Nanjing, inside the Presidential Palace. At this time, Chiang Kai-shek was sitting in his office, looking at the emergency message from the south. Standing in front of him was He Yingqin, the current Chief of Staff of the Military Commission.
The Japanese troops in Taiwan were dispatched, which did not surprise Chiang Kai-shek. All he cared about was the telegram that arrived at the same time, about the Hainan Army's application to go north.
He Yingqin stood aside quietly, waiting for Chiang Kai-shek's inquiry. He knew that since Chiang Kai-shek didn't let him go, he must have something to order him.
"Jingzhi! Tell me what you think about this matter?" Chiang Kai-shek suddenly showed He Yingqin the report on the mobilization of the Hainan Army to the north and asked at the same time. [Jingzhi: It's He Yingqin's name.]
When asked, He Yingqin was slightly startled. As the second-ranking figure within the Kuomintang, of course he had the right to view the telegram, so he knew the content of the telegram.
But to be honest, his little weight was nothing in front of Chiang Kai-shek. In the party, Chiang Kai-shek, who was controlled by both the military and the political parties, was now extremely powerful, and he kept his word.
But politics is not something you can play however you want. As the saying goes, it is better to be cautious in front of Chiang Kai-shek than to accompany a king. Therefore, He Yingqin has always dealt with it cautiously.
At the moment, it was not clear what Chiang Kai-shek meant, so He Yingqin dealt with it cautiously and said: "It all depends on the commission's instructions. I respect him only to lead the horse and whip for the commission. How dare you make rash assertions!"
Seeing He Yingqin's evasive appearance, Chiang Kai-shek chuckled and said: "Haha! You are still playing tricks on me after so many years! I still don't understand you? I said it wrong, I don't blame you!"
"Then I'll say it respectfully! In my own opinion, with the current expansion speed of the Hainan Army and the combat effectiveness of the Hainan Army soldiers, it will definitely be a serious concern for the party-state in the future.
And the most important thing is that the Hainan Army has a history of openly violating the orders of the central government. So we should now limit the expansion of the Hainan Army as much as possible, or use war mobilization or political weakening to weaken them." He Yingqin said.
The first impression of the Hainan Army was not very good, not only for He Yingqin, but also for most senior officials within the Kuomintang.
Moreover, the rise of the Hainan Army is so fast, it is almost developing by leaps and bounds. Although on the surface, the total number of Hainan Army still maintains 50,000 people, it is not that many compared to other factions of warlords.
But He Yingqin does not think that the combat capabilities of those warlords can be compared with the Hainan Army. As far as he knows, the Thunder-1 fighter jets currently in service in the National Army Air Force are provided by the Hainan Army.
He couldn't imagine how Li Weidong could manufacture these advanced aircraft in Hainan Province, which has almost zero industrial conditions.
"Respect! Everything has two sides, some are good and some are bad. Don't look at one side of things and ignore the other." Chiang Kai-shek picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
Without stopping, Chiang Kai-shek continued: "I don't care about the expansion of the Hainan Army. What I worry about most is that they stay in Hainan. Only by letting them move and not stop appearing in front of us can we find their weaknesses.
Then a fatal blow."
"You are saying that we will pull out the Hainan Army to fight against the Japanese. Then, we will take advantage of their weakness to annex Hainan's industrial base." He Yingqin couldn't help but his eyes lit up.
Not only He Yingqin, but also many senior officials of the National Army are very jealous of the Hainan Army's industrial base. If nothing else, as long as they can get a production line for Thunder Fighters, the combat effectiveness of the National Army Air Force can be greatly enhanced.
I saw that Chiang Kai-shek shook his head, and then said: "You are only half right! I don't want to annex Hainan, and even if I want to, it won't be now. Because our main enemy now is Japan, what is the national war or the civil war?
Two concepts. If you don’t want to be stigmatized, it’s best not to think about the civil war right now.”
Moreover, the last time Li Weidong came to Beijing to report on his duties, Chiang Kai-shek secretly reached some unknown exchange conditions with him. One of them was to approve the Hainan Army's northward march.
Moreover, Chiang Kai-shek does not intend to go back on his word now and have a stalemate with the Hainan Army, so in the end he will definitely agree to the Hainan Army's march north.
But He Yingqin, who didn't know the deal behind this matter, didn't think so. He just believed that the Hainan Army was a great threat, even more so than some factional warlords within the National Army.
"Committee, this is the danger of raising a tiger! We must first make peace with the outside world. And no one can hurt the tiger's heart. The tiger can hurt other people's thoughts, so we have to guard against it!" He Yingqin persuaded.
The first impression the Hainan Army gave He Yingqin was really bad. The North Vietnam War broke out brazenly despite not obeying the central government's orders, and the Hainan Army showed strong combat effectiveness, which made He Yingqin deeply afraid.
"That's why I plan to approve the Hainan Army's march north! With the Japanese on one side and the local warlord forces holding them back, our little kid will have a headache. Haha!" Thinking of Li Weidong's frowning face, Chiang Kai-shek
I couldn't help but laugh.
"Commissioning, this is a two-bird-with-one-stone plan, it's high! It's really high!" He Yingqin raised his thumbs up and sighed.
After Chiang Kai-shek pointed it out, He Yingqin immediately saw the ruthlessness of Chiang Kai-shek's move. On the one hand, the Hainan Army could be used to resist the Japanese army. If they retreated to avoid fighting, the Nanjing government could use this excuse to punish the Hainan Army.
On the other hand, if the Hainan Army fights head-on with the Japanese army, it will achieve the purpose of weakening the Hainan Army. This is more in line with the interests of the Nanjing National Government.
"Commissioner, I will send a telegram immediately to approve the Hainan Army's movement to the north." The matter was already clear, and He Yingqin did not intend to waste time here and immediately said goodbye to Chiang Kai-shek.
At the same time, at a busy intersection in Wenchang City, Hainan Island.
There was a man dressed like a doctor wearing glasses, carrying a medical kit, looking behind him without trace, and then got into a black car.
However, there was still a middle-aged man sitting in the car. When the black car started slowly, the doctor who got on the car said: "Boss, the situation has been clarified! That man is a teacher from Guangdong.
, according to neighbors, he lives alone. I am 80% certain that he is a Japanese spy!"
This doctor-looking man's real name is Ma Yunfei, and he is the chief of the espionage section of the Military Command Bureau. This time he came to Hainan with Dai Li, the leader of the military command, in order to learn more about the internal information of the Hainan Army.
"Boss Dai! Do you need us to deal with him?" As he spoke, Ma Yunfei showed murderous intent in his eyes and made a gesture of wiping his neck. He had only one way to deal with Japanese spies, and that was to kill them.
"No! We can reveal a little bit to the owner here, and let us see the capabilities of the Hainan Military Intelligence Department!" Shaking his head gently, Dai Li said with great interest.