"If there is no Northwest Army, as long as Zhang Xueliang is in hand, and with the righteousness of the War of Resistance Against Japan, there is no need to worry that the Northeast Army will not be used by the commissioners. But at present, the main forces of the Northeast Army are all in Shaanxi, and a few are still in Hebei. Under the joint suppression of the 17th Route Army and the Northwest Army, and the Northeast Army is eager to resist the war, most generals agree with Jiang Li's active resistance. A few people who had contact with the central government before are afraid of Jiang Li's power, and they may not dare to take any action." Kong Xiangxi analyzed, "Now the squelching of Zhang Xueliang will not only not play the role of decomposing the Northeast Army, but will instead cause disgust among the Northeast Army. However, with the current situation, Nanjing cannot do anything to Zhang Xueliang. It would be better to use him and the Northwest to exchange for some bargaining chips."

Chairman Jiang frowned. He knew that many people, including Kong Xiangxi, were quite moved by the weapons exchange conditions proposed by the two divisions in the Northwest. Moreover, the weapons provided by the Northwest are not bad. According to the reactions of some officers and soldiers, in addition to the artillery being slightly inferior to the German ones, the main rifle is even better than that of Mauser, and the performance of mortars and machine guns is also quite good.

"Zhang Hanqing's wealth is more than two divisions, but at least five divisions." Chairman Jiang felt a little resentful when he thought of his situation in Xi'an.

"Commissioner, the equipment price of the five divisions may not be accepted in the northwest." Kong Xiangxi said with a wry smile.

"I asked for a lot of prices and paid back the money by land. Not only the equipment of the five divisions, but the northwest also had to make concessions in Sichuan. The army in northern Sichuan had already asked him to move out of Sichuan, but Nanjing also wanted to fight against the war. Sichuan should obey the central government's orders, and the northwest must not cause trouble." Chairman Jiang waved his hand and said, "You are responsible for talking to the people in the northwest for this matter. First try the bottom of the northwest."

"Okay, I will talk to the people in the northwest first." Kong Xiangxi nodded.

While Nanjing was making plans, Northwest had quickly made arrangements at this time, and the 3rd Army of Liu Zhanxiong was drawn to the 7th Division of Liu Zhendong, Li Chunrun, and the 16th Division of Shaanxi Guard Brigade Sun Youru. The 67th Army was transferred to the 107th Division of Jin Kuibi and Zhang Wenqing, and the 108th Division of Tan Zixin Cavalry. The two armies formed the Pinglu Army. Zhao Tieshu served as the commander of the 2nd Army. Sun Liren's Mechanized Brigade was directly assigned to the Army Command, and another 6 aviation squadrons and several air defense battalions were drawn.

"Although the young marshal has the responsibility to lose the Northeast. However, in order to promote the unity of all forces in anti-Japanese war, he did not hesitate to take risks alone and ignore his personal safety. Now the northwest is discussing with Nanjing to recover the young marshal. However, although the young marshal has not returned, the great cause of the war of resistance is urgent. This time, the northeast. I hope all troops will work together. This time, it is a national war. Whether it is the previous 15th Army or the 17th Army behind, the Northeast Army, there are those who are afraid of the war and escape in the battle. The commander of the army fled, the commander of the division fled, and the commander of the division fled. All military law is engaged in military law. If there are any objectors, now take off the army and withdraw from the military. If you go to the battlefield behind, whoever wants to be a deserter, even if you run to the south, you will not be able to save him in the south." Jiang Li stood up with both hands and pressed the table with his hands, and said in a murderous manner to the group of senior generals on both sides of the conference table.

"Commander, don't worry, it's a national war now, and the country does not exist. What kind of face does our soldiers have to stand in the world? Even if the 17th Route Army is completely defeated, they will still have to deal with the Japanese army to the end." Yang Hucheng responded first.

"The Northeast Army has no reason to retreat this time. If there are deserters, please do not need the commander to take action. I personally lead the troops to peel off his skin." Liu Duoquan, He Zhuguo, Yu Xuezhong and others expressed their opinions.

"This time, for the cooperation of multiple parties, the Japanese army is strong and we are weak. If we still hold the previous opinions of the Japanese, we will lose three points before the battle, and I believe that the military order is as good as a mountain, I don't need to say much. So don't hold on to the idea of ​​the Northeast Army generals commanding the Northeast Army and the Northwest Army commanding the Northwest Army. If this delays the war, I will just swear to the end. Those who cause serious consequences will be sent directly to the military court." Yang Hucheng continued his words. Among the several forces, his Shaanxi army was originally the weakest. However, this time he went out of Shaanxi and went to the north to fight against the war. As the commander of the 3rd Army, in addition to the original direct troops, he also had two divisions belonging to the 15th Route Army, two divisions of the Northeast Army, one artillery brigade and one cavalry division. There is one more army organization than Zhao Tieshu's 2nd Army.

The northwest was doing large-scale mobilization. The 29th Army had a high fighting spirit, but Song Zheyuan, who had a firm position in the Great Wall War of Resistance, had a certain degree of wavering at this time. Nanjing also realized that the Japanese army wanted to make a big fight in North China, so Chairman Jiang personally sent a power to Song Zheyuan and asked Song Zheyuan to rush back to Peking or Baoding as soon as possible. However, Song Zheyuan did not obey the order and called Chairman Jiang back that day, saying that the war was suspended this morning. The North China troops were responsible for defending their territory and should work hard to deal with the current situation. Song Zheyuan did not obey orders and actively resisted the war. Instead, he ordered Zhang Zizhong to negotiate with the Japanese. Song Zheyuan himself stayed in Tianjin and did not directly rush to Peking or Baoding to preside over the overall situation. Instead, he stayed in Tianjin and contacted the Japanese, trying to exchange certain concessions for the Japanese to stop the troops.

But Japan's actions at this time were becoming more and more obvious. Nanjing and the northwest obtained five divisions of troops that the Japanese army had mobilized and dispatched in China. The movement of dispatching troops did not slow down at all. The Kwantung Army had successively transported to the Tiandangzhen area to 20 trains. The Nanjing Ministry of Foreign Affairs negotiated with Japanese envoys to China on the issue of the Lugou Bridge Incident. Chairman Chiang also delivered a speech on the determination to fight the war in Lushan. At the same time, he personally met with the British, American, German, and French envoys to China, in an attempt to pass diplomacy through

The activity prevented Japan from invading China, but unfortunately there was no result. Although the Northwest Army took advantage of the situation at this time, Jiang thought about it over and over again and did not give up his plan to interfere in the situation in the north. After consultation with his generals, he decided to classify the north as the First North China War Zone. Jiang himself served as the commander of the theater and Jiang Li served as the deputy commander. Yan Xishan served as the commander of the Second War Zone of Shanxi. Jiang's confidant Liu Zhi in Henan also occupied a considerable proportion in the North China region.
Chapter completed!