Chapter 725: Temptation

Under Chairman Chiang's repeated urging, Tang Qiuli took a gunboat, set off from Nanjing, traced the river, and arrived at the Jianghanguan Wharf in Wuhan in the evening of the same day.

In the face of such a major event, even Chairman Chiang, the number one strongman in the Republic of China, who holds a heavy army and is in charge of the central organs, does not dare to make arbitrary decisions; in private, it is one thing to convene henchmen to discuss, and it is another thing to make a public announcement to the people of the whole country, and there must be a defensible reason.

For the sake of the interests of their respective factions, there will certainly not be a minority of opponents, and for example, the members of the Central Committee in Jiangsu and Zhejiang have an inextricable relationship with them and share weal and woe; they have left the foundation of their foothold and gone to a completely unfamiliar place, full of 10,000 disagreements, and they are masters in Nanjing and Shanghai, and they are guests in other places, and they have lost their personal connections, financial resources, and the environment in which they call for wind and rain, how can they be willing to move the capital.

As long as he does not oppose and vigorously supports the relocation of the capital, Chairman Chiang can make his wishes come true, and there will be less speculation and discussion among the people, otherwise, when the national crisis is at the moment, as a leader, he will not insist in the capital, but he must stay away from the flames of war, saying that it is for his own safety, but in fact he avoids war and fears disaster and becomes a deserter, which is very detrimental to Chairman Chiang's reputation.

If you want to go, but also not be criticized, you have to have a grandiose reason to ensure that your reputation is not damaged, Tang Qiuli came in handy, and there was such an extraordinary welcome scene today, just to see the number of heavyweights who moved, Chairman Jiang's intentions can be seen, Tang Qiuli smiled and said to Mei Xue: "Xiaoxue, let's go to the scene, you can't be famous if you don't want to," Mei Xue's eyes widened and beautiful, a little unclear, chasing after the inquiry, Tang Qiuli smiled and did not answer.

Turning his head to the mountain tiger, he said: "Huzi, show your momentum, how can you be worthy of Chairman Jiang's hard work, just dress up and let you ask for the jackpot," the mountain tiger understood, and gave a few words to the soldiers of the special guards, and the welcoming crowd on the dock stretched their necks to look at the gunboats by the river, wondering why the famous Vice Chairman Tang hadn't shown up yet?

A big man appeared in front of everyone, a strange military uniform, very different from the uniform of the national army, holding a heavy machine gun in his right hand, his sharp eyes swept away, all the people on the dock, including those senior generals who had rolled in the guns, their hearts were tight, so strong and murderous, but Yang Yongtai recognized the mountain tiger, hugged his fists from afar, smiled all over his face, and shouted loudly: "It's Captain Huang, the hard work all the way is still the same."

There were a few local officials in Wuhan, who felt that Yang Yongtai, who was the secretary general of the Military Commission, was so affectionate and flattering to a small colonel officer, and he didn't think so, and the officers present, who were not more than two gold stars, pouted and couldn't help muttering a few words, and the person who was familiar with Tang Qiuli next to him hurriedly pulled the corner of his clothes, whispered a few words in his ear, and didn't know what to say.

With a wave of his hand, dozens of officers in the same costume ran out like a swift wind, occupying a favorable position in an instant, controlling all directions, all the submachine guns in their hands, and carrying shell guns on their bodies, and more than a dozen black grenades, hanging on their shoulders and waists.

Then, Mei Xue took Tang Qiuli's arm and walked out of the cabin slowly, the military band played a welcome song, and the welcoming dignitaries stepped forward, hundreds of reporters, their eyes were not enough, the camera in their hands, a burst of magnesium lights flickered, those celebrities and nobles, naturally veterans of social occasions, knew how to improve their popularity in Wuhan's social circle.

Such a scene is a good time to be in the limelight, you can get the second person in the government to kiss the jade hand, and you can also use it as a capital to show off in front of your friends, you can see a light and elegant outfit, white clothes and black skirts, fluttering hair, like a fairy-like Mei Xue, the little bird snuggled up to Tang Qiuli's side like a person, with a happy face, as if he was frozen, a body of jewelry, but it seemed vulgar, and no one mustered up the courage to come forward to flatter.

This time, Tang Qiu was in full view, and Yang Yongtai, who was smiling with a smile on his face, stretched out his hand from afar, and before he reached the gap in front of him, he leaned in Mei Xue's ear and whispered: "Xue'er, you will be the news figure of the major newspapers in Wuhan tomorrow, those celebrities and nobles, don't you die of jealousy?" Mei Xueqiao's face was red, bright and beautiful, and Tang Qiuli was in a good mood.

"Vice Chairman Tang's visit to Wuhan in the midst of his busy schedule of military affairs is a glory for the people of Jiangcheng, Yongtai and all his colleagues, entrusted by Chairman Jiang, welcome you to come, please" Yang Yongtai is worthy of being a veteran, a few words, both decent and generous, but also not leaky, but also clearly explained the intention, and pointed out Chairman Jiang's good intentions.

Tang Qiuli coped with such a scene easily, although he hated clichés and empty words, he had to say a few words, "How can Qiuli be virtuous, how dare he work for Secretary General Yang and his predecessors, and dare not bother Chairman Jiang to worry about it," After speaking, with a faint smile on his face, he hugged his fists and gestured around, dealing with it generously and decently, and covering all aspects.

Those high-ranking generals are in a different style, the military uniform is straight, the riding boots are shining, the stars are shining, standing up and saluting, and the mouth is humble, when it comes to their duties, Tang Qiuli is definitely their superior, and can afford their salutes, after a busy greeting, false and polite, everyone got into the car, escorted by a long line of military and police cars, and left the dust, leaving the Wuhan citizens and reporters at the scene, infinite imagination and discussion topics.

Yang Yongtai and Tang Qiuli sat in the same car, Tang Qiuli immediately understood that this was an important matter to talk to himself, and sure enough, Yang Yongtai turned his head in the front row and said: "Vice Chairman Tang, the chairman's mind, you already know that at tomorrow's meeting of the Central Committee, the chairman hopes that you will show the attitude you deserve," the words stopped, a pair of eyes, but stared at Tang Qiuli, slightly nervous and expectant, as well as scrutiny and exploration.

Tang Qiuli couldn't stop laughing secretly, it was all at this time, Chairman Jiang's mind, I don't know, I still have to cover up a fig leaf, show an attitude, what attitude, is it for or against? If you ask me, I don't know what to say, this is probably the usual method used by politicians, since the old man and Yang Yongtai are playing tricks with themselves, then I will also reply to you with an ambiguous attitude, let you think about it yourself, and make trouble all night.

This matter should not be too explicit and proactive, showing his impatience, otherwise, Yang Yongtai, who is as cunning as an old fox, will doubt his intentions at that time, and it will not be beautiful, "Secretary General Yang, please tell Chairman Jiang that I will focus on the overall situation and consider the matter of moving the capital from another angle" The answer was equally vague, what is the overall situation? What is the other angle? Yang Yongtai didn't probe his breath, he was also confused, and it was not easy to ask, so he could only close his mouth, and the car fell into silence, and the atmosphere was slightly embarrassing.

Mei Xue understood Tang Qiuli's true thoughts, and when she heard the news that Chairman Jiang wanted to move the capital, she was so happy that she hugged herself and turned in circles, but now it is such a tone, a man's mind, she really can't understand, she can't help but glance at Tang Qiuli strangely, it was this inadvertent surprised gaze, but it was keenly captured by Yang Yongtai, his mind was full of clouds, and he was immediately clear.

"To know the king's will, you need to ask the person next to the pillow," Tang Qiuli's wife, obviously there is no other lady's city, Yang Yongtai thinks that he has already got the information he deserves, strange to say, the atmosphere in the car, subtle lively, Tang Qiuli can't help but be surprised, what makes the old fox-like Yang Yongtai suddenly relaxed?

"Vice Chairman Tang, celebrities from all walks of life in Wuhan, in order to welcome your arrival, specially arranged a casual banquet at the Yellow Crane Tower Hotel, looking forward to your appreciation, a glimpse of your style, do you want to go to the hotel immediately, or go to the place of accommodation first, rest for a while, and then go to the banquet?" If you don't refuse, you will appear arrogant and out of place, and you will offend a large number of powerful people in Wuhan.

Tang Qiuli was really tired of such entertainment and banquets, and on the gunboat that came to Wuhan, he received a telegram from Tang Qiusheng, Liu Tiehan, and Feng Jiwu that the more than 400,000 Japanese troops in Cangzhou had abandoned the Cangzhou defense line, forcibly marched north, broke through the resistance of the Changfeng Corps and Sun Zhenbang's Corps of the Independent Division, and retreated into Tianjin in the evening of this day, and built fortifications on the periphery of Tianjin.

Liu Tiehan's eastward command troops, pressed on the whole line, together with other corps, encircled Tianjin, without receiving the order of the division commander, the troops did not launch an attack, and confronted the Japanese army on the periphery of Tianjin, at the same time, the Kwantung Army troops through the northeast and north China passage from Jinzhou to Shanhaiguan to the south, and Feng Jiwu's corps, on the front line of Shanhaiguan, launched a fierce battle, the Kwantung Army offensive was fierce, and Feng Jiwu's corps was under great pressure.

These urgent battles are intertwined, Tang Qiuli can't wait to deal with it with a few petals, this is the last battle in North China, if you fight well, you can reduce the pressure on the Northeast battlefield in the future, if you don't fight well, you will let go of most of the Japanese army, and then look for such an opportunity to annihilate the enemy, I'm afraid it will be difficult, how can he have the heart to be in Wuhan.

(To be continued)