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The Lai Mansion on the shore of Xuanwu Lake in Nanjing. The appearance www.biquge.info of the pen is ordinary. Hidden in the green tree mountain, only the old storey building is located in the north of the courtyard, a small courtyard, and the left side is the clear and wide Xuanwu Lake.

At this time, a mahogany square table was placed under the purple bamboo adjacent to the shore of the lake, the dishes on the table were exquisite, the wine utensils were elegant, and there were four people sitting around the square table, namely Zhu Shigui, the commander of the 17th Division, who came from Nanchang to visit his old boss and father-in-law, Zhan Huanqi, the commander of the Nanchang Garrison Division, An Yi, who was about to leave Beijing and rush to Yichang, and Zhu Peide, the master.

Due to physical reasons, Zhu Peide only poured a small glass of rice wine in front of him, and occasionally raised his glass to lick it to pass the alcohol addiction, his wife and baby daughter were not at ease, and sat by the gazebo not far away intentionally or unintentionally, supervising while doing manual work, and An Yi called a large cup of Jinxian soju filled with high intensity.

Zhu Peide saw that his confidant Zhu Shigui's eyes were red, and he began to speak unfavorably, so he hurriedly waved his hand, didn't let a few drink anymore, removed the banquet and replaced it with fragrant tea, and began to get down to business:

"A few of you happen to be together today. I don't have to spend time handing you over one by one, because based on my current physical condition and my position in the central government, I no longer have any energy to take care of the affairs in Jiangxi. Fortunately, Huanqi has taken over the family business well in the past few months, and it has been well maintained, so I don't have anything to worry about in Jiangxi, the only thing I don't worry about is Shigui's 17th Division. ”

"Yigong, you can rest assured, his subordinates are stationed in Jiujiang to be safe and stable, every day is either to train soldiers or to assist Huan Qi in the collection of drugs and smuggling, with the support of Brother Yang Bin, after three months of model battalion strength, the combat effectiveness of the brothers under his command has been greatly improved, and the equipment has been quietly updated. Zhu Shigui explained with a spring breeze on his face, wanting to reassure his old boss.

Zhu Peide shook his head and sighed faintly: "Shigui, haven't you seen a little bit of fame from the bandits in eastern and western Jiangxi and the dense war clouds in the north?" If Xiao Yi hadn't transferred one of your brigades to Xiangfan to take on the task of disaster relief and protection, maybe you would have been sent to the mountains at the junction of Jiangxi and Fujian to suppress the Communist Party with Jin Handing. Look at where Wang Jun's Seventh Division is now? In Bengbu! As long as any unruly general of the Northwest Army can't hold his breath, the big war will start soon, and you will be stunned to lead those soldiers under your command. Go to the Central Plains, where the climate and terrain are unfamiliar, to work hard, do you understand? You kid is so arrogant, it seems that you are still in the dark! ”

Zhu Shigui's face was cloudy, and he looked at Zhu Peide and An Yi blankly. An Yi wanted to laugh but was embarrassed to laugh, lowered his head and coughed, and drank tea quietly.

Zhan Huanqi had a hunch that An Yi and Zhu Peide must have made some kind of major adjustment, and they didn't dare to slack off at the moment. Hurriedly pricked up his ears and listened carefully.

Zhu Peide continued: "Xiao Yi and I have repeatedly gathered together to discuss the future of the 17th Division. Finally, a preliminary conclusion has been reached. Under the present circumstances, the 17th Division had to be transferred out of Jiangxi. Go to Xiangfan to follow Xiao Yi to do some things, so as to avoid the fate of being swallowed up or completely damaged in battle. Anyway, there are wars everywhere, so it is better to live longer with your brothers.

Shigui, as the saying goes, fight the tiger brothers. Father and son soldiers! In the current entire army. You only have Xiao Yi to rely on, and only Huanqi, Jialin, Jinan and Yang Bin's troops are your brother troops, but now Jialin's independent division is stationed in the ** battalion opposite the capital, which is half of the capital garrison force, and it is the first trump card of our army.

The 16th Division of Jinan had already followed Xiao Yi to the west, held important positions, and made great achievements, and Huanqi's garrison division and our security forces were both local troops, and they were not until the last resort. You won't be transferred out to fight, only your 17th Division is guarding the rich Jiujiang, who doesn't look down on you?

Besides, although the 17th Division is well-trained. But Chengjun has not experienced the test of a major war until now, do you really have the bottom in your heart? Do 15,000 officers and soldiers have a sense of honor? Do you feel a sense of belonging? ”

Zhu Shigui's face turned pale, and beads of sweat appeared on his head: "Yigong is right to criticize." The subordinates also deeply regretted that they had never fought a battle. The brothers under his command practice all day long, and from time to time they ask for battle, but they have never had the opportunity, and their subordinates have not experienced the hard work of the benefit of the public! ”

"It's good to know yourself!"

Zhu Peide turned to Zhan Huanqi: "Huanqi, before your third brother's 17th Division is officially transferred to western Hubei, you must let Brother Yang Bin send two main brigades to take over the defense, firmly occupy the two large camps in the north and south of Jiujiang, and escort the exhibition of the old Nanchang industrial and commercial base." Jiujiang defense is also under the jurisdiction of the Jiangxi Provincial Security Forces, and if I do the job of commander-in-chief, he will sell me this face.

Xiao Sang and I decided to only keep the barracks near the Jiujiang Wharf Military Station for the use of the central military deployment, and not let any regular army live there permanently, you can rest assured that I can still speak in the Military Commission now, and no one will turn against me and Xiao Yi for this.

I have already consulted Brother Yang Bin for his opinion on this matter in advance, he is very supportive, you will discuss it with him after you go back, and you must speed up the expansion and training of Xia Jian's security forces as much as possible, and your Uncle Dao's non-commissioned officer base will fully cooperate with your work. ”

"Okay, the kid remembered Zhan Huanqi's respectful answer.

Zhu Shigui thought for a while and asked, "Yigong." When we leave for Xiang, I'll be ready when I get back. ”

"Don't be in a hurry, this matter can't be raised by Xiao Yi to the Military Commission and the Commander-in-Chief, otherwise it will cause misunderstanding, and the Commander-in-Chief will only be at the Central Committee meeting. Seriously criticize the gang ideology and mountaineering within the party and the army, so we can't be in a hurry, and it is more prudent for me to handle it.

Fan Shisheng's unit was stationed in Xiangfan, and his two brigades had already gone to the west of the ministry to suppress bandits under the command of Zhang Ben, and they had not won a single battle for more than a month, but they had eaten three regiments of He Long and Zhou Yiqun's Red Army.

At present, Vice Minister Ge is formulating a plan for the adjustment and deployment of the suppression of bandits in western Hubei Province, and intends to readjust Fan Shisheng's garrison to Jiangling in the south of Jingzhou, and he wants to ask for my opinion, and it must be signed by me, the acting commander-in-chief, before it can be approved, and when the time comes, I will ask him to transfer your 17th Division to Xiangfan to take over the defense. One of your brigades is already there, and it makes sense to transfer the 17th Division in its entirety. When you get there, you will be under the command and jurisdiction of the Yichang Xingying, and the top boss is Xiao Yi, and there is the 16th Division of Jinan by your side, I can rest assured. Zhu Peide explained in detail.

Published X. Who will take over as chairman of Jiangxi Province? Zhan Huanqi asked curiously. He first seemed to have this problem in mind, and in the future, he and the provincial chairman would meet day and night and work together, and it would be difficult to cooperate with someone who was not easy to speak.

Zhu Peide said with a smile: "I guess it was Lu Yong'an who took over, and he has been called the commander of the Wuhan garrison for a few months." But with Liu Jingfu, the director of the Wuhan camp, and Gu Mosan and Jiang Mingsan, the commander-in-chief's henchmen, Lu Yong'an, the commander of the garrison, can't take care of anything, and he really deserves to be a nest!

He called Tan Gong twice in three days to complain about his grievances, begging him to be transferred to another place, otherwise he would be as angry as his stepmother in Wuhan.

The situation of another quietly seought-after person is similar to Lu Yong'an, this person is General Xiong Shihui, the commander of the Honghu garrison. The name of the garrison commander sounds very loud, but the prosperous areas are all in the concession, and he can't manage it if he wants to, and the last time he smuggled opium tobacco for a mere thousand catties, it made the whole country know that it was embarrassing, not to mention, and he also offended the Qinghong Gang and local officials in Shanghai, and his life was not easy.

However, relatively speaking, Lu Yong'an hopes are much greater among the two, Commander-in-Chief Jiang and the President of the Fifth Central Academy are both looking at Tan Gong's face, and take care of Tan Gong's old subordinate Lu Yong'an, I think the post of chairman of Jiangxi Province is basically given to him, before your brother Xiao Yi's voice was very high, Dean Dai, Zhi Lao and Jing Lao, these elders, all hope to let Xiao Yi, who is familiar with industry and commerce, can be civil and martial, to try to be the chairman of this province, Mr. Kong and Mrs. Jiang also agree, but Commander-in-Chief Jiang is unwilling. The excuse is that Xiao Yi is young and still needs to be trained, in fact, I think the commander-in-chief is for the sake of the great cause of Hunan, Hubei and Sichuan, and Xiao Yi himself is not willing, yesterday Tan Gong also talked to Xiao Yi about this, let him tell you.

An Yi said with a smile: "Tan Gong went first to mobilize me to be the chairman of this province, I didn't doubt his old man's sincerity at all, but I refused." After clarifying my practical difficulties and reasons, Tan Gong also supported my decision. I remember Uncle Dao once said to me: How big a head is to wear a big hat, otherwise the eaves at the beginning will rot first! I've always kept it in my heart.

Again, this Jiangxi Provincial Chairman looks at the scenery, but in fact it is not easy to be, the war in western Jiangxi, southern Jiangxi, and eastern Jiangxi has not stopped for two years, and the Vermilion Red Army, which no one looked down on, has become stronger and stronger. The generals who are so awesome and coaxing are still at a loss, so whoever becomes the chairman of Jiangxi Province will concurrently serve as the commander-in-chief of the suppression, and they will have to face the reckless Red Army in the mountains, which is not easy to fight! If it was really easy to fight, Brother Jin Handing would not scold his mother with a sad face all day long. ”

Zhu Peide and Zhu Shigui smiled at each other, but Zhan Huanqi pursed his lips and muttered in a low voice: "You just don't want to tear your face with those instructors and brothers in Huangpu, these brothers know it by heart." Lao Yang once said to his younger brother in private. You don't need to go in person, just send that kid Xia Jian, it's definitely more effective than Brother Jin Handing and Chief Zhang Zhen. Xia Jian himself bragged, saying that he didn't want to go, otherwise he only needed to mobilize Wang Xulun and Han Hao, who were born as bandits, to lead two catties, and the mountain brigade would enter the mountains, and the storage would be sparse! ”

"Did Xia Jian really say that? Huanqi, go back and help me bring a message to that grandson and son, so that he can consciously close his beak! Many of these things are not so simple, even if you have this ability, you can't talk nonsense, you tell him, there are some things that can only be done but not said, I believe he will understand, if the trouble from the mouth attracts the criticism and report of the friendly army, I will let him quit the army, and don't want to do it in this life. An Yi said sternly.

Zhan Huanqi put away his smiling face and agreed, and Zhu Peide Lihai took the opportunity to teach his old subordinates and son-in-law: "Do you know what the gap is?" Don't think that you have learned Xiao Yi's military command skills and troop leadership methods, but you can't learn from experience and experience. It needs to be savvy and honed again and again. Do you understand?.

"Got it!" Zhu Shigui and Zhan Huanqi replied in unison.

"Shigui, is there anything you don't understand, or is there anything you want to say to Xiao Yi?" Zhu Peide's mind is very delicate.

Zhu Shigui grinned: "It's gone!" Among the people admired by his subordinates, in addition to Yigong, there is Brother An. I am willing to accept Brother An's command unconditionally, and all the brothers and sisters regard Brother An as their role model and example, and all military skill training, internal management, and political education are all implemented in accordance with the model battalion. ”

"That's good! Xiao Yi, do you have anything to say to them? Zhu Peide turned to An Yi very considerately.

An Yi smiled and shook his head: "There's nothing to say, in the future, everyone will eat in one pot, if there is anything to say in western Hubei at any time, I have a few words to say to Huanqi."

Huanqi, you have done a very good job this year, however, I don't want you to stay in the environment of the garrison all the time, from now on, you have to take some courses by yourself, the 6th Military University will soon move to Nanjing, you strive to be admitted to the regular class, now you need to study gold, three years in school is nothing, you can't make a mistake, so that the two of you can accompany Uncle De. Have a baby as soon as possible.

The various forces we operate are deeply rooted in the Nanchang area, no one wants to squeeze us easily, there are so many brothers guarding us, although you can rest assured, but Nanchang is definitely not a place for us to stay for a long time. In five years at most, we will move west. Otherwise, the war will be together, and there will be no way to keep it", don't ask me if I am promoted, you know that since I joined the army, I have never missed my prediction, and even Uncle Dao is convinced, so you have to believe me, and you must seize the opportunity to improve yourself, and it will be of great use soon. ”

Zhu Peide pondered for a moment and asked in a low voice: "I'm afraid this is the reason why you quietly run Xiangxi, right?" ”

"Why not Xiangxi? Uncle De, you have to take care of your body, if you can't stand it, go to Lao Nanchang to recuperate, don't hold on, in a few years, not only southern Sichuan is our little nephew, but also take Yunnan back to you, so that you can return to your hometown. Today's real chairman of Yunnan Province". An Yi said solemnly.

Everyone was taken aback, but Zhu Peide laughed heartily and put his arm around An Yi's shoulders and was relieved, although he didn't believe that these would come true, but he showed filial piety and sincere affection to An Yi to himself. Full of emotion and pleasure.