Years of the Republic of China 1913

"Yuting, you have a heart."

With tens of thousands of soldiers, Zhang Zuolin is the commander of the 27th Division of the National Defense Army. Zhang Zuolin is no longer a junior officer, but he is still in front of Xu Shichang as before. Looking at Zhang Zuolin, who is like a messenger, Xu Shichang seems to have suddenly returned When I was governor of the Northeast more than ten years ago, I was a little moved.

"Enshuai, please..." Raising his hand to help Xu Shichang get out of the car, Zhang Zuolin introduced Xu Shichang to the people behind him with a smile on his face. Some of these people Xu Shichang knew, and some were promoted after he left the Northeast. Xu Shichang Chang Heyan greeted them one by one cheerfully, and offered a few words of condolences.

"This Zhang Laoqi is really going to do something." Not far from the bustling side, stood a few soldiers with obviously displeased expressions. The leader was also a lieutenant general. He was Feng Delin, the commander of the 28th Division, and He also came with several brigade commanders and regimental commanders from the 28th Division.

"Feng Shuai, shall we also go up to meet Ju Lao?" The brigade commander Zhang Haipeng of the 55th Brigade, Zhang Zuolin, and Feng Delin are all sworn brothers, but his relationship with Feng Delin is closer, and he has been serving in the 28th Division as a senior brigade commander.Seeing Zhang Zuolin and Xu Shichang talking and laughing not far away, it is natural for Feng Delin to feel unhappy, but no matter what, Xu Shichang came to the Northeast, as the commander of the 28th Division, Feng Delin had to greet Zhang Zuolin if he did not deal with Zhang Zuolin , Hearing Feng Delin's sour words, Zhang Haipeng quickly reminded him from the side, Feng Delin was slightly taken aback, a smile suddenly appeared on his face, and he led everyone over in strides.

"Mr. Ju. You have worked hard all the way, Feng Delinte, the commander of the 28th Division, is here to report to you!" Feng Delin, who came to Xu Shichang with the same salute, said in a regular manner.

"Fifth Brother, Enshuai is not an outsider, do you need to behave like this?" Xu Shichang smiled and nodded, and before he could speak, Zhang Zuolin, who was next to him, interjected and said, "Mr. It wasn’t Enshuai who promoted our brothers back then. Where is Fifth Brother and Lao Zhang today? The name Ju Lao is still given to outsiders. In my Lao Zhang’s eyes, Enshuai is Enshuai. Is this the truth, Fifth Brother?”

"Damn it!" Feng Delin was so angry that he cursed in his heart. Didn't Zhang Zuolin put eye drops on himself on purpose?If he were to say that, he would be able to pick out the bone from the egg.But Zhang Zuolin was right.Xu Shichang has great kindness to Zhang Zuolin and Feng Delin, so it is not an exaggeration to call him handsome.With an embarrassed smile, Feng Delin suppressed the anger in his heart and quickly changed his words: "Of course, what Lao Qi said is right, En Shuai, you have worked hard all the way, and your humble job is to prepare thin wine in Guangning, please En Shuai to appreciate it."

"For sure." Xu Shichang smiled and said: "I haven't seen you for many years, Lin Pavilion has become more and more stable. Old man Guangning must go there in a few days. Then get drunk with Lin Pavilion."

"What Enshuai said is that when Enshuai comes to Fengtian today, Xiao Zhang will be the host first, and after a few days, he will accompany Enshuai to Guangning to meet the five brothers." Zhang Zuolin is an old man in front of Feng Delin Elder Zhang is Zhang Short, but in front of Xu Shichang, he calls himself Xiao Zhang.There was a hint of complacency in the words, and he glanced at Feng Delin provocatively.Go to Quang Ninh for a banquet?Fortunately, Feng Delin figured out that Xu Shichang is now stepping on Fengtian's territory, that is, Zhang Zuolin's residence, and the master has not yet made a sound. Why is he, a guest from Guangning, so energetic?

It's over.Zhang Zuolin didn't care about Feng Delin, who had a livid face, and warmly invited Xu Shichang to his car to go to the best restaurant in Fengtian. Zhang Zuolin had already set up a table of food and wine, and was waiting to welcome Xu Shichang.

Xu Shichang is well aware of the conflicts between Zhang Zuolin and Feng Delin.Immediately agreed to Zhang Zuolin's invitation, but at the same time took Feng Delin's hand to say a few words of condolences, and made an agreement with him that in a few days, he would definitely go to Guangning in person, and then have a good reunion with Feng Delin .

"Fifth brother, there are too many villains in my car, why don't you find a car and go with you?" Before leaving, Zhang Zuolin didn't forget to stimulate Feng Delin, he said with a smile on his face, jumped into the car and left .In a blink of an eye, Zhang Zuolin and Xu Shichang's people left for a moment, and only Feng Delin's people stood there dumbfounded at the station.

"Marshal, why don't we go too?" A blank leader approached and asked.

"Damn it! Go for a ball!" Feng Delin, who couldn't get out of his anger, raised his hand and slapped the guy severely. After the head of the group who was beaten dizzily recovered, the angry Feng Delin had long since disappeared. There was a figure, and those colleagues all hid from a distance, looking at him with a strange look, as if they were looking at a fool.

Hongyun Building, in order to welcome Xu Shichang, Zhang Zuolin specially booked this best restaurant.When they got to the place, the banquet was set up, and Zhang Zuolin, as the host, invited Xu Shichang to his seat with great enthusiasm.Although Xu Shichang was born as a literati, he sat in the chief seat very readily, accepted the drink with a smile, and chatted and laughed happily with everyone. The atmosphere on the scene was harmonious.

At the wine table, everyone only talked about the past and love affairs, and didn't mention anything else.After receiving the wind, Xu Shichang, accompanied by Zhang Zuolin, moved into the residence specially prepared for him. Zhang Zuolin helped Xu Shichang again, and even served the brewed tea to relieve Xu Shichang from the hangover.

"Yuting, you have a heart." After taking the teacup, Xu Shichang nodded, this was the second time he said this today.

Rubbing his hands together, Zhang Zuolin bowed his waist and said with a silly smile: "You are welcome, handsome, do you think there is anything else that is not well prepared? Xiao Zhang, I am a rough person, so I will inevitably miss something."

"You, you..." The smile on Xu Shichang's face deepened. It is true that Zhang Zuolin was born into a poor family, and it is true that he had a beard in his early years to make a living. But if you really want to say that he is a rough man, he has his eyes closed. It's a lie.Zhang Zuolin is extremely intelligent and cautious, and after he became well-off, he specially invited teachers to teach the Four Books and Five Classics and even the ancient art of war such as "Sun Tzu's Art of War", "Six Secret Teachings", "Wu Zi", etc. His cultural level has long been out of date. , Even ordinary scholars can't compare.Similarly, Zhang Zuolin also has good handwriting, but because he usually doesn't let outsiders know, so in the eyes of the outside world, Zhang Zuolin is just a rough person.

Rough man, speaking of this name, in the early years of the Republic of China, many generals liked to use this to cover themselves up, but where would there be a real rough man for anyone who could stand out?Xu Shichang knew Zhang Zuolin very well, he heard him also call the word "rough person" in front of him, why didn't he secretly find it funny.

Seeing Xu Shichang looking at him with a smile, even though Zhang Zuolin's face was as thick as a city wall, he couldn't help but blush slightly.

"The old man is very satisfied with these arrangements, Yuting, don't be so busy, I haven't seen you for many years, come, come and accompany the old man to the study to drink tea and chat slowly."

"Good Le!"

Zhang Zuolin couldn't wait for it, so he agreed, waved the crowd away, and accompanied Xu Shichang to the study room to drink tea.

"The old man has already sent you a telegram before coming, and you already know about the expansion of the 27th Division?"

"Yes, handsome." Zhang Zuolin was secretly happy. He suppressed the idea of ​​asking questions all day long, but he never expected Xu Shichang to talk about this matter with himself alone.

After taking a sip of tea, Xu Shichang said, "I know a thing or two about the situation of your 27th Division. The Ministry of National Defense has two plans for the expansion of the 27th Division. The second is to directly expand into a group army, what do you think about this matter?"

Zhang Zuolin was suddenly overjoyed. There were two new establishments of the National Defense Forces, one was the front army and the other was the group army. Although the two armies were roughly equal in size, the group army was actually directly under the central yang sequence, known as the elite of the elite.Just like the Fourth Army, Eighth Army, and No.15 Army, these armies are organized by group armies. Zhang Zuolin did not expect Xu Shichang to give him such a big pie. This is a great thing that fell from the sky!Once the 27th division was changed to a group army, he, Zhang Zuolin, would change from a local army to a direct lineage directly under Zhong Yang. This was something he had never thought about in the past.

Just when he was about to answer, Zhang Zuolin swallowed back the words that came to his lips, and said with a low eyebrow, "Everything is at the command of the commander-in-chief."

"In my opinion, it's the group army." Xu Shichang said with a half-smile.

Zhang Zuolin was shocked, with an expression of ecstasy on his face, turned over and fell to the ground, and slammed his head three times at Xu Shichang.

"I, Zhang Zuolin, have nothing to repay you for your kindness! As long as you have a word of kindness, you will go through fire and water!"

"Get up! Get up quickly!" Quickly pulling Zhang Zuolin up from the ground, Xu Shichang shook his head and said with a smile: "Your Yuting is about to become a general, why are you still doing this?"

"Hey..." Smiling embarrassedly, Zhang Zuolin obediently followed Xu Shichang's wishes and sat back down again.

Next, I roughly talked with Zhang Zuolin about the plan to expand the army, and asked about the preparations for the 27th Division and Zhang Zuolin's own plans.The two talked for an hour, and Xu Shichang was very happy to see that the matter was all right, and the situation of Zhang Zuolin's 27th Division was not better than he had expected at first, so the plan could be implemented more smoothly.

"Yuting, the higher the position and weight, the greater the responsibility."

"What does En Shuai mean?" Zhang Zuolin asked hesitantly after hearing Xu Shichang's sudden remark.

"The old man knows that Yuting is a strange man, and he is even a good man. Back in the Northeast, the Northeast suppressed bandits and pacified the troubles. Thanks to Yuting's efforts, the merits belong to the country!" Xu Shichang said leisurely, and suddenly turned around and said: " If time is turned back, will Yuting still be able to contribute to the country as it did in the past, and resist internal and external troubles?"

"It's my duty!" Zhang Zuolin replied loudly without blinking his eyes.

"Okay!" As soon as the table was clapped, Xu Shichang stood up, looked at Zhang Zuolin with piercing eyes, and asked again: "What if the foreign trouble is not caused by the old man in the past, nor is it the old man from the north, but the Japanese?"

"What? Ri herself?" Zhang Zuolin was taken aback for a moment. (To be continued..)

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