When Mu Yaping saw Yan Xishan, he raised his hand and saluted, "Report to Chief Yan, and his subordinates come to report." Yan Xishan stepped forward and happily grabbed Mu Yaping's hand and said, "The common etiquette will be spared. Brother Mu has worked hard on the road. Now the military situation is urgent, otherwise it would be impossible to find you in the cold and cold place." Mu Yaping raised his chest and said, "I am the front pawn of Chief Yan, and I will be waiting for arrangements at any time."

Yan Xishan enthusiastically held Mu Yaping's hand and walked towards the study, saying, "I didn't expect that Brother Mu would be so beautiful in Yinchuan, it's really unimaginable! I feel even more at ease with you with such a strategic vision." Yan Xishan, who is good at calculating, made Mu Yaping silently and did it, which is not something that ordinary people can do.

Mu Yaping said: "It is the duty of the subordinates to consider Chief Yan, and it is also the duty of the subordinates." Yan Xishan was even happier when he heard it: "Brother Mu, explain to me in detail how to plan for Yinchuan." Then Mu Yaping explained in detail how to recover Ma Hongbin. Yan Xishan was so fascinated that he wiped it out. Yan Xishan praised Mu Yaping for being bold, meticulous and meticulous, and was a rare talent.

Yan Xishan looked at Mu Yaping's peaceful face and liked it even more. Yan Xishan could not imagine that this young talent in front of him was actually in the north of Shanxi, Suiyuan area, and then planned to Yinchuan in just over a year. It is indeed difficult to find such military and political talents. The key is that the person in front of him seems to have no ambitions. For him who is pleasing to countless people, he will not misjudgment. However, he has indeed misjudgmented. For a person who knows about a century of things, it is normal for him to misjudgmented.

The two walked into the study room, and the study room seemed to have changed. A huge military map appeared on the front wall. Obviously, Yan Xishan had already begun to consider the issue of going to war. There were obvious signs on the map, and the arrows showed the specific positions of the Northwest Army, the Jin Army and each miscellaneous army, and also indicated the defensive posture of the Chiang army.

After sitting down, Mu Yaping asked, "Sir Yan, I ask to go to the front line. When will our army go up?" This is his most concerned issue, so he must volunteer. Yan Xishan shook his head and said, "There is no shortage of generals and officers in front of us who can conquer and fight well, but we need specialists in the rear who command the overall situation. The war is imminent, and Shanxi's defense and stability are more important."

Yan Xishan walked to the map and said, "Military deployment is clear at a glance. I am going to let you serve as the defense commander of the entire Shanxi, and be responsible for logistics work. During the war, the logistics supply is also the top priority. Of course, your 44th Army will also make the following adjustments. Chen Changjie's troops went to Zhangjiakou to deal with defense, Lu Junfeng's troops stationed in Taiyuan, and took on defense tasks in southern Shanxi. Lu Dahu's troops stationed in Datong and Suiyuan areas, and support Chen Changjie's troops at any time."

Mu Yaping was overjoyed and said, "Sir Yan is relieved, and his subordinates will do their best to do their best to ensure the supply of troops during combat." Yan Xishan continued, "I will go to Zhengzhou immediately to convene a military meeting, and then I will go to Shijiazhuang to command the battle. I will hand it over to you in Taiyuan. During wartime, I will grant you the highest military and political power."

The stone in Mu Yaping's heart finally fell to the ground. After doing so much effort, maybe this was expected. But one thing he did not expect was that due to his appearance, Yan Xishan would leave Taiyuan and go to the front line to command himself. It can be seen how confident he is now, which is directly related to Mu Yaping's movement in Suiyuan area.

It is reasonable for Yan Xishan, who is skilled in calculating, to maximize the use of Mu Yaping's strengths. Then Yan Xishan convened a joint meeting of military and political chiefs in Taiyuan and announced the appointment of Mu Yaping at the meeting. Given that all measures were extraordinary during the war, everyone naturally had no objection, especially to affirm Mu Yaping's ability.

After Yan Xishan left, Mu Yaping began to make arrangements. He first established a wartime logistics supply committee, which was fully responsible for the coordination of combat. Then he ordered Chen Changjie to lead his troops to Zhangjiakou for defense, and Lu Junfeng to lead his troops from Wutai and Datong areas to the southern part of Taiyuan. The military's direct reconnaissance brigade and the military guard company came to Taiyuan together. In addition, he ordered Lu Dahu to still be stationed in Wuyuan area. In order to cover up his eyes, he ordered him to send a brigade of troops to take over the defense of Datong.

Then he wrote a secret letter to Wang Debiao and sent someone to deliver it. The letter explained in detail how he would do it during the Central Plains War. After Zhu Richeng led the Guard Company to Taiyuan, considering that the number of guard companies was too small, he immediately instructed Zhu Richeng to form a guard regiment based on the guard company. Zhu Richeng naturally took office as the commander of the guard regiment.

Next, Mu Yaping will not show off his mountains and exterminate Yan Xishan's bureaucratic system. First, dismiss unscrupulous officials. Of course, if you poach the enemy, you must first take action from the periphery, and Yan Xishan's direct lineage will not move first to avoid causing shock. Of course, all this is done by war as a guise, and others can't say anything.

Large-scale personnel changes will not be too late to implement them after Yan Xishan announced his resignation in the future. The key is that during this period, Shanxi officials should be allowed to further witness their abilities. According to historical records, Yan Xishan was the Yugong in Dalian for nearly a year. At that time, Chiang Kai-shek took into account the stability of Shanxi and activated Yan Xishan again. At that time, Yan Xishan had stated that he would never get involved in military affairs, but would just focus on economic construction. When he returned to Shanxi again, Mu Yaping's status would be more stable. The military power was a great deal, which was the ideal result that Mu Yaping expected.

When Mu Yaping decided to win in Xiangshan, many of his thoughts were still very vague and seemed very immature. With his unexpected promotion, the key is that he has great power, and the plan he made at the beginning will inevitably be changed and adjusted on a large scale. The key is that he is more confident that he can create a glory on this land in Shanxi.

When Wang Debiao received Mu Yaping's secret letter, he had already received a telegram from Feng Yuxiang to clear and move to Henan, and to be assigned to Zheng Dazhang's unified command. Wang Debiao could not disobey the order, so he had to send Zhang Shan's troops to Henan first. Before leaving, Wang Debiao asked Zhang Shan to take the opportunity, act as slow as possible, delay time as possible, and wait for the situation to change.

Originally, Wang Debiao was waiting for Yang Hucheng to negotiate with him, but unexpectedly, Yang Hucheng unilaterally announced his joining Chiang Kai-shek Group, which made Wang Debiao very passive. At that time, he sent a telegram to Mu Yaping. Because the telegram was difficult to keep confidential, Mu Yaping just told him in the telegram to wait and see if he didn't rush to disobey. Then Yang Hucheng sent someone to negotiate with him, but Wang Debiao did not meet Yang Hucheng's representative. The meaning was very clear, why didn't you, Yang Hucheng, send someone to negotiate earlier?

Wang Debiao left Yang Hucheng's representative there, which was completely Mu Yaping's intention. Mu Yaping was worried that Wang Debiao's terrifying force would join Chiang Kai-shek's group too early, and he was afraid that the Central Plains War would become unrecognizable, which was a result that Mu Yaping didn't want to see. Therefore, he asked Wang Debiao to issue a telegram at the right time, announcing that he would refuse to participate in the civil war, and that no one would be offended for the time being.

Baoji and Xi'an are close at hand. At this time, Yang Hucheng had been appointed as the commander of the newly formed Seventh Army by Chiang Kai-shek, and is currently stationed in Pingdingshan, Henan. Henan has a complex form, with the Northwest Army and Chiang's army mixed together, which is dazzling. Yang Hucheng regrets a little, why didn't he talk to Wang Debiao in person?

Yang Hucheng knew that Wang Debiao was strong and strong. If his cavalry division joined the battle group as a whole, the situation in Henan would be quite unfavorable to him. Then he reported this situation to Chiang Kai-shek. Chiang Kai-shek had a certain impression of the cavalry division of the Northwest Army. After thinking about it over and over again, he sent someone to Baoji to lobby Wang Debiao. At this time, Wang Debiao had received a secret letter from Mu Yaping and took the opportunity to reveal his unwillingness to fight a civil war. Chiang Kai-shek was naturally very happy to obtain this information.

Subsequently, Chiang Kai-shek in view of the good personal relationship between Yang Hucheng and Wang Debiao, instructed Yang Hucheng to try his best to persuade Wang Debiao to surrender to the Central Committee. Yang Hucheng sent three telegrams to Wang Debiao in a row to confirm Wang Debiao's attitude. Wang Debiao took the opportunity to demand that as long as Yang Hucheng allowed his troops to station in Xi'an, he would publicly announce his withdrawal from the civil war and promise not to attack either side.

Now Yang Hucheng's men are in Henan, and controlling Xi'an is not a long-term solution, so he agreed to Wang Debiao's request. At the end of April, Wang Debiao suddenly issued a telegram to announce that he would not participate in the civil war and demanded that all parties be restrained. In short, there were a lot of reasons. At the same time, he announced that he would not be enemies with either side. Then he ordered the cavalry brigade to Henan and retreat to Xi'an to garrison.

Feng Yuxiang, who was holding a military meeting in Zhengzhou, was so angry that he scolded Wang Debiao for being ruthless and unrighteous when he heard this letter. Now he had no energy to deal with Wang Debiao, but fortunately, Wang Debiao was not an enemy of any force. However, Chiang Kai-shek was overjoyed when he heard the news. Then, in the name of the commander-in-chief of the central government, he appointed Wang Debiao as the commander of the temporary second cavalry army of the National Revolutionary Army, showing his ability to win over.

Mu Yaping's goal was achieved. As long as Wang Debiao's troops did not invest in the Central Plains War, the original historical pattern would not change. What really changed was the political pattern and local forces in the northwest after the war. As for Wang Debiao's rebellion, they were calm among the generals of the Northwest Army. They generally believed that Wang Debiao's troops slandered the harmony in the friction last year, and his inaction could be understood.

What is really confusing is that Wang Debiao's chief of staff Peng Xianyun. At the beginning, he firmly opposed participating in the civil war and persuaded Wang Debiao to open the telegram several times. However, Wang Debiao still launched military deployment, and he had no choice as the chief of staff. However, Wang Debiao's dazzling maneuver made him completely confused.

Wang Debiao, who was just smart, was very skilled, and had such accurate timing. This made Peng Xianyun more sure that the master behind Wang Debiao was definitely not an ordinary person. He even thought that the master behind the scenes might be Chiang Kai-shek deliberately invaded a undercover force of the Northwest Army. This idea forced Peng Xianyun to figure out who the master behind the scenes was, no matter how he wanted to figure out who the god behind the scenes was.

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