At night, Luo Zhuoying sent a long telegram to Chen Cheng in Lushan through the radio he brought, counting everything he saw at the Phoenix Mountain base, and greatly praised Wu Ming's engineer company and spy company, bluntly saying that Wu Ming's command ability and training level were far above those training experts of the Central Army, and believed that Wu Ming's invention of the rapid construction method of fortifications and the construction level of Wu Ming's engineer company were far ahead of the 18th Army Engineer Battalion, and he had advanced technology and rich experience. It is of great reference significance for the whole army.

After Luo Zhuoying sent the telegram, he didn't care too much about Chen Cheng's reaction and feelings, there have been many such telegrams over the years, and it has become a habit.

To Luo Zhuoying's surprise, Chen Cheng, who was recruited by Chairman Chiang Kai-shek and appointed as the head of the "Chinese Kuomintang Jiangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, Hunan, and Hubei North Road Bandit Army Officer Training Corps," stayed awake all night after receiving his telegram, and directly met Chiang Kai-shek the next morning, and after presenting Luo Zhuoying's telegram, he made a request:

Wu Ming, commander of the Fifth Regiment of the Second Zhejiang Security Division, and his engineer company and special agent company are requested to be dispatched to Lushan to assist the officer training regiment in carrying out a demonstration exercise.

After reading the telegram of more than 800 words, Chiang Kai-shek pondered for a long time, and only asked: "Is this Zhejiang Second Security Division and Fifth Regiment really as good as Luo Zhuoying said?" ”

Chen Cheng replied truthfully: "My subordinates have contacted Wu Ming, the commander of the regiment, many times, and have also seen the elite under his command, and it is no exaggeration to say that it is better than the most elite guard regiment of my 18th Army. ”

Chiang Kai-shek was very surprised, saw Chen Cheng's solemn face, thought about it and agreed: "Then transfer them, in addition to the study and strengthening of ideology and spirit, the officer training corps mainly discovers and solves the problems existing in our army through frequent simulated exercises and on-the-spot observation and summary, so let them play the role of the communist army." ”

"I remember this Wu Ming, when he led his troops to attack the division headquarters of the communist army at night, recovering Maopai Ling, and after the last day, he was surrounded by five times the communist army, and led his subordinates to flee back one by one, which shows that it is still a bit level...... At least in terms of the speed of the march and the concealment of the troops"

"It is more appropriate for them to play the role of the elusive communist army and guerrillas hiding in Tibet, and it can also make the simulated confrontation drill closer to reality."

Early the next morning, as soon as Wu Ming, who had finished practicing pile skills and boxing for an hour, took a bath, Luo Zhuoying, who was excited, came to the river, urged Wu Ming to change his clothes and dry his hands, and handed him a telegram: "Brother Ci Xiu sent it from Lushan, take a look."

Wu Ming was taken aback after reading it, then looked at it again, raised his head and asked suspiciously: "Is this 'Chinese Kuomintang Jiangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, Hunan, and Hubei North Road Bandit Suppression Army Officer Training Corps the Lushan Officer Training Corps?" ”

Luo Zhuoying was stunned, thought about it and replied: "It should be, anyway, it's on Lushan, it's not wrong to call it Lushan Officer Training Corps, it's simpler, but it's not important, what matters is your reply." ”

"Can the little brother not go?" Wu Ming was silent for a long time and suddenly asked.

Luo Zhuoying smiled: "I'm afraid it won't work, this is not a simple transfer, but a political task...... It is estimated that your provincial security department has already received the order, and this telegram in your hand was given to me by Brother Ci Xiu personally, not a formal order, I advise you to prepare as soon as possible, maybe Yu Liangzhen's telegram will arrive later. ”

Wu Ming was shocked and helpless, and looked as if he was guilty, and immediately annoyed Luo Zhuoying, who was highly recommended.

Luo Zhuoying's prediction was correct, and at noon, the Provincial Security Department sent a telegram order, ordering Wu Ming to lead his spy company and engineer company to Xingzi County, Jiangxi Province within a week.

Yu Jishi encouraged him at the end of the message, and there was a hint of surprise and pride between the lines, suggesting that Wu Ming would go all out and seize this fleeting opportunity.

Twenty minutes later, Fang Youchun, deputy director of the Provincial Security Department, sent a telegram to Wu Ming in his private capacity, and Fang Youchun, who was becoming more and more calm and low-key, told his brother-in-law to "judge the situation and be cautious" in the telegram, suggesting to "rein in the edge and plan to act later", and finally asked his brother-in-law to "act at the opportunity and make a decision immediately", which made Wu Ming cry and laugh, thinking that everything would be said to you, but what should I do?

Several telegrams arrived one after another, which completely disrupted Wu Ming's plans.

Wu Ming's worry is not that the troops will be absorbed after being ordered to go, Chen Cheng, who has done his best to make good friends, is responsible in Lushan, as long as he is unwilling, no one can force him, what he is worried about is that the three new regiments handed over to him by Yu Jishi, as well as the three battalions and two companies of the new headquarters will be affected.

Wu Ming originally wanted to personally go into battle in the upcoming training to give lectures to the two special service companies of the headquarters and Yu Jishi's temporary special service company, strengthen the study of basic military theories and the practice of new tactics, and discuss tactics with the brothers of the special service company, improve the ordnance, refine the division of labor, and build his special service company into a real special elite.

But now it seems that the entire training + planning has to be changed

After lunch, Wu Ming convened a meeting of officers above the company commander level of the regiment, and after announcing the order of the provincial security department, he briefly summed up the gains and losses of the training work in the previous stage, explained the situation faced and the difficult tasks in the next stage, and solicited the opinions of the brothers on the adjustment of the training + division.

The officers at all levels of Wu Ming's regiment have cultivated an atmosphere of democratic decision-making on major events, and the whole regiment is sincerely united, and with several years of training, the military and cultural quality of officers at all levels has been greatly improved.

After the four-hour meeting, Wu Ming took the initiative to find Luo Zhuoying and Huang Wei to inform the headquarters of the meeting's decision:

"Considering the current situation, the training + plan that has been formulated should not be changed, the younger brother only led the first battalion, the second battalion of the two reconnaissance platoons, the second company of engineers and a staff group on rotation to Lushan, considering the requirements of Brother Cixiu, the younger brother needs three days to prepare, and three days later rushed to Xingzi County under Lushan to report.

Luo Zhuoying was surprised: "Ah...... Do you want to take your direct spies with you? ”

Wu Ming reluctantly explained: "If we take away the special service company directly under us, the training work of the other two newly formed special service companies will have to be stopped, because except for the bishop in charge of tactical training, who is Zhao Rongsheng, a regimental staff officer, most of the rest of the instructors are officers and non-commissioned officers of the direct special service company...... At most, I can only send a sniper team to follow me to ensure the smooth implementation of their training + planning. ”

Luo Zhuoying thought for a moment and asked the engineer company he valued the most: "What is the ability of this second engineer company?" If it doesn't work, let's go to another company, the officers and men of the company are very good. ”

Wu Ming pointed to the two hills on the main road to the southwest of the headquarters:

"See, there are three machine-gun forts and two hidden communication trenches over there, which were built by the brothers of the 2nd Engineer Company, I remember you saw it yesterday and praised it. There are also two small bridges at the mouth of the valley, a road leading to this place from the south of Fenghuang Village, a secret tunnel 28 meters east of the headquarters, a water diversion and drainage system, and a well-camouflaged power transmission line, all of which were built by the Second Company brothers in the past two years. ”

"Like the brothers of the 1st Engineer Company, the officers and men of the 2nd Company have been in the military for more than two years, everyone can read newspapers and write letters to their families, and the officers above the platoon commander level have mastered basic surveying and mapping knowledge, and can understand construction drawings and calculate construction amounts."

Luo Zhuoying nodded, and Huang Wei and several officers on the side did not raise any objections, they all knew that the culture and education of the officers and soldiers under Wu Ming's command were very tight, the quality of the officers and soldiers was generally very high, the barracks facilities and fortifications built were first-class, and the level of design and construction probably represented the highest level of the Chinese army today, so no one doubted that Wu Ming exaggerated the ability of the engineers under his command.

"The order requires your ministry to arrive within seven days, and if you prepare to leave for three days, I'm afraid you won't be able to arrive." The careful Huang Wei reminded Wu Ming.

Wu Ming said with a smile: "The Changshan military camp also has a transport company supervised by Deputy Regiment Commander Long, the younger brother plans to take a car directly to Nanchang, and then turn to the waterway to rush to Xingzi, Nanchang Xingying can arrange a slightly larger civilian transport ship for our two companies, right?" ”

Huang Wei looked at Luo Zhuoying, Luo Zhuoying said that there was no problem, for the sake of insurance, he also gave Wu Ming an idea: "If you can't get to Nanchang, send a telegram to your boss Yu Liangzhen asking for help, and ask him to help you through the Quartermaster Bureau...... The Quartermaster Administration has at least two military transport ships of more than 500 tons, which are anchored at the Nanchang wharf for a long time to be on standby so that they can transport materials and personnel at any time, and they also frequently travel between Hukou, Jiujiang, Xingzi and Nanchang. ”

Wu Ming was very happy: "It's still the elder brother who thinks thoughtfully, and the younger brother will send a telegram to Chief Yu later, asking him to help contact him in advance." ”

"When are you leaving here?" Luo Zhuoying asked.

"Tomorrow morning, the relevant officers and soldiers will gather, and then conduct a day of political study, unify their thinking and pace, and rush to Changshan the morning after tomorrow, take all the equipment and set off immediately, the younger brother has already informed Deputy Commander Long that they are ready." Wu Ming replied.

Luo Zhuoying turned to his generals:

"Did you hear that? Brother Wu still has to conduct a day of political study before he sets out, unify his thinking and pace, and in contrast, there are still many places that we need to improve and strengthen, and where does the high morale and cohesion of an army come from? I hope that you will remember today's incident and this valuable experience, and that you will not neglect the ideological and political education of officers and men at any time."

Huang Wei and other generals claimed that they were standing up and behaving one by one, which made Wu Ming embarrassed, and it was difficult to say anything, so he could only turn his face to the side, trying to make Luo Zhuoying's brothers less embarrassed.

Recently, I don't know whether Luo Zhuoying was infected by Wu Mingbu's training level and high morale, or because of the painful experience and anxious waiting after the defeat, he has become more and more serious and demanding, and things like this criticism and admonition to his subordinates just now often happen.

Wu Ming, Huang Wei and others basically felt the same way about this, believing that although Luo Zhuoying's recent frequent instructions and increasingly stringent demands were a bit urgent, they were very beneficial to the recovery and construction of the 18th Army.

After the fiasco, the 18th Army exposed many problems, which really needed to be rectified, but he didn't know that Chen Cheng had already privately informed Luo Zhuoying that he would soon resign from the post of commander of the 18th Army that Chiang Kai-shek had saved face for him, and recommended Luo Zhuoying to take over as commander, and had obtained Chiang Kai-shek's consent.

Therefore, Luo Zhuoying began the preparatory work before taking over as army commander, and is entering a new role in a purposeful and step-by-step manner, and is about to assume the heavy responsibility of leading the whole army.