"You're right, General, but I'm afraid not many people have that kind of courage, right?" Snow sighed when he heard this, and then asked the next question, "You said earlier that you led the people to resist and join the Red Army because you saw the militia killing civilians and was aroused by righteous indignation?" ”

"That's right, and it's not just me, almost all the generals in the Red Army are peace-loving, it's just that in the face of the butcher's knife wielded by the opposition, we have to take up arms and fight." , Hu Weidong sighed, no matter what, it is not a pleasant thing for compatriots to kill each other.

"I remembered a Chinese saying, called 'the government forced the people to rebel', which probably means your situation, right?" Snow continued to ask as he took notes.

"Yes, if the people of all China can live and work in peace and contentment, who will rebel when they are full and have nothing to do?" , Hu Weidong said with a wry smile.

"Can this be applied to your attitude towards the Japanese as well?" Snow suddenly asked a more pointed question.

"That's naturally different, our party's attitude and ideas for the War of Resistance are all written in it, you can see for yourself." Hu Weidong took out a copy of "On the Strategy of Opposing Japanese Imperialism" that was ready for the Red Army to distribute throughout the city after entering Tianjin, and handed it to Snow, and then said, "If there are any details that are not mentioned in it, Mr. Snow, you can also ask them, as long as military secrets are not involved, we know everything." ”

"On the Strategy of Opposing Japanese Imperialism" is a speech given by the great man at the Wayaobao Conference, and due to the blockade of the Nanking government, people in the White District have not had the opportunity to see this important article that openly puts forward the idea of a "protracted war" against Japan, even in history, and Snow was fortunate to be the first foreigner to read this article because of this uninvited interview. The article was not long, and with the professional quality of a reporter, Snow quickly skimmed through it, and although he only read it cursoly, his heart was already greatly shaken, and he had already had the intention of visiting the Soviet area, which further strengthened his determination to venture to Yan'an.

Although after reading the article, he admired Mr. Mao very much, but as a reporter, Snow still had the same question to ask, "General Hu, you said that you want to drive the Japanese out of China, how big is this scope?" Does it include the three eastern provinces? ”

"Of course, not only the three eastern provinces, but also Taiwan, Penghu, and Diaoyu Dao and their affiliated lands lost by the former Qing Dynasty, we must regain them." , Hu Weidong replied sonorously.

Snow thought for a while and said frankly, "With all due respect, the three eastern provinces do have the possibility of recapture at least theoretically, after all, they are on land, but Taiwan is impossible to recover without a strong navy." Now even the Red Navy of the USSR is no match for the Japanese Combined Fleet, let alone China, are you ready to land on the Japanese islands in small wooden boats? It is necessary to boost the confidence of the people, but if you talk too much and it is not fulfilled when the time comes, the people will be disappointed and doubt what you have promised, and it will be more than worth the loss."

"The Sino-Japanese war is not an isolated regional war limited to China and Japan, but the beginning of the Shijie anti-fascist war, as the situation develops, it is possible that the great powers, including your country, will fight side by side with us and China, the Chinese navy is not good, but what about your country?" Hu Weidong smiled confidently, "What's more, even if we fight alone, we can still achieve a victory in Zuihou, Japan's economy is deformed and fragile, once the war continues to be frustrated, the contradictions accumulated within it will quickly intensify, and then a revolution will break out in Japan one day."

After hearing this, Snow suddenly became enlightened, and admired Hu Weidong's foresight more and more.

After showing the attitude and confidence of the Red Party members towards the War of Resistance Against Japan, Hu Weidong suddenly stood up and said to Snow with a sincere face. "We have always adhered to the position of self-reliance, but we also need the help of international friends." ，…,

Snow immediately said, "As long as I can do it, please speak." ”

"In order to build a strong industry necessary for the War of Resistance, we need a large number of scientific and technological talents, Mr. Snow, you are a lecturer at Yenching University, if you can, please help persuade the teachers and students of the Beiping University of Science and Engineering to go to Luoyang to see the hope of China's industrialization As for the liberal arts, if you are not afraid of hardship, our Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo Border Region also welcomes them very much", Hu Weidong explained earnestly.

Snow said with a smile, "Although Nanjing has been blocking the news, the industrial zone you built in Luoyang is already known to everyone in the major universities in Beiping, and there are many young people and even famous experts and scholars who want to go there without my persuasion, and even I, a liberal arts student, want to see it with my own eyes after this interview." ”

"It seems that the letter written by those experts has really worked, in this case, it is better to ask Mr. Snow to help guide those educated youths and experts to the Soviet area, after all, he is a real American, and the spies of the national government and even the Japanese generally dare not do anything to him, it is much safer than ours to do it." After thinking for a while, Hu Weidong communicated his meaning with Snow.

When Snow heard this, he readily agreed, and immediately agreed that the underground party organization in Peking would establish contact with him, and even offered to set up a radio station in his home. Even though Snow and his wife were American citizens, it was actually a bit dangerous to do so, after all, both the Kuomintang and the Japanese spies were very fond of assassination, and Snow was willing to take risks for the sake of justice just because he had first contact with the Red Army, which really touched Hu Weidong. However, regarding Snow's intention to visit Luoyang, Hu Weidong expressed his opinion, "If Mr. Snow wants to understand the real root cause of the development and growth of our Red Army, it is best to go to Yan'an first (the Red Army has not occupied Yan'an at this time in history, so Snow went to Baoan, but the Red Army in this time and space is much stronger, and it has already captured Yan'an long before the Eastern Crusade. It's just that the conditions there are much worse than in Luoyang, and the roads are more dangerous."

"Then let's go to Yan'an first, I've seen your magical general, but that Mr. Mao, I've only heard of it." Snow had experienced hardships in his previous career as a journalist, so he naturally did not take this danger to heart, and immediately adopted Hu Weidong's suggestion.

Snow's trip to Yan'an was arranged by comrades on the secret front, and Hu Weidong did not go deeper, so he made a second request to Snow, after all, although he had traded with Bell once before, compared with the mercenary British, Snow was obviously more trustworthy