Although the Third Route Army marched rapidly in the Northern Expedition, Batu's 1st Cavalry Division had few regular combat missions. The reason is that this cavalry division is not able to play their combat role in the southern water world with a dense water network. So at the beginning of the battle, Huang Ke gave Batu the task of being on standby at any time, ready to support various troops.

Batu's temperament is not bad, and more than a month later, he took the initiative to ask Ying to support Cui Wu's troops in the middle route army. Huang Ke should have given permission, and the First Cavalry Division quickly raised its horsewhip and marched towards Hunan and Jiangxi.

The 1st Cavalry Division used bantam horses from the Yunnan-Guizhou region, which had the advantage of being able to travel through the rugged mountainous areas without hindrance, which reduced their restrictions on marching and fighting in the Hunan and Jiangxi regions.

But the Hunan and Jiangxi regions are the southern water network areas after all, and Cui Wu was also worried that the cavalry would suffer big losses here, so he simply gave Batu a transportation task, so the officers and soldiers of the First Cavalry Division dismounted and started the work of the transport team, and thousands of war horses also became mules and horses for pulling and transporting military supplies.

This made Batu angry, and he simply left the Middle Route Army with the cavalry division.

After that, Batu also led the cavalry division to attack everywhere and fought several beautiful battles; But those were all small battles, at best, he annihilated 100 enemies, and compared to the Northern Expedition of the Three-Way Army, his record was really miserable.

After Changsha was defeated, the fierce cavalry division also moved to that vicinity. The cavalry division was idle and idle, so that these once arrogant cavalrymen began to complain. Pulling it with one hand, Batu, who was pulling this cavalry division, was even more unhappy in his heart.

One day in the early autumn afternoon, Batu had eaten and walked out of the barracks early.

"Chirp!" Batu called the wolf-killing dog with Mongolian blood at the door, this dog was given to him by Huang Ke, and the big green horse next to him was brought by Huang Ke from Mongolia.

The wolfdog wagged its tail desperately, its lion-like head showing two rows of sharp teeth. Batu patted the wolf-killing dog on the head, brushed his hair along his head, removed the rope around the dog's neck, and rode the Mongolian green horse himself.

As soon as he stepped onto the big green horse, he felt the strength of the Mongolian horse. Batu shook the spurs on his riding boots, and his mouth made a "chirping" sound, and the big green horse strode out of the barracks, and in a short time he galloped wildly, and in a moment he passed through several small hills.

After running for a few miles, he reined in the reins of his horse, and now he stood on a small hill beam, looking out at the military camp below.

The big green horse was not tired at all, exhaling in his mouth, and his front hooves pulling at the dirt on the ground. The wolf-killing dog stuck out his tongue and sniffed around vigilantly, running so far at such a fast speed, even a horse would be tired, but this wolf-killing dog did not lie down to rest, but smelled vigilantly everywhere, which couldn't help but make Batu happy.

"Haha, good, you are a dog on the prairie!" Batu simply jumped off his horse, and he released the reins of his horse, leaving the big green horse to roam on the ground. I sat on the ground, feeling the air and the smell of grass.

"Innocent Blue! The blue is like a lake on the prairie," Batu muttered to himself, the smell of grass and the blue sky always reminded him of the prairie that raised him. It's been more than ten years, and it's been more than ten years since he left the grassland, and he still hasn't been back once.

The family's pasture is gone, and so are the relatives...... But his beloved girl doesn't know if she's still in that grassland?

Batu is an upright and bloody man, and whoever treats him well will treat him well for the rest of his life. In his opinion, it was Huang Ke who inspired his inner blood and inspired his expectations for the future, and he tried to return all this to Huang Ke.

He was also born a warrior, but after so many years of fighting, he has never been the main force once, and his cavalry division always gives others a hand, which not only makes him feel unhappy, but also the officers and soldiers below feel unhappy.

"Ahead! Password! Two disguised soldiers suddenly appeared from above the mountain beam, and Batu shook the cavalry knife in his hand backwards, and the shining silver gauntlet on the hilt made the officers and soldiers behind him recognize him. Batu knew that this was an observation post arranged, mainly to observe movements around the barracks station.

"You keep watching, I'll hang around here for a while." Batu turned to the two soldiers and said happily, and after the two soldiers left, Batu led the horse down the mountain.

As soon as he arrived at the gate of the barracks, the guard hurriedly walked up to Batu: "General Batu, I can be regarded as finding you; The call from the Northern Expedition Headquarters has come many times, and Commander Huang has called and said that if you come back, you should call him back immediately. ”

Batu suddenly woke up after hearing this: "How long has it been?" ”

The guard looked up at the sun in the sky: "It's been at least half an hour." ”

Batu handed the reins to the guards and ran briskly towards the office. After arriving at the office, he shook the phone, and after reporting his life and duty, the other end of the phone was connected in a short time.

"Commander Huang, I'm Batu"

"What did you just do? As the military commander of an army, you disappeared for more than half an hour during the war, what do you want to do? Do you want to go court-martialed? ”

After Batu finished speaking, Huang Ke's voice came from the other end of the phone, without superfluous words, and a few harsh reprimands.

"Yes! Report to the Commander, I was riding a horse on the hill just now; I didn't tell anyone else when I left, and I won't do that next time. ”

"Batu, you have to remember that you are now the commander of the 1st Cavalry Division of the Chinese National Defense Force, and you are no longer the arrogant man you used to be; You have a lot of responsibility on your shoulders, so you have to be clear about your position, you can't be like before, you can do whatever you want? ”

Batu stood here and clenched the earpiece, straightened his waist and said, "Yes!" The words of the commander, Batu took to heart. ”

"You come to the Northern Expedition Headquarters now, I have important things to discuss with you." Huang Ke hung up the phone after speaking, Batu put his military hat on his head, and led his horse neatly towards the city.

Fangjia Hall in the French Concession of Shanghai, a cocktail party hosted by Fang Pingxiang is being held here, and many celebrities are invited to participate in the cocktail party because of too much communication on weekdays.

Fu Guoqiang finally met Ouyang Hui here. Unlike his impression, Ouyang Hui still has some charm of an intellectual woman, but in Fu Guoqiang's eyes, this woman is already a nasty embryo, and no matter how noble her dress is, she can't hide her physical inferiority.

Spy! This term had been spinning in Fu Guoqiang's mind for a long time, and he knew that this person must have some unusual connection with the Japanese.

The Chinese cocktail party is not so much a party as a dinner and drink among celebrities; Fu Guoqiang noticed that the guests at the banquet were also either rich or noble, including high-ranking officials and nobles, as well as many celebrities and celebrities, the most eye-catching of which was the Japanese wearing yellow military uniforms.

The atmosphere at the reception was very good, with delicate gramophones and bands playing cheerful and light tunes, Arnold's colorful singers wearing slit cheongsams and mink fleece singing melodiously, and people in bright clothes tasting red wine and various delicacies at the reception......

Fu Guoqiang sat aside and did not want to move, he knew better than anyone else the task that Huang Ke sent him, in addition to the resume intelligence network, but also to win over people from Shanghai's industrial and commercial circles and academic circles, before leaving, Huang Ke repeatedly told that the humanities in the academic world should be put second, and the most important thing is science and engineering.

Fu Guoqiang is well aware of Huang Ke's intention, which is essentially to lay a talent foundation for China's industry. After following Huang Ke for so long, he understands Huang Ke's character, this is a person who pays attention to practical results in everything, and sometimes he simply won't ask if it doesn't work.

But at present, it is difficult for him to devote himself to these tasks with a full attitude.

Today's reception was a great example of this, and it made him aware of the polarization of the place. Coming from a wealthy family, he knew that this place was a microcosm of China, and outside the concession, there were a large number of people who could not eat and died, and there were groups of people who froze to death because they could not wear clothes in winter...... But here is the lights and wine, singing and dancing.

The whole of Shanghai, like the whole of China, is like a well-dressed man, but his body is covered with abscesses, and the polarization is so serious that it is outrageous.

During this time, Fu Guoqiang saw several things that impressed him deeply, one was that a woman in the countryside sold a girl who was only in her teens, and another was a seven or eight-year-old child selling newspapers along the street. These people are not uncommon in China at this time, and every time he thinks of this, Fu Guoqiang's heart is like a knife.

Fang Pingxiang walked over, he walked to Fu Guoqiang's side and whispered: "A few people over there are Japanese, I heard that they are in high positions in the Japanese army, I think you can go and get in touch with them." ”

Fang Pingxiang obviously misunderstood Fu Guoqiang's intentions, Fu Guoqiang was not willing to have too much contact with these people, he avoided these people if he could, how could he be willing to take the initiative to contact these people if it was too late to hide?

Fu Guoqiang pretended to be drunk and waved his hand to refuse Fang Pingxiang's request. Fang Pingxiang had no choice but to give up, and continued to toast everywhere with a wine glass with a mechanical smile.

The service staff poured another glass of wine into Fu Guoqiang's wine glass, which was a very pure whiskey, and Fu Guoqiang didn't even think about killing it in one gulp.

After a few glasses of wine, Fu Guoqiang's head was a little dizzy, he suddenly walked in front of him and stood on the chair and waved his hand: "Quiet everyone!" Be quiet, everyone! I have good news to announce! ”

Everyone fell silent, even the band stopped playing, and everyone turned their attention to Fu Guoqiang.

I saw Fu Guoqiang take out a copy of the "Declaration" published that day from the pocket of his jacket, he opened the front page and took a breath and read: "In the early hours of yesterday morning, China's Northern Expeditionary Army has entered the territory of Zhejiang, and it may be stationed in Shanghai in the near future!" Compatriots, let us rejoice! ”

With that, Fu Guoqiang tore up the newspaper and threw it into the air, falling on everyone who was stunned.