Song Zhewu, the little brother, He Yingqin must help, after making up his mind, He Yingqin looked at Chiang Kai-shek and said hatefully: "Tang Shengzhi has always had no one in his eyes, although Wen Ge mistakenly recruited his deserters, but he should not go to the Fourth Route Army to arrest people without saying hello, which caused a conflict between the two sides." Now that Wen Ge has repeatedly tolerated and has withdrawn from Zhengzhou, and even retreated across the Yellow River, Tang Shengzhi still refuses to give up, if he doesn't send troops to attack Wen Ge, how can they fight in Biyuan Village, north of Zhengzhou. This is clearly Tang Shengzhi's evil accusation, hasn't he already given him the position of president of the Military Senate? I think it's better to let him come to Nanjing to take up his post, he is restless in Henan, if he doesn't come, let Wen Ge and Han Fuyu, He Chengjun solve his Fifth Route Army by force, otherwise this person will definitely cause trouble for us, he has been very active recently, and he has been around with people to make friends, it is reported that his staff Yuan Shiquan is now in Taiyuan, Yan Laoxi, the old man in Shanxi, has been very generous recently, and he also transported arms and food to him. ”

He Yingqin's words are ruthless enough, and Chiang Kai-shek can tolerate other things, but he will never tolerate the matter of colluding with Li Zongren, Feng Yuxiang, and Yan Xishan, not to mention that Chiang Kai-shek is now fighting their ideas.

Regarding the conversation between Song Zhewu and Chiang Kai-shek on Turtle Mountain, only Yang Yongtai knows the content, even Lin Wei, the person in charge of contacting Song Zhewu, does not know, but Lin Wei still knows about Song Zhewu's fight against Yan Xishanism, but Lin Wei has always been cautious, on this occasion, He Yingqin and Yang Yongtai have a bigger face than him, and he still needs to see what Yang Yongtai means before he can speak. Moreover, He Yingqin's words were very well placed, and he was no longer worried that Chiang Kai-shek was dissatisfied with Song Wenge. Tang Shengzhi provoked the person he shouldn't have messed with the most this time.

Although Chiang Kai-shek was a little annoyed that Song Zhewu had disrupted his subordinates, this Tang Shengzhi was really hateful, Song Zhewu had already retreated across the Yellow River, and he still did not forgive, did he still want to drive him out of Henan! He Yingqin just didn't say it, Chiang Kai-shek also thought that Tang Shengzhi forced Song Zhewu too much, since they took the initiative to withdraw from Zhengzhou and gave Zhengzhou to you, this can also compensate for Hu Yisan's death, but he still has to send troops to chase him. However, at this time, Chiang Kai-shek still needed someone in Henan to maintain enough pressure on the Northwest Army in Shaanxi, otherwise although Feng Yuxiang was in the wilderness, these old subordinates of Feng Yuxiang would definitely not really accept the reorganization of the central government.

Now among the several forces in Henan, Henan Provincial Chairman Han Fuyu is not to be counted on, Han Fuyu has long said that he is unwilling to fight with the Northwest Army; It is said that it is most suitable for Song Zhewu to stay in Henan, not only is his strength strong enough, but also can make people think that Yan Xishan is joining forces with him to deal with Feng Yuxiang, and it can also provoke the relationship between Tang Shengzhi and Yan Xishan, and even the relationship between Feng Yuxiang and Yan Xishan will not be stable due to Song Zhewu's Fourth Route Army. The only deficiency is that Song Zhewu's qualifications are not enough, these miscellaneous troops in Henan are all some old qualified people, and Song Zhewu's command of them is easy to cause their dissatisfaction; And then there is this Tang Shengzhi who is tired of his heart, Tang Shengzhi fought against himself during the Northern Expedition, and has always wanted to replace himself as the military leader of the political axe of the Republic of China. However, He Yingqin asked Tang Shengzhi to come to Nanjing to take up his post, so that Tang Shengzhi still held the position of commander-in-chief of the Fifth Route Army, in case the Northwest Army did not give in, it was okay to let him go back to preside over military affairs, but not now, this would only be possible when the troops of the Central Army were in place, and Tang Shengzhi would not dare not come at that time.

Chiang Kai-shek turned his gaze to Yang Yongtai, who knew that Chiang Kai-shek wanted to listen to his opinion, and said after deliberation: "This matter should be Tang Shengzhi's fault." ”

Yang Yongtai knew that He Yingqin and Lin Wei both had a good impression of Song Zhewu, and even took care of this Song Wenge, he didn't want to offend these two people, one of these two people was the number two person in the high-powered Whampoa family, and even Chiang Kai-shek couldn't easily do anything to He Yingqin; The other is Chiang Kai-shek's cronies, which he can't even provoke.

Yang Yongtai glanced at the two of them, and then said: "In my opinion, Song Wenge is not short of money, he doesn't need to recruit Tang Shengzhi's people to recruit troops, and he must not have known in advance about recruiting Tang Shengzhi's Fifth Route Army desertion." Tang Shengzhi was supposed to go to Song Zhewu to find someone, but he was arrogant and unreasonable, and sent people directly to the Fourth Route Army to arrest people, which would be strange if there was no conflict. ”

Yang Yongtai said in his heart: "Tang Shengzhi is blind, he can provoke anyone, but he can't mess with this Song Wenge, Song Wenge is now a celebrity entrusted by Chairman Jiang, and he still has to count on Song Wenge to clean up Yan Xishan." What's more, there are important ministers such as He Yingqin, Lin Wei, and Zhang Zhizhong around the chairman of the committee to take care of this Song Wenge, not to mention killing a major general Hu Yisan, it is estimated that even if you kill you, Tang Shengzhi will not be punished greatly, and even if there is a punishment, it will be for outsiders to see. ”

Yang Yongtai continued: "Chief He is right, if Tang Shengzhi does not persecute Song Wenge, they will not exchange fire north of Zhengzhou. However, since the two sides are now on the same page, one of them must leave Henan, otherwise it is inevitable that they will hinder each other and affect the overall situation of the Northwest Army in Shaanxi, which is assigned by the chairman of the NPC Standing Committee. If Tang Shengzhi leaves Henan and has no place to place him, neither Hunan nor Hebei is suitable. ”

After a pause to see that Chiang Kai-shek was listening carefully, Yang Yongtai continued: "It is just right for Tang Shengzhi to stay in Henan to deal with Feng Yuxiang, Tang Shengzhi is very disgusted with Feng Yuxiang's character, and he is a very suitable person in Henan to deal with the Northwest Army in Shaanxi, and he can also share the worries of the chairman by leaving him in Henan." Therefore, I suggest that the chairman of the committee agree to Song Wenge's return to Laiyuan for recuperation, his troops have been out for half a year, and the troops have been expanded a lot, and he needs to digest and absorb these Gui people, and fortunately, when the chairman needs it, he will make great efforts for the party and the state. As for Tang Shengzhi, he just wanted to take the opportunity to ask for some money, and if he gave him some military expenses, he wouldn't be making trouble. ”

Yang Yongtai's words, Chiang Kai-shek and Lin Wei both understood, needless to say, the reason why Tang Shengzhi could not be allowed to return to Hunan where he started, and he could not be allowed to go back to Hebei, that was for fear that Tang Shengzhi and Yan Xishan would hook up, so it was better to let him stay in Henan, and once something happened, it would be better to solve it nearby. As for letting Song Zhewu return to Laiyuan, it was to remind Chiang Kai-shek that it was better to let Song Zhewu return to Laiyuan to prepare to deal with Yan Xishan.

Chiang Kai-shek looked at Lin Wei, and Lin Wei hurriedly said: "I agree with the opinion of General He and Mr. Changqing, but did the chairman also send a telegram to Wen Ge to express his condolences, and his troops also suffered heavy casualties." ”

Listening to Lin Wei's words, Chiang Kai-shek couldn't help but smile slightly, and said slowly: Weiwen is too honest! It is inevitable that Wen Ge's troops will have casualties, but it is by no means the thousands of people Wen Ge said, and Tang Mengxiao will not have 5,000 casualties, I guess this is just Wen Ge to teach him a lesson, and punish Tang Mengxiao a little. Wen Ge, a young man, has a very accurate grasp of the severity of the matter, even if he makes Tang Shengzhi dare not push him too much, he will not beat Tang Mengxiao too much now. Tang Mengxiao said that he had 5,000 casualties, which must be an exaggeration, and I estimate that it will be discounted. As for Wen Ge's troops, you all know his combat effectiveness, Tang Mengxiao said that Wen Ge hit his ambush, since it was an ambush, the casualties would never be too large, I estimate that Wen Ge's casualties will be about 200 people, which should be a battle loss ratio of 1:10. He is afraid that I will not agree with him to return to Laiyuan, I will tell you one thing, this matter is only known to you, don't spread the word, Yan Xishan has agreed to Wen Ge to return to Laiyuan yesterday, but I didn't nod, Wen Ge is still embarrassed by the Yellow River. Weiwen, you call Wen Ge and tell him that I agree with him to return to Henan and ask him to step up military training, and I have high hopes for him. I have already told Shang Zhen that he will appoint Song Wenge as the director of the Taihang Administration in the name of the chairman of Hebei Province, responsible for the military and political affairs in the Taihang Mountain area. ”

He Yingqin was not surprised to hear that Chiang Kai-shek knew that Yan Xishan agreed to Song Zhewu's return to Laiyuan, he knew that Chiang Kai-shek had been planning Yan Xishan for a long time. But if Shang Zhen wants to hand over the Taihang Mountain area to Song Zhewu, this is a bit inappropriate, will Yan Xishan agree? Song Zhewu is not something that can be appeased by a director of the administrative department, and with his strength, he must at least give him a provincial chairman.

Chiang Kai-shek saw He Yingqin's thoughts, smiled slightly and said: "Yan Xishan and Shang Zhen have always been on good terms, but the rift is deeper, Shang Zhen is still focused on the central government, and I will give him the decision if there is anything." Now these new warlords in the country have not been defeated, and it is difficult to settle Wenge for a while, Wenge's troops are not a small number, and there must be a place to live temporarily.

Chiang Kai-shek said to He Yingqin again: "Jingzhi's suggestion just now is very good, Tang Mengxiao should leave the Fifth Route Army to take up a post in the Central Committee, but not now, when the number of the Central Army in Henan is enough to threaten him, we will do this again, first give him the commander of the Zhengzhou garrison, and stabilize Tang Mengxiao." ”

Chiang Kai-shek sneered again and said: "Tang Shengzhi not only contacted Yan Xishan and Han Fuyu, but also contacted Shi Yousan, He Jian, Cheng Qian, Liu Wenhui and others, and even had contacts with the reorganization faction. Yan Xishan not only gave Tang Mengxiao weapons, but also gave him 300,000 yuan. Jing Zhi also urged our troops to enter Henan as soon as possible. Originally, I wanted Wen Ge to look at this Tang Mengxiao, but now it seems that Wen Ge fell for him, and he should have been calculated by Tang Mengxiao. ”

The front and rear feet received the telegram of Lin Wei and Shang Zhen's appointment, although Song Zhewu felt a little surprised after reading it, but he was relieved to think about it, Chiang Kai-shek handed over the Taihang Mountains to him, which was very conducive to him to do his own things there with peace of mind, but Shang Zhen's words were probably even more uncomfortable.

Unlike Song Zhewu, Tao Rong, who saw the telegram, was very surprised and said to Song Zhewu: "What does Chiang Kai-shek mean by this? It's just a matter of agreeing with us to go back to Laiyuan, why did you give the title of commander-in-chief, the director of the administrative department, which is obviously provoking the relationship between Yan Xishan and Shang Zhen. It's just that in the same way, will Yan Xishan take precautions against the commander-in-chief? ”

Song Zhewu nodded and said, "The relationship between Shang Zhen and Yan Xishan will not get better without provoking, this is just a deeper rift." As for us, even if you don't give me this director of the administrative department, Yan Xishan, you must guard against me, and if you give me this director, it will be more convenient for us to move around at will in the Taihang Mountains. ”

Seeing that Tao Rong was still thinking about her words. Song Zhewu has been very relieved of Tao Rong these days, and feels that he should have told him about his plot in Shanxi earlier, and the Central Plains War will break out in less than a year.

Song Zhewu lit a cigarette and took a puff, and said to Tao Rong: "There are many secrets in our Fourth Route Army that are not known to outsiders, even in the Fourth Route Army, many secrets are only known to me, Chief of Staff Xiao, and Deputy Chief of Staff Wang Xu, even Yafei and a few of them do not know, but from today onwards, you must also know this secret." ”

Although Song Zhewu has not carried himself behind his back during this time, such as the relationship with Chiang Kai-shek and Yan Xishan, he has already regarded himself as his own person, but if he tells himself the secrets that even Zhang Yafei, who followed Song Zhewu's beginning, does not know, it is to really include himself, who has only been in the Fourth Route Army for only two months, into the real core of the Fourth Route Army.

Tao Rong was about to speak excitedly, but Song Zhewu waved his hand to stop Tao Rong and said: "I told Canxuan and others that the purpose of my army building is to prevent the invasion of foreign enemies, and I dare not be interested in fighting a civil war, and I must have known this to Chief of Staff Tao. ”

Seeing Tao Rong nodding, Song Zhewu said again: "Although our Fourth Route Army has nearly 300,000 men and horses, and the weapons and equipment are also the best in the country, these alone are not enough, we also need to have our own arsenals, airfields, and tank factories, and these need steel and other materials, we can't all go outside to buy, if that happens once the war starts, there will be no place to buy it, and then it will be subject to others." Therefore, we also need to build our own steel mills, and there are many factories that are related to the national economy and people's livelihood. To build these factories, we need to have our own land, otherwise, these factories will be greedy by corrupt officials sooner or later. On this point, I have an agreement with Chiang Kai-shek. ”

Tao Rong asked suspiciously: "The commander-in-chief asked Chiang Kai-shek for the Taihang Mountains?" ”

Knowing that Tao Rong had misunderstood, Song Zhewu shook his head and said: "No, it is absolutely impossible for many factories to be built in the inconvenient Taihang Mountains, I want a province in the north, and Chiang Kai-shek has promised me." ”

Speaking of this, Song Zhewu intended to take the test for Tao Rong, and said with a smile: "Chief of Staff Tao, guess, which province do I want?" ”

Tao Rong knew that this was Song Zhewu teaching him, if according to what Song Zhewu said, to build so many factories, it is clearly to be a rear base, since it is a rear base, then this place must be conducive to defense, and there must be a certain number of people. The northern provinces that meet these two conditions are said to be good in the northeast, where not only the territory is extensive, but the industrial base is also very good, but it is right under the nose of the person himself. Although Shandong is coastal and has convenient transportation, it is precisely because of the convenient transportation that it is not conducive to sticking to it, and Hebei is not good, except for a few large mountain ranges, which are vast plains. Shanxi......

"Is it Shanxi?" Tao Rong asked in surprise.

Song Zhewu nodded and said, "It is worthy of being my chief of staff, that is, Shanxi." ”

But Yan Xishan ......" Tao Rong still didn't believe it.

"Does Chief of Staff Tao mean that Yan Xishan will agree?" Song Zhewu asked Tao Rong with a smile.

Tao Rong nodded, Yan Xishan has been operating in Shanxi for so many years, and both the Feng Army and the Northwest Army have beaten his idea, but in the end, either of them failed to succeed, and they all hit their heads and bleed. Where is Shanxi so easy to win. But he also admired Song Zhewu's vision and courage, Shanxi is indeed a good place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is ideal to do it there.

Song Zhewu took a puff of cigarette and said, "Of course Yan Xishan will not agree, it depends on our means and strength." Yan Xishan has been operating in Shanxi for a long time, and if he attacks it by force, it will not be easy, and even if we take it, we will be greatly injured, and at that time, if Chiang Kai-shek breaks his promise and does not hand over Shanxi to us, we will have no choice. Therefore, we must now vigorously develop our strength and not stick to the establishment given to us by Chiang Kai-shek. Second, under the pretext of transporting supplies to the Jin Sui army in Datong, Taiyuan and other places, I opened warehouses, the purpose of which was to familiarize myself with the topography of the road and prepare for the surprise attack in the future. After returning to the source, I also plan to move several of our factories in Laiyuan to Taiyuan and Datong, where we can install some of our people. When the time comes, cooperate with our raiding forces to take it in one fell swoop. ”

Seeing Tao Rong thinking seriously, Song Zhewu knew that Tao Rong was thinking about a feasible surname and a plan to complete this difficult task, so he didn't bother him, just poured Tao Rong a glass of water, sat silently on the side, and waited patiently.

Tao Rong thought for a while and said to Song Zhewu: "Commander-in-chief, I admire your courage, this place in Shanxi is really good. It's just that it is very difficult for us to accomplish this task, and our weapons and ammunition are now bought by imports, and of course part of the ammunition is given by Yan Xishan, and even Chiang Kai-shek may be supported in a fight. However, if we want to accomplish this task, we must solve it quickly and must not delay it, otherwise we will have problems with our ammunition supply. Not only will Fu Zuoyi in Tianjin cut off our channels for importing weapons and ammunition, but we will also be besieged by them, and we will be defeated by the enemy under the fortified city at that time. We should not count on Chiang Kai-shek's support, and we must base everything on ourselves. If we want to achieve the goal of the campaign, we must first have a thorough battle plan and conduct corresponding exercises before taking action, so that when we launch a surprise attack, we can do it quickly and suddenly, and we can only succeed if we are caught off guard by Yan Xishan......"

(To be continued)