The view of Beijing Airport is average today, and when Li Da and Qingtong arrived at the airport, Wu's adjutant was organizing people to clear the snow. There was probably a company of soldiers, and they left a platoon of soldiers guarding both sides of the runway, with the weapons of their comrades hanging on their bodies, and the remaining two platoons were busy with their heads bowed, and these soldiers were cold and red, and they were unusually quiet, and there was no noisy conversation. Their clothes were old, at least two or three years old, but they were very clean, free of grease and stains, which was very different from the rest of the team.

The plane slowly landed on the airfield, taxiing and slowing down.

When the adjutant saw Li Da, he didn't talk right away. "All assembled."

The soldiers stood in two rows, ready to welcome Vasily out of the cabin.

"Thank you, Adjutant Hong!" Li Da said as he stood beside Hong.

"That's what we're supposed to do." After that, Adjutant Hong didn't say much.

The door opened, and Vasily was wrapped tightly in an otter's hat and an overcoat. He saw Li Da and Chen Qingtong from afar, and he waved enthusiastically before he stepped down the escalator. Qingtong and Li Da strode up. Vasily hugged Li Da warmly, the old rule, kiss on the left and kiss on the right.

"Hello, Comrade Vasily, let me introduce you to Chen Qingtong, the person in charge of the Shanghai side of the Chinese branch, who is next to me." Li Da politely pointed his finger at Qingtong.

Vasily nodded, stretched out his hand to hug, Qingtong reacted quickly, took half a step back, and just took Vasily's hand and shook it. The smile on Vasily's face stiffened, but in less than a second he regained his enthusiasm.

"Salute!" At the command of the red adjutant, the soldiers of a company saluted Comrade Vasily at the same time.

Vasily was deeply attracted by this scene, and he quietly said to Li Da, "Hahaha, today I don't feel like a representative, but like a senior general of the Red Army. ”

Wu specially sent his special car over today, Vasily and Li Da sat in the second row, and Qingtong sat in the co-pilot.

"This is Wu's personal letter to you, and he wants you to take a look at it before the two sides negotiate." Li Da handed the letter out.

Vasily took out a reading glasses from his jacket pocket, and the letter was transcribed in both Russian and Chinese. Exactly five minutes passed, and Vasily read the letter twice from beginning to end.

"What kind of person do you think Wu is?" Vasily asked suddenly.

Qingtong and Li Da looked at each other, they didn't quite understand the purpose of Vasily's question.

"At present, among the warlords in China, he leads the most powerful lineage. As the actual operator behind the scenes of the Beiyang side, his status is equivalent to that of China's supreme leader. Li Da spoke his mind.

Vasily nodded, "What else?" ”

Chen Qingtong added, "This person's personal morality is good, he pays attention to self-cultivation, is loyal and upright, and is a Confucian general." But there is also a certain conservatism and compromise in thought. ”

Vasily was interested in conservatism and compromise, "Comrade Chen, you continue. ”

Qingtong thought for a moment, "His old superior, Cao Kun, single-handedly promoted him, there is an old saying in China, give a peach in return." Therefore, the two of them have a strong personal attachment relationship, and in terms of ability, he is far better than Cao Kun, but everything is for Cao Kun, a mediocre talent. ”

"The horse's head is looking forward?" Vasily did not understand the meaning of this Chinese idiom.

Li Da humorously explained, "Where the superior guides, he will hit!" There is some rigidity and stiffness. ”

Vasily smiled heartily, "He's a doer." Before I set out, I carefully studied the map of China, and the direct line occupies the most advantageous strategic position, and they basically control the whole of Central China and part of the Yangtze River valley. If we were to launch a nationalist movement in China, Wu was a figure we couldn't avoid. ”

"Is this your opinion or the opinion of the Comintern as a whole?" Li Da said alertly.

Vasily rubbed his hands, "The Comintern believes that Wu is consistent with our tasks in the Far East. ”

Chen Qingtong pondered the meaning of this sentence carefully, and he continued to ask, "What do you think of the revolutionary party in Guangdong?" ”

"This is my personal opinion and does not represent the resolutions of the Comintern. Sun is an unrealistic idealist, and of course a considerable number of people in the party agree with this idea. Aren't there even people in your country who call him Sun Dacang? When Yuan was still there, the two of them agreed to build a railway, but as a result, the one-kilometer railway was not completed, not to mention, and more than one million dollars were spent in Beiyang. Vasily laughed. I have paid attention to Wu Peifu, he is not as good at giving speeches as Sun, he is good at talking about dreams with everyone, he belongs to the silent type of people, this type of people are often more powerful. ”

Since Vasily said so, Qingtong and Li Da couldn't say anything more.

"Comrade Vasily, we have recently been engaged in a workers' movement on the Kawaguchi Railway, and Wu Peifu hopes that we can put an end to this movement so that he can better negotiate with us, and we would like to hear your thoughts." Kyungdong changed the subject.

"Of course we have to stop, we can't negotiate with people and attack them from behind." Vasily said solemnly.

"But this movement has been brewing for a long time, and the workers of the Kawaguchi Railway have been mobilized by us. If we stop now, we'll lose all the work we've done. Li Da was a little anxious.

Vasily looked at Li Da and was silent for a while and said, "You should have informed us of this kind of thing in advance, and if our negotiations are affected because of this matter, the Chinese branch needs to bear all the consequences." ”

Li Da also wanted to explain further, but was pulled by Chen Qingtong, Chen Qingtong shook his head and signaled Li Da to stop talking.

The car slowly drove into the barracks.

"Dude, aren't you going to have a meeting to negotiate? Why did the cars drive to the barracks? Qingtong was very puzzled.

Li Da shook his head, he motioned for the car to stop, and then got out of the car to communicate with Adjutant Hong in the back.

"You Comrade Li are still not politically mature enough!" Vassi said faintly.

Qingtong smiled awkwardly, "His organizational skills are still very strong, and he is also very prestigious among party members." ”

"I've heard a lot of people in the party who have worked in China praise you as a leader with a holistic outlook. He has a deep understanding of the ideology, program and political propositions of our group. Vasily nodded in approval.

Qingtong was very impressed by these words, "I will not disappoint the ardent expectations of my comrades, and I will definitely resolutely support our organization." ”

After a while, Li Da returned to the car. "They hope that Comrade Vasily can come to the barracks first, and Wu is already waiting in the barracks."