Whether it is the civil and military officials under the president himself, or the grass people, they must also learn to pursue efficiency, it is shameful to waste money, and it is equally shameful to waste time, which is understood by the people up and down the Republic of China.

Under the guidance of this mentality, Mr. President's special train drove into the Hankou railway station at the highest height, and because the speed was so fast, the huge inertia of braking made most of the people in the carriage a little uncomfortable, and the harsh grinding sound of braking almost made the whole railway station commotion.

Just when the passengers waiting for the train asked each other what was going on, Zhao Bei, the president of the Republic of China, had already left the platform with great efficiency. Together with the president's wife, he boarded the car prepared for him by the commander of the Wuhan garrison, with the guards. The smoke disappeared into the streets and alleys of Hankou, causing the reporters who rushed to interview the president after hearing the news could only pounce on the air, but fortunately, there was also Lieutenant General Zhang Jiyang, the political propaganda commissar, who came with the car, and he was there. This press release finally doesn't have to be handed in.

Just when the reporters gathered around Zhang Jiyang and asked questions, the president's car had quietly rushed to the northern suburbs of Hankou and stopped in front of a brand-new factory, and then the factory was quickly taken over by the presidential guards, and under the escort of a large number of guards, Zhao Bei, the president of the Republic of China, got out of the car and rushed to the factory on foot.

Although the factory was notified in advance that the president was about to personally preside over the groundbreaking ceremony, because the telegram was vague, and no one knew what day it was "in recent days", although the factory did not officially start work during these two days, the workers and foremen stayed in the factory in accordance with the provisions of the work regulations, stayed at their posts, and waited for the arrival of Mr. President.

Now, the president suddenly arrived, everyone's hanging hearts let go, so firecrackers rang out, drums were noisy, and the "royal reporters" who followed the president also set up cameras and movie cameras in time to record this historic moment on film, and with the end of the president's speech, and the roar of the steam buckle, China's largest and only modern agricultural machinery factory finally began production, and Mr. President has been waiting in the factory, and several American technical experts have a cordial conversation, Until the first machine-made shovel produced by the factory was sent to the president. This groundbreaking ceremony is officially over.

After the inspection of the agricultural machinery factory, Mr. Cheng rushed to the construction site by the Yangtze River in Hankou by car. Held a discussion with the Chinese and foreign engineering and technical personnel who presided over the construction of the Yangtze River Bridge, and inspected the piers that have been completed on the engineering ship.

The president's Mobao was solemnly sent by the engineers to the decoration shop to install the technology, and it is believed that it will not be long after. At the opening ceremony of the bridge, the president's rhetoric will be sung on the first train to cross the Yangtze River as a motto to inspire China's engineers and technicians.

After the inspection of the construction site of the Yangtze River Bridge. It was almost noon, and the invitation of the engineers and technicians was declined, and Mr. President crossed the Yangtze River by boat. Go to Wuchang and rush to the 6th Army University to review the cadets.

Although the president deliberately came a few hours late. But the cadets on the school field are still one by one. Standing up straight, they made a wordless promise to the president with their military posture: We are the backbone of this country.

"Stand upright! Salute! ”

"All of them, all in place, all in line! Gun on the shoulder! Let's go! ”

In the sound of passwords, to the accompaniment of military music. The cadets lined up all over the field, and their military uniforms were straight. The boots were shiny, the rifles on the shoulders shone in the sunlight, and the bayonets on the tips of the guns shone in the sunlight.

The military song is loud and the pace is neat, this is China's soldiers, this is China's backbone! With them, this country will surely rise and this nation will be rejuvenated! Different round reading face, please go to the concave muscle

In addition to the president's wife, Jiang Fangzhen, Zhou Daowang, Zhang Jiyang, and Bu Runxian are military representatives, in addition, the high-level political circles in Wuhan were all present, among which Mr. Wang Zhixiang, the governor of Hubei Province, was the most prominent, since he took the initiative to resign from the post of governor of Guangxi, this bureaucrat from the late Qing Dynasty was gradually valued by the president, and was finally entrusted with the important task of presiding over civil affairs in the industrial base of the thoroughfare of these nine provinces. The governance of Hubei is in good order, quite supported by the people, and it is already a model among the governors of the provinces, although the political status of Hubei is not as good as that of Hebei, but as a smart person. Wang Zhixiang also understands that in the president's mind, Hubei is the most important province, and governing Hubei well is equivalent to winning the president's trust. The future of soaring is naturally not a problem.

After lunch, the president took an hour's lunch break in the dormitory prepared for him before formally convening senior officers to discuss the national strategy.

The president himself presided over the meeting, but it was Zhou Daowang, commander of the Wuhan garrison and vice president of the Sixth Military University, who spoke the most at the meeting, and his positive performance made the president very satisfied.

"Ning Chi, two years ago, I had a two-year agreement with you in Fushun County, Sichuan, that in these two years, you will train officers for me in the military academy, and after two years, if the results are not bad, then I can transfer you to the combat unit as the chief officer. That convention. Do you remember? Zhao Bei asked.

Zhou Daodian nodded and said, "The department has not forgotten. However, at that time, the president only asked me to train middle and lower ranks, but now, I have also trained a group of senior officers at the 6th Military University. ”

Zhao Bei smiled and said, "Pass? Ning Chi was too modest. In my opinion, if you add the completion of the defense work in the Wuhan area, then it is not too much to give you an excellent one, although the president of the 6th Army University is Jiang Baili, but without you Zhou Ningchi, President Jiang would not be busy, of course, for the establishment and education of the 6th Army University, those non-commissioned officers and students who studied in Japan have also made great efforts, this

"The district is not something to forget. Since Ning Chi has completed his task, then, I will give you a new choice now, if you are willing to resign from the post of vice president of the 6th Army University and commander of the Wuhan garrison, then, I will appoint you as the commander of the Shanhaiguan garrison and the commander of the First Army. ”

Zhou Daogang got up, "Smack." One of them stood upright, and said loudly: "The president cultivates, how dare the ministry pick and choose? It's just that I don't understand that at present, the strategic units of China's 6th Army are divisions and brigades, and I have not heard of the formation of an "army." small

Except for Jiang Fangzhen, everyone else present was a little surprised. Look to the president.

Zhao Bei motioned for Zhou Daogang to sit back, glanced at everyone present, and said slowly: "The first army sequence, at present, the first division of the National Defense Force, the first division of the National Defense Army, and the first division of the National Defense Army, according to the meaning of the 6th Army Department, the army should have at least four divisions, and now there are still two divisions left.

"Hurt! The wounded were all infantry divisions, and although there were cavalry regiments, the cavalry strength was still insufficient. From the point of view of the department, it seems that the cavalry force should be strengthened again, but now that the Mongolian side is also in urgent need of cavalry troops, it is not appropriate to organize a cavalry division for the First Army alone, it is better to form a mixed division with a cavalry brigade and two artillery brigades. Heavy firepower will be strengthened, and in addition, a light infantry division will be formed

Seeing that everyone else was a little hesitant, Jiang Fangzhen came up with his own opinion, but the president obviously had his own plans.

"Now the Japanese are talking. Saying that it will send troops to strengthen the garrison along the South Manchurian Railway is a demonstration to our country, and the center will never compromise on this, let alone sign any unequal treaty with the Japanese government. The Japanese provoked, and the center, for the purpose of-for-tat, decided to form the First Army, taking into account that the terrain in the southern part of the three eastern provinces was mostly mountainous. It would be desirable to be able to incorporate some units that are good at mountain warfare. Small.

Speaking of which. Zhao Bei glanced at Jiang Fangzhen, and the other party obviously understood what he meant.

"What does the president mean is that mountain division in Sichuan into the First Army? The division's network has been expanded from the brigade, and the officers and men are still in the run-in period, so they will be transferred to the northeast now, and I am afraid that it is necessary to strengthen the grassroots officers. Jiang Fangzhen reminded.

The "First Army has four divisions, the old" wounded division, plus the mountain division, a total of three divisions, and one division is still missing. Zhou Daowang interjected.

Zhao Bei nodded and said, "So, Ning Chi, this time you take over as the commander of the First Army, before going to the north." You first go to Sichuan, take over the command of the independent division in the south, and put it in order. Incorporated into the First Army, in this way, four divisions were put together. Actually, according to the meaning of the 6 Military Department. Three divisions of the First Army were sufficient, but I decided to add one more. Division, this division is none other than the Southern Sichuan Independent Division

The president said this. Everyone present was a little surprised, but they quickly came back to their senses, and they understood that the president was planning to take the opportunity to continue to cut the feudal domain, and in the past two years, the president has not relaxed the matter of cutting the feudal domain. The so-called "South Sichuan Independent Division" is actually a ragtag force composed of the four local snakes in southern Sichuan, Tian Zhenbang, Wang Zimu, Yang Shaonan, and Zhou Hongxun. Tian Zhenbang's troops have the most combat effectiveness, and Wang Zipai, Yang Shaonan, and Zhou Hongxun's troops are far less than Tian Zhenbang's troops, and the three of them are the security chiefs of the three counties of Nanwei, Rongxian, and Weiyuan, and they are not as good as Tian Zhenbang, the guard of the southern town, in terms of momentum, they can only manage the territory of the three counties, nominally the "three counties joint defense small" but in fact they still need the central assistance, otherwise, they are far from being the opponents of Tian Zhenbang, who is in charge of the "three southern mansions and one hall."

This so-called "defense zone system" was set by Zhao Bei during the Battle of Sichuan, and the reason why it was so deliberately arranged. It was precisely in order to make Wang Zimu, Yang Shaonan, Zhou Hongxun and Tian Zhenbang monitor each other and balance the forces of the powerful factions in southern Sichuan, this arrangement was a wise choice at that time, but now, this "defense zone system" has obviously lagged behind the development of the situation, Zhao Bei has long wanted to take back the territory in southern Sichuan and be directly governed by the central government, but he has not been able to find a suitable excuse, and now, the situation between China and Japan is tense. Using the excuse of guarding against Japan to transfer the gang of local snakes in southern Sichuan out of Sichuan and make them rootless wanderers, then this is tantamount to invisibly cutting the feudal domain.

"Ning Chi, are you sure that you can transfer those ground snakes out of four"? ”

Jiang Fangzhen had understood Zhao Bei's true intentions, so he asked Zhou Dao.com, for this classmate of the Japanese non-commissioned officer school, Principal Jiang has always taken care of him, and naturally he does not want to see him capsize in the gutter, after all, the gang in southern Sichuan has a background in the Hui Party, and because of the center's severe crackdown on the Hui Party, it has indeed offended a large number of Jianghu figures, and they are looking for an excuse to fight against the center, and the "four local snakes in the south are the main backers of the four" Hui party. If you want to go to the fourth, you can't cut the feudal domain, and you can't do it without a little ability.

Zhou Daowang hesitated for a moment and said: "Please rest assured, please rest assured, the president is from Sichuan, and he has spent a lot of time in Sichuan officialdom, and there are still some foundations, as long as the center fully supports it, it will not be a problem to subdue southern Sichuan." Small.

"The Hub gives you your full support! I sent Chen Eun into Sichuan a few days ago just to assist you. There's a hub to back you up. At this critical juncture, China must completely unify the decree, and whoever dares to drag the center back is not only a sinner who splits the country. He is even more of a traitor who betrayed himself to the Japanese! Everybody gets it."

The meaning of the president's words is very clear, this time, the center is determined to attack the local powerful faction in southern Sichuan. And this time, I am afraid that this is also the first direct action of the central center against the local powerful figures who hold military power, which has a bearing on the overall situation.

That's right. Zhou Daowang also understands that the center's decision is actually "to divert the tiger from the mountain." ”