Chapter 29 "Looking hard to get"——Gui's plan to "suppress and annihilate" the Red Army

Just after New Year's Day in 1930, the leaders of the Guangxi warlords who had made a comeback marched into Nanning, the capital of Guangxi, with great vigor.The leading general was a squat and mighty Guangxi guy with a Chinese character face.He rode a tall snow-white horse and stood on the embankment of the Yongjiang River in the south of the city for a while, then lightly waved his whip, and the horse walked down the embankment leisurely. "The stars are shifting, I'm going back to my hometown again! Haha" He turned around and smiled at the generals.All the generals also laughed heartily.Surrounded by guards armed with live ammunition, amidst the sound of welcome firecrackers and drums, they all entered the city in a happy mood.People can tell at a glance that the leading general is Li Zongren, the "leader" of the Guangxi clique, followed by Bai Chongxi, Huang Xuchu, Xia Wei, etc. They are all leaders of the Gui clique with heavy troops in their hands.Although the whole city is full of festival-like firecrackers and gongs and drums, there is a shadow of terror in people's hearts, and the sound of guns resounding in the ears is like the sound of guns and cannons resounding through the earth-this situation, people understand: look It seems that behind the noise and peace is "the mountain rain is about to come and the wind is full of the building"!

Warlords from all walks of life are eyeing each other fiercely, vying for hegemony. The sins of the Chinese people have not had enough.Huang Shaohong has been running around non-stop these days for his re-emergence of the Guangxi government.After Lv Huanyan, Yang Tenghui, Huang Quan and other old ministries turned to Chiang Kai-shek by telegram, they soon returned to their masters Li, Bai, and Huang.As a result, Huang Shaohong came up with the idea of ​​being the lord of Guangxi again: on the one hand, he worked with Lu Huanyan, chairman of the Guangxi provincial government who was deposed by Chiang Kai-shek in the future, Yang Tenghui, commander of the fourth dispatch area, and Huang Quan, Liang Chaoji and other Guangxi generals After negotiation, Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi were taken back to Nanning; on the one hand, they asked Chiang Kai-shek for peace through the inside line to buy a good price and bargain, hoping to quell the dispute between Jiang and Gui and shake hands to make peace.Chiang Kai-shek was very pleased to hear that, he was well versed in the three giants of Li, Bai, and Huang Naigui, and as long as the "Taoyuan sworn brothers" of these three people were broken so that they could not get together, the Gui clique would not be able to cause too much trouble.In order to clean up Guangxi, Chiang Kai-shek first promised with the Guangxi military supervisor, and quietly sent 200,000 yuan to Huang Shaohong, asking Huang Cheng to persuade Li and Bai not to provoke Jiang Gui's war. At that time, Huang Shaohong would not only be the chairman of Guangxi Province, but also You can go to the Central National Government to be the Minister of the Interior. ——Undoubtedly, this is a strategy of Chiang Kai-shek to divide and rule the Guangxi faction. From this, it can also be seen that Chiang racked his brains and worked hard to deal with the Guangxi faction.

The scene of welcoming the two uncrowned kings, Mr. Li and Mr. Bai, back to their hometown was very warm and grand.Huang Laosan, who was good at taking pictures, specially hired a small passenger plane from the UK to take the two wives back to Nanning from Hong Kong, and welcome them into the Li mansion and Bai mansion that had already been packed. At noon that day, Huang Shaohong set up a banquet in Li's mansion, firstly to welcome Li and Bai, and secondly to celebrate this memorable day. Li Zongren was dressed in a suit and leather shoes. He changed his military attire of "valiant on the battlefield", and he has the wise, calm, mellow and sophisticated charm of a politician.His wife, Guo Dejie, combed her hair in a dignified bun, wore a tight black cheongsam, stockings and white high-heeled leather shoes, and her dress was very commensurate with her status and status; her petite and light figure matched her husband very well. complement each other.The couple came to the gate of the mansion early to welcome the guests.

Bai Chongxi, who is known as "Little Zhuge", is still wearing a straight school uniform and a big cap. Under the low brim of the hat, those sharp eyes seem to be more energetic and arrogant than ever before. More awe-inspiring and inviolable.With a proud smile, he frequently waved his right hand wearing a snow-white glove to greet the old man and his subordinates standing in front of the steps of the mansion.His wife, Ma Peizhang, is plump and tall, wearing a crimson gold velvet cheongsam, making her fair skin bloom like cotton bolls.Although she is not as delicate as Guo Dejie in terms of appearance, her big face with willow brows, shrewd and sharp, has a different charm.Her appearance and her husband's appearance also match each other very well.

At the feast, Huang Shaohong invited some military and political elders who were out of the field or returned from exile, and frequently toasted to the "leading boss" Li Zongren: "General Li, this old man borrows flowers to present Buddha, and I have the right to toast you on behalf of the folks in Guangxi: a pillar holds up the sky, and only virtue is the right one!" "De Gong has always been sympathetic to the people's feelings, and he has taken risks and faced difficulties without losing his true qualities as a hero!" "The season is when the dragon raises its head. Mr. De will return to his hometown to appease one party and benefit the people. It will be engraved in the annals of history!"

Li Zongren raised his glass in return, and repeatedly sighed: "Ashamed, ashamed! As a big official in the frontier, I can neither guard the land nor defend the people. I am very sorry for my brothers and sisters in Guangxi! But as long as Delin survives, I swear Go through fire and water with my Bagui children, and fight to the end for democracy and freedom!" There was crackling applause.These elders and old friends seem to have seen the dawn of "democracy and freedom" following the sonorous words of the "leading boss". On Li Zongren's calm and majestic Chinese face, behind the simple and honest smile, there is a faint and mysterious smile.

Of course he understood the meaning of these praiseworthy words. From these words that implied dissatisfaction with the status quo and longing for "democracy and freedom", he found a new hope, a kind of hatred for Chiang Kai-shek's dictatorship, and a kind of hatred for the warlords of various factions. The resentment of the cessation of the war and the extreme fear of the Communist Party's redification of Guangxi are spreading and expanding at all levels.If we can grasp this emotion and make use of it, we can win the support of all walks of life.Li Zongren quickly realized this with his soldier's keenness to seize opportunities.

He believes that engaging in politics is the same as fighting in wars. If you see the right time, make a decisive attack, and make a brave breakthrough, you can turn the tide of the battle.For him, to get rid of the current predicament, he must seize this breakthrough, create momentum and win the hearts of the people.He has learned many things that cannot be won by guns from the contest with Lao Jiang in the past few years.Didn't Chiang promote "three points to the military and seven points to the politics"?He "Li Mengzi" also knows how to trim and decorate his unfavorable image of being rude as a soldier and the narrow selfishness of the leader of the local warlord group, and replace it with an enlightened, respectful and virtuous corporal, and even paint a layer of radical oil paint to make himself as a The image of a democratic politician that everyone expects is established on the land of southern China and engraved in the hearts of people from all walks of life.Not only did he want to compete with Chiang Kai-shek for the world, but he also wanted to compete with the Communist Party for the hearts of the people.

He believes that as long as he writes the declaration of "democratic reform" on the banner of "protecting the party and saving the country" he has set up, he will be invincible in the world.He believes that in today's China, people either fear the Communist Party or hate Chiang Kai-shek. In order to find their own political status in China, they have to find another way to create an ideal kingdom that even he himself feels very vague and unfamiliar—this kingdom may be Guangxi, which has been magnified several times or dozens of times, may be the shadow of the United States of America, which symbolizes democracy and freedom.In short, even he himself can't explain it clearly. Anyway, in his kingdom, there is no terrible Communist Party or hateful Chiang Kai-shek. As for other parties and individuals, he can still accommodate other parties and individuals.

The subordinates who were invited to the banquet were all drunk.They cheered while drinking, and enthusiastically invited the ladies to hug each other and dance wildly to the dance music played by the gramophone. Li Zongren left the table and sat on the sofa, holding a toothpick with both hands and picking the gaps between his teeth one by one. Huang Shaohong knew that the "leading boss" usually didn't like songs with too strong rhythm, so he immediately asked his secretary to change to a melodious, slow and sad song - "Poppy" by Empress Li of the Southern Tang Dynasty: When is the spring flower and autumn moon? How much do you know about the past?The small building was windy again last night, and the homeland couldn't bear to look back in the moonlight.The carved railings and jade masonry should still be there, but Zhu Yan has changed.How much can I ask you to worry?Just like a river of spring water flowing eastward.

Li Zongren looked rather melancholy when he heard the mournful tone.The joyful atmosphere in front of him did not infect his heavy heart, just like the sky that had just revealed a clear sky, but in a blink of an eye it was covered with heavy clouds: 6 years ago, he sworn brothers with Bai Chongxi and Huang Shaohong, and started an incident in Yulin Town. The old warlords Lu Rongting and Shen Hongying who had occupied Guangxi for several years were expelled from Guangxi, and then joined hands with Chiang Kai-shek to win the Northern Expedition, and then issued an order to "clean up the party" with Chiang Kai-shek. In just a few days, tens of thousands of Communist Party members fell to the ground . "The Chiang family is really a traitor to the people, and turned around to eliminate dissidents, so they wantonly crusade, the flames of war ignited, the country and the nation were broken, the people were displaced, and tens of millions of lives died in the war! To govern the country, the people will win Ningri, Jiang must be defeated to achieve this!" - This is his toast before the banquet begins.But he thought to himself, Lao Jiang is hard to fight, and it is hard to predict who will win in the end. "Mr. De, come and dance too." Huang Shaohong walked up to Li Zongren with a smile on his face and invited, "It's best not to think about it today." Li Zongren shook his head with no joy on his face. Seeing this, Huang Shaohong secretly ordered his subordinates to bid farewell to the "leading boss" and leave.He is very aware of "Li Mengzi"'s stubborn temper, he usually doesn't get angry easily, but once he gets angry, the nine bulls can't stop him. "Ji Kuan (Huang Shaohong's word), you are still in charge of Guangxi's autonomy, and Jiansheng and I have to raise troops to fight against Chiang." Hearing this, Huang Shaohong felt a "thump" in his heart, but his face was still full of smiles, and he said euphemistically: "Mr. De, don't act too hastily. Right now, it's better to recharge your energy, think long-term, and take action. " Li Zongren said indignantly: "Go to hell, we and Lao Jiang are at peace! It is he who made us notorious! If this shame and humiliation are not reported, what can we say?" Huang Shaohong showed a pitiful and mournful look, and murmured in a low voice: "The birds are gone, the good bows are hidden, the cunning rabbits are dead, and the lackeys are cooking. Forgive me, we can't give others the opportunity to make wedding clothes for Wang Zhaoming." Li Zongren nodded with a little understanding: "What kind of a man is Mrs. Wang? I understand in my heart that I just borrowed his power for a while, and it is useless!" Huang Shaohong took the opportunity to persuade and said: "Mr. De must know that Xiao He in the Western Han Dynasty is a rare figure." Li Zongren glanced at him suspiciously: "So, today's Xiao He is Ji Kuan's virtuous brother?" Huang Shaohong shook his head again and again: "My brother, how dare you compare with the ancient sages? I mean, we have been fighting Lao Jiang for so many years, but we have never fought against him. What is the reason? But the most important reason is that the Jiang family holds the power in the court, and we There is no one in the court, and at best it is a local powerful faction. In the Three Kingdoms Cao Zhi's joke, he said: "Chew after passing through the butcher's gate. Although you don't get meat, it is expensive and pleasant." But that's all." Li Zongren seemed to understand his implication, so he asked: "Ji Kuan means that we'd better have someone go 'vote me a peach and repay him with a plum'?" Huang Shaohong smiled and said sincerely: "It is impossible to fight hard with Lao Jiang. The only way to deal with him is to make some compromises and appeasement. Isn’t it just giving people an opportunity? I sincerely hope that De Gong and Jian Gong will learn from the strategy of the Northern Expedition and Jiang’s joint efforts to win seats in the party government, and then make allies, recruit surrender and rebellion. At that time, it depends on who will sit in this country gone." Li Zongren opened his eyes wide and stared at Huang Shaohong's Buddha face with lopsided ears, as if he was facing an eminent monk. He felt a little awe-inspiring, and suddenly laughed wildly: "Hahaha, good you Huang Laosan, whale Swallow the boat with your mouth, you have a big stomach!" At this time, Bai Chongxi came over with an urgent telegram, and shouted cursingly: "Li Mingrui doesn't know how to flatter, risking the disgrace of the world, and gathers the left and right Jiang Communist bandits and peasant troops to seize Nanning! Damn, if he can get Nanning After standing in the mansion for a while, I will take my head off and give it to him!" Li Zongren took the telegram and looked at it, but he didn't say anything for a long time.Half a month ago, he wrote a personal letter to Li Mingrui, asking Huang Shaohong to send someone to Longzhou.In the letter, Li Zongren praised Li Mingrui for his outstanding achievements in the Northern Expedition, and said, "Regardless of past suspicions and grievances, in order to revive the great cause of Guangxi, we are willing to sincerely unite with Brother Yusheng and others to fight against Jiang's bandits."He also promised Li Mingrui the post of commander of the new independent army, and urged Li Mingrui to "come to Nanning to meet soon."Unexpectedly, Li Mingrui would not buy his account, and refused with an angry face.Well, now they are leading troops to attack Nanning! Needless to say, Li Zongren and others did not pay much attention to the Red Army that rose up in the Zuojiang and Youjiang areas at that time. They believed that they were at best two garrison brigades led by Yu Zuobai and Li Mingrui, with only five or six thousand soldiers. It's in a remote border area again, no matter how noisy it is, it won't be a big deal. I just feel that it's a pity that Li Mingrui ran away with the Communist Party, and I must recruit him and his people when I have the opportunity in the future. He lit a cigarette, took a deep breath, and exhaled slowly: "Jiansheng, what's your opinion on this?" Bai Chongxi said: "Just now I have discussed countermeasures with Lu, Yang, Huang, etc. At present, our greatest danger is in the southeast, not in the northwest. If we transfer our troops to the left and right rivers, it will be tantamount to surrendering Wuzhou and Nanning. It was given to Chen Jitang; and He Jian from Hunan will also take the opportunity to occupy cities such as Guilin and Liuzhou." Huang Shaohong even claimed to praise: "Mr. Jian's words are justified, and what he said is justified! Chen Jitang is determined to kill me, and we must not take it lightly!" Li Zongren said: "It is a big taboo for military strategists to deploy troops scatteredly. Our troops should be concentrated in the southeast, first to defend against Chen Jitang, and second to defend against He Jian. As for Zuojiang and Youjiang, isn't there still Xie Chongjian, the commander-in-chief of the militia, and the commander of the underground army?" Huang Jinting? It is said that each of the two generals has 2,000 guns under their command, so I think they can deal with the Communist bandits." Bai Chongxi said: "I'm afraid it won't work to rely on Xie Chongjian and Huang Jinting's stragglers, shrimp soldiers and crab generals, but we can quietly transfer Liang Chaoxian's first division and four regiments to fight against them. In this way, Nanjing can be regarded as Lu, Yang, and Huang carrying out the campaign. Jiang’s order to suppress the Communist Party; secondly, it can be used for quick decisive battles to wipe out the riots caused by the Communist bandits; thirdly, it can be used to attack Huguang cameras at any time.” Li Zongren was shocked when he heard it: "Good! Good! It can be said to be 'the best of the three', so let's do it!" Huang Shaohong said: "In my opinion, it is still better to adopt the countermeasure of 'playing hard to get', driving the Communist bandits out of the country, and letting the Qian army, the Yunnan army, and the Hunan army dispatch troops to wipe them out. Isn't that better?" When Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi heard this, they suddenly felt that Huang Laosan's idea was a more advanced move, and immediately agreed on the deployment of "playing hard to get". But Li and Bai never expected that Huang Laosan, who was known as the "high-ranking ginseng of the Guangxi family", had other plans in his heart at this time, and he was in harmony with the boss and the second child.Not long after the "Central Plains War" between Jiang, Feng, Yan, and Gui, he left Li and Bai and joined the Jiang Group, and he was quite trusted by Jiang.Although Chiang Kai-shek ordered Huang Shaohong to be the military supervisor of Guangxi, Huang Shaohong couldn't bear to meet Li and Bai with swords, so he quietly took the reward money from Chiang Kai-shek and went to Hong Kong, the Philippines, Singapore and other places for sightseeing and recreation.Seeing that Huang Shaohong could not return to Guangxi, Chiang Kai-shek made him the Minister of the Interior, and later appointed him as the Chairman of Zhejiang Province and the Chairman of Hubei Province.When the Anti-Japanese War broke out, Chiang Kai-shek organized a combat organization, appointed Huang Shaohong as the head of the war department, and later transferred him to be Yan Xishan's deputy, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Second Theater.The Battle of Taiyuan failed, and Huang Shaohong returned to Nanjing. The Japanese army had captured Suzhou and Jiaxing, and was advancing towards Nanjing and Hangzhou. The Nanjing Nationalist Government had already begun to retreat to Wuhan and Chongqing.Less than three days after Huang took office, Hangzhou was about to fall. He led the provincial government back to Jinhua, organized youth anti-Japanese death squads, and set up arsenals. The arsenal and armed forces took over, and he rebuked his provincial government for its "disrepute".In a fit of anger, Huang Shaohong called to request his resignation, but Chiang Kai-shek refused.Huang Shaohong then ran to Wuhan to present Zhongqu to Jiang, and then returned to Zhejiang with great sadness.After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, he lived in seclusion in Hong Kong and had nothing to do all day long. Apart from drinking to relieve his boredom, he listened to the sound of guns and guns in the desperate battle between the Kuomintang and the Communist armies in China.Until 1949, he was invited by Li Zongren and Zhang Zhizhong to participate in the peace talks between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. Zhou Enlai called him a "peace envoy". Huang Shaohong has both literary and military skills. During his long military and political career, he is fond of literature outside his spare time.After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he successively served as a political member of the Government Council, a member of the first to fourth national committees of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, a member of the Standing Committee of the first National People's Congress, a member of the Judiciary Committee, a member of the Standing Committee of the National Revolutionary Committee and the peaceful liberation of Taiwan Deputy Director of the Working Committee. In 1957, he was wrongly classified as a rightist, which was later corrected. He died in Beijing in August 1966.