In the memory of the Chinese people, the Navy did not start participating in the domestic war of resistance by shooting down the Japanese bombing, but began with criticizing the cowardice of the Air Force. Although www.biquge.info there was a press restriction, this criticism soon spread throughout the country, and some good people specially compiled a record of last year's bombing of Chongqing by Japanese planes, and began to question why the Air Force faced such a small number of fighters.

In addition to criticizing the important members of the state government for taking advantage of the situation, making a fortune in the country, and 'eating tight at the front and eating tightly at the rear,' he also added the content of the Air Force to his speech: Many of the Air Force pilots are the sons of political dignitaries, and these people are greedy for vanity, afraid of death and stealing life, and whenever they encounter a bombing by Japanese planes, they will fly into the sky and turn around and come down, and they will not dare to fight hard with Japanese planes at all......

Chen Wenlin lit a fire in Kunming, and the whole country was shaken. Taking advantage of the thick fog over Chongqing, the aggrieved air force went on strike, and one day they gathered at the Ministry of Military Affairs with a bloody letter to present their petitions, demanding that the Military Commission correct their name and even more severely punish Chen Wenlin, director of the Naval Aviation Division, who slandered the Air Force. The Air Force strikes and even China's civil aviation strikes. After a series of emergency meetings, Kong Xiangxi flew to Ruili, Yunnan.

According to history, the Central Aircraft Factory was located in Ruili Leiyun, but under the intervention of Li Kongrong, this place was occupied by the United States New China Company very early on, and refused to transfer, so the Central Aircraft Factory had to be built in Wan Town, along the Yunnan-Burma Highway. Lei Yun is in the southwest of Ruili, surrounded by mountains, and there is the Nanwan River passing through its side, there are mountains and waters, and the four seasons are like spring. Rice is also abundant in the area, as well as fruits such as pineapples, coconuts, oranges, and pears. In the spring, the flowers in the pear orchard bloomed, and Li Kongrong entertained Kong Xiangxi, who came from afar, as well as his old friend Kong Lingyi, who had not seen him for many years, and Kong Lingwei, who was dressed as a man, under the pear tree.

"Hansheng, you......," Thinking of Kaishen's anger from time to time, Kong Xiangxi, who was walking under the pear blossoms, was full of emotion, "Do you navy have to cause something to embarrass the government before you are satisfied?" ”

Li Kongrong just regarded Kong Xiangxi as an elder at this time, which can be regarded as the appreciation of Berlin back then. He smiled, looked at the two sisters Kong Lingyi and Kong Lingwei who were drinking tea, and then replied: "Uncle I don't know, the air force's abacus is to communicate first, then command, and finally annex. It is not easy to train naval pilots, their battlefield is at sea, and I will not let them succeed. ”

"But what kind of 'cowardice' is your people saying about the Air Force now, this is ........." Kong Xiangxi looked at Li Kongrong, who was wearing a major general's uniform and had a strange expression because of his scars, and suddenly regretted not recruiting him as his son-in-law.

Chen Wenlin was soon transferred out of the Overseas Chinese Volunteer Air Force, and the navy will no longer evaluate the air force in the future. What does the old man think of this? Li Kongrong said his solution, which can be regarded as a step back.

"That's all there is to it." The air force is going to live or die, Chang Kaishen jumped like thunder, and Song Meiling also complained a lot, but the navy is not under the jurisdiction of Chongqing at all, knowing that they will not be satisfied with this treatment, but Kong Xiangxi can only agree first. After he finished speaking, he admonished, "Hansheng, domestic is not abroad, you have to look ahead and backward in everything you do, and if you are not careful, you will offend people." ”

"Hehe......" Li Kongrong smiled and said nothing, he didn't want to mix in the country anymore, what if he was offended, what if he was not offended. He turned to say: "What is the situation in the country now? How many hundreds of millions of fiat currencies are you going to print this year? ”

It's been 40 years, and the price has risen in a mess, Kong Xiangxi smiled helplessly, "Where is the money if you don't print money?" Knowing this, he should have come back early to persuade Brother Jie not to start a war in Shanghai, and the mediation of foreigners was unreliable. ”

"I heard that it was Song Ziwen who suggested a big fight in Shanghai, and then proposed mediation at the League of Nations Congress?" Li Kongrong asked the question in his heart, he had always felt that the Battle of Songhu was the biggest strategic mistake of the national government.

"I don't know." Kong Xiangxi picked up his cigar again, "At that time, everything was said, and I remember that the mediation of the League of Nations was proposed later, and the war had been fought for a while at that time." Ziwen is only one of the supporters, and he is not in charge of things. ”

"Then now that Song Ziliang is negotiating with the Japanese, is it the intention of the old man or the meaning of the chairman?" Li Kongrong asked in a low voice, leaving Kong Xiangxi dumbfounded. The matter of fake Song Ziliang is top secret, and only he, Chang Kaishen, and Dai Li know about it.

"Hansheng, how do you know?!" Kong Xiangxi didn't have the heart to smoke a cigar, he looked at Li Kongrong like a ghost.

"The government is a sieve, what can be hidden? There are the most spies in the squire's room. Li Kongrong said, "My suggestion is that if it is a delaying strategy, such as stabilizing the Japanese army from a full-scale attack, it can be discussed, and if you really plan to negotiate peace with Japan, no matter how good the talks are, there is no hope." ”

"Why?" Kong Xiangxi no longer cares about how Song Ziliang's matter was leaked, he only cares about when the war can be stopped, and if the war continues like this, the entire government will definitely collapse.

"Uncle, the second world has just begun, and the dust will not settle without four or five years, this is the general trend; The Japanese talked to us, and it was the government who came, not the military, so it was useless to talk, and the military would not agree to the contract when it was returned; Finally, there is the European war, and I expect France to surrender in June this year, and once it does, the opinion of the Japanese military will become mainstream again, and they will first put pressure on Britain and France to cut off our arms supplies, and then they will form an alliance with Germany and Italy.

The purpose of forming an alliance with Germany and Italy was to leverage the Soviet Union, force the Soviet Union to be neutral toward Japan, give up aid to China, and sign a non-aggression pact, while the signing of the agreement with the Soviet Union was to leverage the United States. Of course, this is the opinion of the domestic moderate, such as Matsuoka Yoyo is doing this. However, there is still a group of people in Japan who want to prosper together in Greater East Asia and plan to expel Britain, the United States, France, and the Netherlands from the East, and if Matsuoka's last step cannot be realized, Japan will go south to war......"

Li Kongrong carefully analyzed the future world situation, and Kong Xiangxi, who had always believed him, listened for a while before saying, "It seems that my idea of joining the German-Italian alliance and taking the opportunity to calm down the current war is hopeless. ”

As a pro-German faction within the national government, Kong Xiangxi did have the intention of instigating Chang Kaishen to join the German-Italian alliance after the defeat of France. This is to take sides, and the second is to take the opportunity to armistice with Japan. But the thought that Japan was going to war against the United States began to mumble again.

"If you are not afraid of losing power, from the perspective of achieving democracy, it is also a good choice to be garrisoned by the British and American troops after the defeat." Li Kongrong rarely ridiculed that later generations of democratic liberals often revered Sun Dacang and Chang Kaishen, which in his opinion was simply schizophrenic. If there had been no Chang Kaishen in the War of Resistance Against Japan, Chairman Wang would have led everyone to surrender to Japan in 38 years, except for Yan'an, which was controlled by the Communist Party. However, in this case, the Communist Party will not survive in Guannai, and nine times out of ten it will retreat to Mongolia or Xinjiang.

As a defeated country, the territory of the United States will definitely be occupied and divided by the United States, the Soviet Union, Britain and France after the war. The Huai River (possibly the Yellow River, taking into account the port of Qingdao and the Jiaoji Railway) and south of Sichuan were occupied by the British and Americans. Referring to Germany, it is very likely that the United States and the Soviet Union will use the Great Wall or the Yellow River as the dividing line to establish two new states.

Under these circumstances, it was impossible for the United States to abandon the mainland, and Stalin, who had acquired North China, would have been satisfied, and even if the demarcation line had been drawn to the Great Wall, it would be much more than he had originally wanted. Under the supervision of the United States, the realization of people's boiled persimmon oil in South China is just around the corner. Comparing this with reality, Chang Kaishen, who insisted on the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, was a sinner and an enemy of democracy through the ages, and I really can't figure out why democrats should revere Chang Gong.

Evil thoughts arose in Li Kongrong's heart, but unfortunately, he was not a democrat, if he was, then he who was determined to dedicate himself to democracy would definitely accept Kong Xiangxi's invitation to enter the Executive Yuan, and then wait for the opportunity to assassinate Chang Kaishen. As soon as Chang Kaishen died, there was no suspense that China would join the Axis and become a defeated country, and there would be no suspense about realizing democracy after the defeat -- since the Berlin Wall could fall in the future, so could the Great Wall.

"Hansheng, don't talk angry." Kong Xiangxi had been thinking about things with his head down just now, and when he heard him say that defeat was also a good choice, he suddenly thought that he was still angry with himself and Chang Kaishen. "It's not easy for the government to maintain the current situation. Can't you be more considerate and considerate of the government? ”

"It's not easy." Li Kongrong had to nod, but thinking that Chang Kaishen would retire to Taiwan ten years later, his mood fluctuated inexplicably, and after lighting a cigarette, he sighed, and then said. "If the Chairman of the Standing Committee can temporarily abandon the Kanwai ...... after the war"

"What is Hansheng talking about?" Kong Xiangxi looked at Li Kongrong in great surprise, "If you don't want to go outside, then what are we going to fight with the Japanese?" Wouldn't it be nice to recognize Manchukuo early? ”

"yes. You can't lose it outside the gate," Li Kongrong laughed weirdly, swallowed the second half of the sentence and stopped talking.

"Is there a problem with the listing of Singapore-China companies?" Kong Xiangxi didn't know what Li Kongrong was thinking, he only thought about the loan promised by the navy.

"I don't think there's anything wrong with that." Li Kongrong also stabilized his mind at this time, and he was no longer inexplicable. "However, the loan to the Treasury Department in the name of the New China Corporation of the United States, according to the Neutrality Act, this must be approved by the US State Department, and now that New York is making efforts in this regard, I believe that there is no big problem. I don't understand, can't the equalization fund be suspended for a few months and ban foreign exchange exchanges? ”

"The British may not say yes." Kong Xiangxi smiled bitterly. "And the government is now going all out to get foreign aid, especially the United States, if American companies in China can't repatriate their profits back home, it will definitely be bad for us to win foreign aid. The equalization fund is out of money, but isn't the U.S. State Department also loaning? ”

"American companies in China are only temporarily unable to send remittances back home because of the war, and this is only a minor issue, and the attitude of the United States towards us is not because of our struggle, but because Washington needs it. It doesn't matter if you offend the American company in China if he needs us, he doesn't need us, no matter how much you curry favor with the American company, you can't change the overall situation. Li Kongrong expounded on the power of the two. He concluded: "My advice is to suspend foreign exchange next month or next month until France is defeated." ”

It is correct to suspend foreign exchange until the defeat of France, because once France loses the war, the currency market will definitely tighten. Kong Xiangxi thought for a while and said, "If it is suspended, when should it be suspended?" ”

"The pause began in May and ended on November 18." Li Kongrong counted the days, and then added: "It was the day when the results of the US election were announced, and by this time the Japanese had allied themselves with Germany and Italy and occupied northern Vietnam, and after Roosevelt was elected, loans were no longer a problem." This year is the hardest, this year has passed, and the fiscal, least foreign exchange will no longer be a problem. ”

Kong Xiangxi bit his cigar again, and Li Kongrong said again: "There are a few things to remind the old man in advance." France was defeated in June, and Japan will put pressure on Britain and France, and the result is that the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway and the Yunnan-Burma Highway will be closed for three months in the rainy season, and then the Japanese army is expected to enter northern Vietnam in October. ”

"Really?" Kong Xiangxi's face became more and more bitter, which is equivalent to a complete cut off of foreign trade for three months. "Wasn't Britain without defeat? Will they promise the Japanese to close the Yunnan-Burma road? ”

"Definitely." Li Kongrong's tone was unquestionable. "July was a critical period for the general election, and Roosevelt would stand idly by for the sake of the election. If he did not support Britain, Britain would definitely compromise with Japan, and it would have been different after being elected. After the reopening of the Yunnan-Burma Highway, the government must find a way to negotiate the Kyaukphyu Port and the Kyaukma Highway, which must be completed within a year. If the Japanese go south, Rangoon will not be able to hold it, and they can only rely on this route to obtain foreign aid, but only if our troops entering Burma can hold it. ”

"I know, it's already talking." Kong Xiangxi nodded, took a puff of his cigar, and let out a puff of smoke.

"The Soviet Union should not count on it, it will pull whatever weapons it can pull, and don't pay any more price." Li Kongrong continued to advise on important matters, "Germany must find a way to send more tungsten sand metal ore over, but it must be kept secret." ”

"Germany?" Kong Xiangxi began to be surprised again, "Our trade with Germany is almost broken. ”

"It can't be broken. If Germany had more non-ferrous metals, it would have surrendered later; The later Germany surrendered, the better it would be for us. Sell more tungsten sand tin ore to them. Li Kongrong still adheres to the previous idea, a dead horse as a live horse doctor.

"I see." Kong Xiangxi took another puff of his cigar and pondered.

"The cut-off point in U.S. relations with China is the day the election results are announced, and Roosevelt will certainly declare war on the Axis and Japan will go to war on the United States. This year can be said to be the most difficult year, and it is good to get through it. Li Kongrong emphasized again. And then there is the information on the Japanese side in the future, and the old man will see whether it is better to inform the eldest lady or the second lady. ”

"Inform Ling ......" Kong Xiangxi thought about it, and wanted to say that Ling Yi was afraid that the two would have too much contact with the melon field and Li Xia, and his daughter must not be a concubine, so he finally said: "Let's inform Ling Wei, she is bold, and she understands the general situation without making trouble." ”