Hubei, Dazhi County (now Huangshi City).

After more than half a month of difficult fighting, the Jiangxi army led by Li Liejun paid nearly 4,000 casualties, and later had the elite reinforcement of a division sent by Bai Wenwei, the governor of Fujian, and finally succeeded in conquering this important mining city in Hubei.

It may not be accurate to say that the attack was conquered, because it was under the condition that the Second Division of the Sichuan Army took the initiative to retreat, and Li Liejun's troops were able to occupy Dazhi County.

After capturing Dazhi County, Li Liejun finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although he was still far from conquering the whole of Hubei, he had made another steady step towards Wuhan, and for the time being he was able to give an account to the Kuomintang princes who had sent several telegrams a day urging him to speed up his march.

However, after the battle of Dazhi, the Jiangxi army suffered heavy casualties, and Li Liejun had to order the troops to rest for a day in Dazhi County before continuing to march to the three towns of Wuhan.

On this day, Liu Lei, who was in charge of procurement matters in the logistics department, took ten soldiers and three mules and horses to the seasonal vegetable market in Dazhi County for large-scale purchases as usual.

It is strange to say that the Jiangxi Army and the Second Division of the Sichuan Army fought fiercely in the mining areas on the outskirts of Dazhi County before, but the people of the Sichuan Army did not block the entry and exit of the county, and allowed the logistics personnel of the Jiangxi Army to enter Dazhi County to purchase materials, as if they wished that the Jiangxi Army could hold out a little longer.

Maybe the commanders above the Sichuan army have some plans, anyway, Liu Lei can't understand this, and he doesn't need to understand it, he just needs to complete the procurement task steadily.

When the Sichuan army was there, Liu Lei and the others did not encounter any trouble, and now that the Jiangxi army is stationed in Dazhi County, it is naturally impossible to have any obstacles, so they came to the Dongcheng seasonal vegetable market all the way unimpeded.

Liu Lei took people to the shop he was most familiar with and the largest shop in the market, and as soon as he entered the door, he shouted loudly: "Boss Feng, Boss Feng, business is coming!" ”

"Come on, you guys want something, I've got all kinds of seasonal vegetables. They are all freshly harvested from vegetable farmers in the countryside, and they are absolutely fresh! A capable middle-aged man walked out of the shop, and opened his mouth to solicit customers like a series of tongue twisters.

Liu Lei smiled: "Boss Feng, it's still the same today." Hurry up and arrange for someone to load the food into the car. I can't delay today, but the camp is waiting for the pot to be cooked. ”

However, when Boss Feng, who Liu Lei seemed to be very familiar with, came out and saw that it was him, his face changed suddenly, not only did he not greet and talk as usual. Instead, he refused without hesitation: "No, there is no stock here in the small store today, so Chief Liu should please go elsewhere." ”

The meaning of evicting customers in Boss Feng's words was obvious, but Liu Lei didn't understand, how could Boss Feng, who has always been very obsessed with money, refuse him such a big business, is it really out of stock?

Liu Lei looked at Boss Feng suspiciously and asked, "Boss Feng, the market has just opened now, and the goods in your store have always been the most abundant, how can there be no stock?" ”

"I said it. No goods are no goods, Chief Liu, please go elsewhere! Boss Feng said with a straight face, this appearance really doesn't look like a businessman with eight faces.

However, as if he was specifically going to slap Boss Feng in the face, just when Liu Lei was about to take someone away, the guys in Boss Feng's shop drove back with a mule and horse cart full of various seasonal vegetables, and shouted at the same time: "Boss, all the dishes in Majiapo have been collected." ”

There is a big cart full of vegetables, and there is a little bit of insufficient stock.

Liu Lei's face suddenly became gloomy, and he asked angrily at Boss Feng, "Boss Feng." Is that what you said about being out of stock? ”

Boss Feng didn't expect that the guy who went to the township below to collect vegetables would come back at this time, and he was stunned, but he still replied firmly: "Sir Liu, these dishes are all ordered by other guests." Please bear with me, but let's go elsewhere. ”

Did another guest book?

This excuse is really lame, even Liu Lei, a big boss, can hear Boss Feng's duplicity.

Although Liu Lei is not as arrogant and unreasonable as some ruffians, he is not completely temperless. Therefore, as soon as he heard Boss Feng's very clumsy excuse, he pulled out the shell gun on his waist with a rub. Angrily shouted, "Fart! Boss Feng, are you deliberately unable to get along with us? Lao Tzu is kind and angry and unwilling to talk to you about business, so don't blame Lao Tzu for being polite! ”

Liu Lei originally thought that as long as he scared Boss Feng, such timid and fearful traders would inevitably relent.

But who would have thought that Boss Feng not only didn't have the slightest intention of giving in, but instead stiffened his neck and shouted loudly: "What's the matter, you Kuomintang people don't betray the country, and now you plan to bully us small citizens with guns in your hands?" To tell you the truth, I have stock, but I just don't want to do business with traitors like you Kuomintang, can't I? ”

Quisling?

Liu Lei didn't understand why Boss Feng said this, and he looked disdainful and resentful of himself and others, what the hell was going on?

Boss Feng's words immediately angered the ten Jiangxi soldiers behind Liu Lei, and they all took off their rifles behind their backs, and they all looked at Boss Feng angrily, and the threat in their eyes was very obvious.

The loud quarrel between Boss Feng and Liu Lei, coupled with the action of the ten Jiangxi soldiers preparing to use their guns, quickly attracted the attention of others in the market, so a large group of people surrounded them.

"These people are the soldiers of the Jiangxi Army of the People's Party, right? Phew, traitor! ”

"Boss Feng, don't be afraid, our big guy is standing with you. If they dare to shoot their guns, the big guys won't spare them! ”

"Yes, I just don't do business with traitors like the Kuomintang, and starve these dogs to death!"

"Soldiers of the People's Party, get out, traitors are not welcome here!"

"Get out, get out of here!"

……

The crowd around them all despised and condemned Liu Lei and others, and in the end, everyone shouted in unison: "Get out!" Get out! ”

The crowd was surging, Liu Lei and others were very panicked, even if they had guns in their hands, they could be surrounded by hundreds of angry people, once a conflict broke out, they would definitely be beaten to death in a miserable end.

In the end, Liu Lei and others had to give up the procurement task and ran back to the Jiangxi military camp in embarrassment.

At noon, the Jiangxi military camp opened for dinner as usual.

Li Liejun, as always, was at the meal, and took a few guards and officers to inspect the units below. Whenever he went out to fight, he would do so to comfort the grassroots soldiers.

As soon as he came to the company below, Li Liejun found an extremely serious problem, looked at the food in the bowl of the soldier who was eating, and then walked to the big pot where the food was distributed and looked at it, his face suddenly turned black as the bottom of the pot.

"Bastard, what are these things? Lao Tzu allocated a lot of vegetable money, and even let the soldiers eat these dried radish! Which daring bastard dares to even stretch out his hand for Caijin, Lao Tzu wants to kill him alive! Li Liejun scolded angrily, and immediately ordered, "Come on, go and bring the person in charge of purchasing food and materials from the logistics department to Lao Tzu!" If you resist, you can't kill them! ”

Li Liejun's order was murderous, which shows that he is really angry.

It's wartime, and the soldiers below may die in battle at any time. Let them not eat well, how can these soldiers who are facing the pressure of death at all times have no resentment, and it is possible for them to mutiny on the spot if they do not do well.

Liu Lei was quickly brought over, and Li Liejun immediately asked angrily with a blue face: "Say, did you embezzle the vegetable gold, and who in the logistics department dared to reach out to the vegetable gold?" If you don't confess honestly, Lao Tzu killed you bastard! ”

"No, Governor, you have been wronged! The humble position has never taken a penny on the vegetable money, and the expenditure and use of the vegetable money are all detailed accounts can be checked. Liu Lei shouted loudly in horror.

Syllable!

Li Liejun casually picked up a bowl full of dried radishes next to him and smashed it on Liu Lei, and the crude pottery bowl immediately fell to the ground and fell apart, and the shriveled dried radish was scattered all over the ground.

"No?" Li Liejun roared angrily, "What is this, you didn't stretch out your hand to the vegetable gold, why did you give these things to the brothers?" Bastard, you dare to be greedy for the brothers' rations and vegetables, come and drag him out to Lao Tzu to be killed! ”

Liu Lei was so frightened that he cried loudly: "Governor, the lowly position is really wronged, it's not that the lowly job embezzled the vegetable money and didn't buy good fresh vegetables, but the vegetable vendors in the vegetable market are unwilling to do business with our Jiangxi army." I took off my military uniform and went to the countryside to collect these dried turnips. Governor, it's really unjust! ”

Hearing Liu Lei's explanation, Li Liejun became more and more angry, and said with a smile: "You are so foolish as Lao Tzu, right, those vegetable vendors in the vegetable market are unwilling to do business with our Jiangxi army?" Are they rich and unwilling to earn it, or are they not afraid that our Jiangxi army will embarrass them at all, do you say? ”

"They...... They say that our Kuomintang is a traitor! Liu Lei shouted.

Liu Lei's words made Li Liejun completely stunned, and the Jiangxi officers and soldiers watching around were also stunned.

……

Nanjing, Jiangsu.

"Selling newspapers, selling newspapers, the Kuomintang disregards the interests of the country, and takes advantage of the fire to rob and send troops to Hubei, which is despicable!"

"Selling newspapers, selling newspapers, Wang Mo, the young marshal of the Sichuan Army, angrily reprimanded the Kuomintang for cutting off the supply route of personnel and materials of the Yimeng Autonomous Alliance Army and hindering the battle against the Japanese invaders in Shandong!"

"Selling newspapers, selling newspapers, the Kuomintang princes stabbed in the back at this time, which is really no different from a traitor!"

……

Even in Nanjing, the core stronghold of the KMT, newspapers criticizing and condemning the KMT were everywhere, and almost all of them made headlines criticizing the KMT's act of sending troops to storm Hubei at this time.

"Stop the civil war, unite with the outside world!"

Groups of students marched through the streets of Nanjing, holding high banners and shouting slogans in unison, and constantly distributing leaflets denouncing the KMT.

Standing by the window of the large conference room on the second floor of the office building of the Nanjing Provincial Autonomous Government, Sun Yat-sen looked at the growing group of students below with a grim face.

Syllable!

There was a sound of glass breaking, and among the students below did not know who threw a stone on the building, just in time to smash the glass of the window next to Sun Yat-sen. (To be continued.) )