Rebirth of the Republic of China: The Rise of China

The conspiracy behind the arms deal

Li Guosheng's office was faced with a huge weapon order worth hundreds of millions of dollars.Chief of Staff Jiang Baili not only did not show any smile on his face, but was shrouded in a trace of worry from the bottom of his heart.

Looking at Jiang Baili who was silent in front of him, Li Guosheng smiled and said: "Chief of Staff, don't talk yet, let me guess what you are thinking at this moment. No accident, you must be very worried now, so After entering the pass, how much light and heavy weapons will have an impact on the situation in the pass, and will it cause the dangerous situation of melee in the Central Plains again."

After looking at Li Guosheng in front of him in surprise, Jiang Baili nodded noncommittally.

With a worried expression on his face, he affirmed to Li Guosheng: "Boss, you are right, I am indeed worried..."

"Once there is turmoil in the pass again, it will be the tens of thousands of people in the pass who will suffer in the end. More importantly, because the major warlords have received a large amount of Soviet-made weapons and equipment provided by our National Defense Forces, the battlefield situation after the scuffle will definitely be more serious. Tragic, the price paid by the squadrons belonging to various forces in this melee will also become unprecedentedly heavy... So, on the other hand, once the situation in the customs changes, our National Defense Forces will be the same The behind-the-scenes driving force is the executioner who killed thousands of Chinese people and soldiers..."

If Li Guosheng didn't come from later generations, if Li Guosheng didn't have a full understanding of Jiang Baili's character in front of him.Facing the outspoken accusations made by Jiang Baili, his subordinate, he would be very angry and even drive Jiang Baili away.And Jiang Baili's life experience in history is like this, when he changed his family many times.They were all abandoned because of their outspokenness...

Just as Jiang Baili shut his mouth, he turned his gaze to Li Guosheng.When preparing to meet Li Guosheng's monstrous anger, an accident happened...

sit in front of yourself.Li Guosheng, who always had a smile on his face, did not change his smile from the heart because of his rude words.After ten seconds, Jiang Baili slowly began to show an embarrassing expression on his face, and then he said: "Chief of Staff, do you think that even after we sell this batch of weapons and equipment to the major warlords in the pass, with the current balance in the pass , Is it possible for another melee in the Central Plains to break out?"

"Why is it impossible?" Jiang Baili asked subconsciously.

As an outstanding military strategist of a generation, Jiang Baili has military command and analysis abilities beyond ordinary people.But even so.He can't predict the future either.More importantly, Jiang Baili, the chief of staff of the National Defense Forces, did not pay attention to the latest situation in the pass that was constantly changing due to the continuous defeat of the Red Army because of the months-long battle between the National Defense Forces and the two major military powers of Japan and the Soviet Union. situation.

Li Guosheng didn't answer right away, but took out an analysis of the latest war situation in the pass by the Intelligence Department, handed it to Jiang Baili, and said, "Chief of Staff, first read the report sent by Zhang Tianyu from the Intelligence Department..."

"According to intelligence, the Central Army and other warlord forces under the command of Chiang Kai-shek paid a very heavy price in the campaign against the Red Army. It can be said with certainty that the major warlord forces in the pass are currently in a very serious situation. It's a delicate balance that no one wants to upset. Shorten your own recuperation time."

"As for your concerns, I don't think you need to worry at all: Although we sold weapons and equipment worth more than 2 million oceans in the pass, these weapons and equipment are also in a state of balance after they are distributed to the forces of the major warlords. Any warlord It is impossible for the forces to rely on the weapons and equipment they just bought to overwhelm other warlords around them. Because, I have control over the number of weapons and equipment sold to each warlord and fortunately, I am not selling them to each other without restraint , let the other party expand their military strength..."

After listening to Li Guosheng's analysis, he read the results analyzed by the Intelligence Department.The worried look on the face of Chief of Staff Jiang Baili finally eased a lot.After heaving a long sigh, he said to Li Guosheng with a look of the rest of his life: "Boss, I'm really sorry, I was too anxious, and I didn't understand the situation, so I got angry at you...I didn't expect that all my worries would be covered by you. They have thought ahead and found a solution…”

Li Guosheng waved his hand to express his indifference.Then, facing the apologetic Jiang Baili, he continued to analyze meaningfully: "Chief of Staff, you worry too much, I, Li Guosheng, am not such a small-hearted person... In addition, even if the major warlords in the pass are killed because of this batch of weapons and equipment Wars broke out beyond our expectations, and our National Defense Forces also have the strength to control the scale of these wars..."

Jiang Baili once again showed a strong puzzled expression on his face, and asked Li Guosheng suspiciously: "Boss, how is this possible. These warlords are all heavy-handed heroes, how could they listen to our National Defense Force?"

Li Guosheng shook his head without saying a word, pointed to the list of weapons sold in Jiang Baili's hands, and said: "Chief of Staff, please take a good look at this list of weapons, especially the weapons we sold to You may find something with the matching ammunition in the pass and the forces of the great warlords..."

In less than half a minute, a gleam of light disappeared from Jiang Baili's eyes.Facing Li Guosheng, he asked tentatively: "Boss, I probably understand: you mean that our National Defense Forces can control the scale of wars that may break out in the country by controlling the ammunition supplies of these warlords..."

"Yes, that's the idea..." Li Guosheng affirmed.

After that, he continued to analyze Jiang Baili: "Chief of Staff, you have stayed in the pass for so long, you should know that the weapons and equipment used by the major warlords in the pass are all German-style, and the caliber of ammunition used is not the same as that of the Soviet-style." The weapons are not at the same level at all. Looking at the major arsenals in China, only our National Defense Forces can provide this kind of ammunition."

"Once a war beyond our expectations breaks out in the customs, we can cut off the ammunition supplies of the warring parties to minimize the scale of the war so that the war cannot expand..."

"A good way..." After listening to Li Guosheng's analysis, a hint of surprise from the heart quickly rushed to Jiang Baili's face.Facing Li Guosheng excitedly, he said: "Boss, this is the era of hot weapons. No matter how good a weapon is, if it loses ammunition, it will become a piece of scrap iron that is not even as good as a fire stick. As long as we control these warlord forces It is equivalent to controlling the army in the hands of these warlords in disguise. In the longer term, this will have a huge impact on the future entry of our National Defense Forces to unify the country. "

"At that time, as long as we cut off the ammunition supply of these warlords in advance, the millions of troops scattered in the pass will lose their combat effectiveness due to the loss of ammunition. And our National Defense Forces can take advantage of the situation to enter the pass and quickly occupy the whole country with an unstoppable momentum. , don’t give this warlord any chance to react.”

After casting an appreciative glance at Jiang Baili's long-term vision, Li Guosheng waved his hands meaningfully, and said, "Chief of Staff, stop talking nonsense... Who told you that our National Defense Forces will enter the customs and unify the country in the future. Alright, let’s end the discussion on this matter first. Next, let’s discuss the specific treatment plan for more than 4000 million immigrants.”

"You know, according to the latest government statistics, the total number of people in the three northeastern provinces is only 500 million. But this time, we will move 4000 million immigrants to the northeast at one time in the next year. If we can't deal with A good relationship between the aborigines and immigrants in the Northeast will definitely bring a devastating disaster to the three Northeast provinces."

Jiang Baili understood God to end this discussion about weapons and ammunition.

After a short thought, he replied to Li Guosheng: "Boss. For the 4000 million immigrants, I think the first thing to solve is not to think about where to put them, but to solve the way for the 4000 million people to leave the customs and how to let the 4000 million The surname spent the first year without any income after entering the Northeast."

"A total of 4000 million people are immigrating. It is definitely not as simple as we imagined. The logistical support, medical security, and material security that may arise during the entire transportation process... are all we need to solve. After 4000 million immigrants enter the Northeast. I The National Defense Forces must also provide enough houses, cotton clothes, and food...to these immigrants to help them survive a year. Otherwise, after a cold winter, these 4000 million immigrants will suffer heavy losses in the harsh weather conditions in the Far East.... .”

As an officer from later generations, Li Guosheng has never thought about it, and has never experienced this problem.Now after hearing Jiang Baili's introduction on this aspect suddenly, I know all kinds of problems and difficulties faced by large-scale immigration in this era when the economy and transportation are very backward.Once I don't organize this immigration well, maybe on the way of immigration migration, these 4000 million people will lose millions, leaving piles of bones...

Seeing that Li Guosheng was deep in thought and began to digest the various questions he had just raised, Jiang Baili continued: "Boss, judging from the current situation, there are generally two ways for the 4000 million immigrants to exit the customs... one is One by land and sea, the other by land by train...."

"We don't have to worry about land and sea at all. With the large number of transport ships under the navy and the large number of transport ships under the control of our national defense force, within a year, at least 2000 million immigrants can be sent directly to Lushunkou through the two major waterways of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River. Even Vladivostok..."

"So, the only thing we are short of now is land transportation...Although we have recovered the three northeastern provinces and seized a large number of train locomotives in the Far East. However, the railways that can be used for transportation are limited after all... So far, the railways connecting the three northeastern provinces in our country There is only one line that passes through Shanhaiguan. Even if a railway is used to transport immigrants, the daily volume will not exceed 10 people.”

"So, in addition to land transportation by railway, we have to open up a new way to walk by the immigrants themselves, and migrate to the three northeastern provinces on foot with their legs..."

"Of course, once we decide to do this, in order to prevent a large number of tragedies of starving and freezing to death during the migration process, we must set up a large number of supply points along the entire migration route to provide these immigrants with supplies and food at any time Supplement. This will put another unprecedented test on the logistical pressure of our National Defense Forces."

Seeing the chief of staff who was about to continue talking, Li Guosheng waved his hand decisively, and said to Jiang Baili: "Chief of staff, all these problems can be boiled down to one word 'money', as long as our National Defense Forces are willing to pay, all These issues will all be resolved...."

Jiang Baili nodded noncommittally, and replied very straightforwardly: "Yes, the chief... Tens of millions of immigrants. If we want to resettle them all, the various funds needed are absolutely unprecedented for us at present. Although I don’t care about civil affairs, I do understand the current economic situation in Shandong Province. With the current financial resources of the Shandong Provincial Government, it is already very difficult to ensure the normal operation of the National Defense Forces, and there is no extra funds to resettle these immigrants.”

Li Guosheng shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Chief of Staff, you are overthinking... Although the Shandong provincial government has no money, our National Defense Force has money."

After finishing speaking, Li Guosheng once again pointed to the arms transaction list in Jiang Baili's hand, and said: "The total amount of arms transactions this time is 3000 million yuan. My plan is: don't use a penny. All of them will be invested in these immigrants." In addition, a few months ago, our National Defense Forces also intercepted various financial assets worth 4000 million oceans that were to be shipped to Japan from the Japanese Kwantung Army. In this batch of seized financial assets, in addition to leaving [-] million yuan to guarantee the daily expenses of the National Defense Forces and In addition to the distribution of related benefits and pensions for soldiers, the remaining [-] million will also be invested in these immigrants, allowing [-] million immigrants to achieve self-sufficiency in the three northeastern provinces in the shortest possible time. And start to create value for our National Defense Forces... .”

"Ah...so much..." He didn't even blink his eyes when he saw what was in front of him, and directly took out 3000 million yuan to resettle the immigrants.Even Jiang Baili, who had a full understanding of Li Guosheng's concern for the country and the people, was taken aback by Li Guosheng's generosity.

Afterwards, he continued to ask Li Guosheng with a worried face: "But. Chief, although such efforts have solved the problem of immigration. However, our National Defense Forces fought for several months in the three northeastern provinces. Tens of thousands of soldiers The sacrifice. It’s not that I didn’t get any substantial benefits and benefits....”

Li Guosheng shook his head resolutely, and said with a little excitement in his tone: "How come there is no direct benefit... Chief of Staff. Since you want to know, I will do the math for you first..."

"Article one, 4000 million immigrants who are about to migrate from inside the customs to outside the customs. With such a huge population base, as long as our National Defense Forces are willing, they can be transferred from these 4000 million people at any time without causing too much impact on the 4000 million immigrants. Recruit 200 million young and middle-aged men to join the National Defense Forces. More importantly, under the correct planning of our National Defense Forces, it only takes one year for the 4000 million immigrants to create a huge land far exceeding 3000 million oceans for our National Defense Forces. value…."

"You have to know that there are only two things that are most important in troubled times. One is food and the other is population. As long as we have food and population, we will have a steady stream of soldiers..."

"Second, because of the crazy plunder of the three northeastern provinces by the Japanese Kwantung Army, more than 150% of the private land in the three northeastern provinces has become unowned wasteland. In addition to the [-] million square kilometers of land we just recovered from the Far East, our National Defense Forces The amount of unowned fertile land in his hands has far exceeded [-] million mu. Of course, if all the arable land in these areas is counted, it will definitely far exceed [-] million mu, or even [-] million mu of fertile land."

"Do you know what 4000 million mu of fertile land means to our National Defense Forces? All 2000 million immigrants will be relocated to the Northeast, plus more than 800 million aborigines in the Northeast, each ordinary person can be allocated ten mu of fertile land. To At that time, even if one mu of fertile land only produced [-] catties of grain, [-] million mu of fertile land could produce [-] billion catties of grain a year, which was enough for half a year for the people of the whole country. You know, [-] catties of grain per mu of land was only The lowest yield in Northeast land."

"Article 60, we have harvested more than 60 Japanese and Soviet prisoners of war. 4000 prisoners of war, all of which are fully utilized, are enough to build housing for 4000 million immigrants in the Northeast and Far East before the [-] million immigrants actually leave the customs. A lot of houses, and our Defense Forces don't have to pay anything."

"More importantly, these 60 young and middle-aged men will serve free labor on our Chinese soil forever in the next few years, or even decades. I can confidently say that with these 60 free strong laborers, I The transportation network of the three northeastern provinces will undergo tremendous changes in the next two years..."

Hearing this, Jiang Baili also became silent.

As Li Guosheng said, no matter which one of the above three benefits it is, it will have a huge impact on the future development of your national defense force, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it with the words 'shaking the earth'.

After heaving a long sigh, Jiang Baili, who slowly recovered from the shock, had unconsciously covered his face with a trace of excitement from the bottom of his heart.Facing Li Guosheng, he continued to ask bluntly: "In this case, Chief, you can give the order, and I, Jiang Baili, will absolutely obey the order..."

Li Guosheng also gradually woke up from the beautiful picture he had drawn. After nodding his head satisfied with Jiang Baili's reaction, he ordered to Jiang Baili: "In order to let the 4000 million immigrants survive the next year, we must first The solution is the food problem. Because of the continuous drought in several provinces in the Central Plains, the domestic food price has exceeded the capacity of our National Defense Forces. Therefore, I decided to import a large amount of food from Europe, America and other countries..."

"First of all, take 3000 million oceans out of the [-] million oceans and hand them over to Ludong Foreign Trade Company to purchase a large amount of grain from European and American countries, and then transport them to Lushunkou and Vladivostok by large transport ships for stockpiling... ..”

"Second, to solve the accommodation problem of 4000 million immigrants, this will be handed over to the newly established National Defense Army Construction Corps. Let the Ministry of Civil Affairs cooperate with the Construction Corps to build simple houses in the three northeastern provinces and all areas suitable for development in the Far East, so that 4000 million immigrants Get through the next difficult year..."

"Third, solve the logistical support and medical problems of 4000 million immigrants: order Ludong Foreign Trade Company to use the large amount of penicillin in its hands as a bargaining chip to purchase a large amount of conventional medicines and corresponding tools from European and American countries, and build a large number of hospitals and corresponding medical services in the three northeastern provinces. Institutions. My request is very simple, each county in the three northeastern provinces must set up a modern small hospital that can accommodate [-] patients at a time..."

"Fourth, the Ministry of Civil Affairs will immediately enter the three northeastern provinces and the Far East to survey the terrain. Before the immigrants arrive, a specific allocation plan for 4000 million immigrants must be made..."

"Fifth, order Wang Guoli, who is stationed in Shandong Province, to immediately deploy a security division from the defense area, and use the company as a unit to rush to the migration routes that immigrants must pass through to set up supply points. At the same time, order the logistics department to quickly deliver supplies to these logistics supply points. .This operation is coordinated and commanded by the National Defense Forces Staff Headquarters..."

A series of orders continued to blurt out from Li Guosheng's mouth, and the smile on Chief of Staff Jiang Baili's face became wider and wider.It wasn't until Li Guosheng gave the order and Jiang Baili, who had personally recorded all the orders, reacted from the surprise.Facing Li Guosheng excitedly, he said: "Boss, arrange it like this. I guarantee that within a year, 4000 million immigrants will bring inexhaustible wealth to our National Defense Force..." (To be continued ..)