Chapter 495: The reorganization was successful (2)
In mid-November of the twenty-fourth year of the Republic of China, the Northeastern Army and the Central Army were still facing off across the Huaihe River Basin.
The Northeastern Navy Fleet, with more than 50 large and small warships, under the cover of naval battleships and air force, successfully broke through Wusongkou and destroyed Wusongkou's old fort positions.
Going up the river, with the Air Force opening the way, the Northeast warships with a tonnage of less than 5,000 to 6,000 successively sailed to Zhenjiang and Jiangyin Fortress in one day. After more than ten hours of sailing at full speed, they arrived in the Xiaguan waters, and then under the cover of the Air Force
Starting from Yanziji, we landed at Yanziji.
The entire city of Nanjing was shaken.
The atmosphere in the combat hall of the Military Commission was very solemn. Chen Cheng advised earnestly: "Commissioner, the 1st Division is blocking the attack at Xiaguan, but the rebels' naval and air force firepower is too fierce, and the soldiers have suffered too many casualties. We simply cannot hold on."
How long will it take? You’d better evacuate as soon as possible.”
Due to the rapid progress of the Northeast Navy, the big bosses in Nanjing were not even given time to retreat.
If we can get the news two or three days in advance, we can basically evacuate.
However, time is so short now that we cannot withdraw even if we want to.
You must know that the evacuation of Nanjing City was not as simple as just Chairman Chiang Kai-shek leading a group of guards to evacuate.
This is the capital of the National Government, and government agencies and agencies at all levels can be withdrawn at any time.
Of course, if Chairman Chiang is determined to retreat alone with his guards, it will be fine, but once he gives up the capital, it is likely to be equivalent to giving up power.
The discarded party-state bosses and senior officials at all levels are likely to turn to Zhang Xinghan and directly carry out reorganization, expelling him as chairman and even his party membership.
Therefore, Chairman Chiang cannot easily escape alone.
Bai Chongxi stood aside with a somewhat ugly look on his face. As the chief of staff, he had an unshirkable responsibility for failing to guess the Northeastern Army's intentions, which resulted in their sudden attack on the city and extreme danger.
At this moment, the captain of the bodyguard Wang Shihe walked in hurriedly, lowered his head and whispered to the chairman of the committee.
Chairman Jiang's face turned pale obviously, and then he said seductively to Wang Shihe: "Shihe, there is no need to report such an important matter to me alone. Speak it out for everyone to hear."
Wang Shihe opened the message with bitterness in his heart and read: "To Chairman Jun Jian, Xinghan had no intention of raising troops, but it was actually forced by the situation. Today's situation has shown that the reorganization of the new government is the general trend. The 40 million people are extremely expecting it.
Regarding the matter, I hope that the chairman of the committee will put the country’s and the nation’s plans first.
Agree to the reorganization and order the Central Army and the Guangxi Army in various places to immediately stop resistance. I will go to Nanjing in person to discuss with you and hold a reorganization meeting."
As soon as Wang Shihe said these words, the scene was completely silent. Everyone looked very ugly and did not dare to say anything for fear that if they said the wrong thing, they would be killed.
They all turned their attention to Chairman Chiang who was sitting dangerously.
At this moment, another chamberlain came over in a panic and reported: "Commissioner, the first division has been defeated by the rebels, Xiaguan Pier has been captured by the rebels, and Yanziji has been lost. The rebels are now divided into two groups.
They are encircling Nanjing from both directions.
In addition, a large number of rebel paratroopers were also found in the west of the city and were airborne."
This report from the chamberlain caused a rapid change in the mood of everyone present. Some senior generals who were still taking chances all had their hopes shattered and their faces turned pale.
After a long time, Chairman Jiang sighed helplessly and said: "That's it, the matter is over. Please call Zhang Xinghan back and ask him to come to Nanjing."
November 15th, the twenty-fourth year of the Republic of China.
The Northeast Army's army, navy and air force surrounded Nanjing, forcing Chairman Chiang to agree to Zhang Xinghan's reorganization proposal.
At the same time, the Central Army in the direction of the Central Plains and the Huaihe River was ordered to stop resisting.
He also ordered the cancellation of the policy of suppressing the Communist Party. Zhang Xinghan also ordered all units of the Northeastern Army to stand by in place. On the 16th, the Marine Corps and the Airborne Brigade took control of Nanjing Airport and Nanjing City Defense.
On the same day, Zhang Xinghan, Jiang Baili and other generals flew to Nanjing.
The next day, Yan Xishan, Han Fuqu, Liu Xiang, Feng Yuxiang, Li Zongren and other local officials also flew to Nanjing.
Zhang Xinghan also sent people to contact the Red Army leaders Mao Gong, Zhou Gong, Zhu Gong and others who had just completed the Long March and arrived in northern Shaanxi, and invited them to come to Nanjing to attend a meeting to reorganize the new government.
It is known in history as the second cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party.
Three days later, on November 19, the reorganization meeting officially began.
After nearly ten days of discussion and study among the various warlords, political parties and non-partisans in various places, they finally fully agreed to Zhang Xinghan's proposal to conduct a popular vote to form a new National Government.
Implement the Three People's Principles of the Founding Father Sun Yat-sen in a true sense.
Two months later, the popular vote was basically over. The results of the vote were that Zhang Xinghan was elected as the chairman of the Military Commission, and Jiang Gong, Li Zongren, Yan Xishan and Zhu Gong were the vice-chairmen.
Yan Xishan is the executive president, Mao Gong and Zhou Gong are the vice presidents.
Zhang Xinghan is a non-party person, and he became chairman entirely because of his huge military exploits and reputation.
In addition, Bai Chongxi, Chen Cheng, He Yingqin, Peng Dehuai, Liu Bocheng and other generals of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party were elected as members of the Military Commission.
Han Fuqu, Liu Xiang and other local warlords were elected as ministers of various ministries of the Executive Yuan, as were Liu Gong and Deng Gong.
After the reorganization of the power agencies was completed, the Military Commission and the Executive Yuan began to uniformly reorganize the local armies.
At this time, the Northeast Army, Shanxi Army, Shandong Army, Guangxi Army, Sichuan Army and other central armies and miscellaneous armies from all over the country totaled more than 4 million and 30 people in the army, and more than 100,000 people in the air force and navy.
A total of more than 450 people.
Among them, the Northeastern Army created by Zhang Xinghan accounted for more than a quarter of the army and all of the navy and air force.
After reorganization, the name of the army was still the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China.
The army was organized into four front armies and one dispatched army.
They are, respectively, the Northeastern Front Army, the First Front Army. The commander-in-chief of the front army is Huang Xiansheng, deputy commander Liu Guodong, chief of staff Zhang Tingshu, and deputy chief of staff Shen Ke.
The North China Front Army, the Second Front Army, has the commander-in-chief Chen Cheng, and the deputy commanders-in-chief, Liu Bocheng and Hu Zongnan.
Central Plains Front Army. That is, the 3rd Front Army.
The Southern Front Army is the Fourth Front Army, and its commander-in-chief is Xue Yue.
Each front army has an army of one million people under its jurisdiction. Among them, the main jurisdiction of the first front army is the four northeastern provinces and the Korean Peninsula.
The main jurisdiction of the Second Front Army is north of the Yellow River and within the Great Wall. It includes Shanxi, Shandong, Hebei and the five northwest provinces, Pingjin and other vast areas.
The main areas under the jurisdiction of the Third Front Army are the Central Plains region and the western region, including Henan, Anhui, Shaanxi, Tibet, and Xinjiang.
The area under the jurisdiction of the Fourth Front Army is mainly the area south of the Yangtze River, including the southeastern coast, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, and Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and other provinces in the southwest.
Since the current strength of the armies in each area is not equal, Zhang Xinghan, after deliberation with the Military Commission, ordered that the forces in each area complement each other.
Among them, the main troops from the Central Plains and Jiangnan Fronts moved northward, while Zhang Xinghan's original Northeastern Army was almost not mobilized.
A dispatched force refers to the more than 600,000 navy, army and air force stationed on Kyushu Island, Japan.
The commander-in-chief is Wang Yizhe, who is specifically responsible for the battle against Japan and ensuring the control of Kyushu Island at this stage.
As for the Air Force, the Air Force Command was established. Gao Zhihang was the Commander-in-Chief of the National Air Force, followed by Liu Cuigang.
The former Northeast Air Force was split into separate air force branches directly affiliated with the four front armies.
In Nanjing City, Zhang Xinghan was meeting with Duke Zhou, the representative of the Red Army.
As a time traveler, Zhang Xinghan still has great respect for the great men in history.
"Chairman Zhang, you understand the great righteousness and put the country and the nation first. On behalf of our party and all proletarian comrades, I would like to express my gratitude to you." Duke Zhou extended his hand to Zhang Xinghan in a friendly manner.
Zhang Xinghan hurriedly shook hands with him and said: "Duke Zhou has thanked you. Everything Xinghan did was based on his own conscience. All I want is the rejuvenation of China, national independence, national unity, and territorial integrity."
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At the same time, Chairman Chiang was in his official residence in Tangshan.
After the reorganization, Zhang Xinghan did not take any measures against Chairman Chiang, but Chairman Chiang was still depressed. He lived alone in the Tangshan Hot Spring Villa and ignored political affairs.
Chen Cheng, He Yingqin and other confidants also went to accompany him.
"Committee, the current situation is like this, so don't worry too much. Your body is the most important thing." Chen Cheng advised.
"Ci Xiu is right. I see what Zhang Xinghan did. After the reorganization, there are no signs of dictatorship. There are no major changes to the original Central Army units. Everything is reasonable. Please be more open-minded about the appointment.
Right." He Yingqin nodded.
Two months later, the popular vote was basically over. The results of the vote were that Zhang Xinghan was elected as the chairman of the Military Commission, and Jiang Gong, Li Zongren, Yan Xishan and Zhu Gong were the vice-chairmen.
Yan Xishan is the executive president, Mao Gong and Zhou Gong are the vice presidents.
Zhang Xinghan is a non-party person, and he became chairman entirely because of his huge military exploits and reputation.
In addition, Bai Chongxi, Chen Cheng, He Yingqin, Peng Dehuai, Liu Bocheng and other generals of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party were elected as members of the Military Commission.
Han Fuqu, Liu Xiang and other local warlords were elected as ministers of various ministries of the Executive Yuan, as were Liu Gong and Deng Gong.
After the reorganization of the power agencies was completed, the Military Commission and the Executive Yuan began to uniformly reorganize the local armies.
At this time, the Northeast Army, Shanxi Army, Shandong Army, Guangxi Army, Sichuan Army and other central armies and miscellaneous armies from all over the country totaled more than 4 million and 30 people in the army, and more than 100,000 people in the air force and navy.
A total of more than 450 people.
Among them, the Northeastern Army created by Zhang Xinghan accounted for more than a quarter of the army and all of the navy and air force.
After reorganization, the name of the army was still the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China.
The army was organized into four front armies and one dispatched army.
They are, respectively, the Northeastern Front Army, the First Front Army. The commander-in-chief of the front army is Huang Xiansheng, deputy commander Liu Guodong, chief of staff Zhang Tingshu, and deputy chief of staff Shen Ke.
The North China Front Army, the Second Front Army, has the commander-in-chief Chen Cheng, and the deputy commanders-in-chief, Liu Bocheng and Hu Zongnan.
Central Plains Front Army, the 3rd Front Army.
The Southern Front Army is the Fourth Front Army, and its commander-in-chief is Xue Yue.
Each front army has an army of one million people under its jurisdiction. Among them, the main jurisdiction of the first front army is the four northeastern provinces and the Korean Peninsula.
The main jurisdiction of the Second Front Army is north of the Yellow River and within the Great Wall, including Shanxi, Shandong, Hebei and the five northwest provinces, Pingjin and other vast areas.
The main jurisdiction of the Third Front Army is the Central Plains and Western Regions, including Henan, Anhui, Shaanxi, Tibet, and Xinjiang. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations, monthly votes, and your support.
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