Chen Cheng and Song Ziwen hurriedly blocked the way, but Meng Da finally did not use the troops. But he was so angry that he said to Chen Cheng: "Sir Chen, you can tell him that I will slap him in public within three days to make him remember that he opposed me.
End!"
"Commander, Captain Lu Shijie of the detachment who went to greet us has already beaten up their division commander. I heard that Shangguan Yunxiang is going to send troops to attack us."
"Hey, he thinks he's good at fighting civil wars, right? Tell the shotgun brigade to kill his headquarters!" Meng Da stood up again, this time he was really angry.
"You calm down first." Song Ziwen hurriedly blocked Meng Da who was about to walk out. He said to Chen Cheng: "Leave this matter to you and let Shangguan apologize."
Meng Da knew that this fight would not end, but he resented Shangguan Yunxiang for provoking his eldest sister. He respected Xia Jingyi like a parent, which everyone knew. Chen Cheng couldn't help but feel angry when he saw the young man.
He was willing to give up and said deliberately: "Commander Meng, on the European battlefield, the German army is sweeping across western and northern Europe. How do you evaluate the current occupation?"
"The European anti-fascist war is at a low ebb, and the Japanese army is determined to take advantage of the inability of the Western powers to look eastward and move south to the Pacific to seize their colonies in the East."
Chen Cheng was shocked. He glanced at Song Ziwen and Luo Zhuoying, and said in disbelief: "The Soviet Union is eyeing the north, and our country has attracted the main force of the Japanese army. Does he dare to go to Southeast Asia to open another battlefield? We have obtained intelligence, Tojo Hideki
He threatened to capture Kunming in the south, Chongqing in the middle, and Xi'an in the north. How many troops do you have?"
"Hahahaha, in order to let go of the southward advance, the Japanese army deliberately carried out military blackmail against the Kuomintang government. Could it be that Chief Chen couldn't see through the plan of attacking the east and attacking the west?" Meng Da laughed loudly. Talking about the military, he really forgot all his unhappiness.
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"Is your judgment well-founded?" Chen Cheng was very shocked, but still couldn't believe it.
"What do you need for war? Steel and resources. Japan itself has the ambition to occupy China because of its lack of resources, but the oil, rubber and other materials it needs must be obtained from Southeast Asia or Africa. Germany and it are allies
Of course, the colonies of Britain and France will no longer sell them the supplies they are in short supply."
At this point, Meng Da paused deliberately. Seeing that everyone was listening with interest, he continued: "The Japanese army originally wanted to attack the Soviet Union from both sides with Germany to get what they needed. But in last year's battle, they understood that they were enemies of the Soviet Union.
The result was very tragic. So, the little devils began to turn their targets to Southeast Asia."
"In this way, the war situation will be more favorable to us?" Luo Zhuoying doesn't care where his little devil invades, as long as he makes more enemies, death will come faster.
"If it was an opportunity, it was wasted by the National Government!"
"Ah, what do you mean by that? Is it possible that I am just doing nothing in the Ninth War Zone?" Luo Zhuoying's eyes widened, and rude words came out of his mouth when he was angry.
"When did you take the initiative to attack? When did you not be attacked by the Japanese and defend passively? When did the various theaters coordinate to turn the Japanese's independent attack into a favorable counterattack? The Chairman is conserving his strength and waiting for the international situation.
Changes, we are still secretly negotiating peace with the Japanese army!"
Chen Cheng looked at Meng Da in surprise. What this boy said was exactly what he was worrying me about. He and Chiang Kai-shek both knew it, but he and his leader, his father-in-law, also had different political views. Meng Da's words were exactly what he said.
This was a question that he kept thinking about in his mind, but he knew that the stubborn Chiang Kai-shek had his own philosophy of life, and he could not change it.
Luo Zhuoying was speechless when being questioned. At the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War, the national army was forced to fight back continuously. Now that it has stabilized, it has not launched a single battle to regain lost territory. He said angrily: "The principal doesn't want to
The time is not ripe to regain lost ground."
"Opportunities are created. If I were to send one million of my troops behind enemy lines, even if the Japs occupy a city and cannot get supplies from the countryside, wouldn't it be our victory?"
Meng Da expressed his thoughts at this time, and Song Ziwen said slyly: "What you said seems to be the theory of the Republican Party. They are like this in the north. There are guerrillas everywhere, leaving the little devils helpless."
"Huh, if I were a Republican, I would not give you my gold for your use. No matter which party or faction it is, as long as it is beneficial to the Chinese nation, we have to learn, absorb, and study it in depth.
We can all learn from foreign militaries, so aren’t the good ideas of our compatriots worth exploring?" Meng Da curled his lips shamelessly, saying that he would not join any political party.
Chen Cheng was shocked. What he said was so right. At that time, he had also thought about learning the methods of his opponents and allowing the people to "have land for the tillers." Now is the time to jointly fight against foreign aggression. Why not use good methods? He really wanted to
He praised the young man a few words, but he thought of his master and couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart.
Among this group of people, Luo Zhuoying is an iron-blooded soldier who obeys orders, and Song Ziwen is a politician, economist, banker, and a person who has many dissatisfaction with Chiang Kai-shek. Of course Chen Cheng is loyal to the Chairman, but he is not without it.
If you don’t express your own opinions, you will judge everyone’s words in your heart.
Seeing the silence in the living room, Meng Da laughed and said: "Don't talk about state affairs. Let's go, let's have a banquet and drink it to the fullest all day and night!"
The second courtyard of Xia Mansion is a place dedicated to entertaining foreign guests to eat, drink and stay. Outside the restaurant here is a flower garden with blooming flowers. The tall trees are evergreen all year round, adding a lot of vitality to the courtyard. Although it is the twelfth lunar month
During the season, looking out from the restaurant is a sea of flowers.
"So beautiful!" Song Ziwen watched for a long time and couldn't help but admire it.
"It's a pity that I don't know who the future owner is!"
"Ah!" Chen Cheng and others looked at Meng Da in surprise. What does this sentence mean?
"Everything in the world is unpredictable, let's start the banquet!" Meng Da didn't want to talk more and ordered the chef to serve the banquet.
After the guests left, Jiang Shilin came back with his wife and five girls. Meng Da, who had drunk a lot of wine, was not drunk at all. He was chatting affectionately with his eldest sister and brother-in-law in the living room. Jiang Shilin told Meng Da: "We are going to the hotel this time.
What a big deal!"
"Oh?" Meng Da thought it was an accident at the pharmaceutical factory and asked nervously: "Are the losses huge?"
"A hundred million dollars."
Meng Da was shocked. One hundred million U.S. dollars was very considerable during the Republic of China. Even though pharmaceutical companies made huge profits, it was impossible for them to earn such a large income in a year.
"We were deceived when it came to purchasing land in Cape Verde. Portugal did not control that unknown island at all. When I led the exploration team and designers to land on the island, a group of indigenous people came out of the island. They held poisonous bows and arrows and tried their best to stop them.
, no strangers are allowed to walk up. The Portuguese diplomat spread his hands and told me that there are thousands of indigenous residents on the island. They are very tough, and even if they attack, they will be beaten by their guerrilla tactics and jump into the sea!"
"Oh? Hahahahaha!" Meng Da was shocked and then sneered and laughed. Jiang Shilin was a top student at Whampoa Military Academy. In their generation, everyone in the national army was a corps commander and theater commander. It would be painful for him.
, indicating that this matter is very difficult.
"Laugh, laugh, laugh, you have lost such a big sum and you can still laugh!" Xia Jingyi looked at her younger brother angrily.
"Who said I lost money? Although the Portuguese deceived us, it's not a bad thing." Mengda paused in a pretentious manner, and everyone was waiting to see what would happen next.
"First, we are not invaders, it is a reasonable transaction between the local government and us; second, since they are masters of guerrilla warfare, I can just test my shotgun brigade; third, the true face of this island aroused my curiosity, what can the indigenous people do?
Living on it means that this island will not be a volcanic island. Therefore, I decided to take action myself and lead my men on a trip abroad."
Jiang Shilin came back with this hope. He took out a stack of photos and put them on the table, and said regretfully: "[Suddenly I heard that there are fairy mountains on the sea, and the mountains are in the distance.] I have been to the Cape Verde Islands.
I've been there before, but none of them moved me. I discovered this small island by chance on a merchant ship. It's surrounded by a vast expanse of white. Not only can't you see it with the naked eye at sea, you can't even see it with a telescope.
of everything!”
"This makes me even more tempted!" Meng Da became more determined and said to Jiang Shilin, "Let's set off tomorrow!"
"Ah!" Xia Jingyi's face changed with fright, and she shouted in horror: "I won't go this time. I've been going back and forth for more than two months, and I'm almost suffocated!"
"Of course you can't go." Meng Da pointed at the three pregnant women in the living room and smiled: "I will leave them to you. When I come back, my son will be born!"
"Do you have a way to deal with poisonous arrows?" Jiang Shilin was still frightened. It would be impossible to board the island without solving this problem.
"The simplest way is also the best way. Our ancestors have an allusion: spear and shield!" Meng Da smiled slyly, knowing that his brother-in-law would understand.
"Hahahaha, it's really yours!" Jiang Shilin laughed loudly, but he didn't expect such a simple method.
"You must be fully prepared!" Meng Da already had a plan. He whispered in Jiang Shilin's ear and asked his brother-in-law to do it quickly. After understanding Meng Da's battle plan, Jiang Shilin stood up with a big smile and said to Feng
Die said: "Go, send me a telegram."
The overseas operation suddenly made everyone in the shotgun brigade excited. Zhang Wenqi rushed into the living room and said to Xia Ying: "Senior sister, I will go to this operation too!"
"No! All the female members of the shotgun brigade are staying. Our youth camp is more important than this operation." Meng Da didn't wait for Xia Ying to plead for Zhang Wenqi, and directly rejected her request.
"Youth camp?" Jiang Shilin came back after sending the telegram and asked in surprise: "The group of teenagers in the front yard are the youth camp you organized? I suggest you take them all and bring them to that island for training. They will be better than those on the island.
Our training here is even better!"
"Yeah!" Zhang Wenqi clapped her hands and said with a smile, "I can finally go!"
"In this way, the number of people will exceed thousands. How many ships are needed for such a large operation? Once we encounter a Japanese warship at sea, I am afraid that all our years of hard work will be lost in the vast ocean!" Meng Da looked at Jiang Shilin,
He hoped that his brother-in-law would change his mind.
"Our bulk cargo ship is nearly two hundred meters long and more than twenty-three meters wide. It can transport even five thousand people, not to mention one thousand people. At present, the little devils have not yet started a war with the Americans. As long as they cross
The South China Sea is very safe along the way. One more thing, the shotgun brigade will eventually come back. After the attack, don't you plan to build or station defensive forces?"
"This -" After listening to Jiang Shilin's words, Meng Da thought to himself: "He is right. Taking risks now is less risky than taking risks in the future, but my future plan -"