Chapter Seventy-Five: Currency Wars: Supplies from Other Places
Zhang Zizhong's telegram arrived in Ouyang Yun's hands, and he couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.It doesn't matter if the 57th Army doesn't come to Guangdong, after all, there are many problems involved, and Zhang Zizhong, as an old qualified soldier on the stage of the Republic of China, may not be willing to live a life under the fence. However, it is a bit too much to say that he will not come back from school and the first division and the mountain division. That is the descendant of the Scholar Army, especially the First Division, and it is the starting unit of the Scholar Army, which can be regarded as his Ouyang Yun's old book. What he couldn't figure out was that since the mechanized characteristics of the First Division and the Mountain Division no longer existed, and the current performance was not as good as the 57th Army, why should Zhang Zizhong keep it? It won't be because these two divisions have lost too much, and Zhang feels that it is difficult to face himself, right? Thinking about it like this, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous, and quickly sent another telegram to confirm.
In the second callback, Zhang Zizhong explained the reason. Ouyang Yun was very unhappy at first when he learned that this was Guo Da and Huang Haifu's own choice, thinking that they were a little confused about the situation, but after thinking about it carefully, he was surprised. At first glance, the problems that have arisen in the first division and the mountain division are nothing, but after careful analysis, the problems exposed by them are quite serious.
In the future, the Cadet Army will definitely have to go on an expedition, and it will definitely face difficulties in supplying at that time. In the current system of the student army, there were still some units whose equipment was mixed and matched with the Weiqing system and Zhongzheng, but with the increase in the production capacity of the arsenal, all of them have now been replaced with the Weiqing system. In the future, once there is an expedition, once there is a supply difficulty, then the dilemma faced by the first division and the mountain division today will be repeated. It's going to be a joke – it's horrific to think of the tens of thousands of people who fled with advanced guns because they didn't have the ammunition to match.
In the current system of the Cadet Army, only special forces such as Wolf Tooth will train soldiers to adapt to the use of other types of firearms, and these eliminated guns are all equipped with local troops.
Speaking from the heart, the performance of the Chinese official is actually not bad, in terms of lethality is better than the three big covers, and it is the most equipped firearm in the Chinese army. If Ouyang Yun doesn't have a handheld computer, he can easily plagiarize higher-end products, and it is a good choice for Zhongzheng. The exposure of this problem is very timely, at least Ouyang Yun still has time to correct it now. He immediately discussed with Ji Xingwen to adjust the training manual of the active army and put the formal training subjects back into it.
Ouyang Yun has traveled over the past few years, and has interacted with many bull ** gods during the anti-Japanese period of the Republic of China, among them, Zhang Zizhong is the most friendly and temperamental with him. Zhang Zizhong's character is beyond doubt, and as the highest-ranking general who sacrificed during the Anti-Japanese War, his heart to serve the country is also beyond doubt. Ouyang Yun really respects and loves Zhang Zizhong as a big brother, and doesn't want him to fall along the trajectory of history, so he will help him again and again regardless of the cost.
Zhang Zizhong is the only one in the Northwest Army system who still has a large number of troops, and the Northwest Army, as a powerful armed force that was once active in the Republic of China, has gradually fallen since the Central Plains War, but there are still many famous figures active in all walks of life. Among them, Feng Yuxiang and General Feng are one of them. In Chongqing's political turmoil, although Feng Yuxiang avoided suspicion and didn't want to get involved at first, because what the Wang family lacked was a senior general like him, so in the end he was still involuntarily coerced.
In this political storm, Feng Yuxiang was first nominated as the commander of the theater of the First Theater, and then nominated as the vice chairman of the Military Commission.
If Zhang Zizhong is now the banner man of the Northwest Army, the 57th Army led by him is the only hope in the hearts of the surviving generals of the Northwest Army. Then, Feng Yuxiang is the soul of the Northwest Army and the spiritual leader of the Northwest Army.
The main reason why Ouyang Yun invited the 57th Army to go south was actually that he didn't want him to get involved in this trend, and he might become a thorn in someone's side, so that he would face the role of being sent to the front line as cannon fodder.
This political tide in Chongqing is unprecedented in history, and what kind of result it will have, Ouyang Yun, who is privately called "Commander Half Immortal" by Master Huang, is not sure at all. But one day he was sure that the last winner would definitely be the veteran. In view of this, he will be worried about the current situation of the 57th Army.
Historically, the second half of General Feng's life was depressed, and it can even be described as miserable. He has the heart to serve the country, but he has no power and no soldiers, and his patriotic enthusiasm can only turn into resentment in the end.
Although he was forcibly pushed to the position of vice chairman by the Wang family this time, Ouyang Yunzhi said that in the end, he could only come with enthusiasm and turn into resentment. Then, it is not difficult to predict what will happen to the 57th Army, which is regarded as the last armed force of the Northwest Army.
Huang Banxian is the old liar who was arranged by Ouyang Yun next to Chen Jitang, after the old liar experienced Chen Jitang's incident, not only did he not receive the slightest implication, but because of the saying "Don't miss the opportunity", he was appreciated by more dignitaries and nobles, and now it is thriving in Chongqing, and it has become an important dark chess piece for Ouyang Yun in Chongqing.
Guo Da and Huang Haifu's starting point is good, they can train a strong army in a difficult environment, and more importantly, they can find a way to survive in this environment. This Chu Tiange's development in Eagle Cliff Mountain was the same reason, and after Ouyang Yun discussed it with the others, he decided to agree to Zhang's request.
In fact, the 57th Army's stay in the Great Northwest has another advantage, which can be used to influence the direction of Mongolia in the future World War. The secession of Outer Mongolia is a pain in the hearts of the Chinese, Ouyang Yun is not easy to cross this time, since there is a chance to change this trend, what reason does he have not to try?
Of course, considering that the water in Chongqing is too deep now, he is worried that his hard work will eventually fall to the point of making wedding dresses for others, so he euphemistically proposed in the call-back, please Zhang don't stand in line casually in this trend, and the best choice is to remain silent forever - "Since Brother Zhang is determined to kill the enemy, it is better to be a simple soldier, and he has his own brother to figure out how to do other things." He said so at the end of the telegram, and he already had in his heart the determination to support the long-term development of the 57th Army in the Great Northwest.
In the northwest, the most advanced unit of the Japanese army has occupied the northwest of Shanxi and has directly threatened Shaanxi. It can be said that once Yan Laoxi has other ideas, or if the Japanese army seeks to open the current stalemate from the northwest, the 57th Army will fall into a bitter battle. The 57th Army is now living a miserable life - as soon as they leave North China and retreat to Shaanxi, they will become guest troops. Since it is a guest army, it is very difficult to replenish troops and supply them on the spot. The 57th Army is not the Central Army, and Zhang himself is not the type of arrogant and unreasonable, so these difficulties are becoming more and more prominent. No, once Chongqing stopped paying salaries, the 57th Army immediately fell into the dilemma of running out of food. And once there is another big war in Shaanxi, and the 57th Army is not supplied, then its fate will be very unoptimistic - even if it is not defeated by Little Japan, it will fall to the fate of being co-opted by other factions. And at that moment, Ouyang Yun couldn't do anything even if he wanted to help.
Historically, Zhang Zizhong sacrificed himself by the Yellow River to a large extent, largely because the army of his descendants suffered too much attrition, and in the end there was only one division left. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the troops of a division could play no role, and they could not take the initiative on the battlefield at all. As a result, when the battle was at its most difficult, in order to wash away the shame of being a "traitor", he could only take his descendants to fight to the death with the Japanese army.
The problem of long-term supply to the 57th Army is a bit big, and after making a decision, Ouyang Yun specially informed Ji Xingwen, Jiang Guangnai, Li Hansoul, and Li Tieshu of the matter on the phone. Ji Xingwen was born in the Northwest Army, and from an emotional point of view alone, he had no reason to object. The other three didn't care, and as soon as they heard about it, they unanimously raised objections, believing that with the current strength of the Cadet Army, it was impossible to supply the 57th Army for a long time. Among the three people, Jiang Guangnai has the most sufficient reason for opposition: even if our army's financial resources allow, but because the supply can only rely on fighters like the air fortress, let me ask, once the three southern provinces fall into a bitter battle and the air power cannot be withdrawn, how can the supply be carried out?
Ouyang Yun was also worried about this problem, but fortunately, he found a solution. Speaking of the solution of this problem, I would also like to thank John Niu. Ouyang Yun left Niu John and Diana behind, originally because he took a fancy to their means of making counterfeit coins, and wanted to use their talents in this area to wage a currency war against the Japanese army. Coincidentally, before receiving Zhang Zizhong's telegram, Niu John came to report to him, informing him that the sample of the forged Japanese military ticket had come out, which was almost true.
The Japanese army has not yet issued counterfeit money, and military stamps are commonly used in the occupied areas. Ouyang Yun asked Niu John to forge the Japanese military tickets, and the original idea was to let the fox pupil carry out a currency war in the enemy-occupied area and confuse the monetary policy of the enemy-occupied area. After receiving Zhang Zizhong's telegram, he had an idea and thought of a more effective way to supply than airdrops. Since the Japanese military tickets can be used in enemy-occupied areas, why not create a large number of Japanese military tickets, and then let the officers and soldiers of the 57th Army find a way to obtain supplies from enemy-occupied areas? Worried that he was not familiar with the situation on the front line, he called John Niu again to discuss the feasibility of this strategy.
John Niu is an expert in doing this, he casually asked a few questions, and then came to a conclusion: "It's completely feasible!" Then, he asked Ouyang Yun to find two fox pupil agents who were familiar with the situation in the enemy-occupied area, learned some information in person, and then drafted a detailed implementation plan.