Chapter Summaries

Jiang Hao set up a laboratory in New York and synthesized a new sulfonamide drug, hoping to use medicine sales to support China’s resistance against Japan. He sought Situ Metang’s help in gaining protection and connections, and the chapter left him meeting James Roosevelt.

• Jiang Hao told Situ Metang he planned to develop medicines and invest the profits in saving China, and Situ assigned Chen Fa to guide him.
• Jiang Hao leased a three-story building, equipped its laboratory, and began researching drugs with the help of a household worker.
• Jiang Hao chose sulfonamide as his first target and synthesized a new version in two days.
• Jiang Hao showed the drug to Situ Metang and asked for an introduction to the Roosevelt family, and Situ agreed to help.
• Jiang Hao met James Roosevelt in New York and introduced himself.

Jiang Hao partnered with James Roosevelt to produce a more efficient sulfonamide and asked him to help obtain fighter planes and recruit pilots for China. He then revealed a second medicine intended to improve men's sexual performance, leaving James intrigued.

• Jiang Hao and James Roosevelt negotiated a pharmaceutical partnership, with Jiang Hao taking 31 percent of the shares and James taking 69 percent.
• James acquired a pharmaceutical factory, and it began producing sulfonamide powder using Jiang Hao's process.
• Jiang Hao asked James to help establish a mercenary company and purchase fighter planes for China's war against Japan.
• When James said those plans would be difficult, Jiang Hao showed him blue pills and described their intended effect on men's performance.

Jiang Hao negotiated a 43 percent share of the Blue pill business with James in exchange for authorizing production, while James helped him establish a fighter-pilot mercenary company. He then completed blueprints for a P-51 Mustang and planned to approach North American Aviation to build it.

• James tried Jiang Hao's new drug and returned two days later, excited by its effects and eager to produce it with him.
• Jiang Hao negotiated a new partnership with James, settling on 43 percent of the shares without investing money.
• James informed Jiang Hao that his fighter jet mercenary company had been approved, then invited him to a party, which Jiang Hao declined.
• Jiang Hao secluded himself for more than ten days and completed blueprints for a P-51 Mustang fighter.
• Jiang Hao decided to ask North American Aviation, the company that developed the P-51 Mustang, to build the plane.

Jiang Hao contracted North American Aviation to develop a fighter from his blueprints and bought trainer aircraft, then began building Hall Mercenary Company near New York. He advertised for pilots and aviation personnel as he prepared to assemble an independent flight group.

• Jiang Hao showed Kindelberger his fighter design and signed a contract giving him the aircraft’s technical rights while North American Aviation handled development.
• Jiang Hao ordered ten trainer aircraft and paid North American Aviation eight hundred thousand US Dollars.
• Jiang Hao toured North American Aviation’s workshop and saw workers building a B-25 bomber prototype.
• Jiang Hao returned to New York, bought a farm to convert into an airfield, and ordered additional accommodation for his planned company.
• Jiang Hao placed newspaper advertisements recruiting pilots, maintenance personnel, and ground operations managers with high salaries and bonuses for downing enemy aircraft.

Jiang Hao expanded Hall Mercenary Company by recruiting Chinese trainees and hiring Colonel Cameron to organize its flight squad. After training began, James Roosevelt invited Jiang Hao to the sales meeting for their new medicine, where bidding was about to start.

• Jiang Hao asked Situ Metang to help recruit educated Chinese trainees, and Situ agreed to find them.
• Applicants and trainees joined Hall Company, and Situ sent Chen Fa to oversee the Chinese recruits.
• Colonel Cameron applied to command Jiang Hao's flight squad, accepted a $15,000 annual salary, and took charge of the company’s operations.
• Cameron recruited instructors, and training planes and supplies arrived as Hall Company began training its recruits.
• James Roosevelt told Jiang Hao that their medicine was ready for sale and invited him to a sales meeting.
• At the meeting, James announced a monthly output of about 2.5 tons and opened bidding on the medicine.

Jiang Hao celebrated the sulfanilamide deal, began producing penicillin, and designed a Mustang fighter jet that caught the attention of the U.S. Army. The Army prepared to test the nearly finished prototype and investigate Jiang Hao without notifying him.

• James announced that Xiya Pharmaceutical Company had won the sulfanilamide bid, and Jiang Hao asked for ten tons to take back to China.
• James urged Jiang Hao to stay in the United States, but Jiang Hao said he planned to return and join the fighting; he later attended James's party.
• Jiang Hao spent a month making about forty vials of penicillin and decided to delay industrial production.
• Colonel Haydn learned that Jiang Hao had designed the Mustang fighter jet and reported it to Army headquarters.
• Colonel Chase arranged a test flight for the nearly finished prototype without notifying Jiang Hao and began a comprehensive investigation into him.

Jiang Hao’s Mustang prototype impressed the military, which reported his work and background to President Roosevelt. After Roosevelt ordered the aircraft taken over, Jiang Hao secured a meeting to explain himself and arrived at the White House.

• The Mustang prototype completed a successful test flight, and Colonel Chase told North American Aviation’s president to keep the results from Jiang Hao while he reported them to the War Department.
• Colonel Chase investigated Jiang Hao and suspected his technology came from the Chinese government, so he recommended that the matter be passed to President Roosevelt.
• Roosevelt summoned James Roosevelt, learned about Jiang Hao, and ordered the Army Air Corps to take over the aircraft and prevent its export to China.
• James told Jiang Hao the War Department had confiscated the plane, and Jiang asked him to arrange a meeting with the President.
• Roosevelt agreed to see Jiang Hao for half an hour, and James brought him to the White House, where he met Franklin Roosevelt in a study.

Jiang Hao tried to persuade President Roosevelt to help China resist Japan, but Roosevelt rejected his arguments. Jiang Hao demonstrated his spiritual healing by easing Roosevelt’s pain, and the chapter ended with James asking whether Jiang could make his father stand and walk again.

• Jiang Hao asked President Roosevelt to support China, but Roosevelt said the United States would not interfere in foreign conflicts.
• Jiang Hao offered to treat Roosevelt’s illness with Daoist arts, and Roosevelt allowed him five minutes to try.
• Jiang Hao examined Roosevelt, infused an Illness Dispelling Talisman into water, and gave it to him to drink.
• Roosevelt initially felt no change and ordered Will to take him to the dining room, but then felt his pain greatly diminish and asked Jiang Hao how he had done it.
• Jiang Hao said he could help Roosevelt stand and walk again with yearly maintenance treatment, and James excitedly asked if he was telling the truth.

Jiang Hao treated President Roosevelt until he could walk again, earning approval for his Mustang fighters to be used by his mercenary company in China. He then negotiated an exclusive production agreement with North American Aviation, securing a five percent royalty and fighters at $58,000 each.

• Jiang Hao promised to treat Roosevelt, and James celebrated while Roosevelt asked about the treatment plan.
• Jiang Hao treated Roosevelt for several days, and ten days later Roosevelt walked to the congressional podium, astonishing the assembled lawmakers.
• Roosevelt authorized the Army Department to use Jiang Hao’s Mustang technology for free and allowed Jiang Hao’s company to build aircraft for its own use in China.
• Jiang Hao met North American Aviation’s leaders and challenged their proposed $80,000 price, arguing that he owned the technology and could license it elsewhere.
• Jiang Hao’s lawyer negotiated an exclusive deal with North American Aviation: a five percent royalty, a $58,000 price per fighter, and an initial order of 100 aircraft followed by another 100.

Jiang Hao expanded his mercenary force, secured fighter planes and supplies, and prepared to return to China to fight Japan. He left the United States aboard a cargo ship bound for Vietnam with his men and equipment.

• Jiang Hao arranged for one hundred fighter jets and trained alongside Cameron’s American pilots and Chinese cadets.
• Jiang Hao sold 11% of his pharmaceutical company shares to DuPont for 23 million US dollars, then borrowed 30 million dollars against his remaining shares to expand his Golden Space.
• Jiang Hao sent Major Lucas, the ground crew, mechanics, and three hundred cadets to Vietnam with an initial batch of planes and supplies.
• Jiang Hao told Situ Metang of his plans, and James gave him ten tons of sulfonamides and a US diplomatic identification document before they parted.
• Jiang Hao led the remaining mercenaries aboard a cargo ship at Los Angeles, carrying fighter jets, bombers, ammunition, and supplies toward Vietnam.

Jiang Hao established the Silver Dragon Squadron in Vietnam and flew toward China with its first twenty-five Mustangs. As Japanese planes bombed Chongqing again, the squadron appeared and attacked them.

• Chairman Chang learned that Jiang Hao was returning with fighter planes, while Japanese aircraft bombed Chongqing and Chinese and Soviet pilots fought them at heavy cost.
• Jiang Hao met Cameron in Vietnam, inspected twenty-five assembled Mustangs, and decided to take them to China while Cameron moved the remaining aircraft and supplies there later.
• Jiang Hao named his mercenary air force the Silver Dragon Squadron and notified Chongqing that they were coming without revealing their precise arrival time or strength.
• Japanese intelligence learned about the American mercenary squadron but dismissed it as a minor threat, then sent another formation of bombers and fighters to attack Chongqing.
• As Japanese planes bombed the city, the Silver Dragon Squadron arrived and opened fire, destroying a Japanese aircraft as a ground soldier cheered.

Jiang Hao led the Silver Dragon Squadron into a Japanese air raid over Chongqing and routed the Japanese fighters. He ordered the Mustangs to pursue the retreating bombers, leaving the battle still in progress.

• Jiang Hao assigned Cameron command of the Hanoi base, announced the fighter squadrons, and offered pilots a bonus for every enemy aircraft shot down.
• Jiang Hao and Lucas's First Squadron flew from Hanoi toward Chongqing and learned that Japanese bombers were attacking the city.
• Jiang Hao led the Silver Dragon Squadron in a surprise attack, and the Mustangs destroyed Japanese fighters while Chongqing residents watched and cheered.
• Chiang Kai-shek recognized the attacking force as Jiang Hao's squadron, and news of Jiang Hao spread through the city.
• After Lucas reported only two lightly damaged Mustangs, Jiang Hao ordered the squadron to chase the fleeing Japanese bombers.

Jiang Hao and the Silver Dragon Squadron annihilated a Japanese air formation over Chongqing, then met with Chairman Chang and Madame Meiling, who learned how Jiang Hao had acquired his wealth, weapons, and connection to President Roosevelt. The chapter left Jiang Hao declining to pursue a diplomatic role while Madame Meiling showed personal interest in him.

• Oshima Ichiro led the Japanese fighters back into combat, but the Silver Dragon Squadron destroyed them and then shot down the Japanese bombers without losing a plane.
• Zhou Zhirou welcomed Jiang Hao and the American mercenaries, introduced him to Yigaliev, and invited them to meet Chairman Chang.
• Chairman Chang hosted the airmen at Huangshan Mansion, where Jiang Hao described killing Matsui Iwane and explained how he had built his business in the United States.
• Jiang Hao offered to sell the government five tons of sulfonamide on credit, and Chairman Chang accepted the deal.
• Jiang Hao explained that President Roosevelt had authorized him to obtain Mustang fighters after Jiang Hao treated Roosevelt, and Madame Meiling suggested he become ambassador to the United States.
• Madame Meiling walked Jiang Hao out after the meeting and asked whether he had a wife; Jiang Hao said he had never married.

After the Silver Dragon Squadron's victory over Japanese aircraft, Jiang Hao prepared his Mustangs and attended a celebration banquet in Chongqing. Japan learned his identity and decided to send elite spies to assassinate him, while Jiang Hao remained unaware as the banquet began.

• Jiang Hao read newspaper reports praising the air battle, then led his squadron in repairing, refueling, and rearming their aircraft.
• Zhou Zhirou praised the Mustangs, learned their factory price, and invited Jiang Hao and the Silver Dragon Squadron to a celebration banquet.
• Japanese officials questioned American Ambassador Jensen about Jiang Hao's aircraft, and Japan decided to send elite spies to assassinate Jiang Hao.
• Zhou Zhirou brought Jiang Hao and the squadron to the Boyar Hotel, where the banquet guests turned to greet them.

Jiang Hao spoke at a victory banquet, then negotiated the Silver Dragon Squadron’s deployment, command, supplies, and fees with Old Chang. The chapter ended with Old Chang asking him to use his American connections to secure political support and financial assistance.

• Jiang Hao gave an impassioned speech promising to lead the Silver Dragon Squadron against the Japanese, then felt disillusioned when the guests quickly resumed their celebrations.
• Chairman Chang and Madame Meiling arrived, and Chairman Chang invited Jiang Hao upstairs to continue their discussion.
• Jiang Hao told Old Chang that the remaining aircraft would arrive in two or three months and proposed basing the squadron at two or three airfields.
• Jiang Hao and Old Chang agreed that the Silver Dragon Squadron would coordinate with the Nationalist and Soviet forces while retaining its own command, and Old Chang accepted Jiang Hao’s supply and payment terms.
• Old Chang asked Jiang Hao to seek American political support, financial assistance, and a loan for the Nationalist government.

After turning down Chairman Chang’s offer to join the Nationalist Party, Jiang Hao met four young women introduced by Madame Meiling but left without lingering. The next day, he joined Yigaliev and Zhou Zhirou in planning a secret air raid on Hankou Wangjiadun Airport, and their aircraft prepared to depart from Chongqing.

• Jiang Hao told Chairman Chang he could write to President Roosevelt about China’s situation but refused a Nationalist Party commission and military rank.
• Madame Meiling introduced Jiang Hao to Yan Chengmei, Pan Su, Guo Wanqing, and Zhou Xuan, and Jiang Hao danced with them before leaving.
• Yigaliev proposed bombing Japanese airfields, and Jiang Hao suggested using his Mustangs to escort DB3 bombers and carry bombs themselves.
• Jiang Hao, Yigaliev, and Zhou Zhirou chose Hankou Wangjiadun Airport as their target and kept the plan secret from most personnel.
• Jiang Hao had spare fuel tanks fitted to the aircraft at Chongqing Airport as the pilots prepared to fly toward Hankou.

Jiang Hao and the Soviet-led formation destroyed Hankou Airfield in a surprise bombing raid, then ambushed Japanese fighters sent after them. They returned to Chongqing as heroes, with a celebratory banquet planned.

• Jiang Hao led the fighters in a surprise attack on Hankou Airfield, destroying its fuel depot, barracks, aircraft, and facilities alongside the Soviet bombers.
• After the bombing, Jiang Hao stayed behind with Major Lucas and the mercenaries to ambush Japanese fighters pursuing the formation.
• Jiang Hao's Mustangs shot down more than twenty Japanese planes before the remaining fighters fled.
• Jiang Hao and Yigaliev returned to Chongqing with the Soviet bombers, where Zhou Zhirou welcomed them and announced a banquet in their honor.

After the bombing of Wangjiadun Airport, Jiang Hao welcomed a new group of Mustang pilots and inspected a second airfield with Zhou Zhirou. When Japanese assassins attacked them, Jiang Hao killed the gunmen and planned a retaliatory strike against Japanese targets in Wuhan.

• Chiang Kai-shek praised the Air Force’s victories as newspapers reported the destruction at Wangjiadun Airport, prompting the Japanese command to order Jiang Hao and the pilots killed.
• Jiang Hao welcomed Steven, Disney, and fifty Mustang fighters arriving in Chongqing, then discussed transferring aircraft to Guangyangba Airport with Zhou Zhirou.
• Two assassins disguised as workers opened fire on Jiang Hao and Zhou Zhirou at the unfinished airfield, killing Zhou Zhirou’s secretary and bodyguard.
• Jiang Hao drew a Thompson Submachine Gun from his storage space and killed both assassins before they could reach him and Zhou Zhirou.
• Jiang Hao asked Yigaliev to join a retaliatory attack on the remaining Japanese airfield and headquarters in Wuhan, and Yigaliev agreed.

Jiang Hao led a large force of Mustangs to Wuhan, where the Silver Dragon Squadron destroyed the Japanese fighters defending Nanhu Airport. Soviet bombers then devastated the air base as Jiang Hao led two squadrons onward to attack the Wuhan garrison command headquarters.

• Jiang Hao deployed seventy-five Mustangs and twenty-four DB3 bombers for a major raid on Wuhan.
• Japanese patrol fighters spotted the incoming formation and warned Nanhu Airport, but reported only one squadron of Silver Dragons.
• Jiang Hao split his fighters into three groups, which ambushed and destroyed the Japanese formation of thirty or forty aircraft.
• Jiang Hao left Major Lucas's squadron to escort General Yegarev's Soviet bombers and led two squadrons toward Wuhan.
• Soviet bombers reduced Nanhu Airport to ruins while Japanese aircraft and facilities were destroyed.

Jiang Hao led the Silver Dragon Squadron in attacks that devastated Japanese forces and won major aerial victories, but after the fighting he woke from a nightmare and suspected an Inner Demon was troubling him.

• Jiang Hao led two squadrons in a bombing raid on the Japanese headquarters at Mount Luojia and Wuhan Railway Station, destroying buildings and supplies.
• Jiang Hao returned to Chongqing, and news spread that the raid had killed hundreds of Japanese soldiers and a major general.
• Major Lucas arrived with more fighters, and the Silver Dragon Squadron grew to 110 aircraft while striking Japanese forces across the war.
• On July 17, Jiang Hao, Major Lucas, Zhou Zhirou, and Yigaliev sent the bombers away and led the fighters against a Japanese raid near Fuling; China shot down more than seventy planes but lost two fighters.
• Jiang Hao woke from a vivid nightmare, then wondered whether an Inner Demon had caused it.