February 14, 1938, the Lantern Festival of the Ding Chou year of the lunar calendar.
At nine o'clock in the morning, the breeze was blowing, and in the southern land, there was no coldness of winter at all. Under the warm sun hanging in the eastern sky, a brand-new destroyer equipped with main guns and anti-aircraft guns set off from Haiphong Port and passed by
The Forbidden River flows around the Quang An Port waterway in the northern part of the bay and enters Halong Bay.
Along the way, the waves lapped the hull of the boat from time to time, stirring up turbulent waves and bringing up a slight cool breeze, which made people feel very comfortable. As the eyes dropped, the blue sky and white clouds were reflected on the calm, mirror-like water, which was particularly charming.
Clean and transparent. Occasionally, I looked up and saw some unknown seabirds gliding across the blue sky under the white clouds, flying to the distance where the sea and sky were the same color. I suddenly felt relaxed and happy, and all my worries seemed to disappear with the refreshing sea breeze, a kind of selflessness.
The artistic conception spread instantly.
An Yi and Lao Dao stood at the bow of the boat, admiring the beautiful scenery while whispering to each other.
Later on, tables and chairs were placed on the deck. The tables were a row of elegant sandalwood coffee tables, piled with fruits. The chairs were leisure chairs that could soothe the body. However, no one was sitting on them at the moment.
Below, Ou Chuer, Feng Jieyun, Ding Molan, and Zhang Ruyi, four women who are closely related to An Yi, are surrounded by Song Meiling, who has come to Xinjing to visit relatives. Her belly is already swollen. She points to the changing shapes of the surrounding islands and smiles softly,
Very happy.
It has to be said that the scenery of Ha Long Bay is indeed unparalleled in nature and beautiful: the sea water is as green as a pure emerald, and the islands are majestic and steep, with various shapes, including independent islands and connected islands.
Some of the islands are like chopsticks thrust into the water, some are like cauldrons floating on the water, some are like lying puppies, and some are like galloping horses.
Song Meiling praised it while watching it, saying that it has the charm of Guilin's landscape, but the mountains here are different from the mountains in Guilin. Mountains are islands, and islands are mountains. There are countless islands of various sizes, with various postures.
All kinds of shapes are scattered on the vast sea like stars dotting the sky. Everything is natural, pure and pure.
An Yi sighed quietly in his heart when he heard Song Meiling's praise.
If history had not changed, five years later at the Cairo Conference where the leaders of the United States, Britain, and China gathered, U.S. President Roosevelt proposed that Annan, Korea, and the Ryukyu Islands be included in China's territory after the war. Churchill wanted to control the British colonial rule.
China, which had a great influence on colonies such as Burma and Malaya, drew its attention to the French colonies and caused trouble to others, so it did not speak out against it.
You must know that this conference had a profound impact on the post-war world, and even determined the fate and direction of many countries in later generations. But for some reason, Chiang Kai-shek actually rejected Roosevelt's kindness and expressed his unwillingness to accept the return of these three places to China, which led to
Many problems occurred later.
Having been with Chiang Kai-shek for so long, An Yi could not figure out why his principal, who usually seemed quite shrewd, would make such an unreasonable decision at such a critical moment? Is it just because he was afraid of offending France and Japan?
Worried that there will be large-scale retaliation after the war, you shrink back and ignore the temptation to expand your territory and have your reputation passed down through the ages?
Thinking of this, An Yi turned his head and looked at Soong Meiling. Feng Jieyun happened to be supporting Soong Meiling with his left hand, pointing his right hand forward, and exclaimed: "Godmother, look, she's so beautiful!"
An Yi looked along Feng Jieyun's hand and saw two hills on the sea not far away, like two chickens fighting with each other. One of them had fluffy feathers, the other held its head and tail high, and the two chickens had sharp beaks.
In contrast, the form is vivid and natural, and it is beautiful.
Song Meiling was amazed and said that the scenery in Nanhua was not inferior to that of Jiangnan. Moreover, from what she had experienced in Xinjing and Haiphong in the past two days, she did not feel the discomfort of being in a foreign country at all. Almost every house had posters written in regular script
The Spring Festival couplets, the large door gods of Qin Qiong and Yu Chigong, and the paintings on the lanterns that add to the festive atmosphere of the Spring Festival are also pure Chinese paintings. The paintings are full of beautiful legends about talented people and beauties in ancient China, and the languages spoken by passers-by on the road.
Most of them are in northern Mandarin, which makes people think that they are somewhere in the country at this time.
Song Meiling said this and sighed again: Nanhua is indeed a Han country that is in the same vein as the motherland!
Ou Chuer's mind was not on the scenery. She, Ding Molan and Zhang Ruyi got together, whispering and talking to each other. As the helmsman of Anjiajun's economic system, Ou Chuer clearly knew about Ding Molan and Zhang Ruyi's relationship.
Potential value, knowing how much the two of them have promoted An Yi's career, so he did not express any dissatisfaction with An Yi taking his two daughters to Nanhua for the Spring Festival. Instead, he asked the two daughters when they would register with An Yi? The two daughters were very shy.
, her pretty face was covered with peach blossoms, which made An Yi, who occasionally looked back, almost dumbfounded.
In the cabin further behind, An Yi's adopted daughters Xiao Xinghua and Leng Yue, He Nianci, adopted sons He Xiaodong, Ma Xiao (Xiao Xinghua's younger brother), nephew Gong Ming who is actually his biological son, eldest son Ou Cheng'an, and second son An
Xiao, his third son An Rui, and a large group of people, led by Aunt Ma and the nanny Shaoyao, watched attentively as the naval officers freely controlled the steering gear of the ship and drove the huge warship forward.
The atmosphere made everyone very nervous and they didn't dare to take a breath.
The children of the poor have early masters. Leng Yue is only eighteen years old this year, but she returned to China last year with a doctorate in applied chemistry from Harvard University. She is currently working as a senior researcher at the Perfume Research Institute of the Xufu Research Institute with the rank of captain, while Xiao Xing
Although Hua is only fourteen years old this year, because she skipped several grades in the Boy Scout school, and later personally studied with the cryptographic expert Porowski, she gave full play to her talent in code deciphering. Today, Xiao Xinghua has become
Senior researcher at the Secret Code Decryption Center of the Ministry of National Security, with the rank of captain. Followed by the experienced Gong Ming and He Xiaodong, both of whom are less than five years old, but have now grown to about 1.3 meters tall and look like little adults, leading An
The two younger brothers Xiao and An Rui and the younger sister He Nianci are very close to each other. Ma Xiao is twelve years old this year and has a weak temper. He is not as clingy to An Yi as his sister Xiao Xinghua. Now he is in middle school at the Boy Scout school and is a bit unsociable.
Witnessing the beautiful landscape scenery, An Yi felt relaxed and happy, full of pride, and couldn't help but sing a song: "The sea laughs, the tides on both sides of the bank are rolling, ups and downs follow the waves to remember the present. The sky laughs, the tides are coming one after another in the world, God knows who will lose and who will win. The country laughs,
The misty rain is far away, and the waves have washed away the mortal world. How much do you know in this world? The breeze laughs, but it makes you feel lonely, and the pride is still shining in the evening. The common people laugh, no longer lonely, the pride is still smiling foolishly, la..."
"Good song! Good tune! So heroic! It complements the current scenery, it's a match made in heaven!" Lao Shoudao shook his head after listening, stroking his long beard under his chin, with an moved expression on his face: "Look at this picturesque country, boy, are you still here?
Do you think your efforts are not rewarded?"
An Yi didn't answer. When he saw the female relatives clapping their hands vigorously, and just as he was about to be modest, the children in the cabin at the back suddenly ran out. Little Xinghua took Leng Yue's hand, like a jumping deer.
, rushed to An Yi at once, one on each side, and grabbed An Yi's arm.
Little Xinghua said loudly: "Dad, you sing so beautifully. Please sing one more song for us! You don't know that you sang two songs when you saw off Grandpa Bluher and the others at the end of last year. That girl Ziwei
It has been showing off to me and Yueyue for a long time, you must sing another one this time!"
Leng Yue nodded repeatedly. Although she had studied abroad for four years, after all, she was only eighteen years old, and she was still a young girl in her prime. Her eyes when she looked at An Yi were full of prayer.
He Xiaodong and Gong Ming, holding hands with their brothers and sisters, came to An Yi together. They all raised their heads and looked at An Yi eagerly. An Yi's head suddenly became as big as a bucket. In the blink of an eye, he saw Song Meiling, Feng Jieyun, Ou Chu'er, Ding Molan and Zhang Ruyi.
They all looked at themselves expectantly and had no choice but to clasp their fists and bow:
"Okay, okay, it's hard to refuse such hospitality, but let me declare first that I can only sing one more song, otherwise I will really waste all my half bucket of water on you!"
After saying that, An Yi raised his head and looked at the mountains and rivers far and near. The pride in his chest continued to rise. After a moment of meditation, he almost used a "roar" to release the pride in his chest:
"I am proud to face thousands of waves, my blood is like the red sunshine. I am as courageous as iron and my bones are like fine steel. I have a vast mind and a far-sighted vision. I work hard to be a good man. To be a good man, I must strengthen myself every day. A hot-blooded man is better than
The sun shines brighter. Let the sea and the sky gather energy for me to create new worlds and strive for my ideals. Look, the blue waves are tall and strong, and the blue sky is vast and majestic. I am a man and I should strengthen myself. Stand tall and hold your chest high. Let us all be pillars and good men.
I am a hundred points of heat and shine a thousand points of light! Be a good man, hot in blood and hot in intestines, brighter than the sun..."
After the song was sung, the entire deck burst into applause. Even the naval officers and soldiers on the destroyer couldn't help but put down their work and clapped their hands vigorously. They knew very well that today was the Anjiajun military and political system.
The supreme leader An Yi was traveling with his family, so he tried hard to show his best side, without squinting, and went all out. Unexpectedly, he was now seduced by An Yi's singing, and all his previous efforts were wasted.
Lieutenant Colonel Zhang Tao, the captain of the destroyer, was very excited. He studied at the Royal Naval Academy in Dartmouth, England, and later served as the second mate and first mate of a destroyer in the Chilean Navy for one year. He was appointed to this position after returning to China in January this year.
The captain of a super destroyer named "Yangtze River". The ship has a displacement of 2930 tons and is equipped with a twin 140mm main gun, twelve m1933 100mm anti-aircraft guns, and 48 m1935 37mm
It has a fully automatic anti-aircraft gun, plus 2 twin torpedo launch tubes on both sides. The ship has a maximum speed of 45.08 knots, making it the fastest among the warships An Yi has ever sailed on.
Zhang Tao, dressed in a white navy uniform, strode up to An Yi, stood at attention and saluted, and then said respectfully: "Commander-in-Chief, our navy has never had its own war song. This song is impassioned and the artistic conception is very suitable for our navy. Can it be used as a battle song for our navy?"
Military song?"
An Yi was wondering why the naval lieutenant colonel ran up to him with excitement. When he heard this request, he couldn't help but be stunned: "Are you talking about the song you just sang?"
"Yes, it is a very passionate song. It is very suitable to be used as the war song of our navy!" Zhang Tao nodded vigorously.
An Yi tasted it carefully and found that "Men Should Be Strong" really has a hint of bravery and courage, and it is related to the Navy. He immediately laughed: "I will write this song to you Commander Lu later, so that the Navy's
All the soldiers are here to review the details. If everyone is satisfied, then it will be as you wish. If everyone feels bad, don't mention it again, otherwise I will be embarrassed, do you understand?"
"I'm sure everyone will like it! I have no doubt about it! Thank you, Commander-in-Chief!" After that, Zhang Tao happily saluted An Yi and ran away.
An Yi shook his head and called Leng Yue and Xiao Xinghua to cooperate with Aunt Ma and Shaoyao to take the children away. Then he said to Lao Shoudao:
"Uncle Dao, thank you for staying with me all these years. You have contributed a lot to where we are today! But to be honest, I didn't expect that our career would progress so fast. It was so smooth that I almost doubted it.
This is just a wonderful dream. Once you wake up, there will be nothing. It is incredible to think about it. Now our own political party has been established and the South China Republic has been established. Although so far, due to the pressure of the French, only
The Far Eastern Republic has established diplomatic relations with us, but what does it matter?
"It's funny to say that due to problems with intelligence and information collection, the French government is still kept in the dark... They think they still have a powerful ocean-going fleet and colonial fleet and retain control of Cochin China , and were frequently issuing orders to mobilize troops. Admiral Darlan, Chief of Staff of the French Navy, instructed King Sol to coordinate the overall situation, lead a fleet to harass the offshore waters of South China, and win over Thailand, requesting the Thais to send troops to attack my country's Caiyun Province and Tianjin. Nan Province, they want to cause trouble for us. But the Thais don’t know the specific situation here, so they sent a large number of reconnaissance troops in disguise to conduct cross-border reconnaissance. But they want to do something under the nose of our special operations brigade, which is just a trick. , as of yesterday, we had eliminated at least more than 560 Thai scouts, and not a single one escaped alive.
"During this period, we repeatedly requested help from France in the name of the fleet through the radio station of the battle patrol Dunkirk, saying that because our army had complete control of the air superiority, it was difficult for the fleet to attack. Although we shot down hundreds of our fighters,
, but the fleet itself also suffered heavy losses. Two cruisers and four destroyers were sunk. France was required to mobilize new ships as soon as possible to support Cochin China. It is reported that after the Daladier government quelled the civil strife, it had authorized Pétain to form an expeditionary force. At the same time,
The navy is required to fully cooperate, but Darlan is obviously still hesitant. Previously, in order to make up for the shortage of the Mediterranean Fleet commanded by Lieutenant General Kinsol, the First Cruise Fleet, which cruises in France and Central America, has been mobilized to garrison the Port of Toulon as a deterrent.
If the Italian Navy still wants to deploy ships, it can only send the Second Cruiser Fleet, which is responsible for South America and North Africa routes, to the Far East. Moreover, because French warships have always ignored the problem of air defense, they cannot suddenly change the situation in Annan. Now the French have obviously
Realizing the importance of air defense, the air defense system of newly built warships is being comprehensively renovated."
The old man smiled: "This battle was indeed fought beautifully. From the beginning to the end, the French government was led by our noses. Think about how much supplies France has sent to Saigon through the British transport fleet from last month to now."
There are more than 100,000 shipbuilding workers, a large number of guns, ammunition, shipbuilding equipment, and even many agricultural machinery, and they are still being sent to Saigon in a steady stream. We have made a lot of money!"
An Yi pointed to a larger island on the right: "Uncle Dao, look, here in Halong Bay, we are building a large number of fortresses... That island is called General Island, and the whole island is like a box.
The sharp sword, the mountains on the island are continuous, and our engineering troops took advantage of the mountains to build three fortress groups. Once completed, only 50 203-caliber fortress guns will be filled, and Halong Bay and major islands as the gateway to coastal defense will be equipped with
The fortress has up to 500 guns, plus a large number of 88-caliber anti-aircraft guns equipped with gun-sighting radars and 12.7mm-caliber anti-aircraft machine guns. As long as two to three months are given, the defense of Haiphong Port can basically rest easy.
"The same construction is now underway at Cam Ranh Bay. Cam Ranh Bay is different from Haiphong Port. The harbor there goes 17 kilometers inland and is surrounded by mountains at the seaside mouth. There is only one strip that is 1,300 meters wide and 5,000 meters deep.
The sea channel with a depth of 500 meters is for ships to enter and exit. As long as a large number of fortresses and air defense positions are built on the mountains on both sides of the seaport, the defense of the entire Cam Ranh Bay will be impregnable. Currently, a division of our engineers is working intensively there, and it is expected to be completed in May.
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“The geographical location of Nan Hua is so advantageous. Our experts explored the hydrological conditions one by one along the coastline from north to south, and found that there are undeveloped deep-water ports with the same advantageous geographical location as Cam Ranh Bay, including Mong Cai, Anshun, and Luoshan.
It can be said that the long coastline of South China, including Quy Nhon, Qiu Giang, Bin Hue, Nha Trang, My Di, Can Tho, Kampong Son and other ports, is a treasure. In the future, as long as there are convenient transportation such as railways and highways to connect it,
The development speed of these cities scattered like pearls in the coastal areas will be extremely astonishing! The French only knew about slave acquisition, but never thought about utilization and development. Almost all the seaports in use now were developed by the Chinese.
, This alone is enough for everyone to understand the difference between a colonial government and a government that truly serves the people."
The old Taoist nodded, suddenly worried: "The French will definitely be reluctant to let go of such a good place. Once they are entangled in a heavy invasion, how should we deal with it? Do we really want to fight with the French?"
An Yi comforted: "Don't worry, Uncle Dao, I believe there are not many people in the world who can surpass me in grasping the international situation. Now Germany is sharpening its knives, and the remaining territory of Czechoslovakia
, will be gone in the blink of an eye, and by that time, Poland will surely become the next target! Hitler spent huge sums of money to invest in South China, but in fact he had no good intentions. He wanted to work hard to create a country where China had completely turned to Germany.
At the same time, if South China can develop at a high speed, the temptation for the great powers will inevitably increase exponentially. France will be even more reluctant to abandon this piece of fat. By then, there will definitely be wars and wars, and no country in the European continent will be able to do so.
Stop Germany's expansion.
"But even if we know it is sugar-coated poison, we still have to grit our teeth and swallow it. This time the Germans invested with real money. Since the issuance of the German mark is based on production, when
When there are manpower and materials that can work, currency is created, instead of considering the impact of gold, silver or even the US dollar. Now Germany even pays the European War reparations to Britain, France, the United States and other countries with industrial products.
, so the large amounts of gold, silver and foreign exchange reserves harvested from the Jews are of little use to them for the time being, and are simply used for investment in China. Although our Southwest Bank has a large amount of silver reserves, its gold reserves are still slightly insufficient.
With the generosity of the Germans, we can rest easy."
Lao Shoudao nodded repeatedly, and after a while he frowned: "Boy, since the Germans are so sincere, why don't we simply join the German-Italian military alliance? Compared to the meanness of Britain, France, the United States and other countries, the Germans are not mean to us.
Bo! He never hesitated to accept the talents we sent to study abroad. He asked for technology for technology and money for money. Now he has taken the initiative to help Nanhua solve transportation and power problems. Each of these things makes people feel deeply...
..People should know how to be grateful, otherwise, who will dare to be friends with us in the future?"
An Yi smiled bitterly and said: "Uncle Dao, actually this is not only your question, but also the question of most generals in the army, but it can't be done! There is a war between China and Japan. If we choose to form an alliance with Germany, we will completely destroy Japan.
If China is forced to approach Britain, France, the United States and other countries, China will have to bear the powerful naval threats of the world's No. 1 (Britain), No. 2 (U.S.), No. 3 (Japan), and No. 4 (France) on its own.
"Although the Germans are strong, they are just an army. Their navy is not even as good as Italy's. Distant water cannot save nearby fire. Once China chooses to join the German and Italian tanks, then we will once again face being invaded by the Eight-Power Allied Forces.
The misfortune would be an extremely terrible disaster for the country and the nation. Therefore, we can only have small fights with Britain and France and always limit the contradiction to the national liberation movement. However, in terms of our basic stance, we cannot
There must be no wavering, otherwise a slight mistake will end in being shattered to pieces.”
Lao Shoudao broke out in a cold sweat: "What if the French insist on breaking up with us? Now the armed uprisings across India have basically been suppressed by the British. Millions of Indians who participated in the armed uprisings were killed. This period
As the war spread across the Ganges Delta and the Arakan Mountains, the interim governments of Burma, Malaya, and Brunei sensed the approaching crisis and rushed to seek medical treatment. They even sent people to southern Yunnan to ask us to sell arms to them. However, the rabble roused their support.
No matter how we are an opponent of the regular army, once the British free their hands and the French receive strong reinforcements, we will be in trouble."
An Yi smiled slightly: "This is also an important reason why I only sold guns and ammunition at double the price. Nowadays, all the domestic armies have basically replaced the Zhongzheng series, and several Japanese weapons production lines in the Xiangxi factory have been idle. Now there are orders
, the originally deserted workshops restarted mass production, and were continuously sent to southern Yunnan through the already connected Hunan-Guizhou Railway, all of which were used to meet the needs of export sales.
"It is precisely because of us that the armies of Myanmar, Malaya and Brunei, which are composed of Indians and local indigenous people, have not taken advantage of our Chinese factories, enterprises and plantations. We have also greatly increased our power through arms trade.
I made a fortune. According to my observation, as long as the war can be delayed until September, the international situation will change drastically, and the British will not be able to shrink their troops even if they don't want to. The French are just not in my eyes.
On the contrary, I hope they can send more fleets and more soldiers. We are deliberately planning to set up a big bag in Saigon. Aren't we just waiting for them to come? Come one to catch one, come two to catch a pair. Wait until France falls.
, instead of using those advanced warships to benefit the Germans and British in vain, it is better to send them to South China to enrich our naval strength."
Lao Shoudao nodded slightly, turned his head and glanced at Song Meiling, and saw that she was pointing at the beautiful scenery far and near, and lowered his voice and said:
"What do you think of your godmother's visit to Nanhua this time? She was accompanied by some of your senior Huangpu brothers such as He Zhonghan, Deng Wenyi, Kang Ze, Yuan Shouqian, Xiao Chanyu, etc., as well as Zhang Zhizhong, Jiang Dingwen, Huang Shaohong, Chen Jiexi, and Zhang Fakui.
The elder who is both a teacher and a friend is making a lot of noise!"
An Yi was a little annoyed: "Just after he saw me opening up in Nanhua, the principal wanted me to withdraw from the three places in southern Sichuan and hand over that hot land to the central government. He didn't think about it carefully. Now Nanhua is full of waste, including steel and machinery.
, vehicles, building materials, etc. all need blood transfusion supplies from southern Sichuan. Although I had a verbal agreement with him before, but that has to wait until I have established a foothold in Nanhua? Last night, I became furious when I heard Jiang Mingsan and others explain their intention.
I immediately got up and walked away, leaving a large group of people standing there, feeling extremely embarrassed. This morning, my wife came to see me, probably with the intention of making peace with her, but how could I make them do so? So I invited my wife on the pretext of going on a trip.
Let’s go on a trip together, so as not to embarrass everyone if I say no again!
"Family love is family love, and business comes down to business. At least I can clearly distinguish the importance! Whether it is the principal, the teacher's wife, my Huangpu elders, senior brothers and colleagues, I welcome them to come to Nanhua for leisure and vacation, and I can cover their travel expenses back and forth.
, but if they want to take advantage of my Xufu, they have to rely on their insufficient troops. Anyway, Ye Cheng's mechanized front army is almost ready now, and the three front armies of Huzi, Brother Chengzhu and Brother Jinlong are also
We have almost compiled an army of more than one million, and now the Xu government has assembled more than one million troops, plus the militia reserves, and it is possible to scrape together two million troops. If the principal prepares an army of three to five million, he can come in person.
Xu Mansion will come and get it, otherwise it will just depend on my mood!"
Lao Shoudao couldn't help but laugh: "Xiao Yi, have you noticed that since you took over Nanhua, you have become much tougher in your speech. In the past, I guess you would have cried to your father and grandma again, talked up and down, and begged in every possible way. Where?
Are you so domineering today? The environment can really change a person!"
An Yi was stunned for a moment. Looking back, he realized that he did have a bit of domineering flavor, which made people associate him with the nouveau riche.
Now I am focused on developing Nanhua, but I have never thought about how much pressure the country is under in the face of the Japanese invasion. Not to mention anything else, the astronomical military pay is enough to make people breathless.
If you think about it carefully, it's no wonder that Chiang Kai-shek wanted to make his own plans.
However, the construction of Nanhua is now at a critical moment, and the Syrian government will naturally not give it away. However, it can consider giving some financial subsidies to the central government to support the war on the front line. Anyway, the Germans sent a lot of gold and silver, and in line with their own interests,
Based on the principle of equal participation, we can consider giving a portion to the central government.
In addition, when Nanhua was founded this time, when checking the family background, it was found that there were about two million tons of grain surplus, which had been hoarded by the French Annan colonial government for many years. As he took over Nanhua, advanced agricultural technology was put into use, and a large amount of
Agricultural science and technology workers go deep into the fields to personally guide scientific seedling cultivation, rice transplanting and fertilization. Now Annan can basically achieve three crops a year, and there is no need to worry about running out of food. On the contrary, there is an acute shortage of food materials in the country. It seems that 500,000 yuan can be allocated first
Tons of grain were returned to China to help the central government tide over the difficulties.
Thinking of this, An Yi strode towards Soong Meiling and had a good talk to see what kind of help was needed in the country, so that everyone would be happy and not be so embarrassed.