The early years of the Republic of China. There are many factions and warlords in China, and even now, although the Chongqing government claims to be the central government, in fact there are still many warlord armies. Lao Chiang's road to the "party-state" was not smooth, and if it were not for the encirclement and suppression of the Red Army in the past, and the organization of the war zone in the future, the current Chongqing government and the so-called Central Army might not be much stronger than the student army.

The warlords of the Republic of China did hinder the development and unity of the country, but judging from their performance in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, those who later left infamy in the history books, such as the kings of Shanxi, Qinghai, or Sichuan, and Yunnan, they are actually still lovely, at least in the face of patriotism, they did not shirk or evade, which is why there were several major battles, and only then did they have the current situation.

The Chongqing government set up the Chinese Expeditionary Force, but the Central Army did not send a single subordinate, the army was composed of the Northeast Army and the Scholar Army, and the logistics were carried out by the Yunnan Army.

Jiang had obvious ill intentions, but Ouyang Yun laughed and said that he was doomed to miscalculate. He dared to say this, but it was because as early as three years ago, he had already planted a fuzi beside Wang Longyun in Yunnan, and this person was Huang Zilin, the fortune teller of the Beiping Tianqiao known as "Huang Banxian". Huang Zilin first appeared beside Chen Jitang, after the collapse of the Guangdong system and Chen Jitang's retreat, he became a celebrity in the industry because of a fairy saying that "the opportunity cannot be lost", and was invited by Long Yun to continue to play his role as a master.

Huang Zilin took the various anecdotes about Long Yun's deeds written by Ouyang Yun to him, and it was not difficult for this master to play the role. Long Yun was suspicious at first, but then trusted, and later, whenever he made a major decision, he had to ask Huang Banxian to help him take a hexagram, and he unconsciously fell into the way, and his style of acting with obvious traces of "Huang Banxian". Lao Jiang thought that Long Yun, as the "logistics chief" of the expeditionary force, would definitely take the opportunity to rub oil and would not tolerate the emergence of another king in Yunnan, which could be regarded as planting a bomb in the rear of the expeditionary force. But Ouyang Yun believed that as long as Huang Zilin could grasp the proportions, then Long Yun would not only not drag the expeditionary force back, but would even be able to become a good ally of the Northeast Army and the Xuebing Army.

The expeditionary force imagined by Lao Jiang was formed, and the Northeast Army sent out four armies, namely the 53rd Army, the 57th Army, the 67th Army and the 2nd Cavalry Army; There are three armies out of the Cadet Army, namely the First Army, the Third Army, and the Fifth Army. When this order reached Ouyang Yun's hands, he sneered on the spot, and said to Li Tieshu, who happened to be in his office: "Ge Laozi, Southeast Asia is densely populated with tropical jungles, and the cavalry is a pure target when they enter, and Old Man Jiang has made it clear that he wants to exclude dissidents!" It's just that he is blind when he is a countryman? Malegobi's, he didn't even bother to do superficial articles, and Lao Tzu had to completely tear his face. It seems that I have to contact Commander Li quickly, otherwise I will be too passive. ”

The formation of the Chinese Expeditionary Force was in the hands of Ouyang Yun as far as the Xuebing Army was concerned, and for the Northeast Army, its conspiracy was too strong. The Northeast Army had 400,000 troops at its peak, and not only that, but it also had the top air force and a large navy in China at that time. It is said that even if it is not enough to unify the whole country on the land of China, it is more than enough to defend the three northeastern provinces. However, once it leaves its nest, it is like duckweed has lost its roots, and its former glory is like a cloud after a rain, and it will no longer be as glorious as it once was.

Zhang Shaoshuai didn't know anyone, he thought that as Jiang's sworn brother and the number two person in the Central Army, Jiang would never do anything to the Northeast Army. No matter how high the banner of his support for Chiang was raised and how loud his slogans were shouted, as long as the Northeast Army still had the seal of the "Zhang Family" engraved on its body, it would be impossible for Lao Chiang to tolerate its continued existence on such a large scale.

The Xi'an incident was an opportunity. Zhang Shaoshuai escorted Lao Jiang out of Xi'an on the front foot, and the Northeast Army on the back foot ushered in a major reorganization. Okay, Division A has become Division B, Army A has become Army B, and Lao Jiang has given the Northeast Army a big slim down with only a piece of paper. After the reorganization, the Northeast Army had six infantry corps and 13 divisions under its jurisdiction (Feng Zhanhai's 63rd Army number, which was formed by the Northeast Volunteer Army, was revoked, and only one 91st Division was retained) and a cavalry corps, and the number of soldiers directly changed from 300,000 to less than 200,000. Before the establishment of the expeditionary force, Liu Duoquan's 49th Army was not replenished because of many major battles, and now it exists in name only; Yu Xuezhong's 51st Army fought guerrilla warfare in the Lunan area, and also suffered heavy casualties, and the current size of the force is less than half of the original.

If the Xi'an Incident was the starting point of the decline of the Northeast Army, then the Chongqing Incident was an opportunity for Zhang Shaoshuai and the Northeast Army to rise again. It's just that in terms of long-sleeved dancing, Zhang Shaoshuai is obviously not Lao Jiang's opponent. No, just over half a year later, the dormant old Jiang rose again in a high-profile manner and once again completely controlled the situation in Chongqing. At this time, the British and French representatives came to Chongqing to negotiate the military alliance, and the expeditionary force was established logically.

Lao Jiang turned his hands into rain and turned his hands into clouds, and the Northeast Army encountered an unprecedented crisis. The Zhang Mansion on Daping Road has been shrouded in a haze these days, and all the people who enter and exit are cautious, for fear that making too loud noise will disturb the contemplative Zhang Shaoshuai in the study.

Zhang Shaoshuai has been depressed for the past few days, and his mood is as depressed as the hot weather in early summer in Chongqing. Ouyang Yun, who was far away in Guangzhou, seemed to have thought of what kind of state of mind he was in, and after getting in touch with Li Zongren and reaching a tacit understanding, he sent him a telegram.

Mu Jiandie visited Zhang's Mansion with a telegram, and when he entered the courtyard, he found that the atmosphere inside was a little strange, so he said to the adjutant who received him, "Our commander-in-chief knows that Young Marshal Zhilu Dao is in a bad mood these days, and he specially asked me to come to express my condolences on his behalf, please let me meet the young marshal." ”

The adjutant didn't dare to make a claim, so he could only inform Miss Zhao Si, who was in charge.

Miss Zhao Si received the report and immediately went to Zhang Shaoshuai's study. At this moment, she is the only one who dares to disturb Zhang Shaoshuai's contemplation. She pushed open the door of the study, walked to Zhang Shaoshuai's side and said, "Han Qing, the chief of the Wood Division of the Xuebing Army is here, you can go out and see it." You're always like that, I'm worried. It's good to go out and sit and breathe. ”

In front of Miss Zhao Si, no matter how bad Zhang Shaoshuai was, he would squeeze out a smile. Hearing this, he said softly: "The Scholar Army and our Northeast Army are now difficult brothers, so it's okay, I'll see Director Mu." ”