Chapter 613: The War of Resistance Against Songhu, Chiang Kai-shek's Choice (2)

Wang Jingwei was actually very conflicted on the issue of war and peace.

When Sun Ke first came to power, he was the main force in the battle, of course, advocating local operations, but the purpose was not pure.

Wang Ching-wei did not think from the bottom of his heart that China now had the strength to fight Japan, he believed that Japan was now more powerful than during the First Sino-Japanese War, but China was not much stronger than at the end of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and if China and Japan went to war at this time, the Nationalist Government would certainly be defeated even worse than during the First Sino-Japanese War.

Wang Jingwei's only purpose in the main battle was to attack Chiang Kai-shek and increase his prestige, so as to pave the way for him to go out and take power in the future.

However, after hitting a few nails one after another, Wang Jingwei realized Chiang Kai-shek's unshakable and powerful prestige and power inside and outside the army, he completely lost the idea of replacing Chiang Kai-shek.

First of all, He Yingqin, the No. 2 person in the Whampoa department sitting next to him at the moment, resolutely opposed the war between China and Japan, and the reason for He Yingqin's opposition, in addition to not involving Chiang Kai-shek, was similar to what Wang Jingwei thought in his heart.

As for the generals of the Central Army below, they used all kinds of excuses to shirk it, and some even disdained him Wang Jingwei, and he couldn't command a single soldier of the Central Army at all.

The Central Army didn't listen to him, and Wang Jingwei thought of Zhang Xueliang again.

As long as Zhang Xueliang can fight with the Japanese army in Jinzhou under his own promotion, no matter whether he wins or loses, he can definitely add points to himself politically, and it will be a great blow to Chiang Kai-shek's prestige in the country. In order to persuade Zhang Xueliang, Wang Jingwei also specially brought the "angry youth" Song Ziwen to Beiping to persuade Zhang Xueliang.

What Wang Jingwei never expected was that Zhang Xueliang and Zhang Shaomari, who were hated by the country and the family, would simply reject his high-sounding suggestion, which can be said to be the most senior leader-level figure in the Kuomintang.

Zhang Xueliang's reason for refusing to go to war with the Japanese army in Jinzhou was that he could not fight this battle without guns, food, and reinforcements. If Wang Jingwei had to fight, the central government would have to pay for the weapons and reinforcements, otherwise the Northeast Army would have to fight alone against the Japanese troops who had invaded the three eastern provinces, and there would be no door.

It's as if the Northeast is not the home of him Zhang Xueliang and hundreds of thousands of Northeast Army, and it has nothing to do with him Zhang Xueliang.

According to Wang Jingwei's assumption, Zhang Xueliang, who bears the hatred of the country and the family, has the support of the central authorities, even if it is nominally, he will definitely agree, otherwise how can he face the turbulent public opinion.

What surprised Wang Jingwei and Song Ziwen was that Zhang Xueliang refused so simply, and he had absolutely no scruples.

And now these people who are very happy in the Anti-Japanese War, except for Feng Yuxiang and Song Zhewu, and some well-known people, they all lost their voices collectively at that time.

Zhang Xueliang refused to resist the war, and the angry Wang Jingwei had no choice but to go back in disgrace, and from then on completely gave up the idea of competing with Chiang Kai-shek, and began to cooperate with Chiang Kai-shek, which eventually led to the downfall of the Sun Ke government.

Unexpectedly, Chiang Kai-shek had just come to power, and the Japanese had to advance an inch and provoke another war in Shanghai, which was close to Nanjing, and what surprised him even more was that the tens of thousands of the 19th Route Army, which was far inferior in equipment and numbers to the Northeast Army, actually beat the well-trained Japanese marines to lose their armor, and the 19th Route Army not only rushed into the concession, but also almost drove the Japanese into the sea. This made Wang Jingwei regret it, knowing that this was the case, it was better to let Sun Ke hold on for a few more days. That's good, now it's cheaper than Chiang Kai-shek.

Now Wang Jingwei not only regrets it, but also feels a little sour.

However, fortunately, Chiang Kai-shek does not seem to be fighting the main war, and Chiang Kai-shek has many worries about fighting against Japan, and although Chiang Kai-shek rarely speaks at the Central Standing Committee meeting today, Wang Jingwei can feel that on the issue of dealing with Japan, Chiang Kai-shek is very sober, and he has even more worries than Wang Jingwei. …,

Although Wang Jingwei did not want Chiang Kai-shek to fight with the Japanese in Shanghai and gain higher prestige at home, he could not make a 180-degree turn right away, but he had been fighting the main battle recently.

Therefore, after carefully considering the pros and cons, Wang Jingwei still expressed his stance on the main battle.

"Well said the chairman! The military and the people's hearts are available, and I support the war of resistance in Shanghai. ”

Wang Jingwei paused, swept everyone's expressions with the corner of his eyes, and continued: "The 19th Route Army only used more than one brigade to enter the concession, which shows that the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army is not much stronger than ours, and there is a lot to be done in a war against Japan. ”

He Yingqin snorted, did not hide the disdain in his heart, and interjected: "Dean Wang still knows too little about military affairs, and the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army is far stronger than ours, even the Central Army cannot compare with the Japanese. The reason why the 19th Route Army was able to defeat the Japanese army in Zhabei was not only because the Japanese army underestimated the enemy and miscommanded, but also because it was a street battle, and the superior firepower of the Japanese army could not be brought into play. Moreover, even if the other side is a Japanese marine, it is still a navy after all, and it is not good at fighting land battles. ”

"If this battle is replaced by the Japanese Army, as long as the Japanese army has a brigade, the 19th Route Army may not be able to stop it, let alone enter the concession."

He Yingqin's words represented the opinions of many people in the Kuomintang, especially those who had studied military affairs in Japan or had spent time in Japan.

Wang Jingwei was very angry about He Yingqin's disrespect, but he didn't show it on his face, he just smiled faintly and said, "It's just ......."

Wang Jingwei deliberately bought a pass, and after pondering for a while, he coughed lightly and said: "After all, Shanghai, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang are our economic centers, and if there is a disruption there, it will not be beneficial to us. ”

Wang Jingwei's meaning is obvious, that is, my Wang Jingwei's words, have no meaning to these Qiu Ba under you, whether to fight or not, it is up to you Chiang Kai-shek to decide.

Regarding Wang Jingwei's ambiguous statement, and finally kicked the ball at his feet, although Chiang Kai-shek was very dissatisfied, he couldn't say anything.

Wang Jingwei is not only a few years older than him, but also has extremely high seniority in the party, and what makes Chiang Kai-shek most unhappy is that he can return to the center of power so quickly this time, which has a lot to do with Wang Jingwei, and he can't forget this too quickly.

For this only opponent in the party, Chiang Kai-shek showed a rare smile, nodded and said: "Very good!" Very good! I don't know if Chiang Kai-shek said that Wang Jingwei's vague views were good, or that Wang Jingwei's Tai Chi kung fu was good.

Chiang Kai-shek turned his gaze to He Yingqin. After Wang Jingwei finished expressing his opinion, it was the turn of He Yingqin, the minister of military affairs. Chiang Kai-shek has always attached great importance to the views of He Yingqin, the No. 2 person in Whampoa.

He Yingqin resolutely opposed the present war against Japan without scruples at the Standing Committee of the Central Committee during the day, and he held that any partial war against Japan would be dangerous and could trigger an all-out war between China and Japan at any time; he fully praised Chiang Kai-shek's policy of fighting outside the country and first securing the interior, and held that if a war with Japan was started now, China would be defeated, and that only after the various factions in the country were thoroughly unified and the country's economic situation improved by a large margin, could an all-out war be waged against Japan. At present, the aggressive Japanese can only rely on forbearance and humiliation to seek perfection, endure and retreat, and rely on the forces of the great powers to maneuver with Japan in exchange for time when the national strength is strong.

At this time, seeing that Chiang Kai-shek asked him again for his opinion, He Yingqin, who never put forward his own ideas in a vague manner, said very simply that he was resolutely opposed to the war against Japan in Shanghai and hoped to take advantage of the opportunity of the suspension to negotiate with Japan to settle the dispute at an appropriate time.

Even He Yingqin was adamantly opposed to sending reinforcements to Shanghai, even if these troops were only used as a precautionary force. …,

"If we send more reinforcements to Shanghai now, it will inevitably give the Japanese the illusion that we want to expand the war, and the Japanese will certainly use this as an excuse to wantonly increase their troops in Shanghai, and the consequences will be unimaginable."

"I don't agree with Minister He's words, if we don't increase our troops, won't the Japanese increase our troops?"

Although Song Ziwen had a good relationship with He Yingqin, he couldn't help but refute it.

Song Ziwen's face turned red, and he said with some excitement: "I have just learned through my friends in the US diplomatic circles in Japan that the Japanese Navy is mobilizing marines and fleets, and it will be able to reach Shanghai within a day or two, and it is said that there are very likely to be aircraft carriers. ”

He Yingqin didn't care about the attitude of this angry young man, and the two of them had already argued at the Central Standing Committee during the day, at this time he smiled faintly, and said in a sincere tone: "Ziwen, you have to be calm, since the Japanese have begun to increase their troops, we must not increase our troops, otherwise, Japan will increase its troops on a large scale, and even ship the army troops to Shanghai." Then the war would inevitably expand beyond control. And the main forces of our Central Army are now in Jiangxi and Hubei, Henan and Anhui to encircle and suppress the Communist Party, where are there soldiers to send? ”

"Counting on those local forces who call Huan on their lips?"

He Yingqin snorted heavily and said: "Don't look at what they say well, I dare to guarantee that once they really want to send troops, except for Wen Ge, no one else will send a single soldier." ”

He Yingqin's words made Song Ziwen speechless for a while. Although he did not fully agree with He Yingqin's words, he could not help but admit that it was indeed a question as to how much the central authorities could finally transfer if they really wanted to issue an order to mobilize the troops of local forces.

Song Ziwen secretly sighed in his heart, and argued unconvinced: "At least Wen Ge will always send troops, right?" You must know that there are hundreds of thousands of people in the Fourth Route Army, and Lao Maozi is not his opponent, is the Japanese really stronger than Lao Maozi? ”

He Yingqin shook his head helplessly, and said with a wry smile: "Ziwen, although the Fourth Route Army can fight, but you don't know the battle situation, I have carefully studied the war report sent by Wen Ge, Wen Ge defeated the Soviet army in Northern Mongolia, and the tricky elements accounted for more than sixty percent, even so, the Fourth Route Army still suffered heavy losses, if you count Sun Weiru and Fu Zuoyi's troops, the number of casualties in our army in North Mongolia is more than 100,000, accounting for one-sixth of the North Mongolian army. Generally speaking, such casualties can no longer continue to fight, and can only be rested and replenished. The planes he got from the Northeast Army were also almost lost. ”

"Also, Wenge annihilated more than 400,000 Soviet troops in the First World War in Northern Mongolia, can Stalin stop? He exchanged those prisoners for Stalin, and it has not yet been done, and once it is done, I can guarantee that the Soviets will soon invade Northern Mongolia again. ”

"Transferring the Fourth Route Army of Northern Mongolia to Shanghai, will Northern Mongolia be handed over to the Russians?"

Seeing that Song Ziwen was a little discouraged, He Yingqin added: "What's more, Wen Ge has already transferred part of the Northern Mongolian troops into Northern Manchuria to form the Eastern Resistance, and is now fighting against the Japanese army in the first-line mountainous area of the Inner Xing'an Mountains. ”

Everyone didn't think that He Yingqin's words were unreasonable, and the key question was whether they just let the Japanese army occupy Shanghai? Allowing the Japanese army to destroy the 19th Route Army? Moreover, there is another point, that is, Chiang Kai-shek has not made an attitude so far.

Not only did He Yingqin know, but Chiang Kai-shek was basically the same as He Yingqin in his attitude toward Japan, and several other people also knew it. Although Zhang Zhizhong, Song Ziwen, Lin Wei and others were very unconvinced, Wang Jingwei and He Yingqin did not support the war against Japan, and they did not know what to say for a while. The crowd fell silent for a moment. …,

At this time, Chen Lifu, who had been observing Chiang Kai-shek's expression, suddenly said with some yin and yang weirdness: "Now the domestic call for the war of resistance is so high, it is completely inspired by the small victory of the 19th Route Army in Zhabei. However, these people did not know that it was absolutely impossible for the 19th Route Army to defeat the Japanese army in Zhabei by relying entirely on the poorly equipped army. ”

Chen Lifu's words puzzled everyone, it wasn't the 19th Route Army that defeated the Japanese army by itself, could there be other troops involved?

Chen Lifu's words shocked Chiang Kai-shek even more, and his eyes, which had been slightly closed, suddenly opened, and his solemn and sharp gaze fell to He Yingqin. Seeing that He Yingqin was also puzzled, Chiang Kai-shek knew that there should not be the participation of the Central Army, so he was a little relieved, and turned his eyes to Chen Lifu again.

As for other things, such as the greed of officials, as long as it does not hinder the overall situation, Chiang Kai-shek often turns a blind eye, but for anything that may shake his prestige in the army, Chiang Kai-shek not only will never let go, but he will never be soft in dealing with it. If there is that bold and reckless person who does not respect military orders and moves troops without authorization, it must be dealt with seriously.

Seeing Chiang Kai-shek asking himself with his eyes, Chen Lifu didn't dare to sell Guanzi anymore, so he sat up straight, glanced at Song Ziwen, and reported to Chiang Kai-shek: "Chairman of the Committee, according to Xu Enzeng's report from the Party Affairs Investigation Section, the Investigation Section found that in addition to the 19th Route Army, our troops participated in the Shanghai War. ”

"That troop is involved? Do they want to rebel? The commander of this army must be strict! ”

He Yingqin was also very annoyed that someone dared to send troops into Shanghai without concealing the Ministry of Military Affairs! couldn't help but ask Chen Lifu sharply.

Chen Lifu did not answer He Yingqin's words, he had never been interested in this tenacious Guizhou Yankee, but continued to report to Chiang Kai-shek.

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