The Republic of Heroes

The blows came one after another, the three eastern provinces could not keep their eyes open, and the Japanese invaders arrived at the city of Beiping in the blink of an eye. Zhang Xueliang, who was still full of ambitions just two days ago, suddenly fell from his high position. collapsed.After the Shenyang Incident, in order to guard against the Japanese North China dispatched troops in Zhumachang, he placed a mixed brigade between Beiping and Tianjin to monitor the movement.If the Japanese army is approaching the city at this moment, it means that the brigade has been defeated, and in an instant, it is difficult for anyone to accept this reality.

"Do you know the number of the Japanese invaders?"

"Returning to the commander, it is the third regiment affiliated to the North China Dispatch Army. The follow-up troops are still on the way. It is estimated that the third division is responsible for the attack mission."

Zhang Zuoxiang asked in a deep voice, "How is the situation of the Japanese invaders now?"

"The entire army is not moving, and there is no sign of attacking the city. It seems to be waiting for follow-up troops."

Zhang Xueliang is worthy of being the leader of the Northeast Army. After suffering such a heavy blow, he quickly accepted this unacceptable reality.He knew very well that the Japanese aggressors were not launching an attack at this moment, not necessarily because they were waiting for backup, but most likely because they were putting pressure on him. A tamed tiger is far more useful than a dead tiger.

In the current situation, whether to fight or talk about the Japanese invaders, it was the Japanese who made up their minds for him.If he had nothing left in the peace talks at this moment, the Northeast Army would inevitably lose its cohesion and fall apart because of his compromise.Besides, how does the hatred of the country and the family allow him to be a traitor that everyone can despise?

Thinking of this, Zhang Xueliang braced his weak body and grabbed Zhang Zuoxiang's arm.

"The Northeast Army can't bear it any longer. Our Northeast Army has nowhere to retreat."

Zhang Zuoxiang no longer saw the resolute, resolute and ambitious warlord of the past, now he is like an ordinary old man. After hearing Zhang Xueliang's words, he said tremblingly: "Little six, do you mean to fight?"

Zhang Xueliang nodded vigorously.

Just after Zhang Xueliang made up his mind to fight, another adjutant entered the room with an excited expression, waving a telegram in his hand.

"Good news! Call from Nanjing, Chief of Staff He is coming to Beiping!"

Zhang Zuoxiang's expression darkened. He knew that this little boy was strong on the surface, but in fact his heart was far from being so strong. Once the external pressure exceeded his ability to bear, he would compromise. Now that he was fighting with his back to the wall, he finally aroused his courage to fight. He Yingqin came at this time to give him a reason to discourage him.

Sure enough, Zhang Xueliang seemed a little hesitant and asked:

"When will Chief of Staff He arrive in Peiping?"

"The Nanjing side explained that Chief of Staff He's landline took off early in the morning, and it should be time to talk!"

"The action is fast."

Zhang Xueliang got up, sat on the edge of the bed, took a breath and continued: "Go and pick up Chief of Staff He before making a decision!"

He Yingqin really arrived in Beiping at [-]:[-] p.m., and was taken from Nanyuan Airport to Beiping City under the protection of heavy troops from the Northeast Army. Unexpectedly, the Japanese army did not move. An army is just a deterrent, trying to blackmail it.

Due to the military confrontation, Zhang Xueliang did not go out of the city to meet He Yingqin, but held a simple welcome ceremony inside the city.At this time, Zhang Xueliang had recovered his physical strength. After smoking a full meal of opium, he was full of energy, his eyes were like lightning, and he actually swept away the slump in the noon.

"It is not easy for Han Qing to defend the northern border for the country. However, it is not appropriate to have a bigger conflict with the Japanese army at this time. With the power of China, it is absolutely impossible to resist the full-scale attack of the Japanese invaders..."

As soon as He Yingqin met, he seldom went straight to the point and expressed his intentions directly.

Zhang Xueliang sneered in his heart, do you want the Northeast Army to abandon the three eastern provinces just based on your words?But what He Yingqin said next still moved him quite a bit.

"The chairman knows that Han Qing is in a difficult situation, and will make a special allocation of 1000 million yuan to make up for the losses of the Northeast Army, and accumulate strength before trying to recover the three eastern provinces."

The sneer rose to his face but turned into a wry smile, "The two roads in front of Xueliang now are either peace or fighting. Since the chairman means peace, what else can Xueliang say..."

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Changshu, Wu Xiaoliang was exhausted and, although he expected a miracle to happen, Zhang Xueliang counterattacked the Japanese Kwantung Army, but bad news came one after another, and Shenyang, Changchun, and Yingkou fell one after another.Immediately afterwards, the news that shocked him even more came from Beiping. He Yingqin personally flew to Peiping to preside over the negotiations with Japan, and he already had a very bad premonition.When He Yingqin went to Peiping, he was very clear about what he wanted to do. He sacrificed the interests of the country in exchange for an armistice, and what He was adhering to must be the intention of Jiang Zhongzheng, chairman of the Military Commission of the Nanjing Nationalist Government.Chiang Kai-shek was a politician after all, although bowing his head to the Japanese invaders was regarded as a great shame and humiliation by him, but considering the so-called overall situation, he could completely bear it.

Chiang Kai-shek was eager for a truce, and there were two most important factors for this.First, the Jiangxi Red Army took advantage of the opportunity of the Japanese invasion of China and encircled and suppressed all the main forces of its central army and transferred it to the north, and carried out a large-scale expansion of activities. The strength of soldiers and horses is gathered together, and fortunately, in this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, they can linger on to recover their strength.Once a strong enough force has been accumulated, they will definitely take advantage of the opportunity of Chiang Kai-shek and Zhang Xueliang to fight the Japanese army on two fronts.

Therefore, with these two serious problems, he had to follow Yang Yongtai's established strategy of making peace with the outside world first, tolerate the Japanese, wait until the domestic opposition forces are eliminated, and the situation is clarified, when China is unified, the whole country is united, and then fights with the Japanese If Kou Jue fights to the death, he will surely win.

Wu Xiaoliang was very aware of the embarrassing situation Chiang Kai-shek faced, and the surrender and humiliation he had to do as a last resort.However, this time he intends to act as a spoiler, even if he offends Jiang Zhongzheng because of this.

The Japanese army's suppression of Pingjin was nothing more than wanting to obtain the maximum benefit without bloodshed, so as to stabilize the Chinese domestic army, so they could occupy it calmly and make fun of the entire three eastern provinces. Once the time is right, they will provoke again.

Therefore, for Japan, this is by no means the time for a full-scale war between China and Japan to break out. If it does break out, its military deployment to China is still in its infancy. It was very unstable. Since there were not many Japanese troops in the Northeast, a large number of local Northeast Army troops had to be reused. Once there was a fight, there was a great possibility of rebellion.From the perspective of the Japanese cabinet, a truce is also one of the urgent needs.

Thinking differently, if a full-scale war between China and Japan breaks out at the most inappropriate moment for them, it is unknown whether China can even take advantage of this situation!

Then, Wu Xiaoliang will destroy the steps of the Japanese armistice, so that they have to fight down...