"What, why?" Mei Youlan didn't react for a while, she looked at Zhang Jingjiang and Zhuang Jihua in confusion, both of them had calmer faces, but there were differences, Zhuang Jihua was frowning, but Zhang Jingjiang's eyes were full of excitement.

"Why did he see the Cultural Revolution?" Zhang Jingjiang asked.

"He didn't say it, but judging from the meaning of his words, it was the meaning of American Ambassador Jensen."

"Are they interested in Tibet or Wuhan?" Gong Xiuhua pointed out the words: "Let's put it this way, how did he mention that he wanted to see the Cultural Revolution?" ”

So Mei Youlan told the story of seeing Thomas that day, after Mei Youlan returned to Chongqing, Thomas immediately started the pursuit, as long as he had time, he came to the newspaper, two days ago when he invited Mei Youlan to dinner, he first talked about the relocation of the Wuhan factory, and then asked Zhuang Jihua's whereabouts, and then asked if he could contact Zhuang Jihua, he wanted to visit in a private capacity.

Zhuang Jihua nodded lightly, when he heard that Thomas wanted to see him, his first reaction was the Wuhan war, and then he denied it, the Wuhan war situation Americans can find He Yingqin or anyone else, and there is no need to find him, a person who is far away from the battlefield. If Wuhan is denied, then Tibetan Province will remain, and the Americans will also meddle in Tibetan Province? Zhuang Jihua was vigilant in his heart, in his previous life, the Americans were supporters and instigators of the Western [***], and the CIA provided funds for [***] to help train armed men, but in this life, at least so far, he has not seen any traces of the Americans meddling in Tibetan Province.

Zhang Jingjiang's idea is that if he can establish good relations with the Americans and gain their support, then he will be invincible. Although Zhuang Jihua once said that he had a good relationship with Roosevelt, politicians are good at forgetting, and Chiang Kai-shek and him are the best proof that Zhuang Jihua has been estranged from Roosevelt for so many years after returning to China, and if he can take this opportunity to re-establish relations between the two sides and gain their support, it will have a great impact on the future.

"You call him back, I'd be happy to meet him, and you can also hint that it's best if Ambassador Jensen is coming, well, the time will be set for tomorrow, and tomorrow afternoon will still be with the old man."

Then he turned his head and said to the old man: "Old man, tomorrow afternoon, I will borrow your treasure land, and please forgive me for the disturbance." ”

Old Man Mei said lightly: "Of course there is no problem, do you need me to be there?" ”

Zhuang Jihua thought about it slightly: "Okay, you are also a celebrity in the United States, and the Americans are here, but the owner is not there, which will make people laugh at us for being rude." ”

Although Zhuang Jihua's words were a joke, there was a deep meaning in them, Chiang Kai-shek was not at ease with him, and no one knew how many pairs of eyes there were around him.

After lunch, the old man has the habit of taking a lunch break, and goes back to the bedroom to rest as usual, Zhang Jingjiang also said goodbye and went home, Zhuang Jihua chatted with Mei Youlan for a few minutes and then said goodbye and went home, Mei Youlan did not feel abnormal, she was also in a hurry to go to the newspaper office, and quickly arranged the report on Tibetan Province, and also informed Thomas of the meeting tomorrow.

Zhuang Jihua is unwilling to face Mei Youlan alone, a palace embroidery painting has made him not know what to do, plus a Mei Youlan, then he doesn't know what to do, so he went home to see his adoptive parents, and separated from Mei Youlan.

Zhuang Laishun and his wife live not far from Zhang Jingjiang, but Zhuang Laishun can't be idle there, and soon after he arrives, he bought a few acres of land and two cows, and he doesn't invite people, or he grows by himself.

Seeing Zhuang Jihua come back, Zhuang Laishun just said hello calmly, and then still buried himself in his own self, but Zhuang Li was so happy that he hurriedly beckoned someone to buy vegetables, pulled Zhuang Jihua to him, like his own son, looked up and down, and then asked Liu Yinshu if his mother and son were okay in Chengdu, and asked Zhuang Laishun to put down his hands and live.

"Mom, Dad, what are you doing? Don't have enough money at home? Zhuang Jihua was a little puzzled, he didn't understand why Zhuang Laishun had to do this, Zhuang Laishun was not young, almost sixty years old, and he had worked for many years, making him look ten years older, and he had to work in the field, which made Zhuang Jihua a little unacceptable.

"This old man is just working hard, leave him alone." Zhuang Li poured him tea: "Drink water, drink water, when did you come back?" Ah Shu, have they come back? ”

After getting a negative answer, Zhuang Li was a little disappointed, she missed the two little guys very much, Zhuang Jihua smiled bitterly: "Mom, I just came back to see this time, the day after tomorrow, the day after tomorrow at the latest, I will go to Guiyang, besides, Ah Shu is still teaching, she is not free, wait for the holiday, and then come back to see your two elders." ”

At this time, Zhuang Laishun finally put down the work in his hand, entered the house with his back, and then sat on the side of Zhuang Jihua, Zhuang Jihua lifted the teapot and poured water for him, and then asked: "What about the two girls?" Why didn't you see them? ”

Zhuang Jihua asked Ayi and Ani, and Zhuang Li smiled: "These two girls don't want to eat at home, so they got an errand in the town's primary school and became a teacher." ”

Zhuang Li's face is blooming, the Zhuang family is now more and more lively, people are thriving, it is a sign of family prosperity, and the three adopted sons and daughters who recognize are all knowledgeable.

"You should bring them back, this trip will be more than half a year." Zhuang Laishun muttered beside him at this time.

Zhuang Jihua smiled bitterly, Zhuang Laishun is a patriarchal person, the favorite of the two children is Momo, it is simply afraid of melting in his mouth, holding his hand for fear of flying, he is reluctant to eat or wear, as long as Momo's mouth is opened, he will buy it immediately, fortunately, Momo is still small, and he is a sugar gourd or something, and he doesn't know what else he wants, otherwise I really don't know what this old man will do.

"How can there be more than half a year," Zhuang Li hurriedly interjected, Zhuang Li is more suitable for the current life than Zhuang Laishun, has been by Zhuang Jihua's side for a long time, and knows Zhuang Jihua's current status better, and he is very good at advancing and retreating, so he glared at Zhuang Laishun: "It's only more than half a year, Jihua, Mo Mo and Yaya are still used to it in Chengdu?" If you don't get used to it, you might as well send them back, I don't have much to do right now, so I can help you bring them. ”

Dare to love this is different, Zhuang Jihua smiled bitterly: "Mom, they are very good in Chengdu, there will be a holiday in another month, Ah Shu will bring the children back, you can rest assured, I guarantee that you will see the white and chubby grandson at that time." ”

After staying at home for more than an hour, although Zhuang Li still wanted to stay, he still hardened his heart and said goodbye and went to the southwest development team to participate in the work meeting presided over by Chiang Ching-kuo.

In addition to the principal cadres of the Southwest Development Team, there were also Yang Yongtai, mayor of Yucheng City, Liu Zhi, commander of the garrison, and Guan Zhigao, director of the party department.

The sudden appearance of Zhuang Jihua surprised Yang Yongtai and Liu Zhi, and they knew why Chiang Ching-kuo wanted to convene this joint meeting, probably because Zhuang Jihua was going to announce some measures.

Sure enough, after Chiang Ching-kuo announced the start of the meeting, Zhuang Jihua spoke first: "The Battle of Wuhan is about to end, and after I occupy Wuhan, after I occupy Wuhan, I will never sit idly by and ignore Yucheng, and Yucheng and the military industrial enterprises scattered throughout Sichuan will be a thorn in the eye of Yucheng, and they will inevitably launch an attack on Yucheng." This kind of attack should mainly come from the sky, heavy bombardment, so the main topic of today's meeting is one, air defense; What is the current state of air defense in Yucheng, are anti-aircraft guns, anti-aircraft machine guns, bomb shelters, etc., ready? Please tell us. ”

For Zhuang Jihua's completely superior tone, no one present was dissatisfied, Jiang Jingguo and Yang Yongtai did not talk about it, Liu Zhi is self-aware, although he is a Huangpu instructor, but Liu Zhi has long lost his prestige among his classmates in Huangpu, and he himself does not want to save any prestige, when he is the chairman of Henan Province, his main energy is used to make money, and other things are trivial. But it's strange that Chiang Kai-shek just trusts him, and Huangpu is not difficult for him for the sake of the teacher, of course, the premise is that you don't care about our business, and take care of the logistics and supplies, today Zhuang Jihua is sitting on guard, and Liu Zhi is still happy, as if he will not care about being surpassed by the students.

However, he could not answer Zhuang Jihua's question, he was the commander of the Yucheng garrison, and all the troops in the Yucheng area were theoretically under his jurisdiction, including the air force, but in practice, he could not manage the air force, nor could the reserve forces, and only three military police regiments and the garrison division directly under the Military Commission in the Yucheng area were under his jurisdiction. According to the division of the army, air defense is under the control of the air force, which includes anti-aircraft artillery units, radar stations, combat aircraft, oil depots and air bases, and even aircraft factories.

"Didn't the Air Force come?" After Zhuang Jihua listened to Liu Zhi's euphemistic explanation, his face sank, and he turned his head to ask Jiang Jingguo, who explained: "I didn't inform them, I, I thought that air defense was under the jurisdiction of the garrison command." ”

"Then notify them immediately, let them come as quickly as possible, and let them bring the air defense plan for the entire southwest." Zhuang Jihua didn't give Jiang Jingguo face this time, but immediately attacked, Jiang Jingguo's face turned red, he stood up and walked out, but Zhuang Jihua stopped him: "Let Secretary Cai go, tell Shi Bangfan, come as soon as possible." ”

Shi Bangfan is the commander of the Southwest Air Force, he was the director of the Aviation Committee, he was the air force hero in the 128 War of Resistance, shot down a plane in the 128 War of Resistance, was the first Chinese pilot to shoot down the plane, but he also paid the price of an arm, became a well-known one-armed hero in the Air Force. A man with one arm could not fly an airplane, and he could never fly again.

After the reorganization of the Aviation Committee into the Air Force Command, Shi Bangfan served as the commander of the Southwest Air Force with the rank of colonel. At this stage, there is not a single plane in the southwest, almost all the planes have been transferred to the front line in Wuhan, and only the air force school, logistics station, and aviation gasoline forcibly left behind by Zhuang Jihua in the southwest are left, as well as antiaircraft artillery units around Yucheng.

(To be continued)