Chapter 782: There must be enough interests
Gao Jiu's worries were indeed fulfilled. After several days of fierce naval battles, the British and Mid-American joint fleet was severely damaged by the Japanese army and was forced to evacuate the Strait of Malacca.
Gao Jiu soon received a notice from the British Copper Command, saying that the Mid-British Combined Fleet was temporarily unable to provide support for the Malaysian coalition operations.
However, they said in the telegram that they believed in Gao Jiu's command ability and the bravery of the coalition forces, and that they would definitely be able to win without the support of the British and Mid-American Navy.
The Tongshen asked George to do the work of Gao Jiu and others and continue to attack Malaysia.
This routine is the usual practice of nationalist countries such as Mi and Britain, and they want to fool Gao Jiu and others to continue to work hard for them.
George felt very embarrassed, but he received an order from the British Copper Commander and had to bite the bullet and fool Gao Jiu.
Just when he was about to find Gao Jiu, he thought about it and seemed to be unsure, so he went to find the British commander again, trying to convince him to do Gao Jiu's work together.
The British commander heard George say that the British and American navy could not provide support to the coalition forces, and he admired Gao Jiu even more. He now understood why Gao Jiu did not send troops.
On the narrow Malay Peninsula, facing the powerful firepower of Japanese naval naval guns and the attack of carrier-based aircraft, the coalition forces barely attacked, which was purely seeking death.
Gao Jiu's approach undoubtedly saved the lives of the coalition forces, and of course, the British soldiers.
Hearing George say that he still wants to persuade Gao Jiu to continue attacking Malaysia, the British commander directly refused him. He didn't want him and his British officers and soldiers to die in vain.
The British commander said: "This matter is absolutely not feasible. I advise you not to find Mr. Gao. Let me tell you the truth. Not only will Mr. Gao agree to this combat plan, but also the Governor General. Neither the Thai army nor the Kyoto army nor our British army nor the Burmese army will agree. This is simply a joke about the lives of the soldiers and a completely irresponsible requirement."
George had no choice but to send the telegram to the British Bronze Commander and reported the actual situation here.
The British Bronze Commander quickly replied to him, asking George to negotiate with Gao Jiu.
They believe that as long as Gao Jiu is given enough benefits, Gao Jiu will still agree.
George had no choice but to bite the bullet and come directly to Gao Jiu.
After listening to George's report, Gao Jiu immediately said, "This battle cannot be fought, I decided to withdraw immediately."
George persuaded him earnestly for a long time and said that he could ask Gao Jiu to raise the conditions. Gao Jiu reluctantly agreed and said that he would discuss it with everyone and then reply to him.
Next, Gao Jiu was not moving. George couldn't hold back his anger and went to find the British commander to find out the situation.
George knew that Gao Jiu had once found a British commander, and he wanted to find out how they talked about it.
The British commander said: "Mr. Gao has indeed found me and the commanders of the Guo army and the Thai army, and held a meeting to discuss this matter. Everyone heard that without the cooperation of the navy, they were unwilling to fight this battle. They all hoped that Mr. Gao could withdraw his troops immediately. I persuaded him with great sincerity.
I know Mr. Gao, who is a very pragmatic person. If he can give him enough benefits, there is still room for improvement."
When George heard this and saw a glimmer of hope, he decided to go and talk to Gao Jiu again.
After meeting Gao Jiu, George said: "Mr. Gao, for the sake of our anti-*** united front, we also hope that Mr. Gao can continue to send troops to Malaysia.
What conditions do you have? Even if you speak, I will try my best to win the British Bronze Commander."
Gao Jiu sighed and said, "Actually, I am not a greedy person, and it is my duty to resist Japan. This time, you, the British side, did not give me any benefits. Didn't I still form a coalition force and enter Malaysia?
But the situation is different now. You are the first to break your promise. If you continue to attack Malaysia, we will risk being attacked by the Japanese Navy. Even if I am willing, the other units of the coalition will definitely not be willing, unless you give enough benefits to make everyone satisfied."
George asked, "Mr. Gao, what conditions do you want to offer? Please tell me."
Gao Jiu said: "This time the coalition forces dispatched more than 40,000 people, and the daily living expenses consumed are a large amount of expenses.
When the war starts, weapons, ammunition, oil and other costs, I don’t know how much it will cost. Let’s do this, you will give out 10 million pounds. I will try to persuade all the generals of the coalition forces to help your British army regain Malaysia.”
George has been in the army for many years, but he is still clear about the cost of war.
After roughly calculating, 10 million pounds is indeed not much.
He immediately said, "Mr. Gao, I will contact Tongshen immediately and convince them to take out the money."
Gao Jiu said, "General George, that will make you worry."
After George left, Wang Zhankui, Guo Hengming and others felt that the conditions for Gao Jiu were too low.
If £10 million is given to Taohuashan guerrillas, it will definitely be a sure profit, but it will also be distributed to the Thai army, the Guo army and the British army, and the designated transaction is a loss.
They don’t understand why Gao Jiu didn’t offer more conditions.
Gao Jiu smiled and said, "The rice must be eaten bite by bite. If you take such high conditions at once, the British will run away."
When Gao Jiu said this, Wang Zhankui and others laughed.
Everyone knows that Jiu Ye is definitely not a person who will suffer losses, and there must be a second move waiting for the British.
At this time, the war situation in Malaysia was a bit strange. The coalition forces of Gao Jiu and others remained unmoved. The Japanese army was actually staying near Kuala Lumpur and did not intend to advance to the Thai border.
Kuala Lumpur.
Fengwen of Yamashita hated Gao Jiu to the core. As long as he had the chance, he would definitely eliminate Gao Jiu.
But when he was really facing Gao Jiu, he felt unconfidence.
After several battles in Thailand, Yamashita Fengfu was not sure of defeating Gao Jiu.
He guessed that the reason why Gao Jiu did not march towards Kuala Lumpur was that he was afraid of the power of the Japanese Navy.
If Gao Jiu commanded the coalition forces to attack Kuala Lumpur, the Japanese Navy's naval guns and carrier-based aircraft would deal a heavy blow to the coalition forces.
In this case, the Japanese army cooperated with the ground attack and were very sure to defeat Gao Jiu.
Now, the location where Gao Jiu led the coalition forces was too far from the coastline, and Yamashita Fengwen did not dare to command the Japanese army to fight Gao Jiu's coalition forces alone. Therefore, he placed the main force on the defense line near Kuala Lumpur, waiting for Gao Jiu to attack, so the two sides were in a stalemate.
After discussion, the British Bronze Commander believed that the conditions offered by Gao Jiu's coalition forces were not too high. If these conditions were paid, they could help Britain seize Malaysia, which was a good deal.
So they sent George a telegram, asking him to agree to Gao Jiu's conditions and ask him to urge Gao Jiu to send troops as soon as possible.
After receiving a call from the British Copper Command, George hurriedly found Gao Jiu and said happily: "Mr. Gao, the British Command Command has agreed to your request. Please send troops as soon as possible."
Gao Jiu said readily: "Okay, I'm ready to send troops now."
In the next few days, Gao Jiu still remained unmoved, and George couldn't sit still anymore. He came to find Gao Jiu again and urged him to send troops as soon as possible.
Gao Jiu said patiently: "Now that the enemy situation is unknown, I have sent someone to reconnaissance. We must figure out the enemy's deployment and make plans."
On that day, the head of the Malaysian underground party rushed to Bahrain Town and held talks with Gao Jiu.
After the Japanese invaded Malaysia in 1942, the British army suffered a crushing defeat, but the local people rose up to resist. The Malaysian underground party mobilized locals and local Chinese to form anti-Japanese guerrillas, who used the mountainous areas and dense tropical rainforests to deal with the Japanese army.
The Japanese army had only the 18th Division and a garrison in Malaysia. They were short of troops and could not eliminate these guerrillas.
After arduous battles, the guerrillas survived, and the number of guerrillas has now grown to more than 8,000.
The head of the Malaysian Underground Party was well accustomed to Gao Jiu's name. When he met Gao Jiu himself, he introduced in detail the situation of the underground party and guerrillas, as well as the Japanese army they had. He said that he obeyed Gao Jiu's command in the battle to regain Malaysia. Gao Jiu agreed to help them replenish some weapons and ammunition.
Not long after, the British Marine Corps commander who landed in Malaysia in the early stage also came to a certain town and held talks with Gao Jiu, expressing his willingness to launch an attack on Kuala Lumpur as the vanguard of the coalition forces.
Gao Jiu was not in a hurry to send troops. He had to understand two things. The first thing was to understand the real strength of the Japanese Navy that could participate in Malaysian operations, especially the power that the Japanese Navy air force could deploy.
Another thing is to understand the terrain around Kuala Lumpur. Kuala Lumpur is in the central and western regions of Malaysia, close to the Strait of Malacca. Gao Jiu must find a place for the coalition forces that can accommodate tens of thousands of coalition forces to arrange troops. This place must be in a place where Japanese naval guns cannot reach.
Not long after, the terrain around Kuala Lumpur was cleared. Li Chengwu and others surveyed the terrain on the spot and reported to Gao Jiu.
Regarding the situation of the Japanese Navy, Gao Jiu asked the British side to provide it.
The British intelligence agencies were very developed. However, because the Mid-British joint fleet was repelled by the Japanese army, they would not be able to grasp the situation of the Japanese navy in Southeast Asia for a while.
Under such circumstances, George urged Gao Jiu to send troops again, which was a bit unreasonable.
While he was worried, the British commander took the initiative to find him.
The British commander said: "General George, in fact, Mr. Gao has a way to figure out the situation of the Japanese Navy."
George said happily: "Then please follow Mr. Gao."
The British commander said: "Mr. Gao has to do everything himself. Isn't it a bit too much for us? Even if Mr. Gao is willing, his men may not agree."
George asked, “What should I do?
The British commander said: "I suggest that you talk to Mr. Gao again, it is best to give Mr. Gao some conditions."
After thinking about it, George said helplessly: "Okay, I'll go and talk to Mr. Gao."
This time George did not meet Gao Jiu, and Guo Hengming received him.
There are two large gold mines with abundant reserves and convenient mining in Malaysia.
The condition issued by Guo Hengming is to require these two gold mine mining rights for 20 years and be tax-free.
George didn't dare to make decisions without authorization, and he didn't know whether to talk to the British Copper Commander, so he came to find the British commander again.
The British commander said: "What's the difficulty? I ask you, are these two gold mines in the hands of our UK now? Since they are not in the hands of our UK, what's the use for us? If Mr. Gao really knocked down those two gold mines, they just took over them. What if they didn't give them to you? Do you still want to go to war with Mr. Gao?
Don’t underestimate the Golden Triangle. The area there is similar to that of our British Isles, and its prosperity is far more prosperous than us, and its strength cannot be underestimated.
If our UK forces war with the Golden Triangle, the losses suffered will be incomparable to the mining rights of these two gold mines.
Besides, Mr. Gao helped Britain recover the entire Malaysia after all, and he got all such huge benefits. Do you still care about the only two gold mines?"
The British commander struggled to persuade George because Gao Jiu had already communicated with them in advance and took over the mining rights of the two gold mines. The shares were divided into four parts, Gao Jiu's Taohuashan Guerrillas, the Thai military, the Fruit Army and the British Governor's Office in Myanmar each accounted for one.
George thought what the British commander said was very reasonable, so he sent Gao Jiu's request to the British Bronze Commander.
At this time, the British Bronze Commander had already invested a lot of energy in Malaysia. The British navy was severely damaged by the Japanese army and had caused huge losses. If the Malaysian war had no result, all the efforts made before would be in vain.
They were all smart people. They simply weighed the interests and immediately replied to George and asked him to agree to Gao Jiu's conditions.
Seeing that all the goals that should be achieved were achieved, Gao Jiu made up his mind to help the British army take Malaysia.
Dalian. The First Japanese Navy Fleet.
The commander received a telegram from Gao Jiu, asking him to provide information about the Japanese naval aviation in the Southeast Asian Navy.
The commander felt that this was not good and wanted to provide Gao Jiu with a false information.
Chapter completed!