Alice thought about it carefully, organized the words in her mind, and then said seriously: "General Su, this time I was entrusted by the American government to tell you something, that is, the special gift of the President of the United States.
Assistant, Professor Hawkins came to see you on behalf of the President of the United States to discuss some matters with you. He is estimated to have landed in Shanghai and will arrive in Chahar in a few days."
"Professor Hawkins from the U.S. Government is discussing something with me." This surprised Su Tong. He had never dealt with the U.S. Government. At most, he only sold stockings and some refrigerators and other home appliances in the United States.
, it doesn’t seem to touch any interests of the United States. Are Americans so stingy that they won’t even let their friends sell socks?
Seeing Su Tong thinking hard, Alice on the other side couldn't help but laugh, "What are you thinking about? Professor Hawkins came to contact you this time on orders from the American government. Just be careful and you'll be fine."
There is no need for you to think wildly."
"Can you give me a little hint?" Su Tong turned to look at Alice and said: "You American politicians sent people all the way here this time, you must not be trying to contact me emotionally, right?"
Alice burst out laughing again, and he found that he laughed more than ever when he was with this Chinese general.
"I don't know much about this, but I heard that it's because the frequent appearance of American equipment in your Seventh Theater and your performance against the Japanese alarmed the American government, so I sent someone to discuss it with you.
Bar."
"Uh, it's broken." Su Tong couldn't help but patted his thigh. He had plagiarized a lot of Yankee weapons over the years. Not to mention, the Garand rifle, the standard rifle of the Seventh Theater, was an authentic American product.
M2 heavy machine guns, M1911 pistols, F4F Wildcat fighter jets, M2 howitzers and other weapons are all equipment in active service in the United States. This time the real owner is here to collect debts.
Seeing the uncertain expression on Chief Su's face, Alice didn't think so much. She was just a messenger, and once the message was delivered, nothing would happen to her.
"Okay, I've brought you the message. I won't have anything to do next. It's time to fulfill your promise to me." A glimmer of eagerness flashed in Alice's eyes.
Seeing Alice's eager expression, Su Tong had no choice but to put aside his thoughts for the time being, and led Alice and a few guards out the door.
Zhangjiakou was planned by Su Tong with reference to later urban planning. Although Su Tong did not know much about urban planning and design, as long as he stated the general concept and ideas, there would naturally be dedicated people to do it. Therefore, after two
After many years of development, Zhangjiakou seems to have begun to look like a prosperous city.
"Oh, look, there are so many department stores there, and there are perfume stores there. Oh God, the stockings here only cost two dollars. In the United States, they cost twenty dollars a pair. Su, your businessman is really great.
"I'm greedy." As soon as she arrived at the department store, Alice, who usually looked smart and capable, suddenly turned into a completely different person. She couldn't get enough of shopping no matter how much she walked on the street.
Su Tonghe just stayed behind her silently, watching Alice stroll around like a little girl, while thinking about the arrival of the American special envoy in a few days.
The American special envoy coming to Chahar at this time must have a certain purpose. If he said that there was no special purpose, Su Tong would not believe it. Chief Su knew the virtues of those Americans very well, and he would have said it earlier if there was no benefit.
That's the kind of people they are.
But what is there in Chahar that the United States is interested in? Don’t joke about economic cooperation. Although Chahar has gone through several years of economic development, its economic capabilities are inferior to those of established capitalist countries like the United States.
It's not just a few streets. What about military technology? Well, it seems that the B24 bomber exposed in the last bombing of Tokyo and the Siberian Tiger tank that frequently made a splash in Siberia have attracted the attention of the United States. It seems that this time it wants to
Get these things
Not to mention Chief Su's random thoughts here, at this moment in an apartment in Shanghai, Professor Hawkins, who had traveled across the ocean from the United States, was sitting at a small round table with Nelson Johnson, the U.S. Ambassador to China, for talks.
Hawkins took a sip of coffee and asked, "Mr. Nelson, do you think the Japanese ambition is to eventually occupy all of China?"
"There is no doubt about this. It is an open secret in China or the whole world." Nelson shrugged.
"Then do you think the Japanese can succeed?"
"Oh, you've asked me this question, because it's a question that only God can answer. But if you ask me for my personal opinion, I don't mind making an evaluation." Nelson paused and then a trace of disdain appeared on his face.
Expression: "There is a strong baby who has just crawled up, and now he is eager to kill his adult neighbor who is seriously ill. But they have forgotten that no matter how strong the baby is, he is still a baby, no matter how
No matter what, he can't beat an adult, even if the adult is seriously ill. This can be seen from the naval battle a few days ago."
"Hahaha" Hawkins laughed: "Nelson, how did I find that what you said was so similar to the president? Even the tone of voice was carved out of the same mold."
"Haha, that's right, that's my honor." Nelson also smiled.
"So, Nelson, what do you think about Chahar's frequent use of equipment for our team?" At this point, Hawkins's face became serious.
Nelson also suppressed a smile and pondered for a while before shaking his head and said, "Professor Hawkins, as far as I know, Chahar has not been in contact with any arms dealers in our country. The weapons they use now are all produced by themselves. Now
Chahar has initially established an economic system based on the combination of light and heavy industries. Although their production capacity cannot be compared with that of our country, I think the difference with Japan is very limited. As far as I know, just last year, their production capacity
Their annual steel production has reached two million tons, which is the same production capacity as Japan. And they also plan to build a large steelmaking enterprise in Baotou, Chahar. When this steelmaking enterprise is completed, their
The annual steel production will surpass Japan in one fell swoop and reach 4 million tons. So is there any need to guess the outcome of this war?"
"As for the source of their weapons, I think it is easy to explain. Imitation is imitation. We, the United States of America, are the greatest country in the world and have the most sophisticated weapons. Chahar bought several of our weapons and then imitated them. I
I don’t think there’s anything strange about this.” Nelson affirmed, “Since they frantically snatched more than a million deported Jews from Germany, they can now even develop their own airplanes, so why can’t they make a few more?
Are you bringing a rifle?"
After listening to Nelson's analysis in silence, Hawkins felt that it made sense, but he just felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure it out. He shook his head and gave up on this troublesome question.
"Okay, old friend, don't think so much." Nelson stood up and patted Hawkins on the shoulder, "Now that you have arrived in Shanghai, I must be a landlord. Shanghai is a good place. I am here today."
Tonight, I will take you to see the cocktail bar jointly organized by our American Embassy and the embassies of several other countries, where many famous ladies often attend."
Looking at Nelson's blinking and understanding look, Hawkins couldn't help but couldn't help laughing or crying, but he couldn't refuse his good friend's kindness, so he had no choice but to do as the Romans did and got in the car and followed Nelson.
In a splendid nightclub in the French Concession, hundreds of diplomats and so-called noble ladies from various countries gathered. They tasted champagne and red wine, ate steaks and various fruits carefully prepared by the chef, and slowly discussed
This is a war that does not belong to them.
Looking at the wives of ambassadors and well-dressed men wearing gorgeous furs, Hawkins couldn't help but shook his head, and couldn't help but think of what President Roosevelt said in his mind: People are happy because of their ignorance.
"The reason why people are happy is their ignorance" is so true. Hawkins tasted this sentence carefully and drank the glass of wine in his hand in one gulp.
"Hawkins, let me introduce to you. This is His Excellency Prince Asaka Palace Hidehiko, the Commander of the Japanese Defense Forces in Shanghai." Nelson's voice suddenly came to Hawkins's ear. When he looked back, Nelson was accompanying him.
Wearing Japanese military uniforms, a Japanese with the rank of general and a mustache came over.
"Hello, Mr. Hawkins, welcome to Shanghai. I hope you will have a pleasant stay in Shanghai." Prince Asaka Palace Jiuyan bowed slightly to Hawkins.
"Hello" Hawkins nodded slightly, and the two began to chat without a word. As they chatted, they talked about the war in China. The arrogance, words and attitude of Prince Jiuyan of Asaka Palace made Hawking
Si was very disgusted. When Hawkins asked him lightly about the naval battle in Peter the Great Bay a few days ago, Prince Asaka Palace's face was a little confused. He just said bluntly: "Then
This is just a temporary defeat for the Japanese Empire, and the Japanese Empire will soon destroy them."
After saying that, Prince Asaka Palace Kituhiko quickly found an excuse to leave.
Looking at the figure of Prince Jiuyan of Asaka Palace taking the opportunity to walk away, Hawkins shook his head. It seemed that what General Su said in the Chrysanthemum and the Sword was really accurate. Japan is really an extremely arrogant and extremely inferior nation.
Thinking of this, Hawkins became more and more interested in the ruler of Chahar whom he had never met before.