The result of the two days and two nights of fighting in the air and on the sea between China and Japan, and the disastrous defeat of the Japanese, made General MacArthur, the commander-in-chief of the US region in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific, even more distressed than Prince Jaehion, chief of the general staff of the Japanese army's base camp.

MacArthur had to face the pressure of both Tang Qiuli and the Japanese, he was not stupid, Tang Qiuli would not forget what he had done in secret, obstructing the ** division fleet from passing through the Strait of Malacca and providing intelligence to the Japanese, the personality of that Chinese, when he was in Manila, he already had a deep understanding.

The Japanese were beaten by Tang Qiuli and bloodied, they will definitely blame themselves, they did not fulfill their obligations in accordance with the requirements of the Japan-US secret military mutual assistance treaty, and did not deal with the fleet of the ** division, if the Japanese won the battle, this qiē is easy to say, and the Japanese have no reason to vent their anger, and it is too late to celebrate?

But now, the Japanese have suffered a defeat, they will definitely be annoyed and angry, for that emperor Xià and their people, MacArthur is afraid from the heart, but if the Japanese defeat Tang Qiuli, and it is not in line with their original intention of using the hands of the Chinese to get rid of the most threatening Japanese, it is best to lose both, but there is no such good thing!

MacArthur was about to go crazy because he didn't know that Jae-in had already made the Americans the most untrustworthy people and included them in the target of fanning the flames in front of the emperor's brother, otherwise, this American four-star general would probably have the intention of committing suicide, and no one could stand such a stimulus, so he lifted a stone and hit his own feet, not only his feet, but also his head.

Stilwell looked at MacArthur with a bitter face, shook his head sympathetically, and said slowly: "Your Excellency, I personally believe that the most urgent problem that needs to be solved at present is that we must choose one between Tang Qiuli and the Japanese as a reliable ally, otherwise." Our presence in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific will be suppressed by both sides. ”

MacArthur is also worried about this, he has always been good at dancing with long sleeves. Between Tang Qiuli and the Japanese, the two ends sell well, the two ends do not suffer, and the things are done slippery and do not leave their hands, and when it is time to dig out their hearts, they find that nothing is solid. If you can gain the trust of the other party and take the initiative to show goodwill, will it be considered another conspiracy?

Stilwell saw MacArthur's concerns, and for a while he was helpless, he didn't know how to describe his top boss, and he did things in a bad way, so he said bluntly: "Commander, I personally think." We should choose the Chinese Tang Qiuli as our ally, first, there is an alliance ** mutual assistance treaty. Second, in my personal opinion, Tang Qiuli is much easier to deal with than the Japanese! ”

There is another reason, Stilwell did not say, if once he formed an alliance with the Japanese, Tang Qiuli, who was holding the power of victory, would never be polite to the Americans, and even more ruthless than fighting the Japanese. He is not a fool, in the case of an alliance between two opponents, it will inevitably be a break, and the Japanese are newly defeated, hiding aside to bandage their wounds and regain their vitality, and the Americans are hit by Tang Qiuli. The Japanese would never and did not have the ability to lend a hand.

Tang Qiuli is strong, but there is eventually the possibility and channel of dialogue, in the words of the Chinese, it is "the lesser of two evils," MacArthur very much agreed with Stilwell's construction, in fact, this is also no way, he looked forward to Ai Ai for a while, and said to Stilwell: "Chief of Staff, about mending relations with Tang Qiuli, you still need to come forward, after all, you have dealt with many times, and there is a basis for conversation." ”

Stilwell was speechless and sweating, the reason why he repeatedly emphasized his personal opinion was that he was afraid that this hot potato would be thrown into his hands, but he still didn't hide from it, it's really *** evil, you MacArthur is a mess, and you did all those bad things, but let me clean it up for you, is there any heavenly reason?

What did you say when you saw Tang Qiuli? To explain, is this Chinese so easy to fool and dismiss? Resting on himself, he has to punish MacArthur for all the bad things he did, so that you can remember it for a long time, Stilwell has the heart to excuse himself, not to take this bad errand, but to see MacArthur's face, smoking like a rag, looking at himself with anticipation, his heart softened, and he nodded and agreed.

However, he had to ask for a bottom line, "Your Excellency Commander, where is the bottom line in our negotiations with Tang Qiuli?" MacArthur pondered for a moment and replied very simply: "As long as we can mend the relationship with Tang Qiuli, when we are attacked by the Japanese, he can send troops to help, you can control the bottom line by yourself, and the headquarters will not interfere." ”

Stilwell understood that MacArthur was betting on himself, mastering the bottom line, that is, having no bottom line, kowtowing to admit his mistakes, accompanying his smiling face to call his grandfather to beg for mercy, enduring the cold words of the Chinese, mocking and laughing, as long as he could coax Tang Qiu away from him, when the Japanese called, reach out to help, whatever you Stilwell tossed.

Thinking of this, Stilwell was troubled, as disgusting as eating flies, MacArthur is really not a thing, his own old face is worth money, he wants face, and he can't put down the smelly shelf, so he will open his face and stick the cold ass of the Chinese, how can he talk about such a top boss on the stall, what is this called?

Tang Qiuli looked at the telegram sent by the fleet, with a gloomy look on his face, he had already expected that the time difference between the Japanese commander's exploitation of the loophole would cause losses to the fleet, but he did not expect that the loss of the fleet would be so large, only six warships were slightly damaged, it had nothing to do with the overall situation, but an air battle still surprised him very much when he lost a carrier-based aircraft flight group.

Moreover, the pilot lost as many as fifty-eight people, which made Tang Qiuquan tremble in pain, he understood Brother Qiuquan's feelings now, the ** division fleet set off from the Zhanjiang base, and did not fight with the Japanese fleet once, and the carrier-based aircraft lost more than half, that was Brother Qiuquan's hard work for more than three years, at this moment, Brother Qiuquan's mood, Tang Qiuli sighed, he didn't know how to comfort Tang Qiuquan.

The loss of the fleet diluted his heart and the joy of capturing the Third Fleet of the Japanese Navy, "The vitality of the fleet's carrier-based aircraft is greatly damaged," Tang Qiuli said to Tang Qiusheng, Tang Qiusheng also had a solemn face, however, he did not speak, knowing that his younger brother and the following.

"Brother Qiusheng, I am going to mobilize pilots from Liu Cuigang's Northern Flying Group into a formation, concentrate on training at the Qingdao Naval Base, and replenish the fleet as much as possible, we still have three newly captured aircraft carriers, and we also need carrier-based aircraft pilots, fortunately, now in the northern region, the Kwantung Army Air Force is being pressed and beaten by Liu Cuigang, and the pressure in the north is not great, otherwise, it will be really difficult now."

Tang Qiusheng nodded and said: "The air combat tasks undertaken by the Le Yiqin aircraft group are heavy, and it is not suitable to transfer pilots, at present, there is no major war in the northern region, Deputy Division Commander Liu is on the ground, crushing the Kwantung Army to death, in the sky, Liu Cuigang also has the upper hand, I took a look at the battle report, the fighters of the Northern Flying Group can penetrate deep into the airspace around Fengtian. ”

"And the fighters of the Kwantung Army, even the Liaozhong line did not dare to cross, this also benefited from the main energy of the Kwantung Army, in the front line of the Outer Xing'an Mountains, was held back by the Soviets and could not get out, however, from Le Yiqin and Liu Cuigang to transfer pilots, it is not a long-term solution, I think so, I ordered the aviation department of the Dingbian Military Academy, this year's trainees, are trained in the direction of carrier-based aircraft pilots, and the Guangzhou branch is also trained in this direction, and the problem can be solved."

Tang Qiuli nodded again and again, and said in a crepe manner: "Brother Qiusheng, to be honest, this plan is very good, when it is so, Xinlan, record the order," but seeing Liu Xinlan, she hesitated a little, and said puzzledly: "Xinlan, is there something wrong?" ”

Liu Xinlan took a telegram and said, "Division Commander, this is a private telegram from Commander Tang of the fleet, which I received two hours ago, and I am afraid of interfering with your command, so I will temporarily suppress it," Liu Xinlan finished speaking, lowered her head, and did not dare to look at him, Tang Qiuli's heart tightened, and he secretly doubted, "Why did Brother Qiuquan use a private telegram?" What could interfere with my command, could it be that something unexpected happened? ”

received the telegram, the message was not long, "Xiaoqiu, during the air battle, Yun Fei led the first regiment of carrier-based aircraft to meet the Japanese Seventh Air Force, over the sea off Bangkok, the plane was shot down, after Yun Fei parachuted, his whereabouts are unknown, after the commander of the Southeast Mobile Corps Ma Chaoyang sent a ship to search, there is no whereabouts so far, it is estimated that the possibility of survival is not very large, you should be mentally prepared, Qiuquan." ”

Tang Qiuli was strung with Venus in front of him, his ears were "buzzing", his chest was like a boulder, he couldn't breathe, the relationship between him and Yun Fei, aside from the blood relationship, there were other feelings in it.

This matter, how can he bear it, his body shook a few times, his face turned pale, Liu Xinlan saw this, and hurriedly came over to help, she heard Tang Qiuli say that the relationship between Tang Qiuli and Tang Yunfei was so, so she left this telegram until after the battle, but she didn't expect Tang Qiuli to react so much.

Tang Qiusheng took the telegram, his face was gloomy, his heart suddenly ached, if he talked about his love for Yun Fei, it was no less than Tang Qiuli, among the third generation of the Tang family, Yun Fei's appearance was the best, could it be all messed up, maybe, Yun Fei still has the possibility of survival?

Tang Qiu left the control, slowly pushed away Liu Xinlan's support, and gritted his teeth and roared: "If Yunfei really has an accident, I will use the 200,000 Japanese soldiers in Yangon City to accompany the funeral!" ”

After speaking, he said to Liu Xinlan: "Xinlan, order Le Yiqin, after landing in Myitkyina, immediately rush to the Yangdong Front Headquarters, I will arrange it in person, the mission of air raid on Okinawa Island, the Japanese Seventh Air Force, there is no need to save zài." ”

Murderous, murderous, Liu Xinlan, who was closest to Tang Qiuli, couldn't help but shudder, it can be seen that Tang Qiuli's bitter hatred in his heart at this moment can no longer be suppressed-