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Bogu's face turned blue and white, and he complained endlessly in his heart, this Chiang Kai-shek is really hateful!Why are you asking such tricky questions?And how should I answer these questions?

"Comrade Bogu, I think we should explain to the central government that it was not the Kuomintang that sank the three battleships but Japanese imperialism, so the agreement to exchange Shanhaiguan and Qinhuangdao through Zhili should be implemented." Zhang Xueliang probably saw that Bogu was in a dilemma, so he hurriedly opened his mouth to help him out.

Bogu gritted his teeth and nodded his head. This time it is really a dilemma. If Japan is to be cleaned up, the Soviet Union and the CCP will have to make a fuss. If Chiang Kai-shek’s explanation is accepted, then the CCP has no reason not to send supplies to the Kuomintang. , but the Communist International is not easy to explain!This time, Bogu, one of the 28 and a half Bolsheviks who came back from the Soviet Union, couldn't help complaining about the Communist International in his heart.

Seeing Bo Gu nod his head, the muscles on Lao Jiang's face loosened, and he smiled and said, "In fact, we have always advocated the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. In the battle of Xugou last year, we gave up the pursuit after a complete victory. It is a clear proof. And in December last year, I personally commanded the National Revolutionary Army to rescue your Eighth Route Army and Seventeenth Route Army. Regarding the current Northeast War of Resistance, we still hope to fight side by side with your party. I believe that with the current situation The situation, as long as our two parties are united, this war can be won quickly." He then looked at Zhang Xueliang peacefully: "Brother Han Qing, our party decided not to use force to destroy your party. After defeating Japanese imperialism and regaining the Northeast, our party is also willing to join hands with your party to fight for a democratic, free, prosperous and strong Republic of China!"

Hearing that Chiang Kai-shek was still talking about the Republic of China that was about to be "abolished", Bogu raised his eyebrows and was silent for a while, then looked up at him and shook his head resolutely: "Your so-called democracy and freedom are bourgeois. The dictatorship of the class is not the democratic freedom of the proletariat and the working people, we will not be fooled by you, the goal of our party is the dictatorship of the proletariat! As for the war of resistance, we will continue to fight no matter what, until we win.”

Chiang Kai-shek raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Mr. Bo, our party is not a dictatorship of the bourgeoisie. Our party opposes both the dictatorship of the bourgeoisie and the dictatorship of the proletariat!" Dictatorship is no longer possible, how many capitalists still want dictatorship?dream!I absolutely can't let others do the politics that I can't handle!

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Just when Chiang Kai-shek went to Xi'an to carry out his plot, Luo Yaoguo secretly flew to Huludao. At this time, the Huludao airport has not been completely repaired. There are several huge deep pits on the main runways, which should be 356mm A masterpiece of caliber naval guns.However, there was a spare runway intact at the northernmost part of the airport, and the Junkers plane that Luo Yaoguo was on landed on this surviving runway.After getting off the plane, Luo Yaoguo immediately arrived at the Northeast Theater Command, which had been moved to the Huludao Railway Station building.An Sihua and Li Zongren were not at the theater headquarters at this time, but went to the front line of Tashan to supervise the battle. At the entrance of the headquarters, Lieutenant General Liu Fei, the chief of staff of the theater, greeted him.

"How is the battle going? Can you hold it?" Luo Yaoguo sat down casually.Liu Fei graciously made him a cup of tea before answering: "It's not very good. The Japanese attacked very fiercely, and their combat effectiveness exceeded our original expectations. The main reason is that our shells are insufficient and our air superiority is not obvious. They can’t suppress their cannons. But they can still defend, mainly because the navy’s naval artillery support is quite effective.” As he spoke, Liu Fei moved closer, and asked in a low voice, “Assistant Commander, Xi’an is sure to negotiate. come down?"

"It's not very optimistic, Jiegong probably doesn't have much sincerity." Luo Yaoguo shook his head, picked up his teacup and took a sip: "The Northeast Theater must prepare for the worst in the short term."

Liu Fei nodded. At this moment, An Sihua came in from the door with a sad face on his face. When he saw Luo Yaoguo, he immediately asked, "Fuwen, is the Communist Party willing to excuse me? If there is no news, the Northern Line can only be withdrawn." .”

"What's the matter?" Luo Yaoguo was surprised by An Sihua's actions. You must know that this man has been in battle for a long time, and he can be regarded as the number one thug of the Kuomintang, but now he looks sad and about to lose the battle.

"What else can we do? We don't have air superiority due to lack of ammunition, so let the superior enemy overwhelm us!" An Sihua said with a wry smile.

"Then let's withdraw. It seems that we have to withdraw after the early withdrawal. First gather the troops to the Huludao Fortress. With the naval guns and strong fortifications, we can always hold on." Luo Yaoguo sighed, as if to Chiang Kai-shek's trip to Xi'an was not at all confident.Anyway, he couldn't think of any reason for the CCP to allow the KMT's supplies to pass through the border. No matter how you look at it, this kind of thing is like digging your own grave, and the leaders of the CCP are not fools.

"Fuwen, if we withdraw from the mountainous area in western Liaoning, I'm afraid the negotiations in Xi'an will be more difficult." Liu Fei interjected worriedly: "If we abandon the mountainous area in western Liaoning, we will give the outside world the impression that we have been defeated by the Japanese army. , the Soviet Union and the CCP will only become tougher and will never make any more concessions.”

Luo Yaoguo smiled disapprovingly: "This Xi'an negotiation has no possibility of success. Let's stop having illusions and retreat immediately. As long as we have the fortress of Huludao in our hands, we will definitely win the final victory."

"Will the troops from Qinhuangdao and Shanhaiguan withdraw?" An Sihua asked again.

Luo Yaoguo thought for a while before making a decision: "Withdraw! All withdraw. Concentrate our troops on the front line of Xingcheng and Huludao. It is enough to defend the defense line of Tashan and the northern defense line of the fortress. At worst, we will fight back after the port is repaired."

Hearing Luo Yaoguo say "call back", Liu Fei frowned slightly, and then he recovered in an instant: "Assistant Commander, will the Soviet Union also take the opportunity to join in? They are on the north side of the Anti-Japanese Alliance. If they and Japan Joining hands... I'm afraid Wang Zhongyi and Chen Cheng will face the enemy!"

"It's a big deal to retreat to Mongolia. The meeting of the presidium has decided to let Chen Cixiu's Anti-Union Three Armies send an army to Mongolia." Luo Yaoguo smiled and said: "I'm afraid Mongolia will inevitably have a battle."

"Transfer an army into Mongolia now!" Liu Fei exclaimed, "What about Harbin? Are they really thrown to the Japanese?"

"Looks like this can only be done temporarily." Luo Yaoguo waved his hand indifferently: "Temporarily losing some territory is not the key, the key is that the Bohai Bay is already in our hands! When the Huludao port and airport are repaired, we can switch from defense to offense " He thought for a while and said, "Let Wang Zhongyi consider the matter of Northern Manchuria. We only need to transfer one army into Mongolia, and leave Du Yuming's army alone. Let Sun Liren go with him and serve as Du Yuming's deputy. Others It doesn’t matter, and I can’t control it, let them play freely.”

The three of them discussed for a while, and Liu Fei brought another military map, spread it out on the table, sketched it with red and blue pencils, and presented the adjusted latest layout of the Northeast Theater on the map.Luo Yaoguo came over to take a look, pointed to an area in the eastern part of Jilin Province marked with the CCP emblem and asked, "What's going on here? Is this the CCP's guerrilla zone?"

An Sihua smiled bitterly: "Yes, they are the Red Army led by Zhang Guotao and Ye Ting. They have recently received assistance from the Soviet Union and have developed very well. They occupy a territory in eastern Jilin close to the Soviet Union. There are about 2 people." Speaking of this, An Sihua leaned forward: "Some time ago, I had a fight with the troops of the Second Anti-Union Army in Heilongjiang to fight for Dongning, and it seems to have suffered a bit."

"What! They fought with the Second Anti-Union Army Corps! No, isn't Dongning County the territory of Heilongjiang Province? The Japanese don't seem to have gone there?" Luo Yaoguo was taken aback. He had heard of it a lot in his previous life. Regarding the friction behind the enemy's rear, I didn't expect to encounter it for myself!

"The CCP said that the troops of the Second Anti-Japanese Army stationed there were passive anti-Japanese troops, and they were dedicated to fighting against the Japanese! So they fought, and ended up pissing off your sworn brother, and sent Shen Xingye to command a division to reinforce ..." An Sihua sighed: "What's this called? The enemy's rear area resisted the Japanese...then our own people fought!"

Luo Yaoguo understood that it turned out that two groups of people were vying for territory. As long as the military and government were not unified, this kind of thing would inevitably happen.He thought for a while and said, "Let's leave this kind of matter to Wang Zixing, and let's not worry about it. Since he wants to be the overlord of this party, he can't rely on us for everything."

"Assistant Marshal, if we don't care about this matter, I'm afraid there will be even more trouble in the future." Liu Fei frowned, and interjected: "Heilongjiang and the eastern part of Jilin Province are close to the Soviet Far East. If the Japanese invaders go north and capture Heilongjiang I am afraid that the CCP will take advantage of this opportunity to develop and grow by expelling General Zhongyi’s troops to the Greater Khingan Mountains.”

As soon as Liu Fei reminded him, Luo Yaoguo sighed and shook his head: "I also know this is troublesome, but what can I do about it? The Northeast is this terrain, and the Soviet Union will not give up its support for the CCP."

An Sihua stared at the map for a while, and finally sighed: "Fuwen, if the two parties cannot reach a final agreement on the Northeast issue, I'm afraid that a full-scale civil war will start here." He thought for a while and said: " We may have an advantage in the battle in the customs, but it is difficult to say in the northeast."

Luo Yaoguo smiled wryly: "So they won't make excuses, we can only make bad preparations..."

Chapter 0573 Chiang Kai-shek's Xi'an Incident (seven) falsehood

As expected by Luo Yaoguo, Chiang Kai-shek's request to exchange Qinhuangdao and Shanhaiguan for the CCP to open Jinpu Road and Beining Road was still rejected, and the reason was still the three sunken Soviet warships.Neither the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China nor the Soviet Union endorsed Chiang Kai-shek's "Japanese sinking theory," but the Soviet Union and the Communist Party of China also relaxed their positions, saying that they could send a delegation to the Kuomintang Navy submarine force to conduct an in-depth investigation to determine that the three warships were attacked. At that time, the positions of all the KMT's submarines.In addition, Chiang Kai-shek's call for "bourgeois liberalization and democratization" was naturally rejected by the CCP, which was fighting for the dictatorship of the proletariat...

On the same day that the CCP rejected the Kuomintang’s request to make excuses, the No. 20 Division of the National Revolutionary Army stationed in Qinhuangdao and Shanhaiguan and the 30st Brigade of Independent Heavy Artillery also began to withdraw to Huludao.On the previous day, the Second Army in the mountainous area of ​​western Liaoning also began to retreat towards Huludao. Chaoyang, an important town in western Liaoning, was abandoned by the Kuomintang army on the night of February [-], and the Kuomintang troops in the Northeast Theater began to shrink in an all-round way.The Japanese army took the opportunity to expand their territory and successively occupied Chaoyang, Nanpiao, Jianping, Jianchang and other counties.The [-] troops of the Liaoxi Kuomintang and the Youth Party were compressed on the front line of Xingcheng and Huludao, backed by the narrow strip of Liaodong Bay.The situation of the Northeast Anti-Japanese War took a sudden turn for the worse.

Chiang Kai-shek, who was in charge of negotiating with the CCP in Xi'an, made a request to Zhang Xueliang for several days, hoping that he could put national justice first and persuade the CCP to temporarily put aside the dispute and open the Jinpu Road and Beining Line for the passage of Kuomintang reinforcements or supplies.On the other hand, Zhang Xueliang and Bogu proposed that the Kuomintang would arm the Red Army with weapons, and then the Red Army would be responsible for rescuing the Kuomintang Liaoxi Corps that was "besieged" by the Japanese army... The current situation seems to be a repeat of the "Beipiao Relief War", but it was surrounded The subject and the rescuer switched roles.

Chiang Kai-shek had slapped his chest at the presidium meeting before and guaranteed that the line of communication would be opened within a few days, but now seven or eight days have passed in a blink of an eye, but this one has made no progress at all.As for Chiang Kai-shek's method, it seems to be the old method of Chinese officialdom for thousands of years, to cultivate relations and promote friendship.Constantly offering tea and wine, even Soong Meiling put down her face and pretended to smile in front of Miss Zhao Si every day!Later, Yang Yongtai gave another idea and mobilized a group of young students from various middle schools in Shaanxi to go to the gate of Huaqing Pool every day to make a petition to Zhang Xueliang, hoping to impress this patriotic general.

But what troubled Chiang Kai-shek was that although Zhang Xueliang and his wife would come every time they were invited, they always talked and laughed happily with Chiang Kai-shek and his wife every time. They were really good brothers and sisters, but when it came to making excuses, Zhang Xueliang refused to let go!In other words, the Communist Party behind Zhang Xueliang refused to let go...

The Kuomintang Central Committee in Wuhan is urging each time more urgently, and the military situation in western Liaoning seems to have reached a million points.It seemed that Chiang Kai-shek had finally reached the point of chaos.Today, at the banquet where I don’t know how many times he treated guests to dinner, Lao Jiang no longer cared about the dignity and dignity of the Kuomintang leaders and the leaders of the National Revolutionary Army, and pulled his face down and said something almost begging.

"Brother Hanqing, even if Brother Yu has done something wrong over the years, it has offended you and the CCP. But, the 30 army in western Liaoning? Don't you have the heart to watch so many anti-Japanese soldiers die because they lack ammunition? Is it sinking in Huludao? Let’s put it this way, the matter of the three Soviet battleships...I decide to let your people investigate, but you must let some military columns pass first, right? You have to wait until you find out everything. The 30 troops in western Liaoning will be wiped out!"

Looking at Chiang Kai-shek who was anxious like an ant on a hot pot, Zhang Xueliang was very sober in his heart at the moment.Lao Jiang was just begging for mercy over and over again, taking out all kinds of righteousness and high hats and throwing them over like he didn't want money.But when it comes to substantive things, Chiang Kai-shek is also stubborn... For example, how to divide the Northeast territory after the war?For example, the national government provided the CCP with weapons and ammunition for the anti-Japanese war; and for example, allowing the CCP to carry out legal activities within the national government’s jurisdiction, and other key issues, Lao Jiang’s method was all one word-delay!The provision of weapons and ammunition to the CCP should be postponed until after the opening of the Jinpu Line and the Beining Line. After the war, the division of land should be postponed until after the victory of the Northeast War of Resistance. There is simply no timetable for the revision of the Political Party Law.

Seeing that this time the negotiation was about to turn into a "dinner party" again, the representatives of both sides talked less and less, and in the end they didn't even bother to talk about it, and the whole thing was to eat.Chiang Kai-shek took a breath, stood up gently and walked to Zhang Xueliang's side: "Brother Hanqing, I wonder if I can give brother Yu a chance, let us talk alone?"

Zhang Xueliang was taken aback, glanced at the sincere Chiang Kai-shek, and said with a smile, "I'm determined to do what I want, but I dare not ask for it." Chiang Kai-shek nodded to Bogu and several other entourages of the Communist Party of China: "I'm sorry."

Sun Mingjiu cast his eyes on Zhang Xueliang, straightened his waist, and was about to stand up and follow.Zhang Xueliang motioned him to sit down with his eyes.Chiang Kai-shek, with a solemn posture, led the way, walked around the screen in the main hall, and walked out of the house.A group of Kuomintang attendants stood up and stood respectfully to send them off.Zhang Xueliang smiled, put on his overcoat, and followed Lao Jiang through the screen nonchalantly.

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The night in Huaqing Pool is very lonely, the villa stands alone in the mountain, surrounded by unknown insects, and the spring insects that have been silent for the winter are chirping cheerfully at this time.The mountain wind blew, and the leaves made rustling noises. Zhang Xueliang shrank his body and wrapped his coat a little.

The two walked silently along the mountain road to Chiang Kai-shek's villa. Zhang Xueliang looked up at the sky full of stars in the northeast direction. The stars covered the sky, illuminating the black sky, but the territory under the stars had changed owners.Chiang Kai-shek looked at his brother, and he knew very well that Zhang Xueliang was still the master of the Northeast Army, or the eighth, ninth, tenth, three Red Army regiments and the Red Navy Fleet!The Northeast Army has eaten Zhangjia food and worn Zhangjia clothes for 20 years, and it will never become a real red army in just a few dozen days.It also took seven or eight years for the National Revolutionary Army to become semi-nationalized, and it took seven or eight years to slowly adjust the system and personnel. Not overnight.

"Brother Hanqing, I heard that Soviet advisers were present at the meetings of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. Is that true?" Chiang Kai-shek suddenly mentioned the matter of Soviet advisers. It has also been used to accuse the CCP of being controlled by the Soviet Union, slandering the CCP as a tool for the Soviet Union to invade China!The CCP has repeatedly stated that they and the Bolshevik Party of the Soviet Union are both members of the Communist International, they are completely equal to each other, and they must accept the guidance of the Communist International. There is no such thing as the Soviet Communist Party controlling the Communist International and then using the Communist International to control other members. party thing.

Obviously, the CCP accepts the guidance of the Communist International and the CCP accepts the guidance of the Bolshevik Party of the Soviet Union. These are two completely different concepts!The former is the unity of the proletarians of the world, and it is an internationalism that no one wants the country but only the class.The latter means that a political faction in one country accepts the leadership and support of another country’s ruling party. If such leadership and support will not harm the interests and sovereignty of the country where the leader is located, no one will believe it. .

"It's not an advisor to the Soviet Union but an advisor to the Comintern. It's just a Soviet nationality." Zhang Xueliang's tone was flat, without any emotion, as if he was talking about something completely unrelated to him: "The CCP is an internationalist party. The guidance of the Communist International is a matter of course, even the Bolshevik Party of the Soviet Union must accept the guidance of the Communist International.”

"Really?" Chiang Kai-shek said casually: "Brother Hanqing, do you really believe that the CCP and the CPSU are equal brother parties? And Lenin and Stalin could be replaced with a single instruction from the Communist International? Do you really know the Politburo of the CPSU?" During the meeting, there was also a consultant from the Communist International who was the emperor there? Hmph!"

Chiang Kai-shek snorted heavily. Even ordinary workers and peasants would not understand this kind of thing. Zhang Xueliang shook his head with a wry smile and sighed: "Brother Jie is right, the CCP is good at everything, and the spirit is uplifting. Cadres and party members They are both honest and dedicated, and they fight for the nation and the country with one heart and one mind. Our Northeast Army can’t match it. I’m afraid your KMT is also far behind. It’s always unclear about the relationship with the Soviet Union, but I believe they will eventually find a way out."

Chiang Kai-shek didn't answer, but he was thinking about Zhang Xueliang's words. Over the years, the CCP's honesty and self-sacrifice spirit of not fearing hardship or death had indeed had a major impact in the Kuomintang-controlled areas. Not only him, but also many veterans of the Kuomintang, such as Hu Hanmin, Luo Yiqun, Xie Zhi, Zou Lu and others are reflecting on this, and want to draw nourishment from it for the transformation of the Kuomintang.

But Luo Yaoguo scoffed at this, he insisted that there is no free lunch in the world!All efforts are for return, the only difference is whether this return is a short-term return that is immediately visible, or a long-term return that will be reaped after many years!And often the short-term rewards are relatively small, while the long-term rewards are relatively generous... If the entire Kuomintang is transformed into another "political training machine" with combat effectiveness like the Communist Party, how can this machine be willing to give up? How about embarking on the road of democratic constitutionalism because of the authority and interests of "training the government"?At that time, what power will be able to urge the millions or even tens of millions of party members who make up this machine to only pay without asking for anything in return?And who can believe that the powerful class in power will only pay instead of seeking corresponding benefits?Of course, it is still possible for one or several or even dozens of idealists to give everything without asking for anything in return, but if this number is expanded to millions or tens of millions... this is not in line with the selfishness of all living things. Innate!

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The two chatted while walking, and before they were halfway there, they saw Gu Zhutong, the commander-in-chief of the Northwest Garrison, hurried over, and saw Chiang Kai-shek standing at attention and reporting: "Committee, urgent report from the Northeast Theater!"

Chiang Kai-shek and Zhang Xueliang were stunned, and Chiang Kai-shek hurriedly asked, "What happened?"

"The Japanese army launched an offensive in North Manchuria." Gu Zhutong looked a little anxious, and his tone of voice was a little quick: "Chen Cheng reported that the Japanese army mobilized nearly 20 troops from eight divisions to launch a surprise attack on the Fuyu Yushu line. The Tenth Division of the Fourth Army of the Anti-Union Second Army was caught off guard and was retreating towards Shuangcheng. The Yushu garrison was also on the verge of collapse. Troops are being assembled, and it seems that they are preparing to cooperate with the Japanese army to attack! Now Wang Zhongyi has issued a mandatory evacuation order in Harbin... It seems that he is going to abandon the city and retreat to Daxinganling and Mongolia."

Zhang Xueliang began to heave a sigh of relief. The Japanese army was attacking North Manchuria.In the future, when the port of Huludao in western Liaoning is repaired, the main force of the Kuomintang will launch an attack in South Manchuria.At that time, the Japanese army will probably not be an opponent. Once the Japanese army is defeated, the CCP will take the opportunity to recover Heilongjiang and even Jilin. Two-thirds of the Northeast will be acquired, plus Mongolia, Suiyuan, Rehe, Chahar, Zhili, Northern Shaanxi, In northern Shanxi, northern Shandong and other places, and relying on the Soviet Union, the CCP has enough capital to deal with the Kuomintang.

But when he heard that the Soviet Red Army was also planning to invade, and Wang Zhongyi was about to withdraw his troops back to Mongolia, he knew it was troublesome.The Soviet Union sent troops at this time to cooperate with the Japanese army, and the CCP would immediately fall into a very embarrassing situation, and Wang Zhongyi withdrew his troops back to Mongolia like a frightened bird... If you count the KMT’s Anti-Union Army, Mongolia will have 20 relatives Nationalist military power.This will pose a great obstacle to the CCP’s capture of Mongolia. Unless the Soviet Union takes action again, the people in the south will definitely be raging if this continues. ... Zhang Xueliang's vest couldn't help but feel chills.

At this moment, Chiang Kai-shek suddenly stopped and turned around, looking at Zhang Xueliang solemnly: "Brother Hanqing, the country has reached the most dangerous moment. The only one who can save the country and the nation from danger is only a good brother!"