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Chapter 1672 Contradictions breed

Nanjing, Rest Garden. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Dai Li came early in the morning to meet the principal. Chiang Kai-shek sat in the study, wearing a poplin thin gown and round cloth shoes, his eyes were blazing, and his expression was calm.

Dai Li's visit was to present several important pieces of information to Chiang Kai-shek.

One is a list of all the dignitaries from the military and political circles and their Whampoa colleagues who attended An Yi's dinner yesterday; One is a list of Whampoa classmates who went to the banquet with Chen Jiji, Yang Jie and others at the end of last night's banquet; One was secret information from within the 30 th Group Army and from the Nanjing airport -- Lu Yixuan and Qu Muchen, two senior generals in command, arrived in Nanjing at 9 p.m. and returned to Shanxi at 5 a.m. after the thunderstorm stopped.

After reading the information, Chiang Kai-shek frowned, and his mood was a little complicated.

The first piece of information shows that An Yi's prestige has reached an unprecedented height, and it is his own death order that soldiers are not allowed to interfere in politics, so many military and political dignitaries choose to attend An Yi's party in spite of their own bans, obviously because they are optimistic about An Yi's development and future, or they want to leave a way back for themselves.

The South China government founded by An Yi has now been recognized by all countries in the world, and even the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Italy and other countries have also chosen to establish diplomatic relations with it, and South China is already on an equal footing with the Nationalist Government in terms of public international law.

However, An Yi has never played cards with common sense, and now there is a threat from Japan, in order not to fall into the charge of boiling beans and burning beans and copying in the same room, An Yi will definitely not choose to reach out to himself. But what about when Japan was driven out of China in the future? At that time, there will be a huge threat of An Yi in the southwest, the Gui system in the southeast will look down on the delay, there will be chaos in the northwest and north China, and the northeast will just be in a mess.

Therefore, before the end of the Anti-Japanese War, it is the safest plan to expel An Yi's forces from the southwest. At that time, the central government will sit on the industrial base in the southwest, which can be attacked and retreated, and it will be in an invincible position.

However, how to find a name is worth pondering.

The second piece of information was both unexpected and reasonable for Chiang Kai-shek.

Chen's inherited position as deputy director of military training seems to be high and powerful, but in fact it is like chicken ribs. The Military Training Department is in charge of the training, sorting, and proofreading of the national army, and is responsible for the improvement of military school education and construction, and the planning and proofreading of military education for the people.

There is also Yang Jie, a general who has the ability but does not know how to deal with people, almost offended the generals of the base camp, not only He Yingqin targeted him everywhere, but even Chen Cheng, Bai Chongxi and others also had a lot of contradictions with him, every time he put forward a suggestion, no matter whether it was right or wrong, he would be attacked a lot, plus Song Meiling, Kong Xiangxi and Song Ziwen all looked at him unpleasantly, and it was strange that his career could go smoothly. He kindly gave him a set of "The Complete Works of Zeng Wenzhenggong" and asked him to reflect on it, but who knew that he would write some reading experience to fool himself and make himself angry enough.

It's understandable that these two want to climb another branch.

At present, Nanhua has just won Siam, presumably many positions will be vacant, with the ability of Chen Jiji and Yang Jie, a military commander or provincial governor in the past will not be able to escape. But can you let them go? This question needs to be considered a little more and weigh the pros and cons carefully.

As for the Whampoa students who wanted to change their courts, Chiang Kai-shek didn't pay much attention to them. Based on the principle of employing people by themselves, Huangpu Sheng has the right of first choice, if he can't even grasp such a good opportunity, it means that he can't use it, and there is no pity for these people to let them go.

The third piece of information, however, aroused great vigilance on the part of Chiang Kai-shek.

Lu Yixuan and Qu Muchen belong to the senior generals of the group army, especially now that the 30th Group Army has been expanded to 11 divisions, and these divisions are all masters, the number of which is about 25,000, which is equivalent to two divisions of other divisions, and is considered a decisive force in North China. In April, I just added the rank of general to Lieutenant General Lu Yixuan and Qu Muchen, and awarded a number of Blue Sky and White Sun Medals and Baoding Medals in one breath, showing favor in every way, but now it seems that the effect is not great.

Chiang Kai-shek groaned for a long time and instructed Dai Li to continue to closely monitor An Yi's every move in Nanjing.

As soon as Dai Li, who understood the understanding, had withdrawn, Wang Shihe came in to report that the British and French ambassadors had visited.

Chiang Kai-shek changed into a majestic yellow tweed commander's uniform, wore a bowler military cap, and wore a formal short sword at his waist and entered the meeting room. Chiang Kai-shek has always been very particular about receiving foreign envoys, during the Anti-Japanese War, clothing is an important prop, Chiang Kai-shek wants to convey an unswerving message to the international community through this diplomatic image, that is, his leadership identity is unshakable, Chairman Chiang is the supreme commander of the squadron.

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In ***, Wang Jingwei always regarded himself as an orthodox *** person of Sun Yat-sen, but every time he came to power, he was ousted by the military, so he was on the same page as Chiang Kai-shek, who was in power by the military, and the opposition he led never stopped the movement to overthrow Chiang for a day.

In his articles and speeches, Wang Jingwei repeatedly expounded the theory of a strong country that "if you want to be a gentleman, you must first be a student", believing that the Japanese invited Westerners to be gentlemen to be gentlemen, so that Japan was one of today's great powers, and that if China wants to be rich and strong, it should humbly worship Japan as a teacher.

With the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Wang Jingwei kept a little low-key, but he still advocated Sino-Japanese friendship and mutual support, and spread such compromising remarks as cooperation and mutual benefit, and war will hurt both.

Today to the Jiangnan Hotel, Wang Jingwei is to attend the Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Anhui four provinces and regions of the patriotic gentry anti-Japanese fund-raising meeting held here, as the chairman of the Central Political Council, Wang Jingwei controls the party department, the National Assembly and a number of key government departments, and the gentry of the four provinces and regions in the south of the Yangtze River, there are many senior veterans, Wang Jingwei wants to oust Chiang Kai-shek, can not do without the gentry full support.

"Chairman Wang, Jianfeng, why are you so involved in talking about things?" An Yi approached Wang Jingwei and Jiang Jingguo who were talking, nodded to Liu Shoujiang, who was looking up, and looked at Wang Jingwei with a smile.

"It turned out to be Chairman An!"

Wang Jingwei looked calm: "I'm talking to Jianfeng about the changes he has implemented in Jiangxi...... At these meetings, the gentry of Jiangxi kept complaining to me, saying that Jianfeng's reform was too urgent, and the Red Army was blocked in southern Jiangxi, and the central, eastern and northern regions of Jiangxi were not affected. I told Jianfeng to pay attention to the ways and means of work, if I received too many complaints, I would be merciless in tears. ”

"Yes, Mr. Jingwei!"

Chiang Ching-kuo's breathing was a little short, obviously suppressing the anger in his heart, and he reluctantly smiled: "I will definitely pay more attention, but I will still mercilessly crack down on those bullying landlords who run counter to the spirit of the "Program for the Founding of the People's Republic of China" just adopted in March this year. In order to unite the vast majority of the people to fight against Japan, we must sacrifice the interests of a small number of people! ”

"It's a good point to say, for those powerful bullies who are unkind to the rich and bully men and women in the township, compromise will only fuel their arrogance......"

An Yi took over the conversation and said with a straight face: "Now the contradiction between Japan and Japan is the main contradiction, and the central government has successively promulgated the "Regulations on the Administration of Agricultural Businesses in Wartime", the "Economic Bill in Extraordinary Times", and the "Program for the Founding of the People's Republic of China in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression" mentioned by Jianfeng, these are all rigid regulations to guide rural work. However, some people just refuse to obey and assign the task of requisitioning grain issued by the state to the peasants, and instead of reducing the rent in the slightest, they urge the tenants to sell their children and daughters, and they are trying every means to seize the fields of the yeoman peasants. ”

"What Chairman An said, after all, is a minority!"

Wang Jingwei put on a straight face: "As far as I know, most landlords also make their fortunes by their own hard work, and the relationship between tenants and landlords is actually a contractual relationship. From a legal point of view, private property is sacrosanct, and what Jianfeng did in Jiangxi is actually a serious violation of the spirit of the law. ”

"The law should also be determined according to the actual situation, when the Manchu Qing Dynasty regarded our people as dogs and horses, and deprived them at will, many families were bankrupt in one name. Therefore, both the Provisional Constitution of the Republic of China and the Constitution of the Republic of China of the Beiyang Government pursued the protection of the rights and interests of the people.

"But now we don't agree with the past, and now we are in the midst of the war, and according to Ludendorff's general fighting spirit, the war is not only against the army, but also the entire population directly suffers from the war to varying degrees, and is indirectly affected by the food embargo and propaganda activities. War makes all kinds of means of warfare serve this ruthless reality, and while fighting on a wide battlefield and in the sea area, the two opposing sides also need to attack the spirit and spirit of the enemy people, so as to achieve the goal of disintegrating their spirit and paralyzing their lives.

"So, in order to win the war, everyone must be determined to go to the battlefield, and everyone must spare no effort and give all their body and soul. The essence of war requires the overall strength of the nation, because the goal of war is directed against the whole nation. From this point of view, what Jianfeng did in Jiangxi should be affirmed, not blamed. An Yi explained.

Wang Jingwei snorted coldly: "I am a politician, I don't care about war." War is a military affair......"

"Childish!"

An Yi did not show weakness and sneered: "A politician who does not talk about military affairs and war is unqualified!" France's Daladier, Germany's Hitler, and Britain's Chamberlain, which one was not the supreme military commander at the same time? If Chairman Wang wants to go further, he must make up for his shortcomings! ”

Wang Jingwei said impatiently: "Let's wait until the day I become president...... If no one protests to me, I can naturally ignore it, but at present, Jiangxi is seriously red, and as the chairman of the Central Political Council, I will never ignore it! ”

An Yi laughed angrily: "Haha, Chairman Wang, southern Sichuan, Xiangxi, Qianxi and southern Yunnan all implement such policies, and Chairman Wang is welcome to investigate." ”

Wang Jingwei glanced at An Yi deeply: "An Yi, do you really think that you can steal the southwest forever?" The southwest is the territory of the Republic of China, not the colony of South China, and the situation of division and separation will not last long. I would like to know that if the Central Committee passes a resolution demanding the resumption of the above land, how will Chairman An deal with himself? That's all I have to say, Jingwei still has a meeting to attend, so I won't accompany it, farewell! ”

After speaking, Wang Jingwei strode towards the hotel lobby.

"Chairman Wang should also take care of his health...... Now that the mountains and rivers are broken, there are many traitors and Japanese spies in Nanjing, and I heard that there is now a sniper rifle that can take people's lives from 2,000 meters away, and the security forces around Chairman Wang must be strengthened! An Yi reminded coldly.

Wang Jingwei's steps stiffened, and when he took another step, he looked much heavier. Liu Shoujiang bent down and smiled at An Yi flatteringly, and strode to catch up.

Jiang Jingguo said apologetically to An Yi: "I'm really sorry, for the sake of Jianfeng's affairs, my brother and Mr. Jingwei were tired of having a dirty ......."

An Yi waved his hand: "Jianfeng, it's none of your business, I have long seen that the person who is unfair and motherless, not yin and yang, is not pleasing to the eye, he has made small moves against me many times before, I have been putting up with him, if he wants to play yin for me, I will accompany him to the end...... Let's go, Jianfeng, don't keep the principal waiting......."

Jiang Jingguo nodded, got into the car with An Yi, and Shen Fengdao and a group of guards got into the vehicles in front and behind, and drove towards the rest house.

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As soon as Chiang Kai-shek saw off the British and French ambassadors, An Yi's motorcade stopped in front of the official residence.

Chiang Kai-shek called An Yi into the study and directly said the troubles in his heart:

"An Yi, since the 3rd of this month, the British and French ambassadors have demanded that the Nationalist Government sever diplomatic relations with Germany and expel German businessmen from China. Just now, the two ambassadors came to urge again..... Since the end of last year, the German advisory group has begun to withdraw from China, and by July this year, it has been basically withdrawn, and the honeymoon period between the Nationalist Government and Germany has come to an end.

"Originally, I also thought that Germany had no chance of winning the battle between Poland and Germany, and was ready to push the boat down the river and take advantage of Britain and France, but today's war situation has changed abruptly, if it is really as you said, Poland and France are defeated in the war, then Germany really has a chance to become the new hegemon in Europe, in this case, how should we face it?"

An Yi thought for a while and said: "China does not yet have the ability to influence the balance of power between the Axis powers and the Entente, and now we are still fighting Japan, so we should adopt an impartial and non-discriminatory diplomatic strategy." At present, the war in Europe has just begun, and both sides have accumulated abundant capital, but with the increasing consumption of the war, China's importance will gradually become apparent. Judging from the current situation, war-related military uniforms, military quilts, raincoats, flour and other industries will benefit a lot, which is an excellent opportunity for the rise of China's industry.

"The United States has become the world's leading power by virtue of the last European war, and if China wants to expand its voice in the world, the development of light and heavy industries can be a shortcut to success. According to An Yi's analysis, this European war is very likely to evolve into a world war, we should accumulate thick and thin, strike later, and wait for Britain, France, the United States, Germany, Italy and other countries to be almost consumed, and then join the war group to win the maximum benefits! ”

Chiang Kai-shek said worriedly: "But how can Britain and France shirk it?" Now that we have reached the critical moment of positioning, I am worried that Japan and Britain and France will tie up the line, then we will be passive! ”

An Yi analyzed: "No matter which way you look at it, it is impossible for Britain, France and Japan to stand together. First, if Japan wants to expand, should it attack China, which has superior forces, or attack the colonies of Britain, the United States, and other countries in Asia, which are in a mess? Second, Japan has long signed the "International Treaty" with Germany and Italy, and now, Japan and Germany have signed alliances with the Soviet Union respectively, that is, they have reached a consensus in at least some aspects; Third, Japan has the world's third-largest navy, which is comparatively superior to both Britain and the United States. At the beginning of the war in Europe, the U.S. Navy had to be distracted by the Atlantic, and its navy could only be evenly distributed between the Pacific and the Atlantic, while Britain was even worse, their navy was spread all over the world and could not be concentrated, which just gave the Japanese Navy a chance to break through.

"The rise of Britain must have given Japan some kind of enlightenment, as long as Japan can break Britain's maritime supremacy, it has every chance to replace Britain and become the empire on which the sun never sets in the East, so no matter which way you look at it, there will be a war between Japan and Britain! Therefore, there is really no need for us to expose our will prematurely, and it is only right to make a fortune in silence. ”

Chiang Kai-shek was so moved that he fell into a long period of thought.

Seeing that Chiang Kai-shek had no other problems, An Yi politely said goodbye and prepared to pick up Yang Jie for lunch. Last night, Zhao Rui specially introduced Yang Jie's situation, which made An Yi very interested in this talent, who was praised by the outside world as known as China's three chief of staff along with Jiang Baili and Bai Chongxi.

Yang Jie, formerly known as Jinzhang, also known as Shushi, is a native of Dali, Yunnan, and ranks second among the four brothers. During the four years of study at the Continental University of Japan, Yang Jie eagerly studied the history of Chinese and foreign wars and related history, geography, strategy, tactics and other aspects, and his military theory level improved rapidly, which was deeply appreciated by the university. At that time, the Japanese Army University often asked the cadets to command the navy, army, and air force exercises to train and inspect the cadets' military command ability. During an exercise, Yang Jie was elected commander-in-chief. He commanded the exercises with great skill and unique innovations, which was appreciated by the Japanese emperor and he personally presented him with a saber.

According to the regulations of the Japanese Military Department at that time, the top three graduates of the Army University could be given a sword by the Japanese emperor himself, and the Japanese soldiers have always taken this as an honor, and Yang Jie has won the reputation of "genius general". The emperor also deliberately asked people to measure his head, and it was really more than the average ***.

Another time, Marshal Xia Fei of France visited Lu University, and Yang Jie was selected by the university as one of the students to be consulted. In the course of his conversation with Xia Fei, Yang Jie put forward his own unique military opinions. After hearing this, Marshal Xia Fei said to the person in charge of the school: "This person will surely become an outstanding military talent in East Asia."

During the Northern Expedition and the melee of the new warlords, Yang Jie made a special honor, was elected as a member of the Central Executive Committee in 31, served as the president of the Lu University in December of that year, and served as the deputy chief of staff of the Military Commission and the president of the Army University in January of the following year. After the Great Wall War of Resistance in September 33, he served as the head of the military investigation group to Europe to inspect the military, and in the following nearly a year, Yang Jie went to Germany, France, the Soviet Union and other 29 countries for military investigations, in the Soviet Union, Stalin received him many times, called him a "strategic expert", and praised him for writing "The Nature and Use of the Mongolian Cavalry". In Britain, when Yang Jie was talking to the Secretary of State for Defense about the situation before and after World War I, the Secretary of State for Defense tested Yang Jie's military talents with a fake national defense plan. After a little consideration, Yang Jie said that this national defense plan could not be true, and proposed amendments, and the result was much the same as the real British national defense plan. The Minister of National Defense was very surprised by this and praised him as a "master of military learning."

After returning from Europe, Yang Jie wrote military works such as "The Theory of the Commander of the Great Army" and "The Key to War" in the ups and downs of the Huan Sea, and he believed that all things in heaven and earth must fight if they want to survive. The so-called healthy person is the cycle of spring, summer, autumn and winter, if the way of heaven is slack for a while, then everything will lose time, and the world will be destroyed. Therefore, it is said: "To survive is to fight, and to fight is to improve yourself, but fighting is not exactly the world of guns and bullets, but to seek knowledge, skills, and physical health." He believes that the new military competition will inevitably begin at the expense of a weak person like China, and that in order to survive itself, it must be self-reliant, and self-improvement must start by never buying foreign goods and strengthening the national economy. He believed that Japan's invasion of China would inevitably adopt the tactics of a quick victory, and that there was no other way to do this than to lure the enemy deep into the country and then gather and annihilate it in one go. He believed: "We soldiers, when we put on military uniforms, this life belongs to the country, and we no longer know that we have a net worth and a life, this is the personality of a soldier." With this kind of spirit, it is good to bring it into play. If you play well, you are beautiful. ”

There is no shortage of excellent staff officers around An Yi, Yin Jinan, Yang Fei, Huang Zhi, Deng Bin, Zhao Dongquan, Qu Muchen and others can be counted, and even Zhao Rui, Ding Zhicheng and others can also be appointed, but it is really rare to see someone like Yang Jie with such solid knowledge and such a sharp and unique vision.

In the Anjia Army system, some are thorns and put in other places, or they will be suppressed or even idle because of various disobedient acts.

An Yi has always believed that most talented people have a bit of a temper, and as a leader, he should try to develop his strengths and avoid weaknesses, include the shortcomings of his subordinates, and give full play to his strengths. The strict supervision system and the regular criticism and self-criticism activities carried out by the An Jiajun can effectively avoid the paternalistic style of the army and the government and bring vitality to the entire military and political system.

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After An Yi left, Chiang Kai-shek pondered for a long time and asked his attendants to call Kong Xiangxi and Song Ziwen to discuss the matter of investing in the factory.

Kong Xiangxi's face was embarrassed, saying that it was necessary to supply more than 4 million troops for military salaries and ammunition and material consumption, and now the central government's finances are very difficult, and only by cooperating with An Yi Group can it make a profit.

Song Ziwen said that cooperation is possible, but the new factories must be built in the Jiangnan area, so that they can have the opportunity to receive tax revenues from these factories and enterprises, just like the taxes drawn from the old Nanchang and other mining and trading companies in Jiangnan and Jiangbei, which will greatly ensure the country's economic stability.

In order to pave the way for his son, Chiang Kai-shek originally didn't want the power of An Yi's group to be too large, and after listening to Kong Xiangxi and Song Ziwen's advice, he was a little depressed.

"Could it be that you can't really do anything without An Yi?" Chiang Kai-shek frowned in annoyance.

Nowadays, all walks of life in China are inseparable from the shadow of Anyi Group, and it will definitely not work if it continues like this.

Judging from the achievements of the An Jiajun in fighting against the Japanese, French, Soviet, and Siamese armies, the strength of this elite army in a hundred battles not only did not decline with the expansion of the troops, but increased exponentially because of the upgrading of weapons and equipment.

"It would be nice if the Syrian Mansion was in my hands!" I don't know when this idea took root in Chiang Kai-shek's mind, and now it is getting stronger and stronger.

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