The eldest of the Yan family in the Siheyuan

Hearing what Chu Yunfei said, Li Yunlong laughed. He also fully understood why Chu Yunfei came this time. He was a lobbyist sent by Baldy Jiang, who wanted him to defect to the Eighth Route Army and join the Nationalist Army.

Although his military rank is not high, he still holds a 10-strong army in his hands, and the combat effectiveness of this [-]-strong army ranks high among the troops of the Eighth Route Army.

This is not counting the more than 20 troops brought to the northeast by Ding Wei and Kong Jie. If all of them are counted, the troops that Li Yunlong can influence are more than [-] troops.

We must know that the current strength of the Eighth Route Army has just reached about 100 million, and Li Yunlong's troops alone account for more than 20 troops, accounting for one-fifth of the total strength of the Eighth Route Army.

Otherwise, with Li Yunlong's military rank, he would not be able to get into Jiang Guangtou's eyes at all. With so many troops, no one can ignore them.

Even the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army was not completely at ease with Li Yunlong, otherwise, it would not have divided Li Yunlong's troops into two, so that the number of troops Li Yunlong could command was directly reduced by half.

Although there are various reasons, the most direct reason is that the strength of Li Yunlong's army has developed too fast.

As the leader of the organization, it is impossible to let the development of any troops go beyond his control, otherwise any mistakes will lead to huge consequences.

Li Yunlong also understood this kind of behavior, so he was not dissatisfied with the fact that the army was divided into two before, and he readily agreed.

Seeing that Li Yunlong just smiled at himself after reading the letter without any reply, Chu Yunfei couldn't help narrowing his eyes.

Thinking that these conditions could not satisfy Li Yunlong's appetite, he patted the table lightly with his hands, and then said:
"Brother Yunlong, with the troops you are commanding now, although the position of this army commander is a bit low, there is no way to do it. After all, the chairman also has his own considerations, and he has to take care of the emotions of other generals, isn't it possible? Let’s take a look at your military rank, you’ve been promoted too high.”

While talking, Chu Yunfei observed Li Yunlong's expression again, and saw that there was no change, so he said again: "If you are not satisfied with the current conditions, you can tell me if you have other requirements. Although Chu has a humble official position, as a committee member of Jiang Long students can still help Brother Yunlong to be a lobbyist. Although there is no guarantee that all the conditions proposed by Brother Yunlong will be met, as long as it is not too much, it is not a big problem."

Chu Yunfei was starting to be jealous of Li Yunlong now. After all, as a direct descendant from Huangpu, even he himself was not as valued by the chairman as Li Yunlong.

You must know that he was born in a serious academic class, while Li Yunlong is just a mud leg.

And he himself is destined to rise to the top of the sky, and it is only a matter of time before he takes up an important position.

Hearing Chu Yunfei's words, Li Yunlong's expression changed. It seemed that Bald Jiang was really willing to win him over. The position of a military commander was just to test the waters. If he was not satisfied, he could ask again.

So Li Yunlong smiled and said: "I, Li Yun, came from a mud-legged background. How could Long Hede be valued by Chairman Jiang so much?"

"Brother Yunlong, you can't say that. Although your background is not very good, it is not without advantages. Leading troops to fight in wars is beyond the reach of me, who has a professional background. It is natural that Chairman Jiang can value you. It must make sense." Hearing Li Yunlong's words, Chu Yunfei quickly waved his hand and said.

"Brother Yunlong, look at this..." Chu Yunfei pointed to the letter in Li Yunlong's hand and said.

What he meant, Li Yunlong understood, was to ask him whether he agreed to change the course, but this couldn't be said too clearly, so Chu Yunfei could only be vague.

"Brother Chu, I am dissatisfied with you, brother. I am not very satisfied with the current situation. You said that I want soldiers and territory in my hands, but the treatment given to me by the higher authorities is still so low, let alone high-ranking officials. I don’t even have a woman, you know I’m not young at this age, if I were to be placed in the countryside, even children would be able to make soy sauce.”

In order to pretend to be like Li Yunlong, he tried his best to squeeze out a few tears, took Chu Yunfei's hand and said with snot and tears: "But the organization doesn't even solve my personal problems. If Chairman Jiang really As said in the letter, arrange a few beautiful women for Li Yunlong to be his wife, I will definitely consider the matter of changing the course seriously. There is also the official position... You see, although the position is not high now, my brother, but in my hands No matter how you say it, there are more than 20 troops, the position of this army commander is a bit low, brother Yunfei, can you help me tell Generalissimo Jiang, please raise the rank."

Chu Yunfei hated Li Yunlong wiping his nose with his sleeve, but he couldn't say anything now that he needed Li Yunlong.

I can only force myself to calm down, for fear of having an attack, let Li Yunlong do it.After hearing Li Yunlong's words, although he was mentally prepared for Li Yunlong's promise to change his mind, he was still a little overjoyed.

After all, his only task this time was to persuade Li Yunlong to join the national army.

So Chu Yunfei said with a smile: "Don't worry, Brother Yunlong, based on our relationship, I will definitely agree to this little favor. You can wait here for my good news."

"If there is no accident, the results will come down in a few days. By then, we will be brothers in the same camp, so we have to get close."

"Sure, sure, then I, Li Yunlong, will wait here for good news from brother Chu." Li Yunlong cupped his hands and said.

Seeing that Li Yunlong agreed, Chu Yunfei didn't stay here too long, and after a few polite words with Li Yunlong, he got up and left.

After all, he had to report to his superiors after the matter was finished. As for the conditions proposed by Li Yunlong, he thought it shouldn't be a problem.

After all, the national army has millions of troops, and there are many excellent generals. There must be many people who are dissatisfied with the position given to Li Yunlong, but this kind of thing is not up to him.

After Chu Yunfei left, before Li Yunlong sat down to rest, Zhao Gang walked in from the outside.

"Old Li, I heard that Chu Yunfei is here, what is he looking for from you?" Zhao Gang asked Li Yunlong when he saw that there was no one in the room.

After all, we are now in an important period of negotiations between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and any disturbance can affect the outcome of the negotiations.So when he learned that Chu Yunfei had come to look for Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang immediately became nervous. He was afraid that Li Yunlong would not be able to resist the temptation and would fall into Chu Yunfei's tricks, so he rushed over in a hurry.

Hearing Zhao Gang's words, Li Yunlong handed the letter that Chu Yunfei had handed over to Zhao Gang directly.

Anyway, he was not prepared to agree to this matter, and Li Yunlong was not prepared to accept the sugar-coated shells that Bald Jiang gave.

After all, as someone who has experienced it, Li Yunlong knows that in the following dispute between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, the national army will definitely not win.

Moreover, Li Yunlong didn't believe Baldy Jiang's character. After all, Li Yunlong was an outsider compared to the officers from Huangpu.It is impossible to regard Li Yunlong's troops as direct descendants.

As a result of Zhao Gang's confusion, the letter in Li Yunlong's hand, although he didn't understand what it was, he still concentrated on reading it.

"Old Li, you...you agreed?" Zhao Gang asked Li Yunlong after reading the letter.

Although he has been with Li Yunlong for such a long time, he is not sure whether Li Yunlong can withstand such a big temptation.

After all, for the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, the conditions given by Chairman Liang are very tempting, especially for people like Li Yunlong who are in their thirties and don't even have a wife.

Also as a man, Zhao Gang also knew that the saying that a hero is sad and a beauty passes is not empty talk.

How many celebrities in history have fallen on women, he is not sure that Li Yunlong can not be affected.

However, the more than [-] soldiers and horses under the command of Li Yunlong are very important to the Eighth Route Army, especially at such a critical moment, a little accident will be a catastrophic problem for the organization.

"What do you think, if I have such thoughts, can I still hand over the letter to you?" Li Yunlong gave Zhao Gang an angry look and said.

"This... I'm a little anxious, I'm sorry Lao Li, I too..." Zhao Gang said embarrassedly.

He didn't deliberately ignore these details, but the issue was too important. After all, Li Yunlong held one-fifth of the entire Eighth Route Army's strength. Officials are all trained by Li Yunlong.

Therefore, if Li Yunlong had other ideas, it would be a disastrous consequence for the organization.

"Okay, I know that if you care about it, it will cause chaos. Don't worry, you don't understand me. I am sincere to the organization, and I can't be moved by Jiang Guangtou's sugar-coated bullets." Li Yunlong vowed.

"I'm relieved now, what about this letter?" Zhao Gang patted his heart, then pointed to the letter in his hand and said to Li Yunlong.

"Leave it to the headquarters. If the organization is not at ease, I can put down the military power in my hand and report to the headquarters." Li Yunlong said with a smile.

He didn't know whether the heads of the headquarters completely trusted him, after all, this was not a small problem.

Hearing Li Yunlong's words, Zhao Gang was at a loss. After all, if this matter was reported to the headquarters, no matter whether Li Yunlong had other thoughts, the headquarters would not be able to put Li Yunlong in such an important position.

After all, people's hearts cannot be guessed. Even if Li Yunlong has no wrong thoughts, the headquarters will temporarily take away Li Yunlong's command of the troops.

That's why Zhao was so entangled just now. After all, he and Li Yunlong have been together for so long, and they still have feelings. He believes in Li Yunlong, but it doesn't mean that other people in the organization also believe in Li Yunlong.

But if the letter is not handed in, there will be trouble if the organization learns about it in the future.

"Old Zhao, you just follow my instructions and hand over the letter to the headquarters. As for how to deal with it, I can't accept it." Li Yunlong said indifferently.

Anyway, there will be no war during this period, even if you are temporarily transferred from the headquarters, it's okay, you can just stop and rest.

Seeing that Li Yunlong was in a good mood and was not affected by this incident, Zhao Gang comforted Li Yunlong a few words, then walked out of the command room and sent personnel to send the letter to the headquarters.

When the headquarters received the letter from Zhao Gang, they were also very nervous. After all, this is not a small matter, it concerns one-fifth of the troops in the army.

So the head of the headquarters hurriedly called leaders at all levels for a meeting to discuss how to deal with Li Yunlong's matter.

After all, Li Yunlong's army is different from other troops. The expansion and development of Li Yunlong's army did not receive support from the headquarters, and everything was solved by Li Yunlong alone.

Even the weapons and equipment for the expansion of the army were obtained by himself, so the headquarters did not have much control over Li Yunlong's department.

All the low-level commanders were trained and appointed by Li Yunlong himself, and the biggest support given by the headquarters was nothing more than merging Ding Wei, Kong Jie and Li Yunlong's departments together.

But before the merger, the strength of Li Yunlong's army had already developed, so even after the merger, Li Yunlong fully controlled the appointment of most of the officers in the army.

Most of the officers appointed during the troop expansion were also Li Yunlong's former troops. After all, compared with Ding Wei and Kong Jie, Li Yunlong's vision was far ahead, and he was ready for the troop expansion early.

Talents in this area were consciously cultivated in advance, and the National Defense Military Academy founded by Li Yunlong has developed well over the past year, and the first batch of academies have also been reused after completing their studies.

He was assigned to serve as officers at all levels in the army. Even in the army taken to the Northeast by Ding Wei Kongjie, most of the mid-level officers came from the National Defense Military Academy.

As a military academy, the National Defense Military Academy founded by Li Yunlong is also unique among all the military training courses of the Eighth Route Army, and its teaching strength ranks among the top three.

All of this is due to Li Yunlong's forward vision.

The National Defense Military Academy is not standing still, and is still developing. There are not only regular students, but also crash training courses. months of training courses to prepare the lowest ranks of officers for the troops.

All officers at the rank of squad leader and company commander in the army must take turns to attend the training class for a three-month training.

Only after passing the assessment can he return to the original unit and continue to serve as a commander, otherwise he can only stay in school to continue studying, or resign from his original position and become a low-level leader.

Because Li Yunlong knew that the most important reason why the German army was rampant in Europe was the quality of the overall officers, especially the low-level officers. Sometimes knowledge is also an invisible combat power.

In the past, there was no way but to make do, but now it is different. As long as conditions permit, Li Yunlong wants all officers in the army, as long as they are commanders leading troops, regardless of their ranks, they must pass the military academy.