(Two-in-one, brothers, give a reward) The "Sunk" action is actually a big gamble for Ouyang Yun and Xuebingjun. Luckily, he won. As a result, the originally obscure situation in Fujian and Guangdong suddenly cleared up and became clear.

Although the bombardment in the past few days has caused great battle damage to the participating troops and caused serious damage to the city of Guangzhou, this must be a huge expenditure, and for the already stretched financial resources of the student army, it is enough to add a few more hairs to Jiang Shuren's head. However, thinking about the huge hull of the "Akagi" and the "Flying Dragon" that were already lying on the rocks and reefs on the bottom of the Taiwan Strait to feed the fish, Jiang Shuren's face also had a little more smile......

In the city of Guangzhou, the fire ignited after the bombing was finally completely extinguished. The brilliant results of the "Let's Sink" operation have now become the most effective weapon to sweep away the gloom in the hearts of the people of Fujian and Guangdong. At the same time, groups of convoys from other cities brought in freshly baked cement, bricks, stones, and other building materials -- after experiencing tremendous trauma, the people of Guangdong and even Fujian, under the mobilization and organization of the Autonomous Government of the Cadet Army, are devoting themselves to the construction of the new city with greater enthusiasm.

At ten o'clock in the morning of October 19, on the main airport of Changbai Mountain, Ouyang Yun stood in the cab of a silver "Xue1" white-sided dolphin and organized a commendation meeting to commend groups and individuals who have made great contributions to the "sink it" action.

At this commendation meeting, a total of three people were awarded the title of ace pilots, namely Xue Changkong, commander of the 1st Air Division, Ju Canglang, captain of the 3rd Squadron of the 1st Air Division, and Tu Mancheng, the pilot of the 1st Fighter Squadron of the 3rd Air Division; A total of 19 people were posthumously awarded special merits, 27 were awarded first-class merits, and more than 100 were awarded second-class merits; The 1st Air Force Division was awarded the second-class meritorious service, the 3rd Air Division was awarded the first-class meritorious service, and the 2nd Air Division and the 4th Air Force Division were awarded the special meritorious service; One brigade and two squadrons were renamed after the martyrs, namely the Yujian Fighter Squadron, the Jucang Lang Fighter Squadron, and the Zhang Zhiyuan Bomber Squadron.

The reason why the commendation meeting has not been held until now is because the Military Commission, which has already moved to Wuhan, has greeted the meritorious soldiers in advance and wants to commend the meritorious soldiers in the "Sink It" operation. Ouyang Yun felt that this was an opportunity to resolve the "misunderstanding" caused by the Daheshan incident, so he readily agreed. In this way, he was awarded another second-class Baoding Medal, and now, he has two Baoding Medals. Xue Changkong and other three ace pilots were each awarded or posthumously awarded a National Glory Medal. Others, etc., were also awarded dozens of medals.

The commendation meeting lasted two hours, and it was lunch time after it ended, so all the senior officials of the Cadet Army, including Ouyang Yun and Jiang Guangnai, at or above the rank of lieutenant general, finally had the opportunity to sit together and drink a celebratory wine.

Among the three sequences of units in the Cadet Army, the Air Force's food level is the highest, which is also a grade higher than that of the elite Wolf Tooth Special Operations Brigade in the elite of the Army. Because of this, Pan Meiren, who was responsible for coordinating this commendation meeting, did not add special dishes for this dinner.

Officers at the rank of lieutenant general and above in the cadet army gathered together, naturally not just to participate in the commendation meeting. The Taiwan Strait of the Japanese Combined Fleet was severely damaged, and this was a rare opportunity for the development of the cadet army. Ouyang Yun wanted to take advantage of this dinner to make specific arrangements for future work.

Li Tieshu, Ji Xingwen, Jiang Guangnai, Li Hansoul and several other bigwigs all came from the starry night of their respective units, among them, Jiang Guangnai and Li Hansoul entered the Changbaishan Air Base for the first time. The two of them inspected last night and were already shocked. After everyone took their seats according to Pan Meiren's arrangement, Li Hansoul was the first to sigh: "It's a pity that General Xiang Hanping couldn't witness this scene with his own eyes, otherwise, he would have walked more at ease!" ”

Xiang Hanping is the highest-ranking general in the Cadet Army who has died of illness recently. At that time, it was not long before the Xuebing Army entered Guangdong, but only a few months later, he became seriously ill and could not even attend the completion ceremony of the base.

Among so many generals, Li Hansoul, as the old Cantonese with the highest military rank and position, is the only one who can express this emotion. You must know that even if Xiang Hanping is seriously ill, he is still the second-in-command of the student army and the backbone of the old Cantonese department.

Ouyang Yun was embarrassed when he heard this-in that time and space, Xiang Hanping had never been able to enter the center of power again in his life. After Xuebing Jun entered Guangdong, although the cooperation between the two people was not pleasant because of some entanglements of interests, from the bottom of his heart, he still respected Xiang Hanping very much. Because of what he saw and heard in that time and space, he didn't expect Xiang Hanping to leave so early and die of illness.

The current composition of the Xuebing Army is much more complicated than when he was in charge of the government. Among them, Xiang Hanping and Jiang Guangnai, as the mainstays of the old Cantonese system and the Nineteenth Route Army, from the bottom of their hearts, the existence of the two of them will do more harm than good to Ouyang Yun and even the Xuebing Army. Although Ouyang Yun was very disgusted with Jiang's argument that one country, one political party, and one leader, in fact, he also knew that in this eventful time, the implementation of this set of strategies was not necessarily a bad thing. Xiang Hanping's premature departure is a matter of more advantages than disadvantages for him and even for the Xuebing Army. Of course, this is understandable to everyone here, so in this matter, everyone has maintained a certain degree of tacit understanding - including Jiang Guangnai.

Jiang Guangnai responded to Ouyang Yun's call and resolutely returned to Fujian from Hong Kong to take charge, if he still had a certain degree of selfishness at the beginning, then after being put together by Ou Shounian and others, he was enlightened. Now, he has witnessed that under the leadership of Ouyang Yun, the Scholar Army alone has greatly damaged the vitality of the little devil, and he has a different view of the Scholar Army and even Ouyang Yun, and he also has a clear understanding of his own positioning.

He said: "The Si people have passed away, and General Xiang's unfinished business will be inherited by our survivors." Although the heavy blow inflicted on the Japanese Combined Fleet by our Cadet Army this time will certainly cause the Japanese to redouble their hatred, it is bound to make them jealous. In a short period of time, you should not dare to try again. We have taken this opportunity to straighten out our internal and external relations, reorganize and train our troops, and make adequate preparations for the next war of resistance against Japan. It has been nearly a year since the student army entered Fujian, but it has been delayed by many affairs before, and no unified government or military order has been formed until now. Commander-in-chief, I believe that the focus of our army's work in the next stage should be to focus on this, learn from the successful experience of Guangdong's administration, complete the comprehensive transformation of Fujian Province, take precautions, and be ready to go to war at any time. ”

After Jiang Guangnai was invited to Fujian to preside over the matter, for various reasons, Ouyang Yun and him only met four times in total. Although because of what he saw and heard in that time and space, he had considerable expectations and confidence in him, but after all, he had never made a heart, and he always had no confidence in his heart. This time, taking the opportunity of holding a commendation meeting, he was intending to have a good exchange with Jiang Guangnai, and when he heard this, he felt a lot more sure in his heart.

There was a Li Tieshu between Jiang Guangnai and him, and he smiled kindly at the other party and said: "Deputy Commander Jiang's words are clear and objective, and he explains all the problems that exist in Fujian at present. The 'Sink Let's Sink' operation was a gamble in itself, and the reason why I dared to gamble and had to gamble was, on the one hand, of course, that Mitsumasa Yonechi was too careless and sent the opportunity to the door, and on the other hand, considering that with our current strength, it would be necessary to pay a huge price to prevent the Japanese army from infecting Fujian and Guangdong, so we had to find another way. You must be clear that in terms of the ground situation alone, if the Japanese army wants to attack Fujian and Guangdong, there is only one way, and at present it can only start from the junction of Zhejiang and Fujian. And with the current size and means of our army, there is absolutely no problem in holding this single line of defense. However, considering the weak coastal defense strength of our army and the extra-long coastline of Fujian and Guangdong, once the Japanese army cooperates with the sea and land lines, we will not be able to see enough furniture. This part of the coast is the soft underbelly of our army, and with the tonnage of our navy's ships, it is not enough for people to stuff their teeth. Therefore, for the defense of the coastline, we must rely on the air force. The size of our air force is one of the best in China, but as long as we think about the scale of the sea-based air force under the jurisdiction of the Japanese Combined Fleet, we still have no chance of winning at all -- everyone now knows that at the beginning of the battle on the road of Lu, why did I let the air force blindly avoid the war? It is really the Air Force that is too important to us, and it has become the only reliance on whether our army can hold Fujian and Guangdong. Since then, I've been waiting for my chance, but I didn't expect it to come so quickly! Ha Luha, today is the celebration banquet, the main task is to drink wine to celebrate, well, the dishes are almost ready, the chefs of the air base are still good, let's start first, fill the stomach and then talk! ”

"Go, go!"

"Commander-in-chief, I'll give you a toast first!"

"Respect me first, right off topic? Today's meal, but the Iron Commander and the brothers of the Air Force have won it for us, and we should respect them first-"

"Commander Tie, then I'll toast you first—don't shirk, this is the commander-in-chief's order!"

As each table began to push the cups and change the lamps, Ouyang Yun ate two mouthfuls of food, drank two glasses of wine, changed seats with Li Tieshu, sat next to Jiang Guangnai, toasted him with a glass of wine, and said: "Mr. Jiang, after the last time the bandit crackdown ended, I wanted to take advantage of the situation to rectify the government affairs in Fujian, but the situation in Fujian is relatively special, so this delay has been delayed until now." This time we were lucky enough to hit the Combined Fleet, and we were sure to get a certain buffer period, but the length of time is difficult to say. Therefore, I think that we should have a key point in our rectification this time, and we must take the reorganization of arms and preparation for war as the ultimate goal. What do you think? ”

"Commander-in-Chief—"

"Call me Ouyang, you are my idol, this is not a formal occasion, let's be casual."

"Good. Some time ago, you led a team to Nanjing, and I was already working on this matter, and I did a lot of relatively peripheral work. Now, I'll raise the difficulty. As you said, the situation in Fujian is indeed very special, and there are two special places, one is that many local governments still maintain contact with the Nanjing government, and the other is in the Qingliu and Ninghua areas, and now it is the first kind of guerrillas who control the localities. Commander-in-Chief—"

"Ouyang!"

"Ouyang, I once analyzed your governing style, if it is not bad, it is more left-leaning. Therefore, what I am more concerned about is, what are you going to do with the clear stream? ”

Clear stream! The origin of coal mines, lead-zinc mines, and tungsten ores is just lead-zinc ore, and coal mines and tungsten ore are too important for the military industry of the Cadet Army. The reason why Ouyang Yun was willing to give up the base area in North China for more than two years and come to Guangdong was because of the existence of Qingliu and Longyan.

Qingliu produces high-quality coal and tungsten, Longyan Makeng produces iron, and Guangdong also has bauxite veins and copper ores; with these major minerals, the iron and steel industry and non-ferrous metal industry of the Xuebing Army will have no worries about raw materials, and only then can they vigorously develop the military industry.

The Xuebing Army entered Fujian in the name of suppressing bandits, and they originally went to Qingliu and Longyan. However, the development of events later was beyond Ouyang Yun's original expectations, the garrisons of the 60th Division, the 61st Division, and the 78th Division were smoothly replaced by the troops, and several large and medium-sized cities were also pocketed because of the troops sent by the Cadet Army, but there were other small places in Qingliu that were not taken care of because of the outbreak of the Battle of Nanjing. Immediately afterwards, the Japanese army formed the South China Front Army to threaten the border, and it was even more impossible to get out, and now it was time to settle these places.

Ouyang Yun: "Qingliu must be taken, and the coal mines and tungsten mines there must be controlled by us." As for how to do it, I want Kondafu to solve it. ”

Although Kang Dafu does not have a military position, he is also a high-ranking official of the military government, Jiang Guangnai has heard of him, but he is not clear about his red background, and he reads in an inquisitive nature: "Kang Dafu? Mr. Jiang's deputy? ”

"Yes. He is***. ”

"Oh! It would be best if it could be resolved peacefully, but I am afraid that the price will not be small. ”

"We are willing to pay a certain price, and with Kang Dafu coming forward, I believe their demands will not be too much."

"So? What about the strength of the local armed forces? Is it also in the form of a 'Self-Defense Force'? ”

"The security forces are not bad, Mr. Jiang, I have heard that the combat effectiveness of the two security divisions under your command is not weak."

"It's not that I'm arrogant, those two security divisions were originally built according to the regular army, as long as they are replaced with the weapons of the regular army, they are the regular army. However, the cost of building up the army is not low, and Fujian is not as rich as Guangdong, so if all localities do this, I am afraid that there will be financial difficulties. I also have a concern that no one knows how much time the Japanese will give us, so we can't delay these things, and the sooner we solve them, the better. ”

Ouyang Yun nodded: "I think so too." Originally, I wanted to carry out land reform and military construction together, but now it seems that it is too late in time, so my plan is to start directly with the military, and then drive all aspects such as land, and the specific plan, Mr. Jiang, they have already made it, Mr. Jiang, we will go back to Guangzhou tomorrow to meet Mr. Jiang. ”

"Good!"

The next day, Ouyang Yun and Jiang Guangnai, escorted by their respective guard units, drove into Guangzhou City and met Jiang Shuren in a temporary office.

The convoy traveled all the way, and the busy construction scene could be seen everywhere. Jiang Guangnai came from Fujian the night before yesterday, although he had passed through Guangzhou, but because it seemed to be night, he did not see this scene, and at this time, he could not help but be moved by this scene.

"I originally thought that the destruction of my home and the separation of my relatives would inevitably be a miserable scene in the city of Guangzhou, but now it seems that everyone is actively participating in the construction of the new city, and Guangzhou is more like a busy construction site. It can be seen that the student army has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in Guangdong! ”

This really made Ouyang Yun proud. He smiled: "This should be due to our complete air defense facilities and effective preventive measures." When we were in Renqiu, we experienced this level of destruction, and that time was much worse than today's Guangzhou, but we still survived. The Chinese people should be the most simple and kind people in this world, and all we want is to live and work in peace and contentment. The Japanese thought that destroying our house would ruin our courage to live, but unexpectedly, in the face of foreign enemies, we have always become more and more courageous. ”

"If the state is a city, then the army is a wall, and the people are bricks. It is not terrible if the city is broken, nor is it terrible if the wall falls, but as long as there are bricks, the wall can be built and the city can be enclosed. I dare to assert that the Japanese failed to destroy the city of Canton this time, and there will never be such a chance again! ”

Jiang Shuren may be the busiest person in the entire military and political system of the Cadet Army now, and when Ouyang Yun saw him, he was surrounded by a large circle of people. Ouyang Yun saw that he had always paid attention to appearance, but he had a sloppy beard and his hair was hinged together, so he knew that the God of Wealth of the Soldier Army was really tired this time.

In order to lure out the student army and air force, Mitsumasa Minai really made a bloody investment, and I don't know how many tons of bombs were dropped on a city of Guangzhou alone. As a result, the city of Guangzhou did not fall, and the Cadet Army and Air Force did not exhaust all their troops, but his combined fleet, the four most important aircraft carriers, sank two, seriously damaged two, and lost more than half of its fighters. Perhaps it is precisely because of this that Jiang Shuren, who sprinkled a lot of silver outside, instead of acting like a miser as usual, on the contrary, he kept smiling and smiling, looking like a boy who scattered wealth. Apparently he also understood what the victory of the "Sink It" operation meant for the Cadet Army.

Ouyang Yun and Jiang Guangnai were both very busy people, but seeing that Jiang Shuren was working, the two of them never went up to interrupt, but it was not until those who were looking for Jiang Shuren to do something found them and took the initiative to get out of the way, and they walked into the rough office.

Jiang Shuren was surprised and very happy to see them. After Ouyang Yun left Guangzhou to go to Fengling Pass, although the two of them had spoken on the phone several times these days, it was the first time they had met face-to-face.

"Commander-in-Chief, Deputy Commander Jiang, why are you here, quick, please take a seat! Pony, pour some water. Hehe, the temporary office location, even the tea was not prepared, so the two of them were waiting for it. ”

Ouyang Yun knew that he was busy, so he didn't talk nonsense, and after greetings, he went straight to the point.

Qingliu and Longyan, because of their minerals, Jiang Shuren has always paid more attention. As the God of Wealth of the Cadet Army, all he thinks about all day long is how to increase his income and cut expenses, so those unappeased places in Fujian are also a piece of his heart that he always cares about. If the Xuebing Army wants to gain a foothold here for a long time, it is necessary to comb the entire Fujian to increase the strategic depth, and as one of the leaders of the Yun Party, he has been planning these contents for a long time, so he figured out their intentions, and immediately asked people to call Kang Dafu, and asked his secretary to hurry up to get the plan for the Jingsui place.

As Jiang Shuren's deputy, Kang Dafu has been busy with specific urban planning work during this time. He rushed directly from the construction site to Jiang Shuren's temporary office, but he didn't have time to wash off the dirt on his face with dust and sweat. Xu thought that Jiang Shuren was looking for him, so he didn't expect Ouyang Yun to be here at all, and when he saw the latter, he couldn't help but be taken aback, and instinctively shouted: "Commander-in-chief?!" ”

Ouyang Yun stood up and greeted him, saying, "Mr. Jiang, it's been a hard time. ”

"Yes, yes, Commander-in-Chief, are you looking for me?" Maybe it's because Ouyang Yun talked to him, and Kang Dafu was always a little uncomfortable when he saw him again. The reason why his identity has stayed here is well known to both parties, and this may be the reason why Kondafu is uncomfortable.

"This is Deputy Commander-in-Chief Jiang Guangnai, who is now presiding over Fujian. Mr. Kang, let me be honest and honest, Qingliu County, we are going to take it back. ”

Kang Dafu and Jiang Guangnai greeted each other, and when he heard this, his face was calm and light, but he was quite calm.

"I am friends with your Vice Chairman Zhou, and I have always had a good impression of your party. So this matter, I would like to ask you to come forward and resolve it peacefully. Qingliu, we are determined to win, and the reason must be clear. For this, we are willing to pay a certain price, but the condition is that your people can leave from there - you can go to Fujian with Deputy Commander Chiang now, and you can think about it on the way. ”

Ouyang Yun was a little aggressive, but Kang Dafu seemed to have expected this day a long time ago, and his performance was still calm. When Ouyang Yun finished speaking, he said: "Commander-in-chief, the issue of Qingliu has been discussed by our people for a long time, to be honest, they were still wondering why you didn't take measures some time ago. As you know, under their hard work, Qingliu has a very good humanistic atmosphere at present, and he is also very friendly to the student army......"

Ouyang Yun heard the deliberate care of the symmetry in his words, and glanced at Jiang Guangnai and Jiang Shuren, and a smile appeared on his face, he said: "I know all this, let's mention their conditions." ”

"They want to take a stake."

"Oh?" This condition was beyond Ouyang Yun's expectations.

"Coal mines, only 20% of the shares; limestone, 30%; In the case of tungsten ore, 10% is sufficient. Commander-in-chief, do you think it is feasible for them to use these proceeds to exchange these proceeds directly from us for guns and other supplies? Oh, by the way, this is a letter from Vice Chairman Zhou to you. ”

To be honest, the share share they asked for was not high, and considering that they could still make a counteroffer, Ouyang Yun had already made up his mind: it was feasible. However, when he heard that the prime minister had even written a letter to himself, it became clear that this bargain was impossible.

He read the letter carefully, put it away, and smiled at Kang Dafu: "Since there is a letter from Vice Chairman Zhou, then it is decided!" ”

"Commander-in-Chief Xie Luxie."

"Hehe, everyone is here to fight devils!"