blood feud

On September 1936, 9, the people of Chengde City held a grand rally in front of the "Monument without Characters of Anti-Japanese Heroes" to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the outbreak of the "September 18th Incident" on the National Humiliation Day.

Bai Shujie delivered an important speech on behalf of the Anti-Japanese Democratic Government of Rehe Province and the Rehe Garrison Command, reiterating the three themes of "work hard", "don't forget the national humiliation", and "return our country".

At the same time, Bai Shujie issued a call to the whole nation: "Fang today, the enemy is fierce. All political parties and groups should abandon their prejudices and join hands to fight against the invaders. Urge the southern government to comply with public opinion and give up all pursuit of peace." The illusion of peace, to unite the people of the country, to prepare for aggression."

"Chengde Frontline Daily" used a banner headline to publish the full text of Bai Shujie's long speech, and distributed it free of charge in Rehe and Pingjin areas.The telecommunications bureau also used clear-coded telegrams to repeatedly send out the full text.

Regarding Bai Shujie's speech this time, interested people soon discovered a problem!

It turned out that Bai Shujie's last call at the mass gathering commemorating the "September [-]th Incident" every year was "Unite and prepare for war!" The whole speech in the past was murderous from beginning to end, making people shudder.

However, in this speech, for the first time, Bai Shujie did not mention the words "preparing for war". Instead, he emphasized on the first question "work hard, revitalize the economy, and improve people's living standards."

Then there is the talk about the importance and necessity of "joining forces from all sides to face aggression together." I hope that everyone will sit down and discuss it carefully, so as not to waste people and money and fight back and forth, so that the common people suffer and the fishermen benefit.

Also, for the first time, Bai Shujie used the "Southern government" to replace the original "Southern traitorous government".

There are various indications that Bai Shujie doesn't seem to be ready to fight a war recently, but is going to turn around and focus on economic construction. It seems that he is going to be a "peacemaker" and a "peacemaker"!

It's a pity that there is no "Nobel Peace Prize" at this time, otherwise, the little devil may come forward and apply for Bai Shujie to return.As long as the "China devil" can be transformed into a "peaceful person", in fact, the little devil is really willing to do anything.

"An intriguing speech!"

This is the title of a commentator's article in the "Fengtian Observation Daily" of the Puppet Manchukuo.Comments: Chengde issued a speech that strongly released the meaning of peace!It can be seen from this that the Jehol Rebellion has finally understood the true meaning of "peace" after several years of experience and lessons, and is developing in a good direction.

The comment concludes: "We are happy to see the sincerity shown by Rehe, and we are even more pleased that Rehe has participated in building a big family of common prosperity between Japan and Manchuria. We firmly believe that this day is not far away. Time will show that, Our good intentions are worth looking forward to, and we are more willing to see their success.”

This time, the southern government's mouthpiece of public opinion remained silent, and other forces did not express their views.Only the puppet Manchukuo was beaming.

A speech by Bai Shujie aroused speculation from all parties, and at the same time, history was pulled back to the original track.

On the afternoon of September 1936, 9, the little devil began to exert pressure in Fengtai.

When Sun Xiangting of the 29nd Battalion and [-]th Company of the [-]th Army went out to practice and returned to the camp, he walked to Zhengyang Street in front of the railway station and met the Hozumi team of the Katian Brigade of the Japanese Army who had returned from shooting.

Second Lieutenant Iwai, the squad leader under Hozumi, rode his horse into Sun Xiangting's company, trampling on the soldiers.Sun's soldiers were so angry that they attacked the horse's back with their rifle butts, and the Japanese army dispersed and surrounded Sun Xiangting's company.When Company Commander Sun negotiated, he was taken away by the Japanese army.

At this time, after the Japanese barracks heard the news, the battalion captain led the infantry to the scene and surrounded the 29th barracks.

Colonel Renya Mutaguchi of the First Regiment of the Japanese Army stationed in Beiping, after receiving the telegram, led hundreds of infantry to Fengtai in armored vehicles and automobiles.Traveling to the vicinity of Dajing Village, there was a conflict with a company of the 29th Army, which was also surrounded by Japanese troops.

After 7 o'clock in the evening, the 29th Army stationed in Fengtai was divided into three places and lost contact with each other.The enemy and us confronted each other all night, and the war was imminent.

After Song Zheyuan got the report, he urgently sent people to investigate on the spot with the Japanese representatives and discuss the solution.The Japanese pressed on every step, and Song Zheyuan retreated step by step, and finally lost his power and humiliated the country. On the 19th, he reached an agreement to allow the 29th Army to withdraw from Fengtai.

On the morning of September 1936, 9, Song Zheyuan issued an order: "All troops will withdraw from Fengtai Town and hand over the defense area to the Japanese."

So far, the little devil has monopolized Fengtai and cleared the final obstacle for sending troops to Lugou Bridge, which is known as the "Fengtai Incident" in history.

Bai Shujie immediately issued a telegram: "Strongly protest against the ugly act of the Japanese army living in Tianjin Mu Tianguo Lianya making troubles and shamelessly occupying Fengtai Town. Strongly condemn Song Zheyuan for betraying the interests of the country. People share the same hatred and drive out the invaders."

Interested people once again discovered that Bai Shujie's call was the first time that he used the weak diplomatic rhetoric of "protest" instead of issuing a "statement", let alone "take targeted measures to retaliate against the actions of the Japanese army." .”

In turn, he "strongly condemned" the person involved, Song Zheyuan, as if Bai Shujie had vented his anger on his own people.This is very much in line with the traditional style of dealing with things in China's great powers-weak and incompetent externally, but too tough internally.

On October 1936, 10, someone from Jiang flew to Xi'an and began to "encircle and suppress" the Red Army in northern Shaanxi.Zhang Xueliang expressed his opposition in person, and proposed to stop the civil war and unanimously resist the Japanese, but Jiang refused.The two quarreled and broke up in the end.

Bai Shujie issued a telegram again: "Strongly condemn the southern government and Jiang for disregarding national justice and national danger, wantonly provoking civil war, completely contrary to the national public opinion, and will definitely shoot himself in the foot."

Things in the world are like this, if you say the same thing too much, no one will believe it.

Bai Shujie changed his previous style of conduct and continued to use weak diplomatic rhetoric such as "strongly condemned". People quickly got used to his bravado.Now it's completely like farting, and no "interested people" bother to guess.

On October 1936), Zhang Xueliang flew to Luoyang to celebrate Jiang's birthday, and once again made a face-to-face statement, urging Jiang to unite with the Communist Party to fight against Japan, but Jiang sternly refused.

Regarding Zhang Xueliang's request to lead his troops northward to fight against Japan, Jiang was firm and ordered the Northeast Army to immediately suppress the Communist Party, otherwise his troops would be withdrawn to the east for disbandment.

On November 1936, Zhang Xueliang wrote a letter to Jiang, asking Yingying to fight against Japan. Jiang didn't even read it, and threw it directly into the wastebasket.

On December 1936, 12, Zhang Xueliang flew to Luoyang to meet someone from Jiang and asked for the release of the "Seven Gentlemen" of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Association.At the same time, he reported to Jiang that his subordinates were going to be overthrown, and now he couldn't suppress it, so he repeatedly asked Generalissimo Jiang to give a lecture.

After a little hesitation, Jiang agreed to Zhang Xueliang's request and scheduled to go to Xi'an a day later.

On December 1936, 12, Jiang arrived in Xi'an from Luoyang and lived in Huaqing Pool.At the same time, someone from Jiang issued an order to immediately mobilize 4 direct troops of the Central Army to "suppress" the Red Army.

Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng came to the door again to appeal, but Jiang refused.Someone from Jiang told Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng: Either advance troops, or transfer the Northeast Army and the Seventeenth Route Army to Fujian and Anhui.

On December 1936, 12, Zhang Xueliang went to Huaqingchi to meet Jiang, and repeatedly admonished him, demanding to stop the civil war and unite in the resistance against Japan, but Jiang refused, and directly blasted Zhang Xueliang out of the room.

On December 1936, 12, Zhang Xueliang took Bai Fengxiang to meet Jiang, who was holding a meeting and officially approved the launch of the sixth "encirclement and suppression" plan, and decided to announce the national mobilization order on the 10th. One battle must be a complete success.

On the evening of December 1936, 12, someone from Jiang invited Zhang Xueliang, Yang Hucheng, Jiang Dingwen, Chen Cheng, Zhu Shaoliang, etc. to a dinner to discuss the next issue of suppressing the bandits.Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng were determined this time, they would never fight against the Red Army in northern Shaanxi, and they never accepted the order to send troops.

Someone Jiang was furious, and announced on the wine table that Jiang Dingwen was the former commander-in-chief of the Northwest Bandit Suppression Army, and Wei Lihuang was the commander-in-chief of the border regions of the four provinces of Shanxi, Shaanxi, Suining, etc., and ordered the Central Army to take over the Northeast Army. The task of suppressing the Communist Party of China and the Northwest Army.

Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng are not fools. If Lao Jiang's impromptu change of generals succeeds this time, the two of them will have come to an end.The so-called being forced to go to Liangshan, as a last resort, refers to this time.

A certain Jiang thinks that he has power over the world, and no one dares to do anything to him.Little did he know that Jiang's world was on the verge of collapse, but he didn't have the slightest self-knowledge.

In the middle of the night of December 1936, 12, Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng summoned the senior generals of the Northeast Army and the Seventeenth Route Army respectively, notifying Jiang of his decision to take measures against the Northeast Army and the Northwest Army instead of wanting to fight against Japan, and at the same time announced the second In the early morning, the army remonstrated.

At 1936 a.m. on December 12, 12, Zhang and Yang launched a military remonstrance, and the Northeast Army went to Huaqing Pool in Lintong to arrest Chiang.Lao Jiang jumped out of the bedroom window, broke his back, hid behind a big rock, and was caught alive.

The Seventeenth Route Army also detained Chen Cheng, Shao Lizi, Jiang Dingwen, Chen Tiaoyuan, Wei Lihuang, Zhu Shaoliang and other Kuomintang military and political officials in Xi'an, and Shao Yuanchong and others were killed.

On the same day, Zhang and Yang sent a telegram to the whole country about the eight propositions for saving the country:

Reorganize the Nanjing government, accommodate all parties and factions, and jointly be responsible for saving the country.Stop all civil wars.Immediately release the patriotic leaders arrested in Shanghai.Release all political prisoners across the country.Open up the popular patriotic movement.All political freedoms of assembly and association of the people are guaranteed.He did obey Premier Sun's will.Immediately convene a National Salvation Conference.

This remonstrance in modern Chinese history was called the "Xi'an Incident" because it took place in Xi'an.

This matter came in time, so Bai Shujie couldn't be happier.

On December 1936, 12, he issued the "Statement" again: "I was shocked to hear the incident in Xi'an, and I thought there was a lot of room for improvement. If all parties in the power give up their stereotypes, put the righteousness of the nation as the most important thing, and talk about it fairly, The Chinese nation will be very fortunate to reach an understanding to resist Japan!"

"He Yingqin has always been ambitious and has become a vanguard of traitors. It is purely illegal to steal the name of the national government and deprive Zhang Xueliang of his job and other positions. Sending a plane to demonstrate in the sky over Xi'an is purely to confuse the people and create turmoil! Although Jiang has behaved improperly, but As the leader of the Republic of China, He Yingqin secretly mobilized the army, which is tantamount to conspiracy, and he deserves to be punished!"

"I would like to tell the traitors in the Nanjing court: the change in Xi'an, there is a way to negotiate. If you dare to send troops [-] kilometers away from Tongguan, the Rehe Police Command will launch an army immediately to crusade against the traitor He Yingqin, and punish all those who collude with the little devils." Shameless person! This spreads the world, salty to know the news."

After all, what happens next, let's see the breakdown in the next chapter.