The U.S. Ambassador to China, Gao Sizheng, was asking a Chinese colonel in front of him. Although his expression was as polite and arrogant as ever, if you observe carefully, you can still see a trace of anxiety flashing in his eyes from time to time.
"Ambassador Gao Si, I'm really sorry. Our chairman is dealing with a very important official matter and it will take a while before he can see you." The colonel continued to repeat what he had said several times.
"You..." Looking at the colonel's never-changing smile and words, Gao Si felt very angry and wanted to get angry, but he also knew that not only would this be useless, but he would be laughed at by others.
Gao Si suppressed the anger in his heart and explained patiently: "When will your chairman have time to see us? I have something very important that I need to discuss with your chairman!"
"I'm really sorry, I don't know this either." The colonel still shook his head.
Just when Gao Dao couldn't hold back the anger in his heart and was about to get angry, the door of the living room was pushed open, and the chairman of the committee in a gray mandarin jacket walked in, holding a civilized staff.
As soon as he came in, the Chairman smiled and said: "Ambassador Gao Si, I've kept you waiting for so long. I'm really sorry. Several telegrams have just been sent from the Expeditionary Force. I have been busy processing them, and it was only now that I took the time to see you.
, please don’t be offended.”
Gao Si, who was originally full of anger, couldn't help but trembled when he heard the words "expeditionary army" and asked quickly.
"Mr. Chairman, is there any news from the expeditionary force?"
"Yes, there is indeed news, and it is good news." The chairman nodded with a smile, and then said happily.
"The Expeditionary Force reported that at 10:30 yesterday morning, the Expeditionary Force deployed more than 100 Stuka dive bombers in Yangon and under the cover of 48 fighter planes launched an air attack on Mandalay.
In this air raid, we bombed a Japanese arsenal, a barracks and all air defense positions. This air raid wiped out a total of more than 3,600 enemies. After this battle, the Japanese army's strength in Mandalay declined seriously. This also meant that
This provides us with good conditions for our next counterattack."
Gao Si continued to ask: "This is indeed a good thing, but can you tell me what is the situation of our prisoners of war in the prison camp now?"
"That's another piece of good news."
The chairman also knew that continuing to whet his appetite would only be counterproductive. Soon Cui said: "According to the report of Major General Gao Hongming, the air commander of the expeditionary force, he has sent a unit disguised as a Japanese army to infiltrate the Japanese army to escort the prisoners of war.
team, and at five o'clock this morning, with the cooperation of prisoners of war, launched a sneak attack on the escorting garrison.
After a battle, they completely annihilated the Japanese army responsible for escorting the prisoners, and successfully rescued more than 11,600 Allied prisoners of war. Now they have retreated towards our controlled area under the escort of our army.
"
"Very good!"
Hearing this, Gao Si couldn't help but stood up and waved his fist vigorously.
However, he quickly realized his gaffe and looked at the Chairman with some embarrassment: "I'm sorry, I'm a little too excited. It's really that the White House has put too much pressure on me these days, even Mr. President.
I called you several times to ask about this matter, and I had to bother you again and again."
"It's okay, it's only human nature." The chairman waved his hands nonchalantly to show his understanding, but in his heart no one knew how much he was criticizing this guy who came to harass him every day.
After being happy, Gauss said a little embarrassedly: "Your Majesty, Chairman, I know it's rude to ask this, but I still want to know when those poor young men can return to China, so that I can arrange a special plane to send them back to the United States.
.”
"Well..."
The chairman pondered for a moment, "Ambassador Gao Si, I don't know how to answer your question now. I will have to wait until I discuss it with the generals of the expeditionary force before I can give you an answer.
However, according to reports from the expeditionary force, most of the prisoners of war are very weak and will need at least one to two months to return to normal condition. Otherwise, their current physical condition would not be able to travel long distances back to the United States by special plane or ship.
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Gao Si knew that the Chairman was telling the truth. Although he wanted to get these prisoners of war from Burma to China immediately and arrange for them to return to China, he also understood that this was not realistic and could only nod in agreement.
However, he still said: "Chairman, although I know it is presumptuous, I still hope that you can send a jointly signed telegram with me to report the good news to the White House, so that President Roosevelt and the family members who are concerned about them can rest assured.
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The chairman said calmly: "Ambassador Gao Si, don't worry, I will send the telegram, but now is not the time, it is better to wait a few more days."
"But……"
Gao Si wanted to say more, but saw the chairman wave his hand, "Okay, let's leave this matter as it is. Let's talk about it in a few days."
After saying that, he stood up and turned around and left the living room without waiting for Gao Si to speak.
Soon, the colonel just walked in and made a gesture of invitation to him.
Seeing this, Gao Si had no choice but to stand up and leave.
In an office not far from the living room, as soon as the Chairman sat down, he saw a beautiful, dignified and noble middle-aged woman in a cheongsam walking in with a glass of water.
He came to sit down next to the chairman of the committee and handed the water glass to the chairman: "Darling, just now Gao Si asked you to jointly send a report to the White House with him. This is a good thing. Why did you refuse?"
"Good thing?"
The chairman snorted softly after taking the water glass, "Is that a request? Is that an order?"
Didn't you hear what he just said? He asked me and him to jointly send a report to the White House to report the good news to Roosevelt. You heard me clearly, it's a report!"
At this point, the Chairman became extremely angry.
"If this telegram is sent, doesn't it mean that I have become Roosevelt's subordinate by default? Where does this put me, and where does it put China? If I meet Roosevelt again in the future, wouldn't I be the same person?
Killed him?
This is related to the face of China, and it is also related to the face of me, Mr. Jiang."
For someone like the chairman who has been in officialdom for decades, he may not know many things, but he must be extremely sensitive to political things, because this is what they rely on to survive and prosper.
However, he was only angry for a while, and then said happily: "But this expedition has indeed earned a lot of face for the central government. With these prisoners of war in hand, we have the capital to negotiate the price with Roosevelt."
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Immediately telegraph Luo Zhuoying and Du Yuming to ensure the safety of those prisoners."
When he said this, the chairman had automatically forgotten the name of the person who had made the greatest contribution.
In his opinion, although Mr. Gao had outstanding achievements, who made him not one of his own?