Seeing that Chiang Kai-shek's face was not good, Lin Wei immediately interjected, "Is the time of the war a little short, if the Japanese have just increased our troops, we will withdraw, is it a little inappropriate, you must know that there are 200,000 Japanese troops in Shanghai, and 300,000 troops in North China, if we retreat at this time, can we really achieve the strategic purpose of mobilizing the Japanese army?" ”

Seeing that someone supported him, Chiang Kai-shek relieved a lot in his heart, and said to Bai Chongxi, "I understand what you and Liu Yuan think, but you only look at the problem from a military point of view, I am the head of a country, I need to consider more things you want, the beginning of the war in Shanghai to the present, how big are the casualties of our army, how big are the casualties of the Japanese army, and now the people of the whole country are united and all support the war of resistance, if I retreat, let the people think of me, to be honest, I am like being roasted on a fire now." ”

"Also, have you ever thought about it, the international strength is always a force that cannot be underestimated, if we give in easily, the international strength will not be interested in supporting us, because we are too weak, so my opinion is to fight for a while."

Bai Chongxi listened to Chiang Kai-shek's words and was very dissatisfied, he admired Liu Yuan very much, and dared to be angry at Chiang Kai-shek, but he couldn't do it himself, and the Gui family couldn't do without his own spokesperson, but Bai Chongxi still had to say that Shanghai was concentrated with Chiang Kai-shek's elite soldiers, if they all died here, Japan would continue to expand the war in the future, and let anyone resist, but if Liu Yuan's strategy was adopted, not only could he continue to resist the Japanese, but he could still inspire people.

Sometimes taking a step back is not to retreat, but to prepare for a big attack.

Bai Chongxi was about to step forward and say something again, but Yang Yongtai pulled the corner of his clothes, Bai Chongxi glanced at it puzzled, and saw Yang Yongtai shaking his head at himself, so he understood what Mr. meant, at this time, even if he forced it, it was useless, it was not good to be like Liu Yuan, he was far away.

"Chairman of the Committee, there is one thing you need to consider, Liu Yuan, as the commander of the Third Theater, has been out of office for a long time, should we consider a replacement." He Yingqin said in Chiang Kai-shek's ear.

Bai Chongxi's eyes flashed, there are only two people who are most suitable for this position, one is Liu Yuan, and the other is himself, but then Bai Chongxi hesitated, the third theater is a collection of elite troops across the country, full of the Central Army, the training troops, the elite of the princes, the Southwest Army, the Gui Army, and the forces of various departments are gathered here, and it is really not good to be convinced that the problem is a problem first, Bai Chongxi thinks that there is not much gap between himself and Liu Yuan from a strategic perspective, but in terms of relationship with the troops, I'm far behind.

At the beginning of the war, Bai Chongxi heard that Liu Yuan called the disobedient division commander Feng Shengfa to the headquarters to scold for more than an hour, Chen Cheng didn't say a word, but instead educated Feng Shengfa, but he definitely didn't have this treatment, he dared to say a word to Feng Shengfa, and it was estimated that Feng Shengfa would dare to slap the table on himself.

"My Mr. Zhuge , what do you think of this matter?" Chiang Kai-shek was occasionally dissatisfied with what Liu Yuan did, but he dared to change generals on the battlefield, but he had to be cautious about changing commanders, not to mention the reflection of the southwest elite on the battlefield, even other troops also need to be considered, they believe in Liu Yuan, but they don't necessarily believe in Bai Chongxi, especially Liu Yuan is a person in Chiang Kai-shek's system, but Bai Chongxi is not.

Bai Chongxi shook his head and said, "Although Chief of Staff Liu Yuan is no longer in Shanghai, he is still the commander of the Third War Zone, so he still needs to worry about the Third War Zone, I don't think it's a good thing for my Chief of Staff to unload the burden, and besides, the Chairman also needs a person who pours tea and water and throws pen and ink around him, isn't it?" Bai Chongxi joked, in fact, he knew that Chiang Kai-shek was stumbling on himself again, if he recommended himself, then whether it succeeded or not, it would make the generals of the southwest department dissatisfied, and the war in Shanghai was so bad, whoever took over this mess would have to be scolded, and Bai Chongxi was not stupid, so he refused directly.

In Chiang Kai-shek's eyes, Bai Chongxi was an arrogant person, but he didn't expect him to refuse so directly, but Chiang Kai-shek really had the idea of letting Bai Chongxi save the defeat, and it was not enough to see that Bai Chongxi was not interested at all, so he did not continue to discuss this matter.

After talking about Shanghai, everyone talked about Yan Xishan again, don't look at Yan Xishan in the past, but he really fought with his classmates, but he didn't have a good record at all, in Chiang Kai-shek's view, Yan Xishan's talent was more in feudal rule.

Bai Chongxi also had such a feeling that if it weren't for the Wei Lihuang Group Army and the Zhu De Group Army on the road, it is estimated that the Jin Army would lose Shaanxi in a few days.

At the end of September, after a long period of negotiations, Zhou, representing the Red Party, was forced by the situation to finally sign an agreement with the Kuomintang, and both sides had a certain compromise, the 18th Group Army belonged to the Second Theater, Zhu De was the commander-in-chief of the 18th Group Army, and the combat materials of the 18th Group Army were provided by the Southwest Special Administrative Region.

As soon as the agreement ended, the Southwest Special Administrative Region and the Central News Agency dispatched branches to be stationed in northern Shaanxi and began to hold up the banner of the Three Righteous Righteousness to propagate the ideology and national policies of the Nationalist Government and serve as the tongue of the Nationalist Government. The Red Party could not do anything about this, because the Xinhua News Agency also had a branch in Nanjing.

Although the two sides had great differences, the anti-Japanese national united front was formally formed, and the Kuomintang and the Communist Party realized the second cooperation, and the newspaper of the Southwest Special Administrative Region posted a photo of Liu Yuan, Chiang Kai-shek, Mao, and Zhou in their Southwest Evening News, with the headline "The Big Four Are Moving Toward Cooperation Again, and What Is the Fate of the Country This Time?"

In the middle of the conversation, Gu Zhenglun quietly walked in, and Chiang Kai-shek did not realize that this police chief was looking for something about him.

Although Chiang Kai-shek was not satisfied that someone had interrupted his conversation, he was not a closed person, so he nodded and signaled that he had something to say.

"Chairman, there's a university professor who wants to meet you." Gu Zhenglun said.

"The school." Chiang Kai-shek asked curiously, if you talk about other people, Chiang Kai-shek will not meet 100 percent, but scholars and literati, Chiang Kai-shek has always been very respectful, so Chiang Kai-shek will definitely meet. Even if he interrupted his own conversation.

"A professor of humanities at Sun Yat-sen University, he's outside, and he says he has important information to report to you." Gu Zhenglun replied.

"Then let him in." Chiang Kai-shek agreed to Gu Zhenglun's request, and after a while, he walked in from the outside, and he was even wearing a long robe that ancient Chinese literati liked to wear, but the moment he came in, Dai Li subconsciously blocked Chiang Kai-shek with his body.

"Bastard, sir is here to see me, what is the matter with you standing in front of me." Chiang Kai-shek scolded Dai Li dissatisfied.

"Whoever sent you, you're definitely not a professor." Dai Li pulled out the gun in his pocket and pointed it at the half-white-haired old man opposite, and said excitedly.

After Dai Li's words were finished, there was an uproar, and the soldiers of Chiang Kai-shek's guards rushed in urgently. Chiang Kai-shek has been assassinated several times recently, but not once has come closer.