In the early years of the Republic of China, there were many factions and warlords in the country. Even now, although the Chongqing government claims to be the central government, in fact there are still many separatist warlords. The path of Chiang Kai-shek's "party-state" dictatorship is not smooth, and
If the Red Army had not taken advantage of the encirclement and suppression campaign to consolidate local areas, and later used the Anti-Japanese War to organize war zones, the current Chongqing government and the so-called Central Army would not necessarily be much stronger than the Xuebing Army.
The warlord rule of the Republic of China did hinder the development and unity of the country, but judging from their performance in the Anti-Japanese War, those who later left their infamy in the history books, such as the King of Shanxi, the King of Qinghai, the King of Sichuan, and the King of Yunnan,
In fact, they are still cute. At least in the face of patriotism, they did not shirk or escape. Only then did several major battles take place, and only then did the current situation occur.
The Chongqing government established the National Expeditionary Force, but the Central Army sent no one. The army was composed of the Northeast Army and the Cadet Army, but the logistics was handled by the Yunnan Army. With a single order, Chiang Kai-shek merged the three largest warlord forces into one.
Together, and if one of the three major warlords has selfish motives, or wants to take advantage of the opportunity to dominate one family, then no matter what the final results of the expeditionary force will be, the beneficiaries will be Chiang Kai-shek and his "party-state" government.
Jiang obviously had bad intentions, but Ouyang Yun laughed and said that he was doomed to miscalculate. He dared to say this because he had already laid an ambush around Yunnan Wang Longyun three years ago. This person was exactly
Huang Zilin, a fortune teller from Peiping Tianqiao who is known as the "Huang Banxian". Huang Zilin first appeared next to Chen Jitang. The Cantonese clique collapsed. After Chen Jitang left office, he became a celebrity in the industry because of his fairy saying that "the opportunity cannot be missed" and was invited by Long Yun.
, continue to play his role as a master.
Huang Zilin took the various anecdotes about Long Yun written by Ouyang Yun, and it was not difficult for him to play the role of an expert. Long Yun was dubious at first, but then became more trusting. Later, Huang Banxian would be invited to make every major decision.
Helping him to predict the fortune, he unknowingly fell in love with it, and his behavior style showed obvious traces of the "Huang Banxian". Chiang Kai-shek thought that Long Yun served as the "logistics manager" of the expeditionary force, and he would definitely take advantage of the opportunity and would not tolerate it.
The emergence of another king in Yunnan would be like planting a bomb behind the expeditionary force. But Ouyang Yun believed that as long as Huang Zilin could grasp the balance, Long Yun would not only not hold back the expeditionary force, but could even become a member of the Northeast Army.
And a good ally for the Xuebing Army.
The expeditionary army imagined by Lao Chiang was composed of four corps from the Northeast Army, namely the 53rd Army, the 57th Army, the 67th Army and the 2nd Cavalry Army; the Xuebing Army had three corps, namely the Xueyi Army and the Xueyi Army.
The Third Armed Forces, learn from the Fifth Armed Forces. When this order was passed to Ouyang Yun, he sneered on the spot and said to Li Tieshu, who happened to be in his office: "I know, the tropical jungles in Southeast Asia are dense, and the cavalry will be pure targets when they enter.
Old man Jiang has made it clear that he wants to eliminate dissidents! But, are all the people in his country blind? From Marler Gobi, he doesn't even bother to show off, so I have no choice but to completely betray him. It seems that I have to hurry up and talk to him.
Contact Commander Li, otherwise you will be too passive."
The establishment of the National Expeditionary Force was a good idea for the Xuebing Army, but for the Northeastern Army, its conspiratorial implications were too strong. At its peak, the Northeastern Army had an army of 400,000 troops. Not only that, it also had the top domestic troops at that time.
The air force and a large navy. Such a large-scale elite armed force is said to be not enough to unify the country on the mainland, but it is more than enough to defend the three northeastern provinces and kill people. However, once it leaves its home base, it is like duckweed.
As if it has lost its roots, the former glory is like smoke after the rain, and it will no longer regain its former glory.
Marshal Zhang didn't know people well. He thought that as Jiang's sworn brother and the second-ranking figure in the Central Army, Jiang would never take action against the Northeastern Army. But he didn't know that no matter how high his support for Chiang's flag was,
No matter how high it is, how loud the slogans are, as long as the Northeastern Army still has the "Zhang" seal engraved on its body, it is impossible for Chiang Kai-shek to tolerate it continuing to exist on such a scale.
The Xi'an Incident was an opportunity. Marshal Zhang escorted old Chiang Kai-shek out of Xi'an, and the Northeast Army ushered in a major reorganization. Well, the A division became a B division, and the A army became a B army. It only took Old Jiang
A single line of paper significantly reduced the size of the Northeast Army. After reorganization, the Northeast Army had six infantry corps and 13 divisions (the number of Feng Zhanhai's 63rd Army, which was formed from the Northeast Volunteer Army, was cancelled, and only one No.
91st Division) and a cavalry corps, the number of soldiers directly increased from 300,000 to less than 200,000. Before the establishment of the expeditionary force, Liu Duoquan’s 49th Army had not been able to replenish its soldiers due to many wars, and now it existed in name only.
And Yu Xuezhong's 51st Army fought guerrillas in the Lunan area and suffered heavy casualties. The current strength of the army is less than half of its original size.
If the Xi'an Incident was the starting point for the decline of the Northeastern Army, then the Chongqing Incident was an opportunity for Marshal Zhang and the Northeastern Army to rise again. However, in terms of long-sleeved skills, Marshal Zhang was obviously no match for Chiang Kai-shek. No, after just over half a year, the dormant
Chiang Kai-shek re-emerged in a high profile and once again took full control of the situation in Chongqing. At this time, representatives from Britain and France came to Chongqing to negotiate a military alliance. The expeditionary force was naturally established. Chiang Kai-shek also seized the opportunity to take over the remaining Northeastern Army.
All the new troops were incorporated.
Old Chiang Kai-shek turned his hands to turn rain into clouds, and the Northeast Army encountered an unprecedented crisis. The Zhang Mansion on Daping Road has been shrouded in a haze these days. All people entering and exiting are cautious, for fear of making too much noise.
It disturbed Shaoshuai Zhang who was meditating in the study.
Marshal Zhang has been depressed for the past few days, as depressing as the hot weather in early summer in Chongqing. Ouyang Yun, who was far away in Guangzhou, seemed to have thought of what kind of state of mind he was in. After getting in touch with Li Zongren and reaching a tacit understanding, he sent him a message.
A telegram.
Mu Jiandie visited Zhang Mansion with a telegram. When he entered the courtyard, he found that the atmosphere inside was a bit strange, so he said to Marshal Zhang's adjutant who was receiving him: "Our commander-in-chief knows that Marshal Zhang has been in a bad mood these days, so he asked me to represent him on behalf of the front office."
I came to express my condolences and please let me meet the young commander."
The adjutant did not dare to make any decisions, so he could only inform Miss Zhao Si, who was in charge.
Miss Zhao Si received the report and immediately went to Marshal Zhang's study. At this moment, she was the only one who dared to disturb Marshal Zhang's meditation. She pushed open the door of the study, walked to Marshal Zhang and said: "Han Qing, Xuebingjun
Director Mu is here, please go out and meet him. You are always like this, and I am very worried. It would be good to go out and sit for a while, and take a breath."
In front of Miss Zhao Si, Marshal Zhang would always smile no matter how bad his mood was. Hearing this, he said softly: "The Xuebing Army and our Northeastern Army are now brothers and sisters, so I'll just meet Director Mu."