"A godsend! What a godsend! Lao Jiang walked back and forth in the office excitedly, and his right hand, which could not contain his excitement, was raised from time to time to touch his bald head.

Chen Cheng stopped talking for a long time, and finally waited until Lao Jiang's excitement passed, and then he said euphemistically: "It is difficult for the British to protect themselves at this time, I am afraid that the conditions mentioned are a little wet!" ”

Now that the Germans have won in Europe, the world is not optimistic about the future of Britain, and even if the terms promised by their envoys are good, how many promises can be fulfilled once Britain falls? But when

Lao Jiang paused, stared back at Chen Cheng for a long time, and then said slowly: "The persecution of the vanguard army is getting worse day by day, and there are traces of its activities in the land of Sichuan and Yunnan. It is difficult for us to protect ourselves, and we want to steal the day, so this is the only opportunity. ”

Lao Jiang was full of unwillingness, the vanguard army, a newly rising force, was unknown a few years ago, and only in just over four years, the rule of the Central Party was squeezed out of the top position. Even if Lao Jiang Xiang withdraws from the circle of power, there are many forces and relationships behind him who are willing to be lonely? They must have abandoned Lao Chiang first, re-selected a leader, and continued to fight against the vanguard.

On the way to the pinnacle of power, I can't help myself.

Even if the economy of the central party-ruled areas is now struggling and the finances are on the verge of collapse;

Even if the Central Party deviated from morality, many talents threw themselves into the vanguard, and other bigwigs in the party seized the opportunity to seize power;

Even if the people's livelihood in various places is poor, although relying on the relief of the vanguard army, there will not be a large area of starvation to death, but in the case of a large area of grain production in Sichuan, there is a lot of grief and hunger, compared with the provinces under the rule of the vanguard army, the people are full of grievances;

Even if warlords, Hui Parties, bandits and other forces are rampant in Sichuan and Yunnan, other parties such as the Red Party also take the opportunity to instigate rebellion;

Even without the persecution of foreigners in Japan, there are many problems of internal and external troubles;

Even though there are many ethnic problems in the Sichuan-Yunnan region, the bullet cannot be suppressed;

Even if the various forces in the army have their own military power, and even the disciples of the Whampoa family have words of self-reliance,

But all this is a problem. Lao Jiang carried it hard, and relied on the prestige of the Central Party for many years like a framer. It's all about making up for it. Supporting the central party and government power, which is increasingly about to topple.

"The first £50 million loan has already arrived, how can this be fake? With money. There is an army. has power, and it can build everything around us like an iron bucket, so that Meng Ribai can't get in even if he wants to. The more Lao Jiang spoke, the more excited he became.

Since Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other places have been recovered, the vanguard army has promulgated various preferential industrial and commercial policies, which made the Jiangsu and Zhejiang consortiums directly fall to the side of the vanguard army, and remove the financial pillars that Lao Jiang has always relied on.

Most of the industry and commerce in Sichuan and Yunnan were lost to the territory of the vanguard army, and most of the tariffs that were the most financially supported were monopolized by the vanguard army, and the taxes and fees at the centijin checkpoints in various places were often washed away by the armed groups of various forces, and the tax revenue from Sichuan well salt was also squeezed to the death of the cheap sea salt smuggled by the pioneer army. Taxes cannot be collected, and the agricultural tax burden is also due to the successive disasters that began last year, and even if the heavens and people are angry, they still cannot collect much money.

Even this amount of money will be divided among the various warlords in Sichuan and Yunnan and the local forces.

The taxes and fees received by the central party government cannot even afford to support the army, and the size of the army has shrunk again and again, although it claims to be one million, but there is a constant loss of people, and the current scale can be regarded as 500,000.

Without money, not only can the army not be able to support it, but even the salaries of government personnel are a problem, not to mention other social welfare and infrastructure. When Lao Chiang was in despair, the British came with golden tickets.

When the British saw the friction between the vanguard army and the Americans, where did they not know their minds? In desperation, I continued to seek additional help.

In the whole of Asia, if you want to balance the Japanese, there is only China.

Those natives in Southeast Asia, the combat effectiveness does not need to be mentioned directly. Bullying the weak and fearing the hard, they were more timid than rabbits in the face of the Japanese, and even if the unorganized army gave them weapons, they would collapse in one fell swoop.

The Indian soldiers were slightly stronger, but at this time, India was also in chaos, and the trend of independence became more and more fierce under the impetus of Meng Xiang. Even if it can be mobilized, it must first meet the needs of Europe and the Middle East.

In addition to the vanguard army, there are two other forces in Huaxia.

The puppet regime of Wang, which was cowering on Hainan Island, was not recognized by the international community at all, and was even more a lackey of the Japanese, so it was not considered directly. Yunnan's Long Yun attached himself to Chongqing and pushed all foreign languages to Chongqing Lao Jiang. The 1 million troops that the Centre Party now boasts about are still very attractive.

Moreover, the Chongqing government was still internationally recognized as orthodox at this time. Many countries, led by Britain and the United States, have remained silent about the vanguard junta under the pretext of war. As long as Chongqing nods, it means that the whole of China will be dragged into the water, and it will be difficult for the vanguard army to regret it, unless it completely tears its face.

So the veteran British bypassed the vanguard army and came directly to Chongqing. In the face of various promises and golden tickets, Lao Chiang also signed the "Sino-British Agreement on the Joint Defense of the Yunnan-Burma Road" with the British in just a few days in early October.

"That's it!" Churchill, who was far away, breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, "It is enough to have a million troops on the Chongqing side." If the vanguard army is really involved, it is not certain that Myanmar will not belong to us in the future! ”

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"Chongqing's external contact with the outside world, in addition to detouring our territory, is only Myanmar, Vietnam and other places. With so many eyes watching, Lao Chiang probably won't blatantly communicate with the Japanese in Vietnam. The tax between Yunnan and Burma is still an important income in Chongqing, and Lao Jiang is reluctant to give up on this alone! Meng Xiang said with a smile.

On October 11, less than three hours after the signing of the agreement in Chongqing, Meng Xiang already had an identical agreement in his hands.

This was already expected by Meng Xiang.

"If we had occupied Yunnan earlier, I would have been worried that the British would have invited us into Burma. The British are also worried that it will be easy to invite God and difficult to send God, so this time they blocked Chongqing in front of us and wanted to squeeze us aside. Meng Xiang continued to laugh.

"Ribai is a clever plan, this time I'm afraid the British's idea will fail!" Fan Chong patted the thick stack of plans on the table and joked with emotion.

Meng Xiang had already instructed the General Staff to formulate a series of relevant plans two years ago, starting from the Japanese began to attack the United States, everything seemed to follow those plans step by step, and this ability to anticipate the enemy's opportunities made him admire.

Meng Xiang didn't care that he had been a god again, and after lowering his head and thinking for a while, he said solemnly: "Activate Plan C!" ”

Fan Chong's face was stunned, and he said slowly: "If it is Plan C, some means may not be used. ”

"Although the expeditionary force on the Chongqing side has begun to be formed, all kinds of preparations cannot compare with us, if they come to the front and collide with the devils, the losses will be too great. They are all our compatriots, and they are all good men in China. Meng Xiang looked up at the window, and at that moment it seemed to penetrate time and space, and the expeditionary force in Huaxia that had been submerged in the memory of future generations for a long time, the scenes were instantly displayed in front of his eyes, which made him sigh heavily in his heart, and resolutely said:

"The Chinese Expeditionary Force naturally needs to have, not only to have, but also to play the prestige of China!"

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Due to the urgency of the British urging and the financial support of the British, after the Central Army in Yunnan to balance Longyun received the requisition order, it cooperated with the elite of the Central Army who rushed from Sichuan to quickly form the first expeditionary force, ready to fight on foreign land.

"We haven't been trained on the ground yet, so rushing to the battlefield like this is afraid of unnecessary losses!" Dai Anlan, the commander of the 200th Division, was worried.

Although Sun Liren, Liao Yaoxiang and others have joined the vanguard army, some of the generals of the expeditionary force arranged by Chongqing this time have not changed. Dai Anlan's 200th Division, as an elite, once again coincided with history, but became the vanguard of Burma.

Lao Jiang's principal is not in vain, and the people have always believed in loyalty, and Dai Anlan and others have never accepted the olive branch of the vanguard army.

This was the most common in the first three phases of Whampoa. They all occupy the real power of the middle and upper echelons of the Central Army, and they already have honor and interests. There are already many high-ranking people in the vanguard army, and the newly rising factions in the vanguard army will also be squeezed out of them, and the positions they have obtained in the past may not be comparable to those in the central army. Except for the calls of relatives and friends, and a special interest in the policies of the Vanguard Army, the others remained loyal to the Central Army.

However, the vanguard army never started a civil war, but used various family and friend relationships to communicate a lot with various figures in the central army.

Dai Anlan also visited the troops of the Pioneer Army, and in addition to envying the weapons and equipment of the Pioneer Army, he also very much agreed with the training and tactics of the Pioneer Army.

Recruits in the Vanguard Army first have to go through various trainings in the boot camp before they can become a Pioneer Army soldier. This is just the beginning, and every time you fight, you will be trained to adapt to a variety of environments.

Dai Anlan knew that the night battles and street battles that the vanguard army had always been known for were based on special training. He also knew that the Pioneer Army's mountain troops and marines also formed special teams for terrain such as mountains and islands and beaches, and he was well aware of the importance of familiarizing himself with the environment.

"At least you have to get used to the jungle in Yunnan for a while!" Dai Anlan suggested to Luo Zhuoying, the commander of the first road of the expeditionary force.

"There's no time!" Luo Zhuoying shook his head slightly and sighed, "The Japanese have entered Burma!" (To be continued)