Chapter 14: Advanced (47)

Yang Jie's course is over, and the time is also in early August, and the next courses are relatively messy, basic tactics, applied tactics, military system, weapons, topography, city construction, transportation...... The time is short, the curriculum is heavy, and even the evenings are full of classes, and I used to know about cramming education, and this time I really experienced it. Every day, Mo Di wakes up and walks out of Doumu Lane, and when he returns to Doumu Lane, his head is basically like paste. When Yang Jie was in class, Mo Di could also ride a bicycle to and from school every day, chic, and since the beginning of August, Mo Di began to walk to school, because as soon as he sits down, it is a whole day, and if he does not use the morning and evening time to move activities, people will be moldy and rotten.

In such an intense study, Mo Di still took half a day off, and in the second half of the afternoon and in the evening, Gong Qingyuan, Huang Tianhua and Zhao Guolong also asked for leave with him. The reason for asking for leave is very simple, when Ling Qianxi arrived in Guilin, he had to accompany the old chief to have a meal and a drink. Xu Zhongde, the head teacher, knew that these four were all from the 526 Brigade of the 176th Division, and at that time, Ling Qianxi was their deputy division commander and brigade commander. There is an unspoken rule in the army, one day is the commander, the whole life is the commander, if you are disrespectful to the commander, it is like deceiving the teacher and destroying the ancestors, and it is despised. Ling Qianxi's resignation has been boiling over in military circles for some time, and the reason is very clear, that is, the work functions of the divisional districts. The so-called divisional management area is a kind of regional organization established in the 25th year of the Republic of China responsible for handling conscription matters, and it is divided into military management area, division management area, and regimental management area. It was not until the 28th year of the Republic of China that the central government pushed the division management area to Guangxi. Guangxi's divisional districts are also different from those of other provinces, mainly because they are responsible for the work of the militia before taking over, and they are not only responsible for conscription, but also for training and reserve service. At the beginning of this year, the central authorities took over Guangxi's defense in an all-round way, the Fourth Theater took charge of Guangxi's military affairs, and Zhang Fakui sat in Liuzhou, gradually replacing Li Baihuang in those years, and many management methods have also changed. There is no such thing as a militia in the central management system, so the work of the militia in Guangxi's divisions and districts has also been stripped away. Without funds, the training of the militia has also begun to slacken, and without the militia, there will be no reserve force in Guangxi, and without the reserve, there will be no high-quality soldiers, and without the source of soldiers, there will be no war. People of insight saw this very quickly and expressed strong protest against the practice of the Central Military Service Administration, and the strongest reaction among them was Ling Qianxi, the commander of the Yonglong Division.

Yonglong Division was established in January of the 29th year of the Republic of China, the first commander was Jiang Ruquan (in September 1937 as the administrative supervisor of Nanning District and the commander of the militia headquarters), under the jurisdiction of Wuming, Baise, Tianbao, Nanning, Longzhou 5 regimental districts, a total of 44 counties and 4 supplementary regiments, is the largest division in Guangxi. On October 1, 1941, the Yonglong Division was divided into two divisional districts, Tianwu and Yonglong, and the regimental districts were abolished, each with 22 counties under its jurisdiction, and two conscription offices in Longjin and Wuming were set up. Liu Qingfan, commander of the Tianwu Division, and Ling Zhuxi, commander of the Yonglong Division. In the past, the two were one, and life was not sad, once it was divided into two, it was immediately clear, the rich were rich, and the poor were poor.

Liu Qingfan was also an invincible old commander, who served as chief of staff of the 48th Army, and was later transferred to the chief of staff of the 16th Group Army, chief of staff of the Guilin Pacification Office. The reason why he is willing to serve as the commander of the Tian Wushi District is because this is the only passage from Yunnan to Guangdong, and the opium from Yunnan is to be transported to Guangdong, which is the only way, and the profit of opium is extremely high, and the corresponding expenses are withdrawn, not only the money for conscription, but also the money for military training, therefore, Liu Qingfan is rich and capricious, and it doesn't matter whether the top gives money or not. Ling Qianxi is not good, as soon as he is weaned, he will be hungry, and as soon as he is conscripted, he will jump to his feet in a hurry. In a fit of rage, he sued the Conscription Department, and then resigned in anger.

In August, Ling Qianxi's resignation was officially approved, and he moved his family to Gonghe Road in Nanning, bought a small courtyard to settle in, and came to the Guangxi Pacification Office in Guilin to go through the formalities of resignation.

After the main class in the afternoon, the Mo Enemies asked the head teacher for leave, planning to go from Fulongzhou to the Spring Gate, bypass the foot of Fubo Mountain, and enter the Appeasement Office from the Guangzhi Gate in the north of Wangcheng.

Fulongzhou to Fubo Mountain, take the foot of the city wall of Guilin City, this section of the city wall, the north of the Mulong Cave, the south to the Pearl Cave, so some people call this section of the city wall foot for the Dragon Ball Road, this road not only connects the Wind Cave Mountain and Fubo Mountain as a whole, but also divides the octagonal pond and the Li River into two. On the side of the octagonal pond, there are several huge banyan trees that shade the sky and the sun, and the weeping willows on the Zhongzhou Xichun platform in the middle of the pond correspond to the interest. Bypass Fubo Mountain, is the bowl garden, here, you can appreciate the solitary show alone, the Fubo salamander is great, the front is the flat lake, the realm of the mushroom and the scorpion.

"Tianhua, Chief Ling's resignation is a foregone conclusion, what is the next step, what are your plans?" Mo Di asked.

"I'm going to resign with it, and I have a voice." Huang Tianhua said.

"I have a different opinion." Gong Qingyuan said.

"Please." Huang Tianhua stopped.

Pointing to the square pavilion at the gate of the bowl garden on the edge of the octagonal pond, Gong Qingyuan said: "Let's sit there, Guolong, you are young and fast-paced, go to the appeasement office to find Chief Ling, if Chief Ling's affairs have been almost done, come out and call us." ”

Zhao Guolong nodded and walked quickly towards Guangzhimen.

The bowl garden is a little dilapidated, the first joint is still there, the double peaks under the eyes, and the scenery of the jade cave is received; The guide is a volume, and the iron-haired portal is subject to scrutiny. Mo Di looked at it seriously a few times and smiled.

"It's only a matter of time before you leave the Yonglong Division." Gong Qingyuan said: "Since it is a matter of time, it means that it can be sooner or later, as early as tomorrow, and as late as next year." My opinion is that it is better to do it sooner rather than later, anyway, you are in the division management area, but you are only in the role of chief of staff, even if there are any tasks above, it will not be directly sent to your head, not to mention that you have to spend half a year idle studying in the senior class. ”

"I know what Senior Brother Gong means, he wants me to get mixed with Lu University's diploma." Huang Tianhua said with a smile: "Why don't I want to get this diploma, Lu University has a high threshold, and it is not easy to get in." The entrance examination for the high school entrance class is exempt, and the half-year study system is carried out, but the diploma obtained is the same as that of the regular class, which is not easy to come by. What worries me is that when I return to Taiping Town in half a year, Chief Ling is no longer in office, and I don't know who he will be replaced, and what will happen when the time comes. ”、

"After Chief Ling leaves his post, who is currently acting as the commander of the Yonglong Division?" Gong Qingyuan asked.

"Deputy Commander Wang Zhenchao." Huang Tianhua replied.

"Will it be righted?" Gong Qingyuan asked.

"If he straightens things up, I'm finished! This deputy commander Wang is my little fellow countryman, a native of Anshun Ningning, Ningming Village, and my eldest brother Huang Guangda is a good friend. His son's name is Wang Zanguang, and he is the chief of the propaganda section of the Political Department of the 131st Division of the 31st Army. Huang Tianhua shook his head and said: "Wang Zhenchao is the second thousand-year-old man, he has never been a deputy officer, he has never been a regular position, he is kind-hearted, he can be a general, he is a good military but he can't fight, and he has no military literacy." He thinks very highly of me, and if he straightens things up, he will definitely leave me under his hands, and he will never let me go. ”

"It won't be him. He is only a major general, and he is a major general of the Gui Army, it is impossible to hold this high position, the post of commander of the division management area, the lowest is also the rank of lieutenant general, and he should also be an officer above the deputy army commander who has returned from the front line. For example, Wang Zanbin, commander of the Guiliu Division, Mo Dehong, commander of the Xunwu Division, Luo Huo, commander of the Yulin Division, Liu Qingfan, commander of the Tianwu Division, and Ling Qianxi, commander of the Yonglong Division. All of these people are lieutenant generals, and most of them have also held positions above the rank of deputy army commander, and they are all old qualifications who have returned from Anhui. Mo Di on the side interjected and said: "If my expectations are good, the candidate to take over Chief Ling should also return from Anhui, and in the 21st Group Army of Anhui, there are still a few people who are similar to Mo Dehong and Wang Zanbin, such as Su Tingxun, Qi Daozheng, Zheng Cangrong, any one of them is qualified enough to hold this position." ”

Huang Tianhua nodded, agreeing with Mo Di's point of view, no matter which of these people is the boss of the Yonglong Division, they will easily let him go, so there is no need to leave half a year early, and it is also a good thing to mix up the diploma of Lu University.

At this time, Zhao Guolong came over and told a few people that Chief Ling had finished his business and was walking towards the main gate of Wangcheng, and he would wait for us at the main gate in a moment. The three of them hurriedly stood up, increased their speed, walked through the royal city, and walked towards the main entrance.

After more than two years of not seeing each other, the fifty-three-year-old Ling Qianxi was obviously old, without a military hat to cover him, his hair was gray, his body began to be blessed, and his back began to thicken and widen. Mo Di walked in front of Ling Qianxi, stood up and saluted, but he was a little choked up, and he couldn't speak for a while. Ling Zhuxi did not return the salute, but took the hand in front of Mo Di's forehead, and quipped: "Tianzong is as thin as ever, and he won't gain a few pounds if he begs his mother-in-law." Mo Di smiled and replied: "In the past two years, I have gained a lot of weight, and if the chief saw me two years ago, he would definitely think that I was an opium ghost, and I didn't have four taels of good meat on my body." ”

"Brother Qingyuan, I really didn't expect to see you again." Ling Qianxi stretched out his hand to Gong Qingyuan: "I think that in Centipede Mountain, you shouldered the logistics of one of my brigades, which was the most comfortable time in my life, and now I still miss it very much." ”

"Sir, I haven't seen you for a few years, and you're still so funny!" Gong Qingyuan clasped his hands together, leaned forward slightly, and smiled.

"Old!" Ling Qianxi said: "It is the year of knowing the destiny of heaven, and I have eaten most of the grain with a load of grain. ”

Zhao Guolong had met Ling Qianxi before, so he didn't come forward to make fun, as for Huang Tianhua, he was still a subordinate, and he stood aside honestly, so it was inconvenient to say more. Ling Zhuxi pointed at Zhao Guolong and said to Mo Di: "I saw Guolong before, I was startled, how could such a little guy run in front of me to salute me, call me sir, look at it, it's still a colonel, I'm a whole person, this is the son of the young master, he was a colonel at a young age, but he didn't expect it to be the commander of the small guard company of the 1058 regiment that year." ”

Mo Enemy laughed, think about it, Zhao Guolong was still a twenty-four-year-old boy when he became the chief of staff of the 131st Division four years ago, in today's military circles, the one who can occupy such a high position at such a young age is either a noble son or a young master, but Zhao Guolong is still an accident in an accident.

Walk out of Zhengyangmen, under the feet is the bluestone slab on Zhenggongmen Street, the August sun is like fire, the bluestone slab is straight out of the smoke, some barefoot people, only dare to walk lightly, like dancing. Adjacent to the balance shelf, also called Little Cross Street, on the left is Shuidongmen Street, on the right is Houku Street, and the Guangdong restaurant is facing the street in the north of Houku Street. The little cross street was newly paved with asphalt, and it really smoked in the sun, and no one dared to walk on it except for cars. On the streets of Guilin, there are a lot of people who wear board shoes, Mo Enemy once saw a young man who wore board shoes, regardless of walking on the asphalt road, as a result, the board shoes stuck to the asphalt, and could not be pulled, and did not want to give up the board shoes and did not dare to leave barefoot, so he could only howl in the sun, like a wild wolf.

The door of the Cantonese restaurant is not big, but the inside is not small, it is the only place in Guilin where you can drink Cantonese morning tea, and it is also the most authentic Cantonese restaurant on the streets of Guilin. Ling Zhuxi is a native of Rong County, and the taste of Rong County people is biased towards Cantonese flavor, so Mo Enemy deliberately set the banquet here. Gong Qingyuan is a native of Sichuan, has never eaten authentic Cantonese cuisine, and he also wants to come to Kai Kai to determine the difference between Cantonese cuisine and Sichuan cuisine.

A small cubicle, sitting five people, very spacious, Huang Tianhua automatically sat down, undertaking the work of serving tea and water and ordering food.

There are many famous restaurants in Guangdong, and there are a variety of dishes, which makes it difficult to choose. Ling Qianxi knew the thoughts of these people, and he was not polite, picked up the menu, and first ordered a few Cantonese dishes: Wenchang chicken, suckling pig with hemp skin, and boiled prawns. Then I ordered a local Guilin double crispy stir-fried cured meat, a Lijiang wild crucian carp soup, in addition to the staple food, crab meat soup dumplings, fried croissants, and so on.

While waiting for the food to be served, Mo Di asked, "The chief came to Gui to report on his work this time, but he was transferred?" ”

Ling Jinxi shook his head and said, "It's not a transfer, it's a resignation, and I will resign to the end, and I will no longer hold any position." ”

"In this way, the chief will have nothing to offer, and what will the whole family make a living from?" Mo Di asked.

Ling Qianxi sighed and said with a smile: "This problem can only be seen and discussed, and we will talk about it later." My family is in Rong County, my ancestors are poor and have no property, these years of marching and fighting, in addition to military salary, there is no other income, this time I bought a yard in Nanning Gonghe Road, used up my life savings. ”

"Why doesn't the chief buy property in the area of Golden Lion Lane and Silver Lion Lane, at least there is a shop to earn." Huang Tianhua asked.

"I want to too!" Ling Lixi smiled helplessly and said, "The real estate in those places is so expensive, how can I covet it." ”

Mo Di shook his head and sighed, a generation of famous generals, once they put down the gun in their hands, but they have no skills to make a living, it is really sad. I am not bad, I have been on the front line for six years, not only earned back a few acres of land for my family, but also supported Lao Wu to open a grain and oil store.