"Third Brother Bing, this is the barracks of the Wuyi Army's baggage soldiers?" The middle-aged man with a cake face heard the question of the young officer next to him, and he just nodded when he was still carefully inspecting the internal and external structure of the barracks and the arrangement of troops.

"Alas, I originally thought that the Beiyang New Army was already a first-class strong army, but when I went to Japan to observe an autumn exercise, a brigade of the Fifth Division had made great progress in terms of heavy firepower and light weapon shooting accuracy compared with when it was stationed in Tianjin. After looking at Dongying's army, when I came back and looked at the towns in Beiyang, I felt that 10,000 against 5,000 was also a little chance of victory, and the soldiers of the Langyang Heavenly Empire, just like the three towns of Beiyang, were only 50,000 or 60,000, and several standing divisions of Japan were no less than 200,000 tigers, even if the Beiyang army expanded to more than ten or twenty towns, it would be difficult for the force of this newly built town to have the strength of one brigade of the other side. "That young man is in front of the gatehouse and behind the gatehouse, he looks strange, and he looks like a guy with personality at first glance, and sure enough, he is very disdainful of the Beiyang New Army trained by his teacher." However, seeing this new army today, I feel that it is a bit strong. ”

"Brother Tie Shan, take a closer look. I am afraid that this army is not only well-trained and strictly disciplined. Xiong Bingsan let out a sullen breath and said to the little brother beside him, "Two people in a row, three people in a row." Even without officer supervision, the soldiers here do not show signs of slackness, which is not only achieved by training. The elder brother must know the truth of the poor and the rich, this soldier always maintains a tall posture, and the daily consumption is much greater than that of ordinary laborers, and there is not enough rice, white flour and meat vegetables to ensure the state of the soldier? Even if it is maintained by military law for a while, but the soldiers will inevitably lose their health, and these soldiers are all starvation and strong, doesn't this explain the problem? ”

"That's true. The third brother Bing is observant, and the younger brother admires. The young man known as Tie Shan carefully paid attention to the gait and physique of the soldiers, and realized that Xiong Bingsan had just observed such a detail.

"It's not just the logistics support that this new army of the armed wing has something special, have you noticed the configuration of the soldiers?"

"It's quite special, it's different from the Beiyang armies I've seen, as well as the Japanese army, the Russian army and other powers. The uniform didn't seem to have much decoration, and there was not much difference between officers and soldiers, it looked like it was made of thick cotton, which should be very wear-resistant and resistant. ”

"You don't notice that the borders on the collar badges of these soldiers are not the same color, and the pale yellow bars are probably ranks. The embroidered stamp on the chest is the name, and this soldier has to have a set of embroidery for a set of clothes, and how much does it cost? Every soldier has a holster on his belt, right? It looks like they are all equipped with short * guns, and everyone in this baggage army is equipped with short * guns, how much does it cost? Brother Tie Shan, you can understand how abundant Lord Wu's money and food are. ”

"Yes, no wonder the teacher told me that in the Wuyi New Army, there may be many problems waiting for us to solve, but there is one benefit, money is not a problem."

"Hehe, Brother Zhiquan is still so funny, but this Lord Wu started as a businessman, and now he can be called the richest man in the country, and he is backed by a giant businessman like the Shandong Chamber of Commerce, of course, this kind of army will not be as difficult as Beiyang to instigate silver from the imperial court. Although money may not be able to train strong soldiers, it is very suitable for Brother Zhiquan and your brother Tie Shan to show their strength. ”

While the two future giants of the Republic of China were chatting from the window of the reception room on the second floor, two other people were chatting in front of the window watching the training soldiers in the command headquarters on the third floor.

"Shihai, I remember that you have been here for four years in our Martial Arts New Army, right?"

"Yes, I was young and vigorous back then, and I thought that there was no place in the world to go. I didn't expect to leave the Jiangsu New Army for only a few months, and I was almost about to pawn my family, thanks to Uncle Meng and my father's world friends, I pointed out a clear way. To be honest, in the past few years under the command of Lord Wu, I have understood that the way to strengthen the country and the army is by no means a one-day change that can be fruitful, without the financial support of the Chamber of Commerce, without the training of military schools and the import of talents in recent years, there is absolutely no new army with military wings. ”

"Yes, the Wuyi New Army is not my own army, and without the help of the generals and soldiers in the army, there would not be today's good situation. Speaking of which, your batch of Lao Du, Heizi, Shouqing, and Lao Ba are already in charge of the infantry and artillery standards, and the next step may be to rule the town, and then you trained new soldiers from the time you joined the insurance regiment, and later adapted to the baggage soldiers, in fact, with your qualifications, you should have been promoted with them. ”

"My lord's words are serious, since I joined the Wuyi New Army, I have actually lived a very fulfilling life, and training recruits is also my strength. I ponder that just as you said, the future war will be fought with logistical support, and without advanced logistical support, infantry, artillery, and cavalry will be a tree without roots and water without a source. ”

"It's good if you can understand, it is estimated that a big war is imminent, and when the time comes, I will try to send a few of you to take turns to go to the field to observe, you must not only learn from the strengths of others, but also see their shortcomings, on the one hand, make up for your own weaknesses, and on the other hand, you must also find the key to defeating the enemy."

There was a knock on the door, and Wu Chenxuan motioned for Yang Shihai to let people in. Allowed to come in were He Minhan and several section chiefs of the baggage battalion, followed by several non-commissioned officers of the investigation team.

"Let's talk about it." Wu Chenxuan glanced at Yang Shihai, Yang Shihai's expression was still very indifferent, and he couldn't see anything unusual, so Wu Chenxuan also signaled He Minhan to start reporting.

"After a preliminary inspection, the ministry's military spending is compliant, the accounts are clear, and no abnormal expenditure items have been found. The procedures for the transfer of personnel within the military are in compliance with the regulations, and the attendance of personnel is normal. But," He Minhan paused deliberately.

"Say it, don't be afraid to say if you have a problem, and if you don't change it, you can encourage it."

"Yes, in the course of checking the station, it was found that there were a large number of illegal call signs recently, and that the archive of the message manuscript did not match the entry of the message sent."

"Somebody's using the radio for themselves, isn't it?"

"Well, what we have so far can be inferred that there is a suspicion of illegal use of the radio station, and it is recommended that further investigation be conducted."

"Okay. The person in charge of the radio station stayed, and the other officers with heavy marks listened to the command, took a break, and stood upright. Wu Chenxuan pulled the placket, and after cleaning up the army, he issued an order, "All of them are there, disband." ”

Waiting for the officers to come out, only one of the sentry commanders in charge of the radio station stood upright, waiting for questioning.

"Are you Li Rong? Chief of the Communications Sentinel of the Baggage Specimen Department. ”

"Yes, Chief."

"Very good, is what Captain He said just now true?"

"Yes, Chief."

"Is there anything you need to explain to this officer?"

"No, Boss."

"So, what about you? Do you have anything to say? Wu Chenxuan turned to Yang Shihai expressionlessly, and his tone became much more formal. The radio station is located upstairs from you, and he is an officer of your headquarters, do you have anything to explain to this officer of the new army who is about to retire? ”

"No" and "No" The two voices sounded at the same time, Yang Shihai glared at Li Rong fiercely, and Li Rong lowered his head at this time, not daring to speak casually.

"Let's follow the ranks. Yang Tongzhi, it seems that you know about this, let's talk about it. ”

"Boss, I'll get it straight. Yesterday I had electricity..."

"No, it's my fiancée who used the radio to contact me privately, and Lord Co-President is guilty of me, I..."

Li Rong, who was just excited to come forward to explain, nailed his figure, the reason was naturally not that he was shot by Sun Dasheng's immobilization method, but that he had a flower mouth on his back heart, and the guy with the gun was of course He Minhan, the spy leader.

"Sentry Commander Li, I order you to stand in place." Yang Shihai hurriedly gave the order, otherwise He Minhan, who was paralyzed, would dare to shoot.

"Okay, at this point, should someone give me a reasonable explanation?"

"Boss, I'll talk about it." Yang Shihai straightened his military uniform, straightened his posture and began to report: "Yesterday and last Friday, it was I who ordered the telegram to be sent to a commercial radio station in Shanghai through a military radio, and Sentry Chief Li Rong acted according to my instructions, and I should bear full responsibility for this. ”

Wu Chenxuan didn't say anything, didn't even turn to look at him, Yang Shihai continued: "These two telegrams are to report to the organization in Shanghai about the situation I know about the shooting in Shaanxi Lane in Beijing, as well as the analysis of the situation of the Wuyi New Army. My organization is..."

"Yang Jichang, Secretary General of the Shandong Branch of the Liberation Society, your upline is Mr. Cai Yuanpei of the Liberation Society, am I right?" Wu Chenxuan said softly, but it was like a heavy hammer slamming into Yang Shihai's heart, shocking him so much that he couldn't react for a while.

"You barely had any contact with your upline in the first year of your lurking, and maybe we didn't find out, of course. But since the establishment of the Wuyi New Army, the task given to you by your superiors has changed from forming the Shandong branch to developing your organization in our Wuyi New Army and waiting for an opportunity to cause trouble, right? ”

"Yes, Chief."

"It's good, dare to act, didn't let me look down on you." Wu Chenxuan's tone did not change, but the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, but Yang Shihai lowered his head at this time and didn't dare to look up at him, so he didn't notice it. "In the past two years or so, you have been very clever in guiding the students' anti-Qing and anti-feudal consciousness through the opportunity of teaching military and Chinese and foreign history courses in night schools, and through after-school interest groups and various opportunities for individual tutoring, you have more than 30 people on your hands, and the list is here, one battalion officer, two battalion deputies, six sentry commanders, and the others are all non-commissioned officers, right? There are no less than seventy or eighty activists on the periphery, Yang Jichang, Yang Jichang, you said that you have developed so many officers and soldiers who were originally very simple, have you ever thought about how to deal with your comrades in this situation? ”

"Please also ask the chief to be gracious and let them go, and be willing to bear all the blame for all the crimes." Yang Shihai or should be called Yang Jichang said categorically.

"Nonsense, I want to use Maxim to make these bastards out."

"Ahh Li Rong and Yang Jichang were shocked.

"Ahh Wu Chenxuan looked at his gloves and threw them on the ground, "Makqin's bullets are not money, your salary, arms, training, venues, equipment, instructors, anyway, which one is not piled up with money?" You've got braids, who should I settle accounts with? You want to be a hero, right? If you want to be generous, right? Lao Tzu tells you, no way! ”