The party army considered by Li Zongren had indeed entered Liangguang at present, but because of the agreement at that time, the two regiments of the party army finally chose to enter the mountains and forests in Guangdong to hide and wait. After all, the Kuomintang and the Gui Department agreed that the party army would not enter the two Guangzhous, and the Gui Department would protect the Whampoa Military Academy for the party army. Now the party army is clearly out of the question. Of course, in order to confuse the Gui family, Chiang Kai-shek still left a small army to operate in Jiangxi and Fujian provinces. After all, the Whampoa Military Academy is also a talent training base that the party and the army attach great importance to, and the top level of the Kuomintang has put a lot of thought into it.

At the intersection of Qingyun Mountain and Jiulian Mountain in Guangdong, the headquarters of the party and army is set up here. In order to shift the target. The party and army were scattered in the surrounding mountains and forests, basically disguised as mountain people in the mountains, and had little contact with people. With the family background from Fujian and the abundant wild resources in the mountains, it is no problem to lurk for a while.

At the same time, the soldiers secretly recruited by the Kuomintang in several southern provinces also gathered in Jiangxi, and then secretly went south through the mountains and forests in southern Jiangxi, and finally completely entered this mountainous area and entered the recruit training camp of the party army, so as to enrich the strength of the party army. At the same time, there were also many bandits in Guangdong during this period, and many of these bandits were recruited by Kuomintang figures in various places under the guise of recruiting personnel. After all, in the current China, bandits are still a relatively common profession, and even in the Northeast, which started as bandits, it cannot completely eliminate banditry, a very lucrative profession. Among them, bandits are rampant in the rotten Beiyang, and the bandits even collude with the officials of the overseers in various places. There are also a lot of bandits in Liangguang, and although Lu Rongting's Gui family also cracked down on bandits, the intensity of the crackdown was not great. After all, the character of the southerners is different from that of the northerners, and because of regional reasons, the character of the southerners is generally not as strong as that of the northerners, so in the south, although there are many bandits, the scale is not very large. Guangxi also cleaned up many bandits during the reign of the Southwest New Army, and Lu Rongting took over and cleaned up some of them. This has dealt a great blow to the bandit forces in Guangxi. This is also the reason why Li Zongren could not choose to obtain weapons and ammunition through the suppression of bandits.

Although the Kuomintang's actions were strict, the increase in bandits in Guangdong still aroused the vigilance of the Gui family. Although Lu Rongting of the Gui family is corrupt, he is also extremely exploitative of the people under his rule. But he is like a big brother in the underworld, taking people's money and keeping people safe. The increase in bandits in the territory naturally made him uncomfortable. Just when Lu Rongting was preparing to gather troops and clean up the bandits in Guangdong, Lu Yuguang's Guangxi army was defeated and the news of the annihilation of the most elite guard regiment of the Gui family came.

In addition to worrying about the safety of his son Lu Yuguang, there is also an important point, that is, Lu Rongting has long intended to move the ruling center from Guangdong back to Guangxi, after all, Guangxi is his hometown, and his troops are also known as the Gui Department, and it is only right that the headquarters is located in Guangxi, which can be regarded as a kind of homecoming. It's just that although his idea is very good, it is not easy to realize it. Guangdong faces the three provinces of Fujian, Guangxi, and Hunan under the rule of Beiyang, and at present, these three provinces are stationed with two Beiyang strong forces, and Guangdong is facing a vast sea area, and there is no navy itself, if Beiyang launches an attack on its capital Guangzhou from the sea, the Gui system is likely to cause a complete collapse of the rule. Moreover, Guangzhou is the earliest treaty port in China. While his style is relatively Westernized, the dense concessions of Western powers also give Lu Rongting a headache. After all, with the power of China, it is always in a state of extreme loss in the face of Western powers.

Compared with Guangdong, the situation in Guangxi is slightly better, Guangxi faces the southwest, and the Guangxi and southwest are allies, and General Cai's character can also be believed. It's just that the southwest, as a big force on the Chinese side, is not very stable at present, and no one can say whether General Cai Ye can return to power, and if the southwest changes the person in charge, the greatest possibility is to cooperate with Beiyang to jointly resist the northeast, and at that time, no one can say what the attitude of the two major forces of the southwest and Beiyang towards Liangguang is. This is the reason why Lu Rongting has been hesitant. This time Lu Yuguang was defeated in Guangxi, and the combat effectiveness shown by Li Zongren's troops made Lu Rongting shocked and angry. Guangxi is regarded as a spasm by it, and naturally it does not allow a hairy boy like Li Zongren to get involved. So Lu Rongting took the opportunity to lead more than 10,000 troops of the Gui family to set off from Guangdong and return to Guangxi.

Lu Rongting's big move naturally attracted the attention of all forces. Li Zongren, a little-known name, also appeared in major domestic newspapers for the first time. With a weak brigade of 2,000 recruits, this night attack killed 3,000 tigers in the guard regiment of Lu Yuguang, the young marshal of the Gui department. The judgment and courage shown in this battle made all forces in the country look sideways at it. After all, although Lu Yuguang's ability is average, his reputation is not small, and Duan Zhigui, the general who escaped from Beiyang, used his reputation to raise him to a level comparable to Feng Yong, the young marshal of the Northeast. And this reputation, this time it has fulfilled Li Zongren, in a way, a villain like Duan Zhigui who sells his reputation is really a treasure. Whoever touches who gets the light.

Northeast. Marshal's Mansion.

"Li Zongren? I didn't expect it to appear so early! Feng Yong looked at the introduction of Li Zongren in the newspaper, and his mind was turning. Feng Yong didn't know much about Lu Yuguang's ability. Back then, after knowing that Lu Yuguang defeated Duan Zhigui in Beiyang, Feng Yong was not interested in him, after all, what virtues Duan Zhigui had, Feng Yong still knew. And according to his adjustment afterwards, Duan Zhigui's straw bag was still playing mahjong with the middle and high-ranking of the army at the time of the army's battle, and he didn't even take the mahjong table with him when he escaped, so he was thrown in the barracks. In order to take care of his face, Beiyang did not make any mistakes in this matter, and the Gui family did not say anything about it in order to support Lu Yuguang's reputation. But this can't hide from the eyes of those who care.

In Feng Yong's study, Jing Tong still likes to sit in a darker place. Next to him sat a young man of a more ordinary appearance, but with a pair of sparkling eyes. If it is in other forces, the young people will become a temporary upstart at most, and it is unknown whether they will be able to grow to a high enough position, so they don't need to worry too much. But in the Northeast, an inconspicuous young man may be a tycoon, a high-level government. This phenomenon is all too common in the Northeast. There are not only county magistrates and mayors under the age of 20 in the Northeast. Provincial governors and ministers around the age of 20 abound. This is also a testament to the youthfulness of the nascent regime in the Northeast.

"Jing Tong, Ji Zhu. What do you think of Li Zongren? Feng Yong said in a deep voice. The young man with a sparkle in his eyes was none other than the newly appointed intelligence minister of the Northeast government.

"Young Marshal, this Li Zongren is from the Gui battalion commander, and his own education is unknown, but being able to fight such a battle shows that he still has some ability." Jing Tong said. Regarding Li Zongren's intelligence, Jing Tong also knew about it, after all, it was impossible for a secret assassin to be unmoved by such a major event as the turmoil between the two Guangzhous.

"This man might be able to achieve great things!" Ji Zhu said. His voice is a little hoarse, and it sounds so special that it is hard to forget after listening to it once.

"Oh? Why do you think so? Feng Yong said with a smile. For Ji Zhu, Feng Yong is still very satisfied, at least after Ji Zhu became the Minister of Intelligence, the entire big family in the Northeast that was about to move settled down a lot. In the face of such a high-level Northeast who does not enter the oil and salt, and has huge power, after the big brand in his hand does not work, no family is not afraid.

"Li Zongren, as a battalion commander, dared to resist the Gui family, which had tens of thousands of troops, which showed that this person had great courage. The Yulin area is the edge of the mountains and forests in the southeast of Guangxi, although it is not close to the major domestic forces, but it is not far from the sea, which makes it possible for Li Zongren to obtain strategic materials through overseas trade. Moreover, the mountains and forests in the southeast of Guangxi are extremely large, and Li Zongren's troops can easily hide. From this point, it can be seen that he is very discerning, not the kind of reckless man who can only do things. Plus he showed resourcefulness in this battle. Such a courageous, resourceful, and visionary character, if he can grow up, he can become a person. Ji Zhu said in a deep voice.

"Good!" Feng Yong smiled and nodded, expressing his agreement with Ji Zhu's analysis. After all, with the limited information in hand, it is already very good to have such an analysis. If Feng Yong didn't have a descendant, I'm afraid he wouldn't pay too much attention to Li Zongren.

"What do you mean, young marshal?" Jing Tong asked in surprise.

"Yes, this Li Zongren is very good. Let the person who is assassinated come into contact with him, and it is best to develop into our own people. Feng Yong still attaches great importance to this future vice president of the Kuomintang and a famous military strategist in the era of the National Revolution. And now that Li Zongren has just appeared, there is a great possibility of recruitment.

"Young marshal, although this Li Zongren is good, but after all, he has not grown up, now there are more famous generals in China than him, and there are such talents in Beiyang and Gui, we don't need to pay so much attention to Li Zongren, a little person, right?" Jing Tong couldn't figure out why Feng Yong valued Li Zongren so much. After all, Li Zongren is far away in China's Nantianmen, and it is difficult for the two sides to have the possibility of contact in a short period of time.

"Those well-known generals?" Feng Yong said with some disdain. It's not that he looks down on the soldiers of this era, those so-called famous generals in Beiyang, what their real abilities are really hard for Feng Yong to believe, after all, whether it is Beiyang or Gui, they have not experienced any foreign wars, and the generals' vision is really limited. In addition, these generals have been in the dust in the army for many years, and they have long lost the enthusiasm to serve the country in the army, which is why Feng Yong did not spend energy recruiting those people. Compared with those so-called famous generals, Feng Yong attaches more importance to cultivating famous generals by himself. Of course, there is an exception for talents like Li Zongren who have been tested by history. What's more, the current Li Zongren has just emerged, and it is a piece of jade that has not shone brightly, which is worthy of Feng Yong's carving.

(To be continued)