Chapter 17 Chapter Seventeen The Terrible Secret

On the stage, it is always you who sing and I come on stage. The fifth theater is here, and the commander is Li Zongren. Li Zongren, courtesy name Delin, was born in Guilin, Guangxi, and the helm of the Xingui Clan. Even compared with other generals of the new Guangxi line, including Bai Chongxi, Li Zongren can be regarded as a rough man who reads little and doesn't like to read. It is said that when he was a child, he would rather go to the mountains to collect firewood than sit in a private school and be a good student for a day. When he was older, he entered the military school. Adding up the back and forth, he only studied for three years.

In the past three years, others may have read "Sun Tzu's Art of War" or "Zeng Hu Zhibing Quotations", but he has never been interested in these books. What Lao Li loves is the same, that is what all the heroes of Liangshan are keen on - "making some good fists and clubs", so he got a nickname: Li Mengzai. Li Mengzai fought countless battles throughout his life, so it was no problem to mount a horse and kill thieves, but it was not enough to get off a horse to draft an army letter. Any decent manuscript had to be drafted by the accountant. According to his own statement, when he swore sworn vows with Chiang Kai-shek during the Northern Expedition, he has not exchanged his alliance post with the other party for a long time.

Not changing, not putting on airs, but according to the rules, you have to write a poem of alliance to the other party on the post.There are four sentences in one poem, but Lao Li racked his brains and couldn't think of one sentence, and he was embarrassed to let the secretary do it for him. In the end, he had no other choice, so he simply copied the alliance poem given to him by Chiang Kai-shek. . Jiang, Feng, Yan, and Li, in terms of cultural level, Chiang Kai-shek and Yan Xishan can be regarded as a wave, belonging to the middle and high-level intellectuals of that era, while Li Zongren is basically on the same level as Feng Yuxiang, both are veterans who were soldiers.

Bai Chongxi once had a very pertinent evaluation of Feng and Li, that is: Feng is good at training soldiers, and Li is good at using them. "Little Zhuge" is not outstanding in using troops alone, but as a staff officer, he is excellent. He can see the characteristics and strengths of the two bosses at a glance. Military training is about "dear sincerity, clear rewards and punishments". In this regard, Lao Feng really put in his best effort, so he was able to single-handedly train the old Northwest Army that could challenge the Central Army, and brought out so many capable soldiers. Fighting mighty dragons and fierce generals, this is not bragging.

However, compared with the ability to train soldiers, Lao Feng is much worse in using soldiers. Of course, it does not mean that he can't fight. It can still make do, but at this time it may seem more difficult. Chiang Kai-shek was handsome, and he planned a general policy. The other three tried one by one. Yan Xishan was in charge of the Second World War Zone, but he felt powerless. Feng Yuxiang controlled the Sixth War Zone. In the end, even the theater was withdrawn. A Li Zongren was placed. As Bai Chongxi said, during the civil war, Lao Li was quite good at fighting, but this does not fully explain the problem. Only actual achievements in foreign wars can tell whether you are really good at it.

Li Zongren wanted to tell others that he was good at something, but he hit a wall when he just took office. The person who made him hit a wall was Han Fuju, the former prince of Shandong. Han Fuju refused to enter the sixth war zone, but would rather enter the fifth war zone. Li Zongren was very happy about this at first.Because of the small scale of his five war zones, especially the lack of capable troops and generals, Han Fuju was ranked first among the "Second Grandsons of Han Shi" in the old Northwest Army, and even Sun Lianzhong was far behind. In fact, he is the core of the five theaters. With the help of this person, he will be able to achieve something in the future.

Before Han came to visit Li, Li went to visit Han first. There was no other way. Poor leaders sometimes had to be more active in front of rich subordinates. It was also necessary to bend down properly. Previously, due to the north and the south, the two had never met each other. In Li Zongren's eyes, Han Fuju, although not very literate, was quite well-rounded, and could even be considered "handsome". A soldier is like a white-faced scholar shaking a paper fan. It was the first time they met, and they were the bosses in name, so Han Fuju gave enough face and let Lao Li talk about it all night.

Although Li Zongren doesn't like reading, one of his hobbies in life is chatting. He likes to talk about the world's major affairs. He does this even when he gets old. So much so that when he was working as an apartment in the United States, there was really no one to talk to. He could only go with a bunch of housewives " Let's talk about state affairs." In the small room, Lao Li analyzed the situation of the Anti-Japanese War, explained the principles of the Anti-Japanese War, and played it broadly. In the end, the more he talked, the more excited he was. Han Fuju also listened attentively, with an expression of enlightenment.

What a fun night. Talking about business early the next morning, Li Zongren came up with the combat plan for the five theaters that had been drawn up long ago. Han Fuju took a look, but immediately changed his face. The plan states that if the big cities in Shandong cannot be defended, it is hoped that the Lu army will enter the nearby Yimeng Mountains and fight guerrillas with the devils so that they cannot go south as soon as possible. Han Fuju threw the plan on the table on the spot. What kind of shit is your plan? Seeing that Nanjing is not defending, the Japanese army is about to hit Bengbu, Anhui from the south. What to eat and drink in the mountains?

In my opinion, you are trying to take our Lu army as a gift, as a sacrifice! When Li Zongren came to Jinan, he originally put on a bit of an air of "Mr. Li". He didn't expect that Han Fuju, as a subordinate, would come and scold him as soon as he said it, and he didn't even give him the least face. I can't even say a word. As the saying goes, when a scholar meets a soldier, he can't explain the reason clearly.Lao Li is actually a vulgar person in his bones, but when he meets the even vulgar Han Fuju, he is also speechless. He really came here with aspirations, but left in disgrace.

From then on, Han Fuju in Li Zongren's mind was no longer that unteachable white-faced scholar, but an unreasonable old soldier. But Han Fuju is actually a very scheming person.In some respects, he is more flexible than Song Zheyuan. Before and after the "July 7th Incident", he sent people to Beiping to inquire about the situation.Those who went reported to him by phone: Qin Dechun said that the Japanese were willing to negotiate and did not want to escalate the situation. At that time, he laughed on the phone and concluded that Pingjin would not be guaranteed. What they are willing to negotiate is nothing more than a delaying tactic used by the Japanese. In my opinion, they will never give up until they take Beiping.Up to this time, Song Zheyuan still had chances and illusions, he was really stupid. Later, when he heard that Chiang Kai-shek was going to defend Nanjing, he laughed again. These southerners, do they think Nanjing can be defended? In Han Fuju's eyes, Song Zheyuan was stupid, Chiang Kai-shek was stupid, and only he was the smartest. But he was too clever. At the beginning, he was quite prepared for the war of resistance. Seeing that Beiping was not guaranteed, he was afraid that Shandong, including Jinan, would repeat the same mistakes, so he urged the Japanese to return to the country early, and made a big fight with the Japanese like Yan Xishan did. A posture. In the triangular sphere of influence dominated by "Song Yan Han" in North China, Han Fuju and Shandong have always been the focus of breakthroughs in Japan's "North China Work". There are a lot of them. They purposely leaked information to Han Fuju, saying that Japan is not interested in Shandong—at most, they will pass by you for a while, and they don't even have the idea of ​​staying for a long time. After thinking about it, Han Fuju weighed the pros and cons, and came to a new conclusion, which is to avoid fighting Baolu. Traitors are absolutely unacceptable, but if under this premise, you can still keep your own territory and guns, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds. This seemingly smart, but in fact a messy guy finally came out of the first coma. Chiang Kai-shek noticed that Han Fuju was not very active in the war of resistance, so he asked him to talk to him in Nanjing. Regarding whether to fight to the end, Chiang Kai-shek said, I mean, you should fully understand. Han Fuju pretended to be stupid, and when he came back, he told others everywhere, what do I understand, and I don't understand anything. I went to Nanjing in a daze, and went back to Jinan in a daze. You ask me whether Chiang Kai-shek has the determination to resist the war, and I tell you, not at all! Han Fuju didn't wake up until the flames of war burned to Dezhou, Shandong. The authorities are obsessed, but the bystanders are clear. He, the "most intelligent man", was fooled by the Japanese like no other. Although Song Zheyuan hesitated during the "July 7th Incident", there were still some internal reasons that could not be understood by outsiders, and he was quite determined and courageous in defending Pingjin and fighting the Japanese in the later period. But Han Fuju was still retreating at this time, and he was counting on others to help him protect Shandong. Song Zheyuan fought in the front, and Feng Yuxiang, the commander of the Sixth War Zone, ordered Han Fuju to go up to meet him. What did Han Fuju say? He said that I was from the Fifth War Zone. go! Feng Yuxiang had no choice but to forward it to Chiang Kai-shek, who sent successive telegrams from Nanjing, deceiving, coaxing and intimidating, so Han Fuju bit the bullet and led the Lu army into the Jinpu line. At first, Han Fuju laughed at Song and Jiang, thinking that they were not as good as him. The 29th Army and the Central Army seemed to be inferior to the Lu Army. The changes in the battlefield at first seemed to prove this point. He personally led the Lu Army to a counterattack and rushed into Dezhou. It turns out that winning battles is so easy to fight, and Song Zheyuan's generation is really useless. But before Han Fuju laughed enough, the Japanese army turned around and surrounded the Lu army. Easy to fight?Just to give you a little sweetness first. In the First World War in Dezhou, Han Fuju was almost captured. After this catastrophe, he finally understood that in this world, no one is much worse than anyone else, and it looks easy on the side, but when you go into battle by yourself, you may not be as good as others. After seeing with his own eyes that the Japanese were indeed as fierce as wolves and tigers, even more ferocious than the legends said, Han Fuju lost even the confidence and courage to keep the Shandong territory. The so-called fish and bear's paw can't have both, since the territory can't be kept, let's keep the gun. The experience of the civil war told him that both the territory and the barrel of the gun are important, but if there must be a trade-off, which one is better than giving up the territory and taking the barrel of the gun. The reason is very simple, without a land, as long as you have a gun, you can get a new land sooner or later, but if you don't have a gun, the land is definitely not guaranteed, and sooner or later it will be snatched by others. up. The most recent example is the Central Plains War.After that battle, those who were still able to save the guns could barely climb ashore, and those who were beaten to the ground could only drink water, gurgling and sinking directly into the water. Han Fuju immediately retreated from avoiding the war against Baolu to avoiding the battle against Baolu Army. He was anxious to run away, but he couldn't get away for a while, not because he was afraid of being blocked by Chiang Kai-shek or Li Zongren, but because the Japanese didn't give him this chance. The situation facing Shandong at that time was that the Japanese army had not yet crossed the Yellow River, nor had they landed on the coast of Jiaodong or Qingdao. The delay in crossing the Yellow River was not because the Lu army was blocking it, but because the two sides were negotiating the price. It turned out that it was Doihara, an old spy from North China, who came forward to negotiate the price.Doihara traveled across North China back then, and had a very deep network of contacts. On the list he proposed for negotiation, not only Han Fuju, but also Shi Yousan, Wan Fulin, and even Shang Zhen. These so-called powerful factions in North China are masters who know the current affairs and are outstanding. They have also expressed "respect" to Doihara. Among them, Wan Fulin also secretly retreated and retreated in accordance with Doihara's request, repeatedly avoiding combat , This is also one of the important reasons why the Jinpu Line battlefield was defeated again and again. However, if you want them to be traitors now, the pressure will be too great, and no one wants to. At most, if you don't beat me, I won't beat you. Doihara has sneaked into the mainland of China for many years. He is familiar with the ways of the world here, and knows that this group of people should not be pushed too fast. No matter how tough Doihara was, he couldn't beat the leader of the North China Front Army, so he had to shake his hands and hide aside. The temple itself sent someone to talk to Han Fuju, not only domineering, but also wanted Han Fuju to directly declare Shandong independence, which was actually a traitor. Han Fuju's bid here is at best to avoid fighting Baolu. If I don't come out to fight you, don't you come in. The traitor doesn't want to do it yet. The two sides couldn't reach an agreement for a while, and the Japanese didn't do anything for the time being. For Han Fuju who was eager to get away, this scene was very embarrassing. Since you can't talk, you have to run away, but the enemy didn't come to attack, but you retreated first, and you didn't even fight much, so you can't explain everything. Not long after, Han Fuju heard another news and felt that there was no longer any delay. Song Zheyuan, who was assigned to the first war zone, not only failed to attack, but also lost his name.The daimyo is on the southwest side of Jinan, and if he loses this place, he will be in danger of cutting off his retreat to the southwest of Shandong! Run quickly, if you don't run, it will be too late. Previously, in order to prevent the phenomenon of the front line scrambling to retreat, the Chinese command issued a strict order, requiring each theater to be responsible for defending the territory, and one person manages one share. That is to say, if you are fighting in your theater, you must not run to Go to someone else's war zone. Han Fuju didn't care about this. He moved his army headquarters to Henan, which is the First War Zone. Everyone can see that this is about to slip away. He didn't deny what others said about him, and the reasons he gave were high-sounding. You see, isn’t Nanjing lost? It proves that we can’t hold on to the east. We might as well retreat to the west of Pinghan Road, wait for the international situation to change, and the allied powers will counterattack before regaining the country. He speaks very well and beautifully. Even Jiang Baili, the master of military science, said that Han Fuju is quite crooked. Knowing that Han Fuju was distracted and didn't want to defend Shandong, Jiang Baili, who had been following the progress of the War of Resistance, was so anxious that he rushed over in person. Jiang Baili said to Han Fuju, what you said is true, but not enough. why? Withdrawing to the west is definitely necessary, but it depends on how to withdraw. We must retreat in an orderly manner. If everyone is in a mess and runs westward on their own initiative, that is not called retreat, but a retreat.In this way, even if we go to the west, it will still be a mess. Even if the international situation is good, what is the use? In other words, we can wait for the counterattack, but the counterattack also depends on how to counterattack. Passive counterattack means no counterattack. As far as time is concerned, you have to prepare to go back east before you go west.In terms of space, the west has the preparations for the west, and the east must also have the arrangements for the east. It doesn't mean that everything will be fine once you withdraw to the west, and you don't need to worry about anything. If you retreat indiscriminately, the lost ground will not be so easy to recover. Jiang Baili has studied the strategy of confrontation for many years. He said bluntly to Han Fuju: Within the whole country, I think Shandong is the most important.As long as Shandong is under control, the Japanese will not be able to easily enter the Central Plains, and it will also serve as an excellent barrier to Xuzhou and the areas south of it. A top-notch military theorist came to provide free counseling, and he explained everything thoroughly and earnestly, but Han Fuju still couldn't listen to it, or was unwilling to listen to it. The practice of "smart people" began to intensify. Others' military supplies are sent to the front, but Han Fuju's is sent to the rear of the First War Zone.The law enforcement team of the fifth war zone blocked the passage of vehicles and horses in accordance with the regulations of the war zone, but the Lu army had guns, so how could a few law enforcement members be able to stop them. Li Zongren sent a telegram to Han Fuju when the complaint was brought to the Chief of the Fifth War Zone, telling him insinuatingly that there was a strict order from the High Command not to cross the border between war zones, and your things could not be dragged to the First War Zone. Han Fuju didn't want to give any face to his nominal leader for a long time now. He took the telegram and criticized: Now that there is an all-out war of resistance, how can we distinguish between each other? You said that I ran into the first war zone without authorization, and everyone was not fighting a civil war, so why couldn’t I go to him? Anyway, they were all fighting the Japanese. Li Zongren was trembling with anger after receiving the call back, but he couldn't do anything to this devil king for a while. Just at this time, the Japanese army on the north bank of the Yellow River suddenly launched a night attack on the Yellow River defense line in northern Shandong. Originally, the North China Front Army had been negotiating prices with Han Fuju, but the temple did not have the patience of Doihara. Seeing that the other party had been silent for a long time, he didn't want to wait any longer. Matsui Iwane has even occupied the capital of "China", and we are still waiting here stupidly, are we sick? Han, let me ask you one last time: Do you want to be independent? Before waiting for the other party's reply, the temple ordered the second army to forcibly cross the Yellow River. The Yellow River is known as a natural danger. If the Lu army guards against the danger, the 2nd Army can easily cross it if it wants to.Previously on the Ping-Han line, Xiangyue's 1st Army also rushed to the Yellow River and was in vain. But Han Fuju had no intention of defending at all, and even wanted to issue an order for the entire army to withdraw.As soon as he took the token in his hand, a person suddenly came out from under the account, shouting: Be careful. Taking a closer look, it was Jiang Bocheng, the military liaison officer in Nanjing stationed in Shandong. After the Central Plains War, Chiang Kai-shek reused Han Fuju who had defected from Feng Yuxiang and appointed him as the chairman of Shandong Province, but he never expected that the other party would develop into a prince with ulterior motives.Afterwards, Shandong was almost dominated by a certain Han, and even the party director sent by Nanjing was assassinated by him. If there are no key members of the Kuomintang in Shandong, how different is it from "independence"? But the question is who dares to go. Chiang Kai-shek looked for experts everywhere, and finally he chose Jiang Bocheng to go. Jiang Bocheng was known as the biggest undercover agent in the Republic of China. When the "Guangdong Incident" broke out when Chen Jitang capsized in the gutter, most of it was in his hands. There is almost no limit to how high a person's wrist is. Jiang Bocheng belongs to this kind of tall person.Han Fuju knew that the other party was not kind, that he was the "supervisor" and undercover agent sent by Chiang Kai-shek to Shandong, but not only did he not kill Jiang Bocheng, but the two quickly became friends and became sworn brothers. After Jiang Bocheng gained a firm foothold, he gradually mastered many contacts in Lu Province without making a fuss, and all of them were done under the nose of Han Fuju. What kind of person do you think he is. Seeing that Han Fuju wanted to dismantle the Yellow River defense line, Jiang Bocheng no longer cared about "keeping a low profile", and hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, asking the "chairman" for instructions before making a decision. A group of counselors under the account also spoke to Han Fuju one after another, hoping that he would never give up the country so easily for the sake of running Lu Province for many years. However, Han Fuju had already turned a deaf ear to it at this time, and he wanted to go his own way. Seeing that something was wrong, Jiang Bocheng hurriedly reported to Chiang Kai-shek, who sent an urgent telegram, strictly ordering Han Fuju not to retreat and to guard the natural danger of the Yellow River. After receiving the telegram, Han Fuju had already arrived in Tai'an in an armored vehicle. He took the telegram, laughed, and asked me to guard the natural danger of the Yellow River. I'm sorry, the situation in Shandong is gone, and I don't even guard the provincial capital Jinan. Knowing that Han Fuju had retreated to Tai'an, Li Zongren also hurriedly called and asked him to at least stick to Tai'an. Han Fuju called back immediately: If Nanjing is not guarded, how can we guard Tai'an? Even the capital, Nanjing, is gone, so what if we lose Tai'an. This ghost thing is really the number one in the world, I don't care about anything, not even the word taboo. When Li Zongren reported to Chiang Kai-shek, and Chiang Kai-shek hurriedly called to order again, Han Fuju had already gone to the next city, Jining. Of course, as a veteran in the bureaucratic circle, Han Fuju, the "No. 1 smart man", also made some superficial feats while he was running away, that is, leaving a small number of troops to bluff in the local area in order to perfunctory his duties. He tried his best, but made one mistake. Bureaucracy can be played, and many times everyone is playing, but when you score. Han Fuju chose the most inappropriate time, so it was doomed to be unlucky later. With the loss of Jinan and Tai'an, the door of Xuzhou was opened, and both the Fifth Theater and the Chinese Command were greatly shaken. China's high command held a military meeting in Wuhan to discuss countermeasures. What Han Fuju did caused public indignation, and all the people at the meeting were furious. They all believed that if the matter was not dealt with seriously, and everyone followed Han's example, the newly regained confidence in the war of resistance would collapse. It's not just that Han Fuju has two legs, everyone has legs and can run, Han Fuju doesn't want to fight, and other people are not born masochists. Just when everyone was discussing, a report was sent to Chiang Kai-shek's desk. The report was sent by Dai Li. After reading it, Chiang Kai-shek was taken aback. The report revealed a terrible secret. This secret was found from Liu Xiang. At the beginning of the all-out war of resistance, Liu Xiang's enthusiasm for the war of resistance was indeed very high, but enthusiasm was often not sustainable.In the later period of the Songhu Battle, Chiang Kai-shek decided to move the capital to Chongqing. Although some important military and political institutions still stayed in Wuhan due to preparations for the Wuhan Battle, Liu Xiang knew very well that the central forces were about to "resist" into his own territory during the War of Resistance Against Japan. went. For Liu Xiang, if he wanted to keep his territory, the best way was to quickly pack up and go home, or simply prevent the Central Army from entering Sichuan. However, Nanjing was at stake at that time, and Chiang Kai-shek had appointed Liu Xiang as the commander-in-chief of the 7th war zone. He needed to command the Sichuan Army to defend against the enemy in southern Anhui. When Nanjing was about to fall, Chongqing was determined to be the accompanying capital. Liu Xiang was looking for a way to escape, but caught up with the recurrence of gastric ulcer and was sent to Hankou Hospital. The change in Liu Xiang's mood did not escape Chiang Kai-shek's eyes, and he was firmly followed by Dai Li. Soon, Agent Wang discovered that Liu Xiang was sick and hospitalized, but he maintained frequent telegram exchanges with Han Fuju on the front line in North China, and the relationship between the two became abnormally intimate. The telegram was intercepted by the Juntong, but because Liu and Han used a secret code, Dai Li couldn't translate it, so he thought of setting up an undercover agent. The undercover undercover that Dai Li picked up was called Fan Shaozeng, also known as "Mr. Ha'er" in popular folklore. Among all the generals of the Sichuan Army, the one with the most sense of comedy is this "Mr. Harbin".Ha'er, in Sichuan language means stupid or silly.A few years ago, Sichuan cast "Mr. Ha'er" in the filming, and a famous Sichuan opera actor played "Fan Ha'er". In fact, Fan Shaozeng's "ha" is only "ha" on the surface, but he is very wise and foolish in his heart. Ha'er was originally the commander of Liu Xiang's main division with Tang Shizun and others, and his unit was the division with the largest number of people and the best equipment among the divisions. It is said that such a talent, Liu Xiang should be reused.But the problem is that Tang Shizun is Liu Xiang's direct descendant, but Ha'er is not, and he also intends to draw closer to the Nanjing government and want to form a formal national defense force. For this reason, Liu Xiang's cronies often call him a "fake army The traitors of the central government (referring to the central government in Beijing)". Later, the Military Commission reorganized the army in Sichuan, and Liu Xiang just used this name to fight ghosts with the help of ghosts, and removed Ha'er from the post of division commander. People didn't make any big mistakes, so it's not good to be exempted directly, so it's not exempt in name, but promoted: promoted to deputy commander. Changing from Commander Fan to Deputy Commander Fan sounded good on the outside, but Liu Xiang didn't allow him to take up the post, so he just left him there without dying or alive. Army's miscellaneous brand", but Ha'er is nothing, and he doesn't even have to bring the Sichuan Army. Ha'er was naturally dissatisfied, and wished he could go to Chiang Kai-shek to sue Liu Xiang for the impeachment, but there was no real evidence. At this moment, Dai Li found him and told him bluntly: You have to find the evidence yourself. As a result, "Deputy Commander Fan" was admitted to the same hospital as Liu Xiang. If it is a stranger or someone who is not from Sichuan, Liu Xiang must take extra precautions, but Fan Shaozeng is his subordinate and has no military power, so it is inevitable that he will be negligent. Ha'er usually looks silly, but before he joined the army, he was a Sichuan Paoge, that is, the boss of the underworld, so he is very familiar with how to get through all kinds of joints. The representatives sent by Han Fuju talked with Liu Xiang several times about who usually came into contact with Liu Xiang, and it took him a long time, but none of them could escape his eyes and ears. Later, Ha'er even bribed a nurse next to Liu Xiang by dancing and other means, and used this nurse to find out Liu Xiang's every move. After staying for a period of time, Liu Xiang's health gradually improved, and his stomach problem was almost cured, so he planned to sneak back to Sichuan in order to try to block the intersection and prevent the Central Army from entering Sichuan. According to Liu Xiang's instructions, his private jet will come to Wuhan to pick him up.After Dai Li learned the details from Fan Ha'er, he sent someone to destroy Liu Xiang's plane in advance, causing the plane to explode before reaching Wuhan. Liu Xiang failed to make it, and then became warm with Han Fuju. Since the two parties communicated through secret telegrams, the secret telegrams could not be found, and Dai Li and Fan Shaozeng were still unable to pry into the secrets. Soon, the "undercover nurse" arranged by Fan Shaozeng came true and had an affair with Liu Xiang. The latter also gave her money and promised to send her to study in the United States.Compared with the two, the "undercover nurse" is no longer willing to provide any information to Hal. Both undercover and intelligence were in trouble. Fan Shaozeng is a man of great loyalty, even though he is not in office, those old subordinates still have a lot of affection for him. One day, a regiment leader who came back from the front line made a special trip to visit him in the hospital.During the conversation, Hal accidentally caught an unusual piece of information. The head of the regiment and Liu Xiang's chief of staff are old friends, so when he came to the hospital this time, he also stopped by for a meeting. After entering the door, the head of the regiment saw at a glance that the chief of staff was writing something with his head buried.He didn't disturb the other party, so he tiptoed up. It turned out to be an order with a very simple content. It was to transfer two divisions of the Sichuan Army to Yichang and Shashi, and to get in touch with Han Fuju's troops going to Xiangfan. The chief of staff suddenly raised his head and saw someone coming in. He immediately looked very nervous, and hurriedly covered the order with other manuscripts, and said to his friend: Don't look, don't look, I'm writing a letter from home. It’s okay not to say it, but it’s even more obvious when it’s said, and the leader is even more strange. It was clearly an order, why did he insist on saying it was a letter from home? When it came to Fan Shaozeng, the head of the regiment just took it as an anecdote and told the old officer. Unexpectedly, Ha'er was thinking about it all the time, and when he heard it, his ears immediately perked up. Something is wrong, there must be something strange in it. He couldn't find Dai Li for a while, so he went to Kong Xiangxi's house to visit first. Brother Fan Pao used to be a member of the underworld. The underworld is not all in our impression. He only cuts people shirtless like Hong Kong Young and Dangerous. For example, Ha Er is good at communication, and they are all top-notch people. Kong Xiangxi is Fan Haer's friend. At first, Ha'er didn't dare to speak out his thoughts directly.As the boss of the Sichuan Army, Liu Xiang is not playing tricks if things go wrong. After chatting, Kong Xiangxi asked him to have dinner.During the meal, Ha'er thought that if he didn't say anything, he would have no chance, so he pretended to say something unintentionally: I heard that Han Fuju's army is going to Xiangfan? Kong Xiangxi was taken aback, "Impossible, the central government has issued a strict order that all war zones cannot be linked together. The Lu army is in Shandong, how could it go to Xiangfan, Hubei, let alone the front line in Shandong is still so tense. Where did you get this news from? Fan Shaozeng told Kong Xiangxi exactly what he heard from the head of the regiment. After Ha'er left, the more Kong Xiangxi thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. He lived in Hankou, and Chiang Kai-shek lived in Wuchang, across the Yangtze River, but the matter was so important that he didn't even dare to make a phone call, so he crossed the river to see his brother-in-law in person. When Chiang Kai-shek heard this, he also felt that the matter was no small matter, and asked Kong Xiangxi to confirm the final source of the news as soon as possible. Kong Xiangxi found Fan Shaozeng overnight and asked him: Did you really understand the order you mentioned?This kind of thing is not the slightest joke. Ha'er became nervous, and he went to the head of the regiment again: Did you really see clearly?I can't be joking, if I make a mistake, I might lose my life, old sir. The head of the group didn't expect that one of his unintentional words would cause such serious consequences, but the matter has come to this point, so he has no choice but to give up. Absolutely right, humble job is willing to guarantee with the head. When Dai Li came back, Kong Xiangxi informed him of the matter, and Dai Li immediately found out the intercepted telegrams and checked them. As a result, he deciphered all the secret telegrams between Liu and Han at once. The report sent by Dai Li to Chiang Kai-shek made the secret between Liu and Han finally revealed to the world. When Nanjing fell, the Japanese thought that China was doomed. In fact, many Chinese also thought so, including Liu Xiang and Han Fuju. However, one of Han Fuju's aides said well that China's defeat does not mean that everyone is defeated. In the final analysis, it is the defeat of the central court headed by Chiang Kai-shek, and as a feudal official, he can still find a way to survive. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Lafayette Cixi issued a war letter to the whole world, causing the Eight-Power Allied Forces to invade Beijing, but many provinces were fine. Why, because of the implementation of "Southeast Self-protection", that is, local officials in these provinces have reached agreements with foreign powers, if you don't hit me, I won't hit you. Among the proponents of "self-protection" back then were Shandong and Sichuan. History tends to repeat itself.Now that Liu Xiang and Han Fuju want to copy history, one needs both the land and the barrel of the gun, and the other is that if they can’t keep the land for the time being, they should protect the barrel of the gun first—with the barrel of gun in hand, why worry about not having a lot of land in the future. The result of the final discussion between the two is that they will join forces in western Hubei and work together to prevent the Central Army from entering Sichuan! After learning this terrible secret, Chiang Kai-shek's back felt chills, and then he broke out in a cold sweat. Still defending Wuhan, according to this situation, before fighting the Japanese army, they have to face the dilemma of being attacked from both sides: the Japanese army is on the east, and the Sichuan army and Lu army are on the west. Originally, Chiang Kai-shek was still hesitating, whether or not to take action against Han Fuju, and how far he would go. Before the "July 7th Incident", in the process of fighting the Japanese, the Nanjing government fought for the "North China Triangle" most intensely, and he himself worked the most. Now Song Zheyuan and Yan Xishan have come here, and their stand for the war of resistance is also very firm. , there is only one Han Fuju, who still can't handle it, and doesn't know what strategy to use to finally stabilize the opponent. After seeing this report, he finally made up his mind. Now it's not a matter of punishing Han Fuju, but life and death depend on a moment, if you don't get rid of him, he will get rid of you. At the same time, Chiang Kai-shek also understood in his heart that dealing with Han Fuju was not as simple as what the princes in his seat said. The opponent had an army in his hands. If it was so easy to deal with, it would not have been resolved long ago. Have determination, but also have a strategy. On January 11, 1938, Chiang Kai-shek supervised Kaifeng, Henan. After arriving at Kaifeng Mansion, he immediately held a military meeting and stipulated that all those in the first and fifth war zones who had not yet had their turn to fight, all division commanders and above must attend the meeting. At this time, Han Fuju was preparing to continue to retreat into Henan, and of course he received the meeting notice. Regarding whether to attend the meeting, General Sun Tongxuan and others persuaded him not to go, fearing that Chiang Kai-shek's visitor would be unkind, and it would be a grand banquet in Kaifeng. Han Fuju retreated again and again, always against the orders of the fifth theater and the command, so he was a little nervous and hesitant. This scene made Jiang Bocheng on the side anxious. As Chiang Kai-shek's biggest undercover agent by Han Fuju's side, how could he not know the inside story of the Kaifeng meeting? If Han Fuju didn't go, who would this show be for? In desperation, he sent a secret telegram just transferred by Li Zongren to Han Fuju. When Han Fuju looked closely, there were more than 40 names of generals, including Sun Tongxuan. If it was a Hongmen Banquet, would they still let a small character like Sun Tongxuan attend the meeting? Impossible. So Han Fuju dispelled his worries and took Sun Tongxuan and a spy camp to Kaifeng. Only after he went there did he realize that this was precisely a banquet for the grand family to invite the king into the urn, but it was not just for him alone. The entire process of arresting Han Fuju was planned and organized by Dai Li, which can be described as interlocking and seamless. When Chiang Kai-shek announced his guilt, the atmosphere in the conference room was tense, and even Sun Tongxuan and others were silent.On the contrary, Song Zheyuan, who had been ridiculed by Han Fuju and refused to rescue him, stood up and interceded for him, saying that although Han Fuju deserved what he deserved for disobeying orders, he hoped that he would be forgiven because he was a rough man with little knowledge. light hair down. Feng Yuxiang was the vice chairman of the Military Commission at the time, and he refused to intercede for Han Fuju, a former subordinate.Looking around the huge old Northwest Army system, only Song Zheyuan stood up and said a few words for Han, which shows that this person's popularity is really terrible. After capturing Han Fuju, He Yingqin was ordered to come to Hankou Hospital. With a straight face, the first thing he said to Liu Xiang was: Do you know that Han Fuju has been detained. Liu Xiang was startled, but at this time, he still had to pretend to be confused: why? He Yingqin only nodded lightly: because his troops were going to Xiangfan. Liu Xiang's face began to turn blue and pale. There is nothing more to say, all the secrets have been exposed, and the leak of this secret is tantamount to a fatal blow to the parties involved. Ten minutes after He Yingqin left, Liu Xiang vomited blood until he fell into a coma and died three days later. When a person is dead, everything is easy to say. In the official announcement, Liu Xiang's last will is quite emotional, saying: the enemy army will not retreat to the border for a day, and the Sichuan army will not return alive for a day. 政府对其明令褒扬，追赠陆军一级上将，丧礼极尽哀荣。 与之相比，韩复榘就倒霉多了。 原来担心的鲁军可能异动的情况，并未因韩复榘被捕而发生，一者鲁军乍失灵魂人物，山东又即将不保，倭寇环伺，无力也无心起来“造反”；二者蒋伯诚很好地控制住了局势，使得中下层鲁境人士能各安其位；三者韩复榘轻弃山东之举，也确实引起了天人共愤，以致在他陷入囹圄之后，极少有人为之鸣冤叫屈。 在开封待了半个月之后，韩复榘被解送武汉，经军法会审处以极刑，成为抗战中继李服膺之后，第一个被处死的国民党上将。 有好事者就此拟了副对子：枪毙韩复榘，吓死刘甫澄（刘湘的字）。