The Republic of Heroes

"It's really unexpected that Zhang Hanqing can persist in Peiping until now, otherwise he will really wear the hat of escaped general for a lifetime. But then again, according to Xiaoou's judgment, he can still survive in Peiping until now, and he is also a Japanese deliberate result."

When Wu Xiaoliang analyzed the current situation, he suddenly shifted his focus to the north, and the war in the north was indeed unnerving. In addition, Yang Xiaoou originally belonged to Yan Xishan's Jin family and had a bad view of the Feng family. Now Zhang Xueliang Losing the teacher and losing the ground, the senses are even worse. It is rare for him to be fair and objective when he can say such a thing.

"Well, the Japanese have not gained a firm foothold in Manchuria, so they are not in a hurry to make major moves in the customs. The aggressive posture now should only earn enough chips for the next negotiation."

"Oh!" Wu Xiaoliang suddenly sighed at this point.

"Hanqing is not easy. He is a passionate person in essence, but unfortunately he lacks some determination and responsibility. Northeast is too courageous, and he can't bear the burden. It's just that he has to bear the scapegoat of losing his teacher and land alone. , presumably Lao Jiang will force him to resign once the war ceases."

Yang Xiaoou was slightly surprised. He knew that during the last few days of Wu Xiaoliang's existence in the Beiyang government, Zhang Xueliang had done some things that were very unfavorable to him. Although the methods were not drastic, it was already tantamount to a political divorce with Wu Xiaoliang. With a line, it is impossible for two people to merge in the future.According to ordinary people, if they are betrayed in this way, even if they don't end up enmity, it is inevitable to harbor resentment.

He had never heard Wu Xiaoliang express his attitude about Zhang Hanqing before, but today he felt regret and sympathy from his words.He has never seen such a mind like this before, be it Yan Baichuan, Feng Huanzhang, the hero of the day, or even Chairman Jiang of the Nanjing Nationalist Government, all of them are not extremely selfish. Talk about the revolution all the time, but who really cares about it?

Zhang Hanqing's loss of power is actually a great opportunity for Wu Xiaoliang and Shandong. The Japanese army will definitely withdraw from North China. With Japan's current strength, it is already the end of its strength to reach the north bank of the Yellow River under Chiang's appeasement policy. Long-term occupation is simply nonsense.But the Northeast is different. Japan has been operating in the three provinces in the Northeast for many years, so it must not be easy to spit out the fat in the mouth!

"The Northeast Army that lost Zhang Hanqing in the three northeastern provinces must bear the main responsibility. After all, they have the right to choose whether to resist, so he must stand up and take responsibility, and he can't hide! The biggest problem now is how we can get back the Northeast and when we can Take it back? If this matter has been shelved, will it become a Japanese colony like Taiwan?"

Wu Xiaoliang nodded. What he said was very serious. If Japan adopts a strategy of steadily encroaching and encroaching step by step, I am afraid that with China's current strength, it would be tantamount to wishing to regain the Northeast.Although the Battle of Songhu seems to have the upper hand at present, in addition to the luck factor, the main reason is the extreme contempt for the Chinese army in Japan, so it suffered a big loss.

But once the performance of the Shandong Army has attracted enough attention from the people themselves, I am afraid that the possibility of exploiting such loopholes will be reduced to a minimum!He once suspected that the simultaneous outbreak of war in Songhu and North China was a harbinger of a full-scale war between China and Japan, but after a calm analysis afterwards, he felt that this possibility was actually not high, and could even be said to be very low.

First, Japan was not fully prepared for the war. According to the plan in Tanaka's memorial, if it wanted to conquer China, it had to conquer Manchuria and Mongolia first.If you want to conquer the world, you must first conquer China.Second, the Japanese government is not stable internally. The coup has just ended. Although the Kodo faction, which tends to be militaristic, has been completely suppressed and eliminated by the ruling faction, it is very ironic that the militarism that the Kodo faction has always advocated has been destroyed because of this. Head up completely, the military controls everything, and fascists come to power.However, since fascism has not been in power for a short time and its control over the government is still relatively weak, it is not the best time to launch an all-out war.

It goes without saying that Japan's ambition is to conquer the world, so conquering China is a hurdle they cannot get around, and it is also a task they must complete, otherwise conquering the world is out of the question.

This time, the Japanese fascist cabinet sent the Minister of Foreign Affairs to personally deal with the issue of Shirakawa Yoshinori, which is actually a disguised bow. If Wu Xiaoliang can take this opportunity to strive for the best interests of China, when Japan launches another war of aggression against China in the future , you can set more obstacles.But in the north, he is probably powerless to interfere.

Yang Xiaoou has never had a good impression of Zhang Xueliang, so he is happy to see this young marshal Zhang, who is famous all over the world, be unlucky. Wu Xiaoliang is not surprised at all, but the problem in the north is beyond the capabilities of the Shandong Army. , It may also be limited to restraining the next negotiation with Japan in Shanghai.

"Japan secretly sent Kijuro Kihara to treat this negotiation beyond the standard. In fact, the level of Shanghai Consul General Shigemitsu Aoi is quite enough to handle it. Brother Yiru, don't you think this is strange?"

Hearing Wu Xiaoliang's doubts, Yang Xiaoou suddenly felt that this overemphasis on negotiation would bring trouble to themselves.But the Japanese are not fools. There must be a reason they don't know if they can choose to do this, but what is the reason?

"What does Junzuo mean?"

"Finding out the reason why they sent Kijuro Kihara to come to Shanghai in person will be of great help to our negotiations. Also, it's time for me to go to Xuxing Town. I'll leave the war in Songhu to brother Yiru first."

Yang Xiaoou did not agree with Wu Xiaoliang going there in person, no matter what, it is absolutely unwise to take risks with the leader of an army who can completely determine the outcome of the battle.

"Junzuo think twice..."

Wu Xiaoliang waved his hand, not because he was determined to go, but because it was difficult for others to understand his intention, and he probably didn't have the guts to ask the Japanese for extravagant prices, just wait for them to land and pay back the money!In order to strive for the greatest benefit, he can't help himself if he goes out in person.

In the afternoon of the same day, Wu Xiaoliang boarded a jeep, and under the escort of dozens of cavalrymen, he secretly rushed to Xuxing Town, the place of secret negotiation agreed in advance.Along the way, there are messes everywhere and gunpowder smoke everywhere. Whose fault is it that the peaceful and peaceful land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River has become devastated?

Wu Xiaoliang kept asking himself this question in his heart. If he simply put the responsibility on the greed of the Japanese, he might feel better, but everyone is not guilty, but he is guilty.In the final analysis, China itself is not strong, and the people of the country are scattered. How big a wave can he alone make to fight against the fate of history?