According to the statistics of the "Whampoa Military Academy History Manuscript", the number of casualties in the Northern Expedition in the first to fifth phases alone was as high as 2,600, of which 1,839 were killed.

However, such huge casualties are not something that both parties are willing to see, because the Northern Expedition has not yet been won, but so many talents have fallen, and the war will only need more and more talents, and at this time it is urgent to establish a Wuhan branch and send more military talents to the motherland.

Liu Yuan participated in the construction of the Wuhan branch under this condition, although Liu Yuan himself did not express anything, but many people felt sorry for Liu, especially the political resources left by Liao Zhongkai to Liu Yuan, and even shouted for Liu Yuan, telling how some people unloaded the mill and killed donkeys.

Even Liu Yuan had to personally sit in the Tenth Army, otherwise the rebellion was likely to occur, although the Tenth Army was not formed for a long time, but each squad had veterans as squad leaders, under the leadership of veterans, the soldiers formed combat effectiveness quickly, and the officers of the Tenth Army and the staff officers of the General Staff Department had experienced the war, and the combat effectiveness was absolutely strong.

If Liu Yuan suffered any unfair treatment, then rebellion was inevitable, and in the era of the Republic of China, the army was the easiest to brand a person. Although Liu Yuan didn't have much time to build the Tenth Army, the division commander who wore the uniform of a lieutenant general, ate and drank with the soldiers, trained together, gave jokes to everyone, smoked cigarettes for the soldiers, and was humorous, and the division commander who loved the soldiers like a son had long been deeply imprinted in the hearts of the soldiers.

Especially this time, the Third Division not only enriched more than 10,000 Sun Chuanfang's prisoners, but also a large number of college students, before entering the school, many students had already heard Liu Yuan's story, and were full of admiration for Liu Yuan.

Liu Yuan has heard more than once that the subordinates are in tandem to launch an armed coup d'état to force Chiang Kai-shek to withdraw the order, Liu Yuan looked at the map, at this time, the other army commanders are busy occupying territory outside, and there is no such thing as himself nesting in the rear, and Chiang Kai-shek really does not have any strength to resist his own force.

The reason why Liu Yuan knew that the soldiers were so angry was that he admired himself, and the other was that these young soldiers were too young to withstand provocation.

Liu Yuan himself is also very helpless, with his repeated battles, after making contributions, his troops have become the prey in the eyes of others, the reason why the soldiers below are so angry, there must be others who are secretly manipulating, there are not many people who can provoke the relationship between themselves and Chiang Kai-shek, one is Wang Jingwei, and the other is CP.

Liu Yuan didn't have the mind to do against them, one was a waste, he couldn't deal with him, he was bitten by a dog, he didn't have to bite back, and the other side was too grudgeful, and if he wanted to develop with peace of mind, it was best not to contradict him, at this time Liu Yuan found that he was not very proud of being mixed under Chiang Kai-shek, no one could afford to offend, he couldn't afford to provoke, and it was better to meet Sichuan one day earlier.

As for not having the right mind, Liu Yuan can only let the Political Department continue to investigate, find out those guys who often provoke soldiers, and screen them, if they really come to be soldiers, it's okay, not really to be soldiers, or some people with intentions sent by them, and take them all away. Chiang Kai-shek said that he had no right to kill people casually, and Liu Yuan also knew that it was not good to do this, otherwise these people would have died.

On November 12, Zhang Zhizhong finally came to the front of the military headquarters of the Tenth Army, Zhang Zhizhong has served the country all his life, and when he heard that the principal asked him to command the Tenth Army, his first reaction was excitement.

It was a heroic unit, and they were all veterans who had experienced the war, and it was the pride of every soldier to be able to command such a force, but Zhang Zhizhong immediately reflected it.

Because he knew the commander of the Tenth Army, it was Liu Yuan, who graduated from Huangpu, and Liu Yuan, who had just made great contributions, came down from the position of army commander without making a sound.

The ghost believed that a young general liked to be a teacher, and Zhang Zhizhong inquired in many ways to learn that Liu Yuan was so angry that he sent someone to kill Wang Boling. The angry Zhang Zhizhong kept scolding Liu Yuan for being confused, but after that, Zhang Zhizhong considered from the perspective of a soldier that if there was such a commander, he would be willing to die for the commander.

At the same time, Zhang Zhizhong also understood that it was impossible for him to stay in the Third Division for a long time, after all, it was Liu Yuan's fortune unit, and most of the officers there were excellent Whampoa students, and they had followed Liu Yuan since they graduated, and the other officers also followed Liu Yuan all the way with deep feelings, and it was not something that he could change in a day or two.

Therefore, Zhang Zhizhong had no idea, so he came to the garrison of the Tenth Army alone and succeeded him as the commander of the Tenth Army.

The Tenth Army is training, Liu Yuan is the first soldier, standing at the front of the team, holding a rifle in his hand, it seems that it has been a long time, and in such a cold weather in November, his body began to sweat, but Liu Yuan still insisted.

The soldiers in the back can only follow the example of the commander, holding the gun and trying to keep the body and the gun stable. Soldiers kept fainting, and immediately nurses from the health brigade carried people away for treatment.

But no soldier dared to give up, or deliberately fainted, I heard the veteran say, this is to hone the will, temper the marksmanship, and sign up for the battlefield, besides, the army commander is the first soldier, there are soldiers who dare to hide their secrets, and they all try their best to train.

"Okay, rest for a minute." Liu Yuan put away his rifles, and after Liu Yuan gave the order, someone fell down with an ordinary sound, and the rest of the soldiers either fell or sat on the ground, and immediately a nurse ran over.

However, the fallen soldier refused, and the soldier pouted and said, "This is the rest time, Lao Tzu doesn't count if he falls, Lao Tzu is not the same as those wastes, Lao Tzu will be able to train in a while." ”

"Corporal, you passed out just now, you need to rest." The little nurse said anxiously to a corporal.

The corporal is not a faint person who cherishes beautiful women, and said unconsciously, "Don't, if I quit now, I will lose the dead, and the army commander is about to leave, and no one will love us in the future, if we don't learn from the army commander now, when the new army commander comes, I won't learn anything, and I will lose my life on the battlefield." ”

"Corporal, aren't you tired of training like this? Will you still be able to stand up? Zhang Zhizhong, as the chief of education of the Whampoa Military Academy, can certainly see at a glance the physical condition of the soldier, and the appearance of this soldier is obviously impossible to stand up, and he is still holding on to the playground.

The corporal worked hard for a long time, but he couldn't stand up, and his tears kept flowing. Seeing this scene, Zhang Zhizhong was also very moved, and kept loosening the soldier's muscles and bones, so that he could stand up for a while.

"Sir, thank you." Although the soldier was uneducated, he could also see that the middle-aged man in front of him had as many stars on his shoulders as the military commander, so he gave him a military salute very seriously.

Zhang Zhizhong knocked off the young man's hand, okay, I'm not your commander yet, "Corporal, can you tell me, why are you training so hard for Lu?" ”

The soldier pouted and said very dissatisfied, "It's not that someone sees that our army commander was promoted too quickly, adding fuel and vinegar to the Wang Boling incident, and shooting a fugitive, but pity our army commander, who was forced to be a teacher, and there will be no chance for the army commander to train in the future, we have to cherish it, to be honest, I was ready to let the commander bully me when I went out to be a soldier, but after I came to the Tenth Army, the commander here is very good, especially the army commander, with a smile on his face every day, when a soldier wakes up in the middle of the night, I also saw the army commander cover us with quilts, such a military commander went there to find it, if we want to say that this Chiang Kai-shek is really fucking damned, if it wasn't for the army commander to educate us, we would have to kill him. ”

Zhang Zhizhong didn't dare to let the corporal say that he was going to continue, I don't know what big rebellious words Lu Dao said, he just patted the young soldier on the shoulder, "Don't worry, your army commander will come back sooner or later, the new army commander is just a acting army commander, and the real army commander position is still held by your army commander himself." ”

"Really, we don't know the way, how do you know the way", hearing this, not only the corporal was excited, but many soldiers also gathered around and listened with their ears on the side.

"Of course you don't know what to do, because I'm your new acting military commander!" Zhang Zhizhong regretted it after saying this, because in an instant, hundreds of rifles were pointed at him, and Zhang Zhizhong even heard the sound of bayonets.