Age of Rebirth

In the eyes of others, there is nothing surprising, it is just the normal military deployment of the division commander, but Tang Qiuquan, the commander of the independent division fleet, knows the weight of it. A task force has already taken out one of the fleet's five aircraft carriers. Four of them, half of other types of warships, and most of the fleet's combat power are transferred to the Indian Ocean. Then, in terms of the pattern of the Pacific Ocean, the Japanese Navy can only be the only one.

Will this weaken the independent division's control over the South China Sea, and even affect the deterrence of the Japanese-occupied islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean? Will it subtly affect the temporary military balance in each region? As the fleet commander, The focus is on the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean. Is Xiao Qiu's deployment a bit biased? As Tang Qiuli's cousin, Qiu Quan has to remind him.

Tang Qiuli said solemnly: "Master, in my personal opinion, escorting the logistics supply fleet of the US and British troops is a secondary task after all. From the Indochina Peninsula, the South China Sea to the coast of East China, we only have one aircraft carrier and half of the fleet. Whether the ships can cope with sudden naval battles, the Japanese Navy's First Fleet is operating in the waters around Okinawa Island, the Ryukyu Islands and Taiwan Island in the East China Sea, we must guard against it!"

"Therefore, I suggest that the size of the task force should be two aircraft carriers and about fifty warships. After all, the strategic center of gravity of the fleet is in the Pacific Ocean, not the Indian Ocean!"

Tang Qiuli understood what his thoughtful cousin meant, and was afraid that he would make a wrong decision because he was greedy for huge profits, and said with a smile: "Brother Qiuquan, don't worry, our naval forces in the Pacific Ocean are in charge of guarding and operating. The scope is within the combat radius of land-based aviation, and the Japanese navy dare not act rashly, not to mention that the main enemy of the Japanese army in front of them is the US and British forces on the Australian mainland.”[

"Before fully occupying Australia and destroying the military forces of Britain and the United States in the Southwest Pacific, the Japanese absolutely dare not and do not want to have any war with us. The battle of Singapore is an obvious example. The reason why I decided , to provide logistical support for the British and American troops. It is to prolong this situation and let the Japanese, American and British military and financial resources continue to be consumed on the Australian battlefield!"

"Brother Qiuquan, the size of the task force cannot be reduced. The Japanese Navy will focus on the second and fourth fleets operating in the Coral Sea. The strength of our task force is to attack and intercept the logistics supply fleet of the British and US troops. It is already weaker than the two fleets of the Japanese Navy. If you reduce the size, you will suffer a big loss!"

Tang Qiuquan saw that his cousin's determination had been made, and his analysis was well-founded and convincing, so he no longer insisted on his point of view.Standing up, he said solemnly: "It's the division commander. The fleet must complete the escort mission according to the deployment of the division headquarters. I will personally command the task force!"

Tang Qiuli smiled kindly. He knew that if Brother Qiuquan was not allowed to command the task force himself, he would not be at ease no matter what, so he didn't say anything more!

Seeing Zhang Quan on the side, Tang Qiuli couldn't wait any longer, and Tang Qiuli said with a smile: "Uncle Quan, after we have negotiated with the Americans and the British, when we deliver equipment and supplies, we must ask the other party to pay in gold and silver." No money, no dollars or pounds, and ore and oil can be used to pay for it, but the discount should be lowered, and as for leases and loans, we will not do it at all!"

Zhang Quan was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear, and waved his hand and said, "Xiaoqiu, don't worry, no matter if it's an Eastern devil or a Western devil, under your uncle's hands, you can't take advantage of it. If you don't want tickets, you have to follow our rules." According to the rules, this business is easy to do, and he can't play without us!"

This point that Tang Qiuli specifically emphasized is very meaningful. In later generations, the international trade settlement system with the US dollar as the base currency has established the hegemony of the US dollar and has also cultivated the arrogance of the Americans. Americans can do whatever they want. Quit it, turn on the money printing machine, and people all over the world will obediently send their good things over for Americans to enjoy. Americans who are full of food and things to do, start to reach out and interfere in the internal affairs of other countries.

What Tang Qiuli has to do is to empty the gold reserves of the United States and the United Kingdom. Even if the U.S. dollar cannot become the world currency in the end, the influence of the U.S. dollar must be minimized. All day bragging.

Tang Qiuli said to Tang Qiusheng again: "Brother Qiusheng, after the negotiations with the US and British special envoys are over, I will go to the Northeast, all the military and civil affairs in the Indochina Peninsula and West India. I need to trouble you to worry about this big mess!"

Tang Qiusheng smiled kindly, and said, "You can leave at ease, it's not the first time you've been a shopkeeper, I'm used to it!"

Tang Qiuli smiled embarrassedly, clapped his hands and said: "It's rare for everyone to get together, especially Director Wang Xu, it's the first time to come to Singapore, today I paid out of my pocket for a treat, everyone has a good meal, and then, line up to meet the enemy, Talk to the US and British envoys!"

Everyone burst into laughter, and there was a burst of joy in the office. Tang Qiuli quietly pulled Shan Hu, who had resigned as the leader of the special warfare detachment and returned to the division's security brigade, aside, and whispered: "Hu Son, you go to Mei Xue and ask her to bring more money to participate together, I don’t have a big kid on me, so what kind of treat will I get!”

Shan Hu looked at Tang Qiuli with a very contemptuous look, and said, "Hmph, you are an official, but it's a good thing, you can't spend a penny on your body, and you are still clamoring for treats, who will believe you if you tell me?" ?”

Tang Qiuli's old face blushed, and he recognized in a low voice: "I don't have the habit of carrying money with me, and the monthly allowance is kept by Mei Xue. Hurry up and don't let others know!"

Zhang Quan, who was walking outside, saw two people muttering there, and asked puzzledly: "Xiaoqiu, Huzi, what are you two mumbling about? Don't you have some bad idea?"

Shanhu opened his mouth wide, and was about to shake off Tang Qiuli's embarrassing things, Tang Qiuli quickly covered his mouth, and said quickly: "It's nothing, Uncle Quan, Huzi and I are discussing , which restaurant should I go to?"

After finishing speaking, he pinched Shanhu's thick waist fiercely, and wexe said: "Hurry up!" Shanhu grinned and hurried to find Meixue.

On the morning of August 28th, American Special Envoy Tallman and British Special Envoy Sicodias took a special plane and landed at Singapore Airport. When they got out of the cabin, they saw that the airport was deserted, and there was no sign of a warm welcome, let alone A series of high-ranking officials and military generals lined up to welcome them at the airport. There was only one car and two military jeeps with a few soldiers parked at the end of the runway. This was very different from the treatment they received in Chongqing.

Although it had been expected that Tang Qiuli would not be able to take himself seriously like those officials of the Chongqing Nationalist Government, but the deserted scene still made the two of them stunned at the same time, feeling uncomfortable in their hearts. [

You know, at this time, the identities of Taulman and Sicodias are not yyng, not ordinary diplomats, but special envoys representing the United States and the British Empire. In other words, they are equivalent to President Roosevelt and Churchill. The prime minister is here in person. What's the matter, Tang Qiuli should also consider international etiquette and have a small-scale welcome scene, dispatching several heavyweight officials and generals to greet him at the airport.

However, Vice Chairman Tang ignored this at all. A major officer hurried forward, first saluted the military, and said, "Special Envoy Taurman, Special Envoy Sicordia, I am the division commander." Wang Fulin, the squadron leader of the Ministry of Security, came to meet the two of you under the order of our division commander, please get in the car, our division commander is waiting for you in the office!"

Taurman and Sikodias looked at each other, and they both saw Nai in each other's eyes. I am afraid that the difficulty of this negotiation will be beyond imagination. To welcome the two special envoys of Western powers, only a small major came , Tang Qiuli made it clear, and told the two of you, don't take yourself too seriously. In Chinese, it's called "Xia Ma Wei!"

When we arrived at Tang Qiuli's office, Zhang Quan, Tang Qiuquan, Tang Qiusheng, Wang Xu, and Zhao Yuhe were all there. The two of them were no strangers to Tang Qiuli. They had met several times at official occasions of the Chongqing Nationalist Government. People who don't know Tang Qiuli's name are not qualified to be in the circle of senior officials of the national government at all!

The British special envoy Sikodias stepped forward and said gracefully: "Please allow me, on behalf of Prime Minister Churchill and the [-] British and Australian soldiers, to thank Vice Chairman Tang for the most difficult and dangerous moment in the British Imperial Army. The heroic behavior of you and your subordinates will always be remembered in the hearts of the British people. For this reason, Prime Minister Churchill once said that this is a model for fulfilling the obligations and responsibilities of the Allies, and it is worthy of emulation by all members of the Allies. It is also the history of the British Empire and the Republic of China, under the crazy Japanese attack, a good start of military cooperation!"

Sikodias is worthy of being a diplomat, and he is good at playing tricks. These words are so hype that he puts a tall hat on Tang Qiuli. In fact, there is no nutritious content at all. Let you Still can't find any faults, flattering flattery without revealing any traces, and putting Prime Minister Churchill first in every way, anyone has to praise "You are really a master!"

Tang Qiuli sneered, "Others don't know Churchill, but I don't know that Churchill who looks down on the Chinese from the bottom of his heart, is an outright racist, and a stubborn anti-communist. When he mentions the Chinese, he must call him a yellow monkey. In later generations or now, I don’t have a good opinion of the Prime Minister of the British Empire, how can Churchill say such a thing?”

"The probability of laying eggs is about the same as that of a rooster. Otherwise, even if the convoy is over, Churchill, as the British Prime Minister, should send a thank you telegram to the National Government. It is true that Churchill wants to kill himself in his dreams!"

Thinking of this, Tang Qiuli smiled lightly, and said: "Chinese people always pay attention to public urgency and righteousness, and they dare not get such a good reputation from the Prime Minister, and Tang can't afford it!"

(To be continued) (To be continued.)