When Ouyang Yun and his entourage arrived at the construction site, the situation was already tense and unstoppable.
With a street under construction as the boundary, two armies with completely different clothes and weapons and equipment faced each other with guns and live ammunition. Among them were the Cantonese gangsters headed by Xiang Hanping and the single heroes, Guo Da and Mu. Jiandie and others,
Xiang Hanping was trying his best to be a peacemaker at this time, but what made him embarrassed was that although Zhang Da and others, the former senior officials of the Cantonese clique, treated him with no pretense, Shan Renxiong and others also showed obvious perfunctory expressions.
The single hero was not able to walk on his own yet, so he was carried here. With his fiery temper, if it weren't for the lack of flexibility in his hands and feet, he would have definitely faced off against Zhang Da.
"It's a military seat." Li Ganjiang had the best eyes and was the first to spot Ouyang Yun's car.
Others looked over one after another, and many people came forward to greet him. Dan Xiong winked at Xiang Hanping, waited for him to come over, and said in his ear: "General Xiang, please look at Zhang Da's subordinates, don't be among them. There are one or two unscrupulous elements hidden, and once someone takes the opportunity to assassinate the army, it will be really difficult to deal with."
Shan Renxiong also has a careful side. Xiang Hanping nodded repeatedly after hearing this, and then called his guard battalion commander Fang Dong'er and asked him to lead the guards to closely monitor Zhang Da's subordinates to prevent accidents.
Fang Donger arranged for the manpower to go. Ouyang Yun asked the driver to park the car at the Xuebingjun side. Then, he took only Jiang Shuren, Bai Liusu and others to the center. He observed along the way and saw that almost all the former Cantonese senior officials were missing. Knowing this, he specifically told Guo Biao: "Lao Guo, you are not allowed to speak at that time."
"Why."
"Obey orders."
"yes."
Ouyang Yun was still more than ten meters away from everyone. Zhang Da took the lead to greet him. A bad guy came and complained first: "Commander Ouyang, your men injured our soldiers on patrol. Zhang Linshi, the commander of my gendarmerie regiment, wants to I took the people back for investigation, but they were stopped by the Guangdong army with force. Why, do you think our Guangdong army is easy to bully?"
The scale of the confrontation between the two sides exceeded everyone's expectations. On one side were two divisions of the Second Army under Zhang Da, with a total number of more than 20,000 people, while on the other side were two brigades each under Guo Da and Li Ganjiang. , the number of people has exceeded 10,000. The more people there are, the greater the variables. Therefore, everyone is unanimously opposed to Ouyang Yun taking risks alone without any security measures. Ouyang Yun's answer is brilliant: What are you afraid of? Aren't they all mine? Subordinates? If I don’t even have the courage to face them, how can I get them to admit that I am their commander?
"Ouyang, this kind of thing is so frustrating."
"Don't worry, I'm sure."
Is Ouyang Yun really sure? No one knows except himself. Zhang Da's words made it clear that he did not recognize Ouyang Yun's leadership status. Guo Biao immediately became angry. If Li Tieshu hadn't pulled him away, he would have rushed to the scene at this moment. I went up and decided to speak with my fists.
Ouyang Yun did not answer Zhang Da's question immediately. Instead, he walked up to the crowd and gave a military salute to everyone. Then he said thank you to Xiang Hanping. After doing this, he turned his attention to Zhang Da and said, "I don't know. What exactly happened here, I don’t want to know now.”
Ouyang Yun's performance seemed a bit arrogant to Zhang Da, and he immediately became angry: "Then what are you doing?"
Everyone else looked at Ouyang Yun, wondering what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd.
Ouyang Yun asked Guo Biao to get a loudspeaker. He said to Zhang Da: "I am now the director of Guangdong's appeasement. I am here to meet my subordinates. Why, can't I?"
The so-called director of appeasement is the product of the consensus reached between Xuebingjun and Chiang Kai-shek. It is also Ouyang Yun’s official identity on the scene.
Zhang Da thought for a while and said: "You mean, you don't want to solve this matter."
At this time, Guo Biao had already brought the loudspeaker. Ouyang Yun took it and ignored Zhang Da. He turned the loudspeaker towards the more than 20,000 Cantonese officers and soldiers and said loudly: "Brothers, I am Ouyang Yun. I have a few words. Let’s talk to everyone.”
"Asshole." "Arrogant."... Ouyang Yun's actions aroused strong dissatisfaction among Zhang Da and others. Several people whispered: "Why, Ouyang Yun wants to use his eloquence to instigate rebellion on the spot, huh, He also underestimated our Guangdong army." "Listen to what he said." "I really don't know what Xiang Hanping thinks, huh, there will be days when he regrets it."...
Ouyang Yun had already made an impromptu speech loudly: "When the military soldiers entered Guangdong, many people must have thought that I, Ouyang Yun, came to reap the benefits. After eight years of governance by General Chen Jitang, Guangdong has lost everything from industry to people's livelihood to democracy. The cause has made great progress. From this aspect, General Chen has made a huge contribution to Guangdong. Here, I would like to express my deep gratitude, but what I want to say is that our original Renqiu is no better than Guangzhou No, many people don’t believe it, right? Well, I’ll list a few detailed comparisons. First of all, I want to ask you, as an ordinary soldier, how much is your military salary per month?”
No one answered this question, and Ouyang Yun didn't need them to answer. He continued: "It's a big ocean, and it doesn't get it on time every month. It seems that the security forces are much smaller. We learn from the army." How much is the salary of an ordinary soldier? Five yuan. Some people will not believe it. I will give you a chance to confront them on the spot. Opposite you are the officers and soldiers of the 1st and 3rd Xuebing Military Division. You can ask them which one Anybody, see if I'm lying."
After he said this, small-scale riots began to occur among the Cantonese officers and soldiers of the Second Army. Many people whispered and began to discuss the authenticity of this incident.
Behind Ouyang Yun, several high-ranking Cantonese officials could not stand still. One of them walked up to Xiang Hanping and asked loudly: "Military seat, what do you mean by Ouyang Yun? Do you want to expose our background? Humph, look at the whole country, Which army doesn't have military pay? Damn it, this guy is too poisonous."
Xiang Hanping didn't look good either. During the Republic of China, it was extremely common for all troops to receive military pay. The Guangdong system was relatively good because few people received free pay. In many places, the actual military establishment was often only one-third of what was reported. For one thing, once Ouyang Yun said this, he offended many people. Xiang Hanping said: "Wait until he finishes."
Ouyang Yun waited for a while, which gave the Cantonese officers and soldiers some time to think, and then he continued: "Many people will definitely think that the Xuebingjun is very rich. Yes, I don't deny that we Xuebingjun is indeed very rich. Let me tell you clearly, we have several companies in the United States, and they are all engaged in extremely profitable businesses. Therefore, we have the ability to pay high salaries to our officers and soldiers without levying agricultural taxes. Brothers of the Guangdong Army, we did not come to Guangdong because of the wealth of Guangdong. It is not modest to say that we are richer than you. The reason why we want to stay away from our homeland and come to Guangdong is because we still want to To fight the Japanese, we need time to accumulate strength. Brothers, some people will definitely tell you why you are soldiers. It is to protect your family and country. If anyone really says that to me, I will give him four words: bullshit and hypocrisy. As the ancients said, good men should not be soldiers. Why should we join the army? Isn’t it just to get promoted and get rich? Some people laughed (there are indeed many people grinning below), do they not agree with my statement? Ha, hypocrisy, Do you know why our Xuebing Army can do no harm to the people? Because we are not short of money. Officers can get bonuses from the Xuebing Army enterprises. They are not short of money, so they will not go out of their way to deduct military pay. Officials do not deduct military pay, and soldiers can get their pay on time. Naturally, they do not need to spend more time harassing the people to generate income. Brothers, there is no one who is born to want to do bad things and is stabbed in the spine. , the reason why we take risks is not because of the pressure of life. I understand that everyone seems to have said a lot of nonsense, so let’s talk about it next. Many people doubt the intentions of our military students coming to Guangdong, and think that our military students are here in Guangdong. The army will annex you, and now I can tell you clearly that, yes, the Xuebing Army is going to annex you."
These words have some weight. As soon as Ouyang Yun finished speaking, there was an uproar below, and the senior officials of the Guangdong Department began to ask Xiang Hanping to verify one thing: Can soldiers who serve as military officers really receive dividends from the companies they belong to? Xiang Hanping Having stayed in Renqiu for a long time, he knew this matter clearly. Only then did he understand why Ouyang Yun acted so confidently. It turned out that Brother Kong Fang was backing him up. Well, this really controlled the people's hearts. Cun, the purpose of joining the army is to get promoted and get rich. It sounds vulgar, but it is the truth. He gave everyone an affirmative answer. Now, all the senior officials of the Cantonese clique who were originally united in opposing the cloud and wanted to re-erect the flag of the Cantonese clique, appeared in the camp. polarized,
Ouyang Yun waited for a while again, and after the noise below gradually subsided, he said: "But I promise, this has a time limit. As soon as we defeat Little Japan, our student army will definitely leave. At that time, everyone Whether you are willing to continue to follow the Xuebing Army or raise the banner of the Guangdong Army again is your choice. In addition, I can guarantee you that there are only two kinds of enemies for you. One is foreign invaders, and the other is the hostility that threatens our Xuebing Army. power, I, Ouyang Yun, will not use you to deal with my enemies, nor will I use you to seek personal gain for myself. If you violate this rule, you have the right to refuse to execute orders."
"Sir." A soldier squeezed out of the crowd, raised his hand and shouted,
"Shout the report," Ouyang Yun looked at him and shouted back louder,
The soldier immediately stood up and shouted: "Report."
Ouyang Yun smiled and said, "If you have anything to say, please tell me."
Everyone looked at the soldier, and many Cantonese officers and soldiers who knew him whispered: "It's Hu Erhai." "What does Hu Erhai want to do?"
Ouyang Yun stared, looked around at everyone, and shouted: "Who is making the noise? I wonder if there is no order from the superior. Do you need to ask for permission when speaking in this kind of situation?"
The scene was completely silent. Everyone including Zhang Da and others were stunned for a while.