Chapter 184: Do what you like

Song Meiling was not convinced, coupled with curiosity, and then there was a hint of a woman's natural hostility, regardless of the opposition of Bai Chongxi and Xu Zuyi, she led her guards and attendants to Tongcheng by car. Before she arrived in Tongcheng, she received a report that Xue Ru had returned to the front line and headed for Yuexi.

Song Meiling didn't hesitate at all, and immediately turned to Yuexi, so that the officers and generals of the Fifth War Zone didn't understand why? Song Meiling refused to be accompanied by other personnel, which made the war zone very tense, but she had no choice but to mobilize troops to strengthen the police equipment.

In fact, Yuexi is safer than Tongcheng, it must be a mountainous area, and it will basically not be bombed by the Japanese army. But Bai Chongxi couldn't help but prevent the assassination of spies and traitors, and he was so angry that he had a toothache. Women are really unconscious, the first lady is a steady person, what's wrong this time?

It seems that no one can contact Xue Ru, once they have contact with her, it will become abnormal, and Song Xilian and they have not become like before. Bai Chongxi didn't understand what Xue Ru used to make these generals revolve around her. Feng Zhi'an and Yu Xuezhong, one is the Northwest Army and the other is the Northeast Army, can all listen to Xue Ru, a little girl, what is her charm?

Around the county seat of Yuexi, the snow fox showed his rapid reaction ability, Ouyang Sari is the newly established direct captain, with three squadrons, directly under the command of the corps, and quickly Yuexi was under full martial law, three steps and one post, five steps and one sentry, Ouyang Sari thought that the Japanese army was attacking, why was it suddenly a first-class police weapon, and entered a state of combat readiness.

When he saw the row of cars and trucks, he knew that the big man was coming. Xue Ru led several important figures of the snow fox to greet them at the entrance of Yuexi Town, which had no city walls.

Looking at Song Meiling who got out of the car, Xue Ru was a little stunned, because Song Meiling was actually wearing a military uniform. Xue Ru had never seen a photo of Song Meiling in a military uniform in her later life, and always thought that she was not a soldier. At this time, Song Meiling turned out to be the uniform of a lieutenant general of the Air Force.

In fact, there are also things that Xue Ru doesn't know, since Song Meiling was in charge of the Air Force, she has been a lieutenant general in the Air Force. But she thinks that she is the embodiment of women, the model of women in the country, and the standard of a lady, so Song Meiling rarely wears a military uniform, after all, she is the director of the Aviation Committee, and the commander of the Air Force is not her. But today I was a little unconvinced, so I deliberately put on a military uniform that I had never worn before.

Song Meiling is a big beauty in the Republic of China, although she is in her forties, she is well maintained and beautiful, she can't tell her actual age at all, and she is in her thirties on the surface.

A few years later, at the age of being in his forties and approaching his fifties, he was able to impress Roosevelt, stand in the halls of the US Congress and give speeches, and fascinate hundreds of millions of Americans. Just think of Chennault's famous quote that "Soong Meiling will always be his princess." ”

Standing still for a moment, Xue Ru stepped forward and saluted: "Xue Ru greets Madame Jiang, General Song." ”

Although Song Meiling is not convinced, her identity and character will not be arrogant, nor will she be domineering. Men conquer the world, and she can conquer men. To be successful in politics is by no means such a superficial person. With a faint smile on his face, it is eye-catching and comfortable. This performance made Liu Yuanshan and Li Wenxiu behind Xue Ru a little excited, their identity and status, how could they have the opportunity to contact such a high-level figure and salute together.

Song Meiling obviously doesn't often wear military uniforms, and her military salute is a little stiff, but she also responds with a military salute. She couldn't help but do this, because Xue Ru's title was first Madame Jiang, and then General Song.

Xue Ru didn't know what Song Meiling meant by risking her to come here? But she intends to expand the status and influence of Snow Fox, this is Chiang Kai-shek's assistant, the number two person in the country, and the opportunity cannot be missed. Lizheng said: "Welcome Madame to come and inspect, please review the Snow Fox Corps." ”

Review? Xue Ru still understands this? This was the first time Song Meiling met Xue Ru, and her first impression was the same: "Too young, no, it should be too young." The commander of the Snow Fox Corps, who is already known for his fierceness and toughness, turned out to be a young girl, and if it weren't for that military uniform, she might have been regarded as a student. After being slightly stunned, he nodded, and followed Xue Ru into the town.

There is no preparation, there is no guard of honor, and Xue Ru is not a country. But Snow Fox is always ready to fight, not to mention Xue Ru's announcement of a first-level alert, and there are rows of soldiers on both sides of the street, standing in a standard posture, all serious.

The biggest feature is that the snow fox's military uniform is different from other military uniforms of the national army, and it is a unit that cares about military discipline and military appearance, no matter what the situation, as long as there is time, Xue Ru will ask the soldiers to shave their heads, take a bath, shave their faces, and change their clothes.

You can't see one or two, but you can see it if you have more. From living and studying in the United States for a long time, and having contact with people in the military and political circles, it is easy for Song Meiling to see that Snow Fox's military uniform is very similar to an American-style military uniform, which makes her very strange, Xue Ru has been to the United States?

The group walked a few miles away, from outside the town to the headquarters of the Snow Fox Corps, there were no decent buildings here, and Xue Ru emphasized that he tried his best not to requisition private houses, so the corps was in a large ancestral hall.

The situation along the way made Song Meiling very strange, could it be that Xue Ru knew in advance that she was coming? She deliberately didn't let Bai Chongxi notify, just to catch Xue Ru off guard, look at her army, and then look at Xue Ru's helpless appearance. This is a bit of a woman's careful thinking, but unfortunately she was disappointed, and she didn't see it at all, the army along the way was neat and tidy, the soldiers did not have shabby clothes, and their mental state was also very good.

After entering the headquarters, everyone retreated, and there were only Xue Ru and Song Meiling in this large office, which was a little cold for a while. Xue Ru said: "Mrs. Jiang, I don't know what instructions you have for coming to Snow Fox?" ”

In fact, Song Meiling really didn't have any instructions, she came mainly because Xue Ru didn't wait for her to be summoned and returned to the army without saying goodbye. A little bit of competitiveness, so he said: "Snow Fox has made outstanding achievements, the chairman has always admired it, and when I left Nanjing, I didn't know that you had just entered the city, and this time I came to let me take a look at it to show my appreciation." ”

Xue Ru was not from Whampoa, and he didn't have the habit of standing up as soon as he heard Chiang Kai-shek's name, so he said: "Thank you for your concern, as a president and head of state, it is really grateful to be able to care about Snow Fox." Snow Fox is the Chinese Revolutionary Army, the Central Army under the chairman, and it is the duty of soldiers to kill the enemy in the War of Resistance and protect the family and the country. ”

These words are high-sounding, neither humble nor arrogant, and have the taste of old fritters in officialdom, which surprised Song Meiling. Of course, she knew a little about Xue Ru before she came, this person has strange tactics and is known as a fox, but according to her behavior, she doesn't look like a fox, more like a tiger. Tough in battle, fierce in means, impulsive, reckless, it is okay to say that it is not enough resourcefulness, it is okay to say that it is young and vigorous, and it is okay to be ignorant of teenagers, but it is not in touch with her cunning as a fox.

Song Meiling's final evaluation is that her name as a snow fox should come from the elusive tactics of fighting against the Japanese army, not her resourcefulness and political acumen. Such a person is not difficult to accept, so she came confidently.

But Xue Ru's answer subverted this impression, it's too strange, how old is she? He also said: "The commission is entrusted to those who have contributed to the country and are loyal to the party-state, and the Central Army is the elite of the party-state, I don't know if Commander Xue can understand?" ”

The meaning of these words is too obvious, Xue Ru is a traverser, if she can't even hear this, then she really lives in vain. He also said: "The lowly position understands that those warlords only want personal interests, how can they have the concept of the state, and they can't understand the good intentions of the chairman, but their subordinates understand." We are the troops of the original 11th Division, although we are now called Snow Fox, it is just a number, of course, it is still the Central Army sequence. ”

"Okay, not bad" Song Meiling said: "It is rare for you to understand righteousness at a young age." I'm here, if you have any requests or suggestions, just say them, and I will report them to the chairman for support. ”

Since Xue Ru has expressed his loyalty, there is nothing to say, of course his own people must be taken care of. Xue Ru also said: "That subordinate really has a few suggestions, I hope to let the chairman know." ”

"Oh? Please speak. "Song Meiling's eyes have spirit, people are afraid that they have no desire, as long as they have requirements, they can do it. Of course, she knew that Xue Ru's reputation had gone out, and this person had always disobeyed orders, doing his own thing, and his future direction was not clear. Snow Fox's military exploits have made the government pay attention to it, of course, it is necessary to figure out Xue Ru's political position and mentality.

This time, it was obvious that Bai Chongxi was reusing Xue Ru, and he couldn't let her join the Gui family, so he said: "Very good, if you have a suggestion, why don't you put it forward to the commander of the war zone?" ”

Xue Ru wanted to laugh in her heart, they looked like they were separated, don't talk about themselves, I'm afraid that people at this time are also clear, right? In order to achieve his own goal, he said against his will: "Mrs. Jiang, I will not talk about problems in a roundabout way, I hope what I say will not be passed on, I am just a colonel commander, and anyone can crush me to death." ”

Song Meiling nodded: "I can understand." She really understands Xue Ru's worries, no background, no backer, a little colonel, any division commander can deal with her.

Xue Ru said: "We are the Central Army, and our subordinates do not want to obey the command of others, and besides, the strategy of the chairman of the committee is to drag down Japan in exchange for space, not to lose the territory and leave the strength to carry out a protracted war of resistance." So, there can't be too many casualties. However, if you make your own decisions, you will give others the suspicion that the Central Army does not obey orders, so ......, your subordinates did not make any suggestions to the war zone. ”

That's right, how can these people understand the strategic thinking of the chairman of the committee, they just know how to smear the Central Army and achieve their political goals, and these people don't want to fall against Chiang all the time.

Xue Ru's words reached her heart, and if her husband heard these words, he would be very happy. He nodded again and again and said: "I can understand, you say, if you have any suggestions, I will convey them to the chairman, if it is not too difficult, I can also promise you." ”

Xue Ru's heart was overjoyed, she said this just to achieve her goal, I'm sorry, I had to borrow Bai Chongxi and Li Zongren, although you are also bent on resisting, but Xue Ru doesn't want them to command her. In the future, there will be more troops, and if they don't find a backer and don't take a stand, there will be a split between Wu Yuzhao and them. He said: "First, I want to keep the Snow Fox and get the power to fight independently, as long as the chairman orders me, I will carry it out, but I don't want to listen to other people." ”

Xue Ru knew in his heart that it was better to listen to Lao Jiang than to listen to Bai Chongxi, but Lao Jiang was in Chongqing, how to fight, he couldn't control himself, and the so-called whip commander couldn't reach him, so that he could get out of the command of these theater group armies, and he could also get the supplies he wanted.

Sure enough, Song Meiling nodded: "It's not difficult, I think the chairman will agree, tell me what else?" ”

Xue Ru said: "Second, Snow Fox's fighting style is different from other armies, there is no fixed territory, and it is not a place where warlords control themselves, so they want to be supplemented directly from above the war zone. ”

Without waiting for Song Meiling to say that it would work, she continued: "This time I want to recapture Fei, but Snow Fox's strength is limited, Commander Song has agreed to cooperate with the battle, but Commander Bai wants to ......"

Xue Ru stopped and didn't say what Bai Chongxi planned to do, because of this strategy, Bai Chongxi agreed, he just wanted to guarantee Wuhan first, and then solve the Japanese army in Hefei.

Xue Ru had no intention of keeping Wuhan, she just wanted to destroy the Japanese army in large numbers, which was different from Bai Chongxi's idea, and she had to achieve her goal through such a method. If you want the 36th Division to come over, and add your existing troops, you will be able to have the strength to fight against a division of the Japanese army. Solve the Japanese army around Hefei, whether to recapture Fei, Xue Ru doesn't care.

Song Meiling nodded and said: "This is related to the plan of the entire theater of operations, I can't promise you, but I heard that the 45th Brigade has been transferred to you, and I will go back and report to the chairman." ”

Xue Ru knew that it was not Song Meiling's decision to say this, so she said regretfully: "It would be nice if Mrs. was such a clear person commanding the Fifth War Zone." ”

Song Meiling smiled: "Nonsense, I manage the Air Force, and there are many people who gossip, if you command a war zone, I don't know how many people stand up to oppose it." ”

Xue Ru immediately said: "Which bastard said this, if there is no Madame's hard work, where is the Chinese Air Force?" Many people say that Madame is the mother of China's Air Force, and I think the chairman of the committee just wants to avoid suspicion, but he buries Madame's talent, and women are the same, no worse than men. ”

This sycophant shot made Song Meiling feel beautiful. Single-handedly grasping the Air Force, too many people say that the Jiang family is in power, what does a woman understand? It turned out that someone said this, which made her so happy, it turned out that Xue Ru was so optimistic about herself.

Watching vanity and greed for power are Song Meiling's biggest hobbies, these words came to her heart, and she immediately looked at Xue Ru everywhere.

If it is an unknown person, Song Meiling is not so easy to fool, but Xue Ru's record and reputation are loud, and the most important thing is that she is also a woman, which is true. said modestly: "Don't say that, it's not good to spread it, how can I have this ability, it's all trusted by the chairman." Don't worry, I'll tell the chairman what you're asking, but you shouldn't be too public, so as not to give someone authority. ”

"Yes, ma'am, I understand." Xue Ru hurriedly and respectfully agreed: "I won't cause trouble to the chairman and his wife, so I want to ask the chairman to hurry up, otherwise once the war starts, it will be difficult to say." ”

Song Meiling nodded: "I'll go back from here, fly back to Wuhan immediately to report to the chairman, give you orders as soon as possible, what you should do can be dealt with first." ”

Xue Ru's goal was achieved, she waited from Jinzhai for several days, and she wanted to see Song Meiling to achieve this goal, but Song Meiling didn't mean to see herself at all, that is, her status was too low. When I saw it, I didn't necessarily know what to say, but I didn't expect her to send it to the door by herself, so Xue Ru was also very happy, and the two of them began to talk about other issues.

Song Meiling is completely American, influenced by Western culture, coupled with her special identity, there are not many people who can talk to her, Xue Ru is a time-traveler, understanding the advanced ideas of later generations, and also knowing Western culture, especially women.

She is also a girl herself, and the two of them are talking more and more widely, from literature and art to personal cultivation, from beauty to clothing, food, housing and transportation, and now the hedonism and feminist ideas make Song Meiling introduce Xue Ru as a confidant and completely forget her age. At this time, don't talk about some small problems, she can agree to anything. When leaving Yuexi, tell Xue Ru that she can do it boldly and with confidence, she will ask the chairman to agree.

Song Meiling came with a competitive spirit, left satisfied, and left Dabie Mountain by plane. She didn't know that Xue Ru was the happiest, and sure enough, the sycophants were good, it seemed that she could show her skills, little devil, my aunt and grandmother were here.