Chapter 244: Taiwan and Northwest
As the military, political and economic center of the student military junta, five or six out of ten residents in Guangzhou belong to the government and military workers, and once they act collectively to reduce their daily operations, the influence on the city of Guangzhou is huge. Since the establishment of the Scholar Army, it has rarely launched fundraising actions, and this time, Jiang Shuren really couldn't bear it. Government workers were paid their salaries, but the next day he would recover nearly a third of the total amount by forcibly issuing war bonds. The issuance of war bonds has been going well, but it is still in the trial issuance stage and has not been sold on a large scale. As for the purchase and sale of Japanese islands, although the merchant wolf was the first to stand up and take the lead and book one of the four islands in northern Japan, it failed to stimulate the Jewish Chamber of Commerce, at least for now, they are still waiting.
The topic naturally came to the war bonds, and many people asked: "Why don't we know about this matter, we must subscribe to it." Another said: "Why do you want to issue war bonds in one fell swoop?" Isn't it okay to just do fundraising? In this regard, the Chongqing government has done a good job. However, I have heard that half of the funds for the current operation of the Chongqing government come from donations from overseas Chinese. ”
Regarding the fundraising funds of overseas Chinese, Chu Tiange, who knows the inside story of the Dao, said: "Big brother, some of the donations from overseas Chinese refer to those who are destined to be donated to our student army. Why don't you intercept it? Instead of leaving those playboys in Chongqing to spend time drinking, it is better for us to directly plunge into the cause of the Anti-Japanese War. ”
Ouyang Yun waved his hand: "It's far away, it's far away." After the meeting is dismissed, you can go to the General Political Department to ask Minister Ji for relevant information. Now let's get down to business-" The reason why he wanted to interrupt Chu Tiange's words and change the topic was because the issue of overseas Chinese donations was too extensive to be explained in a few words. Seeing that there were still people whispering, he stretched out his hand and slammed the table and shouted: "Okay, you are generals, your duty is in the barracks, and political matters, so pay less attention to them." Now, let's talk about Taiwan. Jiang Huangyong, you can tell me in detail about the situation of the Taiwan Corps-"
"Yes," Jiang Huangyong stood up, opened a dossier, and began to explain to everyone about the current situation of the Taiwan Corps. "The Taiwan Corps now has a total of five divisions of regular troops, and three guerrilla commands under its jurisdiction, namely...... The meaning of the General Headquarters is to prepare to station a division-sized air force in Taiwan and build a defensive line with Changhua, Nantou, and Hualien as strongholds, so as to completely control the southern ......"
The development of the Taiwan Corps is outside the frontal battlefield of the Cadet Corps, and many of the participants knew for the first time that the Taiwan Corps had actually formed such a situation in Taiwan. After Jiang Huangyong introduced the current situation in Taiwan, Ouyang Yun stood up and walked to the pasteboard of the combat map, and the baton was drawn from Tainan to Hainan, and said: "The Japanese army's strategic adjustment this time has not been shaped in half a year, and this is also an opportunity for our army to carry out strategic adjustment. Our purpose is to build a maritime security line between Tainan and Hainan Island, defend this sea area at all costs, and escort large naval ships to test the waters......"
The Taiwan issue is, in fact, the navy's problem. Originally, the Navy was the weakest of the three armed forces, but with the Dongshan Fleet inflicting heavy damage on the Combined Fleet's landing fleet in the South China Sea, the officers of the Army and Air Force were impressed by the Navy, and now many people are thinking of joining the Marine Corps.
"Everyone here knows about the establishment of the Marine Corps, right? I can tell you here that this is indeed a key point of the next phase of the work of the General Headquarters. Its size is tentatively set at one military ......"
Another coincidence. The Japanese Navy is expanding its Marine Corps in the country, and the Cadet Corps has begun to form its own Marine Corps units.
In addition to this, there is another coincidence. The Japanese army began to form the Northwest Army in the northwest, which was a mixture of the Riben Imperial Army and the Manchu and Mongolian puppet army, and Ouyang Yun also intended to form the Northwest Army on the basis of Guo Da's Yuan Xue's First Division and Huang Haifu's Mountain Division. The formation of the Northwest Corps was more troublesome than the formation of the Marine Corps, and the most troublesome problem was the supply problem. A year after the implementation of the counterfeit currency supply plan presided over by Niu John and Ding Yi, it almost exhausted the resources that the Japanese military's dark forces could provide. As the Japanese army paid more and more attention to the control of large and medium-sized cities in the occupied areas, there was no possibility for this plan to continue, which was also the fundamental reason why Ouyang Yun always insisted on allowing overseas Chinese donations upstream to the Chongqing government - under the banner of justice in the War of Resistance, it was not a force that anyone could consistently maintain self-motivation. Politics has always been dirty, and Ouyang Yun didn't want to talk about the issue of overseas Chinese donations at this meeting, in fact, he didn't want his simple generals to be polluted by the toxic air of politics.
"The final size of the Northwest Army Corps will be three corps, and before that, it will be tentatively set at three divisions. Guo Da and Huang Haifu have been working very hard in the northwest during this time, and it is time for them to come back and recuperate. My suggestion is to select one division from the Third Army, the Fifth Army, and the Guerrilla Command to enter the northwest to replace Guo Da's Division and Huang Haifu's Division, and everyone will tell me your opinions," Ouyang Yun said and looked at He Zheng.
Among the participants, regardless of the rank and position of the seniors, He Zhengjian is definitely a junior character. He Zhengchuan also belonged to the old man of the Xuebing Army, and when he saw the commander-in-chief looking at him, he hurriedly raised his hand to show his attitude, and said: "In successive battles, only the Seventh Division of our army did not participate in the battle, and I recommend the Seventh Division to go to the northwest." ”
Chu Tiange followed closely and said, "I recommend Jiang Tiezhang's Third Guerrilla Division. ”
The solo male did not attend. Ouyang Yun said: "If I go to talk to Shan Renxiong on the side of the Fifth Army, there will definitely be no problem." Then the matter was decided. After saying that, he looked at his watch, and then said, "It's just after five o'clock, so let's talk about war bonds." Originally, I didn't like to use government and military orders to impose my will on others, but in special circumstances, I had to do that. Let's talk casually, Tiange, you first tell me how much savings your family has now. ”
Officers above the rank of commander of the Cadet Corps can receive dividends from enterprises directly under the Cadet Army, and because they are usually provided by the army for food, clothing, housing and transportation, they are the richest group of people under the rule of the Cadet Military Government. Chu Tiange scratched his head and said honestly: "This question, I have to ask Shui Hongsleeve." ”
Everyone laughed. Ouyang Yun smiled and said, "This is a good thing, it shows that your family is very harmonious." ”
The crowd laughed again. Ouyang Yun looked at the others and asked, "Are all the ladies here in charge of the family?" No, Xiao He is not married yet, right? Let's talk about it. ”
He Zhengchuan: "I don't know very well, I don't usually need money." But I said that I was willing to give everything I had and buy as much money as I could. ”
"We are all in the army, not to mention the money. Me too. ”
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Li Tieshu: "I would like to buy a devil island for family heirlooms, but I guess I can't afford it." Commander-in-Chief, I think you should buy one. In the future, when we are old, we will all live on your island en masse. ”
Ouyang Yun shook his head: "Lao Li, your suggestion is quite good. But to be honest, I'm the poorest of you right now. ”
Ji Xingwen added: "If Mr. Jiang has no money, he will come to the commander-in-chief to find a way, the commander-in-chief now has no overnight food, what will he use to buy the island?" ”
"I have a suggestion!" Huang Tao, the chief of staff of the First Army, glanced at everyone and said, "Let's pool the money to help the commander-in-chief buy an island first." Commander-in-Chief, that's the money we paid you to buy a piece of land on the island. What do you say! ”
Everyone said yes, Ouyang Yun thought about it, and didn't refuse. So, just one night later, he became the owner of Shikotan Island, one of the four islands in northern Japan.