At night, the Tan Mansion by the West Lake.

The Tan Mansion adjacent to the West Lake "Chenglu", one of the three major palaces of Chairman Chiang, is the residence of Chen Cheng's father-in-law and the Kuomintang veteran Tan Yanwen left to his daughter and son-in-law, which is built near the West Lake, is a two-storey western-style building with a combination of Chinese and Western styles, with a construction area of less than 200 square meters, but there are all kinds of flower beds, lawns and ancient trees. Walk dozens of meters south along the lake embankment from the gate of the mansion, and there is the famous Qian Wang Temple.

After Wu Ming got out of the car, Chen Cheng's new adjutant Jin Lisan greeted him with a smile: "I just came back from the Dahua Hotel and am now washing up in the room...... The important members of the provincial government, the provincial party department and the provincial security department had to come forward to entertain one or two in order to resign, and Director Liu and Chief of Staff Ma accompanied him to resign."

Jin Lisan only served as Chen Cheng's adjutant at the beginning of the year, and Qiu Xingxiang, the former adjutant, has already been appointed as the lieutenant colonel of the First Supplementary Regiment of the Ministry of Military Affairs. Jin Lisan, who is Chinese New Year's Eve two years old today, graduated from the fourth phase of Whampoa and is a rising star in the civil engineering department.

"Adjutant Jin, does Brother Chen invite anyone else?" Wu Ming asked as he walked.

Jin Lisan said in a low voice: "With the resignation of the Duke and the Chief of Staff of the Capital Garrison Command of the National Government, General Xuan Tiewu, as early as the Huangpu Military Academy, General Xuan Tiewu from Zhuji was the chief of guard of the principal, and won the trust of the chairman. ”

Wu Ming was taken aback: "What about Director Liu Rulin?" ”

Jin Lisan shook his head: "I don't know much about this, I should know how to resign...... However, I think the Central Committee will take into account Director Liu's contribution to the construction of the armed forces in Zhejiang and make appropriate arrangements."

Wu Ming worriedly walked into the living room on the first floor, only to see Liu Rulin and Ma Zhizhai talking with a lean man in his forties. Hearing the footsteps, the man in the uniform of the major general of the Central Army saw Wu Ming, his eyes lit up, and he got up and greeted:

"This is Wu Ming, the number one fierce general in our Zhejiang army, right? Seven years ago, we met for the first time in Hangzhou, and at that time I said that it was a pity that you were not a soldier, but I didn't expect to see you for a few years, and now you are already a dignified general, it seems that my vision is still good."

Wu Ming recognized that it was Xuan Tiewu who he met when he accompanied Fang Youchun to Hangzhou to avenge his grievances, and immediately stepped forward to salute and said loudly

"Chief Xie Lu Xie looks up to Wu Ming, Wu Ming has today, and he can't do without the support of seniors in the army like Chief Xuan, in Wu Ming's military career, Chief Yu, Chief Chen, Chief Zhou, etc. have all given me selfless help, and I hope that Chief Xuan will give me more advice in the future."

Xuan Tiewu heard what Wu Ming said, glanced at Jin Lisan, who was grinning and smirking, took Wu Ming's hand and sat down on the sofa, and said, "I was talking to Brother Liu about Brother Wu just now...... In recent years, the reputation of the Zhejiang army has been greatly enhanced, and it is all thanks to Brother Wu's ability to lead the troops, whether it is to encircle and suppress the communist army or to conquer Liangguang, it has added glory to the face of our Zhejiang army......"

"Last year, I went to Yueyang Gongyu, Liangzhen said that he was in Zhejiang in the past two years, the most fortunate thing is to meet a general like Brother Wu, saying that Brother Wu's unique training methods, as well as outstanding ability to command troops, there is no one else in the army, see you today, I (Xuan Tie Wu Zi) feel honored."

"Everywhere, it's Chief Yu who carries love"

Wu Ming waved his hand modestly and said with a smile: "I have also heard about General Xuan's heroic deeds...... After graduation, General Xuan successively served as the platoon commander of the 1st Huangpu Teaching Regiment, the company commander of the 1st Division of the First Army of the National Revolutionary Army, and the commander of the military police battalion of the General Headquarters of the National Revolutionary Army.

"Five years ago, 'January 28, the outbreak of the Songhu Anti-Japanese War, General Xuan served as the chief of staff of the 88th Division, and bravely resisted the Japanese invaders in Shanghai, when I was ordered to build fortifications in the east of Hangzhou, arch to defend Jianqiao Airport and Hangzhou City, I could only learn about the war situation through newspapers and magazines, and at that time I admired General Xuan, a national hero who often appeared in the news."

Xuan Tiewu was scratched on the itch, showed a smug smile, and then began to ask Wu Ming's family and the situation of the new second division, although Wu Ming was not used to this kind of conversation as if examining prisoners, but thinking that Xuan Tiewu was likely to become the new director of the Zhejiang Provincial Security Department, he had to make a false accusation

Liu Rulin was already in turmoil at this time, he never thought that the position of the director of the Zhejiang Provincial Security Department, which was originally confirmed, would fly away, and he was worried about his next move.

Ma Zhizhai didn't know whether he should be happy or disappointed, in the conversation just now, Xuan Tiewu had promised that after he took up the post of director of the security department, he would immediately appoint Ma Zhizhai as the executive deputy director, which was a big step forward compared to the previous simple chief of staff of the Zhejiang army, and saw that there was hope for the promotion of generals.

Just when Wu Ming, Liu Rulin and Ma Zhizhai were all a little absent-minded, Chen Cheng, whose hair was still wet after taking a bath, walked down from upstairs, said hello to everyone, and sat down on the Taishi chair in the middle of the living room.

Wu Ming stood up, strode to Chen Cheng's side, and greeted with concern: "My brother is much thinner than before, and he has suffered a lot in Xi'an, right?" ”

Chen Cheng nodded to Wu Ming and replied with a wry smile: "It's unbearable, if it weren't for Jiang Mingsan's desperate rescue, I'm afraid I would have died in the hands of Zhang Hanqing's adjutant Tan Hai......"

Wu Ming was taken aback: "There is such a thing? ”

Xuan Tiewu took the initiative to take over the conversation: "I heard General Qian Muyin (Qian Dajunzi) talk about this matter...... At that time, Zhang Hanqing read out the telegram of the declaration, handed it over to the adjutant Tan Hai for disposal, and asked all the military and political officials who were detained in Xi'an to sign, and Brother Wu Min (Chen Jizi) was the first to be named, and he was not allowed to sign against his will at gunpoint...... For this reason, the chairman of the committee praised me for his loyalty and righteousness, and for being a loyal servant who can be entrusted with great affairs."

Wu Ming breathed a sigh of relief: "It's so dangerous, brother, if you encounter such a thing again in the future, you might as well deal with it with your authority, I believe the chairman will understand."

With Chiang Kai-shek's confidant Xuan Tiewu by his side, Chen Cheng did not express his opinion on this, but said: "Brother Xian, I have already read the report you submitted to the chairman through Dai Yunong, and I have to admit that your views are very forward-looking and reasonable, in fact, this is also the direction of the central government's efforts over the years, but the outside world has not linked it with the War of Resistance Against Japan."

Speaking of this, Chen Cheng sighed: "The situation in China is extremely complicated, before the Songhu War in the 21st year of the Republic of China, there were many factions in the army, the central army, the local army, the descendant army, and the miscellaneous army, the establishment was extremely chaotic, and in the first battle of Shanghai, Chairman Chiang felt the weakness of our army, so he issued a reorganization order, preparing to organize the national army into 60 divisions, all of which implemented the system of one division and four regiments. ”

"It's a pity that the military orders and government orders cannot be unified, even in the 24th year of the Republic of China, the establishment of various departments is still chaotic, there are one division and three regiments, one division and four regiments, and one division and five regiments, and the brigade system was canceled after the restoration of the brigade system. In the spring of last year, I was the head of the Army's Organizing Division, and I was instructed to train the National Army as a tutor and to form a collation division before I became a tutor. All these efforts were precisely to prepare for the War of Resistance

Although Wu Ming had long known that the purpose of the Nationalist Government's large-scale reorganization of divisions was to defend against the threat from the Japanese army, he had never been as careful as Chen Cheng had said, so he listened attentively and did not mean to disturb at all.