Chapter 588: Miscalculation
Chapter 588 miscalculated
In response to the incident in which Tang Qiuli shot Tang Enbo, commander of the Eighth Army Corps of the Central Army, and 28 officers with the rank of major general in Xiangfan, Hubei, and dismissed the Eighth Army Corps, Chairman Chiang convened a plenary meeting of the Military Committee at his official residence to discuss how to deal with this incident.
These central officials are all veterans who have been in the officialdom for many years, and they have all cultivated to perfection after going through ups and downs, it is obvious that this is either one or the other, or Tang Qiuli did it right, or Tang Qiuli did it too well, without knowing the depth of the water, no one took the lead, so angry that Chairman Jiang almost scolded his mother, these old fritters.
At this moment, a person stood up, everyone was quite surprised, it was none other than Chen Guofu, the head of the Organization Department of the Central Party Department of the Kuomintang, that is, the behind-the-scenes boss of the Central Unification Bureau of the old spy organization, this person, usually quite low-key, polite, and try to hide behind the scenes, unlike He Yingqin, for fear that others would not know that he was one of the most powerful people in the national government.
Even so, who does not know that the Chen family brothers, who are in charge of the Kuomintang organization, have such a sentence circulated in the streets: "The Jiang family is the Chen family party in the world," it can be seen that the Chen family brothers' power in the national government, since the last meeting of the Central Standing Committee discussed how to deal with the Xi'an incident, Chen Guofu pressed the wrong treasure, sat on He Yingqin's bench with his buttocks, and planted a big heel.
Chairman Jiang escaped from Xi'an, He Yingqin was chased by Tang Qiuli to the end, and was driven out of the power center of the country, because Chen Guofu was not the mastermind, Chairman Jiang didn't dig too deep, but just snubbed him for a long time, Chen Guofu lived in a simple house, and was cautious in his actions, and it was like being in the clouds, why is this today? The adults all had question marks in their hearts.
Chen Guofu was the first to stand up to express his opinion, and the members pricked up their ears to see what the head of the organization had to say, Chen Guofu glanced at everyone, and said in a calm tone: "Chairman, everyone here, in my opinion, the Central Committee should not remain silent on this matter, even if Tang Enbo should be killed, as the vice chairman of the Military Commission, Tang Qiuli, such a handling is also a big violation of the procedure. ”
As soon as he said this, everyone became interested, knowing that this was just the opening remarks, and the drama was still to come, Chen Guofu continued: "On the surface, it seems that Vice Chairman Tang is to enforce military discipline, if you study it carefully, I'm afraid it is not so simple, just imagine, today's Tang Qiuli, with hundreds of thousands of well-equipped and well-trained troops, controls half of the northern country, and his strength can almost compete with the central court, if it is allowed to develop, the consequences will be worrying."
"Killing Tang Enbo and dismissing the Eighth Army Corps, even if the evidence is conclusive, should be submitted to the Military Commission of the State Government for handling, and after he has done the matter, he will report it to the Military Commission. On the surface, Tang is enforcing military discipline, but in fact, he is killing senior generals of the national army without authorization and annexing the central army troops to strengthen his own strength, and his intentions are worthy of everyone's vigilance."
After Chen Guofu finished speaking, he sat down naturally, the conference room was silent, and the adults couldn't help but feel nervous, this Chen Guofu, why did he suppress Tang Qiuli like this, you know, these words are ruthless and poisonous enough, but if Tang Qiuli can be killed, he directly stabbed Chairman Jiang's lungs, and the old man hates this the most.
Chairman Chiang, who was sitting at the top, remained silent, and the reactions of these senior officials had already caught his eyes, and Chen Guofu's words had indeed touched his psychological bottom line, this is a person who is used to being the boss, and he will never allow a person to appear in China who is on an equal footing with him to endanger his authority, and Chen Guofu is right to his vital point.
However, he didn't fully believe Chen Guofu's words, you know, Tang Qiuli has many opportunities to replace himself, the most typical is the Xi'an Incident, but he didn't do it, and he didn't believe that Tang Qiuli would do this, from the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War to the present, Tang Qiuli's actions also proved his judgment, Chen Guofu did this, should have his own purpose,
But Chen Guofu's words still made Chairman Jiang very uncomfortable, which feeling, like eating something unclean, blocked in his chest and panicked, he coughed dryly, and asked: "Then according to Govfu's opinion, how should this matter be handled?" Chen Guofu replied contemptuously: "According to my thoughts, I can trap and kill him, and I can follow the method of dealing with Han Fuyu."
Chen Guofu's words were like a cold wind soaked in the bone marrow, in the conference room, the temperature dropped to zero in an instant, all the adults were dumbfounded, their hearts trembled, and the cold sweat on their foreheads came down, they didn't expect that Chen Guofu would propose such a method, and they were at a loss for a while, and they all turned their eyes to Chairman Jiang.
Chairman Jiang sat up straight in shock, a pair of eyes, staring at Chen Guofu like an eagle, as if to see through his heart, under Chairman Jiang's gaze, Chen Guofu's heart was weak for a while, the carefully planned operation of Maozhou ended in failure, his hatred for Tang Qiuli is increasing day by day, and today with such an opportunity, it is absolutely impossible to miss it.
However, the first shot was fired, but he did not get the imaginary response, and he became a loner, he suddenly felt a little regretful, and he was a little in a hurry, but the words had already been spoken, and he suppressed the apprehension in his heart, and pretended to calmly meet Chairman Jiang.
Chairman Jiang's inner shock was stronger than anyone else's, Chen Guofu's words greatly surprised him, he thought of all kinds of methods that Chen Guofu wanted to say, such as rising and secretly surrendering, transferring Tang Qiuli to the central government, or transferring the troops of the independent division from the north to the south, as for the central army under the surveillance, and even following the method of dealing with Zhang Xueliang, Tang Qiuli was placed under house arrest in Nanjing, all of which he could accept, but Chen Guofu actually proposed to kill Tang Qiuli.
This is absolutely unacceptable to Chairman Jiang, Tang Qiuli is not Zhang Xueliang, Zhang Xueliang's Northeast Army is a lost dog, a rootless duckweed, living in a foreign country, he has put Zhang Xueliang under house arrest, and he can adopt a strategy of division and bribery to disintegrate the Northeast Army, and they will not be able to make big waves.
Tang Qiuli is not Han Fuyu, Han Fuyu did not let go of a shot, he left Shandong and fled, almost making his own descendants on the Songhu battlefield fall into the Japanese army on both sides, his troops have existed in name only, the commander of the light pole, without any capital to call the board, besides, he fled before fighting, the evidence is conclusive, he killed Han Fuyu, not only no one blamed, on the contrary, the Chinese people applauded, to inspire the people's anti-Japanese feelings, to play a heavy role.
Tang Qiuli is now a strong soldier, the centripetal force of the troops, the cohesion is very strong, his subordinates are all able to fight well, extremely loyal generals, division and disintegration, bribery and inducement do not work, more importantly, Tang Qiuli is in the north, for himself to block the Japanese million army, if Tang Qiu wants to shake hands with the Japanese and propose to divide China, the Japanese will not hesitate to give him North China, and use all their strength against themselves.
These members of the military committee were obviously shocked by Chen Guofu's words, and it was difficult to guarantee that they did not have an overly close personal relationship with Tang Qiuli, Chen Guofu's words, once they reached Tang Qiuli's ears, the consequences were unimaginable, even if Tang Qiuli was passive and slack, the southern front would be tightened immediately, this Chen Guofu, there was more than enough success and more failure, what kind of heart was hidden under the seemingly loyal and introverted appearance? Why did he try his best to advocate attacking Tang Qiu, and what was the reason? In the future, pay more attention to him.
Thinking of this, Chairman Jiang suddenly changed color, slammed the table, and reprimanded loudly: "Minister Chen, as an important member of the state government and a high-ranking cadre in the party, you should say such a thing, you want to kill a famous general who has made outstanding achievements in the war of resistance against Japan, the vice chairman of the Military Commission, what is your intention, you have to be responsible for today's words?"
Speaking of this, Chairman Jiang looked distressed, and an unhealthy flush appeared on his face, "All the evidence shows that Tang Enbo should be killed, at this moment when all the people are fighting bloodily against the Japanese invaders, as a senior general of the national army, he fled before fighting, lost the city and lost the land, and put the war situation in extreme danger, he should be killed, Vice Chairman Tang This is an instant decision, extraordinary measures should be taken in extraordinary times, and it is also a warning to all the officers and soldiers of the country, Minister Chen, I am very saddened by your words, I will report to the Standing Committee of the Central Committee, Consider whether it would be appropriate for you to serve as the head of the organization again, and now, please leave the room, you are not eligible to participate in such a meeting. ”
Chen Guofu was like five thunderbolts, lifting a stone to hit his own feet, this stone was too big, not only smashed his feet, but even smashed his head, not only did he not like all his colleagues, he fell into the impression of being ruthless, but he was also kicked out of the conference room by the old man on the spot, does this mean that he is like He Yingqin, far away from the center of power, and become a marginalized person?
Chen Guofu's face was pale, and he staggered out of the conference room, these members of the military committee were shocked again, and they were shocked too much today, I didn't expect that Chairman Jiang would have such an attitude towards Chen Guofu, everyone knows the relationship between Chen Guofu and the old man, the old man regards the Chen brothers as sons and nephews, the two of them sit firmly in the position of the head of the party organization, cultivate party henchmen, and some people try to pull the Chen brothers off the horse, but the unlucky one is himself, the Chen brothers, not even a single hair is missing, The old man's trust in them can be seen.
It seems that Tang Qiuli has an unshakable transcendent status in Chairman Jiang's mind, and it is also that if he were any person, he shot the old man's henchman on the spot, plus more than 20 major generals, all of them could not eat and walked around.
A meeting that contains murderous intentions, because of Chairman Chiang's attitude, instantly changed the direction of the wind and disappeared into invisibility
(To be continued)