The senior staff officer trembled and said: "Commander Wise, a well-equipped Red Army has appeared on the periphery of Xuzhou!" ”

Although Zhang Xueliang was mentally prepared for the possibility of a Red Army in the north, he never expected that there would be a Red Army in Xuzhou, 600 miles away, and in his mind that the purpose of the Red Army's lack of three in the Nanjing Siege was to let the defenders flee from the north, and then the Red Army would annihilate the defenders in pursuit and send a part of the troops to intercept them in front. But this front is only a few tens of kilometers away in Zhang Xue's conscience, how can he run to Xuzhou? If it's a siege network, it's too big, right?

He blurted out: "How did they get there, from Xinyang, He-Fei to Xuzhou, it is hundreds of miles away, and the troops along the way have not found it?" ”

The senior staff officer replied: "They didn't go by foot at all, they came by plane from the sky." Look at this telegram ......"

Zhang Xueliang was shocked and asked, "Red Army...... The Red Army also had planes, transport planes for transporting large forces? ”

Zhang Xueliang's insight was much higher than that of ordinary officers, and he could see at a glance that the plane that could transport troops was definitely not a small fighter plane owned by the Nationalist Government, but a large transport plane. But he had never even seen such transport planes capable of transporting a large number of troops, where did the Red Army get these planes?

No one could answer him, and there was really no need for him to figure it out at this time, because there was no point in it. Regardless of whether Xuzhou will be taken by the Red Army's troops descending from the planes this time, Xuzhou will definitely not be safe, and it is impossible for his troops to leave Xuzhou safely.

Because even if these Red Army cannot take Xuzhou, they can at least attract the defenders on the periphery of Xuzhou to the city of Xuzhou, and the troops outside Xuzhou will be thin and will give way to the Red Army. At the very least, they could blow up the railways and destroy the bridges to prevent the troops from Nanjing from escaping to the north to the greatest extent, and these Red armies could also divert the Red armies from as far away as Hefei and Xinyang.

In fact, in Zhang Xue's conscience, he was very sad that these Red Army troops were enough to take Xuzhou City. Because now the high-ranking officials of the Nanjing government, including him and Yan Xishan, have no masters, not to mention other military officers. In this situation, the well-armed Red Army fell from the sky, which would definitely put unprecedented pressure on the defenders of Xuzhou City, and even if the morale did not reach the brink of collapse, it was not far from collapse. These defenders were simply not enough to bear the heavy responsibility of guarding Xuzhou.

Zhang Xueliang also has a small air force in his hands. Both he and his close officers could fly to the north on these planes, and he himself was enough to escape.

However, he did not want to do this, because he knew that he was a man who started from the army, and that everything he did came from the army, if he left the army behind. Needless to say, his strength must have dropped greatly, but more importantly, even if he organized a force in the north and gathered those troops scattered in various places in the north, he would have no prestige, and others would no longer listen to him as before.

Moreover, many people now have their hearts set on the Red Army, and they all believe that the Red Army is invincible, and all officers and men have this mind. How else can he lead troops? When Peng Dehuai led troops from Zhumadian, Zhengzhou and other places to kill, his troops were not about to collapse at the touch of a button, and the Red Army was not invincible?

He has now fled, and all he gets is a few more days to live, and he has no money to negotiate with the Red Army in the future. It is better to revolt now than to revolt at the end of the day.

Thinking about this, he felt a lot more relaxed. Before his motorcade arrived at the official residence, he said to the senior staff officers: "Send a telegram to the whole country immediately, even if I, Zhang Xueliang, am willing to lead my troops to revolt, and respond to the call of the Red Army." ......, as for President Yan, I will ask him personally. If he agrees, we'll sign it, and if he doesn't, I'll do it alone. ”

The senior staff officer was not surprised, he also knew that things had come to this point. There is no power to return to heaven, and only the path of uprising is the best.

But he still whispered: "Sir, if we arrest him, will the Red Army look down on us?" ”

Zhang Xueliang shook his head and said, "No." It's not easy for everyone to get acquainted. ......, if we go to arrest him, he may not be restrained, and once we grow up with each other, we don't know if the Red Army will look down on us, but Jiang who stays in Hong Kong will definitely laugh off his big teeth. It doesn't make much sense, so why let others see the joke. ”

"Yes, sir." The senior staff officer said perfunctorily.

"Hey, Wise, I wish I wanted to be Wise." Zhang Xueliang said, "You should draw up a telegram well, you can't be too cowardly, and you can't be too strong, mainly to highlight that I, Zhang Xueliang and the Northeast Army, are willing to shed their blood for the anti-Japanese resistance, are willing to act as the vanguard of killing back to the Northeast, and are willing to wash away the shame of our abandonment of the Northeast." ”

"Yes!" The senior staff officer replied earnestly.

As soon as Zhang-Xueliang's motorcade returned to his official residence, his guards immediately began to arm their troops. Although he was not prepared to deal with Yan-Xishan, he had to watch out for Yan-Xishan's troops to attack him, and he was also worried that those forces who had a bitter hatred for the Red Army would rebel against his orders. As the saying goes, you can't have the heart to hurt people, but you can't have the heart to prevent people.

After issuing the order to strengthen the vigilance, Zhang Xueliang immediately dialed the phone number of the presidential palace, and after confirming that it was Yan Xishan himself, he asked: "President Yan, have you received a military intelligence report from Xuzhou?" ”

Yan Xishan snorted and said, "The Red Army fell from the sky? Then he asked bitterly, "Have you decided to revolt?" ”

Zhang Xueliang said honestly: "Yes. I'm sure you've already received a message from my side to strengthen combat readiness. But rest assured, I won't do anything to you. I, Zhang, don't do anything to make Jiang laugh and lose his big teeth. ”

Yan Xishan smiled bitterly, "Thank you." Guess whose telegram I just received? ”

Zhang Xueliang couldn't imagine that Yan Xishan still had the psychology to play this kind of game at this time, and said: "Jiang someone? ”

"Not bad!" Yan Xishan said, "He invited me to be his neighbor in Hong Kong. ”

Zhang Xueliang asked, "You agreed?" ”

Yan Xishan sighed and said, "Yes, I don't want to be a president who bows his head and confesses his guilt, I'd rather be a president in exile." ”

Zhang Xue's conscience was ashamed, and at the same time, a wave of anger emerged, feeling that Yan Xishan was really not authentic, and he humiliated him in this way.

Yan Xishan said, "Han Qing, don't get me wrong. My Yan-Xishan is my Yan-Xishan, not you Zhang-Xueliang, my Yan-Xishan is the representative of overthrowing the rule of someone Jiang, and my exile means that we are not incompetent as someone Jiang sees, but that the will of God is not on our side. You Zhang Hanqing can revolt, but I can't. You Zhang Hanqing still have the revenge of the Northeast that has not been avenged, and your father also died in vain, you went to the side of the Red Army, this is to be loyal to the country and filial piety to your father. Of course, because everyone knows that now only the Red Army in China is qualified to lead the whole country in a fight against the Japanese devils. ”

After listening to Yan Xishan's words, Zhang Xueliang's mood was a little better, and he really wanted to take back the Northeast in his own hands, and he really wanted to avenge his father.

Yan Xishan asked, "Han Qing, can you do me a favor and please give me a full fuel plane." I want to leave for Hong Kong now. Before I leave, I will order my Jin army to obey your command. ”

Zhang Xueliang said: "I still have a total of ten planes in my hands, and I will give them all to you." Now the Red Army has planes in their hands, and they don't care about these ten anymore. I can hand over the other pilots to them, and that's enough. If these ten planes protect you and they are willing to come back after you fly to Hong Kong, please let them come back, and maybe they can also go to the anti-Japanese battlefield to throw a few bombs, which can kill a Japanese devil. ”

Yan Xishan smiled: "No need, just one fight." No matter how many planes I go to, it can't prove my prestige, and it will still be a failure and a downfall, but it will make someone laugh at Jiang and say that I am a swollen face and a fat man. Please Han Qing help me ask, see who is willing to send me, when I arrive in Hong Kong, they are willing to stay in Hong Kong, I will make good arrangements, if they are willing to come and follow you to the anti-Japanese battlefield, I will also arrange for them to come back. ......, I'll leave this matter to you. ”

Zhang Xueliang also didn't have a mother-in-law, and said, "That's it." I will immediately order the airport to be under your command. You can take the guards straight over. I wish you a smooth journey. ”

Yan Xishan said: "I hope that I can see that China will one day expel the Japanese pirates, and I hope that I can see the rise of China in my lifetime, and that no Western powers will dare to bully us in the future." ”

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In the early morning of November 4, 1936, General Zhang Xueliang, Vice President of the Republic of China and Commander-in-Chief of the Three Armed Forces, sent a telegram to the whole country announcing an uprising, leading all the Northeast Army and Jin Army in the country to join the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army!

At the same time The President of the Republic of China Mr. Yan-Xishan telegraphed the whole country to announce his departure from the wilderness and went to Hong Kong.

At 10 o'clock in the morning, the General Headquarters of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army sent a telegram to the whole country, welcoming Zhang Xueliang to join the Red Army, and at the same time deeply admiring his behavior of giving up his own selfish interests and resolutely leading his troops to revolt, and promised to do a good job in the reorganization and resettlement work with their vital interests in consideration as much as possible.

At the same time, Mao Rundong expressed his understanding of Yan Xishan's departure from Hong Kong and thanked him for handing over the army before leaving. At the same time, I hope that he and Mr. Jiang Jiashi can join the people's government at the right time as they see fit, and work hard together for the rise of the Chinese nation.

China has finally opened a new page.

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