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Chapter 935 Meeting old friends again

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    By the time Zhong Yi and Kang Maode arrived at the China Merchants Wharf, An Zhenyuan had already arrived with all the members of the special operations brigade and had already bought their tickets.

    At this time, there were several steamship companies engaged in operations between Yinjiang and Shanghai, with departures during the day and night.

    At ten o'clock in the night, China Merchants' Taiping Wheel slowly sailed into China Merchants' Pier. Zhong Yi and Kang Maode quietly boarded the ship hidden among the members of the special operations brigade.

    Seven hours later, at around 5 a.m. the next day, the Taiping ferry was anchored at the China Merchants Pier in the French Concession.

    At this time, Shanghai¡¯s Bund was already bustling with traffic and very lively, and the China Merchants Pier was even more crowded.

    In order to avoid alerting the Shanghai Mei Agency and No. 76's informants as much as possible, the members of the special operations brigade were fully prepared halfway through. Some members changed into rags and entered the third-class cabin; some members  Then he put on a long gown and a wide-brimmed hat, and entered the first class cabin pretending to be a businessman.

    There are also some special operations team members who put on Chinese tunic suits and disguised themselves as students.

    After docking, nearly two hundred team members disembarked in batches and went to No. 70 Dumei Road, Asia Hotel and Sihai Rickshaw to settle down.

    Asia Hotel and Sihai Rickshaw Company are both military reception points.

    There were indeed agents from No. 76 stationed at China Merchants Pier, and there was more than one of them, but these agents did not notice anything was wrong.

    However, Zhong Yi did not join his team members, but followed Commodus to the American embassy in the public concession.

    Because halfway through, Commodus had already agreed with Zhong Yi that it would be best for Zhong Yi to stay at the American embassy in the public concession during his stay in Shanghai.

    In the American embassy, ??at least personal safety is guaranteed.

    Zhong Yi did not reject Commodus's kindness, but readily agreed.

    Zhong Yi even came up with the idea of ??maybe changing his identity and conducting public activities in Shanghai?

    Before leaving for Shanghai, Commodus had already called the legation in Shanghai, so when they came out, a Ford sedan sent by the legation in Shanghai was already waiting at the exit.

    There was nothing to say all the way, and after more than an hour, we arrived at the U.S. Embassy in Shanghai.

    The Shanghai Legation is one of the four major U.S. legations in China. It has a higher standard than the Yinjiang Legation and is second only to the Embassy in Nanjing. However, the embassy has moved to Chongqing with the National Government, so now the Shanghai Legation is  It has become the highest diplomatic institution of the United States in the entire East China and even Central China.

    The minister stationed in Shanghai has returned to China to report on his duties, but it is said that he will not come back.

    And the vacant ministerial post is likely to be filled by Commodus.

    Zhong Yi suspected that this was the main reason why Kang Maode came to Shanghai together.

    However, what surprised Zhong Yi was that he met an old friend from the United States, Colonel Stilwell, who he had not seen for nearly half a year at the Shanghai Legation!

    ¡°Zhong, it¡¯s so nice to see you again in Shanghai.¡±

    Stilwell opened his arms and stepped forward to give Zhong Yi a warm hug.

    Since the Wuhan Garrison Headquarters was disbanded in early September last year, Stilwell also ended his temporary duties as staff officer of the headquarters, and soon afterwards transferred to Shanxi, Henan, Chongqing and other places for inspections.

    So until now, the two have not seen each other for more than five months.

    After the pleasantries, the topic inevitably turned to the Anti-Japanese War.

    Zhong Yi asked: "Joseph, you have been conducting inspections in Shanxi, Henan, Chongqing and other places in the past few months. What are the results? Have you drawn any exciting conclusions?"

    "I'm afraid there are no exciting conclusions, but there are quite a few depressing findings. Do you want to hear them?" When talking about this more than five-month inspection, Stilwell's expression darkened.

    Zhong Yi didn't say anything. He could guess what Stilwell wanted to say.

    Commodus asked curiously: "Colonel Stilwell, what did you find?"

    Stilwell sighed: "According to common sense, as the Sino-Japanese war enters a stalemate stage, the pressure on the national army on the frontal battlefield will be greatly reduced, so there will be sufficient time for replenishment and even training. Therefore, the national army will  The combat effectiveness of the army should be greatly enhanced in a short period of time, right?"

    "Of course." Commodus nodded. "The national army not only has a large number of elite veterans who have lived through hundreds of battles, but also has an almost inexhaustible supply of soldiers. So as long as they are given enough time, they can definitely quickly form an elite army.  A large and highly effective army, I even think that the Chinese armyA strategic counterattack can be launched soon.  "

    "Strategic counterattack? I'm afraid there will never be a strategic counterattack." Stilwell shook his head and said, "In the nearly half a year since the end of the Wuhan Battle, I don't know much about the national army in other theaters, but the first theater and the second theater  The combat effectiveness of the national army in the war zone has declined beyond imagination, and many phenomena are really shocking."

    "What about?" Commodus frowned and said, "Give me an example."

    Stilwell said: "Mr. Minister, do you dare to believe that the Chinese army will join hands with the Japanese army and the puppet army to encircle and suppress the Eighth Route Army guerrillas?"

    "What did you say?" Kang Maode said in shock, "The National Army and the Japanese and puppet troops joined forces to encircle and suppress the Eighth Route Army? Aren't the Eighth Route Army and the National Army friendly forces? How can we join forces with the enemy to encircle and suppress our own friendly forces?"

    "What is this?" Stilwell smiled and continued, "There are also many national army generals who have clearly stated the price. As long as the Japanese and puppet troops can afford the price, they will lead their troops into the enemy camp. In addition to these, such as  It is even more common to grow and sell opium and secretly resell arms. Let me put it this way, everyone in the national army in the first and second theaters is thinking about getting rich, or simply selling themselves at a high price. No one really thinks about it anymore.  Fight the invaders!¡±

    "How could this be?" After being stunned for a while, Commodus continued, "But fortunately, China is big enough and has a large population. Even if all the national troops on the battlefield behind enemy lines are destroyed, they still have hope."

    "Speaking of hope, please forgive me, I'm afraid there is no hope for the national army." This sentence, Stilwell said to Zhong Yi, paused and then said, "Zhong, I will go this time  I went to Chongqing, Guizhou and even Yunnan to investigate the recruitment process, and the results were even more shocking."

    Commodus said: "How shocking?"

    Stilwell said: "The officials of the local military service office are like bullies. They arrest men when they see them. If they find someone running away, they will shoot them on the spot indiscriminately! Even if they capture strong men, they will not feed them and they will continue to move forward.  , some people starve to death along the way, if ten strong men are sent to the front line and five of them survive, that¡¯s good!¡±

    Speaking of this, Stilwell shed rare tears: "On the way from Guizhou, Yunnan, and Sichuan to the front line, it was really starving all the way. I have never seen such a tragic scene! I have never seen it.  We have such a corrupt and incompetent government! The National Government and Chang Kaishen are simply a disgrace to all mankind!" (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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