The impact of the press conference was beyond Liu Yimin's imagination.

In the mid-thirties of the last century, although China was very backward, there was one thing that later generations could not imagine, that is, the relatively developed journalism industry.

Needless to say, since the development of newspapers in the late Qing Dynasty, in the 30s, there were newspapers in major cities, such as Chengdu, where there were more than a dozen newspapers.

It is the radio station that has emerged. Since November 2, 1920, the Westinghouse Electric Company of Pittsburgh opened the world's first commercial radio station, and radio stations have appeared on the stage of history as a new communication medium. In 1925, Neiva established the International Broadcasting Union, which decided to divide the world's broadcasting domain into 15 wavelengths, which regulated the development of broadcasting. In this way, foreigners first set up radio stations in China, and Sun Yat-sen's "Declaration of Peaceful Reunification" was broadcast on the "Continental Daily-China Radio Corporation Radio Station," founded by the American Sosbon in 1922. Gradually, the Chinese people began to start radio stations one after another. By the mid-thirties, there were more than 900 commercial radio stations of all kinds in the country, and in Shanghai alone, there were dozens of privately run radio stations of all kinds. Therefore, the warlord politicians of that era were popular to send electricity, to incumbent to send electricity, to Shimono to send electricity, to support power, to oppose power, to scold and fight, and to send electricity. As soon as the power is on, the world knows everything.

Liu Yimin's press conference was stabbed to the whole country by several reporters in the form of a telegram.

At this time, all major cities in the country knew that the Red Army had occupied Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province, that He Jianxiang's army had been annihilated by three divisions, that Xue Yue's Central Army had been annihilated by nearly 40,000 people, and that the Red Army's proposition of going north to resist the Japanese army had also been known. In particular, Liu Yimin's argument that "no matter whether it is a warlord or a warlord army, anyone who dares to pursue the Red Army will be annihilated by the Han Dynasty and will be wiped out" and his view that the policy of compromise cannot represent the interests of the whole nation has aroused tremendous repercussions.

Of course, many people don't know that Chengdu now has no provincial political axe.

Groups and figures who thought they had some influence in China were immediately on the scene.

Newspapers and radio stations in Nanjing and Shanghai published and broadcast the contents of Liu Yimin's press conference almost simultaneously with Chengdu.

The progressives who had read the newspapers and listened to the radio finally learned of the news of the Red Army and the Red Army, and immediately responded to the Red Army's proposition of uniting to resist the Japanese Army.

Local powerful factions, such as Chen Jitang in Guangdong, Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi in Guangxi, were originally afraid that Chiang Kai-shek would make them Wang Jialie's second in the name of chasing and suppressing the Red Army. Seeing that the Red Army put forward the slogan of stopping the civil war and uniting to resist the war, and the Red Army also explained that it welcomed Chiang Kai-shek's national political axe to lead the national war of resistance, how could we not see that the Red Army's policy had changed? Immediately heard the song and knew the meaning of the song, and expressed his position at the first time, asking the national government to stop the civil war, start negotiations with all parties, discuss the country's affairs, and jointly promote the great cause of the War of Resistance.

There are also some stubborn guys who exclaim that the banditry is becoming more and more intense, and urge the authorities to step up the pursuit and suppression, and to recover Chengdu, the pearl of western Sichuan, as soon as possible.

To the surprise of the Chinese people, He Jian, who has always been known as a pioneer in [***], is extremely honest this time, and he has not made a sound. At this time, even celebrities from all walks of life in Changsha have understood that Chairman He has really suffered a big loss from the Red Army and is pretending to be a dead dog!

In the office of the chairman of the Nanjing Military Commission, He Yingqin, Chen Cheng, and other important members, as well as He Guoguang, Yang Yongtai, and Yan Daogang, were all reading today's newspapers. The room was quiet, save for the rustle of newspapers flipping, and the occasional hint of a living person.

Chiang Kai-shek's face was gloomy, his eyes swept over the bodies of these big men, and his eyes were a bit like gamblers who had lost a bet, as if he was looking to see who still had silver in his pocket, and he could borrow a little bit and let Lao Tzu turn over the book.

Seeing that none of the officers spoke, Chiang Kai-shek had no choice but to speak: "Let's talk about it, what should we do about the situation in front of us?" ”

No one took the initiative to speak, and the atmosphere in the room was dreary.

Chiang Kai-shek's eyes were fixed on everyone and he continued: "I have long said that if you want to resist the Japanese people, you must first suppress the bandits, and if you want to fight outside, you must first settle the inside. If the bandits are not eliminated, the country will have no peace. If the suppression of bandits fails, there will be no way to talk about resistance. This is good, but the red bandits are said to be strong, and now they have captured Chengdu. Xue Yue was incompetent and betrayed my trust. Liu Xiang was pedantic, and even let the red bandits succeed in a sneak attack, and repeatedly politely declined the kindness of the central government to help him suppress the bandits, purely ignorant of current affairs and regardless of the overall situation. If this continues, it will destroy the party and the country! Look at it, the red bandits now dare to appoint the mayor of Chengdu and the commander of the garrison, is this Chengdu still a dependency of our Republic of China? I am ashamed of the former prime minister and the people! ”

Chiang Kai-shek shed two tears as he spoke, Chen Cheng hurriedly stepped forward, took out a handkerchief and handed it over: "The principal is angry, the students are willing to fly to Yucheng, command all the armies to suppress the bandits, and solve problems for the principal." ”

Chiang Kai-shek wiped his tears: "Cixiu, I know your courage and talent. However, when it comes to the armies of all walks of life in Sichuan, you can't command it. ”

Chen Cheng had no choice but to walk back to his seat and sit down. In fact, Chen Cheng didn't really want to be the commander-in-chief of the bandits, he suffered a loss at the hands of the Red Army back then, so can he remember his surname for a long time? The problem is that I feel uncomfortable watching the principal, and I feel uncomfortable myself, so I can't help but want to share my worries for the principal.

Seeing that the committee rejected Chen Cheng's proposal, Yang Yongtai spoke: "Commissioner, don't be too sad, according to the humble position, our suppression of bandits in the previous stage was carried out according to the plan and steps. Although our army suffered a small loss, we got the whole province of Guizhou, and compared with the two, we are still the biggest winner. Now that the red bandits are flowing through Sichuan, they have just provided us with an excuse to enter Sichuan, and if they are handled properly, Sichuan will soon be truly unified by the central government. A few Guizhou tops in Sichuan, if you say something that shouldn't be said, we also have to thank the Zhumao Red Bandits! If they hadn't been in Sichuan, how could the central army have found such a good excuse to enter Sichuan? ”

He Guoguang saw that Chiang Kai-shek's face had improved, and then Yang Yongtai's words said: "Commission, what Chang Qing said makes sense. The western Sichuan Plain is known as the land of water and drought and abundance. After the Red Bandits occupy it, they will inevitably stay for a while, and even try to occupy it for a long time. This gives us the opportunity to encircle him. The strength of the red bandits is guerrilla in the mountains and forests, and when they reach the plains, they will not be able to fly to the sky, as long as we wave the army to surround them on all sides. ”

Chiang Kai-shek nodded, showing an approving look.

Seeing that the committee agreed with Yang Yongtai and his own statement, He Guoguang continued: "However, the trouble now is that the red bandits have put forward the slogan of unity and resistance and unity to the outside world, and they welcome the political axe to lead the whole country to resist the country. Is this a signal that the red bandits are willing to abandon the past policy of armed confrontation with the central government? I expect that soon they will issue a manifesto or a proclamation expounding this slogan, and we should carefully study and judge it when the time comes. Because this is a new problem, if we don't deal with it well, it will make all sides feel that the political axe is blindly fighting a civil war, and some local forces will also be separated from the central government. Please take a seat to consider. ”

He Yingqin spoke: "This is the Red Bandits' delaying tactics, and it is also the slogan of the Red Bandits to confuse the people. Resist, what to resist? Just rely on the few broken guns of the red bandits, dare to say that they are resistant? If they really resist, let them go to the northeast, where they are full of Yue himself, and I can guarantee that if they go, within three months, they will let Yue himself eat not even the bones left! ”

Yan Daogang thought for a while and said: "If the red bandits are willing to give up their ideas and accept the leadership of the commission, and the army accepts the [***] adaptation, it is also a solution. Surrendering without a fight has been the best policy since ancient times. ”

Chiang Kai-shek immediately stood up, pointed at Yan Daogang's nose and shouted in a thick Ningbo accent: "Stupid, stupid!" Will [***] surrender? What is the resistance? That was just a delaying tactic to cover people's ears, Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi, Chen Jitang and others, the reason why they responded immediately was to facilitate their reading skills! The reason why those so-called Mingzhuo progressives support it is because they are idle and panicked, and they wish there was a little excitement for them to join in the scene! Can you resist by [***]? When we exterminate the red bandits, the political axe will naturally consider resisting! ”

Yan Daogang was so frightened that he trembled, and quickly stood up and kept bowing, and kept saying: "Humble and stupid, please forgive your sins!" ”

Several people in the office were trembling with fear, for fear of saying the wrong thing and blaming them.

After Chiang Kai-shek finished his anger, he saw that several people were sitting upright, and none of them dared to speak, so he knew that his emotions were a little out of control, and said to Yan Daogang: "You sit down!" If the red bandits are really willing to accept the leadership of the political axe and reorganize the troops, it is not completely impossible, the problem is that [***] cannot do that. I know him too well. He wants to win time to recuperate under the banner of resistance, and come to fight with us again in the future when he grows stronger. For this kind of person, only by exterminating it can the world be peaceful. The comrades of the whole party must bear in mind this point and must not be fooled by his slogan! ”

Yan Daogang hurriedly stood up again, and said with sincere fear: "Thank you for the teachings, remember the humble position." ”

Chiang Kai-shek nodded, asked Yan Daogang to sit down, and then said: "The red bandits obviously used two hands, one is to attack and occupy Chengdu, seeking to rest and replenish in the western Sichuan Plain; On the other hand, they flaunted the banner of unity and resistance to the Chinese government, confusing the public, and trying to win the support of local forces and resist the central government's purging and suppression. We also have to stretch out two hands to deal with it, seven political and three military. Politically, since they want to negotiate and resist, we must take the initiative to launch a propaganda offensive to refute their fallacies one by one, and expose their true colors of wandering around and disrupting the state order. Militarily, it is necessary to step up deployment, not relax for a moment, mobilize large armies from all walks of life, and encircle and annihilate them on the western Sichuan Plain. Everyone discussed how the military should be arranged. Rhetoric, you say? ”

Chen Cheng saw that the principal clicked on him, and his heart was excited, so many people, the principal did not let He Yingqin say it first, but let himself say it first, this trust is nothing compared!

After sorting out his thoughts, Chen Cheng said slowly: "Principal, this Chengdu Plain is indeed a good battlefield for our army to annihilate the red bandits, but when the army is dispatched, it will inevitably be detected by the red bandits, and I am afraid that they will escape again like they did in the Jiangxi bandit area." Therefore, I have considered two options for the Principal's consideration. One plan is to take the 200,000 troops in the direction of Guizhou as the first road, and pursue them along the direction of Gulin, Yibin, Leshan, and Chengdu; The second route was mainly composed of the South Road troops of the Sichuan Army and the troops left behind in Yucheng, assembled in Luzhou and Yucheng, and attacked Chengdu along Neijiang and Ziyang; The enemy's third route is the main force of the Sichuan Army's North Road, strictly preventing Xu from rushing south to Chengdu and Zhu Mao, and the fourth route is formed by Hu Zong's southern Heyang Hucheng, attacking south of Shaanxi and Gannan to the south, and the main force of the Sichuan Army's North Sichuan Road is combined to attack Xu in front, and then attacking Chengdu after success; The Fifth Route diverted the Ma Jiajun from Qinghai and Gansu to the south to block the passage for the Red Bandits to flee north; On the sixth route, the Northeast Army, which was still in Hubei, was transported into Sichuan by Yangtze River ship, landed in Wanxian, and went straight to Mianyang and Deyang. In this way, the six-way army and the million-strong division made Zhu Mao crushed. ”

Seeing that everyone's eyes lit up when they heard this, Chen Cheng continued: "The second plan is to let the 200,000 troops from the direction of Guizhou enter Sichuan, cooperate with the Sichuan army to attack the Chengdu Plain, and force the red bandits to flee to the no-man's land in northwest Sichuan, Tibetan border and Qingnan, and let the snow-capped mountains and grasslands eliminate them for us, and our army can sit in Sichuan." ”

He Yingqin combed his hair with his fingers and said slowly: "The Chengdu Plain is the essence of the land of abundance, and once this million army passes, I don't know how long it will take to recover. Besides, this Yang Hucheng has gone to Sichuan, so will the red bandits in northern Shaanxi soon become big again? What's more, who knows what Zhang Hanqing is thinking now? It was clearly written in this newspaper that Liu Yimin, commander of the Chengdu garrison of the red bandits, openly said that if he were Zhang Hanqing, he would be so ashamed that he would get a rope and hang himself, so as not to be embarrassed by his life in the world. If Zhang Hanqing saw this passage, would he still fight the red bandits? What's more, Liu Yimin also said that the red bandits want to go north to resist, and whoever shoots at the red bandits is Han Annihilation. I see, this Zhang Hanqing will not go to Sichuan. If the estimation is good, he will soon come to the commission to ask for a protest. So, the rhetorical plan sounds very enjoyable, but in fact it doesn't work. ”

This He Yingqin does not really care about the people of Sichuan, let alone want to resist, and all Chinese know that he is a pro-Yue faction. However, He Yingqin is the most powerful, but he can't get along with Chen Cheng, as long as Chen Cheng says yes, he always has to seriously consider and carefully consider it, and never wants Chen Cheng to be beautiful. That's why he said that. But he was really right, and before the voice fell, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Zhang's call came in.

When Chiang Kai-shek answered the phone, his face was already covered with dark clouds, and regardless of the expressions of these dignitaries and staff, he directly ordered Yan Daogang to notify Dai Li to report for duty.

Dai Li, who arrived after a short time, lowered his hands and listened to the instructions of the commission. Chiang Kai-shek took the newspaper and threw it on Dai Li's face, asked him to take a good look at Liu Bandit Yimin's recent achievements, and roared and ordered him to take immediate measures against Liu Yimin, offering a reward of 100,000 oceans, no, 200,000 oceans, 500,000 oceans, and 1,000 oceans, and taking the head of the bandit Liu Yimin.

After the committee roared, Dai Li cautiously asked, is the reward of 1 million too high, and how much is the reward of Zhu Mao?

Chiang Kai-shek scolded Niang Xipi twice in a row, and reprimanded Dai Li again: "Liu Yimin is currently extremely harmful to the party and the state, and if this person is not eliminated, the plan to suppress bandits will not be able to make effective progress." He attacked Chengdu today, maybe tomorrow he will attack Yucheng and Wuhan, can you guarantee that he will not suddenly attack Nanjing? He must be eliminated immediately. If there is a mistake, it will be severely punished! ”

Dai Lisa walked away. Chiang Kai-shek finally sat down, picked up the boiled water on the table and just took a sip when one of the guards reported an urgent telegram.

Yan Daogang took the telegram and saw that it was Xue Yue's telegram, so he didn't dare to slack off, so he directly presented it to Chiang Kai-shek.

After reading the telegram, Chiang Kai-shek was silent, and only after a long time did he say hatefully: "Liu Xiang dared to send troops to deploy defenses along the Chishui River to block the passage of our army into Sichuan, and he also dared to shoot." Niang Xipi, it's a rebellion! ”

Several people looked at each other, not knowing how to respond. Also, just thinking about transferring the Northeast Army into Sichuan to suppress bandits, Zhang Xueliang called the committee to resist. This side was still planning how to cooperate with the Sichuan army to suppress the bandits, and the Sichuan army over there opened fire on the central army. How can this bandit be suppressed? If the problem between Liu Xiang and the Sichuan army is not solved, all the plans will become just talk on paper and useless.

He Guoguang saw that his face was so angry that his face was bruised, so he took the initiative to ask: "Commission, if I fly to Chongqing City tomorrow and meet Liu Fucheng directly for an interview, it may be more convenient than telegrams and phone calls." ”

Chiang Kai-shek's face was cloudy, and he said after a while: "The military situation is urgent, Xue Yue's troops are still freezing by the Chishui River, so you don't want to go tomorrow, pack up and leave immediately." When he saw Liu Xiang, he wanted to explain that he was powerful and asked him not to have other concerns, the central government supported him, and everything was focused on the overall situation of suppressing bandits. As for other cases, you can judge and report to me at my discretion. ”

After He Guoguang saluted, he went out and left, Chiang Kai-shek felt weak, so he asked He Yingqin, Chen Cheng, and Yang Yongtai to formulate a specific battle plan, and asked Yan Daogang to send someone to invite a doctor to come over, and then waved his hand to drive away everyone, and sat quietly alone, combing his thoughts that were as messy as a mess.

At this time, Liu Xiang was also sitting alone in the office, reading the newspaper in Yucheng.

A telegram from the magistrate of Pixian County had already been sent yesterday, but I didn't expect that this county magistrate really fulfilled his mission and met Liu Yimin, commander of the Chengdu garrison of the Gan bandits.

According to the report of the county magistrate of Pixian County, the Gan bandits maintained order in Chengdu and did not disturb the people or loot industrial and commercial enterprises. Now Chengdu society is very stable, and the citizens do not delay drinking tea and setting up the dragon gate array, which is very comfortable and comfortable.

The Gan bandits are well-armed and have a strong will to fight. The bandit leader Liu Yimin is extraordinarily heroic, Bai Chongxi, He Jian, and Xue Yue have all been planted in his hands, and he is eager to fight, threatening that the Sichuan army should have changed his command a long time ago, and he is very willing to command the Sichuan army out of Sichuan to resist.

Liu Xiang didn't take the arrogant threats of the bandit leader Liu Yimin to heart, the little hairy child, it is difficult to say whether the beard has grown or not, and he dares to threaten Lao Tzu. When Lao Tzu was carrying a gun to fight, I don't know if you would be able to feed? However, since this Liu Yimin can attack Gulin, occupy Yibin, Duole Mountain, and enter Chengdu, he is naturally not a coward, he must have a skill, otherwise where can there be so much luck!

It seems that the method of fighting to the death with the Gan bandits is really not advisable! Fortunately, the magistrate of Pixian County also obtained valuable information that the purpose of the Gan bandits was to go north to resist and that they were willing to negotiate with their own side. That's easy to do, as long as you can talk about it, it's better than fighting!

Looking at the newspapers, Liu Yimin openly said at the press conference that the civil war should be stopped, united to resist and unite with the outside world, and said that he welcomed the national political axe to lead the national war of resistance. Isn't this openly saying that you don't want to fight [***] anymore? That's a big change! It seems that the Gan bandits are not ordinary bandits, they are bandits with doctrines, regulations, strategies, and measures.

Xue Yue, this melon, is missing a string in his brain, and he is urging him to enter Sichuan by telegram after telegram. Good turtle son, just got rid of Wang Jialie, and put the knife on Lao Tzu's neck. If you want to enter the river, there is no door! Lao Tzu would rather negotiate with the Gan bandits and give them more money, guns, ammunition, and food, rather than let Xue Yue, the turtle son, enter Sichuan. Damn, who doesn't know that the Gan bandits will leave after a while, and you Xue Yue is here, Lao Tzu will have to go to Nanjing to sit on the cold bench. What do you think Lao Tzu should do?

Just now, Xue Yue sent another telegram, and his tone was full of threats. Grandma is a bear, Lao Tzu has more than 100 regiments of his own, what are you Xue Yue? Today, Lao Jiang uses you, you are the commander of the former enemy. Tomorrow, Lao Jiang doesn't need you, you won't be a ball. Dare to threaten Lao Tzu, provoke you, Lao Tzu let you in, and then block the back road, I see if you eliminate the Gan bandits or the Gan bandits eliminate you!

It seems that the negotiations with the Gan bandits must be carried out as soon as possible. The county magistrate of Pixian County cannot serve as a representative, and his status is indeed low, and it is difficult to enter the eyes of the red bandits. And who will be sent? Pan Wenhua and Wang Zhangxu, none of the leading soldiers can go, in case the Gan bandits tear their faces and come to attack, they have to continue, right? Let Fu Chang come over and discuss!

After Fu Chang arrived at Liu Xiang's temporary office, he first reported on the movement of the Sichuan army today, and the garrisons, security regiments, and officials around Chengdu were concentrating on Suining, Mianyang, and Maoxian, and no Red Army was found to be pursuing. However, the grain, cotton and other materials in the warehouses in various places did not have time to be transferred, so they had to be left to take care of them. If the Red Army had come, these things would have been captured by the Red Army.

Liu Xiang asked why it didn't burn?

Fu Chang said: "It's a pity to burn it, what if some counties don't go to the Red Army?" It's better to stay. ”

Liu Xiang asked what new trends the Gan bandits had?

Fu Chang reported: "It was preliminarily determined that the red bandits concentrated in Chengdu by two routes, occupying all the counties between Leshan and Chengdu, and advancing along Zigong and Ziyang all the way. The main forces of our army were not there, and the Red Army went to the counties without any obstruction. ”

Liu Xiang sighed: "Brother Zhenwu, it seems that the status of the county magistrate of Pixian County is too low, Li Hongkun has been captured, and the Gan bandits refuse to be represented by him." Who do you think is the right person to send to negotiate? ”

Fu Chang thought that no matter who he asked to negotiate, the key was to be willing to come up with the real thing. said to Liu Xiang: "Fu Cheng, there is one candidate, what do you think of Xian Ying, the commissioner of the eighth district?" He is in Mianyang, which is also close to Chengdu. And everyone knows that he is the old man you use, able to represent you. The key is that you have to empower him so that he can do the Lord. ”

Liu Xiang's eyes lit up, Xian Ying was indeed very suitable. At that moment, it was decided to appoint Xian Ying as the plenipotentiary representative, and immediately rushed to Chengdu to negotiate with the Gan bandits.

(To be continued)