"In order to better unify combat operations against Japan, our government proposes to establish the Greater China Theater and the Pacific Theater in Asia. Our government's opinion is that the Greater China Theater will include China, Indochina and North Korea, while other regions can be included in the Pacific
theater, so that the allies can concentrate their forces to fight against Japan on two fronts at the same time, communicate with each other about coordinated operations, and more effectively contain the Japanese offensive. In view of the fact that our soldiers are not familiar with your country’s weapons and equipment, our government hopes that your government can
Send a military advisory group to help us train our troops, and at the same time guide our army's war against Japan. Our Chairman Chiang Kai-shek thought that your country could send someone to serve as the chief of staff of the Greater China Theater..." Song Ziwen was talking to the chief of staff stationed in Chongqing from the United States.
When negotiating on behalf of General Stilwell, military representatives elaborated on the Chongqing government's suggestions:
The intelligence departments under the Chongqing government, the Central Command and the Military Command, as well as Hu Tong from the Xuebing Army, all conducted intelligence infiltration into the United States. Therefore, the Chongqing government knew that the US government intended to establish the Allied Pacific Command before the Cairo Conference.
And they know the motives of the Americans for doing this. The fundamental purpose of the Americans' original motive was to weaken the Xuebing Army's control over the armies of the Southeast Asian allies, and to establish the Allied Pacific Headquarters to bypass the Xuebing Army in the Philippines.
The Far East Allied Forces Command led by the military was to ensure that all US troops stationed in the Philippines could withdraw to Australia to strengthen Australia's defense. However, because Ouyang Yun's attitude was unprecedentedly tough and he showed many trump cards, Roosevelt chose after weighing the pros and cons.
compromise, gave up this proposal and adopted a softer approach to achieve this goal through an agreement. No matter what the purpose of the U.S. government’s sudden offer of emergency assistance to the Central Army’s batch of weapons and equipment, for Steve
For Stilwell, this was not the most important thing. Stilwell always dreamed of having a large army that would allow him to command the war against Japan alone. Therefore, Song Ziwen's proposal was just right for him. The Americans behaved very
Excited, he immediately expressed that he would push for the implementation of this proposal, and expressed optimism that because the current anti-Japanese situation was not optimistic, the proposal should be approved by the White House. Then he calmly thought about it and raised a worrying question.
, that was the attitude of the Xuebingjun. After Stilwell was appointed by Roosevelt as the chief representative of the U.S. military in China because of Marshall's guarantee, he went directly from Cairo to Chongqing via India. When passing through India, he made a special trip to Karachi.
, The result was surprising. He was shocked by the scale of the Karachi military base at that time, "It's terrible. How long has it been before the Chinese have built Karachi to such a scale?
Could it be that Ouyang Yun is planning to station troops here for a long time?" When discussing his feelings about Karachi with several of his military attaches, he said,
At one time, Stilwell was very disdainful of the Xuebing Army. He stayed in China for too long, and in his impression, the Chinese army was synonymous with backwardness. The Xuebing Army was also the Chinese army, so
Even if it is strong, it has a certain limit, so its record should be hyped by the Chinese. As for the Special Forces Wolf Fang of the Xuebing Army, it successfully rescued MacArthur and other US military leaders in the Philippines from the Japanese prisoner of war camp.
He believed that there must be an ulterior secret in this, "Maybe it was just the local Filipino troops who were guarding General MacArthur and the others. They were giving the Chinese a favor. It must be like this."
After witnessing the miracle in Karachi, his view changed, and he looked at the Xuebing Army differently, because Roosevelt had specially talked to him before coming here, advising him that he would be inseparable if he wanted to make a difference in China. After arriving in Chongqing, he asked the intelligence officers stationed in Chongqing to provide all the information about the Xuebing Army. After reading these intelligence materials, the Americans were completely stunned. It turned out that they did not know when the Xuebing Army would start. It has actually developed into such a huge military monster. It not only controls the three southern provinces of China (Zhejiang and Jiangxi have not been included, but Hainan still belongs to Guangdong), it also controls the French Indochina Federation, and even has an establishment in Thailand. Ouyang Yun and the Xuebing Army, and considering that they had a large military presence in the Philippines and Karachi, Stilwell was stunned, knowing that he had underestimated Ouyang Yun and the Xuebing Army. The military scale of the Xuebing Army was only compared to Stilwell Wei Wei was shocked, and when he read the statistics about the military industry, civilian enterprises and scientific research strength that Xuebingjun now has, the Americans were horrified and could not recover from the shock for several days.
Because of the existence of George, the Consul General in Guangzhou who Ouyang Yun called a "friend", it was not too difficult for the U.S. intelligence agency to obtain information about the Xuebing Army. Of course, the combat power of Lang Ya and Hu Tong was not given in vain. Most of the information obtained was general, but there was almost no detailed information. However, because it involved too many sensitive phrases, Stilwell still got everything he wanted from it, such as "controllable missiles" and "jet fighters". "Mature rocket launcher technology", "mature self-propelled artillery technology"... are all ambiguous words, but Stilwell knows that these are the high-end weapons being developed by the US military industry department, and now But the Xuebing Army has mastered mature technology. What does this mean? Stilwell is not qualified enough, so it is not clear what agreement Roosevelt and Ouyang Yun finally signed at the Cairo Conference and what the details of the agreement were. But he But he knew that President Roosevelt had to increase the amount of aid materials to China against his will in order to introduce some military technology from the military academy, and handed over the distribution power to Ouyang Yun. Based on this, he believed that the contents of the intelligence were true. It's believable. As a result, I can't help but be full of awe towards Xuebingjun and Ouyang Yun.
Based on the facts, Stilwell believed that the role of the student army should not be ignored in establishing the Greater China Theater and the Pacific Theater. However, Song Ziwen understood it wrong and thought it was because of some secret agreement that the Americans had reached with the student army at the Cairo Conference. , restricted by these agreements, so the Americans must give priority to the interests of the Xuebing Army when dealing with Chinese affairs. Ouyang Yun acted first and then reported, and organized a so-called Xuebing Army delegation to represent China at the Cairo Conference. This was seen by the central military. It is a shame that the local warlords challenged the authority of the central government. Why did the cloud-turning operation planned by the military commander have a market in the rear area? Without it, not only the central military personnel, but also those in the middle also believed that Ouyang Yun did this. He was suspected of splitting the country. As for Song Ziwen, because he had accompanied Mrs. Chiang to visit the United States, he was often angry with the cadet soldiers in the United States. He felt that whatever he did would be restricted by the cadet army's office in the United States. He had long been dissatisfied with Xue Bingjun, and now he saw that Xue Bingjun was obstructing him again, which might lead to his failure to negotiate this time. The anger accumulated in his heart suddenly burst out. He took a deep breath and looked squarely at Shi Diwei said: "General, there is no need to worry like you. There is only one legal government in China, and that is the Republic of China government in Chongqing. The Republic of China government has the final say on China's affairs. The Xuebing Army is just a local army. It’s just the government. If the central government makes a decision, they are only qualified to obey and implement it. General, we are talking at the national level now.”
Song Ziwen's attitude was very different. He was polite just now, but now he became sharp. Stilwell understood that it was the consequence of questioning the authority of the Chongqing government, and thought to himself: Sure enough, the relationship between China's central government and the student army
There was a rift between them, and the contradiction was not small. He frowned slightly and said: "Of course I know what you said, but you also know that at the Cairo Conference, President Roosevelt had already discussed with General Ouyang Yun, the commander-in-chief of your country's cadet army.
An agreement was reached on the war against Japan. President Song, as you have been in the United States, you should know that we Americans have the most important contract. With this agreement, everything we do must be restricted by it, so this time the military
We can only attack supplies in the name of emergency support, and as far as I know, it will not be included in the aid plan to China."
The speculation about the "secret agreement" was confirmed. Song Ziwen hated Ouyang Yun more and more, thinking that he was obviously showing no regard for the law of the country. His face couldn't help but become even more ugly. He insisted: "But general, I need to remind you.
Yes, the Chongqing government is the only legal government that can represent China."
Song Ziwen stared at the argument that the Chongqing government was the only legitimate government in China and refused to let go. Stilwell knew that he had misunderstood what he meant. He felt that talking to these politicians was too tiring, and he was a little impatient. He immediately said: "President Song,
I think you misunderstood me. I just said that I will convey your government's proposal to the president. The reason why I am worried about Xuebingjun is not that I doubt the legitimacy of the Chongqing government. I just hope that you can coordinate well.
As for the relationship between Chongqing and Guangzhou, after all, the student army is an indispensable and decisive force on China's anti-Japanese battlefield. That's it for today. Don't worry, I will report this matter to the president immediately."
Although there was no third person present in the meeting between Song Ziwen and Stilwell, so there was no way to know the content of their conversation, Mu Jiandie still obtained information from other channels that the United States would urgently provide a batch of weapons preparations to the central government.
According to the intelligence, the Xuebing Army will be responsible for distributing American ordnance and supplies to China. Commander-in-Chief Ouyang Yun intends to take this opportunity to form a coalition army. Mu Jiandie received a telegram from the General Headquarters and was asked to fully cooperate. Therefore, Mu Jiandie's paragraph
Shi paid close attention to the activities of high-level officials in the Chongqing government and paid attention to collecting public opinions on this from the military and the rear. Since he was not clear about the nature of the U.S. emergency aid to the central government in weapons and equipment, he was afraid that the U.S. government was deliberately bypassing the student army.
Changing to the central government's line, he immediately reported to the headquarters.