Age of Rebirth

Chapter 270: Undercurrent of Yanjing

At this time, in Pingjin and Tianjin, there are already turbulent winds and clouds, undercurrents lurking, and various dormant forces have jumped into battle shirtless and jumped to the front. They all think that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The control of the Pingjin area is extremely weak.

Otherwise, the 29th Army of Song Zheyuan, who is not directly related, can not be allowed to govern Pingjin, and Song Zheyuan was assassinated, and there was a power vacuum in Pingjin. He stuck his head out in a mess.

Among these forces, there are the old and young of the former Qing Dynasty, the frustrated soldiers of the Beiyang warlord era, the unemployed politicians, and the political figures who are still active in Pingjin and Tianjin. It was very lively.

If we look closely at its origins, they are all inextricably linked to Japan, the black hand behind the scenes. Among them, the most eye-catching and active ones are the mainstream in the Jicha Political Affairs Committee headed by Wang Yitang, Wang Kemin, Qi Kuiyuan, etc. The pro-Japanese faction is the loudest. [

Their reasoning is that the country cannot be governed for a day, and the locality cannot be governed for a day. It must be a senior political veteran who is highly respected and currently in an important position. , North China with a heavy army in hand and a young man with political experience.

This is simply a condition tailor-made for the pro-Japanese faction in the Jicha Political Affairs Committee. Tang Qiuli was naturally excluded. Lord of North China.

After Tang Qiuli read the information, the sarcasm at the corner of his mouth became stronger. These people, relying on the backing of the Japanese, got carried away. They haven't figured out a universal truth. A regime without military support is built on the beach. The pavilion, a tiny wave rushing, can cause collapse.

His instructions to the intelligence agencies in Peiping were not to interfere, but to wait and see what happened.

As a result, in Pingjin and Tianjin, associations and rallies, public appeals, and farces such as assassinations and backstabbing, etc., and even gossip about the historical background and private life of a certain political figure, such as how many concubines there are, and how many illegitimate children there are, are constantly being reported. It filled the newspapers and became the talk of the citizens of the two places after dinner.

All of this is pretending to be unconscious, but in fact, Song Zheyuan, who is hiding behind the scenes and watching coldly, is in the field with others, but communicates with Song Zheyuan through the intelligence system, and Tang Qiuli, who has all the movements in Pingjin and Tianjin, has expected .

The two did not take any measures. In the era when a gun was the grass head king, these people with the support of the Japanese but with a military background were difficult to achieve. The independent division and the 29th Army, which were the pillars of North China's defense, were firmly controlled In the hands of Tang Qiuli and Song Zheyuan.

However, Song Zheyuan saw painfully that some officers of the 29th Army echoed Wang Yitang and Wang Kemin at a time when they could test people's hearts, and fought fiercely. Among them, unstable factors are formed, and some of these people are old brothers who have followed him for many years.

Tang Qiuli led the troops and quietly drove back to Beiping, leaving the cavalry brigade stationed outside the city. During this sensitive period, a large number of troops entering the city would cause panic and speculation among the citizens.

Under the leadership of Shan Hu, Tang Qiuli rushed to Xiehe Hospital with light clothes and met Song Zheyuan. This meeting was extremely confidential. Only a few people such as Shan Hu knew about it. Even Mei Ting didn't know that Tang Qiuli had passed away. Return to Peking.

One night, this night, I don’t know what Tang Qiuli and Song Zheyuan talked about. According to later speculation, this meeting established the pattern of the North China’s all-out war of resistance. Song Zheyuan quietly retired, and Tang Qiuli officially took over the military and political power in North China.

Saying goodbye to Song Zheyuan, Tang Qiuli is still the old army commander, talking about the betrayal of the old brothers who have supported him for many years, the expression of being eclipsed, depressed, and sighing, makes him feel depressed.

After meeting with Qiuquan who led the team to pick up the reporter group and went to the battlefield of Xiaowutai Mountain, Tang Qiuli still felt a little sad. He thought of himself. Can there be a situation like the 29th Army?Even become an enemy who meets with swords?

Qiuquan, who is sensitive and thoughtful, saw that Tang Qiuli was not in high spirits, so he didn't ask too much. He knew that this younger brother was so young, and the burden on his shoulders far exceeded that of his peers. How could he be forced to do it? Like the old Jianghu, his emotions and anger are not displayed, especially in front of his brother.

Qiu Quan briefly reported the situation of the reporter corps, and specifically mentioned that the leader of the Nanjing journalist corps was a deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the Central Party Headquarters of the Kuomintang. Xia rushed to Peiping to meet him in person as an excuse to prevaricate.

The deputy minister was quite interested in the assassination of Army Commander Song, and made many inquiries. Moreover, as soon as he settled down in Beiping, he specially summoned Mei Ting. According to Shan Hu's report, Mei Ting and the deputy minister had a secret conversation for several hours .

After Tang Qiuli heard this, he was quite surprised. The Central Committee of the Kuomintang belongs to the Erchen Brothers and should belong to the Central Command System, while Mei Ting belongs to the Military Command System. It can only be explained that the Nanjing government has reached an internal consensus on the assassination of Song Zheyuan, believing that this is an excellent opportunity for the central forces to return to North China, especially the Pingjin area.

As for myself, I should have been excluded. For such an important event as Song Zheyuan's assassination, the Nanjing government didn't even ask me a single word about myself, the second in command of the Jicha Political Affairs Committee and the number two in the Pingjin area, which is abnormal in itself.

It may be that he has tens of thousands of troops, which aroused the suspicion of the chairman. The bigger reason should be that certain political factions in the Nanjing government have reached a political compromise for their own interests. In a vacuum, this great opportunity cannot be left in the hands of a purely outsider who has no political background. [

It cannot fall into the hands of the pro-Japanese faction belonging to the local forces. The deputy minister of the Central Party Headquarters just throws stones and asks for directions. Then, people from all sides, important officials of the Central Committee, besiege the bandits and Badalhu in Xiaowutai Mountain. I want to completely eradicate the banditry in North China, so as to attack the Japanese.

Unexpectedly, it touched the sensitive nerves of the Chinese political arena and involved all forces. A local bandit suppression war has evolved into a arena for various political forces. There is also the evil black hand of the Japanese. Butterflies flap their wings and change the direction of the storm. History is created by people, and the process of creating history is far more exciting than the result.

He told Qiu Quan to arrange for the press group to leave as soon as possible tomorrow to the Xiaowutai Mountain area, and ensure their safety along the way. After the bandits in North China were collected by One Net, no other local forces would dare to attract the attention of these reporters.

Only the Japanese, you have to be extra vigilant against them, just suffered a big loss in your own hands, if you can swallow this bitter fruit quietly, then don't let the Japanese come here with open flames, it is impossible, do it secretly Hands and feet are their usual methods.

After all, the intelligence network that the Japanese have been operating in North China for many years is not a vegetarian. It can make them feel bad about the major media in China and the world, and even certain political factions in the Nanjing government. It is something that can make Japanese people miserable and troublesome, and they are willing to do it.

Tang Qiuli really did not guess wrong. This was based on his deep understanding of the opponent. This time, the large-scale reporter corps from Nanjing really fell into the eyes of the Japanese military secret service in the Pingjin area. The devil-like independent division, losing face in front of all Chinese people and attacking his prestige and appeal in North China, is what the Japanese are most willing to do besides military operations.

What's more, those old friends in the Hebei-Chahar Political Affairs Committee also need the support of the Great Japanese Empire. When they come to power, it will be more conducive to the normalization of Sino-Japanese diplomatic relations and the early realization of the autonomy of the five North China provinces.

For this reason, the Japanese military secret service agencies in Pingjin and Tianjin formulated all plans except for the troops directly out of the cave, including pretending to be bandits to attack and kidnap, poisoning and assassination, laying landmines along the way, causing mass casualties to the press corps, and other means.

The Japanese military secret service made strict preparations for this, but it was sad to find that this 200-strong press corps escorted more troops than expected, and the security was even stricter. They did not contact the local government along the way and had no chance at all. If you start, you can only return angrily.

On the contrary, there was a special agent who was loyal to the emperor and willing to sacrifice himself for the Holy War of the Great Japanese Empire. He led his team and risked being discovered. After a few days of stealthy tracking, he found an opportunity to sneak into the press group under the cover of night. station.

What's even more unfortunate is that their whereabouts were under the surveillance of Qiuquan's special operations detachment from the very beginning, and they were not alarmed just to get more big fish.

After finding that there were no other fish, Qiuquan ordered the net to be closed. The 32 members of the Japanese army special agent team slipped through the net and were all captured alive without firing a single shot.

The means of interrogating the captives by the special warfare detachment caused these Japanese spies who thought they were full of Bushido spirit to completely collapse their will, and the severe physical and mental pain easily defeated their belief in being loyal to His Majesty the Emperor. Except for the leader of the Japanese spies who committed suicide in despair, The remaining 31 all confessed.

During the whole process, those reporters were not alarmed at all. The Japanese spies were secretly executed. Since then, these invaders from foreign countries have quietly disappeared in the land of northern China. Even the Japanese secret service agencies have included them in the list of missing persons. Until the end of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, this matter is still the mystery and shadow in the hearts of the Japanese spy chiefs who fled back home in a hurry.

Of course, the independent division has no obligation to tell the truth to those former invaders and executioners. Letting them live under these mysteries and shadows to the end of their lives is also a punishment for their crimes.