704. The Great Debate of Rehe
"Big brother, what do you want?" After Xiao Lamei sent Bai Shujie's telegram, she suddenly lost her temper: "Jiang has declared us rebels, and you have always said that Jiang is a traitor. Why do you recognize him as the head of the Republic of China when you are electrified today? Do you want to take refuge in Jiang? β
"Well, I have that question, too." Zhao Jinxi also came in and said: "This telegram of yours is clearly to help Jiang speak to someone, which is contrary to your previous purpose of contacting the Red Army in northern Shaanxi. β
Before Bai Shujie could defend himself, a crisp voice suddenly came from outside the door: "Yes, I agree with Deputy Commander-in-Chief Zhao's opinion, Commander-in-Chief Bai should immediately retract the statement just now and call on the whole country to try Jiang deserve to die!" β
It was no one else who came, but Zhao Yiman, who should receive rehabilitation!
After half a year of rehabilitation, today's Zhao Yiman is full of energy. The face is white and red, full of healthy colors. The originally thin and unbearable body has become plump day by day, and it is already comparable to Zhao Jinxi.
In particular, he was wearing the winter clothes of the Rehe Front, with a small Browning pistol hanging from his waist, a pair of high-waisted leather boots under his feet, and a black mink coat on the outside.
Although she has eaten all kinds of torture of little devils, she is still tall and charming, and she is really worthy of a generation of Chinese heroines!
"I haven't seen it, what do you see?" Finding that Bai Shujie did not answer the question, but stared at him directly, Zhao Yiman waved his right hand, as if to drive away all his troubles: "Do you feel ashamed, then take practical action and immediately correct your mistakes?" β
"Comrade Zhao Yiman, let me see if there is anything wrong?" Bai Shujie looked at him left and right: "I have just observed that the rehabilitation treatment in the past six months is still very effective. On such a cold day, you should have a good rest. Hey, who is the guard on duty today, and how did Comrade Zhao Yiman come out in the snow? This is to be held accountable! β
"Commander-in-Chief Bai, you don't change the topic for me!" Zhao Yiman said angrily: "Since June, I have been the director of the political department of the Rehe Front Army. The statement you issued today has not been studied by a collective meeting and cannot be counted. With such a heavy question, you dare to decide on your own, this is paternalistic style, and strict zhΓ²ng violates the principles of the organization. β
Bai Shujie smiled slightly: "Comrade Zhao Yiman, I accept your criticism. Xiao Lamei: Inform the cadres at and above the head of the department and regimental commanders of Rehe Province to come to Chengde tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock for a meeting, and we will have a good talk about what happened in Xi'an. As the saying goes: if you don't say it, you can't argue clearly. Tomorrow's meeting will have a good discussion. β
The Guards Division had already been broken up and reorganized, so no one attended the meeting. The inspection group and guard regiment directly under the front army undertook the important task of defending Chengde and ensuring the safety of the meeting, and Yang Manchu and Tan Mingliang did not attend the meeting.
Even so, the first division of Zhang Xiang, Hou Zide's second division, basket Caiqin's third division, Chen Junda's fourth division of the Rehe Front, Han Qingfen's first garrison division, Cheng Shijie's second garrison division, and Shao Jianzhang's third garrison division of the Rehe Garrison Command, these seven combat units are all integrated divisions with a four-regiment system, so the officers are also a large group.
When Zhao Yiman, accompanied by Bai Shujie, entered the "Qinzheng Palace," he found that there were already clear barriers inside: on the east side were high-ranking military generals, on the west side were high-ranking administrative officials, and on the rostrum were more than a dozen elderly people who were old and virtuous -- these were members of the Senate.
Bai Shujie did not bring Zhao Yiman to the rostrum, but sat down in the empty seat in the first row of the military in the east.
The presiding officer of all the joint military-government meetings in Rehe Province is Qin Yuefang, deputy director of the Provincial Public Security Department and director of the Internal Security Bureau of the Rehe Front, and today's meeting is naturally no exception.
Qin Yuefang is the "No. 1 Cold Beauty" in Rehe Province, because she is the deputy director of the Public Security Department, so the color of her uniform is dark green, which is essentially different from the bells and whistles of the Rehe Front Army.
Seeing Bai Shujie, Zhao Yiman, Zhao Jinxi, and Gan Tong sitting down, Qin Yuefang stood up from her seat and walked quickly to the podium to perform her duties as a host.
"The joint military-political meeting of Rehe Province starts now! There are two topics on the agenda for today's meeting, one is the future course of action of our Rehe Province, and the other is the political attitude of our Rehe Province in view of the current situation. β
"We know that a big event happened in Xi'an the day before yesterday that shook the whole world, and the arrogant Jiang was arrested by two generals, Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng."
"As the nominal head of the country, Chiang is now a prisoner, where is China going? This has become a serious matter of concern to the whole world and the people of the whole country, and it is also an imminent practical issue. β
"Needless to say, within our Rehe Province, there are also many discussions on this issue, and there is no opinion. There are those who desperately shout and shout to kill, and there are those who strongly demand a peaceful solution. Which way to deal with it is safer, let everyone speak freely here today! Next, I would like to invite Commander-in-Chief Bai Shujie to come up and explain our future course of action. β
Bai Shujie looked stern, slowly stepped onto the stage, stood on the podium and swept the entire venue, and then raised his voice and said: "The Chinese nation has come to a crossroads!" Either fall into the abyss, or the willows and flowers, I can't be sure like you. β
"However, at this critical juncture when strong enemies are around us and civil strife is breaking out one after another, we must first do one thing, and that is to establish our unbreakable course of action in the future."
"We all clearly remember that a meeting was convened here to announce the establishment of the Anti-Japanese National Government of Rehe Province, and to determine the basic code of action for expelling foreign insults and returning our rivers and mountains. It was a choice that was at stake in the survival of Rehe. β
"History has come to this day, and we need to make a choice again. This is also a choice related to the future and destiny of Rehe Province, and it is closely related to each and every one of us. β
"Since the September 18 Incident, Jiang has carried out a traitorous policy and signed a series of traitorous treaties that lost power and humiliated the country, which is absolutely unpopular, so he completely lost the support of the people of the whole country, so he was arrested by people of insight."
It can be seen from this that the current southern government has lost its most basic sense of justice, and naturally cannot represent the fundamental interests of the entire country and nation. So, what should we do in Rehe Province in the future? β
"We know that there is not only one Chinese Kuomintang in the domestic political forces today, but also a more dynamic and vigorous China. History has already made a choice for us, so we can't do it half-heartedly. β
"So I solemnly announce here: From today onwards, the Rehe Front will accept the leadership of China and allow all officers and men of the army to freely choose their own political path. Next, I would like to introduce to you the director of the political department of the Rehe Front Army, that is, Comrade Zhao Yiman, who has been continuously reported by the "Chengde Front Daily", everyone is welcome! β
Although he was angry with Bai Shujie in private, Zhao Yiman did not speak on stage during the next big debate. Rather, from the perspective of a bystander, listen carefully to the positive and negative opinions.
As the meeting deepened, Zhao Yiman finally found that he was acting a little hastily. Because he was isolated in the narrow circle of Beiman before, he didn't know what was going on in the outside world.
For example, the Red Army's five anti-encirclement and suppression, the 25,000-mile Long March, the cross-river crusade, the initiative to jointly resist Japan, and so on, are not clear at all in the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Army.
In other words, he was not clear about the course of action of the Party Central Committee, so Zhao Yiman finally set his sights on Bai Shujie, who was sitting quietly beside him.
"Comrade Bai Shujie, I see that everyone's debate is almost over, why don't you express your opinion?"
"Hehe, Comrade Zhao Yiman, you are wrong, it's not that I don't express my opinion, but everyone's words haven't been finished yet, and I don't want to mislead everyone." Bai Shujie shook his head: "After all, my identity is different, if I first express my attitude, it will lose the meaning of the big debate." β
The meeting quarreled for two hours, and neither the two sides could convince anyone of the "protection of Chiang" and the "killing of Chiang". In the end, the venue slowly quieted down, and people's eyes fell on Bai Shujie.
"Colleagues and brothers, I know that everyone wants me to make a decision to end this great debate, but you are wrong! I don't have any decisions today, but I can talk to you about the current situation at home and abroad. β
Bai Shujie returned to the stage and said: "First of all, I want to ask you: What will be the situation in China after killing Jiang someone? β
Jiang was arrested in Xi'an, and He Yingqin couldn't wait to jump out. So, is there really only one He Yingqin in Nanjing? No! There is an even more dangerous character, his name is Wang Jingwei! β
"We know that He Yingqin was one of the most thoroughly pro-Japanese leaders. Why is it called one? Because the big boss of the low-key club is Wang Jingwei! β
"What is Wang Jingwei? That's a Japanese fan through and through. What do you mean by a fan? That is, there is no lower limit to the worshippers! In fact, he is just a spokesperson chosen by Japan in China. β
Under the banner of learning Japan's advanced experience, Wang Jingwei went around preaching how strong the Japanese army should be, and peddling the theory that 'the country will be destroyed if it resists Japan for three days.' So, let me ask you: kill someone Jiang and let Wang Jingwei and He Yingqin be the heads of state? β
"Also, Jiang has always advertised himself as the principal of the Whampoa Military Academy, uh, our Comrade Zhao Yiman is still a top student in the sixth phase of Whampoa. However, not all of the elites who came out of the Whampoa Military Academy were like Comrade Zhao Yiman, and there was still a lot of garbage. β
"The key problem is that a lot of garbage is Jiang's protΓ©gΓ© of the Son of Heaven, and he has a lot of military power in his hands. For example, the big straw bales Hu Zongnan, Tang Enbo and the like, that is complete garbage. β
"This garbage can't do anything else, but if Jiang is killed, it will be a good hand to make ** in China! What will happen once the Northeast Army and the Northwest Army fight with this garbage? β
"Also, He Yingqin mobilized 500,000 troops to threaten Tongguan, do you know what he wants to do? He wanted to kill someone Jiang, and then let Wang Jingwei come out to preside over the overall situation. What will happen if He Yingqin's plot succeeds? β
"As far as my personal observation is concerned, in today's China, the survival of the nation comes first, and personal grievances and differences in political opinions are secondary. If Chiang is killed, there will be new and greater civil strife in China. It's not the result we want, it's the little devil's favorite situation. β
"My point of view has always been: whatever the little devil likes, Lao Tzu will resolutely break it! Whatever the little devil doesn't want to see, Lao Tzu will work harder to do it! β
After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.