Fan Xuande immediately said happily, "This guy is great! Is there any way we can contact him?"
Lattimore thought for a while and said, "I think we can first tell his company in Chongqing that we have a business and want to interview him, and then we can talk about it."
Fan Xuande nodded in agreement and asked Lattimore to prepare immediately.
——The next day
Jiang Cheng was talking to Jinshan in his residence in Chongqing about how to get close to the US Embassy, when he received the news that the US Embassy sent someone to his subordinates to say that they had business to discuss with him. He immediately smiled and said to Jinshan, "This is not
Can you give me a pillow if you feel sleepy? It seems that not only we want to see Americans, Americans are also very interested in us."
Jinshan asked jokingly, "My boss, how do you know this is coming to Yan'an?"
Jiang Cheng put his hands behind his back and smiled and said, "Isn't this nonsense? Isn't my company in the United States much bigger than the one in China? Even if the US government really has business, they will only look for my company in the United States. This is not an obvious drunkard's behavior.
Don't you care about drinking? Get ready, let's go meet the Americans for a while."
Jiang Cheng did not dare to go directly to the US Embassy. If nothing else, both the Central Command and the Military Command had definitely ambushed countless people near the US Embassy. Jiang Cheng, Lattimore and others were in a teahouse.
We met in a private room.
When Jiang Cheng and Jin Shan walked into the room, they saw two Americans who had been waiting for a long time. Seeing Jiang Cheng come in, Lattimore immediately stood up and said with a smile, "Mr. Jiang, I've heard about you for a long time. I'm glad to see you here."
You. My name is Lattimore, and I am the deputy leader of the American delegation this time. This is Lieutenant Colonel Beauregard."
Jiang Cheng smiled and stretched out his hand and said, "I am also very happy to see our American friends in China. President Roosevelt's move is absolutely correct. China will definitely become an indispensable friend of the United States."
After Jiang Cheng sat down, a few people chatted a few words at first, and then slowly introduced the topic. Lattimore said to Jiang Cheng, "Mr. Jiang, you are a friend of our United States. I believe you also know that our United States has isolationist sentiments."
So strong, even if our president is extremely sympathetic to China, it will be difficult to provide much help to China unless there are enough reasons to convince the old diehards in Congress, and we are here to find these reasons this time."
Jiang Cheng pointed out the window and said, "Not to mention how much the current international situation makes the United States need a die-hard ally like China, but in the future, China will have 50 million people. As long as there is a stable and willing government, such a large market will become
The world’s largest consumer market is just for this, and I don’t think the United States needs to hesitate anymore.”
Lattimore smiled. He was really a businessman. He could talk about doing business no matter what. He shook his head and said, "This is not enough. We want to know more, so we hope to go to the north for inspection. Once we come to inspect
The actual combat capabilities of the Japanese army are, secondly, to examine your country’s determination to fight against Japan, and thirdly, to examine your country’s current actual situation.”
Jiang Cheng pretended to be stupid and shrugged, "But what does this have to do with me? You should communicate with our chairman?"
"It's a pity that the chairman of your country does not want us to conduct an inspection in the north, so we hope to conduct an inspection in a civilian capacity." Lattimore looked at Jiang Cheng and smiled and said, "Of course, Mr. Jiang helped us, and we will not forget it.
Thanks to your friendship, we in the United States may have a large amount of supplies shipped to China in the future, and maybe this is an opportunity to make a fortune."
Jiang Cheng's lips curved slightly and he said, "I'm afraid you are not just going to the north. I believe that our chairman will be willing to let you go to the northern front line for your assistance. But the north does not only have the front line, but also the Red Party, right?
?”
Reed smiled and said to Lattimore, "I think we should just talk directly, Mr. Jiang, we hope you can help us go to Yan'an. We are very interested in your country's Red Party armed forces and the so-called base areas behind enemy lines."
Jiang Cheng immediately stood up and said, "I am a major general from the White Party. You asked me to contact people from the Red Party. Aren't you trying to harm me?"
Lattimore clapped his hands and said with a smile, "Oh? Is that really so? I heard that many Chinese are studying in our country, and many Chinese have entered our navigation, machinery and other departments to learn technology. I think I
We should also suggest whether the country should re-investigate the backgrounds of these people."
Jiang Cheng laughed and said, "Okay, I'm joking. I can help you connect, but you must listen to me in all your actions."
Lattimore immediately said, "Of course, then how should we go?"
Jiang Cheng touched his chin and said, "If you are really interested in the Red Party, I am also interested in having someone accompany you to investigate. How many people are you planning to go?"
"Two!" Lattimore replied.
"It's easy for two of us. I have a plane and you can fly directly to Yan'an." Jiang Cheng said immediately.
The two looked at each other, and Lattimore shook his head and said, "Although we are interested in Yan'an, we don't want to see everything that Yan'an has prepared for us, so we want to go to the North China base to have a look. In addition, we also want to see what Yan'an has prepared for us."
We are interested in Shanxi and other places recaptured by the Red Party. All in all, we hope to see as much as possible this time. The more we see, the better we can make a judgment."
Jiang Cheng nodded and said, "That's right... Then you just want to see more. If you don't want to fly there directly, you can't see anything from the northwest, so you can only go to the Central Plains or Shandong, Hebei direction, but
After all, you are foreigners, and your appearance is very different from ours. Going northwest can easily lead to the Chairman’s ears getting information, so I suggest that we go to Shandong and Hebei. We can go to the Japanese-occupied areas first, where we can basically make the Chairman
I have long lost surveillance of you, and then went to Shanghai. Shanghai is the place where you have the most foreigners. We can easily disappear there, and we have a lot of people in Shanghai. I will be responsible for finding a boat for you and covering your arrival.
Lianyungang, disembark from Lianyungang, which is a large base area behind enemy lines for the Red Party. Once there, the New Fourth Army and the Eighth Route Army will protect you all the way to Yan'an."
"Lianyungang? Is that a port? The Red Party still has its own port?" Lattimore said in disbelief. As far as she knew, even the Chongqing government forces had lost all their ports.
Jiang Cheng smiled and said, "Yes, Lianyungang was snatched from the Japanese army by the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army, the armed forces of the Red Party. The Japanese army originally wanted to take it back, but they never succeeded due to various reasons. This is probably what we Chinese are doing now."
The last port in hand."
Lattimore suddenly became more interested in the Red Party in Yan'an. He knew very well that the Japanese naval power could actually capture a port under such circumstances. It was like pulling a tooth out of a tiger's mouth. How powerful are these Red Party armed forces?
, he only felt that there were countless mysteries waiting for him to solve, and as an intelligence worker, he was the most interested in mysteries.
Lattimore and Jiang Cheng quickly discussed the details, and when they returned to their residence, Jiang Cheng smiled and said to Jin Shan, "This is really effortless. It seems that the Americans are not very satisfied with the Chongqing government.
This is good news for us, I think we can report it to the chairman immediately."
Jin Shan agreed and said, "I can see it too, but I heard that Agent Chiang is very polite to these Americans. Why don't the Americans appreciate him?"
Jiang Cheng sighed, "I'm afraid that's too polite. Let the Americans see that Jiang's agent is tough on the outside and soft on the inside."
--Shanghai
Hinomaru flags are flying all over Shanghai. This Oriental Pearl has fallen to the enemy for more than three years. Looking at everything here, Jiang Cheng and Jinshan are a little emotional, but Jiang Cheng believes that it won't be long before Shanghai will return.
In the hands of the Chinese, the time has become more and more mature.
Ruide Bao looked around with some vigilance and asked, "Jiang, who are we waiting for?"
Jiang Cheng smiled and said, "Don't worry, although this is a place controlled by the Japanese army, in the underground world, we still have most of the country in our hands."
"Sir, do you want to take a ride?" A rickshaw stopped in front of Jiang Cheng and others and asked.
"The car is easy to ride, but the road is difficult to walk, so forget it." Jinshan stepped forward and said with a smile.
"People are doing it, God is watching, so please go ahead." The coachman lowered his head and smiled.
"You should be tired of hearing human language," Jin Shan also lowered his head and said.
"I love to hear the ghosts singing in autumn graves." The coachman smiled and looked at Jinshan.
"Master, you can get in the car now," Jin Shan said to Jiang Cheng.
Jiang Cheng nodded, only to see the driver waving to the side, and several rickshaws soon came. Jiang Cheng motioned to Bao Ruide and others to get on the bus. Bao Ruide hesitated for a long time, then sat on the rickshaw tremblingly.
In his eyes, the rickshaw pulled by coolies looked a little weak.
The group of people went around and around for a while before arriving at a remote hotel. Jiang Cheng and others got out of the car. The driver waved his hand and said, "The place is here, please come."
Jiang Cheng and others were led by the coachman to a private room, where there were two men and one woman, one of whom was wearing a veil.
"Slicker, your place is pretty good." Jiang Cheng said with a smile as he sat down.
The slippery ghost smiled slightly, nodded to Jiang Cheng and said, "It's just a shabby place, Snow Girl, you go outside and keep an eye on Boss Jiang and all your friends, this is the Baimugui, the one who asked you to leave Shanghai safely to Lianyungang. Because Boss Jiang, you
The person he brought this time was a bit special, so he no longer saw people with their true colors."
Jiang Cheng smiled and said, "I understand, I understand, these two are the American representatives, Mr. Paul Reed and Mr. Xie Weisi. This slippery Mr. is one of the main leaders of the Chinese Red Party in Shanghai. He will help us leave Shanghai."
Bao Ruide did not expect to meet people from the Chinese Red Party so soon. He immediately extended his hand to the slippery ghost in surprise and said, "Hello, I am Bao Ruide. I am very happy to meet you. I am very curious about your Red Party. There are many
Can you answer my questions?"
The slippery ghost shook his head and said, "I'm afraid I can't answer these questions for you. I've been here for too long and I don't understand many situations in the base area and the central government. I think you should be patient a little longer."
Ruide Bao touched his head and said, "Okay, by the way, Mr. Bai, thank you for your hard work."
Jiang Cheng and Jin Shan almost laughed when they heard Bao Ruide calling Zhongxi Gong Mr. Bai. Zhongxi Gong also twisted his lips and said, "This matter is easy to handle. I have prepared documents for the four of you. They are all genuine."
Yes, we have also prepared a Japanese fishing boat. The owner of the boat is one of our own. You can take his boat to Lianyungang. Even if you encounter Japanese soldiers asking questions on the way, you can easily send them away."
After hearing that everything had been arranged, Ruide Bao and Xie Weisi rested peacefully. Seeing no outsiders, they also began to talk about other things.
"Slippery ghosts, hundred-eyed ghosts, this time the central government asked us to come here for another purpose: to learn more about the recent situation of the Japanese army in Central China. The last time the New Fourth Army sent a message to the central government saying that it hoped to launch a medium-sized campaign in Jiangsu, it happened that this time the Americans
Here, the Central Committee also hopes to show the Americans whether our Chinese Red Party can resist Japan, but it is worried that this will disrupt the entire strategic plan, so I want your help to judge." Jiang Cheng said to the two of them.
The Slippery Ghost looked at the Hundred-Eyed Ghost, also known as Nakanishi Gong. Nakanishi Gong thought for a while and said, "Let me talk about the situation of the Japanese army first. Since the Shandong War in the early 2000s, the Japanese army has been in a state of active defense due to changes in its overall strategy.
Especially now that the Soviet Union and Japan have signed a peace and neutrality treaty, the call for the Japanese army to move south is getting louder every day, so the Japanese army is now redeploying around the move south. As far as I know, the Japanese army in North China has no longer added any technical arms.
, and it is similar in Central China. Now the Nanjing puppet government and the Japanese army in Central China are jointly establishing a military factory and trying to produce as many weapons as possible. The South China Front has become more important because it has become the main offensive direction south, and has recently purchased a lot of weapons.
In terms of military resources, many veterans with combat experience were transferred back to the country, replacing the old and weak. In order to cope with the decline in military strength, the Japanese army also recruited a large number of puppet troops, but I do not think these puppet troops have strong combat effectiveness.
, at most it can only maintain a place.
If we launch an offensive in Jiangsu, my suggestion is not to attack Taizhou. Once we attack Taizhou, we will threaten Zhenjiang and Yangzhou, the two gateways to Nanjing, and the Japanese army will have to focus on us again. In addition, I
It is recommended to restore small base areas behind enemy lines in other places in the south of the Yangtze River, expand the base areas in Guangdong and Fujian occupied areas, and accumulate a small amount into a large amount, and you can cut off a lot of flesh from the Japanese army without knowing it."
Jiang Cheng nodded and said, "Your suggestion is very good. I will report it to the central government. Slippery, do you have any ideas?"
The slippery ghost thought for a while and said, "I'm just worried. If the Japanese army really goes south and we launch a medium-sized battle in Jiangsu, then Lianyungang will be in danger, because the reason why we control Lianyungang is not that we can deal with the Japanese navy."
, but because of the disharmony between Japan’s navy and army, but when the Japanese army goes south, the army and navy must cooperate in fighting. In this way, I am afraid that Lianyungang will be difficult to defend.”
Jiang Cheng said nonchalantly, "I remember that when we were in Lianyungang, neither I nor Mr. Lin thought we could hold on until now. Now Lianyungang is an airport, and all the mechanical equipment has been taken away. It's not a big deal.
If the Japanese want it, let them help us look after our home. It won’t be long before those who are supposed to come back will come back!”
The arrangement of Zhongxi Gong and Hua Tougui was very stable, and everyone arrived at Lianyungang safely. Bao Ruide breathed in the fresh air, looked at the fishing boat leading the way, and said excitedly, "We have finally arrived in the north of China, God."
! It’s really incredible that this place is still in the hands of you Chinese people!”
Xie Weisi kept taking photos, Jiang Cheng nodded beside him and said, "Yes, surviving in the belly of the Japanese army, becoming stronger and stronger, and finally holding the Japanese army alive to death, the suffering and hardship in it are hard to find for others."
