In order to quell the incident, Chang Kaishen had to find a large number of people as scapegoats, and sent his henchman Zhang Qun to North China to mediate. After many consultations, both sides took a step back and finally reached a settlement agreement. In order to appease Zheng Weiguo, Zhang Qun's representative Chang Kaishen promised that the Seventh Theater would be formed, with Zheng Weiguo as the commander of the theater, under the jurisdiction of Chahar, Hebei, Shandong, and northern Jiangsu, as well as the armies in these regions. At the same time, the 57th Army (Miao Chengliu's old unit) will be transferred north and placed under the direct jurisdiction of the Jicha Theater. In this way, the reintegration of the Northeast Army was in fact tacitly acquiesced.

Of course, Chang Kaishen did not forget to block Zheng Weiguo. He deliberately brought Zhang Hanqing from Yangmingdong, Xiuwen County, Guizhou Province to Chongqing. Although he is still under house arrest, he has made many public appearances. His intention was nothing more than to let Zhang Hanqing and Zheng Huzi seize power, so that he could profit from it. Taizu once commented that Chang Kaishen is a generation of Chinese columnists, and what he is best at is to create contradictions within the other party, win over and sell, divide and disintegrate, and try and try repeatedly. Of course, if this trick doesn't work, he has no other tricks. For example, when encountering the Eighth Route and the Japanese army, there is no other way but to turn in.

In the words of the Northeasterners, Chang Kaishen is a super big fool, what Hu Hanmin, Xu Chongzhi, Wang Jingwei, Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi, Chen Jitang, Yan Xishan (1,000 words omitted below), I don't know how many heroes and heroes have been fooled by him, and he can be called "Zhao Benshan of the Republic of China".

But what Chang Kaishen didn't expect was that Zheng Weiguo and Zhang Hanqing were not fooled. In fact, it's not strange to think about it, to borrow Fan Wei's words, you sold abduction the year before last. I sold cars last year, and today I sell stretchers again, believe it or not, I call 110 directly! Although there was no 110 in that era, Zheng Weiguo and Zhang Hanqing could see that Chang Kaishen was playing tricks on them.

Although Zhang Hanqing is a playboy, after several drastic changes, he is no longer the original Wuxia Ameng. He knows a truth very well, the stronger the Northeast Army, the greater its value and the more consolidated its position will be. The more secure it is, the more secure it is. How could it be possible to dismantle Zheng Huzi's platform at this time?

Not to mention Zheng Weiguo. He came forward to integrate the Northeast Army, not to fight for power and profit, but to strengthen the anti-Japanese force and realize the prosperity and strength of the country and the liberation of the nation at an early date. Even if Zhang Hanqing is put back. As long as the war is favorable. Zheng Weiguo also didn't mind letting him be a "spiritual leader".

Chang Kaishen tried many times. Seeing that the tried and tested home remedies suddenly did not work, I was greatly depressed, and my small movements were reduced. Later, because the Japanese army attacked Nanchang and Xiangbei successively. The crisis has finally come to an end.

During the negotiations with the Central Military Commission, Jizhong encountered two major events one after another, one good news and the other bad news. The good news is that I've finally hooked up with the Yankees, led by Evans. An unofficial U.S. delegation led by Captain Carlson arrived in Jizhong, along with aid supplies and technicians sent by the "Industrial Co-operation and Development Organization."

Don't look at the leader is just a little captain, in fact, this Evans. Captain Carlson's status is no small feat. He once served as a member of Franklin? President Roosevelt's captain of the guard, as well as the U.S. military attache in China, had an extremely strong background and the ability to "hear directly to the sky."

Although the delegation came in an unofficial capacity, it was also secretly assigned by the military. Prior to this, Carlson himself had been to Yan'an as an American observer, and in May 38 to North China, but unfortunately Zheng Weiguo was busy participating in the Battle of Lanfeng at that time and missed it.

However, Zheng Weiguo's brilliant achievements in North China and the rapid rise of the New Northeast Army still attracted the attention of the US military. Through the embassy in China, they ordered Carlson to go to North China again to inspect the situation in order to accurately grasp the changes in the situation in East Asia. Carlson himself was very interested in this, so he tried to enter behind enemy lines in North China again. It's just that after he returned from North China for the first time, he always said good things about the Eight Routes, which made the Nationalist Government quite dissatisfied, and the trip originally scheduled for August 38 failed to take place, and it was not until the beginning of 39 that he got his wish with the help of the "Industrial Cooperation Organization".

The "Gung Ho Movement" was initiated by well-known Chinese and foreign figures to help China build industry and resist Japanese aggression for a long time. With the help of the Gung & Co-ordination, Evans. Carlson and his entourage finally set foot on the land of North China again. They first went to Yan'an, then crossed the Yellow River east to Jinsui, and then from Jinchaji to Jinji, Luyu, and after a difficult trek, they finally arrived in Jizhong. Although Zheng Weiguo was busy dealing with the aftermath of the "assassination incident" and preparing to launch a large-scale sabotage war in North China, considering the important position of the United States in World War II, he personally met with Carlson and his party.

Carlson was a typical American, large, thin, and excitedly grabbed Zheng's hand and muttered a lot of things as if he were shooting a machine gun.

The interpreter standing on the side hurriedly said: "Commander-in-Chief Zheng, Mr. Carlson said that he had heard of your name last year, and it is a pity that he could not see you last time he came to North China. ”

Zheng Weiguo said with a smile: "This is also my regret, but I think we will have a long time to deal with in the future, and there is time to make up for this regret!" ”

His original intention was that the United States would soon be drawn into a world war, and that the two sides would have closer contacts at that time. But the translator didn't understand, and the translation was not too accurate, and the result was "crooked".

"Zheng, do you mean you want me to stay?" Carlson shrugged his shoulders and said apologetically, "Although I would love to stay and fight alongside you, it is my duty as a military observer to go back and report to the Admiralty for a week at most!" ”

Zheng Weiguo waved his hand and said, "No, no, sorry. Iletyouconfused...... "Seeing that the translation was getting more and more biased, Zheng Huzi had no choice but to personally go out and pull back the crooked building, and then tell Carlson his views on the development of the situation in the world, and said with certainty that all the righteous countries in the world will unite to form an anti-fascist alliance, including China and the United States." Although the United States is not a righteous country, it has to be said.

Carlson didn't expect Zheng Weiguo to speak English, and said happily: "Yougivemeabigsurprise!" Thisisgreat! IhavetthoughtthatyoucouldspeakEnglish!”

The other officers and entourage present also looked at Zheng Weiguo in surprise. Only then did Zheng Huzi realize that the body he crossed was a lower-level officer of the Northeast Army, and speaking English was a big bug! Fortunately, the psychological quality of special forces is excellent. He pretended to be casual and explained lightly: "There is a church in Mukden, which I often went to when I was in the Northeast!" The priest was very nice, and over time he learned a few words. ”

Carlson's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said, "God forbid, are you also a believer in Jesus Christ?" ”

Zheng Weiguo shook his head with a smile and said, "I originally planned to believe it, but my family hatred has not been settled, and I have added national hatred, which makes me doubt God's ability." ”

Carlson hurriedly said, "Oh. God only helps those who save themselves! Commander-in-Chief Zheng. You're doing a very good job right now. Along the way, I have seen tremendous changes in the base areas behind enemy lines, and the strength of the anti-Japanese resistance is growing, and I believe that victory will definitely belong to you. ”

Zheng Weiguo nodded and said, "Well, I am also convinced of this. However, in order to relieve the suffering of the Chinese people as soon as possible. I still hope to have the support of the righteous power of the world. Especially the United States. ”

Carlson agreed: "It's definitely the right choice. But you know, the top brass of the U.S. government right now are a bunch of short-sighted guys. They only know how to make money, but they are not aware of the dangers of Japan. They were even selling steel and chemical raw materials to the Japanese army. ”

Zheng Weiguo smiled slightly and said, "The Japanese will make them enlightened." But before I do that, I hope to build a bridge between China and the United States through a non-governmental approach, which will be beneficial to both sides. ”

Carlson felt that Zheng Weiguo seemed to be a little arrogant, and couldn't help frowning slightly, and wondered: "Then what are you going to do?" ”

Zheng Weiguo clapped his hands and shouted, "Take it!" Immediately, a soldier brought a plate with a box of penicillin, a microscope, and a petri dish and other test supplies.

"This is a special medicine that we have made, well, you can call it a Taihang brand anti-inflammatory drug, which is effective in eliminating infections, and can also treat most diseases caused by bacterial infections." Zheng Weiguo explained briefly, and asked the staff to give Captain Carlson a live demonstration. Experiments have shown that penicillin does have an extraordinary bactericidal ability.

Carlson was a little incredulous, and did a few experiments with his own hands, and then he was convinced that Jizhong had indeed mastered a miraculous anti-inflammatory drug. However, he is not very optimistic about the prospects of this drug, because it takes a long time for any drug to be developed and promoted, and this drug is still invented by Chinese, which is difficult to gain the trust of Westerners.

In fact, after the production of penicillin began in history, it did not attract the attention of governments, until a large number of wound infections on the battlefield and the lack of effective anti-inflammatory drugs, the status of penicillin gradually increased. This is also the reason why the Soviets were indifferent to penicillin. Britain and the United States in this period were more conservative than the USSR, and it is hard to imagine that they would soon accept this thing.

Zheng Weiguo realized how lucky he was to be able to sell penicillin to the Germans in the first place. A national system similar to that of the Soviet Union and Germany is as long as it is approved by those in power. In a democracy, the government would not personally promote a drug, even penicillin.

After a moment of silence, Zheng Weiguo made a difficult decision. He said to Carlson: "Mr. Carlson, I need your help now, for the sake of 500 million people!" ”

Carlson was stunned for a moment, shrugged his shoulders, and said humorously: "Zheng, you don't want me to help you sell medicine, do you?" You know the truth, I'm a soldier! ”

Zheng Weiguo nodded and said, "Well, of course I know the truth." In order to compensate you, I intend to give you half of the profits made by penicillin. Well, it's a big deal! ”

Carlson was taken aback, and then smiled: "Commander-in-Chief Zheng, I have been in contact with many of your Chinese generals, and you are the most unique one I have encountered!" ”

Zheng Weiguo asked curiously, "How do you say it?" ”

Carlson has been in contact with many Chinese generals, and his evaluation is also classic. For example, he once said that Commander-in-Chief Zhu of the Eighth Route Army had three great qualities: Robert? Lee's benevolence; Abraham? Lincoln's humility; Ulysses? Simpson? Grant's strength. When he sat with Mr. Zhu and played the harmonica in the headquarters compound at night, Smedley believed that he had developed feelings similar to his father's feelings for Zhu De.

And also. His evaluation of the political commissar Deng of the 129th Division is also very interesting, thinking that "his mind is as sensitive as mustard...... at that time, everyone generally believed that Deng political commissar had a tougher personality, and no one said that he was flexible, and Carlson's evaluation obviously had its own uniqueness. Looking back after the reform and opening up, this evaluation is undoubtedly very insightful.

Carlson thought for a moment and said, "You have a mind for business, and everything is like being exchanged." It's like us Americans, yes, that's it. ”

Zheng Weiguo pretended to regret and said, "Is it just like this? I thought there would be a lot of brilliance, such as self-confidence, vision, and perseverance. And so on a whole bunch of noble qualities! ”

Carlson laughed. "These qualities are so common to us Americans, they can only be considered ordinary, so I didn't specify them in particular!" I almost missed a bit, and I appreciate your sense of humor. ”

Zheng Weiguo smiled: "Carlson." You see. That's the basis of our partnership! ”

Probably at first sight. Carlson eventually agreed to Zheng's request. However, he is still an active officer in the U.S. Navy, and Carlson plans to help Zheng Weiguo apply for a patent first, and then entrust a friend to produce and sell it on his behalf. Furthermore. Carlson was also very interested in the bazookas, recoilless guns, and other weapons developed by the Jizhong side, and decided to bring them back to the United States to ask weapons experts to study them.

Of course, it is good news to be on the line with the Americans, but it is a pity that there is no such thing as a blessing, and another piece of bad news has come out, like a scoop of cold water poured on the head. The German government said that the plan to exchange oil field data for weapons must be temporarily suspended, because the Japanese had repeatedly protested and they could not ignore the feelings of their allies. Although war does not depend entirely on equipment, without these equipment, Jizhong's strength will be greatly reduced. Moreover, Zheng Weiguo originally planned to rely on these weapons to win over and divide the large and small military leaders in North China, but now it seems that it is impossible. The German's hand was simply pinching the neck.

Political Commissar Cheng scolded angrily: "You can't ignore the feelings of your allies, why don't you say this when these grandsons are short of oil!" ”

Zheng Weiguo smiled bitterly: "This is the case between countries, there are no eternal friends, only the interests of Yongheng." Alas, it's all my fault! ”

Zheng Huzi is indeed responsible for this matter. Originally, according to the plan, the information on the oil field was to be revealed gradually, but Zheng Weiguo provided more information last time in order to transport more materials before the Japanese army discovered the Suiyuan Passage. When Hitler's Führer saw it, he said, "Hey, there are so many oil fields, and the demand for oil fields is not so urgent." Moreover, the mustache had a very arrogant plan, believing that he could "feed the war with war" and seize the oil fields controlled by Britain and France through war to make up for the empire's demand for oil.

Although the information provided by Zheng Huzi on the oil fields could not fully meet the needs of Germany, it was enough to launch a campaign. The mustache believes that as long as the oil fields in Romania are taken in time, their oil will be completely enough, and there is no need to continue to accept the "blackmail" of the Chinese. Therefore, as soon as little Japan protested this time, the head of state immediately put the blame on the commercial company and unilaterally suspended the transaction.

However, the German government said that it was willing to provide some more shells and bullets, which should be liquidated damages. It turned out that the mustache's heart was also very small, and the protest of the Japanese for three days and two heads made him feel very unhappy, so he decided to borrow the hand of the Chinese to teach the disobedient Japanese a lesson.

Chief of Staff Zhou comforted: "It's already very good to be able to get so many supplies." Suiyuan had accumulated a lot of supplies before, and it was enough to fight a sabotage battle. ”

Zheng Weiguo nodded, thinking that this was the only way for the time being, and asked again: "Have the preparations for this battle been completed?" ”

Chief of Staff Zhou hurriedly said: "The 41st Group Army, the 49th Army (Li Du Division), the 35th Army (Fu Zuoyi Division), the Second Cavalry Army (He Zhuguo Division), and the Northeast Advance Army (Ma Zhanshan Division) are all ready. The Eighth Route Army had already mobilized seven brigades, and Commander Wei Lihuang had also assembled two divisions. For the other troops, no report has yet been submitted. ”

Zheng Weiguo frowned slightly and asked, "What about the 51st Army and the 57th Army?" "These two troops are the Northeast Army and belong to the list of co-opters, so Zheng Weiguo paid special attention to it.

Chief of Staff Zhou explained: "In the 51st Army, Commander Yu Xuezhong said that his troops were suppressed by the Japanese army in southwest Lu, and it was difficult to coordinate with us. The 57th Army was on its way north, and according to Commander Park Byung-san, the troops suffered heavy casualties. Nominally an army, in reality there were only three regiments in strength, and almost all heavy equipment was lost. ”

The 57th Army's previous operations were tragic, and it can be said that they were no worse than any other army. But like other units of the Northeast Army, the 57th Army is also a thorn in the side of Chang Kaishen who wants to get rid of it quickly, although the two army commanders Miao Chengliu and Park Bingshan are both pro-central.

Since the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War, the 57th Division of the 112th Army participated in the Jiangyin Fortress Resistance Battle of the Battle of Songhu. At that time, all units of the Nationalist Army had already retreated from Shanghai, and more than 200,000 Japanese troops followed in pursuit. At that time, there were very few troops defending the front line of Beijing and Shanghai, and the 57th Army was used as a new force. As a result, the 112th Division of the army fought extremely hard in the first battle of Jiangyin, suffered heavy casualties in the fierce battle with the Japanese army, and even the division commander Huo Shouyi was also shot and wounded.

Later, the 112th Division retreated to Nanjing to participate in the most brutal defense of Nanjing, and suffered extremely heavy casualties. The 671st and 673rd regiments of the 112th Division blocked the Japanese army on the front line of the Yangtze River in the north of Nanjing, and the two regiments were basically wiped out. Li Lanchi, deputy commander of the 112th Division, was shot near the Taiping Gate of Nanjing and martyred when he led his team to charge hand-to-hand combat, becoming one of the 17 generals who died in the defense of Nanjing.

While the 112th Division was fighting fiercely south of the Yangtze River, the 111th Division was also fighting fiercely with the Japanese on the Jingjiang and Yangzhou fronts, blocking the pace of the Japanese attack with heavy casualties. After a battle, the 111th Division suffered more than half of the casualties, and the 112th Division lost three-quarters of its personnel, almost all of which were wiped out.

Historically, the end of this army has also been somewhat tragic. Commander Miao Chengliu tried to compromise with the Japanese and signed a non-aggression pact. Chang En, the commander of the 111th Division, mutinied in anger and later surrendered to the Eighth Route Army; Huo Shouyi, the commander of the 112th Division, was cut off from the Northeast Army system by the Japanese army, and took refuge in Tang Enbo.

What Huo Shouyi said at that time was very interesting and can be regarded as a true portrayal of the battlefield behind enemy lines. He said: "It is no longer tenable in northern Jiangsu; It's too far to Lunan again; It's too embarrassing to be a traitor; When the New Fourth Army couldn't stand that suffering; It is recommended to cross the Tianjin-Pudong Railway to take refuge in northern Anhui. ”

Zheng Weiguo sighed and said, "I didn't expect the situation of the 57th Army to be so bad!" Chief of Staff, send troops to pick it up! ”

Chief of Staff Zhou nodded, and was about to agree, when Chief of Staff Cai Wenzhi suddenly hurried over and said anxiously: "Something is wrong, the general seat, the Japanese army suddenly attacked Baofa!" (To be continued......)

PS: Well, the foreplay is finally finished, and there are hundreds of rounds of the next big battle!