Diem hurried to Xiaonanhai Zhengtang Hall and met Liang Zihua, An Ngai's secretary, who was waiting in the parking lot.
Liang Zihua said apologetically to Ngo Dinh Diem: "Minister Ng, the chairman is having a secret conversation with Minister Hu who rushed back from Central Asia at the moment. I'm afraid you have to wait a while before you can see the chairman."
Diem asked casually: "Which Minister Hu?"
Liang Zihua solemnly introduced: "General Hu Jialin, Minister of National Defense."
Diem was stunned, and a look of respect immediately appeared on his face.
With the launch of Nanhua Radio Station, the series of radio dramas "Model Camp", "Heroes", "Songhu Heroes" and "The Great Wall of Anti-Japanese" produced by Southern Sichuan Radio Station a few years ago suddenly became popular in Nanhua.
As the series progresses, the stories of An Yi, Hu Jialin, Yin Jinan, Gu Changfeng, Cheng Guang, Xia Jian, Yang Bin and other An Jiajun core generals have touched the hearts of every listener.
Since Nanhua has decided to use Mandarin Chinese as the official language, called "Putonghua", as the standard language for daily work, study and communication, people of all ethnic groups in Nanhua see that everyone is listening to the radio drama performed in Mandarin with great interest. How can they do it?
Can you lag behind the trend? So there was a craze for learning Chinese characters and Mandarin.
Nowadays, Nanhua has implemented a six-year compulsory education system of four years in primary school and two years in junior high school. It has introduced Chinese pinyin, promoted simplified Chinese characters and other measures. Children have become "intellectuals" in many families. Many people have begun to learn Chinese characters from their sons and daughters.
and Mandarin. Later, when the government saw that this craze was getting stronger and stronger, it took advantage of the situation and began to establish literacy classes and cultural cram schools, attracting a large number of people to enroll, and laying a solid foundation for the popularization of Chinese culture.
Diem was also an enthusiastic listener of radio dramas. Every night at eight o'clock, as long as there was nothing else to do, he would sit in front of the radio, make a pot of tea, and listen to the radio drama program for an hour with his family. He knew Hu Jialin's status in the Anjia Army.
Although this defense minister is quite incompetent and has never come to Beijing to take up his post after being elected, no one dares to object to this. Everyone says that Siam is a military regime, and Nanhua is not
It seems even worse, but Nanhua wins because of its integrity, self-respect and focus on people's livelihood, and the sound checks and balances and supervision system. The establishment of the three headquarters of the General Staff Department, the Political Department and the Logistics Department, and the separation of the military, political and economic departments, are extremely important.
The earth has restricted the power of the generals, and coupled with the strict intelligence system, this state machine is running at an unprecedented high speed. He can feel new changes almost every day.
Diem and Liang Zihua came to Qinzheng Building and took the elevator to the fourth floor. In the corridor, they met Shen Fengdao who was guarding the door of An Yi's office.
Shen Fengdao invited Diem to sit in the rest room next door. The staff immediately served tea. Diem knew at a glance that the conversation between Hu Jialin and An Yi would not be short, so he simply picked up today's newspaper and read it leisurely.
The current official newspapers of the Nan Hua government are "Nan Hua Daily" and "Liberation Daily", and the military's propaganda mouthpiece is "Seventy-Nine Military Daily". In addition, provincial and municipal party and government agencies also publish their own newspapers, but local newspapers are published every day.
All content must be approved by governments at all levels
Sensitive content must be registered and approved by the General Political Department before it can be published. The conditions for running a newspaper in Nanhua are extremely strict. Even the Central Daily News of the Nanjing National Government has not obtained the right to publish in Nanhua.
Don't talk about other newspapers.
In the corridor outside, Liang Zihua quietly asked Shen Feng:
"Deputy Chief, the two officers were very affectionate when they first met. After talking for a while, Chief Hu slammed the table. The atmosphere became tense. At that time, the Chairman kicked me out and asked me to receive Minister Wu... ...It’s been so long now and I can’t even hear a sound. Is there any problem?”
Shen Fengdao smiled and asked: "What's the problem? Speaking of which, the only person who dares to slap the table against Xiao Yi now is Huzi. Only he can make Xiao Yi sober. Don't worry, Huzi is as good as Xiao Yi. After many years of friendship, we naturally have heated arguments when talking about issues, but privately, Xiaoyi has great respect for his old brothers."
Liang Zihua shrugged: "Actually, it doesn't sound that big to me. For example, regarding the location of the nuclear base, the chairman insisted on building it in Central Asia, saying he was afraid of polluting the environment, while Chief Hu said it was for the sake of the country and the nation. Fate is playing tricks on them, they quarreled fiercely. In my opinion, isn't it the same wherever Xiu is?"
"Shh!"
Shen Fengdao raised his right index finger in front of his mouth, made a "silence" gesture towards Liang Zihua, looked around, and then reminded:
"Zihua, this is not a small issue. You'd better be careful in the future. As long as it involves nuclear issues, it's no small matter and don't be listened to. In fact, I have thought about this issue in private for a long time. What they said is very reasonable, but just Judging from the current chaotic situation, the reason for the beard is more sufficient. Central Asia itself is rich in resources and cannot use that much electricity, while the south of South China relies entirely on the supply of resources from the north. If the base can be built there, it can solve many problems. question."
At this time, a lieutenant colonel from the General Staff Headquarters came quickly. Seeing Shen Fengdao and Liang Zihua, he quickly stepped forward, saluted and then reported:
"Chief Shen, Secretary Liang, and General An Jin, commander of the mountain cluster, called. The two detour divisions have been moved in place and will officially launch a general attack on the Meishan defense line at three o'clock in the afternoon. Chief of Staff Yang would like to ask the chairman to personally take charge... ..”
Shen Fengdao pointed to the closed door: "At the moment, the chairman is negotiating with General Hu Jialin, and he has ordered that no one be disturbed..."
"Creak——"
The door of the room suddenly opened from the inside, and An Yi personally escorted Hu Jialin out. Shen Fengdao quickly stepped forward and informed Yang Fei of his request.
An Yi asked Liang Zihua: "Is Minister Wu here?"
Liang Zihua said respectfully: "It's right next door, waiting for the chairman's summons."
An Yi smiled and said to Hu Jialin: "Third brother, as the Minister of Defense, you have not been to the General Staff since you took office. This time, go and have a look on my behalf! An Jin and the others have made complete preparations for conquering the Meishan front line. But the actual effect has to be tested in actual combat. You have continuously commanded operations in Central Asia and have rich experience. I am relieved that you will be the commander!"
"OK!"
Hu Jialin nodded: "I will go to the General Staff immediately. When the Meishan battle is over, I have to rush back to my home in Xufu to be with my wife, children and parents."
An Yi said: "I estimate that the Battle of Meishan is a watershed in Siam's series of operations. As long as we can capture this barrier area known as the 'Oriental Siegfried' by the Siamese in one fell swoop, it will definitely deter the Siamese army greatly." , the next thing is the end of the world. Lao Shen, you accompany Huzi to the General Staff and tell Yang Fei and the others that Huzi’s decision is my decision. Which troops, including the Second Artillery and Army Aviation, are to be used, just let Huzi sign the order! "
After watching Hu Jialin and Shen Fengdao leave, An Yi immediately invited Diem to his office.
As soon as he sat down, An Yi couldn't wait to ask: "Brother Tingyan, have Britain, France, the United States and other countries responded?"
Diem said with some complacency: "Yes, Chairman, Britain and France have agreed in principle to the proposal to use their expatriates to form troops in South China. At the same time, the US government has stated that it will replace the US army with Philippine troops and enter Bangkok to safeguard the safety of American expatriates.
Benefit.
"According to the chairman's wishes, we have notified Germany and told them that we have agreed to their request to send troops. I think the Germans will be surprised when they join forces with troops from other countries in South China."
An Yi smiled: "I knew I would agree. Who can refuse something like this where you can make profits without paying any money? In order to close relations with Britain, France, the United States and other countries, these concessions are necessary. Yes.
Well, why didn’t the United States send their troops and let the Philippine army take over?”
Diem said regretfully: "The United States began to withdraw its troops from the Philippines in early May, and has basically completed the withdrawal. In the Pacific region, the closest thing to Siam is the hundreds of troops stationed in Guam. From Guam to Bangkok, it is only a short boat ride away.
It took more than ten days. In addition, Guam is an important military base of the United States and the troops are not allowed to leave without authorization, so they had to be replaced by the Philippine Army."
"I wonder if the United States has any requirements?" An Yi asked solemnly, knowing that Americans were not easy to take advantage of.
"The U.S. Ministry of Foreign Affairs requested that the troops sent to Bangkok be a company. We will send a transport plane to Manila to pick up the people. They will be independently commanded by General MacArthur, the American adviser to the U.S. Philippine Army. We are not allowed to interfere with its actions under any pretext." Diem was worried about An Yi.
Will refuse, said with some hesitation.
An Yi sneered: "This is indeed in line with the Americans' usual arrogant attitude. However, in order to quickly win over the relationship with the Americans before the war breaks out, it is necessary for us to make some concessions. The current international situation is not like this.
That is, we cannot let Britain, France, the United States and other countries label us as Germany, otherwise we will fall into great passivity."
Ngo Dinh Diem was relieved to see An Yi's calm mind, and then asked for instructions on issues that needed attention in diplomatic work during the recent period, and then stood up to leave.
...
Shen Fengdao drove the car and chatted wordlessly with Hu Jialin, who was sitting in the passenger seat.
"I'm worried that you two will fight! Huzi, even though you have been practicing martial arts since you were a child, you are not necessarily Xiao Yi's opponent now. Xiao Yi has learned boxing from me for many years, and was deceived by my uncle and ate a lot.
The elixir that strengthens the body and strengthens the body has won the true inheritance of my Taoist martial arts. However, you were seriously ill last year, and I am afraid you will suffer a loss."
Hu Jialin laughed when he heard this: "You guys are worrying so much. How can Xiaoyi and I get to that point? After all, I am also his third brother. If he doesn't listen to me, who should he listen to?"
Speaking of this, Hu Jialin became serious: "Xiao Yi and I argued for a long time, and finally Xiao Yi finally agreed not to build a nuclear base in Central Asia. He decided to knock down Siam first and choose another site. I don't have much say in this, as long as
If we don't build it in Central Asia, it will just increase the pressure on my shoulders.
"Later, I exchanged with him the positioning of the Central Asian theater in the future. Now the Soviet army is blocked by the Far Eastern Army to the west of the Volga Hills and the Vyatya River. The Japanese army has taken the initiative to shrink its defense line. In the south, our army has already
Following the Soviet army, they occupied the Kizilart Pass in the northern part of the Pamir Plateau. At this time, the main force of the Soviet army was still crossing the snow line, while Sheng Shicai's troops were already making trouble in Afghanistan and sweeping across the northern part of Afghanistan.
"Since Afghanistan borders our territory in Central Asia, we can find opportunities to invade at any time. Therefore, the defense on the southern front cannot be too empty. At least one front army must be left there. Based on the actual situation, Xiaoyi and I reached an agreement and decided to leave the mobile Ye Cheng's mechanized clusters with stronger combat capabilities are there to deter the Soviets."
Shen Fengdao smiled and said: "So, Brother Li's front army can be mobilized to fight north. I calculated that Brother Li has three group armies and one directly affiliated army, and Xiao Wu's regiment has two mechanized armies and directly affiliated troops. Coupled with the Hu Jiyang Corps and the three armies supported by Xiangxi, Qianxi, and Yunnan, our strength on the northern front will reach 500,000, and I am afraid the Japanese will not be able to sleep!"
Hu Jialin nodded solemnly: "The task Xiao Yi gave me is to at least reach the Yenisei River before winter comes and ensure the safety of the West Siberian Plain and the Kmirovo Industrial Base. In the next few years, our army will With the cooperation of the Northern Military Region, we will use the existing resources in Central Asia and Mongolia to gradually counterattack Eastern Siberia. Xiaoyi did not give me specific targets, but I think it will take at least two or three years for Central Asia to develop. Here During this period, the southern front cannot be in chaos, so a counterattack to the Far East in four to five years should be more acceptable!"
As one of the persons in charge of the Anyi Intelligence System, Shen Fengdao was well aware of the situation on all fronts. After careful consideration, he approved Hu Jialin's analysis.