Chapter 193 Soldier's Pressure

All the reactions of Zhang Xuewu were completely unexpected by everyone in China. Zhang Xuewu understood that the original intention of He Yingqin's tough attitude at this moment was originally planned that Xu Guohui, the first editor, and Wang Chuang, the second editor, gathered in Ordos, and the second brigade of Zhao Xinyu, the third editor, plus Hu Zhenglong, the fourth editor. The troops gathered in Zhangjiakou and were ready to divide their troops into Jin at any time.

For this reason, Zhang Xuewu informed Yan Xishan that his Rehe army was going to take the road to Xi'an to rescue Chairman Jiang. Zhang Xuewu's knowledge made Yan Xishan very angry and he also thought hard about countermeasures. If he did not give way, then the Jin army under Zhang Xuewu's army may become history, but if Make way for yourself. After Zhang Xuewu's Rehe Legion enters Shanxi, I'm afraid it's easy to invite God and difficult to send God.

However, the impact of the Xi'an incident has expanded to an uncontrollable extent. In addition, the outbreak of the Xi'an Double Twelve Incident seemed to have made me see a certain opportunity, so I began to jump wildly.

Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng also couldn't let go of the power in their hands. They were confused by the beautiful prospect of the Northwest University United. In essence, they formed a group to protect themselves. However, in terms of justice, Jiang must let Jiang give up the policy of resisting the outside and first, implement the policy of joint resistance against the Communist Party, and launched the so-called "military advice" and will go to Xi'an to urge the suppression. Chiang Kai-shek and his entourage were detained.

Chiang Kai-shek is not only the party leader of the Kuomintang, but also the president of the Executive Yuan and the chairman of the military committee, integrating the party, government and military power. He was detained in Xi'an, which made Nanjing's political axes headless and chaotic. On how to deal with and solve the Xi'an Incident, there were differences of opinion within the Nanjing Zheng Axe authorities, which quickly split into sharp opposing "main war" and "main peace" factions. He Yingqin, then the Minister of Military and Political Affairs, with the support of some of the Kuomintang elders and the Huangpu Young Zhuang faction, strongly ordered the crusade in Xi'an and served as the commander-in-chief of the "Rebellious Army". He quickly organized the army to approach, and the air force bombed the suburbs of Xi'an, making the cloud of the civil war over the northwest thicker and thicker, and a big battle was imminent. Potential.

In this regard, most people in the outside world think that He Yingqin did this to kill Chiang Kai-shek or fake Zhang in the chaos. Yang's hand killed Chiang Kai-shek and replaced him. However, in Zhang Xuewu's view, the real purpose of He Yingqin's main battle at this moment should be to "force peace with war" and rescue Chiang Kai-shek in disguise.

After Chiang Kai-shek was detained, Nanjing Zheng Axe implemented temporary collective leadership. In this group, He Yingqin gained a position of power that he did not have before the incident, but due to his qualifications and strength, he still did not have the possibility to replace Chiang Kai-shek. In this regard, He Yingqin should be self-aware, and it is impossible to have the fantasies of "reai Jiang".

He Yingqin, who was the Minister of Military and Political Affairs at that time, logically became one of the core figures of the Nanjing Political Axe Temporary Leadership Group and mastered the military command. However, this does not mean that He Yingqin has gained the ability to replace Chiang Kai-shek's position and master the center of the national political axe. Because within the Kuomintang, since He Yingqin followed Chiang Kai-shek, he has never had the experience of governing the party and the government. In terms of qualifications, it naturally cannot be compared with Wang Jingwei, Hu Hanmin and other Kuomintang elders.

In terms of strength, He Yingqin does not belong to any powerful faction. He has never had a tough and independent private force. Although he is the second person in the Huangpu Department of the National Political Axe Central Army except Jiang, the Huangpu Department is the most trusted direct force of Chiang Kai-shek. For a long time, he has "held Jiang's will as his will" and worshiped Jiang. As the only leader, the Huangpu system without Chiang Kai-shek is by no means that He Yingqin can easily control and control as the second person, and cannot be regarded as the strength in He Yingqin's hands.

Huangpu's middle military rank and official rank are second to none. Hu Zongnan, who has a large military force, responded negatively to He Yingqin's military order during the incident. He Yingqin received an order from He Yingqin to command all the departments of the Central Army in Ning and Gansu areas to march to Xi'an. "Hu Zongnan dealt with it passively. Historically, it was not until the Xi'an Incident was resolved in February 1937 that Hu's troops entered Fengxiang in Guanzhong, Shaanxi Province." During the incident, his command of various departments of the Central Army could not even get rid of Kong Xiangxi's intervention. Therefore, he can't be compared with Yan Xishan, Li Zongren and other local powerful figures.

Now from Zhang Xuewu's point of view, I'm afraid that only his Rehe Army, which can resolutely implement He Yingqin's orders, is his Rehe Army. Moreover, on the issue of [***], He Yingqin has always been a firm follower of Chiang Kai-shek's policy of "sepreventing the outside, we must first settle the inside". It can be said that He Yingqin has not changed his [***] position throughout his life. His attitude is firm, his position is stubborn, his activities are frequent, and his influence is huge.

Just as people from all sides are making unremitting efforts around the peaceful settlement of the Double Twelfth Incident, [***] also took into account the approach and military pressure of the external central army, coupled with the strong opposition of Zhang Xuewu of the Rehe Army, and another anti-water betrayal of Yan Xishan, the interior of the Northeast Army and the tenth There have been signs of instability within the Seventh Route Army. Zhou and Mao jointly sent a power to Zhang Xueliang. In view of Chiang Kai-shek's reincarnation, the wait-and-see atmosphere of all parties is very strong. They should quickly gather troops with the determination to persevere to the end, improve morale and mobilize the masses. "Be bolder to do it to the end!" All units of the Red Army and the 17th Route Army immediately move closer to the Northeast Army. The Trinity concentrated its forces and first annihilated a part of the invading Central Army to boost morale.

However, the aggressive formation of the various departments of the Central Army is indeed very worried, especially the withdrawal of Yan Xishan, which makes it possible for Zhang Xuewu of the Rehe Army to realize the situation of encircling Xi'an on all sides. Hu Zongnan, Zeng Wanzhong, Mao Bingwen, Guan Zhenglin, Li Xianzhou and other departments entered the war. Once the strategic deployment of the encirclement of Xi'an is completed, the Northeast Army, the 17th Route Army and the Red Army will be extremely passive.

It is very critical that the Soviet Union has made it very clear that it does not support the actions of Zhang and Yang, believing that this is a great damage to the overall situation of China's Anti-Japanese War. Without the support of the Soviet Union, the launch of Yan Xishan and Zhang Xuewu's clear opposition made the so-called Northwest United stillborn. .

It can be said that the assistance of the Soviet Union is the biggest bargaining chip for Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng. Now this bargaining chip is equivalent to painting cakes in the air. How can this not let Zhang Xue's conscience burn anxiously? In addition to generating electricity and scolding Zhang Xuewu for being ungrateful, Zhang Xueliang found that he really had nothing to do anything? The Soviet Union's assistance and Zhang Xuewu's Rehe Legion are actually Zhang Xueliang's two chips. As a result, Zhang Xuewu is still actively preparing to attack Xi'an through Shanxi. It is said that Yan Xishan has prepared 500 carriages and 50 locomotive heads in the face of the pressure of the Rehe Legion. It is possible to pass through Datong to enter Xi'an at any time, and the other way may also enter Shanxi from Ordos.

Zhang Xuewu naturally knows that the balance and attitude change of all parties in the Double Twelve Incident in history are very subtle. For example, the Red Army is still doing strategic concentration, preparing to fight against the Central Army with the Northeast Army and the 17th Route Army, but by the end of the month, the attitude of [***] will occur 180. After a big turn, if you do not participate in all military operations, the Central Political Axe Army of the Red Army will take all military actions. In this way, the so-called trinity strategy of the Northeast Army and the 17th Route Army will eventually go bankrupt.

And the remaining troops of Yang Hucheng's 17th Route Army are not enough at all. The main force is still the Northeast Army. Once the Red Army stops the previously promised trinity strategy, Zhang Xueliang promised to send 30,000 rifles and 200 light and heavy machine guns and ammunition to Yan'an. It is bound to be over. Zhang Xueliang will feel that he has been betrayed by the whole world.

Yan Xishan's final decision was to give way to Zhang Xuewu's troops, but he also had the skill of giving way. In June 1931, the Jin army rearranged the Jin army according to the number of the Central Army. Shang Zhen, commander of the 32nd Army, Xu Yongchang, commander of the 33rd Army, Yang Aiyuan, commander of the 34th Army, and Fu Zuo, commander of the 35th Army. Yi, in addition, Yan Xishan deeply felt the threat of Zhang Xuewu's troops. Later, he formed a road guard, with Sun Chu as the commander, and another cavalry team equal to the division level, with Zhao Chengshou as the commander. In order not to stimulate the ** nerves of Nanjing, he changed the former artillery brigade of the Jin army into an artillery team, and appointed Zhou Yu as the commander. The Foreign Jin Army Command has also set up five reading brigades.

However, the 33rd Army has been directly under Yan Xishan. Xu Yongchang has already handed over military power to the Nanjing Military and Political Department to take orders, and Yang Aiyuan's 34th Army has long been seriously damaged. Even under Yan Xishan's full recovery, the 34th Army can only barely be fully packed. As for combat effectiveness, it can only be said to be benevolent. Those who see benevolence and wisdom see wisdom.

The 32nd Army of Shang Zhen is now very close to the political axe of the Central Committee of Nanjing. Nominally, it used to belong to the Jin army, but in fact, it is under the jurisdiction of the jurisdiction of the Nanjing Military and Political Department, so that Fu Zuoyi and Yan Xishan have no way. However, the Military and Political Department transferred the Rehe Army to Shaanxi to calm down the chaos and faced the covetous Zhang. To learn martial arts, this road must be borrowed by Yan Xishan, so Yan Xishan also came up with a seemingly smart countermeasure. He transferred all his Jin army to Zhongtiao Mountain in Jinnan for defense, because except for the strategic points of the pass in Shanxi, Zhongtiao Mountain can be said to be the only choice for Yan Xishan.

Zhongtiao Mountain is located in the southwestern part of Shanxi and the north bank of the Yellow River. It is in the southwest direction of the northeast. The northeast is high and the southwest is low, with a transverse radiation of more than 170 kilometers and a depth of 50 kilometers. Zhongtiao Mountain is horns with the three mountains of Taihang, Lvliang and Taiyue. Its strategic position is very important.

In later generations, when the Japanese army invaded Shanxi, the Central Army and the Jin army also retreated here. Zhang Xuewu was really hesitant about Yan Xishan's choice. The strong attack was obviously not good, because after the outbreak of the Double Twelve Incident, Yan Xishan jumped out to clearly oppose the rebellion of Zhang and Yang. Therefore, Zhang Xuewu, who openly entered the Jin Dynasty, was also unknown.

Zhang Xuewu's headquarters entered Shanxi by borrowing the road. In fact, many people thought that Zhang Xuewu must take the opportunity to make a big hand at this moment. When Zhang Xuewu annexed the 34th Army of the Jin Army neatly, Zhuge Liang expected this after many things, but what surprised people was the three divisions of Zhang Xuewu's Rehe Army. The two divisions quickly passed through Shanxi and went straight to Xi'an, giving Yan'an some encirclement from behind, but the troops on the front line of Ordos were temporarily stationary, because since Yan Xishan's Jin army had shrunk into a regiment, Zhang Xuewu lost the best opportunity to break through one by one.

However, Zhang Xuewu also knows that even if he attacks the Jin army, Shang Zhen's troops and Fu Zuoyi's troops can't be touched. These have been regarded by Chiang Kai-shek as his own army.

After the main force of the first and second reorganization, as well as the mechanized brigade and the first and second heavy artillery brigades entered Jin, Zhanyang's fifth division immediately transferred the elite of a brigade and quickly entered the Shanxi defense logistics line. Although the Jin army is now like an angry little wife, Zhang Xuewu was also afraid that Yan Xishan would suddenly become brave and bold. The attitude of all parties in the Double Twelve Incident is not particularly clear. It is said that I am ready to move again, so it is the current task to solve the incident immediately.

And the most important thing is that all the parties in the Double Twelve Incident moved for their own self-interest. They detained Chiang Kai-shek or even killed him, which could only create a rare opportunity for the Japanese who tried to invade China, because no one in China has Chiang Kai-shek's prestige and leadership strength. If Chiang Kai-shek dies, The country may fall into the division of warlords. With the large-scale attack of the Japanese army, how many real possible surnames will be united by warlords from all walks of life?

I'm afraid that Nanjiro, the commander of the Kwantung Army, will say that he will destroy China in three to six months. Zhang Xuewu is still a little worried about the issue of armed rescue of Chiang Kai-shek, but Zhang Xuewu's starting point of concern is to be afraid of hurting Chiang Kai-shek, that's all.

On the other hand, it is the problem of Zhang Xuewu's personal selfishness, because if Zhang Xueliang is really discouraged and decides to plead guilty and escort Chiang Kai-shek back to Nanjing, then the contradictions between the high-level and middle and lower-level officers of the Northeast Army who have frequent contact with [***] before will be complete. The face broke out, and all this was what Zhang Xuewu wanted to see. The young radicals who wanted to directly pull the team to [***] kill Wang Yizhe, who was represented by the steady faction. In fact, Wang Yizhe died unjustly. Between the war and peace, Wang Yizhe actually stood in the perspective of the interests of the Northeast Army. He was in favor of if he could Enough to achieve the strategic cooperation of the Trinity, it is indeed possible to fight a war. The real master sent He Zhuguo to the Yanghucheng Mansion. Wang Yizhe's unjust death caused his friends' subordinates to kill this group of young and strong radicals, which directly led to the possible interruption of the final cooperation between the Northeast Army and [***].

For Zhang Xuewu, if the water is clear, there will be no fish. Only when the muddy water is easy to fish. The more chaotic the situation is, the more it seems to be. Zhang Xuewu is ready to do the most muddy water fishing, and will firmly grasp the departments of the Northeast Army that are in chaos. Anyway, now Zhang Xueliang also hates himself so much. It is useless to say a lot of things. The Northeast Army can also increase its own bargaining chip in its own hands. After all, only if it has enough weight, Chiang Kai-shek will not touch himself rashly. Otherwise, I'm afraid he will usher in his first major crisis after the Double Twelve Incident.

Shanxi Yuncheng is the foothold of Zhang Xuewu's forward headquarters. The distance from Xi'an has made the whole Xi'an slightly relaxed atmosphere suddenly tense. Song Ziwen hurriedly contacted Zhang Xuewu through He Yingqin, saying that he was communicating with all parties and should not act without authorization. If it is triggered The consequences of the civil war are unimaginable.

Song Meiling, located in Xi'an, also sent a telegram to Yuncheng, severely scolding Zhang Xuewu's unauthorized action, saying that his execution of the order of the Military and Political Department was to kill the chairman, and ordered Zhang Xuewu's department to immediately retreat to Linfen and even the front line of Taiyuan. Song Meiling's eyes at this moment were only With Chiang Kai-shek, Chiang Kai-shek's safety is crucial to him, and everything else can be ignored.

It is acceptable for Zhang Xuewu's troops to withdraw to Linfen Yan Xishan. Isn't withdrawing to the front line of Taiyuan equivalent to the old life of Yan Xishan? Song Meiling's telegram is in the format of a military order. Yan Xishan, who always pays attention to the situation in Xi'an, can't sit still.

Zhang Xuewu scoffed at Song Meiling's telegram at this moment. It's not that Mrs. Jiang's order must be carried out. Moreover, at this moment, the situation in Xi'an can be said to have changed three times. Chiang Kai-shek said that it was not safe to leave, and Zhang Xuewu could not be completely assured. Moreover, Zhang Xuewu also planned to make a lot of money after the Double Twelve Incident. Zhang Xuewu I believe that Chiang Kai-shek just cares too much about punishing the rebels.

Just like in history, in history, in addition to publicly defecting to the headquarters of the Northeast Army in Nanjing, the headquarters of the Northeast Army were reduced from the A army to the B army after the incident, with very little supplement. After the battles of Changsha and Wuhan, the Northeast Army can only exist in people's memory, and all the troops are not personnel.

After careful research by Zhang Xuewu, Xu Guohui, Wang Chuang and Tang Ziqiang, they believed that the main force of the Central Army was still on the front line of Tongguan at this moment, and Hu Zongnan, who had heavy troops, did not listen to He Yingqin's dispatch. If his orphan army went deep, it was very easy to become a leading bird, and Yan'an, his main attack, would become a roadblock. Zhang Xuewu The principle is that you must not start a civil war by yourself, because the Northeast Army has not yet been divided, and Zhang Xueliang's Yuwei is still there. If the pressure is too tight, I'm afraid that my cousin will first unite with the Red Army and the 17th Route Army to fight for himself and beat himself, the eagle and dog of the Nanjing Military and Political Department.

Zhang Xuewu is afraid that Yan Xishan may also make small moves behind him at that time. It is difficult to swallow the huge Shanxi with Zhang Xuewu's existing troops, and at this moment, there is not much time to say that I am ready to launch a full-scale invasion of China. Zhang Xuewu also lacks time to operate and build and defend Shanxi, and Shanxi It is Yan Laoxi's Shanxi. He did not have the strategic idea of eliminating the main force of the Jin army. Second, he did not have the great righteousness of Nanjing's political axe, and three did not have the support of the local forces in Shanxi. Zhang Xuewu asked himself that the time to enter Shanxi was far from premature.

Therefore, Yao Le, who has been active near Xi'an for a long time, has been summoned to Yuncheng. He wants to see how likely he can win if he rashly carries out special assault operations and carry out armed rescue?

(to be continued)