Agents of the Republic of China

Lin Xiaotang's words made Xiao Shanling a little depressed, although it was expected, but there was always a sense of depression.Xiao Shanling and Lin Xiaotang met at the most critical moment in Nanjing, and they had experienced the test of life and death. He thought he knew Lin Xiaotang very well, but when he said such resolute words, Xiao Shanling felt an unprecedented feeling. passive.

You, Lin Xiaotang, don't want to be a sinner of the nation, do I, Xiao Shanling, want to be?Xiao Shanling suppressed the unhappiness in his heart, and said slowly: "But after all, this is an order issued by the state government, and there is also a telegram sent by the chairman himself. If you disobey the order, it means betrayal of the state government and the supreme leader. Xiaoqi, you have to be clear, this is different from the situation in Nanjing back then!"

Xiao Shanling took a deep breath, interrupted Lin Xiaotang's tendency to intervene rudely, and continued: "Now you and I are responsible for the country, it's not because I want to give up the hard-won situation, but because you If I am not careful, the government will fall into a passive position! There are soldiers on all sides, and we have a total of [-] brothers under our command. Once we confront the Americans, what kind of situation will we face? Have you guessed it?"

Xiao Shanling pointed to the sea outside the window, "Don't talk about the lives and deaths of my [-] brothers, but just talk about the benefits that the country can get or get after the war, it will be greatly reduced. I don't need to talk about the victory today, you also understand how important it is. It's not easy to come by, I'm afraid that because of my wrong move, the whole game will be lost!"

Xiao Shanling talked on and on for almost 10 minutes, until he was exhausted and his voice was a little hoarse, then he stopped and picked up the teacup.

"I am sure that the Americans will give up their interference in our garrison in Japan!" Lin Xiaotang said calmly.

It was this sentence that made Xiao Shanling spit out a sip of tea, splashing stars on the desk.

Lin Xiaotang wiped off the water stains on the chest of the general's uniform in a leisurely manner, and looked at Xiao Shanling quietly.Xiao Shanling seemed to be under a spell, staring at Lin Xiaotang with wide eyes, as if he had never known this person before.

"What crazy words are you talking about! How can you do things that the chairman and so many people can't do!" Xiao Shanling, who recovered from the shock state, erupted in an instant, and the fire that was smoldering in his heart burned instantly. .

Lin Xiaotang smiled wryly, "To be honest, I didn't expect the government to be willing to give up the current good situation. My original plan was that after the war, the whole world hoped for peace, and we won Kyushu with lightning speed. The attitude is certain, they will never give up the opportunity to compete for hegemony in the world, including Asia. But even so, I also conclude that the Americans will not easily start wars again, especially within the allies.”

Lin Xiaotang sighed, "But I really didn't expect that the national government would give up the right to garrison troops in Japan so easily. It is conceivable that the conditions proposed by the Americans must be something that the chairman cannot refuse. As for the conditions, I will I think Commander Xiao will be able to guess it!"

Xiao Shanling nodded silently, everyone is a smart person, some words need not be so clear.

"I still underestimated the chairman's thoughts." Lin Xiaotang's tone was a little low. "In contrast, the Americans have an extremely good grasp of his psychology. The conditions they set hit his weakness at once!"

"Then you still say you can make the Americans compromise?" Xiao Shanling asked angrily.What he couldn't figure out was that Lin Xiaotang had clearly seen the current situation thoroughly, yet he threw out such a nonsense sentence. Wasn't this intentionally embarrassing himself?

Lin Xiaotang replied faintly: "Actually, if there is no way out, I really don't want to use this hole card. Because once this hole card is activated, I will become a thorn in the side of the Americans, and the Americans will take every possible In addition, we insist on staying in Japan. Although the national government will not do anything on the surface, it will treat us as rebels in essence. The difficulties after this can be imagined .”

Seeing Xiao Shanling's thoughtful appearance, Lin Xiaotang said again: "There is something I want to tell the commander. Before the government issued an order to withdraw the troops, I sent someone to take my wife and the children to a safe place."

Xiao Shanling was taken aback for a moment, and then Lin Xiaotang waved his hand lightly, "Be safe, Commander. I have absolutely no intention of threatening you. I just, just want to make some thorough preparations, and I don't want to let you Commander Yang Hucheng's footsteps are still in prison!"

Xiao Shanling suddenly fell silent.Although I was not born in Huangpu all my life as a soldier, I spent more than [-] years in the army in the National Revolutionary Army. During this period, I was not a famous general in the army.Until the defense of Nanjing, he disobeyed orders and became famous instead.In fact, for so many years, Xiao Shanling has not deliberately pursued any achievement and fame. As a pure Chinese Communist, all he thinks about is to resist foreign aggression, shroud his body in horse leather, and fulfill the due duties of a Chinese Communist.But for many years, this desire has always been suppressed, until he came back again and joined the sequence of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, and then he was able to show his strengths, made repeated military exploits, and was able to go down in history.

Now, the scene that Xiao Shanling least wanted to see happened again. The contradiction between reality and ideals forced him to make another choice, whether to advance or retreat. With a single thought, he opened up a completely different life and history.Xiao Shan clenched his fists tightly, sweat dripping down his forehead.

Lin Xiaotang said softly: "You don't need to put too much pressure on the commander. I have already made a decision, which does not mean that you must go the same way. I can tell the truth, I have already arranged everything. When you return to Chongqing, everyone I can put all the blame on me, and the chairman will not blame you. To the outside world, I can claim that we launched a mutiny and forced you to leave the troops stationed in Japan, so that your reputation will not be affected, and... !"

Xiao Shanling suddenly interrupted Lin Xiaotang, "What's your hole card?"

Lin Xiaotang was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head, "You don't need to know, it will be bad for you if you know!"

Xiao Shanling stood up, turned around in the room twice, turned his head and looked at Lin Xiaotang with piercing eyes, "You boy solved all my worries for the future, and even spoke so thoroughly. Actually, I also know that even if I go back to Chongqing , I may not have any good fruit to eat, the best result is to be abandoned again and find a place to die. I am 53 years old, how many years can I fight, since there is such a dew eye in front of me It would be a pity to let go of the opportunity in front of others."

Lin Xiaotang was a little surprised, speechless in a daze.

Xiao Shanling stroked the white hair on his sideburns, and couldn't help but smile wryly, "You don't need to be surprised, I've figured it out, I'm the supreme commander of the troops stationed in Japan, if you run away, your life will be very difficult, originally I was most worried It's my family, now that you have solved this problem for me, then, I will take care of the rest, anyway, this is not the first time I have disobeyed orders."

"However, the ugly words are up front! The supplies and equipment of so many brothers will be handed over to you. Once it is a fait accompli, you also know that we will not receive any assistance. I don't want brothers to throw their lives away in a daze. In this little devil's land!"

Lin Xiaotang stood up, with moisture in his eyes, "Commander, you...!"

After saying these words, Xiao Shanling felt relieved, and his whole body relaxed a lot. "Don't say it's useless. There are still many things to do. Tell me the cards first, so that I don't have any idea."

Lin Xiaotang smiled and nodded, and ordered Huoyan outside to bring a kraft paper bag to Xiao Shanling.Inside was a stack of thick manuscript paper, Xiao Shanling pulled it out, glanced at it briefly, and couldn't help but gasped, "You're right, if such things are handed over to the Americans, the Americans simply can't sleep or eat. Ann!"

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Hong Chawei had a very relaxed life these days. The Chongqing side had already stated that they would urge the Squadron to withdraw from Japan as soon as possible. Unless you want to rebel, you must obey the order.

Sure enough, not long after, Lin Xiaotang came to the door.

Honchavi was a little proud. Looking at the young man in front of him who had never taken advantage of him, Honchavi felt the vanity of a victor in his heart. The game between countries is based on strength. How can a devastated China be an opponent of the thriving United States of America, and how can a mere Lin Xiaotang bargain with himself?Although he also has Chinese ancestry, Hong Chawei has never regarded himself as a Chinese.

"Have you made a decision?" Hong Chawei tried to use a more relaxed tone to start the conversation between him and Lin Xiaotang, because he knew that Lin Xiaotang must be in a very upset mood at this time.

Lin Xiaotang nodded, "Commander Xiao and I have already made a decision!"

"Then when to set off, I will notify the fleet to help you return to the country!" The coffee in his hand tasted much worse, but according to Honchawi, the coffee at this time has a different taste, perhaps because of his mentality at this time.

"The troops stationed in Japan will not withdraw. I am here to tell you about our decision!"

"Pfft", the coffee in Hong Chawei's mouth spurted out, and even the front of his clothes was stained a lot, but at this time Hong Chawei's face changed drastically, and he didn't notice what was wrong with him at all, "What did you say? Won't you evacuate?"

Lin Xiaotang nodded expressionlessly, seemingly not surprised by Hong Chawei's reaction, "Yes, this is the final decision!"

Hong Chawei stood up abruptly, at this time he was no longer as gentle as usual. "You have to figure out what kind of consequences you will bear for these words. What you do is contempt for the Allied Command and will disrupt the overall plan of the Allied Forces!"

"Old Hong, I didn't intend to come to negotiate terms with you!" Lin Xiaotang threw the kraft paper bag into Hong Chawei's arms, "I'll give you a day to see what these are and report to your boss immediately. Remember My patience is only one day, once it exceeds this time tomorrow, I will immediately change to a new partner!"