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Chapter 1180: Preemptive Strike (4)

"Stand still and wait and see!"

Pang Bingxun, Wan Fulin and the generals under their command looked at An Yi in surprise, but Hu Jialin and other generals of the 17th Army understood it. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

An Yi patiently explained: "Ladies and gentlemen, the position of our various armies, including General Yisheng and General Tang Enbo, is extremely important now, and it can be said that it can affect the whole body, especially Suiyuan, as long as it moves slightly, the enemy will have a chance to take advantage of it, and the situation will be very passive."

"I estimate that the Japanese are eager for a few of our armies to have a mess, think about the two independent brigades of the Japanese army that have just arrived at Chengde and Gubeikou, we can't act rashly, as long as we don't move, North China will not be in chaos at this critical moment, and General Song Mingxuan's 29th Army will have a strong backing."

Pang Bingxun and Wan Fulin nodded in unison, and Ma Fawu asked loudly: "Brother An, despite this, we still have to show something, right?" ”

An Yi nodded: "Of course, it must be expressed, at this time, the position of our various armies is very important, I suggest that after unifying opinions, first communicate with Yisheng and General Enbo, and then all the generals above the division level of our five armies will jointly send a telegram to the whole country to issue a statement, calling on Zhang Hanqing and Yang Hucheng not to do things that are painful and hateful when the enemy is currently in the middle of the great enemy and the Japanese invaders are on the border, and immediately release Chairman Jiang." Only when we do this will we have the most weight, and only then will the whole people remember the important position that our armed forces are currently in, and only then will the central gang attach importance to it, and those who want to take this opportunity to seek personal interests and subvert the regime will be deterred. Once our armies march west to the king or defend the capital in the south, North China will certainly not be protected, and this is the consensus of the whole country; no matter which party or faction it is, they do not want to see our army in chaos, and we ourselves cannot be in chaos. ”

Wan Fulin leaned back: "Understood!" Brother An's opinion is indeed a safe move, and I completely agree! ”

"Listen to you, let's contact Yisheng and General Enbo, and my 40th Army will follow you up and down!" Pang Bingxun made his position clear.

"Our Seventeenth Army has no opinion!" Hu Jialin expressed his position on behalf of the 17th Army.

An Yi nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, it's settled." Let me tell you another piece of news, General Yan Baichuan's position is the same as ours, the telegram of the Jin Suijun will be sent out early tomorrow morning, and we can just follow the telegram. ”

Everyone completely agreed with An Yi's arrangement and thought it was the safest to do so.

Wan Fulin thought for a moment and asked worriedly: "Brother An, will there be chaos in Nanjing City?" ”

Everyone immediately looked at An Yi, and obviously, Wan Fulin asked the question that everyone was most worried about.

An Yi replied truthfully: "I believe that Vice Chairman Feng Huanzhang, Commander Gu Zhenglun and his garrison officers, and Vice Chairman Feng are in Nanjing, and those pro-Japanese factions can't afford to make much trouble." I would like to take this opportunity to inform you of the news that, at the strong request of Commander Gu Zhenglun and for the sake of prudence, the 16th Division of the 24 th Army stationed in Yichang has rushed to Nanjing to assist the military police and garrison troops in defending the capital. As you all know, the 24th Army is my unit, and the 16th Division is one of the three meritorious divisions of the whole army on a par with the independent division under the command of Commander Hu Jialin, and the loyalty of this army to the party-state is self-evident.

"Ladies and gentlemen, at this very moment, An Yi needs your absolute trust and support, I An Yi has no ambition to take the opportunity to be the king and hegemon, only a piece of sincerity to the party and the state, after the crisis, my army will all return to its original defense area, and will not leave a single soldier in Nanjing."

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At 8 o'clock in the morning of 14 December, Yan Xishan sent a telegram to Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng with unprecedented severity, asking them why they had dealt with the aftermath, whether they would reduce the strength of the War of Resistance, whether they would turn the foreign war into a civil war, and whether it would not turn into an extreme massacre at home. At the same time, more than 30 generals of the Jin Sui Army headed by Yan Xishan sent a joint telegram to the whole country, calling on Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng to immediately release Chairman Chiang Kai-shek and not to cause a tragedy of bitterness and hatred.

At 9 o'clock in the morning, five army commanders, Fu Zuoyi, Tang Enbo, Wan Fulin, Pang Bingxun, and Hu Jialin, led more than 40 division commanders, sent a joint telegram to the whole country, calling on Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng to unconditionally release Chiang Kai-shek, the commander-in-chief of the whole army, and to express to the people of the whole country their determination to defend the national territory and oppose any reactionary forces.

The telegram of the military forces in the north immediately triggered a strong reaction throughout the country, and Song Zheyuan's ministry followed closely behind, sending a telegram in support of the central government and calling for the immediate release of Chiang Kai-shek; Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi in Guangxi, Liu Xiang in Sichuan, Liu Wenhui in Xikang, and Zhu Peide in Yunnan telegraphed to support the central government; Li Jichen, who was idle in Hong Kong, sent a telegram to the central government in Nanjing, hoping for a peaceful settlement of disputes and calling on the whole country to unite with the outside world. Hu Zongnan and other army division and brigade commanders of 275 people telegraphed Zhang Xueliang and issued a stern warning; Liu Zhi, Xu Yuanquan, Zhang Fakui, Xue Yue, Sun Lianzhong and others telegraphed to advise Zhang Xueliang to release Chiang Kai-shek; Cheng Qian, Tang Shengzhi, Zhu Peide and others urged Zhang Xueliang to wake up violently.

On the afternoon of the 14th, the two most important telegrams were sent to the whole country:

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Feng Qinya, commander of Yang Hucheng's division stationed in Weinan, issued a statement that his unit had not participated in the Xi'an Incident, expressing his support for the central leadership and would never participate in the civil war.

Feng Qinya's statement caused a huge shock to the soldiers of Yang Hucheng and Zhang Xueliang's troops, and the eastern barrier of Xi'an completely disappeared with Feng Qinya's statement, and the three divisions of the Central Army, which had already driven to Tongguan and Huayin, immediately took more than ten special trains to cross the Weinan line and force Xi'an under He Yingqin's urgent order.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the three channels of the Southwest People's Radio stopped all reports and jointly broadcast the full text of the Soviet "Pravda" editorial to the whole of China, and the whole country learned in a state of shock that the Soviet Union and the Third International not only did not support the Xi'an incident, but issued serious warnings and criticisms, saying that Zhang Xueliang's reactionary actions were enough to undermine the unity of China's anti-Japanese forces and were in fact a heavy blow to the Chinese People's Front!

This news brought the most huge blow to Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng, Yang Hucheng didn't care about the military arrangement meeting that was being held, and urgently went to the ** secret office to seek confirmation.

Zhang Xueliang, who had just gone to persuade the detained Chiang Kai-shek not to go on a hunger strike, received an urgent report, and the whole person was suddenly stunned, like five thunderbolts, and with the support of confidential adjutants Li Hansong and Miao Jianqiu, he staggered to the car and went straight to the headquarters of the Northeast Army.

How did Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng know that just before they heard the news, the ** Central Committee, which had been transferred to the northwestern security territory of Yan'an, had already received a secret telegram from Stalin forwarded by Soong Ching-ling from Shanghai, which was supposed to be transmitted to Shanghai soon after the incident on 12 December, clearly pointing out that "the Xi'an incident was caused by a Japanese conspiracy, and China urgently needs an anti-Japanese national united front, and Chiang Kai-shek, if he is conscious, should be the only person leading the anti-Japanese resistance, and should strive for a peaceful settlement of the Xi'an incident and express friendship to Chiang Kai-shek."

At eight o'clock in the evening, No. 5 Jinjia Lane, Xi'an, West Building of Zhang Mansion.

Zhang Xueliang, who looked depressed and desperate, sat in the study on the second floor, motionless, Miss Zhao Si, who was standing beside him, was full of worry and helpless, and did not know how to persuade and comfort him.

The news of the Southwest People's Radio Station has been confirmed, for Zhang Xueliang, it is tantamount to a bolt from the blue, all the promises and bright prospects have disappeared with the cruel facts, Zhang Xueliang, who ordered the mutiny, suddenly became an isolated and helpless sinner who brought disaster to the country and the people, such a huge blow made the young marshal's heart like ashes, and he couldn't bear it for a while.

Miss Zhao Si was helpless, so she could only look at the confidential adjutant Miao Jianqiu and Li Hansong who were standing at the door. Miao Jianqiu lowered his head sadly, and Li Hansong, who looked worried, hesitated slightly, plucked up his courage, and slowly walked to Zhang Xueliang's side:

"Young Marshal, my subordinates believe that the top priority at the moment is to take over Chairman Chiang immediately, otherwise there will be no room for recovery in an accident, as long as Chairman Chiang is controlled in our own hands, we can win a little initiative in an extremely passive situation, and then we can consider how to deal with it...... Young Marshal, if you say something that shouldn't be said, your subordinates are worried about the generals under General Yang Hucheng, if those unrestrained fiery generals really slaughter Chairman Jiang, I'm afraid that the whole world will end up accounting for you. ”

"Sixth brother, did you hear Han Song's words? Sixth Brother ......"

Miss Zhao Si sadly grabbed Zhang Xueliang's hand and shook it gently.

Zhang Xueliang slowly raised his head, stared at Li Hansong for a while, and suddenly came to his senses, stood up and shouted: "Not bad!" Not bad! Hansong, thanks for the reminder! Thanks to you...... Prepare the car immediately, you and Jianqiu will accompany me, and immediately bring the chairman back to our headquarters, we must firmly grasp the initiative, and we must never miss the opportunity again......"

Miao Jianqiu ran to the coat hook and took off his coat and hat with relief, and put it on for Zhang Xueliang with Miss Zhao Si, Li Hansong trotted downstairs, and when he arrived in the living room on the first floor, he immediately ordered the chief guard to prepare the car, and then pulled the confidential secretary Zhao Zongming and whispered in his ear.

Zhao Zongming let out a long breath, straightened out his military hat and strode to the confidential room.

......

At 9:50 p.m., Baoding Airport Headquarters.

"Report to the commander, Division Commander Wang Xulun called, the 16th Division has all crossed the mouth of the lake and will arrive at the Xiaguan Military Wharf in the evening of tomorrow." Liu Qing reported in a low voice.

Lu Yixuan, who was lying around the map with An Yi and Hu Jialin, raised his head: "It's so fast!" It seems that Brother Cheng Guang's river defense fleet has reached another level. ”

An Yi smiled slightly: "It was commanded by Mu Chaiyi, this guy is more familiar with the Yangtze River route than anyone else, and he commanded it properly all the way, quite safely, and all the departments along the river don't know that the 23,000 brothers of the 16th Division are crowded into more than a dozen large freighters that are going down the river in three batches." ”

"Shimonoseki is ready, right?" Hu Jialin asked.

An Yi nodded: "With Lao Ye in charge, let's rest assured, haha!" He Yingqin's gang never dreamed that we would dare to do this, and when he woke up the morning after tomorrow and saw our patrol team all over the street, I don't know how he would feel? ”

The surrounding generals laughed, and Yang Guan regretfully said that it would be happy if he could lead the independent division to do this, which immediately caused a burst of laughter and scolding from the brothers.

Liu Qing reported again: "Commander, He Yingqin is secretly holding a military arrangement meeting, Zhao Rui has already sent Chen Yu to inform General Feng Yuxiang and Mr. Song Ziwen, it is estimated that they have almost arrived at the He Mansion at this time, and their subordinates are very worried about whether they can stop He Yingqin and them." ”

An Yi threw away the pencil in his hand in annoyance: "He Jinhan, this fool, wants to be promoted and wants to go crazy, and Chen Lifu and Chen Guofu, the two bastards, I didn't expect that they would echo He Yingqin at this critical moment, these idiots probably think that Chairman Jiang will inevitably die, so they are all exposed!" ”

Hu Jialin shook his head sadly: "Alas! Afflictions see people's hearts! Lao Tzu can be regarded as an eye-opener......"

"Report to the commander, Xi'an secret telegram!"

Major General Li Yufu, director of communications, trotted over and delivered the message with a slight breath.

After An Yi finished reading it, he punched on the desktop map: "Okay! Good job! Ladies and gentlemen, the chairman of the committee has been taken over by the major marshal to the headquarters of the Northeast Army, and the security has been guaranteed. ”

The generals were overjoyed, and the entire command headquarters immediately got busy.