Age of Rebirth

Chapter 360: Gunpowder Keg

Mei Ting glanced at Tang Qiuli in amazement. This was a private occasion for local officials. It was the first time for her to participate. She was obviously shocked by Zhang Xueliang's words. She had never heard of it before. Anyone dared to To evaluate Generalissimo Jiang in this way, dare to say such outrageous words, is this the crime of beheading?

Tang Qiuli quietly held the girl's hand, and found that her palm was cold, covered in cold sweat, and trembling slightly. Knowing Zhang Xueliang's words, she was frightened. Zhang Xueliang's heartfelt words, Tang Qiuli is not the first Hearing it once, if it were him, he wouldn't say that publicly on this occasion.

Zhang Xueliang has been thinking about his own way of life for a long time. Zhang Xueliang is a man of temperament, with a frank and straightforward personality. He is a person who can be a true bosom friend. Perhaps it is this kind of personality that led to his brilliant legend, and the rest of his life under house arrest and claustrophobia. He is an important role on the stage of this era, but ended in tragedy.

Yan Xishan laughed, breaking the dull atmosphere. He patted Zhang Xueliang on the shoulder, and said earnestly: "Han Qing, Chairman Jiang has his own ideas, and persuasion alone is useless. We have to think for ourselves. You have to figure out your own way, ah!" [

Zhang Xueliang's eyes lit up, he grabbed Yan Xishan's hands, and said emotionally: "Brother Baichuan, you are really my confidant, we are fellow travelers, with your words, Hanqing knows what to do!"

Perhaps Yan Xishan's words were another trigger for the Xi'an Incident. Zhang Xueliang believed that the Northeast Army and the Seventeenth Route Army in Shaanxi, together with the Jin Army in Yan Xishan in Shanxi, the 29th Army of Qiuli's younger brother in Pingjin, and the North China Army The independent divisions, with these forces added together, the Central Army of the thirty divisions is not to be feared.

Yan Xishan's attitude has been made clear, so brother Qiuli need not say anything?They are people who are on the same road at all. With the combined forces of these three parties, Chairman Jiang must weigh the pros and cons, right?

Tang Qiuli didn't take it seriously. He saw a trace of cunning from Yan Xishan's face. This Chief Yan had absolutely no affection for the Central Army and the Red Army. He only cared about his own interests in Shanxi. , It's none of Yan Xishan's business.

You Lao Jiang and the Red Army, it is better to fight to the death, just to avenge the Red Army's Eastern Expedition at the beginning of this year.

Today's private banquet is to find out the background details of these powerful soldiers. After all, the background details of Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng are probably similar. Only Tang Qiuli, who doesn't say much or make rash comments, Unfathomable, drinking lightly, listening lightly, slippery like a glass ball, until now, still don't know his true thoughts.

After all, if he wants to use weapons, the attitude of these three is the standard of his actions. Now it seems that Zhang Yang will definitely not succeed. Tang Qiuli's troops are still far away from northern Shaanxi if they want to move!This time, Lao Jiang's encirclement and suppression plan is not enough. The soldiers and horses have not moved, and the generals have been distracted. Is there any way to fight this battle?Don't rush to move yourself, let's take a look!

After finding out the details, he lost the interest to drink any more. After breaking up with Zhang Yang and Yan Xishan, he unexpectedly ran into Dai Li in the lobby of the hotel.

Dai Li greeted him warmly, his eyes lost the brilliance of yesterday. After glancing at Mei Ting, he hugged Tang Qiuli's shoulder affectionately in the posture of an old friend. This behavior was very inconsistent with Dai Li's character. You will be surprised when you see it.

Then he lowered his voice and deliberately said behind Mei Ting's back: "Deputy Commander Tang, you took off a flower of our military command, hid it in a dark room, and enjoyed all the beauty, but didn't you say hello to me, the director of the military command bureau? Treating guests on a daily basis is the right to make amends!"

Dai Li was speaking the truth as a joke, warning Tang Qiuli and giving a reason to turn things around. Tang Qiuli secretly admired that this big spy chief not only has vicious methods, but also has quite a skill in his words. Respond with a smile.

Afterwards, Dai Li said again: "Deputy Commander Tang, did you make a fortune in Dingbian? It must be extremely difficult to win a piece of territory from Mao Zedong's mouth?"

After speaking, he stared at Tang Qiuli to see how he would respond.

Tang Qiu was stunned. The matter of Dingbian was known to the head of the spy, and the matter of Sanma was hidden from him. He wondered whether he had any secret dealings with the Red Army, just like Zhang Yang did.

Tang Qiuli's face straightened. There must be no ambiguity in such a question. Otherwise, Boss Dai would definitely smell something. gas?

"Director Dai, what do you mean by that? In the bitter cold place of Dingbian, there is no big fortune to be made. As for the three horses, it is our private deal. One is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer. Chairman Jiang didn't even ask. Dai Is the director too worried?"

"Seizing the territory from the *** was done by the brothers of my independent division with real knives and guns. Of course it was not easy. It was in exchange for the lives of the brothers. I didn't eat all the *** I don't have the ability to drive me out of Dingbian, so I just froze there, and I have to worry about the sneak attack all day long, unlike Director Dai, who can win the favor of Chairman Jiang without leading troops into battle. Trust me, that one doesn't dare to underestimate you, Chief Dai!"

Dai Li was taken aback, Tang Qiuli's words were beyond his expectation, with a gun and a stick, alluding to his own threats, he didn't buy into his false words and intimidation, he originally wanted to knock something out of him, but was instead He choked.

This person, either has no ghosts in his heart, or has something to rely on. In fact, Dai Li also guessed Tang Qiuli's behavior in Dingbian based on his own experience and professional sensitivity. Didn't see it as a big deal. [

It wasn't black and white, but Tang Qiuli's ability to win and defend Dingbian made him quite skeptical. Chairman Jiang's army of one million has been fighting for nearly ten years. He knows exactly what the battle will be like. , but Tang Qiuli's result seemed different.

This person is difficult to deal with, full of confidence, and not afraid of himself at all, Dai Li thought secretly.

With no excuses, he couldn't compete with this upstart, Dai Li turned around very quickly, laughed, and said: "Deputy Commander Tang, don't forget, you still owe me a drink!"

After finishing speaking, she turned around and told Mei Ting: "Work hard beside Deputy Commander-in-Chief Tang. He is a popular person next to the chairman, and his future is limitless!" He looked like a boss, and then waved goodbye and left with a smile as usual. .

Tang Qiuli admired him so much, he was a master of secret agents after all, true and false, false and real, difficult to catch, he simply ignored, did not strive to be strong, just advanced and retreated just right, dealing with this kind of person, you have to fight Be very careful.

Mei Ting asked Tang Qiuli nervously, what did Director Dai say to him?Tang Qiuli told Mei Ting with a smile that Director Dai had made some jokes with me, and I reciprocated him. Mei Ting didn't pursue him, obviously she didn't fully believe what he said.

In Luoyang, where the Northwest Suppression Headquarters is located, a faction is busy, mobilizing drums and sharpening knives. All the central army units are moving to the designated area according to Wei Lihuang's battle plan, looking like a big battle is imminent.

Tang Qiuli did not dare to stay longer in Luoyang, as this place had become a place of right and wrong. On December 26, [-]th year of the Republic of China, Tang Qiuli and his party returned to Peiping from Luoyang by special plane.

This is the military transport plane specially arranged by Dai Li for Tang Qiuli. His reason is that, as the deputy commander-in-chief of the Northwest Suppression Command, his own safety is more important than anything else. He was negligent, and this plane was left at Beiping Nanyuan Airport, ready to be dispatched by Deputy Commander-in-Chief Tang at any time.

Tang Qiuli could see that Dai Li intended to show his favor to him, but he didn't know whether it was what he said last time that made Dai Li fearful, or whether he had other intentions. The latter is more likely. , is it a person who can be frightened by a few words?

As soon as she stepped on the ground of Beiping, the girl Mei Ting was obviously relaxed, as if her master had returned to her hometown where she had lived for many years. Tang Qiuli sighed secretly. He felt a little sympathetic to those military agents. Everyone in the military command has a lingering shadow in their hearts.

Afterwards, all units of the Central Army have been deployed and have all arrived at the designated attack starting area. The former enemy commander-in-chief Wei Lihuang has also arrived at the former enemy headquarters to perform his duties.

It was learned that Zhang Xueliang's Northeast Army and Yang Hucheng's Seventeenth Route Army did not make any advance deployment at all. Instead, the troops withdrew dozens of kilometers from the front line in northern Shaanxi. According to the plan, cross the Yellow River from Liulin to the west as scheduled, approaching Shaanxi and Gansu.

Because of the changes in the two major armies, there was no way to coordinate actions between the advancing and suppressing corps. The units of the Central Army that were ready were forced to withdraw to their original starting points and re-arrange for attack.

Chairman Jiang was furious when he heard the news. On December 26th, [-]th year of the Republic of China, he led a large number of civil and military officials to personally fly to Xi'an to supervise the battle. He stayed at the Wujian Pavilion of Huaqing Palace, which is located at the northern foot of Lishan Mountain in Lintong, about [-] kilometers east of Xi'an. , It is also the Huaqing Pool where "the cold spring bathes Huaqing Pool, the hot spring water is smooth and gelatinous," a place where Yang Yuhuan, a generation of beauty, bathes.

As soon as he got off the plane, regardless of the exhaustion of the journey and no rest, Generalissimo Jiang summoned Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng urgently, furious, and forced them to declare when they would send troops, and to see with their own eyes the Northeast Army and the Seventeenth Route Army on the front line to suppress the Communist Party. Only by shooting at the police can we leave with peace of mind, otherwise, we will never leave Xi'an for half a step.

And the Northeast Army was immediately transferred to Fujian, and the Seventeenth Route Army was immediately transferred to Anhui to make way for the Central Army. The army makes way, without you, it will be easier for me to wipe out the ***.

Facing the furious Generalissimo Jiang, Zhang Yang and Zhang Yang agreed with each other, and they were full of words. From the beginning, the Generalissimo Jiang, who was in this mood, would not listen to any opinions, so he had to agree to mobilize the troops immediately when he went back, which was actually an excuse Procrastinate, find another way.

After Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng returned to Yang Hucheng's mansion in Xi'an's Zhiyuan Villa, they sat in silence for a long time. At this point, there was no room for recovery. Chairman Jiang's determination to wipe out the CCP's Red Army could not be shaken by anyone.

The life and death of the Northeast Army and the [-]th Route Army depended on this idea. Should they be willing to be fish and meat and let others drive them, or should they find another way to save themselves?Both of them had a bold idea in their hearts.

(To be continued)