On August 10, representatives from Shanxi came, and Haoren warmly received all the guests. Haoren expressed his appreciation for Governor Yan’s righteous move and said that peaceful resolution of the problem is the best solution. West Washington will definitely take care of the interests of all parties in Shanxi.

, the specific matters will be discussed in detail with the Xihua government.

On August 12, representatives of the Democratic Party also came. This time Haoren did not show up, but was only received by relevant personnel of the West Washington Government. Of course, it is not the same level and cannot be discounted. Everyone can see it. It is still necessary to maintain a certain sense of mystery.

Wu Chaoshu, chief representative of the Democratic Party, first raised the issue: "Everyone should have made concerted efforts to carry out the Northern Expedition, but you took advantage of the Northern Expedition to occupy Guangxi by force. Are you taking advantage of people's danger? It is very unethical. Can you give a reasonable explanation?

Explain?"

Wang Xinguo retorted: "We have always understood justice and will not do anything that violates morality. The idea of ​​occupying Guangxi by force is even more ridiculous. When did you find out that there was a war in Guangxi? Both the military and political parties in Guangxi voluntarily joined Xihua.

You mean to ask us to reject it, right? Or do you want us to ask for your instructions when we do something?"

Wu Chaoshu was so speechless that he didn't say anything for a long time. The man next to him saw that it was not a big deal, so he couldn't lose his momentum and quickly added: "But Mr. Li is fighting outside, and he has not agreed to join you. Guangxi still has

He has the final say."

Wang Xinguo replied disdainfully: "Mr. Li is Mr. Li, and Guangxi is Guangxi. Are they two different things? Guangxi Province belongs to all the people of Guangxi, not to any one person. This gentleman had better figure it out and not confuse him."

All the members of the Democratic Party, you look at me and I look at you, you are speechless. You can still say that, look at people's reasoning and grasp it accurately. We seem to have been arguing with each other. When Wu Shaozu saw that there was no way to argue about Guangxi,

So he said: "How do you explain the matter in Guangdong Province? We were fighting in the front, but you took our home. This matter cannot be justified in any case. You must give us an explanation."

"Um, it seems that we in Sichuan did not send troops to Guangdong. How can you wrongly accuse us of this kind of thing? As far as we know, the army stationed in Guangdong seems to be the army of Longyun of Yunnan Province. We don't know about the tricks you are doing.

, I don’t want to care about it, but you must apologize for this kind of thing that is obviously slandering our image.”

Wu Chaoshu immediately felt that this topic could no longer be discussed, so he changed the topic and said: "I won't talk about this matter anymore. We hope that you will not continue to expand and recognize each other's friendly cooperation within the existing geographical boundaries. What do you think?"

"Um, you don't seem to have any territory to delimit us now, right? Guangdong? Not really, it seems to be Long Yun's territory now, right? Zhejiang, Jiangsu and other places are still at war, right? What do you think of this boundary?

Row?"

"Uh..., we will take down these places right away, very quickly." Mr. Wu said that he felt blushing and hot.

"Even if you win this next place quickly, we will not say anything about delimiting and mutually recognizing each other as it is suspected of splitting the country." Wang Xinguo said jokingly.

"Well, um... we will do this without you having to step forward." Mr. Wu felt very embarrassed.

Wang Xinguo pondered for a while, as if he was thinking. Then he said slowly: "I think this matter should be carefully considered, and you should also consider it carefully. In fact, you don't have to do this. With our strong military power, it is not difficult to unify the country.

, if our commander-in-chief hadn’t been unwilling to fight a civil war from the bottom of his heart, we would have sent troops to unify the country long ago. The best plan is for you to submit to Xihua. Wouldn’t everyone be happy if they were unified in a peaceful way? I think that’s it for today, and you too

Let’s go back and report it and consider our opinions. How about that?”

Everyone ended the first meeting with the Democratic Party's embarrassed expression.

Haoren has an important meeting on his schedule today. During this period, Mr. Jiang Baili, a famous war theorist in China, has arrived. Haoren will welcome him personally no matter what.

Jiang Baili, whose original name was Jiang Fangzhen and whose courtesy name was Baili, was a famous military theorist and military educator in modern China. He studied in Germany in his early years and returned to China as the principal of Baoding Army Military Academy and acting president of Army University.

The Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War deeply stimulated Jiang Baili. When he was fifteen years old, he often held the "Collection of Universal Loyalty and Indignation" in his hand and read it at night. When he read it until his blood boiled, he burst into tears and swore to serve his country.

In early 1937, Jiang Baili's most important collection of military treatises, "Defense Wheel", was published, causing a sensation. The inscription on the title page was: "There are thousands of words, but I just want to tell everyone that China has a way!". It can be called this! He was the first Chinese general at that time.

Jiang Baili's main arguments are: first, exchange space for time, "Whether you win or lose, just don't make peace with it"; second, don't be afraid of being swallowed by whales, just be afraid of cannibalization, and carry out a full-scale resistance war; third, start a war in Shanghai and use The geographical conditions weakened the Japanese offensive and prevented the Japanese army from reaching the second ridge (Hunan) to form a confrontation and form a long-term battlefield. Jiang Baili also sharply pointed out that China is not an industrial country, but an agricultural country. To an industrial country, it will have to surrender if it occupies its key areas, such as New York is half of the United States, and Osaka is half of Japan. But for agricultural countries, it does not matter even if they occupy its most important coastal areas. Agricultural countries are loose and have no key points to grasp. Therefore, Jiang Baili concluded that the resistance against Japan must be based on the people Based on this, fight a protracted war. On November 4, 1938, Jiang Baili died of illness in Yishan, Guangxi. Unfortunately, Jiang Baili could not see his theory becoming reality. In his career of more than thirty years, Jiang Baili He never personally commanded a battle in his life. Wang Yunsheng's articles recalling him, or Cao Juren's "Critical Biography of Jiang Baili", both used the word "military scientist" cautiously. In the elegy of "Tiger Chief" Zhang Shizhao, he was even said to be " He talks about military affairs with a touch of Confucianism, but when he enters the world, he prefers to be a connoisseur." Perhaps Huang Renzhi's elegiac couplet was a bit more polite: "A natural strategist is also a natural writer."

After reading "Journey to the East", Mr. Baili also became very curious and full of doubts about the generalissimo in the west. It would be strange to say that it was not a miracle to rise so quickly. In any case, he had to go to the west to investigate. After a while, I walked around Xihua and left a good impression on Mr. Baili. I was convinced that "Journey to the East" was not a fabrication, so I came to Xihua Mansion.

At the beginning of the meeting, Mr. Baili raised a question: "It is extraordinary to see the Generalissimo pacify the fifteen western provinces in such a short time and rise so quickly. What is puzzling is that the military power of the West is enough to pacify the Central Plains, so why did the Generalissimo stop here? Not going forward?"

In response, Haoren smiled and said slowly: "Is it interesting to fight a civil war? The blood of the nation is shed, and the elites of China are dead. Mr. Baili will not be able to sense the danger of China. , the Chinese clan is already at a critical juncture."

The hero saw only a few words and did not need to go into details. Mr. Baili was shocked and ecstatic. He stood up and gave a heavy military salute and said: "Veteran Jiang Baili is willing to be driven by the Generalissimo, even if he goes through fire and water."

Haoren quickly stood up and returned the military salute, saying: "Haha, what a veteran. I will take as many veterans as you have."

It was natural for a pair of people who spoke the same language to talk happily together. Seeing that the time was getting late, Haoren stopped talking and said to Jiang Baili: "Mr. Baili, the great talent and fraternity have really understood the lesson, but I still have to feel wronged.

The position of Chief of General Staff. What do you think, sir?"

Jiang Baili hurriedly said: "Commander, please don't do this. I know my own affairs. I have never really fought in a war. I may be inappropriate for such an important position. Secondly, I am a newcomer and it is difficult to convince the public because I am in a high position. This pair

The commander's career is very unfavorable, so it would be better to serve at the brigade level."

"Mr. Baili doesn't know something. The chief of staff is already old and cannot be too tired. There are three deputy chiefs of staff, one of whom is my former partner. I know his level, that is, at the regimental and brigade level. He is still at the level.

There is a level that is not bad. He is a retired major from Germany, and he can only serve as deputy chief of staff. Recently, Wu Peifu has also joined, and he is also deputy chief of staff. But Wu is not young at all. I plan to let you take over.

, It doesn’t matter if there is no actual combat, let’s serve as chief of staff of the division first. Theory is learning, and actual combat is also learning. It’s a pity that most of the battles have been fought, otherwise there would really be a chance.”

At this time, Jiang Baili also knew not to be pretentious, so he agreed: "Since the commander-in-chief loves me, I won't be pretentious. However, I have been focusing on the chief of staff of the division recently. What do you think?"

Haoren said with a smile: "This is just one aspect. The army here is different from other places. The field division is the main force. If it does not go out, it must be decided in a battle. Then there is the regular army, which is the second-line army;

Then there are the other armies and garrison troops. They have been busy fighting and developing before, and there has been no systematic reorganization. Just come and you will be fine. This burden will definitely fall on you. But don’t be in a hurry, take your time.

, first make a mental preparation. You have your opinion on whether the field division should be expanded into an army. In addition, I plan to upgrade the military and political school to establish a military and political university. There will be a military college below and you will be the dean. This is yours.

I’m good at what I do. Haha.”

Jiang Baili smiled and said: "I can't refuse this, it's my old profession. Haha."

"Last point, I would like to trouble you a little hard recently. I will let you go to the Central Plains for a walk in a while. Some forces should make a foreshadowing in advance. Maybe it will take effect when the time comes. It is best for the Chinese people not to fight among themselves. Try to

Don't resort to war to solve the problem. Next, you should go to Peiping again and enlighten Duan Mansion. No matter what the result is, some resources should still be mobilized and withdrawn westward." This guy is trying to extract oil.

, people just came here and kept burdening me.

"Okay, these are all beneficial to the nation, I have no obligation to refuse." Jiang Bailitong quickly agreed.

"You are getting older, so be careful not to work too hard. I will assign you a Chinese medicine practitioner here. You are a key protected person and you need to take care of your body on time. Okay, you should rest early after your hard work." Haoren stood up with a smile.

Get up and end the conversation.
Chapter completed!