The next day, Ruide Bao found Jiang Cheng and said, "Jiang, we want to go to Yan'an quickly."
Jiang Cheng asked strangely, "Don't you want to see more? What? Did you finish reading it in one day?"
Bao Ruide thought that he should take a closer look. It is one thing to confirm the ideas of the Red Party Central Committee, and it is also an important task to find out the situation. He then said, "We heard that an anti-Japanese coalition government was established in Shanxi, and it turned out that in
General Yan Xishan, who is in power there, is the current chairman of the coalition government. We are very curious about Chairman Yan’s current situation and the current situation of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army after cooperating with the Red Party.”
Jiang Cheng smiled and said, "This is easy to handle. Let's fly to Shanxi."
"Fly?" Ruide asked curiously, "Do they still have planes?"
Jiang Cheng nodded and said, "Indeed, if you wait one more day, we will fly to Shanxi next afternoon."
"Why wait until tomorrow?" Reid asked again, "If there is a plane, wouldn't it be possible to fly at any time?"
Jiang Cheng explained, "Although they have planes, the Japanese army has many more planes than the Eighth Route Army, especially since you are important guests, so safety must be the first priority. They will send a plane over this afternoon, and we will leave tomorrow afternoon.
It was almost night time when we arrived in the Japanese-occupied area, and Japanese planes would not come out at night."
Ruide immediately nodded in understanding, indicating that he understood.
At this time, night passenger flights had already appeared in the United States, so Redhead was no stranger to night flights.
Bao Ruide and Xie Weisi were not idle. They immediately used this limited time to continue to go deep into the 115th Division and the local people to understand the situation. The more they understood, the more surprised they felt, but there was still a question in Bao Ruide's mind.
, What is the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army? What is the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army? Ruide Bao understands very well that if the United States intervenes in the Sino-Japanese War, it means that the U.S. military will probably one day fight the Japanese army with real swords.
When it comes to fighting, every time we learn more about the strength and combat habits of the Japanese army, countless American soldiers will survive in the future.
Three days later, Taiyuan
Taiyuan is unlike Lianyungang, which is basically under military control, and Taiyuan has a mixed population, so Yan Xishan and others did not go to pick them up. Instead, several small cars took Jiang Cheng and others to the government building.
Bao Ruide and Xie Weisi, accompanied by Jiang Cheng, walked into the building of the Shanxi Anti-Japanese United Government. A man and a woman happened to walk hand in hand around the corner and saw this scene.
The woman looked at this group of people and couldn't help but stand on her toes, trying to get a better look.
When the man saw the woman like this, he pushed her strangely and asked, "What are you looking at? That's the government building, where are the chief ministers."
The woman immediately snorted and said, "Wang Fei! Why don't you look at something better? Look at others, they have become leaders, but you are still a company commander. If you don't make progress like this in the future, don't think about me in the future."
He has a good look on you, and you didn't see it. He seems to be a foreigner, not Chinese. Why do you think there are foreigners coming to our place?"
Wang Fei took a look and saw that the person had already entered. He shook his head and said, "I didn't see clearly. Besides, isn't it normal for us to have one or two foreigners in Taiyuan? I mean my good comrade, good comrade Jin Yuhui!! We
Come on, let’s go, we finally have some time together, and they just gave me movie tickets again, let’s go and watch a movie.”
Jin Yuhui, that is, Kawashima Yoshiko, how could she still be thinking about watching a movie? He knew whose car the group of people got out of belonged to. It was Yan Xishan's car. Can the people who can ride in Yan Xishan's car be ordinary people?
And what’s coming is a government building, so it’s definitely not an engineer, scientist or foreign teacher. I’m afraid it’s a special envoy from some country. So who could it be? Is it the Soviet Union? Or another country?
In fact, in normal times, Kawashima Yoshiko would not be surprised that one or two foreigners entered the government building. After all, the Chinese Red Party and the Red International still have a relationship, and it is normal for people to come occasionally. However, some time ago, the Red Party rectified the movement and criticized the Soviet Union, which caused
There was a storm in the city. How could the Soviet Union send people here at this time? And even if they came, they should go to Yan'an, not Taiyuan.
What Yoshiko Kawashima didn't know was that in the distance, a small group of people watched the two of them standing on the street for a long time. They took a long breath. The middle-aged man at the head said to the people next to him, "Finally it's just right, the arrangement is like this."
It’s too difficult to meet by chance. I hope there won’t be another chance.”
The person next to him smiled and said, "Captain, this time we have achieved another great success. I wonder why we haven't caught this female spy. It turns out we are playing it safe."
The middle-aged man hummed, "What do you know? It has only been a long time since you entered our front line. You have a lot to learn. She is just suspicious now. How can we turn this suspicion into the answer we want her to know? Then
It still takes some effort.”
Not talking about Yoshiko Kawashima, Jiang Cheng and others entered the office and saw Yan Xishan and Mr. Peng sitting together and drinking tea. Seeing Jiang Cheng come in, Yan Xishan stood up and said with a smile, "You are here, welcome."
, welcome, these two are Lieutenant Colonel Bao Ruide and Mr. Xie Weisi."
Ruide Bao gave a military salute to the two of them, and Mr. Peng returned the salute. Yan Xishan waved his hand and said, "I haven't been in charge of the army for a long time, so just shake hands and sit down."
A few people sat down. Xie Weisi looked at Yan Xishan and asked curiously, "Chairman Yan, as far as I know, you are the leader of the Shanxi-Sui Army. Why do you leave the army alone? Is it because the Chinese Red Party does not allow other forces to own it?"
Where are your weapons?"
This question immediately made everyone stunned. Yan Xishan took a breath and said slowly, "Xie Weisi, right? I heard that you were born in China?"
Xie Weisi nodded and said, "Yes, I spent my childhood in Chengdu and Chongqing, my youth in Shanghai, my youth in the United States, and I came to China in my middle age."
Yan Xishan nodded and said, "In this case, you can understand many things. It just so happens that Mr. Peng and Mr. Jiang are both here. I will also tell you many things to let everyone know. It will be easier for everyone to cooperate in the future. Mr. Peng, I am
I know you actually have a lot of opinions about me."
Mr. Peng blushed a little and said hesitantly, "That's what I said. Without your support, Chairman Yan, how could our Shanxi recover so quickly?"
Yan Xishan continued with a smile, "Actually, if I tell you about my life, you can understand why I support the Red Party now. My family is a small landowner and I also do some business. I first went to a private school, and then helped
My family had a business. When I was 17, the business failed. I lost my capital and owed two thousand yuan. My father and I were forced to flee to Taiyuan to hide from the debt. You always said that I was cheating. How could you know the hardships of us businessmen? No.
If you deduct money, you will lose money. If you lose money, you will lose everything and your family will be ruined!
When I first entered the military academy, I just needed an officer to protect my family. I then went to Japan to study. The time I studied in Japan was a time that changed my life. I saw how powerful Japan is and how the Japanese treat us Chinese.
I looked down upon and saw the weakness of China. I will always remember that in 1905, the Japanese army won the Russo-Japanese War. The whole of Tokyo was celebrating the victory, celebrating the victory of a war fought on Chinese soil. How could I
I can’t even figure out why people from other countries can fight in our country, why our country’s land allows these two countries to come in and out, and what about our army? You know, I was a member of the Qing army at the time! We should be this
What do soldiers do? That’s when I understood it! China must change, China must become stronger, otherwise, it will be useless no matter how many military academies I attend! It was also that year that I joined
Mr. Sun's Alliance.
After that, I returned to China and was gradually reused. When the gunfire of 1911 was fired, we responded as soon as we got the bullets. As the situation changed, I became one of the leaders of our Shanxi New Army. After Governor Wu was assassinated by Yuan Shikai
, I became the governor, and we defeated Yuan Shikai, but I found that Yuan Shikai was not really loyal to the Qing Dynasty. I persuaded Yuan Shikai to cooperate with the army and the people to overthrow the monarchy. Sure enough, Yuan Shikai immediately withdrew his troops, the Qing emperor abdicated, and Ge Ming succeeded.
, we all cheered, we believe that after the war is over, we will all unite to build our new country.
But... it was nothing like what I imagined. Mr. Sun did not unite the forces in the south. Instead, Yuan Shikai united the forces in the north. I began to think that maybe Yuan Shikai was the one who saved China, so I turned to Yuan Shikai.
, I didn’t even object when he wanted to proclaim himself emperor, but he died soon, and Beiyang was torn apart. I couldn’t understand it anymore. I, Yan Laoxi, really couldn’t see who was the one who saved China. I
I thought, then you can do that, and I will take care of Shanxi. I adhere to the "Three Essentials Principle", which is "not to join the party, not to ask about foreign affairs, not to use troops for personal rights, and to obey the orders of the central government."
"We must protect local security." A few years later, Shanxi was in great peace, but the world was still in chaos. I suddenly felt that maybe I was the one who saved China, so I also participated in the Central Plains War. Later, I joined forces with Chiang Kai-shek, and in turn,
Chiang Kai-shek fought with the Red Army, but also turned against the Red Army, was driven out of Shanxi, and came back again. Looking back now, I am partly to blame for the current situation in China. Until after the July 7th Incident, when the whole people resisted, I still felt that
Chiang Kai-shek was not sincere in promoting the anti-Japanese war. He had slack thoughts on the matter and misunderstood the Red Party. He felt that the Red Party was also insincere in the anti-Japanese war and was sent by the Soviet Union to seize territory. However, after I really came into contact with the Red Party
, my misunderstanding was quickly canceled.”
Yan Xishan breathed out and said, "Mr. Xie Weisi, I don't know if you know what hope is? I see hope in the hands of the Red Party, in those smoking factories, among those farmers, among those workers
, I saw hope, that is the hope of our nation, the hope of our country!"
Yan Xishan chuckled and said, "So, I support the Red Party. Not only myself, I also ask the people around me, including the former Jinsui Army, to also support the Red Party. At the same time, I continue to establish my Comrade Association, and the Red Party also
Comrades who support me will become members of the democratic parties. Although I am now the chairman of the Anti-Japanese League and due to the principle of separation of military and political affairs, I no longer interfere with the affairs of the army, but there are still many comrades in our comrades association who are
In the military."
Ruide Bao and Xie Weisi were writing down the records. Xie Weisi raised his head and said, "Chairman Yan, thank you very much for your candid confession. I have seen the transformation history of a Chinese soldier. Can I publish your words in the article?"
Yan Xishan glanced at Mr. Peng, who instead looked at Jiang Cheng. Jiang Cheng said with a wry smile, "Mr. Xie Weisi, I'm afraid this won't work. If you publish this article, I'm afraid the chairman of the Chongqing Committee will be anxious. This pair of
The overall situation of the anti-Japanese war is unfavorable. I read the article and you should use it as a reference for President Roosevelt, and forget about publishing it to the outside world."
Xie Weisi nodded regretfully to express his understanding.
Bao Ruide said, "Chairman Yan just talked about factories. I have heard that you have many military factories in Shanxi. I wonder if we can visit them?"
Yan Xishan laughed and said, "You also know that we have a steel plant in Shanxi. If you look at it now, you may not believe that it is built by us. Why don't you go to Yan'an and take a look. You should have some understanding of the situation in Yan'an in advance."
, it was nothing but poverty, but now, it’s very different.”
Xie Weisi asked curiously, "Could it be that there is also a steel factory in Yan'an?"
Yan Xishan nodded and said, "There are not only steel plants, but also arsenals, scientific research centers, and universities. Yan'an is the earliest among our three major border areas to be built, so naturally it has everything it should have."
Bao Ruide looked at Mr. Peng and asked, "So when can we go to Yan'an?"
Boss Peng said, "We will leave for Yan'an early tomorrow morning!"
——Shanxi Theater Cinema
Kawashima Yoshiko and Wang Fei sat together and watched a movie. Kawashima Yoshiko was thinking about the background of the two foreigners just now. She had no intention of watching the movie. She just wanted to find an excuse to end the date quickly and go
Find out the situation.
Before Yoshiko Kawashima got up, a woman came from outside and wanted to walk in. Wang Fei smiled and said, "Comrade, hurry up, we are already halfway through the performance."
The woman smiled and said, "I'm here to call someone. I'm sorry. Comrade, Xiaoli, let's go quickly. I just gave the order. The two foreign guests will not go to the steel factory tonight. They will have dinner in the government building. We
Go and get ready."
It turned out that a couple was sitting next to them, and the man complained and said, "These foreign guests don't know how to come at any time, why are they so ignorant!"
Xiaoli smiled and hit him, and said softly, "I'll be back after I deal with those two Americans, okay! Why don't I make it up to you next time? I'll leave first."
With that said, he hurriedly left with the person who had just arrived.
Kawashima Yoshiko's eyes were as wide as beads. A Yankee? An American?
Kawashima Yoshiko calmly asked the man next to her, "Comrade, which department does your girlfriend belong to? She looks familiar to me. She seems to be one of my junior high school classmates. Is he from Shanxi?"
The man waved his hand and said, "No, her ancestral home is Hebei. She came to Shanxi after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War and works in a government building. You may have made a mistake."
Yoshiko Kawashima said with a regretful look, "That's it. Maybe I made a mistake. The profile looks very similar."
Wang Fei asked concernedly, "What's wrong? Are you okay?"
Yoshiko Kawashima smiled and said, "It's okay, let's continue watching."