The third part of the bloody war of resistance, Chapter 9, the 10th chapter of the storm (seventh)

Under the urging of the war, all kinds of work are complicated, but each one is related to the outcome of the war. If there is a slight delay, it may cause significant losses to the front line. He Siyuan did not dare to be negligent at all, and he was busy every day, eating and sleeping in the office.

At the beginning of the War of Resistance Against Japan, He Siyuan's wife and children were not in Shandong, but in Tianjin, in the Italian concession. The Japanese once asked Italy to hand over He Siyuan's wife and daughter to them as an ally. The Italian government followed suit. After the Japanese took He Siyuan's wife and daughter, they took them to the guerrilla area of ​​He Siyuan in northern Shandong to surrender He Siyuan.

This move angered He Siyuan. On the one hand, he protested to Italy through the National Government, and on the other hand, he ordered all Italians in Shandong, whether they were priests or merchants, to be arrested, and then sent someone to send letters to the Italian consul in Tianjin. If his wife and daughter were hurt, these Italians would be buried with them.

He Siyuan's threat, protests from the National Government, and international pressure made the Italian government retreat. Mussolini ordered negotiations with the Japanese, and the Japanese were forced to send their wife and daughter back to Tianjin. He Siyuan then asked them to leave Tianjin and go to Chongqing via Hong Kong. Now he is still in Chongqing, so he simply regards his office as his home.

When Xuan Xiafu saw He Siyuan, the lights were already on. The night market outside the provincial government was getting hustle and the weather was getting colder. He Siyuan's secretary sent someone to the street to buy food, and He Siyuan received Xuan Xiafu in the reception room.

"General Xuan, you have been waiting for a long time. Did you come for Hao Pengju?" He Siyuan asked straight to the point, signaling to ask Xuan Xiafu to sit down together.

The dinner was not rich, with one meat, one vegetable, one soup, two bowls of white rice. Xuan Xiafu was not polite. He sat opposite He Siyuan and waited for more than three hours, and he was already hungry. During the three hours of waiting, he carefully recalled the calls from the Central Committee and Chongqing. Both telegrams estimated that the negotiations would be difficult, especially the telegram from Chongqing. Zhou Enlai reminded him in the telegram to fully unite the centrists in Shandong, especially the governor He Siyuan, who had a great influence in Shandong.

"Yes," Xuan Xiafu did not shy away and directly entered the topic: "Chairman He, the situation of the War of Resistance Against Japan is very good now, but it will take some time to win completely. The Japanese army is increasing its troops in North China. At this moment, the Kuomintang has drawn troops from North China to threaten our anti-Japanese base. This practice of disregarding the great cause of the War of Resistance Against Japan and making the relatives feel happy and the enemy should be stopped immediately. Chairman He, our party hopes that you can exert your influence, calm the situation, and fight against Japan together."

He Siyuan had just eaten a few bites, put down his chopsticks, swallowed the food in his mouth, and looked at Xuan Xiafu and said, "General Xuan, I don't understand why the party wants to take him in with someone like Hao Pengju? I have been in Shandong for almost ten years. Hao Pengju is one of the most shameless soldiers I have ever met. He is fickle and has a mother with milk, and he has no integrity."

Xuan Xiafu shook his head and said, "The essence of the Hao Pengju incident is that the Kuomintang wants to annex local troops. Look at the likes of Pang Bingxun, Liangcheng and Wu Huawen. They were deprived of military power and the troops were reorganized. General Hao Pengju just protected himself. The problem now is that the Kuomintang attempted to take this opportunity to provoke a civil war. How unfortunate is Shandong people. They have just left the Japanese iron hoof and fall into war again."

He Siyuan frowned slightly, and his words were a bit unreasonable. He solemnly looked at Xuan Xiafu: "Sun Liangcheng, Pang Bingxun, Wu Huawen, generals, anyway, it is a merit to the country to reduce the war in the people of Shandong. However, this merit cannot offset their crime of surrendering to the Japanese army and acting as accomplices of the Japanese invasion. The country has been very lenient to them. It only lifted their military power and did not judge them. But what about Hao Pengju? Look, I think this article is well written, and it is three points to the core."

He Siyuan handed the Shandong Min Daily at hand to Xuan Xiafu. This article was written by Zhuang Jihua. Zhuang Jihua not only asked them to publish their own articles in the Central Daily News, Yuzhou Evening News, but also in the Shandong Min Daily and Shandong Daily.

In this article, Zhuang Jihua clearly pointed out that the real root of Hao Pengju's defection lies in the fact that he wanted to use his troops in his hands to threaten the country, gain greater power, realize warlord separatism, and continue to enslave and endanger the people.

This article resonated with He Siyuan. Before the war, He Siyuan facilitated the dealings of warlords and knew their habits. They regarded military power as their life. As for what country and nation, they were not considered by them.

Xuan Xiafu felt in trouble. Hao Pengju had a bad reputation. Zhuang Jihua said that his five-native slave family members were true. These puppet army generals helped the Japanese army to suppress the Kuomintang and Communist anti-Japanese base areas during their surrender. For example, Wu Huawen helped the Japanese army create an unmanned land. The Kuomintang attacked them and found the right target.

He Siyuan sighed: "The dispute between the two parties has been around for a long time. When will it end like this? General Xuan, frankly speaking, I have no hostility to GCD. I have worked with your party guerrillas behind enemy lines in the past. But this time you were wrong. You should hand Hao Pengju over to the National Government for trial as soon as possible. I am willing to mediate the dispute with the gentry of Shandong."

Xuan Xia's father thought that if Hao Pengju was handed over, there would be a need for mediation. Zhuang Jihua had already offered the conditions and handed over Hao Pengju, and everything else was easy to say.

He Siyuan returned disappointedly. The Eighth Route Army's office in Jiangbei War Zone was not in Jinan, but in Shangqiu. However, Xuan Xia's father led a group to build a temporary office in Jinan and rented a small courtyard outside the headquarters. When Xuan Xia's father returned, the courtyard had been settled and the radio station was also set up.

The office had only nine staff members, one translator, one transmitter, two staff members, and four guards. After returning, Xuan Xiafu quickly drafted a telegram, reporting Zhuang Jihua's conditions to Chongqing and Taihang Mountains, and also reporting He Siyuan's attitude.

Chongqing's telegram came back soon. Zhou Enlai told him clearly in the telegram that it was impossible to hand over Hao Pengju, but he could make concessions on other matters. He also reminded him that while declaring our party's policies, he would fully win the support of local middle forces in Shandong. He would negotiate with Chen Lifu in Chongqing.

Shortly afterwards, the Taihang Mountain telegram also arrived, and the Eighth Route Army headquarters telegraphed him that the Jiaodong troops had made preparations for advance westward. If Zhuang Jihua insisted on using force, the Jiaodong troops would advance westward to support Chen Su's troops; the Chen G troops in Dezhou had already left Dezhou and moved closer to southern Hebei, and General Luo R-Huan led the southern Hebei troops to advance eastward to deter the Kuomintang army in Dezhou.

After reading the telegram, Xuan Xiafu was not at all at ease. The two troops of Luo R-Huan and Chen G were only 70,000 to 80,000, but the Kuomintang troops gathered on the front lines from Dezhou to Shijiazhuang were hundreds of thousands, including armored units such as the First Mechanized Army and the Fifth Army. Once a civil war broke out, the newly captured Hebei base may be lost.

Xuan Xiafu was thinking about how to open up the situation. The telegram from Taihang Mountain arrived again. The telegram told him that Chen G had sent to Jinan at night. At the same time, Chen Y, the commander of the First Division of the New Fourth Army in Linqu, was also rushing to Jinan. Xuan Xiafu understood the purpose of the central government's arrangements. Chen G and Zhuang Jihua had a good personal relationship. The central government hoped that his arrival would have some effect.

Chen Y demonstrated his superman's united front ability in the battle of Huangqiao, not only won military victory, eliminated Han Deqin's 89th Army, but also achieved political victory. After entering Shandong, Chen Y also played his talent and united a large number of local gentry to play an important role in opening up the anti-Japanese base in Shandong.

Xuan Xiafu immediately convened a staff meeting and read out the central government's decision at the meeting, asking the staff to prepare a room for Chen y and Chen G and his entourage. He took the guards out again to visit Miao Handong, a famous Shandong man. Miao Handong is the largest flour merchant in Shandong, but he is not just a businessman, but also the founder of Shandong Yucai School and the honorary principal. He himself is well-versed in the East and West and is the earliest international student in Shandong. He enjoys a high reputation in the Shandong business community. During the Japanese occupation, he did not retreat to the rear, but chose to thank guests in secret, secretly supported the anti-Japanese war, and provided a large amount of food and money to the Eighth Route Army and the Kuomintang army.

But such a close-know person still disappointed Xuan Xiafu. Miao Handong's view is almost the same as He Siyuan. The only advantage is that he is willing to mediate without mentioning any prerequisites to resolve the current critical situation.

Just as he was discussing with Miao Handong, He Siyuan walked into Zhuang Jihua's office. Zhuang Jihua's office was available now, and most of the things on the table had been packed. He Siyuan understood that if it weren't for the Hao Pengju incident, Zhuang Jihua might have set off for the Dezhou Command.

"Chairman He, is there anything wrong with coming so late?"

Zhuang Jihua was a little surprised by He Siyuan's arrival. He instinctively believed that something must have happened there, and he looked at He Siyuan's face and looked gloomy.

"Commander Zhuang, are you really going to attack the Eighth Route Army's New Fourth Army?"

Upon hearing this, Zhuang Jihua sat back on his seat, which had just stood up. He quickly thought about He Siyuan’s purpose here, whether to be a lobbyist or a survey for him?

"The national laws and regulations cannot be destroyed. Hao Pengju must be punished by the national laws, otherwise there will be many people who follow the example in the future, and there will be no room for change in this matter." Zhuang Jihua said nothing and was still harsh.

He Siyuan sighed: "This Hao Pengju is really a rat shit. He has disrupted the good situation of the War of Resistance."

Zhuang Jihua looked at him, still judging his purpose of coming here so late. He Siyuan sighed again: "Commander Zhuang, General Xuan Xiafu came to me just now. I also proposed to hand over Hao Pengju, and everything else can be negotiated, but it seems that they are unwilling to. Commander Zhuang, if you want to mobilize troops to suppress the Communist Party at this time, what should the Japanese army in North China do?"

Zhuang Jihua still could not judge He Siyuan's purpose. He Siyuan has a pro-communist reputation in the Kuomintang. At this time, if he wants to come out to speak out, he must take time to convince them.

"Commander Zhuang, after General Xuan left, I thought about it for a long time and felt that the overall situation should be the priority and the two sides negotiated a resolution."

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