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Chapter 1: Intercession (Part 4)

As the commander of the Second Theater and the first-class general of the National Revolutionary Army, it was difficult to be the deputy head of a small military command and inspection substation, and it seemed that it was really a bit cheap, but Yan Xishan did it anyway, and he did it very solemnly

At this moment, in the eyes of the Military Committee of the Nationalist Government, in the eyes of the bald guy who has a deep enmity with him but has to smile at the same time, what kind of weight does it occupy to blackmail the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government and the bald guy who was exhausted by the Japanese invaders, if he is not allowed to give himself and the Jin army enough benefits, he will lead the brothers to change their doors and turn around and bite back

It is said that Chairman Chiang slapped the table on the spot at the meeting and scolded Wei Lihuang, former deputy commander-in-chief of the Second Theater and who was reassigned to commander-in-chief of the First Theater last year, and together with Tang Enbo, commander-in-chief of the 31 st Group Army, and Li Tiejun, commander of the 76 th Army, who also came to the meeting, also suffered the disaster of the pond fish

Although Wei Lihuang and the others felt wronged, they all knew that Chairman Chiang was angry at this moment, and no one dared to speak out to defend them, and they lowered their heads one by one to wait for the guilt Chiang Kai-shek saw that several confidants and lovers had become angry bags, and he felt more and more annoyed in his heart, and slapped the table a few times and shouted: "Look at your bear-like look, where do you still look like a soldier, a soldier, you have to be a soldier, you have to be bloody, if I blame you for something, you should point it out to your face, refute me face to face, and not like a child daughter-in-law, you know to bow your head and be punished."

Tang Enbo and Li Tiejun immediately lowered their heads After following Chiang Kai-shek in front of the saddle for so many years, they have already had a clear understanding of the temper and temperament of the chairman in front of them Now there is no problem with him counting down two sentences Even if the number is wrong After he calms down After that, he will naturally give you some compensation But it is an idiot to refute it in person It is possible that the chairman himself is really as humble as he said and does not hold a grudge against you But there are a bunch of villains around him who are worried about not having a chance to shoot the horse Now he finally found the target It will definitely swarm you, openly and secretly, and make you stumbling so that you will never have a good day in the army again

However, Wei Lihuang, the former deputy commander of the Second Theater and who had just been transferred to the First Theater as commander, was not as good at figuring out his intentions as Tang Enbo and Li Tiejun He temporarily showed his strength in the war against Yuan, and later served as Sun Yat-sen's personal guard, and his seniority and status were far stronger than those of the first two, and his fear of Chiang Kai-shek was not as deep as that of the other two I don't feel aggrieved that the chairman gave me any punishment, after all, the front foot had just left, and this kind of thing happened to the back foot.......

"Do you want to tell me that these are all things that happened after you left the Second War Zone, and they have nothing to do with you at all" Chiang Kai-shek immediately heard Wei Lihuang's original intention, pricked up his eyes, and interrupted sharply, "Freezing three feet is not a day's cold Yan Xishan has been honest and dedicated to resisting Japan when he was partnering with you As soon as you leave with your front foot, he will be connected with the Japanese on the back foot If you don't prepare in advance, his movements can be so fast Do you think this is asking someone to play cards Knocking on the door can call people together to make a match There is not even a person who threads the needle in advance Wei Junru I want to ask you now if you knew what Yan Laoxi was doing when you were in the second war zone!"

The last sentence is a bit ruthless If the charge of colluding with the Japanese invaders with Yan Xishan is confirmed, it is enough to make Wei Lihuang ruined When the latter heard this, he quickly straightened up and defended loudly: "I served in the second theater for eleven months, led my troops to fight the Japanese invaders four times, and fought seventeen small battles, although I dare not say that I took the lead in every battle, but the command headquarters was definitely not more than three kilometers away from the front line, and the Japanese devils were eager to arrest the lowly post and peel the skin and cramp How could it be possible to send someone to contact the lowly post Moreover, the lowly post left the Second Theater Command in January of the 28th year of the Republic of China And now it is June of the 29th year of the Republic of China, and there is a full year and a half apart, what has Yan Xishan done in this year and a half, how can he know clearly?"

Wei Lihuang was brave and good at fighting, jealous and hateful, and when he was the deputy commander of the Second War Zone, the relationship between the two was extremely tense, and of course it was impossible for the latter to collude with him to surrender to Japan These are actually very clear in his heart, and he also knew that what he had just said was indeed a bit excessive, but Wei Lihuang's unruliness still made him angry

"Okay, okay" pointed at the other party He was so angry that his face turned black and the blue tendons jumped on his forehead Hu Zongnan, commander-in-chief of the 34th Group Army, saw it next to him and quickly stood up and put his arms around him with both hands "Principal, the principal is angry, Yan Xishan deserves death for colluding with the Japanese invaders, but the principal can't be angry because of Yan's arrogance We, our anti-Japanese soldiers in China, can be the backbone of you."

"Sycophants" and "shameless villains" Chen Cheng, Wei Lihuang and Tang Enbo and others turned their heads sideways, and they were very disdainful of Hu Zongnan's words and deeds, however, they had to admit that Hu Zongnan's move resolved all the crises in front of him Chiang Kai-shek heard this person's words, and immediately realized that the main topic of today's meeting was how to deal with Yan Xishan's coercion, instead of knocking on these senior generals who were still loyal to him, he was stunned, shook off Hu Zongnan's arms, and supported his hands on the table and panted deeply, "Okay, you Wei Jun is reasonable! You don't know about Yan Xishan's defection to the Japanese army, but now in this situation, what should you do Wei Junru The second war zone is the closest to your first war zone, and there are many people in the Jin army who have been under your Wei Junru's command."

"As long as the chairman gives an order, the soldiers of my first war zone can wave their troops north, defeat the Jin army, and take Yan Xishan, a bastard who is in touch with foreign countries," Wei Lihuang didn't want to respond loudly

"To put it lightly, the first theater of operations is going north, who is responsible for resisting the Japanese army in the Henan area!" Chiang Kai-shek immediately frowned and retorted loudly

"Yes, Brother Junru, this idea is too bold The soldiers fought bloodily for more than half a year, and it was not easy to stabilize the battle line If the first war zone is lost, the entire Central Plains battlefield will be turbulent," Chen Cheng also quickly stood up and retorted in a low voice

"Yes, you still have to consider Suiyuan's reaction Fu Zuoyi, that person has always been nostalgic "The other senior generals have all experienced a hundred battles, and they have seen the situation clearly from the perspective of a bystander

After experiencing the exodus of the new army, although Yan Xishan claims to have four group armies, the actual strength is only 780,000 or 80,000 left, and more than half of them are new recruits who have never been on the battlefield, and the combat effectiveness is pitifully low Otherwise, the most likely result would be that the soldiers of the First Theater of Operations had wiped out the Jin Army after a bloody battle, and the two theaters also fell into the hands of the Japanese at the same time, and the anti-Japanese situation in the entire north took a sharp turn for the worse in an instant

"The central government can transfer the 34th Group Army to the east to take over the gap in the 1st Theater of Operations, and the 31st Group Army can also advance northward to threaten the Japanese invaders on the battlefield in Henan from the side, so that they cannot spy on the 1st Theater Wei Lihuang also expected in his heart that after he went north, the enemy's possible movements looked around, and loudly gave a countermeasure

"No, the 34th Group Army has just captured seven counties in Xu Xiangqian's hands, and its heels have not yet stood firm, how can it turn around and advance eastward?"

According to the plan for unifying the military and government adopted by the Kuomintang Central Committee last year, blockading the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo border area on the Yan'an side and completely isolating the main force of the Eighth Route Army from the rear was the first step in eliminating the red separatist forces, and Hu Zongnan led the 34th Division to do all its best to barely defeat the Shaanxi troops left behind by the Eighth Route Army, capture seven county towns, and establish a blockade line of nearly 700 kilometers The Eighth Route Army and their rear will also be reconnected

The reason is very good, and the voice of the rebutter is loud enough, but it is a little lacking in confidence, especially when Wei Lihuang's gaze swept over like a knife, several generals who raised objections actually lowered their heads one after another, and no one was willing to meet his gaze

There are some things that can be done secretly, but they are absolutely not suitable for publicity, especially when they knew that the Jin army was colluding with the little devils, and the 34th Group Army, which was one of the best equipped in the National Revolutionary Army, did not go to crusade against Yan Xishan, but wanted to copy the back road of the Eighth Route Army, which was fighting bloodily against the Japanese invaders

The atmosphere in the conference room immediately became heavy Chiang Kai-shek, chairman of the Chinese People's Affairs Commission, had a blue face, and the sparks in his eyes were clearly visible Wei Lihuang, commander of the First Theater of Operations, was also blushing and would not give an inch Other high-ranking generals such as Chen Cheng and Tang Enbo cautiously chose to look down at the documents Deep down in their hearts, several of them actually did not want to fight a civil war with Yan'an now, but past experience has long proved that Chairman Chiang Kai-shek has always had a long-term vision than everyone present He insisted on solving the red hidden danger as soon as possible, and as the right-hand men of the chairman, Chen Cheng, Tang Enbo, and others could only unconditionally comply

"Personally, I think we can ignore the use of force and try to solve the problem by other means," Shang Zhen, the chief of staff of the Military Commission, who had just taken office, did not want to see the atmosphere in the conference room continue to deteriorate, stood up, first poured a glass of boiled water for Chiang Kai-shek with a smile, and then discussed it with everyone with a smile

"Yes, yes, at the moment, the evidence of Yan Xishan's collusion with the Japanese invaders in our hands is not sufficient, and if we transfer troops to fight now, it will inevitably make the outside world misunderstand that the central government cannot tolerate people and cannot tolerate these local anti-Japanese armed forces" Chen Cheng, director of the Political Department of the Military Commission, also served as Sun Yat-sen's bodyguard, and had a very close personal relationship with Wei Lihuang, and did not want his old friend to continue to touch Chiang Kai-shek's backlash, so he also stood up and echoed Shang Zhen's proposal with a smile

"What a room for people, hum" Wei Lihuang pursed his lips and snorted disdainfully The central government really has the capacity to accommodate people, so it will not mobilize heavy troops to attack Yan'an at such a time But the reason why Chen Cheng said this After all, it was also to find a staircase for Wei Lihuang for him, so Wei Lihuang was not good at letting his old friend not get off the stage in person He sighed and sat down silently

"Hmph, you two will be with the mud" Chiang Kai-shek held back his anger and had nowhere to vent However, Shang Zhen, who was originally from the Jin Sui lineage, was an example that he personally erected for the outside world Chen Cheng's wife Tan Xiang is Song Meiling's goddaughter So he has to save a little face for Shang and Chen Seeing that Wei Lihuang took the initiative to sit down, thought about it, and silently took the white water handed by Shang Zhen and drank it slowly in his hand

"I'm not with the mud" Shang Zhen is the founder of Xinhai He has been rolling between various factions all year round He has already experienced an excellent diplomatic skill I don't care about the irony in Chiang Kai-shek's words I smiled and continued: "Yan Baichuan is a person I have worked with him for many years, and I know his temperament and temperament best If you compare him to a tiger in the early years, he can only be regarded as a housekeeper as long as others don't enter his one-third of an acre of land, he will not show his teeth Similarly, even if he eats enough, he is fat and strong He also has no interest in things outside the house."

"Hahaha......." Everyone present was amused by this vivid metaphor, and the previous tension in the conference room was swept away

"I'm sorry, old friend, I'm also here to save your life" Shang Zhen, director of the Military Committee, wiped the sweat from his forehead and apologized silently in his heart As Yan Xishan's former partner, he has been quietly paying attention to the development of the Jin Suijun Very well in his heart The Jin army at this moment can't take Wei Lihuang's full force blow at all, and the Japanese are even more eager to see the Central Army and the Jin Suijun fight first In that way, they can keep the price of buying Yan Xishan low enough to be so low that they don't need to ask for instructions from home The extent to which the North China garrison alone can make decisions on its own

"Then you mean that you want me to fully agree to Yan Baichuan's request" After laughing with everyone for a moment, Chiang Kai-shek put away his smile first and asked with a frown

"That's not good," Shang Zhen keenly sensed the suspicion in Chiang Kai-shek's words, and hurriedly added loudly, "This wind must not rise, otherwise, with Yan Baichuan's temperament, he will need the salaries and supplies of eight group armies this year, and he will dare to ask for twelve next year, and our central finances are already very difficult, but we can't fill his bottomless pit."

"This doesn't work, that doesn't work, what do you want me to do " Chiang Kai-shek asked with a straight face, and the appreciation of Shang Zhen in his heart has increased a lot unconsciously

"My old friend Yan Baichuan is from a business background, and he likes to ask for sky-high prices the most" Shang Zhen secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and continued to respond with a smile, "What about our central side, when you meet someone like him, you have to put it down and pay back the money on the ground, as long as the two sides continue to talk, he will not immediately fall to the Japanese side."

"You are not afraid that Yan Xishan will take the price we promised and show it to the Japanese and raise the price at both ends "If you talk about the mind of doing business, no one in the audience can compare to Li Tiejun Keenly aware of a loophole, he knocked on the table with his finger and reminded loudly

"What I want is for him to raise the price at both ends" Shang Zhen nodded and made a confident expression, "The reason why Yan Baichuan is eye-to-eye with the Japanese devil is to keep his Shanxi half of the wall, and our central government's request for Yan Baichuan is only that he does not fall to the Japanese invaders, so the more he raises the price at both ends, the less he will immediately reach a final agreement with the little devil Lifting it around, the appetite is getting bigger and bigger, so big that little Japan would rather win over others than look for him anymore, and our goal will be achieved."

"I'm afraid the cost won't be too small," Chiang Kai-shek's eyes lit up, and then shook his head slightly, If there is a choice, he is indeed unwilling to attack Shanxi now, although as long as Wei Lihuang is given a certain amount of support, this strategic goal can be accomplished, but it is easy to eliminate the Jin army, but the follow-up troubles are very difficult to deal with First of all, no one can guarantee that Fu Zuoyi's troops, who are in the same breath as the Jin army, will not misunderstand the actions of the central government and make some irreparable overreactions Secondly, after the capture of Shanxi, the central army will establish a defense area there It was necessary to face the part of the Japanese invaders that Yan Xishan was supposed to face, and with the current situation of the Central Army, it was really a little powerless

Third, and the most important one, in addition to Yan Xishan's Jin army, there is also Zhu De's Eighth Route Army, which is active in the mountainous areas of western Jin, and once the central government destroys the Jin army, it will not be able to stop the attack of the little devils, and it will quickly become the territory of the Eighth Route Army

Among the people present, not only Chiang Kai-shek can see the troubles that the central government will face after solving the Jin army Chen Cheng, the big man of the civil engineering department, has the same long-term vision, clasped his hands to his lips and sighed, and then said very embarrassed: "If you really want to solve it by force, I'm afraid the cost will not be too small, if it is really like what Director Shang said, after spending a certain price, you can hang Yan Xishan in mid-air, in fact, it may not be a choice."

"Yes, although the central government's finances are tight, but the lives of the soldiers are always more valuable than those gold and silver," Shang Zhen was waiting for this opportunity, quickly took over Chen Cheng's words, and added loudly, "If the chairman wants to give Yan Baichuan another chance, I am willing to go to the difficult slope on behalf of the central government, let the Jin army go up and down, and see the sincerity of the central government, I still have some old things within the Jin army, and through them, I can also exert some influence on Yan Baichuan."

"This matter needs to be considered in the long run, Yan Baichuan has always hated you to the core, what if he attacks you" Wei Lihuang stood up again and objected loudly, he originally did not agree to solve the problem of Yan Xishan's surrender in a gentle way, and had worked with Yan Xishan for a period of time, knowing that this person had always been black-hearted, lest Shang Zhen go, and persuade Yan Xishan to fail, but instead startled the snake, causing the central government not only to miss the best opportunity to solve the Jin army, but also to take the life of Shang Zhen, the director of the military committee, in vain

"Junru brother's kindness, Shang Mou's heart has it," Shang Zhen glanced back at Wei Lihuang and shook his head lightly, "But the current situation of the Jin army is definitely worth Shang Mou's risk After three years of war, there are countless hot-blooded men in the Jin army who have fallen on the battlefield At this moment, there should be many people in the Jin army who are not willing to be traitors The reason why they were wrapped up by Yan Baichuan is partly because of Yan Baichuan's years of knowledge and promotion, and partly because they don't know the attitude of the central government towards the Jin army Shang went just enough to let them know The Central Committee has not forgotten them, nor has it forgotten their efforts on the battlefield of resistance against Japan over the years."

"Brother Junru, be careful, that person Yan Xishan, alas......." Hu Zongnan knocked down the table and shook his head slightly, very distrustful of Yan Xishan's character

"I know, but if you can sacrifice the life of Shang Mou in exchange for the hearts of tens of thousands of soldiers who have made meritorious contributions to the Anti-Japanese War, Shang Mou will give up this life and will also smile Jiuquan " Shang Zhen's voice slowly raised a few points, and he responded solemnly

Although the voice of these two sentences was not high, it was from the bottom of his heart, and the eyes of many people in the venue immediately turned red, especially Chiang Kai-shek, who did not expect Shang Zhen, who was so delicate in all aspects and slippery, that he was so decisive that he was stunned and quickly shook his head and vetoed, "No, Qiyu is the cardinal of the Xinhai Father, the cardinal of the normal operation of the Military Commission, in case you have a mistake, the central government can't afford it, and the country can't afford it."

"Please give Shang a chance to repay you and the country and the nation," Shang Zhen quickly turned his body to Chiang Kai-shek, stood up and saluted, and his eyes were as clear as water

Chiang Kai-shek was completely moved, he didn't expect that he would never forget the grace of his acquaintance, and he pondered for a long time before he gritted his teeth and nodded, "Okay, then I'll let someone arrange a special plane for you, remember, don't provoke Yan Baichuan, even if you are kind to him, you must first ensure your own safety."

"Chairman Xie trusts," Shang Zhen saluted him again, then turned his body to the group, raised his hand to his forehead again, and saluted the whole audience

Chen Cheng, Wei Lihuang, Hu Zongnan, and Tang Enbo, both the generals who had previously supported Yan Xishan's Huairou and those who opposed Huairou, stood up one by one and returned the salute to Shang Zhen in unison

There was a wind blowing in through the window and the map on the wall was whirring and the land of Kuching was particularly clear at this moment

Note 1: Li Tiejun, a native of Meixian County, Guangdong, was a graduate of the first phase of the Huangpu Army Military Academy and the Berlin Army Command College, a lieutenant general of the army, who was good at war, but greedy for money; when he was the commander of the 76th Army, he participated in smuggling into the Japanese-occupied areas and made a fortune; he went to Taiwan in 1949 to serve as a member of the "Central Supervisory Committee" and a member of the "Ministry of National Defense."

Note 2: Shang Zhen, a veteran of the Alliance, was one of the cores of the Jin Sui Army After the Central Plains War, he parted ways with Yan Xishan and was reappointed by Chiang Kai-shek as commander-in-chief of the 20th Group Army Around 40 years ago, he took over as director of the General Office of the Central Military Commission and director of the Foreign Affairs Bureau