In the eyes of others, there is nothing surprising, it is just the normal military deployment of the division commander, but Tang Qiuquan, who is the commander of the fleet of the independent division, knows the weight of it, a task force has already taken out four of the five aircraft carriers in the fleet, one-half of the other types of warships, and most of the combat strength of the fleet has been transferred to the Indian Ocean.

Will this weaken the control of the independent division in the South China Sea, and even affect the deterrence of the Japanese-occupied islands in the southwest Pacific, and will it subtly affect the temporary balance of military power in the region, as the commander of the fleet, focusing on the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean, Xiaoqiu's deployment, is it a little biased, as Tang Qiuli's cousin, Qiuquan can't help but remind him.

Tang Qiuli said cautiously: "Division commander, my personal opinion, escorting the logistics supply fleet of the US and British armies, after all, is a secondary task, from the Indochina Peninsula, the South China Sea to the east coast of China, we only have one aircraft carrier and half of the fleet, whether we can deal with a sudden naval battle, the Japanese Navy's First Fleet is operating in the waters around Okinawa Island, the Ryukyu Islands and Taiwan Island in the East China Sea, we must not guard against it!" ”

"Therefore, I build a task force with the size of two aircraft carriers and about fifty warships, after all, the strategic center of gravity of the fleet is in the Pacific Ocean, not the Indian Ocean!"

Tang Qiuli understood what his thoughtful cousin meant, and was afraid that he would make a wrong decision for the sake of profits, so he said with a smile: "Brother Qiuquan, don't worry, our naval forces in the Pacific Ocean are mainly defending, and the range of activities is within the combat radius of land-based aviation, and the Japanese Navy does not dare to act rashly, not to mention." The main enemy of the Japanese army in front of them was the American and British troops on the Australian continent. ”

"When they did not completely occupy Australia and completely destroy the British and American forces in the southwest Pacific region, the Japanese absolutely did not dare and did not want to, and any war with us, the battle of Singapore, is a clear example, and the reason why I decided to provide logistical support for the British and American armies. It is to prolong this situation, so that the military and financial resources of the Japanese, Americans and British are constantly consumed on the Australian battlefield! ”

"Brother Akiizumi, the size of the task force cannot be reduced, and the Japanese Navy will mainly rely on the Second and Fourth Fleets operating in the Coral Sea. Strike and intercept the logistics supply fleet of the British and American forces, the strength of our task force. It was already weaker than the Japanese Navy, and the two fleets combined. If you downsize it again, you will suffer a big loss! ”

Tang Qiuquan saw that his cousin's determination had been decided, and that his analysis was reasonable and convincing, so he no longer insisted on his own point of view. Standing up, he said solemnly: "It's the division commander, the fleet must complete the escort mission in accordance with the deployment of the division headquarters." I will personally command the task force! ”

Tang Qiuli smiled kindly, he knew that if he didn't let Brother Qiuquan personally command the task force, he wouldn't be at ease anyway, so he didn't say anything more!

Seeing Zhang Quan on the side, he couldn't wait, Tang Qiuli said with a smile: "Uncle Quan, after we negotiate with the Americans and the British, when we deliver equipment and materials, we must pay the other party with gold and silver, no dollars and pounds, no more than minerals and oil, but the discount can be lowered, as for the reputation of leasing and loans, we will not do anything!" ”

Zhang Quan was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth, and said with a wave of his big hand: "Xiaoqiu, you can rest assured, whether it is an Oriental devil or a Western devil, under your Uncle Quan's hands, you can't take advantage of it, you don't want a ticket, you have to follow our rules, this business is easy to do, he can't play without us!" ”

In later generations, the international trade settlement system with the US dollar as the base currency established the hegemony of the US dollar, and also cultivated the domineering spirit of the Americans, who could do nothing and drive the money printing machine, and the people of the whole world obediently sent their good things over for the Americans to enjoy, and the Americans who had nothing to do began to stretch out their hands everywhere and interfere in the internal affairs of other countries.

What Tang Qiuli has to do is to hollow out the gold reserves of the United States and Britain, even if it cannot affect the dollar to become the world currency in the end, it is necessary to reduce the influence of the dollar to a minimum.

Tang Qiuli said to Tang Qiusheng again: "Brother Qiusheng, after negotiating with the US and British envoys, I will go to all the military and civil affairs of the Northeast, Indochina Peninsula and West Indies. ”

Tang Qiusheng smiled warmly and said, "You can go with confidence, it's not the first time I've been a shopkeeper, I'm used to it!" ”

Tang Qiuli smiled embarrassedly, clapped his hands and said: "It's rare for everyone to get together, especially Director Wang Xu, it's the first time to come to Singapore, today I paid for a treat, everyone had a good drink, and then, lined up to meet the enemy, and fought against the American and British envoys!" ”

Everyone burst into laughter, and in the office, there was a burst of happy air, Tang Qiuli quietly pulled the mountain tiger who had stepped down as the head of the special operations detachment and returned to the division headquarters guard brigade, and whispered: "Huzi, you go to Mei Xue and ask her to bring more money and participate together, I don't have a big boy on me, what kind of treat!" ”

Shanhu looked at Tang Qiuli with very contemptuous eyes, and said: "Hmph, you are an official, but it's good, you can't take out a penny on your body, and you are still shouting for a treat, who will believe it?" ”

Tang Qiuli's old face flushed, and he whispered: "Isn't it that I don't have the habit of carrying money with me, the monthly allowance is all collected by Mei Xue, go quickly, don't let others know!" ”

Zhang Quan, who was walking out, saw two people muttering there, and asked puzzledly: "Xiaoqiu, Huzi, what are you two muttering?" Isn't that a bad idea? ”

The mountain tiger had a big mouth, and was just about to shake out Tang Qiuli's troubles, Tang Qiuli was quick to move, covered his big mouth, and hurriedly said: "It's nothing to do, Uncle Quan, I'm discussing with Huzi, which restaurant to go to!" ”

After speaking, on the thick waist of the mountain tiger, he pinched it fiercely and threatened: "Don't go quickly!" Shanhu grinned and hurriedly went to find Mei Xue.

On the morning of 28 August, US envoy Tollman and British envoy Sicordias landed at the Singapore airport on a special plane, stepped out of the cabin, and looked at the deserted airport, without the slightest warm welcome, still less a series of senior officers and military generals, lined up at the airport to greet them, only a sedan and two military jeeps with a few soldiers in their seats parked at the end of the runway.

Although it had been expected that Tang Qiuli would not be able to take himself seriously like those officials of the Chongqing National Government, the cold scene still made the two of them stunned at the same time, and a feeling of discomfort spontaneously arose in their hearts.

You must know that at this time, the identities of Taoman and Sicordias are not the same, they are not ordinary diplomats, but special envoys on behalf of the United States and the British Empire, in other words, it is equivalent to President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill coming in person.

However, this Vice Chairman Tang ignored this at all, and a major officer hurriedly stepped forward, first saluted the military, and said: "Special Envoy Taoerman, Envoy Sicordiaste, I am Wang Fulin, the squadron leader of the division guard brigade, on the order of our division commander, come to greet the two, please get in the car, our division commander is waiting for the two of you in the office!" ”

Taorman and Sicordias glanced at each other, and both saw the helplessness in each other's eyes, I am afraid that the difficulty of this negotiation will be beyond imagination, to meet the two envoys of the Western powers, only a small major came, Tang Qiuli This is a clear carriage and horse, tell the two of them, don't take yourself too seriously, in Chinese, it is called "Get off the horse!" ”

When they arrived at Tang Qiuli's office, Zhang Quan, Tang Qiuquan, Tang Qiusheng, Wang Xu, and Zhao Yuhe were all there, and the two of them were no strangers to Tang Qiuli, and they had met several times on the official occasions of the Chongqing National Government.

British envoy Sicordias stepped forward first, and said elegantly: "Allow me, on behalf of Prime Minister Churchill and 100,000 British and Australian soldiers, to thank Vice Chairman Tang, for your generosity and selflessness in the most difficult and dangerous moment of the British Imperial Army, and the heroic deeds of you and your subordinates will always be remembered in the hearts of the British people. Under the frantic attack of the Japanese army, a good start of military cooperation! ”

Sicordias is worthy of being a diplomat, good at playing tricks, this remark, said it wildly, and brought a tall hat to Tang Qiuli, in fact, there is no nutritious content at all, so that you can't find fault with it, both flattering and unobtrusively patted the fart, and put Prime Minister Churchill in front everywhere, anyone has to praise "What a master!" ”

Tang Qiuli sneered in his heart, "Others don't understand Churchill, and they don't understand the outright racist and stubborn anti-communist who looks down on Chinese from the bottom of his bones, and Churchill, who mentions the Chinese and must call him a yellow-skinned monkey, whether in later life or now, he himself has no good feelings for this Prime Minister of the British Empire, can Churchill say such things?" ”

"It's about the same as the probability of a rooster laying eggs, otherwise, after the escort is over, even if it is superficial, Churchill, as the British Prime Minister, should also send a telegram of thanks to the Nationalist Government, if you want to say that Churchill dreams of killing himself, that's true!"

Thinking of this, Tang Qiuli smiled faintly and said: "Chinese have always paid attention to impatience and justice, and small things, dare not get such a reputation from His Excellency the Prime Minister, and Tang cannot afford it!" ”

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