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Chapter 747 The crisis is quietly coming

Since 3 August, Chiang Kai-shek's troops have achieved good results in attacking and suppressing troops from all directions, and the two divisions of Liu Xiang of the Sichuan Army and Fan Shisheng, the commander of the Jingxiang Security Command, who had been beaten to the ground by He Long's Red Army, pursued the Red Army to the Honghu area and surrounded it. The Eastern Hubei Red Army Xu seized the opportunity of the leaderless army on the right and suddenly launched a surprise attack on Wang Jun's Third Army, but Wang Jun led his troops to feign retreat, so that Chen's column found an opportunity to conquer the Luoshan and Xuanhuadian lines in one fell swoop, forcing the Red Army to retreat hastily and suffered a lot of losses; The various troops on the front line of Fujian and Jiangxi also went to their predetermined positions one after another, successfully cutting off the connection between the Jiangxi-Fujian Red Army and the Jiangxi-Anhui Red Army. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Speaking of Fan Shisheng's injury, it is quite interesting, more than ten days ago in the siege of Qianjiang Helong Red Army battle, Fan Shisheng adhered to the consistent style, the two brigades of the command post followed from afar, and did not launch a large-scale attack, in order to paralyze the troops from all directions, to avoid being detained as "ineffective in the attack and suppression of the red bandits", Fan Shisheng's troops on the way to pursue the gunfire continued, but no one knew where to hit. Fan Shisheng never expected that he would be plotted by the commando of a company of the Red Army, this company was hidden on the edge of the resting point on the road pursued by Fan Shisheng's department, and when Fan Shisheng's department drove to stop cooking in the evening, the two regiments that were being pursued in the south suddenly killed a horse pistol and launched a fierce attack on the forward troops of Fan Shisheng's department, attracting the main force of Fan Shisheng's department to scatter to expand the defense area. Once attacked outside the courtyard wall of the temporary headquarters, Fan Shisheng retreated under the cover of his adjutants and guards, and when he passed the small bridge in the north of the village, more than a dozen grenades suddenly flew out of the dense riverside grass, killing many of Fan Shisheng's guards on the spot, Fan Shisheng was injured in the head under the timely cover of the adjutant's death, and the sturdy steel helmet given by An Yi on his head was hit by shrapnel and flew several meters away, but it also saved Fan Shisheng's life. The assault company of the Red Army was gone.

After this battle, Fan Shisheng and all the generals under his command gritted their teeth one by one, and finally took out all their strength to deal with Helong's Red Army, and at the same time took out 50,000 oceans to order three brigades of steel helmets from the Xiangxi Arsenal in one go, and strictly ordered the officers and soldiers under his command to wear helmets in accordance with the requirements of the An Jiajun's discipline.

Chiang Kai-shek was deeply satisfied with the results of the various attacks in early August, but the turbulent undercurrent of politics made him always on guard and gave him a big headache. On 4 August, more than 100 Japanese planes suddenly flew into the Suizhong area and bombed more than 30 villages and towns, killing and wounding more than 2,000 Chinese soldiers and civilians.

Zhang Xueliang's urgent telegram was sent to the central government in Nanjing, and Wang Jingwei, president of the state council, made an unexpectedly public speech: Wang Jingwei mercilessly criticized Zhang Xueliang's policy of non-resistance against Japan, with the result that a huge and wealthy northeast country and billions of dollars of wealth fell into the hands of Japan.

In order to show his fairness and generosity, Wang Jingwei also claimed that if Zhang Xueliang could recognize his mistakes, he Wang Jingwei would be willing to resign from all posts inside and outside the party, and accompany Zhang Xueliang to go abroad to inspect the advanced governing concepts of various countries.

Wang Jingwei's public criticism immediately triggered a deep wound in the hearts of the whole people, and Sun Ke, the leader of the reorganization faction, and others also quickly stood up this time and held a special press conference in Shanghai to criticize Zhang Xueliang and demand that Zhang Xueliang bear the historical responsibility for the fall of Northeast China.

People from all walks of life across the country, who were already very dissatisfied with Zhang Xueliang who had abandoned the northeast and fled to Guannai, once again angrily denounced Zhang Xueliang and the Northeast Army, so that Zhang Xueliang had no choice but to hold a press conference at home and abroad to refute the rumors and declare his determination to regain the lost territory and defend his dignity.

Because many reporters had a deep prejudice against Zhang Xueliang, the questions raised at the meeting became more and more acute, causing Zhang Xueliang to lose control of his emotions and weep bitterly, and the day after the news conference was hastily concluded, he sent a telegram to the whole country and resigned from all posts in the Beiping Military and Political Commission and the army. A large number of generals and colonels of the Northeast Army, who were still loyal to Zhang Xueliang, were furious when they heard the news, and they made great accusations against Wang Jingwei and the central government in Nanjing.

Seeing this opportunity, the Japanese would not let it go, and issued public statements in Tianjin and Shanghai, condemning Zhang Xueliang for supporting the ** armed forces in Manchuria and other places, wantonly attacking Zhang Xueliang and the Northeast Army for providing weapons and ammunition to the anti-Japanese military forces, and announcing that they would launch war retaliation against Zhang Xueliang and the Northeast Army at any time.

The Japanese threat once again aroused the anger of the whole Chinese people, but it also frightened some rat generals and colonels in the Northeast Army into panic, and under the tremendous pressure from all sides, Zhang Xueliang, who was already extremely guilty, finally fell ill and once again telegraphed to Chiang Kai-shek to request his resignation from his post in Beiping and the post of vice chairman of the Central Military Commission.

Wang Jingwei saw that Chiang Kai-shek still did not stand up for a week, and once again came to a plan to force the palace to retreat, and suddenly issued a resignation statement on 7 August, and then left Nanjing and went east to Shanghai. Wang Jingwei's hand was really powerful, and he immediately stirred up the central government in Nanjing, which was already full of factions and was overwhelmed by internal and external troubles, and forced Chiang Kai-shek, Lin Sen, Ju Zheng, and other Kuomintang bigwigs to jump out one by one in a hurry to appease and retain.

After repeated weighing, Chiang Kai-shek finally agreed to Zhang Xueliang's resignation from the Central Military Commission and the Beiping Military and Political Commission, but he did not agree that Zhang Xueliang left the Northeast Army to recuperate in Europe at this critical juncture, and earnestly asked Zhang Xueliang not to be discouraged by the temporary setback, and should purge the army as soon as possible in order to come to Japan, and said that he would do everything possible to give Zhang Xueliang and the Northeast Army strong support in terms of military spending and politics.

Zhang Xueliang received three telegrams from Chiang Kai-shek in succession, and finally dispelled the idea of going abroad to investigate, slowly calmed down and faced the difficult situation, and said that he would swear to live and die with North China, and as long as he was in Beiping, Japan would not be able to touch an inch of land in North China.

Chiang Kai-shek breathed a sigh of relief for this, if Zhang Xueliang left the Northeast Army at this time and went abroad, the leaderless Northeast Army would soon be broken by the Japanese by various means such as coercion and inducement and military strikes, and North China, which was originally quite stable, would fall under the iron hooves of the Japanese in the blink of an eye, and Zhang Xueliang and the Northeast Army would certainly become sinners in history, and he, the chairman of the Military Committee, would not be able to escape his involvement.

In the middle of the night, it was silent, the office of the chairman of the Wuhan camp was brightly lit, and the exhausted Chiang Kai-shek was still buried in his desk, and no one around him dared to disturb him at this time, but after receiving An Yi's telegram, Deng Wenru, the confidential attendant, had to come in and report: "Principal, Senior Brother An's secret report." ”

Chiang Kai-shek paused, put down the pen in his hand, and asked unhappily: "Since he returned from the Bengbu front, he has nothing to do, and every day he reports to the military academy to teach one or two classes and finishes his work. What can he do at this time? ”

"Principal, Senior Brother An's secret report said that an urgent call was sent from the Northeast Intelligence Station of the Fourth Hall, and several generals of the Northeast Army had secretly met with officials of the Japanese intelligence agency, with specific details such as time, place, and participants in the secret meeting." Deng Wenru saw that Chiang Kai-shek did not mean to receive the secret report, and hurriedly reported it orally.

When Chiang Kai-shek heard this, his face became extremely solemn, he took the telegram and hurriedly browsed it, and after reading it, he gently put it down and fell into deep thought, and after a while, he raised his head and instructed Deng Wenru to record the telegram, reminding Zhang Xueliang to pay attention to this matter from the side, and said with considerable concern after speaking:

"It stands to reason that I can't intervene in the internal affairs of the Northeast Army, and I shouldn't intervene, especially when all parties are constantly fighting and the situation in North China is complicated and changing three times a day, but the situation is urgent, and it won't work if I don't remind Han Qing, otherwise once An Yi reported it, it will not only be Han Qing's Northeast Army that will be damaged, but also the entire army and the entire country."

"Headmaster Mingjian! In addition to the generals of the 24 th Army stationed in southern Sichuan, the chief and deputy commanders and deputy commanders and chiefs of staff of the garrison units, General Zhang Cunzhuang, deputy commander of the 44 th Army in Xiangxi, and General Shi Zhen, commander of the 43 rd Army in Qianxi, secretly flew to Nanjing to attend yesterday's military meeting. Senior Brother An reported that the 24th Army had begun to study the tactics of the Japanese army, the Kwantung Army and the various units invading China, and had begun to conduct targeted training in case the principal could call for it at any time. Deng Wenru handed over the last telegram with both hands.

Chiang Kai-shek's eyes widened, looking rather surprised: "Meeting? Also involved the generals of the three armies? A few days ago, I called him to ask him to reflect on his mistakes and not to get into trouble for me all the time...... How could he still be in the mood to do this? ”

Deng Wenru said with a smile: "Senior Brother An's actions are becoming more and more unassuming, since he presented the North China military analysis report to the principal at the end of last month, a few students know that Senior Brother An is already preparing for another Sino-Japanese war that may come, and now it seems that Senior Brother An seems to believe that there will be another big war between China and Japan within a few months." ”

Chiang Kai-shek sighed: "Not only An Yi has seen it, but we have also seen it, but the internal troubles are endless, why do you want to be outside?" Although An Yi is smart, he just can't understand my good intentions! Last time, he was asked to go to the Right Route Army to stabilize the morale of the army, but he was good, as soon as he arrived at the front line, he turned the world upside down, and Mr. Hughes's British advisory group is still in Shanghai and has not returned, and the impact is extremely bad. Now although the Right Route Army has won several victories in a row, but without the commander of the army, it is not a long-term solution after all, and I have so many students, why is there no one who can provoke the main beam and share my worries? ”

Deng Wenru's face suddenly turned red: "Please punish the principal, the students are extremely guilty......"

"What are you guilty about? I don't blame you, what you do is different from An Yi and them, you specialize in military and party affairs, and they lead troops outside, which is different. Okay, let's put the message here. Chiang Kai-shek ended the conversation between teachers and students.

Deng Wenyi said goodbye in a low voice, and when she walked out of the door, she saw Chen Lifu standing in front of her with a worried face, and immediately smiled slightly and politely gave way sideways.

After Chen Lifu finished his report, he went in and covered the door casually, and came to Chiang Kai-shek to report in a low voice: "The investigation bureau has sent a secret report that a total of six military planes have flown to Nanjing from various airports in the southwest for several days, and the investigation has confirmed that more than 10 commanders of the 24th Army, the 43rd Army, the 44th Army, and the South Sichuan Garrison Command secretly arrived in Nanjing, and after a secret meeting with Vice Minister An Yi, they left by plane this morning. The subordinates believed that General An would not have any dissent, but he had not received a report from General An about this matter before, so he did not dare to slack off, and came directly to the commission to report after receiving the secret report. ”

Chiang Kai-shek nodded: "I know about this, the two telegrams in front of you are sent by An Yi, he reported the content of the meeting in detail, and presented me with the information obtained by the Northeast Intelligence Station of the Fourth Hall under his leadership, you can also take a look." Although An Yi does not have the name of commanding the military forces of the southwestern ministries, he has the rights I gave him, and the southwestern ministries have performed very well from the beginning to the present, and they are loyal to the central government and listen to the propaganda, so they should not be rashly suspicious; Again, as the deputy chief of staff, An Yi has the right to convene meetings of all military commanders within the scope of his duties, as long as the meeting is not related to military operations, it is within his purview, if he does not report or says something nonsense, you can't blame him for this, understand? ”

After reading An Yi's telegram, Chen Lifu secretly let out a turbid breath, and said in his heart that as long as An Yi didn't want to rebel, it would be fine, otherwise hundreds of thousands of troops would make trouble in the southwest, and it was estimated that the entire situation would be eroded in an instant, and when the time came, he might not even be able to protect the two lakes region, but he asked quietly on his face: "Why does General An pay so much attention to the current situation in North China?" ”

Chiang Kai-shek replied helplessly: "This is what makes him different from ordinary people, and he can only avoid his shortcomings and use his strengths." You go back to Nanjing tomorrow to meet him, the special team of the Beiping Party Department needs the assistance of their fourth hall, and your ability to act in North China is not as good as those heroes in the rivers and lakes that An Yi has collected. If the situation deteriorates further, I intend to appoint An Yi as a special commissioner of the Military Commission and let him go to Peking to display his talents. During this period of time, Zhang Hanqing took a lot of wrongs for An Yi, An Yi secretly assisted the anti-Japanese volunteers through the First Cavalry Division and the patriotic chambers of commerce in North China, and the number was much more than the Northeast Army's support for the old troops scattered in the occupied area, this is where An Yi made me value and love, he has spent more than five million for this, but he has never reached out to ask me for a penny, alas...... This guy, if only he were so active in suppressing bandits......"