On the official road leading from Jincheng to Tianjing Pass, Zhang Xinghan and Guo Zhong took the guard battalion and confidential communication personnel, rode in military trucks, and were driving towards Tianjingguan. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

No matter what Chairman Chiang's reaction was, Zhang Xinghan would not stay in Jincheng any longer, and he would go to Tianjing Pass to command Sun Chu and Liu Jianguo and other troops to go south and occupy Xinxiang and Jiaozuo Hebei.

By the way, there will also be a meeting for a while, Du Yuming, Tang Enbo, Wang Yaowu and Zhang Lingfu and other famous generals of the national army in history.

These protégés of Chairman Chiang Kai-shek, the shining stars of the Chinese battlefield during World War II.

In particular, Zhang Lingfu, who let his henchmen and generals eat the first defeat in his life [pig] [pig] [island] novel in Puyang, and became famous all over the world by blocking his attack in Puyang City.

For him, Zhang Xinghan still likes it very much, and this should be the case for heroes to cherish heroes.

Jincheng is not far from Tianjing Pass, and Zhang Xinghan and his party soon arrived at the Jin Sui army garrison outside the pass.

Today, inside and outside the Tianjing Pass, the Northeast Army, the Jinsui Army, and the three divisions of the Central Army have reduced troops, and the number has reached more than 70,000.

A patio pass was naturally stationed, so Sun Chu's Jin Sui army and the Northeast army were basically stationed in the open space outside the pass.

The pass was used to hold tens of thousands of prisoners of the central army, and as a precaution, Wang Longxiang and Liu Jianguo each led elite troops to guard the gates of the north and south walls.

The possibility of the Central Army mutiny and escape was eliminated.

Zhang Xinghan had greeted Liu Jianguo, Sun Chu and others before he came, and in addition to Wang Longxiang, who was inconvenient to withdraw from Guannan, Sun Chu, Liu Jianguo and other officers had been waiting for Zhang Xinghan on the official road for a long time.

The car Zhang Xinghan was riding in was a German-style military jeep, and as soon as the car stopped, Liu Jianguo, Sun Chu and others greeted him with smiles on their faces.

Before Zhang Xinghan could get out of the car, a confidential officer rushed from the car behind, came to Zhang Xinghan's side, and whispered Chairman Jiang's reply.

After Zhang Xinghan listened, his face remained unchanged, and his smile still nodded lightly. After waving his hand to signal the confidential officer to leave, he pushed the door and got out of the car.

"Boss, you're here." Liu Jianguo took the lead in saluting and greeting.

Sun Chu and the others followed and saluted.

After some greetings, Zhang Xinghan, accompanied by Liu Jianguo, Sun Chu and others, walked towards the north wall.

Every three to five meters inside and outside the gates, a heavily armed Northeast Frontier Guard soldier stood every three or five meters.

It can be described as three steps and one post, five steps and one post.

When Zhang Xinghan and other officers walked by, the soldiers standing guard saluted one after another to show respect.

After the group entered the city gate, they went straight to a barracks in the north of the city.

Du Yuming, Zhang Lingfu and other generals of the Central Army were scattered and imprisoned here.

Although they were prisoners, Liu Jianguo, Sun Chu and others followed Zhang Xinghan's orders and arranged independent accommodation for them, and their food and drink were better than ordinary prisoners.

Come to the camp. Zhang Xinghan looked at the large camp in front of him, turned his head and asked, "Jianguo, Zhang Lingfu is locked up in that room." ”

"Zhang Lingfu is over there." Liu Jianguo pointed to a barracks on the right edge.

Zhang Xinghan followed what he was pointing at, and saw two tall soldiers of the Northeast Army holding submachine guns standing outside the barracks.

After a moment's hesitation, Zhang Xinghan walked towards the barracks.

Liu Jianguo, Sun Chu and the others glanced at each other, and then followed closely with Guo Zhong and the others.

"Headquarters!" When the two guard soldiers saw Zhang Xinghan and others coming, they all stood up and saluted, and the excitement in their eyes was full of excitement.

Zhang Xinghan nodded slightly to them, then pushed the door and walked in.

Zhang Lingfu inside had already heard the sound outside. This will sit upright on the bed, and when he saw Zhang Xinghan coming in, he looked up at each other without timidity.

Liu Jianguo has a hatred for Zhang Lingfu. Seeing that he saw Zhang Xinghan not standing up to salute or speak, he was extremely arrogant, and immediately reprimanded: "Zhang Lingfu." Our commander-in-chief has come to see you, why are you so ignorant? ”

Zhang Lingfu turned a deaf ear to Liu Jianguo's drink and snorted coldly. turned his head and hung Zhang Xinghan aside.

The atmosphere was a little awkward, but Sun Chu was a shrewd person, seeing this, he stood up and said with a smile: "General Zhang, this Commander-in-Chief Zhang, who is the vice chairman of the Military Committee and the deputy commander-in-chief of the army, navy and air force, heard that General Wen came again, as soon as the war was over, he hurried over, and even other people such as Du Yuming, Guan Linzheng and others did not go to see it.

I'm going to visit you first, general, and it's self-evident that you appreciate and attach importance to it! ”

Zhang Lingfu looked up at Sun Chu and Zhang Xinghan, and said coldly: "Lingfu only knows my principal, the only chairman of the Military Commission of the National Government, Jiang Zhongzheng, and has never heard of Deputy Commander-in-Chief Zhang. ”

"You!" Liu Jianguo, Guo Zhong and others were furious when they heard this, and they were about to have a seizure, but Zhang Xinghan stretched out his hand to stop them.

"I have heard for a long time that Zhang Lingfu is loyal and righteous, and he is a talent in Whampoa, and he really deserves his reputation when I see it today." Zhang Xinghan smiled and said: "In the battle of Puyang, Brother Lingfu, you became famous in the first battle, and the elite under my command were embarrassed and suffered heavy losses.

If such a wise and brave talent can be used on the battlefield to resist foreign aggression and defend the country, it will be a nightmare for the enemy. ”

Zhang Xinghan's flattering words somewhat weakened the hostility of Zhang Lingfu, who likes to wear a high hat and be arrogant, and his tone softened slightly: "The general of the defeated army is not brave enough to speak, the Japanese invaded our land and killed my compatriots, Lingfu hated to kill all of them and then quickly, but he didn't have the opportunity to go to the battlefield and serve the country!" What a pity! ”

Zhang Xinghan grabbed the conversation box and said: "The general is sincere in serving the country, in the past, the September 18 incident occurred, and all the four provinces outside the border fell into the hands of the enemy, why didn't he have the opportunity to go to the front line to kill the enemy and serve the country?" ”

Zhang Lingfu was stunned for a moment, then suddenly woke up, glared at Zhang Xinghan and said: "Lingfu is a soldier, and he has no intention of asking about political matters. ”

"Of course, the duty of a soldier is to march and fight, but we must also distinguish who to fight for and who to die for, you and I are both Chinese soldiers, and we should fight for the life and death of our Chinese nation, the rise and fall of honor and disgrace.

Rather than being loyal to the dictatorship of some people. ”

Zhang Xinghan didn't say much on this topic, just said a few words casually, and stopped at the point, so he didn't wait for Zhang Lingfu to refute, and said in a changed voice: "Brother Lingfu, you have been marching and fighting for days, and you are also very tired when you think about it, so Zhang will not disturb you to rest, and will leave first." ”

After speaking. Turned around and took the lead, didn't take two steps, and suddenly turned back and said: "Oh, by the way, Brother Lingfu, I will hold a banquet in the Guannai in the evening, and then I will invite you and a few other brothers to come to us, we only talk about the military, only talk about the ambitions and ideals among the soldiers, and do not involve any politics!" ”

After Zhang Xinghan and others left. Zhang Lingfu stood up with a complicated mood, walked to the window, and watched Zhang Xinghan and his party gradually move away, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

After leaving Zhang Lingfu's barracks, Zhang Xinghan went to the barracks of Tang Enbo, Guan Linzheng, Wang Yaowu, Du Yuming and others to express their condolences and meet one by one.

In addition to Du Yuming and Zhang Lingfu's previous attitudes, Guan Linzheng, Wang Yaowu, Tang Enbo and others all saluted Zhang Xinghan with the courtesy of soldiers, showing great respect.

He also answered Zhang Xinghan's question positively. looked like they were talking happily, as if they were not prisoners who had surrendered in battle, but guest generals who had come to the Northeast Army as guests.

For the superficial behavior of these people, how can they not see that they are pretending to flatter Zhang Xinghan. It's just that he doesn't need to tear his face now.

He understood that the fundamental question of whether or not they could be used for themselves was not on them, but on Chairman Chiang.

As long as Chairman Chiang falls or agrees to peace talks, a new Nationalist Government will be formed. These professional soldiers will adapt to the situation and continue to serve in the new government.

Because this is not a partisan struggle, nor is it a foreign invasion, but a struggle within the national government.

It is nothing more than a question of who is in power and who is out of power.

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That same evening. Zhang Xinghan left Sun Chu as an accompaniment, and invited dozens of officers of the Central Army, such as Du Yuming and Zhang Lingfu, to a banquet.

Secretly, he sent Liu Jianguo to lead the army out of Tianjing Pass, and rushed to Jiyuan in the starry night, preparing to capture Jiaozuo, Xinxiang and other areas north of the Yellow River.

In these areas, the central army has begun to retreat, and it has almost become an empty city.

Liu Jianguo's visit this time was almost similar to receiving it, preparing for the army's next step of crossing the Yellow River south.

At the same time, in Taiyuan City, Jiang Baili, who had just arrived, would also entertain Yan Xishan, Yang Aiyuan and other important party, government and military officials in Shanxi with Huang Xiansheng, Liu Guodong, Zhang Tingshu, Shen Ke and others.

During the banquet, Yan Xishan was obviously a little disappointed that Zhang Xinghan could not come to Taiyuan.

Anyway, if you are such a big warlord and surrender with your family, you Zhang Xinghan have to give a face-to-face meeting, don't you?

Facing Yan Xishan's slight dissatisfaction, Jiang Baililang said with a smile: "Brother Baichuan, you don't know this, now the situation is ever-changing, it is a great opportunity for us to enter the Central Plains, Xinghan He sent me a telegram mentioning that in the shortest possible time, I should strive to meet Brother Baichuan, Brother Xingru and all my colleagues in Shanxi in Nanjing." ”

Yan Xishan was stunned at first, and then under the reminder of Yang Aiyuan's cough, he suddenly woke up and laughed heartily.

In the staggered process of cupping (gong), Jiang Baili proposed that Yang Aiyuan's troops join Xu Yongchang, Shang Zhen and other troops, and follow Liu Guodong's 3rd Army to the south, preparing to participate in the battle of crossing the Yellow River south and advancing into the Central Plains.

In fact, in fact, Xu Yongchang and Shang Zhen's department had already broken with Yan Xishan, and what Jiang Baili was soliciting was only the transfer of Yang Aiyuan's troops.

Yan Xishan was also interested in it, and readily agreed, although he was a little worried that Zhang Xinghan would use them as cannon fodder to weaken the strength of Yang Aiyuan's department.

But considering that Yang Aiyuan was leading the army outside, he could better echo Yan Xishan, so they had secretly discussed this matter before attending the banquet, and Jiang Baili proposed it.

Yan Xishan readily agreed, so that he could also gain the trust of Zhang Xinghan and Jiang Baili, which would be beneficial to the future situation.

While talking and laughing, the transfer of hundreds of thousands of Jin Sui Army and the Northeast Army was arranged, and Jiang Baili was also very happy, picked up his wine glass, took a series of generals of the Northeast Army, and began to salute frequently.

It was decided here that the more than 70,000 main forces of Huang Xiansheng's First Group Army would be responsible for taking over Shanxi and Hebei and maintaining local public order, and that the main forces would be temporarily stationed in Taiyuan.

Liu Guodong's 3rd Group Army's 100,000 troops, under the command of Shen Ke, Zhang Tingshu and others, together with Xu Yongchang, Shang Zhen, Yang Aiyuan and other Jin Sui troops, totaled more than 200,000 people.

The next day, he was to set off from Taiyuan and head south, preparing to participate in the attack on the Central Plains. (To be continued......)