In the afternoon of the next day, Wu Ming, who returned to Quzhou, did not have time to return to the camp, so he rushed to the headquarters to report, although he and Fang Youchun were brothers and relatives, and they had quietly formed a mutually beneficial and mutually beneficial business partnership with the family of Deputy Commander Tang Yuntao, but Wu Ming did not dare to forget the rules in the army.

Adjutant Li Qian was very happy to see Wu Ming suddenly arrive, and immediately led Wu Ming into the commander's office after a few simple conversations.

Fang Youchun was reviewing the report, when he heard the voice, he looked up, nodded and said hello, then instructed Wu Ming to pour tea and drink it himself, and then continued to write.

Li Qian pressed Wu Ming on the sofa, and said happily Brother, you have made the face of our captain in western Zhejiang again, you sit, and the younger brother will pour you tea.

Wu Ming learned from Li Qian's words that Fang Youchun learned part of the situation from Long Shaogang, and secretly thought about it and didn't care, took the teacup and drank a few sips, then got together with Li Qian and chatted in a low voice, asking what news there was in the military and political circles of Quzhou recently.

Fang Youchun quickly came over and handed a document to Li Qian: "Take this report of the Third Regiment to Deputy Commander Tang, and ask Deputy Commander Tang to come over by the way." ”

"Yes." Li Qian obeyed the order.

Fang Youchun sat on the single sofa beside Wu Ming and looked at Wu Ming with a smile: "Yesterday, the Jiangxi Shangrao Administration sent an official letter, and Mr. Wang Daohan, the commissioner of the Administration, praised your department's contribution to the battle against bandits in Guanyinyan in northeast Jiangxi. Commissioner Lu was very happy after receiving the official letter, a phone call called me to ask for details, I can only vaguely say that according to the latest bandit situation on the Zhejiang-Jiangxi border, send you to lead the elite to track the past, but Commissioner Lu said with regret, if you were at home when Fang Zhimin's troops attacked Kaihua County, maybe we could also make a great victory in Kaihua! ”

Wu Ming was quite surprised by Wang Daohan's exquisite methods, and he didn't dare to hide it at the moment, and truthfully reported the incident to Fang Youchun, but he didn't mention that he privately accepted Wang Daohan's 150,000 yuan subsidy.

Fang Youchun was shocked when he heard this, and sighed after the last: "Damn, Shangrao is a little too bold!" ”

"Ha Lu Ha! It's a lively chat. ”

The Maitreya Buddha-like Tang Yuntao didn't laugh first, Wu Ming hurriedly stood up and saluted the deputy commander, Tang Yuntao, who strode in, smiled, stepped forward and patted Wu Ming's shoulder with satisfaction, and pulled Wu Ming to sit down affectionately.

Tang Yuntao opened the "Central Daily" he brought, stretched out his hand and gently patted the headline: "Look at this...... The Central Army and the Jiangxi Security Forces have been fighting in northeastern Jiangxi for more than two years, and every time they enter and suppress, they are beaten to the ground by Fang Zhimin's department, and they return in embarrassment. Brother Wu, you also participated in this battle, right? There is no mention in the newspaper, is there another hidden story? ”

Wu Ming admired Tang Yuntao's shrewdness, looked at Fang Youchun who nodded with a smile, and had no choice but to reply: "Please forgive Commander Tang, my subordinates have the courage to take 50,000 oceans of hush money, so they can only come back in disgrace, and the specific process can't be told to the outside world!" ”

Tang Yuntao was stunned for a moment, glanced at Fang Youchun, and laughed together, and Fang Youchun immediately told Tang Yuntao what had happened.

Tang Yuntao nodded frequently, obviously the whole thing did not exceed his speculation: "In this way, I can rest easy...... Although we were full of confidence in the reorganization and training of the headquarters before, the departments had not been tested in actual combat, and our hearts were always empty and unconfident! ”

"It's good now, Brother Wu only led dozens of elite raids on the bandit caves, and easily achieved the good result of annihilating more than 300 bandits and no casualties himself, showing the effectiveness of our department's innovation, coupled with the victory of Xie Zixuan's regiment in northern Fujian, it shows that we did the right thing, I am finally down-to-earth in my heart, and I can sleep well, it's not easy!"

Wu Ming hurriedly asked, "Lao Xie won the battle?" ”

Tang Yuntao nodded happily: "Xie Zixuan has a steady temperament, good at using troops, after being transferred to northern Fujian to encircle and suppress the left-wing army, he is not impatient or impatient, steady and steady, and is not tempted by the enemy's tricks of feigning to escape, but will be planned according to the plan, cleverly arranged, and finally defeated nearly half of the casualties of a regiment of the communist army that was outflanked, and achieved the good results of destroying more than 280 enemies and capturing more than 400 enemies. ”

"Correspondingly, the ** Seventh Brigade of the Central Army fell into the ambush circle of the enemy's main force due to the light enemy's rash advance, if Xie Zixuan hadn't led his troops to rescue in time, the remaining half of the Seventh Brigade might not have been able to come back! It is a pity that due to the defeat of the main force of the Central Army, the whole body was silent about this battle, and Xie Zixuan, who had worked hard and made great achievements, only received a reward of 20,000 oceans, but he did not get any reputation, and his due merits were buried. ”

Wu Ming praised from the bottom of his heart: "Thank you great! It seems that the first regiment is on the right track, in comparison, the subordinate five regiments are still scattered! ”

Tang Yuntao waved his hand disappreciatively: "Don't be modest, brother, isn't your fifth regiment also full in the blink of an eye?" I believe that with your ability, it will not take you three months to bring out a strong main regiment. ”

Wu Ming sincerely thanked Fang Youchun and Tang Yuntao for their support and encouragement, and then Qi Qiran complained:

"The subordinates and brothers have worked hard to put up the shelves of the five regiments, without more than half a year of training, and then pull out the gang to withstand the actual combat test, it is not easy to use, if it is not good, it is an embroidered pillow, if it is forcibly split by the commander halfway, it will be even worse!"

Tang Yuntao grinned, and after laughing, he whispered a few words to Fang Youchun, stood up and said softly to Wu Ming:

"Don't worry, the Fifth Regiment will be the absolute main force of our army, and it will not be dismantled again in the future...... Don't talk about anything else, see you in Jufeng Garden on North Street tonight, after you go back, you will call Long Shaogang and Chen Zhaoxian by the way, I have a treat, no one is allowed to be absent, I will arrange it first! ”

Fang Youchun watched Tang Yuntao, who was full of spring breeze, leave, turned to Wu Ming, and asked with concern, "Are there any other difficulties?" ”

Wu Ming's spirit was greatly lifted: "The younger brother is about to report to the eldest brother that the weapons and equipment of the two infantry battalions of our regiment are basically in place, and the engineering company and baggage company of the regiment have also completed their equipment. ”

Fang Youchun was refreshed: "After you turn around, you send a report, I will ask the Provincial Security Department for the missing equipment, in view of the achievements of our department, as well as the severe tasks undertaken, the Provincial Security Department will give us some support." Again, your fifth regiment is still holding the teaching team, which is a well-known signboard in the province, and the provincial security department and our headquarters have to pay attention to it, before your department was dismantled and enriched by the regiments, it is really forced by the situation, and it is also appropriate to give you some compensation, but you have to work harder, and strive to become an army as soon as possible, and the defense of the western counties depends on you. ”

"Understood! The younger brother will do his best. Wu Ming was also very happy.

Fang Youchun nodded, and said: "On the first of next month, the training class of the Central Party Department will officially start, and it is estimated that a week later, the trainees selected by the provinces will arrive one after another, Director Xu Enzeng and our old friend Zhou Wenyan will also lead the Central Party Education Group to enter your Chengbei military camp in advance, and then Minister Chen Lifu and Director Gu Jianzhong of the Provincial Party Department will attend the opening ceremony, so you must also make preliminary preparations." ”

"Commissioner Lu attaches great importance to this, regards it as the pride of our Quzhou Prefecture, and estimates that a special fund for reception will be allocated within three days, and I will transfer this money to you at that time, and you don't have to worry about anything else, you only need to make good preparations for basic military training, and arrange for the food, clothing, housing, and transportation of the more than 500 trainees selected and dispatched by the Central Education Corps and various provinces."

Wu Ming's eyes rolled: "It seems that we need to pull the two battalions to the Maoliangwu Phoenix Mountain Training Base in advance in order to vacate the barracks." ”

"What? Phoenix Mountain Training Base? When did you get it? Fang Youchun was quite surprised.

Wu Ming explained: "The teaching team has been conducting field training in the Phoenix Mountain area before, where the terrain is complex and diverse, concealed and safe, very suitable for live-fire training and confrontation, and the Maoliangwu militia regiment was trained in that place, so a lot of training facilities and wooden barracks were built before and after, and it slowly became a shape, and the younger brother was just worried that the newly formed battalions and companies had not yet formed an army, and they would not be able to take into account the defense of Changshan and Kaihua in the near future." ”

Fang Youchun pondered for a moment: "Changshan doesn't matter, Xie Zixuan's group has been withdrawn to Jiangshan County to rest, I can let him take care of it, as for the Kaihua side, do you think it will trouble the Maoliangwu militia again?" For the time being, the two guard companies sent by the headquarters are still in charge of the checkpoints on the border of the three counties. ”

"Starting from this month, I will ask the Quartermaster Section to subsidize your ministry with 20,000 yuan per month from the tax revenue at several border checkpoints, and then your ministry will officially take over in January next year, what do you think?"

Wu Ming smiled with satisfaction: "Xie Lu, Brother Xie takes care of it!" ”

Fang Youchun looked at his watch, stood up and patted Wu Ming's arm: "Go back quickly, Zhichun is in the quilt factory, and I don't know if you come back, she has been making trouble in front of me every night for half a month, I have to transfer you back, it gives me a headache, you marry her back, this annoying girl can't stay with me." ”

Wu Ming couldn't help but be happy, and he smiled and turned to leave.