Throughout the first half of 1929, students who had stayed in the Soviet Union continued to return to China through various means, which was the result of the joint exclusion of the CPSU and the Kuomintang.

At the same time, rumors of a brand new jet aircraft in China have also spread through various channels. Lin Changmin and Pan Hannian, who had just been sent over, said through various channels that this was the technology that Einstein had brought to the past. Based on the previous impression of China's backwardness, many people believe it.

But Chiang Kai-shek did not believe it, because long before the arrival of Einstein, some weapons were available in the Eighteenth Army.

However, this was a state secret after all, and Chiang Kai-shek not only did not expose this lie, but instead mobilized propaganda organs to publicize that the 18th Group Army was a feudal and backward army that would end sooner or later. All of a sudden, there were all kinds of rumors, and it was difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood.

Nanjing and Wuhan are not far away, whether it is Song Ziwen or Song Meiling, although they do not agree with Song Qingling's political views, they still come over from time to time to take a look. Hostility is hostility, but there are still some things that need to be coordinated.

Bai Chongxi's transfer is a great differentiation for the Gui family, although no one knows whether Bai Chongxi will practice with Li Zongren after stabilizing Xinjiang to make the Gui family stronger. But for the time being, Chiang Kai-shek lost the biggest elbow.

In April, Chiang Kai-shek transferred Tang Shengzhi to Nanjing to serve as president of the Military Senate of the Kuomintang government and commander-in-chief of the Fourth Route Army. Obviously it is a promotion, but in fact, it is secretly mixed with sand.

In June, Sun Yat-sen's coffin was moved from Beiping to Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Nanjing. Soong Ching-ling took more than 100 Wuhan government officials to the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, and the relationship between the Wuhan government and the Nanjing government eased.

In July, Zhang Xueliang proposed to revoke Soviet Russia's privileges in the northeast. The seizure of Soviet commercial establishments in Harbin and the beginning of work on the recovery of the Eastern Railway. In August, Stalin ordered Soviet troops to attack northeast along the Middle East Road. The Northeast Army was defeated. Zhang Xueliang was forced to sign a protocol at Boli to restore the Soviet Union's privileges on the Eastern Railway, and everything returned to square one.

Chiang Kai-shek made a huge mistake by not declaring war on the Soviet Union on behalf of the central government, nor giving any support, but leaving Zhang Xueliang alone to face the Soviet attack. and took advantage of the opportunity of Zhang Xueliang to leave Shanghai and go to Fengtian to command the battle. Took over Shanghai. The small warlords in Jiangsu and Zhejiang also fell to Chiang Kai-shek, and Chiang Kai-shek sent Cheng Qian and others to serve in Jiangsu and Anhui. The reason is that when the Nanjing government was established, it promised to protect the existing interests of various countries in China.

The Wuhan government has expressed its support. But there are several provinces in between, and nothing can be done.

Mao Shishan rushed back to Xinmin, believing that only by taking Suiyuan Mongolia could the Soviet Far Eastern Railway pose a threat, although it would not immediately weaken the Soviet Union's presence in the Far East. But it can play a huge role in wartime. So it was necessary to build at least three cavalry divisions. Three armored divisions and two air divisions.

On this basis, Yan Xishan and Fu Zuoyi should not move, they must take Henan first, because now Henan is just some small warlords, Zhang Xueliang has been hit hard, and he will definitely not give them shelter, Chiang Kai-shek has eaten such a large territory, and he needs to digest it. Henan is restless. There is no assistance. Li Dazhao and Chen Qingtong have filmed many people secretly sneaking into Henan for more than a year, and they have a good mass base.

And there are no successor immigrants. Even if Mongolia takes it, it will be difficult to hold. So Sichuan and Henan must be taken.

Zhang Chun and Mao Shishan rushed to Wuhan together. Because of such a large operation, the need for food needs to be assessed.

Wuhan.

Taking four provinces at the same time will definitely not be enough with the existing food, talent, and so on. Chen Hongshu confirmed this after calculations.

However, Zeng Simin proposed that the loot of the past, that is, a large number of rifles in the hands of the militia, and some cannons could be sold, and the Hanyang Industrial Zone could produce these guns and artillery shells. No silver and gold, only grain. Maybe be able to solve the problem.

So Wu Hao's External Relations Department, Zhang Ruoming and Lin Changmin of the Department of Industry and Commerce began to resell this batch of arms, and Song Qingling directly brought news to Song Ziwen.

Although the negotiations on arms reselling are secretive, in fact everyone knows about it.

There are three main directions for this batch of munitions, one is Li Zongren, one is Chiang Kai-shek, and the other is Zhang Xueliang.

The three of them all got the news that Hubei and Shaanxi had consumed a lot of grain due to natural disasters and transportation construction, and now there is not enough food, so they want food.

The militias in Hubei and Shaanxi began to be dismantled in large numbers. All the rifles and artillery made in Hanyang, Shanxi, and foreigners were concentrated in Xi'an and Wuhan.

Some of the reservists were transferred to Xiangyang and Hanzhong. Local garrison regiments were established only at the county level.

At the same time, a boat, a cartload of grain was brought in, and weapons were shipped out. Zhang Xueliang suffered from the defeat, so he bought the most. Li Zongren wanted to buy it, but Liangguang was not rich in his own grain. So minimal.

Chiang Kai-shek didn't care so much, he printed money to buy grain and buy weapons. And quickly expand the army.

He has now almost taken over almost all of Sun Chuanfang's territory in the past, and there are two more provinces, Hunan and Guangdong, both of which are rich lands. As long as it is consolidated, it will have the strength to compete for the world.

In October, the transaction was almost completed. It was also at this time that the US economic crisis erupted.

After World War I, the United States became the world's largest creditor, and the United States used this to form a world economic center centered on the dollar. The establishment of the status of the US dollar has led to a speculative frenzy in the US stock market, and "whoever wants to get rich, buy stocks" has become a mantra, and people are like obsessed with buying stocks, dreaming of becoming millionaires overnight.

The frenzied stock speculation has finally led to an economic catastrophe. Black Thursday is here, and the New York Stock Exchange stock price has fallen like an avalanche, people are hysterical about selling stocks, and the average price of the 50 major stocks has fallen by nearly 40%. Overnight, the "boom" was wiped out, and a full-blown financial crisis ensued: massive bank failures, bankruptcies, market depression, and a sharp decline in production; The number of unemployed has surged and people's living standards have plummeted; Agricultural prices have fallen, and many people are on the verge of bankruptcy.

Since the United States is actually the center of the world economy, this is bound to affect the whole world.

Lin Changmin has already sent personnel to various countries to prepare for the purchase of agricultural and mineral products, as well as the sale of food and daily necessities. Bartering is adopted. By the way, let's see if there are any people who can get back to China.

On October 15, Yang Hucheng's 23rd Army launched a surprise attack on Henan. These small warlords in Henan had long been trembling in the cracks, and as soon as the guns of the battle rang out, they fled to Shandong and Hebei to seek refuge in Shi Yousan and Han Fuqu.

Yang Hucheng had only one army, and after taking Henan, the defense area was wider, although there were Wuhan garrison divisions and Xinyang, Macheng, and Qichun garrison regiments. However, the guns and equipment in the Hanyang Industrial Zone were given priority to the Shaanxi armies, and the garrison regiment did not have enough guns and ammunition, and if it really fought, it would suffer heavy losses. Yang Hucheng had no choice but to garrison one division each in Zhengzhou, Luohe and Xinyang.

In Henan, in fact, many localities have organized peasant associations and established party organizations. Most of the small warlords were in the cities, so in fact Henan was the easiest to receive.

The Sichuan direction did not move because the party organizations did not infiltrate it. Zhou Bangxian, Wang Ruofei and others went to Sichuan to do these things.

Ulanfu and the others also went to the area of Bailing Temple to do the same thing. Suiyuan itself is the birthplace of Feng Yuxiang, and in the Guisui generation, the foundation is very good. All you need to do is drive away the ragtag army. The problem is in the Mongol kings in the direction of Mongolia.

The Hetao area is capable of restricted grazing and possible reclamation. And Inner Mongolia and Mongolia will definitely be resisted and revolted by the princes and living Buddhas. Not to mention the Soviet army and the Kulen Mongol army. What happened to Zhang Xueliang in the Northeast will also be encountered in Mongolia.

In November, Lu Zhonglin, who had been preparing for nearly a year, crossed the Yellow River, occupied Guisui, and drove those old friends to Fu Zuoyi's Rehe territory before stopping.

Lu Zhonglin and Fu Zuoyi have a good relationship, and the two sides have no intention of hostility. Shook hands and withdrew.

Lu Zhonglin left the infantry division in Guisui and led the cavalry division to sweep through Baotou to Bailing Temple, all the way to the Mongolian border. King Demuchuk Donrup fled to Silingrad without resistance.

Ye Ting led the 26th Army to storm Lanzhou, and the armored division, rocket regiment, and air division took turns to fight. Ma Hongkui had no choice but to surrender. However, Ye Ting imprisoned him and did not agree to his request to continue to lead troops and become a local governor. The defenders of Yinchuan also surrendered when they heard the news.

Bai Chongxi personally went to Lanzhou, and to pick up Ma Zhankui, he had to win the hearts of Ma Jiajun's people. Regardless of his assurance, Ma Bufang will no longer go out of Qinghai, and the Ma Jiajun in Xinjiang is no more than Wuwei. At this time, cannibalism is just a waste of national strength.

Mao Shishan agreed on behalf of the former enemy headquarters, but the border was not in Wuwei, but in Jiayuguan. Ye Ting and Zhang Guotao stayed in Lanzhou. Wulanfu, Xu Xiangqian, and Chen Changhao were transferred to Yinchuan and Lanzhou to form the second and third cavalry divisions. Both cavalry divisions were transferred to Bayannur.

More than 50,000 militia cadres and personnel of construction engineering companies from all over the country, who had already been concentrated in Hanzhong, headed for Lanzhou, and they wanted to rush to open the railway line that would go to Lanzhou first. Takeover of the silver mining area. The silver mining area is an old mining area, and hundreds of years of open-pit mining have been severely damaged, and it is very difficult to restore it. Li Siguang has been here before, and now that he suggests that this is the case, it is better to directly expand the scale of mining and carry out open-pit mining. After mining, it will be treated. It is not only gold and silver, but also copper.

Another mining team has already left for Baiyun Obo. Because Peking University professor Xu Bingchang and Swedish geographer Sven? The Northwest Scientific Expedition organized by He was intercepted at Northwest University, including Ding Daoheng, who had just discovered the Baiyun Obo iron ore. This group was forcibly brought back by the cavalry division. (To be continued......)