After coming down from the Shuhuobu Tea Mountain, Liu Hanying asked Zuo Wenlu to send people to invite Wen Zeyuan, deputy brigade commander, Ji Hatian, director of the Political Training Office, Zhang Jiayu, the current head of the 246th Regiment, Ma Ziwei, commander of the 248th Regiment, and Qi Gefei, commander of the special service battalion. Among these people, Shu Ji Hatian and Zhang Jiayu are the most confidants of Liu Hanying.

For Wen Zeyuan, Liu Hanying has always been vigilant, this person is silent but calculating, has teeth in his stomach, no matter when and where, he always has a leisurely smile on his face, showing a pampered and unfazed look, especially in terms of enveloping subordinates, extremely sleek. Because of his sophistication and gentleness, it is in stark contrast to Liu Hanying's harshness and arbitrariness, and Liu Hanying's brigade commander is particularly difficult to serve. If it weren't for the overall situation, Liu Hanying wouldn't even want him to participate in the battle meeting. Of course, the most troublesome thing for Liu Hanying is not Wen Zeyuan's sophistication and tactfulness, but his secretive background.

Wen Zeyuan is neither the Huangpu or Baoding department, nor is he certainly not a native army from the green forest, but from the "Qinggan class". This "youth cadre class" was set up by a certain prince and was a base for cultivating "princelings" for him. Although the "Youth Cadre Class" was entrusted to other uses after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the previous batches of students of the "Youth Cadre Class" had already been scattered into the army. Moreover, unlike the officers of the old battalion, these people do not carry files when they serve in their posts, which is naturally very mysterious. This puts great psychological pressure on the veteran officers in the army who know the roots, and they don't know what kind of chickens and dogs will be tossed under their noses, and they don't know when they will be involved in a book, and before they can understand it, they will be secretly knocked off their horses by a dart.

Liu Hanying is a regular officer of the national army who came from an innocent background, and he rose step by step by virtue of his own achievements and strength, and he has the resounding name of a graduate of the Whampoa Military Academy who has spent a lot of money, and he looks down on those gentlemen in the army who rely on officials and power, and of course he despises them even more for the lackeys they raise. Fortunately, Wen Zeyuan is quite peaceful, he is a little yin, but he doesn't take care of things, and even has a gentleman's style that is not obvious.

At the meeting, Liu Hanying showed the telegram from the Chief's Department, and everyone looked at each other behind them, and they were all a little confused. No one here didn't know what was going on with the Tojo Mountain Incident, and no one didn't know what the existence of the Seventy-Nine Brigade that was lying quietly on their side like a hungry tiger meant to them. Although they both serve in the Bump Mountain Independent Brigade and call each other comrade brothers, no one here seems to really regard Shi Yunbiao and Mo Ganshan as comrade brothers in their hearts. In the minds of some, the 79th Brigade was even more dangerous than the Japanese army.

The meeting was very dull, and Liu Hanying asked everyone to talk about their views, but everyone felt that it was difficult to talk about their views. It was Zhang Jiayu, the head of the 246th Regiment, who spoke slowly first. Zhang Jiayu is a close confidant of Liu Hanying's cronies. Naturally, Zhang Jiayu is a smart person, and he will not talk about any stupid opinions at this time.

Zhang Jiayu was sitting in a precarious position, observing his words and feelings, and carefully considering his words: "Brigade seat, I think that this order of the Governor's Department is also a last resort. At present, the anti-Japanese situation is tense, and the expansion of the army is also a war requirement. Judging from the comparison of the military strength of my Bump Mountain, if it were not for the danger of the terrain and the solidity of the fortifications, it would be difficult to resist the large-scale attack of the Japanese army......" Speaking of this, Zhang Jiayu suddenly stopped, he saw Liu Hanying's face even more gloomy, and knew that his topic was a bit off the topic, and he did not hit the nail on the head at once, which caused Liu Hanying's unhappiness, so he stopped talking stupidly. I was a little annoyed in my heart, but I hadn't said what I really wanted to say yet.

Sure enough, Liu Hanying stood up, threw the telegram on the case with a snap, and said fiercely: "Talk about mistakes, don't go around in circles." The order has been handed down, and it must be carried out. Now, I invite you to come here to discuss how to implement the law. I hope you will weigh the pros and cons and come up with good ideas. ”

Ma Ziwei, the head of the 248th Regiment, was born in the army and had a straightforward temperament, but his speech was a gut that led to the eye of the buttocks - straight to the point: "Everyone, I have long said that if you don't get rid of tigers, you will eventually suffer a lot of trouble. If you had listened to me in Thirty Lipu, you wouldn't have the difficulties you have today......"

When Ma Ziwei said this, he stopped abruptly, seemed to realize something, looked at Liu Hanying cautiously, and then looked at Wen Zeyuan. Liu Hanying's face was expressionless. Wen Zeyuan was also expressionless, although he was smiling, but Ma Ziwei knew that the smile was fake and had no emotional meaning. Of course, Wen Zeyuan also knew that when the 79th Brigade had not yet become the 79th Brigade and was still on standby in Thirty Miles, there was a conspiracy between Fang Fuyang to Liu Hanying, as well as a few of their hardcore cronies, but it was just that Shangfeng did not allow it to do it easily.

"Chief of Staff, what do you think?" Liu Hanying began to take Zuo Wenlu's army. He was very dissatisfied with Zuo Wenlu's silence, in the face of thorny problems, as the chief of staff, he should be the first to come up with a solution.

Zuo Wenlu is certainly not an idle person, and the reason why he did not speak was because he did not want to be the first to speak. In fact, he has already brewed a plan in his heart. "I think," Zuo Wenlu said, "that the order must be carried out, and that is obviously not to be discussed anymore." The article is done on how to execute. The first is to actively implement and actively implement, the second is to implement passively and passively, and the third is to implement lukewarmly......"

Speaking of this, Zuo Wenlu paused, looked at everyone's faces, and saw that everyone was very interested, so he raised his voice: "According to the ugly opinion of our position, since Shangfeng has an order, it seems that the background is very deep, and it is only a matter of time and method to execute it." For both public and private purposes, it cannot be said that this is a bad thing. Therefore, I thought that this order should be carried out vigorously, and that it should be treated with solemnity, and that this order should be carried out quickly......"

"According to you, what's the point of us coming to this meeting today?"

Ji Hatian, director of the Political Training Office, was impatient and thought that Zuo Wenlu still did not talk about the root of the problem. Ji Hatian had a lot of things to do, and he didn't want to waste more time grinding his tongue here, so he unceremoniously interrupted Zuo Wenlu's words.

Zuo Wenlu was very self-contained, and said unhurriedly: "Contemptible people throw bricks and lead jade, and come up with three strategies to laugh at everyone: 1. Send someone to the commander's headquarters to dredge up, transfer the newly formed 79th Regiment out of the brigade sequence, and hand it over to the division headquarters or the military headquarters or the supreme commander's department under the direct jurisdiction. ”

Liu Hanying's eyelids moved, his eyes widened slightly, and he asked coldly, "What is the reason?" ”

Zuo Wenlu smiled and said: "The reason is that there is no reason, this matter can only be done at the bottom, and it cannot be put on the table." ”

Liu Hanying said: "Even if the joints of the Governor's Department can be unblocked, will our respected Admiral Chen agree?" Shi Yunbiao: Do they agree? Their eyes are wide open. After speaking, he turned his head to look at Wen Zeyuan: "What do you think of your brother?" ”

Wen Zeyuan was still smiling, and said unhurriedly: "Don't be busy, you just have great ability, and you can't do the work of those people in the Minister's Department." Obviously, when the incident first appeared, the Governor's Department and even the Nanjing side could completely control them. But why put them here? They want to resist Japan, this is the front line of resistance against Japan, and what is on the table can only be said so. At present, the only thing that can keep them silent is the overall situation of resistance against Japan. I think it's not hard to understand the intentions of the Governor's Department from a slightly different perspective. ”

Liu Hanying scolded in her heart for being cunning, but she couldn't help but admit that Wen Zeyuan was reasonable.

Want to pull out the new 79th Regiment easily? I'm afraid it's not that simple. It's a snake with fangs, and who wants to put it on their instep? Although Shangfeng has been particularly confessed from beginning to end that he must take care of and protect Shi Yunbiao and others, Liu Hanying is not a fool, he will not be unable to hear the sound outside the strings, and he can also fully understand Shangfeng's suffering. Shangfeng sowed this seed of the 79th Army on the land of Bump Mountain, based on his special understanding of Liu Hanying. Shangfeng would never want him Liu Hanying to be a flower farmer, so that those bitter seeds can blossom and bear fruit, and grow bigger and bigger.

Thinking of this, Liu Hanying shuddered. He could see the end of the story almost now—and the end would be pretty much the same as the Tojoyama Incident. It's just that he hopes that this time it is not him who pulls the trigger but the Japanese, or the 78th Army, or the Eighth Route Army, in short, it doesn't matter who it is, as long as he Liu Hanying can get rid of it. When Liu Hanying thought of what would eventually happen in the future, he was a little distracted, and seemed to see those men who were buried in Tojo Mountain walking towards him with bloody faces...... He turned his dry gaze to Zuo Wenlu: "Go on." ”

Since the first policy was rejected, Zuo Wenlu said the second policy: "Build a type B regiment and set up two battalions, each with three companies." The method of mixing sand was adopted, reported to the commander's department, and Shi Yunbiao was promoted to deputy brigade commander and captain of the officer training brigade, Mo Ganshan and Ma Ziwei were transferred to serve as the commander of the 248th Regiment, and Ma Ziwei was appointed as the commander of the 79th Regiment. ”

Before anyone else could react, Ma Ziwei was anxious first: "Chief of Staff Zuo, didn't you push me into the fire pit?" If you don't have enough to worry about, I'm afraid that you will be self-defeating. ”

Zuo Wenlu glanced at Ma Ziwei and said disdainfully: "Didn't I propose a plan?" You still have to wait for the final decision of the brigade, why are you in a hurry? Besides, the 79th Brigade is now only a mere 300 people, and it is not easy to form a regiment, and it will also require an additional 300 or 400 people to build a Type B Regiment. ”

Liu Hanying raised the back of his hand and went up horizontally, cut off his left and horse's tongues, and asked, "Chief of Staff, what other tricks do you have?" ”

Zuo Wenlu said: "If the above two proposals are not possible, then there is only the old way. Of course, that would be even more troublesome. ”

Everyone here understands what the "old way" means, and they all know that the "old way" will not work at the moment. Liu Hanying said sternly: "That's the next policy." Next step! After speaking, Liu Hanying's face was gloomy for a while, and he swept it over dissatisfied, crossed his hands on his chest, leaned back on the back of the chair, closed his eyes slightly, and sighed: "I knew today, why bother in the first place!" ”

When Liu Hanying said this, of course, he was referring to the Tojo Mountain Incident. For two years, his conscience had occasionally ached, but it quickly passed. In that matter, he was not the decision-maker, he did not need to bear the responsibility of decision-making, but after all, he shot and killed people, and who were the people killed, they were all compatriots and brothers who had fought several bloody battles with the Japanese army for the sake of their homeland, and he had seen several corpses of soldiers of the 79th Army with his own eyes, all of them with wide eyes, and they really couldn't see it. Since then, Liu Hanying has often had nightmares. It is impossible for the soul that has killed people to be calm forever.

Now, those decision-makers are on top, they burned a piping hot sweet potato, but handed it to him, neither let it be eaten nor thrown away, let him hold it so helplessly and fearfully, burning his hands every minute.

After thinking about it for a long time, Liu Hanying finally made up his mind: "Chief of Staff Zuo, you immediately draft a plan." The 79th Brigade was expanded into a regiment, a regiment of the first type, with four battalions under its jurisdiction, each battalion under four companies. The regiment is directly under the jurisdiction of the special service company, engineer company, and service platoon. The regiment consisted of 1,900 soldiers. It is planned to report that Shi Yunbiao will be the deputy brigade commander and commander of the new 79th Regiment, and Mo Ganshan will be the deputy regiment commander and chief of staff. The current company platoon commanders have been promoted by one level. ”

As soon as the words came out, the audience was stunned. But no one objected. Wen Zeyuan smiled: "I completely agree with the decision of the brigade." ”