Speaking of Zhou Wen, why did he come to Nanjing without anyone noticing? Is he really so eager to see his lover and take revenge that he even ignored a lot of post-war aftermath at home?
In fact, there is another reason for this.
The mercenary group left Duolun on May 2. Since almost everyone in the mercenary group can ride a horse, after several battles, nearly two thousand more horses were captured. In addition, they took a relatively flat road.
So we arrived in Zhangjiakou on the afternoon of May 3rd.
In Zhangjiakou, Zhou Wen did not stay too long. He declined the hospitality of the Zhangjiakou local government and the garrison. He boarded the train that Marshal Yan had collected early that night and returned to Taiyuan, Shanxi Province along the Tongpu Railway.
Of course, it was already the early morning of May 5th when we arrived in Taiyuan, and the Marshal personally led a group of senior officials from the Office of Appeasement to greet him at the station. After the grand welcoming ceremony, I had just gotten into the Marshal's car and had not had time to catch my breath.
Zhou Wen took the telegram handed over by the commander-in-chief.
When Zhou Wen read the telegram, it was an order for him to arrive in Nanjing within three days to report on his duties. It was actually signed to the Principal's Attendant's Office. Moreover, the telegram was sent directly to the Office of Appeasement, which also meant that the Office of Appeasement urged Zhou Wen to leave as soon as possible.
This is somewhat unreasonable!
Ordinarily, in order for him to go to Nanjing to report on his duties, he only needed a direct order from the Military Commission.
Although the Central Party Headquarters Training Corps is affiliated with the Central Party Headquarters, it is ultimately under the unified jurisdiction of the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government. Officers and soldiers must be registered and nominally still have to accept the orders of the Military Commission.
Of course, with Zhou Wen's current semi-independent status, it's a matter of opinion whether he will listen or not.
To put it bluntly, the current mercenary group can actually be regarded as a small warlord who listens to orders but not propaganda.
However, the telegram sent from the Attendant's Office was equivalent to an order personally issued by the principal, and the order was sent directly to the Taiyuan Appeasement Office, which was a bit strange.
It seems that the Education Corps is not under the jurisdiction of the Office of Appeasement. What does the principal mean by this?
Seeing Zhou Wen's somewhat surprised look, the commander gloated and laughed.
"Hehehe... It's rare to see a little bastard like you with such a suspicious expression. Are you scared?"
Zhou Wen sighed and said angrily: "My nephew just came back from the battlefield where he almost died, and the commander-in-chief is just gloating about his misfortune and making sarcastic remarks. Is that okay?"
The commander-in-chief didn't care, he still smiled cheerfully and was not in a hurry to give Zhou Wen an answer. He wanted to see if the boy could figure it out on his own.
Zhou Wen leaned on the back of the seat, closed his eyes and pondered for a while, then suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes gleamed and said: "My nephew guessed that the principal's move probably had two meanings, one was to attract praise, and the other was to gain praise.
He personally came forward to mediate the conflict between me and the Kong family."
Having said this, he continued to follow the train of thought: "As for sending the message directly to the Office of Appeasement, I must have clearly explained the pros and cons to you, and asked you to urge me to set off as soon as possible. My nephew guessed that the principal must have another letter.
I'll give you the old telegram directly."
"Haha, you are just smart. That's the general situation." While praising Zhou Wen, the commander felt quite proud.
Even the principal thought he couldn't control a force as powerful as the mercenary group. This little bandit who was hard to change might not strictly follow the orders he gave.
And judging from past history, Zhou Wen is kind and gentle on the surface, but in his heart he is a ruthless and decisive master, and his revenge never lasts overnight.
The principal was actually worried that Zhou Wen would ostensibly agree, but would use various excuses to delay the decision. Otherwise, he would secretly retaliate harshly.
If the Kong family members, especially the direct relatives of the Kong family, are really killed, things will not end well later.
That would be equivalent to forcing the principal to fall out with Zhou Wen.
If it were an ordinary warlord force, with the current strength of the Central Army, it would be easy to deal with it.
But this Central Party Headquarters Teaching Corps is going to be difficult to handle.
Not to mention that this little bandit is now on the territory of the great northern warlord Shanxi King, and is beyond his reach.
Even if a large army can be mobilized for encirclement and suppression, it is difficult to guarantee that this unimaginably powerful force can be wiped out without missing a single person.
As long as someone slips through the net, especially the leader Zhou Wen and the military kings, he will have to live a life of fear in the future.
The principal is considered to be a semi-professional soldier, and he has watched how the mercenary group got to where it is today, and he already has a very good understanding of the strength of these kings of mercenary groups.
Not to mention other means, those snipers who can take the heads of generals among thousands of armies are a fatal deterrent that makes people unable to guard against them.
Not to mention the Kong family, they are the dignified heads of a country. Even if they are protected by thousands of troops and horses, it is very difficult to completely defend them.
In particular, since he learned that the Japanese Lieutenant General's division commander was actually shot dead by Zhou Wen's sniper at the command headquarters surrounded by heavy troops, while he was amazed, he couldn't help but think about what if his opponent could do this.
Ability, whether you can dodge bullets suddenly shot in the dark.
Moreover, at this time, my greedy brother-in-law actually went to provoke this little bandit who even I was a little afraid of, and who had countless lives on his hands. He is really fearless for the ignorant.
, I don’t even know how to write the word “death”.
So after the principal learned that Zhou Wen had escaped safely and was rushing back to Shanxi, he knew that he had to quickly put a tight spell on this little bandit. Even a temporary tight spell could delay his immediate revenge, and he would slowly take revenge later.
Matchmaking and mediation.
The principal himself was not sure that this tight spell would be effective, so he needed the cooperation of his old rival from Shanxi, Marshal Yan.
Therefore, Zhou Wen's information was good, and the principal also sent a telegram to Marshal Yan, stating the pros and cons of the matter, and asking Marshal Yan to cooperate with Zhou Wen's work.
Of course, all this is not without cost. Each of these politicians' brains is getting better and better, and the commander-in-chief naturally gets a lot of benefits.
For example, the model brigade was upgraded to a model division, and the independent brigade stationed in Taiyuan was also upgraded to an instructor.
Although the principal will not allocate a penny of military expenses to these two newly established division-level units, Marshal Yan has to pay for everything himself. But once it enters the establishment publicly recognized by the Military Commission, it will be a legitimate regular army. Let Marshal Yan
The Jin army easily gained two more divisions, and its strength greatly increased.
And that's not all the commander is proud of.
Think about it, you are a man who can't even handle the head of a country, but in front of the old man, he is as well-behaved as a nephew. That doesn't mean that the old man is more capable than you.