Dai Li came to see the principal early in the morning. Chiang Kai-shek was sitting in the study, wearing a thin poplin gown and round-top cloth shoes, with bright eyes and a calm expression.
Dai Li's trip was to present several important pieces of information to Chiang Kai-shek.
One is the list of all the military and political dignitaries and Huangpu colleagues who attended the An Yi dinner yesterday; the other is the list of Huangpu classmates who attended the banquet with Chen Jixi, Yang Jie and others at the end of last night's dinner; the other is the list of the
Secret news came from within the 30th Group Army and from Nanjing Airport - the two generals, Lu Yixuan and Qu Muchen, arrived in Nanjing at nine o'clock in the evening and returned to Shanxi after the thunderstorm stopped at five o'clock in the morning.
After reading the intelligence, Chiang Kai-shek frowned and felt a little complicated.
The first intelligence showed that An Yi's reputation has reached an unprecedented height. It is his death order that soldiers are not allowed to interfere in politics. So many military and political officials ignored their own ban and chose to attend An Yi's party. They were obviously optimistic about An Yi's development and success.
future, or maybe you want to leave yourself a way out.
The Nanhua government founded by An Yi has now been recognized by all countries in the world. Even countries such as the United States, Britain, France, Germany, and Italy have chosen to establish diplomatic relations with it. In terms of international public law, Nanhua is already on an equal footing with the Nationalist government. It stands to reason that An Yi will not give up easy things for difficult things.
, came to interfere with the Nanjing regime that he was in charge of.
However, An Yi has never acted with common sense. Now that there is a threat from Japan, An Yi will definitely not choose to reach out to him in order to avoid being accused of boiling beans and burning 萁, and cheating with his roommates. However, Japan will be driven out in the future.
Where has China gone? By then, there will be a huge threat from An Yi in the southwest, the Guangxi clique in the southeast will look down on Dandan, there will be rebellion in the northwest and North China, and the Northeast has just been recovered and is in a mess. How can I fight against it with only the land south of the Yangtze River?
Therefore, before the end of the Anti-Japanese War, it is the safest way to expel An Yi's forces from the southwest. By then, the central government will have the industrial base in the southwest, and it can advance, attack, retreat, and defend, and it will be in an invincible position.
However, how to find a name is worth thinking about.
The second piece of information was both beyond Chiang Kai-shek's expectations and within reason.
The post of deputy director of military training inherited by Chen seems to be of high authority, but in fact it is useless. The Ministry of Military Training is responsible for the training, organization and review of the national army, is responsible for the improvement of military school education, and conducts military education planning and review for the people. Its powers are fundamental.
It cannot be compared with the Military and Political Department and the Military Command Department. Seeing his former subordinates becoming division commanders and army commanders one after another, it is strange that Chen Jie can endure loneliness.
There is also Yang Jie, this general who is capable but not good at dealing with others has almost offended all the generals in the base camp. Not only did He Yingqin target him everywhere, but Chen Cheng, Bai Chongxi and others also had many conflicts with him.
Every time he made a suggestion, no matter whether it was right or wrong, he would be criticized a lot. In addition, Song Meiling, Kong Xiangxi and Song Ziwen all disliked him. It was strange that his official career would go smoothly. I kindly gave him a set of "The Complete Works of Zeng Wenzhenggong" so that he could study hard.
Reflecting on it, who would have thought that I would write some random reading experience to fool myself and make myself very angry.
It’s understandable that these two want to reach a new height.
At present, Nan Hua has just captured Siam, and many positions will surely be vacant. With the abilities of Chen Jie and Yang Jie, they could not escape the position of army commander or provincial governor in the past. However, can I let them leave?
We need to think more about this issue and carefully weigh the pros and cons.
As for those Huangpu students who wanted to change their school, Chiang Kai-shek didn't pay much attention to it. Based on his own principle of employing people, Huangpu students had the right of first choice. If they couldn't seize such a good opportunity, it meant they couldn't be used. There was nothing wrong with letting these people go.
What a pity.
The third piece of information aroused great vigilance from Chiang Kai-shek.
Lu Yixuan and Qu Muchen are senior generals at the group army level, especially now that the 30th Group Army has been expanded to eleven divisions, and these divisions are all master-level formations with a number of about 25,000 people, which is equivalent to two other divisions.
He is a division, and he is considered a decisive force in North China. In April, he just gave Lu Yixuan and Qu Muchen the rank of general, and awarded them the Blue Sky and White Sun Medal and several Baoding Medals in one go, trying to win them over in every possible way to show their goodwill.
, but now it seems that the effect is not great. No, if you even touch on such a big thing in Nanjing, do you really treat me as nothing?
Chiang Kai-shek pondered for a long time and instructed Dai Li to continue to closely monitor An Yi's every move in Nanjing.
Dai Li, who understood the situation, had just retreated when Wang Shihe came in and reported that the British and French ambassadors were visiting.
Chiang Kai-shek put on a majestic yellow cloth commander-in-chief's uniform, a dome-shaped military cap on his head, and a formal dagger on his waist and entered the living room. Chiang Kai-shek had always been very particular about receiving foreign envoys. During the Anti-Japanese War, clothing was an important prop. Chiang Kai-shek
Through this diplomatic image, he must convey an unshakable message to the international community, that is, his identity as a leader is unshakable, and Chairman Chiang is the supreme commander of the Communist Party of China.
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In the Communist Party, Wang Jingwei always regarded himself as an orthodox Communist of Sun Yat-sen, but he was ousted by the military every time he came to power. Therefore, he was in the same boat as the military-led Chiang Kai-shek. The opposition led by him never stopped trying to overthrow Chiang Kai-shek for a day.
sports.
When Wang Jingwei was studying abroad in his early years, he accepted the view that "Asia must be led by Japan". In his articles and speeches, he repeatedly explained the theory of "if you want to be a teacher, you must first be a student". He believed that only when the Japanese invite Westerners to be their teachers can they become
Today, Japan is one of the great powers. If China wants to be strong and prosperous, it should humbly worship Japan as its teacher.
With the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Wang Jingwei lowered his profile a little, but he still advocated goodwill and mutual support between China and Japan, preaching that cooperation would benefit both sides, and war would hurt both sides. In fact, Wang Jingwei and his group have been maintaining secret diplomacy with Japan.
The channel was never interrupted for a single day.
Today I arrived at the Jiangnan Hotel. Wang Jingwei was attending the anti-Japanese fund-raising meeting of the patriotic gentry from the four provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Anhui. As the chairman of the Central Political Council, Wang Jingwei controlled the party headquarters, the National Assembly and many key government departments.
, and among the gentry in the four provinces and regions of Jiangnan, there were many senior Communist Party veterans. If Wang Jingwei wanted to oust Chiang Kai-shek, he could not do without the strong support of the gentry.
"Chairman Wang, Jianfeng, why are you so involved in the conversation?" An Yi approached Wang Jingwei and Jiang Jingguo who were talking, nodded to Liu Shoujiang, who was looking up, and looked at Wang Jingwei with a smile.
"It turns out to be Chairman An!"
Wang Jingwei looked calm: "I was talking to Jianfeng about the reforms he implemented in Jiangxi... In meetings these days, the Jiangxi gentry kept complaining to me, saying that Jianfeng's reforms were too radical. The Red Army was blocked in Jiangxi.
The southern, central, eastern and northern areas of Jiangxi were not affected by the Communist Party. Now that the Communist Party has been driven out of Jiangnan, Jiangxi has begun to fully implement the red policy, which is unacceptable. I told Jianfeng to pay attention to the way he works.
Method, if I receive too many accusations, I will kill Ma Su with tears without mercy."
"Yes, Mr. Jingwei!"
Jiang Jingguo's breathing was a little rapid, and he obviously suppressed the anger in his heart. He forced a smile and said: "I will definitely pay more attention to it. However, I will still pay attention to those bully landlords who run counter to the spirit of the "Agenda for the Resistance Against Japan and the Founding of the Nation" that was just adopted in March this year.
Attack them mercilessly. In order to unite the vast majority of people to resist Japan, we must sacrifice the interests of a small number of people!"
"Well said, for those powerful bullies who are unkind and bully men and women in the countryside, compromise will only increase their arrogance..."
An Yi took over and said seriously: "The contradiction between Japan and China is now the main contradiction. The central government has successively promulgated the "Wartime Agricultural Office Industrial and Commercial Administration Regulations", the "Economic Act for Extraordinary Times", and the "Agenda for the Anti-Japanese War and Nation-building" as mentioned by Jianfeng.
, these are rigid regulations to guide rural work. However, some people refuse to obey and assign the task of collecting grains issued by the state to farmers. The land rent is not reduced at all. Instead, they demand rent arrears and force tenants to sell their children.
Female, she is still trying every possible means to seize the land of the farmers all day long. If we don’t crack down hard on people like this, are we going to force all the farmers who can’t survive to the Japanese?”
"What Chairman An said is a minority after all!"
Wang Jingwei grimaced: "As far as I know, most landlords also rely on their own hard work to make a fortune. The relationship between tenants and landlords is actually a contractual relationship. Although the ratio of rent collection may not be reasonable, one is willing to fight and the other is willing."
And without the land provided by the landlords, the tenants could only starve to death. From a legal point of view, private property is sacred and inviolable. What Jianfeng did in Jiangxi actually seriously violated the spirit of the law. If we want to dig deeper,
I’m afraid there may not be any responsibility, right?”
"The law must also be determined based on the actual situation. Back then, the Manchu Qing Dynasty regarded our people as dogs and horses and deprived them at will. With just one name, many families ended up bankrupt. Therefore, whether it was the "Provisional Law" when the Republic of China was founded, or the Beiyang government
The "Constitution of the Republic of China" all pursues the protection of the people's rights and interests.
"But today does not agree with the past. It is now a war period. According to the spirit of Ludendorff's total war, the war is not only against the army, but also all citizens are directly bearing the pain of the war to varying degrees, and are affected by food embargoes and propaganda activities.
The indirect impact of war. War has made all kinds of combat methods serve this ruthless reality. While the opposing sides are fighting on vast battlefields and sea areas, they also need to attack the spirit and body of the enemy's people in order to disintegrate their spirit and paralyze them.
the purpose of his life.
"So, if you want to win the war, all the people must be determined to join the battlefield, and everyone must spare no effort and dedicate all their body and mind. The essence of war requires the overall strength of the nation, because the goal of the war is against the entire nation. From this point of view,
What Jianfeng did in Jiangxi should be worthy of recognition, not criticism." An Yi explained.
Wang Jingwei snorted coldly: "I am a politician and I don't care about war. War is a matter for soldiers..."
"childish!"
An Yi showed no sign of weakness and sneered: "A politician who does not talk about military affairs and war is unqualified! Which one of France's Daladier, Germany's Hitler, and Britain's Chamberlain is not the supreme military commander at the same time? Wang
If the chairman wants to go further, he must make up for his shortcomings!"
Wang Jingwei said impatiently: "Let's wait until the day I become president... As the saying goes, if no one protests to me, I can ignore it, but at present, Jiangxi is becoming increasingly red.
As the chairman of the Central Political Council, I will never ignore it!"
An Yi laughed angrily: "Haha, Chairman Wang, southern Sichuan, western Hunan, western Guizhou and southern Yunnan all implement such a policy. Chairman Wang is welcome to pursue it."
Wang Jingwei took a deep look at An Yi: "An Yi, do you really think you can seize the southwest forever? The southwest is the territory of the Republic of China, not a colony of South China. The situation of division and separatism will not last long. I would like to
You know, if the central government passes a resolution requiring the resumption of the above land, how will Chairman An deal with it? Having said this, Jingwei still has a meeting to attend, so I will not accompany you and take my leave!"
After saying that, Wang Jingwei strode towards the hotel lobby.
"Chairman Wang should also take care of himself... Now the mountains and rivers are broken, and there are many traitors and Japanese spies in Nanjing. I heard that there is a sniper rifle that can kill people from two thousand meters away, Wang
The security force around the chairman needs to be strengthened!" An Yi reminded coldly.
Wang Jingwei's steps froze, and when he took another step, it seemed much heavier. Liu Shoujiang smiled flatteringly at An Yi, and strode to catch up.
Jiang Jingguo apologized to An Yi and said: "I'm really sorry. Because of Jianfeng's affairs, my brother and Mr. Jingwei had a bad relationship..."
An Yi waved his hand: "Jianfeng, this is none of your business. I have long disliked that person who is neither male nor female, nor yin nor yang. He has made small moves against me many times before, and I have always tolerated him.
, if he wants to play tricks on me, I will accompany him to the end... Let's go, Jianfeng, don't keep the principal waiting..."
Jiang Jingguo nodded and got into the car with An Yi. Shen Fengdao and a group of guards got into the cars in front and behind and drove towards Qilu.
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In Qilu, as soon as Chiang Kai-shek saw off the British and French ambassadors, An Yi's motorcade stopped in front of the official residence.
Chiang Kai-shek called An Yi into the study and directly expressed his inner troubles:
"An Yi, since the third day of this month, the British and French ambassadors have asked the National Government to sever diplomatic relations with Germany and expel German businessmen in China. Just now, the two ambassadors came to urge... Since the end of last year, the German advisory group
The evacuation from China began, and by July this year, the evacuation had been basically completed. The honeymoon period between the Nationalist Government and Germany was over.
"Originally, I thought that Germany had no chance of winning in the Polish-German War, and I was ready to push the tide and ride on the coattails of Britain and France. But today the war situation has suddenly changed. If it is true, as you said, that both Poland and France failed in the war, then Germany does have a chance.
Becoming the new hegemon of Europe, how should we face this situation?"
An Yi thought for a while and said: "China currently does not have the ability to affect the balance of strength between the Axis powers and the Allied Powers. Moreover, we are still fighting Japan. We should adopt an impartial and non-biased diplomatic strategy. The European war has just begun.
, both sides have abundant capital savings, but as the war becomes increasingly depleted, China's importance will gradually become apparent. Judging from the current situation, war-related military uniforms, military quilts, raincoats, flour and other industries will benefit greatly.
Feng, this is an excellent opportunity for the rise of China's industry.
"With the help of the last European War, the United States suddenly became the world's leading power. If China wants to expand its voice in the world, developing light and heavy industries is a shortcut to success. According to An Yi's analysis, this European War is very likely
It will turn into a world-wide war. We should be prepared to attack later and wait until Britain, France, the United States, Germany, Italy and other countries are almost exhausted before joining the war group to gain maximum benefits!"
Chiang Kai-shek said worriedly: "But how can Britain and France evade it? Now we have reached a critical moment in our position. I am worried that Japan and Britain and France will be on the line, and then we will be passive!"
An Yi analyzed: "No matter which aspect you look at, it is impossible for Britain, France and Japan to stand together. First, if Japan wants to expand, is it better to attack China, which has superior military strength, or attack Britain, the United States, etc., which are in chaos?
How about China's colonies in Asia? Secondly, Japan has long signed the "Communist International" treaty with Germany and Italy. Now, Japan and Germany have signed alliances with the Soviet Union respectively. In other words, they have at least some
Third, Japan has the third largest navy in the world. Comparatively speaking, it has more advantages than the United Kingdom and the United States. Since the European War, the U.S. Navy had to distract itself from the Atlantic Ocean, and its navy could only be evenly distributed in the Atlantic Ocean.
The Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, and the British were even worse. Their navy was spread all over the world and could not be concentrated, which gave the Japanese navy the opportunity to defeat them one by one.
"The rise of Britain will surely give Japan some inspiration. As long as Japan can break Britain's maritime hegemony, it has every chance to replace Britain and become the empire on which the sun never sets in the East. Therefore, no matter how you look at it, Japan and Britain
There will be a war between them! Therefore, there is really no need for us to reveal our intentions prematurely. The only right thing is to keep silent and make a fortune."
Chiang Kai-shek was extremely moved and fell into long thought.
Seeing that Chiang Kai-shek had no other questions, An Yi left politely and prepared to pick up Yang Jie for lunch. Last night, Zhao Rui specially introduced Yang Jie's situation, which made An Yi more interested in the man who was praised by the outside world as being the same as Jiang Baili and Bai Chongxi.
The talents known as China's three chiefs of staff aroused great interest.
Yang Jie's original name was Jinzhang, also known as Soseki, from Dali, Yunnan, and ranked second among four brothers. Yang Jie was outstanding in talent and went to Japan twice for further study. During the four years of studying at the Japanese mainland university, Yang Jie voraciously studied Chinese and foreign languages.
The history of war and related knowledge of history, geography, strategy, tactics, etc., and the level of military theory improved rapidly, which was deeply appreciated by the school. At that time, the Japanese mainland often asked students to command sea, land and air force exercises to train and examine the students' military command capabilities.
During an exercise, Yang Jie was selected as the commander-in-chief. He commanded the exercise skillfully and had unique innovations. He was praised by the Japanese Emperor and was personally given a saber.
According to the regulations of the Japanese military at that time, only the top three graduates of the Army University could receive swords personally from the Emperor of Japan. Japanese soldiers have always regarded this as an honor, and Yang Jie also won the reputation of a "genius general". The Emperor also specially asked people to measure him.
His head was smashed, and it was really better than the average one.
Another time, Marshal Xiafei of France visited the University of China, and Yang Jie was selected by the school as one of the students to receive consultation. During the conversation with Xiafei, Yang Jie quoted from many sources and put forward his own unique military insights. Xiafei
After hearing this, the marshal said to the person in charge of the school: "This person will definitely become an outstanding military talent in East Asia."
During the Northern Expedition and the new warlord war, Yang Jie made outstanding achievements. He was elected as a member of the Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of China in 1931. In December of that year, he was appointed as the president of the Mainland University. In January of the following year, he was appointed as the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Military Commission and the President of the Army University. In 1933
After the Great Wall Anti-Japanese War in September, Yang Jie served as the leader of a military inspection team that went to Europe for military inspections. In the following nearly a year, Yang Jie visited 29 countries including Germany, France, and the Soviet Union for military inspections. In the Soviet Union, Stalin met with him many times.
He called him a "strategic expert" and admired his book "The Nature and Usage of Mongolian Cavalry". In the UK, when Yang Jie discussed the situation before and after World War I with the Minister of Defense, the Minister of Defense said:
A forged national defense plan was created to test Yang Jie's military talent. After some consideration, Yang Jie said that this national defense plan could not be real and proposed revisions. The result was similar to the real British national defense plan. The Minister of Defense expressed
He was very surprised and praised him as a "master of military science".
After returning from Europe, Yang Jie wrote military works such as "The Science of Army Commanders" and "Keys to War" during his ups and downs in the officialdom. He believed that all things in the world must fight if they want to survive. The so-called healthy ones are the endless reincarnations of spring, summer, autumn and winter.
, if the way of heaven slackens for a moment, all things will lose their time, and the world will be destroyed. Therefore, it is said: "To survive, you must fight, and fighting is self-strengthening, but fighting is not entirely a world of bullets, but a pursuit of knowledge, skills, and body.
Health is included. He believes that the new military competition will begin at the expense of a weak country like China. If you want to survive, you must strengthen yourself. Self-improvement must start from not buying foreign goods and strengthening the national economy. He believes that Japan's invasion of China,
The tactics of quick battle and quick decision must be adopted. In this regard, there is no other way except to lure the enemy deep and then annihilate them all at once. He believed: "When we soldiers put on the military uniform, our lives belong to the country.
Knowing that you have wealth and life, this is the personality of a soldier. If you have this spirit and exert it, it is good. If you exert it well, it is beautiful."
There is no shortage of outstanding staff talents around An Yi. Yin Jinan, Yang Fei, Huang Zhi, Deng Bin, Zhao Dongquan, Qu Muchen and others can all be considered. Even Zhao Rui, Ding Zhicheng and others can also serve. However, people like Yang Jie are knowledgeable
It's rare to see someone with such a solid foundation and such a sharp and unique vision.
There are many thorns in the Anjiajun system. If they are placed elsewhere, they may be suppressed or even idle due to various disobedient actions.
An Yi has always believed that most talented people have a bit of a temper. As a leader, you should try your best to maximize your strengths and avoid weaknesses, tolerate the shortcomings of your subordinates, and give full play to their strengths. An Jiajun has a strict supervision system and regular criticism and self-discipline
Criticism activities can effectively avoid the paternalism of the military and government and bring vitality to the entire military and political system.
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After An Yi left, Chiang Kai-shek thought about it for a long time and asked his attendants to call Kong Xiangxi and Song Ziwen to discuss investing in building a factory.
Kong Xiangxi looked embarrassed and said that the central government had to provide military pay and ammunition and supplies for more than four million troops. Now the central government's finances are very difficult. Only by cooperating with Anyi Group can we make a profit.
Song Ziwen said that cooperation is possible, but new factories must be built in the Jiangnan area, so that they can have the opportunity to receive taxes from these factories and enterprises, just like the taxes collected from other mining factories and trading companies in old Nanchang, Jiangnan, and Jiangbei. This will be extremely difficult.
The land ensures the country's economic stability.
In order to pave the way for his son, Chiang Kai-shek originally did not want the Anyi Group to become too powerful. After listening to the suggestions of Kong Xiangxi and Song Ziwen, he felt a little unhappy.
"Is it true that nothing can be done without An Yi?" Chiang Kai-shek frowned in distress.
Nowadays, all walks of life in the country are inseparable from the shadow of Anyi Group. It will definitely not work if this continues.
However, Chiang Kai-shek did not dare to do anything to An Yi. Judging from the achievements of An's army in fighting the Japanese, French, Soviet and Siamese armies, the strength of this elite soldier has not declined with the expansion of the army.
, on the contrary, it has doubled due to the upgrading of weapons and equipment.
"It would be great if the Xu government was in my hands!" I don't know when this idea took root in Chiang Kai-shek's mind, and it is getting stronger now.
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