Hong Kong movie Big Adventure

Chapter 117 The Great War in the Central Plains
1930 was destined to be an infrequent year for China.

Chiang Kai-shek, Feng Yuxiang, Li Zongren, Yan Xishan, Zhang Xueliang, and Ma Deshang are currently the largest warlords in China. Their relations are no longer as harmonious as they were during the Second Northern Expedition, and divisions have begun to appear.

There are three main groups. The Nanjing government group with Chiang Kai-shek as the core wants to transfer tax power to the central government and reorganize the army to unify China in a true sense. The anti-Chiang group headed by Feng Yuxiang, Li Zongren, and Yan Xishan wants to overthrow Chiang Kai-shek. , but instead, a neutral group headed by Ma Deshang and Zhang Xueliang declared neutrality and independence to the outside world and called for a peaceful settlement.

Ma Deshang has long seen clearly the careful thinking of other warlords, and has no confidence in resolving these conflicts peacefully. I will continue to develop, and you can fight as long as you want, as long as you don't involve me.

The development of history is always surprising. Just when Ma Deshang thought that because of his existence, the Central Plains War would be delayed or even not happen.

On January 1930, 1, Yan Xishan went to Zhengzhou to attend a military meeting and was about to perform the inauguration ceremony of the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Kuomintang Army.

Chiang Kai-shek secretly ordered Henan Provincial Government Chairman Han Fuju to arrest Yan Xishan. After Yan Xishan found out, he fled back to Taiyuan, Shanxi overnight, determined to overthrow Chiang.

On February 1930, 2, Yan Xishan called Chiang Kai-shek, advocating comity for the country, insisting that unification by force should not be used under the rule of the Democratic Party, and asked Chiang Kai-shek to "share his son's shoulders" in order to eliminate party disputes.

On the 12th, Chiang replied in a telegram: "Revolution to save the country is an obligation, not a right. At this time, the national crisis is urgent, and this is not the time for us to be complacent."

On the 21st, Li Zongren, Huang Shao, Bai Chongxi, Zhang Fakui, and Hu Zongduo responded to Yan's action and promoted him as the commander-in-chief of the national army, navy and air force;
On the 23rd, 45 people, including Yan Xishan, Feng Yuxiang, and Li Zongren, jointly sent a telegram to raise the issue of party control, advocating that all party members vote to resolve party-state disputes. Wang Jingwei also sent a telegram to agree.

On March 3, 14 generals from the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th armies jointly sent a telegram to urge Jiang to go to the field. The next day, Yan Xishan was electrified as the commander-in-chief of the land, sea and air force of the "Republic of China", and Feng Yuxiang and Li Zongren were deputy commanders-in-chief. Crusade against Chiang Kai-shek.

On April 4, Yan, Feng, and Li took the posts of commander-in-chief and deputy commander of the Army, Navy and Air Force of the Republic of China in Taiyuan, Tongguan, and Guiping respectively;
On the 5th, the national government ordered Yan Xishan to be wanted and was actively preparing for war.

On the 7th, the Nanjing Kuomintang Central Committee decided to permanently expel Yan from the party.

The anti-Chiang army declared 9 front armies:

The Gui Army is the first front army, led by Li Zongren and the commander-in-chief, going north out of Hunan and heading towards Wuhan;
The Northwest Army is the Second Front Army, led by Feng Yuxiang, and the commander-in-chief Lu Zhonglin is responsible for the combat missions on the Longhai and Pinghan fronts in Henan;
The Jin Army is the 3rd Front Army, led by Yan Xishan, and the commander-in-chief Xu Yongchang is responsible for the combat missions of the Jinpu and Jiaoji lines and the eastern section of the Longhai line in Shandong;
The third division of Shiyou is the 4th Front Army;
Zhang Xueliang's Northeast Army was designated as the 5th Front Army;
Liu Wenhui's unit is the 6th Front Army;
He Jian's Department is the 7th Front Army;

Fan Zhongxiu's Department is the 8th Front Army;
Ma Deshang's Shanghai Self-Defense Forces were designated as the 0th Front Army.

As the main force, the Northwest Army and the Jin Army have all been mobilized and marched to the Longhai, Pinghan, and Jinpu lines.Yan Xishan also appointed Shi Yousan as the chairman of Shandong Province to lead his troops to attack Shandong from Henan, and appointed Sun Dianying as the chairman of Anhui Province to attack the Bozhou area of ​​Anhui.

In mid-May 1950, a war broke out between the Chiang Kai-shek clique and the anti-Chiang clique.

Shanghai, French Concession, Lu Mansion.

With the outbreak of the Great War in the Central Plains, Ma Deshang was once again busy here, telegraphs and telephones sounded one after another, confidential secretaries and military staff shuttled incessantly, and battle reports were gathered here.

And in Ma Deshang's study, which is also in the office.

Zhang Lu, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Shanghai Self-Defense Forces and Commander of the First Army, Ding Cao, Director of the Shanghai Security Operations Bureau, Chen Tong, Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Government, and Zhang Jiang, Chairman of the Zhejiang Provincial Government, all stood in front of Ma Deshang. The map, which marked the military deployment of the Chiang Kai-shek clique and the anti-Chiang clique, as well as the latest battle information.

"Commander-in-Chief, according to the latest information, we have been divided into the anti-Chiang group, and the Shanghai Self-Defense Force has become the Ninth Front Army."

Ding Cao said.

"Yan Xishan, Feng Yuxiang, and Li Zongren really counted all forces except Chiang Kai-shek. We didn't promise to oppose Chiang."

Zhang Lu said with a smile.

"General Zhang, Yan Feng and Li want to let the whole world know how unpopular Chiang Kai-shek is, and this is their confidence."

Zhang Jiang, chairman of the Zhejiang Provincial Government, just turned 30 years old, and Ma Deshang was able to become the provincial chairman thanks to Ma Deshang's efforts to overcome public opinion.

The reason why Ma Deshang chose him is also very simple, young, upright, capable and loyal!
"Chairman Xiao Zhang, if this is their confidence, I think Chiang Kai-shek, who is in an unfavorable situation, can win the final victory. Of course, this premise is that our Shanghai Self-Defense Forces have not taken action."

Zhang Lu took a look, he was almost ten years younger than himself, but Zhang Jiang, who manages 500 million people in Zhejiang, really didn't know why Brother Sheng chose him as the chairman of the Zhejiang Provincial Government.

"General Zhang, although I appreciate the combat effectiveness of our Shanghai Self-Defense Forces, Chiang Kai-shek has only 60 troops, while the anti-Chiang allied forces have a full 80. So far, I still can't see where Chiang Kai-shek will win."

Chen Tong held his eyes and said slowly.

"Fortunately, you are still a scholar. You still don't understand such a simple truth. The short-term victory or defeat between Chiang Kai-shek and the anti-Chiang allied forces is not important. What matters is the attitude of the commander-in-chief and Zhang Xueliang. As long as either of them participates in the battle, then The war situation will change immediately."

Zhang Lu took off his military cap, touched his smooth head with his hands, and then looked at Ma Deshang, who was at the top, hoping to get some useful information from the other party's facial expressions, but unfortunately he was disappointed up.

After hearing Zhang Lu's words, Ma Deshang nodded secretly in his heart. Zhang Lu had grown up little by little from the grassroots level of the army. He had solid military command capabilities and experience in large-scale military wars. His ability and experience were among the military chiefs at the same level. He is definitely an top student, but he is a bit reckless, but this is not a bad thing. In the face of the absence of super-large-scale military weapons such as thermonuclear weapons and intercontinental missiles, this reckless military commander believes that the brave will win when encountering a narrow road. Guan is definitely the wolf king on the battlefield, a coach who can lead his men to victory one after another.

"Chiang Kai-shek and I have signed a code agreement. Our main stance remains neutral. If Chiang Kai-shek is stuck, I will choose to join the fight at the right time."

"After all, I don't want the unity to be broken, even if it is a formal unity."

(End of this chapter)