A few days later, Xu Ming received a telegram from the head of the Lin family. The matter of looking for Whampoa has become a bit eyebrow-raising. It just so happened that Lin's little cousin was in the eighth phase of Whampoa and only graduated in November last year.

The eighth phase of Whampoa was the period when the first German-style education began. At that time, this group of graduates was divided into two teams, of which the second team numbered more than 1,200 people! Because of the large number of graduates, some graduates have been added to the local ranks.

There were six or seven in the Huang Yin army under Deng Xihou in Sichuan. In the beginning, they were full of energy and determined to make a difference. Unexpectedly, it didn't take long to find out that there were many problems. Military discipline is sluggish! Training is not diligent! There were many soldiers who had the vice of smoking big cigarettes. They tried to rectify it, but they met with a lot of resistance. At first, the division commander also gave verbal support. Later, simply cold treated.

When they found out that the military pay was replaced by tobacco, they were completely disappointed.

What is even more depressing is that in the past year, although their promotions have been relatively smooth, and they have basically been promoted to captains, holding the position of company commander or battalion deputy, they have been squeezed out at all levels. In particular, officers who were born in the ranks were born with a gap with them, and often spoke ill of them in front of the division commander!

Lin Jiaguo's telegram was very detailed, and Xu Ming also felt that things were a bit eyebrow-raising. Excluded, estranged, and not waiting to be seen, that feeling is good. If he is held in the palm of his hand by the chief one by one, he is afraid of falling, and he is afraid of how he will dig people in his mouth. Thinking of this, his eyebrows trembled with laughter.

Of course, happiness should be shared. Xiao Qiu was also very happy. Immediately afterwards, he gave Xu Ming an idea and asked Lin Jiaguo's relatives to come forward to entertain his classmates.

Xiao Qiu was too naïve. This is not something that can be achieved by eating a meal and connecting with feelings. However, there shouldn't be much of a problem with this division commander.

He wants to go to Chengdu, Sichuan Province in person to express his sincerity.

"Xiaoqiu, I'm going to Chengdu tomorrow. There are a few things you want to write down. ”

Qiu Linfeng hurriedly spread out the notebook he was carrying.

"First, from tomorrow onwards, you will be the supreme commander here, and I will announce it at the morning meeting tomorrow morning."

Qiu Linfeng was a little unconfident, and Xu Ming then said: "Second, when I'm not there, you don't want to train like them." Watch them and maintain discipline and order. ”

"Thirdly, and this is the most important point, it's important to keep in mind. If someone dares to contradict you or violate your orders, they will be punished immediately! We Anhui people have a characteristic, they are relatively peaceful. But the army is not a place for harmony and wealth. If you are not strict, you will harm others and yourself. ”

"Fourth, your command must ensure that the people below can do it. Be careful, if your command is issued and it is found inappropriate. Please note. ”

Xu Ming paused.

"Don't change your orders unless it's particularly unreasonable or there's a major problem, it's going to have very bad consequences."

"So, the fifth rule is, don't take your orders lightly. Of course, if you are rash, please refer to Article 4, and if there is a problem, please refer to Article 3. ”

"Sixth, all financial matters, or money, procurement, expenditure, etc., shall be applied at your own discretion. But be transparent and public! ”

"Finally, to prevent bandits, especially at night, the bandits in Siming Mountain, it is said that there are more than 500 people, we have more than 150 guns and a lot of oceans here, to prevent them from becoming red-eyed. Now we have trenches, barbed wire, and open and secret sentries in front of our barracks, and we have a few dogs, but we must not slack off. ”

Xiao Qiu is still a little immature, but Xu Ming can't help it, at least he can trust it the most. He didn't think about whether he himself was immature. It's just that many people can see the problems of others but ignore themselves.

By the way, he finally didn't get dizzy, canceled his plan to go directly to Chengdu, and went to Changsha to discuss with Lin Jiaguo first.

Cao Youwen in Changsha was at home, and a voice said: "Lin Jiaguo should be on the front line now, I don't know the specific location, but you won't have time to see him for a while, by the way, do you know the situation on the side of Master Huang Yin." What are you going to do with it". Fortunately, Cao Youwen is still there.

"I don't know too much about Master Huang, but it's just a division commander. I'm going to pay a visit to him first, give him some gifts by the way, and then go and make an appointment with those Whampoa officers. I plan to treat them preferentially, express my sincerity first, and then invite them to Qiyang to have a look. Brother Zhang, you think it's okay to do this. ”

"It's just a division commander, Lin Jiaguo is really a mouthful, and he can't do things well." Cao You was disgusted when he heard this.

"Huang Yin is a native of Sichuan, born in Baoding, and is now the mayor of Chengdu." Later, he said a lot, and Xu Ming was already frightened.

If the students of Huangpu are the backbone of China's modern army, then the Baoding Military Academy is the cradle of China's modern military, and Jiang Jshi, He Yingqin, Chen Cheng, Bai Chongxi, and Xue Yue ....... In other words, these big names above are likely to be Huang Yin's junior disciples! He even imagined its evil taste: Huang Yin was pacing majestically, and the five big men were reprimanded by their seniors with their heads down and rubbing their hands!

The funny thing is that he also plans to give some gifts, and people may not be looking at him squarely. He remembered the proverb of the Republic of China, Sichuan is handsome, and it turns out that the old ones are all in Sichuan!

However, if he gives up, he is not reconciled. And this kind of thing can't be secretly contacted by people in private. This is taboo. It's hard to imagine that others still think that he is "plotting rebellion".

Speaking of doubts, Cao Youwen comforted him instead, not with too many expectations anyway. It's just that it's more troublesome to go to Chengdu.

Soon Xu Ming knew how troublesome it was, so to speak, there were many deficiencies in the Republic of China era, but the most obvious was the backward transportation. There is no direct route from Changsha to Chengdu, and there is no railway in the whole of Sichuan. First take a train from Changsha to Hankou, and then take a boat up the river to Chongqing. Then hire a carriage to Chengdu. If everything goes well, it will take half a month on the road alone.

If you take a plane, it won't be so slow, Xu Ming asked the price, and was almost scared to pee. From Chengdu to Hankou to 900 oceans! 7 hours, an average of more than 100 oceans spent in an hour! No wonder Xu Ming didn't find anyone on a plane when he watched TV movies in the Republic of China before. This price is unaffordable even for a professor like Lu Xun, no wonder he said that it is the right of a big man to take a plane.

Is it money or time? In the end, Xu Ming gritted his teeth, money is very important, but time cannot be delayed.

Since July, Xu Ming has experienced one difficulty after another, and has overcome them one by one, many of which he remembers in hindsight. Sometimes he thinks that if he had known beforehand, maybe he wouldn't have had the courage to do so. But he still did it, in fact, there are many things in the world that seem out of reach, and if you really do it, you will find that there are opportunities.

Of course, the happiest thing here is Xu Ming's attendant, originally Xu Ming brought 4, in order to save air tickets and let three get out. The rest of the guy made a train for the first time! First class ride! First time flying!

Chengdu, I'm Xu Ming!

The little ghosts are difficult, the Hades are easy to handle, and the real characters are often very approachable. When Xu Ming met Huang Yin, he stammered and said what he meant. Huang Yin seemed to be very communicative.

"Young people just dare to do it." Huang Yin sighed in admiration. "If you young people dared to break through like this 10 years ago, at least you would be a high-ranking general now."

His words were also sensitive. Thinking of the junior promotions one by one, as the first phase of Baoding, he is now a major general and division commander. Now watching the future generations work hard, I can't tell whether I am envious or emotional.

Xu Ming quickly stood up. "I have always admired Yigong very much. Your third division is the Sichuan Army Instructor. I came here not only to visit You, but also to see how you train your troops. ”

Huang Yin is actually very worried about the group of Huangpu students under him, but his qualifications are too high, and many things are not easy to say, Xu Ming really took a few, but he has no opinion. Of course, he is not optimistic that Xu Ming's trip will be successful.

With Huang Yin's permission, many things will be easier to do. Xu Ming saw the main lord and realized how lucky he was. Deng Xihou led almost all the main forces to besiege Zhang Guotao's Red Army. Only Huang Yin's Third Division was left to take care of his hometown in Chengdu, and if the troops of the faction stayed behind, at least Xu Ming's air ticket money would be spent in vain.

I met this group of officers very smoothly, there were a total of 5 people in the 3rd Division at that time, 4 company commanders, and 1 deputy battalion commander. The deputy battalion commander is called Liu Sheng.

Chinese errands are generally at the dinner table, and Xu Ming's choice is Chengdu's famous Tianxiang Pavilion, which is a restaurant with a history of hundreds of years. They found a private seat, and everyone sat down.

In the past, Xu Ming was not good at communicating, but now he has no choice, and first of all, he will push and concede from whoever is in charge. In the end, Xu Ming reluctantly sat on the main seat.

After the greetings, both sides introduced themselves in more detail, and among this group of people, a black and thin person is Liu Sheng. It seems to be a representative of this group, who is now the battalion deputy. Speaking of which, his career as an officer was extremely smooth. It only took a month to go from platoon commander to deputy company commander, and then after a battle, he became a company commander again. He had already received the telegram, and now his face was a little hesitant.

The wine has passed three rounds, and Xu Ming euphemistically said that he would mean the future, although they are likely to know their intentions, but they still have to say it to their faces.

Liu Sheng and the others are still young after all, and they are all straightforward personalities. The words were very direct, "Brother Qianli, we dare not bear it so much, it used to be Liu Bei's Sangu thatched house, let's not say now that it's not Zhuge Liang, not even Liao Hua." We may not be able to help you. ”

Xu Ming is also very frank. "I can trust the quality of the Whampoa Military Academy, and I admire it very much in the United States, in fact, I believe that you don't decide your future because of money, you should be afraid that you will have no future there."

Everyone was silent, and a company commander named Lin Shide finally admitted: "If you don't hide it from Brother Qianli, it's not that you can't improve there, with my brother's insight and ability, it is not impossible to transform from a local army to a Hunan army or even a central army, but since we have already laid a foundation in Sichuan, we don't want to give up halfway." ”

"What kind of brother's insight is that he is not optimistic about me," Xu Ming thought secretly. It feels like expressing affection to a woman you've been in love with for a long time.

"I'm sorry, you're a good person", the girl looked apologetic.

Tragic!

Fortunately, everyone is young and open-minded. Xu Ming and Liu Sheng deliberately led the topic to a heated one. One by one, they began to talk. From the changes in Western Europe to the current politics of the East, from the trend of the Republic of China to news anecdotes. Finally, I still talk about the situation in Sichuan, which I am most concerned about.

Company Commander Lin was a little drunk and hazy, and what he said was elegant. "Qianli, look at who is in charge of Sichuan in the end."

This question may be difficult for others to judge, but now it is a piece of cake for Xu Ming. He just needs to reason backwards from the results.

"The future ruler of Sichuan is neither Liu Xiang nor Yang Sen, nor Liu Wenhui and Tian Songyao. I think it's central. He went on to analyze.

"Sichuan has been in turmoil for 20 years, and there should be a unifier, and now it seems to be Liu Xiang. In fact, otherwise, Liu's troops are strong, and I am afraid that he will have a vicious battle with Zhang Guotao's Red Army. Not to mention the Red Army of Zhu and Mao. The warlords in Sichuan will surely suffer heavy losses. ”

"The second reason is that over the years, the level of the civil war in the Sichuan army is actually very low, to put it mildly, the level of engagement is not essentially higher than that of the Qing Dynasty, what is the two sheep of the Guizhou army, I don't think the Sichuan army is much better, you are all leading troops, if you encounter the central army of the Huangpu department in the future, there is a chance of victory? So why has the central government not entered Sichuan until now, in fact, it does not attach importance to and cannot take care of Sichuan, the chairman of the CPPCC National Committee and Feng Yuxiang, Li Bai and Feng, and the Central Plains War and other battles for hegemony, they will not manage Sichuan until they have no control of the central government, and similarly, they will definitely attack Sichuan after they come to power and mature. ”

"Now that the chairman of the committee has gradually taken control of the situation, unless the Japanese stop it, China will soon be basically unified. However, I am afraid that the Japanese will not allow us to successfully complete reunification. Speaking of this, Xu Ming sighed deeply.

Xu Ming immediately looked expectant. "As a Chinese, no matter how hard the civil war is fought, it is a sin to kill compatriots, it is the countrymen who die, there is no glory in winning the Red Army, and it is even more interesting to fight in your own civil war. It's better for you to go to Hunan with me", Xu Ming still didn't give up.

Immediately, Company Commander Lin gave Xu Ming a good person card, and he picked up a fish. He praised loudly: "Sichuan mandarin fish is different from other places. Thousands of miles you can taste and see, whether it has its own advantages with Hunan. ”

What else is there to say about this. Although Xu Ming had expected this result. But after all, he was still very lost, drinking and drinking, and felt that the people and tables and chairs next to him began to shake. The enthusiastic faces of Liu Sheng and others all looked so sarcastic. Finally he fell headlong on the table.