There is one thing that Guo Kui and they don't know, Wavell has made such a big pomp to welcome them, on the one hand, of course, because he himself has this will, but the most important thing is because London has this kind of request.

Churchill and Aiden, who had initially agreed to pay such a large price in exchange for the help of the Cadet Corps in rescuing the British captured in the First World War of Singapore, were actually forced to be deceived by the telegram sent by Wavell on the basis of Clarley's intentions. At that time, the news of the rescue of Singaporean prisoners of war was actually only circulated in a small circle, and there were no reporters at all.

There was little hope for the rescue, but it succeeded. Not only did it work, but it was perfect. Of the more than 34,800 officers and men, only 600 were killed and 1,200 wounded, and all were rescued.

"Chinese, no, prepare to say that it is the Cadet Army, are they gods? If the Japanese army was really so vulnerable, they would have expelled the Japanese from China a long time ago, right? Or is it that our army in Great Britain is all straw bales? Churchill bit his cigar and said, shaking his head vigorously before he finished speaking, and added: "Ridiculous! You send a telegram to ask and tell Wavell that we can accept casualties within 10,000 people, and we can't lie about it! ”

Aiden obeyed his orders and immediately sent a telegram for questioning. Wavell quickly replied, in which he reiterated the truth of the matter, saying that he had also asked Phillips for confirmation of the matter, and that this is how Phillips replied to himself. In view of the understanding of Commander Phillips as a person, he believes that this is absolutely true.

This time, Churchill and Aiden's expressions are wonderful.

While Churchill was still there snorting his cigar, Aiden exclaimed, "What could be more encouraging news, O glorious victory?" Phillips was just amazing! Prime Minister, this matter requires a lot of publicity, which is no less than the annihilation of the same number of German troops! ”

Churchill was already convinced that the news was true, but he looked at it from a different angle, saying: "It's certain that this thing will be publicized, but Aiden, don't you think of anything else?" ”

Aiden was stunned for a moment, and then replied solemnly: "I really didn't expect that a mere Chinese warlord would have such combat power, Prime Minister, your decision is correct, under the current situation, it is necessary to make peace with China." ”

Churchill took another heavy puff on his cigar, and then said quickly: "Call Wavell and let him greet the Chinese who have helped us with the highest courtesy." Tell him to give a detailed report on the war, and I would like to know how the Chinese did it. Aren't they going to procure weapons for the Cadet Army? Let him do it freely, as long as he can hold the empire's colonies in the Far East, no matter how big the sacrifice is, it will be worth it. ”

While the British were rejoicing at the regain of the freedom of the captured officers and men in Singapore, the Japanese War Department in Tokyo received a report from the Headquarters of the Western Expeditionary Fleet, and a debate on Koizumi began.

Hideki Tojo was the first to go crazy, and the old devil said with a pale face as if he had died of his mother, "This is the shame of the Japanese Empire", and then he said in a loud voice that Yamamoto had a major problem in the appointment of the acting commander-in-chief of the Western Expeditionary Fleet, and Koizumi was indeed a genius in military scientific research, but he was by no means an outstanding strategist; It is believed that the restructuring of the Western Expeditionary Fleet is urgent, and the Navy should transfer command to the Army, and let the Army be in charge of the Burma Raid - "Isn't the purpose of our Western Expedition to open up a western front against China?" But the real situation now is that we have not only lost our only ally in Southeast Asia, but we are also constrained everywhere and forced to confront the British army in the area of Mawlamyine - Gentlemen, I want to reiterate that the greatest threat to the empire at present still comes from land, and our biggest enemy is still China, so I think that the most important thing for us at present is not to expand the long-range strike power of the navy, but to concentrate on the rapid and decisive occupation of Burma to ensure the smooth opening of the western front against China and completely defeat China in the shortest possible time! ”

Yamamoto happened to be on a business trip to Tokyo, so it happened to be a meeting, and as soon as Tojo finished speaking, he stood up and confronted: "Minister of War, Shina is our worst enemy, I don't deny that. Let me ask you, if the western front against China is successfully opened, are you sure that you will completely conquer China in half a year? ”

Tojo laughed wildly: "Why do you need half a year? Three months is enough. With the second largest combat power in the world of our Imperial Army-"

Before he finished speaking, he was ruthlessly interrupted by Yamamoto, who sneered and asked, "Three months?" Is it in the case of the exclusion of the cadet army? ”

The Japanese army has planned two encirclement and suppression operations against the Cadet Army, using more troops each time, but the result is a miserable defeat each time, and as the Cadet Army has gained a firm foothold in Taiwan, and in the northwest and the Japanese army has seized the territory of Inner Mongolia, the Cadet Army has simply become the nemesis of the Imperial Army.

Compared to the navy, the army suffered much more losses from the cadet army, and after Yamamoto said this, Tojo was like a stinky duck egg stuffed in his mouth, panting with his mouth wide open but unable to spit out a word.

Blocking Tojo's mouth, Yamamoto snorted coldly, looked around at everyone and said, "If the branch is the biggest enemy of the empire, then the school army is the Optimus Prime of the branch." Gentlemen, in fact, we all know that if you want to completely conquer China, you must defeat the Xuebing Army. But the problem now is that if the empire really concentrates all its efforts on encircling and suppressing the student army, we may face a lack of succession. So, instead of conquering China with inadequate preparation and absolute certainty, let's be realistic and consider the issues that are closely related to the long-term development of the empire. What is the biggest problem plaguing the development of the empire? Resource! Why should we concentrate all our naval strength on the westward expedition without solving the problem of China? That's right, in order to obtain the resources of Southeast Asia, in order for the empire to become stronger, to be able to go further in this war of the century. Ladies and gentlemen, I do not deny that the incident at the Singapore POW camp was a disgrace to the Empire. But what I want to say is, so what? Do you know the idiom of the bird that frightens the bow? These more than 30,000 former prisoners of war who were rescued from the army are the birds of the bow. The British thought they had 30,000 more troops, but I think it was because of the return of these 30,000 or so prisoners of war that the British army became more vulnerable. If Wavell thinks he can retake Malaysia with that, Haluha, then I don't mind recapturing them again. Ladies and gentlemen, the most urgent thing for us at present is to consolidate the position of the imperial army in Southeast Asia. How? That is to defeat all the enemies in that area who pose a threat to the Empire, so I think that the current direction of the Empire's attack is not on land-" Speaking of this, Yamamoto frowned slightly and paused consciously, then glanced around at everyone again, his eyes were sharp, and he said loudly: "And in the Pacific Ocean-"