The Yunnan-Burma Highway is the lifeline of international trade between the Shancheng government and other countries during the Anti-Japanese War, through this highway, a steady stream of military materials and gasoline are imported, and pig bristles, tungsten oil, tungsten ore, tin ore and so on are exported to repay the loans, which is of great significance to the Shancheng government that is currently short of materials.

Although various countries have embassies in Shancheng, and the Consulate General in Shanghai is only responsible for local affairs, and the level is relatively low, the talks between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the British and American embassies obviously did not achieve the expected purpose, so when he learned that Han Lin was in Shanghai this time, the minister gave him a secret mission, through the Consulate General in Shanghai, to do the work of the US diplomatic department and assist in the reopening of the Yunnan-Burma Highway.

As early as 24 June, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs submitted a request to the British Government to close the Yunnan-Burma Highway, and at the same time, Japan assembled about a brigade on the Kowloon border of the port city to put pressure on Britain, and Britain was forced to seriously consider the highway issue.

On 8 July, Japanese Foreign Minister Hachiro Arita issued an ultimatum to the British ambassador to Japan, Klezi, demanding that the British Government resolve the issue within 10 days. On the 11th, Britain, considering that it could not support British Burma, asked Japan if it could temporarily close the Yunnan-Burma road for three months.

On the 12th, Britain received Japan's understanding and signed the "Agreement on the Closure of the Yunnan-Burma Highway" on the 17th, announcing the temporary closure of the Yunnan-Burma Highway.

The British government was overwhelmed by the German bombing and was unable to take into account the rights and interests of the colonies, so in order to keep its colonies, it chose to compromise with Japan in exchange for Japan not to attack the British colonies in Southeast Asia.

"The U.S. government does not agree with the British government's approach, the British government's thinking is obviously wrong, and we, the U.S. State Department, have previously raised objections, but we can't grossly interfere in Britain's internal affairs, and at your request, I will contact the Naval Intelligence Agency and submit my opinion to the State Department."

"If Japan really enters the northern part of the French Indochina region, it will pose a direct threat to British Burma, and at that time, the British government should also wake up, and the US government will work with the British government to facilitate the early opening of the Yunnan-Burma road." Smith said.

The current British government, not the British government of 70 or 80 years later, everything depends on the face of the US government, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill still considers the issue from Britain's own interests, and the US government, which has not yet participated in World War II, obviously does not have the degree to influence the British government's decision-making.

The US Government does not agree with the British Government's approach, and the US loans to the Shancheng Government are all conditional loans, and the tung oil and minerals repaid need to be transported to the port by the Yunnan-Burma Highway and then transferred to the United States, and the closure of the Yunnan-Burma Highway has affected the repayment of loans and the United States' own war preparedness.

"Listen to what you mean, the US government still has to see Japan stationed in the northern part of the French Indochina region to have enough reason to convince the British government that the essence of such a thing is that the British government has always been appeasement, and would rather let China suffer from the lack of materials caused by the closure of the road, but also protect its own interests and let Japan's ambitions succeed."

"From the point of view of the country and the country, this is not a mistake, but what the British government does not see is that their concession will make their dignity of the British Empire trampled under the feet of the Japanese, and the most important thing is that when Japan begins to enter Southeast Asia, the empire will disintegrate, and if you fail to see the true face of Japan, it may be time for the world pattern to change." Han Lin said.

"Han Lin, don't be too angry, the British government is currently struggling to resist the bombing from Germany, and even the prime minister has to work underground, they are actively seeking help from the US government for this war, and with the current military force, they are unable to maintain the protection of overseas colonies." Smith saw that Han Lin seemed to have a great prejudice against the British government, so he persuaded him.

"I am not angry, China's situation is already like this, no matter how bad it is, it will not be much worse, Japan's conditions in all aspects are not enough to support the continuation of large-scale wars, the war has reached such a point, we in China are determined to fight the war until the final victory, even if we do not receive assistance from European and American countries, at most the time will be extended for a few more years."

"What's more, Japan's southward expansion strategy is basically determined, and it is moving step by step towards the result of competing with European and American countries for Southeast Asia, I am not gloating about this matter, but China does not have the oil that Japan needs to wage war, and Japan can only choose to use force against European and American countries for its own rigid needs, and the British government's approach is naïve and stupid." Han Lin shook his head and said.

"Are there any signs of a change in relations between Germany and the Soviet Union?" Smith asked.

"For the time being, Germany's energy is temporarily focused on Europe, especially the Balkans, and it will not be in a hurry to tear up its face with the Soviet Union in the short term." Han Lin said.

The headquarters of the military command in Shanghai City.

Seeing the order sent by Boss Dai, Chen Gongshu felt very excited, and the bureau headquarters gave a positive attitude and practical support to the military commander of the Shanghai urban area to take the initiative to attack and launch a "free assassination activity" against the Japanese puppets.

"As the largest field service organization of the Military Command Bureau, we still occupy an important position in the mind of Boss Dai, and the special envoy did not agree with our plan, and Boss Dai actually revoked the post of special envoy and returned all decision-making powers to the Shanghai district."

"In order to encourage our brothers in Shanghai to fight bravely to kill the enemy, Boss Dai has specially allocated a sum of funds to give different rewards according to the value of the assassination target, such as assassinating a young lieutenant, you can have a reward of 3,000 yuan, assassinating a lieutenant 2,000 yuan, assassinating a second lieutenant 1,000 yuan, and blowing up the enemy's military facilities, there are even more generous rewards."

"The two of us act separately, in the shortest possible time, to pass on the good news of the bureau headquarters to the brothers below, and at the same time make meritorious contributions, we can also get cash rewards, such an opportunity must be seized well, drinking wine and eating meat or coarse tea and light rice, all by our own ability." Chen Gongshu said with a smile.

"Brother Gong Shu, this time we applied to Boss Dai for skipping the level in Shanghai City, and caused the position of the special envoy to be cancelled, which is equivalent to pushing ourselves to the edge of the cliff, and there is no way back. The Special Envoy's consideration was not without reason, and the situation in the concession has now undergone new changes. ”

"A few days ago, She Aizhen from the secret service headquarters drove into the checkpoint of the public concession and had a shootout with the patrol, but what was the final result? She was released unharmed, and the Bureau of Public Concession Industry and the Police Department, under strong pressure from the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai and the Japanese Military Police Command, allowed Japanese spies and No. 76 to carry guns into the concession. Qi Qingbin said.

In fact, he didn't approve of Chen Gongshu's plan very much, this was a free assassination, it was simply a death and a resurrection, and the special envoy saw that he couldn't stop the behavior of the Shanghai City, so he actually picked on it, which is not a good phenomenon.

"Although the Japanese spies and the Wang puppet government spies have been given the right to carry guns into the concession for activities, the public concession is not blindly retreating, they still do not have the right to arrest people at will inside the concession, and they must pass through the police department and patrol houses in various places, and there is room for buffer."

"Besides, although I took a risky move, but this move can not be missed, the secret service first killed Zhang Xiaolin, and then killed Fu Shenglan, although the outside thought that we did it in Shanghai City, but we were a false name, Boss Dai was already very dissatisfied with our work, and called many times to reprimand."

"I am the head of the district, you are the secretary, the most important person in charge, if you do not take positive actions to show the combat effectiveness of the Shanghai urban area, and more importantly, the attitude, how can you be worthy of the honor of the first field service organization of the Military Control Bureau? How do the two of us explain to Boss Dai? Chen Gongshu said.

(End of chapter)