Chapter 760 Passing through Changsha
In the afternoon of the same day, Zhong Yi quietly left Changde.
However, Zhong Yi did not go directly to Yinjiang because before he left, his immediate boss Yu Liangzhen sent an urgent telegram asking him to go to Changsha to wait for him for a few days, and then go to Zhejiang together.
Zhong Yi naturally had no objection to this. It is a good thing to be able to deal with Yu Liangzhen in advance, and it is also conducive to the development of work after coming to Yinjiang in the future.
Zhong Yi took a truck from the Changsha Military Service Office. He was originally transporting the supplementary soldiers in Changde, but he took Zhong Yi back to Changsha.
It was less than 200 kilometers from Changde to Changsha, but due to the poor road conditions, the truck Zhong Yi took for more than eight hours and did not arrive in Changsha until two o'clock the next day.
There was also a not-so-pleasant episode in the middle.
The officers and soldiers of the Changsha Security Division even regarded them as Japanese spies who were exploring the way and interrogated them for half a two-hour.
After finally entering Changsha City, Zhong Yi discovered that the officers and soldiers of the security division in the city were also facing a great enemy.
Zhong Yi even smelled the strong smell of gasoline. Obviously, the officers and soldiers of the security division were ready to set fire.
Seeing this scene, Zhong Yi frowned because he suddenly remembered Wen Xi’s fire!
Because it was two o'clock in the morning, all the hotels and hotels in the city were closed, so Zhong Yi could only deal with them in the lounge of the Military Service Office for one night.
Fortunately, it was early October. Although the weather was getting colder, it was not cold yet, and there were fewer mosquitoes, so I slept well.
The next day, Zhong Yi went to visit Juzizhou and Yuelu Mountain and Yuelu Academy.
Zhong Yi has read the *** "Qinyuanchun Changsha" and was very impressed by one of the sentences "The head of Orange Island, see the red mountains everywhere, and the forests are dyed all over the forests." But when he really climbed Orange Island, he saw only the blue-gray Yuelu Mountain. There was no such thing as the red mountains everywhere, and the forests were dyed all over the forests.
It was only on the third day that Zhong Yi visited Hunan Provincial Chairman Zhang Zhizhong.
There are not many Kuomintang generals whom Zhong Yi truly admires, and Zhang Zhizhong is one of them.
So this time he passed by Changsha, he would visit Zhang Zhizhong no matter what.
In the Provincial Office, Zhong Yi met Zhang Zhizhong, a real Huangpu tiger general.
Xue Yue was known as the God of War in Anti-Japanese War, but in fact, Zhang Zhizhong's military talent was completely inferior to him, and even more so. Unfortunately, due to too many restrictions in the Battle of Shanghai, he could not use his skills at all, and was even looked down upon by Principal Chang, and he was transferred to Hunan to become a civil servant.
Zhong Yi discovered that Lieutenant General Zhang Zhi was thinner than he thought and his complexion was not very good.
It can be seen from this that he did not do very happy when he was the chairman of Hunan Province.
But this is completely reasonable. Zhang Zhizhong was originally a military general. If you asked him to be the provincial chairman, wouldn’t this force Zhang Fei to embroider? Can he be happy?
When Zhong Yi observed Zhang Zhizhong, Zhang Zhizhong was also quietly observing Zhong Yi.
Zhang Zhizhong is really well-known for the name Zhong Yi. It is no exaggeration to say that he is a rising star of the Party and the country. This can be concluded by looking at the battles he has commanded!
If it were someone else, could he use half a battalion of troops to block the four and a half divisions of the Japanese army for two days and nights?
If it were someone else, when the 100,000 officers and soldiers in the Nanjing Garrison District had completely lost their will to resist, they would awaken their fighting spirit through hard work?
If it were someone else, could he use the strength of ten brigades to defeat five Japanese divisions and defend Wuhan for three months?
Not to mention anything else, just talking about these three battles is enough to make Zhong Yi look down on all his peers in the Party and the country, including him.
Zhang Zhizhong had heard that Zhong Yi was very young, but when he really met, he had a deeper understanding of the word "young".
Zhong Yi is really young, and he completely retains the unique vigorous spirit of young talents!
Looking at the vigorous Zhong Yi, Zhang Zhizhong couldn't help feeling a little sad. Although he was only in his forties, he was the best age in a man's life and the easiest age to achieve success, he had to waste his time as a civil servant.
However, Zhang Zhizhong quickly withdrew his thoughts and thought to himself what happened to me today. Why did he feel sad about spring and autumn?
At that moment, Zhang Zhizhong said to Zhong Yi: "Brother Ziren, please allow me to call you "Brother". I have heard about you. With your military talent, it is really a talent to arrange you to Yinjiang. But for you personally, this is a good experience. When you arrive in Yinjiang, you will know that there is really training people!"
Zhong Yi heard that Zhang Zhizhong's words were pointed, so he asked, "It seems that there is an unfinished meaning in Chairman Zhang's words?"
Zhang Zhizhong waved his hand with a smile and said, "Don't ask, you will naturally understand when you arrive in Yinjiang."
"Thank you for Chairman Zhang's teachings, I will remember them." Zhong Yi thanked me solemnly, because they had just met for the first time, Zhang Zhizhong was willing to make such sincere suggestions, which shows how he is.
It would be a pity to bury such a Huangpu Tiger General with good character and strong abilities.
The ancients said that Zhang Zhizhong was so good that Zhong Yi no longer hesitated.
At that moment, Zhong Yi said seriously: "Chairman Zhang, is Changsha preparing a scorched earth policy?"
This is no secret. Zhang Zhizhong nodded immediately and said, "Yes, the commander has issued an order. In fact, it is not just Changsha. Every city in China that may be attacked by Japanese invaders has been prepared for scorched earth. To borrow a sentence from Principal Chang, it is better to burn the city into scorched earth than to leave any supplies for the Japanese invaders!"
Zhong Yi said: "Of course the scorched earth policy is very necessary, but if you are afraid, the city has been burned before the Japanese invaders arrived!"
"The city has been burned before the Japanese invaders arrived?" Zhang Zhizhong's eyes narrowed, and he asked in a deep voice, "Zi Ren, have you discovered any problem?"
"Yes." Zhong Yi nodded and said, "When I arrived in Changsha the day before yesterday, it was already two o'clock in the morning. The police officers and soldiers of the police division mistakenly thought of Japanese spies and made things difficult for him. It was nothing. After entering the city, I was surprised to find that the officers and soldiers in the city actually poured gasoline on the supplies placed along the street and prepared to set fire!"
"What? Is this kind of thing happening?" Zhang Zhizhong's face immediately collapsed.
Zhong Yi said seriously again: "Chairman Zhang, the policy of scorched earth is a good policy, but when implementing it, you must be very cautious, especially the power of arson cannot be delegated to the front-line troops! You'd better discuss with General Feng Ti, the commander of Changsha's security, and then issue an order. Without a joint handwritten order between you and the two, no one is allowed to set fire!"
"I will consider it." Zhang Zhizhong nodded with a serious expression and said, "Zi Ren, thank you."
Chapter completed!