Feng Yuxiang opened fire on Chen Cheng because of the issue of recruiting puppet troops. Those who did not know the truth must have thought that General Feng was once again looking for trouble for Chen Cheng. However, people like Ouyang Yun who were familiar with the inside story knew that Feng Yuxiang was actually involved in this matter. I have endured it for a long time,
General Feng couldn't help but feel uncomfortable. If it was just a recruitment issue, then he would definitely not publicly blame Chen Cheng on such an occasion. The reason why he did this was because in addition to recruitment, it also involved a long-standing problem in the army. ,
factionalism,
Factional disputes in the GMD army have been around almost since the birth of this team, and after time has developed, it has become the norm. It is not that Ouyang Yun cannot tolerate the existence of factions. After all, China is a humane society. This cannot be eliminated. As long as there are human affairs in places where people gather, there will inevitably be various groups arising from different relationships. Objectively speaking, the existence of such groups must be a bad thing, at least. In terms of the cohesion of the army, the existence of such groups still has a positive effect. What Ouyang Yun cannot tolerate is that these groups have become tools for some people with ulterior motives, gradually causing the morale of the army to deteriorate, and thus "a rat's excrement is ruined" "One pot of porridge", Ouyang Yun's starting point when he reorganized the former Central Army and eliminated the influence of factions, so those who were transferred from the former Central Army or even forced to retire from active service were those with ulterior motives and no overall situation in mind. It was precisely because Due to this incomplete cleanup, after the National Defense Forces stabilized, the factions became distinct again, and then factional struggles reappeared.
In the former Central Army, Chen Cheng's civil engineering department was the largest faction. Now in the era of the National Defense Forces, Chen Cheng is actually still the second-in-command in the Chinese military, and his position is even stronger than in the central government era. The civil engineering department As a result, he became more cohesive. Although Chen Cheng was actually indifferent to the idea of forming cliques, his capable generals were unwilling to be left alone. These people did not dare to raise the banner of the civil engineering department to recruit troops openly. , however, it does not prevent them from reaching out in other directions, such as the recruitment of puppet troops.
The coalition government follows the path of the military, and implements democratic governance at the local level except for the central government. This gives domestic democrats hope, alleviates the long-standing political conflicts during the central government era, and reduces unnecessary bloody conflicts. , but at the same time, some careerists saw the opportunity to make trouble. The National Defense Force was transformed from the former Central Army, and it could not completely enter the model of a student army. Some officers still have this deep-rooted idea in their hearts, that is, there are people Having guns means strength and territory. In addition, the vast majority of the puppet army is originally from the GMD military system and is inextricably linked to the former Central Army. Therefore, some people are the first to get the advantage and expand their strength. All hopes are pinned on recruiting these puppet troops. Whether Chen Cheng knows about this is difficult for outsiders to guess. However, because the vast majority of vested interests in this trend are generals from the civil engineering department, Chen Cheng wants to completely avoid it. Relationship is also impossible,
Originally, Feng Yuxiang had not raised any objections, and Ouyang Yun was also prepared to find an opportunity to talk to Chen Cheng about this matter. Now that Feng Yuxiang has taken the initiative to carry the banner, Ouyang Yun is naturally happy to take advantage of this shareholder's style.
At the beginning of the formation of the coalition government, although the Xuebing Army was famous overseas, it was still veiled compared to the original central government and the military and political leaders in the rear areas. Therefore, except for Song Ziwen and others who had experienced Guangzhou, others On the surface, they show obedience, but in fact, they all have their own secrets. Now, as the veil on the Xuebingjun is removed, all the things related to the Xuebingjun are revealed to the world without any obstruction. These people are shocked by the Xuebingjun system. The power he showed was that he had to bow his head willingly, and honestly understood the current situation and became a hero. Correspondingly, Ouyang Yun's authority increased day by day, so that now he is firmly entrenched in both political and military circles. Stabilize the right to speak first,
Feng Yuxiang asked Ouyang Yun to express his position. Naturally, everyone's eyes were focused on Ouyang Yun's face. Some of them were familiar with the inside story and had plans in mind. Their eyes moved back and forth on the faces of Chen Cheng and Ouyang Yun, as if they were watching the fun.
Ouyang Yun acted very calmly. He lit up a cigarette and took a puff and said: "I have also thought about the issue that Mr. Feng is worried about during this period. After all, tens of thousands of puppet troops surrender on their own initiative. The Supreme Command has to come up with something." Here comes a charter. Let me first talk about my personal opinion. Everyone should be clear about this, because so far, the Xuebing Army is still implementing the same rules that I originally formulated." He glanced at the crowd as he spoke.
Someone answered immediately and said, "Commander, please tell me."
The one who responded: "Prime Minister, we don't know."
Ouyang Yun explained patiently: "I once said that I hate traitors even more than the devils. Why, the devils have a purpose in invading our country and suppressing our people. Therefore, they have more reason to be more vicious than those traitors." , Otherwise, why should they destroy our China, the traitors, what is their purpose, to survive, if it is just to survive, they can learn from Liang Guangyao, who is a puppet army in name, but does nothing to the Chinese people under his rule. , Not only did Qiu commit no crime, but he also tried his best to cover it up. Even if it didn't work, could they also learn from ordinary people who dare to be angry but dare not speak out? Therefore, I firmly do not admit that they became traitors just to survive, get promoted and make a fortune. This is still not true. The reason is the same as above. So in my opinion, if they are traitors, they are evil. They are the most evil people and the scum of our Chinese nation. So I often tell Lao Li and others not to get dirty with those people. We sympathize with the traitors who have the blood of our compatriots. It is a blessing for the country and the nation that they jump out and become traitors, because if it were not for this damn war, these people might still be hiding among us and bring us some great disasters from time to time. Woolen cloth……"
Ouyang Yun's voice was stern by the end of what he said. As a result, Feng Yuxiang's expression relaxed, but Chen Cheng's brows became more and more frowned. Just when everyone thought Ouyang Yun was going to deal with this matter with an iron fist. , but he changed the subject and said: "Of course, the situation now is different from before. I don't mind settling the matter with a single blow, but we have to consider the social effects and other issues. Really kill them all. Yes, there must be people who are unjustly accused, but if they are asked to line up in a row and kill one by one, I think there must be someone who slips through the net. Even so, it seems that there are too many people we want to kill. This is because of Qian Tianhe, and I think there are more painful things than death, so we can relax the treatment standards, but we will never tolerate adultery." At this point, Ouyang Yun looked at Chen Cheng and asked: "Didn't Commander-in-Chief Zhang say some time ago that there was a shortage of manpower and the construction period was too short? Is there a possible delay? How about sending some people there who don’t deserve death?”