Before the establishment of Xikang Province in 39, the jurisdiction of the Sichuan government was often called "Chuankang". Its regional scope not only includes Sichuan and Chongqing in later generations, but also includes a vast area in eastern Tibet. The regional area of ​​Xikang is close to one-third of Tibet in later generations. Its western border is straight south from the Tanggula Mountain Pass, and the straight distance from Lhasa is only more than 100 kilometers. The regional area under the jurisdiction of the Sichuan Provincial Government is nearly one million square kilometers.

The jurisdiction area is so large, with a population of about 60 million, and the rich resources are also the reason why the Nanjing authorities chose the rear base of the War of Resistance Against Japan in Sichuan. However, the xenophobia of the Sichuan people represented by Liu Xiang gave Lao Chiang a headache. However, after the Chengdu incident in 36 years, Lao Chiang realized that the Nanjing authorities have not yet established a stable foothold in Sichuan, which is not enough to suppress the boycott of Sichuan Province, so they had to take easing measures and leave it to the future.

Faced with a mixed province like Sichuan, a province with mixed forces, population and regions, even the Northwest, where the power is becoming increasingly powerful, it is unwilling to resolve it by force. Otherwise, it will definitely take several years to pacify all parties, and it will leave many sequelae. Especially when the Sino-Japanese War broke out in full swing, it is even more inappropriate for provoking civil war in the northwest.[]

However, under the common premise of anti-Chiang and seeking welfare for the people of Sichuan Province, the Northwest can narrow the relationship with the people of Sichuan Province through Liu Xiang and other senior management of Sichuan Province, laying the foundation for future assimilation and even peaceful resolution of the Sichuan issue. The Northwest vigorously rescued and took in Sichuan Province victims, and provided a lot of assistance to Liu Xiang. In addition to solving the population shortage in the northwest and relieving people's livelihood, it also includes increasing anti-Japanese forces and laying the foundation for a peaceful solution to Sichuan Province in the future. Moreover, whether from the moment or in the long run, it is a great benefit to the northwest and Sichuan, and even the country and nation.

Of course, the premise for what the Northwest did is that Liu Xiang, the leader of Sichuan Province, can live long enough. If Liu Xiang was still taken advantage of by Chiang Kai-shek in 38 years, and the Sichuan Province has no leader and is divided and won over by Chiang Kai-shek, all plans in the Northwest will be empty.

As for opening up the connection between Sichuan and Tibet, the northwest is also based on real and future considerations.

Through the Gannan-North Sichuan Channel, the materials provided to Liu Xiang in the northwest are mainly food and clothing. This passage is not far from the Chongqing camp established by the Nanjing authorities and the Central Army stationed in the Guangyuan area, so it is difficult to achieve great things.

Since Sichuan has built a car road to Ganzi due to Liu Wenhui, and there is also a Camel Horse Road to go to Lhasa through Changdu, Taizhao and other places, it is completely feasible to build a car road on this basis. If this road is opened, in addition to the foreign materials introduced by Shannan, it can directly provide supplements to Sichuan Province to increase its anti-Japanese force, it can also better enhance Liu Xiang's status in Sichuan Province.

Although Liu Xiang is in charge of Sichuan Province, it is not the only one. Liu Wenhui, Deng Xihou, Tian Songyao and others gathered around Liu Xiang just to resist Nanjing's control over Sichuan. If Liu Xiang did not fail to give everyone a hope and lead everyone to break a path, no one would be willing to continue with him. And if Liu Xiang received assistance from the northwest, the result would be different.

After Zhang Sike returned to Chengdu, he told Liu Xiang about the situation. Liu Xiang was also surprised and sighed: "This Zhao Zhenzhong is very bold. He can shoot 100,000 guns at one time! Did he not make any requests?"

"Not only guns, but also thousands of mortars." Zhang Si said ridiculously, "There are two requirements, but not for the northwest, but for us!" At this moment, Zhang Sike recounted what Zhao Zhenzhong said, "Liu Xiang cannot leave Sichuan" and "opening up the Sichuan-Tibet channel."

After hearing this, Liu Xiang couldn't help but feel and resentment in his heart, and sighed: "My youngest father and Crystal Monkey used to only fight with me. When Chiang Kai-shek's central forces came, they all became muffled, letting me take the open and secret arrows in front of me! They were not as good as an outsider Zhao Zhenzhong!"

Liu Xiang commented on Liu Wenhui, Deng Xihou and others, but Zhang Sike did not respond, but asked: "I think the two suggestions from Northwest are necessary. How are Fu Cheng preparing?"

"It's okay for me to stay and stay. But my youngest father is there on Xikang, so it takes a lot of effort to communicate with him."

Although they were uncle and nephew, the two Lius fought fiercely back then. Now, Liu Xiangruo and Liu Wenhui proposed to build the Sichuan-Tibet Road without any effort. It would be enough to show their sincerity.

"At worst, just share him. Anyway, you two can't write two words "Liu" in one stroke, why bother?" Zhang Sikekuan explained.

"I have to do this." Liu Xiang nodded in agreement. The Gannan-North Sichuan Channel is under the attention of all parties. It is not easy for Liu Xiang to secretly get something from the northwest. And if the Sichuan-Tibet channel is opened, it will definitely be difficult for him to work without the consent and participation of Liu Wenhui, the local snake.

Regarding the suggestion of building a Sichuan-Tibet Passage in the northwest, Liu Xiang and Zhang Sike were not worried that the Northwest would be unfavorable to Sichuan Province at that time. If the Northwest really wanted to attack Sichuan Province, there would never be a ready-made Gannan-North Sichuan Passage without using it, but instead went to Tibet to go far away.

While planning for the future, Zhao Zhenzhong took advantage of Lan Fang and others to plan to accept and transfer the war refugees with Tian Yunyi, Zou Degui, Zheng Jiantao, Zhu Rong and others before the arrival of Lan Fang.

Although they are all leaving their hometowns, refugees are very different from disaster victims. Generally speaking, the victims are very regional, mostly farmers, and they do not continue to eat and wear food and clothing. The hostile elements mixed in are easily identified. However, refugees are not hungry people after the disaster, and people of all walks of life have them. It is significantly more difficult to identify the inclusion of hostile elements.

Among the refugees who arrive in the northwest in the future, those from neighboring Shanxi-Suizhou provinces, with the assistance of Yan Xishan, it should be difficult to verify. However, those from Hebei and the two provinces are difficult to verify from the root, and can only be guaranteed through the existing security prevention system in the northwest. Of course, for the sake of security, all suspicious people of unknown origin will be sent to Qinghai, Tibet, and Shannan to engage in infrastructure construction, and prevent the hostile elements from conveying information about the northwest to the outside.

Tian Yunyi and others were responsible for accepting the transfer and resettlement of enemy special forces, and Zhao Zhenzhong was concerned about the transfer of teachers and students in colleges and universities around the Pingjin area.

By July 2017, in addition to the universities and schools built in the northwest, according to statistics from the Ministry of Education in Nanjing, there were 108 colleges and above in China. Now the war is just a sign that the Nanjing authorities have not issued an order to move schools in the country. Zhao Zhenzhong has set his sights on several key schools.

Most domestic universities are under the management of the Ministry of Education of the Nanjing authorities. It is unrealistic to get great benefits from it, but through the accumulated relationships in the northwest, it is still possible to exert influence on individual universities and well-known professors.

Qingdao University, which is private and has not been strictly controlled by the authorities in Nanjing and Shandong, must be moved. With Zhao Zhenzhong's influence on the school, his good personal relationship with Liu Quanfa and others, and the role of the People's Party members who entered the school to teach after returning from studying in the United States, the overall migration of Qingdao University can basically be achieved. Of course, the war has not yet affected Shandong, but it is impossible to make preparations in advance.

Among them, the School of Physics of Qingdao University will all be moved to the northwest by then, while other medical colleges, mechanical colleges, agricultural colleges, etc. will not only divide some of the faculty to strengthen the northwest, but will be moved to the Yimeng base.

For Tsinghua University, which has long-term teaching cooperation with Qingdao University, although it cannot affect too many people, it is still possible to find a way to poach subject leaders such as Professor Ye Qisun in the School of Physics. In addition, Wang Ganchang, who was hired by Qingdao University after returning to China in 34 years, and the existing high-energy physics talents in the northwest, as well as the high-speed centrifuges that Li Yunshan and others have produced, the development process of strategic weapons will be further accelerated.

In addition, through Professor Wu Chengshi, who has a close contact with the People's Party, and Liang Sicheng, who has a good personal relationship with Zhao Zhenzhong and his wife, the northwest can also attract more scholars and experts from the Pingjin area.

After obtaining some information about Sun Yat-sen and Chiang Kai-shek from the northwest and verified it, Wu Chengshi was completely disappointed with the Nanjing authorities. Through understanding the relevant situation in the northwest, Wu Chengshi believed that the Northwest government was much better than the group of Nanjing officials who only knew how to betray foreigners and exclude dissidents, so he was willing to do some useful work for the Northwest.

With his connections at Beijing Normal University and several other universities in Peking, Wu Chengshi has greatly influenced some teachers and students who are dissatisfied with the current situation in Nanjing and China and are eager for the northwest. Now that the war in Pingjin has broken out, most schools are preparing for summer vacation, Wu Chengshi began to organize some teachers and students to Shanxi in the name of social inspections according to the news conveyed by the northwest, and prepare to enter the northwest through Baode and other places. According to the plan, Wu Chengshi and his party of more than 100 people will enter Baode around July 20, just avoiding the subsequent fierce war in the Pingjin area.

Liang Sicheng and his wife are now inspecting ancient buildings in Shanxi, and they originally planned to go to the northwest to inspect, so it was not impossible to invite them to teach in the northwest.

In history, the Ministry of Education of the Nanjing authorities issued the "Measures for Handling Schools in the War Zone" in August 2017, and arranged emergency responses for the relocation of universities in the war zone. Now, the Pingjin area has not yet fought hard, and the northwest has taken action in advance, so Zhao Zhenzhong's plan to poach people and relocate schools can be realized.

Although the northwest cannot compare with the advantages of the Nanjing authorities moving to universities with administrative orders, as long as Zhao Zhenzhong's plan is successful, it will set an example for other college teachers and students who are dissatisfied with Nanjing and are interested in the northwest. In the future, more teachers and students will spontaneously go to the northwest.

On July 16, Zhao Zhenzhong received a telegram from Lin Chenglou and Chen Zhiyuan from Shannan, saying that he had received guests from Lan Fang and was preparing to arrange them to fly to Lanzhou via Lhasa in the next few days during the storm.

Originally, Zhao Zhenzhong explained to Chen Jiongming and others that the Chittagong area had been hit by a tropical storm before, and Chen Jiongming and others were also preparing to wait for the rainy season to go to Shannan and northwest. However, due to the outbreak of the July and 7 Incident, in order to coordinate the future relationship between the Northwest and Lan Fang in the War of Resistance, and to help both sides, after discussion and decision by the senior officials of the Lan Fang Zhigong Party, Chen Qiyou led a group of senior officials of Lan Fang and two 50,000-ton container ships through the Malacca Strait and the Andaman Sea, and broke through the northern waters of the Bay of Bengal where the storm and waves had not subsided, and finally entered Chittagong on the 16th.

Although Zhao Zhenzhong was not worried about Chen Qiyou and others, he was also secretly moved.

On July 18, Zhao Zhenzhong met Chen Qiyou and his party in Lanzhou.

"Brother Dingsi, you are the minister now. The storm is not over yet, so why are you so risky? It's not appropriate!" After meeting, Zhao Zhenzhong shook hands and greeted Chen Qiyou enthusiastically while accusing him.

"The wind and waves are a bit big, but the domestic situation is tense, so I don't care about so much. Besides, Nanjing doesn't admit it. I am the minister, so I have to visit you first." Chen Qiyou did not take the wind and waves to heart. After greeting Zhao Zhenzhong with a smile, Chen Qiyou said again: "Although I lead the team this time, the ones I really want to discuss with you are my colleagues. Our Lan Fang's Minister of National Defense, Deputy Chief of Staff, Air Force Commander, Navy Commander, and the familiar director of the Mechanical Department of the Ministry of Industry are all here."

Zhao Zhenzhong was very surprised when he heard that so many senior officials of Lan Fang were present.

"Brother Dingsi, then you shouldn't take risks!" Zhao Zhenzhong said in a complaining manner and said, "Please introduce him to me." Zhao Zhenzhong had already met Chen Juefu among the people behind Chen Qiyou. I think he should be the director of the Mechanical Department of the Ministry of Industry. Another strong man in his 50s should be Lan Fang's Minister of National Defense. As for the other people in their 40s, it is hard to guess.

"Speaking of all, the ministers and commanders we came here this time are also very famous in China, but I have never seen them before." Chen Qiyou sighed in his heart and added, "We were all Chairman Chen's subordinates back then, and now they are not favored by the Nanjing authorities."

After Chen Qiyou introduced him, Zhao Zhenzhong was shocked again. Not only were he unwelcome, but he was still wanted by the Nanjing authorities! However, these people are indeed famous.

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Li Jishen naturally knew the right and wrong between Sun Yat-sen and Chen Jiongming back then. Moreover, he was first expelled from the party by Chiang Kai-shek, and then openly established a new government to oppose Chiang Kai-shek. Like Chen Jiongming, the so-called "prime minister traitor", he was wanted by the Nanjing authorities. He had no psychological burden for joining the Zhigong Party and participating in the restoration of Lan Fang. The two sides hit it off.

In the subsequent battle of Lan Fang's restoration of the country, Chen Jiongming was in charge of the overall situation, and Li Jishen was basically responsible for the war in front. After Lan Fang's restoration of the country, Li Jishen became the Minister of National Defense.

This time, Li Jishen and Chen Qiyou and others ventured to the northwest together. In addition to discussing future military cooperation between the two sides, he also wanted to meet Zhao Zhenzhong, who proposed Lan Fang's plan to restore the country and supported him with all his strength. See who this young man who was praised by Chen Jiongming as a few geniuses in the world was.

At first sight, Zhao Zhenzhong's 1.85-meter-old figure, tough appearance, and temperament developed by making decisions over the years of years of decision-making, really made Li Ji deeply feel sorry for him.

Lan Fang's deputy chief of staff was Cai Tingkai, and the main commander of the 32-year Shanghai War of Resistance. Cai Tingkai was also a grassroots member of the First Division of the Guangdong Army under Chen Jiongming in his early years. After the Fujian Incident, he was persuaded by Chen Jiongming and others during his escape to Hong Kong and participated in Lan Fang's restoration. During the battle of restoration, he and Jiang Guangnai took on most of the command tasks on the front line. After the restoration of the country, Jiang Guangnai became the chief of staff, and Cai Tingkai became the deputy chief of staff.

"When I came here, Brother Jingran specifically instructed me to thank Chairman Zhao for his generous assistance on behalf of him and the soldiers of the 19th Route Army that year. Chairman Zhao's assistance reduced a lot of casualties and eliminated more Japanese devils. Thank you very much!" Unlike other people, after Cai Tingkai shook hands with Zhao Zhenzhong, he first thanked him.

Zhao Zhenzhong was stunned at first, and then suddenly realized: "It is the duty of the Chinese to fight against foreign invasion. Due to many restrictions, he could only do his best to the soldiers of the 19th Route Army. Compared with the soldiers who killed the enemy and served the country, it is not worth mentioning and he should not thank you!"

Before the January and February 8th Incident, Zhao Zhenzhong cooperated with the Zhigong Party members who were recruiting victims caused by the Yangtze River flood in Shanghai through Huamei Company. He stored a large amount of military supplies in the warehouse near Zhenru Railway Station and provided them to the 19th Route Army. It seems that Wu Bingyi, a member of the Zhigong Party who was in charge of this matter, informed Jiang, Cai and others about the past.

Lan Fang's air force commander was Weng Zhaoyuan, who was also a storied figure in the 1928 War of Resistance and the Fujian Incident. He was also under Chen Jiongming in his early years. He studied at the Mumoni Aviation School in France for two years in 29 years, and had fought against the Japanese army on the front line of Shanghai and the Great Wall. He had experience in dealing with the Japanese air force, so after joining Lan Fang's restoration army in 34 years, he served as one of the few air force commanders.

When shook hands with Zhao Zhenzhong, Weng Zhaoyuan also thanked Zhao Zhenzhong for providing military supplies to the 19th Route Army. Naturally, it was a polite approach.

The commander of the Navy of Lan Fang was Li Sihua, who was also a member of the China Democratic League of America. Because he first obtained the qualification of captain in the United States, received training from a naval school, and performed well in the battle of Lan Fang's restoration, he became the current commander of the Navy of Lan Fang.

Later, Chen Juefu, director of the Ministry of Industry of Lanfang, was familiar to Zhao Zhenzhong. Whether it is the gorgeousness of many overseas industries or the booming Northwest, his achievements in industrial construction are worth learning from by Lanfang. This time, Chen Juefu came to seek further cooperation between the two sides in industrial construction.

Previously, although Chen Jiongming had been to the Northwest, he and Zhao Zhenzhong talked about major issues related to strategic cooperation between the two sides, and did not say much about the restoration of the main leaders of the National Army. This is also one of the reasons why Zhao Zhenzhong was surprised after meeting today.

The main general who launched the Fujian Incident then has now become the founding fathers of the Lanfang Republic! This not only made Zhao Zhen sigh at the center, but also shocked Zhou Mingyuan, who met with the Lanfang people with Zhao Zhenzhong. The changes caused by Zhao, Zhou and others came to this era have become increasingly greater.

In history, the Fujian Incident was launched on November 20, 2013, and Chen Jiongming had already died of illness in September of that year. If Chen Jiongming was still alive, it is unknown that Chen Mingshu and others who started the Incident contacted their old boss Chen Jiongming. After all, Chen Mingshu resigned to avoid disaster because he was unwilling to attack Chen Jiongming's troops.

After seeing each other, everyone's topics naturally focused on the current situation in the Pingjin area, as well as the Lushan conversation made by Chiang Kai-shek yesterday.

"We are all aware of Chairman Zhao, your party's statement on the 8th. If the Japanese army really invaded China in an all-round way, how long can the Pingjin area last? What will happen to the domestic situation?" Li Jishen asked first.

Lan Fang dispatched so many military officials this time, and what she was most concerned about was the domestic situation after the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War.

"Chief Cai and Commander Weng both fought with the Japanese army and knew the situation of the domestic army. To be honest, once the full-scale war begins, it will be an unprecedented disaster for our country and nation!" Zhao Zhenzhong said carefully, "When the Southern Northern Expedition, the Japanese army had committed tragedies in Jinan and massacred more than 10,000 people in Jinan. If the whole country was in war, I am afraid that the land of China would be as good as that of Jinan back then. It might even be even worse!"

Li Jishen and others have heard of the scene of the Jinan tragedy. Now, when Zhao Zhenzhong uses this to describe the situation after the outbreak of the Japanese war in China, they all felt a deep heart.

"As for Pingjin, Song Zheyuan ignored the fact that the Japanese army launched a large increase in troops, and was still negotiating with Japan. He also took the initiative to evacuate Lugou Bridge and the defense in the Beiping area. If he really fought, he would definitely be defeated. It is estimated that the Japanese army would be able to occupy Pingjin in just about one week!" Zhao Zhenzhong sighed deeply and said helplessly, "After Pingjin succeed, the Japanese army will definitely advance westward and southward along the railway line to occupy a vast area north of the Yellow River. At that time, the Japanese army is likely to open a second battlefield in Shanghai to seek to advance along the Yangtze River to the inland provinces. If the Japanese army succeeds, in the end, most of China will be the hands of the Japanese army except for the southwest and northwest!"

"The situation is so bad?" Li Jishen asked in disbelief.

Lan Fang and others were also moved. When most of China fell, the Japanese army's momentum would inevitably become more arrogant, and China, which had lost most of its territory and corresponding manpower and material resources, would its resistance power be greatly reduced. When will China in the future support be? Will China really perish?

"At the Great Wall War, the Japanese army had about 50,000 troops. The Nanjing authorities mobilized about 300,000 Chinese troops, but we lost Rehe and signed the Tanggu Agreement. What would happen if the Japanese army dispatched 3,400,000 troops to invade North China?" Zhou Mingyuan asked, "After September 18th, the Japanese army launched the Shanghai Incident before the war in the Northeast had subsided. Deputy Chief Cai and Commander Weng had fought with the Japanese army, so they should be able to judge the result. Besides, according to Chiang Kai-shek's temperament, if the situation was not bad, he would not have said what he said yesterday."

By the 16th, Japan had mobilized 100,000 troops to North China. At the "Five Prime Ministers Meeting" held in Tokyo on the 17th, the Japanese Guards Cabinet decided to mobilize 400,000 Japanese troops to China.

The Beining line runs on the army that leads to the pass every day, transporting the Japanese army full of Japanese troops to the pass. A large number of Japanese troops sent from the seaway also landed urgently from Tanggukou, and the Japanese troops in Rehe Province also drove through Gubeikou to the suburbs of Beiping.

In the air force, in addition to the planes gathered at the Tianjin Dongjuzi Airport, Japan also built an air force base near Tanggu, and sent planes to reconnaissance along Hepinghan Road over Peking every day.

The Japanese Army General Staff Headquarters formulated the "Guiding Outline on the War Against China when the North China uses troops", which stipulated that in the early stage of the war, "to punish and defeat the 29th Army" and completely occupy North China. Then, fight with Chiang Kai-shek's Central Army, "to seek a complete resolution of the China issue through a comprehensive war." The Japanese army required a quick decision to "prevent the Chiang regime from fleeing west and force it to surrender." The method to expand the war was that Japan "the Tianjin garrison submitted an ultimatum in the local area and began the combat operation."

But while the Japanese army launched a large increase in troops, Song Zheyuan turned a blind eye and was still negotiating with the Japanese army! However, Song Zheyuan was crazy, but Chiang Kai-shek was not confused. Based on the fact that Japan has launched a large increase in troops from outside the pass, especially from the Japanese mainland, Chiang Kai-shek clearly determined: "The deduction of the Lugou Bridge Incident is a problem that concerns the entire Chinese country. Whether this matter can be ended is the last moment."

In this regard, Chiang Kai-shek delivered a famous speech in Lushan on July 17: "...We are certainly a weak country, but we cannot fail to maintain the life of our nation and bear the responsibilities left to us in history by our ancestors. Therefore, when we have to do so, we must not resist the battle. As for the war, because we are a weak country, we have the opportunity to compromise. If we give up our size and land and sovereignty, we will be the eternal sinner of the Chinese nation. At that time, we will only be able to fight the life of the nation and seek our final victory.

…We hope for peace without seeking peace, and we are ready to respond to the war without seeking war. We know that after the national war of resistance, we can only sacrifice to the end, without any luck. If the war starts, it means that there is no distinction between the north and the south, no age or the young. No matter who is, everyone has the responsibility to defend the territory and fight against the war, and they should all have the determination to sacrifice everything.…”

Cai Tingkai and Weng Zhaoyuan passed Lin Chenglou in Shannan yesterday. Chen Zhiyuan and others had already learned about the content of the conversation between Jiang Lushan. They knew that the domestic situation should be more dangerous, but they did not expect it to be so far. They frowned and pondered for a while, and looked at each other. Cai and Weng sighed.

"If the Japanese army really mobilized 400,000 troops to invade, it would be difficult to stop the Japanese army with the current forces and deployments in North China and Songhu." Cai Tingkai sighed sadly.

"Chairman Zhao, the People's Army can eliminate the invading Soviet army and win the battle against Britain in Shannan. Isn't it help China and Japan to change the situation?" Weng Zhaoyuan was unwilling to give up, hoping to get a reassuring answer.

"The training and equipment of the People's Army are indeed better than domestic troops, and they do have the strength to compete with the Japanese army. But now, we have a small population and insufficient military strength. We must be guarded against the repetitions of the Soviet Union and the British, as well as the speculations of Nanjing, and we cannot fight the Japanese army with all our might." Zhao Zhenzhong was a little helpless, "And, before the Japanese army attacked around our defense zone, it is estimated that no province under the rule of the Nanjing authorities would allow our army to enter it."

Li, Cai, and Weng have been in the domestic army. They know the local powerful factions in China that value territories and are xenophobic. They know that what Zhao Zhenzhong is saying is the truth, and they are speechless at the moment.

"In the early stage of the war, all we can do is to withstand the pressure of the Japanese army and not retreat, and may even launch a local counterattack. But in the first two years, we mainly accumulated strength and prepared for future strategic counterattacks." Zhao Zhenzhong explained, "You should have seen it in Shannan. After the epidemic there, it is not much different from the ruins. And everything in the northwest has just started. We need time."

"What if our Restoration Army and Your Army fight together? Will the situation be better?" Li Jishen asked.

"This is not suitable for your army or our army." Zhao Zhenzhong shook his head and said, "You do have a close relationship with the country. You have always had a harmonious relationship with us. But Lan Fang is now a sovereign and independent country, and has not established diplomatic relations with the Nanjing authorities. In this situation, if Lan Fang restores the national army to join the war in China, the Nanjing authorities may declare you an invasion, and our northwest becomes a 'foreign country'. This will only make the domestic situation worse. Moreover, it will also arouse the attention of the Japanese army to Lan Fang in advance, which is not conducive to the various constructions that Lan Fang is carrying out."

Li Jishen understood Lao Chiang's stubborn temper. After the Second Northern Expedition, in order to consolidate his so-called "orthodox" and Chiang did not hesitate to use force to resolve internal problems, and launched Jiang Gui, Jiang Feng, and the Central Plains Wars one after another. Now the Northwest recovered lost territory twice, occupied justice and won public opinion, and with strong strength, Nanjing was helpless. But if the Northwest joined forces with Chen Jiongming and Li Jishen's "rebellion", even if it was to fight against Japan and benefit the country and the people, as long as it threatened Lao Chiang's status, he would never miss the opportunity to attack and expand the incident.

"What if the Restoration Army participated in the war in the name of the Volunteer Army?" Chen Qiyou, who was sitting upright, interrupted, "Just like in the Spanish Civil War now."

Cai Tingkai and Weng Zhaoyuan's eyes lit up, and Li Jishen even slapped the table and praised: "It's a good idea to think about it!"

"I can understand the feelings of your army to return to China to fight against Japan, but I still don't agree with your army returning to China to participate in the war now." Seeing that Li Jishen and others were confused, Zhao Zhenzhong continued, "First, after your army adapts to the tropical environment and then returns to China to participate in the war, many people will have problems in adapting, which is not conducive to the development of your army's combat effectiveness; second, Lan Fang's total population and number of troops determine that your army cannot bear too much losses in the country, otherwise it will have serious adverse effects on Lan Fang's national defense; third, Lan Fang is likely to face attacks from the Japanese army in a few years, and now your army should step up preparations instead of rashly participating in the war."

If it weren't for knowing that Zhao Zhenzhong and Lan Fang had no potential, they were indeed considering Lan Fang this time, and Li Jishen and others would have suspected that he would refuse Lan Fang's resumption of the army and return to China to participate in the war and reduce the anti-Japanese force.

"But if we Lan Fang sits on the sidelines of the domestic war, we may be disheartened." Chen Juefu smiled bitterly, "Not to mention that the overseas Chinese who originally came from America, Nanyang and other places are concerned about their homeland, even those workers from the mainland in the American industry we are taking over will never ignore the invasion of the elders of their hometowns by the Japanese army. If our government does not handle the issue of whether to participate in the war or not, it is hard to say how many more than 10 million people will be able to return home."

Ruolanfang was restored by overseas Chinese after three generations, so her feelings for the mainland's homeland would be weaker. However, most of the Chinese who were restored by Chen Jiongming were disaster victims from the mainland and immigrants from the past generation. Among these most of the immigrants, there were many brothers, sisters and even elders in the mainland. Seeing that the Japanese army invaded China in large numbers, it would be strange if they could sit idly by.

"I have no good idea about the issue mentioned by Brother Jimin. It is best to move the families of Lanfang people in China to Lanfang before the domestic war has entered a fierce stage. If you don't dislike the remoteness of the northwest and can abide by the laws and regulations of the northwest, then you can move here." Zhao Zhenzhong also had a headache about the problem mentioned by Chen Juefu. After pondering for a while, he only came up with such a solution.
Chapter completed!