Chapter 5: The Flames of War Break Out, and the Cadets Become an Army (4)
Zhang Zizhong went back after staying in Renqiu for two days, of course, he would not return empty-handed, he who had long been accustomed to taking sheep from the apprentice division, no, before leaving, he poached the three personal guards around Ouyang Yun and the elite of the wolf tooth soldiers, saying that he was very interested in the soldiers trained under Ouyang Yun's kind of intensity training, and lent it back to set an example for the officers and soldiers of the headquarters, I was afraid that Ouyang Yun would not agree to pat his chest and promise that he would definitely pay it back, and it was not difficult to borrow and borrow again.
Ouyang Yun's heart blossomed with joy - if the Cadet Division was his troops, then who was the wolf fang? That is his supporters, and his feelings are the deepest, he is not worried that they will deviate from him and the soldiers, but he is a little worried that the soldiers under Zhang Zizhong will be abducted. Of course, considering the relationship with Zhang Zizhong and the special status of the 38th Division, he would not let this kind of thing happen, so before Zhang Zizhong left, he said to the three guards: "General Zhang values you, that is your creation, and the future is great, give me all the skills to do it well." Hmph, if you dare to lose the face of our military apprentices and wolf fangs, be careful that I screw off your heads as a night pot! β
"Yes!" The three guards immediately stood upright, and the rocks stood upright.
Afraid that they would be wronged, Ouyang Yun said to Zhang Zizhong again: "Boss Zhang, there is an ugly saying ahead, I am very protective, you are not allowed to treat Xiao Li and them badly, the three of them, as the elite of the wolf teeth, are paid ten people in our division." β
Zhang Zizhong had been watching the wolf tooth warrior for a long time, but he kept putting down his face and opening this mouth to Ouyang Yun. Xiao Li and the others must have been invited over to be instructors, in this way, wouldn't he Zhang Zizhong admit that he was inferior to Ouyang Yun in leading troops? Of course, open-minded like him, he didn't have the heart to think about these now, he grinned and said: "Don't worry, I can't lose them." Then, he couldn't wait to take Xiao Li and them back to Tianjin.
Ouyang Yun's trip to Nanjing and Guangzhou, which lasted for a month, as the military and political head of Ren Qiu, had a backlog of official letters and documents on his desk, and after accompanying Hu and Xiang for a day out of politeness, he was dragged back to the office by Jiang Shuren and Pan Meiren (who has now been promoted to his secretary), and began a week-long miserable "white-collar" life. Of course, he still had a meeting to hold before this, and although the alliance with Yuegui had become an established fact, if he did not give a reasonable explanation to pro-Nanjing people like Zhang Zhen and Ji Xingwen, he would definitely leave trouble.
In fact, when Ouyang Yun and Chen Jitang, Li Zongren, and Bai Chongxi had just signed an agreement in Guangzhou, Zhang Zhen and the others learned the news from the newspaper the next day. Then, everyone's reaction became clear.
Zhang Zhen was a clear-cut opponent, and his reasons were high-sounding: no matter what was wrong with Nanjing, after all, it was an internationally recognized central government, and if the cadet division wanted to gain a de jure existence, it was impossible to ignore the existence of the Nanjing government and Chairman Chiang's current absolute authority in the country; He even thought that Ouyang Yun was suspected of going back on his word by doing this, and it was not an act that an upright soldier should put on.
Ji Xingwen belongs to the centrists, on the surface he echoes Zhang Zhen's opinion, but in private he communicates with Li Tieshu, Guo Biao and others, believing that the most important thing at present is Ouyang Yun's security issue.
And Li Tieshu and Guo Biao are typical Ouyang factions, they are not worried that this will anger Nanjing and cause trouble, but only worried about Ouyang Yun's safety, and were once ready to mobilize most of the wolf's teeth to "Yingjia".
And Jiang Shuren, who was more familiar with the officialdom of the Republic of China, persuaded them not to do this at all, his reason was that the current alliance between the Cadet and Yuegui was not only not a bad thing but a good thing, because in this way, the strength of the Cadet Soldier Division was undoubtedly stronger and more vocal, so Ouyang Yun's current security situation was more important than ever. He said this at the end: Think about it, since we have formed an alliance with Yuegui, then if something happens to Ouyang, then where will we go from here? Surely you will choose allies to take refuge, right? In this way, isn't Yuegui's strength stronger, and some people definitely don't want to see this. Believe me, Ouyang will definitely be fine recently.
Ouyang Yun really returned to Renqiu safely, and brought back a Cantonese army.
Just learned that Ouyang Yun was going to give Chahar a piece of the pie to Chen Jitang, Li Tieshu, Zhang Zhen, Ji Xingwen and others all felt incredible. In their opinion, this is no different from cutting off one's wrist - Chen Jitang is called the King of the Southern Heaven, and Han Fuyu, Yan Xishan and others coexist with the Nanjing government because they have their own power and territory, and they can develop their own armed forces. What does Chahar mean to a cadet? With Chahar, the Cadet can be regarded as truly stepping on the stage of history, and there is no need to rely on others to snort. The small Renqiu, both in terms of geographical location and development space, is too narrow, although Chahar is a poor mountain and bad water, after all, there is such a deep strategic depth, after all, there is so much room for development......
Ouyang Yun's first military and political meeting when he returned to Renqiu began in such a wave of suspicion. Pan Meiren had just finished reading the tripartite alliance agreement between Xue, Guangdong, and Guangxi, and there was a lot of doubt in the conference room, and the grumpy Guo Biao stood up directly, glared at Ouyang Yun and asked sharply: "Master, you will be the military seat soon, how can you do such a childish thing?" What kind of soup did that bastard Chen Jitang pour you? β
This is a bit heavy, in fact, since the Wen'an War, although Ouyang Yun is still "close to the people" as always, there are very few people who dare to speak to him like this.
As soon as Guo Biao's words came out, Jiang Shuren immediately waited for a glance and shouted: "Team Guo, are you talking to Shangfeng like this?" We all know the character of the master, when did he ever trade at a loss? β
Eating his reminder, everyone thought about it, and couldn't help but shut up and look at Ouyang Yun.
"Who has been to Dongshan County in Fujian?" Ouyang Yun didn't directly explain his doubts, and asked rhetorically.
Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, and they all shake their heads.
Ouyang Yun asked Pan Meiren to open the curtain on the wall behind him, and a map of the whole country appeared, he stood up, pointed at Dongshan County with a whip to show everyone, and said, "Take a good look, what's so special about this place." β
Everyone looked at it carefully, and after a long time, Zhang Zhen said: "This is the Dongshan County that Chen Jitang used to exchange with us?" β
"Yes."
"It's very close to Taiwan!" Zhang Zhen said, his tone was not without worry.
Li Tieshu obviously understood what he was worried about, and said: "We don't have a navy or an air force, can we hold it in the face of the double blow of the little devil's sea and air?" β
Ji Xingwen specially rushed back from Zhangjiakou to attend this meeting, perhaps because Chahar is now garrisoned by him, in order to avoid suspicion, he has not expressed his opinion, at this time said: "The distance between Dongshan and Taiwan should be within four or five hundred miles, right?" Such a distance is equivalent to a trench for an airplane? β
The reaction of the crowd was expected by Ouyang Yun, who said: "Everyone's worries are justified, but this is not enough for us to give up such a good seaport. As we all know, our industry in Renqiu is currently developing very fast, and I estimate that it will soon be more than sales, and at that time, what will we do if there is no way to export? Have you ever thought about this question? β
"Isn't there still the sea route of Tianjin? We have such a good relationship with the 38th Division......" Guo Biao said, but before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Ouyang Yun, who said: "That's right, we have the sea route of Tianjin, but have you ever thought about it, if you go to sea from Tianjin, you will not only face the threat of the Japanese navy in Port Arthur, but also pass through Shanghai and Taiwan along the way before you can sail to Europe and the United States." In that case, we would have to face a threat from the Japanese navy from North Korea, the Japanese mainland, and Taiwan, which is much greater than the threat faced by Dongshan County. Let's think about it again, is Tianjin so safe? Don't forget that the Kwantung Army is always watching, and Dongshan County at least has no worries about this. And there is another reason why I want to develop Dongshan into our commercial portββ"
"Fujian?!" Jiang Shuren broke it in one bite.
Ouyang Yun smiled and nodded.
Jiang Shuren said: "Fujian is now in the gap between Nanjing and Guangdong, and it is a buffer zone between the two sides. β
Everyone was stunned when they heard this, Zhang Zhen frowned and thought hard, and after a while, when Jiang Shuren wanted to improve his point of view, he said: "Master, I still have a question, if we take Fujian as the focus of development, is the force too scattered?" As you said, now the Kwantung Army is eyeing Chahar. β
"Don't be afraid of this, we only need one brigade of troops to send to Fujian."
"But ......"
"Are you worried about Nanjing? Don't worry, I have a way to shut them up. I think, for Nanjing, we are much better than Chen Jitang, what do you say? β
All of you here are smart people, and they are even more masters at playing this kind of playing house, Jiang Shuren first laughed and said, "Ouyang, I didn't expect you to take a trip to Nanjing and Guangzhou, and your horizons have broadened a lot?" β
Ouyang Yun smiled immodestly, touched the flat head that had just been repaired by Pan Meiren last night, and said with a smile: "That's, who am I?" Ha Lu Ha! β
Jiang Shuren and the others had long been accustomed to his tired statue, and at this time, they had to shake their heads and smile bitterly.