Chapter 060: Chief He's Choice
At this time, the Kuomintang diehards were rallying around He Yingqin, seeing that the leading figures of China's various political parties were arriving one after another, they were also anxious, if the discussion meeting was not completed before the meeting, then even if their coup d'Γ©tat was successful, they would face the opposition of the people of the whole country, and even China would experience another civil war, He Yingqin did not want to sit in his position by then, and the civil war would start again, and it would be difficult to say whether he would win the war at that time, not to mention that there were still foreign enemies.
And Chiang Kai-shek secretly monitored He Yingqin and others, He Yingqin's every move was under his control, and several of those who instigated He Yingqin had actually taken refuge in Chiang Kai-shek.
He Yingqin still can't make up his mind, although he is a careerist, he has calculated Chiang Kai-shek before, and he still wants to kill people with a knife. It was also a surrender faction, and he used to advocate surrendering to the Japanese with Wang Jingwei, but later Chiang Kai-shek would rather die than surrender, and they didn't move, so in the end, Wang Jingwei himself went with a few close henchmen.
But now that the Japanese have run away, according to Chiang Kai-shek's current prestige, if he really kills Chiang Kai-shek, then it will be difficult for him to subdue the warlords and the Socialist Party and Chiang's people in various places, He Yingqin is 100 percent sure that if he really kills Chiang Kai-shek, then these people will definitely use this as an excuse to crusade against him, especially the Socialist Party will definitely take the opportunity to expand its power, and will win over the forces of the whole country who are not satisfied with themselves to deal with him.
He Yingqin thought about it all night, but in the end he couldn't make up his mind to do it, because even if he succeeded this time, he wouldn't be the leader of the country for long.
Early the next morning, He Yingqin asked to see Chiang Kai-shek, and Chiang Kai-shek had long grasped He Yingqin's every move, but he still felt quite strange that He Yingqin came to see him, and he decided to meet him.
He Yingqin came up and said straightly: "Chairman, I resign!" β
Chiang Kai-shek would not really think that He Yingqin really wanted to resign, but he couldn't guess what He Yingqin meant, "Hehe, why do you want to resign, the Japanese have just been driven out, the country is in ruins, and everyone needs to work together." β
He Yingqin said: "I'm tired and want to take a break." β
Chiang Kai-shek said: "If you are young, you will say that you are tired, this is not like you!" β
He Yingqin said: "Okay, I admit that I am dissatisfied with your actions, and I have calculated against you, and now I don't want to do it, isn't this exactly what you want, don't you want to drive me away, a political enemy?" Now that I'm leaving, you should approve it right away. β
Chiang Kai-shek looked at He Yingqin's appearance, it didn't look like he had any other purpose, it really looked like he was resigning, but he couldn't say for sure, He Yingqin had always been very cunning. "This is not the reason for you to leave, if you just give me this reason, I will not let people go, if you leave, where will I find a more suitable Minister of Military Affairs than you."
He Yingqin said: "Whether you agree or not, I don't care about it in the future, this is a letter of resignation, you look at it." With that, He Yingqin put the letter on the table and left.
When the Japanese left, He Yingqin decided to go back to his hometown to have a look, so as to avoid the political whirlpool in Chongqing.
He Yingqin really left early the next morning, and Chiang Kai-shek didn't know what He Yingqin thought, but as soon as He Yingqin left, then the rebellion died, and the next thing was to clean up the aftermath, and those with bad intentions would definitely be punished, and now without the drag of the Socialist Party, Chiang Kai-shek dealt with these people mercilessly, not to mention that he still had great ideals to realize, and at the same time his own dreams to be realized.
On August 25, 1943, the Kuomintang (KMT), which had resolved major internal differences, and the Socialist Party, which had already unified its internal views, issued a joint statement, stating that they would abandon the armed way of settling political differences, take a peaceful line, avoid civil war, and even more so avoid being taken advantage of by foreign enemies again.
As soon as the news came out, the whole country celebrated, and the entire Chinese nation was immersed in a sea of joy.
The Japanese occupied most of China, after the Japanese were driven away, the original warlords here could not come back, these places were naturally taken over by such a government, and the warlords who retreated to the northwest and southwest were relatively simple to solve, for people who understand the current situation, they are most worried that the Kuomintang and the Socialist Party will break out into a civil war, and now this contradiction has been solved, Wang Longyun of Yunnan has also run to become the emperor, there are no big warlords in China, the real reunification of the country is just around the corner, and they will have a good life at that time.
As for the warlords, their good days are coming to an end, Long Yun is no longer the leader of the warlords, He Yingqin, the biggest patron, has also resigned and gone home, the Socialist Party will no longer be armed to make trouble, and these people will lose their value, and Chiang Kai-shek now neither needs them to fight the Socialist Party, nor is he worried about who they surrender to be his enemy.
At the same time, they will also receive interviews from many reporters, and most importantly, ask them whether they will hand over military power.
Yan Xishan, the Northwest Three Horses and the Sheng Shicai of Xinjiang are undoubtedly the most worried, especially the Northwest Three Horses and Sheng Shicai. Sheng Shicai controls Xinjiang, backed by the big tree of Soviet Russia, and the three horses in the northwest are because they are members of a family, and Qinghai, Ningxia and other places mainly believe in Islam, so their local rule is very solid and has a certain strength, so the four of them naturally have illusions about using other ways to prevent the central government from entering these areas in order to maintain their rule.
In fact, the northwest is vast and sparsely populated, and there are many deserts, even if many people come, it will not be possible without food.
But Wang Hanzhang is not worried about Sheng Shicai's side, it is useless to rely on Soviet Russia, Wang Hanzhang directly sent the Socialist Party into Xinjiang, and he is afraid that Soviet Russia will not stop it, otherwise those who still have illusions about Soviet Russia will not wake up.
If Soviet Russia stops it, even if it helps Sheng Shicai for a while, then Wang Hanzhang will be happy, and when the time comes to clean up Soviet Russia, I believe that the whole country will definitely be able to see the true face of pro-Stalin and Soviet Russia, and see who dares to sympathize with Soviet Russia, then he will be a traitor.
As agreed, General Mao, the leader of the Socialist Party, arrived in Chongqing on 1 September to discuss further matters for the establishment of a coalition government.
At 9 o'clock in the morning, General Mao's plane landed at Chongqing Airport, and Chiang Kai-shek personally greeted him, and the two shook hands in front of reporters from major newspapers to show peace.
Of course, this day was naturally a day of show, and the two sides signed a treaty representing peace, that is, in the face of any contradictions, the two parties should not use force to solve the problem, but should sit down and solve it by practical and peaceful methods, and listen to the will of the people to solve it.
As China, which has just emerged from a world war, has naturally attracted much attention in every move, China's two largest political parties have once again come together after giving up their careers, and reporters at home and abroad naturally have many questions to ask.
A British reporter said to Chiang Kai-shek with ill intentions: "May I ask Mr. Chiang, China used to be a member of the allies, and at the most difficult moment in China, the allies provided supplies to help China tide over the difficulties, but now China has privately reached an armistice agreement with Japan, and you will ...... if you do such a treacherous thing."
Chiang Kai-shek was in a particularly good mood now, and he was not angry, "As we all know, it is not us who are treacherous. At the beginning, Britain and the United States supported Japan and made great trade with Japan, so that Japan had enough resources to launch a war of aggression against China, and if this is the interest of every country, then after the alliance, Britain will seize a large part of the supplies that are not much aid each time, which is a serious treachery. In addition, when I was in Burma, I won't say that the British did not allow the squadron to enter Burma, which worsened the situation in Myanmar, but after the expeditionary force entered Burma, the British repeatedly framed the expeditionary force, first the 200th Division of Dai Anlan in Tonggu, and then the new 38th Division of Sun Liren, who had just rescued them, in Ringanqiang...... There are countless examples, so I won't list them one by one, if it weren't for the immortal China and the expeditionary force in Burma to turn the tide, I am afraid the consequences would be unimaginable. β
The Englishman said: "But your army also robbed us of our supplies in India, which are enough for hundreds of thousands of people for more than half a year." "The British are certainly not the same as China, a country that has no industry, they have strong industrial strength, so their equipment is definitely much stronger than that of backward China, so Wang Hanzhang thinks that those materials are enough for one million people for a year, and it is not surprising that hundreds of thousands of people use them for more than half a year in the British.
Chiang Kai-shek said: "Well said, I know that the British have always said that they are very difficult, so they always withhold our supplies, but after that time, the materials we obtained were enough for one million of our army for a year, may I ask the British why they still stored so many materials since they were in difficulty, why did you retreat, and refused to give us a little bit, we just took back what belonged to us." β
"In addition, we are talking to the Japanese, not because the allies have abandoned us, since the Japanese are willing to withdraw from China unconditionally, then we can only negotiate peace, and if we fight, even if we win, China will be in ruins, and the British have been threatening to wait for the defeat of Germany, take Hitler to their queen to wash the toilet, and we must clean up China, so we can only make peace." Chiang Kai-shek provoked the relationship between Britain and Germany by the way, although I don't know if it is useful, but the matter of saying a word is wasted and wasted.
Another white reporter said: "Then may I ask, now that your country is out of the war, what are you going to do in the future, will it be involved in a world war?" β
Chiang Kai-shek said: "I don't know if it will be involved again, but I don't want to, China has been in chaos for a hundred years, and we need to recuperate, but if someone wants to invade our territory, then we will definitely fight back." Now that the Kuomintang and the Socialist Party have shaken hands and made peace, I believe that we will not give the aggressors any more opportunities to take advantage of it. β
"In addition, since journalists from all over the world are here today, I will also announce in advance, that is, the government of the Republic of China has decided to abolish all unequal treaties and take effect on the same day."