Zhang Zuoxiang has worked hard for many years and has many supporters. Yang Yuting's proposal immediately won the support of many people.Zhang Zuoxiang waved his hands and said, "I'm just a warrior, and I don't have such a great ability. I think the young master's thinking is flexible, and his methods of leading troops are also obvious to all. It's best to let him be the generalissimo."

Yang Yuting originally wanted to provoke those who did not support him and others to fight among themselves first.Unexpectedly, Zhang Zuoxiang knew the general situation so well, and immediately proposed to let Zhang Xueliang take over.Hearing this proposal, many people agreed, some were in favor of inheriting the business from father to son, some were supporters of Zhang Zuoxiang, more were young officers who loved Zhang Xueliang, and there were also senior officers like Guo Songling.They think that Zhang Xueliang is more energetic and able to accept new things, which provides them with opportunities to flex their muscles.

Hearing Zhang Zuoxiang's proposal, Yang Yuting's face collapsed. He knew that his idea of ​​taking advantage of the chaos to make a profit was no longer realistic, and now he could only let Zhang Xueliang take that seat.Sure enough, under the support of everyone, Zhang Zuolin agreed with a smile, let Zhang Zuoliang sit on the throne of Generalissimo, and he himself announced his resignation.

Zhang Zuolin's move is very unique, he was the one who received the aid from the Wa country, and it is difficult to reject the invitation from the Wa country.But it is different now, Zhang Xueliang has not received the favor of the Japanese country, even if he does something out of the ordinary, it is not considered ungrateful, and Zhang Xueliang really did this.

After Zhang Xueliang ascended to the post of Grand Marshal, he immediately suspended all cooperation projects with the Wa Kingdom, and at the same time sent Guo Songling to the capital city of Shu to discuss with Zhao Shouhong about surrendering.Within a few days, the Feng Faction changed generals, Zhang Zuolin stepped down and Zhang Xueliang took over, and immediately after that, the Feng Faction's wind direction turned westward in an all-round way, and it was very likely to join the Western Special Zone.

Hearing this news, the Wa people panicked. They didn't expect that Zhang Zuolin would release their pigeons in such a way and wipe out Wa's previous efforts. How could this not annoy them.

Yong Ye, the angry Japanese commander in Lushun, was furious, and he immediately dispatched elite troops to make up for the loss of the Japanese country.Lieutenant Assistant Matsudaira led a capable team of 300 people in plain clothes and set out on the road with only pistols and bombs.

All the elite Japanese soldiers can speak Hualan. Along the way, these people pretended to be refugees fleeing famine and successfully sneaked into the territory of Fengtian Province.These Japanese soldiers who had rushed to Shanhaiguan were not discouraged. They marched northward along the railway line towards Mingjing City.

Zhang Zuolin set off for half a day, and should have arrived in Mingjing early.He was going to pick up his family members, and he was going to bring enough money to find a place to live in seclusion.Unexpectedly, the train broke down, and they stopped in Jinzhou City for a whole day to repair the train, which gave the Japanese a chance to catch up.

The experienced Japanese did not stay in Jinzhou City. They knew that the war was about to start, and such strategic places were heavily guarded, and it was not easy to get them. So they continued to go north to choose the best ambush location.

Huanggutun is only five kilometers away from Mingjing City, and it is the last railway station close to Mingjing City.According to the plan of the Japanese people, the Hualan people's guards and sentries will be relaxed in this place, which is an excellent area for sneak attack.

In order not to be discovered by the defenders at the station, the Japanese did not dare to approach the station. They stopped in the wilderness three miles away from Huanggutun Station.Under the command of Lieutenant Matsudaira, the Japanese soldiers braved the snow to dig a deep pit on the railway and buried several packs of explosives in it.

After the electric detonator was inserted into the explosive package, it was also carefully buried, covering it without showing any traces.Long wires were covered under the snow and led to a nearby grove, where they were connected to hand generators.The Japanese prepared very well. In order to prevent the wires from getting wet, they even put interlaced dry firewood under the wires and carefully concealed all traces.

Three hundred Japanese soldiers lay motionless in the snow, quietly waiting for the target to appear.It was almost noon, and the sound of trains in the distance reappeared. During the time when the Japanese army was lurking, three trains had already passed by here, but none of them were the target they were waiting for.Now that the estimated time is approaching, all the Japanese soldiers became nervous. They knew that this time the real target might have appeared.

The train came rumbling, behind the dark and thick locomotive and the mounted coal car, there were 22 carriages.This long train compartment was used by the Empress Dowager of the Jin Dynasty. The interior decoration is extremely luxurious, and there is even a special dining car and kitchen behind it.

The defense of this special train is also in place. The entire train is wrapped in iron armor, and there is a ballast in front of it as an avant-garde to prevent abnormal situations.In order to prevent snipers, all the windows were tightly covered by curtains, making it impossible to see the situation inside clearly, but Lieutenant Commander Matsudaira knew that this was the target he was waiting for.

Hanging the binoculars back around his neck, Lieutenant Matsudaira slipped down from the birch tree: "Everyone get ready, Zhang Zuolin is here." Speed ​​up the charge and get rid of the bulky cotton shoes.

At this time, Zhang Zuolin was sitting in his gorgeous float, drinking tea leisurely, and sitting next to him was Chief Military Chief He Fenglin.

"Marshal, I always feel that this matter is not appropriate. The Japanese are being played like this, are they willing to let it go?" He Fenglin said from the side.

Zhang Zuolin disagreed: "So what if they don't know how to let it go? Now the battle in Pyongyang is becoming more and more fierce, and the West Army is about to enter the city. I heard that the Japanese army has filled in more than a dozen divisions, but they are still unable to attack." Retire from the West Special Army. The Wa people don't have the energy to control us, so why worry?"

Zhang Zuolin's statement is not unreasonable. The battle in Pyongyang has been going on for several months, and the two sides have been fighting from summer to early winter.In order to reduce casualties, the West Army used artillery fire to damage the enemy, but the Japanese Army's firepower was not as good as that of the West Army, so they had to fill it with people.Now the elite Japanese army has suffered heavy losses, and has even begun to deploy the Far East dispatched army, which has been confronting He Wenchang's troops, to reinforce Goryeo.

Chapter 83 Huanggutun Incident

He Fenglin knew that what the other party said was true, he nodded and said: "Having said that, I am still worried. These days my eyelids are always twitching, and it seems that something bad is about to happen."

"You, you are just suspicious. Could something happen on our territory? Even if the West Special Army comes over, it will take a while." Jin Yunpeng, a veteran of the former Anhui faction who had already defected to the Feng faction, was also in the car, Seeing He Fenglin's worried look, he couldn't help making fun of him.

"Everyone better be careful." He Fenglin muttered when he heard Jin Yunpeng's teasing.At this moment, a thunderous explosion suddenly erupted in front of the car. The soldiers in the carriage were all experienced soldiers, and they naturally recognized the sound of a landmine explosion.Before they could take any action, the entire carriage was already tilted to the left due to the huge momentum, and then overturned on the snow beside the railroad track.

With inertia, the huge carriage slid on the ground for tens of meters, and finally squeezed into a pile, and everyone in the carriage became ground gourds.The worst thing was the dining car, because it was preparing lunch, and many chefs were busy here. As a result, the train overturned and the hot oil and water splashed out, scalding many people to death.Soon the fire ignited the carriage again, and most of the survivors were burned to death.

The fire started from the kitchen and quickly spread to other cars.The wooden interior of the car is extremely flammable, and the fire is getting bigger and bigger, and the sound of crackling and cracking wood is one after another, which sounds so terrifying.Zhang Zuolin, whose face was covered in blood, managed to straighten himself up. At this time, the carriage collapsed, and the door under it was no longer usable. He had no choice but to climb up, hoping to leave through the window on another floor.

He Fenglin's neck was broken in the impact, and he was exhaling more air than inhaling. Jin Yunpeng dislocated his arm and temporarily lost his ability.Liu Zhe, Yu Guohan, Yan Zebo and others in the same car could not get away for a while. The guards were killed or injured, and only two people barely came together to help.

With the help of the guards, Zhang Zuolin, who was nearly [-] years old, managed to climb up the car window and turned out from there.What catches the eye is the carriages stacked up and down. It is estimated that there are not many survivors in other carriages. Right now, more than a dozen people are busy dragging out the wounded or corpses in the carriages. A few of them are obviously guards. People are running towards here at a fast pace.

"Marshal, are you alright?" Mo Huide, who was in the other car when the explosion happened, ran over with a few guards, and quickly helped Zhang Zuolin off the car. "Marshal, what's going on here?" Mo Huide was obviously a little dazed, he still didn't know what happened.

Zhang Zuolin was about to answer, when suddenly shouts of killing shook the sky, and a group of people in civilian clothes rushed towards the train with pistols in their hands.Zhang Zuolin pushed Mo Huide away and rushed into the nearby ruins. Taking advantage of the ruins of the train as a cover, he took out his portable pistol and started shooting.

Seeing the enemy rushing, and seeing that Zhang Zuolin had started shooting, several guards raised their rifles to shoot.The guards who were rescuing their companions also stopped. They all found their guns and started shooting, and there was a burst of gunfire beside the train.

Relying on their large numbers, those Japanese people shot desperately while charging, and soon approached the train.Zhongzuo Songping knew very well that the sound of the explosion would attract the garrison of Huanggutun. If they wanted to kill Zhang Zuolin, they had to do so before the garrison arrived.It was precisely because of this sense of urgency that they chose to charge directly.

One after another Japanese soldiers fell to the ground convulsing and died, but the rest continued to charge without hesitation.Although Zhang Zuolin's guards were all selected from Fengjun, they were not only highly skilled in martial arts but also extremely accurate in marksmanship, but because of the attack on the train, most of the guards were killed and injured, and the remaining dozen or so people could hardly block the charge of [-] Japanese troops. .

The Japanese soldiers rushed up quickly, and the guards loaded their bayonets and greeted them with their rifles, and the two sides began to fight hand to hand.In fierce hand-to-hand combat, the longer bayonets were of great advantage, but the number of guards was too small, and after stabbing twice as many enemies as themselves, they were all killed.

Mo Huide followed Zhang Zuolin, and the two short guns fired desperately to prevent the Japanese soldiers from attacking.At this time, there was a rumbling sound in the distance. It was the road roller turning back. It seemed that the reinforcements were not far away.Lieutenant Songping was impatient, he knew that if Zhang Zuolin could not be killed, his mission would be regarded as a failure.Gritting his teeth, Zhongzuo Matsudaira said, "Throw grenades and blow them to death. Throw all the grenades and retreat immediately."

Hearing this, those Japanese soldiers took out the grenades hidden in their arms, pulled out the insurance, ignited the primer and threw them out.As the sound of explosions continued, Zhang Zuolin and Mo Huide were submerged in a cloud of smoke and dust.When the ballast truck arrived with a large number of reinforcements, except for the wounded trapped in the carriage, there were only corpses all over the ground.

"Something happened to Xueliang." Zhang Zuoxiang rushed into Zhang Xueliang's room in a hurry, startling him.

"Why is Uncle Zhang so flustered?" Zhang Xueliang asked in surprise.

Zhang Zuoxiang looked sad, he shook his head and said in a deep voice: "An accident happened in Huanggutun, the train was blown up by a landmine, and the old man was killed in the fierce battle with the bandits."

"What?" Zhang Xueliang stood up suddenly: "When did this happen?"

Zhang Zuoxiang said: "Two hours ago. I ordered people to seal off the scene and strictly sealed the news. I only said to the public that the train derailed and the old man was injured in his arm."

"It's better to stabilize the morale of the army first, I will rush back to Mingjing immediately." Zhang Xueliang said.

"Wait a minute." Zhang Zuoxiang pulled out Zhang Xueliang: "We found many Japanese corpses at the scene. Obviously they did this explosion. The Japanese must have a plan for what they did, so you have to be prepared."

Zhang Xueliang rolled his eyes, and immediately understood the meaning of Zhang Zuoxiang's words. He nodded and said: "I understand, we don't want Shanhaiguan, and I will personally bring heavy troops back to Mingjing. Now it is important to stabilize the morale of the army. If there is no mourning, we will deal with it according to what Uncle Zhang said."

"Okay, I'll mobilize the troops now, but Yang Yuting and those people are pro-Japanese, what if they get news about the Japanese and want to seize military power?" Zhang Zuoxiang said worriedly.

Zhang Xueliang gritted his teeth and said: "Uncle Zhang, the only person I trust the most now is you. I will take the front team back to Mingjing first, and you will lead the rear team and go back with the military and political officials. If there is any change in Yang Yuting's group on the way, Just kill them."

"Well, I won't be soft." Zhang Zuoxiang gritted his teeth and replied.

At the same time, Zhao Shouhong also received a message from Mingbei. "My lord, Zhang Zuolin sent an emergency telegram to Mingbei. On the way back to Mingjing, the train derailed and his arm was injured." Secretary General Zhang Shenfu sent the telegram to Zhao Shouhong.

Chapter 84 Zhao Shouhong's Judgment

Zhao Shouhong frowned and looked at it again, and a strange smile suddenly appeared on his face: "The Japanese finally made a bad move. It seems that our plan is about to be realized. Immediately call the high-level officials of the sea, land and air councils for a meeting."

"I'll go right away." Zhang Shenfu nodded and left.

After receiving the notice of the emergency meeting, senior officials from the Ministry of the Army, the Ministry of Air Force, the fleets of the Navy, and the General Staff Headquarters stationed in the capital city of Shu all came.In the past six months, the war has been stalemate, and the progress of the land battle has not been much. Zhao Shouhong has neither increased the number of troops nor carried out a general mobilization of the entire special zone under the pretext of reducing casualties, which really puzzled these people.

Half a month ago, the Eastern Continental Fleet of the Saar Empire left the country of Wa and returned to its main port of Mumbai. Everyone thought that an operation was about to start, but Zhao Shouhong was still forbearing.Today's emergency meeting made everyone feel a little different, so the officials rushed here as quickly as possible.

When almost everyone had arrived, Zhao Shouhong handed a telegram to Jiang Fangzhen and said, "Please supervise this telegram for everyone."

"Okay." Jiang Fangzhen unfolded the telegram as he said, and read the telegram from Mingbei.

"Chairman, there doesn't seem to be any problem with this. Whether Zhang Zuolin is injured or not is none of our business?" Chen Hu, the commander-in-chief of the special forces, asked.

Zhao Shouhong said: "I'm sure this is fake news."

"Fake news? The commander-in-chief means that Zhang Zuolin is not injured? But why did he make up such false news?" Air Force Commander Li Ruyan frowned.

Zhao Shouhong shook his head and said, "I said this was false news, but it was not sent by Zhang Zuolin. I concluded that his train did not derail, but was attacked by a bomb. Zhang Zuolin was not injured in his arm, but died." Zhao Shouhong Thinking back to the Huanggutun incident in history, it was a year later than Zhang Zuolin was bombed this time.However, due to changes in the military and political situation, the time of this historical event has been brought forward.The only thing that surprised Zhao Shouhong was that the powerful restorative nature of history was once again shown, and Zhang Zuolin still failed to escape the fate of being bombed to death in Huanggutun.

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