The biggest beneficiary

That night, when Jiang Baili, the negotiator of the Ninth Army, had just finished dinner and was preparing for tomorrow's negotiations, the company commander of the guard company responsible for Jiang Baili's entire trip to Nanjing, walked in with a look of surprise and reported.

"The report is held. The Northeast Army negotiator hopes to meet you. He is waiting outside the door and carrying a lot of gifts..."

"Zhang Xueliang's Northeast Army..." Jiang Baili immediately showed a look of astonishment on his face, and he spoke to himself.

"What the Commander-in-Chief said is indeed correct: Zhang Xueliang is simply incomparable compared to his father. Our army has just dispatched the forces of two main divisions and scared the commander-in-chief of the Northeast Army, who holds a large army of 300,000..."

"Select, what you mean is that the commander-in-chief knew in Jinan, Shandong that the Northeast Army was the first local force to compromise with us, and the commander-in-chief was too amazing..." The guard company commander asked in surprise.

Chief of Staff Jiang Baili nodded without comment, and then seemed to think of something. He asked in confusion at the guard company commander in front of him: "Company Commander Wang, how do you know that the Northeast Army negotiator is planning to come over and compromise with us..."

"You don't know... It's spreading outside now..." The guard company commander asked with confusion.

"Uh? Let's talk about it, there are rumors outside..." Jiang Baili asked back with interest.

"Commander-in-Chief, this is the situation..... The Shanxi Sui Army and several senior generals of the Northwest Army issued a public power-up less than two hours. A news about my Ninth Army quickly spread among the negotiators: My Ninth Army dispatched heavy troops. He rashly entered the front line and made a stance to attack the warlords of major localities... Now everyone is rumoring that my Ninth Army does not abide by the armistice agreement and does not abide by the rules. But let me say: Without strength, there is no right to speak. These people who rumor each other cannot eat grapes and say that the grapes are sour. If you have the ability, you can also dispatch heavy troops to see if others buy your account..." The guard company commander told the things he knew, just like pouring beans on bamboo tubes.

"Haha. It seems that our temporary ally, Minister He Yingqin, is still unwilling to be lonely." Chief of Staff Jiang Baili couldn't help but sigh.

Then, he analyzed the specific source of the rumor in front of him with blood: "No surprise, this rumor must have come from the Central Army. Making such a big noise is nothing more than trying to win over the influence of the enemy generals behind their backs and reduce it to the minimum. Without any solution, the central government had to let our Ninth Army be the sucker. He pushed us to the forefront and let our Ninth Army bear the anger of major local forces. The Central Army reaped the benefits of the fisherman and enjoyed the fruits."

After the words came, the guard company commander was anxious and quickly spoke: "Seat, what should we do? Should we go to trouble the Central Army?"

Jiang Baili waved his hand and said confidently to the guard company commander: "No, the surrender is the surrender. We don't have to worry about these rumors outside."

"What you just said is very good: the Central Army cannot eat grapes and say that grapes are sour. If you have the ability, you can also give the Northwest Army and the Shanxi Sui Army a front line. In one sentence: In the face of real strength, any conspiracy will become vulnerable. Otherwise, the Northeast Army negotiators would not be so anxious to find us to solve the problem privately..."

Speaking of this, Jiang Baili's face had already returned to seriousness without realizing it. He ordered the guard company commander who was still excited, "Why are you still standing there? I will immediately invite the Northeast Army negotiator, the Northeast Army Chief of Staff Rong Zhen, to our reception room. I will go to the reception room to meet him immediately and deal with the Northeast Army first."

“Yes, I’ll be the seat….”

In the reception room, after dozens of minutes of greetings, the two veterans on the battlefield directly led the conversation to the content of the negotiation. Rong Zhen, the chief of staff of the Northeast Army, who seemed a little impatient, spoke first.

"Brother Baili, I believe you know the purpose of my coming here now... I want to know what is the biggest bottom line of the Ninth Army against our Northeast Army in response to this negotiation? What exactly does the Ninth Army want from our Northeast Army? Why are they still increasing troops to the Liaodong Peninsula..."

"In addition, I would like to warn Brother Baili that although your army deployed two main divisions on the Liaodong Peninsula, I want to say that my Northeast Army is not a vegetarian. According to the words of Commander-in-Chief Zhang of my Northeast Army, at most, you can directly draw 100,000 troops from the other two provinces to go south, and use the Ninth Army to decide a victory or defeat on the Liaodong Peninsula. I believe that your army does not want to see such a result. Therefore, I hope that your two armies can live in peace earlier..."

Facing Rong Zhen who was righteous in front of him, a sneer flashed quickly on Jiang Baili's face. Because he knew that at this time, the more tough the other party showed himself, the more scared the other party was. Because everyone knew that the troops of the Northeast Army in Heilongjiang and Jilin could not move. Because these two armies were set up against the Korean Japanese Kwantung Army and the Soviet Union's old Russian army.

Now, as the chief of staff of the Northeast Army, Rong Zhen, even said such a confused word. It directly explained that the various pressures on the shoulders of the Northeast Army Commander-in-Chief Zhang Xueliang have been increasingly under. At this moment, Zhang Xueliang urgently needs to make up for his relationship with him, concentrate on ensuring his dominance over the three northeastern provinces.

Jiang Baili's face was once again covered by a serious expression, and said, "Brother Rong Zhen, since you have said that, I, Jiang Baili, are not a pretentious person... Company Commander Wang, come with the map..."

The guard company commander quickly placed a map showing the three northeastern provinces in front of the two of them. Jiang Baili also took a pencil and drew a curve on the Liaodong Peninsula and opened his mouth.

"Brother Rong Zhen, I hope the Northeast Army can hand over all areas south of Yingkou, Haicheng, Xiuyan, and Dandong line under the jurisdiction of our Ninth Group Army..."

"This is impossible..." As soon as Jiang Baili's words fell, Chief of Staff Rong Zhen's scream followed closely in the reception room. He spoke directly with a serious expression on his face.

"Brother Baili. You must know that my Northeast Army was not defeated. I, Rong Zhen, are not here to ask for peace with you now, but to speak up. I hope Brother Baili can understand. Otherwise, there is no need to continue this negotiation."

Jiang Baili waved his hand, and after Rong Zhen's anger slowly calmed down, he smiled and said, "Brother Rong Zhen, have I said that I had asked the Northeast Army to ced these territory to my Ninth Army?"

"It's not a cede. What is that? Does Brother Baili treat me Rong Zhen as a fool..." Rong Zhen's face suddenly showed a puzzled expression and asked back.

"It's a transaction! My Ninth Army exchanged the rights of occupation in this area from your army through some things that Commander-in-Chief Zhang is interested in." Jiang Baili said.

Since it was not a cedent, it would not have any impact on the reputation of the Northeast Army. Hearing this, Rong Zhen's nervous heart slowly relaxed. After all, he was also worried that the negotiations between the two sides would break down and cause unnecessary wars.

Although the Northeast Army, which has 300,000 troops, is not afraid of war. However, once the war begins, it will inevitably cause a large amount of military strength and economic losses. After several consecutive defeats, can the Northeast Army, which is still in real time, withstand other losses?

After a brief contemplation, Chief of Staff Rong Zhen had already agreed to this condition from the bottom of his heart. However, for the sake of the face and image of the Northeast Army, and to reduce the losses of the Northeast Army as much as possible, he still asked stubbornly.

"Brother Baili. I don't know what your army intends to trade with our Northeast Army. In addition, after your army occupied this area, how can we guarantee our Northeast Army that we will no longer invade other occupied areas of our Northeast Army."

"I will answer Brother Rong Zhen's first question first." Jiang Baili said confidently, as if he had already been convinced that Chief of Staff Rong Zhen in front of him would definitely agree to his trading conditions...

"In the two battles with the Northeast Army, all the senior officers of the Northeast Army, and some ordinary officers and soldiers who were completely loyal to the Northeast Army were captured in the two main brigades of the Northeast Army, a total of 1,593 people. In terms of weapons and ammunition, except for heavy weapons such as mortars and mountain artillery, the remaining rifles, light and heavy machine guns, including seized ammunition, are all returned to your army..."

"Brother Rong Zhen, you are quite satisfied with this condition..."

All senior officers of the two brigades and more than 1,000 grassroots backbones, plus a large number of light and heavy weapons returned by the Ninth Army. Rong Zhen believes that with the sufficient logistics support and military sources of the Northeast Army, the two powerful main brigades will return to the Northeast Army's combat sequence again in one month at the latest.

Although the equipment lost in an artillery regiment is heartbreaking, compared to using a piece of land that has always been under the vanguard of the Ninth Army, it can be said that this transaction will not suffer any loss, no matter who it is...

Of course, if you agree, Rong Zhen did not show it immediately. Under Jiang Baili's gaze, he continued to ask with a serious look on his face: "Brother Baili, what about the second question I just mentioned?"

Before answering the question, Jiang Baili's face was once again covered with seriousness, just like before. He said to Rong Zhen with a heavy expression: "Brother Rong Zhen, what I said next is that you can assure me of the honor of military personnel: Keep the absolute confidentiality of what I just said, and do not disclose it to anyone..."

After getting Rong Zhen's nodding in agreement, Jiang Baili unexpectedly asked: "Brother Rong Zhen, as the chief of staff of the Northeast Army, you often deal with the Japanese Kwantung Army. From your perspective, how big is the ambition of the Japanese Kwantung Army and even the ambition of the entire Japanese government..."

"This..." Faced with this sensitive topic, Rong Zhen suddenly became hesitant.

However, thinking about the Ninth Army's always-off attitude, I immediately felt relieved. After thinking about it, I said, "Brother Baili, since you asked me this question, I will tell you the truth in my heart..."

"The Japanese have always had wolf ambitions for China. From the Japanese Tanaka memorial a few years ago, we can clearly see that the Japanese have never given up on their destruction."

Having said this, a long sigh slowly came from Rong Zhen's mouth. He spoke to Jiang Baili: "But, looking at the entire Northeast Army, from top to bottom, there are almost a handful of senior officers who can truly realize this problem. Of course, even if someone recognizes this problem, in their eyes: it will be ten years before the Japanese launched a war of aggression against China. Even if they do not know it, it will take longer."

"Ten years are so ridiculous..." As soon as Chief Rong Zhen's words fell, a sarcastic laughter came from Jiang Baili's mouth.

Looking at Rong Zhen, who was worried, without reservation, he spoke directly: "If the Japanese plan to start a war in ten years, why is he eager to launch military provocations again and again on my country on the Sino-North Korea border..., including the old commander of your Northeast Army. Why did he die at the hands of the Japanese? These obvious facts are placed in front of you, and these people can't even see..."

"However, as the saying goes, your Northeast Army does not want to defend, so my Ninth Army will help you defend. I believe that Brother Rong Zhen should be very clear about my Ninth Army's attitude towards Japan. The reason why my Ninth Army occupied a piece of territory in Liaodong was not to compete with the Northeast Army, but to occupy an area that could threaten the lives of the Japanese. And Dandong, which borders the Korean Japanese Kwantung Army, is such a place..."

"Once the Japanese want to launch a retaliation against our Ninth Army, if the navy loses to the Japanese, our Ninth Army can send troops from Dandong. From land, threaten the security of the Japanese Kwantung Army in the war situation. Leave a way out for the Ninth Army that can threaten the Japanese so that we will not be passively beaten after the war breaks out..."

"Brother Rong Zhen, that's all, I believe that you have seen my sincerity and don't know these things. Can you believe that my Ninth Army does not have the intention to compete for territory with your army in Liaoning..."

Rong Zhen was shocked, especially after carefully following Jiang Baili's combat ideas, he looked at the map carefully. He was directly shocked by the huge strategic concept of the Ninth Army. Then, he breathed a sigh of relief and spoke.

"Brother Baili, I am not as good as you. Including the entire Northeast Army, it is not as good as the Ninth Army. We are still thinking about how to deal with the invasion of foreign enemies when we are expanding our territory in China. Since Brother Baili even told me such a secret matter, it would be a bit unreasonable if my Northeast Army still does not agree. Brother Baili, here, on behalf of the Northeast Army, I solemnly agree to your army's request. All areas along Yingkou, Haicheng, and Dandong will be left to your army's jurisdiction. After the official armistice agreement is signed tomorrow, our Northeast Army will begin to withdraw."

After Rong Zhen finished speaking, Jiang Baili said without being reluctant to fall behind: "Brother Rong Zhen, I, Jiang Baili, also on behalf of the Ninth Army, promise you that after my Ninth Army enters Liaodong, I will never seize any city in the three northeastern provinces from the Northeastern Army..."

Negotiator of the Northeast Army Rong Zhen, less than half an hour away, was followed by the negotiator of Yan Xishan, who appeared in the reception room of Jiang Baili.

The negotiations with representative Yan Xishan were much easier than Rong Zhen. After all, Jiang Baili did not intend to seize any territory from Yan Xishan.

The Ninth Army was defeated, followed by the Central Army. Two consecutive military strikes have reduced Yan Xishan's army by two thirds. Of course, this is not the most important. With the continuous success of Chiang Kai-shek's money and official offensives, a large number of senior generals who were originally loyal to Yan Xishan have rebelled. Yan Xishan, whose strength has already shrunk a lot, felt even more exhausted, and was not enough to ensure the safety of Shanxi Province.

Faced with the attractive conditions for all the officers and equipment of the Shanxi-Sui Army who could expand the three main divisions at any time, Yan Xishan's negotiator agreed without thinking.

In the end, under the repeated threats and insistence of Jiang Baili, two large coal mines near the junction of Henan and Hebei fell directly into the hands of the Ninth Army. At the same time, in order to ensure the safety of the mining and transportation of the two large coal mines, Jiang Baili directly won the garrison power of the two garrison battalions at the locations of the two major coal mines...

Of course, in addition to the two coal mines that are closely related to Yan Xishan's interests and the garrison power, several cities north of Xinxiang, Henan, which have been abandoned by Yan Xishan's Shanxi Suijun, including Anyang, Hebi and Puyang, were also left to the jurisdiction of the Ninth Army. A safe passage was opened for Shanxi's coal mine resources to successfully enter Shandong Province.

Feng Yuxiang, commander-in-chief of the Northwest Army, suffered two consecutive military failures. His subordinates betrayed one after another under the temptation of Chiang Kai-shek's official position and money... In less than a month, Feng Yuxiang, who held hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Northwest Army, became a lonely man.

Faced with the nearly disintegrating Northwest Army, the powerful Ninth Army directly shocked every senior general with real power in the Northwest Army. In order not to weaken the troops and power in their hands, and to not offend the new star hardline warlord in China, the negotiator of the Northwest Army was very polite in front of Chiang Bai.

In addition, Shijiazhuang was occupied by Han Fuqu, an old friend of the Ninth Army. After only a very simple battle, the entire southeastern Hebei region, including Xingtai, Handan, Hengshui and Cangzhou, belonged to the Ninth Army.

Because of the powerful military front shown by the Ninth Army on the battlefield of the Central Plains, coupled with the powerful strength shown by the Ninth Army among the major warlords in China after its expansion, the Central Plains War, which affected the entire situation in China, ended with the comprehensive victory of the Central Army and the Ninth Army.
Chapter completed!