Yu Nong, I see that you seem to have something to say, you might as well say it for everyone's reference!" ”

As soon as Chairman Jiang said this, the adults all looked at Dai Li in surprise, this feared big spy leader, on such an occasion, he never spoke, even if he had to speak, it was only a few words, what happened today, it was so popular, the sun came out of the west?

It's still hidden, and when it's critical, come to a "dog lifts the curtain and shows a small hand!" "Let's see what he says, the limelight can't be taken over by Dai Yunong, so the eyes of the adults looking at Dai Li are extremely complicated.

To tell the truth, on such an occasion, Dai Li is absolutely unwilling to be in the limelight, there is no need, he is not a lip servicer, if it is feasible, it will only cause the jealousy of other members and steal their limelight, if it does not work, it will only increase the humiliation, these colleagues of his own, the icing on the cake is a veteran, and he is also proficient in falling into the well, but he did not expect that Chairman Jiang was as wise as a torch, and let himself speak by name, which could not be shirked!

Dai Li stood up, turned a blind eye to the complicated eyes around him, and said calmly: "Principal, the students think that this time the British and American ambassadors went to Singapore to meet Vice Chairman Tang, probably for one thing, the issue of more than 200,000 American and Philippine troops on Luzon Island getting out and retreating to Australia!" ”

As soon as Dai Li's words fell, there was a sudden sound of head-to-ear discussion in the conference room, of course, most of the senior members were skeptical, why are you Dai Li, so sure, the British and American ambassadors went to see Tang Qiuli, there were no other factors, and besides, the Americans and the Japanese fought for several months in the Southwest Pacific Theater, and there were fewer big and small battles?

At the beginning, when the Japanese army was cutting melons and vegetables on several islands to eliminate the Americans, the Americans did not turn to Tang Qiuli for help, why did you think that the Americans would sacrifice their cheeks to beg Tang Qiuli for the more than 200,000 American and Philippine troops on Luzon?

As for the retreat to Australia, it is even more nonsense, the Japanese have beaten Australia into flames and are like a bamboo, is it possible that the Americans will not be able to send them to death?

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