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Therefore, the Fourth Mixed Brigade set up a special warfare battalion, which was directly under the brigade's armed forces, and Li Pinxian was appointed as the battalion commander.As for the security work of this meeting, Duan Xun also specifically asked Li Pinxian to be responsible.It's a chance for him to show his face.

Yu Youren nodded to Li Pinxian.

Then he said, "General Duan, this is Yang Hucheng, who is serving as an escort for our Yasukuni Army. He is the commander of the Third Route Left Wing Army Detachment of our Yasukuni Army."

"It turned out to be General Yang Hucheng who defended Guanshan."

The 25-year-old Yang Hucheng is really full of energy. Although the military uniform he is wearing is a bit old, he looks very mighty and extraordinary at first glance.Out of so many famous generals from the Shaanxi Army, only Hu Jingyi and Yang Hucheng were able to sit in one side and become a political force in one side.

Although Yang Hucheng's Seventeenth Route Army was poorly equipped, its performance during the War of Resistance was no worse than any other army in the country.The combat effectiveness of the Seventeenth Route Army was very good.Moreover, many famous anti-Japanese generals came out of Yang Hucheng's subordinates.That's the thing.

So Duan Xun praised Yang Hucheng.

"Thank you General Duan."

At the place of this negotiation, Duan Xun allowed the Shaanxi Yasukuni Army to also send a 500-strong force to participate in security work.This army is Yang Hucheng's army.

"Mr. You Ren, please."

"Please."

The layout of the negotiation place is relatively simple.

It's just one side.Duan Xun and the others sat on the left, and those from the Shaanxi Yasukuni Army sat on the right.Duan Xun sat in the middle on the left, and Yu Youren sat in the middle of the Shaanxi Jinguo Army.

On Duan Xun's left is Shaanxi Governor Chen Shufan, and on Duan Xun's right is Xiong Kewu, Minister of Military Affairs of Duan Xun's side.On Yu Youren's side, sitting on Yu Youren's left is the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Shaanxi Yasukuni Army Zhang Peng, and on the right is Hu Jingyi, the commander-in-chief of the Shaanxi Yasukuni Army.

The government came here, including Guo Xiren, Jing Wumu, and Wang Yue, and the army came Liu Zhenhua, Xu Yongchang, and Liu Xiang.Most of the senior generals of the Shaanxi Yasukuni Army also arrived, including some well-known revolutionaries Liu Yuncheng, Feng Yudong, Jiao Zijing and others also participated in the negotiation.

Some of the parties know each other, and some don't.So let's introduce each other to the people who are here for the negotiations today.

This process took about half an hour.

"You Rengong, and everyone, now that everyone knows each other, let's start today's negotiation. I am a soldier, and I don't like to say things that are not nutritious. I prefer to go straight to the point and say what everyone has. Now The mainstream voice in the whole country is the truce. President Xu Shichang also called for the truce several times and called for peace talks. At present, Beijing and the Guangdong military government have held several rounds of negotiations in Shanghai. I accepted the order of the Ministry of War to bring troops into Shaanxi. They encircled and suppressed the Yasukuni Army in Shaanxi. But now the whole country is calling for peace talks, and of course I also want to stop the war and negotiate a peace. That’s why I invite everyone to come to Lintong, and we will negotiate face to face.”

Duan Xun, as the initiator of the convening of the peace talks, made an opening remark.

Then he continued: "And it's not just because of these external reasons. I myself have led troops since the second year of the Republic of China (1913), and I have fought countless battles. The cruelty of the war, the damage caused by the war, I have also experienced it personally. Every time there is a war, not to mention the heavy casualties on the battlefield, the place where the war is located will also suffer huge damage. How many ordinary people are displaced by the war, and how many ordinary people are separated from their wives by the war. So I am very dissatisfied I would like to see war. So I hope that when we get together this time, we can come up with a plan that everyone can accept and end the current war situation. You Ren Gong, what do you think?"

"Peace is everyone's wish."

I'm here for negotiations today, so of course Yu Youren has to say something nice.According to Yu Youren's heart, Yu Youren did not want the Shaanxi Yasukuni Army to discuss peace with Duan Xun.What does negotiating mean, no one knows.

Negotiating peace means that the Shanxi Yasukuni Army abandoned the previous law-protecting proposition.But the general trend is not something that Yu Youren can stop.

"You Rengong, then we have reached an agreement on this issue. Then we both will be open and honest, and each express our own requirements."

"General Duan, we want to hear what you mean first. Since you proposed the peace negotiation, we all want to hear what you think."

Yu Youren immediately kicked the ball back.

The Shaanxi Yasukuni Army is different from Duan Xun.Although Duan Xun dare not say that he has complete control over Shaanxi, Duan Xun has most of the right to speak in this negotiation.However, the Shanxi Yasukuni Army is a hodgepodge, and each army has its own tricks, so unifying opinions is not so easy.Yu Youren also knew that he was not qualified to represent the Shaanxi Jinguo Army.

Therefore, Yu Youren had to listen to Duan Xun's thoughts first.

"Okay. Now that Mr. Youren said so, let me talk about my opinion first. Since it is a truce and peace negotiation, my idea is that the Shaanxi Yasukuni Army must accept the government's reorganization, that is to say, it must accept the government's designation. Cancel the establishment of the Shaanxi Yasukuni Army."

"What kind of reorganization?"

Guo Jian asked.

In fact, the so-called negotiation is like this.Originally, the two sides were fighting, one was the government army and the other was the anti-government army.But since peace is to be negotiated, the anti-government army must accept the designation of the government army.

After the Revolution of [-], there were many such things.Regardless of whether it is the Second Revolution or the Movement to Protect the Nation, when one party fails to fight and needs to negotiate a peace, it will symbolically accept the designation given by the victorious party.Then on the surface everyone is one, and there is no need to continue fighting.

For this point, since the generals of the Shaanxi Yasukuni Army came to Lintong, they were all mentally prepared.

What they want to know is how Duan Xun will reorganize the Shanxi Yasukuni Army.

"I can give the Shaanxi Yasukuni Army the First Division of the Shaanxi Army, the Second Division of the Shaanxi Army, and the First Mixed Brigade of the Shaanxi Army. There are two divisions in total and one mixed brigade. One division is full of 8000 people, and one mixed brigade is full of 4000 people. .”

"General Duan, we cannot accept your reorganization method."

Franc Zhang spoke immediately.

"General Duan, we have more than 4 people in the Sixth Route Army of the Yasukuni Army plus other troops. You only give us 2 people, what to do with the remaining 2 people. I think General Duan, you should give us at least four Each division has an establishment of 1 people."

"Hahaha."

Duan Xun smiled.

Then he said to Zhang Wei: "General Zhang, everyone here knows how many people there are in the Jingguo Army in Shaanxi, let alone you and me. The Jingguo Army in Shaanxi has 3 people, which means that all those messy troops Count it. As for how many guns the Shaanxi Jingguo Army has, General Zhang should also know it well. If you add up the local guns and cannons, there can be [-] guns? I am not a stingy person. I gave the Shaanxi Army two divisions As a mixed brigade, I have taken care of the Shanxi Yasukuni Army to the greatest extent. And as long as the Shanxi Yasukuni Army accepts the designation I confer, then from now on, I will be responsible for all the weapons and military salaries needed by the Shanxi Army. Of course, I will only Weapons, ammunition and military pay are distributed according to the number of people on the establishment."

As soon as Duan Xun finished speaking, Yu Youren and Zhang Fang were all taken aback.

Yu Youren looked at Duan Xun again.

The condition is amazing.

Originally, this kind of peace negotiation can be successful as long as the conditions of the two parties are similar.As far as the army is concerned, both sides don't care about how many people are given a number.On the government side, as long as you accept the number, cancel the anti-government number, and obey the government on the surface, then it doesn't bother to care how many people you have.Similarly, even if you are given a group number, if you raise 5000 people, that is your ability.

That's what this negotiation is about.

Zhang Fang argued with Duan Xun just to show the existence of the Shaanxi Yasukuni Army, and he didn't want everything to go according to Duan Xun's ideas.In fact, Duan Xun gave the two divisions a designation of a mixed brigade, and it was useless for Duan Xun to specify how many people there were.

If the Shaanxi Yasukuni Army is willing to support more people, what else can Duan Xun do?

But Duan Xun finally gave a very good condition.

That is, as long as the Shanxi Yasukuni Army accepts Duan Xun's designation, then Duan Xun will be responsible for all the weapons and military pay needed by the reorganized troops.What a favorable condition.How many weapons does the Shaanxi Yasukuni Army have now, and the ammunition is even more lacking, not to mention the military salary, which is poor.

Before coming here, the senior officials of the Shaanxi Yasukuni Army never thought that such a good thing would happen.Therefore, Zhang Peng asked with some doubts: "Then, what other conditions does the general have for the Shaanxi Jingguo Army? For example, the personnel issue of the Shaanxi Army?"

Franc Zhang was skeptical.

It is suspected that Duan Xun used such generous conditions to interfere with the personnel issues of the Shaanxi Army.Duan Xun waved his hands when he heard Zhang Fang's words, and said, "How to reorganize the Shaanxi Jingguo Army when you go back is your business. Disbanding the number of the Shaanxi Jinguo Army and accepting the number I gave is my peace negotiation condition."

"no strings attached?"

For a moment, the generals of the Shaanxi Yasukuni Army admired Duan Xun very much.Compared with what they thought before they came, Duan Xun's conditions were so good that they couldn't believe it.According to Duan Xun's meaning, the Shaanxi Yasukuni Army will have 2 people, an army that eats financially.

It can also be equipped with weapons.

More importantly, Duan Xun has not intervened in the personnel issues of these troops.In other words, this unit just changed its name, but the unit is still the same unit.And as long as he accepts Duan Xun's weapons and equipment and military salary, his strength will inevitably rise to a higher level.

It seems like there is no downside, only upside.

So Zhang Peng asked Duan Xun very uncertainly.Duan Xun raised two fingers and said, "There are two conditions."