In the living room of Songbei Daying, Luo Yaoguo and Song Meiling sat opposite each other in front of the mahogany coffee table, while Xu Chongzhi shrank in the sofa next to him, squinting his eyes, motionless, and without any sound, as if he was integrated with the house. On the red clay stove on the side, the blue flames flickered silently. A new pot of tea is hot on the stove, and the fragrant tea floats throughout the living room.

Song Meiling and Luo Yaoguo looked at each other and smiled slightly, raised the teacup, smelled the fragrance, blew it gently, and took a small sip when the tea was a little cooler. Gently putting down the teacup, Song Meiling said in a low voice: "Brother Fuwen, this time I came to Harbin with Brother Ruwei, in addition to learning about the war in Manchuria, I just want to coordinate the position of the Second National Congress of the Kuomintang with your uncle and nephew. This is the meaning of Kai-shek, and it is also the meaning of Zhangong. ”

Luo Yaoguo gently teased the teacup and shook his head: "Mrs. Jiang, Yaoguo has been busy with military affairs recently, and he doesn't know much about the affairs of the party. I wonder how Madame Chiang and Duke Ru plan to coordinate their positions under the same presence? ”

Song Meiling smiled lightly: "Fuwen, you don't seem to care much about party affairs, which is not good." Although it is said that the country is governed by the party's doctrine rather than by party members, the party's role is still very great in concrete implementation. If the party is controlled by those with ulterior motives, it will pose a very big threat to the ideas of the prime minister and even the interests of various factions. ”

"Although there are rightists and centrists in the center of our party, everyone is still in the same boat, and if this boat sinks, both of us will have to drown. And those people are now stepping on a few boats, they have their own territory and army, and Zhongg is like glue, and the relationship with Yanjing is not clear...... Now I want to get on the boat of our national political axe, and I want to get two vice chairmen in the center of the future! Moreover, he wants to ask for a few more seats for members of the Standing Committee of the Central Committee and the Military Commission. ”

Soong Meiling was talking about the upcoming Second National Congress of the Kuomintang, and this congress was naturally another power reshuffle among various factions in the Kuomintang. The leftists, who had been purged from the Kuomintang First National Congress last time, now united with Feng Yuxiang and had an army of 200,000 and the territory of Henan and Shaanxi to make a comeback and compete for power in the center. The demands put forward by the leftists were that Liao Zhongkai and Feng Yuxiang should be appointed vice chairmen of the Kuomintang and join the presidium, and at the same time be members of the Central Military Commission, and Deng Yanda and Hu Jingyi should also serve as members of the Central Standing Committee of the Central Military Commission. In other words, as soon as they opened their mouths, they wanted to go to two vice chairmen and four members of the Military Commission! This asking price is really difficult for the rightists and centrists who control the center of the Kuomintang to accept.

Luo Yaoguo shook his head slightly: "They are sitting on the ground and starting the price, won't we bargain?" One vice chairman and two members of the Central Military Commission should still be acceptable, right? This seems to be what my uncle meant...... Everyone is a Kuomintang, so why do you need to be so stiff? Again...... They now control Henan's abundant coal reserves, which is also very important for us to develop heavy industry. ”

Xu Chongzhi, who was squinting on the side, suddenly broke his silence and sneered: "This is before the victory in Manchuria!" Can their 200,000-strong army be worth 40,000 Soviet Red Army? The 40,000 Soviet Red Army asked us to add dozens of tanks and more than 100 artillery pieces to one division, and it would be eaten and wiped clean in a few hours! How can their 200,000-strong army be able to bargain with us? What Kai-shek and I mean is that it is not impossible for them to want a vice chairman and two members of the Military Commission, but their 200,000 troops and territory must be handed over to our party for unified leadership! The party center must not allow the existence of warlords now! ”

Luo Yaoguo's face changed slightly, and he glanced at Xu Chongzhi and Song Meiling, it seems that this time the center and right sides of the Kuomintang want to join hands to protect their own interests, and even want to coerce Yu Wei, who won a great victory in Manchuria, to annex the leftists in one fell swoop and re-complete the unification and integration of the Kuomintang! However, it seems that it is also beneficial to one's future deployment if it can be done in this way.

"The meaning of the two of you is now clear, and now is indeed a good opportunity to complete the integration of our party and unify the military orders and government orders. At present, the war in the northeast has stalled, and I happened to take the time to go to Zhengzhou to have a good talk with Liao Gong and General Deng Zesheng. But...... I am not in favor of the use of force or not, and when the time comes, we will jointly write to the prime minister to prevent them from entering the center. Furthermore...... Liao Gong and General Zesheng may still be able to persuade Feng Huanzhang to hand over the army, I am afraid that it will cost him his old life. My idea is that Liao Gong will be the vice chairman, General Shengsheng will be the military committee, and Hu Jingyi will be the chairman of Henan Province. I wonder what the two of you think? ”

Song Meiling and Xu Chongzhi both glanced at each other, nodded in unison, and agreed with Luo Yaoguo's method. It's just that the left wing of the Kuomintang is integrated, Feng Yuxiang continues to be excluded, and he is left to fend for himself.

…… Lushun, in the meeting room of the Kwantung Army Headquarters.

The person who was making a lot of noise at the door of the living room turned out to be Ishihara Waner. At this time, he had regained his composure and composure as a wise general, and he sat in front of the three generals, explaining his so-called strategy to them endlessly.

“…… We say that the biggest mistake we made with the strategy of China was to allow the "Canton Secret Treaty"! This "secret treaty" gave half of China a chance to breathe, gave them the opportunity to integrate the human and material resources of half of the country, attract the capital of overseas Chinese wealthy businessmen, and also began their heavy industry construction. This battle of Manchuria is the harbinger of the rise of Banchina! Since the Qing War, we have said that we really underestimate China! We have forgotten that even half of the country's population, land resources and wealth are far superior to those of the empire! The rise of half a branch will be enough to shatter the empire's continental dreams! ”

Hearing this, Rihachiro Sakanishi smiled awkwardly and tried his best to calm his voice: "What does Ishihara-kun mean...... Is it impossible for us to conquer China now? Could it be that in just over two years, the Empire has missed the opportunity to stand at the top of Asia and become a first-class power? ”

Ishihara Wan'er smiled reluctantly and shook his head slightly: "Your Excellency Lieutenant General's words are half right. It is indeed impossible for the Empire to conquer all of China now! Now the national axes of the southern branch have shown their ruling ability and military ability...... They succeeded in restoring stability to Banchina and began an ambitious project of heavy industry, which in recent days has shown the world the strength of their army. For such an adversary, there is really no way to defeat it by relying on the strength of one country, so how can we talk about conquest? ”

“…… However, at the moment, the empire still has a chance to become a world-class power, but that requires a more outstanding strategic arrangement, and it must not be done blindly! Fortunately, after the Battle of Manchuria, the pattern of East Asia has completely changed, and it is no longer the Soviet Union and the Soviet Union that conquer China, but the three countries of the Soviet Union and the Chinese People's Republic of China are vying for hegemony. Although the Soviets now mistakenly believe that the Battle of Manchuria was the work of the Reich, with their intelligence capabilities and infiltration into China, they should soon be able to figure out what happened, and then Ben and the Soviet Union will have to consider joining hands to get a branch of the country. ”

Muto Nobuyoshi looked at the young man in front of him who was talking eloquently, smiled and nodded. He was strongly opposed to the proposal of the Soviet Union to carve up China, but after the First World War in Manchuria, in the face of a China that had begun to rise, it was obviously unrealistic to monopolize it, and carving up was the only way out! It's just a matter of how to divide it?

"Ishihara-kun, do you think the empire should get those territories in China? And what territory will be given to the USSR so that they will be satisfied? ”

Ishihara Wan'er bent down slightly at General Muto and said with a smile: "Your Excellency, the empire only needs to get Manchuria, and the rest of China is all at the disposal of the Soviet Union. As to whether the Soviet Union directly annexed or supported the puppet state, or supported the GC regime, the empire could claim to be indifferent. ”

"That's ...... Is the Empire's gain too little? Matsui Ishine on the side couldn't help but interject.

Ishihara Wan'er smiled and shook his head: "Your Excellency, the empire can get more than 1.2 million square kilometers of Manchuria, which is rich in fertile land and resources, how can it be said that it is less?" At present, the mainland of the empire plus North Korea and Taiwan have a lot of territory, right? Besides, didn't the empire cede all of China, except Manchuria, to Soviet Russia for conquest, and at the same time transfer all kinds of troubles, including the political axe of the South China country, to the Soviet Union? Without the Soviet Union to fight against the national government in southern China, how could we develop in Manchuria with peace of mind? If Manchuria cannot be developed with peace of mind, and the resources and land of Manchuria cannot be turned into nourishment for the development of the empire, how can the empire have the national strength to become a first-class power? ”

The three generals in the room were silent for a while, and exchanged glances with each other. As for Ishihara's method, to be honest, the three of them felt a little unwilling! But there's no other way around it right now. Now this Su Yue really looks like the Three Kingdoms are competing for hegemony, although the branch is weak, but now he is also qualified to play a master. I can't stop treating people as dishes, it's just ...... If the Soviet Union really conquered China, would it be able to resist the Soviet Union with the strength of the Yuanben family? Don't make it a Soviet republic by then, right?

Muto Nobuyoshi frowned, shook his head slightly, and said, "Ishihara-kun, if the empire is allowed to be annexed by the Soviet Union or Chihua China, then when the Soviet Union successfully conquers China...... The Empire is on the verge of an unimaginable behemoth! Will we be able to resist it with the strength of our empire when the time comes? ”

Ishihara Wan'er smiled heavily and waved his hand: "Now the relationship between the three kingdoms of Su and Yue is like the three kingdoms competing for hegemony in Chinese history, even if Eastern Wu killed Guan Yu and annexed Jingzhou, Zhuge Liang of Shu Han still had to form an alliance with Eastern Wu to fight against Cao Wei!" If the Southern Branch had the upper hand in the struggle against the Soviet Union, they would have to abandon their claims to Manchuria and seek our support...... In this way, the empire can let the two tigers of the two countries of the Soviet Union and China fight, and sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight! ”

"But...... Would the USSR be willing to join forces with the Reich? Muto Nobuyoshi shook his head a little hesitantly.

"Yes!" Ishihara nodded heavily and said, "If it weren't for this victory in Manchuria, the Soviet Union would only regard Yumoto as the biggest threat to their Far Eastern territory." But now they will have to face a rising China! The Soviet Union had declared that it would give up the territories that Tsarist Russia had plundered from China! It was also promised to withdraw troops from Mongolia! If they don't join forces with the Empire, I'm afraid that in the near future, a strong and unified China will demand that they fulfill their promises! ”

…… Zhang Zuolin now feels that something is wrong! Originally, when he heard the news of the victory in Manchuria and the annihilation of the Soviet Russian army, he was overjoyed. Now not only the son was saved, but also the territory and the army were saved, and the signed traitorous agreement could also be justifiably invalidated. Even their Zhang family father and son can pick up a hat of a national hero for nothing to wear!

But just a few days after being happy, the short and dark Prime Minister Zeng Qi ran to the Juren Hall in Zhongnanhai. directly poured a basin of cold ice water, so that Zhang Laoshuai is now pulling out the cold inside and out, and there is no heating at all.

"Dashuai, the current China is the world of us, the Kuomintang and the GCD...... It's like the situation of the Three Kingdoms of the Later Han Dynasty. The Kuomintang is Cao Wei, who controls half of the country, and Sun Yat-sen's banner! And the results of this victory in Manchuria have already shown that their military strength is far stronger than ours! One of their divisions, dozens of tanks, and more than a hundred cannons can wipe out 40,000 Russians in a few hours! Where can we imagine this kind of combat power! If they use 20 divisions, 3,000 cannons, and 1,000 chariots to press over from the edge of the Yellow River, our Yanjing City and Northeast China will probably have the surname Sun, right? And this kind of combat power is probably ...... Even Yu Ben didn't dare to interfere. ”

Every word of Zeng Qi's words seemed to be a seven-inch long iron nail, nailed into Zhang Zuolin's heart alive. At this moment, Veteran Zhang seemed to have seen thousands of chariots roaring and rolling away, and hundreds of thousands of elite National Revolutionary Army followed behind with all kinds of weapons, pouring like a tide towards Yanjing City, towards Jurentang, to the northeast, and to his Fengtian Marshal's Mansion!!

"Dashuai...... For now, we have to protect ourselves, and we can only find a way to unite with GCD! Zeng Qitie blushed, gritted his teeth, and chewed steel and iron like these words rushed out from the innermost. Their youth party has always flaunted being anti-G and anti-Russian, but now he, the party leader, has proposed to unite with the GCD.

Zhang Zuolin sat slumped on the sofa, hung his head, didn't say a word, and didn't seem to hear Zeng Qi's proposal, but his face became more and more pale.

Zeng Qi glanced at Zhang Zuolin, whose face was pale, and sighed deeply: "We are like Sun Wu now, and GCD is Uncle Liu Huang, if we and GCD kill each other again, let the Kuomintang recuperate in the south." It won't take a few years...... When they're raised, it's time to take us under the knife! ”

Hearing the word "surgery", the muscles on Zhang Zuolin's face suddenly twitched, and his eyebrows wrinkled tightly, but he still didn't say a word and refused to let go.

Zeng Qi continued to talk to himself: "If we want to resist the Kuomintang's future Northern Expedition, we must seize the time to run heavy industry now, reorganize the army, strengthen training, and train strong soldiers." And the premise of all this is, first, tariff autonomy. The second is social stability. With tariff autonomy and social stability, we will have the opportunity to straighten out our finances, and only after we have rectified our finances can we have money, develop heavy industry, and train our troops! Otherwise, like now, we and Zhongg are fighting each other...... Where is the money to develop heavy industry? I finally collected some taxes, and all of them were spent on suppressing bandits. This army can only be maintained alive and dead, and it is impossible to reorganize training at all, what will we do in the future! ”

The muscles on Zhang Zuolin's face relaxed, he changed his contemplative look, and said to himself in an inaudible voice: "These GCDs are really too tossed...... As a result, the tax revenue on our territory is getting less and less day by day, and the bandits are getting more and more day by day. After five years of making trouble like this, when everyone has built it, it's time to push us off! But...... How can GCD be willing to join forces with us? They want to kill all the local tyrants and inferior gentry, and our old Zhang family is the head of the local tyrants and inferior gentry! ”

Zeng Qi pricked up his ears and listened to Zhang Zuolin's words word for word, and suddenly a confident smile appeared on his face: "Dashuai, where can such a thing as a slogan be taken seriously?" Didn't the Kuomintang still shout the slogan of the United Russia? They are much more ruthless than us in fighting the Russians in Manchuria! Now the Soviet Union did not understand who won the battle in Manchuria for a while, and thought that it was the handiwork of Yuben. If they knew that it was the Kuomintang who fought it, would they still instruct the Central G to oppose us? We must let them go to the south to make a revolution with the Kuomintang, so that we will have room for reconciliation with the Central G. Besides...... We can still talk to the Soviet Union like this, if they don't let the CG cease fire with us, we will go to the Kuomintang when we are cornered! At that time, the Kuomintang will not be half of China, but the whole of China! In this way, there is no peace in the backyard of the Soviet Union! ”

Zhang Zuolin sighed softly, stood up with the armrest of the sofa, and paced in the living room with his hands behind his back. pondered Zeng Qi's idea in his heart and truce with GCD...... It's okay like this, it's time to let the Feng Department take a breather, I haven't had a good breath after entering the customs all these years. Right now, Bong's finances are bankrupt, and it will take time to sort them out. There is also heavy industry, and the Fengtian Arsenal should also import some machinery and equipment, and that chariot is very powerful when I hear Xiao Liuzi...... Half of the KMT's victory this time was due to them, and it seems that it would have to find a way to import a batch from France...... This is all about money. There is also the ...... of tariff autonomy This thing is not easy to handle, I am afraid that I will not agree there, right? If you can't do it, you have to rely on the power of the Soviet Union...... I just don't know how high the asking price of this USSR was.

After thinking for a while, Zhang Zuolin's originally frowning eyebrows gradually loosened, and he waved his hand at Zeng Qi: "Zhongg you want to find a way to contact them, as long as they are willing to withdraw from Shanxi...... We also withdrew from Suiyuan and northern Shaanxi, and the two companies quit the army and made a truce. As for the Red Army in the Northeast...... Ask them to continue to stay in the existing territory, and we will not encircle and suppress it, so that the well water will not interfere with the river water! ”

(To be continued)