"There is only so much news now. Zhang Yang raised his troops, but I don't know what the result is. What should we do now? Should we support or oppose? How much support? How much oppose?" Liu Xiang asked expressionlessly.~~.~~

After a brief silence, Deng Hanxiang spoke. He returned to Chengdu from Nanjing last month and he knew very well about the situation in Nanjing.

"Mr. Fu, I think we should not express our opinions for the time being. Zhang Yang raised an army and could capture Chiang Kai-shek, it is still a question. Even if Chiang Kai-shek is arrested, what reactions will be made by others in the country? We are not very clear about what reactions there are in Nanjing. My opinion is to wait and see. It will naturally be clear about all this tomorrow. It will not be too late for us to say it again at that time."

"Mingjie, what will happen in Nanjing if Chiang Kai-shek dies?" Zhang Sike asked slowly, spitting out a cigarette.

"It's hard to say," Deng Hanxiang thought, "He Yingqin definitely wants to replace Chiang Kai-shek, but Song Ziwen and Kong Xiangxi will definitely not agree easily. In addition, Chen Gongbo and other people who support Wang will also take advantage of this opportunity, and Nanjing will definitely be in chaos."

"Brother Jin Kang, Brother Jian Guang, what do you think?" Liu Xiang saw Deng Xihou and Tian Songyao sitting on the side smoking without saying a word and asked. He was very clear about his meaning. This is not my family's business, and you must have a share.

"I'm so dizzy now. Zhang Hanqing is too brave. He knocked over Master Tian." Tian Songyao yelled at the back of his head. He failed to suppress the bandits last year. He was removed from his post by Chiang Kai-shek and only served as the Senate of the Military Senate. However, it was not bad. He raised his military rank and became the third general in Sichuan (the other two were Liu Xiang and Deng Xihou). He did not go to the Nanjing Military Senate, but stayed in Chengdu with illness. The 29th Army was handed over to Sun Zhen in name. In fact, he had the final say.

"I think Mingjie's words are good, so wait and see first. Don't worry. When the situation is clear, it's not too late to make a decision." Deng Xihou's eyes were blurred, and he flapped the ash gently and said slowly.

"Okay, then I'll push it a few times." Liu Xiang also understood that it was really hasty to make a decision based on the current news, so he stood up and smiled.

Everyone knew that this was asking them to wait for news here. Of course, Deng Xihou and Tian Songyao didn't want to go back. This was too big, and every step at this time would be reflected in the future.

So everyone set up a battlefield in the living room. Eight people happened to have two tables, including maids and guards outside. The kitchen was also fired to prepare for midnight snacks. The hall quickly heard the sound of "touching", "eating" and "smoking", and Liu Xiang's adjutant kept running in and out of the living room, sending telegrams.

When the sky was bright, news from Xi'an came first, and he caught Chiang Kai-shek. Liu Xiang let out a long sigh of relief, as if he wanted to expel all the resentment of Chiang Kai-shek's run over the past few years.

"Okay! The turtle son is today!" Qiao Yifu slapped his thigh and shouted excitedly.

After the words fell, no one heard a response. Qiao Yifu couldn't help but scan the people in the living room, but saw everyone with worries and no joy.

"Chongqing call." The adjutant stepped to Liu Xiang a few steps and handed him Zhuang Jihua's telegram.

Liu Xiang glanced at him and handed him to Deng Xihou. The feeling of heaviness in his heart became stronger. Deng Xihou looked at it and said lightly: "Zhuang Wenge's actions are so fast."

"He told us to go, I'm afraid there was only one issue." Tian Songyao handed the telegram to Zhang Sike.

Qiao Yifu now understood that although he was playing mahjong just now, every one of these people focused on mahjong. They had long thought about the problem of Zhuang Jihua.

"I haven't said anything just now, just considering Zhuang Wenge's issue." This is Fu Chang's standing up. He turned against his past passion and said calmly: "It's less than a month since we reached a reorganization agreement with Zhuang Wenge. Chiang Kai-shek collapsed. How can we deal with him? Solve it by force, drive away peacefully, or continue to cooperate? The first two are actually one. Zhuang Wenge will never give up Chongqing. He has been back from overseas for so many years, and for this is the land, so he will definitely not leave. So what is left is whether we can drive him away? Should we drive him away?"

This topic immediately extinguished the interest that Qiao Yifu had just ignited. Zhuang Jihua is now strong, with 50,000 troops in hand. Moreover, Chongqing reserves are the most perfect, and the people's support for the Chongqing Municipal Government is the highest. Over the past few years, Zhuang Jihua has always been unswervingly implementing the policy of free education and reducing the burden on the people and industry and commerce, completely winning the hearts of the people. Some even once called on Liu Xiang to let the wise and ask Zhuang Jihua to be the chairman of Sichuan Province. After four years, Sichuan people have agreed with Zhuang Jihua, and the slogan of Sichuan people governing Sichuan has absolutely no effect on Zhuang Jihua.

"Four years ago, we gave Zhuang Wenge a chance, and he seized it." Zhang Sike sighed faintly: "Now, even without Chiang Kai-shek's support, he can still control Chongqing steadily."

"Turn him away?" Fu Chang sneered and retorted: "I'm afraid he is making an idea in Chongqing to drive us away. Mr. Fu, not only can't use force against Chongqing, but on the contrary, I think you should go to Chongqing to talk to Zhuang Wenge and listen to his opinions."

"Zhenwu, don't be exaggerated," Qiao Yifu also admitted that Zhuang Jihua's strength was outstanding, but he did not think that Zhuang Cultural Revolution had the strength to overthrow Liu Xiang: "Isn't Zhuang Cultural Revolution only 50,000? Even if the Yunnan troops were added, there were only 150,000. Besides, Lu Han might not be willing to use it for him."

Fu Chang shook his head disdainfully: "Brother Qiao, Brother Qiao, you have read so many books in vain. Since ancient times, those who win the hearts of the people have won the world have forgotten. I can assert that even if Zhuang Wenjie does not use Yunnan people, he can drive us away within a year. Think about it, how many people have created for Sichuan people in the past few years? How many people have lived a good life because of him; 90% of the farmers in the province support him; exempting agricultural taxes, farmers in the sixteen counties of Chongqing are willing to die for him, reducing commercial taxes, and the province's industries are running to Chongqing; Zhang Lan publicly declared that he supports Zhuang Wenjie Lord

Sichuan; Four years, in just four years, all the people's hearts were pulled away by him. Look at us again, every social change is passively dealing with, and we have also made efforts, but all the benefits are taken away by him. The officers who came back from Chongqing dreamed of jumping to the guards and opposing Zhuang Jihua. I am afraid they will have a mutiny on the battlefield. In addition to them, the heads of the county magistrates and party departments in various places. How many of them have returned from Chongqing? In addition to these, Zhuang Wenjie has been doing things fairly in recent years, and has been safeguarding Yang Sen and Li Jiayu and others everywhere. And our relationship with them, you have the account in your heart, except for being a Sichuanese. What else is there?"

After Fu Chang finished speaking, he sat down angrily, and the atmosphere in the living room became solemn. The ground fire in Liu Xiang's heart was about to be extinguished.

After a long time, Zhang Sike sighed: "Although Brother Zhenwu's words are unpleasant, it is the truth. Zhuang Wenge's tangible and invisible power has surpassed us. It is undoubtedly the worst way to deal with him publicly."

Deng Hanxiang also said: "As far as I know, Zhuang Wenge is very famous in the Huangpu clan, so let's put it this way. If He Yingqin and Chen Cheng are the second and third figures in Huangpu, Zhuang Wenge may be the fourth figure, and Hu Zongnan is still under him. So once the war openly occurs, even He Yingqin can only support Zhuang Wenge, otherwise Huangpu will be divided."

When Liu Xiang heard the news of Zhang Yang's revolt, he had the idea of ​​taking Chongqing, but now he felt in danger of being driven out of Chengdu; he was nervously calculating. Deng Xihou gave him the last blow and made him decide.

"Mr. Fu, after conquering Chongqing, will the shares of Sichuan Development Company belong to you alone? Or will they be redistributed?" Deng Xihou's light-padded words floated into his ears, but Liu Xiang felt like he was struck by lightning.

Liu Xiang immediately understood. Deng Xihou told him that if he wanted to attack Chongqing, I am sorry, Deng Jinkang would not accompany me. On the contrary, I might have to follow Zhuang Wenge to deal with you, and for no other place, I just want to share the Sichuan Development Company. It would be a sea of ​​tens of millions a year.

"Don't blame us for attacking Chongqing, we absolutely do not agree." Tian Songyao made clear his point without hesitation. He knew that Liu Xiang would never be able to deal with them now, because in addition to their army, Zhuang Jihua would never agree.

Deng Xihou and Tian Songyao were hardcore. They never turned their faces. They were classmates at Baoding Military Academy. After returning to Sichuan, they helped and supported each other. During the battle between the 13th and 37th Division, Deng Xihou Chen Guodong was weak and was unable to defeat him. Di Tian Songyao, the commander of the 21st Division, led his troops to support him, and stabilized the situation. From then on, a situation where Tian Songyao fought against the vanguard and Deng Xihou presided over the overall situation.

Deng Xihou and Tian Songyao's statements were not accidental. They had discussed today's situation long ago, that is, Zhuang Jihua and Liu Xiang turned against each other, and the result of the discussion was that it was best to avoid this situation and mediate the dispute between the two sides. If they could not mediate, then support Zhuang Jihua and protect the Sichuan Development Company as their primary goal. Of course, they also compared who is more trustworthy by Zhuang Jihua or Liu Xiang, and the result was Zhuang Jihua.

When Deng Xihou was arguing and analyzing Zhang Sike, Fu Chang Qiao Yifu Deng Hanxiang and others, he looked at Liu Xiang's dynamics coldly and felt that Liu Xiang was a little moved, so he interrupted in time to stop Liu Xiang from taking risks and maintaining the current balance is most in line with their interests.

"Mr. Fu, at this point, I think Brother Zhenwu's judgment is right," Deng Xihou saw Liu Xiang's expression change drastically, and began to explain his judgment: "In recent years, Zhuang Cultural Revolution was in charge of Chongqing, which is honestly admirable. He has worked for four years, which is more beneficial to the Sichuan people than we have worked for ten years. To be honest, if I had not controlled the first army, I would have served him."

After a pause, Deng Xihou looked at Qiao Yifu and Fu Chang and said, "Brother Yifu only saw the strength of Zhuang Jihua, but not Zhuang Wenge's hidden strength in secret. Let's talk about Sichuan Development Company, which controls the economic lifeline of the various armies in Sichuan, Sichuan Development Bank controls the finance in Sichuan, and the Southwest Development Team controls the logistics of the army; Fu Gong, you occupy the largest land in Sichuan on the surface, but in fact, Zhuang Wenge has long seized two-thirds of Sichuan's territory. When fighting head-on, you and my three families are not opponents. He is a more terrifying opponent than Xiong Kewu."

"However," Deng Xihou threatened Liu Xiang and began to enlighten him again: "According to my observation, this person was not a lie at the last meeting, he came back for the War of Resistance. He was foolish before making rules, but he did not forbid you foolishly, and even if you knew you were foolish, he would never hold a grudge. Once the rules were made, he never violated the rules and treated the army fairly, and did not suppress the people with the Central Army. This alone was valuable, so I could trust him."

"Mr. Fu, no matter what you think, I will go to Chongqing. It is also good to listen to Zhuang Wenge's opinion." Tian Songyao also stood up and said. He was too familiar with Deng Xihou, so of course he knew his purpose.

"I think it's OK. To be honest, I really want to meet this person," Deng Hanxiang smiled slightly: "I am well-known to him in Nanjing. People from the Huangpu Group need not say anything. Even Zhu Pei, Chen Gongbo, and Song Ziwen praised him very much."

"There are many people scolding him," Fu Chang said, "I don't know what happened today, but he always sang against others on stage: "The press doesn't like him very much. Last week's declaration was still cursing him in the newspaper, saying that he was suppressing public opinion and was against it."

Zhuang Jihua's approach to controlling the press has begun to expand to various parts of Sichuan. News reporters feel more and more restrictions. Some reporters who have stepped on landmines have also been revoked and their jobs have been lost. This has caused complaints from journalists outside the province, and they have begun to constantly expose news controls in Sichuan or Chongqing. But Zhuang Jihua doesn't care at all, no matter how you scold them, any newspapers that have not been approved are not allowed to enter Sichuan, and no news agencies that have not been approved are allowed to be established.

"It is a good thing for those reporters to manage. Besides, compared to those who are sitting there, he may have been scolded less." Tian Songyao said nothing. Indeed, before Zhuang Jihua was in charge of Chongqing, Liu Xiang was scolded the most. The 21st Army often smashed newspaper offices and beat reporters and editors. Zhuang Jihua was much gentler than them, but his certificate was revoked and he could be re-examination in a few years.

"What about your opinions?" Liu Xiang asked Zhang Sike and Qiao Yifu.

"Go." Zhang Sike replied simply, but Qiao Yifu didn't say anything, just nodded slowly.

"Call back to Zhuang Wenge, we will take the train to Chongqing today." Liu Xiang ordered the adjutant.

Shortly after the telegram was sent, the adjutant came in to report again. He Guoguang, the director of the staff team, came to visit. Liu Xiang immediately went out. He Guoguang seemed to be no surprise when he saw Deng Xihou Tian Songyao. He was worried and said straight to the point: "Mr. Fu, Xi'an has undergone great changes. The current situation is unpredictable. The Cultural Revolution sent me a telegram from Chongqing, asking me to go to Chongqing with you to discuss countermeasures together."

He Guoguang said as he reached out to the secretary. The secretary took out a piece of paper from his bag. He Guoguang took it and handed it to Liu Xiang. Liu Xiang couldn't help but feel shocked when he saw it.

"Director He Junjian, Xi'an has a huge change. I am very worried, and I am afraid that the situation in Sichuan will affect the situation. Today, Sichuan is hard-won, so we should maintain it to prevent the loss of life and increase the burden on the country. I have called Mr. Fu, Mr. Deng, Mr. Tian and others to go to Chongqing for discussion, but have not received any reply, for fear that they will be bewitched and go astray and bury disasters in the future. Therefore, please explain on your behalf. I have no other intentions, so I can read this telegram with him."

Liu Xiang smiled bitterly in his heart. Zhuang Jihua probably started preparing for war last night. He did not let the creatures suffer. He seemed to be ready for war. He was afraid that he would go astray and bury disasters for the future. Isn’t that he made a mistake in his judgment? No matter Chiang Kai-shek or Nanjing; with you, Zhuang Jihua, what else can I do?

"Brother Yuan Jing, I have sent a call to the Cultural Revolution. Today I will go to Chongqing with Jin Kang, Jian Guang. Since you are here too, let's go together." Liu Xiang's heart completely calmed down, and the former cultivator was thrown away without a trace.
Chapter completed!