Chiang Kai-shek raised his head, stared at Song Zhewu and asked, "Wenge, I want to ask you a few questions." ”

"Chairman, please ask, Zhewu will tell the truth." Song Zhewu knew that Chiang Kai-shek was still a little uneasy about himself, and if he couldn't take advantage of such a good opportunity today to let Chiang Kai-shek roughly relax about himself, then it would be very difficult to achieve his goal in the future.

"Why didn't you join the Central Army in the first place? Why did you choose Yan Baichuan's Jin Sui Army? Why do you have to go to Shanxi? I know that you have some ways to do it economically, and if you want to make achievements in government affairs, I can hand over Shandong or Anhui to you right now, or even if you just want Guangdong, I can also find a way. For business, Shandong and Guangdong are close to the sea along the border, and the transportation is also more convenient. ”

Song Zhewu knew that he had already passed the previous few problems with Chiang Kai-shek, and as long as these questions satisfied Chiang Kai-shek, not only would his goal of rushing from Hebei to Wuhan this time be achieved, but his plan for the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression would be almost half successful.

For Chiang Kai-shek's first question, "Why didn't you join the Central Army in the first place?" Shang Zhen also asked him the same question, but it was definitely not possible to answer Chiang Kai-shek completely by answering Shang Zhen's words.

Song Zhewu pondered and said: "Don't blame the chairman, if I had joined the Central Army at the beginning, my current position would definitely not surpass that of the regiment commander, and it would be impossible for Zhewu to contribute too much to the great cause of the chairman, at least not as good as now." ”

Chiang Kai-shek hesitated, but nodded. Based on his principle of employing people, Song Zhewu does not match any of the "Huang, Lu, Zhejiang, and One" articles, and it is very good to be able to reach the position of the head of the regiment.

"Joining the Jin Sui Army, to be exact, is to join the hands of Shang Zhen, the chairman of Hebei Province, this reason is exactly the opposite of the reason for not joining the Central Army. With Chairman Shang, I can have more room for development. Song Zhewu pondered, trying to make his words appear straightforward.

Song Zhewu continued: "Zhewu studied military affairs in Germany, and saw with his own eyes the strength of the German, French, and British armies, and the military strength of the United States, Russia, and Ben was not much better than that of the Western European powers. The gap between the military strength of these world military powers and all the domestic armed forces is not only manifested in weaponry but also in a series of aspects, such as the level of education, physical fitness, and training level of soldiers, the training and cultivation of officers, and advanced tactical and strategic concepts. Judging from the quality and equipment of the existing soldiers of the domestic army, it is very difficult to win even against the poorly equipped Chinese army, let alone the Western European powers. It's fine if we stay away from these countries, like in South America. But it is located on the Asian continent, where there are two military powers, Soviet Russia in the north and Yuben in the east. In today's world, all the great powers of all countries are strong and strong by force, and they bully the weak, and there is no justice at all. And the League of Nations has a false name, and it is even a tool for the great powers to bully the weak. Once a great power commits aggression against our country, the League of Nations can only do some moral condemnation at best, and there will be no effective means to stop it at all. We can only rely on ourselves to stop and resist aggression. The reason why Zhewu scattered his wealth and formed his own arms was based on this idea. ”

Song Zhewu paused and then said: "At the beginning of the establishment of the Fourth Route Army, it was based on the establishment of the German army, and the troops were formed according to the establishment of the army. Due to the limited number of weapons and equipment produced by several arsenals in China, most of the weapons of the Fourth Route Army were purchased from abroad, and now they are not inferior to the Chinese army in light weapons, and even in the formation of small units, their firepower is slightly superior to that of the Chinese army. However, it is incomparable in terms of heavy firepower, not to mention that the army has a powerful air force. The Fourth Route Army was formed for a relatively short period of time, and there was a big difference between the quality of individual soldiers and the tactical and strategic qualities of its officers. But in this way, Zhewu thought that the combat effectiveness of the Fourth Route Army was already first-class in China, and the troops that could reach the combat effectiveness of the Fourth Route Army in China were only some of the elites of the Central Army and the Northwest Army. Once China and the two countries are at war, we will absolutely not be able to stop the Chinese army in the early stage of the war, especially in North China and the Jiangnan Plain. We can only take advantage of the favorable terrain in the mountainous areas to maneuver with the Chinese army and consume the living strength of the Chinese army, and Shanxi is such a good place. Shanxi is a plateau sandwiched between the canyon of the middle reaches of the Yellow River and the Taihang Mountains. The mountains are undulating, the hills are undulating, the ravines are vertical and horizontal, and they are majestic and majestic. Mostly mountainous and hilly. The east boundary is Taihang Mountain, there is Luliang Mountain in the west, Beiyue Heng Mountain, Wutai Mountain in the north, Zhongtiao Mountain in the south, and Taiyue Mountain in the middle. The central part of the country is distributed from north to south, with basins such as Datong, Xinzhou, Taiyuan, Linfen, Changzhi and Yuncheng, which is a good place to reject the outside and defend the inside. That's why I asked the chairman for Shanxi. Zhewu wanted Shanxi, not to seek secession and conduct private affairs according to the common land, as the powerful factions in other places did, but to train a strong army in Shanxi and build Shanxi into a solid base and fortress for the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression; once the war broke out, Shanxi would become a barrier for the chairman of the CPPCC National Committee in the north, blocking the enemy's road to Sichuan along Shanxi and southwestern Shaanxi, and attracting a large number of enemy troops to North China, so that they could not let go of their hands to advance south and west. ”

Song Zhewu's words made Chiang Kai-shek shocked, he almost believed that Song Zhewu wanted Shanxi not to become a new warlord on one side, but for Song Zhewu's statement that there should be a war between China and China, Chiang Kai-shek still couldn't help but ask Song Zhewu: "You mean that we will go to war with Yueben?" But the international community and the League of Nations would condemn the ......"

Thinking of what Song Zhewu said about the League of Nations just now, Chiang Kai-shek's later words did not come out.

Song Zhewu regretted very much at this time, he regretted that he should not have said that he was going to have a war in order to persuade Chiang Kai-shek to hand over Shanxi, and Chiang Kai-shek asked him at this time, he must give a credible reason, otherwise Chiang Kai-shek would definitely think that he had something else to think, and even his Shanxi would never be given to him again. The most convincing thing was the "Tanaka Twist" written by Yoshiichi Tanaka, who was Prime Minister at the time, to Emperor Tsumoto, but this twist was not revealed until December 1929. But for a while, I couldn't think of a better reason, so it seemed that I could only tell the story of "Tanaka Song". Fortunately, it will be certified soon.

Song Zhewu, who was helpless, had no choice but to say: "Chairman of the National Committee, this matter was accidentally heard by two people in Tianjin before the Second Northern Expedition, and they thought I didn't understand the language. According to them, from June 27 to July 7, 1927, Prime Minister Yoshiichi Tanaka presided over the "Oriental Conference" in Tokyo, the theme of which was to discuss the tactics and steps of how to accelerate the "mainland policy" of aggression against China. Present at the meeting were Mori Ke, political vice minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kenkichi Yoshizawa, minister to China, Army General Muto Nobuyoshi, commander of the Kwantung Army, and Shunroku Hoda, vice minister of the army. At the end of the meeting, the "China Policy Program" was put forward in the form of "instructions," which proposed: (1) "The three eastern provinces and Inner Mongolia are the national defense and security lines of the country, and in order to protect the rights and interests of the country in China, it is said that the country should send troops regardless of whether it is China itself or Manchuria." (2) "proclaim the autonomy of the three eastern provinces; conclusion of agreements for the construction of new railways; land reclamation, mining of mines; He was appointed as an administrative, financial, and military adviser. If the Chinese side refused, it said that it should have been resolutely prepared to use force to achieve its objectives". On 25 July, Tanaka Yoshiichi submitted to Emperor Momoto a secret document on the so-called "Manchurian and Mongolian active policy," that is, the "Tanaka Song," which more comprehensively and systematically expounded the principles and policies of aggression against China. First, it put forward the general strategic policy of invading China, dominating the world, and implementing its "mainland policy." It blatantly asserts: "According to the Meiji Emperor's last policy, the first phase of the conquest of Taiwan and the second phase of the conquest of Korea have been realized." However, the destruction of Manchu and Mongolia in the third phase has not yet been completed...... so that if you want to conquer China, you must first conquer Manchu and Mongol; If you want to conquer the world, you must first conquer China. This is a necessary matter for the survival of the Empire." He proposed that controlling the Asian continent and controlling the rights and interests of Manchu and Mongolia was the "first major key." Second, it is necessary to implement the "Manchurian and Mongolian Positive Policy." He said that he must do everything possible to obtain the right to lease land, railway construction, mineral rights, forest rights, foreign trade, shipping, and financial rights in "Manchuria"; He said that he should have set up political, financial, and military advisers and instructors in "Manchuria" and Mongolia. Sent soldiers to infiltrate Mongolia and control the old princes. In order to manage the affairs of "Manchu and Mongolia", it was said that the cabinet should set up a "colonization province" (colonial department). Third, the USSR was an imaginary enemy country and prepared for war with it. "Tanaka Sonata Fold" predicts: "In the future, if you want to control China, you will have to clash with Soviet Russia in North Manchuria." Therefore, it is said that several railways of strategic value should be built quickly and planned, such as: the Tongliao-Rehe railway; Changchun-Taonan; Taonan-Soren Railway; Jilin-Huining Railway, etc. In this way, it is possible not only to increase the economic plundering of the Northeast, but also to prepare for war militarily with the Soviet Union as an imaginary enemy. ”

"Ah (angry) inside, (Qi Yi) rice red beans?" Chiang Kai-shek suddenly said in a slang language.

The meaning of this saying is: 'Are you telling the truth?' Song Zhewu knew that this was Chiang Kai-shek, and wanted to see if he really understood the language.

"Coax to understand Ni", Song Zhewu also answered Chiang Kai-shek's question in Chinese.

Chiang Kai-shek stared at Song Zhewu for a long time, then slowly looked away, cast his gaze on the other side of the Yangtze River, and looked at the snake mountain looming in the mist on the Wuchang River on the opposite bank, and was dazed.

Chiang Kai-shek was still skeptical of Song Zhewu's "Tanaka Song", but he had long had ambitions for China, and he knew this as early as when he was a student at the Zhenwu School of Sato, when he read Sato Nobuchi's "The Secret Strategy of Unai Mixing", Yoshida Shoyin's "Theory of Overseas Expansion Compensation", and Yama Prefecture Aritomo's "Military Opinion".

(To be continued)