Dinner ended in a pleasant atmosphere. Both sides seem to have gained a lot from www.biquge.info Pen, and for Dönitz, what information Li Kongrong confides in his mouth is crucial, and in the end, he even said that he himself designed a real submarine in private. Having talked several times before, Dönitz certainly knew what a 'real submarine' meant, and although Lee Kongrong was only a naval officer and not a ship designer, there was no guarantee that he would end up doing something amazing, such as the unexpected Gibraltar Current.

The Germans were happy, and Li Kongrong and Lin Zhun also went back with smiles. just got into the car and blew the cold wind, and Li Kongrong's originally hot brain quickly calmed down. Will Dönitz keep his promises? From a military point of view, there is no doubt about it, but he seems to be a Nazi party, and in Hitler's style, his promises are meaningless.

"Why does Brother Hansheng know everything? Is it really news from the UK? In the car, Lin Zhun's tone was full of admiration, he not only handed over a cigarette, but also wiped a match, ready to light a cigarette for Li Kongrong.

Li Kongrong was not polite, he lit a cigarette and took a heavy puff before saying, "Just read more geographical documents." This is not news from the British, this is news from the United States, there is an article in the geographical magazine that has such speculation about the Gibraltar Current. ”

"Guess?!" Lin Zhun was taken aback. "What if this underlying current didn't exist?"

"Definitely, that's a foregone conclusion." This kind of knowledge from the geography of the high school in later generations Li Kongrong naturally did not worry about its authenticity, and besides, he had indeed seen the current map of Gibraltar before, and he still remembered the direction of the submarine mountain range. He said that speculation is just about not wanting to be suspected of knowing everything. "The boundary between the two currents at 125 meters is a speculation, but it is not true, and it is not too far off. The German submarines could dive up to 200 meters, and they could try slowly, always finding the demarcation point of the currents. ”

Li Kongrong said the matter at the dinner table, but how could he know that the bottom current was just a guess, Lin Zhun suddenly thought about it, he was worried that if the matter of the ocean current was not true, the training boat would be ruined. Li Kongrong naturally understood what he was thinking, but he was really hard to say about this matter, and he had been thinking about the war at home, so he had to worry about it.

The car drove very fast at night, and the two returned to the naval quarters before ten o'clock. As soon as he arrived at the dormitory, the officer on duty said that the embassy had called and said that General Jiang Baili, the special envoy of the chairman, had arrived in Berlin the morning after tomorrow, and that Li Kongrong had to go to the train station to greet him. At this time, Li Kongrong, who was weighing in his mind when the information about the Japanese army's landing at Jinshanwei should be revealed, remembered that Jiang Baili was coming to Berlin to ask Germany to mediate.

Greeting is greeting, this matter will be arranged by the adjutant lieutenant Zhong Qiangong, he can go to the individual when the time comes, and now the question he faces is whether Chang Kaishen believes in himself or believes in the nine-nation pact meeting? If you believe that you will be canceled on November 1, the armies of the various forces fighting in Shanghai will withdraw from Shanghai as planned, relying on the Wufu Line and the Xicheng Line to resist the Japanese army one by one, and the Battle of Nanking will be another scene; However, if he believed in the Nine-Power Pact meeting, Chang Kaishen would change the withdrawal order issued earlier, and asked the troops to hold Shanghai during the Brussels Conference in order to mediate internationally.

Regarding this question, Li Kongrong can naturally guess that Chang Kaishen believes in the Nine-Power Convention Conference and the League of Nations, so the next question is very crucial: is to inform Chang Kaishen that the Japanese army will land in Jinshanwei before changing the retreat order on November 1 and asking all units to continue to hold on, and also that he will inform him that the Japanese army will land in Jinshanwei and outflank the country after his order is issued. Behind the army?

Choosing the former, of course, can not change Chang Kaishen's determination, at most arrange a few more divisions in Jinshanwei, but this also has disadvantages, in case Chang Kaishen thinks that these divisions can stop the Japanese army, and delays in giving the order to retreat, the outcome is no different from history, and even more leaked, the Japanese army changed the landing location, and the layout of the navy was completely in vain; Choosing the latter, informing them of the imminent landing of the Japanese army after November 1, and exaggerating the strength of the Japanese army, may force them to retreat ahead of schedule (on the evening of November 8, the third day of the landing, Chang Kaishen only issued the order to retreat), but this is also very dangerous, in case the various armies are not moved in time, the defense line is only supported by the original defenders of Jinshanwei, mine arrays and four torpedo boats, and it may soon collapse.

Li Kongrong, who had been thinking about this question in his head, only fell asleep when the sky turned white. He finally discovered the downside of using intelligence from a distance to influence the tide of war: that is because he does not understand the country. In the entire command system of the military, it is not known what the final result will be if the variable of intelligence is invested. Only understand the country. Only those who know the entire command system of the military know when and how intelligence should be said to achieve the desired results. He is now against the country. The military command system's eyes are black, and it is completely a blind cat hitting a mouse. In the end, he decided to put the time to inform Chang Kaishen on the evening of November 2, hoping to pressure Chang Kaishen to give the order to retreat as soon as possible.

The big things are set, and the rest are the little things. On the morning of November 1, he first went to the embassy to meet with Cheng Tianfang and Colonel Xu Bozhou, the army military attaché, and prepared to go to the train station to pick up people together. A few months ago, because of the misunderstanding of Chen Shaokuan and others, he immediately fired Jiang Ying, and he didn't say anything at that time, and it was a little embarrassing to meet again at this time. It's just that he is embarrassed, Cheng Tianfang, a nerd, also introduced Jiang Ying and Jiang He to him very formally, I really don't know if he was joking on purpose or really didn't know, but fortunately, it was only a moment at the embassy, and after a while, the group went to the train station to pick up people.

Jiang Baili set out from China on September 18, arrived in Rome on the 12th of last month, and after more than ten days in Italy, he left for Germany to seek a way to mediate the Sino-Japanese war. Previously, he had gone to Italy and Germany in a private capacity, and the reception he received was extremely grand, but this time, as Chang Kaishen's special envoy, the Germans did not welcome him with great fanfare.

Since there were no important officials of the German Foreign Office, after Jiang Baili arrived, he went directly to the Aronte Hotel, which was close to the Chancellery on Wilhelm Street, and Ambassador Cheng Tianfang took everyone inside to discuss important matters. said that it was everyone, but in fact, it was Jiang Baili, he, Xu Bozhou and Li Kongrong.

Jiang Baili's appearance Li Kongrong had seen photos before, and now he was not surprised to see a real person, that is, an old man in a suit and leather shoes. Because he has stayed in Germany for several years, his military knowledge is naturally much stronger than that of ordinary soldiers in China, and he at least knows many advanced military concepts that the local leopards have not heard of. But Li Kongrong has always despised the literati in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, most of these people have low eyes, and many of them are shocking with their mouths, they are used to holding 'foreign hair' as arrows, and they are just proper second-class dealers. How the Ming Dynasty came to an end, how the First Sino-Japanese War clamored for war, and how the 'party-state' finally transferred to Taiwan are all thanks to these people! Fortunately, the content of the discussion is not military, but it can also be discussed.

Li Kongrong thought so, but Jiang Baili, who was full of Jiangsu and Zhejiang accents, opened his mouth and said how the chairman of the committee was going to be, how was the ****, and the theory that Japan would destroy China in three months was bankrupt. These cheering words may be able to beat the ignorant and angry youth, but everyone understands people, what's the point of saying this? Not to mention that the strategic purpose of the Japanese is not to destroy China at all, and even if it does, what is the difference between three months and four months? The most important thing at the moment is to fight for a long time, not to boast that you have endured it for several months.

It's good not to mention the domestic war, but Li Kongrong is irritable when he mentions it, but fortunately, he held back this time and didn't open his mouth.

After a long time, Jiang Baili's opening remarks finally mentioned the matter of negotiations with Germany, and Cheng Tianfang, as ambassador to Germany, naturally knew what the current Sino-German relations were, and he immediately said: "The members of the German National Socialist Party are completely biased towards Japan, and if they ask them to mediate the Sino-Japanese war, they are afraid that they will be biased, and this is also the reason why Japan is unwilling to be mediated by Britain and the United States......

"Will Field Marshal von Blomburg be able to persuade German Chancellor Hiss to mediate neutrality?" Jiang Baili interrupted. He said it to Cheng Tianfang, but his eyes swept a glance at Li Kongrong - when he opened the remarks just now, Li Kongrong was not excited.

Jiang Baili's eyes swept over Li Kongrong, and after hearing his words, Cheng Tianfang and Xu Bozhou both looked at Li Kongrong -- he was already a recognized authority for his understanding of the National Socialist Party. Li Kongrong was still silent, but now seeing that everyone was looking at him, he had to speak: "As far as the international situation is concerned, whether Germany is neutral and mediated is no longer necessary!" ”

"Why did Lieutenant Colonel Li say this?!" Cheng Tianfang and the others were listening, and Jiang Bai's complexion sank, doesn't this mean that he came in vain this time?

"Looking at the Sino-Japanese war, Japan has gained something from every war negotiation with Japan in recent years. I won't mention it in 918, the 128 War of Resistance and the Great Wall War of Resistance were all stopped by our compromise and retreat. This time, the Japanese troops pressed the border, the troops dispatched were twice as usual, and Pingjin was occupied by Japan, and at least Pingjin had to give up peace talks, and the government could really accept such conditions? ”

Li Kongrong didn't say Germany, he said China, and an analysis only made Cheng Tianfang and Xu Bozhou nod frequently. Jiang Baili has already said just now that the country is already 'divided into north and south, and people are not divided between old and young', and if Pingjin is given up at this time, public opinion will be turbulent, and the government and the chairman of the committee can really agree?

"Brother Hansheng does ......" Cheng Tianfang nodded while breathing a sigh of relief in his heart, if Germany wants to do neutral mediation, he, the ambassador, will naturally rack his brains, and now Li Kongrong said that mediation is no longer necessary, he is naturally very happy.

"Lieutenant Colonel Li thinks he can decide state affairs on behalf of the chairman?" Cheng Tianfang was happy, but Jiang Baili was not happy. Although he did not boast about Haikou before he went abroad, the chairman of the committee was also full of hope for him, but now he was poured cold water by Li Kongrong.

"Of course, I can't replace the chairman." Li Kongrong said, "I just think that mediation is no longer necessary, and we should not have too many expectations for international intervention. Didn't Jiang Lao also think that the war with Japan would be protracted and that our country must stick to the Sanyang defense line? ”

Although Jiang Baili has not done any practical work, he has done a lot of strategic planning, such as the three-yang defense line of Luoyang, Xiangyang and Hengyang. Jiang Baili's face was still gloomy before, but now when he heard Li Kongrong talk about his previous strategic vision for Japan, he became a little happy. He said solemnly: "As a soldier, what you should think about is how to obey military orders and resist the enemy to win. ”

Jiang Baili's words made Li Kongrong irrefutable, and he smiled bitterly before saying: "Even if the mediation policy is implemented, it is impossible to achieve it." The National Socialist Party already represented more than 60 million German people, and the Wehrmacht was no longer as important as it was in Weimar. Hitler certainly would not have acted as a neutral mediator at the request of Field Marshal von Blomburg. Speaking of this, he glanced back at Jiang Baili and asked, "Is the so-called neutrality of the national government the position where we and Japan have returned to before the July 7 Incident?" ”

When Li Kongrong said this, Jiang Baili was silent, he was just recalling the introduction given to Li Kongrong by Ambassador Cheng Tianfang just now -- it seems that the naval attache and a person from Fujian are from the Fujian family.

"The Japanese would not have agreed to this condition, and Hitler would not have mediated in this way." Li Kongrong said. "Japan is not as good today as it was 10 years ago."

"What about ten years ago?" Jiang Baili smiled and asked.

"Ten years ago, Japan was dominated by an international faction, and its strategy towards China was to follow Britain and the United States, and sometimes even back down from Britain and the United States, hoping to gain our favor. The return of Qingdao is the first and the second is the failure to fire the Nanjing incident, which makes those militants in China extremely dissatisfied. After that, the situation was reversed, now Japan is governed by militants, and the domestic economy is under great pressure, this time they will definitely eat North China, since they occupy it, there is no reason to spit it out. ”

"So Lieutenant Colonel Lee sympathizes with the Japanese?" Jiang Baili's attention was no longer asking Germany to mediate, and the question was directed at Li Kongrong's heart.

"Don't dare. How dare I sympathize with the Japanese? Li Kongrong said with a smile. Jiang Lao's name is gone.

Li Kongrong was not flustered in the face of Jiang Baili's scolding, and Cheng Tianfang, the ambassador who heard Jiang Baili's unhappiness, immediately said: "Hansheng is extremely familiar with the situation in Germany and Japan, so Jiang Lao doesn't have to care. Naturally, the matter of requesting German mediation will be fully exerted, but the situation in Germany is ......."

Speaking of this, Cheng Tianfang couldn't help but shake his head, and subconsciously glanced at Li Kongrong again, and then said: "German public opinion is seriously pro-Japanese, and the National Socialist Party is even more so. Chancellor Adolf Hitler generally ignored government affairs, leaving important matters to Air Marshal Goering. It is very easy for Germany to mediate, but it is indeed very difficult for Germany to get Japan to withdraw from North China, but it is always necessary to try. ”

Jiang Baili originally looked at Li Kongrong angrily, because his words seemed to be saying: Ten years ago, Japan had been making concessions to China but had not won China's favor, and in ten years they would not be as good at talking as they were ten years ago, as if China had failed Japan. Even if this is indeed the case, in the current Sino-Japanese war, such remarks are no longer justified. But since Cheng Tian came out to play a round, he also skipped this section, but he was not interested in talking, and after a few more words, he asked his entourage Jiang Weitang to send off the guests.