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"This is Taiwan, the gateway to the southeast of our country." Luo Yaoguo walked to the screen and tapped it lightly with his command stick: "Taiwan, Okinawa, and the Japanese archipelago are like a chain, which completely blocks our country's southward development and access to the sea." channel, and Taiwan is the link closest to the southeast coast of our country in the whole chain. If Japan is allowed to recover, they only need to deploy a fleet of submarines or hundreds of aircraft in Taiwan, and they will be able to completely remove our navy from the ocean-going navy. It has become an offshore defensive navy. Our North and South Ocean Fleets cannot travel freely, and our southeast coastal industrial centers and the home ports of the North and South Ocean Fleets are all under the threat of Japan!"

Chapter 0583 Enemy, me, friends fight! ([-]) Will Japan be allowed to go south?

Luo Yaoguo's words made the Kuomintang army officers present at the meeting discuss in low voices, and there was a buzzing sound in the meeting room. Luo Yaoguo just raised his head and glanced at them, and the buzzing disappeared immediately, and the whole meeting room returned to silence.

Luo Yaoguo paused for a moment, then took out a second film and put it on the projector. This is a comparison map of the military power and military industry of China and Japan.

"This is the production list of the military industry and heavy industry of China and Japan last year." Luo Yaoguo pointed at the screen with his baton: "Including iron and steel, coal, petroleum (including shale oil), electricity, electrolytic aluminum, electrolytic copper, etc. China’s output of raw materials has surpassed that of Japan; in terms of weapons production, China’s output of major items including aircraft, cannons, tanks, and warships is also relatively large. However, the military power of Japan’s army far exceeds ours at present! Because Japan has With a perfect general mobilization system and sufficient weapons and equipment reserves, they have completed two rounds of general mobilization in less than six months since the start of the war. The Japanese Army already has more than 300 divisions! The total strength is close to 28 million. And we arrived So far, even a round of general mobilization has not been completed, and the army has only formed 23 divisions, of which [-] were formed before the war..."

Luo Yaoguo explained the numbers on the map one by one. The numbers in the lower half of the chart are divided into two columns. One column is the number of military power currently owned by the National Government, and the other is the number of military power currently owned by Japan. In all comparisons, except for the numbers of the Air Force and Naval Aviation and Armored Forces, the numbers in the latter column are greater than those in the previous column.

"What do these figures show? It can only show one thing. Japan's military strength is still very strong in general, and they are far from being completely defeated! It's just that they are far behind in the air force, a new arm. Our country, as a result, caused a major defeat of the navy, which prevented Japan's strong army advantage. Or to put it simply, we were very lucky in this war, taking advantage of the opportunity that our opponents did not pay enough attention to the development of the air force in the past few years. , and won the victory of this war. However, their powerful army did not suffer fatal losses at all. It was only their army, navy and air force that suffered devastating blows. In addition, Japanese surface ships also suffered heavy losses. However, the Japanese Empire still It is far from being defeated, and in fact we do not have the strength to defeat the Japanese Army!"

There was no noise in the meeting room this time, and the faces of the military officers attending the meeting gradually became serious.This matter is really a bit funny to say, right now the number of Japanese army will be several times larger than the army (National Revolutionary Army) of China, the most populous country in the world!Moreover, the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army is comparable to that of the National Revolutionary Army, so the huge numerical advantage of the Japanese army is indeed unshakable by the Kuomintang army!

"As the chief of staff of the National Revolutionary Army, it's hard for me to imagine how an army of more than 80 would defeat an army of 300 million? Such a numerical advantage cannot be compensated by our more than 1000 small biplanes."

Luo Yaoguo put down the baton in his hand and paced around the conference table, observing the expressions of the members of the Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the members of the Military Commission attending the meeting.Probably frightened by Luo Yaoguo's Japan threat theory, most people's faces were serious, but the "pro-Japanese faction" Wang Jingwei's face was pale, with beads of sweat protruding from his forehead .

"However, gentlemen, it is very fortunate that Japan, with its powerful army, is fundamentally an island country, while its navy has just suffered heavy losses. For an island country, the navy is the foundation of national defense. If there is no strong army Even if it has the world's largest army, it will not pose too much threat to other countries, because they will be trapped on the island and cannot get out at all. So this is what Japan will do after its failure in the Bohai Bay sea battle The reason for the peace talks shows that after a period of reflection, they have seen the fatal weakness of their navy—they have no air supremacy! The current advancement in aviation technology has given aircraft the ability to threaten warships.” Speaking of this Luo Yaoguo stood still suddenly, turned his head and stared at Wang Jingwei with piercing eyes: "Japan wants to take advantage of this peace negotiation to gain a chance to recuperate, and then they will sell their iron and tighten their belts to develop aviation! When their aviation develops, they will definitely Will make a comeback!"

"And do we want to give Japan this opportunity to make a comeback?" Luo Yaoguo asked himself, and then asked himself and answered: "The suggestion of the General Staff is not to give it! We should make full use of the advantages we have obtained now and give it to Japan." A devastating blow by the Japanese navy, and seize the bridgehead that Japan threatens the southeast coastal area of ​​our country—Taiwan Island!"

This conclusion once again made the military officers present at the meeting buzzing, and dozens of pairs of eyes full of doubts and surprises were cast on Luo Yaoguo, but he ignored it, instead ended his speech, and explained the serious damage to the Japanese navy. The opportunity for Taiwan Island's battle plan was given to Lieutenant General Zhao Zheng, commander of the Nanyang Fleet.

It was the first time to speak at such a meeting that gathered the most powerful reactionaries in southern China. Zhao Zheng was calm. After saluting the party and state officials at the meeting table, he said softly: "Mr. The plan of the Nanyang Fleet of the Navy is to attack the island of Taiwan, attract the main force of the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy to go south, and then conduct a decisive battle in the waters southwest of Taiwan! Use air superiority and submarines to deal a fatal blow to the combined fleet of Japan, and finally capture Taiwan. Attack Taiwan from Japan to China The bridgehead of our country has become a fortress that shields the southeast coast, completely exempting from threats from the sea, so that our country can concentrate on fighting against the powerful enemy from the north, the Soviet Union."

As soon as Zhao Zheng's words fell, Chiang Kai-shek immediately said: "After the Japanese navy suffered a disastrous defeat in the Bohai Bay sea battle, will it still send the fleet to the waters firmly controlled by our air force? What if the Japanese navy does not go to rescue Instead, Taiwan is going to help their army land on the Shandong Peninsula, to encircle Wei and save Zhao, can we handle it?"

Luo Yaoguo frowned slightly, revealing a thoughtful expression. Lao Jiang obviously came prepared, and the reasons he put forward were also very good.

"Don't worry, Mr. Jie, the Navy has a comprehensive plan for this. At present, the Japanese army has no foothold in the Shandong Peninsula. If the Japanese army wants to encircle Wei and save Zhao, it must invest a large enough army in Shandong. The army must have a sufficiently large supply port to ensure the transportation of logistics supplies. There are only three such ports in the northeast and southwest of the Shandong Peninsula, Yantai, Weihai, and Qingdao. Among them, Qingdao and Weihai are naval fortresses with a complete defense system , and Yantai Port has been blocked by shipwrecks and mines since the Northeast Anti-Japanese War began.” Zhao Zheng took out a card with a map of Shandong and put it on the projector, and gave Chiang Kai-shek a detailed introduction to the defense status of the Navy’s Qingdao Fortress and Weihai Fortress.Finally, it was also guaranteed that if the Japanese army dared to land on the Shandong Peninsula, the aircraft used for Taiwan Strait operations could be transferred to Shandong within two days at most to cooperate with the army there to annihilate the invading enemy.

"Then how many ground troops and air force does the Nanyang Fleet plan to use? How long will it take to capture the entire territory of Taiwan?" Chiang Kai-shek's brows did not untie because of Zhao Zheng's answer, but they became more and more wrinkled.

"We plan to use the ground forces of the marine brigade and at least four infantry divisions of the army. The air force needs to concentrate one aviation division, one naval aviation division, and about 150 aircraft on two aircraft carriers. A total of 32 aircraft of various types are planned. Combat aircraft; in addition, we plan to mobilize all [-] submarines of the Beiyang Fleet to participate in the battle. The results of the Bohai Bay sea battle show that the Japanese Navy’s anti-submarine capability is very weak, and our submarine force should achieve quite good results.” After finishing speaking, he will As for the mobilized troops, Zhao Zheng confidently assured:

"In this battle, if the Japanese navy hides in its old nest and cannot come out, then we can seize Taiwan Island without any suspense. If they dare to come, I have [-]% confidence to wipe them all out!"

"General Zhao Hanyu's plan is feasible. With 32 combat aircraft and [-] submarines, the Japanese fleet will definitely be defeated." An Sihua, the commander of the Northeast Theater Command, expressed his support. He raised his brown eyebrows and said: "At present The Japanese army was already in trouble on the battlefield in Manchuria, mainly because Lushun Port was blocked, their logistical supplies were insufficient, and now they have no strength to launch a new attack. The CCP’s attack on Mongolia has just begun. The two divisions of the Youth Army and the The Sixth Army of Wang Zhongyi's Anti-Japanese Alliance has stationed in the Khovd area and Zhongyi Fort in Eastern Mongolia to prepare for resistance, while Kulun will be abandoned in a planned way, and it is estimated that the Mongolian campaign will last for a long time."

"In addition, according to the report of the Anti-Japanese Federation, their intelligence department found that the Japanese invaders stationed in Harbin showed signs of retreating."

"That's a sign that Japan is preparing to withdraw from Manchuria. They have accepted the mediation of Britain and the United States." A trace of worry flashed across Foreign Minister Wang Jingwei's face: "If we refuse to mediate, Britain and the United States may no longer support us, and may even turn to support Japan to oppose it." my country, this will have an extremely adverse impact on our long-term development in the future."

The possibility of losing the support of the British and American powers in diplomacy is the biggest weakness of the plan to attack Taiwan. After all, the capture of Taiwan shows that the Nationalist government has ambitions for the southern resource area. At least the British and American powers will interpret it this way, and they are impossible. Not vigilant.

"The United Kingdom and the United States are currently in an economic crisis, and they will not give Japan much support in the short term." Luo Yaoguo retorted loudly: "From the current information from the European Union countries, the economic depression may continue for several years. Therefore, we don’t have to think too much about the attitude of the United Kingdom and the United States after our country seized Taiwan.”

"But the economic crisis will always pass. At that time, Britain will free up its hands to support Japan, just like the strategy they have always adopted on the European continent." Wang Jingwei seemed very worried. In fact, the reason why Japan became a great power so smoothly is that It is the result of Britain's vigorous support. They supported Japan first to deal with the Manchu Qing, and later to fight against Tsarist Russia. Now that China's rise will definitely make Britain feel threatened, Wang Jingwei believes that Britain will definitely choose to support Japan.

"The United Kingdom and the United States may support Japan to contain our country, but at the same time they will continue to support our country to oppose the Soviet Union." Luo Yaoguo's tone was relaxed, as if he didn't take the British Empire where the sun never sets too seriously: "As long as we After capturing Taiwan, it is enough to strictly abide by the "Naval Arms Limitation Treaty". It is possible to support Japan, and when a recovered Japan holds Taiwan Island in its hands, we will really have a hard time resting our heads."

"But what if the Japanese reach a truce with the Beijing government? They can hand over Manchuria to the Communist Party, and they can even help the Communist Party reduce Wang Zhongyi's power." Deputy Chief of Staff He Yingqin asked coldly.

Naturally, Zhao Zheng or An Sihua couldn't answer this question, and everyone's eyes were on Luo Yaoguo.Luo Yaoguo, who had always been full of confidence, was silent for a while, which was the link he was most uncertain about.Once Japan handed over the occupied area of ​​Manchuria to the CCP, and the CCP, with the support of the Soviet Union, used the opportunity of the Kuomintang army to attack Taiwan to eliminate Wang Zhongyi's forces and occupy Manchuria and Mongolia, then it would be the turn of the Kuomintang to suffer.

"It is impossible for Japan to hand over the entire Manchuria to the Communist Party, and Wang Zhongyi's army will not be easily defeated." Wu Ziliang stood up and replied for Luo Yaoguo. In this joint meeting, as the director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, although he is not qualified to sit at the conference table aside, but still has the right to speak:

"According to intelligence, the CCP now has no way to command Zhang Xueliang's three legions. Their available soldiers are only more than 20. If they are gathered together, they can still fight. If the troops are divided into two groups, one to attack Mongolia and the other to take Manchuria, then only I am afraid that Wang Zhongyi will break it down. Therefore, if Japan wants to hand over Manchuria to the CCP, the CCP must give up attacking Mongolia and march into Liaoji, while Wang Zhongyi can own the western Heilongjiang, Daxinganling area, Ulanqab, Xing'an League, As well as the whole of Mongolia, there is a lot of room for strategic maneuvering. Moreover, most of the Mongolian herdsmen who believe in Tibetan Buddhism will support Wang Zhongyi, so it is impossible for the Communist Party to defeat him unless the Soviet Union goes into battle naked.”

After Wu Ziliang finished speaking, Luo Yaoguo smiled and said to He Yingqin: "Brother Jing, if we solve Taiwan first, it may give the CCP a chance to grow stronger, but we will also remove the Japanese threat to our southeast coast once and for all. Japan will never again It will not contain a large number of our troops, and if the CCP wants to violate the previous agreement and go to war with us, the troops we can use will also be greatly increased."

He Yingqin frowned, and seemed to be thinking about the changes in the East Asian situation after the capture of Taiwan: "After we capture Taiwan, we cannot solve the threat of Japan once and for all." After that, we will take the development path of aggression and expansion. In East Asia, Japan can expand in the two directions of Manchuria, Mongolia and Nanyang. Taiwan is the throat of Japan’s southward movement. If we capture Taiwan, Japan’s southward journey will be very difficult. It will be cut off by us, and Manchuria and Mongolia will become the only direction for Japan to expand. I am worried that after Japan loses Taiwan, it may expand its war of aggression against the Northeast.”

"That's right. After we captured Taiwan, Japan would no longer withdraw from Manchuria." Foreign Minister Wang Jingwei's eyes lit up, and he stood up and said, "Even if we want to withdraw our troops, we will also be required to withdraw from Taiwan at the same time. Will support Japan's request. If we don't return Taiwan, Britain and the United States are very likely to lift sanctions against Japan. At that time, our war with Japan will continue for a long time, which will be a disaster for both China and Japan ah!"

Wang Jingwei's words once again hit the weakness of Taiwan's strategic plan. Now Japan has completed two rounds of general mobilization, and the total army strength is close to 300 million!Far surpassed the Kuomintang Army, and the communication line from the mainland of Japan to the Northeast could not be cut off just by blocking Lushun Port.Therefore, after Japan loses Taiwan and suffers severe damage to the combined fleet, it will surely occupy the Liaoji or Liaodong Peninsula by virtue of their army's numerical advantage, in order to coerce the Kuomintang to exchange it with Taiwan.

However, after hearing Wang Jingwei's argument, Chiang Kai-shek nodded thoughtfully, with a strange smile on his face, uh, it looks a bit treacherous!It is estimated that they are planning to trick the Communist Party again.

"I think it is a very undesirable strategy to allow Japan to invade Nanyang along Taiwan and the South China Sea!" Feeling that the participants were somewhat persuaded by Wang Jingwei, Zhao Zheng, who was present at the meeting, couldn't wait to retort loudly: "Unless we form an alliance with Japan." The alliance carves up Nanyang, otherwise Japan will never rest assured to put the [-]-kilometer logistics line under the muzzle of our powerful naval fleet!"

Zhao Zheng strode to the front of the conference table and put a map of the South China Sea on the projector. Then he picked up the baton and drew a straight line between Zhanjiang, Taiwan and Guangdong: "Taiwan Island and our Nanyang Fleet There is only a straight-line distance of [-] kilometers between the home port of Zhanjiang! In this era of rapid development of aviation technology, this distance is far from safe. Perhaps it will not be long before the combat radius of dive bombers and torpedo attack aircraft will exceed [-] kilometers. That is to say, Zhanjiang Port and the entire Nanyang Fleet will always be under the threat of Japanese shore-based aviation! If I were the commander of the Japanese Combined Fleet, after getting the Nanyang mission, I would use shore-based aircraft or It was the aircraft carrier that carried out a surprise attack that completely defeated the Nanyang Fleet! Then I dared to boldly go south."

"My lords, judging from the tactics used by Japan in previous foreign wars, they like this kind of surprise attack very much! Japan used sneak attacks in the Sino-Japanese War, the Russo-Japanese War, the Shandong War of Resistance, and this time the Northeast War of Resistance Tactics, if we don’t occupy Taiwan now, the next surprise attack will be the Nanyang Fleet, which has spent a huge amount of public money.”

Chapter 0584 Enemy, me, friends fight! ([-]) We declare war!

"General Wang Zhu." Zhao Zheng's words seemed to have moved Hu Hanmin, chairman of the National Government who presided over the meeting. A thousand-kilometer bomb-dropping plane?"

Wang Zhu was taken aback. He was not a member of the Military Commission, nor a member of the Standing Committee of the Kuomintang Central Committee. He was just an engineer with the rank of major general.I came to this meeting just to show my face to the top KMT officials, and I didn't plan to speak.But I didn't expect to be named by Hu Hanmin, chairman of the Kuomintang.Faced with such an opportunity to show his talents, Wang Zhu did not dare to neglect at all. He hurriedly stood up and strode to the conference table, bowing slightly to Hu Hanmin.

"Chairman, we have now jointly developed such an aircraft with the German Heinkel Aircraft Company. The first prototype 'Lightning' has been assembled and is planned to be tested before the end of June this year. This aircraft will currently use Two 660-horsepower BMW-129A engines have a design speed of up to 320 kilometers per hour and a maximum range of nearly [-] kilometers."

Wang Zhu took out a sketch of an airplane from his briefcase and handed it to Hu Hanmin with both hands. Hu Hanmin took a look at it and then handed it to Luo Yaoguo: "Fuwen, you know about airplanes, take a look at this sketch." Can the aircraft threaten the naval fleet?"

In fact, Luo Yaoguo had seen this sketch a long time ago. It was an important project of the National Revolutionary Army Air Force's medium bomber program. The aircraft design was presided over by the twin designer Jack Friede Varta brothers who had joined Heinkel.Moreover, Luo Yaoguo, who is familiar with the history of aircraft development, also knows that this aircraft is actually the predecessor of the famous He111 medium bomber in another time and space.

"This kind of twin-engine medium bomber poses little threat to the fleet sailing on the sea, but it is still very dangerous to the fleet parked in the port." Luo Yaoguo said:

"Now the most important factor that determines the performance of an aircraft is the engine. The horsepower of the mainstream aircraft engines of various air forces is generally between 450 and 700 horsepower, so it is not enough to create a long-range, fast, and ammunition-loading aircraft. A dive bomber with a large and solid fuselage. However, with the rapid development of engine technology, this kind of aircraft that poses a great threat to the surface fleet will definitely appear in a few years. Now Sino-German Aviation and Germany's BMW are jointly developing The next-generation radial engine will have 18 cylinders, and the stable output power can exceed 1000 horsepower. I believe that naval battles will be dominated by aircraft with excellent performance, and surprise attacks will become the most effective means of combat. If we cannot With Taiwan, the Nanyang Fleet will be in danger of being raided day and night, and a slight negligence will destroy the entire fleet in a short period of time!"

Listening to Luo Yaoguo's words, Hu Hanmin nodded frequently, Chiang Kai-shek looked solemn, and Wang Jingwei shook his head slightly, Luo Yaoguo continued: "Our country has an extremely long coastline, and since the Opium War, the main threats our country has faced have come from the sea. If we want to defend such a long coast, we must have a strong navy to defend the country's sea power! And a strong navy cannot do without a home port for the fleet to rest. Such a home port must be a series of naval bases. Under the protection of China, it can guarantee absolute safety and a good deep-water port. Now Zhanjiang, Guangdong, the home port of the Nanyang Fleet, is the best stronghold we can find, but its east facing the waters of Taiwan is open without any shelter. The Japanese aircraft carrier can pass through the Bashi Strait east of Taiwan, sail quietly to the southeast waters of Zhanjiang, and then launch a surprise attack with carrier-based aircraft!"

"If we want to keep Zhanjiang under safe protection, we must get Taiwan and completely close the east gate of Zhanjiang Port!"

Hu Hanmin pondered for a moment, nodded slowly, and seemed to have approved the plan to seize Taiwan, but Chiang Kai-shek still looked dignified, shook his head and said: "If we seize Taiwan, the war between China and Japan will probably continue." If it continues...the pacification of the north may be indefinitely far away."

What Chiang Kai-shek said was "the pacification of the north" rather than "the victory of the Northeast Anti-Japanese War", and Luo Yaoguo could understand the meaning. He thought for a while and nodded: "Yes, the pacification of the north will take some time. But even if we If Taiwan is not conquered, Japan and the Soviet Union are unwilling to see a unified and strong China, and they will still try their best to hand over the occupied areas of Manchuria to the Communist Party."

"...Jiegong, it is impossible to solve the two problems of Japan and the CCP in this Northeast War of Resistance. Therefore, we can only choose one problem to solve first. If we win Taiwan, we will use the Taiwan War to annihilate The main force of Japan's joint fleet will basically eliminate the threat of Japan. Now is the time when the Japanese navy is at its weakest, and we should be able to achieve this goal easily. Conversely, if we want to deal with the CCP first, we can only negotiate peace with Japan. Give them a chance to revive and make a comeback. In the future, Japan may raid Zhanjiang Port and wipe out our Nanyang Fleet! But will we be able to wipe out the CCP after paying such a high price? They rely on the Soviet Union and can get the open support of the Soviet Union , can also get the secret assistance of Japan, the civil war in Northeast China is likely to continue for a long time. We are likely to lose both ends, so I suggest to first solve the threat from Japan, which is a threat from the sea, and then slowly find a way to achieve national unity .”

Luo Yaoguo's proposal is very convincing. Japan has not many troops stationed in Taiwan, and the Japanese navy has already been beaten to the ground. Attacking Taiwan can be said to be a sure victory.The issue of Manchuria and Mongolia is much more complicated, which involves the interests of the Soviet Union, Japan, the CCP, Trotskyites (Wang Zhongyi) and other aspects.Moreover, these factions can completely cooperate with each other for their own interests. Even if the Kuomintang single-handedly supports the CCP to cause trouble for the CCP, along with the disgusting Soviet Trotskyist (Wang Zhongyi), as long as the price is right, it is entirely possible to throw away the Trotskyist flag. United with the CCP...

Seeing the members of the Military Commission of the Standing Committee of the Central Committee nodding and saying yes, Chiang Kai-shek knew that everyone had been persuaded by Luo Yaoguo, and it was also possible that the monopoly consortium behind these party and state officials persuaded them... In those Nanyang chaebols who were so rich In our eyes, how can Heilongjiang, Mongolia, where prisoners are exiled, compare with Nanyang, which is full of gold?

The final result of this meeting was not surprising. The Taiwan strategy plan proposed by the Navy was adopted. For this reason, the Nationalist Government will declare war on Japan, thus provoking an all-out war between the two countries!

In addition, for the CCP, the meeting also gave the bottom line - that is, the "Wuhan Agreement" (the agreement reached by Luo Yaoguo and Gu Shunzhang) must be abided by, and the power of the CCP is limited to Jilin Province, Heilongjiang Province, Mongolia Province, Suiyuan Province, Rehe Province and the northern part of the Great Wall in Chahar Province, as well as northern Shanxi and northern Shaanxi.As for the struggle between the CCP and the Trotskyites, it has nothing to do with the Nationalist Government and the Kuomintang. Of course, this does not mean that the Nationalist Government and the Kuomintang will give up their support for the Trotskyists (Wang Zhongyi), but they will not do so in the name of the government or the Kuomintang. To provide assistance to them...Aid will be provided in the name of "civil society".

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"Minister Fangcun, please go this way..."

The foreign minister of the Beijing government, Li Dazhao, was wearing a gray woolen tunic suit, walking slowly in front, and from time to time he turned his head to greet Kenkichi Yoshimura, the Japanese minister behind him.

During this period of time, the armistice negotiations between the Beijing government and Japan went very smoothly under the coordination of the Soviet Union. The Japanese side did not have high demands. They just wanted to maintain the status quo of the Manchurian Railway and the Kanto Prefecture. As for the Northeast Agreement tariffs, they were only used to Fooling Emperor Hirohito has no effect on the Communist Party, and the Kuomintang will never admit it.Even Manchurian Railway and Guandong Prefecture are just things on paper. If Liaoning is occupied by the Kuomintang, will they not accept the assets of Manchurian Railway?Fangcun did not report any hope for this.