Chapter 438 - Right Arm (II)

The commander-in-chief's right-hand man is not so easy to do well. This is not only a matter of capacity, but also involves the international situation, now it is no more than in ancient times, occupying the Central Plains will sit firmly in the country, and now the world is becoming more and more interconnected, and a policy change in Europe may have a direct impact on this Far Eastern country.

It is not easy for the great powers to 'fool', so how can the local powerful factions and political oppositionists in the country be easy to follow? The current "Guangdong Incident" proves that the situation is 'turbulent,' and we can only unite as one and hate the same enemy.

Just when Jiang Fangzhen was standing at the bow of the boat, looking at the sparkling sea, an adjutant walked up to him.

"Chief of Staff, the captain said that there are five hours to go to Hangzhou, but because it is not clear whether the shipping bureau has contacted Hangzhou, it is not clear which wharf to dock at."

Hearing the adjutant's words, Jiang Fangzhen nodded, glanced at the adjutant, and said, "Zhu Rui, you are also from Zhejiang, right?" ”

"Yes. In the past, every Mid-Autumn Festival in August, we would go to Hangzhou to see the Qiantang 'tide', but now it is autumn, if the military action is rapid, maybe we can also rush back to Hangzhou to see the sea 'tide'. ”

The adjutant nodded, and at the same time a little strange, not knowing why Jiang Fangzhen had to ask where his ancestral home was again.

"I've heard the commander-in-chief say before, are you a graduate of the Nanyang Army Academy, or a member of the Alliance?" Jiang Fangzhen asked again.

"Yes, I graduated from the Nanyang Army Academy, and later went to Anhui, served as an assistant in the Anqing Supervision and Training Office, and concurrently served as the superintendent of the Surveying and Mapping School, I used to be a member of the League, but after the Anqing Uprising, I joined the Restoration Society."

The adjutant's answer was very decent, and Jiang Fangzhen was also very satisfied.

This adjutant is named Zhu Rui, the word Jieren, now twenty-six years old, when Xiong Chengji launched the Anqing Uprising, this person was in Anqing City, after the uprising, he joined the ** army, and later Zhao Bei divided the army and went to Huangnigang to instigate the autumn 'Cao' New Army uprising. Zhu Rui did not follow, but followed the rebel army commanded by Xiong Chengji to Anhui, and later the peace talks between the north and the south, he was able to follow Xiong Chengji to Hubei to rest, just in time for Zhaobei to hold a military academy, and urgently needed instructors, so Xiong Chengji sent Zhu Rui over, since then, Zhu Rui has been staying in the republican army, and he has completed the work of changing the 'door' court. The attendant served as an adjutant, some time ago Zhao Bei went north to take over the post of president of the Republic of China, Zhu Rui also followed, but soon after he was ordered to return to Wuhan and be an adjutant to Jiang Fangzhen, this time Jiang Fangzhen went to Hangzhou, Zhao Bei specially instructed Jiang Fangzhen to bring this person with him.

"Do you know why I took you to Zhejiang this time?" Jiang Fangzhen asked.

"Probably because the department is also from Zhejiang." Zhu Rui said.

Jiang Fangzhen smiled and said, "If you ask others to listen to this, I'm afraid that they will mistakenly think that I am forming a gang and forming a small group, don't forget." I'm also from Zhejiang. ”

Zhu Rui's heart sank, and then he realized that what he said was indeed a little inappropriate, Zhao Bei's most taboo thing is that his subordinates engage in small groups, especially the kind of people who "see fellow villagers and have tears in their eyes", the reason why Zhang Zhenwu couldn't stay in the army was because of this, so Jiang Fangzhen's words just now were to remind Zhu Rui to pay attention to the way he spoke, so as not to be beaten up and reported.

"The post is speaking unsafely, and the chief of staff forgives me."

Zhu Rui looked left and right, there was indeed no one else here, but there was no need to worry about someone making a small report.

Seeing Zhu Rui's sincere and frightened look, Jiang Fangzhen patted him on the shoulder and said: "Actually, taking you to Hangzhou is the president's intention, originally I wanted to recommend you to the Northwest Frontier Office, where talents are needed, but now it seems that your future development path is probably in the southeast." ”

"Then the president means that I am asked to assist Commander Xu in the reorganization of the National Defense Force?"

Zhu Rui asked quietly, a little excited in his heart, he stayed in the 'attendant' room for a while, and he also understood that this "'attendant' room" is the place where the commander-in-chief cultivates his cronies, although the rank of the adjutant in the 'attendant' room is not high, but the future is immeasurable, and the current commander of the independent cavalry division is an adjutant in the original 'attendant' room.

Although the president did not say it explicitly, his meaning was obvious. That is to let you go out and let you perform in the grassroots troops. Say, do you want to do the work of the General Staff, or do you want to be the commander of the troops? Jiang Fangzhen asked.

"The department doesn't dare to pick and choose, and I will do whatever the chief of staff asks me to do." Zhu Rui is also clever.

"What do you think of Li Xiehe?" Jiang Fangzhen changed his words and asked Zhu Rui.

Zhu Rui hesitated for a moment and said: "I only have a one-sided relationship with this person, and I can't say that I know each other, but I heard that this person has a strong 'sex' personality, and he is the kind of man who would rather bend than bend." ”

Jiang Fangzhen nodded and said, "I mean, let you go and assist Li Xiehe in reorganizing the troops, first reorganize his troops into the National Defense Force, and then go back to rectify Commander Xu's Fujian army." ”

Jiang Fangzhen's arrangement surprised Zhu Rui a little, Li Xiehe is Li Liejun, this person is also a high-ranking cadre of the League, on the issue of dealing with the "Guangdong Incident", he should be relatively positive, not as "modest" as Xu Chongzhi, at least before the press publicly reported the "Guangdong Incident" to send a telegram, condemning Long Jiguang for launching an armed rebellion 'rebellion', and calling on the members of the League to respond to the center. Maintain peace in Guangdong.

Li Liejun's troops are currently scattered and stationed in the surrounding areas of Hangzhou, and another unit is stationed in Nanjing, and if we want to rectify this force, we must first gather it.

"What does the chief of staff mean, start putting things in order now? The Gan army does not go to Fujian? Juri asked.

"The Fujian army returned to Fujian, and the Jiangxi army did not go to Fujian, but stayed in Hangzhou to welcome the Beiyang army in Nanjing to come over to take over the defense."

Jiang Fangzhen's words made Zhu Rui understand, and now the center decided to transfer Xu Baoshan and Meng Enyuan's Beiyang troops to Hangzhou to take over the defense, and then transfer a part of Yan Xishan's Jiangxi army from Jiangxi to Nanjing to bomb the ground. In such a move, basically even if the foundation of these local snakes has been shaken, when they arrive in Hangzhou, they are not familiar with the place, and the Beiyang Army will become a wanderer, and the center can handle it as much as it wants, and Xu Baoshan and Meng Enyuan will not want to jump.

But will Xu Baoshan and Meng Enyuan send troops to Hangzhou? It is difficult to say, so Jiang Fangzhen wanted to leave Li Liejun's Jiangxi army troops in Zhejiang, and watch the first army of Beiyang south, so that they would not dare to act rashly.

"Only the Fujian army is transferred to Fujian, is this force a little thin?" Jury asked.

"There are more than 10,000 people in the Xu Fujian army, and the strength is indeed a little thin, but don't forget, most of the remaining troops in Fujian have been transferred by the alliance to attack Guangdong, and now Fujian is empty, and the troops of more than 10,000 people are enough to deal with the situation.

"However, is Commander Xu willing to lead troops to Fujian?" Zhu Rui asked the point, which made Jiang Fangzhen hesitate for a moment.

"The central order is in front, and Zhejiang is in the back, Xu Ruwei doesn't dare not go. In addition, after arriving in Hangzhou, you should immediately rush to Li Xiehe's place, and be sure to gather up his Jiangxi army as soon as possible and reorganize it into a national defense force, and the batch of arms we brought with us will also be distributed to the Jiangxi army first. ”

Jiang Fangzhen made his intentions clear to Zhu Rui, Zhu Rui was also a smart person, and he understood what he meant when he heard it, and nodded. But he didn't say anything more.

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The passenger ship sailed at full speed, and soon sailed into the Qiantang River, and after five hours, finally saw Hangzhou.

Due to the poor communication between Nanjing and the Hangzhou Shipbuilding Bureau, the wharves along the river were full of ships and there were no berths, so the passenger ship carrying arms and military uniforms had to continue to sail to the upper reaches of the river in Hangzhou, and found a berth at the Nanxingqiao Wharf to anchor.

Jiang Fangzhen commanded several adjutants, gathered civilian ships from nearby, and began to move military supplies to the wharf, and at the same time, the Hangzhou City Defense Command also received the news of the arrival of the ships, so they sent people to respond.

Xu Chongzhi did not come in person, but only sent several of his lieutenants and brought an infantry battalion to protect military supplies.

Jiang Fangzhen left a few adjutants to direct the unloading, and then took Zhu Rui into Hangzhou City and rushed to the city defense headquarters to meet Xu Chongzhi.

But when I arrived at the headquarters, I learned that Xu Chongzhi had just left and went to Jianqiao Barracks to inspect, so Jiang Fangzhen rushed to Jianqiao again, but when he got there, he still pounced, and asked again, Xu Chongzhi went to Gaoqiao Barracks again, this time, Jiang Fangzhen came to his senses, Xu Chongzhi was simply avoiding him, and he didn't want to see him now.

With a trace of doubt and a little bit of anger, Jiang Fangzhen and Zhu Rui rushed back to the city defense headquarters, and asked the staff officers to find the newspapers and telegrams of the last two days.

Just yesterday, the Central Committee officially declared the "Guangdong Incident" an "armed rebellion," and dispatched troops from all walks of life to Guangdong, and the navy has also taken action, and Long Jiguang, who launched the rebellion, has also been declared a "rebel" element, and the members of the League who participated in the incident have also enjoyed the same treatment, and they have all become rebel "rebellion" elements of the Republic of China; more importantly, just this morning, the National Assembly reconvened and passed a resolution to officially declare that the "League" has become history, and in the future, who will dare to act in the name of the "League." Whoever is dividing the country is the enemy of the republic.

No wonder Xu Chongzhi hid from Jiang Fangzhen, feeling that he was making trouble.

Jiang Fangzhen put down the newspaper, smiled faintly, and called an adjutant of Xu Chongzhi over.

"Go, tell you Commander Xu, just say that I will invite him to dinner in the evening, thin slices of fire 'leg', stewed 'meat' with dried vegetables, fish roasted tofu, called 'flower' boy 'chicken', sweet and sour tenderloin, 'chicken' fire tendon, are his favorite Qiantang dishes. I waited for him until eight o'clock in the evening, and after eight o'clock he didn't come, so I went back to Wuhan. ”

The adjutant was a little embarrassed, but Jiang Fangzhen's face sank, and the adjutant had to leave the headquarters to find Xu Chongzhi.

Zhu Rui asked, "Chief of Staff, if Commander Xu can't come, will you really go back to Wuhan?" ”

Jiang Fangzhen smiled bitterly and said, "Even if he really can't come, I won't go back to Wuhan." But I believe that he will definitely come, I know this person, as long as he plays the 'sex', that is, his heart is doing a 'fierce' struggle, and this is the time to persuade him to change his position. ”