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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 393 The Truth

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    Chapter 393 The Truth

    Zhang Mutao arrived in Xi'an and quickly contacted Ying Detian and Liu Duoquan. The two of them did not know Zhang Mutao's true identity, and this guy concealed his relationship with them from both of them.

    With the introduction, Zhang Mutao soon won the favor of the young officers and the veteran officers with his smooth tactics, generous personality, and occasional insights, and he was able to deal with both circles without touching the ground.  , turned out to be a prosperous mess, having both sides.

    At this time, the execution force was busy negotiating with Song Meiling and Song Ziwen. All his energy was focused on this matter and he had no time to care about anything else. He was completely unaware of the obvious divisions and undercurrents of opposition within the Northeastern Army.  .

    After the Xi'an Incident was peacefully resolved, the situation in Shaanxi returned to calm with the withdrawal of 300,000 Central Army troops. Zhang Mutao felt that there was nothing he could do and planned to leave Xi'an. At this moment, Kobayashi Takiji sent him a secret message.  , has been lurking in Xi'an for a long time, trying to break into the Northeast Army, and sent him five capable assistants.

    Zhang Xueliang insisted on sending Chairman Chiang back to Nanjing in person, but was detained as a result. This incident caused an uproar within the Northeast Army, and it seemed like the sky was falling. People were panicked and everyone had their own secrets.

    In terms of how to rescue Marshal Zhang, the young officers headed by Ying Detian, Miao Jianqiu, Sun Mingjiu, and Gao Fuyuan, as well as the commander of the 67th Army Wang Yizhe, the Director of the Northeast Army Headquarters Staff Division Xu Fang, and the Deputy Director Song Xueli  The secret confrontation with the veteran faction headed by Traffic Director Jiang Bin and others has escalated into an open dispute.

    Zhang Mutao seized the opportunity, fanned the flames, added fuel to the flames, and tried his best to sow discord. He told the young commander officers that those old men had no intention of rescuing the young commander. They were afraid of offending someone in Jiang, losing their future, or  Respect your troops and have other plans.

    To the veteran officers, Zhang Mutao said that they were a group of yellow-collared children who knew nothing about politics but only knew how to fight and kill. They did not understand the difficulties of the veterans, and they were afraid that they wanted to seize military power. Everyone should take precautions in advance, otherwise they might strike first.  !  Wang Yizhe and others are also worried about this.

    On the evening of February 2nd, Ying Detian and the others met Wang Yizhe and others for the last time, with the intention of a showdown. Zhang Mutao sent someone to deliver a letter, saying that there was an ambush at the headquarters and that they might have to be dealt with by force. He hoped to take more precautions.  , if necessary, it is better to simply seize the military power and rush to Nanjing than to suffer cowardice at the hands of these old men.

    One stone stirred up a thousand waves. The young commander's officers were originally dissatisfied with the elders' control of military power and their refusal to rescue the young marshal. Now they were even more furious. They suddenly had murderous intentions and came to the general headquarters with weapons hidden in their bodies.  .

    " If the old men still didn't agree to send troops to rescue the young commander, they would simply resort to extreme means to solve the problem. When they arrived outside the general headquarters, because of Zhang Mutao's secret message, they had a prejudice in their hearts and regarded the guards standing guard as an arranged ambush.

    The two sides did not talk for a few words before a fierce quarrel broke out. Wang Yizhe called the guards and drove out the young and innocent officers. As a result, the young officers thought they were about to take action and drew their guns and shot, causing a tragedy.

    Later, Zhang Mutao instigated Liu Duoquan to trap and kill Gao Fuyuan and several other young officers in the name of revenge for Wang Yizhe and others, deliberately exaggerating the situation, which eventually led to mutual killings within the Northeast Army, and also involved the 17th Route Army.  The Shaanxi Mutiny.

    After reading the confession, Tang Qiuli was furious. Without this scum to fan the flames and sow discord, the Shaanxi Mutiny would not have been as serious as it is now. The brothers were fighting each other and killing each other. The Northeast Army was severely weakened, the officers were alienated, and the soldiers were confused. There were already several  The commander of the unit openly announced his separation from the Northeast Army system, pulled the troops away, and established a new branch.

    If he had not ordered the Dingbian Mobile Corps to quickly enter Xi'an and control the situation, the mutiny would have intensified. Before fighting the Japanese, the Northeastern Army would have been internally destroyed and dispersed. The soldiers would have dispersed and surrendered to the Japanese.  .

    Uncovering Zhang Mutao, the man behind the scenes, cut off the possibility of the Japanese participating in the Shaanxi Mutiny. Here, Duke Zhou's work was also very effective. He had a good relationship with the Northeastern Army, the Seventeenth Route Army and the Red Army in the early stage, and the great man's charisma,  A sincere attitude plays a key role.

    After Zhou Gong¡¯s hard work and the work of many parties, a reconciliation was reached within the Northeast Army. Both parties promised not to use force again. At the same time, the Seventeenth Route Army also expressed its attitude and was willing to listen to the mediation of the Communist Party.

    As a result, the barbed wire fences and sandbag fortifications all over the streets in Xi'an have been dismantled. The troops facing each other have returned to their respective stations. Normal order has been restored in Xi'an, and the tense situation has disappeared. Regarding this matter, Duke Zhou  He deserves the most credit, and his contribution is indispensable. Without his hard work, it is still unknown where the mutiny will eventually go.

    Tang Qiuli used the national government as the??Chairman of the Northern Army Branch of the Military Commission, and in the name of the commander-in-chief of the Yellow River Basin Theater Command, issued instructions to all units of the Northeast Army and the 17th Route Army, rectified military discipline, and compiled rosters of officers and soldiers of each unit, as well as weapons and equipment registration forms, etc.  , submitted to the Northern Army Branch for filing.

    Six days after the Shaanxi Mutiny, on the morning of February 8, a meeting of major-level officers of the Northeast Army and the 17th Route Army was held in the auditorium of the former Northeast Army General Headquarters Building. At the meeting, Commander-in-Chief Tang gave an important briefing.  Officers are not allowed to be absent, otherwise they will be punished for disobeying military orders.

    There were as many as 1,800 officers of all levels participating in the meeting, and the spacious auditorium was packed to the brim. The Northeastern Army and the 17th Route Army wore different styles and colors of military uniforms. Sitting together, they looked like  It was mottled and uncoordinated, which made it easier for Tang Qiuli to distinguish whether the officers belonged to the Northeast Army or the 17th Route Army.

    In order to ensure the safety of the meeting, the troops of the Dingbian Mobile Corps of the ** Division were responsible for the security of the venue. The officers of the two troops did not have any objections to this arrangement.

    The officers of the two armies were no strangers to Tang Qiuli. They also knew that he was a good friend of Marshal Zhang and Director Yang. It was his first time in Shaanxi and he had been in Xi'an for many days. Tang Qiuli was also familiar with him. When these officers saw him,  Now Tang Qiuli was not only the second most powerful person in the government, he also had solid military power in his hands.

    Looking at his old bosses again, those who were forced to go abroad, those who were reduced to prisoners, were already in prison. However, the three people at the beginning, Tang Qiuli, were promoted again and again, and the stars on their collars were shining brightly. These officers had mixed feelings in their hearts.  , an indescribable taste.

    Tang Qiuli first read out the autographed letter from Zhang Xueliang to the generals at all levels of the Northeastern Army. In the letter, Zhang Xueliang was not only saddened by the Shaanxi Mutiny and the mutual killings within the Northeastern Army, but the letter did not mean to blame them.  .

    Only Zhang Xueliang deeply blamed himself, earnestly warned, and raised hope. When Zhang Xueliang wrote this letter, he devoted all his emotions, and his heart was written between the lines. Even a hard-hearted person, after hearing this  , will shed tears.

    Before they finished reading the letter, there was already a sound of sobbing underneath. They seemed to see the young marshal¡¯s reproachful eyes and heartbroken look.

    Later, Tang Qiuli showed Zhang Mutao's confession, as well as Zhang Mutao himself, to the officers of the two armies. These officers, who had been blinded by anger and vendetta, felt as if they were waking up from a big dream, and the regret in their hearts was as clear as day.  It's better to shoot yourself in the head with a gun than to suffer mental torture.

    The officers roared in unison, shouting for death. Zhang Mutao's face was ashen, knowing that there was no chance of being spared. The eyes of the officers were enough to burn him to ashes. The sin he had committed was unforgivable, because  I, many outstanding officers and soldiers, did not fall on the battlefield, but fell under the gun of my brothers.

    Subsequently, like a dead dog, Zhang Mutao was dragged out and executed. He bore the fate he deserved for the crimes he had committed. The chief culprit of the Shaanxi Mutiny was eventually thrown into the wilderness.

    At the meeting, Tang Qiuli announced the formation of a Xi'an Special Military Court to hear the case of the Shaanxi Mutiny. All officers at all levels involved in this incident must go through court trials and bear corresponding consequences according to the crimes they committed.  as a result of.

    There is no unpunished crime in the world, and the innocent souls who died in this mutiny are also looking at the other world.

    After a trial by the Xi'an Special Military Court, Ying Detian, Miao Jianqiu, and Sun Mingjiu, who directly caused the tragedy, were directly responsible. They were deprived of their military positions, expelled from the military, and sentenced to death. They will be executed after approval by Chairman Tang.

    After the tragedy, Liu Duoquan, the former commander of the 105th Division, did not consider stabilizing the troops and preventing the situation from escalating. Instead, he took revenge and killed his colleagues, further aggravating the tragedy. He was stripped of his military position, expelled from the military, and sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment.  Sent to Dingbian Labor Reformatory School for ten years.

    The officers and soldiers who were victims of this tragedy were given generous pensions by the Northern Army Branch. Ying Tokuda and others expressed their respect for the judgment of the special military court and that they should pay a due price for the tragedy to serve as a warning to future generations.

    After the Xi'an Incident, the most dangerous mutiny in Shaanxi was finally resolved with the joint efforts of Tang Qiuli and the revolutionary delegation Duke Zhou. Tang Qiuli, a young general, used his thunderous methods in dealing with the mutiny.  And his insight into grasping the direction of events also left an indelible impression on Duke Zhou.

    This young man¡¯s way of dealing with problems is extremely sophisticated, and his familiarity with military issues is astonishing. This man will definitely become an unparalleled famous general on the anti-Japanese battlefield. This is Zhou Gong¡¯s evaluation of Tang Qiuli.

    Since the ** delegation has completed its mission, it was decided to withdraw to Yan'an. Before leaving, Tang Qiuli was sent to Xi'an in the northern suburbs of Xi'an.It turned out that Cai reluctantly said goodbye. During the time he spent with Duke Zhou, he learned a lot from the great man, and the charm of the great man convinced him that he could use it throughout his life.

    There were more than a dozen trucks accompanying them, named as escorting the Japanese delegation, but in fact it was a great gift from Tang Qiuli to the Japanese Red Army. In a few months, the Japanese Red Army would rush to the anti-Japanese battlefield. Tang Qiuli did not want to  Because of the crude weapons in their hands, precious lives were lost.

    The vehicle contains sophisticated weapons and equipment that can equip three divisions, including a full set of equipment and sufficient ammunition for three artillery regiments.

    Duke Zhou smiled and did not refuse. He looked at each other with Tang Qiuli. There was infinite expectation and tacit meaning in his eyes.

    As the convoy headed north, Tang Qiuli looked at the setting sun, his thoughts flying to the distant sky.

    (To be continued)
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