To be the informed interest of the guest, this is the host's natural willingness to cooperate. The last time the Nanjing Battle sent troops, Ouyang Yun agitated the mouthpiece, and finally won 50,000 troops with the power to overwhelm the people, although the result was gratifying, but the consumption was also extremely huge, which was equivalent to squandering the savings of the student army after coming to Fujian and Guangdong. In this way, he knew that if he wanted to respond to the call of the "country" to send troops again this time, it would definitely be a difficult thing. Therefore, he delayed the military committee's dispatch and order, but in fact he was gathering momentum, waiting for an opportunity to issue it.

Bai Chongxi led a delegation to come this time, which is undoubtedly the best opportunity.

Ouyang Yun nodded and said, "That's right!" Ladies and gentlemen, let us raise our glasses together and salute those soldiers who are fighting bloodily for the country on the front line! ”

Everyone stood up, picked up the wine glasses in their hands, and then, with Ouyang Yun and Bai Chongxi's movements, they poured the wine at their feet one by one. Waiting for everyone to sit down, Ouyang Yun took advantage of the staff to add wine to everyone, and said purposefully: "The country is not a country of any one person, nor is it a country of any political party, let alone some powerful countries. The country is the country of all of us, the country of the country, and only with the country can there be a home. This time, General Bai personally came to Guangzhou and wanted to ask our Scholar Army to send troops to participate in the defense of Xuzhou again, but just because of the relationship between Gui Jun and our Scholar Army and General Bai's face, I have no reason to refuse. After all, everyone has a responsibility to protect the family and defend the country! However, thinking of what happened to our army in Nanjing, I have to think carefully - Chief Bai, the brothers of the Xuebing Army and the brothers of the Gui Army, there is no doubt about the heart of serving the country, right? ”

"Yes!" Bai Chongxi nodded, I don't know if Lu Dao remembered his 50,000 vanished disciples, and a layer of gloom appeared on his face.

"The soldiers repaid the country with their pure hearts, even at the cost of their lives, but what did they get in return? Since the establishment of the Cadet Army, how many soldiers have died in the battle against the Japanese invaders? Let me tell you the exact number, 30,000 and 4,721, and the number of wounded is even more numerous, and the casualties are enormous! But even in the face of such huge casualties, we cadets and soldiers have never flinched, and we still do our best to use all means and strength to fight against the Japanese invaders. The soldiers are not afraid of death, and as their commander-in-chief, I am proud, but at the same time, I am ashamed! Because, many times, they obviously didn't have to pay the price with their lives, but because of my order, they resolutely went and rushed to the Japanese planes and artillery! A new Great Wall has been forged with flesh and blood! The more the soldiers are like this, the more uneasy I feel in my heart! So, although I know that once I issue an order this time, they will still go into battle without hesitation, but can I still issue such an order casually? The soldiers did not hesitate to give everything for the honor of the Cadet Army, and as their commander-in-chief, shouldn't I think about them? Chief Bai, I can tell you clearly, if we really want to shoot the troops this time, it will definitely be selling your face. But before making a final decision, I would like to ask on behalf of all the officers and men of the Cadet Army, this time the mission assigned to our army will not be to be cannon fodder again, right? Yes, we are young from top to bottom, but we are not stupid. The last time was enough, will it be a second time? Chief Bai, as long as you can give me a promise here today, this time you will definitely treat our army fairly, then I will call the shots and send two more divisions of troops to participate in the battle. If you feel embarrassed, then I'm sorry, and I can only apologize for not being able to do anything about it. ”

In Zhang Zizhong's letter to Ouyang Yun, he focused on two things, one of which was the suggestion on whether to send troops to the Cadet Army. It was suggested that Ouyang Yun must send troops, because Jiang had already devised a ruse to use the refusal of the Cadet Army to carry out the orders of the Military Council. In order to prevent Lao Jiang from taking advantage of this opportunity to eat the troops sent by the Scholar Army, he suggested that Ouyang Yun send two divisions and temporarily assign these two divisions to his command, and at the same time, he sent the three divisions of the 57th Army that needed to be reorganized to Guangzhou to accept the reorganization of the Scholar Army. Xu was worried that Ouyang Yun was thinking crookedly, and he promised in the letter that he would do his best to ensure the completion of these two divisions, and at the same time promised that after the Battle of Xuzhou, the two divisions would return to the formation of the Cadet Army, and at that time, he only needed Ouyang Yun to return one division to him.

Ouyang Yun's first reaction after reading this letter was to laugh, laugh heartily, and say to himself: "Brother Zhang, Brother Zhang, your old man is becoming more and more calculating now!" Hmph, speaking of which, three divisions are exchanged for one division, but, counting the battle losses, and then converting the gap between the establishment of the first-class division and the second-level division, you can only make money and not lose it! Your so-called military council tricks can't be me, right? After thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was impossible for Zhang Zizhong to do such a thing, so he decided to accept this suggestion.

Lao Jiang's request to Bai Chongxi was that at least four divisions should be brought out of Guangzhou, and they must be the main force of the student army. Bai Chongxi didn't know what his specific plans were, and he knew at that time that this matter was impossible. Now that Ouyang Yun directly indicated that he would send up to two divisions, and that he needed to give his own guarantees, he couldn't help but smile wryly, and said in his heart that his confession just now was in vain. He knows some of the situation of the Xuebing Army, and he knows that Dao is no longer Ouyang Yun's word, so he will return the favor just now and bring out the national righteousness to help him build momentum, but now it seems that it is this little commander who has an extreme hatred for Little Japan himself, and he seems to have many thoughts on the issue of sending troops, so this room for bargaining is almost blocked.

Everyone's eyes were focused on Ouyang Yun just now, but now they turned to him. Thoughts swirled through his mind, and after about two minutes, he finally decided to accept reality. After all, I still have personal requirements, and if I bother to talk about this official matter first, then I can't talk about it at all. Hey, what Ouyang Yun said is good, everything depends on his own face, but his face is only worth two divisions. This face is really big. Sighing in his heart, he said, "I can give-"

In the middle of his words, Jiang Shuren suddenly stood up and interrupted him directly.

As the God of Wealth of the Cadet Army, Jiang Shuren's words are much sharper, he said: "Chief Bai's character, we can trust, but what really affects the pattern of the defense of Xuzhou is the gang of bigwigs of the Military Committee, right?" Mr. Bai, we are willing to believe in your promise, but how can you give us specific guarantees? ”

When it comes to the issue of sending troops, regardless of whether it is justified or not, Jiang Shuren has always been the most staunch opponent. This is not because he does not have a sense of the big picture and is not patriotic, but because he must firmly control expenditures if he wants to ensure the normal operation of the military junta.

Bai Chongxi's words were interrupted, and he was already very unhappy, and when he heard this kind of rebuke that was obviously aimed at him, he suddenly changed color - he has long been among the three giants of the Gui warlords, and in recent years, he and Li Zongren have been in charge of the military and political power in Guangxi alone, and he has been in the top position for a long time. Besides, in his heart, the Xuebing Army can be on an equal footing with him, but Ouyang Yun and Jiang Guangnai are just two people, and the others are all local chickens and dogs, I saw him frowning, his eyes glared, and he glared at Jiang Shuren with a tiger, and then turned to Ouyang Yun, and said very unhappily: "Brother Ouyang, I have heard for a long time that the Xuebing Army is strictly disciplined, and I have been very admired all the way, but now it seems that it is not worthy of the name!" Isn't it up to you to learn the soldiers? How can anyone with a cat or a dog bark a few times?! ”

The lethality of these words is too great. If Jiang Shuren's words just now were a grenade, then his words were a bag of explosives, and they were thrown directly into the crowd.

No matter how good Jiang Shuren's cultivation is, his face is purple with anger at this time, his eyes are fluttering, and he almost faints when he can't catch it in one breath. Although he has never been in charge of the army alone, because he has always worked hard to control the finances of the Cadet Army, it can be said that he has become Ouyang Yun's indispensable right-hand man, just like Li Tieshu. And since he joined the Cadet Army, not to mention that no one dares to scold him in person, there are very few people who dare to speak ill of him behind his back. But today, being so humiliated by Bai Chongxi in front of everyone's eyes, it was really unprecedented. Not to mention Chen Shichang and the others, it was Ouyang Yun, who was also stunned on the spot - when did this little Zhuge become so small-bellied? As for it?

Speaking of which, because Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi had extorted a lot of ordnance and equipment from the Cadet Army, Jiang Shuren had prejudices against these two, and now, if he was so humiliated, he would have to fight back no matter what-I saw that the green tendons on his head exploded, he stood up suddenly, glared at Bai Chongxi and said sharply: "As we all know, there has always been only one leader in the Scholar Army, and that is Commander-in-Chief Ouyang Yun. Chief Bai, I respect you as a representative of the central government and can speak well in the Military Commission, so I hope to get your assurance, from the perspective of being responsible for the soldiers who go out on the expedition. But what do you mean by that? We have been, are, and will be one in the future, and no one can destroy its unity. If you think that you are not capable of giving guarantees, why do you want to change the topic and make such a villain act of sowing discord and destroying the stability and unity of our student army?! ”

Rumble! Bai Chongxi threw him an explosives bag, okay, he directly returned a missile. The battle was so fierce that it caused an uproar in the audience.

And Ouyang Yun saw that this battle was intensifying, so he quickly stood up and shouted: "Stop!" Mr. Jiang, sit down! Mr. Bai, you are the envoy and our senior, please bear with me! I've made a decision on the matter, and that's it. Ladies and gentlemen, today is for Chief Bai and them to pick up the wind and wash the dust, this meal, not to talk about war or business, just to drink and eat food - okay! Mr. Bai, I'll give you a glass first! ”