On the last day of August 1945, the Chinese ambassador to Ireland drove to the "Forest Palace" of Limerick and made a special trip to visit King Joachim I. He sent a box of Mengding tea and had a lot of dealing with each other. The Chinese were familiar with the preferences and hatreds of the European monarch, and dared not give them to famous porcelain paintings or specialties from the Japanese-occupied areas. Although this Mengding tea is not as famous as West Lake Longjing, Suzhou Biluochun, and Fujian Tieguanyin, it is also a good tea product. It has been a royal tribute for thousands of years and has a high reputation in China. Perhaps because he felt that a mere box of tea leaves was not enough to reflect their sincerity, the ambassador surnamed Wang also brought an old man who was said to be a master of tea ceremony and a set of quaint tea sets to cook fragrant tea for the double-ingredient kings in Ireland and Wales on the spot.

The tea made by the master is indeed full of fragrance. After drinking it, it is refreshing and refreshing, which makes people feel very comfortable. Xia Shu is certainly aware that the other party's pleasing is nothing more than asking for it. In fact, since the Japanese army kicked off the invasion of China, Ireland has been criticizing the Japanese invaders on international occasions and supporting China, and has launched proposals to sanction Japan in the League of Nations. For more than ten years, Ireland has provided support to the Chinese government through trade, loans and even free aid, including promoting European and American countries to aid China one million springfield rifles and one billion bullets, sending technical teams to help China rebuild the air force, etc., so it is affectionately called "Irish brothers" by the Chinese people. His Majesty the King, who is in charge of Ireland's power, and his ministers have also become the National Government.

To curry favor with the partner. In order to win over the relationship, the National Government established a dispatched agency with Chinese characteristics in the capital of Ireland. This agency specifically explored the personal preferences of senior Ireland people, tried every means to help Chinese diplomatic officials make friends with them, and then gave them all kinds of gifts without money. This did play a little role in bringing the high-level relationship between the two countries closer. However, although Ireland's comprehensive strength and international status are constantly improving, it is only European countries with a population of less than 10 million and a territory less than 100,000 square kilometers, with little ability to interfere in Asian affairs. What's more, the Japanese invaders were extremely arrogant and ignored the urging and sanctions of the League of Nations. Ireland could only indirectly support the war of resistance of the Chinese military and civilians through various methods.

After the Japanese-Soviet Armistice, the situation of the War of Resistance Against Japan took a sharp turn. When the joint efforts of Europe and the United States were still unable to curb the pace of Japanese invasion of China, the international community generally believed that China's full fall was only a matter of time. The National Government and its army that led the War of Resistance Against Japan were also pessimistic and desperate about the prospects of the War of Resistance. People even began to publicly discuss the livelihood issues after the fall of the country. Those high-ranking officials and nobles may secretly communicate with the Japanese side, and call it a curve to save the country, or try every means to leave the land of Sichuan and Sichuan and set foot in European and American countries.

Seeing that Xia Shu was very satisfied with Xincha, wearing a pair of round-frame glasses, the gentle and gentle ambassador Wang said his wish that Ireland would dispatch their long-range bomber troops to travel between the southern Soviet airport and Chongqing and Chengdu, assisting the Chinese government in transferring personnel and supplies, launching a counterattack for them in the future, and retaining the spark of the great cause of liberation.

In terms of technology, the Chinese government's idea is completely feasible, but such transfer operations have to consider the issues of manpower and material investment and safety. Based on his own experience, if Xia Shu uses air transport to help the Chinese government complete the transfer of 30,000 military and civilians and 2,000 tons of materials, it will cost at least 20,000 tons of aviation fuel. Moreover, high-intensity flight missions will greatly shorten the service life of the bomber, and the non-combat accident rate is estimated to be more than 40%.

Equipment can be rebuilt when lost, and personnel can be rebuilt when lost. What really makes Xia Shu unhappy is that among the personnel and materials transferred through air transportation, how many are the powerful officials and ladies who are plundered, how many are the people who are more valuable to the great cause of restoration, how many of those scientists, technicians, elite soldiers and even passionate students can take this air express?

After hesitating for a long time, Xia Shu said: "I can help the Chinese government evacuate personnel from areas that have not been occupied by the Japanese army, but it must be mainly scientific talents, technicians, meritorious soldiers, and excellent students. The proportion of government officials shall not be higher than 10%. There is no upper limit for the number of evacuated personnel. But once we find that mermaids are mixed, these people will be driven out of the plane. Do you understand?"

The Ambassador surnamed Wang hesitated for a moment: "Your Majesty's request is very reasonable. I will convey it to the Chairman truthfully. I believe the Chairman will agree."

"This is on the one hand." Xia Shu said, "On the other hand, to implement this plan, your government needs to establish at least one airport in the central and western regions of Xinjiang for emergency use and ensure that the airport west of Chengdu can be used continuously, which requires a lot of manpower and material resources."

The ambassador surnamed Wang thought for a while: "It is difficult to do these two points, but we will definitely do our best."

"In addition, I can only accept your government's aid request on behalf of the Kingdom of Ireland. Whether it will be finally completed will be negotiated with the Soviet government on borrowing its southern airport and land transportation. The relevant preparations will take as long as two or three months." Xia Shu didn't say anything here, that is, with the current situation of the National Government, whether it can last for another two or three months, it may be a big question.

Of course, the ambassador Wang could not answer this question. Even the bald gentleman who was in charge of the Chongqing government could not answer it at the moment. After the Battle of Dasanguan, the Japanese advance troops quickly rushed to Hanzhong, and the air strikes against the Chinese defense line had already begun. The current situation reminded people of the late Shu Han Dynasty, when the Shu army occupied the natural danger of Jiange, but unexpectedly, they were attacked by Wei general Deng Ai from a surprise attack on Yinping, and they were defeated in a terrible defeat.

After a brief pause, Xia Shu continued: "As far as I know, the mileage of vehicles that can be passed through Xinjiang is thousands of kilometers. Although most of them are simple roads and are far from forming a complete road network, in my opinion, it is still very feasible to transfer large amounts of personnel and materials by land transportation. If your country concentrates on manpower and material resources to urgently build highways, it will be built into a land channel from Sichuan to northern Xinjiang as soon as possible. Our country is willing to provide 1,000 vehicles and 10,000 tons of fuel free, and try to recruit and train drivers. Vehicles, fuel, and personnel arrive in Russia by ship, and then enter your country by land. At the fastest time, it will only take one month."

The ambassador surnamed Wang nodded repeatedly and said, "Build an airport, open routes, build roads, find ways, go along with two lines, and work together. Your Majesty's vision is indeed very accessible!"

Xia Shu didn't respond. With the current resources and technology of the Chinese government, it was very difficult to build airports and roads in remote places. The ambassador Wang in front of him obviously did not fully consider the difficulties faced by the two paths, which was enough to reflect the current bureaucratic atmosphere of the National Government. Cooperating with such a government can only be inefficient and half the result with twice the effort. If it were the Rabbit Party, with one million rifles and one billion bullets, it might have caused the Japanese invaders to fall into the vast ocean of people's war. How could they end up in exile overseas like now?

Everything is possible.

Next, the well-informed ambassador Wang talked endlessly about the magnificent curve of the National Government's plan to save the country: If the frontline soldiers can guard various passes like they did in the Dasanguan Campaign, and delay the Japanese army for three or four months or even half a year, they are ready to transfer millions of soldiers and civilians, and most of them will wait for the opportunity to counterattack under the protection of the Soviet Union. In their opinion, sooner or later, Europe, the United States and Japan will have a battle, and then the Chinese military and civilians will respond internally and externally and recover the rivers and mountains.

Unfortunately, Ambassador Wang's sometimes heroic and sometimes sonorous sentences did not resonate with the two present. Whether it was the knowledgeable and pragmatic Irish king, or the tea ceremony master who looked vicissitudes and was unhappy, they had no favoritism for this boastful official accent.

After finally waiting for this guy to finish speaking, Xia Shu asked faintly: "Is this a wise plan formulated by your chairman?"

Ambassador Wang obviously did not understand the other party's intentions, so he proudly gave an affirmative answer.

Xia Shu sipped the hot tea in the cup and said slowly: "More than 20 years ago, hundreds of thousands of Russian soldiers and civilians loyal to the Tsarist Russian royal family traveled through the vast Siberia to the Far East, and they also wanted to wait for the opportunity to counterattack and restore the situation. As a result, they only persisted for a few years and were completely wiped out by the Soviet army. A few years ago, the British royal family and government rushed to North America. They tried to restrain the military power of the allies through local guerrilla warfare and hoped to reverse the situation in the Atlantic Ocean. As a result, the US and British navies were defeated, and the British royal family had to give up their titles and status and live in the cold Canadian peace...Mr. Ambassador, I give these two examples not to attack your country's determination to fight in exile, but to remind you that the exile of the regime is a difficult road, and it is difficult to succeed without sufficient perseverance and firm belief."

Ambassador Wang pushed the glasses frame on his nose: "If we do not have enough perseverance and firm belief, how can we resist the stormy attack of the Japanese army for more than three years without sufficient perseverance?"

The experience of establishing the Kingdom of Ireland with Xia Shu and developing it into a quasi-first-class power is fully qualified to teach the ambassador in front of him: If they really have such perseverance and belief, they should use the three years of the truce to rectify national defense and train troops, instead of rushing to compete for territory and excluding side departments. Once the war begins, they are beaten up by the Japanese to look for teeth. It is said that the freezing of three feet is not a day. Such a corrupt official atmosphere and numb people's hearts and wisdom cannot be solved by someone's determination and will. They often have to push down the original order and rebuild it to achieve results.

"After that being said, why don't you want to establish strongholds in the Northwest, plan defense lines, and use the special geographical conditions there to block the Japanese invaders step by step? As long as you persist in the war of resistance at home, the pseudo regime supported by the Japanese invaders will not be recognized by the international community. The League of Nations has enough reason to continue the sanctions against Japan. We will also provide you with a steady stream of support through the Soviet-Russian border."

Ambassador Wang hesitated for a moment: "I heard that the Supreme National Defense Committee had discussed this plan. I may feel that the Northwest has no industrial foundation, no public foundation, and the climate is particularly harsh, so I was rejected in the end!"
Chapter completed!