There is no doubt that the incident in Xi'an has attracted the attention of other countries, including the United States, Britain, and Japan! The United States and Britain have great interests in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions, as well as in the three eastern provinces.

It's because I have to pay attention, and Japan is looking for an opportunity to devour! There is no doubt that if the Xi'an incident causes unrest, then this will be their best chance!

They desperately hope that there will be chaos in Nanjing now, even if it does not affect the three eastern provinces, at least it will affect the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions! In this way, I have the opportunity to fish in troubled waters.

Foreign Minister Zhang Qun rushed back to Nanjing and at the same time coordinated relations with other countries. The focus of its work is on Japan.

According to Zhang Qun's work report, he said that Japan has a calm attitude and will not intervene in his talks with Japanese Ambassador Kawayue. But at the same time, Cheng Qian reported on the national defense situation, emphasizing that preparations have been made for Japan! The Nanjing government seems to be prepared, but in fact it has no effect at all.

Once Nanjing and Xi'an clash, there is no doubt that the focus of troop deployment will be on the Xi'an area. In other words, even preparation is actually limited or even useless.

On December 14, when he was arguing in the Nanjing State Mansion, Duan Na arrived in Xi'an with a secret mission entrusted by Song Meiling and Kong Xiangxi, and met with Jiang Zhongzheng.

After Zhang Xueliang's reunification, he was able to meet Jiang Zhongzheng and handed him a handwritten letter from Song Meiling, in which he wrote that Nanjing was "a play within a play", and suggested that Jiang Zhongzheng personally order He Yingqin to cease the war.

Duan Na also asked Chiang to soberly see that the pro-Japanese clique headed by He Yingqin "is determined to take advantage of the Xi'an incident at this moment to take advantage of the opportunity to send infantry, artillery, and bombers to attack the city." Ho's followers will blow him up under the pretext of rescuing the chairman and seize power for themselves and Japan. …… Government forces have already marched towards Xi'an. "If you want Jiang Zhongzheng, it is better to order the troops to stop the attack.

Looking at this handwritten letter, Jiang Zhongzheng, who reported to Duan Na, fell silent. Originally, he was happy to see Nanjing's bombing of Xi'an. But now he couldn't help but wonder if that meant something else.

He Yingqin tried to replace him. It's not a day or two. However, Jiang Zhongzheng has never been very worried, and through years of operation, he has integrated the party, government, and military power of the Kuomintang. Even so. The patriarchs and powerful figures in the Kuomintang still wanted to share their power from time to time, making Chiang Zhongzheng uneasy.

In terms of qualifications, prestige, and strength, He Yingqin cannot be compared with people like Wang Jingwei, Hu Hanmin, or even Li Zongren and even Yan Xishan. Again. The Kuomintang government has made it clear that Kong Xiangxi will be the premier of the Executive Yuan and the chairman of the Standing Committee of the Central Committee.

Jiang Zhongzheng's post of chairman of the Kuomintang Military Committee was not even given to He Yingqin as a temporary substitute because he was next to Feng Yuxiang, the vice chairman of the committee, and Feng Yuxiang, He Yingqin, and Zhu Peide in Nanjing from the Fifth Standing Committee, jointly negotiated, and the army was under the command of He Yingqin.

This pattern is very obvious, even if Jiang Zhongzheng dies, his power will be shared and enjoyed, how can it all fall on He Yingqin? He Yingqin has followed Jiang Zhongzheng since then. He did not have the experience and experience of governing the party and presiding over government affairs, and at best he could only replace Jiang Zhongzheng in charge of the army and become the sole leader of the Whampoa department.

Want to be in control?! He Yingqin's qualifications, connections, and abilities are completely insufficient. Therefore, Jiang Zhongzheng was relieved to let He Yingqin control the army.

But. What Jiang Zhongzheng didn't expect was that He Yingqin really did not have the ability to control the overall situation. But he was able to unite with someone with seniority and prestige to control the overall situation - Wang Zhaoming!

On December 14, at the same time as the dispute began, He Yingqin immediately called Wang Zhaoming. He was welcome to return to China and "preside over the central plan". At that time, Wang Zhaoming received two telegrams, one was from He Yingqin, and the other was from his wife Chen Bijun!

After comparing the two telegrams, Wang Zhaoming immediately replied without hesitation: "The incident is protruding, and it is very painful, so I will set off immediately." Wang Zhaoming immediately contacted the Japanese ambassador and said ecstatically that if Japan could support him in returning to China, he would be willing to join the German-Japanese Axis on behalf of China.

After Hitler ventilated, Japan told Wang Zhaoming that it would work with Japan to support Wang Jingwei and He Yingqin in organizing a pro-Japanese government! So far, with external support, Wang Zhaoming set off for China without hesitation!

He Yingqin's hand is not high! On the surface, once Chiang Zhongzheng died, the head of the Kuomintang government would be Wang Zhaoming. Wang Zhaoming was able to come to power, and he will undoubtedly reap greater benefits in the new distribution of power.

If Jiang Zhongzheng was unexpectedly able to return safely, if Song Meiling and others wanted to sue him in front of Jiang, saying that his main battle was an attempt to put Jiang Zhongzheng to death, he could also use the excuse that he had telegraphed Wang Zhaoming to return to China to preside over the center, and confessed that he had no ambition to replace Jiang Zhongzheng.

No matter how you calculate it, the benefits of He Yingqin are great! Yes, he didn't worry about Jiang Zhongzheng's life or death at all! It's just to carry out his own plan, and of course it's best for Jiang Zhong to die.

Although Jiang Zhongzheng, who was in Xi'an, did not know He Yingqin's thoughts, he instinctively sensed that this kind of bombing and preparing for an attack was unusual!

"Duanna, I'll give you a letter from me. Order the troops to stop the offensive immediately! Waiting for orders! Jiang Zhongzhen's eyes flashed, and he sneered at Duan Na and said, "Although I don't know what's going on, it's the most obvious that someone wants to kill me!" ”

Duan Na nodded, and said in a deep voice to Jiang Zhongzheng: "Chairman, the current situation is very critical!" According to my information, the Japanese are ready to move in all departments! Once things drag on in Xi'an for a long time, they may not be able to take action......"

"I'm going to see what they do!" Jiang Zhongzheng deserved to be a hero, and said to Duan Na with a sneer: "Let Meiling come here!" Let's discuss things first, but what can we do if we agree to Zhang Hanqing? ! These bastards, you want to take advantage of this opportunity to make a profit?! Is it that easy?! ”

Duan Na nodded, then chatted with Jiang Zhongzheng and hurriedly left Jiang Zhongzheng's house arrest. There are still a lot of things waiting for him to go back to Nanjing, especially Song Meiling and others are still waiting for his news.

When Wang Zhaoming was contacted, He Yingqin naturally would not be polite! At 9 o'clock in the morning of December 15, at the 23rd political conference held in the Nanjing State Government, He Yingqin and others added fuel to the fire, unanimously fighting the main battle and fast, and advocated that it should be surrounded all the way to the city of Xi'an!

Although Feng Yuxiang and Kong Xiangxi opposed it in every possible way, the "crusading faction" was aggressive and refused to give an inch. Kong Xiangxi had no choice but to retreat and settle for the second, advocating that even if the "crusade" was ordered, it should be slowed down, and it was advisable to adopt the strategy of "simultaneous military and political development."

He Yingqin has no way to refute this. Because Kong Xiangxi has already acted as the premier, he naturally has to find a way to deal with it "politically." As a result, the two factions finally reached a compromise and passed the following resolution:

He Yingqin was appointed commander-in-chief of the rebellion and quickly commanded the Central Army to attack Xi'an.

The Nationalist Government ordered a "crusade" against Zhang and Yang.

He was appointed as the "Northwest Propaganda Envoy" and went north to carry out the division and disintegration activities of isolating Zhang and Yang. For the first and last time in his life, He Yingqin set aside Chiang Zhongzheng and seized the military power of the Kuomintang.

After the meeting, He Yingqin immediately appointed Liu Zhi and Gu Zhutong as commanders of the East and West Route Group Armies of the rebel army, held the so-called "white-clothed oath", and threatened to "supervise and lead the three armies to the west" and "sweep away the rebellion."

He Yingqin mobilized a total of more than a dozen divisions to attack Xi'an along both sides of the Longhai Road. On the side, they entered Shangluo from Tongguan and seized Lantian; from Tianshui to Baoji and Fengxiang; Move from Wuzhongbao in Ningxia to Guyuan and Pingliang.

The General Reserve was assembled near Tongguan. In order to cooperate with the army's operation, He Yingqin ordered a large number of planes to take off from Luoyang Airport and bomb Xi'an. Because Song Meiling and others were afraid of "jade and fear of burning", they resolutely opposed the direct bombing of Xi'an, so as not to blow up Jiang Zhongzheng to death.

Considering what should I do if Jiang Zhongzheng really came out alive?! Moreover, blowing up Jiang Zhongzheng is easy to be handled. Therefore, He Yingqin also showed mercy to his subordinates and ordered the air force to bomb only Weinan, Fuping, Sanyuan County and Chishui Station, and then enter the suburbs of Xi'an to demonstrate.

On the same day, the vanguard of the Central Army also arrived in Huaxian and engaged in skirmishes with Yang Hucheng's Northwest Army. The Northeast Army and the Northwest Army are urgently preparing for war, and a large-scale civil war is about to break out!

And the staff officers of all the departments in Mukden were in a hurry, especially the chief of the general staff, Su Zongzhe. He is the last person who wants to see the national defense forces suffer losses before the war against Japan!

Watching him walk around his office, Tu Qianjun couldn't help but smile slightly.

"Uncle Qiliu, don't worry! Since Jiang Zhongzheng was able to kill all the way, he naturally had his merits as the chairman of the Nanjing State Government. Tu Qianjun said in a deep voice to Su Zongzhe: "Those cats are tired, they will definitely not be able to hide from him." He's not stupid, how can he not know the minds of the Japanese?! ”

If he hadn't been prepared, he would have directly attacked Guangxi during the Liangguang Incident. It was because he was worried about the loss of his own strength that he stopped in Guangdong. ”

Looking at Su Zongzhe, Tu Qianjun said in a deep voice: "This matter is undoubtedly the actions of some pro-Japanese factions in the Nanjing State Mansion. However, these people are obviously not decisive enough! It was only the bombing of the Weinan area, which shows that they themselves are not sure that they will take power after Jiang Zhongzheng's death. ”

Saying that, Tu Qianjun paused, leaned back in his chair and said to Su Zongzhe: "To sum up, unless my sixth brother has a brain cramp and kills Jiang Zhongzhen." Otherwise, Jiang Zhongzheng will definitely agree to my sixth brother's request as soon as possible, and the thoughts of those pro-Japanese factions in the Nanjing Mansion have been revealed! ”

"They have threatened Jiang Zhongzheng's position, that is to say: if nothing else, Jiang Zhongzheng will compromise with my sixth brother and return to Nanjing to make those who try to betray him pay the price!" (To be continued)