The current military system of the Republic of China. Obviously, it's not a very complete system. There is not even a unified army that belongs to the state. The Kuomintang National Revolutionary Army, the Youth Army of the Young People's Party, the Border Guards of the GcD, the Trotskyist Alliance Army commanded by Wang Zhongyi, and the army of Liu Wenhui, who was almost forgotten. Theoretically, these armies are China's armed forces, but in practice they are not subordinate to each other, and even wary of each other. Such an army system is obviously incompatible with the status of the Republic of China as a great power, and it is not what a modern country should be.

The National Revolutionary Army, the most powerful of all factions in China, is not actually a national army in the true sense of the word, but it is not the so-called Kuomintang party army. Because the supreme commander of this force was neither the head of state nor the chairman of the Kuomintang, but a body called the Military Council of the National Government. This committee, which is composed of more than a dozen high-ranking figures of the Kuomintang or the National Revolutionary Army, shares the responsibility of the supreme commander of the National Revolutionary Army, and only through this committee can it have the power to issue military orders. Under this committee, there are the War Department, the General Staff, the Navy Department, the Armaments Department, the Political Department, the Air Force General Headquarters, and the Army Education General Administration.

Among them, the War Department, which is in charge of military affairs, and the General Staff Department, which is in charge of military orders, are the most important, while the Minister of War is concurrently served by Chiang Kai-shek, chairman of the Military Commission, and the chief of the General Staff is concurrently held by Luo Yaoguo, vice chairman of the Military Commission, who are also the de facto commander-in-chief of the National Revolutionary Army. China's head of state and Kuomintang leader, Hu Hanmin, was neither nominally commander-in-chief of the National Revolutionary Army, nor did he have much actual power. Both Chiang Kai-shek and Luo Yaoguo had the strength to overthrow Hu Hanmin, the chairman of the Nationalist Government, and it was only because of the need for balance between the two factions that Hu Hanmin could secure the position of nominal head of state. The National Revolutionary Army and even certain forces were regarded as the masters of the Nationalist Government.

Everyone knows that such a system cannot guarantee the long-term peace and stability of the country, nor can it guarantee that China will become a democratic constitutional state in the near future. It's just a transitional institutional arrangement during the Kuomintang's political training period, and the political training period in most parts of China is now more than halfway over!

At present, the National Revolutionary Army, the absolute main force of the central forces, has a total of 25 infantry divisions, five armored divisions (lightly armoured), one cavalry division, and one airborne division under formation, plus other artillery, engineering, heavy lifting, communications, health, and other auxiliary units, plus military academies, military intelligence bureaus, and general headquarters organs, and a total of about 600,000 officers and men wearing army uniforms under the establishment of unsatisfactory personnel in peacetime. The army has nearly 5,000 artillery pieces, 10,000 mortars, and nearly 2,000 tanks of various types, in addition to weapons and equipment sufficient to arm 30 infantry divisions.

The Air Force of the National Revolutionary Army now has three aviation divisions, one aviation school division, and two antiaircraft artillery divisions, plus a fairly large ground support force, with a total strength of about 40,000 troops, including about 1,500 pilots. As for the aircraft, it is guaranteed by the strong production capacity of the two major aviation industry companies, the Sino-German Aircraft Industry Company and the Republic Aircraft Company, and this is not a problem at all. Rather, it's the Air Force,

The Navy's more than 2,500 highly trained pilots are a truly valuable asset!

The Navy of the National Revolutionary Army is mainly composed of two corps-level combat units of the North and South Ocean Fleet, plus aviation divisions, naval military academies, marines, and more than 10 naval bases and coastal fortresses, and has five Zhongshan-class aircraft carriers with a standard displacement of 20,000 tons, four Bōlan Legion-class armored ships with a standard displacement of 15,000 tons, and four Karl Marx-class battleships with a standard displacement of up to 40,000 tons (35,000 tons in public) under construction, plus other light cruisers and anti-aircraft cruisers, destroyers, torpedo boats, submarines, landing ships, transport ships, and other auxiliary ships, totaling nearly 200 surface ships, more than 60 submarines, and a total strength of more than 60,000 troops.

Such an army, with a total strength of 700,000 men, has been armed to the teeth according to European standards, and is second to none in the world, both in terms of the size of the standing army and the level of equipment and training. According to the national government's heavy industry development plan, by the 27th year of the Republic of China, China's heavy industry will be greatly expanded on the existing basis, which will be enough to meet the needs of millions of well-equipped troops for high-intensity operations!

According to a secret clause in the "Anti-GC International Agreement" signed by China, Germany and Japan, China was obliged to expand the size of its armed forces to more than four million men by the end of 1938! Of these, three million had to be deployed in Manchuria and Xinjiang on the Sino-Soviet border to coordinate with the all-out attack on the Soviet Union by Germany and Bōlan.

Although the material conditions for expanding the armed forces to participate in the world war can be fully met in six years' time, if the strange phenomenon of five armies in one country is not resolved, and the relationship between the National Revolutionary Army and the Nationalist Government is not corrected, will China really be able to win the victory in this future world war? Even if the victory is achieved, will the National Revolutionary Army or the armies of other factions, which had been strengthened by military conquest, still be transformed into national armies? How long can a world empire last if the central government of its own army cannot control its own army?

It's obvious. The question of nationalizing the armed forces must be resolved before China enters World War II, and it is best to transform the armed forces, which are currently subordinate to various parties and factions, into national defense forces subordinate to the central government. Even if this cannot be accomplished, at least the National Revolutionary Army, the Youth Army and the Trotskyist Union Army should be reorganized into a unified Wehrmacht!

But are the factions that really control the army willing to give up their interests and hand over the army to form a national defense force? If you change it, are you willing to give up the power in your hands? If he refused to give up power even to himself, what would Chiang Kai-shek, who regarded the army as his life, do?

Thinking of these problems, Luo Yaoguo shook his head slightly behind his desk and tapped his head, as if trying to find a solution from the memories of his previous life.

"I seem to remember that the National Revolutionary Army that lost the mainland in history finally became a nationalized army unconsciously, and can the current National Revolutionary Army become a real national defense force? What should I do? ,, The door of the office was gently pushed open, and Natalie, who was wearing a colonel's uniform, led Yang Yongtai, secretary general of the Military Commission, in. Although he has the rank of lieutenant general, Secretary General Yang Da is still wearing a long robe and horse coat, combing a big back, holding a folding fan in his hand, and looking like a suave scribe.

Luo Yaoguo hurriedly put down the documents in his hand, got up and said, "Mr. Changqing, please take a seat." Yang Yongtai bowed slightly, and then sat down, frowning and looking at the newspaper on the table. This is a December 21 issue of the "Central Daily", but the front page is written in eye-catching bold black letters: "The National Armed Forces of the National Defense," Yang Yongtai picked up this latest edition of the "Central Daily", read the article on the front page at a glance and ten lines, and then took a heavy breath: ""Auxiliary text, the signature of the article is not the owner of the room, this is written by Hu Zhantang!" No wonder this is the kind of argument in the newspapers recently, that the future president is going to take over the military power, and he wants to use the pressure of public opinion to put pressure on the army! Fuwen, what do you think, do you just let him step by step turn the former Prime Minister's National Revolutionary Army into his Hu Zhantang's National Defense Army? ，．

Luo Yaoguo smiled reservedly, and he said lightly: "Mr. Changqing, our National Revolutionary Army was originally the armed forces of the state, but during the training period, the Military Commission acted as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces. As soon as the training period is over, we will still have to return the army to the people, and the remaining time of this training period will be six or seven years, and I think it is time to transform the National Revolutionary Army into a national defense force. This is not something that can be done overnight, and it also involves the interests of China G, the Youth Party, Wang Zhongyi, Liu Wenhui, and so on. After all, what we need is a united and united national defense force. ,, Yang Yongtai took a breath, listening to Luo Yaoguo's tone, it seemed that he was ready to support the establishment of the National Defense Force!

Originally, he and Chiang Kai-shek thought that it was only Hu Hanmin who wanted to establish the National Defense Force, so they planned to join forces with Luo Yaoguo to resist it. Unexpectedly, Hu Hanmin had already won Luo Yaoguo's support!

Now things are not easy to do, the National Revolutionary Army is now under the co-rule of Jiang Luo, Luo Yaoguo's strength is slightly greater than that of generals, and the formation of the National Defense Force is also a great justice, and for those Whampoa generals of the National Revolutionary Army, the formation of the National Defense Force does not cause much damage to their interests. Even for Luo Yaoguo, the vice chairman of the Military Committee, the impact is not very great, but it is just to change the person above from Chiang Kai-shek to Hu Hanmin! But for Chiang Kai-shek, he went from being the "commander-in-chief" of the National Revolutionary Army to being a staff member of President Hu Hanmin!

looked at Yang Yongtai frowning there, looking like he was thinking hard. Luo Yaoguo also sighed softly: "Mr. Changqing, the formation of the National Defense Force is the trend of the times, and we can only adapt and not resist. Besides, Hu Zhangong has no foundation in the army after all, and if he does not have the help of Jiegong, he, the "commander-in-chief of the armed forces", will not be able to sit steadily. Moreover, the transformation of the National Revolutionary Army into a national defense force is not something that can be done overnight, and it also includes the question of merging the rest of China's armed forces into the national defense force. Yang Yongtai looked at Luo Yaoguo quietly and shook his head a little puzzled. Luo Yaoguo seemed to know his problem, smiled slightly, and said lightly: "Mr. Changqing." The real great cause of the best people in our generation has just begun, and this cause is not to compete for hegemony in the Central Plains, but to win a world empire for the country and the nation! In order to win the future world war, now the Second World War is already on the line! So what we really need is such a national defense force that unites the armed forces of all factions in China! As for our personal power, will a Minister of Defence or Chief of Staff of the Wehrmacht, who won the World War, have no place for himself in the post-war political arena? It is only a matter of time before the president is elected! Therefore, I hope that Mr. Changqing can persuade Jiegong to support the formation of a nationalized national defense force.

Yang Yongtai looked at him in surprise, and unconsciously tapped his fingers lightly on the table. Could it be that the trend of public opinion on the formation of the National Defense Force this time was not the handiwork of Hu Hanmin, but was secretly instigated by Luo Yaoguo? But what is his purpose in doing so? Was it really a world war to destroy the USSR? But Hu Hanmin himself did not support the war. When the time comes, what method does Luo Yaoguo want to use to start a war Luo Yaoguo looked at Yang Yongtai seriously: "The formation of the National Defense Force will be our plan to expand our armaments...

In parallel with the formation of the Wehrmacht, there will be a massive build-up of armaments, and the existing army of thirty-two divisions will soon be expanded to thirty-two corps! Of course, the increase will not be done in one step, but for the officers, their ranks and positions will be promoted quickly. …．．． Therefore, it is expected to be supported by the majority of the officers. ，．

Yang Yongtai's mind was spinning rapidly, no matter when the army was expanded, it would be supported by the officers, because the expansion of the army meant that the officers could be easily promoted. If the Wehrmacht and the expansion plan will be ... Combined, it would be difficult for even Chiang Kai-shek to incite the officers to rise up and resist!

"Okay, I'll go and talk to Jiegong. Yang Yongtai stood up and was about to say goodbye, he smiled and said: "But you'd better talk to Jiegong in person, and find an opportunity to clarify the slightest misunderstanding between you, and the future national defense force will still need you two to be at the helm." ，．

Luo Yaoguo smiled and said: "Then Mr. Lao Changqing will be in the middle of the Han Dynasty, why don't you invite Mr. Jie Gongfu Fù and Mr. Changqing to come to the Humble House tonight?" ,,This is an extremely luxurious room, a simple three-legged drum-bellied incense burner is rising in a wisp of fragrant smoke, the floor is covered with a thick and soft plush carpet, stepping on the soft and silent. A gramophone is babbling what appears to be Cantonese opera.

Xu Chongzhi, who looked to be decayed, snuggled lazily on a soft sofa given by Mussolini, with an equally lazy bōsi cat in his arms. He sat in the darkness of the light, so that no one could see his tired face, and in the dim light, only the green cat's eyes gave a mysterious, eerie brilliance.

Sitting opposite him was Luo Yiqun, who was also leaning back on a large single sofa.

Behind him, a European woman in her twenties, with brown sè hair and a cute baby face, was massaging his shoulders. This is Luo Yiqun's concubine, named Fanny Zebestan. I don't know if it's influenced by Luo Yaoguo, the current group of corrupt bureaucrats in the Kuomintang like European beauties, especially during this time Hitler is driving thousands of German Jews to China, among which there are many beautiful women who can't help but be the corrupt bureaucrats' Li Yòu as a junior, and this Miss Fanny seems to be one of them.

"I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect that you Luo Yichen Luo Gentleman would be so good!

Looks like you've been spoiled by your nephew. "What's that about?" My Fair Lady and Gentleman! ，．

After all, Luo Yiqun is a figure of the old era, and his life is naturally very corrupt, and the wives and concubines in the family are by no means his nephew Luo Yaoguo! I have long liked exotic European beauties like Natalie, but I have never had the opportunity to find one for myself, but this time it was really thanks to Hitler.

Xu Chongzhi said again: "That's right, now that you Luo Yichen have also done the idle job of vice chairman, it's time to enjoy it Speaking of which, my brother Chiang Kai-shek is really a little worthless, since he married Miss Song San, hehe, he will never have a chance to do things again, so he can only do great things wholeheartedly." However, his talent is really difficult to take on big responsibilities, and his ambition is too big, which is really unreassuring! There won't be any problems with the formation of the Wehrmacht this time, right? ，．

Luo Yiqun smiled and waved his hand: "What can be the problem?" The four of us have reached an agreement, what can he do with Lao Jiang except to be obedient? If he doesn't have any bad behavior, and the future defense minister will always be in charge, it will be a great steward of millions of troops. Otherwise, this Minister of Defense can only trouble you as a brother, hehehe, Xu Chongzhi smiled: "Minister of Defense? Hehe, babysitter for millions of soldiers? I, Xu Chongzhi, am not so stupid, isn't it good to have a good time now? In life, you can't just know how to do great things, but you also have to enjoy it, otherwise what's the point of living? At this point, I admire Luo Fuwen very much, enjoying and doing great things at the same time, and even in the office of the Military Commission, there is a beauty accompanying him.

When it comes to beauty, Natalie is the most beautiful of all the women I've ever seen, what a blessing! ，．

Luo Yiqun frowned slightly, Xu Chongzhi's words sounded like Xiōng had no great ambitions, but in fact he was unwilling to participate in the new round of power struggle within the Kuomintang around the formation of the National Defense Force. Now if Chiang Kai-shek wants to resist, it should be unrealistic to use force, and the National Revolutionary Army is no longer the kind of military army that can do anything wrong! The only possible thing is to threaten to resign. After all, there are not many candidates who can replace Chiang Kai-shek in military power at the moment. This Xu Chongzhi is the most suitable, and the rest He Yingqin and Zhu Peide are people from Chiang Kai-shek's family, and they will definitely not do it.

An Sihua, Bai Chongxi, and Li Zongren are willing to do it, but Hu Hanmin will not agree, because it is impossible to hand over the entire national defense force to Luo Yaoguo and use a civilian defense minister.