Feng Yuxiang's reaction to Zhong Yi's borrowing cannon can reflect the dilemma of modern China.

Because there is not only Feng Yuxiang who thinks this way, there is Yan Xishan, Li Guangxi, Wu Peifu, and the dead Liu Xiang, Zhang Zuolin, even Cao Kun, Duan Qirui, etc.

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

They may have the will to unify the country subjectively, but before they truly unify the country, they will never consider the issue from the overall perspective at the national level!

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

During the Republic of China, due to the years of melee between warlords, military expenditure remained high, and the entire country's finances were almost dragged into the abyss. To be scary, the tax revenue for the next thirty years was prepaid by these warlords. How to advance it? Find foreign banks to borrow money!

Do you think foreigners are fools?

Foreigners are not stupid, such loans need to be mortgaged!

What kind of mortgage should you use? It's okay to use future customs taxes as collateral, or use future income of a certain railway as collateral. If you can't even get the railway, it doesn't matter. We will help you repair it, but after it is repaired, this railway belongs to our foreigners, and you Chinese have no right to interfere in the railway operation.

This is how the South Manchuria Railway in the northeast, the Middle East Road, and the Jiaoji Railway in Shandong come from!

So you know why the Western powers intervened in the warlord melee? The Zhi-An War, Zhi-Feng War, and even the later new warlords' Central Plains War were all the shadows of the great powers!

Because behind the warlords' melee are also involved in the vital interests of foreigners!

So you know, why is the United States 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 the United States lent to the National Government and the interests transferred to the United States by the National Government were all wasted!

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

Back to the topic, given the poor finances during the Republic of China, reducing military spending at this time is a real measure to benefit the country and the people!

But how did the warlords of all sizes in the Republic of China do it?

Principal Chang, on the surface, cut off a division of six regiments from three brigades into two brigades and four regiments, but the two regiments that were cut off did not disperse, but changed their names and remained. This is the origin of the supplementary regiment!

Zhang Shaoshuai's brain is also good, and the staffing is fine, so we will strengthen the squad, so ten or even fifteen squads under the jurisdiction were born one after another.

Therefore, it is impossible to let these warlords consider issues from the national and national levels!

Even if they were willing, the little army heads under their command were not willing. A very simple fact is that if the army head cannot take care of the interests of the army head, the small army head will definitely join forces to rebel and then change to the army head! This is how the big king flag changes in the city wall during the Beiyang period.

Therefore, although President Chang has unified the whole of China in the civil sense, he still cannot truly make a statement in many things, and he cannot truly consider development plans from the national level and the national level! He can only repair and repair the sunken broken ship of the Republic of China like a mattress.

Such a dilemma did not change the true meaning until the emergence of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, or to be more precise, until the Sanwan adaptation!

Because the Red Army after Sanwan adaptation completely destroyed the soil on which warlords depended for growth!

From then on, the army no longer belongs to individuals, no longer simply loyal to a certain individual, but belongs to the party and a leadership group!

These words are long, but in fact, Zhong Yi only had a change of thought in his mind.

Of course, Zhong Yi would not tell Feng Yuxiang these reasons, so there is no need to do it, and there is no need to do it.

However, Feng Yuxiang's words reminded Zhong Yi that it would be difficult to win the Battle of Xiaogan!

Because there are too many troops participating in the Battle of Xiaogan, and the command system overlaps, it is difficult to form a joint force!

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

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In Chongqing, the commander-in-chief.

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

"Brother-in-law, there is a good thing!" Song Ziwen said, "After the broadcast of the day before yesterday, the program of Jianghan Voice was broadcast, it caused great response in major cities across the country and Southeast Asia. Citizens from major cities and overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia enthusiastically donated money, especially Shanghai has donated the most. It has raised 200 million French dollars in money and goods!"

"Two million?!" Principal Chang's eyes lit up. This was a huge sum 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. Even if all walks of life in Shanghai donated 2 billion yuan of goods, they could not transport them at all!

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

Song Ziwen said now: "Brother-in-law, I think it is necessary to build a secret transportation line between Shanghai and Ningbo. If the transportation line is built, not only will the 200 million yuan raised this time be transported out in time, but we can also continuously obtain supplies from the Shanghai public concession in the future!"

He paused and said, "More importantly, the Japanese base camp has formed the 21st Army and is about to launch an attack on Guangzhou. Once Guangzhou falls, all the ports along our coast will fall into the hands of the Japanese army, and all the maritime traffic lines between us and the outside world will be cut off. At that time, this secret traffic line between Ningbo and Shanghai will be particularly important!"

Principal Chang said: "I know this transportation line is very important, so I have already asked Yunong to start building it."

"The transportation line planned to be built by Dai Yunong is to convey information, what can it do?" Song Ziwen sneered, "The transportation line I am talking about is the real traffic line. It can not only convey intelligence, but also transport personnel and materials. When necessary, it can even help us purchase aircraft and cannons!"

President Chang said: "Is it possible for such a transportation line to be built?"

Song Ziwen said: "It's up to man, but I haven't tried it, how can I know it's impossible?"

While he was talking, Lin Wei, the director of the attendant's office, suddenly came over and whispered: "Principal, the Wuhan Garrison Command just called. Zhong Yi said that his troops could be dispersed and organized into the participating divisions and brigades to participate in the Battle of Xiaogan!"
Chapter completed!