One night in the late autumn of 1936, two men were talking in a low voice in the office of the Central Army Military Academy in Nanjing, later known as the Whampoa Military Academy.

"Zhiheng, I have thought about it for a long time, and I still recommend you to go to the Military Intelligence Department, but it still depends on your own wishes. You have to think carefully. The middle-aged man sitting behind the desk asked with a serious face and a very kind tone.

Ning Zhiheng, a young man standing opposite, replied with a respectful but cordial face: "Teacher, I heard that the graduation assignment this time has been decided. ”

"Are you well-informed! It has indeed been decided, and this year's students will graduate early and all of them will go to the front line of suppressing the Communist Party. This is one of the reasons why I am giving you the referral spot. He Feng nodded and admitted Ning Zhiheng's question, after all, this is not a military secret, and the students will be notified in a few days.

Do you still need to think about it? When you go to the front line and meet the Red Party swordsmen and fight to the death, in the rain of bullets, do you really have eyes when bullets grow? If you accidentally win the jackpot, there is only one life!

Besides, he was a real member of the Red Party in his previous life, so he can't point the gun at his comrades if he says anything! This completely crosses their own bottom line. Absolutely not!

"Zhiheng completely obeys the teacher's arrangement." Ning Zhiheng stood up and replied in a firm tone, "I'm just afraid that my classmates will talk about it, and I think I'm greedy for life and afraid of death, so I don't dare to go to the front line." ”

He Feng waved his hand lightly, and said nonchalantly: "Don't think about it so much, you are different from them." Don't look at it and say that the Whampoa Military Academy students are protégés of the Son of Heaven, but in the eyes of the principal, you can remember a few.

But you are my He Feng's most valued disciple, and you can't be sent to the front line as cannon fodder in vain, this time Huang Xiansheng, deputy director of the Military Intelligence Department, opened his mouth to ask for someone, this is an opportunity for you, and you can't miss it. ”

Ning Zhiheng knew that this deputy director Huang Xiansheng was a friend and classmate of his teacher He Feng. They are all one of the most powerful factions in the military and one of the backbones of the Baoding faction.

The so-called Baoding Department refers to the officer group that graduated from the Baoding Army Military Academy. Baoding Army Military Academy is the first regular army military academy in modern China, during which the students graduated all over China, and occupies a very important position in China's modern military history, especially in the army of the Kuomintang, many high-level people were born here.

This is especially true in the Huangpu Military Academy, where half of the instructors are graduates of the Baoding Army Military Academy. And their teacher, He Feng, is one of them.

These instructors of the Baoding Department will consciously pay attention to some of the more outstanding students, and even vigorously cultivate them after they graduate, adding fresh blood to the Baoding Department, so as to maintain the influence of the Baoding Department in the army.

Because these students are also Huangpu students, that is, the descendants in the eyes of President Chang, they have been recognized in both the Huangpu Department and the Baoding Department, which can be said to be the source of the left and right, and this part of the students is also nicknamed the Baoding Department in the Huangpu Department.

The so-called people in the imperial court are good officials, and these students naturally have a smooth career under the care of their seniors in the army, and they also have a great right to speak in the army.

And Ning Zhiheng, as a disciple valued by He Feng, was naturally classified as a member of the Baoding department.

"This time, the military intelligence department has been expanded, and Huang Xiansheng naturally needs trustworthy manpower, but the principal has clear instructions that he can only be selected from among the graduates of the Whampoa Military Academy. Isn't this just to open up to our old comrades-in-arms and classmates. He Feng opened his mouth to explain clearly.

The expansion of the Military Intelligence Service is a unique opportunity. As the most important secret service department of the military, it has always been firmly in the hands of Principal Chang, and no other forces are allowed to get involved.

This is a privileged department that can only be loyal to the Supreme Leader, just like the Central Party Affairs Investigation Bureau, which was formed many years ago. The difference is that the Party Affairs Investigation Section is responsible for intelligence security work other than military departments such as the military, the constitutional, and the police. Specifically and covertly cracking down on all opposition parties, especially the red parties. In addition, it is also responsible for monitoring public opinion and ideological speech.

The Military Intelligence Department is responsible for the military, constitutional and police departments, as well as external intelligence and security work, and in particular, it enjoys absolute privileges in the military, and it is also a sphere of influence that the Baoding Department has long wanted to intervene in.

Being able to insert one's own people in such a crucial department is, of course, extremely beneficial to the development of forces in the future.

"How strong are we in the Military Intelligence Division?" Ning Zhiheng felt that it was necessary to find out the situation of the work unit in the future.

"Over the years, there have been some results, Huang Xiansheng is the highest status, but he is only one of several deputy directors. This is the maximum that the principal can tolerate. He Feng was a little helpless.

Over the years, Principal Chang's strength in the military has become more and more obvious, and many old people have begun to stand aside. That is, the influence of the Baoding department is too great, and the power is even more intertwined, and many of his powerful old departments are also from the Baoding department.

"There are also a few people in the following departments, but they are all the same as you, they must be Whampoa graduates, this is a prerequisite, otherwise the principal will not agree."

Ning Zhiheng nodded and felt okay, these people wore the dual identities of the Huangpu and Baoding factions, and they safeguarded the interests of the Baoding faction on the premise of being loyal to the leader, which was also agreed by both sides.

To be honest, he feels very lucky, his family background is ordinary, he can be ordinary, and in the military, he can completely rely on the appreciation of his teachers to get a resource advantage that others can't match. Otherwise, he would have to go to the front line like his classmates.

Therefore, the teacher He Feng is the only backer and reliance he can rely on when he comes to this turbulent era. Following in the teacher's footsteps is the wisest choice.

"Then can the teacher let Miao Yongyi also enter the Military Intelligence Department together, he is my classmate and friend from childhood to adulthood, if he can~~."

"No, this opportunity is rare, the number of places is limited, and besides, you should also know about this friend of yours, and he will not accept your affection."

Without waiting for Ning Zhiheng to finish speaking, He Feng interrupted him. More importantly, this Miao Yongyi is not from the Baoding Department, and resources must not be wasted on such students.

Ning Zhiheng is also very aware of this, besides, Miao Yongyi, like most of his classmates, yearns for a passionate and generous military career, and will never accept such an arrangement as being a spy.

But he still wanted to do his best and go to the front line to fight after graduation, which was still very dangerous, especially for officers at the grassroots level. He didn't want Miao Yongyi to have any accidents.

"Is it possible to arrange a post in logistics, the front line is too dangerous, especially fighting with **."

He Feng shook his head and said embarrassedly: "If it was in previous years, it wouldn't be a big deal, but this year the situation is different. The principal has just solved the problem of Liangguang, and now he has no worries. It's time to free up your hands to completely solve the problem of **, and the Northeast Army and Northwest Army on the front line are finding all kinds of excuses to delay the war, and the principal is already extremely impatient. It seems that they can't be counted on. This time, it is necessary to increase the strength of the Central Army so as to prevent this troubles in a short period of time. ”

Ning Zhiheng smiled bitterly: "Do you think you can solve the problem this time?" Although the Red Party was small in number, it was very combative. Our party has been chasing and suppressing them for many years, but they are not doing well yet. ”

He slandered in his heart, can I tell you that the Kuomintang is absolutely wishful thinking that its ambition to solve the Red Party problem in one fell swoop. The Red Party has been reborn since surviving the trough of the Long March. In the following ten years, the strength gradually grew, step by step until the rule of the Kuomintang was finally overthrown, and a new and powerful new China was established.

He Feng looked at Ning Zhiheng with some surprise: "You are very confident in the Red Party, now he has only tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and our party's hundreds of thousands of central troops, plus those local armies, nearly a million troops have pushed over, even if he has three heads and six arms, this time it will be difficult to escape!" ”

However, He Feng felt that there was no point in saying this now, and then lowered his voice and said: "Let's not talk about this for now, whether the Red Party can survive this catastrophe has nothing to do with us." To be honest, winning or losing is not what I want to see. ”

Ning Zhiheng was a little surprised when he heard this, now such words are absolutely forbidden in the Kuomintang, and He Feng is a little speechless today.

"Does the teacher also think that this civil war was avoided? To be honest, this is completely a drain on their own national strength, and now that the Japanese are eyeing each other, there will be a war between China and Japan. Chinese should be unanimous to the outside world, how can they kill each other! Ning Zhiheng also saw that the teacher's words meant sympathy for the Red Party, and he also took the opportunity to express his thoughts, anyway, there is no taboo between the two teachers and students.

"Be quiet!" He Feng slapped the table, got up and walked to the window a few steps at the same time, first listened carefully to the movement outside, and then gently closed the window, "This time and that time!" Now on the cusp of this storm, who dares to mention this. ”

After a while, he thought about what he had done, and asked, "Have you ever mentioned these words to others?" ”

Ning Zhiheng took two steps forward and came to He Feng's face, and deliberately whispered: "Teacher, I only dare to say these things to you, and I have never mentioned them to outsiders. ”

He Feng breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good!" You must be careful about what you say and do. Otherwise, tomorrow the law enforcement department will find you, and you know what the consequences will be. ”

In fact, He Feng didn't have the same idea in his heart, among the comrades-in-arms who participated in the Northern Expedition back then, there were members of the Red Party, who were all iron-clad men, and he always agreed with it from the bottom of his heart.

It's just that since the April 12 Incident, the Kuomintang has severely suppressed pro-red elements, and no one has dared to make such remarks over the years.

"Do you want to be reddened and read less messy books in the future. I didn't see you thinking about this before, so what's wrong with you today? He Feng reprimanded.

At the same time, I feel a little strange that I, a student, usually speak little and do not smile. In terms of temperament, it is very similar to when he was young. This is one of the reasons why I like this student very much.

Ning Zhiheng was a little aggrieved, and said in his heart that it wasn't you who first revealed the remarks of being close to the Red Party, I just followed your words, only the state officials are allowed to set fires, and the people are not allowed to light lamps!

Hurriedly said: "I'm not a fool, I naturally know what to say and what not to say." Usually that dares to talk nonsense. Thinking about the ruling of the leader of the state of freedom, we naturally dare not speak out. ”

"You go back first, you must not say such things in front of outsiders today. Even if it's your classmates and friends, it's not that they're afraid that they will betray you, they're all good seedlings. It's just that they are still young and not cautious enough in their words and deeds. If it is revealed, the consequences will be unimaginable! He Feng admonished.

He knew that although Ning Zhiheng was introverted and not good at words, he was sincere to others, and his popularity among students was not bad. They are all true temperaments and less scheming ages. The classmates and friends around me have few scruples when they talk and communicate.

Ning Zhiheng nodded hurriedly: "I know how to do it, don't worry, teacher!" Although several of his friends have good friendships, he will never gamble his net worth on others.

He Feng was still a little worried that Ning Zhiheng was young and not cautious enough. He whispered again: "You must be careful and careful, and try to get together with people as little as possible before graduation, so as not to reveal dangerous remarks between your words, you usually don't like to talk and are not good at socializing." People won't say anything about you. ”

Ning Zhiheng hurriedly nodded yes, exited the room, and gently closed the door. He looked around to see that there was no movement around him, and walked briskly towards his dormitory.