Chiang Kai-shek's face turned cold: "Why don't you call to inquire?" ”

Lin Wei hurriedly and cautiously said: "I have already sent a telegram to urge, but Commander-in-Chief He just won't call back." ”

Seeing that Lin Wei was wronged, He Yingqin smiled and said for Lin Wei: "Chairman don't worry, He Xuezhu is cautious and prudent, he is a miscellaneous army, and it is inevitable that there will be some difficulties in deployment, and there will be no major problems." What's more, the chairman of the committee had a far-sighted plan, and had already transferred Ming San's Second Army and Chen Cheng's 11th Division to the Pinghan Line, and with them, these miscellaneous cards did not make any efforts, and as soon as the news of Wenge's occupation of Shanxi was announced, the Northwest Army would also have no fighting spirit, and there would be no problem in defeating the Northwest Army on the Pinghan Line. ”

Chiang Kai-shek's face was a little softened, but he still said with some worry: "The battle on the Pinghan Line is very important, and there is no room for mistakes, and if Zhengzhou is taken, it can block the way for Feng Huanzhang's Northwest Army to return to Shaanxi." You must know that Feng Huanzhang not only occupied the four provinces of Shaanxi, Gansu, Qingning and Ningning, but he also interfered in the affairs of Xinjiang Province. Not to mention that he retreated to the northwest, it would be difficult for the central authorities to exterminate him in a short period of time, and if he retreated to Xinjiang Province and joined hands with the Soviets again, it would be a great trouble for the party-state. ”

Chen Tiaoyuan was very unimpressed with Chiang Kai-shek's words, and said with a smile: "I'm afraid that the chairman is too worried, after Feng Huanzhang returned from the Soviet Union, the Northwest Army was able to recover in such a short period of time, all thanks to the support of the Soviets, but he immediately tore his face with the Soviets, and bit the Soviets back, how could the Soviets pay attention to him Feng Huanzhang, a white-eyed wolf." ”

Chiang Kai-shek shook his head, looked out the window, looked at the dark night sky in the north and said: "Wen Ge has a good saying, there are no eternal friends, and there are no eternal enemies. For the sake of interests, even the two enemies who have just fought to the death will be united. ”

Seeing that Chiang Kai-shek's face was still not very good, and that Song Zhewu was mentioned again, He Yingqin secretly swallowed his saliva and said very reluctantly: "Before I came to Bengbu, Chen Cheng asked me to suggest to the chairman that he and Xia Douyin's division advance northward from the middle areas of Xihua, Yanling, Linying, and Xuchang, boldly carry out a drill attack, and take advantage of the enemy's chaos to seize Zhengzhou in one fell swoop. ”

Chen Cheng's suggestion was in line with Chiang Kai-shek's intentions, and Feng Yuxiang, in order to stabilize the war situation in Longhai and at the same time realize the plan of attacking Xuzhou with Yan Xishan, now concentrated most of the main forces of his Northwest Army in the east of the Longhai line, and the troops on the Pinghan line were relatively weak. At present, the two armies of the Longhai Line are in a state of confrontation, and although the Central Army has a slight advantage in Jinpu Road and Shandong, even if it can defeat Yan Xishan's Jin Sui army in these two directions, it can only play a role in changing the situation of the war, and cannot play a decisive role in completely reversing the entire situation of the war.

Therefore, Chiang Kai-shek set his sights on the Pinghan line, if the Central Army could achieve great results on the Pinghan line at this time, or even take Zhengzhou as Chiang Kai-shek wished, it would not only threaten Shaanxi and Shanxi, shake the entire front of the anti-Chiang coalition army, but also completely block the main force of the Northwest Army west of Zhengzhou, creating conditions for him to completely destroy the Northwest Army.

He transferred the newly established Second Army of Chiang Dingwen and Chen Cheng and other troops from the Shandong battlefield to the west to adjust the Pinghan Line, in order to strengthen the strength of the Central Army of the Pinghan Line, even if Song Zhewu did not launch the "Turtledove Plan" now, Chiang Kai-shek would also take action in this direction.

Chiang Kai-shek nodded approvingly and said, "This suggestion is very good!" Weiwen, call Xuezhu, and let the 11th Division and Xia Douyin's Division be combined into a column, commanded by Cixiu. Tell Ci Xiu that if he can occupy Zhengzhou first, I will form the 18th Army on the basis of the 11th Division, appoint him as the commander, and issue a bonus of 200,000 yuan. Urge Xue Zhu again to immediately report the preparations of his corps. ”

Lin Wei promised to go out quickly. He Yingqin wanted to say something, but he opened his mouth, and finally closed his mouth, he regretted that in order to help Song Zhewu and Lin Wei, he pushed Chen Cheng, the opponent, to the position of army commander. In his opinion, Song Zhewu's capture of Shanxi, the anti-Chiang coalition army will definitely be in chaos, and if he wants to occupy Zhengzhou, it is a matter of effort.

Lin Wei, who had been out for a short time, quickly came back in a hurry with a worried face and reported: "Commander-in-Chief He has called. ”

"Is there something wrong?" Seeing that Lin Wei's face was not good, He Yingqin asked worriedly.

"Commander-in-Chief He called to say that he had lost contact with Yang Hucheng's department."

"What? Lost contact with Yang Hucheng? Do you send someone to find it? Chiang Kai-shek asked in surprise.

"I found it, just because Commander-in-Chief He sent someone to find Yang Hucheng's troops, he didn't call back for a long time, but the rest of his troops are ready for battle."

"Didn't you find it?" He Yingqin asked strangely.

"Yang Hucheng's garrisons in Nanzhao and Fangcheng are empty, and there is no food, weapons and ammunition left, but his other baggage is there. In addition, according to the report obtained by Commander-in-Chief He in Nanzhao, Yang Hucheng's department had been requisitioning a large number of carts in the local area since the afternoon of the day before yesterday, and the carts near Nanzhao and Fangcheng had already been requisitioned by him, and he drove away in the direction of Lushan in the evening of this day. ”

"Isn't there a division of Song Zhewu in the direction of Lushan? Could it be that Yang Hucheng went to vote for Song Zhewu? Chen Tiaoyuan asked suspiciously.

Chen Tiaoyuan's words made Chiang Kai-shek frown slightly, and his face, which had just improved, became gloomy again.

Seeing that Chen Tiaoyuan came to make trouble again, He Yingqin was so angry that he glared at Chen Tiaoyuan fiercely, raised his voice and said, "Xue Xuan, who do you think of Wen Ge, do you also regard him as a warlord?" Although this Yang Hucheng is also a ragtag army, but after all, he is now the Central Army, and Wen Ge is no matter how foolish he is, he will not be so confused that he will contain the central army, isn't that equivalent to rebellion? ”

Chen Tiaoyuan had long heard that He Yingqin, Lin Wei, Song Ziwen and others admired Song Zhewu very much, and when he saw He Yingqin, he was a little angry, knowing that the rumors were true, and he also knew that he was a little Meng Lang today, and he was speechless for a while, his face was flushed with anxiety, and he didn't know what to say.

Without waiting for Chen Tiaoyuan to explain, He Yingqin hurriedly said to Chiang Kai-shek: "Chairman, there must be something hidden in this, we can call Wen Ge to inquire." ”

Seeing that Chiang Kai-shek was frowning and thinking, He Yingqin was also afraid that Song Zhewu would really be stupid for a while, so he smiled and said lightly in an indifferent tone: "Yang Hucheng has long had different aspirations, and the central government gave him the establishment of four brigades, but he was not satisfied, and even made four supplementary brigades equivalent to the actual formation without authorization. In order to raise the shortage of military salaries, he set up cards everywhere to collect taxes, which made the people in Nanyang complain, and the magistrate of Nanyang County has already sued me several times for this matter, if it weren't for the extraordinary times now, seeing that he Yang Hucheng is still a little useful, I would have disarmed him a long time ago. ”

In order not to offend He Yingqin, the No. 2 person in Huangpu, and even to a certain extent, it can be said that he is the No. 2 person in the central political axe, Chen Tiaoyuan said: "Maybe Yang Hucheng ran back to Feng Yuxiang again." ”

Chiang Kai-shek shook his head and said categorically: "No." If it was two months ago, Yang Hucheng might still have returned to Feng Huanzhang, although the war is stalemate now, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Central Army has gained the upper hand, as long as the war drags on, Feng Huanzhang and Yan Baichuan will have no chance of winning, Yang Hucheng is a smart person, he will not go to Feng Huanzhang's funeral at this time. ”

After thinking for a while, Chiang Kai-shek smiled faintly: "Since Yang Hucheng's whole army is heading for Lushan, and there is no war there, I guess this Yang Hucheng must have some tacit understanding with Wen Ge." ”

Seeing that He Yingqin and Lin Wei were a little nervous, Chiang Kai-shek said calmly: "Don't worry, no matter where Yang Hucheng goes, as long as he has contact with Wen Ge, he will definitely not be unfavorable to the central government, and I still believe in Wen Gedi." ”

As soon as Chiang Kai-shek's words fell, Dai Li hurriedly walked in and respectfully reported to Chiang Kai-shek without squinting: "Report to the chairman, I just got the report that Shi You's third department suddenly shrank its troops overnight, and the specific reason is unknown. ”

Dai Li's words made He Yingqin, Lin Wei, and Chen Tiaoyuan nervous. "Could it be that Shi Yousan sensed the intentions of the Central Army?"

Chiang Kai-shek smiled indifferently: "Shi Yousan has detected the intentions of the Central Army. But I can be sure that this is the news that his ally brother Han Xiang leaked to him. He shrank his troops just to protect himself, afraid that we would even pack up with him. ”

"What if he sends a message to Yan Xishan?" He Yingqin said with some unease.

"Yan Xishan is too late to know now, unless his three armies left in Shanxi can drive Wen Ge's more than 300,000 troops out of Shanxi now, otherwise, once Wen Ge gains a foothold in Shanxi, even if his whole army comes to help, he will not be able to recapture Shanxi, and his defeat is already decided."

After pacing around the room a few times, Chiang Kai-shek lowered his head, stopped, raised his head and glanced sharply at a few people, and decisively ordered: "Order Han Xiangfang to immediately sweep the Jin Sui army in the Shandong region, and remember to tell him not to let the troops cross the Yellow River; Liu Jingfu and He Xuezhu were ordered to ask their troops not to have any worries, but to boldly find gaps and intersperse, and to divide and encircle the rebellious Jin Sui Army and the Northwest Army. ”

"Order Zhang Fang, immediately call him to contact. Wang Diange's division stationed in Tuocheng, Wang Lingyun's division stationed in Yiyang, Fan Longzhang's division stationed in Linru, Zhao Guanying's division stationed in Yichuan, Song Tiancai's army stationed near Xuchang (under the jurisdiction of 2 divisions, the division commanders are Han Wenying and Shi Keqin), Li Wanlin's division stationed in Xuchang, Wang Zhenjun stationed in Yanling (under the jurisdiction of 2 divisions), Li Wanru's division stationed in Dengfeng, and Li Xuezheng's regiment stationed in Lingbao were required to be stationed in place and waiting for the central army to be absorbed, otherwise the central army would be resolutely wiped out as soon as it arrived. ”

At the same time, Jing Zhi telegraphed Zhang Fan in the name of the Ministry of Military Affairs to establish the 27th Army and appoint Wang Zhen as the commander of the army, with jurisdiction over 2 divisions; The 29th Army was formed. The army commander Zhang Zhigong has jurisdiction over 3 divisions of Li Wanru, Fan Longzhang and Zhao Guanying; The 32nd Army was established, with the commander Song Tiancai and 2 divisions of Han Wenying and Shi Keqin. The above-mentioned troops were all included in Zhang Fang's 20th Route Army. He was asked to restrain the troops anyway and safely pacify the surrendering generals. ”

"Yunong, call Ji Hongchang and Liang Guanying, and appoint Ji Hongchang as the commander-in-chief of the 22nd Route Army, and Liang Guanying as the commander-in-chief of the 25th Route Army."

(To be continued)