Another day has arrived, the morning mist is still hazy, the sun has not yet risen in the east, and the west of Meitan City is already bustling with people and hurried footsteps. The Central Committee of the Red Army, escorted by the guard troops, has gathered at the east end of the small stone bridge in western Guizhou.
, getting ready to set off for Zunyi.
At a fork in the road a few hundred meters north of the small bridge, the tall and thin Chairman Mao strode up to more than thirty Red Army soldiers who were solemnly saluting, and waved casually in return.
Li Xiaolong, who put on a white military uniform, saluted and stepped forward, held the chairman's hand, and said apologetically: "Chairman, how can I let you come to see us off in person? I originally wanted to go to your place to say goodbye.
I didn’t expect you to come as soon as I left…”
The chairman laughed and glanced around kindly. His eyes passed over the excited-looking Battalion Commander Zhou and others, and finally returned to Li Xiaolong's face:
"Xiao Li, you got a big deal, haha! Look at these war horses, the sophisticated weapons on the comrades, and the unconcealed vitality in each of them. You can see that they are fighting hard battles with kindness.
Excellent troops with a tenacious style. Since the five counter-encirclement and suppression campaigns, there are not many such troops in our Red Army, so you should cherish them!"
Li Xiaolong puffed up his chest and said "yes", then lowered his head sadly, appearing very conflicted.
"Hey, what's wrong? You should be full of confidence when you become a military political commissar. Now the Twentieth Army accounts for almost half of the total strength of our Central Red Army. If it had been someone else, I would have been grinning from the corners of the mouth to the ears. How could you be like this?
Despondent? Nominate at the meeting
When you became the political commissar of the 20th Army, the comrades of the Military Commission also asked for my opinion as a reluctant attendee of the meeting. I agreed that Comrade Li Xiaolong is a capable general in both civil and military positions. He has been doing *** work since he came down from the main force.
Very good reputation, achieved
Your achievements are obvious to all, but I'm afraid that ***, Rong Zhen, Zuo Quan and your immediate boss, Comrade Zhu Rui, won't be able to part with it. *** quickly said, "I'm willing to let it go," and everyone laughed when they heard it. The Twentieth Army will be unified in the future.
Legion command, *** they got it out of thin air
Why don't you want to give up a new force? You can't wait to be happy! Haha!... Xiaolong, there is something wrong with your mental outlook. Have some comrades on the Military Commission given you some difficulties?" the chairman was keenly aware.
Li Xiaolong’s emotional changes.
Li Xiaolong glanced at Battalion Commander Zhou and others in the distance, approached Chairman Mao and reported in a low voice: "Last night, the organization talked to me overnight and issued a special document to transfer the four main regiments of Huang Han's 41st Division to
They were all dismantled and replenished to the severely damaged legions respectively. Chairman, I am so embarrassed! As a political commissar, I have not made any contribution to the 20th Army.
, as soon as I took office, I split the troops that we had been fighting together for more than two years into half. What would the comrades of the 20th Army think of me, and what would they think of our Party and the Central Committee? They are really suffering, and they have betrayed
In the name of a traitor, he still persisted in the revolution and finally developed to the present scale. He has survived all the ups and downs, but as soon as he came back..."
The chairman was stunned. He looked at Li Xiaolong who was too excited to speak. He sighed slightly and slowly took out the cigarette. He took out the last cigarette from the crumpled cigarette case and clamped it on his finger. He slowly took out the match and struck two
After burning the cigarette, he lit the cigarette and took a few deep breaths. The smile returned to his scorched and thin face again:
"Xiao Long, since the comrades of the Military Commission have decided this way, it is after careful consideration. You also know the current situation of our army. The battle losses along the way have been too great, and almost all departments have been broken down. We urgently need to be replenished!
The commanders of each army have their own difficulties, and doing so is a last resort. As for you, as the political commissar of the 20th Army, you need to consider the overall situation. If you, the political commissar, can't figure it out, how can you do your job?
Develop?
"Don't worry, you have to believe in Comrade Huang Han and the comrades of the 20th Army. Just like you said, after so many years of ups and downs, what else can't be figured out? For the sake of revolution and belief, they endured humiliation and heavy burdens
Fighting thousands of miles away, how many sacrifices have been made
Comrades and comrades-in-arms, haven't they all come here? Don't you always believe in our Party and our Central Committee in your heart? Xiao Li, don't worry, don't hesitate and beat around the bush when you get there, open the sky and speak clearly, everything can be solved in the end
of."
"Yes! Thank you, Chairman, for reminding and encouraging me, thank you!"
Li Xiaolong raised his head, extremely grateful. The chairman's words completely dispelled his worries, and the smile returned to his face again.
The chairman smiled encouragingly: "That's right. I'm afraid Huang Han is not as stingy as you think. Otherwise, when our party and our army are facing life and death, he will not stand up and follow the party without any regrets."
Let’s go. I think the treatment given to him by the Communist Party is much better, right? There is probably the temptation of maintaining the establishment and even receiving a generous salary. Didn’t he and his comrades come back without hesitation?”
"Thank you, Chairman. I will definitely tell Comrade Huang Han what the Chairman said, and tell it to the comrades of the 20th Army... By the way, Chairman, Huang Han entrusted me to deliver something to you. I wanted to go last night
It's your place, but unfortunately I never had time. I almost forgot about it when I was so excited."
Li Xiaolong turned around and walked to Battalion Commander Zhou, took out the gift neatly wrapped in brown paper from the cloth bag on his horse, returned to the chairman and presented it with both hands.
The chairman did not accept it, pointed to the gift, and asked with a smile: "Huang Han is probably the richest big boss in our Red Army team at present, haha! Let me explain first that you cannot accept expensive gifts. You know we have discipline."
"It's cigarettes, Chairman. After I told him the whole process of the medicines and radios that Huang Han gave to the Chairman last year, he was very moved. I left in a hurry when I came back. Comrade Huang Han had prepared a batch of seized special medicines for me.
Sent to the Central Hospital, but
The mission was too urgent and he couldn't carry it, so in a hurry he packed two cigarettes for me to take to the chairman, saying that the chairman was a heavy smoker, the march was tense during this period, and there were wars everywhere along the way, and I was afraid that even the tobacco leaves would not be found." Li Xiaolong.
Put two cigarettes into the chairman's hand.
The chairman looked to the north, let out a long sigh, nodded and accepted the gift, and said humorously: "This yellow man is so smart in giving gifts, this gift... is not light! Okay, I will accept it, you have reached the 20th Army
Tell him for me that I thank him. If he has any objections to the division of troops, you can tell him, I say: We have come through thousands of mountains and rivers, what obstacles do you still have that Huang Han can't overcome? Back then you
Didn’t it take dozens of guns to get to where we are today? Remember that?”
Li Xiaolong was overjoyed: "I remember, Chairman, I remember! The Chairman's words are more effective than my ten thousand words! Thank you, Chairman, I'm leaving!"
Li Xiaolong took a step back and saluted solemnly. Under the chairman's admiring gaze, he strode to the horse, jumped up, rode back and saluted solemnly again, raised his whip and whipped the horse to the north. A group of warriors
He followed closely on his war horse and fled away.
The chairman kept looking until he couldn't see Li Xiaolong's shadow, then he withdrew his gaze, shook the cigarette in his hand, and couldn't help but sigh in a low voice:
"Huang Han, Huang Han, after passing this level, you will mature quickly. Don't let me down..."
…
On the evening of the seventh day of the first lunar month, in the West Garden of Xu Mansion.
Inside and outside the courtyard, which is decorated with flowers and green plants, there are bursts of laughter and excitement. A rare gathering since the completion of the West Garden is going on.
More than a dozen generals of the 17th Army, including Hu Jialin, Lu Yixuan, Huang Yingwu, Wu Liheng, Yang Jiuxiao, Zhang Chengzhu, and Li Jinlong, stationed in North China, Commander Xia Jian of the 26th Army stationed in southern Yunnan, Chief of Staff Yan Yaohuan, and Guard Commander Dai Zhengliang, etc.
A group of generals, Jiang Defense Commander Cheng Guang, Air Force Commander Huang Xuyi, Air Defense Commander Tu Zhirong, etc., together with their
Wife, children, parents and family members all gathered in the West Garden. The wide yard suddenly became crowded. Nearly three hundred people, including generals and their families, were scattered around dozens of large tables. Under the big trees in the yard and in the small pavilions,
Beside the rockery, all the brothers and their families were chatting happily. Nearly a hundred children were walking among the crowd, looking full of life and interest.
Those who burst into laughter in the main hall were Lao Shoudao, Yin Jinan's father-in-law Duan Huaicheng, Hu Jialin's father Mr. Hu, Jiang Xianyun and more than 30 senior figures, as well as more than 30 master chefs invited from major restaurants in Xufu.
They were happily cooking in the backyard, and a company of guards temporarily acted as waiters, shuttling between tables, sweating profusely from their work.
After Ye Cheng introduced his parents to the elders, he was already sweating profusely. He smiled and walked away, leaving his busy parents nodding and saying goodbye. Who knew that he walked through the crowd on his way to the pavilion in the back mountain?
, was entangled by her younger son again, and could only hold her son up the stone steps to the pavilion.
An Jin studied German with Ye Cheng whenever he had time in the past two years, and was very close to Ye Cheng's girl and son. When he saw Ye Cheng sweating profusely, he quickly went up to hug the little thing and started teasing it.
"Xiao Jin, why didn't you leave for Taiyuan today?"
Ye Cheng suddenly remembered something. Yan Xishan's old man passed away. An Yi couldn't leave him and had to ask his younger brother to bring gifts to offer sacrifices. He originally thought that An Jin would leave today, but he didn't expect that he was still stuck in Xu Mansion.
An Jin shrugged and explained with a smile: "I was originally going to go today, but then I heard that General He Jingzhi went to express condolences on behalf of the Chairman this morning. My brother didn't want us to get together with that weakling He Jingzhi, so he said to wait first.
, and then the aircraft factory notified that another AN5 transport aircraft had completed all inspections and could be delivered ahead of schedule. My elder brother asked me to take this plane tomorrow and give the gift together with the aircraft to General Baichuan. General Baichuan has long wanted to have an aircraft with
I have a special plane like my elder brother, so this gift comes at the right time."
"Good boy! Give Yan Baichuan a plane? This gift is not light... The entire Jinsui Army will probably shed tears of gratitude, and those guests will only be amazed!"
After Ye Cheng finished speaking, he saw Huang Yingwu waving to him, smiled and walked over.
An Yi and the brothers were discussing matters in North China. Before Ye Cheng sat down and could hear a few words, Huang Yingwu came close to his ear and asked in a low voice:
"Old Ye, why did you kill Chen Dingyuan's grandson? Didn't you know that he was Xu Enzeng's favorite disciple?"
"It is precisely because he was Xu Enzeng's favorite disciple that we killed him. The commander and brothers are already troubled enough by having the Central Party Headquarters Office by our side. He also wants to quietly plant an informant on us.
As the military center of the country, how about killing him?" Ye Cheng replied nonchalantly.
Huang Yingwu pushed Ye Cheng dissatisfied: "Go, go, don't do this with me, is it as simple as corruption?"
Ye Cheng knew that he could not hide it from the adult Huang Yingwu, but the matter had been classified as top secret by An Yi, and even Ye Cheng had no way of knowing about it. Moreover, An Yi told everyone that Chen Dingyuan only needed to be charged with corruption.
There is no other explanation. Even Ye Cheng is suspicious but does not know the truth. Almost all the brothers regard An Yi's move as a
A kind of warning to the CC department of the Central Party Committee, which means "We are all friends, don't go too far, otherwise it won't be as simple as killing a dog next time." Therefore, after killing Chen Dingyuan at lightning speed, Brother
They were all relieved and realized that their boss was no longer what he used to be. He dared to do anything and would no longer be submissive and bullied by others.
"You're talking!" Huang Yingwu pushed Ye Cheng again.
Ye Cheng had no choice but to slightly raise his chin to the left. Huang Yingwu immediately looked over and locked eyes with Du Yi, who was quietly sitting next to An Yi with a smile on his face. After thinking about it, he could only sigh in frustration.
Tone:
"That's all, that's all, no one can do anything about this stuffy stomach, and I don't dare to ask him, grandma's..."
Du Yi sat quietly next to An Yi, but the corner of his eyes had already locked onto Ye Cheng and Huang Yingwu's every move. He guessed from their mouth shapes and expressions that they were talking about Chen Dingyuan, and Ye
The final tilt of Cheng's chin and the expression in Huang Yingwu's eyes immediately confirmed Du Yi's guess.
Of course Du Yi knew very well that the real reason why Chen Dingyuan was slaughtered was not corruption. In the past, he didn't even care about buying peace with this small amount of money. It was because An Yi and Du Yi were very afraid of Mao Zedong's counter-revolutionary campaign.
Internal cleanup capabilities, knowing that Huang Han will also create many dangers and hidden dangers after returning to the Central Red Army, especially the final
For the final delivery of the map and code book, Huang Han must find an extremely sufficient and safe reason, and this must be done satisfactorily. The way to do it is naturally to kill people and silence them, without any evidence, and it can have the effect of
One move achieved multiple results, so Chen Dingyuan, who was sent to Anjiajun by the Central Government, became the scapegoat.
Another one, this strategy is not only An Yi's love and justice for Huang Han, from beginning to end, but also a hidden strategy to protect southern Sichuan: An Yi killed Chen Dingyuan, who was defined as an underground party member by the Red Army, which meant that An Jiajun
It is already known that the secret of the troop deployment has been leaked, and it will definitely be readjusted. In this way, the Red Army will not be sure about the deployment of the Anjia Army, and it will be even more cautious.
Fear. Because of the unknown and fear, he will become more cautious, and his courage will be greatly reduced. Naturally, he will not dare to easily invade the territories of An's army such as southern Sichuan and western Hunan. An Yi does his best to let the Red Army go the way he wants them to go.
Do not stay in Sichuan, Hunan, Yunnan and Guizhou areas for too long, so that production and living order can be restored quickly and prepare for the future war of resistance.
Such a linked chain of interests, schemes within schemes, cannot be exposed to the sun at all. Therefore, it can only rot in the stomachs of Du Yi, An Yi, Shen Fengdao and Huang Han.
"It's time to eat——"
Lao Shoudao's son Ermao shouted, causing the whole courtyard to burst into laughter. An Yi and others came down the mountain in succession. The seniors happily gave in to each other in the main hall and went out hand in hand.
But at this moment, a storm was stirring up the world inside and outside Zunyi City; in Taihe Town, more than 90 kilometers north of Zunyi, Huang Han and his assistants were rushing to meet Li Xiaolong who was dismounting...