Putting down his napkin, Chairman Chiang said: "After all, what's going on?"
Vice Minister Chen quickly opened the briefcase he carried with him, took out a telegram and handed it to Chairman Chiang with both hands.
Chairman Chiang took the telegram and read it slowly. As he read it, his brows slowly wrinkled. After a long time, he put down the telegram and said, "Cixiu, it seems from the telegram that the Japanese have even dispatched their navy this time.
It seems that you are determined to capture Tianjia Town, is there anything you can do in the 9th War Zone?"
Vice Minister Chen shook his head bitterly when he heard this: "Principal, what can we do? Our navy only has a few small warships, and they have sunk near Madang a few days ago. We don't have the strength to compete with them.
The only thing that can contain the Japanese navy is the air force, but... alas..."
Having said this, Vice Minister Chen stopped talking, and everyone understood the implication.
Chairman Chiang was silent. As the leader of a country, he was very clear about his family background. China's navy could be said to be completely blank. The air force was slightly better but not much better. It could be said that there were almost no means to contain the Japanese navy.
At this time, Mrs. Jiang on the side saw her husband's depressed look and couldn't help asking: "Cixiu, is this the only thing you have to report to the principal today?"
Vice Minister Chen looked at Mrs. Jiang in admiration. Of course he understood what Mrs. Jiang meant. Mrs. Jiang’s meaning was very clear, that is, you came to disturb our meal at noon. Could it be that you came here specifically to use this bad news to disgust us?
? Your dignified deputy minister of the Military and Political Department doesn’t have this pattern, right?
Of course, Vice Minister Chen was not limited to this. He quickly said: "Principal, there is actually another thing to report to you when the students come this time."
Chairman Jiang nodded lightly: "Oh, you tell me!"
"It's like this. The students just received a telegram from Commander Su of the 300th Division stationed at Songshan Pass in Tianjia Town. The telegram said that they are willing to donate a batch of urgently needed Western medicine to the central government to provide treatment for our injured soldiers.
Make a contribution."
"oh!"
Chairman Jiang raised his head in astonishment, and then asked noncommittally: "Haha... What kind of trouble is this Su Rui going to do this time?"
As soon as Chairman Jiang finished speaking, Mrs. Jiang on the side exclaimed in surprise: "Hey Darling, this is a good thing. The soldiers on the front line are just short of guns and ammunition, but medicines are absolutely indispensable.
Ah, it’s rare that Mr. Su donated medicine to us. With this batch of medicine, we can save many injured soldiers!"
After hearing Mrs. Chiang's words, Chairman Chiang and Vice Minister Chen laughed bitterly at the same time.
Chairman Jiang said with a bit of laughter and tears: "Madam, you are too naive. There is nothing in this world that falls from the sky. Do you think that Suri is really so kind and gave us a batch of medicines for free?
They must have conditions!"
"Ah..." Mrs. Jiang opened her mouth and asked Vice Minister Chen in surprise: "Ci Xiu, that Mr. Su is really qualified."
Deputy Minister Chen said with a bit of laughter and tears: "Mrs. Qi, of course there are conditions, otherwise no matter how generous they are, they would not give us nearly two tons of medicines for free. You must know that these medicines are all available on the market.
The price is as good as gold.”
"What, two tons?"
At this time, even Chairman Chiang was moved. Since the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the price of medicines, especially Western medicines, has been rising day by day. Now the price of a box of anti-inflammatory sulfa powder on the black market is equivalent to the same weight of gold.
If this is two tons of medicine, how much will it cost?
Of course, Chairman Chiang is not concerned about money. As a politician and national leader, he knows very well that with these two tons of medicine in hand, how much more powerful will be his voice? As a leader of a country, his
I'm afraid the prestige will increase a lot.
As his wife, Mrs. Chiang's thoughts were much simpler. What Mrs. Chiang thought about was how many lives of soldiers could be saved with these two tons of medicine.
On the side, Vice Minister Chen was thinking about how much of the medicine his Ninth War Zone could get if there were so many medicines, and how many people would come out to compete with him.
The three people had three thoughts, and the restaurant became quiet for a while. After a while, Chairman Jiang said with some dissatisfaction and shame: "By the way, what conditions does Su Rui need this time?
"
Chairman Chiang is now even more dissatisfied with Su Rui. A few days ago, Su Rui used 20 planes to make a condition to him, that is, he would be transferred to Guangdong after the Wuhan station. For the sake of this,
At present, Chairman Chiang Kai-shek has no choice but to hold his nose and admit it because the national army is short of planes. Now he is doing this again and is addicted to making deals with the central government. It is really outrageous.
It was true that he was angry, but the offer offered by Su Rui was so tempting that Chairman Chiang had no choice but to refuse it.
As if he could see Chairman Chiang's dissatisfaction, Vice Minister Chen did not dare to play off any more, and said quickly: "Principal, Su Rui said that his flying brigade is seriously short of personnel now, and he hopes that the central government can send some pilots to supplement it.
Into his flying group?"
"Pilot?" Chairman Jiang was stunned for a moment, then became angry, "I haven't settled the accounts with him last time when Su Rui took over more than a dozen pilots and dozens of ground staff from the Fourth Brigade, and now he wants to do it again
Are you trying to pull someone in? If you don't change him, let him die as soon as possible!"
No matter what era, Air Force pilots are the treasures of their superiors, and the same goes for Chairman Chiang Kai-shek. The last time Su Rui sent Liang Zhi to the Air Force to recruit people, Chairman Chiang only found out about it at that time, and he was still angry for a while. Now.
Suri actually once again put his hands... well, into the air force. This is really unbearable.
Seeing that the boss was angry, Vice Minister Chen did not dare to say anything and just stood aside silently with his hands down. On the other hand, Mrs. Jiang couldn't stand it anymore and pretended to be angry: "Darling, this is not Cixiu's fault.
Why are you angry at him? Besides, you just said that there is no free lunch in the world. They gave us two tons of medicine, so we can’t give it away for free, right? We have to get some benefits. Anyway, our air force’s aircraft are in serious trouble now.
Not enough, those pilots are just idle. Wouldn't it be better to let them go to the 300th Division to fight the Japanese? We can just transfer them back in the future."
Yes, she learned and applied it now. Mrs. Chiang’s words made Chairman Chiang lose his temper. He was a little embarrassed and had to pick up the cup on the table and sip the boiled water. For a while, the atmosphere became dull again.
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Seeing that this was not the way to go, Mrs. Jiang winked at Vice Minister Chen. Seeing this, Vice Minister Chen quickly stepped forward and said to Chairman Jiang: "Principal, in the opinion of the students, what Madam said is not unreasonable.
.Now that the Air Force is in short supply of aircraft, many pilots have nothing to do all day long. Brother Bai Fu (Air Force Commander Zhou Zhirou) has complained to me several times. If the pilots do not fly for a long time, their condition will decline sharply.
Rather than doing this, it is better to temporarily transfer them to the 300 Division in Suri. In this way, we can keep them in good condition, attack the Japanese, and get a batch of medicines. When we need them, we can also
If we transfer it back, then we can get five tons of medicines for free without paying anything. Why wouldn't we enjoy such a good thing?"
"snort……"
The Chairman snorted slightly and still said nothing, but his expression softened a lot.
Seeing this situation, Mrs. Jiang, who had been sleeping with him for so many years, still couldn't understand. She quickly said: "That's right, Darling, Ci Xiu is right. With this batch of medicines, we can save many lives."
Soldiers? My second sister mentioned to me a few days ago that many wounded soldiers are dying every day in hospitals in Wuhan due to lack of medical treatment and medicine. Saving one life is better than building a seven-level pagoda!"
"That's it!"
Chairman Jiang was moved by what the two said. He thought about it and asked Vice Minister Chen: "Cixiu, how many people does Su Rui want?"
"The more, the better?" Vice Minister Chen said simply.
"Ha... why didn't he grab it? It's a beautiful thought." Chairman Jiang was annoyed and said angrily: "Let's do this, send him seventy pilots, and if there are more, there will be none!"
Vice Minister Chen was dumbfounded and said hurriedly: "Principal..."
"That's it, you don't need to say anything anymore, seventy people, not even one more!"
Chairman Chiang waved his hand domineeringly, then stood up and walked inside, leaving Vice Minister Chen standing there blankly.
Looking at Chairman Jiang's back, Vice Minister Chen Nannan said: "Principal, what I actually want to say is that just give him thirty pilots. There is no need to give him so many people..."
"You...what did you say? The chairman agreed to give us seventy people."
In the headquarters of the 300th Division in Songshankou, Su Rui clutched the microphone tightly, with a glimmer of disbelief flashing in his eyes. How could old Chiang Kai-shek be so generous today and actually allocate seventy pilots to him? Could it be that the sun has risen from the west?
Liang Zhi, who was standing aside, was also stunned for a while, and then he flashed a look of relief and said softly: "I guess Chairman Chiang doesn't know how many pilots he has, otherwise he wouldn't be so generous."
"Well, it's very possible!"
Su Rui also nodded. He couldn't help but rub his hands with joy. With these pilots, his flying brigade can be expanded. Moreover, the quality of these pilots should be very good.
As far as Su Rui knows, the quality of the Chinese Air Force pilots during the Anti-Japanese War was not inferior to that of the Japanese Army Air Force during the same period, and even slightly exceeded it. This can be seen from various declassified materials of later generations, and nothing else.
It can be said that being able to fly Hawk IIIs, which are much inferior in performance to Japanese aircraft, and fight with the Japanese Army Air Force is inseparable, which is enough to prove their eliteness.
Thinking of this, Su Rui sneered at the corner of his mouth: "Okay, little Japan, just wait, I'm here!"
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