After Yang Dalin finished translating, Liu Yimin laughed. After laughing, Liu Yimin said: "Mr. Bao Ruide, the Japanese army is frantically attacking on the Burma battlefield, sweeping wildly on the North China battlefield, and the Japanese army is preparing to mobilize the main force to destroy our army on the northeast battlefield. At this time, it is the time when our army needs the United States to provide assistance the most, and it is interesting to say that military aid to our army will lead to a civil war between China and China? I don't think it's the US congressmen's worries, it's Chairman Chiang's worries. ”

John? After Xie Weisi translated, the original warm smile on Bao Ruide's face disappeared, and after thinking for a while, he said: "Dear Liu, the affairs of China are indeed very complicated, and we Americans can't figure out why it is so complicated. However, the concerns of the parliamentarians that I have just mentioned are real, and I am not clear about them. I'm just recounting a fact to you. ”

What Bao Ruide may have said is the truth, Liu Yimin pondered for a moment, and added: "Mr. Bao Ruide, our enemy is the Japanese army, and our goal is to win the victory in the War of Resistance against Japan. After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, it is very likely that our Party and the Kuomintang will negotiate the formation of a coalition government. Our army will not take the initiative to fight a civil war, let alone threaten the Nationalist Government with force, because we are anti-Japanese forces, not warlords. I would like to ask you to convey this to you, Mr. President. In addition, I would like you to tell you again, Mr. President, that it is not a flood beast, but a political party organization that is fighting for national liberation, and our goal is to make China independent, prosperous, and strong without being bullied. In this regard, we have something in common with the Democratic Party and the Republican Party in the United States! ”

Chen Yun interjected: "I thought. It is a pretext to say that giving us equipment could cause a civil war. Mr. Barred, since our army went north to resist the Japanese, the US government will not turn a blind eye to the fact that the US government has resisted so many Japanese troops, right? Let's say there is no our army. The Japanese army can draw troops from Northeast China and North China to the south at any time, and the US government will not fail to see this, right? ”

After listening to the translation, Barred explained: "It is precisely because we have seen the outstanding contribution of your army on the battlefield of resistance against Japan that General Stilwell and Ambassador Goss sent us here. However, there is a reason for this, and I can reveal a little bit about it. In February, the U.S. Congress approved a $500 million non-reimbursable loan to China, which withdrew half of the funds at that time. Congress requires China to report on the use of funds. But the Chongqing government is playing with the dollar exchange rate. The official exchange price of the Chongqing Nationalist Government's fiat currency and the US dollar is 20 yuan for 1 US dollar, but according to our investigation, the black market price is more than 3,000 yuan for 1 US dollar. In Chongqing, a pack of cigarettes costs $5 at the official price, while on the black market you can buy 160 packs of cigarettes for $1. The Chongqing government reported to the US Congress on the use of US dollars according to the official exchange rate, and the cost of building a public toilet was as much as $10,000, and the US media ridiculed the report obtained by Congress as a toilet report. For this reason, US lawmakers have doubts about providing equipment to your army. Mr. President is organizing lobbying! ”

Liu Yimin was discouraged when he heard this, the Japanese army had bombed Shenyang on a large scale, and he saw that the Japanese army in North China would launch an attack on the front line of Shanhaiguan. The 1st, 7th, and 9th Divisions of the Japanese army still don't know where they will appear, and our army is in a hurry to wait for the US military support planes here.

Thinking that Chiang Kai-shek's performance on the issue of US aid was still to come, and the good shows would continue one after another, until the Americans were completely angered and no longer gave him money, Liu Yimin said indignantly: "Mr. Barred, I would like to ask you to telegraph to President Roosevelt and General Marshall that our army does not want American money. Our army is in dire need of aircraft, aviation ammunition, gasoline. Either the U.S. military will send us an air force to assist our army in the war, or it will support us with 1,000 aircraft. Otherwise, under the high-intensity and indiscriminate bombardment of the Japanese army, our army will not be able to hold out for long in the northeast! ”

"Mr. President instructed Ambassador Goss, General Stilwell, to support the Eighth Route Army in its operations. In particular, he supported the operations of General Liu Yimin's headquarters. However, because the issue of China is more complicated, the Theater Command of China is also very resolute in the distribution of supplies to China, and does not agree with the US government to directly provide military aid to your army. As a result, there was a divide among the members of the Congress, and although the members and gentlemen agreed to provide assistance to China, some did not agree to provide assistance to your army. The U.S. government needs time to lobby and mediate. ”

Liu Yimin's mind was racing, and he immediately understood that Chiang Kai-shek must have heard the news and asked the embassy in the United States or the representative in the United States, Song Ziwen, to obstruct it and lobby the congressmen. Chiang Kai-shek did not necessarily know how to lobby parliamentarians, but Soong Ziwen did. The two uncles made small moves again. Otherwise, this would not be possible. It must be known that the US Congress approved the Lend-Lease Act as early as March 1, 1941, authorizing the US president to "sell, transfer, exchange, lease, lend, or deliver any defense materiel to the government of a country that the US president deems vital to US national defense." With Roosevelt's mind and strategic vision, he would not fail to see the importance of our army's occupation of Liaoning.

Historically, Roosevelt considered it strategically, fearing that in the future, our party and the Soviet Union would join forces and become enemies of the United States, and would fall to Chiang Kai-shek on the issue of military aid to China. Later, due to the development of the war situation, the United States greatly aided the Soviet Union, coupled with the advice of Stilwell and others, and the corruption of the Nationalist government, Roosevelt also wanted to establish contact with our party, and in 1945 sent an 18-member liaison team to Yan'an, led by Bao Ruide. Unfortunately, in the end, due to the conflict of interests between the United States and the Soviet Union after the victory in World War II, and the outbreak of civil war in China, the US policy once again deviated from the right track and fully supported Chiang Kai-shek in fighting the civil war.

Now, unlike in history, our army has grown ahead of schedule and is playing an increasingly important role, and it is impossible for the US Government to give all its military aid to Chiang Kai-shek as it did in history. What Barred said should be true, but he is not here to explain it to himself, he must have a more important mission.

Liu Yimin pondered for a moment and asked, "Colonel Bao Ruide, don't talk about this." Dear friends, let's say, when will the US Air Force arrive at Dalian Airport? ”

Shocked by this, he jumped up from his seat and blurted out, "How do you know?" ”

Liu Yimin took a sip of the teacup on the table, and said slowly: "Dear Colonel Bao Ruide, sit down and talk, speak, I'll wait to listen!" ”

Only then did he sit back in his chair, stabilize his mind, and said: "General Liu, the US government believes that it is very necessary to station a US military air force in the northeast to undertake the combat mission of bombing the Japanese mainland. This air force can also fight with your army. I have come to your military this time to liaise on the issue of the US Air Force stationing in the northeast. General Marshall instructed me to make it clear to you that this air force can be under your command, but you must ensure the safety of the air force and ensure that the air force will be rebuilt in time after the defeat of Japan. ”

As soon as Liu Yimin heard it, he knew the Yankees' thoughts, that is, to actively cooperate with the battle, but not to arm our army. In this way, it conforms to the long-term strategic interests of the United States and satisfies its immediate needs, and does not offend Chiang Kai-shek, thus simply giving it the best of both worlds.

Liu Yimin got up from his chair, walked around the conference table, walked quickly to Bao Ruide, hugged Bao Ruide warmly, and said loudly: "Dear friends, you can immediately telegraph President Roosevelt and General Marshall that the Northeast People's Anti-Japanese Main Coalition Army is very happy to fight hand in hand with the US military and welcome the US Army Air Force to the Northeast!" I solemnly guarantee that as long as the Japanese devils are defeated, the US Air Force can return to China at any time. When the time comes, I will award medals to the heroes of the air corps and send them home in triumph to receive the reward of the American people! ”

The atmosphere was very pleasant, and Barred reported that it was the U.S. 20th Air Force that was sent to the northeast. The team will depart from Honolulu and fly to Midway, where it will be transported by the Pacific Fleet for some distance before taking off to the Northeast. In about a week, the 20th Air Force will be able to arrive at the airports of Dalian and Lushun. General Liu Yimin was asked to arrange for the airport to be refurbished.

Bao Ruide also said: In view of the fact that the Eighth Route Army Air Force had successfully attacked Japan, the US military was anxious to grasp the relevant intelligence on Japan, so that it would be convenient to dispatch fighter planes to bomb Japan and deal a blow to Japan's arrogance. The bombers that took off from the warships to bomb Japan had to land at the airfields in Dalian and Lushun in the northeast when they returned home, and asked General Liu Yimin to pick up and land the US fighters.

Liu Yimin wanted to ask Barred to report to President Roosevelt and authorize our military in Northeast China to produce B24 bombers and jet fighters. Tohoku has aircraft factories built by the Japanese themselves, steel and skilled workers, and production in Tohoku can reduce the burden on the United States. At the same time, he asked President Roosevelt to support some of our army's food, oil, and medicine. But after thinking about it, let's not talk about it, as long as the US military air force is stationed in the northeast, the US military's technical personnel and assistance will naturally arrive. It is useless to say more at this point.

Since the 20th Air Force of the US Army was going to the northeast, and Bao Ruide said that the Pacific Fleet was going to bomb Japan, Liu Yimin immediately remembered the story of the US military sending 16 B-25 Mitchell bombers to bomb Japan on the aircraft carrier Hornet on April 18, 1942, which was an extremely tragic bombing, except for one of the 16 planes that flew to Vladivostok in the Soviet Union and was disarmed, the remaining 15 all crashed, 8 pilots were captured by the Japanese army, 5 were killed, and the rest were rescued.

Since the 20th Air Force was going to be stationed in the northeast and the Pacific Fleet was going to bomb Japan as it had done in history, Liu Yimin came to the spirit and formed a new plan in his mind at that time, so that the US military could successfully bomb Japan and give the little devils a hard time!