Luo Zhuoying was born in 1896, which is exactly fifty years old. In ancient times, there was a saying that fifty-year-old knew destiny. For Luo Zhuoying, who had just passed his fiftieth birthday, because of his overseas expedition, this fifty-year-old It is also of special significance that the central government and the Xuebing Army reached a secret agreement. When the GMD relinquished power, Luo Zhuoying, who felt that he was deeply favored by Chiang Kai-shek, suffered for a long time. This was actually the reason that a large number of senior generals of the Central Army had They felt that they should do something for the principal. However, their conscience told them that the right thing for them to do at this time was to respond to the call of the new government and not only take good care of themselves, but also take good care of their own troops. , so as not to become a sinner of the nation and history. Everyone knows the truth, but if you want to do it, you will inevitably go through a painful struggle.
Outsiders have no way of knowing what kind of ideological struggle Luo Zhuoying went through to reach this point. However, after visiting the Pacific Fleet, he only had one thought left in his mind, and that was that he was deeply grateful that he did not choose to fight but Choosing cooperation, maybe his life will be different from now on, he thought, and he would have a new perspective on his new life.
The anti-war situation in the north was eroding, while the south was doing better. Officers like Luo Zhuoying would naturally dig into the reasons. For example, those at the level of regiment commander and brigade commander only paid attention to the weapons and equipment of the cadet army. What they valued more was the management of the cadet army. The weapons and equipment of the German weapon divisions under the Central Army are no worse than those of the Japanese army. Why can't they defeat the Japs? Luo Zhuoying doesn't think it's because the officers and soldiers are afraid to fight. Then there is only one explanation. There is a problem in management.
The management of the Central Army is not rigorous, just like the civil engineering department, and the integrity of the officer corps is also exemplary. So what is the difference? When he was at home, Luo Zhuoying was not in the mood to think about this. When he came to Karachi, he began to seriously Thinking about this problem, Bai Liusu's Marine Corps provided him with a reference. The Marine Corps was adapted from the original Third Military Division. The officers were all from the Guangzhou Army Academy. In addition to the basic equipment of the Army, there were also landing rubber boats, water and land. Tanks and other special equipment for landing operations, as well as a special team of water ghosts, Luo Zhuoying looked away after paying a little attention to these. What he focused on was the daily training of the Marines and their non-military life. In daily training, the Marines except Professional landing combat training, other training can not play more tricks, the difference is that they have small-scale drills every week, and large-scale drills every month, through drills to increase the collective strength of officers and soldiers Luo Zhuoying deeply believes in the sense of honor and establishing a healthy atmosphere of comparison among the military services. In addition, the Marine Corps has more advantages than the Central Army, including night schools, reading clubs and other soldier organizations, and then every A meeting to remember the bitterness and remember the sweetness will be held every week.
Bai Liusu was ordered by Ouyang Yun to provide the training manual required by Luo Zhuoying's department, but not to interfere with the daily training of the department and its spare time life after training. Ouyang Yun originally also thought about adding political officers to the former Central Army, but after the war, After an in-depth discussion between Feng Yuxiang and Chen Cheng, he temporarily gave up this plan.
Feng Yuxiang advised him to take his time, because the former Central Army was full of hills, and adding political officials could easily arouse the resentment of these officers. If he did it too hastily, it would arouse their vigilance. If they aroused their resistance, it would be unsightly.
Chen Cheng was not as candid as Feng Yuxiang, but he also believed that this step should be postponed. He suggested that we wait until the troops adapt to their new identity, changing from the Central Army to the National Defense Force and sharing the same name with the original local army. For the former Central Army officers and soldiers, It is extremely easy to have a psychological gap. Looking at the previous anti-Japanese wars, the performance of the former Central Army was much better than that of the local army. This is what the former Central Army was proud of. In their view, they enjoyed better The treatment is taken for granted. Now, regardless of the previous record, they enjoy the same treatment. Although the treatment has improved, it is still not acceptable to the former Central Committee officers and soldiers. At this time, the placement of political officers will indeed easily cause dissatisfaction among the officer class. and, on the contrary, it will affect the combat effectiveness of the troops.
Ouyang Yun listened to these opinions. In private, he discussed the matter with Jiang Guangnai and thought it would be a good idea: they are not afraid of not knowing the goods, but they are afraid of comparing goods. Let them be verified by actual combat. In the face of the facts, they have no excuse. Alright,
In the eyes of Ouyang Yun and Jiang Guangnai, the former Central Army was full of shortcomings and was not a normal army at all. However, since the officers of the former Central Army thought this was normal, then let's just treat it as normal for the time being. , Jiang Guangnai’s opinion was: “Let them organize things according to the original plan, but if they lose the battle because of this, then they can’t blame the high command for intervening.
Ouyang Yun and Jiang Guangnai had some bad intentions in having such an idea. It is normal to think about it. The Xuebing Army almost single-handedly supported the current situation. How could they allow the former Central Army to be outside their control? To be honest, this is not the danger of raising a tiger. Ouyang Yun does not believe that Chiang Kai-shek is really willing to be lonely. After all, this is not the first time that Chiang Kai-shek has played this trick of retreating to advance.
Chinese troops to assist Australia are entering Karachi in a steady stream. Almost every day, a large number of flying fortresses roar over India. This has naturally attracted great attention from the United Kingdom and Japan.
The Queen's government was forced to withdraw from Great Britain and instead persisted in resistance in India. This was the biggest accident in the history of this time and space. It even lost its homeland. This did great harm to Britain's status among the Allies. In addition, Britain was late It has been unable to organize troops to launch a counterattack against Malaysia. Gradually, its position in the Pacific Theater has declined again and again. Even now, the U.S. government does not consider the British factor when running the Australian War.
The Americans almost ignored the British factor in the Asian battlefield, but the British themselves were not willing to be left alone. Within the Allies, they and the Free French government in exile were brothers. Free France actually relied on the British, so at the instigation of the British, They have always had an idea of the French Restoration Army of Angpos. With the support of Ouyang Yun, the Revolutionary Army operated by Angpos currently has more than 200,000 people and more than 300 Baiji Dolphins. Originally, the Revolutionary Army Only three divisions of the national army are entirely composed of French. The rest are all from the French Indochina Federation and are mercenaries. The exile of the Free French in India has attracted French people from all over the world to the Far East. They are worried about serving their country. Wumen, the existence of the French armed forces of the Restoration Army immediately aroused their strong interest, and they went to Hanoi to sign up to join the army. The master is weak and the servant is strong. This is the problem that Ang Bosi is most worried about. Regarding the arrival of these people, he naturally Welcomed with both hands, in just half a year, he established four new division-level units composed entirely of French people.