As the battle in Guangzhou progressed smoothly, it gradually affected the nerves of many people.
Not only the National Government, but also as reporters from various countries continued to send news and photos to their respective countries, even European countries such as Britain and the United States were also paying attention to the development of the war situation.
Unlike other countries that care about the combat effectiveness of the Three Hundred Army, the Nationalist Government pays attention to the battle situation in Guangzhou because of tangible interests. Because history has turned a corner here. Originally, in history, the Nationalist Government was forced to open up Yunnan and Burma due to the occupation of various coastal ports.
highway to receive foreign military aid. In this time and space, due to the emergence of the Three Hundred Army, Guangzhou was about to be recovered. If nothing unexpected happened, China's seaport would be opened immediately. Now the National Government's attention
Everything was transferred to the head of the Three Hundred Army.
White House, Washington, USA
The sunshine on the July morning in Washington was bright and warm on people's bodies. Accompanied by his secretary Margaret, Roosevelt went for a walk on the lawn in the backyard of the White House.
When they came to a poplar tree, Roosevelt whispered: "Margaret, stop, read me the telegram sent last night."
"Okay." Margaret smiled softly at Roosevelt, then parked the wheelchair under the tree, took out a stack of telegram manuscripts from a bag behind the wheelchair, and read slowly.
As president, Roosevelt naturally had to deal with many things every day. Sometimes there were constant telegrams even at night. However, Roosevelt was not a robot, so he could not deal with government affairs 24 hours a day. Therefore, after six o'clock every night, as long as there were not very important telegrams,
They will all stay until the next morning to deal with it together.
As Margaret read, she looked at Roosevelt's face. Margaret Lehand had been serving Roosevelt since 1921, and it had been nearly twenty years now, so she was naturally very familiar with him.
. Sometimes she could tell Roosevelt's mood from the twitching of his eyebrows.
When Margaret read a war report from China, Roosevelt suddenly said: "Margaret, a pro-foreigner, give me this telegram."
"OK."
Margaret quickly handed the telegram to Roosevelt.
Roosevelt took the battle report and read it carefully, and his brows slowly wrinkled.
Seeing the look on Roosevelt's face, Margaret couldn't help but curiously asked: "Mr. President, is there anything wrong with this telegram?"
"Well, something is wrong." Roosevelt thought for a moment and then said: "Look, the Chinese have even taken back Guangzhou. This is beyond my expectation."
Margaret blinked her big blue eyes strangely: "Oh, is there anything wrong with this? The Chinese are at war with the Japanese. Since the Japanese can occupy Chinese cities, the Chinese can naturally recover them.
It’s normal. Is there something wrong? Or is there something different in Guangzhou?”
Roosevelt didn't take it seriously and smiled slightly: "Oh, dear Margaret, it's not surprising that you don't know the city of Guangzhou. But if I put it another way, you might understand. Guangzhou is one of the few big cities in China.
One, and his recovery is of great significance to China now, because if Guangzhou is returned to the hands of the Chinese, it will also mean that Japan's maritime blockade of China has been opened. From then on, Western countries will have
Aid can continue to flow into China through Guangzhou."
Margaret, who didn't understand what was going on, smiled and said: "My dear, this is a good thing. Don't you often say that the Japanese are too popular now? Shouldn't we pour some cold water on them?"
Roosevelt sighed softly and said: "But the problem now is that the Chinese army that regained Guangzhou is not completely obedient to the National Government. They belong to a local warlord in China, and his commander is not an easy guy to deal with.
Now that Guangzhou is under his control, Chairman Chiang will probably have a headache in the future."
"But that's none of our business, is it?" Margaret didn't understand that Roosevelt, as a dignified president of a country, would pay attention to a small general who was thousands of miles away.
Roosevelt shook his head, looked towards the east and said faintly: "No, I have a hunch. We will have an intersection with this general soon, I promise!"
Roosevelt was an excellent politician, and his premonitions were also very keen. He was also right. Now our Chairman Chiang Kai-shek is starting to have a headache.
After lunch today, Chairman Chiang, who was supposed to leave the dining table to take a nap, sat quietly at the dining table and stared at a telegram on the table in a daze, which also caused Mrs. Chiang's dissatisfaction.
Looking at her frowning husband, Mrs. Jiang asked strangely: "Darling, what's wrong with you? Why have you always looked so depressed these past two days? Has the battle situation on the frontline changed?"
Chairman Chiang sighed softly and said: "Today, a telegram was sent from the front line. Su Zhongxin has occupied most of Guangzhou and is about to recover all of Guangzhou. Once Guangzhou is recovered, it will be only a short time before the entire Guangdong falls into his hands.
Not far away. In this situation where all the sea ports in the country were occupied by the Japanese, the Three Hundred Army recaptured Guangzhou alone. Think about it, how much shock it will cause in the country. This is secondary, the most important thing
What’s more, from now on, Guangzhou has become the country’s only seaport connected to the outside world. From now on, all foreign aid materials to China must enter through Guangzhou. Think about it, what kind of situation is this?”
Mrs. Jiang was also a strange woman. After hearing this, she quickly saw the essence of the matter. She nodded gently and said: "Well, this is indeed a problem. The central government's access to the outside world is actually controlled by a certain person.
In the hands of a warlord, this is indeed outrageous. Darling, have you ever thought about taking Guangzhou back from Su Zhongxin's hands?"
"Bite it back? Easier said than done!" Chairman Chiang smiled bitterly upon hearing this: "Three hundred troops fought tooth and nail to capture Guangzhou. Judging from the report Dai Li gave me, Su Zhongxin spent a lot of money to capture Guangzhou. He
The 300 troops suffered heavy losses in this operation to capture Guangzhou. It is said that the battle loss rate has reached 25%. Tell me, why did Guangzhou cost so much money to capture?
Give it to us for nothing? If it were us, would we be willing?"
Mrs. Jiang smiled softly when she heard this, and a charming charm appeared on her pretty face. She gently held her husband's hand and said: "Darling, I remember there is a saying in the West that everything in the world is
Valuable, as for priceless things, it’s just because we haven’t found the right price. I believe the same is true for Guangzhou. Maybe Su Zhongxin won’t hand over Guangzhou to us in vain, but it’s still okay to let us use their port.”
"Use the port of Guangzhou?" Chairman Chiang asked in surprise: "Madam, do you have any good ideas?"
Mrs. Jiang smiled and said, "Darling, you are so smart and confused for a while. Since Guangzhou is about to be recovered, it doesn't matter who has it, as long as it can be used by us. In fact, Guangzhou's geographical location
The reason why it is important is just because it is a channel connecting the outside world. As long as we can use its port, the rest is not important. As long as we give Su Rui enough benefits and benefits, I believe Su Rui is willing to use the port.
It is given to us for use.”
Chairman Chiang pondered for a moment and said: "Then what price do you think we should pay to get Suri to agree to hand over the port to us?"
Mrs. Jiang thought for a while and said: "Darling, the deputy commander-in-chief of the fourth Suri war zone now has only a false title. There is only a 300 Army under his command. We can give him another group army organization. What do you think?
ah?"
"What? The establishment of a group army? Madam, you are confused!" Chairman Jiang couldn't help being shocked when he heard this, "Madam, you are confused! Now Su Zhongxin has only one army and can fight against the Japanese 21st Army.
Shangxia, if we give him another group army establishment, wouldn't it give him the opportunity to gain legitimate cold power? If his power expands to the point where the central government cannot control it, wouldn't we be feeding a tiger into danger?"
Mrs. Jiang was so angry that she stretched out her green finger and tapped her husband's forehead and cursed: "Darling, what happened to you today? Why are you so confused! Our central government attaches great importance to Guangzhou because it is a gateway to the outside world.
The entrance to the sea, but why did Su Zhongxin risk his life to occupy Guangzhou? Did he also have assistance from the United States and Britain? The reason why he worked hard to regain Guangzhou was because he could not support so many people with his current territory.
Army, and if he wants to expand his army, he must expand his territory! Even if you don't give him an establishment, won't he secretly expand his army? Isn't this because you can't restrict it with just a piece of paper?"
When Chairman Jiang heard this, he immediately began to think deeply. Yes, since the Anti-Japanese War, he has gathered all the forces in China under his banner under the banner of the Anti-Japanese War and in the name of righteousness. However, there are no absolutes in things. People have the strength.
, if you don't listen to his orders, you won't listen. Why did Su Rui work so hard to occupy Guangzhou? Isn't it because he wants to raise troops? Will he stop the pace of army expansion because he doesn't give him a manpower?
"Well, that's right. Isn't it just too big to give him a group army establishment? This is a group army. With this establishment, Su Zhongxin can easily expand the army by at least hundreds of thousands!" Thinking of this, Commissioner Jiang
My heart aches as I grow older.
"Hmph..." Mrs. Jiang sneered: "Hundreds of thousands, Darling, do you think that military expansion is just a matter of blowing up a balloon? He does want to expand, but does he have the strength? And what can he do to support it?
A huge army? You can’t feed his army with leaves and soil, right? The most important thing is that all this takes time!”
"Well, that's right..." After hearing Mrs. Jiang's words, Chairman Chiang couldn't help but ponder...
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