As he was speaking, a convoy appeared at the end of the field, and the number of the convoys was still unclear. However, the speed was not low. The dust that was rolled up formed a ball of yellow clouds in the air, and then was urged by the wind to float northward.

When Xu Zuyi heard this, he felt a little moved. The biggest difference between Zhuang Jihua and other Kuomintang generals was that he attached great importance to political work. From the Fifth War Zone to the North China War Zone, Xu Zuyi served as chief of staff. The commander went from Li Zongren to Zhuang Jihua to Jiang Dingwen and returned to Li Zongren and Zhuang Jihua. His command styles were different. Zhuang Jihua was the most bold and cautious, but the biggest difference between him and others was that he attached importance to political work.

He has always personally taken charge of the political work of the Fifth War Zone. The army participated in post-war reconstruction on a large scale, participated in disaster relief, and even used military rations to rescue disasters, sent troops to support social reform, etc., etc., which were all the first. After becoming the commander of the War Zone, he established the War Zone Political Work School and trained a group of political workers. After Li Zhilong became the director of the War Zone Political Department, he took more efforts in political work.

Li Zhilong transferred a group of political cadres from the Third Youth League and the Southwest Cadre School, and sent them directly to the company to develop Kuomintang members and the Third Youth League members among the soldiers, and formed the Kuomintang organization in the army. The Forty-Ninth Army, the First Army, the Fifty-Two Army, and the Fifty-First Army. These armies have established party organizations in the company and formed a comprehensive control of the army.

"The purpose of political work is to let the soldiers know why they fought," Zhuang Jihua didn't seem to see the approaching convoy, and still said loudly, as if he was talking to He Xiwu, and also to other officers: "Comparing the civil war and the war of resistance, we can see that in the war of resistance, the soldiers' spirit of sacrifice was stronger and the fighting will was stronger. This is because they knew why they fought and why they died."

Zhuang Jihua was so loud because as political work strengthened, some old-school officers in the headquarters were very uncomfortable with this. Some people were talking secretly, and some even thought that he was using this to develop his own power and attack other factions.

He Xiwu took a few deep breaths and calmed down before he replied, "Yes, commander, I must work hard."

At this time, the convoy was almost here, and the star-striped flag at the front of the car was clearly visible. He Xiwu knew that he should leave, and he saluted Zhuang Jihua, turned around and stood aside.

The car stopped at the entrance of the yard. Stilwell first got out of the car. The rear door opened. A man with a tall figure and thin face and white hair got out of the car. Zhuang Jihua greeted him.

"Mr. Stu Leiden, welcome you to De County and congratulate you on your escape from danger forever."

Stuart Leiden held Zhuang Jihua's hand a little suspiciously. He knew that Zhuang Jihua's move was contrary to the traditional Chinese etiquette. In the traditional Chinese etiquette, those with higher positions are generally more reserved. First, Stilwell should accept himself from him.

"I am Zhuang Jihua, a student who has admired you for a long time." Zhuang Jihua added respectfully.

"General Zhuang is too modest. Although I am imprisoned, I have also heard of the general's power." Stuart Leiden is the real China, and has a deeper understanding of China than Stilwell: "I am very grateful to your army for its rescue. Without your victory, we are still in danger." Zhuang Jihua laughed: "Eliminating Japanese imperialism is our common goal. Mr. Stuart Leiden, in essence, I am engaged in destruction and killing, and you are engaged in construction. In my opinion, this is a more difficult and noble job."

Stilwell laughed and shook his head to object: "Zhuang, no, no, as a soldier, I must oppose your point of view. The work of soldiers is like a surgeon, and can dig out the unhealthy body in human society so that human society can develop healthily." "Well, I feel a little relieved." Zhuang Jihua nodded to Stilwell solemnly, and several people laughed at almost the same time. Then Zhuang Jihua introduced several main officials of the headquarters to Stuart Leiden. There were many people who came with Xituart Leiden, mainly journalists and local officials. Among these people, there was a middle-aged man in a blue suit. He did not put it together, but stood quietly aside, looking at Zhuang Jihua and Stuart Leiden.

Before the war, Xu Zuyi worked in Peking for a long time. He had met Stu Leiden several times and was considered an acquaintance. After chatting a few more, Zhuang Jihua turned around and saw the middle-aged man, and walked over.

"Professor Liang, I thought you went to Tongzhou."

The middle-aged man is Liang Sicheng, a professor at Southwest United University. Liang Sicheng went to the North China War Zone last year. It was not invited by Zhuang Jihua, but took the initiative to find the Lu family courtyard and asked to meet Zhuang Jihua.

Zhuang Jihua received him, and what surprised Zhuang Jihua was that Liang Sicheng brought a map, which detailed the scenic spots and historical sites inside and outside the city of Peking, and asked Zhuang Jihua to order that heavy weapons should not be used when attacking these places.

The staff of the combat department responsible for the designated combat plan were very disgusted with Liang Sicheng's request, because this would lead to a significant increase in casualties and seriously delay the battle process. For this reason, Liang Sicheng and He Wei Shangguan Jun and others had a fierce debate, which left a deep impression on Zhuang Jihua. In the end, Zhuang Jihua decided to accept Liang Sicheng's opinion. For this reason, the War Zone Command issued a specially made map to the troops responsible for attacking Peiping, which marked all ancient buildings that were not allowed to use heavy weapons. The map reached the company level.

After the restoration of Peking, Liang Sicheng ran around to check the damage to ancient buildings in various places and drafted a restoration draft. There were many ancient buildings in Tongzhou area, and the battle in Tongzhou was also relatively fierce, so Zhuang Jihua thought he had gone to Tongzhou.

"The work in Tongzhou has ended." Liang Sicheng's social situation is calm:... There are no major problems that can be repaired, and no one needs to be repaired."

Zhuang Jihua heard some dissatisfaction in his words, and he sighed softly: "Professor Liang, war must be destroyed, and we can only try our best to keep it. Even if it is, the soldiers will pay the price of blood."

Liang Sicheng pursed his lips and said calmly: "General Zhuang, you misunderstood. I am not blaming anyone, nor are I qualified to blame anyone. We are all trying our best to protect human civilization." Zhuang Jihua agreed in silence. After chatting at the door, Zhuang Jihua spoke to the reporters: "Today we welcome President Stuart Stuart Leiden here. Why should we welcome him? Mr. Stuart Leiden is our old friend. He devoted his life to China's education and cultivated a large number of talents for China, which lacks talents. What is even more commendable is that he always supports the cause of the Chinese people's anti-enemy and regards the cause of the Chinese people as his own. During the Japanese occupation, he made full use of his special identity to protect and support the anti-enemy activities of Peking students. Yanjing University became a solid stronghold for the fight against the Japanese invaders.

In the cultural heritage of our nation, there is a lack of a spirit. What spirit? It is the spirit of "democracy" We are accustomed to either this or that, and we are used to suppress or eliminate different opinions. Since the May Fourth Movement, scientific "democracy" has been spread in China, but for various reasons, this slogan is still stuck in the slogan.

In long-term education and social activities, Mr. Stuart Leiden has always held high the banner of equality, freedom and democracy. He not only practiced it himself, but also inherited this idea to all Yan University students, who became the seeds of Chinese practical science and democracy.

Mr. Stuart has become a symbol of "democracy and freedom", and a symbol of resistance to barbarity and cruelty.

We welcome Mr. Stuart, who is the permanent friend of our nation, transcends politics, transcends party and nationality, and will be engraved in the memory of our nation over time!”

Zhuang Jihua's speech received very warm applause, Weber Charles Mei Youlan applauded very warmly, Situ Lei stepped forward to answer, but Xu Zuyi looked at Zhuang Jihua thoughtfully. He had already discovered that Zhuang Jihua respected scholars very much, but in this welcome speech, Zhuang Jihua specially added scientific "democracy", which made him feel that there was no intention.

Could it be that Zhuang Jihua was expressing his attitude towards domestic politics after the war? Xu Zuyi thought to himself, and his eyes turned to Wen Qiang, the head of the North China District of the Military Control Commission, and Zhu Ruoyu, the director of the Military Law Department. Both of them were welcoming the crowd, but their reactions showed that they did not seem to hear the meaning of this.

"Tomorrow, Chongqing will definitely report this speech in full, I don't know what will happen."

Xu Zuyi sighed softly in his heart. After a moment of distractedness, Stu Leiden's speech was over. Stu Leiden's speech was mainly thanks, thanks to the National Government and the North China War Zone for the reception, and congratulations to the Chinese people on the great victory.

After Stuart Leiden finished speaking, the brief welcome ceremony was over. Zhuang Jihua did not leave time for the reporters to ask questions, so he turned around and invited Stuart Leiden Liang Sicheng and Stilwell to the headquarters.

The officers of the headquarters also dispersed, while the reporters were still guarding the commander's office, except Weber and Mei Youlan entered the headquarters.

A table of food had already been set up in the small guesthouse of the headquarters. After Stu Leiden sat down, he found that there were quite a few dishes on the table, but there were indeed not many varieties, including three meat dishes, and the others were all vegetarian dishes.

Zhuang Jihua picked up the wine next to him and smiled and said, "Mr. Stuart Leiden, Professor Liang, this bottle of wine is the Beilingzhe red wine that General Stilwell lost to me a few years ago. Today we have destroyed his well."

Stilwell looked at the bottle of red wine in a daze. When he was in Xuzhou, Zhuang Jihua bet with him that the Japanese army would definitely go south. He had forgotten about this matter, but when he was in Myanmar, Zhuang Jihua asked him for a bet, but he had to pay as much as possible. Unexpectedly, Zhuang Jihua kept the bottle of wine and only took it out until now.

He reached out and took it, took it in his hand and looked it over, as if he didn't believe it: "Zhuang, you are still preserved, I thought you have already been eliminated.

"No chance," Zhuang Jihua smiled and said, "It's not easy to win the general once. I originally planned to open it when the Japanese surrendered. Today, Mr. Stuart Stuart is welcomed, even if you celebrate the victory in advance."

Xu Zuyi took the wine from Stilwell again, and he was the only one who accompanied the war zone headquarters. Feng Gui usually did not show up on this occasion. After looking through it for a while, he asked: "General Stilwell, I used to listen to French red wine, but I don't know how the difference between this American red wine and French red wine?"

"Each one has its own merits. It should be said that French wine has a longer history." Stilwell actually doesn't understand, drinking is just a hobby.

"If you want to talk about red wine or French red wine, Liang Sicheng took it over. He has a family background. His father Liang Qichao is a famous scholar in China. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, studied at Harvard, investigated in Europe, and had a deep understanding of Eastern and Western cultures.

"But this wine is also considered a good wine in the United States. The Bellingzer Winery was established in one milk year and has a brewing history of nearly a hundred years. It is considered a first-class wine among American red wines."
Chapter completed!