After breakfast the next day, Chiang Kai-shek and his party took three inland passenger ships transferred from the Maoliangwu Chamber of Commerce and set off for Maoliangwu under the escort of four 80-ton inland gunboats of the Navy. After the fleet turned into Fangcun River in Changshan River, the river became narrower and the water became turbulent.

After passing the stream, when he saw the open and secret bunkers on both sides of Fangcun River, even though Chiang Kai-shek was mentally prepared after hearing Dai Li's report, he couldn't help but get secretly surprised.

Chiang Kai-shek asked the lieutenant colonel who was standing beside him: "What will happen if you use the main gunboat of your gunboat to bombard the bunker on the opposite mountain?"

The Navy Lieutenant Colonel is the commander of this inland fleet. He looked carefully and then with a telescope. After putting it down, he shook his head dejectedly: "Just looking at the appearance of the bunker, you will know that the thickness of the front is at least one meter. The main gun of our gunboat is only 57 mm, and it is impossible to penetrate such a thick layer of reinforced concrete... The other party does not even need a cannon. Just set up an 8lNNR mortar on the mountain and bombard us with a burst of trouble, and we can only return in a desperate situation."

Chiang Kai-shek asked unwillingly: "What if the caliber of the naval gun is bigger?"

Lieutenant Colonel replied with a wry smile: "From the velocity of the water flow and the whirlpools that appear from time to time on the river, the hydrological condition of this river is extremely complex. The displacement of ships with a caliber of more than 75 mm is at least 200 tons. It is very difficult to go back to the lower reaches of Qianjiang River. In addition, we are not familiar with the hydrological condition here, and it is difficult to ensure that the ships will not be stranded during navigation. Moreover, the water surface and land are bombarded in such a narrow area. The surface ships are destined to suffer a great loss. When the ships drive in, they will only be the chairman who is bombed by artillery shells in vain. This is an unsolvable proposition, and no one can do anything about it."

Chiang Kai-shek looked at the asphalt road built along the river bank that could only accommodate two trucks staggeringly, and shook his head. Faced with the steep mountains and the defense of the reinforced concrete fortresses, the offensive troops could not be deployed at all, and the defenders could completely take advantage of their terrain to concentrate firepower to strike. No matter how many people were, they would not be enough to save their lives.

At about one o'clock noon, the fleet sailed to the south wharf of Maoliangwu Town. The officers and soldiers of the New Second Division in brand new military dresses and cheering crowds were arranged on both sides of the dock. Chiang Kai-shek stood at the bow of the boat and kept waving to the welcome crowd.

Ten minutes later, Chiang Kai-shek and his wife left the boat and came to the dock. With the majestic and neat salutes of the two side guards, they got into the car again to the base of Phoenix Mountain.

After more than half an hour of itinerary, the convoy drove into the camp and came to the center of the Phoenix Mountain Base, which could accommodate 20,000 people at the same time. I saw the gongs and drums here, and the crowds of people. Chiang Kai-shek and his wife, as well as the provincial and local officials, accompanied by Wu Ming, climbed to the rostrum with curiosity. Looking around, I saw that the stands around the school were already full of seats, and the audience was filled with applause and cheers.

Chiang Kai-shek and his wife, and officials at the provincial and provincial levels, who were used to seeing the big scenes, waved to the crowds in the audience frequently, came to their respective positions one after another, and sat down one after another.

The welcome ceremony was hosted by Zhang Dongning, the chief of staff of the New Second Division. He first introduced Chiang Kai-shek and his wife, which attracted countless "Long Live" cheers. Then, each guest introduced, there was a lot of warm applause from the audience. It took more than ten minutes to introduce the guests on the rostrum one by one.

Afterwards, at the invitation of Zhang Dongning, Wu Ming walked towards the microphone in front of the stage. The audience suddenly felt thunderous and drums and music shook the sky. It took almost three minutes to stop slowly.

Wu Ming, wearing a major general's dress, finished saluting, looked around the audience and began his speech. He first delivered a warm speech to welcome Chiang Kai-shek and his wife and military and political officials from the province and the region. He then raised his tone and thanked him generously:

"... Here, please allow me to express my sincere gratitude to the chairman and wife who visited the Phoenix Mountain Base of Maoliangwu and leaders at all levels, on behalf of the soldiers of the New Second Division and the entire people of Maoliangwu Town. It is precisely because of your support that we have achieved today. With the rapid development and prosperity of Maoliangwu step by step, we have thousands of people who have a good hope for tomorrow. Now I would like to invite the Provincial Chairman Mr. Huang Shao to speak."

Amid the thunderous applause, Huang Shao, the provincial chairman in the off-white Zhongshan suit, came to the stage to deliver a speech on behalf of the Zhejiang Provincial Government.

In the half-hour improvisational speech, Huang Shao, who did not need a manuscript, received more than ten warm applause from the audience. He talked from the past in western Zhejiang to the present, from Mao Liangwu to the whole of China, and praised the great achievements made by the military and civilians in western Zhejiang, and his voice changed. Mr. Zhongshan's banner of the Three Principles of the People was raised high in his passionate speech with great appeal and appeal. Then he, the Zhejiang Provincial Government's high attention and wise leadership for western Zhejiang, and finally easily turned to his ardent hopes for Mao Liangwu's military and civilians.

After listening to Huang Shao's speech, Wu Ming admired his eloquence and charming demeanor. He thought that this man is worthy of being a general who is comparable to Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi. Zhejiang will face unprecedented challenges in the next few years. I wonder if Huang Shao can persist with high fighting spirit.

Chiang Kai-shek always had a smile on his face. The provincial and local officials who were sitting on the rostrum all smiled and looked solemn, winning warm cheers from tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians.

After Zhang Dongning announced the official welcome ceremony, after twenty-four salutes, the New Second Division formed a guard of honor with 160 trainees in military uniforms in the Military Academy. They followed the military flags with blue sky, white sun and red on the ground, and made a stroll. The neat formation, vibrant spirit, firm steps and uniformity, like a marching queue of one person, the tender but majestic command immediately won the audience's applause.

Chiang Kai-shek looked at the guard of honor in front of him and exclaimed. He couldn't help but turn around and asked Wu Ming, who was sitting in the back row: "How did such a uniform and perfect formation be trained?"

"Return to the Chairman, these children who have been with the military school have undergone extremely strict military training since they joined the army. They have exercised twice a day, regardless of wind and rain. Among them, queue training is a compulsory basic skill. If you don't learn the queue well, you are not allowed to touch the gun. They have been together for almost two years, so it is normal to walk like this today." Wu Ming explained in a low voice.

Chiang Kai-shek nodded relievedly: "So that's it... I heard that most of the students in your military school are orphans?"

"Yes, this military school specializes in training | Grassroots military talents are often difficult to train. If you don't have a tough heart, it will be difficult to persist in training for fourteen hours every day. However, in order to solve the admission problems of other children of appropriate age, Maoliangwu Town has built a school integrating primary and middle schools. There are currently more than 5,000 children of appropriate age who have entered school." Wu Ming replied in a low voice.

The drum band's performances were constantly changing patterns, and the guards of honor calmly performed various dazzling formations, which aroused applause from the military and civilians, provincial and local officials and reporters.

As the guard of honor passed, nine hundred officers and soldiers drawn from the 1st and 2nd Brigade of the New Second Division, dressed in military uniforms, took 90 people, and walked neatly, from the west of the Grand Collegiate Field, and then went out from the east.

The officers and soldiers were uniform and firm, strong. Every step they took was as accurate and uniform as the clock second hand. The dull and vigorous step sounds hit the hearts of more than 10,000 soldiers and civilians in the audience again and again, making their hearts beat faster and their blood boiled.

When neat teams passed by the rostrum, "Holding guns, salutes" and "salute to Chairman Jiang" shook the sky-shaking roars. The fierce murderous aura emitted by soldiers who were fully armed and holding various weapons instantly shocked the entire audience's military and civilians. Every audience member's heart was beating wildly, and he forgot to cheer and applaud for a while. It was not until the team passed the reviewing stand that the cheers of the audience rang again.

Chiang Kai-shek and his wife on the viewing platform were both shocked. They looked at each other and Chiang Kai-shek whispered to his wife:

"The new Second Division is indeed well-known... Without repeated training, it would be impossible to have such a strong murderous aura. In a trance, I seemed to smell a faint smell of blood. This guy who had never been to a military academy has indeed a good way to lead his troops... I heard that this is just a direct troops and supplementary brigade under Wu Ming's command. I really don't know how elite the second brigade was transferred to eastern Zhejiang to build the Jiangsu-Zhejiang national defense fortifications."

"Yes, I was frightened just now."

After Soong Mei-ling finished speaking, she turned her head in surprise and looked at Wu Ming behind her. She could not tell that Wu Ming, who was so gentle and elegant, could actually train such a tiger-like teacher.
Chapter completed!