Chapter Seventy-Two: A Monkey Show
9.72 A monkey show
The heat wave in Wuhan in mid-August was pressing, but today the doors and windows of the war room of the Wuchang Military Commission were closed, and with the arrival of the generals from the front who rushed to the meeting, the smell of gunpowder began to fill the venue. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Seeing that the Japanese were about to take action against Wuhan, the highest authorities wanted to convene a "military review meeting of the Battle of Xuzhou", which made the generals present feel a little incredible! But no one dared to stand up and question the decision of the highest authorities.
Huang Haoran, who had already understood the ultimate purpose of the meeting of the highest authorities, did not pay attention to the generals beside him, but watched the monks who had learned zazen with their eyes, noses, noses, and hearts.
Chen Cixiu obviously came prepared today, and he planned to strike at the biggest stumbling block in his military career, He Jingzhi, chief of staff of the Military Commission. Before the meeting, Chen Cixiu contacted a group of young and strong officers from Whampoa and prepared to challenge Minister He at the meeting. Minister He was unprepared for this. As Chen Cixiu's attack became more and more obvious, Minister He finally realized that he had become Chen Cixiu's target today!
"May I ask Minister He, after the victory in Taierzhuang, why didn't the hundreds of thousands of horses in the Fifth War Zone take advantage of the victory to pursue? When you don't attack, you miss the opportunity! And when the enemy's heavy troops rushed to the periphery of Xuzhou, why did hundreds of thousands of people not retreat? Didn't the General Staff of the Military Commission draw up a series of plans before the war? Why don't you take it out and look at it! How much of it can be compared to the reality of the battlefield? ”
Chen Cixiu paused here for a moment, then looked around the conference room, and then continued to challenge Minister He:
"In fact, all we see is a lack of foresight on the part of the staff, hesitation in the face of problems, and ultimately a mess in the chain of command! If it weren't for the wise decision-making of the commission and the proper command of Chief Li on the spot, how would the hundreds of thousands of horses in the Fifth Theater get out of danger? In this regard, I hope that Minister He will give more consideration to improving the command efficiency of the General Staff so that it can be used to fight again. ”
Chen Cixiu was quite scheming, and before the meeting, he had already made a detailed report on the Battle of Xuzhou, listing a series of inappropriate points of the General Staff Department, and pointing the spearhead at Minister He alone. His words made Minister He sweat profusely and embarrassed.
The highest authorities, dressed upright, sat silently all along. He did not add fuel to the old rhetoric, nor did he say a word of defense for the minister, but just swept his gaze over the faces of the generals attending the meeting.
In the end, the highest authorities fixed his gaze on Huang Haoran's face. The victorious general of the Chinese army, the protagonist of Taierzhuang, bowed his head and remained silent at the moment, just tapping his fingers rhythmically on the table.
Then the supreme authorities moved their attention to Jiang Baili again, and the military adviser of the Wuhan government didn't know what he was thinking, and it seemed that he was wandering outside the world again!
Only Minister He, who had just been attacked by Chen Cixiu, seemed a little anxious, although he was also silent on the surface, but Minister He's small movements of pulling his collar with his hand from time to time clearly revealed his inner tension and uneasiness. It seems that what Chen Cixiu said just now has touched on Minister He's sore spot!
After the high-spirited Chen Cixiu finished his speech and sat down, he was not idle for a moment, he always observed the reactions of the crowd and felt the direction of the wind in the venue. In fact, Chen Cixiu's heart is also quite nervous.
Although Chen Cixiu stands behind the supreme authorities, Minister He is, after all, the chief of staff of the Wuhan Government's Military Commission and a veteran figure, and it is not easy to bring him down. Taking Minister He under the knife is also a decision made after careful consideration!
If you want the highest authorities to hand over the 9th theater of operations to him, it is definitely not possible to do something useful for the highest authorities. And attacking Minister He, the old opponent of the highest authorities, is obviously what the highest authorities are willing to see!
The reason why Chen Cixiu dared to launch a counterattack against such a powerful opponent as Minister He was that he grasped one of Minister He's weaknesses: his serious pro-Japanese tendencies. And Minister He's weakness is exactly what most of the Wuhan government generals despise.
Things really went very smoothly, and Chen Cixiu's "rude behavior" towards Minister He did not cause a storm at the venue. The few generals of the Young Zhuang faction who spoke next were all helpers arranged by Chen Cixiu in advance. Looking at Minister He, who was sweating profusely, a smile appeared on the corner of Chen Cixiu's mouth.
Over the years of being in the army, Chen Cixiu has laughed more often and worried less. He has been able to go from a small captain to this point today because he believes in the eight words "success is in heaven, and it is in people to make things"!
After taking the first few detours, Chen Cixiu chose to hug the thighs of the highest authorities! He also married the goddaughter of "Madame" as his wife, and since then he has become the right-hand man of the highest authority and the successor of the military.
But just when Chen Cixiu was about to hit the pinnacle of his career, he suddenly found that there was a high mountain in front of him, and that person was Minister He. It stands to reason that Minister He is a veteran of the military circles and the chief instructor of Whampoa back then, so Chen Cixiu should know the difficulties and retreat. But Chen Cixiu is a character who does not admit defeat, and he has always wanted to take the position of Minister He.
During the Xi'an Incident, Minister He failed to "force the palace" and exposed his true face to the highest authorities. Chen Cixiu felt that this was a good opportunity for him to take the position, and the highest authorities once wanted to use Chen Cixiu to take over Minister He's class, but Chen Cixiu's qualifications were still shallow. After some hardship, Chen Cixiu's dream came to naught, Minister He was still the second person in the army, and Chen Cixiu was still held below by Minister He!
Since then, Chen Cixiu has become more showy and prefers to compete with Minister He. He's always waiting for the takedown.
After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Chen Cixiu felt that he had finally gotten the stage he was good at, and if he fought against the army, even if he tied the two ministers together, he would definitely not be his opponent! As long as we can achieve a few big victories on the battlefield of resistance against Japan, will the replacement of Minister He still be a problem?
Who knows that people are not as good as heaven! Although Minister He gathered the white flag in front of Chen Cixiu, he killed Huang Haoran out of thin air!
However, in just one year's effort, Huang Haoran went from Songhu to Nanjing, and then to Taierzhuang and Lanfeng, and actually won more and lost less, and became a winning general in the Central Army! The position has also been promoted step by step from the major general and division commander, and after this meeting, Huang Haoran will become the first army general in the Whampoa department, and the military rank will be above his Chen Cixiu!
In the blink of an eye, there was another Huang Haoran between Chen Cixiu and Minister He! After a year of hard work, not only failed to narrow the gap with Minister He, but fell from second to third! How can Chen Cixiu accept this?
Fortunately, the highest authorities did not forget him Chen Cixiu, and intended to let Chen Cixiu lead the newly established 9th War Zone, in order to get this opportunity to surpass Huang Haoran, Chen Cixiu decided to use the method of challenging Minister He to show loyalty to the highest authorities!
Although Chen Cixiu knew that the highest authorities were not innocent in the process of losing the Battle of Xuzhou. However, he seized on the fact that the supreme authorities had promised Chief Li in person before the war that he would never interfere in the military affairs of the Fifth Theater, completely removed the supreme authorities from this defeat, and then poured buckets of dirty water on Minister He, who was responsible for commanding.
Minister He looked at Chen Cixiu with a smile on his face, so ashamed and angry that he couldn't say a word. In fact, he is mute and eats yellow lotus, and he can't say anything about his suffering.
In fact, as soon as Chen Cixiu opened his mouth today, Minister He felt that this matter was done by the highest authorities behind his back. If he stands up and argues, it will certainly make the highest authorities even more unhappy with him. Therefore, Minister He can only silently bear the accusations of Chen Cixiu. It's just that Minister He doesn't know where he offended the highest authorities again.
Contrary to Minister He's state of mind, the highest authorities were very satisfied with the drama of this infighting! The highest authorities couldn't help but praise in their hearts:
"In the end, rhetoric is smart and clever, and it is better than others, and it is not in vain for me to cultivate."
During this period, the highest authorities asked Dai Li to launch an investigation around the shooting of Huang Haoran. As a result, Dai Li found out that Minister He's men were also haunting the Great China Restaurant at that time, but he did not do anything to stop Miss Kong Er.
Thinking of Minister He's previous move to woo Huang Haoran to save Gui Yongqing with benefits, the highest authorities even believed that Minister He must have wanted to engage in some conspiracy when he sent people to the Great China Restaurant! Even the account of Huang Haoran's refusal to marry Miss Kong Er was also counted on Minister He's head.
The highest authorities stubbornly believe that Huang Haoran should not have had the opportunity to meet Miss Kong Er before the "Madame" pulled the red line for Huang Haoran, but why did Huang Haoran react so strongly at that time, it was clear that he knew everything about the absurdity that Miss Kong Er had done! I'm afraid that Huang Haoran's channel for understanding Miss Kong Er is he He Jingzhi! Isn't this a clear intention to create a wedge!?
Now seeing that Chen Cixiu forced Minister He into a hurry, the heart of the highest authority is as comfortable as drinking ice water on a dog day!
But it's time to wrap it up, after all, there's business ahead. After seeing Minister He wipe his sweat for the third time, the highest authorities, who had watched the battle for a long time, finally decided to stand up and wrap up:
"Ladies and gentlemen! Although the Battle of Xuzhou was lost, compared with the battles of Songhu and North China, there is still a lot of progress! In the battle of Taierzhuang, Lai Zhu commanded well, and the soldiers used their lives to win an unprecedented victory. The prestige of our army has spread far and wide, and it has been dumped at home and abroad. Of course, our command is still insufficient, and we need to further review and improve it. At a time when the life and death of the country and the nation are at stake, the generals should still focus on the overall situation, sincerely unite, and go to the national disaster together. As for Jingzhi's staff, the work is still excellent! As for some technical issues, we will pay attention to them later......"
Huang Haoran didn't have the heart to listen to it anymore at this time, he had already seen this farce in the war hall thoroughly! Huang Haoran has no sympathy for Minister He. A veteran of the government who holds military power, but always has nothing to do with the Japanese, lives by others, and deserves to be rejected by the old rhetoric!
But if he continues to be entangled like this, when will Huang Haoran's second-class army general rank be obtained? (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) (To be continued.) )