Chapter 192: Xi'an Storm

However, Zhang Xuewu's plan still needs a certain degree of cooperation from the German authorities, because since 1935, the German political axe has begun to collect Jewish industries, and most of the rich Jews have already fled from Germany, as written in history, 80% of the Jews have no assets, and they are even more impoverished after being ransacked by the German political axe, and European countries do not welcome such poor people to their own countries, so most of the Jews in Germany are facing the point of having no way to go but waiting for death.

Undoubtedly, European countries are very realistic, Zhang Xuewu heard that a resettlement voucher in Europe has been sold for 20 kilograms of gold, money can no longer be used as exchange currency in this place, and the only hard currency is gold and jewelry.

Looking back at later generations, Zhang Xuewu really couldn't understand why Germany had given enough leniency policies to allow him to emigrate, but so many Jews stayed in Germany and waited to die? One point made Zhang Xuewu very incomprehensible, and now Zhang Xuewu knows the inside story, it turns out that Jewish immigration is based on money, which is basically the same principle in any era, rich people have long avoided it, and poor people without money may have to wait for death.

Now these poor people also have one more way out, Zhang Xuewu wants all the technicians, technicians, teachers, engineers, all kinds of scientific researchers, etc., and the policy of Rehe Chengde is so relaxed that it allows Jews to bring their families with them, and according to their contributions, they can be given different treatment, or enjoy a certain degree of policy inclination.

Zhang Xuewu didn't want to give the Jews the idea of statehood and all kinds of extensions, but Zhang Xuewu also knew that re-establishing the state in Jerusalem was the greatest wish of the Jews, but can this wish be realized even if history changes abruptly today? Zhang Xuewu didn't know, but he also realized that if he wanted to use Jews to serve himself, Zhang Xuewu knew that the biggest cake he painted was to give the Jews the dream of statehood.

However, to be able to support the Jewish power in the country, this is Zhang Xuewu's biggest criterion for dealing with Jewish affairs, 1935 is a very critical point in time for Zhang Xuewu, Germany's aid to China has reached the so-called limit, in fact, Zhang Xuewu's heart for the construction of the Rehe Army has been hard work, because in the country now Rehe has become a country's frontier.

However, in terms of Nanjing's political axe, except for Wang Jingwei, Chiang Kai-shek's impression of Zhang Xuewu was still relatively good, because Zhang Xuewu reported in a timely manner no matter what the big or small things were, and Chiang Kai-shek was very satisfied with Zhang Xuewu's timely report, but the achievements of the Northeast Army that were transferred to northern Shaanxi to suppress bandits made Chiang Kai-shek very annoyed.

Although Zhang Xueliang avoided the crisis of the Rehe Battle in 1933, Zhang Xueliang did not seem to be satisfied with this, the key is that the salary and ordnance of the Northeast Army have been restricted by the Nanjing Supreme Military Commission and the Ministry of Military Affairs, Zhang Shaoshuai, who has never known how much money he has, can be said to be very difficult at this moment, and the Nanjing political axe reorganized the Northeast Army into four A armies, so that the Northeast Army has reduced more than 30,000 people, and the Northeast Army's provincial defense brigade and reclamation troops left in the Northeast have almost been lost. If it weren't for Rehe and Zhang Xuewu to help with arms and ordnance, I'm afraid Zhang Xueliang wouldn't even be able to stabilize these four armies.

However, the three armies of the Northeast Army in Shaanxi have almost become bandits and aiders, Zhang Xuewu has been paying attention to Zhang Xueliang's various signs of activities, in fact, many inevitable results in history, Zhang Xuewu can not interfere even if he wants to, because even in the Double 12 Incident in history, the Soviet Union and its Comintern firmly advocated that the only legitimate political axe of China is recognized as the Republic of China, and the only leader is only Chiang Kai-shek, and only Chiang Kai-shek can lead the Chinese resistance, and no one can change one point. So if Zhang Xueliang launches the Double 12 Incident, Zhang Xueliang will definitely become a loner at home and abroad, what position will he be in at that time?

Zhang Xuewu actually prepared a variety of plans, the first is to send the falcons and sharp blades in his special paratrooper commando team to Xi'an to rescue, the second is to march into Shanxi to clean up Yan Xishan, and then leave Zhang Zuoxiang's army in Shanhaiguan directly disarmed, and directly enter Shaanxi with three routes, quickly break into Xi'an with heavy troops and armored troops, and cooperate with special paratroopers to carry out a surprise rescue.

However, Zhang Xuewu can only say that he doesn't care about what Zhang Xueliang did, in fact, Zhang Xueliang's surname is not allowed Zhang Xuewu to give him advice or irresponsible remarks about his key surname.

In 1936, Zhang Xuewu was competing for the last time with himself, because his Kwantung Army already had 42 first-class divisions, and in addition to the 22 mobilization divisions in China, there were also nearly 20 divisions and regiments in reserve, so it can be said that he had carried out first-level mobilization of international standards.

For Zhang Xuewu, he said that his large-scale incitement in the country is actually the eve of preparing to launch, there is never a so-called justice or injustice, only interests are the true meaning of war, and soldiers squander their blood for the country and the nation to strive for greater living space and occupy and plunder more resources, which is also the value of the existence of soldiers. The principle of survival of the fittest is more applicable to the international law of national survival.

When Zhang Xuewu cut the ribbon for the completion of the seventh 50,000-ton blast furnace newly built in Baotou Iron and Steel Plant, the Ministry of Intelligence made a detailed report on the situation of the Northeast Army in Shaanxi, and Zhang Xuewu felt a headache for this report, because the information he could get was probably put on Chiang Kai-shek's desk long ago, and Zhang Xueliang's actions Zhang Xuewu thought that it was more to express his dissatisfaction with the Nanjing political axe, and the Northeast Army's military salary problem had been completely wiped out in repeated battles and the 115th Division and the 120th Division, The 129th Division, the Northeast Army was withdrawn from the number of three divisions at once, and no one could be happy, and it was normal to lose the battle, but the number of the unit was withdrawn was a big problem.

Chiang Kai-shek, who was located in Nanjing, was very dissatisfied with the fact that the Northeast Army had no record in suppressing the Communists in the northwest and that there were signs of collusion with the Communists from all quarters, so he secretly sent Wei Lihuang to the post of commander-in-chief of the Northwest Suppression.

In December 1936, Chiang Kai-shek was ready to go to Xi'an to personally suppress the formation, and Chiang Kai-shek seemed to attach great importance to the final blow of the bandits, but before leaving, He Yingqin unexpectedly made a statement, thinking that Zhang Xueliang was already very unreliable, and suggested that he transfer Zhang Xuewu's department to Shaanxi to suppress the bandits, but Chiang Kai-shek trusted Zhang Xueliang quite a lot, thinking that he was just deceived by the annihilation, but only because he was "shrewd in small things, and uncertain," and there was no other problem.

However, Chiang Kai-shek finally made two preparations, calling Chen Cheng, Wei Lihuang, Jiang Dingwen, Zhu Shaoliang, Chen Jiji, Chen Tiaoyuan, and more than a dozen divisions of the 25th Army, including the Ministry of Military Affairs, to advance westward along the Longhai Road, and made plans to replace the Northeast Army and the 17th Route Army, but changing generals in battle was a taboo for soldiers, and Chiang Kai-shek was not sure about his command of the Northeast Army, so he hesitated. Chiang Kai-shek was not in a hurry to start a war with Yue himself at the moment, because the time was not yet ripe, and the reorganization plan of the 60 divisions in China had only been completed by less than 10 divisions, and the rest of the divisions were still within the scope of consolidation.

In Chiang Kai-shek's view, China is still far from having the strength to turn against himself, first of all, the ammunition and weapons hoarded in China are not enough to supply 20 German armor divisions for two months, and a large part of the weapons and ammunition produced by the Baotou Arsenal in Suiyuan have been transported to Nanjing for storage, and two of the three heavy artillery brigades to which the Rehe Army belonged are stationed near Nanjing, and Chiang Kai-shek still has great trust in this unit to which the Supreme Military Council nominally belongs.

For the Northeast Army and the 17th Route Army, which were unfavorable to suppress bandits, Chiang Kai-shek first separately summoned the officers above the division level of the Northeast Army and the 17th Route Army, but did not summon Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng.

Subsequently, Chiang Kai-shek arranged the so-called secret leak of the edict, but the leak of the edict was not announced in a formal way, in fact, Chiang Kai-shek wanted to give Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng one last chance.

Zhang Xueliang, who was suspicious, got this news and had a secret meeting with Yang Hucheng, and Yang Hucheng suggested that it was better to detain Jiang by arms according to his previous proposal, and coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes! Forced Jiang to resist!

On the [***] side, Ye Jianying and Liu Ding reported to Zhou Enlai Zhang Xueliang's anxiety and uneasiness, and specifically analyzed the situation in the northwest.

After crying with Jiang several times to no avail, and being ordered to make a decision to suppress the Communist Party within three days, otherwise the Northeast Army and the 17th Route Army would be transferred from the northwest, Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng decided to launch a military admonition!

At the time of the outbreak of the Double 12 Incident, Song Meiling, who was attending a dinner party in Shanghai, suddenly became unprovoked, broke the red wine glass by mistake, and the bright red wine splashed everywhere, Song Meiling hurriedly recruited Song Ziwen to study countermeasures, and sent a secret telegram to Zhang Xuewu to ask about his attitude and position, after all, Zhang Xuewu held the most elite troops of the National Revolutionary Army in his hands.

In the early morning, after the restless Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng learned of the capture of Chiang Kai-shek and the detention of Chen Cheng and other important officials, they immediately breathed a long sigh of relief, and immediately got in touch with the [***] side, but there were also debates and different opinions within the [***] side, especially the domestic and international aspects.

Zhang Xueliang also sent a telegram to Zhang Xuewu at the first time, but did not get a response, Zhang Xuewu who received Zhang Xueliang's telegram is actually dispatching troops, because the Double 12 Incident is very important, Chiang Kai-shek must not die, since history has restored its original track, then it must not be allowed to deviate easily, because the butterfly effect brought about by the great changes in history has made Zhang Xuewu suffer.

Zhang Xuewu transferred three divisions of troops plus a mechanized brigade and an artillery division of a heavy artillery brigade to assemble in Shanxi to stand by, false road to destroy Yu is one of Zhang Xuewu's plans, for the history of Zhang Xueliang is not a party member dispute, in fact, Zhang Xuewu does not care, because he remembers that the data of later generations show that the Comintern at that time was clearly opposed to Zhang Xueliang joining the party, but the [***] side still insisted on preparing to develop him as a party member, But a lot of these things can only be explained by those who have witnessed them.

The central officials who were imprisoned in the Xijing Guest House during the Double 12 Incident were also worried about Nanjing, and Zhang Xueliang wanted to meet Chiang Kai-shek, but Chiang Kai-shek refused to allow it, so he had to stand outside the door and leave gloomily.

The outbreak of a large-scale civil war in China was very much in line with the interests of the people, and in order to obtain the greatest benefits, the cabinet of Hirota Hiroki decided to clear up the relationship, and it was better to sit on the wall and watch the war.

After the Double 12 Incident, which shocked China and the rest of the world, an enlarged meeting of the Politburo was held to discuss countermeasures, and the meeting decided to unequivocally support the patriotic actions of Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng. Despite the "call back from Moscow" after the meeting, the Central Committee adhered to the established policy after studying.

The Soviet side said that the Xi'an incident was like the Liangguang Incident, which was conducive to a large-scale offensive by Zhang Xueliang, and that Zhang Xueliang's behavior was brewing a large-scale separatist civil war and weakening China's resistance to the Soviet Union, which was a speculative act. At the same time, Yan Xishan also sent a "five-hu" telegram condemning Zhang Xueliang, and the situation in Xi'an became even more isolated.

Moreover, Zhang Xuewu also sent a telegram asking Zhang Xueliang to release Chiang Kai-shek, and Zhang Xuewu also sent a secret telegram to Zhang Xueliang, informing him that his so-called Northwest United Plan did not have the support of the Soviet Union at all, and it was just wishful thinking of some people in China.

The mediation envoy Duan Na had just arrived in Xi'an, and after learning about Chiang Kai-shek's well-being, he immediately called back to Nanjing. In Nanjing, He Yingqin suddenly wanted to put Song Meiling under house arrest by force in the name of protecting his wife, and resolved the crisis with Dai Li's timely rescue.

In Zhang Xuewu's view, if Chiang Kai-shek did not do everything possible to drive out the Red Army troops and let the forces of the Central Army infiltrate into the localities, if the Red Army could stand on its feet in Jiangxi instead of going to the northwest, if it was not the Northeast Army but the main force of the Central Army that was transferred to the northwest to suppress bandits, if there was no change in the united front policy during the Seventh National Congress of the Communist Party of China, [***] would still be an unpopular loner, and if the contradiction between Chiang Kai-shek and Zhang Xueliang was not so intense, then perhaps the Double 12 Incident would not have broken out.

Zhang Xuewu also thought about preventing the Double 12 Incident, but because the construction of Rehe, Chahar, and Suiyuan was too busy, and Zhang Xuewu also knew that even if he said it, Zhang Xueliang might not be able to listen.

The Double 12 Incident has its inevitable and accidental surnames, but Zhang Xueliang never expected that his cousin Zhang Xuewu would not support him? Because at the beginning of the incident, Zhang Xueliang was still deliberately guarding against Zhang Xuewu, and at this point, Zhang Xueliang's approach was extremely contradictory.

In Zhang Xueliang's view, under such a major event, Zhang Xuewu will definitely stand on the same front as him, because he is detaining Chiang Kai-shek, and Chiang Kai-shek will definitely not trust Zhang Xuewu who has a heavy army in the future, so it is natural that Zhang Xuewu will stand with him.

All of a sudden, Zhang Xueliang suddenly found that he and Yang Hucheng had become alone? The voice of national condemnation is like a sea, but what shocked Zhang Xueliang the most was the large editorial of the Soviet Pravda? Is it a big denunciation of his own behavior? So is it still possible to fulfill the promise of [***]?

Zhang Xueliang, who was facing the pressure of heavy troops, immediately sent a telegram to warn He Yingqin not to act recklessly. In order to resolve the incident peacefully, Zhang Xueliang decided to invite [***] to come to negotiate, so on December 17, Zhou Enlai led a [***] delegation to Xi'an.

At the same time, after Song Ziwen arrived in Xi'an in a private capacity, he immediately met with Chiang Kai-shek, handed over Soong Meiling's letter, and promised Zhang Xueliang to let Soong Meiling go to Xi'an for negotiations as soon as possible. On 22 December, Song Meiling flew to Xi'an, accompanied by Song Ziwen, Dai Li, and Duanna. That night, Song Meiling negotiated with Zhou Enlai all night in order to resolve the crisis caused by the incident as soon as possible; He also decided to hold tripartite talks with Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng.

However, Chiang Kai-shek was not willing to sign any agreement for his promise, and some subordinates of the Northeast Army and the Northwest Army reacted to Zhang Xueliang's dissatisfaction, and finally hundreds of officers surrounded Zhang Xueliang, and some of them shouted loudly: "We are carrying our heads to do it for you, why didn't we even sign in the end?" If we settle the accounts afterwards, our heads will be lost! ”

Zhang Xueliang glared at his eyes and said loudly: "Your political consciousness is not as high as mine, although Chiang Kai-shek was arrested, but his political strength is still there, now since we want to release him and praise him as a leader, then force him to sign, he will regret it then, and now it is good to ask for a gentleman's agreement." ”

Zhang Xueliang's proposal was opposed by Yang Hucheng, and it was finally under the persuasion of Zhou Enlai, a [***] person, that Yang Hucheng agreed to Zhang Xueliang's proposal to release Jiang without signing.

Just when both sides were repeatedly entangled, He Yingqin sent a secret telegram to Zhang Xuewu, asking Zhang Xuewu's department to be ready to enter Shanxi quickly at any time, Yan Xishan is a capricious guy, he hooked up with Zhang Xueliang before the Double Twelve Incident, and now he is in a hurry to jump out of the inverted Zhang, so the fake way to destroy Yu is the best choice.

In order to show allegiance to Chiang Kai-shek, the main forces of Zhang Xuewu's three divisions were all assembled in Suiyuan, the air force continued to send reconnaissance planes to Xi'an, and two special operations detachments under Yao Le's Sharp Blade Brigade also secretly infiltrated Xi'an, and Zhang Xuewu was ready to rescue Chiang Kai-shek in case the situation got out of control.

(To be continued)