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Chapter **0 Breaking the Cocoon and Flapping Wings to Dominate the Industry (1)

On May 31, 1933, the Sino-Japanese Armistice Agreement was signed by Xiong Bin and Okamura Ninji in Tanggu. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

The four major terms of the agreement are: first, the squadron is withdrawn to Yanqing, Changping, Yingying, Shunyi, Tongxian, Xianghe, Baodi, Linting Town, Ninghe, and the south of Lutai, and there shall be no challenges and disturbances; Second, the first army can use aircraft or other methods to inspect the retreat; Third, the *** army withdrew to the north of the Great Wall, did not cross the Yanqing Lutai line to attack, and automatically returned to the Great Wall line; Fourth, between the Great Wall Line and the Yanqing Lutai Line, the Chinese police will maintain law and order.

The smooth signing of the armistice agreement and its contents were made public the next day, causing an expected uproar in the country.

Wang Zhaoming, president of the state council, issued a statement to China and foreign countries, saying shamelessly that "the signing of the Tanggu Agreement is limited to military affairs, and does not involve military affairs, but partial détente, and does not hinder territorial sovereignty." He deliberately ignored the tragic fact that the Japanese army still occupied Shanhaiguan, Qinhuangdao, the Rehe area, and the entire northeast territory.

Wang Jingwei's opening of his mouth to tell nonsense immediately aroused strong criticism and anger from all walks of life across the country, and large-scale demonstrations took place in 17 cities, including Beiping, Shanghai, Wuhan, Guangzhou, Nanning, Hangzhou, and Shijiazhuang.

At the same time that the Nanjing government, which had been prepared for a long time, quickly launched a nationwide press control, it used newspapers and magazines controlled by pro-Japanese and compromise factions such as capitalists, compradors, and even traitors to launch a huge offensive, using the pretext of "peaceful development and maintenance of stability" and other grandiose excuses, clever words to turn black and white, whitewash the peace and sing praises, the police and gendarmes of various provinces and cities were dispatched to resolutely attack all the ***, and countless patriots and patriotic youths were arrested and imprisoned, "endangering social stability, spreading rumors and attacking the government, All the charges of slandering the central leadership, illegally organizing people who do not know the truth to attack government organs, and vainly attempting to subvert state power" have once again been detained.

On this critical juncture, Wan Fulin, Yu Xuezhong, Song Zheyuan, Shang Zhen, and other generals of various departments in North China, who were heavily armed, jointly issued a telegram to the whole country, denying that the North China armies opposed the signing of the Tanggu Agreement, believing that under the present circumstances, this was already the best condition for the conclusion of the treaty.

Wang Jingwei immediately issued a telegram on behalf of the Nanjing Nationalist Government, stating the "facts" of the Tanggu negotiations and saying that peaceful coexistence is the fundamental policy of the Nationalist Government and will not be affected by any opposition forces. "Central Daily" and "Republic of China Daily" took the lead in publishing long editorials on "restoring people's livelihood and developing the economy" and "stability above all else", and countless hesitant patriotic young people were lost in the fog of chaos.

In just two days, the demonstrations that spread across the country quickly died down under the "guidance" of high-pressure policies and mainstream activities.

On 3 June, the Nanjing government, which had thought that the situation had been effectively controlled, did not stop breathing, and a crisis that affected the whole army and shook China and the rest of the world suddenly broke out.

As early as the day after the Tanggu Agreement was signed, the three divisions of the 24th Army of the Central Army and the two main divisions of the 44th Army of the Hunan Army on the battlefield on the eastern front in North China were ordered by General He Yingqin, the supreme commander of the theater, to withdraw from the battlefield on the eastern front and go to Langfang and Baoding to rest and recuperate.

At 8 o'clock in the morning of 3 June, the day before he and Chairman Chiang signed the order to "mobilize the three main divisions of the 24 th Army to rush to the battlefields of Nanchang, Fuzhou, and Ganzhou in Jiangxi Province to suppress bandits," the three major generals of the 24 th Army, Xie Chi, commander of the 16 th Division, Xia Jian, commander of the 39 th Division, and Gu Changfeng, commander of the 44 th Division, suddenly announced to the outside world an important decision that surprised the whole country:

Due to the protracted war, the injuries and illnesses of the divisions, the overdue service, and the difficulties in supplying military supplies, the divisions took the opportunity of recuperation and agreed to the retirement of 26,000 officers of the three divisions who had made great contributions in the War to defend the homeland and defend the country, and to pay military salaries and pensions from now on, so as to send their comrades-in-arms off the barracks and return to their hometowns.

After the news came out, the whole country was in an uproar, and all the military and civilians could not accept this cruel decision, and they were unwilling to retire this heroic unit with outstanding achievements and great dignity and pride for the country and the people.

More than a dozen major news organizations, such as Ta Kung Pao, Bao Bao, and Shi Shibao, reacted quickly, and while reporting and analyzing with great sorrow, they loudly appealed to Generals Yin Jinan, Gu Changfeng, Xia Jian, and Xie Chi to carefully consider the current situation, the feelings of the people, and the infinite hopes carried by An Jiajun, and to retract their hasty decision to dismiss the veterans on the spot.

Military veterans Zhu Peide, Li Jishen, Jiang Guangding, Zhang Hongluan, He Yaozu, and others expressed their public opinions one after another, expressing deep sorrow over the decision of the officers and men of the three elite divisions of the 24th Army, the mainstay of the Anjia Army, to discharge them on the spot on a large scale, and calling on Chairman Chiang to immediately hold consultations with Generals An Yi and Yin Jinan to prevent the most combat-effective and disciplined meritorious units in the revolutionary army from "destroying their martial arts."

Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi of Guangxi then issued a telegram, in which they were "deeply shocked and regretful" by the decision of the three main divisions of the 24 th Army, and for the first time solemnly called on "General An Yi" to once again make prudent and proper considerations.

At 4:50 p.m. on June 3, the official residence of Chairman Lushan.

Chiang Kai-shek, who was pale, slammed the cup in his hand to the ground, and shouted at the frightened pale civil and military henchmen:

"Useless stuff! It's useless...... What did you do all day? Not only could I not stop the actions of the three bastards of the 24th Army, but I was told the truth everywhere, which put me in an extremely passive *** situation! Also, didn't He Yingqin and that Yin Jinan say that they had flown to Baoding and stopped it with all their might? Why did you still let more than 20,000 battle-hardened officers and soldiers calmly leave? Yes? Say! You're dumb......"

Yang Yongtai, Chen Lifu and other henchmen and Deng Wenyi, Wang Shihe and more than a dozen other confidants and generals stood in panic and stood with their heads down, and no one dared to take a step forward under Chiang Kai-shek's anger.

At this moment, Yang Yongtai couldn't care about the incompatible open and secret struggle between his political science department and his political opponent Chen Lifu's CC department, and quietly reached out and stabbed Chen Lifu's back.

Chen Lifu sighed slightly, pondered for a moment, and could only take a step forward: "Commission, the subordinates and others in this matter have unshirkable responsibility, and the North China Theater Command must also take responsibility, but the subordinates still believe that the key to this emergency is not Yin Jinan, Gu Changfeng, Xia Jian and Xie Chi and others, and the key to solving the problem is still on An Yi." ”

Without waiting for Chiang Kai-shek to speak, Yang Yongtai hurriedly stepped forward: "Commission, Brother Zu Yan is right, the key to this matter is still in An Yi, if the analysis is good, General An will definitely quickly express his position to the whole country, and he will definitely make the decision to retire the three main divisions of the 24th Army on the front line as part of the large-scale disarmament of the An Army, and the post predicts that as long as General An comes forward to explain, the whole people will understand him, and even praise him with great reluctance and regret, He praised the An Jia Army, which had made outstanding achievements in the battles of unifying the country and resisting foreign humiliation over the past few years.

"This large-scale decision to discharge the officers and men of the three elite divisions of the Anjia Army on the spot is the loss of the great cause of the Central Army, the central government and the commission, and the post is convinced that this is a premeditated incident, and the various meanings contained in it are very complicated, so I implore the commission to calm down the anger and make a proper response to this as soon as possible, otherwise, it is very likely to cause a huge crisis."

Chiang Kai-shek's heart suddenly became cold, his angry face instantly became extremely solemn, and he walked to the window with his hands behind his back, looking at the mountains and forests in the distance.

Chiang Kai-shek was not blind to the deep crisis that had emerged, and he knew that if this matter was not handled well, it would be taken advantage of by all the heroes of the country to set off wave after wave of *** storms, and then there would be military conflicts that affected the whole country, triggering wars everywhere that were difficult to extinguish.

And all this, will not let the initiator An Yi receive any moral reproach, the people of the whole country will only blindly believe in the An Jiajun that brought them victory and hope, not to mention that An Yi's 120,000 major disarmament has been highly praised by all walks of life in the army, especially the people in the southwest, and has won the understanding and support of the intellectual and industrial circles, and has also won the praise and support of many senior generals, including Chiang Kai-shek, An Yi will definitely say that the large-scale reduction of the 24th Army on the front line is the last part of the overall disarmament, No one can blame him or criticize him, because the Sino-Japanese armistice agreement has been signed, and the three divisions of the 24 th Army, which are extremely powerful in combat, have been withdrawn to the rear of North China.

Moreover, although the 24th Army nominally belonged to the Central Army and belonged to the Whampoa lineage that Chiang Kai-shek was proud of, most of the army's armaments and salaries since its formation were supported by An Yi out of his own pocket. Especially in the past six months, *** has not sent a penny to the 24th Army, but borrowed tens of millions from An Yi, and An Yi also paid 20 million out of his own pocket for the Anti-Japanese War, so the officers and men of the 24th Army only know that they are loyal to An Yi and only know that they are proud of being part of An Jiajun.

Under such circumstances, if *** and Chiang Kai-shek want to cross An Yi and give orders to the 24th Army, they will definitely hit a wall everywhere and have no effect. This is also the reason why He Yingqin and Yin Jinan could not stop it when they flew to the Baoding camp, if they forcibly stopped it, they would only be bored, and if the proud fierce generals of the three main divisions of the 24th Army were to rise up, I am afraid that it would cause a greater crisis.

…… The root cause of all these crises comes from his proud protégé An Yi, and An Yi, the number one general who used to obey his words, has now increased his strength sharply, and he seems to have deviated from morality.......

Chiang Kai-shek raised his head, let out a long sigh, waved his hand back, and motioned his henchmen to retreat: "This matter is over, don't make any more chickens and dogs, you go down to deal with the aftermath...... Chang Qing and Zu Yan stayed. ”

After the rest of the people withdrew in turn, Chen Lifu silently stepped forward, took out a cup from the cabinet on the side, poured more than half a cup of boiled water, and carefully sent it to Chiang Kai-shek's desk.

Yang Yongtai glanced at the flickering broken glass on the ground, silently walked to the desk, stood steadily, crossed his hands in front of his abdomen, closed his eyes and remained motionless, but his mind was spinning rapidly.

Chiang Kai-shek, who had calmed down, turned back and sat down slowly, picked up the cup to moisten his dry throat, pursed his lips and asked expressionlessly:

"Tell me, how are you going to deal with it?"

Chen Lifu glanced at Yang Yongtai, turned his head and quietly stared at the smooth desktop, and did not speak, this time he wants Yang Yongtai to take the lead, and he can't have any tricky things that need to bear great responsibility, all of which have to be faced by his Chen brothers, right?

Yang Yongtai sighed slightly: "Please make a high-profile statement to support the disarmament decision of the 24th Army, and then give high verbal praise to the officers and men who have left the army, and finally order the 24th Army, which has made great achievements in battle, to return to its original garrison and recuperate......"

Chiang Kai-shek's face was painful, he sighed to the sky, and said loudly: "Yes, Changqing will do it, I'm tired, take a rest......"