Section 1 Capture the Army (12)
When he came to Zhuang Jihua's words, Yu Peidi was not angry, but he was not angry. Yu Pei was very confused about Guangzhou. This ancient city had changes in its appearance, but it was not as big as expected. Moreover, the beggars and opium tobacco shops along the street were still the same as before. Indian police in the sand concession still held police batons to show their power to the Chinese people. Almost every day there were people marching and demonstrating on the streets, and the social order was chaotic. But after you go deeper, you will find something different. People here are more confident in the future than people in other places. Most people have sunny smiles on their faces, rather than the numbness and dullness. You can often see students who give speeches to citizens on the streets, and soldiers collecting taxes along the way, but young officers are concerned about the Northern Expedition and talk about how to eliminate warlords; they hate opium and regard them as the revolutionary enemy.
They are really like themselves at the time. Yu Peidi sometimes thought that he was also very excited at the beginning. He believed that overthrowing the Qing court and realizing the republic would make the country strong, drive away foreigners, and let the people live and work in peace. However, the republic has been fourteen years, and the country is divided and wars have been fought for years. The situation of the country and people is even worse than that of the Qing Dynasty.
Things in the world are impermanent. When I criticized the Kang-Liang Party and the young people today, I criticized myself for being so similar. Yu Peidi did not distinguish or ask for explanation, but just sighed softly.
"I said that there is also your reason is not because of disrespect for the predecessors, but just some of my personal views on the current situation in China." Zhuang Jihua saw Yu Peidi being indifferent, and continued: "What I said is your mistake is not specifically referring to you personally. But it refers to many people, including some old Tongmeng members who participated in the Revolution of 1911. The situation in which the country is divided today was caused by them. After the Revolution of Xin, many Kuomintang members believed that the overthrow of the imperial system was completed, so they turned to fighting for power and profit, and they gradually became warlords and politicians holding the banner of revolution, fighting for the interests of small groups, and putting the interests of the country and the nation behind them."
"Take the Sichuan Army as an example." Zhuang Jihua saw that Yu Peidi was still calm and could not help but admire his calmness. He decided to increase the intensity of the attack. Sure enough, when Zhuang Jihua talked about the Sichuan Army, Yu Peidi's expression became serious: "In 2018, Jin Gong served as the governor of Sichuan. Yang Shukan was the Kuomintang first. Sichuan was a few provinces in the country that held power in the country, but what happened next? Jin Gong and Yang Shukan turned against each other, and then our party lost Sichuan. Later, in 22 years, Jin Gong was almost alone in Sichuan, but I think Jin Gong was already a revolutionary at this time."
Yu Peidi's expression finally changed. He said to Zhuang Jihua with some anger: "Young people should not speak too crazy. How much do you know? It is not up to you to judge whether a revolution or not."
"General Yu is calm, please listen to me and finish your words." Yu Peidi was angry, but Zhuang Jihua calmed down: "If there is no revolution, you cannot rely on me to speak alone. You cannot rely on yourself. I think you should observe your words and observe your actions. Jin Gong advocated the self-knowledge of the province after 18 years. Why did he advocate the self-knowledge of the province? It was not because he turned against the Grand Marshal's Office in Guangzhou, so he wanted to find support in politics, so he advocated the self-government of the province and further analyzed why Jin Gong was with the same state and the same state.
The Grand Marshal's Office turned against each other, and we can see the struggle for interests, mainly Yang Shukan and Jin Gong's internal power struggle in Sichuan. Unfortunately, they forgot that they were members of the Kuomintang when they were fighting. No matter what position they were in, they must abide by the party's discipline and implement the decisions of the party, but Jin Gong did not. When the central government made a decision that was unfavorable to him, he embarked on the road of using his strength to confront him. This was undoubtedly the first step for him to embark on the road of warlords."
When Zhuang Jihua said this, Yu Peidi felt a chill in his heart. He did not expect that Zhuang Jihua knew so much about the Sichuan Army, and his analysis was profound and incisive.
"From then on, Duke Jin left our party's ranks. It was not until 22 years ago that he was in trouble that he returned to the Prime Minister. The only thing Duke Jin did was to surrender to the Beiyang government. He did all the other things Zhao Hengti had done. During this period, Duke Jin could not be considered a revolutionary in any case."
Yu Peidi stopped and sighed later: "How can you blame Jin Gong? You are still young and don't know the origin of this matter. This matter is long. During the Tongmenghui, there was a difference between the Huang Xing faction and the Sun Wen faction; most of our Sichuan soldiers were followers of General Huang Xing. After the failure of the Second Revolution, General Huang Xing opposed the formation of the revolutionary party. Since then, the Huang Xing faction has been excluded within the party, and we have no choice but to do it."
"This is an excuse. Many people use such excuses and are forced to do so. So today, China is divided into three parts, but it is the source of the word "no choice," Zhuang Jihua said sarcastically.
Faced with Zhuang Jihua's sarcasm, Yu Peidi was speechless. But Zhuang Jihua was not finished yet. He continued: "In the history of Western powers, many princes encountered such a last resort, but see how they did it. Our last resort is still the interests of small groups. What's more important is that after the hard work, many members of the Tongmeng who hold power began to deteriorate, transforming from passionate young people to bureaucrats who yearn for power."
"This is a kind of depravity." Zhuang Jihua finally said. Yu Pei couldn't find it at all.
She had to remain silent when she defended herself and the Sichuan Army, but attacking him was not Zhuang Ji's purpose.
"General Yu, it has been a few days since he arrived in Guangzhou. I wonder what I think of today's Guangzhou?" Zhuang Jihua changed a topic.
Before Yu Peidi recovered from his depression, he was silent for a while before saying, "Guangzhou confused me, a little familiar, a little strange."
"Oh," Zhuang Jihua asked with interest: "I don't know who are familiar or unfamiliar?"
"I wonder what do you think of the current cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party in the Cultural Revolution?" Yu Peidi did not answer Zhuang Jihua's question, but asked back.
Zhuang Jihua calmed down slightly and said: "If we want to end the current chaos in China as soon as possible, cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party is a shortcut."
"But I heard that the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party was a conspiracy of the Soviet Union, and that we would subvert the Kuomintang from within." Yu Pei said.
"Haha, I have heard of it, I have never taken this kind of rumor to heart." Zhuang Jihua smiled when he heard this.
"Rumor? Are you not worried at all?" Yu Peidi asked.
"What are you going to worry about? Our party's strength is more than ten times that of the ** power. Our party holds power and the army. The people's recognition of the Kuomintang is far stronger than that of the **. If they lose to the **, it can only be that our party has implemented the wrong policies and policies and lost the people's hearts." Zhuang Jihua said lightly: "If the people don't want our Kuomintang anymore, then the one who defeats us is either the **, the Republican Party, or other party. The key is still that we ourselves, if we don't make a contribution, we can't blame others."
Then Zhuang Jihua emphasized and said, "But from the perspective of the Prime Minister's implementation of the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, the development of the revolutionary cause is obvious to all. Therefore, I believe that cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party is the fastest way to succeed in the revolution."
Yu Peidi didn't expect Zhuang Jihua to say this, but if you think about it carefully, Zhuang Jihua was right. There was no natural leader.
"I heard that the National Government is about to be established. Who do you think can become the chairman of the National Government?" Yu Peidi asked again.
"I don't know this, but if I want to choose, of course I will choose Mr. Liao Zhongkai, but I don't have the right to vote." Zhuang Jihua said with a smile. He asked then.
"What does Commander Yu think of the Sichuan Army in the future?"
Yu Peidi was a little wary. He was already suspicious of his chance encounter with Zhuang Jihua today, so he had always been with Zhuang Jihua to find out what Zhuang Jihua was about.
People from the military and political circles of the base camp neither agreed nor refused their requests. Xiong Kewu discussed with them several times privately, but he had never known what the purpose of the base camp was. They also put forward several ideas, but their ideas were all based on the perspective of the base camp's arrangements for them. He absolutely did not expect that the Sichuan Army would be completely adapted, and the adaptation plan was proposed by the young man in front of him.
The reason why I didn't expect the complete adaptation was because since the Republic of China, there were no examples of complete adaptation, and there were also Hunan Army, Army, Fu Army, Guangdong Army, etc. in Guangdong, and the organizational status of these armies was exactly the same as that of Sichuan Army.
"The Sichuan Army will naturally follow the orders of the base camp to participate in the revolution in the future. However, the Sichuan Army marched for a long distance, and fought hard, and urgently needed rest and recuperation. But in the past few days, we discussed with Mr. Hu Zhantang, Wang Jingwei, Liao Zhongkai, and Xu Chongzhi. The rest and rest place has not been determined, and the military pay has not been determined. You are also worried about this. Do you know what the base camp thinks in the Cultural Revolution?"
Zhuang Jihua said of course I know, but I can’t tell you, and you need your cooperation.
"In fact, there is no need to hurry. Now the base camp is seeking to establish a national government, so the matter of the Sichuan Army will naturally be suppressed."
"Why?" Yu Peidi asked in confusion.
"As far as I know, after the establishment of the National Government, we will rectify the provincial finance and troops. All military forces are not allowed to intercept taxes privately. You said that you will give you the defense zone and tax rights now and take them back in two days. Is this appropriate?" Zhuang Jihua said instructed.
Yu Peidi never expected that Zhuang Jihua would reveal such a big secret to him immediately. And seeing Zhuang Jihua's appearance, the news was pretty sure. After they arrived in Guangzhou, they also contacted the Sichuan Central Committee members in Guangzhou. They only learned about the establishment of the National Government from them. However, Zhuang Jihua not only knew the actions to be taken after the establishment of the National Government, but also knew the actions to be taken after the establishment of the National Government. Not only did he have great doubts about Zhuang Jihua's identity.
Zhuang Jihua didn't expect that his words made Yu Peidi suspicious of him. He continued: "The new government will naturally have a new look, and it is inevitable to take back the finances. Teacher Yu, you came here unfortunately, just in time."
"What should I do if the military supplies are raised in the future?" Yu Peidi asked.
"Naturally, the National Government will be dismissed." Zhuang Jihua said.
Chapter completed!