Chapter 352: Xi'an Incident 4
"I also mean that you can't kill it, Chairman Jiang's current position is too important, and he was fighting with Brother Hucheng just now because of this issue." Zhang Xueliang and Mr. Zhou are also acquaintances, and when he heard that Mr. Zhou agreed with him, he said with joy. "My idea is that since Chairman Chiang agreed to promise to stop the civil war, in order to avoid further irritation of the Central Army, it is better to send Chairman Chiang back, after all, the voice of the main war faction in Nanjing is not small."
"What do you Commander Jiang think about this matter?" Yang Hucheng looked at Shao Lizi and Liu Lanbo, relatively speaking, Jiang Li's opinion is the most important, if he can pull Long with Jiang Li's support, even if Zhang Xueliang is against it, Yang Hucheng will dare to do it now. As Jiang Li's neighbor, Yang Hucheng knows more about Jiang Li than Nanjing, and I am afraid that he is the only one in the entire Republic of China who knows better how the Northwest Army has swelled at this time.
"Before we came, we had already exchanged opinions with Political Commissar Zhou, and we all thought that Chairman Jiang could not be killed now, but he could not let it go. Chairman Jiang has never been a big-bellied person, and now he has endless troubles after letting him go. Shao Lizi said with a slight smile.
"Why can't you let it go, now hundreds of thousands of Central Army are assembling along the Pinghan Road to Henan, ready to be stationed in Shaanxi at any time, and now if Chairman Jiang is not released, will it really be impossible to fight with the Central Army? If the Northwest Army and the Central Army start a war, I am afraid that the scale will be even larger than the last Central Plains War, which will take several years, and in the end it will be the Japanese who will be cheaper. Zhang Xueliang said in defense.
"The country cannot be without a king for a day, and it is impossible for Nanjing to be left unpresided over for too long, and Jiang Jiu should be detained. Nanjing will naturally promote new people. This is better than directly killing Chiang. At this time, the northwest could not incite the hatred of Nanjing. As for the Central Army, it wants to fight now. Then let them know if they are sure of victory. Without the certainty of victory, Nanjing would not dare to act rashly, and this civil war could not be fought. ”
Shao Lizi said in a firm tone, before coming here, the Northwest naturally analyzed the situation in the country at this time, and Jiang Li also personally explained it, and Shao Lizi also agreed with Jiang Li's overall view.
"So, Commander Jiang and I thought of going together. Commander Jiang was the vanguard of the entire Republic of China to resist Japan, whether it was the Battle of Mukden. Shanghai, the Great Wall, and the previous Battle of Suiyuan have all greatly publicized our Chinese ambition. Inspire the people. It is not an exaggeration to call Commander Jiang the first person in view of his prestige in the whole country, especially in the anti-Japanese resistance, and if Commander Jiang's Northwest Army openly supports him, even Chairman Jiang will have to think carefully and again. Hearing Shao Lizi's words, Yang Hucheng breathed a sigh of relief. As the saying goes, punishment is not heavy, and he and Zhang Xueliang's Northwest Army will inevitably lack confidence in Nanjing. But if Jiang Li's New Northwest Army is counted, it is almost invincible.
"Now the central government has bombed Shaanxi several times, and the people of Shaanxi have been injured by mistake, and I hope you can help one or two." Zhao Shoushan directly said what Yang Hucheng was not embarrassed to say. Hundreds of thousands of troops in Nanjing quickly assembled on the Pinghan line, and dozens of planes continued to bomb Sanyuan and Lintong. It has indeed brought a lot of pressure to Shaanxi. Although Shaanxi also has a few planes, it is still a few streets short of the air force of the Central Army. As early as the Great Wall of Resistance, Jiang Li's air force did not fall behind in the battle against the Japanese air group, and it was naturally not a problem to deal with the air force in Nanjing.
"What does Commander Jiang mean? It would not be a problem if Nanjing was always bombed like this. Mr. Zhou looked at Liu Lanbo and Shao Lizi. Liu Lanbo is not only a party member, but also one of Jiang Li's right-hand men. But Mr. Zhou has not seen Jiang Li until now, but through Liu Lanbo, he knows that Jiang Li is quite kind to the Red Army in northern Shaanxi, but after all, he can't make a decision on behalf of Jiang Li, right?
"Before coming, the commander explained that as long as Chairman Yang opened his mouth, the fighter formation in the northwest would naturally be able to enter Xi'an and shoot down all invading enemy planes." Liu Lanbo said.
"Haha, okay, Zhao Shoushan, use my name to immediately go and make a public telegram, and ask Commander Jiang to send a fighter formation to Xi'an." Yang Hucheng's spirit was lifted, after saying so much, he finally came to something practical, although he was also a little wary of Jiang Li's new Northwest Army before, but now that the matter has come to this, he can't care about it so much, the nation has reached such a moment, Yang Hucheng doesn't think that anything is more important than the unification of the War of Resistance, rather than letting Nanjing's power extend to Shaanxi, it is better to completely fall to Jiang Li. At least he has been dealing with Jiang Li for so long, and Yang Hucheng has more confidence in Jiang Li's personality.
"Yes, Chairman!" Zhao Shoushan saluted and trotted out.
Zhang Xueliang had a gloomy face, Shao Lizi and Liu Lanbo sent from the northwest had nothing to do with him, and the majesty of the past was naturally not needed. The addition of the Northwest Army did not change his mind of letting Chiang go. Now that these people have spoken out in unison, there is no need to continue arguing.
Yang Hucheng publicly telegraphed the Northwest Air Force to be stationed at Xi'an Airport, and Jiang Li also quickly responded, announcing his support for Zhang Yang's eight-point proposal to end the civil war and unanimously resist Japan. In less than two hours, the Northwest Air Force's battle half-plane formation appeared in the sky over Xi'an, and then landed at the airport one by one, announcing to the outside world that the Northwest Army headed by Jiang Li had officially intervened in this incident concerning the entire Republic of China.
The public statement in the northwest suddenly made the public opinion of the entire Republic of China boil again, and Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi quickly called for a public response, calling for unanimous resistance against Japan. The call for a unified anti-Japanese front in the entire Republic of China is also getting louder and louder. Even Nanjing's pressure is increasing. However, there were also radicals in Nanjing, and even regarded the Northwest Air Force's entry into Xi'an as a provocation to the central government. Therefore, under the strict order of Shangguan, dozens of planes reappeared in the sky over Shaanxi, and the fighters of the Northwest Air Force of the two squadrons also took off without hesitation to drive out the enemy planes, and the two sides engaged in a short air battle in the air, and finally two fighters and one bomber were shot down in the center. And the Northwest Air Force was likewise shot down one. The whole country was shocked by this air battle, and the Japanese hid behind and rejoiced.
It's just that this short and fierce air battle also made the arrogance of the main battle faction in Nanjing stop a lot, and after realizing that Jiang Li was still as tough as ever, it was not advisable to enter and start a war arrogantly. At this time, people with lofty ideals across the country are also running around, calling on Nanjing and the northwest not to go off the rails, and to do things that make relatives painful and sorrowful happy. Even in Nanjing, the Lords and factions are still not a minority. With the strong intervention of the Northwest Army, Nanjing's main battle faction was also shaken, after all, there was no certainty of victory. (To be continued.) )