Although Zang Shiyi's tone was extremely unkind, Rong Zhen still wanted to give him face, and said with a wry smile to Zang Shiyi: "My brother Fengjiu, something so big happened, how could I not report it, as soon as the Kwantung Army shelled Beidaying, I had already called Beiping." ”

"What did the young marshal say?"

Zang Shiyi, Qi Xingya, and Li Jichuan asked Rong Zhen in unison, and Han Guangdi also looked expectant.

Rong Zhen waved his hand and said: "Tang Guozhen said that the young marshal has not come back from watching the play, and he has already gone to the theater to find the young marshal in person." ”

Everyone understands that if Zhang Xueliang does not come back to give instructions, Rong Zhen, who has always been cautious, will never dare to give the order to resist. There is no way, now I can only wait for Zhang Xueliang to rush back as soon as possible.

The anxious Zang Shiyi walked around the house a few times, walked to the door and opened the door, and listened to the sound of artillery in the direction of Beidaying for a while, Zang Shiyi couldn't help but close the door and turned back to Rong Zhen and said: "Let's quickly mobilize troops from all over the world to come to Shenyang." ”

Rong Zhen smiled bitterly and said, "Transferring troops to Shenyang? Brother Bongjiu, why are you confused. Don't say that the mobilization of troops from other places to Shenyang is far away and cannot quench the thirst of the near, I just want to transfer, and I can't transfer without the order of the young marshal. ”

"Is it just watching the Kwantung Army shell the Seventh Brigade like this?"

Zang Shiyi said loudly angrily, then walked to the sofa, sat down, and sulked.

The door of the office was suddenly pushed open, and Rong Zhen, who was startled, saw that it was a staff officer and was about to open his mouth to reprimand. The staff officer nervously reported loudly: "Report to the chief of staff, the 29th Wing of the Kwantung Army and the Gendarmerie of the Benben Army, as well as the armed soldiers in the township, are attacking Shangfudi, South Market, North Market, and Xiaoxibianmen in three directions. ”

"The police stations in the South Market and the North Market have been occupied by the Kwantung Army, and the Kwantung Army has killed many policemen and disarmed the police in these two places. The police in Shangfu and Xiaoxibianmen have already started a fight with Yue himself. The Manchurian police also attacked the West Tower substation, and the two sides had already begun to exchange fire; The policemen of the No. 6 Sub-Bureau of the Public Security Bureau in the Tiexi Industrial Zone were also attacked by the Kwantung Army, and according to a report from a policeman who escaped, more than 30 policemen from the No. 6 Sub-Bureau were attacked by the Japanese army. The army killed all the policemen of this substation with bayonets, and their bodies were scattered outside the police station. ”

"What? The Kwantung Army attacked Shenyang? Occupy the police station and kill the policeman? ”

In fact, there was no need for Rong Zhen to ask, the fierce gunfire coming from outside the open door had already proved that what the staff officer said was true.

Han Guangdi couldn't help it, and said loudly with red eyes: "Chief of Staff Rong, now it's not just the Kwantung Army that is exercising, it's obviously the mobilization of all myself, this is to attack Shenyang City, it's the Kwantung Army and us are officially at war, quickly order the Seventh Brigade to counterattack!" If you don't give the order, it's too late. If the 7th Brigade counterattacked the Kwantung Army, the battalion of the 4th Route Army in the arsenal could immediately enter the battle. ”

Rong Zhen looked at Han Guangdi, Zang Shiyi and the others, and then anxiously glanced back at the quiet telephone on the table, and waved his hand to signal the staff officer who came in to report to go out.

Rong Zhen walked to the table and reached out to take the phone on the table, but before his hand could touch the phone, the door was suddenly pushed open again. This time it was not a staff officer who came in, but a lieutenant general of the Northeast Army in his thirties. The person who came was Wang Yizhe, the commander of the 7th Brigade of Beidaying.

As soon as Wang Yizhe entered the door, he loudly asked Rong Zhen: "Chief of Staff, the Kwantung Army is shelling my Beida Battalion, why is our Seventh Brigade not allowed to resist, do you want to watch the officers and soldiers of the Seventh Brigade all be killed by the Kwantung Army?" ”

Wang Yizhe is Zhang Xueliang's confidant and favorite general, and his position is still above Huang Xiansheng, and he is deeply trusted and reused by Zhang Xueliang, and Zhang Xueliang handed over to him the most elite seventh brigade of the Northeast Army defending Shenyang, which is enough to explain the problem.

Wang Yizhe's home is in the city, and he usually does not live in Beidaying.

Rong Zhen frowned and was about to speak, but the phone on the table suddenly rang at this moment.

After the staff officer took the phone, he hurriedly handed it over to Rong Zhen.

The call was made by Zhang Xueliang from Beiping, which made Rong Zhen breathe a sigh of relief, and a relieved look rose to his face.

If the Kwantung Army put the knife on his neck, Rong Zhen would not be unwilling to fight or dare not fight, but in that case, he Rong Zhen would have to bear the responsibility of provoking the war, at least Zhang Xueliang would think that this was his responsibility. This is something that Rong Zhen is unwilling to bear, and even he can't afford.

Everyone else also hurriedly gathered around Rong Zhen, nervously waiting for Zhang Xueliang to show his attitude.

Rong Zhen hurriedly and briefly reported the current situation in Shenyang to Zhang Xueliang on the phone, and then said anxiously: "Young Marshal, the Kwantung Army is not only shelling the Beidaying now, but also starting to attack Shenyang in three ways, this is by no means an ordinary provocation, and it is not an exercise, whether it is a battle or a withdrawal, you have to quickly get an idea." ”

Seeing that Zhang Xueliang was silent on the phone, Rong Zhen hurriedly asked: "If there is a battle, the Seventh Brigade of the Beida Battalion will immediately distribute weapons, and if it is too late, the Kwantung Army will enter the Beida Battalion." ”

Because it was a long distance, the signal was not very good, and although everyone gathered around Rong Zhen, they couldn't hear what Zhang Xueliang said on the phone at all, and could only vaguely feel a small sound.

Zhang Xueliang on the other end of the phone was obviously silent for a long time before he began to convey his instructions to Rong Zhen.

“…… What the? Young marshal, you repeat, you are not allowed to open the arsenal? I said that I really came this time, and they have killed many policemen outside the city! ……”

Rong Zhen, who answered the phone, gradually changed from anxious and nervous to shocked, and his face gradually turned pale, with almost no blood. It wasn't until Zhang Xueliang finished speaking that Rong Zhen spit out a "yes" word with difficulty.

Rong Zhen slowly put down the phone, as if what he was holding in his hand was not a telephone receiver, but a drowning man, who thought he was holding on to a life-saving rope, but suddenly turned into a straw that would not help him in any way.

Rong Zhen's expression had already made everyone in the room feel that this was the last thing they wanted to happen.

Despite this, except for Han Guangdi and Li Jichuan, the others were still anxious to ask Rong Zhen, and they were all eager to know what Zhang Xueliang said on the phone.

Ignoring everyone's repeated questions, Rong Zhen slowly walked to the sofa and sat down with a somewhat blank expression.

At this time, everyone roughly guessed what kind of instructions Zhang Xueliang gave on the phone, and their faces were full of extreme disappointment.

After a while, Zang Shiyi's expression was miserable, but his tone was rare and calm and said to Rong Zhen: "Brother Rong, what did Zhang Shaoshuai say on the phone?" Just talk about it, the foundation of this Northeast was laid by Dashuai, in the end, this Northeast is still the Northeast of his Zhang family, if he can let it go, we don't care. ”

Rong Zhen raised his head, glanced at everyone numbly, and only after a while did he relayed Zhang Xueliang's order with difficulty in an extremely depressed tone.

"The young marshal said that for several months, the Kwantung Army has been carrying out provocations, the purpose of which is to provoke our Northeast Army to confront them with force, so that they can find an excuse to fight with our Northeast Army, and then force the political axe to start a war with us. And once the war between our Northeast Army and the Kwantung Army becomes a fact, it is said that the political axe will definitely give full support to the Kwantung Army to attack the Northeast, and at that time, our Northeast Army will absolutely be unable to resist. ”

The young marshal said that fortunately, he had already learned that the current attitude of the political axe was resolutely opposed to the war, and he even knew that the military headquarters had sent Major Major General Jianchuan Miji to Shenyang to train and stop further provocations by the Kwantung Army. We must absolutely not give any excuse to the Kwantung Army, and we must cooperate with the actions of the political axe. Even if the Kwantung Army really caused trouble, all the actions of the Northeast Army should be premised on not hindering the diplomatic settlement of disputes. ”

"Therefore, for any provocation of the Kwantung Army, the young marshal wants us to resolutely tolerate it and never fight back."

"The young marshal also said, don't say that the Kwantung Army shelled Beidaying, even if it forcibly entered Shenyang City, it is absolutely not allowed to resist, we just want to implement the policy of non-resistance in order to occupy justice in the international community."

"Nanjing has instructed that any dispute with him must be resolved by diplomatic means by the Central Political Axe and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We have to wait for the central government to report to the League of Nations, and wait for the League of Nations to judge the merits. ”

"He also said that the 7th Brigade of the Beida Battalion was not allowed to open the arsenal, and if the Kwantung Army rushed into the Beida Battalion, the 7th Brigade would resolutely refuse to resist and should let it disarm......

"The young marshal also said, don't look at the big trouble of the Kwantung Army this time, in fact, I just want to get more benefits in the Northeast, and the Jinan tragedy was like this back then......"

"Don't say it, fool!"

Zang Shiyi let out a roar of rage and kicked over a chair next to him.

Zang Shiyi's face turned red and shouted loudly: "It is not wrong for Chairman Jiang to ask for the dispute between China and China to be resolved by diplomatic means by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This is because since the Northeast has changed banners, the Northeast is China's local political axe, and the local political axe has no right to discuss diplomatic issues with foreign political axes. ”

"However, Chairman Jiang didn't say that he put the knife on our necks, and we can't resist, so we have to obediently hand over the surname to Yue himself!"

Zang Shiyi was so angry that he spun around on the ground, pointing to the sky and shouting loudly.

"He, Zhang Xueliang, listened to the words of the Central Committee at this time, during the Central Plains War, Chairman Jiang repeatedly asked him Zhang Xueliang to enter the customs to help in the war, how could he shirk and not go for several months? He was not allowed to sign a contract with the USSR, why didn't he listen? ”

"Thousands of miles away in Northern Mongolia, it is a bitter cold and barren land, in the face of the invasion of Soviet Russia, which is more powerful than himself, Song Zhewu can vow to fight to the end and fight to the death with Soviet Russia! In this rich land in the Northeast, he Zhang Xueliang did not hesitate!! Can you abandon it as if you were a shoe? ”

"I really don't understand, why did Lao Shuai ...... at that time"

"Bell bell bell ......"

The sudden ringing of the phone interrupted Zang Shiyi's hysterical roar, and Li Jichuan hurriedly ran over to take the phone.

The call came from Zhao Zhenfan, chief of staff of the 7th Brigade of the Beida Battalion, who reported that the infantry of the Yue Army had begun to attack the Beida Battalion and had approached the west gate of the Beida Battalion several times. But for some reason, every time the army had just arrived near the west gate of the Beidaying, they quickly retreated.

Han Guangdi's expression was sad, and he said in a mocking tone: "What else do you not understand about this, this must be the Kwantung Army's conscious lack of troops, and their hearts are weak." Seeing that our Beida Battalion had been bombed for an hour and didn't even return a single shot, I thought that the Seventh Brigade was going to ambush them in the Beida Battalion. ”

Wang Yizhe, who was anxious and angry, glanced at Han Guangdi angrily, and wanted to open his mouth to refute, but he opened his mouth for a long time, and finally did not make a sound in frustration.

Li Jichuan couldn't care about Wang Yizhe's emotions, and while listening to the earpiece, he asked Rong Zhen nervously: "Chief of Staff, let's answer the phone, Zhao Zhenfan said that the Kwantung Army has now rushed into the garrison of the 621st Regiment of the Beidaying, and he killed the officers and soldiers of the Northeast Army when he saw them in the barracks, and he begged you to let him open the arsenal." ”

Rong Zhen walked over angrily and took the phone: "Chief of Staff Zhao, listen well, you are absolutely not allowed to open the arsenal, this is the order of the young marshal, whoever dares to violate it, correct the law on the spot." ”

Zhao Zhenfan obviously argued a few words on the phone, Rong Zhen's face instantly turned red, and he shouted loudly: "The young marshal said, if you don't resist, you can't resist...... Yes, you are right, it is non-resistance. The Kwantung Army let them take weapons when they grabbed weapons in the Beida Battalion, and let them kill if they wanted to kill people, and the Seventh Brigade was waiting for death in the Beida Battalion, and it was not allowed to resist. ”

After speaking, Rong Zhen "snapped" and slammed down the earpiece for the first time, and the earpiece that fell on the mahogany table was instantly torn apart.

Outside, another staff officer ran in: "Report to the chief of staff, Ni Wenzao, the warden of Fengtiandian, called, and he reported that the army had climbed the city wall and was shooting at the prison from the city. What should I do if he asks for advice? ”

Before Rong Zhen could answer, another staff officer ran in and reported: "Chen Haihua, chief of staff of the Air Force Command, also called at Dongta Airport, and he said that the situation is critical now, there are 262 planes at Dongta Airport, what should these planes do?" He asked the chief of staff for instructions. ”

Rong Zhen, who had become hysterical, shouted at the two staff officers: "Tell Ni Wenzao to let him leave the prison immediately with all the guards and guards of the prison, and he is not allowed to return fire." He also told Chen Haihua that after dawn, not a single plane at the Dongta Airport was allowed to take off, and that if the army attacked the airport, he would arrange for the evacuation of his personnel. ”

"Then call the mortar factory guard, the arsenal guard, the naval command and the air force command and tell them that they are coming and they must not resist, this is the order of the major marshal. From now on, they will all withdraw from the city on their own. ”

Rong Zhen roared loudly and continued: "Also, don't forget to tell the guard battalion of the Great Marshal's Mansion, and they are not allowed to resist, and they will withdraw when they come." Since the young marshal doesn't want Shenyang and Northeast anymore, he definitely won't want his home. ”

Rong Zhen, who was furious, saw that the two staff officers were a little frightened and at a loss, and shouted: "What are you still doing standing, don't you go and call quickly." ”

Only then did the two staff officers come to their senses, turned around and ran out. Because of the panic, a staff officer tripped over the threshold while going out and fell far away, but the staff officer got up so hard that he didn't even bother to pick up his hat, so he turned around and ran.

Rong Zhen, who has always been easy-going, calmed down a lot after this venting, let out a sigh of relief, turned to Qi Xingya and said: "Xingya, your gendarmerie battalion should also be restrained, and evacuate Shenyang with me in a while." Also, tell Li Xiangpu to bring all the guards in his house to the military police headquarters, and you come with him. ”

Rong Zhen added: "Guan Yuheng also wants to take it?" If this matter can really be resolved through negotiation today, the young marshal will still ask for people. ”

Rong Zhen turned his head to look at Han Guangdi, and said a little helplessly and apologetically: "Dou Zhan, you have seen the situation here, while the Kwantung Army has not attacked the arsenal yet, take your people and withdraw quickly." ”

Seeing that Brother Han Guang was still trying to dissuade him, Rong Zhen waved his hand and said, "I understand your intentions, but you can't control the affairs of the Northeast." The fighting in North Mongolia is now tense, and these weapons and ammunition are in great need. ”

Rong Zhen said to Zang Shiyi again: "Brother Fengjiu, you should also quickly notify the officials at all levels of the provincial political axe, and let them all evacuate as soon as possible." Told Huang Xiansheng that his police corps and the policemen of various sub-bureaus could not defeat the Kwantung Army, and now that the uproar was so big, it was impossible for the large troops of the Kwantung Army in Liaoyang, Tieling, Fushun, Benxi and other places not to come to Shenyang for reinforcements, and they would not be able to leave if they continued to fight. Also, Brother Fengjiu, don't go, I'll send someone to your mansion and bring your family members, let's go together. ”

Zang Shiyi said with a gloomy face: "I'll go back to the provincial political axe and arrange for the evacuation of personnel." However, thank you for your kindness, the chief of staff of the Northeast Army, I, Zang Shiyi, will not leave, I am Shenyang's parent official, Shenyang City has fallen, I can't just leave. As for the policemen who are on the alert, I can't control this, as soon as the cannon of the Beida camp sounded, he took his people to the street, if it wasn't for his police to resist, I'm afraid I would have entered the city a long time ago. ”

Zang Shiyi glanced at Wang Yizhe, who was pale, and said to Rong Zhen: "If the Seventh Brigade does not resist, Shenyang will not be able to hold it, you better hurry up, we don't want to be served by ourselves, someone has to go to Beiping to tell Zhang Xueliang about these things that happened today." ”

After saying this, Zang Shiyi raised his legs and left.

Walking to the door, Zang Shiyi turned around again and said meaningfully to Qi Xingya: "Xingya, this is going to be withdrawn in the middle of the night, you have to take care of Guan Yuheng, if Guan Yuheng is lost, it is not easy for you to explain to the young marshal, let alone to the people!" ”

After speaking, Zang Shiyi staggered and walked alone.

Han Guangdi knew that things were irreparable as Song Zhewu expected, and after glancing at Qi Xingya, the two of them also said goodbye to Rong Zhen in a sad and angry mood.

Seeing that Li Jichuan, who was depressed, also walked out of Rong Zhen's office, Wang Yizhe, who was extremely indignant, couldn't help it, strode to the table, picked up the phone and called the Seventh Brigade Headquarters of Beidaying.

"Chief of Staff Zhao, I'm Wang Yizhe, what's going on in Beidaying now?"

(To be continued)