Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

He enrolled at the Shaoguan branch of the Yunnan Army Academy, run by Li Genyuan in Guangdong. He later joined the Fengtian Army and married Guo Songling's adopted daughter. With Guo Songling's support, he was able to study at the Japanese Army University in Japan at public expense.

After graduating from the Army University, he joined the Southern National Revolutionary Army, where he was highly valued and rose to the rank of colonel in a short period of time.

However, he did not stay in the Nationalist army, but took the initiative to ask to go to Xinjiang. At that time, Xinjiang Border Defense Commissioner Jin Shuren was in urgent need of military talents.

Therefore, after Sheng Shicai defected to Jin Shuren, he served as the chief tactical instructor of the Xinjiang Army Junior Officer School. Here he trained a large number of trusted officers, who also became the officer base for his later rule of Xinjiang.

In several subsequent wars, Sheng Shicai displayed his talents and quickly became the military commander of Xinjiang.

After gaining sufficient strength and foundation, Sheng Shicai expelled Jin Shuren and became the governor of Xinjiang. The reason why later generations portrayed Sheng Shicai as a rough man was because he was from the Northeast and had been in the army for many years, so he swore at every turn.

Sheng Shicai had a gloomy face.

"Stilwell met with the Chinese Communists in Chongqing?"

"Brother, it's absolutely true. I've confirmed through our people that the US military representative Stilwell met privately with Wu Hao. I don't know what they discussed, but they did meet. Although this matter hasn't been widely publicized, it's not a secret. I heard that Chiang Kai-shek was furious about this matter, and his subsequent meeting with Stilwell ended in a bad mood. The relationship between the two sides is currently very tense."

Sheng Shicai's fifth brother Sheng Shiji answered.

The five brothers of Sheng Shicai all followed Sheng Shicai into Xinjiang.

Contributed to Sheng Shicai's control of Xinjiang.

Sheng Shicai scratched his head and said, "What the hell is this American doing? Didn't Chiang Kai-shek's people say that the United States is their ally? Why is this American secretly in contact with the Eighth Route Army?"

"Director, are the Americans planning to support the Eighth Route Army?"

"Impossible. How could the Americans possibly support the Eighth Route Army? The Chinese Communist Party is an organization under the Communist International, supported by the Soviets. No matter how stupid the Americans are, they would never support an organization supported by the Soviets.

Moreover, both the Soviet Union and Yan'an were Marxist parties, and their advocacy was to eliminate the bourgeoisie. This advocacy inherently made them enemies of the Americans. How could the Americans possibly support Yan'an and the Eighth Route Army?

Sheng Shicai shook his head.

Although Sheng Shicai now resembles a rough-and-tumble warlord, full of foul language, he was neither a roughnecked warrior nor a politically ignorant soldier. He was exposed to Marxism during his early years studying in Japan. Later, while working in Xinjiang to curry favor with the Soviet Union, he further studied Marxism.

So he knew clearly that there were irreconcilable contradictions between Marxism and imperialist countries like the United States.

Will the United States support Yan'an?

A fantasy.

He didn't believe the United States would support Yan'an.

Sheng Shiji was puzzled and said, "Brother, both the CCP and the Soviet Union believe in Marxism, and Yan'an obeys the Communist International. But I haven't seen any Soviet support for them. The Soviet Union's supplies have always been used to support Chiang Kai-shek."

"What's so hard to understand about this? Haven't you heard that everyone in the world comes for profit, and everyone in the world leaves for profit? The Soviet Union has its own interests." At this point, Shengshi suddenly paused.

Suddenly he smiled bitterly and said, "I am such a fool."

Because no one understands this kind of thing better than Sheng Shicai.

Profit is everything.

Sheng Shicai was once a huge "licker." To consolidate his position and develop his power in Xinjiang, he flattered the Soviet Union without limit. He played Soviet songs and films daily in Dihua, promoted Marxism throughout Xinjiang, and then sent people to the Soviet Union to praise Stalin.

He even claimed to believe in Marxism and expressed his desire to join the Chinese Communist Party to Wang Ming and others who had returned to China at the time. After failing to get approval, he secretly joined the Soviet Communist Party.

It can be said that even the Soviet Union was surprised.

I didn't expect that there would be a younger brother in Xinjiang who admires me so much.

In this way, we received support from the Soviet Union.

The Soviet Union supported Xinjiang's development with supplies and funds, and a large number of Soviet advisers flowed into Xinjiang. When Sheng Shicai was at war, he even directly called in Soviet troops to help fight. Of course, the Soviets also had their own agenda.

Sheng Shicai was so obedient. If they could really control him and make him obey the Soviet Union, then many things would be very easy to handle. They could even manipulate Xinjiang into becoming a Soviet republic. Once Xinjiang was annexed as a Soviet republic, the Soviet Union's control over Central Asia and the Far East would be greatly enhanced.

So the Soviet Union and Sheng Shicai hit it off.

But after the outbreak of the Soviet-German War, Sheng Shicai watched the Soviet army retreat step by step, and began to have other ideas in his mind. The losses suffered by the Soviet Union in the early stages of the war were shocking to the world.

After all, the Soviet Union's casualties were not in the tens of thousands, but in the hundreds of thousands.

Just a few months into the war, the Soviet army had already lost millions of men and women. Lost tanks and aircraft were counted in the tens of thousands. Under such circumstances, most countries in the world could not afford it.

So, in Sheng Shicai's view, the Soviet Union was doomed. After all, which country in the world could afford such a huge loss?

So what if the Soviet-German War was won?

With such losses, even if the Soviet Union won the war, the country would be reduced to ruins. This was Sheng Shicai's judgment.

That's why Shengshi began to distance himself from the Soviet Union.

After gradually distancing himself from the Soviet Union, Sheng Shicai needed a new backer. Therefore, after 1942, Sheng Shicai began flirting with Chiang Kai-shek. Chiang Kai-shek invited Sheng Shicai to Chongqing, but Sheng Shicai feared Chiang would detain him. So, he sent his fifth brother, Sheng Shiji, to Chongqing on his behalf.

Both sides had a "pleasant" conversation.

As Sheng Shicai thought about this, he suddenly lost his previous confidence. He had never believed that a capitalist country like the United States would support a political party that believed in Marxism. But after thinking about it carefully, it was not impossible.

If the Soviet Union could support Chongqing, why couldn’t the United States support Yan’an?

But Sheng Shicai was still confused.

Where in the world are there truly charitable organizations, especially those imperialist countries? So why should the United States support Yan'an? Sheng Shicai thought for a moment and said, "Maps. Bring me all the intelligence from the Eighth Route Army, don't leave any behind, I want to see it."

Spread out the map.

Sheng Shicai began to really pay attention to the situation of the Eighth Route Army.

Previously, Sheng Shicai paid little attention to the Eighth Route Army. They were far away in North China, fighting the Japanese, and had little to do with Sheng Shicai. Furthermore, the Eighth Route Army was weak and couldn't reach Xinjiang. So, while there were people specifically responsible for keeping an eye on Yan'an, the Eighth Route Army, and the New Fourth Army, Sheng Shicai himself didn't pay much attention to them, or even simply ignored them.

Sheng Shicai didn't care much when he occasionally heard about the Eighth Route Army's victories.

Sheng Shicai realized that as long as the relationship with the Soviet Union was handled well, there would be no problems in Xinjiang.

But now the Soviet Union is unreliable, and he wants to defect to Chiang Kai-shek. But now even the Americans have begun to contact Yan'an, which has to make Sheng Shicai pay attention.

He wanted to study the situation of the Eighth Route Army.

"This is the Jinsui Military Region of the Eighth Route Army, this is the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army, this is the Jin-Cha-Ji region, and this is the Shandong Eighth Route Army.

Marked on the map.

Looking at the latest intelligence from the Eighth Route Army, Sheng Shicai said solemnly, "Damn, the Eighth Route Army's strength is growing too fast.

Sheng Shicai also led troops to fight in battles.

Watching the development of the Eighth Route Army, he took a deep breath. Was the Eighth Route Army simply sowing beans and making them into soldiers? Otherwise, how could the Eighth Route Army's territory expand so rapidly in just a few years?

"Brother, the Eighth Route Army has been developing at an astonishing rate since launching the Hundred Regiments Campaign. Since taking Zhangjiakou, the Eighth Route Army has completely controlled Chahar. They also took Jining, and many areas of Suiyuan have also fallen into the hands of the Eighth Route Army. Looking at Shanxi, Hebei, and Rehe, the Eighth Route Army has also been winning battle after battle. There are even battle reports that the Eighth Route Army wiped out more than 10,000 Japanese and puppet troops in a single battle. Although the Shandong Eighth Route Army has not fought any major battles, our intelligence shows that the Shandong Eighth Route Army is large in number and must not be ignored.

"How many people are there in this Eighth Route Army?"

"The regular army should be no less than 500,000. And I heard that these Eighth Route Army troops have formed a large number of local forces in the area, and every village has established a militia organization. If all these people are added up, it is estimated that there should be more than one million people."

Sheng Shicai frowned.

The Eighth Route Army has grown to this point.

"No wonder the Americans want to contact Yan'an. The Eighth Route Army is so powerful, who the hell can ignore it?"

"Supervisor, what Chongqing is saying is that they want us to deal with these CCP members in Xinjiang. They want us to pledge our allegiance. Look at us.

"Shit."

Sheng Shicai shook his head.

"Damn it, I was wrong before. The Eighth Route Army is growing so fast and is so powerful. They are Chiang Kai-shek's biggest concern. We took the initiative to get close to them before, but we were outmatched. Chiang Kai-shek thought that without the Soviet Union as a backer, he could easily control us, so he asked us to surrender. Now it seems that Chiang Kai-shek is more anxious than us."

Chiang Kai-shek's intention in asking Sheng Shicai to pledge his allegiance was very simple.

Let Sheng Shicai completely break off relations with the Soviet Union and Yan'an. Only then will Chongqing support him. But Sheng Shicai is suddenly not so anxious now. Why did he directly break off relations with the Soviet Union and Yan'an, and then only Chiang Kai-shek would benefit?

"Brother, what do you mean?"

"Fifth brother, is the Soviet Union going to send someone to negotiate with us?

"Yes. The Soviet Union contacted us and said they would send Deputy People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union, Dekanozov, to visit us. The Soviet side said they could increase their support for us."

In 1942, Sheng Shicai came into contact with Chongqing, and the Soviet Union also felt it.

The Soviet Union did not want Sheng Shicai to defect to Chiang Kai-shek, so it hurriedly contacted Sheng Shicai, hoping to stabilize him. Historically, Sheng Shicai ignored the Soviet Union.

Because at that time the Soviet Union was in its most dangerous period, and the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army were also in their most difficult period.

In Sheng Shicai's view, both the Soviet Union and Yan'an were doomed.

But it's different now.

The Soviet Union was indeed in a difficult situation, but the Eighth Route Army was now vigorous and vigorous. They were suppressing the Japanese and puppet troops in North China. The Eighth Route Army's strength made Sheng Shicai unwilling to directly confront Yan'an.

That's why Sheng Shicai smiled and said, "Good, good news. Tell the Soviet side that I'm ready to receive the Soviet representatives.

"Brother, we." Sheng Shicai had already prepared to fall out with the Soviet Union and Yan'an.

So we have had secret talks with Chongqing many times.

But looking at the current situation, it seems that Sheng Shicai is unwilling to turn against the Soviet Union and Yan'an.

Sheng Shicai sneered, "Before, I thought the Soviet Union was about to collapse, so I wanted to defect to Chiang Kai-shek. But whether the Soviet Union is successful or not is no longer important. Look at how fast the Eighth Route Army is developing. Why should we offend the Eighth Route Army? Those CCP members working in Xinjiang are so skilled. Wouldn't it be better to let them continue to work for me? As for Chiang Kai-shek wanting to send people here, as long as they are willing to work, we will support them. At this time, we should wait and see how the situation develops.

Moreover, the current situation is that the Soviet Union, Chongqing, and Yan'an all want to appease me. Why should we break this situation? "

Sheng Shicai thought about taking the heads of the CCP members in Xinjiang as a token of his allegiance to Chiang Kai-shek.

But after seeing the development of the Eighth Route Army, he changed his mind. The stronger the Eighth Route Army became, and the greater the conflict between it and the Nationalist troops, the safer he would be on the frontier. Sheng Shicai hoped that the confrontation between Chongqing and Yan'an would last forever, so that neither of them would affect his rule over Xinjiang.

On the contrary, both sides want to win themselves over.

Thinking in this way, the prosperous times will become more and more beautiful.

He immediately said, "I want to hold a banquet and invite Mr. Chen, Mr. Zhou and others to dinner."

Relations between Sheng Shicai and the Eighth Route Army Office in Xinjiang had been strained recently, with both sides aware that a falling-out was imminent. But now Sheng Shicai had changed his mind, so he planned to host a dinner for Chen Tanqiu, Zhou Bin, and other leaders of the Eighth Route Army Office to smooth things over.

Chapter 474 Great Cooperation

The most direct benefit of taking Jining was to open up the Jinchayi Military Region and the Jinsui Military Region of the 120th Division. When he heard that the th Column had taken Jining, Yao Zhe, commander of the Saibei Military Sub-district of the Jinsui Military Region, personally came to Jining.

Wei Hongjun learned that the 8th Column had captured Jining, so he also came to Jining from Zhangjiakou. After taking Jining, the situation faced by the 8th Column would change significantly. They would have to deal with the Jinsui Military Region and other Nationalist troops.

The Saibei Military Sub-district is a military sub-district under the Jinsui Military Region.

下辖的主要部队就是120师骑兵支队，就是原来的大青山支队。本来120师进入绥远开辟根据地的时候，主要兵力就是120师358旅715团和师部直属骑兵营。

But later, two battalions of the 715th Regiment went to Hebei Province.

So there was an infantry battalion and a cavalry battalion left in Suiyuan, plus some armed forces developed by the underground party and armed forces under the General Mobilization Association.