Chapter 14: Take advantage of the situation (I)

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After a pause, Zhao Zhenzhong said again: "Also, in addition to the fact that these places are now full of souls and empty military forces are conducive to our foothold and development there, the domestic situation is also conducive to our success there."

Zhao Zhenzhong analyzed that in the early stages of the development of the base, Nanjing government and other forces would basically not pay too much attention to it, and this period should be at least about a year. This is enough to bring the northward troops east of Helan Mountain and Longdong areas into control.

After the Northern Expedition, the Kuomintang forces in the south overthrew the rule of the Beiyang political fu by force, but the old warlords were gone. New warlords emerged within the Kuomintang due to historical reasons and factions. After the change of flags in the northeast in 28 years, the north mainly included Yan Xishan, Feng Yuxiang, Zhang Xueliang, and the south mainly included Jiang Zhongzheng, Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi. Of course, there were many local warlords under the warlords, such as Chen Jitang in Guangdong, Liu Xiang in Sichuan, etc.

In order to unify military power, the regime and make Nanjing government essentially unify China and achieve its goal of ordering all sides, Chiang Kai-shek in Nanjing began to "reduce the vassal states" by force in 29 years. First, he defeated the Gui clan in 29 years, and then defeated Feng Yuxiang's Northwest Army and Tang Shengzhi's anti-Chiang troops. Later, in 30 years, he defeated Yan, Feng and Gui's anti-Chiang coalition again through the Central Plains War, completely dismantling Feng Yuxiang's troops with a strong style. However, after two consecutive years of war, Chiang Kai-shek's family was not as strong as his family, and no matter how elite the troops were, it could be seen from the Northeast Army that fought for his capital to win over Zhang Xueliang in the war.

After the war, Chiang Kai-shek was not very interested in the northwest provinces that were ravaged by natural disasters. In addition to the reasons why he lacked his own strength and was beyond reach, he was also because of the wars there for years and the famine continued, and the victims needed relief urgently. It would be a burden rather than a help from him when the time was right. Instead, it would be better to hand over the place to some miscellaneous forces first and then take it back when the time was right.

Of course, there were other reasons why Chiang Kai-shek didn't care about the northwest. The ** power was the most important factor in Nanjing. Especially in July 2013, he conquered Changsha, the provincial capital of Hunan. This was not something that Chiang did not pay attention to. Therefore, before the Central Plains War was completely over, Chiang hurriedly mobilized a large army to encircle and suppress the growing Red Army in Jiangxi.

In addition to these external factors, the new problems that arise within the Kuomintang also involve a lot of Chiang Kai-shek's energy.

Last day, Chiang Kai-shek expelled his political enemy Wang Zhaoming from his party and stabilized his position in the Kuomintang by cutting off the firewood from the pot. However, when he went to Wang Zhaoming, Hu Hanmin appeared. At the end of 30 years, Hu Hanmin wrote a letter to Deng Zeru, Xiao Focheng, Chen Jitang and others in Guangzhou to criticize Chiang Kai-shek for his arbitrary behavior. Later, it led to the trend of Sun Yat-sen University in Guangdong, and remarks such as Hu and Jiang Shihe were circulating.

Although Zhao Zhenzhong was not sure about the specific holidays of Hu and Jiang, he had read some books on China's political situation before and after the September 18th Incident, which mentioned that Chiang Kai-shek was forced to step down for the second time due to the 31st year of house arrest, the Yangtze River flood in the summer, the failure to encircle and suppress the Red Army in the autumn, and the aftermath of the September 18th Incident.

Together these factors, Nanjing will basically not fight against a newly emerging bandit-like force in the northwest. Of course, after Zhao Zhenzhong and others develop in the northwest, Nanjing will be helpless even if it wants to do something.

This is the case in Nanjing. The local forces in Zhang Xueliang in the north, the Shanxi Sui army in Suiyuan, Yang Hucheng in Shaanxi, Gansu, and Ningxia will not pose a threat to the tens of thousands of guards going north.

Zhang Xueliang originally occupied the four provinces of Hei, Ji, Liao and Re, and now there are more Hebei, Pingjin and Qingdao. The territory is not only large enough, but also relatively wealthy areas, and they are not interested in the ruined and irresistible Northwest. Moreover, since the Northeast Army has a total force of only about 30,000, it is a bit stretched to defend such a large territory now, and outside the pass is facing pressure from the Soviet Union and Japan. Without any necessity, Zhang Xueliang will not be able to throw his troops to the northwest.

Let’s look at the Jinsui Army in Suiyuan and Shanxi. Although Chiang Kai-shek and Zhang Xueliang reorganized the Jinsui Army in January, these defeated troops did not seem to appreciate it. After Chiang and Zhang issued the reorganization order, one day after January 18, the generals of the Jinsui Army Sun Chu, Yang Xiaoou, Wang Jingguo and others were dissatisfied with the reorganization plan formulated by the 4th Army and called Chiang Kai-shek and Zhang Xueliang, demanding that their troops be treated equally with the Central Army and all of them be compiled into sequences.

The defeated general who was short of food and pay dared to bargain with the central government? Chiang Kai-shek was almost happy. However, the matter north of the Yellow River had been left to Zhang Xueliang to deal with, so he would just let him solve it. In the end, with the efforts of Xu Yongchang and others, Zhang Xueliang agreed to add another Zhengtai Road Guardian Army on the basis of the original four armies, and Sun Chu served as the commander of the road guardian army.

Although the reorganization of the Jinsui Army has been finalized, it can be imagined that it will take some time to integrate the disputes over interests. At least before May 2011, the Jinsui Army stationed in Suiyuan would not have made too much action. Moreover, even if Zhao Zhenzhong and others occupy the east of Helan Mountain and Longdong areas in Ningxia in the future, the Suiyuan Army may not be too concerned about the matter outside its defense zone. After all, the Jinsui Army, which had suffered defeat and was suppressed, was unwilling to work hard for Chiang Kai-shek from the bottom of their hearts, and they would not want them to work hard to suppress the escort forces entering Ningxia and other places. At most, they would not work hard.

In Shaanxi, although there are Yang Hucheng's 17th Army and Jing Yuexiu's troops in northern Shaanxi, these two departments will not have any substantial impact on the opening of the second base of Zhao Zhenzhong and others.

In the early stage of the Central Plains War, Yang Hucheng's troops were the 17th Division, stationed in the Nanyang area with a force of only about 20,000. In the late stage of the Central Plains War, it expanded into the 17th Route Army, with three divisions under its jurisdiction, with 17, 42, 58 divisions, each with 2 brigades and 4 regiments. After becoming the chairman of Shaanxi Province, Yang Hucheng's troops had a reduced personnel security division, which made the troops of the 4th regiment of the 2nd Brigade reach about 60,000. However, Shaanxi was not calm after the war. Not only was there any remnants of Feng Yuxiang's troops still present in Sichuan, Liu Cunhou, who was still holding the five-color flag, also took advantage of the situation in southern Shaanxi. In addition to the bandits and ** forces from all over the country, it would take at least half a year to stabilize the situation in Shaanxi. After Yang Hucheng stabilized in Shaanxi, Zhao Zhenzhong and others could basically gain a foothold in Ningxia, Longdong and other places.

As for the Shaanxi book, W~w]White Beijing Yuexiu's troops, although after being reorganized into the 86th Division, there were also 4th troops in the 2nd Brigade, and there were more than 10,000 people in a local security brigade. However, this army was poor in military discipline and poor in combat effectiveness, so it could only act as a mighty person in front of ordinary people. It was difficult to deal with a bandit. If such a team wanted to deal with Zhao Zhenzhong and others, it would be just a dish to deliver to the door.

On the Ningxia side, it is not that there is no military force. The 15th Army, Ma Hongkui's troops, who contributed a lot to Chiang Kai-shek during the Central Plains War, came from Ningxia, but this troops did not return to Ningxia after the war, but remained in Tengxian, Shandong. Now, although Ma Hongkui received an order from Chiang Kai-shek to go to Henan to participate in the attack on the Red Army in Hubei, Henan and Anhui, Han Fuju kept Ma Hongkui on the grounds of assisting in the extermination of Shandong bandits and preparing to jointly attack Sun Meisong's troops, who occupied the Baodugu area.

As for Gansu, the warlords who remained unchanged from bandits themselves became a pot of congestion, and the mobs were not the opponents of the well-trained guards. In Zhao Zhenzhong's words, it is, "We eliminated Zhang Zongchang's 20,000 troops, Chiang Kai-shek's 20,000 troops, and defeated Yang Hucheng's Ma Qingyuan Travel. Now, the troops in Ningxia and Longdong are not on the same level as us, in terms of equipment or training."

"To put it together, the current domestic situation and the specific situation in the northwest are very conducive to us to open up a second base there. We also took advantage of the opportunity after the war and the forces of all parties have not yet recovered to take advantage of the opportunity to lay our second foundation in one fell swoop." Zhao Zhenzhong concluded.

After listening to Zhao Zhenzhong's analysis, Yang Tianming was as excited as everyone, but when he thought of the scope of the second base and the location of Chen Hailan's troops, he was puzzled and asked: "Sir, wouldn't Chen Hailan and his friends have to give up the Forward Base founded by Chen Hailan and the others in the Linhe area? Can't we occupy a corner in Suiyuan at the same time?"

"The forward base there is used to prepare for entering the Hexi area of ​​Ningxia. After we start the Ningxia battle, it will be abandoned." Zhao Zhenzhong explained, "There are several main reasons for giving up: First, there are many ditches in the back area. After the ice and snow melt, that area will be detrimental to the operation of the large army."

"The second is that after the start, the reintegrated Jinsui Army will definitely attack all the bandits and bandits in Suiyuan. If we continue to exist there, it will definitely lead to a war with the Jinsui Army. While we are preparing for the two battles in Ningxia and Longdong, we must also fight with the Jinsui Army in the Houtao area. Our troops and logistics do not allow us to make enemies there several times, otherwise it will seriously affect the relevant operations in Ningxia and Longdong."

"Third, although we have a lot of troops to go north, the area we need to control is far larger than that of Yimen G. In order to establish a solid base there, we must shrink the defense line. In the north of Ningxia, we must shrink to the Shizuizi area on the northern foot of the Helan Mountain. As for the desert area west of Helan Mountain and north of us, we cannot take it now, nor do we need it."

"Fourth, it is also beneficial to us not to occupy a corner of Suiyuan. If the Shanxi-Sui army, who did not work but did not work, stayed in Suiyuan, and there was an isolation belt between our northbound troops and other troops, and other forces might not be able to attack us through Suiyuan."

After hearing this, Yang Tianming and others nodded.

After talking about the northwest, Zhao Zhenzhong remembered the matter in Fei County again and asked Zhang Gongyuan: "How many people are entering the base from Fei County this year? How many remaining population is there in Fei County?"

After thinking about it, Zhang Gongyuan replied: "The current population of the base area is 250,000, compared with last year. Some of them are people from Fei County. So far, the population of Fei County entering the base area has reached nearly 310,000, and the remaining population in the Fei County area is only about 60,000. They are all landlords, rich peasants or officials and gentry families with good families. These people have their own support and do not want to deal with the "bandits" in the eyes of us authorities."
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