He Yingqin thought about it and said: "Wenge, the German army has always paid attention to firepower, and judging from your weapon configuration, you also uphold this idea, but why do you still emphasize the troops' stabbing training, is it also aimed at the army?" You must know that the stabbing technique of the Yue Army is the best in the world. ”

Song Zhewu thought for a while and said, "Yes, Chief Chief." If you can use firepower to kill and injure the enemy in large numbers, or even completely annihilate the enemy, then it is naturally the best. However, our country's military industrial system is incomplete and very limited, and once there is a real fight between China and China, it is likely that there will be difficulties in the supply of weapons and ammunition, and in the battle, hand-to-hand combat is inevitable; The army is the most important and best at stabbing among the [***] teams in the world, but there is no secret to their stabbing, it's just that they train longer and stricter than us. If our troops step up their training from now on, they will never be worse than the other army in seven or eight years. ”

He Yingqin liked this sober, cautious, and especially outstanding military attainment young man more and more. He didn't want to waste any more time on his own issues.

He Yingqin decided to change the topic: "Wen Ge, your Fourth Route Army is not far behind the current army in terms of organization and firepower, and your Fourth Route Army is indeed one of the best troops in China." I should have strongly supported your request to increase the number of numbers, but the chairman of the committee greeted me and asked me to suppress it. ”

Seeing Song Zhewu's surprised expression, He Yingqin couldn't help but feel a little proud, and said with a smile: "That's the case, now the Minister of Military Affairs is Feng Yuxiang, although he has not been in office, but he has sent Lu Zhonglin to act as the Minister of Military Affairs, and he will not hide it from you. Add a number, you don't have to nod his head in agreement, as long as I say hello to the people below. But after all, I can't hide it from him, and now it is still in the period of disarmament and reorganization, and the Central Army is expanding its army in order to crusade against the Gui system, and it is difficult for others to say anything, but if it is the expansion of the troops of the non-Central Army, it is difficult for me to explain. If he really wants to ask more seriously, he will cause trouble for the central government. In addition, I want to know if you want this number to be the division of Li Sichi that you have adopted? ”

He Yingqin's words made Song Zhewu a little embarrassed, and he thought a little simple about increasing the number. Chiang Kai-shek wantonly expanded his army in the name of crusading against the Gui faction, but asked the local powerful factions to disarm, which is easy to say, after all, the crusade against the Gui faction requires troops. However, to allow other people's troops to expand the army is indeed a bit difficult for Chiang Kai-shek. In order to hold Song Zhewu, Chiang Kai-shek withstood the pressure and agreed to give him a number. But it is still difficult for He Yingqin not to agree to Song Zhewu, you must know that in the Kuomintang Central Army, only He Yingqin dares to fight with Chiang Kai-shek on the basis of reason.

Song Zhewu knew that in history, during the Anti-Japanese War, Du Yuming was originally appointed as the commander of the Fifth Army, and when Chen Cheng was changed to Chiang Kai-shek's nephew Yu Ji, Chiang Kai-shek also signed and approved. Du Yuming had no choice but to find He Yingqin, and it was He Yingqin and Chiang Kai-shek who fought hard to give Du Yuming again.

Song Zhewu smiled a little embarrassedly and said: "Chief, this matter is indeed Zhewu's lack of thought, and it has caused trouble to the chairman and the chief. I don't want the number for Li Sichi's division, I want to break up and remix the newly recruited recruits, the incorporated troops, and my original troops, and set up a division, and this number is for this division, and of course the division commander also wants to give Li Sichi, which is what I promised him at the beginning. ”

He Yingqin Zhengse said: "Wen Ge, in fact, I don't care much what others say, even the chairman. The reason why I suppressed this matter is because what I am most concerned about is how you will reorganize Li Sichi's division. If you want to give the new number to Li Sichi's original division, then I will not agree to give you the number anyway. ”

He Yingqin's words made Song Zhewu's heart full of hope, He Yingqin's words were as long as they were not for Li Sichi?

Seeing that Song Zhewu was a little puzzled, He Yingqin explained: "Not only Li Sichi's division that you have recruited, but also the remaining two divisions of Hu Zongduo, as well as Tao Jun's Eighteenth Army and Ye Qi's division, all the troops of the Gui family should be disarmed and disbanded or scattered and remixed, otherwise Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi are very prone to resurgence." Far away is like Feng Yuxiang's Wuyuan oath, and near is like Tang Shengzhi's expulsion of Bai Chongxi in Hebei, this lesson we have to learn. ”

Song Zhewu thought to himself: "Feng Yuxiang won't say it, Tang Shengzhi's drive away of Bai Chongxi in Hebei was planned by you, you have experience in this kind of thing, of course you won't be unguarded." ”

He Yingqin continued: "Even now Li Mingrui's Seventh Army should be handled in this way according to my wishes, but the chairman of the committee disagrees, and he believes that it is not conducive to dividing and disintegrating the Gui army's current troops in Guangxi. But I always felt that this Seventh Army would be a problem in the future. ”

Song Zhewu knew that He Yingqin's scruples were right, and in the memory of his previous life, Li Mingrui participated in the revolutionary struggle led by the Chinese GCD only half a year ago, that is, in October 1926, after the defeat of the oath against Chiang Kai-shek. In December of the same year and February of the following year, he led the Zuojiang uprising with Deng XP, Zhang YY, Yu Zuoyu and others, established a base area, and served as the commander-in-chief of the 7th and 8th armies of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. In the early 1930s, he joined the Chinese GCD. In November of the same year, he was ordered to leave the right Jiangsu District with Deng XP, Zhang YY and others led the 7th Army, and in the border area of Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Guangdong, and Jiangxi, he commanded the battles of Meihua Village, forcibly crossing the Lechang River and breaking through the siege of Chongyi, got rid of the encirclement and interception of the Kuomintang army, and arrived at the Hunan and Jiangxi revolutionary base areas in the spring of 1931. According to the decision of the General Front Committee of the 1st Front Army, he served as the commander-in-chief of the Hexi General Headquarters, commanded the troops west of the Ganjiang River in a unified manner, won victories in Anfu and other battles, and cooperated with the second anti-"encirclement and suppression" in the Central Soviet Region. In May, he was appointed commander of the 7th Army, and in July, he led his troops to cross the Ganjiang River eastward, arrived in the Central Soviet Region, and joined the main force of the 1st Front Army in Xingguo, Jiangxi, and participated in the third anti-"encirclement and suppression" campaign, with outstanding achievements.

He Yingqin didn't know Song Zhewu's thoughts, and continued to take care of himself: "However, if you do this like Wen Ge, I will rest assured, you don't have to take the matter of the number to heart, you start to reorganize the troops first, and I will give it to you in two months at the latest." After saying that, he smiled mysteriously.

Song Zhewu knew what He Yingqin meant, that is, he thought that he would start a war with Feng Yuxiang in two months at most, and he would not be afraid of being criticized by anyone at that time.

Song Zhewu hurriedly smiled and said, "Thank you to the chief for making the chief more troublesome." "If Liu Zhi is replaced, Song Zhewu will immediately send gold bars, and even give them at the beginning. But now it's He Yingqin, he doesn't dare, He Yingqin has always been known for being honest, he doesn't dare to be bored.

He Yingqin shook his hand, looked at Song Zhewu and said meaningfully: "Wen Ge, you resolutely obey the orders of the Central Committee, unlike Han Fuyu, the Chairman and I both regard you as a force of the Central Committee. I regard you as my subordinate, both nominally and personally, and I care for my beloved subordinates. ”

Song Zhewu, who has been a man for two generations, of course understands what He Yingqin means, He Yingqin admires himself very much and is showing favor to himself. If He Yingqin has his support, his grand plan will be a little more successful and certain. Hurriedly stood up and said, "Zhewu is willing to listen to the teachings of the chief from now on." ”

He Yingqin smiled and said, "Okay, Wenge, sit down, sit down." ”

After Song Zhewu sat down, He Yingqin took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "Li Yixuan of Hu Zongduo's Nineteenth Army, Zheng Zheng's two divisions and Tao Jun's eighteenth army, as well as Ye Qi's ninth division will all be dismissed. Your 100,000-strong army is in Xiaogan, and the rebellious Second Route Army is in the area of Hankou and Huangpo, and the two divisions of Li Yixuan and Zhengzhong are only about 30,000 people. The chairman of the committee has agreed that the two divisions will be disarmed tomorrow. Tao Jun's Eighteenth Army and Ye Qi's Ninth Division will be done by Zhu Peide and He Jian. Tomorrow you will send your cavalry brigade to assist Liu Jingfu in disarming Li and Zheng's divisions. ”

Historically, most of these units have been disarmed, demobilized or regrouped, but in a scattered manner. For example, Hu Zongduo's department, on April 3, 1929, Chiang Kai-shek appointed Li Shiqiao as the division commander. Later, the department was transferred to Huanggang and Echeng. Subsequently, Chiang Kai-shek ordered the 18th and 10th Divisions to surround it separately and collect their guns. The bulk of the ministry fled. The first section was sent by He Yingqin to recruit Xu Shengyu, counselor of the training directorate, and was organized into the 13th Brigade of Reading Force, with Xu as the brigade commander, and the number of the division disappeared.

After Tao Jun's division retreated to Jingzhou on April 7, 1929, He Yingqin incorporated the division into the 11th and 12th Brigades of Reading Force, with Wan Yiwu as the commander of the 11th Brigade of Reading Force, and Peng Jinzhi, deputy commander of the 2nd Brigade of the 1st Division, as the commander of the 12th Brigade of Reading Force. The original army belonged to 2 machine gun companies, one of which was transferred to the 2nd Route General Headquarters, and the other 1 company was transferred to the 14th Brigade of Reading Force. Brigade Commander Li Yixuan: In the original Li Yixuan Division, except for the Li Qi Brigade, which was transferred and one part escaped, the remaining 3,000 people were dismissed, and the guns surrendered were handed over to the Army, Navy and Air Force General Headquarters.

He Yingqin didn't wait for Song Zhewu to agree, and then said to Song Zhewu with a smile: "Wenge, your troops are different from other troops in China, and one of your divisions is equivalent to one army of other troops, but compared with the German army, your troops are not yet full. The central government disarmed and dismissed so many Gui troops this time, and the central army could not digest it for a while. If they are dismissed, they will also return to Guangxi and join Li Zongren's troops. Moreover, these troops are all elite troops of the Gui family, and the quality of the soldiers is very good, so it is a pity to be dismissed. Wen Ge, you also have to help the central government share the worries, and after the disarming, you will be assigned to your troops on behalf of Li Yixuan! Of course, high-ranking officers are not given to you, they are all dismissed. ”

He Yingqin stopped Song Zhewu, who was overjoyed and wanted to express his gratitude, and said: "Li Sichi, Li Yixuan's two divisions, as well as the recruits you recruited, if there is still a lot of surplus in one more division, and it will have too much impact on you to give you one more number, you will fill up your divisions with the surname Suo." Then report to the Ministry of Military Affairs according to the number of people who are fully staffed, and if you can't make up for it for a while, you must report it according to the full number. In addition, I would like to abolish the numbers of your current units and reissue you with the numbers of four infantry divisions, one artillery division, one cavalry corps, and three brigades, all of which will be preceded by the new number to distinguish you from other units. ”

Song Zhewu's current mood can be described in ecstasy, this [***] No. 2 person is really not simple, how to respond to what Qin said, he is really very, very caring for his subordinates, not only gave him another division at once, but also promised to pay him according to the full number of posts he self-reported, and it was also in the name of him Song Zhewu to share the worries of the central government. You must know that during this period, the reorganized divisions of the Central Army were all full of 11,000 people, and the annual military salary was 1.3 million oceans. His division will have to be full of about 40,000 people, but he will be organized according to the group army of later generations, although there will not be many arms.

With the addition of a new division and the addition of personnel in other units, he has increased the number of soldiers by nearly 80,000 at once, and although he is still unable to gather so many people, He Yingqin has already made clear his attitude that he will not send personnel to verify the number of troops, and will only pay according to the establishment. That's more than 10 million oceans! In the past, when Chiang Kai-shek bought Han Fuyu and Shi Yousan, there was a saying that he paid 15 million oceans at a time, and another said that he gave 5 million each, and now he looks at himself as similar. Although He Yingqin did not mention Chiang Kai-shek of these benefits that He Yingqin gave him, but with such a large price, Song Zhewu estimated that He Yingqin did not dare to make his own opinions, and he must have discussed it with Chiang Kai-shek. It's just that whether He Yingqin agrees or not is very important, if he doesn't agree, it is estimated that even if he gets benefits, he will shrink significantly.

Song Zhewu couldn't help but sigh, it's good to have a backer! He Yingqin was not only the number two person in the Central Army, but more importantly, he was responsible for the specific affairs of the Central Army during this period. People like He Yingqin are more honest and keep their duties, and they can't get through bribery and gifts. It's just that he cherishes and loves talents, which will benefit him.

He Yingqin put away his smile, fiddled with the teacup on the coffee table, and said to Song Zhewu after a while: "Wen Ge, don't take today's reporter's matter to heart. I think the reporter who challenged Han Fuyu should have been arranged by the chairman of the committee, with the purpose of sowing discord between Han Fuyu and Feng Yuxiang; It should be an accident to ask you a question, but the history of the "Declaration" has always been difficult to get along with the chairman of the committee. I still have to remind you, don't follow those warlords, none of them can fight the chairman, not even Wang Jingwei. ”

He Yingqin was sincerely admonishing his subordinates, reminding Song Zhewu not to follow the wrong person, no one was Chiang Kai-shek's opponent.

For He Yingqin, Song Zhewu was also sincerely grateful today, stood up, and solemnly saluted He Yingqin: "The teachings of the chief commander, Zhewu must be remembered in his heart, and he will never dare to forget." ”

He Yingqin looked at his watch, it was already 5 o'clock in the afternoon, stood up, and said with a smile: "Okay, Wenge, today I took the initiative to ask Ying to pick you up, Weiwen won't come, it's not early, let's go." ”

(To be continued)