Chen Zikun finally confiscated the 500,000 military expenditures.
He said that the central government was not well-off, and at this time it was time to share the same hatred with the enemy and help each other in the same boat.
Chiang Kai-shek was so moved that he was speechless and held Chen Zikun's hand for a long time without letting go.
Chairman Chiang was a kind man and gave Chen Zikun the establishment of three divisions.
The temporary divisions he had recruited earlier were transformed into regular troops.
In addition, Chen Qilin's regiment was placed under Chen Zikun's control.
The guns and bullets from the Hanyang Arsenal could be obtained with just a telegram.
With the arrival, the strength of Jiangdong's army was greatly increased and its morale was boosted.
The war started soon.
Facing Jiangdong Army was Feng Yuxiang's Northwest Army.
The two sides went to war and fought for more than ten battles.
The Northwest Army was short of food and ammunition, so it had more soldiers.
It used its lives to fill the gap.
It usually fired a burst of gunfire and then jumped out of the trench to launch a charge.
After a short time, it was beaten back by the Jiangdong Army's machine guns and mortars, leaving behind all the ground. dead.
Sometimes they can rely on the human wave tactics to rush over.
The Northwest Army is good at using broadswords to defeat the enemy.
It happened that Chen Zikun had obtained this sword manual from Feng Yuxiang, and the Jiangdong Army also practiced it.
Therefore, in hand-to-hand combat, there were no bayonets, only broadswords.
The slices and red silk were flying up and down, and it was so enjoyable to chop melons and vegetables.
The two armies fought on the Longhai line for two months.
Many people died, but the battle line remained motionless.
Generals Gai Longquan and Chen Shou both felt that they would encounter good opponents and that this battle would not be easy to fight.
Yan Su also said that Feng Yuxiang was strict in his military management.
Feng Jun lived a poor life like an ascetic monk, so he was brave and good at fighting.
He also had more troops than us.
If we didn't have the support of artillery and aircraft, we might not be able to support him.
Chen Zikun said: "This is not the way to go.
I have an idea, I might as well give it a try."
When others asked him what his idea was, he smiled and did not answer.
Half a month later, a float train drove from Beitai to Longhai and stopped on the Longhai line.
The windows were opened, and faces painted with makeup and colorful cheongsam appeared in front of the windows.
The soldiers passing by were dumbfounded.
Many of them were stunned.
People bumped into each other, and some accidentally stepped into a mud puddle while walking.
This group of women jumped back and forth with joy, and their laughter echoed on both sides of the railway.
The Jiangdong Army's mortars fired at the Northwest Army.
The shells fell but did not explode.
Instead, colorful leaflets flew in the wind.
The soldiers of the Northwest Army hiding in the trench picked them up and looked at them.
Feng Yuxiang had fired many weapons in the army.
In the literacy class, even ordinary soldiers know dozens of words, so there is no obstacle to reading, not to mention the easy-to-understand pictures printed on the flyers.
To put it simply, in one sentence, Chairman Chen welcomes brothers from the Northwest Army to come and play.
All food, drinks, and entertainment are included, and money is paid.
Of course, it is only limited to officers above second lieutenant.
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At first no one believed it and it was treated as a joke.
Later, a small platoon leader thought that he had not eaten meat for three months.
Bath, flower girl, braised pork, brandy and big Qianmen cigarettes, very delicious.
Before leaving, they even gave me 20 yuan in cash.
The shopkeeper said with a smile: "Sir, come back next time."
The little platoon leader was moved to tears and said nothing.
The next day, the company and platoon commanders of the Northwest Army came in droves and received the same reception.
On the third day, the battalion commanders also came secretly.
On the fourth day, the group leader also came.
It was Chen Zikun's old acquaintance, Wang Dongliang, a rickshaw driver from Ziguang Motorcycle Factory.
I think that the honest and honest farmer from Changxindian was now the captain of the colonel.
He still couldn't get rid of the rustic atmosphere.
He squeaked his food, imitated Marshal Feng's style, wore leggings and a coarse military uniform.
Being a regiment leader was really extraordinary. , ordered the two girls to fly together, and drank all the brandy in the float.
Chen Zikun heard the news and came to see Wang Dongliang in person.
When he saw his old boss, Captain Wang burst into tears and said, "Boss, we are living a miserable life."
He poured out his bitterness.
The life of the Northwest Army is really hard.
Feng Yuxiang's territory is huge and almost occupies the entire northwest.
Provinces like Ningxia, Qinghai, Gansu, and Shaanxi are already poor.
The Northwest Army has many soldiers and horses.
Hundreds of thousands of people eat what horses chew.
Who can feed them?
Let alone ordinary soldiers, even officers of Wang Dongliang's level are living a tight life.
They only have a few thousand dollars in savings on hand, and they don't even have a wife.
"Our brothers in the Northwest Army can fight, but there are two things we cannot do.
First, we cannot see women, and we cannot walk when we see women.
Second, we cannot see money, and we cannot open our eyes when we see money."
Wang Dongliang said.
I sat down and took another sip of wine.
This was not the gold medal brandy produced in Shandong, but the bottle-clearing fragrance brought by Chen Zikun from Nantai.
It was of high alcohol content.
Wang Dongliang was so drunk that his tongue lost control, but his words were not muddled: "In the beginning, I ate food and served as a soldier because I felt that the commander-in-chief was kind and reliable and would not bully the people.
But now it seems that the commander-in-chief has done these things , that is human What did you do?
Let’s not talk about stabbing in the back.
He treats us who are division commanders and brigade commanders like grandsons and beats and scolds us without giving any face.
This is tolerated, but the brothers don’t even have enough to eat.
If you can’t eat, what do you think is going on?”
As he spoke, his voice became smaller and smaller, and he gradually began to snore.
The next day, Wang Dongliang returned to his home position and left a combat plan indicating that there would be a large-scale offensive operation in three days.
Three days later, Jiangdong Army stood ready.
At midnight, there was loud gunfire and booming artillery, but there was not a single bullet.
A single shell ran to Jiangdong Army's position, and all of them were fired into the sky, so they also cooperated.
Shooting in the air, the two sides fought fiercely for most of the night, with zero casualties.
After that, the two sides had a tacit understanding, and the war was no longer serious.
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The war in the Central Plains was in full swing, and another war without gunpowder was also going on.
As early as when Feng Yan declared war, Zhang Xueliang, who was outside the customs, was calling for mediation while adding troops to Rehe and Shanhaiguan.
Zhang's tendency directly determined the outcome of the war. , so representatives from all parties gathered in Fengtian, people from Feng Yuxiang, people from Yan Xishan, Wang Zhaoming's people, and of course Chiang Kai-shek's people, made it a joke when Zhang Xueliang and Chen Zikun played mahjong afterwards, saying that Yan Xishan's representative only brought 5,000 yuan to the event, while Feng Yuxiang's representative only brought a penny.
He didn't bring any, but Wu Tiecheng, sent by Chairman Chiang Kai-shek, brought a full two million yuan with him to go around.
With such a disparity in financial resources between the two sides, how could the anti-Chiang faction be invincible?
This detail also determined Zhang Xueliang's choice.
In early August, the anti-Chiang faction made another mistake.
Yan Xishan and Wang Zhaoming held an enlarged meeting of the Kuomintang Central Party Committee in Peking and decided to form a new central government and elect Yan Xishan as chairman of the National Government.
On September 9, Yan Xishan was sworn in at Huairen Hall in Peking, and he became the head of state.
At this time, Zhang Xueliang announced the general mobilization of the Northeast Army outside the customs and used troops against Yan Feng.
As soon as the news came out, the situation took a turn for the worse.
Yan Xishan only served as chairman of the National Government for nine days before he resigned in embarrassment and returned to his hometown in Shanxi.
Pingjin and Zhili were handed over to Zhang Xueliang.
Feng Yuxiang reduced his troops and fought against the trapped beast, but the morale of the army was shaken.
They tried to find a way out, and they surrendered and ran away.
The hundreds of thousands of northwest troops collapsed in an instant.
The Central Plains War lasted for eight months, mobilizing 1.4 million troops and causing 250,000 casualties.
It was a far greater victory than the Northern Expedition.
Yan Xishan lost the Chahar area of Pingjin, Zhili, and Zhang Xueliang recruited 100,000 Jin troops.
Zhang Xueliang himself also When he went to Dalian, Feng Yuxiang suffered even more misfortune, losing 90% of his troops and never recovered.
Wang Zhaoming fled to Hong Kong and continued his anti-Chiang cause.
The one who gained the most was Zhang Xueliang.
He gained control of Ping-Tianjin almost without losing a fight.
He was promoted to deputy commander-in-chief of the Army, Navy and Air Force, second only to Chiang Kai-shek.
He was only 30 years old and achieved such a position.
He was very promising at a young age.
Chen Zikun, on the other hand, recruited tens of thousands of guns, including Wang Dongliang's regiment, and took over some territory in eastern Henan and northern Anhui, further expanding his strength.
Chiang Kai-shek did not forget his helping hand in times of difficulty and promised to give Chen Zikun, a member of the National Government, The position of Deputy Minister of Military Affairs.
At this time, Chen Zikun's enthusiasm had waned and he had no interest in getting promoted to a higher position.
In the provincial capital, the official residence on Fenglin Road, in the green garden, there are white maple tables and chairs.
Chen Zikun is wearing a white suit and is reading the Huaijiang newspaper with his legs crossed.
Yan'er has grown into a chubby girl.
The little girl was playing wildly on the grass, and Aunt Wang was chasing her, panting from exhaustion.
"Aunt Wang, please take a rest."
Chen Zikun advised.
Since moving to Jiangdong from Beijing, Aunt Wang's body has become stronger.
Although she is nominally a servant, she is treated by everyone in the house.
She was respected as an old lady, she had no worries about food and clothing, and she was naturally in good health.
However, the old man was a farmer and couldn't sit still, so he took the initiative to take care of the young lady.
"Little ancestor, please run slowly."
Although Aunt Wang was panting from exhaustion, she felt happy in her heart.
She walked to Chen Zikun and sat down and said, "If my son is alive, he may have a child."
"I'm keeping an eye out for you.
As soon as there is news from Gaobeidian's hometown, we will know it here."
Chen Zikun comforted her.
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Aunt Wang was about to chat when Yan Su and Gong Jiaxiang came, so she avoided them.
"Chief of Staff, President Gong, take a look at the reports.
During the Great War in the Central Plains, trenches were crisscrossed, corpses were everywhere, crops were not harvested, houses collapsed, ten rooms were empty, plagues and meteors, droughts, military disasters and banditry were rampant, and there were 15 million victims. , a thousand people starve to death every day, what is happening to China?"
Chen Zikun knocked on the newspaper, shook his head and sighed.
Yan Su said: "That's why I came here.
The number of refugees from Northern Thailand has increased sharply.
There are 300,000 people, and the number is increasing every day.
There is not enough food to eat."
Chen Zikun said: "If you don't have enough, buy it.
Import American wheat and Siamese rice.
You can't watch people starve to death."
Gong Jiaxiang said: "The finances are exhausted and there is no money."
"Where's the money?
Where has it been spent?
I need to see the expenditure report."
Chen Zikun said solemnly.
Gong Jiaxiang was prepared and took out a thick stack of paper, all of which were appropriation forms and reimbursement forms signed by Chen Zikun.
Military expenses were the largest expense, followed by Beitai construction funds, design fees, construction fees, material payments, Supervision fees, expenditures for purchasing machinery and equipment, hosting refugees, opening porridge shacks, free lunches for students, salaries of government civil servants, etc., there are hundreds of items, and the total expenditure is as high as 7 million.
Chen Zikun's head is getting bigger and he can't save money on every expense.
What should he do?
"Can't we issue more public bonds?"
he asked tentatively.
"Enough public bonds have been issued, and there must be a limit for credit overdrafts.
If there is a run on the bank, the consequences will be disastrous."
Gong Jiaxiang immediately gave up the idea.
Chen Zikun once again turned his attention to the expenditure report, and finally fell on the military expenditure item.
Jiangdong Army was now fighting more and more, and it turned out to be a huge amount of 150,000.
Food, drink, and diarrhea were an astronomical amount of expenses every month
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