Chapter 70: The Black Cauldron
Ouyang Yun's current pursuit is a bit huge, and it is basically impossible to achieve it with the strength of the Xuebing Army alone. Therefore, seeking a reliable ally and obtaining a good development environment has become a practical problem that Ouyang Yun is now eager to solve. He didn't expect that Mu Jiandie would make such a big wave in Chongqing, and he didn't expect that the biggest traitor in the history of the Republic of China would now have the possibility of turning the world upside down in China. He envisioned the possibility of a situation in Chongqing as a preferable scenario, believing that the best scenario would be to force the present government to deny the agreement with the Japanese and at the same time relinquish some of its powers. In that case, once they resume their deterrence against Japan or even take the initiative to attack, the Central Army of the two western regions will definitely withdraw. At that time, the Japanese will certainly not dare to continue the current strategy and draw troops from other exhibition areas to recklessly strengthen the South China Front.
This is the best ending, but now it belongs to Ouyang Yun's wishful thinking and good wishes. Because of the need for secrecy, the number of messages sent back by Chongqing could not be too much, so it only focused on the current situation and the new changes that have occurred, and did not mention anything else, but Ouyang Yun smelled a hint of conspiracy from it.
It is said that since the situation has gotten out of control, the Chongqing government should take the initiative in an all-round way, but why did Lao Jiang allow some things that were unfavorable to him to continue to happen? He had just been confused by Bai Tassel and Chen Jiayao, and although he realized that there was a conspiracy, he couldn't figure it out.
Pan Meiren came in time, and her ability in this regard has been verified before.
Ten minutes later, Pan Meiren put down the telegram and said softly: "Although the situation in Chongqing is complicated now, it has already roughly reached a result. One thing is for sure, the situation has been brought under control by the Chongqing authorities. Now the key depends on what Lao Jiang wants to achieve through this matter. Taking advantage of the trend, it is certain to deny the peace treaty with Japan. I'm sure they don't have a formal agreement on this peace agreement, so it's easy to break the date. The reason why the Japanese wanted to do this was to gain enough time and troops to solve South China, while the Chongqing side wanted to gain a buffer time to adjust the number of troops and accumulate strength. There is another possibility, Lao Jiang also wants to solve our thorn in the flesh.
"There is one more thing that can be confirmed, that is, the Wang group, they will definitely fall this time. This is the reason why Jiang Weilu is willing to surrender his identity and cooperate with the biggest traitor in China. Then there is the Northeast Army, from the telegram, we can analyze that the situation in Chongqing has long been under the control of the highest authorities, but he actually allowed it to develop, obviously, he is waiting for an excuse to deal with the Northeast Army.
Since the Xi'an Incident, the fate of the Northeast Army and the young marshal has actually been doomed, even if there is no such thing, with Jiang's person, he will find an excuse to deal with it in the future. Since that incident, the Northeast Army has changed from the little brother of the Central Army to an enemy, which Jiang Buxing requires. The young marshal was in Chongqing, which made it easier for him to deal with the Northeast Army. As long as the young marshal goes into the field, the Northeast Army will inevitably be leaderless, and it will only be able to be absorbed by the Central Army at that time.
"If the Northeast Army is already a breath of rebellion in Lao Jiang's heart, then our student army is a sting in his heart, he can't even bear a breath, and naturally he can't bear our thorn. However, because of the peace talks, Chiang was in a passive position, and I am a little puzzled now as to what kind of charges the Chongqing side will find for us. Big brother, you should immediately send a telegram to Chongqing, so that Director Mu and Deputy Commander Guo can be vigilant. The best way for Chongqing to deal with us is to isolate and suppress us, but it may endanger the lives of Director Mu and Deputy Commander Guo......"
Pan Meiren talked eloquently, and Mingxiu's face was full of confidence at this time, which made Ouyang Yun have to sigh at the strength of the current situation.
Pan Meiren's talent in this area is not reflected once or twice, and many times, Ouyang Yun blushes a little when he thinks of it. He can be regarded as adapting to the society of the Republic of China, and has been in the officialdom of the Republic of China for many years, but he has never been able to become a professional politician. As Pan Meiren said, although he had a vague concept in his mind, he definitely didn't have such clarity and clarity.
This time, the supreme authorities will certainly take the opportunity to strike a blow at the forces that oppose them, and the student soldiers, because they have always been in opposition to them, have planned such a great rebellion as military admonitions, and they will certainly be given special attention. But what will the highest authorities do?
Ouyang Yun and Pan Meiren fell into hard thinking - Pan Meiren's guesses were almost all right. While she and Ouyang Yun were meditating, in a villa in Chong** Yan Village, the highest authorities and *** Zhou were talking about how to deal with the perpetrators of the military admonition.
In the matter of resisting Japan, *** is undoubtedly the most selfless of the various powerful factions in the country. Although Lao Jiang suppressed them everywhere, and once encircled and suppressed his base under the banner of "Outside must first be at home", but when Lao Jiang was in the most difficult time, he resolutely chose to stand on the same front with him.
Wang's pro-Japanese face is a well-known thing among senior politicians in China, so when Wang's plan was exposed, from the perspective of the overall situation, he resolutely chose to stand with the Chongqing government to smash Wang's conspiracy. As a veteran force in the Kuomintang system, Wang's political energy is very strong, and at this moment, if the highest authorities still want to insist on going his own way, he may really be forced to go into the opposition again - once the matter of peace talks is made public and confirmed as facts, the Chongqing government is bound to form a split, and there is no doubt that Chiang will be in an extremely passive situation, and may even bear the name of a traitor.
The original solution was to smash the big black pot of peace talks on Wang's head. At that time, student demonstrations, workers' strikes and other activities will create facts that will force the main Wang family to resign and apologize, and the Chongqing government can act as a judge to control these people. And because *** has made great contributions in exposing Wang's treason, he will share part of the military power of the current government.
Lao Jiang didn't do it, he said bluntly: "I am willing to agree to some conditions of your party, but the parties involved in the planning of the Jiangbei Bridge Mutiny must be dealt with." Zhang Hanqing and Ouyang Yun, as the main planners of this incident, must go abroad in the wilderness. I want to talk to the Japanese for what I want, I'm forced to be helpless. The reason why the situation of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was originally very good was not because some people were warlords who were so strong-minded and only thought about strengthening their own strength and did not consider the safety of the country and the nation, and as a result, the Japanese were able to wantonly gather troops to attack our weak country, which caused a great rout in North and Central China. The strength of the government will not be strengthened, which will be extremely detrimental to the future resistance against Japan, and I must now make the most rational distribution of the strength of the whole country. If I don't have this power, then I'll have to accumulate strength first-"
When Jiang said such a thing, he was actually playing a scoundrel.
Zhou had worked with him, and he knew his face, so he said helplessly: "I don't know about the affairs of the Northeast Army, but in terms of the Scholar Army, I am afraid that it is impossible to let Ouyang Yun go into the field." ”
"Then the perpetrators must be severely punished, and both Guo Biao and Mu Jiandie must go to a military court. Niang Xipi, the country has weakened to such a state, these people still only think about internal friction, if this kind of person is not severely punished, where is the prestige of the government, I will still command the military and the people of the whole country to resist Japan in the future? ”
Guo Biao and Mu Jiandie are both Ouyang Yun's henchmen and generals, and Zhou Zhilu said that if these two people are dealt with, it means that the central government and the Xuebing Army have broken up from now on. At that time, even if the Chongqing government wants to lower its profile, there is absolutely no possibility that the student army will not have such a thing. Just think, if Ouyang Yun didn't stand up for them and didn't say something, would he still be able to make his subordinates loyal as before? No way. Lao Jiang should have taken a fancy to this, so he wanted to severely punish Guo Mu and the others. The Cadet Army is an indispensable force on the battlefield of resistance against Japan, and Zhou absolutely does not want to see it turn against the central government, so he argues with reason: "But the reason why they planned the mutiny is precisely because of the peace talks!" ”
Peace talks were originally Lao Jiang's weakness, but now, it has become his hole card. When he mentioned the peace talks, Lao Jiang's tone became stronger: "Peace talks, it is Wang Zhaoming who is talking to the Japanese, what does it matter to me?" What's the matter with the central government? But who were they against? Is it Wang Zhaoming? No, their guns are aimed at me, the Chongqing government! ”
Let Wang Tie carry the big black pot of peace talks, which Zhou just proposed, he didn't expect Lao Jiang to take it seriously, and he couldn't help but cry and laugh at his scoundrel face. To deal with this kind of person, he knew that reasoning would definitely not work, and he couldn't help but be glad that he had a careful deployment, so he decided to take another step and said: "What exactly is the purpose of the Northeast Army to launch the mutiny, this remains to be investigated, is it too early to say this?" At present, the most important thing is to find a way to stop the conspiracy of Wang and others at the upcoming party congress! ”
Jiang had already made up his mind in his heart that he must "bring Guo Mu and the others to justice" in order to attack Ouyang Yun's prestige in the student army. He also knew that Lu Dao could not convince Zhou in this matter, so he said: "This is the most important thing, of course, it must be solved in the first place." Rest assured, I've got a specific arrangement for this. What I'm most worried about now is that they have released rumors that have gone away, to smash their rumors, and to stop them from plotting to betray the country, so I can only ask you about this matter. ”
Zhou was most worried about the possibility of Wang coming to power, and when he heard him say this, he was relieved and said: "This is what we agreed on, please rest assured, there will be no such rumors in Chongqing or even the whole country." However, in terms of the student army, I think it is better not to blame the past. In this way, it can not only show the magnanimity of your chairman, but also prevent the media controlled by the student army from taking the position of Wang. ”
Jiang was noncommittal, but he was sneering in his heart: Niang Xipi, will Lao Tzu care about the media of the Xuebing Army?