Chapter Eighty-Five: Conversation on the Playground
-- The Soviet Union
In the Kremlin of the Soviet government, the supreme leader of the Soviets, Stalin, listened to the debriefing with his favorite pipe.
Stalin exhaled a puff of cigarette and said, "In this case, our Chinese friends have done a good job, and they can actually wipe out the Japanese Third Fleet, but according to your report, it is only a small means." Well, how are our comrades in Shaanxi now? β
Nikolai. Yezhov nodded and said, "The Chinese comrades in Yan'an have been reorganized and ready to go to the front at any time, but there is one thing that I think we must pay attention to, and the telegrams from Yan'an asking for help have suddenly decreased in recent times. β
Stalin hummed and said, "You go and see Comrade Wang Ming, ask if there have been any new changes in Yan'an recently, and tell Chairman Chiang in Nanking that we are willing to support all countries that have been treated unjustly, of course, provided that this country is willing to be friendly to us." β
Yezhov wrote it down and said he understood. Stalin continued: "In addition, with regard to the work of the party, you must also step up. β
Yezhov hurriedly said, "Yes, I will not disappoint you." β
-- Berlin
Hitler grabbed his head and roared, "What are the Japanese thinking?" Is the purpose of the anti-communist agreement they signed with us to attack China? What did the Chinese say? β
Himmler smiled bitterly: "The Chinese have begun to contact the Soviets, and there is intelligence that a new treaty between China and the Soviet Union is about to be signed." β
Hitler sighed, stood up, looked at the world map, nodded, and said, "China is an important source of minerals and agricultural raw materials for us, and China's closeness to us can effectively contain the Soviet Union, if the Japanese want to invade China, I actually have no opinion, but what I am worried about is that Japan will plunge all its forces into the quagmire of China, in this case, China, Japan, can not effectively contain the Soviet Union." This will have a big impact on our future strategy. β
Himmler nodded in agreement and asked, "So what should we do now?" β
Hitler turned his pencil and said, "The best thing to do is for China to block Japan and get things back to our plan." Japan contained the Soviet Union in Manchuria, and China contained the Soviet Union in Mongolia. The Chinese behaved very well in Shanghai this time, and I thought there was hope, and immediately ordered the remaining weapons in the contract to be submitted to China as soon as possible, and warned Japan. What we need is forces that can contain the USSR, not a mess of East Asia! Damn, there's nothing to worry about!! Also, I hope that tank No. 4 will appear in front of my eyes as soon as possible. β
Himmler saluted, "Yes, my FΓΌhrer. β
-- Modern
Jiang Cheng, who was tired and half dead, suddenly saw a cup of coffee appear in front of his eyes. Jiang Cheng saw Sun Ning along the coffee, and said with a smile, "What's the matter, do you suddenly care about me?" β
Sun Ning snorted and said, "I'm actually curious to ask, what are you going to do with these low-end devices this time?" β
Jiang Cheng stretched his waist and said, "It's not that the customer over there wants to set up a school, but there is no scientific research equipment, and there is no foundation, so I will buy these lowest-end science and engineering equipment." β
Sun Ning came to ask Actually, it was the tyrannosaurus who was asking, and what Jiang Cheng wanted during this time was becoming more and more clueless, and he suddenly took away such a large amount of money. I had to make the tyrannosaurus welcome Jiang Cheng is not just using these materials as a pretense.
Sun Ning nodded, didn't dare to ask more, and said, "The things can all be put in the warehouse tomorrow morning." β
Jiang Cheng took a sip of coffee and said with a smile: "Thank you." β
- August 20, 1937
Jiang Cheng returned to Yan'an with a lot of things, and found that only Yang Zhicheng came to pick her up, and he was used to being received by the big leader, so he was a little unaccustomed to it, so he asked, "What about the chairman and the boss?" β
Yang Zhicheng smiled and said, "The chairman and the boss are not there, and the chairman has gone to extend." There were a lot of college students and professors over there, and Mr. Zhu went to Jingyang, and the army over there was about to set off. β
This time Jiang Cheng was distressed, where did he go? Before he could decide, he heard a fiery horse coming outside.
Jiang Cheng took a look. It was a guard, and the guard panted and saluted Jiang Cheng and said, "Extend the telegram from Yanchang, I hope 203 will rush to Yanchang immediately." β
Jiang Cheng shrugged. Well, this time there is no need to choose, 203 is Jiang Cheng's code name in the Red Party, and the central leadership knows his pseudonym, and the purpose of everything is to be a nanny.
-- Extended
Chairman Mao stood on the hillside and watched boatloads of student soldiers, students, and professors walk down, and said to a young man in a Mao suit next to him, "It's hard work, this journey is not easy." β
The tunic said, "Yes, chairman, but these students are not so easy to handle, and on the way this time, they almost rioted." β
Chairman Mao asked curiously, "What's going on?" β
Mao suits recalled, "That is when these student soldiers just arrived in Baoding and we will be peaceful, when they received the news that the Beiping and Nanyuan camps were lost, they immediately shouted to kill back to take revenge, a college student named Li Xue also said that he would take everyone back to kill now, saying that the devil has just won a big victory, it must be to relax the guard, since ancient times, the arrogant soldiers will be defeated, so they must be able to win a big victory, these student soldiers believe that this is right, has been clamoring to kill a horse pistol." β
Chairman Mao shook his head and said, "The Japanese are well-armed and well-trained, and if you want to kill them like this, you can take back Beiping City, but these students are still too immature." β
Nakatsu nodded and said, "We persuaded it for a long time, but they should still have some ideas in their hearts." β
Chairman Mao spat out a cigarette and said, "But they are all patriotic young people, let's go, let's go talk to them." β
The student soldiers, along with the professors and experts, were taken ashore to a large barracks, and after a lunch, which was extremely rich in dry food for the long journey, they came to a large playground together.
Everyone chatted one after another, all saying that they didn't know what to do after being taken to Shaanxi, and most of those students were ready to continue their studies, but those student soldiers knew that they were still thinking too simple after being constantly hit on the road, and fighting devils was not something that could be solved with blood, and most of them were still confused about the future.
Yi Bang was a college student, and he was the first to sign up for the student soldiers, and he was also one of the hardest trained student soldiers.
Yi Bang sighed: "What do you think we should do in the future? The Red Party is notoriously short of guns and ammunition, do you think they can lead us back to Beiping? β
Tian Jie is also a student soldier. But when he was a student soldier, he was half-coaxed and half-deceived by Fa Xiao Yibang, and he actually didn't want to be a soldier. He lowered his head and said, "I don't know, Yibang, I miss my parents a little, they are still in Beiping City, they haven't come out yet." I don't know what's going on. β
Yi Bang said angrily: "Why are you so unproductive? I'm still homesick when I'm a soldier. Yi Bang looked at Tian Jie, who was only 17 years old, patted him and said, "It's okay, we will definitely be able to kill back." β
At this time, they saw a group of guards approaching with a man in a circle.
Tian Jie said, "Look, it must be a senior official of their Red Party, and we will know where we are going right away." β
The person who came was none other than Chairman Mao.
Chairman Mao looked at the crowd and said to the tunic next to him, "I won't go up to the rostrum." You can help me get a chair in the middle. β
Yi Bang saw this tall middle-aged man wearing an old military uniform with patches standing on a stool and said in a southern accent when he heard it, "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Shaanxi, my name I believe you have seen it from the previous wanted notices and newspapers, I am Mao Yongzhi!" β
He is Mao Yongzhi, and everyone is boiling all of a sudden.
Chairman Mao continued, "I know that many students want to pick up guns, kill back in Beiping, and fight devils. But you have to know the gap between us and Japan. β
Yi Bang immediately shouted: "Is there a gap, don't you fight devils?" β
Chairman Mao was not angry, and said, "Our classmates are all patriotic young people, of course not, there is a way to fight." If you can't do it, you can create a way to fight, but you must know that you need food, guns, artillery, tanks, planes, ammunition, and qualified officers to fight a war. I would like to ask the students, if everyone takes guns, then who will make guns for those who have guns? β
Tian Jie said weakly: "I heard that your Red Party has seized weapons." We can also go and seize. β
Chairman Mao smiled and said, "This classmate said well, there are no guns, no cannons, the enemy made it for us, I believe that for a long time, the main source of our weapons will come from the enemy, but classmates, do we want to be like this forever?" Do you know? The annual output of steel in our country is 40,000 tons, and the Japanese invaders are hundreds of times that of ours, and I believe that through a few years of hard war, we will definitely be able to defeat the Japanese invaders, so what about after that? What do we do after that? β
Chairman Mao's words made everyone fall into deep thought.
Chairman Mao continued: "I think that now is a time of war, and it is necessary for the vast number of enthusiastic young people to pick up guns and fight, but it is even more necessary for some people to calm down and study, to become workers, to be farmers, to be teachers, to be doctors. You must know that all this is a contribution to the anti-Japanese resistance. β
Tian Jie pushed Yi Bang and said, "I think what he said makes sense." β
Yi Bang touched his gun, gritted his teeth and said, "When I came out, I told my family that I would definitely kill a few Japanese devils and then go home, I don't want to be a coward hiding in the rear." β
Tian Jie said secretly in his heart, "I think it's good to be a coward, at least it won't hurt, it won't hurt." β
Chairman Mao continued: "In the next period of time, we hope that all students will seriously think about their future direction, anti-Japanese does not necessarily have to go to the front, but also in the rear, and the people who make guns are also national heroes." β
Tian Jie secretly moved in his heart, "Safe and sound in the rear, can you also become a hero?" β
Jiang Cheng listened to Chairman Mao's mobilization outside the playground and said to Xiao Wang, the guard next to him: "The chairman is so powerful, I feel that the anger of these student soldiers has been removed a lot by the chairman's words." β
Xiao Wang said proudly, "Of course, that's the chairman." β
Jiang Cheng saw that the chairman and several student representatives walked to the team of experts and professors after speaking, Jiang Cheng said, "Let's go, let's go too." β
Jiang Cheng walked over just in time to hear a young professor say to Chairman Mao: "Mr. Mao, now that the national crisis is at hand, we hope that we can learn those advanced Western technologies and theories as soon as possible." β
Jiang Cheng interjected with a smile, "There is only theory and no practice, it doesn't seem to be a scientific attitude." β
Everyone looked back and saw that it was a young man, and Chairman Mao smiled and said, "Xiao Gu, you are here." β
Jiang Cheng nodded and replied, "Chairman, I heard that the gentlemen came over immediately." β
Xiao Wang next to him looked at Jiang Cheng, who was tired and bitter along the way, and thought to himself: "I also lie in front of the chairman." β
Chairman Mao introduced to the professors, "This is Mr. Gu, and you will have a lot of cooperation in the future." What Xiao Gu said just now is right, only learning theory without practice will not produce real results. β
Just now, the young scholar wondered, "We people are studying all kinds of subjects. It's a lot of money for the experiment. I wonder if your party can afford it? β
In fact, Chinese scholars in this era are really not very demanding, as long as there is an environment that allows them to conduct research and do research with peace of mind.
Chairman Mao looked at Jiang Cheng and said, "Gentlemen, rest assured, in our border area, the food may not be very good, and the clothes may not be very good, but as long as you report the books, equipment, and materials for research, we can guarantee that we will solve it for you within two months at the latest." β
This scared all the scholars and professors at once, no matter what they wanted, they could solve it? I'm afraid that even Nanjing can't do it.
The young scholar was pushed away by an old scholar. The old scholar said excitedly, "Mr. Mao, you can't talk nonsense, the things we want are all valuable, it's not that you look down on your Red Party, but look at Mr.'s dress, you know that the conditions of your party are not very good." β
Chairman Mao looked at his clothes, his expression was a little embarrassed, he was born in a peasant family, and he had been in trouble for so many years. I really don't pay much attention to the meter.
Chairman Mao saw that everyone looked disbelieving and smiled, "Whether it's true or not, everyone will know when the time comes, our party is ready to open the China Rejuvenation and Anti-Japanese University in Yanchang, and I hope you gentlemen can join." β
These professors and scholars looked at each other and said, "If your party can really meet our research and study needs." We certainly have no opinion. β
After arranging the residence of these people, Jiang Cheng and Chairman Mao took a walk on the playground.
Jiang Cheng asked, "Chairman, what's the matter with me coming in such a hurry?" β
Chairman Mao smiled and said, "You see, there are a lot of big intellectuals here this time." If you want to accept their hearts, you still have to rely on you, and I will ask them to come up with a demand list in two days. I'll trouble you then. β
Jiang Cheng shook his head and said, "I already knew that this would be the case, and I asked people to prepare again before I came, but targeted preparation is even better." β
Chairman Mao nodded and changed the topic and said, "Xiao Jiang, I already know what you did in Shanghai, you did it beautifully, the Third Fleet was easily wiped out by you, it's really unimaginable." β
Jiang Cheng shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter the overall situation, Chairman, the industrial gap between China and Japan can't be solved in this way, even if we can destroy the Third Fleet a hundred times, the Japanese can come a hundred and one times." Strengthening our own industry is key. β
Chairman Mao smoked a cigarette and looked at the sun that was gradually sinking, and said, "Indeed, now all secret factories have started large-scale construction, but I am afraid it will not be until next year to enter production, and industry is really a slow job." β
Jiang Cheng stepped forward and asked, "Do you need me to bring some construction equipment from the next generation?" β
Chairman Mao took a puff of cigarette and thought about it and said, "Don't do it yet, it's good to have those pot camel machines you brought now, Xiao Jiang, you often persuade me not to worry, I think you are really in a hurry, slow down, accumulate some experience, this will be good for the future, by the way, what did you bring this time?" β
Jiang Cheng replied, "I have seen many scenes in Shanghai that I never dared to imagine in my life, and I have also seen countless scenes in the concession where people are indifferent to the war outside. β
Chairman Mao seemed to have guessed something and said, "So what? β
Jiang Cheng saw that there were only two people around, he took out his mobile phone from his arms, plugged in the headphones, called up the music, and handed the headphones to Chairman Mao.
Chairman Mao put the headphones up in a similar way, only to hear a burst of passionate music.
"If the motherland is violated, hot-blooded men should be self-reliant.
Drink this bowl of hometown wine, and the strong man will never return.
The rolling Yellow River, the surging Yangtze River, give me life and strength.
Let the blood stain the most beautiful flowers on my breast.
The red flag flutters, the military horn sounds, the sword has been unsheathed, the thunder and lightning flash, and it has always been the narrow road where the brave wins.
Forward, forward, forward, forward, the red flag flutters, the military horn sounds, the sword is unsheathed, the thunder and lightning flash, it is always the narrow road that meets the brave wins. β
Before Chairman Mao finished listening, he clapped his hands and exclaimed, "Good song, what kind of song is this?" Majestic and inspiring, are you bringing these songs this time? β
Jiang Cheng took back the headphones and said, "It's not just these songs, there is only one song that the chairman heard just now, this song is called "The Soul of the Chinese Army", and there are many such songs, I also brought a lot of film and television materials, of course, there are some scenes in it that are not suitable for playing now, which need to be edited, and I also brought a lot of copy paper and copies. Chairman, I think we must do a good job in the propaganda war and the public opinion war of the War of Resistance. β
Chairman Mao seemed to be still reminiscing about the music just now, and said, "Okay, these songs are inspiring and morale-inspiring, I can't wait for our comrades to know these songs, Xiao Jiang, you did a good job, I can let our comrades in the art troupe learn to sing them when I look back." β
Jiang Cheng continued: "I don't know if we can build a radio station, first, to publicize our anti-Japanese spirit, and second, to have a window to the outside world. β
Chairman Mao paused and smoked a cigarette and said, "Radio, wellβit's not just radio. Chairman Mao said excitedly, "In the final analysis, the radio is still only heard by those who have a radio, and our ordinary people do not have this condition, I think it is necessary to add the form of opera, you know, the entertainment that our people can see is more opera." β
Jiang Cheng really didn't have any research on this opera, but he also copied various model plays in later generations, so he said, "I still have a few dramas with the theme of anti-Japanese resistance in later generations, which should be usable." Also, regarding films, there were screening teams that went to the countryside in later generations, and I think we can use them in advance now. β
Chairman Mao said approvingly, "Come, let's go back, we have to sort it out well, and strive to put this propaganda work in place in one step." (To be continued......)