Ouyang Yun resolutely sent troops to the Indochina Peninsula when the overall situation of the Anti-Japanese War was uncertain. On the one hand, he had the foresight, and on the other hand, because Southeast Asia was a natural neighbor to China geographically. It is no exaggeration to say that if Southeast Asia was completely conquered by the Japanese army, If China cannot master it, then China will inevitably face the pressure of fighting on two fronts, and under the circumstances at that time, it will also lose contact with the United States and other allies. These are things that China at the time could not bear. However, it was still the central government at the time, and The strength of the Central Army has declined compared to that time and space. Therefore, as a vital force in the Anti-Japanese War, the Xuebing Army took the initiative to shoulder this burden, which is actually a manifestation of Ouyang Yun's overall view.
When Koizumi Minichiro entered Southeast Asia, he originally went for strategic resources such as petroleum and rubber. However, after entering Southeast Asia, forced by the situation, his entry point finally landed on the population of Southeast Asia. The huge population base in Southeast Asia, this It is a resource in itself, especially when the Japanese army is fighting less and less and is gradually unable to make ends meet. This strategic resource unique to Southeast Asia naturally caught the attention of Ouyang Yun when it attracted the attention of Koizumi Minichiro. Therefore, Only the Xuebing Army would help Ang Bos form the Nationalist Army in Vietnam, and would also prepare the National Independence Liberation Army in Myanmar and other places.
It is absolutely sad for the natives of Southeast Asia that they, who were supposed to be a neutral country, were abruptly split into two opposing groups by China and Japan when they had no position of their own.
When it comes to utilizing the population of Southeast Asia, there is no doubt that the Japanese have been more successful. This is also a unique benefit for the invaders. Of course, in the long run, as long as China can defeat Japan, then the Xuebing Army was here Being tolerant in this matter will allow China to reap huge dividends in a few years.
Because of the emergence of stimulants, the destructive power of the indigenous armed forces in Southeast Asia has been greatly enhanced, and the Chinese army is also one of the victims. Precisely because too many soldiers died at the hands of indigenous Southeast Asians, from the beginning, the Chinese Supreme Command When formulating relevant policies, they did not consider the issue of recruiting and reorganizing the National Independence Army. The Supreme Command did so with Ouyang Yun's selfish motives hidden in it, that is, in order to ensure that the Chinese in Singapore and even Southeast Asia would suffer less in the future. The more Southeast Asian natives die, the better. Of course, Ouyang Yun and his generals can think about this idea in their minds, but they will definitely not make it known to the public.
As the war progressed to the point where the Chinese army could easily recapture Singapore, because the base of the National Independence Army was too large, the attitude of the Chinese Supreme Command on this matter changed a bit.
The turning point appeared in the telegrams sent by Gu Zhutong and Lin Jiangshi a few days ago. The Japanese decisively abandoned Singapore. Naturally, there was no suspense anymore in the Malay War. After several days of continuous fighting, in addition to facing the Japanese army, the Central Seventh Group Army There were certain casualties. At other times, it was basically a one-sided battle. Gu Zhutong got up late and had basically never been in the Supreme Command, so he didn't know the Supreme Command's position on the issue of the National Independence Army. , seeing more than 200,000 National Independence Army defeated troops gathering in the east of Singapore, he couldn't help thinking, no matter how weak the National Independence Army is, it is still an army, and the Chinese army only has so many people in the Malay Peninsula. From now on, Whether they are garrisoning the Malay Peninsula or continuing to advance eastward, this force seems to be slightly insufficient. It is naturally impossible to let these national independence armies go, but it is not realistic to kill them all. It is better to use them to They became the vanguard or retinue of the Japanese army. Moreover, under the framework of the United Nations, the government had already raised the banner of the United Nations Army. This could be regarded as taking advantage of the situation. Gu Zhutong wanted to capture and reorganize the National Independence Army, which was from the military perspective. Thinking from different angles, Lin Jiangshi’s starting point is the issue of Singapore’s establishment.
What Lin Jiangshi considered was that although the South China Sea borders the motherland, Singapore is still isolated overseas. If it is too tense with the indigenous people of the Malay Peninsula, it will definitely not be conducive to future development. Rather than doing this, it is better to let these national independence armies go. A horse makes a good relationship. After all, fundamentally speaking, the National Independence Army is also a victim of the Japanese. As for how to do it specifically, he expressed his willingness to obey the arrangements of the Supreme Command.
China was able to profit from this major retreat of the Japanese army, naturally thanks to the timely intelligence sent by Shota Sasaki and Wang Yunhe. Ouyang Yun saw the telegram sent back by Gu Zhutong and Lin Jiangshi, and also believed that it was time to change the policy in southeastern Southeast Asia. So he issued an order authorizing Gu Zhutong and others to recruit the National Independence Army in the name. At the same time, he immediately called Song Ziwen and asked him to start activities at the United Nations headquarters in Guangzhou, striving to obtain the National Independence Army as soon as possible under the framework of the United Nations. A preparation.
At the last moment, Shota Sasaki expelled the Japanese officers of the National Independence Army and gathered the defeated troops of the National Independence Army to organize resistance. He actually had the idea of consuming these National Independence Army and sapping the vitality of the Japanese army in Southeast Asia. However, because the Chinese Supreme Command changed the relevant policies , the result of what he did was to send a large number of retinue soldiers to the Chinese army.
Koizumi Toshiichiro trained or directly led the National Independence Army as a Japanese officer. With the help of stimulants, he could indeed enable these indigenous troops to play a certain role, but it could not have a restraining effect at all. Therefore, when the Japanese army was strong It is true that these national independence armies are the most loyal cannon fodder, but once they are weak, the result is that these national independence armies mainly turn against foreigners, and those Japanese officers become the best candidates.
Thanks to Gu Lianyun, the National Independence Army already has many agents and informants who are loyal to the Southeast Asian National Independence Liberation Army. These people may not be able to play a big role in normal times, but at this time, they are the best to breed rebellion. seed.
The first Chinese army to arrive near the dock was the Central Seventh Group Army. Lin Jiangshi was also stunned. After learning about the enemy troops on the dock, he realized that this was an excellent opportunity to launch the National Independence Army, so he sent out a large number of Many people used loudspeakers to shout to the other side, which directly activated these seeds.
Koizumi Toshiichiro adopted a high-pressure policy to control the National Independence Army. How could these National Independence Army be loyal at all? With these agents in the middle to fan the flames, the result was that the National Independence Army on the dock had a camp just after Shota Sasaki boarded the ship. Xiao Xiao, and those Japanese officers who were expelled by him to collect the defeated troops of the National Independence Army, ten out of ten were killed by their most loyal Southeast Asian subordinates, and about a dozen people simply joined the rebels, claiming to be People from the so-called Japan Anti-War Alliance claimed that they would lead their National Independence Army to bring order to the chaos and crusade against Japanese militarism.