The Central Army suffered repeated defeats and even surrendered. This made the anti-war situation in Sichuan suddenly become unprecedentedly worse. Seeing the Japanese troops heading directly towards Chongqing, if Chongqing was really captured by the Japanese army and then surrendered to the puppet Nanjing government
If it becomes the new capital, it will be an unprecedented blow to the current National Government. Moreover, if Chongqing is lost, where else can the National Government move to? Tibet and Xinjiang are impossible, because with the current strength of the Central Army, it is simply impossible.
If they can't break through the Japanese blockade, it will be Yunnan or Guizhou, and after Chongqing, it will be their turn. Moreover, these two places are notoriously barren. Think about it, the number of refugees currently stranded in Chongqing has exceeded 20 million. So many people
If they pour into Yunnan or Guizhou again, the food pressure alone will bring down these two provinces. "Currently the only thing that can save the crisis is the Xuebing Army." When Lao Jiang was in a state of despair, someone finally made such a voice, and then,
The secret that Mu Jiandie had been operating in Chongqing for such a long time began to take effect. Democratic parties such as the Anti-Japanese Alliance and the Democratic League, as well as some non-Chiang Kai-shek officials in the Kuomintang and the current president Lin Sen came forward one after another. They either signed a letter or signed a letter.
Organize parades and rallies, or directly find Chiang Kai-shek to "show emotion and reason". Under pressure, Chiang Kai-shek had to send Song Ziwen as a representative to Guangzhou to seek help from the Xuebing Army.
Although the war situation was urgent, negotiations were still a difficult process involving party interests. However, when Chongqing's aviation force was completely exhausted by the Japanese army and had to rely on the Xuebing Army fighter planes taking off from Changsha to defend Chongqing's airspace, Chiang Kai-shek had no choice but to
Do not accept the many conditions of the Xuebing Army in exchange for the Xuebing Army's full entry into Chongqing.
Among the many conditions set by the Xuebing Army, the formation of a coalition government is the fundamental condition. On this basis, three aspects are involved. After returning from Cairo, Ouyang Yun instructed Ji Xingwen to start preparations for the construction of the coalition government. Ji Xingwen
Therefore, Jiang Shuren, Tan Kah Kee and others were summoned to set up a special research group. Therefore, although the time seemed to be rushed, in fact, the Xuebing Army had already made preparations in all aspects. The other three aspects were naturally focused on the army.
Ouyang Yun was personally responsible for this aspect. He proposed the establishment of a headquarters, with three general headquarters of the army, navy and air force under it. He also changed the existing theater system to a group army system and abolished the distinction between the central army and the local army.
, and then there is the issue of party affiliation. Since it is a coalition government, government officials will ignore party affiliation and be appointed and removed purely based on a unified evaluation system. In the end, it is related to military unification and central unification. "Abolition of spy rule" is what Xuebingjun
Another insistence is that Mu Jiandie is responsible for the specific affairs in this area. Over the years in Chongqing, Mu Jiandie has already figured out the composition and staffing of the Central Command and the Military Command. The Military Command and the Central Command will be included in the headquarters.
In the Central Intelligence Agency below, all departments used for government governance and internal repression functions will be restructured and incorporated into the police department under the State Council.
Such conditions are harsh. According to the agreement reached by both parties, after the establishment of the coalition government, although Chiang Kai-shek served as president, because the president under the coalition government system was an honorary position, all the powers to manage the country and the military were assigned to the State Council.
, which means that he will actually be overthrown and lose all power. In turn, Ouyang Yun, who will serve as Prime Minister of the State Council of the coalition government, will gain all the power he had before.
In Chongqing, when the agreement was reached and announced internally, a large number of Central Military Officers came to Lao Jiang's intersection for several days to express their loyalty. Many people even cried and knelt down at the door of Lao Jiang's room. Call sign "Why did the principal abandon us and wait?"
Guangzhou was a different story. When Ouyang Yun was preparing to lead his army to Chongqing, the commanders of the legions headed by Li Tieshu called him one after another, hoping that he would postpone his westward march. Many people even proposed that Guangzhou should be made a companion capital. In this way, " The commander-in-chief can handle state affairs in Guangzhou, and security can naturally be guaranteed." Jiang Guangnai was the first advocate of establishing Guangzhou as the capital. His reason came from his understanding of Lao Chiang Kai-shek, who believed that Lao Chiang Kai-shek was not trustworthy at all, so he had to take precautions He even had evil intentions in order to retreat in order to advance. Later, he even proposed that the Central Army should be reorganized, or at least all the old Chiang Kai-shek's iron rods should be replaced.
The night before leaving, Ouyang Yun had dinner with Jiang Guangnai, Ji Xingwen, Tan Kah Kee, Jiang Shuren, and Li Hanhun. At the dinner table, he gave a positive response to Jiang Guangnai's concerns. He said: "If possible, I also hope that I can Wait a minute, but according to the intelligence sent back by Director Mu, if we don't take action, Chongqing may really be lost. I'm not afraid of losing Chongqing, but we have to consider the millions of troops gathered in the Chongqing area. Now that the Central Military Commission has surrendered on the front line, we cannot bear the surrender of even one-third of this army of more than one million people. Because in battlefield wars, our own people will die less when we fight against our own people, no? Wrong, there are many traitors among them. These people definitely deserved their death, but we should also see that many of the soldiers had no choice but to surrender because of the selfish interests of their commanders. So I think it is better for us to go to Chongqing sooner rather than later. Mr. Chiang Kai-shek Worry, I understand that there are still more than a million members of the Central Army and GMD people also occupy too many high positions. We have no way to weaken them now, but I believe that the vast majority of the Central Army and GMD members still think that they are themselves first. We are Chinese, and only secondarily do we think of ourselves as central military personnel and GMD people. Everyone, if we want to win this war and gain enough benefits in this world war, we must not have a unified and powerful government. No, don't you realize that the fundamental reason for starting this world war is that Germany, Italy and Japan want to redistribute world power. To use an inappropriate metaphor, a cake is so big, and you want to share more of it. I also want to share more, but if we can’t reach an agreement, then we have no choice but to start a fight..."
This is the first time Ouyang Yun has revealed his "ambition" in public. Ji Xingwen is okay, after all, he knows Ouyang Yun too well. Jiang Guangnai and others were stunned for the first time. China has been weak for hundreds of years, but they People who are accustomed to "worrying about the country and its people" have never thought that China can actually compete for world interests.
Li Hanhun had actually faded out of the inner circle of the Xuebing Army before, but because he managed Guangzhou effectively and withstood several temptations, Ouyang Yun considered that the old Cantonese clique still had a huge influence in the army, so this Only then did he trust him again and reuse him. Even when Li Hanhun became the number one person in the Old Cantonese clan, he only considered how to maintain the territory of the Old Cantonese clan, and did not even expand his sights to the whole of China. Therefore, when he heard Ouyang Yundao After saying such ambitious words, I was completely shocked for the first time.