At two o'clock in the afternoon on the first day of the Lunar New Year, Liu Wenhui, who was inspecting Ya'an, sent three telegrams to An Yi. The first one was a ceremonial message of congratulations. He also said that during the following Lantern Festival, his clan brother Liu Wencai would go to Xufu.
Gathered together with old friends from all walks of life to discuss how to vigorously develop bilateral relations and revitalize Sichuan's economy; the second telegram came immediately after the first one, describing that the British colonial army in India had armed approximately 10,000 Xikang rebels.
On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, they invaded the two important towns of Dengke and Dege, burned, killed, looted and committed all kinds of evil.
The third telegram was sent an hour after An Yi's reply. Liu Wenhui came to almost the same opinion as An Yi, believing that the armed riots and conflicts in Sichuan, Kangxi, western Yunnan, and southern Yunnan definitely did not exist in isolation.
, the British were involved in every conflict, and the British Governor-General in India and the colonial army headquarters were identified as the culprits of a series of aggression and provocations.
Each general of the Anjia Army received the notice and held an emergency meeting at the headquarters at eight o'clock that night.
Jiangfang Commander Li Guang, who had just brought his family to Xufu, also dropped everything and rushed to An Yi's side first; Ye Cheng, Tu Zhirong and others who accompanied Qu Muchen to visit Zhenwu Mountain in Xufu immediately went down the mountain; Du Yi, who had not been seen all year round,
It was a rare opportunity to accompany his parents, wife and children to watch a movie. After hearing the news, he quietly left the cinema and rushed to the intelligence station. Yang Bin, the southern Sichuan garrison commander and chief of staff of the Xufu camp who was visiting relatives and friends in Huzhou, received the urgent call, said goodbye to his family immediately, and rushed there with his adjutant and chief of bodyguards.
Hangzhou, take the last Southwest Airlines flight from Hangzhou to Nanchang to Xufu and fly back to Xufu.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, we set off to camp in Nanchang.
Chiang Kai-shek, who was inspecting the development of the "New Life Movement" in Nanchang, received urgent messages from An Yi and Sichuan Provincial Chairman Liu Wenhui at the same time, and immediately summoned his subordinates and convened a special meeting.
Yang Yongtai, who had been quietly transferred back to Chiang Kai-shek as the Secretary-General of the Bandit Suppression Command, frowned and said nothing, quietly waiting for Ge Jing'en, Cao Haosen, Lin Wei, Chen Lifu, Xu Enzeng and others to express their opinions.
Except for Deputy Chief Ge Jingen, no one is familiar with the situation in the Southwest.
Ge Jing'en had long known about Chiang Kai-shek's "stoicism" policy, so he kept a sullen face and kept his mouth shut, unwilling to express his position, which made Chiang Kai-shek, who presided over the meeting, very embarrassed.
Chen Lifu saw that Chiang Kai-shek's face was getting more and more ugly. He hesitated slightly and stood up bravely: "If what General Ziqian (Liu Wenhui) said is true, I am afraid that there will be a greater crisis in the Xikang area that has been in rebellion for several years. Before
The rebels have always been small-scale fights, and they usually run away when the Sichuan army attacks. Now there are tens of thousands of militants, who have successively conquered and occupied two important towns in Xikang and Tibet, and adopted extreme methods of burning, killing and looting. It is very difficult for them to do so.
It was obviously done maliciously. Although this problem occurred in Xikang, if it is not handled well, it is likely to trigger an uproar in public opinion across the country. On January 1, the Japanese army bombed the Dragon King Temple in Miyun, Peiping, triggering strong responses and responses from all walks of life across the country.
During the protests, the government was criticized by the angry people and was very passive. What is even more serious is that four big explosions occurred in Shenyang, Lushun and Jinzhou yesterday afternoon and evening. Almost all Japanese military material warehouses and transfer stations were destroyed. More than a hundred Japanese troops were
The lives lost in the explosion are all very likely to be a precursor to large-scale retaliation by civil anti-Japanese organizations, which is expected to lead to an even greater disaster."
Chiang Kai-shek was very aware of the reprisals suffered by the Japanese. When he received news of the explosions in Northeast China one after another last night, Chiang Kai-shek even felt extremely comfortable.
At first, Chiang Kai-shek thought it was the work of the Fourth Department headed by An Yi, because currently An Yi only handed over the intelligence agencies in North China and Central China to the Military Command Bureau, and the Northeast Intelligence Station in the Japanese-occupied area was not included in the delivery. An Yi also
Denied the continued existence of the Northeast Intelligence Station, explaining that all intelligence agents from the Northeast Station had withdrawn to North China and had been transferred to relevant departments of the Military Command Bureau.
Dai Li also agreed with An Yi's explanation and reported that in addition to the economic and trade line, which was still under the jurisdiction of the Fourth Department, other departments such as investigation, operations, and technology have all been transferred to the Military Command Bureau, with more than 300 people.
Because of the joining of this group of valuable talents, the intelligence stations in the North China region of the Military Command Bureau were able to be quickly established and began to operate efficiently.
Zhao Rui, director of the Fourth Department, also denied in the secret cable that it was the Fourth Department, but did not rule out that it was a spontaneous organization by the "Northeast Anti-Japanese Youth League" and the "Northeast Iron-Blooded Anti-Japanese League" who had previously wanted to join the peripheral organizations of the Fourth Department.
Resistance action, because the leaders of these two groups are almost all young officers in the former Northeastern Army. Because of their extreme disappointment in the young marshal and their deep-seated hatred of the Japanese, they rejected the recruitment of the Northeastern Army’s intelligence department, but due to
The Fourth Department has handed over the main intelligence forces and secret strongholds in North China to the Military Command Bureau, so it has severed ties with these civilian anti-Japanese groups.
Although Chiang Kai-shek did not completely believe the reports of Dai Li and Zhao Rui, there was nothing he could do about it. Although he suspected that An Yi, who was extremely wary of the Japanese, still bypassed the Military Command Bureau and even the Fourth Hall to conduct underground operations throughout Northeast and North China.
The anti-Japanese organizations provided weapons and financial help, but this was just a suspicion. There was no evidence to prove it. Even the all-pervasive Japanese intelligence agency could not catch An Yi. The Military Control Bureau and Xu Enzeng who had just established a foothold in North China
It is simply impossible for the poor party investigation power to know the secrets.
But the emergency report received today was different from the past. Although Liu Wenhui was cunning, he would not recklessly express his embarrassment on the first day of the Lunar New Year, a day of family celebration.
Based on past experience, as long as the rebels supported by the British did not cause too much trouble, Liu Wenhui tried his best to calm down the trouble, because as the chairman of Sichuan Province, he did not want the Chuankang area that he ruled to have rumors that were harmful to him from time to time.
The news has even aroused people's anger and resentment. This urgent report at no time is enough to show that the crisis has gone beyond Liu Wenhui's control. If he continues to suppress it, it is likely to have an extremely negative impact on him.
Although Chiang Kai-shek looked stern and could not see the joy, anger, sorrow or joy, his mood at the moment was the same as An Yi's. He had a sense of consternation and humiliation as if he was just waking up from a dream.
The policy towards China has been deceived.
But even so, Chiang Kai-shek still could not make up his mind. This was the critical period for annihilating the Communist Red Army. Chiang Kai-shek, who had already devoted himself to handling the North China issue and the Fujian issue, was very unwilling to see another military conflict involving foreign forces in the southwest.
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Chiang Kai-shek always believed that everything must wait until the Communist Red Army is eliminated before it can be put on the agenda, otherwise it will have an unpredictable and important impact on his great cause of suppressing the Communists.
The conference room was surprisingly quiet. No one knew what Chiang Kai-shek was thinking. It wasn't until Chiang Kai-shek turned his face to Yang Yongtai that everyone realized that Chiang Kai-shek wanted to listen to Yang Yongtai's thoughts and the opinions of this so-called first think tank of Chiang Kai-shek.
It was very likely to influence Chiang Kai-shek's final decision, so everyone looked at the calm and calm Yang Yongtai, including Deng Wenyi, who was sitting at the edge, and couldn't help but pricked up his ears.
Yang Yongtai stood up slowly: "Commissioners, everyone, to be honest, I am very surprised by this. It hardly requires much analysis to come to the conclusion that the continuous armed conflicts on the southwest border are caused by the British.
Planned, premeditated, and purposeful overall action. The Japanese are extremely good at this despicable and shameless method, and the British are no exception. They have been doing this from the Opium War to the present."
Everyone nodded frequently. Yang Yongtai's opinions were basically consistent with everyone's analysis. However, Yang Yongtai stood there methodically and calmly. Obviously, he had something more important to say. Everyone was attentive and listening.
Yang Yongtai continued: "Under the current domestic situation, it is difficult for us to respond and express our position in any aspect. There are three reasons: First, since the Qing Dynasty, there have been huge problems on the China-Myanmar and China-India borders.
The differences in the demarcation of the boundary line are very large and irreconcilable. This provides excuses and opportunities for the British to constantly seize our weaknesses and stimulate our nerves. Because of the decadence and cowardice of the Qing Dynasty and the Beiyang government, they are now
The conflict has been thrown into the hands of our National Government, and everyone knows the capabilities of the National Government. Now that the North China issue has just been resolved and the rebellion in Fujian has just been subsided, political power at all levels has not yet been established. All efforts must be concentrated to exterminate the reactionary forces of the Communist Party in the heart of the country.
.It is precisely because the great powers saw our embarrassing situation of caring about one thing and losing the other that they dared to engage in such unscrupulous aggression and provocation.
"Second, since the founding of the Republic of China, it has never been able to govern the Northeast, Northwest, and Southwest regions, which exceed two-thirds of its land area. Even Guangdong, Mr. Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary base, is now controlled in a treacherous manner.
In the hands of the warlords, not to mention Guangxi and Guizhou, even an order from the central government cannot be effectively transmitted to the above-mentioned areas. The jurisdiction over the North China region that was finally recovered after the Great Wall Anti-Japanese War still has to be handled carefully based on the face of each garrison.
, at this time, if we do not quickly eliminate the Communist armed forces, we will not have any power to solve the endless crises. Apart from verbal expressions, we are more than willing and powerless!
"Third, looking at the above reality, we still need to emphasize our established principles and policies that must be unswervingly implemented - to deal with foreign aggression, we must first settle the domestic situation! Otherwise, any hasty decision will be meaningless and will only push the great cause of the party and the country to the extreme
Failure will not be of any benefit to the country and the nation. I have finished my words."
Yang Yongtai's long speech played into Chiang Kai-shek's ambitions and also played a decisive role.
In fact, these words were what Chiang Kai-shek wanted to say but it was inconvenient to say them. Yang Yongtai said them for Chiang Kai-shek this time. Even if there is a problem in the future, Yang Yongtai will naturally take the blame and has nothing to do with the leader. In the process of Yang Yongtai's speech
During the meeting, Chiang Kai-shek couldn't help but nodded frequently, which was equivalent to giving a clear signal to the participants. This was Chiang Kai-shek's final opinion.
Chiang Kai-shek glanced around: "If you have anything to add, feel free to say it."
Seeing that no one had the intention to take a stand, Chiang Kai-shek thought for a while and said: "Well, let me share my opinions for everyone to discuss. First, immediately notify President Wang of the Executive Yuan and ask him and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to send an urgent note to the British
Ambassador, let the British explain what is going on? If necessary, we can lodge a solemn protest and clarify our attitude of counterattack when necessary; second, strictly order Liu Wenhui, Zhu Peide, and An Yi to exercise restraint. Any military action must be
Please submit it to the central government for approval, otherwise it will be regarded as unauthorized action and will be severely punished. Let's discuss it and put forward any opinions you have."
When everyone saw that Chiang Kai-shek had made a decision, how dare they have any opinions? They all respectfully expressed their commitment to the decision.
Chiang Kai-shek announced the adjournment of the meeting with satisfaction. Yang Yongtai deliberately stayed until the end. After everyone left, Yang Yongtai whispered suggestions in the ears of Chiang Kai-shek who understood:
"Commissioner, please summon the three generals Liu Wenhui, An Yi, and Zhu Peide to Nanchang as soon as possible for a meeting. Even if they cannot unify their opinions, they can still buy valuable time for diplomatic mediation. Otherwise, if these frontier officials cannot stand the frequent provocations of the British,