After the exercise, the 87th Division and the 36th Division tied, and the 88th Division and the teaching corps naturally won. The division commander Sun Yuanliang accompanied the principal and his party to Nanjing. During this exercise, the 264th Brigade defeated the teaching corps on its own. The brigade commander Huang Meixing was very excited and forced the deputy division commander Feng Shengfa, 262nd Brigade commander Peng Gongying and others to drink together. The biggest contributor of this exercise, Chen Xiuwen, who was highly praised by the principal and the German general consultant, was naturally listed.

When he returned to the brigade headquarters, Chen Xiuwen, who was walking at the end, grabbed Zhu Chi, the leader who had stopped him from speaking at the Tuanshan position, and said gratefully: "Tuanzhang, fortunately you grabbed me just now. I don't know how high the world is, so I almost did something stupid."

"Hey, everyone is brother, I can watch you go stupid, right?" Zhu Chi patted Chen Xiuwen's shoulder and said carelessly.

In the past year in the 88th Division, except for the brothers in his camp, Chen Xiuwen had the best relationship with the regiment commander Zhu Chi. When Chen Xiuwen took out his military pay to improve the food of his brothers, he made several other battalion commanders very dissatisfied with Chen Xiuwen's abuse of being a good person. Zhu Chi secretly reminded Chen Xiuwen, and at the same time came to help Chen Xiuwen mediate, so that the matter could be calmed down. Chen Xiuwen has always been very grateful and respectful to this big brother.

Then Zhu Chi stopped and lowered her voice and said to Chen Xiuwen: "Your brother may not understand the principal's temper. Although the principal is in a high position now, he still looks at us Huangpu students in a different way. You were seen as the guys in the teaching corps were scolded by the principal just now. The more the principal scolded him, the happier these guys were, and they wished the principal could slapped them on the face."

Chen Xiuwen was stunned when he heard this. If it were the case, he would definitely not be able to stand it, let alone slap him twice in public.

Zhu Chi smiled and said, "So you don't understand the principal's temper. You almost did something stupid just now. The principal scolded people and said that he treated you as his own person. If you make a mistake and the principal is still kind and polite, then it means that your official position is over. Look, even Minister He and Commander-in-Chief Zhang didn't say anything. If you really speak, the guys in the teaching corps will not only not appreciate you, but will hate you."

Chen Xiuwen suddenly realized it, but when he remembered Gui Yongqing's complicated eyes before leaving, he couldn't help but smile bitterly: "No matter what, I offended all the commanders of the teaching corps this time."

"If you offend me, what are you afraid of?" Zhu Chi curled his lips indifferently and said, "You are not from the teaching corps. You are from our 88th Division. These guys in the teaching corps are usually domineering. There is also Commander Wang from the 87th Division in our division, and Commander Song from the 36th Division has long disliked them. It's okay, go and drink." As he said that, he pulled Chen Xiuwen and left.

After listening to Zhu Chi's words, Chen Xiuwen calmed down slightly. Thinking about it, the army has had factions since ancient times, and there are differences between the He and Chen groups among the Huangpu generals. It is basically unlikely that you can keep it alone. Besides, there is a big brother in front of you, and I think that even if Gui Yongqing and the others are dissatisfied with him, they will not be able to do anything to themselves.

Nanjing, Huangpu Road, Rest House.

Chiang Kai-shek, who had just inspected the exercise, looked tired, but as the highest commander of a country's armed forces, China's actual supreme ruler, he was unable to rest at this time. Now the Japanese are pressing step by step in North China; after the Sixth Plenary Session of the Fourth Central Committee of the Kuomintang, the voice of the dominant faction led by Wang Jingwei became louder and louder; Li Jishen from Guangdong, Chen Jitang from Guangxi, and Li Zongren, the leader of the new Guangxi Gui clan, were ready to move and put pressure on the central government in the name of anti-Japanese war. After successfully winning the bandit suppression in Jiangxi, he originally thought that the GCD would be eliminated, but after the GCD armed forces successfully met in northern Shaanxi, he had a strong momentum. He retreated from the Northeast to the Northeast, which was sent to suppress bandits, but he lost money. Now, the Japanese Marine Corps has frequently increased troops in Shanghai, and the situation in Shanghai and even East China is becoming increasingly tense, which has made Chiang Kai-shek feel very worried recently.

Since the signing of the Songhu Armistice Agreement, the National Government cannot garrison troops in Shanghai, but can only send security forces to maintain public order. This time, the Beijing-Shanghai Security Command was established, including this exercise, to prevent the Japanese in Shanghai.

After Chiang Kai-shek returned to Qilu, he did not care about rest and invited the Minister of Military Affairs, He Yingqin, who was inspecting with him, and Zhang Zhizhong, the newly appointed commander-in-chief of the Beijing-Shanghai Security Bureau, to discuss defense in the Beijing-Shanghai area.

"Chairman, now the 36th, 87th and 88th Divisions have completed the replacement of their troops. The 36th Division is stationed on the Jiangyin front line, the 87th Division is stationed in Changzhou, and the 88th Division is stationed in Wuxi. In addition, the two national defense lines of Wufu and Chengxi are also completed within the year, which is enough to form a solid defense line. However, in Shanghai, we only have some low-combat security forces under the Shanghai Guard Command. Once the Japanese army takes action, these troops will be unable to resist and Shanghai will definitely fall completely, so we must strengthen our strength in Shanghai at present." After introducing the defense of the outside of Nanjing to Chiang Kai-shek, Zhang Zhizhong said with concern.

"It's not easy to strengthen Shanghai's defense force. The Shanghai Armistice Agreement has clearly stipulated that Chinese troops cannot be stationed in areas around Shanghai. The vast areas from Fushan along the Yangtze River to Taicang, Anting and Baihe River to Suzhou and Hebei are allocated to Japan, Britain, the United States, France, Italy and other countries for joint management. Hum, it is said to be joint management, but in fact, how many British, American, French and Italian troops are stationed? How many Japanese troops are stationed? This area is equivalent to a bite of meat from the mouth of the Japanese. But if we enter rashly, it will inevitably cause international disputes and be criticized by Britain, the United States and other countries. The Japanese can also take the opportunity to attack. If it is not done well, another 128 incident will occur." He Yingqin shook his head and said.

Minister He was under great pressure during this period. Since he signed the He Mei Agreement on behalf of the National Government and Mijiro Umezu, the commander of the North China Army of Japan in November last year, he became the biggest traitor at that time, pro-Japanese faction, and was widely criticized by public opinion, and was forced to resign as acting chairman of the branch of the Peking Military Commission. But only a few people knew that He Yingqin had been completely under the jurisdiction of others. Therefore, when talking about the Songhu Armistice Agreement, He Yingqin couldn't help but feel resentful.

"My grandma! Imperialism is unreliable. They all want to squeeze their interests from China." Chiang Kai-shek slapped the table angrily.

But despite his anger, Chiang Kai-shek felt very helpless. The gap between China and Japan was too big, and it was extremely unwise to give the Japanese any excuse to provoke war. He now needs time the most, to develop the national defense industry, and to destroy the GCD and pacify the warlords of various factions. Only by completing the true unity can he free up his hands to deal with the Japanese wholeheartedly.

However, Shanghai is the largest city in China after all. At present, nearly one-third of the central government's tax sources and nearly half of its industries are concentrated in Shanghai. Shanghai must not make any mistakes. During the January 28th Incident, there were still 19th Route Army stationed in the city of Shanghai. Their resistance also won time for the Fifth Army to reinforce Shanghai. It made Shanghai not the second three northeastern provinces, and temporarily maintained the current situation.

After venting the resentment in his heart, Chiang Kai-shek sighed and said, "Wen Bai, tell me what specific ideas do you have?"

After pondering for a moment, Zhang Zhizhong said, "Chairman, my idea is this. At present, we only have two security regiments in Shanghai, but the combat effectiveness of these two security regiments is not comparable to that of regular troops. Therefore, I plan to form another security regiment, which will be adapted from the regular army and stationed in the area of ​​Hongqiao Airport. This will not involve the communist area, and it can retain a mobile force in Shanghai. Once something happens, it can ensure that strategic locations like Hongqiao Airport will not fall into the hands of the Japanese army and will stick to our reinforcements."

"If such a security regiment is to be formed, it must be adapted by the well-equipped Central Army. However, the Central Army is now stationed in various regions, and the troops are now in the reorganization stage, and the troops are generally insufficient. It may be difficult to draw out a regiment." He Yingqin said with a frown.

"I think it's OK. Shanghai must strengthen its defense. Wen Bai, I'll transfer the troops to you." Chiang Kai-shek immediately agreed. Shanghai is really important, and it only needs one regiment.

Zhang Zhizhong glanced at He Yingqin whose face changed slightly, and said with a smile: "Chairman, you can't use a regiment. I want to pull out the first battalion of the 528th Regiment of the 264th Brigade of the 88th Division and form a reinforcement regiment with the Suzhou Security Corps. Shen Xiuwen is the leader and enter the Hongqiao Airport area in the name of the Third Shanghai Security Corps."

"Are you talking about Shen Xiuwen's first battalion? Besides, although Shen Xiuwen performed well in this exercise, he graduated from the ninth class after all. Are he less experienced?" Chiang Kai-shek hesitated a little. First, Shen Xiuwen left him a very good impression today. Such a talented and potential fellow villager made Chiang Kai-shek seem to have seen Hu Zongnan, Yu Jishi and Shen Xiude more than ten years ago, and he really intends to cultivate it. Second, as a model teacher of the 88th Division, he is the top of his heart. The role of the 1st battalion in the 88th Division is obvious to all in this exercise. Chiang Kai-shek really couldn't bear to pull out Shen Xiuwen and the 1st battalion to adapt.

Zhang Zhizhong, who is familiar with Chiang Kai-shek's temperament, knew that the chairman could not bear to give up his direct line among his direct line. The so-called low-level qualifications were just an excuse. He quickly said, "Chairman, the third security regiment we want to form must be a good guardian army. I won't mention the defensive ability of the first battalion. Today we have seen it. The most important thing is that our third security regiment will inevitably attract the attention of the Japanese side, but Shen Xiuwen's qualification for graduation from the ninth class can play a certain confusing role. Moreover, Shen Xiuwen's ability to train troops is also good. The first battalion and the Suzhou Security regiment are adapted together. I believe he can build this third security regiment into an army as strong as the first battalion." Speaking of this, Zhang Zhizhong paused for a moment, looked at the thoughtful chairman, and said, "If the war is together in the future, the third security regiment can be built into the battle sequence of the Central Army at any time."

"I think Wen Bai's method is good. This will not affect the current military reorganization plan, and it will not attract the attention of the Japanese side to the greatest extent and prevent disputes. Furthermore, although Shen Xiuwen is young, I think he is very capable and can fully assume this important task." He Yingqin also echoed on the side.
Chapter completed!