This telegram was sent by the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, informing Wang Zhaokun's division of the 10th Regiment of the 4th Cavalry Division that it was going to Jizhong through the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region to return to construction, and asked Zheng Huzi to immediately send someone to answer it. In addition, the Wan Fulin Division of the 53rd Army of the Northeast Army System is also moving northward and will arrive in Jizhong in the near future.

Regarding He Zhuguo's overtures, the Eighth Route Army was of course optimistic. After all, He Bu is currently active in Hetao, Inner Mongolia, bordering northern Shaanxi, northwest Shanxi, and Suiyuan (a province during the Republic of China, later incorporated into Inner Mongolia) of the Eighth Route Army, and if the two sides can cooperate, it will inevitably be a win-win situation.

Wan Fulin is a little different, because contrary to other generals of the Northeast Army, Wan has never had a good impression of China G. It may be because of Lao Maozi, or it may be mixed with other factors.

When he was in Hebei, Wan Fulin was very repulsive to Lu Zhencao and other "pro-communist forces", and suppressed them openly and secretly. Of course, the Chinese G side did not save face for him, and directly pried people away. This also caused the two sides to drift apart, and the 53rd Army gradually became centralized, and eventually became a member of the expeditionary force.

It is precisely because of these circumstances that the Eighth Route Army has a very complicated mood towards the Wan Fulin Division. On the one hand, I hope to win over this momentum and use it for me. But on the other hand, they were worried that they would take the opportunity to fight for territory, and even plotted against Zheng Huzi's 97th Army and Lü Zhencao's People's Self-Defense Army. This is not a joke, after all, Wan Fulin is the serious veteran of the Northeast Army, and there is no shortage of prestige and appeal.

Of course, he still has a lot of trust in Zheng Weiguo's Eighth Route Army headquarters, and these worries are not hidden from him. As to whether this trust was intended by the head of headquarters or instructed by a higher level of leadership. Well, that's not known.

The message was very long, and Zheng Weiguo read it carefully, with a meaningful smile on his face. Political Commissar Cheng hurriedly came over and said happily: "What is the good news?" ”

Zheng Weiguo handed him the telegram and said with a smile: "There is pie in the sky, and there are two of them!" ”

Political Commissar Cheng hurriedly finished reading it and said in surprise: "I also heard about this when I was in Jinchaji, and I thought it was fake news!" He Zhuguo and Wan Fulin, why do they want to show favor to us? Is it sincere, or is there a conspiracy? ”

Zheng Weiguo said: "I can't figure it out either. But for now, it doesn't seem like a bad thing. And it's not just the two of them. Yu Xuezhong in the Sulu Theater and Ma Zhanshan in the Northeast Advance Army also have the intention of cooperating with us. ”

Political Commissar Cheng frowned, suddenly laughed, and said, "Hehe, why do I think that the Northeast Army system seems to be moving closer to you?" Are they going to serve you as Lord? ”

Zheng Weiguo nodded and said, "Although I think this is a bit nonsense. But. Hehe. It seems like that's it. He paused, then laughed at himself, "I really don't know what I have to get close to, in terms of seniority." I was the highest company commander in the Northeast Army; In terms of knowledge, I didn't even go to army elementary school; In terms of strength, even if the 97th Army is the best, it is only tens of thousands of people. Did they want me to ask the chairman to let Zhang Shaoshuai go? ”

Political Commissar Cheng was stunned and said with a smile: "Hey, don't say it, there is still such a possibility." After all, you are now the chairman's favorite general, and your words are more weighty. ”

Zheng Weiguo shook his head and said, "This is just my casual joke." First, the chairman of the committee will never release Zhang Shaoshuai; Second, those veterans of the Northeast Army may not want the young marshal to come back. ”

There was a joke circulating in the Taiwan Strait, saying that Chang Kaishen told his eldest son Nikolai to watch over Zhang Shaoshuai before his death in 1975, "Don't let the tiger return to the mountain." Judging by the information that has been leaked so far, the joke seems to be true. Whether it is true or not, it can show one thing, that is, the chairman of the committee will never agree to release the young marshal. In the face of such a big political principle, Zheng Huzi's little face is a fart!

As for the second point, who wants to have a "mother-in-law" who is in charge of themselves? To say that in the past, Zhang Shaoshuai still had money and land, but now he has nothing, who is willing to provide for him? What's more, the veterans of the Northeast Army are not good, they are selfish, greedy, short-sighted, and the well-behaved Northeast Army was defeated by them.

Political Commissar Cheng would not be ignorant of these truths, so after thinking about it carefully, he had to admit that "there is no such possibility", but he couldn't figure out what the specific reason was for a while. In fact, let alone him, even the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army is confused.

To say that in the past, the Northeast Army had no secrets about China G, and any one taken out of the Northeast Army could be an underground party. However, with the gradual division of the Northeast Army, most of the underground parties that had been developed had been withdrawn, and the status of the newly developed members was not high, so many secrets could not be accessed.

"Forget it, don't worry about this matter, the truth will come out one day." Zheng Weiguo saw that Political Commissar Cheng was still thinking about it, so he patted him on the shoulder and comforted him.

Political Commissar Cheng said: "How to arrange the arrival of the 10th Cavalry Regiment and the 53rd Army?" ”

Zheng Weiguo said: "This is easy to do, the 10th Cavalry Regiment is still back to the 4th Cavalry Division, and the positions have been vacated anyway." As for the regimental commander Wang Zhaokun, he can also be a deputy division commander. ”

Political Commissar Cheng shook his head and said, "I'm afraid this is inappropriate, because Xu Mingshan, the commander of the 11th Cavalry Regiment, is already the deputy division commander." You can't let every regiment commander concurrently serve as deputy division commander, right? And in this way, Liu Zhonglin, chief of staff of the 4th Cavalry Division, will not be able to work. ”

Although the chief of staff is not of high status, he is still nominally superior. If the two subordinate regiment commanders were also deputy division commanders, they would not even be nominal leaders. Once there is any task, the chief of staff has to ask the regiment commander for instructions first, and it will really become a big joke.

Zheng Weiguo smiled awkwardly and said, "Well, it's me who didn't think it through. Then let's do it first, I hope that Head Wang won't have any ideas. ”

In terms of ranking, Wang Zhaokun, the commander of the 10th Cavalry Regiment, was before Xu Mingshan, the commander of the 11th Cavalry Regiment, and now the commander of the Xu Regiment has been promoted to deputy division commander, but Commander Wang is standing still, which is indeed a bit unfair. However, this matter is not deliberately suppressed, but the Tenth Cavalry Regiment has not been able to return to its place for a long time, and I believe that Commander Wang can also understand it.

Political Commissar Cheng waved his hand and said, "What is this little grievance?" And what about the 53rd Army? They should have more than 10,000 people, right? It's not easy to deal with. ”

Zheng Weiguo pondered for a moment and said, "The 53rd Army must have a warrant from the Ministry of Military Affairs when it goes north. So I think the Military Council will soon have a new order for us. ”

Political Commissar Cheng didn't understand for a while, and wondered: "What do you mean?" ”

As he was talking, Chief of Staff Zhou suddenly walked over briskly and said with a smile: "It means that the commander's position is going to move up again." As he spoke, he excitedly handed over a telegram.

Zheng and Cheng hurriedly took it and looked at it, only to see that the telegram had instructed that the 97th Army, the 53rd Army, and the local troops in central Hebei should form the 41st Group Army of the National Revolutionary Army. Zheng Weiguo, commander-in-chief of the group army, Wan Fulin, deputy commander-in-chief, Li Liangrong, chief of staff, Kang Ze, director of political training, and Liao Yaoxiang, chief of staff. The message was signed by the Chairman of the Military Commission. The telegram also reported that Kang Ze, director of the Political Training Division, will concurrently serve as director of the Hebei Provincial Party Department.

Political Commissar Cheng was overjoyed when he saw Zheng Weiguo becoming the commander-in-chief of the group army, but after seeing the word Kangze, his joy was quickly replaced by anger. His eyes were fixed on the two of them. I can't wait to breathe fire. Why is there such hatred? This has to mention the situation of Kangze.

Kang Ze is a person who is familiar with history. is a well-known big spy (although he himself does not admit it), graduated from the third phase of Whampoa, served as the captain of the Beilu Movement Team, and is also one of the founders of the Fuxing Society (that is, the Blue Coat Society) and the Three Youth League. It has a very high position within the Kuomintang. Together with Dai Li, he is called "Kang Dai Ergong".

At that time, anyone who wanted to see Chang Kaishen had to register in the attendant's room first. Then report to Chang Kaishen from the attendant's room. I often want to see it, and I don't want to see it. But the "two princes of Kang Dai" are exceptions, and they are often unrestricted. It can be seen at any time, even when Chang Kaishen and Song Xiaomei are together, the two of them can also break in (uh, really?). ）。

During the civil war between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, Kang Ze commanded the Beilu Movement to suppress the left-wing forces most effectively, and tried to eliminate the "red trouble" with the method of "the people did their best", and his hands were stained with the blood of the GC Party and innocent people, and it is said that millions of people were directly killed. Taizu once said: "The two main culprits who destroyed Ruijin (the capital of the Central Soviet Region, here refers to the Central Soviet Region) are Chang Kaishen and Kangze. The peasants are unforgivable for Kangze! ”

It is conceivable that for the arrival of such a person, Political Commissar Cheng will definitely not welcome it. Especially when I think of those comrades-in-arms and comrades who died under the butcher's knife of the Beilu Mobilization Force, my heart is like a knife.

And Chang Kaishen threw down three big stones in one go, maybe even four (because Zhong G didn't trust Wan Fulin), and it was clear that he was here to seize power. This act of picking peaches made him even angrier. The old hatred has not been extinguished, and new hatred has been added!

Zheng Weiguo was very calm in his heart, because he knew that sooner or later there would be such a day. You see, now the 97th Army has grown to tens of thousands of horses, and there is such a large territory in Jizhong. It's a person who will be greedy, and it would be against common sense if Chang Kaishen didn't do it again.

What really struck him as strange were the three candidates. Li Liangrong was the first phase of Whampoa, and he was still the commander of the 46th Division during the Battle of Lanfeng. Although Liao Yaoxiang is only the sixth phase of Huangpu, after studying in France, the tide has risen, and he is now the chief of staff of the major general of the 200th Division, which can be described as a bright future.

Not to mention Kang Ze, one of Chang Kaishen's thirteen Taibao, and was also recognized as Chang Kaishen's successor at that time. Who is not good for Chang Kaishen, why do you have to send these three protégés of the Son of Heaven?

It was not until after the liberation that the answer to this question was found in the archives of the Military Commission. It is said that Chang Kaishen was also very embarrassed at that time and racked his brains for this. What are you so worried about?

First, the level of the personnel assigned should not be too high or too low. For example, Hu Zongnan, Guan Linzheng, Song Xilian and others are already in important positions, and it is impossible to transfer them to North China, otherwise they will be dissatisfied. If the level is too low, it won't work, for example, an ordinary Huangpu fourth-term student, who is not famous, will not be able to control the scene even if he arrives in North China.

Second, you can't be too close or too distant. Like Yu Jishi, that is the chairman's nephew. Gui Yongqing, He Yingqin's niece and son-in-law. How can these people be put behind enemy lines? In case there are three long and two short, how can the seven aunts and eight aunts end up knocking on the door? Of course, it's not okay to be too distant, if the people sent are not of the same mind as Chang Kaishen, then it is useless to send them in the past.

Third, you can't be on the left and can't be pro-G. This is easy to understand, what if you are pulled over?

Of course, there is a fourth point, which is that you have to have some skills. If you send a few incompetent rice buckets over, if you don't have enough success and more failures, where will you let the chairman put his face?

After some contemplation, Li Liangrong was the first to be honorably selected. Li Liangrong was deprived of his military post because he lost his national defense fortifications and ferries in the Battle of Lanfeng, and was changed to a staff officer.

Don't look at him as a defeated general, but he is actually very capable (the real hero of the Kinmen battle of the national army), loyal enough (it can be seen that he can stay in the attendant room after losing the battle). What's even better is that Li Liangrong once got very close to China G, and later parted ways. In the opinion of the chairman, it is impossible for such a person to turn against the water, and in fact it is true.

Kang Ze's election is related to his status as the "heir to the chairman". Originally, judging from all aspects, Kang Ze's identity as the "prince" had gradually become clear, but it was at this time that Chang Kaishen's own son Nikolai returned.

Nikolai has been a hostage in the Soviet Union all these years, and he once wrote an article in the newspaper to scold Chang Kaishen, but after all, it is blood and family. Kang Ze pleases Chang Kaishen again, and he is also a godson. In this battle for succession, Kang Ze was quickly defeated, and it was a complete defeat. In order to completely defeat his opponent, Nikolai cleverly recommended Kang Ze to work in North China, believing that the complex struggle environment there required such a talent.

Chang Kaishen quickly complied with it, first, Kang Ze was indeed very powerful in dealing with the G Party, which was conducive to restricting the development of the G Party in North China; The second is also to protect Kang Ze from being killed by the Nikolai faction. Although he is a godson, he has some family affection, isn't it?

The third candidate, Liao Yaoxiang, was entirely because of Li Liangrong's request. Originally, Chang Kaishen only planned to send two people over, one article and one martial arts, just enough to restrain Zheng Weiguo and Wan Fulin, and it would not attract too much disgust. If Zheng Weiguo and Wan Fulin do not agree, they can also take the opportunity to make trouble, and even control the troops.

However, Li Liangrong said that an empty chief of staff would not work at all, so it was necessary to send a capable chief of staff over. As a result, someone recommended Sun Liren and Liao Yaoxiang. Sun Liren was the chief officer of the army at that time (the chief officer and the staff officer are two routines), and he was not very close to the chairman of the committee, and his temper was a little big, so Li Liangrong finally chose Liao.

Whatever the reason, these three people are here anyway. Now that the Southern Anhui Incident has not yet broken out, it is impossible for the Central G side to break with the Cannon Party, and Zheng Weiguo can't even push back this appointment if he wants to.

Political Commissar Cheng sighed and said with annoyance: "I just knew that this Jiang was damn not well-intentioned, but I didn't expect him to be, cough, really careless." ”

Zheng Weiguo comforted: "The soldiers are coming, the water is flooding, there are some things that don't have to worry too much." After all, the troops are in our hands, aren't they? ”

Political Commissar Cheng said: "What about the 53rd Army? Or do you want to intercept them outside the base area? (To be continued......)

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