After the alarm was lifted, the market quickly returned to normal, passing by the streets of Nanping, you can still see the fire truck with the alarm bell rushing towards the fire site, and the citizens on the street just calmly watched this scene.

Of course, not a single bomb fell in the Huangshan Mansion, when Zhuang Jihua and they arrived, Yu Jishi appeared in front of them, Zhuang Jihua was a little surprised, Yu Jishi led the 74th Army to make many meritorious deeds, how could he be transferred back?

Yu Jishi explained with a wry smile that he was wounded in the Battle of Nanchang and later became seriously ill, and after he recovered, Chiang Kai-shek transferred him back to Yucheng as the chief of the guard, and the 74th Army was handed over to Wang Yaowu.

"Shijian has also reached the Seventy-fourth Army." Yu Jishi sighed, mentioning it intentionally or unintentionally.

Zhuang Jihua was a little surprised, Yu Chengwan was the deputy commander of the first division, how did he get to the 74th Army. After thinking about it, Zhuang Jihua shook his head and sighed: "How could Shoushan let him go, I asked him several times, but he didn't give it, why is he so generous this time?" ”

"It's better to go to you." Yu Jishi said: "Wang Yaowu is the third phase of Huangpu, Shi Jian is now the deputy commander of the 57th Division, division commander Shi Zhongcheng is a graduate of the Baoding Military Academy, Li Tianxia, commander of the 51st Division, is the third phase of Huangpu, and Liao Lingqi, commander of the 58th Division, is the fourth phase of Huangpu. ”

Zhuang Jihua understood that Yu Chengwan, as the big brother of the first phase of Huangpu, was in the position of a group of juniors, and he got along awkwardly between his superiors and subordinates in the army. He nodded in understanding.

"The principal called me from Guiyang, is there anything important?" Zhuang Jihua asked.

"I don't know the specifics, I guess it has something to do with the whole army." After Yu Jishi finished speaking, he smiled at him, turned around and went in to report, he didn't dare to delay for too long.

Soon Yu Jishi came out to let Song Ziwen and Yang Yongtai go in first, but Zhuang Jihua was waiting in the waiting room, there were already several people waiting in the waiting room, the small room was full of smoke, Zhuang Jihua couldn't stand still, turned around and went out, just when Yu Jishi came over, the two simply went to the flower bed next to them to chat.

"Wang Jingwei is gone, when will the Fourth Plenary Session of the Fifth Central Committee start?" Zhuang Jihua asked.

"It's estimated that it's going to be September and October, and the principal is very busy these days," Yu Jishi sighed: "This Wang Jingwei, I really don't know what he thinks?" ”

"In addition to Zhou Fohai, Chen Gongbo, Gao Zongwu, and Tao Xisheng, which ones are gone?" After the Kuomintang expelled Wang Jingwei from the party, some members of the original reorganization faction fled to the national control area one after another, and went to Shanghai via Hong Kong or Wuhan to join Wang Jingwei.

"Forget it, leave it alone, these people are just a mouse-eyed person." Yu Jishi smiled disdainfully.

"I'm afraid it's not a matter of being blind, I think it's a matter of power" Zhuang Jihua shrugged his shoulders slightly: "The bigger problem of these people is that they are politically frustrated, thinking that the opportunity has come." ”

"Haha." Yu Jishi couldn't help but laugh in a low voice, at this time the four cars stopped at the gate of the courtyard, and the front car quickly jumped out of the two guards and ran to the back car to open the door, Song Meiling and a tall foreigner got out of the car, and two people came down from the back, one was a beautiful [***] person wearing an American military uniform, and the other was an old acquaintance Wang Shuming.

"Who is this foreigner?" Zhuang Jihua saw that Song Meiling was very polite to the foreigner, and accompanied him all the way in, so he pulled Yu Jishi back, and quietly asked Yu Jishi at the same time.

"Roosevelt's envoy is called Curie, and the one in the back is Chennault, a retired colonel of the United States Air Force." Yu Jishi didn't seem to want to deal with these Americans either, so he stepped aside with Zhuang Jihua and tried not to attract their attention.

But it backfired, although Song Meiling was greeting Curie, her eyes caught a glimpse of Zhuang Jihua and Yu Ji in the corner, so she stopped: "Cultural Revolution." ”

Zhuang Jihua sighed in his heart, but a smile appeared on his face, and he stepped forward quickly: "Master." ”

"Come, come, let me introduce you, this is Mr. Curie," Song Meiling said enthusiastically: "Mr. Curie, this is Zhuang Jihua." ”

Curie looked Zhuang Jihua up and down with some surprise before stretching out his hand: "General Zhuang, I have heard of the name for a long time, and he is really as young and promising as the rumors." ”

"Mr. Curie, welcome to China." Zhuang Jihua didn't know why Song Meiling called him out, so he politely held his hand, guessing in his heart, what did Roosevelt send this Curie for? Is it because of Wang Jingwei's matter?

"Cultural Revolution, let's go in together," Song Meiling's demeanor seemed to be always so elegant: "Mr. Curie has been asking about you." ”

Of course, Zhuang Jihua couldn't refuse, he quietly grimaced at Yu Jishi, and followed Song Meiling and Curie in, Chennault saw his grimace, and asked Wang Shuming: "Zhuang, what is this?" ”

Wang Shuming smiled: "The Cultural Revolution is a relatively lively person, and he is not restrained there. ”

"Mr. Curie, I didn't scare you with this plane just now." Chiang Kai-shek rarely made a joke, Song Ziwen and Yang Yongtai were still there, and the two also stood up to greet the distinguished guests.

"There," Curie said with great grace: "Mr. Chairman, the citizens of Yucheng are really amazing people, and the air defense of Yucheng is also the most rigorous air defense network in the world. ”

Zhuang Jihua muttered in his heart, this is also the strictest in the world? This American is really good at flattery, and it can be seen that Chiang Kai-shek is very happy, beckoning everyone to sit down in the living room, Zhuang Jihua took the opportunity to sit in the corner, and waited for the guards to bring tea, Chiang Kai-shek said slowly:

"Mr. Curie, last time we talked about the issue of issuing Treasury bonds in the United States, I wonder if President Roosevelt agrees?"

Only then did Zhuang Jihua suddenly realize that Chiang Kai-shek had recruited him to Yucheng for this matter, could it really be as Soong Ziwen said, there are many restrictions on the issuance of treasury bonds in the United States?

"The president is still consulting with the Senate and House of Representatives Finance Committees on this issue." Curie solemnly replied that before the fall of Wuhan, the United States political axe out of "concern" for the future of China's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, Roosevelt sent a special envoy to China again, but not long after arriving in Chongqing, Wang Jingwei's defection occurred, Curie was very concerned about the policy trend of the national political axe, and during this period, what was even more surprising was the great changes that took place in the European battlefield.

Roosevelt's urgent telegram to him shows that Curie clearly sensed a shift in policy from Roosevelt, despite the persistence of isolationism at home.

"The president is more concerned about two issues, and he hopes that the chairman of the committee will be more explicit." Curie said thoughtfully.

"What issues are of greater concern to Your Excellency the President?" Song Meiling interjected at the right time.

"First of all, how many bonds are you going to issue? Second, what are these bonds used for? Curie's expression was solemn, after the Great Depression, the United States financial control was very strict, and it was very wary of the flow of large amounts of capital abroad, and if the amount of government bonds issued by China's political axe was too large, it would be a great challenge to the financial system that had just recovered after the Great Depression.

"We are initially preparing to issue $200 million, which will be mainly used to stabilize our country's financial order, and at the same time purchase some weapons and ammunition and other military supplies." Song Ziwen explained.

Curie nodded and asked, "What is this share?" ”

"I'm afraid 200 million US dollars is not enough," Zhuang Jihua suddenly interjected slowly: "At least 500 million US dollars, but, Mr. Curie, 300 million US dollars of them can be used to buy arms in the United States on the spot." ”

Curie turned his head to look at him, Chiang Kai-shek and Song Ziwen were startled almost at the same time, but when Curie turned around, their faces returned to normal, but Curie still felt a trace of strangeness in the air.

"General Zhuang, $500 million is not a decimal." Curie said euphemistically that he did not dare to underestimate Zhuang Jihua, before entering Roosevelt's political axe, he had some dealings with Morgan and Rockefeller, and had heard of this person from their mouths.

"Mr. Curie, although the situation of the war is under control in our hands, our economy has been greatly damaged, the financial situation is very unstable, at least two hundred million dollars are needed to stabilize the finances, in addition, most of the troops, except for some troops, are extremely poorly equipped, and despite the performance of the troops and their bravery, Wuhan has not been saved." Zhuang Jihua said regretfully.

"Mr. Wang Ching-wei, vice president of your party, has already gone to Shanghai to hold peace talks with the chairman, and although the chairman reiterates that your congress will stick to the end, I still have some misgivings, and I want to know where the chairman's confidence comes from?" Curie asked with a twinkle in his eyes, France only resisted for a month and a half before surrendering, China has resisted for three years, and now retreats to the barren west, the American political axe must confirm how long China can resist.

"We will not negotiate peace with Yueben," Chiang Kai-shek said with confidence: "Since we have been fighting for three years, we can fight for another 30 years; after the Wuhan battle, the Yueben army has lost its large-scale offensive capability, and our army has won a solid victory in the battle in southern Guizhou, and the course of the war has proved that we have blocked Yueben's attack." ”

When Chiang Kai-shek said this, he was both confident and proud, when the war first broke out, the whole world was saying that China would resist for three months at most, but now three years have passed, China has taken it down, and the situation is getting better and better.

"The principal said it well," Zhuang Jihua added the fire: "Mr. Curie, after Germany wins in Europe, it is said that Ben will inevitably attack the South Seas, will your country still watch the fire from the other side at that time?" ”

Curie was stunned for a moment, isolationism was rife in the country, the people were reluctant to go to war, and the vast majority of people believed that even if they wanted to go to war, they should wait until both sides were exhausted from fighting, as they did last time.

"The oil, rubber and iron ore in the South Seas are all things that have been coveted for a long time, I estimate that the foreign exchange of this is almost the same, and the gold is also about the same, Hirohito is afraid that he will have to sell his royal treasures now, and I don't know how long he can block it." Zhuang Jihua's tone was full of mockery, causing a low sneer.

"The Suizao Campaign and the Guinan Campaign are two important symbols of this war," Zhuang Jihua pondered and said: "The former curbed the prestige of the Yue army to continue the offensive, and the latter proved that the use of the Yue army's forces had reached its peak, starting from the Lugou Bridge Incident, the number of troops that had been put into the Chinese battlefield reached as much as 1.8 million, plus the troops in the northeast, the total strength reached more than 2.4 million, in addition, there was a huge navy, to maintain such a large force, whether it was industrial capacity, financial capacity, or human resources, They are already overwhelmed, the so-called full moon is lost, their offensive has reached its peak, and the next thing is to see our counterattack. ”

(To be continued)