Chapter 568 India Strategy (13)

Zhang Qun knows that these goals are contradictory: if he wants to fight against the Communist Party, he cannot send troops abroad; if he wants to stick to the US aid channel, then the entire Indian direction cannot collapse; if he wants to send an expeditionary force, then he must We have to go head-to-head with the Japanese army - people are hesitant whether it's worth it. Besides, if the 20 ready-made county towns and strategically important areas such as Yichang and Nanchang are not taken back, but instead used to defend India, which cannot be hit with eight poles, the troops below will scold them if they find out about it.

"How credible does the committee think this telegram is?"

Chang Kaishen hesitated for a moment, nodded and admitted: "The credibility is relatively high. The Japanese army has indeed been shrinking the front line since Ishihara Wanji came to power. As for whether to withdraw its troops from here to attack India, it is still open to debate - Mr. Geng Guang said We believe that the Japanese army has enough troops and that the difficulty of attacking India lies in maintaining supply lines rather than the number of troops. In addition, in order to gain our trust, the Japanese offered to hand over the county town first, and it would be completed within two weeks as long as we agreed."

Chen Brai hesitated: Conquering 20 counties without fighting was a great achievement for the Chinese government in the war of resistance against Japan. However, the attitude of the Japanese army was also strange - they did not mention joint independence now, and said they would submit to the Communist Party. By handing over the county seat and selling arms, do you really want to cooperate with the Communist Party or use the Communist Party's hand to pressure the government?

Zhang Qun's mind was spinning very fast. He took over the county seat first and then regretted sending an expeditionary force. The chairman of the committee probably couldn't handle it:

In the first place, this was of no use except irritating the Japanese army in vain - the Japanese army could give up and take it again very quickly. In the past six months or so, he had heard similar stories: Anyone who honestly paid money to redeem the city, the Japanese basically kept it. After making a promise, all those who dared to use tricks and tricks were eventually taught a lesson by the Japanese army. Now there are really no people who dare to do so;

Secondly, it is not easy to send troops into India. The lessons of entering Myanmar for the first time are still vivid in my mind. Now that the German army is added, the fear of the troops will be even greater - the combat effectiveness of the German weapon divisions was obvious to everyone. Now the troops of the Grandmaster who swept across Europe are here. Besides, China and Germany have always had a good relationship. They helped fight the Japanese army at the beginning. Even if they later declared war on each other, it was just a symbolic act. The troops had no motivation and no hatred to open fire with the Germans;

Thirdly, he has seen clearly what the Chairman has in mind. Now, to deal with the Japanese army, it is three-quarters military and seven-cent politics. To deal with the Communist Party, he is prepared to use three-cent politics and seven-cent military. Otherwise, newspapers will write lengthy articles criticizing the Soviet Union. Who can read the intruded text? This refers to mulberry and scolding huai!

"Are there no favorable conditions for Americans to confer seats..." Chen Brai asked hesitantly. The subtext was that Americans should not only talk about responsibilities and obligations without giving benefits.

Chang Kaishen coughed and showed an unnatural smile: "First of all, the Americans express their strong dissatisfaction with the Soviet Union's actions and will firmly support all our actions; secondly, the Americans clearly express their approval of the government's move to further unify military and political orders; Thirdly, we are willing to negotiate with Britain to return Hong Kong to us after the war and to abolish the unequal treaties signed before; finally, if the India-Burma channel is opened, we are willing to send us 30 art mechanics' equipment."

Chen Brai's brows jumped. As the chief literary officer, he knew very well what was behind the "unified military and political orders" - this was a tacit consent for the Chairman to take action against the Communist Party.

Zhang Qun nodded: The United States is very sincere in these conditions, which just scratched Chiang Kai-shek's itch. Logically speaking, this is a matter with a lot of room for maneuver. Why are the two of them so noisy?

Chang Kaishen himself also explained: "We could have sat down and discussed it, but Stilwell was too bullying. He came up with a bunch of demands, regardless of our actual difficulties, and finally squeezed out these things like toothpaste, forcing me to Say yes or no on the spot? This is not a gesture of equal negotiation between allies. This is clearly an attempt to arrest me for signing the "Twenty-One"!"

"It seems like the situation in India is very bad..."

"Of course it's bad." Chang Kaishen sneered, "The area of ​​Ceylon is almost twice the size of Taiwan. Such a big island fell in three days, and 40,000 British troops were taken prisoners. Niang Xipi, the British are all It’s rubbish! Even if we put 40,000 pigs there, we wouldn’t be able to capture them all in three days! If such a general were here, I would kill him!”

"It is not in our interests for India to easily be occupied by the Japanese army. Firstly, the country is surrounded by the Japanese army on all sides and foreign aid is cut off, making the situation very unfavorable. Secondly, this will not achieve the purpose of consuming the strength of the Japanese army. In case the Japanese army continues to come back after defeating India, It will be troublesome to fight us; thirdly, if India is completely lost, Britain will probably not be able to fight and may have to withdraw from the war. Once Britain withdraws, the United States will also retreat. We are fighting alone, with powerful enemies outside and internal enemies. If the Communist Party does not obey its command, internal and external troubles will be very detrimental..."

Chang Kaishen nodded: "Mr. Yue Jun is right, please continue..."

"Then let me talk about some immature ideas first..." Zhang Qun sorted out his thoughts and spoke slowly, "First of all, the situation in India seems to be very difficult now. The key is that it does not have the will to resist the war for a long time. I very much agree with the committee member As the saying goes - trading space for time, accumulating small victories into big victories, the British must fight with perseverance instead of surrendering at every turn. "

Chang Kaishen's face turned slightly red. This sentence was actually said by Xiao Zhuge Bai Chongxi, but he nodded calmly.

“Secondly, of course we must send troops, but we cannot send more troops, and we cannot give up command to the British - otherwise we will die without a place to die in the future. The three families can form a joint headquarters, and our people must also be included in the headquarters; Thirdly, since the Japanese army is showing signs of withdrawing from the mainland, should we discuss it again? As long as we respect our territorial sovereignty and national unity, Japan can take advantage of the economy. Finally, regarding the unification of military and political orders, I agree with them with both hands. , but is it necessary to find some definite evidence and make it known to the public? The Russian people keep saying that they are friendly. As soon as the food robbery is exposed, the people wake up. The people also have to go through this process to understand the Communist Party. "

"I basically agree with Mr. Yue Jun's opinion." Chen Brai said after a while, "Let me add a few words:

First, the situation in India is different from ours. India is a colony. For ordinary Indians, there is no hatred between the country and the family. If the Japanese army comes, it will be a big deal to change the master. So I agree with the Chairman’s idea-it is recommended that the British clearly give India independent status. inspire their determination to fight;

Second, it is unlikely that the Americans will be prevented from contacting Yan'an, and there is no need to stop them. Since the United States also agrees with the unification of our military and political orders, the US aid supplies will naturally be distributed uniformly under the auspices of the government;

Third, there are prerequisites for us to send troops. At least the British and American allies must first launch a counterattack on the front line of Myanmar and open the road. Otherwise, how will the 300,000-strong army get there? Could it be that the British just want us to open the road ourselves before aiding India? If the Japanese army is so easy to fight, why don't we take the opportunity to recapture Wuhan? "

Chang Kaishen nodded slightly. The words of the two people just now relieved most of the depression in his heart.

"Commissioner, I have a bold idea...but..." Zhang Qun suddenly spoke again.

"Just say it, just say it, it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter."

"The Communist Party keeps talking about resisting Japan, and the Americans also believe that they resist Japan and have good combat effectiveness. So that's fine. The government simply sends a notice through the Americans, asking the Eighteenth Group Army and the newly formed New Fourth Route Army to dispatch troops to India to fight the Japanese. …”

"This is inappropriate, this is inappropriate. Isn't this allowing the Communist Party to take American arms and supplies in vain?" While Chang Kaishen was still thinking, Chen Bulei first expressed his objection.

"Actually, there is nothing wrong with thinking about it. If the Communist troops want to maintain their independence and do their own thing, the Americans will soon recognize their true colors; if the Communist Party readily accepts the command and arrangements of the Americans, then the Communist troops Are you still surnamed Communist?" Zhang Qun laughed sinisterly, "There are many benefits to sending the Communist Party to fight in India, no matter whether you win or lose; if the Communist Party refuses to go, then you must use Mr. Bray's pen to explain it. He said: Stalin sent troops to invade China to steal food and harm our soldiers and civilians. The people have recognized the truth. If the anti-Japanese skin is also torn off, we will be even more famous for maintaining the unity of military and political orders. "

Chang Kaishen nodded secretly: This tactic was exactly the same as Zhang Qun’s suggestion to deal with students’ street demonstrations. Whenever the Japanese army caused friction in Northeast and North China, there were always a lot of students who said they wanted to resist Japan and then came to the government to protest and demonstrate. Being disturbed beyond measure, he refuses to listen to comfort, his gentleness is useless, and he dares not suppress him. Finally, Zhang Qun came up with an idea: all those who paraded and preached against Japan were required to go to the Purple Mountain Military Camp to join the army, train with ordinary soldiers, and practice resistance against Japan and save the country.

Of course the student soldiers rushed off in excitement, but within a few days many of them couldn't stand sneaking around anymore - Chang Kaishen had given orders that the student soldiers should not be caught, beaten or killed when they ran away, and they should pretend not to see them if they saw them. Most of the people left today - those who either ran away or were scolded by their parents or picked up by the principal. Only a handful of people could persist and stay. These people were later sent to Whampoa Military Academy to become A serious military officer. In fact, after thinking about it, it is not surprising that most of the people who can study in universities in Nanjing are middle-class or even upper-class children. How many people are willing to give up everything and endure hardship to become a leader? How many parents would approve of their children joining the military?

As for the escaped student soldiers, Zhang Qun defined them as "talking anti-Japanese elements." Of course, students are always graduating one after another and new ones are coming in one after another, and the anti-Japanese elements are also replaced one after another. This situation did not completely change until after the July 7th Incident - there were many student soldiers in the expeditionary force.

"Well..." Chang Kaishen hesitated again, "We need to discuss it again and make a long-term decision."

Zhang Qun knew that his old habit of foresight and hesitation had started to reappear, and he felt a little contempt in his heart, but said: "Of course, of course, this is just my immature idea, which made the committee laugh."