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As for who should sit and what seat, that has been arranged long ago.Zhou Enlai was at one table with the leftists of the Kuomintang, Mao Zedong, Liu Shaoqi and the ministers of the central government were at one table, Wang Ming and Zhang Wentian were with the Soviet ambassador and advisers at one table, Xiang Ying, Zhu Deran and the senior officials of the Eighth Route Army stationed in Beijing were at the same table. The generals sat at the same table, Zhang Guotao, Mao Renfeng, Pan Fu, Ma Hongbin, Japanese Minister Yoshizawa Kenkichi and others also joined the table.Uh, by the way, Zhang Guotao was sent by Zhou Enlai to become the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the chairman of the North-South Exchange Association, and he is quite a big official.

After entering the table, everyone looked at each other and felt that compared with last year's Spring Festival, it seemed like a world away.At that time, Sun Yat-sen was still the president, and China was still a unified country.The world economy is also booming.Today, the CCP is in charge of Beijing, and Sun Yat-sen has passed away for almost a year.And the country has been split north and south, on the brink of civil war.The world's economy is even more depressed.

No one knows how long China's peace can last after this New Year's Eve dinner?Will there be a large-scale civil war that ruins the country's fortunes?And in the war that is about to break out, what kind of changes will happen to the interests of the various factions?

Chapter 0482 Central Plains War ([-])

The cold wind from Siberia brushed across the wilderness and mountains, killing everything in the world.

"It's really frozen for thousands of miles, and snow drifts for thousands of miles..." Luo Yaoguo opened the curtains of his car, looked at the vast and endless white snow scene of the Northeast Great Plains, and muttered to himself.

Only a few days after the Spring Festival in 19, he traveled to the northeast of Zhang Xueliang's site to enjoy the snow.At the moment, I am taking a car from the airport to the city of Harbin.During this period of time, Zhang Xueliang has moved the Marshal's Mansion to this ice city full of White Russia and full of Russian style.

A troop of cavalry from the Northeast Army served as guards on both sides of the car. They were all wearing heavy cloaks, and the earflaps of their dog-skin hats were also put down.The winter climate in the Northeast is extremely cold, let alone fighting, even marching in the field is not easy.Even Luo Yaoguo, who was sitting in the car, felt a little cold, he hurriedly tightened his military coat, and leaned closer to Natalie beside him.Uh, it's kind of like huddling together to keep warm.

To be honest, Luo Yaoguo was particularly unwilling to go north in this cold weather, let alone come to the icy and snowy Heilongjiang.It's just that the current situation doesn't allow him to hug his wives and concubines at home in Wuhan anymore.The CCP's crusade against Shanxi is about to begin, and the Kuomintang will be involved if it fails.At that time, the Northeast will be a bit dangerous, although Zhang Xueliang listened to the suggestions of Chiang Kai-shek and Guo Songling and moved the old camp to Harbin.However, only relying on the combat effectiveness of the Northeast Army and Zhang Shaoshuai's fighting skills, I am afraid that he still cannot fight against Japan alone.What's more, the Northeast Army is against thieves for a thousand days, while the Kwantung Army may launch a surprise attack at any time.The initiative is completely in the hands of others, and there are internal responses like Xiqia and Jin Puxin!So Luo Yaoguo had no choice but to come to the Northeast to discuss with Zhang Xueliang about supplying the Mongolian Seventh Route Army.In case the Northeast Army can no longer resist, the Seventh Route Army may be able to advance eastward to resist Japan...

In addition, he will meet his brother Wang Zhongyi in Harbin, whom he has not seen for many days, and discuss with him the possibility of going east.That man is now a warlord, even the CCP can do nothing to him, Luo Yaoguo naturally can only coax him.Moreover, if the "Mongol King" is to go east to fight against Japan, weapons and equipment supplies must be prepared in advance. This war may last for several years.You can't expect Wang Zhongyi's army to rely on capture to fight, and naturally you can't rely on the Soviet Union for assistance. Hehe, in this time and space, it would be good if they don't attack Japan from the north to the south!

"Fuwen, should we remind Zhang Xueliang that his subordinates have Japanese insiders?" Natalie leaned close to Luo Yaoguo's ear, and whispered a suggestion in German: "Maybe it can be arranged unintentionally..."

"Don't worry about it." Luo Yaoguo also interrupted her in German. He gently held her soft and slender hand and smiled: "If nothing happens here in the Northeast, we and the Communist Party will have nothing to do with each other." How can we live in peace? This is a last resort for external governance."

"The Communist Party will fall into this trap? They can definitely conclude an agreement with Japan to recognize the warlord they supported in exchange for support. This kind of thing has been done by Lenin and Trotsky in the past." Natalie frowned. Xiumei shook his head.

Luo Yaoguo frowned, this is not enough... After all, the national conditions of Soviet Russia are different from those of China.If you dare to do this in China, why not be condemned and opposed by the whole country?Moreover, the Kuomintang has now held high the banner of anti-Japanese and anti-Russian. Once a Japanese invasion occurs, it can only show that the Kuomintang has foresight.If the CCP wants to win the hearts and minds of the people, it can only hold the banner of resistance against Japan higher.

"Then they won't use the excuse that China has not yet been unified to put pressure on us? They proposed to unify first and then resist Japan. Want us to accept their unification method?" Natalie rested her head on Luo Yaoguo's shoulder and muttered a few more words softly.

Luo Yaoguo touched her smooth and delicate face, and said with a deep smile: "That's why Wang Zhongyi will be arranged to join forces with the Northeast Army and form an 'Anti-Resistance Alliance' at that time. We, the Northeast Army, and Wang Zhongyi will all participate. Heilongjiang was used as a base to carry out the war of resistance. The CCP will definitely follow suit. They may not have the strength to counterattack the Northeast from the front, but it is still possible to infiltrate behind the enemy and open up a base behind the enemy. As long as this... is enough."

……

While Luo Yaoguo and Natalie were rushing from the airport to Harbin, Zhou Enlai and Deng Yanda were drinking tea in the living room of the Beijing central government office in Harbin.This office occupies a manor on the outskirts of Harbin. It was originally Zhang Xueliang's property. After the old camp of the Northeast Army moved north to Harbin, it was given to the CCP as an office. The director of the office was Li Shuning, an old acquaintance of Luo Yaoguo.

I don't know if it's because of the tight budget, but the living room has almost no decoration, only two rows of chairs and a few tea tables.Zhou Enlai and Deng Yanda sat side by side in the upper seats, holding the freshly brewed tea in their hands, sipping lightly.Li Shuning sat on a chair at the bottom, holding her knees with both hands, seeming a bit cautious.

"Prime Minister, Chief." Li Shuning smiled at the two chiefs and began to report to work: "At present, the old battalion of the Northeast Army has almost completed the relocation. Harbin Songbei Camp has now become their material storage warehouse. According to the information we entered According to the information collected by comrades, the weapons and ammunition there are piled up like a mountain, enough to arm 20 troops! The Northeast Army also received 1 F-1 and A-[-] planes, as well as a large amount of ground support equipment at the end of last year. They were all donated by Wuhan Yes, the pilots and ground crews received training at the military academy in Wuhan. Now this air force has also been deployed to the airport near Harbin. In addition... We also inquired through the secretary next to Zhang Xueliang that the president of the Wuhan Nationalist Government Chief of Staff Luo Yaoguo will come to Harbin today. He may have gotten off the plane by now and is rushing into the city."

Zhou Enlai frowned, his heart sank.During this period of time, the central government has been planning to take decisive action against Shanxi. He came to the Northeast this time to do Zhang Xueliang's united front work.Try to get him to support the central government in Shanxi, at least...to remain neutral.And Luo Yaoguo came here at this time, could it be to let the Northeast Army side with Yan Xishan during the Battle of Shanxi?

"Well, this Luo Yaoguo is probably coming from bad people! The rightists of the Kuomintang spent a lot of money on Zhang Xueliang, sending planes and cannons, and making arrangements to help the Northeast Army relocate the old camp... But it's all true. I'm in the interests. I'm afraid our empty words can't compare with others." Deng Yanda's tone was more serious, and his eyebrows gradually frowned.The real worry in his heart is that Zhang Xueliang was bought by the Kuomintang to change his flag and join the camp in Wuhan.At that time, the Central Committee of Beijing will be besieged on all sides. Not only will Shanxi not be able to take it down, but even Beijing will be hard to protect!Where will the Kuomintang leftists go then?

Deng Yanda emphasized his tone: "From the perspective of the strategic situation, the Kuomintang rightists have joined forces with Zhang Xueliang, Yan Xishan, and Wang Zixing, who has defected to Wuhan...and the fake Communist Party Wang Zhongyi, who is about to form a strategic siege against us. No matter what happens this time, Zhang Xueliang cannot be let down."

Zhang Xueliang has now become a key factor in the struggle between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party!Zhou Enlai looked serious. In fact, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China is also aware that the current situation is that the Kuomintang has the upper hand, but they are not sure of victory, so the final decisive battle did not break out.Over the years, the Kuomintang has taken every step very steadily, using steady tactics to expand its territory and strength step by step.But once they get the support of the Northeast Army... they will be sure of winning against Beijing.

"Choose students." Zhou Enlai looked at Deng Yanda solemnly: "Tell me, what does our Beijing central government have to attract Zhang Xueliang's attention? How can we keep him from falling to Wuhan? The current situation is that the Kuomintang rightists occupy advantage, if Zhang Xueliang falls again, they will have an overwhelming advantage, and the path of peaceful reunification and democratic nation-building we are pursuing is probably hopeless."

Is there anything that can attract Zhang Xueliang?Deng Yanda was slightly taken aback when he heard the words. He understood that this was Zhou Enlai's hint, and at the same time, he was clearly telling him that the leftists of the Kuomintang must pay a certain price in this action of wooing Zhang Xueliang!Because the current Beijing government can't offer anything to bribe Zhang Xueliang except for the devalued officials.And the official position that can make Zhang Xueliang tempted is probably only the vice president!This seat was originally agreed to be given to Deng Yanda...

"We can consider giving up the position of vice president..." Deng Yanda hesitated for a moment, seeming to let go.However, he didn't agree to it very readily, but looked heartbroken, and it seemed that he still wanted to get some compensation from the CCP.

"Of course our party will not abandon old friends for the sake of new friends." Zhou Enlai glanced at Deng Yanda and smiled slightly: "Our ideals of peaceful reunification and democratic nation-building cannot be achieved without the participation of leftist friends from the Kuomintang. The attitude is very clear. This time you will not let you give up the position of vice president for nothing. Just say what you want.”

Zhou Enlai's attitude was relaxed, Deng Yanda was overjoyed, and quickly said: "We still have some comrades in Henan and Shandong. They are all middle- and lower-level officers of the former 21st Division. These people are not willing to surrender to the rightists of the Kuomintang. I hope they can find opportunities. Make a comeback. I don’t know...can your party help?”

"Could it be that you want to launch an armed uprising on the territory of the right wing of the Kuomintang!" Zhou Enlai stared at Deng Yanda in surprise.Right now, the social environment in the territory of the rightists of the Kuomintang is stable, the economy is developing well, and although the people are poor, their lives are improving at a relatively fast speed after all... Under such circumstances, the CCP does not dare to launch an uprising, lest there will be an awkward situation.Unexpectedly, the leftists of the Kuomintang actually wanted to do this kind of business of meat buns beating dogs.

Seeing Zhou Enlai's expression, Deng Yanda knew that the other party wanted to go wrong, so he quickly waved his hand: "We don't have the power yet, but we just want to call those comrades to your party's territory and reorganize an army."

Zhou Enlai silently calculated that the leftists of the Kuomintang could at most recruit a group of middle and lower-level officers, and the central government had to help arrange soldiers, more junior officers and non-commissioned officers.In this way, this army is actually shared by the CCP and the leftists of the Kuomintang, and in the end it will even be completely controlled by the CCP secretly.And this can satisfy the leftists of the Kuomintang. This deal should be very cost-effective.He smiled and said: "Okay, we will give a designation of the [-]th Route Army, but the military salary can only be given to one division, and you can find a way to solve the rest."

A trace of gratitude flashed across Deng Yanda's face: "Enlai, thank you. Our Kuomintang leftists have not made friends! Here I assure you that the [-]th Route Army absolutely obeys the orders of the central government. We will fight whoever the central government tells us to fight." Who. Oh, let Zhang Hanqing be the vice president."

"Okay! Brother Zesheng really helped our party a lot by doing this." Zhou Enlai breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. With the position of vice president, he should be able to temporarily stabilize Zhang Xueliang. A little bigger.

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In Zhang Xueliang's Harbin Grand Marshal's Mansion, in the secret room, the fireplace was glowing red, and the air was filled with the smell of wood-burning smoke and the fragrance of tea that can only be found in top-quality oolong.Luo Yaoguo changed into a suit, held Natalie's jade hand, and the two sat side by side on a couch.Zhang Xueliang, Yu Fengzhi and his wife were sitting opposite them, talking and laughing with Luo Yaoguo.King Zhongyi of Mongolia is also sitting here at the moment, and standing behind him is a handsome young officer, Lin Yurong, Chief of Staff of the Seventh Route Army.

While sipping oolong tea, Luo Yaoguo struck up a conversation with Zhang Xueliang without saying a word.Out of the corner of his eye, he turned to his brother whom he hadn't seen for a long time, and Lin Yurong, who looked a little familiar but couldn't remember which important figure in history he was.This young soldier with a thin figure and delicate eyebrows looks like a girl, just standing there, but faintly showing a bit of majesty like a general.Luo Yaoguo has only seen this kind of bearing in Guderian, Rommel, An Sihua and Bai Chongxi.Could it be that this person is actually a military genius buried in history...

The scene of greetings was finished in a short while, and finally started to talk about the real business.However, unlike Zhou Enlai's imagination, Luo Yaoguo never wanted Zhang Xueliang to fly the blue sky and white sun flag... He also strongly opposed this matter in the secret meeting of the five big brothers.

"Brother Hanqing." I saw Luo Yaoguo's serious face: "Currently the situation in the North and Northwest has become tense again. In North China, the CCP is already dispatching troops, and it seems that they will attack Shanxi soon! And in Mongolia and Xinjiang On the Sino-Soviet border, there have been frequent small-scale border conflicts recently, and even opened fire in many places! This unusual situation is likely to be the beginning of a new Soviet aggressive conspiracy! So we hope to fulfill last year's The promise to the people of the whole country in "Anti-Japanese and Anti-Russian power supply" is to provide support to Xinjiang and Mongolia. However... the support to Mongolia can only be borrowed from the Northeast Army at the moment."

Zhang Xueliang smiled, and waved his hand indifferently: "How can brother Fuwen come all the way to come in person for such a trivial matter? Just send a telegram, or ask Wan Yanhao to notify you. Our Northeast Army has been here for a few years. I have taken so many benefits from you, how can I not help? Besides, you are not doing this for the benefit of the party, but for the country. If I don’t agree, I will become a traitor and traitor Yet?"

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the room immediately relaxed, and everyone nodded and smiled.In the seemingly harmonious atmosphere, Wang Zhongyi stroked his beard and smiled: "General Han Qing is indeed dedicated to the country, and I admire it. However, the amount of arms to be transported to Mongolia this time is very large, as many as 20 rifles! Machine guns are available. There are tens of thousands of guns, and hundreds of millions of bullets. In addition, there are 36 105mm howitzers, 75 [-]mm mountain guns, [-] mortars of various calibers, and hundreds of thousands of shells. These things are I wonder if the Northeast Army can make it easier for them to be transported into Mongolia within a year?"

Zhang Xueliang's face changed slightly when he heard the words, so many weapons and equipment can almost arm an army of 30!Of course, Mongolia does not have so many strong men, but Wang Zhongyi can recruit from the northeast!What does the KMT want to do this time?Could it be that he wanted Wang Zhongyi to cooperate with the Kuomintang army in the north-south attack to destroy the CCP!Or maybe they want to invade the Northeast...

Wang Zhongyi cupped his fists towards Zhang Xueliang: "Besides, I have another merciless request."

"General Wang, but it's okay to say." Zhang Xueliang smiled and nodded.

Wang Zhongyi chuckled: "To tell you the truth, General Hanqing, although the territory of Mongolia is quite large, it is too remote and life is hard. We old men naturally don't care... But the wives and children at home can't bear it, we men Isn’t the purpose of working hard outside is to let them enjoy the happiness? So, I just want to resettle my family to Harbin, I don’t know if General Han Qing welcomes it or not?”

This is to give Zhang Xueliang a hostage to reassure him!This trick is beautifully done!

After a while, Zhang Xueliang only looked at Luo Yaoguo and Wang Zhongyi with a smile.The room was extremely quiet, and at the end, Luo Yaoguo coughed, nodded to Zhang Xueliang, and said with a smile: "Right now, there are several shipyards in the south that have vacant docks, which can just help the cruiser Haiqi of the Northeast Army to refit. …Haiqi is an old ship purchased from England in 1896, and it is already outdated. My idea is to either not change it, or to change it completely. The 203mm main gun has been increased to four, and the power has also been changed. In this way, the speed can be increased a lot. In addition, anti-aircraft guns and armor should be increased as appropriate. The displacement after modification is estimated to increase by about [-] tons. Of course, the cost is free of charge. I don’t know about General Hanqing. Are you satisfied?"

Zhang Xueliang clapped his hands: "That's good! Brother Fuwen, Brother Zhongyi, this time you will be responsible for transporting the army into Mongolia. Our Northeast Army escorted the whole process, and we will not lose a single bullet. A rifle!"

Chapter 0483 Central Plains War ([-])

Harbin, Marshal's Mansion.

Above the banquet, the heat was steaming.There are purple copper hot pots emitting green smoke in the middle, surrounded by eight treasures, cold, hot, sour and sweet, gathered at one table.Most of the people here are generals, all generals above the Northeast Army, plus the young commander Zhang Xueliang and the general counselor Guo Songling, all smiling like flowers.The stars surrounded Zhou Enlai like the moon.Right now, the Northeast Army still bears the signboard of the Beijing Central Government after all, and it is always necessary to save face.

Zhang Xueliang cupped his fists and said with a smile: "Your Excellency, the bitter cold place in the Northeast is not comparable to the bustling and bustling Beijing city, and there is nothing to entertain. It's just a bit simplistic to eat a hot pot and warm up. Fortunately, your party It also pays attention to hard work, so we should be considerate of our negligence, right?"

Zhou Enlai smiled lightly, but couldn't help frowning slightly when he heard Zhang Xueliang calling himself "Your Excellency, Prime Minister".He and Zhang Xueliang had some personal relationships when they were in Beijing, and they have long been called brothers.I didn't expect to be so alienated now, could it be because of Zhili's territory?This matter is indeed too ugly to eat.He insisted that Yang Yuting participated in the murder of Zhang Zuolin, and then sent troops to surround the Governor's Mansion in Tianjin, firing guns in all directions, forcing Yang Yuting away, and the guards of the Superintendent's Office also disarmed!Then deportation.Since then, the Northeast Army has cooled down to the CCP from top to bottom.

But what can I do?The original territory of the CCP was too small and too poor.If you don't take Zhili, you won't be able to support 30 soldiers.Without so many soldiers, we cannot maintain the central government’s brand name. We can’t withdraw from Beijing and hand over the central authority to the Kuomintang because of lack of money, right?

It's just... Now that Zhili has been taken down, the finances have not improved much!When Zhili Beijing was in the hands of the Northeast Army, there were tens of thousands of commercial taxes in the two cities of Beijing and Tianjin every year, and there were also tens of thousands of commercial taxes, lijin, land taxes, salt taxes, etc. in other places in Zhili. With the addition of Tianjin Customs, the total income in a year is no less than 4000 to [-] million!But as soon as the CCP entered, the capitalists ran away one after another. The business tax was basically not collected, and even the import and export did not go to Tianjin.The market suddenly became depressed.As a last resort, we had to start socialist transformation ahead of schedule, but the tax was still less than [-]% of the original amount, and most of it was "public grain" paid by farmers.

Fortunately, the CCP can endure hardships from top to bottom, and knows the importance of hard work, regardless of short-term gains and losses.As long as the revolution wins in the future, what does it matter if we suffer a little now?Although the income is small, it is barely enough to spend.In addition, during the land reform of Zhili and the industrial and commercial transformation of Beijing and Tianjin, many local tyrants and evil gentry and illegal capitalists obtained private savings, and the "hard currency" needed by Baotou's heavy industry base was enough.It's just that it's a one-time income, unless you can lay down a new territory, otherwise the stamina will inevitably be insufficient.And this new territory can only be Shanxi, but if you want to fight Shanxi, you have to get the nod from Zhang Xueliang...

Zhou Enlai smiled and cupped his hands slightly: "Brother Hanqing, the previous investigation into the former President's case turned out to involve Yang Linge. We really did things too seriously. I hope Brother Hanqing will not be offended."

But Zhang Xueliang smiled and said: "Hey! Where did this come from? The Central Committee helped our Northeast Army investigate the case. Our Northeast Army is naturally grateful, so why would it be strange? As for Yang Linge, he and the Japanese Everyone in the Northeast Army knows that people are very close. If the central government did not drive him out, our Northeast Army would have punished him. Speaking of... this matter, we have to thank the central government!" Although the words are polite, but the tone has already softened: "Your Excellency... Even if this matter is over, we all know who murdered my father. There is no need to hold this matter again." To stir up the situation, let the father's spirit in heaven be uneasy, right?"

Hearing Zhang Xueliang's words, Zhou Enlai frowned even tighter.Although Zhang Xueliang is patriotic, he is a warlord after all!Although the CCP is impartial and selfless, it is the central government after all!The central government and the warlords have been opposing sides since ancient times, and even the CCP wants to cut down the vassal.Only when the army, territory, and wealth of the warlords are collected in the central government can the country be stable and prosperous.Therefore, it is understandable for the CCP to cut down the feudal clan by investigating the assassination of Zhang Zuolin. As for the resentment of Zhang Xueliang and the Northeast Army because of it...that is nothing to do.Who made most of China fall into the hands of the Kuomintang?If you don't grab the rest, you will have no place to stand in the future.

"General Hanqing, the Kuomintang reactionaries have already set up a new central government in Wuhan. This is a serious crime of splitting the motherland and provoking a civil war." Zhou Enlai gently turned the wine glass in his hand and considered his words: "The central government hopes to strengthen The unity of the various factions in the north is to jointly oppose the "Northern Expedition" that the Kuomintang reactionaries are about to launch. If they defeat Zhili, Beijing, Tianjin and North... the next one may be the Northeast."