Chapter 44 The Agricultural Lecture Center in the Temple of Confucius

After four consecutive days of strong wind and rain, the cold winter in the south suddenly came, and the flowers and trees in the east school yard were no longer verdant and green. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

When the officers and men of the left-behind regiment of the 1st Division of the First Army got up early in the morning and saw that it was wet outside, they stopped going out to exercise, but the four platoon brothers of the garrison company of the Ordnance Section insisted on drilling.

Zheng Yi, the low-key but well-known quartermaster of the quartermaster, is still like a soldier, fully armed, leading his brothers to train together, rain or shine, never stopping, and you can't admire him.

As a matter of fact, the officers and men of the supplementary regiment who stayed behind only saw the appearance of arduous training of the garrison company of the Ordnance Section, and did not see that after the high-intensity morning training of the officers and men of the garrison company, everyone could take a hot bath, then change into clean and warm winter clothes, and enjoy a nutritious and hearty breakfast together; still less did they know that the officers and men of the garrison company wear out a set of military uniforms and a pair of military shoes on average every month, and that they have a set of scientific and rigorous training plans, assessment indicators, and food expenses that far exceed the standards of the main force several times.

Taking shooting training as an example, the 1,400 soldiers of the Supplementary Regiment who stayed behind have spent nearly 15 rounds of ammunition per capita in the nearly six months since they joined the army, while the officers and men of the garrison company of the Ordnance Section have consumed 20 rounds of ammunition per capita in the weekly live-fire training, and the ammunition consumed by 12 brothers in a platoon and three shifts composed of top shooters is even more astonishing; the four live-fire training sessions a month plus one month-end assessment have consumed more than 500 rounds of rifle and pistol ammunition per capita.

Therefore, no company in the whole army can match the comprehensive military skills or the ability of officers and men, and it is just "raised in the boudoir and unknown to the people."

With the continuous arrival of the good news of the Second Eastern Crusade, Zheng Yi, the lieutenant colonel of the Ordnance Section, was much more idle than before, and after two months of continuous adjustment, the five platoons of the garrison company under his command were on the right track in terms of military training and professional study.

The fifth row, which is mainly composed of children of related households, has the largest number of people.

Forty-eight literate men and twenty-three brothers who had been eliminated from the arduous training were divided into six shifts and served as full-time storekeepers, internal security guards, and full-time clerks.

The training intensity and training skills far exceed the first to fourth rows of the main force of the most bitter and tiring, but also the most confident and proud, the commander Zheng Yi eats and lives with everyone every day, and gives lectures to everyone in the evening, and each platoon gets a rotation rest every four days, and gets two days of vacation to go to the city every month, and the actual amount of military salary is paid every month, never delayed, unlike the main forces, which deduct two oceans to three oceans from the monthly salary, it can be said that there is no worry about food and clothing, and the quality is sufficient, so the brothers are willing to work for Zheng Yi.

At noon on 20 November, news of the great victory on the Guangdong-Fujian border came from the front line of the Eastern Expedition, and Zheng Yi read the army's internal report and knew that the Second Eastern Crusade was coming to an end, and the whole of Guangdong would henceforth be under the control of the Nationalist Government, and the armies of the Eastern Expedition would soon return.

"Duan Xuan, go and tell the secretary and the brothers, there is no need to train in the afternoon, tomorrow's field march training will be postponed accordingly, the victory on the Guangdong-Fujian border means that the victory of the Eastern Crusade is over, Chen Jiongming's remaining 2,000 remnants lost their armor and fled into Fujian, and they can no longer make waves, congratulations, add vegetables tonight to celebrate."

Zheng Yi threw down the military newspaper and commanded loudly, and finished holding the head of the dog "Xiaoqiang" and stroking it for a while.

Duan Xuan, who began to grow a sparse beard, was very happy, and turned back after going out a few steps: "Can you drink?" ”

Seeing Duan Xuan's pitiful appearance, Zheng Yi couldn't help but be happy: "How much wine is left in the curry?" ”

"The fifty jars of double-steamed rice wine sent by Brother Ade last time didn't move at all, plus the leftover from before, at least eighty jars, a total of more than 800 catties of wine, which is enough." Duan Xuanle replied.

Zheng Yi reminded: "One pound per person, you can't exceed the standard." ”

"Understood! Hahaha......"

Not long after Duan Xuan went out, bursts of cheers sounded in the yard, and a row of brothers who trained military dogs in four classes were happy, leading the five big wolf dogs that had grown up to join the cheers, and soon made the dogs bark, laughing and scolding, and the "Xiaoqiang" who was squatting at Zheng Yi's feet also rushed out to have fun.

Zheng Yi in the office shook his head again and again, and when he saw Duan Xuan rushing in, he had an idea: "Did you buy a razor?" ”

Duan Xuan was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously touched his lips: "It doesn't seem to be necessary, right?" ”

Zheng Yi, who was bored, stood up: "Change into casual clothes, accompany me into the city for a walk, and buy you a razor by the way, depending on your development trend, you are likely to be a bearded man in the future." ”

Duan Xuan touched his hairy cheeks and sideburns again: "It's possible, my grandfather and my father are both bearded, but my eldest brother is more delicate, his appearance is my mother, and the daughters-in-law in the village like his little white face." ”

Zheng Yi couldn't help laughing: "You guy, when I first saw you, I thought you were quite honest, but I didn't expect to turn bad so quickly." ”

"Hey, hey! If you don't be smart, how can you follow your big brother? I remember that at the beginning, you couldn't beat me, but after more than a year of fighting, my eldest brother is much better than me, and if I don't learn more, I'm afraid I'm going to be eliminated. Duan Xuan said with a smile.

"Don't talk nonsense, let's go change clothes, let's go to the Confucius Temple in the Great East Gate first." Zheng Yi said as he took off his military uniform.

Duan Xuan quickly came back to his senses: "Isn't the Confucian Temple in the Great East Gate the Panyu School Palace?" I remember that the day before yesterday, the newspaper published the news of the opening of the third phase of the peasant lecture center, and it is estimated that the entire Confucian Temple was occupied by them, and they couldn't see anything when they went, so it was better to go to the trading houses in the Shamian Concession. ”

Zheng Yi gave him a head: "You know a fart, it's because the Confucian Temple is occupied by them that I want to go and see it, I heard that there are a few immortals in it, maybe I can meet it." ”

Duan Xuan touched his head and was puzzled, seeing that Zheng Yi had already entered the bedroom at the back, he hurriedly followed up and changed into civilian clothes, tied two Colt 1911 pistols along with the holster and wide belt around his waist, and put on a black youth suit to cover it, and then looked at it again and again before relieving his heart.

Just after two o'clock in the afternoon, the long-lost sun broke through the clouds and sprinkled the earth, and the streets and alleys inside the Great East Gate gradually became dry under the cold wind and the sun.

Several policemen guarding the Dadong Gate saw the familiar Zheng Yi and hurriedly greeted with a smile, the squadron leader who led the team was killing pigs at home, and he had been doing business with the secretary under Zheng Yi for several months, and he took out a cigarette from a distance and strode to meet him.

Zheng Yi took the cigarette and said a few polite words, talked a little, and then walked with Duan Xuan to the Panyu School Palace two hundred meters away, through the sturdy and gorgeous stone archway, along the wide road paved with bluestone slabs, and walked towards the lively Confucian Temple.

More than 100 students and instructors from agricultural lecture centers from all provinces across the country had not yet started the first class in the afternoon, and most of them gathered in the corridor at the entrance of the main hall in twos and threes, communicating with each other in northern and southern accents.

A few minutes later, more than 100 students entered the hall under the loud prompting of a Hunan instructor, Zheng Yi whispered a few words to Duan Xuan, who was a little impatient, followed the crowd and slowly entered, slightly observed and walked to the left side of the last row to sit, and did not see that the young instructor standing at the door had already noticed himself.

The taller young instructor leaned against the door of the main hall and looked around, turned to go out, and whispered to another instructor wearing glasses:

"Director Gao, there are two people who are not our students, they both carry guns on their waists, I can see it clearly when I sit down, I don't know where these two people come from and what their identities are."

Director Gao, who was polite and polite, was slightly surprised, and motioned for the tall instructor to take him to have a look, and after reading it, he withdrew from the door: "Those two people sit in a good posture and have an extraordinary appearance, they seem to be people in the army, and if they don't get it, maybe they were sent by the Kuomintang headquarters for an unannounced visit." ”

"What then? Later, it was Lao Mao who talked about the peasant movement in Hunan, and many of the remarks in it had already made the diehards in the Kuomintang criticize and write, if these two people were deliberately looking for fault, something would happen. The tall instructor said worriedly.

Director Gao made a decision after a little weighing: "Xiao Li, you immediately go to the back and report to Comrade Peng and Lao Mao, and I will go to meet these two people and see what they are about...... Don't worry, it's all your own people here, not to mention that now that the KMT and the CCP are cooperating happily, nothing will happen. ”

Instructor Li walked quickly around the corridor to the back of the main hall, Director Gao tidied up his robe slightly, entered the door and looked at the students who were sitting neatly in the hall and talking in a low voice, and unhurriedly came to Zheng Yi on the left side of the back row and sat down.

Zheng Yiqian moved his position, gave up half of the bench, nodded slightly to Director Gao, and then looked at the empty podium in front of him, and after a while, he seemed to feel something, turned to Director Gao, who looked at him with a smile but did not speak, hesitated slightly, and asked kindly: "Sir, your surname?" ”

"The contemptible surname is Gao, his name is rare, he just came from Shanghai, and it is estimated that he will enter the Whampoa Military Academy as an instructor at the beginning of next month." Mr. Gao replied with a smile.

Zheng Yi's eyebrows shook slightly, and then he showed a sincere smile: "Fortunately!" My name is Zheng Yi, and I was an instructor at the Whampoa Military Academy a few months ago, and now I have been transferred to the Ordnance Section of the Quartermaster Department of the General Headquarters...... By the way, this is my military ID, please don't misunderstand me, sir. ”

Mr. Gao took the military ID card and read it, and returned it to Zheng Yi with a smile on his face: "Section Chief Zheng is dignified, mature and steady, at a glance it seems to be twenty-seven or eighteen years old, but I didn't expect it to be just twenty years old, which is too surprising." ”

Zheng Yi put away his military ID card and said with a polite smile: "My current position and rank are not obtained by power and money, but by real materials. ”

Mr. Gao was slightly stunned, and then laughed: "I almost forgot that Director Zhou and you are colleagues, haha!" What is Section Chief Zheng's view on the current KMT-CCP cooperation? ”

Zheng Yi thought for a while and said, "After listening to Mr. Mao's class, if Mr. Gao has time, we can talk privately." ”

"Good!"

Mr. Gao readily agreed: "You sit down for a while, I'll go to the back and urge it." ”

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