This night, many people stayed up all night like Feng Lun.

After the meeting ended in the afternoon, Feng Lun returned to his residence, and the more he thought about it, the more irritated he became, so he said hello to his guards, and went to Long Qian alone, wanting to talk to Long Qian, and asked if Commander Ouyang Zhong, who was studying in the courtyard, was there, and Ouyang Zhong said that the commander was discussing things with Chief of Staff Ning. Feng Lun asked who else was, and Ouyang Zhong said that there were also Commander Wang and Lu Biaotong. Feng Lun went back.

Tianzhen is a big town, densely populated with business names, much stronger than the villages and towns in Lunan in terms of prosperity, the east-west street is full of shops on both sides, most of them are closed, but the shops dealing in food are still lit.

Feng Lun bought a roast chicken at a roast chicken shop, wrapped it in oiled paper, and walked straight towards Zhou Yi's residence. Zhou Yi and other generals who came from Caozhou lived in the largest inn in Tianzhen, which had been chartered by the logistics office to receive the generals and their entourage from Lunan and Caozhou.

After entering the inn, he met Zhou Yi's guard Yan Yulong, "What about Zhou Biaotong?" ”

"Report to Deputy Biaotong Feng, Zhou Biaotong is in his room on the second floor, and I was about to cook for him." Yan Yulong used to be a soldier in Feng Lun's third battalion, and of course he knew the old commander.

"You go buy a few baked cakes, buy a bottle of wine, and I will have a drink with Zhou Biaotong."

Yan Yulong glanced at the roast chicken in Feng Lun's hand, "Okay, I'll be here soon." ”

Feng Lun stepped on the creaking wooden stairs to the second floor, "Old Zhou, Old Zhou, where are you?" ”

Zhou Yi poked his head out of the innermost room, "It's you." ”

"I bought a roast chicken and asked Xiao Yan to get some wine. Let's have a drink. ”

"It's not a disciplinary violation, is it?" Zhou Yi asked with a smile.

", isn't this a break? Who the fuck cares about us? No matter how long Cao Minzhong's hand is, he can't reach here. ”

"You kid, what's on your mind?" Zhou Yi pulled a chair for Feng Lun.

Feng Lun glanced at the furnishings in the room, set up a desk by the window, placed an iron candlestick, two candles were lit, the four treasures of the study room on the table were complete, and there were a few pieces of paper on the table, it seemed that Zhou Yi was working at the desk just now.

"Do you recommend candidates for each department?"

"Of course. I'm going to hand in my papers tomorrow. ”

"I'm here to talk to you about this. Just now, the commander called a few of them to talk. I guess that's what I said. I thought you were too. I didn't expect you to be so breathless. ”

"Who? Lushan? ”

"Of course, there is also Wang Hening."

"Whatever he wants." Zhou Yi got up and poured water for Feng Lun.

"Lao Zhou, tell me about this reorganization. What kind of seat will I be given? ”

"What? Not confident? Zhou Yi glanced at the table. Don't think about it. But the standard should have you. ”

"Of course I don't think about co-ordination! But there are only four standards, so it may not be my turn, right? ”

"Hey, how can you think that?"

"There must be one of the pillars of the country. This time, I recruited Ye Yanbing, I think he must give him one. I can't compare these two people. It's Shi Dashou, Cheng Erhu, Deng Qinghua, Xiong Xun, Fan Deping, I'm afraid I can't compete with it. ”

Zhou Yi was stunned, "Old Feng, are you too worried?" How can the two tigers and Xiong Xun compare with you? Now as the deputy standard, there are only you and Guozhu! ”

"Fan Deping is Wang Mingyuan's deputy, isn't his position the same as mine? I really don't have a score in my heart. ”

"Thinking too much. Although he didn't communicate with me, he was still fair, the original four battalion commanders, Shi Dashou couldn't compare with you, I don't think there is any need to catch fire. Come, drink tea, it should be a new tea from the south, it tastes really good. ”

"I never drink tea, bother. You say, if Ning Shijun wants to be the co-ordinator, what will you do? ”

"Why is he an assistant? It's good to be his chief of staff. ”

"The chief of staff is just a staff member, how can he compare with the actual job of leading troops? It's like Ye Yanbing, being a vice principal, does it mean a fart? Now that he has found his sister-in-law, it is time to give him a position of real power no matter what. Lao Zhou, I always feel that the commander has changed a lot in the past year, probably because the official has been promoted too quickly. ”

"You, the commander is very thoughtful, and he is in charge of such a big stall, so naturally he can't think of being with us every day like in the past and saying anything. Yes, you followed him in Wuding, so you didn't talk to him? ”

"Although they are all Mengshan's old brothers, to be honest, a few of their eighth team are more intimate. Yan Bing and I are both from Team 6, but Yan Bing's identity is different now. I can't compare. ”

"The commander doesn't like to talk about the past the most, you know it. Even Shi Dashou, Zhang Yulin, and Liang Huada are all reused, what are you worried about? I'm the first to list you as the standard. Tomorrow morning, I'll go talk to the Commander. If it's okay, don't think about it. If others want to be excusable, you don't have confidence, how can you let others live? Since Mengshan reorganized the army, which battle did you not resist the burden? Rest assured. ”

"I'm here to remind you...... It's better to keep an eye on everything. ”

The footsteps were approaching, and Zhou Yi heard that it was Yan Yulong, so he didn't answer. Sure enough, Yan Yulong shouted a report, came in with a bag of baked cakes in his left hand and a pot of wine in his right hand, put the food and wine on the table, went out and found two more cups and chopsticks, poured wine for the two of them, and then went out.

"Come on, have some drinks, it's starting to get cold."

Feng Lun no longer talked to Zhou Yi about the job arrangements for this reorganization, and he rushed to Zhou Yi to be a little lacking. Zheng Cheng's plot to ambush Long Qian has not ended, and now Zheng Cheng has not yet returned to the case. You can't be indifferent, right? In the afternoon, Long Qian called Ning Shijun and the other three to discuss secretly, and those three people were all natural candidates to be the co-ordinator. Zhou Yi's second standard is stationed in Yanzhou, and his contact with Long Qian is becoming less and less, and it is very likely that Long Qian will take this opportunity to replace his henchmen. But looking at Zhou Yi's appearance, he didn't think about it at all.

I ate a roast chicken, I ate another roast cake, and I drank a pot of wine. Feng Lun said goodbye and left the inn, and on the way back, he was interrogated twice by the soldiers patrolling the guard battalion, which made him feel worse. When I returned to my residence, I didn't sleep all night.

At noon the next day, Feng Lun unexpectedly heard a news that Lu Shan and Long Qian had a quarrel in the morning. The news came as a surprise to him. However, Liu Chunning, deputy commander of the first battalion and commander of the first company, who told him the news, swore that he had heard with his own ears that Commander Long was reprimanding Lu Biaotong, and Lu Biaotong was unlucky when he came out.

Feng Lun concurrently served as the commander of the first standard and one battalion, and Liu Chunning was his deputy, he didn't ask Liu Chunning what he was doing at the headquarters, but just asked about the details, and then he became confused. After thinking about it, Feng Lun went to Lu Shan's residence to inquire about the news.

Although Feng Lun is the deputy standard, he has always lived with the battalion headquarters of the first battalion, and the yard where Lu Shan lives is also rented temporarily. Live with Chief of Staff Hu Zongyu. When Feng Lun rushed over. Seeing Lu Shan roaring at Hu Zongyu. Lu Shan was very grumpy when he was the captain of the eighth team, but later under Long Qian's training, his personality was much calmer, and Lu Shan's tantrum and scolding his mother reminded Feng Lun of the time of Mengshanzhai. Hu Zongyu saw Feng Lun coming in, "It's just right." Persuade him, your brother. ”

"Old Lu. What's wrong? Angry so much? ”

"Hmph. Forget it, it's useless to tell you. Lu Shan's face was gloomy, and he pushed Hu Zongyu away.

"What's going on?" Feng Lun looked at Lu Shan's back. asked Hu Zongyu in a low voice.

He didn't say it. I had a quarrel with the commander just now. After being trained, my heart was not happy. ”

That's new! In the past few years, no one has dared to quarrel with Long Qian.

"Hey, this old Lu." Feng Lun turned around and walked out of the courtyard, and did not go to look for Lushan, but went directly to the Wang family's mansion to find Long Qian.

Long Qian was not there, and his adjutant Ouyang Zhong was in his room, lying on the table writing something.

"Ouyang, where's the commander?"

"Oh, it's Feng Biaotong. The commander and Zhou Biaotong are gone, what's wrong? Ouyang Zhong hurriedly got up and gave up his seat and poured water for Feng Lun.

"No, I'm here to hand in the papers." Feng Lun took out a piece of paper, which was his response to the situation in the northeast and the list of recommended candidates he wrote in the morning. After much thought, he recommended himself for the position of standard.

In this matter, it should be taken seriously.

"Oh, it's being counted. The commander waited. Ouyang Zhong took it and inserted it into a pile of papers on the table.

"I heard that Lu Shan quarreled with the commander?"

"Hmm," Ouyang Zhong looked around, as if he didn't want to take on the topic.

"This Lu Shan ......," Feng Lun knew that Ouyang Zhong would not reveal details to himself, "Then I'll go back." ”

"Feng Biaotong, if we have a meeting here at ten o'clock tomorrow morning, I won't inform you again."

"Okay, I've got it." Feng Lun knew that the mystery would be revealed tomorrow morning.

Feng Lun didn't go to Zhou Yi again, but in the afternoon, the company commanders of the first standard battalion all knew about Lu Shan's quarrel with the commander, and several people came to Feng Lun, meaning to ask Feng Lun to persuade Lu Shan and admit his mistake to the commander. Feng Lun also wanted to know why Lu Dao Lushan had a conflict with Long Qian, so he went to Lu Shan's residence again, but Hu Zongyu said that Lu Shan was taken away by the feudal pillar, and he didn't know where he went.

Feng Guozhu was originally one of the three captains of the eight teams at the same level as Lu Shan, maybe Feng Guozhu's words Lu Shan could listen to it? At this juncture, in addition to personnel arrangements, what conflict will Lu Shan have with Long Qian? In terms of relationship, Lu Shan is undoubtedly the number one general under Long Qian. What happened in the morning really made Feng Lun feel confused.

At dinner, Feng Lun came to find Lu Shan again, but Lu Shan still hadn't come back, but Ye Yanbing, Cheng Erhu, Lan Xinzhi, Jiang Yun and a few others were discussing something in Hu Zongyu's house, and when they saw Feng Lun coming, everyone stopped talking.

"What's still being hidden from me?"

"Speaking of Lu Shan, this kid doesn't know where he went with Guozhu. Isn't this a violation of discipline? Ye Yanbing said.

"What is Lu Shan arguing with the commander? What a mess! Feng Lun said.

"Who's to say no, isn't? What can't you say? Cheng Erhu's face was gloomy.

"I don't think it's a big deal. It's all old brothers, and besides, the commander is not a small-bellied person, it's nothing. When I saw Lu Shan, I persuaded him to admit his mistake to the commander, and it was over. Feng Lun smiled.

"Yes." Lan Xinzhi said, "The commander is the master of an army, is there any opinion that can't be mentioned?" We must all pay attention to maintaining the prestige of the commander, even if Brother Lu Shange is reasonable, we can't quarrel with the commander. ”

"Yan Bing, it's time for you to go back to the army to lead the troops this time, right? The commander won't let you stay in the military academy all the time, will he? ”

"It's pretty good in military school. I heard the chief of staff say that the imperial court wants to establish a military academy in all provinces, and now that our Mengshan Army has taken over the defense of the whole province, maybe the military academy will be reorganized into a military academy. You haven't tasted it, and it's quite interesting to work in a military school. Ye Yanbing smiled.

This kid. It's going to be pretended. Feng Lun turned his face to Jiang Yun, who was sitting in the corner without saying a word, and said, "You kid, you are always chattering. You are well informed, the Beiyang Army in Jinan and Tai'an has really withdrawn? ”

"We have already started evacuating, and it is estimated that we will leave Shandong by the end of this month." Jiang Yun said softly.

"Hey, now it's time for us to enter Jinan Mansion! I think when the commander said that we would occupy the provincial capital in a dignified manner, I was still suspicious. I didn't expect it to come true so quickly! Feng Lun said with a smile.

"Yes. As long as we listen to the commander, we may have to enter Beijing. Cheng Erhu's words are neat.

"You're too careful. Lu Shan has been with the commander for many years, and a quarrel is nothing. Feng Lun said.

"Can't open it, open this head......" Cheng Erhu shook his head and sighed.

The next morning, the officers above the commander of the Mengshan military battalion once again filled the temporary conference room of the headquarters. Right now. All officers above the battalion commander level are equipped with pocket watches or watches. Some of them were captured in previous operations, and many of them were also purchased from foreign commercial banks through Huayuan and Zhongxing companies. As a result, the timekeeping was changed from the original hourly timekeeping to hourly timekeeping, so no one was late. At ten o'clock, the meeting started on time.

Long Qian spoke directly. "I read everyone's reports last night until three o'clock in the morning. The response to the situation in the northeast is more complicated. There are many kinds of things, but everyone has expressed their meaning. We have convened a special meeting to address this issue. But the integration programme waits for no one. It is necessary to report to the Ministry of War as soon as possible. Today, I will publish the integration programme that I am preparing to report. ”

Long Qian raised the pile of paper in his hand, "Ouyang Zhong counted everyone's recommendations for me, and after reading it, I think that everyone has their own ideas about the reorganization of the troops, and the opinions put forward are basically in line with the actual situation of the troops, and the officers and commanders of the recommended departments are all officers who have been tested for a long time, so the plan I have drawn up fully refers to everyone's opinions." But there are also my own considerations. Brethren, the expansion of the army is a good thing, and I think almost all of us are happy about the expansion of the army, hoping to be promoted and take on more important responsibilities when the army is expanded. I first agree with this attitude, and second, I take it for granted.

"However, the Mengshan Army is a strictly disciplined military organization, not a free market! No bargaining! If some high-ranking officers can bargain with me on the pride of their seniority and military exploits, then they are very wrong! Whoever will be the co-ordinator, who will be the standard commander, and who will be the chief of staff and the directors of various departments must meet the requirements of the development of the troops! That is the basis for my appointment of the heads of the ministries. In a word, I have the final say! Of course, the final result will have to wait for the approval of the Ministry of War. But since the Queen Mother and Prince Qing asked me to recommend the heads of the ministries, they will definitely not reject my face. Whoever is not convinced will go to the battalion military academy to study and improve his quality one step further. ”

Feng Lun chuckled in his heart, these words were undoubtedly directed at Lu Shan. It seems that Lu Shan's co-unification post actually flew. Feng Lun's eyes found Lu Shan, and saw that he was sitting in the corner, instead of sitting in the front row as usual.

"Now I announce the list of posts that I have reported to the Ministry of War. Chief of Staff of the Fifth Town, Ning Shijun. Deputy Chief of Staff and Chief of Staff, Situ Jun. In addition, Situ still serves as the vice principal and dean of education of the military academy. Appointed Fang Shengyuan as the senior senator of the fifth town. Qu Hongxiang was appointed as the vice principal of the military academy in the camp. ”

"Lu Shan was appointed commander of the reserve forces, Fan Deping was appointed deputy commander, and Deng Qinghua was appointed chief of staff."

Sure enough, Long Qian actually reversed Lu Shan and Wang Mingyuan! This is obviously a punishment for Lu Shan.

Long Qian continued, "The directors of the major divisions of the headquarters have basically not changed. Among them, the director of the medical department is Qi Shangming. Medical Officer Qi studied medical school in the United States, joined our army in the winter of the previous year, and made outstanding contributions to the regularization of our army's medical services. It was highly anticipated that he would be appointed Chief of the Medical Service. ”

Qi Shangming is an overseas Chinese in the United States who came back with David, proficient in Western medicine, and the establishment of the Mengshan Army Field Hospital has a great relationship with this person; under his contact, seven overseas Chinese who studied medicine in the United States returned to China last year to join the Mengshan Military Hospital, which has made the medical level of the Mengshan Army qualitatively improved.

Feng Lun didn't care about the appointments in the major departments of the headquarters, he was concerned about the candidates for the chief officers of the field troops.

"Gu Xiaolin is the commander of the guard battalion. Liang Huada is the commander of the engineer battalion directly under him, and Liu Lianwa is the commander of the baggage battalion. Chi Chun first was the cavalry standard, and Gong Kaichen was the artillery standard. According to the actual situation, the cavalry standard will not be established at the battalion level for the time being, and will be organized into five companies. The artillery standard is tentatively composed of two battalions. We have seen the role of the sappers and baggage soldiers in this flood fight, and they will definitely continue to strengthen their strength in the future, so the two battalion commanders, Liang Huada and Liu Lianwa, enjoy the standard treatment in the fifth town. ”

Long Qian paused for a moment, took a few sips of water, and began to announce the most important content, "The Ninth Association will be formed mainly with the first standard. Co-commander Wang Mingyuan, Chief of Staff Hu Zongyu, Deputy Co-commander and 17th Standard Commander, Feng Guozhu. Deputy Standard Commander and Chief of Staff Zhang Yulin. The eighteenth standard system, Shi Dashou. Deputy Standard Commander and Chief of Staff Han Ziying. The Tenth Association was formed mainly with the second standard, Zhou Yi, the co-commander, and Lan Xinzhi, the chief of staff. Feng Lun, deputy co-president and the 19th standard commander. Du Sanli, deputy commander of the 19th standard, and Zheng Shuangqing, chief of staff. The twentieth standard system, Ye Yanbing. Deputy standard, Wu Nian. Chief of Staff, Liu Chunning. The 2nd Reserve Battalion was transferred to the 9th Association as a whole, and the 3rd Battalion was transferred to the 10th Association as a whole. The first battalion of the reserve force should be retained as the base, and the reserve force should be expanded as a supplementary source for the main force...... Next, Chief of Staff You Ning announced the specific formation plans of each association and each standard and the candidates for the commanders of each battalion......"

Feng Lun finally put his heart in his stomach. You can be satisfied with a standard in charge, not to mention that he also serves as the deputy co-ordinator. He noticed that several Qing generals who had joined the Mengshan Army at different times were reused, such as Han Ziying, Qu Hongxiang, etc. However, he didn't pay much attention to the specific formation and expansion plan of the main force that Ning Shijun read out next, and of course he didn't notice that the former battalion commanders Cheng Erhu, Xiong Xun, Sheng Guang, Ding Xiaofu, Jiang Cunxian, the head of the intelligence department's operation team, and Xu Gongzhi, an instructor of the battalion military academy, were not assigned to serve in the main force, but were all transferred to the reserve force. (To be continued......)