The last trip to the United States caused a fuss, and this time, Ouyang Yun's trip to the United States was positioned as a second-class secret, and few people knew about it at the top of the Cadet Army, let alone the outside world. The next morning, in order to prevent Bai Chongxi and others from seeing the flaws, Ouyang Yun called back from the security guard and apologized to him, because of various reasons, he rushed to Fuzhou overnight, so he didn't accompany them, and let them talk to Ji Xingwen about specific things.

Those who have never taken a plane on a fast and long-distance trip will not be able to appreciate the scorching scorching of a tanker slowly sailing on the boundless sea. Boarding the ship from Hong Kong, it takes nearly a month to drift on the sea continuously, such a long journey, Rao is Ouyang Yun has already experienced it once, and his scalp is numb when he thinks about it.

Accompanying him, in addition to Gu Lianyun, Pan Meiren and Bi Serin, and then several key business representatives, government staff and security personnel led by Liu Kui, there were nearly forty people. During the voyage, you will encounter warships from various countries from time to time, and when you are close to Hawaii, you will encounter the Pacific Fleet of the United States. There were actually two aircraft carriers in the fleet, which made Ouyang Yun almost drool with envy.

"The earth we live in, one-seventh of the area is land, six-sevenths is the ocean, what does the ocean represent? Future. However, without aircraft carriers, let alone going to the deep sea, we may not even be able to protect our own coastal waters! This is what Ouyang Yun once said to Gu Lianyun, and it was that time that she learned how deep her aircraft carrier complex was.

"What? Seeing that the old American aircraft carrier was stimulated? Gu Lianyun walked to his side, stretched out his hand to hold the railing and asked.

He smiled: "Yes, he NND, this time it's just smashing the pot and selling iron, and I have to come out with an aircraft carrier fleet." Lianyun, who came up from Hong Kong together, there are no suspicious people, right? ”

"I can't see it yet. Don't worry, Miss Betherine won't let you have an accident, these three layers have already been covered by her, and no one else can come up at all. ”

"I just want to get to the U.S. as soon as possible. Although the coastal threat of Fujian and Guangdong has been eliminated, I always feel that there is a problem in the domestic side, and I am not there, and there is a problem with the harmony of the army and the army! ”

The current composition of the student army is too complicated, and the military alone has four major forces, and if you count the military government, the situation is even more complicated. And whether it is the military or the government, except for him Ouyang Yun, no one else really has that prestige to suppress everyone. But the United States is a must, if he really wants to completely change the fate of China in World War II, a strong navy is a must, at least when attacking the Japanese mainland, there is no need to look at the eyes of other countries, right? Unsinkable? Hmph, then I'll cut you into several pieces!

Three days later, Ouyang Yun received a telegram from the Guangzhou headquarters at sea - Bai Chongxi and his party left Guangzhou and returned to Xuzhou, with them the First Division of Studies and the Mountain Division. The day before, Zhang Zizhong personally sent a telegram to the headquarters of the Cadet Army, informing him that the three divisions under the 57th Army had set off and were rushing to Guangzhou, and asked the Cadet Army to make preparations to receive it.

Ouyang Yun didn't know what to say, in addition to the deployment of troops on the surface, secretly, an undercurrent against the student army was forming.

The large-scale construction of Guangzhou has provided an opportunity for the infiltration of spies from all sides. Then, the Investigation and Statistics Bureau of the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government, which had just been formed by the merger of the "Military Commission's Secret Investigation Group," the Fuxing Society's Special Service (Lixing Society), and the Second Division of the Military Commission's Investigation and Statistics Bureau, began to exert its efforts, and it took half a month to check the military strength of the student army and the industrial and mining enterprises, and submitted all the data to Chairman Chiang.

Lao Jiang only glanced at it roughly at that time, and scolded his mother: "Ouyang Yun, this little deflated three, is so rich. The central government is so poor, no, we must find a way to let him bleed out! ”

The speed at which the student army has grown and grown is not an exaggeration to describe it as mushrooms after a rain. If Lao Jiang was just a little jealous at the beginning, after the Battle of Nanjing, he really felt threatened. At this time, he regretted it very much, he only thought about annexing it at the beginning, and did not pay a large price, and directly collected Ouyang Yun for his own use. The Xuebing Army now occupies Fujian and Guangdong, and uses a surprise attack to break the combined fleet of the Japanese army, making the sea frontier, which was originally the most weak, a natural barrier. I think that before the Japanese army has not accumulated enough sea strength, the situation in Fujian and Guangdong should be safe.

The Battle of Xuzhou may break out at any time, and if Xuzhou is lost, the Japanese North China Front and the Central China Front will complete the land division, and they will inevitably advance inland. Because of its proximity to the Yangtze River, Hankou will definitely become a key target in the next stage. Hankou is not safe, and this base camp has to be moved. As for where to move, there were two voices within the Military Council, one was to move to the mountain city of Chongqing, and the other was to move to Guangzhou.

It was President Lin Sen who proposed to move to the mountain town. If this proposal had not been put forward by Lin Sen, Lao Jiang would have accepted it gladly. But because it was Lin Sen who proposed it, considering that he had a close relationship with the Xuebing Army, and it happened that someone had already proposed to move to Guangzhou before this, Lao Jiang Ke had to think twice.

The first to propose moving to Guangzhou was Chen Guofu. Chen Guofu has coveted the pharmaceutical factories, electronics factories and other factories and mining enterprises under the control of the Xuebing Army for a long time, and once wanted to obtain the general agency rights of many products in China, so he even did not hesitate to use the strength of the Central Committee to create barriers for the sales work of the Xuebing Army in various cities. However, how could Ouyang Yun, who was familiar with his human nature, be intimidated by his yin might. Ouyang Yun simply cut off supplies to some large and medium-sized cities, thus forcing the middlemen in those cities to put pressure on the Nationalist government, and finally crushed his plot.

It is precisely because of this round of tricks that Chen Guofu is very jealous of Ouyang Yun, and took this opportunity to come up with such a poisonous plan: The national government is now in financial difficulties, so it is better to eat the big family of the student army. At the time of national crisis, the student army can't just take care of one's own selfishness and ignore the national righteousness, right? In any case, Fujian and Guangdong are part of China after all. If the Xuebing Army dares to insist on refusing, it just gives the Central Army a reason to station, I don't believe it, he Ouyang Yun really dares to risk the world's condemnation and openly confront the Central Army. Isn't the purpose of the establishment of the Cadet Army to resist Japan, well, the central government gives them a chance, and let them block wherever there is a war - do they go or not?

There are not many people who are fortunate enough to learn about Chen Guofu's poisonous scheme, and they are all the descendants of the veterans. Including Lao Jiang, everyone was stunned by this strange plan at that time, and they were excited and nervous about the possible consequences of this plan. Lao Jiang was excited and eager to try. And if it weren't for Chen Cheng's words, presumably Xue Yue's troops would have returned to the vicinity of Dahe Mountain at this time.

Chen Cheng categorically rejected Chen Guofu's plan and reminded Lao Jiang: "Principal, it's not appropriate. Ouyang Yun can do everything. Don't forget, not long ago, the three divisions of the original Min department were completely incorporated by him in an open and honest manner. At that time, once there is a lot of trouble, he will certainly not be able to escape the infamy of history, and we are afraid that we will not be able to please him. The most important thing is that once this situation is created, the consequences are simply not something we can afford to bear. In the end, it will be the Japanese who will take advantage - what is the difference between us doing this and digging our own graves? ”

Lao Jiang thought about it carefully, and finally decided to hold back for the time being, and instead sought to take other ways to weaken the strength of the student army, he said: "Our Central Army is desperately working on the front line, and we can't let Ouyang Yun, a small deflated nest, develop to his heart's content in Fujian and Guangdong. The student army must send troops, if he dares not to send troops, hum, when he has to do it, Lao Tzu will pull all the troops to Fujian and Guangdong, and if he can't kill him, he will eat him poor! ”

A week later, two divisions of the Cadet Corps rushed to the front line in Xuzhou. Before Guo Da and Huang Haifu could sit down and drink saliva, a war of words over the belonging of these two divisions started at the Fifth Theater Command.

On both sides of the quarrel were Zhang Zizhong, the commander of the 57th Army, and Tang Enbo, the commander of the 20th Army. Because Zhang Zizhong reached a private agreement with Ouyang Yun and had the acquiescence of Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi, he behaved righteously and strictly. However, Tang Enbo was instructed by Lao Jiang to firmly grasp the two divisions of the Xuebing Army in his hands, and no matter how bad it was, all its equipment would be captured and plundered, so he behaved as a matter of course, and looked like he was determined to win.

In front of Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi, the two of them slapped the table and hit the bench, arguing so much that their faces were red and their necks were thick, and no one would give in. In the end, Li Zongren couldn't stand it anymore, and shouted: "Both of them are the favorite generals of the chairman and the pillars of the country. In this way, let the two division commanders of the Cadet Army choose for themselves. ”

His decision seems fair, but in fact, everyone knows that it is biased towards Zhang Zizhong's side. After all, it is a well-known thing that Zhang Zizhong and Ouyang Yun are friends. Tang Enbo naturally didn't dare to admit it, and shouted: "I don't approve! We soldiers should take it as our duty to obey orders. I have the order of the chairman that these two divisions must be taken over over my regiment! ”

Li Zongren was unhappy and said, "The order of the chairman? Why didn't I receive it? This matter is settled, come on, go and invite Commander Guo of the First Division and Commander Huang of the Mountain Division to the headquarters - go and go! ”

Tang Enbo was furious, pointed at Li Zongren and called him by his name: "Li Zongren, do you want to openly disobey the instructions of the chairman?" ”

Li Zongren was also angry, and shouted: "Tang Enbo, you keep saying the instructions and orders of the chairman, but you can't take them?" If you look at the equipment of the middle school soldiers, why do you want to do such a thing of covering your ears and stealing the bell? The commander of the fifth theater of operations, is it still me? What important order does the chairman really have that he sent to you instead of me? Hmph, it's unreasonable! ”

Bai Chongxi saw that the two sides were really angry, and hurriedly stepped forward to persuade him, saying: "Okay, okay, everyone is for the great cause of resisting Japan, so let's say less about this kind of angry talk that hinders unity." Lao Tang, you are too, it is true that the equipment of the Cadet Army is advanced, but the operation is very different from that of the Chinese formal. Even if you get it now, the soldiers under your command will not be familiar with it, and it can only play the opposite role, and this combat power will be reduced. Ouyang Yunken sent these two divisions, originally for Commander Zhang here, he specified that he would be incorporated into the 57th Army sequence, even the chairman of the committee can't say anything, why are you doing this? ! ”

Tang Enbo and Li Zongren have personal grievances, so it is impossible for the two of them to speak calmly. He also knew that since Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi were here, he would definitely not be able to please him. He didn't dare to offend everyone, and after listening to Bai Chongxi's words, he found the steps and went down, and sighed: "Brother Jiansheng, how can I look at the equipment of the middle school army, I was really entrusted by the chairman-okay, since you have spoken, let Guo Da and Huang Haifu choose for themselves." After speaking, there was still a trace of fantasy in his heart, in case this Guo and Huang were well-versed in the world, maybe they would take the initiative to take refuge in themselves, in that case, they would be regarded as living up to the expectations of the chairman.

After about ten minutes passed, as a loud "report" sounded at the door, Guo Da and Huang Haifu appeared in front of everyone with high spirits.

Both of them were wearing camouflage combat uniforms, with mid-gang military boots under their feet and camouflage steel helmets on their heads.

Li Zongren smiled at them and said, "Come in!" ”

Two people walked in and saluted everyone one by one: "Commander, Chief of Staff, Commanders!" ”

Li Zongren also saluted the military salute and said, "Senior Commander Guo and Senior Commander Huang, I invite you here to ask for your opinions. Would you rather belong to the 57th Army or the 20th Army? ”

"The 57th Army, this is our commander-in-chief's order," Guo Da said.

Li Zongren glanced at Tang Enbo and said, "Then this matter is decided." Then he said to Zhang Zizhong: "Commander Zhang, the first division and the mountain division will be handed over to you, please use them properly." If the loss is too large, be careful that Ouyang Yun will trouble you! ”

Zhang Zizhong smiled and said, "I can save it." ”

Tang Enbo's face was a little ugly, he glanced at Guo and Huang, snorted coldly, and said goodbye. As soon as he left, all the officers belonging to the 20th Army said goodbye and left, and soon, there were only a dozen people left in the huge conference room.

Seeing them leave, Guo Da and Huang Haifu glanced at each other, and keenly felt a trace of discordant atmosphere - the water in Xuzhou is very muddy! The two walked towards Zhang Zizhong tacitly, and Guo Da said: "Commander Zhang, will our station remain the same?" ”

Zhang Zizhong looked at Li Zongren and said, "Commander Li, I want to take the First Division and the Mountain Division directly to Bengbu, what do you think?" ”

Li Zongren nodded: "Yes." By the way, Hankow, you can take a telegram and explain it. ”

"It's good."

"Division Commander Guo and Division Commander Huang, from now on you will move with the 57th Army. I hope that you can uphold the tradition of the Cadet Army, continue to hold high the banner of 'Anti-Japanese Pioneer', and play the demeanor of the Cadet Army!" Good luck! ”

"Xie Lu, Xie Li, Commander Li!" Guo and Huang saluted Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi again, and then followed Zhang Zizhong out of the headquarters of the Fifth War Zone.

The brutal battle to defend Xuzhou may start at any time!