In the next few days, the Japanese were busy conducting diplomatic mediation with the United States, but the result was confusing. On the one hand, the Americans said they remain neutral and would not intervene in the Sino-Japanese War, and would never send the Pacific Fleet to Qingdao; on the other hand, they also said that they would establish Qingdao Free International
The trading port is very necessary. President Roosevelt is very interested in serving as the honorary citizen of Qingdao. He is studying Qingdao's history and customs. Japan should take the Qingdao issue carefully. The safety of citizens of the United States of America in Qingdao must be absolutely guaranteed. The legal commercial activities of merchant ships in the United States of America
Must be protected. In particular, major American newspapers have published news about the atrocities of Japanese invasion of China and the heroic resistance of Chinese troops, calling on the US government to impose a comprehensive embargo on Japan. The Japanese are confused and cannot figure out the Americans
What exactly are you going to do?
On the morning of May 31, Liu Yimin took a car and rushed to Qingdao with a battalion of guards.
The commander of the 7th Brigade of Education, Chen Dayong, political commissar Liu Yi, chief of staff Li Deguang, and director of the Political Department, Shi Ran accompanied Ni Hua on the road outside the city to greet him.
Since Ni Hua arrived at Qingdao Port, her beautiful eyes have swept through the crowd, hoping to see the figure who was longing for a long time. Unfortunately, she was disappointed. She has seen her faces one by one, and the smiles of many comrades in her mind.
, it just didn't have that person. Sure enough, as soon as he got off the ship, Chen Dayong told him that the Battle of Central Shandong had just ended, and he wiped out the 8th Division of the Japanese Army, the Independent Mixed Third Brigade, the Qingdao Garrison and the Pseudo-Shandong Autonomous Alliance, and jointly eliminated the Japanese Army
There are more than 35,000 people and 12,000 puppet troops. At present, the division commander is in Weixian and cannot welcome her.
Although he was extremely disappointed, he soon felt relieved. As the commander of the army, Liu Yimin had just ended the war and could not even think about it.
So Ni Hua thought nothing about it and introduced the American volunteers who came with the ship to Chen Dayong, and handed the list of goods transported by Chen Dayong, and he followed the Liu Yimin telegram that Chen Dayong gave her.
Asked, the stressful work began.
After receiving the notice that Liu Yimin was about to arrive in Qingdao, Ni Hua hurriedly took a shower and followed several leaders of the 7th Brigade of the Education and Religious Affairs to greet him.
As I got closer, Ni Hua's heart was pounding, his face was full of fever, and his palms were sweating.
Liu Yimin's convoy has arrived.
Li Chengyi jumped out of the car, ran to the truck where Liu Yimin was riding, and opened the door.
After Liu Yimin got off the car, he saw Ni Hua at a glance: a white floral dress and a hairpin inlaid with jade tied up the waterfall-like hair, making him look even more graceful.
Chen Dayong and Liu Yi both ran forward, saluted and reported loudly: "Report to the division commander, our brigade successfully captured Qingdao and completed the mission to welcome the American merchant ship. All commanders and soldiers of the 7th Brigade welcomed the division commander to inspect Qingdao!"
After Liu Yimin returned the gift, he said, "Thank you for your hard work" and never listened to Chen Dayong's words again. He stepped in front of Ni Hua a few steps, staring at the face of flowers, and asked for a long time: "I'm back."
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After this question, Ni Hua's nervousness of expecting a reunion ran away and burst out with a "puff".
After laughing, Ni Hua raised his face and looked at Liu Yimin, and his smile spread out in the breeze of the early summer morning. After a long time, he said softly: "Silly, I thought you were going to say that again, have you seen a wolf?"
Liu Yimin grinned, stepped forward and picked up Ni Hua, walked to Chen Dayong's guards' war horse, put Ni Hua on the horse, turned over the horse, and said to Chen Dayong and others: "Go, come to Qingdao!"
After that, he turned his horse's head and drove ahead to Qingdao with a "drive".
For a whole day, Liu Yimin took himself and Ni Hua to the welcome hotel where Ni Hua stayed, which is the former German Governor's residence at the foot of the Signal Mountain.
Ni Hua talked about the situation where she met with Mr. Doug when she met President Roosevelt. She said that President Roosevelt was extremely wise, knowledgeable, and had a certain understanding of the situation in China, and could even name the provinces of China. When she mentioned Xi'an, Roosevelt
The president smiled and said, "I know that the greatest Chinese emperors live there, Qin Shihuang, Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Taizong of Tang, little girl, I wonder if what I said is right?"
Liu Yimin interrupted: "Roosevelt is one of the greatest presidents in American history. It is extraordinary that he can successfully bring the United States out of the economic crisis. Do you think President Roosevelt's attitude towards our war of resistance?"
Ni Hua said that President Roosevelt asked her to convey her sympathy for the Chinese people. He was very willing to help China. However, the United States implemented neutrality and isolationism. Congress passed the Pittman bill in 1935, prohibiting the export of weapons and equipment and credit.
A "current purchase and self-transportation" clause was established, requiring the belligerent countries to pay cash for non-war materials in the United States and must be shipped with their own ships, and they must not hire American merchant ships. In this case, President Roosevelt had no choice but to slow down.
Change the US policy. This time I originally wanted to buy arms directly in the United States, but I especially wanted to buy American artillery equipment, but unfortunately I couldn't do it at all. I could only purchase civilian equipment and civilian supplies, but I brought back a very small number of sniper rifles and mufflers
, sights, silent pistols, and walkie-talkies were all transported from the United States in advance through illegal channels and boarded the ship halfway. Fortunately, we opened the Huamin Machinery Import and Export Company in advance, otherwise even American merchant ships would not be able to hire.
Ni Hua's words are intermittent because it is already summer and the weather is hot. However, saying that the weather is so hot that it is to describe young men and women. Several years of lovesickness broke out at this moment, and Liu Yimin went from the tip of his hair to his toes.
The head was hot, and a pot of red charcoal was burning in my heart, trying to melt the two of them. Not to mention Ni Hua, after several years of suffering, I finally received a reunion with my sweetheart, and the love in my heart was like this
The tide in Qingdao is like waves, constantly spreading towards the coast. Ni Hua is intoxicated by love, and Liu Yimin is even more majestic as mountains and mountains. The two men are greedy for women and the youth sonata they play are elegant and loud.
The guard commander Li Chengyi had to order all the battalions that were responsible for the guard mission to withdraw from the building and put the cordon 50 meters away from the Governor's residence.
Ni Hua told Liu Yimin that the United States is now very different from the past. After his own press conference, the American media was mobilized, and Chinese chambers of commerce in various places were mobilized. Not only did the newspapers have news from China every day,
Several major cities even have fundraising activities organized by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce every day. Japanese expatriates are now very embarrassed in the United States and are basically almost becoming rats crossing the street.
President Roosevelt is good at taking advantage of the situation. Last October, he delivered a "quarantine speech". Although he was criticized, most Americans still realized the terror of war from his speech. In January this year, President Roosevelt urged Congress to increase the number of 100.
Twenty percent of the naval construction allocations, after fierce debate in May, Congress passed Vinson's expansion of naval laws and allocated $1 billion to develop the navy.
When Liu Yimin heard this, he knew that the United States' actions were the same as in history and began to strengthen its defense.
On this day, Liu Yimin did not leave the house, and even the lunch was sent by Li Chengyi. The two of them talked from Chengdu to Xi'an, from New York to Qingdao, and wanted to finish their words for a few years. Finally, Ni Hua told Liu Yimin that she was this time
When I came back, I wanted to fight against Japan with my husband. If I didn’t leave, I would use my medical skills to serve the soldiers.
Two people who were immersed in love only regretted that time passed too quickly. It was not until Li Chengyi knocked on the door and reported that it was time to meet with American aid workers in China that Liu Yimin reluctantly asked Ni Hua to wash up. The two of them held hands down the stairs.
, go to meet with American aid workers.
Chen Dayong and Liu Yi knew that these people aided to China were technical talents, and they were treasures. Because they were senior cadres, they knew how great the contributions they had made by David and others. Therefore, after receiving them, they arranged their lives.
It's very good. Not to mention safety, everyone has two guards.
This welcome hotel was originally named the Admiral Building, and was built for the first Governor of Garrossau, Thorpal, Germany. It was designed by German architect Mark, supervised by Strassell, and the construction was supervised by the masonry, steel and wood structure, and it was built by the main building and the auxiliary building.
Composition, three floors above ground and one floor underground, with a total construction area of 4,000 square meters and a total construction cost of 1 million marks. However, the invader Thorpal was impeached because of the high cost of this building and stepped down in shame.
It became the official residence of the leader of German and Japanese colonists. After the government of the Republic of China took it back, it became the official residence of the mayor of Qingdao. In 1934, Shen Honglie changed the building to a welcome hotel to entertain the guests from Qingdao. After the Japanese army occupied Qingdao for the second time
, Change this building to an international club.
Knowing that the teacher was coming to meet these guests, Chen Dayong cleaned the Ying Hotel. Not to mention, the Governor's residence built by the Germans is really big and luxurious. It uses all the central hall, lobby, single room, conference room, and dance hall.
After that, Chen Dayong forced him to set up a total of fifty tables.
When Liu Yimin and Ni Hua held hands and walked into the banquet hall, the staff standing in several rows of aiding China in the hall all exclaimed English astonishment "angel, angel, oriental angel", and everyone's eyes were staring at Liu Yimin and
Ni Hua.
The cadres who taught the teacher have been educated by Liu Yimin over the years and can speak Japanese and a little simple English. When they hear the praises of these foreigners, Chen Dayong, Liu Yi, Li Deguang, and Shi Ran couldn't help but look at Liu Yimin and Ni Hua.
Looking, I saw that Liu Yimin got white short-sleeved, black pants, and leather shoes from somewhere, looking like a beautiful tree; Ni Hua had long hair and a peach blossom face. With a dress, he was really a fairy
Down to earth.
Shi Ran is a cultural person. After seeing two people, he muttered to Liu Yi: "There is nothing more than this. The power of love is so great that Dr. Ni, who has been traveling for several months, is like rain.
It’s as beautiful as a new branch. The teacher is so awesome! So awesome!"
Liu Yi stared at the two of them without looking back, and just whispered: "Shut up!"
Liu Yimin did not talk to everyone directly, but took Ni Hua's hand and went straight to the German tripod piano on the side of the fireplace. After debugging, he sat down and played "Dedicated to Alice". Beautiful, simple and pure
, the lively music echoed in the hall.
After playing the song, Liu Yimin still had an unsatisfactory opinion, and he played "Ten Sends to the Red Army".
Ni Hua knew about this song, because on the Long March from Chengdu to Xi'an, the soldiers would sing a paragraph from time to time, and the sad and gentle tone made the girl burst into tears. Although the foreigners didn't know what Liu Yimin played, they were playing.
The music, but Liu Yimin learned the piano from elementary school before traveling through time. After more than ten years of hard work, he played it very well in this era, and foreigners also listened to it intoxicatingly.
As the tune changed, Liu Yimin played the "March of the Chinese Workers and Peasants' Red Army" and "Song of the Chinese Workers and Peasants' Red Army", and the hall immediately echoed with a majestic string rhythm that was moving forward.
Finally, Liu Yimin played the song "Beautiful California", bringing everyone's thoughts to the blue sky and blue sea of California.
After playing, Liu Yimin stood up, closed the cover of the piano, held Ni Hua's hand and came to everyone, saying in English: "Gentlemen: Welcome to the beautiful Qingdao! Please allow me to use Whitman's "Grass Leaves Collection"
"I Hearing America Singing" in the hotel welcomes everyone!"
Speaking, Liu Yimin started to recite:
“I heard the United States singing, I heard all kinds of joy
The mechanics' songs, everyone sings according to their own mood, happy and strong
The carpenter sings his song while discreeting his boards or beams
Brickworker sang his song while preparing for work or breaking
The boatman sings everything he had on his boat, and the deck sailor sang on the deck of the ship
Shoemaker sits on his bench and sings, hatmaker stands and sings
Songs sung by lumberjacks, farmers work in the morning, lunch break, sung by sunset
The sweet singing of the mother, the singing of the young wife when she works, the singing of the girl when she is sewing or washing
Everyone sings songs that belong to him or her individually and not to others
Singing the daytime things - at night there are groups of young men, healthy and friendly
Let go of their throat and sing their powerful and beautifully tuned songs”
These Americans came to China from thousands of miles away. They never thought that an Eighth Route Army general could play the piano and recite Whitman's poems in English. They were surprised, surprised, and finally there was thunderous applause. Those reporters from major American media were even more
He kept taking pictures, and the camera was frozen on the night of May 31st and on the legendary general of the Eighth Route Army, Liu Yimin.
After the applause subsided, Liu Yimin said in English again: "Gentlemen: Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Liu Yimin, the commander of the Eighth Route Army, the person who offered a reward of one million yuan to get his head. The person standing beside me
, It is my beautiful lady, Ms. Ni Hua. She and you are old friends. What I want to tell you is that due to the Japanese invasion, our ancient and beautiful China is suffering unprecedented hardships. Wherever the Japanese army goes, the kind
The Chinese family was destroyed, and their wives and children were separated. Men were stabbed to death by the Japanese army with bayonets, and women were bullied by the Japanese army. The despotic Japanese devils often held murder competitions, not even the elderly or children. Since humans entered the era of civilization, they have entered the era of civilization.
, There has never been an army as cruel and tyrannical as the Japanese army. This is an army composed of wild beasts, and what they do has completely lost their human nature."
After a brief pause, Liu Yimin said: "The American people love peace and advocate fairness and justice. Unfortunately, the US government is still practicing isolationism and insisting on a neutral position. However, this move is to condone the invaders and help the invaders invade China. The reason is very simple
China is a poor country and a weak country, while Japan is a modern industrial country. The reason why Japan dares to invade China is their industrial level. When the Chinese people needed the help of the American people the most, the US Congress passed Pitman.
The proposal not only prohibits the sale of weapons and war materials to belligerent countries, but also civilian materials must be purchased in cash and transported by their own ships. Think about it, China is in a period of invasion, and all ships have been blown up by the Japanese army. Where can I find it?
Where can the ship be rich? However, the Japanese can buy scrap steel, oil, rubber from the United States, and then create warships, aircraft, tanks, cannons to kill unarmed Chinese. Everyone says this
Is it fair to be neutral? Is this isolationism necessary?"
Liu Yimin forgot one thing: these Americans, including journalists, doctors, military talents, and people's livelihood industry talents. Although some of them recruited pilots and military instructors, there were too few soldiers and it was impossible to speak in unison like the tutor's troops.
Answer. So, the answer to Liu Yimin not only has uneven English sounds, but also sharp whistles.
Liu Yimin knew the Americans' virtues and did not care about it. He continued: "The attitude of the US government is not terrible. I believe that in the near future, the American people will promote the US government to support our war of resistance and even fight side by side with us. We only have the reason.
Inviting everyone to come to China is to let the gentlemen experience the arduous war of resistance against Japan and defeat the invaders with us. You may not know that our team already has American volunteers and has made immortal contributions. We have
Six retired US Air Force instructors, they led our Air Force to bomb the Japanese airport many times, allowing the Japanese North China Front Air Force commander to commit suicide by cutting his vagina. These American heroes not only received medals and lots of dollars, but also enjoyed Japan at will.
The love of a beautiful woman lives like a cowboy in the west, romantic and fulfilling.”
This was directly spoken to the hearts of the Americans in Zhang Bang, and whistles were everywhere in the hall.
Liu Yimin smiled evilly on his face and continued, "Actually, the Japanese army is very trash. My comrades and I have just ended the battle in Central Shandong. This battle eliminated the 8th Division, the elite Japanese permanent division, and killed the division.
The regiment commander Maeda Taki is Lieutenant General. This is the heaviest loss of the Japanese army since the establishment of the Meiji Restoration Army. What we can do, you will definitely do it. I hope that my friends will not only live happily in China, but also work happily,
Send your salary several times that of the United States and taste the tenderness, beauty and love of Japanese beauties!”
Now, the flames in the hearts of the American aid workers were completely incited, and several people actually shouted loudly.