Zhang Zhizhong's arrival again made Jin Zhao overjoyed, and Jin Zhao finally looked forward to Lao Jiang bowing his head. After fighting for so long, the Central Army suffered heavy losses, but the 19th Route Army was also uncomfortable. And in Jin Zhao's view, such a civil war is really meaningless, no matter whether you win or lose, it will ultimately consume China's national defense strength. So Jin Zhao wanted to stop the war for a long time, but Lao Jiang refused to put down his shelf and agreed to Jin Zhao's conditions, and now it's okay, Lao Jiang finally bowed his head.

In the following negotiations, Zhang Zhizhong first raised the issue of an armistice. Zhang Zhizhong demanded that Jin Zhao stop his attacks on Fuzhou and the Wei Lihuang Department in western Fujian. And let the Lihuang Department temporarily return to Fuzhou. Jin Zhao agreed to Zhang Zhizhong's request, but at the same time put forward conditions, that is, the 11th and 67th divisions of the Central Army must withdraw from Fujian. Before these two divisions have rushed to Fujian, but by the Wuyi Mountain Reading Division desperately resistance, after a few days of bloody battles, the Wuyi Mountain Reading Division suffered heavy losses, if you add the losses in the Battle of Yanping Shuikou, the Wuyi Mountain Reading Division has lost more than half. Jin Zhao even thought in his heart, when he saw Song Jiang, would this guy kneel down in front of him and cry, "I miss Liangshan, one hundred orders and eight generals, who wants to say eight out of ten today." Jin Zhao thought that Zhang Zhizhong would not agree easily, who would have thought that Zhang Zhizhong would agree without hesitation.

Subsequently, the 11th and 67th Divisions retreated to the Fujian-Jiangxi demarcation boundary and rested and stood by. Wei Lihuang led thousands of remnants of his troops to defeat the generals, and also rushed to Fuzhou under the supervision of the 19th Route Army. Only then did Jin Zhao know why Zhang Zhizhong agreed to his conditions so easily, and resolutely let Wei Lihuang lead his troops to Fuzhou. Because Wei Lihuang's department had run out of food at this time, after a few days of delay, maybe there would be no need for the 19th Route Army to attack, and these guys would starve to death.

After the armistice, negotiations between the two sides continued. At the negotiation table, the representatives of the two sides fought against each other for more than half a month, and finally reached an agreement, and on March 1, a secret agreement was signed! The reason why it is a secret agreement is because once such an agreement is announced, it will inevitably affect the prestige of Nanjing's political axe, and since Lao Jiang has bowed his head and softened, Jin Zhao also has to save some face for himself, the principal.

The agreement stipulates that the 19th Route Army will cancel the number of the People's Army, cancel the Fujian People's Political Axe, accept the leadership of the central government, and accept the reorganization of the central government. The Central Army withdrew from Fujian, and Fujian Province implemented autonomy. The central government is not allowed to transfer the Fujian army to participate in the civil war, but it is also not allowed to prevent the Fujian army from going north to resist and so on. At the same time, however, it was stipulated that the Fujian government was not allowed to oppose the central government, and it was not allowed to secretly contact or support organizations that opposed the central government (such as the Red Army and the Third Party), and so on. Of course, this is a secret agreement.

On the bright side, on March 2, Jin Zhao, Weng Zhaoyuan and others jointly issued a telegram to cancel the Fujian People's Political Axe and the Fujian People's Army, support the central government, and be willing to accept the reorganization of the central government.

Subsequently, Nanjing Zheng Axe very generously accepted the "surrender" of the 19th Route Army. On the same day, the Executive Yuan of the State Government issued a letter of appointment, appointing Jin Zhao as the chairman of the Fujian Provincial Political Axe. At the same time, the Military Commission issued an order to cancel the number of the 19th Route Army and its subordinate divisions, and the headquarters was reorganized into the Seventh Route Army of the National Revolutionary Army, appointing Jin Zhao as the commander-in-chief and Weng Zhaoyuan as the deputy commander-in-chief.

After receiving the order, Jin Zhao was completely stunned, the chairman of the Fujian People's Political Axe, Jin Zhao took the initiative to ask for it, and this appointment Jin Zhao was not surprised at all. The reason why Jin Zhao had to ask for the position of provincial chairman in the first place was because only when he became the provincial chairman and the people of Fujian Province became the people under Jin Zhao's rule, Jin Zhao could obtain summoning points through these people.

The number of the 19th Route Army was canceled, and Jin Zhao was not surprised, because after the Songhu Anti-Japanese War, the reputation of the 19th Route Army was too loud, and Lao Jiang didn't want Jin Zhao to use this tiger skin banner to confuse the people, so he simply changed the number. In order to achieve an armistice as soon as possible, Jin Zhao did not insist too much on this matter! However, the original agreed commander-in-chief was Weng Zhaoyuan, and Jin Zhao only served as the commander of the army and the post of deputy commander-in-chief. But he didn't expect Lao Jiang to directly appoint Jin Zhao as the commander-in-chief and Weng Zhaoyuan as the deputy commander-in-chief.

Jin Zhao refused to be the commander-in-chief, because considering his qualifications and lack of prestige, I am afraid that it will be difficult to suppress those old Jiang of the Nineteenth Route Army. That's why Weng Zhaoyuan was allowed to serve as the commander-in-chief. Weng Zhaoyuan's performance in the Battle of Songhu made Weng Zhaoyuan's prestige rise sharply, second only to Jiang Guangnai and Cai Tingkai in the 19th Route Army, so Jin Zhao thought that Weng Zhaoyuan was the best candidate for commander-in-chief. But Shi Zhang Zhizhong also acquiesced to this arrangement, but he didn't expect that the real appointment came down, but it was Jin Zhao as the commander-in-chief and Weng Zhaoyuan as the deputy commander-in-chief. Jin Zhao naturally saw that this was Lao Jiang's deliberate plan to sow discord, because the candidates for the seven division commanders under the Seventh Route Army also made Jin Zhao very angry.

The Seventh Route Army consisted of two armies, namely the 39th Army and the newly formed 7th Army. Among them, the 39th Army has three divisions under its jurisdiction, with Liu Heding as the commander and Lu Xingbang as the deputy commander. The three subordinate divisions are the 201st Division (adapted from the Wuyishan Reading Division and the original 56th Division), and the division commander is Song Jiang. The 202nd Division (reorganized from the former Fifth Army of the People's Revolutionary Army, which was also Zhang Junsong's division), Zhang Junsong served as the division commander. The commander of the 203rd Division (originally adapted from the 52nd Division) was Lu Xingrong.

The new 7th Army was headed by Shen Guanghan and Ou Shounian as the deputy commander. The four divisions under its jurisdiction are the 204th Division (adapted from the original Jin Zhao Reading Division and the 49th Division) division commander Wang Geng, and the 205th Division (adapted from the original 60th Division of the 19th Route Army), division commander Tan Qixiu. The commander of the 206th Division (adapted from the 61st Division of the former 19th Route Army) was Zhang Yan, and the 207th Division was reorganized from the (originally 78th Division) Division Commander Ou Shounian.

Seeing this letter of appointment, Jin Zhao's head was big, "What is Lao Jiang doing?" Didn't you say yes? Personnel appointments in the military are based on the list we have submitted. Jin Zhao slapped the telegram on the table.

Weng Zhaoyuan smiled and said, "Can't you see this?" This is your headmaster disgusting us! Leave him alone! After Weng Zhaoyuan officially began negotiations, he rushed to Putian.

Jin Zhao glanced at everyone, only to see Zhang Junsong and Yun Yinglin, both of whom bowed their heads and were silent, but the corners of Liu Heding's mouth showed a playful sneer, as if he was deliberately looking at Jin Zhao's jokes. Lu Xingbang couldn't help frowning, he was the same as Liu Heding, Liu Heding had lost his troops, even if he was given the position of commander-in-chief, he would only be offered as a Buddha. And Lu Xingbang still has real power in his hands, and he is thinking about how to get the most benefits if there is infighting in the 19th Route Army. Wang Geng, Xie Jinyuan and Song Jiang looked at Jin Zhao with frowns one by one, these three people Jin Zhao was not worried, because these three people can be regarded as their cronies, and now the biggest problem is Weng Zhaoyuan.

Jin Zhao sighed helplessly and said to Weng Zhaoyuan, "I think we still have the final say in our own affairs." Lao Jiang's order is not even as good as toilet paper. Saying that, Jin Zhao threw Lao Jiang's telegram to the ground, "It is still according to what we discussed before, I am in charge, and the old chief is in charge of the army!" ”

Weng Zhaoyuan frowned and said, "Meng Bo, I'm afraid this is a little inappropriate!" We have just issued a telegram in support of the Central Committee, and now we are disobeying the orders of the Central Committee? ”

"Humph! No big deal! Jin Zhao said angrily, "It's a big deal, just fight again!" It's not that we are unjust, it's that the central government is unkind! ”

"No!" Weng Zhaoyuan said with a serious face, "We were able to win before, there was a lot of luck, and if we continue to fight, I am afraid it will be difficult for our army to win!" ”

"The troops are already exhausted from continuous fighting, and it is really not suitable to go to war in the line!" Zhang Junsong also frowned and objected. Although Sun Yuanliang's division was annihilated and Leng Xin's division was disabled before, Zhang Junsong's troops also suffered heavy losses, and his descendants and cronies were almost exhausted, so Zhang Junsong would never agree to fight again.

"What do you say? If it is according to Lao Chiang's arrangement, the troops will have to be in chaos! Jin Zhao said angrily. Jin Zhao, who originally didn't have a good impression of Lao Jiang, hated Lao Jiang even more, if according to Lao Jiang's arrangement, Shen Guanghan, Ou Shounian, Tan Qixiu, and Zhang Yan would control the troops of the three divisions of the Nineteenth Route Army, plus the uncontrolled Lu Xingbang division, then there would be more than half of the troops! The influence of these people in the 19th Route Army is still there, and once they have any different intentions, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Weng Zhaoyuan thought for a while and said, "Just do it according to the will of the central government!" Meng Bo is the commander-in-chief, and I assist Meng Bo from the side. ”

"I'm afraid this is inappropriate, old sir!" Jin Zhao stood up and said hurriedly.

Weng Zhaoyuan waved his hand and said, "There's nothing wrong with it!" That's it! Weng Zhaoyuan put on the chief's shelf for the last time, and said undoubtedly. However, the personnel of the New Seventh Army needs to be adjusted, and these people must not be allowed to control the army, which is the most troublesome! ”

"Actually, it's not too much trouble! Aren't all these people under control? Just send them to go abroad for investigation! Xie Jinyuan, who had never spoken, suddenly spoke.

"I think it's okay, these people are swaying, they must not stay in the army, they must be invited away!" Zhang Junsong also spoke out to express his support! Then everyone expressed their support, even Lu Xingbang finally opened his mouth to express support, just now Lu Xingbang thought a lot in his heart, and found that once the 19th Route Army was infighting, Lao Jiang would definitely not let go of this opportunity to eliminate the 19th Route Army, if the 19th Route Army was eliminated, Lao Jiang would definitely not let go of Lu Xingbang who betrayed him twice, so Lu Xingbang also agreed to remove all these people to avoid future troubles. Only Liu Heding was slightly disappointed, but everyone supported it, and Liu Heding naturally didn't want to speak out, Liu Heding still knew his current situation, if he offended Jin Zhao, the consequences would not be something he could bear. (To be continued.) )