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Chiang Kai-shek was never a person who gave up easily, when he was a child, he read the biography of Washington and Napoleon, and commanding thousands of troops and horses to fight on the battlefield has become his dream since then, and he has worked hard for this dream for 20 years. The Eastern Expedition to Chen and the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains have always been his two major wishes, and they are the battlefields on which he established immortal feats. The decision of the Military Council made him a bystander to the war, which made him extremely disappointed.

In disappointment, Chiang Kai-shek did not even go directly to the school, but went straight to the station of the first battalion of the teaching regiment, and he ordered the commander of the first battalion, Shen Yingshi, to immediately conduct a tactical exercise. Looking at the officers and men fighting on the training ground, Chiang Kai-shek felt even more the necessity of participating in the Eastern Crusade, the development of the military academy has reached a bottleneck, unless there are major changes, it is impossible for the military academy to have major changes for a long time in the future, the establishment of the two regiments is probably the limit that a military academy can accommodate, and besides, after the death of the prime minister who resolutely supported the development of the military academy, can the military academy still get the support of Hu Hanmin? Chiang Kai-shek was almost completely unsure that he would have to participate in the Eastern Crusade for himself and for the Whampoa Military Academy.

After the exercise, Chiang Kai-shek summoned all the officers to speak, and Chiang Kai-shek was very excited, he wanted to tell these officers about the decision of the Military Commission, and he wanted to see their reactions.

"Today, the Military Commission decided to conduct an eastward crusade against Chen." As soon as the words fell, everyone below looked happy, and if it weren't for Chiang Kai-shek, I am afraid that some people would immediately cheer loudly. These young officers had been educated from the first day of their entry into the school, the Eastern Expedition to suppress the rebellion, the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, and the defeat of the warlords, and now they were about to go to the Eastern Expedition to realize their first ideal, but Chiang Kai-shek's next words made them fall from joy to disappointment.

"The Military Commission decided that the Whampoa Army will not participate in this Eastern Crusade." After Chiang Kai-shek finished speaking, he stopped and looked at the officers below.

The officers below were stunned for a moment, and soon their expressions changed from joy to disappointment to anger.

"Why? Headmaster, why don't you let us go to the Crusade? It was Guan Linzheng who spoke, his face was flushed, and he was obviously trying his best to restrain himself.

"Headmaster, didn't you teach us to sacrifice for the revolution? Now why not let us go into battle? He Shaozhou asked loudly with round eyes.

"Headmaster, we are asking to participate in the Eastern Crusade and defeat Chen Jiongming."

"Petition the Military Commission, we will go to the battlefield."

"Yes, petition the Military Commission."

At this time, Shen Yingshi stood up and solemnly saluted Chiang Kai-shek, but he did not put his hand down: "Principal, the purpose of our joining the Whampoa Military Academy is to defeat the warlords and dedicate ourselves to national liberation; Today, on behalf of all the officers and men of the 1st Battalion, I asked the principal to fight, and we resolutely demanded that we go to the forefront of the Eastern Crusade and go to the place where the fighting is most intense. Please ask the principal to approve our request. ”

Chiang Kai-shek also solemnly returned a military salute to Shen Yingshi, and he did not let go of his hand.

"I know your wishes, and I am very happy as your principal, but the Military Commission has made a decision, and I personally have no right to change it, unless the prime minister orders it, so if you want, you can ask the prime minister for war, and I am willing to be responsible for forwarding it to the marshal and asking him to report to the prime minister."

"Yes, Headmaster." Shen Yingshi agreed loudly, then turned to all the officers and said, "I am responsible for drafting a petition for war, and you can sign it if you want." Bring the paper. ”

"Me." The first to come out and sign was Hu Gongmian, a representative of the battalion party

"Me." Guan then strode out of the queue and signed his name on a blank piece of paper.

"Me."

…

The next morning, Chiang Kai-shek had more than a dozen pieces of paper full of names on his desk, including He Yingqin, commander of the First Regiment, Wang Dengyun, political commissar, Wang Bailing, commander of the Second Regiment, and Zhang Jingyu, political commissar. Later, Chiang Kai-shek found the signatures of the military academy teachers and the second phase of the students, and Chiang Kai-shek understood that this must be the officers of the first battalion who ran through all the companies of the two regiments overnight, connecting all the officers of the school army and the teachers and students of the military academy, and there must have been violations of school and military regulations, but he did not intend to punish them.

Chiang Kai-shek picked up these signatures and went to the Generalissimo's Mansion to find the acting Marshal Hu Hanmin, solemnly handed them to him, and at the same time signed his name in front of him: Jiang Zhongzheng, the principal of the Whampoa Military Academy.

Hu Hanmin was also a little moved by the performance of Yang Ximin and Liu Zhenhuan at yesterday's meeting of the Central Military Commission, and he assured Chiang Kai-shek that he would send a letter of invitation from the teachers and students of the Whampoa Military Academy and the officers and men of the Teaching Regiment to the premier in Yanjing to make a decision, and at the same time promised to make a statement to the premier, hoping that he would agree to your participation in the war because of the revolutionary enthusiasm of the officers and men.

Chiang Kai-shek thanked Hu Hanmin and said I will wait here. Hu Hanmin persuaded him to go back, but Chiang Kai-shek rejected Hu Hanmin's kindness, and he said to Hu Hanmin: "I have come to ask for war with the hope of all the teachers and students of the Whampoa Military Academy and all the officers and men of the school army. Hu Hanmin knew that Chiang Kai-shek was gambling, and if the premier did not agree to his invitation to war, Chiang Kai-shek might have to resign on the spot.

Chiang Kai-shek's petition for war soon reached Sun Yat-sen's bedside, Sun Yat-sen could no longer hold the newspaper, the pain had consumed his last physical strength, and the severe sequelae of radiation treatment were rapidly destroying his bodily functions.

He motioned to Wang Jingwei next to him to read it to him, Wang Jingwei picked up the telegram and read it, and said, "Prime Minister, you better rest, let Cousin Zhan handle this matter." ”

Sun Yat-sen shook his head with difficulty and whispered: "Zhantang, I can't... Dealt with, that's why..."

Wang Jingwei hurriedly said: "I understand, Cousin Zhan sent a telegram to show that he is no longer able to handle this matter, so I will read it to Mr. ”

After Sun Yat-sen heard Wang Jingwei finish speaking, he closed his eyes and opened them again, indicating that he was right. Wang Jingwei looked at Sun Yat-sen's appearance, his heart was sad, and he read with a sad voice: "Please war, the Eastern Crusade to quell the rebellion is the wish of all the students of our Whampoa Military Academy, although the Military Commission did not allow us to participate in the war out of good intentions, but the rank has been taught by the prime minister since entering the school, to save the country as our responsibility,..., to fight bravely for the revolution, to die for the revolution, for the success of the revolution in China, for the flower of doctrine to bloom in China, for all the people of China, we hereby ask the prime minister to fight, we ask to participate in the Eastern Crusade, We asked to go to the front line of the Eastern Crusade, and we asked to go to the places where the fighting was fiercest. ”

"Chiang Kai-shek, principal of the Whampoa Military Academy, and Liao Zhongkai, political commissar."

"Zhou Elai, director of the Political Department of the Military Academy, came to ,....,"

He Yingqin, head of the first regiment of the teaching group, and Wang Dengyun, the party representative; Wang Bailing, head of the Second Regiment, and Zhang Jingyu, party representative. ”

"The following are the signatures of all the officers of the teaching regiment, the signatures of the teachers and students of the military academy. Do you want to read it. Wang Jingwei asked.

Sun Yat-sen struggled hard, Wang Jingwei and Song Qingling hurriedly helped him up, and then Song Qingling took two pillows and put them on Sun Yat-sen's waist.

Wang Jingwei put the telegraph in front of him page by page, and Sun Yat-sen's eyes lingered on the paper one by one. Familiar and unfamiliar names: Chiang Kai-shek, Liao Zhongkai, He Yingqin, Zhou Elai、....、 Jiang Xianyun, Zhuang Jihua, Yang Qigang, He Jinhan, Li Zhilong, Chen Geng, Zeng Kuoqing, Yu Jishi, Song Xilian, Du Yuming, Deng Wenyi, Xu Xiangqian, Zuo Quan, Zheng Dongguo, Cai Wenju, 、...; I will not die of the hope of the revolution, they will inherit my cause, my ideals.

"It's....I... We... The hope of the revolution....zhaoming, this... It's just....I... We... Revolution... Hope. Sun Yat-sen said to Wang Jingwei tremblingly. Wang Jingwei nodded vigorously with red eyes, and said in a stalk: "Understood, Zhaoming understands, sir, Zhaoming understands." ”

After reading it for a while, Sun Yat-sen motioned to Wang Jingwei to bring the pen, and with difficulty, he wrote crookedly on the paper with all his strength:

"Agree to go to war. Sun Wen"