After learning the news that Zhang Zuolin was attacked by the Japanese army, Huang Ke was shocked at first, and then he lamented, if it is really the trajectory of history, no one can force it to reverse.

After a while, Huang Ke realized that the opportunity had come, and he personally called Jiang Xianyun, in which he told Jiang Xianyun that he could outwit Zhang Xueliang now. Jiang Xianyun immediately understood the meaning of Huang Ke's words, and soon, he ordered the troops to stop the attack, and at the same time contacted the Guangzhou side.

Three days after the attack on Zhang, the Guangzhou-controlled media published front-page headlines in tribute to Zhang, while also accusing the Japanese of terrorist attacks. For a time, the spearhead of public opinion was directed at imperialism.

At this time, the young marshal Zhang Xueliang had already arrived in Mukden.

A day earlier, the maritime authorities sent a search and rescue vessel to find the wreckage of the missing ship, and after salvage, it was determined that the ship on which Zhang Dashuai was traveling had been wrecked. Immediately afterwards, the salvage team found a wreckage on the vast sea, the body was highly decomposed, and the lower half of the body had been blown off.

After hearing this news, the Northeast Army was indignant, and some officers of the Shaozhuang faction even clamored for a war with the Kwantung Army to avenge Zhang Dashuai.

Zhang Shaoshuai, who is well versed in politics, knows that this is not the time to be rash. Shortly after Zhang Shaoshuai arrived in Mukden, Lin Jiujilang, the Japanese consul general in Mukden, took the initiative to visit him, and Zhang Shaoshuai still met Lin Jiujilang, a weasel, for his New Year's greetings to chickens.

In the three-entry courtyard in Fengtian, Zhang Shaoshuai stood in the courtyard wearing a simple regular clothes, which was the famous marshal's mansion.

In the 3rd year of the Republic of China, Zhang Dashuai sent people to build it. Zhang Shaoshuai clearly remembers that when this house was built, the architects absorbed the buildings of the Qing Dynasty in Fengtian City in accordance with the requirements of the marshal, and followed the living customs of his hometown of southern Liaoning.

A year later, the Zhang family moved in, and it became a dual-purpose place for Zhang Dashuai's office and residence. Standing in the empty courtyard, Zhang Xueliang looked at the door and couldn't help but miss his father who built this marshal mansion. At this moment, someone came in at the door and whispered, "The Japanese are coming!" ”

Hayashi Kujiro walked in with a powerful step, he was wearing a black suit, and the Nidan beard on his face and the pair of gold-rimmed glasses matched each other, and a well-dressed face was like this.

"Mr. Zhang, on behalf of the Japanese Empire, I would like to express my condolences to General Zhang Zuolin's accident, and I also hope that you can mourn and change!" Hayashi Jiujiro walked up to Zhang Xueliang and expressed his condolences to him with a standard bow.

Zhang Xueliang doesn't eat him, these people are even more shameless than the Japanese soldiers, and it is really despicable to come behind the surface and another set. However, on the surface, the young marshal was still happy and angry, and he said expressionlessly: "Thank you, Mr. Consul, please take a seat." ”

After Lin Jiuzhilang sat down, he talked with Zhang Xueliang, he first expressed his condolences over Zhang Zuolin's death, and then seemed to be cordial to inquire about the progress of many investigations, and finally he said directly: "General Zhang, now that the Southern Revolutionary Army has besieged Jinzhou, and the Northeast is in the midst of internal and external troubles, now only by relying on external assistance can we resist the attack of these people." ”

"Oh?" Zhang Xueliang was still expressionless, and a rhetorical question and mocking tone made Lin Jiujiro very uncomfortable.

"General Zhang, if you can preside over the declaration of the independence of the three northeastern provinces, you will be the king of a country at that time; The Empire of Japan will also provide you with the necessary assistance, and at that time, the revolutionary army in the south will no longer dare to make a second attempt. ”

Hayashi Kujiro said unceremoniously, his tone clearly marked with contempt and confidence, but he noticed that the face of the young general in front of him had begun to turn unsightly.

"General Zhang is your best chance now, if you don't make a decision again, the young Zhuang officers on the Kwantung Army side will not be able to hold back."

If it was still that kind of discussion just now, this sentence has completely become a threat. The stationing of the Kwantung Army in the Northeast has always been a major problem for the Northeast Army, and every bloody soldier hates the stationing of the Kwantung Army.

Although the Kwantung Army is powerful, but Zhang Shaoshuai is not scared, he has grown up in the family of the King of Northeast since he was a child, what kind of things have he never seen? Isn't it just a few Japanese people who can be scared?

Zhang Shaoshuai's face was cold, his eyes were like torches, and he couldn't wait to split the Japanese devil in front of him alive.

"Get out!" Zhang Shaoshuai said this word expressionlessly.

"Nani?" Hayashi Jiujiro couldn't believe what he heard, he couldn't believe that the person in front of him who had been at his mercy now dared to make such a big statement.

"Mr. Consul, please!" The adjutant standing at the door made an unceremonious gesture to see off the guests, and although he was polite on the surface, a murderous aura came out of their eyes.

Hayashi Kujiro was shocked at first, then he was a little angry, then the corners of his mouth went up, then he picked up the top hat on the table and put it on his head, and walked out with a contemptuous laugh.

After Lin Jiujilang left, Zhang Xueliang said to the adjutant: "Go and get a pen and paper, I want to reply to Huang Ke and Chairman Wang in the south." ”

A few days later, the funeral of Marshal Zhang Zuolin was held in Mukden, and the auditorium was placed in the hall of Marshal's Mansion. At the beginning of the day, countless people from all walks of life came to pay their respects, and the Japanese embassy and consulates, the Kwantung Army, and the Soviet Red Army all sent huge delegations to offer their condolences, and of course, the officers of the Northeast Army were the most numerous.

Not long after breakfast, representatives of the Kwantung Army dressed in strong green, brown, and brown Shogo-style military uniforms lined up in a long line and walked into the auditorium arrogantly, and they lined up in a row and began to take off their hats and bow under the unified command, and then left the auditorium with a full face of anger.

When leaving, this group of Kwantung Army officer representatives happened to meet with a group of officer representatives of the Northeast Army Guard Unit, and the guard officers who were extremely loyal to Zhang Dashuai began to stab the Kwantung Army in front of them with murderous eyes.

However, this group of Kwantung Army did not seem to care, and they walked out with a look of disdain. At this time, several officers of the Northeast Army blocked each other's way.

"You're in my way!" A Kwantung Army officer harshly scolded the other party in Japanese, and although the Northeast Army officer could not understand Japanese, he could feel the arrogance in his expression and tone.

"!" The officers of the Northeast Army were very young, and the anger on their faces was unceremoniously revealed. Hearing the other party standing here cursing himself, the Kwantung Army officer yelled "Baga". Both sides are middle-level officers with strong blood, and in this case, neither is willing to compromise with the other, and after a while they quarrel with each other, and the voices are getting louder and louder, and they all have the intention of making a move, but fortunately neither side has guns, otherwise a conflict will be caused.

"Stop!" Zhang Shaoshuai walked out of it, and when he saw this situation, he immediately stopped both sides.

"Baga! At General Zhang Zuolin's funeral, you dare to make a mistake? The commander of the Kwantung Army, Muraoka Chief, also came over, and after scolding a few people with a scolding of his face, the crowd began to disperse. Chief Muraoka smiled again and said a few sorry words to Zhang Shaoshuai, but the provocation in his words was very obvious.

After the vignette, Zhang Dashuai's funeral continued to be held, and on the day of the funeral, the procession to see off was more than ten miles long, and at the huge funeral, people noticed that there was a group of officer representatives wearing navy blue lapel national uniforms and cowhide armed belts, and those who had seen a lot recognized that these people were the Northern Expeditionary Army of the Southern Revolutionary Government.

The representatives of the Northern Expeditionary Army consisted of a group of high-ranking officers, all of whom wore uniform uniforms and small white flowers on their chests, looking solemn and solemn.

After the funeral, the Northeast began to return to its former calm, and the group of representatives of the Northern Expeditionary Army met with Zhang Shaoshuai in person, and they handed over the handwritten letters of Chairman Wang and Commander Jiang Xianyun to Zhang Shaoshuai in person.

"Young Marshal, Chairman Wang and Commander Jiang Xianyun promised that after the Northeast changes banners, the Northeast Army will be incorporated into the National Defense Force, the personnel will remain unchanged for the time being, and the Northeast will be changed to the administrative organs, and you will be appointed as the commander-in-chief of the security of the three northeastern provinces, in addition, the Northern Expeditionary Army will withdraw from Jinzhou, Rehe and other places, and will be stationed by the Northeast Army." The officer with the face of the Chinese character spoke appropriately, and as he spoke, he took out another letter from his pocket.

"This is a personal letter from Mr. Huang Ke, chairman of the National Industrial Commission, to the young marshal, and he also asked me to bring a message to the young marshal."

As soon as the officer with the national character face finished speaking, Zhang Shaoshuai's spirit was attracted, he knew Huang Ke, he had heard that this person was good at fighting, and he was very courageous, he had opened fire with the Japanese several times, but it seemed that the Japanese didn't do much of him, thinking of this, Zhang Shaoshuai nodded and said, please speak!

"Mr. Huang Ke said that the mountain rain is coming, the wind is full of buildings, and the black clouds are overwhelming the city and the city is indestructible!" After a few more simple greetings, the person who came got up and left, Zhang Shaoshuai muttered softly in his mouth, the mountain rain is coming, the wind is full of buildings, and the black clouds are overwhelming the city and the city is not destroyed! ”

Seven days after the funeral, Zhang Shaoshuai issued a telegram to the whole country in the northeast: support the national government in the south, and the areas under the jurisdiction of the northeast are under the jurisdiction of the southern government.

Immediately afterwards, Chairman Wang of the Southern Government issued a statement that the Northern Expedition was completed and China was formally unified across the country. The Northern Expeditionary Army, which accompanied the Northern Expedition, also completed its historical mission and changed its name to the National Defense Force.

Subsequently, a series of troop movements and games showed that the southern government was actively removing Huang Ke's influence in this army.

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When Zhang Xueliang telegraphed the whole country, Huang Ke led a delegation of the "National Industrial Construction Committee" to visit many countries in Europe and the United States, and before leaving, Huang Ke predicted that this visit would open a new era in Chinese history.

On a newly renovated airport on the outskirts of Nanjing, a "Daweimei" propeller plane made a roaring sound, and a delegation wearing tweed coats began to hurry from inside, and the delegation was composed of experts, scholars, government officials, and military personnel, whose first stop was Moscow, the capital of the Soviet Union, but the plane could not fly there in any case, so it had to change planes on the way.

To be honest, the safety of the plane at this time is still doubtful, but the reason why Huang Ke chose the plane instead of the train is because he knows that the time is tight and he does not dare to delay the slightest effort, but after sitting on it, he is not very confident about this old plane.

Anyway, with the roar of the "Daweimei" engine, Huang Ke said to the people in the cabin with some excitement, "Comrades, a new era is about to begin!" ”

"Yes, let's call it the Iron Age!" Li Siguang, a geologist sitting in the back of the plane, said with a smile.

"Well, it's the Iron Age!" Huang Ke also drank with the voice.