Chapter 1514: The Prisoner of War Question (II)
Tang Qiuli said these words with a harmless face, took a sip of tea gently, and half-closed his eyes as if nothing happened, waiting for the British's reply.
How many Britons, including Foreign Secretary Charlie, who has always advocated the use of diplomacy to settle international affairs? Brown, all eyes breathing fire, can't wait to strangle this Chinese on the spot.
The mineral resources of the Indian colonies provided rich economic support for the British Empire every year, and they were able to support themselves to this day under the heavy pressure of the Germans.
Now, this Chinese gently took out a few pages and appropriated the benefits of almost all major resources in India, which was fatal to the British Empire, which had already lost too much blood, and I dare not imagine, what would be the consequences?
Of course, you can refuse, Tang Qiuli's words are high-sounding, just an expedient measure, but with the previous threat, the consequences of refusal are not only the loss of these mineral resources, but also the hearts and morale of the people in the country.
Charlie? Brown swallowed hard, his throat seemed to burn again, he was the only one of the four negotiators who still had some sober thinking, but it was difficult to maintain the so-called demeanor, and he was about to collapse.
"General Tang, this is a major matter related to the life and death of our country, a few of us, we can't call the shots, we must ask our government, and I hope you can give us some time, and wait until our government has a clear attitude, before we can officially reply to you!"
Tang Qiuli said magnanimously: "Of course you can, after all, the things involved are very important, so tomorrow, that is, the morning of May 28, will still be this time." I await your reply, and I would like to ask a few people to send a few words to Prime Minister Churchill, don't be embarrassed, don't be reluctant. If Your Excellency the Prime Minister can have a better solution, Tang is willing to listen to it, are we allies after all! ”
A few Britons, right now, the thing they are most afraid of is the words that Tang Qiuli said from his mouth, and he still fucked the allies. Don't the Chinese like to stick a knife in the ribs for their friends? You, a devil-like Chinese, are good, you are inserting a knife, but you are inserting a knife into the body of the British Empire, and several Britons do not even have the mood and strength to express their angry eyes, they don't even say hello, and turn away.
The British didn't see Tang Qiuli, who saw them leave. Squinting his eyes, the old fox smiled, in a smile. Unspeakable contempt and pride.
Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe shook his head vigorously, the scene that happened just now was like a dream, the division commander suddenly took out the text, he didn't know the specific content, and shot repeatedly, first dismembering the Indian continent, and then plundering the mineral resources in the area controlled by the British. Zhao Yuhe was sad for the British.
He steadied his shocked feelings, looked at Tang Qiuli, who looked very proud, and said, "Commander, I don't even know your hand. After all, this involves the economic lifeblood of the British, can they agree? ”
Tang Qiuli stretched his body and said relaxedly: "Yuhe, it's still the same sentence, the form is stronger than people, the British in the South Asian subcontinent have completely lost the ability to argue with us, if you don't take the opportunity to slash a few times, wouldn't it be a waste of opportunity!" ”
"The British will agree, Churchill is not a fool, he should know very well, if I make a fuss about British prisoners of war, what will it mean for Britain itself, which is now in a difficult and precarious situation? The will and morale of the people, and this is exactly what Churchill needs most in order to resist the Germans, and he is not afraid that he will not agree. ”
"Yuhe, the British have not yet reached the point of exhaustion, the wealth plundered by overseas colonies is an important reason to support Britain, rather than raising the soup to stop the boiling, it is like drawing wages from the bottom of the kettle, the Indochina Peninsula is under our control, and now, half of the Indian continent has fallen into our hands, and most of the other half of the natural resources must be obtained." …,
"If the overseas gains of the British are cut off, how long can they be supported by blood transfusions from the Americans, and moreover, for the sake of their own interests on the European continent, the Americans will not let the Germans dominate Europe, and in the case that Britain loses other economic resources, it will inevitably increase the intensity of aid, and in this respect, the British battlefield is a bottomless pit of dissatisfaction, and it will also drag down the Americans."
"We have received practical benefits, the British are dying, the Americans are desperately paying, they can't take into account Southeast Asia and the South Pacific, the war in Europe, within a year or two, it can't be over, wouldn't it be better to kill three birds with one stone?"
Zhao Yuhe was only amazed, just a simple prisoner of war problem, in the mind of the division commander, he could make so many means, in addition to admiration, there was also deep awe, he found that he couldn't keep up with the division commander's thinking.
On the afternoon of 27 May, in London, England, the air defense alarm had just been lifted, and the streets of London were still in shambles, and in the underground office of Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Churchill looked at the telegram from India with a blank face.
Several secretaries and assistants, as well as several senior officers of the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff, did not dare to come out, and quietly looked at the increasingly emaciated Prime Minister, although they did not know what the content of the telegram sent by the secretary just now, but the pain on the Prime Minister's face that flashed was still captured by these people.
Chinese Tang Qiuli, a series of heavy punches on the South Asian subcontinent, has made Churchill not feel pain, he is a seasoned politician, at a glance to see the key node, popular will and morale, is an important reason why Britain can support today, if you refuse Tang Qiuli's shameless demand, what the consequences, Churchill is not clear to everyone.
Hundreds of thousands of prisoners of war, among them, there are several heavyweight generals, if Tang Qiuli deliberately makes a fuss, this matter will not make a big fuss, the outstanding sons of the British Empire, who fought bloodily for the interests of the empire overseas and were unfortunately captured, the government refuses to let them return to the motherland if they are able, and the people at home, in addition to chilling, himself, the prime minister, will also become a thousand people!
The people's hearts will also fall apart because of this, and the day when the British Empire will collapse is not far off, Churchill cannot afford the consequences of the country's ruin, as Tang Qiuli expected, Churchill did not even have the courage to refuse.
He had to agree, Tang Qiuli's naked blackmail, and he didn't dare to announce Tang Qiuli's actions in front of the world, in that case, only the British would lose face, and the psychological blow to the people would be extremely severe.
Knocking out his teeth and swallowing blood in his stomach should be a true portrayal of Churchill's inner feelings at this time, and he even thought, "That devil-like Chinese is more hateful than the madman German Hitler who fought at his own doorstep, and the Germans who fought with open fire, the Chinese Tang Qiuli was taking advantage of the danger of others." ”
Churchill hatefully wrote the following lines on his reply to the negotiating delegation, "Grant all the demands of the despicable and shameless Chinese, end the war on the Indian continent as soon as possible, receive prisoners of war, immediately regroup, half of the British soldiers, drive back home, the rest, leave India, form a new combat force, and escort Alexander back to London, commander of the Indian army, with Adams as the commander." ”
The British in the South Asian subcontinent, the war with the Chinese Tang Qiuli, completely failed, defeated very badly, lost the Indochina Peninsula, lost half of the Indian mainland, and ceded natural resources, and this qiē must be explained to the people at home.
Alexander will inevitably become a scapegoat, and only this tragic figure will have enough weight, and his head is a tool for Churchill to calm domestic public opinion. …,
When Alexander first lost Indochina and then defeated northern Burma, his end was already doomed, and Churchill hated Alexander to the core, believing that it was this stupid and incompetent commander who had lost all the capital of the British Empire in Asia.
It's just that Churchill never thought that this qiē was caused by him, if it were not for his insistence on going his own way, ordering Alexander to command hundreds of thousands of troops and attack northern Burma, there would be no ending today, Churchill's impression of the Chinese is still stuck a hundred years ago, suffering losses, and not repenting, this is the characteristic of his stubborn character.
With the authorization of His Excellency the Prime Minister, the British negotiating delegation arrived in Aligarh on time the next day, and on the morning of May 28, in the negotiation room that made the British want to cry without tears, the Foreign Secretary, Charlie? On behalf of the British government, Brown signed a series of documents, and the "Sino-British Aligarh Treaty" officially entered into force, and the specific implementation of the treaty was resolved by a special group on both sides.
Of course, Tang Qiuli did not break his promise, and moreover, he was still very generous, and just after the signing was over, he brought good news to the British who were dejected and looked indifferent.
Tang Qiuli put down the pen and said to Charlie? Brown said, "Charlie? Mr. Brown, I have the news for you, just now, my men have released more than 10,000 soldiers of your country who were captured in the battle of Sri Lanka Island. ”
Charlie? Brown wanted to habitually say thank you, but these two words were stuck in his throat, how could he not say it, thank you? Thanks to this devilish Chinese, is it to be generous or to keep its promises, or is it to show what the Chinese call a certain virtue?
Tang Qiuli's magnanimity is like a ray of sunlight that suddenly appears in the hazy sky, but it is too weak to make Charlie? Brown and the Chief of the General Staff, General Brandt, the Secretary General of the Prime Minister's Office, George? Fernand, the governor of Pajvasaari, felt the slightest warmth.
Moreover, the price of this ray of sunshine is so great that the British Empire cannot bear it, and it breaks their hearts when they handle it.
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