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Chapter 988 wakes up like a dream

At two o'clock in the afternoon on the first day of the Lunar New Year, Liu Wenhui, who was inspecting Ya'an, sent three telegrams to An Yi, the first of which was a congratulatory message on the ceremony, and also said that in the next Lantern Festival, his brother Liu Wencai would go to Syria to get together with old friends from all walks of life to discuss how to vigorously develop bilateral relations and revitalize Sichuan's economy; The second telegram followed the first, narrating that the British colonial army in India, armed with about 10,000 Xikang rebels, had invaded the two important towns of Dunke and Derg on the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, burning, killing, and plundering, and did all kinds of evil. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The third telegram was sent an hour after An Yi replied, and Liu Wenhui came to the same opinion as An Yi, holding that the armed riots and conflicts in Chuankang, western Yunnan, and southern Yunnan absolutely did not exist in isolation, and that the British were involved in every section and every conflict, and that the British Governor-General in India and the Colonial Army Command were the main culprits in a series of aggression and provocations.

The generals of the An Jiajun were notified to hold an emergency meeting at the headquarters at 8 o'clock that night.

The commander of Jiangfang, Lu Guang, who had just taken his family to Syria, also put down everything and was the first to rush to An Yi's side; Ye Cheng, Tu Zhirong and others, who accompanied Qu Muchen on his tour of Zhenwu Mountain in Xufu, immediately went down the mountain; Du Yi, who has not seen anyone all year round, rarely accompanied his parents, wife and children to watch a movie, and quietly left the cinema and rushed to the intelligence bureau when he heard the news; Yang Bin, commander of the southern Sichuan garrison and chief of staff of the Syrian battalion, who was visiting relatives and friends in Huzhou, received an urgent telegram, immediately bid farewell to his family, led the adjutant and the chief of guard to Hangzhou, and flew back to Syria on the last flight of Southwest Airlines from Hangzhou to Nanchang to Syria.

At 3 p.m., Nanchang camped.

Chiang Kai-shek, who was inspecting the development of the "New Life Movement" in Nanchang, received urgent telegrams from An Yi and Sichuan Provincial Chairman Liu Wenhui at the same time, and immediately summoned his henchmen to convene a special meeting.

Yang Yongtai, who had been quietly transferred back to Chiang Kai-shek's side to serve as secretary general of the Bandit Suppression Command, frowned, did not say a word, and quietly waited for Ge Jingen, Cao Haosen, Lin Wei, Chen Lifu, Xu Enzeng, and others to express their opinions, but none of these people, except for Ge Jingen, the deputy chief of staff, were familiar with the situation in the southwest.

Ge Jingen had long known Chiang Kai-shek's "stoic" policy, kept his face calm, closed his mouth and was unwilling to express his position, which made Chiang Kai-shek, who presided over the meeting, very embarrassed.

Chen Lifu saw that Chiang Kai-shek's face was getting more and more ugly, hesitated slightly, and stood up stubbornly: "If what General Ziqian (Liu Wenhui) said is true, I am afraid that there will be an even greater crisis in the Xikang area, which has been in rebellion for several years. In the past, the rebels have always been petty and troublesome, and they usually slipped away when the Sichuan army attacked, but now there are tens of thousands of militants, who have successively conquered and occupied the two important towns of Xikang and Tibet, and adopted the radical method of burning, killing, and plundering, which is obviously malicious. Although this problem occurred in Xikang, but if it is not handled well, it is likely to cause an uproar in the national public opinion, the Japanese army bombed the Longwang Temple in Miyun, Beiping, on January 1, which triggered a strong response and protest from all walks of life throughout the country, and the government was attacked by the angry people, very passive, and more seriously, four major explosions occurred in Shenyang, Lushun and Jinzhou yesterday afternoon and evening, and almost all the Japanese army's material warehouses and transit stations were destroyed, and more than 100 Japanese troops were killed in the explosion. It is very likely to be a precursor to large-scale retaliation by non-governmental anti-Japanese organizations, and it is estimated that it will lead to an even greater disaster in the future. ”

Chiang Kai-shek was very aware of the retaliation suffered by the Japanese, and when he received the news of the Northeast bombing incident one after another last night, Chiang Kai-shek even felt an extremely comfortable pleasure.

At first, Chiang Kai-shek thought that it was the Fourth Department in charge of An Yi, because at present, An Yi had only handed over the intelligence agencies of North China and Central China to the Military Command Bureau, and the Northeast Intelligence Station in the Japanese-occupied area was not among the deliveries.

Dai Li also agreed with An Yi's explanation, and reported that in addition to the economic and trade line, which is also under the jurisdiction of the Fourth Department, other departments such as reconnaissance, operations, and technology have all been transferred to the Military Command Bureau, with more than 300 personnel, and it is precisely because of the joining of this group of valuable personnel that the intelligence stations in North China of the Military Control Bureau have been able to quickly set up and begin to operate efficiently.

Zhao Rui, director of the Fourth Department, also denied in a secret telegram that it was the Fourth Department, but it was not ruled out that this was a spontaneous rebellion organized by the "Northeast Anti-Japanese Youth League" and the "Northeast Iron and Blood Hoe Gang" who wanted to join the peripheral organizations of the Fourth Department, because the leaders of these two groups were almost all young officers in the former Northeast Army, because of their extreme disappointment with the young marshal and their bitter hatred for the Japanese, they refused the invitation of the Northeast Army Intelligence Department, but because the Fourth Department had already handed over the main intelligence forces and secret bases in North China to the Military Command Bureau, Therefore, the contact with these non-governmental anti-Japanese groups was severed.

Although he suspected that An Yi, who was extremely vigilant against the Japanese, still bypassed the Military Command Bureau and even bypassed the Fourth Hall to provide weapons and financial help to the underground anti-Japanese organizations in the entire Northeast and North China, this was just a suspicion, and there was no evidence to prove that even the pervasive Japanese intelligence agencies could not grasp An Yi's handle, and the Military Command Bureau and Xu Enzeng, who had just established themselves in North China, had a pitiful party affairs investigation force. It is simply impossible to know the secrets.

However, the urgent report received today is different from the past, although Liu Wenhui is cunning, he will not recklessly tell his embarrassment in the way of reporting worries and not good news on the first day of the Lunar New Year, a day of family celebration.

Based on past experience, as long as the rebels supported by the British did not make a lot of trouble, Liu Wenhui also tried to downplay it as much as possible in the attitude of calming things down, because he, the chairman of Sichuan Province, did not want to rule the Chuankang region by himself, and from time to time there was news that would damage his prestige and even arouse the people's resentment.

Although Chiang Kai-shek's expression was grim and he could not see joy or sorrow, his mood at the moment was the same as An Yi's, and he had a sense of shock and shame like waking up from a dream, knowing that he had been deceived by the courteous diplomatic methods of the British and their policy toward China.

However, even so, Chiang Kai-shek still could not make up his mind, and it was a critical period to exterminate the Red Army, and Chiang Kai-shek, who had already tried his best to deal with the North China issue and the Fujian issue, was very unwilling to see another military conflict involving foreign forces appear in the southwest.

Chiang Kai-shek always believed that everything had to wait for the destruction of the Red Army before it could be put on the agenda, otherwise it would have an unpredictable and important impact on his great cause of suppressing the Communists.

The conference room was surprisingly quiet, and no one knew what Chiang Kai-shek was thinking, until Chiang Kai-shek turned his face to Yang Yongtai, and everyone realized that Chiang Kai-shek wanted to listen to Yang Yongtai's thoughts, and realized that the opinion of this so-called Chiang Kai-shek's first think tank was very likely to influence Chiang Kai-shek's final decision, so everyone looked at Yang Yongtai, who was calm and calm, including Deng Wenyi, who was sitting on the very edge, and couldn't help but prick up their ears.

Yang Yongtai slowly stood up: "Chair, ladies and gentlemen, to be honest, I am very surprised by this, and I hardly need to do much analysis to come to the conclusion that the ongoing armed conflict on the southwest border is a planned, premeditated, and purposeful overall action of the British. The Japanese are extremely adept at this kind of despicable and shameless methods, and the British are no exception, and they have been doing it since the Opium War. ”

Everyone nodded frequently, and Yang Yongtai's opinions were basically the same as everyone's analysis, but Yang Yongtai stood there methodically and calmly, obviously there were more important things to say, and everyone listened attentively.

Yang Yongtai continued: "It's just that in the current domestic situation, it is difficult for us to respond and express our position in any way, for three reasons: first, since the Qing Dynasty, there have been huge problems on the Sino-Burmese and Sino-Indian borders, and the two sides have great differences on the demarcation of the border line, which is so big that it is irreconcilable, which provides an excuse and opportunity for the British to constantly seize our weaknesses and constantly stimulate our nerves, because the Qing Dynasty and the Beiyang government are corrupt and cowardly, and now they throw the contradictions into the hands of our national government. Everyone knows the capabilities of the Nationalist Government, and now that the North China problem has just been resolved, the rebellion in Fujian has just been quelled, and political power at all levels has not had time to be established, and it is necessary to concentrate all efforts on extinguishing the ** reactionary forces located in the heart of the country. It is precisely because the great powers have seen our embarrassing situation of neglecting one thing at the expense of the other that they dare to commit such unscrupulous aggression and provocation.

"Second, since the establishment of the Republic of China, it has never been able to govern the northeast, northwest, and southwest, which are more than two-thirds of the country's land area, and even Mr. Zhongshan's revolutionary base in Guangdong, is now in the hands of local warlords, not to mention Guangxi, Guizhou, not to mention that even a single order from the central government cannot be effectively transmitted to the above-mentioned areas, and the jurisdiction of North China, which was finally recovered after the Great Wall War of Resistance, depends on the face of the garrisons to act cautiously Armed, we simply do not have any strength to solve the endless crises, except for verbal statements, we are more than willing but not enough!

"Third, looking at the above realities, it is still necessary to emphasize the principles and policies that we have established and must unswervingly implement -- we must first secure the interior before we go outside! Otherwise, any hasty decision will be meaningless and will only push the great cause of the party-state to failure, but will not benefit the country and the nation in any way. That's all I have to say. ”

Yang Yongtai's tirade hit Chiang Kai-shek's heart and also played a decisive role.

In fact, these words were said by Chiang Kai-shek but it was inconvenient to say them, Yang Yongtai said it for Chiang Kai-shek this time, even if there is a problem in the future, it will naturally be Yang Yongtai who will bear the black pot, and it has nothing to do with the leader. In the course of Yang Yongtai's speech, Chiang Kai-shek couldn't help but nod his head frequently, which was tantamount to giving a clear signal to the participants, and this was Chiang Kai-shek's final opinion.

Chiang Kai-shek glanced around: "Do you have anything to add, just speak freely." ”

Seeing that no one had the intention of expressing his position, Chiang Kai-shek thought for a while and said: "Then, let me share my opinion for you to discuss." 1. Immediately notify President Wang of the Executive Yuan and ask him and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to send an urgent note to the British Ambassador and ask the British to explain what is going on. If necessary, we can lodge a solemn protest and clarify our attitude that we will take countermeasures if necessary; 2. Liu Wenhui, Zhu Peide, and An Yi were strictly ordered to exercise restraint, and any military action must be reported to the central authorities for approval, otherwise it will be regarded as an unauthorized action and will be severely punished. Let's discuss it, and if you have any opinions, please feel free to put them forward. ”

When everyone saw that Chiang Kai-shek had already made a decision, where did they dare to have any opinions? All of them respectfully said that everything is to be done with the head of the horse.

Chiang Kai-shek was satisfied with the dismissal of the meeting, Yang Yongtai deliberately lingered until the end, and after everyone left, Yang Yongtai whispered in the ear of Chiang Kai-shek, who understood in his heart:

"Commission, please summon General Liu Wenhui, An Yi, and Zhu Peide to Nanchang for a meeting as soon as possible, even if they can't unify their opinions, they can win valuable time for diplomatic mediation, otherwise once these feudal officials can't stand the frequent provocations of the British, it will be too late to stop it."

"That's what I want, so let's do it......"