Zhuang Jihua stood up with relief, Li Zhilong finally saw what he had been worried about, from returning to China to the present, they have not had any major twists and turns, of course, there is trust left over from previous years, but the most important thing is that Zhuang Jihua is very careful to handle his relationship with Chiang Kai-shek, maintain Chiang Kai-shek's trust in him, the 200 million oceans are not just because of the needs of the Anti-Japanese War.

"Zaitian, you can see this now that you are beginning to mature," Zhuang Jihua showed a relieved look at the beginning, he walked around the table and walked in front of Li Zhilong and said: "If the southwest development wants to succeed, it needs many conditions, such as capital, technology, talents, etc.; But these are all technical, and the real key is the support from the political level, which is the decision of the surname, and this decision of the surname is to maintain his trust in me. In Tian, you have to help me. ”

Li Zhilong was confused in his heart, and he subconsciously asked, "Help you?" What can I help you? Aren't we working together? ”

Zhuang Jihua shook his head, he stared at Li Zhilong's eyes and said slowly: "I want you to improve the relationship with the principal for me and gain his trust, can you do it?" ”

Li Zhilong was a little stupid, he didn't know why Zhuang Jihua said this, didn't he already see Chiang Kai-shek, he had already let go of the previous things, why did Zhuang Jihua say this.

"Zaitian, it should be said that both of us and the principal are more or less sick, I don't want to [***], the principal is clear, he has more or less forgiven me, this is of course because I have made merits for him before, and more importantly, I have never concealed my views from him, so he can accept me and tolerate me, and I have always been very careful to maintain his trust, for which I did not hesitate to provide him with 200 million oceans. But there is a bottom line for this kind of trust, and once that bottom line is touched, all previous doubts will erupt...."

Just as he was saying this, the phone on the table rang, Zhuang Jihua turned around and picked up the phone, and Du Yuming's voice came from the microphone: "Cultural Revolution, tomorrow we will hold a battlefield exercise, are you coming?" ”

In December, Liu Xiang held an operational meeting in Chengdu and decided to organize 200,000 troops to launch an offensive against northern Sichuan in six ways, and as Chiang Kai-shek's representative, Zeng Guangqing also attended the recollection, and on behalf of Chiang Kai-shek, he announced that 8 million oceans would be allocated from the southwest development funds as military expenses to suppress bandits, and that he would support the Sichuan army with 5 million rounds of ammunition, 20,000 rifles, and 300 machine guns.

The composition of the Sixth Route Army was as follows: the 18 regiments of Deng Xihou's headquarters on the 1st Road, with Deng Xihou as the commander-in-chief, attacked from Guangyuan and Shaohua to Mumen and Nanjiang; The second route was to attack the twenty-four regiments of Tian Songyao's division from Langzhong to the south and Bazhong; The third route was composed of 15 regiments of the two coalition armies of Li Jiayu and Luo Zezhou, with Li Jiayu and Luo Zezhou respectively under the command of positive and negative commands, and attacked Zengchangkou in the southeast of Bazhong; The fourth route consisted of twelve regiments of the Yang Sen Division, attacking from Dingshanchang and Tongjiang in Bazhong, Peng'an County; On the fifth road, there were twenty-four regiments of Liu Xiang's department, with Wang Lingji as the commander-in-chief, to launch an attack on Xuanhan; The Sixth Route was composed of the 23rd Army, which was reorganized from the remnants of Liu Cunhou, and was commanded by the army commander Liu Bangjun to attack Chengkou and Wanyuan.

According to Liu Xiang's plan, the entire operation was carried out in three phases, the first phase of the eastern front occupied Xuanhan, Chengkou, and Wanyuan; The southern flank of the Western Front occupies the southern part of Bazhong; Deng Xihou's occupation of Wangcangba and Mumenchang is the starting point for the next occupation; In the second phase of the operation, the units attacked Tongjiang, Nanjiang, and Bazhong; The third phase of the operation of the Sixth Route will attack Kucaoba (according to reconnaissance, this place is the location of the head of the Red Army).

At the beginning of March, the various units of the Sichuan Army were mobilized and deployed, Liu Xiang issued an attack order, the various units of the Sichuan Army launched an offensive, the Red Army resisted in the south of Xuanhan and Bazhong, Wang Lingji and Yang Sen offensives smoothly, and Liu Bangjun's troops successfully occupied the city entrance; On the northern flank of the Western Front, the Red Army used the terrain to carry out a resolute blockade, and Deng Xihou made slow progress; The middle line of the western front, Tian Songyao successfully recovered the south, and then launched an attack on Bazhong, to the beginning of April, the first phase of the operational objectives were all achieved, after ten days of rest, Liu Xiang issued the second phase of the combat attack order, the Sichuan army units found that the Red Army's position suddenly became solid, the progress of the departments was very slow, Liu Xiang anxiously ordered Wang Lingji to strengthen the offensive, to set an example for the departments, Wang Lingji stepped up the offensive The result of his troops became prominent, Xu Xiangqian seized the fighter plane, concentrated the main force of the Red Army, the Ninth Army and the Thirtieth Army to counterattack, Defeated the eight regiments of the Wang Department between the Beipai River and the Beishan Field, fortunately Guo Xunqi desperately resisted, the army did not collapse completely, Wang Lingji was ashamed, left the army and returned to his hometown to recuperate, Liu Xiang ordered Tang Shizun to replace Wang Lingji as the commander-in-chief of the fifth road.

Wang Lingji's defeat sobered up Liu Xiang's somewhat arrogant mind, and he ordered to adjust the deployment, and it was not until early May that Liu Xiang ordered the resumption of the offensive. What Du Yuming wants to do is to deduce this attack.

Of course, Zhuang Jihua will not let go of this opportunity: "I'll come, when will it be tomorrow?" ”

"At 9:30 a.m.," Du Yuming said here, pausing: "I have also heard about the Cultural Revolution and Li Anding, do you want all of us to intercede with the principal, and I will draft it." ”

Zhuang Jihua thought for a while and said, "Guangting, this matter can't be written together, it must be written separately." After a pause, he hesitated and said, "It's better not to write." ”

"Well, why?" Du Yuming's voice was full of doubts, and Zhuang Jihua said uncertainly: "Forget it, you can decide it yourself." ”

Putting down the phone, Zhuang Jihua was stunned for a moment before slowly turning around: "Do you know what the principal is most worried about?" ”

Li Zhilong thought for a while and said: "Loyalty, the loyalty of our Huangpu classmates. ”

"This can only be said to be half true, not even half of it," Zhuang Jihua said: "What he is most worried about is that someone will form another faction in Huangpu, so if he catches Director Deng, he will kill him, because Director Deng will make a difference in Huangpu, and then shake his absolute authority in the Huangpu lineage." ”

"You don't let Guangting and them co-brand, are you worried that the principal thinks you are forming a gang in Huangpu?" Li Zhilong asked, Zhuang Jihua nodded, Li Zhilong broke out in a cold sweat in his heart, he finally admitted that he was not engaged in politics, Zhuang Jihua's scheming was far-reaching and he could not predict, he remembered Zhuang Jihua's various persuasions to him in front of the Zhongshan ship, how beautiful he was at that time, he was in charge, he was in power, and he had the trust of the supreme leader (of course, it was Wang Jingwei), but in a blink of an eye, he became a prisoner.

How similar Zhuang Jihua is to him now at that time, but Zhuang Jihua did not get carried away, and still calmly analyzed the situation, which is his luck and everyone's luck.

"But didn't Chen Cheng, Hu Zongnan, He Jinhan, and Chen Lifu also organize small groups? The principal didn't care. Although admitting that what Zhuang Jihua said was right, he was still a little puzzled.

"That's because they absolutely obey the principal, and more importantly, their group is slowly formed in their work, Chen Cheng promoted from his old army, the 11th and 18th divisions, and Hu Zongnan is the principal's hand stretched out to the northwest, and the principal must support him, so the principal can't stop him if there is something." Zhuang Jihua said: "But there is one thing, whether it is Chen Cheng or Hu Zongnan, even if they are the leader, they must also be loyal to the principal, and in their small group, the principal's office is the first, and the leader is the second." ”

Li Zhilong thought about it and nodded and admitted, it is true that the relationship between superiors and subordinates, personal relationships, these are naturally formed, and no matter who they are, they can't stop it.

"Mr. Jingjiang has a good eye, I wanted to leave the principal and do it myself, but he saw through the naivety of this idea at a glance, so he pushed me to the principal." Zhuang Jihua sighed and said: "But I have a disagreement with the principal, and it is political, so I don't dare to form a party, but I must also have someone who has the same heart as me." ”

Speaking of this, he pointed out the window and said in a heavy tone: "Zaitian, don't look at so many people here, only you are the one I really believe in." ”

Li Zhilong didn't show an excited look, he just nodded approvingly, obviously he also came to this judgment, Zhuang Jihua went north, why did he take Du Yuming away and let him be fully responsible, Zhuang Jihua was supporting him to become the number two person in the development team.

"The real danger of the development of the southwest is not now, but in the future, after the start of the Anti-Japanese War, or after the successful development of the southwest," Zhuang Jihua continued: "Now the president still needs my funds, my overseas connections, to realize the development of the southwest, but once the war of resistance starts, or with the increase of factories and mines, there will be huge economic benefits, that will cause many people to be red, there will be many people asking for a piece of the pie, then is when we are really in danger." ”

Li Zhilong's face turned pale suddenly, he knew the plan for the development of the southwest, if it was completed according to this plan, even if it was completed, it would be nearly 100 factories and dozens of mines, and his output value would reach an astonishing billions of yuan.

"So I need your help." Zhuang Jihua looked at Li Zhilong's face and said cautiously: "I can't look at these things alone." ”

"How do you want me to help you?" Li Zhilong asked solemnly.

"First of all, untie the knot in your heart, although you lock it in the depths of your heart, both me and the principal know very well that you have not forgotten what happened back then, so you have to find an opportunity to prove to the principal that you have forgotten and make him believe you."

Zhuang Jihua's words hit the deepest secret in Li Zhilong's heart, and he nodded a little bitterly, but in fact he didn't know what to do, how to make Chiang Kai-shek believe him.

"I'll create opportunities for you, but in normal times, you also have to pay attention, don't think that the principal doesn't know the things in the development team, and the principal doesn't know how many ears and eyes are in it." Zhuang Jihua's smile was equally bitter, but seeing Li Zhilong's demeanor, Zhuang Jihua had to change his tone to relieve him: "In Tian, the principal has some problems, such as liking to seize power and acting arbitrarily, but I believe in one thing, that is, he will not betray the country and be a Han annihilator, and the interests of the country are always in his heart." So for the sake of the country, you should also reconcile with him. ”

Li Zhilong agreed with difficulty, Zhuang Jihua was very pleased, and asked Li Zhilong: "What are you going to do about Li Anding?" Do you want me to go for insurance too? ”

"No, you can't move, they can write in the light pavilion, but you can't write a word, understand?" Zhuang Jihua was very serious, and Li Zhilong understood after thinking about it, first of all, he had no dealings with Li Anding, and secondly, Chiang Kai-shek did not fully believe in him, and he could not give Chiang Kai-shek an excuse to deal with him.

"I'm definitely going to write it, how can I say that Li Anding also worked under me. What if Junshan was informed by the principal's order? Don't I have a reputation for protecting the short? Zhuang Jihua said a little self-deprecatingly.

Li Zhilong was stunned at first, and then smiled, he understood Zhuang Jihua's words, this matter is confusing, and he can't see the situation clearly for the time being, so it is better to do it according to the previous practice, otherwise Chiang Kai-shek will still be suspicious.

Two days later, Zhuang Jihua's telegram was sent to Nanjing, Yang Yongtai got his telegram a little crying and laughing, Zhuang Jihua wrote: "Principal Junjian, I was shocked when I heard that Li Anding was arrested, he has today is naturally the result of his failure to live up to the principal's teachings, but Anding students follow the principal, struggle for more than ten years, no merit and hard work, students dare to ask the principal to be light, with the friendship of teachers and students, classmates; If you can't release it, can you hand it over to the students, Anding was my subordinate before, and the southwest development needs talents, the exploration team found a large iron mine near Huili, this place is where the Han Yi and Miao live together, it is the place where the ancient prisoners are distributed, and the students of Anding can go here to engage in mine development until they are reformed. ”

"This Zhuang Jihua is really pampered and proud." Yang Yongtai shook his head and said, after Chen Bui heard about it, he stretched out his head to look at it, and couldn't help but be happy.

"Didn't the chairman of the committee reply to Zeng Guangqing's letter of plea, and if there are any more intercessors, they will be punished for the same crime." Chen Bui said a little worriedly.

"The chairman's confidant loves the general, so he won't deal with him." Yang Yongtai shook his head and said that after Chiang Kai-shek personally uncovered the mystery of the southwest development last time, he knew that no one could move the southwest development, at least Zhuang Jihua would definitely be fine before the southwest development was completed.

"The development of the southwest has achieved initial results, and Zhuang Wenge has made great contributions and surpassed some things, and I will not blame the chairman of the committee." Chen Bui's words were full of anger, which made Yang Yongtai feel a little funny.

The reports on the Yucheng area caused by penicillin continued to be continuous, and the reporters wrote Yucheng like heaven, Yang Yongtai couldn't help but think about "immigration" after reading it, not to mention those ordinary people who didn't understand anything, China set off a big Yucheng fever, and as the creator of a new city, Zhuang Jihua's reputation was naturally unprecedentedly high, in this case, even if he crossed the point, Chiang Kai-shek would not dispose of him.

(To be continued)