Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

Well, it’s different now.

The Central Army controlled by Chiang Kai-shek was now overwhelming the armies of other warlords. It could be said that Chiang Kai-shek had firmly established himself as the boss of the central government.

In addition, the dawn of victory in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was just around the corner.

People all over the country are happy.

As the head of the Nationalist Government, Chiang Kai-shek still enjoys a high prestige across the country.

Chiang Kai-shek should also be happy. Victory in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression is imminent, and China's own strength has also made significant strides forward, both of which are worth celebrating.

Unfortunately, Chiang Kai-shek was furious. According to the Yalta Agreement, the Nationalist government had begun Sino-Soviet negotiations in Moscow in late June or early July. However, the negotiations had barely begun when the two sides engaged in a heated exchange of words. The Soviet Union's demands were excessive, and Chiang Kai-shek simply couldn't accept them.

The things mentioned above are just general talks, but the substantive content mentioned later is really disadvantageous to China.

Support Outer Mongolia's desire for a referendum on independence, joint management of the China-Soviet Changchun Railway by China and the Soviet Union, Lushun becoming a Soviet naval base, Dalian as a free port, etc.

Although Chiang Kai-shek knew that the Soviet Union had a big appetite, their appetite was also too big.

"Damn it, the Soviet Union has a huge appetite."

"Chairman, Wang Shijie sent us a telegram stating that Stalin personally stated that the Soviet Red Army would abide by the Yalta Agreement signed by Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union and declare war on the Kwantung Army in August. The problem now is that if the Soviet Red Army actually declares war on the Kwantung Army and a million troops enter Northeast China, what will we do then? Wang Shijie is worried that without a formal treaty between our two countries, it will likely cause even greater trouble later."

Chen Cheng's face also looked unhappy.

The United Kingdom, the United States, and the Soviet Union convened the Yalta Conference and arbitrarily drafted the Yalta Agreement. Much of the content regarding the Far East was inseparable from China's. In other words, the content itself was in China's interests.

The Soviet Union's Far Eastern interests overlap with many of China's interests.

But Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union did not take China seriously at all.

The treaty also dealt with issues concerning China's interests on their own. The Soviet Union could understand this, as it wanted to stabilize the Far East and increase its own interests there. It was inevitable that it would encroach on China's interests for its own Far Eastern interests.

However, Chiang Kai-shek was deeply hurt by the attitudes of Britain and the United States.

In Chiang Kai-shek's view, Britain and the United States were his allies, and he was very kind to them. However, at the Yalta Conference, Britain and the United States did not hesitate to sell China's interests to the Soviet Union. Because for Britain and the United States, the powerful Soviet Union was more worthy of their wooing.

As for China?

They are looked down upon.

The result was that Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union only notified China, the country involved, after they had divided up their interests in the Far East. Now China is being asked to fulfill something it had neither participated in nor signed.

Chiang Kai-shek felt under great pressure.

Those bastards like Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union forced themselves to admit the contents of the "Yalta Agreement" they signed privately.

"By the way. How is the relationship between the Soviet Union and Yan'an recently?"

"We can't say it's very close, but it's much better than before. Exchanges between the two sides have increased significantly. Our personnel in Xinjiang report that the exchange of materials between the Soviet Union and Yan'an has also increased significantly in the past two years.

There is also a lot of frequent movement of personnel between the two sides.

Dai Li next to him answered.

“That’s the problem.”

Chiang Kai-shek shook his head.

The relationship between the Soviet Union and Yan'an has always been a thorn in Chiang Kai-shek's mind.

He Yingqin said from the side, "What the Chairman said is true. If the Soviet Red Army really declared war on the Kwantung Army and its troops entered Northeast China, what would the Soviet Union do with Northeast China? Would it occupy Northeast China and not leave? Or would it hand Northeast China over to the Communist Party when it left? This question is very important. The Eighth Route Army is currently developing around Northeast China, and some troops have even entered Northeast China. It would be easy for the Soviet Union to give Northeast China to the Eighth Route Army in the future. If the Eighth Route Army took over Northeast China, they could use Northeast China's industry to develop their weapons and equipment on a large scale. It would be difficult to control the Eighth Route Army in the future."

“That’s what I’m most worried about.”

Chiang Kai-shek nodded.

Worried, Chiang Kai-shek is really worried now.

The Eighth Route Army was already a force to be reckoned with in North China. If it could also control Northeast China, who would rule the country? Northeast China was a hub of heavy industry, and by leveraging its heavy industry, the Eighth Route Army's military and industrial strength could rise several notches.

"Committee Chairman, we must continue negotiations with the Soviet Union. Strict regulations are necessary, especially in this regard.

"Yeah. Us."

"Da da da"

"Report."

Chiang Kai-shek was unhappy that someone interrupted him at this time.

However, when he saw that it was his beloved general Zhang Zhizhong and the Chief of Staff of the Military Commission Xu Yongchang, his tone immediately improved a lot and he said, "Wenbai, what happened?

"Commissioner, here's the information from the Northeast.

Xu Yongchang is the Minister of the General Staff Department of the Military Commission.

Xu Yongchang is basically in charge of military intelligence work.

Xu Yongchang stepped forward and said, "News just arrived. The Eighth Route Army troops engaged the Kwantung Army in the Northeast, annihilating the Kwantung Army's 79th Independent Mixed Brigade, the 57th Independent Guard Unit, the 119th Regiment of the 255th Division, and a large number of puppet Manchukuo troops, puppet guard units, and puppet police units.

"Is the Eighth Route Army already so powerful in the Northeast?"

"Yes."

Xu Yongchang nodded.

He continued, "According to the intelligence we've received, the commander of this operation was Lin Biao, and the main force was the troops of the former 79th Column of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region. The Eighth Route Army commander who annihilated the 57th Independent Mixed Brigade and the th Independent Guard Unit was Wang Qiuyun, the former commander of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei-Rehe-Chahar Military Region. According to our estimates from various sources, the Eighth Route Army currently has troops in Northeast China."

"so much?"

"Chairman, there is another matter worthy of our attention. During this battle between the Eighth Route Army and the Kwantung Army, a single brigade of the Eighth Route Army defeated the Kwantung Army's 126th Division. If it hadn't been for the Kwantung Army's aircraft and reinforcements from other units, the Kwantung Army's 126th Division might have been annihilated by the Eighth Route Army."

Chiang Kai-shek felt incredible.

Can't help but walk around.

Chiang Kai-shek could not guarantee whether the Eighth Route Army was too strong or the Kwantung Army was too weak.

"What kind of unit is this Kwantung Army's 126th Division?"

“126师团的前身是关东军12国境守备队。为了防备苏联红军，关东军在民国29年（1940年）组建了12国境守备队。民国33年（1944年）1月份的时候，12国境守备队被抽调南下去了琉球。关东军随即以12国境守备队留守人员为骨干重新组建了12国境守备队，不过很快这支部队扩编为两个独立警备队进入了热河。民国33年年未，关东军再次在留守人员基础上组建了新的12国境守备队。126师团就是今年3月份，在这支12国境守备队基础上扩编而成的。”

It took Chiang Kai-shek a while to understand this order.

In the past, Chiang Kai-shek did not pay much attention to the Kwantung Army.

Because the Kwantung Army was too far away, his troops had no chance of encountering it. Therefore, Chiang Kai-shek did not pay attention to the intelligence of the Kwantung Army. But now, after hearing the report, Chiang Kai-shek was shocked.

So he asked, "What about the other units of the Kwantung Army?"

"Chairman, the Kwantung Army units currently stationed in Northeast China were formed only a year ago. Even more than half of the divisions were expanded in January, March, and May of this year."

"map."

Soon everyone arrived at the Northeast map.

Xu Yongchang briefed Chiang Kai-shek on the current situation in Northeast China. After 1944, Japan's ability to rule Northeast China began to decline. The Eighth Route Army not only sent work teams into Northeast China but also reestablished Party organizations in various regions.

Chongqing also sent a lot of people to the Northeast to establish various intelligence systems.

Chiang Kai-shek looked at the map and frowned. "That won't work. Northeast China is so vast. The Kwantung Army is heavily defending against the Soviet Red Army, and other troops are scattered across the Northeast. They are short of manpower on a daily basis. If the Eighth Route Army is allowed to develop, there won't even be a need for the Soviet Red Army to go to war with the Kwantung Army. The Eighth Route Army can take over the entire Northeast on its own."

Chiang Kai-shek's family knows their own business.

Now the main forces of the National Army are mainly in the southwest and northwest regions.

Too far from the Northeast.

There was no time to go to the Northeast in a short period of time. In this regard, the Eighth Route Army, fighting behind enemy lines, had an absolute advantage.

"What is the current situation of the puppet Manchukuo army?"

"After the Kwantung Army's strength declined, it massively expanded the Manchukuo Army to stabilize the situation in Northeast China. In less than three months, the Manchukuo Army expanded from less than 8 to a whopping . Originally, each of the military regions established by the Kwantung Army had only one or two brigades under its jurisdiction. However, after this drastic expansion, most military regions now have two or three Manchukuo brigades under their command. Even the Fourth Military Region, responsible for the Harbin area, boasts eight mixed Manchukuo brigades."

After entering 1945, the Kwantung Army really went crazy.

The Kwantung Army expanded its army by over 200,000 men in less than six months, while the puppet Manchukuo Army also expanded by over 100,000 men. The Kwantung Army's weapons depots were completely empty due to this massive expansion.

Chiang Kai-shek thought for a moment and asked, "Has the puppet Manchukuo army in Northeast China contacted us?"

Japan is about to collapse, and those traitors are now crying and looking for a way out. Many big men are currently looking for various ways to establish connections with Chongqing, not wanting to become traitors after the war.

He Yingqin said, "Yes. It's Jiang Pengfei, the commander of the Fourth Military Region of the Puppet Manchukuo Army. He previously led the elite Iron Stone Troops of the Puppet Manchukuo Army into eastern Hebei and fought in Rehe. He actively contacted us and was willing to obey our orders."

"who?"

"Jiang Pengfei is a graduate of the seventh class of the Northeast Military Academy. During the September 8th Incident, he was the commander of the Northeast Army. After defecting to the Japanese, he was highly regarded by the Kwantung Army for his active participation in the suppression of the Northeast Volunteer Army and the subsequent Anti-Japanese United Army. He was later sent to study at the Japanese Army University for two years. The Kwantung Army Defense Force had previously formed the elite Iron Stone Unit of the puppet Manchukuo and handed it to him for command. Although the Iron Stone Unit suffered heavy losses in Jidong and Rehe, the Kwantung Army still trusted him and appointed him commander of the Fourth Military Region, commanding eight mixed brigades and two cavalry brigades. He is currently stationed in Harbin.

Chiang Kai-shek's troops viewed people like Jiang Pengfei as inferior.

But it still needs to be used.

Therefore, he said: "Immediately contact Jiang Pengfei and appoint him as the commander-in-chief of the Northeast Advancing Army and commander of the 27th Army. Tell Jiang Pengfei to contact the puppet Manchukuo troops, puppet guards, puppet police, and bandits scattered throughout the Northeast. As long as they are willing to accept the orders of the National Government, the National Government will not give them official positions. The more people he has under his command, the higher the position the National Government will give him. Also, if you encounter the Soviet Red Army or the Eighth Route Army, don't fight hard, but quickly occupy some territory in the Northeast and wait for the Central Army to enter the Northeast."

Since they were not as fast as the Eighth Route Army, Chiang Kai-shek had to think of other ways.

The only thing Chiang Kai-shek thought of was the puppet army.

No matter how fast the Eighth Route Army is, it can never be faster than the puppet army.

As long as he gave those puppet troops numbers, they would be legitimate Nationalist troops. Chiang Kai-shek was very pleased with this thought and immediately said to He Yingqin and Chen Cheng, "Tell those Japanese-led war zones that we have appointed troops. Whenever the Eighth Route Army attacks, we will show them the Nationalist government's letter of appointment and tell them that they are troops carrying out missions behind enemy lines."

This is not just the case in the Northeast.

Chiang Kai-shek has now begun to dismiss those puppet officers from their posts. Since the main force of the National Army cannot catch up in a short time, let those puppet troops become National Army units. In any case, they cannot let the Eighth Route Army occupy all the good positions.

"Yes."

"As for the negotiations with the Soviet Union?"

Chiang Kai-shek thought for a moment and said, "Don't worry, take your time. Let's first see what happens in the Northeast."

Chapter 614: Soviet Accident

Marshal Lin's battle in Northeast China was simple, but it had an astonishing impact.

Changed many of Chiang Kai-shek's ideas.

One was to put the negotiations with the Soviet Union on hold, and the other was to start recruiting puppet troops in Northeast China on a large scale. In order to guard against the Eighth Route Army, in addition to regular troops such as the puppet Manchukuo Army and the puppet security forces, Chiang Kai-shek, armed with a letter of appointment, began to recruit troops everywhere in Northeast China.

In less than ten days, more than 80 gangs of major bandits in Northeast China were appointed by the National Government.

These big bandits, of course, were only a few hundred strong. Chiang Kai-shek didn't care. He supported any who could help stop the Eighth Route Army, and he essentially gave these big bandits the rank of Major General guerrilla commander.

The Nationalist government not only awarded them the rank of major general and the title of guerrilla commander, but also awarded them military medals to commend them for their heroic fighting behind enemy lines and their efforts to usher in victory in the War of Resistance.

The bandits in Northeast China are happy.