After all, Chiang's visit did not continue, and the lieutenant's blood was splashed on the venue and in the hearts of the officers. In the midst of chaos, the speech came to an abrupt end.

The lieutenant couldn't be saved, and Zhang Xueliang knew it when he was just lifted up. After Jiang Zhongzheng returned to his residence, he packed up and boarded the plane the next day. Zhang Xueliang and others were not even informed.

It wasn't until Jiang Zhongzheng left that Zhang Xueliang got the news. After burying the lieutenant, Zhang Xueliang, who had a gloomy face, came to Yang Hucheng's residence. And Yang Hucheng's face is also not good-looking.

"Brother Hucheng, what do you think of the current situation?!" After sitting in Yang Hucheng's study for a long time, Zhang Xueliang said in a hoarse voice. Yang Hucheng's real name is Yang Zhongxiang, the word Hucheng.

"What can you think?! The Chairman must hate us to the core. Yang Hucheng said coldly to Zhang Xueliang: "We shouldn't have let the chairman attend the opening ceremony in the first place......

"Alas...... What a baby! Why is it so intense?! Can't you say it well......" Yang Hucheng couldn't help but sigh, while Zhang Xueliang slowly lowered his head.

"That kid, I know, he was the happiest to come over this time. I thought that the chairman of the committee would encourage resistance to Japan, and at least give some hope. But I didn't expect ......"

Zhang Xueliang couldn't help but sigh deeply.

"I'm afraid this matter is not simple......" Yang Hucheng was silent for a while, and said to Zhang Xueliang: "The chairman has never been a person who is willing to give up, we have to be mentally prepared......

Zhang Xueliang couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and Yang Hucheng then said in a deep voice: "After suffering such a big loss, it would be the strangest if the chairman didn't react at all." According to his habit, it was a sure thing for both of us to wear small shoes. ”

"That's not what I'm most afraid of, though. If he transfers us all and has no foundation to clean us up......"

Zhang Xueliang couldn't help but be silent. Don't look at him now, he is now in the name of a member of the Standing Committee of the Nanjing Central Committee and the deputy commander-in-chief of the suppression, but if Jiang Zhongzheng is ruthless, he really can't stand it!

Yang Hucheng is also the commander-in-chief of the 17th Route Army, the director of the Xi'an Pacification Office, and a member of the Central Supervisory Commission. It's just nice to say. His real foundation is the Northwest Army, and if Jiang Zhongzheng is determined to clean him up, he will definitely not be able to withstand it.

"We, how many more hands to prepare...... After being silent for a while, Yang Hucheng said in a deep voice to Zhang Xueliang. And Zhang Xueliang couldn't help but nodded.

"! What does he Zhang Hanqing want to do?! What does he Yang Hucheng want to do?! Are they still not revolutionary soldiers?! Or not a party-state?! "In my own office. Jiang Zhongzheng scolded!

"Hold your own troops! Warlord! Brigand!! Jiang Zhongzheng snorted and scolded angrily in his office, and at this time, only a few people such as Yang Yongtai, Zhang Qun and Chen Bui could be by his side.

Everyone was silent, allowing Jiang Zhongzheng to lose his temper. Sure enough, after scolding for a while, Jiang Zhongzheng consciously closed his mouth. He said in a deep voice to his henchmen: "Look at the current situation, what should we do now?!" ”

Everyone was silent for a while, and then Zhang Qun spoke first. Zhang Qun is not only a veteran but also a classmate of Jiang Zhongzheng. In the Nanjing government, there are few people with seniority older than him.

"Junza. It seems that Xi'an is unstable......" Zhang Qun looked around and said in a deep voice to Jiang Zhongzheng: "Then, we must prepare early." Fortunately, the matter of Liangguang has been decided, and we can allocate troops to suppress the bandits on our own! ”

Jiang Zhongzheng couldn't help but nod when he heard Zhang Qun's words, and Chen Bui, who was regarded as "courageous" by Jiang Zhongzheng, then said: "Zhang Hanqing and Yang Hucheng are not people who go all the way to the black, Jun Zuo can respectfully warn them that if they obey the central government and continue to suppress bandits, it will be fine." ”

"If the two of them insist on going their own way, then transfer them away!" As he spoke, a trace of ruthlessness flashed in Chen Bui's eyes: "Wait until the red bandits are exterminated." Then completely disintegrate the Northeast and Northwest armies! Without the three eastern provinces and Shaanxi, these two armies are just meat on the board! ”

At this time, Yang Yongtai also added with a smile: "Yes." Junzuo can send an advance army to be stationed near Shaanxi. If Zhang and Yang obey the central government, it will be enough. If we have something else in mind, we will take it upon ourselves! ”

Jiang Zhongzheng couldn't help but nod when he heard this, and then began to discuss the specific details with this group of staff. At the same time, Hu Zongnan, commander of the 1st Army and commander of the 1st Division, was urgently ordered to attack and suppress the bandits!

October 29 is Jiang Zhongzheng's birthday. In order to ease the relationship between the two sides, Zhang Xueliang flew to Luoyang to congratulate Jiang Zhongzheng, who was supervising the suppression of bandits, and at the same time tried to persuade Jiang Zhongzheng to join forces to resist Japan.

The result can be imagined, and it is impossible for Jiang Zhongzheng to agree.

"Even if you don't resist the Japanese, you should always let us fight against the Japanese, right?! I don't ask for anything else, can I go to Minjiang to resist Japan?! Zhang Xueliang, who was furious, yelled at Jiang Zhongzheng.

Jiang Zhongzheng glanced at him coldly. He said in a deep voice: "Han Qing, don't be blinded by the red bandits!" Suppressing bandits is the established strategy of the central government! It is a great plan related to the survival of the party-state! If you still have any opinions, I will transfer the Northeast Army to Guizhou! Let Gu Zhutong come over to suppress the bandits! ”

Zhang Xueliang couldn't help but stagnate, and was silent for a while before giving a military salute to Jiang Zhongzheng. Then he left Jiang Zhongzheng's office. Looking at Zhang Xueliang's back, Jiang Zhongzheng's eyes became cold!

November 17th. The 4th and 31st armies of the Red Fourth Front Army defeated the 2nd Brigade of the 1st Division in the area west of Mengcheng and Sweetwater Fort; On the afternoon of the 21st, the 1st and 4th Divisions of the 1st Red Army Corps and the 1st Division of the 31st Red Army attacked the mountain castle from the south, east, and north, and fought fiercely until the morning of the 22nd, completely annihilating more than one brigade of the 78th Division of the Central Army. At the same time, the Red 28th Army routed the 1st Brigade of the 1st Division near Hongjingzi.

At this point, Hu Zongnan's 1st Army, after suffering a heavy setback, stopped its march and began to retreat westward. Jiang Zhongzheng was extremely angry when he heard the news, and urgently dispatched 300,000 central troops to Shaanxi!

On November 12, the National Salvation Association held a commemorative event for Sun Yat-sen, and Shi Liang, who was a member of the presidium, asked the Nanjing government to stop the civil war, unite with Russia and tolerate the Communist Party, and help the peasants and workers. This made Jiang Zhongzheng even more angry!

At the same time, the Japanese side protested, demanding that the Nanjing government "must properly handle this matter so that the diplomatic relations between the two countries will be negatively affected." The Japanese Consul General in Shanghai, Wakasugi, immediately ordered the consul to meet with Yu Hongjun, secretary general of the Kuomintang Shanghai Municipal Government, and demanded the immediate arrest of the members of the National Salvation Congress.

Yu Hongjun did not dare to slack off, and urgently telegraphed the Nanjing government to ask for instructions. After receiving the call, on the morning of the 23rd, Zou Taofen, Shi Liang, Li Gongpu, Wang Zaoshi, Sha Qianli, and other leaders of the National Salvation Association were arrested one after another at their residences.

Subsequently, the Nanjing government sent a telegram to formally prosecute the members of the National Salvation Congress, and another 7 people including Tao Xingzhi, who was lecturing in the United States, were arrested, and then a trial was held in Suzhou!

At the end of November, Xi'an.

Zhao Shoushan, Yang Hucheng's confidant and commander of the 51st Brigade of the 17th Division of the 17th Route Army, returned after a year of inspection. For the return of this subordinate whom he values very much, Yang Hucheng is naturally happy!

He hosted a banquet at his residence to entertain Zhao Shoushan, and after he was full, Yang Hucheng carefully inquired about Zhao Shoushan's experience in this investigation. Zhao Shoushan knew his old boss, so he told everything he thought and saw without concealment.

Zhao Shoushan emphatically stated to Yang Hucheng the current situation, explained the various facts of Japan's actions and attempts to further destroy the whole of China, and also talked about the situation of meeting Song Zheyuan and Han Fuyu in Ping, Tianjin, and Jinan.

At the same time, he also talked about what he saw and heard in Nanjing, Shanghai and other places. It is never an exaggeration to say that it is a disaster to the country and the people. Yang Hucheng listened very carefully and nodded from time to time.

"Throne! Is it possible to consider that if Jiang Zhongzheng comes to Xi'an, if necessary, we will detain him and force him to join forces to resist Japan? ! Suddenly, Zhao Shoushan said in a deep voice to Yang Hucheng without thinking about it!

Yang Hucheng looked a little surprised when he heard this, and looked at Zhao Shoushan carefully for a long time before he said in a deep voice: "We dare to do something big?!" Can we do it?! ”

"As long as you take out the spirit of beating Li Zhen back then, you dare to do it!" Zhao Shoushan is also an old man who has followed Yang Hucheng for many years, and he has always been outspoken about Yang Hucheng!

Yang Hucheng did not directly reply to Zhao Shoushan's words, and after being silent for a long time, he said to Zhao Shoushan in a deep and reproachful attitude: "You can only say these things to me, and you must not say these things to anyone else." You know?! ”

Zhao Shoushan knew what Yang Hucheng meant, and couldn't help but smile and nodded.

That night, Yang Hucheng secretly met with Zhang Xueliang. The two talked secretly for a long time in Zhang Xueliang's study, but outsiders had no way of knowing what the two said.

On December 2, Zhang Xueliang flew to Luoyang to meet Jiang Zhongzheng and demanded the release of the members of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Congress. At the same time, he reported to Jiang Zhongzheng, saying: The incident of the last time, coupled with the salvation of the country, will lead to instability in the hearts of the Northeast Army, and it will be difficult to support it. It was because he repeatedly invited Chairman Jiang to give lectures, and Jiang Zhongzheng also wanted to redeem the image of the last loss. So he agreed to go to Xi'an and stay in Huaqingchi.

On 4 December, Jiang Zhongzheng arrived in Xi'an from Luoyang, and his 300,000 troops of the Central Army were already approaching Shaanxi and could begin to "attack" the red bandits at any time.

On the day Jiang Zhongzheng arrived in Huaqingchi, Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng admonished again, but in exchange for a burst of angry scolding: "Don't think that I will negotiate with the red bandits!" Now you will either march into the army to suppress the bandits, or I will transfer the Northeast Army and the 17th Route Army to Guizhou and Anhui! Get out of the way, I'll kill the bandits myself! ”

Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng left Huaqing Pool with unhappy faces. However, Zhang Xueliang still did not give up, and on December 7, Zhang Xueliang secretly came to see Jiang Zhongzheng again.

"Get out!! It's impossible for me to be in the same league with these bandits! It's okay to cooperate with them, if you shoot me, cooperate with them!! "Every time Zhang Xueliang came, he was talking about cooperation in resisting Japan. Jiang Zhongzheng is already extremely impatient!

"I'm inseparable from the red bandits!!"