Chen Shaokuan, who expressed his determination this time, was full of smiles, he naturally did not like that his subordinates had no courage and no confidence, and besides, after Li Kongrong was appointed as a naval attaché in Germany, although Lin Zhun was the right person before the trainees studying in Germany, in fact, he was the main one in negotiating with Germany, and he was able to express his determination to drive the submarine back even if he died, and Chen Shaokuan immediately looked at him a few more times.

What can be killed is that Li Kongrong just satisfied Chen Shaokuan, but his next few words made Chen Shaokuan unhappy - he glanced at Zhou Yingcong several times, and seeing that Zhou Yingcong just shook his head slightly, Li Kongrong stubbornly said: "Minister, there is one thing ...... the lower officials."

"Well, you say." Zhou Yingcong shook his head on the side, but Chen Shaokuan happily let him continue.

"Minister, Xiaguan's fiancée who didn't pass through the door is now pregnant...... Li Kongrong's black lines came out, and he begged softly with low eyebrows, "Her family doesn't want her family to be a concubine, so Xiaguan wants to ......"

"Just what?" Chen Shaokuan looked at him, his brows gradually furrowed, and he remembered his 'romantic past' again, and his heart became very unhappy.

"Xia Guan wonders if he can go back to China with the minister, and then pick her up and ...... again" Li Kongrong smiled dryly, pitiful.

"Nonsense!" Chen Shaokuan was about to drink tea, when he heard the words, the cup was put down heavily, and his hand slapped on the table fiercely; Lin Xianxi, who was next to him, looked at him and shook his head with a wry smile, while Zhou Yingcong sighed. "You're in charge of submarine negotiations now! Who's going to talk about you when you're gone?! You ......" Chen Shaokuan stood up, glared at him and sat back helplessly. "Why are you so ignorant?! The big battle is coming! The big battle is coming! That's what you said, but you're giving me love for my children here! You ......"

"Minister, I'm ......" Li Kongrong also felt a little ashamed when Chen Shaokuan said it, but he just couldn't rest assured of his women and children, he was just worried about their accidents. Family affairs and state affairs, this old-fashioned choice is also placed in front of him, he only thinks that his bottom line is very simple - as long as he can settle his wife, then he can do anything, he just asks for this one.

"Minister, I think this can be done?" Zhou Yingcong, the official oil, came out to play a round, "Negotiation comes first, so Shao Sheng must not go back!" The minister will leave by plane in two days, and I will take a boat. Ambassador Cheng said that military attachés stationed abroad can bring their dependents, and in this case, as soon as I return to Shanghai, I will help Mrs. Shao Sheng and his second wife go through the formalities of going abroad, and it just so happens that the follow-up personnel of the Navy are coming to Germany, so they can escort them all the way, so that the negotiations will not be delayed, and the Shao Sheng family can be reunited. ”

Zhou Yingcong thought very decently, but in this way, Xu Peipei did not explain to the family - Li Kongrong wanted to go to Xu's house in Ningbo in person, whether it was Laipi or kneeling and begging, anyway, he wanted Xu's father to agree to this family business. But he really couldn't leave, and the method Zhou Yingcong said could be said to be the best way.

After Zhou Yingcong finished speaking, Chen Shaokuan and Lin Xianxi both nodded, but Chen Shaokuan still wanted to educate Li Kongrong, he said, "Shaosheng, don't forget that you are a soldier and hold an important position. How can you reassure me like this? How can you reassure other colleagues? Do you know that your story has spread in Nanjing, and everyone says that you have won glory for the party and the state, saved face for the country, and everyone is proud of you. The junta has decided a few days ago to give you the Order of the Fifth Class, which is a great honor, but look at what you think, you ......"

Li Kongrong, who heard that he was going to be honored, had a hot face, and his chest involuntarily straightened. Although he understands that this is a brainwashing measure, he is still happy in his heart. He was happy in his heart, fortunately, there were a lot of things to talk about today, and Chen Shaokuan was stopped by Lin Xianxi after saying a few words about him.

"I made someone's daughter's belly bigger without passing the door, no wonder other people's families didn't agree." Lin Xianxi laughed. "Houfu, don't talk about him, his wife and children are not stable, who doesn't remember it. I think I will do it according to Shuchun's method, and when the time comes, all of them will be sent to Berlin, and he will be worried about the province. Lin Xianxin laughed when he said this, and he said again: "There is an accident in Beiping now, and a big war is about to break out, and the navy and Germany always have to make good arrangements." Now is the war, if it really starts, how should the navy fight? Also, can the submarine be brought back to China after it is built? As for how to bring it back to China, that's the next step. ”

Lin Xianxin is not a member of the fleet and the Counsellor's Office, and he is not clear about the two cases A and B in the "National Defense Operations Plan for the Twenty-sixth Year of the Republic of China," which was formulated at the end of last year and submitted to Chang Kaishen in March this year. Fortunately, there are no outsiders here, Chen Shaokuan said: "The Counselor's Office has made a general plan before, basically that once a war starts, the three fleets of the Navy should quickly assemble on the Yangtze River to assist the army and air force in sweeping away the enemy ships on the Yangtze River, and then cooperate with the army to prevent the Japanese army from landing along the west of the Yangtze River." ”

After Chen Shaokuan finished speaking, he looked at Li Kongrong, who was scolded by him just now, and asked angrily: "What do you think?" ”

Xiaguan ......, Xiaguan thought that today's naval power was shifting from giant artillery to aircraft. The Yangtze River is narrow, and without the cover of the air force, it may not be easy for our army to evade. In the war against Japan, we should take air defense as our first priority. Li Kongrong said.

"The Air Force has more than 1,000 aircraft, how many planes can the Japanese aircraft carriers fight inland?" Zhou Yingcong said.

"More than a thousand aircraft in the Air Force?" Li Kongrong smiled. He shook his head and said: "We can't believe anything that the government is publicizing to the outside world, and we even have to look at it the other way around the other time. For example, if it says that the economy is good, it must be that the economy is bad, otherwise why emphasize that the economy is good? Ahem......" Seeing Chen Shaokuan glaring at him, Li Kongrong hurriedly stepped into the topic, and he said: "The Air Force only has three or four hundred planes at most, and the others are all fakes, and the tail number of the planes is written on 1,200, which is all a face-saving project to bluff people and cheat military spending.

What can be judged is that once a war breaks out, the air force will soon run out, and if the purchased planes are insufficient, which is certainly insufficient for foreign procurement, the Japanese will negotiate with various governments to prevent or delay the sale of planes to China, and then we will completely lose air supremacy. Whether it is sweeping away enemy ships in the Yangtze River or preventing enemy ships from moving along the Yangtze River, the loss of air supremacy is fatal. I suggest that after returning home, the ships should greatly strengthen their anti-aircraft firepower, and should also be equipped with smoke grenades to cover them at the right time. ”

There is an example of the Peking Incident here, and several people here are thinking about his words, especially Chen Shaokuan, who still remembers the sinking of a Turkish warship by British seaplanes during World War I. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but resentfully Chang Kaishen, this person didn't say a few words to be true, coaxed and deceived, and fooled the Fujian Department for several years. Why didn't he want to think about it, if the navy hadn't helped the revolutionary army win the Battle of Longtan back then, the Nanjing Nationalist Government wouldn't know where it was now!

"Can Ning Hai be sent out?" Zhou Yingcong saw Chen Shaokuan's face full of resentment, thinking that he regretted the warship, so he asked a question that he had not asked last time.

"I also hope that Ninghai can be sent out, but the speed of the Ninghai ship is too slow......" Li Kongrong thought about the ending of Ninghai being sunk in Jiangyin, and was silent for a while, and suddenly changed his mind and suggested to Chen Shaokuan: "Minister, the navy assists the army in operations, and the subordinate does not think that the cruiser can play much role, and there is a chance that the two ships of Ninghai and Pinghai will be sunk in the Yangtze River." ”

Li Kongrong said that Chen Shaokuan's face became more and more ugly, but he was still determined to take the risk and continued: "If the Ninghai ship can go out of the Yangtze River and then hide overseas for a year, then there can be cooperation with the submarine. No matter how much the government denigrates, at least the ship is still there. ”

As soon as he said that the ship was still there, Lin Xianxi stared at Chen Shaokuan, and he said: "I don't know how to plane, if it is really like what Shaosheng said, it is better to sink in the ocean than to sink in the Yangtze River." ”

"No way!" Chen Shaokuan shook his head with difficulty, "The Ministry of Military Affairs and the Supervision Yuan have slandered the Navy enough, if we really want to protect the ship, how can we face the 40,000,000 compatriots across the country!" ”

"Minister, just one!" Li Kongrong still insisted. "The Ninghai is a mixed boiler of oil and coal, and there are carrier-based seaplanes, although it is top-heavy, but before sailing, we can remove those 76mm secondary guns and two 140mm main guns, and other unnecessary things can also be removed. This ship went out only to break diplomatic relations, and the lower officials didn't believe that those people dared to slander the Navy again! ”

"What can a ship be for?" Chen Shaokuan still didn't want to change his mind, "If you really want to talk about protecting the ship, retreating into the Yangtze River is also protecting the ship." ”

"Retreating into the Yangtze River will definitely not save the ship!" Li Kongrong shook his head, "The Yangtze River is too narrow, and warships can't avoid it." Once the Japanese army invades the fortress along the river, if the warship does not go up to fight, it will be slandered and said that the navy passively avoids the battle, but if it goes up, it will definitely be sunk by the plane. Rather than this, it is better to sail the warship into the ocean, and if it can't be broken, then hide, and if the government wants someone to slander the navy to avoid war, it will come out and fight a few Japanese merchant ships to show their existence.

One of our warships is leading the Japanese Navy around the world, and this deal is definitely worth it. For example, the Count Spee squadron in the last great war against Germany was sunk by the British at great cost. This is also thanks to the intelligence network of the British all over the world, which is difficult for the Japanese to do like the British. ”

Li Kongrong had never thought of pulling Ninghai out to break diplomatic relations before, but now when he said this, he was full of excitement, he even felt that Ninghai alone was not enough, at least Pinghai had to go out, Lin Xianxi's point of view was right: it is better to sink in the Yangtze River than to sink in the ocean.

"It's too big to go back to decide." Chen Shaokuan wanted to nod his head and agree, but he thought of going out Yes, the Ninghai, this is not those old torpedo boats, and there must be discussions between Chen Jiliang and the government.

"Minister, it's too late to go back!" Li Kongrong emphasized. "From Berlin to Nanjing, the plane will take at least seven or eight days, and when we go back, we will discuss it again, and it will be almost the end of the month. Definitely not at the end of the month, definitely not at the end of the month! The voyage of Ninghai was only a little over 20 knots, and it was necessary to walk for a few days before being overtaken by the Japanese ships. ”

"Is Shanghai really going to fight?" Chen Shaokuan hadn't spoken yet, but Lin Xianxin looked at him with interest, he was from the older generation, and at this moment he really believed that Li Kongrong understood the art of I Ching.

"If the war is fought, it is very likely." Li Kongrong said, he remembered Kong Xiangxi, and it was up to him to see if Kong Xiangxi could persuade Chang Kaishen not to be stupid. "If Shanghai starts fighting, then China and Japan will be in a full-scale war, and it won't be long before Nanjing will be lost. Since the Japanese army was going to attack Nanjing, the navy naturally had to defend Jiangyin. The Jiangyin River Road is narrow, not far from Shanghai, and it happens to be within the combat radius of the Japanese aircraft carriers, and our army's anti-aircraft firepower is scarce, and the main force of the navy will definitely be sunk by enemy planes. ”

As if seeing that the Ninghai ship was sunk by Japanese planes in Jiangyin, Li Kongrong couldn't wait to break Chen Shaokuan's brain at this moment and stuff his thoughts into his head. But Chen Shaokuan is Chen Shaokuan after all, he is very hesitant to make any major decisions, and this time is no exception. Li Kongrong was silent for a long time after speaking, and then he said: "Let's discuss the submarine, how can you guarantee that the Germans will deliver the ship on time?" ”

"Xia Guan is not completely sure for the time being, and the only way to think of it is to plan to exchange mineral sand, especially tungsten sand. Last year, China delivered 5,091 tons of tungsten sand to Germany [Note 16], and this year it is even worse. Germany needs a large amount of tungsten sand to expand its combat readiness, and in order to cope with a long-term war, it needs to hoard a large amount of tungsten sand, and if it is conditional on the one-time delivery of thousands of tons of tungsten sand, the Germans are likely to agree to deliver submarines. Because it is impossible for the Japanese to give them this kind of thing, tungsten sand is all in Jiangxi and Hunan. The United Kingdom and other countries have also restricted the sale of tungsten sand to Germany, even though Myanmar produces a large amount of tungsten sand. ”

"But aren't you exchanging mineral sands for munitions now?" Lin Xianxin asked.

"Yes, but once the pro-China faction in Germany is out of power, we will not be able to change weapons. And in order for us to hold Japan back, the Soviet Union will definitely provide arms loans to China. By that time, the availability of German arms ceased to be a matter of importance. If we can ship more than 5,000 tons of tungsten sand at one time, and then attach the conditions to the ship, I think the Germans are likely to deliver the ship, and at least two ocean-going submarines are very likely to be delivered. ”

"Then what do you say about moving the Executive Yuan and the Resources Committee?" The person who asked the question this time was Zhou Yingcong, who was more familiar with the situation inside the national government than Chen Shaokuan and Lin Xianxi.

"I'll be able to convince Mr. Yongzhi!" Li Kongrong has a clear mind. "In fact, it is not a question of whether to agree or not, as long as the output of tungsten sand can increase dramatically, the government will not be stingy in selling tungsten sand. The USSR will not say anything, what he wants is for us to drag Japan, and what he fears most is that we surrender to Japan, and then Japan will free up its hands to attack the Far East. As long as we are willing to fight, Stalin will be angry at best. ”

Li Kongrong's gesture of pointing at the country made Chen Shaokuan and the others shocked, including Zhou Yingcong, the three of them didn't expect him to have such a side, and the phrase 'he is definitely not a thing in the pool' flashed in their minds. In fact, Li Kongrong: This is just an instant attack of the addiction of later generations of network keyboard strategists.

At some critical moments, weak countries can coerce strong countries, such as China vs. the Soviet Union, and the Soviet Union vs. the United States, both of which are so long as they don't surrender and are willing to fight, then aid will be endless. In Roosevelt's view, the greatest strategic tragedy was the surrender of the Soviet Union to Germany; Similarly, in Stalin's view, the greatest strategic tragedy was the surrender of China to Japan. Li Kongrong believed that he would never fall out with China over thousands of tons of tungsten sand, not to mention that the Soviet Union and Germany did not go to war at that time.