The occurrence of the Xi'an Incident was both an opportunity and a challenge for Hu Zongnan, who had a large army and vaguely resembled the king of the northwest.
As a general in the Huangpu Clique second only to An Yi, Hu Zongnan has a distinct political stance and views, as well as aspirations and ambitions far beyond ordinary people. Since the establishment of the Nanjing National Government, the "Whampoa Clique" military group has developed rapidly.
An Yi, Hu Zongnan and other Huangpu students, under the vigorous promotion of principal Chiang Kai-shek, became students in a short period of time.
During this period, official positions continued to rise, strength expanded rapidly, and military and political power became stronger and stronger. Only those in their twenties and thirties held heavy troops or great power. They were worshiped as army commander, division commander, brigade commander, and military ranks.
With generals, lieutenants, generals and major generals, it has become an increasingly powerful military entity that has rapidly emerged in the Kuomintang army, with its status and role increasing day by day.
Unlike An Yi, An Yi likes to build a military and political group entirely of his own from scratch, while Hu Zongnan uses Lixingshe to exert his influence in the Huangpu clique. As early as the establishment of Lixingshe,
Chiang Kai-shek specially nominated An Yi and Hu Zongnan as the key leaders of the Lixing Society. Everyone thought that Chiang Kai-shek must have a special intention. Since An Yi did not care about this matter, he rarely participated in Lixing Society events.
Therefore, everyone had special respect for Hu Zongnan, another military cadre appointed by Chiang Kai-shek. His opinion was always sought on all major matters, and his opinion was often decisive. Therefore, Hu Zongnan also implicitly acted with his own strength.
The people behind the social organizations considered themselves to be the people behind the social organizations. Huangpu students generally claimed to be Chiang Kai-shek's direct son, while Hu Zongnan regarded himself as the "Prince", which shows how clear his goals were and how ambitious he was.
Before the Xi'an Incident, Hu Zongnan actually won the hearts of the Huangpu clique more than An Yi through his influence in Lixing Society.
After Hu Zongnan took office as the commander of the First Army at the beginning of this year, he led his troops to encircle and suppress the Red Army, and the team rapidly expanded. Long before the expansion into the army, Hu Zongnan's First Division was known as the "No. 1 Division in the World" and had four brigades and twelve regiments directly under its jurisdiction.
Command a cavalry regiment, together with a division
There are nearly 40,000 troops under its jurisdiction, which is equivalent to the number of two ordinary armies of the Nationalist Government. In order to train officers and improve their quality, Hu Zongnan also learned from An Yi and established the "Northwest Officer Training Course of the Central Military Academy" in Tianshui.
Distinguished officers in the army
and local young students from the northwest provinces to implement a six-month officer development education. In order to win over the officers and soldiers, Hu Zongnan served as the class teacher himself, and Zhou Shimian, deputy commander of the second brigade, also served as the education director. The training class was divided into four categories: cavalry, engineer, and manager.
Branch, later established Russia
Chinese and Tibetan classes. Hu Zongnan regarded this training class as a continuation of the Whampoa Military Academy. He named the Whampoa House, Whampoa Road, Whampoa Pavilion, Whampoa Park, etc. on the campus to educate the students with the "Whampoa Spirit", which shows that he has always had high aspirations.
They are not people who are willing to live under others for a long time.
After the First Division was expanded into an army, it was organized into two divisions, four brigades and eight regiments. There were also cavalry, artillery, baggage, and communications units under the direct control of the army. Army Commander Hu Zongnan also served as the Commander of the First Division, Deputy Army Commander Fan Hanjie, and Huangpu First Division Commander.
Li Wen, an alumnus of the first semester, was appointed as the deputy division commander of the 1st Division, Yu Da from the 9th batch of the 3rd batch of Lu University in Baoding was appointed as the chief of staff of the division, and Ding Delong, a student of the same period in Huangpu from Hu Zongnan, was appointed as the division commander of the 78th Division.
, firmly controlling the First Army. At the same time, Hu Zongnan also served as the commander of the Second Column of the Northwest Bandit Suppression. In addition to commanding the First Army, he also commanded Zhou Xiangchu's 43rd Division and Kong Lingxun's 9th Division.
Although the Seventeenth Division suffered a defeat at the Mountain Castle last month and lost many troops, it still firmly controls the army and is one of the most powerful military groups currently.
On the day of the Xi'an Incident, Hu Zongnan received a telegram from Zhang Xueliang, deputy commander of the Northwest Suppression Forces: All "communist suppression" troops were on standby. Hu Zongnan was very confused. Then, he received a report from his subordinates: The Third Regiment of the First Division was attacked by the Northeast Army.
and an attack by sporadic troops of the Northwest Army. The next day after the incident, Hu Zong
Nan learned the truth about the Xi'an Incident from calls from He Zhonghan and Deng Wenyi. Hu Zongnan quickly received a report that the two regiments of the Northwest Supplementary Brigade of the First Army remaining in Lanzhou were surrounded and disarmed by force from the 51st Army of the Northeast Army's Yu Xuezhong Department.
The regiment commander and some officers and soldiers were killed because they refused to surrender their weapons and resisted.
While Hu Zongnan was furious, he could not help but make small calculations in his mind. Although he was now in a high and powerful position, all promotions and removals depended on the central government and Chiang Kai-shek himself. Once Chiang Kai-shek died in the military rebellion, the Nanjing Central Government and the Military Commission would definitely
It would be a mess, and the tight spell he wore on his head would lose its effectiveness. With his position in Huangpu's direct troops, and the Ganqingning and other places he currently controls, he can actually do something worthy of his name.
In fact, the king of the northwest. As for taking refuge in An Yi, he had never thought about it. Although he had always been envious of the fame achieved by the An family army, Hu Zongnan, who had a high self-esteem, had other opinions. He always felt that An Yi was too conductive.
He is adventurous and radical, and his relationship with his brothers from Huangpu is far less deep and reliable than his own. In this era when soldiers are the kings of grass, if you are rich and powerful, you can compete for yourself, so why bother to be a stepping stone for others?
Therefore, after receiving the orders from He Yingqin and He Zhonghan, Hu Zongnan hit it off immediately. He first sent out "Advice to Zhang Xueliang" and "Advice to Zhang Xueliang" and "Advice to Pao Ze" with 275 young generals of the Huangpu Clan and "on behalf of all the more than 70,000 classmates", and also participated in the listing.
Thirty-eight Kuomintang generals led by Liu Zhi wrote "Advice to Zhang Xueliang, Yang Hucheng Telegraph", advocating the use of force to resolve the conflict.
The Xi'an Incident was resolved. Afterwards, Hu Zongnan reorganized his army and led his troops to invade Shaanxi from Tianshui, and soon occupied Baoji. Just when he was about to rush into Xi'an, he received a secret message from An Yi and Dai Li, knowing that the 16th Division of the An's Army had taken control
In Nanjing, He Yingqin, He Zhonghan, Deng Wenyi and others who were leading the battle had lost power, and they suddenly began to think hard, calculating the gains and losses.
Now that the situation is becoming clearer, Hu Zongnan feels that his overeager behavior may bring a bad impression to Chiang Kai-shek, and remedial measures must be taken, so he quickly sends a secret message to Soong Meiling to express his firm determination to be loyal to Chiang Kai-shek.
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Previously, I was deceived by He Yingqin, thinking that the chairman of the committee had been killed, so he behaved abnormally. Now I understand that the chairman of the committee is still alive, so the troops attacking Xi'an will retreat to Hui'an Fort and Tongxin City. Everything is done to peacefully resolve this incident.
Try your best.
So just like that, under the stern orders of An Yi and the Military Commission, and under the influence and persuasion of Hu Zongnan, all the armies and divisions of the Central Army around Shaanxi stopped advancing and stayed on standby, thus avoiding the occurrence of a large-scale civil war.
It also created favorable conditions for Yang Hucheng, Zhang Xueliang and the Kuomintang and the Communist Party to handle the incident smoothly.
...
In Guilin, Guangxi, a simple and elegant painting boat slowly flows down the gentle and gentle water of the Li River.
On the second floor of the painting boat, Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi, Huang Xuchu, and Chen Zhibiao sat across from each other, enjoying the scenery of Guilin in winter while drinking fragrant tea and talking softly.
"An Yi is incredible. If he didn't take action, he would hit He Yingqin's seven-inch target. Seeing the situation approaching collapse, he miraculously saved it. Now that the situation in Nanjing is stable, we
You can give up the idea of fishing in troubled waters!" Li Zongren said, shaking his head and sighing.
"Brother, what happened today was already foreseen, so why bother with it? The day after the incident, we received a telegram from Liu Zhongrong, director of our Xi'an office, saying, 'We are here to advise the soldiers. I think I have already met with Zhang and Yang. In the future, we will actually
The great plan to save the country was waiting to be discussed together. The Prime Minister hoped that the Vice-President would take the opportunity to come here and make plans together, but he decided to wait and see and be prudent, and did not take the initiative to participate in the progress.
Are you going? What you were worried about at that time was that the Chairman would return alive and retaliate against our Guangxi clique? Now that the overall situation has been decided, not only did we not help Zhang Yang persecute the Chairman, but we actively responded to An Yi’s call and called for peace.
Solving the Xi'an Incident probably earned a lot of impression points in the Chairman's mind, so he just smiled at the matter with a detached attitude." Bai Chongxi consoled him.
Li Zongren sighed again: "I am still unwilling to accept it. If Chiang Kai-shek dies in the rebellion and the world is in chaos, we can send troops to Guangdong and occupy Fujian and Jiangxi. Such great achievements can be expected, but now, we still have to hold back in Guangxi and cannot do anything.
It’s uncomfortable to even think about moving.”
Bai Chongxi smiled: "If the Chairman dies, it will be difficult for us to reproduce the glory of the Guangxi Clan. Nowadays, one branch of the Central Army is dominant. No matter which branch occupies Guangdong, Fujian and other places, it is not so easy to deal with.
Yes, besides there is An Yi occupying the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and watching with eager eyes, who dares to act rashly?"
Li Zongren thought for a while and asked curiously: "Jiansheng, tell me, how can there be such a fool as An Yi? If something happens to the chairman of the committee, he can justifiably raise the banner of crusade, capture Sichuan and occupy Shaanxi in one fell swoop
,then
Going down the river from Yichang, occupying two lakes, Jiangxi is not a problem. With his good relationship with the Jiangsu and Zhejiang plutocrats, it is not impossible for Jiangsu and Zhejiang to join the central government. How could he just sit back and wait for such a good opportunity and obediently work for Chiang Kai-shek?
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Bai Chongxi smiled bitterly: "I can't see through this person either. If I had such a good opportunity, I would give it a try no matter what. But he would actually capture He Yingqin and create all favorable conditions for the peace talks between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. I can't see through it."
ah!"
Huang Xuchu, who had been listening quietly and said nothing, said: "An Yi is definitely not a person who is unwilling to make progress. Otherwise, how could he have the strength and status he has today? I think he has already seen the situation clearly. Even if he does not intervene, Chairman
He will probably return safely, but he will speed up
This trend of reconciliation began. After the Soviet Union expressed its stance, the Chinese Communist Party quickly changed its position. At first, Zhu Mao advocated a public trial of the chairman of the committee, but now they have obviously given up on doing so, and everything revolves around peace negotiations.
In Nanjing, although He Yingqin temporarily
Occupy the top spot, but let’s not forget that war is about making money. The Jiangsu and Zhejiang chaebols all support the Chairman. If they block the logistics supplies and then seduce the generals, He Yingqin, who is leading the battle, will face the fate of being sidelined.
, peace talks are also expected to start. In general
In short, An Yi did it very cleverly this time. He took action just when He Yingqin's power was at its strongest, striking back and taking back the initiative in one fell swoop, giving people the feeling of Optimus Prime. This timing was so cleverly grasped,
It is estimated that when old Chiang Kai-shek comes back, he will have to be promoted again."
Chen Zhibiao hesitated and expressed his opinion:
"I think General An gave up such a great opportunity more because of the threat from the Japanese in the north. We all know that the Fourth Hall of the General Staff Headquarters actually only accepts the leadership of An Yi, and there has never been a shortage of people in the An family army.
A good intelligence officer, I guess Zhang Xueliang and
An Yi is always lurking around Yang Hucheng. If he was really ambitious, he could have sent someone to kill the chairman without anyone noticing, and then put the blame on Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng, and then used revenge as an excuse to fight for hegemony in the world openly. Who would
There's nothing you can do against him.
"However, once China is in chaos, it will not take three to five years to reunify. Who of those Central Army generals and local warlords who hold heavy troops are willing to obediently lay down their power? If nothing else, our Guangxi army will
Impossible, neither can He Jian, Yan Xishan, Song Zheyuan, Han Fuqu and others
If you are willing to succumb to a young boy, the war will definitely be raging. Who will win after the battles are fought? It can only be the Japanese! Therefore, General An will give up this rare opportunity and continue to fight against the Japanese.
The chairman of the committee expressed his loyalty in order to gain greater trust and power!"
Huang Xuchu and Li Zongren nodded repeatedly, and Bai Chongxi also looked thoughtful. After being silent for a long time, he said:
"Zhibiao has made great progress, and he has a thorough understanding of An Yi's psychology. Indeed, An Yi is a patriotic person and a staunch nationalist. Over the past few years, his army has always stood on the side of the Anti-Japanese War."
You can see it from the first line. Since the death of Premier Sun, the party and the military have lost their leadership core. Since the success of the Northern Expedition in the 17th year of the Republic of China, and after ten years of campaign, Chiang Kai-shek has become a leader.
He succeeded in replacing Premier Sun and became the new core of central leadership. With An Yi's understanding, he would never allow this core to disappear, because that would mean that the entire country would fall back into chaos, the regime would face splitting, and warlords would appear again.
situation, so Chiang Kai-shek’s security is actually closely related to the security of the entire country. For the sake of the great cause of resisting Japan, An Yi cannot be allowed to make other choices!”
After listening to the analyzes of Huang Xuchu, Chen Zhibiao and Bai Chongxi, Li Zongren felt relieved:
"That's all, that's all. For the sake of this country, An Yi, who has an army of 500,000 people, good reputation and interpersonal relationships, and abundant financial support, even gave up such a good opportunity. What else should we be reluctant to part with? Jiansheng,
I believe it won’t be long before the Chairman will come from the west
An Guigui, since we have nothing major to do here, you can go to Nanjing and take office. Now that the country is facing a national crisis, the Japanese are watching our country end the civil strife, and are united in attacking the outside world. They will definitely launch a war of aggression against China in advance, and the central government cannot do without it.
You little Zhuge is strategizing!"
Bai Chongxi was deeply moved, stretched out his hand from the table, gently patted the back of Li Zongren's hand, and said with choked sobs: "Brother——"
Li Zongren nodded encouragingly, and then said to Huang Xuchu and Chen Zhibiao: "Now it seems that the consensus that there will be a war between China and Japan is correct, and it is imminent! From today on, our Gui army will also reorganize its troops and gather eight Gui troops.
With the strength of tens of millions of elders, we will fight to the death against the Japanese invaders!"
Huang Xuchu's eyes were firm, and Chen Zhibiao suddenly stood up and gave a straight military salute, "Yes -"