"Oh, the commander-in-chief has already considered this matter. After your appointment order is issued and announced, he will request to be appointed as the commander of the first town of the Zhejiang New Army and only retain the position of provincial military affairs admiral." Li Xinghong immediately replied.

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"Haha... He has thought it through very carefully. Then who is the first town commander he recommends? It can't be Brother Sun Yong." Chen Tianhua was a little surprised.

"No, no, it's not Sun Yong, it's Li Pinzhang!"

"Li Pinzhang? Isn't he also the commander of the new army stationed in Shanghai by the Ministry of War?" After hearing this, Chen Tianhua was even more surprised.

Li Cunzhi handed over the first town of the Zhejiang New Army to his third son Li Pinzhang, which meant that he had officially started supporting Li Sangong as his successor. Ostensibly, the two carriages were given to his son and son-in-law.

To keep pace with each other is actually to fight against each other.

"It's like this. The commander-in-chief of the New Army in Shanghai, the commander-in-chief, is going to recommend another candidate. The list has been reported to the Ministry of War and is waiting for approval. The specific person is still unknown." Li Xinghong continued to reply.

"Haha...Brother Xinghong, it seems that your information is better than my son-in-law!" Chen Tianhua couldn't help humming, clearly showing his dissatisfaction.

Li Xinghong didn't seem to care about Chen Tianhua's dissatisfaction. He didn't show panic, but explained very calmly:

"Please don't mind, General. This is mainly because since this year, you have been away almost all the time. The New Army affairs are basically busy with subordinates. Naturally, the contact with the Hangzhou headquarters is mainly based on subordinates. What new orders does the Li Mansion have?

, convey it to me first.”

His explanation was very convincing and well-reasoned, which actually made Chen Tianhua feel embarrassed.

Hey, if someone does something for you, there is hard work even if there is no credit.

"Okay, since the order from the Ministry of War is about to be delivered, let's follow it. The current number of the Second Association will remain unchanged, and the security forces will be incorporated into the First Association and the Third Association of the Second Town. The specific numbers and list of officers

Wait, after I think about it, I will list it out for everyone to discuss and then submit it to the Hangzhou headquarters for approval. What do you think?" In desperation, Chen Tianhua had no choice but to compromise.

"This is no problem, everything will be done according to the general's will." Li Xinghong looked at Chen Tianhua and continued:

"Today, I have something very important to discuss with you, General."

Seeing how serious Li Xinghong was, Chen Tianhua also became cautious, "Brother Xinghong, if you have any questions, please speak up!"

"This is between you and Xu Yunyuan!" Li Xinghong said bluntly without any concealment.

Chen Tianhua's face suddenly turned ugly, "Brother Xinghong, what else is there to say about this matter?! I accept my father-in-law's kindness and carry out the instructions. However, the head of the Xu family does not approve of it. This Ming matchmaker is marrying him."

Things can't be settled, the relationship between Yun'er and I can only maintain the status quo, there's nothing else to say."

The facts told by Chen Tianhua were beyond Li Mansion's expectations, and the Li Mansion's attempt to digest Xu Yunyuan's power suddenly came to nothing.

Originally, the Li family wanted to make progress by retreating, and took the initiative to let Chen Tianhua marry Xu Yunyuan, and then asked Xu Yunyuan to retire from the post of head of the Military Coordination Office and return to the family to be a good housekeeper.

In fact, Chen Tianhua also had this intention.

But fate played a joke. The head of the Xu family refused to acknowledge Xu Yunyuan's return, thinking that he was a married girl long ago, and the water thrown out was someone else's daughter-in-law. The Xu family had no control over whether he would be a widow or remarry.

After such a trouble, the Li family had no choice but to resort to other tactics.

Li Xinghong was desperate this time. He didn't care how ugly Chen Tianhua's face was and continued:

"But General, don't you think you love Xu Yunyuan too much? Let's not talk about being too close to her. In the Yamen, there is still a distinction between public and private affairs!"

"Are you doting on Xu Yunyuan too much? Hehe... Anyway, although there is no official matchmaker who is marrying me as the second wife, she is my woman. This is an indisputable fact. I am a normal man who dotes on or favors my woman. This is

Is there anything wrong with me telling someone’s private affairs?”

Chen Tianhua's voice raised an octave. The implication is that you are too lenient. Even his own wife didn't interfere. What should an outsider call him?

The emperor is not in a hurry, but the eunuch is!

"But now your private affairs are our official affairs, this is no longer a small problem." Li Xinghong was not at all intimidated by Chen Tianhua's high octaves, but said with emotion:

"General, Fengzhong's power is getting stronger and stronger now. Whether it is financial or military power, there are more and more talents under your command, and there will be more in the future. Your connivance towards Xu Yunyuan will be seen by many people.

Here, keep it in mind, there will always be someone with good intentions who will report this series to Miss Li San, aren't you afraid of a fire in the backyard?"

"These governors know what they are thinking, but...my wife Li Shuzhen hasn't spoken yet, so how can you judge that there is a fire in the backyard? It's just unfounded worries!" Chen Tianhua continued to retort.

"Let's not discuss this first, let's talk about Xu Yunyuan. Now the power in her hands is getting bigger and bigger, and it is expanding rapidly. The Military Investigation Division not only controls intelligence channels, but also extends its hands into government affairs and economic fields, and also goes deep into the military.

Among them, her Operations Section, no no... is now called the Operations Department, and it has a special forces brigade with more than a thousand people."

"This is not the gangsters in the Operations Agency who are sneaking around and spying for assassinations, but a strong army. Some officers have complained to me that their most capable soldiers have been kidnapped by Xu Yunyuan with a single order. You

You know, if you hadn't been here to support them, would those officers have let go of their strongest warriors so easily?"

When one move failed, Li Xinghong resorted to another move, as if he was accusing Xu Yunyuan of grabbing the class and seizing power and plotting something evil.

Chen Tianhua sat down slowly. Not only did he know about the special brigade, he also actively supported it, but he never expected that it would cause such a big response in the New Army.

"The Special Forces Brigade is what I want to establish. It is mainly used to carry out some particularly dangerous tasks, so the most capable soldiers must be mobilized. Do the directors of these battalions have any complaints?" He slowly replied and asked.

Li Xinghong shook his head and said in a deep voice:

"General, everyone is not complaining about the establishment of a special force, but they are dissatisfied with you for handing over the command of this army to Xu Yunyuan."

Seeing that Chen Tianhua didn't respond much, he continued:

"The Special Forces Brigade is now full of one thousand people, equipped with the latest weapons, the strongest horses, large and small speedboats, etc. Each person has a long and short gun, as well as daggers, Japanese swords, sabers, Yanling waist swords, 60mm

Mortars, grenade launchers, Mattson light machine guns, everything."

"They have assembled the most courageous warriors in the army who are skilled in marksmanship and equestrian skills. General, do you know what this means? Ji Chunsheng once said that such a special force of 1,000 people can defeat a 6,000-man army in frontal combat.

The new army is fully organized into brigades."
Chapter completed!