W Han was slightly stunned when he heard this, originally he thought that Zhou E would ask about Tianjin's economic problems, and for this he had prepared a stomach full of bitter water. In a city of millions of people, the only thing that is thriving is the passenger terminal in Dagukou, Tianjin, where industry and commerce are in recession, food supplies are tight, and unemployment is surging...... It's all runaways

"The concession is a symbol of the humiliation and backwardness of China's semi-feudal and semi-colonial society, and now that the people's power has gained a firm foothold in Beijing, it is time to solve the concession issue." Zhou Elai's tone was slightly indignant: Since the Opium War, China has not ceded land and paid reparations, and has been signing all kinds of traitorous treaties that have lost power and humiliated the country, the Qing government is also signing, the Beiyang government is also signing, and the so-called national government in the south has also signed many treaties."

Speaking of which, Zhou E's tone suddenly intensified, and what we have to do now is to recover the concession, to recover sovereignty, and not to reclaim the immediate sovereignty and reclaim sovereignty by betraying the long-term interests of the country and the nation like the Nationalist Government...... It will start with the Tianjin Concession, one of the strongholds of imperialist aggression against China."

Li Whan and Xuanxia's father were slightly stunned when they heard this, but after thinking about it for a while, they understood what Zhou E meant. This is to give a briefing to the Tianjin Municipal Party Committee and ask them to make preparations for taking over the concession. After the end of the battle of Shanxi, China G will take action against the Tianjin concession

In this period, because of the Battle of Shanxi, G's popularity in the south and northeast is a little weaker. Many people don't understand the ** war between China and G, and confuse this with the warlord melee. And in order to regain the lost popularity in the shortest possible time, the most effective way is naturally to recover the concession and abolish the unequal treaties. At present, the concessions within the jurisdiction of the central government in Beijing are the Tianjin Public Concession, the Japanese Concession, the French Concession, etc., as well as the Kwantung Prefecture Concession in the northeast and along the South Manchurian Railway...... One of the easiest to recover is naturally the Tianjin Concession.

"Prime Minister, there are basically no foreign garrisons and foreign businessmen in the Tianjin Concession now, and only a very small number of foreign police are maintaining order. If we're going to take it back...... There is no obstacle at all. "Li W's Chinese tone is also faintly a little excited, if the concession is really to be recovered, I think the masses can come forward, so that the enthusiasm of the masses in Tianjin can be improved, and second, direct conflict with imperialism can also be avoided."

Zhou Elai nodded W Han, your idea is very no, we should respect the will of the ** masses in Tianjin. This matter was handed over to the Tianjin Municipal Party Committee, roughly after the victory of the Taiyuan Campaign. However, you must pay attention to protecting the lives and property safety of foreign nationals, and must not cause casualties.

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The 19th year of the Republic of China, April 22. Shanxi, Taiyuan.

Twenty-four 152mm Soviet-made heavy field howitzers and more than 100 75mm mountain guns were placed on the spot, and groups of wagons brought ammunition to the artillery positions. A drizzle began to fall in the sky, and after more than two years of severe drought, there seemed to be some signs of relief, and spring rain continued to fall. However, it is not necessarily good news for the siege of the Chinese G army. The mountains around Taiyuan City were muddy, and the heavily loaded horses were neighing loudly, struggling to support the retreat and dragging hard, the drivers waved their whips vigorously, shouting loudly, and the soldiers of the G Army, who were splashed with muddy water all over their bodies, hugged the sides of the carriage and pushed the wheels desperately.

Dirt roads will undoubtedly be more of an obstacle to the attacking side. However, the members of the General Front Committee of the Taiyuan Campaign looked at this gray sky, and their faces could not hide their smiles. On such a rainy day, the trouble for the Kuomintang army in the south will only be greater? Their air force should not be able to go to the sky. Without the help of the Air Force, the Kuomintang army should not dare to go north to interfere in this war that is about to end for the time being, right? No small number of words

Therefore, the General Front Committee unanimously agreed to immediately launch the Taiyuan Campaign, transferring as many troops as possible from Xinkou on the northern front and Zhengtai Road on the eastern front to the city of Taiyuan, and the artillery was also transferred in large quantities, and ammunition was also concentrated here. At present, the Third, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Route Armies of the Third Army and the Fourth Route Army of the Eastern Front have all been concentrated. The rear had already been handed over to the newly formed 18th and 19th Route Corps for defense.

Feng Yuxiang and Zhang Guotao had already gathered all the troops they could draw and replenished a large number of new soldiers, forming an army of 150,000 people, ready to launch the final blow against Yan Xishan.

Whether it is the General Front Committee of the Taiyuan Campaign, the Central Revolutionary Military Commission of the Central G, or the General Staff Headquarters of the Beijing Government, or even the General Staff of the National ** Army in Wuhan, the views are the same. If the war drags on any longer, the greater the possibility of the Kuomintang interfering in the war.

After about seven days of adjustment and preparation, as many as 150,000 siege troops have gradually entered the position. Under the "resolute request" of Feng Yuxiang, Xu Qian, and others, Zhang Guotao once again handed over the glorious task of the main attack to the Third Army after two rounds of replenishment. This army fought all the way from Xinkou, and after the baptism of the war, it also cleaned out a large number of old officers who were not strong-willed.

As the elite Fourth Route Army, although they did not get the glorious task of the main attack, but the burden on their shoulders was even heavier, their task was to serve as the general reserve of the campaign and to prevent the Kuomintang army from going north to reinforce the Jin army.

Above the artillery position, three glandling GCD officers were striding along, and all the officers and soldiers stood in salute as they passed. Of these three generals, one of them is General Zhang Guotao, the political commissar of the Third Group Army, and in this time and space, G has become the central government in Beijing under the shadow and sun...... Naturally, the military rank system of the Beiyang government was followed, so Zhang Guotao also awarded the rank of general, and the other two were Lieutenant General Xu Qian, deputy commander-in-chief of the Third Route Army, and Lieutenant General Ye Ting, commander-in-chief of the Fourth Route Army.

Three people walked in the rain. I'm soaking wet. But they didn't care. Looking at the spectacular scene of more than a hundred cannons neatly placed in the artillery position, the brows of the three people were slightly furrowed.

"Comrade Political Commissar, according to the report of the Shanxi Provincial Party Committee, Yan Xishan took advantage of our hard fighting in Xinkou to mobilize more than 100,000 people to strengthen the city defense day and night. A large number of outlying strongholds, in-depth positions and fortifications were built. So that Taiyuan has a combination of various fortresses, trenches, and underpasses, relying on each other multi-level, large-depth circular defense system. ”

It was Xu Qian, and after Deng Yanda was transferred to Tianjin to participate in the peace conference, he presided over the work of the General Staff. The information sent by the Shanxi Provincial Party Committee naturally saw him first, and Zhang Guotao was actually a layman who led troops to fight, and he just gave orders.

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Xu Qian hesitated slightly for a while, approached Zhang Guotao, and said in a low voice to tell the truth, there is a certain degree of difficulty. The enemy has now shrunk into a mass and become a hard walnut, relying on strong city defenses, and we are afraid that we will suffer heavy losses if we attack strongly. When the time comes...... The Kuomintang army in the south is only afraid that they will go north, and the enemy in Taiyuan City will attack us inside and outside, and eat us."

"Commander Ye, look?" Zhang Guotao heard that the Kuomintang army did not dare to despise it, and his brows became more and more wrinkled.

Ye Ting smiled faintly and fought Taiyuan, it's just a question, whether the combat effectiveness of the Jin army is good or not, if we spend more and sacrifice a little more soldiers, we can always fight down. Can be questioned...... It is over there, if they make a move, this battle may be triggered, so my idea is to take advantage of the fact that the two divisions of the Kuomintang are still in the south, and we will concentrate the main force to fight once and put the Fourth Route Army into it, and strive for a quick victory. ”

"If you can't beat it?" Zhang Guotao asked again.

"Then change the strong attack to the siege, it's a big deal that the siege has been around for a year and a half, and the hunger has starved Yan Xishan to surrender. In this way, it will only be a little longer, and the casualties of the troops can be greatly reduced, and in case the Kuomintang army goes north to interfere in the war, we can also move to the mountains in time. Ye Ting smiled and said the plan.

……

Wuhan East Lake, Luo Yaoguo Mansion "Beilu".

"Your Excellency, Marshal, although Zhang has already informed me of your demands and conditions. But I would like to confirm once again, are you really planning to set up an aircraft manufacturing company in the current situation of the Great Depression? And you want to hire me as the general manager of the company? I can't guarantee that I'm making money for you. ”

It was a Russian, not a Soviet, but a Belarusian who had become an American citizen in exile in the United States. Sheversky. He was in his forties, tall and thin, with a slightly bald head, a slightly high nose, big eyes, and a little innocent. Otherwise, I wouldn't say in front of my future boss that I can't guarantee that I will make money. But this is not at all, Luo Yaoguo is not at all, this guy is Alexander. Sheversky's famous P-47 in World War II was designed and produced by his Republic Aircraft Company, in addition to the name of Alexander Anderson. Katveli's White Russia was his partner, and he was also invited by Liao Yunze, the military attache of the Chinese Embassy in France, and was on his way to China......

Luo Yaoguo put down the teacup in his hand with a smile, and nodded at this honest Russian Seversky, I value your design talent and ability to manage production. As for the order, you don't need to worry about it, as long as there are good products, we are not afraid of not being able to sell them. Besides, I'm actually not in a hurry to make money......"

Sheversky's eyes widened, could there be such a boss? If it weren't for the fact that China has indeed risen violently in the past two years, and has also drummed up the E-1 series of aircraft to make a name for itself in the world, he would definitely think that the famous Chinese marshal in front of him had embezzled too much money and had nowhere to spend it

"Seversky, we at the Republic Aircraft Company are currently designing new aircraft mainly with the latest technology." Zhang Yu, who accompanied Shevelsky to Beilu, introduced on the side. This so-called "Republic Aircraft Company" was established by Luo Yaoguo with a sole proprietorship of 10 million legal currency, and the main purpose is really not to make money. In fact, Luo Yaoguo doesn't like money...... The establishment of the aircraft company is also to promote the rapid development of China's aircraft manufacturing industry.

"We now have a joint project with the Aviation Research Institute of the Ministry of Armaments, which is to develop the -1 aircraft." Luo Yaoguo smiled and pointed at Zhang Yu:

"Zhang is the chief designer of Yan-1, and he is also the designer and shareholder of our Republic Company. However, the R-1 is only a prototype, and there are still many technical hurdles to overcome, so I hope to draw on the talents of Sheversky and other great aircraft designers...... At present, Republic Aircraft Company is only responsible for the design and development of aircraft, and I hope that you can organize an effective design and development team as soon as possible, as for the remuneration...... I can offer a higher salary, but I also hope to see results as soon as possible.

In addition, the construction of the Republic's plant has now begun, and it is expected that the equipment will be procured and installed next year, and it is estimated that it will be fully completed and put into operation in 1933. After that, we at Republic Aircraft will start producing aircraft, so you, as the general manager of the company, will be very busy in the next two or three years. ”

The table given by Luo Yaoguo is definitely not untargeted. Taking advantage of the Great Depression in recent years, the factory was built at a very cheap price. In 33, 34 years, it was completed and put into operation, and by the way, a technical school was opened to train skilled workers. At this time, it had been nine years since most of the southern part of the country had been disciplined, and tens of millions of young people with basic education had begun to enter society, and it should no longer be difficult to recruit workers with basic cultural knowledge. If all goes well, by 1936 or 1937, the Republic will be on track...... Are you still afraid that there will be no orders at that time?

Sheversky thought about it for a while, this opportunity in front of him is indeed not, after all, the current economic depression in the United States is not like words, many of his ideals cannot be realized, and the laboratory has no funds to maintain. It's such a good thing to have someone who is interested in talent at this moment and hire with a high salary to manage and build an aircraft manufacturing company...... If you refuse, it is estimated that God Almighty will not forgive the greed, right? No small number of words

"Well, Your Excellency, I am glad to serve you." Seversky shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile that I will give all my talent to you, and the best plane will appear in front of you when the time comes. ”

……

As soon as he sent away the freshly baked general manager of the foreign devil of the China Republic Aircraft Company, Luo Yaoguo looked at another foreign devil, and the big ** beauty Natalie hurriedly walked into the study.

"Fuwen, just got the news." Natalie's expression was unprecedentedly nervous, and she leaned into Luo Yaoguo's ear and whispered that there might be an anti-G conspiracy between Chiang Kai-shek and Yan Xishan, and they planned to use the Taiyuan city defense to consume the strength of the G Army. After the G Army suffered heavy losses, they would find an excuse to start a war and throw in the 11th and 1st Divisions that had marched into Shanxi to raid the belly of the G Army's besieging troops. I want to annihilate the main forces of the Central G in one fell swoop, and then provoke a full-scale civil war to completely eliminate the GCD"

When Luo Yaoguo heard this, he laughed, Chiang Kai-shek's military talent was much stronger than the legend, if this plan succeeded...... Zhong G has to walk around without eating. ”

Natalie frowned slightly, and said softly, Haven't you always opposed an all-out war with China and G, and now you have this attitude? Have you changed your mind? ”

Luo Yaoguo just smiled and shook his head. What he is doing now is also for the sake of the Kuomintang. He was also a little helpless about this...... Because although the current national ** army is a bit "nationalized", it is not a real national army after all, and this army also has its will, and like the current Japanese army, it is almost a living thing. Luo Yaoguo could feel that now this living creature wanted to fight with GCD, and Chiang Kai-shek just followed this trend. If it weren't for this, this "anti-war faction" would not have been able to get old Chiang's plan until now. If you blindly try to stop it, I am afraid that in the end, it will cause public anger.

"Do you want to inform the middle G and let them ......" Natalie hesitated for a moment, then shook her head and said no more. There is no impermeable wall in the world, and this matter should be eaten inside and out in the eyes of the Kuomintang.

Luo Yaoguo smiled and shook his hand, let's continue to pretend to be deaf and dumb, it's not that I don't want to take care of it, but I really can't take care of it. As for the middle G...... Let's not tell them, those people's noses are smart, and they will smell it. As for how they use it to resolve it, it has nothing to do with us. ”

Natalie sighed, and the worry on her face disappeared, but smiled sweetly, so won't this war destroy the achievements of our southern economic construction? ”

Luo Yaoguo sighed lightly, it shouldn't be, because some people have been waiting for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a long time, as long as they make a move, I will have a way to put the brakes on this war. But until then, I really can't do anything, I don't want to be that guy that everyone hates. ”

"You mean the Japanese?" Natalie chuckled, these guys were waiting for their chance. ”

Luo Yaoguo said in a deep voice, it's just a gamble that will make the Japanese lose all their net worth......"

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