In a small side hall of the newly completed Putuo Zongcheng Temple of the Lama Temple at the northern foot of Zhongshan in Nanjing, Chang Ruiqing and the great monk Yongtian finally sat face to face, and the owner of the temple, Thubten Gyatso, that is, the 13th Lai Lama, also sat on the side with a smile on his face, and a few cups of steaming butter tea had been sent by the little lama in the temple.

As a GCD with a theory of immortals, Chang Ruiqing's methods of dealing with religious issues are completely different from those of Trotsky and Mao Taizu in history. He never underestimated such a great god as the Lai Lama, and still less did he have the delusion of replacing the various religious ideologies and theories with his own "leftist peopleism." "Zuo Minism" is fundamentally an economic theory, and it is not at all a religion that can become the sustenance of jīngshén.

So since 1925, the supreme leader of Tibetan politics and religion has been living in Nanjing. Along with him, living in Nanjing are the other two living Buddhas of Tibetan Buddhism, Panchen Erdeni. Choji Nyima and Jebdan Tsunpa. Chokyi Gyaltsen, only the supreme Zhang Jia of Tibetan Buddhism in Inner Mongolia. Danbi Rongmei lives in Beijing. In this way, the four living Buddhas of Tibetan Buddhism all live in Han China and are protected by the federal government, and the Tibetan Buddhist system, which has extremely high authority in the Mongolian and Tibetan regions, is completely controlled by the federal government and has become a tool for maintaining national unity. With the decree of the Lai and the Panchen Lama, and of course the guns of the mountain troops of the National Defense Forces, the Tibetan society has undergone earth-shaking changes at present, and millions of serfs have long since turned over and become the masters. They have all regained their identity as the Han nation, and naturally they are not something that tens of thousands of Tibetan feudal nobles can bully......

Don't say these digressions. Let's also talk about this meeting between Chang Ruiqing and Yongtian Tieshan. Originally, our prime minister Chang Da, who had a lot of opportunities, was reluctant to meet this Japanese ministerial-level monk, and there was really nothing to talk about between China and Japan, so wouldn't it be okay for the two sides to maintain a tacit understanding? Even if you want to talk, you don't need to come forward yourself. Wouldn't it be better to send Wang Jingwei to talk. However, a secret telegram sent by the US station of the National Intelligence Agency led to today's meeting, and the translation of the secret telegram is now in the hands of Monk Nagata, and after reading it, his face was full of surprise, and a trace of despair flashed in his eyes.

Chang Ruiqing understood Nagata's mood very well, and Roosevelt actually wanted to lease the 9 battleships/battlecruisers that the Japanese GCD took to the United States to pay off the debt! The deal, if it is done. The end of the Japanese Combined Fleet is probably not far off. If there is no fleet, what will the island nation of Japan have? The 3 million army could not leave the island at all, and the oil and coal from Huatai Island could not be transported back to the mainland. How much more time can Japan's heavy industry run? Without the fleet, there would be no hope for Japan.

"Mr. Nagata, you don't have to worry too much, I think your navy will find an opportunity to sink these nine capital ships." Chang Ruiqing took a sip of butter tea, which was full of strange flavors. Frowning slightly, he said, "Our intelligence agencies in North America are not very efficient. I am afraid that the Americans were able to obtain such classified information so quickly this time. ”

After listening to Chang Ruiqing's words, Nagata's face became even more gloomy, with his wisdom, he didn't understand that this was another conspiracy of Roosevelt! The last time I talked about the Pacific shipping route, I beat the American public opinion to support a war against Japan. Now they are using 9 capital ships as bait, trying to force Japan to strike first...... And Japan seems to have no second way out except to swallow this poisonous bait! If the British really let these 9 capital ships, they would definitely drive them into the Gulf of Tonkin. Revenge for the Battle of Okinawa.

But after thinking about it, Nagata's face softened again: "Your Excellency, Prime Minister." As far as I know, you don't seem to want the United States to go to war all along, am I right? Seeing Chang Ruiqing smiling and nodding, Nagata said again: "Then you must have some way to solve this conspiracy?" Can you teach a thing or two? ”

It is no secret that Chang Ruiqing does not want the United States to enter the war, and a while ago he reached a tacit understanding with Japan, and at the same time stopped breaking the war against the other side. But when he heard Nagata's question, he still had a very strange feeling, and he smiled bitterly a few times before he said: "Mr. Nagata, to be honest, I don't know much about naval warfare, but with the increasing maturity of aviation technology, there is no doubt that naval aviation will become the main force in naval warfare in the future. This is probably an important reason why Roosevelt was willing to lease 9 capital ships to Britain, right? I heard that Roosevelt also proposed a "fleet expansion bill" and a "two-ocean naval bill," and planned to start construction of seven Essex-class (Naka-class) aircraft carriers in fiscal year 1934 and fiscal year 1935 respectively...... Hehe, you now have 11 aircraft carriers, are you still afraid of 9 old battleships and battle cruisers? I think you'd better bear with it. ”

Before Nagata Kiyoshinsai left Japan, he made a special trip to Kure's port to discuss the issue of war against the United States with Isoroku Yamamoto, who had just been promoted to commander of the Combined Fleet. At that time, Yamamoto told him that if Japan could get the planes and pilots promised by the Soviet Union in time, and those planes and pilots were really as good as the Soviets claimed, then Japan would not be without the strength of World War I by relying on the superiority of naval aviation, but only the power of World War I. It is impossible to defeat the United States, after all, the navy is competing for heavy industry and national strength, and the United States' steel, oil, aluminum, electricity, etc. are ten to dozens of times that of Japan, so the final result must be Japan's defeat, and the only hope is that before Japan's defeat, the Soviet Union can defeat Britain, Germany, and China. However, Nagata Kiyoshinsai felt that there was little hope, because once the United States and Britain, Germany and China became allies in the war against Japan, then they would certainly not sit idly by and watch the Soviet Union defeat Britain, Germany and China, and with the strong industrial strength of the United States as the backing, Trotsky had no hope at all.

And Chang Ruiqing can definitely see this, but he still insists on opposing the United States entering the war, which can only show that he is 100% sure that he can defeat the Soviet Union! In other words, Japan's inevitable fate is already doomed, and now it is probably only possible to do its best and obey the destiny of heaven......

Thinking of this, Nagata Kiyoshinsai sighed softly: "Your Excellency, your Excellency, now both your and our countries are facing the dilemma of being attacked on both sides...... Moreover, China and Japan are both yellow ethnic groups in Asia, in this era when the white race of the West dominates the world. We should help each other, fight against foreign humiliation, and at least live in harmony. Can't kill each other anymore. Therefore, Chairman Takeda of our country entrusted the poor monks to come in the hope of reaching an armistice with your country. In this way, your country will be able to concentrate on confronting Russia to the west, while we in Japan will be able to concentrate our forces on fighting Britain and the United States! I don't know what your Excellency the Prime Minister thinks? ”

Of course, Chang Ruiqing is not worried about any two-front battles, although the Japanese Navy can still be regarded as a strong force, but their army is not enough to see at all now. No matter how powerful the navy is, it will not be able to really wēixié the southeast coast. Besides, the Japanese Navy is far from invincible. It's just that there are more aircraft carriers. So after listening to Nagata's Jianyì, he didn't say anything, but drank butter tea without a sip.

Okamura Ninji and Kita Kazuki, who accompanied Nagata, glanced at each other, and both of them knew what Chang Ruiqing was planning. Kita Yihui smiled and said to Nagata, "Nagata-kun." If a ceasefire is reached between China and Japan, will the 700,000 Japanese Red Army troops now stationed in the Far East withdraw to Huatai Island? There wouldn't be any discontent from the Soviets, would they? ”

Nagata smiled coldly: "Trotsky naturally has to find a way to explain it, so it is unrealistic to withdraw to Huatai Island, but there is no way to be driven back to Huatai Island by the powerful Chinese Defense Force...... After all, the strength of the Japanese Red Army and the Army was so weak that even the Koreans could not defeat it, and it was natural that they would lose to the Chinese Army. ”

Chang Ruiqing couldn't understand this. Although the Amur River defense line is not impregnable, it has also been painstakingly operated by the Soviet Red Army for many years, and now there are still 700,000 Japanese Red Army firmly defending. If the Chinese National Defense Forces want to attack, casualties of 3 to 400,000 are probably inevitable. If the Japanese are willing to sell their battles. On his side, he can reduce the casualties by at least 300,000, and this deal can still be done.

But Chang Ruiqing still didn't mean to let go, but frowned slightly: "Mr. Nagata, I also know that Britain and the United States have no good intentions for us Asian yellow peoples, but now we are allies with the British Empire after all. If China and Japan make peace alone, it will be a betrayal of the alliance...... China will be discredited in the international community, and even our war with the Soviet Union will be in a very unfavorable situation because of the rupture of the Sino-British-German alliance. Therefore, I cannot openly sign a peace agreement with the Japanese government, and the secret armistice agreement is not binding at all, and I believe that it is not the result that your country wants, right? If you can come up with a way to get the best of both worlds, then I am willing to reach a de facto ceasefire with your country. ”

Nagata Qingxinsai was silent, and he thought about it for ten minutes before he showed a slightly wry smile: "Your Excellency, a secret agreement is indeed not binding, and it is not what our country urgently needs. As he spoke, he took out a list from the pocket of his monk's robe and handed it to Sun Yuexun, who accompanied Chang Ruiqing to the meeting. This list lists some things that are not important to your country at all, such as manganese ore, copper ore, zinc ore, tin ore, bauxite, and primary magnesium, and if you can provide some to Japan, it is better for the two countries to declare no war. ”

Chang Ruiqing took the list and looked at it, and calculated it in his heart, the other party didn't want much, except for copper ore, which were all important export commodities for China before the war, and there was enough production capacity, and it was not a big deal to give some to Japan. However, after all, the two countries are hostile countries, and they cannot do business openly, otherwise once the secret is leaked, it will definitely be criticized by the Kuomintang and the press as a scandal, and it is not easy for Britain and Germany to explain it. Thinking of this, he gave Sun Yuexun beside him a look, and Sun Yuexun smiled and said, "Mr. Nagata, where can the major matters of the negotiations between the two countries be negotiated when they meet?" Today's results are big enough, why don't you go here first? Anyway, the warship lease deal between the United States and Britain is not something that can be reached overnight, and I heard that there are people in the US Navy and Congress who oppose this deal, saying that it violates the "Neutrality Act", so we still have time to discuss it slowly......"

"Prime Minister!"

Before Sun Yuexun's words were over, Chang Ruiqing's adjutant Chen Xinrui took Natalie, the Minister of Science of the National Intelligence Agency. Leshinskaya hurried in. Lesinskaya glanced at the few Japanese present, and immediately leaned into Chang Ruiqing's ear and muttered, before she could finish speaking, Prime Minister Chang Da's face had changed greatly, and he immediately stood up: "Mr. Nagata, Mr. Kita, Mr. Okamura, there are still some mundane matters to deal with, so I won't accompany you for now...... Yue Xun, you and Zeng Muhan will be responsible for the future negotiations. After speaking, he walked away with Chen Xinrui and Natalie.

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Czech Republic. In Strager City, Yoshio Nishina, a physicist of the "He ethnic group" who became a Chinese citizen in 1924, wore a nightgown and stood fixedly at the window. Looking in the distance, the Strazh isotope separation plant, which is still billowing black smoke, is where he works and conducts research. He was one of the most prominent physicists in Asia of this era, a disciple of Bohr, a famous physicist at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark, and a close friend of Albert Einstein, the current president of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute in Germany.

Although he is now a so-called Chinese and ethnic group, Yoshio Nishina's true homeland is still Japan. Therefore, he refused the invitation of the Chinese Institute of Physics and chose to stay in Germany, where the German scientific research institute under the leadership of Einstein was engaged in the separation of isotopes of uranium, and it was said that the kind of uranium metal with some of the uranium-235 and uranium-234 isotopes removed could be used to produce armor-piercing shells!

However, the cost of removing uranium-235 and uranium-234 is prohibitively high. Instead of using such expensive unspeakable uranium alloy armor-piercing shells. It is better to use much cheaper tungsten alloy armor-piercing shells, and it is a big deal to increase the caliber of the tank's main gun. So the British abandoned this research very early, and Germany only built a small plant for the separation of real yàn isotopes. This is the Strazh isotope separation plant, and there have been rumors of its closure recently. But no one expected that at this moment, there would be a mysterious fire and explosion in the Strager factory!

The warehouse used to store the refined uranium waste (referring to the more abundant uranium-235 and uranium-234) actually broke out in a fire for some reason. It also burned through a protective wall made of lead plates up to one meter thick. In the end, there was a big explosion, which caused a radiation leak accident and heavy casualties! If I hadn't been in Berlin that day, I would have died in the accident by now.

But how did this accident happen? Deputy Director General of the German Secret National Police (Gestapo) Reinhardt. Heydrich had personally led a team to investigate the case, and everyone working in Strages, as long as they were alive, was kept under residential surveillance in this small hotel, awaiting the Gestapo's review of Reinhardt. Heydrich suspected that the GC international spy lurking in Strager was playing tricks, and that he was a former Japanese citizen. Naturally, he is the key object of suspicion, and he wonders what torture awaits him.

Just when Yoshio Nishina lamented his bad fate. Outside, however, there was a sudden sound of a German quarrel.

"Mr. Heydrich, I don't think you have figured it out yet, this uranium metal is not flammable at all! Theoretically, it wouldn't have burned down at all, let alone burned the Strage plant like that. This is not a fire that one or two saboteurs can ignite and cause an explosion with a barrel of gasoline! ”

"Mr. Hahn, do you mean there are many saboteurs and many barrels of gasoline?"

"How many tons of gasoline does it take to blow up like that?"

"Maybe they illegally stored some flammable products in the factory, so they gave the saboteurs a chance!"

"Just kidding, don't you know how strict the management of gasoline is, how much does the Strager plant have a year? This fire could not have been caused by gasoline at all, there must be something else! ”

"It doesn't matter, our Gestapo will investigate qīngchu!"

"Not necessarily! Perhaps the fire and explosion were caused by some scientific phenomenon that we have not yet discovered! ”

"A scientific phenomenon? Are you saying that the Soviet Union blew up the Strazh plant with a superbomb that we don't have? ”

"That can't be, if they really want that thing, they should bomb Berlin! Well, Mr. Heydrich, please send a report to Mr. Himmler or Chancellor Hitler, and make sure that the news of the explosion at the Strazh factory is tightly sealed. In addition, I need more scientists to investigate this matter, and the scientists at the Strage plant must cooperate with me, so please send someone to bring my assistant, Ms. Meitner, to Strage. ”

"But...... Mr. Hahn, I am the head of the investigation team! You're just the deputy head ......"

"Don't you understand, Mr. Heydrich? It is likely that the accident was caused by uranium metal stored in the warehouses of the Strazh plant! Under the influence of some unknown scientific phenomenon, dozens of tons of uranium metal, which was originally non-flammable, burned and exploded, destroying most of the plant and killing hundreds of people...... Didn't you link this accident to the military use of uranium? Perhaps the Great Tokyo Earthquake of September 1, 1923 had something to do with this phenomenon! ”

The Great Tokyo Earthquake was caused by the explosion and combustion of uranium!? Yoshio Nishina only felt a moment of dizziness.

Could it be that the Chinese have long mastered the secret of uranium! The purpose of their research on the isotope separation of uranium in cooperation with Britain and Germany was not at all to create any armor-piercing shells, but to make uranium bombs! But how is this possible, China is obviously a scientifically backward country!

Oops, Japan doesn't know that uranium might be used to make superbombs, and it doesn't know that China probably already has many superbombs! No, you must pass on this news yourself!