After being polite to each other, Liu Bingxian, who was straightforward, pointed to the sturdy fortifications hidden in the shadows inside and outside the gate and asked, "Yiming, this remote valley is the No. 2 base of our army?" ”

"Yes, south to Shiqiaotou, north to Baigongyan, west to Xiaoheban, east to Zhujiashan, the four valleys within a radius of three kilometers are the territory of the base, except for the directly subordinate engineer regiment stationed in this place, which is directly under the second regiment of teaching, equipment and ammunition depot area, and directly under the territory of the second regiment of guards

"Today, we have about 4,000 brothers stationed here all the year round, known to the outside world as the Engineer Corps Station, and when the road along the mountain was expanded, it was also under construction at the same time, and it was only completed and used at the beginning of last month, and the next step is to install a receiving antenna on the top of the surrounding mountain, and it is estimated that the radio station ordered from the United States will be put into use early next year, and then it will be much easier for us to communicate with each other."

Regarding these military secrets, Xiao Yimin has no intention of concealing them.

Chiang Kai-shek was very interested after hearing this, although the radio stations produced by the United States, Britain, and Germany have been put into use one after another on the European battlefield, but China probably does not have a few of them, and all that he knows at present is that the troops stationed in China and the foreign powers are conducting tests of radio stations in Tianjin, Lushun, Shanghai, and other places, and that the Americans are making up radio broadcasts, but there is not a single one of China's political axes and all the armies, let alone attaching importance to this advanced technology, but Xiao Yimin, who is far away in the inland areas of the southwest, not only knows very well, but has already begun to order from the United States, such a lofty vision and a broad vision, far ahead of the country.

Xiao Yimin didn't care what Chiang Kai-shek thought, he turned to Liu Bingxian and asked, "Second brother, what are the plans of Brother Kai-shek to come this time?" ”

Liu Bingxian replied grinningly:

"Isn't it because you're messing up the overall situation in the world? The five brigades of Cao Kun and others drove to Jiangxi with ease, and are currently suppressing local armed forces in northern Guangdong, and General Li Liejun can only disband his troops and break them into pieces under the heavy pursuit of the enemy's troops.

At the same time, General Chen Jiongming of the Guangdong Revolutionary Army was in a worrying situation, Long Jiguang received the help of the Beiyang Army, and began to launch a comprehensive counterattack, wantonly slaughtering the Kuomintang members in various parts of Guangdong, making the whole territory of Guangdong bloody In addition, Guizhou is also in a full-scale civil war, and the reckless son who occupied Guiyang is now unrelenting, and he still does not give up when General Liu Xianqian is driven to the border area of Guizhou and Guangxi, and he pursues and pursues all the way into Guangxi

"In the final analysis, all of this is the impact of the First World War in Sichuan and Yunnan, and it is not an exaggeration to say that you are a sinner of the revolution!"

Xiao Yimin shouted wronged:

"How can you blame the little brother for this? If Hu [***] gives up the idea of capturing Sichuan to support the war, how can the younger brother meet them in battle? Before the war, Xiao repeatedly publicly appealed to them not to come to Sichuan, and even hinted that as long as the escort [***] changed the route of the march, the younger brother would rather give assistance secretly, you are clear about these situations, for this reason you also went to Kunming to negotiate peace, but what was the result?

"So, you can't blame me for everything that happened after that, if you want to blame the group of rat-eyed generals who protect [***], how can it all be attributed to me? I'm really more wronged than Dou E! ”

Seeing that his commander-in-chief was ruthless without scruples, the surrounding generals couldn't help laughing, Liu Bingxian glanced at Xiao Yimin, didn't distinguish anymore, and looked at the fortifications and secret posts arranged on all sides.

Chiang Kai-shek smiled and was noncommittal, but he was secretly sighing in his heart, he had a deeper understanding of Xiao Yimin's surname, and felt that what Xiao Yimin said had his truth, and no one was willing to let outsiders carry guns into their homes to show off their might, not to mention that not all of them who shouted revolution now are revolutionaries, even if there are factions within the revolutionaries and they don't buy each other, it is already very good to be able to get along in harmony, maybe one day they will tear their faces for some kind of interest, in contrast, Xiao Yimin in front of him is more frank and direct.

Xiao Yimin saw Liu Bingxian's scoundrel appearance, so he had to turn to Chiang Kai-shek:

"How long can Brother Kai-shek stay this time? If there is anything that can make the little brother work, please Brother Kai-shek don't be polite, my senior brother Xu, who runs a newspaper in Shanghai, has great respect for Brother Kai-shek, and has repeatedly said to the younger brother in the letter that the Kuomintang is mixed, and there are very few loyal people, and there are people who have great ambitions for the nation but are unremitting pursuers, so far he has only seen Brother Kai-shek. ”

Seeing that Chiang Kai-shek was going to be modest, Xiao Yimin interrupted him: "Brother Kai-shek, this is not a hypocritical lie, my Senior Brother Xu is a scholar, but he has a proud backbone, he followed his teacher into Tibet to fight as if he were dead, and he never gave up for several years, and went through many hardships and hardships, which made him have a unique vision, and he is quite conceited, and rarely praises others, Brother Kai-shek can get such a high evaluation from him, it is enough to see Brother Kai-shek's excellence."

"Please Brother Kai-shek don't be too modest, what does the younger brother say, please bear with me if you offend!"

Chiang Kai-shek was stunned, and didn't know how to deal with it for a while, as if Xiao Yimin had finished saying everything, so he had to say with a smile:

"I wonder if Yiming can take me to the Sichuan Army Military Academy to have a look? If you can, it's even better to visit the famous arsenal. ”

Xiao Yimin waved his hand disappreciatively:

"Why not? Go! Let's go tomorrow, if Brother Kai-shek can stay for a few more days, you can also go to Ya'an with the younger brother to have a look, and by the way, guide the military meeting of the four brigades of the border guards!

"After the snow melts next month, our border guards will send troops to the Chayu area south of Mangkang, where there is an important stronghold of the rebels supported by the British, we must take it back, burn the war to the south, and then two brigades will move to Lhasa to see what the British dare to do to us."

Chiang Kai-shek was shocked, Liu Bingxian was also stunned, the two looked at each other, and they didn't know how to speak for a while

Late at night, the Xiao family's compound was silent, the sound of the wind sweeping through the treetops was clearly audible, and the air was filled with a faint fragrance of flowers and the fresh smell of fragrant grass.

The two-storey building located on the west side of the middle courtyard is a simple Chinese building, the fourth sister and the seventh sister who originally lived here have found their own happy home, and have left the Xiao family compound to form their own family, Xiao Yimin pushed the original wing room to build two chic and elegant small buildings in the east and west, which are specially used to entertain visiting relatives and friends.

The decoration in the small building is far more luxurious than the simple appearance, all the pear blossom wood furniture, the upper and lower bathrooms and toilets, the light source arrangement is just right, the wall lamps on the aisle are elegant crystal lamps imported from France, the first floor has a comfortable and spacious living room, a maid's room and a small study, and the second floor is two large bedrooms side by side to the south, where Chiang Kai-shek and Liu Bingxian, who were filled with confusion after the banquet, lived.

Chiang Kai-shek, who put on a comfortable bathrobe after bathing, couldn't sleep, he sat under the wide window of the bedroom, quietly drank a glass of water, thought about it and wanted to get up and walk next door, the two-day visit made him very emotional, and there were many questions and feelings in his heart, which needed to be discussed with his sworn brother Liu Bingxian.

In the hidden door next door, Liu Bingxian had already fallen asleep.

Chiang Kai-shek sighed slightly, went in lightly and turned off the bedside lamp for Liu Bingxian, covered Liu Bingxian with a blanket and sorted it out, then gently withdrew to close the door, walked to the wide balcony, leaned on the carved railing, and looked at the Xicheng of Chengdu lit up at night.

The scene of yesterday's visit to the Sichuan Army Military Academy is still vivid in my mind, and today's profound feelings of visiting the Sichuan Arsenal have once again come to my mind, and Xiao Yimin's open and honest remarks after today's dinner have made Chiang Kai-shek's heart fluctuate and he cannot sleep.

Prior to this, Chiang Kai-shek had already had a certain understanding of the Sichuan Army Military Academy, but when he was in it, he still couldn't believe that this vast military academy was so magnificent and heavy, and Chiang Kai-shek could not accurately name the many training facilities that surrounded the training ground.

In order to let Chiang Kai-shek understand more clearly, Xiao Yimin specially called the second-grade infantry scientist who was about to leave the school to start field training to demonstrate, and Chiang Kai-shek had a complete understanding, and he was even more amazed by the solid training level and good mental outlook of the cadets.

To Chiang Kai-shek's great surprise, more than 10 of the more than 200 instructors in the military academy were old friends he had met when he was studying in the army, among whom Zhu Dingluo, deputy chief instructor of the engineering section who graduated from the seventh phase of the army non-commissioned officer school, was also a fellow villager in Zhejiang in Huzhou.

Perhaps because of Xiao Yimin's advance report, more than 70 foreign instructors headed by Karl attached great importance to Chiang Kai-shek's visit, and all the foreign instructors lined up to welcome him.

The frank and enthusiastic attitude of the three giants of the military academy moved Chiang Kai-shek very much, and he was a little closer to Xiao Yimin.

Chiang Kai-shek was very interested in the mysterious discipline of the military academy staff officer, and he had learned something from Liu Bingxian before, knowing that fifty middle-level officer cadets from various departments of the Sichuan army had participated in the battle of Sichuan-Yunnan, and had just returned to the military academy to continue his studies not long ago, so Chiang Kai-shek asked if he could audit a class of staff officers?

When Xiao Yimin, as the principal, introduced Chiang Kai-shek to the 50 students, Chiang Kai-shek, who had been prepared, was still amazed -- he never imagined that the 50 students who saluted him neatly ranged in age, all between 20 and 40 years old, and all of them wore the same military uniforms as ordinary students, without the slightest special feature.

The sand table was used in war as early as a thousand years ago, and the military academy also had a basic course of sand table deduction, but in the face of a huge sand table with a width of two meters and a length of five meters, Chiang Kai-shek was still inevitably taken aback, and when he learned that this lifelike sand table maker was the fifty students in front of him, Chiang Kai-shek was full of praise, and slowly realized Xiao Yimin's good intentions, Chiang Kai-shek took a closer look, and found that the lifelike mountains, rivers and roads and villages on the large sand table were almost a miniature of the scenery in the Sichuan-Yunnan-Guizhou border area. Even the village's well has become a positioning target, Chiang Kai-shek stared at the all-encompassing sand table, and a thought suddenly sprung up in his heart: Cai Yi's protection [***] lost at all.

(To be continued)