Chapter 224: China's Political Situation in the 26th Year of the Republic of China

The most difficult thing for Tang Qiuli to do was what Chairman Jiang proposed in his letter, let the independent division go to the front line in Shaanxi to exterminate the Central Red Army that had just finished the Long March, which he Tang Qiuli could never do, not to mention that he was psychologically unacceptable, that is, these ** party members of the army served as brigade and regiment commanders in the independent division.

Isn't it to send people and guns to the Central Red Army when he leads his troops to the front line in northern Shaanxi? When the time comes, a whole brigade of more than 10,000 troops will run to the side of the Red Army, and this joke will be a big joke.

However, at Chairman Chiang's side, it was not a way to keep dragging his feet, and he accepted the number and changed his equipment, and if he did not give people a satisfactory answer, he could not pass this hurdle.

In addition, he will continue to import new weapons and strategic materials from abroad in the future, which offends the Nanjing government and puts the customs card on his own, and he cannot offend this line in Nanjing, and he has thought about it for several days, but there is no appropriate way to achieve perfection in all aspects and satisfy all parties.

During this period, the domestic political situation was chaotic, and it can be said that 1936 was a year of great changes in China, in which several major events occurred that affected the course of China's history, and together with several major events that occurred at the end of 1935, they constituted the vicissitudes and strange deceit of China's political situation, and various forces appeared one after another.

It can also be said that the Japanese authorities' step-by-step and hard-line posture toward North China has provided a political stage for the various political factions in the country, and has also provided them with a reasonable reason for taking the stage, while the people's thinking has gradually returned to the mentality of resisting foreign enemies.

On December 9, 1935, a large-scale demonstration of college students was held in Beiping, which was organized and planned by **, calling for "stopping the civil war and uniting with the outside world" and "overthrowing Japanese imperialism".

On December 17, 1935, the Wayaobao Conference of China established the policy of the anti-Japanese national united front, and the establishment of this strategy marked that the highest level of the country had turned its strategic attention to dealing with the Japanese.

In January 1936, Zhou Enlai, Peng Dehuai and others jointly issued the "Red Army is willing to join forces with the Northeast Army to resist Japan to all the officers and soldiers of the Northeast Army", once the book was published, it won wide resonance among all the officers and men of the Northeast Army.

In February 1936, ** announced the start of the Eastern Crusade against Japan, the Red Army led by Liu Zhidan marched into Hebei and Rehe to fight against the Japanese army, preparing to go to the front line of resistance against Japan, but in the process of advancing to Shanxi, there was a conflict with Yan Xishan's troops, Liu Zhidan was killed, and the Red Army retreated.

On the other hand, it was also to test the true attitude of the Nationalist Government and the powerful factions in China, especially in North China.

On June 1, 1936, when the Liangguang Incident broke out, Chen Jitang and Li Zongren sent a telegram in Guangzhou, lamenting the trampling of Chinese land by the Japanese army after the September 18 Incident, and decided to lead their troops to the north to resist Japan and recover the lost territory.

On 2 June, he sent a telegram to the Central Executive Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang in Nanjing, requesting permission for the Cantonese and Guizhou troops to move north, but soon after, under the division and isolation of Chairman Chiang, the bribery of money, and the disintegration of high-ranking officials, the alliance forces of the two Cantons collapsed.

The generals of the Liangguang and Guangxi departments defected on the verge of the battle, and the pilots defected on their planes, and they surrendered to the Nanjing government one after another, and attacked the so-called "going north to resist Japan" theory in the two Guangzhous, and Chen Jitang, the "king of the Southern Heavens," collapsed, and Li Zongren had no choice but to express his submission to Chairman Chiang.

The peaceful settlement of the Liangguang Incident (especially the fact that the three provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, and Hunan -- which were the most rebellious and powerful at that time and ranked first among the semi-independent provinces in China -- were the most rebellious and powerful at that time -- submitted to his orders) raised Chairman Chiang's prestige.

The fact that he defected to the Central Army, the former pilot and general of the Liangguang Air Force, was enough to convince him that "the people's eyes are clear" and that it was unpopular to slander him as a political enemy who was "pro-Japanese and traitorous to the country" -- and obviously also made him more and more convinced of the correctness of the policy of "settling the interior before attacking the outside world."

Having solved the problem of henchmen in the southern provinces, Chairman Chiang, with the prestige of victory, transferred all the divisions of the Central Army that were preparing to conquer Liangguang to the north to suppress the Communists, and prepared to make every effort to deal with the other henchman and the great trouble, so as to fulfill the grand wish of de facto unification of China.

Because the Northeast Army and the Northwest Army were ineffective, Commissar Chiang was dissatisfied, believing that Zhang and Yang had not done their best, and prepared to transfer Zhang Xueliang's Northeast Army to Fujian and Yang Hucheng's Northwest Army to Anhui.

At this time, the Northeast Army, in the northwest to suppress the communist battlefield, suffered successive defeats, lost soldiers, and soldiers were tired of war, Zhang Xueliang immediately stopped the attack on the Red Army, and formed a confrontation with the Red Army.

At this moment, he received a telegram from Song Zheyuan, urging him to go to Beiping to take up his post, in order to discuss the plan of North China and deal with the current situation.

From another point of view, there is also the meaning of avoiding the limelight and prevaricating responsibility, anyway, you Tang Qiuli is a person who is entrusted with the seat to admire, and you can't complain about my Song Zheyuan's head.

If it were possible, he would like to give up the official title of chairman of the Jicha Political Affairs Committee and push this mess clean, of course, the throne of the commander of the 29th Army must not be conceded.

From Song Zheyuan's telegram, Tang Qiuli could clearly grasp Song Zheyuan's intentions and thoughts, and it was no wonder who let him meet such a monster who had crossed over

After Tang Qiuli sorted out all the major events that happened and were about to happen in his memory, he already had a clear context in his heart, and decided on a strategy to deal with Chairman Jiang.

That is the "drag" formula, using time in exchange for a favorable situation for oneself, delaying until the outbreak of the Xi'an Incident, at that time, Chairman Chiang will not be able to force himself to fight the Red Army, and he has been operating in North China for more than a year, so he can have a good competition with the little devils.

Don't annoy Chairman Chiang, provoke him to transfer the independent division to another place, or send a large army to encircle and suppress it, not because he is afraid of fighting with the Central Army, but mainly because he doesn't want the Japanese to see a joke or take a big advantage, the Sino-Japanese war is about to break out, and any military conflict is a loss of China's national defense strength.

After the strategy was decided, Tang Qiuli sent a long letter to Chairman Chiang before rushing to Beiping, in which he listed the main reasons why the independent division could not immediately rush to northern Shaanxi to suppress the communists.

In addition, the terrain is unfamiliar, the water and soil are not adapted, many soldiers are seriously ill, the non-combat attrition is very large, and the combat effectiveness of the troops has dropped sharply, and it is very difficult to go to the battlefield to suppress the communists in a short period of time.

In addition, the independent division was allowed to import weapons and equipment from abroad, as well as military supplies, and the necessary expenses were to be handled by the independent division itself, without spending a penny of state funds.

He himself, on the other hand, obeyed the dispatch of the central authorities at any time, resolutely carried out the orders of the leader, and finally took the will of the leader as his duty to respect the call of the country and the leader.

These big bowls of yellow soup should be poured down, Chairman Jiang should gladly accept it, although Tang Qiuli hates politics very much, this thing is a bit like digging out dung, you have to get yourself dirty first, otherwise, you won't be able to appreciate the essence and mystery of it.

In order to deal with the chaotic situation, Tang Qiuli had to do what he hated to make a living, and with his accumulated historical knowledge, he was able to deal with these political problems, but he didn't bother to do it.

The warlords of all sizes in China, who do not have a lot of money in their hands, who do not want to expand their territory, are all recruiting troops with red eyes, guns and ammunition, in their eyes, they are hard currency, more useful than real money, and if they have guns, they will have money, this is the truth.

If that guy with ulterior motives makes a few slanderous remarks to Chairman Jiang, his own trouble will come, after all, the troops have just arrived in North China, their foothold is not stable, and there is the great enemy of the Japanese devils, in order to fight the devils, anything can be put aside, Tang Qiuli comforted himself in his heart.

After the letter was sent, Tang Qiuli patiently waited for a reply from Nanjing, these things had to be resolved before going to Beiping.

With so many things on his mind, Tang Qiuli could only hold it in his heart, including accepting the adaptation of the Nanjing government, if Xiaoling was around, he could also talk to her about his grievances, there were many things that he couldn't say to these old guys.

Thinking of Xiao Ling, Tang Qiuli felt a sour feeling in his heart, and the bits and pieces of the past came to his heart, at this time last year, he and Xiao Ling were in the big forest in the northeast, hiding from the pursuit of the devils, and the road of escaping from the forest that time, with the experience of joy and hardship, put the hearts of the two of them closer together.

Tang Qiuli didn't dare to think about it, he walked outside, and the scene of the soldiers training hard made his mood a little soothed.

The telegram from Chairman Chiang of the Nanjing State Government finally arrived, but he was taken aback by one of the main contents of the telegram.

(To be continued)