"Military seat, Chen Brai said that if we are willing to release those Japanese prisoners of war, Nanjing will give us a group army." On the phone, Ouyang Yun heard Zhang Zhen's slightly beating voice, and his heart couldn't help but "boom" A violent jump,
Group army, what is that concept? The temptation is too great. Then wouldn’t I be promoted to commander?
Zhang Zhenchu was particularly surprised when he heard the news from Chen Builei. His performance was pretty good. The expressions of his staff officers who were present were much more colorful. It's no wonder that they were Xuebing The current promotion rate of the army is unprecedented. Moreover, this is not an empty army with just a name. It has a huge territory to support the army. Now, it has only been more than two months since the army was established, and the following establishments are... It has not yet been filled up, and it can be promoted to the next level. If this is not coming from Chen Brai's mouth, and if the relationship between Chen Brai and Lao Jiang is not known to everyone, the young Xuebing Army staff officers will probably think that they are sitting across from each other. is a big liar,
After not hearing Ouyang Yun's answer for a long time, Zhang Zhen thought he was tempted and said: "Chen Brai carries the official document of the Military Commission with him. It should not be fake."
"Old Zhang, what do you think?" Ouyang Yun lit up a cigarette and after taking a puff, his mood slowly calmed down.
Zhang Zhen actually already had an idea, but after hearing Ouyang Yun's question, he thought about it for a while and then said: "I think it's feasible. There are too many prisoners of war. Although our handling strategy is correct, there is no guarantee. Mistakes will happen from time to time, Military Officer, to tell you the truth, I always feel that putting these little devils in Renqiu and assigning them to the factory is like placing a bomb next to me. God knows when it will explode, Ji Cha The territory is not small, and it is possible to raise a group army. I think we can add one more thing when accepting this condition, that is, control of the entire territory of Hebei. It seems that Zhangjiakou must be handed over. This is conducive to stability and unity, but since the 132nd Division has been assigned to the 59th Army, should their territory in Hebei be handed over to us, military seat, what do you think?"
After pondering for a while, Ouyang Yun said: "Old Zhang, it seems that you are very interested in agreeing to this condition."
Zhang Zhen smiled and said: "That's right, who doesn't want to have more soldiers and generals? I can see the way of the world. Whoever has a gun in his hand is the boss. Haha, since we can legitimately expand the army, why not do it. "
Ouyang Yun smiled bitterly, he didn't know this truth, but is it really that simple? He said: "But have you ever thought about one question? Nanjing agrees to our military expansion, but where does our military expenditure come from? Nanjing You won’t allocate money, right?”
Zhang Zhen never considered this issue at all, because in his opinion, Ren Qiu was too rich. He said, "Aren't we very rich?"
"Are you very rich?" Ouyang Yun laughed dumbly, thinking that it is time to formulate a financial disclosure policy. Otherwise, the guys below may not think we are rich. "Old Zhang, you are not a member of the family and don't know Oil and salt are expensive. Mr. Jiang is complaining to me now. Among other things, these 10,000 little Japanese prisoners of war cost us two months of income. If the pharmaceutical company had not developed a new product during this period, We may have gone bankrupt by using our products to obtain huge deposits from foreign agents.”
Ouyang Yun's words are not alarmist. The construction of the Xuebing Army is different from other domestic armies. For example, Yan Xishan and others rely entirely on local finance. Even so, the troops below them do everything they can to live a good life. Extremely, for the Guangdong and Guangxi armies, since the local economy is pretty good, plus Chen Jitang, Li Zongren, and Bai Chongxi are very concerned about the development of the people's livelihood economy, it is not a problem to maintain the army at hand. Among them, the rich are like Guangdong, Chen Jitang and others As a local warlord, he even used money to build an air force. The route taken by the Xuebing Army is different from the above. The most significant point is that the taxes of the Renqiu government are extremely low, and even for some key industries There are also subsidies, such as agriculture. Of course, Renqiu's industrial level is not comparable to that of Guangdong and Guangxi. Among them, penicillin and diesel engines can now not only meet domestic demand, but can even be exported. And high-end industries such as televisions and radios, As well as the output of high-end technology, it has also brought a lot of money to Renqiu, but even if it is like this, it is not obvious at ordinary times. Once a war breaks out, Renqiu's finances will be overwhelmed. For this reason, Jiang Shuren often complains to Ouyang Yun.
Zhang Zhen was very surprised when he heard this for the first time. Since Chen Brai was still waiting for the news, he kept the story short and said: "If this is the case, then I can only refuse."
"Well, Lao Zhang, as long as our economic strength increases, our military construction will naturally increase. Even if there is no establishment, we will still have many ways to expand the army. Don't be disappointed."
"No, I have confidence in our Xuebing Army."
"That's good, that's it, I still have to go to the Military Research and Development Institute."
"Well, I know how to respond to Chen Brai."
Ren Qiu and his party, Chen Brai finally returned without success, and shortly after he returned to Nanjing, the Japanese Huabeitun garrison, which had reorganized its organization, first sent troops to Fengtai, and then the 7th Division and 11th Division Chen Bing of the Kwantung Army In the border areas of Rehe and Chahar, so-called exercises are constantly being carried out, and they have put on a fierce offensive posture. At this point, people with a little military vision can see that a war between China and Japan is imminent. ,
Faced with the Japanese provocation, Zhang Zizhong, who had been promoted to the commander of the 59th Army, and Song Zheyuan, the commander of the 29th Army, chose to give in after accepting the admonishment of the Nanjing Military Commission. As a result, amidst the uproar in the country, the Japanese army occupied the area without bloodshed. Fengtai, while the Xuebing Army began to prepare for war intensively in Wanping City. At the same time, there were two completely different voices in the country regarding the release of Japanese prisoners of war. Among them, some politicians (mainly from Nanjing) called for The Xuebing Army released the prisoners of war as soon as possible to calm the anger of the Japanese government and prevent the Japanese army from using this as an excuse to invade North China. The voice of the people was that not only should the prisoners of war not be released, but they should also be sentenced for their crimes. Those who deserved to be killed should be imprisoned. ...Just when everyone in the country was attracted to Renqiu, a small-scale military conflict was going on in Dongshan County, Fujian.