On the afternoon of the next day, September 27, Jiang called back and said that he would still act according to his original orders. Gu Zhutong immediately called Wei Lihuang to relay the message.
Wei Lihuang was very angry and uneasy. He looked for Liao Yaoxiang to discuss,"The president wants us to immediately go out of Liaoxi to reinforce Jinzhou. What do you think we should do?”
Liao Yaoxiang was also very confused. He did not know why Jiang Jieshi insisted on leaving Liaoxi. He said to Wei Lihuang,"The main force of Shenyang cannot leave Liaoxi alone before the troops of Huludao and Jinzhou join forces! This is a matter of time and space cooperation. It is not that we are unwilling to carry out or deliberately refuse the president's orders, but how to better save the current situation and save the main force of the entire city. I think that the Commander-in-Chief should once again be outspoken and insist on what we all believe to be the truth.”
After Wei Lihuang heard this, he said half-swallowed,"You can't leave Liaoxi alone. This is the truth!”After a while, he repeated,"This is the truth!”Then he said angrily,"I'd rather not do it than let the main force of Mukden leave Liaoxi alone."”
Wei Lihuang wanted Liao Yaoxiang to go with him to Gu Zhutong's place to make one last effort to convince him.
When Wei Yi saw Gu, he said excitedly,"The two of us have been colleagues for many years and good friends who have gone through thick and thin together. My matters are like your own matters. I've never encountered a problem like this in my life. No matter what, I hope you can help me solve it. It's not that we don't want to carry out the president's orders, nor are we unwilling to take action. It's just a matter of how to cooperate in space and time. We only request that after the troops of Huludao and Jinzhou meet up, the east and west will advance at the same time to avoid being defeated by the 'Gongjun' one by one.”
Wei Lihuang asked Gu Zhutong to suggest to Jiang Jieshi again not to let the main force of Shenyang take the risk to go out of Liaoxi alone.
"I've already sent your opinions to the president, but the president still wants you to carry out his original orders and plans after some consideration," Gu Zhutong said. I was ordered to supervise the execution of the order. I can't speak to the president anymore.”
" Because you represent the president," Wei Lihuang said anxiously," I'm asking you again to be responsible for advising the president and taking our advice. This is a national matter that concerns the fate of hundreds of thousands of people. You and I are both responsible for it. We should consider it carefully and discuss it properly.”
"This is the president's order. We can't disobey it," Gu Zhutong said.”
"It's not that we don't want to carry out the order," Wei Lihuang said angrily."We just want to wait for Huludao and Jinzhou to meet up before moving together."”
Gu Zhutong also said in a slightly excited tone,"But the president has ordered you to take action immediately!”
Wei Lihuang couldn't suppress the anger in his heart. He stood up and said angrily,"If we leave Liaoxi alone, we will definitely be wiped out! If you don't believe me, I'll make a bet with you. Cross!”
At this time, Liao Yaoxiang could only come out and explain,""The commander-in-chief's opinion is the opinion of the commander who is responsible for one side. He was the direct executor of the order, and it concerned the fate of hundreds of thousands of soldiers. He had the responsibility to state his opinion and beg the chief to reconsider.”He then said to Wei Lihuang,"We'll go back and think about it in detail before discussing it with the chief."”They parted on bad terms.
On the morning of September 28, Gu Zhutong looked for Liao Yaoxiang for a private conversation, blaming Liao for not encouraging Wei to be stubborn, but to persuade Wei to carry out Jiang's orders. "The president is more concerned about the fate of the Northeast Army than anyone else," Gu reprimanded Liao loudly. The president wants you to leave Jinzhou through Liaoxi to rescue you. You guys are sitting on the ground, unwilling to take action and trying to avoid the battle. This is not going to work. I have already sent your opinion to the President. The President will still carry out the original order. I can no longer send a telegram on your behalf. You've already wasted a few days. I can't take responsibility for you anymore. You must obey orders and act first before you can speak.”
Liao Yaoxiang immediately went to Wei Lihuang and reported Gu Zhutong's words. He said,"If we don't obey the order to gather the troops, Gu Zhutong won't speak to the president anymore. As long as he is willing to relay our opinions to the president, I believe that the president will consider it at all. Then, there will be a turn for the better.”
Wei Lihuang was also anxious about the stalemate, so he agreed,"Let's do it this way." When they went to see Gu Zhutong again, Wei expressed his willingness to follow Gu's advice and carry out the president's orders. He asked Gu to return to Nanking and ask Jiang to reconsider the opinions of the generals in charge of the northeast. Gu Zhutong said that as long as the troops in Mukden obeyed and began to move, he was willing to return to Nanking to relay the opinions of the northeast generals to Jiang Jieshi.
Wei said,"Let's do it this way. We'll start gathering the troops first."”
"Then I'll go back to Nanjing tomorrow. Give the order immediately and give me a copy of the order to bring back to Nanjing."”
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