Chapter 717 U.S. Embassy China Report

Xiaolu said: "Most people don't understand China, and those in power have to think about balancing various forces in addition to winning the Pacific theater. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Info: You America, you need to balance the Pacific theater and the European theater. ”

"That's the responsibility of the United States," Davis said. ”

"The United States is focused on Europe, but it also has to take care of the war in the Pacific. ”

Davis said, "Yes. ”

Xiaolu said: "Chongqing doesn't understand, but we in Yan'an understand." We have a similar problem. For example, I find a balance among my generals. Our General Yang defeated Qinhuangdao, Tianjin, Beiping, Datong, and I sent our General Zhao to attack in Shandong, Henan and other places, so that the balance would be balanced. Otherwise, not only the senior generals will be unhappy, but even the soldiers will not be happy. I hope that the United States will also take into account our demands and maintain a balance between the two powers of China. ”

Davis said, "I will bring your request to the embassy and ******." ”

Xiaolu said: "We have recovered the area occupied by Japan, but we want to praise our President Chiang for his good leadership, although he did not give me a penny of my army. It's not easy either. ”

Davis said, "So what's your advice?" ”

Xiaolu said: "The Chinese Embassy in the United States issues a report on the situation in China every ten days, in which you list a lot of facts and do not draw conclusions, and let all the smart men on Capitol Hill make their own conclusions." By doing so, you will avoid a blow to your personal destiny in the future. ”

Davis said, "Thank you for the suggestion. ”

Xiaolu said: "If in the future, someone in the United States thinks that you are a red element and wants to attack you or even arrest you, you will come to China." At that time, whether I was there or not, I would find a stage for you to display your talents. ”

Davis said, "Thank you. I'm afraid you're overthinking. ”

Xiaolu said: "I hope my words will not come true. ”

Historically, thanks to the efforts of Davis and others, in July 1944, the U.S. military observer team arrived in Yan'an. In fact, this military observer group is composed entirely of intelligence personnel from various departments, and has gathered a large number of US intelligence elites. They collected a lot of information, and Yan'an was not wary of this kind of espionage at that time, and was very open to them. On October 22, Davis, Bai Xiude and others flew to Yan'an. He spent 16 days in Yan'an and concluded that the Communist Party would definitely take root in China.

In 1947, Davis returned to Washington from the Soviet Embassy to serve in the Division of ****** Policy. His predictions about China soon became a reality, and a great debate was set off in the United States about who had lost China.

Senator McCarthy claimed that there were 81 Communist spies in the ******, and that John McCarthy had a claim to be in the room. Davis, John? Vincent (Chinese name Fan Xuande), John? Xie Weisi, the three China experts, is considered to be the culprit.

This is the story of the three Johns who lost China. Davis was liquidated and at one point went into exile in Peru for ten years.

Historical trends are hard to change, but there are some details that can. For example, after the military observation team arrived in Yan'an, it observed Yan'an very casually, but some things were carefully hidden. They wanted to visit some factories, but they were sent to oil fields and refineries in distant areas, and some core factories were not visible.

The fate of some people can also be changed, and if Xiaolu is to be laid out after the war, it must protect several spokespeople, and now is the time to protect them.

Xiaolu said: "We can help you collect information on the recent series of battles in Northeast and North China. ”

Davis said, "Thank you." ”

Xiao Lu continued: "Regarding our cooperation, I suggest that the observation team should be in Yan'an, and you can set up an observation group in Beiping, Shenyang, Dalian, and Vladivostok. We know that your observer team is staffed by intelligence officers, and these people will gather a lot of information, which will help you. ”

Davis did not deny that the members of the observation group were intelligence officers.

Xiaolu continued: "That is to say, in North China, in Northeast China, in Vladivostok, we only do not speak, and strive not to anger our mutual friend President Chiang. ”

Davis smiled and said, "I'll report your proposal to the ambassador and Congress." Regarding Sakhalin, another purpose of my trip was to do so. ”

"Regarding cooperation on Sakhalin, we have already begun in fact. I suggest that we just do what we don't say, and that the U.S. government and the local government in the northeast of our country sign a secret agreement and implement it in accordance with the agreement. ”

Davis said, "I did my best to make this happen. Sakhalin is very close to Japan, making it an ideal base for bombing the Japanese mainland. We must not give up here. ”

Xiaolu said: "Here is my request." ”

Davis said: "General, your army has won consecutive victories, and I think it is the right choice to implement the Lend-Lease Act and lend you a large amount of arms and supplies. ”

Xiaolu said: "Of course the arms and materials are good. However, I don't want to anger our old friend, President Chiang. He values money and arms too much. I just need some machine-making equipment, and I can exchange it for materials. ”

Davis said: "We are not short of supplies. ”

Xiaolu said: "Sell the materials we produce to you, and exchange the equipment with you, and you can use these materials as materials for the Lend-Lease Act directly to the Soviet Union or the Nationalist Government." ”

Davis said, "You can come up with this method. ”

Xiaolu said: "Isn't it a good choice for the United States to pay one dollar for machinery and equipment in exchange for one and a half dollars of materials, and it can also save 0.5 dollars in transportation costs and a lot of American time?" ”

Davis said, "That's a good idea. ”

Davis, who is not an economist, did not realize that he was being detoured by a path. In the Xiaolu program, a large number of new jobs are added in China, in the Northeast, outside the Northeast, and not in the United States.

Davis said: "Our Ambassador Gauss has a letter, please read it. This is one of the important tasks that I came. ”

Xiaolu said: "Okay. ”

It is a handwritten letter, only one page, printed on typing paper and signed with a pen. There were five or six attachments to the letter.

Xiaolu said: "Isn't it translated into Chinese?" ”

Davis pulled out an envelope from his bag and said, "This is what I just translated, please take a look." ”

Xiaolu said: "Okay. Great. "Put the original text and the translation together and read it carefully.

In addition to some polite words, Gauss proposed to use the form of an agreement to fix the US military stationing on Sakhalin Island. The cost of the stationing of US troops is paid for by the local government on Sakhalin. In addition, it is hoped that an agreement with the Northeast Coalition Government will be reached to station US troops in Dalian, Beiping and North China.

In addition, we can also conclude aviation agreements, friendly maritime trade agreements.

In return, the United States is willing to lend to the following projects: the Vladivostok-Mudanjiang railway, the Sakhalin wharf, the expansion of the Vladivostok military port, the Lushun military port project, and the Qinhuangdao port project.

For these projects, we are willing to provide design companies, construction companies, and project operation and management companies in accordance with international practices.

In addition, we can negotiate other engineering projects.

Several of the annexes are brief descriptions of some of the agreements and projects mentioned in the letter.

After reading the translation, Xiaolu looked at the original text, read the translation again, and said, "I believe that you and Chongqing have similar suggestions, right?" ”

Davis was noncommittal.

Xiao Lu said: "The matter is big, I can't promise you anything." You can reply verbally, Mr. Ambassador, Commander-in-Chief Lu has some preliminary ideas. ”

Davis: "You wait for me to record it." ”

Xiaolu said: "It's okay, my staff officer is also recording." First, Commander-in-Chief Lu wanted to forward his letter to Yan'an. I don't know when it will be replied. ”

Davis: "We want to be faster. ”

Xiaolu said: "I will urge." Second, Commander-in-Chief Lu believes that under the principle of equality and based on the rules of the market, it is necessary for trade, navigation, and postal services. Thirdly, there can be no agreement on the garrison, and the sole purpose of the garrison is to combat Japanese militarism. After the war, the United States could move its military bases to the Japanese mainland. ”

Davis: "That is, you don't agree to build a permanent or long-term military base in China. ”

Xiaolu said: "Yes. China will not be a defeated country. Fourth, the cooperation of the project can be carried out in the following ways: the United States has a technical consulting company, and the design, construction, operation and management are jointly completed by both parties, and the Chinese side pays the consulting fee. The Chinese side invests and owns the Chinese side. We can experiment with one to five projects and then decide how we want to work together in the future. ”

Davis: "Does China have that kind of talent?" Do you have enough funds? ”

Xiaolu: "Talent is being cultivated. As for funding, we have a lot of money. ”

In the afternoon of the same day, Xiaolu sent an envoy to Yan'an to send the letter, along with some documents and proposals brought by the Americans. In addition, he wrote a letter in which he made his opinion clear. The envoy took a cargo plane and arrived in Yan'an on the same day.

The Americans are probing Yan'an's bottom line to see if Yan'an will be dependent on the United States in the future, just like Chongqing.

Xiao Lu specially reminded that some agreements that are dependent on others are very harmful. If you keep buying other people's weapons, or if you buy other people's equipment consistently, then your ability to produce such weapons or such equipment yourself will not be good. On your own, the temporary difficulties may be great, and you may not even be able to get through it, but the future will be good after all.

A normal trade agreement should be acceptable, and our goods need overseas markets. Earn foreign exchange, you can buy much-needed technology and living materials.

For the next few days, Xiaolu personally accompanied the Americans around. Americans want to see everything, from the army's clothing, food, housing, and transportation, to the performance on the battlefield, as well as the effect of governing cities, and highly praise their practice of using work for relief, allowing the masses to participate in labor, and building schools with confiscated traitor assets.

They observed the entire process of Zhao Shangzhi's large army attacking Handan on the Handan front, and observed the joint operations of the Northeast Coalition Army and the Eighth Route Army. After the liberation of Handan, they even watched the process of dealing with the prisoners.

They also observed the attitude of the common people towards the Eighth Route Army and the Northeast Coalition Army.