"Is the Arms Control Commission going to be formed now?" Wang Xu reminded Song Zhewu.

The name and specific functions of the Military Control Commission were proposed by Song Zhewu, which was significantly different from the Garrison Command, which was only considered militarily during this period, or the so-called Pacification Office later. The most striking difference is that it is not only responsible for military security, but also for all military and civilian affairs in its region.

The reason for setting up such a committee is that Song Zhewu believes that it is relatively easy to take Shanxi, the old nest that Yan Xishan has been operating for more than ten years, but it will be difficult to gain a firm foothold here, and Yan Xishan will never let Song Zhewu develop and grow in his old nest. In order to restore his rule in Shanxi, he will definitely use all kinds of overt and covert means to create difficulties for Song Zhewu, and try to drive Song Zhewu out of Shanxi.

In order to stabilize the political situation in Shanxi as soon as possible, it is not enough to rely only on the soft hand of developing Shanxi's economy, but also to carry out drastic social reforms to destroy the foundation of Yan Xishan's rule in Shanxi, and this requires the use of tough and even iron-blooded means. To achieve such an end, it is impossible to do without the close cooperation of the army.

In his plan, he himself will be the chairman of the Military Control Commission, and the deputy director is Xiao Guodong, and Wei Guanghui, Zhuo Ren, Ba Yuzao, Fang Zhen, Ye Changgui, Wang Xinggang, Jia Jiying, Guo Wenyuan, and Li Rujuan are all members of this committee. The fact that the chairman and deputy director of this committee are the first and second leaders of the Fourth Route Army is enough to show the great power of this committee and also to show that Song Zhewu attaches great importance to this committee. In "Yes, it's time to formally establish the Arms Control Commission. ”

Song Zhewu lit another cigarette, took a few puffs and thought for a while, and asked Wang Xu: "How is Zhao Pilian's mood?" ”

Song Zhewu was a little worried that Zhao Pilian had emotions about his seizure of Shanxi, and was worried that Zhao Pilian would not cooperate. If Zhao Pilian can cooperate with him well, it will be of great help to Song Zhewu's good control of Shanxi.

"When we got on the bus in Zhengzhou, Zhao Pilian was surprised that we didn't go south to Lushan, but north to cross the Yellow River. I saw him in his carriage as he crossed the Yellow River Iron Bridge, and he was already calm. He said that he knew that you were very busy and did not have time to see him, so let me tell you, 'As long as it is beneficial to the people of Shanxi and the development of Shanxi, he does not care whether it is Shanxi people who govern Shanxi.' He also said, 'He believes that the Commander can do this, and he can already feel it from the Commander's attitude towards the victims and what he has done in the Taihang Agency.' ’”

Zhao Pilian's words made Song Zhewu feel at ease, and Zhao Pilian meant that as long as Song Zhewu treated the people of Shanxi well and sincerely thought about the development of Shanxi, he Zhao Pilian would support it.

He telegraphed to Chief of Staff Xiao that as soon as he arrived in Taiyuan, he would formally set up the "Shansuimeng Military Control Committee" in Taiyuan, and also add Zhao Pilian, Zhang Dasan, Kong Wei, and Jing Yuexiu as members. He then telegraphed Ye Changgui and officially appointed him as the commander of the Taiyuan garrison, responsible for the security and defense of the Taiyuan area. ”

"Good!." Wang Xu nodded in agreement, and then got up and walked out with Mengxi.

"You take the time to tell Zhao Pilian about my appointment to him, and I want to emphasize that I, Song Zhewu, seized Shanxi, first, I can't bear to see the warlords fighting for their own selfish interests and displacing the people; Second, it wants to revitalize Shanxi's economy, vigorously promote education, carry out industrial construction, improve the well-being of the people, and set an example for all provinces. If there were a famous Shanxi people like him to help, I, Song Zhewu, would do better, and the people of Shanxi would live a good life faster. ”

"Good! Commander, you'd better hurry up and rest, we'll be on our way in an hour. Wang Xu knew that Song Zhewu hadn't slept well in the past few days, and he told him with concern.

"Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night, where can I sleep." Song Zhewu said with a wry smile.

"Where is Liang Zhongjia now, hasn't he called yet?" Song Zhewu asked again.

"Not yet, he must be on the march, the radio won't turn on. According to the time estimate, they should have reached the area of Sanjiaokou and Liuquan by now, and they should occupy Gaopinghe and Changzhi around noon in the Ming Dynasty. And set up positions on Liuquan and bridge, and it will be possible to close the passage of Rencun and other Hebei into Shanxi at the earliest. Mengxi replied without thinking.

Song Zhewu nodded with satisfaction, and called Wang Xu again: "Chief of Staff Wang, wait a minute." ”

Song Zhewu showed a rare smile today and said: "Chairman Jiang in Bengbu must not have the heart to sleep now, he must be eager to see through the news of our seizure of Shanxi, you still call him, tell him that our army has occupied Suiyuan, and controlled Taiyuan, and now several large armies have entered Shanxi, and overcoming Shanxi is just around the corner." ”

Bengbu, the headquarters of the First Army of the Central Army, and now the temporary headquarters of Chiang Kai-shek, is brightly lit at the moment, and the people in every department and room are busy nervously, and the staff officers at all levels who come in and out are almost trotting all the way.

The busiest are the people in the Operations and Communications Offices.

In the telecommunications room of the communications office, the dense and rapid sending and receiving of messages emitted by more than a dozen radio stations that were nervously sending and receiving were like the drums of the ancient battle array, and the ticking sound of every stroke of the telegraph operator was shaking people's tense nerves.

The director of telecommunications personally sat in charge of the telecommunications room, and every telegram received and sent had to be checked by him, and then signed and sent, and then trotted all the way to various departments by the staff officers who had been waiting outside.

These telegrams were sent and received in the war room, where Liu Zhi, commander-in-chief of the First Army Corps, was in charge, and after Liu Zhi's telegraphs, the crowds of staff officers were quickly turned into small red flags on a huge military map hanging on the wall.

However, there was also a room that was out of step with the tension in the headquarters, where the door was closed, and four burly guards with pistols at their waists watched warily at everyone who passed by the door. All the people who pass by the door, regardless of their official position, will take a light step from a distance and walk quickly, not daring to stop for a second.

This is Chiang Kai-shek's office at Liu Zhi's headquarters. Sitting in the room at the moment were Chiang Kai-shek, He Yingqin, Lin Wei and Chen Tiaoyuan.

He Yingqin, who was the director of the Wuhan camp, was summoned by Chiang Kai-shek in a hurry, and hurried here after a hurried meal at the airport. Because He Chengjun was solely responsible for the battle on the Pinghan Line, and He Jian and Chen Jitang of Guangdong were also enough to deal with the defeated troops of Li Zongren and Zhang Fakui on the Guangxi side, so He Yingqin hurriedly explained to He Jian and He Chengjun and flew to Bengbu.

Since the Northwest Army launched a large-scale counteroffensive on the Longhai Line and the loss of Jinan, the strength of his reserve corps has been dismantled by Chiang Kai-shek's dismantling and westward transfer, which means that Chiang Kai-shek is now very dangerous and has no strategic reserves. Without the commander-in-chief of the reserve corps, Chen Tiaoyuan, who had no choice but to play the role of a senior staff member beside Chiang Kai-shek.

At this time, Chiang Kai-shek leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes slightly, not knowing what he was thinking. Lin Wei sat on the sofa, looking at a stack of telegrams in his hand seriously. On the other side, He Yingqin was sitting crookedly on the sofa, discussing the battle situation with Chen Tiaoyuan in a low voice.

Here they waited nervously for news that would be decisive in a great battle with heavy casualties.

While they were anxiously waiting, the door was hurriedly pushed open from the outside, and Chiang Kai-shek's chief of guard strode in with a gust of wind, his face flushed, and he held in his hand a telegram he had just received, and said loudly in a voice trembling with excitement: "Chairman, chairman, good news!" Good news! ”

Chiang Kai-shek frowned slightly, and did not make a sound, Chiang Kai-shek's actions Lin Wei saw in his eyes, hurriedly stood up and took the telegram, and respectfully handed it to Chiang Kai-shek: "Wen Ge's telegram." ”

Chiang Kai-shek didn't move, but said slowly: "Weiwen, you can read it, let Jingzhi and Xuexuan listen to it, what good news Wenge has brought us." ”

"Chairman Jiang Junjian: The Ministry of Duties has occupied Suiyuan and controlled Taiyuan, and all units of the Fourth Route Army are advancing from the direction of Suiyuan, Laiyuan, Jingcheng, Xinxiang, and Zhengzhou to Shanxi Starry Night, and it is just around the corner to overcome Shanxi. Job: Song Zhewu. ”

"Good!" He Yingqin and Chen Tiaoyuan both stood up involuntarily and applauded loudly, and Lin Wei also suppressed his excitement and said, "Yan Laoxi and Feng Huanzhang are completely finished this time. ”

Unlike the excitement of several of them, the joy on Chiang Kai-shek's face only flashed, but he quietly let out a long breath.

Chiang Kai-shek didn't say anything, and He Yingqin and the others also felt that they had a little gaffe just now, and sat back a little stupidly.

"Wen Ge has transferred the troops from Outer Mongolia back, Yan Laoxi is not without the idea of guarding against someone to attack him in Shanxi, he left three armies in Shanxi, but he would never have thought that Wen Ge would transfer the troops back from Outer Mongolia. Now as soon as Wen Ge's army of more than 300,000 enters Shanxi, Yan Xishan will pull all the Jin Sui army back, and it will be impossible for him to be his soil emperor in Shanxi anymore. Wen Ge's hand caught Yan Xishan, the rich man, off guard. ”

Chiang Kai-shek stood up and said faintly: "He not only concealed the matter of transferring the Outer Mongolian troops, but also concealed it from me, Jiang Zhongzheng. ”

Seeing that Chiang Kai-shek was dissatisfied with Song Zhewu, He Yingqin was startled, and after thinking about it carefully, Song Zhewu secretly mobilized the troops from Outer Mongolia to come back, which is understandable now, but who can guarantee that he will not secretly mobilize troops back for any other reason in the future, this is a taboo against Chiang Kai-shek.

He Yingqin was anxious, but he couldn't find a suitable explanation for a while, but he didn't want to see Song Zhewu being suspicious of Chiang Kai-shek, so he wanted to say two good words for Song Zhewu.

Chiang Kai-shek seemed to understand He Yingqin's thoughts, waved his hand to stop He Yingqin, turned his head and asked Lin Wei: "Weiwen, how are all the units of the Central Army prepared?" ”

Lin Wei replied without hesitation: "According to the instructions of the chairman, our army's troops in Longhai, Jingpu, and Shandong are all ready for battle and can be put into battle at any time. It's just that there is no news from Commander-in-Chief Luohe He yet. ”

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

(To be continued)