Chapter 154: Zhang Zuolin's Death
The wheel of history will not easily change its trajectory just because a few praying mantis are in front of the car, not even a group of praying mantises. Although Li Tie is already a big praying mantis, he is not qualified to stop the rolling wheel of history.
On June 4, 28, this day, or that place, and a few miles from Huanggutun Station, several Japanese agents, under the guidance of Kawamoto Daisa, planted dozens of kilograms of explosives on the railway on the road through which Zhang Zuolin's special train must pass, and under the tracks only a few dozen meters apart.
Because of the fact that there will be a roller car in front of the special train, these explosives are not only well buried, but even the lead is led behind a small hill a few hundred meters away.
This small hillside has a direct view of a section of railroad in the distance, and it takes at least a minute from the time the train appears to the time it passes past where the explosives were planted.
And this minute is enough for them to calculate the time, calculate the amount of ammunition, and then press the detonator to detonate the hundreds of kilograms of explosives. The thought of his imminent meritorious service to the establishment of the empire made Kawamoto's heart feel hot.
Kawamoto Osa smacked a cigarette in his mouth and watched as the sappers had finished planting the explosives and had done everything in disguise. He looked down at his watch, there were still four hours left for Zhang Zuolin's train to arrive here, and it seemed that he still had to stay here for a while.
Call a few sappers in front of you and place the detonator where it is easiest to press. Kawamoto gave each soldier a cigarette and lit it in turn.
"You've worked hard. ”
Several sappers immediately stood up and saluted: "For the service of the Empire." ”
Kawamoto nodded and told them that this operation could only succeed and not fail, and if the operation failed due to technical problems, all four of them would have to die to thank the Empire.
And he will also commit suicide by cutting his abdomen to express his loyalty to the empire. Several sappers saw that Kawamoto Daisa's words were serious, and they didn't even smoke cigarettes, so they threw away the cigarettes in their mouths one after another, and waited for Kawamoto Daisa's order with a solemn expression.
Kawamoto once again praised several sappers and promised that after the deed, the military department would give them a big prize. After re-emphasizing the importance and confidentiality of this operation.
Kawamoto Daisa took out two binoculars from his backpack and handed them to the four sappers beside him, asking them to work in pairs, changing people every ten minutes to take turns guarding the place, and as soon as the train appeared, it would be detonated immediately.
Several sappers immediately stood upright, took the binoculars and lay down behind the hill, their eyes staring at the railway in the distance.
At this time, Zhang Zuolin's special train had just finished filling up water at a small station, and Zhengjia set off again to rush back to Fengtian. At that time, Zhang Zuolin received the news in advance that the Japanese wanted to be unfavorable to him.
Therefore, Zhang Zuolin had already changed the date and train number of his return to Mukden early in the morning, but what he didn't know was that among his entourage there was not only a Japanese agent, but also an adjutant who had followed him for several years.
In order to kill Zhang Zuolin, the Japanese not only sacrificed one of their high-status agents, but also did not let go of this death room that had been hidden for many years.
When Zhang Zuolin's special train slowly drove out of the platform and slowly moved away from this small station, on an ordinary street not far from the small station, a European missionary who was delivering leaflets watched the special train leave.
The missionary waited until the train had completely left, immediately put away the leaflets, turned a few times and disappeared into the streets, and then passed through a few dilapidated alleys, and the missionary came to the outside of an inconspicuous house.
The missionary looked left and right to make sure that everything was safe, and immediately opened the lock and rushed into the house, pulling a suitcase out of the hole in the house. He quickly opened the suitcase. It turned out that inside the suitcase was a radio station.
The missionary skillfully turned on the radio and ticked out a code that read: "The tiger has been shipped." Meals will be served four hours later. ”
No one knew what was meant by the message, which was incoherent. But far away in the basement of a church in the city of Mukden.
When the church priest saw this message that the donkey's lips were not in the horse's mouth, he smiled rarely.
After sending this short telegram, the missionary who was far away in the house immediately hid the suitcase again. Then I sorted out the traces in the house. Locked the door, picked up the Bible, and continued to wander the streets, starting to preach the gospel of God again.
Four hours later, it was still the same place where the Huanggutun incident happened in the previous life, and it was there, and more explosives than in the previous life were planted there.
When Zhang Zuolin's special column appeared in the field of vision of the four sappers and appeared in Kawamoto Daisa's field of vision, Kawamoto Daizo pressed the detonator with a cruel smile.
Boom, boom, boom. Loud explosions rang out. I saw that the special train that Zhang Zuolin was riding was blown up by the waist. Especially Zhang Zuolin's special carriage was the most tragic, the entire carriage was blown apart, and even the chassis was blown out of shape.
After the explosion, Zhang Zuolin was seriously injured, losing a leg, missing a foot, and losing a hand, with multiple fractures on his body, and he fainted. And the entourage in the carriage also suffered heavy casualties.
After the explosion occurred, the soldiers of the Northeast Army, who had not been hit by the bombing, immediately cordoned off the scene and immediately organized a rescue and search team. And Huanggutun, which is not far from here, also immediately sent a convoy to the rescue.
Kawamoto immediately put away the detonator and quickly left the hill with four sappers.
The people who came to the rescue saw that Zhang Zuolin had not died on the spot, and immediately sent Zhang Zuolin to the nearest hospital for temporary rescue, and at the same time contacted the doctor in Fengtian to immediately gather at the Dashuai's Mansion to prepare for first aid.
After a simple treatment in Huanggutun, Zhang Zuolin was in a coma, and the convoy set off again and rushed back to the Fengtian Marshal's Mansion at a speed of 100,000. Zhang Zuolin's vitality is also very strong, and in the end, he returned to the Dashuai Mansion.
However, although Zhang Zuolin was rescued in time in the Marshal's Mansion, Zhang Zuolin did not have time to pass the handsome position to Zhang Xueliang on top of the collapse. It's just that a few seconds before he died, he suddenly returned to his light and woke up, and he only had time to issue two sentences of emotional questioning.
However, it was this emotional question that made the old brothers in front of the bed feel cold behind them, and many old brothers who had been careful directly dispelled the idea of setting up another door and throwing another high branch.
Zhang Zuolin's two dying words were: "Quickly call Xiao Liuzi back." Am I a broken bone? ”
It was this question that made the old brothers suddenly remember that everyone had sworn a poisonous oath to Zhang Zuolin. Now seeing that Zhang Zuolin left in response to Du Lisan's oath, can the living brothers not be afraid?
Although Zhang Zuolin's dying words helped Zhang Xueliang a lot, Zhang Xueliang wanted to ascend to the throne and there were still many difficult things waiting for him.
First of all, Zhang Xueliang was not in Fengtian at this time, Zhang Zuolin died, but everyone did not dare to release the news of Zhang Zuolin's death. Instead, he secretly notified Zhang Xueliang to return. And Zhang Xueliang also sneaked back to Fengtian overnight as soon as he heard the news of his father's death.
At the same time, Zhang Xueliang and a group of uncles and uncles began to take over the defense of Fengtian in an all-round way, and when Fengtian all fell into the hands of Zhang Xueliang, everyone announced Zhang Zuolin's death.
As soon as the news of Zhang Zuolin's death was announced, it really caused a strong shock in the Northeast Army, and the military generals of various factions began to move around frequently and secretly linked.
In addition, many political speculators jumped out to directly support Zhang Zuoxiang, the second-in-command of Fengjun, to replace Shuai Yin. And Zhang Zuoxiang was originally the deputy commander-in-chief of the Northeast Army, and it was most reasonable for him to take over as the commander-in-chief of the Northeast Army.
But in fact, Zhang Zuoxiang did not dare to accept it at all, first, because the old and new factions were fundamentally on the same footing, and although there were contradictions between the local and foreign people of the new faction, they had the same position on dealing with the officers of the old faction.
Therefore, he will not get the support of nearly half of the Northeast New Army when he takes office, and second, Zhang Zuolin is very kind to himself, and nearly half of his brothers in the old faction support Zhang Xueliang.
If they were to take office, these old brothers would not agree. will say that he is ungrateful, and he bullies the small with the big.
Third, the Southern National Revolutionary Army was eyeing the enemy, and others did not know Chiang Kai-shek's history, but he knew very well that Chiang Kai-shek was the best at cooperating with each other and taking advantage of his strength.
Fourth, there are still a large number of Japanese soldiers and armed expatriates in the northeast. Once the Northeast Army is in civil strife, all of them will not end well. Therefore, Zhang Zuoxiang not only did not accept Shuai Yin, but also persuaded the old brothers for Zhang Xueliang to support Zhang Xueliang to succeed to the throne.
Seeing that Zhang Zuoxiang knew him like this, the Northeast Army was unanimously happy. After all, Zhang Xueliang is the leader of the new faction of the Northeast Army, and his succession as commander-in-chief of the Northeast Army is acceptable to all parties.
Because the new faction originally supported Zhang Xueliang, and Yang Yuting was not qualified, and at the same time, Zhang Xueliang was known for his benevolence and righteousness. So he can only support Zhang Xueliang's succession.
Now the most powerful Zhang Zuoxiang supports Zhang Xueliang, and other old brothers have no reason to oppose it. So Zhang Xueliang naturally became the only and most suitable candidate.
The first thing Zhang Xueliang did after reaching a consensus with all parties was not to announce that he was the commander-in-chief of the Northeast Army, but to order all armies to immediately send out a wide range of people to investigate the real culprit behind the Huanggutun incident.
Zhang Xueliang swore in front of all his uncles and generals that no matter who killed Zhang Zuolin, he and the Northeast Army would fight to the end.
And Zhang Xueliang's affectionate and righteous move was recognized by all the Northeast Army, and everyone also went all out to reconnoiter everywhere, but in addition to picking up a few cigarette butts on the mountain bag not far from the exploded railway. No other clues were found.
However, as veterans of the Northeast Army, Zhang Zuoxiang and others, who have been running the Northeast for decades, are still more or less aware that this is a conspiracy of a certain foreign force. Therefore, after the outbreak of the Huanggutun incident, Zhang Zuoxiang frequently contacted a group of old brothers, on the one hand, to persuade them to support Zhang Xueliang in power, and on the other hand, to negotiate with these old brothers to see who was the real murderer of Zhang Zuolin.
It is a pity that the current Northeast Army has long had no secrets to speak of, and Zhang Zuoxiang, who saw that the Northeast Army was the most qualified to ascend to the throne, refused to take office, and Zhang Xueliang was about to ascend to the throne, and the Northeast Army was a peaceful scene.
The Japanese soldiers, who have always wanted civil strife in the Northeast Army, will not sit idly by.
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