"I can't agree to your participation in the negotiations," Huang Yin replied after hearing Zhuang Jihua's words: "The negotiators are decided by the state, and I personally can't change them at will." ”

Zhuang Jihua looked at the old and stubborn face, and couldn't wait to punch him to a pulp, the country's decision, the high-sounding reason, but he dared to agree if he asked him to negotiate alone.

"Chairman Huang, if you need to ask the chairman for a decision, you can ask Nanjing for instructions, but I think we can negotiate in private, and we don't need to alarm the principal and his old man." Zhuang Jihua's words were very tactful, but he was very tough and full of confidence inside, which surprised Huang Ying and his entourage.

He Yingqin's several refusals made Huang Ying very disgusted with the soldiers in Beiping, and the most hated of them was this Zhuang Jihua, who knew full well that it was this Zhuang Jihua who instigated He Yingqin to reject his proposal, resulting in his several requests being rejected, so that the dawn of peace was extinguished before it was lit.

"How can major state affairs be negotiated in private, and I can't accept it unless the chairman of the committee has an explicit order." Huang Yin was furious, and he didn't pretend to be a humble gentleman anymore: "You can report to the chairman of the committee, just say that I, Huang Yin, negotiated with Yu myself alone and betrayed the country, and ask him to remove me from the chairman's position, and you will talk about it!" ”

After finishing speaking, Huang Yin stood up and was about to brush his sleeves away, Yin Rugeng and Liu Shisun hurriedly came over to comfort: "Zhaogong, Zhaogong, rest your anger, stop your anger." ”

"Isn't General Zhuang fighting with one force? How do you also think about negotiations? After Huang Yan sat down again, Yin Rugeng turned to Zhuang Jihua and made a fuss, with a strong mockery in his tone.

"The negotiation with Yue Ben must take into account both the battlefield and the negotiation table," Zhuang Jihua still calmly talked in the face of Huang Yin's anger: "Any approach that only cares about one side will give Yue himself a chance, although I am the main battle, but I am not against negotiations, but what about you?" You must know that he is a dog, bullying the weak and afraid of the hard, and if he does not teach him a lesson, he will not honestly sit down and negotiate with us. Besides, aren't there also military representatives among the negotiators? ”

Liu Shisun really didn't want Huang Ying to leave like this, he was preparing to build a steamship company with his friends, and he very much hoped to get a loan from the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, and he knew that he had a very close relationship with Zhuang Jihua in contact with Zhang Jingjiang, so he didn't want to offend Zhuang Jihua and then affect his loan.

"Zhaogong, I think General Zhuang has some truth, and the next time I negotiate, I can let him participate as a military representative." Liu Shisun said.

Huang Yan didn't answer, but the look on his face had clearly indicated his attitude, Yin Rugeng glanced at Liu Shisun very dissatisfied: "Shisun, negotiation is a matter for the state, not anyone who wants to come can come, I don't agree." ”

Zhuang Jihua was silent for a while, he now knew that these people were determined not to let him participate in the negotiations, which strengthened his determination to participate in the negotiations from the other side.

In front of the beautiful house of Lushan Kuling, under the warm sunshine of May, Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Meiling stood together in front of the main building for the first time, two Mercedes-Benz slowly stopped in front of the building, and from the car got down an old man wearing a German uniform and full of gorgeous hair, behind him was an elderly woman with the same gorgeous hair, and he got out of the car Chiang Kai-shek immediately greeted him with a smile on his face.

"General Seckert, welcome to China."

Feng. Seckert, former commander-in-chief of the German Army and founder of the German Army, arrived in Shanghai in early May this year at Chiang Kai-shek's repeated requests, and after a stay in Shanghai for about ten days, arrived in Nanjing in mid-May. After seven or eight days in Nanjing, at the end of May, accompanied by Chiang Kai-shek's special envoy Zhu Jiahua, he went to Lushan to meet Chiang Kai-shek.

"Thank you very much for the invitation," Seckert calmly shook Chiang Kai-shek's hand: "I have always hoped to come to China to have a look, but it is only for physical reasons that I have not been able to do so until today." ”

Seckert's tone was very sincere, indeed he had wanted to come for a long time, of course he also knew the reason why Chiang Kai-shek invited him to come, the Sino-German military cooperation initiated by Colonel Bauer had now entered a period of stagnation, and Wei Caier, who succeeded Bauer, was increasingly criticized in the Nanjing political axe, and this accusation was mainly that Wei Caier was too rough with people, so that Chiang Kai-shek's officers could not stand it; The deeper reason was that Wei Caier failed to meet Nanjing's demand for German help in building a military industry.

When he returned to Germany, the embassy of the Nationalist Axe hinted to Seckert that Chiang Kai-shek would invite him to be a senior military adviser during his visit to China, but this was not the reason why he wanted to visit China. Even a few years ago, a young man from the East once gave him a strong desire to go to this ancient country to see why such an excellent soldier could appear in such a poor and weak country, and his understanding of modern warfare actually surpassed that of the vast majority of excellent German people.

"For reasons we are all aware of, I cannot accept the invitation of the senior military adviser for the time being, and I must obtain the consent of the German Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of Defense, and I ask for the understanding of His Excellency the Chairman of the Committee." As soon as Seckert sat down in the living room, he opened his mouth to refuse Chiang Kai-shek's invitation.

Chiang Kai-shek's disappointment was overflowing, his face became a little gloomy, and Song Meiling hurriedly spoke: "Of course, we can understand your decision, but the chairman hopes that you can feel our sincerity." ”

"Yes, I can feel it," Sekege nodded, "I felt this sincerity as soon as I set foot on Chinese soil, and to be honest, I was very interested in China, and many years ago, General Zhuang Jihua suggested that I come to China in my lifetime, and I accepted his advice." By the way, Your Excellency, I have heard that he is your student," Seckert said solemnly to Chiang Kai-shek, "I must congratulate you on having such an excellent student for you." There are few excellent soldiers like him even in the German [***] team. ”

Chiang Kai-shek and Song Meiling glanced at each other, not knowing why he suddenly mentioned that Zhuang Jihua was coming, Song Meiling smiled and asked, "General Seckert, you are very familiar with General Zhuang?" ”

Mrs. Seckert, who had been smiling at Seckert's side, interjected with a smile: "Oh, ma'am, Zhuang is a bad boy, and I'd rather my husband didn't know him." ”

Seckert laughed when he heard this: "Oh no, my dear, he is a sad child, at least better than Guderian. Then he said to Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Meiling, who were somewhat stunned: "Zhuang once made a bet with Guderian and Manstein that he could conquer the Maginot Line, so they set up a battle in the drawing-room, and as a result broke Mary's beloved porcelain vase, for which Mary almost declared him persona non grata." ”

Chiang Kai-shek smiled slightly, but before he could speak, Song Meiling preemptively asked, "So, which of them won." ”

"Naturally, Zhuang won," Seckert recalls the competition, and after the jury's conclusion, Manstein was so upset that he went to the Ardennes Forest at his own expense and never complained again. On the contrary, Guderian was very happy, and Zhuang Jihua's way of breaking through France was exactly the tank combat he advocated. But at this time, Seckert showed a regretful look: "It's a pity that Zhuang doesn't seem to want to be a soldier, when he decided to leave the army, Guderian and I repeatedly persuaded it to no avail, it's a pity, he is the most talented military general I have ever seen, and he is still so young." ”

"The Cultural Revolution has returned," Chiang Kai-shek rejoiced from the bottom of his heart: "He is now in Beiping." ”

As soon as Zhu Jiahua was halfway through the translation, Seckert smiled happily: "Great! I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect that he finally put on his military uniform again, and with him, the crisis in the north of your country should be able to be resolved. ”

"Yes, under the efforts of the Cultural Revolution, the situation in the north is changing for the better," Chiang Kai-shek's change in the battle of the Great Wall was also an unexpected surprise, which made him shake his determination again again: "However, China does not yet have the ability to confront Yuben head-on, the Chinese [***] team is too weak, the equipment is too poor, I hope to get the support of Germany." ”

Seckert hesitated, but in the end he did not dare to boast: "Mr. Chairman, I cannot promise you now, I have already explained the difficulty of this matter when I am visiting your country in a private capacity, I think you can write a letter to Chancellor Hitler, it is preferable..." ”

This is really a surprise, although there have been reports of Zhuang Jihua's close relationship with the new German chancellor before, but I didn't expect that the personal relationship would be so good. Chiang Kai-shek nodded his head to accept Seckert's suggestion, and then said to Seckert with some regret: "I originally wanted to invite you to visit the north, but the war in the north is delayed, and I consider your safety..." ”

Before he could finish speaking, Deng Wenyi quietly came in and handed him the two telegrams in his hand, and Chiang Kai-shek glared at him with some anger, it was rude in front of such an important foreign guest. But Deng Wenyi was unmoved, and Chiang Kai-shek received a telegram from Huang Ying, requesting to resign from his post as chairman of the Beiping Political Affairs Consolidation Committee, and no longer care about the negotiations; The other one was from Zhuang Jihua and asked to participate in the Sino-Chinese negotiations.

After reading the telegram, Chiang Kai-shek understood that Zhuang Jihua must not be worried about Huang Yin and wanted to participate in the negotiations, but Huang Yan did not want him to interfere in the negotiations at all because of the problems some time ago, and the two sides were deadlocked. Huang Yin simply asked to resign, the meaning is obvious, if you want Zhuang Jihua to participate, I will resign.

"It's a matter of the north again," Chiang Kai-shek said to Seckert with a wry smile: "That little friend of yours, my student, wants to participate in the Sino-Chinese negotiations, but the person who presides over the negotiations does not want him to participate, which is really difficult." ”

(To be continued)