Did Ouyang Yun just want to mess around in revenge for Chen Jitang's use of him? The answer is no.
After a few thank yous, which are similar to the obvious acceptance speeches of modern awards, he changed the subject and said: "The grandness of today's scene is really breathtaking. This shows the determination of Guangdong's military and civilians to resist the diary."
When Chen Jitang and others heard this, they thought that he was finally going to speak on the anti-Japanese topic, and they couldn't help but feel relieved. However, Zhang Da and other relevant people who went to the station to greet them smiled at each other, thinking: "It's such nonsense. After all, you are young and your childlike innocence is still intact.”
"I really want to send such a magnificent scene back to Renqiu, so that the soldiers and civilians of Renqiu can see it together and understand the determination of our Guangdong compatriots to resist Japan. I think if they are lucky enough to see such a scene, they will be deeply inspired and their fighting spirit will be high." , Well, I heard someone say that it’s okay, and you can ask filmmakers to film it. No, no, I have a better idea. I’m happy today and I’ll tell you a secret of our military training division.”
"What does he want to do?" Seeing Ouyang Yun's speech become a routine, all the generals of the Guangdong Army frowned.
However, many people below became interested. Looking at their eager eyes, they were obviously attracted by this "secret".
Pretending to be mysterious, Ouyang Yun said: "The secret is that our military academy has invented a television. Some people may not know what a television is, so I will explain it to you..."
As a result, a speech, no, it should be said to be a commendation meeting, turned into a TV promotion meeting, and Ouyang Yun's identity also changed from an anti-Japanese hero to a salesman. As for Chen Jitang and others, naturally I have to act as an expert and guest at the promotion meeting.
This promotion meeting was undoubtedly a success. With successful precedents such as penicillin and off-road vehicles, Guangdong businessmen were not worried at all that Ouyang Yun would talk nonsense. Therefore, after the commendation meeting, Ouyang Yun was immediately surrounded by enthusiastic Guangdong businessmen. , everyone took out their own reputations, hoping that Ouyang Yun could hand over the sales rights of TV sets to Guangdong...
Ouyang Yun messed up a commendation meeting with ulterior motives like this. Chen Jitang felt very humiliated. After the meeting, he returned to his office with a sullen face and no words.
Seeing this, Hu Hanmin smiled and said to Xiang Hanping beside him: "Slim Man (Chen Jitang's nickname, because he is tall and thin) is still so small."
Xiang Hanping was once regarded as the "second figure of the Cantonese family" and was relied on by Chen Jitang as his right-hand man. However, he was too bookish and would speak out when he didn't like it. As a result, he failed in the political struggle with Chen Weizhou and others, and was forced to He did not take the initiative to give up military power. At that time, he only held the position of appeasement committee member of Guangdong Central District. He looked at Ouyang Yun who was surrounded by businessmen and said: "The tall and thin man is a narrow-minded person. He thinks he is smart. Ouyang Yun has laid such a trap, and people have known about it for a long time. If my guess is correct, Ouyang Yun's last act should have been impromptu."
Hu Hanmin pushed up his glasses and said with a smile: "This young man is interesting. In this case, I have to let the tall and thin man reach an agreement with him. Hanping, take a chance to find Ouyang Yun and help me." Make an appointment with him, I want to have a detailed discussion with him face to face."
"OK."
Hu Hanmin glanced at Ouyang Yun and walked in the direction Chen Jitangyi went.
When he rushed outside Chen Jitang's office, the latter was roaring inside: "...You ungrateful thing, you treat me like Guangzhou, and you dare to play this trick with me. Hum, you treat me like Chen Jitang." Did someone grow up eating hard food?"
When Chen Jitang's guards saw Hu Hanmin, they saluted hurriedly, and then wanted to go in to report. Hu Hanmin waved his hand and said, "I'll go in myself." Then, he knocked gently on the door, and without waiting for the person inside to respond, he opened the door and left. Got in,
Ji who was with Chen Jitang were Yu Hanmou and Zhang Da. As soon as Chen Jitang saw Hu Hanmin, he couldn't curse anymore. The three of them shouted Chairman Hu together. Chen Jitang asked: "Chairman Hu, why are you here?" .”
Hu Hanmin smiled and asked, "Are you scolding Ouyang Yun?"
Chen Jitang was a little embarrassed, Zhang Dadao said: "Ouyang Yun has no sense of good and has made a mess of a good commendation meeting. No wonder the commander-in-chief is angry."
"What's so annoying about this? Isn't he just playing a trick? Besides, no matter how much trouble he makes now, Nanjing won't be able to explain it. Speaking of which, he has already suffered a big loss."
Chen Jitang thought for a while, not sure if he had figured it out, and said with a smile: "The chairman is right, that is indeed what happened."
"So, what are you going to do next?"
Chen Jitang sat down. It seemed that the evil fire in his heart had not dissipated. He said: "I originally thought he was a guy worth cooperating with, but now it seems that he is just a naughty boy. Well, he will be treated to a good meal, and then Send them out."
Hu Hanmin had already guessed that he would have such a plan, and pretended to be surprised and said: "That's right, then if he is really a noble person from our Cantonese family, wouldn't this opportunity be wasted?"
Hearing him mention this matter, Chen Jitang frowned and couldn't help but hesitate. Some time ago, a meteor flew over Guangdong from north to south. Being familiar with astrology, he quickly called his brother Chen Weizhou and his staff Huang Banxian to ask about the good or bad luck. , As a result, after some pretentiousness, both parties agreed that the star sign represented a noble person coming from the north, so he had the motivation to plan today's situation. Since the alliance with Xuebingshi was closely related, he invited Hu Hanmin to discuss , so Hu Hanmin also knew about this. After careful consultation, their original strategy was to form an alliance with the Xuexi Division, obtain a place from the Xuexi Division in exchange for certain conditions, and then allocate a group of soldiers in the name of resisting Japan. Detach troops to go north and establish a base in North China. As long as this step is achieved, the road ahead for the Guangdong clique will be much easier. They can either fight against the Guangdong and Nanjing governments separately, or they can use the name of resisting Japan to mobilize troops north to wait for an opportunity to launch an attack on Nanjing. The government's rebellious actions...
Today's commendation meeting is an important part of the alliance with the Xuebing Division. It was originally intended to drive a wedge between Nanjing and the Xuebing Division so that the Guangdong faction could gain the initiative in the negotiations. But I didn't expect that Ouyang Yun would come up with such a whim. , completely destroying the solemn atmosphere created by Chen Jitang. It is conceivable that if rumors about this matter spread, Chen Jitang and the Cantonese clique will definitely become the talk of the people across the country after dinner...
Chen Jitang was having a fierce struggle in his heart. He looked at Hu Hanmin for a while and asked, "What do you mean, Chairman?"
Hu Hanmin smiled slightly and said: "The alliance with the Military Academy is necessary. Sooner or later there will be a conflict between us and Chiang Kai-shek. In this case, one more ally will increase our strength. Although the Military Academy has a small number of people, Given time, with the territory they currently control, it’s hard to say to what level they will develop. Furthermore, don’t forget Penicillin and off-road vehicles. The Military Academy has such a high level of technology. I believe that as long as no accidents occur, it will The rise of China will be a historical trend."
Hu Hanmin is worthy of being a veteran of the Kuomintang and the spiritual leader of the southern powerful faction. The evidence for this argument is conclusive and very convincing.
After hearing this, Chen Jitang suddenly made a decision and said: "Okay, then we will act according to the original plan. Zhang Da, you call the Gui Department now and ask Li and He to come over as soon as possible. This time, we are going to play a big game." .”
"Yes." Zhang Da responded and walked out.
Chen Jitang said with a smile: "We have decided on a big deal. It's time for us to rescue Ouyang Yun from the merchants. After all, he is a guest from afar, so we can't neglect him."
Later, as if nothing happened, Chen Jitang chatted and laughed and invited Ouyang Yun and his party to visit the Guangdong Command and the Guangdong Provincial Government Office Building, and held a large-scale welcome banquet that night.
The next day, Ouyang Yun and others, accompanied by Zhang Da, visited the base camps of the Guangdong First Army and the Second Army in the suburbs of Guangzhou in the morning. In the afternoon, they attended a gathering of business people organized by the Guangdong Provincial Government...
In the evening, after attending a cocktail party hosted by businessmen, Ouyang Yun did not go back to his apartment directly. Instead, under Liu Chengyu's arrangement, he got on a rickshaw and went straight to Hu Hanmin's residence in Guangzhou.
He sneaked into Hu Hanmin's yard through the back door. Hu Hanmin and Xiang Hanping were already waiting in a room not far from the back door.
After the three people met and exchanged greetings, when the servant brought tea, Hu Hanmin asked Ouyang Yun with a smile: "General Ouyang, no one knows your whereabouts."
Although he was wondering why Hu Hanmin wanted to invite him without telling Chen Jitang, Ouyang Yun was not reckless enough to ask about it as soon as they met. He smiled and replied: "I am very clean behind my back. Chairman Hu kindly invited me. I don't know why." .”
"If I say it's just out of curiosity, General Ouyang, do you believe me?" Hu Hanmin picked up his book bag and
"Chairman Hu, Commissioner Xiang, Ouyang is a junior. Thank you for your respect. If you can, please call me Ouyang." Ouyang Yun saw that Hu Hanmin was surrounded by generals one after another. How could he dare to show off in front of him? He said in fear,
Hu Hanmin and Xiang Hanping looked at each other and smiled, and Xiang Hanping said: "Sir, since General Ouyang is so courteous and humble, let's call him by his first name. This will make him appear more cordial."
Hu Hanmin stroked his beard and smiled, seeming to appreciate Ouyang Yun's modesty. He looked at Ouyang Yun and said: "Then you don't want to be the old chairman. If you don't see others, just call me sir like Hanping and the others." .”
Xiang Hanping continued: "As for me, how old are you Chi, how about we treat each other as brothers?"
Ouyang Yun hurriedly showed courtesy and said: "That boy is so high-ranking."
Hu and Xiang looked at each other and smiled again. Then, Hu Hanmin took out a document from the drawer and gently handed it to Ouyang Yun and said, "Ouyang, take a look at this. Is the information in it accurate?"
Ouyang Yun took it and opened it. After a quick glance, his expression changed. He stood up and asked, "Sir, where did you get this?"
It is said that it is a document, but it is actually more accurate to describe it as information, because it contains detailed records of the training, personnel, and weapons. The most terrible thing is that it actually mentions things about the oil field.
Hu Hanmin said with a smile: "Don't be nervous. Only Hanping and I have seen this document, and the person who obtained this information is dead."
First he breathed a sigh of relief, but then he thought of a question and became nervous again. What was the purpose of Hu Hanmin showing this to him?
As if guessing his thoughts, Hu Hanmin said with a smile: "This document is given to you. You may wonder why we do this. Haha, don't think too much. You should know what I stand for. I have always been We firmly support those who are tough on Japan."
"Thank you. On behalf of all the officers of the Xubing Division and all the people of Renqiu and Chahar, thank you." After Ouyang Yun said this, he stood up and solemnly gave them a military salute.
"Sit down, this is what we should do. The national situation is difficult. Your military training division is on the front line of the Anti-Japanese War and fighting alone. It is us old people who only shout empty slogans who should say thank you."
"Sir, can you tell me who obtained this information?"
Hu Hanmin shook his head and said seriously: "Ouyang, the person who obtained this information did not have any evil intentions. Otherwise, it would not have fallen into my hands. You know, there is Nanjing between North China and Guangzhou. .”
Thinking that this was indeed the case, Ouyang Yun did not ask any more questions. He smiled bitterly and said: "The reason why I want to ask for the truth is that I am really unwilling to do so. To be honest with the two seniors, I think I have a very high degree of control over the military training division." , so I can’t think of any outsider who could obtain such confidential information.”
Hu Hanmin's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he smiled and said: "According to what you mean, the content of this information should be true."
"Most of it is true." Ouyang Yun told a small lie.
"What about the oil fields?"
Facing the aggressive looks of Hu and Xiang, and remembering their intention to return this information, Ouyang Yun really couldn't bring himself to round out the lie, so he answered truthfully: "I encountered this when I was in the United States. A priest who had preached in North China learned from him that there was oil in North China. To this end, I invited three experts from the United States at a high price, but unfortunately, no discovery has been made so far."
"Really?" Hu Hanmin was noncommittal about this answer and asked: "So are the contents about 'Weiqing' and 'Qubing' true?"
"it is true."
Hu Xiang and the two looked at each other, and Ouyang Yun's eyes suddenly brightened. The latter smiled and said: "It's no wonder you can defeat the Kwantung Army. With such sharp weapons, the military training division can already It is known as China’s most powerful military.”
Ouyang Yun smiled bitterly. He wanted to explain the real situation but was worried that the topic would change to oil again, so he simply kept silent.
Hu Hanmin said: "The reason why the lanky man wants to form an alliance with the military academy is probably because of these weapons. Ouyang, what do you think about this matter?"