Chapter 499: Military Council (11)
After Su Jin finished his long speech, everyone looked at him differently, regardless of whether his prediction was right or not, based on what he just said, everyone knew that this person had real talent and real learning in his stomach, and he would never be able to say such in-depth words without a deep understanding of the international situation, even He Yingqin, who had the deepest prejudice against Su Jin, rarely did not find a thorn.
What the...... You say he's talking nonsense? Well, you can also talk nonsense for everyone to listen to, you must know that even nonsense requires skills, and you can't say it if you don't have an in-depth understanding of international relations. Although Su Jin said something that has been talked about in later generations, it was the most incisive speech at this time, and the people present were all people who had been up and down in the sea for most of their lives, maybe they didn't know the international situation, but it was easy to distinguish whether the words were nonsense or not.
After the applause subsided, the chairman looked at Su Jin, who was sitting next to Bai Chongxi, with a smile on his face, and said with a kind smile: "Think twice, from today onwards, you will be the second-level general of the Republic of China, and you are also the commander of the Third Army, what are your plans next?" ”
"Today's topic is finally here." Facing Chairman Jiang's smiling face, Su Jin's heart was instead vigilant, and the national leader was finally about to make a move.
Su Jin showed a "bright" smile on his face, and said very simply: "Report to the chairman, the ministry has nothing to plan, the next thing is nothing more than strengthening the economy and military, since you have appointed General Wenbai as the chairman of Zhejiang Province, then the economic aspect is naturally in charge of Chairman Zhang, and the ministry will not interfere with the government." As for the military aspect, the current 202nd Army has only three divisions, and its strength is still a little thin, so the post department just wants to take this opportunity to apply to the Military Commission to see if it can give the post department a few more division numbers, so that it can also strengthen Zhejiang's defense. ”
After listening to Su Jin's words, the expressions of everyone in the office did not change, and Su Jin's request was normal and reasonable. Su Jin was appointed as the commander of the Third Group Army, but it was also a non-existent egg, this group army was just an empty shell number, the first commander of this group army was Han Fuqu, the emperor of Shandong, the deputy commander-in-chief was Yu Xuezhong and Shen Honglie, under the jurisdiction of the 12th Army, the 55th Army, the 56th Army and the 51st Army, under the command and jurisdiction of the Fifth Theater, with more than 200,000 troops in its heyday.
At the beginning of 1938, after Han Fuyu was executed by order of the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government for his unfavorable war against Japan, the Third Army began to go downhill. First of all, Fang Shuhong, commander of the 114th Division of the 51st Army, and Hu Xianmei, commander of the 306th Brigade of the 102nd Division, were both killed and martyred in battle, and then the troops under their command were transferred away by the Military Commission under various names, and now the Third Army has only three incomplete units, including the 20th Division, the 22nd Division, and the 81st Division of the 12th Army stationed in Henan for a long time, and the total number is less than 10,000. It is also common sense to demand an increase in the number of troops in hand.
It's just that this time our Chairman Chiang's attitude was a little strange, and I saw him ponder for a while and then said: "Think twice, you know the current situation of the Third Army, except for the 202nd Army under your command, the other troops are almost in name only, and it is normal for you to ask for an increase in troops." However, if the troops are to be reorganized, it will take too long, and I am afraid that it will be difficult for the troops to form combat effectiveness for a while and a half, which is not conducive to coping with unexpected situations. If you see if this will work, I will then assign the 74th Army, the 46th Army, and the 20th, 22nd, and 81st Divisions in Henan to the Third Army under your consent. ”
"Hiss ......"
As soon as Chairman Jiang's words came out, a gasping sound suddenly sounded in the office, this is too ruthless, this is simply a salary draw from the bottom of the kettle.
What kind of army is the 74th Army, it is one of the four attack armies among the millions of ****, with a strength of 35,000 troops, and the army commander Wang Yaowu is the old man's confidant and favorite general, and he belongs to the descendants of the Central Army.
As for the 46th Army, it is also a central army with good combat effectiveness, and the commander Fan Xiangfu is a veteran. Coupled with the three miscellaneous divisions stationed in Henan, so many troops poured into Zhejiang together, and the other party could immediately turn against the guest, Su Jin's 202nd Army became a foil instead, and after a period of time, if the Military Commission found a reason to transfer Su Jin away, then Su Jin's hard-fought Zhejiang would have nothing to do with him, I have to say that Lao Jiang's trick is too ruthless, and it also makes you feel bitter and can't speak, relying on this trick Lao Jiang doesn't know how many competitors he has knocked down.
The atmosphere in the office suddenly became solemn, and everyone's eyes were on Su Jin, and they all wanted to know what this rising star who had become famous in recent years would do.
I saw Su Jin groaning for a while, and said with a faint smile on his face: "Chairman, hearing you say this, our Third Army has become strong and strong all of a sudden, and this department is naturally very pleased." It's just that the ministry wants to ask, since these troops have been assigned to the Third Group Army, do they all have to be transferred to Zhejiang? ”
Chairman Jiang said affirmatively: "That's natural, if you don't transfer to Zhejiang, how can you resist the Japanese invaders from around!" ”
"What about their military salaries and equipment, are they all allocated by the central government?"
"Of course, they are all **** troops, so they are naturally allocated by the central government."
"That's good!" The smile on Su Jin's face became even bigger, "In this case, then the post department also wants to ask, since they are all subordinate to ****, then the central government should also treat all the troops of the Third Army equally, and also uniformly allocate ordnance and food to the 202nd Army of the post department, you must know that the 202nd Army has not received a grain and a bullet allocated by the central government for more than a year." ”
"This ......"
There was a gasp in the office, and Chairman Jiang was speechless for a while, if it was said that Chairman Jiang was drawing salary from the bottom of the kettle just now, now Su Jin is a poor dagger. Aren't you going to be anti-customer-oriented? That's good, no matter what you say, at least you have to treat everyone equally, the troops of the same group army, you have food, drink and military salaries from the government, but you don't pull out a dime a dime for us, what do you mean, believe it or not, I stabbed the newspaper office and let the people of the whole country judge it.
In fact, Su Jin's trick is not a new thing, but Su Jin is stunned by this trick and Lao Jiang is speechless. Aren't you going to mix sand on my territory, okay, I have no opinion, but you can also pay me a military salary, otherwise why would Lao Tzu work for you.
Looking at his boss's blue and red face, the dignitaries in the office couldn't help but worry about whether he would be mad on the spot.
Looking at Chairman Jiang, whose face was still changing, Su Jin stood up and walked up to Chairman Jiang, took out a piece of letterhead from his pocket, handed it to him, and said, "Chairman, the military salary needed by our 202nd Army is relatively high, and this is the material we need every month, please take a look." ”
The chairman took the letterhead and just glanced at it, and he was so angry that he couldn't hold back any longer, only to hear a bang, and his desk was damaged again, only to hear him roar.
"Su Sansi, are your troops made of gold? A month's military salary alone costs 500,000 oceans, 2 million catties of grain, 2 million bullets, 300,000 grenades, and ...... And these 105-mm shells, 155-caliber shells, 203-mm shells, and so many anti-aircraft shells and aerial bombs, and there is not a single one in the center, what do you let me give you! ”
I can't complain that Chairman Jiang is angry, Su Jin's list is really scary, according to this list, the 202nd Army's annual military salary alone needs 6 million oceans. However, at present, the annual fiscal revenue of the entire national government is only 60 million, which means that the military salary of the 202nd Army alone will eat up one-tenth of the entire country's financial revenue. In addition, the consumption of all kinds of artillery shells, guns and explosives is even more amazing, and if Chairman Chiang agrees, he will not have to do anything else every year, and the whole country will only need to feed one 202nd Army.
Seeing Chairman Jiang angry, Su Jin was not afraid, but said calmly: "Chairman, if you have any doubts about the words of the department, the department welcomes you to send an observation group composed of people from all walks of life and important members of the Ministry of Military Affairs to Hangzhou to personally inspect it. ”
"You ......"
Chairman Jiang was even more angry when he heard this, and Su Jin's words forced him into a corner. Don't you doubt the authenticity of this list? Okay, you can send someone to check it out, and if I lie, you can dispose of me at will, but if it's true, then I'm embarrassed, and you're going to send me money. But Chairman Jiang is so poor now, how can he have so much money to raise such a gold-swallowing beast, doesn't this mean that he will die?
After pondering for a long time, Chairman Jiang gritted his teeth and popped out of his teeth: "The central government doesn't have so much money? ”
"Don't have that much money? How much are you going to give us? Su Jin asked reluctantly.
"I ......" Chairman Jiang found that he couldn't say a word, and at this time he finally realized what it was like to be a hero with a penny.
Seeing that his boss was being harassed by Su Jin, He Yingqin on the side hurriedly stood up and shouted: "Su Jin, what do you mean by this, are you persecuting the chairman?" ”
"I'm not interesting!" Su Jin turned his head and sneered: "Minister He, I just want to ask whether the central government will pay me military salaries or not, is this also wrong?" (To be continued.) )