Chapter 271

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Protagonist:

Lv Muzhi

Chongqing, Leader's Mansion.

"Muzi, you're an instructor at a military academy now, why are you still coming and going at the Leader's Mansion?" Gu Zhutong stopped Liu Zhi, who was about to knock, at the old man's office door.

Liu Zhi rolled his eyes and shouted: "What, back in the day we were all Five Tiger Generals under the Commander-in-Chief, oh, now I'm no good, and you're bullying me too, old friend?"

Gu Zhutong hurriedly covered Liu Zhi's mouth: "Keep it down, the old man is throwing a tantrum inside!"

Hearing this, Liu Zhi hurriedly whispered: "What happened?"

"What else could happen? Han Fuqu in Shandong is being disobedient... I'm telling you, stop poking around, go back to the Southwest Military Academy and teach properly, teach a few talents like Wei Yue, and the old man will rest easy."

Seeing Gu Zhutong needle him again, Liu Zhi was about to curse, but caught sight of the documents in the other's hand, which bore the words Youth Army, and asked:

"What you're holding is the Youth Army reorganization plan, right? You're going to get Minister He Yingqin to sign it?"

Gu Zhutong rubbed his sore eyes, thinking that today was not a good day—this Liu Zhi, relegated to the second line, was still restless and wouldn't leave him alone, but after so many years of friendship, he really couldn't tear his face, besides, he had a tiger-general student like Lv Weiyue, a big shot around the old man.

"That's right, Wei Yue's Youth Army reorganization plan, the old man has already approved it, now going to Minister He Yingqin for a signature..."

Gu Zhutong was speaking when Liu Zhi directly snatched the document to look.

Although teaching at Lv Muzhi's military academy, he was still a Second-Class General, and Liu Zhi was completely unyielding before Gu Zhutong.

Gu Zhutong gave up struggling: "Look, look, anyway this reorganization plan isn't any secret, Wei Yue might even tell you."

Liu Zhi walked into a lounge and read it himself.

On the first page of the reorganization plan it was clearly written that the Youth Army belonged to the Central Army's combat sequence, not some private army.

Liu Zhi nodded as he read: "No wonder that Sun Liren under Minister Song was recruited by Wei Yue's Youth Army, not a few Tax Police Corps soldiers were also reorganized into the Youth Army, completely bringing the Tax Police General Corps under the Central Government, this has always been the old man's wish."

Gu Zhutong sighed: "Not just the Tax Police Corps, even the elite German-equipped 88th Division was reorganized in, this 88th Division really entrusted the wrong person..."

Liu Zhi asked discontentedly: "What do you mean, how is being reorganized into the Youth Army entrusting the wrong person?!"

"Don't misunderstand, I'm talking about former 88th Division Commander Sun Yuanlang, who just ran away again as a deserter, Wei Yue swallowed his troops entirely, and he didn't dare show his face.

If Sun Yuanlang is found now, it's definitely a dead end..."

Liu Zhi wasn't interested in Sun Yuanlang, asking: "In this reorganization plan, Wei Yue's subordinates have all been promoted, Qiu Qingquan has been promoted to Lieutenant General, why hasn't Wei Yue been promoted, wasn't it all agreed?"

Gu Zhutong simply came clean: "What's a Lieutenant General, promotion to General is a big deal, now there's an even bigger matter troubling the old man!"

Liu Zhi had a melon-eating expression, asking: "How so?"

Gu Zhutong covered his mouth, leaning close to Liu Zhi's ear: "Liu Xiang left Sichuan to fight the Japanese, his Sichuan Army troops were reorganized into the 22nd and 23rd Group Armies, also afraid of not being able to control Liu Xiang, we transferred the 22nd Group Army to the First War Zone for combat, the 23rd Group Army to the Su-Wan area;

Unexpectedly it made Liu Xiang furious, he sent a telegram cursing people, the old man is angry!

This is intolerable, now the capital is in the Southwest, he's speaking so rudely now, what will happen in the future?"

Liu Zhi nodded, perhaps the Central Government felt the Sichuan Army had too many people, after all they weren't direct lineage, the capital being in the Southwest was somewhat dangerous, so they wanted to dismember Liu Xiang's Sichuan Army, but instead drew Liu Xiang's own dissatisfaction.

"That's not enough, the most fatal thing is... Han Fuqu, that son of a bitch... he ran!" Gu Zhutong slapped his head, saying worriedly.

Liu Zhi immediately widened his eyes: "What do you mean?! The Yellow River defensive line?! Jinan?! Isn't this screwing over Li Zongren?"

"Who says it isn't, Li Zongren of the Gui clique is about to explode with anger, Jinan lost is lost, Li Zongren let Han Fuqu guard Taian, fight guerrillas inside Mount Tai, but Han Fuqu is still unwilling, who knows what happens behind;

But Li Zongren's meaning in the telegram seems to be that he has some preparations."

Liu Zhi sucked in a breath, looking at it this way, now there really was something bigger than Wei Yue's promotion.

Fortunately Gu Zhutong had just stopped him at the door, otherwise he would have gone in and gotten a good cursing.

Liu Zhi then spoke out the intelligence he held: "Han Fuqu is hard to say, as for Liu Xiang, you can rest assured, Wei Yue wrote saying Liu Xiang still prioritizes the big picture, wants us not to suspect him, concentrate forces against the outside, the Southwest situation is very stable, the Central Government won't be in danger;

And, Liu Xiang is still lying in a hospital bed in Wuhan, plagued by illness..."

"Oh?" Gu Zhutong heard this, thus the Central Government's guard against Liu Xiang was finally lowered somewhat.

Unexpectedly Liu Zhi suddenly discovered something, saying: "Old Gu, do you think Liu Xiang's Second-Class General rank on his shoulders might fall to Wei Yue? At worst, if that useless Han Fuqu is done in, that's also a vacancy..."

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Taian City, Third Group Army Headquarters.

Group Army Commander Han Fuqu was eating scallion pancakes rolled with scallions nonchalantly.

Han Fuqu, as Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth War Zone and Commander-in-Chief of the Third Group Army, evaluated as Second-Class General, was responsible for commanding Shandong military affairs and undertaking Yellow River defense.

"Eat, eat... after leaving Shandong... won't be able to eat these scallion pancakes rolled with scallions, then can only eat scallion pancakes rolled with small scallions..."

56th Army Commander Gu Liangmin asked: "Commander Han, we're really leaving?!"

Han Fuqu swallowed a mouthful of pancake: "Nonsense, if we don't leave, are we waiting for the little devils to come beat us? The artillery the Central Government promised me has long not been delivered, I've figured it out, following that old man has no future, I won't work for him!

We must leave quickly, otherwise Li Zongren and the Central Government might put guns to our heads!"

At this moment, a staff officer walked in and whispered something in Han Fuqu's ear.

Han Fuqu widened his eyes: "Everyone out, no one is allowed to enter the headquarters without my order, bring that person in!"

After a while, former Jinan Consular Officer military attaché Hua Guzheng walked in.

"You have an old saying, those who know the times are the outstanding ones, Commander Han, you are indeed someone who knows the times!" Hua Guzheng said while walking and smiling.

Unexpectedly Han Fuqu directly cursed: "Little devil, fart your mother!"