Seeing that the emotions of the American aid workers had been completely aroused, Liu Yimin stepped aside and started eating.
During the war years, everything was based on the principle of economy. Each table had six dishes and one soup, and all the staple food was steamed buns. Americans didn't know how to use chopsticks, and the dining room was filled with the sound of spoons, knives, forks, and plates and bowls clattering.
Among the people Ni Hua brought back this time, in addition to the 20 press team, there were six small medical teams to aid China, composed of Ni Hua's alumni; there were also 30 pilots, led by an overseas Chinese named Xue Junmin.
The rest are engineers and technicians in military industry, metallurgy, and electric power.
Liu Yimin, carrying the light beer produced by Dainippon Ale Co., Ltd.'s Qingdao factory after the small-scale resumption of production, and Ni Hua walked between the tables, introduced each other one by one, clinked glasses and blessed each other, pushing the party to a climax again and again.
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Xue Junmin had long known from Ni Hua that the Eighth Route Army had an air force, and there were six retired US military flight instructors in it who had made many meritorious service. When Liu Yimin said it just now, he knew that what Ni Hua said was true. Therefore, Liu Yimin came to propose a toast.
At that time, Xue Junmin kept asking where the plane was, where the airport was, and when it could take off for combat.
Liu Yimin smiled and told him that the Eighth Route Army Air Force was training in Shaanxi. There were no fighter planes in Shandong at the moment. However, there were many Japanese planes. As long as there were pilots, there would be planes soon. Let him wait patiently.
Others asked whether there were any Sundays at work, whether they could take a shower, and whether there was any overtime allowance. A few reporters pestered them with questions. In short, these Americans had many questions and drank a lot.
After dinner, Liu Yimin listened to the report of the 7th Jiao Brigade on the inventory of Japanese and puppet assets after the capture of Qingdao.
Thanks to the efforts of German and Japanese colonialists, Qingdao's industry and trade levels were very high. In 1936, there were more than 300 large-scale factories in Qingdao, with a total industrial production value of 150 million yuan. Among them, the textile industry accounted for
It ranks second in the country and is Qingdao's pillar industry, with 10 yarn mills, 568,400 spindles, 9,286 looms, a total output value of cotton yarn of 42.96 million yuan, and a total output value of cotton cloth of 42.825 million yuan. The tobacco industry is also very powerful, with British and American Yi
China Tobacco Company, Shandong Tobacco Company, Laoshan Tobacco Company and other large companies have a total output value of 33.356 million yuan. The match industry has 10 factories with an annual output of 179,881 boxes of matches, with a total value of 2.968 million yuan. The large output directly affects Japan's domestic match industry
, making it almost extinct. The flour industry produces 25,844 tons of flour annually, with a total value of 4.249 million yuan, accounting for about 43% of Qingdao’s consumption. In addition, the electrical industry, machinery industry, dyeing and weaving industry, rubber industry, and salt industry
It is also the backbone industry of Qingdao. Others include sugar making, nail making, bricks and tiles, knitting, soap, tanning, buttons, electrical appliances, ironware, bicycles, rickshaws, hardware, gas, printing, stone, building materials, mills, snacks, etc.
Clothing and other industries can be said to have a complete range of categories.
On December 18, 1937, when the Japanese army issued an order to capture Jinan, Qingdao Mayor Shen Honglie, in accordance with the instructions of the Nanjing National Government, ordered the Qingdao security team to use explosives to blow up the nine major Japanese cotton mills in Qingdao starting at 8 p.m.
, Qingdao Brewery, Suzuki Silk Factory, Toyota Iron Factory, Sun Rubber Factory, Xinhe Rubber Factory, Sifang Power Station, Baisha River and Licun River water sources and major facilities and factories such as cranes and docks in the port, from Sifang, Cang
From the entrance to Qingdao city, it stretched for more than 20 miles, with flames shooting into the sky and constant explosions.
Shen Honglie had a good official reputation when he was in charge of Qingdao. The reason why he ordered the blowing up of daily enterprises was also a helpless move during the scorched-earth war of resistance. Seeing that the Japanese army would soon capture Qingdao, these enterprises were unable to be confiscated and moved away, so they stayed Even the enemy could only be blown up. Even several warships and shipping freighters in the naval fleet were ordered by Shen Honglie to be loaded with sand and gravel and sunk in the port channel. However, he had a sense of discretion, and the Japanese bombings were all in Qingdao. Key enterprises, American businessmen, British businessmen, German businessmen and other foreign enterprises, companies and national industries were not affected. It was precisely because Shen Honglie's measures in Qingdao were powerful that Chiang Kai-shek ordered him to make his own decisions when retreating. Of course, Shen Honglie Hong Lie was dedicated to resisting Japan at this time. The Qingdao Marine Corps, security team, and police team he led all participated in the Linyi Defense War, spilling their blood on the land of Lunan and making great military exploits. He himself was appointed by Chiang Kai-shek as the Shandong Commander. Provincial Chairman.
At this time, due to the second capture of Qingdao by the Japanese army, more than 20,000 Japanese expatriates who had withdrawn to Japan returned to Qingdao. After several months of construction, the bombed Japanese-owned factories also started construction one after another, and some began to expand. Once the Eighth Route Army captured Qingdao, the equipment and products of these Japanese companies naturally became spoils of war.
After listening to the report, Liu Yimin was extremely happy because he had made a lot of money by attacking Qingdao this time.
First, the arms stored by the Japanese army in Qingdao were seized. In addition to the infantry weapons and equipment of the two divisions, the Japanese naval arms reserves in Qingdao, and even poison gas bombs and gas masks fell into the hands of our army.
The second is to seize the Japanese and puppet financial capital in Qingdao. In addition to the Qingdao branch of the Joint Reserve Bank opened by the puppet provisional government of the Republic of China, all major Japanese banks have branches in Qingdao. Among them, the deposit balance of Zhengjin Bank was as early as the early 1920s. It exceeded 10 million yuan. Before the Japanese army captured Qingdao for the second time, they used the guise of not bombing Qingdao to confuse the Kuomintang authorities into agreeing to evacuate Japanese overseas Chinese. In fact, they mainly evacuated financial assets. Now, these financial devils are back, and They began to plunder even more ferociously. Institutions with the largest revenue, such as Qingdao Customs and Jiaoji Railway, were occupied by the Japanese army. Especially the Jiaoji Railway, the Japanese never evacuated, and the annual profits were more than 15 million yuan. Now, their money is No matter how much, it all became the military expenses of the Eighth Route Army.
The third is to destroy the Japanese and puppet ruling institutions, such as the Qingdao City Maintenance Chairman, the Japanese Consulate, the Japanese military secret service, the military police, the Japanese military propaganda squad, etc., without any leakage.
Fourth, a large number of Japanese overseas Chinese were captured. Except for a few ignorant ones who tried to resist and were shot to death, more than 23,000 people were captured. Most of these people came to Qingdao to do business and set up enterprises. Some of them had been there as early as when the Japanese army first captured Qingdao. They have all made a fortune, and all the Chinese property, real estate, money, and goods have become theirs. Now it is time for them to spit it out.
Fifth, military supplies can be purchased on a large scale in Qingdao. The oil stored in Asia Oil Company, Mobil Oil Company, and Texaco Oil Company is the strategic material urgently needed by our army. Among them, Asia Oil Company has three original storage tanks with a total capacity of 9,500 On the basis of tons, a new 4,000-ton gasoline storage tank was built. Although Mobil Oil Company and Texaco Oil Company do not have as much oil storage as Asia Petroleum Company, their storage tank capacities are also above 8,000 tons. Of course, their gasoline does not It may be full, but the three companies combined must have several thousand tons. Otherwise, how can we meet the needs of Qingdao's ships and vehicles? This gasoline is a rare commodity in China, and Liu Yimin will naturally not leave it to the Japanese army.
Sixth, some national industries can be evacuated. Xiangli Pig Iron Factory has 40 turning machines that can produce various machine tools. If this factory is moved to the base area and the equipment brought back from Tianjin is added, a large machinery factory can be built.
, producing all kinds of equipment, repairing cannons and guns, it is simply a piece of cake. There are also national financial institutions such as the Bank of China and the Bank of Communications. If they stay in Qingdao, they will soon be swallowed up by the Japanese army. If we don’t withdraw now, how long will it take?
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It is a pity that the Japanese Liuting Airport was under construction at this time, otherwise the result would have been greater.
After listening to the report, Liu Yimin completely gave up any chance he had before, which was his dream of relying on the mediation of various countries to turn Qingdao into an international free trade port, or maybe he could gain two to three months in Qingdao.
Liu Yimin now fully understands that Qingdao is really important to the Japanese. It is far more important than Tianjin.
In the past, Liu Yimin only learned about Qingdao from books, and all he knew was some historical knowledge. Now that I think about it, Japan first occupied Qingdao for eight years and had long regarded Qingdao as their base for attacking China. After the Republic of China government took back Qingdao's sovereignty,
The Japanese have also been occupying the Jiaoji Railway and dominating Qingdao. Their ship imports and exports to Qingdao alone account for more than 20% of the entire Qingdao Port's ship imports and exports. The entire Qingdao capital is 500,000 yuan.
There are at least dozens of Japanese companies and trading companies mentioned above, and at most there are as many as 300. Among other things, the fact that the Japanese have built a crematorium in Qingdao can explain the Japanese’s plan for Qingdao.
How far-reaching. No wonder there is information saying that in the late Anti-Japanese War, Japanese financial capital in Qingdao not only controlled the economy of the Japanese war zone, but also controlled Japan's economy. I didn't understand this in the past, but now I have seen Japan's industrial base in Qingdao.
I finally understand it.
The Japanese will never let themselves control such an important place. They haven't attacked Qingdao yet. They must have been fooled by themselves, fearing that it would affect their relations with the United States. But in a few days, the Japanese will soon attack Qingdao.
You will understand the ins and outs of the matter. No one, be it the United States or the United Kingdom, can fall out with Japan for the sake of China. At this time, the American industrial and commercial community is still complacent about the huge trade volume with Japan.
Oh! Maybe the Japanese troops reinforcing Qingdao have already joined the Fourth Fleet, and they might be able to launch an attack anytime and anywhere.
After thinking through and understanding, Liu Yimin categorically ordered the 7th Brigade to quickly mobilize all transportation forces and people in Qingdao, Jiao County, and Jimo to speed up the transfer of materials and completely evacuate Qingdao. He also asked Chen Dayong to act as the acting mayor of Qingdao.
In the name of the People's Liberation Army, we announced the confiscation of Japanese capital and all properties of Japanese overseas Chinese, the recovery of all land in Qingdao occupied by Japan, and ordered all national enterprises and state-owned capital in Qingdao to immediately withdraw to the mountainous areas with the army. The above work must be completed within seven days.
As for the personnel and supplies Ni Hua brought back to aid China, not to mention, except for the four small medical teams that went to meet with the field hospital, other personnel set out overnight with the supplies to join Wu Zheng at the Yimeng Central Base.
Considering that there are now enough weapons and that the war is about to come, Liu Yimin directly issued an order in Qingdao, ordering the base areas in western Shandong, Jilubian, southwestern Shandong, southern Shandong, southeastern Shandong, central Shandong, Qinghe, Jiaolai, Jiaodong, and western Tai to implement it immediately
Mobilize, strengthen the walls and clear the country in advance, and quickly train the guerrilla armed forces. All personnel who have served as soldiers in the countryside must immediately register with the anti-Japanese democratic government where they are located and quickly go to the Yimeng Central Base Area to receive training from the training headquarters.
Taking into account that the reorganization of the Shandong Uprising troops had not yet been completed, Liu Yimin ordered the Jiaodong Independent First Regiment, which was transformed from the third detachment of the Third Army, to be reorganized into the Eighth Route Army Jiaodong Garrison Brigade with eight detachments, with brigade commander Gao Jinchun and political commissar Song Cheng.
Chief of Staff Zhao Xichun, Director of the Political Department Song Zhuting. Based on the Fifth Army, they were reorganized into the Qinghe Garrison Brigade of the Eighth Route Army, with Brigade Commander Liao Rongbiao, Political Commissar Yao Zhongming, Director of the Political Department Huo Shilian, and Chief of Staff Ma Yaonan. At the same time, they ordered the establishment of the Seventh Yijiao Brigade and the Eighth Jiao Brigade.
Based on the artillery battalion, using the cannons from the Japanese military reserves captured in Qingdao, the 7th Teaching Brigade Artillery Regiment and the 8th Teaching Brigade Artillery Regiment were established. The cadre vacancies were allocated by Li Chang from each artillery regiment, and the soldiers were independently assigned to the 7th Teaching Brigade and the 8th Teaching Brigade.
Deployed. The Jiaodong Garrison Brigade and the Qinghe Garrison Brigade will not allocate combat tasks for the time being, and will concentrate on training. The missing weapons will be deployed by Guo Hongtao from the seizures in the Shandong Campaign. After the artillery regiments of the 7th Teaching Brigade and the 8th Teaching Brigade were formed, they quickly put into actual combat training.
Strive to achieve combat effectiveness in a short period of time.
Considering that Qingdao was bound to be captured by the Japanese army, our troops in the Ludong area must be under unified command, and since he did not have the skills to separate himself, it was impossible to cover everything. Liu Yimin then ordered the establishment of the Ludong Command of the Eighth Route Army, with division chief of staff Zeng Zhongsheng as the commander-in-chief and division deputy political commissar Tan Zhengren.
Political commissar and commander of the 7th Teaching Brigade Chen Dayong concurrently serves as the deputy commander-in-chief. Guo Huaruo, political commissar of the 3rd Guard Regiment of the Southwest Shandong Guard Brigade, serves as deputy chief of staff to provide unified command of Jiao Lai and the two districts of Jiaodong where the party, government and army fight against the enemy. Bao Hui is transferred to the Southwest Shandong Guard Brigade
Political Commissar of the Third Guard Regiment.
Liu Yimin asked Zeng Zhongsheng to immediately form a headquarters and stationed in Jiao County. He ordered Tan Zheng, who was far away in the central base of Yimeng, and Guo Huaruo, who was in southwest Shandong, to quickly go north to join Zeng Zhongsheng.
After arranging all this, Liu Yimin will teach Liu Yi, political commissar of the Seventh Brigade, to contact the consuls of various countries in Qingdao, newspapers and radio stations in Qingdao, hold a press conference tomorrow morning, and meet with the consuls of various countries in the evening.
After Chen Dayong and others left, Liu Yimin wanted to take Ni Hua on a night tour of Qingdao, but Li Chengyi flatly refused. The reason was that the situation in Qingdao was complicated, the city was so big, and the population was so large, and it was impossible for our army to arrest all the traitors and Japanese spies.
Well, if you are discovered by the spies, something may happen.
Since he couldn't go out, Liu Yimin had no choice but to stay in the room with Ni Hua.
After spending a day together during the day, the two of them were relatively calm at this time. Ni Hua began to ask about Liu Yimin's experience after they said goodbye.
Liu Yimin was honest. He basically explained clearly how he launched the Battle of Baoji after Ni Hua left, the construction of the Western Base Area, and the battles since going north to fight against Japan. Ni Hua was also dazzled by what he heard, and occasionally let out an exclamation.
Speaking of his persistence in Tianjin to the end and attracting the old Japanese temple Shouichi, Ni Hua couldn't help but hugged Liu Yimin and kept kissing him on the forehead. While kissing, he said: "I don't allow you to take risks. I don't allow you to take risks."
No matter how hard you try, you are not allowed to do stupid things again!"
Liu Yimin was hugging the beauty at this time, and he was a young man. He picked up Ni Hua and spun him around the room, making Ni Hua giggle.
After finishing their madness, the two of them sat down and chatted while drinking water.
While chatting, Ni Hua asked him to tell him about his marriage to Tang Xingying.
Liu Yimin was most worried about this, but he couldn't hide it, so he had to explain it honestly. After explaining it, he said: "Ni Hua, after you left, I thought you would probably never come back. This is a time of war, sacrifice
It may happen at any time, even if you come back, I may not be able to live. Tang Xingying fell in love with me, and my comrades urged me to get married, and I got married to Tang Xingying, and we have a child. Now He'er has
He is two years old, very well-behaved and smart, you will definitely like him when you see him."
After Ni Hua listened, she remained silent for a long time. Liu Yimin knew that she felt uncomfortable, so he stood up and poured a glass of water for her to take a sip to calm down.
After a while, Ni Hua seemed to have calmed down and slowly said to Liu Yimin: "I think about you every day in the United States, but I never thought you would marry someone else and have children. When I heard the news, I was alone in Central Park
I sat there for a whole day. Originally, I planned not to come back or see you again in this life. But the Anti-Japanese War broke out, and I saw in the newspaper that you led the troops to eliminate the Japanese in four brigades, and I thought, I
My lovers and comrades-in-arms are fighting against the Japanese. I have to go back and fight with them. Remembering the tasks you assigned me when I left, I held a press conference in New York in the name of your wife. There are two levels of using your wife’s name.
The meaning is, first, I am your first woman, and I was originally your wife, but there was no wedding. If you don’t admit it, I will only be a poor single woman in the United States for the rest of my life. Second, use
Your wife's name can expand my influence and facilitate my propaganda and fundraising in the United States. At that time, I sent a report to the country, and the country did not say that I was not allowed to use your wife's name. I thought, maybe the chief and comrades have agreed to us
The two got married. Now, I have come back all the way, what identity should I have?"
Liu Yimin didn't even think about it and said directly: "You are my wife, wife, wife."
"What about Tang Xingying?" Ni Hua asked again.
Liu Yimin knew that the trouble was here, so he touched a cigarette, took a few puffs, and then said: "Ni Hua, you also know that our affairs are very complicated. Tang Xingying is also a good girl. She is not wrong.
She loves me wholeheartedly and is the mother of my child. I think so. Since everyone is turning a blind eye to this matter, can we deal with it vaguely? There is a saying that there is no love.
My marriage is an immoral marriage. On the other hand, as long as there is true love, the form does not matter. When things have reached this point, I want to discuss with you whether you can admit the fact that Tang Xingying is also my wife, and you can get along well. Wait for us
After defeating the Japanese devils, establishing New China, and improving the laws, let’s talk about this matter again. Do you think it’s okay or not?”
Ni Hua suddenly raised his head and looked directly at Liu Yimin, "Do you want to have two wives at the same time?"
Liu Yimin also had a headache about this matter. He stood up and walked to the window, looked at the dark sea, and said softly: "Ni Hua, you have to understand that it was not my thoughts, but a combination of circumstances that brought things to this point.
Think about it, Tang Xingying is pregnant now. If I divorce her, who will I become? In order to fight against Japan and for our love, you abandoned everything and came back to me. If I don’t want you, then what will happen to me?
What kind of person have you become? The Japanese devils are very rampant now. The next step is that they will probably mobilize heavy troops to encircle and suppress us. We should not consider so many personal matters and focus on driving the devils out. When we win, it will be easy to talk about anything. At the worst, I will disarm and return to work.
, I will stay with you wholeheartedly."
After finishing speaking, there was no reaction from Ni Hua. Liu Yimin felt strange. When he looked back, he saw Ni Hua sitting on the sofa, his eyes straight, and tears streaming down his face.
Liu Yimin was so distressed that he hurriedly ran over, picked up Ni Hua, gently wiped away his tears with his hands, and shouted in a low voice: "Ni Hua, Ni Hua!"
It took a long time for Ni Hua to realize what he was doing, and he threw himself into Liu Yimin's arms and began to cry.
After crying enough, Ni Hua went to wash his face and said to Liu Yimin: "You go! I came back and met you, which finally ended the pain of lovesickness for several years. I don't agree with what you said, and I can't agree to it. You
Don't say anything and listen to me. Ever since I met you in Chengdu, I know that you will be my man in this life. God has favored us and we have fallen in love. I understand. If you had been braver and offered not to be your regiment commander,
Maybe the chief and comrades will agree to our marriage. You wanted to kill the enemy so much and I was so stupid. As a result, I left and you married someone else. Now that I'm back, you actually said you want me to marry someone else.
Let’s be your wife together. I don’t know how you have the nerve to say this! Are you still the person I love? You are insulting me and my education! I don’t want to force you to divorce, but I also
I don’t want to be a big wife or a little wife! I only want to love my lover sincerely. Please forgive me, I said it harshly, but this is what is in my heart, and I’m afraid I won’t be able to bear it if I don’t say it. You go,
Fight the Japanese well! I will go to the field hospital to fulfill my duties and serve the soldiers. When you have thought clearly about it and can propose to me and let me truly be your wife, come to me again. Otherwise,
Just don't disturb me and let me quietly fulfill my responsibilities for the war of resistance. Don't worry, if you don't come to me, I will hate you in my heart and it won't affect my work."
After saying that, Ni Hua went to open the door and pushed Liu Yimin out.
Liu Yimin never expected that things would reach this point. During the day, he was still affectionate and tender, but now it has ended like this, and he had to be kicked out in despair.
I tossed and turned all night and couldn't fall asleep. When I woke up in the morning, Huang Wenhu came in and reported that Ni Hua had gone to the field hospital by car with the medical team last night and left a letter when he left.
Liu Yimin took the letter and read it, and saw it written in English: "I love you, but I can't abandon my personality and dignity!"
Liu Yimin folded the letter, stuffed it into his pocket, and sat alone on the sofa, his head hanging down, smoking puff after puff. He looked so pitiful and pitiful!