Chapter 709: Confidants and Cronies (I)

Nanyuan, Beijing.

This is Nanyuan Air Force Base. Since the start of the Sino-Japanese war, this air base has been on increased alert, and most of the air bases in various localities have been 'drawn' and 'elite' to fight in the north, but the Nanyuan air base has maintained its original structure, and not a single plane or pilot has been transferred; in recent days, the fighter planes and reconnaissance planes patrolling the skies over Beijing and Tianjin have all come from Nanyuan.

Early this morning, as they did the other day, a number of fighter planes and reconnaissance planes took off from Nanyuan Air Base in accordance with the combat duty schedule, and these planes will first fly north, skim over Beijing, and then turn to the east to carry out combat readiness patrols over the Bohai Sea, and then return to Nanyuan in circles over Tianjin.

Unlike the other day, there are more fighter planes taking off today, and the reason is very simple, because just today, Mr. President will come to Nanyuan to inspect the situation, and in order to strengthen the guard, the Air Force must also assume the necessary vigilance tasks.

The President visited Nanyuan Air Base today. Not only did they come to inspect the combat readiness of the Air Force, but they also came to meet with a group of young officers who had just graduated from various military academies, such as the Army University, the Naval Academy, the Military and Political Academy, the National Defense Science and Technology Academy, and the Military Technology Academy...... Basically, the graduates of China's best military schools are now waiting to be received by the president in Nanyuan.

Originally, according to the previous practice, whenever a graduate of the military academy graduated, the president would personally rush to the school to personally issue graduation certificates to the graduates, but now that they are fighting a war, everything is in power, so this time the president specially ordered all the graduates to be gathered in Nanyuan, and the graduates were awarded degrees and military ranks at the air base.

In fact, long before the start of the war, there were already a group of cadets who graduated ahead of schedule, and immediately after graduation, they were sent to the grassroots units to receive training, and many of them even directly participated in the campaign on the Liaodong Peninsula; unlike this batch of graduates, the graduates who are concentrated at the Nanyuan Air Base today are mainly technical officers and political cadres, but after today's graduation ceremony, many of them will also go to the battlefield to receive the baptism of war and prove their military and political qualities with practical actions.

At dawn today, all the graduating cadets were fully dressed, and although they still wore cadet badges on their uniforms, no one could deny that they were qualified officers, and all they lacked was a graduation certificate. and an official military rank and position, and soon, they will receive their graduation certificates and ranks from the hands of the president, and everyone's hearts are very excited, with a little bit of apprehension, waiting for the president's arrival.

From 8 o'clock in the morning to 9 o'clock now, for a whole hour, all the graduating cadets sat on the 'exercise' field of the air base, no one spoke, no one made a noise, just waited there quietly, and only when the roar of the engine was heard in the sky in the sky, they would raise their heads, look at the fighter or reconnaissance plane that flew overhead, and watch it go away.

Finally, at half past nine o'clock in the morning, the presidential guard arrived at the Nanyuan Air Base on time, and Wu Zhenhan, vice president of the Army University, who was specifically responsible for presiding over the graduation ceremony, gave a command, and all the graduating students stood up.

According to the plan, the president will first review the cadet queue on the parade platform. Those polished rifles and bayonets finally came in handy.

A few minutes later, the president, accompanied by the military and political chiefs, ascended to the parade platform, and at the same time, sonorous military music was played, accompanied by the sound of military music, nearly 1,000 trainees were divided into five phalanxes, and they were walking through the "drill" field.

Standing on the review stand, as the president, Zhao Bei also raised his right hand and saluted the graduating cadets, looking at these heroic military cadets, Zhao Bei has a normal heart, he has been the president of the past few years, he has seen a lot of such a big scene, and he has long been accustomed to it, if he must find some emotion, then his only emotion now is pride.

Can you not be proud? In the past, the military academies of this country could only take foreign countries as teachers, Handan toddled, and Dongshi followed suit, and others could not learn the real ability, so they could only learn a little 'hair', but now it is different, and the current military academies. Not only can it send qualified military personnel for its own army, but it can even create its own tactics and strategies, in the Sino-Japanese war, those air force tactics, armored tactics, submarine tactics that are in the limelight, are refined through these military academies, although Zhao Bei can give the outline of these tactics, but if there is no participation in these military academies, it can not be transformed into combat effectiveness.

It can be said that Zhao Bei has single-handedly created a miracle in military history, and the country's military power can rise rapidly in just a few years and dominate the Far East, which is the credit of Zhao Bei, Mr. President, at least, his credit accounts for half of the total credit.

Now, another batch of fresh blood is about to be replenished into the army, as long as this metabolism can be maintained for a few years, Zhao Bei is fully confident that his army will become the most effective army in the whole of Asia.

"All of them, stand upright! Commander-in-Chief, please! ”

The military parade ended quickly, Wu Zhenhan gave several orders, and there was silence under the review stand, and everyone turned their eyes to the president on the review stand.

Zhao Bei reined in his thoughts. He took a step forward, stood in front of the microphone, cleared his throat, and read out the speech he had memorized.

"The rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of the husband. In the contemporary world, the weak 'meat' eats the strong, the competition between countries is fierce, and the economic, military, political, and cultural ...... In many aspects, there is fierce competition, and the laggards will inevitably be eliminated by the international powers, and this is the truth of this era. It is also the reality of this era.

Why do soldiers join the military? First, to serve the country, and second, to pursue honor. Although the soldier is also a profession, but compared with other professions, the road to the army is bumpy and difficult, this is not a smooth road, into this "door", then the net worth's "life" life is left behind, to the country's prosperity, the happiness of the people as their own responsibility, the so-called 'vicissitudes of the sea, the true 'color' of the hero, the more at the critical juncture of the country's peril, the more the soldier has to bear the burden of saving the country and saving the people.

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Now, let me ask you again, do you regret serving the country in the army? ”

As soon as the president's voice fell, the scene was silent for a few seconds, and then there was a unanimous statement.

"No regrets! No regrets! No regrets! No regrets! No regrets! ……”

"Now, the conferment of titles has officially begun."

Zhao Bei ended the incitement in time, took a few steps back, and an adjutant stepped forward, holding a 'flower' roster in his hand, and read aloud the names on the 'flower' roster according to the list.

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The ceremony lasted for several hours and did not end until noon, when the president spoke again and the graduation ceremony was officially over.

Lunch was eaten at Nanyuan Air Force Base. Zhao Bei specially instructed the kitchen to make a very special lunch for the students, the staple food is steamed buns, and the "iron-blooded republic" is printed on it, in order to let the students remember how this republic was created and by whom.

As for Mr. President's lunch, it is also very simple, as in weekdays, four dishes and one soup, accompanied by only a few cronies, Yang Du, Wu Zhenhan, Chen Tieshan, Zhang 'excited' Yang, Li Xiehe, Li Yuanhong, although the dishes are a little less 'fancy', but to have lunch with the president, everyone here is very honored.

Wu Zhenhan, in particular, has a mixture of feelings.

Since he was thrown to Wuhan to be the nominal vice president of the Army University, Wu Zhenhan has stayed away from the political center, and this time he was ordered to rush to Nanyuan to preside over the graduation ceremony of the cadets of the military academy, and the more important task is to replace Cai Yi and serve as the chief of the War Department.

From the time of the Anqing Uprising and the Huangnigang Uprising, Wu Zhenhan was Zhao Bei's right-hand man, followed the commander-in-chief to fight in the east and west, made great contributions, and assisted Zhao Bei in creating the Republican Army, it can be said that Wu Zhenhan was the second person in the Republican Army from the beginning, at least on the surface.

But it is such a No. 2 person in the Republican Army, since the United Front replaced the Beiyang Group to control the central power, but suddenly became "unknown", politically it is Zhao Bei who sings the leading role, and militarily it is the performance of those overseas military cadets, as for Wu Zhenhan, it seems that he was hung up by the commander-in-chief, at least on the surface.

After serving as a military commander in Anhui for a period of time, Wu Zhenhan was transferred to the Army and Navy Joint Staff Department by the central government as a senior adviser to Lan Tianwei, which is intriguing, and many people are speculating about what the president intends to do.

Since ancient times, once the superior has mastered the central power, the most scruples are those senior generals who have fought the world with themselves, these people not only control the army, but also know the roots of the superiors, if you want to sit firmly, the superior must find a way to follow their own hard work and high achievements of the generals to take back the military power in their hands, the founding emperors of the past dynasties are all like this, or like the Song Taizu like a glass of wine to release the military power, or like the Ming Taizu to the heroes of the generals to kill, simply solve the problem, a hundred, so as not to cause trouble.

It is precisely because of this that some people speculate that the president transferred Wu Zhenhan to an idle post in order to take power, and judging from the peaceful process, people believe that the president is adopting peaceful means, releasing military power with a glass of wine, and exchanging high-ranking officials for a part of the military power in Wu Zhenhan's hands.

There are a lot of villains in this world, and there are villains under Wu Zhenhan, who have slandered Wu Zhenhan, slandered the president, and incited Wu Zhenhan to betray the president and defect to the National League or other political forces, but Wu Zhenhan did not do this, he not only laughed, but also drove away the villains, and then worked diligently and conscientiously in his post to complete his own work, until he was transferred again and went to Wuhan to become the vice president of the Army University.

After going to Wuhan, Wu Zhenhan was also shaken for a while, if it weren't for the fact that the president still maintained close correspondence with him, he might really be cold-hearted, disarmed and returned to the field, but he finally persevered, although he was not a qualified military instructor, but in the position of vice president of the Army University, Wu Zhenhan still performed his duties very well, he could not teach, he would rectify discipline, could not compile teaching materials, he would make training equipment, diligent, hard-working, such a person, some people say that he is stupid, Some people laugh at him for being stupid, and only Wu Zhenhan himself understands the taste.

After the Sino-Japanese war, Wu Zhenhan was originally full of confidence, thinking that the president would definitely let him go to the front line to lead the army and fight against the Japanese invaders, and he also sent a letter to the president for this purpose, hoping that the president would send him to be a pioneer, even if he could not be a senior officer, he could also be a pioneer officer, but the president's reply poured cold water on Wu Zhenhan's head, and the president had decided to let Wu Luzhen be the commander-in-chief, as for Wu Zhenhan, he continued to stay in Wuhan to supervise the affairs of the military academy.

As soon as the president's reply arrived, Wu Zhenhan fell ill, this is a heart disease, there is no 'medicine' to treat, but after the good news came from the front line, Wu Zhenhan's heart disease was half cured, and then, when the president invited him to lead the army university graduates to go north to Nanyuan, his other half of his heart disease was finally cured.

At that time, Wu Zhenhan did not know that the president called him over mainly for the successor of the army chief, and this matter was relayed by Cai Yi after arriving in Nanyuan, and learned that the president was about to entrust him with a heavy responsibility, Wu Zhenhan finally understood that his hard work over the years was not in vain, and the president still regarded him as his confidant.