The true biography of Yaqiao, the first chivalrous king of the Republic of China

Chapter 60

Ever since he was hunted down by Dai Li, Wang Yaqiao changed several locations a day, playing "hide-and-seek" games with military secret agents on the beach in Shanghai.Normally, he kept his secrets and cut off all contact with outside cronies; when something happened, he used secret codes to contact his subordinates, but the subordinates did not know his whereabouts.When not in contact, he keeps abreast of social trends through newspapers.

One day, when he was reading the "Declaration", he saw the news of Zhang Xueliang's arrival in Shanghai, and said to Wang Yaying angrily: "This prodigal son, he lost the three eastern provinces without firing a single shot; now he has lost the power of Rehe Province because of his poor command." .The face of the Chinese soldier is completely lost to him! I must give this lustful man some color!"

Wang Yaying took the newspaper, read it again, and persuaded: "Ninth brother, we are in a dangerous situation now, and we are hunted down by spies all day long. How can we bother with such nosy things!"

"Business? This is a matter of national dignity and personality! I, Wang Jiu, can't rub the sand in my eyes, so can I ignore such things?"

Rehe Province (established in February 1914 and revoked on July 2, 1955) governs 7 cities, 30 counties and 2 banners. The provincial capital is Chengde City, with a total area of ​​about 16 square kilometers, comparable to Jiangsu Province.The population is 4 million.It connects Mongolia and Heilongjiang to the north, Liaoning to the east, Chahar to the west, the Great Wall to the south, and Hebei Province. After the "September 18th" Incident, the Japanese army has been trying to occupy Rehe, break through the barrier between Northeast China and North China, connect Northeast China and North China, and build a vast base for invading China.

On the New Year's Day of 1933, the Japanese army fired the first shot to attack Rehe in Shanhaiguan, but was tenaciously counterattacked by He Zhuguo, the Northeast garrison.Rehe belongs to one of the four provinces in Northeast China. If it falls again, it means that the Northeast Army will be completely driven out of the Northeast by the Japanese army, and they can only live under the fence.A matter of survival and dignity. On January 1, Zhang Xueliang, director of the Beiping Appeasement Office, acting chairman of the Beiping Branch of the Military Commission, commander-in-chief of the North China Group and commander-in-chief of the First Front Army, could not bear it anymore. It is necessary to abandon the policy of non-resistance and the stance of relying on the League of Nations, and put forward the proposition that "you cannot survive without struggle, and you cannot save death without sacrifice."Zhang Xueliang put on a posture of avenging his life and shame, and the enthusiasm of the soldiers and civilians across the country was boosted.

On February 2, dozens of people, including representatives of the Central Committee and Acting President of the Executive Yuan, Song Ziwen and Zhang Xueliang, left Beiping in more than 17 vehicles for one road; leaders of anti-Japanese groups Zhu Qinglan, Huang Yanpei, Wang Huayi and other convoys drove for the other road , Carrying a large number of condolences, marched to Chengde mightily.Zhang Xueliang was addicted to drugs and couldn't extricate himself.The convoy stopped every thirty or forty kilometers, and the doctor gave him morphine injections.It was very late that day, and the convoy arrived in Chengde slowly.At that time, the Northeast Army had 30 troops, plus other reinforcements, the total strength exceeded 20, which was three or four times that of the Japanese Army. On February 30, the Nanjing government confidently declared: "Rehe is a barrier to the north, and there are many natural dangers. The government has prepared and can defend it for at least three months."

However, no one expected that when the Rehe battle broke out on the 21st, Zhang Xueliang was at a loss and unable to control the entire battle situation; the elite troops of the Northeast Army were defeated across the board without much resistance.General Tang Yulin, Governor of Rehe and Commander-in-Chief of the Rehe Provincial Garrison, not only did not supervise the division to fight, but at a critical juncture of the war, he intercepted more than 240 military vehicles and rushed to transport his personal property to the Tianjin Concession, resulting in a shortage of ammunition on the front line , The officers and soldiers had to wield big knives and fight with enemy planes, artillery, and tanks, causing heavy casualties.Soon, the morale of the troops was low and they were defeated. On March 3, Lieutenant Miyake Tadaki of the Kawahara Brigade of the 4th Division of the Japanese Army led 8 cavalry to attack overnight and occupied Chengde without bloodshed.

Rehe was defeated, Zhang Xueliang's reputation was discredited, and all walks of life in the country strongly demanded that he be punished to thank the world. On March 3, Chiang Kai-shek had no choice but to send a special train to Baoding, Hebei, and summoned Zhang Xueliang, accompanied by Song Ziwen. In 9, the octogenarian Zhang Xueliang recalled to Dr. Tang Degang, a professor and historian at Columbia University: "Mr. Jiang saw me and said a word: 'Now there are three people on the boat. This boat cannot carry three people. One must jump first. Go down.’ I said: ‘If you want to jump down, I’ll jump first.’ What Mr. Jiang meant was for me to resign, and I’ll resign when I come back.”

On March 3, Zhang Xueliang resigned from all positions.In the afternoon of the next day, arrive in Shanghai by plane.

At the end of March, one night, Wang Yaqiao and Xu Xiyong took a car and drove on a circular road in the suburbs of the city.When the two cars met in a secluded place, Wang Yaqiao asked Wang Yaying to flash the car lights three times to signal the other party in advance according to the prior agreement; , the two cars went around the circuit again as planned.

"Old Ninth, you have so many tricks." Xu Xiyong held his old classmate's hand and exclaimed.

"I can't help it. There are too many dog ​​legs following me. I have to use my brain to deal with them." Wang Yaqiao smiled "hehe".

"It's so late, what's the hurry to find me?"

"Big Beard, my cronies and I are currently being chased and intercepted by spies, and it is difficult to move. This matter must be handled as soon as possible. I have repeatedly considered, your goal is smaller, can you help me?" He sent a letter and A paper package was handed over to Xu Xiyong, he briefly stated his thoughts, and then instructed, "This guy Zhang Xueliang has arrived in Shanghai, please find out where he lives, and then find a way to send this letter there. The bastards who don’t act, I will take action when I should, and I must teach them a lesson!”

A few days later, Song Ziwen walked into No. 81 Fuxu Road (now Yan'an Middle Road) in the French Concession to visit Zhang Xueliang.

"Brother Ziwen, take a look," Zhang Xueliang handed him a letter, and said with a sad face, "A few days ago, a man named Wang Yaqiao secretly stuffed a warning letter into my newspaper box. Ignore it; this morning, he threw an unfused grenade into my yard again... I have never met him, we have no grudges in previous lives, and we have no grudges today, how could this guy feel sorry for me?"

When Song Ziwen heard the word "Wang Yaqiao", his body shook slightly like an electric shock.He straightened his back with both hands, took the letter, and read it again.In the letter, Wang Yaqiao scolded Zhang Xueliang as a coward who only knows how to eat, drink, prostitute and gamble, and is unable to defend the territory, and put forward three demands: "First, return to the northeast quickly, organize the whole army to fight against Japan, and regain the lost ground; Donate all the property you have looted and hand it over to the Northeast Anti-Japanese Volunteer Army; three, if you can’t do the above two things, you will commit suicide to thank the people of the country. Otherwise, I will impose sanctions on behalf of the people.”

"It's Wang Yaqiao again, his hands are so long, he wants to take care of everything!" Song Ziwen threw the letter on the table, told about Wang Yaqiao's assassination of himself and Chiang Kai-shek, and persuaded, "Wang Yaqiao came without a trace. , Qu Wuying, has great powers, even the chairman of the committee has a toothache when he mentions him, and there is nothing he can do about it. In your current situation, a phoenix is ​​not as good as a chicken, and a tiger falls on the plain and is bullied by dogs. He is a reckless man who does what he says. You don’t need to be as knowledgeable as him. Haven’t you made up your mind about your future living arrangements? Hanqing, don’t hesitate any longer. What I mean with the chairman is that you should hurry up and get rid of drug addiction and go abroad to avoid Once you avoid this calamity, let your mind relax, rest your mind, and let’s talk about the future..."

On April 4, accompanied by Song Ziwen and Du Yuesheng, Zhang Xueliang, accompanied by his wife Yu Fengzhi, Miss Zhao Si and others, boarded the Italian cruise ship Earl Contor Russell and went to Europe for "investigation".

(End of this chapter)