"When I first heard the name Zhuang Jihua, I was still a young man, serving in the army, as an army correspondent, in 1945 I interviewed many German generals in Germany, including General Guderian, the founder of the blitzkrieg, I deliberately complimented him that he was the first person to understand tanks, the general disagreed, he told me that the first person in the world to understand the huge impact of tanks on the war was not a Chinese general, his name is Zhuang Jihua.

Then the general talked about this past with great interest, and also unraveled General Zhuang Jihua's experience in Germany.

General Zhuang Jihua came to Germany in the winter of 1927, and according to the agreement between the German and Chinese political axes, he entered the Berlin Military Academy for a year, where he became acquainted with General Guderian, who was then the commander of tanks, although in general he was not an active figure in the school.

General Guderian admired this student from China, they had the same interest in tanks, and they jointly studied the attack formation and defensive formation of tanks, fire support methods, supply methods, the formation of armored troops, the development of self-propelled artillery and the tactical principles of tank warfare, the combined tactics of various arms, etc., the most surprising thing for me was that General Guderian told me that the original proposer of the Manstein plan to destroy France was actually General Zhuang Jihua. And then Marshal Manstein also confirmed this statement.

However, to General Guderian's regret, General Zhuang Jihua obviously did not want to be in the army, he refused General Guderian's retention, but took off his military uniform. ”

Excerpt from Washington Times columnist Emmons. Hill "The Biography of Zhuang Jihua"

"In 1928, something called polyamide appeared in Germany, which was as thin as spider silk, as strong as steel wire, and as beautiful as silk silk attracted women's eyes and hooked the hearts of men all over the world, because his inventor and producer (although he did not admit it) Mr. Zhuang Jihua, turned it into a pair of transparent socks, which quickly became popular all over the world, and American girls did not hesitate to choose the former between stockings and boyfriends, and today stockings are a must-have dress for every woman."

Excerpt from "The History of Clothing Development"

“……… There is also a view in the financial community that the Great Depression was a conspiracy of the Chinese. Before the crash of the New York stock market on October 24, 1929, the Chinese frantically sold soybeans and flour in the London futures market, and shorted almost all stocks on the New York Stock Exchange. ”

Excerpt from the famous economist Eggman. Maswitz, 1929. The Great Depression

".......... the news of the September 18 incident in 1931, the news came, the Chinatown was silent again, we were all sad, the motherland suffered another catastrophe, and then the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War in Shanghai on 1.28, the Chinese in the United States enthusiastically donated money and materials, the hearts of the Chinese beat with the fate of the motherland, but then the Songhu Armistice Agreement and the establishment of Manchukuo made Chinatown like an ice cave, I still remember the Spring Festival that year, there was no trace of joy in Chinatown, and the reluctantly formed dragon dance team danced in the dull drums, no cheers, no firecrackers, no one had a mind, at this time my uncle (at that time was just a friend of my father, my sister-in-law always took care of him and followed him, I also understand what grandpa often means when he says that girls are outgoing) took the drum hammer from the drummer's hand, his face was gloomy and terrible, the drum rumbled, and the people were pounding, I couldn't help but tell my grandfather to stop fighting, but my grandfather didn't listen to me, just patted my head with tears in his eyes.

The next day, my brother-in-law locked himself in the room, for three days and three nights, my sister-in-law was so anxious that she didn't know what to do, like a headless butterfly, chasing her father and uncle to ask for the guilt, she thought that they had offended him, and when the brother-in-law came out, grandpa, father, uncle and uncle talked in the study together for a whole day, and then, the brother-in-law and uncle were ready to return to China, after the news came out, the sister-in-law was unhappy, she had not graduated, and her grandfather did not allow her to follow her uncle, so angry that her sister-in-law did not talk to her grandfather for three days, made her mother, third aunt and grandmother angry at her grandfather, but her grandfather still didn't agree. ”

Excerpt from Mei Xinrui's "My Uncle and Aunt"

Shanghai, the pearl of the Orient, the paradise of adventurers, the recent war, did not scare off adventurers from all over the world, on the dock, the Arizona cruise ship from the United States slowly docked at the dock, the dock received relatives or stretched out their heads to look, or held up the name of the card, anxiously looking at the passengers who were disembarking.

On the second floor of the cruise ship, three young people leaned on the side of the ship, quietly looking at the bustling people getting off the ship, the person in the middle was in his thirties and the oldest of the three, his waist was straight, looking at the big Shanghai, silently without saying a word, the two people next to him seemed to feel his emotions, and looked at this huge city silently, not with different expressions. The youngest was full of joy and excitement, while the other, a man in his thirties with glasses, was calm.

"The Cultural Revolution is almost gone, let's go too." The glasses said calmly, as if he knew why Zhuang Jihua didn't move.

"Don't worry, Brother Shaoqing, there will be no more quiet time when we go ashore, let's enjoy this last tranquility." Zhuang Jihua said lightly that he also left from this dock five years ago, he didn't expect to come back so soon, and the Shaoqing next to him was named Mei Yuntian, who was a friend he met in the United States.

The Mei family has a high reputation among Chinese Americans and is one of the Chinese leaders on the West Coast of the United States, but the Mei family suffered heavy losses in the Great Depression, and it was Zhuang Jihua who reached out in time to help avoid bankruptcy and collapse.

Zhuang Jihua in the United States was very surprised to find that the Chinese Americans at this time were by no means like in their previous lives, most of them were very patriotic, 9.18 and 1.28 caused great repercussions among the Chinese, and the Chinese youth were even ready to organize volunteers to return to China to resist the war, but the national political axe quickly disappointed them, and on 9.18 they gave up the three eastern provinces without letting go of a shot, and then signed the Songhu armistice agreement was an agreement to lose power and humiliate the country, and the news came that the old man Mei was grief-stricken, and then the Spring Festival, the whole Chinese world was like death.

Zhuang Jihua thought he could face all this, but it really happened, but he couldn't calm down, he didn't have a good sleep after 9.18, the white man's contempt and the grief of the Chinese all deeply stung him, and finally he decided to return to China, he made a plan, and had a detailed discussion with the old man Mei's father and son, and the old man Mei also invited several Chinese leaders in Los Angeles to discuss together, and finally decided to return to China with Zhuang Jihua and Mei Yuntian, as well as Lian Xiaosen, a closed disciple of the famous Chinese martial artist Zhao Lingdong in Los Angeles, and overseas, Mr. Mei is responsible for logistics support.

Zhuang Jihua has seen Shanghai again, over the years, he has been crisscrossing Europe and the United States, using the knowledge of his previous life to create a large family business, but his heart is always empty, where is Liu Yinshu? He sent her dozens of letters and didn't hear back, he didn't know where she went, if she was married. But he didn't have time to go to him, his plan was huge, and with only five years to go, he didn't know if he could do it. With a lot of heart, Zhuang Jihua and the others quietly entered Shanghai.

"Cultural Revolution, what do we do next?" In the room of Shanghai Dacheng Hotel, Mei Yuntian asked that he admired Zhuang Jihua very much in his dealings with him over the years, and unconsciously began to rely on Zhuang Jihua to make ideas.

"Find a ministry bureau and set up a company," Zhuang Jihua pondered for a moment: "The strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, the water in Shanghai Beach is very deep, and I still don't feel at ease if you are here alone." ”

Zhuang Jihua looked at Mei Yuntian and explained: "It's not that I don't believe in your ability, you must have no problem in business, but in Shanghai, doing business is not just a business thing, there are many other things that you can't think of in the United States, and this is not a day or two, but a few years, if there is a slight mistake in the middle, I am afraid that you will be injured, so someone must help you." ”

Mei Yuntian looked up at Zhuang Jihua, this was an unplanned thing, but after thinking about it carefully, he was not wrong: "Then, is there anyone who chooses someone?" ”

Zhuang Jihua thought about it and said, "Yes, there are at least two of them." ”

There are Chinese newspapers in Los Angeles, and the news in China is often reported, and Zhuang Jihua knows a lot, so he thinks about the loopholes in the plan along the way and how to remedy them.

"Oh! There are two more, let's talk about it. Mei Yuntian was a little surprised and a little curious.

"The first candidate is Zhang Jingjiang, this person is a veteran of Xinhai, a celebrity of the Republic of China, who has served as the chairman of the Central Committee of the Kuomintang, the chairman of Zhejiang Province, I used to have some contacts with him in Guangzhou, this person is light on money and righteousness, a promise of money, extremely shrewd and far-sighted in business, known as Lu Buwei of the Republic of China, once scattered his wealth to support the prime minister and the principal, he is my first choice."

"With such a character, can he be with us?" Mei Yuntian didn't believe that such a character could be mixed with them.

"Perhaps, this person is cold and warm-hearted, although he has a disability, but he has a pride that ordinary people do not have, but two years ago he had an awkward quarrel with the principal, and the principal removed him from the post of chairman of Zhejiang Province, and now he is idle at home. We'll ask him where he lives later. Zhuang Jihua remembered Zhang Jingjiang's appearance, and couldn't help laughing: "Shaoqing, this is a very interesting old man, maybe the old man may know." ”

"I haven't heard the old man say it," Mei Yuntian shook his head and said, "Who else is there?" ”

Zhuang Jihua thought about it and said: "Mr. Jingjiang is the best, and I haven't been in contact with this person before, but I've only heard of it." ”

"Just talk about it, let's discuss it together."

"Yu Qiaqing, I don't know much about this person, but his biggest advantage is that he has a shipping company in his hands, which is twice the result with half the effort for us."

"Shipping company!" Mei Yuntian was a little surprised: "How dare you be good, then we don't have to worry about the Yangtze River line in the future." ”

"But I don't know anything about him, let him join, it's too risky, we can't do it for millions, tens of millions." Zhuang Jihua is not at ease, money is a trivial matter, and he will lose hundreds of thousands of dollars, but if the matter is disturbed for him, he can't afford to delay it.

"Forget it, we will divide into two ways, you and Komori will go to Citibank to see if the money has arrived, and when we arrive, we will register a company with the Ministry of Industry Bureau." Zhuang Jihua thinks that it is not troublesome to register a company in this era, not to mention that Mei Yuntian still has an American passport, and he has no intention of showing his face at this company, and he still wants to find Wu Ziniu and Song Yunfei, I don't know if they are still in Shanghai.

"Okay, that's it." Mei Yuntian nodded in agreement.

"Alas, Uncle Zhuang, is my uncle still in Shanghai?" Lian Xiaosen asked hurriedly.

"I'm more anxious than you, and I don't know where they are, it's been five years, and who knows if they're still in Shanghai." Zhuang Jihua smiled a little bitterly.

Zhuang Jihua accidentally found that their martial arts practice routine was the same as Song Yunfei in the Los Angeles martial arts hall, and talked to Zhao Lingdong, only to know that they were originally brothers, and Zhao was still their senior brother, Zhuang Jihua told him about Song Yunfei's situation, Zhao Lingdong heard that several of his junior brothers were killed in battle, only Song Yunfei was still alive, and he was still following the master's instructions, struggling to find a way to save the country, and he couldn't help but burst into tears. And he himself was in Los Angeles to assist the old man Mei father and son.

Lian Xiaosen sighed and didn't answer, before leaving, the master explained that he had the opportunity to find his uncle Song Yunfei, but now it seems that it is impossible to find it for a while.

Press Mei Yuntian and Lian Xiaosen not to say, just talk about Zhuang Jihua, after he went out, he went to the original place to ask, of course he couldn't find it, and even the people who lived there had changed several times.

In desperation, he had to go back, and at this time, a person in a coffee-colored suit passed by, the figure was so familiar, Zhuang Jihua took two steps and suddenly turned around, looked at the back, and chased after him.

"Chen Geng, I didn't expect it..." Zhuang Jihua chased after him and patted the man on the shoulder, the man turned his head to look at him, and Zhuang Jihua's voice of surprise stopped abruptly.

"What are you doing, what are you doing? Xiao Qi San, dismantle the white party. The man spoke the Shanghai dialect, his face was full of beard, and he had a long scar on his left cheek, and he patted the dust on his shoulder with disgust, and touched his pocket, looking at Zhuang Jihua like a thief.

Zhuang Jihua hurriedly apologized: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I recognized the wrong person, I'm sorry, I'm sorry." ”

The man scolded and walked away, and Zhuang Jihua turned around and went back to the hostel in disappointment.

But he didn't expect that after turning the corner, Brown looked back, immediately quickened his pace to leave here, and crossed two intersections, turned into a trading company, the business scale is not large, the front of the store is deserted, there are a few shoe shine stalls at the door, Coffee walked to the front of the shoeshine, stretched out the corner, the shoeshine worker skillfully and quickly polished the shoes for him, and then the coffee swayed into the trading company, after entering the door, the expression on his face immediately changed, and walked quickly upstairs along the stairs, directly towards the innermost door, after a sudden knocking sound, the door opened, Brown flashed in.

"Chen Geng, you are finally here, is the road smooth?" Zhou Enlai asked anxiously.

"Fortunately, I met someone on the road and was almost recognized by him, so I went around two more times, and it was too late." Brown took off his top hat, the beard on his lips, and the scar on his face, revealing his true colors.

"Who?" Zhou Enlai asked: "Even your makeup can be recognized." ”

"You guess, you know this guy too." Chen Geng said with a smile.

"Oh?" Zhou Enlai was a little surprised: "I can't guess this, I know too much in the Kuomintang." ”

"Zhuang Cultural Revolution."

"It's him!" Zhou Enlai was very surprised: "Didn't he go abroad?" When did you come back? You read that right."

"Absolutely not, he's still calling me, and I've fooled him." Chen Geng is very sure.

"What do you see him doing when he comes back?" Zhou Enlai's thick eyebrows tightened, others don't know Zhuang Jihua's power, these two people know, Zhou Enlai also read Jiang Xianyun's memo, when he was in Nanchang, Jiang Xianyun also told him that this was discussed with Zhuang Jihua, he didn't realize it at the time, but now it seems that this memo is the best contingency measure. Later, they got the news that Zhuang Jihua went abroad and left the military circles, and Chiang Kai-shek lost his temper several times about it.

"Others may be able to guess four, five or six, this Zhuang Cultural Revolution, I can't guess." Chen Geng smiled bitterly.

"In this way, let Blade follow him, this man will be reused by Chiang Kai-shek sooner or later." Zhou En said.

"Good idea, Blade has been by his side before, he has a close relationship with him, and he has a reputation for protecting his shortcomings, so he will never doubt it. Okay, I'll go and tell him. Chen Geng was about to leave.

"Wait, I'm in a hurry." Zhou Enlai hurriedly stopped him: "You haven't talked about it yet." ”

Chen Geng then remembered the purpose of coming here: "If you have any tasks, please give an order from your superiors." ”

"No, the Central Committee has new arrangements for your work, in order to strengthen the building of the Red Army, the Central Committee has decided to send you to the Hubei-Henan-Anhui base area, Comrade Guotao has already gone, Jiang Xianyun, Xu Xiangqian, and Xu Jishen are all there, you are all classmates in the first phase of Huangpu, you are very familiar with each other, and you can carry out your work smoothly." Zhou En said.

"Let me go to the Soviet district!" Chen Geng jumped up all of a sudden: "The central government is wise, and I wholeheartedly support it." But then he asked worriedly: "What about Shanghai?" ”

"Comrade Li Kenong will take over your work." Zhou Enlai said with a heavy heart that with Chiang Kai-shek's victory in the Central Plains War, the rule of the Kuomintang became more and more stable, and the blow to the Communist Party became more and more intense, and it was difficult for the Central Committee to gain a foothold in the white areas.

Chen Geng got up to leave, but Zhou Enlai stopped him, thought for a while and said, "Tell Comrade Dao Feng that you must be prepared to lurk for a long time, and I will send someone to contact him when the time comes." ”

"Understood." Chen Geng went out with various props.

In real history, Chen Geng went to Hubei, Henan and Anhui in 1931, but history has changed

(To be continued)