Age of Conquest Reborn

His tone was light, his expression was calm, and there seemed to be a bit of coldness and ridicule. This was Tang Qiuli's entire reaction to Sikodias's meal.

Sikodias was stunned. In China, how could the sugar-coated bullets that tried so well to attack any official of the Nationalist Party in China, including Chairman Chiang, be lost in front of this young Vice Chairman Tang?

utility?

No, I have used this trick in many social occasions where senior officials from the National Government gathered. Regardless of whether he usually held a high position or was in a high-power position, the listeners were all delighted and accepted it completely. Those who were profound,

Calmly,

A few words of modesty, but the pride in the corners of the eyes and the tips of the brows is clearly visible in one's own eyes. If you are superficial, your eyebrows will be dancing with joy and your face will be smiling. You will be so proud that it is beyond words. It seems that it is a huge honor to be praised by a foreigner!

How is it like this person in front of me, who is calm and gentle, and he can't even smile at all the words of praise, but they have no effect at all, they are just thrown into the air, without any echo at all, what's the situation?

Envoy Xikodia is a little confused. The other party doesn't take the move, so he can't make his next move!

Sometimes, an atmosphere can seal a big mouth like a lotus. Sikodias stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to do next, and continued to pour yellow soup. It was obviously useless, that's all.

Stop, there are still many important things that have not been said, many important things that need not be discussed!

Tang Qiuli saw that he was pitiful, so he gave him a step down and said: "Envoy Xicordia, please sit down. We will discuss other matters later!" Tang Qiuli did not have such good intentions, if not

Since this British envoy is here to deliver money, I will definitely peel off a few more layers of his skin.

Tang Qiuli looked at Tolman, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and said: "Compared to this is the special envoy of His Excellency, President Roosevelt of the United States, Mr. Tolman, the purpose of your coming is to ask us Chinese to take action.

, just like helping the British, escort the U.S. and Philippine troops who are about to leave Luzon Island?"

"Hiccup", Special Envoy Taoman, full of words, held it back. Is there any way to talk about this? Everyone already knows the purpose of his coming. No matter how smooth the words are, no matter how much he talks, no matter how much he talks,

Diplomatic rhetoric is useless! People don’t follow you in circles and go straight to the point. Such negotiating opponents are the most terrifying, because all their own means and skills are useless!

But he answered honestly like this, "Yes, Mr. Vice Chairman, we in the United States are here to ask for your help!" Not to mention the momentum, I simply suppressed my head and put my face on it.

I am here on behalf of the most powerful country in the world, the President of the United States, and to be so humble is detrimental to the national prestige of the United States!

The United States of America is not like the United Kingdom. It has become a shabby settlement, and it is impossible not to lower one's stature. Moreover, the British have benefited from it, and they are grateful no matter what. It is not a big problem. If they had just said it when they first met.

If you are overwhelmed by the momentum of this Chinese, you will be passive in further negotiations.

Special Envoy Tolman's light blue eyes wandered around for a few times, and he said slowly: "Dear Vice Chairman Tang, it is my honor to meet you in Singapore. At the same time, I also brought you a message from our country.

President Roosevelt, sincere greetings to you!"

This time, Tang Qiuli was more straightforward. He just nodded slightly and said "hmm" from his nose without even the most basic polite words.

Talman swallowed and felt a little angry. The Chinese's attitude was too much. He didn't even have the most basic diplomatic etiquette. He was rude and ignorant, or he was deliberately dismissive. He wanted to say a few harsh words.

But I can't make up my mind. If the meeting is frozen at the beginning, there will be no way to talk about the rest of the matter. After all, the more than 200,000 American and Filipino soldiers on Luzon Island are still roasting on the fire!

Delaying for one more day will be more dangerous. If the arrogant Chinese refuse to provide escort, MacArthur's troops will be destroyed on Luzon Island. After returning home, President Roosevelt will have to eat him alive!

Tolerance, Special Envoy Tolman, adjusted his mentality and continued: "Your Excellency, Vice Chairman, the United States, Britain and China are the backbone of the Allied Powers. The sincere cooperation between our three countries will set a very good example within the Allied Powers."

Our only and common goal is to stop Japanese fascism from continuing to cause immeasurable disasters to all countries. Therefore, facing a common enemy, it is normal for no matter which side lends a helping hand."

"For example, this time, our American [***] team would rather abandon the impeccably managed Manila Defense Line on Luzon Island and support the British Empire in Australia in its fight against the Japanese army. This is to concretely perform the tasks of the Alliance [***]

The actual performance of the mutual aid agreement, I

I think, on this point, Your Excellency the Vice Chairman should have no objection. Therefore, as a member of the Allied Powers, Vice Chairman Tang represents the Republic of China. It is his unshirkable responsibility to participate in the war against Japan and to fulfill the alliance [**

*]This is an obligation under the mutual aid agreement!”

Special Envoy Talman's long and eloquent speech made Tang Qiuli sweat on his forehead. Good guy, how can you, the British, talk about this Yankee? He was obviously here to ask for a helping hand, but he said it in such a righteous way.

, if people who don’t understand the war situation in the Southwest Pacific hear this, they will feel embarrassed if they don’t send troops. Well, they have seen the Americans’ ability to confuse right and wrong and put gold in their own faces.

It’s strange. In later generations, Americans will have this kind of virtue. It’s understandable. After all, they are the only superpower in the world. There are also a bunch of bragging boys who are waving flags and shouting. But now, why are they still like this?

Virtue, on the Pacific battlefield, the Japanese blocked the door of their home and beat them. They lost many soldiers, their noses and mouths were bleeding, they lost cities and territory, and hundreds of thousands of troops were lost at the last word. They still did this. I really admire them!

After Special Envoy Talman finished speaking, he looked at Tang Qiuli intently. He wanted to see how this smelly and tough Chinese would answer his question. Sikodias looked at Talman with eyes filled with tears.

The little star, that is, I am so impressed that I am so admirable. Look at what this person said. He is a high-ranking person who asks for help, but he doesn’t even have a word of “begging” in his mouth. He can also rise to the height of morality and responsibility. This guy Tolman, don’t become a pastor.

Sermon, that’s God’s loss!

Tang Qiuli suddenly smiled and said: "Special Envoy Tolman, I understand what your President Roosevelt means. Okay, I will immediately arrange aviation units to escort your troop transport fleet evacuating Luzon Island!"

"What? Did I hear it correctly?" Envoy Taoman was stunned in disbelief, and then agreed. He also prepared a lot of words and had to carry out arduous persuasion work. Unexpectedly, the Chinese agreed so happily.

"Your Excellency, Vice Chairman, what are the conditions you require?" Taulman asked subconsciously.

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Taoman regretted it so much that he wanted to give himself a few words. Wasn't this because he wanted to talk a lot? Tang Qiuli didn't even put forward any conditions. Why did he raise this issue? Now it's better to remind him.

Sure enough, Tang Qiuli said succinctly: "Of course there are conditions!"

All the energy of Special Envoy Tolman was immediately focused on this sentence. Like a hunting dog that found a bone, he was ready to be slaughtered with blood. Of course, he was also ready to bargain.

Tang Qiuli continued: "The conditions are very simple. I will not interfere when your MacArthur unit evacuates Luzon Island. However, during the retreat, you must obey the command of our air force commander. That's all."

condition!"

Tolman was stunned again. He doubted his hearing again and had an illusion. What kind of condition was this? It was unconditional. He wanted nothing, let alone any additional requirements. Since the Chinese were asked to send out planes to escort them, of course they had to obey their orders.

, this is a common sense problem, the most troublesome and difficult thing to solve, but it is solved easily. God bless, this Chinese does not look so hateful now!

Not only Tolman is happy, Sikodias is also happy for the Americans, and even more happy for the British Empire. More than 200,000 American and Filipino soldiers have joined the Australian battlefield. What a boost to the British Empire's army!

Having solved the biggest problem, Tolman and Sikodias obviously relaxed. Tolman called in an American colonel officer to finalize on the spot the relevant liaison and arrangements for MacArthur's troops to evacuate Luzon Island.

Cooperation issues.

Tang Qiuli had no time to talk about this, and waved his hands and said: "The two special envoys came to Singapore specifically for this matter, right? Regarding the issue of escorting the US and Philippine troops to evacuate from Luzon Island, I

I think it would be more appropriate to leave it to professional officers. Your attaché can discuss the specific details with my chief of staff!"

Ge Zhenzhuang, director of the staff office of the division headquarters, came in and went to the next room with the American colonel to discuss the specific details.

Looking at the red-faced Taoman and Sikodias, Tang Qiuli smiled secretly in his heart, "This is just a bait, the next question is a matter of real money!"

Now that Tang Qiuli has made his words clear, Taoman and Sikodias are not polite and directly propose that Britain wants to form a new army in the West Indian region, but it lacks weapons and equipment. I hope that the readers will

It can provide the newly formed British Empire troops with the necessary weapons and equipment, as well as a full set of logistical supplies.

Of course, Tolman also promised that he would never let Vice Chairman Tang pay for free. The U.S. government would use international loans to purchase these weapons and equipment, as well as subsequent munitions, until after the Pacific War, the U.S.

The loan will be repaid in batches, and the loan interest will be paid at more than double the normal interest rate.

When he said these words, Sikodias had no part in interrupting. After all, it was the Americans who paid.

Taoman believed that if he offered such a big temptation, the Chinese would definitely agree. Think about it, more than double the normal interest rate, how tempting it is. He looked at Tang Qiuli and finally regained his original look.

Of arrogance and confidence!

(To be continued)