At 1 a.m. on December 12, the cold wind in Xi'an in the middle of winter was cold, and the earth was dark.

The streets and alleys of the ancient city of Xi'an are still quiet and empty. Bai Fengxiang, Liu Guiwu, Sun Mingjiu and others quietly left the city in cars and motorcycles with solemn faces and began to march towards the intended target.

At about 2 o'clock in the morning, they came to Shilipu near Baqiao in the eastern suburbs of Xi'an. Two companies of the 2nd Guards Battalion were stationed here, who had been ordered to arrive here on the morning of 11 December and assembled on standby at the campus of a local elementary school.

When the company came, it only knew that it had an important mission and was required to be in a state of imminent combat, but where exactly was it going and what mission was it performing? Even their deputy battalion commanders and company commanders are not clear.

In the state of war, it is natural that everyone sleeps in their clothes, and their guns do not leave their bodies! The arrival of Bai Fengxiang and others broke the tranquility, and the deputy battalion commander Shang Yadong and the company commander Wang Xieyi immediately assembled the team according to the orders of Bai, Liu, and Sun.

"On the orders of the commander-in-chief, we will go to Huaqingchi to arrest Jiang Zhongzheng!" Sun Ming stared at these soldiers for a long time, trying to see the slightest fear or uneasiness from them!

This kind of mission is dangerous, and if someone shakes it, it can lead to total failure! When the time comes, both the Northeast Army and the Seventeenth Route Army will fall into death! Outside, there are 300,000 troops of the Central Army! If they are killed, the consequences will be unimaginable!

After observing for a while, he found that no one was unusual, and after Sun Mingjiu made a simple mobilization to them, he then waved his army to march to Lintong! At the same time, Wang Yuzan, the commander of the first battalion of the guards, also led the officers and soldiers of the whole battalion to start the operation of attacking the five halls in accordance with Deputy Commander Zhang's order that "your battalion is the guardian of Huaqingchi, you should act first"!

At 4 o'clock in the morning of December 12, when it was still dark, Bai Fengxiang, Liu Guiwu, Sun Mingjiu and others had already led their troops to rush to the gate of Huaqing Pond. At that time, the gate was guarded by the gendarmerie.

Bai Fengxiang let everyone hide, and walked over with a few people and said in a deep voice to the door: "I am Bai Fengxiang, the commander of the 106th Division of the Northeast Army Cavalry Army!" There is an urgent matter to see the chairman! ”

The gate guard looked at Bai Fengxiang's face was wrong, frowned and said in a deep voice: "Seeing the chairman, it must be after 7 o'clock." Not now! Please forgive me Master Bai! ”

But he didn't expect Bai Fengxiang to move so quickly! I didn't see how Bai Fengxiang shot at all, but he heard "Bang!" The gendarme guarding the door fell to the ground with a scream!

"Assault with me!!" Bai Fengxiang shouted. Those hidden guards are slaughtered! Under the leadership of Bai Fengxiang, he rushed into the courtyard with murderous spirit!

Before this, Wang Yuzan had taken the lead in taking action after getting in touch with Bai, Liu, Sun, etc., and he would first confiscate the guns of the gendarmes in the Yuwang Temple on the west side of Huaqing Pond with Shang Yadong, and then outflank the five halls!

But there was a second door to enter the five halls, and an infantry was walking back and forth outside the door. In order to complete the formation as soon as possible, Wang Yuzan gritted his teeth and said to the guard, "Bang!" "It's a shot! Then order the troops to attack!

In Wang Yuzan's opinion, he and others have a few people, and there are hundreds of people. It is not difficult to rush in with a fierce offensive and invite the chairman out!

But Wang Yuzan didn't expect that Jiang Zhongzheng's guards were not vegetarians! Although these people responded to the battle in a hurry and panicked, they still relied on the doors and windows to resist desperately!

"Tutu Tu Tu ...... Da Da Da ...... Bang! Bang! Bang ......" Suddenly, the gunshots in Huaqing Pool rang out! At this time, Bai Fengxiang, Tang Junyao and Liu Guiwu also brought people in!

Jiang Zhongzheng's guards are worthy of being his confidants. Even if he was at a disadvantage, he still withstood the attack of the Northeast Army!

All of a sudden, Bai Fengxiang and the others couldn't break through the five halls! Even the troops were suppressed at the gate of the courtyard outside the five halls! But Bai Fengxiang and the others know that this kind of thing can't be delayed! Once it's been delayed for a long time. Woe to you!

In this case, Bai Fengxiang immediately ordered the attacking troops to attack from the front on the one hand, and on the other hand, under the cover of fire, send people along the edge of the rockery under the Feihong Bridge, or use the pillars and more hidden terrain to climb up from other places!

Tang Junyao commanded a part of the Northeast Army to fail to cross the lotus pond, detour to the Guifei Pond, and outflank the past from the side! And Liu Guiwu gritted his teeth and took the lead in killing the past!

"Tom! Whoa~" Liu Guiwu led people to smash open the doors and windows behind him at once, and entered the five halls!

"Tutu Tu Tu ...... Bang! Bang! Bang...... "After a burst of random gunfire, those Jiang Zhongzheng guards who took advantage of the location of the five halls were finally broken! Suddenly. The originally elegant five halls were full of blood! Liu Guiwu didn't have time to pay attention to these, and took someone to kill Jiang Zhongzheng's bedroom!

Unexpectedly, the room was empty! Liu Guiwu's heart was cold, not good! Did you run away?! At this time, Bai Fengxiang and the others also went to the bedroom, and when they saw the empty bedroom, their faces couldn't help but change!

But Bai Fengxiang was calmer after all. He said to Liu Guiwu in a deep voice: "Jiang Zhongzheng's hat, clothes and dentures are still in their place according to his habits. The quilt on the bed was half-lifted, and he left in a hurry......"

As he spoke, Bai Fengxiang touched the quilt, turned his head and said, "There is still a slight temperature!" It shows that he has not been away for a long time, and he will search the mountain immediately! Find him now. No mistake!! ”

"Yes!!" Several people also knew the seriousness of the matter, and after shouting peace, they went down and started a crazy search with the soldiers!

When Bai Fengxiang and the others walked out of the bedroom, they saw the seriously injured Qian Dajun! But seeing Qian Dajun, he grabbed Bai Fengxiang and said in a deep voice: "What's the matter?!" What are you guys doing here?! Attacking the chairman! Are you going to rebel?! ”

Bai Fengxiang glanced at Qian Dajun and said in a deep voice: "The West Gate has been occupied by the Red Bandits, Deputy Commander Zhang sent me to protect the chairman of the committee into the city, where is the chairman of the committee?!" ”

Qian Dajun smiled, but did not speak again. Bai Fengxiang glanced at him, although he asked the soldiers to carry him away.

"Immediately have someone check the Huaqingchi car!" After pondering for a while, Bai Fengxiang shouted at the soldiers under his command! Then someone shouted yes and led people down to check the various vehicles that had been staying.

After a while, I heard the soldiers' report that according to statistics, there were a lot of cars in Huaqingchi! All parked in the parking lot, Bai Fengxiang smiled! said to Wang Yuzan and the others with ugly faces beside him: "There are no fewer cars, which means that he didn't run far at all!" ”

"This barren mountain and wilderness, even if he wants to, he can't go far! Let people lock down this place immediately, especially in the mountains! Then start a comprehensive search of the mountains and remember! Catch it alive! ”

As soon as Bai Fengxiang said this, the faces of these officers looked better! After nodding yes, a comprehensive search was launched!

At this time, the Seventeenth Route Army of Yang Hucheng in Xi'an City also launched an attack! The attack of the 17th Route Army was relatively smooth, and the city of Xi'an was originally the defense area of the 17th Route Army.

And those military and political officials didn't enter Xi'an City with too many guards - they couldn't imagine that Yang Hucheng would be so bold!

"Bang! Bang! Bang...... "Chen Cheng's residence in the Xijing Guest House was swept by a flurry of guns!" Chen Cheng's guards didn't even have time to snort, and they fell to the ground miserably!

The soldiers of the Seventeenth Route Army, under the command of their respective commanders, suddenly smashed into Chen Cheng's residence and grabbed him!

"What are you doing?! Bastard!! Want to rebel?! Chen Cheng yelled at the soldiers, but unfortunately no one paid attention to him. These soldiers of the 17th Route Army escorted Chen Cheng away in silence, and no one paid attention to his shouts.

At the same time, the Interior Ministers Jiang Zuobin and Shao Zili, the Fujian Pacification Directors Jiang Dingwen, Chen Tiaoyuan, Wei Lihuang, and Zhu Shaoliang...... and other military and political dignitaries of the national government, all of whom were arrested! None escaped.

The most pitiful is Shao Yuanchong, a member of the Central Committee, who was tragically shot while trying to escape! Now the serious injuries have been taken to the hospital for treatment.

Xi'an, the general headquarters of the new city.

Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng, who had been closely watching the movements in Lintong, were always by the telephone, and the eyes of some of the senior generals and adjutants present were also focused on the two of them.

Everyone was watching with bated breath for the results. This is a military admonition to the most powerful strongman in the Nanjing government, and there are 300,000 Central Army troops on the periphery of the Northeast Army and the Seventeenth Route Army!

One carelessness will be a catastrophe! Although Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng sent elite soldiers and strong generals for this purpose, and also made careful arrangements, who can guarantee that there will be no extraneous complications or let him escape?! Once this happens, what awaits the Northeast Army and the Seventeenth Route Army can be imagined!

"Ring, ring, ring, ring, ......" The phone rang, Zhang Xueliang grabbed the phone and said in a deep voice: "I'm Zhang Hanqing!" What's going on now?! ”

"Report to the Deputy Commander-in-Chief! We've breached five halls, but the chairman isn't there! Liu Duoquan's voice came from the other end of the phone! But this is not good news, and everyone couldn't help but be stunned when they heard that they didn't catch Jiang Zhongzheng!

Several high-ranking generals even felt like they had been punched in the chest, and suddenly their eyes were full of stars! If this really lets Jiang Zhongzheng run away, he and the others will definitely be unable to protect their lives!

Although Zhang Xueliang was also a little surprised, he was quite calm, and he ordered Liu Duoquan by phone: "Let the troops block it immediately!" Search Thoroughly, Look Carefully! Don't let go of the slightest clue!! ”

"Yes!!" Liu Duoquan responded loudly to Zhang Xueliang, and then said: "According to Master Bai's inspection, Huaqingchi's car is not less. So we came to the conclusion that the chairman did not go far! We're in a careful search! And please the deputy commander-in-chief later! ”

Zhang Xueliang hummed a few times, encouraged them a few words, and then hung up the phone. Turning around and seeing that everyone's faces were not good-looking, Zhang Xueliang couldn't help but smile: "There are some surprises, but it's still under control." Everyone's patience is ......"

"I don't think the chairman can run far, he must be hiding somewhere, he won't let people catch him casually. But if you look carefully, you can always find him. But he saw Zhang Xueliang turn around, smile at Yang Hucheng and say softly.

"If I really can't find him, then I will cut off my head and ask Brother Hucheng to take him to Nanjing to plead guilty and settle this public case. If the civil war is caused because the civil war is stopped, then I, Zhang Hanqing, will be a sinner through the ages! ”