When the banquet was in full swing, Yuan Su quietly retreated from the ballroom, looked around, and finally saw Cai E in the corner of the living room. At this time, the coffee table in front of Cai E had already been laid out either horizontally or vertically.
There were several bottles of wine placed there, some of them were already empty, and the remaining bottles were not full.
Cai E himself was holding a wine glass, but the content in it was not wine. His cheeks were a little red, and his sitting posture seemed improper. His eyes were narrowed to a slit and he didn't know what he was looking at. From time to time, he looked up and down.
He took a sip from his wine glass. If the other party hadn't been wearing the uniform of an Army Major General, anyone who saw him would have thought he was a seriously frustrated person.
In fact, Yuan Su could still see that Cai E was indeed frustrated, and it was the kind of frustration that could be recorded as a turning point in life's destiny. He sighed secretly, thinking that Cai E was drunk like this, and now it's over
When talking to him, it is impossible to come up with a reason, for fear that even Cai E himself will not know what he is talking about later.
But it was fine now anyway, so he walked over anyway.
However, before he could reach Cai E, another person suddenly came from the other direction and greeted Yuan Su: "Why are you here, Mr. Yuan? Are you here to see General Songpo?"
Yuan Suxun looked up and saw that the person who came was none other than Jiang Baili. He smiled politely at Jiang Baili and said, "Yes, I had planned to have a good chat with General Cai a few days ago. After all, I am junior.
I still hope to learn some military strategy knowledge from General Cai."
Jiang Baili still had a very good impression of Yuan Su. Now that he heard what Yuan Su said, he did not hide anything more. He sighed helplessly and said in a melancholy tone: "I'm afraid today is not the time. Let's relax."
General Songpo has been in a bad mood and spirit these past few days. He has been staying at home since around the time he was a child. Even I have a hard time meeting General Songpo."
Yuan Su hesitated for a moment and asked directly: "Is it because of the last meeting at the Army Department?"
Jiang Baili smiled bitterly for a while and said slowly: "That's not entirely true. After all, Mr. Yuan came to the Presidential Palace not long ago, and he didn't know all the things that happened between General Songpo and me. How should I put it, the last time Mr. Yuan attended
The War Department meeting is just a microcosm of many things."
Yuan Su naturally knew it well. He sighed deeply and said solemnly: "Is it possible that the Presidential Office is not very cooperative with General Cai's military reforms? Or is it possible that there are some scoundrels who are causing trouble?
"
Jiang Baili shook his head and said: "What do you mean by Xiao Xiao's disciples? I'm just afraid that the people who cause trouble are not Xiao Xiao's disciples."
Yuan Su pretended to be questioning and asked: "Brother Jiang, what is going on here?"
Jiang Baili naturally didn't intend to elaborate on this matter. He just had a good impression of Yuan Su, so he chatted a few words in front of him. There were many things that would be meaningless if he couldn't understand them and said them directly. He
He slowly shook his head again and said sadly: "Anyway, it's all in the past, and you don't need to care about what happened. In short, General Songpa has tried his best. Since some people want to stand still, then
There is nothing we can do about it.”
Yuan Su was silent for a while. Of course he was very clear about the cause and effect of the whole incident, but he never expected that things would happen so quickly. Before he could even get close to Cai E, the voices within Beiyang that opposed military reform started to slap him.
He completely photographed Cai E. He could indeed hear some of the situation from Jiang Baili's tone. He was afraid that Cai E had really given up on the Beiyang government, so how could he try his best to change this predicament?
"Oh, I heard that the samples of the new rifle have arrived, right?" At this moment, Jiang Baili suddenly changed the topic and asked Yuan Su with a somewhat normal expression.
"Yes, it has been sent to the Presidential Palace for several days. I haven't heard anything about the test in the past few days, so I was very concerned about it, so I wanted to find an opportunity to ask General Cai about it." Yuan Su said smoothly.
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"I'm afraid General Songpo is not clear about this matter. To be honest, a few days ago I studied foreign armament and logistics management books. Based on the current military situation in China, it is indeed necessary to speed up
Promote the construction and implementation of standardized weapons. In my spare time, I discussed the weapon drawings sent by Mr. Yuan with officials from the Ordnance Department and foreign advisers to the Presidential Office. Everyone generally believed that rifles and cavalry were suitable for promotion at this stage."
Jiang Baili said.
"Brother Jiang, have you really studied this matter in the past few days?" Yuan Su was a little surprised and asked seriously.
"Of course there will be no lies. Jiang has no other hobbies in his spare time. As a soldier, he should focus on military studies. There is nothing busy at General Songpa these days, so he can be so free to study in private.
It's about the new rifle." Jiang Baili said with a smile, and at the same time he was a little confused, why was Yuan Su's reaction so big?
"Brother Jiang, to be honest, in my short military experience, I only admired two people. In fact, they were my uncle Yuan Xiangcheng, and the second one was General Cai Songpo. To be honest, I had heard of General Cai Songpo's reputation in my early years.
I have heard a little bit about his deeds, but what really made me realize that General Cai is a peerless military genius was when I met with General Cai last time to discuss new rifles. General Cai pointed out the key to standardization in a simple sentence, which made me realize
I'm impressed." Yuan Su tried his best to make his expression and tone appear sincere, as if he was speaking from the bottom of his heart.
"Really? The President's martial arts skills are indeed higher than his military skills. He is worthy of being the founder and founder of China's modern military. General Songpo is extremely talented and has a very profound accumulation of military science. He is indeed an indispensable figure in the Chinese military.
Talent." Jiang Baili nodded in agreement and said.
"However, when I talked with Brother Jiang today, I discovered that there is a third person in China who deserves my admiration. To be honest, I have no deep friendship with Brother Jiang, and my knowledge of Brother Jiang is limited to hearsay.
To be honest, even now I don't understand how talented you are, Brother Jiang. But just from what I heard from Brother Jiang just now, Brother Jiang is obsessed with military science and can assist General Cai in formulating a detailed military reform plan. It can be seen that Brother Jiang is very talented.
Brother, after General Cai, I am a role model for young Chinese military strategists." Yuan Su said very sincerely.dd