Late at night, Chengdu Shuangguisi Airport (Shuangliu Airport).
A small transport plane landed quietly on the dirt runway of the airport, instantly filling the sky with smoke and dust.
Yang Sen, who had been guarding the runway for a long time, and the dozen or so Sichuan army generals accompanying him covered their mouths and noses with white gloves. Before the smoke and dust on the runway had dispersed, the door of the transport plane slowly opened, and figures flickered around.
A heavily armed expeditionary force officer had already jumped down from the hatch and immediately guarded the surrounding area of the aircraft.
When Yue Weihan's figure appeared in front of the cabin door, Yang Sen's face was instantly filled with a smile.
It is not without reason that Yang Sen has been able to stand in Sichuan where there are many warlords for decades without falling.
In addition to being able to lead troops, Yang Sen is also good at being a person, and is especially good at taking advantage of situations. In the early years, he borrowed the strength of the Yunnan Army and Marshal Cai E, then he borrowed the strength of the Beiyang Government and Marshal Wu Peifu, and later he borrowed the strength of the Nationalist Government and Chairman Chiang Kai-shek.
However, as of now, we have to rely on the power of the Communist Party and Yue Weihan.
"Oh, brother Zhongshu, you really want to kill me."
Yang Sen came forward to greet him affectionately. He neither stood at attention nor saluted, but opened his arms and hugged Yue Weihan. He looked like brothers who had been separated for a long time and finally met. It was so exciting. I have to say that Yang Sen was so excited.
Gua Wazi is really good at being a good person, and he has inadvertently avoided the huge gap in identity and status between the two.
Yue Weihan didn't want to be pretentious and immediately gave Yang Sen a warm bear hug.
Yue Weihan had a good impression of Liu Xiang, Yang Sen and other warlords in central Sichuan. Although these warlords fought a civil war in central Sichuan for more than 20 years, there were not many casualties. They did not have much impact on Sichuan's economy and people's livelihood. The outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War
Later, these warlords in central Sichuan took pride in fighting the national war and came out of Sichuan to fight against Japan. This is really admirable.
On the Xuzhou battlefield, Yue Weihan had seen the tenacity of the Sichuan army, and it was really not an exaggeration.
The Sichuan Army's equipment is poor and it lacks basic training, but even if they can fight tough battles, they dare to fight vicious battles. These idiots who came out of the Land of Abundance, wearing straw sandals, wearing bamboo hats, and carrying large knives, dare to fight against well-equipped soldiers.
The well-trained Japanese elites fought to the death, and often even the entire regiment and division would not retreat even half a step, they insisted on winning!
After a few brief greetings, Yue Weihan shook hands with the Sichuan army generals who accompanied Yang Sen.
After listening to Yang Sen's introduction, Yue Weihan couldn't help but feel a little depressed. Xue Yue didn't even send anyone to pick him up at the airport.
At this time, the Sichuan Army mainly consisted of two units, one was Xue Yue's Central Army with about 200,000 troops, and the other was Yang Sen's Sichuan Army with about 100,000 troops. Due to the death of Chairman Chiang, Generals He and Chen
A large number of senior generals of the party and state, including generals, became prisoners of war of the Japanese army. Therefore, Xue and Yang have become the de facto top leaders of the Chinese army in Sichuan.
Although "Chairman Wang" in Nanjing has made a public call, hoping that Xue and Yang can put "the righteousness of the country and the nation" first and lead their troops to surrender to the "National Government" in Nanjing, and expressed their willingness to appoint Xue Yue as chairman of the Sichuan-Kangxi Autonomous Government, Yang Sen
As the vice chairman, Xue Yue and Yang Sen were not moved at all. They really never thought about being traitors.
In Yang Sen's words, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party are like the eldest and second eldest brother in a big family. They are brothers. They compete for the position of being the head of the family. No matter who is the head of the family in the end, they are still the head of the family. But Wang Jingwei is the head of the family.
If a Japanese dog is raised by a Japanese person and can be used as a Chinese home, how can it be better?
Yang Sen brought a large group of Sichuan Army generals to greet him at the airport, which clearly stated the Sichuan Army's attitude: the Sichuan Army is willing to accept the CCP's reorganization. However, the absence of Xue Yue and the Central Army generals also showed their attitude, at least in the short term.
At this time, Xue Yue's First Corps was still unwilling to accept reorganization by the CCP.
However, Yue Weihan was mentally prepared for this. If it weren't for the purpose of convincing Xue Yue and the senior generals of the Central Army, Yue Weihan would not have had to take the risk of coming to Chengdu alone. Chengdu is now the front line, and Japanese Air Force fighter jets may appear in the nearby airspace at any time.
, if it hits Yue Weihan's special plane, it will be in big trouble.
The next morning, in the suburbs of Chengdu.
The large conference room at the headquarters of the First Corps of the National Revolutionary Army was crowded with generals. Xue Yuezheng convened all the generals above the division commander of the First Corps to hold a military meeting.
Senior generals attending the meeting mainly included Wu Yizhi, Chief of Staff of the Corps, Wu Qiwei, Commander of the Fourth Army, Ou Zhen, Commander of the 58th Army, Li Hanhun, Commander of the 64th Army, Yu Jishi, Commander of the 74th Army and other national army lieutenant generals. In addition,
There are more than twenty major generals, including the famous Wang Yaowu, Li Tianxia and Zhang Lingfu in history.
There is only one topic at the military conference. Where should the First Corps go?
Wu Yizhi, Chief of Staff of the Corps, publicized two telegrams from Yue Weihan's private and official expeditionary force, briefly introduced the current situation, and then said: "The general situation is like this. The chief has summoned you all just to hear everyone's opinions.
Opinions, if you have any ideas, feel free to speak freely."
"I firmly oppose joining the CCP." After Wu Yizhi finished speaking, Zhang Lingfu, the commander of the 58th Division Major General, shouted excitedly, "What is the Chinese Communist Party? A bunch of bastards. The committee incorporated it out of national interests.
, now you actually want to lead China’s war of resistance, and in turn want to recruit the Central Army? Bah!”
"It's not co-optation, it's cooperation." Wu Yizhi frowned and said, "Cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party."
"Aren't they all the same?" Zhang Lingfu said disapprovingly, "The cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party led by the Kuomintang means that the Communist Army is absorbed by our National Army. The cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party led by the CCP's mud-legged people means that our National Army is absorbed by the Communist Army!
I don’t care about others, anyway, my 58th Division will definitely not be incorporated by the Communist Army."
"Brother Zhong Lin, what do you have to say?" Li Tianxia asked in a dark voice.
During the competition for the commander of the 57th Division, Li Tianxia and Zhang Lingfu had a very unhappy relationship. Although Li Tianxia later won and Zhang Lingfu became the commander of the 58th Division, the feud between the two was forged. At this time, Li Tianxia saw that Zhang Lingfu was determined
She was opposed to cooperation, so she couldn't help but exclaimed, Li Tianxia was still in favor of cooperation.
Zhang Lingfu snorted and asked, "If we don't cooperate with the Communist Party, we won't be able to resist Japan?"
Li Tianxia asked calmly: "I want to ask Brother Zhong Lin, if we don't cooperate with the Communist Party, how will the brothers' rations be provided? Where will the military salaries come from? Where will the weapons and ammunition come from? We can't let the brothers go hungry.
Are you going to fight the little devil with a big knife?"
Zhang Lingfu was immediately speechless.
At this time, the Southwest had already fallen into a severe drought.
Professor Zhu Kezhen's prediction has been verified. Since the last heavy rain in early April, the entire southwest of China has fallen into a continuous drought. It has not rained for nearly two months. This year's spring grain is basically
The harvest has failed, and what's even worse is that because the land is dry and cracked, even summer grain cannot be replanted.
If it weren't for the Chinese Expeditionary Force's large-scale distribution of food for disaster relief, countless people would have died of hunger in the Southwest!
Now that 20 million people in the entire southwest are living on the support of the expeditionary force, where is the surplus food to support the Sichuan Army and the Central Army? If it does not cooperate with the expeditionary force, if it does not recognize the dominant position of the CCP, the National Army will not even be able to survive.
If basic food rations cannot be provided and survival is a problem, how can we talk about resisting Japan?
As for military pay, weapons and ammunition, there is no need to mention it.
The Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army were poor, but the Expeditionary Army was extremely rich. New recruits received a military salary of five oceans a month, and veterans of more than three years could receive 20 oceans a month.
If you perform meritorious service on the battlefield, you will receive a hefty bonus. If you cooperate with the expeditionary force, the problem of military pay can be easily solved.
The entire conference room fell into a long silence, and Li Tianxia's questioning left everyone speechless.
If officers and soldiers want to survive, they must have food and pay, and if the troops want to resist Japan, they must have ammunition. This is a reality.
But now, Chairman Chiang Kai-shek has died for the country, and the Nationalist Government has been effectively destroyed. The First Corps is like an orphan who has suddenly lost its parents and has become helpless. The CCP has expressed its willingness to adopt them, but they have been abandoned by a group of people.
Why are these proud Central Army generals embarrassed by the mud-legged bandits' adoption?
After a while, Yu Jicai, commander of the 74th Army, said: "We are soldiers, and the duty of soldiers is to protect our country. We don't want to care about political matters, and we shouldn't care about them. Whether it is the Kuomintang or the Communist Party, it is China after all."
In our own political party, it doesn’t matter who leads and who assists, what matters is that we jointly resist foreign humiliation!”
General Xue Yue's slightly narrowed eyes suddenly opened and he took a deep look at Yu Jishi.
Yu Jishi's attitude was already very clear. As long as the Communist Party sincerely resisted Japan, he would loyally support it.
As the nephew of Chairman Chiang Kai-shek, a confidant and a fellow Fenghua fellow, Yu Jishi held a very high position in the First Corps and even in the entire Central Military System. If Yue Weihan was not counted as an outlier, Yu Jishi could even be regarded as one of the "Fenghua" generals.
He is a leading figure, and his attitude basically represents the attitude of the "Fenghua" generals in the army.
After a night of secret talks with Yue Weihan, Xue Yue had basically accepted the fact that the CCP was leading the war of resistance.
However, under Chairman Chiang's management for many years, the "Fenghua" generals in the Central Army have become extremely powerful, and these generals are the most loyal to Chairman Chiang and the most hateful to the CCP.
Before revealing his true attitude, General Xue Yue would not dare to express his stance easily, lest it trigger a mutiny in the troops.
Now, Yu Jishi has made his position clear, which also means that the "Fenghua" faction has made its position clear.
At that moment, General Xue Yue stood up and said solemnly: "Commander Yu said it well, soldiers are soldiers, and the duty of soldiers is to protect their homes and the country. Political matters have nothing to do with us. Now that the CCP has become the leading force in China's war of resistance, then
We should accept the leadership of the CCP and fight against the Japanese invaders together!"
On May 30, the 32nd year of the Republic of China (1943), the first Political Consultative Conference of China was successfully held in Wayaobao, Yan'an. The meeting drafted and approved a new version of the Constitution. The Constitution stipulated that the Communist Party of China is the only ruling party in China, and the Kuomintang and other democratic parties
As a participating political party, the National Political Consultative Conference is the highest authority at this stage.
On May 31, Yan Xishan, Commander-in-Chief of the World War II Zone, Jiang Dingwen, Director of the Xi'an Camp, Long Yun, Chairman of Yunnan Province, Li Zongren, Chairman of Guangxi Province, and Xue Yue, Commander-in-Chief of the First Corps of the National Revolutionary Army, sent telegrams to the whole country to express their support for the results of the meeting.
The forces will be unified to accept the reorganization of the CCP.
On June 1, Chairman Mao issued Order No. 1 in the name of Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China, reorganizing the armed forces of all China and Southeast Asia into four major field armies based on regional divisions.
The Eighth Route Army north of the Yangtze River and the Jinsui Army of the World War II Army were unified into the North China Field Army, also called the 1st Field Army. General Peng was the commander-in-chief of the field army, General Nie was the general political commissar, Chief Yan was the deputy commander-in-chief, and Hu Zongnan was the general-general.
Chief of Staff, under the jurisdiction of ten army groups with a total strength of approximately 2 million troops.
The New Fourth Army south of the Yangtze River, the Guangdong Army in Guangdong, the Gui Army in Guangxi and part of the Eighth Route Army transferred to the south were unified and reorganized into the South China Field Army, also called the 2nd Field Army. General Ye Ting served as the commander-in-chief of the field army, General Chen was the general political commissar, and Chief Li was
Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Chief Bai is the Chief of General Staff. The South China Field Army has six major armies under its jurisdiction, with a total strength of approximately 1.5 million troops.
The Central Army, Sichuan Army, Yunnan Army, the Majia Army in the northwest, and the guard forces in the Yan'an Border Region were unified into the Western Field Army, also called the 3rd Field Army. General Xue Yue served as the commander-in-chief of the field army, General Luo served as the general political commissar, and Jiang Dingwen served as the deputy general.
Commander, General Lin serves as the Chief of General Staff. The Western Field Army has four major armies under its jurisdiction, with a total strength of about 800,000.
The Chinese Expeditionary Force in Nanyang was separately reorganized into the Southern Field Army, also called the 4th Field Army. Yue Weihan was the commander-in-chief, Deng Gong was the general political commissar, Wei Lihuang was the deputy commander-in-chief, Huang Jie was the chief of general staff, and General Zuo was the deputy chief of staff. Nanyang
The field army has six major armies under its jurisdiction, with a total strength of approximately 1 million troops.
Immediately afterwards, Chairman Mao issued Order No. 2, ordering the establishment of the Southwest Campaign Joint Command. The commander-in-chief of the fourth field, General Yue Weihan, will be the campaign commander-in-chief and front-line commander, the commander-in-chief of the first field, General Peng, the commander-in-chief of the second field, General Ye Ting, and the commander-in-chief of the third field.
The commander, General Xue Yue, is the deputy commander-in-chief of the campaign. General Managers Xu and Li were promoted to the joint command headquarters at the same time and served as deputy frontline commanders-in-chief.
At the same time, the Siye (Chinese Expeditionary Force) aviation division relied on the newly built Baise Airport and continued to penetrate deep into the hinterland of South China. It repeatedly provoked the Japanese aviation in central China over Jiangxi and Fujian in order to lure the Japanese aviation into a decisive battle with us.
The monstrous net that will destroy the 400,000 Japanese troops fighting on the southwest front is quietly opening!
However, at this juncture, shocking news suddenly came from the southwest front. The two groups of Japanese troops fighting in the southwest and northwest areas suddenly stopped advancing, quickly retreated, and separated from the three fields.
When the news came, Yue Weihan was shocked and immediately called Mr. Li and Mr. Xu to discuss countermeasures.