Despite receiving persuasion from Zhongcai many times, the old man Baichuan still did not intend to give up the "Armistice Plan" between him and the Japanese. The money was very attractive, not to mention such a large amount of equipment and a package of military expansion plans.
Once he succeeds, he will become a veritable King of the North. Of course, this must be in brackets;
To be precise, it was a northern dog of the Japanese, but what the old man valued more was the subsequent expansion plan of 500,000 yuan. In China, whoever has a gun is king.
The Dog King is also a king, a typical pragmatist. He is pessimistic about China's ability to defeat the Japanese.
On the one hand, he was trying to revive the colonial rule, using clever words to defend himself. On the other hand, he was colluding with the Japanese and constantly advancing the "Armistice Agreement." He just needed to turn on the electricity!
In order to prevent the Central Army near Guanzhong from controlling the power of the old man, the Japanese decided in early October 1941 to send some troops to march to the Shijiatan area on the east bank of the river to suppress the Central Army approaching from behind the Jinsui Army and give the Jinsui Army Supported by force.
Seeing that the old man was cooperating with the Japanese and planning to prevent the Central Army from crossing eastward, President Zhong decided that this time the old man would definitely take action and decided to use force to make his ally give up and join the Japanese.
On October 27, Baichuan sent Zhao again to negotiate with the Japanese Kusuyama Hideyoshi and others, and signed the implementation details around the "Armistice Agreement" on September 11. Is the Yan-Wang merger already happening day and night?
This naturally could not escape the eyes of Tsing Yi Club, and a copy of their newly signed implementation rules was placed in front of Zhongcai verbatim.
Zhongcai summoned Chen Cixiu, Jiansheng and others to discuss countermeasures. Zhongcai said sadly:
"Everyone, Mr. Baichuan is determined to be a sinner of the nation this time. My many earnest words of advice have turned a deaf ear to him. The Chuxiong Division of the Eighth Route Army even used force to threaten him, but he still goes his own way. Let's talk about how to stop Yan. Wang Heliu?"
When there are questions about the genre, Cixiu is always the first one to jump out. Others are waiting in line and are used to it. Xiaozhongcai’s reputation is not in vain. I saw him saying indignantly:
"Zhongcai, Mr. Baichuan has always been cunning, bipolar, doubtful, and unpredictable;
You can't treat him blindly, but you should also use force. Chuxiong's troops and the Eighth Route Army can only threaten part of his army in Hedong, and he himself is hiding in Qiulin Town in Guanzhong. If he loses his soldiers to protect his commander, the Eighth Route Army will use him There is no way.
Only by dispatching the Central Army in the Guanzhong area and moving heavily behind Qiulin Town, threatening his own safety, might Xiang Xi, Brother Baichuan, carefully consider the opinions from Shu..."
Zhongcai was obviously very satisfied with Cixiu's suggestion, but he still asked Xiao Zhuge habitually:
"What do you think, Brother Jiansheng?"
Xiao Zhuge also knew Brother Baichuan very well. During the melee between the new warlords, the Gui Clan joined forces with him many times to fight against the Zhongzhi. Especially during the Central Plains War, Baichuan took the lead. As a result, he was the first to join the Zhongzhi, and sold the Northwest Feng and Gui Clan. A clean one;
He thought Ci Xiu was right about one thing. This person had no moral integrity and was a capricious villain!
(Chu Xiong: All of your brothers are the same, the eldest brother, let alone the second brother!)
When Xiao Zhuge saw Cai Zhong asking for his opinion, he quickly replied:
"I also agree with Brother Cixiu. Brother Baichuan must be treated with both kindness and force to force him to rein in his horse.
On the one hand, the 61st Division from the east of Hedong and the west of Shanxi was ordered to move closer to the back of Qiulin Town and use force to suppress Qiulin Town. They then sent out people who had faith again to warn Baichuan to act with caution and to be polite before attacking.
In addition, he telegraphed to the Eighth Route Army that once Brother Baichuan declares independence, all the Shanxi-Sui Army units in Hedong will be annihilated for rebellion! "
Xiao Zhuge said fiercely, everyone can fight however they want, but surrendering to the Japanese will not be tolerated. This is a national war, and it is not a time for everyone to fight. You can vote for whoever you want.
Others also expressed their agreement. He Jingzhi, who had just returned from the First War Zone, hesitated to speak. In this matter, he decided that it would be better not to offend everyone.
The national government also flirted with the Japanese privately, talking about peace talks, but the nature was different. At least the discussion was not about surrendering to the Japanese, but about a truce with the Japanese. What they were talking about was whether the Japanese had withdrawn to the state before the July 7th Incident, or before the September 18th Incident. status;
Although it is harmful to the national interests, at least they will not join forces with Wang and serve as dogs for the Japanese. This is the bottom line issue.
Seeing that everyone is unanimous, the chief is also very satisfied. At least the people's hearts are still there, and the flag of fighting the Japanese still needs to be raised. Even if the war continues for another ten years, he will still be a Chinese chief, no better than being a dog for the Japanese?
"With respect, I will send Jia Jingde to Kenanpo to give Brother Baichuan one last persuasion. If Brother Baichuan joins the enemy, the central government will take action against him. Even though we are brothers, we cannot be taboo!
Give power to the Eighth Route Army, and the Central Committee authorizes them to destroy all rebellious enemies. Once Brother Baichuan declares independence, he will immediately disarm the Shanxi-Sui Army and then hand it over to the Central Committee..."
Baichuan went too far this time, and Zhongcai could use the Eighth Route Army to eradicate him. He would not allow a second Wang Zhaoming to appear;
They all surrendered to the Japs, who would he lead in fighting the Japs? One must be killed to serve as a warning to others. The vacant territory is just for the Central Army to fill. How dare the Eighth Route Army refuse to let it go?
Liuzhen, Independent Division Headquarters
Chu Xiong and others had received the message transferred from the headquarters, and immediately ordered Chen Hao to cooperate with his brother troops and prepare to collect the weapons and equipment of the 72nd Division. Li Qing's Yuci Military Division also sent no less than two regiments to cooperate. Chu Xiong reported to Zhong Guoliang Emphasized:
"Old Zhong, let them make their posture as big as possible. We are on an errand this time. Let's make a loud noise, just to intimidate those generals who collude with the devils. Anyone who dares to surrender to the devils will be a life and death enemy. The leader All executions will be carried out on the spot, soldiers will be disarmed and reorganized, those who deserve to be killed will be killed, and those who deserve to be arrested will be arrested!
Forget it about Li Chendong. I know this guy well. He can't betray his ancestors anymore. Just let Qin Feng keep vigilance against them.
Lao Wang, what do you think? "
"I don't have any objections. We should use some thunderous tactics to deal with these people who are on both ends of the spectrum. Let's implement it this way!"
Wang Junjie immediately expressed his support for Chu Xiong's opinion.
When Zhong Guoliang saw that the military and political leaders agreed, he immediately implemented it. Everyone hated the traitors. In a sense, they were more hateful than the Japanese.
Although Chu Xiong knew that the old man from Baichuan would give up in the end due to various pressures, he must adopt the attitude of the Eighth Route Army towards this behavior of surrendering to the enemy;
He just wants to tell those with ulterior motives that Chuxiong and the Independent Division have zero tolerance for such traitorous behavior.
Following an order from the Independent Division Headquarters, the main forces of the Anping Military Division and Yuci Military Division came out and surrounded the main force of the 72nd Division adjacent to their jurisdiction. Gas barrels were set up!
The frightened Commander Xu of the 72nd Division on the one hand assured the Eighth Route Army that they would never defect to the Japanese, and on the other hand reported to the headquarters of Kenanpo in Qiulin Town for help;
It just means that you can't dance on the eggs anymore, otherwise the eggs will be broken by stepping on them!
Qiulin Town, Kenanpo
"What is Chu Xiong doing? Are you really going to kill me, old man?"
