He was the Northeast Army, which was obedient to the central government on the surface, but in fact, was an armed force outside the government. Chiang Kai-shek had two uses: First, he used Zhang Xueliang's cowardly personality to win over senior generals in the Northeast Army as much as possible, and knew which day he would completely transform the Northeast Army's huge fortune into the Central Army.

Second, take advantage of the hatred between the Northeast Army and the Japanese to restrain the Japanese as much as possible in the three northeastern provinces. Force the Japanese to avoid being involved in the central government’s taxation location and the Jiangnan area in a short period of time.

However, what Jiang Jiang did not expect was that Zhang Xueliang was so soft in front of the Japanese.

When he saw the telegram sent to him by the communications office, He Yingqin and Dai Li, who were the veteran confidant, appeared in Lao Chiang's office as soon as possible.

After learning from the telegram that the whole incident happened, He Yingqin first said: "Chairman, judging from the current situation, at most half a month, the entire Northeastern provinces will fall into the hands of the Japanese Kwantung Army. I really didn't expect that Deputy Commander-in-Chief Zhang, who had hundreds of thousands of mercenaries, would take the initiative to initiate the entire Northeastern provinces..."

Lao Jiang said with a gloomy face: "Mom Xipi, I didn't expect that Zhang Xueliang would be so unscrupulous. Faced with the attack of 100,000 Kwantung Army, the Northeast Army, which had more than 300,000 men, would actually retreat on its own initiative..."

Speaking of this, Chiang Kai-shek thought of another protagonist of this incident, the Japanese Kwantung Army.

He cursed at the two confidants, regardless of their image, "My grandma, the Japanese are not a thing. They are not afraid of supporting themselves by occupying the entire three northeastern provinces. Unfortunately, the No. 1 Arsenal in Asia, which Zhang Zuolin spent decades to build, fell into the hands of the Japanese. If Zhang Xueliang had handed over the arsenal to the central government earlier, the central government would have been able to fully change all the Central Army..."

No matter how angry you are, when facing such a big thing, as the central government, you cannot be without any reaction.

After Chiang Kai-shek's anger slowly calmed down, he asked in a blunt manner to He Yingqin: "Jingzhi, what kind of explanation do you think the central government should give to the people about this matter..."

He Yingqin responded: "Chairman, judging from the current situation, the Japanese are bound to win the three northeastern provinces. In addition, the character of Commander-in-Chief Zhang of the Northeastern Army, the strength of the Northeastern Army will definitely not stop the Japanese Kwantung Army's offensive pace..."

Seeing that Chiang-shen nodded with approval, He Yingqin continued to speak: "Since the Northeast Army is no longer reliable, according to the retreat order issued by Commander-in-Chief Zhang Xueliang to the Northeast Army, it will not take long for the entire Northeast Army to retreat into the pass. At that time, the entire pass will only be the Ninth Army stationed on the Liaodong Peninsula."

When it comes to calculating people, Chiang Kai-shek was definitely the well-deserved boss of the Republic of China. After hearing He Yingqin's introduction, he immediately thought of a way that could save the National Government from trouble and at the same time, he could also plot against his own mortal enemy. That is, Li Guosheng's Ninth Army.

His eyes lit up and he asked back to He Yingqin in front of him: "Jingzhi, what you mean is to order the Ninth Army. It requires the Ninth Army to block the Japanese Kwantung Army's offensive pace and defend the country..."

"The Chairman is wise... Since the Ninth Army relies on fighting the Japanese to develop and grow, then we will transfer them to the forefront of the War of Resistance and let them fight to the death with the Japanese army. I believe that in the face of the power of the whole country, the Ninth Army will definitely obey the orders of the National Government and go to the front line outside the pass..." He Yingqin affirmed.

A glimmer flashed quickly in Lao Jiang's eyes. Because, from the bottom of his heart, he had agreed to this method of killing three birds with one stone.

The reason why he shot three birds with one stone was that Chiang Kai-shek had his own idea: since the Northeast Army did not want to help the Republic of China protect the three northeastern provinces and threw the vast land area to the Japanese, then the Northeast Army would not have the need to continue to occupy the three northeastern provinces. In other words, the Northeast Army would completely leave the three northeastern provinces and live in the pass. At that time, without its own territory, the 300,000 elite Northeast Army would become a piece of fat in the mouth of the Central Army, and the Central Army would eat whatever it wanted...

After a brief thought, a huge idea that he could also weaken the strength and fame of the Ninth Army slowly emerged in Chiang Chiang's mind.

He said decisively to He Yingqin in front of him: "Respect me, now our central government has three things to do."

"First, according to what Zhang Xueliang said, the viciousness of the Japanese Kwantung Army was quickly announced to the public. At the same time, he reported to the League of Nations that the Japanese Kwantung Army invaded our Chinese nation, hoping that the League of Nations could suppress the Japanese and let the Japanese voluntarily withdraw from the three northeastern provinces."

"Second, immediately send Zhang Xueliang a reprimanding telegram in the name of the Ministry of Military Affairs. At the same time, in order to hold him to withdraw his troops without authorization, he threw the three northeastern provinces to the Japanese. The central government decided to remove him from his position as deputy commander-in-chief of the three armies of the Republic of China, remove him from his position as commander-in-chief of the Northeastern Army, and appoint him as acting commander-in-chief of the Northeastern Army. He asked him to organize all officers and soldiers of the Northeastern Army to fight against the Japanese Kanto Army on the spot and block the speed of the Japanese Kanto Army's attack. At the same time, under unspeakable circumstances, the Northeastern Army was allowed to withdraw into the Rehe and Pingjin area to build fortifications, and resolutely block the Japanese Kanto Army from entering the pass..."

"Third, in the name of the Ministry of Military Affairs, an order was issued to the Ninth Army: the Ninth Army immediately exited the pass and cooperated with the Northeast Army to block the Japanese Kwantung Army's attack. At the same time, it launched an attack on the Japanese Kwantung Army and recovered all the lands that had been occupied by the Japanese Kwantung Army. Tell Li Guosheng that all the lands recovered by the Ninth Army from the hands of the Japanese will be handed over to the Ninth Army for management..."

He Yingqin, standing in front of Chiang Kai-shek, couldn't help but look at Chiang Kai-shek with admiration.

It can be imagined that once these three orders are issued, the central government will not only not need to bear any responsibility for losing its territory, but will also be recognized by the people. Because the central government not only did enough superficial work to declare the Japanese atrocities to the League of Nations. It also did some substantive work, ordering the Northeast Army and the Ninth Army to block the Kwantung Army's offensive pace...

Of course, this is not the most important thing.

The orders that Chiang Kai-shek gave Li Guosheng's Ninth Army were on the surface to give Li Guosheng benefits, but in fact they were to put a trap for Li Guosheng and Zhang Xueliang. What's more important is that in the face of the traps that Chiang Kai-shek had put on himself, Li Guosheng and Zhang Xueliang, they must take the initiative to drill.

As for the reason, it sounds very simple. As the master of the three northeastern provinces, Zhang Xueliang would rather have the three northeastern provinces fall into the hands of the Japanese than want the three northeastern provinces fall into the hands of the Ninth Army. Because, during Li Guosheng's troops in the Northeastern region, although Zhang Xueliang did not dare to fight against the Japanese, it was still possible to harass Li Guosheng's Ninth Army.

As for Li Guosheng, as the only anti-Japanese team in the public's psychology, Li Guosheng had no reason to refuse in the face of the central government's orders. At the same time, as long as Li Guosheng walked out of the Liaodong Peninsula and entered the three northeastern provinces, he would become the dual enemy of the Northeast Army and the Japanese Kwantung Army.

After the three telegrams were sent by the central government with clear telegrams, the whole country was in an uproar in the face of the invasion of the Japanese Kwantung Army. Students from all over the country took to the streets, held high the banner, and launched protests against the Japanese government.

Feeling that Japan is becoming more and more dominant in your Asian region, the League of Nations, which may affect the situation in East Asia, will also take action. However, when the Japanese government does not really threaten the real interests of these countries, the League of Nations can do is send a few reprimanding telegrams to the Japanese government, demanding that the Japanese government stop all military operations.

However, in the face of the huge benefits that may have brought to the government after occupying the three northeastern provinces of China, the Japanese cabinet, which has slowly grasped the power of the entire state, threw these telegrams aside, and waited until the latest war report came from the Kwantung Army.

The northeast is already in a war situation.

Under the attack of two divisions of the Japanese Kanto Army, more than 150 cannons with a caliber of more than 70 mm, there was no complete house in the entire Tonghua City.

Just as the tens of thousands of Northeast Army soldiers who were standing in Tonghua City were about to die with the entire Tonghua City, Commander-in-Chief Zhang Xueliang's retreat telegram was finally sent to the Major General of the Guard.

After reading the telegram, a trace of confusion quickly appeared on the face of the major general. He asked incrediblely to the chief of staff and several regiment commanders in front of him: "Why is this happening? The Japanese have hit us under our noses, but they are not happy to fight back. Do you really want to throw all the three northeastern provinces to the Japanese, so that our Northeast Army can truly become the sinners of the 30 million people in the entire northeastern..."

Not only the Major General Brigade Commander was puzzled, but some battalion commanders also showed a strong expression of confusion and anger on their faces. As soon as the brigade commander finished speaking, he shouted: "The general is unacceptable to the orders of the king outside. In any case, he vowed to defend the position to the death and not let the Japanese occupy the Assimilation City..."

The instigation of his subordinates, the commander-in-chief's orders, coupled with the anger and confusion in his heart... all kinds of moods were accumulated in the heart of the major general brigade commander at the same time, causing him to fall into a very painful and difficult choice.

Facing the major general brigade commander with a changeable face, and facing the commander-in-chief Zhang Xueliang, the chief of staff standing next to the brigade commander, knew that it was time for his turn to speak.

After suppressing his hands and preventing his subordinates who were still clamoring in the conference room, he said to the brigade commander in front of him: "The soldiers regard obeying orders as their duty, please be cautious..."

"In addition, after the Japanese's artillery just now, we had lost thousands of troops before we could actually exchange fire with the Japanese. In addition, the arsenal in the city was destroyed by Japanese intelligence agencies, and the brothers had very little ammunition left. Staying here will not only not cause too much damage to the Japanese Kwantung Army outside the city, but will also affect tens of thousands of people in Tonghua City, allowing tens of thousands of people to suffer from Japanese artillery fire with us..."

The Chief of Staff's persuasion was like a scoop of cold water, bringing the major general brigade commander back to reality. At the same time, it also made him realize the dangerous situation he was in.

It is certain that as long as you don’t retreat immediately, at the latest one day, the entire infantry brigade, including the tens of thousands of people in Tonghua City, will become fat in the mouths of the Japanese Kwantung Army.

On the surface, the Major General Brigade Commander has already recognized what the Chief of Staff said. However, as a soldier who defends his country, the Major General Brigade Commander still resists this retreat order from the bottom of his heart.

The Chief of Staff, who had been fighting on the battlefield for several years, immediately understood something from the brigade commander's face. His eyes lit up and he suggested to the Major General Brigade Commander: "Brigate, according to the progress of the Japanese Kanto Army, if our army does not leave a certain force to block the attack during the process of actively retreating, it will definitely be defeated under the pursuit of the Kanto Army."

"So. I mean, at least one regiment of soldiers who were willing to fight bloody battles with the Japanese were drawn from the entire brigade. They were equipped with the best equipment of the entire brigade, and they represented the entire brigade to fight bloody battles with the Japanese Kwantung Army to the end. And we did this, it was not considered disobeying the commander-in-chief's order..."

The Chief of Staff’s proposal directly solved the brigade commander’s concerns. As soon as he finished speaking, he received the approval of the Major General Brigade Commander.

The Northeast Army's garrison brigade stationed in Tonghua took the initiative to retreat, leaving more than 1,500 elite troops to cut off the rear. However, these 1,500 people were completely lost under the joint attack of the Japanese Kwantung Army artillery and air force.

The two field divisions of the Kwantung Army were so fast that the Kwantung Army headquarters was shocked. At the same time, it also shocked the Japanese military headquarters, allowing the Japanese cabinet to see the hope of completely occupying the three northeastern provinces of China.

The General Command of the Kanto Army, Lieutenant General Koiwaki Kyoto, rushed to General Honjo with a secret telegram with excitement. Seeing the commander who was studying the map, he reported with excitement: "Old Commander, the vanguard troops reported the victory telegram..."

"Our Kwantung Army's two field divisions were under the cover of the Air Force. After two hours of fierce fighting, they occupied Tonghua City ten minutes ago. At the same time, an infantry brigade of the Northeast Army stationed in Tonghua City, after leaving a regiment's rear troops, the main force of the entire brigade had withdrawn from Tonghua an hour and a half ago and was retreating in a marching manner in the direction of Shenyang..."

A hint of joy quickly appeared on the face of General Shinto Honjo. He asked in anticipation at Koi Iso Kan Akira: "The Northeast Army has retreated. What is going on? Okamura Jun from Jinan. Has any relevant information been sent..."

Lieutenant General Koi Iso nodded, took out another telegram from the folder, and said, "Commander, this is a secret telegram that Okamura Kan just forwarded..."

"After intelligence personnel hidden in the Northeast Army General Command confirmed that the Northeast Army Commander-in-Chief Zhang Xueliang issued a non-resistance and retreat order to all relevant East Army troops under his command two hours ago. Okamura Jun analyzed: After this order was issued, our Kwantung Army only needs to face the possible counterattack of 20% of the Northeast Army's forces during the occupation of the entire three northeastern provinces..."

General Honjo Shizuo, who was still happy just now, was already covered by surprise. He asked Koi Iso Kwanaki, "Twenty percent of the Northeast Army, that is, 60,000 troops... Chief of Staff, what you mean is that in the process of my Kanto Army occupying the entire three northeastern provinces, there are only 60,000 Northeast Army... Is this news accurate?"

"Hayi..." Chief of Staff Koiki Aki responded firmly.

"According to the caller ID of Okamura Jun, the two infantry brigades of the Northeast Army stationed outside Chenyang City have begun to retreat... The entire Chenyang City was occupied by two infantry brigades of our Kwantung Army an hour ago... However, the large amount of arms and ammunition stored in the Shenyang Arsenal suddenly exploded more than two hours ago, and all were destroyed..."

There is the previous news that is absolutely good for the Kwantung Army. After hearing the bad news that thousands of tons of ammunition were destroyed, General Honjo, who was full of excitement, had no change in his face. He said indifferently to Koi Iso Kwan Aki, "Chief of Staff, there will be no ammunition. As long as Zhang Xueliang's order is not resisting, with the ammunition reserve of our Kwantung Army, we are fully capable of eliminating the 60,000 Kwantung Army that dared to counterattack, and taking over the entire three northeastern provinces."

"Besides, isn't the Chenyang Arsenal still in our hands? As long as we completely occupy the Chenyang City, the Chenyang Arsenal can continuously provide us with ammunition..."

After saying that, General Honjo, who had seen the Kwantung Army occupy the three northeastern provinces, continued to speak to Lieutenant General Koisaki: "Chief of Staff, with the remaining three field divisions of the Kwantung Army, although he can quickly occupy the three northeastern provinces of China, if he wants to truly defend it, his troops are still slightly insufficient. Because, to the west of the three northeastern provinces, there are also Soviets watching the changes in Northeastern China with covetous eyes, hoping to gain some benefits from it..."

Then, a trace of seriousness quickly covered the excited expression on General Honjo Honjo. He looked at Koi Iso Kyoko China and decisively ordered: "Chief of Staff, you immediately send a telegram to the eighth and ninth divisions that occupied Tonghua County, asking the two divisions to change the combat plan immediately. The 8th Division quickly advanced to the Shenyang defense line. After occupying Shenyang, the entire division quickly occupied all counties around Shenyang with infantry brigades as units..."

"The 9th Division quickly advanced towards Changchun and occupied Changchun with a rapid march. At the same time, it quickly occupied the entire Jilin Province with the infantry brigade..."

"Order the 13th Division, which is left behind in the headquarters, to set out immediately and attack Heilongjiang Province. First, occupy Harbin, and then quickly occupy the entire Heilongjiang Province with its superior forces..."

"During the battle, the aviation division must fully cooperate with the army's operations to ensure that the three field divisions occupy the entire territory of the three northeastern provinces in the shortest time."

"In addition, the first and second divisions that were ordered to confront the Ninth Army will be divided into three immediately... The First Division stayed in Xinyizhou and continued to face the Ninth Army of Dandong across the river. The Second Division quickly crossed the Yalu River and entered Liaoning Province. With the Third Brigade as part of it, it occupied Fengcheng and cut off the main traffic route from Andong to Chenyang. The Fourth Brigade occupied Anshan and cut off the main traffic route from Haicheng to Chenyang..."
Chapter completed!