Section 4: Murder (6)
As for assassination, Zhuang Jihua rejected this practice in his heart, and in his education, assassination could not solve any problems except to cause trouble, so Zhuang Jihua never thought of using this method to deal with enemies in the open or in the dark. At this moment, he was not only a little dumbfounded when he suddenly heard that he had become the target of others, but he realized that assassination was an important and very effective means in his time.
After understanding the situation, Zhuang Jihua hurriedly said goodbye to Qian Dajun, he almost rushed into the office of the Intelligence Section, and even grabbed the office phone and dialed Jiang Xianyun's phone before he had time to say hello to He Jinhan, who was a little surprised.
"Wushan, have you moved those people?" Zhuang Jihua asked hurriedly.
"Not yet, I'm going to do it when the people they sent out come back." The voice of the phone was not very clear, and Jiang Xianyun's voice sounded a little hoarse.
"Don't touch them for the time being, spy on them, collect evidence, and remember that it must be sufficient and indistinguishable. I'll deal with it when I get back. Zhuang Jihua said.
"Why?" Jiang Xianyun asked.
"At the beginning of the reorganization, there were still doubts about the top and bottom of the Sichuan army, and arresting people at this time would not only cause ideological fluctuations among lower-level soldiers, but also cause resentment from people like Yu Peidi who originally supported us, which would be detrimental to future work." Zhuang Jihua explained simply.
"Well, okay, let's not move them yet." Jiang Xianyun replied.
"Loose on the outside and tight on the inside, they can't kill me, they may turn the target to you, you must strengthen the guards, don't act alone." Zhuang Jihua said with a solemn face.
"Understood, don't worry, I'll arrange it."
On the phone at the moment, Zhuang Jihua raised his eyes and saw He Zhenhan looking at him worriedly, and he smiled at He Zhenhan: "It's nothing, since ancient times, assassinations can only cause some panic, and they can't be a big deal." ”
He Zhenhan shook his head: "It's not a big deal, but I'm worried about your safety, 20,000 Sichuan troops, hundreds of officers, if one-tenth wants to kill you, that's 2,000 soldiers, dozens of officers, Cultural Revolution, you are my friend, I don't want you to have an accident." ”
Looking at He Jinhan's appearance, Zhuang Jihua was a little moved in his heart: "It's okay, Junshan, the assassination is a clear killing, can it still be done?" Rest assured. ”
He Jinhan thought about it and said, "Do you go out or only take Song Yunfei and Wu Ziniu?" Seeing Zhuang Jihua nodding, He Jinhan persuaded: "It's too few, although they are very skilled, but it is difficult for heroes to be wolves, so they will bring a few more guards when they go out in the future." ”
Zhuang Jihua laughed and said: "Well, don't worry, I won't joke with my own life, since God let Lao Tzu come to this world, then Lao Tzu will live a wonderful life, if you want to hack me, no way." ”
After the Xi'an Incident, He Jinhan did not listen to Zhuang Jihua's persuasion, and insisted on launching a military force to quell the chaos.
It was already dark, and when Zhuang Jihua walked into Chiang Kai-shek's office, he found that the office was full of several important generals of the headquarters, He Yingqin, commander of the party division, Zhang Zhizhong, chief of staff of the headquarters, director of the Political Department of the garrison headquarters and party representative of the party army, Shao Lizi, secretary general of Chiang Kai-shek, and Liao Zhongkai, political commissar of the military academy.
Seeing Zhuang Jihua come in, Chiang Kai-shek's angry face showed a little relief, Zhuang Jihua still saluted the commanders in accordance with the military regulations, and then said to Chiang Kai-shek:
"The student has just come back, and I heard that the principal is in distress, so I came here to ask for advice."
"Meet, you sit, I'm nothing, Jiang Xianyun reported that someone is going to attack you, is the road going well?" Chiang Kai-shek asked.
"Report to the principal, I heard from the head of the Qian regiment downstairs just now, I called Wushan in the intelligence department to ask about the situation,..., but I didn't meet a killer, I changed boats halfway, and I may miss it." Zhuang Jihua reported to Chiang Kai-shek what he had learned from Chiang Xianyun, his own disposition, and the reasons for taking such a disposition.
Chiang Kai-shek was quite satisfied, and he put a long line to catch big fish, and caught them all; The key is that this will not affect the overall situation of the reorganization, and Zhuang Jihua's disposal is correct.
"Cultural Revolution, you still have to be careful in the future, safety first." Liao Zhongkai said with concern.
"Thank you for your concern, the students remembered." Zhuang Jihua replied.
"What about your guards? Call in, I'll see you. Chiang Kai-shek asked.
"Yes." Zhuang Jihua called Song Yunfei and Wu Ziniu in, and the two were not nervous, these people had more or less contact with each other in the headquarters for so many months.
"Lieutenant Colonel Zhuang has a major mission, and now someone in the Sichuan army wants to assassinate him, your responsibility is to protect him, and there can be no accidents. Chiang Kai-shek said solemnly to Song Yunfei and Wu Ziniu.
"Yes, Commander, there will be no accident to the Commander, unless we die." Song Yunfei and Wu Ziniu replied in unison.
"Headmaster, it's okay, those people's brains are rusty, what's the use of killing me, kill me, the national political axe is just another person to preside over the reorganization." Zhuang Jihua couldn't figure out why these people were so stupid, they still had to do it if they killed him, so what was the use of killing him.
Director Zhou couldn't help but shake his head, Zhuang Jihua didn't know that since his "Countermeasures" was circulated, and then the facts proved that the vision of the "Countermeasures" was extremely accurate, Chiang Kai-shek and Liao Zhongkai successively proposed the reorganization of the army and the rectification of finances, indicating that the Whampoa Department was acting step by step in accordance with the strategy specified in the "Countermeasures", so he was regarded by some people as the sharpest knife in Chiang Kai-shek's hands, and was one of the important figures and core figures in the Whampoa Department, killing him was equivalent to breaking Chiang Kai-shek's wings and the tip of the knife, and some people were even already claiming, Zhuang Jihua is more powerful than He Yingqin. Now Zhuang Jihua doesn't have the consciousness of being the core, and he still sees himself as a student who has just left school, but think about it, he has indeed been out of school for less than a year.
"This is wrong, the Cultural Revolution, killing you can achieve many goals, first of all, you can destroy the reorganization; secondly, it is possible to hit the principal; Again, the commissar can be warned. Director Zhou reminded Zhuang Jihua that he had overlooked some things: "But your handling is still right, whether this is just the behavior of some officers in the Sichuan army, or whether someone else is interfering, these still need to be investigated." ”
"Director Zhou is right, others kill two birds with one stone, you should be vigilant. But during the Cultural Revolution, you were also quite clever, how did you remember to change ships halfway? Did you feel it beforehand? Zhang Zhizhong asked.
Zhuang Jihua looked at Song Yunfei and Wu Ziniu standing in the center of the room with some embarrassment, and wanted to put the "responsibility" on Wu Ziniu, Song Yunfei suddenly said: "Commander, there is nothing else, we will wait outside for the chief." ”
"Hmm." Chiang Kai-shek nodded and let them out. After they went out, Zhuang Jihua took out that reason again and prevaricated.
"Really?" Director Zhou felt that there was fraud in it, and Zhang Zhizhong and Chiang Kai-shek felt wrong when they thought about it afterwards, the boat ride was not only comfortable but also much faster, how could Zhuang Jihua ride a horse?
Liao Zhongkai is an honest man, he didn't think about it so much: "Thanks to Wu Ziniu's poor riding skills, otherwise he would ......." ”
He Yingqin said with a smile: "Political commissar, I'm afraid it's not Wu Ziniu who is not good at riding." ”
Liao Zhongkai looked at He Yingqin with some astonishment, and then looked at Zhuang Jihua who was twisting and pinching, suddenly realized, couldn't help laughing, and then everyone burst into laughter, Zhuang Jihua begged for mercy and said: "Chiefs, teachers, I admit that I am not good at riding, I want to play prestige, I was wrong, okay." ”
This laughter eased the already tense atmosphere in the room, and Chiang Kai-shek suppressed his smile and said pityingly: "You, you are always unexpected, even to avoid assassination. ”
Chiang Kai-shek's words set off another burst of laughter in the room, and Zhuang Jihua couldn't help but feel funny when he thought about it.
"Cultural Revolution, what do you think about this matter?" Liao Zhongkai asked after giving Zhuang Jihua a general introduction to the assassination of Chiang Kai-shek.
The situation introduced by Liao Zhongkai is basically the same as what Qian Dajun said, Zhuang Jihua thought about it and said: "The students think that it is appropriate to be quiet and not to move at this time. ”
He Yingqin asked, "How do you say this?" ”
"Whether this assassination was the initiative of the middle and lower-ranking officers of the Cantonese army or the instructions of the high-level, the students preferred the former; However, the students also believed that the top brass of the Yue Army knew about this, and the purpose of the top brass was that it would be best if they could kill the principal, and if they couldn't, they should give the principal a warning. Therefore, this matter must be handled carefully. Zhuang Jihua immediately said his judgment, he didn't think it was a good way to fight back immediately, but he couldn't say it directly.
Just now, Zhuang Jihua, who was in the intelligence department, took a quick look at the intelligence of the Guangdong army during this time. The whole of the Cantonese army was very dissatisfied with the reorganization of the army and the rectification of taxes, believing that it was aimed at them, and rumors circulated among the middle and low-ranking officers of the Cantonese army that a person from another province could not be allowed to occupy the position of commander of the Canton garrison. It's just that the Intelligence Section has not yet found the source of this rumor.
"You mean that's it?" Although Zhuang Jihua didn't say it directly, everyone still heard his voice, and He Yingqin asked coldly.
They had been arguing for a long time on this issue just now, He Yingqin and Director Zhou believed that Yang Jinlong's brigade should be disarmed immediately and the main messenger should be traced, Liao Zhongkai and Shao Lizi suggested that the military commission should investigate the matter, and Zhang Zhizhong advocated that Xu Chongzhi should come forward to find out the truth. Chiang Kai-shek hesitated. But no one expected that Zhuang Jihua would actually propose it. He Yingqin really wanted to tell him that this was not a child's house, and he could do it all over again.
Faced with this problem, Zhuang Jihua looked at Chiang Kai-shek with difficulty, and saw that Chiang Kai-shek's face was like frost, just staring at the table, and no one looked at it.
"The students suggested that the principal could hand over this incident to Liang Hongkai and ask him to investigate, and then talk to Minister Xu to clear up the misunderstanding." Zhuang Jihua gritted his teeth and continued to insist on his opinion.
"Give it to Liang Hongkai? Hmph, can you still find out? Shao Lizi snorted lightly, expressing dissatisfaction with Zhuang Jihua's attempt to make a big deal happen.
"Yang Jinlong is Liang Hongkai's subordinate, will he go to investigate carefully?" Director Zhou also thought that it was impossible, he believed that this was a good opportunity to expand the revolutionary forces, and that the assassination incident had already given the Whampoa Department the political initiative, and since this was the case, it was necessary to take the opportunity to attack and defeat the enemy.
"Of course he won't investigate carefully, he will turn big things into small things and small things." Zhang Zhizhong said.
"Principal, teachers, handing it over to Liang Hongkai is to make him a big thing a small thing, and a small thing." As soon as Zhuang Jihua said this, the anger on Chiang Kai-shek's face became even stronger.
(To be continued)