Marshal Zhang has never seen any big storms, but, "expanding territory", it seems that since 1840, this kind of thing has never happened to China, a big country in the east, and the former dynasty. Instead, land loss abounded. , even Japan, a small island country, can ride on it and dominate. It’s good to be young. You dare to think about anything, but is this realistic? "Brother Ouyang, what you said is indeed feasible. Sex, but this is not in line with our current situation. You should know that what our Northeast Army officers and soldiers look forward to most is to be able to fight back to the Northeast and regain the land lost in our hands. Otherwise, our shame cannot be washed away. Otherwise, our shame cannot be washed away. We cannot apologize to the country or the nation... Even if we have this intention, where will the supplies come from and where will the troops come from? If you can help me solve these two problems, then I will listen to you."
Ouyang Yun looked at him and said seriously: "Brother Hanqing, what if I can really help you solve these two problems."
"I have already said that our Northeast Army will only follow your example and follow your lead."
"Then it's settled, how many people are there in the Northeast Army now? How about I give you five divisions of fine weapons this time?"
"There are only five divisions, but our Northeastern Army has more than 300,000 people. And without domestic supplies, we are now severely lacking in military supplies. We need at least ten divisions."
Ouyang Yun laughed and said: "The Northeastern Army has indeed not been able to get supplies from the country recently, but the Northeastern Army has not fought many battles. Brother Hanqing, in addition to your army, there are also the Central Army, the Sichuan Army, and the Yunnan Army. I have to take care of the Jinsui Army, the Gui Army, and the GCD Army. Five divisions are already quite a lot. Let’s do this. I guarantee that as long as your army is at war, I will take care of them when beautiful weapons come again. I have been thinking about supplementing the Gui army for a while. Regarding the issue of troop sources, I suggest you learn from the French. Their mercenary army is quite good. There are now ten divisions with more than 100,000 people. Burma has a large population, and they are planning to This is your opportunity to get rid of British colonial rule...Brother Hanqing, please rest assured that when the little devils are driven out, I will definitely come forward to help your army return to the country. I hope that by then you will be regarded as the hero of the country's expansion of territory. The identity returns.”
For the sake of equipment for the five divisions, and the key to being able to return to the Northeast in the future, Marshal Zhang considered accepting Ouyang Yun's proposal again and again. The matter was settled, and the relationship between the two people took a deeper level. Marshal Zhang smiled and asked: "Ouyang, I know you are not a reckless person. Can you tell me why you are here tonight because you are drunk and crazy?"
"Brother Han Qing, what did you see?" Ouyang Yun asked with a smile,
"There has been a lot of commotion in Chongqing recently about the formation of a coalition government. I think it's because of this."
Ouyang Yun pondered for a while and said: "I do have this idea, but in my opinion, the time is not yet mature."
"Oh." Marshal Zhang felt strange. He rolled his eyes and asked, "That's just for the US military aid."
"Brother Han Qing, your army and our army have always been on the same page on domestic and foreign affairs. I won't hide it from you. Chongqing will definitely not agree to the formation of a coalition government now. The top priority of the country now is to fight the Japanese. Since it is formed The coalition government may cause internal strife, so it is better to form a coalition army to defeat little Japan first."
"The United Army, wouldn't it conflict with the same front of the Anti-Japanese War? Chongqing will definitely not agree."
"It's not up to them. Anyway, I don't expect the Central Army to participate in the coalition forces."
Marshal Zhang somewhat understands, but he is not optimistic about this matter. It is true that Ouyang Yun has US military aid and all factions are now asking for help from him, so he should support this proposal, but what if this proposal is passed? When the war comes, the factions may act against each other in order to preserve their strength. Brother Ouyang is still too young and takes it for granted. Doesn’t he know that in China, the army is the private property of the top leaders of each faction? How could they easily take it for granted? The army was handed over to outsiders for command. After thinking about it, he decided to persuade Ouyang Yun and said: "Ouyang, the idea of the joint army is very good, but it will be difficult to realize it. You should know that for those of us, The army is our lifeblood, we have a close friendship, and I absolutely trust you and can obey the command of the United Army, but what about other factions, hey, not everyone is willing to give everything they have to fight against Japan."
Marshal Zhang said these heartfelt words. Ouyang Yun first expressed his gratitude, and then pretended to be profound and said: "Brother Hanqing, just keep an eye on it, I have a way."
He was so persistent that Marshal Zhang couldn't say anything else, so he could only send him away politely.
The meeting between Ouyang Yun and Bai Chongxi was much simpler. There have always been communication channels between Ouyang Yun and Li Zongren. Although the two parties communicated infrequently, they had extensive cooperation on many matters. The Gui Army was also a student army in the Chinese army. The army equipped with the most standard weapons of the Xuebing Army. Li Zongren has three divisions with all the standard equipment of the Xuebing Army. This is also the most elite unit of the Guangxi Army. The biggest reason why the Xuebing Army did not encounter opposition from the Guangxi faction when they entered Guangxi is The reason is this,
"Before coming here, De Lin and I sent a telegram that our Guangxi Army will support the Guangxi Army's distribution of US aid ordnance to the greatest extent." When we first met, Bai Chongxi made his attitude clear,
He was so straightforward that Ouyang Yun directly explained his purpose without going around the bush.
After Bai Chongxi heard about the idea of forming a coalition army, his first reaction was the same as that of Marshal Zhang. He doubted whether it would conflict with the same front in the Anti-Japanese War. The relationship between the two sides was different. The most important thing was that the Northeast Army would be active abroad for some time in the future, and The Gui Army was the main force in the domestic resistance war, so Ouyang Yun explained in much more detail.
"...The specific explanation is that if you take the equipment of three divisions, you must give us soldiers of one division. We welcome officers from all ministries to transfer with the army, but officers above the level of regiment commander must be re-appointed by our cadet army. I initially The idea is to form the Northwest Army, the South China Army and the Central China Army, each with two to three armies and each army with three divisions..." Ouyang Yun talked eloquently,
Bai Chongxi gasped when he heard this, frowned and said: "Each legion has 100,000 people, which is 300,000 full-arms troops. The Commander-in-Chief and Chairman will definitely not agree."
Ouyang Yun sneered: "This matter is not up to him. Since the Anti-Japanese War Front he presided over failed to fight against Japan, we must be allowed to find another way. This is just my preliminary idea. In the future, I hope that each legion can manage five armies. about."
"That's an army of 500,000 people." Bai Chongxi was stunned, and later he asked: "What about the student army? Will the student army join it?"
Ouyang Yun looked at him deeply and said, "I will be the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces."
Bai Chongxi shook his head and said seriously: "It's not realistic. The Chairman will never allow this to happen."
"Brother Jiansheng, I will take charge of this matter. I only hope that you and Brother Delin can support me."
Bai Chongxi thought for a while, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "We will definitely support it, but, haha, maybe I am unfounded."
"Thank you then. To express my gratitude, I will ask Mr. Ji to support the equipment of the two divisions of the Gui Army afterwards."
"Then let's send out a division." Bai Chongxi asked tentatively,
Ouyang Yun smiled: "Brother Jiansheng, don't you like beautiful weapons?"
Bai Chongxi was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "As for fine weapons, we will handle it according to the rules."
Ouyang Yun was satisfied and said, "Brother Jiansheng is still happy. Okay, we'll see you tomorrow."