The Republic of Heroes

"Nobuyoshi Muto really said that?"

"Yes, it is……"

The adjutant nodded tremblingly. Recently, the situation of the war has been corrupted, and the deputy commander's temper has become worse and worse, but he is not afraid, but worried.The deputy commander is usually very kind and tolerant to his subordinates, but now that he is under tremendous pressure and his words and deeds have changed drastically, how can he remain calm?Looking at Zhang Xueliang's sunken eye sockets and high protruding cheekbones, the adjutant felt that he seemed to have aged ten years in a few days, and he sighed weakly.

Zhang Xueliang knew that he would not get the answer he wanted to his question, but he still asked subconsciously. In fact, his chest was already full of troubles, and he lost his way.The Northeast Army had already made considerable concessions to He Yingqin's terms for the peace talks, but the Japanese had such a big appetite that they didn't even talk about it, which made the leader of the Northeast Army frightened.

He bears the hatred of the country and the family, not because he does not want to fight the Japanese aggressors to the end.But how could the more than [-] Northeast Army entrust their wealth and life to him, so they became cannon fodder for some ambitious people?Zhang Xueliang is very clear about how many pairs of eyes the whole country are waiting for him to make a decision. Fighting to the death with the Japanese invaders happened to fall into the hands of some people. The public opinion in the whole country is raging, and he himself and the Northeast Army under his command will face an unprecedented crisis.

How to make a decision, the adjutant naturally has no better way, Zhang Xueliang didn't bother to ask, and waved his hand to signal the adjutant to go out.Sudden burst of breathlessness and dizziness, he just wished to take a few breaths right away, maybe only when he was swallowing clouds and fog would he temporarily abandon all pain and worries...

But the cruel reality quickly pulled Zhang Xueliang out of the illusion covered by clouds and mist, and his voice brought him back to reality. He put down the thing in his hand, and it took him a long time to concentrate his scattered eyes and see the person in front of him clearly.

"Xiaohou is you!"

The person called Xiaohou is none other than Yu Xuezhong, the Pingjin Police Commander.Just an hour ago, the Japanese army completely cut off the land connection between Beiping and Tianjin, which gave him an extremely ominous premonition that the pace of war was getting closer.

"It's me, Deputy Commander!"

At first, Yu Xuezhong was not convinced by the young deputy commander, thinking that he was just a playboy, and only a good old man was qualified to inherit the huge family business of the Northeast Army.However, after Zhang Zuolin's White Flag Fort was bombed and died, Zhang Xueliang's series of actions made him change his view. He successfully took over the Northeast Army, changed the banner, killed Yang Yuting to settle the internal opposition forces, and made his decision to kill. The momentum, since then I have been convinced by him.

"The Japanese army has been changing frequently recently. Chief of Staff He's negotiation strategy has failed. The Northeast Army should be prepared."

After Zhang Xueliang was in a trance at the beginning, he was finally able to concentrate on thinking about the problem. Where should the [-] Northeast Army go?A ray of sunlight shines directly into the room from the window lattice...

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In the temporary residence of Jiang Zhongzheng in Xuzhou, a feeling of uneasiness surged in the dark. Yang Yongtai had never seen this political and military strongman so silent, and the air in the room seemed to freeze.He Yingqin's telegram from Beiping was on the table. He didn't know what the content was, but he could guess that it must not be good news.

Yang Yongtai felt his throat was thirsty, and swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva, trying to relieve the situation, but there was a dry cough.

Jiang Zhongzheng seemed to be awakened by the dry cough, and stretched out his hand to push the telegram towards Yang Yongtai.

"Look, Changqing, Hebei is over!"

For the deterioration of the situation in Pingjin, Yang Yongtai had expected it a long time ago, but the change was so fast, which was far beyond expectations.Reaching out to take the telegram, he read it hastily.He couldn't help being taken aback. Only then did he understand why Jiang Zhongzheng said that Hebei was doomed. If He Yingqin's telegram was true, not only would Pingjin be doomed, but even the whole of Hebei would be in jeopardy.

He Yingqin had already made great concessions in the previous negotiations. The Northeast Army withdrew from Pingjin, the Kuomintang Ministry and various political organizations also withdrew from Pingjin. At the same time, the mayors of the two cities were replaced, and all anti-Japanese and anti-Japanese groups were banned.

This telegram was He Yingqin's final showdown to Chiang Kai-shek. The Japanese had too much appetite, and they could not satisfy their greed even in Pingjin.

Since he won Zhengshuo of the Republic of China, he had to bear the humiliation imposed on him by the foreign powers again and again, but for the success of the revolutionary cause, he had to bow his head again and again.Are you going to bow your head this time?

Jiang Zhongzheng had already scolded Niang Xipi tens of thousands of times in his heart, but he uttered a sinister sentence.

"The Japanese invaders deceived people too much. They sent a telegram to Han Qing to order the Northeast Army to start war against Japan immediately. Hebei must not follow the same path as the three eastern provinces."

At the beginning of the fall of the Northeast, Chiang Kai-shek had an extremely ambiguous attitude towards Zhang Xueliang. Whether the Northeast Army would resist him was noncommittal, and Zhang Xueliang also wanted to preserve his strength and was unwilling to fight the Japanese army alone, which led to the fall of the three eastern provinces within a few days.Now it has completely rejected the previous ambiguous attitude and clearly expressed its support for resistance.Yang Yongtai understood that the appetite of the Japanese had touched Jiang Zhongzheng's bottom line. Even if the national government was not fully prepared, he could not bear the responsibility of losing the land north of the Yellow River, but he may not have good intentions in ordering Zhang Xueliang's Northeast Army to resist.

First, use the Northeast Army as the main force to contain the Japanese army going south.Second, the strength of the Northeast Army can be consumed by the Japanese army, so that it no longer has the strength to challenge Nanjing.Third, once the resistance fails, all the blame can be pinned on Zhang Xueliang of the Northeast Army.

It was a good trick to kill three birds with one stone, but Yang Yongtai felt that it was not enough, and an idea gradually became clear in his mind.

"Committee, the situation in North China is rotten, but Songhu is doing well. The day before yesterday, Wu Weizhong won a decisive victory in Changshu. According to what Yongtai saw, he could send troops from Beijing and Shanghai to help. The army will bring the power of victory in Beijing and Shanghai to the north, and maybe there will be surprise troops. It also prevents his department from being too large in Beijing and Shanghai, and the tail cannot be lost. Isn't it killing two birds with one stone?"

Jiang Zhongzheng's eyes lit up, but he said hesitantly: "Although the Beijing-Shanghai battle has made some progress, if we rashly withdraw the troops from Weizhong, it may not be conducive to the progress of the Beijing-Shanghai situation. The entire Seventh Division will be wiped out. There are still two main divisions of the Japanese army remaining, I'm afraid..."

Yang Yongtai hit the railway while it was hot: "Don't worry about the appointment, the main force of the First Army can advance from the Jiangyin defense line to take over from Wu Weizhong to launch a counterattack and regain Shanghai in one fell swoop."

This move really kills two birds with one stone. It used the pretext that Pingjin was in danger to transfer Wu Xiaoliang's troops away from the center of Gyeonggi, so as to prevent future achievements from being too big to lose.At the same time, the direct line of the Central Army seized and recovered Shanghai, and also took over the recovery.