When the two beams of headlights came over, Wang Mao covered his eyes with his hands and took a closer look. At this time, at the source of the headlights, a burly silhouette was revealed, he opened the car door, and then a man wearing a top hat and a stand-up collar came out of it.

Don't think about it, this person is naturally the president, and Mr. Liao and Wang Maocai next to him naturally know him, judging from the scale of this trip, it should be organized at will.

Wang Maocai ran to the door quickly, and when he left, he couldn't stop clapping his hands, reminding everyone to pay attention. The officers and men who were originally a little tired suddenly became energetic under the action of the headlights, and they stood there upright, maintaining the demeanor of a soldier.

"All the officers and men of the Army New Forces Command welcome the president's late-night visit." Yang Yibing ran to the president's side and shouted loudly. President Sun bowed slightly, he picked up his crutch and walked inside with strong and powerful steps.

"Smack!" As the president walked through the gate, the guards standing at the door suddenly raised their rifles and gave a gun salute, and Mr. Liao looked to both sides, and four soldiers in dark green willow hats stood straight as if steel had been poured.

"Mr. President, all the officers and men of the headquarters of the New Army have been assembled and are waiting for your review." Wang Maocai leaned over and said in a low voice.

After speaking, he secretly glanced at the president, wanting to see his reaction, and the president nodded, the serious expression on his face did not change. He raised the cane in his hand and said, "Let's go, go inside." ”

Wang Maocai and Cui Wu next to him looked at each other, the president has not said a word since he came in, what does it mean? This can't help but make them suspicious.

At this time, the ambushed gendarmerie also pushed the flower machine* in their arms, and the president only had a few personal guards around him, if he wanted to kill them, wouldn't it be a piece of cake?

However, several people could not make a decision, but continued to follow behind, following the president and them forward.

The procession went inside again, and along the way, hundreds of officers and men stood in uniform, receiving the president with the highest courtesy, but the president himself had no respect, and walked through the procession, neither speaking nor waving, as if he were completely treating these officers and soldiers as air.

Batu, whose temper is like a barrel of fire, can't hold back in his heart, originally, these generals who are fighting abroad are only subject to military orders and do not accept the king's orders, and now the president suddenly comes to review, and he is well prepared but does not say a word, what does this mean that he can't understand?

During the review, Batu wanted to have a seizure several times, but was stopped by others. He also knew that he couldn't get angry, so he simply walked to the back of the line by himself, and walked slowly with the back of his hand in the back.

"President, please see, in front of you is the headquarters of the New Army, where we usually work. Commander Huang will also be here when he is here. Seeing that the team that didn't say a word was a little dull, Wang Maocai pointed to the headquarters at the front, trying to break this rigid situation.

The president looked at it and said, "Okay, let's go to the headquarters now." With that, he walked briskly towards the headquarters, and the president picked up his crutches and walked so fast that everyone behind him had to trot for a while to keep up.

As soon as the door of the headquarters was opened, the long table inside was the first thing that caught your eye, the interior decoration was not luxurious, even a little simple, but it had the unique solemnity of the army.

On a long table, flanked by rows of chairs, the officers were clearly assigned according to their ranks; The table was covered with a grass-green tablecloth, with white teacups and a long whip on it; Behind the whip is the right position where everyone sits down, and behind the right position is a map template that can be pulled apart, not far from the command room, when the mechanical and electrical room of the Supreme Command, through which strict military orders are issued; Seeing this, it is not difficult to imagine the vivid scene of these high-ranking generals commanding the overall situation here.

"President, please see, this is the meeting room of our Forces nouvelles, where all of our major military operations, military decisions, and our meetings are done in peacetime." Wang Maocai stood on the side, like a host, standing next to him to explain.

The president walked to the front and looked at it, this chair is very ordinary, no different from other chairs, but because it is placed here, it has become special.

He raised the cane in his hand, pointed to a few seats, and said, "Is this the place where the members of the reorganization team were 'detained' that day?" ”

As soon as the president's words came out, the atmosphere in the entire conference room instantly became serious, Wang Maocai gasped, he looked at the officers standing on both sides of him, all of them had murderous faces, and their white-gloved hands couldn't help but put their hands on the gun boxes on their waists.

Wang Maocai didn't know how to respond, so Yang Yibing walked forward and bowed his head and said, "President, we were holding a live-fire exercise that day, and we just temporarily resided the commanders of the reorganization team here for safety reasons. ”

The president did not speak, and the expression on his face did not change in the slightest, he walked to the front of the conference room and sat down, then pointed to the people on both sides and said, "Sit down, all of you." ”

The crowd didn't know what it meant, and when they saw the president sit down, they had to sit down. The seats are arranged in order from far to near, and the closest to the president is Mr. Liao, followed by Wang Maocai and others.

All eyes were on the president, and they didn't know what was going on in the president's mind, what was his purpose in doing so?

Wang Maocai's palms were already full of sweat, and he couldn't figure out the bottom of his heart, if this situation continued, if it continued like this, would the president issue a new reorganization order here, or would he ask a few of them for their crimes?

"Wang Maocai!" After a long silence, the president coughed and spoke.

"Yes!" When Wang Maocai heard his name, he instinctively bounced up from his seat.

"Yang Yibing!" The president then called out Yang Yibing's name.

"Yes!" Yang Yibing also stood upright.

"Cui Wu!" "Batuu!" ……

All the military commanders stood up after being called by the president, and the president, holding his crutches in both hands, asked solemnly: "Tell me, why do you refuse to reorganize?" ”

Several officers who stood up looked at each other, and after a while, Wang Maocai boldly said: "Report to the president, it's not that we refuse to reorganize, it's really because we have hardships. The new army has just been founded, and it used to have only a few thousand people, but now it has expanded several times at once, and this will bring many problems including personnel, equipment, and venues, and now that the ranks have just been sorted out and will be reorganized, we are worried that the combat strength that has just been formed will be destroyed as a result, so we are not willing to immediately carry out the reorganization. ”

After Wang Mao finished speaking, the president just nodded and did not speak: "Is there anything else to say?" ”

After the president finished asking, Batu preemptively said: "President, let me say a few words." The reorganization of the new army should be, but Commander Huang is not here now, wouldn't it be a secret from him to start the reorganization now? ”

Batu's words were obviously said by a crude person, and Mr. Liao immediately stopped him after hearing it: "Batu, what nonsense? Can't your commander be mobilized without the new army? ”

Seeing that he had said the wrong thing, Batu muttered, "I didn't mean that, I just ......"

Yang Yibing then also talked about his own views, and he quoted scriptures and said: "Report to the president, the reason why we have some resistance to the reorganization is really because the reorganization has chilled the hearts of the officers and men of the new army. The new army had just ended the fierce battle, and there was no merit and hard work in the survey rebellion, but this move was like a glass of wine to release the military power, which made so many soldiers feel cold. ”

The president sighed, and then he said in a joking tone: "A glass of wine to release the military power? Zhao Kuangyin did this after conquering the world, but now that the revolutionary Northern Expedition is imminent, it is still too early to talk about this matter. ”

Seeing the smile on the president's face, everyone present was also much more comfortable. At this time, the president slowly stood up and said: "I am here today to see if there are indeed rebels in the new army, as rumored by the outside world. Now it seems that the rumors are self-defeating. We have established a democratic government, and the concept of a republic is democracy, freedom, and fraternity. So democracy in the army is also necessary. However, in the years since the establishment of the Republic of China, it has been repeatedly usurped by feudal autocracy, and it is your responsibility to overthrow the feudal autocracy composed of these warlords. ”

"Soldiers, please remember that your army today is different from any other period in the past, you are not fighting for a certain person, nor are you fighting for a certain group, you are carrying a gun for the sake of the Chinese nation! So, the reorganization is to better fulfill our mission, and now you have some resistance, I can understand that you have some resistance, but you have to really put the republic in your heart, and one day, we will definitely achieve the republic. ”

The president's speech won warm applause, and Zhao Xiaowan and Fourteen Tsai, who had just arrived, also stopped after hearing the thunderous applause, and Zhao Xiaowan panted and said to Fourteen Tsai: "Forget it, we don't have to go in." ”

Fourteen Tsai also wanted to see what happened, but was stopped by Zhao Xiaowan.

"Looks like there's nothing going on, let's go back." After Zhao Xiaowan finished speaking, she quickly walked out of the door, she knew that if she was seen by the president's people at this time, it would inevitably have some adverse effects on Huang Ke.

Fourteen Tsai also understood this truth, and soon he followed Zhao Xiaowan out. But when the two of them went to the stable to lead the horses, they saw that next to the stable, a group of gendarmes was waiting for them, they were lurking not far from the conference room, and the flower mechanism in their hands had been turned on.

"Not good!" Zhao Xiaowan couldn't help but scream.