Tianjin Concession, Li Shunde Hotel. In this most luxurious hotel in the north that is about to close down, it has actually received a big business in the past two days. The central government in Beijing has taken over the entire hotel and used it as the venue for the "Six-Party Talks on the Shanxi Issue." The six parties in this "six-party talks" are the Central G, the right wing of the Kuomintang, the left wing of the Kuomintang, the Young People's Party, the Jin Army, and the Northeast Army. Around 10 April, the negotiators of the six parties arrived in the Tianjin Concession, which was in an extremely depressed market, and the negotiations began immediately.

"Brother E, our youth army is going east this time, and it is definitely not that we are going to get along with your party. I am really dedicated to the country and the people, and I want to mediate the conflict between your party and General Baichuan's Jin army. This war...... To be honest, it is really unpopular, in the newspapers of all sizes in the south, people from all walks of life are calling for a ceasefire every day. I don't think it's as good as this, as far as the current Line of Actual Control is concerned, the north of Xinkou will return to the Central G, and the south will still belong to the Jin army. Such big guys have face and a way to live, don't you think? ”

It is the former youth party class, the "black-faced scholar" Zeng Qi Zeng Dacai. He is now sitting there in plain clothes, shaking a fan, talking eloquently, and pointing out the country with a smile.

"We, the Shanxi side, have absolutely no objection to this and are willing to cease fire immediately." Shanxi's deputy, Yan Xishan's general counselor, Zhao Daiwen, hurriedly echoed loudly.

These days, the middle G has finished resting, and the bandits in northern Jin and Taihang Mountain have also been suppressed by fortress tactics for the time being. So the Third Army on the front line of Xinkou has restarted the offensive. And it was even more aggressive than last month's offensive, especially with the use of heavy artillery regiments that had not been on the field before. According to Fu Zuoyi's report, it was a 15-centimeter-grade heavy howitzer, and the shell explosion was extremely powerful, and the main position of the Jin army's Nanhuaihua was almost razed to the ground in the past few days, and the casualties of the troops were extremely heavy...... And just yesterday, more than 10,000 soldiers of the Central G concentrated under the cover of heavy artillery to storm the main position in Nanhuaihua, and the position changed hands fifteen times in one day, and the G Army was barely repulsed and kept the position after fighting until late at night. However, the position fortifications and trenches are already in tatters, and it is estimated that they will not last long, and if a ceasefire can be achieved immediately, it will naturally be undesirable for the Jin army.

Zhou Elai smiled and waved his hand, Brother Mu Han, we are not busy discussing a ceasefire now, and we are not attacking Shanxi for the sake of turf, what our central government wants to do is to unify military orders and government orders, and only in this way can we truly put an end to the civil war. As long as General Yan Baichuan can find out his way and return to the right path, we will have reasonable arrangements for his future and the future of the entire Second Army, and we will never let you suffer."

"Oh, what do you want to arrange for the Jin army? Is it going to be the same as the National Army? Yang Yongtai, a representative of the right wing of the Kuomintang, said coldly.

"The Nationalists?" Deng Yanda, who had just attended the peace meeting from the Xinkou front, stood up suddenly, looking excited, General Feng Huanzhang is still the commander-in-chief of the Third Army and the minister of the army, unlike those local powerful factions who have been annexed by you, they have all been kicked into the reserve and sat on the cold bench."

In the face of the excited Deng Yanda, Yang Yongtai is still a smiling general, the current South China can develop step by step to the current prosperity, and it is indispensable to unify the military orders and government orders. Our Kuomintang is naturally very generous to the generals who take the initiative to respond to the unified military orders and government orders, but ...... For those who were defeated by us and had to join against their will, they naturally had to be thinner. After all, the annual income of our national government is only a billion fiat currency, and there are still many places to spend money. After saying this, Yang Yongtai glanced at Zhao Daiwen meaningfully.

Zhao Daiwen nodded lightly, and said with a wry smile, If our Jin army defects to Zhongg now, it will be defeated and will return, if we take refuge in Wuhan, will it be regarded as taking the initiative to respond to reunification? ”

The room was suddenly extremely quiet, everyone changed color slightly, and set their eyes on Zhou Elai, but Zhou Elai always remained calm** In no particular order, as long as Yan is willing to join the side of the central government, we welcome it at any time. Even if Yan doesn't want to join for the time being, it doesn't matter, we can still do it. It's just that now Yan has an attitude of rejecting people thousands of miles away, which really makes us feel cold. ”

"There is no doubt that Shanxi Province is under the jurisdiction of our central government in Beijing. Our central government has no intention of withdrawing Yan He's transfer of the Second Army to Jin. "Zhou Elai's expression is serious, but the army under the central government cannot enter the territory under its jurisdiction, but it is unheard of, we hope that the Yan and Jin armies will think carefully and clearly."

Zhou E's words have made clear the position of China G, that is, to insist on the central government to the localities, and will put it at the height of the central government. The central government, of course, has the right to send troops into any part of the territory under its jurisdiction, and whoever stops it is a rebel and is the main one responsible for starting a civil war

However, as soon as this position was announced, the atmosphere in the conference room quickly became quieter. Whether it is the youth army behind Zeng Qi, or the Northeast Army represented by Pan Fu, or the Jin army that is fighting a bloody battle with China and G, the big guys are all local...... Even Yang Yongtai, a representative of the Kuomintang who had claimed to be the Central Committee, was a little cold on his face, just gritting his teeth and nodding lightly. In his mind, Zhong G is now only talking about "righteousness" and not about the division of territory, and there must be no killer moves behind it. The tide of battle in Shanxi may soon take a turn for the worse

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"It looks like Zhong G will soon be in the mother's house."

When Yang Yongtai's telegram arrived in the conference room of the Wuhan Military Commission, the Kuomintang Military Commission was also holding an emergency meeting to discuss the situation in Shanxi. Chiang Kai-shek simply glanced at the telegram at a glance and easily came to a conclusion.

"Now the main force of the Jin army has been attracted to the first-line position of Xinkou by the Third Army to which the Central G belongs, and the first-line troops of Taiyuan and Niangziguan on the Eastern Front are empty. And the Fourth Route Army of the G Army is still in Zhengding, and they will not let go of this opportunity in vain. Looks...... Yan Xishan almost couldn't hold on. ”

Luo Yaoguo also picked up this telegram, turned it upside down as if he was looking at it, and sneered at his father-in-law, so it seems that the battle of Shanxi is almost over. Isn't it time for our troops to be dispatched as well? Although the territory of Jinnan is reserved for us, if we really let GCD swallow it in their stomachs and make them spit it out, it will be a lot of trouble. ”

In fact, the Nationalist ** Army has already completed the mobilization of two integrated divisions, and now all of them have entered the junction of Shanxi and Henan, and all the food and ammunition materials have been put in place. The battle front that should be launched has also been launched, and the presidium of the Central Committee of the Kuomintang has also passed a resolution authorizing the use of force in Jinnan, and the General Staff has also drawn up a battle plan, and for the Military Commission and the former enemy's commander-in-chief, He Yingqin, the rest is only the final order.

Chiang Kai-shek also seemed to be a little excited, he slapped the table Jinnan We want to get it, but Jinzhong ...... But you can't let it out casually like this, if G wants to swallow Taiyuan, I'm afraid that I will have to break a big tooth. In this section, Yan Baichuan, with our support, mobilized more than 100,000 people to build and strengthen the city defense day and night. Right now...... Taiyuan is already impregnable"

Chiang Kai-shek couldn't help but sneer as he spoke...... The Jin army's defensive battle is well fought, and this time it has been proved in Xinkou, since Xinkou can be defended, Taiyuan can't be defended? The terrain of Taiyuan is no less dangerous than Xinkou...... Let Army G gnaw slowly. Maybe after a year and a half, their three-year plan will be in vain. When the time comes, it will be much easier for us to unify, Brother Fuwen, don't you say? ”

Luo Yaoguo looked at the complacent Chiang Kai-shek, and said lightly, if the Jin army defends Taiyuan and the Chinese G can't attack it for a long time, will they adopt siege tactics? When the time comes...... How can we help the besieged Yan Xishan? If it is not done well, it will lead to an escalation of the war, which will lead to a full-scale civil war. ”

Chiang Kai-shek slowly stood up, walked to the military map hanging on the wall, and watched for a while with his hands behind his back to let the 11th Division advance to the areas of Fenyang County, Qi County, and Taigu County, the 1st Division was stationed in Shangdang and Linfen, and the 1st Aviation Division was stationed at Luoyang Airport. Wait until Zhong G breaks through the defense line of Niangzi Pass, let's do it. We'll talk about that later......"

He paced a few steps in the conference room with his hands behind his back, suddenly stopped, his eyes also looked out the window into the distance, and said coldly We are only afraid that we are only afraid of one mountain and two tigers, and in the end it is inevitable that there will be a war, this battle is not something you and I can stop, it is the rule of our country for thousands of years. Actually, you know this, I know it, and the whole country knows it......"

Luo Yaoguo looked at him quietly, as if he was discerning the meaning of Chiang Kai-shek's words, and finally smiled faintly, and his tone became serious, this day may not be avoided, but we must try our best to do it, right? No less words"

Chiang Kai-shek patted him on the shoulder. The two foxes, one big and one small, stared at the small with big eyes, and finally Chiang Kai-shek sighed and took a step at a time, if you really want to fight...... It doesn't have to be a full-scale civil war, maybe they touch it, and if they do, they will stop it. ”

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"Taiyuan...... Linfen ......"

In Yan Xishan's Taiyuan Governor's Office, the lights flickered this night, and in the study, Yan Xishan was standing in front of the newly hung map with his hands behind his back. The mouth kept chanting the two place names of "Taiyuan" and "Linfen".

Behind him, there stood an old man and a young man, two people dressed in long robes and dressed as scholars, one was Wu Peifu, the chief adviser of the Jin Army, and the other was Feng Zibing, director of the Kuomintang Central Party Affairs Investigation Bureau. The two of them didn't, they just looked at Yan Xishan quietly, as if waiting for him to make a final decision.

Half a day later, Yan Xishan turned around and sighed heavily, six divisions and eight brigades, more than 100,000 troops, five artillery regiments, more than 180 cannons, and ammunition and food were also sufficient. With so many people guarding a Taiyuan, everything should be foolproof, right? No less words"

Wu Peifu, who "absolutely foolproof" helped Yan Laoxi to serve as a military officer for more than a month, although his face was a little haggard, his spirit was too good.

Feng Zibing also smiled faintly, and a trace of flushing appeared on his pale face. It doesn't look like he's in the mood. It's just that Zhong G is about to be pressed by soldiers immediately, no matter how happy he is in his heart, this brow must always be twisted hard.

"As long as Taiyuan can be held, Jiang Jiegong and Minister Xie will always have a way to make the war start...... As long as there is a fight, it's easy to talk about......"

Wu Peifu also smiled Brother Baichuan, with the ability of the Jin army to defend, it is foolproof for more than 100,000 people to defend one Taiyuan. Moreover, the Kuomintang army will also advance to the area of Qi County and Taigu County, threatening the back of the siege troops in G, so this battle is sure to be won. If Zhong G is defeated under Taiyuan City, it will be impossible to hold the north and northwest of Shanxi, and the whole of Shanxi will still be the world of Brother Baichuan at that time. Maybe...... I can also take advantage of the victory to pursue and expand my territory."

Feng Zibing also smiled and echoed Daojiegong and said, this time the main thing to deal with is GCD, and our Kuomintang doesn't want an inch of territory. If the Central G can be destroyed, Suiyuan, Zhili, Chahar, Northern Shaanxi, Beijing and other places will give the Jin Army, the Northeast Army, and the Youth Army a point. When the time comes, if we change our banners and recognize the Wuhan Nationalist Government as the central government, everything will be fine. ”

Yan Xishan smiled, and frowned again, I, Yan, don't have such great ambitions, and I am satisfied if I can keep this one-third of an acre of land in Shanxi. But...... Wang Junhao and Zhang Hanqing, they all agreed? ”

Feng Zibing smiled and who didn't want to expand the territory? GCD has been able to dominate such a large territory in the past two years, isn't it relying on that little elite soldier? If you fight it all under the city of Taiyuan...... Who will sell their accounts? Isn't it time to rush up and carve up the territory? However, we in the Kuomintang can guarantee that we will never move that bit of turf, because GCD is our henchmen, as long as we can eliminate them, everything is easy to say. ”

Yan Xishan nodded first. Shaking his head again, these GCDs are hateful, and we Shanxi have not provoked them, and they have come to the door several times, is it really when our Jin army is a soft persimmon? Hmph, I, Yan Xishan, am going to have a good fight with them under Taiyuan City. Let the world see the backbone of our Shanxi soldiers"

Listening to the words of these three conversations, Chiang Kai-shek is obviously planning an anti-G and anti-people shocking conspiracy, it seems that the young army king is introspective, and Zhang Xueliang of the Northeast Army is also involved, it seems that these warlords are really mercenary, but it is also possible that Lao Chiang is fooling Yan Xishan to defend Taiyuan and consume the strength of GCD. However, Yan Xishan has no choice at this point, either defending in Taiyuan, or retreating to Linfen to survive. It's just that his hundreds of thousands of troops will never be able to survive on Jinnan, and it will inevitably have to eat the Kuomintang's food at that time, and in the end, it is estimated that he will be reorganized and dismissed. What if this Chiang Kai-shek really had big plans...... Maybe we can turn the tide on the other side. To be honest, there is also a certain fluke mentality in this.

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As soon as the "Prime Minister" Zhou Elai returned to the Tianjin Municipal Party Committee Building, he heard Xuanxia's father shouting with some excitement, and saw Xuanxia's father and Tianjin Municipal Party Secretary Li Whan, the two of them were hurrying to us, and Xuanxia's father was still holding a telegram in his hand and waving it vigorously.

"Good news" Xuanxia's father also ignored the people coming and going in the municipal party committee building, and shouted loudly Xinkou Dajie Niangzi Guan Dajie has just received an urgent telegram from the Central Revolutionary Military Commission, the Third Group Army has reached a breakthrough on the whole line today, captured all positions of the Jin army on the Xinkou front, and the remnants of the Jin army are now fleeing to Taiyuan in embarrassment In addition, the Fourth Route Army has also broken through the defense line of the Jin army in Niangziguan, and is now advancing along Zhengtai Road, the defenders of the Jin army are about to collapse, and now they are also fleeing in the direction of Taiyuan, we are about to win."

"Okay, this is the people's army that wins a hundred battles" Zhou E came to retreat and shouted, as long as the two openings of Niangzi Pass and Xinkou are opened, the army of Zhong G will soon be able to kill the city of Taiyuan, and the Jin army will most likely abandon the city and flee south. In this way, Jinbei and Jinzhong are all in hand, and this time the Shanxi crusade is finally a complete victory.

"Yes." Xuanxia's father nodded in agreement. Zhou Elai thought about it for a while and telegraphed to the Central Revolutionary Military Commission, suggesting that a general front committee of the Taiyuan Campaign be formed, with Comrade Zhang Guotao as the secretary of the general front committee, and Feng Yuxiang, Ye Ting, Xu Qian, and Chen Y as members. In addition, the General Front Committee of the Taiyuan Campaign must pay attention to grasping the policy toward the Kuomintang army and absolutely not fire the first shot. In addition, it is also necessary to actively mobilize the masses, vigorously carry out land reform, and establish a consolidated base area as soon as possible. ”

"And Gu Shunzhang's telegram." Xuanxia's father did not shout loudly this time, but handed the telegram to Zhou Elai. Zhou Elai took the telegram and looked at it, his thick eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he shook his head, seemingly a little disappointed, but his mood quickly recovered and called back to tell Gu Shunzhang that this was a special case and could not be dealt with as a traitor. After all, we arranged for someone to be with that person...... And she has already completed the task, even if she leaves the party. But we still need to keep in touch with her, and we need such a bridge now. ”

"Okay." Xuanxia's father nodded approvingly, the telegram was about Qu Ying...... He and Qu Ying's brother and sister are old acquaintances, and such an ending can only be evaluated with the word regret. However, it is clear that people are also going, and it is still the identity that the organization asks her to pick out, so it is indeed a special case.

"W. Han." Zhou Elai nodded to Li Whan next to Xuanxia's father, and said with a smile, I see that the concession in Tianjin is very depressed, have those imperialists fled? ”

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