Chapter 207: The Jews' Choice
When the white tassel and the water red sleeves were integrating the team and preparing to go to the headquarters to quell the rebellion, in the Jewish settlement in the east of the city, in the conference room of the headquarters of the Jewish Chamber of Commerce, which was affectionately called the "gray house" by the Jews, the main leaders of the Chamber of Commerce such as the old Bonn father and son, as well as Stern and other high-ranking officials of the Jewish Independence Army, sat together and discussed something with a stern face.
At this moment, it was Bonn, Jr., who was speaking: "...... One thing I think we've been ignoring all along, in a big sense, the Cadet Army is just a warlord after all. At present, in China, the Chongqing government has the absolute right to speak. I admit that in terms of personal ability alone, Ouyang Yun can be called a rare opportunity in a thousand years. However, the complexity of China's political environment is far from being understood by those of us who are foreigners. Judging from the current situation, although Japan currently has the upper hand, I have no doubt that China will emerge victorious in the end. And once Japan is defeated and China is victorious, what will happen then, ladies and gentlemen? There is no doubt that local warlord governments will inevitably be outlawed. At that time, it will be the Chongqing government that will decide the fate of our Jewish nation. Ouyang Yun is too young after all, you have all seen that Guangzhou is in chaos like this, but where is our commander-in-chief? Shaking his head, he continued: "Ouyang Yun is still too young, so his leadership charm is really lacking, and this will become the fatal ......wound of the young team of the Cadet Army" It can be seen that for these words, Little Bonn has made sufficient preparations, so his words are pointed out and his remarks are well-founded. And from his description, it can be seen that he is skeptical that the Cadet Army will be able to survive this difficult time.
As more and more Jews became Chinese nationals and began to migrate to other parts of China centered in Guangdong, the Jews were subtly divided into two camps. One of them, with merchants as the main force, rallied around the Jewish Chamber of Commerce, and began to frequently go out of the territory of the Scholar Army to contact with other forces, and with their efforts, the products of the Scholar Army began to flow to all parts of China, and at the same time, many of them began to become guests of all sides; On the other hand, there were mainly soldiers and craftsmen, who rallied around the Jewish Independence Army such as Stern, and strictly maintained the character of the cadet army, and rarely gave color to the rest of the country.
As soon as Bonn Jr. finished speaking, Stern took over the conversation. First of all, he made his position clear: "No matter how the chaos in Guangzhou will end in the end, our Jewish Independence Army only recognizes the leadership of one person, and that is Commander-in-Chief Ouyang!" "The predecessor of the Jewish Independent Army was the Jewish Independent Brigade, and later the Jewish Independent Division, and after becoming a military-level unit, when the Cadet Army was winning victories on various battlefields at that time, the Jewish Chamber of Commerce handed over the command to Ouyang Yun after discussion. Even so, since the Jewish Chamber of Commerce was responsible for all expenses of the Independence Army, they were in fact the "owners" of the Independence Army. Seeing that Stern ignored this and actually said such provocative words, Rao is a Jew who is good at concealing his emotions, and many people still look angry when they look at Stern.
Stern didn't give them a chance to contradict himself, and continued: "Ladies and gentlemen, please don't forget who took us in and protected us when we Jews needed it most. If it weren't for Commander-in-Chief Ouyang, if it weren't for the Xuebing Junta led by him, where would we be now? Many of us must have gone to hell! Don't stare at me, if you think I'm wrong, you can stand up and refute it. Haven't the lessons of these hundreds of years awakened us? Do we continue to bear the notorious reputation of 'deception' and 'mercenary'? Today, we have abandoned the Scholar Army and Commander-in-Chief Ouyang, so tomorrow, can you guarantee that you will not be abandoned? We've been working with the Xuebing Army and Commander-in-Chief Ouyang for so long, do they have a tendency to discriminate against us? Everyone, come to your senses. Now that we have joined the Chinese nationality and the big family of the cadet army, we must come up with the attitude that a real cadet soldier should have......"
Stern's words caused many people to ponder. A soldier has his own principles and honors, and the greatest honor of a soldier is loyalty. Several division commanders first stood up to support Stern's point of view, and they unanimously said that no matter what happened in Guangzhou, they would be real students and firmly stand on the side of Commander-in-Chief Ouyang.
The unity of the top leadership of the Independence Army has had a great impact on the top of the Chamber of Commerce. An old man who called Dr. Hugh said after several division commanders had expressed his position: "There is some truth in Commander Stern's words. President Bonn, so far, Chongqing has given us only some verbal assurances, but the cadets have all been put into practice. From this point alone, Ouyang Yun is much more reliable than Lao Jiang. The Chinese have an old saying, called crossing the river and tearing down the bridge, we have to guard against the old Jiang coming to this hand! During this time, I was reading books on modern Chinese history, and the description of Chiang was not very good—"
Dr. Hugh's words caused an uproar among the soldiers. It was the first time they had heard about the contact between the Chongqing government and the chamber of commerce, and they inevitably wondered if the chamber had reached any agreement with the Chongqing government. In that case, if they acted like this, could it be regarded as a betrayal of Xuebing Jun and Ouyang Yun?
For military personnel, betrayal is the most humiliating thing. If that were the case, they would not be able to sit back and watch the situation unfold any longer.
Dr. Hugh's words made the Bonn father and son fall into passivity, and they repeatedly glanced at him as he spoke, but he insisted on saying everything he wanted to say without knowing whether Dr. Hugh really didn't notice or deliberately pretended not to see. As soon as he had finished speaking, Stern stood up, looked at old Bonn coldly and asked, "President Bonn, is what Dr. Hugh said true?" You guys are actually in contact with Chongqing behind all of us?! ”
Old Bonn's face turned red, and he looked a little embarrassed. Little Bonn immediately countered: "Commander Stern, please pay attention to your words!" What does it mean to carry everyone on your back? My father's contact with Chongqing was also for the sake of the future of the Jewish nation, and the talks were all about righteous and bright topics, and there was nothing unspeakable. ”
Seeing that Bonn Jr. was angry. He laughed twice and said in a deep voice: "For the future of the Jewish nation?!" Don't kid yourself, Mr. Bonn. Do you think we're all stupid? Anyone with a little bit of brains knows that the future of the Jews is tied to the Cadet Army, and only by being tied to them can there be a future. What kind of future are you talking to the Chongqing government about – what you call the future is to keep us Jews on our shoulders as 'traitors' and 'liars'? Hmph, what future you are talking about with the Chongqing government should only be the future of your Bonn family!? ”
(Old poison: I really didn't expect that the network would be disconnected yesterday...... The two shifts that were missing yesterday will be made up today, so today is a total of five watches)