After returning from the Chen family compound, Xiao Yimin, commander-in-chief of the Sichuan Army, was nested in the Qixinggang Garrison Headquarters, except for the unavoidable meeting with the elders of eastern Sichuan and the head of the Mingzhuo Party Branch, the rest of the visitors were classified as idle people and refused to meet them.

From an outsider's point of view, Commander-in-Chief Xiao is majestic, sitting in Yucheng and looking at the wolf, but in fact, he is in a trance, and all the reports are negotiated and handled by Bao Jiqing and Wang Lingji led by the staff group, Xiao Yimin is only responsible for listening to the report, and then signing his name and leaving it alone.

Bao Jiqing and Wang Lingji were very busy, and they secretly slandered in their stomachs, but they also knew the inside story, and while laughing at Xiao Yimin from time to time, they also secretly admired the single-minded commander-in-chief.

Fortunately, the work of reorganizing the army is progressing smoothly, and the divisions that have been cut off from their financial routes are eager to sweep away the redundant officers and men who have been laid off as soon as possible, and even the ambitious Deng Xihou is no exception, and he was the first to send the 4,000 supernumerary old, weak, sick and disabled people who had been laid off to the main camp of the Yucheng Garrison Headquarters, where they received a heavy award from Xiao Yimin -- 50 M1915 light machine guns.

Deng Xihou received the machine gun and immediately went to the shipowner, as if he was afraid of being robbed.

Now the whole army knows that after more than 10 major improvements in the research and development of the M1915 light machine gun, the road is extremely bumpy, although there are many products produced in the past two years, but none of them have been recognized by Xiao Yimin, and the German chief engineer Max ordered most of the technical personnel to put aside all the work, formed a huge group of experts to study night and night, repeated tests, and finally at the end of last year the formal design was finalized, It is handed over to Huaxi Metal Products Company, which has rich experience and strong technical force, for small batch production.

At the beginning of the year, in the battle of Sichuan and Yunnan, 100 new machine guns that had just left the factory were transported to the front line for various departments to try, and Deng Xihou partially received five, and the excellent performance of these five new machine guns in the battle made Deng Xihou and his officers and soldiers stunned and couldn't put it down, and the general reaction of all departments after the war:

The new machine gun is simple, sturdy and reliable, easy to maintain, powerful, and the bullet is universally strong, and it only takes one or two days of training to make a novice proficient.

What is even more attractive is that during the month-long combat training, not a single new machine gun broke down, and it was deeply loved and respected by officers and men at all levels, and the officers and men affectionately called the new machine gun the "Type 15 light machine gun."

After the war, the R&D team wanted to recover ten of them for testing, but could not do so, and in the end, Xiao Yimin personally called Wang Jian, the commander of the Fourth Division, and Wang Jian reluctantly sent people to send the five with the most wear and tear to the rest of the Chengdu Research Institute, and the rest of the departments would rather be deducted from military pay than return the trial machine gun in hand, which shows the excellence of this gun.

On the night of Deng Xihou's hurried departure, Xiao Yimin, who had no appetite, was still in the bedroom of the small building behind the garrison headquarters, thinking hard about how to face the old Liu family, and Bao Jiqing and Wang Lingji arrived in a hurry at this time.

After Bao Jiqing sat down, he handed the urgent telegram in his hand to Xiao Yimin: "No matter what you think, I'm afraid I won't be able to keep Liu Zicheng this time." ”

Xiao Yimin looked at the two of them suspiciously, took the telegram and glanced at it, and immediately jumped up: "Does my second brother know about this matter?" ”

"How dare we hide such a big thing from him? Sooner or later, he'll find out, so after consulting with the chief of staff, I've sent someone to inform him so that we can be more proactive. ”

After Wang Lingji finished speaking, he lit a cigarette and smoked slowly, looking at Xiao Yimin, who had messy hair and a scruffy beard, and shook his head again and again, thinking to himself, if you didn't always think about Liu Xiaomei, who was as beautiful as a fairy, how could you become like this? Instead of this, why don't you marry and enjoy it, and you don't need to torture yourself and others for a false name, right?

Where did Xiao Yimin know that his deputy commander was thinking about these messy things, he pinched the telegram and said nervously:

"At this time, Chen Qimei, one of the leaders of the Kuomintang, was assassinated in the Ji Yuan, I am afraid that it will stir up chaos in the world, whether the mastermind behind the scenes is Yuan Dashuai of Yanjing, the Kuomintang will not let go of this golden opportunity, and the provinces in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River are afraid that there will be a big mess again, what is your opinion?"

Bao Jiqing said unhurriedly:

Today's Jiangsu-Zhejiang region, including Hubei, Henan, Anhui and Jiangxi, are all under the control of Yuan Dashuai's henchmen, as long as Feng Guozhang, who is sitting in Nanjing, is not chaotic, the Kuomintang will not be able to make a name for itself in the Yangtze River Valley.

Speaking of which, the situation in Guangdong is likely to change, and the armed forces of the Kuomintang in Guangdong, which are suspicious of each other, are likely to put aside their contradictions and share the same hatred because of Chen Qimei's death...... In fact, from the perspective of the overall situation, I really dare not assert that Chen Qimei must have been killed by Yuan Dashuai, if Yuan Dashuai really wanted to kill Chen Qimei, why wait until this calm time to do it? ”

"Makes sense...... Regardless of who killed it, let's talk about it, if we use this thing, what benefits can we get from it? ”

Xiao Yimin completely put aside those troubled children's affairs, and the whole person regained his original sharpness and courage.

Bao Jiqing and Wang Lingji looked at each other and smiled, and under Bao Jiqing's signal, Wang Lingji said his initial plan:

"This may be a good opportunity to improve our 'counter-revolutionary' image! As far as I know, Chen Qimei is Chiang Kai-shek's sworn brother, and there is a Huang Yan who has been in the limelight recently, these three are brothers who worship together, Chiang Kai-shek and Chen Qimei are also teachers and friends, and Zicheng brother has also gotten along with Chen Qimei many times during this period, and Zicheng brother and Chiang Kai-shek married Jinlan is also a ceremony presided over by Chen Qimei!

"Therefore, we can take the opportunity to let go of Brother Zicheng who is already determined to leave, and let Brother Zicheng rush to Shanghai to clean up the aftermath for Chen Qimei, and by the way, on behalf of you, the commander-in-chief of the Sichuan Army, we can receive a lot of results."

Xiao Yimin nodded frequently: "Good strategy!" Lingji continued:

"I heard that Chen Qimei has gone bankrupt for Sun Yat-sen's revolution, and has been unable to make ends meet for more than ten years, all relatives and friends are afraid of being affected, and they are all hiding far away, plus Chen Qimei has been unscrupulous for preparing for military spending for many years, and has long been at odds with the Jiangsu and Zhejiang consortiums, and many people even hate him to the core, plus Yuan Dashuai has been wanted by him because of the explosion in the Asia Newspaper Building, so I am afraid that his death will even be a problem for the funeral.

"The commander might as well ask Brother Zicheng to rush to Shanghai with a sum of money, and let Zicheng and Chiang Kai-shek work together to handle the funeral in a beautiful manner, and it will definitely be a miracle."

Xiao Yimin nodded again and again, and a painful look soon appeared on his face, Liu Bingxian's bitter gourd face and Liu Xiaomei's delicate face resurfaced in his mind, making him upset and lingering: "Yes, yes!" It's just that...... Once my second brother leaves like this, I'm afraid he will never come back......"

Bao Jiqing frowned, knocked on the table, and said unhappily: "You better hurry up and think about who will be the commander of the Yucheng garrison!" ”

"You two decide."

Xiao Yimin sighed for a long time, took out a cigarette and lit it, he used to think that Liu Bingxian's brain was rigid and he didn't know how to be flexible, but if he really wanted to let Liu Bingxian go, he felt very uncomfortable, if he didn't agree to marry Liu Xiaomei as his wife, I was afraid that the two would not even be brothers.

Bao Jiqing had no choice but to discuss with Wang Lingji.

Wang Lingji thought for a moment and proposed to let Xie Mingyang, the mature and stable commander of the Ya'an base, fill the vacancy, because Yucheng is too important to the whole of Sichuan, and the seniority of the general guarding the town almost doesn't matter, the key is loyalty and stability.

Bao Jiqing weighed it slightly, agreed with Wang Lingji's opinion, and then suggested to Xiao Yimin:

"Fang Zhou's opinion is the same as mine, you better transfer Xie Mingyang over as soon as possible, let him bring the guard company composed of five-year veterans under his command with him, and let Lu Yixuan take over from Ya'an. It's best to let Ma Gang take a team of people and follow Liu Zicheng to Shanghai, and by the way, contact the gang in Shanghai, since you have collected all the tobacco and soil purchased by Xikang and Yunxi, you have to find a big seller as soon as possible, and it must be a long-term cooperation, such a big seller is only capable of the Shanghai Qinghong Gang behind Chen Qimei, this is a good opportunity, don't miss it. ”

Before Xiao Yimin could make up his mind, Liu Bingxian broke in and sat next to Xiao Yimin: "I have to rush to Shanghai!" ”

Xiao Yimin pointed at Bao Jiqing and Wang Lingji: "We are discussing this matter, second brother, don't worry, no matter what happens, the younger brother and the two elder brothers will support you, you need to calm down at this time." ”

"I'm very calm, and I can guess what the situation is in Shanghai now, to put it mildly, although Brother Chen Qimei has a bad surname and makes enemies everywhere, he is also half of my teacher no matter what he says, I am worried that under the threat of Yuan Shikai's eagle dogs, no one will dare to restrain his corpse!"

Liu Bing became excited when he spoke first, and his anxiety was beyond words.

Wang Lingji hurriedly persuaded: "Zicheng, don't worry, let's talk about your thoughts first." ”

Liu Bingxian nodded to Wang Lingji movingly: "The little brother wants to leave early tomorrow morning, it is estimated that Brother Jieshi, who is on business in Nanjing, has already rushed to Shanghai, although Brother Jieshi is tenacious and fearless, but there is no one around him to rely on, maybe something will happen I have to hurry up, and I have to bring a few people to go, maybe I need to borrow the prestige of my Sichuan army!" ”

When the three of them saw Liu Bingxian in a hurry like this, and then heard him say this, why didn't they understand what he meant? Helplessly, the matter is important, and it can only be decided by Xiao Yimin.

Xiao Yimin's mind was spinning rapidly, but his face was calm as usual:

"Second brother, it's no problem for you to take a company or even a regiment of brothers to Shanghai, the Beiyang Army along the way will give the younger brother this thin face, but have you considered it, will other Kuomintang people have other ideas because of this?"

"Huh? This...... I really don't think about it, so take my guard company, change into civilian clothes, and leave tomorrow morning, there will be a British ship sailing to Shanghai at eight o'clock tomorrow morning, and I called just now. "Liu Bingxian has already decided.

Xiao Yimin sighed faintly: "Second brother, you can't be in a hurry, if you are in a hurry, it will be chaotic!" In this case, you don't have to bring so many people first, just take a few of your personal guards, and then transfer fifty people from my guard to you, take some money and leave tomorrow morning.

"I'll send a telegram to General Feng Guozhang in Nanjing, I guess you won't have any problems when you get to Shanghai, and then I'll let Ma Gang rush over and bring a heavy gift to condole, how to say that you are my second brother, Brother Kai-shek is also the younger brother, it is difficult to know himself at first sight, no matter what aspect it is, the younger brother should have something to say!

"If those pedantic revolutionaries talk nonsense, the second brother simply presents a wreath for the younger brother, which may work.

As for the future, if the second brother really plans to work with Sun Yat-sen, then the younger brother will find a way to give the second brother Zhang Luo and gather a force to come out! ”

"Third Brother ......"

Liu Bingxian grabbed Xiao Yimin's hand, and suddenly felt that his heart was very painful, like a thousand steel needles piercing.

Bao Jiqing and Wang Lingji on the side looked at each other and said goodbye, leaving the two brothers alone, Liu Bingxian left, I'm afraid he really won't come back.

(To be continued)