Chapter 78 Chapter 78 Pressing Little Zhuge every step of the way, Lian Dian's advocacy of peace meets obstacles everywhere
However, after Bai Chongxi returned to Hankou, he was actively preparing to overthrow Chiang. His gaze was fixed on the Xubeng area on the map almost every day, as if a strong earthquake was about to occur there.He felt both schadenfreude and infinite regret.Because most of the hundreds of thousands of national troops in the Xubeng area are troops equipped with American equipment, he can't catch them, and can only watch them perish in vain. When these troops perish, Lao Jiang will no longer be able to get along. Only then can he and Li Zongren come out to clean up the mess. Although the game is played like this, they always feel that it is a pity that the troops in the Xubeng area sacrificed like this.But what can be done?There are very few things in the world that have the best of both worlds.On this day, the Chief of Operations sent him a battle report, and he took a look at it, feeling both surprised and delighted.It turned out that on November 6th, Chen Yi's field army in East China moved south from Lunan with a thunderous force, intercepted and surrounded Huang Botao's corps that was moving towards Xuzhou in the Nianzhuang area.Liu Bocheng's field army in the Central Plains used a powerful part to go straight into Xu Bangjian, cutting off the traffic center Jinpu Road, and the other launched a pincer offensive to the broken mountain area of Longhai Road, breaking the link between Shangqiu Liu Ruming's troops and Dangshan Qiu Qingquan Corps. Cut off, making it hard to see from the beginning to the end.Several columns of the Communist Army south of Xuzhou took advantage of the momentum and went northward, approaching Xuzhou, forcing the two corps of Qiu Qingquan and Sun Yuanliang not to dare to assist Huang Potao's corps in the east.Xuzhou's "General Suppression" was surrounded by the Communist Army from the very beginning, and the situation was very bad.
"Fortunately, the commander-in-chief didn't come to Xu Bang to unify the command, otherwise..." The director of operations deeply felt that Bai Chongxi had the foresight, and quickly complimented him.
"If he had followed my plan of 'guarding the river must defend the Huaihe River' in May, how could he have come to this point today!" Yu Huai, for Xu Bang's unfavorable situation, it was Chiang Kai-shek's own fault. Who can blame him for shooting himself in the foot with a stone?
"Yes, they wasted half a year in vain, and now the inevitable defeat is irreversible!" the chief of operations sighed.
"You immediately send people to control all the ships in Wuhan. Without my order, not a single ship can move." Bai Chongxi ordered.
"The commander-in-chief is going to send troops to the east to help Xu Bang?" the chief of operations asked hurriedly.
"Rush to help Xu Bang? Hehe, that's a meat bun beating a dog!" Bai Chongxi sneered, "Central China troops must never go east to help Xu. You give me the ship to watch over, and don't let a single one go!"
The Chief of Operations nodded in understanding, "Yes."
At this time, a combat staff officer came in and reported: "Nanjing urgent call!"
The Chief of Operations took the telegram and saw that it was an urgent telegram from Chiang Kai-shek that "arrive within half an hour". He hurriedly presented it to Bai Chongxi, and said eagerly: "President Chiang ordered the Third Corps and the Twelfth Corps to set off immediately. Reinforce Xuzhou."
Bai Chongxi didn't even read Chiang Kai-shek's telegram, but ordered the director of operations: "Respond to him in my name, saying that the Communist Army of the Central Plains is about to attack Wuhan urgently, and Central China is too busy to take care of itself, so it is difficult to draw troops to help Xu."
Not long after Bai Chongxi's telegram was sent, Chiang Kai-shek sent another urgent telegram "within half an hour", demanding Zhang Gan's Third Corps and Huang Wei's Twelfth Corps.Bai Chongxi threw Chiang Kai-shek's telegram on the table, and said to the director of operations: "Give Huang Wei an order to let the Twelfth Corps go!"
"Commander-in-Chief..." The Chief of Operations is really reluctant to transfer Huang Wei's Corps away, because this Corps has four armies and ten divisions with a total of more than 100,000 people. An "ace" unit of "suppressing the general" in Central China.
"Let them go. This is Chen Xiaogui's basic unit. Corps Commander Huang Wei and Deputy Commander Hu Lian. They are all 'Students of the Son of Heaven'. We can't keep them if we want to." Bai Chongxi walked to the map and looked at it. After a while, he said: "Let them go to the Jinpu line to fight a few times, hold Liu Bocheng and Chen Yi, and let us buy more time to organize and train the troops. However, I am worried that they will fall into the pockets established by the Communist Army halfway there. Li. At that time, Lao Jiang will not be able to teach them Luo!"
Under Chiang Kai-shek's strict order "not to delay action under any excuse", the Huangwei Corps set off from Zhumadian on November 8, entered Anhui from Xincai according to the designated route, and marched eastward to Xuzhou via Fuyang, Mengcheng, and Suxian.On the 21st, the Twelfth Corps crossed the Wohe River from near Mengcheng, and fought fiercely with the communist army that was blocking the front. Hundreds of thousands of troops in the Corps rushed from left to right, with hogs and wolves running, unable to escape.
"Huang Botao's corps was wiped out in the good area of Nianzhuang, and Huang Botao died in battle!"
"The 110th Division of the 85th Army of the Huangwei Corps gathered in Shuangdui!"
"President Jiang ordered Du Yuming to stop the southward attack, abandon Xuzhou, and turn to Guoyang and Mengcheng to relieve the siege of the Huangwei Corps."
The battle report of the failure of the Xu Bang battle, Chiang Kai-shek’s telegram urging reinforcements with “only half an hour to arrive” on the left and “half an hour to arrive” on the right, flew to Bai Chongxi’s desk like a snowflake. He dismissed it and just used his nose Humming a few times, it was an answer to the combat staff, saying that he already knew, anyway, that's what it was all about, then he walked to the map and used the thick red and blue pencil to draw A "√", or an "X".
"Boss, the Ninth Division, the vanguard of the Second Army, has arrived in Hankou from Shashi, and is planning to take a ship to the east to reinforce Xuzhou." The chief of operations came in and reported.
"What? They're leaving too?" Bai Chongxi almost shouted.
"Not only the Second Army is going to leave, but also the 20th Army and the 28th Army President Chiang will be transferred away. Telegrams have been sent many times, and the chief will not let him go. President Jiang has directly ordered the Fourteenth Army Corps to go. Commander Song Xilian will carry it out," said the Chief of Operations.
"As long as I'm still in Hankou, they won't be able to leave!" Bai Chongxi slapped the table and ordered the Chief of Operations: "You take the headquarters guard group to the pier and seal off all the ships, so that not a single soldier can be shipped!"
"Yes!" The Chief of Operations went immediately.
The three troops could not be transported out, so Defense Minister He Yingqin called from Nanjing to clear the way: "Brother Jiansheng, the battle situation on the Eastern Front is so tense, I really hope that the rescue is like putting out a fire!" He Yingqin said slowly, his tone almost Begging: "You must transfer the reinforcements, for your sake, you can't just ignore death!"
"He Jinggong, the Huangwei Corps has been transferred out. You know better than me what the result is. Now you are sending pigs to tigers! No, no more transfers." Bai Chongxi rejected He Yingqin's call unceremoniously.
As soon as he put down the telephone, Gu Zhutong, the chief of staff, made another long-distance call from Nanjing: "Brother Jiansheng, Xuzhou desperately needs fresh troops. Please consider the overall situation and concentrate your forces on the main battlefield for a decisive battle. If the battle of Xu Bang fails, Wuhan will not be able to keep it. "
"Ah, third brother Mo, your words are absolutely correct, absolutely correct. The survival of the party and the country, we must go all out to support the battle of Xu Bang. However, the troops do not want to go east!" Bai Chongxi frowned. He raised his eyebrows and complained to Gu Zhutong, "Yang Gancai, the commander of the 20th Army, came to me many times and said that most of the officers and soldiers in his troops were from Sichuan. They were stationed in western Hubei. Everyone was very happy because it was close to Sichuan. Now they are going to be transferred to the east again, and the officers and soldiers are unwilling to go. Commander Yang has repeatedly asked for a slow transfer. The commander of the second prison, Chen Kefei, also expressed his unwillingness to go to Jinpu Road. Brother Mo, what do you think about it!"
Gu Zhutong could neither persuade Bai Chongxi with orders, nor persuade Bai Chongxi with reason, so he had to put down the phone in frustration.Finally, Chiang Kai-shek personally came out to urge reinforcements: "Brother Jiansheng, the soldiers of the national army on the eastern front are fighting bloody battles with the bandits. This battle concerns the survival of the party and the country. I have ordered Guangting to stop advancing towards Yongcheng and turn to the direction of Tanxikou Attack and move forward, and cooperate with the Sixth and Eighth Corps to break the siege of the Twelfth Corps. I hope my brother will quickly send the Fourteenth Corps of Yin Kingdom to the Eastern Front Theater.”
"Ah! President," Bai Chongxi sighed and wailed bitterly, "You have transferred the 12th Corps, and now you have transferred the 14th Corps. Wuhan is a strategic location that is important to the overall situation, and we cannot do without a hard-working Corps. Defend, once Wuhan is lost, Nanjing will not be able to keep it!"
"Currently the main decisive battle is going on on the eastern front. To ensure the use of troops on the eastern front, there will be no problem in Wuhan for the time being." Chiang Kai-shek tried to persuade Bai Chongxi.
"It is reported that the Chen Geng Corps of the Communist Army may attack Xiangfan and go straight down to Yichang and Shashi. If you transfer the Second Army away, not only Wuhan will not be safe, but the gate of eastern Sichuan will also be threatened." Bai Chongxi deliberately exaggerated the enemy's situation in western Hubei To blackmail Chiang Kai-shek.
"This, this, I'll take care of everything, and you immediately transfer the troops to me." Chiang Kai-shek was anxious.
"It's not that I don't want to adjust, it's that the officers and soldiers of these troops don't want to go to the Jinpu line..." Bai Chongxi declined again with the same reason.
"Nonsense!" Chiang Kai-shek became angry. "You sent troops to blockade the docks and detain the ships. Don't I know? I order you, let the troops move out immediately!"
"The general is outside, and the king's order is not accepted. Your order is correct, I will carry it out, and if it is not correct, I will not carry it out!" Bai Chongxi also became tough, "Reinforce Xuzhou, I have already lost a Twelfth Corps, and now I have to Sending away a 14th Corps, what is this kind of battle called? Suicide! Suicide! Suicide!" Bai Chongxi shouted into the telephone, "Get rid of me! Get rid of me!"
Bai Chongxi's shout resonated with the echo of the office wall, poured into the telephone receiver, and reached the ear drum of Chiang Kai-shek in Nanjing.However, what surprised Bai Chongxi was that there was no sound other than rapid breathing from the other party's phone.He frowned, thinking that the signal of the phone had weakened, and pressed the microphone to his ear.However, suddenly, as if a heavy artillery shell had exploded on the phone, an extremely rough roar sounded: "Mother Xipi!"
This is the second time that Bai Chongxi has been insulted by his superiors since he became a military officer.The first time was in the 14th year of the Republic of China. During the bloody battle against Tang Jiyao in Shapu, northeast of Liuzhou, he was scolded by Huang Shaohong: "Damn it!"Now he was scolded by Chiang Kai-shek, "Niang Xipi!" His face felt as if he had been scorched by a branding iron. The hot taste spread directly to his heart, and then spread back from his heart to the top of his head, and his hair immediately stood on end. .He casually picked up the whole phone and threw it on the ground, then kicked the phone to the base of the wall with his foot in military boots. It’s impossible to treat me the same way!”
Bai Chongxi was so angry that his face turned blue. He walked from one end of the office to the other, and then ran from the other end to the end. He suddenly sat on the sofa, jumped up from the sofa, and sat down at the desk. swivel chair.However, whether sitting on a sofa or a swivel chair, he feels like sitting on pins and needles.After tossing around like this for a while, his mood slowly calmed down, thinking that Lao Jiang was like squeezing toothpaste to draw troops from Central China's "suppressing the general" sequence. Unable to move, Lao Jiang wanted to draw troops to rescue the siege; second, he also wanted to take advantage of this time to weaken Bai Chongxi's military power, otherwise, once Xu Bang was defeated, he was afraid that Bai Chongxi would use his strength in central China to force him to leave the field.Bai Chongxi thought about it, and it was not the best way to fight Lao Jiang like this.Because the second army is also equipped with beautiful equipment, and it is currently in the hands of the commander of the corps, Song Xilian. The second army is Chiang's direct line of troops. Song Xilian is Jiang's favorite student. Chiang Kai-shek would also directly order Song Xilian to order the second army to detour from Xiangxi to Changsha, and then take the train to the east.Although this was a waste of time, Lao Jiang was still able to take the troops away from Central China.In addition, the 28th Army is Gu Zhutong's original army, and the basic cadres in the army are all Gu's people, and they will leave by then.As long as Lao Jiang is still on stage, Bai Chongxi will not be able to capture these direct-line troops equipped with American equipment. If he wants to capture them, he must first force Lao Jiang to step down. "Openly oppose Chiang?" Bai Chongxi shook his head and quickly rejected this choice, because Lao Jiang still has considerable strength in his hands. If he uses military means to fight against Chiang, it will inevitably cause the two sides to split, kill each other, and weaken their strength. The cost of confrontation is even smaller. If Jiang and Gui split openly, it will be difficult for the Guangxi clique to represent the entire Kuomintang and the Communist Party in a separate court.At present, it is still necessary to maintain the superficial unity between Jiang and Gui, and use another force to promote Chiang Kai-shek's resignation so that Li Degong can replace him.In this way, all of Chiang’s remaining military forces can be grasped, and at the same time, American aid can be obtained, and he can talk or fight with the Communist Party.What kind of power can be used to force Jiang to go to the field without bloodshed so that Li Degong can go on stage smoothly?Bai Chongxi racked his brains, from "Sun Tzu" and "Wu Zi" to "Sima Fa", from "Six Secret Teachings" to "Three Strategies", and searched his brains. He couldn't find any good ideas in these military books and tactics he had read.Finally, he suddenly remembered that a few days ago, when several celebrities including Mei Yiqi, the president of Tsinghua University, entered Sichuan via Hankou by boat from Shanghai and Nanjing, Bai Chongxi once hosted a banquet in his headquarters in Hankou to entertain them.According to Mei Yiqi and others, calls for peace talks in Nanjing and Shanghai are very loud, and it is hoped that Wuhan will take action to promote peace talks between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party so as to put an end to weapons.At that time, he was undecided when he heard it, but thinking about it now, it was a wonderful move.
"Yes, I invited the heads of public opinion organizations in the central and southern provinces to Hankou to jointly launch a campaign calling for peace. I caught Lao Jiang by surprise and used this method to force him to step down!"
The more Bai Chongxi thinks about it, the more complacent he is, because if he launches a peaceful offensive, the Guangxi faction can first win a "human harmony" politically. At present, there is hope for peace in the Shanghai-Nanjing area. the response to.If Chiang Kai-shek wanted to fight, he would lose popular support; if the Communist Party refused to make peace, he would also lose popular support; the initiative was now in the hands of Li and Bai.Lao Jiang's battle has reached such a point that he will not stop fighting for peace and make an alliance under the city. He can't fight, and he can't make peace.Degong can come to power and negotiate peace with the Communist Party. With the Yangtze River as the boundary, the north of the river is run by the Communist Party, and the south of the river is run by Li and Bai. The situation of the Northern and Southern Dynasties can be settled for a while.This method is better than Lao Jiang losing all his capital and territory, and in the end he died without a place to bury him. It will be welcomed by the insightful people in the Kuomintang.Bai Chongxi also believed that this method was not only a tactic to slow down the troops of Chiang Kai-shek in the military, but also a tactic to slow down the Communist Party.As soon as the peaceful electrification is sent out, Chiang’s excuse to withdraw troops to Central China can be blocked, and the Central China troops can be preserved intact; the Communist Party also has to stop military operations. In this way, Jiangnan and Southwest can organize and train second-line corps... ...In short, little Zhuge's ingenious plan is extremely ingenious. From ancient times to the present, grandsons, Han Xin, and Kong Ming have never used this ingenious plan.He became excited for a moment, stood in front of the huge map of China, looked at the great river going east, and pointed to the provinces in the south of the Yangtze River with the small wooden stick: "Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Guangxi, Guangdong...haha, what's the matter?" There are more than a dozen provinces, and in terms of territory, they are still big enough in the world!"
He walked from the map to the desk and sat down in the swivel chair triumphantly, feeling very comfortable.He picked up his pen, and immediately drew up a telegram for Chiang Kai-shek: "...the hearts of the people represent the hearts of the army, and the hearts of the people are like morale. Silently observing that the hearts of the people have been dispersed recently, and morale has been low, so the military has lost and the main force has been completely lost. If there is no breathing No matter how much you sacrifice for the opportunity to make up for it, it will not save you from the collapse. Thinking of this, I am so worried! Chongxi has humiliated and honored his acquaintance for more than 20 years. When this is the autumn of life and death, there is no longer a moment of hesitation Time. If you know what you know but don’t say it, or if you don’t say it enough, you are disloyal to the country and unfilial to the nation. Therefore, you dare not avoid the ax and the axe, put your heart and soul into it, listen to it, and pay homage to it: (1) The camera will truly make peace Sincerely inform the United States, and ask the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union to mediate and jointly mediate peace. (2) Public opinion organs appeal to both sides for peace and resume peace negotiations. (3) The armies of both sides should stop military operations where they are and wait for a peaceful negotiation. And I hope that Beijing, Shanghai, Pingjin and Tianjin are still under our control, and quickly make arrangements for internal and external peace talks to buy time. …”
After Bai Chongxi's telegram advocating peace was sent, Chiang Kai-shek didn't respond, like nothing.Bai Chongxi was a little impatient, and he sat on the comfortable swivel chair again, and drew up the second telegram to Chiang Kai-shek: "...In the current situation, war is neither easy nor peace. , Fleeting, contempt seems to quickly convey the sincerity of the peace plan, to the friends of the country, the public, so that external forces support peace, and the people support peace. If the other party accepts it, it will be used to get out of the predicament and create new opportunities. Sincerity will benefit both. In short, no matter whether it is a war or a war, we must make a quick decision, and the time is not with me, so I beg you to make a decision as soon as possible..."
Bai Chongxi looked at the telegram he had drawn up, and sneered twice: "Hey, let's take you into the army again, let's see if your boss will move!"
After Bai Chongxi's second telegram was sent out, fearing that Chiang Kai-shek would pretend to be deaf and dumb, he instructed the provincial councils of Henan and Hubei to represent public opinion through public opinion organs, and publicly appealed for peace. His telegram was the most vivid and joyful. A few words in the telegram "Dare to retire immediately in order to thank the people of the country; state affairs are up to the people's self-determination" immediately spread like wildfire and were widely read in the society.Then, Cheng Qian, governor of Hunan Province and director of Changsha appeasement, also called Chiang Kai-shek to appeal for peace. The wording of his telegram was more intense than that of Bai Chongxi.In East China, the clouds of war are densely covered, and the Xubeng area is full of artillery fire. The Kuomintang and Communist armies are engaged in a decisive battle.In Central China, there was a cry of peace that attracted the attention of the world. Although this call was unpredictable, it gave a ray of hope to the land of China shrouded in blood and gunpowder.In Beijing and Shanghai, people concerned about state affairs rushed to tell each other, thinking that the situation would have some kind of encouraging turning point.For a while, literati, scholars, business gentry and citizens all looked at Nanjing from a distance to see what kind of response measures President Chiang would take.
Mao Renfeng, director of the Secrecy Bureau, received a call from the attendant, and President Jiang wanted to summon him immediately.He immediately got up and ordered the secretary: "Tell Chen Zui to make all the preparations!"
After that, he hurried to the presidential mansion by car, and an aide-de-camp immediately took him to Chiang Kai-shek's office.Chiang Kai-shek paced anxiously in the office, his expression was depressed, his eyes were tired, and he was absent-minded.As soon as Mao Renfeng entered, he couldn't wait to ask: "How are you doing with the preparations?"
Mao Renfeng knew that it was time to attack Li Zongren, so he reported in detail the work of the "special operations team" chaired by Shen Zui: "Two sharpshooters have been assigned to Shen Zui, and Li Zongren's car turned slowly when entering and leaving Fu Hougang. Shooting can be done from both sides at the same time."
Chiang Kai-shek only rolled his eyes and glanced at Mao Renfeng. Maybe this method of killing was too blatant and easy to teach others, so he didn't say anything.Mao Renfeng said again: "In order to prevent Li Zongren from leaving Nanjing suddenly, we are going to shoot down his plane in the air, and then announce it to the public on the grounds of the plane crash. I have prepared two fighter jets and are ready to act at any time."
"Well, this, this, has he been to the airport recently?" It seemed that Chiang Kai-shek was most interested in aerial assassinations, so he asked specifically.
"Li's wife, Guo Dejie, has been to the airport to see the special plane 'Meiling' given to them by the president and his wife." Mao Renfeng knew every move of Li Zongren and his wife like the palm of his hand.
"Well, this, this..." Chiang Kai-shek didn't say the meaning of "this" for a long time.Perhaps, it is inconvenient for him to tell Mao Renfeng this secret.It turned out that after Chiang Kai-shek made up his mind to get rid of Li Zongren, he also planned an assassination method.He himself is a veteran of assassinating political opponents.Back then, in order to kill Tao Chengzhang, a revolutionary, he was ordered by Chen Qimei to sneak into the hospital, shoot Tao to death, and then escaped.Later, with Dai Li as his assistant, he didn't have to do the murder himself.Dai Li and his gang adhered to his will and ruled out dissidents for him. They killed Ji Hongchang at Tianjin National Hotel, Yang Xingfo at Shanghai Alpey Road, and Shi Liangcai at Zhejiang Haining... However, for such a special person as Li Zongren— ——As the leader of the Guangxi faction, Li was his opponent; and as the vice president, Li was his deputy, so Chiang Kai-shek had to be cautious.Of course, to kill Li Zongren, for Chiang Kai-shek, it was as easy as executing a bird in a cage.As long as he nods and hints, Li Zongren will die immediately.However, things are not that simple.Because once the truth is leaked out, not only the leaders of the Guangxi Clan, Bai and Huang, and others will send out telegrams to attack him, but also the people of the country will not tolerate it, especially the Americans, who have a good impression of Li Zongren, and they will definitely oppose it fiercely. If he didn't shoot himself in the foot, how would he end up?After thinking about it, he finally came up with a clever plan: kill Li Zongren in the air, and use the plane crash as an excuse to announce the cause of Li Zongren's death to the outside world, then no one will be able to grasp it.However, after Li Zongren returned from his trip to Hangzhou, he lived in seclusion. He never even sat in the vice president's office on the "Zichao Building" of the presidential palace, let alone took a plane to other places.When Chiang Kai-shek learned that Li Zongren's landline equipment was relatively old, and Mrs. Li Guo Dejie especially liked flying, he conspired with Soong Meiling to donate the advanced "Meiling" plane to Li Zongren and his wife.The active Guo Dejie will definitely take Li Zongren to sit on the "Meiling" and enjoy it.As soon as they fly into the sky, the Air Force's fighter jets will smash the "Meiling" to pieces.The death of Li Zongren became "the sound of candle shadow and axe, the mystery of the ages".However, they didn't expect Guo Dejie to go to see the "Meiling" and they didn't sit on it.If Li Zongren does not fly for a year and a half, his plan to assassinate Li Zongren in the air cannot be realized.
Mao Renfeng saw Chiang Kai-shek's "this" for a long time, and there was nothing to say, so he went on to say: "Considering that the Guangxi troops are still stationed in Anhui, Li Zongren may go to Anhui by train; When Xia, Hu, and Tao were in Wuhan, Li Zongren fled from Nanjing to Shanghai temporarily by train. We bought a wooden house near the train station and set up a cigarette stand. We planned to rush to Li Zongren as soon as he left by train. Sniping at the small station where the train stopped."
"Hmm." Chiang Kai-shek only spoke out with his nose, without comment, because he estimated that Li Zongren would not be going anywhere at this time.Perhaps, Li Zongren is like an ambitious temple wisher, enduring his loneliness and staying with his cold temple. He believes that suddenly one day the temple will be full of traffic and pilgrims, turning the formerly desolate temple into the world’s most popular temple. There are famous temples and treasure temples.
"Considering that Li Zongren might travel to Hangzhou by car, we opened a restaurant on the road near Tangshan. If Li Zongren leaves Beijing by car, we will immediately catch up with two high-speed cars prepared in advance and conduct a sniper attack on the way. .”
"If he doesn't even come out, what will you do?" Chiang Kai-shek asked suddenly.
"If Li doesn't go out, I will go to Li's residence to snipe. I have arranged for two members of the Capital Electric Light Company to stand on the transformer in the name of repairing the transformer and use a portable machine gun to attack Li's bedroom and dining room from outside the fence. Shoot anywhere, and be prepared to climb the wall and enter the courtyard to snipe. The bullets used by snipers are all filled with the most powerful poison, no matter where they are shot, they can cause blood poisoning and cannot be cured.” Mao Renfeng Arranged all this like a net, so that Li Zongren couldn't even get through a crack to escape.
Chiang Kai-shek did not speak again.Mao Renfeng knew that he would not say anything more, he would use his eyes and gestures to give orders. Mao Renfeng had received many secret orders to kill in front of him, but he had never heard Chiang Kai-shek personally say a "kill" "Character.Therefore, whenever Mao Renfeng accepted an assassination order, he did not listen to Jiang's instructions with his ears, but watched his eyes and gestures with his eyes.There was a strange indifference in those deep doubtful and cold eyes, flashing a cold light like a meteor, the two thin eyelids lifted up, and the two eyeballs quickly froze, almost Seconds later, the two eyelids blinked again.Immediately afterwards, the right hand was raised, quite similar to Hitler's gesture when he ordered the march to Moscow.At this time, Mao Renfeng can leave and go to carry out his murderous activities.
Mao Renfeng had already seen Chiang Kai-shek's familiar eyes, but his right hand hadn't been raised like Hitler did.Mao Renfeng focused his gaze on Chiang Kai-shek's right hand, which was behind his back.The right hand of the "Grim Reaper" still hasn't been raised.Chiang Kai-shek, however, turned his back and began to walk slowly and heavily in the room.Mao Renfeng felt very strange that President Jiang had never been so indecisive as he is today.In the past, as soon as Mao Renfeng was called to the office, he often hadn't opened his mouth. Chiang Kai-shek's eyelids had already been raised and blinked, and his right hand was raised into the air. Mao Renfeng put his legs together, said "Yes!" Out, minutes or hours later, someone was killed at gunpoint. "What happened to President Jiang today? Could it be that the assassination plan I arranged was not thorough? Where is there a loophole?" Mao Renfeng felt frightened for a moment. Although he was a murderous devil, in front of Chiang Kai-shek, both he and Dai Li Is a humble slave.Dai Li had his front teeth knocked out by Chiang Kai-shek. Although Mao Renfeng had never been slapped by Chiang Kai-shek since he took over Dai Li, he felt that being slapped or having his front teeth knocked out was a great honor. Chiang Kai-shek beat Dai Li because Dai Li was a His favorite celebrity.Mao Renfeng has not yet enjoyed the honor of being slapped, that is because he has not yet reached the point where Dai Li is favored!
In fact, Chiang Kai-shek was satisfied with Mao Renfeng's whole plan to assassinate Li Zongren.What made him anxious and unable to make up his mind to kill Li Zongren was not because Mao Renfeng's plan was not thorough, but because of another reason.Since Bai Chongxi sent two telegrams advocating peace in Wuhan, the Henan and Hubei Provincial Councils and Hunan Governor Cheng Qian also responded by calling.Chiang Kai-shek bit the bullet, ignored it, and just ordered Du Yuming to rescue Huang Wei. As long as Huang Wei was rescued, there was still a possibility of a turning point in the battle of Xu Bang.In view of the collusion between Bai Chongxi and Li Zongren to "force the palace", he decided to kill Li Zongren simply, "It doesn't work if the snake has no head", and then he will use a few good words to restrain Xiao Zhuge, and there will still be no fire in the backyard .Unexpectedly, Bai Chongxi did not stop doing two things in Wuhan. He invited Huang Shaohong to Wuhan, chartered a plane of Chennault with a huge sum of 80,000 Hong Kong dollars, flew to Guangzhou and transferred to Hong Kong, and invited Li Jishen, chairman of the Revolutionary Committee of the Kuomintang, to come to Wuhan to preside over the peace talks with the CCP. Li Jishen was originally the eldest brother of the Guangxi Clan and had close ties with the CCP. If Li Jishen arrived in Wuhan and opened the door for peace talks, what status would he be in with Chiang Kai-shek?Little Zhuge's "army" will really beat him!Immediately afterwards, Bai Chongxi forced the Central Bank of Hankou to intercept the silver dollars transported from Yuehan Road to Guangzhou midway, and detained the weapons and ammunition parked at the Hankou Riverside Wharf by the Chongqing Arsenal to transport eastward to the Xuzhou battlefield.Now, Chiang Kai-shek could no longer hold his breath.He summoned Mao Renfeng to the mansion in the middle of the night to give the order to kill Li Zongren.But after Mao Renfeng arrived in the living room, Jiang ordered the aides and aides to tell Mao Renfeng to go back.When Mao Fu arrived at home, the phone in the attendant's room urgently summoned him to the presidential mansion, but he sat in the living room for more than an hour, but he still did not see Chiang Kai-shek. Later, the aide-de-camp conveyed Chiang's order: Mao Renfeng should go back to rest.After tossing around like this all night, Mao Renfeng couldn't sleep because it was a trivial matter. He was trembling in his heart, fearing that something might go wrong.Because if the plan to assassinate Li Zongren fails, his head will fall to the ground.
Chiang Kai-shek's delay in making up his mind to kill Li Zongren was not because he was indecisive, but because he was wary.Bai Chongxi's instability in Wuhan is of course one reason, and the attitude of the Americans also made Chiang Kai-shek not have enough courage to make up his mind.In November, the United States held a general election. Because the Republican candidate and Governor of New York Dewey had issued a statement of aid to China, Chiang Kai-shek bet on Dewey and secretly sent Chen Lifu to the United States to support Dewey in the election.Unexpectedly, things backfired, the general election was announced, and Truman was re-elected as president.Chiang Kai-shek hit a snag and hurriedly sent his wife Song Meiling to visit the United States, but the U.S. government only allowed the visit in a private capacity.After Soong Meiling arrived in the United States, although she requested U.S. aid through various activities, President Truman replied very coldly: "The situation has deteriorated to such an extent that it will not help the matter except for the actual deployment of troops." Soong Meiling's "Madam Diplomacy" means She hit a wall for the first time, and she failed miserably, just like Chiang Kai-shek's failures in Northeast China and North China. She felt ashamed and returned to Nanjing, so she quietly left New York and went to Kong Xiangxi's villa in Riverdale for a while. She lived in seclusion, and she never returned to the mainland.
At the same time, Ambassador Stuart also used his personal secretary Fu Jingbo to convey the intention that "President Chiang must step down, which is necessary for peace talks."Chiang Kai-shek felt chills all over his body and fever on his face, and the Americans had publicly stated that they would abandon him.
On December 4, Du Yuming's group began to attack towards the mouth of Tanxi.On the 6th, Du Yuming's group was surrounded by the communist army, and Sun Yuanliang's corps broke through alone and was wiped out.
On the evening of December 15th, Huang Wei's corps broke through and the entire army was wiped out. Corps commander Huang Wei, army commander Wu Shaozhou, Qin Daoshan, Yang Botao and others were captured.
The Du Yuming Group was heavily besieged by the communist army in the vicinity of Chenguanzhuang and Qinglongji. It snowed heavily for days and the cold wind howled. The air force was unable to drop supplies by air.
He Yingqin resigned as Minister of Defense and fled to Shanghai.
Chiang Kai-shek's political career has reached the end of a dead end, with thousands of walls standing in front of him and a deep abyss.Song Meiling was not around, and he was accompanied by his slender figure, unable to sleep all night, and even the strong sleeping pills he had taken for many years had no effect.It occurred to him to drink, to drink away his sorrows, and he drank almost a bottle of whiskey every night.The aide-de-camp was afraid that he would lose his mind, that he would commit suicide suddenly...
However, Chiang Kai-shek was very sober. Years of experience in political struggle reminded him to be patient at this time, and patience is the beginning of all turning points.A living Li Zongren is more beneficial to him than a dead Li Zongren!A bold idea suddenly rose in Chiang Kai-shek's mind.Why he thought this, he didn't even know himself, but he decided it was his only hope of getting around.Maybe it was the experience of the 16th year of the Republic of China that reminded him, maybe it was the experience of the 20th year of the Republic of China that reminded him again: advance with retreat!He got a lot out of those two stints.
"Disband the 'Special Operations Team' as soon as you go back. If you want to be intoxicated, go back to Yunnan. That place is very important, and you need to work harder!"
Chiang Kai-shek turned around and ordered Mao Renfeng.When Mao Renfeng accepted Chiang Kai-shek's order to kill, he was used to looking at his eyes and gestures with his eyes, so he didn't use his ears. He just stared at Chiang Kai-shek's right hand. Now that Chiang Kai-shek suddenly spoke, Mao Renfeng couldn't hear Chiang Kai-shek clearly He said something, but he didn't dare to ask, he just stared blankly at Chiang Kai-shek's eyes, then at Chiang Kai-shek's right hand, not knowing what to do.
"End that work immediately, understand?" Chiang Kai-shek was not annoyed, and said it again very indulgently, but he didn't say a word why he didn't kill Li Zongren.
"Yes!" Mao Renfeng's ears had come in handy, and he finally heard Chiang Kai-shek's words clearly, but he couldn't figure it out. He was full of doubts and panic, and left Chiang Kai-shek's palace.
Chiang Kai-shek drove straight to the official residence of Vice President Fu Hougang and Li Zongren, frightened the guards and servants at the gate to be in a hurry.Li Zongren was reading the Twenty-Four Histories in his room, and immediately went out with his wife Guo Dejie after hearing the report, but Chiang Kai-shek had already entered the room.
"The president is here, so welcome!" Li Zongren and his wife were very surprised when they saw Chiang Kai-shek suddenly barging in, because since Li Zongren became the vice president in Nanjing, Chiang Kai-shek always called Li to his official residence on Huangpu Road.He never came to Fu Hougang to look for Li Zongren. This time the "Yujia" came in person, which made the vice president's mansion bewildered.But Chiang Kai-shek said with a smile very casually: "You can't think of it? Haha! Meiling asked me and her to visit you a long time ago, and she is too busy. She still asked you in the United States!"
"Thank you, President and Madam!" Li Zongren and his wife expressed their gratitude for this unexpected visit. They welcomed Chiang Kai-shek to the small living room upstairs and sat down. Guo Dejie hurriedly offered refreshments and fruits. Negotiations, so I withdrew with an excuse.
"Delin, what do you think of the current situation?" Chiang Kai-shek looked at his brother worriedly.
"The situation is dangerous!" Li Zongren nodded, but he didn't understand Jiang's purpose.因已听到了白崇禧在武汉呼吁和平的行动，为了摸摸老蒋的底，他只得旧事重提：“今日挫败之原因虽多，而最大的毛病是出在指挥不统一上。如果总统及早英断，将武汉与徐州划为一战略单位，我看尚不至有今日之危。”
李宗仁既间接地指责了蒋介石决策上的错误，又直接为白崇禧的先见之明加了按语，因为这个被蒋介石否定了的方案是半年前白崇禧提出来的。蒋介石听了心里当然非常不舒服，甚至怀疑李宗仁有意当面使他难堪，但他并不计较这些，只是摇了摇头，苦笑着说：“贤弟，过去的事就不必再提了吧！徐蚌一败，匪军很快就要逼近长江，下一步，我们该怎么办？”
李宗仁仍然摸不透蒋介石的来意，便慢慢说道：“办法——我相信总统会拿出应付时局危机的办法的。”
“唉！”蒋介石长叹一声，“我本不愿做总统，推脱过多次，中常会却偏要把我推作候选人。今天这局面，我是计竭力穷了，我看我退休，由你出来干，和共产党讲和！”
李宗仁大吃一惊，心想外间传说的白崇禧“逼宫”行动，老蒋一定信以为真，他是来这里探我的虚实的，自己蹲在虎口里，一举一动都得小心，他忙连连摆手道：“眼下这个局面，我怎么应付得了？不行，不行，我还是当你的副手！”
蒋介石十分恳切地说道：“只要你出来，担起这局面，情况马上就不同了。”他微笑着，望着李宗仁那国字脸，暗自庆幸没让沈醉去用汤姆弹撕毁这张宽宽的脸，否则，国民党的历史又将会是另外一种写法了……
“不行，不行，请你不要再提此事，以免传将出去，造成混乱。”李宗仁又摇头又摆手，仿佛蒋介石正在把他往火坑里推一样。
“德邻同志！”蒋介石变得严肃起来，“当初我劝你不要参加竞选，你一定要参加，现在让你出来干，你又极力推托。依据宪法第四十九条'总统因故不能视事时，由副总统代行其职权'之规定，我不干了，应由你代行总统之职权，并非你我之间私相授受！”
蒋介石说罢站了起来，提上他的手杖昂然而去，真可谓来也匆匆，去也匆匆，真把个李宗仁弄得紧张透了。
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