King of Secret Service

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"Teacher, as you said, students also have difficulties."

Liang Xiao smiled wryly.

"Okay, let's not talk about this topic, so as not to embarrass you."

General Zhang could tell from Liang Xiao's expression that he was unwilling to leave the Military Intelligence Department.

General Zhang said as he walked: "This time you have been promoted to lieutenant general, the teacher is really happy for you, but you have to remember that a tree is as good as a forest, and the wind will destroy it. Your promotion speed is too fast. You have to be more careful about the strong dissatisfaction of the Baoding generals."

"The teacher's good words, the students will keep them in mind."

Of course, Liang Xiao knew his situation in the national army. The Baoding faction was full of hostility towards him, and the Huangpu faction was dissatisfied with his rapid rise. It could be said that he had two sides and made enemies. If he was not careful, he would be suppressed and excluded by the two factions. .

"Assess the situation on the battlefield, don't underestimate the Japanese invaders."

General Zhang finally exhorted.

"Students remember the teacher's teachings."

Liang Xiao stood at the door, watching General Zhang get into the car.

When the car started, General Zhang opened the window and said, "This is a farewell. You and I will be a teacher and a student. I don't know when we will see you again. The teacher has only one sentence for you, serve the country faithfully, and never forget the original heart."

"Students understand."

Liang Xiao nodded vigorously, all he is doing now is just to let the Chinese nation stand upright and not be oppressed and exploited by foreigners.

After watching General Zhang's car go away, he turned back and prepared to get in the car.

At this time, Song Xilian, who had just been awarded the lieutenant general, came over and said with a smile, "Mr. Liang."

"Mr. Song."

Liang Xiao greeted him with a nod.

"Hu Zongnan hosted a banquet for the generals of our Whampoa faction at the guest house of the Military Intelligence Department, and I invite you to come with us."

Song Xilian said.

"What time"

"This afternoon."

"Liang must be there on time."

Chapter 545 The Whampoa General Understands

In the afternoon, at the Guest House of the Military Intelligence Department.

Hu Zongnan sent an invitation to the generals of the Huangpu faction on the Songhu battlefield, inviting them to a banquet at the guest house of the Military Intelligence Department.

After the renovation, the Military Intelligence Department's guest house has been upgraded to a much higher level, and it is no different from the restaurants outside. Dai Li and Hu Zongnan have a close friendship, so it was also Dai Li's idea to choose the banquet venue in the Military Intelligence Department's guest house.

hall.

The Huangpu generals who received the invitation came to the banquet one after another. Dai Li, wearing a Chinese tunic suit, greeted the Huangpu generals at the door in person.

Those who came to the banquet were all senior generals of the Whampoa faction, who can be called the elite of the Whampoa faction, including Song Xilian, Wang Yaowu, Wang Jingjiu, Sun Yuanliang, Huang Wei, Du Yuming, etc., there were about a dozen major generals, seven or eight ,, Lieutenant General.

In the hall of the guest house, there are three round tables, and eight seats are placed around each round table, and the Huangpu generals who participated in the banquet took their seats one after another.

Dai Li warmly greeted the Huangpu generals, his posture was very low, and he did not have the majesty of the chief officer of the Military Intelligence Department.

Wearing a lieutenant general uniform, a yellow woolen general officer's overcoat, and leather boots, Liang Xiao walked in from the lobby of the guest house.

"Seat."

The waiter who was in charge of welcoming him was an internal member of the Military Intelligence Department. Seeing him coming, he hurriedly greeted him respectfully.

Liang Xiao shook his shoulders, handed over the general officer's coat to the waiter, and walked towards the hall with vigor.

"Fei Yu, come and sit."

"Fei Yu is here."

"Please sit down."

The generals of the Whampoa faction greeted him with a smile.

He met many people for the first time, but he knew the identities and backgrounds of the generals present, like Huang Wei who had just returned from China, and Du Yuming, the head of the armored major general who had just taken office. They all know each other's names.

"Congratulations to Fei Yu for becoming the No.1 trainee of the ninth batch who was promoted to lieutenant general."

Hu Zongnan laughed.

"Why did Commander Hu congratulate me only? Commander Sun, Commander Wang, and Commander Song, they were all awarded the rank of Lieutenant General"

Liang Xiao smiled and sat next to Hu Zongnan.

Hu Zongnan smiled slightly, but did not speak. The others also understood that Sun Yuanliang and Song Xilian had enough qualifications to be promoted to lieutenant generals, but Liang Xiao's qualifications... But, then again, Liang Xiao is The people in the military command are not the serious Whampoa faction in the army, so they just turn a blind eye and close their eyes.

Almost all the generals invited to the banquet have arrived.

Dai Li asked his staff to prepare the dishes.

He said with a smile to everyone: "Everyone has a taste of the cooking skills of the military intelligence department cooks, they are definitely more exquisite than the royal chefs of the Qing Dynasty."

"Dai Yunong, are you giving us a few tables full of Chinese banquets?"

"It seems that we are lucky today."

"By taking advantage of Dai Yunong's treasure, let's have a full meal first. During this period of time in the Songhu battlefield, I was subjected to Japanese planes and cannons every day. My mouth was full of dust and sand, which almost suffocated me gone."

“你小子才到淞沪战场多少天,我88师从8月13日打到九月初,前前后后一共打了20多天,5000多弟兄阵亡,有时候一天一夜都吃不上一口饭,跟我们相比,你小子差远了.”

"......"

The generals opened up their chatterboxes and began chatting about the Sino-Japanese War.

Liang Xiao slowly sipped tea and smoked a cigarette by himself, not participating in their conversations, and not talking too much.

Hu Zongnan slapped the table fiercely: "If the fight continues like this, we Huangpu soldiers will be finished."

Hearing his words, all the generals present were heartbroken. In just over 20 days, hundreds of Whampoa officers had shed blood on the battlefield. It was appalling. If the fight continues like this, it is unknown how many Whampoa soldiers died on the battlefield.

"Fighting for the country, even if the soul returns to the battlefield, is the glory of our soldiers. Don't worry about it, brother Shoushan."

Song Xilian took the words and said.

"I don't mind, I'm heartbroken. Our Whampoa soldiers are the backbone of the national army. If all of our Whampoa soldiers die in battle, the national army will only fall into the hands of a bunch of incompetent people. Then there will be no talk of fighting to save the country."

Hu Zongnan said rather heartbroken.

"The principal is determined to compete with the Japanese army in the Songhu area. We, the students, must do our best to live up to the principal's trust."

Wang Yaowu said.

"I invited everyone here today. I have something to discuss with you. You all know that there are many factions in the national army on the Songhu battlefield, including the Baoding faction, Guangxi faction, Sichuan army, Northwest army, Northeast army, and many others. Small factions, when we are fighting the Japanese, we must be vigilant against these factions to prevent them from watching the fire from the other side, deliberately not helping, and just sit and watch me wait for the Whampoa army to be surrounded by the Japanese army."

"I suggest that all the troops commanded by our general Huangpu must work together. If one party is in trouble, all parties will come to rescue. They must not follow in the footsteps of 108."

"I agree."

"totally agree."

"I agree."

"More than 1000 people were surrounded by the Japanese army on the top of the mountain. They fought bloody day and night, ran out of ammunition and food, and all died heroically. No one was captured. But just eight kilometers away from them, the Yang Sen Department of the Sichuan Army watched the fire from the other side, and watched helplessly. 108 was surrounded and wiped out by the Japanese army, we must remember this account clearly with old man Yang Sen."

"Yes, remember clearly with him."

"The 20th Army led by Yang Sen is one of the few excellent troops in the Sichuan Army. They have fought with the Central Army for so many years, and there is a deep gap between them. It is polite not to stab us on the battlefield. Don't expect them to save us. think."

a time.

The generals were furious.

They were not angry with the Japanese, but with friendly troops.

The national army troops on the Songhu battlefield were almost fighting independently, and it was difficult to achieve unified coordination. Seeing that the Central Army was surrounded by the Sichuan army and the Gui army, they would not save them. The rift between the two sides was getting deeper and deeper. Liang Xiao knew this very well. The central army and the local warlords have been fighting for so many years, and the two sides have a deep hatred. This time, they fought side by side for the sake of the war of resistance. However, they don't trust each other, and they even have to guard against stabbing their own people in the back. With such an army, how can they defeat the firepower? The powerful Japanese army was just this morning. The Japanese army fully occupied the sea and air power. The Chinese Air Force suffered heavy casualties. More than 20 aircraft were destroyed. The navy exchanged fire with the Japanese navy on the Wusong River. Four warships were sunk, and other warships were also damaged a lot. .

Without the assistance of the navy and air force, how can the army win this war? He has no hope of winning this war. One regiment of the Japanese army can sometimes wipe out two divisions of the Chinese army. Meng, this time the Japanese army seized the sea and air power, and the Chinese army has already lost in the battle. All he can do is to try his best to delay the Japanese army's offensive pace and wait for the situation to change.

5Chapter 16 A banquet, a familiar face

The banquet begins.

A series of exquisite dishes are served by the hands of young and beautiful women.

Dai Li put a lot of effort into this banquet. He not only transferred a young and beautiful woman from the Secretary Section of the Military Intelligence Department to serve as a waiter, but also bought rare meat and vegetables on the market. A big meal is beyond the imagination of many ordinary people.

The generals present here saw so many exquisite dishes, their eyes immediately glowed. During this period of time, they were fighting in the front line, and they ate like soldiers. They ate steamed buns and drank millet porridge. run up.

"Big guys let go...eat, let go...drink, today we won't get drunk and we won't go home."

Hu Zongnan laughed.

As soon as he finished speaking, all the generals couldn't wait to pick up their chopsticks and start eating.

Among the crowd, Liang Xiao eats the most politely. It's not that he pretends to be noble, but that he really doesn't have much appetite. His food during this time is not bad, he has chicken, duck, fish and meat every meal. Looking at the exquisite dishes in front of him , really lost my appetite.

All the generals had a hearty meal.

Hu Zongnan suggested that everyone should have a drink first.

He has always regarded himself as the No.1 student of the Son of Heaven, and the generals of the first phase of Whampoa have some criticisms about this, but they will not refute his face at this time.

All the generals raised their wine glasses, poured them down, made loud noises, and the hall became lively.

Holding the wine glass, Liang Xiao walked to the edge of the hall and watched the generals of Huangpu laughing. He was introverted and didn't like such lively occasions. Usually, he didn't take part in such occasions. Even if he did, he wouldn't Will talk a lot.

"Feather."

Dai Li's voice came from the side.

"Brother Yu Nong."

Liang Xiao smiled lightly.

"Everyone is so happy, why don't you go up and have fun with them?"

Dai Li asked rather strangely.

"I like quiet."

Liang Xiao said lightly.

"That's right, in our line of work, such occasions are the most taboo."

Dai Li nodded.

Liang Xiao glanced at Dai Li and asked, "Why did you think of setting up a stage for Hu Zongnan?"

"He is from my hometown. He recommended me to study in Whampoa Military Academy. Otherwise, I would not be where I am today."

Dai Li said.

Liang Xiao sneered and said, "I can't tell that brother Yu Nong is still a person who values ​​love and righteousness."

"Fei Yu, stop mocking me. We are all Whampoa soldiers. We must unite closely in this special period. We cannot let the outsiders see jokes."

Dai Li said meaningfully.

"Brother Yu Nong, I have something to ask you."

Liang Xiao said.

"Something happened.

To put it bluntly, as long as Dai can help, don't."

After Dai Li finished speaking, he suddenly felt something was wrong, and hurriedly added: "Don't talk about money, I'm almost out of control here."

Liang Xiao smiled slightly, it seems that Dai Li made him blackmail him a little bit, and now he is like guarding him against wolves, before he asked for the money, he frightened and blocked him with words.

"That's right. I would like you to come forward to suppress the inflation problem. Now is a time of war, and no capitalist can take the opportunity to make a fortune."

"This is a matter for the Ministry of Finance. Even if our intelligence department is required to come forward to suppress it, it should be done by the Central Command. If our military command rashly steps forward, I'm afraid it will be a waste of effort."

Dai Li hesitated.

"How can the Ministry of Finance care about these issues? As for the Zhongtong gang, their eyes are fixed on the military intelligence on the Songhu battlefield, and they will not be interested in such matters."

Liang Xiao said lightly.