Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

Wei Hongjun couldn't help but smile bitterly.

This really subverts many people's impressions.

This was the capital of the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, and even served as the capital for half of the Republic of China. Yet, even such an ancient capital is incredibly filthy. Mountains of garbage can be seen in many places, and the air is filled with a foul odor.

But now is not the time. So Wei Hongjun said, "We should carry out a sanitation campaign in Beiping to clean up Beiping's garbage. But there are too many things to do right now, so this matter will be postponed. However, I will discuss some preliminary work with the military."

"it is good."

Wei Hongjun looked at Du Liqing and said, "Comrade Du Liqing, your task is very heavy. There must be a large number of Kuomintang spies active in the city now. You must deal with these people as soon as possible.

"Yes."

"Also, you should keep in touch with the underground party comrades and find some local people from Peking from the army. Send these people out and make sure to get a good grasp of the situation of the ruffians, bandits, bullies, and secret societies in Peking. When we take action against these people, we must strike with lightning speed and leave them no chance. If we want to eradicate them completely, we must conduct a long-term investigation into them.

"I see."

Du Liqing nodded.

In a big city like Peking, there's really everything. Gangsters, secret societies, ruffians, and scoundrels—they're just too numerous to count.

Everything needs to be cleaned up.

Du Liqing suddenly asked, "What about the opium dens, casinos, brothels, etc.? How should we deal with them?"

"Send someone to investigate the situation first. We must clean up all these things from the old society. But there are so many things to do, and we need to do them one by one. First, we need to sort out the Beijing Public Security Force. Those old police officers who indulge in drinking, gambling, and eating should be cleared out. Don't be too cautious, and don't worry about them forming gangs to resist our reform. For those black sheep among the old police who refuse to reform, we must take ruthless action. If we don't have enough manpower, we can draw cadres from the Public Security Column. Only when our own public security forces have sufficient combat effectiveness can we accomplish these tasks."

Chapter 716 Influence

The successive failures were unacceptable to Chiang Kai-shek.

In particular, his Central Army troops were annihilated by the People's Liberation Army in batches, which greatly shook the foundation of Chiang Kai-shek's rule. Chiang Kai-shek already knew that he was about to lose Northeast China and North China.

"President."

Chen Cheng walked in.

Chen Cheng was brutally attacked by Yang Quanwu in North China. Many within the KMT criticized Chen Cheng and called for him to commit suicide. However, Chen Cheng was Chiang Kai-shek's favorite general, known as the "Little Chairman." How could Chiang Kai-shek possibly punish him?

On the contrary, Chiang Kai-shek transferred Chen Cheng back and continued to value him.

Chen Cheng was not allowed to stay in Peiping.

"How is it? What did Bai Jiansheng say?"

Chen Cheng said in embarrassment: "President, Bai Jiansheng has left Nanjing and returned to Wuhan."

"What? What's going on?"

Chiang Kai-shek was very angry.

Because the war in Northeast China and North China was not going well, Chiang Kai-shek was ready to confront the People's Liberation Army in East China and the Central Plains. In the end, he accepted the advice of some people and decided to put aside some contradictions at this time and start boldly, using Bai Chongxi.

So Chiang Kai-shek planned to let Bai Chongxi take on the important task.

All the Nationalist troops in East China and the Central Plains were handed over to Bai Chongxi for command, totaling over 60 men. Chiang Kai-shek meant to let Bai Chongxi command these troops to deal with the troops of the Central Plains Military Region.

The two of them were having a good conversation.

Bai Chongxi also promised that Liu and Deng’s troops would be dealt with.

But only one day had passed, and Bai Chongxi left Nanjing without even saying goodbye.

"Principal, Li Zhongren and Bai Chongxi had a secret conversation last night. I don't know what they talked about. Bai Chongxi left Nanjing by plane early this morning.

Dai Li spoke.

Upon hearing this, Chiang Kai-shek was furious and said, "Damn it! The great cause of the Party and the country has been ruined by parasites like Li Zhongren.

Why did Bai Chongxi run away?

What Chiang Kai-shek didn't know was that Bai Chongxi was initially very happy. He was about to become the most powerful leader in the Central Plains. But Li Zhongren came over and told Bai Chongxi directly that Chiang Kai-shek was handing over all the surrounding troops to him. But those troops were part of the Central Army, Chiang Kai-shek's own troops. Although they were nominally allocated to him, would they really listen to him?

Chiang Kai-shek nominally gave you so many troops, but in fact it was just to allow the Guangxi clique's direct troops to be dispatched.

Currently, there are more than 20 direct troops of the Guangxi clique in Wuhan. Li Zhongren's meaning is very simple. Chiang Kai-shek seems to be using Bai Chongxi, but in fact he is interested in the more than 20 troops under Bai Chongxi's command.

Moreover, Li Zhongren and Bai Chongxi expressed that the current situation was extremely unfavorable to Chiang Kai-shek.

Chiang Kai-shek's Central Army suffered heavy losses, and his position was precarious. If Chiang Kai-shek's Central Army suffered a few more defeats, it would be a good opportunity for the Guangxi clique to rise to power. Bai Chongxi heard Li Zhongren's analysis and felt it made sense.

The emperor takes turns, and today it's my turn.

Why did Chiang Kai-shek always remain the boss? The Guangxi clique also wanted to be the boss.

So Bai Chongxi left Nanjing directly.

"President, the current situation is very unfavorable to us. We have lost too many elite troops of the Communist Party, and the Communist bandits are currently in great momentum. Now we need the support of the United States."

Although Chen Cheng is not good at fighting, he is very strong in other aspects.

The current situation is very unfavorable to the national army.

Although the Nationalist army still had many troops, it was already at a complete disadvantage. This was mainly because too many American-equipped and semi-American-equipped units had been annihilated. The only solution now was to gain support from the United States.

Quickly replace some troops with American equipment.

"The Americans can't be trusted either."

Chiang Kai-shek was angry.

Damn Americans, after working with them, few of them made him satisfied.

But Chiang Kai-shek understood that he still needed the support of the United States.

Therefore, Chiang Kai-shek quickly met with the US Ambassador to China, John Leighton Stuart, and the head of the US observation group, Wedemeyer. At the same time, he asked Song Meiling to go to the United States again to seek American support.

"Mr. President, Ms. Song and Ambassador Gu Weijun have been wanting to meet with you."

"It's really annoying."

Truman disliked the Chiang Kai-shek group.

He also disliked the people sent by Chiang Kai-shek.

"Mr. President, this is a report from General Wedemeyer and Mr. Stuart on the war situation in China."

The victory of the Pingjin Campaign had a huge impact.

Everyone is paying attention.

Because the PLA had captured Peking, China's political center for centuries, they had already gained an advantage overall. Not only were powerful figures at home watching, but the rest of the world was also watching the Chinese war. While China was a backward agricultural nation, it was nonetheless a major Eastern nation with a population of 400 million. China's choices directly impacted the Far East.

The United States is also watching the development of the war in China.

Wedemeyer was the head of the investigation team sent by Truman to China.

Wedemeyer's report was brutal, stating directly that Chiang Kai-shek's clique was at a complete disadvantage on the Chinese battlefield. The CCP's unification of China seemed unstoppable, and he urged the United States to support Chiang Kai-shek as soon as possible. Otherwise, if the current situation continued, Chiang Kai-shek would not be able to hold out for much longer.

John Leighton Stuart was the ambassador to China.

Although he was not as direct as Wedemeyer, his message was similar. Stuart directly stated that with Peking and Tianjin falling into the hands of the PLA, Chiang Kai-shek's group alone could not stop the PLA troops.

The only way to prevent the Chiang Kai-shek group from complete failure is to increase support for the Chiang Kai-shek group, or for the United States to send troops to participate in the Chinese battlefield.

Both people have very consistent views.

No one is optimistic about the future of the Chiang Kai-shek Group.

Truman shook his head.

The Chinese battlefield was indeed a headache for him. Wedemeyer and Stuart's reports now shared the same viewpoint. Truman had no favorable impression of Chiang Kai-shek and his government.

But we can't just ignore it completely.

Even though many people in the United States are against the war, calling for peace, and do not want the United States to be involved in the war, there is also a very powerful force watching Truman with eager eyes. If the Chinese battlefield is defeated, they will make Truman responsible for the failure of China's diplomacy.

Truman will run for president next year.

He cannot afford to lose China now.

So he asked Marshall across from him, "George, what do you think?"

Marshall also frowned.

When Truman asked him, Marshall said, "Europe is the most important to us. The Soviet Union has been expanding its influence in Europe and poisoning Europe with the CCP's heresy. The European economy is not doing well now, and the unemployment rate is very high. Those unemployed workers all believe in the Soviet Union's fallacies. If the European economy cannot recover quickly, who knows what will happen next."

Europe is fundamental.

But the situation in Europe is not good now.

Having just emerged from war, the country was in ruins and facing economic decline. Unemployed people were everywhere, and without work, there was no food to eat. At this time, the CCP doctrine exported by the Soviet Union had a very positive effect.

It can be said that after World War II, the Soviet Union's influence in Europe increased dramatically.

If it weren't for the heavy casualties suffered by the Soviet Union during World War II and the threat of the US atomic bomb, the Soviet Union would never have stopped in Europe. But now the people of Europe are deeply influenced by the Soviet Union, which is something the US cannot tolerate.

The United States has a good geographical location and avoided World War I and World War II.

However, due to the United States' geographical location, far from the center of the world, if the United States wants to become the leader of the Western world, it must deeply involve itself in European affairs. Therefore, Europe is very important to the United States.

At the beginning of 1947, Truman proposed a plan to aid Greece and Turkey, which was the beginning of the "Truman Doctrine." Truman saw at a glance the important position of Greece and Turkey in Europe.

That is why they chose to aid Greece and Türkiye to prevent the expansion of the Soviet Union.

The Soviet Union did indeed stop.

Sold out the Greek Chinese Communist Party.

Marshall continued, "But we can't completely ignore the Far East."

Marshall spread out a map and said to Truman, "China is a big country after all. If China were to fall under the control of the Chinese Communist Party, the consequences would be disastrous. Problems could arise on the Korean Peninsula and in Indochina."

If the CCP's development in the Far East is not curbed, these regions will become allies of the Soviet Union in the future."

Truman nodded.

This was Truman's biggest headache.

During World War II, Chinese Communist Party organizations emerged in countries around the world. This was particularly true in colonial powers, where the Soviet Union's export of revolution had the greatest influence. Countries surrounding China currently have Chinese Communist Party organizations supported by the Soviet Union.

If the CCP wins in China, surrounding countries will be affected.

That's the domino effect.

China is the most critical country among them.

Truman asked, “Is there any way to prevent the Chinese Communist Party from taking over all of China?