Mu Han's telegram of fishing in troubled waters still made Chairman Chiang and other dignitaries feel incomprehensible. In their opinion, under their own rule, they can use as many of their henchmen as possible, which is more conducive to the stability of their rule. Now there are not only a large number of SPD cadres in Gan Province who are managing government affairs, but at this time, Zhou Da has made a request to the central government to send people to manage the local government. This left them a little confused.

"Mother Xipi, this Zhou Da has the support of the Americans behind him, do you still want to dance on two eggs now?" Chairman Chiang's face changed. "Let's talk about it!"

"We must pay attention to this Mu Han." Dai Yunong straightened out his thoughts and said, "What is certain is that he should be Zhou Da's behind-the-scenes boss." Judging from the intelligence from all over the world, as well as the situation that the Suiyuan Security Regiment easily eliminated more than 10,000 Mongolian and Soviet Russian troops, he has a certain number of elite troops in his hands, and his combat power is super strong. However, this man did not belong to any party, and judging from the fact that he had made a large number of SPD cadres on the one hand, and on the other hand, he asked the government to appoint people to manage government affairs. I think the party-state can fight for it. After all, there may be Americans standing behind him, and he has a good relationship with the Germans, and if it can be used by us, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages. ”

"Yes, judging from the intelligence, Zhou Da, Qiao Fei and others have not joined any political party, it seems that they are more interested in territory and the army, and there is no obvious tendency in terms of political positions. On the contrary, they reacted extremely strongly to the issue of dealing with foreign forces, and under their rule, foreign forces could not penetrate into it at all. Although they cooperated closely with the United States and Germany in business and business, they did not limit themselves to this, and they maintained a high degree of absolute control over territory, resources, and sovereignty. It seems that these people are extreme nationalists. From this point of view, we still have a chance to fight for it. Chen Cheng took over and said.

"Oh, how do we deal with the problem of redness in the northwest? Leave it to its devices? Chairman Chiang was a little dissatisfied.

"Headmaster, judging from Zhou Da's letter asking us to send personnel to manage government affairs, he does not want to give us the impression of being completely red, and they are extremely strict in the management of their own army, from this point of view, as long as we keep a close eye on those political cadres of the SPD, we can control the power of the Central Unification Action in secret." Chen Lifu said cautiously.

"Alright! Lifu, you personally go to Lancheng and have a good talk with Zhou Da, especially that Mu Han, if he is willing to belong to the national government, we can not blame the past, after all, we have no descendants in the northwest, and it is really difficult to actually control it. ”

Now that he has his true territory, Mu Han feels that some of the strength of the Dragon Guard Army can be displayed. On the one hand, it is for self-preservation, and on the other hand, it is also a deterrent to hostile and red-eyed forces on all sides. According to the information from the Long Yin Group, Mu Han knew that his recent actions with Long Weijun had attracted the attention of high-ranking people in the Nationalist Government.

Sooner or later, the Long Wei Army has basically taken shape, and Mu Hanzhi did not take the deterrence of the Kuomintang to heart. If it really reached the point of irreconcilability, it would be a big deal that the Dragon Guard Army and the Social Democratic Party would definitely create an incomparable crisis for the Kuomintang, but at that time it was the Japanese who would benefit, so Mu Han still retreated as a last resort and chose to tolerate it for the time being. In fact, Mu Han, who has a clear understanding of President Chiang's governing principles and political methods, understands that as long as he does not touch Lao Chiang's "reverse scales", Lao Chiang basically appeases those local warlords who have already gained territory.

Therefore, in order to make the province develop in accordance with the blueprint he drew as soon as possible, Mu Han adopted a relatively moderate approach in the commercial economy, especially in the land policy, and did not beat the landlords and rich peasant capitalists to death with a stick, but only adopted repressive measures against the evil gentry and tyrants who were more angry among the local people, and used the gentle strategy to demand that they reduce rents and taxes to reduce the burden on the peasants, or directly purchase land in exchange for their participation in the construction of industrial projects.

On July 6, Chen Lifu, the top head of the Kuomintang Central Committee, and his party arrived in Lancheng. To deter and confuse each other. Mu Han deliberately selected from the existing subordinates to form an honor guard composed of 500 soldiers between the ages of 20 and 30, the height of about 1.80 meters, the burly and sturdy, and the facial features.

The 500 soldiers, divided into 4 phalanxes, stand in the highest military posture of the usual training, forming a straight line from all directions. All of them were dressed in brand new post-07 military uniforms. Each of them holds a dragon-style semi-automatic rifle in his hand, and the characteristic Mitsubishi bayonet shines with a cold light. In front of each phalanx, 20 Long's machine guns, improved from the German MG34 general-purpose machine gun, Maxim heavy machine guns, 10 60 mortars, and 5 38mm rapid-fire guns, were erected.

As a matter of fact, Chen Lifu and his entourage not only had various administrative managers sent by the Kuomintang authorities, but also quite a number of central unification and military observers, who were deeply shocked by the quality of the soldiers and weapons and equipment displayed by the integrated 88th Division, which was almost born out of nowhere.

And around Mu Han, the bodyguard team composed of 28 retired military officers from various countries with big shoulders and round waists, including Rosimov, deepened everyone's suspicion.

After a very harmonious welcome ceremony, Zhou Da, under the leadership of Mu Han, and Chen Lifu entered the office of the 88th Division for a secret talk.

Mu Han's handsome appearance and handsome demeanor made Chen Lifu and others shine. After some negotiations, Mu Han's representative Zhou Da agreed to all the conditions put forward by Chen Lifu on government management, army building, finance, taxation, and so on.

Before Chen Lifu came, he didn't expect Mu Han to be so easy to speak. The bottom line of his original preparation of bargaining did not work at all. In fact, where did Chen Lifu know about the Mu Han plan.

Mu Han knew that in the future War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, there would be many opportunities to deal with the Central Unification side, and in the future, it would indeed be necessary to use the forces of the Central Unification to strengthen the actions of the Japanese intelligence front, and even use the Japanese spies who were secretly lurking within the Central Unification to carry out counter-plots.

One side is deliberately showing goodwill, and the other side is deliberately wooing, and the atmosphere in the field is naturally unusually harmonious and friendly.

After the superficial problem was solved, Chen Lifu suddenly brought up a topic that Mu Han was very taboo about:

"Mu Han, I heard that you have appointed a lot of SPD people to manage government affairs, but is this the case?"

Mu Han was silent for a while when he heard this, and said, "Yes, Director Chen." Since I returned to China from studying abroad, I have been focused on developing and strengthening my own strength, and I have not had the opportunity to communicate and report to the party-state elite. One of my brothers joined the SPD when he was still in school. At the same time......"

Mu Han observed Chen Lifu's reaction with his eyes, and saw that he did not change color immediately, and then said: "Director Chen, maybe you don't like to hear it, but now the grassroots of the party-state is full of many * elements, so I don't dare to use them to take care of government affairs, so I had to ask my brother to seek help from the SPD." ”

Chen Lifu narrowed his eyes, looked at Mu Han for a while, did not express his opinion, and motioned for Mu Han to continue,

Mu Han's heart sank, looking outside, the sentry standing straight with a steel gun in his hand, a sense of pride spontaneously erupted, "Director Chen, I have studied abroad for many years, and I have seen too many Chinese people being bullied, so after returning to China, I did everything possible to develop and strengthen my own power, in order to have the ability to protect myself and even defend my family and even defend the country when Japan launched a full-scale invasion of China in this troubled era." I just want to be a nationalist in its purest form, and nothing else. You must know how much of our territory has been occupied by foreign powers since the modern times of country Z, which is the eternal pain of every countryman! ”

"Stop! You say the Japanese will launch a full-scale war of aggression against China? Chen Lifu's eyes flashed.

Mu Han nodded, suddenly stood up straight, looked at Chen Lifu's guards, and asked, "Director Chen, ....... here?"

Chen Lifu understood what Mu Han meant, glanced at his personal guard and said, "Don't worry! ”

"Director Chen, to tell you the truth, I have been in Japan for nearly three years, and I have studied at the Tokyo Military Academy for more than two years, and now I still have a layer of identity, and I am still the captain of the Fujikawa Brigade of the Second Division of the Japanese Kwantung Army. I believe that the Nationalist Government must have known the contents of Tanaka's recital, 'If you want to conquer China, you must first conquer Manchuria.' If you want to conquer the world, you must first conquer China. If China can be conquered by our country, then other nations such as Minor Central Asia and the South Seas of India will fear and respect me and surrender to me, so that the world will know that East Asia is the East Asia of our country, and will never dare to invade us. Since Tanaka Yoshikomi's proposal of his "Positive Fundamental Policy of the Empire toward Manchuria" was strongly echoed by the Japanese emperor and the militarist right-wing parties, the entire country's economy, politics, and military affairs were inclined to wage war, and its wolf ambitions were clearly revealed. Based on the situation of the Japanese army's preparations for war and the information I have received, I judge that the Japanese will launch their Manchurian-Mongolian offensive before the end of this year at the latest, and that the land and people of northeastern China will inevitably fall under the iron heel of the Japanese. For this, I had to prepare for war in advance! ”

"What? Are you still the wing commander of the Japanese army? Chen Lifu was shocked by this news. After a while, he frowned and asked, "What is the basis for your judgment that Japan is about to launch a war of aggression against China?" What kind of insider information do you have? ”

Mu Han said: "Since the establishment of the Republic of China, the domestic warlord forces are divided, the war is endless, last year's Central Plains War, although the Nationalist Government finally won, but no matter the Central Army, the Northwest Army, the Jin Sui Army, and the Gui Army were all greatly injured by this war, although the strength of Zhang Shaoshuai's Northeast Army has been greatly expanded, but since the Middle East Road Incident, the Northeast Army has left a great shadow in foreign operations, and the combat power can be imagined. The Japanese, who have been plotting for a long time, will definitely not miss this kind of God-given opportunity, and they will never leave time for the Nationalist Government to unify China and improve the people's livelihood and national strength. ”

Chen Lifu nodded silently, his expression solemn, "Mu Han, do you think that once the war breaks out, can we win against Japan?" ”

"Of course we can win!" Mu Han blurted out, "Although Japan's national strength and military strength are stronger than our country, although they have established a sound industrial system and a modern army. But it is only a sparse island nation, with a much smaller population than China, and its war potential is still very limited. On the other hand, although China is far behind Japan in the construction of its scientific, technological, and military industrial system, the war is fought with comprehensive national strength. China's territorial strategy is extremely broad, and all kinds of resources are basically self-sufficient. As long as we have a long-term layout, do not care about the gains and losses of one city and one place, exchange space for time, fight a protracted war, and lengthen the supply line of the Japanese army, Japan will eventually be dragged down by us, and victory will definitely belong to our country Z. However, in the early stage of the war, we will be very passive and arduous, and the Northeast Army will definitely not be able to hold the Northeast, and Chairman Chiang, based on domestic political, military, economic, and other reasons, will not be willing to start an all-out war with Japan, and the fall of the Northeast is inevitable. That's why I chose to base myself in the northwest. ”

Mu Han's words shocked Chen Lifu. After the Great War in the Central Plains, the Japanese activities in Northeast China became more frequent, and for this reason, he also repeatedly proposed to Lao Chiang that it was necessary to strengthen control over Northeast China. However, Lao Jiang's sentence "If you go outside, you must first settle inside", Chen Lifu was speechless.

Mu Han's profound insights and keen view of the overall situation made Chen Lifu very optimistic about this young man.

"Mu Han! Now that Chairman Chiang attaches great importance to the phenomenon of redness, I also know your intentions. But there is no ambiguity on this issue! How do you think it should be solved? ”

Mu Han smiled bitterly in his heart, the time to come finally came, but his mind moved, "Mu Han is young and shallow, please instruct Director Chen!" ”

Chen Lifu was slightly stunned, and said in his heart: This little fox! But for the sake of Mu Hanyi's talent and respect for himself, and at the same time, it was also a psychological reason for wooing, he said slowly: "I can understand the lack of government talents in your hands, but you must be consistent with the central government in terms of political position, and there is only one way to solve the problems in front of you." That is, you must join the Kuomintang, and I will personally be your introducer to join the party, how about it? ”

When Mu Han heard this, he immediately showed a sincere and frightened expression, "I can get Director Chen's appreciation." Mu Han was very honored. In the future, Chen Gong was sent, and Mu Handing should serve as a dog and horse. ”

"Good!" Chen Lifu stood up and patted Mu Han on the shoulder, "As long as you can have your heart to the party and the state, if you have anything in the future, just come to me." ”

At this point, a political crisis has come to an end. Not long after Chen Lifu and his entourage left Lancheng, a telegram from the national government made Mu Han overjoyed. Mu Han understood that his apparent surrender made Chen Lifu feel very honored, and he must have said a lot of good things for himself in front of Chairman Jiang.

As a matter of fact, President Jiang Da is of course optimistic that an armed force that does not belong to the "Gan, He, Hui, and Ma" forces can be nailed to Gan Qingning's abdomen. After Chen Lifu reported the situation in Gan Province to Chiang Kai-shek and then deliberately exonerated Mu Han, President Chiang Da Da did not greatly expand the sphere of influence of the original defense area of Gan Province in order to divide the northwest forces, and formally conferred the post of chairman of Gan Province on Zhou Dagan Province, and at the same time gave the number of the new 88th and 89th divisions of the Central Army of the National Revolutionary Army of Gan Province. He also secretly appointed Mu Han as the commander-in-chief of the security of Gan Province and awarded the rank of lieutenant general. This arrangement of Lao Jiang was both expected and unexpected by Mu Han. But in any case, with the establishment of two regular divisions of the Nationalist Government, Mu Han could plan the layout of the northwest with great fanfare.