The autumn sun shines in the garden of the West Berlin Hospital, without a hint of heat, only a warm comfort. The sky with white clouds fluttering in the www.biquge.info is as blue as a jewel, and below the gem, most of the leaves of the linden trees in the garden have turned yellow, only some of the lower branches still have some yellow-green, and from a distance, the whole tree is like an oil painting with strong colors. In this autumn painting, the sidewalks are covered with yellow leaves, and patients in patient gowns and nurses in white walk through them.

Lieutenant Colonel Li Kongrong, who was hospitalized for a month and nine days, is also in the painting, sitting in a steel wheelchair and drinking black tea, which was brought by Kong Lingyi. She was sitting on the white wooden bench next to Li Kongrong at this time, although the weather was getting colder, she was still wearing a cheongsam. It is undeniable that this dark cheongsam with small dark red flowers is very beautiful, but people are ...... Maybe it's because he looks too much like Kong Xiangxi, and it really takes a lot of effort to get used to Kong Lingyi's appearance.

Li Kongrong didn't look at Kong Lingyi, he was enjoying the autumn in front of him - this is probably the most difficult time in his life, because he will never have such leisure in the future; And Miss Kong is reading a song sheet, which is another plagiarized work by Li Kongrong: a very appropriate autumn mood.

"Autumn is strong, autumn is strong from people's hearts, a glass of wine has a lot of emotions......" Kong Lingyi sang unexpectedly - Li Kongrong forgot that she was born rich and noble, it is impossible for her not to have studied piano, since she has learned piano, the simple score can naturally be understood. After singing a few words, Kong Lingyi turned his head and said, "The tune is very sad, how did you write it?" Right in this hospital? ”

"Hmm." Li Kongrong replied cheekily, "Isn't autumn sad? I'm sick and bored, and I just have nothing to write. Because he didn't want to mention this topic, his eyes flashed, and he turned to say, "You just said that you will leave tomorrow, what are you going back for?" There is a war going on all over the country. ”

Last month, Kong Xiangxi simply recuperated in the Badna Sea after hitting a wall in Germany, when he hit a wall, China and the Soviet Union had not yet signed a Sino-Soviet non-aggression pact, and then as soon as the news of the signing of the treaty came out, not to mention the Nazi pro-Japanese faction, even the pro-China Foreign Minister Newton was also very dissatisfied - the treaty is very simple, that is, China and the Soviet Union do not invade each other, but who believes that there is no secret treaty in it? If there was no secret treaty, why was it signed after the war against Japan?

This was the first reaction of the Germans, and the Nazi guess was that China and the Soviet Union had formed a deeper offensive and defensive alliance, that is, China would help the Soviet Union hold Japan down, thereby improving its unfavorable strategic posture of being caught between Germany and Japan from east to west. This is not impossible, the Kuomintang relied on German funds to go south to Guangdong to convene an extraordinary congress during the First World War to resist the northern Duan Qirui government's declaration of war on Germany, and after the European War, the Kuomintang relied on Soviet funding to regain its strength in Guangdong and launch the Northern Expedition.

During this period, although there were purging the party and encirclement and suppression, the Kuomintang finally left a line and did not wipe out the Communist Party. The signing of the Sino-Soviet Treaty represented the Kuomintang once again allied with the Soviet Union to attack Japan and undermine the German-Italian-Japanese anti-communist alliance, which was the general recognition of the Nazis. In this case, Kong Xiangxi can naturally only recuperate every day, and now that Nanjing has sent Jiang Baili, an old man who stayed in Germany, Kong Xiangxi, who has long been out of options, will of course leave to return to China.

Li Kongrong was unmoved by Kong Xiangxi's departure, in his opinion, Kong Xiangxi should not come to Europe at all, but should first return to China to persuade the Shanghai hooligan who likes to pretend and pretend to be a tiger. Now that China and Japan are in a full-scale war, since this is the case, we should make friends with the Soviet Union as soon as possible, and strive to get more Soviet aid before the Soviet Union starts the war; after the outbreak of the Soviet-German war, the Soviet aid will be cut off, and then the US aid after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

It is with this kind of thinking that Li Kongrong has given few suggestions to Kong Xiangxi for more than a month, although he can recite the phone number of Hitler's office: 120050; He also knew what to use to impress Hitler and make him meet with Kong Xiangxi. Then this is meaningless, Hitler, who was bent on destroying the Bolsheviks, would never have any good feelings for China, which was becoming more and more pro-Soviet, and there really was no intersection and consensus between Germany and China except barter.

Li Kongrong thought about Sino-German relations, and after listening to his question, Kong Lingyi restrained his leisure, and Kong Lingyi, who was going abroad to eat and have fun, was naturally much less worried, but when she thought of the home in China that was invisibly imprisoned, she became melancholy, "Brother Han Sheng, sometimes I feel that living is really a burden, as if I was born to live for others......"

wanted to change the topic, but didn't want to make Kong Lingyi feel a little sad, Li Kongrong immediately persuaded: "The most important thing for people is to do what they want to do, but ......" He glanced at Kong Lingyi and smiled before saying: "Be sure to distinguish what you really want." There are a lot of things that people don't want, but they are just hot brains. But at this time, if someone wants to stop you, then this kind of thought will become stronger and stronger, and what you don't want will suddenly become a must. People are always strange, and the strangest thing is to pursue things that they don't want at all. ”

Li Kongrong said something, but Kong Lingyi at this time naturally would not misunderstand him as before. After listening to the words quietly, she said, "Then may I ask Brother Han Sheng, how can people determine which ones they don't want?" ”

"The heart is like water, and there is nothing to ask for." Li Kongrong said generally. He can't answer this question well, people always have enthusiasm and impulses, different education, different environments will make people have different impulses, and hobbies and nature can hardly be seen under the rendering of the first two. "Also, don't look at how others are, because envy, you have to be like yourself. Everyone has their own way of life and opportunities, and it is always ...... to carve a goal in your heart in advance I always feel so fake, so unnatural. Our pursuit is not to be envied by others, but that we really like it. ”

Li Kongrong said that he had learned from being a person in two lives, which can be regarded as repaying Kong Lingyi's previous promise: to ensure that no one bullies his little wife. But before he could finish his words, Kong Xiangxi came with his secretary.

"Hansheng is much better, right? I saw you last month......" Kong Xiangxi said kindly. At this time, Zhang Pingqun was pushing his wheelchair and walking to the sidewalk in the distance, although the plaster on Li Kongrong's feet had not been removed, his complexion was much better than last month.

"Thank you, Mr. Yongzhi, for your concern." Li Kongrong replied politely, but his mind was thinking about how to deal with this conversation. "The doctor said that he could be discharged from the hospital early next month if he was in good condition. Official business has been delayed for a long time, but fortunately, the training on the navy's side has not yet begun. ”

Li Kongrong led the topic to the navy, and Kong Xiangxi unconsciously also talked about the navy, he said: "The military attaché said that the Japanese are moving around, and they will resolutely not let the submarine be delivered to our country, what does Hansheng think?" ”

"The humble post is still the previous view: the two submarines will not bring much substantial trouble to Japan, the symbolic meaning is greater than the practical significance, and the biggest advantage is that it can defend Guangzhou, which is the starting point of the Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway, which is very important. If China can deliver more than 5,000 tons of tungsten sand and antimony at one time, Germany is likely to agree to deliver the ship. Li Kongrong said. He also believed that the future world situation would be very peculiar, that the Soviet Union was both our ally and our potential adversary, and that at least in the northeast and Outer Mongolia, there were disputes between the two countries, and it would be beneficial for us to import non-ferrous metals to Germany. ”

Li Kongrong always said that he didn't want to unite the Soviet Union, and at the same time, he also had the meaning of using virtue to control the Soviet Union. Kong Xiangxi frowned, unconsciously helped his glasses, and finally asked, "What does Hansheng mean ......?"

"We will defeat the Japanese and expel them from the country after all!" Li Kongrong's voice was a little high. "What about Japan's interests in Manchuria-Mongolia at that time? Only when the Soviet Union is mired in Europe can we take advantage of the situation when it is unable to look east. Mr. Yongzhi, the puppet Manchurian is the richest region in our country, and it is also the region with the best degree of industrialization. Now we can't beat Japan, isn't there a lack of steel and aluminum ingots? On the basis of receiving Manchuria and recovering Outer Mongolia, we will be able to stabilize our position with the support of Britain and the United States. ”

Li Kongrong's report has never described it so far, and this is already after the war. Kong Xiangxi looked at his serious expression and sighed, and said for a long time: "Hansheng really wants to gallop across the ocean?" The Sino-Japanese war has started, and the navy will not do much, even if these two submarines are delivered by Germany, they have not really considered coming to the Executive Yuan? ”

"Kong Rong thank Mr. Yongzhi for his love, but Kong Rong is a soldier, and the Chinese Navy has been weak since the first afternoon. And throughout history, this world is different from the past, the enemy came from the west and the steppe from the north, and now the enemy comes from the south and the sea from the east, and this is the case in all the wars of our country after the Opium War. Kong Rong only hopes that our country will have a navy that will make the enemy fearful, and he will not hesitate to fight the fire and break his bones to pieces. ”

Li Kongrong's words were categorical, and he only heard Kong Xiangxi and Zhang Pingqun sigh in their hearts. In fact, if you think about it, the national strategy can only be used as a reference for the leader's decision-making, and joining the navy and galloping across the ocean is the real war of resistance. Kong Xiangxi has seen many officials who show loyalty in front of him, but there are too few officers like Li Kongrong who are not greedy for money, do not envy officials, and have their own ideas and opinions. There may be many dead people in the Blue Coat Society, but including those who are drunk and weary, they don't have such vision and talent.

With some sighs, Kong Xiangxi bowed forward slightly and said, "Han Shengzhi is in the ocean, so I won't force it." If you have any problems in the future, just send a telegram. ”

Li Kongrong waited for Kong Xiangxi's words, he also sighed, and said: "I hope that the princes of the government will no longer have the hope of mediation. With the war in Shanghai, there is no way to avoid a full-scale war. The Japanese military department is not subordinate to the civilian cabinet at all, it has its own system, so even if the cabinet agrees to an armistice, the war will not stop until the Japanese feel tired. The same is true of the military department, even if the military department is determined to stop fighting, but the staff officers and junior officers below will not stop fighting. Since it cannot be stopped, it is necessary to be prepared for a long-term war of resistance, and it is best to declare war on Japan after the war with Germany. ”

"Hansheng really thinks so, there is no hope of mediation at all?" Kong Xiangxi felt that what Li Kongrong said was a bit absolute, vaguely, and felt that he might hate Japan because of the death of his wife and the serious injury of his son, and he had to fight you to the death. But Kong Xiangxi didn't say this.

"Mr. Yongzhi, if we can push back the Japanese army, Japan will naturally agree to mediate when it sees that it is unprofitable. But ......," Li Kongrong shook his head loudly, "the government is determined to hold Shanghai in the hope of international mediation, but international mediation is really useful, then Abyssinia will not be destroyed; And Shanghai is not a decisive battle at all, where Japan's naval and air superiority can be fully exploited, and the day our elite is exhausted will be the time when Nanjing is lost.

Although Japan has only a dozen divisions and regiments, the number of people who have received military training in the whole country exceeds 4 million, and he is still assembling wartime divisions in the Battle of Shanghai and Nanjing. Since it can't be stopped, there is no way to mediate, so it can only wait for change. Only by abandoning Shanghai now, retaining the vital forces, and luring the enemy to fight a victory in a deep battle, can there be hope for mediation. The army has been defeated and has been retreating, and even if there is an opportunity to mediate, we will not be able to get acceptable conditions. ”

Li Kongrong no longer mentioned that he could not start a war in Shanghai, and now he hoped that there would be no decisive battle in Shanghai, and that he must be prepared for a long-term war of resistance. Because he didn't listen to his words before, he tried his best to persuade Chang Kaishen, and Kong Xiangxi, who regretted it a little, was a little speechless about it. He was like this, but Zhang Pingqun asked: "Brother Han Sheng, do you really think that there are more than a million countries. The army can't beat 120,000 Japanese troops? ”

"Brother Pingqun, do you think a hundred wooden sailing ships can win a steel cruiser?" Li Kongrong asked with a smile, and when Zhang Pingqun wanted to refute, he said again: "From Yuan Shikai's training in the six towns of Beiyang to the formation of the German Mechanic Division, the middle twenty years have really been delayed. It's okay to be delayed in peacetime, but there was a tragic world war during the period. Although the Japanese did not participate in the war, they have seriously studied the experience of the last war, and the current Japanese reserve system was built by drawing on the experience of various countries in the last war.

There is also a mule-horse division according to the national conditions of the country, this work began in the Meiji period and has persisted until now, and the result is that the firepower of the Japanese division is several times that of ours, and the mobility ability is also several times that of ours. As for us, except for some places where the traffic between Beijing and Shanghai is good, the troops in other places cannot be placed at all, and having artillery is equivalent to no artillery.

And this is just the army, and the industrial scale goes without saying. If Japan can defeat it, of course, it will hold peace talks, but if it keeps losing and retreating, how can Japan be willing to negotiate at the table? The most urgent thing for us now is to abandon the illusion of international mediation and wait for change in a steady and steady manner. It is possible that Germany will provoke a war within two years, and then Germany will take Europe, and Japan will be tempted to move the South Seas, and Britain will persuade the United States to enter the war, and the situation will be the same as the last war, which is nothing more than the Ottoman Empire replaced by Japan. ”