Glorious Mission 1937

Chapter 650: The Great Northeast Strategy - Heir to the Party State

In the middle of the meeting, a major officer opened the door and came in and whispered something into Madam Jiang's ear. Madam Jiang nodded, as if agreeing to something, and then the major hurried out of the conference room.

After the major went out, Mrs. Jiang said: "Major Wang reported to me just now that Minister Xu has got off the plane and is now at the foot of the mountain. He said he would come to the meeting, and I have already agreed!"

"Brother Cichen is back, that's really the best!" He Yingqin said happily.

Soon the door of the meeting room was opened, and Xu Yongchang in military uniform strode in, and everyone hurriedly got up to greet him.Xu Yongchang not only holds a high position and weight in the national government, but more importantly, Xu Yongchang is open-minded and possesses all the virtues of Chinese Communists in troubled times, so he has a high prestige in the army.

After sitting down again, Mrs. Jiang asked, "Minister Xu, did things go well this time back to Shanxi?"

"Ma'am, Marshal Yan's funeral is going smoothly, and it's basically over now, so I'm coming back!" Xu Yongchang replied.

"Minister Xu, Jin Suijun and Chen Feng..." Mrs. Jiang stopped talking halfway through, but everyone here understands the meaning!

Xu Yongchang thought for a while and said: "The merger was proposed by Yang Aiyuan, Fu Zuoyi and others from the Jinsui Army. I also voted for it at that time!"

This kind of thing can't be hidden even if he wants to, and Xu Yongchang doesn't think there is anything to hide about this matter, the matter is already there.Since the big bosses in Chongqing want to know, he will tell them everything he knows, so that these people can understand the situation.

"Mr. Xu, what is the meaning of this? Although the Jinsui Army is General Yan's army, it still belongs to the battle order of the National Revolutionary Army. Now that the general is gone, the party-state should send people to take over the Jinsui Army. How can Chen Feng be in charge?" What about Shanxi?" Madam asked dissatisfied.

Xu Yongchang smiled wryly and said: "Madam doesn't know something. Of course, Miss Yan has something to do with welcoming Chen Feng into Shanxi. What's more important is that the entire Jinsui Army agreed to welcome Chen Feng into Shanxi. Even if the upper echelons object, it's useless. In [-], Chen Feng’s troops infiltrated the Jinsui Army very strongly. In addition, the entire Jinsui Army did not have much confidence in the party-state, so no one was willing to fall to the party-state.”

"Minister Xu, you've spent a lot of time in contact with Feng Chen. What do you think of this man?" Madam asked again.

"Although Chen Feng is young, it is said that he was a standard dude before. However, through this period of contact, I found that the rumors from the outside world are not credible at all. This person is very patriotic, and he is good at both military and government affairs. Territories are all very good, the most admirable thing is this person's strategic vision, looking at the thousands of generals in the party and country, none can compare with it, it is really not that the Saibei faction can rise from the cracks in just 5 years accidental."

Then Xu Yongchang continued: "In addition, the strength of the eighth war zone is also very different from what the outside world has said. The outside world thinks that the eighth war zone has about one million troops, but in fact it should far exceed this scale! "

Chen Cheng asked in surprise: "Brother Cichen, do you mean that the total strength of the eighth war zone has exceeded one million?"

"It's not more than one million, but far more than one million. According to Chen Feng's introduction, the eighth war zone has now begun to implement the establishment of a large corps. There are military districts under the theater, and reorganization divisions under the military district. Each reorganization division The total strength of the army is equivalent to an army. Each military region has 3 to 5 reorganized divisions and a large number of directly subordinate technical arms. For the Jinnan Military Region, it is conservatively estimated that the total strength of the eighth theater is more than 20 million." Xu Yongchang said.

"200 million!"

Everyone was shocked when they heard this number. It was really surprising. It was only a few years ago. Who knew who Chen Feng was 4 or 5 years ago. Now this young man has 200 million soldiers, making him the second only Because of the huge power of the national government.

"Mr. Xu, you are not mistaken, there are really 200 million?" Madam asked in surprise.

"Returning to Madam, this is just a conservative estimate. You must know that the Eighth Theater currently has not only the Army, but also the Air Force and Navy. The Air Force in the Eighth Theater is not only a first-class air force in Asia, but even in the entire world. The first-class elite, in order to avenge Marshal Yan, on the day of Marshal Yan's funeral, Chen Feng dispatched 800 large bombers at one time to bomb Tokyo and a large number of big cities in Japan. According to Japanese reports, that The losses caused by the bombing to Japan are immeasurable, with more than [-] casualties alone."

"In addition, Chen Feng's navy is also very powerful. According to Chen Feng, some time ago, a Japanese squadron with a heavy cruiser as the flagship encountered a new type of warship under Chen Feng's command. After several hours of hard fighting, the Japanese army was completely defeated. , all 8 warships were damaged, 2 of which were sunk and 2 were captured, which directly forced the Japanese Navy to give up its strategic attempt to capture the Nanyang Territory. It is no exaggeration to say that in terms of military alone, Chen Feng's troops have far exceeded It has exceeded our expectations, and its strength may have surpassed the party-state, and even surpassed the Japanese invaders." Xu Yongchang said loudly.

"It is indeed possible to surpass the party-state, but to say that it is impossible to surpass the Japanese?" Bai Chongxi, Minister of Military Training, said with a frown.

"Nothing is impossible. Everyone in the Kwantung Army knows that Japan's No. [-] strategic group is also the vanguard of the Japanese army's foreign aggression and expansion. Now our Northeast region is controlled by this strategic group. But it is such a strategic group that is now under the control of Chen Feng's troops retreated steadily and basically lost control of North Manchuria." Xu Yongchang also said: "Now the Japanese troops in Central China, South China, Burma and other places are launching an all-out attack on the party-state, only the North China side is very quiet. , this is inseparable from the deterrence of Chen Feng's troops. While marching northeast, Chen Feng's troops stationed hundreds of thousands of troops in southern Hebei to closely monitor the Japanese North China Front Army, which made the North China Front Army dare not make any changes. Although Chen Feng The strength of the troops has not completely overwhelmed Japan yet, but as far as the Chinese battlefield is concerned, the strength of Chen Feng's troops has already surpassed the Japanese Army's China Dispatch Army and the Kwantung Army."

"Minister Xu, you have been in Shanxi for a while, and you probably don't know much about what happened in Chongqing. To be honest, the situation of the husband is very bad. If there is something wrong with the husband, do you think Chen Feng will become king on his own?" ?” Madam Jiang asked seriously.

"I can't guarantee this. Chen Feng has this strength, but judging from the fact that he divided the political power of Saibei Province into three and invited the party-state and Yan'an to participate in the politics of Saibei, it seems that Chen Feng does not have too much ambition. , I can guarantee that Chen Feng will not become king on his own, but the life and death of the appointed seat is uncertain, and I dare not jump to conclusions whether Chen Feng will replace him." Xu Yongchang said.

"If Mr. really...then what should we do?" Mrs. Jiang asked again, this time not only asking Xu Yongchang, but all senior officers.

Xu Yongchang was the first to answer Mrs. Jiang. He got up and looked at everyone present, and then said loudly: "Madam, the essence of the Japanese army's assassination of Commissioner and Marshal Yan and others is to mess up China. The cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party of Japan has greatly dealt a blow to the arrogance of the Japanese army. Coupled with the sudden rise of the Serbian army, the daily average has clearly felt the threat of China, so it will ignore the surface and use this trick. If the committee really If there are things we don't want to see, then I think all we can do is to deal with it calmly and not mess up!"

"First of all, our high-level officials should not be chaotic. We can temporarily elect an acting president to control the situation. After the situation stabilizes, we can discuss the future of the country in detail. Second, the military cannot be chaotic. If the military is chaotic, the problem will be serious. The last foothold is gone. In the end, we must not make enemies with the domestic warlords and Yan'an. The anti-Japanese united front must be maintained. As long as we survive the dangerous period and wait until Britain, the United States and other countries launch a counterattack against the Japanese army, then we will be safe. !"

He Yingqin also interjected: "Minister Xu's words are very reasonable. We must not mess up anyway, and we must not let the Japanese plot succeed. At this time, we must win the support of Yan'an and Chen Feng. As long as they both support the party-state, then the Japanese It is impossible to overthrow the party-state in a short period of time!"

"If the husband really fails, who should take over as the acting president?" Mrs. Jiang asked another very sensitive and sharp question.

"Although this question is very sharp and sensitive, I can't help but ask. Mister's life or death is uncertain now. Dr. Smith said that if Mr. doesn't wake up tonight, the possibility of waking up in the future is very small. The party and the country are Mr. I have worked hard all my life, and I can't just watch it be defeated by the Japanese, so I need to make an early decision on who will take over as acting president!" Madam Jiang said.

Everyone in the conference room was silent. This question was too sensitive, and no one knew how to answer it.

"Actually, regarding the successor of the party and the country, Mr. had discussed this matter with me before the incident happened. Perhaps Mr. had a hunch at that time that the little devil was likely to assassinate him! At that time, Mr. said that there were two people who were most suitable to succeed him, but these two people They all have their own shortcomings!"

When everyone was guessing who the two people the old man was talking about, a major hurried in and said loudly: "Ma'am, there is something wrong with the headmaster, Mr. Smith told me to go over and have a look!" (To be continued...)