The waiting time was far longer than Tang Dao imagined.
This wait turned out to be a full half month.
Tang Dao didn't understand the thoughts of those big shots and didn't want to know. Anyway, he didn't waste too much time in the past half month.
People sent by Tang Dao's old father Tang Jili also rushed to the mountain city a week after Tang Dao arrived in the mountain city.
Tang Dao had already said in the secret message that he would rush back to report his duties to the capital, but this was a military secret. The old couple actually suppressed the eagerness to take a look at their son, and instead of coming themselves, they sent their family servant A Gen.
"Master, you are back. Master, my wife misses you so much that I have lost a lot of weight." A Gen was so excited when he saw Tang Dao that he changed his usual dull personality.
"This is the jade pendant that Madam asked me to bring you. It is said to be for the young master or young lady." Agen also took out from his arms the gift given to his grandchildren by Mr. and Mrs. Tang Jili.
"Come on, A Gen, this is the master I found for you, why don't you hurry up and meet him." Tang Dao accepted the gift from his parents with a smile, and took A Gen's hand directly to the old Uncle Han who had a look of surprise on his face.
before.
Tang Dao's original promise did not say that he would find an apprentice for him.
Forget it, because of his family background and the self-invented Tai Chi Bajiquan, Uncle Han is actually one of the few martial arts masters in the country. His requirements for his direct disciples are ridiculously high. After so many years, only three people can become his direct disciples.
Just five people.
In the Four Lines Regiment, it was not that Old Uncle Han had no intention of accepting apprentices. It was just that the Four Lines Regiment had been fighting for years, and all the officers and soldiers had learned were quick killing techniques. He combined the ancient spear skills with the stabbing technique.
And the Tang Dao's bare-handed killing skills are what the officers and soldiers need most. Not many people can calm down and study the mysteries of Tai Chi and Baji.
This is forced by the reality. If you don't dare to kill the enemy, you won't be able to survive.
Secondly, Uncle Han also has very high requirements for the qualifications of his apprentices. Not everyone in the Four Elements Group has caught his eye. For example, Tang Dao and Ming Xin are good candidates for martial arts, but they each have different inheritances.
In other words, in terms of Chinese martial arts, they have reached a level of martial arts that is comparable to his.
So Uncle Han chose Longyan, which is a slightly lower level. However, this guy is already in a long queue and is very busy every day. In addition, he is in good health and is not so keen on martial arts training, which makes Uncle Han feel sad for a while.
It is said that if Long Yan can calm down and practice with him in three to five years, with his talent, he will definitely have the opportunity to become a master of Chinese martial arts after Tang Dao and Mingxin.
But Uncle Han also knew that now that the mountains and rivers were broken, expelling the Tartars was the first choice. What China needed now were soldiers who could kill Japanese pirates, not martial arts masters. His wish was destined to be unfulfilled.
Seeing these good martial arts talents disappear in the fire, how can Uncle Han not feel heartbroken and retire from active service? In fact, he has no choice but to feel broken. He also needs to repair his emotions.
After all, he is already an old man in his sixties!
But this does not mean that Tang Dao can find him a disciple at will.
"Greetings, Master!" Agen was an honest man. After hearing what his young master said, he immediately knelt on his knees, plopped on the ground, and kowtowed to Uncle Han.
"Captain Tang, this..." Old Uncle Han couldn't help but frown.
Not only women don't like it when a bully takes advantage of him, but men don't like it either.
"Uncle Han, don't hesitate to refuse first. You can first see how good the apprentice I have found for you is. If you don't like it, just let him do the menial work at home." Tang Dao was extremely confident.
"Oh?" Old Uncle Han raised his brows, stood in front of A Gen with suspicion, and reached out to touch A Gen's thick and strong shoulders.
"Eh?" As Uncle Han made a soft sound from his mouth, his hands kept pressing on Agen's spine, waist, arms and other joints, and a slightly happy look appeared on his face.
If you put it in the future, if you touch someone of the same sex anywhere on the body without mentioning it and still wear this expression, then it will be just an old piece of glass.
Fortunately, this was the Republic of China, and besides Pang Zilong, the novice onlookers, Tang Dao and Ming Xin were all masters.
They all understood what the old man was touching. It was not a fortune teller touching bones, but ligaments.
The so-called talent for practicing martial arts is actually that the muscle fibers and ligaments are different from ordinary people. If you want to explode with more powerful force, the muscle fibers need to be tighter and longer. If you want to make martial arts moves that ordinary people cannot do, you have to look at the joint ligaments.
Intensified.
But A Gen, whom Tang Jili picked up from outside, actually had all these basic conditions, and his arms were extremely long. When he stood upright and hung down, his fingers could pass his knees, and his fists were as big as alms bowls.
If such a big fist were to be mastered and hit like a violent storm, the scene would be very scary. He is simply a born boxer.
Tang Dao had already seen it when he returned home last time, but he didn't have time to teach him. Ming Xin also taught him some martial arts skills. As long as he practiced hard and laid a foundation, it would be no problem. It happened that this time Uncle Han
If Tang Dao wants to take charge at home, can he find a good master for his loyal servant?
Agen is strong enough, but his parents have more protection.
"Agen has been growing up in my Tang family since he was a child. He is a little dull, but his character is extremely upright." Tang Dao said.
In the eyes of a true martial arts master, those who practice martial arts are second to none in terms of their moral integrity. The Tang Dao simply manipulates the psychology of old Uncle Han to death.
"Haha! Okay, I'll accept this apprentice." After hearing this, Uncle Han no longer had any doubts in his heart, and he laughed out loud rarely.
"Thank you so much, Master!" Agen has been practicing martial arts for more than a year and seems to have sharpened his brain a lot. After kowtowing three times, he has confirmed his master-disciple status.
After being helped up by Uncle Han, he took out a small bag from his arms and handed the 10 yuan in cash to his master, saying that it was his savings over the years as a ceremony to become his master.
Uncle Han received a major-level military salary in the Four-Hong Regiment, which would value the 10 yuan, but the apprentice can be so sensible, how can the master be unhappy?
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This is what Uncle Han said himself, which means that he will naturally teach everything he has learned in his life without reservation.
"Sir, you said Brother A Gen is dull, I think you have some misunderstanding!" Pang Zilong couldn't help but joked when he saw that the honest and humble A Gen had captured the heart of the martial arts master so easily with a piece of ocean.
"Haha! Zilong said it well. Others say that my disciple is dull. That's because they don't understand the wisdom hidden under my loyal appearance. You have poor eyesight!" Old Uncle Han has already entered the role of an old cow who protects the calf.
Turning to look at Tang Dao, he was full of confidence: "Agen should have practiced with you, the leader, for a while. This foundation is already very solid. Give me two years, not to mention other things, just boxing, I will catch up with you."
and Ming Xin."
"Master, what I have been practicing for more than a year was taught to me by little brother Mingxin. He is very powerful and I can't beat him. The young master is even stronger. He can even throw away that two hundred kilogram stone grinder."
Agen explained carefully.
"If I say you can do it, you must do it. You will know in two years." Old Uncle Han glared.
Although Tang Dao also uses Tai Chi and Bajiquan, in order to kill people more efficiently and quickly on the battlefield, it also combines Muay Thai, free fighting, Jiu Jitsu and other techniques. In the eyes of old Uncle Han, it is a bit nondescript.
Master Ming Xin came out of the Taoist sect and was the main killer. He wielded a big sword with murderous intent, which was not Uncle Han's cup of tea.
His new apprentice has an excellent foundation in martial arts and will definitely take his improved boxing skills to a higher level and will never lose to the two of them.
Old Uncle Han may not have expected that the disciples he had taught carefully for two years would step onto the battlefield in the future, and the lethality of those crazy big fists would be no less than that of Ming Xin's heavy sword.
Even the steel helmets equipped by the Japanese army were deflated with one punch!
After seeing off the happy old Uncle Han and his apprentice, the little foreign girl was finally free.
Not only did the two of them travel together in Jinyun Mountain without any hesitation, but they also went to the American Embassy in China under the recommendation of the little foreign girl.
There, Tang Dao unexpectedly met a legendary figure---General Stilwell!
Stilwell, who had just resigned from the military attaché in China and was promoted to Army Major General and was about to return to China to serve as the commander of the 7th Division, showed great goodwill to Tang Dao's visit.
Perhaps the source of this goodwill was because this person was a China expert, or maybe it was because of his connections with the Rockefeller family, but what surprised this man, who would later serve as commander of the U.S. Army in the China, Burma, and India Theater and Chief of Staff of the China Theater, was that they met for the first time.
The Tang Dao gave him a big shock.
"General Stilwell, I don't know much about the European battlefield, but I am certain that your country will pay a heavy price in the early stages of the war because of your arrogance."
The two sat down and chatted for a long time. Stilwell politely discussed the current world war situation with Tang Dao, and Tang Dao came straight to the point.
With these words, even the little foreign girl couldn't sit still. She kept winking at Tang Dao, indicating that he could seek help from the American military, but don't use this method of stepping on others to gain a sense of presence.
The current national policy of the United States is to form alliances, but not to participate in the war. Instead, the increasingly fierce war will turn the airplanes and cannons continuously manufactured in their factories into beautiful swords.
More importantly, no American would believe that a warring country would risk the world's disdain to provoke them.
After all, the United States, which relied on the arms sales of World War I to take off economically, is now the most powerful manufacturing country in the world. Going to war with them means facing a war that can manufacture tens of thousands of fighter planes and tanks a year.
Giant beasts, as long as normal people would not do this, even the mustache that ordinary people think is becoming increasingly crazy.
And this is the greatest confidence that the United States can provide resources and arms to its allies without participating in the war.
"Dear Colonel Tang, can I understand that what you are saying means that you want to draw another great federation that advocates freedom and democracy into the war for the benefit of your motherland?
Sorry, I think your efforts may be in vain. From my personal standpoint, I sympathize with the Chinese people who are trapped in the war, and I also appreciate the courage shown by the Chinese people in resisting the aggression of the Japanese Empire.
But from a national standpoint, I do not want the beautiful United States to ignite war. Of course, under the protection of strong ships, I firmly believe that no one can destroy this tranquility and peace.
So for such alarmist words, I personally suggest that you really don’t need to repeat them. I think we can still discuss the current war situation in South China or North China. If you need it, I will do my best to help you get it from your boss.
Some supplies." The American major general, who wore glasses but had a resolute face, mocked in a graceful manner.
The little foreign girl sighed silently. Although Stilwell is now a major general and division commander, his personal abilities and qualities are excellent. He is also highly regarded by the top brass of the American military. It won't take long for him to become a major general.
The words of Tang Dao, a major military general, made him unhappy. He might not be a help in the future, but might also be a hindrance.
Tang Dao was really too unwise this time.
"General Stilwell, I would like to ask, because of the Japanese army's use of troops in French Indochina, has your country frozen all Japanese assets in your country and has completely suspended the export of various materials to Japan?" Tang Dao said.
As if he didn't feel the other party's sarcasm, he continued to ask.
"Indeed, Japan is negotiating with our country because of this, hoping that we will recognize Manchukuo and allow them to obtain resources from Southeast Asia, and our country agrees to them on the condition that they withdraw their troops from China." Stilwell nodded.
Tang Dao knew this, and Stilwell was obviously not surprised. That was naturally because of the existence of a girl directly from the Rockefeller family.
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Young men and women have an extraordinary friendship.
The nearly 60-year-old veteran has already seen through the world that there are not only two emotions between men and women: friendship and love. There is also a kind of emotion that is more than a friend and less than a lover. To use the Chinese definition, it is called a confidante.
Don't tell me, regardless of the East or the West, the saying that people become mature with age, Stilwell was really right. Tang Dao and Little Foreign Girl are really in this state at the moment.
When Tang Dao had already married the one he loved, Laura settled for the next best thing. Pure spiritual communication made the two of them get along easily and happily, which was the most appropriate thing.
It was precisely because he was aware of the unusual friendship between the two that Stilwell patiently continued to communicate with Tang, who liked to exaggerate.
"Haha! General Stilwell, you know that is impossible. No one will spit out the fat that has been in the mouth." Tang Dao smiled faintly.
"Yes, but this involves our country's interests in the Far East. We will not give in, and Japan is not qualified to ask us to give in." Stilwell shrugged, expressing helplessness.
"A teacher of mine once said something like this: Although Japan has risen in the past century, it has experienced a "thousand years of loneliness."
The mainstream of the world is composed of the Eastern Confucian continental civilization and the Western industrial and commercial maritime civilization. Japan is located in the Far East and respects Confucianism. It is extremely wrong to think that Japan and China belong to the same Confucian civilization.
China has never looked down on Japan, known as the Japanese, in history, and it is even less possible to include them in the circle of Chinese civilization.
And when the Western world drove large ships into Japan's harbor a hundred years ago, Japan had the opportunity to go deep into the West and witness the prosperous and powerful Western civilization. It almost completely abandoned Confucian culture without hesitation and respected Western industrial and commercial civilization one-sidedly.
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But in the eyes of Westerners, they are an alternative and eccentric existence, and it is impossible to bring Japan into their own camp from the bottom of their hearts.
Only then did Japan realize that in its 2,000-year history, it had never been valued or accepted by either the East or the West. The contemptuous looks and vague ridicule made them suffer from an uncontrollable and extreme national inferiority complex, and they had a strong sense of national inferiority.
Their national self-esteem makes them realize their shame and then become brave. Their self-confidence after becoming strong makes their national character more divided, more contradictory, more desire for revenge, more aggressive, and more difficult for ordinary people to understand and judge.
They are polite, but arrogant. They are extremely stubborn, but love innovation. They are good at learning, but blind and arrogant. They worship the strong, but they sharpen their knives. They are gentle, but cruel.
....." Tang Dao calmly and rationally told the person in front of him about the character traits of the Japanese nation.
Stilwell took a deep breath, the sarcasm disappeared from his face, clapped his hands gently and sighed: "Dear Don, if you weren't wearing a colonel's uniform, I almost thought I was listening to a sociology class at Harvard University.
I am giving a speech. Your rich knowledge is really fascinating. It is a pity that my daughter did not meet you ten years ago, but it is a pity that she is now the mother of two children."
Stilwell is truly a gentlemanly general. Even if the subtext is, ‘What you said is very good, but does it have anything to do with the battle situation?’ He can still speak so freshly and refinedly.
It can only be said that the American general who came to China five times since his youth was also led astray by Confucian culture. He was less frank than he should be and was more armed with guns and sticks.
"Don't you think that it is because of this kind of national character that they will do things that your country considers absolutely impossible? For example, if they continue to use troops against Southeast Asia, and your country increases sanctions, there is no guarantee that they will not
Give it a try!" Tang Dao was unmoved at all and continued to speak calmly.
Stilwell's eyes narrowed slightly!
"With all due respect, your country's industrial manufacturing industry is indeed the best in the world, but if I can destroy all your country's existing aircraft carriers and cruisers in one battle, I don't know how long it will take to rebuild a more powerful force based on your country's manufacturing capabilities.
Where is the powerful fleet?" Tang Dao asked.
"If it's like what Colonel Tang set up..." Stilwell's face turned serious. After thinking carefully, he extended an index finger. "In one year, our country can build a huge navy with four aircraft carriers."
fleet!"
Tang Dao knew that the American army general still gave a rather conservative answer.
In the past, the crazy United States built and put into service more than 130 aircraft carriers between 1941 and 1945. These included 27 fleet-class large aircraft carriers, 11 light aircraft carriers, and 117 escort aircraft carriers.
"One year?" A trace of sarcasm appeared on Tang Dao's lips.
"But maybe by then, the war was over. Without control of the Pacific, no country could withstand the all-out attacks from the east and west by the German Empire and Japan."
Stilwell was stunned!
The little foreign girl's eyes were full of admiration. Except for the man in front of her, no one had ever made the arrogant new commander of the 7th Division behave like this.
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