Chapter 367: Powder Keg

Mei Ting glanced at Tang Qiuli in shock, this kind of private occasion for local officials, it was the first time she participated in it, obviously shocked by Zhang Xueliang's words, she hadn't heard it yet, anyone dared to comment on Chairman Jiang like this, dare to say such rebellious words, this is the sin of killing the head?

Tang Qiuli quietly held the girl's hand, and found that her palms were cold, all cold sweat, and she trembled slightly, knowing Zhang Xueliang's words, she was scared, Zhang Xueliang's heart, Tang Qiuli didn't hear it for the first time, if it was himself, he wouldn't say it openly on such an occasion.

I have long pondered my own way of life, Zhang Xueliang is a man of temperament, frank and straightforward, and a person who can be a true confidant friend, perhaps it is this kind of character that gave him a glorious legend, and house arrest and claustrophobic life in the second half of his life, he is an important role in the stage of this era, but he ended in tragedy.

Yan Xishan laughed, breaking the dull atmosphere, he patted Zhang Xueliang on the shoulder, and said earnestly: "Han Qing, Chairman Jiang has his own ideas, just persuasion is useless, we have to think about it for ourselves, and we have to think of our own way, ah"

Zhang Xueliang's eyes lit up, grabbed Yan Xishan's hands, and said emotionally: "Brother Baichuan, you are really my confidant, we are fellow travelers, with your words, Han Qing knows what to do."

Perhaps Yan Xishan's remark was another trigger for the Xi'an Incident, Zhang Xueliang believed that the Northeast Army and the 17th Route Army in Shaanxi, plus the Jin Army in Yan Xishan in Shanxi, the 29th Army and the North China Independent Division in the Pingjin Region, these forces together would make the 30 divisions of the Central Army not to be feared.

Yan Xishan's attitude has been clear, does Qiu Li still need to talk about it? is basically a person on the same road, and the strength of these three parties is combined, Chairman Jiang can't help but weigh the pros and cons, right?

Tang Qiuli didn't think so, he saw a trace of cunning from Yan Xishan's face, this Yan commander, he definitely didn't have a good impression of the Central Army and the Red Army, he only cared about his own interests in Shanxi, as long as the Red Army was not over the Yellow River, he would be concerned about Yan Xishan's.

Your old Chiang and the Red Army, you fought to the death, and just avenge the revenge of the Red Army's Eastern Expedition at the beginning of this year.

Today's private banquet is to touch the details of these people with heavy soldiers, after all, Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng are about the same, only this Tang Qiuli, not much to say, not to comment, unfathomable, lightly drinking, listening lightly, slippery like a glass ball, until now, I don't know his true thoughts.

After all, he wants to use swords, the attitude of these three is the standard of his actions, now it seems that Zhang Yang will definitely not succeed, Tang Qiuli's troops, if they want to move, they are still far away from northern Shaanxi This time, Lao Jiang's encirclement and suppression plan is still enough to choke, the soldiers and horses have not moved, and the generals are distracted, is there still a way to fight this battle? Don't be busy moving yourself, let's see

After breaking up with Zhang Yang and Yan Xishan, in the lobby of the hotel, he unexpectedly met Dai Li.

Dai Li greeted him very warmly, his eyes did not have yesterday's essence, after glancing at Mei Ting, he hugged Tang Qiuli's shoulders affectionately in the posture of an old friend, this move is very inconsistent with Dai Li's character, if others see it, they will be shocked.

Then he lowered his voice and deliberately said behind Mei Ting's back: "Deputy Commander-in-Chief Tang, you plucked a flower of our military command, hid it in the dark room, and enjoyed all the blessings, but didn't you say hello to me, the director of the Military Command Bureau?" Another day, the right to make amends"

Dai Li's telling the truth as a joke warned Tang Qiuli and gave the matter a reason to turn around, Tang Qiuli secretly admired that this big spy leader was not only vicious in his methods, but also quite effective in his words, he could only respond with a smile.

Subsequently, Dai Li said: "Deputy Commander-in-Chief Tang, have you made a good fortune in Dingbian?" It must be extremely difficult to win a piece of territory in the mouth of the bandits? ”

After speaking, his eyes stared at Tang Qiuli to see how he responded.

Tang Qiu was in the middle of a lot, and the matter of Dingbian was known to this big spy leader, and the matter of Sanma was also hidden from him, and he was doubting whether he had any private dealings with the Red Army, just like Zhang Yang.

Tang Qiuli's face was straight, such a question must not be ambiguous in the slightest, otherwise, he will definitely be sniffed out by this Dai boss, not with his color, and he must not beat himself at any time, and be affected by this guy's bird anger at any time?

"Director Dai, what do you mean by that? In the bitter cold land of Dingbian, what kind of wealth can be made, as for the three horses, it is our private transaction, one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer, Chairman Jiang did not ask, is Director Dai too worried. ”

"Laying down the territory from the hands of the communist bandits, that is the brothers of my independent division who did it with real knives and guns, of course it is not easy, it is exchanged for the lives of the brothers, I didn't have all the ability to eat the communist bandits, and the communist bandits didn't have the strength to drive me out of Dingbian, so I froze there, and I have to worry about the sneak attack of the communist bandits all day long, unlike Director Dai, you don't need to lead the troops into battle, you can also win the trust of Chairman Jiang, and you don't dare to underestimate Director Dai."

Dai Li was stunned for a moment, Tang Qiuli's words were beyond his expectations, he was holding a gun and a stick, implying something, threatening his own falsehoods, not buying it, he originally wanted to knock something out of him, but he choked on him.

This person, either there is no ghost in his heart, or he has something to rely on, in fact, Dai Li also guessed Tang Qiuli's behavior in Dingbian based on his own experience and professional sensitivity, and the matter of Sanma and Tang Qiuli, Dai Li didn't see it as a big deal at all.

It's nothing more than black eating black, but Tang Qiuli was able to take and hold the border, which made him quite suspicious, Chairman Jiang's million-strong army had been fighting for nearly ten years, what kind of battle had become, he knew in his heart that Tang Qiuli's result was different.

This person is not easy to deal with, full of confidence, and he is not afraid of himself at all, Dai Li thought secretly.

Without a handle, he couldn't afford to fight with this upstart, Dai Li's circle was extremely fast, he laughed, and said: "Deputy Commander-in-Chief Tang, don't forget, you still owe me a drink."

After speaking, he turned around and told Mei Ting: "Work well next to Deputy Commander-in-Chief Tang, he is a celebrity around the chairman, and his future is limitless" A boss's style, and then, waving goodbye, he left with a smile as usual.

Tang Qiuli admired it so much, in the end, he was a master of spies, true and false, false and real, difficult to catch the ball, he didn't pay attention to it at all, he didn't compete with it, he advanced and retreated just right, and when dealing with this kind of person, he had to be careful.

Mei Ting nervously asked Tang Qiuli, what did Director Dai say to him? Tang Qiuli smiled and told Mei Ting, Director Dai made some jokes with me, and I also saluted him, Mei Ting didn't ask questions, obviously not fully believing his words.

Luoyang, the headquarters of the northwest suppression, was tense and busy, marching and drumming, sharpening swords, and all the central army units were marching to the designated area in accordance with Wei Lihuang's battle plan, as if a major war was coming.

Tang Qiuli did not dare to stay in Luoyang more, this has become a place of right and wrong, on December 2, the 26th year of the Republic of China, Tang Qiuli and his party, took a special plane, from Luoyang to return to Beiping.

This is still a military transport plane specially arranged by Dai Li for Tang Qiuli, his reason is that as the deputy commander-in-chief of the Northwest Suppression, his own safety is more important than anything else, and he has the responsibility of protecting the party's top government officials, how dare he be negligent, and this plane will stay at Nanyuan Airport in Beiping and be dispatched by Deputy Commander-in-Chief Tang at any time.

Tang Qiuli could see that Dai Li intended to show favor to himself, but he didn't know if it was his last words that made Dai Li's heart afraid, or if he had other intentions, it is estimated that the latter is more likely, the dignified Boss Dai, how can he be a person who can be scared in a few words?

As soon as she stepped on the ground in Beiping, Mei Ting's girl was obviously a lot more relaxed, just like the master returned to his hometown where he had lived for many years, Tang Qiuli sighed secretly, he had some sympathy for those agents of the military command, and Dai Li's accumulation of power for many years made everyone in the military command have a lingering shadow in their hearts.

Subsequently, all units of the Central Army had already been deployed and had all arrived at the designated area of departure for the attack, and Wei Lihuang, the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, had also arrived at the headquarters of the former enemy to perform his duties.

Knowing that Zhang Xueliang's Northeast Army and Yang Hucheng's 17th Route Army did not make the slightest advance and suppression deployment at all, the troops retreated dozens of kilometers from the front line in northern Shaanxi, and Yan Xishan's Jin army was also timid and slow, and did not cross the Yellow River from Liulin west to Shaanxi and Gansu as scheduled according to the battle plan.

Because of the changes in the two armies, it was impossible to coordinate the actions of the various advance and suppression corps, and the units of the Central Army, which had already been prepared, were forced to withdraw to their original starting points and make new arrangements for attack.

Chairman Jiang was furious when he heard the news, and on December 4, the 26th year of the Republic of China, he led a large number of civil and military officials to fly to Xi'an to supervise the war, and stayed at the northern foot of Lintong Lishan Mountain, which is about 30 kilometers east of Xi'an, and stayed in the five pavilions of Huaqing Palace.

As soon as he got off the plane, he couldn't care about the fatigue of the journey and had no rest, Chairman Jiang urgently summoned Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng, and was furious, forcing them to express their stance on when they would send troops, and to see with their own eyes that the Northeast Army and the 17th Route Army had gone to the front line of suppressing the communists and opened fire on the communist bandits, so that they could leave with confidence, otherwise, they would never leave Xi'an half a step.

And immediately transferred the Northeast Army to Fujian, and the 17th Route Army immediately transferred to Anhui to make way for the Central Army, in other words, since you don't want to meet the communist bandits, don't get in the way here, give way to Shaanxi and Gansu, and make way for the Central Army.

In the face of the angry Chairman Chiang, Zhang Yang and the others were speechless, and there was no way to talk about it, and Chairman Chiang would not listen to any opinions in this kind of situation, so he had to agree to move the troops immediately when he went back, but in fact it was an excuse to delay and find another good plan.

Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng, after returning to the Yang Hucheng Mansion in Xi'an Zhiyuan Villa, sat in relative silence for a long time, the situation has reached this point, there is no room for recovery, Chairman Jiang's determination to exterminate the ** Red Army, no one can waver.

And the life and death of the Northeast Army and the 17th Route Army, between this thought, are they willing to be fish and meat and let others drive them, or do they find another way and rise up to save themselves? Both men had a bold idea in their hearts.

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