Ouyang Yun drank like crazy at the dinner party last night, and Chen Cheng realized that things were not that simple. If Ouyang Yun's character was really so rough, the Xuebing Army would never be what it is now, and it would not be able to develop to this scale. In this case, then, then He must have had ulterior motives in doing this. After much thought, he believed that this was "killing the chicken to show the monkeys." By attacking the central faction, the local factions would not dare to go too far in the subsequent distribution of weapons. Ouyang Yun After saying these words, Chen Cheng realized that he had thought simply. It turned out that Ouyang Yun's real purpose was this. After thinking for a while, he looked up at Ouyang Yun and asked: "I have a few questions. The first is the nature of this army. and size; secondly, I know that the composition of the army must be shared by each of our families, but there must be a charter, and finally, the command authority."
Chen Cheng's three questions are what everyone is concerned about. Of course, because of the conversations last night, the other leaders of the various factions except Chen Cheng basically know what they are saying, "Good question. The first is the nature. Naturally, it is an anti-Japanese team. It The role of the army is the same as that of our student army. It only targets the outside world and not the inside, with the ultimate goal of completely defeating the Japanese army; the scale, the Americans require at least 500,000, I replied that it is not possible at the moment, and after bargaining, it is first set at about 100,000; the army The composition of the army is naturally borne by each company. The proposal also comes from the Americans. The basic principle is that the equipment of three divisions is exchanged for the soldiers of one division. The last thing is the command authority. Our Xuebing Army is willing to assume this responsibility. Everyone, please tell me. Any questions?"
A major general next to Chen Cheng stood up and said: "Director Ouyang, I have another question. As far as I know, your army has a population of 80 million, including more than 10 million young adults. If you draw one, your army can easily get millions of high-quality soldiers, and as far as I know, your army is only about 400,000 now..."
"What you mean is why should I go to such unnecessary lengths? Why don't our student army form this army on our own?" Ouyang Yun understood what he meant before he finished speaking and said,
"That's exactly what I mean."
Ouyang Yun glanced at everyone and said with a smile: "This is a very good question. Now I can tell you responsibly that the reason why I agreed to the Americans' request to let each company provide soldiers is because I want this army After completing his historic mission, he can return to his own system. Since the establishment of the Xuebing Army, we have been emphasizing this point of view. Our Xuebing Army only deals with the outside world and not internally. It seems that everyone here still refuses to believe it."
After Ouyang Yun said this, everyone couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. On various occasions, the Xuebing Army had indeed emphasized that their mission was to fight the Japanese army. However, as the Xuebing Army grew stronger, it actually controlled Fujian, Guangdong and Zhejiang. Qiongsi, but no one has ever taken it seriously. Ouyang Yun reiterated this point on this occasion. His sincerity is beyond doubt, and he suddenly turned the coalition into a hot cake. The soldiers of one division were replaced by the equipment of three divisions. This The division will return in the future, which actually equals four divisions. This deal is worth doing. Except for Shaoshuai Zhang, everyone else couldn't help but be tempted. Among them, Chen Geng and Li Kenong had the most eager eyes, which GCD people are best at. It is to engage in political and ideological work to mobilize the people at the bottom. When Ji Xingwen talked to them about this matter yesterday, they were thinking about whether they could actually control this army through ideological work, if not all of it, one-third of it. It's also good. Now that Ouyang Yun has made it clear where this force will come and go, they will have more room for maneuver. "If this is the case, we agree with this decision." Chen Geng said,
"We, the Sichuan Army, firmly support it," Deng Xihou followed closely.
Lu Han, on behalf of the Yunnan Army, also expressed support, then Bai Chongxi, on behalf of the Gui Army, Fu Zuoyi, on behalf of the Shanxi-Sui Army, and Marshal Zhang, on behalf of the Northeast Army, expressed support. Eight families attended the meeting, hosted by the Xuebing Army, and six families expressed support. Chen Cheng and the generals of the Central Army After they looked at each other, they could only express their support verbally. Chen Cheng originally wanted to fight for the command with the central government's righteousness, but at this time he knew that doing so when almost other factions affirmed the Xuebingjun plan would only bring trouble to himself. Feeling humiliated, he gave up bitterly, "It seems that I will be reprimanded by the Chairman when I go back to Chongqing. Let's try to get more equipment now." He thought about this and looked at Ouyang Yun, finally understanding that he was drunk and crazy last night. the real purpose,
Ouyang Yun's final explanation about the final ownership of the Allied Forces was very necessary. This was equivalent to telling the participating factions that weapons were not exchanged for soldiers, but soldiers were exchanged for equipment. This change in concept made all factions except the Central Army less interested in joining the Allied Forces. When you get enthusiastic, you don't want to use the inferior as the superior. Inexperienced soldiers will only die faster if they go to the front line. In order to ensure that more troops come back in the end, it is natural to have elite soldiers and strong generals, representatives of each faction. They put their heads together and discussed how many wealthy troops they could use, and the atmosphere in the venue suddenly became lively.
This was beyond Ouyang Yun's expectation, so much so that he had to pour cold water after thinking for a while: "I would like to remind you that the performance of the coalition forces is related to the amount and speed of military aid provided by the United States, so the combat tasks must be arduous. In the end, I can't guarantee how many people will survive."
This failed to dampen the enthusiasm of various factions to join the coalition. Chen Geng stood up first and said: "As we all know, we GCD people have always been resolute in the fight against Japan. We are willing to send five divisions to show our support for Commander-in-Chief Ouyang."
Five divisions are equivalent to fifteen divisions of US aid ordnance. Ouyang Yun was surprised. The others looked at Chen Geng, and Chen Cheng suddenly said: "General Chen, if I remember correctly, your party's current main force seems to be only five in total. One division, hey, the Military Commission asked your party to launch one or two large-scale battles in North China. Your party refused because of insufficient troops. Now it has generously dedicated five divisions to join the coalition army. Could it be said that your party has already done it for a little US aid ordnance? Have you decided not to obey the military commission’s combat order, or are you ready to raise a party to join the coalition army?”
After he said this, many people in the Central Army burst into laughter.
Chen Geng was not angry. He looked at Chen Cheng and said seriously: "Vice Commissioner Chen, what you said is unfair. As early as the year before last, we reported the number of troops as 200,000, but the Military Commission refused to admit it. You don't Just don’t want to agree to the conditions when signing the Anti-Japanese War United Front Agreement? It’s no big deal. No matter how difficult the conditions are, we won’t stick to it..."
"General Chen, if your army can send out five divisions, then we can send out ten divisions." Deng Xihou suddenly interrupted,
Bai Chongxi also smiled and said: "Although our Gui army is declining, in order to show support for brother Ouyang, we have five divisions."
Fu Zuoyi joined in the fun and said: "Our Jinsui army is weak, but we still have three divisions."
As soon as Fu Zuoyi finished speaking, Lu Han shouted: "Our Yunnan Army is in the rear, and we are willing to send out ten divisions."
Seeing this, Shaoshuai Zhang couldn't help but shake his head and smile. He glanced at Ouyang Yun and sighed in his heart: "Gao, this is a conspiracy, haha, sometimes they cry."