Chapter 45: Getting What You Want
Under the lingering of a large number of magnesium lights, Zhuo Fei put pen to paper to sign the purchase of Jeju Island, and at the suggestion of Chiang Kai-shek, the high-level officials of the Chongqing coalition government and the ambassadors of the United States, Britain, France and the Soviet Union to China also signed notes in the blank space at the bottom of the document. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 In this way, even if the ownership of Jeju Island by the umbrella company is a certainty, if the South Koreans do not admit it or want to renege in the future, they will have to face the joint crushing of China and the United States, Britain, France and the Soviet Union.
After the signing of the document, and after a short press conference, Jin Jiu and Zhuo Fei were finally able to sit together to discuss the matter of supporting the restoration of the South Korean government-in-exile. "Mr. Kim Koo, with all due respect, I am now handing over the Korean Independence Army to you, and you cannot command them. Personally, I suggest that instead of rushing to get command of the Korean Independence Army, you should put down your own legs and go to the umbrella training camp like a recruit to receive basic training, and then enter the Korean Independence Army as a junior officer, so that you can truly take command of the Korean Independence Army. ”
Zhuo Fei's suggestion made Jin Jiu agree very much, he did not have the military talent to command a force of 10,000 people under his hands, not to mention that the Korean Independence Army established by the umbrella in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula was not only 10,000 people, but a fully armed army of more than 30,000 troops. "Mr. Jin Jiu, there is no free lunch in the world, if you want to have a harvest, you must first have to pay. Only after you have been systematically trained, and only after they have adapted to survive on the battlefield, can you truly grow into a qualified warrior. ”
Zhuo Fei's words made it difficult for Jin Jiu to refute, in fact, Jin Jiu had long known about the umbrella helping the Chinese government train troops. The excellent performance of the new army troops on the battlefield, Jin Jiu was extremely envious, and he also had a little jealousy, which also gave him a new understanding of the ability of the umbrella. "General Zhuo, we hope to be able to get the same conditions as you support the restoration of the Jews, as long as we can be restored, no matter what conditions you have, we can agree." The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and Jin Jiu simply picked out the words directly.
Jin Jiu originally thought that Zhuo Fei would agree to his request, but he didn't expect that after Zhuo Fei heard his words, he shook his head again and again. "Mr. Jin Jiu, I think you have walked into a misunderstanding, thinking that as long as you give us enough benefits, the umbrella can do anything for you. So, I want to say that you are wrong, the temptation of profit is not something that everyone can ignore, but for our umbrella, profit is not the most important thing. ”
"There is an old saying in China, called to strike iron still needs its own hardness, if you just blindly pay for benefits, but only think that we will do everything for you, then I personally think that even if we help you drive out the Japanese, I am afraid that you yourself will not be able to guard your country." Seeing that Jin Jiu seemed to have something to say, Zhuo Fei motioned to the other party to be calm, and then asked Huffman to bring a map and spread it out on the table.
"Mr. Jin Jiu, please see, this is the Korean Peninsula, and the Korean Peninsula is not only too close to the Japanese mainland, but also between the two great powers of the Soviet Union and China. Now is the period of the Axis Coalition against the Nazis, and the Soviet Union and China may be good friends, but if this war ends, the Soviet Union may not continue to be friendly with China for the sake of their respective national interests. China has a vast land and great strategic depth, and even the Soviet Union cannot rush into conflict with China. ”
"And here, it's the Korean Peninsula, the Korean Peninsula between the Soviet Union and China. It is impossible for the two big countries to have a sudden conflict, so you who are in the middle of the gap between the two countries will inevitably become the object of the game between the two countries, and the case of Kim Young-hee has already shown the meaning of the Soviets' peeping into the Korean Peninsula. Zhuo Fei's words made Jin Jiu nod his head unconsciously, Jin Yingji took her Korean People's Army to switch to the Soviets, he naturally knew.
"So, you can't always rely on others or external forces to help you, you have to have your own strength. I know that Mr. Jin Jiu, you came to China very early, so you should have some understanding of China's revolutionary process, so do you know how much sacrifice Chinese has made for the revolution? No one knows this number yet, but all I know is that at least hundreds of thousands of young people like me gave their lives for the revolution. ”
"If a country wants to truly rise, it must have sacrifices, and only blood can awaken those compatriots who are numb all day long. In order for them to be able to restore their country, the Jews not only agreed to sign a five-year employment agreement with our umbrella, but also sent hundreds of thousands of young men to receive training and form a restoration army to fight in the north and south according to the command of the umbrella. The lives of the Jews are also precious, but in order to be able to restore the country, those young Jews are willing to give their lives, and it is precisely because of this that the Zionist Army has won the respect and support of our umbrella. ”
Zhuo Fei's words made Jiujin's face become solemn, he didn't expect that the umbrella's attitude would be so strict, and from Zhuo Fei's words, Jin Jiu also somewhat understood what Zhuo Fei wanted to express. "3,000 people, Mr. Kim Jiu, you give us 3,000 people, and after half a year, our umbrella company will return to you at least more than 800 qualified front-line commanders, as long as you master these grassroots officers, you can really master the Korean Independence Army."
After some beating, Zhuo Fei finally showed his sincerity, if he couldn't satisfy Jin Jiu, Zhuo Fei's follow-up plan would not be able to be implemented smoothly. There are already more than hundreds of thousands of South Koreans in China, and at least more than half of them support Kim Koo, and it is not difficult for Kim Koo to select 3,000 of them to be sent to the umbrella for training. The first meeting between the two ended hastily, and Zhuo Fei rushed to the South Bank villa at night without stopping, and Chiang Kai-shek was already a little impatient to wait.
"What's the use of that Jeju Island you want?" Before Zhuo Fei could sit down when he walked into Chiang Kai-shek's study, he was asked by Chiang Kai-shek first. Taking the coffee brought by Song Meiling herself, Zhuo Fei did not answer Chiang Kai-shek directly, but put down the coffee and walked to the study under the map hanging on the wall, first used a red pen to draw a red circle at the location of Jeju Island, and then drew a straight line to connect it with Japan.
Chiang Kai-shek's brows couldn't help frowning, he was a natural politician, but his military ability was not very good, if Zhuo Fei couldn't explain what he had just done, it would be difficult for Chiang Kai-shek to see the mystery. "Ah, I see." After a while, it was Song Meiling who was the first to break the silence in the study, and then stretched out her hand and pointed to the red line connecting Jeju Island and Japan and asked Zhuo Fei, "When you bought Jeju Island, are you planning to use it as a springboard to directly attack the Japanese mainland?" ”
Zhuo Fei gave a thumbs up and praised Song Meiling, "Madam Gaojian, we do have this plan, but the specific matter depends on the reaction of the Japanese." If the Japanese army had made preparations in advance, perhaps this plan would have to be put on hold, because we would not dare to take risks, at least we would not have used the air power of the umbrella to test the defense of the Japanese homeland. Zhuo Fei's blunt admission made Chiang Kai-shek gasp, and directly attacked the Japanese mainland, and the courage of the umbrella was not small.
Xu saw Chiang Kai-shek's doubts, and Zhuo Fei immediately smiled and said, "Jiang Gong, it is still unknown whether it is feasible to directly attack the Japanese mainland, but if the umbrella flight team and rocket unit can be deployed on Jeju Island, at least our troops fighting on the southern front of the Korean Peninsula will be able to get strong support." This is also a big help for the war in Northeast China, and since Jeju Island is not very far from the Japanese mainland, our new bombers are fully capable of carrying out air strikes on the Japanese mainland. ”
"That's not what I'm talking about, although the Japanese army was deceived by us, we all know how powerful the Japanese army is. Even the Americans were overwhelmed by the Japanese army, and it was best to put aside the plan of directly attacking the Japanese mainland, at least until the situation in the northeast stabilized. Chiang Kai-shek's meaning was very clear: he did not want the umbrella to attack the Japanese mainland until the New Army had completely freed up its hands, and he was afraid that the Japanese troops gathered in the northeast would spread their anger on the New Army.
Zhuo Fei was speechless in his heart about Chiang Kai-shek's words just now, this is a national war of life and death, if such a good situation is not used, is it so important that local gains and losses are so important. Fortunately, Zhuo Fei could only hide these words in his heart, and he didn't dare to say them in front of Chiang Kai-shek. "Three months, the plan to bomb the Japanese mainland, our umbrella will only be postponed for three months. But for three months, we will not stop our military operations on the Korean peninsula and hope to receive the support of the Forces nouvelles when the time comes. ”
Seeing that Chiang Kai-shek seemed to have some doubts about what he had just said, Zhuo Fei had no choice but to explain, "The Korean Independence Army is ours, Zhuo Yan is now their supreme commander, and he also has the troops of the Dangkou Army sent by me. Zhuo Fei explained this, Chiang Kai-shek finally understood, but then he didn't give Zhuo Fei a good face, in fact, Jiang Jie was annoyed that he could be stuck in the foot of the umbrella anywhere.
Chiang Kai-shek very much agreed with Zhuo Fei's instigation of the Koreans to form a Restoration Army, and it was not a good thing for Chiang Kai-shek to be able to help China contain the Japanese army. After being left by Chiang Kai-shek to have a tasteless dinner in the official residence, Zhuo Fei hurriedly said goodbye, and before midnight, he had to meet Zhou Enlai. Because the CCP is also secretly supporting the restoration of the Koreans, Zhuo Fei needs to meet Zhou Enlai and persuade the CCP to give up its support for the Jin Pang family.