In Li Wentian's view, from the posture of the soldiers of the Fourth Route Army holding the Type 38 rifles, the movement of their footsteps, and the expression of carrying out the orders without hesitation, he seemed to see the cadets of the military academy in the Baoding Military Academy in those years, under the training of the instructors, holding rifles with bayonets. The officers and men of the Fourth Route Army not only had a ruthlessness that was not inferior to the Northwest Army, but were also very arrogant, and when they were disarmed, one of his guards was only slower, and immediately several bayonets stabbed him, and if he hadn't shouted quickly, that guard would have been stabbed in several holes on the spot and killed on the spot.

The Northwest Army is not at war with the Fourth Route Army, or even with the Central Army, but these people don't care if the two sides are already at war or not, as if killing a few people is not a big deal at all, and they will not be punished in any way and will not cause any trouble.

As for the disparity in weapons, the gap is even greater, not only are there all 38-type rifles, but this regiment alone has more than 200 light and heavy machine guns, and the light machine guns are Czech-style, and each platoon even has a 60mm mortar, the battalion also has a large number of 82mm mortars, and a regiment has 24 75mm mountain guns and 12 120mm mortars. There were so many mortars and mountain artillery in just one regiment, and the artillery of their 100,000-strong troops in Wushengguan was added together, and there was not as much as a regiment of the Fourth Route Army. During this time by the railway, he deliberately counted the mountain artillery mounted on the train by this division, and there were 72 pieces, and if you added the regiment that had passed before, the first division had 96 mountain guns of 75 alone, and there were more than 200 mortars of various calibers! In their Northwest Army, it would be nice for a division to have an artillery battery of three 75 mountain guns.

In a battle with such a well-equipped unit, Li Wentian believed that without several times the number of troops, there was absolutely no certainty of victory. With Wei Fenglou's 23rd Division and his own 60th Brigade, it is absolutely impossible to destroy this regiment that came first, and it will not surprise him if this regiment takes care of their division and brigade!

However, in Li Wentian's heart, he was unwilling to admit defeat, and after thinking about it, he said: "If it is in the mountains, our Northwest Army will defend and the Fourth Route Army will attack, and one division of the Northwest Army can deal with one of your regiments." ”

Li Wentian didn't say what would happen in the plains, obviously he had already admitted defeat, but he just didn't want to admit it. Song Zhewu didn't care, just smiled and said: "It's not that I'm boasting, whether it's in the mountains or the plains, if the Northwest Army wants to deal with my division, it will definitely not work without 100,000 people." Our division is the strongest in the country in terms of firepower, and even the strongest unit of the Central Army is not comparable to ours at present. Once the Central Army and the Northwest Army engage in a war, the Northwest Army will have to mobilize about 200,000 troops to deal with it alone, and the troops defending Shaanxi will have no less than 100,000. In this way, there are only 200,000 troops left to deal with the Central Army, and Brigade Commander Li will see if the 500,000 troops of the Northwest Army are still enough. ”

A fine cold sweat broke out on Li Wentian's head, he thought that Song Zhewu was saving face for him, the Central Army and the Northwest Army really wanted to fight, as long as Song Zhewu transferred another division like this, the Northwest Army would not be able to stop it without 200,000 troops, not to mention that the Fourth Route Army had nearly 200,000 people! If Tang Shengzhi's Fifth Route Army is added with more than 60,000 people, the Northwest Army will have no chance of winning if it wants to fight against the central government on its own......

Li Wentian lowered his head and was silent for a while, he thought that what Song Zhewu had just said was reasonable, and even in his heart he already thought that these words were very true, which also made him disgusted with fighting against the Central Army, such a civil war would only make the country weaker and the people suffer more! Such a civil war is not willing for him to fight again.

But Li Wentian was still a little puzzled, hesitated for a moment, Li Wentian looked at Song Zhewu and said: "Commander-in-Chief Song, please forgive me for being blunt, what you just said can be described as a wake-up awakening for me Li Wentian, which made Li Mou suddenly open. However, I am still a little puzzled, you can also be called a warlord, although you did not claim to be like others, nor did you interfere with the central government's jurisdiction over local government affairs, but without your consent in the Fourth Route Army, the orders of the central government could not be implemented, are you not afraid that the central government will solve you again after solving the Gui faction, the Northwest Army and other local powerful factions? The allusions to the rabbit dead and the dog cooking, and the bird hiding the bow will not be unknown to Commander Song, right? Since, Commander-in-Chief Song, does not have any good impression of these local powerful factions who claim to be ceding land and confront the central government, why didn't you join the Central Army in the first place, but also raised your own military funds to form a new army? ”

Song Zhewu knew that Li Wentian would eventually ask such a question, so he smiled and said: "Yes, although there are nearly 200,000 people in the Fourth Route Army, without the consent of my Song Zhewu, no one's orders will be executed, even the orders of Chairman Jiang, in this sense, I, Song Zhewu, am also a warlord." After the central government solves the powerful factions in various localities, it will definitely have to think about solving the Fourth Route Army in the end, and this will definitely happen. This is because this is not only the case when Chairman Chiang is in power, but also for anyone else who is in power, and anyone who is a leader of the country will take the unification of the state's government and military orders as the ultimate goal. So, in principle, no one would allow the Fourth Route Army to exist forever. ”

Li Wentian couldn't help but interject and asked, "In that case, then why did Commander-in-Chief Song help the central government crusade against these powerful factions?" For the survival of the Fourth Route Army, even if you don't help these powerful factions against the central government, you should at least stand by and watch that? You know, as long as they exist, the Fourth Route Army will always exist. ”

Song Zhewu smiled faintly and said: "If it is true that as a warlord, it should be like this, but I only have some characteristics of a warlord to a certain extent or in a certain sense, and I am still fundamentally different from a warlord in the substantive sense." Warlords essentially seek to dominate the territory and maximize their own power, and I just want to train a strong army that is not inferior to the great powers. I have studied in Germany for several years, and I know very well that the European and American powers are sparing no effort to reorganize and strengthen the army, and that there is not only a huge gap between our country's military strength and that of these traditional powers in Europe and the United States, but also that the gap with the rising star of the country is also widening. Not only did we not strive to build national defense, but we were mired in a civil war. Moreover, the leader of any country will not neglect his own country's national defense construction, and neither will Chairman Chiang, as the leader of the Republic of China, but he is now unable to carry out any related national defense construction, even if it is only the reorganization of the army. If we do not weaken or even eliminate the powerful factions in various localities, make them all obediently obey the orders of the central authorities, and truly achieve the unity of the state's military and government orders, the central authorities will not be able to concentrate the already insufficient financial and material resources of the state to carry out national defense construction, and it will not be possible to build a powerful army sufficient to defend the country from foreign invasion. This is the reason why I actively assisted the central government in its crusade against the Gui system. If the central government needs it, I will also point my guns at the Northwest Army. As for the fact that after dealing with all the local powerful factions, it will be the turn of the Fourth Route Army to deal with me, and I am not worried about this at all. This is because I have an agreement with Chairman Chiang, and I will not hide it from Brigade Commander Li, and the content of the agreement is: If there is no foreign invasion within 10 years, I will hand over the Fourth Route Army to the central political authorities. After solving the problem of the Northwest Army, my Fourth Route Army no longer fought any civil war. Regarding the last question of Brigadier Li, Hebei Provincial Chairman Shang Zhen and General He Yingqin, and even Chairman Jiang asked me why I did not join the Central Army in the first place. There is only one reason why I did not join the Central Army in the first place, that is, I have no room for free development in the Central Army; if I had joined the Central Army at the beginning, I would now be at most a regiment commander, far less than the role I play now, and in the Central Army, not to mention a regiment commander, the power of a division commander is also very limited. Now the threat of invasion by foreign enemies in our country is imminent. ”

Li Wentian, who had been listening carefully, couldn't help but be shocked when he heard this, and involuntarily leaned forward, afraid that he didn't hear clearly.

Song Zhewu continued: "We must seize all the time and prepare in advance, since the Central Army cannot be reorganized for the time being, then I have to do it myself." Brigade Commander Li also saw that the Fourth Route Army not only had well-trained soldiers, but also had first-class weapons and equipment in China, but such a unit was also far behind the European and American powers, not to mention that it was also far behind our evil neighbors. We don't have heavy artillery yet, not to mention tanks and a powerful air force yet. ”

Speaking of this, Song Zhewu put away his smile and said solemnly: "Although I don't have it now, I can tell Brigade Commander Li that I will not only have heavy artillery, but I will also have tanks and planes." Of course, all of this will take time, and I will make any aggressor who dares to offend my Chinese Tianwei pay a huge price! ”

Song Zhewu's assertion that there would be an invasion of foreign enemies within ten years surprised Li Wentian a lot, and Li Wentian did not come to his senses for a while, and only after a while did he mutter: "Commander-in-Chief Song, you mean that there will be an invasion of foreign enemies within ten years, if I guess correctly, you mean myself, right?" ”

Song Zhewu nodded and said, "It's not possible, but it will be." I judge that within three years there will be a local invasion, most likely in the Northeast. Within 10 years, a full-scale war will break out between the middle and the middle of the country. ”

"Three years to invade the Northeast?" Li Wentian asked in disbelief.

"Yes, up to three years. He said that he had coveted the Northeast for a long time, and even did not hesitate to fight with the Russians in the Northeast back then. Although he finally said that the change of banners in the northeast is China's internal affair, they will never be reconciled, and provoking a war is inevitable, and it is only a matter of time and timing. Song Zhewu thought about it and said.

He didn't want others to think of him as a god, and he tried to use some facts to support his point of view.

"However, since Commander-in-Chief Song judged that he would invade the Northeast in three years, why would a full-scale war break out between China and China in ten years? Li Wentian was still puzzled.

Song Zhewu thought for a while, and then said: "The ten years I said is only a rough inference, if I invade the Northeast in a short period of time, the central government will not ignore it, but will not be able to manage it, not only in terms of military and economic terms, the current country is far inferior to the original country, even if the domestic situation is scattered, it will not be able to win." If we want to go to war with Yue himself now, no one can guarantee that there will be no local powerful faction to cooperate with him, and if that happens, our country may be dismembered. ”

"Could it be that in ten years, no one will surrender to become a Han annihilation?" Li Wentian continued to ask.

Song Zhewu patiently explained: "No, at that time, there were also people who would betray the country and become Han annihilation, but ten years later, the strength of the powerful factions in various places will be greatly weakened, and the surrender of individual people has nothing to do with the overall situation." Moreover, after 10 years of rebirth, our national strength will also be greatly enhanced, and although the military economy will still lag behind that of Yu himself at that time, we will already have the strength to fight a war. There is also the most important reason that he will inevitably gain an inch, and at that time, the central government does not want to start an all-out war with him, and he can't do it. ”

Li Wentian pondered for a long time, and after a while, he raised his head, already with a resolute look on his face, and asked Song Zhewu solemnly: "Commander-in-Chief Song, you just said that once the problem of the Northwest Army is solved, you will no longer fight a civil war, concentrate on military training, and prepare to fight with yourself." Is the true saying? ”

Song Zhewu nodded affirmatively and said: "I have already said that I have no interest in fighting a civil war, everything I do is to train a strong army that can defend the country, and everything I just said is from the bottom of my heart." ”

After getting Song Zhewu's confirmation that he would no longer fight the civil war, Li Wentian looked at Song Zhewu and asked, "Commander-in-Chief Song, if I want to join your Fourth Route Army now, will you want me?" ”

Li Wentian's words couldn't help but surprise Song Zhewu for a while, this time he had picked up a treasure, he originally just wanted to talk to Li Wentian, so that Li Wentian could have some understanding of the Fourth Route Army, and make some preparations for pulling Li Wentian over in the future. People like Li Wentian are too much needed by the Fourth Route Army, and what he needs most now is talent, and once he gets Shanxi, he will not only need military talent, but also a large number of people with expertise in other aspects.

Song Zhewu said with some excitement: "Yes, yes!" How could I not want someone like Brigadier Li? ”

After thinking about it for a while, Song Zhewu said again: "But not now." ”

Seeing that Li Wentian was puzzled, he hurriedly explained: "I have promised Han Fuyu that the 60th Brigade will be returned to Li Xingzhong, if you stay in the Fourth Route Army now, it will cause misunderstanding, I mean, Brigade Commander Li will return to the 20th Division first, resign from Li Xingzhong, and then go to the Fourth Route Army, so that it will not cause trouble." ”

Li Wentian thought for a while, nodded and said, "Okay, the commander-in-chief is thoughtful, and I will do what Commander-in-Chief Song said." However, I also have one condition, and I ask the commander-in-chief to agree. ”

Song Zhewu smiled and said, "Brigade Commander Li, please speak." ”

Li Wentian said: "It doesn't matter what position I hold in the Fourth Route Army, it's just that I don't fight in the civil war, even with the Northwest Army. If the commander-in-chief can agree to this condition, I will join the Fourth Route Army. ”

"Yes, I promise you. Your position will be discussed when you come, but I can guarantee that it will not be lower than your current position. Song Zhewu said without thinking.

(To be continued)