Chapter Seventy-Five: Survival

"Your Excellency, that's pretty much the case. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 After the stiff Fujiwara Kiyoma Shosa, who had a stiff demeanor at the anchorage of the Combined Fleet on Pillar Island in the Seto Inland Sea, gave a detailed account of the incident, he bowed deeply with great anxiety to the commander of the Combined Fleet, Yamamoto Isoroku, the chief of staff of the fleet, Rear Admiral Fukurushi, and the chief staff officer, Kuroshima Kameoto, -- the entire Third Department of the Military Command Department did not have many manpower, and there was still not much improvement in the intelligence department, and a large part of the information he reported was hearsay from intelligence officers from Hong Kong.

"Then ......" Yamamoto Isoroku, bathed in the warm winter sun, was extremely leisurely, but Chief of Staff Fukurushi was a little uneasy, and Kuroshima Staff Officer's eyes kept flickering, thinking about the things that Fujiwara Shaosa had narrated. So, how is Lee Han-sung? Yamamoto asked with a smile, feeling that his opponent was getting more and more interesting.

"I don't know." Fujiwara Shaosa shook his head vigorously, "As if the assassination did not happen, the Hong Kong Patrol Office did not make any comment on this matter, but just expelled the assassin who fired the shot, and the Song family has also boarded the ship for Singapore." ”

"Sir, there is no possibility of a decisive battle between the Chinese fleet and our army." The Black Island Turtle Man didn't care about Li Kongrong's life or death at all, he cared about the five air carriers that the Shina Navy would have in 1942. If it is really as Li Kongrong said at the Hong Kong Chinese Chamber of Commerce, then these five aircraft carriers will be exhausted in carrying out the task of breaking diplomatic relations at sea, and considering the speed of the aircraft carriers of more than 30 knots. "But there is a possibility of a diplomatic operation, we should preemptively attack the carrier of China after the launch of the China Air Mother......"

Ever since Yamamoto assumed the post of commander of the Combined Fleet, the Kuroshima Kameto has been highly regarded by Yamamoto, and he was naturally present to study and analyze the Sinona's naval battle plan against Japan mentioned by Li Kongrong in Hong Kong. However, Yamamoto Isoroku was not in a hurry to think of a solution, and he continued to ask Fujiwara Shaosa: "The Shina submarine must have gone to the military port in Hong Kong or Manila to replenish ammunition and supplies, is there any news of U-38 in the third department?" ”

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency, we are investigating, and there is no news of the U-38 submarine at this time." Fujiwara Kiyoma Shaosa bowed again, and everyone suspected that Yingmi was supporting the Shina Navy, but the third part was stunned and couldn't find any clues.

"Okay." Yamamoto nodded a little disappointedly, "You go back first, be sure to find the anchorage of the Shina submarine." ”

"Hey!" Hearing that he could go back, Fujiwara Shaosa's whole body was light, and he bowed and exited Yamamoto's office.

"The China Navy should not be underestimated." After Fujiwara left, Yamamoto said to himself.

"Behind the China Navy is the Anglo-Milane Asian Fleet, especially the Mi-China Asian Fleet." Where is the U-38, Major General Fuliufan can guess a thing or two, but there is no real evidence; Moreover, China and Japan have not declared war, and even if there is evidence that the U-38 submarine is in Manila, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has no reason to protest against the United States.

"Yes, the United States will definitely support the China Navy." Yamamoto echoed the Chief of Staff's words, and his leisurely demeanor gradually became serious.

"Your Excellency, we should strike first, take the initiative to attack after the launch of the Air Mother of China, and sink the Air Mother of the China Navy with all our might, no matter how many ships he has." Kuroshima repeated his previous opinion, "Once the China Navy has air carriers, they will definitely use these air carriers to break diplomatic relations on international routes, which is a more difficult operation to deal with than submarine diplomatic breaking." ”

"The air carrier of the China Navy is built at the shipyard in Maine, the United States, north of the Atlantic, and the launching should also be in the North Atlantic. Yamamoto thought about Kuroshima's opinion, but felt that such an attack was unlikely. "What if our army enters the territorial waters of the United States or the American seaport to take refuge when the Chinese air carrier is attacking?"

"That should also be sunk without hesitation." The face of the Kuroshima turtle man was dark, as if the China aircraft carrier was now launched into service. "Then apologize to the Mi government and compensate for the damages according to the situation, and the lack of fuel can increase the tankers. Your Excellency, we must not allow Li Hansheng to have an empty mother, once he has an empty mother, it will cause a greater disaster than the U-38. ”

Kuroshima was so stubborn that he would rather violate the territorial waters and ports of the United States than sink the China Air Carrier, and the chief of staff, Furushi, reminded: "Kuroshima-kun, the enemy of the navy is the United States, and the United States has many accusations for our behavior in China. I would rather invade the United States than sink the empty mother ...... China, what if it causes the United States to declare war on our country? ”

Yamamoto Fifty-six was still pondering, and when he heard Furushi talk about the United States declaring war on Japan, he immediately pulled back his train of thought. Fu Liufan said: "The Chinese Navy is now rebuilding its fleet under the protection of the United States, and the Chinese government has abandoned the Neutrality Act, and they will only welcome the Chinese to spend money in the United States, and then sit back and watch us suffer losses in the decisive battle with the Chinese Fleet." Hey, I suddenly thought of the last war, when Britain was our ally, and the bankers of the United States bought our bonds, and they all supported us in defeating the Baltic Fleet of the Lu country, but I didn't expect that more than 30 years later, we suddenly became the Lu country, but the people of China became us. ”

Furushi's inappropriate exclamation made Yamamoto Fifty-six frown, he was the most taboo in the United States as a naval attache in the United States. The rebuilding of the fleet of the Chinese Navy in the United States really made him a rat trap. Japan, on the other hand, has never been so isolated since it withdrew from the naval treaty and engaged in a full-scale war with China. Lee Han-sung was right: 'Because of its own national strength, [China's] strategic depth, and the existing world order, Japan will not be able to conquer China at all." Eventually, the pattern in East Asia will return to the state it was under the Washington Treaty, with the only exception being Manchuria. More and more countries recognize Manchuria, and if there is no accident in the world pattern, Manchuria will definitely become independent, but why is Li Hansheng convinced that Japan will definitely be defeated?

If the national policy of 'going north' and 'going south' made Yamamoto fifty-six extremely vigilant, 'unconditional surrender' stung Yamamoto and made him think more deeply. In the past, the Beiyang Fleet, which had two huge ships of Dingyuan and Zhenyuan, was not terrible, although Japanese novelists tried their best to praise the bravery of the Zhenyuan ship with Lin Taizeng, and even compared it with Marshal Ito Youheng, but Beiyang was still an old and decaying fleet; The current China Navy is sharp and confident, and it has completely shaken off the shackles of the Chongqing government and turned into a free fleet in the true sense of the word. Such a fleet is terrible, although now he has only one submarine and one gunboat......

Yamamoto 56 was slightly distracted by the untimely emotion of Fu Liufan, and in Singapore, Li Kongrong, who was unscathed after being stabbed, was secretly discussing with Chen Kah Kee, Zhuang Xiyan, and others at the Fujian Huay Kuan -- what he said to the Hakka and Cantonese people in the Hong Kong Chinese Chamber of Commerce was all about the big road, and now he was talking to his own people.

“…… Whether Japan wants it or not, he must go south. The most critical reason is oil. There is indeed oil in Siberia, but Siberia's oil still needs to be surveyed and drilled, and the oil refinery needs to be built, and it is too close to the Soviets, and when he builds the refinery, the Soviet Union will definitely send planes to bomb it. ”

"Then we ......" Li Qingquan is the leader of overseas Chinese in the Philippines, Tan Kah Kee is the leader of overseas Chinese in Malaya, and Zhuang Xiyan is the leader of overseas Chinese in the Dutch East Indies. Hearing that Japan must go south, Zhuang Xiyan's face turned a little pale, and his big black-framed glasses were also taken off, and he said, "Virtuous nephew, is this true?" ”

"It won't go too wrong." Li Kongrong looked at him, then at Chen Jiageng, who was thinking hard, and nodded heavily. "The Japanese preach the co-prosperity of Greater East Asia, and claim to liberate all the peoples who have been oppressed by the British and white animals. Their position must be to stand on the side of the indigenous people to fight the Chinese, there must be massacres, and those Chinese who donated money for the war of resistance before must be punished. ”

"So what do you think we should do? The British ......" Chen Kah Kee looked at Li Kongrong, he liked this posterity, but he was speechless about the war crisis described by this posterity.

"The British will definitely abandon the Far East and retreat to India, but Singapore will not be able to hold on." Li Kongrong looked at him. "We have to be ready to retreat in two years, and the Navy will negotiate with Britain to find a place for our compatriots in East Africa, where we can withdraw and then fight back."

"East Africa?" The train of thought was pulled across the Indian Ocean by Li Kongrong in an instant, and Chen Jiageng and Zhuang Xiyan felt unaccustomed, and their eyes were not so far away.

"Yes, East Africa." Li Kongrong looked at the place where no one could see, and the corners of his mouth smiled inexplicably. "If we're lucky, Madagascar might be the first to come."

"Madagascar?" Zhuang Xiyan was at a loss and put on his big black-rimmed glasses, he turned his head sideways and thought about what Madagascar was, and finally: "Hiss-!" That's the place for the French! ”

"yes. It's the place of the French. Li Kongrong nodded. But don't forget that this is a world war, and a new treaty will be signed after the war, and if France surrenders to Germany, his status will definitely be very low, and we just need to grab it reasonably, and Britain and the United States cannot support him in substance to return to Madagascar, and the biggest possibility is that the French will solve the matter of the French themselves, and then we will fight a long naval battle with the French in Madagascar, and the island will still be theirs if we lose, and it will be ours if we win. ”

"What about Nanyang?" Chen Jiageng looked at Li Kongrong and felt incredible about this whimsical idea.

"Malaya is British, and the Dutch East Indies, though Dutch, are in fact controlled by British capital. When the Japanese came, they must have supported the aborigines to suppress the Chinese, and if the British saw that the Chinese were strong, they would also adopt the strategy of supporting the aborigines and suppressing the Chinese. My opinion, if it is on the seaside, then it must follow Britain and the United States, so that it will not suffer, if you have to do ...... against it" Speaking of this, Li Kongrong thought of Tu Hua in Indonesia and the exclusion of Chinese in Vietnam and Burma, and sighed deeply. "If we go against Britain and the United States in Nanyang, the result will be miserable. Only in places far away from Anglo-American forces, such as French Madagascar, where the navy wins the war, it wins, and occupies it, and there will be no serious consequences. ”

"......" Li Kongrong finished talking about his conclusion, the speechless Chen Jiageng and Zhuang Xiyan glanced at each other, Zhuang Xiyan said: "Could it be... Can't Nanyang build an independent state? ”

"If you really want to think about Nanyang Chinese, Nanyang should not be an independent state." Li Kongrong said.

"Why?" Zhuang Xiyan looked a little excited, "Can't we Chinese build our own country?" ”

"It's not that it can't be done, it's that it can't be done." Li Kongrong shook his head, "Mr. Xiyuan can think about it, why did Britain and the United States want to contain Japan, and even prepare to jam the Japanese neck on oil scrap steel?" It is because they do not want to see Japan conquer China and become big from now on. In the future, every time Japan moves against French Annan, the strength of the Anglo-American neck will increase by three points. This is just to stand in Annan to peep, once he goes south, the two sides will definitely break out into war. Since the Japanese are not allowed to go south? How can we Chinese build a country independently? We can't beat Japan, at least not right now. ”

Li Kongrong said that Zhuang Xiyan was disappointed, and Chen Jiageng was also a little silent, but the feelings of compatriots made him have to say again: "In my opinion, the Chinese in Nanyang have a double crisis, the first is that Japan must go south in two years, otherwise he will withdraw from China, at least from Guannai." Once they went south, Japan supported the Nanyang natives to suppress the Chinese, and the Chinese would definitely suffer heavy casualties; Second: hundreds of years of accumulation, the population of the Chinese in Nanyang almost exceeds the Turen, although the Chinese are infighting, but the small groups are more united than the Turen, and more industrious, and if this development continues, the Chinese will definitely control Nanyang in the future, and it is time to suppress it.

Malaya and the Dutch East Indies are both island countries, not continents, and in the event of a war, not to mention whether the Chinese will unite, not to mention industry, weapons and ammunition, even if the British and Americans do not end up, it is enough to simply hand over the weapons that they eliminated during the war to the natives and train the natives to fight the Chinese.

If we really want to protect the interests of the Chinese in Nanyang, the first is to take advantage of the Second World War to seize Madagascar, which is not set foot by British and American forces, where the population is less than 5 million, and it is divided into more than a dozen different ethnic groups. Although Madagascar is an island, its area is larger than that of the four Fujian provinces, and there are countless minerals, forests, and arable land.

Some of the population of Nanyang migrated there, and the Nanyang side resolutely stood on the side of Britain and the United States, and the Anglo-American conflict could be with the mud, but if not, it was resolutely on the side of the United States. ”

Speaking of this, he hesitated a little more, but in the end he hesitated and admonished: "Actually, no matter whether you stand on the side of Britain or the United States, you should not side with the mainland." ”

"What?!" Zhuang Xiyan and Chen Jiageng spoke in unison, and both of them glared at Li Kongrong, opening their mouths wide as if they were going to eat him. On the contrary, Li Guangqian, who had been sitting in the corner silently, was surprised at first, and then began to ponder.

"How do you ...... How can you say that? Zhuang Xiyan wanted to be angry, but it was Li Kongrong who said such things, and he still endured it.

"Hansheng tell me your reasons, why can't you side with the mainland?" Chen Jiageng also spoke, and his voice was a little deep.

Li Kongrong really doesn't know how to explain this ...... -- others say that Singapore is anti-communist and not anti-China, but he knows very well that no matter who is in power on the mainland, Singapore will be anti-China, and if it is not anti-China, he will have no way to survive at all, unless it is Chinese who rules the world.

"Well, I've already told you why." Li Kongrong sighed, "Force is the cornerstone of all rule, Nanyang is now ruled by Britain, and it will be the United States after the war." No matter who it is, they don't want to see a huge China stand up again after Japan fights, and they don't agree with China's de facto control of the South Seas. According to this logic, if they are pro-China, the Nanyang Chinese will definitely be suppressed, expelled, or even slaughtered, and only the pro-British and pro-American Chinese can survive......"