Quartermasters can also fight the devils

After Huang Jinxian got off the car, he said to Zhang Wenwu: "Wenwu, come in with me. Adjutant Liu, you wait outside."

After Commander Huang finished speaking, he quickly walked towards the compound in front, and Zhang Wenwu hurriedly followed him. He was familiar with this place. When he was investigating the traitor in the Executive Yuan some time ago, he asked Director Dai to take him in once. This is the office residence of the highest authorities.

The two men handed in their service guns in the guard room, underwent a body search, and then followed an aide-de-camp to the meeting room. It was only now that Commander Huang Jinxian explained the matter to Zhang Wenwu.

It turned out that the lady had personally called Commander Luo of the 18th Army in Nanjing, and asked Commander Luo to summon the chief officers of the Whampoa clique of the 18th Army's subordinate units near Nanjing City, as she had something to tell them.

Commander Luo briefly inquired about the situation on the phone. After learning about the idea of ​​Finance Minister Song Taishan, he also felt that the plan was feasible. After hanging up the phone, he asked the chief officers of the military headquarters and the Whampoa Military Academy in the 102nd Division to come over. At the same time, he thought that if Minister Song contacted foreign embassies, their th Army would also need to get the latest and accurate information, so he called the wife of the highest authority for instructions, hoping that she could also send a liaison officer to participate in the matters with the British Embassy, ​​and obtained the consent of the wife of the highest authority.

However, Commander Luo discovered that his army did not have anyone who was good at English and very reliable to take on this task, so he called Huang Jinxian. After learning that Zhang Wenwu had studied abroad in the United States, he asked Huang Jinxian to bring Zhang Wenwu along. Coincidentally, Zhang Wenwu was also a member of the Whampoa clique, so his credibility and loyalty were not a problem at all.

"Hello, Commander Luo." As soon as they entered the conference room, Zhang Wenwu and Huang Jinxian immediately stood at attention and saluted Commander Luo who had been waiting there.

After Commander Luo returned the salute, he immediately said, "Jinxian, Wenwu, you are here. This time the matter is urgent, so we need you to rush here overnight. Thank you for your hard work along the way."

Before Commander Huang and Zhang Wenwu could talk, Commander Luo immediately said to Zhang Wenwu: "Wenwu, I specifically asked you to come here to be the liaison officer this time. You just need to report the situation to me directly. You must report the most realistic situation to me. Do you understand?" After Commander Luo finished speaking, he looked at Zhang Wenwu with a serious expression.

Zhang Wenwu immediately said that he understood and it was very simple to just be a messenger.

After waiting for about five minutes, the lady entered the conference room, and everyone in the conference room stood at attention to greet her. The lady then gave a speech to everyone in the conference room, hoping that everyone would put the safety of the person above first, not to do anything radical, and to ensure that the person above returned safely. At the same time, she also told everyone about her plan to resolve the incident through diplomatic means.

After the meeting, Commander Luo personally introduced Zhang Wenwu to his wife, explaining that Zhang Wenwu was the liaison officer he had sent to assist Minister Song. His wife also encouraged Zhang Wenwu a few words, and then let Zhang Wenwu follow Minister Song to the British Embassy in Nanjing.

When Zhang Wenwu went out, he saw his elder brother. Since he was walking out quickly with Minister Song, Zhang Wenwu could only wave and say hello to his elder brother. His elder brother Zhang Wenjun simply nodded to Zhang Wenwu to show that he saw him. The two brothers did not communicate, but Zhang Wenwu was relieved to see that his elder brother did not go to Xi'an with the highest authorities.

Minister Song noticed Zhang Wenwu's actions. After the two got in the car, Minister Song asked with a smile, "Wenwu, did you say hello to Deputy Director Zhang just now? Do you know each other?" He had to find out Zhang Wenwu's background. After all, contact with foreign ambassadors needed to be kept highly confidential.

"Yes, Minister Song, Zhang Wenjun is my biological brother." Zhang Wenwu told Minister Song the truth. It was no big deal. Even if he didn't say it, Minister Song would probably investigate him.

Upon hearing that Zhang Wenwu was Zhang Wenjun's biological brother, Minister Song felt relieved immediately. He knew he was one of their own. He secretly sighed in his heart that Commander Luo was really good at selecting people. Zhang Wenwu's background could be said to be the kind that could reassure everyone. Now he could focus all his energy on negotiating with foreign embassies.

The two of them drove to the British Embassy in Nanjing. As soon as they got off the car and entered the embassy, ​​Zhang Wenwu saw a middle-aged man in his forties wearing a British lieutenant colonel uniform coming up to greet them. He spoke in English, "Hello, Minister Song. I am Jefferson Rick, the military attaché of the British Embassy in Nanjing. I am glad to see you."

Minister Song quickly and politely greeted him and introduced Zhang Wenwu in English: "Hello, Military Attaché Rick, I am here to meet Ambassador Xu Gesen of your country. This is the liaison officer responsible for exchanging information between us, Captain Zhang Wenwu."

After hearing Minister Song's introduction, Zhang Wenwu immediately stood at attention and saluted in English, saying, "Hello, Lieutenant Colonel. I am Captain Zhang Wenwu of the Chinese National Revolutionary Army."

Lieutenant Colonel Rick saluted Zhang Wenwu and said, "Hello, Captain Zhang."

"Minister Song, the ambassador is waiting for you in the office. I'll take you there." Lieutenant Colonel Rick said politely, making a gesture of invitation.

In Ambassador Xu Gesen's office, Minister Song and Zhang Wenwu sat on the sofa, while Ambassador Xu Gesen sat on the sofa opposite them, and Lieutenant Colonel Rick sat on the sofa on the left.

After the embassy staff served coffee, Ambassador Xu Gesen spoke, "Minister Song, as an old friend of the Chinese government, our British government is extremely shocked by what happened yesterday. I believe other countries also hold the same view on this incident. We in the British Empire are very concerned about this matter. I have already spoken to your Executive Yuan's Acting President Kong Yongzhi on the phone, but I am not very clear about the detailed cause of the incident. However, I will discuss it with the ambassadors of France, the United States, and Italy. After consulting the ambassadors of various countries, we will propose a reasonable solution. Of course, this takes time, you know."

After listening to Xu Gesen's words, Minister Song immediately expressed his understanding and hoped that Ambassador Xu Gesen could promote a reasonable solution for the incident among all countries as soon as possible. He also introduced Zhang Wenwu to Ambassador Xu Gesen, pointing out that Zhang Wenwu was the liaison officer between the two sides and that Zhang Wenwu could participate in and convey any matters.

Zhang Wenwu also knew that it would take some time for all countries to reach a consensus on the solution. The ambassadors could only forward their opinions to the decision-making departments in their respective countries, and the final decision would still be made by the heads of the diplomatic departments of each country.

After exchanging opinions, Minister Song hurriedly left in a car. He still had to find his brother-in-law Kong Yongzhi to discuss how to deal with the matter. At the same time, he also needed to understand the latest developments.

Under the arrangement of Lieutenant Colonel Rick, Zhang Wenwu lived in the British Embassy. His task as a liaison officer was to report the intelligence information obtained by both sides to both sides. He played the role of a senior messenger.

At noon on December 13, Lieutenant Colonel Rick handed a telegram to Zhang Wenwu. Zhang Wenwu took a look and found that it was information from the Japanese government regarding the incident.

After the incident, the Japanese cabinet authorities cancelled their weekend holidays and held a meeting overnight, and finally reached a decision: Regarding Zhang Liuzi's rebellion, the Japanese government must not only wait for correct information, but also should not take any actions that may cause unrest in China and serve Japan or easily lead to mistakes. Therefore, Japan should currently just wait and see how the situation develops and avoid active actions.

Zhang Wenwu immediately reported this information to Minister Song via the embassy's phone, and also reported this intelligence to Commander Luo. Zhang Wenwu thought that the intelligence from the British Empire was still good. They got the information immediately after the Japanese cabinet's decision, which showed that the British were not completely "useless" and they were still very powerful in the Far East.

As for the resolution of the Japanese cabinet, Zhang Wenwu also understood it very well. The Japanese were preparing to find out the details of the matter first, and then express opinions that would be beneficial to themselves. They hoped that China would be in chaos so that they could benefit from it.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Zhang Wenwu received a call from Minister Song, asking him to tell Ambassador Xu Gesen that they had persuaded the Executive Yuan and some members of the Central Committee of the National Government that Minister He's "Anti-Rebellion Army" would postpone military operations for three days.

On December 14, in the office of Xu Gesen in the British Embassy, ​​Xu Gesen and Rick were preparing a report to the Foreign Secretary Eden of the Home Cabinet. Zhang Wenwu was also invited to attend this small-scale meeting.

"Lieutenant Colonel Rick, do you think my analysis is correct?" Xu Gesen asked the military attaché Rick who was reading the report.

Rick put the information he had read on the table, thought for a while and then said, "Mr. Ambassador, I agree with you. The reason why Zhang Liuzi launched this mutiny is obviously that the person above him in China is determined to deprive Zhang Liuzi of his position as the commander-in-chief of the Northwest Front and transfer his troops to Fujian, thereby effectively gaining control of this force and letting his trusted director of the Fujian Pacification Office, Jiang Dingwen, take command. According to reliable sources, Jiang Dingwen's appointment as the commander-in-chief of the Northwest Front was originally scheduled to be announced in Xi'an on the morning of the 12th. I think this is enough to explain Zhang Liuzi's subsequent actions. This should be a factional struggle within the Chinese government." Rick also expressed his own opinion, but it was roughly the same as Xu Gesen's meaning in the report.

Xu Gesen nodded and continued, "Lieutenant Colonel Rick, what do you think of the rumors that Zhang Liuzi may have reached some kind of agreement with the Soviet Union?"

"Mr. Ambassador, I read your analysis of this rumor in your earlier report, and I agree with you. I personally think this is absolutely impossible, because the man above and the Chinese government have been trying their best to maintain friendly relations with the Soviet Union. I don't believe the Soviet Union would be stupid enough to risk supporting Zhang Liuzi, because if China has problems now, it will return to anarchism, which is a good thing for Japan, but it will be very troublesome for the Soviet Union. They absolutely do not want Japan to become more and more powerful in the Far East, which will pose a serious threat to the security of the Soviet Union in the Far East. The Soviet Union needs a relatively complete Chinese government in the Far East to hold back Japan's expansion."