Chapter 52 The three armies went ahead before moving grain and grass
When Zheng Yi rushed to the quartermaster department to ask for leave, Yu Feipeng had not yet returned, and several chief and deputy section chiefs of the General Affairs Section and the Transportation Section saw Zheng Yi, who was deeply valued by the officers, and they were so enthusiastic that they would not have pulled into their offices to drink tea and tobacco, if it were not for the audit section chief Zhou Junruo who rushed to hear the news, Zheng Yi would have been really difficult to get out for a while. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
"Did you see your old man?"
Zhou Junruo, who knew the inside story, asked with a playful smile.
Zheng Yi glared at him, lit a cigarette, and squinted at Zhou Junruo: "If you know, don't tell me, do you have a brother like this?" ”
Zhou Junruo laughed, and after laughing, he explained apologetically: "I only learned from my uncle last night, Uncle Zheng went to Hong Kong to attend the British diplomatic conference this time, and by the way, I came to see you, a runaway son, haha!" Don't blame me, my uncle won't tell you. ”
"Why didn't I see you at lunch?" Zheng Yi asked.
Zhou Junruo waved his hand helplessly: "Don't say it, it's infuriating, I was going to follow my uncle to visit Uncle Zheng, who knew that something happened to the quartermaster department of the second division, and the three-month allowance issued was seriously inconsistent with the accounts of the two batches of materials, and the more than 50,000 yuan in the account was gone......"
"After receiving the report, the headquarters immediately ordered our quartermaster department to send personnel to assist in the investigation, and I had to lead two accountants to rush over, and find out who did it in half an hour, but this matter offended people!"
Zheng Yi felt a little strange: "Isn't the acting commander of the second division Liu Zhi?" He has always been strict in governing the army, how could something happen as soon as he took office? ”
Zhou Junruo revealed in a low voice: "It is a problem left over from history...... It happened before Liu Zhi took office, the quartermaster was an old subordinate of Chief He Jingzhi, and he had been transferred to Chaoshan to follow Chief He. ”
Zheng Yi shook his head again and again, and a clerk in the office came in and said that Chief Yu was back, Zheng Yi waved to Zhou Junruo and went to Yu Feipeng's office.
After listening to Zheng Yi's request, Yu Feipeng said something that surprised Zheng Yi deeply: "Your Uncle Zhou Shi is also going to Hong Kong to discuss with the British the solution to the recent frequent conflicts between the two sides in the waters of the Huangpu River...... You can accompany your Uncle Zhou Shi on a trip, remember, and take this opportunity to admit your mistake to your father. ”
Zheng Yi had no choice but to nod, thought about it and asked in a low voice, "How is the situation in Wuhan?" ”
Yu Feipeng raised his hand and tapped Zheng Yi's head: "Ghost goblin, you don't go to the Political Department to give in!" Let me tell you, your father is very open-minded, and his heart is also towards us, he clearly told President Jiang that as long as our army captures Changsha, he will have a way to persuade the British to stop selling weapons and ammunition to Wu Peifu and Sun Chuanfang, and also reminded us to negotiate with the Dongying side as soon as possible, and stop the Dongying people from selling weapons and ammunition to Sun Chuanfang behind their backs as much as possible. ”
Zheng Yi thought for a while: "This meeting is the thread between you and Uncle Zhou Shi, right?" ”
Yu Feipeng smiled again: "Yes, we received a telegram from your father a week ago, I didn't tell you, I just wanted you to have a surprise, haha!" ”
"I was really frightened, but I didn't see it." Zheng Yi complained in a low voice.
Yu Feipeng couldn't help laughing, and slowly stood up after laughing: "Okay, go to Yuexianglou on time at eight o'clock tomorrow morning for breakfast, and then go to Hong Kong with your father and your Uncle Zhou, and when you come back, you hand over all the work in hand to Zhonghan as soon as possible, and then report to me." ”
"The Northern Expedition is imminent, a large number of weapons, equipment and materials need to be prepared in advance, I am really too busy, and there are few capable people around me, maybe I will send you to Chenzhou in advance to set up a material transfer station."
"Yes!"
Zheng Yi was awe-inspiring and realized that his time to stay in Guangzhou was running out.
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Five days later, Zhou Junyan and his entourage, with the vigorous assistance of Zheng Lanting, successfully completed the negotiations, made a series of agreements with the British to ease the contradictions, such as ensuring the smooth passage of the Pearl River, and returned to Guangzhou on a special transportation boat provided by the British.
In the past few days, under the protection of British sailors, he, Feng Jingzhai and Zheng Xuan have traveled all over the prosperous areas of Hong Kong and Kowloon, bought a freight terminal next to Kowloon Harbour, which wealthy Nanyang merchants were eager to get rid of, and circled three plots of land in the coastal area west of the Governor's Palace on Hong Kong Island, including the property transfer procedures, which cost less than 150,000 pounds in total.
Zheng Lanting, who was full of guilt, was very optimistic about his son's reckless investment, but he did not complain, but used his connections to handle all the procedures for Zheng Yi to "Hong Kong Hualong Real Estate Company".
Zheng Yi did not disappoint Zheng Lanting, except for still not calling him "Dad", everything else was impeccable, first for Zheng Lanting, a cheap dad and Wuhan's younger siblings to buy a high-end villa covering an area of three acres on Hong Kong Island, and then took out a huge amount of money to buy docks, real estate and land, and finally transferred the remaining 200,000 pounds to the account of Hualong Real Estate, and the other two shareholders of Hualong Real Estate were the eldest son Zheng Heng and the eldest daughter Zheng Xuan, Zheng Yi only verbally agreed with his brother and sister to occupy 30% of the shares, It was clear that he wanted to put seventy percent of these huge estates in the family property, and he also won a huge face for Zheng Lanting and his son from the British, and I heard that the Governor of Hong Kong was planning to ask the British Empress to award Zheng Lanting a medal.
On June 4, the plenary meeting of the Central Executive Committee passed the resolution on the Northern Expedition and the resolution appointing President Chiang as commander-in-chief of the National Revolutionary Army.
In the afternoon of the next day, the Nationalist Government appointed President Chiang as commander-in-chief of the National Revolutionary Army.
On 6 June, Zheng Yi was officially transferred to the newly established National Revolutionary Army Station Headquarters as a special assistant to General Yu Feipeng, the station director, and was promoted to colonel.
A total of 450 officers and men from three garrison companies and a communications platoon under Zheng Yi's command were also transferred to the headquarters of the military station with Zheng Yi.
Less than a week after Zheng Yi officially took office, the Fourth Army of the National Revolutionary Army and the Ye Ting Independent Regiment, which had set off ahead of schedule, had taken down more than ten counties and towns such as Anren and Z County with a thunderous momentum, and were advancing to Chenzhou, a strategic place in southeastern Hunan.
The four brigades of the Seventh Army of the National Revolutionary Army led by Li Zongren went out to southern Hunan and fought side by side with Tang Shengzhi's Eighth Army, and in only three days attacked the city and plundered the ground to force Hengyang.
The headquarters of the Northern Expeditionary Army in Guangzhou was full of joy, but Zheng Yi soaked in the office every day and night, dealing with the continuous accumulation of application telegrams and various material distribution plans, although Cao Mancheng, who was temporarily brought by Zheng Yi to help, was promoted to a captain, but he was also as tired as Zheng Yi and half dead, his face was haggard, his weight was nearly ten pounds lighter, and his huge round nose appeared bigger.
"Boss, it seems that Chief Yu has come over with a general with a face." Cao Mancheng, whose eyes were red like rabbits, ran to report.
Zheng Yi didn't raise his head, took out the Rolex pocket watch in his jacket pocket and looked at it, and continued to write instructions on the material distribution plan: "It doesn't matter who he is, it's nothing for us, if you are tired, you can rest first, and when I finish dealing with several transfer plans for the Fourth Army and the Independent Regiment, we will go to Adege's house for a glass of wine...... Alas, I don't know where I can see you again in the Year of the Monkey! ”
Cao Mancheng smiled, and as soon as he turned around, he saw Yu Feipeng and a general with extraordinary appearance entering the office, and hurriedly stood up and saluted.
The two quietly approached Zheng Yi, Zheng Yi felt that something was wrong, raised his head and looked, couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and quickly stood up and saluted Yu Feipeng and the visitor: "Hello Chief Yu, hello Deputy Chief of General Staff!" ”
Yu Feipeng smiled slightly, turned sideways and introduced: "General Jiansheng, this is Colonel Zheng Yi, who is about to serve as the station supervisor of the Changsha Military Station, and the material replenishment of the first, fourth, and seventh armies will be under his control, let's get to know him." ”
Zheng Yi strode around the desk full of documents, ordered Cao Mancheng to serve tea, turned to Yu Feipeng and the young general and said respectfully: "Chief Yu, General Bai, there is a bit of chaos here, please sit on the side!" ”
"It seems like I've just been here for two days, you know me?" Bai Chongxi asked with a smile.
Zheng Yi said with a smile: "I looked at it from afar in the cafeteria at noon yesterday, and I learned that the world-famous General Zhuge Jiansheng had arrived, and I have admired it for a long time!" ”
Bai Chongxi waved his hand politely, and Yu Feipeng humbled each other and sat down on the guest sofa by the wall, took the fragrant tea offered by Zheng Yi, and thanked him in a low voice.
Yu Feipeng pointed to the sofa on the side and ordered: "You can also sit down, I don't know how you kid can be, I actually asked General Jiansheng to take time out of his busy schedule to come over to meet you." ”
Zheng Yi thought to himself that this Jiansheng general had come to visit me, and he hadn't come to say hello in advance for the replenishment of the Seventh Army, but he still had a respectful and cautious look on his face.
Bai Chongxi slowly put down the teacup and said something surprising with a pleasant face: "Actually, when I came to report on behalf of Gui Jun in March, I was invited by the commander-in-chief to inspect the Whampoa Military Academy, and I already knew Colonel Zheng's name, so I specially read the three military textbooks translated by Colonel Zheng. ”
"Yesterday, I entered the office for the first time, and I saw the application report of General Liu Jingfu, the commander of the Second Division, and General Hu Shusen, the chief of staff, requesting that the first officer on the list of officers assigned to the Second Division by the headquarters be Colonel Zheng Yi, so I asked Brother Qiao Feng to take me to meet the real person, haha!"
Yu Feipeng laughed, but he was quite annoyed in his heart, because He Yingqin, who was stationed in Chaoshan and was responsible for the Northern Expedition on the Eastern Front, was promoted to army commander and transferred a lot of soldiers from Guangzhou, so that Liu Zhi and Hu Shusen's Second Division did not have all the soldiers now, and he repeatedly wanted to poach people from his subordinates, which was definitely ulterior.
Yu Feipeng didn't say what he thought, Zheng Yi joked indifferently: "General Bai, don't believe in Brother Jing Fu and Brother Shusen, they are worried that the newly arrived Belgian Browning light machine gun will not have their share, so they came up with this bad idea, trying to turn around the corner to achieve their goal." ”
"Especially your Baoding senior Brother Shusen, who seems to be loyal, is actually very cunning, I have been taught when I was an instructor in the military academy before, this guy in order to achieve his goal, often swords go sideways, say ugly, do everything!"
Bai Chongxi was stunned for a moment, then laughed, Yu Feipeng laughed even more, and secretly praised Zheng Yijin's witty response.
Zheng Yi was actually quite apprehensive, seeing that Bai Chongxi did not have the slightest displeasure, he smiled and asked, "General Delin's Seventh Army has captured Hengyang, right?" ”
Where does Bai Chongxi, who is as meticulous as a hair, not know Zheng Yi's thoughts? sighed secretly at the young Zheng Yi for having such a deep scheming, but there was still a kind smile on his face:
"At four o'clock in the afternoon, the officers and men of the Seventh Army launched an attack on Hengyang again, and the two divisions of General Tang Mengxiao turned to the flank and surrounded in a roundabout way, cutting off the retreat of the defenders.
Yu Feipeng was pleased: "As long as Hengyang is taken, Changsha is just around the corner, and Xiao Yi can also set off in advance." ”
Bai Chongxi echoed casually: "That's right, the three armies have not moved, and the grain and grass go first!" In my personal opinion, the establishment of the Changsha military station is undoubtedly the top priority of the entire Lianghu Campaign, and the burden on your shoulders is not light! ”
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