Zhuang Jihua kicked the ball to Liu Xiang and Deng Xihou, Liu Xiang and Deng Xihou were also very difficult, many things in this era started with the reorganization of the army, the former Xiong Kewu, after defeating Liu Xiang, the reorganization of the army, and finally turned into a war, which gave Liu Xiang a chance to make a comeback. So the reorganized army is a hornet's nest, and if you don't pay attention, you will be stung.

Seeing that Liu Xiang and Deng Xihou didn't speak, Li Zhilong was a little anxious, and he couldn't help but say in a loud voice: "Duke Fu, General Jin Kang, if the army is not reorganized, it can only be sacrificed in vain if it is pulled to the battlefield; Therefore, what is the difficulty of reorganizing the army for the benefit of the country and the people and for the benefit of ourselves, besides, we who are unwilling to participate in the reorganization of the army are not reluctant, the 300,000 Sichuan army is reorganized into 250,000, the army is 200,000, and the remaining 50,000 garrison areas are organized and trained. ”

Zhuang Jihua thought about it and decided to increase the number more, and he also interjected: "The reorganized Sichuan army must reach 200,000, and if it is not enough, we will make new moves." ”

Liu Xiang and Deng Xihou were taken aback, Zhuang Jihua's words revealed a strong message, if they didn't do it, then he would get rid of them and find someone else to cooperate, and it was obvious that Yang Sen and Li Jiayu would be his next choice, and what was even more powerful was that if the strength of these two people increased greatly, with the strength of the three of them, I am afraid that even without the help of the central government, Liu Xiang, Deng Xihou and others would not be able to fight together.

"If you don't do it, I will recruit it myself, and within three years, I must train 200,000 new troops." Zhuang Jihua said calmly: "However, I may have to play some tricks, don't blame me when the time comes, I will apologize first." ”

Liu Xiang and Deng Xihou were slightly surprised, they didn't know what Zhuang Jihua meant, and they were about to ask, but Fu Chang smiled loudly: "Oh, I don't know what tricks to play." ”

"It won't hurt you much, but it will hurt you a little." Zhuang Jihua shrugged: "For example, digging people, I believe that your soldiers will definitely not be treated as well as me, and there will definitely not be as many ways as me to solve the worries of soldiers, so I will dig people, and dig experienced soldiers and officers, as long as they come, with or without weapons." ”

Liu Xiang and Deng Xihou couldn't cry or laugh, and Liu Xiang then thought of the officer training regiment, according to the report of the Wude Progressive Association, the middle and low-level officers who received the training respected Zhuang Jihua's two courses -- infantry contract tactics and new technologies and tactics, and if Zhuang Jihua really wanted to poach corners, there would definitely be many officers willing to run with him.

"Don't talk angry about the Cultural Revolution," Liu Xiang said calmly: "I have no objection to the reorganization, to be honest, what you did when you came to Sichuan has benefited the people of Sichuan a lot, and I have always admired it." Moreover, you have also made it very clear that the purpose of the reorganization is to resist the war, and this is the duty of our soldiers, and it is beneficial to the country, ourselves, and others, and I have no reason to oppose it. I support the reorganization, but how to reorganize we will discuss and discuss, come up with a way, try not to cause accidents, you don't have to be too anxious. ”

Li Zhilong's face changed and he was about to refute, but Zhuang Jihua raised his hand to signal him to be quiet and not to push too hard, and then smiled faintly: "Okay, I'll listen to my father, don't worry." ”

Deng Xihou said at this time: "I think it's better to come in proportion, otherwise there will be gossip no matter what." ”

"I'm not afraid of gossip," Liu Xiang said softly with a frown, without the slightest hesitation. Zhuang Jihua's heart suddenly felt much more relaxed, and he thought that Liu Xiang might have to make a decision to clean up people.

But Liu Xiang's heart thought more, and he suddenly had a thought, this provincial chairman didn't seem to be him, but Zhuang Jihua, he was just a puppet put in the front desk by Zhuang Jihua, this thought together immediately and irrepressibly eroded his heart, so that she couldn't help but have the urge to clean up Zhuang Jihua once. But then he suppressed this impulse, he knew that he couldn't move Zhuang Jihua, he wanted to move Zhuang Jihua, not only Chiang Kai-shek in Nanjing, but also Deng Xihou next to him, Zhuang Jihua is now an important fulcrum to maintain the balance of power in Sichuan, once something happens, Sichuan's power structure will collapse immediately, and chaos will break out immediately.

Liu Xiang suppressed the irritability in his heart, and after pondering for a long time, he came up with an idea: "In my opinion, the 23rd Army has exposed many problems in the suppression of bandits for more than a year, its combat effectiveness is low, the officers and men generally smoke opium, the personnel of the unit are not in order, and the empty salary is particularly serious. ”

Zhuang Jihua secretly admired Liu Xiang's sharp thinking, he named many armies in front of him, but he did not point to Liu Cunhou's troops of the 23rd Army, he also wanted to take this army to the knife.

"Next, the Sichuan Frontier Army and the Luo Zezhou Department will be merged into a division of the first type, two brigades and six regiments, about 8,000 people, so that about 5,000 places will be freed up." Liu Xiang still didn't take out Liu Wenhui, among the remaining people, Liu Wenhui and Luo Zezhou were the weakest, if the two of them used the knife, they could get together at least 10,000 people, but Liu Xiang felt that Liu Wenhui could still be used, keep a foreign aid, and first take Li Jiayu and Luo Zezhou, who were the most fierce opponents of him.

"Liu Wenhui's 24th Army asked him to reorganize by himself, and he will be asked to build roads in the future anyway, but at least 3,000 people will be reorganized," Liu Xiang said sarcastically: "Of the remaining 32,000 people, I will bear 12,000, and the rest, only a few of you can divide it." ”

Zhuang Jihua calculated in his heart, Liu Xiang was 12,000, although the number was the largest, but the proportion was the smallest, although Tian Songyao and Deng Xihou had suffered great losses in the recent battles with the Red Fourth Front, but they had a good foundation, and there should be no problem, the problem was Yang Sen, to say that Yang Sen lost little in the battle with the Red Army, but his troops were not many, only about 30,000 people in total, and they had to subtract seven or eight thousand, I am afraid it would be very difficult.

Fortunately, Deng Xihou finally stood up and took the lead: "I'll divide 10,000, and I'll divide the rest for my old friends 6,000, and Yang Zihui will be responsible for the rest." ”

"Papapa" Zhuang Jihua applauded lightly, and a smile appeared on his face: "Thank you two, this plan is more fair and should be able to be implemented." If there is anything you need my help with in the future, I will do my best. ”

Deng Xihou originally had 50,000 horses, and after the Red Fourth Front Army forcibly crossed the Jialing River and the Tumen Campaign, his losses were relatively large, with a total loss of more than 18,000 people, even if some new soldiers were recruited during this period, the loss would not be less than 10,000, and now it will be reduced by 10,000, which is equivalent to a reduction of 20,000 troops; Tian Songyao's losses in northern Sichuan were even greater, I am afraid that it was as high as 20,000 people, so Zhuang Jihua said that this plan was more fair.

"However, during the Cultural Revolution, I remind you that it is best not to hand over the reduced troops to my father, my father," Liu Xiang shook his head with a wry smile: "I'm afraid I will be restless if I have people." ”

Zhuang Jihua nodded, Liu Xiang said well, if Liu Xiang is allowed to get these 50,000 horses, his total strength will rise to 70,000 or 80,000, that is with his surname, I am afraid that he will "make trouble". But who to go? This made Zhuang Jihua a little embarrassed.

"Cultural Revolution, I'll recommend one to you," Deng Xihou smiled slightly: "General Yu Peidi or General Xiao Yisu, they are good candidates." ”

Liu Xiang understood after a little thought, Deng Xihou is really a crystal monkey, exquisite, and the two people he recommended are people from the original "First Military Department" (that is, Xiong Kewu's department), but now one is under Zhuang Jihua, and the other is under the command of He Guoguang of the Staff Corps, and they are both people relied on by the two chief officers.

There are contradictions between the First Military Department and the Central Sichuan Department, Liu Xiang and their biggest concern is that the Central Army has entered Sichuan and the First Military Department has revived, and they are even afraid that the latter will surpass the former, otherwise it will not be Yu Peidi who will have to dredge up with his relatives when he returns to his hometown alone, and then he can come back.

Liu Xiang was worried that the first military department would come back with the help of the central forces, but now Yu Peidi and Xiao Yisu have returned, their boss Xiong Kewu is a member of the Military Commission, but Nugang Tang Zimo is also serving in the General Staff of the Ministry of Military Affairs, if they are connected to the Three Gorges, and with the help of Zhuang Jihua and He Guoguang, it is not impossible to recreate a situation in Sichuan. Deng Xihou's suggestion today is to eliminate this potential danger.

Zhuang Jihua didn't figure out this truth, he was a little hesitant, Yu Peidi was respectfully invited back by him, he was a little unsure whether he was willing to go, after all, this was a very hard errand.

"Well, I'll talk to him," Zhuang Jihua didn't say anything, he wanted to leave a live button.

But Liu Xiang didn't give him this opportunity: "I don't know if General Yu is here, if he is, you can ask him to talk to him in person, and if there is any problem, we can solve it immediately." ”

Zhuang Jihua glanced at Liu Xiang with some surprise, he didn't understand why Liu Xiang and Deng Xihou were so anxious, and even a little aggressive, he said calmly: "He is now holding the First Plenary Session of the Fifth Central Committee in Nanjing, and he will not be able to come back for two days." ”

Liu Xiang and Deng Xihou showed disappointment almost at the same time, and it seemed that Zhuang Jihua had avoided it, but Zhuang Jihua added: "When he comes back, I will talk to him, but General Yu is also relatively old, and I am not sure to convince him in a bitter cold place like the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau,...,." ”

Indeed, this candidate is not easy to decide, Zhuang Jihua wants to pick one of Liu Cunhou's subordinates, but he is not familiar with the generals of the 23rd Army, so he has no way to start. Zhuang Jihua thought about it, and finally thought that Yu Peidi was a good candidate, but for the sake of prudence, he still invited Xiao Yisu from Chengdu to discuss.

Xiao Yisu is the old man in his training of the Jianguo Sichuan Army, this person is more serious and upright, not very sociable, Zhuang Jihua does not have as much contact with him as Yu Peidi, but with this incense, there is no difficulty in communicating between the two sides.

Xiao Yisu was very hesitant after listening to his detailed explanation, to be honest, he was unwilling to accept this task, he was a soldier, and he preferred to go to the battlefield to fight, not to mention that he had never been to Tibet, he did not know the actual situation there, and he had no experience in road construction, so after hesitating for a while, he still said: "Sir, let me go alone, I have no confidence, it is better to ask General Yu Peidi to be responsible, I can be his assistant." ”

(To be continued)