Tao Rong, who came back in a hurry, reported: "News came from the station, the Hankou Garrison Command sent an order to let the Huayuan Station immediately get out of the way, and the special car of Henan Provincial Chairman Han Fuyu will soon arrive at the Huayuan Station, to ensure that Han Fuyu's special car passes quickly." The train of the second regiment is on the line, whether to get out of the way, or let the train of the second regiment leave first, please ask the commander for instructions. ”

"Han Fuyu?" Song Zhewu looked at the watch on his wrist, it was already more than 1 o'clock in the morning, and it was inferred from the time that Han Fuyu set off from Hankou at night. What could make Han Fuyu rush back to Wusheng Pass overnight? Did Feng Yuxiang ask him to go back? It is unlikely, with Feng Yuxiang's surname, knowing that Han Fuyu met Chiang Kai-shek in Hankou, he would never send a message to Han Fuyu. Did Han Fuyu get the news himself, or did Chiang Kai-shek get what news to tell Han Fuyu?

Seeing that Song Zhewu didn't say anything for a while, Tao Rong said dissatisfiedly: "Han Fuyu has become the commander of the light pole, and the faction is still so big!" I think let's let the cars of the second regiment go first. Tao Rong didn't know about Song Zhewu and Han Fuyu, and thought that Song Zhewu was not satisfied if he didn't say anything. Tao Rong did not have a good impression of the troops involved in the crusade against the Gui family from the bottom of his heart, of course, not including Song Zhewu and his Fourth Route Army now.

Song Zhewu shook his head and said: "No, tell Zhang Yafei and let the second regiment get out of the way, if they start first, their train will be heavy and the speed will not be able to rise, Han Fuyu's car can only follow them, or let Han Fuyu pass first." Then let the station get in touch with Han Fuyu's special car, and tell Han Fuyu that I, Song Zhewu, am at Huayuan Station, and I want to see him. ”

Since Tao Rong joined the Fourth Route Army, she found that this army has a heartfelt arrogance from soldiers to officers at all levels, Tao Rong guessed that the origin of this arrogance is likely to be that they are well-equipped, have high military salaries, and have never lost a battle, and even the main source is Song Zhewu. As soon as I received the notice from the station just now, the people in the staff office, from the director Mengxi to the general staff officers, all showed disdain, and they didn't mean to give way, even Zhang Yafei was very dissatisfied. It's just that this matter is not something that he Tao Rong can do, and he must consult Song Zhewu, the supreme commander of the Fourth Route Army.

Song Zhewu's attitude surprised Tao Rong a little, he thought that Song Zhewu would be very dissatisfied, and would not even give way at all, you must know that the Hankou Garrison Command is not qualified to order the Fourth Route Army. But Song Zhewu not only gave way, but also thought about Han Fuyu very thoroughly!

Tao Rong was a little puzzled, but she still promised to inform the station.

The train of the 2nd regiment, under the transfer of the station, quickly withdrew from the waiting line and gave way to the passage.

Ten minutes later, Han Fuyu's special car, pulled by a panting locomotive, hurriedly drove into the station and stopped at the screeching sound of brakes.

This time, Han Fuyu's pistol team did not get off the train with great fanfare, and Han Fuyu soon looked around and got off the train surrounded by more than a dozen personal guards. When his gaze swept over the artillery of the artillery regiment that was being loaded, he couldn't help but show a hot look. Xin said: "Some of the artillery is still new, it seems that my capable brother, this trip to Wuhan has made a lot of money!" ”

Seeing Han Fuyu get out of the car, Song Zhewu strode up to greet him, stretched out his hand from a distance, and said with a smile: "Big brother, why don't you play in Hankou for a few more days?" What is so urgent, I have to rush back at night. ”

Han Fuyu held Song Zhewu's hand and smiled bitterly without making a sound, waved his hand to make his own guards step back, and looked around again. Song Zhewu knew that Han Fuyu had something to tell him alone, and also signaled to his adjutant Liang Bi, who commanded Song Zhewu's guards to retreat and surround Song Zhewu from a distance.

Han Fuyu whispered: "Wen Ge, I received a telegram from Shi Yousan, he told me that he received an order from Mr. Feng to take the troops stationed in Nanyang north to Shanxi. ”

Song Zhewu knew that Shi Yousan was Han Fuyu's hardcore brother, and he had to discuss with Han Fuyu after receiving Feng Yuxiang's order, and it seemed that the two had long been dissatisfied with Feng Yuxiang, and this was asking Han Fuyu for instructions. Feng Yuxiang ordered Shi Yousan to go north with the troops stationed in Nanyang, this must be Feng Yuxiang aware of the movement of the Central Army against his Northwest Army, and he was also making corresponding deployments.

Song Zhewu pretended to be puzzled and said: "Shi Yousan is not like the eldest brother, you are the chairman of Henan Province, and you have government affairs. He is only the commander of the 24th Division, and his troops can be stationed wherever they go, so this may be the normal transfer of the 24th Division, is there anything wrong with this? ”

Han Fuyu said with a gloomy face: "I thought so at first, but I called Ma Hongkui, the commander of the 17th Provisional Division, and Pang Bingxun, the commander of the 14th Provisional Division, to inquire, and they all received the same order from Mr. Feng, so there is a problem with such a large-scale transfer, and I guess the troops at Wushengguan will definitely receive the same order." ”

Ma Hongkui graduated from Lanzhou Army School and joined the League in his early years. In 1912, he served as the commander of the Ningxia New Army, and from 1914 to 1917, he served as the military attache of Yuan Shikai and Li Yuanhong. In 1919, after Duan Qirui came to power, Ma Hongkui was promoted to the commander of the Fifth Mixed Brigade. In September 1924, during the Second Zhifeng War, Ma Hongkui was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the cavalry by Cao Kun and Wu Peifu, and led his troops to Rehe. When Feng Yuxiang launched the Yanjing coup, Ma Hongkui took refuge with Feng Yuxiang. Song Zhewu didn't know much about Ma Hongkui's future affairs, only that he was driven to Ningxia by Chiang Kai-shek in 1932 to become the chairman of the provincial political axe because of the disadvantage of suppressing bandits, and he was only allowed to take two regiments to take up his post. Later, during the Anti-Japanese War, when Han Fuyu was arrested by Chiang Kai-shek, he was the only one who ran for Han Fuyu in many ways, and also sent his own car to send Ji Ganqing, who was in Ningxia at the time, to Luoyang. This person doesn't seem to have any affiliation with Han Fuyu, but he has a good relationship with Han Fuyu, which also shows that Han Fuyu is very powerful.

If Ma Hongkui has a good relationship with Han Fuyu, Han Fuyu can contact Ma Hongkui to ask, and Song Zhewu can understand, then Han Fuyu contacted Pang Bingxun, which surprised Song Zhewu. Song Zhewu remembered that when Han Fuyu betrayed Feng Yuxiang in Shaanzhou, Pang Bingxun fiercely blocked Han Fuyu at Heishi Pass, forcing Han Fuyu to abandon the car and go south to detour before returning to Zhengzhou.

"Didn't the eldest brother call Wu Shengguan? You are the commander-in-chief of the Northwest Army's crusade against the Hubei Gui system, and the troops in Xinyang and Nanyang are under your command, Feng Yuxiang can send a report to Shi Yousan, and he must also give you an order to the command of the Third Route Army in Zaiwushengguan, they should know the reason for the withdrawal. Song Zhewu asked intentionally.

Song Zhewu's words made Han Fuyu's face even more gloomy, it was not that he didn't call Wu Shengguan, but his telegram sank like a stone into the sea, and there was no response. Not only did he not hear from the headquarters of the Third Route Army, but even the telegrams sent to the divisions did not reply. Han Fuyu didn't know the bottom in his heart, without Feng Yuxiang's words, although a few of these people were not on the right path with him Han Fuyu, but he was now their boss after all, and they didn't have the courage not to call him back and send him the news. Therefore, he hurriedly said hello to Chiang Kai-shek, and rushed back to Wusheng Pass overnight, because he was afraid that he would be late to go back, and the troops would be taken away, and there would be no reason to approach the troops again.

Han Fuyu did not answer Song Zhewu's words, but asked, "Wen Ge, are you going back to Hebei?" ”

Song Zhewu knew that Chiang Kai-shek wanted him to find a way to stay in Zhengzhou, but he couldn't tell Han Fuyu at this time, if he did, Han Fuyu would think that Chiang Kai-shek and him Song Zhewu were carrying him behind his back, and he didn't believe him yet.

I had to nod and say, "Yes, go back to Hebei." The war in Hubei is over, and the remaining tasks of crusading against the Gui family do not need me, and I have nothing to do while staying in Hubei. Moreover, I have incorporated many troops of the 19th Army this time, and I will also hurry up and return to reorganize the troops. ”

Han Fuyu grabbed Song Zhewu's hand again, and said with some eagerness: "Wen Ge, eldest brother begs you for something, you must help eldest brother!" ”

Although Han Fuyu didn't say anything, Song Zhewu knew that Han Fuyu's request for his help must be related to the fact that he was going to take away his 20th Division, and if Han Fuyu wanted him to help him pull the 20th Division to Hubei at Wushengguan now, it would be a little difficult to do. Not only Wushengguan has a large number of Northwest Army troops, but it is bound to be a bloody battle. And in that case, he will not be able to return to Hebei for a while and a half, and the most important thing is that he wants Chiang Kai-shek to take the responsibility of provoking the war, and it must have disrupted Chiang Kai-shek's plan. But he can't refuse Han Fuyu, according to his observation and the memory of his previous life, Han Fuyu is still very affectionate alone, if he refuses him now, he will not be able to get along with Han Fuyu in the future, and Han Fuyu will never listen to him again. In that way, Han Fuyu will continue to have the idea of retaining his strength during the Anti-Japanese War, and he will inevitably be shot by Chiang Kai-shek.

Song Zhewu stubbornly said: "Big brother, what are you polite to me, if you have anything, I will definitely help." ”

Han Fuyu lowered his voice and said: "I guess the central government is going to start with the Northwest Army in the near future, and Mr. Feng must have sensed something, so he began to mobilize troops to prepare for war." ”

Han Fuyu let out a deep sigh and said: "Mr. Feng didn't tell me about the troop transfer this time, because he must be worried about me, and he was even afraid that I would tell Lao Jiang in Hankou about the transfer of the Northwest Army. I really let Wen Ge tell me right, now look, not only will Mr. Feng not give me military power anymore, but even the chairman of this province is about to do it, brother, I really only have 'one way to Huashan' now." My twentieth division, after Shi Jingting and Li Xingzhong, the two bastards, were tossed away, and the old brother was driven away a lot by them, and if it took another year and a half, he would drive out all the brothers and his people. I think that once the two families start a war, my brother will take advantage of the chaos to pull out the 20th Division, but my brother is alone, and no one will be able to help in this matter. The troops of the Central Army are not in Henan, they can't count on it, I want to ask you Brother Wenge not to drive the troops back to Hebei first, you stay in Zhengzhou for a period of time, and when my brother pulls out the 20th Division, you will answer me. ”

(To be continued)