Soon after the car drove out of Ya'an, Chiang Kai-shek, who was in high spirits, sincerely asked Xiao Yimin about the future direction of the Sichuan army...... After dozens of days of resting behind closed doors, Liu Bingxian also needs to think about his future, so he very much needs to know Xiao Yimin's next step.

Xiao Yimin pondered for a long time, looked at Chiang Kai-shek and Liu Bingxian, who were looking forward to it, and solemnly said his thoughts:

"At present, there are two biggest tasks facing our Sichuan army, the first is to quell the rebellion in the Kang-Tibet region, there are four in this regard, the border army of the brigade is basically enough, and the difficulty is not too great, the most difficult thing is how to grasp the strength and progress of quelling the rebellion under diplomatic pressure, but my plan to immigrate to Xikang will not waver in the slightest;" The second task is to reorganize the army, which is an extremely important and critical step at this time, and it is necessary to increase efforts to rectify it well, and never do water grinding work Our army has won a few battles, and it is a bit ignorant of the height of the sky, full of pride and complacency, thinking that Lao Tzu is the best in the world, and some people are even impatient to put forward the slogan of Sichuan, ignorance! ”

Liu Bingxian was surprised: "Isn't it a bit alarmist?" I don't think it's so serious, Xiao Yimin shook his head: "The real situation is estimated to be more serious than what the younger brother is worried about, if it weren't for the fact that the younger brother successfully promoted a series of legislation two years ago, uniting the majority in the way of losing his own interests, in exchange for the political situation of separating the military and the government, and the three powers and containing each other, I'm afraid that the fourth "is still in chaos, but there are still many generals and colonels who scold the ancestors of the younger brother behind their backs, thinking that the younger brother has cut off their financial route."

"But really? It was only through military suppression and canonical guidance that the Sichuan people, who had experienced the Baolu Movement and the Chengdu Mutiny, gradually awakened from their suffering, ensuring that the provincial political axe, the provincial council, the political axe at all levels, and the local council had the rights that they should have and truly exercised civil power.

"But in this way, the interests of some generals and schools have been damaged, especially after the tax power is vested in the political axe, all the military forces have lost the excuse to exploit the people under the constraints of the law and public opinion, and the opponents dare to be angry but dare not speak, because the people's hearts are on the side of the political axe, on the side of the younger brother, plus the younger brother has 60,000 soldiers, or Sichuan Hongmen, the righteous generation, the boss, from all aspects to suppress the ill-intentioned people, this is barely to maintain the stable and prosperous development of Sichuan."

Liu Bingxian suddenly understood, Chiang Kai-shek was also thoughtful, and then nodded frequently and quickly understood Xiao Yimin's hardships, and admired Xiao Yimin even more in his heart.

Xiao Yimin sighed and continued:

"This is an important reason why I want to rectify the army, if we continue to let it go like this, it will be difficult to return, and even the tail will not be lost, which will not be beneficial to Sichuan and the whole country.

"In this rectification, I will warn those who have different aspirations and selfish interests through various methods and methods, and while weakening their strength, we must also gradually improve military law, strengthen management, and deal a severe blow to those who are lucky or stubbornly resisting, and I do not believe that we will not be able to win the support of the people and the broad masses of officers and men.

"When Sichuan is completely settled, I want to establish contacts with all enlightened parties in the country, increase understanding, mutual benefit and trust, and then push the whole country on the right path."

Xiao Yimin's open and honest words shocked Jiang Yushi and Liu Bingxian's hearts, and the two of them straightened their backs almost at the same time, and looked at Xiao Yiming with a resolute expression with blazing eyes, and suddenly felt that Xiao Yimin's vision was more far-reaching, and his majesty was even more majestic than before, and the whole person exuded a majestic momentum that made people admire, like a majestic mountain, unshakable!

Three days later, Chiang Kai-shek, who had successfully completed the mission, rode east under Xiao Yimin's farewell.

In the past few years, Xiao Yimin, Chiang Kai-shek, and Liu Bingxian have been with each other all night and night, intimate, and it can be said that in addition to sleeping, the three of them have stayed together, and there seem to be endless words and endless discussions, and their feelings for each other are also deep.

The reason why Sun Yat-sen sent Chiang Kai-shek to Sichuan this time, instead of sending Yang Shukan, who was more qualified, or other well-known Kuomintang veterans, obviously did not have much hope, perhaps Xiao Yimin left crocodile feet Zhongjiang and the impression of the Kuomintang veterans was too bad, and no one wanted to enter Sichuan to touch the mold, Xiao Yimin could get out of the famous soft and hard, flying and domineering.

However, the powerful Sichuan army and the well-to-do Sichuan are becoming more and more important to the overall situation of China, and Xiao Yimin's political influence is also increasing. Everyone in the Kuomintang was worried that Xiao Yimin would go out of Sichuan to fight the revolutionary forces on the orders of Yuan Shikai like he did against Cai Yihu, so whether he wanted to or not, he needed to send people to Sichuan to contact and find out Xiao Yimin's true attitude and intentions.

The reason why Sun Yat-sen sent Chiang Kai-shek, a rising star with a low reputation, after careful consideration, relied on the relationship between Chiang Kai-shek and Liu Bingxian to prevent Xiao Yimin from turning his face.

Before Chiang Kai-shek's departure, Sun Yat-sen gave him an extremely important task: even if the trip could not be negotiated, he would take Liu Bingxian, a party elite who was proficient in military affairs, out of Sichuan.

It is estimated that Sun Yat-sen could not have imagined that Chiang Kai-shek, who he evaluated as "young and steady, tenacious but inexperienced", not only successfully completed the task, but also obtained a handwritten letter from Xiao Yimin to Sun Yat-sen.

This long letter, written in the presence of Chiang Kai-shek and Liu Bingxian, was solemnly written, extremely humble, and full of sincerity; it not only gave high praise to Sun Yat-sen and his party's purpose, but also honored Sun Yat-sen as the "father of the Republic of China," and at the same time very frankly criticized the Kuomintang's hastily methods:

"The Chinese revolution should not hope for the great powers with wolf ambitions, nor should it expect warlords who have milk or mothers, but should gradually awaken the people and build up a revolutionary armed force completely of their own, so as to truly control the future and destiny of their own country."

At the end of the long letter, Xiao Yimin solemnly promised:

People from all walks of life in Sichuan oppose the restoration of the imperial system, and as long as they are not threatened by outsiders and do not attack any progressive forces for no reason, I am willing to promote the establishment of long-term and effective ties between the Mingzhuo Party and the Kuomintang on the basis of equality and mutual benefit, and as long as the time is ripe, I will allow the Kuomintang to restore the two branches in Chengdu and Yucheng.

Chiang Kai-shek, who entered alone, this trip can be described as a full return, except for failing to take away Liu Bingxian, who was in Cao Ying's heart in Han, as he wished, the harvest of the two parties far exceeded everyone's dog period.

And Xiao Yimin's reason for refusing to let Liu Bingxian go is very good: he needs to rectify the Sichuan army, and before the rectification is completely completed, he needs Liu Bingxian to sit in Yucheng and maintain a deterrent effect against those who have different aspirations.

Throughout April, Xiao Yimin spent his time in busy meetings.

At the suggestion of Bao Jiqing, Zou Wenhan, Zhang Lan, and other think tanks, Xiao Yimin changed his original hard-line attitude of being resolute and resolute, and gladly adopted the "guidance strategy" proposed by the think tank, and took turns to recruit the commanders and chiefs of staff of various divisions of the Sichuan Army to have separate talks with the commanders of each division, frankly exchange views, and point out the future development direction of the Sichuan Army and the great future of individuals.......

Immediately afterwards, Xiao Yimin took the lead in reforming the border army stationed in Xikang, and the original four, reading brigade and seven garrison regiments were adjusted to one army and three divisions, numbered as the "eighth, ninth, tenth, and eleventh divisions of the fourth army of the army, and the commander was Zhong Ying, deputy commander of the border army."

The new division was organized into a three-regiment system, with additional police battalions and heavy battalions, the military headquarters of the Fourth Army was Kangding, and the departments directly under the direct jurisdiction of the former army sub-divisions were reorganized into artillery regiments, garrison regiments, special service regiments, engineer regiments, and field hospitals of the Fourth Army.

(To be continued)