In the Baoding camp, An Yi, who was discussing the war situation with Zhao Rui, was very surprised when he heard Xiaojiu's report: "Why is Kaplan here?"
Zhao Rui laughed: "You are so kind to me, I guess I miss you, so I came here to see you!"
Lin Yaodong repeatedly echoed: "Yes, yes! Speaking of which, this beauty has not been seen for almost a year. The last time she was on the battlefield in Songhu was probably..."
An Yi rolled his eyes at the two people who had turned into gossips, stood up, sorted out their morals, turned and walked out the door. When he came downstairs, he saw Kaplan standing at the gate of the camp with two people from a distance.
The girls were chatting in low voices, and the flowers were in full bloom, and the lights were shining everywhere. The guards on both sides of the camp gate stared at them.
An Yi strode over and came to the three of them. Just when he was about to say hello, who knew that Nephrite Wenxiang was already hugging him - it turned out that when Kaplan saw An Yi, he immediately screamed like an octopus.
, suddenly jumped on An Yi, put her arms around his neck, and wrapped her two beautiful and plump thighs around his waist, hugging him tightly.
"Dear An, I'm so glad to see you again!" Kaplan exhaled like a blue breath, looking straight at An Yi with his blue eyes, full of deep affection.
An Yi was caught off guard and blushed, especially since the root of Kaplan's thigh was right against the man's sensitive area, and there was a quick reaction there.
Fortunately, over the years, he has developed a thick skin. He smiled and put his arms around Kaplan's waist. He slightly bent his body and made a chic knight look: "Since you miss me, why?"
Why don't you come to see me? You are a reporter, and it's not like you don't know my whereabouts..."
Kaplan looked up at An Yi's handsome face, curled his delicate lips, and said aggrievedly: "You think I don't want to? Last year was an election year, and I was the trump card of our newspaper. They transferred me when the election battle was in full swing.
I went back and followed the interview throughout the whole process. It was not until President Roosevelt officially took office this month that he retired and returned to China again...I rushed to see you as soon as I came back, and you still wronged me..."
"Haha, I'm kidding you! But if you feel unhappy at work, just join the Oriental News. Now the Oriental News has become the largest circulation newspaper in China and has also launched three versions in English, French and German.
, sales are in the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Germany, and the staff includes many well-known European and American journalists. If you join, you will get promotions and salary increases!"
As An Yi said that, he gently put Kaplan on the ground and helped him up. He looked around with the corner of his eye and found that many generals and colonels were stunned inside and outside the camp. Obviously, this was the first time they had met in such a hot and passionate meeting.
Saw it once.
"Ann, I'm sorry that I can't agree to your invitation. I'm now the president of our newspaper's Far East branch... Come on, let me introduce you. This is my colleague Aina, who graduated from Harvard University.
Law School——”
The brown-haired beauty Kaplan pointed at nodded gently to An Yi.
"This is Ingrid, the new official of the Consulate in Peking. She is a close friend of mine. She is responsible for export and trade matters to China. Her mother is Chinese, so I think you two will have a common language!" Kaplan continued to introduce.
An Yi stepped forward with a smile, shook hands with the two girls, and greeted them with a smile.
Aina's face is very delicate and beautiful, her skin is smooth and soft, like a perfect ceramic product. Ingrid is a mixed race, with fair skin and black hair, integrating the advantages of the East and the West, and her beautiful appearance exudes dazzling
Brilliance. When the three breathtakingly beautiful girls stood there, a powerful aura came from them. No wonder they became the focus of everyone's attention.
An Yi vaguely knew Kaplan's true identity. After welcoming the three girls into his office, he drove out Xiaojiu and Shen Fengdao, who were following behind with strange smiles on their faces.
Kaplan is a typical familiar figure. He took Aina and Ingrid to sit down on the only sofa in the room. He looked around the spacious and clean room and said with a smile: "You are still so simple. A dignified lieutenant general.
"Zhixiong, there are no decent furnishings at all in the office."
An Yi personally made a cup of coffee for each of the three girls, and a pot of tea for himself, then took a stool and sat across from the three girls:
"During the war, everything was kept simple. The soldiers on the front line were a hundred times harder than this. They could endure it. How could I feel aggrieved?"
"Ann, how are you this past year? I see that you have lost a lot of weight. You probably have too many things to worry about..." Kaplan asked with some distress.
An Yi was very emotional: "China is suffering from internal and external troubles and wars one after another. How can China get better? Let's talk about it right now. The Chinese and Japanese armies are fighting fiercely inside and outside the Great Wall. I have been worried about it. I am afraid that if someone does something wrong, I will lose Pingjin.
Someone will definitely poke you in the back!"
Ingrid, who had been silent until now, suddenly asked: "General An, what do you think of this war between China and Japan?"
An Yi said seriously: "This is a battle between justice and evil, aggression and counter-invasion. As long as I, An Yi, am in North China, I will never give up resistance - Japan's life is not easy now, affected by the global economic crisis.
, many Japanese companies have gone bankrupt, and many people cannot even eat enough to eat. How can there be any spare power to support the war? I firmly believe that the Japanese army that has attacked the Great Wall is at the end of its war effort, and the final victory will belong to us!"
Aina was a little curious: "It seems that General An is very familiar with the situation in Japan..."
An Yi nodded: "The national crisis is facing us. If we don't understand our opponents, it would be a serious dereliction of duty... The economic crisis has done great harm to Japan. Various crises in finance, industry, agriculture, and trade have broken out in an all-round way. As of the end of last year, its industrial
The total output value dropped by almost half, commodity and stock prices plummeted by 60%, foreign trade exports fell by 70%, more than a thousand companies closed down, nearly 500 companies reduced their capital, and as many as 62 banks went bankrupt or closed down, especially in agriculture.
, Japan’s agriculture is a semi-feudal small-scale peasant economy controlled by landlords and monopoly capital. After the crisis broke out, monopoly capital used methods such as price monopoly and production restrictions to reduce losses, but farmers were helpless and sat there waiting for death. As a result, many families went bankrupt and sold their children and daughters to beg for a living.
!It can be said that compared with the impoverished China, Japan is not much better. As long as it persists, it will definitely not be China that is dragged down in the end."
The three girls looked at each other with expressions of surprise. Apparently they did not expect An Yi to know the details of Japan so well and understand each other's strengths and weaknesses so well.
Aina thought for a while and said: "Although Japan's economy is on the verge of bankruptcy, it cannot be denied that Japan's education, industrial foundation and modernization process are far deeper than China's. Especially in terms of military, Japan ranks third in the world.
The navy, the fourth-ranked army, I think if the Japanese government makes a desperate move, it is entirely possible to arm 20 divisions and head to China. Generally speaking, war is an important means of passing on domestic conflicts and economic crises. If China
If Japan and Japan do not exercise restraint, a full-scale war is not impossible, so I think it is better to be more cautious."
After hearing these slightly threatening words, An Yi suddenly understood the purpose of Kaplan's arrival, and couldn't help but smile lightly:
"What kind of restraint? The Japanese Kwantung Army has launched continuous fierce attacks on our Great Wall defense line these days, and now they are about to attack Pingjin. Why don't they know how to exercise restraint? Since September 18th, our army alone has sacrificed as many soldiers as
There are more than 50,000 people and nearly 100 million yuan in military resources. How come they don’t know how to exercise restraint? Since the Sino-Japanese War, millions of Chinese soldiers and civilians have been killed by the Japanese army. How come they don’t know how to exercise restraint? Now I am told to exercise restraint.
Restraint, this is too difficult!"
Kaplan sighed: "Ann, I know it's difficult for you, but achieving peace in the Far East is the common aspiration of all European and American countries, including the United States. To this end, our new Secretary of State Hull sent a note to Japan when he took office.
, requiring them to immediately stop the war on the Great Wall of China, otherwise they will impose economic sanctions. The British government also issued a similar notification. One of their infantry regiments has been stationed in Tianjin. This is the most severe warning to Japan. France
, Italy and other countries also asked the Japanese government to remain calm, end the war as soon as possible, and focus on developing the economy and people's livelihood."
An Yi shrugged: "What does this have to do with me? It seems like this is a matter for the Japanese government. As long as they withdraw from Northeast China, nothing will happen..."
Kaplan smiled bitterly: "You know this is simply impossible, let's be realistic! According to the current situation, being able to preserve the territory within the Great Wall is a very remarkable achievement!"
An Yi pouted: "So it's useless to tell me all this. If the Japanese don't take the initiative to show sincerity, how can I possibly unilaterally cease fire?"
Ingrid interjected: "No war is isolated and one-sided. The current reality is that the Japanese army is pressing forward step by step, and the Chinese army is retreating steadily. So as the losing party, if you make some concessions and show appropriate sincerity, it will be very
It is necessary. It is a wise move for the Chinese army to withdraw to the Luanhe River line. There is no need for your two divisions to move to Tongxian County, which will complicate the problem!"
An Yi's face turned cold: "Are you here to lobby for the Japanese? The transfer order has been issued, and there is no possibility of changing it! And what I want to explain is that more than two divisions will be assembled on the Luanhe River line in the next week.
The superior strength of the seven divisions launched the most resolute counterattack against the Japanese invaders, and we will not give up until they are driven out of the pass!"
Ingrid shook her head: "Ann, my friend, there is really no need to do this. This is contrary to our foreign policy and principles! President Roosevelt's current policy focus is to restore economic development and people's livelihood, and maintain a peaceful and stable society.
It is very important to develop the environment and create good import and export channels. The Far East, including China and Japan, are important trading partners of the United States, and our government does not want to see normal trade threatened by war."
Aina added on the side: "We are also very sorry that the Japanese Kwantung Army disregarded the feelings of other countries and launched the Great Wall Offensive and invaded the Chinese customs, but this can be resolved through mediation! Now our country's foreign affairs department is working with the Japanese government
Urgent mediation requires them to stop the attack immediately and stabilize the front to its current position, otherwise severe sanctions will be imposed!"
An Yi smiled brightly: "In that case, you should go to the Japanese consulates in Tianjin and Peking. Why did you come to me?"
Kaplan explained: "An, we know that your follow-up ministries are rushing to the battlefield urgently, and the scale of the war is likely to escalate. Once the Kwantung Army fails to recruit, the Japanese government will go crazy if its own interests are threatened.
If you expand your military and send a large number of troops to the Northeast again, then the situation will further deteriorate and even get out of control! I think you are not willing to break out a full-scale war with Japan at this time, right? China has many problems now. Hundreds of thousands of troops are fighting in Jiangnan
In the encirclement and suppression of the Red Army, various local warlords did not obey the leadership of the central government. In this case, some irrational behaviors led to the escalation of the war. Do you think it is necessary? As your good friend, the main reason for coming to visit this time is to let you know
You stay calm, as a qualified general and politician, you must take the overall situation into consideration!"
An Yi suddenly stood up and laughed angrily: "Kaplan, I welcomed you in as a true friend. There has been a long-standing grudge between China and Japan, and now Japan occupies more than one million square kilometers outside the customs.
Land, now they have plans to move to North China, but you asked me to give up the fight and get criticized by thousands of people. Do you have any friends who do this?"
Kaplan also stood up and said sincerely: "Believe me, An, now is definitely not a good time for a full-scale war between China and Japan. I know that your southern Sichuan is developing vigorously, and I also know that the other armies on the Great Wall are not of the same mind as you. Instead of this,
Instead of consuming all the elites you have accumulated over the years on the Great Wall battlefield, you might as well withdraw and focus on development. In three to five years, the situation will definitely change a lot. Think about it, if a full-scale Sino-Japanese war breaks out, the Japanese army suddenly appears in China
How will you resist the invasion of the southeastern coast and Shandong? Are you really sure that with the seven or eight divisions in your hands, you can fight against the entire Japanese army?"
"It's impossible to resist, but it's impossible!"
An Yi shook his head and made a "please" gesture: "Kaplan, I have long said that Japan's current economy is unsustainable and will never go to full-scale war with China at this time. The reason why the Japanese army has repeatedly
And the three places have taken risks and continued to succeed because they have identified the cowardice and fear in our bones, thinking that if they take a step further, we will take a step back and use the advantages gained on the battlefield to gain more benefits at the negotiation table. Kaplan, maybe you
It's good for me, but have you ever considered my feelings? If I retreat without a fight, what will the central government think of me? What will the other military generals on the front line of the Great Wall think of me? What will the officers and soldiers under my command think of me?
What will the people of the whole country who have high hopes for me think of me? I am not in the mood to continue communicating today. Please leave and let me think calmly, okay?"
Kaplan's eyes suddenly turned red and tears welled up: "Ann——"