Liu Zhi and Jiang Dingwen walked out of Hualin Academy, where the model camp was stationed, and drove across the bullet-riddled bridge surrounded by a group of adjutant guards. An Yi, who was lying on the hospital bed, never woke up, and Liu Zhi and Jiang Dingwen couldn't say a word to An Yi, so they could only quietly withdraw after carefully asking the medical officer Lao Ma who was accompanying An Yi, and the guilt and lamentation in their hearts made the two not say a word on the way back.

Entering the heavily guarded south city gate, the iron hooves of the war horses hit the stone pavement in the middle of the street, making a crisp kicking sound, Jiang Dingwen saw the dim light of a small hotel spilling through the half-closed door, and suggested to Liu Zhi to go in for a drink.

Liu Zhi, who was in a heavy mood, readily agreed, and this unsmiling tiger general also needed to relieve the heavy pressure in his heart.

On the first day of reopening, the boss received the two generals of the revolutionary army and a group of their guards with trepidation, called the mother-in-law who had just finished coaxing the children to sleep, and led the two generals to a small attic of about 15 square meters, lit two large candles, and quickly delivered two plates of side dishes, a pot of tea and a pot of local wine.

Jiang Dingwen took the wine jug, told the boss to go down and get busy, pushed away the teapot in front of him, poured a full glass of wine for Liu Zhi, and poured it himself full, lifted the wine glass and drank it all lightly, put down the small cup and sighed while refilling the wine, and did not go straight to the point with a nonsense: "Brother Jingfu, are we people too unfair to Xiao Yi?" ”

Liu Zhi smiled bitterly: "It's not that you can't see that several main regiments have been fighting the idea of model battalions, some want to break up, some want to annex one bite, but they don't want to train their own top soldiers, if Xiao Yi didn't have the 'model battalion of the whole army' personally sealed by the principal, I'm afraid it would have been split up long ago." I know that some people have crossed my level and directly followed the relationship between Deputy Commander Wang and the hard and soft, and the ultimate goal is to take Xiao Yi's model revenue for themselves, and the people in the first division are even more excessive, and they have gone to the principal more than once to ask for the model battalion to be transferred to the first division, but fortunately, the principal has a torch and adheres to the principles, and those talents have not been able to do so.

Seeing Xiao Yi like this today, I feel very uncomfortable, I usually see him giggling and laughing without scruples, and at the critical moment, he shows a broad mind that understands the general situation and takes the overall situation into account, and has the courage and strategy to love the soldiers like a son, and the words he said are really touching, so that no one has a temper. Alas, I feel that Xiao Yi has guessed the subtle relationship, and he has come to face it calmly, to retreat as advance, and at once he skillfully told everyone his thoughts and determination, he has this practice and this city at a young age, which is really beyond my expectations, and I am afraid that the brothers who attended the meeting will not be able to sleep tonight! ”

The two touched another cup and drank it all, Jiang Dingwen breathed a long sigh of relief: "Don't talk about those brothers, isn't Lao Tzu like this?" Since the beginning of the Northern Expedition, Lao Tzu has always wanted to pull Xiao Yi to his side, what is there to worry about with such a scheming little brother who can fight any battle? But I don't have those few who are so naked, but I want to wait for the expansion of the army to get Xiao Yi under my command to be the main commander, and everyone will be happy for self-interest and others, why not? ”

"Fart! I'm embarrassed to say that I am self-interested, but your idea has hurt me in the first place. After two glasses of wine, Liu Zhi also let go, and the two laughed at the same time after saying a word.

Jiang Dingwen put away his smile, waved his hand to let the boss who served the food step back, and said with emotion: "Xiao Yi is sincere and generous and likable, you respect him a foot, he respects you, only pay and there is no debt, but he is a very cunning guy, fighting a war is as good as doing business, especially yesterday's siege war, Lao Tzu never thought that the usual grinning kid would be so ruthless, he used to fight all by outwitting and planning to move, never making a loss-making deal, but yesterday's tough battle His performance was completely different, Moving forward without hesitation, let me see his extremely cold-blooded side, not only is he ruthless enough, but a group of brothers under his command dare to fight like wolves and tigers, and a group of main regiment commanders are frightened and sigh to themselves. ”

Liu Zhi nodded: "He was provoked yesterday, he was with me in the morning to supervise the battle, and he was distressed when he watched Wen Sijin (Wen Zhiwen) consume one-third of his old foundation in three consecutive rows!"

Wen Sijin and Li Jifu (Li Yannian) are all his seniors in the first phase, although they don't have a deep relationship with each other, but the relationship has always been good, so he gritted his teeth and endured it, so I also enlightened him side by side, and he quickly calmed down. Later, he was transferred to the northern battlefield under your command, and it was strange that I didn't see him at the command post, and he came up an hour later, and then said a clever plan, you and Yuexiang (Xu Tingyao) are here. At that time, I don't know if the two of you paid attention, Xiao Yi's old wound on his left shoulder oozed blood spots, and he smelled blood all over his body from a distance, although the tone of his voice was still unhurried, but his two eyes were frighteningly red, and then I asked the people of the fourth regiment to know that his second company was killed and injured on the Houlongdu flying pontoon bridge, and many corpses could not be found, so he was angry at that time, and he was forcibly persuaded by his subordinates to bury a platoon commander with a shovel with one hand, and he immediately ordered dozens of brothers who survived the second company to strengthen the pontoon bridge, and then came to offer advice to a few of us.

I also learned all the information that this guy had already had the quick and ruthless trick of watering the car with a thick cotton quilt and then setting up a machine gun to retreat and attack the city. The reason why he didn't say it before, I guess, was because he didn't want more casualties, but once the death of his brothers provoked him, he didn't care about anything.

It can be seen that Xiao Yi's revenge psychology is extraordinary, as long as he hurts his interests, he will do whatever it takes to retaliate wildly, such a person is very terrifying, it is estimated that the chief officials at all levels have clearly experienced it, so no one dares to say a word to offend him at the meeting today, only you dare to say cruel words, fortunately, Xiao Yi is broad-minded, I am very pleased. ”

"Don't look at me today I don't care, in fact, I'm also worried that he will be angry, so I specially arranged for him to sit next to me, after all, I have a good personal relationship with him, and he has never violated what I said, otherwise only your majesty can suppress him, but it is not appropriate for you to come forward, I look at him better."

Jiang Dingwen lifted the wine jug again and poured two glasses: "Yesterday, his model battalion suffered too many casualties, made such a great contribution and made such a prominent military achievement, not only did we not promote him, but we wanted to split his belongings, I blushed when I thought about it, everyone had put old qualifications and talked about seniority, and they all thought that he was shallow and easy to bully, so they secretly excluded and suppressed him, but I didn't expect his counterattack to be so sharp and beautiful." As you just said, I also think that he has already foreseen, but I didn't expect this kid to do so well, very generously hand over the family wealth he put with his own hands, first plug everyone's mouths, and then retreat into advance, promising to help all the main regiments train sappers, euphemistically showing his determination to read and develop, and blocking the road that delusionally wants to annex him at once, amazing! Who can believe that this is the performance of a young man in his early twenties? ”

Liu Zhi took a drink, picked up a five-spice bean and threw it into his mouth: "From now on, it is estimated that these people will give up the idea of annexation, which is a good thing for you and me." Limited to Xiao Yi's qualifications, I can't promote him at once, so it's easy to give someone a handle, so I have been holding back and not expressing my position, I guess only you and Yuexiang can see my thoughts. ”

Jiang Dingwen put down his chopsticks: "Actually, we all know that when the principal enters Nanchang at the latest, before the end of the year, our first army will become two or three armies, maybe more, so that almost all generals and colonels will be promoted by one or two levels, Yuexiang and I can be a division commander at worst, and you are already ahead of us, so you are more qualified than both of us to establish a strong force in your ideals." It's just that you are too benevolent, never fight with others for rights and interests, this quality is neither good nor good, the good is to gain the trust and respect of the upper and lower levels, and the bad is that many opportunities are missed in vain. ”

"Alas...... I also know that this is the biggest weakness, but I don't want to change it, and I can't change it if I want to! Liu Zhi picked up the cup and touched another cup with Jiang Dingwen.

Jiang Dingwen put down the cup and whispered: "You have to change, otherwise you will make a lot of mistakes!" Take Xiao Yi's model battalion as an example, not only do you want it, I want it, and Yuexiang wants it, but our vice principal of Huangpu and Li Renchao, a veteran of the Fourth Army in Guangzhou, also wants it.

Before I left for Jiangxi in Changsha, I heard from the bosses of the General Headquarters that Bai Jiansheng (Bai Chongxi), who had always looked down on us in Huangpu, quietly asked someone from the Political Department to send him the archives of An Yi and Yin Jinan; In addition, the Confidential Bureau of the Central Party Department is also paying close attention to the development of An Yi; The principal said that Liu Wendao, who had just been transferred from Tang Mengxiao (Tang Shengzhi) to the General Headquarters as a senior staff member, personally confirmed that Tang Mengxiao publicly praised An Yi's resourcefulness and ability to command troops at a banquet for the generals under his command...... All of these prove that An Yi and his model battalion's more and more outstanding performance has attracted attention and even coveted from all sides, and it is even more terrible after the news of this Fengxin battle, you know what I mean? If you don't reuse and promote him this time, it is estimated that there will be people from all walks of life to lure him in one way or another, although Xiao Yi is extremely nostalgic and values affection, and is very grateful to you to me and Shusen, and loyal to the second division, but if he is not promoted for his military exploits, and his contributions are not recognized, can you let him squat in the shadow of the main regiment forever and be a small engineer battalion commander? What's more, he is not short of money at all, and his fierce generals are like clouds, and he is very capable of fighting than the main army, so he can be trapped in the pool for a long time with fish and shrimp? ”

Liu Zhi's chopsticks stopped in mid-air, slowly put them down with a solemn expression, pondered for a moment and asked in a low voice, "Ming San, what do you say the principal thinks of all this?" ”

"What else can you see? Didn't he just wait for the following to take the initiative to propose, and the principal gladly approved it? I said you ......"

Jiang Dingwen put down his chopsticks and said loudly: "Brother Jingfu, let's talk to you today, let me emphasize what discipline and obedience at the beginning of the meeting today, isn't it to see that the relationship between Lao Tzu and Xiao Yi is extraordinary, not only to let Lao Tzu be a villain, but also to suppress Xiao Yi with a big hat, so as to gain benefits from it?" Lao Tzu just can't let go of the face between old friends, and he said it with a strong voice, and when Xiao Yi woke up, Lao Tzu went to explain to him that this expansion is underway, and the official number will be announced before the end of the year at the latest, if you hesitate again, don't blame the little brother for being the first! ”

Liu Zhi was stunned for a moment, and suddenly laughed: "Okay!" I still do it according to my own method, what about you, even if you are promoted, go to talk to Xiao Yi, as long as he is willing to go with you, I Liu Zhi has no opinion, on the contrary, I will continue to take care of him in the future, just like now. But if Xiao Yi doesn't want to go with you, you can't force it, and you can't be as unscrupulous as those guys who are people in front of you and ghosts behind them! ”

"A word?"

Jiang Dingwen's confidence was greatly boosted, and the only concern about poaching An Yi was that it was due to the friendship between himself and Liu Zhi for many years, and now that Liu Zhi was so open, the last bit of worry in his heart disappeared, why didn't he be very happy?

Liu Zhi also nodded very confidently: "A word is a certainty!" ”

(To be continued)