In the Wuhan base camp, Chiang Kai-shek looked at a telegram in his hand asking for military pay and arms, and he couldn't help feeling anxious.

The defeat of hundreds of thousands [***], coupled with the loss of wealth places such as Shanghai and Jiangsu, all worsened the central government's finances to a very serious point.

Coupled with the fact that hundreds of thousands of troops will soon be reorganized, the huge financial gap is enough for anyone to feel overwhelmed.

"Report!"

At this time, there was a loud voice outside the door, and Chiang Kai-shek said without raising his head: "Come in!"

Soon a handsome guy and another middle-aged officer in his thirties opened the door and walked in. When they saw Chiang Kai-shek, they quickly saluted him with a bang and said, "Report to the principal, Huangpu Phase 4 [*

**] Major General Zhang Lingfu, deputy commander of the 153rd Brigade of the 51st Division of the Revolutionary Army, was ordered to report."

"Report to the chairman of the committee, Sun Liren, colonel leader of the Shanghai Tax Police Corps, has been ordered to report."

After hearing what they said, Chiang Kai-shek quickly raised his head, and then a smile appeared on his face: "It turns out that Zhong Lin and Zhong Lun are here, please sit down quickly."

"Here, we can just stand." Zhang Lingfu and Sun Liren said quickly.

"You can sit down if I ask you to. When you come here, you should feel like you are at your own home. Don't be polite." Chiang Kai-shek pretended to be displeased.

"Then it's better for us to be respectful than obey orders." Zhang Lingfu said.

After saying this, Zhang Lingfu and Sun Liren sat down and looked straight ahead.

Chiang Kai-shek also took this opportunity to look at these two people carefully. He was very curious about who could make Lu Mingxuan willing to spend such a high price to poach people.

The combined equipment of these two people is worth 5 German armorers, 100 20mm anti-tank guns, 36 37mm anti-tank guns, 60 Xiafei tanks and 24 32x15 guns.

After several days of bargaining, Lu Mingxuan and Chiang Kai-shek finally reached an agreement in general. Lu Mingxuan used the above price in exchange for Zhang Lingfu and Sun Liren to join the 189th Division, which should not be the 98th Army now. Lu Mingxuan was also officially promoted to the commander of the 98th Army yesterday.

Of course, those recruited [***] soldiers did not need to be returned to the Central Army. Due to Chiang Kai-shek's repeated insistence, Lu Mingxuan finally agreed to establish a military intelligence station in Jiyuan, but Lu Mingxuan felt that he had many ways to deal with a military intelligence station.

Of course, neither Chiang Kai-shek nor Lu Mingxuan would admit these dirty behind-the-scenes transactions. On the surface, Chiang Kai-shek was still the great leader of the Republic of China, and Lu Mingxuan was still the anti-Japanese hero respected by everyone.

Although Chiang Kai-shek had already planned to release them, he still decided to summon the two of them to Wuhan, and then tried to win over them, hoping that they would remain loyal to the party and the country even if they joined the 98th Army.

After taking a closer look, he found that neither Zhang Lingfu nor Sun Liren were ordinary people.

Zhang Lingfu looks like his eyebrows are like distant mountains, his eyes are like bright stars, he is handsome and resolute, and the jade tree stands in the wind. At first glance, he does not look like an ordinary person.

And Sun Liren also looks majestic and majestic, giving people a feeling of heroic spirit.

Even when facing him, the most powerful figure in the Republic of China, they still looked calm and showed no signs of nervousness.

As expected, he had the demeanor of a general, Chiang Kai-shek secretly praised him.

"Zhong Lin, you graduated from the fourth phase of Huangpu, so you should be my student." Chiang Kai-shek said warmly to Zhang Lingfu.

Chiang Kai-shek liked being the principal very much, and he also served as the principal of many universities, but his favorite was to be the principal of the Whampoa Military Academy, and it was precisely through the students who graduated from the Whampoa Military Academy that he controlled the highest power in China.

So he doesn't like those who graduated from Huangpu to call him the commission, but likes them to call him the principal.

"That's right, principal." Zhang Lingfu said quickly to Chiang Kai-shek.

"I heard that you graduated from Peking University? Why did you sign up to join the army?"

"Reporting to the principal, our country is weak. If we want the country to be strong and prosperous, and if we want the people to live with dignity, a country must have a strong military. So I decided to join the military and serve the motherland."

Zhang Lingfu said to him in a very loud voice.

"That's very good. You are indeed my student." Chiang Kai-shek looked very happy after hearing his words.

"I also heard about the incident where you killed your wife. I asked someone to inquire about it. I heard that your wife secretly took your military documents. Is this the case? (If there is any dispute, please contact Du Niang for comment.

.)”

Chiang Kai-shek continued to tell him that he was very curious about Zhang Lingfu's murder of his wife. Because Lu Mingxuan attached great importance to Zhang Lingfu, he ordered Dai Li to investigate the matter and finally learned from one of Zhang Lingfu's subordinates, Liu Guangyu.

A surprising conclusion was reached.

After listening to Chiang Kai-shek's words, Sun Liren also had a strange look on his face. Zhang Lingfu's murder of his wife caused a sensation throughout the country. Zhang Lingfu's wife's family went to Nanjing to file a complaint, which went all the way to Chiang Kai-shek. Although Hu Zongnan provided strong protection to Zhang Lingfu,

Zhang Lingfu, however, ran to Nanjing and surrendered.

Chiang Kai-shek had no choice but to nod in person and sentenced Zhang Lingfu to death.

If the Anti-Japanese War had not broken out in full force, Zhang Lingfu might still be in Laohuqiao Model Prison.

After listening to his words, Zhang Lingfu's expression changed drastically, "Principal, this matter..."

This incident was forever painful in his heart, so he was unwilling to accept Hu Zongnan's asylum and took the initiative to surrender to Nanjing. If possible, he would never want to hear anyone mention this incident.

"You silly boy, why don't you tell me about this? If you tell me, will I still sentence you to death?" Chiang Kai-shek said to him with a look of complaint.

After listening to Chiang Kai-shek's words, Zhang Lingfu looked sad. He never mentioned this matter during the trial. The reason was that he felt guilty. After all, that person was his wife.

"Okay, let's forget about it. Let's not talk about it anymore." Chiang Kai-shek also saw that Zhang Lingfu didn't want to mention it, so he said.

He took the initiative to mention this matter in the hope that the two of them would not have any bad feelings because of this matter. After all, Zhang Lingfu would soon be in charge of an infantry brigade of the 189th Division.

"Speaking of which, you two are both the best soldiers of the party and the country. Since the July 7th Incident, you two have behaved very bravely. I have seen all this." Chiang Kai-shek said to them.

"Thank you principal (chairman) for the compliment." Zhang Lingfu and Sun Liren said quickly.

Chiang Kai-shek nodded slightly, and then continued: "I called you two here this time because I have a very important thing to announce to you. From now on, you are all major generals and brigade commanders."

After hearing what Chiang Kai-shek said, Zhang Lingfu and Sun Liren were both startled. What is going on?

Sun Liren was even more surprised. Not long ago, he was just a colonel of the Shanghai Tax Police. How could he suddenly jump to the rank of major general and brigade commander?

However, Zhang Lingfu was moved in his heart. At this time, he remembered what Lu Mingxuan had said to him before. Could it be that he had really succeeded in his operation?

"I plan to transfer you two to the 189th Division as brigade commander. You must have heard of the 189th Division. Although it has not been established for a long time, its strength is definitely one of the best in our army. Of course, I also hold the position of brigade commander.

It took a lot of effort to win it for you."

Chiang Kai-shek told them that he was not lying. It was precisely because of his persistence that they were able to become a powerful brigade commander of the 189th Division. Of course, he did not forget to point out that all of this was his credit.

"Thank you principal (commissioner) for your cultivation!" Zhang Lingfu and Sun Liren said with great joy.

Chiang Kai-shek also smiled and nodded, and then said meaningfully to them: "If you have any difficulties after arriving at the 189th Division, just send me a telegram. As long as I can help, I will help. Don't treat me as an outsider. Remember

I will always be on your side."

After hearing what he said, the expressions of Zhang Lingfu and Sun Liren changed slightly. Although Chiang Kai-shek wrote them a big check, thinking about who they were afraid of in the Republic of China with Chiang Kai-shek as their backer, they all felt something bad.

feeling.

Did he ask them to work as nails in the 189th Division?

"Remember that you are outstanding soldiers trained by the party and the state. I hope that you will remember to be loyal to the party and the state and to the leader at all times." Chiang Kai-shek continued to say to them.

"Please rest assured, principal (commissioner), that we will remember to be loyal to the party and the country and to the leader at any time." Zhang Lingfu and Sun Liren said loudly.

Chiang Kai-shek has already offered this job. Do the two young major generals dare not agree? The two of them promised that if they dared to say no, they would never leave Wuhan alive.

Seeing the performance of the two of them, Chiang Kai-shek nodded with satisfaction.

He wrote a lot of checks to them, and then he tried to win them over before letting them leave.

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After Zhang Lingfu and Sun Liren left, they wiped their sweat almost in unison, and then exhaled heavily. They suddenly had the feeling of being with a king like a tiger. It is not easy to come out of here alive.

When they accidentally saw each other's actions, they were startled at first, and then they all laughed.

"Brother Zhong Lin, speaking of which, I will be a colleague from now on. Please take care of me in the future." Sun Liren said to Zhang Lingfu.

"Haha, Brother Zhonglun is too polite. Let's help each other." Zhang Lingfu said to Sun Liren.

"I see it's getting late. How about we go have a light meal together." Sun Liren looked at the sky and said.

"Okay, I just wanted to bother you more." Zhang Lingfu said with a smile.

Soon the two came to a restaurant together, and then ordered a table of dishes and ate together.

"I heard that Brother Zhong Lin worked with the 189th Division." Sun Liren said to Zhang Lingfu.

"That's right." Zhang Lingfu said with a smile. Sun Liren's words reminded him of his unforgettable time in Nanjing.

"I wonder what Brother Zhong Lin's impression of the 189th Division is?"

Although the 189th Division's propaganda work was in place, and Sun Liren also believed that the 189th Division was a very powerful force, he still wanted to get first-hand information about the 189th Division from Zhang Lingfu.

"Is it an impression? Their weapons are very powerful and they have a lot of heavy equipment." Zhang Lingfu said with a smile.

The extremely powerful heavy artillery and tanks of the 189th Division, as well as the overwhelming artillery support, left a deep impression on him.

Sun Liren nodded thoughtfully, and then continued: "What else?"

"They fight very luxuriously," Zhang Lingfu continued.

"What kind of luxury law?" Sun Liren asked curiously.

"They never have bullet limits when fighting. They can fight as many as they want, and they can call for air support at any time." Zhang Lingfu said to him with a smile.

Sun Liren nodded with satisfaction after listening to his words. It was good that there was no bullet limit. And if it could call for air support, it would be the only one in China.

I'm afraid there are only a few direct descendants of the Central Army who can call for air support at any time.

All these made him look forward to the military life in the 189th Division in the future, but soon he asked a little cautiously: "You said we went to the 189th Division, what kind of unit will they allocate to us?"

After listening to Sun Liren's words, Zhang Lingfu suddenly burst into laughter, "I don't know this, but I can guarantee that no matter what the army is, it will definitely be much stronger than the army you led before."

He had a hunch that Lu Mingxuan would definitely give him a surprise this time when he went to the 189th Division.
Chapter completed!