Dai Li, wearing a long gown and a white men's hat, walked into the building leisurely.
In the office of the editor-in-chief of "International Communications", Tao Xisheng and Gao Zongwu have been waiting for a long time. After they exposed the "Wang-Japan secret agreement" last year, they were readmitted by Chang Kaishen and stayed in Hong Kong to analyze the world situation and international issues. At this time, they heard that
Dai Li came to deliver the message in person, and he was inevitably a little worried. He didn't know how the government would arrange them.
Dai Li took off his hat as soon as he entered the door: "Cooking his fists and smiling, Tao Xiong, brother Gao, long time no see!"
"Director Dai, you're welcome. Thanks to your help, my wife and children were able to escape from Shanghai." Tao Xisheng said enthusiastically.
Gao Zongwu also clasped his fists and said, "Thank you very much, Director Dai, for lending a helping hand."
Dai Li exchanged a few words of greetings and then went straight to the topic: "To be honest, I am following the orders of the President and entrusting you with an important task."
"Speaking!"
"Headmaster has an order, we will go through fire and water, no matter how hard we die!"
Dai Li said: "Brother Gao, please contact the Japanese immediately and start peace talks with the Japanese. They will agree to anything they propose. Just say that the British will close the Burma Highway. China cannot survive. The chief executive must find a way out for himself in advance."
"What?" Tao Xisheng and Gao Zongwu were shocked.
Dai Li shook his head and smiled: "Of course it's fake, just to show the British."
Gao Zongwu knew that he would definitely be regarded as a scapegoat. If this matter was exposed, he would have to take the blame. He suddenly turned pale and said: "But..."
"No need to," Dai Li comforted, "Brother Gao, please rest assured that once the matter is completed, the Chief Executive and Mr. Zhou will personally clear your name. Not only will you not be a traitor, you will also be a national hero."
Gao Zongwu had already begun to think about quitting, and said: "Director Dai, this is not a coincidence. I have recently contracted a strange disease and plan to go to the United States for treatment. I am afraid that I will not be able to take on this important responsibility."
Dai Li sneered: "The road from Hong Kong to the United States is not easy."
Gao Zongwu swallowed his saliva, probably still feeling that his life was at stake, so he bit the bullet and said, "Then I'll give it a try."
Dai Li then said to Tao Xisheng: "Brother Tao, when you visited Germany as a special envoy, you said that China is willing to ally with Germany and be responsible for cooperating with Japan to attack British colonies in the Far East."
Tao Xisheng also knew that he could not refuse, so he smiled bitterly and said, "I will definitely live up to my mission."
Dai Li warned: "You must act quickly. I will be responsible for arranging manpower to leak the news."
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It was the United States that helped Chiang Kai-shek make decisions.
Regarding Britain's preparations to close the Burma Highway, the United States responded as follows: "The United States understands Britain's difficult situation... As an inevitable result, if Britain compromises with Japan, the United States will regret it, but it will not object to it.
, because the United States is unable to provide actual military support to Britain in the Far East."
Such a situation is not just as simple as closing a highway, but also means that Britain and the United States are changing their policies towards China, which will put China into a completely lonely situation.
Hu Shi even sent news back from the United States that the U.S. Ministry of Foreign Affairs was in contact with Japan. It seemed that the United States and Japan were about to become friendly, which would inevitably lead to the United States weakening its financial and material support for China.
Chang Kaishen always likes to engage in these conspiracies. If he can use the trick to lure Britain into the water and force Britain to go to war with Japan, then the entire situation of the Anti-Japanese War will be alive. Even if he fails, it doesn't matter, just don't admit it. Anyway, there are two ready-made
The scapegoat.
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London.
Zhou Hexuan has been in the UK for several days and has met with the leader of the Labor Party, the King of England, left-wing celebrities, the president of the British branch of the World Anti-Fascist League, etc. He also held two public speeches in London, constantly condemning Germany's aggression.
, and at the same time condemned the British betrayal of China's compromise and cowardice, striving to build momentum among the British government and opposition parties.
Today, Zhou Hexuan is preparing to formally contact Churchill.
Just as they set off, Guo Taiqi suddenly caught up and said: "Mingcheng, domestic emergency call!"
Zhou Hexuan turned around and asked: "What is the content of the telegram?"
Guo Taiqi shook his head in confusion: "I don't know, there is only one English letter a, and it also indicates that it was sent to you Mingcheng by President Jiang."
Zhou Hexuan suddenly laughed: "It's a good show to watch."
"What's the show?" Wang Rizhang didn't understand either. He didn't know about this plan.
"You will understand by then." Zhou Hexuan didn't bother to explain to them. At this time, it was best to act in his true colors, lest Guo Taiqi and Wang Rizhang's poor acting skills would reveal their flaws.
Wang Rizhang felt that this was a secret, so he did not ask any more questions and sighed: "I hope I can convince Churchill today."
Zhou Hexuan smiled bitterly and said: "That's too difficult."
When everyone arrived at the Prime Minister's residence, Churchill was venting his anger on his dentures. When he was in his early 20s, he had almost lost all his upper row of teeth. Because the quality of his dentures was so poor, he often had trouble speaking when he spoke.
Churchill didn't like to talk.
In Churchill's first year as Prime Minister, he was often so depressed and angry that he would pick out his dentures to vent his anger, and sometimes he would throw them directly to the ground.
"Sir, the Chinese are here." The assistant knocked on the door and said.
Churchill put the dentures back into his mouth and said, "Invite them in."
Half a minute later, Zhou Hexuan appeared in Churchill's office and said with a smile: "Hey, man, you look ugly today. Is it because the air force base was bombed again?"
Churchill said: "The British Air Force will never surrender, and the Germans will not succeed."
"I believe it." Zhou Hexuan nodded.
History has proven that Britain's aerial guerrilla warfare was very good, and it knocked Hitler out of his temper. Unfortunately, this method cannot be learned, because China does not have radar and does not have the ability to produce aircraft on its own. During World War II, Britain had the lowest annual aircraft output.
At that time, there were more than 600 of them. If they are all finished this year, they can continue next year.
Churchill didn't seem to want to waste time and said directly: "Zhou, if you are here to send me the latest manuscript of "The Legend of the Galaxy Heroes", then we still have some common topics. If you want to convince me about the Burma Highway, it will be very difficult.
Sorry, there is no need for us to continue talking. I know that you have been active in London these days, but it is just a waste of time."
Zhou Hexuan shook his head and said: "No, I am here to give you the method to defeat Germany."
Churchill said amusedly: "Tell me what genius plan you have, my Mr. Reinhardt."
Zhou Hexuan asked: "What are you most afraid of now?"
Churchill said: "I am not afraid of anything."
Zhou Hexuan said: "What you are most afraid of is that the British air power will be completely wiped out, so that the Germans will continue to transport troops to the British mainland, while the British warships will be forced to become scrap metal by the German Air Force. At that time, the invincible German Army will
Successfully land on the British Isles, and the great empire on which the sun never sets will become history in your hands!"
Churchill's facial muscles twitched slightly, and he smiled: "Friend, you are telling a joke. The German Army will never set foot on British soil."
Zhou Hexuan also smiled and said: "I said, I have a brilliant plan to prevent the German landing. Do you want to know?"
"Tell me about it." Churchill became serious.
Zhou Hexuan said to Wang Rizhang and Ma Jue: "You go out first."
Wang Rizhang and Ma Jue immediately stood up, leaving only Zhou Hexuan and Churchill in the room.
Churchill asked: "Is it so mysterious?"
Zhou Hexuan said: "My plan is very simple. Send all British bombers to carry out indiscriminate bombing of the main city of Berlin."
Churchill was thoroughly amused: "What the hell kind of plan is this? It will only lead to retaliation from the Germans, but the citizens of London will suffer."
Zhou Hexuan said: "The citizens of London have indeed suffered, but the power of the German Air Force has also been dispersed, and the major air force bases in the UK are about to have a breather."
The smile on Churchill's face suddenly froze, and then he gritted his teeth and said, "You devil!"
Zhou Hexuan smiled and said: "Thank you for the compliment."
Churchill was obviously moved by this. If he could exchange the lives of hundreds of thousands of London citizens for the survival space of the British Air Force, then he would do it without hesitation.
"The Germans will really take the bait? Hitler is not that stupid," Churchill muttered.
Zhou Hexuan said: "He is a very face-saving person."
Churchill said: "No matter what, I still want to thank you. This is indeed a very good bad idea."
Of course Hitler would take the bait. Historically, the Luftwaffe bombed London by mistake because of a stray flight. Churchill immediately sent 81 bombers to attack Berlin in retaliation. One revenge was not enough, and Berlin was bombed twice in succession. No one can say for sure.
Churchill was not estimated.
Hitler was immediately angered and said in his speech: "The British drop a ton of bombs, and the Luftwaffe will repay with ten, a hundred or even a thousand times the bombs."
As a result, Germany's large-scale bombing of British air bases was changed to large-scale bombing of cities. The British Air Force was able to breathe through the sacrifice of civilians.
Zhou Hexuan suddenly said: "Brother, you should know very well that Britain and Japan will have a war. It's just a matter of sooner or later."
Churchill said: "I hope the sooner the better."
Zhou Hexuan said: "Just like stopping Germany's expansion, the sooner the better?"
"Uh..." Churchill was speechless.
Zhou Hexuan continued: "If Britain blindly compromises with Japan, then the entire Far East battlefield will lose control, and Japan may even swallow up India. If I were Japan's decision-maker, I would fight with the British colonies under the banner of national liberation.
With the cooperation of the indigenous people, I believe that by then Britain will face not only a Japanese attack, but also a wave of uprisings in the colonies."
Churchill frowned and said: "You don't have to say it, Britain can no longer go to war with any country until the crisis of the German landing is resolved."
Zhou Hexuan smiled and said: "I have just helped you solve this crisis."
Churchill said: "That's just a plan."
"You will know after you try it," Zhou Hexuan said. "Hitler must maintain his popular image. If the British Air Force bombs Berlin, then the German Air Force will inevitably retaliate. Failure to retaliate is incompetent and will damage Hitler's reputation. You should
understand."
Churchill picked up a cigar: "I need to spend time convincing the Defense Committee."
