Seeing that there didn't seem to be any big changes on Su Rui's face, Li Zongren nodded secretly in his heart. He, a little fellow countryman, is indeed a hero. Seeing that he and Bai Chongxi arrived hand in hand, he could still be so calm. Sure enough,
It cannot be underestimated. No wonder it has been able to occupy such a large territory in Guangdong in such a short period of time.
At this time, Bai Chongxi, who was standing behind Li Zongren, also came over and looked at Su Rui with piercing eyes. He looked at Su Rui for a while and then slowly nodded in approval and said: "I've always wanted to see you. Take a look."
What do you look like that Duke De has always praised you? It turns out that you are really good when I see you today. You do have the bravery of my descendants from Bagui!"
Su Rui also laughed softly, looked at Bai Chongxi and said sincerely: "Mr. Bai, thank you for your praise. How can I dare to speak bravely in front of you? Besides, my achievements today are all due to your and De Gong's support from behind. Otherwise, I will never be able to do anything."
It’s difficult to achieve this.”
Suri's thanks were sincere. He knew very well that his success was due to the silent support and care of the two seniors in front of him, otherwise his success would never have been so easy.
Bai Chongxi waved his hands and curled his lips and said: "Don't talk about useless things. I, Bai Chongxi, never praise others. Although De Gong and I have helped you with some small favors in the past two years, if you really can't afford Adou,
It's useless no matter how much we help, and being able to take Guangdong into your pocket proves that you are really capable and have lived up to the expectations of Degong and I."
"Well……"
Listening to Bai Chongxi, Su Rui couldn't help but be a little stunned. Rumor has it that this Chief Bai has an aloof character and is unwilling to say anything to anyone he looks down on. Now it seems that he is really well-deserved.
"Hahaha……"
Seeing Su Rui's stunned look, Li Zongren burst out laughing. He patted Su Rui on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Don't mind Zhongxin. Jiansheng has always had such a bad temper. Don't mind it either. Just get used to it."
At this time, Su Rui also woke up from the shock and said with a wry smile: "I have long heard that Chief Bai has a very special personality. I have heard it for a long time. It is true when I saw it today. However, extraordinary people do extraordinary things. Chief Bai is not an extraordinary person, and his personality is somewhat different from that of ordinary people.
It’s normal to be different.”
Bai Chongxi snorted coldly: "Okay, don't put money on my face. My family knows their own affairs, and I know my own affairs. If it weren't for this bad temper, I wouldn't be an idle high-ranking official in the Military and Political Department.
Participated."
Li Zongren interjected: "Haha, okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Zhongxin, we have been flying here since this morning. We still haven't touched the rice yet. You don't care about the food here, right?"
"Haha..." Su Rui smiled: "What are you talking about, Mr. De? Will you be hungry when you get here? Let's go and eat at home."
After saying that, Su Rui stretched out his hand to make a gesture of invitation, and Li Zongren did not refuse. He took the lead and stepped forward and walked out.
Su Rui invited Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi to sit down at home. It was already noon. The Guilin cook at home quickly cooked a table of meals and served it to the table. Su Rui brought several wives and children to accompany him.
Li Zongren took his seat, and he and Bai Chongxi sat on either side. Everyone chatted while eating, and the atmosphere seemed to be very warm.
Li Zongren ate his meal slowly. He looked at Yang Peile who had a bulging belly, Song Ziqing and the beautiful Xu Yaoshan who were feeding their children. He couldn't help but smile and said: "Zhongxin. People say that people don't spend their youth in a romantic way. But now that you are here, you can show it."
It's so obvious that you are married to three people, but you are envious of others."
Hearing Li Zongren's joke, the three women were a little embarrassed. Su Rui smiled bitterly and said, "Gong De, you are here to make fun of me too."
"Hey...what's there to make fun of? If you can, just marry as many as you can. You have a virtuous man to protect your matchmaking. Is there anyone who dares to make irresponsible remarks?" Bai Chongxi said as he reached out and picked up a snail.
He put it in his mouth and slurped it, and a scent of pepper and coriander was introduced into his mind through the coating of his tongue. He couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction and praised: "This farmer's snail brew is very authentic. Zhongxin will enjoy it."
, I haven’t tasted such authentic snails in Chongqing for a long time.”
Li Zongren pointed at Bai Chongxi with his chopsticks and cursed with a somewhat dumbfounded smile: "You guy, you still have such a bad mouth at your age."
Su Rui smiled and said: "If it tastes good, you can eat more. I specially invited this chef from Guilin. Can you try the pork belly wrapped with chicken and bamboo tube rice to see if it is authentic?"
The atmosphere at the dinner table was very harmonious, both parties were chatting and laughing, but the strange thing was that Su Rui did not ask Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi about the purpose of their visit, and the two did not explain their purpose of coming, as if they were just visiting, and the two parties continued to eat until the meal
When it was almost over, Song Ziqing and the three girls left first after finishing their meal, and the servants at home served them tea.
Until then, Bai Chongxi stretched out his greasy fingers and took out another snail. After taking a sip, he picked up a toothpick and jumped out the snail meat. He slowly took a bite and said, "Zhongxin, I heard that you were recently in
Guangdong is doing a great job in building people's livelihood, and even Chairman Chiang is envious of it!"
"Well, what does Chief Bai mean by this?"
Although it was only his first contact with Bai Chongxi, Su Rui also knew that when he reached the level of Bai Chongxi, every sentence he spoke to people usually had its own profound meaning. Since he said so, there must be his intention, but he
what does it mean?
Su Rui thought for a while but still couldn't figure out the reason, so he could only say vaguely: "Nothing, I was just thinking that although I am a soldier, I can't be like the Japanese who only know how to destroy. I know that construction is the most beautiful thing."
"Construction is the most beautiful thing?" Li Zongren, who had been silent all the time, couldn't help but chew it carefully in his mouth after hearing this. His eyes suddenly lit up, and he said to Su Rui with a hint of surprise: "That's right.
Well, I didn’t expect that Zhongxin would be so interested in improving people’s livelihood. This is really a blessing to the country.”
Su Rui couldn't help but glared at the two old people with a funny look, and said funnyly: "Okay, you two came to my place today to sing my praises."
"Sing a hymn? You kid is not afraid of choking yourself to death." Bai Chongxi glared at him funny and scolded: "Are you worthy of us singing a hymn for you? You took the two compliments seriously."
"Then you came all the way here just to tease me, right?" Su Rui smiled bitterly. These two big guys from the Guangxi clan still refused to explain their purpose of coming. I really don't know what they want to do.
After all, Li Zongren was a kind man. Seeing the depressed look on Su Rui's face, he couldn't help but smile and said, "Okay, we won't tease you anymore. We really have something to discuss with you this time."
Su Rui nodded, this makes sense, otherwise it would be too funny for them to have a first-level general and a first-, second- and second-level general to come to him just for a living.
Li Zongren took a sip of tea, cleared his throat and said: "Zhongxin, thanks to you in the past two years, our Guangxi clique has developed quite prosperously, and our 7th, 46th and 48th armies have also made great progress.
, in the past two years, we have repeatedly gained a reputation in battles with the Japanese army, and the public's evaluation of our Guangxi clique is getting higher and higher."
"This is a good thing!" Seeing Li Zongren getting more energetic as he spoke, Su Rui couldn't help but be happy for him and said with a smile: "It's always a good thing to have more strength. Is there anything else to worry about, sir?"
Li Zongren smiled bitterly and said: "It is a good thing that the strength has increased, but as the saying goes, a big tree attracts the wind. A fat pig will also attract the butcher's prying eyes!"
After Li Zongren's explanation, Su Rui finally understood something. It turned out that before the Anti-Japanese War, the Guangxi clique had six divisions with regular numbers. They were 161, 162, 163, 164,
The six divisions of the 165th and 166th formed the Seventh and Forty-eighth armies respectively. The Seventh Army was known as the Steel Army and was the absolute main force in the Guangxi clique. After the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War, the Guangxi clique was formed
The 46th Army was formed. Since this army was established relatively late, it is also the weakest among the Guangxi armies.
The troops of the Guangxi clique have always been famous for their strong fighting will and excellent combat effectiveness. They are a force that is relatively feared by Chairman Chiang. But the Guangxi clique
Due to economic reasons, the army equipment has always been poor. The soldiers were once so poor that they could not even afford shoes. In addition, with the Japanese as a common enemy, the relationship between Chairman Chiang and the Guangxi clique has been relatively good since the war began.
However, with the rise of Su Rui and Su Rui's continuous blood transfusion to the Gui Clan, the three armies of the Gui Clan gradually developed into a well-equipped force.
By the end of 1939, the three main forces of the Guangxi clique had all been transformed into an army equipped with German Mauser K98 rifles, mortars, light and heavy artillery, and anti-aircraft guns. Machine guns were even equipped to the squad.
Level 1 has become an important force in the Japanese anti-Japanese force.
Such a force not only aroused panic among the Japanese, but also aroused the vigilance of Chairman Chiang Kai-shek. Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi, the two Guangxi clan bosses, are different from Su Rui. They have been operating in Guangxi for many years, and their top disciples and generals can be said to be
They are spread all over China and have a very solid foundation. In addition, it is no secret that the two of them have been flirting with Su Rui for a long time. This kind of situation arouses even more fear in Chairman Jiang's eyes.
Therefore, in the past few days, Chairman Chiang had intended to separate the three main forces of the Guangxi faction from the fifth theater and prepare to transfer them to other theaters. Of course, in name, he could do it, and it was all for the sake of the war of resistance.
. But who are Li and Bai? They have been in the army for decades. What kind of conspiracies and tricks have they never seen? How could they not see Chairman Chiang’s tricks with little technical content?
, but sometimes things are like this. You can see that it doesn't matter. You know that they are following the Japanese's hand and consuming your strength, but you just can't resolve it. Who allows others to take advantage of the central government's righteousness? In this kind of situation
If you are slightly unhappy under the circumstances, people will say that you are conserving your strength and resisting passively, which will ruin your reputation.
So the two of them thought about it and, you know, they actually came up with a way, so they hurried to Guangzhou.
"What? You want me to report to the Central Committee that the Seventh Army will launch a full-scale counterattack against Jiangxi and hope that the Fifth Theater can cooperate with the Seventh Army? You are crazy..."
Suri's face was as red as if she was drunk. Of course, she was angry.
Looking at Su Rui's face that was red with anger, Bai Chongxi said matter-of-factly, "That means you have the strength now."
"I have so much strength!" Su Rui, in a state of desperation, couldn't help but swore: "Which of you have seen that I have the strength to counterattack Jiangxi? Now I wish I could shrink my head and become a grandson. Do you think you are too dissatisfied with me?
Why didn't I die quickly enough? I still want to launch a counterattack on Jiangxi. Do I look like a madman? I won't go, I won't go!"
Su Rui finally understood now that these two old men were really bad. In order to preserve their own strength, they actually let themselves take the lead. They pretended to counterattack Jiangxi, and then turned on the central government and asked the central government to send a fifth
The troops in the war zone cooperated and made a posture of boarding the ship first and then making up for the votes. Then Li Zongren took advantage of the situation and sent several of his main troops to march towards Jiangxi. In this way, the Ministry of Military Affairs naturally planned to mobilize several troops of the Guangxi clique to other war zones.
It was in vain.
But what Su Rui couldn't figure out was that he had worked so hard to launch a counterattack against Jiangxi and cooperated with them to play a role, but then he couldn't get any benefits, and in the end he was hated by Chiang Kai-shek. Did he look like such a fool?
?
Seeing the resentment on Su Rui's face, Li Zongren also felt a little embarrassed and said to Su Rui: "Zhongxin, we also know that this matter is really embarrassing for you, but you also know that Chairman Chiang is strong this time
We really want to transfer three of our armies to other war zones, but we have no choice. If we want to transfer one army, then forget it. We can barely accept two armies. After all, they are all for the purpose of resisting Japan.
We still have some. But it would be too much to transfer three armies at once. If that were the case, wouldn’t I, the commander-in-chief of the fifth theater, have to become a mere commander? These troops have been trained by Jiansheng and I for decades.
It’s all my hard work, I can’t just watch it disappear like this!”
Bai Chongxi also put down his chopsticks, glared and shouted: "Zhongxin, just tell me. Will you help me with this favor today or not?"
When Su Rui saw it, he was so angry. You have to figure it out. You are the one asking me to do something today, okay? Are you asking for help like this? He just wanted to refuse, but he also knew. What if he refused the two of them like this today?
, the friendship they have established in the past two years may be over.
Thinking of this, Su Rui couldn't help but ponder. When he came to this time and space, he was in a difficult situation. Let alone the Central Army, he, who had never attended military school for a day, was nothing like a passerby in the eyes of those people.
After the separation, Li Zongren was the only one who supported him from time to time in the friendship of fellow countrymen. After the Battle of Wuhan, he was about to have no place to go, but Li Zongren helped him and let him come to Guangdong to recuperate and finally develop.
In the current situation in the city, he was short of soldiers, so he immediately transferred a few supplementary regiments from Guangxi to him without saying anything. He lacked the foundation, so he immediately wrote to Zhang Fakui and asked him to take care of him. He wanted to marry a wife, so he personally went to Changsha to replace him.
There is absolutely nothing you can do to make peace with yourself. Now that he is in trouble, if he doesn't lend a helping hand and don't say what others will think of him, even his own conscience won't be able to get through it.
Seeing Su Rui's thoughtful look, Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi knew that he wanted to consider it, so they did not rush him, but slowly tasted the dishes on the table.
While Suri was meditating, an old woman led a cook over and carried a weird-shaped earthen pot. She took away a few plates and put the earthen pot on the table before walking away. This earthen pot
It has a simple appearance and a unique structure, with a flat belly and a hollow tube in the middle, which looks very strange.
As soon as Li Zongren saw the earthen pot, he showed a surprised smile and said to Bai Chongxi: "Jiansheng, we had some orally today, and it turned out to be steam pot chicken. I haven't tasted it for a long time."
After saying that, Li Zongren reached out and opened the lid, revealing a stewed chicken inside. A fragrant smell filled the whole room. The fragrant smell also brought Su Rui back from the trance.
Li Zongren stretched out his chopsticks to pick up the chicken and said with a smile: "Zhongxin, this steam pot chicken is a good thing. I haven't eaten it in many years. I really came to the right place today."
Bai Chongxi turned to Su Rui and said, "Zhongxin, have you thought about whether you can help me with this?"
Su Rui sighed, and then realized that Chinese society is indeed a human society. If a person wants to survive in this society, all kinds of complex human relationships are inevitable no matter what.
After thinking about it, Su Rui sighed: "That's it, I'll just help, but this matter needs to be considered in the long run, and you can't do it on impulse, otherwise you will have to clean up your family's finances!"
After listening to Su Rui's words, a smile appeared on Bai Chongxi's face, "That's right. It's not in vain that Degong and I have helped you overtly and covertly over the past few years. Let me tell you clearly, if you didn't help me just now,
Mr. De and I will leave immediately and pretend we have never known you."
Seeing Bai Chongxi talking like this, Su Rui couldn't help but smile bitterly to himself. This little Zhuge's character is really straightforward. No wonder he was eaten to death by Chiang Kai-shek.
Su Rui said sternly: "Gong De, Chief Bai, my promise to help you is true, but there must be a charter. Otherwise, not to mention that Jiangxi cannot be conquered, I am afraid that even Guangdong will be lost."
Hearing what Su Rui said, Li and Bai also nodded. How could they not know the dangers in this after so many years of military service? If Su Rui could help them, it would be a huge risk. If they didn't work out a plan,
Strict regulations, that is not an adventure but a death!
Su Rui looked at the two of them and asked, "Sir, if you want me to send troops to Jiangxi, how many troops can you send to cooperate with me?"