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Under the scorching sun, the land of southern Gan is unusually hot and unbearable, the hot air flow mixed with grass clippings and dead leaves hits, and the road outside the house, the distant scenery and the figures of people are twisted and floating in the heat wave.

In the compound of the county government in Ruijin City, there was silence.

Under the eaves of the corridor, in the aisle, and under the camphor tree in the courtyard, there were all the officers and soldiers of the instructors with melancholy faces, and in the stuffy main hall sat the chief officers at or above the battalion level of the main regiments, all of whom silently looked at the division commander Zheng Yi who was sitting in the middle of the front, and no one dared to make the slightest sound.

"Whoa—"

The constant noise of summer cicadas in the courtyard was particularly harsh.

Li Zhao, political commissar of the former enemy headquarters, and Li Lianshan, chief of staff, who hurried from western Fujian last night, taught Wang Huchen, commander of the Second Division, Zhao Jingting, deputy commander of the First Division, and Zhang Yao, chief of staff, sat on Zheng Yi's left and right, their faces tense and unusual, relaxed smiles.

Seeing that the brothers were basically all in place, Li Zhao, the political commissar of the former enemy headquarters with a gloomy face, coughed lightly, picked up a document and read it out loud:

"After collective discussion and decision by the former enemy headquarters and submitted to the Central Military Commission (zhongyangjunshiweiyuanhui) for approval, Comrade Wang Huchen is hereby appointed to act as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy headquarters and concurrently serve as the commander of the Second Teaching Division."

"Comrade Li Lianshan was appointed as the commander of the 1st Teaching Division and concurrently served as the chief of staff of the former enemy headquarters; Comrade Luo Huaisheng was appointed as the political commissar of the First Teaching Division, and no longer concurrently served as the political commissar of the Sixth Regiment of the Second Division; Comrade Zeng Yi was appointed as the head of the Sixth Regiment of the Second Division; Comrade Zeng Zhi'an was appointed political commissar of the Sixth Regiment. Sincerely, hereby appointed! ”

The hearts of the officers attending the meeting sank, and they all looked at Zheng Yi, the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, with a calm expression, and finally believed that the rumor that the teacher Zheng Yi was about to leave the army and go to the central government to report on his work was true.

Political Commissar Li Zhao did not have the habitual summary of the past, and after reading the document, he sat down slowly, took out a cigarette, lit it and took a deep breath, and the heavy smoke he exhaled covered most of his face.

Just when everyone's eyes were red and worried, Zheng Yi's loud voice suddenly sounded, startling all the brothers:

"The meeting is over, why don't you leave? Do you want me to invite you to a banquet? ”

The brothers at the meeting stood up in twos and threes, their faces full of doubts, looking at each other, and they didn't dare to ask each other to inquire about it, so they stayed on the side of their seats for a while before they walked out of the county hall full of worries under the urging of Zheng Yi and Li Zhao.

"Alas! Not to mention the brethren, I don't have a taste in my heart! Li Zhao's eyes were moist, and he sighed in a low voice.

Zheng Yi shook his head disapprehantly: "It's just a temporary departure for a while, and it's not that you won't come back, what's there to sigh about?" I don't feel good to see you like this! ”

"This is not necessarily, Comrade Surging is a living example, how can you let us not worry?" Wang Huchen said in a low voice.

Li Lianshan was also full of worries: "Now the situation in southern Gannan is becoming more and more complicated, our two divisions and the Red Fourth Army are in a difficult situation, and the pressure is getting heavier and heavier. ”

"Hey, hey! I remind you! ”

Zheng Yi stretched out two fingers and tapped the table hard: "The instructor is not anyone's private army, but the main force led by the Communist Party with a firm revolutionary spirit and will to fight!" This is a matter of principle, and we must not be sloppy at all! ”

Seeing this, Li Zhao couldn't help but sit up straight: "Comrade Zheng Yi is right, we must believe in the party and the organization, and we must not breed individualism and unorganized and undisciplined mountainism!" All of us are high-ranking cadres of the Party and high-ranking generals of the Red Army under the leadership of the Party, and we must set an example and constantly raise our revolutionary consciousness. ”

Wang Huchen and Li Lianshan were silent.

Zhao Jingting, who had just stood up and was about to express his opinion, also sat down with his head down, and Zhang Yao, the chief of staff, who was about to say a few whining words, also obediently closed his mouth, and the atmosphere in the wide hall was solemn, and the needles could be heard.

After a long while, Li Zhao broke the silence: "When are you going to leave?" ”

"I'll leave later, and strive to rush to Tingzhou before dark, meet with the comrades of the Fujian West Special Committee, talk, and rush to Liancheng early tomorrow morning. Shangguan Yong and they have already rushed to Liancheng to wait for me, they have a lot of things, and the burden on their shoulders is very heavy, so they can't wait for a long time. Zheng Yi replied calmly.

Zhao Jingting immediately stood up: "How can this work?" I think it's better to go on the road tomorrow morning, the sun is fierce in the afternoon, and everywhere is like a fire, and the war horses can't stand it, let alone people. ”

Zheng Yi smiled: "I'm not as delicate as you say, don't you just want to take the opportunity to drink wine?" Keep it for now, and when I come back, I'll have a good drink with you. ”

"Can you really come back?"

Zhao Jingting stared at Zheng Yi's eyes in disbelief.

Zheng Yi nodded heavily: "What can I do if I don't come back?" Although my official is not big, my reputation is estimated to be not small, and in the past two years, the Kuomintang army and Zhu Peide's Yunnan army have lost their troops and lost their generals, which is embarrassing. ”

"Moreover, most of the chief officers of the Kuomintang governments and military and police departments in various parts of the country are from the Whampoa Military Academy, and many people know me Zheng Yi, and Commander-in-Chief Chiang and the Nanjing government of the Kuomintang are eager to chop off my head......

"Under such circumstances, even if I want to stay in big cities such as Shanghai and Wuhan to engage in intelligence work, I don't know what else I can do except come back and lead troops to fight."

After hearing this, Zhao Jingting felt that it made sense, and the worry in his heart couldn't help but fade a little.

Wang Huchen glanced at Zheng Yi silently, then lowered his head and smoked, only Li Zhao and Zhang Yao, who was in charge of intelligence work, knew in their hearts that Zheng Yi's words were purely to comfort everyone, and no one dared to pack a ticket if he could come back at that time, and what Zheng Yi said didn't count.

"In this case, I'll let the spy company escort you to Liancheng."

Li Zhaoqiang endured the reluctance in his heart, and walked to the backyard after speaking.

Zheng Yi hurriedly stopped him: "Lao Li, don't be so troublesome, Huchen also has to go back to Tingzhou, the Red Seventh Army and the Red Fourth Division have become an army, through this period of large-scale suppression of bandits, they have gained a lot of training opportunities, and they can fully undertake the security work of the base area in western Fujian." ”

"At this time, the two regiments of the Second Division can be transferred, and by the way, the last batch of ammunition and materials will be transported together, and there will be six main regiments to deal with the complex situation in southern Jiangnan, and I can rest assured."

Li Zhao suddenly relieved himself and returned to his position and sat down.

Zheng Yi instructed the brothers to sit closer, and then gave out his predictions about the development of the battle situation in southern Gannan and his requirements to fight side by side with the Red Fourth Army.

After talking for more than half an hour, Zheng Yi answered many questions raised by the brothers, and then he endured the reluctance in his heart, said goodbye to the brothers with Wang Huchen, and then rushed to Tingzhou City, 40 kilometers to the east, with a platoon of guards.

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