Commander-in-Chief Chiang's dream of president

In the temporary command of Old Chiang Kai-shek in Weifang City, Commander-in-Chief Jiang, with a frustrated expression, was standing in front of the huge Shandong Provincial combat map with a contemplative look, holding the battle damage report just counted by the Staff Office, without saying a word...

Not beyond Li Guosheng's expectations, Lao Jiang, who had a very high power, faced heavy losses to the troops. The first thing he thought about was not how to recover the losses and summarize the lessons of this defeat. Instead, he was thinking about how to maintain his position in the entire Northern Expedition Army and the position of commander-in-chief when the troops were insufficient and the direct troops suffered great losses.

If it were in the past, once you encountered difficulties or things that were difficult to decide, the Chief of Staff He Yingqin would discuss with him and give him one or two feasible suggestions. But now, after this battle, even the only Chief of Staff He Yingqin whom he relied on and trusted was gone, and his life and death were uncertain...

"Bang….."

After clenched his fist and hit the battle map in front of him hard, he was depressed and in his heart, Lao Jiang, who had been frustrated for a long time, couldn't help but curse fiercely.

"My grandma Xipi, Li Guosheng, the guard, are you destined to be opponents that I, Jiang, will never be able to destroy? Impossible, absolutely impossible..."

After the angry curses, a helpless voice followed, and spit out from Lao Jiang's mouth, muttering to himself: "Jingzhi, Jingzhi, where are you now... I went to the battle with confidence, and the 50,000 direct troops have fought to this point, and there are only 10,000 people left, and there are more than 10,000 people with low morale. You said, what should I do next? Should I watch Bai Jiansheng and the others attack me and give up the position of commander-in-chief?"

Time passed by minute by minute, and Commander-in-Chief Jiang was thinking hard about a way to win multiple goals in one shot. The office door, which had been silent for several hours, unexpectedly rang out a knock on the door of the "dong dong dong..."

Lao Jiang's brow frowned immediately and said dissatisfiedly: "Come in..."

Seeing him hurriedly walking into the office, he had a look of joy on his face. The angry old Jiang seemed to have found a target to vent and roared in dissatisfaction: "My mother, haven't you told you that without my order, anyone is forbidden to come and disturb me... Could it be that you regard my commander-in-chief's words as wind in your ears?"

"Please calm down, please report urgent matters to me..." Faced with Lao Chiang's angry scolding, the combat staff reacted from the joy of receiving a news just now. He replied with panic to Lao Chiang.

As the commander-in-chief of commander hundreds of thousands of troops, Lao Jiang still had the tolerance and generosity he should have. He heard the other party's answer and calmed down a lot of anger. He waved his hand and stopped the combat staff who were still planning to continue begging for mercy, and asked with disgust.

"Tell me, what's the important thing? You can come and disturb me regardless of my orders..."

"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief..."

After wiping the forehead, after a lot of cold sweat that had just suddenly appeared, the combat staff did not dare to be negligent. He quickly spoke and told the main topic he had come to.

"Commander-in-Chief, Chief of Staff... The Chief of Staff is back..."

"Chief of Staff... is Chief of Staff He? Jingzhi is back. Where are you now? Why are you still standing there? Take the Chief of Staff here immediately. Hurry up..." Lao Jiang, who was still depressed just now, was instantly covered by an excited and excited expression when he heard the report. He stood up from his seat, looked directly at the combat staff in front of him, and asked very eagerly.

"Please don't worry, the Chief of Staff is on his way to the command center... This news was just reported by the city defense force by phone. The Chief of Staff, escorted by several officers and soldiers of the security division, had entered Weifang City and was rushing towards the direction of the command center..." The combat staff replied.

At this moment, because of He Yingqin's return, the excited Commander-in-Chief Jiang did not seem to hear the three words "Guardian". He directly passed by it and ordered the combat staff in front of him: "You, order it immediately. Once the Chief of Staff returns to the command center, let him see me immediately, hurry..."

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief..."

Ten minutes later, Commander-in-Chief Jiang, who was in the office, paced back and forth, and while waiting anxiously, the tightly closed office door was finally pushed open again...

Not beyond Lao Chiang's expectations, the familiar Chief of Staff He Yingqin appeared at the office door with a haggard face and stood in front of him with a little shame. At the same time, an officer with the rank of captain followed closely and walked into the office and stood behind Chief He Yingqin.

However, what made the captain officer feel depressed was that when he saw He Yingqin, Jiang directly ignored him. He walked quickly to He Yingqin and asked excitedly: "Jingzhi, what's going on? Why did you come back so late? We all thought you were captured by the security guard..."

"I disappointed the commander-in-chief. Bei Yi was indeed captured by the security guard... But for the need to pass the message, the security guard released Bei Yi again..." He Yingqin's face quickly flashed with shame and said.

"Ah... I was captured by the security division and released by them..." Lao Jiang directly showed a stunned expression.

However, after seeing He Yingqin's depressed and ashamed expression, he adjusted his mentality as soon as possible and comforted him with concern: "Jingzhi, although he was captured by the security guard, you don't need to take it seriously at all. Victory and defeat are common in military affairs. I believe that sooner or later, Victory will eventually stand on our side..."

"In this way, respect me, first tell me in detail about your past and after you were captured..."

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief..."

Listening to the statement of Chief of Staff He Yingqin, Commander-in-Chief Jiang still had a concentrating expression at the beginning. However, a few minutes later, especially after knowing that his actions were all under Li Guosheng's calculations from the beginning. His face was once again shrouded in anger...

Looking at the uncertain face of Commander-in-Chief Jiang, He Yingqin, who had been captured, spoke up and persuaded: "Commander-in-Chief, as you just said, victory or defeat is common in military affairs. I think that our urgent need for delays now is not to be angry at what has passed, but to think about a specific solution to our current dilemma?"

"My mother. Since that's the case, this time, I'll let Li Guosheng go temporarily... Jingzhi. Since you have this statement, do you already have specific ideas? Let's talk about it?" Old Jiang nodded and asked in a deep voice.

"There are no good ideas, but there is one bad idea. I hope the commander-in-chief can consider it?" He Yingqin said.

"Uh? Let's listen..." Commander-in-Chief Jiang's eyes lit up and he quickly asked.

Seeing Lao Jiang's expectant gaze, He Yingqin did not hesitate and directly gave up the captain officer standing behind him. Under Lao Jiang's surprised and puzzled gaze, he spoke: "Commander-in-Chief, this is the bad idea that Li Guosheng's combat staff officer Liu Shaoqing, Bei Zhi said. It is on Liu Shaoqing..."

"The security guard......................... Jingzhi, tell me, what exactly do you want to do? Don't you know, are we still in the process of fighting with the security guard?" When talking about the security guard who caused his current result, Lao Jiang's face that had just calmed down was once again covered by anger, and he directly questioned He Yingqin.

"Please calm down the anger of the commander-in-chief... There is a reason why the guard division released its humble post so quickly... Li Guosheng's guard division wants to negotiate with us and end the battle as soon as possible to avoid the Japanese stationed in Qingdao taking advantage of the fisherman and taking the opportunity to attack our eastern Shandong region..." He Yingqin quickly spoke.

"Peace talk..." Commander-in-Chief Jiang could hardly believe his ears and asked back with a stunned look on his face.

However, when I think of the huge casualties caused by the security division to his own troops and the anger gathered in my heart, I feel like there is nowhere to be heard. I clenched my fist and roared firmly: "Jiangzhi, the security division caused such heavy casualties to my Northern Expedition Army. Can it be solved by the word "peace talk"? No, there is absolutely no peace talk. The security division, as long as I, Mr. Jiang, live for one day, will not have any peace talks with the security division and Li Guosheng..."

He Yingqin seemed to have expected Lao Chiang's refusal. However, he did not give up because of Lao Chiang's anger and directly persuaded him: "Commander-in-Chief, please calm down... I have something to say in my humble position."

"Say..." Lao Jiang said.

"Commander-in-Chief, in this decisive battle, our 40,000 elite troops in the Northern Expedition Army were either killed on the battlefield or captured by the security division. Without these 40,000 elite troops in hand, our strength in the Northern Expedition Army will be greatly weakened. In addition, the failure of the attack on the security division this time, in order to avoid Commander Li and others taking the opportunity to attack us, we have only one way, that is, quickly replenish the lost 40,000 elite troops. Only when we have strength and the troops are in hand, we don't have to worry about any political enemy attacks..."

He Yingqin's words were directly spoken to Lao Jiang's heart. However, after a brief contemplation, his face was still shrouded in depressed expression at the first time, and he spoke helplessly: "Jingzhi, what you said makes sense. But it is not easy to add 40,000 elites..."

"Not to mention anything else, the 40,000 elite equipment and the officers in need are all things that we cannot solve in a short period of time..."

To Lao Jiang's surprise, Chief of Staff He Yingqin did not expect to show any frustration on his face as he was about his concerns, but said confidently: "Commander-in-Chief, although we do not have officers and equipment. However, our opponent guards have..."

"In addition, there is another very important reason, I have to say..."

"Now, except for the three northeastern provinces, other provinces have basically formed a unified state. Under the current circumstances, the Fifth Plenary Session of the Party Central Committee will be held soon. If the Commander-in-Chief wants to further his position within the party, reconcile with the anti-Japanese team of the security division, and get the support of the security division, it will undoubtedly add a very huge bargaining chip to himself?"

"Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee..." As soon as He Yingqin finished speaking, Commander-in-Chief Jiang immediately fell into deep thought.

As an outstanding politician, Lao Jiang certainly knew what his position within the party would be further improved in the upcoming Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China means...

As Chief of Staff He Yingqin said, although he is currently the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition Army and commands all the troops of the National Government. However, even so, he can only get the support of military representatives during the entire Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee. As for the government, there are almost more than half of the representatives. It is still uncertain who they support.

With the onset of this attack on the security division, some representatives of the army will undoubtedly become disgusted with themselves. At that time, their vote rate will undoubtedly become lower...

Without votes and insufficient approval ratings, if you want to pass the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee, your dream will be shattered without surprise. And this is definitely not what Jiang Jiang, who is full of political dreams, wants to see.

As the only anti-Japanese team in China that has defeated the Japanese army many times, the security division has a huge influence, both among the people in the country and among some representatives of the army.

Now that I have had a feud with the security guard, it means that I have had a feud with these representatives and the people... Thinking of this, a trace of cold sweat directly appeared on Lao Jiang's forehead.

However, when I think that the key to solving this problem is the guardian, it lies in my attitude at this moment. The nervous Lao Jiang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief...

He Yingqin, who looked expectant in front of him, said directly: "Jingzhi, you are right... A temporary battle of intentions is simply no comparison with our political ideals and revenge... In this case, for our dreams, for our political ideals, and for our position in your Northern Expedition Army, I agree to stop fighting and hold peace talks with the security guard..."

After saying that, Chiang Kai-shek turned his attention to Staff Liu Shaoqing and asked, "Staff Liu, what are the specific requirements and conditions of Li Guosheng? You can tell me directly?"

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief..."

Staff Officer Liu Shaoqing nodded in surprise. However, he was surprised and did not forget his responsibilities, and answered seriously but respectfully.

"Report to the Commander-in-Chief, there are three requirements for our teacher seat: First, the Commander-in-Chief must continue to fulfill the negotiation conditions a month ago, and require Sun Liren and Jiang Baili to rush to serve in my security division immediately..."

"Second, the entire Shandong region is designated as the sphere of influence of our security division. As a national special zone, the security division shall be under the jurisdiction of the security division..."

"Third, give me the main force of the security division..."

"My mom, Li Guosheng has a really big appetite. Aren't you afraid of just breaking your stomach? But since I have agreed to a peace talk with the security guard, I will not bargain for the requests you put forward. However, if you want me to agree to these requests, the conditions you gave must satisfy me..." Lao Jiang asked coldly.

"Please rest assured, Commander-in-Chief, and make sure to satisfy the Commander-in-Chief..." Liu Shaoqing replied confidently.

"The conditions for our division seats are also three: First, we will return all the officers of the Northern Expedition Army, the deputy company level or above captured by our side in this battle, and return 20,000 rifles and 500,000 corresponding ammunition seized by our security division in this battle..."

"Second, my guards publicly declared, obeyed the leadership of the National Government, and supported the commander-in-chief as the President of the Republic of China and the Commander-in-Chief of the Three Armies..."

"Third, after the expansion, our security division will be responsible for all anti-Japanese matters in the eastern Shandong area, and will ensure that the Japanese army will not be allowed to land from the coast of eastern Shandong. At the same time, our Shandong Special Zone will guarantee that we will pay 5 million ocean taxes to the central government every year to support the central government's reorganized army..."

"Finally, there is a secret letter from the throne to the commander-in-chief. I believe the commander-in-chief will be interested in the contents of the letter..." After saying that, Liu Shaoqing handed an envelope to Chiang Kai-shek...

Five minutes later, when Chiang Kai-shek carefully read a secret letter written by Li Guosheng himself, he frowned and relaxed directly. It was obvious that Commander-in-Chief Jiang was very satisfied with what Li Guosheng mentioned in the secret letter.

Because, Li Guosheng, who knows history, directly mentioned two things that touched Chiang's heart in his secret letter: one is the Red Party armed forces that have developed rapidly in China like mushrooms after a rain, and the other is Japan, which has always had ambitions for China...

After a brief contemplation, a relaxed smile appeared directly on Lao Jiang's face. With a slight sense of heroism, he spoke: "Li Guosheng is worthy of being an outstanding student from my Whampoa Military Academy. He has amazing talents in both wars and politics... Since that's the case, I will hand over the entire Shandong East to you to see how you guard the Northeast gate of the Central Plains for me and how you pay the central government a tax of five million oceans every year..."

"Commander-in-Chief, you agree to the conditions of the security division..." He Yingqin asked with an excited look on his face.

"Agree, for such generous conditions, I certainly agree... I respect you, for the specific negotiation matters, you will personally guide it. At the same time, remember to keep the entire negotiation process confidential... Two days, at most two days, the negotiation must be completely concluded. Because our opponents have not left us much time..." Lao Jiang ordered with a firm face.

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief, I guarantee to complete the task..." Chief of Staff He Yingqin replied confidently. (To be continued...)
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