"Extra, extra. The Sino-Soviet break was imminent, and the situation in the northwest was tense. ”

"The Military Commission announced the formation of the Northwest National People's Armed Forces Command."

"The chairman of the committee ordered the six northwestern provinces to organize militias, with a total of two million!"

Early in the morning of 7 July, the newsboys on the streets of Nanjing shouted the news of the "two million militiamen." The Sino-Soviet break and the tension in Central Asia instantly became the hottest topic in China and even in the world, and if these two major army powers misfired in Central Asia, they might have fired the first shot of World War II!

Several of the world's leading military powers reacted in the first place. The British Empire, exhausted by the Indian uprising and the expansion of its naval power by the United States, immediately issued a statement of support for China, and several large British banks were instructed by Downing Street to offer financing for the Lanjiang Railway, which was being built at an accelerated pace.

France, Germany, and Italy followed Britain's supportive stance, and hundreds of thousands of French, German, and Italian (mainly German) troops stationed on Hitler's lines launched a rare local offensive with tens of thousands of people to counter China, but it was quickly crushed by the heroic Soviet Red Army.

The United States seems to have seen nothing, and although the "Miff incident" will not change the general direction of the approach between the United States and the Soviet Union, public opinion in the United States is full of misgivings about the Soviet Union. In this election year, Coolidge and his administration certainly don't want to lose points on this issue, so they simply don't happen and continue to feign isolationism.

As for the four Soviet countries of the Soviet Union, Japan, Poland, and East Germany, as well as Persia, which had just defected to the Soviet Union, they unanimously condemned the Chinese government for ignoring the aspirations of the Chinese people and the people of the world for peace. It deliberately created tensions in Central Asia to provoke the Soviet Union in a vain attempt to provoke a world war.

GC International also issued a public statement calling on the Chinese working masses to resist the Nationalist government's war policies. Fight against Chinese imperialism by all possible means in order to defend the Soviet Union, the common motherland of the working class all over the world!

In the afternoon of the same day, Chang Ruiqing also made a rare speech at the Congress. He pointed out that the northwest region, especially the three provinces of northern, southern and outer Xinjiang, has always been a weak link in China's national defense because of its distance from the Central Plains and inconvenient transportation. After the Soviet Union expressed an increasingly aggressive and expansionist impulse, China had to find every way to defend its northwestern territories. Arming large militias is a very effective and necessary means. At a press conference later, Chang Ruiqing also declared: "If the Soviet Union supports the People's Revolutionary Party in creating violence in China, China will take the same retaliatory measures!" ”

At the same time, he put down the cruel words. The Military Council led by Chang Ruiqing also put the issue of national defense in the northwest in the first place. On the third day of Chang Ruiqing's speech at the National Assembly, he invited Wu Peifu, Zhu D, Peng Dehua, Huang Gongluo, and others to Tangshan, Nanjing, to hold a meeting to discuss the formation of the Northwest Militia...... Premier Pan Yucheng, Minister of National Defense Bai Chongxi, Chief of General Staff Wang Junhao, and others also attended the meeting.

"Do you really want to give guns to the people? Isn't there going to be a mess? I remember that since we became the owner of Fujian, we have always banned the possession of firearms by the people. ”

"Isn't the situation in Sanjiang special! There are old hairy tigers outside, and there are people making trouble inside from time to time, and it is too far away from the Central Plains, once there is an emergency, the army will not be able to pass at all, so the people can only be armed. ”

"But how much fighting power can the militia have? If Lao Mao comes, how long can they hold on? ”

"It depends on how it's organized. How to train, how to command. ”

"yes. The regular army and the regular army play style, the militia has the way of fighting the militia, the key depends on how we use it. ”

There was a lot of discussion in the meeting room of the Military Commission, and most of the people expressed concern about the defense of the northwest, but they did not have much trust in the combat effectiveness of the militia.

"This is the draft for the formation of the Northwest Militia." Chang Ruiqing glanced at everyone and patted a copy of the text in front of him, and in front of each participant, there was also a copy of the same text. "The focus of the formation of the Northwest Militia is on the northern, southern, and outer frontiers. Among them, the Outer Frontier Province was the most important, and the Outer Frontier Province was an area that was obtained by exchanging land with Soviet Russia, and the original common people were evacuated. Now there are more than 6 million immigrants living there, mainly concentrated in the Ili River valley engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. According to the statistics of the provincial government of Xinjiang, the proportion of young and middle-aged men among these immigrants is relatively high, as much as more than 1.5 million. In addition, relying on the former Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, the immigrants from other Xinjiang have also been well organized and managed, and the civil servants of the governments at all levels in the province are also filled by retired officers, who have good military qualities and have a certain amount of experience in civil administration, and can completely become commanders of the militia in other areas...... All of the above are favorable conditions for the establishment of a militia in foreign Xinjiang. ”

"Directly managing the militia by civil affairs officials? Is this the path of integration of the military and the government? As soon as Chang Ruiqing's words were finished, Pan Yucheng raised a question.

Chang Ruiqing looked at this old official who had followed him since the Fujian period, and the current head of the civil officials of the national government, nodded and said: "The situation in outer Xinjiang is relatively special, and it is feasible and necessary to temporarily implement the management of military and political integration. Moreover, this system of all-people military and military-political integration may be used in other newly acquired territories in the future. ”

"But there are more than 1 million militias in one outer frontier alone, which is more than the total strength of the National Defense Force, and it is the integration of military and government, will it ......" Pan Yucheng's brows tightened, as if he was worried about the disaster of the feudal town or something.

Chang Ruiqing continued to reply: "As I said just now, the militia has a militia fighting style, and fighting with the regular army is completely different things, although there are 1.5 million, but if you want to use the regular combat style, I'm afraid even an infantry corps of the National Defense Force can't deal with it." And the commanders of the North-Western militia are loyal to the country! As he spoke, he glanced at Wu Peifu, Zhu D, Peng Dhua, Huang Gongluo and others present.

"Where's the salary? How to solve the salary of the army of 2 million? The Treasury can't come up with that much money. Pan Yucheng asked about military salaries again.

Mao Zd shook his head and took the question. "It doesn't cost a few dollars, since it's for the people. Naturally, there is no need to pay a salary like the regular army, and it is enough to pay a monthly allowance of one dollar, two million a month. That's 24 million a year. Mr. Pan, can you still take out this money? ”

"Twenty-four million is a lot!" Pan Yucheng looked at Chang Ruiqing with a painful face, and when he saw him nod slightly, he relieved himself and said: "I asked the Ministry of Finance to think of a way, but the weapons and ammunition of two million people can no longer ask the Ministry of Finance to pay, otherwise Song Caishen will definitely resign." ”

Chang Ruiqing smiled and said: "The guns and ammunition are solved by the military committee, and it is not a regular army. I can't get any good weapons. ”

He looked at Bai Chongxi, and the Minister of Defense took the question and replied: "There are still more than one million guns of various kinds stored in the warehouses of the Ministry of National Defense, some of which have been confiscated from various places in recent years. Some were captured during the Sino-Japanese War, and some were stockpiled by the Wehrmacht. ”

"Pick out all the 65-caliber machine rifles in the inventory and send them to the northwest, transport 200 million rounds of ammunition first, and then allocate 1,000 60-caliber mortars and 1,000 75-caliber mountain guns to the Northwest National Guard Command. 100 rounds per gun. Chang Ruiqing looked at Wu Peifu, who had a stern complexion. smiled and said: "Yushuai, are these weapons and equipment enough?" ”

"If it's enough, let's do it first." Wu Peifu looked at Chang Ruiqing and said, "Chairman of the Committee, my subordinates want to know who the opponent of the Northwest Militia is?" Is it possible to convert to the regular army in the future? ”

Chang Ruiqing said with a faint smile: "The main purpose of forming the Northwest Militia this time is threefold, one is to protect the peace of the Northwest and prevent foreign hostile forces from infiltrating and sabotaging; the second is to strike at the special operations forces of the Soviet Red Army that crossed the border in small groups to deal with small-scale armed conflicts on the border; Third, preparations were made to cooperate with the main force of the Wehrmacht to carry out a large-scale operation against the Soviet Union. In principle, the North-West Militia will not be converted into a front-line force of the National Defense Forces, but it is possible that it will be converted into a second-line security and logistics force. ”

Listening to Chang Ruiqing's words, the Northwest Militia, which is now being formed, is likely to be part of the plan to invade the Soviet Union in the future. The Northwest Militia and the system of integration of soldiers and civilians. It is likely to play a huge role in the future war against the USSR and in the expansion of foreign territories!

Chang Ruiqing continued: "At the same time as the formation of the Northwest National Militia Garrison Command, the Military Commission also plans to form the Northwest Front Army. It is mainly responsible for combat missions in the three Xinjiang regions and Central Asia. According to the preliminary plan, the Northwest Front Army will have two infantry corps and one cavalry corps under its jurisdiction, and its headquarters will be located in Dihua, the capital of Northern Xinjiang Province.

In addition, from now on, the Ministry of National Defense will set up extra-large military stations in Dihua, Yining, and Almaty, and set up a super-large military horse breeding base in the Ili steppe. The Northwest Front Army and the Northwest National Militia Garrison Command should fully cooperate with the work of establishing military stations and military horse bases. ”

The establishment of a large military station and a super-large military horse breeding base was of course also part of the preparations for the invasion of the Soviet Union. The former is mainly used to store war materials, and although the Lanjiang Railway has not yet been opened to traffic, and the transportation of weapons and ammunition is not so easy, the grain in the Ili River valley in outer Xinjiang has been harvested year after year, and it can be stored in advance for military use. And the latter is also very important for the war of aggression, and in the next ten to twenty years, apart from the United States, there is probably no second country in the world that can really mechanize his army. Therefore, in the future World War II, the Chinese Army will also be indispensable for such four-legged livestock.

"Chairman, Director Zhang of the Intelligence Bureau is here."

Chang Ruiqing originally wanted to talk about the implementation of martial law in the three provinces of Outer Xinjiang, Northern Xinjiang, and Southern Xinjiang, but was interrupted by Zhang Guotao's arrival.

"Brother Kaiyin, is there good news over there in Siam?"

As soon as he entered the living room, Chang Ruiqing asked about Siam bluntly. Zhang Guotao will interrupt the meeting of the Military Commission presided over by Chang Ruiqing to ask for a meeting, it must be that important progress has been made in Siam's activities or that there has been some major mistake, but judging by the joy on Zhang Guotao's face, there should be good news.

"Chairman, the situation in Siam has finally begun to be chaotic, and this morning the newly formed Siamese Democratic Party organized 100,000 people to protest outside Wangjiatian Square to oppose the dictatorship of the Rama royal family and demand a constitutional monarchy in Siam...... This Siamese Democratic Party was established with our support, and most of the leaders of the party are cadres of the Kuomintang Overseas Department and the Nanyang Bureau of the Central G. ”

"Red Banner Army? What is the organization? Hearing this term, Chang Ruiqing couldn't help but think of the red flag in Trotsky's hand that was ready to be planted all over the world.

Zhang Guotao saw Chang Ruiqing's expression and explained with a smile: "The Red Flag Army is a Siamese Chinese community...... It's about the same as the Green and Red Gang. It was born in the time of King Rama III and has a history of more than 100 years, and it was originally engaged in the opium business. They were once expelled by Rama III, but soon revived, and are now the largest community in Siam, and they have always been in contact with the Kuomintang, and this time they were also found through the way of the Kuomintang overseas. ”

It turned out to be an underworld organization! Their leader must have seen that Siam was betrayed by Britain and France, and that China was about to invade again, and that small Siam would be difficult to survive. So they hurriedly sold themselves and took refuge, and it is estimated that the Siam Democratic Party promised them some official positions, right?

"I'm afraid there is no way to overthrow the Siamese royal family by protest alone, right?" Chang Ruiqing asked in a low voice, and an impatient look welled up on his brows. In the past two days, Austria has already held a referendum on joining Germany. It is estimated that you will be able to get through guò very soon! By contrast, China's annexation of Siam seems to have been somewhat slow.

"Of course, there is no way to overthrow the royal family by protesting," Zhang Guotao said with a confident expression, and he smiled: "But if the Siam Army refuses to carry out any suppressive orders." Rama VI's country could not sit still. ”

"Just to overthrow Rama VI?" Chang Ruiqing seemed a little disappointed.

Zhang Guotao explained with a smile: "The Siamese revolution can only come step by step. The status of the Rama royal family in Siam is not as good as that of the Manchu Qing in China, it is impossible to overthrow it, and the influence of Siamese Buddhism is very great, and several major monasteries there are in the hands of the monk king (members of the Rama royal family), if it is just a change of king, they can still accept it, and it is ...... to overthrow the Rama royal family."

Chang Ruiqing waved his hand, interrupted Zhang Guotao's analysis, and said, "Then take your time." Let's change a king...... However, Rama VI must get to China, and he must not be allowed to go to Japan. He didn't wait for Zhang Guotao to answer. Then he continued: "Kaiyin, there is one more thing I would like to hear your opinion. Now Trotsky is fanning the flames everywhere and has provoked us, and it is not our style to just be beaten and not fight back, so I intend to support the Muslims in the Soviet Union to form a Allah party to create a rebellion against the Soviet GCD! ”

"Support Muslims?" Zhang Guotao was stunned for a moment, and thought: "There are many Muslims in the Soviet Union, but the temperament of Muslims everywhere is not quite the same, the Muslims in Central Asia bordering China are relatively mild, and the resistance to the Soviet GCD is not fierce, while the Muslims in the Transcaucasus Mountains are relatively fierce and have always had separatist tendencies. But in general, the relations of Muslims with the Soviet GCD were still hostile, after all, the GCDs were atheists, and although they did not ban Islam as they did against Christianity, they nevertheless adopted many repressive policies......"

Speaking of this, Zhang Guotao's words suddenly swallowed and vomited, Chang Ruiqing seemed to see his thoughts, and smiled: "Kaiyin, we just support Allah to make trouble in the Soviet Union, how to suppress it here in the country." Today's meeting of the Military Commission is discussing the formation of the northwest militia, and there will be no problem with the stability of the northwest. ”

Zhang Guotao exhaled and said with a smile: "Since this is the case, then the subordinates just do their best." But these Allah parties are just causing Trotsky some minor trouble. The rule of the Soviet GCD was quite oppressive, and in the end it was probably the Muslim compatriots of Allah who were unlucky. ”

Chang Ruiqing did not hide it, "I don't really want to help the Muslims in the Soviet Union to fight for independence, even if Trotsky slaughters the Muslims in Central Asia, what will I do?" ”

Zhang Guotao was slightly stunned, and then suddenly realized: "The chairman is far-sighted, and his subordinates admire him." ”

Being sent off the horse, Chang Ruiqing smiled proudly and ordered: "The matter of supporting Allah involves Central Asia and the Sanjiang region, so it must be jointly implemented by the Intelligence Bureau and the Secrecy Bureau." Also, Zhong Zhijie has been returning from the Soviet Union for some time and has not arranged an errand, I want him to be the head of the Central Asia Branch of the Military Intelligence Agency, and the affairs of Allah are also in charge of him and Sheng Shicai of the Secret Service. ”

"Zhong Zhijie is a rare intelligence wizard, and he will definitely live up to the expectations of the chairman." Zhang Guotao gave a military salute to Chang Ruiqing, then turned to leave, Chang Ruiqing sent him to the door, and was about to go back to the conference room to continue the meeting just now, when he suddenly saw Zeng Qi appear behind him with a telegram.

"Chairman, telegrams from Manila, negotiators from the U.S. government have reached an agreement with representatives of the Philippine Red Brigades. The United States agreed to accelerate the pace of Philippine independence, pledged to grant the Philippines full independence status for the next 10 years, and guaranteed that members of the Philippine Red Brigades involved in the hostage-taking could leave Manila safely. The Philippine Red Brigades released all the hostages within three days and pledged not to launch any new terrorist attacks against the Americans if the United States did not violate its commitments. ”

"Oh, so we still have 10 years?" Chang Ruiqing's eyes rolled, and he suddenly sighed again, and said with a wry smile: "The world is unpredictable, there are too many unexpected things during this time, I really don't dare to think about things in ten years, let's take one step at a time." As he spoke, he saw Zeng Qi take out another telegram, so he asked, "Mu Han, is there anything else?" ”

"It's Tehran's message, Reza. Khan announced the resumption of the Anglo-Iranian oil company's oil exploitation rights in Persia! (To be continued.) )