After returning home, Wu Ming took a shower and came to the study room. He kissed his wife who was waiting beside him. After talking for a while, he sent his wife to the bedroom to rest. He went to the study room again, opened the kraft paper file handed over to him by Fang Youchun, and took out two brand new documents with blue covers. He was stunned.

When Wu Ming opened the party member certificate with the seal of the Party Department of the Quzhou Administrative Administration and looked at the date of issuance on it, he couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly, feeling quite funny, and couldn't figure out why he had never written an application for joining the party, but became a member of the Kuomintang a year and a half ago.

Wu Ming opened the second blue leather certificate printed with gold-pinned blue sky and white sun badge. After reading the content of the job column below his photo and the issuing authority, he couldn't help but smile bitterly again. He originally thought that this was the military instructor certificate issued to him by the Central Party Department, but he did not expect that the position filled in on the certificate was actually the deputy chief of the Second Section of the General Affairs Office of the Central Party Department.

Wu Ming pondered for a moment, and regardless of the time was approaching midnight, he grabbed the phone and asked Zhou Wenyan to get in touch.

Zhou Wenyan, who was in the same camp, had already known about the secret appointment of Wu Ming by the General Affairs Office of the Party Committee. After hearing Wu Ming's vague inquiry, he thought Wu Ming could not sleep and joked with him, so he laughed at Wu Ming for a few words and hung up the phone, which made Wu Ming confused and couldn't figure out who would lead him? What do you need to do by yourself?

After thinking hard for a long time, Wu Ming simply stuffed his ID into the drawer, sat down and took out the manuscript paper, and took up his pen to write the application for adjustment.

Three days later, the Zhejiang West Security Command issued a document ordering the Fifth Regiment of the headquarters to move out of the North of Quzhou City within a week. The Fifth Regiment headquarters set up the old military camp in the north of Changshan City, and allocated 100,000 special funds to be used for the repair of the military camp and the addition of two waterway inspection stations.

As soon as the news came out, the entire army was shocked. No one expected that Wu Ming would take the initiative to apply to move out of the North Encyclopedia of Quzhou City, which had superior conditions.

Chief of staff Chen Qian shook his head repeatedly when facing several section chiefs who came to ask, and said with a wry smile that he had just known it, and felt a little painful in his heart. He knew that he had sold himself to Lu Zhongxiu, not only did he lose the trust of his old boss Fang Youchun, but also Wu Ming, a brother who values ​​love and friendship.

The Quzhou Administrative Office was also shocked. Qi Yuting, the political training section chief who had developed a calm demeanor for twenty years, stood in front of the desk of Commissioner Lu Zhongxiu, feeling extremely uneasy. Seeing Lu Zhongxiu ponder for a moment, he waved his hand slightly and had no expression, so he could only slowly withdraw.

Next, Wu Ming forced all the six advanced machine tools in the Ordnance, all the inventory weapons and equipment, together with more than 160 tons of special steel, more than 270 imitation Colt pistols, and 456 Thomson submachine guns, and moved them to the transport ship of the Maoliangwu Chamber of Commerce in three nights. On the sixth day, he led his direct company to the Daying of the City North. With the help of six cargo ships of the Maoliangwu Chamber of Commerce, he drove to Changshan County to the west, leaving an empty camp to hand it over to the latecomers.

On the sixth day, news came from the Zhejiang West Security Command that all shares of the clothing factory and metal products factory were transferred to the Kong family and Tang family in Quzhou, and a total of more than 80,000 transfer funds were recovered for the construction of the barracks and border water and land inspection stations of Xie Zixuan's delegation stationed in Jiangshan.

Not long after, news broke out in the Quzhou business community that the Zhong brothers and the Mao Liangwu Chamber of Commerce transferred 50% of the shares of the metal products factory to the Chairman of the Quzhou Chamber of Commerce and the Kong family. The Zhong brothers only retained 30% of the shares and continued to serve as managers to manage the factory. The Mao Liangwu Chamber of Commerce, which completed all shares transfers, has since withdrawn from Quzhou's manufacturing industry.

Li Kun, president of the Mao Liangwu Chamber of Commerce, also revealed that he had transferred all 60% of his shares in the wardrobe factory to the local prominent Kong family. The Kong family will move the wardrobe factory out of the north of the city within five days and transfer it to the Quzhou Industrial College, which is located across the west to continue production. Because the shareholder Wu Ming was unable to support him, the Quzhou Industrial College sold it to the Kong family for a total price of 60,000 yuan.

A series of news that shocked western Zhejiang has not yet been calmed down, and another news that caused an uproar in all walks of life in western Zhejiang has been heard one after another:

The Maoliangwu Chamber of Commerce transferred all its shares in Quzhou Thermal Power Plant and the northwest coal terminals of the city to the four major families in Quzhou, with a transfer price of up to 280,000; because the tax revenue in Jiangxi, the coal production area increased only and the difficulty of mining of Maoliangwu coal mine increased sharply, from now on, except for the contract signed to continue to be performed at the original price, the price of coal per ton will increase by 30%.

The sensational news came out of the entire western Zhejiang: The Fang family lost power! Wu Ming, the powerful general in the army, lost power! The Mao Liangwu Chamber of Commerce, which was doing a prosperous business, retreated!

The news spreads rapidly like it has grown wings. The booming business community in western Zhejiang, which has emerged as hustle and restlessness that has never been seen before in the past two years.

In addition to being shocked, Commissioner Lu Zhongxiu quickly realized that Fang Youchun and Wu Ming did not give anyone face, and he resolutely fought back like a hero cutting off his arm.

Lu Zhongxiu weighed the pros and cons, and finally suppressed his thoughts of talking to the outgoing Fang Youchun, and decided to continue to remain silent and watch the next reactions of the major families in Quzhou.

Regarding the suggestions of his confidants to severely punish Mao Liangwu Chamber of Commerce and Wu Ming, Lu Zhongxiu put the overall situation first and did not adopt it. From the bottom of his heart, he cherished Wu Ming's extraordinary military talent and outstanding vision, and was more aware of the increasingly severe reality of the counties on the western border of Zhejiang, which are located at the forefront of Zhejiang.

Over the past few months, the main forces of the Central Army have failed in northern Fujian, western Fujian, and Jiangxi. Larger encirclement and suppression operations are about to begin. War crisis on the western Zhejiang border will occur at any time. Maybe with the order of the Suppression General Office, it will have to send troops to the battlefield unconditionally.

Under such severe circumstances, Wu Ming's Fifth Regiment, stationed in Changshan and Kaihua border counties, will become the main force of combat and is also the most powerful guarantee for security in western Zhejiang. Therefore, not only can it not be suppressed immediately, but it needs more comfort.

Lu Zhongxiu's foresight was quickly confirmed.

In the early morning of December 14, more than 2,000 main troops of the Red Army in western Fujian suddenly attacked Baoan Town, 50 kilometers south of Jiangshan County, the junction of Zhejiang and Fujian. The officers and soldiers of the 1st Battalion of the 1st Battalion of the Zhejiang-Western Security Regiment were outnumbered. After an hour of resistance, the entire army was wiped out. All weapons and equipment, together with the food supplies in the hoarded town, were looted. After the attacker succeeded, he quickly turned around and advanced westward, making a big noise, and acted as an attack on Guangfeng County, Jiangxi.

The Nanchang Suppression Headquarters urgently ordered two regiments of Shangrao to rush to Guangfeng, and issued four pursuit orders to the Shangrao Administrative Office in Jiangxi and Quzhou Administrative Office in Zhejiang. However, the main force of the Communist Army broke southward in Shatian Town more than ten kilometers southeast of Guangfeng, and disappeared into the mountains and ridges in eastern Jiangxi in a blink of an eye.

On December 26, Fang Youchun, the commander of the Western Zhejiang security guard, took his wife and children with his wife and children in a brand new American Dodge brand-name car and rushed to the provincial capital Hangzhou to take up his post as deputy director of the Provincial Security Department.

The next afternoon, Lu Zhongxiu, who held the military and political power in western Zhejiang, held a grand meeting and announced that according to the provincial government's order, the "Western Zhejiang Security Command" will be officially renamed to "Quzhou Border Defense Command" from now on. Lu Zhongxiu, a commissioner of the Quzhou Administrative Office, also served as the commander of the Border Defense Command. The security regiment belonging to the former security force was renamed the Quzhou Border Defense Regiment.

The huge sign "Quzhou Border Defense Command" with black letters on white background was just hung. A sudden bad news suddenly came: more than a hundred bandits from the troops of Lu Chengrong, who had been entrenched in the heart of Qianligang for many years, fled into Duze Town, 22 kilometers north of Quzhou City. The mayor Peng Jiachuan and five policemen were beheaded at the wedding scene, dozens of women were raped, and all the wealthy families and merchants in the town were looted.

Lu Zhongxiu suppressed his anger and insisted on completing the celebration. He immediately recruited Jiang Boqing, the new deputy commander of Zhejiang West Security, and Chief of Staff Chen Qian, urgently discussed countermeasures.

Jiang Boqing, who graduated from Huangpu Branch and has been in the army for seven years, is a smart man. He gently put aside his responsibilities on the grounds that he had just arrived in the West of Zhejiang and looked directly at the sweaty Chief of Staff Chen Qian.

Chen Qian could only bite the bullet and suggest: "The troops of the bandit Lu Chengrong have existed for many years. In the past, caravans usually pass safely by paying for road purchases. For several years, they rarely heard of major deaths. In addition, this bandit gang is entrenched in the heart of Qianligang Mountains, and their whereabouts are uncertain and difficult to locate, so they have never sent troops to the mountains to clear them."

Lu Zhongxiu snorted unhappily: "Chief Staff Chen, do you mean to continue to indulge this bandits in evil?"

"No, no! This is not what my subordinates meant. They were just worried that the clearance would be fruitless. If there were too many soldiers, the bandits would hide and flee. They didn't know where to find them. If there were too few soldiers, they were worried that they would take advantage of them. Moreover, all the units of our army were reorganized and newly trained. They had just completed the first stage of training. Except for the teaching team composed of veterans, the other units might not be able to compete with each other." Chen Qian expressed his opinion truthfully.

Jiang Boqing suddenly said, "How about sending Wu Ming's troops? I heard that the Fifth Regiment of Wu Ming's army has the highest level of equipment and training. Moreover, Wu Ming has had successful experience in suppressing bandits. It may be safer to send him to lead his troops to fight."

"no!"

Lu Zhongxiu shook his head quickly: "Wu Ming's regiment cannot move. The Communist Army Fang Zhimin's unit appeared again south of Wuyuan and east of Dexing in northeastern Jiangxi, which has attracted great attention from the Nanchang Suppression General Office. At the beginning of the month, a unit of the Communist Army in northeastern Jiangxi attempted to attack Chinatown, a major town in Kaihua. Fortunately, Chen Zhaoxian's unit, the Second Battalion of Wu Ming's regiment stationed in Kaihua, was discovered in time and took the lead in launching a rapid attack. This drove away the Communist Army without causing any greater consequences. It can be seen that the critical situation in eastern Jiangxi has put huge pressure on the Kaihua, Changshan, and Jiangshan counties."

"Secondly, the border line of Xie Zixuan's regiment stationed in Jiangshan is long, and the troops are tight and cannot be defended. It is very necessary for Wu Ming's Fifth Regiment to support at any time. Furthermore, if the Suppression Headquarters orders our troops to rush to Jiangxi, they have to rely on Wu Ming, who is stationed in the forefront, to lead their troops to go there. Therefore, the Fifth Regiment must not be mobilized lightly!"

Chen Qian originally planned to draw Wu Ming to lead his troops to encircle and suppress the bandit Lu Chengrong's troops. He knew very well that in the entire Zhejiang security forces, except for Wu Ming's troops and the first battalion of Xie Zixuan's regiment, other departments, including the direct guard regiment and even the teaching team, were not qualified to handle the arduous task of suppressing bandits in the mountains.

However, under the anticipation of Lu Zhongxiu's reproach, Chen Qian had no way out, so he could only make up his mind to recommend his sworn brothers, Peng Bin, the commander of the third regiment stationed in Longyou, to take on the heavy responsibility. Not to mention whether he could wipe out the bandits in Lu Chengrong's army. At least Lu Zhongxiu must see his obedience and responsibility, otherwise it will be difficult for him to survive in the future.

Lu Zhongxiu decisively adopted Chen Qian's suggestion, and Chen Qian immediately saluted and left to make arrangements in person.

Lu Zhongxiu breathed a sigh of relief and walked out of the office with Jiang Boqing to attend the celebration dinner. However, as soon as he arrived downstairs, the head of the military affairs section of the headquarters came to report in panting:

"Changshan urgently sent a telegram. Ten minutes ago, our headquarters was located at the Baishi Town Inspection Station on the Zhejiang-Jiangxi border, and was suddenly attacked by more than 500 well-equipped Communist troops. The officers and soldiers of the 2nd Company of the 1st Battalion of the Fifth Regiment stationed there rushed to resist. Wu Ming had personally led the regiment's spy company and the machine gun company to quickly go to the rescue."

"What? Baishi Town? That is the largest checkpoint on the Zhejiang-Jiangxi border. The Communist army is so rampant?" Lu Zhongxiu exclaimed and could no longer care about the celebration dinner. He urgently ordered the military department chief to immediately notify Deputy Commander Tang, who was sick at home, and immediately convened an emergency combat meeting.
Chapter completed!