It was already dusk when he left the Tan Mansion, and Wu Ming took a car to Xuan Tiewu's apartment in the provincial security department, only to learn that Lu Dao, the new director of security, was still stranded in Jiashan, Jiaxing, and Pinghu in northeastern Zhejiang, inspecting the construction of the defense line in Jiangsu and Zhejiang and the local security forces and militias, so he had to give up.

That night, Wu Ming stayed at the home of Liu Rulin, who was about to leave for Nanchang, Jiangxi, and the two talked secretly all night until dawn.

After seeing off Chen Cheng at the Nanxing Railway Station in the south of Hangzhou, Wu Ming went to Daying in the west of the city, and accompanied by Ma Zhizhai, the new deputy director of the Security Department, inspected the Second Zhejiang Security Division, which had only been formed after the Spring Festival.

At the request of Liu Rulin, former acting director of the Security Department, a 16-member instructor corps specially transferred from the Phoenix Mountain Base of the New Second Division is conducting strict training for the recruits recruited from all over the province

After Ma Zhizhai served as the deputy director of the Provincial Security Department, his military rank was raised by one level, and his daughter-in-law became a wife for many years, and finally became a general.

Originally, according to the plan, after the completion of the half-month primary training, the newly formed unit would march to the Changshan camp on foot to carry out a one-month intensive training, and then it would go to the Phoenix Mountain base for three months of closed training, and finally become an army.

However, on the occasion of the replacement of the new and old directors of the Security Division, the new Director Xuan Tiewu did not express his position on this, so the Second Security Division had to stay in Xida Camp to continue training

Ma Zhizhai quietly told Wu Ming that Xuan Tiewu had served as Chiang Kai-shek's chief of guard for a long time, and there were many old ones in the army, and important positions in the Second Security Division had already been arranged. Xuan Tiewu was afraid that the troops would carry too much of the brand of the new Second Division, so there were still some doubts about the Second Security Division going to western Zhejiang for training.

Judging from all aspects, it is estimated that the Second Security Division will not leave Hangzhou.

"It's better not to go to special training"

Wu Ming pouted: "This way we can save a lot of trouble...... At present, the training task of the troops is very tight, and in two months the whole division will launch a large-scale military skills contest and live-ammunition confrontation exercises, and we will be more relaxed without outsiders disturbing us. Liu Rulin is also happy to see this matter, and he also asked me to pull up a security guard for him on this basis."

Ma Zhizhai saw that Wu Ming was not affected by Xuan Tiewu's cold reception in the slightest, and his heart was much better, and he had a little more smile on his face during the inspection with Wu Ming.

On the afternoon of April 4, Wu Ming returned to Changshan, first went back to Fangfu to visit his father-in-law and mother-in-law, and then rushed to Maoliangwu overnight, and led all the generals to attend the completion ceremony of the Phoenix Mountain Martyrs Cemetery on the day of the Qingming Festival the next day, which is located in the cemetery at the southeast foot of Phoenix Mountain, covering an area of about 500 acres, sitting north to south, by the mountains and rivers, the scenery is beautiful, the ashes of the 19 officers and soldiers who died on the trip to Shanghai were buried here, and their families were also invited to attend the worship activities.

At the main entrance of the cemetery, the granite that stands eight meters high, two meters wide, and one and five meters thick is carved with eight gilded characters of "anti-Japanese heroes are immortal", and the surrounding pedestal is engraved with the names and origins of the 19 officers and soldiers who sacrificed this time, Wu Ming laid a wreath at the monument, and then ordered all the officers and soldiers attending the ceremony to fire guns to the sky to show their condolences.

After condolences to the families of the martyrs, giving each family a pension of 500 oceans, and asking the Maoliangwu town government and representatives of the militia who attended the ceremony to properly handle the martyrs' deaths, Wu Ming returned to the Phoenix Mountain base with a heavy heart, and then sorted out his mood and held a brief meeting with the generals.

Wu Ming first introduced his trip to Shanghai.

Starting from what happened in Xiaoshan, Wu Ming talked about the conflict with Liu Jianxu, the changes in the top level of Zhejiang and its impact on the headquarters, the shocking transformation of the defense fortifications in Jiangsu and Zhejiang into tofu scum projects, and a series of events that happened in Shanghai, focusing on the first battle with the Japanese in Zhabei and analyzing the disadvantages of a war in Shanghai in the future.

Since Fang Zhibin also attended the meeting, Wu Ming did not talk about the things that touched the core secrets, including the causes and consequences of the hoeing operation and the benefits, as well as the deep friendship with Du Yuesheng and Huang Jinrong and the promotion of future work.

After the heads of each regiment finished speaking, Long Shaogang spoke:

"After receiving the telegram from the division commander, we immediately took action to conduct scientific demonstrations on expanding the Kaihua camp and increasing the training program for urban street fighting. After the on-site survey, we are ready to build a training ground that includes a large road, an ordinary street, a narrow alley, and a complex warehouse terrain to imitate the urban topography of Shanghai. ”

"But it should be noted that it is already early April, even if we hurry up to build, we will not be able to get it in half a year, and it will already be October when it is completed, if war really breaks out in Shanghai, whether our training can be caught up will be a big question."

Wu Ming shook his head: "Regardless of whether the time is in a hurry or not, we must also add the subject of urban street fighting to our daily training...... As for the construction period, I think that if we can do a meticulous division of labor and take turns to work, three months should be enough, after all, we don't need to build too tall buildings, just two or three floors."

"Of course, judging from the current situation, we may not be dragged to Shanghai, but it is always good to be prepared, even if Shanghai can't use it, what about Nanjing? Or what about Wuhan? We must not fight a battle that we are not sure of, and we must think of all difficulties ahead so that we will not be helpless."

There was an endless discussion in the conference room, and Du Pingzhang, the chief of the confidential section, stood up and said: "This time in Shanghai, although our spy company is in contact with street fighting for the first time, with the guidance of the division commander and the targeted tactics formulated, we are in an absolute upper hand in the face of the Japanese, and the little devil's volunteer team has been beaten by us and has no power to fight back. However, it must be taken into account that our opponent is only a reserve force of the Japanese army, not an elite, and if the enemy has also received systematic training in street fighting, then it will be us who are unlucky."

"Therefore, I agree with the decision of the division commander, if the skills are not pressing, I don't know how long this war will last, in the future we will experience all kinds of complex and changeable battles, only by thinking of the difficulties ahead, can we avoid unnecessary casualties... Today, when I pay tribute to the martyrs, I wonder how many soldiers will be buried in the cemetery in the future, and what we need to do is to minimize the chance of mass casualties

Du Pingzhang's words aroused everyone's deep thought, Wu Ming saw that no one had any objections, and immediately passed a resolution, in the new second division, urban street battles should be included in the subject of mandatory training, and the staff officer should record it when he was standby.

After lunch, another two-hour meeting was held to resolve a series of problems, such as the practical difficulties that had arisen in various units during the training, as well as the construction of the defense line along Majinxi, the gateway to the enlightenment of the troops; after everyone had no objections, Chief of Staff Zhang Dongning announced the dismissal of the meeting, and then the commanders of the regiments and battalions rushed back to their respective stations to continue to supervise and urge the officers and men under their command to intensify training in order to meet the division's military skills contest and live-ammunition confrontation exercise in two months' time.

At this point, Wu Ming can finally put down the affairs in his hand and return to Mao Liangwu's house to entertain his wife and children.

During the time when Wu Ming left, Fang Zhichun moved his family from Changshan County to Maoliangwu, and lived with Wang Yuehan's mother and son in the newly built courtyard of the officer's family home behind the affiliated hospital.

Wu Ming used to live in the independent courtyard because it could not live so many people, now it has been reassigned to other officers who need housing, the new home is located in the innermost part of the family area, built according to the mountain, the surrounding wall of two meters and five meters is all made of large stones, the gate is simple and solid, the two-story main building hidden under the continuous large camphor tree is connected with the hollowed out mountain belly at the rear, the upper and lower three floors are excavated in the mountain belly, the conference room, the study room, the guest room, the fitness room, the entertainment room and the storage room are neatly arranged, because all rooms have exhaust holes and are connected to the outside, Meeting rooms, study rooms and guest rooms even have windows directly on the cliff, so you can rest and read in them without feeling stuffy.

The left and right sides of the main building are built according to the natural undulating shape of the mountain, and then there are two pavilions and corridors built according to the natural undulations of the mountain, and then there are peach and plum and green bamboo, as well as two small pools planted with lotus flowers, the whole courtyard is integrated, wonderful as nature.

April is the time when the azaleas bloom brilliantly, the rhododendrons in full bloom all over the mountains in western Zhejiang and eastern Jiangxi, the red ones are burning, the white ones are like jade, the pink ones are like the glow, the flowers are intertwined with colorful colors, and they are gorgeous and abnormal.

However, because the rhododendron leaves have a certain toxicity, the nectar of the rhododendron is also poisonous, and the children are worried about eating it by mistake, so the rhododendrons in Maoliangwu and the surrounding mountains are all removed, and replaced by peach trees, pear trees, plum trees, orange trees and other fruit trees.

Wu Ming turned over and dismounted in the stable on the right side of the gate of the officer's quarters, handed the reins to the groom who greeted him, patted the ugly horse's head affectionately, and then walked towards the community. Before he walked into the door of his house surrounded by vines, he smelled the fragrance of flowers on his face, and saw pieces of pink and delicate flowers sticking out of the wall, Wu Mingwan smiled, and then remembered that the roses he planted with his own hands last year bloomed.

In the solemn salute of the guards in front of the door, Wu Ming walked into the courtyard, and in the small garden in front of the main building, Wu Ming saw his eldest son Wang Zemin, who was writing on the stone table, his heart moved, and he quietly walked behind his son, and couldn't help but feel guilty in his heart.

Due to his busy official duties, Wu Ming has less time to accompany his wife and children, and his children's learning can only be supervised by his wife, so the font style obviously has a hint of femininity. Wu Ming also wanted to enjoy the joy of family with his family, but unfortunately he was born at the wrong time, and he was not allowed to relax in all aspects.

Wang Zemin is writing about the ancient military march of the Tang Dynasty poet Li Xin, "Climbing the mountain to look at the beacon fire during the day, drinking horses and crossing the river at dusk...... Every year, the bones of the war are buried in the wilderness, and the grapes are empty into the Han family", quietly watching his son finish writing, Wu Ming has deep feelings in his heart, this poem uses Han to metaphorize the Tang Dynasty, borrowing the opening edge of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, satirizing the opening edge of Tang Xuanzong at that time, which is similar to the devastated China now?

Wu Ming couldn't help but let out a long sigh when he saw his son finish writing.

Wang Zemin turned around in shock, and after finding that it was Wu Ming, he called out in surprise: "Dad"