From Feng Yuxiang's reaction to Zhong Yi's borrowing of guns, it can reflect the predicament of modern China.

Because Feng Yuxiang is not the only one who thinks so, there are also Yan Xishan, Li Guangxi, Wu Peifu, and the dead Liu Xiang, Zhang Zuolin, and even Cao Kun, Duan Qirui, and so on.

In the eyes of these warlords, there is only territory, army, and interests!

They may subjectively have the will to unify the country, but before the country is truly unified, they will never be able to consider the problem from the national level and consider the overall situation!

To give the simplest example, the great disarmament of the Republic of China!

During the Republic of China, due to the continuous scuffle between warlords, military spending remained high, and the entire country's finances were almost dragged into the abyss. Find a foreigner bank to borrow!

Do you think foreigners are fools?

Foreigners are not stupid, such loans are mortgaged!

What to take as collateral? If you can't even take out the railway, it doesn't matter, we will help you repair it, but after repairing this railway will be owned by us foreigners, you Chinese have no right to interfere with railway operations.

The South Manchurian Railway in the Northeast, the Middle East Road, and the Jiaoji Railway in Shandong all came like this!

So you know why the Western powers intervened in the warlord melee, right? The Zhiwan War, the Zhifeng War, and even the later New Warlord Central Plains War were all shadows of the great powers behind them!

Because behind the warlord melee, the vital interests of foreigners are also involved!

So you know why the United States is so anxious when the national army is about to retreat to Taiwan?

Because this not only means that there will be a red China in the East that is close to the Soviet Union and hostile to the United States, but also means that the loans that the United States lent to the Nationalist Government and the interests that the Nationalist Government ceded to the United States have all been lost!

And how huge this number is is that you can't imagine, and even today, this foreign debt is still there, and the US government still fantasizes that one day China will be able to repay the money!

To get back to the point, in view of the poor finances during the Republic of China, reducing the army and reducing expenditures at this time is a measure that truly benefits the country and the people!

But what did the big and small warlords of the Republic of China do?

Principal Chang, on the surface, a division was cut from three brigades and six regiments to two brigades and four regiments, but the two regiments that were cut down were not dismissed, but were retained under a different name, and this is the origin of the supplementary regiment!

Zhang Shaoshuai's brain is also good, and it is okay to have a small establishment, so we will strengthen the platoon, so the reinforced platoon with ten or even fifteen classes under its jurisdiction was born one after another.

Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for these warlords to consider the problem from the national level and the national level!

Even if they are willing, the small army leaders under them are not willing, a very simple fact, if the big army leader cannot take care of the interests of the small army leader, the small army leader will definitely join forces to rebel against him, and then change to a big army leader! This is how the Great King Banner of the City Changing in the Beiyang Period came.

Therefore, although President Chang has unified the whole of China in terms of civil righteousness, he still can't really do what he says in many things, and he can't really consider the development plan from the national level and the national level! Instead, he can only tinker with the wrecked ship of the Republic of China, which is about to sink.

Such a predicament did not change in real significance until the emergence of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, or rather, until the reorganization of Sanwan!

Because the Red Army after the reorganization of Sanwan completely destroyed the soil on which the warlords depended!

From then on, the army no longer belongs to an individual, nor is it simply loyal to an individual, but belongs to the party and to a leading collective!

These are long words, but in fact, Zhong Yi has a blink of mind in his mind.

Of course, Zhong Yi wouldn't tell Feng Yuxiang these truths, he couldn't do it, and there was no need.

But Feng Yuxiang's words reminded Zhong Yi that it may not be easy to win the battle of Xiaogan!

Because there were too many and too many troops participating in the battle of Xiaogan, and the command system overlapped, it was difficult to form a joint force!

Therefore, Zhong Yi felt that it was still necessary to send another telegram to the Chongqing Command to set an example! At that moment, Zhong Yi called Zhang Shiliang over and asked Zhang Shiliang to draft a telegram for him.

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In Chongqing, the High Command.

Song Ziwen finally got the opportunity to be alone with Principal Chang.

"Brother-in-law, there is a good thing!" Song Ziwen said, "After the broadcast of the Voice of Jianghan the day before yesterday, it caused great repercussions in major cities across the country and Southeast Asia, and the citizens of major cities and overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia are enthusiastic donations, especially in Shanghai, where donations from all walks of life are the most, and 200 million legal currency has been raised so far!" ”

"Two hundred million?!" Principal Chang's eyes lit up, this is a huge amount of money!

But soon, President Chang's eyes dimmed again, because at this time, Shanghai had become an isolated island surrounded by the Japanese army, and all walks of life in Shanghai could not transport it even if they donated 2 billion yuan in money and materials!

Before Song Ziwen came to Chongqing, he had obviously considered this issue.

At that moment, Song Ziwen said: "Brother-in-law, I think it is necessary for us to build a secret communication line between Shanghai and Ningbo, if the communication line is built, not only can the money and goods worth 200 million yuan raised this time be transported out in time, but we can also get a steady stream of supplies from the Shanghai Public Concession in the future!" ”

After a pause, he said: "More importantly, the Japanese base camp has formed the 21st Army, which is about to launch an attack on Guangzhou, once Guangzhou falls, all our coastal ports will fall into the hands of the Japanese army, and our sea communication lines with the outside world will be cut off, at that time, this secret communication line between Ningbo and Shanghai will be particularly important!" ”

Principal Chang said: "I know that this transportation line is very important, so I have asked Yunong to start preparing for it. ”

"The transportation line that Dai Yunong is preparing to build will also pass on the information, what can it do." Song Ziwen said suddenly, "The communication line I am talking about is the kind of communication line in the real sense, which can not only transmit intelligence, but also transport personnel and materials, and even help us purchase aircraft and artillery when necessary!" ”

Principal Chang said: "Is it possible to build such a transportation line?" ”

Song Ziwen said: "It's man-made, I didn't try, how do you know it's impossible?" ”

While he was talking, Lin Wei, the director of the attendant room, suddenly came over and whispered: "Principal, the Wuhan Garrison Headquarters just called, Zhong Yi said that his troops can be scattered and incorporated into the divisions and brigades participating in the battle to participate in the battle of Xiaogan!" ”

"What?" Hearing this, Principal Chang and Song Ziwen couldn't help but look sideways, there was such a thing?