An important town in northern Hunan Province, Changde.

After the Battle of Wuhan, the new 38th Division and its eight honorary divisions first withdrew west to Tianmen, and then south to Changde, and then spent more than half a month in Changde for reorganization.

The new 38th Division and eight honorary divisions began to be reorganized in Changde and the surrounding counties, and Zhong Yi was embarrassed.

Because the General Headquarters had already issued a clear order to abolish the Dabie Mountain Theater and set up a separate Dabie Mountain Guerrilla Zone, with Li Pinxian as the commander-in-chief of the Dabie Mountain Guerrilla Zone, and immediately after that, Li Pinxian appointed the chief of staff and chief of staff of the Guerrilla Zone, and the Dabie Mountain Guerrilla Zone was soon put on the right track.

However, the newly established Dabie Mountain guerrilla zone did not have a place for Zhong Yi.

There is no place for Zhong Yi in the Fifth War Zone, and as for Zhong Yi's original unit, the Wuhan Garrison, Wuhan has fallen, so naturally it is even more impossible to have a Wuhan Garrison.

The Command Department did not arrange Zhong Yi's new position for the time being, but only said that he would be with the Honorary First Division for the time being.

Therefore, Zhong Yi followed the Honorary First Division to Changde to help Zhu Liangcheng train the newly recruited recruits.

On the training ground, Zhong Yi shouted the password, and was meticulously training more than 100 recruits who had just been recruited.

Zhong Yi did not have the slightest complaint about the current situation, because he knew that the Kuomintang would eventually lose and flee to Taiwan, so he had no idea of going to Chongqing to drill the camp at all, not to mention that he also knew very well that even if he went to Chongqing to drill the camp, it would be useless, and it was impossible for President Chang to reuse him, a non-Whampoa.

So it's good to stay in Changde and train the army.

Pumping can also develop several downlines.

Because of Lao He's advice, Zhong Yi did not dare to take the initiative to contact the party organization, but the party organization did not prohibit the latent personnel from developing the offline during the incubation period, and even encouraged it, and in fact, Zhong Yi did develop a lot of offline personnel, and now, there are more than 50 party members in the first division of honor.

Moreover, most of these party members are backbone members at the battalion and company level, such as Shen Xian and Guo Qi are brigade commanders, and of course, the most important thing is that Zhu Liangcheng, the division commander, is also a member of the Communist Party.

It can be said that the 1st Honor Division is completely in the hands of the party, and as long as our party gives an order, this armed force can break away from the Kuomintang camp at any time.

"...... to the right See! ”

"Forward...... See! ”

"Keep up with the left and right!"

"Stand upright!"

"Take a break!"

Zhong Yi was practicing energetically, and a large group of people suddenly came outside the training ground.

Zhu Liangcheng led the way in front, and behind him was a first-class general, slightly chubby, and if he looked closely, it turned out to be his old commander in the Wuhan garrison, Feng Yuxiang.

Feng Yuxiang has returned to Chongqing since the Wuhan garrison was revoked, but now he suddenly came to Changde, Zhong Yi guessed that most of them were here for him.

"Ziren!" Still dozens of meters away, Feng Yuxiang beckoned and shouted, "Come, come here!" ”

"Rest in place!" Zhong Yi gave the recruit a rest order, and then turned around to meet him.

When Zhong Yi came closer, Feng Yuxiang squeezed his eyebrows and said, "Ziren, do you guess what I came for?" ”

Before the Great War in the Central Plains, Feng Yuxiang, who held military power, was extremely majestic, and the entire head of the Northwest Army, even a leading general like Sun Lianzhong, would be whipped by him if he was not careful.

But after the defeat of the Central Plains War and being deprived of military power, Feng Yuxiang seemed to be a different person, becoming a fat old man who was happy all day long, and became a good old man.

Zhong Yi said: "Boss, how can I guess this." ”

Although Feng Yuxiang is no longer the commander-in-chief of the Wuhan Garrison, he is also the deputy commander-in-chief of the National Revolutionary Army and the vice chairman of the Military Committee, so it is okay to call him the general commissar.

"What kind of seat am I?" Feng Yuxiang waved his hand and said, "The whole thing is a decoration." ”

Zhong Yi smiled and said: "The general seat will give a fair evaluation of the merits of the Chinese revolution. ”

"Don't say this, don't say this." Feng Yuxiang hurriedly changed the topic, "This time, I was ordered by Principal Chang to make a special trip to Changde to present you with an award. ”

Zhong Yi was stunned and said, "Awarding? ”

"Yes, awards." Feng Yuxiang said again, "Guess, what award did Lao Chang give you?" ”

Zhong Yi didn't speak, but Zhu Liangcheng, Guo Qi, Shen Xian and others who accompanied him began to guess.

Guo Qi first said: "For his meritorious service in the defense of Wuhan, he will at least get the first-class Baoding Medal!" ”

"What's the Treasure Medal?" Shen Xian immediately objected, "If you want to follow me, how can you get the Blue Sky and White Sun Medal!" ”

Zhu Liangcheng nodded and said: "I also think that the command should award Ziren a Blue Sky and White Sun Medal, otherwise it is really not enough to commend his merits in the defense of Wuhan!" ”

Feng Yuxiang smiled and said proudly: "A few of you, you still underestimate Principal Chang's mind. ”

"What do you mean by that?" Guo Qi said, "Could it be that the Command Department awarded the National Glory Medal?" ”

The Guoguang Medal was just established in February this year, and the specifications are higher than the Blue Sky and White Sun Medal, which is used to commend high-ranking officials or senior generals who have made great contributions to the country and the nation.

"That's right, the Order of National Light!" Feng Yuxiang said again, "Ziren, you are the first person to receive the National Glory Medal!" Even our principal Chang hasn't gotten it. ”

The corners of Zhong Yi's mouth hooked, he could probably guess Principal Chang's thoughts.

In view of his exploits in the defense of Wuhan, it is impossible not to give him recognition.

If the operation is carried out according to the routine, it is natural that the post will be promoted and then awarded the Baoding Medal.

Zhu Liangcheng, Liu Yuanlin, and Shi Zude were all like this, they were all promoted from brigade commander to division commander, and awarded the first-class Baoding Medal, although Sun Liren's position was not promoted, but the rank of Quanxu was promoted from colonel to major general.

But Zhong Yi obviously couldn't operate according to the routine, and it was impossible for Principal Chang to let him be promoted to division commander.

Therefore, we can only work the false name, and it is slightly insufficient to award the Blue Sky and White Sun Medal, and only by awarding the National Glory Medal can we suppress public opinion and make people have nothing to say.

In a word, except for some special occasions, ornaments like the Order of National Light, the Order of the Blue Sky and the White Sun, and the Order of Baoding are of no use! The important thing is that the cost is low! Therefore, this kind of reward is Principal Chang's favorite, which is much more affordable than rewarding fiat currency or giving military power.

After a pause, Feng Yuxiang turned his head to Zhu Liangcheng and said: "Liangcheng, you make an announcement to hold a celebration banquet for Ziren in Changde City Hall, and then in front of everyone at the banquet, I will personally award Ziren with a medal, oh yes, you must invite as many reporters as possible, this kind of thing must be hyped up." ”