Ouyang Yun's words were serious. Li and Bai looked at each other, with a hint of research in their eyes. Chen Jitang looked relieved, because the suggestion of cooperation with the three parties was He proposed it first. Therefore, Ouyang Yun's performance made him feel very proud in front of Li Bai. He did not choose the wrong target. He chuckled and said: "Commander Ouyang is humble. The Guangdong and Gui armies have achieved great glory." That is all in the past, but your department, after winning two consecutive victories against Japan, is now at the peak of its reputation. Speaking of which, although our Guangdong and Guangxi armies have always adhered to a tough policy against Japan, due to the geographical location The reason is that it is not powerful enough. No matter how strong the soldiers are and how sharp the guns are, they can only look at the sea and sigh."
As soon as Chen Jitang finished speaking, Hu Hanmin, as the oldest Kuomintang veteran among the four, gently stroked his beard and said: "This is actually not a problem. The Xuebing Division has now mastered a small part of Hebei and a large part of Chahar. The current military strength of the military division is not rich. On the contrary, our Guangdong Army and Guangxi Army are full of troops. In this way, we can form an allied army to station in North China. First, it can help the allies stabilize the local area, and secondly, it can The world has fully demonstrated our determination to resist Japan."
Li Zongren said: "Whether this method is good or not, I don't know whether Master Ouyang is willing to let us have a hand in North China affairs."
After he said this, everyone's eyes fell on Ouyang Yun's face again.
Ouyang Yun said with a smile: "Compared with Guangdong and Guangxi, Chahar is a remote and remote area. For me, sending troops from Guangdong and Guangxi to station is a very good thing. Even if I personally disagree, I think the people of Chahar will welcome it with raised hands." Yes, it’s nothing more than that.”
"Nothing." Bai Chongxi asked,
"The composition of our student division is relatively complex. It includes not only the 1st Gendarmerie Regiment, which was originally a direct line of the Central Military Army, but also the 1st Guard Battalion of the Yu Xuezhong Department. The main force of the student division is the former 37th Division. 129th Regiment, I think they may have other opinions."
Hearing this, Li Zongren knitted his eyebrows and thought: "The composition of the Military Academy is quite complex."
Bai Chongxi asked directly: "So, how can we do it so that they can have no objection?" In other words, what conditions do you want in exchange?
Facing Bai Chongxi's pressing questions, Ouyang Yun smiled bitterly and did not answer immediately. His brain was running rapidly, but what he was thinking about was whether the meeting with Hu Hanmin that night was a trap set by the other party.
Among the four, Chen Jitang was the most impatient. He couldn't help but said: "Ouyang, we are absolutely sincere about this cooperation. If you really feel embarrassed, then this is great. We will buy it from you for 500,000 Guangyang." 'Weiqing style' manufacturing process."
Among the existing resources of the military training division, the territory, penicillin, and the "quick-type" multifunctional machine gun are actually not Chen Jitang's goals. What he values most is the "Weiqing-style" automatic rifle.
After seeing his 500,000 yuan, he wanted to obtain the "Wei Qing style" manufacturing technology. Not to mention Ouyang Yun's reaction, Li, Bai and Hu Hanmin couldn't help but reveal a trace of disdain in their eyes when they looked at him, and Hu Hanmin secretly shook his head. He shook his head and thought to himself that the tall and thin guy really dared to open his mouth like a lion. Haha, it seemed that he had no idea what kind of person his opponent was.
Since he knew Chen Jitang's bottom line for purchasing the "Weiqing Style" from Hu Hanmin in advance, Ouyang Yun naturally had no reaction to Chen Jitang's first-round offer. He glanced at the other three people and said sternly to Chen Jitang: "Commander Chen
Don't be anxious. Since we are talking about cooperation this time, I think as long as everyone is sincere enough and can fully consider each other, after the agreement is reached, the 'Wei Qing style' is just a trivial matter. However, before that, I want to declare that although we learn
Compared with Guangdong and Guangxi, the Military Division is just a junior, but our determination to resist Japan is absolutely no less than anyone else. It is not modest to say that our Military Division was born because of the resistance to Japan. Therefore, resisting Japan is the primary mission of our existence."
"What a man who was born to fight against Japan. Commander Ouyang's mind is admirable. However, when the existence of the military training division is threatened by our own people, how will you react?" Li Zongren said, looking at Ouyang with burning eyes.
cloud,
"There is already a precedent for this, don't forget how the Military Academy obtained Chahar." Bai Chongxi said to Li Zongren with a smile,
Ouyang Yun smiled: "Yes, the internal principle of our military division is that we will not offend others unless they offend us. If someone offends me, I will repay them tenfold."
Hearing such arrogant words, Chen Jitang's expression changed. Hu, Li, and Bai looked at Ouyang Yun with admiring expressions. Then, Li Zongren smiled and said to Bai Chongxi: "Old Bai, I'm afraid of future generations. I'll tell you before I come here."
I told you not to take chances, but if you don’t believe me, now you know how powerful young men are.”
Bai Chongxi also smiled. He glanced at Ouyang Yun with a smile and then said to Chen Jitang: "Commander Chen, I think it's better to just take out the text of the agreement. Our children are not easy to fool."
Chen Jitang's expression stabilized after a period of changes. He nodded with a smile and took out a document from the drawer.
Ouyang Yun read the document carefully, and when he raised his head, he first cast a grateful glance at Hu Hanmin. The description in the document was exactly the same as what Hu Hanmin revealed beforehand. Now, it was his turn to bargain and pay back the money.
Seeing that he had finished reading the agreement, Chen, Li, and Bai looked at him expectantly. Li Zongren asked: "How about it, you will not suffer any loss as a military master."
Ouyang Yun shouted: "What? This is a huge loss."
"Well," the three of them looked at each other, and Hu Hanmin also pretended to be puzzled.
"Three seniors, you are dragging our military training division into a pit of fire."
Chen Jitang stood up after hearing this and said unhappily: "What are you talking about? If it weren't for the fact that your military division is dedicated to resisting Japan, I would never have agreed to such a disadvantageous alliance agreement. Hum, Commander Ouyang
, please give me a reasonable explanation, otherwise don’t blame me for turning against you."
Li and Bai's reaction was not as fierce and domineering as Chen Jitang's, but it was not difficult to see from their expressions that in their minds, Guangdong and Guangxi had made concessions in this agreement.
Ouyang Yun ignored Chen Jitang's threat and explained calmly: "From a literal point of view, our military training division has indeed taken a lot of advantages. The first is the free financial aid of two million, which is indeed of great benefit to our current economic situation.
Secondly, the Guangdong Army sent troops to Chahar, which undoubtedly helped us share part of the defensive pressure. However, if we carefully consider the relationship between Guangdong and Guangxi and Nanjing, our military training division has lost more than we have gained. Guangdong and Guangxi have strong soldiers and horses, so naturally
We are not worried about the threat from Nanjing, but our military training division is different. We currently have only more than 10,000 combatable troops, most of whom are new recruits. With such a force lineup to confront the Central Army, I am not stupid enough to do so.
Moreover, everyone has seen the methods of the Nanjing man. He will do whatever it takes to achieve his goal. If they reach any agreement with the Kwantung Army, then our military training division will die without even knowing how."
Chen Jitang said: "Speaking of which, you are still afraid of the Japanese."
Ouyang Yun retorted: "I'm afraid of the Japanese. Commander Chen, don't you think this sentence is funny?"
"Then you are afraid of Chiang Kai-shek."
"I can't help but be afraid. Your Cantonese family has a great cause and a deep foundation. Our military training division is a small family and a small business that we can't afford to deal with."
"Ouyang Yun, don't be ignorant of good and evil." Chen Jitang got angry and spoke a little arrogantly.
Li and Bai looked at them coldly, with no intention of intervening, but Hu Hanmin couldn't sit still. He stood up and said: "Okay, today we can sit together and talk about cooperation because we have common goals and demands. , now that cooperation has not been agreed upon, conflicts have arisen first. If this spreads out, with your current status, wouldn't you be laughed out of your head? Ouyang, please forgive me for relying on my old age and saying a few words to you. It is a good thing for young people to be vigorous. But now you are not facing enemies but allies who are willing to cooperate with you. If you have any difficulties, just tell them. There is no need to get angry."
Ouyang Yun borrowed the donkey from the slope, sat down and said, "Thank you, Mr. Hu, for reminding me, it's the boy Meng Lang." Then he said to Chen Jitang, "Commander Chen, you don't remember the faults of villains. What I just said was without consideration. Meng Lang's Please bear with me."
Chen Jitang snorted and sat down.
Li Zongren said to Ouyang Yun: "Mr. Ouyang, Mr. Hu is right. If you really have difficulties, just tell them. Since we intend to form an alliance, we will be comrades sitting in the same boat from now on. If we have any difficulties, we will work out a solution together."
Ouyang Yun nodded and smiled gratefully at Li Zongren, saying: "You all know that the composition of the military training division is complicated, and there are irreconcilable conflicts between Guangdong, Guangxi and Nanjing. Please forgive me, I think there will be a conflict between you sooner or later. , then, the student divisions that are allied with you will definitely be on your side. In that case, no matter success or failure, Guangdong and Guangxi have a strong navy with the sea at their backs, so at the worst they will not be surrounded on all sides, and our students will not be surrounded on all sides. The military division is different. You all know the situation in North China. It has always been a place where various forces are intertwined. Although they have not shown it yet, there must be many people behind the scenes who are looking for opportunities to devour us. Let us learn from Since the Wen'an War, the military division seems to have great glory, but in fact it is full of dangers..."
Hearing this, Chen Jitang, who was in a bad mood, interrupted: "Ouyang Yun, I really don't understand how you got the title of 'Anti-Japanese Heroes'. You are afraid of wolves in front and tigers in the back. How can you be manly at all? "
Bai Chongxi said: "Ouyang's worries are not unreasonable. The situation in North China is indeed complicated enough."
Chen Jitang said: "Isn't what he is worried about just the fear of the entire army being wiped out? This can be easily solved, just leave some seeds in other places. Well, if the three of us can form an alliance, we will give you a county in our Guangdong and Guangxi territories." The land allows you to save seeds, so this is not a problem."
This was exactly what Ouyang Yun needed. He pretended to think about it and said, "Commander Chen's suggestion is good, but..."
"But what, are you afraid that I will annex your troops? Humph, then you underestimate me, Mr. Chen. Not to mention the few troops you reserved as seeds, it is your entire military training division. I, Mr. Chen, I don’t even look down on it.”
Ouyang Yun smiled bitterly: "That's not what I meant."
Bai Chongxi looked at Ouyang Yun. Something flashed in his mind. A mysterious smile appeared on his face. He turned to Chen Jitang. He couldn't help but think: Chen Wenzhu, Chen Wenzhu, this time you may have fallen for someone else. Got it,
Chen Jitang didn't know that he had become a fool in Bai Chongxi's eyes. He said loudly: "In this case, the alliance is settled. Ouyang Yun, among the three parties in our alliance, your military training division is the weakest. In this way, You can choose a place to keep the seeds, but I want to declare that you only have the right to garrison troops, and all other powers still belong to our Guangdong government."
"Well, then I don't dare to accept Commander Chen's kindness."
"What do you mean, this won't work, that won't work either, what do you want to do?" This time, Chen Jitang was really angry.
Ouyang Yun grimaced, as if he had accepted the grievance. He touched his nose. Just when Chen Jitang's patience was about to reach its limit, he said: "This alliance will be a life and death test for our military training division." Hey, Commander Chen, you have to let me think about it again."
"I'm sorry." Chen Jitang could no longer contain the anger in his heart. Just when he was about to say something rude, Hu Hanmin stood up in time to stop him. He glared at Chen Jitang angrily and said, "Jitang, don't forget that you are now identity." Then he said to Ouyang Yun: "Mr. Ouyang, are you not satisfied with Ji Tang's proposal?"
Ouyang Yun said: "I don't dare. Commander Chen's proposal is very tempting, but our military training division has nothing to offer in exchange."
Chen Jitang sneered and said: "Stop being modest, just Zhangjiakou will do."
The expressions of Ouyang Yun, Li and Bai changed. Zhangjiakou is the provincial capital of Chahar. If the province is given to the Guangdong Army, then the Xuebing Division's control over Chahar will exist in name only.
Li Zongren said: "Old Chen, your condition is a bit nonsense. Zhangjiakou is the provincial capital of Chahar. As far as I know, it has now become the base camp of Ji Xingwen's 37th Division. Even if Ouyang agrees, I don't think Ji Xingwen will I agree."
"This won't work, that won't work either, so tell me what to do."
Bai Chongxi said: "Otherwise, we can find a piece of land for the military training division in Fujian."
"Fujian." Ouyang Yun said to himself: "That is the territory of the Central Army."
Chen Jitang said: "Then let's go to Fujian, Ouyang Yun. You can choose any place in Fujian, except Chahar and Zhangjiakou. I can also choose any place. How about it."
Before Ouyang Yun could answer, Hu Hanmin said, "That's it. Otherwise, if we continue to bargain, we don't know when the alliance agreement will be signed."