The current time is March of the 16th year of the Republic of China, and according to the Gregorian calendar, it is March 1927. Time flies, and it has been more than two months since the Kung Fu Middle Road incident happened in the blink of an eye.

In these days, a lot of big things have happened. The negotiations between China and the Soviet Union finally broke down without any suspense, and both sides began to prepare for war in full swing.

Wang Jingwei, who had a gray nose in Yanjing, did not return to Wuhan, but went to Zhengzhou. Every day, he complained about the despicability and shamelessness of the Soviet Union in front of Liao Zhongkai, Deng Yanda and a group of big leftists, which made Xuanxia's father, Li Zhilong, and Liu Bojian play debate with him all day long.

At the end of February, the Chinese side sent Comrade Liu Sqi, another great man in history, to the Northeast to serve as the secretary of the Manchuria Provincial Party Committee of the Central G, responsible for the underground work of the Chinese and G in the Northeast. In addition, he conveyed a letter of instruction from the Central Committee of the Central Committee of China and G to the Northeast Bureau of China and G, pointing out that the Middle East Road incident was not an individual action of Zhang Zuolin or the warlords of various factions, but a joint action of them under the command of imperialism; The purpose of the Sino-Soviet communist administration of the Middle East Road is to prevent the Middle East Railway from being handed over to the Beiyang political axe under the control of the Feng faction as a base for the imperialist anti-Soviet war: The so-called repossession of the Eastern Railway by the Feng warlords is to deceive the masses and really want to use the Middle East Road incident to cover up their actions of betraying national interests, so as to divert the attention of the masses and lead the masses to the anti-Soviet road.

On 8 March, the International Executive Committee of the GC issued a "Statement on the Incident on the Eastern Railway," which put forward the slogan of fighting for the defense of the Soviet Union and called on the Chinese working masses to form a close fraternal alliance with the Soviet proletariat in a revolutionary struggle against imperialism and the White Guards in China and Russia. Then, on the basis of the telegram from the Comintern, the Central Committee of the Central Committee of the Communist Party issued Circular No. 42, stressing: "Opposing the attack on the Soviet Union by imperialism and warlords and preparing to defend the Soviet Union with arms is the central slogan of our mobilization of the masses. He also vigorously propagated the slogan "Oppose imperialism and support the Soviet Union with arms" throughout the country, and at the same time demanded similar action on the part of the Kuomintang...... For the international demands of the Chinese G and GC, the Kuomintang hesitated for a few days. Sun Yat-sen himself came forward and made a public speech, declaring: "The idea of uniting Russia and accommodating G means uniting the real Russian revolutionaries who are willing to wait for us on an equal footing and give up all special interests in China." Instead of going to the reactionary Russia that betrayed Lenin's revolutionary ideas in an unprincipled coalition and returned to the path of Tsarist aggression and expansion! In any case, the conflict on the Middle East Road is about recovering China's sovereignty over China's territory. The fact that reactionary Russia is usurping China's territorial sovereignty under the pretext of China's 'reactionary' political axe is even worse than the open aggression and expansion of Tsarist Russia......"

“…… Here, on behalf of the Kuomintang, the Kuomintang, and the 30,000,000 compatriots in South China, I would like to call on all factions across the country to face the national crisis. Put aside all grievances, stop all civil wars, form a patriotic united front against the Soviet Union, and unite with the outside world. Resist the invasion of reactionary Soviet Russia to the end, and never compromise! ”

“…… Our party still respects the political beliefs of the Chinese GCD people who believe in Marxism, admires their ideals of saving the country, and is willing to work together with them to save the country. I just hope that they will be able to recognize the true face of reactionary Soviet Russia as soon as possible, and not be deceived by its hypocritical revolutionary mask......"

With Sun Yat-sen's speech, the cooperation between the Chinese and the G, which lasted for several years, finally came to an end silently because of the Middle East Road War. It's just that the two sides did not have bloody clashes or even fights as in history, and said "goodbye" to peace. Perhaps it is because the prestige of the great god Sun Yat-sen is too high now, or perhaps Sun Yat-sen is still willing to continue to "unite with the Communist Party", but he is just unwilling to "unite with Russia" again. The reaction of the Chinese side was quite calm, but it was a statement full of regret and regret. Looking at this, it seems that they are a couple who are very affectionate, and they reluctantly broke up because of the intervention of GC International and the Soviet Union, the father-in-law and mother-in-law...... Maybe there will be a reunion in the future, right?

Anti-Soviet patriotic united front! This term comes from the mouth of Sun Yat-sen, which naturally represents truth and justice. At least for most Chinese in this time and space.

Therefore, Zhang Dashuai, who lives in Yanjing Zhongnanhai, is also in a much more relaxed mood.

As soon as Sun Yat-sen and the Kuomintang came out with their patriotic united front against the Soviet Union, it was tantamount to affirming that the current "anti-Soviet movement" of veteran Zhang was patriotic and not a "traitor" as some people had exposed. And with Sun Yat-sen's statement, China's warlords and politicians, who are usually intriguing with each other, have changed their ways almost overnight and know that they want to be patriotic...... Love is central.

The first to respond was Wu Peifu, the head of his direct family living in Shanxi, who said that he would select 20,000 "special elite" troops from his 50,000 "elites" to form a new third division to participate in the war of resistance against Russia. Yan Xishan, the wealthy man of Shanxi, took out several million yuan worth of arms at once, and replaced the entire Third Division with brand-new Jin-made ordnance and uniforms. The 3rd Division was also re-equipped with an artillery regiment equipped with 36 Min-13 mountain guns. A large amount of military salaries were sent again, and then he and Wu Peifu said goodbye with tears at the Taiyuan Railway Station, and sent the Third Division, which sang the military song "Looking North at Manchuria", to the northbound train.

Subsequently, the Kuomintang center in the south also said that it would send a huge reinforcement including an infantry division, 90 artillery pieces, 24 tanks, and 40 aircraft to the north to aid the Feng Department in resisting Russia. In addition, there is also a staff group with advisers on the affairs of Luo Gande [***], and the head of this staff group is Luo Yaoguo, a "famous general" on the Kuomintang side.

Zhang Zuolin's father and son, plus Yang Yuting and Zeng Qi's two think tanks, received a telegram from the Wuhan National Political Axe early this morning, and they nested in Zhang Zuolin's study to talk secretly...... A few fragrant teas waft with a rich fragrance. The father and son of the Zhang family are all dressed in loose casual clothes today, sitting leisurely on the chair, with a happy and cheerful expression on their faces.

Senior General Zhang held a draft of the telegram he had just sent in his hand, and said in a voice that couldn't hide his smile: "Okay this time, Sun Cannon issued a statement to support us, Wu Ziyu also asked for an eastward crusade, and the Kuomintang also sent us a division of elites, you can see that there are more than 50 heavy artillery pieces alone!" And twenty-four tanks, forty planes! Hehe, this Sun cannon is still quite righteous at a critical moment! Hehe, fortunately he didn't go with GCD to defend the Soviet Union, otherwise our father and son would have really ended up. Now that there are so many reinforcements, this is the eastern road to war...... Do we have a chance of winning? ”

"Congratulations to the lowly handsome!" As soon as Zhang Zuolin's words fell, Zeng Qi on the side hurriedly stood up and congratulated, he didn't know anything about fighting, but the current situation of national support is still very clear. At least Al-Shabaab is now in the North, winning the debate with the GCD.

"Rejoice, rejoice." Zhang Zuolin smiled and waved his hand, motioned for him to sit down, and said with a smile: "Brother Mu Han's contribution this time is not small, you will be the prime minister of the state in a hurry, there is no problem with this matter of raising food and salary for the army, right?" Speaking of food, Zhang Zuolin's tone has calmed down slightly, after all, as soon as the battle starts, the silver spent is like flowing water.

"Please rest assured, this time we are a national war, not only all factions in the country are supporting, but also overseas Chinese have donated generously. At present, the overseas party departments of the Kuomintang and the Zhi Gong Party are helping us raise salaries, and as of yesterday there have been no less than 10 million silver dollars, and the Kuomintang has also sent 30 million yuan to the central government for military expenses...... At the moment, our account is loose and tight, which is enough to cope with the military expenses this time. Zeng Qi took out the good news like a treasure, which made the Zhang family father and son smile, as if this victory was already in sight.

Zhang Zuolin smiled at Zeng Qi and nodded. Turning to look at his son Zhang Xueliang, he said solemnly: "Little Liuzi, this time you are still in command, if this battle is fought...... From now on, I'm gone, and this Northeast is still yours! And this battle is for us to send troops together with the Kuomintang and Wu Ziyu, and the whole world is watching! Whoever is a hero and who is a bad breed will have to see the truth on the battlefield! Then Wu Ziyu is about to take a curtain call. But the Kuomintang is the elite this time! It's planes and tanks, and so many heavy artillery, and I've heard that there are a lot of [***] advisors...... I'm afraid it's going to steal the limelight with us. At that time, if we are defeated and retreated, and others win all battles, this battle is over, and our qi will come to an end. ”

Zhang Zuolin babbled a lot, basically meaning that in this battle, Feng Jun and Zhang Xueliang must have a good performance. After the performance is good, it is logical to take over, but the performance is poor...... When the time comes, it will be the laughing stock of the people of the whole country. If the Fengjun is embarrassed and the Kuomintang shines, then China will have the surname Sun in the future.

"Father, rest assured." Zhang Xueliang smiled indifferently and waved his hand: "This time the Kuomintang has less than 30,000 soldiers!" How is it possible to pick up the beams? We have 178,000 troops outside the gate, and of course we are out of the limelight! When the time comes, let the brothers fight a good national war, and this majesty will come out...... Let's see who will dare to bully us in the future! ”

Hearing this, Yang Yuting next to him frowned slightly, and said in his heart: "This is a war!" Where can you think about being in the limelight? This Soviet Union is much stronger than us, and this battle is won if you don't lose it...... If you want to win beautifully, how is this possible! ”

probably saw Yang Yuting frowning on the side. Zhang Zuolin smiled and nodded: "If there is anything wrong with the neighbors, just open your mouth, there are no outsiders here." ”

Yang Yuting hesitated again and again, and finally gritted his teeth and admonished: "Dashuai, the first battle on the Middle East Road is a matter of survival for my family...... This command of the overall situation requires the use of generals, at least to have generals to assist the young marshal. I think that we might as well use the staff committee sent by the Kuomintang, this Luo Fuwen has not been defeated in battle for a long time over the years, and there are many German advisers in their staff group who have also participated in world wars and are very good at fighting! ”

This is very clear, that is, Zhang Xueliang is not suitable to command this war, well, if he is to be in command, most of the battles will be lost. In fact, this is not bad, now Zhang Xueliang's think tank Guo Songling is responsible for resisting the Red Army of China G, will this Zhang Xueliang still fight without Guo Songling?

"Little Liuzi, what do you say?" was reminded by Yang Yuting, Zhang Zuolin was also a little hesitant, looked at it and asked in a low voice.

Zhang Xueliang's face changed slightly, and he glanced at Yang Yuting gloomily, before he got up and walked to his father's side, stood still, and said proudly: "My Fengjun is now united in one mind, with high morale, vowing to drive out the Russians, defend the family and country, and win without the intervention of others." If you don't win, ask the father to behead his son! ”

Seeing his son's confident appearance, Senior General Zhang smiled with satisfaction, stood up, and patted his son's shoulder: "Little Liuzi, it's good." It is worthy of being the master of our three eastern provinces! But this time, after all, the three families sent troops together, and you still have to discuss with Wu Ziyu and Luo Fuwen in case of trouble, and you have to listen to the opinions of others. Furthermore...... There are also military advisers who say this, there are Itagaki advisers, and there is a person named Ishihara, who are all very capable. You also have to listen to them a lot, so that you can be foolproof. ”

…… Chiang Kai-shek and Luo Yaoguo are now a little troubled. The annoying thing is that there are now too many people who have sharpened their heads and want to squeeze into the ranks of the north to resist Russia. To tell the truth, now that the Kuomintang has occupied South China, it is living a happy life that has never been seen in history. This life is happy, but the promotion of officers is as slow as a snail!

It's a slow process of honing qualifications...... First of all, they have achieved excellent results in the Whampoa Military Academy, the Navy Noncommissioned Officer School, the Aviation Academy, and other military academies. Then he will be diligent and diligent in the troops, without the slightest slackness, and he must be excellent in every training and inspection. In this way, they will have the opportunity to enter the Army University and the Navy University for further study after the end of the year, and gnaw on books in them for two or three years, so that they will be qualified to be promoted to a high position after all. Of course, it still depends on the qualifications to get through slowly.

Therefore, it is really very sad for soldiers who did not have a war, just look at those middle-aged men who were sent by the Wehrmacht to work as instructors in various military academies of the Kuomintang! People's academic qualifications and qualifications are scary to death...... And most of the military ranks are lieutenants, and the few who mix well are majors, such as bulls like Guderian and Rommel! Now Guderian is a professor at the Army University and an adviser to the Whampoa Military Academy's Tank Brigade. Rommel was a senior adviser to the Whampoa Military Academy. This time, these two bulls are also the German [***] affairs advisers in the Beishang Staff Corps.

And now it's finally a war, and it's a national war! How can this make those young officers in [***] not hot-eyed? Maybe after this battle, you can be promoted to several levels in a row, and you can step into the ranks of generals at a young age, just like Luo Yaoguo! Therefore, this petition flew like snowflakes on the desks of Chiang Kai-shek and Luo Yaoguo.

"Jiegong, this Hu Shoushan and Du Guangting will go to Lu University to further their studies, right? The two of them are now generals, and they have been promoted very quickly in the first batch of classmates, and they are ...... It doesn't look very good either. Luo Yaoguo wanted to take down all the two brigade commanders of the 18th Division in one sentence. However, his words are still very well-founded, and these two are indeed not very capable of fighting.

Chiang Kai-shek picked up the resumes of the two and looked at them, but did not express any opinions. In fact, he thinks this Hu Zongnan is good...... Du Yuming? I don't remember this student, and I don't know how I got into the position of brigade commander?

Seeing that Lao Jiang was silent, Luo Yaoguo took him as if he agreed. He smiled slightly, picked up a few more war petitions and said with a smile: "There is Chen Mingren's petition here, he is now studying at Lu University, I think he can let him participate in the war, and there is no problem with leading a brigade." There are also Guo Shuqi and Guan Linzheng, both of whom are also at Lu University now, and I want them to go on this expedition as well. There are also Song Xilian, Liu Huan, Yan Wu, Ouyang Tong, He Shaozhou, Gui Yongqing, Sun Yuanliang, Cen Biqing, Li Wenhua, Liu Yongyao, Wang Shuming, Li Yutang, Zheng Dongguo, Yu Jishi, Zhong Bin, Yu Chengwan, Huo Yuzhang, Fang Hailong, Huang Guyu and other students who also have to go with the army. ”

"How are you going to arrange the personnel for going north this time?" Chiang Kai-shek's expression did not move, but he asked lightly.

Luo Yaoguo smiled and told the personnel arrangement: "The commander of the 18th division is An Sihua, and he seriously condescended to the deputy division commander, and the chief of staff asked Liu Fei to serve as the commander. The commander of the 35th Brigade Chen Mingren, the deputy brigade commander Guan Linzheng, the commander of the 36th Brigade Guo Shuyan, and the deputy brigade commander Ouyang Tong. Liu Huan, Li Yutang, Zheng Dongguo, Yu Jishi, Zhong Bin, Yu Chengwan and others are all regiment leaders. Song Xilian served as the commander of the artillery regiment, Huo Yuzhang served as the commander of the engineer regiment, He Shaozhou served as the commander of the baggage regiment, and the cavalry commander was Fang Hailong. ”

"Li Wenhua, Liu Yongyao, and Wang Shuming are now the three squadron leaders of the first brigade of the Army Airlines, and the captain is my brother-in-law Li Shunen, who has now learned to fly an airplane. This time, they're all going to go on the expedition too. Gui Yongqing is the captain of the artillery brigade of the military academy teaching corps, and Huang Guyu is now the captain of the tank brigade. Sun Yuanliang, Cen Biqing, and Yan Wu are all my staff. ”

This time, the personnel arrangement almost arranged most of the elites of the first phase of Huangpu, and almost half of the officers of the original 18th Division were replaced. In addition, a large number of soldiers were drawn from various units to supplement it, and basically this unit was remodeled.

Chiang Kai-shek smiled faintly: "Brother Fuwen, the personnel arrangements this time are very good, and the interests of all parties have been taken into account, especially our classmates in Huangpu. It's just that...... This time the northward march was to engage Soviet Russia. Are you sure? ”

Speaking of certainty, a trace of worry flashed between Luo Yaoguo's eyebrows, and he smiled bitterly: "If this battle is a full-scale war, our strength is not as good as that of Soviet Russia after all...... Moreover, now Soviet Russia is not plagued by internal worries like Tsarist Russia in the past, but we are internally unstable. However, in this regard, the ministry has already arranged for a back-up, and there will naturally be some contingencies to end the war. Therefore, although victory is difficult, it should still be possible for our troops not to suffer losses. It's just that...... It's hard to say there. ”

(To be continued)