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On December 2, in the study of the West Garden at the foot of Cuiping Mountain, the atmosphere was extremely depressing. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"Uncle De, is there really no way to get it back?" An Yi paced back and forth, and after a long time, he finally stopped and looked at Zhu Peide who was sitting on the sofa next to him.

Zhu Peide didn't answer directly, his expression was a little trance, and the whole person fell into some kind of thought:

"Xiao Yi, the first time I saw you, it was the May Fourth Youth Day party in 26 years, when you performed a poetry recitation, the audience was amused, I still saw Jiang Zhongzheng laughing forward and backwards in public, I was very impressed by you at that time! After that, the Northern Expedition swore in and Nanchang fought a bloody battle...... From the model battalion to the ** division, you, the rising star of Whampoa, have created a great reputation!

"In August of the 27th year, the Northern Expedition failed, you were defeated in Jiangbei, and were oppressed by the Gui family, I welcomed you to Nanchang, you were eclectic, developed industry and commerce, and finally accumulated thick and thin, after the Second Northern Expedition, the Jianggui War, the Central Plains War to the southwest to lay the foundation, you finally have the foundation of southern Sichuan, and I also returned to the roots with your help. Later, you went out of Sichuan to resist the Japanese, and went through two battles of Songhu, the Great Wall, North China and East Zhejiang...... It can be said that I have witnessed every step of the growth of a hot-blooded young man!

"For so many years, we have been interdependent, developed together, and formed a deep friendship! I have to say that your achievements are far beyond my imagination, and I am truly proud and proud of you. It stands to reason that including me, as well as Zhang Hongluan and Shi Zhen, are all prosperous because of your help, and they should never leave you and advance and ......retreat together."

"Yigong, if this is the case, then why did you agree to Chairman Jiang's conditions, don't you know what the current national government has become?" Jiang Yunshan, who was sitting opposite Zhu Peide, asked with some dissatisfaction.

Zhu Peide came back to his senses. He nodded apologetically to Jiang Yunshan and did not answer his question. Instead, he looked at An Yi, who was standing aside and contemplating. The face is full of shame:

"Xiao Yi, the people around you are very clear and know that you don't want to fight a civil war, and as your foundation outside is getting bigger and bigger after three or seven years. Several of us are worried that one day you will completely abandon China and concentrate on running South China. A few months ago. Lu Yixuan openly took refuge in Jiang Zhongzheng, and the two elder brothers Zhang and Shi were overjoyed and called me as soon as possible. The reason to do it is finally there......

"It was in Mongolia and the Northeast. Almost half of the troops of the An Jia Army are concentrated, and we all thought that you would put aside all your scruples, give it a go, and take North China in one fell swoop. With our strength, even if we suffer a little loss in other battlefields, we can completely unify the whole country within a year. Then, with the strength of the whole country, we will lead the Chinese nation to rejuvenation. But we were very disappointed with the results...... You retreated, and under the mediation of Chairman Chiang and **, you withdrew all your troops from the Great Wall, although the liberation of the Far East and the Korean Peninsula was ushered in thereafter, but what is the point for us people? ”

An Yi felt a faint sadness in his heart, and the feeling of not being understood made his whole spirit seem to be evacuated, and his mind was blank. To this day, many generals of the Central Military Commission and the General Staff Headquarters still have reservations about An Yi's choice at the beginning, believing that at that time, they could have taken advantage of the opportunity of the crusade against rebellion to sweep the world and conquer China, and if it were not for his high prestige in the military and political circles, the matter would definitely not have been easily calmed down.

Only he understands how strong the resilience of the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army led by China is, how terrible the will to fight and spirit are, Chiang Kai-shek has 8 million troops in history, and still has to retreat to Taiwan, not to mention that now he has a population of nearly 20 million in the northwest and a relatively complete industrial system in Ganqingning and Xinjiang Base Area, and the ability to sustain combat has been multiplied.

Although the An Jiajun has absolute superiority in the quality of its officers and men and in terms of weaponry, as long as it brazenly provokes a civil war in disregard of the will of the people, it will inevitably fall into the quagmire of war and will not be able to extricate itself from it because of the people's deviation. In the liberated areas of North China, Northwest China, and Shandong, the common people who have already carried out land reform and reaped tangible benefits will certainly fight to the death under their preconceived notions. Will this make the faith in my heart collapse with a bang?

And in the war against one's own people, no one dares to order the use of weapons of mass destruction such as cloud burst bombs and napalm, and the air force is dispatched to strike at suspicious military targets, nor can it be as arbitrary as in foreign wars.

At that time, there will be a strange phenomenon, the Kuomintang army is still fighting the Anjia army in the front, while the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army are harassing in the rear, and the Japanese army, which still occupies the northeastern half, the Korean Peninsula and the Far East, will gain a firm foothold with the help of the Japanese troops withdrawn from the Guannai and counterattack Mongolia and Siberia, and the whole situation will be in chaos.

If the German army launched another war on the Western Front at this time, the good situation that An Yi had worked hard for several years would be ruined.

Jiang Yunshan saw that An Yi's face was cloudy, and he was very worried in his heart, but he showed no mercy on his lips, and asked in a slightly mocking tone:

"So Yigong, Zhang and Shi, the two brothers, are ready to change their courts, contact Chairman Jiang, who likes to smash people with official hats and banknotes, and then hit it off, at the cost of betraying our interests, to obtain the support of the central government in Nanjing?"

Zhu Peide was a little embarrassed, but then his expression became serious: "In the final analysis, the current Nanjing government is the only legitimate government in China, and Chairman Jiang is the real supreme leader of the Chinese in the world!" No matter whether we admit it or not, and no matter how much land and population Nanhua now has, it can only be regarded as a Chinese country, and cannot represent China. ”

An Yi's expression moved, and he suddenly knew that there was a potential huge crisis in Nanhua -- if by this time, the nearly 300 million Chinese who had migrated to Nanhua had not really returned to the central government in Xinjing, and still regarded themselves as nationals of an area under the jurisdiction of the Nanjing Nationalist Government, then as long as they had earned enough capital through hard work to make a living and even buy land and property in their hometowns, once the domestic situation stabilized, there would inevitably be a wave of returnees. This is tantamount to a huge disaster for areas that are in great need of Chinese roots to determine the advantages of Chinese populations.

Zhu Peide lowered his head with some shame: "My two brothers, Zhang and Shi, are not willing to leave our hometown when we are old. Become an outsider in the eyes of others. There is a saying that it is difficult to leave the homeland, and there is a saying that the rich do not return to their hometown, such as brocade clothes at night. It is also known as the return of leaves to the roots. All of this points directly to one issue -- the importance that Chinese attach to their hometown and homeland. People's native complexes are very strange, and the older people get, the more so!

"If it was more than ten years ago, we people would not have such a big family background. I will definitely follow you without hesitation. However, now Yunnan, Xiangxi and Qianxi have all developed. Although it is not as good as your southern Sichuan, it is top-notch in the country, and a few of our old guys are also old trees and new flowers. The house is full of wives and concubines. Even Brother Shi Zhen, who was lonely and helpless in the first half of his life, is now a big family, with five sons and eight daughters around him, and many relatives and friends, it can be said that the interests are intertwined, and the whole body is moved, and it is no longer the free and easy that he used to be alone and come and go freely.

"Xiao Yi. You opened a country outside the territory and were very disciplined. The law and discipline are strict, and now Nanhua's various rules and regulations, laws and regulations, and supervision mechanisms have been relatively perfect. After all, in a foreign country, there is no strict law and system to restrain it, and it is difficult to regulate people's behavior, let alone tie people's hearts together! We also know that the salaries of civil servants and soldiers in Nanhua are set very high, and they have a lot of money to take after retirement and retirement, which is enough to ensure that the family has no worries about food and clothing!

"However, these are not very attractive to those of us who are in high positions and accustomed to comfort...... When we arrive in Nanhua, we will immediately change from being a prince who is a sole ruler and treats you as an equal, to an official and general who is below you, and you can no longer do what you like, and you will not allow the existence of a privileged class that exceeds the laws, regulations, and rules and regulations, and this is the focus of our contradictions......"

An Yi had completely calmed down, sat down beside Jiang Yunshan, picked up the teapot, filled the teacup in front of Zhu Peide and Jiang Yunshan, filled it for himself, and then listened quietly.

Zhu Peide, 54 years old this year, due to the suitable climate in his hometown, proper recuperation, and the fact that the medical level in the southwest region has risen sharply, he is no longer in his previous weak state, but has a ruddy complexion, and even the wrinkles on his face have been stretched, and he looks like he is in his 40s.

Zhu Peide glanced at An Yi with some surprise, and when he came into contact with An Yi's understanding and relieved gaze, his heart warmed, and he raised the teacup and took a sip, before he continued:

"People have seven emotions and six desires, and we, the people, have absolute autonomy in the territory under our own control, and the people's assembly formed according to a certain proportion of agriculture, industry, commerce, education, and soldiers is mostly a process, and every will of ours is implemented in the form of policies and regulations. Due to the implementation of the same agricultural, industrial, commercial and educational system as in southern Sichuan, the people's lives are much better than in other parts of the country, but various corruption phenomena have also emerged. We had the intention of rectifying the rule of officials, but after checking and checking, we finally found that most of the cases were related to the people around us, and the majority of the profits fell into our own pockets...... We can't order ourselves to be locked up, can we? ”

Zhu Peide shook his head and smiled bitterly, his face full of helplessness. After organizing his thoughts, he said: "From thrift to luxury, from luxury to thrift, each of our annual expenses are millions, and other fragmentary expenses are even greater, but it is better to use their own, no one criticizes, and for those officials who are rampant in the township and the people are very angry, we will also deal with it appropriately, in general, although it is not as clear as the politics of southern Sichuan and South China, but in terms of the domestic environment, it is relatively good, at least the people have food, a house, clothes to wear, and will not starve and cold."

"But if we give up our own territory and go abroad, and work hard to build a huge foundation from scratch, it will naturally be cheaper for others, and we will be bound by rules and regulations in the future, for those of us, it is tantamount to putting an invisible mountain on our backs...... These concerns have been pent up in our hearts, and in addition to the fact that over the years, we have seen Nanhua set off rectification movements again and again, many senior officials were taken down just because of small amounts of corruption, and after years of struggle only ended up in prison and ruined, we are more and more worried and afraid about the future. ”

An Yi didn't want to dwell on the question of why he betrayed, so he asked directly: "Uncle De, did you take the initiative to contact Chairman Jiang, or did he send someone to win you over?" ”

"Everyone has a heart of shame, we have your brand on us, who dares to take this step easily?"

Zhu Peide looked at An Yi with a frank gaze: "The first person to find us." It's your mentor, Mr. Zhang Wenbai. After he returned from Kulen in early October, he was summoned to Nanjing by Chairman Chiang. Subsequently, a military and political conference was convened in the name of the chairman of Hunan Province. When Brother Zhang went to Changsha to attend the meeting, General Wenbai visited him overnight and explained Chairman Chiang's intentions.

At first, Brother Zhang's attitude was very resolute, and Mr. Wenbai had no choice but to call Nanjing. Chairman Jiang rushed to Changsha in the starry night to talk with Brother Zhang. Use Lu Yixuan's example to persuade Brother Zhang, saying that you will evacuate the southwest sooner or later, and ask him if he is really willing to leave everything in his hometown behind? When Brother Zhang was thinking. Chairman Chiang allowed him to assume the position of chairman of Hunan Province. At the same time, he promised that the central government would not station a single soldier in Hunan, and in addition to handing over the central finances, everything in Hunan would be based on Brother Zhang's ......."

Jiang Yunshan, who was on the side, asked coldly: "Such a trick to buy Zhang Hongluan?" If he left us with support, Jiang could tear up the agreement at any time, wasn't he just so generous when he divided the forces of Li Zongren, Feng Yuxiang and others? The result? ”

Zhu Peide smiled bitterly: "The problem is that Chairman Jiang also promised to hand over the three numbers of the 26th Army, the New Second Army, and the New Eighth Army, which previously belonged to the An Family Army, to Brother Zhang. Brother Zhang could form fifteen first-class divisions in Hunan to use the production capacity of the Xiangxi Arsenal. There are also so many experienced officers who have undergone rigorous training at the Syrian non-commissioned officer school, and these fifteen divisions are enough to ensure that Brother Zhang's interests are not violated. ”

An Yi asked himself, and found that he was afraid that he was powerless to shirk such conditions, and asked, "What benefits does Brother Shizhen get?" Could it be that my principal has sold the post of chairman of Guizhou Province again? ”

"That's right!"

Zhu Peide nodded: "Brother Shi will assume the position of chairman of Guizhou Province, and the Guizhou army will be expanded into three armies and ten first-class divisions, and all military and political officials can be appointed by Brother Shi himself, and Brother Shi hesitated when he heard such generous conditions." In the eyes of the two elder brothers, Guizhou and Hunan have twenty troops of five divisions, which is enough to protect themselves, and the only thing they feel sorry for is Xiao Yi. You must know that the feudal officials who control the army, and they are in their own hometowns, how attractive such honor and power are, you don't need to say that you understand. ”

Jiang Yunshan was also moved at this time, he didn't expect the price given by Chiang Kai-shek to be so big. After a moment of silence, he asked, "So what did Yigong get?" ”

Zhu Peide said: "Yunnan will be organized into five armies and 20 divisions, and I will be promoted to the rank of special general, and at the Kuomintang National Congress to be held soon, CPPCC member Jiang will recommend me as chairman of the Central Political Council......

An Yi was extremely shocked: "The chairman of the Central Political Council has always been firmly in the hands of Wang Jingwei, but since the party congress was held in February 38, it has fallen into the hands of Chairman Jiang, and he is willing to give up this position?" ”

Zhu Peide said: "The conditions are very generous, I don't know what excuse to refuse...... Nominally, he is the supreme leader of the country, while I am only a local official, in terms of the organizational system of the party, he is the chairman of the Central Executive Committee and the chairman of the Central Political Council, and in terms of the army, he is the supreme commander......"

An Yi smiled slightly: "I understand...... Uncle De, let's discuss how to solve the aftermath...... Please call Uncle Luan and Brother Shi and ask them to come to the Syrian Mansion, and I will guarantee their safety...... There is a saying that there is a beginning and an end, everyone is good to talk about and disperse, I will not embarrass them, some things must be explained clearly in person......"

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ps: You may be depressed after reading this chapter, but it is the duty of every citizen to safeguard the unity and territorial integrity of the motherland, and there will be no exception in the book, please understand!

Some people may say that the appearance of An Yi in the book has no meaning, but the Son of Heaven wants to say that in this parallel time and space constructed by "Iron Bone", since the beginning of the Central Plains War, how many people has An Yi saved in successive disaster relief? He led his troops to withstand the Japanese attack in North China and Songhu, avoided the fall of half of the Jiangnan and the Central Plains, and how many people were saved? The progress of industrial agriculture has enhanced the international status of China and the Chinese nation, which no one can erase!

In this parallel time and space, in the future, An Yi will also feed back to the country in various ways, asking for money for money, asking for food for food, avoiding natural disasters for three years, comprehensively improving China's industrial and agricultural level, and making the Chinese nation truly stand on top of the world.

Thank you!

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