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Episode 35

If you don't go out in ten minutes

they'll see it as a kidnapping

and break in to rescue you

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Give me your gun

We're investigating, and they dare not do anything to you

Go tell General Liu's men

that I'm fine

I will be out after a while

Ask them to cool down

-Yes, sir. -Yes, sir

Now

Let me send this guy where he needs to go

Minister! You can't kill Luo Haobin!

He knows so much about me. So he must die

Luo Haobin's the only witness

to prove that Liang Tong's a communist!

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Zeng Guangxi felt relieved

He felt unprecedentedly relaxed

He believed that today was his lucky day

He was grateful to Liang Tong

and Liu Feiyun, who kept pushing him

Although he was still responsible

for keeping an eye on these people

Ta Kung Pao Wu Mengxiang held a press conference in San Francisco

Wu Mengxiang showed up in San Francisco, USA

He accused the KMT of corruption and announced on the spot that he was leaving the KMT

He held a press conference

and sent out a public telegraph

Having listed the infighting

between different KMT cliques

he announced that he was withdrawing from KMT

Meanwhile, Northeast China saw increasing battles

during which

the KMT troops had been gradually losing ground

-Attention! -Commander Chen's here!

Lounge of the Airport in Nanjing

Keep Quiet in the Lounge

Commander Chen

Feiyun

go check out if the plane's ready

Yes, sir

Let's go

The Communist Army went all out in winter

Seems like they don't want us

to be in the mood for the Spring Festival celebration

Luckily, I still have

14 armies capable of fighting

General Wedemeyer of our allies

highly praised your deployment

in Northeast China

Do not trust what an American said

This Wedemeyer ingratiates himself with Mr. Chiang on one hand

and gets along well with Li Tsung Jen on the other hand

The situation in Northeast China is influencing the bigger picture

I feel a great sense of responsibility

It's too late

to send people to Northeast China now

Back then, the Fourth Field Army

only consisted of over 100,000 people

with poor weaponry

But those people behind them

are too powerful

The Soviets and Koreans

are all communists

Now, they have both weapons

and numerous soldiers

They can totally match us

in strength

I'm so worried about you going to Northeast China this time

Liang Tong

when we won in Shandong

you already foresaw today's situation

In the face of victory

you stayed cool and humble, having the big picture in your mind

I'm so happy and relieved

Sir, I'd like to apply

to go to Northeast China with you

and shoulder the responsibility together

I leave you in Nanjing for some reason

As you said

today's Northeast China is no longer the place it used to be a year ago

No one's sure of winning this decisive battle

against the Communist Army now

I can't put all the eggs

in one basket at this time

I can rest assured by leaving you at the headquarters

Stay here

to do something important

If we lose in Northeast China

the overall situation will be overturned

You gotta figure out a decisive point concerning the overall situation

and prepare for the decisive battle against the Communist Army

Got it

The prerequisite of a decisive battle

is the sink-or-swim resolve of both sides

In the past, when we wanted a sink-or-swim battle

the Communist Army always just fought and fled away

With our resolve alone

it's hard to form a decisive battle

unless we corner them to a dead end

According to meteorologists' prediction

their region will continue to suffer from famines with poor harvests

So many of their troops lacking food

will add to the burden on the civilians there

And losing people's support

will impair their political power

Does this reason make sense?

If that's the case

we should grit our teeth

and hang in there

That's not feasible

Our army has a huge deficit

If we do that, our economy will collapse

If America

also reduces aid to us

we're unable to fight this war

So I conclude that

the next year is the key to victory or defeat

The do-or-die battle is a must

You only need to consider this question

and put aside other issues

I got it

Liang Tong

you also saw Wu Mengxiang's public telegraph, didn't you?

I did

It hurts me a lot

Mengxiang

was completely forced to leave our party

Didn't they go too far

to let Mengxiang be the commander

of a municipal garrison?

Mr. Chiang also concurred with that view

He said He Yingqin drove Wu Mengxiang

to the side of the CPC

Humans have feelings

Many people sympathize with Wu Mengxiang

In the public telegraph, Wu talked about facts, and nothing personal

He didn't mention anyone

including Mr. Chiang

Mengxiang's worldly-wise

Keep Quiet in the Lounge

It was not necessarily a bad thing for Liang Tong to stay out of the battle

in Northeast China which was doomed to be lost

Guided by Mao Zedong and the Party Central Committee

the People's Liberation Army would surely win this war

The CPC is gonna win, and the Kuomintang is gonna lose

The danger for the KMT Army is approaching

while at the same time, Liu Feiyun would shoulder the responsibility

and resign as the Chief of Strategic Planning Department

Nanjing Army Hospital

Inpatient Management Discipline

Can he talk now?

I guess he can say something

Call Liang Tong

and ask him to visit Luo Haobin

Yes, sir

He was awake just now

Why did he fall asleep all of a sudden?

Keep quiet

Let Mr. Luo take a nap

Zeng Guangxi didn't fully believe Zhao Hengxuan

who said Luo Haobin was also a communist

But this Luo Haobin

could withstand Zhao Hengxuan's torture and interrogation

and didn't say anything useful

Obviously, he is a tough man

which, however, aroused Zeng's suspicion

Maybe there was really a secret between Luo Haobin

and Liang Tong

Minister, I brought the doctor here

Let him explain the situation to you

Here's the thing…

Give him a shot

to keep him sleeping for a while

Well…

Do it now

Hong Kong

Mengxiang

your speech in San Francisco really vented our spleen

and you spoke our mind

I wanna return to the Liberated Areas

No hurry…

This time, I'm here

to give you assignments

Your wife's pregnant, huh?

Yeah

I

just wanna figure out a way to reunite you with your wife

I'm afraid it's a hard nut to crack

She's been living with his father

and has deep feelings for him

I guess she can't bear

the thought of leaving him now

The revolution is not for separation

but for reunion

Keep trying to persuade her

We hope you stay in Hong Kong

because this is a position

of ideological work

We hope

to see the reunion of old acquaintances

Joint efforts are indispensable for the new China

You have a lot of old friends in Nanjing

Please try to win them over

How is Luo Haobin doing?

He was tortured ruthlessly and badly injured

Who did it?

Zhao Hengxuan

Minister, General Liang's here

When will he regain consciousness?

Can he speak when he's awake?

We can't tell when he'll wake up

But he can somewhat talk when he's awake

Tell us about his condition

I've never seen anyone

withstand such torture

He came here with severe injuries to his internal organs

He lost control of his bowel movements

and couldn't speak due to the tongue bite

He's been much better now

But he has seven fractures in his body

which needs time to heal

And some of them also need bone grafting surgery

But it's beyond the reach of our domestic technology

I'll go contact the U.S. Medical Group

and see if they can offer any help

The patient once asked to go to the U.S. for treatment

It would be great

if the U.S. Medical Group

can operate on him

Given his current condition, can he go to America?

It's a long flight to America

which requires good physical condition

So he has to recover for a while

But the surgery can't be postponed

What on earth did Zhao Hengxuan do to him?

Let's go out to talk about it

I shot Zhao Hengxuan to death. Have you heard about that?

Everyone knows that now

How did he catch Luo Haobin?

Luo Haobin helped with

the ship of silver ingots I gave to you

And Zhao Hengxuan had been following this case

So you shot him to death?

It was not only because of this

Zhao Hengxuan also kidnapped Luo Haobin

because he believed Luo was a communist

You also know that

Zhao Hengxuan had always been trying to clear his name for a comeback

He caught Luo Haobin

like catching at a straw

And he said Luo Haobin confessed

that

you were a communist

Of course

Zhao Hengxuan's already dead

There's no witness

So we can only wait for Luo to wake up

to prove your innocence

Commander Chen told me the other day that

someone also accused him of being a communist

So we're all communists?

Then I'll just wait

for Luo Haobin to wake up

Before that

I will send someone to follow you all the time

How justified it sounds

Zeng Guangxi can keep an eye on Liang Tong

aboveboard

Maybe he

just wanted to see Liang Tong kill Luo Haobin to silence him

Apparently, Zeng was setting a trap for Liang Tong again

Liang Tong hopes to see Luo Haobin wake up as soon as possible

At this moment, Liang was like a lonely wild goose

put in a metal cage, though

But he believes

the organization would reach out to him

He must calm down and wait

On February 28th, 1948 Zhou Fohai died of a heart attack in the Nanjing Prison

Hello, Ambassador

Hello, General Liu

Hello, Ambassador

This is Miss Melanie

General MacArthur's special envoy

Hello

I've heard a lot about you, General Bai

Hi, General Liu

Hi, Miss Melanie

General Bai, General Liu

let's sit down to talk

-OK. -Sit down, please

Please

Miss Melanie

was entrusted by General MacArthur

to offer a list of extradited Japanese war criminals

to your National Government

General MacArthur demanded

the extradition of all major war criminals, led by Yasuji Okamura

back to Japan

and a trial in Japan, too

Unfortunately

for the sake of this case

we've been in China for a while

But we haven't

made any substantial progress so far

Those related departments keep passing the buck to each other

and the problem hasn't been solved yet

The National Assembly's about to be held

Our Guangxi Clique will push

to send these Japanese war criminals to the prison

for trial

General Bai, I implore you to stand up to call the shots

General MacArthur

asked to extradite this batch of Japanese war criminals

The world anti-fascist camp

will remember your contribution

I hope, your Guangxi Clique

can play your part in this issue

This represents the will of the people

General Li Tsung Jen will run

for Vice President of the Republic of China this time

If he succeeds

the Guangxi Clique will be more powerful

than ever

We're here this time

just in the hope of getting support from America

We'll surely support you

The government needs a different voice

The Guangxi Clique's candidacy matters a lot, I think

The rosy picture is ruined

There are still so many people supporting President Chiang

General Li Tsung Jen's election as vice president is a prerequisite

I don't think there will be any problem with that

The situation may become simpler

If Vice President Li becomes President Li

will everything go more smoothly?

Stay here

Is this our last dinner?

You've thought too much

You're just gonna live somewhere else

In the prison, right?

We have no choice

The National Assembly is about to be held

The Constitution will be enforced, and the president will be elected

We have to consider

public opinion from all sides

Let's go

On April 19th, 1948

Chiang Kai-shek was elected as President of the National Assembly

with the enforcement of the one-party rule

In May, Li Tsung Jen was elected as Vice President

To weaken the Guangxi Clique's power

Chiang Kai-shek appointed He Yingqin

as the new Minister of National Defense

and Liu Feiyun as Deputy Chief of Staff

as well as the Chief of Strategic Planning Department

But due to the fiasco of the battle in Northeast China

Chen Cheng's Mansion in Nanjing

Chen Cheng lost the power

with his position as Chief of the General Staff taken over by Gu Zhutong

It's raining outside

Just come in to take a seat

Guys

It's a critical moment for the survival of the party-state now

Liang Tong

you just submitted your resignation

Tell us why

I wanna follow you

We all wanna follow you

Good!

At this moment

I hope everyone can keep doing your job and your duty

Otherwise, you're disloyal to the party-state

We should be loyal to the President

Be loyal to President Chiang!

-Be loyal to the President! -Be loyal to the President!

-Be loyal to President Chiang! -Be loyal to President Chiang!

-Be loyal to the President! -Be loyal to the President!

On September 24th, 1948

Su Yu telegraphed the Central Military Commission of CPC

and suggested an immediate launch of the Huaihai Campaign

which was approved by the Central Committee

while the agents like Liang Tong

were also advancing work according to the

Central Committee's deployment

Liang Tong knew that

his mission was to

save the main force of Chiang Kai-shek's troops

for the decisive battle north of the Yangtze

Tell me about the task

I gave you before I left for Northeast China

Yes, sir

Xuzhou will be the site of the decisive battle

Go ahead

The command of the suppression of the CPC is right here

assembling troops of 600,000 soldiers in total

who are all elites

Plus our reinforcements

there are a total of 800,000 soldiers

But the Central Plains Field Army led by Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping

and the East China Field Army led by Chen Yi and Su Yu

only have 500,000 to 600,000 soldiers all together

And our weaponry is way better than theirs

If we can launch a battle

in Xuzhou

to finish Liu, Deng, Chen, and Su

we can just change our contrast in military power

and offset the downside caused by the failure in Northeast China

Based on good management of areas west of Shanhai Pass,

east of Jiayu Pass

maybe we can do something to Northeast China again in the future

Do we have to fight this battle?

You know

this battle may determine when the Commandant's political career will end

No mistake is allowed

If we don't fight this war

it can be really dangerous

If the Fourth Field Army marches south

Map of the Battle in Xuzhou-Bengbu Areas

and collaborates with the Communist Army in North China

Fu Zuoyi's troops can't resist them

It's hard to defend in the flat Central Plains

By then, we can only make the river a dividing line and rule separately

Rule the areas on each side of the river

America and the Soviet Union

would love to hear that

But neither Mr. Chiang nor the CPC

would like to see China being divided

Liang Tong, it seems that

the battle in Xuzhou

is inevitable

To fight

we must ensure victory

I agree with you

Thank you, sir

Besides, Liang Tong

I've been pondering over one thing

When we fought against the CPC in Northeast China

they got ahead of us all the time

The overall tactics were so weird

I've carefully observed Liu Feiyun

In my point of view

Liu Feiyun…

I'm afraid he's another communist spy

just like Wu Mengxiang

I'm quite carefree now after losing my position

Maybe I can have a chat with the Chairman

and speak my mind

If they could destroy the capable KMT troops

north of the Yangtze River

the natural trench of the Yangtze River would no longer be a problem

and the complete liberation of China will be greatly advanced

This bold idea

of launching a large-scale battle

in Xuzhou

filled Liang Tong's head

But at this critical moment

Luo Haobin is under Zeng Guangxi's control

Liang Tong has been out of contact with the organization for too long

It seems he must find a way

to get in touch with the organization

The battle in Xuzhou

would exert a huge influence on the big picture

and completely change the balance of the two parties' power

Passing on the strategic deployment

of KMT troops

becomes the top priority

A new China is about to be born

Hong Kong

We'll soon get a result

The Civil War will not last long

No matter which party you belong to

we are still good friends

Right

your wife's pregnant, right?

I'm always here to help if your wife needs anything

This is exactly why I came to meet you

I understand the pain of being apart

and I know your feelings as a father

You became a father?

My child is over a month old!

It's a chubby boy!

When was that?

You got ahead of me!

My child will also be born soon

Really?

That's good news!

However

it's all the fault of this Civil War

Where are you going so late at night?

I'll send the chicken broth to Shi Yang

General Wu has left

and her dad is busy

Poor mother and poor baby

Poor mother and poor baby?

She hasn't given birth yet, right?

Soon she will!

Her belly is already that big

Just go to rest

I will be right back

Xiugu

Why did you come out?

I'll go with you

But I still didn't see a car

Follow me

W-where are we going?

You're Minister Zeng's men, right?

Yes

Since you're following me

just give us a ride

Mrs. Zhang, go heat up the soup, please

Take it slow

Be careful…

When are you gonna give birth?

Next month

How time flies

Were it not for Xiugu reminding me

I would have forgotten this

Sorry, Shi Yang

It's okay

It's fine for you to forget it

But General Wu must remember

When Mengxiang left, my belly was not

as big as it is now

I took a long leave

and have been staying at home

without going to work

Pregnant with a child of someone who withdrew from the Party

I don't wanna be high-profile

Now

those old friends are all avoiding me

And I don't wanna get them into trouble, either

General Wu's such a nice guy!

This child's father won't be there when he or she is born

Poor little thing

Does General Wu know this?

He called me

He sounded so happy

Mengxiang called you?

Yeah

He calls regularly

Where is he now?

He didn't say that

and neither did I ask him

He always calls me

from difference places

It's kind of dangerous for you to do so

Your calls can be bugged

Whatever

We have no secret

We only talk about our child

If Mengxiang calls again

tell him

this child needs a father

It was too irresponsible

for him to leave like this

Ask him to come back

and I will figure it out

No! He can't come back

He committed a felony

In no case can he come back!

Why don't you go find him with your child?

Shi Yang, you must pass on my words to Mengxiang

Tell him I said it

The child needs a father

Luo Haobin's status quo

let Liang Tong completely lose contact with the organization

Now the big battle is around the corner

Liang Tong know

it's time for him to fight with all his strength

But the danger seems to be approaching

This is a silver lining for him

which sends a contact hint to Wu Mengxiang through Shi Yang

He is in dire need of learning

the Party Central Committee's instructions about this big battle

He's much better

Surgery can be considered now

OK, I'll report it to my superior

You may leave now

How are you, Mr. Luo?

Do you feel any better?

Mr. Luo

there's one thing I'd like you to explain

Why do you have so many

Time magazines?

We found all these

in your little attic in Shanghai

I just wondered why they looked so familiar to me

You can see these magazines all over the street

What do you want me to explain?

Then did you buy these magazines

or subscribe to them?

-Or… -Enough

You should know where these magazines came from

Just cut the crap

Good, cool

Then let me go straight to the point

Who was the last person to send you

this magazine?

I see

I'm not a patient

but a criminal

Could you please invite your Minister Zeng over?

Minister

What did Luo Haobin tell you?

He kept talking nonsense

and didn't say anything serious

He just refused to answer a single question

He insisted on meeting you

Has Liang Tong been here yet?

General Liang came a few times

Every time he was here

the doctor made Luo Haobin fall asleep

General Liang just sat for a while and then left

Is Luo Haobin still asking

to go to America for surgery?

-Yes. -Yeah

Tell him I said yes

and we were arranging it

Yes, sir

Yes, sir

By the way, spread the news out there

saying that Luo Haobin's gonna wake up at any time

Just create a little tension

-Yes, sir. -Yes, sir

Zeng Guangxi was cornering everyone

who might contact Liang Tong

Having failed to find any evidence against Liang Tong

still, Zeng could use this method

to isolate Liang

and make him a useless pawn

You're still up?

The children are all asleep?

Yeah

Do not mind what Mrs. Shi

said today

What did she say?

Although these two kids are not my biological children

I've brought them up since they were little

In my heart, Little Stone and Little Lan

are just like my biological children

I will always

raise them like my own kids

You're a qualified mother

And these two kids

need a mother

On August 19th, 1948 the National Government issued Fiscal & Economic Emergency Sanction Order Chiang Ching-kuo flew to Shanghai

Shanghai

You just had surgery

I think you'd better take a plane

I just wanna experience it in person

how far apart the Mainland and Taiwan are

I may not have the opportunity

to cross the Taiwan Strait ever again

The President has prepared for the worst

The President asked you to be in charge of Taiwan

No one else can win this trust

A real gentleman will die for his bosom friend

I'm just putting this idea

into action in person

Do you know Chiang Ching-kuo's economic control?

Yep

Our military is running out of money now

The economic control is to address this problem

and win over our people again

This is not like my duodenal ulcer

which will be cured after an operation

The party-state is very sick now

The diseases like corruption and factionalism

are gradually destroying the party-state

The army's disorganized, and people are restless

Yeah

The overall ethos now

is indeed too awful

It's rotten to the bone

Few people are trustworthy now

Do you think economic control will work?

Honestly, it's really hard to tell

If the problem of Kung Ling-kan's Yangzi Company remains unsolved

the economic control's practically meaningless

And I don't think the economic control

can change the current military situation of our army

Neither will the communists leave us time for this

True…

It's like a fight between two people

during which the CPC focuses on fighting

while we

are fighting and having surgery at the same time

The CPC punches us

and makes our post-surgical wounds bleed again

But when we beat the CPC

our wounds hurt

How long can we hold on?

How can we save the party-state?

Only by a major military victory

If we win the battle

Americans will continue to support us, I think

So long as the economy is revived

soldiers' morale will be stabilized

And one day, we can drive the CPC back

At this point

you are the most trustworthy

You are the one I trust the most

Remember

You must do your best to assist Chiang Ching-kuo

He is the future of the party-state

Liang Tong didn't get Chen Cheng's good intentions for him

until this moment

Chen Cheng is still paving the way for him to become

the Chief of Strategic Planning Department

This man is extremely loyal to Chiang Kai-shek

and when he left the center of power

he was still trying to save the empire of Chiangs

in his own way

See you again, sir

See you again, miss

Miss, this way, please

See you, sir

Sir, this way, please

See you, sir

Sir, please mind your steps

Goodbye, sir

How did you know I was in Shanghai?

You're a celebrity favored by Chiang Ching-kuo's Youth Army

You're definitely with him wherever he is

I've just talked to him a couple of times

and the rumors are going viral

I've brought you a gift

Let me see what it is

Liang Tong instantly realizes

this is no ordinary gift

but a contact code sent by the organization

But what is the exact information?

Honestly

this is a wedding gift from Mengxiang to you

You saw him?

Nope

Someone sent it to me

What a man…

Have you seen Shi Yang?

Yep

Mengxiang also asked me to send a gift to his son

When I'm back in Nanjing

I will also go visit this boy

Don't bother going to Nanjing!

Mrs. Shi

is right in Shanghai

so is General Wu' little son

They came together with Madame Chiang yesterday

Having received the hint of meeting from Wu Mengxiang

Liang Tong can't wait to get to the hotel where Shi Yang is staying

General Liang

Madame Chiang and Mrs. Shi are waiting for you upstairs

We're not allowed to go over there due to rules

So you can only go alone

Thank you

This way, please

General Liang

have you brought our wedding present?

Liang Tong has suddenly realized

He finally knows how to contact the organization

by the wedding present from Wu Mengxiang

Our wedding present?

Exactly

The first mission is to get married

I've taken a few days off for the marriage

Your second mission is to

control the Strategic Planning Department soon

Fang has long been aware of your condition

but he just didn't find the right person to dispatch

Zeng Guangxi's too cunning

Now he's like

he will kill whoever tries to contact you

This is how he isolates me

Obviously, in the past few months

his strategy has worked

I once thought

it might be someone on our side

It had better be someone watching me

But never did I expect it to be you

Fang turned to me for he had no choice

He hoped we could collaborate as a couple

Now, I'm your new liaison

My identity can somewhat provide you with protection

You've been in touch with Fang since long ago?

Fang is very determined this time

This should be the finale

The KMT and CPC have reached

the final moment to decide the winner

Maybe this will determine

who owns the future of China

Fang planned to let us move separately

But forced by the situation

the two of us have to join forces

I also wanna try

the feeling of being held at gunpoint

Different people feel differently

at gunpoint

What if Xiugu is held at gunpoint by Zeng Guangxi?

I know you feel the sorriest for Xiugu

at this moment

Are you trying to tell me to abandon my love?

This is a sink-or-swim game between us and our enemy

Those innocent people shouldn't get involved

Am I right?

It will be a great blow to Xiugu

My two kids, Little Stone

and Little Lan

are almost gonna call her mom

I promised Xiugu that I would marry her

She is already a member of the Liang Family!

She has done so much for us