After meeting with these researchers, they prepared to return.

Before returning home, Governor Yang Peimin told Huang Ke that Mr. Liang Qiming, a representative of the Democratic League, had recently been in Shaanxi, and that he had made a request that he wanted to meet Huang Ke and asked him if he had time to meet him.

Huang Ke thought for a while and said: "See, now the Democratic League is very critical of the authorities, especially me, and some even say that I will step down directly." If your thoughts are carried like this every day, I am afraid that you will be used in the end. Alas, these celebrity masters sometimes have to hold them, although they are all a little idealistic, but sometimes there is some truth in what people say. You see if you have time, I'll talk about it in the afternoon. ”

The Democratic League was planned and established a few years ago by Zhang Lan, Liang Qiming and others, mainly to supervise the government and then participate in politics, but Huang Ke felt that now was not the time to participate in politics, after all, the main contradiction at present was the war against Japan, and one idea for one person was not conducive to the progress of the War of Resistance.

In the afternoon, after returning from the Air Force test base, Huang Ke took a nap in the car. The convoy then proceeded directly to Lishan in Xi'an, where it met with Mr. Liang Qiming, a representative of the Democratic League.

In fact, this is not the first time Huang Ke and Liang Shuming have met, they have visited each other before and after the Northern Expedition. The reason why the meeting place was in Lishan was mainly because it was the place to go back to Xi'an, and it was not far from Mr. Liang Mingming's residence.

After driving for dozens of minutes, the convoy arrived at the foot of Lishan Mountain. At this time, Lishan is still in the undeveloped wilderness, and there are some not very bright trees growing on the bare mountain, and the bare scenery is not beautiful at all, but fortunately, there are many ornamental courtyards and pavilions built at the foot of Lishan, and it is also a good choice to rest here.

The afternoon time was about three o'clock, but there was a delay on the way, so Huang Ke arrived half an hour late, and when he arrived in Lishan, Mr. Liang had already arrived.

Dressed in an old-fashioned robe and with a pair of glasses on his face, Liang Shuming sat on a stone bench with his legs crossed reading a book, in front of a pot of freshly brewed local brick tea.

After seeing Huang Ke, he got up and arched his hand: "Chairman, it's been a long time." ”

Huang Ke saw him arch his hand, bowed slightly and said, "Let Mr. wait for a long time." ”

"Out of the way." Liang Shuming lifted his robe and sat on the bluestone bench in the pavilion, "The chairman of the committee is getting bigger and bigger now, so the waiting time will naturally be extended." ”

"Haha." Huang Ke waved his hand and motioned for Fourteen Tsai and the others to go to the periphery, and then he personally picked up the teapot in front of him and poured tea for her, "I didn't expect Mr. to be so straightforward." Okay, I'll make a compensatory note to my husband, and the next time I see you, I'll wait for my husband and pay it back. ”

Liang Shuming saw that Huang Ke was still so low-profile, so naturally he didn't say much. After a few pleasantries, the two began to get to the point; In fact, for the two of them, there is no so-called topic, and what they talk about is just some trivial matters related to education and culture.

As they talked, the two naturally talked about the current relations with Japan and the current political situation. Of course, Huang Ke would not talk about some topics involving secrets, so he had to take the history of China and Japan as the object of conversation.

Mr. Liang took a sip of tea and said slowly: "It can be said that China and Japan have a long-standing feud, but at the same time, there is an indissoluble bond. Not to mention, among the people who supported Mr. Nakayama at the beginning, there were many Japanese. Some of these people are official, and some are non-governmental, which can be seen from the attitude. ”

Huang Ke nodded and said, "I agree with Mr. After the Meiji Restoration, the so-called 'pan-Asianism' trend of thought was prevalent in Japan, and the main point of view was that on the basis of acknowledging the material civilization of the West, the spiritual level emphasized East Asian traditions, so there were quite a few people who advocated that Japan and China should support each other and promote the progress of Asia. However, as Japan became stronger and China continued to win and weaken, the widening gap between the two sides made many Japanese feel that China should not cooperate with Japan, and that Japan should rule China, which led to the later First Sino-Japanese War. ”

"Exactly." Liang Shuming took over Huang Ke's words and said: "Since the First Sino-Japanese War, the Japanese people's 'pan-Asianism ideology' has gradually declined. At the time of Mr. Nakayama's revolution, there were still many Japanese people who held this kind of thinking, such as Miyazaki. However, Japan became stronger and stronger, and its ideas were misinterpreted by the militarists, which served as an ideological basis for its invasion of Asia. ”

Hearing this, Huang Ke stood up and said: "The reason for the gap between China and Japan lies in the system, and the gap lies in education. Not to mention anything else, but in the army, before the formation of our national defense forces, the illiterate soldiers in the Beiyang armies accounted for about nine out of ten, while the Japanese soldiers were almost literate. This has opened up a large gap between the two sides. Now, the situation has changed greatly through enlistment and literacy and basic education, but there is still a big gap in people's education compared to Japan and the United States, so education is still our top priority at present. I heard that Mr. Wen had a pilot education in Shandong before, and the results were good, why didn't he do it recently? ”

The meaning of Huang Ke's words could not be more obvious, that is, to ask Liang Shuming why he did not engage in education and wanted to get into politics, and many of the members of the Democratic League were leaders in various industries, and in Huang Ke's view, it was a waste for them not to engage in research in their own industries recently.

Mr. Liang naturally heard Huang Ke's voice, and he said in a temper: "Democratic participation in politics is to better promote the development and progress of the country. With all due respect, the current government is not so much for the people as it is for your Xiguan faction. ”

After he finished speaking, he cocked his legs angrily and looked at Huang Ke with slanted eyes. Unlike what he expected, Huang Ke did not get angry or furious, but picked up the tea in front of him and said slowly: "I already understand what Mr. thinks, but now is the time for the survival of the country, if the political system makes major changes, it will affect the general policy towards Japan and shake the foundation of the country." But please rest assured, sir, and your friends in the Democratic League, that I, Huang Ke, will definitely not be a dictator. After the country is stabilized, it is necessary not only to allow the NLD to participate in the administration and discussion of state affairs, but also to allow the people of the whole country to participate in the administration and discussion of state affairs in the future. ”

"Good!" Mr. Liang stood up and said happily: "You and I hereby agree that we will wait until the victory of the Anti-Japanese War to expect the chairman to fulfill his promise." ”

During the talks, the secretary Chen Liewen hurriedly came, he took a few steps forward to Huang Ke's ear and whispered a few words, Huang Ke still smiled after hearing it, and replied in a low voice, "I know".

Then, Huang Ke stood up and arched his hand: "Mr. Liang, our thoughts have been confided in each other today, there are still some things over there, I think we should say goodbye." ”

"Okay, if the chairman has something to do, just go and get busy, let's see you later." Mr. Liang also stood up and said.

"Goodbye!" After speaking, Huang Ke turned around and walked directly to the pavilion. After walking dozens of meters away, he asked Chen Liewen: "Say, what's the specific situation?" ”

"The news just sent by the Northeast Theater said that General Zhang Xueliang led his troops to carry out a counterattack, but was unexpectedly crushed by the Japanese army and then carried out a counter-encirclement, and now the Kwantung Army has recaptured more than Siping, and there is a great tendency to counterattack. General Zhang asked for help in his own handwriting, 100,000 urgent! Chen Liewen also quickly followed.

"It seems that Han Qing is really not suitable for leading troops. Go and help me pick up the Northeast Front, and at the same time contact Lin Zuoda and ask him to report the situation on his side. Huang Ke said.

……

When Zhang Xueliang was contacted, it was already half an hour later. On the phone, Zhang Xueliang reported to Huang Ke on the current situation, and it turned out that in order to expand the results of the battle, Zhang Xueliang recently gathered nearly 100,000 troops from several group armies under his command to launch an attack on Shenyang, that is, Fengtian.

At the beginning, the military operation was relatively smooth, 100,000 troops fell into several cities in a row, and when it was about to reach the foot of Shenyang, a large number of troops of the Japanese Kwantung Army were assembled, and it turned out that the Japanese army deliberately resorted to a strategy in order to lure the enemy into depth, and the Kwantung Army made a detour from Yingkou and surrounded Zhang Xueliang's troops, which was the case that he asked for help from Nanjing on the phone.

Huang Ke did not reproach Zhang Xueliang on the phone, after all, it was Huang Ke's opinion to use Zhang Xueliang again. But Zhang Xueliang was already guilty over there, because his rash advance led to heavy losses in the troops, and his prestige in the old Northeast Army was gone.

Huang Ke was relieved after hearing this: "Victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers!" Han Qing don't worry, I'll telegraph Lin Zuoda and ask him to lead reinforcements. However, after this battle, if you don't want to bring any more troops, you can simply come to Nanjing, there is still a vacancy in the vice minister of defense, and there are some things in the military committee that you can come back to continue to serve. ”

Zhang Xueliang on the other end of the phone sent out a message that could reflect his excitement through the phone line, "Sir, Xueliang is really guilty of you!" After this battle, Xueliang went to Nanjing to personally plead guilty. ”

After ending the call with Zhang Xueliang, Chen Liewen came and said that Lin Zuoda from Jinzhou had been contacted, and now he was guarding the telephone. "Do you want to talk to him?"

"Well, take the phone." After Huang Ke finished speaking, the call came in.

He already knew the situation over there, he made a brief report to Huang Ke, and at the same time proposed a reinforcement plan, "Commander Zhang's action is a bit rash, and now it is surrounded by the Kwantung Army, and I have dispatched a group army, ready to reinforce at any time." ”

Huang Ke felt a trace of warmth in his heart, although he didn't scold Han Qing for his rashness, but the 100,000-strong army was surrounded by the Kwantung Army, and no one could be sure. If these 100,000 troops are eaten by the Kwantung Army, then the situation of balancing forces in the Northeast will be broken, and according to the reckless behavior of the Kwantung Army, it is strange not to wave the division and directly attack Jinzhou.

But fortunately, there is a fierce general like Lin, he is now sending a group army to relieve the siege, presumably breaking out is not a big problem, I am afraid that he will lose some more places.

Throw it away, you have to get it back anyway.