Chapter 20 Danger Signals
The headquarters of the 36th Division was located in a small village not far from the position, about two or three miles from the position. In order to hide people's eyes, Song Xilian specially found an inconspicuous tiled house as the division headquarters, and covered the roof with straw.
The houses with black tiles and white walls, the ancient ancestral hall, and the rare two-story small buildings were almost bombed by the devil's plane and naval guns, but only this tiled house was unscathed, and it is estimated that looking down from the sky, this small house is an abandoned thatched shed, and the devil pilot must think that it is not worth a bomb Song Xilian silently glanced at his chief of staff Xiang Xianju, and the corner of his eyes flashed with anger, Qu Qiubai's death was directly related to him, Chiang Kai-shek in order to show his grace to himself, The 36th Division has always been under his control, but he is in the southwest, so the 36th Division was under the jurisdiction of Xiang Xianju for a long time.
And it was this Huangpu graduate who killed Qu Qiubai, so Song Xilian has always wanted to find a time to take revenge on this guy who always has a gloomy facial expression, in Song Xilian's view, Qu Qiubai is just a scholar, a scholar with a simple mind, and his mind is all in education.
Just more than ten years ago, when I was a student in a middle school in Changsha, my teacher Xiong Henghan once gave me a book, "Chronicles of the Russian Township". The author is Qu Qiubai, that book deeply shocked Song Xilian, which is also the reason why Song Xilian once joined the Red Party, Qu Qiubai's arguments on revolution and class, deeply influenced and shocked Song Xilian, just when he was studying in Huangpu, he still often recited Qu Qiubai's literary works, although the two never met much, but Qu Qiubai was indeed Song Xilian's spiritual mentor.
Just after Song Xilian heard that Qu Qiubai was arrested, Song Xilian made a decision to conceal Liu Yuan for the first time, he sent a telegram to Xiang Xianju, he hoped that this junior brother could spare his spiritual mentor's life, but he killed his spiritual mentor, Song Xilian has been forbearing, that is, looking for an opportunity, that is, in the chaotic battlefield, to avenge his spiritual mentor.
And Xiang Xianju can climb from the fifth phase of Huangpu to the position of major general, how can he be incompetent, Song Xilian's eyes flashed with dissatisfaction, and Xiang Xianju probably understood the reason why his superiors were dissatisfied with him.
Xiang Xianju walked to the confidential staff officer, and without asking Song Xilian, he sent a telegram, and in a short time, there was a reply.
Song Xilian sneered, his junior brother was really not ordinary, he only showed a little murderous intention, he felt it, was the telegram just now on the machine to ask for instructions? If he wanted to kill him, would he still have a chance to resist?
Xiang Xianju waved his hand, and some unrelated people walked out of the war room, leaving only Song Xilian and Xiang Xianju, Song Xilian looked at Xiang Xianju in puzzlement, he didn't think that this young man would dare to mutiny against him here.
"Senior, can I show you something?" Xiang Xianju whispered.
Song Xilian didn't speak, but nodded, he wanted to know what Lu Dao Xiang Xianju had to do with him.
Xiang Xianju handed over his military ID card, and there was an extra folder in the officer card, which was a red card, on which a miniature version of the begonia leaf was painted, and under the begonia leaf was written army (army, soldier), No. 132, the rank of major general.
According to the regulations, Song Xilian also took out his alliance certificate, he was a silver card, and under the begonia leaf was written army, No. 6, rank lieutenant general.
It's not that red is not as low as the silver alliance certificate, but they are generally in other camps, holding the most dangerous positions.
The young man in front of him turned out to be his own person, so was Teacher Qu Qiubai killed by Fuguo's hint? Song Xilian fell into thought.
"Comrade, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has been investigating you for a long time, and they believe that you have a tendency to collude with the Communist Party. I also think that because of this matter, I guess if you have prejudices against me because of Qu Qiubai's matter. Xiang Xianju asked bluntly.
"This is the army, I am your commander, so please take back the organization, and I am very dissatisfied with the death of Teacher Qu Qiubai, I am ready to kill you, at least in Liu Yuan's eyes, I am more important than you, after you die, even if he blames me, he will not be able to avenge you." Song Xilian's voice was a little cold.
"Sir, why bother? When did Chairman Liu Yuan do something that made you sad, Mr. Qu Qiubai is indeed dead, but a person with the pseudonym Bai Qiusheng is active in the Ministry of Education of our Southwest Special Economic Zone, the Sanyi Strategic Research Department, haven't you paid attention? Chairman Liu Yuan treats you like this, how much loyalty do you have to him? I think I probably know the Dao, when the Dabie Mountain Corps chose the commander, for the Wushan students to win, talent is certainly one thing, and there is also loyalty to the organization, I will report to the headquarters on your ideological dynamics during this period of time. Xiang Xianju took pity on Song Xilian, he knew that when Liu Yuan left, he sent a telegram to many generals, hoping that they would act according to their wishes, but Song Xilian went against Liu Yuan's wishes and continued his crazy attack on the front line, seemingly forgetting that he was the commander of that organization.
The embarrassment on Song Xilian's face flashed away, but it quickly became normal, the soldiers of the Southwest Special Administrative Region did not move forward, if the generals of our southwest department are also like this, we will be held accountable by the Ministry of Defense, although I Song Xilian has joined the Red Party, but there is one thing you can rest assured, I am a member of the Elite Alliance of Strong Countries, this will never change, Major General, can I ask you a question?
"Major General, can I ask you a question?" Song Xilian asked very seriously.
"Yes, from the perspective of the alliance, you have a higher position than me, and in terms of the army, you are my commander." Xiang Xianju replied.
"How many red ants are there like you?" Jiang Xianyun couldn't help but ask.
Xiang Xianju didn't think about it, in fact, it's not a secret, it's just that the division of labor in the departments is different, you don't know, in the Nanjing camp, there are about 70 of us major generals who are our red ants. But with the Red Party, their losses were very heavy, and there were very few red ants, only a few.
"More than seventy, this is a million troops!?" Song Xilian looked at Xiang Xianju in shock, he couldn't believe this information.
"Sir, you think too much, the chief of staff can be a major general, the party representative can be a major general, the logistics department can also have the rank of major general, and the brigade deputy level can also be a major general, so we can't control the million troops under the principal at all, probably only 500,000 to 600,000, but we have a great influence, otherwise how do you think Chairman Liu Yuan can serve as the commander of the Third Theater of Operations? There are many red ants here that are silently supporting our cause. Xiang Xianju explained.
"Who are you like in that telegram just now? Liu Yuan? Song Xilian asked.
"It's Ang Lee, the chairman's confidential secretary, and the chairman agrees to tell you this." Xiang Xianju replied that he deliberately said that the chairman's voice was very loud, which meant to remind him that Liu Yuan was the chairman of the organization, and you must respect him.
Song Xilian said bitterly, "I went against his will, what did he tell me for, isn't he afraid that I will betray him?" ”
"How could a man who always remembers to avenge his teacher betray his brothers and comrades-in-arms!" Xiang Xianju smiled and said.
"You are very good, you will definitely be deeply remembered by history in the future, closely from my demeanor, you can see so many things, your level is about to catch up with the auxiliary country." Song Xilian said in admiration.
"We roam in various camps, we live a cautious life, we don't see the sun, and no matter what we can't do, history will never remember us poor red ants."
"How can it be, you are so good, now you are the chief of staff." Song Xilian asked puzzled.
Fortunately, I met with the chairman of the committee, and I happened to ask this question, and his reply to me, history will leave me with one sentence at most, "Xiang Xianju (1890-) from Ningxiang, Hunan, the fifth phase of the higher education class of the Central Military Academy, but history can't remember my name, I still want to be a part of the organization, because the existence of our alliance is to serve the country and the nation." Xiang Xianju's expression was excited, with the kind of temperament that only the most loyal members of the Red Party have.
At this time, Song Xilian realized that the alliance began to change, whether Liu Yuan intentionally or unintentionally, the alliance began to become more and more organized and disciplined like the Red Party, and what was more dangerous was that their heads were full of dedication, which was an extremely dangerous signal.