Chiang Kai-shek continued: "Although the equipment of the Northeast Army is very good, their combat effectiveness is not strong. These warlord troops, when they encounter a weak enemy, have high morale, and when they encounter a strong enemy, they will collapse at the first touch. At that time, Zhang Hanqing commanded 100,000 Northeast Army troops in Zhuozhou, with aircraft and artillery to help in the battle, and besieged Fu Zuoyi's helpless division with less than 10,000 people. Relying on the Northeast Army itself, they will definitely not be able to defeat the Soviet Army. What's more, before the war started, Zhang Hanqing, as the commander, had no momentum, not only did he call again and again, but even pulled Yan Xishan to persuade me to negotiate with the Soviets, how could such a Northeast Army defeat the Soviet Army? ”

Chiang Kai-shek snorted coldly and said: "Now that the Soviets are demanding the restoration of the 'Middle East Road' to the original state, do you want me Chiang Zhongzheng to hand over the Middle East Road that he Zhang Hanqing had just recaptured by force to the Soviets?" The only way now is to fight the Soviets first, and to make the Soviets suffer and pay some price, so that the Soviets will carefully understand how much they will have to pay to retake the 'Middle Road'. If they think they're paying too much, they'll come to us for a negotiation. ”

Speaking of this, Chiang Kai-shek frowned and said helplessly: "In order to have such a result, the Central Army must go to the Northeast to participate in the war, but Zhang Hanqing has an iron mouth and steel teeth, and he just does not agree with the Central Army to enter the Northeast." And once the Northeast Army uses its own strength to resist the Soviets, once defeated, even if the central government does not negotiate with the Soviets, he Zhang Hanqing is likely to negotiate with the Soviets alone, and such negotiations will inevitably be the 'alliance under the city' not only to lose power, but also to humiliate the country. ”

Regarding Zhang Xueliang's disagreement with the Central Army's entry into the Northeast, everyone in the room understood Zhang Xueliang's thoughts, that is, he was afraid that after the war, the Central Army would stay in the Northeast and not leave.

He has a very clear understanding of the various forces within the Northeast Army, and he also has a good impression of Zhang Xueliang, a hot-blooded young marshal, and he can understand how great the internal and external pressure Zhang Xueliang has to face at this time, and he does not think that the central government will completely take the Northeast now. In his view, the first task now is to first eliminate the Red Army of the GCD, then integrate the armed forces of various local forces, and finally to solve the problems of Northeast China, Xinjiang Province, Tibet Province, and Outer Mongolia. Zhang Qun decided to help Zhang Xueliang.

Zhang Qun looked at Chiang Kai-shek and said: "Just as the chairman of the committee said, if the Northeast Army is defeated by the Soviet army, or even if the Soviet army recaptures the 'Middle East Road', then even if the central government does not negotiate with the Soviet Union, Han Qing will have no choice but to negotiate with them, and it must be an 'alliance under the city', and this kind of situation is something none of us want to see." It's not just us, even Han Qing doesn't want to see it; The second situation is that Han Qing agrees that our Central Army will enter the northeast to participate in the war, even if it does not achieve an absolute victory, at least it will make the Soviet army pay a big price. If the Soviets are not willing to bear this price, they will negotiate directly with us, which is very likely. The clash that took place between us and the Soviets last year on the border between Inner and Outer Mongolia is very telling. Therefore, I suggest that we give Han Qing a guarantee, 'Once the border battle with the Soviet army is over, the Central Army will return to Guannai and will never be stationed in the northeast.'" ’”

Chiang Kai-shek's slightly closed eyes flashed, and he interrupted Zhang Qun's words and said, "Yue Jun's words are inappropriate!" The Central Army is the army of the National Axe, and the National Axe is the only legal political axe in China, and the army of the political axe has the right to be stationed anywhere in China's territory, and no one needs to agree to it, let alone make any guarantees. As soon as this case is opened, there will be endless troubles. ”

Although He Yingqin is a little upright, he is not pedantic, the reason why he just said that he should negotiate is that he is dissatisfied with Zhang Xueliang, and he also thinks that Chiang Kai-shek's words are right, that is, a battle must be fought. He Yingqin believes that it is impossible to completely defeat the Soviet army, but the squadron does not need to achieve an absolute military victory, as long as it resists one by one and continuously kills and injures the living forces of the Soviet army, it can force the Soviets to take the initiative to negotiate, and as long as the Soviets have to sit down and negotiate, it will be a huge victory for the central political axe. He believed that the Soviet Union did not have the energy to invade China now, and that their posture of a big war this time was actually to force the Chinese political axe to negotiate with them, but such negotiations would be more beneficial to their side. And he also thinks that Zhang Qun's words are extremely inappropriate, how can the dignified central political axe give a local force any guarantee!

He Yingqin looked at Chiang Kai-shek and said, "Chairman, I agree to fight a war with the Soviets. Moreover, we must not only keep an eye on the northeast, but also call Yan Xishan and Jin Shuren in Xinjiang Province, asking them to raise their vigilance and strictly prevent the Soviets from committing ghosts in Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang Province. As for Zhang Xueliang's disagreement with our Central Army's exit from the customs, he was afraid that the Central Army would not leave after the war, I would see if Xuezhu's troops would go to the Northeast, his troops were all local troops that had just been recruited, Zhang Xueliang would always rest assured. ”

He Chengjun said with a wry smile: "The chairman of the committee also has this meaning, and I also went to Zhang Xueliang for this, but he also disagreed, I think as long as it is a unit with the word "central", Zhang Xueliang will not agree." ”

Song Ziwen suddenly interjected: "Since Han Qing is unwilling for the Central Army to enter the Northeast, Yan Xishan's Jin Sui Army should always accept it." ”

He Yingqin shook his head and said: "Ziwen, this won't work, the combat effectiveness of the Jin Sui Army is not up to the Northeast Army, and it won't play much role if they go; Moreover, Yan Xishan, a rich man in Shanxi, has no benefits to send troops to the Northeast, how could he agree? Even if he really sent troops, his Jin Sui army would not give Zhang Xueliang the strength to fight, and it might be worse to have them. ”

Song Ziwen was unwilling and said: "Then simply let the Northwest Army go to the northeast, the Northwest Army can fight, let them fight with the Soviets, which can not only consume their strength, but also save the trouble of reorganizing them." ”

Song Ziwen's words made Chiang Kai-shek cry and laugh, his eldest brother is very capable in finance, and it can even be said that he is very good, since the diversion of Ninghan in 27 years, if Song Ziwen had not been running around to raise funds and manage the political axe finances, he would not have been able to change so many oceans to fight silver bullets, even the military spending of the Central Army would be difficult. Over the past year, he has been actively campaigning and negotiating with various Western powers to seek to take back tariff autonomy so that China will have the right to determine tariff rates and supervise tax collections. Others can't do all this, and this Ziwen is the only one among the Song brothers and sisters who makes him very satisfied. But Song Ziwen's military and political vision is far behind.

Chiang Kai-shek smiled slightly and said: "Ziwen, it is true that the Northwest Army can fight, but have you thought about it, Feng Huanzhang relied on the support of the Soviets back then to have the ability to restore the Northwest Army that was defeated by Zhang Zuolin and Yan Xishan." Now Feng Huanzhang is eager to hook up with the Soviets again, if the Northwest Army goes to the northeast, and their hundreds of thousands of troops are backed by Soviet Russia and supported by their weapons and equipment, it will not be like a tiger with wings. ”

Chiang Kai-shek said in an accentuated tone: "Hundreds of thousands of well-equipped Northwest Army are even more terrible than the Soviets!" ”

Chiang Kai-shek's words not only made Song Ziwen feel excited, but also several other people were taken aback, Feng Huanzhang had a history of uniting with the Soviets, and his position changed very quickly, and no one dared to guarantee that the Northwest Army would not join forces with the Soviets again when it arrived in the northeast. If this is the case, not to mention that the Soviets will regain the "Middle East Road", it is difficult to say whether Zhang Xueliang's Northeast Army can still gain a foothold in the Northeast.

The crowd talked for a long time, but they didn't come up with a solution. Chiang Kai-shek sighed secretly, and said helplessly to Zhang Qun and Song Ziwen: "Yue Jun, Ziwen, the two of you have a good personal relationship with Zhang Hanqing, you send him a telegram to persuade him, explain the stakes to him, and tell him that without the Central Army, the Northeast Army will not be able to defeat the Soviet Army." ”

Yan Dao, the chief of the guard, just pushed the door in and interrupted Chiang Kai-shek's words, and Chiang Kai-shek frowned slightly imperceptibly.

Yan Daogang reported: "Zhang Xueliang, the commander of the Northeast Frontier Defense, called. ”

Chiang Kai-shek sighed softly and said, "Read it." ”

"Chairman of the National People's Congress Jiang Junjian: It has been reported that the Soviet army has continued to increase its troops in Manchuria, Suifenhe, and other places recently, and its strength has now exceeded 60,000. Xueliang deeply hoped that the chairman of the NPC National Committee would quickly resolve the peace talks and finally resolve the northeast issue. In order to ensure the victory of the war in the northeast, Xueliang implored the chairman of the committee to order the Fourth Route Army to go out of the customs to help in the battle. I look forward to learning well! ”

Zhang Xueliang agreed with Song Zhewu's Fourth Route Army to go to the Northeast, which made the eyes of everyone who couldn't think about it brighten. To say that the Fourth Route Army is the leader of all the armies in the Guannai is an exaggeration, but it is not too much. He Yingqin did not think that Song Zhewu's Fourth Route Army was stronger than all the troops of the Central Army, and he believed that in the Central Army, Liu Zhi's First Army would never lose its combat effectiveness to the Fourth Route Army. However, He Yingqin also believes that except for a few troops, there are really not many troops that can catch up with the combat effectiveness of the Fourth Route Army. If the Fourth Route Army can go to the Northeast, he is still relieved, this is definitely a good choice.

Everyone who thought that the matter had been resolved, when they looked at Chiang Kai-shek again, they couldn't help but be stunned. I saw that Chiang Kai-shek not only did not have the slightest joy, but on the contrary, his face was gloomy and fearful. Everyone didn't know why for a while, but soon Yang Yongtai, He Yingqin, and Lin Wei, the few people who knew Chiang Kai-shek best, figured out what was going on, and Chiang Kai-shek suspected that Song Zhewu and Zhang Xueliang were colluding in private.

(To be continued)