Ouyang Yun's words were quite upright, but was this what he meant?
"The devil knows." This is what Guo Biao said when discussing this matter with Shan Renxiong on the way back to the military camp. There is another person who holds the same view, and that is Ouyang Yun's brother Chu Tiange. Chu Tiange was chatting with Shui Hongxiu.
When talking about this incident, he said: "The eldest brother is the best at settling accounts and holds grudges. Chiang Kai-shek hurt him so badly last time. I don't believe he can really forget this matter, whether it is from the perspective of revenge or economics."
From the angle, I'm sure he will definitely take Fujian into his own."
Guo Biao and Chu Tiange knew Ouyang Yun quite well, and their statements were definitely not unfounded. Just after the banquet ended that day, Ouyang Yun sat in the study, accompanied by two beauties, Pan Mei and Bai Liusu.
With just an incandescent lamp, I started drafting a new war preparation plan.
Bai Liusu stood aside and saw that one of them was taking turns to pull the troops out to "suppress bandits." According to her, the so-called "bandits" were only found in the border areas of Guangdong near Fujian. She couldn't help laughing and said: "
The suppression of bandits is a lie, it is true to test the reaction of the Fujian Central Army. However, if we do not communicate with Li Zongren and others and just eat Fujian directly, I am afraid it will affect our future development."
The importance of the Gui Army as an ally was not important when the Xuebing Army was still in Renqiu, but it changed after entering Guangdong. Without the Gui Army as an ally, the Xuebing Army would most likely be surrounded on three sides.
Seeing that Bai Liusu had noticed his intention, Ouyang Yun stopped writing, took a sip of tea, and then laughed and said: "To be honest, I just had some ideas about Fujian. Today, I was criticized by Li Zongren, but I feel that this matter
The sooner we solve it, the better, Meiren, after I send Guijun and the others away tomorrow morning, you can help me call Mu Jiandie and Chang Gen over."
Pan Meiren originally knew nothing about military politics. After more than a year of training, she now has a glimpse of the tricks. After hearing this, she smiled and said: "Don't Hutong have people in Fujian? Why, we have to send a general to personally take action."
Ouyang Yun nodded: "There is no way. The troops stationed in Fujian were originally from the 19th Route Army, but now the generals have been replaced by Chiang Kai-shek's cronies. They are already worthy of the name of the Central Army. If the information is more detailed, for
Our future actions will be beneficial. Fujian must be completed before May, otherwise there will be no time and energy by then. If Fujian is taken back, I don’t expect it to provide much wealth, soldiers, etc. The key is that in the future war
It can serve as a buffer zone to relieve direct pressure on Guangdong and increase our strategic depth."
Bai Liusu: "By the way, didn't you say you were going to the United States? If you have to deal with things in Fujian, you won't be able to go to the United States."
"The United States will definitely go to the United States. Regarding our money bag, I am going to leave it to Li Tieshu and Xiang Hanping to take charge of Fujian. By the way, why haven't the Bonn father and son come over? Call me again to urge them. If you're polite, just tell me.
It’s really inconvenient for me to go out, so please understand.”
The Bonn father and son can be considered old men of the military academy. They were so humiliated by Zhang Da today. Not to mention them themselves, even Guo Biao and others were very angry for them. If Ouyang Yun had not emphasized that they would not be allowed to have a direct relationship with the former Cantonese officers.
In the conflict, I guess with Guo Biao's temper, he has already stood up for Bonn and his son.
Half an hour later, a trumpet sounded outside, and then Liu Kui's voice deliberately raised his voice: "President Bonn, you are here, the commander is waiting for you, please come in." Ouyang Yun stood up hurriedly, asking Pan Meiren to I went to make tea and went out to the main room. The Bonn father and his son had already entered the courtyard. With them were Ouyang Stern and George.
As the former Consul General of the U.S. Consulate in Renqiu, George's job was closely related to the Xuebing Army. Therefore, when the Xuebing Army entered Guangdong, he immediately moved there, and because the United States had previously established a military base in Guangzhou, There was a consulate, so the Consulate in Renqiu became the Consulate General in Guangzhou. George became the Consul General.
Ouyang Yun and George had a very good personal relationship. He first greeted and hugged the Bonn father and son, and then hugged George and smiled and said: "George, you're here too. That's great. Please come in. I just asked Meiren to make new tea." "
The guests and hosts entered Ouyang Yun's study and sat down around a coffee table. Ouyang Yun first sincerely apologized to Bonn and his son for his inability to discipline his subordinates.
The Bonn father and son's expressions had recovered at this time. After hearing this, they quickly waved their hands and said: "Commander, you are polite. The commander does not understand our situation. He is probably affected by the world's prejudice against us Jews, so he has such extreme words. Haha, we won’t take it seriously.”
"Thank you." Ouyang Yun said solemnly. When Bai Liusu served the snacks, he said: "It's great that you can think so. To be honest, although you have not been a Chinese citizen for a long time, you have done so for our collective. All those who have experienced it are deeply aware of the contribution they have made. You may not know that right after the meeting, if I had not resolutely stopped them, Guo Biao, Shan Renxiong, Tieshu and the others would have been prepared to teach Zhang Da a lesson. , Zhang Da didn’t mean to target you, he just has a bad mouth and doesn’t like to use his brain when doing things..."
Stern did not speak. After Ouyang Yun finished speaking, he said: "Commander, the biggest difficulty encountered by the Xuebing Army when it enters Guangdong is to integrate the former Guangdong Army. As General Bai said, I think this It's actually an opportunity. I don't like to stir up trouble behind my back, but Zhang Da found someone who is indeed a thorn in the original Guangdong Army. As long as he is dealt with, I believe it will be a good thing for the integration of the troops."
George did not attend the banquet in the evening, but he had his own unique views on the current problems of the Xuebing Army. He continued what Stern said and believed that Ouyang Yun should come up with some thunderous methods, otherwise he would just resort to gentleness. If the policy is adopted, it will embolden some people with evil intentions, which will make it even more difficult to deal with.
The suggestion put forward by George has obvious American characteristics, that is, a two-pronged approach with carrot and stick.
But how could he, an American, understand China's national conditions clearly? If the matter was really that simple, I believe Ouyang Yun would not have to invite Bonn and his son to come over, apologize in person, and just fix Zhang Da and end it.
There were some things he couldn't tell them, so he had to change the topic to his upcoming trip to the United States.
Going to the United States, ostensibly at the private invitation of US President Roosevelt, was actually a strong request from Gu Lianyun.
Xuebingjun's industry in the United States has expanded to a considerable scale as pharmaceutical factories and electronics factories are on the right track. Although Gu Lianyun can be regarded as a strong woman, due to gender reasons, in some aspects she still She encountered many obstacles, and she desperately hoped that Ouyang Yun would come over, precisely because she hoped that he could help her solve these problems.
Ouyang Yun combined the information provided by Gu Lianyun and Hu Tong and characterized his second trip to the United States (the first trip failed) as a "trip to show strength."
The United States, due to its special history, has been the most realistic country on earth since its birth. Everything starts from vested interests and is based on strength. As a military organization, the Xuebing Army has the same strength as a country, and it is Naturally, the big countries that made a fortune from World War I are incomparable. Fortunately, Ouyang Yun has several key technologies in his hands, which attracted the attention of the United States and gained a relatively equal dialogue position. However, Ouyang Yun Yun was not deceived by the current illusion. He knew that once Xuebingjun lost its foothold in the country, its industries in the United States would immediately be annexed by the Americans. By then, he, Ouyang, had worked so hard to travel through Everything he has created in the past will only make his country’s future enemies stronger. This is naturally not what he wants to see. He feels that no matter what Americans think at the moment, it is time for them to see clearly that Xubing Only in this way can it be possible to dispel the suspicion of some Americans.
Roosevelt's invitation was delivered through George, and Ouyang Yun's vehicle for this trip will be a passenger plane converted from a heavy bomber just produced in a U.S. factory through cooperation between the two parties.
In order to be able to smoothly land and take off this large passenger plane, Great Wall Engineering Company is currently working hard to rebuild the military airport in the southern suburbs of Guangzhou. What Ouyang Yun is most concerned about is the related large-scale equipment specially used for manufacturing aircraft that will come with this passenger plane.
Speaking of which, the Xuebing Army Research and Development Institute has been conducting research in this area for a long time. However, because there is no ready-made equipment, although it has the manufacturing technology, it cannot produce it at all. In the end, it can only produce small fighters and bombers. As for the heavy bombers, they can only rely on joint factories in the United States. The equipment shipped this time will be able to solve the molding problem of the large fuselage and the one-time casting problem of the large engine casing. As long as the problem is solved, If the manufacturing problems of these two key parts are solved, and the capabilities of materials and technical workers can keep up, the Xuebing Army itself will be able to manufacture large aircraft.
George is called the Consul General, but he really plays the role of liaison between the two parties. At that moment, he detailed what he knew about the situation, and then mentioned a key issue. Guangzhou does not have large-scale iron mines, so steel resources are scarce. Under such circumstances, even if the Xuebing Army has equipment and technology, but no materials, how can it build an aircraft? He suggested that Ouyang Yun discuss the import of steel with the president during this trip to the United States.
Ouyang Yun naturally knows the industrial situation in Guangzhou better than George, a foreigner, and he has already had his own ideas about the lack of steel resources. Speaking of which, this is one of the reasons why he pays special attention to Fujian, because as far as he knows , Qingyuan, Fujian, is the largest producer of tungsten ore in China, and tungsten is an essential additive for the production of military steel. As long as Qingyuan is controlled, he believes that there will be success in steel.