Blood-quenched mountains and rivers

Yang Wei's few short sentences can be described as golden words, straight to the heart of Chiang Kai-shek.

Although the Northern Expedition is successful now, Hunan and Hubei are controlled by Li Zongren. When Chiang Kai-shek went to Wuhan, he saw Li Zongren's rebellion during the military parade. Opinions that the rising tide affects the military have exposed their rebelliousness without any concealment.

Guangdong and Guangxi are also Li Jishen's territory. Although Li Jishen's lifeblood is in Guangzhou, he belongs to the Guangdong Army, but he is inextricably linked with Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi, and he can be described as an allied army wearing a pair of pants.

At the same time, Bai Chongxi has taken advantage of the situation and entered North China in order to control the overall situation in North China. Just these three forces are enough to divide the world into three.

However, Feng Yuxiang and Yan Xishan will definitely not stop there. As early as in the aftermath meeting, because Chiang Kai-shek allocated the two provinces of Hebei, Chaerha, and Pingjin to Yan Xishan, he only got the mayor of Beiping Special City and the position of the Chongwenmen Taxation Bureau. Feng Yuxiang was naturally displeased. Although he did not directly express dissatisfaction due to face, he was absent from the aftermath meeting due to illness.Blood quenching mountains and rivers 201

As for Yan Xishan, who doesn't like to show "color", he is even more skilled in scheming. If it is on the verge of breaking out, the city of Nanjing will naturally be lost.

This was Chiang Kai-shek's worry. At this time, Chiang Kai-shek was looking for talents, otherwise he would not have recruited Yang Yongtai, who was not even politically stable, as a counselor.

After hearing what Yang Wei said, Yang Yongtai also nodded appreciatively. It can be said that Yang Wei's judgment on the current situation is almost the same as his own, and through Yang Wei's evaluation of these party and state veterans, one can also infer Yang Wei's attitude. On the side of Chiang Kai-shek.

After expressing his appreciation, Yang Yongtai then asked: "Since Captain Yang understands the situation so well, what do you think about it?"

Yang Wei squinted his eyes and muttered for a moment: "Now there are 220 divisions in the country, and the total number of soldiers is [-] million. The military funds and military expenses are all paid by the state. It must be a small sum."

As soon as these words were said, Chiang Kai-shek's heart was touched, and Chiang Kai-shek nodded sadly and said: "That's exactly the case. The military expenditure alone in the army is as high as 6000 million yuan per month."

Everyone understands what kind of concept 6000 million is. All the expenses of these professional soldiers are supported by the party-state. The cost is so high that it is by no means a long-term solution. There is only one solution. Although no one has said anything, the answer is But it has already appeared in the eyes of Chiang Kai-shek, Yang Yongtai and Yang Wei.

From Yang Yongtai's point of view, when it comes to disarmament, Feng Yuxiang, who has hundreds of thousands of Northwest troops in his hands, is the first to bear the brunt, and his performance at the aftermath meeting is a justifiable reason for the disarmament.

Yang Yongtai's plan was exactly what Chiang Kai-shek wanted. Feng Yuxiang, who held six provinces but was not satisfied, had already made Chiang Kai-shek aware of the crisis. However, before Chiang Kai-shek could express his opinion, Yang Wei said softly: "Counselor Yang's plan is indeed right. However, it seems inappropriate to act in this way. On the one hand, the Northwest Army is powerful and must not act rashly. On the other hand, other parties are observing the current situation and waiting for an opportunity. , I am afraid it will cause many parties to take advantage of the situation and cause "chaos". "

Feng Yuxiang is friendly and has always been unrestrained and uninhibited. He is also a "temperament" person, but it is also this kind of "temperament" person's temperament that is most difficult to control. It can be seen from the matter that Yang Wei's reminder made Chiang Kai-shek vigilant, frowning slightly looked at Yang Wei and said: "Then, according to Captain Yang's intention, what should we do about this matter?"

Yang Wei pondered and said: "Since it is disarmament, there should be no differences in preference, let alone one word to determine the world. In my humble opinion, it is better to bring this matter to the table and discuss it together."

According to Yang Wei's suggestion, it is to push the problem to everyone. Disarmament is inevitable. As for the method of disarmament, it depends on everyone's collective wisdom. Even if there is any uneven division of labor, it is everyone's problem. Whether it's intrigue or infighting, principal Jiang is not to blame for it all.

Chiang Kai-shek was full of praise after hearing it, and clapped his hands repeatedly: "Captain Yang is really smart and strategizing, and he is worthy of being a top student of the Virginia Military Academy!"

With this method of getting the best of both worlds without harming himself, Chiang Kai-shek was naturally proud of himself, and although Yang Yongtai's proposal was rejected, his face remained calm. After hearing Yang Wei's suggestion, he immediately said in a hurry: " Captain Yang’s method is really ingenious, since that’s the case, it’s better to immediately set up a committee to take charge of this matter.”

With Yang Yongtai and Yang Wei, two Kongming phoenixes by his side, Chiang Kai-shek calmed down and said in high spirits: "Okay! Immediately send a telegram to announce the establishment of an editorial committee, and submit the matter of disarmament to the Fifth Plenary Session of the Second Central Committee of the Kuomintang for discussion. Li Zongren , Feng Yuxiang and Yan Xishan act as countersigners!"

Chiang Kai-shek acted resolutely, and the dispatch committee was established very quickly. Li Zongren, Feng Yuxiang, and Yan Xishan were in a relaxed mood as the countersignatures of the committee. In addition, Chiang Kai-shek's previous three times of disarmament and resignation were all child's play. Naturally, the dispatch committee this time did not Can be put in their eyes.

However, when the Fifth Plenary Session of the Second Central Committee of the Kuomintang was officially held, Li Zongren, Feng Yuxiang, Yan Xishan and others discovered that the meeting held by Chiang Kai-shek was not as easy to fool as before. Under the serious atmosphere, Chiang Kai-shek bore the brunt and proposed On to the abolition of political chapters everywhere.

The local political branch is a stumbling block that should not be underestimated on Chiang Kai-shek's road to cutting down the vassal. Once the local political branch is abolished, it means that the local power will be transferred to the central government and collectively obey the central dispatch. Although this is a familiar slogan, it really wants to implement At that time, everyone present broke out in a cold sweat, and hurriedly said that the political branch has been in local management for a long time. If it is withdrawn suddenly, it will easily cause mistakes and affect work problems. At least it will take a while to buffer.

Chiang Kai-shek has read countless people, how can you not hear the yin and yang in it?It's just a copy of the strategy of slowing down the army, but this time Chiang Kai-shek is not so easy to deal with. I saw Chiang Kai-shek, who had just sat on the throne of the "Chairman" of the National Government, raised his brows and said sternly: "The branches will stay in April." Time to rectify, until the end of the year all will be cancelled!" Blood Quenching Mountain and River 201

Although the law of reducing the vassals is to listen to everyone's discussion, but in the first step, Chiang Kai-shek must have no room for concessions and step forward resolutely. Only by expressing his attitude and position can he let them understand the importance of cutting the vassals Unquestionable decision.

Faced with Chiang Kai-shek's resolute opening, the faces of Li Zongren, Feng Yuxiang and Yan Xishan immediately darkened, and the atmosphere in the entire venue was as oppressive as the clouds before the storm.