On Fifth Avenue in New York, hundreds of compatriots applauded and greeted him warmly, and asked him to say something. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info Li Kongrong immediately felt an inexplicable emotion, this kind of kindness of Yanhuang blood he had never felt before. Under the expectation of Yu Yanji, Zhang Pengchun, Zhou Yingcong and others, he saluted the compatriots in front of him before saying: "Frankly speaking, before today, before facing your dear compatriots, I have never felt like that, but I feel very ashamed to see you and face you!"

I ......" Li Kongrong suddenly choked, his eyes were slightly moist, and at this time, everyone present felt that he was in a state of excitement. "As a navy, it is your duty to guard the sea! However, the coastline of the country is now full of Japanese ships, and it is a shame for every naval officer and sailor that trade is not protected, fishing boats are shelled by other countries, and overseas Chinese are bullied and exploited. This kind of shame cannot be washed away by any great victory, and this kind of loss cannot be compensated by any kind of meritorious service.

I think of the Haiphong donation 50 years ago, and the ragged expatriates who are in a foreign mine but still donate; I also think of the centigold, which was abolished only seven years ago, and of the vendors who are thrifty but have to take a hard time. Since then, the navy, which has been raised by them and 40,000 compatriots, has shouldered this kind of responsibility: to protect the country's sea power even if it is broken to pieces, and to protect its own expatriates when sinking with the ship!

Today, however, with more warships, more artillery, and more aircraft, the Japanese are attacking the heart of the country, and the navy is almost wiped out, and the army is full of blood. This war will not end in one year or two, and this war will be fought for at least six or seven years, and the army needs to be expanded, and the navy needs to be rebuilt.

Some people may say that you really shouldn't mention the navy at this time, the country is weak, and our limited money should be handed over to the army to resist the Japanese attack. But I would say that those who think this way are wrong! It's a long-term battle to the death, and Japan is a recent power that has risen by relying on its navy.

Our industry is not enough to produce enough guns, we are not even self-sufficient in saltpeter, and once the foreign trade channel is completely cut off, the military production of the whole country will be unsustainable, and this can only be changed by the navy; As we all know, Japan is an island country, and its most fatal weakness is overseas trade, which she relies on to maintain her industrial system, she relies on overseas trade to feed her people, and she relies on overseas trade to plunder our abundant resources. If Japan is to be defeated, it cannot be defeated by the army, and the only thing that can defeat Japan is the navy.

The Ninghai is a clear proof of this, just such a rudimentary cruiser of 4.32 million national dollars, which is inferior to other destroyers, turned the entire Japanese navy upside down, and the Japanese were ten times more afraid of breaking the battle at sea than Jinshanwei. In that case, what they are afraid of, then what we make!

The reconstruction of the Navy is not the reconstruction of the surface fleet, the reconstruction of the Navy is the reconstruction of the underwater fleet. Consider the German Navy's Broken Engagement 20 years ago, when more than 300 submarines sank more than 12 million tons of merchant ships. We don't need more than 300 submarines, we only need more than 30 submarines, and these more than 30 submarines are enough to pose a deadly threat to Japan.

The Sino-Japanese War was a protracted war and a war of life and death. Whether we will succumb to the flames of war and become the cannon fodder servants of Japan's hegemony in Asia and challenge the entire world order, or whether we will be reborn in the flames of war and become a great free and democratic republic standing tall in East Asia, it is all up to our generation, and this is the sacred responsibility entrusted to our generation by history.

Fellow citizens, the Navy needs to be rebuilt, but it doesn't need your donations, the Navy just needs your investment. Yes, you heard it right, it's your investment. The Navy will issue bonds for reconstruction, and the final repayer of the bonds will be Japan. ”

In his speech, Li Kongrong's excitement slowly faded, and he gradually returned to his previous state of constant calculation and repeated thinking, while the audience was a little stunned when they heard him talk about the naval reconstruction plan, but they were immediately persuaded by him using the example of the Ninghai and the example of the German Navy of 'more than 300 submarines sinking more than 12 million tons of merchant ships'.

Just when everyone thought that he was another master who reached out to ask for money, Li Kongrong threw out the bonds. Finally, someone interrupted: "Colonel Li, how long do you think it will take us to win the war of resistance?" Will Japan pay reparations after the victory? ”

"We are only two thousand days away from victory!" Li Kongrong raised his right hand and stretched out his fingers to make a V motion. His move was noticed by reporters attending the welcome party, and the historic move was recorded by the camera under the flashing magnesium lights. "After two thousand days, Japan will surrender unconditionally to our country. Since Japan surrendered unconditionally, it naturally had to bear the reparations. ”

Li Kongrong's speech is basically over, and now it seems to be a question time. After the first question, because of the Chinese people's humility, a bald middle-aged foreigner raised his hand high, and he asked loudly: "Colonel Li, I want to ask why two thousand days?" There are a lot of people who are not optimistic about China, and the current war situation seems to prove this, do you think China will win this war if it wins? ”

"Excuse me......" This person did not look like a reporter, but he stood in the welcoming crowd, which made Li Kongrong curious about his identity.

"Luce, Henry Luce." The middle-aged bald man has thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a kind smile.

"Mr. Luce, why China needs two thousand days to win is a secret and indescribable topic, and I can only answer the part that can be answered." Li Kongrong also smiled at him in return, and received a friendly response from him.

"Although Japan is a great power, it is a small country, she has no way to sustain a protracted war, she cannot fully digest the resources that she now occupies on the territory of our country, China's poor transportation does not make up for his losses in the war, she must invest a huge amount of money to gain from the territory she has occupied, but this is obviously not something she can do, therefore, the result of the war is the final bankruptcy of Japan's finances.

The victory of 2,000 days is not only the victory of China alone, but the victory of the peace-loving and freedom-advocating people of the whole world, the war has begun in East Asia, and the war clouds are also dense in Europe, and we will face a war that is unique in the history of mankind. China will win the war together with the allies, which in my estimation will take about two thousand days. ”

"Colonel Lee, do you mean that the United States will also participate in this war?" Another reporter reacted quickly and immediately asked.

"Sir, I am very aware of the current situation in the United States, and I agree with the isolationist attitude. I think it's better to go back to this question in another way. Li Kongrong cleared his throat when he said this, and he recited in another high-pitched tone: "No one is a self-contained, isolated island, everyone is a part of the vast continent. If a wave washes away a rock, Europe will be reduced, like a headland losing a corner, like your friends or your own territory losing a piece. Everyone's death is my sorrow because I am a member of the human race. So, don't ask who the death knell is for, it's for you! ”

Even after more than 300 years of the sermon of John Donne, the famous English evangelist John Donne, who read from Hemingway's novel "The Bells of the Battlefield", the compassion and sympathy in it are still refreshing. ’

In the stunned eyes of the Chinese, the foreigners began to applaud violently after spending the cross on their chests and calling out to God, and their enthusiastic eyes had already regarded Li Kongrong as their own.

After such a simple sermon, the questioning seemed to be over, and Henry Luce and a few others walked up and shook hands with Li Kongrong with a smile. Seeing this, Yu Yanji beckoned everyone to enter the consulate.

"This is the founder of Time Magazine, Mr. Henry Luce, he is a loyal friend of Chinese people......" Zhang Boling's younger brother Zhang Pengchun naturally came up to Li Kongrong to introduce these foreigners, the first is the thick-eyed Henry Luce.

"Oh!" Li Kongrong was surprised from the bottom of his heart, he stared at Henry Luce's smiling face and said in shock: "You are Mr. Luce!" What an honor and so happy to meet you! ”

Since the inception of Time magazine in 1930, the circulation has soared year by year, and Henry Luce thought that Li Kongrong had read Time magazine, and he smiled and said: "Li, I really didn't expect you to be a reader of the times." ”

"No, I'm not a reader of the times." Li Kongrong shook his head in surprise, "I have only heard of a miracle in New York, there is a person who started a one-of-a-kind magazine at the lowest economic moment, and then achieved success that amazed everyone, this kind of courage and wisdom is unmatched." ”

Perhaps Lee Kongrong said the truth, but Henry Luce smiled even more, and he cared more about achievement than wealth. The second time he shook hands with Li Kongrong for a long time, Lu Si also praised: "Li, you are the wisest naval officer I have ever met. ”

"Thank you. Mr. Luce, I hope to use my wisdom with you to awaken the sleeping people who are trying to survive in peace. We will have a very pleasant cooperation. Li Kongrong immediately added that he needed a mass media to fill his plans, especially magazines like Time that could influence Wall Street and the whole of America.

"This is Mr. Fei Wusheng (.fitch), who risked his life to shoot a film about the Japanese massacre in Nanjing, and brought the film to the United States to show it to the public...... "Zhang Pengchun introduced the next foreigner.

A foreigner but with a Chinese name, this should be a standard Chinese missionary, Li Kongrong heard the Nanjing Massacre with a solemn expression, and he saluted: "Thank you very much, Mister Wu." ”

"Atrocities must be stopped, justice must be spoken, and I have only done what a Christian should do." Fei Wusheng had a compassionate expression, "Li, I hope the two thousand days you said will pass soon!" ”

"This is Mr. Li Fu, he is a reporter for the Associated Press...... Zhang Pengchun introduced another person, a man with glasses in his thirties and forties, who was the reporter he asked just now.

"Nice to meet you, Lee. I hope you have the time to do an exclusive interview with me. Li Fu glanced at Henry Luce as he spoke, with a smile that robbed the business.

"Of course, I am very honored, and as long as I know, I will say everything." Li Kongrong also glanced at Henry Luce, Luce smiled and shrugged his shoulders, what Li Fu said was what he forgot to say after being complimented by Li Kongrong just now.

"This is Mr. Harry Brathes, the younger brother of Professor Bi Fan Yu (.price)." Zhang Pengchun continued to introduce foreigners, Bai Lishi was dressed in a plaid suit and black-rimmed glasses, and he had the same style as his brother as a professor.

After introducing these foreigners, Zhang Pengchun introduced the Chinese who had been by his side, and the first one was not Paul Lin, the chairman of the Chinese Federation in New York, but an elegant man in a suit and leather shoes. "This is Mr. Wang Zhengxu, the younger brother of the ambassador of the Nationalist Government to the United States and the president of the New York branch of the Bank of China."

"Fortunately, I will be lucky!" Li Kongrong was in awe, secretly recalling the information about the ambassador to the United States, in his impression, the ambassador to the United States in 1938 seems to be Hu Shi, and now since he is still Wang Zhengting, does that mean that Wang Zhengting will be replaced in the next few months?

After introducing Wang Zhengxu, Zhang Pengchun introduced Paul Lin, chairman of the Chinese Federation in New York. Li Kongrong didn't want to ask why you took a foreign name but wore Chinese-style clothes, just smiled and shook hands with him, but he didn't want Paul Lin to say enthusiastically: "The responsibility of the navy mentioned by Colonel Li just now really speaks to the hearts of our overseas Chinese, I, Paul Lin, am willing to invest in naval bonds, and my overseas Chinese in New York will subscribe at least 100,000 US dollars!" Paul Lin patted his chest with both hands and assured that his big brother's behavior made the beautiful cheongsam lady standing next to him giggle.

"Chairman Lin, the issuance of naval bonds is still in the plan, and this visit to the United States is to solve the problem of bond issuance." Li Kongrong said.

Seeing Paul Lin talking about naval bonds, Wang Zhengxu, who had previously interjected: "Colonel Li, if the Navy needs the help of the Bank of China in issuing bonds, please feel free to speak." ”

The Navy asked the Bank of China for help in issuing bonds, isn't this beating a dog with a hot bun? Who doesn't know who is behind the Bank of China. Li Kongrong shook his head in his heart, but said, "Then I will trouble Mr. Wang in the future." ”

"This is Mr. Situ Binghe, the secretary of Mr. Situ Meitang of the Zhi Gong Tang...... a young man stretched out his hands and stepped forward when Zhang Pengchun said about himself: "Colonel Li, Mr. Situ happened to be sick these days, so he could only let me come to apologize, and asked Colonel Li to move to the Zhi Gong Tang another day." ”

"Mr. Situ is a revolutionary father, and his younger generation has admired him since he was a child, and he will visit the Zhigong Hall another day." Li Kongrong said excitedly, he really didn't expect to get acquainted with so many leading figures so soon.

"This is Mr. Li Guoqin of Huachang Trading." Next is a middle-aged man with a reserved attitude, in a suit, giving people the style of a successful person. "Huachang Trading is the king of the antimony industry, specializing in the antimony ore business from China to the United States." Zhang Pengchun added.

"Fortunately, fortunately." As soon as he heard that he was making antimony, and his surname was Li, Li Kongrong immediately recalled the memoirs written by Yang Du's daughter, this Li Guoqin was only a sales manager of Hunan antimony industry during World War I, because Yuan Shikai fell and Yang Du lost power, this person swallowed up accounts in the United States, and later simply became an American citizen. Of course, this may also be the words of Yang Du's daughter. (To be continued.) )