On the same day, Song Zheyuan ordered the demolition of the fortifications built around Peiping and Beiping, and publicly stated that he would refuse donations from Peking and all over the country. The next day, he visited Xiangyue Qingsi, the new commander of the North China garrison army who had just arrived in Peiping. Then the two sides held private talks. Xiangyue Qingsi completely rejected the previous negotiation results and put forward seven new requirements, including withdrawing all anti-Japanese party and government forces from Pingjin, dissolving all civil anti-Japanese groups, withdrawing the 29th Army across the left bank of the Yongding River, and handing over the Lugou Bridge to Japan to control, etc., Song Zheyuan accepted them all.

Song Zheyuan's actions surprised Xiangyue Qingsi. Before arriving in Peking, Xiangyue Qingsi was still a little concerned about the 29th Army. The great reputation established in the Battle of Xifengkou shocked the Japanese army. The soldiers of the 29th Army were also regarded as anti-Japanese heroes. But today Song Zheyuan's performance completely overturned Xiangyue Qingsi's impression. The conditions he proposed were originally a delaying strategy. He didn't expect Song Zheyuan to agree, but he didn't expect Song Zheyuan to agree with it at once, which made him lose his mind. As a result, the secret service chief Colonel Matsui gave him an idea, saying that Tokyo did not agree to this condition, sent new conditions, and increased the increase again, such as demanding that Wanping be handed over, etc., and at the same time, Song Zheyuan signed a written agreement.

Song Zheyuan's actions in Peking surprised Chiang Kai-shek in Lushan and the Japanese cabinet in Tokyo. The two sides immediately responded differently. The confidence of the Japanese cabinet in expanding faction was high, and they passed a resolution to add three divisions from Japan to China to completely resolve the issue of North China autonomy.

Chiang Kai-shek did not receive a report written by Song Zheyuan. He learned about Song Zheyuan's actions through the report from the Tianjin Station of the Secret Service. This made him deeply worried. He once again reminded Song Zheyuan: "For Japan's requirements, we must not make concessions easily. At the same time, the headquarters should be moved to Baoding as soon as possible to assemble the army to prepare for an unexpected situation.

The next day, Chiang Kai-shek officially announced the resolution of the four principles of the Lugou Bridge incident at the Lushan talks. That is, the bottom line of the Chinese government: 1. It cannot infringe on China's sovereignty and territorial integrity. 2. The Hebei-Chahar Government Committee cannot make any illegal changes. 3. The officials appointed by the government shall not be replaced. 4. The 29th Army and the local defense zone shall not be changed.

At the same time, Chiang Kai-shek announced that any agreement that surpassed these four bottom lines would not be recognized or accepted; Chiang Kai-shek's attitude was very tough, and he announced: "The result of the development of the Lugou Bridge incident is not only a matter of China's survival, but also a matter of the blessings and misfortunes of mankind in the world. Whether this incident can end is the last moment. If it really reaches the inevitable last moment, of course we will only have sacrifices and only the war of resistance."

The conversation will be held by the Kuomintang inviting celebrities from all walks of life, including Peking University professor Hu Shi, Shanghai writer Yu Qiaqing, but Tianjin Chemical King Wu Yunchu, Shanghai Machinery King Yan Yaoqiu and others did not come, and even Zhang Jingjiang did not come. Chiang Kai-shek asked Dai Li to inquire. Dai Li came back soon to report that all of these people were relocating factories, Chongqing Lu Zuofu and Shanghai Yu Qiaqing's fleets were concentrated in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and large-scale demolition of factories to Sichuan. Chiang Kai-shek understood that this was instructed by Zhuang Jihua. It seemed that his judgment was inevitable, and he immediately felt tight in his heart.

After the talk, Chiang Kai-shek ordered that in addition to the twenty-sixth army of Sun Lianzhongdi, the 20-sixth army of Sun Lianzhongdi were transferred to Song Zheyuan, Pang Bingxun's 40th army and Shang Zhen's 32nd army were also transferred to Song Zheyuan's command.

But Song Zheyuan refused. Sun Lianzhongdi's troops were blocked by the 29th Army in Shijiazhuang, asking them to stop advancing and retreat back to their original defense. Tang Enbo's 13th Army and Guan Linzheng's 25th Division, who were transferred from Gansu, were blocked by Liu Ruming's troops on the Chahar border and firmly refused them to enter Chahar.

Chiang Kai-shek, who received the report, could no longer stay in Lushan.\\ He hurriedly had a brief negotiation with Zhou Enlai who had just arrived in Lushan and invited Zhou Enlai to Nanjing to continue the negotiations.

After boarding the prepared ship in Jiujiang, Chiang Kai-shek silently looked at the ships shuttled along the river, feeling very complicated. Yang Yongtai stood beside him, while Dai Li was a little further away.

"Is that the ship of Minsheng Company?" Chiang Kai-shek pointed to a steamer not far away. The cargo on the ship was obviously very heavy, the water line was pressed very deeply, and the part that was not covered by canvas was obviously machines or something.

Yang Yongtai squinted his eyes at the steamship. Because the distance was relatively far, he couldn't see the words on it clearly. He couldn't help but sigh: "I'm old, old, Chairman, I didn't see what was written on it. The ships of Minsheng Company all start with the four words Minsheng and Jiangshan."

"People's livelihood? Lu Zuofu has such a great courage." Chiang Kai-shek did not turn back and said in a plain tone: "Chang Qing, do you think the Japanese will make concessions this time?"

Yang Yongtai thought silently for a while, and he held the glasses on his nose: "I'm afraid it's difficult. If the Chairman is forced, war is inevitable."

"Concession," the wind blowing from the river was filled with a hint of water, which was very comfortable, but Chiang Kai-shek's voice was full of bitterness: "To be honest, I want to delay it. I want to delay it for another five years, at least until next year. The report from the Cultural Revolution to me said that the development of the southwest will take five years to complete, and there are still many equipment that cannot be produced on a large scale, and the reorganization of the army has not been completed yet. But can I give up this step? Can I get through it?"

Chiang Kai-shek's mood was very complicated. If he did not make concessions, he would have to fight. Yang Yongtai looked at Chiang Kai-shek's back. He understood Chiang Kai-shek's difficulties. This was a difficult decision. No matter what the result was, it would pay a huge price. Concessions mean that the fall of the Nanjing government, the surging protests of the people will extinguish the dawn of national reunification, and Chiang Kai-shek will be nailed to the pillar of shame of traitors and will never turn over; facing the battle, the huge national strength between China and Japan

The gap will cost the country and nation a huge price. What's more important is that once the concessions are made, it will form a domino effect. The Japanese cannot stop. They will continue to move forward. The next goal is where, Zhangjiakou, Shijiazhuang, or Taiyuan? No one knows. "It's better to fight to the death instead of waiting for death." Yang Yongtai hoped to give in exchange for compromise when the Lugou Bridge Incident broke out, but in the past few days he also realized that since he could not escape, there was only war.

"Song Mingxuan doesn't seem to understand. He thought that the Japanese would give up the attack by concessions and compromise. In fact, the Japanese have been looking for such an opportunity for a long time. In recent years, Song Mingxuan has been dealing with the Japanese and has never let go of the issue of North China Autonomy. The Japanese are impatient." Yang Yongtai sighed: "Will the Chairman give him another order, otherwise he would let Tang Enbo and Sun Lianzhong ignore them?"

"No," Chiang Kai-shek said after thinking for a moment: "The War of Resistance requires uniting the whole country's strength. At this time, civil unrest cannot arise. The Japanese will teach him a lesson."

After pausing, Chiang Kai-shek said a little silently: "We are much better now than in September 18th. At that time, the whole country was demanding a declaration of war, but there was no power to fight at that time. Now it seems that the vision of the Cultural Revolution is indeed long-term, and this matter has hit him. In the 21st year of the Republic of China, he told me that a full-scale war will be as fast as five years, and a slower as eight years, so he wanted to go to Sichuan to develop southwest and engage in military industry. Calculate it, isn't this only five years?"

"Fortunately, Chongqing's arsenal is basically on the right track. Although it cannot fully meet the needs of the War of Resistance, it can barely meet the needs of the war." Yang Yongtai probably knows more about Chongqing than Chiang Kai-shek, but he does not understand Zhuang Jihua's actions very well: "I don't understand why the Cultural Revolution had to arm the Sichuan Army, and the reorganization of the Central Army has not been completed yet."

"Changqing, you don't understand this. There are several meanings for equipping the Sichuan Army. First of all, the Sichuan Army is also the Central Team and a force in the War of Resistance. And once it is equipped, the War of Resistance Against Japan, the Sichuan Army must go out to Sichuan to participate in the war, which clears the obstacles for the National Government to move its capital to Sichuan." Chiang Kai-shek sighed: "The Cultural Revolution did not want to use force. It is not that the force could not be taken down Sichuan, but the consequences after the acquisition would delay the development of the southwest. Zhuang Wenjie would never want to do such a thing." Chiang Kai-shek turned his head and looked at the west: "Has their exercise in Sichuan been over?"

"It's over?" Dai Li came from the corner and replied: "The latest report says they are conducting exercise summary. However, Zhuang Jihua ordered Hong Junqi to concentrate ammunition in Wuhan."

The exercise went smoothly and wonderfully. Both Guo Xunqi and Lan Yundong commanded the divisions showed high offensive and defensive transformation capabilities, field fortification construction and air defense and poison gas capabilities, but Zhuang Jihua was a little distracted after the exercise.

After the news of the July 7 Incident came, Zhuang Jihua issued orders to Shanghai, Yunnan, and Chongqing from time to time, asking Li Anding and Fan Hanjie to arrive in Chongqing as soon as possible, and telegraphed Zhang Jingjiang to immediately organize the westward migration of factories in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, telegraphed partners in Tianjin, Shandong and other places to move westward migration immediately, telegraphed Lu Zuofu, Yu Qiaqing, immediately organized a fleet to go east to Shanghai, telegraphed Li Zhilong to speed up the production and reserves of ammunition, and telegraphed Hong Junqi to immediately transport the ammunition to Wuhan for reserves.

When Zhuang Jihua issued these orders, he did not avoid Jiang Baili and Liu Xiang and others, and these telegrams were sent in the form of expedited telegrams, which surprised Jiang Baili and Liu Xiang. Jiang Baili and Liu Xiang asked him privately if he thought the Lugou Bridge incident could really develop into a full-scale war between China and Japan? Liu Xiang and Deng Xihou went further to ask what they should do?

The summary will be very lively. Liu Xiang is the most satisfied. Guo Xunqi's division is one of his ace troops. His performance in the past two weeks has surprised him. The troops have been completely reborn. Not only are the weapons and equipment, the soldiers' personal combat skills, but also the troops' tactical execution capabilities are completely different.

So Liu Xiang has been happy these days, smiling as if a flower was blooming; Deng Xihou and others were a little jealous on the one hand, but also hoped on the other hand. After all, the troops were trained in Chongqing and had changed their equipment. Wang Mingzhang's division was still in the Xinyi Army system and belonged to the troops commanded by Zhuang Jihua himself.
Chapter completed!