1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

The first "day" they want to resist, if I'm not mistaken, seems to be me, Zhang?

Fujiwara no Kanezane ignored Zhang Zongsun who was once again in chaos. He looked at the densely packed markings on the map with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

3

The Great Wall, Gubeikou.

Song Zheyuan, Chairman of Chahar Province and Commander of the 29th Army, stood on the city wall, looking north, and asked softly:

"Is this the place where that person came before?"

"Yes, Chairman, it is said that Dai Anlan once confronted the Japanese army here and rescued Tang Yulin's troops from Rehe who were captured by Fujiwara no Kanezane."

"Oh, do you believe this?"

"Hehe, that's what they say in Nanjing!" "...Hehe..."

Thinking of the news he had heard, Song Zheyuan rarely showed a sarcastic smile, but it quickly disappeared and he returned to the worried look he had been wearing since last year.

There are two main reasons:

1. Worry about the invasion of powerful enemies in the north and the future of the country, which goes without saying; 2. Worry about his own power, this is the most important and the reason is the most complicated.

At the end of May and the beginning of June last year, in order to stabilize the war situation in the north, Chiang Kai-shek, who had suffered heavy losses in Wuhan, not only tricked Zhang Xueliang into going to the Northeast to stir up trouble, but also formally appointed Song Zheyuan as the chairman of Chahar Province, giving him control of military and political power.

Originally, Song Zheyuan was very happy - he finally got rid of the label of "Northwest Army" and could freely develop his own power without being overly restricted by others, but he soon discovered that this position was not easy to sit in.

The first resistance naturally came from Chiang Kai-shek himself.

Although Song Zheyuan was appointed, Chiang only gave him an empty title and no other support. Not to mention weapons, equipment, and wages, he didn't even provide the most basic food and fodder!

Song Zheyuan, who came from the Northwest Army, was originally poor. A few years ago, he even broke down and cried in public at the Shanxi Hotel because he had no soldiers, no money, and no food. This time, he became the chairman of Chahar and took his troops to take office. He almost had to beg for food all the way and barely arrived in Zhangjiakou.

Have you ever seen a "provincial governor + military sub-district commander" become so stupid?

Obviously, Chiang Kai-shek did not regard Song Zheyuan as his direct subordinate at all, and treated him as cannon fodder.

The second is the pressure from the north.

This pressure came not only from the Northeast ruled by Fujiwara no Kanezane, but also from Zhang Xueliang who controlled the Peking area.

The two sides were not originally of the same faction, and Chahar Province was next to Peking, so friction and conflict between them had never ceased. Before the successive defeats, Zhang Xueliang had more money, more guns, and more people than Song Zheyuan, so he had always oppressed and bullied him;

The most direct manifestation is that the internal strife between Chiang Kai-shek and Zhang Xueliang and other reasons directly led to the failure of the 29th Army and other troops to reach the Great Wall defense line in time, and indirectly led to the fact that the historical "Great Wall War of Resistance" did not even start.

How much impact did this have on Song Zheyuan?

Let me put it this way, if it weren't for the great reputation of the 29th Army's broadsword team at Xifengkou during the "Great Wall War of Resistance", Song Zheyuan would have been seen by the Chinese people at that time as an ordinary warlord not worth mentioning, just like the one in Sichuan.

In short, neither is a good thing.

support?

Support your grandpa's bird.

Song Zheyuan in this world line certainly didn't know all this, but he could clearly feel that without a great victory against the Japanese, he would not be able to hold on to his position as Chairman of Chahar Province.

But, you asked Song Zhe to lead the army to fight Fujiwara no Kanezane? He didn't dare, or rather, he was reluctant to do so.

Because he knew he couldn't win.

With his limited resources, he would probably lose everything in a matter of minutes if he fought against the well-equipped, highly motivated and rumored invincible 129th Division.

Therefore, the last time Fujiwara no Kanezane led the cavalry back from Yulin, Song Zheyuan chose to shrink his head without hesitation and did not dare to block it.

The superficial reason is the same as that of many guys who want to be traitors - "His Majesty Hachiman-no-miya is indeed an excellent ruler who works hard and loves his people, and I cannot bear to oppose him" and so on.

As soon as the Three Represents came out and the Northeast Incident became known, many traitors found ample justification for becoming traitors – I am not surrendering, I am serving the people!

Song Zheyuan really didn't want to be a traitor, but he didn't want his army to be wasted even more.

These days, having soldiers in your hands gives you the confidence to speak. Even if you have to survive in the cracks, it is better than losing everything and dying in obscurity like my fellow countryman Zhang Zongchang!

The last pressure came from Feng Yuxiang, his former boss, benefactor and elder brother, whom he had vowed to "never let down" throughout his life.

After the Central Plains War, Feng Yuxiang was forced to step down. The generals of various units of the Northwest Army acted independently and had no jurisdiction over each other. The Northwest Army, which was already full of contradictions, collapsed.

But Feng Yuxiang did not give up completely. He continued to connect with various forces, fighting and cooperating with the Communist Party of China, the Nationalist Party, warlords, the Soviet Union, and other forces, trying to find an opportunity to make a comeback, causing chaos.

Around September of last year, stimulated by various events, Feng Yuxiang fled to Zhangjiakou to seek refuge with Song Zheyuan. Song, on the other hand, received his old commander warmly and respectfully, offering him high salaries but not giving him any military power.

It's easy to understand - after being the eldest, who would want to have another grandfather above them?

(Song's original words: "Mr. Feng has been my long-time superior, and I will never betray him. But now he is fighting alone against the Japanese. If he were to actually do so, it would be reckless, and the outcome would be uncertain. If he were to use the name of fighting the Japanese as a pretext for secession, how could the country still be falling apart today?")

(So, if I obey the Chairman, I am obeying the country; if I follow Mr. Feng, I am putting him in an unjust position. I will never betray him, but I cannot follow him blindly.)

(It sounds good on paper, but to put it bluntly, he doesn't want to betray his old boss and leave a bad reputation, but he also doesn't want to actually hand over the army to his old boss.)

Who would have thought that Feng Yuxiang would openly organize the "Chahar Anti-Japanese Allied Army" under the name of anti-Japanese war, intending to contact his former subordinates such as Fang Zhenwu, Ji Hongchang, Han Fujia, Pang Bingxun, and Sun Dianying to rebuild the Northwest Army.

Now Song Zheyuan was embarrassed.

Chahar Anti-Japanese Allied Army?

Let's not talk about whether forming such an army would be attacked by Dan himself (Northeast), Song Zheyuan is the real chairman of Chahar Province!

No matter how "noble" you are, Feng Yuxiang, or how you are an old boss, you are essentially a guest. What do you want to do by playing such tricks on the host's territory?

Feng Yuxiang may have simply been overbearing and had no particular ill intentions, but this still greatly infringed upon Song Zheyuan's power and dealt a heavy blow to his prestige.

Besides, Feng Yuxiang was definitely trying to attract Fujiwara Kanezane's attention by doing this!

Once the Northeastern troops move south, the first place they will attack is probably not Peking, which has become much more obedient, but Chahar!

If they couldn't win, Feng Yuxiang could just walk away. But what about Song Zheyuan, who had just begun to take root and build a base in Chahar?

Damn it, you take the benefits and I take the blame, right?

After repeated attempts to persuade him failed, Song Zheyuan, left with no other options, decided to resign from his post as Chairman of Chahar Province to the Nanjing government, intending to withdraw from the situation and return after Big Brother's actions were over and the situation stabilized.

But the Nanjing side was obviously more wary of Feng Yuxiang. They knew that if they allowed Song to resign, it would be tantamount to handing over Chahar and even the entire North China to Chiang's big brother Feng. Letting Feng and Song stay together would instead consume the strength of both sides, so they decisively refused.

As a result, Song Zheyuan was trapped between the doors. He had to carefully guard against the powerful enemy in the north, struggle with the Nationalist government and Zhang Xueliang, and watch Feng Yuxiang continue to "mess around" in fear.

Poor life...

What should we do to get out of this mess?

Song Zheyuan was upset and had no choice but to leave Zhangjiakou, the center of the chaos, with a guard and several trusted generals, and went to Gubeikou to relax.

At this moment, he suddenly saw large clouds of smoke and dust rising from the north and approaching Gubeikou rapidly.

Um?

who?

Bandits, travelers or robbers? The North...

Could it be that the 129th Division in Rehe has moved south?

According to common sense, the alarm should have been sounded and everyone should be on alert at this time. However, since the Great Wall defense line had been forcibly "demilitarized" by Fujiwara no Kanezane after the previous Battle of Rehe, sounding the alarm would be dangerous!

Because that would be handing a knife to the North, and it might be used as an excuse to start a new round of war!

Moreover, with such rapid movement, it was obvious that the incoming troops were a cavalry unit carrying no baggage. They were probably only here for reconnaissance, not for combat. If they truly had malicious intent, turning around and running would be a dead end!

Song Zheyuan, who had more military and political experience, stopped his panicked subordinates from carrying him away or preparing for battle, and issued an order - not even guns were allowed to be drawn before confirming the other party's identity.

Soon after, under the nervous and prying eyes of Song Zheyuan and his group, the cavalry unit approached Gubeikou. The young man in the lead rode his steed and stood up handsomely, shouting:

"Is Song Zheyuan, Chairman of Chahar Province and Commander of the 29th Army, here?!"

噫?

After confirming that they were not bandits, Song Zheyuan was surprised.

It was obvious that the other party knew he was in Gubeikou, so they shouted like that!

Although his whereabouts weren't exactly secret, someone must have leaked them to him for him to know so much detail!

Maybe it was the Japanese military advisor Matsumuro Takayoshi who was close to Feng Yuxiang! Song Zheyuan secretly hated him and when his temper flared up, he shouted directly:

"I'm Song Zheyuan! I'm here! Who are you?" "Oh, Commander Song, hello, my name is Fujiwara Kanezane."

... "

Fuji...Japanese? Wait?

Fujiwara???

Song Zheyuan and his group were immediately shocked. Fujiwara Kanezane!

It’s actually him!

How dare he come here! How brave he is!

"Fuji...His Majesty Fujiwara?"

"Yes, it's me. No one should dare to use this name."

"

After swallowing hard and suppressing his restless heart, Song Zheyuan asked with a dry throat and a respectful heart:

"Your Highness, why did you come to me instead of going west to Yulin to seek justice from the Communist Party and Li Desheng?"

"You here? I remember that according to the agreement between the two sides, the Great Wall line does not belong to either side and no large-scale military garrisons are allowed, right? If you can come, why can't we?"

"Uh..."

Song Zheyuan was speechless for a moment:

"Your Highness, please speak frankly. What do you want from me, Song?" "General Song, if you don't mind, could you please come down to the city and have a meeting?" "...Your Highness, please put it this way. I..."

"Commander Song, there are some things that are better discussed between us. Don't worry, since I've said this, I won't hurt you. I believe everyone in China knows how reliable my credit is."

After a few minutes of silence, Song Zheyuan ordered all the guards to remain on the city walls. He himself left the city walls with a few trusted men and rode up to Fujiwara no Kanezane. He carefully examined the overly young Northeastern King for a while before speaking:

"What is your business, Your Highness? Are you going to start a war?"

"You guys are just thinking about killing, killing, killing. You have no interest at all."

Fujiwara Kanezane curled his lips. Since the task was heavy and time was tight, he didn't talk too much nonsense and went straight to the point:

"General Song, are you happy staring at each other in Chahar with General Feng Yuxiang?"

"Um???"

Song Zheyuan was startled and was just thinking about how to respond when Fujiwara Kanezane had his men hand him a document. He just glanced at it briefly and felt a white sweat break out on his back!

Because the content of this document describes in great detail the delicate relationship between Song and Feng, as well as the power struggles in the entire Chahar and even the surrounding areas;

It was like mind reading, exactly what he was thinking on the Great Wall just now! Buhao!

I'm afraid my surroundings are already full of spies from the Northeast! And they're all Chinese!

Hahaha!!

I'm so smart!!

As expected, we can't possibly beat this guy! Fortunately, we didn't support Brother Feng!

After being speechless for five minutes, Song Zheyuan smiled wryly and said:

"Your Highness is truly a remarkable person... But, I wonder what your Highness wants to do by showing this to me?"

"I..."

"If Your Highness wants me to surrender, please don't say anything." Song Zheyuan interrupted Fujiwara Kanezane rudely:

"Although I respect your character and ideals, China only has Song Zheyuan who died in battle, not Song Zheyuan who became a traitor."

The 29th Army all puffed out their chests. Fujiwara Kanezane shook his head:

"I know General Song's character, but I have no plans in this regard. I just want to ask you, are you going to watch Chahar continue to be in chaos and watch Feng Yuxiang continue to mess around?"

"...If Your Highness wants to sow discord between me and Feng..."

"No, no, no, you're mistaken again. I don't like to sow discord and scheme. I'm just here to discuss some cooperation with the General."

"cooperate?"

"I'm busy dealing with the CCP lately, so I don't have time to deal with things like this in North China. I really hope that peace can be maintained here..."

Song Zheyuan sneered in his heart.

Clean up the CCP?