The Peking Military and Political Conference, originally scheduled for three days, ended in a hurry after only one day. Due to Chiang Kai-shek's strong support for his brother Zhang Xueliang, Zhang Xueliang's close friend Song Ziwen, Industry Minister Kong Xiangxi, Organization Minister Chen Guofu and other powerful central figures also expressed their opinions.
Supporting Zhang Xueliang in taking charge of North China affairs, Zhang Xueliang's political enemy, Wang Jingwei, the executive president who was completely ignored, finally resigned in anger and went abroad. At the beginning of this month, he went to France via Hong Kong. Several ministers and vice presidents who followed Wang Jingwei's footsteps have sadly retired.
Sun Ke, who was watching eagerly from the side, also wisely stopped criticizing Zhang Xueliang in order to return to the core of the central leadership, and subtly claimed that he had "high hopes" for the new government in Peking.
Wang Jingwei's resignation greatly improved Zhang Xueliang's political situation. Therefore, the Peiping Military and Political Conference that started on the 9th only took one day and went through the usual procedures to determine Zhang Xueliang's unshakable core leadership position in North China and gave Zhang Xueliang more power.
A large-scale military and political jurisdiction, an important meeting that attracted the attention of China and foreign countries and was originally thought to be subject to major changes, ended after only one day.
At this point, Zhang Xueliang and the generals of the Northeast Army finally settled down and expressed their support for the central government and the Central Military Commission. From then on, they formed a consensus and prepared for the war of resistance in a coordinated manner.
In the early morning of the 10th, a special train carrying Zhang Xueliang and other Northeastern Army civil and military officials and most representatives of the central delegation left Beijing in the howling cold wind, quietly headed south, and headed for Hankou to jointly report to Chairman Chiang Kai-shek who was commanding the campaign there.
Discuss how to deal with the critical situation in North China that has taken a turn for the worse.
The young marshal hurriedly went south this time. It was nominally a routine debriefing to discuss the economic development plan and various specific people's livelihood measures in Peiping and North China for the next year. In fact, it was because he suddenly received important news during the meeting: Soviet Russia
Radio stations and Japanese newspapers simultaneously reported that Soviet Russia’s Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Karakhan and Japanese Emperor’s Charge d’Affaires Tianyu, who was visiting Moscow, jointly held a press conference, announcing that Soviet Russia and Japan had reached consensus on many aspects through friendly consultations.
, it is expected that the "Mutual Non-Aggression Treaty between Russia, Japan and Manchuria" will be successfully concluded.
As soon as this news was announced, it immediately triggered an uproar around the world. As a result, the European and American powers quickly adjusted their Asian strategies to protect their vested interests in Asia, especially in China. The Chinese government and people were criticized for the brutal interference of Soviet Russia in China.
In domestic affairs, it blatantly supported the traitorous Northeastern government that split China and became the biggest victim. This move by the Soviet government clearly told the world that it supported the Northeast and Manchukuo separatist forces in establishing an independent country, supported the separation of Northeastern China from Chinese soil, and recognized the puppet Manchukuo.
The legitimacy and independence of the government. The Soviet Union’s sinister intentions and its deep hostility, humiliation and contempt for the Chinese government and people finally aroused great indignation among the entire Chinese military and civilians. Countless Chinese people originally regarded themselves as "the most advanced and civilized human beings".
The Soviet Union was full of yearning and identification. Now faced with the cruel reality, it has become desperate and indignant, and even produced huge hatred in the bottom of its heart.
Faced with such blatant bullying and provocation by Japan and Soviet Russia, the central government in Nanjing was helpless except for firm opposition and strong protests. From the central government to the local governments, everything was enveloped in an atmosphere of pessimism and disappointment. Almost everyone could clearly see that the Japanese had already
After completing preparations for a war of aggression against China, a war between China and Japan is about to break out, and North China is the first place to bear the brunt of the disaster.
It was also at this critical juncture that Marshal Zhang Xueliang and the Northeast Army officers and soldiers could no longer sit still. Their originally divergent opinions were instantly unified. No matter whether they were really rising up or pretending to fight, no one dared to propose passive concessions and compromises.
, because the loss of the Northeast has greatly disappointed the people all over China, and the Northeast Army no longer has any retreat. The two days of road ahead have become very clear: either fight with all their strength and blood, or sink completely.
Once again, he became a sinner of the country and the nation.
Two hours after Marshal Zhang Xueliang hurried south, An Yi and his team, under the personal care of Northeastern Army Auxiliary Commander Zhang Zuoxiang and Pingjin garrison commander General Yu Xuezhong, quietly moved out of the Marshal's Mansion and headed to Tangshan Hot Spring in the suburbs, where they stationed themselves at the Central Government Office.
The Central Government Tangshan Hotel was purchased and expanded three years ago.
At three o'clock in the afternoon on the 10th, the security force of the Northeast Army Headquarters, which was responsible for guarding the Tangshan Hotel, finally saw the arrival of the mysterious elite force of An's army - the special agent group directly under An Yi.
After a brief meeting, the two sides quickly conducted a defense handover. The brothers of the Northeast Army saw more than 1,500 officers and soldiers of the special service regiment wearing winter camouflage uniforms and equipped with various advanced weapons and equipment. Dozens of vehicles were spray-painted with camouflage colors and equipped with heavy machine guns.
An off-road jeep, a ten-wheel personnel carrier covered with camouflage nets, a new modified oil tanker more than eight meters long, two box-type medical vehicles painted with red cross signs, two square medical vehicles with weird antennas erected
The box-type communication command vehicle finally saw the wealth and power of Anjiajun, and was envious of Anjiajun's equipment and the strict military discipline of its officers and soldiers.
From this moment on, it heralds that the Anjia Army will follow the secret agreement signed with the Northeast Army and officially enter the North China battlefield. The arrival of the special agent group means that the other three main divisions of the direct line of the Central Army that are famous throughout the country are not too far away from here.
Already.
On the balcony of the Chinese and Western style on the second floor of the main building of the hotel, Huang Shaohong looked around at the light and dark checkpoints deployed by the Anyi Special Agents in just half an hour, as well as the firepower points, gathering points, and observation posts, and asked in a low voice from time to time those around him.
What is the significance of such selection and setting of a certain warning point in An Yi?
This was the first time that Huang Shaohong saw the formal military deployment and operations of the Anjia Army. Although it was only the defense layout of a regiment of troops within a radius of two kilometers, every detail showed how fast and efficient it was, which made Huang Shaohong admire and impressed.
Profoundly, he knew that the reason why these officers and soldiers in front of him could reach such a high military level was definitely not something they could train in a day or two. From the analysis of the actions, coordination, equipment, and attachment of this elite force, the reason why the Anjia Army was
It is not surprising at all to have the most powerful combat power in the world.
Neither Huang Shaohong nor An Yi followed Marshal Zhang Xueliang to Hankou. The sudden change of situation forced Chiang Kai-shek to pay great attention to the imminent Sino-Japanese war.
According to the secret order sent by Chiang Kai-shek, the Central Military Commission will establish the Central Military Commission Staff Group within a few days, and allocate five main divisions to quickly form the Seventeenth Army to go north to fight the war. Senior generals from various ministries under the Central Military Commission will be selected from each army.
More than fifty staff members were gathering in Hankou one after another to form a staff group to go north. Huang Shaohong was appointed as the head of the staff group. An Yi, according to the original arrangement, formed the North China Command with Marshal Zhang Xueliang to jointly command the military operations of various armies.
Therefore, both Huang Shaohong and An Yi continued to stay in Peiping, closely monitoring the movements of the Japanese army together with the generals of the Northeastern Army Headquarters who stayed behind, quietly carrying out targeted military deployments, and cooperating with each other to formulate the most complete action plan possible.
"This oil tanker is really big, can it hold at least five tons of oil?" Huang Shaohong asked.
An Yi looked at the oil tanker that slowly drove into the west warehouse and explained in a low voice: "If it's filled with water, it can hold a little more than five tons. Gasoline is lighter. These two oil tanks look big, but they actually hold up to the sky.
It can also hold four tons. Originally, our Jiangnan Automobile Manufacturing Plant modified an eight-ton oil tanker truck based on the US military heavy truck. As a result, there were many small bridges that could not be passed along the way from Nanchang to Suzhou.
It made a company of engineer brothers very hard, working hard from beginning to end on building bridges and roads. After analyzing the highway construction data of seven provinces in the Yangtze River Basin, we stopped the modification work of heavy vehicles over five tons. According to the current actual road conditions in our country
situation, we are fully committed to producing and modifying various trucks from two to five tons. You have seen those two box-type communication command vehicles. Currently, General Hu Jialin's independent division, the First Army, the Second Army and the Suppression General are equipped with seven vehicles.
The headquarters of the 24th Army and each division each have one, and I equipped two of them myself because of my official position, so as to facilitate communication with the units in the front and rear."
Huang Shaohong was filled with envy: "Tsk tsk, your regiment is equipped with nearly 60 large and small military vehicles, which is more than many local troops or even a group army. Moreover, transportation, combat, logistics and rescue are all complete. How can anyone interact with you?"
Than? I estimate that if you pull out the elite troops of your regiment, you can easily annihilate a division."
An Yi quickly explained: "This ability is only possessed by the regiment directly under me, and other divisions cannot match it. If it were not for the need of command, I would not be willing to occupy so many resources by myself.
In a real fight, this regiment will shoulder the arduous task of protecting the entire headquarters. If necessary, one or more regiments will be detached to support the battles of each division. It is a reserve force whose main purpose is to protect and alert. It can't be done without strengthening it.
.”
Huang Shaohong smiled: "It is very suitable for you to choose the relatively remote Wohushan garrison in Changping. It will not affect the current deployment of the Northeast Army, and can also well solve the problems of supply logistics and troop safety and alert. It can be seen that Zhang Zuo is relatively
I appreciate your decision very much, I think you are too smart, haha... When will your divisions arrive?"
"The Independent Division has arrived in Baoding and is secretly stationed in the Northeastern Army's camp on the outskirts of Baoding. It is waiting for further instructions. After replenishing its troops, the 17th Division conducted a short-term training and is currently making final preparations at the Chuzhou garrison. It is expected to be ready within three days.
It can be reached. The 44th Division led by Gu Changfeng will disembark in Hankou at midnight tonight. They will take two special trains to go north in batches. I will let them station here as my strategic reserve. Because the target is too large
It is estimated that the whereabouts of the three divisions cannot be hidden. At least the Japanese should know that the independent division has arrived in Baoding, so we simply drove in openly and gave the Japanese a silent deterrent." An Yi shook his head and smiled bitterly.
When Huang Shaohong heard this, he shook his head helplessly. In the past two days, he discovered from the large amount of confidential information that An Yi read to him that the Japanese army's intelligence agency had penetrated into every corner of North China, especially where the Northeast Army was stationed.
Many generals in the army on the front line of the Great Wall and in the Suiyuan area were hesitant about the decision to fight the war, which was very subtle and had great security risks; in Peiping City, in addition to the Japanese Embassy in Dongjiaomin Lane, the Japanese and puppet military and political affairs delineated in An Yi's intelligence
There are actually as many as eleven intelligence points in each ministry. These intelligence points are all under the guise of Japanese trading companies, chambers of commerce in Northeast China in Peiping, cultural institutions and even charitable organizations with various names. What's more serious is that ten people in the administrative system under the command of the young marshal.
Several high-ranking officials above the director level actually had frequent contacts with the above-mentioned Japanese false intelligence points. The evidence listed was very conclusive and detailed. Huang Shaohong was not only shocked, but also had to marvel at An Yi's intelligence detection capabilities.
"The Japanese have worked hard to manage the Northeast for nearly two decades. It can be said that the Northeast Army has grown and developed with their support. Their claws have penetrated into all levels of the Northeast Army and extended to North China. This is not difficult to imagine. However, before, Brother Yu
I never thought that the situation would be so serious and dangerous. No wonder you remained silent in various meetings and never expressed your position on any issue. It turned out that you had such concerns. Brother, are you going to ask the young marshal or the auxiliary marshal?
Name those Japanese and puppet suspects?" Huang Shaohong asked curiously.
An Yi shook his head: "No, we have to wait for the opportunity. After all, many spies have a certain status in the Northeast Army, and their backgrounds and social relationships are complicated. If we interfere, it will cause displeasure among the Northeast Army, so we don't
At the last moment, I will not take the initiative to make it clear. I plan to concentrate my efforts and use all means to eradicate those Japanese and puppet intelligence stations that are not part of the Northeast Army system and have been confirmed, and strive to show off their power before the Japanese army takes action.
Eliminate the Japanese aggressors' spies and agents in Peking, Tianjin, Langfang, Baoding and other places as quickly as possible to enhance the secrecy of our anti-Japanese army's mobilization, logistics supply and other military operations, and to anger the invading Japanese army.
, angering the puppet Manchukuo regime, as long as they are angry, they are prone to make mistakes, and as long as they make mistakes, it will be beneficial to our operations."
Huang Shaohong felt very justified. After nodding in approval, he stared into An Yi's eyes and said with a smile: "Brother, it's terrible to be your enemy. Fortunately, we are comrades in the same trench, otherwise we wouldn't have slept together at night.
I can’t even sleep well!”
An Yi smiled bitterly and waved his hand: "Brother, I don't dare to take such praise seriously. To tell you the truth, it is not my brother who is terrible, but the upcoming crisis. Just watch. In less than two days, the city of Beiping will be covered with war clouds.
There will be crowds of people fleeing one after another, all kinds of order will be chaotic, people who fish in troubled waters will run rampant, people with ulterior motives and clowns will come out of the front desk, and those in the Northeast Army who have been bribed by the Japanese invaders or who are timid and fearful are likely to jump.
Come out and make a big noise. At this time, this situation is beyond the control of outsiders like the eldest brother and the younger brother. Although you and I both represent the central government and the highest authority, and are both Kipchak ministers with important responsibilities, but
After all, North China is not Jiangnan! I am now very anxious and worried. I have no confidence at all, so I can only do my best..."