Chapter 53: Step by step
Nozaki's words, Lu Chengzhou quickly reported to Liu Youjun and Li Xiangxue.
Japan was pressing on North China step by step, and he hoped that the Nanjing government would be prepared to thwart the Japanese conspiracy.
However, in mid-January 1935, the Japanese army made a move against Chadong.
The so-called Chadong refers to the area under the jurisdiction of the six counties of Duolun, Guyuan, Kangbao, Baochang, Zhangbei and Qamdo in the east of Chahar.
On January 15, Japan first instigated the puppet Manchurian self-defense group to create friction with the Chinese defenders stationed in Guyuan, Changliang, Wunihe and other places.
Under this pretext, the 29th Army was warned to immediately withdraw from the Guyuan to the Dushikou area.
In order to avoid triggering a larger conflict, the chairman of the Beiping branch of the Kuomintang Military Committee asked the 29th Army to avoid conflict outside the Great Wall.
The cavalry company of Xiaochang should be withdrawn to the Great Wall, and the militia organs such as Changliang and Wunihe should also be withdrawn to the rear.
The Japanese side won the bid and demanded that China not station troops on the front line of the Great Wall and set up military facilities.
On January 23, the Japanese Kwantung Army carried out an armed provocation and bombarded Dongzhazi near the Great Wall in the eastern part of Chahar Province with aircraft and artillery.
On the 25th and 26th, they bombed local villages continuously, killing dozens of people.
On the 27th, the Japanese army entered and occupied Dongzhazi.
China and Japan held many talks, and on February 2, a meeting was held in Datan, Guyuan County, and an oral agreement was reached:
"The Chadong incident was originally due to a misunderstanding, but for the sake of a peaceful settlement between the two sides, the Japanese army will return to its original defense, and the 29th Army will not invade the line of Shichengzi, Nanshizhuzi, and Dongzhazi, as well as the area east of them. All the rifles of the Rehe militia regiment, totaling 37 pieces and 1,500 bullets, collected by the 29th Army, were scheduled to be delivered to Datan by the magistrate of Guyuan County on the 7th of this month and returned to the Rehe militia. ”
Because of the resoluteness of the Beiping Military Commission, this verbal agreement did not leave any written record, and this matter played into the hands of the Japanese side.
On February 4, the results of the meeting, published in Japanese, stated:
First, the Chinese side will vow in the future to strictly prohibit the use of troops into "Manchukuo" or the threat of "Manchukuo" to provoke the Japanese army.
Second, in the event that the Japanese military will resolutely carry out its own actions in the event that the Japanese side violates the right oath in the future, the responsibility will be borne by the Japanese army.
At the end of the purging work in the western part of the Rehe River, the Kwantung Army monitored the sincerity of the implementation of the Chinese side to avoid the occurrence of unfortunate incidents.
Furthermore, I hope that friendly relations between Japan and China will be restored.
This verbal agreement shows that the Japanese Kwantung Army not only "carried out its own actions" on Chinese territory, but also "strictly forbidden" the Chinese troops from entering, but also "monitored" China's "sincerity," and fully exposed the Japanese Kwantung Army's attempt to invade and occupy Chadong.
The "Datankou Treaty" caused China to lose its sovereignty over Guyuan County, the area east of the Great Wall.
Aware of the East Incident, Japan allowed the Chinese troops to withdraw from the area east of the Great Wall with only a verbal agreement, opening the door to the invasion and occupation of the whole of North China.
When the news reached Haigu, the Japanese secret service rejoiced, and Nozaki even specially gave Lu Chengzhou a bonus.
At the same time, he was especially told to pay attention to the attitude of the British, and to report any abnormalities as soon as possible.
The Japanese were so excited, Lu Chengzhou naturally couldn't be happy.
The weakness of the Beiping Military Commission made Lu Chengzhou very helpless.
In the final analysis, the country is still too weak to have the confidence to confront Japan, and in the face of Japan's aggressiveness, it can only retreat step by step.
However, the Nanjing government did not exert all its energy to become strong because of this, but focused all its energy on dealing with the Communist Party.
At this time, the Red Army was on the Long March, and the Kuomintang troops were chasing and intercepting them behind, not only to destroy the Red Army, but also to clean up the disobedient warlords in various places.
At this time, of course, there was no energy left to deal with the Japanese.
At this time, Lu Chengzhou did not know that in mid-January 1935, a major event happened to the Communist Party of China.
During the Long March, the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee held an enlarged meeting in Zunyi, Guizhou, which put an end to the erroneous rule of "leftist" errors within the party, established the correct leadership of the central authorities represented by Mao, Zhou, and Zhu, and brought about a new turning point for the Chinese revolution.
At this time, the underground party in Haigu could only contact the provincial party committee, and the provincial party committee had lost contact with the central government for several months.
This is the case with the Communist Party, on the side of the military commander, because after Wang Xiaoxiang's death, the affairs of the Haigu Station were managed by the Beiping Station, and the influence of the military commander in Haigu can almost be said to be none.
In the face of the "good news" from Japan from time to time, Lu Chengzhou could only force a smile every time.
One of the questions he has been thinking about the most recently is what he needs to do to prevent the Japanese from succeeding.
However, whether it is Liu Youjun or Li Xiangxue, there is only one requirement for Lu Chengzhou, and hiding himself is the greatest contribution to the party.
Lu Chengzhou's identity seems to be useless at present, but once a war breaks out between China and Japan, Lu Chengzhou's role will be immeasurable.
Of course, the Japanese are also planning what to do after Lu Chengzhou enters the military command, so that Lu Chengzhou can gain the trust of the military commander.
The best thing to do, of course, is to make way for Cheng Zhou to make meritorious contributions.
Towards May, Nozaki suddenly asked Lu Chengzhou to meet.
Lu Chengzhou knew that there must be something important for Nozaki to meet him.
It's just that there hasn't been any movement in the military command recently, why does Nozaki want to see him?
"The military commander is in Haigu, has there been any action recently?" Nozaki asked impatiently.
"Not yet, what's wrong?" Lu Chengzhou said in surprise.
Nozaki's performance seems to be anxious for the military commander, Nozaki is not a person from the military commander, and the military commander does not engage in assassination, he should be happy.
After all, if the military commander does not move, it is enough, and as soon as he makes a move, it is either the Japanese or the traitors who die.
"You want to get the military commander to carry out an assassination operation, the level must be high, and the time must be fast." Nozaki said suddenly.
"Do you want to lure them into action and sabotage the Haigu Station of the Military Command?" Lu Chengzhou asked.
"You have not made meritorious contributions in the military unification, if you can get rid of a few famous traitors, will the military commander appreciate you more?" Nozaki asked.
"Theoretically, that's so." Lu Chengzhou nodded.
"At present, the military commander's strength in Haigu is not large, and it is a good time for you to come out. Find an opportunity to propose to the military commander that the traitors should be punished. Within a month, you will be reused by the military commanders. Nozaki said solemnly.
"What does Mr. Nozaki mean, is it that the actions of the military commanders will be cooperated with, or even covertly supported by the Nozaki Mansion?" Lu Chengzhou said suddenly.
Nozaki wants to make meritorious contributions, which is understandable.
However, if you suddenly let the military commander kill someone, you must be vigilant.
At present, Lu Chengzhou is in the military command, under the direct command of the general headquarters, and although he does not hold a specific position, he has already registered in the military command.
At this time, Nozaki let himself behave again, which is a little unreasonable.
"So to speak." Nozaki said slowly.
Even, as long as the military commander is willing, the Nozaki Mansion can do it for him, and after getting rid of a few traitors, he will give the credit to the military commander.
PS: I'm going to the CD today, the writers of the military group, get together on the CD, and it's estimated that I'll be back on the 26th. During this period, the update is unstable, and only two updates are guaranteed a day, and sometimes it is delayed until the next day.