I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

Jiang Weiguo could hear that Suzuki Kantaro represented the attitude of the Japanese government, the Japanese emperor, and the Japanese navy. In other words, among the entire Japanese high-level, only the Japanese army was stubbornly trying to fight China to the end.

"Mr. Chen, let's get straight to the point! What are the conditions? Return to before the July [-]th Incident?" Jiang Weiguo said sullenly.

Chen Bulei shook his head and smiled wryly: "Of course not.

Second son, since the start of the war for eleven months, it can be said that, except for Nanjing, we have been defeated all the time. After the July [-]th Incident, how much land have we lost?The provinces of Hebei, Shanxi, Shandong, and Chahar have all been lost, as well as Beiping, Tianjin, and Shanghai, Zhejiang Province has lost the north, Jiangsu Province has also been lost, and Suiyuan Province is the same .

It is true that our national army officers and soldiers fought bravely and tenaciously, and caused heavy losses to the Japanese army, especially in Nanjing, which was a miraculous and brilliant record. But, on the whole?We are still losing our country, we are still failing.

After the July 100th Incident, the territory of our country occupied by the Japanese army was almost [-] million square kilometers. Under such circumstances, would the Japanese be willing to return to the pre-July [-]th Incident?Is it possible to spit out so much fat that's already in your mouth? "

Jiang Weiguo couldn't help standing up abruptly: "What do you mean? Cease land for peace?" He felt furious.

Chen Bulei sighed: "The condition brought by Suzuki is that under the current situation of the enemy and ourselves, Japan will return one or two provinces!"

"That's it?" Jiang Weiguo became more and more angry, "Just return one or two provinces? What is return? It was originally our land! It is unreasonable! It is simply unreasonable!" Originally, it was very difficult for Jiang Weiguo to accept the truce before the July [-]th Incident. Now, the current conditions are not as good as before the July [-]th Incident, and he has to be extremely resentful.

"Second son!" Chen Bulei said earnestly, "We have already lost so much land, if we can get back one or two provinces on the negotiating table, it would be great! I wish for it! Tell me, the national army can now use force Recover it? On the battlefield, we can’t win. On the negotiating table, if we can regain the country with our tongues, even if not all of the country, it would be a great thing! When the province is withdrawn, there is also northern Zhejiang. As for Shanghai, the Japanese are not willing to let go. In addition, the Japanese are willing to give up another province. The chairman of the committee intends to take Shandong Province back.

Second son, you know that before the war, Shandong Province was Han Fuju’s territory, named China’s land, and it was not controlled by the central government at all. With the help of the Japanese, we can actually take over Shandong Province I'm back!" He smiled wryly.

"We are losing power and humiliating the country!" Jiang Weiguo couldn't bear it anymore, "It's too shameful!"

Chen Bulei sighed: "That's not what I said.

A country, like a person, sometimes needs patience.

Goujian, the king of Yue, lived on his salary and tasted his courage. Isn't it worth learning from us?What the chairman means is that accepting these conditions from the Japanese in exchange for temporary peace and precious time for construction and development, the Germans agreed that once the Sino-Japanese ceasefire, they will vigorously assist us in military, industrial, Economic construction and development.

Suzuki also said that although the Japanese army is very stubborn, it is not monolithic internally at the moment. Under the pressure of the government, the emperor, and the navy, the Japanese army has no choice but to retreat.

At that time, peace will really be guaranteed!"

"Peace?" Jiang Weiguo snorted coldly in disgust, "What kind of shit is peace! This is a shame!"

Chen Bulei looked at Jiang Weiguo and spread his hands: "If you don't want peace, then continue to fight, but can we still fight?"

Jiang Weiguo felt extremely angry and felt a little sad again.

Chapter 351 Moved to Xuzhou (1)

"Second son, I understand the humiliation and unwillingness in your heart, but you have to remember the old saying, 'Where there is a will, there is a way, and the boat will be broken, and the hundred and twenty Qin Pass will eventually belong to Chu; Three thousand Yuejia can swallow Wu'!" Chen Bulei seemed to be very sincere, "Let's give a simple example, the Han Dynasty, whoever offends my big Han will be punished no matter how far away! How heroic and heroic! However, the Han Dynasty in the early Han Dynasty How did you deal with the Xiongnu? In the seventh year of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang led an army of 30 to face the Xiongnu head-on. As a result, he was surrounded by Baideng. The founding emperor of the Han Dynasty almost died on the battlefield or became a prisoner of a foreign race. After escaping, Liu Bang realized that the Han Dynasty was not as powerful as the Xiongnu, so he adopted a peace policy, marrying the princess of the Han Dynasty to the Xiongnu Shanyu, and gave a large amount of property to the Xiongnu every year , This policy has lasted for more than 60 years, more than 60 years! It is conceivable how humiliated and unwilling the emperors of the Han Dynasty and the bloody people of the Han Dynasty were in the past 60 years! However, the humiliation and unwillingness of the past 60 years , In exchange for the time for the Han Dynasty to rest, recuperate and accumulate strength.

Finally, when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty arrived, the Han Dynasty began to counterattack the Xiongnu on a large scale. After more than 30 years of fighting, the Huns were defeated and fled to Mobei. Losing my Yanzhi Mountain, making my married woman colorless' wailing, the Han Dynasty finally won an all-round victory in the Hundred Years' War between Han and Hungarians.

Because of the victory in the end, the people of the Han Dynasty have the confidence and the right to yell out the heart-stirring and courageous oath of 'those who offend me will be punished even if they are far away'!"

Jiang Weiguo was smoking a cigarette dully, without saying a word.

Chen Bulei became more and more passionate: "As a comparison, let's look at the Ming Dynasty again! Yes, the Ming Dynasty was very staunch, there was no 'relatives outside the Han Dynasty, Tang Dynasty towns, Song Dynasty coins', 'the emperor guards the gate, and the king dies in the country' The spirit of "has been praised endlessly by later generations, but what did the Ming Dynasty's strong spirit of "the emperor guards the country, and the king dies in the country" get it? It is destruction! It is the subjugation of the country! It is tens of millions of Han people who were killed The tragic end of the slavery ruled by the Manchu elite! Emperor Chongzhen would rather die than move the capital, and has been sticking to Beijing, which is already the front line. In the end, he hanged himself on Meishan to die for his country. It is indeed heroic! But, is he too persistent? Too stubborn Why didn't he move the capital to Nanjing and continue to fight against the Qing Dynasty? He was the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and his death caused the Ming Dynasty to completely disintegrate and be swallowed up by the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

In fact, it was not the Manchu Qing army that broke through the city of Beijing. At that time, the Ming Dynasty still had a large area of ​​land in the south, and the whole territory had not yet fallen.

The victory and defeat of the soldiers are unpredictable, and he is a man who bears shame and shame. The children of Jiangdong are so talented, and it is unknown if they will make a comeback! "

Jiang Weiguo remained sullen and did not speak.

Chen Brett paused, and then said: "The teeth are dead and the tongue is still alive, you know this idiom, right? It was taught by Lao Tzu's teacher Chang Cong. Chang Cong said to Lao Tzu, 'My tongue is still there because it is soft, but I The tooth is gone, because it is hard, that’s the truth.” There is also the truth that “the hurricane blows over the hills, but the grass remains.” The strong wind blows over the hills, and the thick and tall trees are uprooted, and the trees lying on the ground Xiaocao is safe and sound, what is this? This is the idea of ​​overcoming strength with softness and defeating strength with weakness, not head-to-head.

Second son, never forget the past, be the teacher of the future!Second son, although we are currently begging for peace with Japan with humiliation, in the future we will..."

"Okay! Okay!" Jiang Weiguo became more and more impatient, "Mr. Chen, I understand what you mean, and I understand what my father means, but..." He paused and didn't speak, because he kept talking Time didn't know what to say.

"Think about it carefully!" Chen Bulei sighed, patted Jiang Weiguo on the shoulder, and left.

Jiang Weiguo sat alone in the office, smoking a cigarette sullenly, his thoughts were numb and his thoughts were churning.

"How could this happen?" Jiang Weiguo was upset, "Do you really want peace?" He thought for a long time, but still had no idea, so he invited several confidant officers to chat with him.

Jiang Weiguo has no right to decide this major event, so he did not find someone to discuss, but just to chat.

Although Jiang Weiguo didn't want to be a warlord, he knew that if he wanted to do something big, he must have his own direct lineage. Therefore, he "is in the Jianghu and can't help himself", and he is the second son of Chiang Kai-shek. Naturally, he is like a fish in water. To put it bluntly, no matter what faction Jiang Weiguo establishes, his faction must belong to the big central faction and is a part of the big central faction.

Right now, although Jiang Weiguo did not deliberately do this, however, in fact he has a group of backbones loyal to him, most of whom are young soldiers and young soldiers of the Nanjing Army. These soldiers are full of admiration for Jiang Weiguo, Respect, support and even adore Jiang Weiguo, and regard Jiang Weiguo as "the successor of the chairman" and "the hope of the party's new life", so he is loyal to Jiang Weiguo.

In fact, Jiang Weiguo's power at this time is already very large. He has the most powerful backing in the country, and he has big backers overseas (such as Hitler, such as overseas Chinese organizations, such as the Jews). He also has his own financial income, his own troops, and his own secret service.

Jiang Weiguo was originally the head of the princeling party, and his faction is naturally the "princeling faction". Because it rose from the Nanjing Army, Nanjing City, and Nanjing Battle, it is also called the "Nanjing faction" (referred to as "Ning faction"). It is the out-and-out direct line of the central faction of the national government.

Xiao Yao fully supported Jiang Weiguo's establishment of his own faction. He even thought it was a matter of course. It was because of this that he recommended himself to work for Jiang Weiguo.

Xiao Yao believes that among so many factions in the country, the one with the strongest strength, the most orthodox status, and the brightest prospects is naturally Chiang Kai-shek’s central faction. Internally, there is no energy, and overall there is not much vigor and vigor to forge ahead. Therefore, it is necessary for Jiang Weiguo, a rising star in the background, to form a new faction on the basis of Chiang Kai-shek's old faction. The basis (the logic is simple: if Jiang Weiguo does not have his own lineage, even if Chiang Kai-shek really wants to pass the throne to him in the future, He Yingqin, Chen Cheng and other powerful figures in the central faction will not accept it. Jiang Weiguo has capital, so he will be eligible" Competition for the Dragon Chair"), the second is the future of the country and this war of resistance against Japan.

Xiao Yao felt that Jiang Weiguo had already been doing this a long time ago, because Jiang Weiguo's dedication and money to his troops, to the Navy and Air Force, to the Maritime Control Bureau, to the Ministry of Military Industry and other departments was really greater than that of ordinary people Jiang Weiguo never embezzled a penny of public funds, never ate a vacancy, and never withheld a penny of military pay, and even the black income that could have been put in his personal pocket was also penny. There is nothing left for the construction of the army.

Xiao Yao has been by Jiang Weiguo's side for so long, and he has never found Jiang Weiguo to be extravagant. He neither spends money, eats and drinks, nor hugs left and right, and is extravagant and lustful (although he has a lot of girlfriends).

In Xiao Yao's mind, the only explanation for all these incredible behaviors is that Jiang Weiguo "this person is not as harmless as he looks, but he actually has a great ambition hidden in his heart" (Jiang Weiguo didn't know This is how Xiao Yao sees himself. If he knew, he would definitely shout: I am wronged! I am not an ambitious man! I am not greedy or profitable because I love the country and the people, and worry about the country and the people. China is now in chaos and chaos. It’s rotten, little Japan is still invading us, I don’t do my best to fight against Japan and save the country, can’t I still make money for the country? I’m still human for doing that!).

Jiang Weiguo called Jiang Weiguo to several young military officers of the Ning family who were in Nanjing. After listening to Jiang Weiguo's narration carefully, the officers all looked solemn and complicated, and they all lit cigarettes one after another.

"The chairman made such a decision, although he had to, but it was a bad idea!" Liu Fengling said worriedly, "The teacher (Jiang Baili) has long said, 'After the war with Japan, it doesn't matter whether you win or lose, just make peace with it'!" The teacher also said I said, 'China is not afraid of encroaching on whales, it is only afraid of encroaching'! Now we are making peace with the Japanese, isn't it a violation of these two points?" He couldn't help getting excited, "If we make peace with Japan now, yes, we can Take back one or two provinces on the negotiating table, second son, you said, the chairman intends to return all the enemy-occupied areas in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, and then return to Shandong province, but we lost several provinces at the same time! July [-]th Incident Before, we had already lost the four northeastern provinces (Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, and Rehe). By the way, Taiwan had also been lost long ago. Shanxi Province, Hebei Province, Beiping City, Tianjin City, by the way, the Japanese are not willing to let go of Shanghai City, negotiate a peace, we will lose four provinces and three cities! It’s too painful! It’s too shameful!”

"Wrong!" Yi Shuihan retorted, "I think the chairman's move is really the best policy! Everyone, we are not willing to lose so much land, which Chinese is willing? But, do we have the strength to get it back? Fight, You can’t get back even a single province, and you’ll even continue to lose your teachers and ground. Talk about it. Although you can’t fully recover, you can get back one or two provinces anyway! Isn’t this a good thing? Also, everyone, please note that if a peace is negotiated, we will Where was it lost? Chahar, Suiyuan, Shanxi, Hebei, Pingjin, and Shanghai. Excuse me, how many of the above four provinces and three cities were originally controlled by the central government? Chahar, Hebei, Pingjin, originally It was Song Zheyuan's territory, Suiyuan and Shanxi were originally Yan Xishan's territory, and only Shanghai was originally under the jurisdiction of the central government.

Don’t forget, we can ask for Shandong Province at the negotiating table. Shandong Province was originally not the territory of the central government, but Han Fuju’s territory. How could the central government return it to Han Fuju after asking the Japanese to return it at the negotiating table? ?In other words, Shandong Province was actually recovered by the central government because of this war.

Although this situation is ironic, it is reality. The Japanese invaded us. Not only did we not lose our land, but we also gained a province. If we can bring back Shanghai, it would be perfect! (Among the Chinese provinces already occupied by the Japanese army, Chiang Kai-shek also repeatedly considered which province he wanted, and finally chose Shandong Province.

Because Chahar and Suiyuan provinces are too remote to be effectively controlled, and they are sparsely populated and economically backward. Both Shanxi and Hebei provinces were fought down by the Japanese army, and it was very difficult for the Japanese army to hand them over. , As for Shandong Province, it didn't take much effort for the Japanese army to capture Shandong Province, and Shandong Province is densely populated and economically developed, so it is naturally the best choice to come back.

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"Perfect ass!" Liu Fengling said angrily, "Ceding land for peace, losing power and humiliating the country, how can this be called perfection? Not bad! The sites of Song Zheyuan, Yan Xishan, and Han Fuju were not really controlled by the central government before the war, but they were all Chinese land! Old Yi, how could you have such an idea?"

Yi Shuihan retorted: "Old Liu, we are soldiers, can we be more pragmatic? Don't deceive yourself! Is there really a fundamental difference between those provinces occupied by the Japanese and those occupied by local warlords for the central government? He looked at the silent Jiang Weiguo, "Chan, I think that if we want to go back to Shanghai, even if China and Japan co-administer Shanghai, we will still make money!"

"Fucking money!" Liu Fengling became more and more angry, "We lost so much land, and we still made money?"

"Old Liu!" Yi Shuihan was also angry, "Who doesn't want to regain the country? I am from the Northeast, and I dream of the national army regaining the Northeast! But right now, is it possible? The Japanese are indeed exhausted by us in this war." We are seriously injured, but what about us? We are exhausted! We want to recover, but we don’t have the ability! Let’s take a break and accept the conditions of the Japanese, in exchange for two or three years of precious time, to reorganize the army, It will not be too late to counterattack in the future! We need time!"

Liang Fei said: "Mr. Jiang (Jiang Baili) said, 'Take space for time', that's the truth! We need time to develop and build. Of course, it would be even better if we could get back more land!"

"That's the case, but..." Ouyang Sihai said, "We have gained precious time, and the Japanese are the same! We have time to develop and build, and so do the Japanese! The Japanese have swallowed up so many of our provinces, and have With so much wealth and resources, China and Japan develop and build together. Who can guarantee that China can surpass Japan in this competition? I think that before the July [-]th Incident, China and Japan were like the Northern Song Dynasty and Liao Kingdom. Although the Song Dynasty was weak and the Liao Dynasty was strong, But the Northern Song Dynasty would not be suppressed by the Liao Kingdom, but now China and Japan have really negotiated peace, just like the Southern Song Dynasty and the Jin Kingdom, although the Song Dynasty is still weak and the Jin Dynasty is strong, but the Southern Song Dynasty is lingering and powerless, and is completely defeated by the Jin Kingdom Press and beat.

If that's the case, we'll be doomed forever! "

The officers, at first acrimonious, descended into an emotionally complex dullness.

Obviously, the officers, like Jiang Weiguo, were unwilling but helpless, because the national army was indeed powerless to fight back, not to mention counterattack, parrying was very difficult.

Jiang Weiguo looked at Xiao Yao, but Xiao Yao didn't speak.

"Brother Haoran?" Jiang Weiguo inquired.

Xiao Yao looked noncommittal.

Jiang Weiguo understood, and after chatting with the officers for a while, he asked the officers to go back and continue to perform their duties, leaving Xiao Yao alone.

Only then did Xiao Yao speak: "First of all, I suspect that the principal is preserving his strength!"

"Ah?" Jiang Weiguo was taken aback.

Xiao Yao's expression was very delicate: "Have we really run out of fuel? The Nanjing Army is right. The main force of the national army's periphery may not be right? We held back hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops in Nanjing and killed about 30 Japanese troops. It can be said that , Nanjing is like a big magnet, attracting six out of ten of the Japanese invaders to Nanjing.

In East China, except for northern Jiangsu and northern Zhejiang, almost none of the other areas were attacked or threatened by the Japanese army. Anhui, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong, Sichuan, Guizhou... so many provinces and territories, so many taxes , personnel, and materials, are they all fake?In North China, Hebei, Shanxi, and Shandong are all territories of local warlords. Losing them would not be a big loss to the central government. It can be said that the basic territory of the central army was not seriously damaged. It has been half a year, and the main force of the central army's periphery I haven't regained my strength yet, so I really can't say it.

As for weapons and equipment, although the German aid to China has basically supplemented our Nanjing Army, it is not that we do not have arsenals in the rear.

Therefore, I think the current situation of the national army... the central army should not be so serious!"

Jiang Weiguo looked at Xiao Yao: "Brother Haoran, what do you mean...my father means..."

"The principal wants to preserve his strength!" Xiao Yao seemed not surprised, "The Japanese indirectly helped him eliminate Song Zheyuan, Yan Xishan, and Han Fuju, and he was happy to see the result. The army can do many, many things, for example, swallow Sichuan and Yunnan completely, for example..." He paused, "Suppress bandits.

Don't forget that the reason why the Kuomintang and the Communist Party shook hands and made peace is because they have Japan as their common enemy. If Japan is no longer China's enemy, even for a short period of time, there will be no reason for the government to maintain cooperation with Yan'an! "He had a weird expression, "I'll go as far as I want, you understand it yourself!"

Jiang Weiguo lit a cigarette and smoked it with extremely complicated moods: "Father did this, it's too..." He didn't know what words to use to describe Chiang Kai-shek, "Ah!" Traitor', doesn't he understand this truth?"

"What?" Xiao Yao was a little surprised.

Jiang Weiguo was stunned. He remembered that at this time, there was no saying that "before the enemy leaves the country, peace is a traitor". This sentence was put forward by Mr. Tan Kah Kee after the Wuhan Battle in the original history.

"Brother Haoran, what I mean is...Father really did this, what do the people think? What will the public opinion be like?" Jiang Weiguo corrected himself.

"There are definitely people who oppose it, but there should be quite a few supporters and understanders, and it may even be the mainstream!"

"how you said that?"

"It's been almost a year since the war started. Except for Nanjing, we have been losing wars and lost large tracts of land. The 'pro-Japanese faction' and the 'main peace faction' are all panic-stricken, and they all firmly support the peace talks. As for the 'anti-Japanese faction' who advocate Zhan faction', there will also be support.

Because this is not a cession of land to seek peace, but a slap in the face, the government's propaganda department will hype and beautify this peace talk, not to mention, if the government can really regain the lost ground of one or two provinces at the negotiating table, it is indeed a good thing , and then the national government’s move will win more people’s support and understanding!”

Jiang Weiguo nodded silently. Yes, in the original history, China’s War of Resistance Against Japan was divided into three stages: strategic defense, strategic stalemate, and strategic counteroffensive (actually, to put it mildly, the Chinese army was not at all involved in the War of Resistance Against Japan. There was no "strategic counter-offensive". Except for the local counter-offensive by the Yunnan-Burma Expeditionary Force, the Chinese army was still being suppressed and beaten by the Japanese army on the eve of Japan's surrender.

It should be noted that the reason why the national army was still being suppressed and beaten by the Japanese army on the eve of Japan's surrender was that Chiang Kai-shek did not want to waste his military power. , obviously, the war is still in the stage of "China's strategic defense and Japan's strategic offensive". They are all sieges and overthrowing villages and are invincible, so they think that "continue to fight, the Japanese will attack, and we will retreat steadily." Under such circumstances, if the Nationalist government negotiates a truce through peace talks, although it is humiliating, there will definitely be people who support it. , Even, the national government is still on the negotiating table to take back one or two provinces, the positive significance and positive effects can be imagined.

The Japanese "returned" one or two provinces, which also gave the national government a big step to negotiate a truce.

The Nationalist government would publicize like this: "After the July [-]th Incident, we fought bravely, but the facts have proved that we are indeed unable to defeat the Japanese at present. If we continue to fight, we are likely to perish the country and wipe out our species. Since we can negotiate an armistice, why not Why? When we negotiated an armistice with the Japanese, we did not give in or give up the land already occupied by the Japanese. Then use the next precious time to mobilize the army, prepare troops, and finally launch a full-scale counterattack! What's more, we can take back one or two provinces from the negotiating table right now, so what's the shame? We should celebrate! This It is great, honorable and right!"

After thinking about it, Jiang Weiguo asked Xiao Yao: "Brother Haoran, what do you think will happen next? What should we do?"

Xiao Yao analyzed: "Right now, the top officials of the government want peace talks, and the Japanese also want peace talks, because the government can't support it, and the Japanese can't support it either. Of course, the Japanese's 'unable to support' is the same as our 'supported'. "Can't bear it" are two different things. We can't bear it, which means that we have lost everything and lost everything. The Japanese can't bear it, which means that the Japanese can't continue to consume and need to take a good breather.

It's like two people fighting, one needs time to recuperate, and the other needs time to breathe. Although both need time, there must be an essential difference.

Now, the two sides are negotiating, and at the same time, the two sides are continuing to fight. The next target of the Japanese is very clear, which is Xuzhou.

If we suffer a big defeat in Xuzhou, needless to say, the negotiating table is more beneficial to the Japanese. If we win a big victory in Xuzhou, it goes without saying that the negotiating table is more beneficial to us, and we can even ask for more Occupied land, such as the Far East financial center, my country's largest commercial port Shanghai, such as resource-rich Shanxi!"

Jiang Weiguo's heart moved: "Brother Haoran, what do you mean, we must fight a big victory in Xuzhou?"

Xiao Yao nodded: "The Japanese army has the last breath of energy left. If the Japanese army's last energy is exchanged for a big victory, we will really be forced to beg for peace. In turn, the situation will be greatly improved. If the Japanese army is in After Xuzhou suffered a big defeat, he had to retreat and was unable to launch a retaliatory counterattack.

But..." He looked at Jiang Weiguo and said meaningfully, "If we want to win the battle in Xuzhou, we must get the full support of the headmaster, and let the headmaster take out all the money he has kept at the bottom of the box!"

Jiang Weiguo looked closely at Xiao Yao, and after a full 5 minutes, he asked, "Military Master, guess what I'm thinking?"

Xiao Yao smiled slightly: "You want to go to Xuzhou!"

Jiang Weiguo slapped his thigh: "Brother Haoran who knows me!" His eyes sparkled, "Yes, I want to go to Xuzhou!"