Chapter 21, Northeast

The sky finally cleared up. Seeing the water level of the Huai River falling little by little, Chen Congyun and Zhang Jian, who were standing on the embankment, finally breathed a sigh of relief on their faces. At this moment, Chen Congyun felt even more that it was difficult to conquer the world and even more difficult to sit in the world.

Heaven and earth are unkind! The power of nature is sometimes irresistible. The struggle between humans and nature and God are definitely at a disadvantage in most of the time.

The natural disaster depends on God’s expression. What about man-made disasters? Chen Congyun stared at the Huai River rolling eastward, and his mind had already flown to the northern country thousands of miles away.

Fengtian, the newly established Northern Military Region Command, was a product of a simple replacement by the original First Army command post. According to the instructions of the General Staff, the garrison must not disturb the people. Just after winter, the suburbs of the north of the city immediately became busy, and a large number of migrant workers were collected and the construction of new military camps was completely lively.

Compared with the lively scenes on the construction site, the headquarters' conference room was a different scene, with a solemn atmosphere covering everyone's face.

"Why is the old First Army? It's still the First Army now. The newly established military region order has just come down and the expansion of the troops has just begun. Everyone should have been promoted one level higher." When Aftershock spoke, everyone showed expectations on their faces, but Aftershock changed their tone: "But the situation requires everyone to let go of their dream of getting promoted and making money first. The President's telegram!" Aftershock shouted violently, and aftershock all stood at attention, aftershock slowly opened the folder in his hand and took out a telegram and said: "The order, the First Army will go north quickly. It must destroy the old Manchu military force in the northeast before winter comes. This order will be Shen Congyun!"

After reading the telegram, aftershocks signaled everyone to sit down, he said with a serious expression: "The First Army has been resting for a whole winter, and now the two divisions of the Second Army have been in place. Two-thirds of the elite forces of the New Army are all staying in my northeast. Commander Cao Yi of the Central Plains Military Region has only a few mixed brigades under his command, and is secretly jumping and cursing. The President personally went to the Central Plains Military Region to take charge and take the Minister of Finance. Why? On the surface, he was going to fight the disaster, but in fact, the President will agree to whatever Cao Yi asked for. Why? Because two-thirds of the veterans of the New Army are concentrated in my northeast, the President hopes that we will fight a beautiful battle and completely solve the Northeast problem. Now, I order, Zhang Guangming, Yang Jun, your troops..."

The military meeting was held for a whole day before it was over. After everyone went back to prepare, the huge conference room suddenly became quiet.

Liu Yongfu sat and stood side by side with Aftershock, facing the Northeast map, smoking a cigarette with big mouthfuls, staring at the map for a long time, and both of them didn't say anything.

"In such a large Northeast, if the restoration army is completely broken into pieces, more than 100,000 people will not even have a bubble when they are sprinkled in." Liu Yongfu expressed his concerns, and aftershock nodded silently beside him.

"Zhao Xinglong's intelligence is basically the same as ours. The old Manchu army was mainly concentrated in the two major cities of Jilin and Qiqihar. The Manchu princes could not bear the suffering and could not bear the city." Wan Shusheng, who was burying his head at the documents, also came to interrupt at this time.

Aftershock nodded and said, "Although the plan has been sent, I suggest urging Li Wei's political training department to comprehensively combine it in three aspects, which can play a key role in the amount of troops we use. You also know that we are facing the problem of rapid expansion of the army. My idea is that Zhang Guangming's unit of the First Division will send a brigade to the Sino-Russian border to block the way for the old Manchu forces to escape to Russia. Liu Yongquan of the Second Division besieged Qiqihar, the Third Division besieged Fuding to Jilin, and the other part of the First Division was inserted between Qiqihar and Jilin, cutting off the ties between the two sides, and ready to reinforce the second and third divisions at any time. The two divisions coming from the Second Army need to leave one division to stay in Fengtian, and the other division is still divided into two parts, one part is the general reserve team, and the other part monitors the Mongolian side."

"This arrangement is comprehensive, but have you ever considered the feelings of the First Division? This was the Tiger Ben Division back then. After Zhao Youlian had an accident, the whole division was holding its breath." Wan Shusheng expressed his concern, and aftershock closed his eyes and sighed with his back.

At this time, Liu Yongfu said: "Let the First Division and the Second Division be replaced. Liu Yongquan is used to eating his mouth and can't just come tightly. The First Division was the most beloved unit of Lord Shen back then. The First Division cannot let the First Division beat the edge drum."

After Zhen knew what Liu Yongfu meant, which was to worry about his own face. The predecessor of the First Division was the Third Division, which was a team led by After Zhen. After becoming the Hu Ben Division, the troops firmly occupied the position of the First Division after they were reorganized. In addition to the aftershock relationship, it was more because of the title of "Hu Ben Division" given by Chen Congyun.

"No need, just arrange it as I said. Zhang Guangming just took over the troops and poured some cold water on the First Division. He would also take some sad soldiers in his hands. In addition, I have another idea. In the future, the Cavalry Division and the First Division can form the team of the First Army. The president means to build a force that always responds quickly. This time, the Cavalry Division will help Zhang Guangming to act. Anyway, Zhang Guangming was the commander of the Cavalry Division before." Aftershock expressed his meaning quietly, Liu Yongfu closed his mouth, but Wan Shusheng pondered for a while: "There is another question. The three heroes of the Beiyang are all staying in the First Division. What does Lord Shen mean? Why did they think about it? You can't keep wandering in the staff of the First Division, saying that they are learning the new army's army building philosophy. In fact, I don't think about it all day long."

"Don't worry about this, the military throne has made arrangements long ago. I'm afraid these three have received a telegram from the General Staff." Aftershock smiled and said.

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Duan Qirui was holding the telegram in his hand and wandering to the residence of his neighbor Feng Guozhang. Feng Guozhang was holding a telegram in the small yard and pondering. Wang Shizhen next to him kept touching the beard on his chin.

"Zhiquan is here too, haha, let's sit down." Wang Shizhen's eyes were very sharp and he saw Duan Qirui at first sight.

"Haha, judging by the meaning, I have received the telegram? Since we are all here, let's talk about it. When we come to the First Division to study, the three of us discussed and decided together. Now Shen Congyun probably wants to use us. What do we think?" Duan Qirui sat down and picked up the cigarette on the table without hesitation.

"I have been studying for more than two months. Do you want to see Chen? Haha, gold will always shine." The same content in the three telegrams was probably copied in triplicate, one for each person.

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The most dangerous half month of the Huai River has passed, and the special train headed to the road that rushed north. As soon as the train passed through Tanggu, Chen Congyun woke up from the bed.

"Ahem! Yaoguo, when has it been? Where has it been?" Chen Congyun sat up in a daze after a violent coughing.

"Sir, are you awake? Don't sleep for a while? It's still early in the morning, just past Tanggu." "Forget it, I've been sleeping for a whole day and a night, right? I don't want to sleep anymore, I'm really worried that I can't get up after sleeping." Chen Congyun sat up, Li Yaoguo hesitated for a moment, and did not persuade him. He immediately opened the door of the car and whispered to Sam, the American doctor in the duty room next to him: "Doctor, you're awake."

The accompanying doctor and nurse came in quickly. After a visit, Sam looked at the thermometer and smiled: "The fever has subsided, and the problem is not big. However, the symptoms of the cold will not subside within a week. It is recommended that you take a rest and stop working anymore."

The young female nurse came over with the medicine and said, "Sir, it's time for you to take medicine." Chen Congyun took a handful of pills, threw them into her mouth, swallowed a sip of water, and went all over.

"From a nursing staff perspective, I suggest you sleep for a while." The nurse smiled at Chen Congyun, and the white uniform aroused many associations.

"No, if I hadn't been sick, I wouldn't sleep well on the train. I promise not to work, so I can read books, right?" Chen Congyun smiled and raised his hand to swear.

The doctor smiled bitterly and said, "Okay, who asked you to pay me a salary?" As the doctor and the nurse both went out, Li Yaoguo hurried up and took two pillows to Chen Congyun's cushion.

"Why would you like to ask Miss Liu Ting to read to you?"

Chen Congyun was stunned when he heard this, and immediately woke up from his confused state. He slapped his head and said, "It's broken! I started to catch a cold and a fever as soon as I got in the car. I was so crazy. Why did I bring her with me?"

"Sir! When you were in Bengbu, didn't you like Miss Liu Ting very much? You told me to take it with you when you set out. Every time she studied for you, you would fall asleep quickly. Along the way, as long as Miss Liu serves you, you will sleep very quietly. Otherwise, let's try it?" Li Yaoguo smiled, and Chen Congyun suddenly turned black as he heard it.

"Haha, you guy, are you praising Miss Liu or hurting me? Don't say that, she speaks of Suzhou accent. When she is studying, she just wants to sleep." Chen Congyun smiled and reached out to pat her forehead and said, "No, I'm sleeping at this time."

"It's okay, she said you'll call her when you wake up." Li Yaoguo said, without waiting for Chen Congyun to agree, and immediately went out.

After a while, Liu Ting came in alone, gently brought it to the door, sat opposite Chen Congyun, and picked up the "Rongzhai Essay" on the table.

"Sir, will you continue to recite the last time?"

Suzhou dialect is soft, and the listening experience is a bit heavy.

"Forget it, let's chat with me for a while. Tell me about yourself, how did a Suzhou native run to Bengbu?"

When Chen Congyun spoke, his eyes were closed. Liu Ting's calm face flashed with a hint of excitement. She slowly stood up and knelt in front of Chen Congyun and said, "Sir, the young lady has a grievance and beg you to reconcile."

Chen Congyun didn't expect this to be the case, so he sat up suddenly and said, "Get up quickly, get up and talk."

"The folk girl still kneels and says she feels at ease!" Liu Ting's pretty face looked very firm. Chen Congyun couldn't help but snort coldly after seeing it, "I just think something is wrong with you. If you want to kneel, just kneel down and say." As she said that, Chen Congyun leaned back and closed her eyes.

"My father was a Qing official. After the new army went north to change banners, my father resigned at home. He chatted with old friends on weekdays, and his life was still peaceful. Unexpectedly, there was a sudden accident that happened half a year ago. People from the Political Training Department rushed into the house and captured his father. After inquiring from many sources, they found out that two of the old friends had left the pass and joined the old Manchu army to restore the country. The Political Training Department said that my father was suspected of planning and was detained to examine his father. The civilian daughter asked people to ask for help from many parties to save his father. Lord Wang Zhong was from Suzhou and had a lot of interactions with his father in his early years. The civilian daughter came to ask for help. Lord Wang Zhong said that the Political Training Department was in charge of affairs and he couldn't speak. He also said that you happened to come to Bengbu to inspect the flood, so I asked Lord Wang to introduce him."

"Bastard!" Chen Congyun got angry and slapped the table hard. Liu Ting shrank her neck and closed her eyes helplessly. Two lines of hot tears had already flowed out. The door was quickly opened, revealing Li Yaoguo's face and said, "Sir, what happened?"

"It's not your business, go out." Chen Congyun explained, and Li Yaoguo retreated.

"Liu Ting, stop crying. I wasn't scolding you just now. I was scolding Wang Zhong. This bastard, he can't speak for the affairs of the Political Training Department? Grandma, he and Li Weihao were wearing a pair of pants!" Chen Congyun said furiously, and quickly clarified the matter in his heart. Needless to say, this guy is changing his mind to please him. Wang Zhong is really racking his brains. Chen Congyun really wants to give an order immediately and withdraw this guy, but for the government, the group represented by Wang Zhong, the government, is the group represented by Wang Zhong. People are all their own direct descendants. Chen Congyun knows the mentality of these people very well. They don’t take the title of president seriously at all, and treat themselves as emperors. The emperor is more romantic, what is the number of women? Not to mention Chen Congyun’s family, there are only a few women so far, and before this year, they all have no movement. The people below said that they wanted to send women away, but they were scolded by Chen Congyun. Maybe Wang Zhong and Li Wei had colluded with each other.

The anger on Chen Congyun's face gradually faded. In front of Liu Ting, a weak woman, it was considered a loss of composure.

"Get up and sit down. I know the matter. I will ask someone to ask. Don't worry, the Political Training Department is also a law-based person. Your father has not committed any trouble and will definitely be released. Okay, I'm tired and I need to rest. You go down." Chen Congyun said without any discussion tone. After Liu Ting glanced at Chen Congyun in panic, lowered her head and sobbed slightly, pushing the door out, leaving Chen Congyun with a back that kept twitching his shoulders.

"Li Yaoguo, come in."

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The train rushed into Shanhaiguan with a slam. After replenishing the water, it continued on the journey north. Chen Congyun, who was sitting in front of the window, looked much better, and was slowly watching with a document in his hand.

Liu Ting came in timidly with a pot of hot noodles, gently put it on the table and said, "Sir, please have breakfast."

Chen Congyun didn't look at her, and nodded and pulled the noodles and started eating.

"The taste is good, the chef's skills are good." Chen Congyun couldn't help but praise him as he ate. Liu Ting showed a slight joy on her face and whispered: "If you like to eat, the young lady will make it for you in the future."

Chen Congyun was stunned and said, "Oh, did you do it?" Liu Ting nodded slightly.

"I didn't see that the knowledgeable and reasonable faces are pretty good. Are you from the Southern?"

"My father likes it, and his mother dies early, so the girl learns to do it."

Girls in this year are completely different from those after the women's liberation movement. Chen Congyun can understand that the hardships that every girl has put in to rescue her father are much harder than men. It is precisely because of this that Chen Congyun's heart is slightly soft and loose.

Chen Congyun stopped talking, Liu Ting looked at Chen Congyun's expression change nervously. Although Chen Congyun had already expressed that he would ask, he still didn't have much confidence in his heart.

"Sir, the family girl is in an ordinary family and has no wealth. She has been exhausted to save her father's family. If you promise to save her father, the only clean body of the family girl can repay you." Liu Ting gritted her teeth and exposed the final bottom line.

Chen Congyun put down his chopsticks and sneered, "Do I lack women? Am I like Wang Laohu in the play? Could it be that I am such a person in your eyes?"

"No, no. The folk girl..."

"Okay, you can take it down. If you have the patience, follow me back from the Northeast and talk about this."

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After the military meeting was held again, the aftershock combat plan was issued. After Zhang Guangming came down from the meeting, his face looked so ugly. When he returned to the command center, he slapped the table hard and said, "What does Lord Yu mean? We are the Hu Ben Army!"

Yang Jun, who came in, said with a sad look on his face: "It's different now. Brother, this time my cavalry division is also following you for a while? Look, I'll go to the matter of blocking the back road, the cavalry has speed."
Chapter completed!