"I agree with General MacArthur!" An American lieutenant general nodded and said: "Moreover, the Soviet Union has just defeated Germany, and seeking cooperation with the Soviet Union is obviously beneficial to our war against Germany as well!" ”

So the American generals nodded one after another and said:

"Yes! We should work with the Soviets! ”

"General MacArthur was right!"

……

It was even said: "Only a fool would choose China over the USSR!" ”

These words couldn't help but cause a burst of laughter from the generals that were not very obvious, and if it weren't for Zhang Chi's presence, they were afraid that they would be even more presumptuous. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"General Halsey!" Roosevelt may have known that Halsey had the best relationship with Zhang Chi, so he deliberately named him: "I want to hear your opinion!" ”

"Mr. President!" Halsey stood up a little helplessly, he glanced at Zhang Chi with guilt, and then replied, "I agree with General MacArthur!" Sorry, Colonel......"

Zhang Chi just smiled and nodded, he could understand Halsey, in the face of national interests, personal feelings were nothing at all.

Moreover, if Zhang Chi was standing in Halsey's current position, he was afraid that he would have the same reaction as Halsey, so he didn't blame Halsey for anything.

"Colonel!" Roosevelt asked Zhang Chi, "Do you have anything else to say?" If not, then sorry......"

"I dare to say ......" Zhang Chi replied: "If you make this decision, you will definitely regret it in the near future!" ”

Zhang Chi's words drew a burst of laughter from the American generals.

MacArthur said in a mocking tone, "Colonel, your little trick didn't work. But I can understand you, you are only ...... for the interests of China"

"No, General MacArthur!" Zhang Chi replied: "As you said, I am not only doing this for the interests of China, but also for the interests of the United States. ”

Zhang Chi's words again drew laughter, and Halsey and others were full of helplessness, believing that Zhang Chi, as MacArthur put it, was just talking for China's interests.

There is nothing wrong with this in itself, but at this time no one will consider the interests of China, except for Zhang Chi, everyone is thinking about the interests of the United States.

But......

These American generals obviously underestimated Zhang Chi, if Zhang Chi had not taken into account the relationship of interests, then they would not have rushed from Iwo Jima to Hawaii and stood here to speak, because Zhang Chi knew very well...... The United States is doing this for the sake of interests, and if it is only "moving with emotion and understanding with reason", it is a waste of time, and it must also have interests to make them change their minds.

At this time, Halsey couldn't stand it anymore, and he said with some dissatisfaction: "Hey, gentlemen! The man standing in front of you, who has defeated countless Japanese and saved countless Americans, I think we should at least listen to him! ”

As soon as Halsey said this, the generals restrained a little, but their faces were still full of pleasure, and they didn't take Zhang Chi's words seriously.

"Tell me what you think, Colonel!" Halsey said to Zhang Chi, "I'm listening! ”

Zhang Chi nodded, then walked to the map and said, "So...... Let me start with these conditions put forward by the Soviet Union! ”

As he spoke, Zhang Chi turned to Roosevelt and asked, "I'm sorry, Mr. President." You just said that those conditions put forward by the USSR were ......"

"Maintain the status quo on part of the land, lease the Russian naval base in the port of Lushun in Dalian, and the right to operate the Sino-Soviet railway, and protect the priority interests of the Soviet Union; Sovereignty over the Kuril Islands! ”

"Thank you!" Zhang Chi turned his gaze to the map and continued: "Then let's take a look at the Soviet Union...... It has a large land mass in the north, and its navy can only cruise around the Arctic Ocean. If the Soviet Navy wanted to enter the vast Pacific Ocean, it would have to pass through the narrow Bering Strait. This must have been a very depressing thing for the Soviet Union...... Now, if it is possible to obtain a port in China, and additionally occupy the Kuril Islands in Japan, then to a certain extent, the safe entry of the Soviet Navy into the Pacific Ocean can be guaranteed and even occupy a fulcrum in the Pacific direction. As for the railway...... I guess the railroad must be going to connect to that port, right? ”

Before Zhang Chi finished speaking, the faces of all the generals in the conference room changed, even Roosevelt was no exception.

"Wow!" Zhang Chi ignored the American general's face and continued: "It's hard to imagine that you didn't even go to check the railway routes that the Soviet Union demanded to have priority interests? How stupid would it be to be unwary of a big country like the Soviet Union, a big country that could defeat Germany! ”

Roosevelt couldn't help but turn his eyes to the staff officer beside him, and the staff officer immediately went to the table in a panic to look up the information, and after looking for a while he couldn't find it, finally another staff officer didn't know where to find a map of Manchuria, and then drew an uncertain railway route on it.

As Zhang Chi said, the total length of the medium-length railway required by the Soviet Union is more than 2,000 kilometers, including the 1,481-kilometer-long Middle East trunk line from Manchuria (a county-level city in Inner Mongolia) to Suifenhe and the branch line from Harbin to Dalian and Lushun via Changchun.

Seeing this line, Roosevelt and other generals all had some slight sweat on their foreheads...... If the Soviet Union has the right of first refusal to use this railway, doesn't that mean that the Soviet Union can continuously transport all kinds of strategic materials to Lushun?!

"So......" Zhang Chi raised his head and asked MacArthur: "General, do you still think that agreeing to the Soviet Union's demands has nothing to lose to the United States?" ”

MacArthur just shrugged his shoulders and was speechless.

"Gentlemen!" Zhang Chi continued: "Now the situation is actually obvious: if you choose China, what the United States loses is only a small profit in front of you, and General MacArthur is right, the United States has to pay strategic materials, transport ships, warships, aircraft, etc. to assist the Chinese army in the war, but is the United States really unable to bear this price?" Is the United States short of money, supplies, warships, and planes? ”

The American generals couldn't help but shake their heads slightly, these have never been a problem for the United States.

"On the contrary!" Zhang Chi said: "If you choose the Soviet Union, it seems that you will not lose anything on the surface. But what about after the war ?! I don't know if you've ever thought about it, even if this war had not been fought by the Soviet Union against Japan, even if it had developed like this...... You are also well aware that the Japanese will not hold out for long and will collapse sooner or later. Why should the United States create a great opportunity for a potential and powerful enemy, even to compete with you in the Pacific, for the sake of this small profit at hand? Is this in the interests of the United States?! ”

There was silence in the conference room, and the generals who had been laughing at Zhang Chi not long ago realized that they themselves were the most ridiculous people. (To be continued.) )