When Zhuang Jihua arrived at the Intelligence Section, He Jinhan had already prepared a few briefings, and he saw Zhuang Jihua in Chiang Kai-shek's office in the courtyard, and when he returned to the Section, he asked Hua Chun to sort out the information he had recently collected, and put it on Zhuang Jihua's desk together with the two work plans he had made.

On the way to the intelligence section, Zhuang Jihua's mind was always circling that question, why did Chiang Kai-shek openly let him be the head of the intelligence section, and he thought of many reasons along the way, intelligence work needs to be strengthened, the current situation, the Guangdong army, Xu Chongzhi, etc., but these reasons do not seem to be sufficient. Therefore, when he went to the Intelligence Section, He Jinhan saw Zhuang Jihua who was preoccupied.

Zhuang Jihua's mood was not good, and Corey's old subordinates quickly noticed it and avoided it very interestingly. Although Zhuang Jihua was very generous to them, he was also terrible when he was in a bad mood, and even He Jinhan didn't want to disturb him at this time. Hua Chun wanted to leave before bringing Zhuang Jihua to his office, but Zhuang Jihua was a little angry when he saw the documents on the desk after entering the room, he called everyone in Corey over, pointed to the documents on the desk and asked them why they put the documents like this? Hua Chun explained that he knew that he was back, so he prepared the documents in advance.

Zhuang Jihua interrupted him impatiently: "I know what you mean, but have you thought about it, we are the Intelligence Section, and the first priority of the Intelligence Section is secrecy, can you guarantee that the people who enter this room are loyal?" At least I can't guarantee it. No one was open at this time, and He Jinhan also felt uneasy, Hua Chun was prepared according to his orders, and the responsibility should be borne by him. Zhuang Jihua looked at them, and he couldn't bear to take them for power, so he said to He Jinhan: "It's the first offense today, but there is no next time, whoever makes such a mistake again next time will get out." Junshan, you are responsible for drafting a confidentiality regulation, and everyone in the intelligence department must memorize it, and all new recruits in the future must first undergo confidentiality training. ”

"Yes, section chief," He Jinhan agreed with both feet.

"Now Hua Chun, Wu Ziniu, the two of you go to the newspaper and sort out all the news about the May Day incident according to domestic and foreign countries. Leave the rest to Zhao Hanjie. Junshan stays, and the rest goes to do things. ”

"Junshan, the principal wants me to write a report, you will be responsible for Cory's work in the past two days, don't bother me if there is nothing special." After everyone went out, Zhuang Jihua said to He Jinhan that He Jinhan didn't ask what the report was, but since Zhuang Jihua said so, it must be a very important report.

After He Zhenhan left, Zhuang Jihua pondered for a long time, he no longer thought about why Chiang Kai-shek put him in the sun, and only had the report to be written in his mind, after thinking for a while, he decided to write a report on the Sichuan army first, and put the analysis report on the May Day incident later.

He began to analyze the Sichuan army from the perspective of the troops' conditions, the thinking of officers and soldiers, and the generals of the Sichuan army, and finally made conclusions about the feasible surnames for the reorganization of the Sichuan army, and put forward corresponding plans.

"1. The Situation of the Troops: The Sichuan Army is currently in a very difficult situation, the soldiers have not been paid for almost a year, and the officers have been in arrears for three months, and this has affected the lives of the dependents of the soldiers.

The troops are also very short of weapons and ammunition, with about one third of the soldiers without guns and some companies averaging only four rounds per gun. Replenishment of bullets was also very difficult. This is because most of the equipment of the Sichuan army is the old-fashioned rifles produced by the Chengdu Arsenal, which does not match the ammunition of the current Guangdong Arsenal, and it is very difficult to supply ammunition.

Due to financial difficulties, the soldiers still wear winter clothes, and even then these costumes are not much better than those of beggars on the streets.

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"2. After the ideological situation of the officers and men was defeated in Sichuan, the separation of some important figures in the army had a great impact on the lower-level officers, caused a certain amount of ideological confusion in the troops, and made many middle- and lower-ranking officers in the army feel that their future was bleak, and this situation did not begin to improve until they entered Guangdong. At present, junior officers and soldiers are optimistic about the future, but this optimism is based on the acceptance of them in Guangdong.

It should be said that Xiong Kewu carried out a certain amount of political and ideological education in the Sichuan Army, and most of the middle and lower-level officers in the army agreed with the prime minister, noting that the prime minister was not a three-wise cook; Xiong Kewu himself was politically in favor of the autonomy of the provinces, so the education of the troops was instilled in the ideology of republicanism and Mingzhuo rather than the idea of righteousness, and even so, the political ideology of this army was stronger than that of other warlord units.

Most of the founders of this army were old members of the League, early Kuomintang members, and most of the middle and senior generals participated in the Xinhai Revolution, the Yuan Protectorate and the Protector of the Law War; In these wars, they fought under the banner of the prime minister, so they had a strong sense of identification with the Kuomintang. It is this that makes me think that we can transform this force into a real revolutionary force.

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"3. The generals of the Sichuan Army are currently divided into two armies in the Guangdong and Sichuan Army, and the students believe that they do not claim 30,000 people, but they estimate it to be around 20,000.

The commanders of these two armies were Yu Jitang and Tang Zimo; Other important figures were Yu Peidi, commander of the 1st Division, and Zhang Chong, commander of the 2nd Mixed Brigade..., among the senior generals, there was always a fear of the future, and they had two concerns about gains and losses, one was the fear of losing the military power in their hands; Second, they are worried about the supply of the troops.

These high-ranking generals are the direct beneficiaries of military power, but it is not impossible for them to give up military power.

In addition to the above two concerns, they also have a fear, that is, the Guangdong base camp refuses to accept his allegiance, before they came to Guangdong, they had contacted Tang Jiyao in Yunnan and Zhao Hengti in Hunan, but they were all refused, they lost nearly 6,000 people due to injuries, sickness and hunger along the way from Guizhou to Guangdong, if Guangdong refuses them again, they may really have to disband and go home. If they can understand the ideas of senior generals and assign them the right positions, the students think that they are likely to accept the adaptation. ”

After Zhuang Jihua thought about it, he added a section on Xiong Kewu's evaluation.

"Fourth, Xiong Kewu's position in the army.

Due to the defeat in Sichuan, Xiong Kewu's authority in the army was questioned to a certain extent, and his control over the army was weakened, although so, this unit was Xiong Kewu's old army, and there were still many loyal officers to him, and their loyalty to Xiong Kewu would not waver until they found a new faith, and if we could provide them with a new faith, then the transformation of this force was possible. ”

Finally, Zhuang Jihua gave the proposed transformation plan:

"The reorganization of the Sichuan army should first start from the political aspect, and then be supplemented by military threats, and the two-pronged approach should be taken at the same time. The specific steps are as follows:

First, to examine the reasons for the defeat of the Sichuan army, it must be pointed out that this defeat was first of all a political defeat, and then a military defeat; However, the failure to uphold the premier's sangming righteousness, and the road of inter-provincial autonomy advocated by the leaders of the Sichuan army were the political reasons for its failure, and Xiong Kewu should bear the main responsibility.

2. After the review of political reasons, all the senior generals of the Sichuan army must be transferred out in steps and assigned to other posts, and the middle and low-level generals must be brainwashed (that is, re-studied) in Huangpu in batches. After that, the troops were given ideological training and established a party representative system in the troops in imitation of the party army.

3. Some graduates of the Whampoa Military Academy are selected to serve as middle- and lower-level commanders of the troops, and students from Sichuan may be selected to serve in consideration of the accepted surnames of the soldiers. ”

The key to this plan was to obtain the cooperation of the generals in the Sichuan army, and the students thought that they could win the cooperation of three people: Yu Peidi, Zhang Chong, and Xiong Kewu.

Yu Peidi is a member of Xiong Kewu's nine-member regiment and the third person in the Sichuan army, with a high prestige in the Sichuan army, and his brother Yu Peilun is one of the seventy-two martyrs of Huanghuagang. Yu Peidi reflected more on the defeat of the Sichuan army, and was inclined to the political axe of the Guangdong nationalists, and he had the possibility of winning over.

Zhang Chong was also one of the members of the Nine-Man Regiment, and the Second Mixed Brigade under his command was once the most effective unit of Xiong Kewu's army, but when Sichuan failed, more than ten companies of his subordinates fled, and the troops suffered heavy losses, and his people were very defeatist; The weakness is the greed for money, so it can be bought.

Finally, there is Xiong Kewu, who is a member of the old League, an old member of the Kuomintang, and the founder of this unit, and has a high prestige in the army. It should be said that he was loyal to the prime minister in the Xinhai and Protectorate Wars, but with the improvement of his status in Sichuan, he gradually parted ways with the prime minister, and now although he returned to the banner of the prime minister, the defeat of Sichuan hit him very hard, he has the heart to revitalize, but there is no way to revive, it is precisely because he can not lead the troops to Guangdong, 20,000 Sichuan troops are his strength and his burden, so we can use the political environment to force him to comply. ”

After Zhuang Jihua finished writing, he picked up the paper that had been blown everywhere by the wind, carefully scrutinized it again, demonstrated the feasibility of the plan from several aspects, and made some adjustments, and the report was completed.

At this time, I heard someone knocking on the door, it was Zhao Hanjie who came in, Zhuang Jihua was about to ask him something, but saw him holding a lunch box in his hand, Zhuang Jihua felt a little hungry, and before he knew it, it was dinner time.

After Zhao Hanjie put down the lunch box, he hesitated and didn't want to leave, Zhuang Jihua asked him a little puzzled what was the matter, Zhao Hanjie said in a hesitant way that he wanted to go back to the army and the Seventh Company.

Zhuang Jihua asked him why he was a little puzzled? Zhao Hanjie said that he was illiterate, and he didn't know what to do if he stayed here. Wu Ziniu and Zhao Hanjie have different feelings about this job, Wu Ziniu is more or less literate, and Zhao Hanjie is basically illiterate; Therefore, Zhao Hanjie's mood has not been high, he doesn't know if he can do this errand well, and the idea of returning to Qilian is in Shantou.

Zhuang Jihua was a little amused when he heard this: "Are you sick in the brain, just get a salary and don't work, where to find this kind of good thing." ”

But Zhao Hanjie said: "I know that the chief is good for me, but... But I'm not sure. ”

Wu Ziniu and Zhao Hanjie are the two people Zhuang Jihua likes to take with him, the former has excellent military skills and is a good bodyguard, and the latter is honest and loyal, which is reassuring. Now that this reassuring person wants to leave, Zhuang Jihua will put it there.

Zhuang Jihua thought about it and felt that this matter was not easy to handle, but he was unwilling to give up this person, so he said: "Don't worry, when I am busy for these two days, we will discuss your affairs, okay?" ”

The chief said so, what else could Zhao Hanjie say, so he had to nod and agree. After he left, Zhuang Jihua finished his dinner in a few bites, and then picked up his pen and began to write the second analysis report: "The Study and Judgment of the Current Situation and the Countermeasures We Should Take".

(To be continued)