It was related to the transportation of such a huge batch of materials, and Sheng Shicai of Xinjiang was at least a National Government official in name, so it was impossible for him to hide this matter from Chairman Chiang. He almost entered Xinjiang from Kazakhstan in a Soviet convoy.
On the same day, Sheng Shicai reported the matter to Chairman Chiang Kai-shek.
Chairman Chiang's first reaction after learning the news was anger.
Chairman Chiang felt that he had been tricked by the Soviet Union. According to the secret agreement reached between China and the Soviet Union last year, the Soviet Union provided military assistance worth at least 200 million US dollars to the Nationalist Government in three batches, and would never provide a penny to the CCP during this period.
In exchange for assistance, the Nationalist Government actually recognized the independence of Outer Mongolia and promised not to make any further claims to the 1.5 million square kilometers of land ceded by the Manchu Qing government to the Tsarist Russian government.
But now, less than a year has passed, and the Soviet government has gone back on its word and actually provided military supplies worth five million US dollars to the Chinese Communist Party. You provided the supplies in secret. I didn't see it and I could pretend not to know. But now you actually
I can't even pretend to be stupid when I let a convoy transporting supplies pass through Xinjiang. Isn't this a clear trick on me? Niang Xipi, do you really think Ala Ningbo Ning is easy to bully?
Then Chairman Chiang became extremely angry.
On the evening of the day he received the news, Chairman Chiang ordered Foreign Minister Wang Chonghui to lodge a protest with the Soviet government. However, the Soviet government's reply was: the American David Arms Trading Company was doing the transactions with the Soviet government, and they only followed the buyer's instructions.
It requires that supplies be sent to Xinjiang and handed over to the armed forces sent by the CCP, that's all.
As for the agreement between the CCP and the American David Arms Trading Company, only God knows. Anyway, the Soviet government did not breach the agreement.
The Soviet government was clearly cheating, but officially it could not find fault.
Foreign Minister Wang Chonghui was angry and retorted: According to your logic, after the materials enter Xinjiang, the deal has been concluded, so no matter what happens next, will it have nothing to do with your government? For example
Did you say that supplies were robbed halfway along the way?
Wang Chonghui originally thought that the Soviet government would use harsh words to intimidate, because big countries have always only allowed themselves to set fires, and weak countries were not allowed to light lamps. However, what surprised him was that the Soviet government’s reply this time was that when this batch of supplies was completed in Xinjiang
After the handover, it no longer had anything to do with the Soviet government and was no longer protected by the Soviet government.
The Soviet government's attitude was so straightforward that Wang Chonghui could not find a reason for the attack. He immediately compiled the results of the negotiations into a written report and sent it to Chairman Chiang Kai-shek in Chongqing.
After receiving the telegram from Minister Wang Chonghui, Chairman Chiang immediately summoned several staff to discuss countermeasures.
The lineup of staff participating in the meeting was huge. In addition to the troika of He Yingqin, Chen Cheng, and Bai Chongxi, there were also Minister of Finance Song Ziwen, Minister of Industry Kong Xiangxi, and Chen Lifu, Chen Guofu, and Dai Li. It can be said that the three major spy chiefs
Basically all the leading figures from all aspects are present.
After everyone had finished circulating the telegram sent back by Wang Chonghui, Chairman Chiang said, "Can you all tell me?"
Everyone looked at me, and I looked at you. In the end, everyone's eyes fell on Song Ziwen, because the relationship between the Song family and the US government had always been very good, and just half a year ago, Song Ziwen was appointed by Chairman Chiang Kai-shek as the resident general.
What is a plenipotentiary representative of the United States? It means that he can make any decision on behalf of Chairman Chiang!
Seeing everyone's eyes looking towards him, Song Ziwen said: "Don't look at me, I don't know who this David Arms Trading Company is, let alone what relationship this company has with the US military.
?But I know that without a strong military background, you will never be able to do arms business in the United States."
Chairman Chiang's face immediately darkened and he said, "You mean, this David Arms Trading Company may have a background in the US military?"
Song Ziwen shook his head and said: "It's not possible, but it must be possible!"
Chairman Jiang's face suddenly became gloomier, not only because of Song Ziwen's attitude towards him, but also because Song Ziwen was so sure that David Arms Trading Company had something to do with the US military!
If David Arms Trading Company is really related to the U.S. military, then this is not an isolated incident. This is likely to be a political signal, which means that the U.S. government is likely to step out of glorious isolationism, start to interfere in China's affairs, and choose partners for cooperation.
Not the National Government, but the Communist Party of China!
In this case, it would be a serious setback for the National Government!
He Yingqin, Chen Cheng, Bai Chongxi and others also looked at each other in shock. Apparently they were aware of the seriousness of the situation. They did not expect that Xu Rui could actually have a relationship with an American arms trading company, and the relationship seemed to be quite close. Otherwise, this would not be possible.
How could David Arms Trading Company trade with the Soviet government and ask the Soviet government to transport military supplies worth five million US dollars to Dameishan?
Finally, Kong Xiangxi said: "Commissioner, didn't the U.S. government just reach an agreement with the Japanese Council to suspend all trade activities related to China? Can we inform the Japanese about this? After the Japanese know the news, they will definitely give
If the U.S. government exerts political pressure, the deal will fall through."
Chairman Chiang immediately perked up after hearing this. This was a good idea.
However, as soon as Kong Xiangxi finished speaking, Song Ziwen continued: "Brother-in-law, you really should go to the West when you have time. You really lack understanding of Westerners' concepts. The reason why David Arms Trading Company does not directly send supplies to Dameishan is?
The purpose of sending it through the Soviet government was to avoid the agreement with the Japanese government. Even if the Japanese government protested, the U.S. government would have something to say, because legally, the U.S. government had not breached the contract."
Chairman Chiang became angry and said angrily: "Then you can come up with a charter?"
"It's not like there are no charters." Song Ziwen said quietly, "Do you think that because David Arms Trading Company has a military background, it's a big deal? In fact, that's not the case at all. In the power structure of the United States,
The weight of the military is very small, and when the U.S. government formulates major policies, there is almost no participation of military personnel."
When Chairman Chiang heard this, he suddenly felt enlightened because he had made a mistake that he had taken for granted.
In China, whoever has a gun is the leader, and whoever has more men and more soldiers is the boss. This has been the case since the Manchu Qing Dynasty was overthrown, but this is obviously not the case in the United States.
Song Ziwen continued: "Therefore, I suggest that we summon Mr. Johnson, the U.S. Ambassador to China, as soon as possible to confirm with him the U.S. government's China policy, and then consider other things."
Chairman Chiang suddenly woke up from a dream and quickly summoned the U.S. Ambassador to China Johnson.
The result of the meeting with Johnson made Chairman Chiang overjoyed, because Johnson told Chairman Chiang that David Arms Trading Company was just a small company that had just been registered, with only six employees and a capital of only 500,000 yuan, and the so-called
His military background is just that of a colonel in the Ministry of Defense.
In addition, Johnson repeatedly assured Chairman Chiang that the U.S. government had not yet come out of glorious isolationism, and even if it did come out of glorious isolationism one day, the partner it would choose to cooperate with would only be the Nationalist Government, and absolutely
It will not be the Chinese Communist Party, because ideologically the Chinese Communist Party is the natural enemy of the United States.
After receiving Johnson's assurance, Chairman Chiang was absolutely elated.
With no worries left, Chairman Chiang immediately sent a top-secret telegram to Ma Bufang, Chairman of Qinghai Province and Commander of the 82nd Army, which was also the so-called secret telegram that was burned after reading, ordering Ma Bufang to secretly solve the problem of the CCP sent to Xinjiang to escort supplies.
armed forces and destroyed the materials sent to the CCP by the Soviet government.
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Soon, the secret order arrived at the governor's residence in Xining.
Ma Bufang took out a small code book and personally translated the dots and dashes on the telegram copy paper sent by the secretary into text. After reading it hastily, he took out a lighter and burned the coded telegram.
At this time, a tall young officer walked in proudly.
This young officer cadet has a good appearance, with a powdery face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and his facial features are very three-dimensional. He is Ma Bufang's only son, Ma Jiyuan.
Ma Jiyuan has been practicing martial arts with his grandfather Ma Qi since he was three years old. By the time he was twelve years old, he was already proficient in bow and horse, and had become a master of boxing and kicking. He also grew to a height of over ten and eighty meters. There was almost no one in the northwest army who could fight with him.
His grandfather Ma Qi loved him very much, and Ma Bufang had very high expectations for his only son, so he specially renamed his son Jiyuan.
The so-called successor means hoping that his son can inherit the legacy of Ma Yuan, the great Han Fubo general.
Ma Jiyuan served as the colonel's chief of staff at the age of twelve, and became the commander of the cavalry brigade at the age of seventeen. Moreover, he relied not on connections but on his true ability. In the original history, Ma Jiyuan not only participated in the battle with the West Route Army, but also
During the friction between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, extremely heavy losses were caused to General Peng Xuefeng's troops in Anhui Province!
Of course, Ma Jiyuan also severely damaged the Japanese army during the Anti-Japanese War in Henan!
Objectively speaking, Ma Jiyuan can be called a genius in cavalry combat!
"My son is back?" Seeing his only son Ma Jiyuan come in, Ma Bufang immediately said with a smile, "Did you catch anything big this time when you went hunting?"
"I just beat two big green wolves. There are no big guys nearby." Ma Jiyuan shook his head, then stared at the ashes of the telegram that Ma Bufang had just thrown into the wastebasket and asked, "Dad, is this a secret telegram from Chiang Kai-shek?"
"Yeah." Ma Bufang nodded and said, "This old Chiang Kai-shek doesn't know how to do things. He pooped a lot of shit, and now he wants you and me to wipe his ass. What a fuck, I really don't want to care about his shit.
