"Is this really what the Americans did?" After Zhou Bai read the news again, he couldn't help but ask Pharmacist Tang.

"The Americans explained that it was an intelligence error." Pharmacist Tang hesitated for a moment before saying.

There have been sporadic reports of Chinese casualties before.

The number of Chinese in Europe did not decrease because of the tragedy of the European war, but there were more businessmen and Chinese students who pursued huge profits during the war than before the war, and even because of the improvement of the status of China, especially in front of the Germans, many of the Chinese who lived in Europe earlier chose to stay.

At one time, the total number of Chinese in Europe exceeded 300,000, far exceeding the previous life. Even later, in order to cope with the crisis in Australia, Meng Xiang evacuated overseas Chinese one after another, and the total number of Chinese at this time exceeded 150,000.

There are many Chinese, and in the turbulent European environment of war and moral decay, it is natural that there will be disputes and conflicts with local residents and other immigrants, and it is normal to have occasional casualties. Most of these are personal grievances, and it is enough for the embassy to come forward.

From the end of 42, Britain and the United States began to bomb some German-controlled factories and strategic places in Europe, and with the intensification of British and American bombing forces, it was inevitable that the bombing range would also be expanded to some civilian areas. There were occasional Chinese casualties, but the number was very small.

No matter how close Meng Xiang is to the people, he will not completely turn his face with a big country like Britain and the United States in the case of insufficient domestic preparation for the accidental injury of one or two civilians, even if Meng Xiang uses this as an excuse to start a war, I am afraid that he will be opposed by most of the people up and down.

The national weapon is cautious.

If you are facing a small country, and the citizens of a large country are slapped in the face, it may trigger a war against a small country by a big country under the pretext of this. But if it is a wrestling between two great powers, even if it is a reason for the indignation of the whole country, it is sometimes necessary to be cautious. It is precisely because the state needs to consider the interests of the majority of the people that it needs to weigh the advantages and disadvantages in many aspects.

At the beginning of World War II. Some of the merchant ships of the Americans were sunk by the Germans. The casualties were not small, and the Americans did not declare war on Germany, but remained isolated. Until Pearl Harbor broke out.

Although Meng Xiang was already prepared to confront Britain and the United States, except for him, other Chinese people who did not know the existence of the base did not have much confidence in the face of Britain and the United States.

A war of a single husband can easily cause internal turmoil. There is no good reason. Meng Xiang will not light the fuse easily.

As for the casualties of those Chinese laborers who learned technology in German factories and made weapons and sensitive equipment for the Germans, they could not be put on the table, and the Chinese government could only come forward to condemn, threaten, and blackmail Britain and the United States, and accept a painless apology.

But in the past, the casualties were in single digits, and the number was very small, but now there are more than 100 casualties all at once, and it is impossible to ignore it.

"Accidental injury? Joke! Isn't the red-and-white Taiji diagram on the peace relief meeting set up in the camp where we help the expatriates conspicuous? Such a big camp. Those American pilots who claim to be able to blow up tanks in the dark will blow them off? Fan Chong said angrily.

"Perhaps, someone deliberately provided the Americans with some negligent information!" Pharmacist Tang pointed out unhurriedly.

There was a moment of silence.

"It doesn't matter if it's the accidental injury of the Americans, or if someone else is behind it. This is already the case. Our evacuation camp near Paris has been blown to rubble by American bombers. In short, the casualties of more than 100 Chinese need to be explained. We need an explanation for the Chinese people, and we need an explanation for a hundred suffering families! Meng Xiang, who had been pondering for a long time, replied categorically, "It's not the Anglo-American explanation, the important thing is our explanation!" ”

The incident on August 14 was sudden and serious in nature, which completely interrupted Meng Xiang's strategic deployment.

But Meng Xiang will never back down in this matter, years of preparation and the point of the golden finger are enough for Meng to enjoy the confidence of the first war.

His vow to revive Huaxia also made it difficult for him to back down on this. If a country does not even dare to stand up and ask for an explanation loudly after its own citizens have been bullied and hurt abroad, then how can it ask its citizens to talk about loving the country? What's more, Meng Xiang, who has been building the self-confidence of the people of a big country, needs to do more.

All pale explanations and apologies don't seem to work, and using force to directly pull back the face may be the best way to explain.

"Let's start Project 44-A-3!" Meng Xiang waved his hand to the henchmen and said directly.

The moment he spoke, Meng Xiang seemed to have put down a big stone in his heart.

When Wei Ren decided to send troops to the Korean Peninsula in later generations, his mood must have been uneasy.

At that time, the United States, which carried the title of the greatest victor of World War II, was even stronger than it is now, and Soviet Russia was even more unreliable than the base, and no one was sure that Soviet Russia would not compromise with the Americans for the sake of interests and sell China.

Since at that time, Huaxia was not afraid to show its sword to the United States, why was Meng Xiang, who had more confidence, afraid of the United States?

"Maybe I have accumulated a lot of bottles and cans, and with a pair of soles, I have worries in my heart, but I don't dare to gamble!" Meng Xiang laughed at himself in his heart.

During this period of time, he has been thinking about fighting against the United States and even the entire Western world to the end, and he has always been afraid of that unreliable base in his heart.

"History never thinks about ifs, what if we fight? What if you lose? At most, go back to the way it was, as long as Huaxia is not destroyed, even if it does not rely on the base, as long as there is enough time, I can still let Huaxia stand on the top of the world again! For a while, Meng Xiang's heart was full of confidence.

"And what about our plan to shoot the sun?" Fan Chong worried. According to the original arrangement, Huaxia was to launch a major counteroffensive against the Japanese in the second half of this year to completely solve the troubles of the Japanese, and then at the beginning of next year, the target would be turned to Britain and the United States.

The Americans have already launched attacks on Saipan and Guam, and even a fleet has sailed to the vicinity of Mindanao in the Philippines, and the Japanese are also sending troops to strengthen support in these places.

"The Japanese must be resolved as soon as possible, and the Americans must not be left with a chance. The attack time can be slightly earlier! Still have questions? Meng Xiang said to Fan Chong.

"It's nothing, it's just that the pressure of fighting on two fronts is a little greater, but it's not a problem for our army." In preparation for the final blow of the sun, Huaxia has made enough preparations, Fan Chong said confidently.

"As long as we hit the Japanese mainland, the Americans will be much more lax on our embankments, but we can't be lax. Now we can drag it out for a while and fight the war of public opinion first. However, we are running out of time to do so! Meng Xiang said solemnly, "In the end, we need to give an explanation to the entire people, and give a perfect explanation to the Chinese dream of rejuvenation and rise in our hearts." ”

"Yes! I'm going to the General Staff Headquarters! Fan Chong stood up first and saluted solemnly.

"Then I'll go to the council first and prepare in advance!" Looking at Meng Xiang's resolute expression, Pharmacist Tang, who hesitated slightly, also stood up and said.

"I still need more time, a month of Plan 44-A-3 is not enough, there are too many things to prepare for the adjustment of the country's economy to a wartime economy!" Zhou Bai said urgently.

The war did not mean that it began at the beginning, and it would take a certain amount of time to adjust if it interrupted Meng Xiang's strategic deployment.

Plan 44-A was a re-developed battle plan against Britain and the United States last year, and Plan 3 was a preparatory plan to be implemented in advance for such an unexpected situation. And this reaction time is only one month.

The army is the most prepared and the easiest to deploy. However, the national economy, under the special care of Meng Xiang, has not been badly affected by the war, and many functions have been performed by the base.

And to fight against Britain and the United States, it will be an all-round test, and Meng Xiang will not be so arrogant that he only needs the support of the base's golden finger, and this golden finger is sometimes unreliable.

"Don't be too anxious, the Americans and the Germans and the Japanese are dragged down, even if they start a war with us, they will not be able to threaten our homeland for a while!" Meng Xiang said confidently.

"Speed up the evacuation operation, except for the people we have already arranged, all unnecessary overseas Chinese from Europe as much as possible. As for the Chinese diaspora in the United States, start the reservation program! ”

"Tell Wei Hanchao that their propaganda machine should be turned with all its might. With this matter as the core, I guarantee that the whole country will stab the spearhead of public opinion against those white people, especially Americans. Remember to pay attention to the scale, and we also need to allow enough time to prepare. As long as they can regard Britain and the United States as enemies when the war starts! ”

“……”

For three hours in a row, Meng Xiang could not issue nearly 100 orders and instructions.

"Of course, we will also not let go of those who may have instigated the Americans to do something stupid!" In the end, Meng Xiang said, "At least, we need them to give us an explanation that is sincere enough!" ”