The rules of the special operations brigade were set by Liao Fan, and all the requirements for selecting soldiers were strict, and it was precisely because of this that it was very difficult for the special operations brigade to expand, especially after suffering large-scale losses this time, and it would take a long time to recover.

In the face of this situation, we can only take our time and not help the seedlings grow, otherwise in the end, the combat effectiveness of the special operations brigade will decline by one level, and when the time comes, it will take more than energy to reorganize the brigade.

"Take your time, now our defense area is three times larger than before, with Ma Wanzhong and Li Weimin on the east and north sides, there are not many problems! However, there is no need to limit the number of people in the special operations brigade in the future, as long as there are as many as qualified, but you must remember not to lower the requirements! ”

The role of the special operations brigade is not only the combat strength of individual soldiers, but now there are infantry, artillery and armored troops in the new 33rd Army! In the future, they will also have an air force, navy, and even paratroopers, and the formation of these units needs a good model to imitate, and the best thing is to select a group of people from the special operations brigade to train them well, and then form such a unit.

"Okay, it's okay, you go back and accompany Kang Xin more, she is everyone's best girl, you can bear to worry about you all day long?"

……

Three days later, Chen Cheng, Yan Xishan and others came to Taihang Mountain, Chen Cheng wanted to invite Li Zongren to go to Taihang Mountain with him, but after arriving at Laohekou, Chen Cheng was rejected by Li Zongren before he could mention this matter.

Li Zongren is also an old fritter in the officialdom, and there is also a gap between him and Chairman Jiang, so he is unwilling to do this kind of thankless thing. As a last resort, Chen Cheng had no choice but to bring a group of secretaries to Taihang Mountain.

However, this trip to Taihang Mountain was destined to disappoint Chen Cheng, because it was Li Lingfei who received him, and as the chief of staff of the New 33rd Army, he could not make any decisions for Liao Fan.

"I've already arranged a place for you!"

"Chief of Staff Li, when will we be able to meet Commander Liao?"

"General Chen is really sorry, our army commander was assassinated by unknown forces in Datong, and he hasn't woken up yet!"

"Let's take a look at Commander Liao, right?" Yan Laoxi didn't believe Li Lingfei, he thought that Liao Fan was deliberately avoiding them.

"Commander Yan, I received your wishes for our army commander, but the doctor said that what Brother Fan needs is to recuperate, and no one is allowed to approach except the doctor, and I won't hide it from you Since Brother Fan was injured and fell, I have never seen our Brother Fan again!" Li Lingfei didn't blink when he talked nonsense.

"This ......" Yan Laoxi and Chen Cheng were speechless, isn't this for nothing? It's not easy for them to come here.

"You are also tired today, arrange for you to rest first, if there is something we will talk about tomorrow, as long as I can call the shots, I will definitely promise you!"

Li Lingfei turned around and left, telling the soldiers around him to treat them well with good food and drink.

After Li Lingfei left, Wang Haoran came to see Chen Cheng for the first time, after all, Chen Cheng was still his direct commander on the surface, although he had secretly joined the military command, but there was something that could not be revealed.

"What happened to Liao Fan?" Chen Cheng asked.

"I'm not sure, I can't get close to the hospital, and there are too many wards in the hospital, the news about Liao Fan is uncertain, some people say that Liao Fan is dead, and some people say that Liao Fan is already well, but he is hiding!" Wang Haoran also wanted to know whether Liao Fan was dead or alive.

"Does this have anything to do with us?" Chen Cheng knew very well in his heart that 80 or 90 percent of this matter was related to the chairman.

Wang Haoran shook his head: "It doesn't matter!" ”

Chen Cheng didn't ask any more questions, he knew that if Chairman Jiang didn't want him to know the truth, it would be useless for him to inquire about the news: "You go back first!" ”

Although he came to Taihang Mountain, Chen Cheng didn't have the slightest clue about what was going on, especially when he came this time, I am afraid that he would really not be able to see Liao Fan, thinking about it, the only thing he can do tomorrow is to announce in public what Chairman Jiang has made clear, as for the interests of Shanxi, I am afraid that a one-word agreement will not be reached.

After running for so long, he finally came to Taihang Mountain, although he was exhausted, Chen Cheng did not feel the slightest sleep, and lay on the bed tossing and turning. Of course, Yan Laoxi, who also has insomnia, came to Taihang Mountain to meet Liao Fan to discuss matters in Shanxi, but he can't see Liao Fan, how can things be discussed?

"I want to see your chief!" Yan Laoxi walked directly to Chen Cheng's residence and reported to the soldiers standing guard.

"Report to Chief Yan, our general has already fallen asleep, let's talk about it tomorrow if there is something!"

Yan Laoxi didn't continue to speak, but stood at the door for a while, not knowing what to do.

"Is it Brother Baichuan?" At this time, Chen Cheng's voice came from the room.

The lights were lit up in Chen Cheng's room, and the two of them were sitting with their clothes on, neither of them said the first word, just looking at the flickering lights, each thinking about their own things.

After a long time, Chen Cheng broke the silence with a yawn: "Brother Baichuan came to me, isn't this how he sits?" ”

"General Chen, I can't hide it, I can't sleep, I'm not familiar with this Taihang Mountain, so I can only come to you!" Yan Laoxi said.

"But for tomorrow's business?"

"Yes and no, everyone knows that the ultimate purpose of my coming to Taihang Mountain is for the affairs of Shanxi, and only Liao Fan can be counted, but ...... General Chen, do you really believe that something happened to Liao Fan? ”

"I don't know, I didn't see Liao Fan, I can only believe what Li Lingfei said!"

Chen Cheng also suspected Liao Fan's matter, but he had no evidence, although the matter was very important, but he couldn't make a noise to see Liao Fan, which would damage their identity.

"What do you guys say?" Yan Laoxi continued to ask.

Chen Cheng knew that he was talking about Wang Haoran: "Nothing has been discovered, and he has not seen Liao Fan!" But what is certain is that Liao Fan is not dead, but it is uncertain whether he is awake or not, after all, we don't even know about his injuries! ”

The room fell silent again, even if Liao Fan was alive and kicking now, he had a way to avoid them, if it wasn't for the injury, he could say that he went to inspect, and the time dragged on for ten days and half a month, and they couldn't spend it in Taihang Mountain.

The moonlight became darker and darker, and a few whistles broke the silence of the morning, followed by the loud slogan of the soldiers' morning run, and the two people who had been sleeping late were woken up by this sound and got up irritably.

"General Chen, our chief of staff invites you to the headquarters!" A warrior knocked at the door.

Chen Cheng looked at his watch, it was just six o'clock, and it was still a little dark outside, did Li Lingfei get up to work so early? It's still Li Lingfei who gave them the same as last night, and they didn't sleep much last night.

"I see!"

Breakfast had already been prepared for them in the headquarters, and Li Lingfei saw Chen Cheng and Yan Laoxi walking into the headquarters side by side and hurriedly greeted them: "There is no good hospitality in Taihang Mountain, this is the cold heart of this year, I let the soldiers boil a pot of paste, how do you taste it." ”

Chen Cheng and Yan Laoxi were not in the mood to eat at all, so they just dealt with a few bites indiscriminately. After eating, Chen Cheng read out to Li Lingfei Chairman Jiang's appointment of Hu Guoshan and Liu Chundao.

"General Chen, with all due respect, this appointment was issued to Division Commander Hu and Division Commander Liu, why don't you go to Taiyuan and Zhongtiao Mountain? Running to our Taihang Mountain? Li Lingfei had already discussed countermeasures with Liao Fan.

They already knew the contents of the telegram, and they all made it up by Xiao Zhou in Chongqing by special means. Since Chairman Chiang intended to separate the New 33rd Army, they would also plan accordingly.

"This ......" Chen Cheng didn't expect that the conversation would be full of * flavor as soon as he came up.

"General Chen doesn't have to be embarrassed, the military headquarters of the New 33rd Army already knows the matter, and everything to do is in accordance with Chairman Chiang's orders! We, the military headquarters of the New 33rd Army, will never disobey orders! ”

"The New 33rd Army can cultivate two elite troops for the country and the people, which should be the honor of the New 33rd Army!" Yan Laoxi said for Chen Cheng.

"Oh? I don't know if it's an honor or not, but some things are obvious, and it is certainly not good news for our military department, and for the appointment of Chairman Chiang, I also asked General Chen to go to Zhongtiao Mountain and Taiyuan to inform them, and our new 33rd Army will not overstep its bounds! General Chen is busy with official business, please take care of it! Li Lingfei directly issued an expulsion order, he had no friendship with Chen Cheng and Chongqing, and had not even met before this, Li Lingfei only represented the interests of the New 33rd Army, and since someone came to divide the interests of their New 33rd Army, he had nothing to show mercy.

Chen Cheng didn't expect that Li Lingfei would directly give him an eviction order, and when he came to Taihang Mountain, he also thought that with the little personal relationship between him and Liao Fan, he would stay longer than Yan Laoxi in Taihang Mountain.

"Chief of Staff Li, please don't be angry, General Chen is here with me, and we will naturally leave after we finish talking!" Yan Laoxi immediately played a round game.

Chen Cheng's heart became heavy when he heard this, where is this to help him play a round, Yan Laoxi obviously wants to pull him into a boat. Chen Cheng clearly remembered the conversation between him and Wei Lihuang, and Yan Laoxi wanted to take advantage of him.

"Commander Yan is here for the affairs of Shanxi, right? To tell you the truth, I can still reluctantly make the decision about the affairs of the New 33rd Army, but now that Division Commander Hu's troops have been separated from the New 33rd Army by Chairman Jiang, where do I dare to be in charge of Commander Hu? Li Lingfei smiled embarrassedly, even if there is no relationship, he can't make decisions about Shanxi's affairs, not to mention that now Hu Guoshan's troops have been separated from the New 33rd Army, and the troops of the New 33rd Army are not in Taiyuan, find Taihang Mountain, isn't this the wrong door?

Yan Laoxi frowned and looked at Chen Cheng, the appointment has now been issued, unless Chairman Jiang is asked to take back the order, the issue of Shanxi's interests really has little to do with the new 33rd Army.