The Americans' confidence comes from being "one of the earliest industrialized countries in the world" and the massive wealth accumulated as a result of World War I.
Where does the confidence of the Chinese, or Ouyang Yun, come from? The three southeastern provinces, as well as the highest level scientific research team in the world.
In fact, if Truman had been more careful, he could have learned about China's current real national conditions. Most of the previous diplomats stationed in China and US military officers who had observed in Guangdong mentioned it in their diaries or letters to relatives and friends. When it comes to "China's rapid development", there are many words of praise, praising that China will become the richest country in the world. Many of them know how poor and even backward and barbaric China was before, so most of them think that what happened after The changes in the three southeastern provinces of China are nothing short of miraculous.
Even if Truman, as Vice President and Acting President, was busy and had no time to pay attention to these idle articles, he could still get a glimpse of the clues through some books and newspapers. In recent years, reports about "China is undergoing earth-shaking changes" have not appeared in American media and newspapers. It is not uncommon. Among them, the most famous one is "New Oriental Travels" published in the New York Times, "I came to Guangzhou ten years ago. At that time, Guangzhou was already the richest and most modern city in China. A breathtaking city, but now, when I am wandering on the streets of Guangzhou, I have to wonder whether this is still the Guangzhou I have been to... Brand-new asphalt roads, neatly repaired fields, Rows of factories and shopping malls, cars speeding by on the highway... If these are not enough to describe Guangzhou's current prosperity, then I can feel it from the faces of the locals who are always full of smiles. They are happy..."
Guangzhou, as another base camp of the Xuebing Army after Renqiu, has an irreplaceable position in the development history of the Xuebing Army. It was here that many of Ouyang Yun’s ideas were realized. It was also here that the Xuebing Army established factories The company has accumulated a lot of wealth and developed a large number of industrial technologies that are advanced in Asia and even the world.
Technology equals productivity. This statement is not true. It is precisely because of maintaining technological leadership that Chinese companies can strike from behind and fight their way out of the entourage of powerful Western companies.
Benefiting from the development of domestic industry and commerce, the Xuebing Army also has the capital to expand aggressively. This is also the reason why the Xuebing Army can become stronger and stronger with each war, and its weapons and equipment become more and more advanced. After all, modern war is ultimately about who has more money. .
A diplomatic war without smoke is being waged between China and the United States. On the surface, this war is being run by the diplomats of China and the United States, but behind the scenes, it is a close-quarters and bloody battle between agents of both sides. It is precisely because During this war, Kong Lingyi's name as "Eldest Lady" became known to the world.
The codename "Miss" was given by the Americans. For Hoover and Donovan, successfully instigating Kong Lingyi is definitely something they are proud of. You must know that Kong Lingyi is someone who stays with the President of China all year round. Even if The Chinese president is now just a facade. However, due to his different status, Chiang Kai-shek may reveal some of the country's top secrets even in casual chats.
At the beginning, due to the special caution of an agent, Donovan did not dare to confirm that the "eldest lady" had truly become theirs. However, when Kong Lingyi suggested that "it would be easier to assassinate Chiang Kai-shek than Ouyang Yun, and there would be unexpected consequences." After the suggestion, from the first person involved, Price, to Adams, Director of the Asian Branch of the Office of Strategic Services, to Donovan, they all believed that this Chinese woman was sincerely seeking refuge with them.
With Chen Cheng's secret support and Kong Lingyi's reputation, Yang Puliang's action to activate the Zhongtong Chongqing underground intelligence network went smoothly. After screening, Prius finally identified a six-person action team headed by Kong Lingyi and authorized Kong Lingyi to take full responsibility. "Operation Change of Heaven".
The Americans interpreted Ouyang Yun's appointment of Chiang Kai-shek as the nominal supreme head of state of China. The Xuebingjun and the Chinese National Unity Party, as rising stars in China's military and political circles, were not enough to convince the public. Ouyang Yun needed Chiang Kai-shek to serve as the nominal head of state. Support the facade and help him unite the two forces of the former Central Government and the former Central Army. Therefore, if he can successfully assassinate Chiang Kai-shek, it will definitely arouse the hatred of these two forces towards the Xuebing Army and the coalition government, and as long as China In the event of turmoil, the United States will not only gain the strategic initiative, but more importantly, because Ouyang Yun will have to deploy fresh troops from the frontline battlefields for domestic counter-insurgency, this will greatly reduce the difficulty of the US military conducting military operations in the Pacific and even Asia.
It is documented in history that when Donovan reported to Truman that he had successfully instigated Kong Lingyi, a heavyweight spy, Truman actually invited him to dinner and opened a bottle of champagne to celebrate.
Through this incident, it is not difficult to find out how much Truman hoped to provoke civil strife in China, and his doing so also exposed his inner weakness, that is, he actually did not have much confidence in defeating China on the battlefield.
Truman was not the only one who had no confidence in defeating China head-on. The same was true of Soviet Russia's Stalin and Britain's Churchill.
Therefore, Stalin would stir up ethnic strife in China's southern Xinjiang at all costs, and Churchill would have the intelligence agencies increase their activities in Myanmar and other Southeast Asian countries, hoping to contain China's military power in Southeast Asia by throwing these countries into turmoil. The purpose of power.
Just as there are different voices in the United States on the issue of anti-China, there are also voices in the United Kingdom and Soviet Russia that are opposed to antagonism with China. The difference is that the British government is busy returning to Great Britain, and Churchill is not able to comment on many things. Because it covers the sky with one hand, the British opposition seems louder; and in Soviet Russia, since Trotsky, Stalin basically covers the sky with one hand, so although there are voices in the civilian and military forces against antagonism with China , but could not influence Stalin's decision-making at all.
Based on Stalin's character, he was actually more inclined to take back the Far East directly and violently. However, because he had witnessed the combat power of the Chinese army and knew that Soviet Russia could not compare with China in terms of weapons and equipment, he uncharacteristically raised the issue. They were cautious, hoping that the U.S.-Japan alliance would make the Chinese government at a loss, and the Soviet Union would take advantage of this opportunity.
The Soviet Red Army was opposed to antagonizing China internally, and Stalin gave such guiding ideology, which was reflected in the front line of the Sino-Soviet border in the Far East. At one time, more than 300,000 troops were accumulated, but no offensive was launched.