Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Storm Strikes
If there is a choice, Konoe Fumiro is willing to keep silent. However, Hirohito was clearly not prepared to let him get by. After a brief silence, he asked in a deep voice, "Your Excellency, do you have nothing to say?" ”
Konoe Wenlu sighed in his heart, his face remained silent, he took a step forward, bowed, and then lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, the minister feels that the most important thing to do at present is how to eliminate the bad social impact brought about by this matter. As for severely punishing those responsible, you can let it go for a while and wait for Your Excellency Minai to come back. Presumably, he will give His Majesty a reasonable explanation! ”
"Reasonable explanation?!" Hirohito snorted and said, "No matter how reasonable it is, can my 'Akagi' still be able to run back from the bottom of the sea on its own?" Let's not talk about this for a while, but what I would like to know most now is what practical and feasible measures the cabinet has to take to quell the impact of this matter. In addition, what are you going to do with the Chinese Cadet Army? Their leader is called Ouyang Yun, right? I don't want to hear his name again! ”
After saying this, Hirohito brushed his sleeves and left.
"Congratulations to Your Majesty!" Konoe and the others sent Hirohito away respectfully, and then when the footsteps disappeared, they raised their heads, and several people looked at each other, and there was a chill in their eyes - this time, His Majesty the Emperor was really angry!
Guangzhou, Ouyang Yun, who has been remembered by Hirohito, is watching the commissioning of a new engine at the R&D Institute at the moment. Unbeknownst to him, a storm was brewing against him.
This small engine, with a volume of only 36 cubic centimeters, was intended to be installed on the rocket. The research and development of the rocket began when it was at the Dingzhou base, but the progress was slow. Ouyang Yun's original idea was to use a liquid engine, but because the relevant extraction techniques could not keep up, and after the loss of the Renqiu Oilfield, the demand for fuel was not as good as before, so the development of this solid engine was put on the agenda.
In terms of the current technical reserves of the R&D Institute, there is no problem in the development of this type of engine, so the commissioning work is going quite smoothly. After the successful development of the engine, the next step was the test of the radio control of the rocket. And once you break through this technical difficulty, then you can put it into actual combat.
In that time and space, missiles only appeared in the latter stages of World War II. And because of the technical factor, the speed is too low, the accuracy is too poor, and its deterrent power is almost negligible.
A new weapon, which represents a new combat concept, developed from scratch, can be imagined with difficulty. If he had a choice, Ouyang Yun would not be willing to do this kind of thing, which might be a bamboo basket to draw water. However, given the realities, he had to take this step.
Even though the Japanese Navy was severely damaged this time, with the Navy's industrial base and shipbuilding skills, it is difficult to guarantee that there will not be another or even more "Akagi" in time. At that time, what will China do to deal with the army? Build a large-tonnage ship? It's too difficult, and with the current situation in the sea, it's impossible for the little devil to give you this opportunity. Then, the only way to do this is to develop long-range weapons, which can be carried by small and medium-sized ships of three or four hundred tons or large fighters such as the L-19, with radar, and radio-controlled. Moreover, once the development continues, it may not be possible to develop air-to-air or low-altitude missiles on this basis in the future to make up for the disadvantage of insufficient number of fighters.
The rout of the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy gave the junta a rare opportunity to recuperate. At present, in the entire territory of Fujian and Guangdong, except for those garrison troops, they are still in a state of readiness for war, and they are only conducting training in peacetime. Almost all other units have devoted themselves to urban and rural construction. Among them, the largest scale of construction is Guangzhou New Town, as well as Qingliu and Longyan in Fujian.
Qingliu County, a low-lying land in the southern suburbs of the county, is now turning into a large construction site in full swing with the entry of the Great Wall Engineering Company of the Xuebing Army. Power plants, tungsten ore selection plants and other factories and mining enterprises are springing up like mushrooms after a rain. High-rise buildings with concrete frame structures were erected, and soon the ancient city was filled with the atmosphere of the times.
Longyan's Makeng, because of the establishment of the Makeng Iron and Steel Plant, has now also become a busy large construction site. There are also a large number of locally recruited young workers in the first section of the Fourth Army, who are busy on the construction site, and at the same time, the professional miner team is also being trained, and has begun to try to mine some exposed ore veins.
The entry of a large number of factories and mining enterprises directly benefited the local people. First of all, the construction site requires a lot of manpower, and secondly, the commissioning of the factory also requires a large number of workers. Although some core departments and key technical jobs require specific people to take on the job, ordinary workers are all recruited from the local people, which directly transforms Qingliu and Longyan into one of the few industrial cities in Fujian.
The industrial construction of Qingliu and Longyan has led to the construction of highways in Fujian and even the whole territory of Guangdong. Coupled with the reorganization work of some local governments presided over by Jiang Guangnai, Fujian and Guangdong provinces are now as if they have become a huge construction site, and there is a busy scene everywhere.
The time soon entered December, and as the cold wave began to appear in the north, Gu Lianyun returned from the United States.
Hometown timidity. When Gu Lianyun stepped on the land of Hong Kong and could almost smell the fragrance of the soil from Guangdong, she couldn't help but feel a little timid.
I haven't seen you for a long time, what kind of appearance does Ouyang Yun look like now, this guy won't forget his appearance because he has been sticking with Pan Meiren and white tassels all day long, right?
What about the Cadet Army now? I heard that the Battle of Nanjing suffered heavy losses, and it will not threaten their control of Fujian and Guangdong, right?
Gu Lianyun came back this time, but with a huge team, among these people, there were not only young Chinese, but also some Americans and even technicians from other countries, among them, Jews accounted for a large proportion.
Gu Yu was worried about the safety of her goddaughter, so she not only sent a few of her right-hand men to serve as bodyguards, but also asked Xiao Ai to accompany her back. The team of more than 600 people carried a lot of key equipment and instruments, so it took more than half an hour just to get off the ship. When everyone got off the boat, the people sent by Ouyang Yun to greet them were also late and arrived.
This time, it was not the agents of the Fox Pupil's Foreign Affairs Department in Hong Kong or the representatives of the Cadet Army in Hong Kong, but a large group of people from the headquarters personally led by Bai Tassel.
The secret of the scar on the white tassel face, Gu Lianyun, as her senior sister, naturally knew it, and when she saw her goose-egg-like smooth face, her first reaction was slightly sad.
The white tassel did not have a city as always, and ran over with a group of women's army, shouting from afar: "Senior sister! ”
The title of senior sister, Gu Lianyun hadn't heard of it for a long time, thinking of the days when the two of them were studying art in the Tang Sect, she showed a warm smile on her face, and responded: "Tassel!" How did you come to labor? Aren't you going to be in charge of Ouyang's guards? ”
"I'm coming out to lead the troops now, the women's army, all women, senior sister, you see, they look good, right?" Bai Tassel didn't understand the other meaning of her words, and said with a chuckle.
Gu Lianyun didn't care about the composition of the people around her at first, but now after she reminded her to pay attention to it, she found that it was indeed a woman, and she was well-trained, she was slightly surprised, and said, "Oh? Girl Scout! So, you're also the commander of an army now? ”
"It's only one regiment, but he said that it will be expanded in the future, and at least an army will be formed," Bai Tassel is still young after all, although he doesn't know much about men and women, he also knows that he and Ouyang Yun's affairs are a bit unkind to his senior sister, and to put it mildly, he actually dug her corner. This made her a little embarrassed, so she behaved so enthusiastically and took the initiative to show goodwill. Now, he didn't even dare to mention Ouyang Yun's name, and directly replaced him with him.
Gu Lianyun had any experience, and naturally felt the subtleties in it, seeing that she deliberately showed favor to herself, she felt a little better in her heart, which made her narrow-minded and couldn't help but tease: "He, who is he?" ”
Bai Tassel's face flushed, Xiao Nizi still experienced less things, and said timidly: "Senior sister, I, I'm sorry for you-" The voice gradually lowered until it was inaudible.
At this time, the women's army and Gu Lianyun's bodyguards had already surrounded them in consideration of safety issues, Gu Lianyun was not good at using the topic to play again, thinking in his heart that Ouyang Yun sent her over, there must be a sense of letting the two get close to dispel misunderstandings, so he put his arm around her shoulders and said, "We are good sisters, let's not mention these trivial matters, let's go!" Look what I brought you, sister! ”
Senior sister has become a sister, if Ouyang Yun is here, he must know that the rainbow has appeared, and the world is harmonious. Poor Bai Tassel couldn't hear the difference, and she asked in a low voice: "Senior sister, you won't be angry with me, right?" ”
"Okay, don't let others see the joke, we, we're all one, a family!" Gu Lianyun could really afford to put it down, and immediately brought a white tassel to see the gift he bought for her, but it was a delicate silver-plated white Browning pistol.
Gu Lianyun has been sophisticated for a long time and is good at figuring out the psychology of others, and the gifts she carefully prepared naturally have a good understanding of the heart and temper of the giver. But no, when Bai Tassel got this exquisite pistol, he was immediately so excited that he got carried away, only to know that he was talking vigorously "It's still the best senior sister".
Due to its geographical location, Hong Kong is a hub connecting China with the rest of the world, and although it is now a British colony, it has been the center of the spy war of various countries since the beginning of the First World War. As the primary foothold of outsiders, its outer docks are naturally concerned by all parties. Although Gu Lianyun's itinerary is confidential and the security work is also very well done, it still can't avoid being watched by people with ulterior motives. Therefore, not long after they set foot on Hong Kong soil, several telegrams were transmitted over Hong Kong, revealing their whereabouts.