Stilwell was a little surprised that not only Zhuang Jihua, but also Li Zongren had his request, and the two met him together, which made Stilwell a little flattered, and he also knew that as a soldier, .qВ5, C0m/

"General Li, General Zhuang, thank you very much for taking time out of your busy schedule to meet me." Stilwell duly thanked him, and then introduced his attaché: "This is my attaché, Major Neptune, Lieutenant Mike, and interpreter, Mr. Zheng Yang. ”

After sitting down, Zhuang Jihua smiled and said, "Colonel Stilwell, the Japanese are far away from us, and they can't disturb our work. ”

Stilwell grinned: "General, I heard that the Japanese army on the southern front has attacked, I don't know how the battle is going now?" ”

"It's still within our expectations," Zhuang Jihua looked calm, picked up a cigarette and handed it to Stilwell, Stilwell stretched out his hand to take it, Zhuang Jihua didn't smoke, this smoking was cultivated in Nanjing, Zhuang Jihua lit a cigarette and said: "The Japanese army has approached the county, the progress is still quite fast, I think the six generals should be satisfied." ”

Li Zongren spewed out smoke and said with a smile: "Change me, I am also satisfied, it has only been two days, the left wing is almost in the county, and the right wing has also conquered." ”

Seeing that the two of them were relaxed, as if they were talking about a war that had nothing to do with him, Stilwell asked a little strangely, "General, aren't you worried at all?" ”

"There's nothing to worry about," Li Zongren said: "Junliu is very fierce, four divisions, 100,000 people, so he has to avoid the limelight first." ”

"That's right, Colonel Stilwell, you're a China expert, and of course you know that there is a saying in China that the last laugh is the last laugh." Zhuang Jihua interjected: "Colonel, as a neutral person, what do you think of this war? ”

Stilwell was silent for a moment and said, "I am a diplomat, so I can't comment on it, so I ask the general to forgive me, but I would like to know what you think of this war." ”

"You're overthinking. Today, Commander Lee and I are not dealing with diplomats. We are hosting foreign counterparts. Peers interact with each other. Zhuang Jihua smiled. Then he shook his head and said, "You probably know." I used to live in the United States for a long time. Had dealings with President Roosevelt. But he was still the governor of New York at the time. I don't think he's a soldier though. It's happier than you. I never hide my thoughts. ”

Checkmate. Stilwell shook his head in disapproval. Before I came, I saw Zhuang Jihuadi's materials. I know he was right: "He wasn't president then." Nature can speak. If you ask now. His answer was similar to mine. ”

Li Zongren and Zhuang Jihua exchanged glances. I couldn't help but laugh. Zhuang Jihua began to like this American colonel a little. He jokingly said, "Actually. I know what you think. You think we can't fight anymore. It used to be said that we were defeated in three months. And then it said half a year. Now it's said that there will be a year at most. It's almost time for the year again. I want to ask how long is it going to talk about next time? ”

"Haha." Stilwell and both attachés laughed. Stilwell waved his hand and said, "I'll admit we were wrong in our predictions. Let's be honest, though. There is a clear gap in strength between China and Japan. China can fight so far. It's not easy. The Chinese soldiers were very brave. They are some of the best soldiers in the world. ”

"Hmm. I agree. Zhuang Jihua stood up and said: "The current problem is the gap in national strength. However, national strength is not the only factor that determines the outcome of a war. Captain. You've been in China for a long time. It should be known that there are many examples in China's history of defeating the strong with the weak. In fact, there are also overseas. Russia's victory over Napoleon was not a victory over the strong by the weak. During the American Revolutionary War. Isn't Britain also much stronger than the United States? ”

"But the form of the war has changed." Stilwell reminded: "It used to be muskets. Now it's an airplane, a cannon, a tank. It doesn't matter how many people there are. ”

"Wrong," Zhuang Jihua retorted unceremoniously: "Although the weapons of war have changed, the principles of war have not changed; There is much help for the righteous, and little help for the unjust; War will never be out of the realm of Sun Tzu's thirteen chapters, no matter how the weapons change. ”

"General," Stilwell said, shaking his head, "Sun Tzu's Thirteen Chapters are something from more than two thousand years ago, and it is far from now. ”

His two attachés looked at each other, not knowing what they were talking about Sun Tzu's Thirteen Articles, and the translator next to them softly explained to them that this was a book on the art of war written by an ancient Chinese 2,000 years ago, similar to Clausewitz's theory of war, and the two of them shook their heads disapprovingly.

"General, I admire the strategy and tactics you adopted in Nanjing, but it is a bit strange to use the Book from the Ground two thousand years ago to guide today's war." Neptune shook his head.

"Hehe, some things are unchanged," Zhuang Jihua smiled at him: "You think that the things of 2,000 years ago are useless, but the Chinese regard it as the highest principle, let's just say the Battle of Nanjing, the Japanese army violated the conspiracy, the army, and the Sino-Japanese war, and the Japanese army violated the original plan."

Let's analyze the trend of the Sino-Japanese war with a starting plan. ”

Stilwell and Neptune sat up straight at the same time, listening carefully to the Chinese general whom the president had called for an interview.

"At the beginning of the chapter, it is said that the soldiers, the major affairs of the country, the place of death and life, and the way of survival, must not be ignored. Therefore, the scriptures are based on five things, the school is calculated, and the situation is asked: one is the Tao, the second is the sky, the third is the earth, the fourth is the general, and the fifth is the law. ”

What does this mean? War is the most important matter for a country, and it is related to the survival of the country, so it must be carefully considered. To start from five

In China, there are many interpretations of the word Tao, which can be interpreted as a reason for starting a war, or as a reason for waging a war. At present, in the Sino-Japanese War and Japan's invasion of our country, our people are of one heart and one mind, and they hate the same enemy, so for us, we have the first article; For Japan, they are aggression, they are bandits, have you ever seen robbers? When it is advantageous, it rushes up, and when it loses, it scatters; Now they are in the midst of success, so they can still gather people's hearts, but as the war progresses, the losses increase, and they will be shaken and divided internally. So on this one we have the upper hand. …”

Zhuang Jihua's analysis one by one, at first Stilwell was a little unimpressed, with a delusional mentality, but as Zhuang Jihua's analysis deepened, he was very surprised.

"There is much help for the righteous, but little help for the unjust; What are you talking about? It is diplomacy, and Japan will inevitably be condemned by the international community if it starts a war, and the facts have proved that it is true, Japan violated the Nine-Power Convention and the League of Nations Agreement by bombing the British Ambassador's car and blowing up the US ship, so wanton and reckless; There is an old saying in China, it's not that if you don't report it, the time has not come; When the time comes, Meiying will naturally settle accounts with him. ”

"That's right," Li Zongren interjected: "The so-called national strength is only an element of victory in the war, and Japan's actions have flagrantly violated the rules of international law. ”

"Where did General Lee's judgment come from?" Stilwell asked, a little wary that the Chinese government wanted the support of Western powers, and was hyping up the idea that if Japan succeeded in China, then Japan's next move would be the South Seas.

"Japan's actions from China, as well as the weakness of the United States, Britain and France, let Europe Germany see the weakness of Britain and France clearly, Hitler will take the opportunity to expand in Europe, such as the Czech Republic, Poland's requirements, step by step to challenge the bottom line of Britain and France, will eventually provoke a European war, once the European war breaks out, Britain and France in the South Seas are empty, Japan will inevitably go south, then the United States can still stay out of the matter? So today's connivance with Japan is the green light for tomorrow's war. ”

"No, no, General," Stilwell shook his head and said, "Are you wrong, France has built the Maginot Line, and with German ground strength it is much worse than Britain and France, he has no strength to go to Europe, and Japan's purpose is only to conquer China, there is no need for him to go south and make enemies of the powerful British and American navies?" Unless they're crazy. ”

Zhuang Jihua looked at Li Zongren with a little surprise, he didn't expect Li Zongren to be able to see this step, there are so many talents in the party and the state, and he admires it in his heart.

"Colonel Stilwell, would you like to make a bet with me?" Zhuang Jihua asked with a smile.

"Oh, what does the general want to bet on?"

"The exhibition of war will be carried out as General Lee did."

"Yes, I'm willing to make that bet, but what's the bet?" Stilwell was intrigued and asked.

"Just bet on a bottle of whiskey." Zhuang Jihua said lightly: "During the Northern Expedition, General Li won a dozen brandies from Soviet Russia's gallon consultants, and I will win you a bottle of whiskey in the future." ”

"Noo, no, general, it's definitely me who wins, unless the Japanese go crazy." Stilwell did not believe in any case that the Japanese would go to war with Britain and the United States, and that the gap in power between Japan and Britain and the United States was as great as the gap between China and Japan.

"General, just now I listened to your general views on the war, but I want to know what you think of this Jinpu Road battle." Stilwell felt that Roosevelt's demands had not been met.

"There are two results of this battle, one is that we wiped out a large number of Japanese troops, but did not hold Xuzhou; The other is that we wiped out a large number of Japanese troops and also held Xuzhou. Zhuang Jihua said solemnly, but Stilwell felt as if he hadn't said anything. One is to hold Xuzhou, and the other is not to hold Xuzhou, isn't this nonsense.

As he was talking, a staff officer came in and whispered a few words in Li Zongren's ear, Li Zongren nodded, and after the staff officer left, he said to Stilwell and Zhuang Jihua: "Itagaki is out." ”

"Qingdao?" Zhuang Jihua asked quietly.

"Yes, Qingdao. But it's not him, there is another one, the number is the 16th Division, which landed in Yantai. ”

This was unexpected, the Japanese army actually invested two divisions in Jiaodong, and now Han Fu may run faster.

Stilwell was initially a little surprised at how calm they were, but he soon reacted to the fact that the Japanese were acting just as they expected, and his confidence in the Battle of Jinpu Road suddenly increased by three points.

However, Zhuang Jihua didn't want to talk to him, the Japanese army landed twice as many troops in Jiaodong as they expected, what impact would this have? They must make estimates immediately.

"Colonel, it seems that our conversation has to be stopped for the time being, you are welcome to come to Xuzhou next time, and we will talk in detail then." Zhuang Jihua stood up and stretched out his hand to Stilwell to say goodbye.

Stilwell was also unimpressed: "Thank you very much, I will stay in Xuzhou all the time, I want to see the whole process of this battle." ”

"Very welcome." Zhuang Jihua said lightly, and Li Zongren immediately shook hands with Stilwell to say goodbye.

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