"Sir, buy a flower; Sir, buy a flower. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info doesn't mean you love flowers, it doesn't mean you want to enjoy flowers! Buy a flower, save the country......" On the streets of Singapore, there are always many female middle school students selling flowers on the street, and they like to sing this kind of flower selling song.

Li Kongrong stood on the balcony facing the street of his apartment and could see the female students holding bouquets and selling, and he was a little curious at first sight, but after seeing them a few times, he got used to it - the newspaper said that Nanyang was collecting donations for the war of resistance everywhere, and overseas Chinese were very supportive of the war effort. But you can't just read Chinese-language newspapers, among the nearly four million overseas Chinese in Nanyang, in fact, there are still some overseas Chinese who do not regard themselves as Chinese, this kind of people are called 'Baba', they think they are the subjects of the British Imperial Dominion, they do not read Chinese newspapers, only English newspapers.

Baba and the Chinese; Or Fujianese, Hakka (Chaoshan), and Cantonese constitute the majority of overseas Chinese. Among these people, there are also local associations, clan societies, and chambers of commerce, forming small groups. Chen Jiageng and Zhuang Xiyan only represented the Chinese in Fujian (who considered themselves Chinese and not the British Straits Settlements or the Dutch East Indies), and they could only influence the Baba, Chaoshan and Cantonese at most, not lead. Li Kongrong hoped that all the Chinese would support the navy, and at the same time, he was psychologically prepared for the Japanese to go south, so he had to invite the three newspapers with the largest circulation in Singapore to come and interview.

"This is Mr. George Pitt, a reporter for the Straits Times." Lee Kong Chian introduced the British journalists who came to Lee Kongrong's apartment to interview, and the first one was, of course, the English-language newspaper The Straits Times, which had been published since 1845. The reporter who came this time, Mr. George Pitt, was only a middle-aged young man of letters, and in the eyes of gentlemanly etiquette, he was a little sloppy, which also reflected the attitude of the Straits Times: he did not welcome Li Kongrong's advocacy of Japan's southward movement in the Straits Settlements.

"This is the editor-in-chief of Sin Chew Daily, Guan Chupu, and two reporters, this is Mr. Wang Junshi, this is Mr. Yu Dafu......" After Lee Kong Rong and George Pitt shook hands, Lee Kong Chian introduced the reporters of Sin Chew Daily, they attached great importance to this interview, and even the editor-in-chief Kwan Chu Pu came, but what surprised Lee Kong Rong was Yu Dafu, who didn't think that he was also in Singapore.

"I have read the autumn of the old capital written by Mr. Yu before, and it is very beautiful." Li Kongrong said when he shook hands with Yu Dafu. Although Lee Kong Chian had warned that Sin Chew Daily was run by the Woo Boon Hoo brothers, who were the representatives of the Chinese in Malaya, he was still very friendly to Yu Dafu.

"It's rare for Colonel Lee to remember the articles that are not worth talking about." Yu Dafu is more scruffy than George Pitt, he has big ears and is attractive, and he looks like a second-year teenager. The cheeks are thin and fair, obviously not in good health.

"Mr. Yu is a good writer, so he naturally remembers." Li Kongrong shook his hand twice more and didn't say anything.

"This is Mr. Fu Wubo, the editor-in-chief of Nanyang Siang Pao, and Mr. Zhang Chukun, Mr. Zhang was originally going to return to China for on-the-spot interviews, but he postponed his trip when he heard that Colonel Li was coming to Sin Chau. He and Mr. Fu are both from Quanzhou. Nanyang Siang Pao was founded by Tan Kah Kee, and when Lee Kong Chian introduced them, he deliberately named the origins of the two, and Li Kongrong naturally greeted them in Min - to be exact, Fuzhou dialect is Min Dong, which is different from the Hokkien dialect of Quanzhou and Xiamen, but they are all in the same language family.

After greeting the group, Li Guangqian said again: "Brother Hansheng is passing by Sin Chew this time, originally he was interviewed by Mr. Zhang of Nanyang Siang Pao, but Brother Hansheng thought that he should not see outside, so he invited you again. I don't know if this is an interview or a press conference, so let's just talk about it and ask any questions. ”

As soon as Lee Kong Chian finished speaking, Wang Shijun of Sin Chew Daily said: "May I ask Colonel Lee, have you really been assassinated by the military commander in Hong Kong?" ”

"This thing...... cough ......" Li Kongrong coughed lightly. Hong Kong's affairs were handled so calmly because he was not injured, and because Soong Ziwen assured that Chongqing would not take similar actions again, and that he would be responsible for negotiations with the navy and Chongqing. As soon as the reporter opened his mouth, he asked about Hong Kong, and Li Kongrong had no choice but to say: "I have forgotten about this matter for the time being, and I will talk about it when I think about it that day." When he saw that the reporter was still asking, he said: "If you really think about the Anti-Japanese War, it is better not to mention this matter." ”

"Colonel Lee, do you really think that the Japanese will attack the South Seas? Or is it just an illusion? George Pitt asked about the theory of Japan's southward movement advocated by Li Kongrong, and it was clear that he was most interested in it.

"Not a delusion, of course, Mr. Pitt." Li Kongrong said with a smile, "My judgment of the world situation has always been accurate, for example, the war in Europe will break out in September, and the navy company will make a lot of money because of it." Of course, I know that publicizing this kind of news would be frightening, but I think the people of the Straits Settlements should be prepared for it, just as the people of Britain should be prepared for a month's defeat in France and that the war would continue on their own. ”

"Oh! Oh, God. "Although Li Kongrong preached the theory of France's defeat in one month in the United States, it was only the United States, and Britain and France scoffed at it in Europe, except for Germany to publicize this 'precious' news." Is this true? ”

"We'll see." Li Kongrong replied very seriously. "If France is defeated, it will surrender, and then the whole European continent will be occupied by Germany, and I think Britain should have prepared for it, whether it is mainland or Hong Kong or the Straits Settlements."

"So, do you think Germany will win?" Pitt's one-month defeat in France was stimulated by the theory, and he was eager to know what Lee Kongrong thought of the war in Europe.

"Nope. Just as it was impossible for Japan to conquer China, Germany would eventually lose. Li Kongrong said. The only thing to worry about now is that the Soviets and Germans join forces to conquer the world. As far as I know, after the signing of the Soviet-German treaty, grain from Ukraine and oil from Baku were being shipped to Germany in a steady stream, and the Soviet-German treaty not only made the Germans have no worries, but the Soviet Union was also helping the Germans prepare for war. If the Soviet, German and Japanese countries finally form an alliance, then we, Britain, and China, will lose. ”

Li Kongrong spoke English, but Wang Junshi of Sin Chew Daily and Zhang Chukun of Overseas Chinese Business Daily could understand English, and the two said almost in unison: "How can the Soviet Union form an alliance with Germany and Japan?" After that, Zhang Chukun said: "Germany, Italy and Japan are all fascist countries, and they have signed anti-Comintern agreements, how can the Soviet Union form an alliance with the Nazi countries?" ”

Zhang Chukun's somewhat high-minded questioning made Li Kongrong look at him a few more times, and just through this kind of question, he was 70% sure that this person was a Communist Party, and if not a Communist Party, he was a pro-Communist pink element. It seems that among the pro-China forces in Nanyang, except for the pro-Chongqing faction, there are really many pink intellectuals among the remaining people.

"In the last world war," Li Kongrong smiled quietly and began to answer questions. "The blockade of the Second German Reich was of an all-encompassing nature, on the one hand, the blockade of the British Navy in the North Sea, not only of Germany, but also of the Netherlands and Denmark, the North Sea and Baltic countries, and on the other hand, the blockade of Tsarist Russia on land.

At present, Germany is still blockaded by the Royal Navy in the west, but the east is liberalized, and many strategic materials urgently needed by Germany are transported into Germany from the east, which the Soviet Union clearly violated the Neutrality Act. Of course, the laws of the capitalist countries and the proletarian state can not be followed, but the signing of a non-aggression pact between the Soviet Union and Germany, the import of oil, non-ferrous metals and other military materials to Germany is obviously proof that the relations between the Soviet Union and Germany are very, very close......"

"Colonel, first of all I would like to correct you a mistake: the USSR and Germany did not sign a treaty, which is an accusation that some countries do not have any evidence for." Zhang Chukun completely confirmed his pink position, and what he said was all about the road - Li Kongrong reminded MI6 early on to pay attention to the Soviet-German alliance, and specifically pointed out that the Soviet representative Molotov signed in the Latin alphabet instead of the Russian Cyrillic alphabet, and as for the content of the secret agreement, he was going to London at the end of this month to reveal it again.

"It's good if you're happy." Li Kongrong looked at him with a smile, "I believe that the content of the secret agreement will gradually be made public to the world, not by spies, but by the actions of the Soviets themselves." For example, the Soviet Union will at some point start a war against Finland; Another example: the Soviet Union would first force the three Baltic states to sign a military treaty and then annex the three countries. ”

"It's slander." Zhang Chukun was very unhappy, and his face completely pulled down.

"Whether it's slander or not will be known when the time comes, these are things that will happen in a year. However," Li Kongrong still laughed, "I was worried that some people would say that Finland, Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia must have invaded the Soviet Union first, so the Soviet Union had to send troops to attack Finland or something." My opinion is that there is no slander or slander, what we say is just the facts, but everyone's perception of the facts is different, some people are because of the different news they get, and some are because of their positions. ”

As soon as Li Kongrong mentioned the 'position' Zhang Chukun felt hot-skinned, he glanced at the people present, worried that everyone would see his position, but fortunately, the British reporter took over the topic again, everyone was paying attention to Li Kongrong's answer, and no one thought of him.

"......, yes, I think the worst outcome for Britain is not the defeat of France, but the Soviet-German alliance. Germany has advanced military technology, and the Soviet Union has rich minerals and food, and if the two countries really form an alliance, even if it is a strategic alliance, it will be tragic for Europe. Hitler's army will certainly land in Britain through the Calais Strait, and as soon as the Germans set foot on the land of the British Isles, I think the royal family and Whitehall will have to move their capital to Canada. Answering Pitt's question, he found himself making up the theory that the Germans had crossed the sea to attack the British, and the British were about to panic.

"Oh! Oh, God. "Poor Pete believed in Li Kongrong's judgment, and in his nervousness he kept shouting God." Colonel, are we not in a way to redeem it? It's horrible. ”

"It will require a lot of political wisdom and will have to rely on the combined efforts of the British Air Force and the Royal Navy." "Everyone thinks that Chancellor Chamberlain's 1938 treaty with Hitler in Munich is wrong, but I have a different opinion: 1938 was actually a pretext for Hitler to start a war, and France guaranteed the security of Czechoslovakia. Hitler hoped that Chancellor Chamberlain would not come, but contrary to what he had hoped, Chancellor Chamberlain went to Munich and concluded a peace treaty with Hitler under extremely difficult circumstances.

Those who criticized this selectively forgot the war readiness of Britain and France in 1938. If war had broken out in 1938, the Germans would have easily occupied Paris, given the previous war readiness of Britain and France and the financial allocation of military funds. Germany now had to build up its armaments until next year before it could defeat France at some point, and it was precisely because the peace treaty signed at Munich gave Britain and France an invaluable year of war readiness. If France is defeated, Britain is actually not ready, we know that the English Channel is very narrow, and anti-landing operations require a strong air force, but in 1938, the British air force was not prepared. Basically, Prime Minister Chamberlain's decision to choose peace in 1938 was very, very wise. ”

After Churchill's death, Chamberlain's term of office will not come to an end, and Lee Kong-wing has to watch people speak, Singapore is just a rehearsal, and he will take this kind of praise to Prime Minister Chamberlain's wisdom and martial arts to London.

"What's wrong with you? You can also ask. "The British made quick shorthand notes in the interview book, and Guan Chupu and Fu Wuboring and others had to sit down, unlike the Straits Times, where there was only one person, and the few people who were not introduced just now were the shorthand documents of the newspaper.

"Excuse me," Yu Dafu spoke first, "Colonel Li, you said in Hong Kong that there is no possibility of a counteroffensive by the Nationalist Government, but you also said that we will definitely win, I would like to ask you how we will win?" When will the victory be won? ”

"Our victory, of course, was the direct landing of the navy in Japan to capture Tokyo and force the Japanese emperor to surrender unconditionally." Li Kongrong said. For the sake of Yu Dafu, he said in more detail: "

The essence of modern warfare is a contest between the scale and technology of industry, especially heavy industry, and, of course, a contest of the national economy. We have almost zero heavy industry, for example: we can't produce barreled artillery, we can only produce mortars, we can't make cars, planes, and tanks. In addition, if the oil cannot be imported after the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway and the Yunnan-Burma Highway are cut off, then the existing cars, tanks, and airplanes in the country cannot be used. In addition to carrying mortars, the army and field troops could not carry other heavy weapons, even mortar shells could not be carried, and the domestic Ma Zheng could not do it. This is equivalent to saying that this is a pure infantry division, and such an infantry division cannot be defeated against a Japanese division of the first division, not to mention three, even ten.

Some people will say that the spirit will win and so on, but unfortunately the contest between weapons and men was won and lost in the last great battle: in one day of the Battle of the Somme, the British army lost more than 19,000 men and tens of thousands were wounded, which was the most tragic day for the heroic British Army, because there were no such heavy casualties in history. The Germans only used Maxim heavy machine guns, not shrapnel fired from 150mm howitzers, so I said, the country. The army was unable to counterattack without large-scale foreign aid.

If you really want to counterattack, you must invest more than 2,000 fighters and a corresponding number of pilots, and more than 2,000 75mm barreled guns, each gun has at least 100 base shells, and the trucks or tractors needed to tow these guns and shells, the number of which is about 100,000, and finally the massive amount of fuel for these vehicles. In this case, the country. The army may be able to regain Nanjing.

That's a lot of money! $300 million for planes and pilots, $500 million for artillery shells, and trucks, maybe $200 million or 300 million. The $1.1 billion is only the cost of equipment purchases, not including the cost of follow-up operations, let alone fuel. Do we have $1.1 billion? During the three years of the Anti-Japanese War, the total military expenditure in the three years was less than one billion US dollars. Most importantly, if we recover Nanjing, Shanghai, and even Northeast China, will the Japanese pay us reparations? No way! All the military expenses you have invested must be borne by yourself, and from a business point of view, this is not a loss-making transaction, what is a loss-making transaction?

But the Navy is different, now the cost of the Navy's aircraft carriers is about 10 million US dollars each, and the two aircraft carriers built by itself are 50 million US dollars each; Battleships are definitely needed, and two 40,000-ton battleships are expected to cost $180 million, and the fleet will be equipped with $100 million to put it simply. Then there are aircraft carriers, three hundred aircraft carriers are enough, and if a sixth aircraft carrier is to be built, then fifty aircraft per aircraft carrier will be added.

How much does it cost? Five aircraft carriers are only 130 million, two battleships are 180 million, plus 100 million supporting ships and 45 million carrier-based aircraft, which is only $445 million, which is more than half of the cost of the army. It is impossible to raise $1.1 billion, but $400 million is possible. At the extreme, the battleships and auxiliary ships will be built slowly, and the five aircraft carriers will be able to start fighting first for $170 million, which is almost one-tenth of the amount required by the army.

After the decisive battle and annihilation of the Japanese Combined Fleet, the next step was to impose a blockade on Japan. It doesn't matter how many Japanese troops and artillery they have, the navy only needs to block the Japanese archipelago. Japan's imports and exports exceed 5 billion yen a year, and the island's grain production is insufficient, and it will definitely starve to death once it is blocked. At this time, the navy will not be able to borrow money to fight? I think that from the day of the annihilation of the Japanese Combined Fleet, the bonds issued by the Navy will be sought after by international capital - because we won. No one cares about what happens in China, and there is no need to care, as long as Japan is blocked and becomes meat on the board, everyone will flock to invest.

This year, Japan's military spending is close to $2 billion, and even if Japan is destroyed after the war, it will be able to pay at least $1 billion a year on average. If you lose it for 49 years, that's 49 billion dollars. And how much is the investment? The initial start-up capital was just over $100 million.

Speaking of this, I couldn't help but think of Lü Buwei, who saw Qin Proton in Handan and went back to ask his father, "How many times is the benefit of plowing the field?" He said, "Ten times." "How many times does Jewel win?" He said, "A hundredfold." "How many times does the lord of the country win?" He said: "Countless.

In fact, the founding of the country and the destruction of the country are the same concept, and the returns of both are innumerable, and I do not believe that international investors will miss out on this transaction with countless returns. ”