Chapter Forty-Eight: Anxious Waiting

On 4 January, the Second National Congress of the Kuomintang was solemnly convened. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Mr. Runze, Mr. Qiubai, Mr. Peng Peng, and Mr. Yun Daiying, chief instructor of the Political Department of the Whampoa Military Academy, who Zheng Yi was familiar with, were among the delegates attending the meeting.

Many Communists, including Mr. Runze, held the posts of ministers and vice ministers of various ministries of the Central Committee of the Kuomintang, and Mr. Zhongshan's principle and policy of "uniting Russia with the Communist Party and assisting the workers and peasants" was continued, and the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party entered a new stage.

During the Spring Festival, the whole GD rarely encountered a good weather with clear skies, the faces of the soldiers and civilians in the city of Guangzhou were filled with the festive smiles of the success of the revolution and the stability of life, and the peasants outside the city looked up at the sky with the scorching sun hanging high, worried, and did not hear the thunder until the Spring Dragon Festival when the second dragon raised its head in the first month of the second lunar month, the sky still did not sprinkle a rain, and such abnormal weather indicated that a large-scale drought would occur.

On the afternoon of the fourth day after the Spring Dragon Festival, Zheng Yi, who had changed into a summer military uniform in advance, sat on the dirt slope at the foot of Baiyun Mountain and had a low conversation with Chen Cheng, the chief instructor who led the artillery scientists of the third phase of the Huangpu Military Academy to conduct live-fire training.

Chen Cheng returned to the Whampoa Military Academy as an instructor again after the East Certificate, his mood was a little low, and after discussing the current situation of the various departments of the military academy and the expansion of the Whampoa Army just completed with Zheng Yi, he sighed faintly and said helplessly:

"Since the Spring Festival, the equipment of our army's divisions has been updated rapidly, the number of light and heavy machine guns has increased exponentially, and your quartermaster department has also obtained nearly 100 transport trucks for guns, but the most important artillery has not even had a shadow, and I, the commander of the artillery battalion, have watched my colleagues in the army get promoted and make a fortune, but I have to continue to stay in the military academy to live like a year, fortunately, the rank has been raised by one level, and I am a lieutenant colonel like you."

Zheng Yi understood Chen Cheng's helpless situation very well, thought for a moment, and comforted in a low voice: "The Nationalist Government has officially put forward the Northern Expedition proposal, and I believe that the Northern Expedition Declaration will be issued soon, and the principal and our Quartermaster Yu and others will not be unaware of the important role of artillery in modern warfare." ”

"The reason why artillery has not been bought back until now is not because there is no money, there are no plans, but because the European and American powers have not yet canceled the arms embargo treaty on our country. For a year, apart from ordinary light weapons and transport vehicles, we could not buy any heavy weapons at all, and if it were not for the support of Soviet Russia, I am afraid that the artillery of the 1st and 2nd divisions would not even be able to see a shadow. ”

Chen Cheng nodded: "Yes!" Although the Soviet Russians supported some second-hand goods, they played a great role during the Eastern Crusade, and the artillery department of the military academy also benefited a lot, but the number was too small, oh yes...... I heard that the two batches of Siemens' new radio stations equipped by the General Headquarters and various divisions were quietly bought through your connections, since you can buy such advanced radios, artillery should not be a problem, right? ”

Zheng Yigang's resentment that had not been suppressed for a long time rose again: "It's my relationship that is right, but the dogs in the headquarters are spreading rumors everywhere, saying that I rely on my unclear relationship with foreigners, and single-handedly control the fat radio station and drug procurement, and profit from it, and I transferred all my relationships to the Quartermaster Department in anger." ”

"Chief Yu was also angry when he heard what happened to me, so he handed over this relationship to the headquarters, and then ignored it and left it alone, now it's okay, I don't know how those dogs and mothers talked to the German Lu Phosphorus Foreign Company, not only can they no longer buy Siemens radio, but even the purchase price of ordinary drugs has increased by one-third."

"You're talking about the first batch of graduates around the principal, right? It seems that you really offended them when you were in military school. Chen Cheng couldn't help but be happy when he saw Zheng Yi's annoyed and angry appearance.

Zheng Yi didn't want to mention those people: "Don't talk about those fools with low eyes, but you, you have to find a way to return to the army as soon as possible, without artillery, it is not a way out to be the main force commander first, with your qualifications and merits, it is more than enough to be the main force commander." ”

Chen Cheng shook his head again and again: "Where is it so easy?" There are more monks and less porridge, and they are so bloody that they grab their heads! Instead of fighting back and forth and finally making enemies, it is better to stay in the military academy and be comfortable. ”

"You two have been sitting here for a long time, what are you talking about?"

Cai Zhonghu, a short-quartered artillery instructor, came to the two of them after announcing his break, pointed to the hundreds of soldiers who were still practicing shooting at the foot of the mountain, and asked Zheng Yi: "I heard that your soldiers ran to Skinny Dog Ridge in the middle of the night last night?" ”

Zheng Yi nodded: "The routine field training will take a day and a half, and I will bring it back when I complete the shooting assessment." ”

"Tsk! It's ruthless enough, I don't think a few main regiments have trained as hard as you. After Cai Zhonghu finished speaking, he sat down happily.

Zheng Yi explained boredly: "The battalion brought out this time is all the recruits assigned to our quartermaster department last month, and it is the first time to conduct field training and live-fire assessment, which is still far from the requirements of the training syllabus......

"I don't know how these soldiers were trained in the first three months, and there are still people who can't distinguish between left and right feet, it seems that the training level of our army's recruits is getting worse and worse."

Chen Cheng also held the same view: "The speed of army expansion is too fast, all divisions and regiments are competing for personnel, and the quality of training will inevitably decline, and this problem is also common in the fourth phase of military academies, the number of recruits has increased several times, and the comprehensive level of cadets has decreased a lot compared with the previous three phases. ”

"I seem to remember that the recruits assigned to your quartermaster department were a regiment, right? How can you bring out only one battalion? Cai Zhonghu asked happily.

Zheng Yi replied angrily: "Joke me, am I?" To tell the truth, I am much more wronged than you, and the recruits of a regiment assigned to our Quartermaster Department are all leftover from the main regiments, and after bringing them back, the transportation department and the food and clothing department have picked and selected, selected and selected, and snatched away all the good-looking, clever, and literate ones, leaving me with the defective products of the 450 people who are completely illiterate and crooked. ”

"Even so, I also admit it, but when I came back to check, I found that the eldest of the four hundred and fifty people was thirty-five years old, and the youngest was only fifteen years old.

Cai Zhongwat and Chen Cheng couldn't help laughing when they heard this.

Zheng Yi, who had been unhappy for a long time and was full of anger, simply got up, patted his butt and strode down the hill, rushed in front of hundreds of brothers who practiced aiming, and shouted:

"It's all for Lao Tzu to listen to, start the shooting assessment with the company as a unit, after ten bullets are fired, who the hell can't reach the standard of sixty rings, go back and immediately confine!"

Zheng Yi's angry roar became louder under the response of the mountain, the third phase of artillery scientists who were resting were stunned, and Chen Cheng and Cai Zhongwat on the hillside laughed even harder, no one knew that a huge crisis that could change the revolutionary situation was quietly occurring.

In the evening, Zheng Yi and Chen Cheng led their officers and soldiers back to the East Field, because it was late, Chen Cheng and his third batch of cadets needed to rest overnight in the East School Field Camp, and the next day a ship sent them and the four guns back to the military school.

Zheng Yi brought more than 400 brothers who were tired and half dead back to the camp, took a bath, and wanted to invite Chen Cheng and Cai Zhongwat for a drink to deepen their relationship.

Who knew that before they went out, Chen Cheng and Cai Zhongwat had already arrived, and immediately told Zheng Yi a shocking news after entering the office: "Someone instructed Navy Chief Li Zhilong to mobilize the Zhongshan ship in an attempt to kidnap President Chiang and send him to Vladivostok, but fortunately, he acted carelessly and the conspiracy was exposed, the headquarters decisively arrested Li Zhilong, mobilized the guards and the officers and soldiers of the Second Division to surround the Dongshan villa of the Russian adviser and the provincial-Hong Kong strike committee, and Wang Jingwei's residence was also surrounded by Wu Tiecheng and the military and police!" ”

Zheng Yi was shocked, the teacup in his hand almost fell to the ground, and the trace of memory that had been hovering in his mind for many days and always couldn't grasp it suddenly came to mind clearly - the Zhongshan ship incident happened!

After a short period of distraction, Zheng Yi motioned for Chen Cheng and Cai Zhongwat to sit down and continue to make tea for the two: "When did it happen?" ”

"I just received the news, we were about to eat, the first division suddenly received an order to launch martial law in the whole city, Liu Jingfu ran to order us to assist in staying, and left in a hurry after speaking, making us confused, I don't know if you have received the news here." Chen Cheng replied anxiously.

Cai Zhonghu saw Zheng Yi shaking his head, thought about it and simply suggested: "Why don't you call Chief Yu or Director Zhou and ask?" ”

Zheng Yi thought for a moment: "At this time, it is estimated that Uncle Zhou Shishu and Chief Yu are both by the principal's side, and they can't find anyone when they call, so they can only wait for them to be notified, but it's just ...... Do the two brothers think Li Zhilong will be so confused? ”

"There are also Russian advisers, they want the principal to lead the revolutionary army to launch the Northern Expedition as soon as possible, how can they make such a decision at the time when the KMT and the CCP are currently cooperating most closely?"

"As for the suspicion on Chairman Wang's side...... It doesn't seem to make sense, Hu Zhantang in Shimono and those elders of the Xishan Conference have been watching from the sidelines, Chairman Wang can only keep his current position by working hand in hand with President Jiang and unanimously with the outside world, how can he self-destruct the Great Wall? ”

"Alas, this thing is a touch of weirdness, no matter how you say it, it's impossible!"

Cai Zhonghu nodded frequently: "This is indeed the truth, could it be that there was some misunderstanding?" ”

The calm and shrewd Chen Cheng had calmed down, sat down slowly, and picked up the teacup: "It has been more than half a year since the Liao case occurred, during which President Jiang was assassinated twice, one of which was narrowly avoided by luck, so no one can rush to conclusions now. ”

Zheng Yi nodded slightly: "Not bad!" We will have to wait patiently for the results of the investigation...... Come on, come on, eat first, you can't worry about it hungry, wait for news while eating, maybe Chief Yu will give me instructions later. ”

Chen Cheng and Cai Zhongwat nodded in unison, Zheng Yi instructed his subordinates to put the food on the table, and talked with Chen Cheng while eating, Cai Zhonghu, who had never been happy with alcohol, didn't want to drink at this time.

It was not until the next morning that Yu Feipeng arrived at the Ordnance Department Courtyard by car, revealed the situation to Zheng Yi, and gave the latest instructions.

After Yu Feipeng left in a hurry, Zheng Yi endured the anxiety in his heart, gathered the team, announced the closure of the barracks, stopped all military training, and all the officers and soldiers started political study, and after the arrangements were completed, they immediately returned to their offices and waited for the final results on the two telephones on the desktop.

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