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Chapter 1666 Gambling Contract

In the study, Chiang Kai-shek hid the smile on his face and motioned for everyone to sit down. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Chen Cheng and Chiang Ching-kuo sat on the sofas on either side of Chiang Kai-shek, and An Yi sat opposite Chiang Kai-shek with a solemn face.

After Chen Cheng mentioned Chiang Kai-shek's purpose on the road, An Yi was prepared, and then did not discuss the matter, but asked about Nanhua's war against Siam.

Hearing that Nanhua had completely annihilated the Siamese Navy, Army and Air Force in just one week, Chen Cheng was very surprised, and An Yi briefly introduced the battle situation, Chen Cheng said with emotion, if the domestic army is like An Jiajun, why worry about the Japanese invaders?

An Yi listened to the slander. Since the victory of the Battle of Songhu last year, the whole team has been reorganized, and today, the Central Army has almost been reequipped, except for a few weapons such as bazookas and automatic rifles, general-purpose machine guns have been popularized to the company and platoon level, the battalion level has an anti-tank gun platoon, and the regiment level is equipped with four infantry artillery batteries, and the artillery battalions of each division have eight 75mm howitzers, and the military artillery regiment is equipped with eight 75mm and 120mm howitzers, plus the air force to assist in the war, such a firepower configuration is enough to give little Japan a good look, But there is still no land recovered, and the reasons for this are debatable.

In addition, the weapons and equipment of the Central Army have greatly enriched the armament of the local army, and it stands to reason that it is much stronger than at the beginning of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, but to this day, the situation in North China and Shandong is still a cruel tug-of-war, and the battle is lively, but the results are very small, which is really incomprehensible.

On the contrary, the Eighth Route Army fought vigorously behind enemy lines, destroying a turret today and a grain delivery team tomorrow.

The convoy stopped in front of the rest house, Chiang Kai-shek greeted him personally, An Yi saluted respectfully, and then went upstairs to visit his wife Song Meiling, picked up the baby girl who had just opened her eyes and teased for a while, and when she went downstairs, the wine and food in the hall had been prepared.

After lunch, Gu Zhenglun and Chen Jiji said goodbye and left, Chiang Kai-shek ordered to sit in the study, An Yi knew that the topic was coming, and obediently followed Chiang Kai-shek to the study.

Chiang Kai-shek glanced at An Yi deeply, and after a long time said:

"After the end of the Battle of Shanxi, ** took advantage of the panic of the Japanese army in North China to expand vigorously, and now its base has been doubled, Rehe, eastern Hebei, northern Hebei, central Hebei, western Henan and other places, more than 20 anti-Japanese democratic regimes have been established, and its armed forces have expanded from the initial 40,000 guns to nearly 200,000 now, if you add its newly controlled four provinces and regions of Ganqingning, the strength is at least 250,000!

According to the report of the Fourth Department and the Military Command, the Communist Party accepted the steel mills and military factories left by the Soviet army, and has been able to produce guns and ammunition on its own, and even has a tank unit.

General Fu Zuoyi commanded more than 50,000 people in the command post in early August, marched by night and day, and attacked the important town of Baotou in Suiyuan in one fell swoop, and then went all the way to the west, recovering Wuyuan, Linhe, Dengkou and other places, the Japanese retreat was cut off, and had no choice but to cross the Yikezhao League, return to Sui from the desert, and the siege of Ningxia was resolved.

In late last month, the main force was dispatched to attack Yuwang, Haiyuan, and Jingyuan, where the Communist Party was located, and did not want to be covered by the Communist Party's artillery first, and then the armored chariots and cavalry came out together, and Ningma was defeated, and had to retreat to Lingwu and Ningshuo, and choke the Yellow River to defend Ningxia City.

"Originally, the intention of the central government was to let the Communist Party compete with the three sandpipers in the northwest, and we would be good fishermen and profit, but at present, it seems that this attempt has failed, with the erosion of the five northwestern provinces, the communist party is vigorously developing, if the central government does not suppress it, and so it develops, I am afraid that the country will not be a country!

"An Yi, I intend to send the elite from Xi'an to northern Shaanxi, attack Yan'an, and the other to the west to consolidate the first-line defense of Jingchuan and Qingyang, focusing on deploying along Qiaoshan and cutting off the connection between their base areas, and then use the main force to open up the Hexi Corridor and encircle and annihilate the Communist Party's armed forces! An Yi, what do you think? ”

An Yi stood up and strongly objected: "Principal, at this time, the Japanese invaders have not yet been expelled, and the people in Shandong, North China, Northeast China and other places are still living in water and fire, and provoking a civil war at this time will inevitably lead to a serious depletion of our country's strength.

"Yi has always thought that China's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression will unite the people of all ethnic groups across the country, regardless of political beliefs, all of them will be united under the banner of the Central Committee and the President for the purpose of expelling the Japanese invaders and national rejuvenation. If our people stop working together, Japan's evil neighbor will pounce on us viciously and bite us. Therefore, no matter from which point of view, we must not mess with ourselves, and the fall of the Ming Dynasty is a lesson from the past. ”

Chiang Kai-shek frowned: "An Yi, I know that your army has just defeated the Soviet army in Central Asia, if you can send a few divisions to attack Xinjiang, I will send troops from east to west, it will be enough to eliminate the great trouble of the party-state in a very short time." General Fu Zuoyi, chairman of Suiyuan, has gained a firm foothold in Hequ, Gan Qingning is no longer a war zone, and the pretext for the Communist Party to create a base area to resist Japan no longer exists...... We don't want to eliminate **, just let them concentrate their forces in North China to fight against the Japanese invaders, instead of hiding in the rear and quietly occupying territory and developing forces. ”

"No matter what the reason, the central attack on the northwest means taking the initiative to provoke a civil war!" An Yi shook his head: "Commission, may I ask how many people are in the five northwestern provinces?" ”

Chiang Kai-shek was stunned and looked at Chen Cheng, who was also at a loss. Chiang Ching-kuo stood up and replied respectfully: "As of last year, Shaanxi had a population of 10 million, Gansu and Ningxia combined for about 7 million, Qinghai 1.3 million, Xinjiang 4 million, and a total population of about 22 million. ”

An Yi praised: "Jianfeng is worthy of being a person who does practical things, and the information is very accurate...... That's right, the total population of the five northwestern provinces combined is only 22 million, and excluding most of Shaanxi controlled by the central government, as well as the big cities of Ganqingning, there are 10 million people in the sky, and all of them occupy barren land, which is far from the central government, which occupies the right time, place, and people.

"Commission, to put it mildly, now the central government lacks a sense of vitality, does not have a strong mentality, does things forward, timid, afraid of this, afraid of that...... When we started the Northern Expedition from Guangzhou, Wu Peifu and Sun Chuanfang were ten times as many as me, what was the result? The committee still settled in Nanjing and established a national government! In the Second Northern Expedition, Sun Chuanfang, Zhang Zongchang, and Zhang Zuolin occupied the Central Plains and North China, and the Japanese invaders directly intervened.

"In An Yi's eyes, no matter how strong the opponent is, as long as we develop ourselves, why worry about the threat of others? Take the current provinces as an example, if all the places under the jurisdiction of the commission are Jiangxi, it will be easy to destroy the princes, calm the Japanese and the world, and stabilize the world; On the contrary, if we do not want to forge ahead, do not strive to develop industry and commerce, but resist change everywhere, then even if we can escape for a while, how can we escape for a lifetime?

"When the war in Europe began, Germany attacked Poland, which was originally two countries with similar strength, and Poland was backed by Britain and France, but the actual situation was that the German army was like no one, and Poland was defeated. If I am not mistaken, Poland will be declared dead in two weeks at most, and then Germany will set its sights on France, which has already declared war on it, and if Germany and France go to war in an all-out way, France will not last two months and will be defeated......"

"Wait—"

Chiang Kai-shek looked surprised: "An Yi, do you know what you're talking about?" You say that Poland will perish in two weeks, and France will not hold out for two months...... It's- it's impossible! Italy has made it clear that it will not intervene in the war between Germany and Poland, let alone declare war on Britain and France, and France has already assembled two million troops in a short period of time, plus Poland has fifty divisions and a huge force of more than one million people. The General Staff deduced that in half a year at most, Germany would be defeated! ”

"What?" An Yi's eyes widened: "Who made this conclusion?" How could such a ridiculous inference be made...... The overall superiority of the German Army and Air Force, coupled with advanced tactics, was enough to take Warsaw in one week and destroy Poland in two weeks. Also, do not forget that the Soviet Union had signed an alliance with Germany, and that Poland was in great contradiction with the Soviet Union, and at the Paris Peace Conference, the Entente decided to rebuild Poland with the national border line as the eastern border of Poland, which divided the Polish-Soviet border along the Bug River, and included the Bialystok region in the north. In July of the following year, the Russian Red Army repelled the Polish army, Curzon on behalf of the British government suggested that Soviet Russia use this line as a ceasefire line to hold peace talks, and at the international conference held in Spa, the Polish and Soviet sides determined that the Curzon Line was the Polish-Soviet border line, but when the Polish army turned to a counteroffensive, the Polish government refused to recognize the Curzon Line.

"Under the Treaty of Riga, signed in March 21, the Soviet Union was forced to transfer Western Ukraine and Western Belarus and part of Lithuania to Poland, and Russia was required to pay Poland 30 million roubles as compensation for Poland's economic investment in the Russian Empire during the partition, and to return Polish art that had been looted by Russia after 1772. We must see that the vast areas of Western Ukraine and Western Belarus that were allocated to Poland in the peace treaty, in which Ukrainians and Belarusians make up the majority of the population, the Polish government tried to carry out a ruthless campaign of Polonization of these areas, but it was abandoned because of the massive resistance, and these assimilation policies also made the Polish government in these areas have long been strongly hostile, and the only action of the Polish government against these revolts is repression, which will be the basis for the expansion of the Soviet Union, once the Soviet army enters these areas, It will be supported by the majority of the local population.

Therefore, as soon as the Polish army showed signs of defeat, the Soviets would pounce mercilessly and carve up Poland with Germany. At that time, Germany could not hesitate to transfer back its troops and plunge into the Western Front, use negotiations and all kinds of illusions to confuse Britain and France, and after thoroughly digesting Polish territory, attack France to avenge the defeat in the last world war. ”

Chiang Kai-shek was dumbfounded and did not make any reaction for a long time. Jiang Jingguo looked admiring, and Chen Cheng said ashamedly: "Xiao Yi...... The conclusion of Germany's defeat is the conclusion made by me and Jiansheng, Jingzhi, ** (Xiong Binzi), Cichen (Xu Yongchangzi) brother combined with the strength of Germany, Poland, Britain, and France, although we noticed that Germany signed an alliance with the Soviet Union, but we think that the Soviet army was pinned down on the Eastern Front and is unlikely to send troops to Poland. ”

An Yi smiled: "Brother Ci, with the real strength of the two countries, France really shouldn't be like this, but the times are advancing, France is resting on its laurels because of the victory in the last European war, thinking that it is invincible in the world, and it does not know how to absorb advanced tactics, coupled with the chaos of the domestic political situation, the parties are fighting each other, and they cannot unite as one, and defeat is inevitable." I expect that by the end of next year at the latest, France will be defeated and Nazi Germany will dominate Europe. ”

Although Chen Cheng felt that An Yi was alarmist, since he came into contact with An Yi, he rarely made mistakes in anticipation, and he couldn't help but lose his voice for a short time.

Chiang Kai-shek thought for a moment: "An Yi, some of your views are similar to those of General Geng Guang (Yang Jiezi), but even General Geng Guang only dares to predict that Poland will lose, but thinks that Germany will lose in the contest with Britain and France, and your step is inevitably too big." ”

An Yi smiled slightly: "That's it, principal, we will use the victory or defeat of the two wars between Germany and Poland and France to decide whether to launch an attack on the **Ganqingning base area, if I guess one of the two games, I will unconditionally support the principal's decision, attack Xinjiang from Central Asia, and even send troops directly from Mongolia to cut off the Hexi Corridor to help the principal achieve his long-cherished wish. Just imagine, even a powerful country like France was defeated because of internal strife, let alone China. No matter what happens, we must decide the fate of our country after we defeat Japan. ”

Chiang Kai-shek pondered for a long time and said: "Okay, An Yi, I promise you, everything will be clear when the war situation in Europe is clear." This time I invite you, in addition to discussing the situation of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, there is a lot of discussion within the party about the new policy implemented by Jianfeng in Jiangxi, I want to hear your opinion, you must know everything and say everything, understand? ”

An Yi nodded, and then asked: "Principal, I heard that at the opening ceremony of the All-Party Congress on March 29 this year, you asserted that 'our Party has become an empty shell without substance, and although the form of the Party exists, the spirit of the Party has almost completely disappeared'?" ”

Chiang Kai-shek sighed faintly, stood up and walked to the window, looked at the plants outside the window listlessly under the scorching sun, and shook his head silently.

Chiang Ching-kuo replied on his behalf: "This is indeed the case. At the National Congress, my father was officially elected president, and my father's legal status as the first prime minister and then the party leader was established in terms of party unity and legal theory. As the supreme leader of the party-state, my father did not make a lighthearted and uplifting speech, but issued the most painful warning in several years with a heavy heart.

"My father said that the current party members are officials but not officials, have private interests but no public interests, have small egos but no big egos, value rights but not responsibilities, enjoy rights but not obligations, cannot sacrifice for the country, serve the people, and strive for doctrine. Ordinary party members are neither wise nor benevolent, courageous, lazy, hypocritical, casual, and sluggish. For the party organization, my father's evaluation is that there is a top level but no foundation, there are party members but no people, there is organization but no training, there is a party constitution but no discipline, and there are proposals but no action. My father said, 'At present, all over the country, there is no activity of Party members, there is a lack of work in Party offices, and even there are only empty Party offices without Party members, or there is only a register of Party members without Party member activities. My father said unabashedly: 'Up to now, the party is almost dying, silent, and the general public not only has no faith in the party, but also expresses contempt. In the end, my father made up his mind bitterly, saying, 'To save the country, we must first save the party,' and 'to save the party, we must first save ourselves, and we must first save the party's cadres at all levels and all party members.' ”

An Yi nodded: "Since the principal has such a clear understanding of our party's problems, then you should know that what Jianfeng has done is not the best response to the principal's appeal?" Since taking on the great responsibility, Jianfeng has always maintained a hard and simple living state, and set up a variety of cadre training courses to train organizers who meet the requirements, almost harshly keep themselves and their subordinates economically clean, and strive to completely transform Jiangxi through the construction of industry and agriculture, and promote it to the whole country after accumulating enough experience. I believe that this is not only Jianfeng's filial piety, but also Jianfeng's outstanding contribution to the great cause of the party-state, and must be praised. ”

Chiang Kai-shek was so moved that he couldn't stop bowing his head.

Jiang Jingguo's heart was surging, he didn't expect An Yi to have such a high evaluation of himself, and suddenly he felt a little like crying.