Zhang Yunfei saw that this [***] had a fierce face, obviously an experienced soldier, and now he just needed such a person, so Zhang Yunfei simply asked a few questions, and this [***] answered very well.

So, Zhang Yunfei nodded with satisfaction and said happily: "You have been hired by us, you can join our 36th Group Army and fight devils with us." "Really! That's great. "This [***] was pleasantly surprised.

Zhang Yunfei smiled and nodded slightly.

This [***] company commander felt a little hit by a pie falling from the sky, and immediately said excitedly: "Sir, don't worry, after joining our 36th Group Army, I will definitely kill the devil." ”

Zhang Yunfei smiled slightly and corrected: "In the future, when you see your superiors, you will be called the chief, not the chief." ”

The [***] company commander scratched his head embarrassedly, and many comrades of the 36th Group Army next to him laughed good-natured when they saw the embarrassed attitude of the [***] company commander.

Immediately, a comrade in charge of recruiting troops filled in the relevant information on a form, and then picked up a slip of paper stamped with the bright red seal of the "General Staff of the 36th Group Army" and filled in the name of the [***] company commander.

The comrade who was responsible for recruiting soldiers stretched out his right hand, shook hands tightly with the [***] company commander, and then congratulated: "Hello comrade, welcome to become an honorable member of our 36th Group Army. ”

After taking the note, the [***] company commander thanked him again and again, and then left happily.

The people next to him watched with envy as the [***] company commander left.

Not long after, several other people who came in with this [***] company commander to apply for the draft also finished applying, and the two of them applied for the draft, and naturally they were also happy, and two of them were defeated because the conditions were not enough, and the two who were unsuccessful were disappointed.

As soon as the men left, five more people came in.

A platoon of soldiers standing on the periphery of the recruiting point formed a circle, and five people were let in each time, and after the five people had finished their enlistment, five more people were let in.

The people outside the circle were all eager, looking at this recruiting point with hope, hoping that they could be recruited and participate in the 36th Group Army they wanted.

Zhang Yunfei looked at it, although the number of people was small each time, but everyone was orderly, basically no chaos, Zhang Yunfei saw this, and nodded with satisfaction.

Zhang Yunfei said to Comrade Zuo Qingquan, chief of the General Staff next to him: "Old Zuo, it seems that our recruitment points are still too few, so let's further increase the number of recruitment points." ”

Chief of Staff Zuo immediately agreed, "Commander-in-chief, I think this is the only way to go, at present, there are too many people who want to join our 36th Group Army, which is much more than we expected. ”

When Zhang Yunfei and Chief of Staff Zuo finished inspecting several nearby recruitments, it was already close to noon, and the situation at each recruitment point was basically the same.

When the two returned to command, they happened to see Comrade Liu Dazhu, deputy commander-in-chief, who was furious in the command headquarters, and obviously encountered something very infuriating.

Seeing Liu Dazhu like this, Zhang Yunfei hurriedly asked with concern: "Comrade Dazhu, what's wrong?" What makes you so angry? ”

Liu Dazhu didn't see Zhang Yunfei and Comrade Zuo Qingquan come in together at first, but now when he saw Zhang Yunfei asking, Liu Dazhu put away his anger, but he still couldn't hide the anger in his heart.

Liu Dazhu said angrily: "Commander-in-chief, this Qinghai Ma Bufang is too bold, in Bazhou, one of our work teams, a total of more than 30 comrades, was basically killed by them, only the leader Hu Platoon Commander and two soldiers were spared, but Hu Platoon Commander and another soldier were caught by them, and only one soldier escaped. ”

At present, Liu Dazhu is responsible for setting up local garrison brigades in various parts of the great northwest, which is the task assigned to Liu Dazhu by Zhang Yunfei.

This task has been carried out for more than 20 days, and now a task force has been dispatched to the entire northwest, including Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, and part of Mongolia, except for the big cities in these areas and the places where the Kuomintang troops are heavily stationed.

These task forces, which numbered from 20 to 30 to as many as 100 people, were basically composed of soldiers of the 36th Group Army, and their main task was to propagate policies, mobilize the local masses, and participate in the local garrison brigades.

Ten days ago, with Zhang Yunfei's consent, Liu Dazhu sent more than 100 task forces to various parts of the great northwest.

Before the little devils' Mengsui army was wiped out, many counties in the northwest were controlled by the little devils, and Ma Bufang's troops were basically entrenched far away from Mongolia and Guisui.

After the little devil was eliminated, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, and many towns close to Mengsui became a vacuum.

In these places, Zhang Yunfei is preparing to garrison some troops of some local garrison brigades, and these 10 local garrison brigades that will soon be established will not only be stationed in Guisui and Mongolia, but will also be responsible for some cities and towns in Gansu, Qinghai, and Ningxia.

Zhang Yunfei listened to Liu Dazhu's report, and his heart was also full of anger, Zhang Yunfei thought in his heart, when the little devil was there, you Ma Bufang didn't go to fight the little devil, and recovered these county towns, and after we annihilated the little devils, you came to rob these county towns and killed our comrades, you are purely looking for death.

In the past, Zhang Yunfei adhered to the overall situation of the anti-national united front and did not want to attack these local warlords in the northwest, but he did not expect that they would jump out on their own.

It seems that it is time to clean up these warlords.

So, Zhang Yunfei asked, "Dazhu, when did this happen." ”

Liu Dazhu hurriedly replied: "Commander-in-chief, it was yesterday afternoon, yesterday afternoon, there was about a cavalry battalion in Ma Bufang's department, and hundreds of cavalry suddenly came to Bazhou to kill and arrest our comrades. ”

Hearing this, a trace of anger flashed in Zhang Yunfei's eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "Comrade Dazhu, immediately send a report to Ma Bufang in Qinghai in the name of our 36th Group Army, demanding that Ma Bufang hand over the murderer, compensate for the losses, hold a press conference, and publicly apologize to us. ”

This time, Zhang Yunfei was ready to salute first and then send a report to Ma Bufang first, if Ma Bufang did not do what was on the telegram, Zhang Yunfei would not mind sending troops to destroy the entire Ma Bufang department.

Liu Dazhu got Zhang Yunfei's order and immediately went to send a report.

Looking at Comrade Liu Dazhu's distant figure, Comrade Zuo Qingquan, chief of the General Staff next to him, asked worriedly: "Commander-in-chief, are you ready to make a move on Ma Bufang?" ”

Zhang Yunfei nodded and said, "Lao Zuo, if Ma Bufang doesn't give me a satisfactory explanation for this incident, I don't mind sending troops to Qinghai." ”

Comrade Zuo Qingquan pondered for a moment, but still reminded: "Commander-in-chief, now is the period of cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and it is better for us to be cautious, because we will not be accused of sabotaging the national united front." ”

Zhang Yunfei smiled slightly and comforted: "Lao Zuo, no, let's salute first and then soldier, standing on a rational character, I see who dares to charge us indiscriminately, even if it is the one in Yucheng, I don't dare." ”

Seeing that Zhang Yunfei said so domineeringly, Chief of Staff Zuo also felt that his worries were a little redundant.

Comrade Zuo Qingquan's heart was wide, and he also smiled and said: "Commander-in-chief, no matter what, we support you, in fact, for this Ma Bufang, I also want to move him, but I have never had a chance." ”

Hearing this, Zhang Yunfei smiled faintly, Zhang Yunfei also thought of this, back then, many Red Army comrades died at the hands of Ma Bufang, and now, if he kills Ma Bufang, I believe that many high-level leaders in the party and the army will applaud.

This time, as long as he occupies the truth, he can speak reasonably in the truth, and he does not leave any tongue, I believe that everyone will not say anything, and even the high-level of the Kuomintang may say that Ma Bufang is looking for death.

Because, Ma Bufang is not a descendant of Lao Chiang, but a local warlord, and Lao Chiang and the high-level Kuomintang will not offend Zhang Yunfei because of a small local warlord.

Zhang Yunfei looked at Chief of Staff Zuo and saw that Chief of Staff Zuo also wanted to fight Ma Bufang, so Zhang Yunfei said to a guard next to him: "Immediately inform the two comrades Deng Wenping and Liu Dazhu, and the operational staff officers of the General Staff Headquarters will hold a meeting in the small conference room of the headquarters in ten minutes." ”

"Yes!" The guard immediately turned around.

Hearing this, Comrade Zuo Qingquan, chief of the General Staff, was also overjoyed, and followed closely behind Zhang Yunfei to the conference room.

As Zhang Yunfei walked, he remembered some information about Ma Bufang in his mind.

Ma Bufang, whose name is Zixiang, was born in Hezhou, Gansu Province (now Linxia), in 1903. In his early years, he joined the Ningbo Navy Officer Training Corps, and after graduation, he served in the Qinghai local military group led by his father Ma Qi and uncle Ma Lin.

After the establishment of the Nanjing National Political Axe, he successively served as brigade commander, division commander, army commander, column commander, and commander-in-chief of the group army. In 1936, he served as the acting chairman of the Qinghai Provincial Political Axe, and in 1938, he served as the chairman of the Qinghai Provincial Political Axe.

During the War of Resistance against Japan, he served as the commander of the 40th Group Army and the 82nd Army, a senior general of the Kuomintang Army, a lieutenant general and a general, and the Ma Bufang family ruled Qinghai for 40 years.

Ma Bufang is shameless and unscrupulous, which is rare in the upper echelons of the Kuomintang. Ma Bufang once said publicly: "Those who gave birth to me and those who gave birth to me were annihilated." The wives and daughters of his subordinates, the sisters, nieces, brothers-in-law, and sisters-in-law of his own family could not escape his clutches.

(To be continued)