Age of Rebirth

Chapter 370 The Xi'an Incident Comes to the Stage

At the same time as the Huaqing Pool operation, the Xijing Guest House in Xi'an is one of the few high-end hotels in Xi'an city, with complete facilities and elegant environment, it is specially used to entertain all kinds of dignitaries, celebrities and wealthy businessmen who come to Xi'an.

The Nanjing military and political officials who arrived in Xi'an with Chairman Jiang naturally did not have the qualifications to live in Huaqing Pool, so they had to settle for the next best thing and stay in the Xijing Guest House.

This also brought convenience for Yang Hucheng's Seventeenth Route Army to arrest these military and political officials. In the early morning, the quiet Xijing Guest House was suddenly surrounded by a large number of armed soldiers. The people on duty here were originally Yang Hucheng's troops.

The members of the central government who were awakened from their sweet dreams opened their eyes in a daze. Their heads were already pressed against the muzzles of several black holes. Before I wake up, my life has undergone dramatic changes. Yesterday I was a guest, and today I am a prisoner. Life is always changing. [

These central officials, including Chen Cheng, Wei Lihuang, Yang Yongtai, etc., were gathered in a large room surrounded by heavily armed soldiers. Someone suggested that they want to see Zhang Xueliang or Yang Hucheng, but these soldiers simply ignored them. Your set.

Some senior officials, considering their own status, disdain to deal with these ordinary soldiers, and rushed out of the room angrily, asking Zhang Yang to argue, and as soon as they arrived at the door, they immediately retreated, and the muzzles of several black holes were pointing at the their chests.

These central government officials were dazed and panicked. No one knew what their fate was. They only knew that they had been reduced to prisoners, and their lives were in the hands of Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng.

Yang Hucheng's Seventeenth Route Army didn't make any effort to deal with the other central armed forces. They were all in their sleep, surrounded and disarmed, and encountered almost no resistance. Only when they dealt with the Third Gendarmerie Regiment did fierce shootout.

Jiang Xiaoxian, the head of the Third Gendarmerie Regiment, is a person who is extremely hostile to the CCP, but also arrogant and arrogant. He faithfully implements all the instructions of Generalissimo Jiang and is regarded as Gui Gao. The series of Northeast Army and [-]th Route Army, on the grounds of rectifying military discipline, arrested the officers and soldiers who violated the discipline of these two troops and punished them to death.

The officers and soldiers of the Northeast Army and the [-]th Route Army all said that the Third Gendarmerie Regiment was the palace of the King of Hell, and it was the grace of the Lord of Hell to go in standing and come out lying down.

Therefore, the two sides formed an unresolvable enmity. When they met each other, their eyes were on fire, but when they heard the shouts of the Seventeenth Route Army outside, Jiang Xiaoxian's heart burst into flames, and told him to disarm, oh shit!Call me, the gendarmes of the [-]rd Gendarmerie Regiment took up their weapons and opened fire first.

After a fierce battle, the Third Gendarmerie Regiment couldn't stand it anymore, and finally raised the white flag. The Gendarmerie suffered little casualties, but the regiment leader, Jiang Xiaoxian, was shot indiscriminately and killed on the spot.

This was also the most intense of the few bloody conflicts during the Xi'an Incident. Jiang Xiaoxian also became the highest-ranking and highest-ranking officer in the central system who was killed by Zhang Yang's troops during the incident.

At dawn, the sporadic gunshots in the city could no longer be heard. The armed forces of the central system stationed in Xi'an had been completely eliminated, and the city of Xi'an was completely in the hands of Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng.

The Xincheng Building, the temporary headquarters of the Xi'an Incident, Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng, who hadn't closed their eyes all night, breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, and there was no turning back. What they were most worried about was that among the chaos, Chiang Kai-shek's life was in danger. In order to vent their dissatisfaction, it is possible to beat Chiang Kai-shek to death on the spot.

If that is the case, it will violate the original intention of the two of them to launch the "military remonstrance", and it will also make the situation dangerous and complicated. It is very possible that China will immediately fall into a large-scale civil war. They hope that there will be no bloodshed, or as little bloodshed as possible. , and achieve the goal.

Now, Chiang Kai-shek is being detained in a room on the third floor of the Xincheng Building under strict protection. Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng have no intention of going to see Chairman Chiang.

According to the plan in advance, after arresting Chiang Kai-shek and taking control of Xi'an City, he immediately sent a telegram to the whole country to clarify the purpose and requirements of launching this "military remonstrance".

The telegram listed eight political propositions in total. First, reorganize the Nanjing Nationalist Government, accommodate various parties, and jointly be responsible for saving the country; second, stop all civil wars and unanimously point out their guns; third, immediately release the patriotic leaders arrested in Shanghai, led by Shen Junru [-]. Release all political prisoners; [-]. Open up the patriotic movement of the people; [-]. Guarantee the political freedom of assembly and association of the people; [-]. Earnestly follow Premier Sun’s medical advice; plan.

Once the power-on was sent out, it was no less than a blockbuster bomb, stirring up an uproar and huge waves in the delicate, complicated and intricate domestic situation.

Various political factions, local forces, have their own confidantes, some are filled with righteous indignation, some are stunned, some are unbelievable, some are waiting and watching, some are gloating, some are fishing in troubled waters, some are taking advantage of the fire, and so on. Posture, and so on.

The Xi'an Incident quickly spread and spread both at home and abroad. Newspapers from all over the world reported the shocking news of the Xi'an Incident in detail on the front page headlines, and the "Yomiuri Shimbun" in Tokyo, Japan was the most sensational.

The newspaper reported the Xi'an Incident with a striking headline. According to the news sent back by our reporter stationed in China, the leader of the Republic of China and Chairman of the Communist Party of China, Jiang Zhongzheng, who was detained in Xi'an, has been arrested by the rebel army. He was shot, and his body was left in the suburbs of Xi'an. [

The intention of the Japanese authorities is clearly revealed. They want to add chaos to the chaos. As a result, China has been divided into several parts. Independent or semi-independent local forces are the best, and they can calmly clean up one by one.

Or a civil war breaks out, and various forces fight to the death, and their vitality is greatly injured. The best is the Chinese army, which is completely exhausted in the civil war, and they save a lot of energy. The ambition to destroy the whole of China.

On December [-]th, Japanese Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka was in Tokyo. He called journalists stationed in Tokyo from various countries and held a press conference. Incident, expressing deep concern.

On behalf of the Imperial Government of Japan, a solemn statement was issued, which stated: "His Majesty the Emperor, the government of the country, is extremely concerned about the incidents in Xi'an. Throughout the history of the world, it is unheard of for the following to commit such crimes to such an extent."

"The eight political propositions put forward by Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng have repeatedly alluded to or even pointed at the Great Japanese Empire. They have done their utmost to slander the Great Japanese Empire's contribution to China. The imperial government will not sit idly by. and respond accordingly when necessary.”

"What Zhang and Yang said is aimed at sabotaging Sino-Japanese diplomatic relations. For the sake of the overall situation of Sino-Japanese diplomatic relations, the Nanjing government must not compromise with Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng. The Imperial Japanese Government and the army in China are willing to fight against Zhang Yang. The army of the Republic of China government will provide all weapons, equipment, supplies and medicines, and when necessary, the army and air force will be dispatched to provide full assistance."

Not only that, in addition to openly supporting China’s civil war, Japanese Prime Minister Takeshi Inukai also sent a special envoy to Europe to urge the old Japanese friend Wang Jingwei to return to China. Once Chairman Chiang was killed, Wang Jingwei officially took over the power of the National Government.

However, European and American countries absolutely do not want the Japanese to control the direction of Chinese politics alone and become the only one in China. Starting from their interests in China, they advocate a peaceful resolution of the Xi'an Incident and the rescue of Chairman Jiang.

In addition to the voices of foreign forces shouting and killing, or a peaceful settlement, various domestic political factions and local powerful factions also jumped to the foreground one after another, expressing different reactions and attitudes to the Xi'an Incident initiated by Zhang Yang.

Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi of the Xingui faction had long-standing feuds with Chairman Chiang. Although the Guangdong-Guangdong incident ended with the compromise of the Xingui faction, for Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi, who had great ambitions and wanted to win the Chinese political arena, How can I swallow this breath.

Zhang Yang and Zhang Yang did something they didn't do, so they let out a lot of anger in their hearts. While celebrating with each other, they felt that they should have some attitude. They thought for a long time, and sent a telegram to Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng.

The telegram said: "Brother Hanqing and Brother Hucheng's righteous deeds should be to inspire the hearts of the people of the country. The father's injustice should be dissuaded by the children. If you don't, you must find another way. Now Jiang Gong is deeply lost. The actions of the two brothers , It’s really Nai, even if you save people from drowning, you will not hesitate.” Expressed sympathy and support for the Xi’an Incident.

Far away in Shandong, Han Fuju, chairman of Shandong Province of the Nationalist Government who called himself Han Qingtian, did not know which nerve was wrong, but also actively participated in the Xi'an Incident. Not this politically minded.

Maybe it was a clever plan by the senior officer under him. He wanted to take the opportunity to gain some political capital. He called openly and said: "Please, Zhang Yang, please ensure the personal safety of Chairman Jiang. Even if there is no injury, it is also outraged by us." .”

On the other hand, he secretly dispatched his subordinate Gao Shen, Xu Weilie, Secretary-General of the Shandong Provincial Government, to Xi'an secretly, trying his best to persuade Zhang Yang to kill Chairman Jiang, and ran between Zhang Yang, intending to provoke the relationship between the two.

Not only that, but Xu Weilie also showed Zhang Xueliang Han Fuju's personal letter. In the letter, Han Fuju listed several reasons for killing Chiang. One of them was to force Zhang Xueliang to abandon the Northeast and bear the infamy of "non-resistance general". Taking the blame for Chiang Kai-shek, killing Chiang at this time is really a golden opportunity.

One is to avenge the family, and the other is to conform to the public opinion. Han Fuju is also eloquent. He is willing to be the backing of the two brothers Zhang and Yang. The troops from Lu Province will march westward to resist the Central Army together. Chairman Han can't bear the loneliness. , can no longer tolerate him, Han Qingtian.

Shandong faces the sea in the east, the Japanese in the north, and the rich land of Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the south, the fundamental place of the great powers in China. He cannot control it. Only going west is something he can be sure of.

At this time, Han Fuju was probably trying to take advantage of the chaos. The Northeast Army and the Seventeenth Route Army were defeated by the Central Army. The overlord's yellow beam dream, right?