Chapter 176 position

In the spring of 1946 there were many rumors about Dai Li's future plans.Some believe he will continue to serve as a loyal servant of Chiang Kai-shek, others that he will retire to his hometown to honor his mother, while a third legend holds that he will pursue a hobby and lead a project to dredge the Yellow River.None of these claims can be substantiated.But what is certain is that Chiang Kai-shek was preparing to call a meeting of his secret service chiefs to determine the various roles and functions of the post-war government secrecy organization.At this point, Dai Li, who was almost "allowed" to commit suicide by the chairman more than once, fell into deep melancholy and depression.According to Dai Li's own understanding, he was sure that Jiang wanted to use this meeting to abolish the military reunification organization.As he said to a confidant: Companion to a king is like companion to a tiger.

So Dai Li campaigned aggressively to win allies across the country and even abroad ahead of high-level meetings between Chiang and his intelligence chiefs. On February 12, 1946, he took a C-47 plane and left Chongqing for Shanghai, Suzhou, Nanjing, Peiping, Jinan and Qingdao.On the surface, it was for the purpose of "suppressing traitors", but in fact it was to encourage dignitaries in the military circles like He Yingqin to jointly deal with the upcoming showdown. Of course, the U.S. Navy is his main supporter abroad.In fact, some senior US Navy generals want to promote Dai Li to the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Navy.Admiral Kirk of the U.S. Seventh Fleet almost said this when he was greeted by Dai Li in Beiping in March 1946.Then, Dai Li spent a lot of time on Kirk's visit: ordering his subordinates to order a special Chinese navy uniform for him (made by a tailor in Shanghai); a tour of the Forbidden City with a special escort; To accompany the reception.

However, when Dai Li was still in various preparations in early March, he received a telegram from Chiang Kai-shek forwarded by Mao Renfeng, officially listing the attendees of the upcoming meeting: Xuan Tiewu, Li Shizhen , Huang Zhenwu, Chen Zhuo, Ye Xiufeng, Zheng Jiemin, Tang Zong, and Dai Li himself.Of the seven invitees, three—Xuan Tiewu, Li Shizhen, and Huang Zhenwu—were General Dai's opponents for many years.Moreover, a note written on the back of Chiang Kai-shek's telegram reminded Dai Li that Xuan Tiewu, Li Shizhen, and Huang Zhenwu would "make troubles" during the Chongqing meeting.The signature of this note is "Yiyan", which is one of Mao Renfeng's code names.

Why is Li Shizhen's name listed before Dai Li?Isn't Xuan Tiewu Dai Li's sworn enemy?Moreover, aren't Li, Xuan, and Huang all the "big brothers" of the first or second phase of Whampoa, while Dai Li is just a younger generation of them in the sixth phase?These questions clearly tormented Dai Li when he summoned his assistant, Wen Qiang, for a special meeting at his residence in Peiping. Wen Qiang found his boss was furious.Dai Li showed Wen Qiang the telegram with the note on the back, and then he patted his chest and said: "I worked hard outside, working hard, and devoted myself to being the principal. I never thought that someone would take advantage of the opportunity to make trouble, and try to take my blame. The same room. It’s really deceptive! Please draw up a reply for me, saying that I deal with the rape case in Pingjin, Ninghu, and it is very important, and no one can represent me. Please allow half a month before returning to Chongqing to report everything.”

After he calmed down, he went on to say to Wen Qiang: "At the same time, we must express our opinion that Xuan Tiewu, Li Shizhen, and Huang Zhenwu must be exposed for their troubles. Forcing him to see the telegram before sending it out, and ordering him not to mention these things to anyone else. While thinking about the wording of the telegram, Wen Qiang pondered over the meaning of the chairman's telegram.These people were undoubtedly enemies, not only Dai Li's enemies, but also potential enemies of Chiang himself.Will Jiang have the ability to fend off these three "big brothers" plus Chen Zhuo?Chen Zhuo was almost equal to Chiang Kai-shek until Chiang took the lead after Sun Yat-sen's death.And why did Zheng Jiemin and Tang Zong know nothing about these people's "tricksters"?Could it be that Mao Renfeng, Dai Li's fellow countryman, deliberately excluded these two people in order to form a defensive coterie between him and Dai?

Naturally, Wen Qiang did not dare to raise these questions of his own to Dai Li, but he felt the need to take the liberty of suggesting that the only way to deal with this crisis was to "seek progress through retreat."Dai Li asked what this meant, and Wen Qiang replied: The Generalissimo used this strategy three times when he "went to the field"—he strategically withdrew from the government to overcome "difficulties."For Dai Li, there were many ways to achieve the same goal, especially with civil war looming.If Dai Li could go to the United States for a while, and the Americans proved to be unreliable allies in the armed struggle against the Communists, then Chiang Kai-shek would have called Dai Li back, and Dai would have been worth ten times the value to the regime at that time increase a hundredfold.

After hearing what Wen Qiang said, Dai Li gradually smiled.After Wen Qiang finished speaking, Dai Li said to him when he sent him out: "My brother is well said, it is worth considering, but don't mention this to anyone." Wen Qiang replied that if Dai Li really went abroad, he hoped that the general Don't forget to take him with you.Dai Li laughed loudly, but did not answer.