Doolittle thought for a moment before saying: "Mr. Ambassador, I know you are very dissatisfied with the combat effectiveness of the Chongqing government army, but this is the fact.
In fact, I also think this government is really terrible, but what can we do? After all, they are the only government recognized by China now.
And if five thousand people are not enough, we can ask for 10,000 or even 20,000 people. I believe that Chairman Chiang will not refuse our request."
"Jimmy, you still don't understand what Mr. President means." Gao Si sighed.
"There is a saying in China that soldiers are more valuable than more. More troops is not better when fighting a war. Instead of sending a hundred thousand losers, it is better to send a real elite. What do you think?"
"Okay, I admit that I am an amateur when it comes to land warfare." Doolittle spread his hands, "But I still have to remind you that it is basically impossible for you to ask General Gao to send troops to fight on Guadalcanal.
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"Maybe." Gao Si was not angry even after Doolittle repeatedly poured cold water on it, "But how do you know it won't work if you haven't tried it?"
"Well, I hope I'm wrong."
Seeing that Gao Si was still so persistent, Doolittle shook his head and then stood up: "Mr. Ambassador, I have a combat mission in an hour, so I can't accompany you.
If you still insist, I suggest you meet with General Gao as soon as possible, otherwise we don’t know when the war will start, and we don’t know if he will have time to meet you then."
five hours later
"General Gao, we meet again."
"Yes, I remember that last time you came to Liantai County as Mr. Hawkins' deputy. I didn't expect that we would meet again a few months later."
"Yes, doesn't this indirectly prove that our relationship is getting closer?"
"Haha... you are so right."
After the greetings, Gao Hongming said bluntly: "Ambassador Gao Si, you must have heard before you came that we are about to have a war. We are all preparing for this war now, so if you have anything to say, please keep it short. Okay.
?"
"Of course, but before I speak, please allow me to hand you the telegram dictated by President Roosevelt."
After speaking, Gao Si took out a telegram that had been translated into Chinese from the briefcase he carried and handed it to him.
Gao Hongming's mood at this time was confused and puzzled. Although he was a time traveler with a golden finger and had won some battles in the past two years, he knew very well that he was just a militia leader.
What was Roosevelt's identity? How could he personally send a telegram to an unknown boy like himself?
He looked at Gao Si with some confusion, took the telegram and read it.
This telegram is very long, more than a thousand words.
In a telegram, Roosevelt first praised Gao Hongming for his contribution to the anti-Japanese battlefield in the past two years and the combat effectiveness of the Liantai Militia, and thanked him for sending personnel to rescue Doolittle and more than 70 crew members who had made an emergency landing in Zhejiang.
Then he talked about the Battle of Guadalcanal that took place in the Pacific battlefield, claiming that the U.S. military suffered a lot in the Battle of Guadalcanal because of its lack of understanding of the Japanese army.
In order to change the unfavorable situation of the Guadalcanal landing operation, Roosevelt hoped that Gao Hongming could send a group of no less than 5,000 troops to Guadalcanal to assist the U.S. military in fighting and pass on his experience in fighting Japan to the U.S. military. To this end, the U.S. government was willing to provide him with
Pay a certain remuneration.
Time passed little by little, and Gao Hongming just sat in his chair silently, frowning and thinking about something.
Gao Si was a little anxious and couldn't help but ask: "General Gao, if you are worried about your government's attitude, there is no need. I have asked Chairman Chiang Kai-shek before coming here and he supports this, so you can
rest assured."
Gao Hongming couldn't help but rolled his eyes. Was it Lao Chiang's attitude that I was worried about?
He sighed softly and shook his head slowly: "Mr. Ambassador, you must also know that my motherland is being invaded by Japanese invaders, and during this time we are preparing to regain Taiyuan, the provincial capital of Shanxi. Our military strength is already low
We are very nervous, and it is impossible to dispatch 5,000 troops to Guadalcanal, thousands of miles away, to help you fight the war, so it is a pity that it is difficult for us to meet President Roosevelt's request."
Seeing Gao Hongming's intention to end the meeting, Gao Si became anxious, "General Gao, can't you think about it again? Our government is very sincere, and if you have any requests, we will consider them as appropriate as long as they are reasonable requests."
consider."
Seeing Gao Si's anxious expression, Gao Hongming was a little puzzled.
If he remembered correctly, in another historical time and space, the Yankees took Guadalcanal at the cost of more than 100 people being killed and more than 7,700 wounded before the deadline.
So much so that even reporters accompanying the US military exclaimed that in order to capture this outpost in the Pacific, the bodies of fallen US soldiers would be enough to cover the island.
Judging from this, the casualties are indeed not small, but it is not enough to make the Americans anxious enough to look for reinforcements all over the world, right?
Originally, in his opinion, this was just the Americans wanting to find a scapegoat, but judging from Gao Si's reaction, things seemed to be somewhat different from what he thought.
Thinking of this, he was moved in his heart and said to Gao Si: "Mr. Ambassador, if I make a request, will your government really consider it?"
"Of course!" Seeing the accelerator, Gao Si was overjoyed and nodded quickly, but then added: "But there is a premise here, that is, this request is very reasonable."
He specifically emphasized the word "reasonable", which means that you can ask for it, but it is best not to open your mouth like a lion.
"certainly."
Gao Hongming suddenly thought of a question, which was where he would go after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. If this thing was not handled well, big problems would arise.
He sat down again and asked Gaosi: "Mr. Ambassador, have you ever considered where we will go in the future if we win this war and defeat the Germans and the Japanese?"
"Huh?" Gao Si was a little confused. This guy's thinking was jumping too fast. Are he thinking about the problems after the war now?
He wondered: "General Gao, I don't understand what you mean. Can you explain it more clearly?"
"Okay, let me make it clearer. Once we win this war, will your country station troops in Japan?"
"this……"
Gao Si was speechless. It was obvious that this issue was beyond the scope of his duties as an ambassador.
"If my request is... to sign an agreement with your government, after Japan surrenders, I hope that Okinawa can be given a piece of land of no less than 200 square kilometers. In addition, I hope that we will also have land in Japan.
The right to garrison troops, do you think this request is consistent?"