The Republic of Heroes

Jiang Zhongzheng, chairman of the Nationalist Government in Nanjing, was very satisfied with the situation in Shandong. This place in the north of Jiangsu was the gateway of the Nanjing Nationalist Government. Whether it fell into the hands of Yan Xishan or Feng Yuxiang, he did not want to see it.This Wu Xiaoliang has no foundation in the customs, yet he can build a territory with bare hands, which is beyond his expectation.Originally, he just wanted to put him in Shandong to muddy the water, but he didn't expect that this person unexpectedly achieved what he thought was impossible.

Jiang Zhongzheng developed a strong interest in Wu Xiaoliang, and said to a tall and thin man beside him:

"Brother Songpo, this little brother you recommended has brought us many surprises!"

The tall and thin man said expressionlessly:

"Weizhong is good at winning in the face of adversity. He did not disappoint me in this trip to Shandong, but it seems inappropriate to entrust him with the task of negotiating with the Japanese."

"Oh? What's wrong?"

"This person in Weizhong is tough, but he is not flexible enough. Besides..."

When the thin and tall man said this, he suddenly paused, and the scene of the heart-to-heart conversation with him ten years ago flashed before his eyes again. The bold prophecy and the enthusiasm for serving the country were like fire, which made him still feel the old days. Grill.

"Besides, Brother Jieshi, do you know that this Wu Weizhong asserted 12 years ago that there would be a war between China and Japan sooner or later, and his words were especially resentful towards the Japanese. I only worry about him...cough cough...cough cough cough..."

"The Northern Expedition has been successful. Brother Songpo can rest assured to go to Japan to recover from illness. Your illness cannot be delayed any longer!"

Jiang Zhongzheng's words were sincere, and seeing the tall and thin man coughing badly, he stopped discussing Jinan matters with him, but he had some calculations in his heart.Since Wu Xiaoliang is more than loyal and flexible enough, he should send someone to check it out. Zhou Longguang, director of the Asian Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, graduated from Tokyo Imperial University in Japan in his early years. He is quite pro-Japanese.At this time, he had another thought. Hearing that Cai E admired this person so much, he already wanted to recruit him.He ordered people to investigate Wu Xiaoliang's experience early in the morning. Although this person is old enough and has made outstanding achievements, he is still only a major general because of the treachery of the Beiyang government.

He signed the letter of appointment a long time ago, removed Wu Xiaoliang's codename in front of acting chairman of Shandong Province, and promoted him to the rank of general of the army at the same time, and gave the official designation of the Shandong Security Force, the National Revolutionary Army No. 19 Army.At the same time, the national government allocated 1000 million yuan to reorganize the army and build localities.

In Jinan, Shandong, a regiment led by Wu Xiaoliang camped outside Jinan City. He was not in a hurry to enter the city to actively seek negotiations, but was waiting here for other committee members who had never met in the provincial government.A day later, Leng Xun and He Siyuan arrived in Jinan first, and Zhou Longguang, the deputy negotiator sent by the Nanjing National Government, also arrived at the same time.

The letter of appointment brought by Zhou Longguang lifted everyone's spirits.It is only a matter of time before the code word in front of the acting chairman is removed to officially become the provincial chairman, so in everyone's eyes, this is a logical person.But what happened next was different. First of all, Wu Xiaoliang was officially promoted to General of the National Revolutionary Army and given an official title to the Shandong Security Force.The most important thing is to allocate 1000 million yuan. This is a truly generous amount. I have never seen anyone who can get such a large amount of funding from the Nanjing Central Committee. The financial situation of the Nanjing Central Committee is not optimistic. It is enough to spend this much money. It shows the importance attached to Shandong or Wu Xiaoliang.

Zhou Longguang knew that Chairman Jiang was trying his best to win over Wu Xiaoliang, and this person might sooner or later become a popular person around Jiang, so he didn't have to be unhappy with it, so he expressed his opinion immediately after seeing Wu Xiaoliang.

"Chairman Wu, I'm here to assist you in the negotiation, but I'm not familiar with Shandong, so I still have to follow the lead of Chairman Wu."

How could Wu Xiaoliang fail to understand the hidden meaning in Zhou Longguang's words?Of course he understands that Jiang will definitely not send someone as his deputy for no reason. This person must have a certain mission, but no matter what kind of mission he has, as long as it does not harm the interests of the country and the nation during the negotiation , he opened one eye, closed one eye and let him do what he did, otherwise he was driven back to Nanjing.

The interview with Zhou Longguang ended in a very harmonious atmosphere, and Wu Xiaoliang came to the place where Leng Xun and He Siyuan were staying. Due to the shortage of military tents in the military camp, they were arranged in the same military tent.When the money was paid, the two were sitting around the stove warming up, discussing the current situation in a low voice, and when they saw Wu Xiaoliang entering the room, they quickly got up to greet him.

"I didn't know that Chairman Wu was coming, but I didn't meet him in time, so I hope you can forgive me!"

Both Leng and He bowed deeply, Wu Xiaoliang hurriedly stepped forward, supported the two of them, and let them sit down by the stove again.

"The two gentlemen, despite the dangers and hardships of the road, Xiaoliang has no regrets. Here, I would like to thank the two gentlemen on behalf of the 2000 million people in Shandong."

As he said that, he bowed to Leng He and the two of them, making them get up quickly to help him just as they sat down.

Wu Xiaoliang no longer cared about the hypocrisy, and went straight to the point: "The Zhang family has harmed Lu for three years, causing endless harm. Now Shandong has a lot of waste to do, the first of which is education and civil affairs. how?"

Leng Yan said solemnly:

"Chairman Wu speaks seriously, to contribute to the construction of Shandong, Leng Xun is duty-bound!"

He Siyuan also nodded in agreement.

"The two of us came to Jinan for this reason..."

"If there are two gentlemen, Xiaoliang will feel relieved. Xiaoliang intends to appoint Mr. Hen as the director of education, and Mr. Leng as the director of civil affairs... Education is related to the future of the people of a province, and civil affairs are the cornerstone of this future. Xiaoliang Incompetent, please gentlemen..."

The cold wind was raging outside, the cold air penetrated into the tent, the breath turned into frost, the charcoal in the charcoal basin was booming, the faces of the three people were flushed, but it was not known whether it was caused by the light of the fire or the cold weather.

November 29th was the date of the meeting officially agreed upon by China and Japan. The Japanese side proposed to set up the meeting at the Jiaoji Railway Hotel in the city. Wu Xiaoliang lodged a solemn protest against this.Because the Japanese army had already occupied the Jiaoji Railway Hotel as the headquarters of the garrison in Jinan, and the talks there were equivalent to the Chinese side surrendering to its pressure. How could Wu Xiaoliang do it?

Minister Qianze Fangji was firm, saying that the Jiaoji Railway Hotel should not be discussed, and tried to intimidate Wu Xiaoliang once to force Wu Xiaoliang to submit. In his view, the Chinese people are as cowardly as a mouse, as long as they have a strong attitude, they will surely submit.But this time he made a mistake. The opponent's attitude was tougher than he expected. The negotiator representative, Shandong Provincial Government Chairman Wu Xiaoliang, sent someone to send a note. The venue can be in Jinan City, but a third-party venue must be selected, otherwise it will not be accepted at all. talk.

Qianzefang yelled at the Chinese bastards angrily, and decided to show these arrogant Chinese people a little bit of color. He immediately visited the head of the No.11 brigade stationed in Jinan, Saito Brigade.