Hong Kong did not settle down under the occupation of the Japanese army, and Meng Da's longed-for result did not get the answer. Song Ziwen faced the young man and said: "I tried my best!"
"I know."
Roosevelt and the government of Country M appreciate Meng Da's proposal very much. However, the huge tax benefits from Hong Kong have made people of Country Y reluctant to speak up. Country M is anxious. They need steel, copper, and aluminum to manufacture
Weapons of war. In desperation, Marshall made his second suggestion.
"Marshall suggested that under the guarantee of the United States, country y will provide you with two divisions of American equipment and an artillery division of equipment. In addition, the government of country m will replace the United Kingdom in dispatching 24 aircraft to assist you in attacking the Japanese army. The reward they will give you
That’s $300 million a year.”
Meng Da sneered and said, "Do you think it's reasonable? The people of country Y want to take away tens of billions from Hong Kong every year. He wants me to send troops to fight for my life. The three hundred million divided into the hands of my soldiers only have ten thousand! Ten thousand yuan to buy
My life and the lives of my men, I was treated like a fool."
Song Ziwen looked at Meng Da in surprise: "They took so much?"
"It's absolutely true! You can tell Marshall that if it's less than a billion dollars, there's no need to negotiate. I'll just follow their plan and everyone will be happy. What's wrong with that?"
"Okay, I will communicate with Marshall about this now."
Marshall and Soong Ziwen talked for a long time, and hurried to the White House to discuss with Roosevelt. The smart president frowned and said, "Mengda's request is reasonable and reasonable. It makes people work hard. Ten thousand yuan is indeed too little. If you are still slow to talk to Churchill,
If we go down, I'm afraid the ammunition and weapons provided to them will be delayed!"
Marshall understood it and knew that this was Roosevelt using his trump card to teach the fat man a lesson. He smiled slightly and said: "If we really reach an agreement, we should send a coordination team."
"No, it should be the supervisor!" Roosevelt replied shrewdly.
"Yes, it's supervision."
Is Churchill willing to give up Port
On the occasion, he was repeatedly thinking about whether the Chinese people were capable of shouldering heavy responsibilities.
Marshall called again, and Churchill no longer dared to bargain. He knew that once the M country left it alone, let alone if he could not get the
The other side is a step up.
Roosevelt opened his mouth. Not only did he ask for one billion U.S. dollars in military spending as Meng Da said, he also asked for sufficient food and other supplies. Marshall was worried that Fatty Qiu would not agree, but he did not expect that the other party would be so forthcoming. He smiled, turned around and faced
Roosevelt said: "Promise!"
"We can't be passive and let the ambassador of country y sign on behalf of their prime minister and leave the rest to us."
"ok!"
Meng Da was admiring Pennsylvania Avenue in downtown Washington with his family when Song Ziwen ran over with joy: "Yes!"
The young man was not surprised. He took the contract sample from Song Ziwen with a calm smile, read it over and said: "Roosevelt is very capable, and friends like him are worth making. I also need five C-47 transport aircraft, one of which can be converted into a passenger aircraft for me."
, the more luxurious the better! Tell him, I will pay him with medicines."
Song Ziwen was surprised. The young man was so rich that he was planning to buy a passenger plane. He chuckled and said, "This is the latest transport aircraft of the U.S. military. Your tone is quite impressive."
"Hahahaha, he will agree!" Meng Da was very confident and signaled Song Ziwen to go and handle it quickly.
Song Ziwen went to Marshall again, but he did not expect that he received a very positive reply: "Mr. President knew that Commander Meng would have this need and has already replied."
"Ah!" Song Ziwen exclaimed. Roosevelt's shrewdness exceeded his imagination, and Meng Da's ability also impressed him.
"Time is running out, let's sign the contract as soon as possible. Mr. President has ordered the weapons to be transported to the ninth theater, and he can go back in advance to make preparations. Minister Song, the President is very optimistic about Commander Meng. It's a pity that your government can't do a good job with such a talent.
Use it!" Marshall said regretfully, and he and Song Ziwen walked towards the White House.
Mengda received a silver-white fuselage from the aircraft manufacturer of country M. The interior of the aircraft is elegant and comfortable. It has full leather sofa seats, an office in the front cabin, a soft bed, a toilet and luxurious
C-47 passenger plane with kitchenware, air conditioning and soundproofing equipment.
John personally recruited and led a group of foreign pilots. After getting familiar with the aircraft's performance, they flew back to China via the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, and India. Mengda was very friendly to this group of foreigners and said to John: "Old Yue, they are all very friendly.
Great, why not serve in the army?"
"We have too many pilots in the military and a surplus of talent."
"Oh?" Meng Da was very surprised. He looked at the plane that was concentrating on operating and preparing to land, and said to the big nose of another Smith beside him: "Your country M has declared war, aren't the pilots taken seriously?"
"It's so early to send troops. Our country has the ability to train new pilots."
"Okay, how about I give these two beauties to you as apprentices and train them for me?" Meng Da patted Zhang Wenqi and Xia Ying who were sitting next to him, and joked with Smith humorously.
"OK, I will definitely do it!"
When the plane landed at Chongqing Airport, everyone was shocked by this luxurious and luxurious passenger plane. Meng Da did not stay here long, filled up the fuel and flew towards Yunnan. Chennault personally went to the airport to greet Meng Da and gave Meng Da a thumbs up: "
Amazing! You are a hero in war, and you are also a good hand in business. I will protect these planes and personnel for you, and wait for you to capture Port X."
"You also know about this?" Meng Da looked at flight instructor Chennault in surprise.
"The billion-dollar contract has shocked all people in M country."
"Hahahaha, I hope the kid is so scared that he pisses himself off and gets out, so that I can save myself from doing anything. Lao Chen, my plane is handed over to you. As long as you use it, no one else has the right to transfer it!" Meng Da and Chennault were friendly.
Hug, leaving Zhang Wenqi, Xia Ying and a group of foreigners, and rushed back with Wang Yun'er urgently.
After the war broke out, the Japanese army quickly blocked China's important ports and coastal areas at that time, limiting maritime assistance at that time. The Northwest Highway and the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway were cut off due to changes in the international situation. The Kuomintang government took into account the above possible occurrences.
crisis.
After a lot of effort, a road from Kunming to Myanmar, the Burma Highway, was built to transport international aid supplies and supplies purchased from abroad, as well as daily necessities related to the rear areas of the Anti-Japanese War. This transportation line was the
The blood transfusion tube of the Anti-Japanese War provided material support for the soldiers and civilians on the front lines of the Anti-Japanese War.
In order to cut off this transportation line, cut off material supplies from China's rear, and force the Kuomintang government to surrender, the Japanese army often dispatched planes to bomb the highway. Meng Da sat in a jeep and watched several air battles along the way. He was shocked. Yunnan
With so many battles, it is no wonder that an expeditionary force was dispatched.
Wang Yun'er picked up the color camera she bought in country M and kept taking photos of the scenery and combat scenes. After two days and one night of rapid march, she finally arrived at the ninth theater headquarters. Xue Yue laughed when he saw the young man who had returned from a long journey.
Said: "You kid has another deal!"
"It's a pity that I couldn't take the opportunity to take back Hong Kong. I'm not willing to accept it!"
Luo Zhuoying sarcastically said: "In politics, let the Chairman take the lead. You are just a dog biting a mouse and meddling in other people's own affairs. Come on, I want to hear the story of your meeting with Roosevelt."
"Hey, why are my troops here?" Meng Da was about to walk towards the headquarters when he suddenly saw Liu Tai of the Independent Division walking over.
"This, this, this - this is what happened. During the crisis in Changsha, I had no troops to send, so I had no choice but to transfer your troops over. What's so annoying is that the little devil didn't fight when he saw the independent division.
Retreat!" Luo Zhuoying smiled coquettishly and took the opportunity to flatter Meng Da's brothers.
"A battle that was so well prepared almost failed?" Meng Da was shocked, and then he truly understood the fighting power of the Japanese.
"Brother, I want to ask you something!" Luo Zhuoying did not dare to dwell on the matter and hurriedly changed the subject.
"Huh, are you trying to get my idea? Are you jealous? If you can give me enough ammunition, I will give you all the equipment of the two American divisions!" Meng Da smiled, he knew what Luo Zhuoying wanted to say?
"Really? I don't dare to ask for more, one division is enough. Good brother, I'm not greedy!" Luo Zhuoying's eyes lit up, and she wished she could drag Meng Da to get the weapons now.
"Wait a minute! Please explain to me why the troops were at an absolute disadvantage during the battle. Food and ammunition supplies were cut off. They relied on bayonets to clear the way during the breakout. Why were the Japanese troops who were almost "annihilated" able to escape in organized form? Is it because of weapons? We don't have air superiority, but
The weapons of the infantry are definitely not inferior to those of the Japanese army. Do you think they were scared away by our troops? Wrong! The purpose of the Japanese army's three attacks on Changsha was to contain the X-Hong Kong operation."
Xue Yue was deep in thought, but Luo Zhuoying was embarrassed. The 300,000 Japanese army faced less than 70,000 Japanese troops, but they could not completely annihilate them and let them retreat. Is this a victory? Luo Zhuoying sighed and said: "It's not that we shamelessly lied about our military exploits.
These are numbers that Shangfeng needs to announce on his own initiative for the sake of the war of resistance. I know that the quality of our troops is too poor and I have disappointed you."
"If this situation does not change, you will not be able to escape the fate of destruction even if you are equipped with American weapons in the future! Moreover, American equipment is not suitable for us. It puts great pressure on logistics, and the ammunition consumed cannot be replenished in time. I just need
Their grenades, submachine guns, 60 mortars, howitzers and some pistols, the rest of the weapons can be handed over to you."
"Commander, we have successfully developed our rocket launchers and rocket launchers, and we can also give them our mortars." Liu Tai suddenly spoke and told a piece of great news.
"Ah, really?" The rocket launcher S-link had just been used, and he didn't expect that his dream would come true. He smiled and said to Xue Yue and Luo Zhuoying: "I drew this kind of drawing three years ago, but I didn't expect that it would only be successful now. Rocket launcher
It is suitable for use when large-scale troops charge. Its advantage is that when it fires a salvo, it is like a volcano erupting hot magma, pouring overwhelmingly on the enemy target. It sounds like thunder and tigers roar, and is as hot as an overwhelming force. It not only destroys a large number of the enemy's active forces and military
Equipment, and it can give the enemy a huge mental shock. The disadvantages are low accuracy and a single type of ammunition."
Meng Da's words shocked everyone, and they were all stunned and speechless. Liu Tai shrugged angrily and said: "Unfortunately, we cannot mass-produce rocket launchers. The rocket launchers have already begun to be equipped with troops."
"Okay, this is already good! Twenty-four howitzers will be used to defend the island, and the anti-aircraft machine guns will be installed on the tanks as soon as possible. Inform the troops to change their equipment as soon as possible, and we will set off in five days!"
"yes!"
The civilian army is about to be dispatched, and it is a complete independent division. Together with tank and armor battalions, artillery divisions, field hospitals, logistics and transportation groups, special agent battalions, guard battalions and cavalry detachments, the total strength exceeds 30,000 people. It is a mighty force.
Concentrated in the ninth theater.
Xue Yue visited the only two six-unit rocket launchers and also watched the hand-held rocket launchers. The mighty tanks and armored transport vehicles were ready to go, and the high-spirited soldiers were waiting for orders. The artillery division owned small steel cannons, mortars, and howitzers.
After waiting for the large weapons and equipment for a full kilometer, the roar of the locomotive was exhilarating.
"Brothers, have you filled your stomachs?"
"Full!"
"Only when we have full stomachs and strength can we fight the Japanese with all our strength. We are warlords who are either milk or mothers. We are an armed force that sincerely serves the country and the people. Hong Kong needs us and everyone needs to shed their lives and blood. We will never look back.
Of course, wherever my five pretty women are still fighting, our shotgun brigade is also there. They are in a very difficult situation, and we must go to the rescue! Now I give the order, set off!"