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Zhang Xueliang's face was pale and blue, his face was smoky, his head was drooping, and he was sitting on the sofa in the living room of the Tianjin Superintendent's Office with a hunched body, like a half-wilted bean sprouts. He didn't command hundreds of thousands of troops at all. The style outside the customs.Sitting opposite him was Zhou Enlai who had just arrived from Beijing.

Zhou Enlai was wearing a blue-gray military uniform, his back was straight, his thick eyebrows were slightly frowned, and he looked at the commander of the Northeast Army who was about to collapse with piercing eyes. He didn't know if it was contempt or pity?

The atmosphere inside the room was extremely depressing, and the weather outside the window was also gloomy, with dark clouds hanging down, and thunder rolling across the sky from time to time, it didn't look like autumn at all.

"General Hanqing, to tell you the truth, this time the Shenyang incident happened suddenly, and our central government was not prepared." Zhou Enlai's eyes flashed, and he became more determined: "But being unprepared does not mean that there is no resistance! This time I will come Tianjin is going to discuss with the Northeast Army about going out of the war of resistance! Does the Northeast Army have a contingency plan in this regard?" He turned his attention to Guo Songling who was sitting next to Zhang Xueliang. At the very least, he was calm, and his whole body showed the aura of a famous general named Shen Xiong.

Guo Songling gritted her teeth, a murderous look flashed across her face, and said in a calm voice: "Some arrangements have been made. The counties passing by the Nanman Railway have begun to destroy the railway roads. The No.15 Route Army stationed in Jilin and Changchun has also begun to arrange Defense. In addition, Wang Yizhe’s armored cavalry brigade also set off overnight by train to seize Jinzhou.” He asked again: “What is the plan of the central government? Mediation of the conflict between your party and the Kuomintang is inseparable..."

Zhou Enlai remained calm, just nodded slightly: "The central government is mobilizing troops to prepare for the eastward march to resist Japan, but the main force of the central government is still in Shanxi... It will take some time to mobilize to the northeast. Before that, the Northeast Army must maintain Therefore, the central government hopes that the main force of the Northeast Army can be transferred eastward to resist Japan as soon as possible. In addition...we also got a confidential information about the Kuomintang's anti-Japanese arrangements..."

Hearing the words Kuomintang, Zhang Xueliang suddenly had a hint of surprise on his face, and his tightly frowned eyebrows loosened. He subconsciously wanted to ask a question, but Zhou Enlai took it easy: "According to the information we just received, The KMT has known for a long time that Japan will attack in the Northeast...and they have also prepared a plan to advance eastward to resist Japan, which also involves some disputes within our party... Originally, this kind of housework is not convenient to go outside I mentioned it in front of people, but now that the matter is urgent, I can't take care of so many. To tell you the truth, the person in charge of our party in Mongolia, Wang Zhongyi, is actually a Kuomintang agent! This time, the Kuomintang and Wang Zhongyi's secret service group have colluded together, planning to take advantage of the Japanese invasion and the chaotic situation in the Northeast to move eastward from Mongolia and seize Heilongjiang! Now their tens of thousands of troops may have already crossed Mongolia. The border is full, maybe Manchuria has already been occupied.”

With a bang, Zhang Xueliang jumped up abruptly, brought the chair upside down by himself, and stared at Zhou Enlai with a livid face.

The current old battalion of the Northeast Army has moved from Shenyang to Harbin, including a huge amount of arms reserves and a huge amount of wealth looted over the years are now piled up in various warehouses of the Songbei Camp in Harbin. All this is the real foundation of the Northeast Army!As long as these foundations are not lost, Zhang Xueliang can quickly expand his army in Heilongjiang to fight against the Japanese army. Although it is unlikely to regain his family business, it is still possible to maintain an invincible and undefeated situation.In the end, if the war drags on, it may be difficult for the Japanese to maintain it. If the foreign powers are invited to mediate, the Northeast may still belong to the old Zhang family!But if this root is captured by the Kuomintang, regardless of the gains and losses of the Northeast, the Northeast Army will be a dead end!

Guo Songling next to him was much calmer. After the shock, a smile appeared on his face: "This is a good thing! Now that the Japanese invaders are invading, it is indeed difficult to cope with our strength in the Northeast. The Kuomintang and Wang Zhongyi at this time If you are willing to send a large army to the east, our Northeast Army will be very grateful." He glanced at Zhang Xueliang, who was beside him with a livid face, and said with a smile: "Hanqing, our family business is in Harbin. The Kuomintang knows that the Japanese I also know it. The Japanese will definitely try their best to snatch it! If there are no tens of thousands of elites from Wang Zhongyi, Jiang Chaoliu’s [-] soldiers, I’m afraid they won’t be able to defend for a few days. Join forces with the Kuomintang to fight against Japan, and give Jiang Chaoliu an order to welcome Wang Zhongyi into Harbin to preside over the situation.”

"But what about our supplies in Harbin? These are our lifeblood..." Zhang Xueliang's voice was inaudible.But Guo Songling heard it clearly, he smiled, and said slowly: "Han Qing, do you really think that the Kuomintang cares about our shabby guns? They have already produced 200 million tons of steel. More than Japan! There are still four of the most powerful battleships in the world under construction. Our family is probably not as valuable as a battleship, right? And...we no longer have an arsenal...we will have to provide the KMT if we want to counterattack the Northeast in the future Supplies. So this time we might as well be a little more magnanimous and sell them, so we can talk to them in the future, right?"

The entire room fell silent.Zhang Xueliang also calmed down at this moment, just stood there blankly, looking at Guo Songling with a happy face for a while, and Zhou Enlai with a dignified face for a while, not knowing whether this matter is good or bad... …

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At this time, the territory of the Northeast, especially Harbin, where the Northeast Commander's Office is located, has completely become a mess.The situation developed too fast and too bad, Jiang Dengxuan who stayed here and Zhang Zuoxiang who arrived overnight were at a loss.The Japanese in South Manchuria have lost their minds for some reason, and they want to support that joke-like retired emperor Puyi to be in power in the three eastern provinces!Moreover, Xiqia, who was deeply favored by the Zhang family, seemed to be a spy of the Japanese and a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty. With his assistance, the Japanese took complete control of Shenyang almost without firing a single shot, and took almost 15 people from Northeast China. The army has been captured... At this moment, the troops are being divided to attack various places in Liaoning, and the main force is also dispatched to advance to Changchun!The good thing is that Xuezhong's No.[-] Route Army is the elite base of Wu Peifu's direct lineage. Although the weapons and equipment are a bit poor, they are not frightened by the Japanese at the critical moment. They should be able to support it for a while and make some preparations for Harbin. Bar?

But what can Harbin do now?The main force of the Northeast Army has been taken to the pass by Zhang Xueliang, and there is no way to return now!What remained in Heilongjiang was only the 3-man Ninth Route Army and some local troops.The warehouse of the Songbei Camp is full of weapons, ammunition and boxes of yellow and white things, but it is not a matter of overnight to use these things to build an armed army.And the Japanese defeated Yu Xuezhong and marched to the city of Harbin, probably in the past few days, when the time comes, it will really be a disaster.

So in the Northeast Army Chief's Office in Harbin, it is gloomy at the moment.

Yang Yuting and Zeng Qi strode in from the outside.These two people have been in Harbin for some time, and they have had several secret talks with Jiang Dengxuan.Helplessly, this Jiang Dengxuan is Zhang Xueliang's confidant, and he would never do the kind of thing that the seller asks for glory!Of course, there are elements of disbelief in what Yang Yuting and Zeng Qi said.So the two rushed over immediately after confirming the news of the Shenyang incident this morning, and Yang Yuting yelled loudly before entering the living room.

"...Brother Chao Sixth, the Japanese are really in trouble! Let Wang Zhongyi's Seventh Route Army come in now... Otherwise, the good things in Heilongjiang and Harbin will end up cheaper for the Japanese!"

"Ling Ge, what are you talking about? What's the matter with Wang Zhongyi? They don't want to stay in Mongolia well, do they also want to take this opportunity to fish in the troubled waters of the Northeast?"

The interviewer was a veteran of the Northeast Army, Zhang Zuolin's brother Zhang Zuoxiang, who was originally in Jilin, was ordered to rush to Harbin overnight after the incident in Shenyang, and he just arrived this time.Hearing that someone came to report that it was Yang Yuting and Zeng Qi asking for a meeting, they came to meet with Jiang Dengxuan.

Seeing Zhang Zuoxiang, Yang Yuting hurriedly cupped his fists, sighed again, found a chair and sat down by himself: "Assistant Commander, it's good that you come here. More than six people dare not make a decision on this matter, you always The veteran of our Northeast Army, please come up with an idea." He glanced at Zhang Zuoxiang quietly, saw the surprised expression on his face, knew that Jiang Dengxuan hadn't told him the matter, so he smiled and said: "The thing is like this, Now the Japanese have launched an incident in Shenyang to seize our foundation. And the main force of the Northeast Army is far beyond the reach of the pass. Here in Harbin there are only 5 soldiers over six, and there are [-] soldiers from the [-]th Route Army in Jilin. Taken together Only [-] people, what can this strength do? Fortunately, Wang Zhongyi of Mongolia and the Kuomintang in the south are willing to help us fight the Japanese devils. Wang Zhongyi's [-] troops are on the border. As long as you keep nodding, they can Come to Heilongjiang. The Kuomintang is also willing to send officers and non-commissioned officers to Harbin by air, these are the foundation of an army, and it takes three months to expand a strong army with good officers and non-commissioned officers."

"Hehe, what a good one to help us fight the devils..." Zhang Zuoxiang glanced around with cold eyes, and said in a calm voice: "After the fight is over? Is Heilongjiang still the territory of the old Zhang family? Are Jilin and Liaoning still surnamed Zhang?"

His tone was so cold that Yang Yuting, Zeng Qi, Jiang Dengxuan and the other three gasped unconsciously.Zeng Qi gritted his teeth and stood up bravely: "Assistant Marshal, to tell you the truth, after the Japanese devils are beaten away, the Northeast will naturally be brought under the rule of the National Government. But... the generals of the Northeast Army And General Zhang Hanqing, the national government will also give preferential treatment."

Zhang Zuoxiang just shook his head and sneered: "Aren't Chiang Kai-shek and Luo Fuwen's calculations too smart? They want us to hand over our territory and army by giving them preferential treatment? What a wishful thinking! Chao Liu, what do you think?" The old general turned his head quietly Looking at Jiang Dengxuan anxiously: "Hanqing treats you very well, you can't be that kind of ungrateful person! We can still solve the problem through diplomatic negotiations with the Japanese. If the territory is given to the Kuomintang, everything will be over!"

Jiang Dengxuan smiled wryly: "Assistant Marshal, if we don't let people come in, they won't come in? Even if they don't come, what about the Japanese? Are they really willing to withdraw their troops and return Liaoning to the young marshal? This time our Northeast Army is considered a I fell home..."

At this moment, a staff officer hurried to the door, holding a telegram in his hand, with a slight smile on his face, it seemed that something good happened.

"The commander-in-chief sent an urgent message from Tianjin, deciding to unite the Kuomintang, Mongolian Wang Zhongyi, and the Communist Party to fight against Japan, and asked us to let the Mongolian Seventh Route Army enter."

Chapter 0512 Battle of Jinzhou ([-])

September 19, 28th year of the Republic of China.

Shandong Jinan.

The night was already very dark, and the entire Ten Thousand Bamboo Garden was peaceful, only Luo Yaoguo was still on the big Western-style bed in the bedroom, unable to sleep with his eyes open.He leaned against the back of the big bed, staring straight at the ceiling.Natalie was sleeping next to him tonight, and she was also insomnia with her husband at the moment, lying sideways beside him, looking at her sweetheart with big eyes twinkling: "Why not?" Don't you want to sleep? Are you still thinking about tomorrow's negotiation? Or do you want me to serve you again?" This foreign girl is good at everything, but she is a little too...

Luo Yaoguo turned his head sideways, looked at the pretty face with a blurred spring, and smiled wryly: "I can't sleep...I always think about the Northeast...the situation there is too complicated, the Japanese, the Northeast Army, the Communist Party, the Manchus... Qingyi, old and young, and... my brother Wang Zhongyi, all of them are difficult to deal with." Natalie glanced at him with a charming look, and said with a half-smile: "When it comes to difficult, the world's number one I'm afraid it's still you, right? Even I'm so pestered by you that I can't help it, so I have to surrender obediently and let you handle it..." This woman has a very special status around Luo Yaoguo. She is also an aunt, confidential secretary, and intelligence adviser. There is even the role of a staff member.Luo Yaoguo also had a part in all the bad things, so naturally she was well aware of the behind-the-scenes of the Shenyang Incident.

Listening to his favorite concubine's soft voice taunting him, Luo Yaoguo just smiled wryly.He looked at this charming beauty, but his tone was a bit deep: "You also think I'm asking for trouble? I knew that I knew about the Japanese conspiracy but didn't stop it. It’s troublesome to deal with the aftermath, isn’t it?” His tone was a little dejected: “I have no choice but to think that China has really risen to become an industrial A strong country... In fact, this country has not changed much from five years ago or ten years ago. It is still a poor and backward agricultural country, and the small-scale peasant economy is still the mainstream. The middle and lower classes, which account for the vast majority of the population, still live below the poverty line ...It can be said that our national government is sitting on the crater and ruling, and if we are not careful, we will usher in a catastrophe!"

Natalie seemed to understand her husband's words. She nodded and said with a smile: "So you acquiesced in allowing the Japanese to fight in Manchuria, and then used the name of resistance to Japan to divert domestic attention. A country like China that has suffered a lot in recent decades In a country bullied by foreign enemies, what is more important than national righteousness? With the banner of anti-Japanese, it is naturally difficult for the Communist Party to launch class struggle to deal with you reactionaries. Also in the name of anti-Japanese... ...Your military expansion and preparation for war will become justifiable, don't you think?"

Luo Yaoguo sat up suddenly from the bed, frowned and stared at Natalie fiercely, the atmosphere in the room became a little tense.After a while, I heard Natalie's coquettish smile, and she said sweetly: "You enemy, look at him like this... he is already yours inside and outside the house, can't you still believe it?" Natalie said Tali limply pushed into his arms, a pair of soft and slender hands took his hands and put them on her naked breasts, and said shyly: "My dear, you have been too nervous these two days, let me help you Just relax..."

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At this time, in the compound of the CPC Shandong Provincial Committee in Jihe County, north of Jinan City, there were also two people who stayed up all night.The guest room in the provincial party committee compound was full of strong tea fragrance. Zhou Enlai and Deng Yanda, who had come all the way from Beijing, were looking at each other silently.The purpose of the two of them coming to Shandong was to negotiate with Luo Yaoguo on the "United Anti-Japanese War", but at this time the two of them were not thinking about tomorrow's negotiations.An urgent telegram just sent from Beijing is in Zhou Enlai's hand at this moment.

The room was quiet, only the slight sound of paper shaking.

I don't know how long it took before Zhou Enlai shook his hand, put the telegram on the table, and sighed deeply: "Zhesheng, this is an urgent telegram from the Central Revolutionary Military Commission... According to the information of the Communist International in Japan, Net reports that the Japanese 20rd, [-]th, [-]th, and [-]th divisions have boarded the ship from Ujina Port today! Including the [-] divisions already in the northeast, the Japanese army has mobilized a total of [-] divisions this time. Nearly [-] troops! The Jinzhou defense line between us and the Northeast Army is in danger..."

"...Jinzhou is an important gateway into and out of the Northeast. If we lose it, we will encounter huge difficulties whether we are counterattacking the Northeast or developing behind the enemy. And now the people of the whole country have high expectations of us...especially the people in the south, they They thought our communist army was as well-equipped as the Kuomintang army and could easily win the battle of Shandong. They thought Japan was vulnerable. If we don’t have a good fight, how will we explain it? The newspapers in the south are already scolding We don't resist...but what are we going to use to defeat Japan? The Eighth Route Army and the Seventeenth Route Army are just six light infantry divisions with only 48 75mm mountain artillery pieces, and the artillery division directly under the Central Committee now has only one regiment with 24 152mm heavy artillery pieces. The situation of the Northeast Army is not much better than ours, their arsenals in the three northeastern provinces have been lost, and the weapons and ammunition in stock are in Harbin, so they can only rely on the stock on hand for maintenance, and I am afraid that they will not be able to fight a single battle!"

Listening to Zhou Enlai's tired tone.Deng Yanda was not feeling well either, and almost burst into tears.He couldn't figure it out, these Kuomintang rightists who betrayed the will of the former Prime Minister didn't bother to fight the Japanese at all?Now it's my turn... Does it seem a little hanging?

In the ten days after September 9.18, the CCP and the Northeast Army successively mobilized 30 troops to Jinzhou.In fact, they didn't want to counterattack Shenyang, but they just wanted to keep a place to stay outside the pass.But the Japanese got excited and transferred four divisions from China at once, and it seemed that he was going to fight Jinzhou!

Deng Yanda took a deep breath: "Enlai, if you are really unsure and give up Jinzhou, you should withdraw the troops first and then make plans. If you keep the green hills, you are not afraid of running out of firewood!"

Zhou Enlai shook his head slightly: "It is absolutely impossible to withdraw. The Battle of Jinzhou must be fought, even if it is definitely defeated, it must be fought!" He gritted his teeth: "If this battle is not fought...why should we ask the Kuomintang What should we do? At that time, they can continue to accuse us of not resisting, and the people of the whole country will also criticize us for losing our power and humiliating the country... So we can only grit our teeth and fight hard!"

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The place where Luo Yaoguo and Zhou Enlai negotiated was set on an inland river ferry named "Heyan".Zhou Enlai originally wanted to invite Luo Yaoguo to Tianjin to negotiate with him, but thinking that Tianjin is currently Zhang Xueliang's territory, and Zhang Xueliang has a hobby of launching a military remonstrance...so Luo Yaoguo refused to go to the "neutral" Tianjin no matter what. The current relationship between the party is that "the Han and the thieves are not at odds", and they all regard themselves as the only legal government.So this negotiation can only be held in the cabin of this small ferry in the middle of the Yellow River.

Since this meeting was more or less in the nature of a secret negotiation, the number of participants was very limited. On the Kuomintang side was Luo Yaoguo and Lieutenant Colonel Natalie, who had a secretary sign and was in fact doing whatever Luo Yaoguo told him to do.On the CCP side are Zhou Enlai and Deng Yanda.

On the afternoon of September 29th, I finally lived up to expectations and met the powerful figures of the two central governments in the north and the south of China. After exchanging a few pleasantries, they were sitting down as guests and hosts. Several cups of steaming espresso had been brought up by Natalie .A strong fragrance that only the best blue mountain can have is floating in this small cabin.

Zhou Enlai took a sip of the coffee made by Natalie himself, and said with a smile: "Brother Fuwen, everything here is the best, even a small cup of coffee. I really envy us."

Luo Yaoguo waved his hands indifferently: "Isn't it just coffee? How about I ask Natalie to prepare a few boxes for Brother Enlai for you to take back to Beijing to enjoy slowly?"

Zhou Enlai shook his head slightly: "Now is the time when the whole country is fighting the war. The people in Beijing and people from all walks of life are donating money and materials. Is there anyone enjoying such good things? I am the Prime Minister. I am no exception. Brother Fuwen If you are interested, you don’t need to send me any coffee, why don’t you send me a few boxes of grenades, the soldiers on the front line are in urgent need!”

"Yes!" Deng Yanda slapped the table and stood up abruptly: "Fuwen, now the Japanese army has transferred four more divisions from China, and they are probably used to attack Jinzhou! It’s fine if you are willing to send troops, this weapon and ammunition should be replenished for us, right?”

Luo Yaoguo's expression changed, and Zhou Enlai also glanced at Deng Yanda.This guy just can't hold his breath!When did the KMT say it would not send troops?

Just as he was about to turn his face to explain, Luo Yaoguo raised his hand and said with a smile: "Well, it's needless to say. I understand your thoughts. But you also know the current situation between our north and the south. After all, it is difficult to coexist. This is how our country It has been a tradition for thousands of years. In this situation, you want us to provide weapons and ammunition for anti-Japanese... Of course it is not impossible, but how can you ensure that these weapons and ammunition are really used for anti-Japanese? Instead of being stored for use Will they attack us in the future?"

The voice fell.Both Zhou Enlai and Deng Yanda had changed their faces.

Luo Yaoguo didn't give them a chance to speak, and said with a smile: "Brother Enlai, brother Zesheng. Brothers have an expedient plan. We can provide you and the Northeast Army with weapons and equipment, but...we will base our actions on the frontal battlefield of the Northeast Anti-Japanese War. It is not an excessive request to ensure that the weapons and ammunition we provide will not hit our own heads in the future, right?"

This request is indeed a little too much!

Both Zhou Enlai and Deng Yanda's expressions changed drastically.On the other hand, Natalie was on the sidelines, smiling and watching the infighting between the three of them.

Zhou Enlai was the first to speak: "Hehe, brother Fuwen's calculation is too precise, right? With your heavy industry production capacity in the south, do you still care about such a little weaponry? Besides... the situation on this battlefield is changing rapidly. Your If we have to wait until the battle begins to give weapons and ammunition, it might be too late, right?"

Deng Yanda gritted his teeth and glanced at Luo Yaoguo: "Luo Fuwen! You are also a battle-hardened veteran, so you are not a layman in leading troops to fight, right? It is not a matter of a day for an army to acquire weapons and equipment and be able to use them proficiently! Now The country and the nation are in trouble, so it’s not convenient for you to send troops, why is it so inconvenient to provide some weapons and ammunition?”