1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

Therefore, for personal interests, he has been implementing the so-called strategy of "being ready to make peace with Japan at any time when resisting Japan, being ready to resist Chiang Kai-shek at any time when supporting Chiang Kai-shek, and being ready to oppose the Communist Party at any time when allying with the Communist Party."

The Japanese want me to surrender?

Haha, unless you give me the whole of North China, or unless I am forced into a desperate situation by other forces!

Otherwise don’t even think about it!

But just because I don't surrender doesn't mean you can refuse to surrender!

What's with all of the sudden expressions of disinterest in me?

Oh, oh, oh, you must not love me anymore! No!

We must find out what is going on?!

Yan Xishan grabbed Doihara Kenji's sleeve:

"Okay, okay, I won't drink any more wine, but you can hang out with this old classmate of ours for a while longer, is that okay?"

"this..."

"Why, now that you've earned the favor of His Highness and are on the rise, you've started looking down on your old classmates?"

"No...that...Okay, I'll stay with you for a while..."

Doihara looked like he couldn't refuse the hospitality, but he "inadvertently" muttered something barely audible:

"Yeah, maybe I won't be able to see it anymore..."

Yan Xishan calmly took this remark to heart and ordered a new table to be set up. A second round of drinking and toasting began, during which he continued to pour wine. Finally, when Doihara was about to pass out from drunkenness, he coaxed a sentence out of him:

"Why isn't it the same as before? Of course it's because my prince's policies have changed!"

The policy has changed? What has changed?!

"Oh? I think it's the same as before!" "You know nothing about my prince!"

Doihara waved his hands dismissively and said proudly:

"You don't understand. The generosity of my Highness is beyond the imagination of you!"

"Mind? Oh, isn't it just about occupying China? Your...something in the Tanaka Memorial..."

"The Tanaka Memorial? That's bullshit! Occupy China? Haha! So you don't understand anything at all!"

"Then tell me! If it's not annexing China, what else could it be?"

"Of course..."

Seeing that Doihara was about to say something substantive, he swallowed his words back:

"Forget it. You won't understand even if I tell you. Anyway, don't worry. We have now authorized His Highness to make the final decision on all matters concerning China. He has already stopped the foolish strategy of recruiting defectors."

A single word?

Although this had been confirmed by His Majesty the Emperor last year and was known to all high-ranking Japanese officials, Yan Xishan, whose intelligence system was poor, heard about it for the first time and was shocked.

I underestimated Fujiwara no Kanezane's power... Also, what does it mean to stop "recruiting surrenders and accepting traitors"?

Could it be that the rumor that the Japanese army is withdrawing from China, at least from Northeast China, is true?

Could it be that the 129th Division on the other side is really an army composed entirely of Chinese?

Could it be that Fujiwara no Kanezane really had no sympathy towards China's warlords and landlords, as the legend goes?

Regardless of the situation, Yan Xishan vaguely understood one thing through Doihara's leak:

As representatives of local Chinese forces, their value to the Japanese is declining significantly!

In other words, in Fujiwara no Kanezane's eyes, the Chinese local forces were not worth mentioning at all! Otherwise, how to explain why Fujiwara no Kanezane never sent anyone to win them over after he took power in the Northeast!

Otherwise, how can we explain Fujiwara no Kanezane's reckless slaughter of landlords in the Northeast and Rehe regions?

Otherwise, how could one explain why Doihara, who had been so attentive to him, would show such an attitude, even with a hint of sympathy in his eyes?

For Yan Xishan, this is definitely not good news!

The reason why these people were able to negotiate terms with others was not because they were powerful, but because in the eyes of the original Japanese, they, as representatives of the big capitalists and landlords, belonged to the "ruling class";

Regardless of whether the Japanese really want to occupy China, whether they can occupy China, or whether they want to destroy the Chinese central government, as long as the Japanese want to maintain their rule and stabilize the local areas, they must rely on "Yan Xishan" and so they must show goodwill.

But what if Fujiwara Kanezane changed his tactics and chose to abandon them and stop relying on them?

When that day comes, what's the point of them existing when they are no longer useful?!

When that day comes, the way the Japanese treat them will definitely be very different from before!

When that day comes, what will Yan Xishan do?

Become a prisoner, or be beheaded like those landlords in Northeast China? The best outcome is probably to become a rich man abroad!

But judging from the situation in Northeast China and Rehe, that may be a luxury!

He had heard of a story before: a Mongol prince in Rehe offered 3,000 horses in exchange for his life, but was still hanged on the gatehouse of his own house by order of Zhang Zongxun.

I originally thought that it was Fujiwara Kanezane's subordinates who were not careful in their work, but now it seems that it might be Fujiwara Kanezane's own will!

Yan Xishan had never considered this possibility before, but now he had to consider it, and even suspected that this was the direction of the future, and thus became panicked.

In his eyes, there is no way China can defeat Japan!

What "On Protracted War" and what "class analysis" are all bullshit in front of Fujiwara no Kanezane, who "determined China's affairs independently", built the powerful 129th Division, and had a close relationship with that American woman!

No matter how much you, Li Desheng, or anyone else, talk, can you defeat the Japanese martial arts spirit + China's manpower + American material aid?

"What? His Highness... Why doesn't His Highness accept you?" Doihara said with drunken eyes and a thick tongue:

"No! His Highness is...very happy to receive you."

"But didn't you say... uh... recruiting rebels... uh, was no longer practiced?"

"As long as you...divide up all the land and serve as officials peacefully, His Highness...His Highness will definitely be very...very happy..."

As he spoke, Doihara's voice became smaller and smaller and more and more vague. After a while, thunderous snoring sounded.

The attendant outside the door came in, went up and carefully checked, and whispered: "Chairman, he really fell asleep, he is not faking it."

Yan Xishan's face turned ashen.

Although Doihara didn't finish his words, his meaning is still unclear?

Only if Yan Xishan was willing to give away his land and property, and honestly receive a salary as a "cadre", would Fujiwara Kanezane be willing to accept it!

But how is this possible?!

One hundred and twenty-seven manors in Shanxi, thirty-six thousand hectares of farmland, several hundred coal mines, and even more factories—this was Yan Baichuan's true lifeblood. Yet, his new Japanese masters were trying to take this piece of cheese, not even intending to leave it to him at all!

No wonder Kenji Doihara had cast such a sympathetic look just now—it turned out that in the eyes of that upstart Japanese noble, these old warlords were no different from cattle and sheep to be slaughtered!

His grandma's legs!

The land deed and share ownership certificate that I had kept in my copy of The Doctrine of the Mean for twenty years had become my death warrant!

Uncle can tolerate it, but aunt can’t! Young man, don’t be too confident!

Don't think that just because you are the "Lord of Hachiman Palace", you can rule the "Three Jins"! After arranging for someone to send Kenji Doihara to rest, Yan Xishan returned to his study and sat alone for a long time.

When the five o'clock bell rang outside the window, his gaze finally fell on the code book, and a fierce light flashed in his eyes.

Yes, it's true that he didn't want to clash with the Japanese. He did intend to maneuver between the various parties for his own benefit. He did fear American support for the Japanese. He did...

He really wanted to be the "Three Egg Dance King". As long as he didn't invade Shanxi, he wouldn't offend anyone.

But if the situation forced him to break an egg, as a senior and outstanding counter-revolutionary, he would definitely choose to kill the Communist Party first;

But that was my previous thought. Now it seems that the first people to be broken are the Japanese!

At least it's the Tohoku represented by Fujiwara no Kanezane!

The Communist Party didn't even say they were going to expose all of Yan Xishan's past and take away all his property!

Damn Japanese, damn Fujiwara Kanezane, in this respect, they are even more communist than the Communist Party!

"Come here! Send a telegram to the CCP! Tell them that I agree with their new army plan!" Since the start of the "Second KMT-CCP ​​Cooperation", the CCP immediately sent people to find Yan Xishan, hoping that the two sides would establish deeper cooperation, especially in the military field, to jointly build a new army and fight against Japan and save the country;

Yan Xishan was not very interested in "resisting Japan and saving the nation", but he was very concerned about the amazing fighting power displayed by the CCP, especially Li Desheng's army in Wuhan.

How could the CCP train its soldiers to be so powerful, so obedient, so durable, and so capable of fighting?

If I had soldiers like this, why would I worry about the world being in turmoil?

If Yan Xishan had not been worried that the CCP would use the same tricks they had used during the first cooperation between the KMT and the CCP, using the name of reforming the army to actually seize military power, he would have agreed to the CCP's plan long ago.

Now, nothing can be delayed any longer.

Even the power of the Red Bandits must be fully utilized to attack the Northeast, attack Fujiwara no Kanezane, and protect Shanxi from invasion!

At worst, we can just send more trusted people and be more prepared!

Of course, since the CCP used it with caution and vigilance, Chairman Chiang and other nearby warlords naturally could not be left behind.

"One more person! For Nanjing..."

Just when Yan Xishan was about to send a telegram to Nanjing, which was clearly in a worsening situation but still inexplicably wealthy, to express his loyalty and try to deduct some benefits, his adjutant ran in with a telegram:

"Report! He Yingqin called!"

Yan Xishan grabbed it and took a look.

Nanjing (He Yingqin) proposed to establish the "Shanxi-Hebei Joint Defense Command" and also urged Yan Xishan to serve as the "commander-in-chief" to coordinate the military deployment in North China.

If it were a month or two ago, Yan Xishan would not even read this telegram, because it would make him a thorn in the side of the Northern leader. It would not be a good thing to be too closely tied to Nanjing and to come into direct conflict with Zhang Xueliang.

But now, Yan Xishan can no longer do anything about it.

The knife is already on your neck. If you don't do something, you will just be waiting to die!

Even though the country was shattered into pieces, the central government still had its righteous authority. As long as I held this position, I could at least control some of the troops and fight against the north!

At the very least, we must demonstrate the "value of united front" to Fujiwara no Kanezane!

Under Yan Xishan's will, the whole of Shanxi quietly began to move.

No one knew that Doihara, who was dizzy and seemed to be still drunk, immediately regained his composure the next day as soon as he left Taiyuan and Yan Xishan's surveillance range. Like He Yingqin who was far away in Peiping, he sent a telegram to his master to announce the success of the mission.

Although Kenji Doihara was not very clear why Fujiwara Kanezane revealed this information to Yan Xishan and forced the other party to the opposite side, it did not matter.

Anyway, Your Highness must be right!

"...Commander, although Yan Xishan's Jin Army is insignificant in my eyes, it still has considerable strength. If you do this, I'm afraid it will cause considerable trouble in the future..."

"It's a good idea to use the Shanxi Army to train the 129th Division! And how wonderful it would be to get rid of reactionaries like Yan Xishan and Chiang Kai-shek at the same time. Wouldn't it be great if the CCP could still take root in Shanxi?"

"What about He Yingqin? His cooperation these times was so timely. After this is over, it's very likely that someone smart enough will figure it out."

"They're all traitors anyway, so just sell them. Why keep them for the New Year?"

"

543 Who else dares to be the prince except me?

Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia.

The road from Chengde to Yulin or Ordos area is very long, with a straight line distance of seven or eight hundred kilometers. There is no need for fighting or forced marches, and the troops also had to conduct training along the way, so the entire army moved relatively slowly.

On such a boring journey, someone would definitely want to do something to spice things up. "...But you're putting our retreat in danger..."

Chen Kang heard that Fujiwara no Kanezane first planned to attack Zhangjiakou and then provoke Taiyuan, and he sighed helplessly:

"Aren't you afraid that Suiyuan, Chahar, and Shanxi will unite and march north together, cutting off our route back?"

"Cut off their way back? If they had the resolve and courage to unite as one, why would they be beaten into this state by a Japanese invader like me?"

Fujiwara Kanezane said disdainfully:

"I won't talk about Song Zheyuan. Even if Yan Xishan really dared to let Fu Zuoyi march north to Guisui (Hohhot), do you believe that one of our brigades could defeat their entire army?"

Chen Hui couldn't help but glance at the "city" that was gradually approaching in front of him, and felt that Fujiwara no Kanezane was a little too confident.

To the southwest is Guisui, where Fu Zuoyi's 35th Army is located; to the south is Datong, where Yan Xishan's 33rd Army is located; to the southeast is Zhangjiakou, where Song Zheyuan's 39th Army is located;

Ulanqab, where their 129th Division was about to arrive, happened to be in the center of these three armies and was surrounded.

If these three armies joined forces to attack the 129th Division, even Chen Biao could not guarantee that he could deal with them simultaneously. The safest way was to retreat northward and then look for an opportunity to annihilate the enemy.

The problem is that to the north is the vast desert and Outer Mongolia (the Soviets), who also have great hostility towards the Northeast, or at least certainly have no good feelings towards it...

The 129th Division is very strong, but it has only brought 20,000 people so far, and is not strong enough to fight ten enemies alone. Fujiwara Kanezane's tricks have directly increased the risks of the 129th Division's return journey.