"What do you think that kid Gao Jianwu is thinking now? His expeditionary army group is really amazing now. It has been able to eliminate 4 reorganized divisions at once. If we put this on our side, wouldn't it be possible for us now? Launch a strategic counterattack.
From this perspective, should we support him returning to China now? "
The commander-in-chief received the battle report from Gao Jianwu and called the division commander and chief of staff together for a small meeting.
The main thing is to discuss the issue of Gao Jianwu's current stay.
"Boss, we are not only considering military issues. Now Gao Jianwu has established a lot of industries there, and it is said that he has also built two large mines.
But to be honest, these things are hanging alone overseas after all, and I don’t think it will be easy to transport them back. "The teacher said.
"We all know that the principal is not an easy person to get along with. If these things have to go through him, I'm afraid it's not just a matter of Yan Guo plucking his hair. We don't even have any medicine."
"Mr. Liu is right. Judging from our experience in dealing with the principal, this kind of thing is not possible but almost inevitable. At this stage, we can't say anything about such a thing. According to previous experience, Unless Gao Jianwu’s friends from the United States are asked to help transport it directly by transport plane, but now the transport planes are fully loaded. If it is used to transport things like steel, I think that is absolutely impossible." The chief of staff continued.
I have also considered what you two said. But the current situation is like this. If Gao Jianwu's expeditionary force cluster cannot be transferred back to China, then the time for our big office in North China is not mature enough. After all, our current team configuration is far from Gao Jianwu's expeditionary force cluster.
"I heard that they have 100 fighter jets alone, and they are the most advanced fighter jets. They have more than 200 high-point 5 heavy guns above 105 mm, which is amazing."
The commander-in-chief said with some yearning.
The 155mm howitzers are currently not produced by the Jinyang Arsenal, so what remains in Jinyang is the batch of heavy artillery captured by Gao Jianwu.
Now the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi Province can calmly defend against the Japs' attack, but it is still far from the current strength to fight out.
The situation in many local base areas such as Hebei, Shandong and Yu has been greatly improved. After all, after large quantities of weapons were shipped out, the main forces in the local base areas have been reborn.
"Boss, regarding Gao Jianwu, I think it's up to him to consider it. We are so far away and don't know much about the local situation. I personally feel that Gao Jianwu's overall view and even his views on the future are very different from ours. It’s different, but judging from our current experience, his view is probably correct and he can see further than us.”
"From his current perspective, returning home is not the only option. Based on our understanding of the Japs' garrison in Southeast Asia, Gao Jianwu is very likely to lead his expeditionary force into the group and penetrate the entire Southeast Peninsula. In this case, he is in The peninsula will have a higher say and will receive more resources."
"I heard about some of the things he did in Myanmar. I personally think it is very meaningful. We have too few friends outside now. Whether it is people who can help us in terms of military or resources. Basically, we don’t have the people we provide. Gao Jianwu can break into a world on his own, and I think this opportunity cannot be wasted."
"You see, our production is booming now, and we are producing large quantities of weapons every day, but many of these raw materials need to come in from outside. All we can solve are basic raw materials such as coal and steel."
“We don’t have mining areas to produce some rare metals like copper and nickel. The copper we use now is earned by Gao Jianwu from the north.
Without Gao Jianwu, think about it, even if we occupy this place, the weapons we can produce are still very limited, and we cannot even guarantee our self-sufficiency in bullets.
Therefore, I think everyone is wrong about the importance of resources. This time, Gao Jianwu went out for resources. This time, I believe he will make full use of this opportunity to secure the supply of our raw materials. There will be a very Good protection. "
The division commander's words made both the commander-in-chief and the chief of staff think deeply. Generally speaking, they both prefer to consider this issue from a military perspective, but now it is no longer just a unilateral military issue.
The current base area has expanded many times. Production, economy and other people's livelihood issues have emerged. If Gao Jianwu has not solved the supply problem of raw materials, then even if the Eighth Route Army obtains what these sites can produce, it is still very limited. The current war It’s not just like Xiaomi and a rifle at the beginning, you can win.
After witnessing Gao Jianwu’s steel torrent, no one is satisfied with Xiaomi and rifles anymore. After all, being able to annihilate the enemy as a whole division was something that no one had dared to think about before, just because they had too few things in hand. Millets and rifles can be used to fight guerrillas, but large-scale mobile warfare, annihilation warfare, positional warfare, etc. There are no doors.
Therefore, Xiaomi's addition of rifles is not the pride of 8th Road, but the sadness of 8th Road, because there is no other way to improve its weapons and equipment.
"So according to what you two want, we should leave Gao Jianwu alone and let him make his own decision." the commander-in-chief concluded.
"Yes, boss, I think this is the best choice." The teacher said.
"What is Lao Chen busy with recently? We sent him a telegram for this meeting, but he didn't have time to reply." The commander-in-chief asked finally.
"I heard that Lao Chen is studying the battle cases of Gao Jianwu and others in seclusion. Gao Jianwu and the others have already had successful experience in the coordination of infantry and artillery in large corps operations, and even air-ground coordination. Now Lao Chen is using these battle cases to figure it out on his own.
Now Lao Chen's Xinyi Regiment and New Second Regiment are fighting in Myanmar, and their equipment is also a full set of beautiful weapons. If after returning to China, Lao Chen would definitely want them to figure out how to make good use of these two forces, Lao Chen would definitely want to have a certain degree of confidence. "
The division commander replied.
"Old Chen, he is really a thief. He walked to the front of everyone before he knew it." The commander-in-chief said with a smile.
To everyone, Gao Jianwu's current expeditionary force group is already a large modern corps. Many people actually no longer know how to command such a large corps in combat.
The brigade commander can think of these things in advance and start learning, which is already too far ahead of everyone else.
But for the commander-in-chief, this is a good thing.
The entire Eighth Route Army cannot rely on Gao Jianwu alone to fight the war. Even now, more of the land in Jinsui has been recovered, but compared to the land in Tongren County, only a very small part has been recovered. The little devil is also very powerful in the entire land of China.
Not to mention anything else, just the North China Front Army, basically the Eighth Route Army, is very difficult to deal with. If Gao Jianwu's expeditionary force group did not come back.
Headquarters discussion. It was only limited to the scope of discussion, and no documents or orders were issued. For Gao Jianwu, this was of course a good thing, because he did not interfere with his own decision to stay or stay.
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Almost at the same time the principal's residence.
The principal was also discussing Gao Jianwu's stay with several close men.
"Jingzhi, do you think we can win over Gao Jianwu?" the principal asked slowly, leaning on his cane.
"Principal, I'm afraid it's very difficult. We have tried it before. This person is a bit difficult to get into." He Jingzhi shook his head. As the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force, he once tried to control the second theater expeditionary force cluster, but Gao Jianwu immediately refused and did not give him any chance.
"How come you are his boss and you can't even handle this matter?" The principal was a little unhappy.
"Principal, you know that this matter is very special. They have even contacted the Americans directly and bypassed us. They have always gone their own way and did not listen to our orders at all." He Jingzhi explained.
"Since we don't have any means to control them, whether it's food, wages or weapons, ammunition, it's the Americans who are now providing them."
The principal frowned and thought for a while. "Jingzhi, do you think Gao Jianwu will be used by me if we give them the designation of the Ninth Route Army?"
He Jingzhi was shocked when he heard what the principal said.
"Principal, you must not do it. If we give them the designation of the 9th Route Army, it will be like a meat bun beating a dog and strengthening their strength in vain. We have conducted a detailed investigation on Gao Jianwu.
He himself went to Japan to study. During his studies, his reputation was not outstanding. It was only after he was transferred to the Eighth Route Army as a platoon leader that he began to rise. Now he holds the power of life and death for tens of thousands of people. I heard that the Eighth Route Army is also very tolerant of him, almost letting it do its own thing. It is difficult for me to use such an unruly and unruly person. "He Jingzhi explained.
For people like Gao Jianwu, of course he arranged for people to conduct detailed investigations. It's just that very few of the things that were investigated were actually useful.
Even the origin of Gao Jianwu's birth has not been found out yet. Because the original Gao Jianwu had lost these things a long time ago.
Gao Jianwu now has no memory of his original home. So even I can't be found. With the collection of those intelligence agents, how can I find him?
"I don't believe there are people in this world who are not interested in fame and wealth. I respect you, don't be arbitrary. According to my arrangement, you send someone to contact him and tell Gao Jianwu that I will give him the designation of the Ninth Route Army." Keep it. As long as he is willing to be included in the scope of our Central Army, then anything can be said, whether he wants money or wages." The principal knocked on his cane and said with some dissatisfaction.
Using fame, fortune and money to win people's hearts is what the principal is best at. He relied on this to open a path along the way and was almost always unfavorable. Whether it is the Northwest Army of the Jinsui Army or the Northeast Army. And the earlier Hunan Army and Sichuan Army.
The principal used this trick to achieve differentiation and win over. Now you want to tell him that this method no longer works and is outdated. How can he be happy?
"Yes, principal, I'll take care of my humble position right now."
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Gao Jianwu didn't know that there were people in the distance who were thinking about him like this. Of course, even if he knew, he would laugh it off. For him, there was no room for consideration at all.
He is thinking about the next step, how to act is the most conducive path to development.
Now he has the technology in hand, and many basic technologies for future development are already in place. It is conceivable that after driving away the little devils, relying on these technical foundations, Gao Jianwu can make the land of China flourish.
But there are two things that cannot be achieved by relying on the land of China alone, one is the supply of raw materials and the other is the market. During the war, the land of China was riddled with holes, and the market capacity and space were very limited.
In order to achieve leapfrog development, it must have a huge market capacity to make products formed by Gao Jianwu's many technologies profitable.
Therefore, it is necessary to take this step beyond overseas markets. The closest to them is Southeast Asia. Warn me that many daily products can make good market contributions here, and it happens to be a supplier of many raw materials.
Therefore, if given the opportunity, Gao Jianwu hopes to manage Southeast Asia as if it were the same as China.
It's just that the revival of the giant dragon China is bound to greatly change the world's structure. In order to achieve a prosperous life for our 40 million compatriots, we must break down the divisions between camps and achieve friendly exchanges with the world.
However, according to the inertial development of history, Gao Jianwu feels that it will be difficult for him to reverse such a trend.
He could win the battle against the little devil, but facing another great power, Gao Jianwu didn't have that much confidence. After all, everything that was revealed now was basically possessed by others.
It is impossible for him to expose many things in advance, because no one will believe it, and no one will think that he can reverse it all.
So so far, Gao Jianwu has not put forward radical views in other aspects. He is just quietly doing what he can do at this stage.
He wants to slowly make an impact through tangible effects.
Thinking of this, Gao Jianwu felt suddenly enlightened.
Frankly speaking, in these Western colonies, if it were not for the little devil, he would have no chance to set foot in them. But now that he is here, Gao Jianwu will not easily take his foot back.
The general direction of our family has been decided, but he has no specific ideas on how to do it. At this time, Huang Qingyuan and Qin Jiafeng came to visit together.
"President Gao, congratulations on annihilating the Burmese and British Army Japs in one fell swoop and becoming the first general since the Anti-Japanese War." As soon as Huang Qingyuan saw Gao Jianwu, he gave Gao Jianwu a top hat.
"Boss Huang, Gao is not worthy of being the number one general in the war of resistance against Japan." Gao Jianwu responded with a smile. He was already immune to these compliments.
"Boss Huang, Mr. Qin, please take a seat and have some tea, Mr. Gao, two distinguished guests. Mr. Gao only has tea and rice here, but he is a bit neglectful of you two."
"Mr. Gao is so polite. Mr. Gao's demeanor is indeed a role model for our generation." Qin Jiafeng continued.
After the three people sat down politely, Gao Jianwu didn't speak. He didn't know the purpose of the two people's visit, so he waited for them to speak. The scene was a little dull, and then he saw Huang Qingyuan using his eyes to signal Qin Jiafeng to speak.
After all, Qin Jiafeng is younger, and even if some of his words are inappropriate, Huang Qingyuan can still make a difference with his age.
"Mr. Gao, we have received some rumors that Mr. Gao's expeditionary force may be returning to China. I don't know if this news is accurate." Qin Jiafeng asked.
"Oh? Where did you get the news? Why didn't I know?" Gao Jianwu responded with a smile.
"Well, some sources of information are actually quite boring, but since you said so, Mr. Gao, we can rest assured." Qin Jiafeng continued.
"There is news from the rear that as long as Mr. Gao returns to China with the expeditionary force and joins the Central Army, the principal intends to give the 9th Route Army the designation to Mr. Gao. Now it seems that it may be groundless. Someone is spreading rumors to cause trouble. .”
Gao Jianwu heard this news for the first time. The people he placed in the rear area were mainly focused on recruiting talents, but they did not inquire about these aspects of information.
But wealthy businessmen like Huang Qingyuan and Qin Jiafeng naturally have their own intelligence collection system in the rear area and are very well-informed about the information above.
After all, their relationship with the higher-ups is also very close.
"I didn't expect that the principal would value an unknown person like Gao so highly." Gao Jianwu responded with a smile, "It's just that Gao has little talent and little knowledge. I'm afraid he won't be able to shoulder such a heavy responsibility."
"It's all rumors, it's all rumors, it's not worth mentioning." Huang Qingyuan looked at Gao Jianwu and said loudly with a smile when he saw that Gao Jianwu didn't look like he was faking it.
For big businessmen like them, the biggest fear is that their partners will undergo major changes. If Gao Jianwu really takes office as the commander of the Ninth Route Army, then everyone will have no idea whether the things negotiated before will count.
These big businessmen know very well what the Central Army is doing. Although Gao Jianwu can still live a simple life now, if he really becomes the commander of the Ninth Route Army, he may soon become the same as the other officers. .
Nowadays, these merchants in Nanyang are placing relatively heavy bets on Gao Jianwu. It may cost tens of millions of dollars before and after. Of course, I don't want him to waste such a huge investment.
Now hearing what Gao Jianwu said, both Huang Qingyuan and Qin Jiafeng felt that this matter was not a foregone conclusion yet.
Although their information source swore that this was something that the principal and Commander-in-Chief He had already decided on. Looking at Gao Jianwu's reaction now, it may be just their unilateral wishful thinking.
Huang Qingyuan and Qin Jiafeng are both well-informed people. Although the designation of the Ninth Route Army is very attractive to some people, people like Gao Jianwu who value strength may not care so much.
"Since President Gao doesn't know anything about the Ninth Army, I would like to take the liberty to ask, what are President Gao's plans next?" Huang Qingyuan followed Gao Jianwu's words and asked.
"You two came just in time. I have something important here to discuss with you. You two have been operating in Nanyang for a long time. I wonder if you two know how many Chinese are there in Nanyang?" Gao Jianwu asked.
Huang Qingyuan and Qin Jiafeng looked at each other, wondering what Gao Jianwu's question meant.
"No one has really counted this data. I think no one can accurately answer this question for you now." Huang Qingyuan said after pondering for a while.
"But according to old estimates, there are two to three million in French Indochina, five to six million in Peninsular Malaysia, five to six million in Siam, seven to eight million in the Dutch East Indies, and one million in Luzon. There are as many as 500,000 to 600,000 from the Burmese and British."
The Huang Qingyuan family has been operating in Nanyang for at least five generations, and has done business in all these places. Although they have not made precise statistics on the local population distribution, they still have a good idea of the approximate proportions.
"So there are 20 million Chinese people in Nanyang." Gao Jianwu said after a little mental calculation.
"The population in this area of Nanyang should be between 300 and 400 million. The Chinese are still a minority here. Frankly speaking, how do you think we can ensure that the interests of the Chinese are not encroached upon by other ethnic groups?"
"As far as I know, the Chinese are considered a wealthy ethnic group here. If you are still like a piece of scattered sand, who will guarantee your interests if something happens?"
Gao Jianwu thought of the tragic history of the Chinese in Southeast Asia and couldn't help but say it with excitement. But at this time, many countries did not exist yet. To these people in the colonies, everyone seemed to be the same.
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Therefore, Huang Qingyuan and Qin Jiafeng had no idea about Gao Jianwu's inner fluctuations. But from Gao Jianwu's words, the two of them seemed to have captured something, and their eyes couldn't help but brighten.
The two of them can be called the elite among the Nanyang Chinese. Both his vision and understanding are top-notch. Although Gao Jianwu's words were vague, the two of them already understood what he meant.
Gao Jianwu did not continue what he had just said, but stood up and got a map, which was a complete map of the Southeast Asian Peninsula.
Gao Jianwu took a pencil and drew a circle around Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra.
"What do you think of this place?" Gao Jianwu asked, pointing to the place inside the circle.
Huang Qingyuan and Qin Jiafeng's heartbeats suddenly accelerated. This was...
The two looked at each other with disbelief.
Almost invariably, I was reminded of Lu Buwei, a great businessman during the Warring States Period.
"If most of the Chinese in Nanyang are concentrated in these two places, do you think autonomy can be achieved?" Gao Jianwu said slowly.
But Gao Jianwu's words were like a heavy hammer, hitting Huang Qingyuan and Qin Jiafeng's hearts hard.
Sure enough, the thing that the two of them least dared to think about, but what they wanted the most, was brought to the table by Gao Jianwu.
The two of them suddenly felt a little dry, so they grabbed the tea on the table and took a big sip.
"Mr. Gao, do you think this is possible?" Huang Qingyuan asked in a jerky tone.
"If you want it, then there is it. If you don't want it, then there is no chance. Everything is up to you to fight for." Gao Jianwu said ambiguously.
If there is anything that can choke the rise of China in the future, there is no doubt that Malacca is one of the most important hurdles.
Gao Jianwu doesn't have a complete idea of how to solve this problem. But if a nail can be inserted here, it is obviously something Gao Jianwu would like to see happen.
"Mr. Gao, this is a colony of British and Dutch East Indies." Qin Jiafeng said with a flushed face.
When Gao Jianwu proposed such a big cake, neither he nor Huang Qingyuan could handle it.
"Soon they will no longer be." Gao Jianwu said with a smile, "This world war will change the world structure again. Many former powers will become less powerful. Many colonies can also become non-colonies. Everything depends on Let’s go for it.”
As a time traveler, Gao Jianwu is very clear about the development direction of history. Even without his promotion, these places would soon become independent places.
If there was his intervention, Gao Jianwu believed that this change would be even faster.
After all, Gao Jianwu is now qualified to play on this chessboard.
"Mr. Gao, are you saying that you will support this place becoming a new home for us Chinese?" Huang Qingyuan asked urgently. Unknowingly, he changed his tone.
"Yes, if the Chinese in Nanyang are determined to build a new home, then I hope you will choose this place and call it Singapore! Most of the 20 million Chinese can be concentrated in this place. I believe that we will definitely achieve success here. The right to speak." Gao Jianwu said to them with great certainty.
"If you intend to do this, I will lead an expeditionary force group to penetrate the entire southeastern peninsula and capture this place!"
Hiss, Huang Qingyuan and Qin Jiafeng took a breath of cold air at the same time, and then hot blood rushed to their heads.
"Mr. Gao, we have done this! We will go back and contact the ten major families and the fifty families to discuss important matters." Huang Qingyuan said excitedly.
As the head of the top ten families in Nanyang, his appeal is still very important in Nanyang. If such a big thing succeeds, it will be a blessing for a big family like them for at least several generations.
"You two, I have only one request for you in this matter, and there are no more restrictions." Gao Jianwu turned serious and said to Huang Qingyuan and Qin Jiafeng.
"I will not ask everyone to recognize their ancestors. It would be great if this new homeland became a brotherly state with China. In terms of navigation in Malacca in the future, I do not want to have any obstacles to the fleet from China. If it can be done At this point, we are all good brothers. If we can't do this, I will destroy it again with my own hands."
"No, absolutely not. Our ten major families will jointly guarantee it." Huang Qingyuan and Qin Jiafeng said almost in unison.
"I hope you can remember what I said today. Of course, we must keep this matter absolutely confidential now. The people who hold this secret are best limited to the hosts of your family. Now you can secretly organize some people to start moving to these two areas.
At the same time, you need to lay off some manpower and start engaging in some professional training. We will fully assist you in this regard.
Of course, we will not personally intervene in the struggles in these places. You have to fight for everything by yourself. We will also deny direct contact with you. After all, we are not very powerful in the world right now.
But what we do in these places will be more complete than what we do in the British Burmese territories. "
Gao Jianwu's words began to set the direction for this matter, and then everyone worked hard towards substantive operations.
