Li Wentian ridiculed him and said: "Chiang Kai-shek has betrayed the revolution and betrayed the father of the country, Sun Yat-sen, and has become a new warlord. I'd love to ask Commander-in-Chief Song to help me as a fool. ”

Song Zhewu said in his heart: "Don't stimulate you Li Wentian, do you really think that Feng Yuxiang is a loyal believer of Sun Yat-sen?" ”

Song Zhewu picked up a small leaf orange and handed it to Li Wentian, and said unceremoniously: "Brigade Commander Li, while you eat oranges, listen to me to explain your doubts." ”

Li Wentian didn't pick up the oranges, and Song Zhewu put the oranges on the table with a smile.

Song Zhewu leaned back in his chair and said leisurely: "You said, 'Chairman Chiang betrayed the revolution and condemned Sun Yat-sen, the father of the country. I agree. ”

Li Wentian was slightly stunned, he didn't expect Song Zhewu to be so honest.

Seeing Li Wentian's reaction, Song Zhewu smiled casually and said: "There is no doubt that Chairman Chiang violated the policy of Sun Yat-sen, the founding father of the nation, to unite with Russia and the Communist Party and to support peasants and workers. But isn't it the same with your boss Feng? ”

Song Zhewu shook his hand to stop Li Wentian, who was about to refute, and continued: "If Brigade Commander Li doesn't believe it, please explain it to me." In June 27, why did your Mr. Feng purge the party like Chairman Jiang? Why do you also hunt and kill [***], and indiscriminately hunt and kill progressive patriotic youth? Why have more than 3,000 progressive youths been arrested in Xi'an alone? If these more than 3,000 people are [***], even [***] himself won't believe it, right? I quite agree with what your then mayor of Xi'an, General Xiao Zhenying, chief of the Northwest Army's Judicial Division, said, 'We shout every day to save the country and save the people, and today's indiscriminate killing of innocents is a warlord.' ’。 ”

After speaking, Song Zhewu looked at Li Wentian with a smile, waiting for Li Wentian to answer.

Li Wentian not only knew about this matter, but also knew it very well. At that time, thousands of young people were imprisoned in the Northwest Army's prison in Xi'an, and Xiao Zhenying, then the mayor of Xi'an and the chief of the military justice department of the Northwest Army, was very dissatisfied with such indiscriminate arrests and killings.

Xiao Zhenying thought about it for a few days, and at the end of the day, he didn't leave the Xi'an City Hall, and he didn't go home at night, so he went around the room in the Military Justice Department all night. When it was about to dawn, he called Su Zhanyuan, the captain of the guard, and ordered Su Zhanyuan to go to the prison immediately to release him. Su Zhanyuan asked, "Who are you going to put in the country?" Xiao Zhenying said: "Everyone under the age of 16 is released. As soon as Su went out, Xiao Zhenying chased after him and said, "Everyone under the age of 18 will be released." Su Zhanyuan took a few steps, and Xiao Zhenying chased out the door again: "Put everyone under 20 years old!" What is the sin of young people to love their country?" The move was appreciated by progressives in the military and government, but also met with suspicion by Feng. Feng Yuxiang was furious and ordered Song Zheyuan to execute Xiao Zhenying. Song Zheyuan contacted Zhang Zizhong, Feng Zhi'an and others who refused to carry out the order to protect Xiao Zhenying, and asked Wen Chenglie, a veteran of the Northwest Army, to intercede, and the matter was resolved. However, Xiao Zhenying no longer trusted Feng Yuxiang, and transferred him from the position of mayor of Xi'an and chief of military justice to the post of chief of general staff of the Second Group Army.

In this matter, Li Wentian has always thought that Feng Yuxiang has done too much, if there are more than 3,000 young people in Xi'an alone, then how many will there be in Shaanxi Province? And how many will there be in the country?

Although he thought so in his heart, he was still unconvinced and said: "As soon as the warlords were defeated, Chiang Kai-shek wantonly excluded dissidents, first crusading against the Gui family, and now spreading rumors about President Feng, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is about to take action against our Northwest Army." After defeating our Northwest Army, we will also fight the Jin Sui Army. In short, as long as he doesn't listen, he won't let go. Isn't that true? ”

Song Zhewu said calmly: "You are right, Chairman Jiang will indeed be like this. It's just that what you said is inaccurate, after the Northwest Army is solved by force, the central government will not meet with the Jin Sui saber soldiers, because Yan Xishan will obey the orders of the central government. However, I believe that Chairman Chiang has not done anything wrong in doing so. ”

Song Zhewu stopped Li Wentian, who was in a state of flux, and continued with a calm face: "Brigade Commander Li, don't be impatient, please listen to me." On December 29, 1928, Zhang Xueliang in Northeast China resolutely changed his banner, and the Republic of China achieved reunification. However, this reunification is only formal, and the Republic of China is still far from actual reunification. Let's put aside Tibet, Xinjiang, and Mongolia (please note that the author is not talking about Inner Mongolia, but the general name of Inner Mongolia and Outer Mongolia) that the central government has no time to take care of for a while. After the change of banner in Northeast China, the Central Committee had no choice but to agree that the 'internal affairs' of Northeast China would remain the responsibility of the current staff members and that there would be no changes, except that the central authorities were responsible for the diplomatic affairs of Northeast China. Major personnel were first appointed by Zhang Xueliang and then appointed by the central authorities. The central government allocates 10 million yuan per month to the military salary. The central government still cannot grasp the actual control of the three northeastern provinces. Now it also includes Rehe; The Jin Sui army controlled the four provinces of Chahar, Hebei, Shanxi, and Suiyuan; Your Northwest Army controls Shandong, Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, and Ningxia, and Anhui can also be regarded as controlled by the Northwest Army, which is another six and a half provinces; Before April, the Gui faction controlled Hubei, Guangxi, and Guangdong, and Li Zongren was not satisfied, and openly launched the 'Hunan Case', expelling Lu Diping, the provincial chairman who had been legally appointed by the central government, and appointing He Jian, who was still under their orders at that time, as the provincial chairman, and bringing Hunan into their sphere of influence, which were also four provinces; Yunnan, Sichuan, Xikang (now under the jurisdiction of Sichuan), and Guizhou were also controlled by the local powerful factions. At present, the central political axe under the leadership of Chairman Chiang only controls the three provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Fujian. If you include Jiangxi, where Zhu Peide is the provincial chairman, there are only three and a half provinces. Among the more than 20 provinces in the country, the vast majority of them have been ceded by various forces that are undoubtedly with the old warlords, and the central political axe, which is supposed to be in charge of the military, government, and civil affairs of all provinces in the country, can only completely control and control the territory of a few provinces. If the central government wants to regain its authority, shouldn't it? If these local forces do not obey the orders of the central government, shouldn't the central government use force to crusade against them? ”

Song Zhewu finished speaking in one breath, his mouth was a little dry, he took a sip of tea, and looked at Li Wentian silently.

Song Zhewu's words shocked Li Wentian, it was not that he didn't know these things, but he didn't think much about it. It is only natural that the central government of a country should be in charge of all matters of the country's foreign affairs, military affairs, and civil affairs, but now, it is ...... Not to mention Li Zongren of the Gui family and Yan Xishan of the Jin Suijun, they are their boss Feng, and in the area where anyone is in charge, the decrees and orders of the central political axe can be implemented smoothly? At least not in their Northwest Army, let's talk about disarmament, although on the surface it is also downsized and disarmed in accordance with the requirements of the central government, but in fact the army is being reduced more and more. In the territory of the powerful faction, it can almost be said to be a country within a country.

Although Li Wentian was shocked in his heart, he still couldn't help but say: "But the provincial chairmen of these various provinces are not all appointed by Lao Jiang?" ”

Song Zhewu smiled faintly and said, "Well said! Yes, these provincial chairmen are appointed by the central government. But if it weren't for the candidates recommended by the leaders of these local powerful factions, no matter who it was, he wouldn't be able to stay in their territory at all, let alone be a good provincial chairman. Take the current chairman of Henan Province as an example, if Feng Yuxiang recommends Han Fuyu, and the central government appoints you Brigade Commander Li, you are the chairman of the province, can you do it, and even whether you can stay in the Northwest Army is a question. Another example is the 'Hunan Case' launched by the Gui Department this time, in which a local force can openly expel a provincial chairman appointed by the central government, and even reappoint a new person to serve on its own. To put it mildly, the current China seems to have returned to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and the Zhou royal family is like the current central political axe, although it is nominally noble and the co-lord of the world, but its authority has been lost. The current local powerful factions are like princes from all walks of life, all of them are trying their best to expand and expand their strength, thinking that they will become the Qin State that unifies the six countries in the future and accumulate strength. And Feng Yuxiang, who now occupies the Northwest Army of the Three Qin Lands, is the most ambitious and most likely to become Qin Shi Huang. ”

Li Wentian's face turned a little pale, he opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't make a sound, just silently picked up Song Zhewu's silver cigarette case on the table, took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth. Song Zhewu knew that Li Wentian's foolish loyalty to Feng Yuxiang in the depths of his thoughts had been touched and shaken by his words. picked up the match on the table and lit it, Li Wentian did not refuse, and leaned in to light it. But as soon as I took a sip, I was choked and coughed loudly. Hurriedly took the already cold tea handed over by Song Zhewu and drank a few sips before slowly calming down.

Song Zhewu himself lit a cigarette, took a puff, and continued: "The local forces dare to defy the authority of the central government and expel the chairman of a province appointed by the central government, how different is this from those princes in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. If the central government does not take decisive measures to fight back, it will immediately have a domino effect, and the first signs of peace in the country will die, and the country will be full of smoke and wars, and the situation of people being displaced and wives separated will reappear. If Brigadier Li were Chairman Chiang, would you be indifferent? If Feng Yuxiang is now the chairman of the National Political Axe, will he sit idly by? You won't, and neither will Feng Yuxiang. Even Li Zongren and Yan Xishan will not either. Since everyone does this, it means that there is nothing wrong with doing so. Since there is nothing wrong, then why shouldn't Chairman Chiang do this, and why is he heinous when he does it, just like a sinner through the ages? ”

After a pause, Song Zhewu smiled and said to Li Wentian: "If there is nothing wrong with Chairman Jiang doing this, then what is wrong with me helping him?" You won't say that I am Chairman Chiang's thug, even if I am a thug, I am also a thug of the national political axe. ”

(To be continued)