721 went to the army to plot the 12th Nanyang Youth Regiment

Shanghai, 1936.

The golden autumn scene has completely enveloped the power center of the Republic of China and the third largest industrial and commercial city in China. Although the city went through a thrilling battle in May, everything has now completely calmed down. Only the Kuomintang Revolutionary Committee mobilized the "Seven Anti-War Gentlemen" to go to the Moshan Presidential Palace to protest willingly, saying that they were "patriotic and innocent" and demanding the release of Deng Yanda, who was sentenced to life imprisonment. However, this kind of protest has no meaning except for the citizens of the capital who are accustomed to seeing the big market as an after-dinner joke.

And the uncle and nephew of the Luo family, who controlled the supreme power, also showed great restraint and humility at this time, especially respect for the power of the legislature and the supervision of the two houses. President Luo Da and Hu Yisheng, who remained as the premier, and Sun Ke, who was by-elected as vice president, formed the core of the new national government. The number of times these three appeared in both houses to be questioned by the parliamentarians, and the detailed answers to the questions raised by the parliamentarians, and the humility of their attitudes, almost made people forget that China is not a democratic country at present!

Joseph Brown, who was once again appointed military attache at the U.S. Embassy in China. Lieutenant Colonel Stilwell stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows of the U.S. Embassy on the north bank of the Yangtze River, looking at the bustling scene outside with some dismay. Sunlight poured in through the floor-to-ceiling windows, reflecting his golden hair as if it were glowing slightly. The 53-year-old lieutenant colonel, who had been to China many times and was a little hard-working, was now standing next to MacArthur, a large army major general who was three years older than him. The two of them were smoking pipes and talking in low voices.

"Joseph, when you come back to this country after seven years, do you feel like you are in a different world?" MacArthur looked at the two magnificent bridges across the Yangtze River, and said lightly: "Another industrial miracle, an ancient empire with a territory larger than the United States and a population four times that of the United States, just like magic, has risen in just over ten years, and wants to get back everything that originally belonged to them!" Obviously, this is not good news for the white world as a whole. ”

"General, the rise of this country is based on American capital and German technology, if one day the United States 'withdraws' capital back and Germany no longer provides technology, their prosperity and strength may be a castle built on the desert!"

MacArthur smiled noncommittally: "What task did the one in the White House give you?" Is it to preserve or undermine world peace? ”

"The president was very interested in what happened in Wuhan in May."

"I've written a very detailed report." MacArthur frowned and said, "A power struggle that is most commonplace in a dictatorship." The less powerful side tried to turn the situation back through "aggressive" means, but it did not succeed, and now the political situation has completely stabilized. Considering that the Chinese marshal was only thirty-seven years old and in very good health...... We may not have a chance to see the day when he will step down. ”

"What the president wants to know is the defeated Chiang Kai-shek, does he still have a chance to make a comeback?"

"Comeback? I don't think there's such a possibility. MacArthur shook his head, "If he is still alive, it means that he has no chance, otherwise Marshal Law would have killed him." ”

But that's not what the president thinks. If such a huge empire were to be completely controlled by a dictator, the consequences would be terrible! Stilwell paused, "General, I would like to meet with Chiang Kai-shek before he goes abroad to discuss the possibility of American support for him." ”

MacArthur nodded, did not speak again, and just quietly watched the bustling metropolis. In fact, he is inclined to continue to let the United States maintain friendship with Luo Yaoguo, rather than supporting his competitors. Because the difficulty of this person to return to power is too high, there is little value in cooperating with him. And if it is to contain China from within...... That Chiang Kai-shek was not a good choice either, because he did not really belong to his army. The powerful Chinese Defense Force was almost single-handedly created by Luo Yaoguo, and now it is firmly controlled by him, what chance can Chiang Kai-shek have without an army?

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At this time, in the north of the city of Hankou, a series of slums are located, and the complex alleys are "intertwined" and entwined, making the road here look like a "labyrinth". Although the drainage system of the slums was improved at the expense of the government, the smell here is still very bad, and the smell of donkey and horse manure on the street is mixed with the smell of various food stalls at the street entrance, floating in the air. Although China was rapidly rising in this era, there was little power to clean up the slums...... In fact, there is no way to rectify it! Who let this Luo Yaoguo's memory of his previous life not have a strong chengguan legion? I have never heard of such a thing as forced eviction. And such a "labyrinth" like a "maze" and "mixed" slums are naturally also a place where various secret groups in the capital Wuhan are active. Including the Pao brother of Lianghu, the Hong'men triad from Guangdong, the Qing Gang infiltrated from the southeast, the underground party organizations of the Central G, the secret organs of the Kuomintang Revolutionary Committee, and the various secret agencies of the Kuomintang, they basically set up secret bases here. Among them, the secret base of the Secrecy Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense is in a dirty and complicated residential area.

This is a very small courtyard, and the owner of the courtyard is an old man surnamed Gu from Shanghai. The old man is said to be an old servant of a Kuomintang bureaucrat who came to Wuhan to become an official, and when he was old, he was placed here by his master, and several able-bodied sons and nephews lived with him. This family rarely "shows" in front of their neighbors, which is very mysterious. And this small courtyard has been deserted, with few visitors.

Today, in this small courtyard, there are many young people one after another, all of whom come in twos and threes, and when the neighbors around them are not paying attention, they quietly sneak in from the back "door" of the courtyard, and by noon, I am afraid that there are already seventeen or eighteen people, and there are also two people walking back and forth in the alley, as if they are watching the wind. Although these young people were wearing civilian clothes, looking at their demeanor, they could still see a little bit of military temperament. However, in this era of great expansion of the national defense force, it is not surprising that these young people with some military temperament appeared in Wuhan. At present, even young people who have nothing to do with the military are deliberately imitating the appearance and posture of soldiers.

The doors and windows of the houses in the small courtyard were now tightly closed, and everyone sat around two large tables. The curtains in the room were drawn, the light was "gloomy", and the atmosphere was a little gloomy. I don't know who it is, but after a long sigh, he took the lead in speaking: "In this situation, the dismissal of the Secret Bureau is already the trend of the times, and we people ...... Soon they will have to go their separate ways. ”

Another somewhat helpless voice immediately picked up: "It's a big deal to go down to the army to lead the troops, we are all officers of the Wehrmacht, and now that the Wehrmacht is expanding so much, is there really no place for us to stand?" ”

"A foothold? Hehe, if we were admitted to the Whampoa Military Academy that year, there would always be a place in the National Defense Force to arrange it. But we don't have that ability, it's Jiegong and Lilao who look up to us, so we have the rank of lieutenant and school officer! Now that the Secret Bureau is about to be gone, what other way out can we have? Just wait to go home and eat old rice. ”

"What Shen Shuyi said is reasonable." A man in his thirties, dressed as Sven and wearing gold-rimmed glasses with a pinched nose, glanced at the tall young man who had just spoken, nodded with a smile, and said, "The status of our people is given by Jiegong and Lilao, without them, there would be no future!" And now that Jiegong has been framed by the villain, he has lost power, and Li Lao is about to step down. Comrades, what should we do in such a situation? ”

"Humph! This time, Jiegong was framed by two uncles and nephews surnamed Luo! A stout man with a black face slammed the table, jumped up, and shouted: "I think it's better to come and find an opportunity to do the family surnamed Luo!" ”

"Chen Cang, won't you calm down?" That Shen Shuyi tapped the table lightly with his fingers, raised his eyes to look at the black-faced man, and sneered bitterly: "If it weren't for this incident, maybe there would be a chance, and now the entire Donghu District has been blockaded and put under martial law by the people of the Huangpu Military Academy Teaching Corps, and even the latest No. 3 tank has been driven onto the street...... As for Luo Fuwen's side, I don't know how many guards there are. The assassination will not be mentioned again. ”

"What then? Are we just going to do nothing and watch my husband be unlucky? Chen Cang asked through gritted teeth.

"Mr. Gu." Shen Shuyi looked at the man dressed as Sven with a solemn face, and said with a smile: "Do you have any instructions from Elder Li and Mr. Xu?" ”

"Lilao means that we should unite and organize! No matter what big business you want to do in the future, a strong organization is essential. "This man surnamed Gu is named Gu Jianzhong, a confidant of Xu Enzeng, deputy director of the Ministry of National Defense's Secret Bureau, and the convener of today's meeting.

"That's right! We need to organize and fight them! ”

"We, like-minded comrades, should form a secret group and use the flesh and blood and lives of our young people to realize the ideals of the Father of the Nation and the former Prime Minister! Why don't our group be called the Three People's Youth League? Do you agree? ”

Seeing a room full of small spies, their eyes were shining, and they were "excited", and they were very ready to die for Chiang Kai-shek. Gu Jianzhong nodded with satisfaction, coughed lightly, and the room immediately fell silent, and all eyes gathered at once.

"Comrades, it is inappropriate for our organization to be called the Three People's Youth League, at least not at the moment, otherwise it will definitely be absorbed by the Kuomintang Youth Department. Jiegong is now the overseas minister of the Kuomintang, and the party's overseas activities are under the jurisdiction of his old man. Speaking of this, Gu Jianzhong's eyes were blazing, he glanced at the spies, and said: "Our organization is called the Nanyang Youth League!" It will be under the jurisdiction of the Kuomintang Overseas Department, and for some time to come, our main scope of activities will be Nanyang! We must establish our own organizations in various parts of Nanyang, win over the gang organizations there, form up with overseas Chinese giants there, secretly accumulate strength, and wait for the opportunity to recover the Nanyang territories for the country! ”

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The Secrecy Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense is an intelligence organ firmly controlled by Chiang Kai-shek, and the director of the Secrecy Bureau is Chen Lifu, one of the henchmen of Lao Chiang. He was also a major participant in this attempted coup, and the 500 dead soldiers provided by Deng Yanda were to be "obtained" into Wuhan by his secret bureau agents, and they were also provided with hiding places and weapons and ammunition. In case the matter is revealed, you will also be responsible for the aftermath...... Although the matter has failed, there is nothing wrong with the project in charge of the Secrecy Bureau. The Military Intelligence Bureau and the Central Bureau of Investigation have not even "touched" the shadows of the 500 dead soldiers so far. And the newly established secret organization, the Nanyang Youth League, is the last secret mission of the secret bureau that is about to die -- to transfer the most loyal and capable agents of the secret bureau to the Nanyang Youth League. After completing this task, the order signed by Defense Minister He Yingqin to dismiss the Secrecy Bureau was finally delivered to Chen Lifu.

"Lifu, Luo Fuwen has already issued an instruction to dismiss the Secrecy Bureau, and this He Jingzhi can be regarded as worthy of me if he can delay it until now. By the way, how did the 500 people cook? Can you let Luo Fuwen find them...... Now he has no evidence, and it is impossible to convince the public to completely defeat me just by relying on Deng Yanda's confession! After all, isn't there just as much of a testimony as you want? ”

In a corner of Meilu, Chiang Kai-shek, who was ready to go abroad, was sitting face-to-face with Chen Lifu, who had come to visit, and two cups of tea that were almost no longer hot were placed in front of them, obviously today's conversation had been going on for a long time.

"Please rest assured, it is impossible for Luo Fuwen to find them, and even if they do, they are just a pile of dry bones, and nothing can be proven!"

"That's good! Lifu, this is well done! Who are they, have you figured it out? ”

Chen Lifu frowned, paused for a moment, and then said fiercely: "They are GCD!" Jiegong, this incident was single-handedly provoked by GCD. This Deng Yanda is really a GCD dog, do you think we should reveal this insider story to Luo Fuwen? ”

"No need." Chiang Kai-shek shook his head and smiled bitterly. "The sooner this thing passes, the better...... Don't get too busy. How is the Nanyang YMCA doing, and how many people have joined? ”

"More than 100 people have joined the group, and it is expected that thousands more will be grown. Jiegong, do we really want to give up the country to Luo Fuwen and go to Nanyang to create another situation? Chen Lifu sighed, his eyes heavy and melancholy. With our strength, no matter how much we develop, it is impossible to take Nanyang, and in the end, we have to rely on the Wehrmacht to take action, so what is the significance of Nanyang or Luo Fuwen's territory? ”

"Then do you think it is possible for China to merge Nanyang into the mainland?" Chiang Kai-shek's sharp eagle eyes looked at Chen Lifu somewhat excitedly. "Lifu, let me tell you, we in China do not have the strength to turn every piece of land that is beaten down into Chinese territory! That's not realistic, and it can't be governed. Moreover, it does not conform to the current general trend of national liberation and national independence in the world...... So we can't do that! The only possible way is to set up a large number of satellite states in the South Seas and the Indochina Peninsula under the banner of national liberation, and at most annex the most "refined" parts of China. And who will be the leaders of these independent Nanyang countries in the future? ”

"Will you let the leaders of overseas Chinese in Nanyang be the leaders?" Chen Lifu thought for a while, and then said: "Nanyang's party affairs have always been controlled by the Cantonese department, and we want to get people in, I'm afraid it's not so easy, right?" ”

"The party affairs of Nanyang have been controlled by the Cantonese for so many years, but apart from fundraising, have they made any achievements? Did they mention the establishment of a colonial state ruled by the Chinese in Nanyang? Can those Nanyang overseas Chinese leaders count on the Cantonese system to support them to be the kings of a country?

Moreover, their Cantonese department is not monolithic, and the relationship between the Cantonese family, which controls the affairs of the Nanyang Party, and the uncles and nephews of the Luo family is not very close. I'll give you another thorough explanation, Li Renchao, a veteran of the Cantonese department, has already decided to cooperate with me, and his Guangdong First Division has a lot of power in Nanyang. We are using them to develop our own people.

Lifu, the Secret Bureau is no longer there, from now on you will be responsible for leading the Nanyang Youth League, you have to remember to me, the slogan of our Nanyang Youth League is to establish a Chinese-led country in Nanyang! To expel the European colonizers, we must turn the South Seas into the South Seas of our Chinese! Moreover, we must also set up local Kuomintang in various regions of Nanyang, and the real power of these parties must also be in the hands of our people.

If possible, we will also unite all the gangs, chambers of commerce, indigenous parties, and all other forces in the Nanyang region under the banner of the Nanyang Youth League. As long as we grasp these forces before Luo Fuwen, Luo Fuwen can only pinch his nose and admit it. ”

"My subordinates understand, but our strength is still too weak......"

"It doesn't matter." Chiang Kai-shek waved his hand, "The strength of the Nanyang Youth League is small, but there is the whole of China behind you!" Speaking of this, Lao Jiang stood up, paced a few steps in the room, walked to the window and stood down, looking at the heavily guarded Beilu opposite. Luo Fuwen has a contradiction with me, but he will never be ambiguous in safeguarding the interests of the country and the nation! As long as you can stir things up and set the fire, I will have a way to get the Wehrmacht to send troops!" ”

"Jiegong, where should we move first?"

"Siam!" Chiang Kai-shek smiled coldly: "Siam is the richest country on the Indochina Peninsula, and it is also an independent country, but in recent years, the political situation in Siam has been turbulent, coups are frequent, and every time there is a coup, the Chinese businessmen there have suffered a disaster!" ”

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