The next day, May 22, 1939, at around four o'clock in the afternoon, the Chairman's special plane landed at Chengdu Fenghuangshan Airport.
Senior officials from the Sichuan Provincial Government came to the airport to greet him.
In addition, Duan Zegang, head of the Central Guard Regiment, Zhang Yuzhong, the bodyguard of the Chairman, Zhou Zuozhen, deputy head of the Second Regiment of the Central Gendarmerie, a bearded man and other officers responsible for security also arrived at the airport. They were not among the people who greeted them.
Instead, he stood near the plane and observed what was going on around him at all times.
Chengdu as a whole is very quiet except for some demonstrators.
Duan Zegang and others watched the Chairman shake hands and greet the officials who greeted them, then got into their own cars and drove towards the city.
Fenghuangshan Airport is only a few kilometers away from the Huangpu Military Academy in the city, and Zhou Zuozhen's gendarmerie regiment has already laid out warnings along the way.
Half an hour later, the convoy of the Chairman and his entourage successfully entered the Whampoa Military Academy in the Beijiao Field.
The next activity of the Chairman is to meet with senior officials from various fields in Chengdu.
Duan Zegang and others breathed a sigh of relief at this time, and returned to Chengdu with his troops.
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Zhang Yuzhong, Duan Zegang and Zhou Zuozhen noticed that all aspects of Chengdu were normal this afternoon and evening.
There were indeed some demonstrations on the streets, but they were all small-scale and under the control of the police.
In comparison, the most disgusting thing is the newspapers! The newspapers in Chengdu almost have the same tone as the newspapers in the enemy-occupied areas. They talk back and forth about the military commander's assassination of Wang Jingwei in Hanoi, and then there are the secrets and secrets.
The accusations against the Chairman are endless and very annoying!
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The next day, May 23, strange things happened one after another, catching the military police and security forces responsible for the security work off guard!
In the morning, as planned, the chairman and others drove to the provincial government building to attend the meeting.
Duan Zegang deployed his two companies at both ends of the street. Zhou Zuozhen's military police were deployed around the provincial government.
However, I wonder if those who have been marching in various places in recent days have also heard the news that the Chairman is holding a meeting at the provincial government, and those demonstrators who were originally scattered throughout Chengdu suddenly gathered at the provincial government!
There were more people marching than usual, thousands at least. Zhou Zuozhen estimated that there might be tens of thousands of people!
The marchers crowded around the provincial government and almost surrounded it!
This situation is more serious! Even quite scary!
Duan Zegang, Zhou Zuozhen and Zhang Yuzhong urgently discussed whether measures should be taken to disperse the demonstrators!
But looking at the demonstrations, those demonstrators were not excited and were even quite civilized. Another important point is that the slogans shouted by the demonstrators were mainly demanding resistance to the war and the expulsion of the Japanese invaders, and there were even voices supporting the chairman of the committee! There were only a handful of them.
People are shouting for democracy and freedom, opposing military rule and assassinating democratic and free people.
Those marching were sitting on the ground, waving flags, singing anti-war songs, and sometimes shouting slogans.
In such a situation, we cannot take severe measures to expel the marchers!
Duan Zegang, Zhou Zuozhen and others were surprised by this situation. After discussion, they sent someone to ask the Chairman for instructions.
After understanding the situation, the Chairman only said to calm down and continued with his meeting.
According to the plan, the Chairman will have lunch in the provincial government cafeteria at noon and continue the meeting in the afternoon, which is expected to end around five o'clock. After the meeting, the Chairman will return to Fenghuangshan Airport and fly back to Chongqing.
Duan Zegang and others agreed that if no accident occurs, they will wait until the chairman's meeting is over. But when the chairman leaves the provincial government, they must be vigilant to ensure that no accident occurs!
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Unexpectedly, at half past two in the afternoon, almost three o'clock, the accident finally happened!
An officer from the Second Regiment of the Central Gendarmerie rushed outside the provincial government by car with a look of panic on his face. He quickly found Zhou Zuozhen and Duan Zegang and told them an important situation!
He said: "I received news that the 26th Army Corps stationed in Guanghan suddenly sent a brigade, maybe more, and was marching towards Chengdu! Sir, the news said that they are fully armed!"
Zhou Zuozhen yelled: "Asshole twenty-six! Do they have orders from the military headquarters?"
The officer said: "Before I came, I called Commander Deng of the 28th Army and asked him why the 26th Army left the station and whether there was an order from the Military Headquarters! Commander Deng seemed surprised and said that he had no idea about this.
What’s going on!”
Zhou Zuozhen shouted: "Twenty-six-year-old Yang Shangzhou! How daring! He is simply looking for death!"
Duan Zegang calmly asked the officer, "Where did you get the news?"
The officer opened his mouth and could only say: "I was so shocked that I didn't bother to ask. I guess it might be someone from the military commander."
Duan Zegang nodded, this reason is valid! The key question is, what to do now!
He asked Zhou Zuozhen: "Brother Zuozhen, are there any other armies near Chengdu?"
Zhou Zuozhen slapped his thigh and said, "Brother Duan, the army near Chengdu is Deng Xihou's 28th Army! Yang Shangzhou's 26th Army is Deng's army! Do you think I dare to find them?"
Duan Zegang asked again: "What if we send the Chairman to the airport now! Send the Chairman away as soon as possible!"
Zhou Zuozhen grinned and said, "Coming from Guanghan, you have to pass through the airport! If they arrive at the airport first, wouldn't they block the Chairman? That would be even worse!"
Duan Zegang thought for a moment, nodded vigorously, and said: "Brother Zuozhen, in this way, I will lead a company to intercept the 26th Army Corps! There is another company left to you! You and your military police regiment will be responsible for sending the Chairman to
Military Academy! Mobilize the military academy students to protect the Chairman! Also, report this matter to the Military Command as soon as possible!"
Zhou Zuozhen looked at him with his mouth wide open, as if he didn't recognize him, "Brother Duan, they are in the same brigade!"
Duan Zegang stared and said: "What time is it now! I just want to buy you some time! Please protect the Chairman! That's it, I'm leaving first!"
Zhou Zuozhen followed him and shouted: "I have protected the chairman, and then I will go find you! You must be careful!"
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As soon as Duan Ze got into his car, he drove north!
Behind his car were three trucks filled with soldiers wearing helmets.
Duan Zegang knew very well that if the 26th Army really dared to cause rebellion, his company might not be able to hold on for long! But at this moment, he no longer cares about so much! If something happens to the Chairman, he has
Ten heads are not enough to chop off!
As soon as his small convoy left the city, it sped northward like crazy!
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Half an hour later, Duan Zegang's motorcade had just passed the airport. Less than two kilometers forward, he saw an army approaching from a distance in front of him!
He jumped out of the car and shouted to the company commander leading the team: "I'll stop it!"
The company commander who led the team was unequivocal and immediately stopped three trucks side by side, blocking the road tightly! Two machine guns were set up on each truck! The remaining soldiers occupied the hills and houses on both sides of the road, facing forward, and continued to
Gun ready!
Their company has a small number of people, only more than 160 people, but it has powerful firepower! It is equivalent to a battalion! But there is at least a brigade coming from the front, so this situation is a bit difficult to say!
Duan Zegang knew that it was his duty to protect the chairman of the committee, and he had to set an example to the soldiers! At this time, with his head held high, his face stern, and his hands behind his back, he stood in front of the three trucks, staring at the marching troops.
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The company commander who led the team looked at him and said nothing. He led a squad of soldiers and stood in a row a hundred meters in front of Duan Zegang, also staring at the marching army!
Finally, the marching army saw clearly the posture in front of them and stopped involuntarily.
At this time, an officer ran out of the team and ran up to the leading company commander, as if he wanted to ask what was going on.
The company commander leading the team just pointed back, indicating that he had something to say and explained it to the commander behind him!
As expected, the officer ran up to Duan Zegang, stood at attention and saluted.
He actually said: "Sir, we are going to Chengdu to protect the chairman of the committee. Why are you..."
Duan Zegang glared at him, extremely angry in his heart! You protect the chairman of the committee, my soldiers are dead, and it won't be your turn to protect the chairman of the committee, you bastards!
He asked succinctly: "Don't waste any words! Who is your captain?"
The officer said: "It's Commander Yang, Commander Yang Shangzhou."
Duan Zegang shouted: "Call him over! Now!"
The officer looked at him and knew that it was useless to say anything, so he had to run back.
A few minutes later, a black car drove up from behind and drove in front of the leading company commander. It seemed that it wanted to go around and continue driving forward!
The company commander who led the team was so angry that he pulled out his rifle and fired into the air! Then he pointed it directly at the people in the car!
At this time, the soldiers on both sides of the road and on the truck pulled the bolts of their guns, making a clicking sound, and pointed their guns directly at the black car. The scene was very scary!
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Yang Shangzhou, since he was promoted to regiment commander, his position and military rank have been promoted, and he is now a lieutenant general!
It is normal for a person to have a bad temper when he is a senior official!
However, no matter how bad-tempered he is, he is still an old soldier. He can observe people's faces and act according to the circumstances. This is a skill he has honed over many years in Sichuan's officialdom.
At this time, he was sitting in the car and only saw his car being blocked by a dozen soldiers. But when he got out of the car and saw the surroundings clearly, he realized that something was wrong, and it might be a big problem.
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He got off the car and walked up to the leading company commander. Just as he was about to speak, the leading company commander pointed back with his thumb and said nothing.
Yang Shangzhou saw Duan Zegang standing in the middle of the road and walked forward.
Several guards following Army Commander Yang also wanted to follow, but were blocked by the leading company commander. They wanted to stare, but the leading company commander directly put the muzzle of his gun on their foreheads! The soldiers were frightened, and no one could