"But ......"

Chiang Kai-shek changed his words and said: "The great victory in Manchuria is certainly gratifying, but I am not only looking for you today because of the great victory in Manchuria, but also because of a bigger matter to discuss with you. ”

"What? There is something bigger than the great victory in Manchuria, which annihilated tens of thousands of Soviet troops! ”

Chiang Kai-shek's words couldn't help but surprise everyone again.

Chiang Kai-shek did not sell Guanzi again this time, but directly handed over the telegram to Lin Wei.

"Weiwen, Wenge's telegram should be read to everyone."

Lin Wei was responsible for the telegrams exchanged between Song Zhewu and Chiang Kai-shek, and Lin Wei naturally already knew the content of the telegram, took the telegram, and read it aloud with full of energy.

"Chairman Jun Jian: In accordance with the order of the chairman, the Ministry of Duties and Departments sent the cavalry army of the department to Outer Mongolia to recover the rivers and mountains. The commander of the cavalry army Wei led his troops to march at night, crossed the Gobi desert, climbed the mountains, and arrived at Kulun, the capital of Outer Mongolia, on the morning of the 13th. By the time of the power generation, the cavalry army had severely attacked the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th divisions of the puppet Mongolian army, as well as the puppet Ulaanbaatar guard division, killing more than 35,000 enemies, and thousands more disarmed and surrendered. One of the bandit leaders, headed by Choibalshan, chairman of the puppet Mongolian Great Hural, was stubborn, unrepentant, and gathered a crowd to resist, and they were all killed. Now Kulen is under the complete control of our cavalry army, and the cavalry army has now begun to sweep up the remnants of the bandits in Outer Mongolia......

"In addition, the patriotic and enlightened people and people of Outer Mongolia are extremely excited by the move of the Central Political Axe to send troops to recover Outer Mongolia, and the voices of shouting Long live the Republic of China are endless, and the people who have suffered from the oppression of Soviet Russia and the bandits of Choibalshan have enthusiastically assisted our army in restoring order in Outer Mongolia under the active organization of Zhuo Ren Zhuoren, the hereditary prince of the Karaqin Right Banner of the Zhuo Suo Tu League, the head of the Zhuo Suotu League, and the second son of Gongsang Norbu, president of the Mongolian Tibetan Institute of the Republic of China, and the Mongolian situation has begun to stabilize. In order to safeguard the national territory and prevent the remnants of bandits from threatening the security of Mongolia with the support of foreign forces, Zhi Zhewu implored the chairman of the NPC National Committee to send capable officers and effective troops into Outer Mongolia as soon as possible, stabilize the people's minds, and swear sovereignty. ”

Chiang Kai-shek took the telegram from Lin Wei's hand, his face was full of smiles, his eyes were full of pride, but he looked at the people who were stunned by this sudden and earth-shattering event.

Yang Yongtai was the first to come back to his senses, stood up suddenly, and said excitedly: "Chairman of the committee is wise, before Wen Ge set out on the expedition last time, the chairman of the committee encouraged Wen Ge, 'Carry forward the spirit of a revolutionary soldier, do not avoid hardships and dangers, do not fear slander, and use the courage of a wolf to make a full contribution. At that time, Yongtai thought that the chairman's words were inappropriate, but now he knows that the chairman of the committee is far-sighted and has already arranged for the restoration of Outer Mongolia. Outer Mongolia has been reduced to a vassal of Soviet Russia and has been divided outside the territory for more than ten years, and now it is said that the chairman of the National People's Congress has taken back Outer Mongolia in one fell swoop. ”

He Yingqin also slapped his chair and stood up, his face flushed with excitement, and he said loudly: "The chairman of the committee is clever, and he quietly recovered millions of square kilometers of land in Outer Mongolia, and his merits are not exaggerated compared to the past Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, what Chang Qing said is extremely true. This move will make the people of the country applaud and celebrate, and the whole country will cheer. ”

Zhang Qun also said with excitement on his face: "The chairman of the CPPCC National Committee will not only cheer and celebrate this move, but also establish an absolute leadership position in the party and the country, even the Western powers no longer dare to underestimate us." ”……

Yang Yongtai, He Yingqin, Zhang Qun and others praised him, which made Chiang Kai-shek's happy smile bloom. Chen Guofu, Song Ziwen, and Wang Zhengting naturally refused to lag behind, and they all took out all the words of praise they could think of without hesitation.

Chiang Kai-shek tried his best to suppress his smile, and said with a flushed face: "Everyone, I am serious, I, Chiang Zhongzheng, am the leader of the Republic of China, and it is within my duty to recover the land and safeguard sovereignty, and I should not be praised so much. I, Jiang Zhongzheng, have a small personal honor, but it is important to not disgrace the country. The Battle of Manchuria and the reconquest of Outer Mongolia will inevitably cause the people of the whole country to celebrate, which will not only greatly boost the morale of the people, but also win the status of the political axe of the Republic of China in the world. ”

Chiang Kai-shek believed that the praises of these people present were all sincere, and even Chiang Kai-shek believed that the merits of recovering Outer Mongolia could not be expressed in words in any respect.

He believes that, first of all, in the more than 10 years since Xinhai, there have been constant wars and turmoil in the country, and the warlords have gone their own way, and the concept of the country in the hearts of the Chinese people is very weak.

Although the nominal reunification of the Republic of China has been achieved after the change of banners in the Northeast (although Outer Mongolia was divided, the Republic of China was still recognized as its suzerainty during this period), many people in various places did not identify with the central government's political axe as well as with the local warlords, such as Li Zongren, Yan Xishan, Zhang Xueliang, Long Yun and the Sichuan warlords, and the people in Guangxi, Shanxi, Northeast China, Yunnan, Sichuan and other places under their control.

But now it is different, Song Zhewu in the name of the central political axe, first annihilated tens of thousands of Soviet troops, in one fell swoop to settle the border dispute between the northeast and Soviet Russia, and then forcefully recovered the sovereignty of Outer Mongolia, these two great feats are enough to make the general public recognize the central political axe, these new warlords want to work against the central political axe, and the public will no longer be on their side.

It can be said that with these two achievements, he has now thoroughly established his position as the leader of the Kuomintang and the whole country, not to mention Li Zongren, Feng Yuxiang, Yan Xishan and others, even Wang Jingwei, who has always regarded himself as the natural leader of the Kuomintang, can no longer shake his position as Chiang Zhongzheng.

Moreover, this move will inevitably attract international attention, and the status of the Republic of China in the international community will naturally be greatly enhanced, and it is important to know that it can compete with a big country like Soviet Russia and still have a slight upper hand, which is not something that any country can do, and even the old powers may not be able to do it.

It's just that all of this is thanks to this Song Zhewu, and it all has to be thanks to this Song Zhewu. This young man's military attainments are very prominent, with more than 100,000 people in the Fourth Route Army, under the disadvantage of a large difference in weapons and equipment, he actually annihilated tens of thousands of Soviet troops, which is not something that anyone can do, at least he Jiang Zhongzheng can't think of such people under him now; In particular, this young man had a great strategic vision, and now was indeed the best time to recover Outer Mongolia, and Soviet Russia was now busy dealing with the chaos at home, and was simply unable to carry out large-scale military operations in the Far East.

The most commendable thing is that this young man is extremely thoughtful, and he does not make a noise in advance, but only reports himself secretly, which is obviously ready to take full responsibility for failure by himself. Now the two things are done, but he is not greedy for merit, and he has pushed these two great credits to him Jiang Zhongzheng......

Since Chiang Kai-shek received Song Zhewu's telegram, he has asked himself more than once, what does this young man want to do this? What exactly does he want to do?

Chiang Kai-shek thinks he is very knowledgeable, but now he is becoming more and more unable to see through this young man, since this Song Zhewu entered his field of vision, he has always obeyed him Jiang Zhongzheng's words, never disobeyed, and even thought about him Jiang Zhongzheng in everything. Could it be that this Song Zhewu really wants to fulfill him, the leader of the political axe of the Republic of China? Or, as he says, he is bent on preparing for the so-called all-out aggression of himself?

In any case, Chiang Kai-shek had now listed Soong Zhewu as one of the few new warlords he wanted to focus on and that would threaten his position. He believes that such a person is either a loyal and virtuous person, or a great evildoer, and it seems that he will really have to take care of him with his heart and soul in the future. If this person is used well, he is likely to be a loyal and good general, and if he is wrong, he may be a man in troubled times.

This Song Zhewu has hundreds of thousands of heavy troops, and now he has a huge reputation for resisting the Soviet army and recovering Outer Mongolia, in addition to having no territory, his prestige is no less than that of Li Zongren, Feng Yuxiang, Yan Xishan, Zhang Xueliang and other number one new warlords, is he really not a little selfish in doing so? Chiang Kai-shek once again secretly asked himself, just for Song Zhewu, Chiang Kai-shek is not very confident now.

Chiang Kai-shek shook his head slightly, trying not to think about this question that made him linger and faintly worried. said in a flat tone: "Wen Ge wants the central government to send personnel and send troops to take over Outer Mongolia, what do you think should be done?" ”

Although the various local forces in the country acted on the orders of the central government, once they conquered a certain province or a certain region, they often took it as their own, and this unspoken rule was already popular in the period of the Beiyang political axe, and Chiang Kai-shek was powerless to change this situation due to the lack of its own strength during this period, and even went so far, so as to attract and tempt some local forces to obey the central leadership. These people here have really never seen that local force take the initiative to hand over the territory they have worked so hard to to the central government.

He Yingqin really wanted to bring down Outer Mongolia for Song Zhewu, but when he thought that Outer Mongolia was far away from the Central Plains, except for some cattle and sheep, the rest was Gobi sand, desert and loess, and in He Yingqin's opinion, that place was a piece of chicken ribs.

Song Zhewu made great contributions to Chiang Kai-shek this time and won great prestige for Chiang Kai-shek, and Chiang Kai-shek would not treat Song Zhewu as a great hero in any case. If Song Zhewu asked for this place at this time, it would not be beautiful, so he just looked at the patterns on the carpet under his feet and remained silent.

Lin Wei knew this news at the earliest, and from Chiang Kai-shek's series of actions, he had already guessed what Chiang Kai-shek meant, although he was very unhappy with Song Zhewu, but his position was special, and it was really inconvenient to say more.

After being silent for a long time, Zhang Qun, an old friend and old classmate of Chiang Kai-shek, couldn't bear it, thought for a while and said: "Outer Mongolia, like Tibetan Province, is a place where ethnic minorities gather, and their religious beliefs and customs are very different from our Han people. ”

None of Yang Yongtai, He Yingqin, Lin Wei, Chen Guofu, Song Ziwen, Wang Zhengting, or others agreed with Zhang Qun's approach, and Wang Zhengting had a superior-subordinate relationship with Zhang Qun because of foreign affairs, so it was naturally difficult to oppose it, and Yang Yongtai, Chen Guofu, Song Ziwen, and Lin Wei were old classmates and friends of Chiang Kai-shek for many years, so it was not easy to say much for Chiang Kai-shek's sake. However, they all think that Zhang Qun is a bad idea, Zhang Qun is very good at diplomacy and propaganda, but he is far from specific government affairs.

He Yingqin, a Guizhou guy with a straight surname, didn't care about this, frowned and said: "I oppose it, border minority areas such as Outer Mongolia and Tibetan Province have a weak sense of identification with the central government's political axe. If, like the Tibetan Province, we don't make any trouble with our reading skills, it will naturally be difficult to send people to manage it, but this time Outer Mongolia was taken back by our armed counterinsurgency, and it is not appropriate to let them manage it on their own, and the central government can just bring Outer Mongolia under the direct provincial rule of the central government. What's more, in the past few years, the princes and nobles of Outer Mongolia have let Choibalshan and his gang clean up very little, even if they let them take care of it, they are also powerless. I support Wenge's proposal that the central government send personnel to take over all affairs in Outer Mongolia. ”

He Yingqin did not mention that the central political axe sent troops to Outer Mongolia, because in his heart, he still wanted to give Song Zhewu some benefits.

As soon as He Yingqin's words fell, Chen Guofu said slowly: "I also agree with Song Zhewu's opinion, but no matter whether you send troops or send troops, you can't be a member of the Fourth Route Army. ”

"Why?"

He Yingqin squinted at Chen Guofu and asked dissatisfiedly.

Chen Guofu was not interested in He Yingqin, the No. 2 person in Huangpu, he knew that Chiang Kai-shek was only unwilling to use He Yingqin because he was alienated from He Yingqin, which made people feel that Huangpu was not united.

Chen Guofu smiled slightly, still unhurriedly: "Song Zhewu said very clearly in the telegram, that is, he killed too much in Outer Mongolia. ”

Seeing that everyone was still a little puzzled, Chen Guofu said: "The cavalry division is different from the infantry division, and the general full strength is only 6,000 to 7,000 people. The cavalry division of Outer Mongolia should be the same as that of the Soviet army, even if there are more, it will not reach 10,000. In this way, the strength of the five Outer Mongolian cavalry divisions is only about 35,000 people. Although Song Zhewu did not say that he annihilated other troops, but Kulen is the capital of the puppet Outer Mongolian political axe, there must always be some security forces and police, Kulen is very small, it is estimated that the number of his security forces and police will not be much, there are a few thousand people, so that if you count it, there will be more than 40,000 people, and at most there will be no more than 50,000 people. ”

"But he killed more than 35,000 people in one battle, and thousands of them surrendered, so there must always be wounded in such a fierce battle, do you hear him mention the wounded? Although I am not a soldier, I also know that the number of wounded in a battle is far greater than the number of people killed in battle, but the battle in Outer Mongolia is obviously that there are more people killed in battle and few wounded. Let's just think that there are wounded, since 35,000 enemies were killed, how many are wounded? 30,000 people? Or 40,000 people? ”

"If it is 40,000 people, then a division of the cavalry unit in Outer Mongolia is more than 12,000 people, which is almost impossible, even if it is calculated according to 10,000 people per division, five divisions are 50,000 people, excluding more than 35,000 people killed and thousands of people who surrendered, and there are only more than 10,000 wounded. Besides, were the 35,000 killed? In this way, there will be fewer wounded. I would rather believe that there were no wounded, or that there were very few wounded at all. ”

Chen Guofu said this, took out an authentic Havana cigar and sniffed it vigorously twice under his nose.

Chiang Kai-shek didn't smoke, so no one in his subordinates dared to smoke in front of him, even an old friend of Chiang Kai-shek like Zhang Qun was no exception, for Chen Guofu's move, Chiang Kai-shek just frowned slightly imperceptibly, and did not express obvious displeasure, but everyone else was very dissatisfied with Chen Guofu's unreasonable behavior.

It's just that the Chen brothers are the nephews of Chiang Kai-shek's great benefactor Chen Qimei, and without Chen Qimei's early vigorous promotion, it is difficult to say whether Chiang Kai-shek would have been able to gain trust from Sun Yat-sen and stand out among the many members of the alliance. Everyone knows that Chiang Kai-shek is very grateful to Chen Qimei and has always cared for his two nephews. Only they can indulge in front of Chiang Kai-shek, and at this point, even Song Ziwen, Chiang Kai-shek's eldest brother, is beyond reach.

However, everyone still agrees with Chen Guofu's judgment, that is, Song Zhewu's troops are ruthless in Outer Mongolia, that is, they want to really annihilate the puppet Mongolian army, and it is even likely to kill prisoners. No one believes that tens of thousands of puppet Mongolian troops are heroes and heroes, and there are no "soft bones" to surrender.

Seeing that He Yingqin had a cold face because he couldn't find a reason to refute, Yang Yongtai decided to sell He Yingqin another favor. The Department of Political Science headed by him and Zhang Qun has always been squeezed out by the CC Department of the Chen brothers, and he doesn't care about offending Chen Guofu no more. Moreover, Yang Yongtai felt that Chen Guofu was likely to want to install people from their CC department in Outer Mongolia, which was not the result he wanted to see.

Yang Yongtai coughed lightly and said with a smile: "Dean Chen (Chen Guofu is also the vice president of the Supervision Yuan at this time), 'to govern the troubled times, use heavy codes,' you will not be unfamiliar with this old saying, the people of Outer Mongolia are all aliens, they are instigated by others, and they want to split and stand on their own, can you reason with these people?" The only way to deal with these people is to use swords and bullets. Moreover, most of these people are die-hard elements, and it is more difficult to influence them than to reach the sky, and it is true that Wenge has launched a killing spree in Outer Mongolia, but it is also necessary to completely eradicate the dissidents who are disturbing their reading ability, which will be of great benefit to us to stabilize the situation in Outer Mongolia as soon as possible. ”

He Yingqin sighed and said: "What Mr. Changqing said is very true, he just wronged Wenge, he has become a big villain this time!" ”

(To be continued)