Chapter 372 The meaning of the Xi'an incident is at a loss

But then Chief Yan's expression made Tang Qiuli laugh and laugh, he was whimsical, and even proposed to send Chairman Jiang to Taiyuan, wanting to be a modern version of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty and Cao Cao, to "coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes", the trump card in hand, all directions eat.

He thought that everyone else was an idiot and a brain-dead, although Zhang Yang and the two were not as cunning as his old jiān, turning their hands into clouds and covering their hands for rain, but such a simple truth, elementary school students all understand, I really don't know if this is too smart or too stupid.

Tang Qiuli shook his head, it just so happened that Mei Ting came in, looking at him, it was very strange, Tang Qiuli told Yan Xishan's plan to Mei Ting, Mei Ting also smiled, she was very satisfied with the information she had worked so hard to summarize, so that Tang Qiuli could clearly grasp the current situation.

Tang Qiuli saw Mei Ting holding a large stack of files and asked her if she had any information about the Japanese army, Mei Ting shook her head, Tang Qiuli was relieved, as long as the Japanese did not interfere, the Xi'an Incident would continue to develop in accordance with the course of history, and there would be inevitable results.

Mei Ting put down the file, but did not leave immediately, with a look of yù words and stopping, Tang Qiuli was very strange, Mei Ting thought for a while, and tactfully reminded him that local powerful factions in various places expressed their opinions and attitudes towards the Xi'an incident.

As the No. 1 person in the Pingjin region, the new alternate member of the Central Standing Committee, and the deputy commander-in-chief of the Northwest Suppression, is it not appropriate to remain silent until now?

Tang Qiuli was very happy that Mei Ting thought about him from this aspect, this girl has the potential to enter politics, but the current situation, it is better to do it, he only said to Mei Ting: "Silence is better than sound at this time", this is the strategy that Tang Qiuli is currently adopting.

In fact, Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng sent a telegram to Tang Qiuli at about 9 o'clock in the morning of 12 December, the day the Xi'an Incident broke out, explaining in detail the entire process and outcome of the incident.

In addition to Zhang Yang and Chairman Chiang, I am afraid that he is the first person in China to know about this earth-shattering event, which also proves the extraordinary relationship between him and Zhang Yang.

In the telegram, Zhang Yang invited him to go to Xi'an to discuss the aftermath of the Xi'an Incident, but he politely declined on the pretext that the Japanese army in North China had an abnormal movement and was afraid that there would be a new plot.

Looking at Tang Qiuli's unfathomable appearance, Mei Ting flashed her big eyes, gave him a charming smile like a lily blooming, and walked away as if she didn't understand, but she believed that the best man in her eye-catching eyes would handle this matter perfectly in the most appropriate way.

Mei Ting's smile almost hooked Tang Qiuli's soul, he pinched his chin in his hand, and looked at Mei Ting's plump and graceful back with interest, round buttocks, rhythmic rhythm, and slender waist, forming a moving curve, as if reminding him of something, by the way, there has been no love for several days.

On 16 December, according to intelligence, the main force of the Central Army, which had been stranded in the Lingbao and Lushi areas of Henan, suddenly divided into two routes and approached the areas around Shangluo and Tongguan in Shaanxi Province.

Feng Jiwu, commander of the southbound corps and chief of staff of the Independent Division, sent a telegram asking for instructions on how to deal with the current situation, and whether to take advantage of the dangerous terrain of Luling Pass to stop the Central Army's attempt to seize Tongguan?

Tang Qiuli understood that since the outbreak of the Xi'an Incident, within four days, the 300,000 Central Army had been stranded in place, without any action, and seemed at a loss.

Now, if there is a sudden action, it must be a certain person with real power in Nanjing who has issued an order to the troops, and this person can only be He Yingqin, Minister of Military Affairs, and he is the only one because of this authority.

It was a fluke that He Yingqin, who had followed Chairman Chiang to Xi'an after attending the Luoyang Military Conference, returned to Nanjing by plane on the morning of 11 December because he had important affairs to be handled.

Escaped a catastrophe because of this, other military and political officials, but they did not have such good luck, maybe this is the certainty in the dark, He Yingqin seems to be unpredictable, because the reason for his departure from Xi'an is not very sufficient.

The parties involved in the Xi'an Incident, as well as later historians, are also quite suspicious, and various versions have been circulated among the people, but in the final analysis, the conclusions given can only be described as luck.

Tang Qiuli sent a telegram to Feng Jiwu, asking him to contact the commanders of the Central Army on the northern and southern routes, communicate with the radio of the independent division, and tell them that Tang Qiuli, deputy commander-in-chief of the Northwest Bandit Suppression Headquarters, wanted to telegraph with them.

Chairman Jiang Qiuli, the commander-in-chief of the Northwest Suppression Command, was detained, and Chen Cheng, another deputy commander-in-chief, and Wei Lihuang, the former commander-in-chief of the enemy, were detained and deprived of their personal freedom.

Soon, Feng Jiwu transferred the radio call signs of the two Central Army troops, Tang Qiuli dictated, Mei Ting recorded, and issued a sternly worded order to all units of the Central Army.

"At present, the situation in Xi'an is unclear, and because of the suddenness of the incident, the chairman of the committee and all the prefects have become hostages of Zhang and Yang, and now they are holding consultations with various parties to find a safe way, and the protection of the personal safety of the chairman of the committee is the first priority."

"In my capacity as deputy commander-in-chief of the Northwest Suppression, I order that all units under the Northwest Suppression General should immediately return to their original stations, and that no military action should be taken without my order, so as not to anger Zhang Yang's subordinates and be detrimental to the chairman."

"If any unit acts without authorization, it will be regarded as disobeying military orders, regarded as a rebel, intending to use the hand of Zhang Yang to murder the chairman of the committee, the unit of our North China Independent Division, and immediately carry out a fierce attack on the unit until it is completely annihilated.

Tang Qiuli said this hard enough, he had more than 80,000 troops behind him, so he was naturally full of confidence, plus his name was justified, so he was justified.

This order, sooner or later, will reach the hands of Chairman Jiang, between the lines, it is for the sake of Chairman Jiang's life and safety, the old man is in the hands of others, and you are still marching into Xi'an with open fire, are you going to save people or harm people?

The meaning of the question, Chairman Jiang naturally knows very well, can not be happy, with a sense of feeling, Tang Qiuli won the opportunity in one fell swoop, this is more effective than issuing a hundred statements, rather than saying something meaningless, it is better to do something useful to Chairman Jiang in a down-to-earth manner, Tang Qiuli came to this move.

Soon after the order was issued, they received a telegram back, and the commanders of the two Central Armies both expressed their obedience to the orders of Deputy Commander-in-Chief Tang, and the troops had begun to retreat.

I hope that Deputy Commander-in-Chief Tang will give some explanations in front of Minister He, so as not to embarrass them as subordinates, Tang Qiuli agreed, at this time, if he does not take responsibility for the commanders of his subordinates, it is mentally retarded and brain-dead, forcing them to run with He Yingqin.

With the retreat of the Central Army troops near Xi'an, the tension in Xi'an was eased, and the troops of the Northeast Army and the 17th Route Army, including Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng, who were waiting for the battle, were greatly relieved.

The two of them have no bottom in their hearts, if they really fight, it will be a hard-fought battle to the death, the disparity in strength, I am afraid that the Northeast Army and the Seventeenth Route Army will fight out, and they will not be able to stop the attack of the 300,000 Central Army, whether Chairman Jiang kills or stays, I am afraid that there will be many variables, and the Xi'an incident will have no room for negotiation and turnaround, which is inconsistent with the original intention of the two people.

Zhang Yang and the others also knew that around Xi'an, there were troops of Tang Qiuli's North China Independent Division, with no less than 80,000 troops, but they were not worried, on the contrary, they were very relieved, with Qiuli's brother's troops, as a buffer between the Central Army and Xi'an, the aftermath of the Xi'an incident could be much calmer.

In fact, after detaining Chairman Chiang, what should be the next step, and what should be done? Zhang Yang and the two are not in Xiōng, and they are still very vague about the specific direction of Xi'an's next step.

On the night of 11 December, when Zhang Xueliang announced the plan of action for the "military admonition," his senior officers asked him what he would do next after arresting Jiang. Zhang Xueliang's reply was that he would arrest us first and then talk about it, only if he promised us to resist Japan, and we still supported him as a leader.

Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng also ordered their cronies and civilian officers to organize a design committee to study the issue of political affairs, in fact, they wanted to hear everyone's opinions, and ordered their cronies to form a staff group to be responsible for military issues, in fact, Zhang Yang was ready to start a war with the Central Army.

When the design committee was discussing, it was also arguing, and there were differences of opinion, and some people had partial opinions, advocating that Chairman Jiang should be killed, and without him to coordinate the Central Army, the Northeast Army could go back to his hometown to fight devils, which was better than being angry here.

At that time, the mainstream ideology in Xi'an was to advocate the killing of Chairman Chiang, and the vast majority of people thought that this was a logical outcome, and the design committee had consulted all walks of life and the military in Xi'an, and the result was that the majority advocated the killing of Chiang.

Some people advocate borrowing a knife to kill people and give Chairman Jiang to the Red Army, Jiang and the Red Army have been fighting for nearly ten years, how many people have been killed, the two sides can be called a deep feud in the sea of blood, Jiang someone fell into the hands of the Red Army, there is no possibility of survival, in this way, we did not stick a drop of blood on our hands, we achieved our goal, and also made the Red Army feel uncomfortable, killing two birds with one stone.

Some people believed that only if Chairman Chiang promised to resist Japan could he be sent back to Nanjing, but as for the specific terms, they could not come up with a complete political proposal, which was just an idea.

There are different opinions, Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng have no definite number in their hearts, and Chairman Jiang cannot be killed or let go now, and they find that the end of the Xi'an incident is more difficult than the beginning

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