"Take care, kid. "At the Wharf of Huangpu Beach, lined with the bells of the Customs House, Pastor Anderson of Moore Hall whispered goodbye to Li Kongrong, who was also dressed as a Chinese pastor like Anderson, with a bucket top hat, a black robe, and a red cross ribbon shawl.www.biquge.info Because the wound on his face had been removed, the Japanese patrolmen who were checking the passengers on board in the dark did not realize that this was the submarine officer they had been looking for for a week.

"......" Li Kongrong could already speak softly at this time, but he grabbed Anderson's hand and shook it vigorously, unable to express his gratitude.

"Go up, kid, and greet Pepe on my behalf." Anderson whispered again, then took a few steps back, stood there and prayed in a low voice, and Li Kongrong could only follow the flow of people to the US President cruise ship. In order not to attract attention, the ticket is only a second-class cabin, located below the deck, but fortunately, the cabin is also very large, although the passengers in the cabin are noisy, but everyone is quite excited. Because of the sinking of the Japanese ship Mukden Maru, most foreign shipping companies are worried about the safety of the cruise ship and try to avoid the Shanghai route, and the ferry ticket is already hard to find.

Ignoring the busy passengers in the first cabin, Li Kongrong slept with his clothes and faces, and woke up the next day that the ship was already in the vast sea. Captain Huang Zijian, who boarded the ship in advance, arranged to be in the same cabin, and when he woke up, he stepped forward to whisper a greeting, and then revealed his identity, "Sir, I am Captain Huang Zijian of the Shanghai Station Action Group, and I am responsible for the safety of your trip." ”

From the beginning of contacting the Shanghai Station of the Navy, the protection of himself has been in the shadows. Huang Zijian's greeting did not surprise Li Kongrong. He discarded the draft paper he had brought from Du Baiqing and asked softly, "Where is the ship?" ”

"Just after Zhoushan, it was early the morning after tomorrow when I arrived in Hong Kong." Huang Zijian is not used to Li Kongrong speaking, he is still used to him giving orders with a pen.

"In harmony?" Li Kongrong nodded, he thought of Chen Zaihe, three people went ashore, and all three people also needed to leave.

"Sir, he was detained by the military commanders, they want 30,000 dollars and 1,000 RPGs, or they won't let him go." Huang Zijian's face darkened when he talked about the military commander, the behavior of this group of people was not much different from that of the Green Gang, but it was even worse to kill and be killed. Zhongtong was much more gentle, and they didn't ask for any benefit at all when they took everyone out of the sewer that day.

“RPG？” Li Kongrong smiled, he didn't expect the military commander to want this kind of thing, and he still held on to people.

"Sir, the situation was critical, and we were allowed to use RPGs." Huang Zijian explained that he felt that the matter was related to him.

"It's okay, just release people, that's not a big deal." The RPG issued by the Shanghai station is only a high-explosive warhead, not a conical charge warhead, which is useful for attacking fortifications, but ineffective for armor piercing. As for the imitation by the Japanese, this is a problem that cannot be eliminated. No matter how cautious the army is, they will still have something to capture on the battlefield.

Huang Zijian's mention of RPGs pulls Li Kongrong back from the small and prosperous land of Shanghai to the reality of war, and he is like a gambler scrutinizing his gambling book after stud. The U-38 sailed at the expense of Mr. Liu and some of his reputation among the Democrats in Europe and the United States for sinking a cruise ship full of passengers without warning. These are losses, but they do have incalculable benefits for the whole war. The death of Wang Jingwei and others made the Nanjing government only able to maintain the level of Liang Hongzhi, although everything was still controlled by the Japanese, but the gains and losses of the people in the occupied areas and the nationalized areas should not be underestimated.

Then there is the prestige of the navy, most of the people who died on the cruise ship were Manchukuo people, and the Chinese world applauded this, and it was said that firecrackers in Hong Kong, the Philippines, Singapore, Jakarta and other places were sold out, and everyone applauded the big traitor who died in the belly of the fish, and only the navy could win against Japan began to take root in the hearts of the people. As a direct result, the number of applicants for aviation schools in various regions has surged, and local chambers of commerce have begun to subscribe to naval bonds on a large scale.

Li Kongrong thought about the gains and losses of killing Wang Jingwei, and Huang Zijian said again: "Sir, we helped you make up a first-class ticket, there are fewer people there, and it will be safer." Please come with us later. ”

The President cruise ship is an international cruise ship, and the second class is equivalent to the first class of the domestic cruise ship. Of course, Li Kongrong will not stick to the second-class cabin because he wants to save dozens of dollars. He was a Chinese volunteer naval commander, and according to the navy's strict hierarchy, if he lived in second class, then officers like Huang Zijian could only live in fourth class, non-commissioned officers could only sleep on the deck, and sailors would have nowhere to stay.

After a brief grooming, Huang Zijian took his luggage and escorted Li Kongrong to the first-class cabin. The first class is indeed less crowded, and the food is better than the second class, especially the waiters are more attentive. After breakfast, he persuaded Li Kongrong to go to the cabin to exercise, and in the cold winter, there was a swimming pool surrounded by canvas on the cabin, and some white passengers were swimming in it, and Li Kongrong went in to find that the water in the pool was originally warm. After swimming, drink a bowl of beef gravy and two slices of soda crackers before lunch, and have lunch at half past twelve. After that, it's nap time, tea time around 4 p.m., and dinner and dance party at 8 p.m. Li Kongrong did not want to dance, and his pastor's dress was inconvenient for dancing, but the pastor who prayed before the meal spoke kindly to him and regarded him as his own kind.

"Brother Xiangjin, Hansheng is safe. He is now on an American cruise ship and will arrive in Hong Kong the morning after tomorrow. At the same time as the President cruise ship held a ball, Colonel Yan Shouhua of the General Staff Office in New York who received the Ping An telegram breathed a sigh of relief, and Lin Guogeng also breathed a sigh of relief. Both of them have been nervous for a week, and now their hearts can finally be put in their throats.

"Where is the submarine now?" Lin Guogeng asked about U-38 again after being relieved, and he hoped that U-38 could pick up Li Kongrong as soon as possible, so that he could completely put his heart back in his stomach.

"According to the last telegram, they are still on standby off the coast of the Yangtze River estuary." Yan Shouhua understood Lin Guogeng's thoughts, but he didn't think it was a good idea. "Let's let them go north to Qingdao. If there is more movement in the north, Hansheng will be safer. ”

"It's fine." Lin Guogeng thought about the distance from the Yangtze River estuary to Hong Kong and nodded. "However, Hansheng's safety in Hong Kong must be guaranteed, and the British are unreliable."

As soon as Lin Guogeng said that the British were unreliable, Yan Shouhua smiled bitterly. When the command learned of what had happened in the Shanghai Concession that day, it was quite dissatisfied, and although MI6 later explained that it was the Bureau of the Concession that had chosen to compromise with Japan rather than with the British Government -- the people were still very dissatisfied. But there is no way to be satisfied, the British Empire is not what it used to be, and the Nazis will immediately launch an offensive, and the Japanese are so aggressive, they can only endure and seek perfection.

"Then do we still have to inform the British?" Yan Shouhua smiled and asked.

"No notice yet." Lin Guogeng also hesitated about this, he felt that Hong Kong and the Shanghai concession were no different, both were under the Japanese army, "You tell Hansheng, don't show your face, leave the country as soon as possible after the Hong Kong meeting, only Manila and Singapore are safe at present; In addition, the negotiations with Chongqing were also conveyed to him by the Hong Kong station to see his opinions. ”

Li Kongrong chose to go to Hong Kong because he wanted to meet with people, the first person to meet was Xu Enzeng of the Central Union, the meeting had been postponed for a week, Xu Enzeng had been waiting in Hong Kong in a hurry, if it were not for the great profit of cashing out counterfeit banknotes, he was afraid that he would have left in a bad mood; The second thing to see is Kim Jiu of the South Korean Provisional Government, the formation of the Korean Liberation Army was not smooth, and during the period, it also encountered a spy case, and Li Fanshuang and others were in a hurry. But this is all secondary, and Jin Jiu and others must make a choice, whether to go with the Kuomintang or with the navy.

According to the priority of the incident, the first meeting after Li Kongrong got off the ship in Hong Kong was naturally Jin Jiu, a group of Goryeo sticks. These people have also heard of Li Kongrong for a long time, and today is the first time that everyone has met openly and honestly.

"It is a great honor to meet His Excellency the Commander!" Chater Daw Sihao Hotel in Hong Kong, Jin Jiu bowed deeply to Li Kongrong as soon as he entered the door, and the people he led also bowed to Li Kongrong, which made Li Kongrong depressed, he didn't like Japanese bowing.

"Mr. Kim doesn't have to be polite." Li Kongrong tried to make a loud voice, but he couldn't tear the wound on his face. "Everyone, please be seated."

At this time, Li Kongrong was no longer dressed as a priest, he was dressed in a rear admiral's dress, a golden sword, white gloves, and a full commander's demeanor. Although he was polite, only Jin Jiu sat down carefully, and everyone else was still standing.

"The general is heroic, personally led the warship to kill the national thief in the stormy seas, and turned the tide and fell immediately, which really made the contemptible people feel a lot of emotion." Jin Jiu looks like a literati with glasses, but his eyes are deep and sharp, and he can't be taken lightly, but this mouth is really like honey, and a sentence is sweeter than a sentence. Is it because of staying in China for a long time? Li Kongrong thought secretly.

"It's not a glorious thing." Li Kongrong was unmoved by his praise, and his words were light. "Let's talk about you guys, how many people have you recruited? When will you be able to keep up with the plan? ”

"We ......" said that Li Kongrong Jinjiu's face lit up, but when he talked about himself, he looked ashamed, he stood up and bowed: "Your Excellency, to this day, there are less than 2,000 Koreans in Hong Kong, and there was a turmoil last month, which is really worthy of expectations. ”

"You'd better sit down." Li Kongrong unconsciously used the tone of his boss to his subordinates, "It doesn't matter how many people there are, the key is that these people should really work with you." Once the banner of the Liberation Army is pulled out, overseas Koreans will come to defect, and you will be the hero of the restoration of the country. According to my predictions, within five years, North Korea will be restored. ”

"Five years?!" Jin Jiu's glasses were about to fall off, and the other Li Fanshuang and others were also shocked.

"Five years at most, four years at the shortest, and maybe three and a half years if you're lucky." Li Kongrong said his estimation, the old god is here. "So you have to think carefully about how to receive the existing North Korean military and local government personnel."

"Receiving?" Jin Jiu read these two words, and only then did he wave away the people who came with him. He said, "Your Excellency, shouldn't all those traitors who aided and abetted the abuse be executed?" ”

"It's to kill some people who are angry, but if these people kill all of them, who will you rely on to rule North Korea?" Li Kongrong asked with a smile. "If I were you, I'd go ashore and cry a lot, what are you crying about? Just cry for those traitors. You have to cry and say that it is because the government did not protect them that they had to be enslaved and coerced by the Japanese to do something that they simply did not want to do. Now that North Korea is restored, their suffering is over, so you and your government have to protect them. ”

Li Kongrong said that Jin Jiu understands whether he understands or not, this Goryeo stick who started the assassination is very suspicious that Li Kongrong is drunk, reliable so close, he found that Li Kongrong has a clear expression and has not drunk at all.

"Your Excellency, but the comrades in the party are eager to kill them and then hurry up, how can you protect them?" Jin Jiu asked in confusion.

"Haha......" Li Kongrong smelled the youthful spirit in him, and he was in the same vein as the Guoli Party, no wonder he had been stammering with the Chongqing government. Is justice more important or is North Korea important? Is it good and evil that is important or power that matters? ”

Li Kongrong's question made Jin Jiu stunned, and he continued: "At present, it is not only you who want to recover North Korea, there are a number of people in the Russian Far East and Yan'an, and they will eventually merge as a group; Syngman Rhee of the United States is active in all directions, which is considered the second group; In the end, it's you, if you hadn't met me, you would still be nesting in Changsha.

Do you think you're dominant? I think you're the least advantaged of the three. If you don't plan to abandon the Kuomintang, even if I continue to support you, you will not be able to have any influence in North Korea after the liberation of Korea in the future, and even the deeds you have done for the recovery of North Korea will be buried by the other two groups. Now is the time for you to decide to stay, Mr. Kim, have you thought about this issue clearly? ”

Jin Jiu has been staying in Hong Kong recently, and Li Kongrong hopes that he can think carefully about the issue of choosing sides, and if he elects the Kuomintang party, he will go to Chongqing, and the army will be rebuilt by the Kuomintang party, and the navy will only maintain cooperation in intelligence; If you choose the navy, you should go to the United States first, and whether it is to merge with Syngman Rhee or annex it, anyway, the two forces will have to merge together, so that in the future there will be a share of Kim Koo's gang in the North Korean political arena. It's just that a person who has always regarded Chang Kaishen as a god suddenly asked him to abandon Chang Kaishen, which is indeed a bit difficult, and Li Kongrong is not forced, everything depends on his own choice.

"Your Excellency, the Standing Chairman has a great favor to the Korean Provisional Government, if I leave......" Jin Jiu was depressed for a long time and spit out such a sentence.

"I promise you'll have a time to repay him in the future." Li Kongrong interrupted, "It's not that you want to betray him, it's just that you don't want to put the hope of recovery on him." The fate and future of 20 million South Koreans are all in your thoughts, if North Korea is the Soviet Union in ......the future, think about the great famine in Ukraine, it doesn't take two times, North Korea's 3,000 miles of rivers and mountains will become Russian territory, they want a southern ice-free port too much. ”

The Holodomor in Ukraine is only a natural disaster in modern times, but under the deliberate exaggeration of the National Party, the number of deaths from the famine is not less than it actually is, but more than it actually is. Jin Jiu obviously listened to this kind of remarks, and his face quickly turned dark. He finally bowed his head and said, "Your Excellency, I'm going to the United States." ”