Song Zhewu handed the brewed tea to Han Fuyu, and pulled Han Fuyu to sit down.

Han Fuyu said a little impatiently: "Wen Ge, on the way here, I saw that your troops were deploying in the direction of Wusheng Pass, and the artillery was also entering the position, do you want to take the strategic place of Wusheng Pass?" ”

Song Zhewu understood Han Fuyu's mood, and said with a smile: "Big brother, this Wusheng Pass is the main road from Henan to Hubei, especially the Jinghan Railway passes through here, and the strategic location is indeed very important. But it depends on whom. For the Northwest Army and the Central Army, it was so; For me, Song Zhewu and the Fourth Route Army, it was just an ordinary place name. It's far away from Hebei, and it's inconvenient to travel back and forth, so what do I want it for? However, if the eldest brother is willing to give up the position of chairman of Henan Province to my younger brother, I don't mind winning the Wusheng Pass now. ”

Song Zhewu's words frightened Han Fuyu involuntarily, looking at Song Zhewu looking at him with a wicked smile, knowing that Song Zhewu was not serious, then he smiled and said: "If Brother Wenge wants the position of my brother's provincial chairman, just tell my brother, I won't give it to others easily, you want me to do it." I can immediately send a telegram to Chairman Jiang to resign as chairman of Henan Province and try my best to ensure that my brother is the chairman of this province. However, your brother has to help your brother take back the 20th division first. ”

Song Zhewu didn't want Han Fuyu to guard against him for robbing his Henan, so he said with a smile: "Big brother, I told you last time, I'm not interested in Henan, big brother, you just put your heart in your stomach!" ”

The reason why Han Fuyu asked Song Zhewu whether he was fighting Wushengguan was because he saw that the troops of the Fourth Route Army were attacking Wushengguan, and there was also a more important reason that as a powerful general of the Northwest Army who had been in the army for many years and had outstanding achievements, he naturally had an extraordinary strategic vision. Han Fuyu believes that if the Central Army suddenly attacks the Northwest Army, it will definitely catch the Northwest Army by surprise, and there will even be no effective countermeasures. If Chiang Kai-shek seized the opportunity at this time, with Song Zhewu's Fourth Route Army as the vanguard, he would first seize Wusheng Pass, and then rely on the Jinghan Railway to quickly seize Zhengzhou before the Northwest Army had time to take countermeasures. In one fell swoop, Sun Liangcheng's troops of the Northwest Army in Shandong and the troops of the Northwest Army in eastern Henan were separated from the main forces west of the Jinghan Line. Then concentrate the troops of the Central Army in Hebei, Shandong, and Anhui, and gather and annihilate Sun Liangcheng's troops with absolute superiority. Then he waved his army to the west, sweeping the Northwest Army in eastern Henan, and the main force of Chen's soldiers and the Jinghan line.

In this way, the Northwest Army can be successfully forced into the impoverished northwest of western Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu, and Qinghai. At the same time, the first division of the strong brigade was sent out of Nanyang, as a partial division to contain the Northwest Army, and the main force of the Jinghan Line and the Northwest Army launched a decisive battle in western Henan, which would inevitably defeat the Northwest Army and slump from then on.

However, Feng Yuxiang obviously had a very obvious gap, revealing his weakness, and Chiang Kai-shek must have seen it clearly, but he was reluctant to start.

It's like Chiang Kai-shek and Feng Yuxiang, both holding a sharp knife in each hand, wanting to fight to the death. Feng Yuxiang hadn't put on a fighting posture yet, and his weakness was exposed. At this time, as long as Chiang Kai-shek reached out first, he would immediately inflict a heavy blow on Feng Yuxiang. At the worst, Feng Yuxiang was seriously injured and bleeding, and at worst, Feng Yuxiang's arm could be removed. Either way, Feng Yuxiang would be unable to fight Chiang Kai-shek for a long time in the next duel, and it was only a matter of time before he was defeated.

However, for Feng Yuxiang's huge flaw, Chiang Kai-shek was reluctant to use the knife to be ruthless. The reason is that Chiang Kai-shek is still waiting, he is waiting for Feng Yuxiang to wave the sharp knife in his hand at him first, and take the initiative to force him. Or, wait for Feng Yuxiang to make some outrageous provocative moves. When the people around him were dissatisfied with Feng Yuxiang's unreasonableness and couldn't bear to see Chiang Kai-shek suffer a bloody disaster, they rose up to resist and waved their knives at Feng Yuxiang in the voice of public opinion that infinitely sympathized with him and condemned Feng Yuxiang's brutal actions.

Chiang Kai-shek is waiting, and Feng Yuxiang is also waiting, it depends on who is more patient and has more means.

Feng Yuxiang was also waiting for Chiang Kai-shek to be the first to reveal his fierce face, brandishing a sharp knife, and pressing him Feng Yuxiang step by step. In the support of the people around him, he pretended to be helpless, angrily swung his knife and slammed it, putting Chiang Kai-shek to death, and the people around him would praise him for eliminating harm for the people.

To put it bluntly, neither of them is willing to take the responsibility of provoking the civil war in the first place.

In Han Fuyu's view, the heads of these most important forces in China are all guilty of the same problem. Not only Chiang Kai-shek and Feng Yuxiang are like this, but also Li Zongren of the Gui family, who is still using the old-fashioned chivalrous routine. They all care too much about the evaluation of the Chinese people and the evaluation of public opinion. Chiang Kai-shek had an extra layer of concern, and he also had to worry about the public opinion condemnation and even armed crusade against him from the Kuomintang and the reorganizationists who opposed him headed by Wang Ching-wei.

Only Yan Xishan in Shanxi is better. Although Yan Xishan is leisurely and indecisive, he looks forward and backward, and the first rat is at both ends. However, as long as he is tempted by huge interests, he will resolutely take risks, and the key is to see whether this temptation is big enough. Of course, after Yan Xishan missed a blow and failed to sneak attack, because his strength failed, he would immediately shout for help to the people around him, and even shamelessly ask his opponent for mercy.

Although Han Fuyu slandered Chiang Kai-shek in his heart, he had no time to care about the battle between Chiang Kai-shek and Feng Yuxiang now. The most important thing in his heart is his 20th Division, he believes that in this troubled era, only holding military power is real, and everything else is illusory and unreliable.

Han Fuyu leaned forward, looked at Song Zhewu and said solemnly: "Wen Ge, whether you are interested in Henan or not, it doesn't matter to me!" I am most concerned about the Sixty Brigade in front of me. Wen Ge, I want to ask you to detain the 60th Brigade, take them to Zhengzhou, take care of the eldest brother and me for a while, and then return the 60th Brigade to me after I pull those two brigades out. ”

Song Zhewu said: "As expected, it is the matter of the Sixty Brigade. ”

Song Zhewu took out a cigarette and lit it for the two of them. Song Zhewu didn't answer immediately, which made Han Fuyu's heart tense, thinking that Song Zhewu was unwilling to help him. Without the help of Song Zhewu and his Fourth Route Army, his actions would have been risky.

After Song Zhewu took a puff of cigarette, he said to Han Fuyu with a solemn expression: "Big brother, you are concerned about it!" ”

"Oh"! Han Fuyu asked with some confusion: "Wen Ge, how do you say this?" ”

Song Zhewu looked at Han Fuyu and said, "Big brother, if I take the Sixty Brigade away now, then the eldest brother can only get one Sixty Brigade, and the other two brigade brothers will never get it again." ”

"Why?" , Han Fuyu asked in surprise.

Song Zhewu sighed and said, "Big brother, you are a fan of the authorities!" You think, if I take the 60th Brigade away now, the contradiction between the Fourth Route Army and the Northwest Army will be completely intensified, and I will face a three-sided siege by the Northwest Army in Zhengzhou. At that time, there were Sun Liangcheng, Pang Bingxun and others in the east, Fang Zhenwu and Ma Hongkui in the south, and nearly 300,000 main forces of the Northwest Army in the west. In that case, I will definitely not be able to gain a foothold in Zhengzhou, and there will be no way to talk about taking over my eldest brother. ”

Han Fuyu thought about it, what Song Zhewu said was also true, he was indeed a fan of the authorities, if Song Zhewu took away the 60th Brigade, with Feng Yuxiang's surname, he would definitely not let go of this little warlord who dared to touch the tiger's buttocks.

But he really couldn't let go of the 60th Brigade, and said unwillingly: "If the Northwest Army besieges you, won't it just give Chairman Jiang and Feng Yuxiang the excuse to do it?" ”

Regarding Han Fuyu's persistence, Song Zhewu was really a little surprised. Xin said: "The 20th Division is your Han Fuyu's heart and liver, but the Fourth Route Army is also my Song Zhewu's baby!" Could it be that for the sake of your Han Fuyu's 20th Division, my Fourth Route Army will shed blood and sacrifice without hesitation, and people like you Han Fuyu can also think of it. If you take the 20th Division to join the Fourth Route Army, I can still consider it. ”

Song Zhewu pretended to be helpless and said: "Who can guarantee that Chairman Jiang will definitely send troops?" Who can guarantee that Chairman Chiang does not want to watch my Fourth Route Army and the Northwest Army fight to defeat both? Taking a step back, even if Chairman Chiang sent troops to attack the Northwest Army, our Fourth Route Army would have fought to the death with the Northwest Army and suffered heavy casualties. ”

Song Zhewu's words couldn't help but make Han Fuyu's old face red, he knew that what Song Zhewu said was the truth, even if Chiang Kai-shek sent troops, it would be far from quenching his thirst, and when the troops of the Central Army came up, it was a question of whether Song Zhewu's one and a half divisions were still there, and the combat effectiveness of the Northwest Army was not comparable to ordinary troops. It is a bit too much to ask Song Zhewu like this.

However, Han Fuyu also heard from Song Zhewu's words just now that he was also not completely at ease with Chiang Kai-shek, which made Han Fuyu feel a lot more secure. Han Fuyu believes that Song Zhewu said this, which shows that he is not very at ease with Chiang Kai-shek like himself, and is also afraid that Chiang Kai-shek will calculate him, and only those who are afraid of Chiang Kai-shek's calculations will help each other and support each other with him. Song Zhewu has such an idea, he will definitely not help him Han Fuyu, because he must also count on himself to help him Song Zhewu in the future.

Han Fuyu said a little apologetically: "Wen Ge, about the matter of the Sixty Brigade, my brother is a little simple. ”

Song Zhewu knew that Han Fuyu was a little embarrassed, so he didn't say more. Instead, he shook his hand, and then said: "Big brother, this is only one thing, and second, once I really take away the Sixty Brigade, Feng Yuxiang will definitely be more suspicious of you big brother, and the precautions will be stricter." In particular, if the 20th Division lacks a division, it will be incomplete, in case Feng Yuxiang does something more desperate, and then divide those two brigades into other units, the eldest brother's 20th Division will be completely gone. ”

Han Fuyu couldn't help but gasp, what Song Zhewu said may not be nothing, it seems that he is too anxious.

"And you mean to put it all back?" Han Fuyu asked.

"Put back the 60th Brigade, I will detain the engineer battalion of the 23rd Division, Li Xingzhong and Wei Fenglou let me make such a big fight, you have to give me some benefits! It is believed that Li Xingzhong and Wei Fenglou will not ignore the safety of his 20th Division and 60th Brigade for the sake of a mere engineer battalion. ”

(To be continued)