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Text Chapter 207 The End of the Northern Expedition

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    After Wang Jingwei took charge of the Nanjing government, there were many difficulties from the beginning.  In the political world, it¡¯s okay to say that Wang Jingwei has a good background in the government, and it can even be said that he has more political energy than Chiang Kai-shek.  But unlike him, Jiang Xiashi was controlled by the party, government and military, while Wang Jingwei¡¯s energy was mainly concentrated in the political circles.  Especially in the military circles, Wang Jingwei's influence is not great, but there are problems in the army.  As soon as Wang Jingwei came to power, he was ambitious about the Northern Expedition, but as a result, the army could not be mobilized at all. The army's request was very simple: to pay the army.  The issue of military pay was not unsolved when Chiang Kai-shek was on stage. At that time, Chiang Kai-shek used his influence in the military circles to suppress it. On the other hand, he used revolutionary enthusiasm to call for it. On the other hand, he also tried his best to raise funds.  .  "But Jiang Jieshi has used all the methods, and many of them are desperate measures. After he used them, there is basically no possibility for others to continue to operate.  For example, raising money is one aspect, and tax collection is one aspect. Jiang Jieshi collected it, but it is impossible for Wang Jingwei to re-levy it after he took over.  For example, in terms of calls for revolution, during this period, the soldiers' revolutionary enthusiasm was greatly dissipated due to their weakness towards Japan. Especially after many soldiers in Jinan were ordered to hand over their weapons, they were massacred. How could this be a fucking revolution?  And to raise funds, Shanghai is a good place.  It is true that Shanghai is rich. It is not difficult for the rich in Shanghai to raise a few months of military expenses. In the later Song Ziwen era, Shanghai was able to support the operation of the entire National Government.  But Jiang Xiashi's method of raising funds in Shanghai was too vicious. When he was making a revolution under Chen Qimei, he was too cruel.  Jiang Jieshi raised funds in Shanghai, and he used the methods commonly used by local gangs at the time.  Kidnapping for ransom.  But at that time Jiang Xiashi was still a gangster.  Now that Jiang Xiashi is the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expeditionary Army, he still uses kidnapping. This is a typical politician who uses whatever method is easy to use and does not care about the means or process.  But Jiang Xiashi underestimated the capitalists and financiers in Shanghai. At first, Jiang Xiashi often succeeded, arresting many young men and threatening their families.  These people served Sun Chuanfang and asked his family to spend a large sum of money to redeem him.  Or directly tell a wealthy family that they once funded Sun Chuanfang and were counterrevolutionaries.  Jiang Jieshi did obtain tens of millions of funds through some method, but Shanghai panicked. The rich were not easy to deal with. They were also very powerful people in Shanghai, so they transferred funds one after another.  The money was deposited in foreign banks, and people hid in the concession. Jiang Jieshi was at a loss.  Now that Chiang Kai-shek is out of office and Wang Jingwei comes to power, he suddenly finds that all available means are useless and he cannot raise a penny.  The Nationalist Government still owed a lot of debt. Without military spending, the army could not be mobilized at all. Moreover, it also had to worry about the army mutinying and attacking government agencies or looting.  Throughout the day, we faced threats from army officers. Either the army was about to collapse, or they were about to surround the government.  Wang Jingwei found that he couldn't play at all.  He was tricked by Jiang Jieshi. No wonder Jiang Jieshi was so happy to leave the country.  It turned out that he was asked to wipe his butt, which made Wang Jingwei very angry.  So he began to ask other warlords for help, but Tang Shengzhi, who was close to him, refused, saying that the Central Army could not use it without military spending, and his own army also had no military spending. Jiang Jieshi had promised a lot of military spending but had not fulfilled it. Now you, Wang Jingwei, have come to power.  Yes, don't forget that my brother once stood up for you. No matter what, you should pay off the military expenses you owe us first.  After getting frustrated, Wang Jingwei turned to the United Provinces for help. The United Provinces were not short of money and were richer than Shanghai. However, Zhao Zeyong looked down on Wang Jingwei's character. He judged a person simply by looking at the person's integrity. Wang Jingwei  But for people who will become traitors in the future, it would be too embarrassing to be associated with him.  The federal province did not help. As for Feng Yuxiang, Feng Yuxiang said that his Northwest Army was almost out of trouble, let alone military expenses. My army had not had military pay for several years.  Without military spending, the Central Army of the Nationalist Government could not move. However, Feng Yuxiang's Northwest Army marched smoothly, occupying almost all of Hebei, and surrounded Beijing and Tianjin with Li Zongren's Guilin Division.  When Chiang Kai-shek was in Nanjing, they wanted to have military merit, so they fought all the way from Guangdong to Shandong.  In order to have political achievements, he expanded the area governed by the National Government dozens of times and entered Shanghai through diplomatic channels.  But when it comes to myself, the army cannot be mobilized at all. What about political achievements? Now I am in a state of disarray and being scolded everywhere.  Wang Jingwei deserves to be scolded.  When Chiang Kai-shek was in Nanjing, Wang Jingwei was making sarcastic remarks every day in Wuhan and condemning Chiang Kai-shek's policies all day long. He would be scolded if his advance was slow, he would be scolded if he was soft on Japan, and officials would be scolded if they were corrupt.  .  Now it was Wang Jingwei's place. Jiang Jingshi was making sarcastic comments all day long, and Jiang Jingshi's group of officials who were out of office also put pressure on Wang Jingwei's government all day long.  The current Wang Jingwei government, let alone its slow advance, has no advance at all.  Officials were still corrupt, but Wang Jingwei couldn't stop it. He didn't dare to make drastic changes if it involved too many people.?.  As for external issues, Wang Jingwei still did not dare to be tough. The British simply did not give them Guan Yu in Shanghai, and Wang Jingwei could not take it back no matter what.  The newspapers have already said that if Zhao Zeyong, the governor of the United Provinces, had been the chairman of the National Government, the British would have called out the tariffs long ago. Remember, it was a tariff and it was directly withdrawn. However, Wang Jingwei even had a pitiful tariff balance.  Or come back.  "The army is incapable of marching, the politics is helpless, and the diplomacy is very weak. Now this is the impression that newspapers and the public have on Wang Jingwei's government.  The ambitious Wang Jingwei never thought that the result would be like this. He believed that all this was not a problem of his ability, but that it was too difficult, and it would be the same for anyone else. He also felt that he had been tricked by Jiang Jieshi.  , I might as well resign myself and go to France to have more leisure.  At the unanimous urging of the Central Committee members of the National Government, Chiang Kai-shek happily returned to Nanjing and took up his post as Commander-in-Chief of the Northern Expeditionary Army. Once he came to power, the Central Army could fight again.  But at this time, there was no room for the Central Army to use it. Feng Yuxiang and Yan Xishan had defeated the Feng Army in the north.  Zhang Zuolin announced that he would abandon Beijing and fled back outside the customs.  However, he was killed by the Japanese on a train. Zhang Xueliang kept the funeral secret and secretly inherited the commander-in-chief of the Northeast Army before announcing Zhang Zuolin's death.  Then he said that all Feng troops would withdraw from the pass and no longer obstruct the reunification of the country, and began to collude with Jiang Xiashi.  The Central Army did nothing, but Jiang Xiashi still did something.  He ordered Feng Yuxiang not to enter Beijing and Tianjin. The reason was that the Japanese clearly stated that they did not want Feng Yuxiang's troops to enter these two places. From their own perspective.  Jiang Xiashi was also worried that a tragedy in Jinan would happen. From a political point of view, Hebei was occupied by Feng Yuxiang, but the Beijing-Tianjin area, which was like an isolated island, was given to Yan Xishan, which would definitely cause conflicts between Yan and Feng.  What he did was for good reason, that is, it was requested by the Japanese, and Feng Yuxiang was indeed not suitable to deal with foreigners.  The cunning Yan Xishan is very suitable for this job.  This was an open and honest attempt to sow discord. Feng Yuxiang and Yan Xishan understood clearly and still had to dig in.  Because Yan Xishan really wanted Beijing and Tianjin, and Feng Yuxiang really didn¡¯t want to give it but had to give it.  So Feng Yuxiang watched Feng Jun retreat from the north. His subordinate Han Fuju had already arrived at Nanyuan but did not dare to enter the city. He felt angry in his heart, but he forced his way in.  The Japanese clearly did not want them to enter, so it was inevitable that the Japanese would not interfere. On the other hand, they violated Jiang Xiashi's orders. They were not human inside and outside, so they could only watch Yan Laoxi take advantage.  I hate the Japanese in my heart.  He also hated Jiang Xiashi and even more hated Yan Xishan.  But right now.  No one expected that just because Feng Yuxiang did not dare to enter Beijing, it did not mean that another army that had already arrived near Beijing did not dare to enter. This army was Li Zongren's Guilin Division.  The Guilin Division swaggered through the defense area of ??Feng Yuxiang's troops and entered the North Stable with great momentum.  In fact, everyone knows that the reason why the Japanese expressed their opposition to Feng Yuxiang's troops entering Beijing was to create an opportunity for Yan Xishan to occupy this place. Yan Xishan and the Japanese had frequently disbanded before, so it is strange that there was no fishery involved.  ??Look at the situation in Tianjin.  After Fu Zuoyi was captured by Zhang Xueliang in Zhuozhou, he was sent to Beijing and placed under house arrest. When Feng Yuxiang approached Beijing, Fu Zuoyi took advantage of the chaos and fled to Tianjin to hide.  However, when the news came out that Zhang Zuolin had been killed, Fu Zuoyi, a mere commander, immediately became the security commander in Tianjin and announced that Tianjin would break away from the Fengtian clique.  "And there are Japanese troops stationed in Tianjin. If you say that there is no support from the Japanese, you will not believe it."  The Allied Provincial Army in Tianjin is beyond reach, but Beijing is very close. When Wang Jingwei was Chairman, the Central Army could not rush from Shandong to Beijing, but the Allied Provincial Army has been moving northward. Now that Zhang Zuolin has escaped, we naturally have to enter Beijing.  Yes, it¡¯s useless for anyone to object.  Regarding the issue of entering Beijing, Jiang Jieshi was opposed to the entry of the Allied Provincial Army. He had already asked Yan Xishan to take over the place.  He also notified the United Provinces and even issued this order specifically to him, because for Jiang Xiashi, he was more worried about the United Provinces entering Beijing.  Because the federal provinces entered Beijing, the discipline for conflicts with the Japanese was much greater than that of Feng Yuxiang.  Jiang Xiashi really didn't want to see the Sino-Japanese relations, which he had finally stabilized through all the humiliation and hardship, suddenly come to the brink of war because of Zhao Zeyong's impulsive actions.  As the commander-in-chief, Jiang Xiashi sometimes felt that it was too unfair. He was so worried, but his subordinates turned out to be troublemakers, and they did not repent when they caused trouble. Instead, they kept criticizing himself as the commander-in-chief and his conduct as a human being.  It¡¯s so damn hard, and it¡¯s even more damn hard to be a responsible leader.  However, Zhao Zeyong was not obedient at all when it came to Jiang Xiashi's orders. Jiang Xiashi's attitude towards the Jinan issue made Zhao Zeyong very contemptuous.  I feel that there is no hope at all in expecting this guy to become a powerful country.  Moreover, Zhao Zeyong's general Li Zongren really wanted to enter Beijing at this time. This was not a question of merit or demerit, but a kind of honor. This meant that Li Zongren led troops from Guangxi to the north and defeated China.  ?Such achievements are so brilliant that a soldier may reach the peak in his lifetime.  Zhao Zeyong, on the other hand, looked at Li Zongren's performance in the battle against the British. He neither took credit nor blamed Li Zongren. He worked conscientiously and believed that his subordinate deserved such an honor.  What people didn¡¯t expect was that Xiong Qinglai, the president of Kunming University, also wanted the Allied Provincial Army to enter Beijing.  He is engaged in education, so his concern is naturally education.  Beijing has huge educational resources. The provinces have worked hard for so many years, but to be honest, they can't catch up with Beijing. Because of Beijing's influence, scholars studying abroad are more willing to go to Beijing, and this happened after decades of development from the Manchu Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China.  , the foundation is very solid.  Xiong Qinglai was worried that if other warlord forces were allowed to enter Beijing, it would have a negative impact on education and whether they would loot universities.  So when he learned that the Allied Provincial Army had entered Beijing, he immediately borrowed an army plane and took a lot of money to visit various universities in Beijing. He hoped that when the army was approaching, the professors would go to Yunnan with him to take shelter.  He is a visiting professor in various universities in Yunnan, and it will not be too late to return to Beijing when the peace comes.  Of course, Zhao Zeyong himself also hopes to enter Beijing. On the one hand, it can stimulate Jiang Xiashi. Entering Beijing is good for increasing the influence of the United Provincial Army. There are several big cities on the Northern Expedition. Changsha and Wuhan were captured by the United Provinces.  Nanjing was conquered by Jiang Xiashi, Luoyang was conquered by Feng Yuxiang, and Jinan was conquered by Jiang Xiashi. However, there are not many that can compete with this star city. There is no doubt that Beijing has a high political status and great political influence.  It's sure to make international headlines.  But Zhao Zeyong¡¯s biggest purpose in entering Beijing was Japan. He made it clear in his secret order to Li Zongren.  If the Japanese intervene and give a strong counterattack, they are not afraid of making things worse. Even if the Japanese show hostility, the Allied Provincial Army can attack. Not only are they not afraid of causing trouble, but they also have a posture of actively causing trouble.  Zhao Zeyong now wants to provoke a conflict with the Japanese, and then beat the Japanese like he did the British.  But the Japanese are different from the British. It can even be said that the Japanese are more difficult to deal with than the British.  Although Japan's economy is not as good as that of Britain, the Japanese have much fewer worries.  When the British fought the war, they encountered too many constraints, such as long distances and public grievances.  But Japan is very close, and Japanese people really want Japan to occupy China. They produce all kinds of militarists and beasts.  The strange thing is that when the Allied Provincial Army entered Beimang, the Japanese were very silent and did not make any relevant remarks. Moreover, their few troops in Beijing were also very well-behaved, even too well-behaved. They huddled in the barracks and did not come out.  Maintain a great deal of restraint in general.  Seeing this scene, Zhao Zeyong smiled. It seemed that the fight against the British was not in vain. It showed the prestige of the United Provincial Army, and the Japanese had to be wary.  If you want others to respect you, you must first respect yourself. The Allied Provincial Army was not used to the bad habits of the great powers, so the great powers put away their shortcomings in front of the Allied Provincial Army.  Although the Japanese were not immediately attracted to take the bait, and the Japanese garrison in Beijing was defeated with superior force, the occupation of Beijing by Li Zongren essentially declared the end of the Northern Expedition from south to north, with the participation of the Allied Provincial Army.  .
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