Jian guo da ye Page #5

---

Director of National Defense.

lf you're the President,

will the Americans back us up?

Stuart dropped a hint.

Then let's get rid of Chiang.

lt's still too early to say.

Never too early to take precautions.

lt's time we get started.

Ching-kuo, Madam is leaving

for the US tomorrow

to ask President Truman for help.

The situation in the Northeast

is deteriorating quickly.

We need help from the Americans.

l flew back from the Northeast

just to tell you,

at a time like this

we can't afford a fire in the backyard.

Father.

lf we don't punish the Kung's,

the economy in Shanghai is doomed.

l absolutely understand.

The corruption of the

KMT is in the bones.

lt's not just the problem of the Kung's.

Crackdown on corruption

is a major issue.

Timing and extent are crucial...

it's tough.

You lose the Party if you proceed.

You lose the country if you don't.

lt's tough.

Father.

Both the Party and the country

are on the brink of disaster.

Alright.

The matter at hand

is to move the troops up North

to south of the Yangtze River

to ensure the safety there.

Going after the Kung's

is meaningless now.

Zhang Lan is truly a saint of Sichuan.

He deserves it.

Without him at the CPPCC,

none of us Sichuanese

would dare to go.

The Northeast is too

cold for a man his age.

He probably can't make it.

lf anything happens to him...

What about Beiping?

What?

Postpone the meeting till next year.

Move the venue to Beiping.

lt's possible.

The troops are tired

after taking Shenyang.

Fu Zuoyi commands 600,000 men.

Relying on 2 divisions in the

Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Border Region

to capture Beiping is impossible.

According to our intelligence

lately, Fu Zuoyi is

having second thoughts.

After the failed attempt on Shijiazhuang,

he seems willing to negotiate.

Send someone reliable to liaise with him.

Ok.

lt'd be heavenly, if we can

liberate Beiping peacefully.

Fu's daughter Dongju is a Party member.

She's perfect for the job.

Yes.

ln that case, l'll be the

dictator for a change.

Ask the Northeast Field Army to enter

the Shanhai Pass within 7 days.

Tell Lin Biao

this is an order and not a probe.

lt'll take a few days

to gather up the troops

and each column needs

time to adjust otherwise.

Moving inside the Pass

will be a problem.

The cadres don't want to make the move

and it'll take time for deployment.

The deadline on the 22nd is too tight.

Wire this back:
Received order

dispatched on 1 8th at 1 8:00.

Will set out on the 22nd as instructed.

Details to follow. Signed, Lin, Luo & Liu.

You should think for yourself too.

You really want me

to hold the horsewhip for your Chairman?

Forget it, Father. lt was a joke.

A joke?

l personally told the American reporter.

lt's not a joke.

That's because you took it to heart.

Li Jishen is a founding member of the

Party who opposes Chiang openly.

Over these last few months,

Mao has repeatedly invited him up north.

He's been stalling him.

He's bewildered by

You come to see me

with a 18-year old newspaper.

How kind of you.

The quarrel between

you and the President

should stay within the Party.

Between you and the CPC,

don't forget you ordered the

execution of Cai Hesen.

What are you saying?

Return to Nanjing and

pick any job you want,

as long as you don't join the CPC.

A promotion for a promise?

You think l'll go?

Before l came, Vice President Li told me

he would like to liaise

with the CPC through you.

Any condition is negotiable,

including using the

Yangtze as a partition.

Use the Yangtze as a partition

and split up China?

Tell Li Zongren.

The infamy is more than he can handle.

Hello, Mr. President.

Commander Fu.

Our troops can pull back

to Tanggu and Zhangjiakou.

l can't guarantee we'll win.

But we're perfectly capable of defense.

With the big picture in mind.

l intend to move 600,000

men to Jiangnan.

l can be more flexible in

both defense and offense.

That's containing our

sovereignty to the southeast.

As the old capital, Beiping

has political significance.

Giving it up

is unfavorable to our

government internationally.

You're right. lnternational

scope is the situation.

Wait.

What is it, Father?

Who's your commanding officer?

We agreed not to discuss that.

l wish to talk to them.

About what? The horsewhip?

What l'm telling you now

will determine the lives of millions.

l understand.

She's so hot.

l'm sorry, May-ling.

Both the House and the Congress

have refused your request

to make another speech.

But the Government will still

support the General as before

with the hope that the civil war does

not continue any longer in China.

President Truman and his administration

is concentrating on Europe.

But the East needs a revival too.

My friend.

China should have been

included in your plan.

Any loans and assistance

from the US now

should be spent on security

and constructive activities,

not war.

You got 400 million dollars

from the original loan.

That's still in existence.

We both know there's only a

few million dollars left.

And it's not enough to support

my husband's administration

and his life's work.

Mr. Secretary of State,

we need your additional assistance,

please.

Madam, there's nothing more we can do.

New Year is coming up.

Make this announcement at month end.

About what?

lf they want me to resign, l'll resign.

You can't do that, Mr. President.

lt's not my choice.

But someone within our

Party wants me out.

You repeatedly rejected Mao

and Zhou's invitation.

You're too arrogant.

That's an overstatement, Madame Liao.

l'm tied up at home.

And l'm also busy with military affairs.

Preparations for the new CPPCC are

moving along and days are counting.

After decades, the KMT can't be absent.

You're still hesitant about going.

You expect Mao to fly to

Nanjing to invite Chiang?

We're definitely not inviting him.

He's a war criminal, a murderer.

We can't have a CPPCC

without the KMT.

Jishen, Chairman Mao said

he'd wait for you in Beiping.

Chief, some landlord's

compound up ahead.

The wall is too high for us to climb over.

Grenades won't blow it apart.

Please send for the artillery.

Flare.

Flare.

Commander...

we have reached Beiping city.

2 pieces of good news, sir.

Li Jishen, Shen Yanbing

and Zhang Naiqi

left 4 days ago.

They boarded the Aldan and will

disembark at Dalian day after tomorrow.

And the other one?

Chiang Kai-shek resigned.

Mr. Ambassador.

As China's ally,

why is the US doing nothing

at a time like this?

God help those who help

themselves, my friend.

l think Chiang is giving

Li Zongren a hard time.

He knows Li wants to negotiate,

so he brought it up first.

He doesn't want Li to get the credit

and he wants to give us a hard time.

He already stepped down, but he

had to pull a stunt like this.

After this,

it would be tough for Li to talk to us.

The CDL and the other Parties

have yet to make a stand,

they're waiting to see.

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes