Section 7 Sekter (3)
"Cultural Revolution, when do you think the Japanese army will provoke a dispute?" He Yingqin asked in a deep voice. He believed in Zhuang Jihua more. From the Eastern Expedition to the Northern Expedition, Zhuang Jihua's judgment was accurate and he was well-known in the Huangpu Clan.
"Not in the short term," Zhuang Jihua said after thinking about it. After all, the armistice treaty was signed shortly after. If the Japanese tore up the treaty so quickly, it would have a bad impact internationally. In addition, the Chinese team suffered heavy casualties, and the Japanese army's life was not easy. After the contract was signed, the 8th Division was in a mess when evacuated. More than half of the wounded were involved, and they also needed time to recover their strength: "I guess it would take one year or two years."
He Yingqin and Xiong Bin breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. In a year or two, the army around Peking had already recovered its strength. At worst, it would be impossible to fight again. Seeing their appearance, Zhuang Jihua quickly reminded: "This time we are in peace, and the Japanese army will not make mistakes again next time, so we must build permanent fortifications at important checkpoints and vigorously train the army."
At this time, He Yingqin felt much more relaxed. He smiled and said, "Yes, Gubeikou, Xifengkou, Lengkou, Jielingkou, these places must all dispatch garrisons and build fortifications based on the mountain."
Xiong Bin was still relatively calm. He heard Zhuang Jihua's concern. This time the Japanese army underestimated the enemy. Next time the Japanese army would definitely not underestimate the enemy. If there were more than 100,000 Japanese people, would you still be able to stop it with your current strength? So he asked worriedly: "The equipment of the troops is too poor. Can Chairman He ask the Central Committee for instructions and add some equipment to the army?" He Yingqin was silent for a while before saying: "This is probably a bit difficult. The central government's finances are tense, and Jiangxi is the main place." When he said this, he saw Zhuang Jihua and Xiong Bin's faces at the same time, and changed his mouth: "I'll tell the Chairman in this way. See if some equipment can be allocated."
Hearing He Yingqin's words without confidence, Zhuang Jihua shook his head in his heart. He couldn't help but say: "Instructor, is this possible? If the chairman agrees, I can draw some funds from the Southwest Development Fund, which will be used specifically to purchase arms equipment.
Xiong Bin's eyes lit up, He Yingqin looked at Zhuang Jihua thoughtfully, and after a long time, he nodded and said, "This is a good idea. I'll ask the Chairman for instructions."
Having said that, He Yingqin was suspicious in his heart. The appearance Zhuang Jihua just revealed made him suspicious. Although Zhuang Jihua asked Chiang Kai-shek to agree, his appearance was just a formality.
Xiong Bin didn't think so much, but he was also a little skeptical: "Cultural Revolution, how much do you plan to provide?"
"Well," Zhuang Jihua said after thinking about it: "How much does it cost to reorganize the 29th Army, the 17th Army, the 32nd Army, and the 35th Army into a German-armed division like the 87th Division?"
Xiong Bin's mouth was wide open, and He Yingqin gasped. He Yingqin didn't know how much it cost to reorganize the 87th Division, but He Yingqin knew. Now, according to Zhuang Jihua's idea, if the three brigades of the 35th Army were also reorganized into divisions, there would be twelve divisions, each division was calculated based on 14,000 people, and there would be 170,000 people, and the funds would be tens of millions.
"Cultural Revolution, does this cost tens of millions?" He Yingqin said silently, but his eyes were fixed on Zhuang Jihua's expression.
Zhuang Jihua quickly calculated in his mind. I don’t know when the Japanese army will start the next attack. Only by repelling this attack by the Japanese army. The peace in North China is truly preserved, which will really delay the time of a full-scale war. If this goal can be achieved, it will be worth spending tens of millions.
He calmed down and said, "Money is not a problem. The question is whether these troops can be reorganized into German divisions in one year?"
He Yingqin was shocked, and he looked at Zhuang Jihua. The latter's calm and leisurely look made him bury his doubts in his heart and think about Zhuang Jihua's problems. After a while, he said: "I'm afraid it's a bit difficult. The 87th and 88th Divisions are trained under the direct guidance of German consultants. Moreover, all the officers are graduates of military academy, with high cultural literacy, and the training time is as long as four years, one year," He Yingqin shook his head and said firmly: "It's absolutely impossible."
Zhuang Jihua was very disappointed. He really wanted to give this money. Even if he could only buy it for a year, he would be willing, but if... he was a little hesitant.
Xiong Bin woke up from the shock at this time. He was a little excited. Although he had now left the Northwest Army, the Northwest Army had some connections with him after all. He wanted to win some benefits for them. After all, the Northwest Army's equipment was too poor. So he began to incite Zhuang Jihua.
"I think this is not necessary to reorganize the entire army in one step. It can be reorganized in batches and phases. Each army will draw out a division to let them invest all the forces of the army into this division for reorganization." Xiong Bin said this, looking at Zhuang Jihua and He Yingqin. Seeing that they had no reaction, his brain quickly turned around and immediately discovered the flaws in his plan, that is, neither the 29th nor the 32nd Army were proficient in the training of the German-armed Division. No matter how they invested their strength, it would not work. After discovering this loophole, Xiong Bin immediately began to remediate: "In addition, you can also ask the German-armed Division to send someone to guide them so that they can master weapons and equipment as soon as possible and form combat power."
Zhuang Jihua's heart moved. This was a good idea, and he immediately agreed. After thinking about it, He Yingqin felt that he could try it out. Anyway, he was not paying the money. Moreover, due to the victory of the Great Wall Anti-Japanese War, the word "Agent" on his head could be removed. The military strength of North China will be strengthened, which will be beneficial to him in the future.
So He Yingqin immediately sent a telegram to Chiang Kai-shek, reporting their judgment on the situation in the north after the Battle of the Great Wall to Chiang Kai-shek, and at the same time proposed countermeasures. It was recommended to build defensive positions at major passes such as Gubeikou, Simatai, Malanyu, Luowenyu, Xifengkou, Lengkou, and Jielingkou; in addition, there was a training force, it was recommended to reorganize the 29th Army, the 17th Army, the 32nd Army and the 35th Army into German Armored Army in stages and batches, and propose corresponding plans.
The fifth encirclement and suppression combat meeting was held in Nanchang when the telegram arrived. Due to the funds provided by Zhuang Jihua, Chiang Kai-shek had no financial difficulties. Therefore, after the fourth encirclement and suppression failed, he quickly began to plan the fifth encirclement and suppression.
The result of the Great Wall War of Resistance made him feel relieved. In his opinion, the government spent a lot of money this time and could explain it to all parties. However, unexpectedly, the reactions from all parties were even more intense. He believed that the government was betraying Rehe. Generals of the 19th Route Army Jiang Guangnai and Cai Tingkai issued a telegram in Fujian against betraying Rehe. Students from Nanjing and Wuhan began to march again. Soong Ching Ling and Chen Youren from Shanghai announced their opposition to Chiang Kai-shek betraying Rehe, and North China.
What made Chiang Kai-shek even more upset was that after Huang Fu returned from Peking, he spread dissatisfaction with Zhuang Jihua everywhere. From the southwest development to the Great Wall War of Resistance, it was recommended that Zhuang Jihua's development be restricted, and the southwest development must be included in the overall national plan, so as not to lose the consequences in the future.
Huang Hui's suggestion was responded to by Zhang Qun and Yang Yongtai, who were also in the Department of Political Science, but was opposed by the Department of CPC and Huangpu. Chen Guofu and Chen Lifu now hate the Department of Political Science, led by Yang Yongtai. As long as the Department of Political Science, they will launch the Department of CPC and oppose it. The power of the Department of Huangpu is mainly in the army. They are dissatisfied with Huang Hui's intervention in the army. At the same time, because Yang Yongtai's attack on the Blue Yi Society, the Blue Yi Society also holds a grudge against the Department of Political Science, so the Department of CPC and Blue Yi Society began to join forces to deal with the Department of Political Science.
But Yang Yongtai's strength made it difficult for both the CCC Department and the Blue-Clothing Society to breathe. He first took action in Zhejiang, replacing the Secretary-General of the Zhejiang Provincial Government with the Political Science Department, and then replacing 16 county party directors belonging to the CCC Department in Jiangsu. Finally, his blade pointed at the Central Party Department under Chen Lifu's control.
When dealing with the Blue-Clothing Society, Yang Yongtai was not so proactive. After all, the Blue-Clothing Society was the foundation of Chiang Kai-shek's regime. Yang Yongtai's approach was to persuade Chiang Kai-shek to deal with it. So at his suggestion, Chiang Kai-shek ordered the troops to lead troops not to join the Blue-Clothing Society, and those who had joined had to withdraw. At the same time, the Rangers formed by Kang Ze were also included in the bandit suppression headquarters of the four provinces. Under the instruction of Yang Yongtai, the Rangers' funds were greatly reduced.
Under the leadership of Yang Yongtai, the Department of Political Science and Technology entered the inherent fields of all factions of the Nanjing regime, except for the gradually formed Zhuang Jihua faction and Hu Zongnan faction. This telegram from He Yingqin gave Yang Yongtai a glimmer of opportunity. He used his power and did not hand the telegram to Chiang Kai-shek immediately, but temporarily held it in his hands.
On June 9, a train at the Beiping Railway Station slowly stopped. The Seckert and his wife walked out of the car accompanied by Zhu Jiahua. The military band waited on the platform and immediately played drums and music. Amid the melodious music, He Yingqin, Huang Shao and other military and political leaders in North China welcomed them.
Zhu Jiahua introduced to Seckert and his wife one by one. Seckert shook hands with them one by one indifferently. Zhuang Jihua could see clearly from the back. He suggested not to hold a too grand ceremony at the beginning, but He Yingqin felt that this would not be able to show the sincerity of the government, so he insisted on holding such a ceremony. Not only that, he also specially found a large number of reporters, and the first lively scene after the armistice occurred at the railway station.
"General welcomes you to China." When Zhuang Jihua arrived, Zhuang Jihua said to Sekter first without waiting for Zhu Jiahua's introduction.
Secket finally smiled on his face. Instead of using the usual handshake gift, he gave Zhuang Jihua a hug: "My young man, you still put on military uniforms, I just said, you are the most suitable one to wear this."
"It's the country that needs me to wear this uniform." Zhuang Jihua said calmly, and Secker nodded with a smile. He was about to say something, but Zhuang Jihua turned to Mrs. Secker.
Chapter completed!