Chen Shufan is a man who adapts to the situation. Since he started serving as a soldier, he has served several masters. The first one was of course the Qing Dynasty. After the Qing Dynasty was defeated, Chen Shufan relied on Lu Jianzhang, the warlord sent by Yuan Shikai to Shaanxi. Lu Jianzhang fell and took refuge with the warlord Wu Peifu again.
, after Wu was captured and fell, he swore allegiance to Cao Kun, Zhang Zuolin and others. Only after knowing the establishment of the Nanjing government did he pledge allegiance to Nanjing.
However, Chen Shufan is also a loyal man. Although he is inconsistent in his life, he also takes good care of those who are kind to him. Take Lu Jianzhang as an example. In the eyes of Shaanxi people, Lu Jianzhang is an executioner, but Lu Jianzhang knows Chen Shufan well.
Well, after Lu Jianzhang was overthrown, Chen Shufan personally sent gifts to Lu Jianzhang and his family out of Tongguan. He treated the revolutionary army in the same way, repeatedly, but often ignored the safety of the revolutionaries to protect the revolutionaries.
Today, Chen Shufan is fifty years old and is still going strong. His long military career and intrigues in officialdom have made his hair completely white. There is a slight baldness on the top of his head, forming a white circle around his head, far away.
It looked like he was wearing a mourning hat for someone. Chen Shufan was tall and tall, with a big face and surprisingly big ears. According to the photo books, people with big ears were blessed, and he was convinced of this.
Ma Xingkong put the letter of appointment in front of Chen Shufan, looked at him and said: "General Chen, this is the letter of appointment personally written by Commander Zhang, the commander-in-chief of the Suppression Force. From today on, you and I will be on official business. I will ask General Chen for your advice in the future."
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"Hmph!" Chen Shufan glanced at Ma Xingkong, then looked at Ma Xingkong, and said with disdain: "Another young master who has climbed up through connections, okay, come here, find a place for Commissioner Matt to live!"
Ma Xingkong did not refute Chen Shufan's words, and turned around and left after saluting. Chen Shufan looked at the letter of appointment, flipped it to the ground, and gasped angrily: "You Zhang Xueliang, you actually hit me with a mallet in the eye. This
Why don't you obviously send someone along the line beside me? You, go and check the background of this Ma Xingkong!"
"Brigadier, I've checked it a long time ago!" said an adjutant: "It's not easy to talk about this Ma Xingkong, he has a lot of background!"
"Oh? What do you mean?" Chen Shufan became more energetic.
"This horse is unconventional and has a reckless background. He made a big fuss in the Hunhe River and killed Yuan Shikai. He later went to Japan and studied at Japan's first-class Army University. Recently, he killed Japan in the Northeast and suffered a series of setbacks. This person should not be underestimated!" the adjutant briefly introduced Ma.
An empty resume.
Chen Shufan touched his beard: "It seems that this kid is still a talent!"
"Of course!" said the adjutant, "but please don't pay attention to him. This man has been an acquaintance of eight times with Zhang Xueliang. It may not be easy to win him over!"
"Eight-year-old friend! This is all bullshit!" Chen Shufan smiled slightly: "Do you think there are still Liu Guanzhang now? That era has long passed, and people died for wealth and birds died for food. Why have I been fighting in the east and west all these years? Isn't it just for this?
Money, just tell me that you will be at my house tonight and I will personally pick up the messenger!"
Chen Shufan's sudden change surprised Ma Xingkong. When he first came here, he should at least have a good relationship with Chen Shufan and put off the things he had to do. Ma Xingkong arrived as promised. Chen Shufan changed his indifference from the day.
He actually went to the door to greet him personally, and as soon as they met, he took Ma Xingkong's hand and asked about his welfare, which was a sign of the love and care of an elder for a younger one.
The guests were all seated. Chen Shufan picked up his wine glass and said, "I'm really sorry at noon today. I thought I was just that kind of young soldier. I just learned from the commander that I'm not simple. A few hundred people made a scene.
The Japanese are restless, which really puts me to shame!"
Ma Xingkong also said: "General Chen's protection of Shaanxi Province is indispensable and a great achievement. Now he is willing to guard the gate of the Middle East. It is even more courageous. Ma Xingkong toasts to General Chen!"
"Hahaha..." Chen Shufan laughed loudly: "Okay! I am a happy man, and if you like me, I will stay here from tomorrow to tonight. I want to hear how I killed the Japanese!"
Ma Xingkong smiled and said: "General Chen is out. You and I are both Chinese, and the ones I killed were not killed by you! The future is long..."
The whole meal was spent in complimenting each other. No one else at the table said much. Ma Xingkong poured out all his compliments and threw them at Chen Shufan's head, until he almost ran out of words. Before leaving,
, Chen Shufan asked someone to give a box of silver coins to Ma Xingkong, and Ma Xingkong accepted it without any politeness. From then on, Chen Shufan had a small banquet every three days and a big banquet every five days.
Someone brought Ma Xingkong here, euphemistically calling him a consultant, but actually he was trying to win over Ma Xingkong, making Ma Xingkong feel that Chen Shufan regarded him as a brother and a friend. There was an endless stream of beautiful women with money. Ma Xingkong was responsible for money.
He accepted them all, but the woman refused all of them.
At noon that day, Chen Shufan sent someone to see Ma Xingkong again, saying that he had something important to discuss. Ma Xingkong naturally went there immediately. As soon as he walked into Chen Shufan's office, Chen Shufan waved like Ma Xingkong: "Come here, brother.
Look at this, here is our chance to make a difference!"
Ma Xingkong came closer. Chen Shufan handed a small note two fingers wide to Ma Xingkong: "I just received this. A few days ago, I found a group of caravans coming from the direction of Luoyang. They walked to the customs
The boy suddenly disappeared, so I concluded that there must be something wrong. Look, it turned out to be a ** person! There was quite a lot of it, including food, medicine, salt, guns and ammunition!"
Ma Xingkong looked at it, and there were only three words on the note: Yushugou! Obviously this is the name of the place, and the Communist Party's transportation team should be in Yushugou. Ma Xingkong put down the note and said: "General Chen,
This Yushugou is a small place with only a few dozen households, and it’s not a major traffic thoroughfare, so why would you settle here!”
"Haha, brother, it's because you don't understand the ***!" Chen Shufan patted Ma Xingkong on the shoulder: "The *** are known for being cunning. They often don't play their cards according to common sense. The more inconspicuous a place like this, the more it should be done everywhere.
Be careful, you see, although this Yushugou is outside the pass, there is a ferry a little way to the north and a mountain to the east. This kind of place is deserted and there are few people coming and going without being noticed, but it is an excellent hiding place!"
"Then..." Ma Xingkong glanced at the note.
Chen Shufan smiled and said: "Now you know your brother's brilliance. To tell you the truth, there are people like my brother beside me!"
Ma Xingkong was shocked: Mei Gui and the others were so careless in their work that they didn't even know there were spies around them. But he didn't show it and said happily: "General Chen is really smart. Give me a platoon and I will connect them right now."
The pot is served!”
Chen Shufan shook his head and said: "Don't worry, they have been waiting there for so long. They must be waiting for something. If they don't do anything, they will do it big. I have already sent people over, and we will surround them first and wait for the people to come.
, and then catch them all in one fell swoop, you and I will just wait to get promoted and make a fortune! Hahaha..."