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"Hehe, it's also for the sake of the friendship between the two countries for generations." Toushan smiled, but he simply admitted: "If the empire has no foundation in your country, what will the old man use to make a deal with President Sun today? "Speaking of this, Tou Shanman turned his head and looked at Sun Yat-sen beside him.

Sun Yat-sen stroked his mustache, which was almost completely white, and pointed to Luo Yaoguo with a smile: "I am also a person who is 'forgive me for my incomplete body, how unhappy is it'. If you have any business, you can talk to Luo Fuwen." , he is the best at doing behind-the-scenes transactions."

Hearing what Sun Yat-sen said, Tou Shanman's expression changed slightly.He and Sun Yat-sen have known each other for decades, and he thinks he can guess each other's cards.But this Luo Yaoguo is... It seems that this mission is really difficult.

"I don't know what Mr. Toushan brought to make a deal with China this time?" Before Toushan could figure out what words to use to fool the other party, Luo Yaoguo got straight to the point.

Tou Shanman smiled and glanced at Sun Yat-sen beside him: "President Sun is now the president of half of China, and as far as I know, the other half of the country is preparing to unite to resist the authority of the president."

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere at the banquet suddenly became tense, and the accompanying KMT officials all frowned and looked angry.Some people were still whispering, and there was a hint of murderous intent in their words.As for doubting that Tou Shanman's words are false, there is no one, even Luo Yaoguo completely believes it.After all, there is no need for a person of his status to tell such a lie. Besides, given the degree of penetration of the Feng Faction by the Kuomintang secret service, such a big matter should be cleared up quickly.

With a bang, Hu Hanmin suddenly slapped the table: "These reactionary warlords who colluded with foreign invaders actually came to oppose us at such a time of national crisis. It is really hateful. President, wait until the matter with Japan is over this time." , we can no longer indulge them."

Chiang Kai-shek also echoed: "What Comrade Zhantang said is very true. We have been too polite to them all these years, so this time they don't know how to live or die, and dare to come to be our enemy. President, wait until this matter is over. , Zhongzheng is willing to petition the Northern Expedition to eliminate the rebellion for the President and unify the country.”

Xu Chongzhi sneered: "Just relying on the broken army of the Feng Faction and the Communist Party, there is no need for Brother Jieshi to send troops to go on an expedition. It is enough to send one or two generals and a few elite divisions."

"Alas...these people don't think about the difficulties of the country, they only have personal power in their hearts, really..." Luo Yiqun just shook his head and sighed, but glanced at his nephew Luo Yaoguo out of the corner of his eyes.

Everyone in the room was filled with righteous indignation, but Luo Yaoguo still had a smile on his face like a spring breeze, as if he didn't care about the "unity" of the various factions in the north.In his view, the Kuomintang has already acquired territory in more than fifteen provinces in a steady and steady manner. If you count the two kings in the Northwest, the four provincial-level administrative regions under the hands of Wang Zixing and Wang Zhongyi, it is almost second to third of the world.It is reasonable for the remaining one-third of the world to unite and hold together for warmth, and there is nothing to be angry about at all.But what kind of purpose the Japanese have in this incident is really intriguing...

Luo Yaoguo picked up a glass of wine and said to Toushan with a smile: "Mr. Toushan, I would like to offer you a toast! You are really a role model for us juniors to follow! The union in the north is not Japan and you Black Dragon Society is behind the scenes. I'm afraid it can't be done, right? Now you are instigating them to unite against us behind the scenes, and on the other hand, you have come to Wuhan to sell them. What do you want? A large amount of compensation, an extension of the lease period of Kanto Prefecture, maybe ... and Germany's rights in Shandong, right? But what can you give? The nominal right to rule Manchuria? So that you can take advantage of the actual benefits to develop and grow? Don't we gain if we do this kind of business with you? Lost everything?"

"Okay! Good! Good! The thoroughness of the analysis is really awesome!" Tou Shanman looked calm, raised his wine glass and touched Luo Yaoguo with a smile.

"So what if you can see through the old man's tricks? Right now, your Kuomintang army is confronting our Great Japanese Imperial Army in Shandong, and you have no power to interfere with the situation in the North. So your only way out is to cooperate with the empire, 50 million silver dollars plus the extension of the Kanto Prefecture." The [-]-year lease period recognizes the rights and interests in Shandong that Germany transferred to the Empire in the "Treaty of Versailles." The Empire withdraws troops from Shandong and is responsible for eradicating the power of the Feng faction warlords in Manchuria. It can also help the leader of the Kuomintang to the throne of the Lord of Manchuria .”

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When the afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on the almost dry Yanhe River, Wangjialing in Yan'an, the enlarged meeting of the Politburo in the headquarters of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China had not yet ended.In the past two days, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China seems to be facing some important and difficult decision. The enlarged meeting of the Politburo is held almost every day, and it lasts for a whole day.

"The Communist International has just sent an instruction, asking us to cooperate with the powerful factions in the north and do everything possible to form a coalition government to resist the oppression of imperialism at home and abroad." Probably because of the instruction of the Communist International, Comrade Luo Fu's speech today He looked good, and after the whole day's meeting, he was still in high spirits, and he waved his arms from time to time: "Moreover, the setback in the Shandong War of Resistance has taught all northern factions, including our party, a painful lesson. Like the Anti-Japanese Allied Army The number is huge, but there is no unified command, and the poorly equipped army is not enough to resist the real powerful enemy. On the contrary, the Kuomintang army, which has unified military orders and government orders, and well-equipped weapons and equipment, has performed very well. It has reversed the situation in just a few days. Cut off the supply line of the Japanese army in Jinan. Such an army is an example for our Red Army to learn from!"

"Yes." Sitting at the other end, Wang Ming, who was also beaming, immediately took over Luo Fu's topic. His movements were similar to Luo Fu's, but a little more elegant: "Comrades, learn from our opponents." It is not a shame. On the contrary, only those who are good at learning from others' strengths can make progress, and it is the same as an army. According to our representative to the Communist International, Comrade Qu Qiubai, in a telegram, the Soviet Red Army is also studying this battle in Shandong. The tactics of the Kuomintang army and the Japanese army, especially the dive-bombing tactics of the Kuomintang air force, have attracted great attention from the Soviet Red Army! Look, even the great Soviet Red Army is learning from the Kuomintang army...but some comrades in our party only know Standing still, clinging to guerrilla warfare and people's war and not letting go. Hehe, if things go on like this, our Red Army will probably turn into bandits."

Mao Zedong's face was gloomy, and his two fists under the table were tightly clenched.During these two days of meetings, Mao Zedong felt as if he was isolated.Not only those "Bolsheviks" with a Moscow background attacked him, even Zhou Enlai, who was originally on the same front as him, did not understand or support his correct proposition.Even... even several comrades of the Red Army on the First Front also believed that the Red Army should follow a normalized and modernized development path, and should find ways to improve the Red Army's equipment and training levels.Such as the air force and heavy artillery should be the main development direction of the Red Army in the next step.

What worries Mao even more is that most comrades in the Politburo are now inclined to carry out "unconditional cooperation" with the Feng and Jin warlords.That is to say, support for land reform and the labor movement will no longer be regarded as a prerequisite for cooperation with the Feng and Jin factions!There are faint signs of "rightist capitulationism"!

For this reason, Mao Zedong resolutely fought against it at yesterday's meeting. Without the support of most committee members, he also proposed to submit this issue to the Communist International for adjudication.But what he never expected was... the Comintern, which has always been left to death, has changed its course and supported "Right Capitulationism" this time!And the CCP needs to do everything possible to cooperate with the Feng and Jin warlords!

"Comrade Wang Ming, please pay attention to your words. Our Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army will never become bandits and bandits!" Zhou Enlai frowned slightly, stood up and criticized Wang Ming, and then changed the subject: "Of course , The modernization of the Red Army's weapons and equipment is also urgent! And not only the Red Army must be modernized, but our Soviet area and even the entire North China must be modernized in industry, agriculture, science and technology! I suggest modernization of the Red Army, industry modernization, agricultural modernization and science and technology Modernization should be included in the resolutions of the upcoming Sixth National Congress of our Party."

"...and the main means to achieve the above four modernizations is to promote the establishment and leadership of the Chinese coalition government. Under the unified leadership of the coalition government, all unequal treaties will be abolished, tariff independence will be restored, finances will be organized, and the first comprehensive promotion of industrial and agricultural development will be formulated. A five-year plan."

"Hmph." Mao Zedong shook his head disapprovingly, with a disdainful smile on his face: "If you don't carry out land reform, how can you realize the modernization of agriculture? Do you rely on the riches of the landlords? There is also that kind of coalition government. Accept our leadership? Dream!"

"Comrade Chairman Mao!" Zhou Enlai looked helplessly at his exasperated old comrade-in-arms and shook his head: "It's not that we will never carry out land reform, we just won't do it for the time being! The most urgent task now is to unite the various forces in the north to restrain the Kuomintang. When this task is completed, we still have to find a way to carry out land reform. As for the leadership of the coalition government... our party does not have to be in the open, as long as it can agree with our party and demand progressive enlightenment A person is the chairman. We are exerting influence from the sidelines and gradually taking the leadership in our hands.”

Hearing Zhou Enlai's plan, Mao Zedong's face brightened a little: "Enlai, what will the Red Army do after we form a coalition government? What about the Soviet area?"

Zhou Enlai also heaved a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "Of course the Red Army will remain as it is. In the final analysis, we set up a coalition government to strengthen our Red Army. As for the Soviet area, of course it must be preserved. The social transformation of the northern white areas will not be carried out for the time being.”

Li Lisan, who presided over the meeting, let out a long breath when he saw Mao Zedong's sullen face and stopped talking: "Then the decision to form a coalition government with the northern power factions will be passed. The next thing to discuss is our Workers' and Peasants' Red Army." Reform, the defense of Jinan this time has told us that the current Red Army still has many problems, and it is difficult to afford a revolutionary war under modern conditions. Therefore... a comprehensive and thorough reform is required, including the establishment and personnel of the Red Army. Adjustment."

Adjustment of the leadership of the Red Army!Mao Zedong vigilantly glanced at the members and alternate members of the Politburo in the cave, all of them seemed to have calm faces, obviously they knew something long ago...

Zhou Enlai stood up slowly again at this time, looked at everyone peacefully, and said with a smile: "After years of actual combat tests, especially this time in the defense of Jinan, our Red Army has indeed exposed many problems. The biggest problem is that there are not enough qualified mid-level and lower-level officers. The Kuomintang has done better than us in this regard. They have established a whole officer training system from the Junior Military Academy to the Army Officer Academy to the Army University. Provide their army with a steady stream of officers who have received rigorous training. However, we only have a short-term military and political cadre school such as the Northwest Military and Political School, which provides very elementary military education. Tactics appeared in this battle of Jinan Poor tactics, flustered command, ineffective use of technical weapons, excessive casualties of middle and lower-level officers, etc. Therefore, the first thing the Red Army needs to do is to strengthen the formal military education system and learn from the Soviet Union and other military powers in the world. Establish a Red Army army command Schools and Red Army universities systematically train revolutionary soldiers with high military literacy.”

"Another serious problem is that the Red Army is seriously lacking in supporting systems. A modern large corps operation requires a supporting staff system, communications, logistics, military depots, transportation... It is a huge, complete and organic system. Our Red Army only establishes We have established an infantry force capable of fighting, and a small amount of artillery. But the supporting system is far from enough. In the past, the intensity of fighting against warlord troops was not high, and the weapons, ammunition and supplies consumed were limited. It can handle it. However, in the future, when the Red Army, which has realized the modernization of equipment, conducts high-intensity operations against domestic and foreign enemies with strong military strength, it is completely unimaginable without a complete and effective supporting system.”

"In addition, there are also big problems in the organization and command structure of the Red Army. Under the Central Military Commission, there are five front armies of the Red Army. There is no command and leadership organization such as the General Staff Department, the General Logistics Department, and the General Political Department. And the various front armies The establishment is too large. There are legions under the front army, and divisions under the army... This kind of establishment is almost the largest among the various military forces in China. In contrast, the largest permanent establishment of the National Revolutionary Army is only The division, front army and army are only temporarily set up according to operational needs. Therefore, our Red Army military reform should also establish a reasonable and efficient command organization system. First of all, we must set up general staff, general logistics, and general political command under the Central Military Commission. Leading organization; secondly, all four front armies except the Mongolian front army should be abolished, and the regiment should be changed into an army as the largest permanent establishment of the Red Army. Thirdly, artillery, engineering, cavalry, and heavy soldiers should be assigned to the army and division level as auxiliary Troops..."

Mao Zedong frowned more and more as he listened, and the cigarettes were lit one after another.This time the Red Army really has to embark on the path of regularization and modernization.Of course, the suggestions of Zhou Enlai and others are not completely unreasonable. After all, the Kuomintang has not raised the butcher knife against the CCP... and they are powerful, and it seems that they will not weaken in a short period of time.Therefore, the nationwide revolutionary war must wait for the right time.Under such circumstances, it is also necessary to properly improve the weapons and equipment and military training level of the Red Army, but we cannot just embark on the road of modernization and regularization!After all, the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army is a revolutionary army, and its mission is domestic revolution rather than regular wars between countries.The basis of revolutionary war is the support and support of the masses, not the strength of weapons and equipment.What the Red Army really needs to do is to become one with the masses of the people, rather than blindly pursue regularization and modernization, and finally turn itself into an army that is as high as the Kuomintang army and separated from the masses of the people.In that way, the Red Army has given up its own roots and learned from others!

Chapter 0433 route (five)

Wuhan, East Lake.

I don't know when, the spring rain fell, with a soft, inaudible patter, like a kind of wet smoke, covering the three towns of Wuhan.

On the mountain path coming down from Moshan, two military officers with twinkling stars were strolling along.Everywhere they passed, the gendarmes standing guard all stood up and saluted.These two people, one is the Chairman of the Military Commission and Minister of the Army Chiang Kai-shek, the largest warlord in history, and now sadly became the "CEO" of the Kuomintang army.And the other is the chief culprit who caused Chiang Kai-shek's fall, and his deputy, Luo Yaoguo, vice chairman of the Military Commission and chief of the general staff.

The two marshals had just finished their meeting in Sun Yat-sen's residence, and they were walking in the rain at the moment.His whole body was wet, but he didn't care.The brows of the two were also tightly knit, and their faces were slightly livid, arguing about something while walking.

"Luo Fuwen, I can understand your unwillingness to compromise with Japan, and I can support it. We are now powerful and should be able to defeat Japanese imperialism. But you... advocate the tolerance of those reactionaries in the north who unite against us! What is this for? What? We are not even afraid of the Japanese imperialists, should we still be afraid of them?"

"Jie Gong, now we, the North, and the Japanese are almost the same as the Three Kingdoms. A united North is not only our problem, but also the Japanese's problem."

"How do you say it?"

Luo Yaoguo smiled faintly: "This time the Japanese want to play the northern card with us, so we might as well repay them in their own way. Japan's land is small and its resources are poor. If they want to become a first-class power and dominate the East, they must obtain Our Chinese resources and market. If we want to develop and grow in China, we must first protect the domestic market from being occupied by Japanese products and resources from being plundered by Japan. This is also the policy we have been implementing since the end of the 13th year of the Republic of China. The fundamental reason for the rapid development of China's economy and heavy industry. If the northern factions want to develop, they must also protect their markets and resources...that is, they must adopt the same strategy as ours to drive out Japanese goods, and they will not Then sell resources such as coal and iron to Japan at a low price. Jiegong, do you think the Japanese will agree?"

"You mean to let the north develop and then fight against the Japanese, while we... reap the benefits of the fisherman? That's about the same." Chiang Kai-shek thought about it carefully, and it seemed to make sense.Japan wanted the Kuomintang to clash with northern factions, and then they took advantage of Manchuria to develop and grow.And Luo Yaoguo's solution is to let the north develop. If they want to develop, they will definitely step on the tail of the Japanese.These short Dongyang will definitely jump up and fight them, and then the Kuomintang in the south will take the initiative.

Luo Yaoguo sneered twice: "If the Japanese attack Manchuria, will the CCP and the Feng faction be able to watch the country fall? Don't they have to use the power they have developed to fight the Japanese? If they don't resist But he is a national sinner..." Having said this, Luo Yaoguo couldn't help but cast a glance at Chiang Kai-shek beside him.This person in history has suffered enough from "non-resistance", and will even be infamous for thousands of years.Who let him be the central government at that time, and the Northeast obeyed the central government in name?The interests of the Northeast can't get a penny, but the burden is really being taken!It's better not to change Zhang Xueliang's banner... If you lose the Northeast like that, you won't be able to rely on the Kuomintang Central Committee.

"By the way, I heard that the Japanese have mobilized two more divisions, and they will arrive in Qingdao in a few days. Do you have a way to deal with it? I heard from He Jingzhi's report that your General Staff is planning to attack Jinan. I'm sure." Is it?" Chiang Kai-shek's topic shifted to the current Shandong War of Resistance, and a hint of worry crept onto his rather stern face before he knew it.

The corner of Luo Yaoguo's mouth twitched, revealing a scornful smile: "It's easy to attack Jinan. What I'm worried about now is not that Jinan won't be defeated, but that the Japanese will flee without fighting again."

"Fleeing without fighting?" Chiang Kai-shek was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, and slowly shook his head: "Could it be some kind of conspiracy? In my impression, the Japanese will fight if they win, and bite if they don't win." How could you run away like a lunatic with teeth?"

Luo Yaoguo smiled deeply: "They are the most difficult to deal with if they want to run away. If the three divisions in Jinan city also cross the Yellow River, then the Japanese army will have four divisions in the north of the Yellow River! Qingdao will soon Three more divisions will be concentrated. At that time, the seven divisions will attack north and south, and we will be passive again. But if they stick to Jinan, then three divisions will suffer a devastating blow there, even if they do not have all The army is wiped out, and escaping the Yellow River will no longer pose a great threat to us."

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In fact, Chiang Kai-shek's impression of the Japanese was not wrong.They are the kind of lunatics who want to fight if they win a fight, and fight if they can't win a plane to collide with a warship.If the Yankees hadn't dropped two big killers in history, how many people would have died!Of course, it doesn't mean that every Japanese is such a lunatic who doesn't know whether to live or die.There are also some clear-headed and thoughtful strategists, such as Ishihara Wanji.

However, this normal-minded Japanese is also very smart, but he is regarded by the Japanese as a fool and a lunatic in the current headquarters of the Japanese Shandong Expeditionary Army!

"Ishihara-kun is already crazy!"

"Hey! He's my teacher at Lu University, I never thought that someone like him would go crazy!"

"Yeah! I heard that the more talented you are, the easier it is to go crazy, so Ishihara-kun went crazy."

"Can that lunatic go to Kudanzaka?"

"Well... If you are loyal to His Majesty the Emperor, it should be okay, right? But a lunatic like Ishihara who keeps instigating His Excellency the Commander to escape should not be able to enter the Yasukuni Shrine."

This is among the staff of the Shandong Dispatch Army Headquarters discussing their colleague Ishihara Waner.In their eyes, Shi Yuan should have gone crazy by now.Although this guy is still in uniform and his military posture is still impeccable, everyone still has a faint feeling that Shi Yuan has gone crazy.Because... Ishihara Wanji actually proposed to the commander of the dispatched army, General Earl Nobuyoshi Muto, that he should abandon Jinan, which had been fought so hard, and withdraw all the troops across the Yellow River!So now the staff officers at all levels in the dispatched army headquarters looked at Shi Yuan with strange eyes, and finally agreed that he—the genius Shi Yuan Waner was crazy, or at least half crazy!

"Your Excellency, General! Hurry up and give the order to retreat! If you can't hold it... you can't hold it no matter what. The Southern Branch of the Kuomintang Army outside the city has five divisions! The combat effectiveness of each division is no less than that of a complete imperial army." There is also a permanent division of the army. There is also an aviation division whose combat effectiveness is at least equivalent to that of a complete division. That is to say, the Kuomintang army has at least the equivalent of six divisions outside Jinan. Our three divisions lack The number of soldiers reaches 1, and the artillery is only half as powerful when counting a heavy artillery brigade of the Fourth Artillery Regiment (directly under the Fourth Division). It must be..."

Ishihara, who has gone "crazy", is now trying his best to persuade the commander of the dispatched army Nobuyoshi Muto in the headquarters of Wanzhutang.

Nobuyoshi Muto was still in full military uniform, with a gloomy face, standing in front of an unfolded military map without saying a word.He naturally knew that this battle could not be won, not only he knew, but Lieutenant General Sadao Araki, the chief of staff of the dispatched army, also knew that a bunch of elite staff officers from mainland China under Sadao Araki also knew that something was wrong. .It is estimated that even the disgraced infantrymen who have been bombed for a day on the positions outside the city know that something is wrong.But... who will say it?