1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

"Stop, stop, stop. Don't thank me yet."

After the economic conditions were agreed, Fujiwara finally showed his fangs:

"General Song, we have indeed reached an agreement on the business. Now let's discuss the issue of 'peace'. Do you think Feng Yuxiang would agree to this cooperation?"

Song Zheyuan suddenly remembered what they had been discussing in the first place. The favorable terms they had just agreed upon flashed through his mind. His expression changed again and again, and he gritted his teeth and said:

"Your Highness, please enlighten me!"

He didn't intend to ask about the "three best, middle and worst strategies to deal with Feng Yuxiang" anymore, because it was obvious that Fujiwara no Kanezane had already made a very clear plan and would not change it because of anyone's will.

Since I don't have any good solution, there's no point in struggling!

"If you trust me, then go and complete a mission, and then wait patiently for my message."

"What is it?"

"Go back to Zhangjiakou and invite Feng Yuxiang out for dinner...ah, a proper dinner, not the Hongmen Feast."

???

A few days later, a bewildered Feng Yuxiang duly arrived at Song Zheyuan's banquet. He was well aware of his old subordinate's dissatisfaction and the reasons for his dissatisfaction, and even suspected that Song Zheyuan was going to confront him, but he didn't care at all.

When I was the boss, I worked so hard to raise you guys. What's wrong with taking some of your power and army now?

I deserve it!

Besides, I am fighting against the Japanese! Who dares to make a scene when justice is at stake?

As for the possibility that Song Zheyuan would use this banquet to attack him, Feng Yuxiang also believed that it was zero.

If Song Zheyuan dared to do so, the other Northwest Army generals would not agree. In addition, Song Zheyuan probably did not know that three of his generals—Zhang Zizhong, Feng Zhian, and Liu Ruming—had secretly pledged their loyalty to Feng Yuxiang without informing him.

Zhang Zizhong was still a little reserved - "As long as the old boss has an order, I will obey it, but it depends on how things develop." The attitudes of the other two were very firm:

"I will obey the master's orders without hesitation!"

"Whatever the old gentleman asks me to do, I will go through fire and water without hesitation. Besides, saving our country is everyone's responsibility!"

Well, the situation is very good, what does Feng Yuxiang have to worry about?

It was simply a matter of how to dignify Song Zheyuan, an old subordinate, in withdrawing from Chahar. They were old friends, so there was no need to completely tear each other apart.

"Mingxuan! I haven't seen you for a while!"

"Hello, Mr. Feng..."

Seeing that Song Zheyuan was still acting like a cautious subordinate in front of him, Marshal Feng became more and more proud. He laughed and patted Song Zheyuan on the shoulder, then sat down at the table like a host, waiting for the other party to reveal his cards.

However, after three rounds of wine and five dishes, Song Zheyuan still sat there quietly, not mentioning any business, and just ate and drank, which made Feng Yuxiang very confused:

What?

Are you really just treating me to a meal? Do you have so much free time?

Just when Feng Yuxiang couldn't help but want to ask the reason, his guards suddenly ran in in a panic:

"Marshal! It's bad! Pang... Pang Bingxun! He... he he he he attacked us!"

"???"

Amidst Feng Yuxiang's fury, the news was quickly confirmed:

Pang Bingxun, an old subordinate of Feng Yuxiang and commander of the 40th Army and 39th Division of the National Revolutionary Army, suddenly led his troops to attack a unit of the "Chahar Anti-Japanese Allied Army". Although there was no bloodshed, they disarmed and detained all the enemy troops.

At the same time, the troops of Fu Zuoyi, commander of the 59th Army, chairman of the Suiyuan Provincial Government and commander of the provincial security headquarters, also began to make unusual movements, subtly surrounding another part of the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces;

The slogans these two people put forward are very interesting:

The existence of the Anti-Japanese Allied Army dispersed the forces of Chahar and Suiyuan and affected the overall situation of the anti-Japanese war. Therefore, it was necessary to take it down, integrate the resources of North China, and jointly resist the powerful enemy in the north.

Although it was not stated explicitly, the spearhead was directed at Feng Yuxiang.

Ironically, Pang Bingxun secretly sent a special envoy to Zhangjiakou to meet Feng Yuxiang and said:

"If I became the chairman of the Chahar Province, I would definitely support Mr. Feng and follow your command."

what do you mean?

What I mean is - if you, Feng Yuxiang, are obedient and support me in becoming the Chairman of Chahar, I am willing to give you a high position. If you don't obey...

Hey.

Feng Yuxiang was furious at the ruthlessness of his old subordinates, but it also slapped him awake:

You are no longer the "Marshal Feng" you once were. You are just an old man who has lost his power and is barely clinging to his former position.

What’s even more terrible is Fu Zuoyi.

As a veteran of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, his actions likely reflected the Shanxi leader's dissatisfaction with Feng Yuxiang. Yan Laoxi was a key supporter of Chahar. If he opposed Feng Yuxiang, the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces would likely be dealt with by the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army!

By then, Feng Yuxiang's "Chahar Anti-Japanese Allied Army" will be attacked from three sides by the Japanese (in the Northeast), the former Chahar troops, and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army!

Oh, by the way, don't forget Zhang Xueliang, who has always been unhappy with Feng Yuxiang, and the Nationalist government's Central Army!

At this critical moment, Song Zheyuan showed unprecedented "magnanimity" and "considering the overall situation".

He immediately called a meeting of the top leaders of the 29th Army and made a decision:

1. If Pang Bingxun dares to continue attacking Feng Yuxiang's Anti-Japanese Allied Forces, the 29th Army will spare no effort and go all out to destroy Pang's forces.

2. Send Feng Zhian, Qin Dechun and other Northwest Army generals to find Pang Bingxun, confront him face to face, and clearly inform him of the attitude of the 29th Army.

3. Express your position to Feng Yuxiang, asking him not to worry, as Song Zheyuan and the 29th Army will bear all the aftermath work and corresponding expenses of this chaos.

With these three moves, the crisis was resolved immediately.

Pang Bingxun was shocked by Song Zheyuan's firm attitude. He quickly stated that he would never let his old commander down. He quickly ordered the troops to retreat and ran to Song in person to cry and confess.

As for Feng Yuxiang, he completely lost the opportunity and reason to force Song Zheyuan away and take control of Chahar, and could only choose to step down in disgrace again.

It is obvious that the generals under him and the surrounding forces do not support him, and Song Zheyuan is so kind. If he continues to press them, I am afraid that the last bit of friendship between him and the entire Northwest Army will be completely exhausted, and even a "civil war" will break out.

Feng Yuxiang did want to seize power, but he did not want the Northwest Army to fight against itself, nor did he want to become a national sinner that Fujiwara no Kanezane took advantage of, so he had no choice but to step down and resolve the conflict.

As a result, the "Chahar Anti-Japanese Allied Army," which had existed for over a hundred days without a single day of resistance, officially disbanded. Feng Yuxiang himself resigned and went to the Soviet Union for an inspection tour.

Song Zheyuan once again returned to his loyal Chahar and began to plan further negotiations with the Northeast, but he was still shocked:

How did Fujiwara Kanezane do it?

Pang Bingxun, that brainless idiot, must have been fooled by someone, but what about Fu Zuoyi?

Could it be that Yan Xishan is actually Fujiwara Kanezane's man?

"Commander, He Yingqin sent a telegram asking about the subsequent treatment of Pang Bingxun and Fu Zuoyi."

"Let him... no, let our Generalissimo Chiang handle it however he wants. Also, have Doihara tell Yan Xishan that I'm very dissatisfied with Fu Zuoyi's performance. He should think it over carefully!"

542 Two of the three-egg dancing king's eggs were broken

Ever since Japan began to establish humanity's primitive political power and began to communicate with China, the relationship between China and Japan has been extremely complicated and cannot be covered up by a simple term of "arch-enemy".

Especially in modern times.

China looks at Japan like a once extremely obedient son who suddenly turns into a rebellious son holding a filial son's sword, intending to ride on his father's head and shit and piss on him.

Japan looks at China as if it were watching a father who was once extremely powerful, terrifying and kind, but has gradually become old and incompetent as time goes by, and Japan wants to stab the father in the back.

Although those who understand history, politics, economics, and the international situation and are determined know that given China's size, its decline will definitely only be temporary and that it will become strong again sooner or later, most people cannot see clearly and cannot wait.

Therefore, there are Japanese who wantonly bully the Chinese, insult China with the word "China", and do not consider the future at all. There are also Chinese who kowtow to Japan, try to please it in every way, and are willing to be traitors.

A dance king from Shanxi is one of them.

"...What's going on with your Fu Zuoyi? Why doesn't he obey and attack Feng Yuxiang?"

"Uh, Doihara-kun, you're putting me in a difficult position."

Even when the Japanese in front of him "questioned" or even "reprimanded" him, Yan Xishan still smiled and greeted them:

"Although General Fu has been with my Jin Army for a while, he is now a full-fledged General of the Central Army and the Chairman of Suiyuan Province. I am lucky that I can shamelessly ask him to make some moves. He won't listen to me."

This statement is half true and half false.

The demise of Feng Yuxiang and his "Anti-Japanese Allied Forces" was indeed extremely in line with Yan Xishan's interests, because he wanted Song Zheyuan, the "younger generation", rather than Feng Yuxiang, the "older generation", to control Chahar and help him block the powerful enemy in the north;

In addition, the Nanjing Central Committee did not want Feng Yuxiang to completely replace Song Zheyuan, so Yan Xishan agreed to Kenji Doihara's "suggestion" and ordered Fu Zuoyi to send troops.

However, directly firing on Feng's troops was not in line with morality and national sentiment, and would easily lead to an unnecessary war. Therefore, Fu Zuoyi only made a gesture of sending troops, but did not actually take action like Pang Bingxun did.

Of course, it is another matter that Fu Zuoyi, who was becoming increasingly independent and separated from the Shanxi Army system, had his own considerations. Anyway, as long as his considerations were similar to Yan Xishan's choices, the latter would not bother to pursue them so much.

By the way, Pang Bingxun's attack on Feng Yuxiang was instigated by He Yingqin, a key figure and traitor of the Nationalist government, under the dual orders of Fujiwara no Kanezane and Chairman Chiang.

He promised Pang Bingxun in the name of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek that if Pang was willing to attack the "Anti-Japanese Allied Forces," he would be made the chairman of Chahar Province. As a result, the idiot believed it without a doubt and immediately took action...

Seeing Yan Xishan's obvious perfunctory response, Doihara's expression grew even colder: "That's what I said, but if it ruins His Highness's plans..."

"His Majesty Fujiwara's plan won't fail. Look, isn't Pang Bingxun already taking action?"

Yan Xishan winked and said:

"Mr. Shihihara, what Hachiman Shrine wants is the result, not the process, right?"

Doihara Kenji and Yan Xishan looked at each other for a while, and suddenly burst into laughter: "Hahahahahaha..."

Finally, Doihara bowed to Yan Xishan and changed his earlier somewhat cold attitude:

"I'm sorry, old classmate. His Highness has ordered me to..." "I understand. You don't have to explain..."

Yan Xishan poured tea for Doihara and resumed his attitude towards his classmates, as if they were still studying together in the 6th class of the Japanese Army Academy.

"We're all just doing our jobs, so who doesn't know who else? We have orders from above, and we have no other options!"

“Hahaha, yes yes…”

After talking about old times and feelings and playing along for a while, Yan Xishan got down to business: "Doihara, it's been a long time since I last saw you in Shanxi. What brings you here?"

Kenji Doihara knew his old classmate Yan Xishan very well, and similarly, Yan Xishan also knew Kenji Doihara very well.

On the surface, this guy seems to be generous and not particular about details, but in fact he is a politician who will not take action until he sees the rabbit, will not visit the temple unless there is something important, and is extremely cautious.

Besides, there is another person behind this one.

Doihara was probably trying to win him over as a traitor just like before! Yan Xishan was well versed in how to deal with the Japanese solicitation and temptation, but he didn't expect that Doihara would not mention it at all:

"It's just that His Highness gave me a mission, and since I still have a lot of time, I decided to stop by Zhangjiakou to visit you, my old classmate. We can have a few drinks, eat some snacks, and catch up on old times. There's nothing else to it."

"?"

Yan Xishan was immediately confused.

As he said, Doihara had been to Shanxi more than once or twice. In terms of his understanding of various places in Shanxi, he, the local tyrant of Shanxi, might not be as good as Doihara.

But every time he came, no matter what the main task was, Doihara would try to win over Yan Xishan directly or indirectly, but Yan Xishan neither nodded nor refused, and tried his best to be perfunctory, so the other party never succeeded.

This is not to say that Yan Xishan is so patriotic, but the principle he has always believed in, "everything for Congzai, Congzai for everything", makes him have this attitude towards any force other than himself.

Yan Xishan initially thought that Doihara was playing hard to get and laughed a few times without saying anything. However, the small banquet between the two of them was about to end, and Doihara still did not talk about any political issues!

Seeing the drunk Doihara Kenji getting up to leave, Yan Xishan finally felt uneasy:

"Doihara-kun, are you really leaving?" "Uh..."

Doihara burped in a very unpresentable manner and said with a smile: "After drinking, if you don't go back...what else can you do?" "How about I arrange some beautiful ones for you..." "No, no, no..."

Doihara waved his hands quickly:

"His Highness is very strict with me. If he knew I dared to participate in such activities, I would be doomed."

“Uh… If you don’t tell me and I don’t tell you, God knows…” “No, no, no, absolutely not.”

Doihara bowed towards the north and said with a pious look:

"On the one hand, I really have no interest. On the other hand, my prince has seen Wanli clearly. Nothing can be hidden from him. I dare not take any chances... Okay, that's all for today. Lord Yan, I'll take my leave."

Because it was obvious that Kenji Doihara said this sincerely and did not want to ask prostitutes to accompany him for drinking and entertainment, Yan Xishan's vigilance and uneasiness reached its peak!

As the most classic "military intelligence officer," Kenji Doihara wasn't particularly dissolute in the past, but he was definitely not one to be chaste. He would participate in all the activities he was supposed to. How could he have suddenly changed so drastically?

Most importantly, why did Doihara suddenly stop making any demands on Yan Xishan and Shanxi?

What do you mean?

Is Shanxi no longer valuable, or do you have any other methods to deal with me, Yan Xishan?

After the Xinhai Revolution, Shanxi gradually became Yan Xishan's private territory, impenetrable to anyone. He did not allow anyone to get involved, but due to his lack of strength, he was unable to defeat all internal and external forces.