After November. The climate in North China is very cold, while in Nanjing, in addition to being cooler in the morning and evening, the temperature during the day, especially at noon, is very pleasant.

At about nine o'clock in the morning, in the office of the chairman of the Military Commission of the Nanjing Government, Ouyang Yun and Chen Shichang changed into military uniforms, while Jiang Shuren was also in a suit and leather shoes, and the three of them sat on a hardwood sofa with Ouyang Yun on the left. In the upper left corner of the sofa, on a desk full of documents, old Jiang Zheng, dressed in military uniform, was sitting precariously and looking at the three of them carefully. On the wall behind Jiang hangs a full-length portrait of Mr. Nakayama.

Chen Bui stood on the right side of the desk with his hands down, his eyes fixed on Ouyang Yun, and he had a very strange feeling in his heart. After that trip to Renqiu, because of the study of the military division to the United States, he had a communication with the military teacher. And since the failure of the robbery plan, the affairs of the squire room related to the cadet and the place of Renqiu have been in charge of him, so he is quite familiar with everything related to the cadet.

Compared with a few months ago, Ouyang Yun, a young man, had lost some weight, but his spirit was quite good. Another very important point is that the edges and corners of his body have been worn off a lot, and he seems to have become much more approachable, even if he is wearing a uniform, it does not make people feel pressure. He looked at the chairman's eyes respectfully and casually, playing his current duties just right, silently observing, Chen Bui secretly thought in his heart: "Compared with before, this young man seems to have grown a lot. ”

The cadet division belonged to the local government, but it was very special in nature, different from the warlords who had seized the territory, and different from the direct territories under the rule of the Kuomintang. The local warlords had always been obsessed with the central government, and they were only superficially subordinate to Nanjing, and they only wanted to increase their personal strength through the banner of the Kuomintang. What about the Cadet Division? It seems that there is no actual dispute with the central government, but many of the central government's policies have never been implemented in the Renqiu area, and not only that, but many of their practices even violate many laws and regulations of the national government, and there are many traces of ***. These three words jumped into his mind, Chen Bui's brows couldn't help jumping, he looked at the chairman of the committee, and his eyes couldn't help but have a trace of worry in his eyes.

The development and growth of the cadet division is too fast, it is not an exaggeration to describe it as magical, a cadet training class of more than 200 people, in just a few months, has grown to a division of more than 10,000 people, and now, it is under the jurisdiction of two divisions, and it actually occupies most of the Chahar. That's not all, what's even more terrifying is their technological and economic strength. Penicillin, the off-road vehicle that has just appeared, I heard that many villages in Renqiu are now equipped with loudspeakers, have radio stations, and farmers are using machinery to cultivate their fields......

Just when Chen Bui was thinking nonsense, the chairman finally spoke, and he said cordially in Zhejiang dialect with very local characteristics: "Senior Commander Ouyang, I heard Bray say that you arrived yesterday, why didn't you stay in the guest house?" You are from the north, are you still used to eating in Nanjing? ”

Ouyang Yun immediately stood up and said with a smile: "Report to the chairman, we are afraid that there will be delays on the road, so we have advanced the scheduled itinerary by one day. Everything went smoothly on the way, so I arrived early. It was night, and we were afraid of causing trouble to Director Chen, so we found a place to stay. ”

"Sit down, sit down, and we'll just talk, no need for so much courtesy!" Lao Jiang said, with a comfortable smile in his eyes—whether the young man in front of him was fake or sincere, but his gesture really made him very useful.

"Yes!" Ouyang Yun sat down again and said with a smile: "Although Nanjing and Renqiu belong to the north and south, they are both places in China after all, and as a Chinese, there is no problem with eating." ”

"Well said, whether it is Nanjing or Renqiu, after all, it is our China," Lao Jiang smiled and nodded, feeling in his heart that this young man was indeed not simple, every word was clear, and as soon as the conversation changed, he took the opportunity to bring the topic to the topic: "I heard that you fought a battle with the Japanese ** a month ago and beat the Japanese hard, Commander Ouyang, I thank you on behalf of the government and the people!" ”

"Thank you."

"However, at present, our country's strength is not enough to start a full-scale war with Japan, so I hope that your ministry will still be forbearing. The so-called small intolerable will lead to a big plan, and the small Japan is actually not terrible, but the terrible thing is that there are still many ill-intentioned careerists in the country, although they are still nominally subordinate to the national government, but in private they always want to split the country. The lessons of history tell us that the overthrown central governments of all dynasties were actually brought down from within by their own people. Can Senior Commander Ouyang agree with this? ”

"Chairman Gao Jian, his subordinates also think so. This time, if it weren't for someone Feng and someone Liu of the 29th Army who made trouble from it, the old devil in Tufeiyuan wouldn't dare to commit Ren Qiu at all. Fortunately, there is no shortage of loyal and brave men in China, and with the help of the two division commanders, Zhang Zizhong and Zhao Dengyu, our cadet division paid a huge price, and finally lived up to the cultivation of the chairman and won this crucial battle that had a bearing on the situation in North China. ”

The reason why Lao Jiang wanted to say the above words was originally to pave the way for the topic of today's contact, but he didn't expect that Ouyang Yun would take advantage of the topic to bring up the matter he had decided to hold him accountable first, and push away his responsibilities. "Isn't this young man simple?" He couldn't help but wake up in his heart, but he didn't know how to criticize him for privately dividing up Feng and Liu's territory. Quickly re-decided, he said with a pale face: "Hearing you mention this, I want to ask?" What did Master Feng and Master Liu do? You want to force them into exile and annex the 37th and 143rd divisions with Song Zheyuan? Even if they do something wrong, can't you report it to Nanjing? Or do you not trust the Nanking government and think that we will shield them? After speaking, he looked at Ouyang Yun with bright eyes.

Ouyang Yun was startled at first, and said in his heart, this is the beginning? With a calm face, he said to Chen Shichang: "Shichang, hand over that report to Director Chen, now it seems that the report we handed in before must not have reached the hands of the chairman." ”

"What report?" Lao Jiang said suspiciously, while taking the report handed over by Chen Shichang from Chen Bui's hand, he glanced at it quickly, and then, his face instantly became a little gloomy, and then immediately disappeared.

Ouyang Yun and Jiang Shuren saw the change in his expression, and the two of them glanced at each other quickly, and a knowing smile appeared on the corner of their mouths.

This is a copy of the report, and the original was sent to Nanjing after the Battle of Wen'an. The main part of the report is a description and summary of the battle, and the annex is divided into two parts, one is the application for commendation of the meritorious personnel of the battle, and the other is the drawing testimony of many witnesses to prove that Feng and Liu had colluded with the Japanese because they were watching the 29th Army and the Renqiu territory. When Jiang Shuren first proposed to give Nanjing such a report, Li Tieshu and others thought that there was no need for this, but fortunately, Ouyang Yun listened to this suggestion. Now it seems that they had to do it at the time!

After paying attention to the date of the report, Lao Jiang asked Chen Bui sharply: "What's the matter?" This report should have been submitted a long time ago, why didn't I see it? ”

Lao Jiang is rarely angry, so once he gets angry, his tiger power is still very frightening, Chen Bui's forehead quickly sweated, he said: "Chairman of the committee is angry, I will let people check, if this report really exists, it will definitely be found." ”

"Don't look for it, isn't there a copy here? Let them pay more attention in the future, the official documents from the north, especially the military division, must be sent to me as soon as possible! ”

Chen Bui meant, obviously doubting the authenticity of Ouyang Yun's words just now, fortunately, Lao Jiang is an understanding person, and Zhilu Dao must have such a document, otherwise the other party would not be so fearless. Ignoring Chen Bui, the anger on his face instantly subsided, and he looked at Ouyang Yun and said: "I have heard a little about that incident, no matter what kind of holiday Feng and Liu have with the Cadet Division, it is definitely not right for them to do that, but Ouyang, you have also done it by directly forcing them into exile." I know the cause of the incident, because of the land reform you promoted, right? Ouyang, the law of the country protects private property, and in this regard, you are the one who makes the mistake. Well, this matter is too big, and the impact is quite bad, a few days ago, many members of the Central Committee also collectively wrote to ask me to make decisions for them, why don't I come to make a round, you will hand over the 37th and 143rd divisions to them, but your losses must be fully compensated by them, what do you think? ”

Ouyang Yun was shocked when he heard this, and his understanding of Lao Jiang also deepened, and he said in his heart that it was no wonder that the other party was able to get mixed up from a green gang hooligan to this position, and he really had extraordinary political acumen and skills, he was clearly planning for Feng and Liu, but in fact, he was adding bargaining chips to the negotiations later, hehe, it seems that his attitude just now made him think that he was a bully.

Before coming to Nanjing, the two sides had already exchanged their respective needs through Zhang Zhen, and the reason why they had to meet face-to-face was just to clarify some detailed rules. Before coming, Ouyang Yun and Li Tieshu discussed the strategy of this negotiation, and decided to salute first and then soldier, soft first and then hard, which is why he was so respectful just now. Feeling that Jiang Shuren and Chen Shichang were looking at him, Ouyang Yun glanced back, and felt that the eyes of the two of them were invariably resolute, he nodded slightly, and then looked at Lao Jiang and said: "Chairman, as the old saying goes, generals will not be subject to foreign military orders, according to the Central Committee members, the reason why I wanted to be ruthless to Feng and Liu at that time was really a last resort, the situation at that time was either you die or I die, in this case, even if I personally have compassion, But the more than 10,000 brothers under his command would not agree. In a somewhat pathetic tone, he continued: "Chairman, the casualties of our cadet division in this battle are huge, and seeing his close comrades-in-arms fall in a pool of blood, the scene at that time ......" He shook his head and did not continue.

He said it emotionally, and Lao Jiang had to sigh softly to show his understanding. And the real emotion in his heart is a little angry, without him, the lion may not have opened his mouth.