Chiang Kai-shek took a sip of tea and continued: "The result of the battle between the central government and the Gui system is nothing more than the following three situations: first, the central government has the upper hand; Second, the Gui system has the upper hand; Third, the two sides fought a draw and a stalemate. In Feng Huanzhang's view, the Gui family has a strong military, and the central government will never be able to win easily, no matter which of the above situations, it will not be possible to achieve results in a short time; Whoever has the upper hand will pay a huge price. If the central government has the upper hand, he will send troops to help the central government beat the water dogs, and take the opportunity to take Wuhan and the two lakes region into his hands. At that time, the Northwest Army will have the two lakes, which are important fiscal and tax areas and large granaries, and that will really be like a tiger with wings. If that's the case, we've just defeated the Gui system and come out with a more powerful Northwest Army, and I'm just stealing chickens and rice. At that time, with Feng Huanzhang's capricious surname, he must not be willing to be lonely, and the country will really be in chaos; If the Katsura family has the upper hand, he will send troops to help the Katsura family. And not only Wushengguan Road, Sun Liangcheng of Shandong will join Pang Bingxun and Ma Hongkui in southern Henan to go south to Xuzhou along Jinpu Road, drive directly to Pukou, and enter Nanjing. Han Fuyu will also go out of Wusheng Pass and attack the central troops with the Gui system. At that time, various local forces will also respond in groups, forcing me to surrender power, and he Feng Huanzhang will not be able to be the leader of the country, and he will inevitably get a larger territory, and his strength will increase greatly; If the central government and the Gui family lose both sides and both hurt their muscles and bones, Feng Huanzhang will wait for the price to sell, and see which one of me or Li Zongren will give him the higher price, and he will help whom. In that case, I, Jiang Zhongzheng, just don't want to bow my head, maybe half of China will be his Feng Huanzhang at that time. There will be a three-legged situation in which the Central Committee, Feng Huanzhang's Northwest Army, Li Zongren, and Bai Chongxi's Gui faction will be formed, and even the Northeast will be re-divided, and the chaotic situation of the warlords before the Northern Expedition will reappear. ”

Chiang Kai-shek saw that Song Zhewu was just listening intently, and did not express his position, so he frowned slightly and said: "Wen Ge, do you think that what I said is my inference, or even a presumptuous guess. ”

Chiang Kai-shek raised his hand to stop Song Zhewu, who was busy expressing his position, and said slowly: "According to the information I have obtained, Feng Huanzhang secretly printed a large number of crusade proclamations in late March, and the proclamations listed the nine major crimes of the crusade targets: "Trying to cause internal strife, ruining the lives of people, mobilizing troops within the state, appointing foreign relatives, bribing public banks, messy expenses, enriching private affairs, excluding dissidents, and mutilating compatriots. These charges are very elaborate and vaguely worded with no examples. None of these nine major charges specify who the target of the crusade is, and it is reasonable to use these charges on either Li Zongren or Jiang Zhongzheng. Moreover, the proclamation was blank on its letterhead. Do you know why? ”

Without waiting for Song Zhewu to answer, Chiang Kai-shek smiled disdainfully and said: "It's very simple, whether he Feng Huanzhang wants to crusade against me Jiang Zhongzheng or Li Zongren of the Gui family in the end, he just needs to fill in the blank with the name of me Jiang Zhongzheng or Li Zongren." Feng Huanzhang's wolf ambition can be clearly seen from this proclamation alone. Yan Baichuan is bold and small-hearted; Feng Huanzhang is bold and big-hearted, he always thinks about giving me Jiang Zhongzheng a fatal knife. ”

Chiang Kai-shek looked at Song Zhewu and said slowly: "Wen Ge, I can see that although Han Fuyu is unruly and shrewd, he is very close to you, which is enough to show Han Fuyu's shrewdness." You can ask Han Fuyu, he knows very well, those proclamations are placed in his headquarters. ”

Song Zhewu saw Chiang Kai-shek mention his relationship with Han Fuyu, and he didn't know what Chiang Kai-shek meant, but it was not a good thing to give Chiang Kai-shek the impression of forming a gang. Busy explained: "Chairman of the committee, the main reason why I am close to Han Fuyu is that the logistics materials of our Fourth Route Army must be stored and transferred from Henan, and in order to avoid trouble, we have to do it as a last resort. I even gave him some money. Moreover, Zhewu found that Han Fuyu was very dissatisfied with Feng Yuxiang's dismissal of his 20th division commander. For the sake of the committee member's plan, getting close to Han Fuyu can facilitate his persuasion of the central government. Therefore, Zhewu and Han Fuyu got closer. ”

Chiang Kai-shek interjected with a smile and said, "You gave Han Fuyu a check for 300,000 yuan, and it was 100,000 yuan each." Originally, I wanted to give him 100,000 yuan this time, but I know that you gave him 300,000 yuan, and I, the chairman of the political axe of the Republic of China and the chairman of the Military Commission, will not be able to take it if it is less than 300,000 yuan. Therefore, I could only endure the pain and give him 500,000. The extra 400,000 is all Wenge's reason. ”

Song Zhewu couldn't help but be startled when he heard that Chiang Kai-shek not only knew that he had sent Han Fuyu money, but also knew that it was three hundred thousand yuan. In Song Zhewu's view, Han Fuyu is absolutely shrewd, but he often deliberately pretends to be rude in front of others, but in fact, Han Fuyu is an extremely shrewd person. He can only tell his most cronies about this matter, there will never be many such people, and only Xiao Guodong and Ye Changgui know about the money he gave to Han Fuyu here, these two people will never say it, if the two of them have a problem, Chiang Kai-shek will never tell him about it. It seems that Han Fuyu's henchmen must have Chiang Kai-shek's eyeliner among his confidants. If you can place a spy in Han Fuyu's eyes, you will definitely place people in your Fourth Route Army, but when you go back, you have to ask Fang Zhen to quietly and seriously investigate, focusing on the personnel who joined the Fourth Route Army after Lin Wei and Zhang Zhizhong arrived in Laiyuan, and students and literate people are the focus of the focus.

Seeing that Song Zhewu was surprised, Chiang Kai-shek said with some pride: "This time, when he said that he had promised to hand over Jinan and Qingdao, Feng Huanzhang instructed Sun Liangcheng to test the attitude of the central authorities on the grounds that Sun Liangcheng's troops were not sufficient to deploy the Jiaoji zone, so as to test the attitude of the central authorities. This matter is related to the outcome of the negotiations between the Chinese government, and the Chinese government has the responsibility to defend the territory, and it is especially important to deal with the exile, so it was as requested. Feng Huanzhang lifted a stone and hit himself in the foot, after he got the news, he was so angry that he dropped two cups in a row. ”

Song Zhewu said respectfully: "The chairman of the committee has a clear view, and Zhewu admires it very much. ”

Chiang Kai-shek smiled slightly and said: "Wen Ge, don't compliment me, these people are always thinking about taking benefits from the hands of the central government, and even thinking about putting me Jiang Zhongzheng to death, and I have no choice but to do it." But to be honest, except for the Northwest Army, I really haven't seen the other local forces. Anyone who wants to go against the central government must be prepared to pay the price. Feng Huanzhang sent a telegram yesterday to send representatives Cao Haolin and Liu Ji to Wuhan to meet me with Shao Lizi and Ma Fuxiang, who I had sent to contact him, just to explain the reason why he did not send troops in time and to stabilize me. But it's too late for him to do this now, if I had been Jiang Zhongzheng half a month ago, I might have let him go. ”

Song Zhewu knew that Chiang Kai-shek was by no means showing off to himself at will, he was warning himself not to play any tricks.

Chiang Kai-shek suppressed his smile and said to Song Zhewu: "Wen Ge, don't worry about Han Fuyu, you have done a lot of work for the Central Committee, I know the place, and this is also the second question I want to thank you." ”

Chiang Kai-shek went on to say: "Gui has more than 200,000 troops, and so far only the strength of the three divisions of Guangxi under the command of Huang Shaohong remains. Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi have now returned to Guangxi from Shanghai and Hong Kong respectively to gather in Wuzhou. In this crusade against Li Wei, we must have the determination to eradicate Li and Bai and leave no future troubles, and I have already drawn up the "Second Phase of the Operational Plan for the Rebel Army" from Hunan, Guangdong, and Yunnan, and Guangxi can be directed. To tell you the truth, as soon as the Gui system is removed, I will solve the problem of the Northwest Army, and then the Jin Sui Army of Yan Xishan. As long as the three of them are resolved, the domestic situation can be basically stabilized. And among these three, Li Zongren is the most critical, this person's vision is far more than Feng Huanzhang and Yan Baichuan, if you want to solve Feng Huanzhang first, Li Zongren will never sit idly by, which is why I dealt with the Gui family first; Feng Huanzhang's Northwest Army is the most dangerous and the most powerful, but the enemy who does things recklessly is the most dangerous enemy, and Feng Huanzhang does not have the brains of Li Zongren. After you left last night, Han Fuyu told me about your judgment on the victory or defeat of the Central and Northwest Army, you are very smart, and the problem is very clear, Feng Huanzhang has indeed lost the best opportunity, he has no chance. As for how to solve the Northwest Army, I would like to hear your opinion on Wenge. ”

After speaking, Chiang Kai-shek stood up, walked to the pavilion, and looked at the sail shadow on the river with his hands behind his back and stopped making a sound.

Song Zhewu didn't want to give Chiang Kai-shek the impression of being too shrewd, so that maybe when he dealt with Yan Xishan, he would clean up with him. But if he didn't tell the truth, he would make Chiang Kai-shek feel that the contrast was too strong, and that Chiang Kai-shek would feel that he was hiding and deceiving him, which might be even more detrimental to himself.

After thinking about it, he finally decided to tell the truth: "What the chairman said is extremely true, Feng Yuxiang really wasted the best opportunity. Moreover, it is true that as the chairman of the NPC National Committee said, the Northwest Army is now the key to the stability of the domestic political situation. However, from Zhewu's point of view, the Northwest Army is just a paper tiger, with a strong appearance, and there is nothing to be afraid of. ”

Seeing that Chiang Kai-shek did not react, Song Zhewu continued: "The Northwest Army claims to be more than 500,000 and occupies several provinces, but it is precisely because it occupies a vast area that once it engages the central government, its military superiority does not occupy a significant advantage. Moreover, the provinces it occupies, except for Shandong and Henan, where the tax revenue is acceptable, are all barren land, and hundreds of thousands of troops have already spent a lot, and once the war starts for a long time, the food and ammunition will not be enough. Moreover, the only force Feng Yuxiang can rely on now is Yan Xishan, but Yan Xishan is now afraid that Feng Yuxiang will seize his roots, and he will definitely not join hands with Yan Xishan to resist the central government. ”

(To be continued)