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"What does the Central Committee mean? Wu Hao has arrived in Ganzi?"

After reading the telegram sent by the Central Committee, Chen Haiquan, then political commissar and director of the Political Department of the Fourth Front Army, was very confused and turned his attention to Xu Xiangqian, commander-in-chief of the Fourth Front Army who handed him the telegram.

Xu Xiangqian did not speak, but Zhang Guotao first slapped the table hard and shouted: "It is impossible. From northwest to Xikang, there must be at least a thousand miles. There are many dangers along the way, and the central government cannot let Wu Hao take risks. Moreover, we have just retreated to Ganzi and have no contact with the central government at all. How did they know that we are in Ganzi and arrived in Ganzi so quickly to wait for us?"

Looking at Zhang Guotao who was angry and angry, Xu Xiangqian said after a while: "According to the telegram personnel's report, the source of the telegram is indeed Wuqi Town in the northwest, which is the location currently occupied by the central government, and the same radio station was used last time. I think the source of the telegram should not be fake."

"Is the source of the telegram true? But what about the content?" Zhang Guotao knocked on the telegram that Chen Haiquan placed on the table and said, "We have only been to Ganzi for a few days. Can the Central Committee know our specific location? Can you still send Wu Hao to Ganzi? There is no such childish way to deceive people."

"The telegram said that tomorrow morning, Wu Hao will land in Ganzi by plane, so let us prepare for the welcome." Xu Xiangqian did not care much about Zhang Guotao's anger, but pointed to the content of the telegram and said, "Since it is taking a plane, it is not impossible to arrive in Ganzi in a short time."

"Airplane? Where did the Central Army come from? Did the Soviet Union? Don't forget that the northwest is still a long distance away from the Soviet Union." Zhang Guotao was very disdainful of the plane mentioned in the telegram. He was not unaware of what the situation of the Central Red Army was. When the two armies met last year, the Central Army had only less than 10,000 remnants, and where did they get the plane.

"Maybe it's the Northwest Soviet Area." After saying it inadvertently, Chen Haiquan felt that his thoughts were quite naive. In the barren land in the northwest, how could Liu Zhidan have a plane?

"We should not consider where the central government got the plane. Isn't it clear tomorrow morning?" Although Xu Xiangqian also felt that the central government had many problems with telegrams, he couldn't explain it clearly. It would be better to go and check it out tomorrow morning. Seeing that it is true is worse than guessing it yourself.

"I won't go if I want to welcome you to go by myself." Zhang Guotao shook his hand and stood up, leaving only Xu Xiangqian and Chen Haiquan, look at me and look at you.

After leaving the conference room, Zhang Guotao became more and more angry as he thought about it. He felt that he was just a joke about the Central Committee's telegram. After going south, he won the first battle, so he took the initiative to contact the Central Committee, with the purpose of proving his correctness.

However, the central government did not care about his victory at all. Instead, it pointed out the various difficulties that the Four Front Army would encounter after moving south. It also confirmed with certainty that the south would fail and persuaded him to return north.

Regarding this kind of advice, Zhang Guotao felt that the Central Committee could not hold back and refused to admit his correctness. Since that is the case, Zhang Guotao would prove himself with greater victory.

On the way south, the four fronts were in a state of unstoppable power and no warlord could stop him. He sent his victory back to the Central Committee again and again. Not only did he not get any approval, but the Central Committee sent a working group to go south. The first thing he said when he met was to stop going south.

Faced with this situation, Zhang Guotao was naturally dissatisfied and waved his hand to detain the working group. He no longer contacted the Central Committee and decided to fight to Chengdu, establish a base in central Sichuan, and prove his ability with practical actions.

But he didn't expect that the originally scattered warlords in Sichuan would be unified, but they failed in the decisive battle of Baizhang Pass and had to choose to retreat westward.

After retreating to Ganzi, Zhang Guotao already felt that the morale of the army was unstable, and some people had already begun to discuss whether to go north.

He had considered this, but it was absolutely impossible for him to admit his mistake to the people in the central government. His strategy of moving south was not wrong, it was just a bad luck. As long as he recovered from the early stage of the unification of the warlords in Sichuan, when they became a mess, his chance came.

But at this critical moment, the central government sent Wu Hao south. Although it was still impossible to tell the truth about the matter, as long as there was a point, his future would be in trouble.

Although the Central Committee only said that he would let go of the detained working group and gather the troops to return to the north to join the Central Red Army. But why didn’t he understand that as long as he returned to the north to join the Central Red Army, the command of the Fourth Front Army would definitely be cut off. Losing authority is only a trivial matter, and maybe he would be killed if he was charged with any crime, and then there would be nothing left.

In any case, at this critical moment, he must not let the central government take away the command of the Fourth Front Army from his hands, nor will he wait to be criticized by the central government.

After making up his mind, Zhang Guotao found his confidants Tsui Harkxun and Huang Chao, and prepared to deal with Wu Hao who was about to arrive tomorrow.

Tsui Hark-hoon and Huang Chao were both a little surprised when they heard that the Central Committee had sent Wu Hao to the south and would be able to arrive by plane tomorrow morning. The first reaction was similar to that of Zhang Guotao at the beginning, and both looked unbelievable.

Seeing the two of them questioning, Zhang Guotao sighed helplessly, then shook his head and said, "Actually, I don't believe it very much. The Central Committee has only had the few defeated soldiers and the intelligence system has been completely destroyed. How can we know our movements? It's just that it's a special period, and people in the army are unstable, so it is inevitable that someone will leak intelligence."

"The Chairman's words are reasonable, but Wu Hao arrived so quickly, it doesn't make sense. And where did they get the plane?" Tsui Hark-hoon did not doubt Zhang Guotao's words, but he still couldn't believe it.

"It's better to believe that there is something than to believe that there is nothing. If Wu Hao really comes tomorrow and we are not prepared at all, wouldn't we sit and wait for death?" Huang Chao thought about it, but still felt that he could not relax his vigilance.

"Sit and wait for death?" Zhang Guotao snorted, "The Fourth Front Army belongs to me, Zhang Guotao. No one can take it away. Without my order, they would not want to mobilize a soldier or a soldier."

Although Zhang Guotao spoke passionately, Tsui Hark-hoon still knew that at this moment, as long as Wu Hao occupied the righteousness of the Central Committee, it was not impossible for the four fronts to fall apart. When he went south, there were many oppositions in the army, all of which were suppressed by Zhang Guotao. In the end, he did achieve many victories in the south, and only then did he truly grasp the morale of the army.

However, after the Baizhang Pass, the troops suffered huge losses, and many people were already thinking about whether it was correct to go south. In this case, it would be a bit unrealistic to say that they could control the army.

However, as Zhang Guotao's loyalty, Tsui Hark-hoon knew that the two of them were prospering and losing, otherwise Zhang Guotao would not have found him and Huang Chao at this time.

Last year, he broke up with the Central Committee. In order to seize control of the army, he discussed with Zhang Guotao that he had taken the slaughter against President Zhu Wei and Liu Ju Mingzhao, but the conspiracy failed later.

Tsui Hark-hoon felt that it was much easier to deal with Wu Hao this time than last time. After all, it was on his own territory. Even if Wu Hao brought the guards, he could not make any sense of the sky in their hands.

Because they didn't know the specific situation, the three of them did not make a decision. There was only one central idea, and they were ready to be a confidant. After Wu Hao arrived tomorrow, he waited for an opportunity to relieve his confidant.

However, this kind of thing cannot be done blatantly, and it must be closed when the night is late, and once it is implemented, it is only possible to succeed without failure.

All three of them are civil servants, and there are not many soldiers actually controlled, so they have to choose a military officer to cooperate. Regarding this candidate, Tsui Hark-hoon was the first to think of Xu Siyou, the last time.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Guotao shook his head and said, "Monkey Xu is not good. I felt very strange about what happened last time. It was obvious that a group of local bandits were disturbed by a certain situation."

"The chairman of the board means that Monk Xu deliberately let go Zhu Wei and Liu Mingzhao?" Tsui Harkxun looked at Zhang Guotao in confusion.

"I don't know, but this possibility cannot be ruled out." Zhang Guotao was silent for a while before saying that in fact, he did not dare to imagine that Xu Siyou would betray him. He was a tiger general who promoted him from countless soldiers. According to ancient sayings, he was a kindness to Xu Siyou and could deliver his life in this era.

"If Monk Xu can't believe it, other generals may not be reliable." As one of his confidants, Huang Chao could not say nothing and expressed his opinion in a timely manner. "I don't think so. Monk Xu and other military commanders need to contact him, but he cannot tell them about the assassination of Wu Hao. He just needs to win them over to us. The actual assassination operation will be carried out by our own guards. These guards have been with us for many years, and there is no problem with trust."

"Okay, the matter will be settled for the time being. You both go down to contact your own guards and find out the words of the generals of the army." After retreating west, Zhang Guotao did not rest well. Now he has been tortured by the Central Telegram so late, and his body is obviously showing fatigue. He waved his hand to instruct the two of them to go down to do business, and he returned to rest.

Although he was very tired and sleepy, Zhang Guotao couldn't sleep when he lay on the bed. He always saw that he had been deprived of the command of the Fourth Front Army and was bound to show his authority by a group of dark and thin soldiers. The villagers kept throwing rotten vegetables, leaves and rotten eggs at him. The soldiers were surrounded by cold expressions of soldiers, and the opponents in the center pointed at him from afar, with ridicule on his face.

In a daze, he was half asleep and half awake until he was scared by a deafening shout.
Chapter completed!