Chapter 72: Republic of China: Starting from the First Class of Whampoa Chapter 72 Future Supplementary Regiment Commander

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Protagonist:

Lv Muzhi

Since the Hua Yang Battle, the Eastern Expedition Army had once again become unstoppable, successively capturing Wuhua, Xingning, Chaoshan, and Plain.

That winter, Chen Jiongming's last rebel force fled north to the Gannan region, where it was absorbed by a local warlord.

The Eastern Expedition ended in a complete victory; besides the Eastern Expedition, the National Government also organized a Southern Expedition, cooperating with the New Guangxi Clique to recover the Leizhou Peninsula.

From then on, Guangdong Province was completely unified by the Revolutionary Army, with no other military force able to rival it.

Peace temporarily returned to Guangzhou City, and after Lv Muzhi returned with his troops to defend Guangzhou City, he still went to the military academy for classes from time to time.

After all, because of the Eastern Expedition war, he had hardly attended classes before, but his salary was still paid as usual; occasionally showing his face also reduced idle gossip.

Commander Liu Zhi was the same, occasionally visiting Whampoa Military Academy to sit for a while, after all, this was where his dream began.

"Congratulations, Commander Liu, on your promotion to Commander of the Second Division!" Lv Muzhi congratulated Liu Zhi.

Liu Zhi sipped his tea and waved his hand: "It's all a natural progression; counting it up, my promotion speed is actually not as fast as yours!"

"Where, where, it's all thanks to Commander Liu's promotion."

"Sigh, so young, and you're about to take up the position of regimental commander; your future prospects are boundless!"

"The eight characters haven't even made one stroke yet, Commander Liu; I'm still just a battalion commander."

At the celebration banquet after the Eastern Expedition ended, the Principal rewarded and promoted those with merit, and Lv Muzhi was promoted to battalion commander.

But after the celebration banquet, Liu Zhi, who had already been promoted to Commander of the Second Division, found the Principal, hoping to establish a Supplementary Regiment under the Second Division, and hoping Lv Muzhi would come to serve as Deputy Commander of the Supplementary Regiment.

The Principal had originally intended to promote him; previously promoting Lv Muzhi to battalion commander at the celebration banquet was just according to the troop establishment, as there were too many with merit, and it wasn't easy to promote beyond the standard arbitrarily.

This time Liu Zhi came himself to request the establishment of a Supplementary Regiment, requesting Lv Muzhi serve as Deputy Regimental Commander, and the Principal did not refuse, only leaving one sentence: "Let him try it."

Liu Zhi looked at Lv Muzhi before him: "To put it bluntly, we two have also mutually achieved each other; having a subordinate like you, a Zhao Yun saving the lord, in my troops, the Principal can also look at me a few more times."

"If it weren't for Commander Liu often putting in a good word above, how could Muzi have today."

"Haha, this Supplementary Regiment has not yet been formally established; as for the source of troops... they haven't been recruited yet; you first make do in the position of battalion commander; once the Supplementary Regiment is prepared, at most one month, you can then take up the post."

"Thank you, Commander Liu!"

"Muzi Ah... I must remind you... Guangzhou City currently looks calm on the surface, but is actually full of undercurrents; be careful, it depends on how you stand your ground..." Liu Zhi stared into Lv Muzhi's eyes, pointing with his finger at the floor beneath his feet, his expression very serious.

After speaking, Liu Zhi glanced at his watch: "Ah, there are still matters at the division headquarters; let's each go about our business."

Lv Muzhi nodded; he should also go to class.

Picking up the lecture notes, he walked through the campus; student activities on campus had recently been very frequent, which would have been unimaginable before the Grand Marshal's death.

Beside the flower bed, the Youth Military Association was conducting revolutionary propaganda; this was an organization led by Jiang Xiangyun and others, mainly representing the Workers and Peasants faction.

"Unite! One day, the red flag will surely fly in every corner!"

Under the office building, He Zhonghan was leading the Great Premierism Society in conducting propaganda; He Zhonghan had offered a new interpretation of Mr. Sun's ideology, and was in sharp conflict with the theories of Jiang Xiangyun and others.

"The current warlord fragmentation state of China cannot be consolidated without a will of steel and a Napoleon-like heroic ruler! And our Principal is just such a Napoleon-like figure, an inheritor who has carried on Mr. Sun's legacy..."

Lv Muzhi passed by the propaganda platforms of both sides, sighing that when a person dies the light goes out; after the Grand Marshal's death, the ideology left behind was interpreted at will by people, used as a weapon to attack others; anyway, corpses cannot speak.

"Muzi! Join the Great Premierism Society!" He Zhonghan deliberately called out to Lv Muzhi; having tried to win him over several times, this time he demanded a clear attitude.

Lv Muzhi had not yet responded when Jiang Xiangyun and Chen Geng ran over: "The Youth Military Association propagates revolutionary thought; are you interested?"

Lv Muzhi smiled and waved the lecture notes in his hand: "Let's talk later; I have a lot of matters; the students are waiting for class, and there are matters of the Baoyue Association I need to do; by the way, you all come to my battalion to observe and learn the new bayonet drill; I've improved it again; everyone come, no absences allowed..."

Lv Muzhi said this while walking away, his voice growing fainter and fainter.

"Again like this; every time he makes us go see his bayonet drill!" Chen Geng complained.

"Forget it; he's busy enough; he has to lead a battalion, come to class, and also handle Baoyue Association duties; we can't force him too much." Jiang Xiangyun comforted him.

"I say, this is the territory of our Great Premierism Society; you are overstepping!" Hu Zongnan warned.

He Zhonghan also stood with hands on his hips, pointing outside, asking Chen Geng and Jiang Xiangyun and others to leave.

After Lv Muzhi left the propaganda scene, he was fortunate that he had enough duties on his shoulders; most importantly, he had the Baoyue Association as a pretext, temporarily independent from the Youth Military Association and the Great Premierism Society.

Now that work was so busy, it was also Lv Muzhi's deliberate intention; being busy would prevent others from finding a gap.

He was unwilling to conflict with Jiang Xiangyun and others, nor did he want to be a vanguard destroying the revolution; he only sought to maintain unity, minimize bloodshed and sacrifice to the greatest extent, and accumulate strength.

If he wanted to mobilize resources in the future War of Resistance Against Japan and inflict large-scale casualties on the Wang Jingwei Regime, for a considerable period of time, he still had to subordinate himself under Liu Zhi's command.