In May, the long negotiations ended. China and Japan signed the "Sino-Japanese Friendship Agreement" in Shanghai, basically agreeing to the terms proposed by China, and Japan recognized Kwantung Prefecture, Taiwan, and Ryukyu as Chinese territory. But the three localities were allowed to form their own governments with a high degree of autonomy. Japan, Britain and the United States have provided a total of $200 million in interest-free loans to the central government of the Republic of China to support the construction of the central government. However, the use of the loan must be supervised by the missions of various countries, and it is not allowed to flow into the Wuhan government area.

At the same time, each country has the right to free trade in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Taiwan, Kanto, and Ryukyu. All foreigners are governed by the laws of the Republic of China.

The agreement was considered a major diplomatic victory. Except for the Wuhan government, almost the whole country celebrated.

However, two countries did not participate in the talks, one was Germany and the other was the Soviet Union.

H.E. Arnold brought Hitler's secret letters, which did not have much substance, but expressed a willingness to cooperate with the Wuhan government.

The Soviet Union believed that the Soviet Union had built the Far Eastern Railway, and neither China nor Japan had the right to deprive the Soviet Union of its rights.

Compared with the central government, the Wuhan government has won a high reputation at home, but it has offended all countries in the world.

Lianyungang is the only coastal port of the Wuhan government. From the moment it was obtained, it was in crisis. There was a small Belgian seaport, but even this one was not spared by the British and Japanese navies. Fearing that the warship would be bombed by the Wuhan government's air force, they chose a sneak attack. With a fleet of thirty warships, at the cost of fifteen warships. This seaport was destroyed, and the station was blown up.

However, the British fleet did not dare to stay long. After blowing up the harbor and station, endure the pain of being bombarded by rockets. Only half of the fleet fled to the open sea.

Zhang Chun took Cheng Qian, Cai Tingkai, and Li Zhilong to see Lianyungang that was blown to the ground, and he only smiled bitterly.

"Why not take Qingdao and Weihai. Qingdao is a good port. Li Zhilong looked in the direction of Qingdao.

Zhang Chun sighed and said, "Why don't you take it off?" It's because they're still in our mouths, and we still have a little bit of deterrence. We don't have a navy, and a little further away we can't do anything. When you arrive in Qingdao, you will surround Han Fuqu, if the foreigners attack Lianyungang once, you will fight Qingdao once, and Commander Yang will fight Weihai once. But don't take it. Because it's useless to take it, but you have to defend. Not cost-effective. Again. Listen more to the opinions of the fighters and study more feasible tactics. Cherish the lives of the warriors and do not be reckless. ”

The newly formed 31st Division, Cheng Qian was the division commander, and Cai Tingkai was the deputy division commander. Although there is only one division at present, it will be developed into an army in the future. Grassroots soldiers can be mixed training and deployment, but if the commander can't adapt, these two people will have to retreat to the second line.

"We know." Cheng Qian and Cai Tingkai have already seen the power of these soldiers. The two of them were very excited, because they didn't know what kind of miracle these guys were going to do.

in this force. Lin Yurong was promoted by half a level and became a company commander in the 31st Division.

Zhang Zhi was a little unlucky, it is said that he rushed too fast and was pierced in the thigh by shrapnel from his own rockets. This kid is also strong. I didn't say it until the battle was over. In order not to quit the fight, he resorted to his own bandaging, and as a result, he is still lying in the hospital. Zhang Liang was anxious and angry. But looking at the son who was still smiling, he couldn't help it. Lin Yurong only had a few minor injuries.

Li Zhilong looked at the harbor sadly.

Zhang Chun smiled: "Don't worry. You start by choosing a location for a shipyard. Don't move yet. First, build an airfield and transfer the 1st Air Division. There is also a communication station to come and install the latest radar detection equipment. The navy of the foreigners did not dare to come, and some troubles were made by Japanese submarines. However, the Japanese submarine was very shallow, which was just right for us to experiment with sonar. I suggest you install sonar on your fishing boat and use depth charges to sneak up on Japanese submarines. Lianyungang is a deep-water port, as long as you build a shipyard. Submarines and high-speed destroyers can be built first. We have the advantage of sonar and do not use periscopes at all. The Japanese army did not, and the victory or defeat can be imagined. ”

Li Zhilong pointed to the harbor of Lianyungang and said: "Every reef here can be built into a wharf. But how long will it take for me to have it? ”

In mid-May, Chen Shao arrived in Lianyungang with four high-speed coastal patrol ships from Changhu, Nanhu, Dongting and Poyang Lake. A chase battle with the British fleet began.

At the end of May, two Japanese submarines were sunk by an anti-submarine ambush disguised as fishing boats, and they were careless. Surrounded by fishing boats without realizing it.

Although the appearance of high-speed patrol ships could not change the situation in which the enemy was strong and we were weak, the British fleet was afraid of aircraft, so once it was entangled, it would desperately try to get rid of it. The patrol ship is too fast, and the steering and instantaneous acceleration performance is good. Although there was no armor, the British naval guns were just not aiming accurately. Instead, Chen Shaokuan seized an opportunity, and the four patrol ships fired a salvo, and one warship was reimbursed.

Now everyone knows that the Chinese practical ones are traditional fireworks, modified rockets.

The effect of direct-fire rockets and grenadiers of the Japanese army is about the same. One of these two weapons is a reduced version of the cannon, and when enlarged, it is artillery. The Chinese's rockets can sink warships when magnified. Countries have already begun to imitate rockets. Rockets are very useful at sea because they can be fired directly.

It's just that it doesn't matter if it's the Japanese army or the British army. Although the rocket can be built, its power and range are far inferior to China's, its stability and maneuverability are very poor, and there is even a phenomenon of exploding directly in the launch tube of its own ship.

The development of new weapons is definitely not so simple, you must know that the rocket Xinmin University has been continuously researching for nearly 30 years, and it will not be able to catch up in a while and a half.

The Longhai line, from Lianyungang to Kaifeng, the Belgians only built one line, while the railways under the jurisdiction of the Wuhan government are all separate lines to and from the double line.

The construction of the Longhai line was not so simple, and the Belgians did not think about how to control the Yellow River. The plan to control the Yellow River has been studied since Zhang Chun put it forward.

Although Wu Peifu has retired at the age of 58, he is also an adviser to the Water Conservancy Bureau and the Railway Bureau, as well as an adviser to the Supreme Military Council. After seven or eight years of research and demonstration, the construction plan of the Zhanghe Reservoir is actually very mature, but it has not been built because Hubei does not have much power demand.

If there is no demand, there is no construction. Therefore, almost all of these people flocked to the Yellow River and the Yellow River Ancient Road basin to conduct research. It was basically decided to divide the Yellow River in half, and one part of it would run along the existing course as a canal to replenish water to Shandong. Part of it goes back to the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

The condition is that the water of the Yellow River becomes clear. The Environmental Research Institute is working with the Water Resources Bureau to assess the extent of the Yellow River flood area caused by the diversion of the Yellow River and assess the impact on the environment. The ultimate goal is to get the Yellow River back to the surface.

Based on this idea. In the case of land reform, it is necessary to move out the residents of the planning area and at the same time start to build river embankments in conjunction with the transportation system. The planned river is very wide, and some of the lakes left over from the former Yellow Flood are included. In principle, the Yellow River still flows into the sea through the Huai River.

It's just that this project is huge. The combination of the embankment with the road system saves investment and construction time. However, the quality requirements for the road system are even higher. The embankment and road soil are all within the river channel. The restoration of vegetation in the excavated river is also being carried out at any time. Just so as not to cause a riot, the reason was not explained to the construction crew. This has led many engineers to ask why some areas have much higher construction standards, and some works that seem completely unnecessary.

The Longhai line in the Henan section has been fully integrated with the transportation system. It's just that some rivers still need to be cleaned up. The vegetation is also not abundant enough, and what happens to the flooded vegetation. No one can say for sure. In Anhui and Jiangsu, the governance time will be longer, and Hongze Lake is still part of the control area of the Central Army.

Kwong Rongguang re-surveyed the areas of Shaanxi, Henan, Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui, the Yellow River and the Huai River basin. The section of the Longhai Railway across the Yellow River needs to be built into a bridge. The Yellow River has not yet been brought over, and it is just being built.

The most important thing in the management of the Yellow River is afforestation. The rate of vegetation restoration in the Hanzhong and Luochuan areas of Shaanxi Province is accelerating after two years of recuperation. The amount of farmland has decreased in a large area, but because the soil fertility has improved year by year, the grain production no longer needs to be imported from Hubei, Henan and Sichuan, and it has reached self-sufficiency.

The common people in the Grand Canal and Huai River areas are relatively wealthy, and as long as the farmland is distributed, their means of production can be prepared by themselves. So only the extremely difficult nearly 200,000 people participated in the construction of the road.

Around Lianyungang, cement plants are easier to build. There is a lot of rutile here, which can solve the problem of insufficient titanium in aircraft manufacturing, and the silicon ore here is not less than that in central Hubei, and the quality is good.

Coal is available near Linyi, and iron ore is only in Shandong and Huaibei. Shandong is still in the process of suppressing bandits, and it is not very peaceful. So Huaibei began to build a smelter.

The resources here are already enough for the needs of the military industry.

An air base was built at Baitabu in the middle of the East China Sea and Lianyun City. A number of radar base stations are also beginning to be built. (To be continued......)