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During the War of Resistance Against Japan, this anecdote was circulated in the circle of Chiang generals in Chongqing.
said that one day, Jiang chatted with his subordinates half-true and half-falsely, and talked about who would be his military heir if he died in the War of Resistance Against Japan? The subordinates of
all expressed their opinions, but Jiang shook his head. Later, Jiang himself said that if he encounters misfortune, he should be his military heir, and the second candidate is actually a great man.
Of course, this is just an unproven anecdote.
Many people would say that Jiang was the national commander of the Anti-Japanese War. There were so many people around him protecting him, so how could he die in battle?
Jiang's family encountered difficulties four times during the War of Resistance
During the War of Resistance, no one could guarantee that they would not suffer misfortune, including Jiang's family.
According to existing information, Jiang encountered four dangers in the War of Resistance Against Japan, and each time it could cause him to suffer misfortune. Fortunately, he survived.
When the Battle of Shanghai , Jiang once prepared to visit the soldiers on the front line, but the news was discovered by the spy. Fortunately, Jiang didn't go there for a moment, so he escaped.
Mrs. Jiang, who could take the place of Jiang, was not so lucky. The car she was riding in was hit by a Japanese plane and Mrs. Jiang was seriously injured.
The second time was when the Japanese army bombed Chongqing. Because Jiang's location in Huangshan official residence was revealed to the Japanese side by the then Italian ambassador intentionally or unintentionally, the Huangshan official residence was violently bombed by the Japanese army.
Although Jiang was not bombed, Mrs. Jiang was overturned by the waves of air and could not wake up.
The third time is in Guinan battle .
After the defeat in the Battle of Guinan, Jiang went to Liuzhou to conduct a post-war summary. But unexpectedly, his whereabouts were discovered by the spies. The Japanese army dispatched 50 planes to bomb an air raid shelter where Jiang was staying, and the blasting point was only more than 50 meters away from the air raid shelter where Jiang was hiding.
Although Jiang escaped, the guards accompanying him escorted a squad killed.
The Japanese army had planned to bomb Jiang this time, and they had a clear reconnaissance of the air raid shelter where Jiang was waiting for. As for Jiang, because he has been in a high position for a long time, he has developed a calm temperament. Although the plane is about to drop bombs, he is still walking steadily. But this delayed the guards' time to go into the cave to hide, resulting in heavy losses.
Later, after a thorough investigation in the Seventh War Zone, a large number of spies and some local people who were bribed by Japanese spies were captured.
According to their confession, the price for the Japanese army to hire them was actually 50 cents a day!
For a mere 50 cents a day, they can do such things that make their loved ones feel sad and enemies happy. hateful!
The fourth time was when Jiang returned to China when he visited India. He had just taken off the plane and received a report from the ground tower , saying that more than a dozen Japanese planes were following Jiang's landlines.
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This is in the sky, there is no place to hide or hide. While the entire crew of the plane was frightened and uneasy, Jiang suppressed his inner uneasiness and took out a book to read. The whole machine was solemn.
Fortunately, a dark cloud floated by, and the pilot of the Jiang special plane plunged into the plane, which was considered to be free from the Japanese army's pursuit.
Therefore, it is still very likely that Jiang's death in the War of Resistance Against Japan.
So, once Jiang really died in the war of the War of Resistance Against Japan, who will inherit his huge power?
Let’s use 1942 as the time node to analyze it.
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If there is a last word left, the military heir of Jiang's family is likely to be the consortium of Chen Cheng and Hu Zongnan
Before the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the military organization with Jiang as chairman had one chairman, two vice chairman, and several standing committee members.
Since Yan Xishan stayed in his hometown in Shanxi and refused to come out, whenever Jiang was not at home, if a meeting was held, the second vice chairman Feng Yuxiang was responsible for convening and presiding the meeting, and the Standing Committee member He Yingqin commanded and mobilized the troops.
After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Jiang's staff abolished the staffing of vice chairman and standing committee members and changed them to ordinary members.
Originally, there were two teams: Vice Chairman and Standing Committee Member. Jiang convened everyone to discuss military issues, and he just discussed it with everyone.
After Jiang revoked these two units, he set up a servant room and a number of officials under the original organization, and placed the work that should belong to the vice chairman and the standing committee members in the department and the servant room. Naturally, their power was also delegated to the departments and the servant room.
In this way, what we had to discuss and do became obedient. The person who could have been on par with Jiang's status suddenly disappeared and became a subordinate of Jiang's family.
Therefore, it seems that Yan Xishan, Feng Yuxiang, Li Zongren, , Cheng Qian and others have a deep experience and a strong foundation, but in the newly established institutions, these big guys have no power.
and what about the power? He Yingqin, Chen Cheng and others controlled it.
As the heir, what it inherits is not only power, but also ideas and ideas.
At this point, Chen Cheng undoubtedly meets the requirements of Jiang's heirs.
Although Chen Cheng has a certain sense of understanding and can listen to other people's advice, this is only for those members who have defected to " Civil Engineering ".
And for those who refuse to serve him, his aura becomes extremely narrow and cannot tolerate others.
Choose him as the heir, and you can indeed unite a large number of officers from the Huangpu and organize hundreds of thousands of elite troops for their use. But at the same time, there will be a large number of people who are distrustful to Chen Cheng to stay away.
But if Hu Zongnan is added, the situation will be different.
This does not mean how strong Hu Zongnan is, but that Hu Zongnan has the second only to Chen Cheng in the Huangpu Group. If the two of them united, they could control most of the Chiang army's troops at that time.
and Tang Enbo .
Although Tang Enbo has a bad relationship with Chen Cheng, he has a good relationship with Hu Zongnan. For Hu Zongnan's sake, Tang Enbo will not cause too much trouble for Chen Cheng. As long as you make a profit, Tang Enbo will naturally serve you well. If Tang Enbo can add hundreds of thousands of people, the overall situation will be basically stable.
Why can't Jiang's family use He Yingqin or Chen Cheng and He Yingqin become the heir?
In terms of influence in Huangpu, Chen Chengyuan cannot be compared with He Yingqin. If He Yingqin ascended the high school, there would still be many people on his side among Huangpu students. For example, Guan Linzheng and others will be determined without hesitation.
But Chen Cheng and He Yingqin have a bad relationship.
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The two people's evil starts with the "Longtan Battle".
At that time, Chen Cheng served as the commander of the 21st Division.
Before the war, Chen Cheng suffered from stomach problems and could not ride a horse or walk. Chen Cheng is a strong man. He encountered a big battle shortly after he became a commander, and it was his chance to perform well. So Chen Cheng got a sedan chair and asked the soldiers to carry him to battle with illness.
But He Yingqin knew about this.
At that time, the Jiang family stepped down from the field and the Whampoa Army was in the hands of He Yingqin, and his command troops cooperated with Bai Chongxi to fight.
When He Yingqin heard that Chen Cheng was sitting in the sedan chair, he immediately realized that this was Chen Cheng's making a move. What will happen in the future when you become a master and act like this? So, He Yingqin ordered Chen Cheng to be removed from his position as commander.
This made Chen Cheng very angry. Originally, he went to fight with illness, so it would be fine if He Yingqin didn’t praise him, but he even removed himself from his post?
Therefore, Chen Cheng sowed the seeds of dissatisfaction with He Yingqin in his heart.
Fortunately, Chen Cheng's good mentors and friends had serious explanations and help, and Chen Cheng was appointed as the deputy director of the Military Department.
Soon after, Jiang's family returned and was appointed as the commander of the guard of the Nanjing General Command. From then on, Chen Cheng was grateful to Jiang.
1928, Jiang led his troops to fight for the Northern Expedition. Since Chen Cheng was born in an artillery, he was appointed as the commander of the front-line artillery.
After the victory of the Northern Expedition, Chen Cheng, the front-line artillery commander, naturally stepped down.But when Chen Cheng returned to Nanjing, he found that his position as the commander of the guard was gone.
It turned out that He Yingqin felt that since Chen Cheng followed the Jiang family to the Northern Expedition, there was no need for the Guard Command to exist, so he was revoked. The headquarters were all revoked, and the commander Chen Cheng was naturally revoked.
This incident made Chen Cheng hold a grudge against He Yingqin even more, believing that He Yingqin was punishing him.
At this time, because He Yingqin was very unkind when Jiang left the country, Jiang held a grudge. If it weren't for the fact that He Yingqin had a certain influence in Huangpu students, he would have taken him down long ago.
Although Jiang later accepted He Yingqin's apology and explanation, he was already wary of He Yingqin. Now that Chen Cheng has such a big opinion on He Yingqin, Jiang began to vigorously support Chen Cheng to restrain He Yingqin.
Therefore, Chen Cheng can cooperate with Hu Zongnan and Tang Enbo, Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi, and even Yan Xishan, but it is impossible to cooperate with He Yingqin.
If there is no last words, Jiang's military heir is likely to be the consortium of Bai Chongxi and He Yingqin
If Jiang's death did not leave his last words, it would be a big trouble.
According to status, Yan Xishan, Feng Yuxiang, Li Zongren and others are far above Chen Cheng. When these people were princes, Chen Chengcai was just a leader.
In terms of strength, Yan Xishan has tens of thousands of soldiers, but it is far from enough to see. Moreover, Yan Xishan is sinister and stingy. He always cares about his acre of land in Shanxi. Without ambition, he is far from convinced.
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Feng Yuxiang has long been a "bare commander". Although there are still more than 100,000 active soldiers on the battlefield, Feng Yuxiang may not be able to command those generals.
Moreover, Feng Yuxiang's command style and way of dealing with people are disliked by many people and cannot receive widespread support.
Li Zongren has more advantages than Yan Xishan and Feng Yuxiang.
In the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, he led his troops to fight the Taierzhuang Battle and won the honor of famous generals in the Anti-Japanese War.
When the battle of Xuzhou was held, he successfully commanded the Xuzhou retreat, retaining the spark of the war of resistance.
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Moreover, the Guangxi army has gained a firm foothold in Dabie Mountains , and its power has also developed greatly. It has the territory of Guangxi, Anhui and Hubei (partial) provinces, which is the only one among the Chiang army with many factions.
In order to divide Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi, Jiang left Bai Chongxi in Chongqing and served as the deputy chief of staff. He was a high-ranking position and powerful.
In the troops at that time, the leader of the Sichuan Army, Liu Xiang, , died, and the troops were headless; although Feng Yuxiang of the Northwest Army was there, he could not affect the troops at all; Northeast Army, Zhang Xueliang, , was imprisoned and powerless; Yan Xishan lived in a corner of Shanxi and could only protect himself; although the Guangdong Army was strong in combat, the number of people was too small; Hunan Army, , although the combat power was strong, the Hunan Army had long fallen apart since He Jian and no longer formed an army. Only the Guangxi clan has the qualifications to compete for his heirs.
In terms of territory, there are Guangxi, Hubei and Anhui provinces; in terms of troops, there are more than 100,000 troops with the 7th Army and the 48th Army as the core; in terms of resources, Bai Chongxi was an official in the court and held power; in terms of reputation, Li Zongren made a big splash in the War of Resistance, except for the 9th War Zone Xue Yue , no one could surpass him; in terms of popularity, since the Guangxi anti-Chiang Dynasty, Guangdong and Guangxi was a family, and the relationship between the five southwest provinces has always been good; in terms of character, Li Zongren was kind and famous for never telling lies.
With these six items that surpass others, I believe that the Guangxi clan is qualified to compete for this heir.
The Guangxi clan is powerful, but the power of the direct troops of the Chiang clan is still a threshold that the Guangxi clan cannot cross. As long as the Chiang clan opposes it, even if the Guangxi clan tries hard, it will probably be useless.
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Therefore, after joining the Jiang family, the affairs of the Jiang army were a key factor.
Since Jiang's family, there is only one person who can be considered as the resident of the direct army, that is He Yingqin.
Although Chen Cheng, Hu Zongnan and Tang Enbo are very powerful, they form their own factions and are like princes. But their fortunes were acquiesced by Jiang for specific purposes.
Like Chen Cheng, it was to check and balance He Yingqin in the Huangpu clan; like Hu Zongnan, the reason why he was able to grow in the northwest was to control Yan'an; for example, Tang Enbo was able to accomplish something was because Jiang's fifth war zone was to control Li Zongren nearby.
When these three needs are gone, there is no need for these three factions to exist.
However, if the Guangxi clan wants to compete for this heir, it really cannot be the top leader, but should push He Yingqin to the front.
He Yingqin's influence in the Huangpu clan was second only to the Jiang clan. Among the Chiang clan troops, except for the Chen Cheng faction, Hu Zongnan faction and Tang Enbo faction, almost all other Huangpu students were attached to He Yingqin.
Although He Yingqin did not form a faction on the surface, his potential power is not small. Especially Guan Linzheng and Song Xilian and both have a close relationship with He Yingqin.
Du Yuming Although he maintained good relations with all parties and factions, he did not defect to the Chen Cheng, Hu Zongnan and Tang Enbo factions, which is very telling.
Moreover, there is also Wang Yaowu.
At that time, although Wang Yaowu had not yet become a big climate, he had already begun to show his dew and should not be underestimated.
Guan Linzheng, Song Xilian, Du Yuming, and Wang Yaowu, plus the 5th Army, the 5th Army, the 71st Army and the 74th Army in their hands, as well as the troops derived from the 5th Army, this is a considerable force. Even if they cannot fully compete with the troops under Chen Cheng, Hu Zongnan and Tang Enbo, they are almost the same.
What's more, there are those veterans who have long been jealous and envious of Chen Cheng and are also supporters of He Yingqin.
As long as He Yingqin stands up and says he wants to be the military heir, I believe that the above people will all express their support.
But although He Yingqin is a man with great ambitions, he has a gentle personality and lacks the decisive means of Chen Cheng, Hu Zongnan and Tang Enbo. If you really fight with those three faction bosses, although you won’t lose, it will be difficult to win. He also needs allies, and the Guangxi clan is the best candidate.
Since 1927, He Yingqin has had a good cooperative relationship with Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi, which is a basis for the cooperation between the Guangxi and He Yingqin.
He Yingqin has the desire to inherit the military power of the Jiang family, and the Guangxi clan has the desire to become the second largest faction after the Jiang family. This is another basis for the two sides to cooperate.
Therefore, as long as He Yingqin is willing, I believe this alliance will be established.
With the support of the Guangxi clan, especially Bai Chongxi's methods, I believe that Chen Cheng, Hu Zongnan, Tang Enbo and others cannot beat the alliance between the Guangxi clan and He Yingqin. It is very likely that Tang Enbo will turn against him immediately.
Therefore, this top leader Li Zongren will definitely not do it.
If Li Zongren had made this position, He Yingqin would not agree to the alliance with the Guangxi clique.
Not only that, if He Yingqin and Guangxi alliance were connected, Chen Cheng and Hu Zongnan saw that the situation was hopeless, they would likely make compromises. One of the conditions for compromise should be that Li Zongren of the Guangxi clan cannot be the top leader.
Compared with Li Zongren, He Yingqin, who was born in Huangpu, is always more acceptable to them than Li Zongren.
In this way, the pattern has been established. He Yingqin replaced Jiang's position as chairman. Li Zongren could go further and become a vice chairman with real power, while Bai Chongxi served as chief of staff, responsible for commanding troops to fight.
If the Jiang family really died in the War of Resistance Against Japan, it would be feasible for He Yingqin and the Guangxi team to inherit the Jiang family's military power.
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