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A big house in the middle of Dongjiaomin Lane is now brightly lit, and the door has been opened.The car carrying Zhang's father and son did not stop, but turned a corner and drove directly in.It turns out that this is the famous Banxi Mansion.As soon as the Zhang family's father and son's car passed by, several Japanese officers in khaki military uniforms jumped out of the shadows and quickly closed the door...

Banxi Mansion's restaurant has already set up a banquet, which is completely Chinese style. The round table is full of exquisite dishes, but there are a few bottles of foreign wine in the ice bucket.The servants in white clothes were busy around. Seeing Banxi holding Zhang Zuolin's hand and walking in with a smile, he hurriedly bowed respectfully.

As soon as he was seated, Rihachiro Sakanishi went straight to the topic: "The Japanese Empire's support for Yushuai is the same as before, and there will be no change. It's just...now that Soviet Russia and the CCP seem to have ambitions for the Northeast, so the empire hopes that Yushuai The crusade in the pass can be postponed, and it will not be too late to take action until the rear is consolidated. Moreover, I have some new ideas about the actions in the pass. Today, I invite the two of you to come to the humble house to discuss this matter face to face."

After collecting information from various parties in the past few months, Banxi can basically confirm that the Kuomintang's rule in the south has been consolidated, and Sun Yat-sen's health is also considered good.Moreover, the large-scale heavy industry construction in the south has no intention of hiding at all. They are generously recruiting business stocks, hiring foreign expert managers, and opening technical schools... The whole thing looks like they are going to work quickly.So Japan now has a new plan.

Banxi picked up a glass of champagne, took a sip, moistened his throat, and said with a smile: "Actually, Yushuai, Duan Zhilao, and Wu Yushuai are all of the Beiyang lineage, and the KMT in the south, the Communist Party in northern Shaanxi, and Suiyuan are deadly enemies." .Now brothers who are also Beiyang are at war, but turn a blind eye to the threat of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, it seems..."

Zhang's father and son were taken aback when they heard the words, and looked at each other.I thought that the Japanese wanted his fake Beiyang to partner with the real Beiyang of Wu Peifu and Duan Qirui?If so... who will be the boss?

Seeing that the two guests were still silent, the smile on Banxi's face became more sincere: "Mr. Duan Zhi and Wu Yushuai's plenipotentiary representative, Chen Jingcun (Chen Jiongming), chairman of the Zhigong Party, has also arrived in Beijing now, and happens to live in a humble house. Nei. If Yu Shuai is interested, I am willing to match up and introduce the two to see if we can promote the three Beiyang alliances."

The Beiyang Three Alliance, this may be the only way out of the current deadlock.Zhi, Anhui, and Feng, and Yan Xishan in Shanxi will be added in the future, and the whole of North China will be considered "unified".In this way, it may be possible to reject communism in the west and Sun Wen in the south.Japan's special interests in North China and Northeast China can also be preserved.

Zhang Zuolin gently turned the glass wine glass in his hand, staring blankly at the light red liquid in the half glass, a little hesitant: "Chen Jingcun is Sun Wen's... sworn enemy!"

Banxi smiled and waved his hand: "Right now, the Kuomintang and Yushuai are in the same position. If there is no Chen Jingcun, it is inevitable that the Feng faction and the Kuomintang will fight in the end. Moreover, the Kuomintang this time uses the reorganization and reorganization to cut off dissidents. A large number The generals who were not directly related to the Kuomintang lost their military power one after another and became a vase with no real power. If you still want to retreat after the second Northern Expedition of the Kuomintang, it seems a bit divorced from reality.”

Zhang Zuolin took a deep breath and glanced at his son beside him.After the Kuomintang went north, it was Zhang Xueliang's wishful thinking to withdraw from the customs. He believed that as long as he recognized the central position of the Kuomintang, he could continue to be the king of the Northeast.But thinking about the fate of those miscellaneous generals in the Kuomintang... Zhang Zuolin finally made up his mind and nodded emphatically: "Mr. Banxi's lesson is that I have illusions about the Kuomintang. Now, please introduce Mr. Chen Jingcun to me. .”

Chen Jiongming just took a small horse and sat behind a screen in the dining room.But he didn't pay attention to the conversation in the restaurant, and he didn't hear that Zhang Zuolin had agreed to see him.At this time, Chen Jiongming's thoughts had already flown to the south, to Wuhan.

What left the deepest impression on Chen Jiongming during his trip to Wuhan was not Lao Jiang's villainous face, nor Song Meiling's nobility and glamor.But Sun Yat-sen's supreme authority there!The Kuomintang seems to be conducting a "God-making Movement" whose target is their leader Sun Yat-sen.There are statues of Sun Yat-sen everywhere in the streets and alleys of Wuhan, and slogans praising Sun Yat-sen are hung everywhere.Buy a newspaper at random and open it. It is full of good words for Sun Yat-sen and the Kuomintang. You can never find a word that damages Sun Yat-sen's prestige.

It turns out that the thirteen southern provinces (districts) have all entered the so-called "political training period", and the so-called political training actually includes such dictatorial content as press control!Any remarks that are unfavorable to Sun Yat-sen cannot be published in the newspapers at all, otherwise it would be the lightest to ban them, and if they are not done well, they will be jailed!As for an opposition party with a clear banner like the Zhi Gong Party, it is impossible to conduct public activities in the south, let alone publish newspapers.If this continues...wouldn't China be turning into a dictatorial and autocratic feudal country?How is this different from Manchu?Now the only thing that can prevent this disaster is the alliance of Zhi, Wan and Feng, right?It's a pity that the Communist Party refuses to join now. Otherwise, a great alliance of various factions in the north would be enough to contain the Kuomintang. They could even take advantage of their unfinished heavy industry plan to come and join forces in Wuhan...

"Mr. Competition! Mr. Competition..."

It seemed to be the voice of Rihachiro Sakanishi, one sound higher than the other, and in the end he was already roaring with his throat open!But there was still no movement behind the screen.

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But in the end, Chen Jiongming sat down at the banquet with a blushing face.I don't know if I heard Rihachiro Sakanishi's roar, or Zhang Xueliang dragged him out.In short, they sat on the table, and then talked and laughed for a while.

"...The current chaos in this country is ultimately due to the ambitions of Sun Wen and the Kuomintang. Now that they have controlled half of the country, they are still relentlessly extorting money to invest in the construction of their arsenal, without considering people's livelihood at all. The slogans of "Equal Land Rights" and "Helping Workers and Peasants" have disappeared, leaving only militarism! If things go on like this, I'm afraid..."

It is naturally Chen Jiongming who can tell such a great truth.A grand theory will thoroughly analyze the current policy of the Kuomintang.He also pointed out that the so-called "political training" is dictatorship, and the so-called heavy industry construction is actually laying the foundation for taking the road of militarism.This is determined by the current economic foundation of the South. Once their heavy industry is built, the northern factions will have no chance.The only way to survive now is to unite. It is best to achieve a great unity of all factions, and at worst to achieve a great unity of Zhi, Wan and Feng.

"Yu Shuai, do you think it is possible for Mr. Chen Jingcun's proposal to come true?" Banxi's voice was a little hoarse, but his smile remained the same.

Zhang Zuolin clasped his fists at Chen Jiongming with a smile: "Mr. Jingcun's lofty ideas, I deeply admire. If Wu Ziyu and Duan Zhi can obey the central government and realize the great unity of our Beiyang, I will naturally wish for it. As for... Henan and Shandong Yushuai and Zhilao are still in charge of the territory. The Zhi and Anhui armies have also been reorganized into the Central Army and accepted a unified command. Of course, the personnel and finances of the army reorganized from the Zhizhi and Anhui armies are still in the hands of Yushuai and Zhilao. The funds...will continue to be raised by the provinces of Henan and Shandong, and the central government will not interfere. I wonder how Mr. Jingcun will agree with these conditions?"

Chapter 0263 five years (three)

In the dining room of Banxi Mansion, four people sat quietly, silent for a while.

Zhang Zuolin's condition was that "Wu Ziyu and Duan Zhi always obey the central government."To be honest, this requirement is a bit harsh.What kind of people are Wu Peifu and Duan Qirui?Asking them to submit to a center organized by red-bearded bandits is a bit embarrassing.

Chen Jiongming's original plan was to have Zhi, Anhui, and Feng jointly organize the central government, with Duan Qirui as president, Wu Peifu as deputy, and Zhang Zuolin as prime minister.The new government implements a responsible cabinet, that is, the central government is still dominated by Zhang Zuolin.Duan and Wu are just acting in name, so that the Zhi and Anhui families will have a place to save face, and the great unity of Beiyang will be solid.Unexpectedly... Zhang Zuolin clings to the title of the Central Committee, insisting that Wu Peifu and Duan Qirui bow their heads and be petty.

Zhang Xueliang approached Chen Jiongming with a smile, and broke the silence: "Jinggong, I wonder if you, Yushuai, and Mr. Zhi have considered that our central government is now justified. It was elected by the Political Consultative Conference of various factions. legal center."

"But... Yu Shuai and Zhi Lao were against it at the time." Chen Jiongming glanced at Zhang Xueliang, still frowned, and shook his head to express his disapproval.

Zhang Xueliang still did not change his smile: "However, the Kuomintang voted for it, representing the thirteen provinces (regions) in the south! Jinggong, if we don't want this rightful central government now, and we are building another one, you Are you sure you can persuade Mr. Sun Yat-sen to vote for it again? Now the Kuomintang, the Communist Party, and the leftists of the Kuomintang like Feng Yuxiang and Hu Jingyi control a total of [-] provinces (regions). Should it be Sun Yat-sen?"

Chen Jiongming glanced deeply at Zhang Xueliang.He said in his heart that this young marshal does not seem to be a playboy who only knows how to linger around pure wine and beauties as the outside world said.It is still quite insightful to make some high-level remarks. The current central government is indeed recognized by the Kuomintang.No matter how inconsistent this process is with the procedures of a democratic constitutional government, Dapao Sun always nodded in approval.So Sun Wen just closed the door in Wuhan to "be the emperor", and he still dare not call himself the central government to the outside world.If the Zhi, Anhui, and Feng departments want to establish another central government now, with Sun Wen's personality, I am afraid that he will not let go of such an opportunity. At that time, China will have two central governments again.

Banxi Rihachiro smiled slightly, and echoed: "Mr. Jingcun, don't underestimate the restrictive effect of the central government on the Kuomintang. For example, the "Guangzhou Secret Treaty", which is an illegal treaty that has not been approved by the central government... ...The central government can declare it invalid! In this way, the strength of the Kuomintang will be greatly reduced."

As soon as Banxi's words came out, the faces of Zhang's father and son and Chen Jiongming present suddenly changed. The "Guangzhou Secret Treaty" is almost the basis of the southern national government's rule. The annual fiscal revenue of more than one billion and the rapid development of southern industry and commerce are actually "tariff independence".If the "Secret Agreement" is invalid, then naturally there will be no customs territory in the south, and there will be no customs autonomy. I am afraid that the heavy industry that has just started in the south will be overwhelmed by the swarm of imported products in a blink of an eye?But... will the Kuomintang recognize the central government at that time?They can completely establish another central government, so that they can justifiably continue to maintain the existing tariff policy.But at the same time, it will also mean the division of the North and the South or... a war between the North and the South!What does the Japanese mean?

"Yu Shuai, Mr. Jingcun, what do you two think of the current balance of power between the north and the south?" Banxi looked at the three people who were stunned, and asked again with a smile.

Zhang Zuolin rolled his eyes a few times, pondered for a while, and then said slowly: "Now the power of any family in the north is not as strong as that of the Kuomintang, but concentrating the total strength of the various factions in the north still has an advantage over the Kuomintang. It's just...Feng Yuxiang is now a member of the Kuomintang , the Communist Party and the Kuomintang joined forces, and the two of them have 30 troops, and the Kuomintang’s at least 50 troops, there are as many as 80! Even if our three alliances include Jin and Yan, they are not as many as them!"

Banxi said with a sneer: "What if the Communist Party and Feng Yuxiang parted ways with the Kuomintang? It doesn't mean that they went to war with the Kuomintang, even if they remained neutral. Can we have the strength to fight?"

Zhang Zuolin frowned, thought for a while, and still shook his head: "Impossible. Even if the Kuomintang and the Communist Party break up, the Communist Party will not remain neutral. They are eyeing Shanxi now. If we fight with the Kuomintang, they will definitely Taking advantage of the fire and looting. Besides, Feng Huanzhang and his gang of younger brothers are basically masters who recognize money but not people, so it is not too difficult to bribe them with the financial resources of the Kuomintang."

"Then defeat the Communist Party first! Then defeat Feng Yuxiang, and finally have a showdown with the Kuomintang!" Banxi sneered, and said again: "Does Marshal Yu have a clever plan to deal with the Communist Party now?"

Banxi's words seem to be all nonsense, deal with the Communist Party!This is something that even a powerful force like the Kuomintang is not sure about it, so now I have to coax them.Just relying on these strengths?There are 15 Red Army!Plus Feng Yuxiang's 15 troops.Even if the Feng, Zhi, Anhui, and Jin coalition forces fight together, they may not be their opponents.And there is also the 50 Kuomintang army gearing up in the south, and they don't know when they will come.

Zhang Zuolin just smiled wryly: "If we let us attack the Communist Party with all our strength, we may have a chance of winning, but... there are still Feng Huanzhang and the Kuomintang!"

"What if there is a way to make Feng Yuxiang and the Kuomintang do nothing? Then, are Yushuai and Mr. Jingcun sure to win?" Sakanishi Rihachiro's eyeballs hidden behind the lens were shining strangely at this time, scanning Glancing at the three of them, he said coldly: "Everything in the world must be based on righteousness. If righteousness is in the hands of the central government, the Kuomintang and Feng Yuxiang will not dare to act rashly even if they have an advantage in strength. Once the Communist Party loses righteousness, even if they No matter how stubborn you are, you will go downhill because of lack of righteousness and lack of help! Now this righteous name is... the Middle East Road!"

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The famous city of Zhangjiakou, more than 100 kilometers away from Beijing, has now completely recovered from last year's war.Even this prosperity and bustle has greatly surpassed that of the past.Today's Zhangjiakou has become an important commercial port connecting the north-south trade, and the streets in the city are lined with rows of shops and banks.Goods from Inner Mongolia and even the Soviet Union will be sold to the entire Chinese mainland market through here, and merchants who also want to do business with these Communists can only do business in Zhangjiakou.

Chaha in Zhangjiakou is in front of the gate.

The guards of the Metropolitan Administration formed a neat four-row horizontal line in front of the gate, holding high the five-color national flag and the party flag of the blue sky and white sun.All the soldiers of the guard stood silently with their rifles shouldered.A small officer with a box cannon was walking up and down at the front of the line.

The gate of the Metropolitan Administration was rarely opened wide today. The Metropolitan Commander Hu Jingyi, Superintendent Deng Yanda, Brigadier Cai Tingkai, Jiang Guangnai, Yue Weijun, Tian Yuhao, and others led a group of assistants, waiting in the gate crowded with people.

In the past, even if Guo Songling and Yang Yuting came to Zhangjiakou for inspection, they would never greet them with such ostentation.After all, Hu Jingyi and Deng Yanda are also heroes who dominate one side now.With tens of thousands of tigers occupying the fortress, it is difficult for the father and son of the Zhang family in Beijing to sleep peacefully.Today, such a guard of honor was put out to welcome two major generals who came from Wuhan——Wang Zhongyi (Wang Bao) and Ye Ting.

Wang Zhongyi is Luo Yaoguo's sworn brother Wang Bao, now he is known as Wang Zhongyi in the world, which sounds more literary.Ye Ting was the former commander-in-chief of the Fourth Front Army of the Red Army. Zhang Guotao used Zhang Guotao as a scapegoat and expelled him from the party because he lost the battle last year. He returned to Wuhan in despair and found a job as an instructor in the Central Military Academy.This time it was Wang Zhongyi who proposed to take him to the Northeast to fight the world together. Luo Yaoguo agreed after thinking about it. After all, this person is also a generation of famous generals. Five years should be easier, right?

Chapter 0264 Conspiracy ([-])

"High! It's really high! It's really high..."

Zhang Zuolin couldn't help but praise him, his tone and expression seemed to come from the heart.If Zhang Zuolin's central government unilaterally takes back the Middle East Railway, it will trigger a Sino-Soviet conflict.How will the Communist Party express its position?What measures will the Kuomintang take?Whose side will Feng Yuxiang be on?So, Devil Sakanishi's trick... is indeed a brilliant one!

Chen Jiongming also patted the table and laughed loudly: "If China and the Soviet Union go to war, it will be a national war. Righteousness will naturally be in the hands of the central government. Russia is making itself rotten. If the Communist Party agrees with the Central Committee to oppose the Soviet Union, they will definitely lose the aid of the Soviet Union and even cause internal divisions. It will not be a concern in the future. If they stand on the side of Soviet Russia and oppose The government... Then their alliance with the Kuomintang and Feng Huanzhang will be broken. Then we will first concentrate our forces to defeat the Communist Party, then eliminate Feng Huanzhang, and finally have a showdown with the Kuomintang! In this way, the world will be safe."

Only Zhang Xueliang faintly felt that something was wrong. According to Banxi's plan, the Feng army would be fighting on two fronts. One side had to deal with the Soviet Union's attack, and the other side had to attack the Communist Party. It was impossible to concentrate its forces.Moreover, the logistical support and military expenses required for an expedition of hundreds of thousands of miles to Suiyuan were simply not affordable by the Central Committee of the Feng Dynasty.The only function of this plan is probably to break the alliance between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, right?

Before Zhang Xueliang could ask a question, the old man's laughter came from beside him.Zhang Zuolin turned his head to look at Chen Jiongming, and said with a smile: "Mr. Jingcun, now that Mr. Banxi has proposed a method to deal with the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, do you think it is possible to settle the matter of the tripartite alliance? My younger brother's idea is for Yushuai and Zhilao For the establishment of five divisions per person, I gave Yushuai and Zhi Lao the designations of the first to tenth divisions of the central government. Then how about inviting two vice-chairmen of the central government, and Mr. Jingcun as the prime minister? "

The room suddenly became quiet again, and Zhang Xueliang also thoughtfully stopped talking, and just drank the wine one after another.He just secretly looked at Chen Jiongming out of the corner of his eyes.

Chen Jiongming smiled unabated, took a sip from the wine glass, and said with a smile: "The Prime Minister...it will be difficult for me to take on a big job. But now Zhilao's army still relies on the Kuomintang's arsenal to supply weapons and ammunition, and every year We need to get 1000 million French currency from the Kuomintang. Yushuai’s Henan has not had a good harvest in the past few years, and the funds are also very difficult. If we once obey the central government... I don’t know if the central government can help us solve the actual difficulties. ?”

After going around in circles, they still asked for money and weapons.This attitude made Zhang Zuolin's heart go cold for a while, and he looked at Rihachiro Sakanishi, and saw that he was also shaking his head slightly there.

Zhang Zuolin forced a smile again, cupped his hands and said, "I'm not afraid of brother Jingcun's jokes, my brother is a begging place. There is a deficit of several million every month. The treasury is clean and there are no rats." One. As a last resort, my brother’s Fengjun is ready to lay off [-] troops, so it’s really difficult to ask the central government to subsidize military expenses. But this brother can provide some weapons and ammunition, I don’t know…”

After hearing Zhang Zuolin's words, the expression on Chen Jiongming's face gradually sank.This time he came to negotiate with Feng Zhang because he wanted Duan Qirui to be president.Now that this goal cannot be achieved, the next best thing is to ask for some money, some weapons and ammunition, and I will have an explanation when I go back.Unexpectedly, this Fengzhang was actually a penniless master, crying poor in front of himself.

Rihachiro Sakanishi also had a slightly gloomy look on his face, he just gritted his teeth and smiled, watching Zhang Zuolin and Chen Jiongming quietly.In his view, the Zhi, Wan, and Feng families have now reached a critical moment of life and death. The Kuomintang is oppressing the south, and the Communist Party and Feng Yuxiang are eyeing the west.The only way out is the three alliances. Unexpectedly, these Chinese people still do not forget to bargain and fight for petty profits. They are indeed an inferior nation, and they are determined to have no possibility of independent survival.

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