"Sell newspapers! Sell newspapers!! The 98th Army held the grandest military parade in China's history! Thousands of advanced aircraft, thousands of heavy artillery, and 3,000 tanks participated in the parade! Its military strength is the largest in East Asia!" " The mysterious force that defeated the Japanese main fleet appeared, and ministers from various countries in China expressed their desire to purchase the weapons equipped by this force. ""The 98th Army displayed its own ace tank, the Type 59 tank, with a caliber of 100 mm, which is the best in the world. "The 98th Army issued an ultimatum to the Kuomintang. Failure to cancel the peace agreement with the Japanese means war! The civil war is about to break out on the 25th!" "The 98th Army intends to revive the Han nation and establish a Han alliance. It threatens the Japanese Japanese pirates if they do not make compensation." All over Japan!¡± On November 11, the loud cries of newsboys rang out on the streets of major cities again. Hearing so much exciting news, of course people on the street went to buy it one after another! It didn't take long for the newspapers in the hands of the newsboys to be sold out again. After reading the newspaper, almost everyone was shocked by the strength of the 98th Army. This was the first time that the 98th Army unabashedly showed its strength to the world. In the past, although they knew that the 98th Army was very powerful, they did not know how powerful the 98th Army was. Major newspapers have speculated on the strength of the entire 98th Army. It is estimated that they have more than 2,000 heavy artillery pieces with a caliber of 100mm or more, more than 7,000 of the world's most advanced tanks, and more than 1,000 advanced fighter aircraft. The entire 98th Army has The military is almost invincible in Asia. The newspapers also made predictions. Even the Kuomintang and the Japanese combined may not necessarily be the opponents of the 98th Army, because the 98th Army is too powerful, and the 98th Army is likely to unify the entire China again. After seeing this, almost everyone was shocked by the news. Is the whole of China going to change again? But many people are also happy about this change. That is the major landowners and farmers, because Lu Mingxuan has promised to exempt all agricultural taxes in North China, provided that they do not resist the entry of the 98th Army. Many farmers who could not survive due to exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes were of course extremely happy when they heard the news. They all made up their minds to take to the streets to demonstrate in support of the 98th Army and asked the local garrison not to resist the arrival of the 98th Army. Facing Lu Mingxuan¡¯s naked temptation. The landowners couldn't stand it either. They joined forces one after another and planned to support the 98th Army at the critical moment. Although the national capitalists were dissatisfied with Lu Mingxuan's focus on focusing future tax collection on industry, Lu Mingxuan also made concessions. Not only did he promise to the national capitalists that he would not increase taxes casually, he also planned to sell them a large amount of taxes at low prices. Production lines and industrial machine tools have more or less quelled the dissatisfaction of those capitalists. The most important thing they know is that China is now an agricultural country. The power of farmers is the most powerful. These actions of the 98th Army will win the hearts and minds of the vast majority of Chinese people. Coupled with the powerful military strength of the 98th Army, the entire China has almost become the possession of the 98th Army. Life is like rape. If you can't resist, just enjoy it. This sentence is not only understood by foreigners, but also by those capitalists. As these news spread more and more widely, the situation in North China became undercurrent. After assessing China's situation, all major forces made their final choices. But there is one person who will never be happy about this news. "Niang Xipi! Niang Xipi!! This Lu Mingxuan is really ambitious! He plans to snatch my kingdom so soon! I really regret not killing him at all costs!" In the Wuhan Presidential Palace, Chiang Kai-shek roared loudly again in his office road. If there was a regret medicine in the world, he would buy one at all costs, and then kill Lu Mingxuan at all costs. But now it is too late. The 98th Army has completely grown into a towering tree. They not only occupy the entire Northeast, but also extend their tentacles to the entire North China. Many people believe that once a war breaks out between the Kuomintang and the 98th Army, the 98th Army will be able to capture the entire North China within a month. When I think of the powerful military power of the 98th Army. Chiang Kai-shek was terrified. So he said to a man in front of him who was wearing plain clothes and reading a newspaper: "General Matsui, what do you think I should do now? Should I start a war with the 98th Army in advance?" This man slowly said He raised his head and revealed a picture that looked??Thin face. If anyone knows him, he will be surprised, because he is Army General Matsui Iwane, the former commander of the Shanghai Expeditionary Army and the commander of the Central China Front. Since the Kuomintang and Japan secretly formed an alliance. Japan proposed to send several military advisers to the Kuomintang, and Chiang Kai-shek agreed without hesitation. After fighting several battles with the Japanese army, he believed that Japan still had merit in terms of military affairs, at least it was better than the Kuomintang, so In this way, Matsui Iwane came to China again. Matsui Iwane sighed softly, he couldn't help but sigh that things are really unpredictable. Not long ago, he was racking his brains on how to eliminate the Kuomintang, but now he needs to find ways to help the Kuomintang win the war. He gently put down the newspaper in his hand, then shook his head and said: "Dear Chairman, I think it is not a good idea to start a war with the 98th Army now." "Then what should we do? Do you have any opinions?" When he thought of the terrifying strength of the 98th Army, Chiang Kai-shek completely lost his mind. In the end, he could only ask Matsui Iwane for help as if he was grasping at a life-saving straw. Matsui Iwane thought for a while and said to him: "Dear Chairman, please forgive me. With the strength of your army, it is probably a luxury to hope to keep North China. I don't know if the Chairman agrees with my opinion." After listening to Matsui Iwane's words, , Chiang Kai-shek could not help but be speechless for a while, although he had the intention to refute. But I really can't find any reason to refute it. Anyone who is not blind can see the huge gap between the Kuomintang and the 98th Army. That gap is so big that it cannot be easily bridged. Matsui Iwane didn¡¯t want to embarrass Chiang Kai-shek too much, so he continued. "Dear Chairman, I think we should abandon North China, and then use the natural dangers of the Yangtze River as the boundary. Fight with the 98th Army with all our strength." "Abandon North China? This is impossible! This is absolutely impossible!! I will never give up North China! !¡± After hearing what he said, Chiang Kai-shek flatly refused. How could he agree to ask the dignified leader of China to give up all of North China like this? "I didn't say to directly hand over North China to the 98th Army. What I meant was to send some unstable troops in your army to North China and order them to hold on to those big cities in North China to buy time for us to establish the Yangtze River natural barrier. In addition, if The situation failed. We can order them to enter the mountains in the north to conduct guerrilla warfare, which can also hold back part of the 98th Army. " Matsui Iwane said to him. "Unstable troops?" Chiang Kai-shek had a thoughtful look on his face. "Yes, the 98th Army will definitely send envoys to lure some of the national troops to their side. Maybe the Huangpu direct descendants of your army can resist their temptation, but the same cannot be said for those miscellaneous troops." "In the Shandong Battle, , the 98th Army has established a good relationship with some of your country's miscellaneous troops. When facing our Japanese army, your country's army can indeed unite, but if it is a civil war, those miscellaneous troops may not be able to fight with the Chairman. You are determined." Matsui Iwane said calmly. After listening to his words, Chiang Kai-shek couldn't help but fell into deep thought. ¡°Of course he knew how he treated the troops under local warlords during the War of Resistance. "I'm afraid he would also be dissatisfied. On the contrary, the 98th Army was very good to those local troops, giving away guns and artillery. Finally, we established a pretty good relationship with those local troops. Coupled with the fact that the situation is becoming increasingly clear, it makes perfect sense for them to turn to the 98th Army. It was only then that Chiang Kai-shek realized that Lu Mingxuan had actually started planning to close the relationship with those local warlords very early. It seemed that Lu Mingxuan had indeed had different intentions for a long time. "By sending those unstable troops to North China, we can not only eliminate the unstable factors within ourselves to prevent them from defecting before the battle, which will lead to the natural barrier of the Yangtze River being breached. We can also delay the 98th Army's attack on Jiangnan. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone." Matsui Iwane continued to teach Chiang Kai-shek well. After listening to his words, Chiang Kai-shek couldn't help but nodded. He also admitted that Matsui Iwane's words were very reasonable. There are indeed too many unstable factors within the Kuomintang. These unstable factors may not be serious when facing the Japanese, but once a civil war breaks out, these unstable factors are likely to kill them. Although Chiang Kai-shek did not agree immediately, Matsui Iwane could see from Chiang Kai-shek's expression that he probably already agreed with him. "I wonder how much assistance your country is willing to provide us this time? And how many troops your country plans to send to help us. If the troops are too fewBy the way, I'm afraid our family can't stop the 98th Army's attack. " At this time, Chiang Kai-shek said to Matsui Iwane again. After listening to his words, Matsui Iwane coughed slightly, and then said to Chiang Kai-shek slightly embarrassedly: "Our Empire of Japan can provide 3 million yen for your army. Military supplies will arrive at the Shanghai port within a month. " "Only 3 million? "After hearing what he said, Chiang Kai-shek couldn't help but said angrily. "3 million is just a hair. Lu Mingxuan dares to sell a Gustav cannon for 10 million. You have the nerve to say it for 3 million. "3 million is too little." Got it! At least 50 million! Now the 98th Army has refused to sell any weapons to our army, and our army is severely short of weapons and ammunition. " Chiang Kai-shek shook his head and said. "I'm afraid this is a bit difficult, but I will try my best to explain the difficulties of your army to the country, and then fight for you. " Matsui Iwane said to him. "In fact, the Japanese government is having a very difficult time now. Since Japan has now entered a wartime economic system and has begun to desperately expand its armaments and prepare for war, many Japanese people do not have enough to eat or wear warmly. Coupled with the bombing of the Japanese mainland by the 98th Army, it caused heavy damage to Japan's industry, causing Japan's military production to encounter great difficulties. It could not even meet its own weapons needs. If Japan could achieve successive victories on the battlefield. Forget it, all these difficulties will be covered up under the aura of victory. But now Japan is losing consecutive battles. Not only has it lost North China and Northeast China, but it has also actively returned places such as Hangzhou to the Kuomintang. This of course makes Japan more vulnerable. The domestic people are very dissatisfied. People in many places have held large-scale demonstrations to protest against the weakness of the Japanese government. Some far-right elements even threatened to kill some traitors in the Japanese cabinet. This has put pressure on Japan's senior officials. Shanda. In this situation of internal and external difficulties, they could not even supply weapons to their own army. How could they have the ability to provide large-scale weapons assistance to the Kuomintang? Chiang Kai-shek tried hard to suppress his dissatisfaction with Matsui Iwane, and then continued: "No. I know how many troops your country plans to send to assist our army. If the number of troops is too small, it may only be a drop in the bucket and will not have much effect. " "We temporarily plan to send 100,000 troops to Shanghai, but this is just the vanguard. We will send more troops to Shanghai soon. Chairman, please rest assured. " Matsui Iwane said. "Of course Matsui Iwane knows the facts. If the 98th Army agrees to reconcile with Japan, the Japanese government will hand over Shanghai to the 98th Army without hesitation, and then all withdraw from Shanghai. Now they are waiting for Okamura Neiji. However, according to the news from the newspaper, I am afraid that the 98th Army will not agree to their request. When I think of this, Matsui Iwane feels very sorry. If possible, the Japanese do not want to face my terrifying 98th Army. "I wonder if General Matsui can provide an accurate figure? " Chiang Kai-shek said with some dissatisfaction. "The second batch of troops should be no less than 100,000. " Matsui Iwane thought for a while and said. After listening to his words, Chiang Kai-shek reluctantly nodded. Although 200,000 is not much, the Japanese have made their attitude clear. At this moment, a staff officer suddenly knocked on the door and held a A telegram came in. "Report to the Chairman, our army's special agent in Jiyuan sent a telegram that the 98th Army sent a large number of troops out this morning. Their purpose is still unclear. " "Oh, let me see it quickly. " Chiang Kai-shek quickly took the message in his hand. "Mother Xipi, this Lu Mingxuan is really worrying. " After reading the telegram, Chiang Kai-shek couldn't help but cursed fiercely. PS: Thank you very much to Jiekuan'er for your monthly ticket. Thank you very much to dgawe for your review and 10 update tickets. However, my ability is limited, so I may not be able to meet your update requirements.