The urgent telegram from the front was transmitted to the office on the third floor of Wu Peifu, commander-in-chief of the Jiujiang Command in Jiangxi, overnight, and after being translated, the telegram was delivered to his office by the adjutant.

Sun Chuanfang closed his eyes and leaned back in his chair, then slowly unfolded and said in an extremely soothing tone: "Read it!" ”

"Yes!" The telegram was read by the old adjutant who had followed Sun Chuanfang for many years, and at this time he tried to use a soothing tone to reduce the shock caused by the telegram.

"The Supreme Operational Command Command: Last night, the enemy suddenly bombarded our unit with large-caliber artillery, and due to the lack of necessary protection, our troops suffered heavy losses on the front line; After the continuous attack of the enemy army, many defense lines were destroyed, after the artillery bombardment, the enemy infiltration troops launched a large number of Diao people to attack government offices last night, causing many towns in southern Jiangxi to fall into the hands of the enemy. ”

"......" Sun Chuanfang didn't speak after hearing this, silence was the best thing he could do when he encountered tricky things.

What made him feel even more incredible was that wherever the Northern Expeditionary Army went, the local peasants organized an attacking self-defense force to take the opportunity to attack the local garrison and assist the attacking Northern Expeditionary Army.

This made Sun Chuanfang puzzled, the peasants in the territory are now beginning to move, and the peasants who occupy the land have begun to act as the logistics troops of the Northern Expeditionary Army.

"Strange! Weird! Sun Chuanfang didn't open his mouth to repeat a word much, and the adjutant who was familiar with him knew that it must have stimulated him a lot.

"You, you go and call back to the front-line command and tell them that they must shrink their forces and retreat to key cities to achieve a counterattack."

The adjutant snapped and walked out on his feet.

Huang Ke, who was on the front line in Hunan to prepare for the scene, was pacing the land under his feet at this time, they had just knocked down this place ten days ago, and some traces of the war could still be seen here, but at this time, the faces of the people were full of smiles and expectations, because they had obtained the foundation on which they depended for their survival - land.

It is a rule set by Huang Ke to carry out land reform in one place after the next locality, and this rule has a bearing on the future development of the country and the current progress of the Northern Expedition, and it cannot but be implemented.

Huang Ke clearly knew that in China at that time, peasants accounted for more than 90% of the total population, if you want to win the victory of the revolution, you must win such a group into your own hands, if you can't win it, it will be a * annoyance in the future.

To win the support of this group in this way, only to give them benefits, let them feel tangible benefits, people are realistic, you can't eat enough, who will talk to you about ideals? No profit can not be early, this truth is the norm wherever it is placed.

The lessons of history are profound, and Huang Ke knows which path he must take and which path he should not take. As a person who can predict history, of course he understands his own behavior, but the rapid development of this history has made him a little unsure.

The history is strikingly similar, but it has led to deviations for various reasons, such a big deviation makes it difficult for Huang Ke to control, as far as the current situation is concerned, he has changed a lot of the original history.

"Help me pick up the staff department, let Li Zongren come to see me" There are two direct telephones on Huang Ke's desk, these two telephones can go to all departments on the front line, no need to dial, this is Huang Ke's No. 1 special line, he has only heard of it before, but he has never used it.

The loud voice of the staff officer on duty rang on the other end of the phone: "Report to the commander-in-chief, Chief of Staff Li has gone to Guangzhou." ”

"Guangzhou? When did it pass? Huang Ke held the phone in his hand and was puzzled.

"It was sent by the War Department, and the other subordinates didn't know about it." The staff officer on duty slowed down a little, and his voice slowly became lower.

"Oh" Huang Ke remembered, a day ago, the War Department reported that it would send a group of officers back to Guangzhou to prepare for follow-up supplies. Why did you forget the order you signed at that time? The brain is getting worse and worse.

"Okay, then let Bai Chongxi come to my office" After speaking, Huang Ke hung up the phone, but his hand was tightly gripping the receiver and was unwilling to let go.

After a while, there was a roaring motor sound outside the house, which was the newly introduced three-wheeled motorcycle from the outside, because there were not many introduced, only the headquarters guard battalion was equipped with some in the early stage, and the motorcycle was from near and far, followed by the "dangdang" sound of rubber-soled shoes stepping on the wooden stairs.

"Commander, did you find me?" When Bai Chongxi arrived at the door, he deliberately slowed down, and when he was at the door, he couldn't help but hold the big-brimmed hat on his head.

"How's Wang Maocai's progress going?" Huang Ke beckoned Bai Chongxi to come over, he had to keep abreast of the current battlefield situation, and it seemed that it was not so simple to strategize.

"News has just come from the front line, Commander, please look" Bai Chongxi leaned down, pointed to the following areas with his index finger and said: "Commander Wang's troops have arrived in these areas of southern Sichuan last night, and according to their progress, the vanguard will be able to reach the south of Chongqing tonight." ”

Huang Ke wiped his chin: "Since Cuba and Shu are half the sky, Liu Xiang and they are not easy to deal with." The power generation told Wang Maocai, telling him that he would first take Chongqing and then Chengdu, and that he must fight while carrying out land reform, so that we would not have to worry about the rear of the next place. ”

"Yes......" Bai Chongxi finished speaking, but he stopped talking.

"Got something to say?" Huang Ke asked.

"Commander, there's something I think you need to know. Now, because of the land reform, different parties in the military have begun to have opinions about you, some people say that you are left, and some people say that you are right. Bai Chongxi's mind turned very fast, he knew that Huang Ke didn't like people with mud, so he simply said it straightforwardly.

Huang Ke scolded in his heart, he didn't expect it to be like this this year, just like he is often scolded as "five cents" or "cents" when he speaks on the Internet, the people who scold him are all lacking in thinking, and they also blame himself, why is it that he doesn't please one faction, and he is scolded on both sides?

"Nonsense!" Huang Ke has long made a conclusion on the matter of party affiliation in the army, but the two parties have been deeply rooted in the army, and they want to eliminate the influence for a while, but they have moved the foundation.

The presidential palace in Guangzhou is lit up at night because it relies on gasoline to generate electricity. In front of the presidential palace, the soldiers in khaki but without military rank walked much faster than usual, and although there was no rank to indicate that they were officers, the pistols at their waists and the large leather boots on their feet showed that they were not idle people.

Because of the Northern Expedition, the security level of the presidential palace was raised several levels; Now everyone who comes in and out has to register at the door, then go inside to change into the same khaki uniform, and finally go through several procedures to enter the president's meeting room, and sometimes only talk to the president on the phone.

When Li Zongren arrived in Guangzhou that day, he also went through such a complicated procedure to come inside; The opportunity for his rank to meet the president directly is almost unlikely, but the situation is different now, he is the chief of staff of the Northern Expeditionary Army, and the president wants to hear the latest developments of the Northern Expedition in person.

Changing into a khaki military uniform and taking cautious steps, Li Zongren was led by people from the presidential office to the meeting room of the presidential palace.

"Please wait here for a while, and I'll go tell the president," the straight-waisted young man poured Li Zongren a cup of tea and walked in.

After a while, President Sun walked out wearing a loose robe and walking on crutches; When Li Zongren saw it, he suddenly bounced up from the chair.

As soon as his right hand was raised, the president waved his hand slowly: "Put it down, don't be restrained, sit down and talk slowly......

Li Zongren bowed slightly, and he waited until the president was seated before he sat down, and only sat a third of the way next to the chair. Although he has not met the president a few times, the change in the president is still very obvious, his face is a little pale, and there is more silver hair on his shriveled head.

Before that, there were rumors that the president was seriously ill, and now seeing him is even more certain if the president is unlucky...... Li Zongren's worries are not unreasonable, he is very politically sensitive, and although this new government is fully united on the surface, in fact, there are many dangers hidden inside, partisan and regional disputes...... All kinds of power groups have formed factions in the new government, and if they want to strike a balance in this, they need a figure who can convince the public, and the question is whether Huang Ke is such a person?

In his heart, Li Zongren hopes that he is, after all, it is Huang Ke who appreciates him, and the farther he goes, the farther he can go.

"How's going on the Northern Expedition? What are the difficulties? The president sat down with his hands on his crutches: "I can only see the military intelligence messages from the front here, and these messages are cold data." I have also fought in battles, and I know the hard work of the soldiers on the front line, if there is anything you need, just mention it, and I will try my best to be a good logistics officer in the rear. ”

Li Zongren didn't know how to answer, he only said vaguely: "The supply at the front is not bad, because of the land reform, and the newly captured areas are also very supportive of us. ”

"That's good, how about Huang Ke? Does he still have time to read lately? ”

"Commander Huang usually reads "Zeng Wen's Collected Works", no matter how busy the war is, he will read some of it every day" Li Zongren replied truthfully, of course, there was some fuel and vinegar in it.

The president smiled, "Then I can rest assured, reading is beneficial to people after all, Huang Ke has been living in Europe and the United States, and he still needs to learn more about traditional Chinese culture." ”

Li Zongren breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, it seems that the bet was right.