Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 687: Inside Story of the Southern Front

Tang Qiuli was fighting the Japanese in North China. The southern front had been quiet for a long time. It seemed that the Japanese threat had gone away. It was inevitable that someone would come out to cause trouble. Most of them were jealous of Tang Qiuli's current real power, and there were also He Yingqin or Chen Guofu.

My friends and former relatives, these people

Most people usually had different political opinions, intrigues, and strife with each other. Because Tang Qiuli was alone, he actually put aside his old grudges, twisted together, and attacked Tang Qiuli from all sides. From this, it can be seen that Tang Qiuli's rise in the north seemed extremely important.

It has greatly affected their interests.

Upon closer inspection, most of them had no grudges or grudges against Tang Qiuli, they were just driven by interests. Except for the die-hard figures He Yingqin and Chen Guofu, they wanted to get rid of Tang Qiuli and then quickly. Such people, occupying high positions in the government, are still very influential.

They are powerful, and their attitude will inevitably have an impact on the government's foreign policy.

Chairman Chiang also noticed this force that opposed Tang Qiuli. He was just pretending not to know. Dai Li's Military Command Bureau was not a vegetarian. Every time these people got together, what topics were they discussing? In just a few hours, they would

It will be completely placed on Chairman Chiang Kai-shek's desk. Regarding this situation, Chairman Chiang has mixed emotions.

Tang Qiuli was becoming more and more powerful in the north. Chairman Chiang was really worried. He found that he could no longer control Tang Qiuli. Tang Qiuli alone was not scary. At worst, he would treat Zhang Xueliang the same way or even force him to go abroad.

, but the hundreds of thousands of troops behind him who fought bloody battles with the Japanese are the most feared force. The Japanese Army is not the Northeast Army, and Tang Qiuli is not Zhang Xueliang. Chairman Chiang knows this very well.

The Northeastern Army at that time was a rootless duckweed living in a foreign country. In addition, it was accused of "non-resistance". Its morale was low and its cohesion was reduced. Everyone yelled at the rats crossing the street, so Chairman Chiang dared to rashly detain or even arrest them.

What made Zhang Xueliang under house arrest was that the Northeast Army was in disarray and could not make big waves, and Zhang Hanqing was a chivalrous and courageous man who was eager for justice and attached great importance to friendship.

But Tang Qiuli was different from his military commander. Through many contacts with Tang Qiuli, Chairman Chiang never regarded him as Colonel Zhang Hanqing. Chairman Chiang, who prided himself on being able to see through anyone, thought he could not see through Tang Qiuli.

Qiu Li, his master, early

They have been trained into a group of fierce tigers. Under the call of the anti-Japanese banner, the troops have amazing cohesion. The commanders of several main corps are all good at their own tasks. If Tang Qiuli is decisively dealt with by the central government, the *** division will never

It will disappear.

Chairman Chiang thought he could not afford to offend such a well-equipped and powerful force. Moreover, Tang Qiuli had resisted more than one million Japanese for himself in North China. He originally placed his troops in the Yellow River Basin war zone.

Use ** to control the territory

With greed and desire, he will do things that are intolerable to Tang Qiuli. If two tigers fight against each other, there will be harm. Chairman Chiang can reap the benefits of others. This is killing three birds with one stone and defeating the Japanese.

, and both ** and Tang Qiuli suffered losses.

Unexpectedly, Tang Qiuli followed the trend, Yan'an and his party reached an agreement with the Communist Party, and tens of thousands of Eighth Route Army troops were able to successfully march to the North China battlefield. There was no dispute or dispute between the two sides. According to Dai Li's secret report, the two sides even helped each other and cooperated tacitly. Tang

Qiu Li acquiesces

The Communist Eighth Route Army entered the hinterland of his Taihang Mountains and privately provided a large amount of weapons and equipment to the Eighth Route Army, making the beggar-like Communist army even more powerful. Chairman Chiang was very upset. Isn't this a loss-making business?

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Worried, worried, Chairman Chiang at this time has identified Tang Qiuli as the only candidate who can threaten his throne, especially after Tang Qiuli took over the entire territory of Shandong and suppressed Li Zongren and Yan Xishan's attempts to peek into Shandong.

Chiang Kai-shek in Jinling

Chairman, I am really troubled. The Japanese are foreign tigers. They are fierce and want to swallow up my country. Japan is a sworn enemy. I personally let the tiger out of the cage. With Japan's political views and actions, the future will be affected.

, it must be a serious concern.

Tang Qiuli was the opponent who supported him with one hand. Although he did not show any resistance to him, a man who had the capital to compete for the world would definitely covet the dragon chair. Even if Tang Qiuli did not have this ambition, Commissioner Jiang

I definitely won’t do it if I grow up.

, allowing a tiger that can hurt him at any time to grow freely around him, the more terrifying consequence is that Tang Qiuli and the Communist Party have joined forces, and he is by no means his enemy. Chairman Chiang in Jinling City is also

Can he sit safely on the throne of the first person in the Republic of China?

Chairman Chiang did not mention these words to anyone, including his political wife Song Meiling. Because of these thoughts, he adopted an attitude of indifference to the anti-Tang Qiuli forces and allowed them to develop. Otherwise, according to Chiang Kai-shek

With the Chairman's skills, it will not be difficult to suppress this evil trend. From the chaos at the beginning of the Republic of China, when various factions fought hard, Chairman Chiang, who is proficient in maneuvering, can be seen better than anyone else.

Be clear,

He wanted to see how far this force could go and how much role it would play in his overall plan. However, Tang Qiuli's role in the north could not be replaced by anyone at the moment, and he was worried that this force would be too rampant and would lose its strength.

He became powerful and dominated the domestic and foreign policies of the government, so much so that he angered Tang Qiuli and caused chaos.

To clean up the situation, the Japanese are not good men and women, and they have a big appetite. Chairman Chiang is hesitating. Tang Qiuli must be eradicated, or at least restricted. But the current situation in North China cannot be supported by him. Chairman Chiang is hesitating.

The forces opposing Tang Qiuli moved further, faster, and more urgently.

Nanjing, on the banks of the Qinhuai River, a beautifully decorated cruise ship floats on the Qinhuai River casually and comfortably. Unlike other cruise ships, there is no heavy makeup, no posing girls, and no melodious sounds.

The silk and bamboo trees on the Qinhuai River, where there are flowers everywhere, the chirping of birds and warblers, the sweet smiles, and the scent of powder filling the air, seem to be different and out of place. Even the charming boat girls who rowed the oars have been replaced by burly men.

In the cabin, there is an exquisite mahogany square lacquered small table, four light seasonal side dishes, and a bottle of wine to whet one's appetite. Two middle-aged men are sitting opposite each other, wearing suits and leather shoes. The conversation has been going on for a long time.

The food and wine were not touched at all, and the atmosphere was depressing and solemn, incompatible with the surrounding environment, as if they owed each other 80,000 yuan.

Upon closer inspection, you can tell that one of the short men has an indescribable awkwardness in his fluent Chinese. Under the seemingly gentle appearance, the inadvertent movement of his eyes cannot hide his fullness.

The evil look and ferocity on the face, another man

The man is much calmer, with slightly swollen eyelids, and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on his slender eyes. He occasionally looks up at the short man, but cannot tell his true thoughts, and appears to be confident. It seems that the relationship between the two is

The conversation didn't go pleasantly.

An alternative cruise ship, with two middle-aged men with serious faces, everything is extraordinary. The short man is Japanese, his name is Tanaka Koichi, he is a special representative of the General Staff Headquarters of the Japanese Base Camp, with the rank of Army Colonel, and he is a famous person in the General Staff Headquarters.

One of the China Hands, he engaged in espionage work in Northeast China in his early years. He was one of the main officers of the Kwantung Army Staff Group and planned and participated in the "September 18" Manchuria Incident.

Tanaka Koichi came to Nanjing this time with a top-secret mission. It was also an important operation planned by Emperor Hirohito and the General Staff Headquarters. The main purpose was to offer attractive conditions to induce the Nanjing government to reconcile with Japan, at least within a certain period of time.

To a certain extent, they adopted an unsupportive attitude and approach towards Tang Qiuli's troops in North China.

This was also an extraordinary measure that had to be adopted. The all-out war against China had been going on for nearly a year. The battlefields of North China and Songhu were defeated one after another. The Japanese abandoned hundreds of thousands of corpses and failed to gain even a foothold in the Songhu area. They also lost

Got it

It turned out that in several fortresses in Shanghai and in North China, apart from the benefits obtained from the "Tanggu Agreement", the Japanese army gained nothing. Tang Qiuli's army was like an iron door bolt, blocking them tightly.

The footsteps of the Japanese army moving south.

Not only that, Tang Qiuli also defeated the army and lost two commanders. The situation in North China was increasingly developing in a direction that was not conducive to the Japanese Empire. Both Emperor Hirohito and the base camp realized that they wanted to destroy the empire quickly.

China's idea is simply impossible to realize, and it has been proven that Japan does not have the capital to fight simultaneously with the Chinese Army on two fronts. The Chinese can afford it, but the Japanese, who are small and resource-poor, cannot afford it.

Weighing the pros and cons, the Japanese government and opposition parties agreed that Tang Qiuli, who had risen like a ghost, had become the biggest obstacle to the Holy War of the Japanese Empire. If he stood in North China, the strategic plan of the Japanese Empire could not be implemented. Without Emperor Hirohito and the Japanese generals

In their minds, Tang Qiuli, known as the China Devil, had replaced Chairman Chiang Kai-shek in Nanjing and became the number one enemy of the Japanese Empire.

Tanaka Hongichi's mission is to sign a secret agreement with the Nanjing government to free up his hands to deal with Tang Qiuli. The reason why Tanaka Hongichi is sure to complete the mission is because the Japanese agents lurking in Nanjing city have not disturbed the troubles in Nanjing city.

A detailed report was sent to the mainland, but upon arriving in Nanjing, the first meeting with the liaison person was not smooth. The main reason was that the expectations and requirements of both parties were far from each other, and there was no basis for negotiation.

The two parties broke up unhappily. When they got off the boat, no one noticed that on the oncoming cruise ship, there were several fashionably dressed and dissolute dandies with charming beauties on their arms, constantly changing their postures.

, holding the camera and taking pictures non-stop, as if he wanted to keep the beautiful scenery and the beauty in the lens together.

The man with slightly swollen eyelids was so preoccupied with what happened during the meeting that he didn't notice that when he got into the car and drove towards the Military Commission building, a car quietly followed him.

, several tough men in black suits and top hats held very low watched his car drive into the Military Commission building, leaving two people to continue monitoring, and the car drove directly to the headquarters of the Military Unification Bureau in Nanjing Jiyaxiang.

(To be continued)