Hearing Pang Zi clearly say, "I won't serve Chen Ke as the master." Wu Xingchen was not surprised. Chen Ke accepted this without objection and expressed his approval. Wu Xingchen was not surprised. But seeing Pang Zi and the relief shown by several other Shandong brothers, Wu Xingchen felt a real disappointment. But he couldn't say anything anymore, if he persuaded Pang Zi to obey Chen Ke's words at this time, as he did a few days ago, then Pang Zi would only look at Wu Xingchen with a suspicious look, and then asked, "Brother Wu, which side are you on?" ”

Wu Xingchen wanted to say to Pang Zi, "Brother, I'm on your side. But Wu Xingchen couldn't say anything, because he himself was now wondering which side he was on.

To be precise, Wu Xingchen didn't have a good impression of Chen Ke, he knew this, he knew that Chen Ke also knew, so Wu Xingchen never hid this matter. Wu Xingchen knew very well that he was only interested in the theory of the People's Party, so he joined the People's Party. He also knew very well that Chen Ke knew this. Therefore, this constitutes Wu Xingchen's great confusion. If it is changed to the various organizations where Wu Xingchen has stayed, this is a big deal. It is a great sin for a subordinate to have no affection for his boss and to gather together only on the basis of a common purpose. Subordinates must do everything possible to hide this attitude in order to survive in the organization.

But the People's Party is different, after staying in this small political party for so long, Wu Xingchen gradually gave birth to a strange feeling, does the "People's Party" really want to rebel? All the political programs and ideas put forward by Chen Ke are indeed aimed at rebellion. In order to avoid all kinds of possibilities of failure, Chen Ke is very cautious in his measures. Wu Xingchen understands and supports these very well. Wu Xingchen himself felt that he fully understood what the "people's revolution" that Chen Ke hoped was all about. If the revolution succeeds, the BJP will lead the people to ultimate liberation.

Based on the above understanding, Wu Xingchen is more aware of his obligations as a member of the People's Party. And these understandings are what Wu Xingchen feels is difficult to do. Yes, if the revolution succeeds, then he will become a patriarch, a great figure. But these are not really big compared to what they will give.

When you realize that everything you do is for the people, not for your own fame and fortune, and when you realize that all the hardships you have to go through are for the sake of others. Then normal people will feel a kind of disagreement. And this is also the most confusing place for Wu Xingchen, this concept makes Wu Xingchen unable to refuse, but Wu Xingchen feels that his dedication cannot benefit these brothers he cares about. If Chen Ke can point out the concrete steps of how to carry out the revolution, as long as he can convince Wu Xingchen that these are correct, then Wu Xingchen will not hesitate to carry them out. But Chen Ke didn't, he just told everyone that the world is going to be revolutionary, and a new system must be established. And then there's the explanation of those things. Those who have read the book are very interested in it, but Wu Xingchen is not very interested in these things. What he needs is not these theories, what he needs is a practical approach.

Thinking of this, Wu Xingchen looked at Chen Ke, and he couldn't see the slightest regret on this young man's face. Even if this person is angry, he will hide his emotions under a smile. In Wu Xingchen's observations in the past few months, he has been able to determine these. But after being a member of the People's Party, Wu Xingchen himself knew that he basically had no loyalty to the party. Nor has he ever made any statements from the point of view of the interests of this party. Therefore, Wu Xingchen knew that even if Chen Ke had enough methods, he would not eagerly tell Wu Xingchen. It's not because Chen Ke has any opinions about Wu Xingchen, but Chen Ke himself doesn't believe that Wu Xingchen will really accept it.

Looking at Pang Zi and a few other brothers again, except for Chai Qingguo's still somewhat worried looks, the other people seemed to have finally let go of the burden in their hearts. Wu Xingchen's brows furrowed, if these people really wanted to rebel, among the people Wu Xingchen knew, only Chen Ke alone could give these brothers guidance. If Chen Ke gave up on them, then the uprising of these brothers would inevitably end in failure. Don't these people know?

At this moment, the sound of a military band playing came from afar, and it was Chen Kexin's "The Beiyang New Army is Forward". This music, written by the Americans in the style of Soviet music, is actually different from Soviet military music if you look closely. The Soviet military band followed the Orthodox "Saint" style. The music in Red Alert III is only completely different from the traditional military music of the Soviet Union in terms of musical arrangement. More ferocity, not enough melodious. But to the current Chinese, it can be regarded as in line with the momentum of the tiger and wolf division. The other people in the tent heard this song for the first time, and after listening to it for the first time, Pang Zi smiled and said, "This battle still uses to blow auspicious instruments." Hearing this witty remark, several people laughed. Chen Ke also laughed a few times. Wu Xingchen, Chen Tianhua and Chai Qingguo did not laugh.

It seems that the military music was recognized by the commander of the Beiyang Army. After playing it twice, the military music stopped, and soon there was a burst of people shouting and neighing. When this commotion is over, "The New Army of Beiyang is Forward" will be played again, not only that, but there seems to be a kind of accompaniment like clapping. Chen Ke listened carefully, it was the sound of the infantry phalanx marching.

Pang Zi also heard this kind of movement, and he asked curiously, "What's going on?" Why don't we go out and smoke. ”

"Don't go out. This is a barracks, and if you run around, something will happen. Wu Xingchen stopped Pang Zi.

Looking at Wu Xingchen's serious demeanor, Pang Zi replied angrily: "Got it." But Pang Zi didn't pay much attention to it. He knew that Chen Ke had brought them here to kill their spirit. That is, the meaning of killing the mighty stick. Pang Zi had also heard stories in Cangzhou, and Lin Chong went to prison, so he had to kill the powerful stick first. This kind of thing can't fool him. And Pang Zi didn't really complain about Chen Ke for this. After seeing the military appearance of the Beiyang Army with his own eyes, Pang Zi really felt a shock. In this regard, he admitted that Chen Ke said in his lecture a few days ago that if it fought head-on, the rebel army would definitely not be the opponent of the Beiyang Army.

In Pang Zi's opinion, what Chen Ke wants is to recover his brothers, and then Chen Ke will dictate to them. Wu Xingchen seemed to have followed Chen Ke and said good things for Chen Ke everywhere. was so miserable by the scholars sent by the Manchu princes back then, didn't Wu Xingchen learn the lesson? At that time, Wu Xingchen was the first to see that the Manchu Qing Dynasty was unreliable, and everyone's thirty-six strategies were the best policy. That's when he escaped with his life. Why is Wu Xingchen not as good as before, and he was deceived by Chen Ke, a scholar. Pang Zi is ready to take the time to chat with his "Big Brother Wu" and let Big Brother Wu understand. It is his own brothers who can be relied on, not those outsiders. Only their own brothers will treat each other sincerely and not let others suffer. Only by fishing the appetite of these people will they give you good things. Isn't that how Chen Ke treated, this Chen Ke invited him to dinner, helped repay the meal money, and took everyone to see the reality of the Beiyang Army. Isn't it just to look at everyone's reputation?

Pang Zi glanced at Chen Ke proudly. He just made his words clear, and he would not serve Chen Ke as the master, and Chen Ke would not listen to it. To deal with these scholars, it is not possible to give them any benefit. Pang Zi suddenly thought, this Chen Ke doesn't seem to be poor, and he refuted his face, this kind of scholar loves to hold grudges. In the past two days, I should give Chen Ke some face, and then take advantage of Chen Ke's smugness to squeeze him, and it is good to be able to extort more money from Chen Ke. And Chen Ke also said that if you want to pull a group of brothers, you will definitely not be able to have no money or food. Does this kind of nonsense still use Chen Ke to say? But this is also a good excuse, since Chen Ke supports his rebellion, then please give money and food. Thinking of this, Pang Zi glanced at the other brothers, and this matter had to be discussed with the brothers. It's definitely not okay to be alone.

thought that he had succeeded in suppressing Chen Ke, although Pang Zi tried hard to suppress his mood, but in Chen Tianhua's opinion, Pang Zi's face was full of joy that could not be hidden at all. Chen Tianhua is exactly 30 years old today, and he has only seen a lot more of the world than Pang Zilai. This little trick can't hide from him at all. What made Chen Tianhua feel unpredictable was Chen Ke's expression.

Since he met Chen Ke, Chen Tianhua has not been able to grasp Chen Ke's emotions at all. If you change someone else, you will often be excited when you are reasonable, and your eyebrows will dance. Doing concrete things is not so high-spirited. And Chen Ke is different from others, when he starts to do things, that kind of serious attitude can really be said to be preoccupied. It's always very easy to work with Chen Ke. When it comes to reasoning, Chen Ke always has a dignified attitude and is simply thoughtful.

Chen Ke should be well aware of Pang Zi's practices. It can be seen from Wu Xingchen's expression that Wu Xingchen understands, and Chen Tianhua also understands. It stands to reason that Chen Ke should also understand. But for some reason, Chen Tianhua felt that Chen Ke didn't seem to understand what Pang Zi's approach meant. Such an unpredictable and profound attitude really puzzled Chen Tianhua. At this time, if Pang Zi was indulged in doing this, it would mean giving up the revolutionary situation that could be expanded in the north. If it was according to Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren's consistent attitude, it would be impossible for them to give up such a good opportunity. But Chen Ke's current actions are clearly to give up. Chen Tianhua wanted to remind Chen Ke that it was not appropriate to do so.

However, Chen Tianhua also has basic judgment, and he can't talk nonsense in the barracks of the Beiyang Army. If something is heard, it will only bring danger. I will have to wait until I return to Beijing to discuss the matter with Chen Ke. Thinking of this, Chen Tianhua really couldn't help but want to hold a party meeting now. The meetings of the People's Party are really too much, and the regular meetings every day make everyone feel a little bored. However, after Pang Zi and others came, the three People's Party members in Beijing had not yet held a real party meeting, and many things were just being carried out without communication, which made Chen Tianhua really feel very unbearable. Holding back his feelings, Chen Tianhua sat there without saying a word.

After a long while, the military music finally stopped. Wait a little longer, it should be the Beiyang Army that begins to return to the camp to rest. The camp began to come alive from far to near. The sound of walking, shouting, the sound of entering and exiting the tent, more and more. Suddenly, the tent door opened, and Bu Guanshui strode in. As soon as he entered the door, he smiled and said, "Brother Wen Qing, thank you." This military music was well received. In the end, even Lord Yuan was alarmed. He sent someone to say that there would be a marching parade tomorrow. ”

"What did Lord Yuan say?"

He said that this song was majestic and majestic, and it was worthy of the Beiyang New Army. The day after tomorrow, there will be a military parade, and he deliberately asked him to spare a moment tomorrow morning to let the Beiyang Army temporarily parade in a town to familiarize himself with military music. ”

"Oh? Brother Nabu is going to be famous. Chen Ke joked with a smile.

Unexpectedly, hearing this, Bu Guanshui just sighed, "We'll go back early tomorrow morning." ”

Looking at Bu Guanshui like this, plus this words, Chen Ke can probably guess that Bu Guanshui's upper peak wants to take credit alone, if he keeps Bu Guanshui to continue here, in case Yuan Shikai gets to the bottom of it, then he will definitely call Bu Guanshui to the front and personally reward him. Send Bu Guanshui away early, and the credit will definitely be swallowed alone.

"Brother Bu, it's not easy to come here, can we go and have a look secretly?" Chen Ke said with a smile.

"I'll arrange this." Bu Guanshui didn't seem to be too willing to let his efforts be fruitless, so he agreed to it. He went out again, and had some straw and marching bedding fetched. "It's a little simpler, after all, it's a home away, please everyone will be settled. When I get back to Beijing, I'll be the east and invite everyone to dinner. In the end, Bu Guanshui didn't seem to want to lose his identity.

There was nothing to say all night, and the next day, Bu Guanshui arranged everyone to a small high ground early. Although it is a little far away, the parade of the Beiyang Army can still be seen clearly. And there are also some sentinels in the first place, and with them, a lot of trouble can be avoided. A staff leader personally came to arrange an explanation to the sentry of the Beiyang Army, and the sentry was naturally full of promises. Moreover, after checking that Chen Ke and the others did not bring any weapons, the sentries naturally did not want to do much.

After waiting for a short time, the troops began to assemble in a clearing far away from the high ground. The rumbling footsteps came from far and near, and Pang Zi and the others didn't dare to say anything. In the storytelling, he likes to say that "there are 10,000 soldiers, and there is no boundary", condescendingly, only to see tens of thousands of people lined up in a dense queue, which is also discharged for more than a mile. After all, the Beiyang Army was the best-trained army in China at that time, tens of thousands of people stood like that, but no one made a noise, and the entire army was silent.

The military band was in the middle of the procession, and there was a mound of earth opposite them, which seemed to have been temporarily fortified with new earth, and the color was quite different from the others. After a while, several officers on white horses galloped past the procession. Next, a few horses galloped back and stopped on the mound, and the military band began to play "The Beiyang New Army is Forward", and the Beiyang New Army passed through the mound in turn.

Last night, Pang Zi also laughed at the Beiyang Army's "blowing auspicious device". Now seeing the teams of soldiers marching in unison, Pang Zi's face completely changed. Thousands of soldiers marched at a unified pace, and that kind of courage, combined with this murderous military music, was really majestic.

The crowd did not dare to stop and watch with their horses like they did last time. This time they were all lying on the hillside, with only one head exposed. The vibration of walking came from the ground, and everyone's tactile nerves could feel it. Pang Zi felt that there was really a bit of a shaking smell. The original remnants of the mind of being short and long with the Beiyang Army were completely abandoned. He knew that just more than 10,000 people were pressed over like this, not to mention anything else, even if it was the tens of thousands of people led by Uncle Jing Tingbin back then, it was estimated that they could scare away many people when they saw such a scene. The longer he watched it, the more frightened Pang Zi felt, and the more memories of fighting with the Beiyang Army a few years ago came back to me. Fortunately, there were not so many people in the Beiyang Army back then, if the troops were so strong back then, Pang Zi would definitely not be able to escape.

Chen Ke is not afraid at all, he has seen several shocking National Day military parades, and as far as the movement of the Beiyang Army is concerned, Chen Ke feels that it is the level of the queue in the military training of the university. At that time, the university had not yet expanded its enrollment, and there were only more than 2,000 students in a class, but compared with the Beiyang Army, it was by no means inferior.

The only thing that made Chen Ke feel a little tasteful was the cloaks on the officers on the white horses, which fluttered and fluttered when the horses ran, which was quite beautiful. Is it that when the Red Army is built later, it will also dress the officers like this? However, Chen Ke quickly dismissed his own idea. The characteristic of the Red Army is one word -- "soil." Of course, this was related to the fact that there were no financial resources to produce better equipment at that time, but this "earthy" characteristic made it easier for the masses of the people to accept this army. Think about it, if the Red Army was all tweed coats, tweed breeches, and long riding boots, would the people be able to treat such an army as a soldier?

This was a temporary military parade, and the troops went directly to the exercise site, and the tens of thousands of people quickly left cleanly. The sentinels also withdrew. I don't know if it's because I've been lying on my stomach for too long, or because I'm scared, Chen Ke saw Pang Zi and the others get up, and their legs were a little weak.

After reading what should be seen, the group returned to the barracks and led the horses and embarked on the way home.

Along the way, Pang Zi and the others deliberately distanced themselves from Chen Ke, and Chen Ke also wanted to recruit Bu Guanshui. Without Pang Zi, they are stirred, but it is also convenient. Although Bu Guanshui was taken away from him, this is also the norm in the Beiyang New Army. And from the official documents, he is now the deputy chief of staff of the Anhui New Army. The staff is naturally nothing in the Beiyang New Army, but this is Beijing after all. In Anhui, the title of this staff leader is definitely the number one senior officer.

"Wen Qing, when I leave Beijing, I don't have many opportunities to meet. It's hard to meet a character like Wen Qing, but I don't want to leave like this. ”

"I don't want to be separated from Guanshui so early. However, if it is not easy to meet, it may not be. ”

"How?" Bu Guanshui came to be interested.

"I want to go to Anhui next year, since Guanshui is also in Anhui, our brothers can see it often."

"Really? Brother Wen Qing is going to Anhui, so he must go to me. ”

"If I were looking for you, I would have come to your door for something. And I'm sure I'm going to ask for it, and you don't want to bother me. ”

"I can't ask for a favor to help Wen Qing. If you don't come to me for something, you're not interesting enough. ”

After gossiping for a while, everyone discussed the issue of the army again. Bu Guanshui is also from a regular military academy, and Chen Ke's level is that he has finished reading "The Art of War", and he has not finished reading the book "On War". His military knowledge, which is all from the Red Army and the People's Liberation Army, is completely inappropriate in this era. Speaking of the military discipline of the Red Army, Bu Guanshui smiled and said: "Wenqing, you are talking about soldiers on paper, purely a scholar's opinion." Who doesn't know the importance of military discipline? But who can really achieve military discipline like the Yue family army without demolishing the house and starving to death*? Although the military discipline of the Beiyang Army is good, don't forget, this is a large amount of gold and silver feeding. There is no military salary from the imperial court, hehe. ”

Chen Ke knew that this was right. Even the Red Army and the Eighth Route Army still had military salaries. Moreover, because there was no empty salary, the salaries of the Red Army and the Eighth Route were even more than the actual income of the Kuomintang army. Moreover, after arriving in northern Shaanxi, the backbone of the Eighth Route Army was the elite who had undergone the elimination and tempering of the Long March, and they looked at Chinese history and even human history. It can be said that there is not a single army tempered in such a difficult environment. It is really a bit extravagant to want to build such an army in this era.

Seeing that Chen Ke didn't speak, Bu Guanshui thought that his words were a little heavy, and he comforted again: "Wen Qing's statement is not unreasonable. However, China's current problem is that its industry is backward and it cannot produce its own armaments, and if it fights with foreign countries in the future, if they cut off the supply of arms, this will be a big deal. But the production capacity of domestic military-industrial enterprises is limited, and I have always felt that this is a headache. ”

Seeing that Bu Guanshui said this, Chen Ke simply talked to Bu Guanshui about the issue of foreign industrial construction. This is the mind of divination and water viewing. Bu Guanshui is a layman in this regard, listening to Chen Ke's in-depth explanation, Bu Guanshui was quickly and completely attracted. Chen Ke has been lecturing for so long, and when it comes to these familiar roads, he doesn't have anything. It's Bu Guanshui, he had a very good impression of Chen Ke, but now after listening to Chen Ke's story, he only feels that the problems that have plagued him for a long time have been explained clearly one by one. The favorability of Chen Ke has increased rapidly.

Chen Ke stopped with a dry mouth, picked up the kettle and poured it violently. Bu Guanshui suddenly asked, "Wenqing, what are you going to do in Anhui?" ”

"Do some business."

"So what do you want me to help with?"

"I'm going to set up some factories and caravans. If you don't have the help of watching the water, you won't be able to do it. ”

"Well, look at how familiar you are with industry. After you arrive in Anhui, simply contact a group of people to engage in arms manufacturing. After I arrived in the Anhui New Army, I had some status. As long as Wenqing's things are good, I will definitely buy yours. Definitely make you money. As for the formation of a caravan, in fact, it is necessary to have a military backbone. When the time comes, you find people, and I will help you train those people. Definitely won't disappoint Wenqing. I don't want any money from your training. ”

Hearing this, Chen Ke was really happy. In these days' interactions, Chen Ke can feel that Bu Guanshui has not yet reached the age of **, so he still hopes to be able to make a career. If he said so, he should have done the same. Chen Ke hurriedly said: "Great grace is not grateful. Guanshui is so beautiful, I can only say that I will never let you down. ”

"My own brothers, who are in love, say that they are doing much. It's Wen Qing, I don't understand the linkage production you just said, Wen Qing, you have to say it in detail. ”

Along the way, Bu Guanshui asked countless questions, and he must live with Chen Ke when he stays in the hotel. When he returned to Beijing, he immediately invited Chen Ke to drink. Chen Kewan declined. The two sides will meet at noon the day after tomorrow. That's when we broke up.

Back at the residence, Pang Zi and the others were tired all the way, so they went to sleep directly. Chen Kexiang Wu Xingchen and Chen Tianhua didn't go to sleep, they carefully closed the door to see that no one would come to disturb them, and then the first meeting of the Beijing Party Group was officially held.