After visiting the seven barracks in the two barracks areas, more than a dozen senior members of the Central Committee and four Comintern advisers unanimously expressed their heartfelt admiration. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Comintern advisers Borodin and General Gallen, who had been smiling since they entered the barracks, were deeply impressed by the daily utensils such as the quilts folded into tofu blocks and the tea pots and towels arranged in a straight line in each barracks, and they were full of praise for each soldier having a desk and the comfortable environment in which there was no garbage inside and outside the barracks.

The praise of the Russians made the central officials proud.

Gu Mengyu, a member of the Central Committee with a keen sense of smell and a party representative of the Wuhan branch, quietly instructed his adjutant to immediately go to the city to invite reporters from major newspapers.

The central officers then came to the spacious, bright, and spotless canteen of the first battalion, and after the visit, they sighed and sighed, and in a good mood****** they called Zheng Yi to their side and asked kindly: "How is the daily food of the soldiers?" ”

Zheng Yi hesitated slightly: "Three meals a day, full and sufficient." ”

"What do you usually eat every day?"

was very careful, and when he saw Zheng Yi hesitate slightly, he continued to ask.

In front of everyone's eyes, Zheng Yi could only report according to the truth: "Breakfast is usually white porridge, steamed buns and bone broth, dried tofu and pickles are enough, because our training intensity is relatively large, this meal at noon is the best, usually there are two meat dishes in chicken, duck and fish, every officer and soldier likes it or not, after the meal must drink a bowl of green vegetable soup, and this meal is simple in the evening, usually rice, green vegetables and bone broth or fish soup." ”

Everyone was stunned, and they couldn't believe that Zheng Yi's soldiers actually ate meat every day.

Deng Yanda thought for a moment, and suggested to ****** and the other adults: "It's almost lunch time, why don't we deal with a meal here and experience the life of the barracks?" ”

Everyone smiled knowingly, expressing their interest in experiencing it, and ****** also specifically asked that no special treatment be required, and the soldiers would eat whatever they wanted.

Zheng Yi and his assistants had no choice but to follow the order, some of the central officials sat directly at the neatly arranged large table, and some walked out of the big canteen to check around, Zheng Yi and his subordinates immediately served tea and water, and also had to answer such and such questions from the central officials, so busy that their brains were sweating.

After a while, a few members of the Central Committee who had gone out for a walk came back with great interest, and without sitting down, they praised the toilet in the barracks as comparable to a high-end hotel, and everyone was very surprised when they heard it, and called Zheng Yi over again to ask.

Zheng Yi, who was busy and faint, was a little willful, and asked this when he was ready to eat: "We hold a comprehensive evaluation once a week, and the company that ranks last cleans the camp and toilets every day within a week, and some battalions and companies will also increase the punishment of washing all the winning brothers for a week's stinky socks, so our camp including the toilets are very clean." ”

The laughter rang out, and the dignified and beautiful ****** also covered her mouth and laughed non-stop, only Deng Yanda, who had led soldiers to fight, heard it famously:

"Good way, in this way, without the officers beating and scolding and urging, the soldiers will go all out in all aspects, and it can also promote the collective sense of honor, Zheng Yi, well done!"

With the arrival of the officers and men of the first battalion, lunch officially began.

The members of the Central Committee and dozens of their attachés were again surprised:

Each officer and soldier was given a spoonful of braised pork, a piece of fried fish five centimeters square, and a serving of green vegetables, which were packed in an enamel bowl, and in addition to a steaming steamer was placed in the middle of each large table, which was full of a basket of white-flour steamed buns, with 20 fists in size, and a bucket of steaming bone and vegetable soup on the wooden shelf next to it.

The members of the Central Committee \ were well-informed, and when they saw the food and the dining demeanor of the officers and soldiers, they knew that Zheng Yi was not lying, and it was too late to cheat.

Zhou Junyan, who has never been in good health and doesn't eat much, accompanied by Zheng Yi, actually ate a big steamed bun, a fried shredded radish and most of the meat dishes.

"Colonel Zheng Yi, how much food expenses do your soldiers deduct each month?" Sun Ke, who was at the same table, wiped his mouth and asked with a smile.

Zheng Yi hurriedly put down his chopsticks: "I am more special here, and the funds are sufficient, so I never deduct the food expenses of the officers and soldiers, and the military salary is paid in full, and I never go in arrears." ”

Sun Ke was full of suspicion after hearing this, and a few people on the side also felt incredulous.

Zhou Junyan laughed and calmly solved Zheng Yi's difficulties: "Don't forget, Zheng Yi is a native of Wuhan, from the Zheng family in Wuhan, and was educated in the church school in the British Concession in Hankou since he was a child. ”

"The food, medicines and medical equipment that have been in short supply for the Northern Expeditionary Army for several months have also been provided by the Zheng family at a price lower than the market price, and Zheng Yi himself was already a millionaire before entering the Whampoa Military Academy as an instructor, so everyone does not need to doubt his integrity."

Everyone reacted immediately, Sun Ke laughed, and praised Zheng Yi for no longer being embarrassed.

Zheng Yi secretly sighed, and saw a group of people in suits and leather shoes holding cameras hurrying in, and immediately understood what was going on, and before Zheng Yi could figure out how to avoid it, Deng Yanda had already come over, and couldn't help but pull him to the table of the mother of the nation, and ordered him to sit on the square bench between the mother of the country and Borodin, and accept the photos of reporters together.

Ten minutes later, the central officials who had completed the propaganda and photo shoot went to the big playground again, Gu Mengyu ordered Zheng Yi to blow the assembly number, and then accompanied the central officials to the review stand, and the reporters scattered on and off the stage, "crackling" and taking pictures without stopping, and it took half an hour before it was over.

After sending off the central officials to leave, Zheng Yi returned to the office, sat down on a chair, faced Li Zhao, who was constantly wiping his sweat, and said worriedly:

"Reporters from the four major newspapers, including the "National Daily" and the "Chutian Daily," have all arrived, and a sudden decision to inspect has turned into a grand political propaganda, and the details of the military station and the garrison regiment will soon appear in the major newspapers. Alas...... Lao Tzu is afraid of them! ”

Li Zhao was also full of worry: "What can be done?" We didn't prepare at all, we couldn't help ourselves! ”

"Otherwise, you can write a report and send it to it, and it would be better to make amends!" The sophisticated Zheng Yi thought of a way to make amends.

Li Zhao nodded heavily: "That's the only way, I'll go back to write the report immediately." ”

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In the middle of the night, Zheng Yi and four members of the core group were discussing the next step in political work, when the external phone, which had just been installed for a few days, rang.

Zheng Yi picked up the earpiece and reported his name, he was a little dumbfounded in less than half a minute, and he was stunned for a while before he slowly put down the earpiece and said, "I have a little urgent matter at home, I need to go out", so he called the adjutant Xu Maofu and drove to Wuchang City.

In the high-end teahouse private room adjacent to the Wuhan branch of the Huangpu Military Academy in Wenchang Gate, Zheng Heng, who was unrelenting, nodded frequently under the guidance of Zhou Junyan, and saw Zheng Yi in military uniform with his heavily armed adjutant Xu Maofu coming in, Zheng Heng immediately stood up excitedly to greet him.

Zheng Yi motioned for him to sit down, and instructed Xu Maofu to follow Zhou Junyan's two guards outside to watch, and after sitting down, he looked at Zheng Heng suspiciously:

"Just said on the phone that British Consul General Newton forced you to rush back from Huhai?"

"Yes! I have now not only become Newton's special assistant, but also appointed by the Consulate General as a liaison for diplomatic negotiations, knowing that the British Concession can no longer be kept, but I dare not refuse, for fear of affecting my father's reputation in the British government, but I am really afraid, it doesn't matter if I don't do it well, I will admit to being scolded as a traitor and traitor, but if I take my life, it will be over! ”

Zheng Heng complained bitterly, he was really scared.

Zheng Yi turned to Zhou Junyan, who looked tired: "Uncle Shi, what do you think of the old man?" ”

Zhou Junyan smiled bitterly: "What else can I do?" Let your eldest brother be a monk for a day and hit the bell for a day, although there is a certain danger, but his identity is known to everyone, and the members of the Central Committee in Wuhan are also very clear, as long as you are clever and don't stand up for the British, no one will dare to hurt him at all, but he is afraid, so I have to ask him to call you. ”

Zheng Yi looked at Zheng Heng, whose face was pale: "What are you afraid of?" Whoever doesn't know that you are my eldest brother will never hurt you......"

"Diplomatic negotiations are just grinding your mouth, and your responsibility is nothing more than a translator, as long as you don't shout to bring down the Kuomintang and the trade unions and peasant unions, no one will embarrass you!"

"It's over after a few days, if you don't worry, tomorrow I will ask Xiaofu to bring a few masters to you as a guard, change into civilian clothes to protect you, live in the house at night, and plant a military flag at the door of the house at about the same time, who can do anything to you?"

Zheng Hengda was overjoyed: "That's good, that's good, so I'm relieved!" ”

Zhou Junyan shook his head again and again: "Nephew, you have been doing a good job in the past few months, not only making the "Chutian Daily" an influential newspaper, and successfully establishing the Hubei Provincial Chamber of Commerce, but also making great contributions to the Jiangsu and Zhejiang consortium gaining a foothold in Wuhan, and even Commander-in-Chief Jiang and your Uncle Yu Shi have constantly praised you, but why have you become timid in this matter?" ”

"I see, in terms of courage and courage, you still have to learn from your second brother, and you have to hone it a lot, Commander-in-Chief Jiang and a few of us old guys have always had high hopes for you."

Zheng Heng immediately stood up, lowered his head and humbly taught: "Thank you Uncle Shi for cultivating!" The little nephew just hasn't experienced such a scene, and his heart is empty, and he will definitely muster up the courage to grit his teeth and survive to the end, and he will never live up to Uncle Shi's ardent expectations! ”

Zhou Junyan showed a pleased smile and stretched out his hand to pull him back to his seat: "That's right, at a young age, you must not lose your sharpness, remember?" ”

"The little nephew will remember it!"

Zheng Heng has relied on it, and he has become a lot more courageous.

Zheng Yi was full of contempt in his heart, and thought about taking the opportunity to ask for benefits: "Give me another 10,000 pairs of British-made military shoes, my brothers have worn out two pairs of military shoes in a few months, and they urgently need to be replenished." ”

Zheng Heng hurriedly explained: "No, there is stock in Shanghai, and it will take at least a month to arrive, and the Yangtze River channel is very dangerous at the moment, and all cargo ships dare not move, which is very troublesome." ”

Zheng Yi immediately sank his face: "You won't let the British warship bring it over?" You help them with their lives, and you don't help with this little thing, how can you show their sincerity? It's not that you don't give money. ”

Zheng Heng reluctantly agreed: "Okay, I'll try it tomorrow, but if it doesn't work, I'll let the passenger ship of Swire Company send it over." ”

Zhou Junyan couldn't help laughing and praised Zheng Yi's heroism and shrewdness.

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