Chapter three hundred and sixty-five in addition to greed
Ouyang Yun's return is a secret even in the headquarters, and the real reason for his return is not known to even Li Tieshu except Chang Gen. Li Tieshu and Ji Xingwen both thought that he came back to negotiate with the Chongqing government, so the two of them After meeting him, the first things he brought up were topics related to this.
The Cairo delegation headed by Ouyang Yun obtained huge benefits for China, including two hundred divisions of weapons and equipment, and nearly one billion in financial aid... This was a huge cake. While in Cairo, Ouyang Yun In order for the central government to recognize the "Cairo Declaration", that is to say, to recognize the identity of his representative, it offered conditions of 500 million US dollars and fifty divisions of weapons and equipment. After the tripartite package agreement between China, the United States and Britain came into effect, it is now time to fulfill this promise It's time. As early as a few days ago, the central government sent an invitation letter from Chongqing, hoping that Ouyang Yun could go to Chongqing to discuss the distribution details of US aid supplies. Ji Xingwen and Li Tieshu knew very little about the Cairo Conference, and they did not dare to do this. Lord, they could only suppress the telegram and delay replying. However, the central government valued this batch of weapons and equipment so much that it sent telegrams almost every day, and even publicized the matter in media such as the "Central Daily News". Gradually, Yes, the Cairo Conference was widely publicized, and almost everyone in the country knew about it. This made Ouyang Yun and the US aid materials he controlled became the target of public criticism. Various patriotic groups, democrats, including Tan Kah Kee and other overseas Chinese leaders They all publicly or semi-publicly issued appeals, hoping that the student army could hand over US aid supplies to the central government as soon as possible to help the rear stabilize the defense line, stabilize the finance, and maintain the vitality of continuous resistance. This made Li and Ji I have been under considerable psychological pressure for a period of time,
The emergence of this situation is related to an editorial written by Chen Guofu published in the "Central Daily News". In this editorial, Chen Guofu first affirmed the role of the Xuebingjun delegation in the Cairo Conference and praised them in a high-profile manner for making people all over the world They all realized the huge role China played and the huge sacrifices it made in this anti-fascist war of the century, which was a huge diplomatic victory in the history of the Republic of China. Then they pointed out the role and contribution of the central government and the central army in the war against Japan. Sacrifice, pointed out that in order to completely defeat the Japanese invaders, the central government and the Central Army are still the decisive forces. Finally, he appealed to Ouyang Yunhe and the General Headquarters of the Xuebing Army, believing that in this national crisis, the leaders of the Xuebing Army should If they have a sense of the overall situation and a sense of the nation, they have the obligation to help the central government and the central army overcome the current difficulties, then the country will be blessed and the people will be blessed... and so on.
After staying in the sealed cabin for more than ten hours, and then riding in a car for nearly two hours, Ouyang Yun was exhausted and felt that every bone in his body was sore. What he wanted most at this moment was to be able to recover. He had to take a nap, but Ji Xingwen and Li Tieshu were his right-hand men and his trustworthy comrades. He rubbed his temples and said in as gentle a tone as possible: "This matter is not urgent. The Americans have conditions. We are completely No, they won't cash it first, you guys take a look at this first." As he said that, he took Chang Gen's secret message from Gu Lianyun and handed it to Ji Xingwen,
Ji Xingwen's face changed after a quick glance. He glanced at Ouyang Yun worriedly and handed the secret message to Li Tieshu. Li Tieshu took it and looked at it. His expression became equally serious. He handed the secret message to Gu Lianyun. He looked at Ouyang Yun. Asked: "Is it so serious? There are so many people."
"I also hope that Chang Gen has made a mistake, but you and I both know Chang Gen's temperament. He will not make mistakes on such a big matter again." Ouyang Yun said,
Ji Xingwen was angry. He waved his fist fiercely and said: "Catch them all and shoot them. These bastards, the frontline soldiers used their blood and lives to buy peace in the rear. It's okay for them not to be grateful. They actually did this." thing."
Li Tieshu: "We must fight hard, but we must do it quickly and not cause chaos. Now that northern Zhejiang and Jiangxi are at war, there can be no chaos in the rear."
"I have repeatedly ordered government officials not to be corrupt. It seems that they have turned a deaf ear to my words. I am very sad. These people are all brave generals on the battlefield. They all survived after nine deaths. They are willing to kill the Japanese." They all really dare to risk their lives. How come they have become like this when they get to the local level? The speed of corruption is too fast." Ouyang Yun said sadly. On the list of Chang Gen's secret reports, there were many amounts of corruption and bribes. The particularly large officials were all former military officers who were injured and transferred to local areas and factories. Ouyang Yun originally arranged these people into the local area out of care and as a reward for their loyalty to the country. However, he Unexpectedly, this became their capital for corruption and even rampant in the countryside. "Mr. Jiang has always advised me that I should rely on the power of democrats to govern the local area. I regret my mistake."
Ji Xingwen was moved when he heard that. The larger the student army is, the more people in the top management are thinking about the future. Among them, a group of old people headed by Jiang Guangnai make no secret of their ambitions. They think that with the military training, The current military power and momentum are fully qualified to take over the central government after the war, so the Xuebing Army should start to consider looking for political allies, and the third party and other democrats who are outside the GMD and GCD are the ones they unite with Target, Ouyang Yun has always remained silent on this matter, but now the relevant words finally appeared from his mouth, which made Ji Xingwen become excited. He thought for a while and said: "Let the students outside the military system It is an inevitable path for political forces to enter the government, and this is also a supervision and reminder for our cadres. After all, we cannot guarantee the permanent purity of the team."
"This group of people should all be killed. The specific actions are the responsibility of Mr. Ji. They should be arrested secretly and publicly interrogated. The interrogation process must be open and legal, so that it can serve as a warning. In addition, Li Ziwen can take this opportunity." Carry out publicity and reports to create public opinion by carrying out anti-corruption actions across the country. Except for these people, for those who have committed less serious crimes, we allow them to surrender..." Ouyang Yun said with the final word,
After discussing this matter, Li Tieshu put the Madang war on the table. He took out a battle report that Rao Guohua had just sent not long ago and handed it to Ouyang Yun carefully: "I originally wanted to give it to you tomorrow, but after thinking about it, I'd better let you It’s better to be clear now, Ma is like a tough guy.”
"More than 6,000 people were killed and nearly 3,000 were seriously injured. Damn it, what's going on with Rao Guohua?" Ouyang Yun immediately became angry after reading the battle report. Such a large number of casualties in a single battle is unprecedented in the war history of the Xuebing Army. Many, and considering that the enemy only had more than 5,000 people, the level of casualties can be described as shocking.
Li Tieshu was temporarily in charge of military affairs. He was also responsible for the situation in the war. He looked very ugly. He wanted to explain the difficulty, but his lips moved twice but in the end he couldn't say anything.
Ouyang Yun originally did not want to get involved in the frontline war. After serving as the commander of the 7th Expeditionary Corps and the commander-in-chief of the Pacific Fleet, he intended to hand over the local operations to Li Tieshu with full responsibility. He hoped to take this opportunity to clarify the division of labor among the top brass of the army so that he could do his best. He was engaged in overseas operations, but when the war in Madang ended like this and the troops suffered such heavy casualties, he could no longer sit back and watch.