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Chapter IX The Xi'an Incident

?The moment the plane soared into the air, Chen Zikun was truly relieved. He stepped on the rudder and circled over the airport for a while. Scattered soldiers on the runway were still shooting towards the sky, but this altitude could not hurt the plane at all.

Chen Zikun flew towards Lintong. The Huaqing Pool was 30 kilometers away from Xi'an city. It took twenty minutes to drive. The plane arrived in a blink of an eye. He lowered the joystick and dived at a very low altitude. You can see the gate of the gear being broken, the roadblocks fell, and the bodies were lying faintly on the ground. The roof was filled with smoke and dust, and there were signs of fighting.

"I'm done with Jiang Jiang." Chen Zikun sighed, turning the head to the east.

At the same time, in Xi'an, in the office of the Northwest Pacification Office, a group of soldiers in military uniforms were waiting anxiously. Yang Hucheng was covered in clothes and walked around, but Zhang Xueliang did not wear an armed belt, his collar was open, and he was sitting on the sofa smoking a pipe.

Suddenly the phone rang, and Yang Hucheng almost jumped over and grabbed the microphone: "Have you caught it?" His tone was anxious and full of expectations.

After saying a few words on the phone, Yang Hucheng's expression was extremely ugly. He covered the microphone and said, "A plane called from the airport. A private plane took off... It was Chiang Kai-shek's special plane."

A Northwest Army general said: "Didn't the pilot be locked up? How could he take off? Chiang Kai-shek won't run away."

A Northeast Army general said: "It is impossible. The inner and outer three layers blocked by Lintong will definitely not be able to escape."

"Why haven't you caught it yet? You can't have committed suicide by throwing into Huaqingchi?" Someone raised this possibility again.

Zhang Xueliang took two puffs of cigarettes and stood up and said, "I know very well Mr. Jiang's personality. He will never commit suicide. Search again, search carefully, and don't let go of any corner."

The phone rang again, and this time Zhang Xueliang answered: "Hey, I'm Zhang Xueliang, oh, I understand."

He put down the phone and said, "All the central officials in the Xijing Guesthouse were caught, and only one ran away. Chen Zikun from the Aviation Commission, when the soldiers rushed in, his bed was still hot. Chen Zikun really has a trick. He probably drove away that plane."

Yang Hucheng said: "Do you want to send an expulsion aircraft to chase him?"

Zhang Xueliang smiled and said, "Forget it, I can't catch up. Kunwu is my best friend, so let him go. Maybe I can help you in Nanjing."

It was not until the sky was bright and the inspiring news came from Lintong. Chiang Kai-shek was caught. He hid on the mountain in only his pajamas. He was discovered by the mountain search troops and has now been under house arrest.

There was a lot of joy in the command center, and Zhang Xueliang whispered: "Get the wine!"

The orderly soldier went to serve the drink. Yang Hucheng wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Hanqing, it's nonsense to say he is not nervous. I've already sweated. If Chiang Kai-shek dies, we will be sinners forever."

Zhang Xueliang glanced at the cheerful officers and said, "Yes, military admonitions have turned into mutiny, and it is hard to explain the truth. I will go to Lintong to meet the committee seats and advise him to stop the civil war and to contact the outside world. I will leave the matter of contacting ** to Brother Hucheng."

Yang Hucheng said: "Don't worry, I will definitely invite the Communist Party of China to deal with the Kuomintang. No one can do it, only they can do it."

The red wine was brought, and everyone drank and celebrated the victory. A red sun was hanging outside. The ancient city of Xi'an, which had been hazy for many days, finally ushered in a sunny day.

...

At the military airport in Luoyang, Henan, the tower found Chairman Jiang's special plane flying over and hurriedly greeted him. However, the one who got off the plane was Chen Zikun, the aviation chairman of the Military Commission. He did not stay in Luoyang for a long time, but asked the ground staff to fill the plane with fuel and prepare two breakfasts for himself.

Luoyang is the Central Army's base westward. Dozens of fighter jets were parked at the airport, dozens of pilots were stationed here, and tens of thousands of troops were stationed outside the city. However, Chen Zikun could not transfer these soldiers, but the pilots were all following his orders.

In fact, the fighter jets and bombers used by the Central Army were purchased from the United States by Chen Zikun. He could name every pilot. Even if he did not have the title of Aviation Chairman, the pilots would help.

The plane continued to take off after checking and refueling. Two borrowed transport pilots helped fly the plane. Chen Zikun went to the rear cabin to rest. It was very cold to fly in the air. He covered his blanket and looked at the clouds outside the porthole in a daze.

Suddenly, Shuangxi asked, "General, what do you think Zhang Xueliang wants to do? He will not shoot the commissioner and those officials."

Chen Zikun shook his head: "Zhang Xueliang's temper comes out and his relatives don't recognize him. Chiang Kai-shek shouldn't force him to be too ruthless, but he won't do anything too out of order. The officials who stay in Xi'an will not be able to do anything wrong."

Shuangxi said: "Since there is nothing wrong, why do we have to take the risk of running away? If something goes wrong along the way, it will be over."

Chen Zikun said: "Although Hanqing has a good relationship with me, it is a personal relationship. He will not be ruthless when encountering such a major event. I am not afraid of him killing me. What I am afraid of is that he is also as unaware as Chen Mingshu back then. He has established a country in Xi'an and listed me as one of the Central Committee members. Then I will fall into my crotch and I can't explain it clearly."

The 19th Route Army, who fought bravely in Shanghai to fight against Japan, was later transferred to Fujian. Chen Mingshu was unwilling to withdraw from politics. He took advantage of Feng Yuxiang's uprising in Zhangjiakou to establish an independent government in Fujian and establish the "Republic of China". As a result, he was despised by all parties. Even Guangdong, which had always been against Chiang Kai-shek, refused to cooperate. The Fujian regime only lasted for 53 days and ended in a hasty situation. Now if Zhang Xueliang wants to follow Chen Mingshu, he will definitely be the same.

Amid the monotonous roar of the engine, Chen Zikun fell asleep. After a while, the pilot came to report: "The airport of Nanjing University of Science and Technology is ahead, did it land?"

Chen Zikun was about to say that he could land, but suddenly he remembered that today was the anniversary of the Aviation Association. Soong Mei-ling should be in Shanghai rather than Nanjing. Chiang Kai-shek was not there. The central government was in charge. Only the Minister of Military Affairs, He Yingqin, was in charge. It would be useless to find him. He said: "Stop, fly straight to Shanghai Hongqiao."

It was already dark when he arrived at Hongqiao Airport. The airport tower approved the landing. After the plane stopped, Chen Zikun got off the plane with Shuangxi. The pilot stayed at the airport and stood on standby. He borrowed a car and a coat from the familiar airport manager and rushed to the city without stopping.

The French Concession, Song Mansion, Song Ziwen was already asleep, lying on the bed reading English books, and the servant came to report, Chen Zikun was waiting in the living room, and there was something urgent.

Song Ziwen hurriedly went downstairs in his pajamas. Chen Zikun was walking around in the living room. When he saw Song Ziwen going downstairs, he stepped forward and whispered: "In the Xi'an Incident, the life and death of the commissioner are uncertain. Only I risk my life and death to escape. Where is the wife? I must quickly discuss a countermeasure."

Song Ziwen was stunned and stammered, "Hanqing..." He sat in front of the sofa and picked up the phone, then realized that the long-distance phone could not be called Xi'an, so he hurried upstairs and took a piece of clothing down and said, "Let's go find your wife."

Today is the anniversary of the founding of the China Aviation Association. Soong Mei-ling has become very interested in aviation since she took Chen Zikun's plane many years ago. Chen Zikun was in charge of military aviation, and Mrs. Jiang's part-time job in the civil aviation industry.

The Aviation Association held a celebration event in the public concession. Soong Ziwen knew the location, so he drove to the club and got off the car and invited Soong Mei-ling who was dancing. When Mrs. Jiang saw Chen Zikun in the car, she was shocked: "Aren't you in Xi'an?"

Chen Zikun briefly told the story, and Soong Mei-ling immediately changed color: "Let's go to my elder sister's house."

The marriage between Chiang and Song was purely a political marriage. When Chiang Kai-shek's banner fell, the Song family would inevitably be affected. The eldest sister Song Ailing and his brother-in-law Kong Xiangxi were also famous figures in the political arena. The family stayed up all night and sat together to discuss.

"The little guy is not so heartless." Soong Mei-ling shook her head, not believing that Zhang Xueliang would kill Chiang Kai-shek.

Kong Xiangxi is the vice president of the Executive Yuan of the National Government and has a good understanding of the cruelty of politics. He sneered: "Hanqing is simple-minded and has the word "righteousness" in the head, but he is afraid that someone will instruct behind the scenes."

"You mean, the ** from northern Shaanxi?" Song Ziwen held up his glasses and his face became serious.

Kong Xiangxi said: "It is very likely that Zhang Xueliang sympathized with **. Everyone knows it in private. According to what Xiao Chen said, the moment he was forced too much, and it is inevitable that he would force him to **. Towards ** means toward the Soviet Union. Shaanxi and Gansu are close to Xinjiang. The Soviets have reached Hami. They have joined forces and the central government can do nothing."

As he was speaking, the servant came to report: "Dean, Nanjing long-distance phone number."

Kong Xiangxi picked up the phone: "Hey, I am Kong Xiangxi, oh, it's Minister He..."

After the call, he put down the phone and said, "It was He Yingqin's call. Xi'an called and said that we asked the Chairman to stay in Xi'an to urge him to reflect and never harm him."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and Soong Mei-ling said: "No need to delay, we will return to Nanjing immediately."

Chen Zikun said: "There is a special plane in Hongqiao, so you can send it to you."

Song Ziwen said: "At the critical moment, we can't take a plane. Our Song family can't withstand the risks. Let the railway bureau hang a special train."

Soong Mei-ling said: "The government's negotiations are simple, but we have to leave more ways to do everything. We cannot ignore the negotiations with ** in private. Zikun, I have no skills, so you can do it."

Chen Zikun hurriedly said, "I don't know ** people, this line can't be matched."

Soong Mei-ling said: "Of course you have nothing to do with **. I just asked you to come forward. Go and find my second sister. She has close contact with left-wing people and can talk to **."

Chen Zikun nodded in agreement.

Without further ado, the Song family immediately set off for Nanjing. Before leaving, Soong Mei-ling hung up the phone to her second sister's house and asked Chen Zikun to come over.

When she arrived at Soong Ching Ling's Villa, No. 29 Molière Road, it was already late at night. Her wife was waiting in the living room with a solemn look on her face. Although she had been around for many years, she still had never seen her old age. Her skin was as creamy as a noble temperament, like a sculpture.

"Xiao Chen, you are here, let's talk about what happened." Soong Ching Ling asked Chen Zikun to sit down and asked the secretary to serve coffee.

After a preliminary understanding of the situation, Soong Ching Ling said: "I don't have much contact with ** people, but I know someone, so I can probably help. Secretary, please call Xiao Tang and come to me."

Half an hour later, Tang Yan hurried to the scene and saw Chen Zikun sitting at Soong Ching Ling's house, she couldn't help but wonder: "It's you?"

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