With that said, Roosevelt took out a document and handed it to Hull and said, "Speaking of which, I am very interested in the Chinese Red Party in Yan'an, northern China. Their leader Mao made some suggestions to us, which is very interesting."
Hull slowly read the intelligence coming from China, and said to Roosevelt in surprise: "Mr. President, this Mao's world strategic vision is very unique. I seem to have seen another Mr. President. In addition, I found that this information is very important in the intelligence."
The description of the Chinese Red Party is very positive and very complimentary, but it is quite critical of the Chongqing government. Is there any problem with this?
In Hull's mind, he simply did not believe that China's remote northwest would have such strong industrial and military power, let alone that the Chongqing government that persisted in fighting Japan would be as bad as the document said.
Roosevelt said without any doubt that I asked Hoover to investigate. Do you know that there are Americans who have gone to China from 1937 to now and have not come back?
The overseas Chinese went to participate in the war, but most of them were workers in heavy industry and many scientists. However, we did not see any trace of these workers in Chongqing, so I think these people should have gone to Yan'an. This information
They are very consistent. I believe that when the Chinese Chongqing government continued to ask for help from the Soviet Union and Germany for military equipment, the Chinese Red Party in Yan'an had already established its own industrial base, and Shanxi was an important industrial province in China. With intelligence
The power in it is not difficult to understand.
Hull listened to Roosevelt's statement and saw that the document said: Mr. President, how do you think we should deal with China's problem?
Roosevelt exhaled and laughed: We are even willing to win over the Soviet Union, why should we care about the Chinese Red Party? For us, the more friends the better, just like Mao said, only in this way can these problems be ended as quickly as possible.
China has proven their courage and determination with their several years of fighting against Japan, and the Chinese Red Party is an important force in it. I think China should become a force for maintaining world peace. More importantly, if we show Yan'an
Okay, then the Soviet Union will definitely get our signal and understand that when we deal with fascist countries, we will not care about the ideological and institutional differences between the Red Party and us.
Hull asked, "What about Congress?"
Roosevelt said hehe, I did not say that we will join the war now. The United States cannot join the war on its own initiative. To be precise, the later the United States joins the war, the better it will be for the United States. We need to curb the spread of fascist forces, just like our neighbor.
When there is a fire, we need to contain the fire, but that doesn't mean we have to put out the fire right now with a bucket. We just need to give water to our neighbors.
With that said, Roosevelt told Hull that Germany, Italy and Japan were going to form an alliance. I think we should also start to form a worldwide anti-fascist alliance. The first step is to coordinate China in the east and Britain in the west to send people
Contact the British to see if they are willing to coordinate with China if the Japanese army goes south.
Roosevelt gained confidence in the world situation, and he immediately summoned Song Ziwen again.
Song Ziwen looked at Roosevelt and raised his glasses and said straight to the point. Dear President Roosevelt, I wonder if there has been any progress in your country's aid to our country.
Roosevelt nodded and said that we have analyzed the world situation and believe that Japan's aggression against China has threatened the security of the Pacific. We may pass a bill in the near future to solve how to assist those peace-loving countries.
Song Ziwen's eyes lit up and he said that this was really good news.
Roosevelt shook his hand and said, "In addition, we hope that all the materials we provide will be used in the war against Japan, and will not be used in the civil war. Therefore, the management and use of our aid materials need to be registered with us. Finally,
We are very interested in the anti-Japanese armed forces of the Chinese Red Party in northern China. We want to build contact points in Chongqing, Chengdu, Guilin, Xi'an, Yanan and Taiyuan. At the same time, we hope that the materials we provide can be distributed to all willing parties according to the amount of your country's contribution.
The army against Japan should not reduce the use of materials to empty talk due to partisan disputes.
Song Ziwen's brows suddenly furrowed. Why is the US government suddenly interested in people like the Red Party? And it also wants to build a liaison station in places like Taiyuan and Yan'an. In this case, wouldn't it really mean that some US aid should be given to the Red Party?
This is not okay if you are partying
Song Ziwen immediately said: Dear Mr. President, we are very happy that your country is willing to help our country in such a critical time, but the armed forces of the Chinese Red Party are not the same as the armed forces of the Chongqing government. Their armed forces do not obey the military orders of the Chongqing government, and even the New Fourth Army happened.
The rebellion, if precious aid supplies are handed over to the Chinese Red Party, is likely to complicate China's internal situation, and may even result in encouraging the Red Party to attack the National Army and the Chongqing government. Finally, Yan'an and Taiyuan are now
In the hands of the Chinese Red Party armed forces, it will be difficult for us to persuade them to support your country's diplomatic activities.
Roosevelt shook his head and said, but as far as I know, the Chinese Red Party armed forces have liberated a large area of occupied territory and people, including two provinces, and at the same time fought against more than half of the Japanese troops in China. We do not think that the Chinese Red Party armed forces will take the initiative.
I think Mr. Mao would be interested in attacking China's central government and establishing contact points.
Song Ziwen immediately retorted and said, Mr. President, I think we should not just look at the present, but should look at the future. If the Japanese army is defeated by us, and the Chinese Red Party has a large amount of military power and advanced weapons and equipment, plus the Soviet Union
If possible help is provided, then China's redization will be unavoidable. We believe that this will be detrimental to future world peace and the interests of the United States.
Roosevelt asked incredulously: We are not giving the aid to Chongqing and Yan'an in half, but we are only giving a part to Yan'an to show our country's recognition of its anti-Japanese war actions. Of course, the specific allocation will be decided by your country, but I am very curious.
, I seem to hear from your words that your country does not have enough confidence in facing the Red Party armed forces after the war.
Hearing Roosevelt say that China is still responsible for the distribution of supplies, Song Ziwen immediately felt relieved, rolled his eyes and said, okay, we will distribute supplies to the various domestic armies according to the proportion of our establishment.
What Roosevelt didn't know was that the Chinese Red Party only had the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army at this time. Even if the Shanxi-Sui Army was included in the establishment, it was pitifully small. Even if it were divided according to this ratio, it wouldn't be much.
What's more, Jiang's agency will not really do things as agreed.
On October 17, 1941, the United States passed the Lend-Lease Act. Roosevelt officially announced that the United States could lend arms, and the lent materials could be returned with interest after the war. At the same time, for some countries that were really in difficulty, ships could be leased to help with transportation.
Materials.
Tokyo
Pa Hirohito looked at the newspaper, and Yu Ruyi lightly hit the table.
The Americans are here for us. Hirohito slowly put down the newspaper and said.
Konoe knelt beside him and nodded and said, Your Majesty is wise. If the United States only wants to provide supplies to Britain to fight Germany, then there is no need to add the following sentence. British ships are enough for transportation. The only country without transportation capacity is China. Combined
According to the intelligence we obtained last time, the strategic thinking of the United States has been extremely clear. Americans do not dare to join the war, so they want to use the United States to provide money and arms, and China and the United Kingdom to provide troops to fight against Germany, Italy and Japan.
Hirohito looked at Konoe and asked what the military and cabinet thought.
Konoe frowned and said to the military department first, it seems that His Majesty the Emperor is already wary of the United States.
Konoe lowered his head and said that the military believes that no matter how the world situation changes, the empire should move forward with the goal of building a Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. No matter who is ahead or who blocks the way, it will not hesitate to fight.
Hirohito hummed.
Konoe continued to say that the cabinet's opinion is to continue negotiations with the United States. A large number of Japan's resources are imported from the United States. If the United States really changes its policy, the already precarious domestic economy will be worsened again.
Hirohito picked up Ruyi and nodded and left. Konoe sighed and stood up and left.
Chongqing
Great, great. Ziwen has made great contributions to the country. Jiang Jie said excitedly.
Song Meiling was also very proud that her family had been praised by Jiang's agent. She said that he just did what he should do. It makes you excited to see it.
Agent Jiang shook his head and said, "It's not that simple. It's not that simple. As soon as the Lend-Lease Act came out, it became much easier for us. The equipment of the Americans is no worse than that of the Soviets. And you see what Ziwen said, there are aircraft, tanks, cannons, and rifles."
Machine gun ammunition and so on, it’s really great
Song Meiling smiled and said, "Don't be happy too early. This is just a promise. The supplies haven't been in our hands yet. And judging from Ziwen's words, the Americans hope that we will distribute the supplies to various forces."
, especially the Red Party, Americans seem to take it very seriously.
Speaking of this, Agent Jiang picked up the scepter beside him and said that this matter was a bit strange. The Americans seemed to know the situation in Yan'an very well. I suspected that the Americans had secretly visited Yan'an to investigate.
Soong Meiling asked: If you say this, the United States really has a good impression of Yan'an.
Agent Jiang smiled and said, "Don't worry. The Red Party has indeed become stronger with Japan's east wind, but we still have the upper hand in terms of territorial strength and other aspects. Americans do not understand our affairs in China, and the Red Party must be deliberately trying to please us."
,it's not a big deal.
As he spoke, Agent Jiang looked at the south and said, "I'm worried about the south now. The United States has almost stood on the opposite side of the fascist forces this time. The number one country it allows to lease arms is the United Kingdom. This batch contains one billion US dollars in supplies."
Ah, the second is Free France and other European countries that have been invaded. Although our group is not large, it still has 100 million US dollars. Japan will definitely be disgusted with the United States and even ignore the opinions of the United States and go south. Fortunately, our expeditionary force has been formed, and now
All we have to do is wait and persist
Yan'an
One, two, three, light the fire
Tongtongtong
The extremely noisy sound of the motor in Jiang Cheng's ears was like fairy music in the eyes of Chairman Zhu and others. Seeing an armored vehicle in front of them slowly moving, everyone clapped excitedly.
After two months of overtime work day and night, the first armored vehicle produced in Yan'an, China, finally hit the road. Although many parts of this armored vehicle were hand-made, and the motors were not working, I don't know how many of them were invalid, but in the end, the problem of whether
question.
The chairman's hands turned red, and he said to Jiang Cheng, great, great, we can finally produce our own tanks and armored vehicles.
Jiang Cheng introduced it to the Chairman and said: Chairman, this armored vehicle is a German imitation. It is not heavy, only 4 tons. The weapon is a machine gun. General Li also used this kind of vehicle during the Lunan Battle.
I just saw this armored vehicle start to demonstrate, turning and stopping suddenly, shooting cross-country, it looked so majestic.
Mr. Zhu smiled and said: This is our light cavalry. When we mass-produce it, we can also fight a real blitzkrieg.
Before he finished speaking, the armored vehicle made a few clicks and suddenly stopped.
Liu Ding quickly stepped forward and asked what was going on.
Several maintenance soldiers checked, saluted Liu Ding, looked at the chairman, and said sheepishly that the car had broken down...
The chairman was a little disappointed, but he encouraged him not to be nervous. Failure is the mother of success. Let’s drive for five or six minutes today. We will try to let him drive for twenty minutes tomorrow. I think we can also go to school in a month.
It's a battlefield.
Mr. Zhu told Liu Ding to organize repairs immediately, find the cause, report it to the factory, and strengthen technical research in this area.
It was Liu Ding who saluted and said.
The chairman waved and said we won't waste any time. Let's see this armored vehicle here first. Minister Liu, please prepare. Let's go to the factory to see our other production conditions.
With that said, Mr. Zhu turned back to Jiang Cheng and said that our weapons production has been completely re-planned in the past two months, and the newly produced weapons are being distributed. However, we have too many troops, and it is difficult to change them all.
Just as he was talking, Li Qian ran over, said hello to the chairman and others, and took the information to Jiang Cheng and told him about the urgent telegram sent by his boss, Chen Nan, in Berlin.
Jiang Cheng opened it and looked at it, then handed it to the chairman and said to Mr. Zhu that representatives from Italy and Japan suddenly gathered in Berlin. I think they are about to sign an alliance agreement.
The chairman looked at it and nodded and said that now that the United States has introduced the Lend-Lease Act, Germany, Italy, and Japan are unable to do anything about it. They want to threaten the United States not to interfere in the affairs of Asia and Europe.
Mr. Zhu smiled and said, I have seen through this Roosevelt, his strategic vision is extremely vicious. I don’t think he is simply asking Britain and China to help him block Germany, Italy and Japan.
The chairman agreed and said that the boss had proposed this method to the United States at this time. In addition to giving us blood transfusions, I think the Three Kingdoms Alliance is also one of his goals. The fascist forces are officially formed. If China and Britain want to fight alone, they will
It is no longer appropriate. It is imperative to form a new Allied Force, especially the United Kingdom, which is under the greatest pressure. I am afraid that in order to win the United States into the Allied Forces, the United Kingdom will pay a high price.
In fact, in the Lend-Lease Act, the United States gave Britain one billion dollars in supplies, and Britain paid a lot for overseas military bases. But this time, Roosevelt set his sights on the entire world. What he wanted was to break colonial and national protection and open up foreign trade opportunities.
equality.
The chairman glanced at Jiang Cheng and said that after the Three Kingdoms Alliance, Japan's move south will definitely speed up, and our counterattack will also speed up. It seems that we need to make a careful calculation. Xiao Jiang, you have to work hard again.
Jiang Cheng patted his chest and said that with greater ability comes greater responsibility, it doesn't matter.
The chairman pointed at Jiang Cheng and said with a smile, look, this guy is a little proud. To be continued...
