Zhou Jun and his deputy division commander Song Xuegao saw Yang Sen being pulled away, looked at each other and laughed, they didn't care about it, and after drinking half a cup of tea with a few greetings, Zhou Jun directly explained the intention:

"Commander Xiao, my brother took the liberty to come to the door this time, it was purely a last resort, our first division responded to Commander Xiao's call, and launched a half-year-long training with the brothers in the border army, the ammunition was almost exhausted, and more than a third of the old-fashioned long and short guns could no longer be used, so we had to ask Commander Xiao for help!"

Xiao Yimin reminded Zhou Jun very righteously:

"The Sichuan Arsenal in Phoenix Mountain has begun to produce Hanyang-style rifles, the trial production in the first fifteen days of this month, the output reached 400, the workers are becoming more and more skilled, the guns are very good in terms of materials and processing technology, and they are definitely not under the Hanyang factory, I believe that the monthly output next month will reach 1,200 as planned, can Brother Ji Shan and Brother Yang Chen know?"

Zhou Jun and Song Xuegao looked at each other, thinking to themselves, what happened to Hu Jingyi, the governor of the capital? Why not tell them such important news?

Song Xuegao reacted quickly, and said to Xiao Yimin with a smile:

"Brother Yiming, I'm afraid that far water can't quench your thirst! Moreover, the whole army is not only in urgent need of guns in our first division, but also the other fraternal units are enough, I am afraid that when the news comes out, everyone will come to rob it, how much can we get? ”

Xiao Yimin nodded: "Brother Yang Chen said the same, if you calculate carefully, within a year, it will still be a situation of more monks and less porridge, I don't know what the two brothers have planned?" First of all, the little brother will never do the kind of thing that is hidden and sold at a price, as long as the little brother can do it, he will go all out. ”

Zhou Jun and Song Xuegao were satisfied, and said in a loud voice, brother, we don't know your character yet? Then Song Xuegao took out the prepared list and handed it to Xiao Yimin.

Xiao Yimin was taken aback after reading it:

"So much? Ten heavy machine guns, 3,000 Mausers, 500 Leopard 20-round shell guns, 300 boxes of wooden-handled grenades, and 1 million rifle rounds...... Two brothers, who are you going to clean up? Do you need the help of the younger brother? ”

Song Xuegao was stunned when he heard this, Zhou Jun laughed, and turned to Song Xuegao, whose old face was flushed:

"Old Song, I said it a long time ago, such a big thing, don't think about hiding it from the ghost-like Yiming brother, you want to bet with me, now are you not convinced?"

Song Xuegao bowed his hand apologetically to Xiao Yimin: "It's a pure bet, don't think too much about Brother Yiming!" ”

"Can you not think about it, little brother?"

Xiao Yimin was also too happy, and ordered Lu Yixuan, the chief of staff sitting behind him, to say a few words, stand up and ask Zhou Jun and Song Xuegao to walk to the conference room of the middle hall together, and the curtain of a large Sichuan map with a scale of one in 200,000 has been opened.

Zhou Jun and Song Xuegao hurriedly approached the map and looked at it carefully, and after a while, Zhou Jun suddenly turned around:

"Get me a copy anyway, this map is too detailed! The wells in the small village are all marked, damn amazing...... There is also a river mileage...... It's a hundred times better than the map we're using! I don't know what the group of high staff in the Governor's Mansion are doing all day long, and they can't even draw a map. ”

Xiao Yimin explained:

"The two elder brothers may not know that the traffic topographic map of the entire Sichuan and even the three southwestern provinces has been drawn in the most detailed and complete way by the British churches in Yunnan, Guichuan and Sichuan, and for more than ten years, British missionaries, travelers and explorers have been constantly drawing maps, so we have this detailed map in front of us.

"Brother Yiming, didn't the surveying and mapping college of the railway company throw it to you? I thought it was drawn by those teachers and students. ”

Song Xuegao was very shocked, he knew what Xiao Yimin's words meant.

Xiao Yimin smiled bitterly: "Although the technical school and surveying and mapping school run by the railway company have been thrown to the younger brother, but the teaching gentleman invited from Shanghai and the book has gone cleanly.

"The little brother really had no choice, so it took a lot of effort to stuff all the more than 300 students into the arsenal, and finally threw away these two hot potatoes. No, the military academy run by the younger brother has specially set up a major in surveying, mapping and communications, and five of the 30 cadets sent by your first division are studying in this major, but they will not be able to draw a map of the level of the British without a few years of hard work. ”

Zhou Jun and the others agreed with Xiao Yimin's statement, and couldn't help but turn to the map again, and asked Xiao Yimin in a low voice if he had any suggestions?

Xiao Yimin asked rhetorically: "The two brothers like Yucheng very much? Do you really think that you can sit still after defeating Yucheng? Even if they can sit still, will the provincial government and the metropolitan governor open up and allow the two old brothers to get involved in civil affairs and tax collection? ”

Zhou Jun and Song Xuegao were not sure about this, and when they bargained with Hu Jingyi, Hu Jingyi didn't dare to say anything to death, and when they heard Xiao Yimin ask at this moment, they immediately realized that the problem was not so simple.

Zhou Jun knows that he can't hide anything from Xiao Yimin, rather than causing Xiao Yimin's displeasure when he finishes it, it is better to say it now, at least Xiao Yimin's character is well-known, and the two of them and the first division under his command have also received Xiao Yimin's care.

The two glanced at each other, Zhou Jun gritted his teeth and explained in a low voice:

"The Metropolitan Governor summoned us this morning, promised to give us the number of the First Army, and said that as long as Yucheng was captured and Xiong Kewu's troops were driven out, Yucheng would be handed over to us to govern. We agreed, but when we heard my brother remind us like this, we felt furious in our hearts, and I hope that my brother will give us staff officers, and the Sichuan army will belong to you to see far. ”

Xiao Yimin thought about it and asked if the two of them would mind calling his chief of staff, Bao Jiqing, to discuss together?

Although Zhou Jun and Song Xuegao are arrogant, they admire Bao Jiqing, a senior who is full of splendor, wisdom and bravery, and they can't ask for it at the moment, and it would be great if there was guidance from Bao Jiqing.

A few minutes later, Bao Jiqing rushed over, saluted Zhou Jun and the two of them saluted in return, and after listening to Xiao Yimin's brief explanation, Bao Jiqing frowned, walked to the map to check for a long time, and then asked Zhou Jun and Xiao Yimin a lot of questions.

Finally, Bao Jiqing picked up the baton and pointed to Yichang, the gateway to the upper reaches of the Yangtze River: "What do the two virtuous brothers think of this place?" ”

Zhou Jun and Song Xuegao were taken aback, staring at the word Yichang on the map, in a daze for a long time, their faces were blue for a while and red for a while, and finally they all looked at Bao Jiqing, respectfully asking their seniors for guidance.

Bao Jiqing put down the baton and said unhurriedly:

"Instead of sweating profusely and getting nothing in Chongqing, it is better to pursue a little farther and completely occupy the throat of the Yangtze River. And this move can also get the support and support of the people of Bashu, just the huge honor of being the first person to fight out of Sichuan is much better than sitting in Yucheng and watching people count money.

"That's all I have to say, you can discuss it, I have to leave beforehand."

Bao Jiqing left in a dashing manner, leaving Xiao Yimin to discuss with Zhou Jun and Song Xuegao, who were panting.

Zhou Jun finally broke the silence and stared at Xiao Yimin with blazing eyes:

"Brother Yiming, to be honest, my brother has been fed up with the constraints of the governor's mansion and the group of officials in the provincial government in recent years, and he doesn't dare to collect a penny of taxes in the artesian well area where he is so rich, and he has to bear the complaints of his brothers, if it weren't for the transfer of the first brigade to Luzhou to strengthen combat preparedness this time, I really don't know how to suppress the brothers' hearts, hey! Don't say it, my brother wants to hear a word from you, do you support my brother to fight this battle? ”

Xiao Yimin pondered for a moment, then turned to Song Xuegao and asked, "What does Brother Song mean?" ”

"Do you still need to ask? Neijiang doesn't want to stay any longer, and it will be a problem for the military to stay any longer. Song Xuegao no longer played false, and said what was in his heart.

Xiao Yimin nodded:

"Then let's fight! The younger brother estimated that the governor also meant this, and he would definitely say that he would mobilize the civil governor and ask the provincial government and the parliament to agree to fight this battle, and the provincial government and the parliament had long been worried about the actual division of Yucheng, and they were thinking about how to really bring the Yucheng area into their jurisdiction, so in legal terms, this war was just and won the hearts of the people, and the reason was definitely not a problem

"Now there are only two problems: first, it depends on the determination of the two brothers; Second, let's see if we can bring the counties in eastern Sichuan other than Yucheng into the full jurisdiction of the two elder brothers, so as to achieve an invincible position that can be attacked and retreated.

"As for the younger brother, where is there any reason not to support it, I'm afraid that when all the materials for going out of Sichuan will have to ask the two old brothers to be more accommodating!"

"That's right! That's to the point! Zhou Jun high-fived and sighed.

Song Xuegao looked at Zhou Jun excitedly, and when he saw Zhou Jun nodding heavily, he immediately took out the check that had been prepared and handed it to Xiao Yimin:

"Brother pointing, it's really interesting, we can't make money cheap, in the past six months, my brother has spent too much money for us, shame...... This is a cash check from Chengdu Standard Chartered Bank, the three add up to a total of 500,000 yuan, which is brought by looking for the elder brother to buy the weapons and ammunition on the list, if it is not enough, please bear with the elder brother, and wait for us to take Yichang, double the return! ”

Xiao Yimin laughed happily and accepted it generously:

"It was transported to Neijiang within three days, and the younger brother gave the two brothers five German heavy machine guns, although the gift was small, but it was also the younger brother's heart. In the next step, as long as there is a need for the younger brother, the elder brother can just speak. ”

"Good! You're welcome, thank you for your love! With that, Zhou Jun laughed happily.

Xiao Yimin smiled and said, "They are all brothers in the trenches, what are you polite?" Let's go, go to my younger brother's house to drink, I haven't drunk with the two older brothers for a long time, I remember drinking once in Xufu, right? ”

"Haha! Just as I was about to bother, your food is famous. ”

"The wine is better, but the name is hard to remember, it seems to be Louis...... Alas, I can't remember, anyway, that foreign wine tastes pretty good, haha! ”

"By the way, Yiming, did you choose a name for the child you were going to be born?"

"I took it, both men and women, they are all called Xiao Nanzheng, and I was born more than a month after my little brother came back from the expedition, which means profoundly......"

"It's better to call it Triumph, how nice Triumph is......"

(To be continued)