Volume 5 The Rising Machine Chapter 314 Absolute Conquest 2
Volume 5: Opportunity to Rise Chapter 314: Absolute Conquest 2
What does Young Master Zhang want to do? Sheng Shicai didn't know, but Young Master Zhang himself knew his own affairs. The National Defense Forces were about to take over Xinjiang, and he was here to act as a front-line fighter. His move was called "drawing money from the bottom of the cauldron", which was to gather businessmen in Xinjiang.
Under the banner of the National Defense Forces and the Central Committee, the separatists and traitors were isolated.
Capturing or killing Sheng Shicai was just a trivial matter. No matter whether Sheng Shicai was rushing around when he went out, everyone in a brigade of lightning troops was a sharpshooter and a martial arts master, and there were at least 20 other people.
Isn't it possible that a standard sniper of more than 100,000 people can't deal with a great talent?
The question is, what will happen to Xinjiang after taking Sheng Shicai?
As Mr. Zhang attracted Sheng Shicai's target in Dihua, in the past week, some businessmen from the Central Plains came one after another to Dihua, and of course some businessmen left one after another.
After having fun for a while, Zhang Yulin, the eldest son of Zhang, suddenly released another bomb. He wanted to buy land and build a house in Dihua, or buy an existing house. The purpose was to set up a trading company in Dihua to specialize in purchasing specialties and fur traders in Xinjiang.
To go to the mainland, the one-time investment is US$1 million.
Hearing that Zhang Yulin was planning to spend 1 million US dollars in Dihua, the situation of the Dihua businessmen suddenly changed. In the past, it was Zhang Yulin who took the initiative to visit Dihua's business seniors. Now, it is they who take the initiative to visit Mr. Zhang, hoping to find out more.
Got the opportunity to cooperate. For $1 million, my God, the combined worth of many of them is not that valuable.
By mid-July, the number of personnel from the National Defense Forces system, including the Lightning Force, the Fengqi Bureau, and the Field Army Reconnaissance Force, who had disguised their identities and infiltrated into Dihua, had reached 1,000. A 6,000-person mechanized force from the National Defense Forces had also infiltrated into Xinjiang. They were just waiting for
With that thunder from Nanjing!
On July 21, 1938, at the preparatory meeting of the Nanjing Political Conference, a representative from Yunnan said in his speech that it is natural for local governments to obey the central government, but the central government should also give local governments a certain degree of autonomy because China is too big and the conditions in different places are different!
This reason was also very popular in later generations of the Chinese dynasty, but the result was that a good policy did not receive good returns. National Defense Force representative Zhong Shoufu immediately objected, if political orders, decrees, and military orders cannot be unified, how can we talk about unifying the country?
The representative from Yunnan immediately retorted: Xinjiang's most prosperous talents were not present at this meeting. What could the central government do? Could it send troops to attack Xinjiang?
"Sheng Shicai's separatist policy in Xinjiang is universally recognized. Does Yunnan also want to follow in Xinjiang's footsteps?" Lin Qinghua, another representative of the National Defense Forces, asked.
The unification of national government orders, laws, and military orders is a principle that representatives of the National Defense Forces system particularly emphasized at the preparatory meeting for this political conference!
From the previous conversation between Wu Aihua and Jiang Baili, it can be guessed that Wu Aihua is not interested in so-called democratic politics in the West, but he is also disgusted with all kinds of authoritarian systems. Therefore, if the system he advocates must be based on these two extreme systems
Looking for similarities among them, that is the elite politics of "limited dictatorship + limited democracy"!
At the Nanjing Conference, Sheng Shicai's name was publicly submitted to the conference secretariat for the first time, requiring the central government to come up with countermeasures. Otherwise, representatives from other provinces would also express their dissatisfaction!
Less than 10 minutes after the meeting ended that day, a ray of radio waves flew across thousands of mountains and rivers and arrived in Xinjiang: "Immediately execute Operation Tianshan and require the results to be reported before 6 a.m.!"
It was 5 pm in Nanjing time, which was only equivalent to 3 pm in Xinjiang. When the telegram arrived in Xinjiang, Zhang Yulin was having afternoon tea with several businessmen.
When Zhang Yulin saw the telegram from the palm of the tea-server's assistant, Zhang Yulin only said, "Boss Sheng, please let Jian Ming go! Just prepare the supper around 11 o'clock in the evening." Zhang Yulin arranged it lightly.
, giving people the impression that what Mr. Zhang said was part of his daily life. However, several guests did not know that the so-called "Boss Sheng" refers to Sheng Shicai. In later generations, the local governor was called "
"Boss" is a common thing, but in this era, the status of "boss" is very low. Among local farmers, industry and commerce, the boss ranks last. Therefore, several guests would never have dreamed that this "Boss Sheng" would actually be the king of Xinjiang.
Sheng Shicai's Fudi in Dihua occupies a very large area, with an area of nearly 300 acres. Because he was particularly afraid of death, he not only arranged about a battalion of guards in the mansion, but also built two barracks near Fudi.
There is a regiment of troops stationed there. Nominally, these two regiments are the Dihua garrison. In fact, these two regiments have only one mission, which is to ensure the safety of Sheng Mansion.
Although Sheng Shicai has nearly 6,000 troops in Dihua responsible for his security, while the National Defense Force only has 1,200 troops. It seems that the number of the latter is very small, but the combat capabilities of the two sides are definitely not on the same level. If it were not for the quick knife to cut through the mess,
, a quick battle, with only 205 people of the Lightning Force, relying on urban street fighting, they can easily deal with the guards of Sheng Shicai's two regiments.
This Sheng Shicai is indeed reclusive. It has been nearly 20 days since Mr. Zhang Yulin arrived in Xinjiang, and Sheng Shicai has not left the Fudi gate once. This is normal, because Sheng Shicai has set up his office in his home.
Some of his main assistants also live in his mansion, and usually, he really doesn't need to go out.
However, when the telegram from Nanjing arrived, Sheng Shicai's good days officially came to an end.
At about 11 o'clock in the middle of the night in Dihua time on July 21st, and at about 2 o'clock in the morning on the 22nd in Nanjing time, fierce gunfire suddenly came from the Shengshi Caifu Di. Three minutes after the gunfire, the explosion of artillery shells was heard.
About five minutes after the gunfire and explosions sounded, fierce gunfire and explosions suddenly rang out outside the two garrison units in Dihua...
At about 11:30, first of all, the gunshots in Shengshi Caifu Di gradually became sporadic. A few minutes later, the gunshots and explosions from the garrison also began to sporadic.
After the gunfire completely subsided, a shocking news came: Unidentified Xinjiang soldiers had just rioted and attacked Sheng Mansion and the two garrison armies. Under the strong firepower of the two garrison armies, the rebels retreated; but Sheng Mansion
It was captured by the rebels, and Sheng Shicai and his family died in the riot!
The reason for the gunfire outside the two garrison regiments is very simple. Zhang Yulin each arranged about 400 troops, carrying squad machine guns, submachine guns, grenades, landmines and other equipment. The purpose was to prevent the infantry of the two regiments from rescuing Sheng Mansion.
After the Shengfu operatives succeeded, they retreated.
On the contrary, there was something unexpected in Sheng Mansion's actions. This accident also shows that Jianghu is so big that there are many surprises.
As the king of Xinjiang, Sheng Shicai naturally had strangers working for him. Zhang Yulin and Qiao Jianming's original plan was to use most of their troops to contain Sheng Shicai's guard camp, while the rest of the Lightning Warriors went to control Sheng Shicai and his family. As long as they controlled
If Sheng Shicai and his family live together, things in Xinjiang can be peacefully transitioned. However, Sheng Shicai has two masters, one of whom is also a master of both guns and martial arts. After being kicked by the Lightning Warrior, he fired a warning shot when he fell to the ground.
, and suddenly there was a loud noise of gunfire.
Fortunately, the National Defense Forces at least made two preparations. When they saw that the trick was not working, they immediately launched light and heavy firepower. They fired two 40-meter rockets at the two flaming bunkers!
At this point, when encountering irresistible resistance, the Lightning Troops sent forward the Type 69 rocket launchers, basically piercing them with one shot.
The rocket launchers concentrated their bombardment and soon razed the small courtyard to the ground. It was not until Qiao Jianming, holding a photo of Sheng Shicai in one hand and a flashlight in the other, "identified" the completely dead Sheng Shicai and took pictures that the warriors of the National Defense Force
Then he left happily.
The most powerful version of the later Type 69 can penetrate 180mm thick armor. How thick can the armor of a small warlord in the prosperous times be?
At 3 a.m. Nanjing time, Wu Aihua received a telegram from Xinjiang: "Xinjiang soldiers rioted and Sheng died unexpectedly!"
Almost at the same time, all political forces in the country received telegrams from Xinjiang. The contents were all similar. "Same" refers to Sheng Shicai's death; "different" refers to the analysis of the reasons for Sheng's death. Among them, some pointed the finger at Wu Aihua and
The National Defense Forces. Of course, as long as you don't name your name publicly, the National Defense Forces can ignore it; but if you name your name publicly, don't say anything without evidence.
The next day's preparatory meeting for the Nanjing Political Conference was shocked by the news that Sheng Shicai had died unexpectedly. Everyone was buzzing and talking in private, leaving the host of the meeting helpless.
Finally, it was Chiang Kai-shek who got up and banged the table to stop the discussion.
Of course, the meeting had to turn to discuss the situation in Xinjiang, and quickly came to a conclusion: Qinghai Ma Bufang and the National Defense Forces Chahar Garrison will quickly send personnel to Xinjiang to maintain order in Xinjiang.
Obviously, Chiang Kai-shek, who presided over this discussion, sent a favor to Wu Aihua. As for whether Chiang Kai-shek suspected that Sheng Shicai's death was related to the National Defense Forces, it is unknown.
However, Sheng Shicai's death was a blow to the local warlords who were still waiting for a price! Subsequent media reports showed that Sheng Shicai definitely did not die in a riot, but died in a small force with the most powerful force.
attack!
When answering questions from the media, the survivors of Sheng Mansion, including soldiers from its guard battalion, said that they were not many in number, but they had extremely high military quality, extremely accurate marksmanship, extremely advanced equipment, and various combat methods. They used a weapon they had never seen before.
But the small cannon was extremely powerful, and he quickly evacuated after he succeeded. Even the Dihua garrison drove a car to chase him and could not catch up.
After the Sheng Shicai incident, the attitude of the National Defense Forces began to become more and more tough at the preparatory meeting. When someone asked Jiang Baili, if the political meeting failed to reach an agreement, did it mean that the National Defense Forces would use force to overthrow the central government? Jiang Baili readily answered this question,
, belongs to the highest strategy of the National Defense Forces. Please ask Commander-in-Chief Wu Aihua about the specific situation.
When someone asked Lin Qinghua, if the National Defense Forces want to use force against compatriots, are they not afraid of the opposition of the people across the country? Lin Qinghua replied: People across the country? You are talking about yourself. Just listen to the opinions of the more than 50 million people in Fujian and Guangdong provinces.
Got it. The only one who can represent the people of the country is the National Defense Force!