That night, Su Rui hosted a banquet at his home for Zhang Fakui, Xia Wei and his entourage. He also asked Liang Zhi, Li Yifeng, Bai Jingran and others to accompany him. During this period, Su Rui also asked Song Ziqing, Yang Peile, Xu Yaoshan and their one-year-old son to come out and chat with them.
They meet.
Seeing Su Rui's behavior, Zhang Fakui and Xia Wei also felt Su Rui's sincerity. In ancient times, inviting guests to your home and introducing them to your family members meant being a good friend of the whole family. It was not a close friend or host.
It won't be done.
When Zhang Fakui saw Song Ziqing holding his chubby son to meet him, he was very happy. He picked up the child with a happy expression. He raised his head and asked Su Rui: "Zhongxin, has this child been named?"
Su Rui smiled and said: "Not yet, I just gave him a nickname, Niu Niu. I plan to wait until the child is one year old to give it a big name."
Liang Zhi on the side couldn't help but feel moved when he saw this, and then he smiled and said: "Two officers, as the saying goes, it is better to choose the day than to hit it. It is rare that Chief Zhang likes this child, so why not ask Chief Zhang to name the child."
"That's right!" Su Rui also smiled and said: "Brother Xiang Hua, I heard that you have a deep family background, especially the young man Ying Wu, who is well-read in poetry and books, has a lot of research on calligraphy and inscriptions, and can write in various styles.
My little brother has been admiring the name for a long time, how about you give the dog a name today?"
"No, no, I'm not very knowledgeable. Besides, how can I overstep my authority in this matter?" Zhang Fakui quickly waved his hand and declined.
"Sir Zhang, please stop being modest. Who doesn't know your knowledge yet? This matter belongs to you!" Seeing this situation, everyone around him started to cheer.
"That's it!" Seeing this situation, Zhang Fakui knew that he couldn't refuse today. Besides, he really liked the child when he saw it today, so he stopped refusing. He thought for a while and said: "I
All are soldiers. Serving the country should be the concept. This child was born in this turbulent era. In this era, our Chinese nation has encountered a crisis that has not been encountered in a century. Although the situation is difficult, we should face the difficulties and defend our country.
, I think this kid will be called Wei Hua."
"Weihua?" Su Rui murmured after thinking; "Weiwo Huaxia, Su Weihua, um...that's a good name!"
Everyone thought about it and praised it one after another: "Su Weihua... good, very good! I think the name Su Weihua is very good."
Song Ziqing, who was on the side, also hugged the child and kissed her again and again. She laughed happily: "Niu Niu, you have a famous name, Su Weihua, this name is very impressive as soon as you hear it."
After being happy, Li Yifeng rolled his eyes and said jokingly: "Mr. Zhang, since you gave your child a name and it's the first time we meet today, there must be a meeting gift, right?"
"Uh..." Zhang Fakui couldn't help but be stunned for a moment when he heard this. According to the customs in Guangzhou, naming someone else's child also means that you have a close relationship with the other person. The first time you meet, you should give the child a gift or something.
But Zhang Fakui felt all over his body but couldn't find anything decent. Finally, he touched a hard object on his neck in a hurry. His eyes lit up, he took the thing off his neck and handed it to the child who was holding the child.
Song Ziqing also said.
"Brother Zhongxin, this is my first visit. I don't have anything good to give to the child. This jade pendant can be regarded as a little bit of my love for the child."
Su Rui took a look and saw a jade pendant that resembled a unicorn in Zhang Fakui's hand. The jade pendant was white and flawless. It had a crystal-clear color all over its body and was warm and translucent. Even a layman like Su Rui, who had no knowledge of jade, could
Seeing that this jade pendant must be extraordinary, Song Ziqing was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but turn around and look at Su Rui, with a questioning look in her eyes.
Su Rui doesn't know the goods, but that doesn't mean that Liang Zhi next to him, Xia Wei and others don't know the goods either. When Xia Wei saw it, he was stunned and hurriedly shouted: "Sir, this jade pendant is something handed down from your ancestors.
Are you really willing to give it up?"
Liang Zhi and Li Yifeng on the side were also stunned. Liang Zhi was a knowledgeable person. He saw the origin of this jade at a glance and said hurriedly: "Yes, Chief Zhang, this jade is your family heirloom."
, how can you give it away at will? You should exchange it for something else."
"That's right!" Li Yifeng also said quickly: "Sir Zhang, the staff department is just joking with you. You must not take it seriously."
Su Rui also advised: "Yes, brother Xiang Hua, a gentleman will not take what others like, and your little brother will not dare to take it. The meeting gift and so on are just a joke. If you really want to, you can make up for it in the future."
But before Su Rui finished speaking, Zhang Fakui feigned anger and said: "Zhongxin, thank you for being praised as a hero by the newspaper, why don't you even dare to accept a piece of jade pendant? I will neither steal nor rob this jade pendant, so I will give it to you."
You are just a plaything, if you don't accept it this time I will never come to your door again!" After saying that, an angry Zhang Fakui forced the unicorn jade pendant into Su Rui's hand.
Holding the jade pendant, Su Rui couldn't help but smile bitterly. What the hell is this? Treating someone to a meal and actually getting a precious jade pendant. Judging from the color and appearance of this jade pendant, it will probably be worth a lot of money in future generations.
At this time, Su Rui saw the determined look on Zhang Fakui's face and knew that he had to accept the jade pendant today, so he had no choice but to nod. Song Ziqing said: "Ziqing, since brother Xiang Hua is so insistent, you
Just accept it."
Seeing her husband nod, Song Ziqing thanked Zhang Fakui softly and took the jade pendant away.
"Well, that's right!" Seeing Song Ziqing accept the jade pendant, Zhang Fakui nodded with satisfaction.
At this time, everyone sat down again. After accepting the jade pendant, Su Rui felt that her relationship with Zhang Fakui had become much closer.
Zhang Fakui took a sip of wine and then said to Su Rui: "Zhongxin, I came to Guangzhou this time for two purposes. One is to meet you and see what you, the general who was hailed as an anti-Japanese hero by the newspaper, look like.
What do you look like, but after meeting me, I saw that you don’t have a long head and six arms.” At this point, everyone laughed.
Zhang Fakui also smiled and continued: "The second thing is that I want to discuss with you the affairs of our fourth theater. Originally, the situation in our fourth theater was very serious. After the Japanese 21st Army occupied Guangzhou, it sent troops everywhere and occupied most of it.
Guangdong and Fujian, and there are signs of marching towards Guangxi. Fortunately, Chairman Chiang sent you to the fourth theater. You were able to defeat the 21st Army in less than a year, and even Guzhuang Qianlang was defeated.
You have also been awarded the head. This is beyond the expectation of most of us! There are so many theaters in the country now, and our four theaters have the best situation in the war of resistance. Almost all the Japanese troops in Guangdong and Guangxi have been wiped out by you. Such a great situation is
I never dreamed of it. But we cannot be satisfied with the status quo. After all, the situation in other war zones is still severe. Now I want to know what your next plan is and what you are going to do?"
Su Rui slowly took a sip of wine, pondered for a moment, and then said sincerely: "Brother Xiang Hua, since you have talked about this, I will tell you the truth. You also know that Wuhan
During the defense war, Chairman Chiang had some opinions about me. My army has never received a cent of military pay or a single bullet since the day it was established. It can be said that our three hundred army has grown from scratch, from small to large.
I walked through it step by step, and I won’t go into details about the hardships involved. However, I don’t blame the commission, because we are just a no-name.
But even so, my attitude towards the War of Resistance is still very resolute. As long as the Japanese are still in our country, the War of Resistance will continue. But you must also see that in the battle of Guangzhou, our 300 troops certainly achieved some results.
But our own casualties are not small, and it is not an exaggeration to say that our vitality is severely damaged. Although the Chairman of the Generalissimo gave me the establishment of a group army, it is just an empty organization, with no officers, no soldiers, no weapons and no ammunition.
We have to prepare everything ourselves. I estimate that without external support, it will take at least eight months to a year for our three hundred troops to fill up the structure of the Seventh Army.
For a period of time, I will not be able to send large-scale troops to surrounding areas."
Zhang Fakui pondered for a moment and said, "The group army structure given to you by Chairman Chiang Kai-shek is three corps and nine divisions, with about 170,000 people. It is indeed difficult for you to recruit and train soldiers by yourself. Let's do this, brother.
As the Commander-in-Chief of the Fourth Theater Region, there is nothing else in Guangxi, but the military resources are relatively complete. I can send you about 20,000 to 30,000 new soldiers within half a year. This can also solve your problem. Look.
How about it?"
"Hey, thank you so much. I'd like to drink this glass of wine to you first!" When Su Rui heard this, he was overjoyed. He quickly stood up, picked up the wine glass, saluted Zhang Fakui, and drank it all in one gulp.
Zhang Fakui also drank the glass of wine with dignity.
After Su Rui finished drinking, he smiled at Zhang Fakui and said: "Brother Xiang Hua, it's indecent to come back without reciprocating. You gave me such a big gift, and I deserve it. Well, what do you need from me?
Feel free to ask for help, but as long as I can do what I can, I won’t refuse.”
"This..." After listening to Su Rui's words, Zhang Fakui couldn't help but hesitate.
Xia Wei on the side saw that Zhang Fakui was embarrassed and quickly interjected: "Sir Su, you also know that our troops in the fourth theater have always been the poorest among all theaters, especially our troops in Guangdong and Guangxi. The soldiers are so poor.
We can't even wear shoes. Last time you sent us 6,000 rifles and 2 million rounds of ammunition, which made our commander very happy, but we have too many troops, and these weapons are really not enough.
Ah, we all know that you are a well-known rich man in the national army, so I came here to ask for alms from you."
"Haha..." Su Rui smiled: "Brother Xu Cang, I regard you as a landlord, and you want to take a bite when you see me."
Hearing this, Xia Wei touched his head in embarrassment and looked quite embarrassed. (To be continued)