Li Liangrong and Liao Yaoxiang were both rare military talents at that time. In particular, Liao Yaoxiang has studied both China and the West, has an excellent tactical level, and is also proficient in mechanized cavalry combat. If these two people can be poached, it will certainly play an extremely important role in the growth of the 41st Group Army.

But Zheng Weiguo still has two doubts, the first is that he is afraid that people will not pull him over, but will have a bad reputation for digging people's corners. The second is the fear that it will anger Chang Kaishen and lead to a complete breakdown of the relationship with the government. Both of these consequences are extremely serious, and can even be said to outweigh the losses.

Political Commissar Cheng was confident and said with confidence: "Commander, although you put your heart in your stomach, as long as we are willing to do this, we will definitely be able to do it!" ”

He saw that Zheng Weiguo was still a little uneasy, and revealed two more "secrets". The first thing has to do with Li Liangrong. It was 1927, and Li Liangrong served as a major regimental deputy in the First Division of the National Revolutionary Army. On April 12 of that year, Principal Chang Kaishen suddenly raised his butcher's knife to the left. For a time, the beach was full of people. Li Liangrong, who had a strong sense of justice, was extremely disgusted by this, and in a fit of rage, he left the army and entered Shanghai Labor University to study.

The second thing is related to Liao Yaoxiang. Liao Yaoxiang is a junior in Whampoa, graduating in the sixth phase. Soon after graduating, he went to France as a sergeant, where he studied French for three years before entering the Saint-Cyr Military Academy. What is France? One of the sources of GCism. The well-known European branch was established in France. Liao has been in France for six years, and it is inevitable that he will not deal with the GC party.

Zheng Weiguo frowned and said: "Li and Liao are deeply trusted by the chairman, I'm afraid it will be difficult to work with these two points, right?" As far as I know. Among the generals of the national army, there were not a few who had dealings with our party in the early days. Even if the chairman of the committee was suspicious, he did not dare to kill them all with a single rod. ”

In the Battle of Lanfeng some time ago, Li Liangrong, as the division commander, suffered defeats in a row, and still served as a staff officer in the attendant room peacefully. In the blink of an eye, he was transferred to North China to serve as the chief of staff of the group army, which can be described as a holy family. Not to mention Liao Yaoxiang, a sixth-term student is about to climb to the position of the division commander, but it's a pity that many first-term seniors are still fighting for a regiment leader!

Political Commissar Cheng said with a smile: "If it is someone else, it is naturally not good, but the chairman of the committee is a person who is lenient on the outside and jealous on the inside, and he is not a person who is not suspicious of employing people!" ”

Zheng Weiguo was a little confused and said, "Then what do we do?" Report the two of them together? ”

Political Commissar Cheng shook his head and said, "Hehe." Doing so is inevitably inferior. It will also be regarded as deliberate provocation by the other party. It's not right, it's not right! ”

Zheng Weiguo still didn't understand, and asked, "Then what do you mean?" ”

Political Commissar Cheng pretended to be mysterious and asked rhetorically: "Commander." Have you ever heard an ancient parable? ”

Zheng Weiguo was puzzled: "What fable? Throw plenty of dirt and some will be sure to stick? "In his knowledge. The three of them becoming a tiger is a good strategy for discord. As close as mother and son, they will also be fooled.

Political Commissar Cheng smiled and said, "It's not this, it's the suspected neighbor stealing the axe!" It's too troublesome for three people to become tigers. There is also the danger of exposure. It's much simpler to steal the axe from the neighbor, we just need to plant a seed in the chairman's heart, and then quietly wait for it to take root and sprout! ”

The fable of the suspected neighbor stealing the axe is from "Lü's Spring and Autumn Period", which tells the story of someone who lost an axe in ancient times. He suspected that the neighbor's son had stolen it, so he secretly observed the man, and found that the way he walked, the look on his face, and his speech and demeanor all looked like he was stealing an axe. However, it turned out that he had "made up" these doubts by himself, and that person had not stolen them at all.

The method that Political Commissar Cheng said was based on this principle, using the weakness of human nature to make the chairman constantly deepen his suspicions, which eventually led to the breakdown of trust. The most terrible thing is that the person who fell into the scheme is obviously fooled and doesn't know it.

Zheng Weiguo finally figured out the joints, couldn't help but gasp, and said, "Who came up with such a vicious idea?" Lao Cheng, don't say that you came up with it yourself. ”

Political Commissar Cheng said unhappily: "Where is such a good idea poisonous? And on what basis I didn't think of it. ”

Zheng Weiguo smiled: "Hehe, Lao Cheng, you don't want to hide it from me." This strategy seems simple, but in fact it focuses on the weaknesses of human nature, which is extremely insidious but does not leave a trace, and it is absolutely impossible to think of without decades of experience. With your straight temper, it's even more impossible. ”

Political Commissar Cheng smiled and said, "I'm convinced." Well, to tell you the truth, this idea was actually conceived by Professor Yang. He saw that you were salivating over Li and Liao, so he thought of this idea, and asked me to probe your tone. But you're not a good person, everyone is so dedicated to helping you, it's good for you, but you say that I'm so vicious. ”

Zheng Weiguo suddenly realized and said, "Is it Professor Yang?" No wonder, the action of the great intellectuals is really extraordinary! No, if you have a chance, you have to ask his old man for a few more tricks. ”

Political Commissar Cheng smiled: "Professor Yang is afraid that you don't like such conspiracies, and specially instructed me to probe your tone before talking." You're fine, eating the bowl and looking at the pot. In my opinion, it is better for you to be more cunning about how to fight. ”

Many people, especially soldiers, always look down on the conspiracy, and even shout when they lose: "What kind of ability is a knife in the back?" There is a kind of one, open up the momentum, and we will fight in a dignified manner! ”

This kind of person can be said to be immortal. As everyone knows, conspiracy is also a part of war, and it is an indispensable part. When Chu and Han fought, Liu Bang's two major strategists, Zhang Liang was good at conspiracy, Chen Ping was good at conspiracy, and Yin and Yang were combined, which gave rise to the foundation of the Han Dynasty for 400 years.

Zheng Weiguo smiled and said, "Professor Yang has underestimated me this time. I have no moral purity, and strategy has nothing to do with morality, and upright conspiracy can also be used to do evil, and insidious and vicious conspiracy can still promote righteousness. ”

"Well said!" Zheng Weiguo was enthusiastically boasting about his "conspiracy theory" when Chief of Staff Zhou suddenly walked in and slapped his hands in agreement. Behind him, Director Xiong also walked in.

Seeing the two of them happy, Chief of Staff Zhou hurriedly asked, "Commander-in-chief, Lao Cheng, what kind of conspiracy makes you so happy?" Let's talk about it, it's better to be happy alone than to be happy with everyone. Speak up and share it with us. ”

Zhou and Xiong are both Zheng Weiguo's confidants, and Zheng Weiguo didn't hide it, so he told the plan just agreed upon, and asked the two of them to help with the details.

Chief of Staff Zhou thought for a moment and said with a smile: "Well, with my understanding of the chairman, there is a great possibility that this plan will succeed. However, the focus of the work should still be on Li and Liao. You just said that you want to help yin and yang, and it is a conspiracy to suspect that your neighbor is stealing an axe, so it is a conspiracy for us to cooperate in resisting Japan and reviving China. Yin and yang are used together. A two-pronged approach. Don't worry that these two heroes won't be in your favor! ”

(Note: 彀, originally refers to Zhang Gong, here refers to the circle.) Tang Taizong once commented on the imperial examination and said: The heroes of the world are among them. ）

Zheng Weiguo nodded and said, "Well, this is natural. I'm going to get them to help out at the General Staff and the Military Academy. Take the opportunity to take a closer look. ”

Chief of Staff Zhou and Director Xiong nodded yes. He said that he would actively cooperate.

Zheng Weiguo said to Director Xiong again: "Little bear." Tomorrow the military academy will officially open, are you ready over there? ”

Director Xiong hurriedly said: "Report to the general seat, the department is here for this matter." There are some things that need to be asked of you at the military school. ”

Zheng Weiguo waved his hand and said, "You are now the dean of the academy, don't come to ask for instructions at every turn, just make your own decisions about the internal affairs of the academy." ”

Director Xiong was a little embarrassed, and said with a red face: "You are right to criticize, but you have never independently presided over such a major work before, and when you think that the college will open tomorrow, you feel a little bottomless." ”

Zheng Weiguo said with a smile: "Didn't you handle the march and battle of the 33rd Division and the 97th Army in the past? Is it more difficult to run a military school than to fight a war? ”

Seeing that Zheng Weiguo didn't blame him for this, Director Xiong breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and hurriedly explained: "In the past, when I was marching and fighting, I only needed to draw up a plan, and you and the staff were at the helm. Moreover, running a military school is indeed very troublesome, and the personnel are redundant, which is much more complicated than fighting a war. ”

Zheng Weiguo nodded and comforted: "Well, I've worked hard for you this time. I know that it is very difficult to run a military school, and it is even more difficult to run a military school well. And this matter is very important, the burden on your body is not light, and the pressure on your heart is even greater. ”

Director Xiong was very moved when he heard this, his eyes turned red, and he said excitedly: "Thank you for your understanding." ”

Political Commissar Cheng also comforted: "If you encounter any trouble or any grievances, you can go directly to the commander, or you can find me and the chief of staff." Military school is a top priority, and we will support you. ”

Director Xiong was full of joy, the difficulty of running a military school and the obstacles encountered were far beyond his imagination, which was also the reason why the military school was not run for a long time. If he doesn't get the support of the chiefs, then he, the dean, will be uncomfortable in the middle.

Political Commissar Cheng has always been very curious about the so-called "scholar-type soldier", and asked: "Director Xiong, I heard the commander say that you graduated from the Saint-Cyr Military Academy in France. What the hell is going on with that scholar-type soldier? ”

Director Xiong explained with a smile: "Actually, I'm not the only one, Director Sen Zao and Director Liao are also graduates of the Saint-Cyr Military Academy. The so-called scholar-type soldier is because the Saint-Cyr Military Academy attaches great importance to the cultural quality of the cadets, and the teaching adopts the university-run model. In the second and third years of enrollment, the number of cultural classes took up a full thirty weeks, which was three times that of military training. ”

Political Commissar Cheng said in surprise: "Good guy, this is obviously training college students!" And the same is true of our academy? ”

Director Xiong glanced at Zheng Weiguo and said with a smile: "Well, I'm afraid our academy doesn't have this condition for the time being. In the future, if the academy wants to set up a middle and high-level command department, it can try. Oh, here's a new charter for the two governors to look at. ”

As he spoke, he took a manuscript from his purse and handed it over. Zheng Weiguo took a look and saw that it was a copy of the school's charter and bylaws. This is different from the previous draft, the content is more detailed, and it is formulated according to the actual situation.

For example, some of the current batch of cadets are college students, but they have never been exposed to military affairs before; Some of the cadets only have a primary school education, but they have been soldiers for many years and have rich combat experience. There is a big difference between the two, and the direction of training is also very different.

Director Xiong's plan is to classify the students according to their characteristics, and the same type of students is divided into a class, which is convenient for centralized teaching and saves the amount and time of teachers.

Zheng Weiguo was very satisfied after reading it, nodded and said, "Well, your school charter is very well drafted. In this situation of changes unseen in 2,000 years, we must not stick to the old ways, and any method that helps us to strengthen our strength is worth trying. ”

Speaking of this, he suddenly thought of some shortcomings of the Whampoa Military Academy, and suggested: "According to our academy's credit graduation system and self-selected course system, there must be outstanding cadets who graduate before their peers. Every time a student graduates, a place will be vacated, and you can't just leave it idle, you have to make use of it. ”

Director Xiong said: "You mean that every student who graduates will recruit a new person to fill the vacancy?" ”

Zheng Weiguo said with a smile: "That's what it means, so as to ensure that the resources of the academy are used to the maximum." This initiative was later jokingly called the assembly line training system, and it played a huge role in the anti-Japanese cause at a critical moment.

Chief of Staff Zhou had a different opinion at that time and objected, saying: "General seat, I'm afraid this is inappropriate." If the cadets enter the military academy one after another, where can they tell who is in the first batch! ”

Zheng Weiguo explained: "Why is it so clear! I just want to completely break this 'class line', so as to avoid students relying on seniority to eat, and calling seniors when they meet. Is the senior necessarily better than the junior? Who can do it and who can't, we will see on the battlefield. ”

In his opinion, the biggest problem of the Whampoa Military Academy is that it attaches too much importance to seniority. When selecting officers, you should first look not at your ability and conduct, but first on how many terms you are in. In the last 1st and 2nd phases of the students, many of the wine bags and rice bags are among the highest, but the outstanding students who graduated later are useless heroes.

Chief of Staff Zhou pondered for a moment, and said convincingly: "It's still the general seat who thinks far-reaching!" ”

Political Commissar Cheng joked: "If the chairman of the committee had implemented this plan back then, then I wouldn't have felt a little shorter when I saw Deputy Division Commander Xu, Brigade Commander Chen, and Division Commander Lin." ”

When everyone heard this, they all laughed. Because Xu and Chen are both first-term students, Master Lin is the fourth period, and Political Commissar Cheng is the fifth period. According to the rules of Whampoa, you must call the senior when you meet. Of course, the Eighth Route pays attention to the equality of officers and soldiers, and does not engage in this set, and Political Commissar Cheng's remarks are purely a joke.

By the time they were done, it was getting dark. Zheng Weiguo stood up and looked out the window, and said, "It's not too early, the opening ceremony of the military academy will be held tomorrow, everyone should go back and rest early!" ”

Political Commissar Cheng and the others left one after another, and before leaving, they half-jokingly instructed: "Commander, don't forget to call Li Liangrong and Liao Yaoxiang." ”

Zheng Weiguo smiled: "Don't worry! How could you miss such an opportunity? (To be continued......)