readx; Speaking of Xiao Shunzi, Yu Zhenhai was about to continue, when suddenly his subordinates hurriedly walked in: "Commander Xue wants to see you immediately!" ”

"Commander Xue?" Gao Fei was stunned, and Cai Yu pulled him on the side: "Commander, let's go see Xue Yue first." Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Although he was a little reluctant, Gao Fei still said helplessly: "Suozhu, you stay here and give me a good look at Yu Zhenhai!" Yes, look at it like a prisoner! Don't go out! ”

"Yes!" The lock post replied loudly

As soon as he returned to his headquarters, he saw a middle-aged soldier in a woolen general's uniform from a distance, about forty years old, with a dark complexion, a long thin face full of shaved stubble, and a pair of eyes under the brim of his hat were shining, looking shrewd and capable; Four guards armed with submachine guns stood behind him, alerting to a large number of movements around him, with the murderous aura characteristic of battle-hardened warriors; Five tall horses were tied to a small tree by the wall, snorting from time to time, and belching white vapor from their nostrils.

"Chief Xue, my subordinate Gao Fei originally planned to visit the headquarters tomorrow, but now he asked you to come to me, I am really ashamed!" After Gao Fei and Xue Yue exchanged military salutes, they said in a very sincere tone.

Xue Yue hurriedly waved his hand and said: "We are all old friends, don't be so polite, after all, this is my defense area, and you should come to visit when you have a distinguished guest, not to mention that there are many Guangdong soldiers in your fourth war zone, my fellow soldier Xue!" ”

As soon as the words fell, there was a hearty laugh.

Subsequently, Gao Fei introduced Cai Yuyan, Mike Rosen and the three division commanders who accompanied him one by one, and after a while of greetings, he welcomed Xue Yue into the reception room and sat down. Because Chen Yingying was engaged in intelligence work, he couldn't show up easily, so he stayed in his room all the time.

Xue Yue first said: "It's a long way from Fuzhou to here, and you've all worked hard!" However, the Xiangchuan Highway is still under construction, and the road behind it will only be more difficult to walk, so you must be mentally prepared. ”

Cai Yuyan hurriedly asked, "There is no problem with car traffic, right?" There was a look of concern on his sallow face. It's so hard to ride in a car, and I don't know how hard it is to ride a horse!

Xue Yue replied: "It's barely okay to pass, but there is no gasoline supply at the post stations along the way, so I don't know if the gasoline you carry can last to Yucheng." ”

Cai Yu breathed a sigh of relief: "We pulled a whole car of gasoline, there should be no problem." ”

Xue Yue's face showed a very obvious look of envy, and said, "It's better that you guys are in good condition, and you go out with gasoline!" I can't even guarantee gasoline for the army here, and the supply of gasoline for civilian use has long been stopped, and all the long-distance buses are replaced with charcoal and alcohol. ”

Everyone was taken aback when they heard this, and then they realized the difficulties in the rear.

Gao Fei asked with concern, "What about the situation in Yucheng?" Wouldn't it be slightly better? ”

Xue Yue smiled bitterly and said, "It's only going to get worse!" My Ninth Theater is the closest to Fujian and Guangdong, and imported materials have to be transferred to the rear from here. ”

Gao Fei looked at Cai Yuyan, and when he saw that he nodded imperceptibly, he took the initiative to say, "I really didn't expect the rear to be so difficult!" Chief Xue, we can support 200 tons of gasoline and diesel fuel in the Ninth War Zone every month, I don't know if it's enough? Then he said slightly apologetically: "Our 19th Army and 12th Army have a relatively high degree of mechanization, as well as the maintenance of the air force and civilian use, so we can't take out too much, please forgive me!" ”

Xue Yue didn't mean to be too little, but stood up excitedly and said loudly: "Enough is enough, I only use cars when I am carrying out wartime mobile troops, and the rest of the time I use the two legs of soldiers, I don't need too much!" Then he thanked Gao Fei repeatedly, and then said proudly: "As long as my army can move faster than the army, they will suffer!" You don't have to worry about the safety of your flanks anymore! ”

Zhang Qifeng asked curiously: "Chief Xue, your previous mobilization speed could not catch up with the Yue army, how could you still repel their two attacks in a row?" ”

Zhang Qifeng's question happened to ask Xue Yue's two most proud battles, so he looked at Zhang Qifeng with great satisfaction and explained in detail: "Every time the army is dispatched, it is not aimed at annihilating our army's field corps, but simply to capture strategic points, so that our army can calmly deploy troops and wait for the enemy's attack at the beginning of its attack. As long as our army resists one by one, and after its vigor is weakened and supplies are difficult, it can easily defeat it by concentrating elite troops to attack from its flank! ”

Gao Fei nodded and said, "Chief Xue's original retreat decisive battle and the 'Heavenly Furnace Battle Method' have long been known to the whole country, and our army has also benefited a lot from it!" Chief Xue has done a thorough understanding of the details of the army, which is really admirable! ”

Xue Yue waved his hand again and again and said, "Where is it, if my record is compared to your Fourth War Zone, it is simply not worth mentioning!" You have not only set a record of annihilating the entire division and regiment of the Chinese army, but also set a record of conquering fortified cities and fighting across the sea, and you are worthy of being the strongest army in China. ”

Cai Yu said with a smile: "Since everyone is very good, there is no need to praise it anymore, otherwise it will become a mutual praise!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of laughter in the reception room.

After everyone's laughter subsided, Xue Yue still got to the point and asked bluntly: "Senior Sir, what opinions are you going to put forward to the national political axe when you rushed all the way to Yucheng to attend the political meeting this time?" The situation of the Anti-Japanese War is extremely difficult, but don't make any more friction and do things that destroy the Great Wall! ”

Then he sighed and said helplessly: "The matter of the 12th Group Army being surrounded and intercepted by the Yue Army is indeed the fault of the chairman, Chen Cheng and I have tried hard to persuade him, but he didn't know who he listened to at that time, so he refused to transfer troops. However, these are things of the past, so don't take them to heart. He sat in that position, and he also had to suffer. ”

The three Sichuan division commanders who had been discriminated against showed contemptuous looks on their faces: "No matter how hard he is, he can't sacrifice these loyal soldiers to keep his position!" To put it bluntly, he is too selfish, only thinking about himself and the Central Army, and never considering the feelings of others. ”

Then he joked: "Didn't you ever suggest that [***] arrest him as a counter-revolutionary?" It can be seen that you don't agree with him as a person, why are you persuading us now? ”

Xue Yue hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Those are old things, don't mention them again, now is the time for the whole nation to resist the war, and we still have to focus on unity!" ”

Gao Fei hurriedly signaled the three division commanders with his eyes not to talk nonsense, and then said solemnly to Xue Yue: "There is really no need to continue to entangle the past affairs, as long as the central political axe can no longer stab us in the back, the Fourth War Zone and Fujian political axe are very willing to accept the leadership!" It is true that our army's combat effectiveness is quite strong, but the overall strength is still far inferior to that of Yueben, and the Eighth Route Army, the New Fourth Army, and your Central Army led by [***] are also similar, so only by uniting as one can we defeat Yueben. ”

After Xue Yue listened to Gao Fei's confession, a stone in his heart finally fell to the ground, and he hurriedly said: "It's rare that you don't remember the old evils and understand the righteousness, Xue Mou thanked you here first!" "Say that you will bow deeply to the people.

Gao Fei hurriedly said: "It is said that we are the enemy of the Chinese nation, and we should do this." ”

At this time, Cai Yu said: "Chief Xue, the chairman of the committee handed over the most important theater of operations and the most elite troops to you, and I think I trust the general very much, so can you advise him to stop creating friction." Recently, the Central Army and the Eighth Route Army have made a lot of trouble in Shanxi, which has affected the excellent situation of unity and resistance. ”

Gao Fei added: "Actually, there is no need to worry about anything at all. In the current situation, his prestige is unparalleled, and it is really redundant to adopt the practice of reading talents. It is necessary to properly promote the politics of open cooking in order to bring into play the real strength of the whole nation's war of resistance. ”

Xue Yue pondered for a moment and said: "I also support the proper implementation of Ming Cooking, but as a wartime political axe, it is necessary to ensure the concentration of power administratively, streamline redundant institutions and personnel, and promote the simplification of administrative procedures, so as to produce high efficiency; Politically, to shrink the boil and end the party strife, the people must sacrifice some of the boiled rights for the sake of national interests. Only in this way can we adapt to the rapidly changing battlefield situation. Ben and Germany are good examples! ”

Xue Yue was a standard soldier who rarely thought about politics, so he was more inclined to rule by reading talents.

Gao Fei knew that it was difficult for someone like Xue Yue to be persuaded, but since he expressed a certain degree of support, it was also rare, so he did not continue to persuade him.

After the conversation, at the kind invitation of Xue Yue, Gao Fei and his entourage attended a welcome luncheon held by him at the theater headquarters, and then introduced the political staff members from Hunan and arranged to set off with them. Gao Fei took this opportunity to exchange views with the Hunan representatives, hoping to win more alliances and prepare for the upcoming meeting.

After the banquet, Gao Fei and the others talked freely with Xue Yue and the political officials in Changsha for a long time, and did not leave until about four o'clock in the afternoon. After going out, Cai Yu glanced at Gao Fei, so the two of them slowed down quietly, and gradually pulled behind the team, with only the chief guard and three guards behind them.

"Gao Fei, the matter of our promise to support Xue Yue's oil today has been handled a little improperly!" Cai Yu looked at Mike Rosen's back and said softly, with obvious regret in his tone.

Gao Fei looked at Cai Yu in surprise, with a puzzled expression on his face, and asked: "You have also seen the difficulties in the Ninth War Zone, you really need help, and this mere 400 tons of oil does not have much impact on us, how can it be inappropriate?" Moreover, the Ninth Theater is not only the main target of the army, but also covers our flanks and backs, and helping them is actually helping Fujian, which is both public and private! ”

Cai Yuyan replied: "Of course, it should be given, but at least we should first ask for the opinions of Michael Rosen and the political participants!" ”

Then he explained: "The property of Fujian Zhengaxe is not our personal property, so is it a bit of a suspicion of generosity to others to help each other at every turn?" We were opposed to Chiang Kai-shek's rule, but from the perspective of a bystander, our behavior was basically the same, and the last thing we wanted for Jews like Michael Rosen, who had suffered from fascist rule, was the emergence of new scholars. ”

Gao Fei suddenly realized: "No wonder his expression has not been quite right when I met Xue Yue, I thought it was due to his age and fatigue from the journey, but I didn't expect it to be because of this!" ”

But then he asked, "But how do you know?" ”

Cai Yu smiled, with a strange expression on his face: "It was Mike Rosen himself who told me, he thinks that you are not a lone character, but sometimes you are inconsiderate and like to be a good person." However, he hopes that you will first consider the interests of the Fujian local area. ”

Gao Fei nodded, looked at the back of Mike Rosen's white-haired and mottled head, and said thoughtfully: "This kind of approach is not fair to the people of Fujian, but there are no eggs under the nest, if we don't support the friendly forces to the greatest extent, we won't be able to hold out for long when everyone else falls." Then he was embarrassed and said, "But where can we find a way to support both sides?" ”

Cai Yu said in a relaxed tone: "Of course there is!" When Mike Rosen came to me, he had already told me his solution. The minds of Jews are still spinning quite fast, especially when it comes to money! ”

Gao Fei's face suddenly showed a look of relief, and he hurriedly asked, "What way?" ”

Cai Yuyan replied: "Mike Rosen said that Xiangxi has abundant coal reserves, so Xue Yue can build a coal mine there, and then exchange coal for oil, and if they don't have enough funds, they can also be invested by Fujian Zhengaxe." Then ask Xue Yue to allow Fujian businessmen to enter Hunan to invest and build factories, and appropriately relax the control of special minerals, so that our efforts can be doubled. ”

Gao Fei's eyebrows twisted again, and he shook his head: "The matter of building a coal mine is not a big problem, but the special minerals are under the unified management of the Special Minerals Committee of the National Political Axe, and Xue Yue has no power to open it to us!" ”

Cai Yuyan's face showed a disapproving look: "If the committee can really fulfill its duties, there won't be so many materials flowing to Yu himself!" Besides, with Xue Yue's personality and surname, it is impossible to refuse such a good condition, he is also an old qualification in the Kuomintang, and even Chiang Kai-shek wants to give him three points, who dares to come to him for trouble? ”

"This is also true, if you really want to bring him down, no one dares to go to the Ninth War Zone to clean up the mess, the 11th Army in Wuhan is a strategic group second only to the Kwantung Army in strength among the troops dispatched in China!"

Gao Fei thought of Xue Yue's slapping the table with Chiang Kai-shek during the First Battle of Changsha, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Cai Yu continued: "We are going to leave for the road tomorrow, so it is best for you to talk to Xue Yue first tonight to see what his attitude is." ”

Gao Fei scratched his head and said, "I just said that I would provide free oil in the morning, and I ran over to him in the evening to ask him for coal and minerals, isn't it okay?" ”

Cai Yu said with a smile: "It depends on your negotiation skills. When we go to Yucheng, we must constantly negotiate with figures from all sides and factions, so let's use this as an experimental venue. ”

He then said: "Hunan is not only the granary of China, but also one of the four major rice markets in the country, with the highest number of rice mills and grain stacks; Hunan embroidery is a very good export product; Hunan is also quite rich in mineral resources. In fact, the natural conditions of Hunan are much stronger than those of Fujian, but they have been devastated by the war, and there is no capital to invest in the recovery of the political axe, so it is so dilapidated, so that the Ninth War Zone has no way to guarantee the supply of even the most basic oil. If we can take the opportunity of giving oil to enter Hunan in an all-round way, it will bring new impetus to the development of Fujian and other places. ”

Gao Fei nodded and said, "I know this, let's do my best at night!" Xue Yue is not a brainless, mutually beneficial thing, he has no reason to refuse. ”

At this time, the sun has slowly set into the mountains to the west, the originally bright sunlight began to appear a faint red, the Yuelu Mountain on the edge of the Xiangjiang River has also become blurred, wisps of cooking smoke have begun to rise in the dilapidated city, the houses on both sides of the street flickering from time to time with the fire of the stove, the cordial calls of mothers echo in the empty streets, and the playful children are still running in the ruins, adding a little vitality to the city that survived the fire.

Gao Fei and Cai Yu, who had not experienced such a peaceful atmosphere for a long time, invariably slowed down again and walked slowly along the sidewalks on both sides of the street, and the intermittent voices of residents sounded in their ears from time to time.

"Dad, when are we going to get back to our old house?" The crisp sound of children's voices came from inside a house, where the windows were neatly nailed with fine pieces of bamboo, the outside of the walls was blackened with smoke, and the roof was covered with thick thatch.

"This is the original house!" The father replied.

"But I remember when I was a kid, our house was huge?" The child was not satisfied with the father's answer.

The father's sigh was heard: "It's all burned by fire!" Then he said in a pleasant voice, "But Daddy will build a new house, and it will be bigger than the original!" Be pretty! ”

The child became happy, and there was excitement in his tone that could not be concealed: "Dad, when are we going to fix it?" I want to live in a new house! ”

"When we get rid of the devils, we'll build a new house!"

"Then when will you be able to beat off the devil?" The child asked.

"Soon, when you grow to be as tall as your father, you'll be able to beat away the devil!" The father perfunctory to his son, hoping to end the conversation sooner, he felt a little overwhelmed.

With the sound of the door opening, a four- or five-year-old boy ran out and shouted at the door of the neighbor's house: "Maomao, my father said, when the devil is defeated, he will build a new house!" ”

Gao Fei, who was attracted by the conversation between the father and son, walked quickly in front of the child, squatted down, held his little hand, and said softly: "Little friend, how old are you this year?" What is your name? ”

"My name is Dong Yanzi, and I am four and a half years old this year." The little boy flashed his big black eyes, and looked at Goofy curiously, not afraid of people at all.

Gao Fei looked directly into Dong Yanzi's eyes and asked softly, "Dong Yanzi, do you really want to live in a new house?" ”

"Yes, Dad has already said that he will build a new house when he fights the devil, really!" Dong Yanzi was afraid that Gao Fei would not believe it, so he deliberately emphasized it.

Gao Fei nodded and said, "Uncle believes in you!" You go back and tell your father: this devil will be beaten away soon, and you won't have to wait until you grow as tall as your father, and you will soon live in a new house! ”

"Great, great!" The little boy was very happy and said, "I'm going to tell Daddy!" As soon as he turned around, and had not run a few steps away, he found that his father was already standing in front of him, so he couldn't wait to say, "Dad, my uncle told me just now that we can build a new house soon!" ”

Anyway, he pointed back with his hand and said!

Gao Fei found that more than a dozen citizens had gathered around, all looking at himself and Cai Yu with curious eyes, if it weren't for Liu Hanzhong and others standing beside him, maybe they would have come over to ask questions.

At this time, the boy's father, a middle-aged man in canvas overalls, walked over, his big calloused hands subconsciously pulled the hem of his clothes, and said hesitantly: "Sir, I just deceived the child, and I didn't mean anything else." ”

Gao Fei hurriedly stepped forward, held his hands, and said sincerely: "Letting Yue Kou fight here is originally a dereliction of duty on the part of our soldiers, how can we blame you?" However, we still have the confidence that we will win the War of Resistance, and it is impossible to fight for another 10 or 20 years. ”

The man said repeatedly, "I know, I know." ”

Seeing that there were more and more people, the chief of the guard hurriedly walked to Goofy's side and whispered, "Commander"

Gao Fei hurriedly signaled that he already knew what he meant, and said to the middle-aged man: "This big brother, it will be better in the future, and you don't have to wait to beat the devil when you build a new house!" Then he raised his hand and gave a military salute: "I'm sorry to disturb your meal!" Farewell! Then he strode forward.

"Who is this chief, why have you never seen it? It seems that the official is very big! The citizens then gathered around Dong Yanzi's father and asked nonsense.

"I don't know!" Dong Yanzi's father spread his hands and said in embarrassment.

That night, Gao Fei visited again and revealed the plan of the Fujian political axe to Xue Yuehe. Out of expectation, Xue Yue not only immediately agreed to his request, but also transferred the mining rights of special minerals at a very reasonable price, only asking for 30% of the mined ores to be sold to the Special Minerals Coordination Committee.

Originally, the Special Minerals Coordination Committee established by the Nationalist Axe relied on its monopoly position to exercise control over special mineral products, and not only the output was determined by it at its discretion, but also the purchase price was also determined by it. Although the cost of mineral mining is also taken into account in the pricing, but in general, the purchase price given is much lower than the cost price, resulting in all kinds of mineral products are sold at a loss, and the more sales, the greater the loss, the continuous loss of the mine closed, the sharp reduction in production, but also endangered the survival of the majority of miners, thus aggravating the social turmoil.

Xue Yue is not only the commander of the Ninth Theater, but also the chairman of the Hunan Provincial Political Axe, and the continuous war has made him anxious, and he has no spare time and energy to deal with the problems of people's livelihood, but he has to face it, otherwise, he will not be able to get the support of the local people and turn this place into a solid base. Now that the wealthy Fujian political axe is willing to invest in setting up a factory, how can he not raise his hands in favor?

Encouraged by this good news, Mike Rosen and Cai Yuyan's complexions suddenly improved, plus they had slowly become accustomed to chili peppers, and when they set off from Changsha, the atmosphere in the middle of the team began to be active!

(To be continued)