At noon on April 2, 1932, Zhou Wen followed the military train of the Fifth Army headquarters and arrived at Nanjing Railway Station again.
Before the train stopped, Zhou Wen saw a large welcoming crowd on the platform in the carriage. Among them were two high-ranking officials wearing the rank of general. One of them was Chief Qian, Qian’s eldest brother, whom Zhou Wen was familiar with. It seemed that
He came to greet the Fifth Army on behalf of the principal. In addition to many military officers, there was also a large group of celebrities who looked like they represented all walks of life.
Judging from the welcome specifications, the Military Commission should be very satisfied with the performance of the Fifth Army in the Songhu War of Resistance. This welcome formation is comparable to welcoming a triumphant division that has won a war.
Commander Zhang looked at Zhou Wen and nodded, then got off the train with his generals and walked towards the welcoming crowd amidst the cheerful and warm military music.
Zhou Wen did not follow Chief Zhang to attend the welcome ceremony. Instead, he got off the car with a major adjutant named Liu after Chief Zhang got off the car for a while, then quietly left the group from the back of the team, and then walked through a side door of the platform.
After walking out, he got into a car from the Central Military Academy and disappeared at the end of the road.
Zhou Wen didn't want to join in the fun at the welcome ceremony, and he didn't want to attract attention because of his identity. As for Brother Qian, there would be many opportunities to meet him in the future, so he didn't care about this moment.
Before that, Zhou Wen had declined Chief Zhang's proposal to ask him to see the principal. Zhou Wen knew in his heart that under the current circumstances, it would be better to keep a certain distance from the principal. Otherwise, if the patient could
I keep soliciting in person, will you agree? So now it is better not to see each other. There are some things that both parties understand in their hearts.
Zhou Wen kept talking to Adjutant Liu in the car. He had no intention of browsing the ancient city of Jinling. Instead, he began to think about various matters in Shanghai and Nanjing.
Before Zhou Wen left Shanghai, he gave a detailed explanation of the follow-up matters in Shanghai. Internally, before Miaohua and Zhang Xiaoping fully recovered, the task Zhou Wen now gave to the brothers in the mercenary group was to become familiar with the environment in Shanghai as soon as possible, including
Different from the previous way of life and the streets and alleys in the city, even those crisscrossing lanes and alleys must be understood clearly.
There are only two external tasks, one is the relationship with the Youth Gang, this matter is handed over to the Zhao Ying siblings.
The second is the preparations for Little Henry to set up a security company. In the past few days, he has been in contact with a military attache from the US Consulate, but before that he still has to prepare a large number of written applications and plans, and at the same time recruit a certain number of people.
American employees. All of the above requires a lot of time.
The freight company cannot be rushed yet. Zhou Wen still needs to go to Nanjing to do a series of preparatory work.
As for the work in Nanjing, of course, the first thing is to do his job well. Zhou Wen should try his best to teach the cadets in the military academy the various experiences and tactics he knows and has experienced in fighting Japan. This is not very difficult, and the teaching materials are all ready-made.
Yes, just take out what was explained to the officers under Zhao Changshu.
In fact, Zhou Wen was eager to teach him all the tactics and experiences he knew about fighting the Japanese army. For no other reason than because in the entire history of the All-out War of Resistance, those who graduated from this military academy
More than 90% of the nearly 100,000 students died on the battlefield of the Great Patriotic War, and Zhou Wen hoped that through his own efforts, more people could survive the war.
to enjoy the glory of victory that belongs to them.
In addition, it is indispensable to deal with the Central Party Headquarters. After all, Zhou Wen and the mercenary group are still nominally under the management of the Central Party Headquarters, not to mention the matter of establishing a freight company in the name of the Central Party Headquarters. But how to talk about these details, Zhou Wen is now
I still have no clue, so I can only act according to the situation.
Zhou Wen's top priority is to rent a private house to live near the military academy as soon as possible. Zhou Wen does not plan to live in the instructors' dormitory of the military academy arranged by Chief Zhang, because Ti Jing and Tieniu are driving a newly purchased Buick Bridge at this time.
I drove over from Shanghai. It would be too conspicuous and public if I stayed in the school, so I would be more free outside.
Zhou Wen still has a lot of things to do in Nanjing this time. It is very inconvenient not to have a car. Among other things, the Central Party Committee must report frequently. At least he must show respect to his superiors, right? There are also Chief Qian and Gu
The chief also needs to move around more. The most important thing is that he also brings a radio station to maintain smooth communication with Shanghai and Shanxi.
But what Zhou Wen didn't expect was that the car he was riding in was stopped by the guard as soon as he arrived at the gate of the school. While Adjutant Liu was negotiating with the guard, Zhou Wen got out of the car and stood at the gate of the military school, looking at the building with great interest.
A famous military academy in history.
The Central Army Military Academy is located in Xiaoying, Nanjing. The gate is a high square gate made of cement, which can pass two trucks side by side. There is a brick guard box on each side of the gate. Iron fence protective walls extend along the gate to both sides, and outside the protective wall are
A low pine forest does not affect the sight of the sentry, but instead adds a bit of softness to this slightly upright and solemn building complex.
Looking in from outside the gate, the main building of the office building opposite the gate is a 3-story square building, with 2-story office buildings extending on both sides. Behind the office building, a huge playground can be vaguely seen, and Zhou Wen can see many people.
Cadets in military uniforms train on the playground.
When Adjutant Liu came over, Zhou Wen realized that it was the Central Party Headquarters that knew he had arrived in Nanjing today and specifically asked him to report to the Central Party Headquarters as soon as possible. The car was already waiting at the school.
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An hour later, a black car from the Central Party Committee took Zhou Wen to a large courtyard near Dingjiaqiao, Nanjing. The courtyard covered a very large area. Through a central flower terrace, a French palace-style building came into view.
From what Zhou Wen saw, this building was the largest foreign-style building of this period that Zhou Wen had ever seen. Although it only had two floors, it looked particularly solemn and simple, with some traces of historical vicissitudes.
The design of the roof on the front is even more unique. A bell tower-style top reminds people of the architectural features of the Louvre in France. There is a protruding porch at the middle entrance of the front facade.
At this time, a person standing at the entrance of the porch diverted Zhou Wen's attention from admiring the scenery. He did not expect that the person who greeted him at the door was Liu Ruoshui, with a fat face that looked particularly friendly, and the glasses he wore showed through.
