On the day that the new 2nd Division returned to its Changshan station, the astonishing news came that the Guangdong Air Force had collectively flown planes to defect to the central government, and two hours later a big news broke out that caused a sensation throughout the country:

Yu Hanmou, chief of the general staff of the Guangdong Army and commander of the First Army, and more than 20 generals jointly sent a telegram to the whole country to join the central government, and ordered Chen Jitang to go into the field immediately.

When Wu Ming heard the news, he knew that Chen Jitang, the former "King of the Southern Heavens," was completely finished, and that Guangdong's fall into the hands of the Nanjing government was already an ironclad matter, and that Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi's Xingui faction had completely become a lone army that could not be supported by a single tree this time, even if there was still Feng Yuxiang, a cattle man with unparalleled experience in the wilderness, was waving the flag for Li Zongren in the north, and the Xingui faction was surrounded by the Central Army, the Hunan Army, and the Guangdong Army, which were five times larger than himself, and there was no possibility of turning the tables around.

National events are not attractive to the new Second Senior Brothers, who are now most concerned about the upcoming expansion and readjustment

Wu Ming obviously knew very well what the brothers under his command were thinking, and after a day of rest, he held a general meeting of the whole division, and the instructors of various disciplines and two new regiments of the Phoenix Mountain training base also rushed to the Changshan barracks, and more than 9,000 officers and men all changed into brand-new military uniforms and weapons and equipment, and lined up neatly.

Long Shaogang, who presided over the meeting, finished reading out the list of awardees for meritorious service of more than 2,000 people, and his mouth was already dry, his voice was slightly hoarse, and all the more than 9,000 brothers in the audience stood up and applauded like thunder, and the collective commendation of more than 2,000 officers and men was something that had never been done since the army was formed.

Wu Ming then read out the letter of appointment of the Nanjing Central Military Commission, and after he read the letters of appointment of Long Shaogang to be promoted to colonel and deputy division commander and Zhang Dongning to colonel and chief of staff, more than 9,000 officers and men stood up again, and the warm applause lasted for a long time.

Seeing this scene, Wu Ming immediately put down the manuscript and happily asked Long Shaogang and Zhang Dongning to return the salute to the brothers, and the two walked to the front of the stage, and the more than 9,000 brothers in the audience stood up and saluted, excited and their eyes moistened.

Next, Wu Ming successively announced that Luo Yuming was promoted to colonel and brigade commander of the First Brigade, Yang Sixian was promoted to colonel and brigade commander of the Second Brigade, Yin Dizhong was promoted to colonel and brigade commander of the supplementary brigade, and the appointment of the commanders of the following regiments and battalions. Although the appointment of brigade commanders and deputy brigade commanders still needs to be submitted to the Military Commission for approval, and the appointment of officers below the regimental commander level is to be reported to the Military Commission at the discretion of the division headquarters, there will be no further changes in this series of appointments, and the main framework of the new Second Division has been erected since then.

At the end of the meeting, the officers and men who had been given a seven-day vacation period happily returned to their respective barracks; while all the officers and men received double pay and rewards, they also received new rank insignias, and almost all the officers and men of various units were promoted to the first rank, and there were 24 company platoon commanders who were promoted to three levels for outstanding performance, so the whole barracks was full of laughter and laughter, which was a hundred times more lively than the festival, and many officers and men had already begun to consider which girl to be with during the period of going home to visit relatives.

After the major events of the whole division were decided, Dai Ziran, the chief of the combat section, hurried back to Hangzhou to prepare for the wedding, and the other old brothers who had families and rooms discussed with each other and began to take turns to rest, and the preoccupied division commander Wu Ming once again started to be the shopkeeper, threw all the affairs to the honest man Long Shaogang, and quietly stayed with Wang Yuehan's mother and son for two days on the grounds of inspecting the work of the Phoenix Mountain training base, and then returned to Changshan's home to accompany his wife who was in labor.

Time flies, the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming, the Fang Mansion in Changshan City is more lively than in previous years, Fang Youchun's family of four also rushed home from Quzhou for the holiday, this year's eleven-year-old Xiao Xin is already very sensible, and he is extremely humble to his two younger sisters, Wu Ming and Fang Zhichun's first son is also two months old, and the two elders of the Fang family looked at the children and grandchildren in the hall and smiled from ear to ear.

After the dinner, Mr. Fang, who had drunk a few glasses of wine, returned to the back bedroom to take a nap, Wu Ming and Fang Youchun sat in the garden with a group of children to admire the moon and chat, and several little maids and children ran around with lanterns in their hands, laughing non-stop.

Wu Ming, who was in an extremely complicated mood, looked at his wife who was holding his son with a happy face, and after talking for a while, he casually found an excuse and quietly slipped away, returned to his residence and changed into the tweed general's dress that he had never worn, walked to the mirror, put on his military hat and looked at it carefully for a long time, suddenly turned around and strode out, bypassed the dark corridor, and went straight to the door of Old Man Fang's bedroom, took a deep breath and whispered: "Dad, are you free?" ”

Old Man Fang, who had rested for an hour, had already gotten up at this time, and had just put on his robe and was about to go to the courtyard to admire the moon with his children and grandchildren, when he heard Wu Ming's voice, he smiled heartily: "Come in, why did they send you to call me?" I'll just go over myself, hahaha."

Wu Ming entered the dormitory, knelt down with a "bang" in front of the old man with a happy face, prostrate on the ground, and reported in pain: "Dad, there is something I have been hiding from you and everyone, I have been anxious and tormented for more than two years, and I am deeply sorry for your old man and mother, and I am even more sorry for my childishness."

The old man was taken aback, and hurriedly stepped forward to help his son-in-law up, carefully examined his son-in-law's red eyes and pale face, only to find that his son-in-law was wearing a formal general's dress, and immediately realized that the matter was not small, and hurriedly pulled his son-in-law to the side of the bed and sat down: "If there is something to say slowly, say it slowly, the sky can't fall." ”

Wu Ming stubbornly told Mr. Fang how he was injured in Taijin Mountain, how he met Wang Yuehan who was humiliated by officers and soldiers and rescued her, Wang Yuehan's background and unhappy marriage, his complicated relationship with the Chen family in Huanggu Town, how he was rounded up later, how he was caught in the bandit's den to meet Fang's sister-in-law, how he became a brother with Fang Youchun later, how he reunited with Wang Yuehan who participated in the training class of the Central Party Department in Quzhou, and how Wang Yuehan gave birth to a child more than two years ago. Hearing this, Old Man Fang was stunned on the spot with a shocked face.

Wu Ming was sad, paused for a while, and said sincerely: "Dad, I have never said these words to anyone, including my eldest brother, I have never said to him, and I have never thought of marrying three wives and four concubines, I thought that I would be satisfied with Zhichun in this life and be happy with Zhichun until I was old, but I still couldn't control myself in the end, and finally made such a big mistake."

"More than two years ago, I was going to confess to your old man and Zhichun, but I didn't expect Zhichun to be pregnant with a child, I was afraid that she couldn't stand the blow and had an accident, so I could only bury it in my heart temporarily, and I wanted to wait for Zhichun to give birth to the child smoothly and then ask her for forgiveness, and then the military affairs were busy running around all day, and seeing Zhichun holding the child with a happy face, I lost the courage to ......"

"Thinking about it, I was tormented, and when I wanted to confess to Zhichun again, she was pregnant again, and I didn't dare to say it now, the matter dragged on until now, and I was also tortured to the point of pain At this time, if I don't confess to your old and Zhichun and your family, I am not only sorry for your old and family, but also sorry for the innocent child."

At this point, the wood has been completed, and the helpless old man Fang can only sigh for a long time: "It's common for a man to have three wives and four concubines, I don't blame you, not to mention that you have experienced so many things between you and Miss Wang......

"From your words, I can hear a lot of things, Miss Wang is a good girl with a hard life, I can't blame her for this, but you should have told us a long time ago, you can't keep her and the child hidden, right? If that's the case, you'll not only be sorry for Zhichun, but also sorry for Miss Wang's mother and son. ”

Wu Ming nodded heavily: "Dad, I'm sorry for her, in order to make her feel happier, I have asked my son to have her surname Wang...... Her parents only had one child, and I decided to let the child take her surname and inherit the family lineage for Lao Wang, so as to make up for the guilt in my heart a little. Dad, I beg you something, please give me and Zhichun's son a big name, let the child have the surname Fang with Zhichun, and then I will have a child with Zhichun and then surname Wu. ”

The old man was taken aback, stood up tremblingly, grabbed Wu Ming's hand and was excited: "How can this be done?" You are the only one in your old Wu family."

"How can you not do it? My mother's surname is Wu, and I follow my mother's surname, so what's the big deal about letting the child have his mother's surname Fang? Aren't they all their own flesh and blood? Besides, the eldest brother is getting older, almost forty-four, right? He and his sister-in-law haven't seen any movement over the years, only Xiaoxin's son is quite lonely, wouldn't it be better to let Xiaoxin have multiple younger brothers and let Lao Fang's family have multiple bloodlines? Our old Fang family has paid enough for the party-state and the realization of the Three People's Principles, and besides, I am still young, and I am also young, and we will still have children...... Dad, you just agree, otherwise my conscience will be disturbed" Wu Ming's tears were already flowing.

The old man was so moved that his whole body trembled, and he grabbed Wu Ming's hand tightly and said again and again: "Okay, okay, don't be sad, go back and wait, I'll go and tell Zhichun, you are a dignified major general of the national army, and many wives are nothing."

"Xie Lu, Xie Dad" Wu Ming was grateful, bowed deeply and turned to leave.

"Wait"

The old man Fang, who was trembling with excitement, called his son-in-law: "You say, what should I name the child?" ”

"It's up to you." Wu Ming bowed his head respectfully.

Old Man Fang was extremely satisfied, and stroked his five-inch-long beard and turned around twice: "Your eldest brother's generation is 'You, the word generation, when it comes to Xiao Xin's generation, Xiao Xin's big name Fang Chengzu is obtained by me, you and Zhichun's son, just call it Cheng Hei, how about it?" ”

"Fang Chengzu, Fang Chenghei...... Good nameThe names of the two children are combined, the meaning is far-reaching, the autumn frost and spring dew are cherished by the ancestors, and the descendants of the clouds are steaming, and our old Fang family will be full of children and grandchildren, and the branches are luxuriant. Wu Ming praised very happily.

Old Man Fang was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth, pinched his beard and waved his hand to Wu Ming: "Go back to your room and wait, I'll tell Zhichun and your eldest brother that this is a good thing, haluhaha"

Wu Ming didn't say a word, immediately slipped back to his West Garden, saw that there was no one in the house, and immediately let out a long breath, unbuckled the wind and discipline, took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat on his face, looked around and walked to the Eight Immortals table, grabbed the teapot on the table and drank it violently at the spout, then put down the teapot, slowly sat down on the chair, took off the military hat and threw it on the table, raised his head, and sighed mournfully: "Oh, if the old man Zhilu Dao was so easy to fool, it would be good for Lao Tzu to say it earlier......"