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Chapter 1181: Preemptive Strike (5)

9:30 p.m., Nanjing, He Mansion. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The hall was filled with smoke and the atmosphere was warm, He Yingqin, Wu Zhihui, Chen Gongbo, Dai Chuanxian, Zhang Qun, He Jinhan, Deng Wenyi, He Yingqin's niece and son-in-law, Gui Yongqing, the chief captain of the Central Teaching Brigade, and more than a dozen Whampoa generals gathered together, and the crusade strategy of dispatching troops and generals one by one was put forward by everyone for discussion.

Adjutant He Jiwu hurriedly came in, walked to He Yingqin's side, and bent down to say goodbye.

He Yingqin was deeply stunned, quickly stood up, and walked quickly to the door. As soon as they came to the door, they met the tall Feng Yuxiang, and everyone saw that Feng Yuxiang, who was wearing a black cotton robe, came uninvited, and they all stood up in surprise and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.

He Yingqin stretched out his hand and smiled a little embarrassedly: "Vice chairman, you ...... How did you get here? This...... Haha, it's okay, we are discussing the attack on the rebels in the northwest, and now with you, the vice chairman of the military committee, personally involved, the effect will be even better. ”

Feng Yuxiang frowned, waved his big hand, swept away He Yingqin's hand, and asked solemnly: "Minister He, for such an important military meeting, why didn't you notify me, the vice chairman who was appointed to temporarily take charge of the whole army, in advance?" Do you still have the Military Council in your eyes, and do you still have someone in me? ”

He Yingqin was speechless for a while, smiled a little awkwardly, and explained in a low voice:

"Actually...... Actually, this is not a formal military meeting, but everyone met unexpectedly, got together to discuss the current situation, and exchanged thoughts by the way......"

Feng Yuxiang glared: "So, may I ask who ordered the three divisions of Tongguan and Huayin to attack Xi'an without authorization?" Why didn't you notify me of such a big thing? ”

He Yingqin was taken aback, knowing that the order he gave without authorization could not keep it secret, and because of Feng Yuxiang's momentum, he could only introduce in a low voice:

"It's all sudden, and you can't miss it! When I received a telegram from General Feng Qinzai, all the members of the Standing Committee of the Central Military Commission were not around, and in desperation, I had no choice but to give an order to seize the fighter plane first. ”

The generals in front of the majestic Feng Yuxiang were silent one by one, Chen Gongbo and Dai Chuanxian, the two old fritters in the officialdom, saw that He Yingqin was too embarrassed, and hurriedly stepped forward to mediate and explain, and happily pulled Feng Yuxiang to the sofa in the middle and sat down.

Seeing this, He Yingqin let out a long breath and loudly ordered the guards to give Feng Yuxiang a cigarette and tea, he was worried that Feng Yuxiang would once again rely on the old man to ask loudly, which would affect the plan of the entire army to crusade against Xi'an, so he coughed and spoke first:

"Ladies and gentlemen, today is not a formal military and political meeting, it can be regarded as a meeting, hehe! Let me first say that the two thieves Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng are bold and openly collude with the gangsters to kidnap the leader, and they are undoubtedly declaring war on the central authorities. All of you are the pillars of the party-state, how to deal with it, please work together and express your opinions...... How about Mr. Gongbo and teach first? ”

Everyone looked at Chen Gongbo, and Zhang Qun saw that Chen Gongbo was still humble, so he also smiled and said: "Brother Gongbo is an outstanding theoretician of the party-state, and he must have high views!" ”

Chen Gongbo thought about it and coughed: "I think your greatest wish is to rescue Chairman Jiang as soon as possible, so I think that as long as it is conducive to rescuing Chairman Jiang, it is a good way, hehe!" ”

Chen Gongbo looked at Feng Yuxiang, who nodded slightly, and then glanced at He Yingqin, who had already discussed it in advance, and then turned to everyone and said haha:

"Huh...... Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng openly led their troops to mutiny and hijacked the commander of the whole army in the country, which is tolerable or unbearable, so ah, the explicit crusade proposed by General Jingzhi is undoubtedly very correct, and I think that it is indeed necessary to send a large army to surround Shaanxi, lest Zhang Hanqing take the chairman of the committee to blackmail the central government! ”

He Yingqin was extremely annoyed by the first few words of Chen Gongbo who had plotted to reach an agreement before the meeting, and after listening to the latter words, he knew Chen Gongbo's cleverness, and couldn't help but show a bright smile to Chen Gongbo.

Who knew that Chen Gongbo spoke again: "I secretly thought that for the sake of Chairman Jiang's safety, the army can only suppress the territory with heavy troops at present, and form a deterrent in momentum, and must not really fire, otherwise it is very likely that the jade will be burned, and then not only will Chairman Jiang not be rescued, but he will be harmed!" ”

There were a lot of echoing voices in the crowd, He Yingqin became annoyed again, and looked at Chen Gongbo with slanted eyes, I don't know why this number one cadre under Wang Jingwei suddenly found out that his conscience was worried about the safety of his political enemy Chiang Kai-shek?

Chen Gongbo didn't know, picked up the teacup and tasted the tea slowly.

Wu Zhihui spoke: "I agree with Mr. Gongbo's opinion, only when the army presses the border to form a deterrent, can we negotiate conditions with Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng, for the safety of Jiegong, I think appropriate compromises can be made." ”

Feng Yuxiang stood up and objected loudly: "The high opinion of the two gentlemen, forgive Feng someone for not agreeing!" Of course, your intentions are very good, but as long as you move troops, it is very likely that you will harm Kai-shek, what is Zhang Xueliang's character, as we all know, it is simply the character of the son of a gentleman, willful and impulsive, reckless! If we rush to press the border, the biggest possibility is that it will backfire, and even cause a large-scale civil war, in that case, the group of annoyed and angry Northeast Army Young Zhuang faction will definitely use Kai-shek to open a knife to sacrifice the flag, even if Kai-shek survives, it is likely to die in the fire of our own people, I don't know if you have thought about this? ”

Li Liejun's voice suddenly came from the door of the living room: "I support Brother Huanzhang's opinion, under the current situation, the Xi'an incident cannot be resolved by force." ”

Everyone looked at the door and saw that Li Liejun was followed by Song Meiling, Song Ziwen and Kong Xiangxi, and they all stood up and greeted politely.

Seeing that the situation was not right, He Yingqin finally relented and ordered his fourth brother, He Jiwu, to call all the Standing Committee members and members of the Military Commission in Beijing and immediately convene a formal military meeting to discuss whether to send troops to Xi'an to suppress the rebellion.

Half an hour later, members of the Standing Committee of the Central Military Commission and a number of members arrived one after another, and Chen Lifu, Chen Guofu, Dai Jitao, Chen Gongbo, Ye Chuling, Kong Xiangxi, Song Ziwen, and other civilian officials also attended the meeting as observers, sat around He Yingqin's living room, and began a serious discussion.

The discussion soon reached an impasse, and opinions were very different, and He Yingqin generously made a statement, strongly advocating an armed crusade against Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng, which was strongly opposed by Li Liejun and Feng Yuxiang. Song Ziwen and Kong Xiangxi questioned whether they wanted to save or harm the chairman if they sent troops? Cheng Qian ridiculed each other, saying that Zhang Yang couldn't tie up the chairman's vote, and our national government would have to obey them one by one, so where would the government lose face?

Dai Jitao raised the question of who should be in command if the army is dispatched, some people say that it should be under the command of He Yingqin, some people say that it should be Cheng Qian, chief of staff, and some people think that it should be Feng Yuxiang, vice chairman of the Military Commission.

In the end, Chen Lifu solemnly proposed that such a major event should be held at the Central Party Headquarters to hold a formal meeting.

As a result, a group of people rushed to the central party headquarters.

Song Meiling has been unable to sleep for a few days and nights since the incident, and she has long been exhausted, so she can't hold on at this time, so she can only return home to rest accompanied by Gong Qian.

This emergency meeting lasted several hours, and there were many opinions at the meeting, and no one could come up with a set of methods that could save Chiang Kai-shek from danger and turn the current situation around.

In the early hours of the morning, the energetic main battle faction gradually gained the upper hand, and the representatives of the Lixing Society, He Jinhan and Deng Wenyi, the head of the Central Organization Chen Lifu, and the governor of Jiangsu Province, Chen Guofu, slowly fell to He Yingqin.

As soon as the meeting dispersed, He Yingqin, who had ill intentions, immediately telegraphed the whole country in the name of the Nationalist Government and immediately began to conquer Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng.

Song Meiling woke up and learned of He Yingqin's call, she was furious and scolded, "He Jingzhi is not a thing!" He immediately called for the convening of the Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the Kuomintang and the Political Conference of the Central Committee.

As a result, many members of the Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee gathered again at the Dingjiaqiao Central Party Headquarters to hold a joint meeting to make a final decision on how to deal with the Xi'an incident.

At the meeting, those who supported He Yingqin shouted endlessly and strongly advocated sending troops, while those who advocated negotiations had the support of Soong Meiling and resolutely opposed the sending of troops on the grounds of Chiang Kai-shek's safety.

The two factions have-for-tat opinions and do not give in to each other.

Song Meiling was very afraid that Chiang Kai-shek would lose his life because of He Yingqin's ** crusade, so she suddenly walked in front of He Yingqin, put down her identity in front of everyone, and begged He Yingqin sadly:

"General Jingzhi, Zhang Hanqing and Yang Hucheng are only asking for resistance to Japan at present, there is nothing else to ask for, we can temporarily agree to their request, why do we have to make a big move and force the chairman to die? Even if you want to crusade, you must wait until you rescue the chairman of the committee before you take action, and you must not act rashly at this time. ”

He Yingqin stood up suddenly, with a resolute attitude: "Chairman Jiang is not only your husband, he is also the commander of the country. In order to maintain the prestige of the government, there is no choice but to crusade! ”

Song Meiling saw that He Yingqin was so unreasonable, so she was so angry that she asked loudly: "He Yingqin, you want to send troops to Xi'an, what kind of heart is An?" Want to replace it with Kai-shek? ”

When He Yingqin heard this, where could he still control it, and scolded Song Meiling loudly:

"What do you know as a woman? You only know how to save your husband, but you don't know if you have thought about it, if we don't use force to negotiate, but start negotiations with Zhang Yang, where is the prestige of the country? What is the law of the country? What should be done with those who will be effective in the future? National affairs, how can you allow a woman to interfere, you don't care about this matter! ”

Song Meiling was so sad and indignant that tears rained down for a while:

"You...... You have failed Mr. Jiang too much...... You wait and see, I want you, surnamed He, to see what a woman's family knows, or what do you, a stinky man, know......"

There was silence in the venue, and the Chen brothers, He Jinhan, Deng Wenyi and others looked at the poor Song Meiling, and they didn't feel good in their hearts, but for their own interests, they had already boarded He Yingqin's thief ship, and in the situation of riding a tiger, they actually adopted an indifferent attitude of watching from the sidelines.

Song Ziwen was so angry that his whole body trembled, and Kong Xiangxi stood up angrily and brushed his sleeves away.

Gong Qian in the back row hurriedly ran up, supported Song Meiling who was about to faint with Song Ziwen and others, turned her head to stare into He Yingqin's eyes, and said word by word:

"General He Yingqin, you will regret doing this!"

"Joke! Who are you to dare to talk to me like that? Come on, this is the highest meeting of the party and the state, send irrelevant people to me! He Yingqin raised his head and gave the order to clear the field with contempt. Gong Qian didn't get angry but laughed: "You don't need to send it, we will leave ourselves." ”

As the meeting continued, Soong Ziwen, Kong Xiangxi, and other members of the Central Committee who were resolutely opposed to the use of force for conquest were gone, and the main battle faction immediately gained the absolute upper hand, and He Yingqin, who had made up his mind, quickly made a resolute decision on the grounds that more than half of the members of the Central Committee agreed with him, and in the name of the Nanjing Central Government and the Central Committee of the Kuomintang, announced a formal "rebellion order" and appointed himself commander-in-chief of the "rebel army."

After the meeting dispersed, He Yingqin completely ignored the solemn warnings of Feng Yuxiang and others, who had been overhead, and urgently ordered the Central Army to quickly encircle Xi'an with an unshakable tough attitude, and ordered the air force stationed in Luoyang to send planes to bomb Xi'an.