After reaching a consensus with Deng Xihou, Ouyang Yun was at least 50% sure about implementing the coalition's idea. When he returned to the headquarters, Ji Xingwen and Li Tieshu were waiting for him. All three of them had visit missions, and Ouyang Yun was responsible for the visit. The Northeastern Army, the Guangxi Army and the Sichuan Army, Ji Xingwen was responsible for visiting the GCD Army and the Shanxi-Sui Army, and Li Tieshu was responsible for visiting the Yunnan Army.
After Ouyang Yun sat down, he took a big sip of tea. After putting down the tea cup, he asked: "How is it? Have you gained anything?"
"Mr. Ji, come first." Li Tieshu said to Ji Xingwen,
Ji Xingwen was not polite and said: "The Jinsui Army is okay. General Fu is very realistic. He is satisfied with the equipment of two divisions. However, considering how much the Northwest Army relies on them, I suggest giving Fu Zuoyi two divisions. Yan Xishan has one division, but the GCD Army is in more trouble. They actually asked for ten divisions."
"Ten divisions, they can really talk." Ouyang Yun sneered,
"They said that the GCD Army is the second largest anti-Japanese armed force in China, and ten divisions is not too much. I tried to persuade them, but in the end they proposed a compromise plan, saying that if the fine weapons were not enough, they could accept the replacement with equipment from our student army. , if it is our equipment, they only need five divisions."
"Then what do they say about the Union Army?"
"Very positive, saying he fully accepts our conditions."
"Ouyang, they have bad intentions." Li Tieshu said,
Ouyang Yun was very wary of the GCD's ability to mobilize low-level soldiers. He was already hesitating whether the United Army should accept the GCD army. When Li Tieshu said this, he became wary and asked Ji Xingwen: "Then how did you answer them?"
"I said that specific matters still need to be discussed at the meeting. I just want to ask for their opinions first."
"Very good. It seems we need to plan this matter carefully. Lao Li, how about Lu Han?"
"What Lu Han means is that three to one is too harmful to the Yunnan Army. They are willing to exchange one to one. If we agree, they are willing to provide three divisions of troops, and they guarantee that they will all be veterans. Lu Han also proposed a replacement method. , saying that if we are in trouble, he can exchange three divisions of troops for only one division of fine weapons, but we have to support their two divisions of cadet army equipment in private."
"What's going on? If you don't want the fine art weapons, why do you want to learn from our army?" Ouyang Yun couldn't help but wonder.
"This shows that in their minds, the performance of the weapons and equipment produced by our Xuebing Army is superior to that of fine weapons. Haha, it seems to me to be a good thing." Ji Xingwen said, with a sense of pride in his tone.
"But the problem is that our production cannot keep up. Otherwise, by controlling the output of parts and ammunition, we will be able to strangle their lives. I don't want to do this, but in this way we will have to reduce our support to the French Zionist Army. support, no, not yet." Ouyang Yun said,
"I have an idea. With the production capacity of our arsenal, there is no problem in equipping the Union Army. Then there will be ten more divisions of fine weapons. We can use it to conduct private transactions in exchange for the support of local factions..." Li Tieshu road,
Ouyang Yun interrupted before he could finish his words: "No, no, this will destroy our original intention of forming the coalition army. I will eventually put the troops of various factions in the coalition army back, and they will spread our The seeds of the idea of the Xuebing Army are very important to us and even China’s future. If they use the standard weapons of our Xuebing Army, they will not be able to integrate into the original army, so they must be armed with beautiful weapons."
While Ouyang Yun, Li and Ji were exchanging views, a fierce quarrel was taking place in the residence of the Central Army. Zhou Debiao was forced to be hospitalized by Ouyang Yun. This made the generals who were accustomed to the superiority of the Central Army furious, and then ordered Chen Cheng to A big thing happened. Everyone quickly divided into two groups and quarreled fiercely over whether they should call the central government immediately to refute Ouyang Yun. Instead, they put the business aside.
"Vice Chairman, please send me a message." Someone was dissatisfied with Chen Cheng's silence and said,
Chen Cheng had no choice but to say: "Everyone, please don't forget the purpose of our trip. Some of you may stay in the student army."
The Central Military Negotiation Group's trip actually had two purposes. One was to support the US military in arms, and the other was to negotiate on the exchange of weapons and equipment with military officers proposed by the Xuebing Army.
Chiang Kai-shek was very disgusted with the latter incident. He believed that Ouyang Yun was using his power to bully others. It was a continuation of the exchange of fighter planes for aviation cadets. It was a deliberate challenge and attack on the prestige of the central government by the student army. The reason why Chiang Kai-shek thought so was because Because the Air Force was already short of reserve pilots, he concluded that Ouyang Yun had already figured this out, but he didn't want to think about where he would still be hiding in a cave to work without the batch of fighter planes provided by the Xuebing Army. I had the opportunity to sit in my office at Chaotianmen and complain about poaching by Xuebingjun,
In the end, it was Chen Cheng and Bai Chongxi who came forward to convince him. The reason they persuaded Chiang Kai-shek was that if the Xue Bing Army wanted people, then choose some people from the past who were loyal to the Central Committee. In this way, not only would the Central Committee not lose officers, but maybe You can also harvest a group of troops,
Lao Jiang was so excited that so many generals accompanied him.
"Commissioner, let's not deceive ourselves. Haven't you understood through tonight's party? I have seen through it anyway. It is difficult to take advantage of Ouyang Yun. This person is too strong." A lieutenant general said,
"I see that there is no center in his eyes at all."
"We should protest to the U.S. government. The central government is the only legitimate government that can represent the country, and the weapons they support should be handed over to us."
"Zhou Debiao's crime cannot be in vain. Ouyang Yun must apologize. Otherwise, any local warlord will take the central government seriously in the future."
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The unanimous demands for toughness made Chen Cheng gradually impatient. He stood up suddenly and shouted: "Wake up, everyone, haven't you recognized the reality? Now even the Americans know that China's most powerful armed force is controlled by the student army. Hands on, why do you still think I am the best in the world? I think the reason why Americans make such low-level diplomatic mistakes shows that they really care about the situation on the battlefield in China, so it is enough to protest to the US government. Stop talking, it has no practical significance. What we should consider now is how many beautiful weapons the central government can obtain, and what should we do if Ouyang Yun acts rogue again..."
Chen Cheng is known as the "Little Chairman" and is still very dignified in the Central Committee. When his stern words came out, the others were immediately restrained. For a long time, someone muttered: "Is this the case with Lao Zhou? .”
"What else?" Chen Cheng asked back: "Although it's embarrassing, I think it's a good thing for us. He gave us a wake-up call and exposed Ouyang Yun's bad intentions. Don't talk about those useless things below. Come on, let’s get down to something practical.”