Chapter 39 Chiang Kai-shek made another plan of "killing two birds with one stone"

In July 1930, the situation of the Central Plains War had gradually become favorable to Chiang Kai-shek.After Chiang Kai-shek won the battle against the Guangxi faction and Zhang Fakui's troops, he concentrated his forces to fight against Yan Xishan's Jin army and Feng Yuxiang's Northwest army. At this time, Chiang Kai-shek had seen that the contradiction between Yan and Feng was clearly exposed: Feng Yuxiang led the army to fight hard, but Yan Xishan always wanted to preserve his strength, the two sides did not cooperate enough, and they were more than tearing each other down.Not long after the war started, Yan Xishan cut off the aid to the Northwest Army, leaving the impoverished Northwest Army without food, clothing, ammunition and ammunition. Feng Yuxiang was so angry that he scolded "Yan Laoxi is not a thing!"

Therefore, Chiang Kai-shek decided to "destroy the Jin army and drag down the Northwest Army". In late July, Chiang Kai-shek concentrated his troops on the Jinpu line to launch a general offensive across the board against the Jin army, and the Jin army retreated steadily.Yan Xishan had tasted the bitterness of Chiang Kai-shek, and then he thought of giving support to the Northwest Army, and urged Feng Yuxiang to cooperate in the battle on the Longhai line, so as to relieve his beating situation on the Jinpu line.Yan Xishan hugged Buddha's feet temporarily, it was too late.The combat effectiveness of the Jin army has always been very weak, and almost all officers and soldiers are heavy smokers.When the heavy rain continued, the heavy smoking guns of the Jin army could not be ignited and opium could not be smoked, and the soldiers of the Jin army were depressed.But the cannons that Chiang Kai-shek bought from Germany could ignite in the rain and bombarded them non-stop.Unable to resist, the Jin army lost Tai'an, abandoned Jinan, and retreated to the north bank of the Yellow River.Chiang Kai-shek ordered the army to pursue and fight fiercely, crossing the Yellow River to pursue the Jin army.

The Northwest Army dragged along the Longhai Line by Chiang Kai-shek has always been treated very poorly and lived in hardship.Feng Yuxiang's feudal patriarchal way of running the army, on the surface, seems to be strict in military discipline and respected by everyone. In fact, the whole army has long been tired of suffering, resentment and resentment are everywhere, and they do not want to fight for the warlord all day long.Chiang Kai-shek saw this Achilles' heel of the Northwest Army, and believed that artillery shells should not be used to fight the Northwest Army, but an offensive of "silver bullets" and "meat bullets".Then he ordered the six garrison areas on the Longhai Line to set up position clubs at the front.Jiang also appointed the President of the Military Senate of the Nanjing Government to handle the matter. He set up a mobile hotel with train carriages or cars, equipped with Chinese and Western meals, smoking sets, and gambling sets, and hired hundreds of dancers and prostitutes from Shanghai as entertainment.All officers and soldiers of the Northwest Army who come here are invited to enter and let them take advantage of it without taking any money.During the fun, the spies dispatched by Chiang Kai-shek were drawn in and seduced by their beauty. When parting, they also presented varying amounts of cash, cigarettes, alcohol and other items according to the level of the official position and the effect on Jiang's army.The officers and soldiers of the Northwest Army, who had been oppressed by the feudal patriarchal system for a long time and suffered from a hard life, admired Chiang Kai-shek's hand very much. They envied Jiang Jun's enjoyment of such high-level treatment (in fact, Jiang Jun did not have such treatment), so they secretly thought Change the gate.Soon many people became negative, or acted as Jiang Jun's spy.At this time, Chiang Kai-shek was ready to launch a general offensive on the Longhai Line.

In late August, Chiang Kai-shek concentrated the troops that had defeated the Jin army on the Jinpu line to the Longhai line, and launched a general offensive.Feng Yuxiang commanded the Northwest Army to fight hard, but after being hit by Chiang Kai-shek's "two bombs of silver and flesh", the Northwest Army is no longer what it used to be, with a sharp drop in fighting spirit, and retreats steadily towards Shaanxi. After seven months of fighting with Chiang Kai-shek, the massive anti-Chiang alliance war in the Central Plains finally dispersed and completely failed. Chiang Kai-shek was even more smug and proud.

From January 1929 to October 1930, he successively defeated one opponent after another and achieved unification by force.He declared in the "Letter to Comrades of the Central Committee": "After the war against rebellion, I firmly believe that the situation of our party's unification of China has been formed, and those who rebel against the party and the country will never be able to rise again in the future." The person from Kyushu, "the mission of unremitting efforts for Zhongzheng and comrades"-he is about to ascend the throne of the President of the Republic of China.

When the Central Plains War was coming to an end, he took his wife Song Meiling on a tour to Shanghai and Fenghua with his wife Song Meiling as a victor, visiting relatives and ancestors, and visiting mountains and rivers. When he and his wife went to Shanghai this time, he readily agreed to Soong Meiling's request—that is, the American pastor Jiang Changchuan presided over the baptism ceremony for him into Christianity in the Soong family's private residence.Mrs. Song and all the relatives of the Song family attended the baptism ceremony of this "noble son-in-law". During Chiang Kai-shek's baptism and stay in Shanghai, he published the "Report to the Father", proposing five measures including "cleaning up the bandits and communists", "clarifying the administration of officials", and "encouraging local autonomy", and implementing a "comprehensive clean-up" of the CCP's Soviet area.

Chiang Kai-shek was particularly disturbed by the resurgence of the Guangxi Red Army and the right Jiangsu area. He ordered Yunnan Provincial Chairman Long Yun to send troops to attack Nanning along the left and right rivers via Longzhou and Baise. This is another strategy of "killing two birds with one stone", and it is also a profitable move for the fisherman. The main purpose of the Dian army's attack on Guangxi was to take advantage of the defeat of the Guangxi clique and go straight to the old lair of the Gui clique, so as not to give the Guangxi clique a chance to survive. ——This kind of plot of using the Yunnan Army to attack the Guangxi faction once and the Red Army twice is really a clever plan to "control the barbarians with the barbarians" and not hurt Chiang Kai-shek's strength at all.

After all these arrangements were completed, Chiang Kai-shek summoned Huang Shaohong, the third overlord of the Guangxi Clan, at his private residence in Shanghai.Huang Shaohong, who was privately promised by Chiang Kai-shek as a senior military councilor of the Nationalist Government, walked into this mysterious and fortified villa wearing a dark blue Chinese tunic suit, a sun hat, and a gram in his hand with a smile on his face. Chiang Kai-shek looked polite, and shook hands with Huang Shaohong to greet him: "Brother Xiukuan, you have worked hard! Please—please—" Huang Shaohong hastily said modestly: "The chairman pleases first, the chairman pleases first."

Walking into the living room, as soon as he was seated, Chiang Kai-shek took a sip of boiled water, and said straight to the point: "Brother Ji Kuan is here to intercede for Boss Li and Boss Bai, right? Well, if you know this, why did I, Jiang Zhongzheng, come here all the time?" Treat Li and Bai as noble and respected friends." Huang Shaohong echoed again and again: "Yes, yes! However, the chairman knows that I, Huang Jikuan, do not advocate engaging in internal wars." Chiang Kai-shek twitched the corner of his mouth and smiled: "They want to fight, so I have to accompany them! Fighting again and again, what is the result? All the wars in the Central Plains have been involved, what is the result?"

Huang Shaohong complimented: "I have already learned from humble positions. Chairman Jiang's majesty and strategy are unmatched in the world, and his leadership style is extremely admirable!" Chiang Kai-shek raised his hand and stopped, with a sullen expression on his face: "It doesn't matter if you beat me or scold me, but who is the real trouble?" Huang Shaohong listened, but couldn't tell whether Jiang was referring to Yan Laoxi, Feng Yuxiang, or Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi?Is it Wang Jingwei, or the Communist Party?He smacked his lips and remained silent.

"The confidant's trouble is neither Feng, Yan, nor Li, Bai, but the Communist Party!" Chiang Kai-shek stood up angrily, pacing and waving gestures. "Well, whether it's Feng, Yan, or Li and Bai, as long as they don't raise troops and rebel against the central government, all past accounts can be written off. Brother Ji Kuan can pass on my words to Li and Bai, as long as they support the central government , transfer the guns to wipe out the Communist bandits, then, the chairman of the provincial government, the commander of the army, and money can be given to them!" "The chairman is generous, and I will definitely convey it to Li and Bai." Chiang Kai-shek turned around and pointed to a piece of "Youjiang Daily" and some intelligence collected by agents on the table, and said indignantly: "Look, look! The Guangxi Communist Party has openly established an army, openly established a democratic government, and openly organized redist Guangxi. newspaper" He looked angry, and kept tapping his fingers on the table, "Deng Deng Deng Deng Deng Deng Deng Dang" like a wooden fish, "Mother Xipi! Taking advantage of the rebellion and civil strife, the Zhumao bandit chiefs made a big fuss in Jiangxi, Guangxi The red disaster is rampant again, if this continues, what will happen!" Huang Shaohong said: "The red disaster in Guangxi was mainly instigated by Yu Zuobai and Li Mingrui. At the end of last year, after I led the troops to pacify Longzhou, Yu Zuobai fled to Hong Kong. Only Li Mingrui followed the Communist Party wholeheartedly, and claimed that he saw through this society. , see through the army, see through the party" "It's completely nonsense from the Communist Party's radicals!" Chiang Kai-shek said sharply, "Li Mingrui has been turned into red! It's a pity that a member of the party-state is so gullible in the Communist Party's lies! Could it be that the Communist Party really believes him and reuses him?" ?" "Hey, Li Mingrui is so unreasonable." Of course, Huang Shaohong knew that Chiang Kai-shek did not hesitate to spend money to get Li Mingrui. Unexpectedly, Li Mingrui categorically rejected both the long letter of appointment and the huge check of one million yuan. "Well, it seems that the poison of Li Mingrui's CCP bandits is too deep, too deep! Brother Ji Kuan, as the chairman of the National Government, I, Jiang, can't even pull back a Li Mingrui. Isn't it sad?" Chiang Kai-shek's expression suddenly changed. looked depressed. "You can't say that!" Huang Shaohong said devoutly and in awe. "I remember the chairman once said: 'Without Hitler, there would be no Third Reich.' This sentence illustrates a truth, an outstanding leader can promote History can change a country, and it can summon thousands of people to shed blood, fight and die for him! But a leader cannot necessarily change a person who opposes him.” Chiang Kai-shek suddenly twitched the corners of his mouth nervously and smiled. It was this point of view that Chiang Kai-shek appreciated the most in his life, but Huang Shaohong never thought that it would be cleared up.He glanced at Huang Shaohong and said: "Brother Ji Kuan must also remember what Hitler said in a book: 'What cannot be obtained by peaceful means, you can take it with your fists.'" This of course refers to the territory, but the Why can't it be used to conquer people?" "Of course! Of course!" Huang Shaohong agreed.Of course he knew that Hitler not only marched to other countries along the road of the First and Second Reichs, used German swords to obtain land for German plows, and obtained daily bread, butter and fine wine for Germans, but also used bayonets, bullets and blood. Massacre speaks to all mankind——Hitler used his paranoid, intense, and deformed personality violence to get what he wanted, and he did not hesitate to drain the last drop of blood from mankind!Chiang Kai-shek admired Hitler, why not? In Jiang's view, bloodshed and terror can change history.When a dictator manipulates a monster like the state apparatus and does not hesitate to use comprehensive criminal methods to raise the butcher knife against the people, the bloodshed and terror it creates is immeasurable.Eliminating the Communist Party is not the whole purpose of Jiang. If he wants to unify China, he must eliminate dissidents! "It is easy in Germany, but it is difficult in China, it is difficult," Chiang Kai-shek said with a wry smile. "Long-term chaos must be cured. So far, Chairman Jiang's long-cherished wish to unify China has been realized. When Qin Shihuang unified China, he was also a survivor of the sixth generation. Chiang Kai-shek pondered for a long time, and suddenly said: "The ancients said that there are nine classics in governing a country: self-cultivation, respect for the virtuous, respect for ministers, respect for officials, softness for people far away, and love for princes. Brother Ji Kuan, what do you think?" Huang Shaohong immediately responded: "Governance lies in knowing and appointing talents, not in being virtuous." Chiang Kai-shek felt that what he said was quite reasonable, but it also implied that the leader only needs to use the talents and use his abilities, and he does not need to be virtuous. Could it be an allusion to him?It was difficult for him to distinguish whether it was a compliment or a derogation.But these words reminded him of the history of being called "Awei" by Du Yuesheng, Zhang Xiaolin, and Huang Jinrong when he was doing business in the beach. , He was able to knock all opponents to the ground, and his skillful use of fists and feet did not come from the "business experience" of opportunistic, adaptable, and omnipotent that he had learned in Shanghai?What virtue is not virtue, all the needs of my own politics! "Well, brother Ji Kuan, I, Jiang, are wrong. I only value friendship. Please tell Delin and Jiansheng that the interests of the party and the country are the most important thing. The top priority is to wipe out the Communist Party in Guangxi and eliminate the red disaster. After Ping leaves, Nanjing The national government can have a seat for everyone, brother Ji Kuan should come to Beijing as soon as possible to take up his post, and serve as a senior military counselor for me!" "Please rest assured, Chairman, I will fulfill my mission! But—" Huang Shaohong hesitated to speak, and carefully cast a sideways glance at Chiang Kai-shek. "Brother Ji Kuan, please speak up if you have something to say!" "Oh, what Li and Bai mean is that the eradication of the Communist bandits is nothing more than a piece of cake, so there is no need to invite the Yunnan Army into Guangxi, right?" "This..." Chiang Kai-shek pondered for a moment, but immediately said euphemistically, "Wouldn't it be great if Guangxi, Yunnan, and Guizhou joined forces to suppress the Communist Party? I will order Long Yun and Wang Jialie to withdraw at that time." "Well, everything is up to the chairman." Huang Shaohong stood up and said goodbye. Chiang Kai-shek personally sent him out, watching his back as he walked away, and took off the smile on his face. After returning to Nanning quickly, Huang Shaohong conveyed to Li Zongren Chiang Kai-shek's "magnanimity" and the intention of "Guangxi, Yunnan, and Guizhou to jointly suppress the Communist Party", and then bowed deeply to Li Zongren again, saying: "Mr. De, I——Farewell! " Li Zongren's body trembled violently, as if being stabbed by a needle.He knew that Huang Laosan was going to leave him and go to work under Chiang Kai-shek.But he felt that Huang Laosan's expression was very strange and unpredictable, so he said, "Ji Kuan! I don't expect you to be Guan Gong who's in Cao Ying and his heart is in Han!" Huang Shaohong said out of his heart: "We can neither be with Jiang, but we must always try to get rid of Jiang's constraints. Even if it is hell, only my younger brother will go there. I hope you will take care of yourself and do everything by yourself." "Slow!" Li Zongren stood up abruptly, knocked heavily on the table with his fingers, and called out, "Come on!" Huang Shaohong was startled, and stopped in surprise.The door of the living room was pushed open immediately, and an attendant and adjutant came in, bowing to listen to Li Zongren's orders.Li Zongren lit a cigarette and paced slowly in the room without looking at Huang Shaohong. Huang Shaohong stared at Li Zongren's back, and couldn't help being suspicious: Is he really going to detain me?No, Boss Li is not the kind of Chiang Kai-shek who will take revenge!So what is he doing?Huang Shaohong is very familiar with the expression and movements of this "big boss" - he has no other expressions except a look of hesitation. Li Zongren turned his head abruptly, and ordered to the adjutant: "You go and prepare a sum of cash for Mr. Ji Kuan now." "Yes!" The adjutant immediately withdrew to handle the matter. "Brother!" Huang Shaohong held Li Zongren's hands tightly at once, and tears fell down. "Ji Kuan, Brother Yu only has one sentence: you are welcome back anytime" "The third younger brother will never forget the favor of the eldest brother." Huang Shaohong deeply felt that the eldest is the eldest, and the eldest won the support of the Guangxi group by virtue of tolerance and loyalty! "The third brother only has one word to say." "Please tell me, brother!" "Join hands to suppress the Communist Party, beware of Lao Jiang's plan of 'killing two birds with one stone'!" "Old Jiang's move, I have seen through it!" "That's good, that's good." If history is written in another way, if Li Zongren dominates Guangdong, Guangxi and the Southwest, Huang Shaohong is very likely to return to Li Zongren's command again.However, history is a judge without any emotion. According to its own stern logic, it has sacredly taken the well-known big step-whether it is the Jiang family or the Guangxi family, they are all thrown by the ruthless tide of history. A quagmire of silence that cannot extricate itself. On a gloomy morning, Li Zongren sent someone to send Huang Shaohong to Longzhou, via Vietnam, and then to Hong Kong.With tears streaming down his face, Huang Shaohong left Li Zongren step by step.