As a matter of fact, it is no secret that Wang Haitao's collusion is among Chongqing's top officials and some high-ranking military officers. Regarding Wang Haitao's behavior, a group of descendants led by Lao Jiang expressed that they would be severely punished, and even Lao Jiang slapped the table. Chen Cheng was scolded by Lao Jiang for this matter. However, there has never been a verdict on how to punish Wang Haitao. Most people had some scruples about the combat effectiveness of the 90th Army.

At present, there are two opinions: one is to divide the 90 th Army into two or three armies, disrupt the establishment and then divide it to various localities, and then attack Wang Haitao after isolating him. Another opinion is to transfer the 90th Army to the Hunan front line to fight the Japanese army, use the hands of the Japanese army to consume the strength of the 90th Army, and then take the opportunity to attack Wang Haitao. Lao Chiang was also inclined to transfer the 90th Army to join the Hunan battlefield.

At this time, Li Zongren, who was the director of the Hanzhong camp, and Bai Chongxi, who was in Chongqing, came to the door to ask to see Lao Jiang and intercede for Wang Haitao. Under the intercession of Li and Bai, Lao Chiang reluctantly said that he would no longer pursue Wang Haitao's collusion, but he would not make an example! He also agreed that the 90 th Army would be included in the Fourth Theater and that it would continue to be stationed in Guangxi under the control of the Fourth Theater Command.

Speaking of which, Wang Haitao owes Li and Bai a big favor this time, but at this time Wang Haitao is not clear about what is going on. After Su Zuxin finished speaking, Tang Renli began to report. As the chief steward of the 90th Army, Tang Renli reported to Wang Haitao much more and more detailed. After listening to the reports of the three people, Wang Haitao basically understood what had happened in Longzhou City and the 90th Army in the past few months since he left.

Next, Wang Haitao told the three people that on the way back, Wei Yunsong, commander of the 16th Group Army, stopped him and asked him to bring troops to garrison Nanning. Su Zuxin did not object to sending troops to garrison Nanning, because it must be to help the Gui army, and the love of incense still has to be taken care of, although Tang Renxin did not object, but he proposed that only one division could be sent to garrison Nanning.

The reason goes without saying, the 93rd Division was stationed on the front line of Zhennanguan and Pingxiang, the 210th Division was stationed in Zhengzuo City, Longzhou was the foundation, and the 90th Division was the most suitable to be stationed, while the independent division had not yet completed the whole training, and the root had not yet formed combat effectiveness. Now only the 211th Division can be used. As for Tang Renli's first reaction, Nanning could not go in vain this time, and if the 16th Group Army could not get benefits, it would not work.

Among the three people, it was Tang Renli's thoughts that had the most temper against Wang Haitao. Wang Haitao also planned to knock on the bamboo pole once, but the 16th Group Army really didn't have anything to make Wang Haitao look at it except for the territory. Wang Haitao hit the idea on the head of the Fourth Theater Command. As for the troops stationed in Nanning, in addition to the 211th Division, the guard brigade will definitely go, and then one regiment will be transferred from the armored brigade and one regiment from the heavy artillery brigade, and the strength should be sufficient.

Wang Haitao decided to convene a meeting of senior officers of the whole army three days later, and let everyone go separately to prepare, and the three of them left Wang Haitao's office. As soon as the three of them left, Wang Haitao remembered the weapons and ammunition he brought back from the Jurong base, and hurriedly went out to catch up with Tang Renli, asking Tang Renli to accompany him to the warehouse. On the way to the warehouse, Wang Haitao briefly told Tang Renli about the situation of the Jurong base, and Tang Renli was also shocked by the scale of the Jurong base, and at the same time very excited.

When he arrived at the warehouse, Wang Haitao took out all the weapons and equipment in the storage ring, the weapons and equipment brought back this time can only be equipped with a standard brigade, Wang Haitao had promised to give the independent division a regiment of weapons and equipment, this time it must be cashed, otherwise Wei Hai is afraid that he will be pestered again. In addition, it is necessary to supplement and replace a part of the main division, and there will not be too many left, and I believe that Tang Renli will put them away like a treasure.

After expanding the territory to the entire Zhenzuo region, the financial revenue has also increased a lot, and Tang Renli has no shortage of oceans in his hands, but now the situation is even better. In addition to the military salary, the army still insists on paying it in the ocean, and other living expenses are basically paid in legal currency. At present, the biggest input here in Longzhou is not financial revenue, nor is it the sale of arms, but the sale of penicillin.

Since penicillin appeared in the front-line hospitals, it has saved the lives of a large number of wounded, which also made penicillin, an anti-inflammatory drug, famous overnight, and now penicillin can only be produced in Chongqing, Yan'an and Longzhou, and it is difficult for the national army troops to get it from Yan'an, and most of Chongqing has flowed into the black market, and the price is bizarre and high, only here in Longzhou, although the amount is not large, but the price is acceptable, so there are too many people who want to get a batch of penicillin from Longzhou.

Here in Longzhou, 10,000 boxes of penicillin are sold to the outside world every month, and they can't be sold to just one, which is of course to prevent people from reselling it, but also because there are too many people who want it, and if they don't sell it separately, they will definitely offend a large number of people. In this way, at the end of each month, Tang Renli would also be approached by a large number of people, which made him have a headache. Now that Wang Haitao is back, Tang Renli just took the opportunity to throw this hot potato to Wang Haitao.

Three days later, a meeting of senior officers of the whole army was held in the large conference room of the military headquarters of the 90 th Army. Except for the 93rd Division and the 210th Division, only Li Yuanhong and Tang Hongming, two division commanders, attended, the rest of the troops at and above the brigade level were all present, and the stars of the generals in the entire large conference room shone brightly. Wang Haitao put on a general's uniform and sat on the main residence, Tang Renxin was the first on his right hand, and Zhao Zhongwu was in the second. The first on the left hand is Su Zuxin, and the second is Tang Renli.

After the meeting began, Wang Haitao first briefly talked about the course of his trip to Jurong, focusing on the development of the Jurong base and the situation of helping the New Fourth Army break through the encirclement and fighting with the national army. None of the people below at the meeting said anything, but it could be seen from their expressions that they all expressed anger towards Shangguan Yunxiang and several divisions under him.

After talking about the trip, Wang Haitao read two more official letters from the Chongqing Central Military Commission and the Fourth Theater Command. In the end, he said that Wei Yunzhen asked him to lead troops to help defend Nanning. After talking about these, Wang Haitao asked the people below to talk about their views. Tang Longzai was the first to stand up and said: "Military seat, our 90th Army has never belonged to any theater of operations, why is it that the Fourth Theater is suddenly under the jurisdiction of now? How can this commander, Xia Wei, be in charge of our 90th Army?"

Wang Haitao smiled and asked: "Long Zai, are we still not in the ranks of the National Revolutionary Army?" Tang Longzai nodded, and Wang Haitao continued: "Since our 90 th Army is still in the ranks of the National Revolutionary Army, then it will be under the management of the Central Military Commission in Chongqing, so what is wrong with them putting us in the Fourth Theater? As for the commander of Xia Wei, as long as the Central Military Commission appoints him as the commander of the Fourth Theater, he has the right to control our 90 th Army, unless we raise the banner and rebel. ”

Tang Longzai lowered his head and muttered unconvinced: "If you rebel, you will rebel, who is afraid of whom?" Although the voice was low, it was still heard by Wang Haitao, Wang Haitao glared at him, and Tang Longzai, who was frightened, did not dare to speak again. At this time, Tang Hongming stood up and said: "Military seat, this time it is obvious that Wei Yunsong is afraid of the Japanese army in Qinzhou and asks for the head of our Ninety Army. When we were attacked by little Japan, his 16th Army stood by and did not send a single soldier to help, and we could not easily help them in vain this time. ”

Wang Haitao nodded and said, "Hongming is right. It is completely possible to send troops to Nanning to help defend it, after all, it must be to fight against Little Japan! But this time we will not help them in vain, and I, Wang Haitao, am not the kind of person who can handle it casually, and it is even more impossible for the 90th Army to be used by them as a night pot. After you go back, the troops on the front line should heighten their vigilance and strengthen their reconnaissance work against the Japanese troops. Units resting and recuperating must pay close attention to retraining and training, must not relax, and must always be ready to go to the battlefield. Go back and prepare for yourself, and I'll let you know when you have a situation. ”

After the meeting was dismissed, Wang Haitao left Su Zuxin, Tang Renxin, Tang Renli, and Zhao Zhongwu behind to discuss what benefits should be obtained from the Fourth Theater and the 16th Group Army. Wang Haitao's first thought was to have a regular establishment of another army, otherwise his own army would have five divisions and four brigades under its jurisdiction, which would be too huge, and it would also give people a handle.

Tang Renli wanted to occupy more territory, and only when he occupied a larger territory would the financial revenue be more and the troops could develop better. Su Zuxin thought about the incense, but persuaded Wang Haitao to stop. Tang Renxin thought of asking for more raw materials for the arsenal so that it could produce more guns and ammunition. Everyone had different ideas, but they were all thinking about the development of the 90th Army.

In the end, Wang Haitao synthesized the ideas of several people and wrote a telegram to the Fourth Theater Command and the 16th Group Army. In a telegram to the Fourth Theater Command, Wang Haitao bluntly pointed out that the strength of the 90 th Army is too large and that the use of the 90 th Army's name alone can no longer meet the actual needs, and he requested that the 90 th Army be promoted to the 90 th Group Army and that the number of the 90 th Army be added.

In the telegram to the 16 th Group Army, Wang Haitao also directly said that after discussion, he could lead a division and a brigade and some artillery units and armored units to garrison Nanning City, but he wanted the jurisdiction of the three counties around Nanning City, and the financial revenues of these three counties would be collected by himself as garrison expenses. As for other expenses, the 90th Army will settle it on its own.

After the two telegrams were sent, Wang Haitao could only sit in the military headquarters and wait for the call back. It didn't take long for the headquarters of the 16 th Group Army to call back the next day, agreeing to Wang Haitao's request, and the 16 th Group Army would cede three counties, Shanglin County, Binyang County, and Longan County, for the garrison of the 90 th Army. He also asked Wang Haitao to lead the army north as soon as possible and take over the three counties.

In fact, this was also Wei Yunsong's helpless move, according to reconnaissance, the Japanese army assembled in Qinzhou sent a brigade to build permanent fortifications at the junction with Zhengzuo City, apparently preparing to hold rather than attack. Another brigade and the original defenders were stationed in Qinzhou, while the 70th Division advanced to the line of the small town north of Qinzhou, and had the potential to attack Nanning.