He Yingqin smiled indifferently and said: "Ziwen, don't praise him first, although Wen Ge has good intentions and good means, he is still no match for the chairman." I guess Wenge really wanted to get this vice chairman, otherwise he wouldn't have come up with such a good plan, which was obviously considered by Wenge after careful consideration. It's just that Wen Ge didn't expect that the chairman of the committee would push the boat down the river, make a big fuss, and take away the vice chairman who should have belonged to him. ”

Song Ziwen asked with a wry smile: "According to Chief He's judgment, Chairman Wen Ge's intentions in doing this should be clear?" The chairman of the committee has already got his wish, but why does he still treat Wenge like this? ”

He Yingqin nodded and said: "You asked well, I didn't figure it out at the beginning, but now I completely understand, in addition to the reason I just said, there is another reason, that is because Wen Ge has always been unwilling to fight a civil war, but to completely solve the problem of the new warlords in the country acting independently, without Wen Ge's Fourth Route Army, relying only on the Central Army can not help these people for a while." If Wen Ge is given the vice chairman with real power, if Wen Ge runs to Outer Mongolia with his Fourth Route Army to develop, then it will be a big trouble. The chairman of the committee did not give him this position because he wanted Wen Ge to return to Laiyuan with peace of mind, and once there was a change, the Central Army would have the cooperation of the Fourth Route Army, and he could let go of these local forces. ”

"In that case, why did you still let that Wei Guanghui serve as the commander of the Outer Mongolia garrison?" Song Ziwen was still a little puzzled.

He Yingqin was silent for a while, and said helplessly: "The chairman of the committee has gone too far with Wen Ge in this matter. ”

"Why? Could it be that with this garrison commander under him, Wenge would still be unhappy? Song Ziwen asked strangely.

This time it was He Yingqin's turn to smile bitterly. He Yingqin frowned and said: "Ziwen, think about it, that Wei Guanghui is Wen Ge's subordinate, but the chairman directly appointed him as the commander of the Outer Mongolian garrison without consulting Wen Ge's opinion, and also allocated him two divisions at once, Wen Ge's two divisions are not ordinary divisions, that is more than 70,000 people, plus the cavalry army, this Wei Guanghui directly commands an army of 110,000 soldiers and horses, and now in addition to Feng Yuxiang and Yan Xishan and a few other people, there is such a strong local force?" ”

Seeing that Song Ziwen hadn't reacted yet, He Yingqin said again: "In Outer Mongolia, that Wei Guanghui is in power, and there is a vice chairman sent by the central government...... If the two work well together, they can do a lot of things. ”

He Yingqin's words surprised Song Ziwen again.

"You mean, the chairman is wooing Wenge's subordinates?"

He Yingqin shook his head and said: "That's not it, it's just that the chairman is showing favor to that Wei Guanghui, once Wen Ge and the chairman are separated, then the chairman will consider this matter." ”

Song Ziwen said with some uneasiness: "Chief He, you still persuade the chairman, if this makes Wen Ge resentful, then it will be easy to push Wen Ge to Yan Xishan's side, didn't you say that Yan Xishan has been trying to find ways to Ravenge?" ”

"No, it won't." He Yingqin shook his head like a wave drum.

"Wen Ge understands righteousness, he only thinks about training a strong army, defending the country, and resisting foreign exile, he is very weak to power, Yan Xishan does not have the capital to impress Wen Ge, and I can feel that Wen Ge looks down on Yan Xishan from the bottom of his bones."

He Yingqin said worriedly: "However, I am very worried about the fact that the chairman asked Wen Ge to recruit soldiers in the northeast, and the chairman is provoking the relationship between Zhang Hanqing and Wen Ge......

Song Ziwen didn't wait for He Yingqin to finish speaking, so he interrupted him and said: "No, Chief He doesn't know Han Qing, Han Qing is a very bold and open-minded person, Wen Ge has helped him a lot this time, he is grateful that Wen Ge is too late, how can he make trouble with Wen Ge for the sake of the soldiers." Besides, the chairman of the committee set the price of the negotiations with the Soviet Union so high, it was difficult to end the war in the northeast for a while, and Han Qing still had to use Wenge's strength to deal with the Soviet army. ”

He Yingqin smiled and said: "You are very familiar with Zhang Hanqing, you said no, it shouldn't be, not to mention that there are tens of millions of people in the northeast, and there will be tens of thousands of soldiers in Wenge." It's just that you said that it would be difficult to end the war in the Northeast for a while, and I think you are wrong about this. ”

Song Ziwen asked in surprise: "With such a high negotiation condition set by the chairman, Soviet Russia will also agree?" ”

He Yingqin shook his head and said: "No, absolutely not, this is very clear to the chairman." The reason why the chairman of the committee set the conditions for negotiations so high is that he wants Soviet Russia not to talk to us, because the chairman does not want to negotiate with Soviet Russia at all. ”

"Why? How to solve the war in the northeast without negotiations, do you still have to fight with Soviet Russia? ”

He Yingqin rolled down half of the car window a little irritably, let the cold wind blow on his cheeks, and said slowly: "The last time Wen Ge went on an expedition, the chairman of the committee made it very clear that he would not negotiate with Soviet Russia. Now that there are these two big victories, it is even more impossible for the chairman of the committee to negotiate with Soviet Russia, and any successful negotiation is the result of mutual concessions between the two sides, but now it is impossible for the chairman to make concessions to Soviet Russia, even a little concession, because any concession will damage the image of the chairman. However, the fact that the chairman of the NPC Standing Committee does not talk about it does not mean that Zhang Hanqing does not talk about it, you must know that the northeast is Zhang Hanqing's hometown, and Zhang Hanqing is eager to talk with Soviet Russia now. ”

"Moreover, Wenge and the chairman of the committee are likely to have a tacit understanding on the issue of Soviet Russia, for example, the chairman of the committee did not give us a briefing on the contents of Wenge's third telegram, and the chairman and Wenge will not be unaware of the consequences of our continued war with Soviet Russia......

The next day, all the major newspapers that could be controlled by the central political axe published two pieces of news that surprised the people on the front page at the same time, that is, the news of the great victory in Manchuria and the reconquest of Outer Mongolia, and the newspapers in Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu, which got the news a little later, also issued an extra issue on the same dayNow it has become a parade to celebrate victory, teahouses and restaurants, and the streets and alleys are full of talking about these two topics that make the people happy......

“…… While ordering the headquarters of General Song Zhewu of the Fourth Route Army to go to Manchuria in the northeast to support the Northeast Army's anti-Soviet operation, Chairman Chiang secretly and skillfully deployed the Fourth Route Army's cavalry corps, Commander Wei Guanghui, to cross the Gobi and cross the desert and travel thousands of miles to attack Kulen, the capital of Outer Mongolia. Under the command of General Song Zhewu, the Fourth Route Army fought fierce battles in Manchuria and Kulen at the same time, and through the hard work of our heroic officers and men of the Fourth Route Army, in Manchuria and the Great Uri area in Soviet Russia, in one fell swoop, more than 60,000 people under General Vostrezov, commander of the Western Front of the Soviet Army, shot down and blew up 32 Soviet planes, blew up and captured 36 Soviet tanks, and countless guns and ammunition; In the battle of Kulun, the cavalry army of the Wei army did not avoid bullets, was not afraid of sacrifice, won more with less, and annihilated 5 cavalry divisions of the puppet Mongolian army in one fell swoop with more than 30,000 people, killing more than 35,000 people of the puppet Mongolian army. The detachment leaders headed by Choibalshan, the chairman of the puppet Mongolian Great Hural, stubbornly resisted our [***] Wanjun momentum in the form of tired eggs, and were all crushed into powder by our army......"

"Manchuria wiped out tens of thousands of strong enemies in the first war, which is actually the greatest victory of our Chinese resistance to the invasion of foreign powers in the past hundred years since the beginning of the Opium War. The battle to recover Outer Mongolia annihilated the minions of Soviet Russia, and dealt a fatal blow to Soviet Russia's expansion ambitions. The battle of Outer Mongolia is enough to warn those clowns who jump off the beam, and any clown who dares to split our land will surely face a resolute blow from our heroic National Revolutionary Army. ”

"Since the Northern Expedition, Chairman Chiang has been resolute and invincible, first defeating Wu Peifu, Sun Chuanfang, Zhang Zongchang, Zhang Zuolin and other old warlords, and then defeating Li Zongren, Feng Yuxiang and other new warlords, and is indeed the most outstanding leader of the party-state. In order to unify the country as soon as possible, the four seas will be peaceful, and the people will not suffer from the war, Chairman Chiang has been working hard every night to devote himself to state affairs......

"According to a reporter's report in Manchuria, General Song Zhewu said, 'All the officers and men of the Fourth Route Army will resolutely obey Chairman Chiang's military orders, and anyone who dares to infringe on the interests of the Chinese nation will be resolutely attacked by the Fourth Route Army; Any new warlord who dares to challenge Chairman Chiang's authority is an enemy hated by the Fourth Route Army, which will defend Chairman Chiang to the death with bullets and bayonets......"

This was the news that was published on the front page of the Central Newspaper, which devoted three pages to tens of thousands of words and "in detail" gave a "detailed" account of how Chiang Kai-shek "made a wise decision" and how he "commanded decisively" to finally achieve the great victory in Manchuria and the feat of recovering Outer Mongolia. Of course, the Central Daily did not forget Song Zhewu, the real protagonist, and also praised Song Zhewu fiercely.

Song Zhewu is not dissatisfied with this article, this is the result that Song Zhewu is most happy to see. It's just that the author of the article falsely claimed that the reporter interviewed Song Zhewu in Manchuria, and expressed his support for Chiang Kai-shek on behalf of Song Zhewu, which made Song Zhewu sigh. As soon as this passage of his Song Zhewu's "confession of allegiance" appeared in the newspaper, he Song Zhewu would definitely become the public enemy of all local forces in the country, and if he wanted to wander between the various factions and the central government, he would inevitably ascend to the sky.

Knowing that he was ruthlessly put on a hard fight by Chiang Kai-shek, Song Zhewu couldn't have any whispers, which couldn't help but make Song Zhewu very distressed and helpless.

The same is true of the reports of other major newspapers, but the focus of the reports is different, such as the "Declaration", which has always been difficult to get along with Chiang Kai-shek, and he focuses on the brilliant achievements of the Fourth Route Army, which praises Song Zhewu as the first person in China to truly defeat the armies of the great powers in a hundred years. And the recovery of Outer Mongolia was directly compared with the Western Han Dynasty's wolf Juxu, the hussar general and champion Hou Huo Quai, who still smelled the fragrance of chivalrous bones when he died.

A day later, an article in the "Shanghai Morning Post" signed Baishan Heishui fanned the people's mood to the highest point.

“…… Tsarist Russia seized a large amount of land in our country during the two Opium Wars. In the First Opium War, the Manchu government used force to force the Manchu government to sign the "Aihui Treaty", an unequal treaty, through which the Manchu government was forced to transfer more than 600,000 square kilometers of Chinese territory north of Heilongjiang and south of the Outer Xing'an Mountains to Russia. In the Second Opium War, the Manchu Qing Dynasty was again forced to sign the Sino-Russian Treaty of Yenching, which ceded to Russia more than 440,000 square kilometers of Chinese territory east and south of Lake Balkhash and north and south of Zaisang Zor, starting from Shabindabah through Jaisang and Temur Tuzhuol (present-day Issyk-Kul Lake) to the border of Kokand, "along the mountain range, the flow of the great rivers and the current Chinese permanent residence in Karen, etc.", and more than 440,000 square kilometers of Chinese territory east and south of Lake Balkhash and north and south of Zaisang Zor. A total of more than 1 million square kilometers of our great rivers and mountains have been cut off twice......"

"It is our land, where there are dense and magnificent boundless forests, where there are vast and soft and rich black soils, and where there are endless mineral deposits. It was the property left to us by our ancestors, the land that our ancestors had carved out with their blood and sweat, but it was lost in the hands of the incompetent Manchu political axe. Colleagues, the current political axe is no longer an incompetent Manchu political axe, and our army is no longer a Qing soldier of the Eight Banners with a big sword and spear, and we want to take back the land that belongs to us. If Soviet Russia does not return our land, we will use force to take back ......"

As soon as this article was published, it was like boiling oil poured into boiling water, and it immediately set off vigorous anti-Soviet demonstrations throughout the country, and even students in Nanjing and Shanghai organized a petition group to petition the Executive Yuan.

After extensive public opinion propaganda, the already enthusiastic public sentiment rose unprecedentedly, and merchants in major cities spontaneously raised funds and donations to raise funds for the purchase of weapons and ammunition for the Fourth Route Army; There were also many young people who went north to Harbin to join the Fourth Route Army to participate in the War of Resistance against the Soviet Union, and students in various cities marched in the streets every day to celebrate.

A few days later, Song Zhewu, who had a series of titles such as national hero, contemporary Huo Quai, reborn Yue Wumu, and anti-Soviet hero, was in Hailar's headquarters looking at the map on the wall. It's just that the map in front of him is no longer a large-scale map of Manchuria, but a map of the whole country that has just been hung.

These days, Song Zhewu is busy in the dark, although the war is over, he does not have the high tension of the war, but he needs to deal with more things. The clearing of the battlefield, the liquidation of the scattered Soviet troops, the placement of prisoners, the screening of captured Soviet troops, the sorting of intelligence, the sorting and transfer of captured materials, the sabotage of the railway north of Dauri, the vigilance of the incoming Soviet troops, the selection of places for the treatment of the seriously wounded, the repair of fortifications in Manchuria and Zhainuoer, the rearmament of troops, and so on.

Although most of these things were arranged by Li Wentian, Mengxi and others, many things could only be done after his approval, and even some things had to be done by him personally, such as the selection of places for the treatment of the seriously wounded, which required him to contact Zhang Xueliang and even the Nanjing side to transfer the seriously injured to Harbin and Shenyang for treatment, and some even to the big hospitals in Beiping and Tianjin for treatment.

It's okay to be just busy, this kind of busyness is really "tired and happy" for Song Zhewu. "It's just that now he's not only physically tired, but his mind is even more tired.

He arrived in Hailar the night after the end of the war, and after sitting down, before he could catch his breath, his confidential radio station, which had just been set up, and the radio station of the communications office of the headquarters began to receive telegrams from all sides without stopping.

Chiang Kai-shek first received a telegram from Chiang Kai-shek, in which he praised Song Zhewu in a tone of great appreciation, encouraging him to 'continue to make new contributions to the party and the state.' Then he said that although the cavalry army had suffered too many casualties in Outer Mongolia, it was excusable. Moreover, it is also understood that Song Zhewu was exhausted at night on the front line in Manchuria, and he had no time to take care of the affairs of Outer Mongolia, and the central government did not pursue this. However, between the lines, Song Zhewu could still feel the implication of Chiang Kai-shek's faint admonition.

Chiang Kai-shek's telegram was followed by an overwhelming number of major newspapers forwarded by Wang Xu about the great victory in Manchuria and the recovery of Outer Mongolia by the cavalry army, as well as enthusiastic congratulatory telegrams sent by various regions and groups. Song Zhewu read the news about Outer Mongolia very carefully, and the news of celebrations in various places had long been expected by him, and he did not care too much, and what he was most concerned about was the evaluation of him by the major newspapers, especially the tone of the Central Newspaper.

Among them, there was a very untimely report that aroused Song Zhewu's idea. In Nanjing, more than a dozen Mongols wrote to the Executive Yuan, claiming that 'Song Zhewu not only killed innocents indiscriminately in Outer Mongolia, but also shot prisoners en masse, and was really a butcher of all evils. Chiang Kai-shek was asked to severely punish Song Zhewu. The Mongols even clashed with the marching students, and it was the political axe that sent the military and police to escort them away.

After reading these news, Song Zhewu breathed a sigh of relief, because his goal was basically achieved. What he feared most was that public opinion would completely attribute the credit to him Song Zhewu, and throw Chiang Kai-shek aside, so that the light of his star would overshadow the brilliance of Chiang Kai-shek's bright moon. That's definitely not a good thing, the star that is brighter than the bright moon must be a meteor, although it will also emit a brilliant and dazzling brilliance, but it will only flash by, and he Song Zhewu doesn't want to be just a fleeting meteor, he wants to become an eternal constellation.

As for how to avoid this situation, Song Zhewu had a lot of brains. The results of the war in Outer Mongolia are real, and Song Zhewu deliberately wrote very clearly in his telegram to Chiang Kai-shek, he just wanted Chiang Kai-shek to punish him a little for this, and he wanted to give Chiang Kai-shek a small handle, so that Chiang Kai-shek would not be able to give him excessive glory, at least Song Zhewu did not want to hang up any empty title in vain, and he did not want Chiang Kai-shek to take the opportunity to transfer him to Nanjing.

(To be continued)