Chapter 45: Black Belly
This poem is inevitably biased. On the night of the incident, Chen Zikun heard Yan Qingyu say that although Zhang Xueliang was stubborn, he would never be so unbearable in military affairs, and restraint against Japan was the policy set by Chairman Chiang.
In the last Middle East Road incident, the Feng army and the Soviet Red Army fought hard, and they were repaired by others, leaving a psychological shadow on Zhang Xueliang, the combat effectiveness of the Kwantung Army is only stronger than the first son, not weak, in the face of the provocation of small Japan, he can only ignore it, for fear that others will find an excuse to expand the conflict, but some things are not something you can avoid if you want to, the Japanese wolf ambition, even if you kneel in front of him, the Oriental knife still has to be cut on your neck.
Recently, Zhang Xueliang was scolded by the Chinese people, saying that he was a general who did not resist, a traitor, and even that bitter person, saying that the Nobel Peace Prize should be awarded to General Zhang and rewarded him for his contribution to peace in East Asia.
The fall of the Northeast, the gradual distancing from his old brother Zhao Dahai, coupled with the continuous infighting of the Kuomintang, the raging floods, and the misery of the people's lives, made Chen Zikun depressed, and he didn't even go to the premiere of "Merry Overseer", only one thing made him slightly relieved.
Sun Liren resigned from the post of colonel and deputy captain of the guard corps and was transferred to the tax police corps as the colonel of the fourth regiment, it seems that his words worked, and a soldier who does not want to be a general is not a good soldier, Sun Liren finally figured it out, his Virginia qualifications in the Central Army are not an advantage, but a disadvantage.
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When the news of Chan's resignation in protest reached Chiang Kai-shek, his impression could not help but change greatly.
"Although Zikun is reckless and domineering, he is never ambiguous in the face of major rights and wrongs." Chiang Kai-shek believed that Chen's resignation was a strong support for himself, and secretly wrote down this favor.
No official and light, Chen Zikun relieved himself of the burden of chairman of the Supervisory Committee, and only held the titles of member of the Central Executive Committee and member of the Supervisory Committee, in fact, he was already in a state of semi-retirement, Gai Longquan, who came back from the front line of the Jiangxi bandit suppression, complained to him, and lamented that he should not have listened to Chiang Kai-shek's fools, and Baba ran to fight ***, but *** was not eliminated, but he became a bare-bones commander.
"Dashuai, I'm sorry for you, you can shoot me." Gai Longquan said that he was excited, stood up and slapped himself.
Chen Zikun said: "What do I shoot you, our brothers are not monarchs and ministers, Jiangdong is in the same vein, just like a partner doing business, you don't want to do it with me, break up the gang and leave, the shares that belong to you will naturally be refunded to you, the brothers in Daqingshan are your team in the end, of course, buying and selling is not benevolent and righteous, we brothers will always be brothers." ”
Gai Longquan was moved to tears: "Dashuai, I know it's right to follow you, Lao Jiang is a dog, just use our miscellaneous cards as cannon fodder, we are working hard in front, the credit is all from the Central Army, his grandmother's, and I don't listen to his nonsense anymore." ”
Chen Zikun said: "Since ancient times, the founding emperors have been like this, a glass of wine to release the military power is considered an enlightened monarch, unkind like Zhu Yuanzhang, who killed all the meritorious generals, Chairman Jiang dismissed redundant troops and consumed miscellaneous weapons, that is his imperial technique, willing to fight and suffer, there is nothing to say." ”
Gai Longquan was ashamed.
"Forget it, let's talk about the joke you made when you suppressed bandits in Jiangxi." Chan said.
When it comes to suppressing bandits, Gai Longquan is a stomach full of blood and tears, tens of thousands of horses are not exhausted, most of them surrendered to the Red Army, to say that the Red Army is really not Gaide, it is more powerful than the Northern Expeditionary Army of that year, the official took the lead in rushing forward with a box cannon, and a large group of masters with big knives and shuttle marks behind him did not blink in the face of machine guns and cannons.
"I heard that the officers and soldiers of the Red Army are equal, the officials have no little wives, they don't eat empty salaries, they eat and live with the soldiers, they drink wine in big bowls, eat meat in large pieces, divide gold and silver in large scales, and divide the fields and houses, and divide the landlord's daughters and little wives. Although Gai Longquan hated the Red Army, he still longed for their life between words.
Chen Zikun said: "Lao Gai, what are you going to do next?" ”
Gai Longquan said: "When you go back to Nantai and become a rich man, you should live a quiet life for two years." ”
Chen Zikun nodded and said, "It's okay, I have prepared a house, 500 acres of land......"
Before he finished speaking, Gai Longquan said: "How can I ask for these, I have been messing with you for so many years, and my family wealth has accumulated a little." ”
Chen Zikun said: "It's not for you, the disabled brothers always have a place to go, so it's better to go back to Nantai with you to settle down, so that you can take care of it." ”
Gai Longquan was grateful: "Then I will thank Dashuai on behalf of my brothers." ”
Waiting for Gai Longquan to say goodbye and leave, Chen Zikun smiled bitterly, Chiang Kai-shek eradicated dissidents, consumed miscellaneous cards, how could he not be like this, Gai Longquan and Chen Shou are both unruly bandits, and they both have their own teams, and they have always been restless under their own command, if it weren't for their own skill, they may have defected a long time ago.
After the success of the Northern Expedition, his promotion path was blocked, and there was no way out for Feng Yuxiang and Wang Zhaoming to oppose Chiang, but would bury the existing territory, supporting Lao Chiang was the only choice, when a marshal lost the ability to give grace to his subordinates, then what was waiting for him was only betrayal and dismantling.
Yan Su was right, he was not a good person, but he was just in the dark.
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Since the last time Chen Zikun presented the roster of the Three Guns Society to Chiang Kai-shek, the gang has an additional official identity, specifically responsible for the arrest of Wang Yaqiao, with this golden signboard, the status of the Three Guns Society has skyrocketed, not to mention the Green Gang, even the Detective Brigade of the Garrison Command does not put it in his eyes, what the hell Commander Yang Hu Yang, play eggs!
Zhao Dahai is a bandit cadre, if he is caught by the spies, it will inevitably implicate Chen Zikun, so he sent a few people to focus on Zhao Dahai's tips, it just so happens that these few people are the apprentices taught by Zhao Dahai, how can they keep an eye on it, but this is also Chen Zikun's insidiousness, deliberately sent a few familiar faces to let the other party relax their guard and underestimate the enemy, in fact, there are other people who are really targeting.
The person in charge of tracking is Yan Jinan, the authentic heir of the Cangzhou Yan family, who is light and sharp, and he sees and listens to all directions, even the red agent trained by Lubyanka can't escape his sight.
In the evening, Yan Ji came to the newspaper that Zhao Dahai stayed in a small hotel, and had previously connected with a woman, who was a tabloid reporter who lived in a Shikumen house in the concession, and her husband was closed all day, and it was said that he was a freelancer who wrote for magazines for a living.
This woman's name is Tang Yan.
Although the relationship with Tang Yan has been broken for many years, I am still a little unhappy to hear this kind of news.
Chen Zikun has two adjutants, one is Chen Shou's younger brother Chen Shuangxi, the young man has a long spirit, upright, lively and cheerful, and it is very easy to carry with him, and the other is Chen Qingfeng, a little Taoist boy who was brought down from the calf, this young man is thoughtful and tenacious, Chen Zikun has been cultivating him, going to military school, going to the battlefield, and staying in the Three Guns Club for a while, just to let him take on some dark tasks.
The secret work of the Three Guns Club is currently in charge of Chen Qingfeng, Yan Ji came late in the south, so he naturally didn't know Tang Yan, but Qingfeng knew, seeing that Chen Zikun was faintly unhappy between his eyebrows, he said: "This kind of thing is very easy to do, doesn't he write a manuscript for the magazine, just grab a tail, do him a crime of collusion, and arrest him in prison...... In less than a month, he will die of illness inside. ”
Chen Zikun's eyes widened: "Isn't this a matter of carelessness, don't touch him." ”
"Yes." Qing Feng had no expression on his face, "Zhao Dahai, how to deal with it?" ”
"Doesn't he want to buy a machine, give him a 95% discount on the price, and then give him a set of American-made surgical instruments, which is also benevolent." Chen Zikun thought for a while, took out a silver-shelled Hamilton pocket watch from his arms, and rubbed it gently.
"When you give him the machine, give him back this pocket watch." Chan threw Hamilton over.
The hot-blooded students in Beiping, Shanghai, and Nanjing went to the door of the Nationalist Government to petition and demonstrate, demanding the recovery of the country, and all sectors of society responded to it, and the pressure within the Kuomintang increased sharply, and Chiang Kai-shek, in order to show his sincerity, announced that he would step down from the opposition and resign from the post of chairman of the Kuomintang and premier.
At the end of the year, the Fourth Plenary Session of the Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang elected Lin Sen as chairman of the Nationalist Government and Sun Ke as the premier.
Although Chen Zikun is a member of the Central Executive Committee, he did not attend the meeting due to illness.
On January 1, the 21st year of the Republic of China, the Guangzhou Central Committee was abolished, and the split of the Kuomintang ended, but the Southwest Central Executive Committee, the Southwest Political Affairs Committee, and the Southwest Military Committee were set up, which were nominally merged and remained independent of Nanjing in substance.
The next day, the Japanese army occupied Jinzhou, and the northeast fell in 100 days.
The machinery and equipment that Zhao Dahai wanted to buy finally arrived. When the dock was handed over, it was Chen Qingfeng who came to hand it over, and he handed over a pocket watch and said, "I'm sorry, Chairman Chen can't come to see you off if he has something." ”
The Hamilton that was given to Chen Zikun ten years ago was returned to its original owner, what does it mean is self-evident, Zhao Dahai smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Zikun doesn't want to see me, I believe that time will prove everything, I actually embarked on this road with him, all to save this country in dire straits." ”
The whistle sounded, the cargo ship carrying machinery and equipment and Zhao Dahai went away, and on the open ground by the dock, a Mercedes bulletproof car was parked, Chen Zikun looked at the black smoke in the chimney of the cargo ship in the distance and sighed, raised the collar of his coat, and the wind rose.