Chiang Kai-shek knew very well that whether it was Muto Nobubuchi, Yoshida Shoin, or Yamaguchi Aritomo, the arguments of these people were almost identical, and their main intentions were 1. to annex Taiwan, 2. to annex Korea, 3. to annex Manchuria, 4. to annex China, 5. to dominate Asia, and 6. to dominate the world.

Now that the annexation of Taiwan and North Korea has become a reality, according to his actual established national policy, the next target is Northeast China and Inner Mongolia. It can be seen from the steps taken by him to occupy Korea that he is currently intervening in various fields of industry, commerce, and transportation, gradually penetrating and gaining a firm foothold, and then, when the time is ripe, he will take advantage of a certain incident to complete the military occupation in one fell swoop.

Since the beginning of the First Sino-Japanese War, it has infiltrated the northeast through a series of means, such as "trade," "immigration," "development," "railway operation," and "factory and mining enterprise operation." In recent years, it has continuously expanded and strengthened the scope of its penetration and control in the northeast region.

They have always regarded the Northeast as their sphere of influence, and now they not only have troops stationed in the Northeast, but they are also becoming more and more restless, and they often unreasonably interfere in the internal affairs of the Northeast. The aim is self-evident, and that is to bring the three eastern provinces under the control of the three provinces, just like North Korea.

Fortunately, the information he got from this made him feel a little relieved. The army and navy have always had a dispute with the navy over the route of westward expansion into Chinese mainland and southward to the South Seas, and the army and navy have fiercely competed for the limited resources and funds of the army, which has had a certain impact on the rapid strengthening of the army's strength. In addition, there was also a disagreement within the westward expansion of China between the gradual encroachment of the Slow Progressive faction and the radical main battle faction, but fortunately, most of the strong main combat factions were young and strong officers with low official ranks, and these people were not enough to influence the political situation in the country. However, although there is a dispute over the route of aggression against China, it does not mean that there will always be differences in the future, and the dispute between the two lines will eventually converge sooner or later, and that is the time when disaster begins to occur for China.

It is said that the Young Zhuang faction is now unable to bear it anymore and is constantly creating incidents, trying to expand the situation and provoke war. For example, on June 4, 1928, the Kwantung Army created the "Huanggutun Incident", and Zhang Zuolin, the king of Northeast China, was seriously injured and then died; The Jinan tragedy occurred on May 3, 28.

However, not only could he not fight back, but he also tried his best to suppress his subordinates' demands for war. In 1928, there was still a strong opposition to the dispatch of troops in the country, and the actions of Britain and the United States were also the main considerations of the political axe. Jinan was the first time that the Northern Expeditionary Army faced the fist of the "great powers" head-on, and he could not confront himself head-on when there was a huge disparity in strength between the enemy and us, and the Northern Expedition had not yet succeeded.

Once the war starts, the main battle faction in the country will inevitably rise in power, and after the war, the main war faction in the country will inevitably take the opportunity to increase the troops on a large scale, and with the few people and horses he commanded at that time, such as Li Zongren, Feng Yuxiang, Yan Xishan, etc., who had their own intentions, can he defeat himself? It's a big joke. Not to mention that China has a powerful army, navy, and air force that is far stronger than China's, even the economic, scientific, technological, and complete military industrial system that supports China's powerful military is far from being comparable to China's.

On the other hand, China's national defense industry has only the large Fengtian Arsenal, Nanjing Arsenal, Hanyang Arsenal, and Henan Gongxian Arsenal, and in addition to these four arsenals, there are several small arsenals in Jinan, Fujian, and Mawei. And now only small arms and artillery shells and cartridges can be produced, and the models are not yet complete. So far, the artillery has only been copied from the 75mm mountain gun. The steel output that best reflects a country's degree of industrialization is said to be more than 2 million tons, and China is only one-fifth of the cost. All this determines that China cannot now be at war with China, and China will be defeated in the war.

He needs time, and if he is given 30 years to develop with peace of mind and carry out large-scale economic construction and national defense construction in China, then he may still have the ability to compete with the other countries. Even if it is 20 years, if we seize the time to build the national defense industry and the army, there is still hope. But can I give him that much time?

To make a difference, there must be a high degree of internal unity. According to his plan, after dealing with Li Zongren, Feng Yuxiang, and Yan Xishan, he will start to deal with these small warlords, but this will require a lot of military expenses, and there will be a long time. These little warlords would not dare to fight a decisive battle with him Jiang Zhongzheng like Li Zongren and Feng Yuxiang. This kind of big battle is his favorite and the most time-saving and labor-saving. But none of them would be stupid enough to touch a stone with an egg, and to a place like Sichuan, if you want to be truly calm, you can't do it in a few years.

He needs time and money, and the country has been in turmoil for many years, and the central government only controls the finances and taxes of a few provinces, and now the finances and taxes are already stretched. The German advisers suggested that he should form some units that were all modeled after the Germans, and he also wanted to form such troops, believing that if there were 80 and 100 such divisions, not only would they be able to pacify these small warlords in the country, but they would also have the strength to fight a war. However, this beautiful idea, Jiang Zhongzheng, could not realize because he did not have so much money. He had no choice but to accept the Germans' suggestion to build a small demonstration unit first, which would be used for demonstration and training of officers, and the rest of the troops could only not use all the weapons and equipment of the German army. Moreover, even the demonstration troops he formed could not have as many heavy artillery as German divisions, such divisions were just very similar to German armor divisions, and they were far from real German divisions.

With a long sigh softly, Chiang Kai-shek stopped his troubled thoughts and turned his gaze to Song Zhewu again. The young man in front of him is too good, he can see the potential danger of war between China and China so clearly, and now there is no second person in the central government and the army, if this young man really returns to the central government, and finally he Jiang Zhongzheng, it will definitely be a big help for him. With this young man's talents, even if he is the Minister of Military Affairs, he is completely competent, but it is a pity that this young man must not be able to let go of the troops he has single-handedly pulled, and his qualifications are too shallow.

Chiang Kai-shek said to Song Zhewu with some helplessness: "Wen Ge, you have a very clear understanding of the danger of war between China and China, and I basically agree with this. Especially if you are still silently preparing for the war of resistance, this is even more rare. However, now is not the time for us to go to war with us, not only is our military strength incomparable with that of us, but we have not yet truly unified our domestic power. To put it bluntly, our country is now a plate of scattered sand, and not only the powerful factions in each place are doing their own thing, but there are also many factions within the party. At present, a cohesive and strong core cannot be formed within the party and the military. And now GCD's Zhu Mao is making trouble again in Jiangxi, and it is getting more and more intense. ”

Chiang Kai-shek then said hatefully: "During the 'Jinan Massacre', not only was the domestic public opinion surging, but even within the Northern Expeditionary Army, there were many people shouting and shouting to kill, as if I was a traitor who was timid and afraid of things and had no national righteousness. However, others can be desperate to be heroes and heroes, but I Jiang Zhongzheng cannot, as the leader of a country, I must start from the overall situation of the country. When Zhang Hanqing's father Zhang Zuolin was alive, he once again said that the consul who lived in Mukden invited him to dinner, and after the meal, he asked Zhang Zuolin for a painting. After coming back, his entourage told him that the handsome had just written the wrong money, it should be hand ink, and if there was a missing soil character, it would become black. Zhang Zuolin said: There is no mistake in writing, what is given to the Chinese is hand ink, and what is given to Yue himself can only be hand black. He said that I have always been concerned about our northeast, and I, Zhang Zuolin, will not give them an inch of land, otherwise, I will be a national sinner. Not only will I not give them the land, but I will not give them the word with the soil. Zhang Zuolin, a warlord, still knows etiquette, righteousness and shame, and does not dare to betray the country, how can I, Jiang Zhongzheng, the dignified leader of the Republic of China, have ever bought it? To put it bluntly, if I, Jiang Zhongzheng, betray the country, whose country am I selling, and what I am selling is my Jiang Zhongzheng's country. ”

Chiang Kai-shek was a little excited when he said this, and his face turned slightly red.

Song Zhewu believed that Chiang Kai-shek was a nationalist, to be precise, a nationalist with a rational surname, and that when he was in power, China did not theoretically lose its territory, and even recovered Xisha and Henan after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. There is another thing that can illustrate this point to a certain extent: In the 70s, South Vietnam relied on the huge ships given to it by the United States to invade Xisha and the Xisha defenders were in urgent need of reinforcements, and the PLA East China Sea Fleet wanted to go to Xisha and took the northern part of Taiwan to make a detour to the sea It was too far, so it had no choice but to take the risk of taking the Taiwan Strait. At that time, the Kuomintang Taiwan and the mainland were still at war, and the Kuomintang naval and air force commander approached Chiang Kai-shek and asked whether to intercept it; at that time, Chiang Kai-shek's navy and air force still had an advantage over the PLA. After Chiang Kai-shek was silent, he only said one sentence at that time, 'The war in Xisha is tight!' The commander of the Navy and Air Force naturally understood what Chiang Kai-shek meant, and not only did not intercept it, but also escorted it all the way, so that Xisha could be reinforced in time. Finally, ships were also sent to feed the fleet far from the mainland to reinforce Xisha with fresh water.

Chiang Kai-shek, who had calmed down, said in a low voice: "Since Xinhai, our country has been plagued by wars and frequent famines, and now the economy is overwhelmed, and we need time to recover. We need time to restore the economy and carry out construction, as you just said, it will also take time for you to carry out economic and army building in Shanxi. If we are given a few decades and our national strength is stronger, then we will be able to grasp the possibility of fighting a war with us. Our most important task now is to seize the time to flatten these new warlords and calm down the political situation at home as soon as possible. ”

(To be continued)