It turned out that Liang Zhongjia and Han Guangdi asked to join the Fourth Route Army last time, and after being rejected by Song Zhewu, the two of them made a calculation, since Song Zhewu was afraid that Zhang Xueliang would be dissatisfied and did not dare to accept the two of them, then simply withdraw from the Northeast Army first, if they were not the generals of the Northeast Army, Song Zhewu would not have any scruples about accepting them again.

Therefore, as soon as the two returned to the army, they called Zhang Xueliang and Wan Fulin respectively and offered to resign.

At the same time, he received a resignation telegram from the two generals on the Western Front, which surprised Zhang Xueliang, who had been immersed in excitement for several days!

Although Song Zhewu's Fourth Route Army played a decisive role in the victory of the battle on the Western Front, the Northeast Army led by Liang Zhongjia and Han Guangdi fought desperately for two days in Zhagainoer and Manchuria, withstood the Soviet Army's far more fierce attack than the Soviet Army on the Eastern Front, and tried to ensure that the two places were not lost, which ensured that the main force of the Fourth Route Army could completely annihilate the Soviet Army on the Western Front.

Moreover, these two men not only kept their positions, but also inflicted great casualties on the Soviet troops at the same time. In just one point, the two of them are not much stronger than those Northeast Army generals on the Eastern Front.

Zhang Xueliang had already made up his mind that after the war, he would find an opportunity to promote these two subordinates who had won back some face for him and the Northeast Army. Zhang Xueliang was even thinking that if he had a few more generals like Han Guangdi and Liang Zhongjia, and gradually eliminated those incompetent people who were in the dead position, his Northeast Army might also have the combat effectiveness of the Fourth Route Army.

Zhang Xueliang knows Han Guangdi and Liang Zhongjia very well, and has always had a good impression of them.

Han Guangdi is the most educated of all the generals of the Northeast Army, and can be called able to write and martial arts. The most rare thing is that Han Guangdi is not only both civil and military, but also quite aware of the overall situation, so he has always been very valued by Zhang Xueliang. Such a person is exactly what Zhang Xueliang, who is bent on transforming the Northeast Army, needs, and Zhang Xueliang has long wanted to promote him, but because of those veterans who think they have contributed to the Northeast Army, Han Guangdi has not been promoted to the top. But this is no longer a problem, whoever is not convinced will also fight such a battle.

Although Liang Zhongjia is a subordinate of Wan Fulin, the overseer of Heilongjiang, Zhang Xueliang has long known about this fierce general who once won the trust of Wu Junsheng.

Zhang Xueliang also knew that this winning general, if it weren't for the straightforwardness of his surname, and because he was appreciated by Wu Junsheng, Wu Junsheng's old subordinates were jealous, so he partnered to exclude him after Wu Junsheng's death, otherwise, the position of the Heilongjiang superintendent would be Liang Zhongjia's.

At that time, it was only because of Zhang Zuolin's first death, and his Zhang Xueliang's position in the Northeast Army was not very stable because of the threat of Yang Yuting, Chang Yinhuai and others, Zhang Xueliang did not dare to offend Zhang Zuolin's veterans too much, in order to win over Wan Fulin, Zhang Xueliang had no choice but to wronged Liang Zhongjia.

There is a gap between Liang Zhongjia and Wan Fulin, Zhang Xueliang knew about this very early, even before the war in Manchuria, Wan Fulin deliberately delayed Liang Zhongjia's ammunition supply, and he also knew it. It's just that Zhang Xueliang is still too critical of Zhang Zuoxiang and Wan Fulin, the old subordinates of the big handsome, so he couldn't bear to call Wan Fulin and euphemistically pointed out that the Battle of Manchuria was an important surname for the Northeast Army. Then he was afraid that Wan Fulin's personal vendetta would affect the war, so he specially sent his direct subordinate Han Guangdi to lead his troops to garrison Zha Lai Nuoer.

He did this to make Wan Fulin more restrained, and he had already decided that once the border stabilized, he would transfer Liang Zhongjia to his direct troops in Fengtian.

For the resignation of such two warlike generals, Zhang Xueliang did not dare to slack off, he knew that there must be something that made these two people cold, so he proposed to resign. Therefore, Zhang Xueliang quickly called back to comfort the two and strongly persuaded the two to dispel the idea of resignation.

However, the two of them were determined to resign this time, and they sent six telegrams in a row within three days, and they were very resolute.

Seeing that the two were so resolute, Zhang Xueliang knew that even if he kept them again, it would be difficult for the two of them to change their minds, so he had no choice but to agree. It's just that there is still a glimmer of hope and asks where the two will go after resigning. The two did not hide it, and told Zhang Xueliang that they were going to join the Fourth Route Army, because they were from the Northeast Army, Song Zhewu did not agree, and the two were going to resign.

Knowing what happened, although Zhang Xueliang felt sour, he also knew that the twisted melon was not sweet, so it was better to give Song Zhewu a favor again. It's just that Han Guangdi and Liang Zhongjia are asked to go to Song Zhewu after handing over the troops to their deputies now, but don't announce it to the public, and wait until he finishes the Zhujie meeting in Harbin before announcing it to the public. Zhang Xueliang didn't want the Northeast Fathers to accuse him of Zhang Xueliang before the war ended.

Although Song Zhewu was still a little worried that Zhang Xueliang would be unhappy because of this, but at this point, he would not push the two generals he loved very much out of the door, so he naturally accepted the two happily.

That night, in the barracks of Hailar, all the officers above the regimental level of the First Division were summoned to celebrate with wine, greet the two of them, and warmly welcome them to join the Fourth Route Army.

After Wan Fulin received Zhang Xueliang's telegram telling him to agree to Liang Zhongjia's resignation, he was naturally very happy. Liang Zhongjia left, but he was sick with his heart, and after that, in Heilongjiang, there will be no one who can threaten his status.

Therefore, Wan Fulin no longer shirked and obstructed the Western Front to fight against the Soviet Union this time, but quickly asked Zhang Xueliang to take up the post of commander of the Second Army of the Defense against Russia.

After obtaining Zhang Xueliang's approval, Wan Fulin immediately replenished the 15th and 17th brigades, which had been severely damaged, with troops, weapons and ammunition, and urgently transferred three brigades of the Heilongjiang Provincial Defense Army to the front line of Hailar, Zalainuoer, and Manzhouli, actively stockpiling ammunition and building fortifications to prepare for war, in case the Soviet reinforcements arrived and launched another attack.

After Song Zhewu met Wan Fulin, who had rushed to Hailar from Qiqihar, the capital of Heilongjiang Province, he handed over tens of thousands of Soviet prisoners and damaged guns and tanks to Wan Fulin. The Fourth Route Army seized weapons, ammunition and materials, except for dozens of cannons and 24 tanks that were still in the first division because of inconvenient transportation, the others had already been arranged by Song Zhewu for the first division of the baggage regiment to be transported by truck to the military station of the Left Banner of Bahrain, and now it has begun to be transported to Laiyuan, Song Zhewu doesn't want Wan Fulin to look hot.

Regarding the armistice talks on the Sino-Soviet border, Zhang Xueliang sent someone to Boli to talk to the Soviet side, and the Soviet side quickly established a radio link with Zhang Xueliang, saying, "Negotiations are possible, but before the talks, the Chinese side will first release the captured Soviet prisoners of war." ’

Although Zhang Xueliang was straightforward, he did not lack wisdom, and with these tens of thousands of prisoners of war, within three months, the Soviet army would again arm four divisions in the Far East. He immediately replied, 'At present, China and the Soviet Union are still at war, and it is impossible to release the tens of thousands of Soviet prisoners who were captured during the war, otherwise he himself will not be able to account for the central government and the people of Northeast China. Moreover, these prisoners are not now in the hands of the Northeast Army, but in the hands of the Fourth Route Army, which was sent by the central government to support the Northeast. However, in order to show his sincerity for peace, he could first release dozens of captured Soviet generals. ’

Zhang Xueliang meant that if you want to take prisoners, you have to negotiate, and if the negotiations are not successful, you will not release the prisoners. The reason why Zhang Xueliang emphasized that the captured Soviet troops were in the hands of the Fourth Route Army sent by the central government was to let Gallen, the supreme commander of the Soviet army in the Far East who was in charge of the operation against China, know that he, Zhang Xueliang, was not fighting the Soviet army on his own, and that he still had the support of the central government behind him.

In addition, the release of these captured Soviet generals also meant to warn the Soviet troops. Because all the soldiers who failed in the battle will unconsciously exaggerate the enemy's combat effectiveness, Zhang Xueliang just wants to let Gallen and Moscow know that if they continue to fight, the Soviet army will not be much better, and he wants Gallen and Moscow to weigh the pros and cons of continuing the war.

Sure enough, on the third day after the released dozen Soviet generals returned to Boli, Glen called Zhang Xueliang and agreed to negotiate in Boli and asked Zhang Xueliang to send personnel as soon as possible.

Although the Soviets agreed to negotiate, which made Zhang Xueliang very happy, the place of the negotiations must not be in Boli, where it would make the outside world feel as if the Soviets had won. Therefore, the call back said that the negotiations were welcome, but the place of the negotiations could not be in Boli, but in Harbin.

After two days of arguing over the location of the negotiations, the Soviet side finally agreed to place the negotiation venue in Harbin, and the next day it sent negotiators to begin negotiations in Harbin with Zhang Xueliang's representative, Mo Dehui.

At the very beginning of the talks, the Soviet representative preemptively put forward the conditions for the negotiations: "1. The Soviet side recognizes that the Chinese side has suzerainty in Outer Mongolia, but the Soviet side has special interests in Outer Mongolia. At the same time, it is necessary to ensure that the Soviet side has the right to trade freely in Outer Mongolia; 2. The Chinese side must unconditionally return the Middle East Road to the Soviet side, and the Soviet side can consider allowing the Chinese side to send someone to serve as deputy director and expand its rights; 3. If the Chinese side requests the redemption of the Middle East Road, the two sides can negotiate a separate settlement; 4. Both sides will immediately and unconditionally release all prisoners captured in this border war; 5. The Chinese side should make full compensation for the losses suffered by the Soviet Union in the war.

In the end, the Soviet negotiators arrogantly declared that if Zhang Xueliang agreed to these conditions, the Soviet side could immediately end the border war, otherwise the Soviet side would expand the scope of the war, and all the consequences arising from this would be borne by the Chinese side.

Song Zhewu did not care about this unclear negotiation conditions and the threat of expanding the war, he knew that this was because the Soviet side knew that Zhang Xueliang wanted to end the border war in a hurry, so they asked for a sky-high price, the purpose was to think that even if Zhang Xueliang did not agree to the negotiation conditions they proposed, they would be in an advantageous position in the future negotiations.

Song Zhewu was afraid that Zhang Xueliang was afraid of the threat of the Soviet army expanding the scope of the war, so he called Zhang Xueliang overnight, once again analyzed the situation in Soviet Russia in detail, and told Zhang Xueliang that the Soviet army was now unable to expand the Sino-Soviet war, and even they could not bear the prolongation of the war, even if it was a small-scale border war. The Soviet side is also anxious to negotiate now, and they are more willing to negotiate with the national government, but now the conditions for negotiations by the central authorities are very high, and the Soviet side will absolutely not agree to those conditions. Therefore, the Soviet side is now bluffing......

(To be continued)