The office of Yoshijiro Umezu of the Fengtian Kwantung Army Headquarters "reported to the general that there is new news from our garrison stationed in Heihe. A Soviet major general Hailanpao escaped. He claimed to have brought important news.
Want to see you"
"Major General Nanisuo, what problem does he want to tell me?" Umezu Yoshijiro asked curiously.
"I'm sorry, he won't tell you until he sees you in person." The staff officer bowed his head and apologized.
"Okay, bring him in." Umezu Yoshijiro was very curious as to what information a general of the Soviet Russian army could have that interested him.
"Hi" the staff officer walked out.
After a while, a Soviet major general in his forties walked in. When he saw Umezu Yoshijiro sitting in front of the office, he first stood at attention and saluted, and then said in Japanese: "The 126th Division of the Soviet Far East Military Region
Political Commissar Major General Valentin sends his regards and wishes you good health.”
"Hello, Major General Valentin, I didn't expect you to be proficient in Japanese. This is really rare." Umezu Yoshijiro asked with interest.
Valentin smiled bitterly and said: "If you don't know Japanese and Chinese when working in the Far East Military Region, then you are not a competent political commissar."
"Hahaha" Umezu Yoshijiro laughed. Now he does not look like a commander of the Kwantung Army of the Japanese Army. He is just like an ordinary old man reminiscing with a friend he has not seen for many years.
"It seems that you are already a competent political commissar."
Hearing Umezu Yoshijiro's praise, Major General Valentin smiled bitterly and said, "I don't dare to take this seriously. If so, I wouldn't be driven here like a dog in the water."
Umezu Yoshijiro just smiled and said nothing. He stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation, inviting the other party to sit down. When Major General Valentin sat down, he stretched out his hand to give the other party a cup of tea, and then made a gesture of invitation.
Major General Valentin was not polite. He picked up the tea cup and swallowed the tea and water in one gulp. After drinking, he still looked like he was still unsatisfied.
"Major General Valentin must have suffered a lot along the way." Umezu Yoshijiro smiled and gave Major General Valentin another cup of tea with a calm expression, as if he was entertaining a familiar old friend.
"Misery" Major General Valentin smiled sadly and shook his head. If he hadn't run so fast the day before yesterday, he would have been caught by the Chahar army. Even so, he was the only one among the dozen or so political commissars who crossed the river with him.
After swimming across the river, the others were buried at the bottom of the river.
"Mr. Umezu Yoshijiro, you and I are both soldiers. We Russians don't like to mince words, so I'll tell you straight. I need a sum of money now, enough money to live the rest of my life in the West.
.And this money is just a small amount for you. In exchange, I will provide you with the latest trends of Chahar's army and a great opportunity for you to expand your territory." Major General Valentin said.
When you're done, drink the tea in your hand.
"Oh, please tell me in detail." Umezu Yoshijiro said calmly, picked up the teapot and poured another cup of tea for Major General Valentin.
Huh, another guy who doesn't let go of hawks when he sees rabbits. Major General Valentin cursed in his heart, but he also knew that the person sitting in front of him was a cunning and cunning guy, and he didn't have enough benefits. These stingy Japanese were...
I won't give him any cents.
"Well, to put it simply, Chahar's expeditionary force has occupied Hailanpao and is now heading towards Vladivostok. If nothing goes wrong, they will reach Vladimir within ten days.
Vostok.”
"The Nanishina people are going to occupy Vladivostok." Even Umezu Yoshijiro, who boasted that the mountain was collapsing in front of him, stood up in surprise without changing his expression. This news came too suddenly. Damn it, all the imperial agents in Soviet Russia were
Do you eat poop?
Humph, you little Japanese, I thought you didn't care about anything! Major General Valentin, who was secretly despised in his heart, looked extremely solemn, "The news is absolutely true. They occupied Hailanpao the day before yesterday, and they are probably already in the area now."
We are on our way to Vladivostok, well, Vladivostok. Mr. Umezu Yoshijiro, this news should be of some use to you."
"Of course, of course, Major General Valentin, you are a friend of the Empire of Japan, and the Empire of Japan has always been very generous to its friends." Umezu Yoshijiro nodded repeatedly and reached out to pour another cup of tea for Major General Valentin.
He looked at Major General Valentin again and listened to what news he could tell. But this time, after finishing the above sentences, the Russian guy was like Xu Shu entering Cao Ying in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms in China.
Doesn't rise up.
As soon as he thought about it, Umezu Yoshijiro knew that the other party was waiting for him to make an offer. He laughed and said, "As for Mr. Valentin's request, as long as the information you tell is accurate, the empire is prepared to give you half a million yen.
What do you think?”
Major General Valentin nodded, "Yes, but I don't want Japanese dollars, I want half a million U.S. dollars. And you have to help me get a Japanese passport and be responsible for sending me to Switzerland."
"Yoshi, of course. Just rest assured. The Empire of Japan means what it says." Umezu Yoshijiro nodded repeatedly. Half a million US dollars is indeed an astronomical figure to ordinary people, but it is nothing to a country.
.
"Well, well, I will now tell you about Vladimir's troop deployment and fleet situation in Vladivostok." After receiving the assurance from Umezu Yoshijiro, Major General Valentin also happily told you what he knew about the situation.
Pouring the beans, he said everything at once.
"Yo Xi, Mr. Valentin, you belong to the Japanese Empire." Umezu Yoshijiro smiled broadly and extended his thumb to Major General Valentin. "You go down and have a rest first. After you take us to verify the information, we will hand over the money."
Here you go, you can rest assured about this."
As soon as Umezu Yoshijiro clapped his hands, a guard came in from outside the house and took Major General Valentin down.
After seeing off Major General Valentin, Umezu Yoshijiro immediately picked up the phone and called the Kwantung Army intelligence agency. After a squawk of reprimands and orders, he sat down on the chair panting.
The news brought by Major General Valentin today is so shocking. Everyone knows the consequences of Chahar's occupation of Vladivostok. Vladivostok is not only a natural ice-free port, but also the station of the Soviet Pacific Fleet. If that was allowed
An expeditionary force occupied Vladivostok. Then they and Chahar attacked the three eastern provinces from the east and west. Even a fool knows the consequences.
No, this matter must be reported to the base camp. After a while, Umezu Yoshijiro personally drafted a message, summoned the communications staff and told him to send the message personally.
Zhangjiakou Chahar Aviation School Chahar Aviation School was established in early 1936. At the beginning of its establishment, the school had only a few teachers recruited from the former Northeast Aviation School by Su Tong and a few dilapidated houses. But in
With Su Tong's unrelenting support and Gao Zhihang's efforts, after two years of crazy construction, the Northeast Aviation School now has more than 300 instructors with rich practical experience, more than 3,000 ground staff, and more than 5,000 students.
people.
The current scale of Chahar Aviation School can be said to be a first-class flight academy not only in Asia, but also in the world.
Moreover, under the call of Su Tong’s slogan of 10,000 pilots, Chahar established branch schools in Ningxia and Qinghai three months ago. In short, their goal is to achieve what Su Tong said, to be able to provide timely services to Chahar
The Erqiu Air Force provides enough excellent pilots to replace them according to the losses, and it can only be more and not less.
At this time, Su Tong and Gao Zhihang were standing on the flight deck, watching the junior students practice takeoff and landing over and over again under the guidance of their instructors against the scorching sun above their heads.
After a long time, Su Tong spoke. "Zi Heng, I came to you today just to ask you for someone."
"I know." Gao Zhihang smiled, "I knew your purpose as soon as you came here. Tell me, how much do you want this time?"
"As many as you want," Su Tong said seriously: "I plan to set up two more naval divisions and a bombing brigade, so I need at least five to six hundred outstanding academy members. Can you give them to me?" Su Tong looked at Gao Zhi expectantly.
He knew that there were still three months until the latest batch of pilots graduated, but now he had no time to wait.
Unexpectedly, Gao Zhihang laughed this time. Gao Zhihang said with some pride: "Of course, I knew you never do things according to common sense. Fortunately, I was prepared. I just happened to schedule the two advanced classes in advance a few days ago.
I’ve finished teaching, so I won’t be attacked by you again.”
"Brother Ziheng understands me." Su Tong looked at Gao Zhihang without saying anything, with tears in his eyes.
"You?" Gao Zhihang looked at the highest officer of Chahar in front of him with a wry smile. This officer was like a child sometimes. He shook his head and decided not to worry about this issue anymore. Gao Zhihang asked:
"The headquarters is going to establish HNA, but we don't have a navy yet."
Upon hearing this, Su Tong's face quickly dimmed.
The navy, this eternal pain in the hearts of Chinese people, is like a thorn stuck in the hearts of Chinese soldiers. There is no navy after Beiyang. This shame has always been in Su Tong's heart like a thorn in his heart, even in later generations.
, China’s navy is at best a regional offshore defense force. When will China’s navy be able to ride the wind and waves and travel across the five continents and four oceans?
Seeing that Su Tong's expression was not so good, Gao Zhihang knew that these words hurt Su Tong, and he was also cursing himself in his heart, why did he not open and lift the pot that was so good? In less than three years, Commander Su
How easy is it for him to build such a huge army and air force in a short period of time? I still want to find fault with him. Is it so easy to build a navy? Although I only work in the air force, I still believe that ten years of army and one hundred years of navy are the same.
got it.
"Brother Ziheng, don't worry, I'm here to assure you that we Chinese people will also have our own navy." At this time, Su Tong turned around and assured Gao Zhihang seriously.