"Cultural Revolution, when do you think the Yue army will provoke disputes?" He Yingqin asked in a deep voice, he believed in Zhuang Jihua more, from the Eastern Expedition to the Northern Expedition, Zhuang Jihua's judgment was inaccurate, and he was famous in the Huangpu department.

"Not in the short term," Zhuang Jihua said after thinking about it, after all, the armistice treaty had just been signed, and if he tore up the treaty so quickly, it would have a very bad impact in the international community, and the casualties of the middle [***] team were large, and the army was not having a good time, and after the peace treaty was signed, the Eighth Division was also embarrassed when it withdrew, and the wounded accounted for more than half of them, and they also needed time to recover their strength: "I estimate that it will take a year or two to work hard." ”

He Yingqin and Xiong Bin breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, and after a year or two, the armies around Beiping had already regained their strength, and it was a big deal to fight again. Seeing their appearance, Zhuang Jihua hurriedly reminded: "This time we are in danger, and the army will not make mistakes again next time, so we must build permanent fortifications at important passes, and at the same time vigorously train the army." ”

At this time, He Yingqin's heart was much more relaxed, and he said with a smile: "Yes, Gubeikou, Xifengkou, Lengkou, and Jielingkou, these places must be garrisoned, and fortifications must be built along the mountain. ”

Xiong Bin is still relatively calm, he heard Zhuang Jihua's worries, this time the army is a light enemy, next time the army will definitely not be a light enemy, if he comes to 100,000 people, dare to ask with the current strength can still be stopped? Therefore, he asked worriedly: "The equipment of the troops is too poor, can Chairman He ask the central authorities for instructions to add some equipment to the various armies?" ”

He Yingqin was silent for a while before saying: "I'm afraid this is a bit difficult, the central government's finances are tight, and Jiangxi is the main thing." Saying this, he saw Zhuang Jihua and Xiong Bin's faces showing disappointment at the same time, so he changed his words and said: "In this way, I will talk to the chairman of the committee and see if I can allocate some equipment." ”

Hearing He Yingqin's words that he had no confidence, Zhuang Jihua shook his head in his heart, and he couldn't help but say: "Instructor, this is not okay, if the chairman agrees, I can allocate part of the funds from the southwest development funds and use them exclusively for the purchase of arms and equipment to equip the armies." ”

Xiong Bin's eyes lit up, He Yingqin looked at Zhuang Jihua thoughtfully, and then nodded for a long time and said, "This is a good way, I will ask the chairman for instructions." ”

Having said that, He Yingqin was suspicious in his heart, Zhuang Jihua's appearance just now made him suspicious, although Zhuang Jihua said that Chiang Kai-shek agreed, but judging from his appearance, it was just a scene.

Xiong Bin didn't think about it so much, but he also had some doubts: "Cultural Revolution, how much do you plan to provide?" ”

"Well," Zhuang Jihua said after thinking about it, "How much does it cost to reorganize the 29th Army, 17th Army, 32nd Army, and 35th Army into a German armor division like the 87th Division?" ”

Xiong Bin's mouth opened wide, He Yingqin gasped, how much money was spent on the reorganization of the 87th Division, others don't know, He Yingqin knows. Now, according to Zhuang Jihua's idea, if the three brigades of the 35 th Army are also reorganized into divisions, that is, there will be 12 divisions, and each division will be calculated according to 14,000 people, then there will be 170,000 people, and tens of millions of funds will be needed.

"Cultural Revolution, does this cost tens of millions?" He Yingqin silently calculated and said, but his eyes were fixed on Zhuang Jihua's demeanor.

Zhuang Jihua made a quick calculation in his heart, I don't know when the next attack of the army will start, only by repelling this attack of the army, the peace in North China can be truly preserved, and the time for a full-scale war will be really postponed, if this goal can be achieved, it will be worth spending tens of millions.

He said calmly: "Money is not a problem, the question is whether these troops can be reorganized into German armor divisions in a year?" ”

He Yingqin was shocked, he looked at Zhuang Jihua, and the latter's calm and relaxed appearance made him bury his doubts in his heart and think about Zhuang Jihua's question instead. After a while, he said: "I'm afraid it's a little difficult, the 87th and 88th Divisions were trained under the direct guidance of German advisers, and all the officers were graduates of military academies, and their cultural attainment was relatively high, and the training time was as long as four years, one year," He Yingqin shook his head and said resolutely: "It is absolutely impossible." ”

Zhuang Jihua was very disappointed, he really wanted to give this money, even if he could only buy it for a year, he was willing, but if he ......, he was a little hesitant.

Xiong Bin woke up from the shock at this time, he was a little excited, although he is now considered to have left the Northwest Army, but the Northwest Army has some connections with him after all, and he wants to fight for some benefits for them, after all, the equipment of the Northwest Army is too poor. So he began to agitate Zhuang Jihua.

"In my opinion, in this way, it is not necessary to reorganize the whole army in one step, but it can be reorganized in batches and stages, and each army will draw out a division and let them devote all the strength of the army to this division for reorganization." When Xiong Bin said this, he looked at Zhuang Jihua and He Yingqin, and saw that they didn't react, his brain turned quickly, and he immediately discovered the flaw in his plan, that is, neither the 29th nor the 32nd Army had personnel who were proficient in the training of German armorers, and no matter how much they put their strength, it would not work. After discovering this loophole, Xiong Bin immediately began to remedy it: "In addition, you can also ask the German mechanic to send someone to guide them, so that they can master the weapons and equipment as soon as possible and form combat effectiveness." ”

Zhuang Jihua's heart moved, this is a good way, and he immediately agreed; After thinking about it, He Yingqin felt that he could give it a try, anyway, it wasn't him who paid for it. And because of the victory of the Great Wall War of Resistance, the word agent on his head can be removed, and the military strength of North China will be enhanced, which will be beneficial to him in the future.

So He Yingqin immediately sent a telegram to Chiang Kai-shek, reporting their judgment of the situation in the north after the Battle of the Great Wall to Chiang Kai-shek, and at the same time proposing countermeasures. It is recommended to build defensive positions at the main passes such as Gubeikou, Simatai, Malanyu, Luowenyu, Xifengkou, Lengkou and Jielingkou; In addition, it is proposed to reorganize the 29th, 17th, 32nd, and 35th armies into German armies in phases and batches, and to put forward corresponding plans.

When the telegram arrived, the fifth encirclement and suppression campaign conference was being held in Nanchang, and because of the funds provided by Zhuang Jihua, Chiang Kai-shek had no financial difficulties, so after the fourth encirclement and suppression failed, he quickly began to plan for the fifth encirclement and suppression.

The results of the Great Wall War of Resistance made him breathe a sigh of relief, in his opinion, the political axe this time spent a lot of money, and all aspects can be explained, but he did not expect the reaction from all sides to be more intense, that the political axe betrayed Rehe The discussion was indecisive, the generals of the 19th Route Army, Jiang Guangnai, Cai Tingkai, issued a telegram in Fujian against the betrayal of Rehe, students in Nanjing and Wuhan began to march on the streets again, and the Chinese Civil Rights League such as Soong Chingling and Chen Youren in Shanghai announced their opposition to Chiang Kai-shek's betrayal of Rehe and betrayal of North China.

What made Chiang Kai-shek even more upset was that after Huang Yin returned from Beiping, he spread dissatisfaction with Zhuang Jihua everywhere, from the development of the southwest to the Great Wall of Resistance, suggesting that Zhuang Jihua's development must be restricted, and the development of the southwest must be included in the overall planning of the country, so as not to be big in the future.

Huang Ying's suggestion was echoed by Zhang Qun and Yang Yongtai, who are also from the Department of Political Science, but was opposed by the CC Department and the Whampoa Department. Chen Guofu Chen Lifu brothers now hate the political science department headed by Yang Yongtai, as long as the political science department is in favor, they will launch the CC department to oppose it, and the strength of the Huangpu department is mainly in the army, they are dissatisfied with Huang Ying's interference in the army, and at the same time, because of Yang Yongtai's attack on the Blue Coat Society, the Blue Coat Society also has a grudge against the Department of Political Science, so the CC Department and the Blue Coat Society began to join forces in dealing with the Department of Political Science.

But Yang Yongtai's strength made it difficult for both the CC Department and the Blue Coat Society to breathe, he first started in Zhejiang, replacing the secretary general of the Zhejiang Provincial Political Axe with someone from the Department of Political Science, and then removed 16 county party directors belonging to the CC department in Jiangsu, and finally his blade pointed at the central party department controlled by Chen Lifu.

After all, the Blue Coat Society is the foundation of Chiang Kai-shek's regime, and Yang Yongtai's approach is to move Chiang Kai-shek and have Chiang Kai-shek come forward to deal with it. So at his suggestion, Chiang Kai-shek ordered the leading officers of the troops not to join the Blue Coat Society, and those who had already joined were to withdraw, and at the same time, the Einsatzgruppen formed by Kang Ze was also incorporated into the headquarters of the four provinces to suppress bandits, and under the command of Yang Yongtai, the Einsatzgruppen was greatly reduced.

Under the leadership of Yang Yongtai, the Department of Political Science penetrated into the inherent territory of almost all the factions of the Nanjing regime, except for the Zhuang Jihua faction and the Hu Zongnan faction, which were gradually forming. He Yingqin's telegram gave Yang Yongtai a glimmer of opportunity, and he used the power in his hands not to hand over the telegram to Chiang Kai-shek immediately, but to hold it in his hands temporarily.

On 9 June, a train at the Beiping Railway Station slowly stopped, and Mr. and Mrs. Seckert, accompanied by Zhu Jiahua, stepped out of the carriage, and the military band waiting on the platform immediately played drums and music.

Zhu Jiahua introduced them one by one to the Seckert couple, Seckert shook hands with them one by one with some coldness, Zhuang Jihua saw clearly in the back, he suggested not to hold too grand a ceremony, but He Yingqin felt that he could not show the sincerity of the political axe without this, so he insisted on holding such a ceremony, not only that, but also specially found a large number of reporters, so the railway station appeared for the first lively scene after the armistice.

"The general welcomes you to China." When Zhuang Jihua was in front of him, Zhuang Jihua didn't wait for Zhu Jiahua's introduction, and said to Seckert first.

Seckert's face finally showed a smile, he did not use the usual handshake salute, but gave Zhuang Jihua a hug: "My young man, you still put on a military uniform, I will say, you are the most suitable to wear this." ”

"It's the country that needs me to wear this uniform." Zhuang Jihua said calmly, Seckert nodded with a smile, he was about to say something, but Zhuang Jihua turned to Mrs. Seckert.

"I'm so glad to see you, ma'am." As he spoke, Zhuang Jihua made a move that surprised everyone very much, he took Mrs. Seckert's hand, and then gently lowered his head and kissed the back of her hand.

(To be continued)