Something big happened in the Central Plains?
"Big Brother, what do you mean by that?" Jiang Bai asked in a deep voice.”
"The specific situation is like this.”
Zhang Zuolin didn't keep Jiang Bai in suspense and told him everything that had happened.
It turned out that ever since the baldy joined forces with the Li clan, Feng Yuxiang, and Yan Xishan to launch the second Northern Expedition against the Feng clan and won the war, the Feng clan had been defeated.
The entire eastern region was roughly divided into six centers: Jinling, Gwangju, Wuhan, Kaifeng, Taiyuan, and Fengtian.
Even though on the surface, the Bald General had obtained a unified leadership position.
However, they did not truly unify the various factions.
In order to break out of this predicament, Bald Man Jiang decided to decisively use military means. He attacked the Li Zong people in the south, Yan Laoxi in the north, and Feng Yuxiang in the west.
Because Baldy occupied most of the rich coastal areas, he had strong troops and strong horses.
In order to deal with Baldy's army, the other three families formed a military alliance to resist.
When Jiang Bai went to Song Jiang to suppress the bandits, the two sides had already started a full-scale war on more than half of the country.
The three of them even established a new government in Beiping, forming a rival to the Jinling government!
For a time, the battle between the two sides was in full swing!
After Zhang Zuolin finished explaining the whole story, Jiang Bai was also dumbfounded.
He had never expected that the war in the Central Plains in 1930 would break out two years in advance!
"Although the three military alliances in Beiping have gained the advantage in the local war, it is still difficult to determine who will win in terms of overall strategy.”
"Almost at the same time, the two major factions sent me invitations, trying to drag us down. What does Jiang Bai think we should do?”
As he spoke, Zhang Zuolin handed over the message to Jiang Bai.
The first was the Beiping side. They said that if Feng Xi was willing to participate in the war, they would make the Northeast Army the Sixth Front Army.
Once the Anti-General War ended, they would promise to give Jinling and other rich coastal areas to the Northeast Army.
As for Jiang Baldy, he had given a very generous offer. He had said that as long as the Northeast Army was willing to participate in the war, the Huabei Plains would be divided into the Northeast.
In terms of terms of conditions, both sides had offered very generous conditions.
In the current situation where the situation was almost equal, the attitude of the Northeast Army could even determine the direction of the upcoming war.
In fact, this was indeed the case.
In the original spacetime, it was precisely because the Northeast Army had come out of seclusion to fight.
The baldy, who had been on the verge of defeat, not only stabilized the situation, but he also launched a comprehensive counterattack.
Not only did he establish the situation of Baldy being the only one in the country,
At the same time, it also allowed Xiao Liuzi to obtain a large area of Huabei and place his attention and troops inside the pass.
This directly caused the defense of the northeast to be empty, giving the Japanese an opportunity.
Jiang Bai narrowed his eyes. After pondering for a moment, he said to Zhang Zuolin,
"Big brother, actually, in this war, I think we should just watch from the sidelines and reap the benefits!”
Hearing Jiang Bai's resolute answer, Zhang Zuolin was deeply surprised.
"What? Second brother, do you mean that you don't intend to participate in this war?”
One had to know that both the Luda Faction and the non-commissioned officers faction had expressed their very clear views on the war in the Central Plains.
In the eyes of the Lu Clan, this war was clearly a great opportunity for them to fight for the Central Plains and share the highest power center in the country.
Therefore, they strongly advocated joining the bald man's camp.
As for the non-commissioned officers who were deeply influenced by the Japanese culture, they were more willing to cooperate with Yan Laoxi, who was on good terms with the Japanese.
This was to express goodwill to the Japanese and hope to ease the relationship with them.
Originally, Zhang Zuolin thought that Jiang Bai's aggressive personality would make him lose his mind.
There was an 80% chance that they would choose one of the factions to participate in the war in the Central Plains and obtain a share of the loot.
However, he had never expected that Jiang Bai would not only have no intention of making any contributions, but he had also adopted a stance of not wanting to help!
Faced with Zhang Zuolin's confusion, Jiang Bai patiently explained,"
"Big brother, it's not that I don't want to participate. Instead, I want to avoid personally grooming a potential powerful opponent.”
"A powerful opponent?"
This time, Zhang Zuolin was even more curious and admired Jiang Bai even more.
After all, whether it was the Lu Faction or the non-commissioned officers faction, they were all arguing endlessly about whether they could expand their territory.
However, he had never been like Jiang Bai, who looked at the problem from the perspective of the big picture from the beginning.
"That's right. The 300,000 soldiers of our Northeast Army will help any faction win the war.”
"However, if they wait until the internal war is over, they will definitely point the spearhead of the war at us.”
"After all, be it Yan Laoxi or Bald General, we've been holding grudges against each other for a long time.”
"At that time, there will definitely be a great battle between the inside and outside of the pass!”
After listening to Jiang Bai's analysis, Zhang Zuolin nodded and said,"
"Second brother, if that's all you're worried about, then there's nothing to be afraid of!”
"With the military and industrial capabilities of our northeast, it's simply too easy to crush them on the battlefield!”
As he spoke, Zhang Zuolin's entire body emitted an extremely powerful aura and confidence!
Unexpectedly, Jiang Bai's next sentence poured a bucket of cold water on him!
"Then, big brother, what if the Japanese take the opportunity to participate at this critical moment?”
"While the warlords in our country are in a chaotic war and have no time to look outside, the Japanese's Kwantung Army has been recuperating for many years. Once we lead our troops into the pass and the northeast is empty, the Japanese's Kwantung Army can advance to Fengtian!”
"We can cross Bo Bay, land at Dagu Mouth, occupy Beiping, and head south crazily, heading south to Huabei Plains!”
"We can transport them through the navy, and the army will head straight for Xiangjiang and Jinling!”
"By then, no matter which direction they attack from, the Japanese troops will be able to sweep through half of the eastern territory like a storm!”
Under Jiang Bai's continuous narration, Zhang Zuolin felt as if he was there, seeing the mountain of corpses and the sea of blood, the bloody scene of people being plunged into misery!
"Hiss! Second brother, it's all thanks to your timely analysis. If the northeast was lost to me, I, Zhang, would really become a national sinner!”
At this moment, Zhang Zuolin broke out in a cold sweat.
Previously, because the promises given by both sides were so huge, he subconsciously forgot that there was still the terrifying threat of the Japanese Kwantung Army around him!
"Then, according to what you mean, we need to expand our military and prepare for war to prepare for an all-out war with the Japanese!”
Unexpectedly, when Jiang Bai heard this, he said with a smile,"Big brother, this won't do. This meat that has been delivered to our doorstep has to be eaten!”
At this moment, in Yan Xishan's mansion in Taiyuan City.
Yan Laoxi, who was appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of the Army, Navy, and Air Force of the Republic of the East and had 300,000 troops under his command, was currently wearing a marshal's uniform.
He was talking to a middle-aged man with a sharp mouth and ape-like cheeks.
"Commander Yan, the best opportunity to unify the Central Plains is right in front of you!”
"If you don't plan to seize this opportunity, then our Great Devil Empire may have to accept Mr. Jiang's request for military intervention!”
The middle-aged man took out his pocket watch and looked at the time seriously. He said,"If we calculate the time, Mr. Jiang's envoy should have arrived at the Prime Minister's residence!”
"Mr. Kawashima, I might need to think about this matter again.”Yan Laoxi seemed hesitant.
At this moment, the person who was negotiating with him was the Japanese Consul General stationed in Beiping City, Kawashima Sawao. He fully represented the Japanese's attitude towards Beiping.
Originally, according to the policy of the civil government, the main goal was to peacefully annex the Northeast and win over other warlords.
However, because of the failure of the plan to assassinate Zhang Zuolin, the relationship between the two sides had almost dropped to the freezing point.
The only exception was the South Manchuria Railroad Corporation, which was a state-owned enterprise that represented the policies of the Japanese.
All the other Japanese companies in the northeast were driven away and made difficult for by the Feng faction to a certain extent.
In less than two months, a large number of Japanese companies were destroyed by hooligans and forced to close down and go bankrupt.
Even though everyone in the Guandong Army knew that this was the work of the big tiger Tang Yulin.
However, there was nothing he could do without any concrete evidence.
The Feng lineage's hostility towards him was becoming more and more obvious.
Tanaka Yoshikazu, who advocated the idea of " subduing the enemy without fighting ", knew that if Zhang Zuolin was allowed to continue to develop and grow, he would be defeated.
Then the northeast that was originally under the control of the devils might finally be out of his control.
Therefore, after the cabinet's decision, Tanaka quickly sent messengers to rope in Yan Laoxi.
By supporting Yan Laoxi, who was on bad terms with Zhang Zuolin, they could threaten Zhang Zuolin in the northeast.
Seeing that Yan Laoxi's attitude had wavered, Kawashima's eyes flashed with joy as he continued,"
"Commander Yan, you can see the current situation. Even from a strategic point of view, you are still winning.”
"However, after many days of continuous battles, your troops were deeply trapped in the southern water network.”
"Then the battle between the two of you will undergo earth-shattering changes!”
Yan Laoxi's expression darkened instantly.
Even though he wanted to refute Kawashima's words.
But at the same time, he had to admit that the current situation was just as Kawashima had said. They had reached a complete stalemate.
In contrast to the unification of forces, Bald General who was mobilizing his troops.
The drawbacks of the military alliance formed by the three families had already appeared.
With the early stages of the battle going smoothly, all the troops were desperately attacking, afraid that if they were one step slower, the good ground would be snatched by others.
Now that the battle had entered a tug-of-war, the battlefield needed an endless stream of lives to fill up the gap.
The other two military groups were now making excuses to maintain the strength of their troops, so as to avoid the fate of being cannon fodder.
As a result, the three forces 'attack rhythm was no longer consistent, and many defensive loopholes appeared at the border of the battle zone.
But the problem was that if they did that, they would have to wait until Jinling had recovered.
Then, the three military groups would face the fate of being defeated one by one!
For Yan Laoxi, who had started from scratch and had been working hard for most of his life, this was not the situation he wanted to see.
"If Commander Yan decides to cooperate with our Great Devil Empire, then you can now have the full set of equipment of our Great Devil Empire, just like Zhang Zuolin!”
Yan Laoxi felt a tinge of envy when he heard that.
After so many years of support from the Japanese, Zhang Zuolin's growing strength in the northeast was obvious to all.
The foundation that other people needed half a lifetime to build was completed in just seven to eight years with the support of the Japanese.
To Yan Laoxi, it would be a lie if he wasn't envious!
"But the problem is that this is a civil war between our nations. If I accept your help, wouldn't I be in danger of being in great injustice?”
Even though Yan Laoxi's face was full of righteousness when he said this, there was a hint of insincerity in his tone.
"Don't worry, Commander Yan. As long as you can convince the other two families to continue attacking, we will put pressure on Jinling.”
"In terms of military affairs, we will also gradually provide 20 divisions of weapons and equipment to your army.”
"If the war situation really reaches an unavoidable state, then we can also use the Korean soldiers trained in the country to join the war in the form of support troops!”
If these words were said to Feng Yuxiang, who strongly advocated the war of resistance, Feng Yuxiang would have slapped him long ago.
However, for Yan Laoxi, who had always been trying to protect his own interests.
There were no eternal enemies, no eternal friends, only eternal interests!
As long as he could gain benefits, who else could he cooperate with?
Yan Laoxi gritted his teeth and said,"
"In that case, I've decided to cooperate with you!”
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