I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

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"Second son, I left Xuzhou that day, and indeed I haven't seen you for a long time, welcome to Guangxi as a guest.

Although Guangxi is a poor country, the mountains and rivers in Guangxi have a special flavor, and I, a Guangxi native, will do my best to be a landlord!" Li Zongren was also full of smiles.

"Mr. Li, you're welcome! I've heard that Guilin's landscape is the best in the world. If I have the chance, I really want to have a good time!" Jiang Weiguo talked and laughed happily with Li Zongren, without any nervousness at all. He immediately saw Bai Chongxi beside Li Zongren.

Li Bai and Li Bai have always been inseparable from weighing mounds and Meng from coke. Li Zongren is there, and Bai Chongxi must be there. Besides Li Bai, there is also Huang Shaohong, the third figure of the Gui family and the current chairman of Guangxi Province.

Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi, and Huang Shaohong are also known as the "Three Heroes of the Guangxi Clan". The three are sincerely united and have their own strengths. His close friend and long-time partner Bai Chongxi), Bai Chongxi is basically a pure military strategist, and Huang Shaohong is basically a pure politician.

Originally, Li Bai's partner was enough to rule the roost in Guangxi or more than one province, but the maximum limit was only to be a local prince. However, with Huang Shaohong's foresight and foresight, the Guangxi faction entered the central government of the Kuomintang, integrated into the Kuomintang, and became the central government. part of the government.

By comparison, it can be found that, for example, Chen Cheng’s civil engineering department is completely within the central government. Although it is Chen Cheng’s power, it is still Chiang Kai-shek’s in essence. Another example is Long Yun’s Yunnan department, which is completely local. Entering the central high-level, the Guangxi Clan is different. On the one hand, there are "people in the court" and "local territory" on the one hand. They have the dual advantages that the former two do not have.

"It's really a boy born from a hero since ancient times. The second son went to the meeting alone, which is really impressive!" Bai Chongxi beside Li Zongren had a blunt smile on his face, and his tone was three parts praise and seven parts teasing.

"Jiansheng, you can't say that!" Huang Shaohong said with a smile, "We're not throwing a grand banquet!"

Bai Chongxi laughed dryly, showing no hostility towards Jiang Weiguo, but not very close either.

Jiang Weiguo could tell right away that there were only people from the Guangxi faction at the scene, and no people from Sichuan, Yunnan, or Xikang. , is about to send Jiang Weiguo to Guilin, Guangxi to meet with Brother Delin for consultation and handling, don’t let it out.” The focus of the telegram is “Central and Guangxi” rather than “Central and Southwest”. It does not represent the alliance of the four provinces of Sichuan, Guangxi, Yunnan, and Kangxi. In other words, the three Li Baihuang are actually conducting "individual contact" with Chiang Kai-shek without the knowledge of Long Yun, Deng Xihou, and Liu Wenhui.

Although Li Zongren is the "general leader" of the four southwestern provinces, he knows that Guangxi is his real foundation. Although Sichuan, Yunnan, and Xikang can listen to his orders for a while, they will certainly not always listen to his orders. The three provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan, and Kangxi said After all, it is someone else's territory.

Although Li Zongren is the "general leader" of the four southwestern provinces, he still values ​​the interests of his own family in Guangxi more than the entire Southwest.

Therefore, if "selling" the three provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan, and Kangxi can bring greater benefits to Guangxi Province, Li Zongren will choose to sell without hesitation. As for the circumstances under which to sell, it depends on the price offered by Chiang Kai-shek and Jiang Weiguo .

At this time, Li Zongren met Jiang Weiguo without telling Long Yun, Deng Xihou, and Liu Wenhui, which in itself was a signal that he was going to betray them.

Just as Jiang Weiguo expected, Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi, and Huang Shaohong were all smart people. They knew what choices to make, so they chose to unilaterally contact Chiang Kai-shek and Jiang Weiguo, and they did not wait in Guilin for Jiang Weiguo to throw himself into the trap.

Both Li Zongren and Huang Shaohong are politicians who know how to treat people with a smiley mask. In addition, the impression Jiang Weiguo left on them (mainly Li Zongren) is still very good, so the smiles on Li Zongren and Huang Shaohong's faces at this time are not completely pretended , They are very hostile to Chiang Kai-shek, but very little hostile to Jiang Weiguo. As for Bai Chongxi, he is a military strategist and is not good at changing the face of a politician.

"Second Young Master, please!" Li Zongren smiled, "We prepare a little wine in the most scenic place in the suburbs of Guilin City, just waiting for your favor!"

"Mr. Li, there's no need for that!" Jiang Weiguo didn't move, "Time is urgent, let's talk here!"

"Right here? Next to the airport?" Bai Chongxi frowned slightly.

Li Zongren and Huang Shaohong understood that no matter how "innocent" Jiang Weiguo was, he would not put himself in too dangerous a situation. When his old man went to Xi'an, he almost died and lost face, so he planned to negotiate directly at the airport. His plane is at the airport, and if the situation is not good, he can "run away to the sky" at any time.

"Okay, after all, the second son is in charge of six provinces and one city in North China. We are busy with official duties, we understand!" Li Zongren still smiled, but there was a slight hint of subtext in his words: You, Jiang Weiguo, have such a large territory, which is really enviable. As for We, who have worked hard for so long, and shed so much blood and sweat, are still suppressed by your old man in our hometown and cannot develop.

The two sides started discussions in the command room by the airport.

"Before I came, my father strongly opposed it!" Jiang Weiguo said with a smile, "He said that going to Guangxi is equivalent to going to Longtan and Tiger's Den. If you go, what should you do if you go and never return? Maybe you will repeat the same mistakes he made in Xi'an.

I smiled and answered my father, how is it possible?Officer Li, Officer Bai, and Chairman Huang are all contemporary heroes, how can they be compared to Zhang Xueliang, a fool with little talent and little talent?Officer Li, Officer Bai, and Chairman Huang are smarter than each other, and Officer Bai is even known as "Little Zhuge". How could they do something that is not good for me?So, my father agreed, and here I am!" He said, laughing.

Huang Shaohong also laughed: "Second son is indeed a young hero! Such courage and intelligence have to be admired!"

Li Zongren smiled slightly, and Bai Chongxi's originally tense face eased a lot.

What Jiang Weiguo said was true, and at the same time, he patted the "flattery" of Li Baihuang and the three of them, which made them feel very comfortable.

"Officer Li, Officer Bai, and Officer Huang, you are all wise men, and I am not stupid, so let's go straight to the point without beating around the bush!" Jiang Weiguo began to go straight to the point, his face became serious but sincere, "Three officers, you are all I respect people with great ambitions and great talents. Because of this, I believe you all know that if you really fight, you will lose more than you gain. In addition, the general situation at home and abroad has also changed. Today is not what it used to be. It is not the era when heroes competed for the throne and princes competed for hegemony. Our country already has a central government. Local separatism is against the trend of the times. You have great ambitions and talents. You must know this truth better than me.

Mr. Li, you have Mr. Huang in your writing and Mr. Bai on your side. The Guangxi family has produced a large number of talents, and the Gui army has won the country. Moreover, your personal ability is also extraordinary. So, why do you stick to Guangxi?The domestic situation is changing, and the foreign situation is also turbulent. We must take a long-term view. Your Guangxi family should serve the country in a larger space and on a broader stage! "

Li Zongren remained silent, Huang Shaohong sighed softly, and Bai Chongxi showed embarrassment: "Is the second son planning to use his three-inch tongue to return Jingzhou?"

Jiang Weiguo smiled and shook his head: "Of course not.

Many things have to be done step by step. To use a metaphor, people are mortal. This is doomed from birth. What we have to do is to grasp this life, live a wonderful life, and live in this world. .

Local problems are destined to be resolved, but they must be done step by step.

The Guangxi faction contributed a lot in the War of Resistance, and my father also recognized it. Since they have made great contributions, they can take a break, as long as the Guangxi faction will work together with the central government to shine more glory before the closing of the historical stage.

Officer Li, Officer Bai, and Officer Huang, you know in your heart that in a fight, you will undoubtedly lose. Although you have the upper hand in public opinion, your strength is the foundation. When you perish, the right to speak will be in the hands of the central government, which will scold you Resisting reunification for self-interest is the chief culprit for splitting the country and depleting national power. In addition, fighting will really deplete our country's already scarce national power. This is a matter of pain for loved ones and joy for enemies. , compare your heart with your heart, why bother?Why bother?As for procrastinating, you are also powerless. It is impossible to make a comeback and make a comeback, and it is even more impossible to overthrow my father.

What my father meant was that the Guangxi faction can be kept temporarily, but Sichuan, Yunnan, and Xikang must be resolved once and for all, and the central government will not treat the Guangxi faction badly!"

Li Zongren looked silent. Although Bai Chongxi was angry, he did not open his mouth to refute. With their minds, they naturally knew that Jiang Weiguo's words of "certain defeat" and "recovery powerlessness" are all facts. Although it sounds harsh, it is ruthless. In fact, they disdain to make self-deception.

Huang Shaohong was the calmest. He asked Jiang Weiguo: "Why does the central government not treat the Guangxi faction badly?"

Jiang Weiguo smiled slightly: "First, Guangxi Province was renamed 'Guangxi Autonomous Province' and implemented local autonomy; second, the five southwesternmost coastal counties in Guangdong were included in Guangxi; third, Guangxi and Yunnan Provinces established the Ninth Military Region, and Li The chief officer served as the commander-in-chief of the military region; fourth, because General Yang (Yang Jie) was injured, Chief Bai acted as the chief of staff. Of course, Chairman Huang was still the chairman of the Guangxi Autonomous Region; The establishment of the two group armies remains unchanged. Each group army has three armies under its jurisdiction, and each army has three divisions under its jurisdiction (three regiments), a total of 2 divisions, which are transferred by the central military order, and half of the military expenses are borne by the central government and Guangxi; Sixth, the central government assists the Guangxi government in carrying out comprehensive economic construction and development in Guangxi, and Guangxi’s fiscal and tax revenues will all be owned by the local government within five years; First of all, the two armies of the Gui Army will distribute a bonus of 3 million yuan. Secondly, the central government will fund the construction of the Memorial Hall, the Zhonglie Cemetery, the Zhonglie Monument, the Zhonglie Memorial Hall and other facilities for the Gui Army who died in the war against Japan. For soldiers, the central government will pay for the collection of their remains, care for their relatives, and resettle their families. The central government will also provide funds for subsidies for disabled soldiers of the Guangxi Army. It must be distributed door-to-door by the staff of the central government to the soldiers of the Gui army!" He smiled and stared at Li Baihuang and the other three, "Three officers, are you satisfied?"

The expressions of Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi, and Huang Shaohong have obviously changed a lot. Undoubtedly, these seven conditions offered by Jiang Weiguo are very generous, and they have to be extremely tempted.

The first article, the name change of Guangxi, although it has no substantive value, has great political significance, which means that Chiang Kai-shek and the Kuomintang central government recognized Guangxi’s semi-independent self-government in disguise; the second article, the five southwesternmost coastal counties of Guangdong were included in Guangxi , which is of great significance to Guangxi, increasing the population of Guangxi (although it is not particularly large, there are 300 million.

At this time, Guangdong has a population of about 3400 million, and Guangxi has a population of about 1100 million) and territory (although it is not particularly large, but it is five counties after all), and it is also a coastal county, allowing Guangxi to obtain a valuable sea outlet all at once. The economic benefits brought by Guangxi are very rich (and also have military value). Guangxi has always been very poor, and Guangdong has always been very rich. The five coastal counties in Guangdong have been included in Guangxi, which has a lot of money in itself. The coastal counties were originally It is much richer than the inland counties; the third and fourth articles are the appointment of officials to make a wish, Li Zongren once again became the commander-in-chief of the theater/military region, and Bai Chongxi became the chief of staff again. Although the benefits are not particularly great, they are decent; The fifth is to continue to maintain the independence and autonomy of the Guangxi army. This is naturally the lifeblood of Li Baihuang and the three. The Guangxi army was three armies during the War of Resistance. After the War of Resistance, it was reduced to two by Chiang Kai-shek. Three, but each group army is allowed to have three armies, and each army has three divisions, which actually restores the Gui army to its previous strength in a disguised form (but it is certainly not allowed to leave Guangxi without Chiang Kai-shek's order ); the sixth article is equally beneficial. The central government helps Guangxi to carry out economic construction and development, and also allows Guangxi to completely own its five-year fiscal and tax revenue. The strength of the department continued to increase.

Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi, and Huang Shaohong are all from Guangxi. Since they are the local emperors of Guangxi and the parents of Guangxi, they must hope to improve the living standards of the people in Guangxi (in this regard, Jiang Weiguo is not at a loss. He can get Guangxi’s Abundant resources, Guangxi is rich in non-ferrous metal reserves, and the economic cooperation between him and Li Zongren is mutually beneficial and win-win); as for the seventh article, it must be a good thing. The dead Gui army needs to find, collect and bury the remains. Pensions and resettlement are needed, and disabled soldiers also need subsidies, and vocational workshops need to be set up to teach them how to make a living.

If such a large expenditure was borne by Guangxi itself, Guangxi's finances would indeed be overwhelmed. Guangxi was not rich in the first place, and Guangxi's participation in the Anti-Japanese War caused Guangxi to go bankrupt.

The three of Li Baihuang and Huang actually didn't want to really go to war with the Central Army, because although the Gui Army was brave in combat, the essence was seriously lost in the war of resistance, and the ordnance, materials, and funds accumulated over the years were also exhausted. Eight.

The three of them, Li Bai and Huang, are all scheming. They understand that Lao Jiang's generosity this time has indeed given him a lot of benefits, but there is also a price. Sichuan, Yunnan, and Xikang fought side by side.

Under the pressure of Chiang Kai-shek, the four provinces in the Southwest formed a group and supported Guangxi as the head of the Southwest Alliance. In this way, Li Zongren could at least own the four provinces in the Southwest (the three provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan and Kangxi must obey the Guangxi faction during the war), if Li Zongren Taking advantage of Chiang Kai-shek, then, Chiang Kai-shek will annex the three provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan, and Kangxi. Li Zongren is still a mere province of Guangxi, and the "reputation" of the Guangxi clique is also bad: the local warlords know that the Guangxi clique will betray people behind their backs and will not pay back. Cooperate with the Guangxi faction and even obey the Guangxi faction.

The deal between Chiang Kai-shek and Li Zongren, to put it bluntly, Chiang Kai-shek fed Li Zongren, but asked Li Zongren not to interfere with his annexation of Sichuan, Yunnan, and Xikang.

Li Zongren got a lot of benefits, but Chiang Kai-shek got the three provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan and Kang, and earned more.

After the three provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan and Kangxi were captured by Chiang Kai-shek, the entire Southwest and Guangxi were really alone.

To put it bluntly, in a few years, Chiang Kai-shek will definitely invade Guangxi again. Guangxi is completely isolated and helpless. No matter how strong Guangxi is, it is only a province. It's easy to catch.

Chiang Kai-shek and Jiang Weiguo were smarter than the other, and they gave Li Baihuang so many benefits. It seemed that they were appeasing and raising traitors, but in fact they were "fishing for big fish with a long line."

The three of them, Li Bai and Huang, looked at each other and communicated with their eyes. The three of them were smart people, and they all knew each other. Their eyes showed helpless sadness and a trace of powerless unwillingness.

The Guangxi faction now has only two paths. One is to lead Guangxi and the three provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan, and Kangxi to launch an armed resistance, which will inevitably lead to defeat. The other is to swallow Chiang Kai-shek's honey wrapped in poison and embark on the road of euthanasia.

Just because he is a smart person, he will not do stupid things. Even if the two roads are dead ends, he will choose the dead road that may have a one-ten-thousandth hope.

Li Zongren looked at Bai Chongxi and Huang Shaohong, and saw the same look in the eyes of two close friends.

After a long silence, Li Zongren sighed: "Does the Chairman have any requirements for Guangxi?"

Jiang Weiguo smiled. He knew that Li Zongren had already made up his mind. He said in a gentle tone, "There are no requests to embarrass you, just two. One is that in the future, the Guangxi Clique will not be able to hide from the Central Committee with domestic anti-central forces or foreign forces." Cooperation, the second is that the central government must send people into Guangxi to supervise Guangxi's military, political, economic and other affairs, that's it!"

Li Zongren nodded, and then smiled wryly: "The chairman is indeed powerful, and the most powerful thing about the chairman is..." He looked at Jiang Weiguo, "I gave birth to you, a son who is even more powerful than him!"

Jiang Weiguo laughed: "Mr. Li is over-rewarded.

To be honest, Mr. Li, you should really take a long-term view like me and my father. China is big, but compared with the world, China is small, and there will be a bigger stage waiting for you and me in the future. ! "

Li Zongren didn't know the inside story of the China-Japan peace talks and the armistice, nor did he know the secrets of the four-nation alliance between Germany, China, Japan and Italy. Naturally, he couldn't understand Jiang Weiguo's words, thinking that Jiang Weiguo was just consoling with good intentions, so he smiled bitterly again: "Then I will borrow your good words!"

Jiang Weiguo smiled: "Empty talk is nothing, only black and white paper is reassuring!" He took out an agreement between the "central government and Guangxi localities" that had been prepared a long time ago, "Mr. Li, let's sign it!"

Half an hour later, Jiang Weiguo returned to Wuhan by plane from Guilin. He sent a telegram to Chiang Kai-shek on the plane: "Okay, the Southwest problem has basically been solved!"

Chapter 419 Pacifying the Southwest (2)

With the withdrawal of the most powerful Gui faction in the Alliance of Four Southwest Provinces, the alliance suddenly fell apart, because the Gui Clan was not only the strongest in the four provinces, but also the leader of the Alliance of Four Provinces. The leader "rebelled" and betrayed his followers. The bad consequences caused are by no means comparable to other provinces, and the blows to the strength, morale, confidence, and will to resist of the three provinces of Yunnan, Sichuan, and Kangxi are all fatal.

How to "peacefully and thoroughly resolve the Southwest issue"?The countermeasures of Chiang Kai-shek and Chiang Wei-guo are: feed Guangxi with heavy profits, and at the same time cut off Guangxi's "sustainable development path" quietly; use force to attack Xikang, which is the weakest and can be attacked in terms of morality and public opinion, eradicate Xikang and kill chickens to make an example to monkeys. Disintegrate Sichuan, and finally solve the isolated and helpless Yunnan with a multi-pronged approach.

Undoubtedly, the first step to solve the Southwest is to solve the most difficult Guangxi. Jiang Weiguo played a major role in this matter, which can be said to be irreplaceable. The three of Huang analyzed the pros and cons in a simple way, understood them with emotion, moved them with reason, forced them with force, and lured them with profit. His own move showed Chiang Kai-shek’s sincerity to a large extent, and dispelled the doubts and concerns of Li Bai and Huang. Suspicion, plus Li Baihuang and Li Baihuang are all smart people who understand current affairs, so Jiang Weiguo succeeded (it is conceivable that if Li Baihuang was a blind and reckless person like Zhang Xueliang, Jiang Weiguo might indeed go and never return).

Solving Guangxi is basically equivalent to solving the Southwest.

Being betrayed by Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi, and Huang Shaohong, Long Yun, Deng Xihou, and Liu Wenhui were extremely resentful. Losing Guangxi as the backbone, Yunnan, Sichuan, and Xikang were completely panicked.

First of all, in terms of the army, the Gui Army developed to the size of three armies during the Anti-Japanese War. However, the 16th Army was abolished after the Sino-Japanese peace talks and armistice, leaving the 11th and 21st Army. A complete reserve system was established in Guangxi, so the two group armies quickly restored the size of more than 20 people, and there were more than 10 well-trained militiamen to assist in the battle (according to the agreement reached between Chiang Kai-shek and Li Zongren, the Guangxi army will be divided into two group armies in the future. Each group army has 2 armies, each army has 3 divisions, a total of 3 divisions, with a total strength of more than 18 troops, but Li Zongren must maintain the Guangxi army's militia system. At this time, Guangxi has 20 counties, and Guangdong has 44 After three counties, there are 5 counties in total, and Li Baihuang set up a county security regiment in each county, so the total number of regular troops and militias in the Guangxi Army has remained at more than 49); the Dian Army has grown to the 30th Army, The 60th Army has two armies, six divisions, and a total strength of more than 58; the Sichuan Army developed into the 10nd, 22rd, 23th, and 27th Group Armies during the Anti-Japanese War, which were the largest; as for the Xikang Provincial Army, a total of 28 The first army, the 1th army, has 24 divisions, 3 independent regiment and some troops formed by Liu Wenhui in different ways.

When the four provinces were preparing to resist the Central Army, they claimed to have "a million troops", of which, the Guangxi army was 30, the Yunnan army was 15, the Sichuan army was 50, and the Xikang army was 100. The phrase "a million troops" is not something that was blown out, because there are indeed almost 150 million troops, because the four provinces have a vast land (the total area is about 7500 million square kilometers) and a large population (the total area is about 5200 million, of which Sichuan has the largest population, about 100 million , Xikang has the smallest population, about 70 million), with such a large population, it is indeed possible to build a "military army", making the total strength of the four-province coalition army more than the [-] army of the central army. However, the number of the four-province coalition forces is There is, but the "quality" is appalling.

During the Anti-Japanese War, apart from the Xikang Army, the Sichuan Army, the Yunnan Army, and the Guangxi Army all suffered heavy casualties. More than half of the essence was lost, and weapons, ammunition, and supplies were consumed. The lack of a hair in the army made the Sichuan Army, the Yunnan Army, and the Guangxi Army always sluggish. They lacked guns, artillery, ammunition, and ammunition. The soldiers with guns are also very short of ammunition, with less than ten rounds of bullets per capita. As for heavy weapons such as machine guns, mortars, infantry guns, and artillery, they are so scarce that they can be called rare.

In terms of weapons and equipment, the coalition forces are inferior to the Central Army, and their morale and will are also at a disadvantage. The morale and will of the Guangxi Army is the strongest, but the Gui Army has withdrawn from the war. , Deng Xihou, Liu Wenhui and other high-level executives temporarily instilled ideas such as "We went to death, blood and sweat in order to fight the Japanese, but Chiang Kai-shek wanted to avenge us and annex our hometown" and "We want to defend our hometown", which led to low morale. It is quite depressed, but the morale of the Central Army is even stronger, because the officers and soldiers of the Central Army who are preparing to participate in the war have been indoctrinated with the idea that "we must eradicate those local warlords, complete the real unification of the country, and make our country truly prosperous and strong." The morale of the four-provincial coalition has stabilized; in terms of the quality of the soldiers, more than half of the soldiers of the four-provincial coalition are temporary recruits, and they are completely ordinary people (in fact, these recruits of the four-provincial coalition don’t wear uniforms, they just hold cold weapons and serve as soldiers Common people), the Central Army is much higher. The Central Army has been resting since the outbreak of the Nanjing Battle, and it has carried out the formation and training of reserve soldiers before the war, and it has the upper hand.

Because of the disparity in strength, smart people like Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi, and Huang Shaohong didn't even intend to go to war at all. They put on this tough posture of "fighting with all their strength and not giving an inch" just to bargain with Chiang Kai-shek and get more benefits. As for Long Yun, Deng Xihou, Liu Wenhui and others, they are not stupid. Their purpose is to let Chiang Kai-shek make concessions and let Chiang Kai-shek maintain the status quo in the Southwest. They also do not plan to have a full-scale civil war with Chiang Kai-shek similar to the "Central Plains War", because that is There is no doubt that you will lose.

To balance Guangxi, the three provinces of Sichuan, Xikang, and Yunnan are basically the meat on Chiang Kai-shek's chopping board.

Chiang Kai-shek was unhurried and unhurried, and adopted the countermeasure of "defeating one by one".

In southern Shaanxi, western Hubei, and northern Guizhou, a total of five group armies of the Central Army suppressed the border, forming a three-sided attack on Sichuan. Launched a semi-encirclement of Sichuan, on the one hand launched an attack on Yunnan.

Although the Sichuan Army and the Yunnan Army, which had gone through the fierce war of resistance against Japan and were basically not replenished by Chiang Kai-shek, were no match for the Central Army at this time, but if they could not fight, they would definitely not fight. Therefore, Chiang Kai-shek "carried out a two-pronged approach of coercion and profit-inducing", while aggressively preparing for the war, while secretly wooing the powerful figures of the Sichuan Army, and Chiang Kai-shek adopted Chiang Wei-guo's method, using the "paper bomb bombing" that was carried out against Japan to deal with these local warlords .

Dozens of bombers of the national army continuously roared and circled Chengdu, Mianyang, Nanchong, Luzhou, Deyang, Yibin, Dazhou, Zigong, Leshan, Ziyang and other large cities in Sichuan. , dropped hundreds of tons of leaflets like snowflakes, which read: "...Sichuan is the land of China and should be directly under the central government's jurisdiction, rather than being reduced to the private property of local warlords.

Since the founding of the Republic of China, the biggest reason why our country has been so turbulent and chaotic and has been bullied by foreign powers is the separatist rule of warlords. These warlords ruled the country and established themselves as kings. Construction and development consume a large amount of national power and military power. On the one hand, they bring endless disasters to the common people. These warlords fight against the central government, expand their strength, develop their power, seize the territory of other warlords, and enjoy themselves. , Desperately squeezed the common people in the territory, set up a plethora of exorbitant taxes, caused the common people to be impoverished, the people lived in dire straits, and these warlords were all local emperors and local snakes, so they were lawless and domineering. Desperately searching for people's fat and anointment, some are lustful and rape people's women everywhere. The central government can't manage the places where they live, so there is no way to bring them to justice and stop them from doing evil.

The vast number of soldiers and civilians in Sichuan, are you willing to submit to the central government and live a peaceful life in peace and contentment from now on?Or continue to serve those warlords as dogs and let them bully and humiliate them?The Central Army attacked the warlords in Sichuan in order to liberate the common people in Sichuan. When Sichuan was taken back by the central government, the people in Sichuan would be at peace, and the national laws of the central government could govern Sichuan. There would be no more warlords bullying men and women, and extorting money. Once the Sichuan warlords were eradicated, there would no longer be warlords in Sichuan who attacked each other and harmed the common people, and the warlords in Sichuan would not engage in melee wars with warlords in other provinces such as Yunnan and Guizhou.

You are defending these warlords now, do you want them to continue to ride on your heads and dominate in the future? ..."

Undoubtedly, after these leaflets were air-dropped into Sichuan, it caused a great psychological shock to the soldiers and civilians in Sichuan. After all, what the leaflets said was easy to understand.

Even the illiterate Sichuanese, after listening to the content of the leaflets spoken by the literate people, suddenly realized: "Yes, what good is it for us to continue to let the local emperors such as Deng Xihou, Wang Lingji, and Pan Wenhua rule Sichuan? Since the Republic of China, there have been more than 400 civil wars in Sichuan. Second, it’s not us ordinary people who are unlucky and suffering (objectively speaking, the internal melee of the Sichuan warlords did not cause great damage to Sichuan, because the intensity was not high, and it basically ended at the end)? The Central Army regained Sichuan, and we can I have lived a stable and peaceful life, what’s so bad about it? Sichuan is not owned by those local emperors!” The effect was immediate and immediate. A large number of grassroots officers and soldiers of the Sichuan Army completely collapsed and refused to participate in the war. A large number of Sichuan people also opposed the resistance.

The hearts of the soldiers and civilians at the grassroots level have been overwhelmed, and so are the top ones.

Faced with this situation, as long as you are not a fool, you can see that the annexation of Sichuan by the Central Army is a foregone conclusion. If you really resist to the end, not only will you lose, but you will definitely die, because Chiang Kai-shek's wooing this time can be called murderous: "The time is set. Anyone who does not go astray and knows how to return to the central government will be punished as treason.”

Among the powerful personnel in Sichuan, Wang Yanxu had already defected to Chiang Kai-shek. Among the rest, Wang Lingji, who had shouted the most fiercely, was the first to feel guilty and declared "surrender to the Central Committee" without letting go. He was originally considered the least willing to surrender. Yang Sen (the reason why the outside world thinks so is naturally needless to say) also "abandoned the dark and turned to the bright" without saying a word. In the end, only Deng Xihou and Pan Wenhua were still unwilling and lucky.

On July 7, the Battle of Ya'an broke out.

Kangding is the capital of Xikang Province, but the provincial government is actually based in Ya'an. Ya'an is the core of Xikang, with two-thirds of the province's population. Ya'an is also the home of Liu Wenhui.

On July 7th, Sichuan was sunny and cloudless, and more than 11 national army transport planes were arranged in a huge fleet. They departed from Wuhan, Chongqing, Guiyang and other places, flew across half of Sichuan, and arrived in Ya'an. In the sky, a large-scale airdrop of paratroopers was launched immediately.

This was the first attack of the paratrooper brigade of the national army after it was expanded by the paratrooper regiment. A total of 3000 paratroopers participated in the battle.

Before the attack, some high-level members of the national army were a little worried. After all, Liu Wenhui's 24th Army had three divisions, one independent regiment, and some affiliated troops. The total strength was more than 3. arrive.

Hu Qiao, the commander of the paratrooper brigade, and Cheng De, the deputy commander of the paratrooper brigade, disagreed: "If we can't deal with these local miscellaneous troops with one against ten, what are we talking about as elite paratroopers?"