The Republic of Heroes

It was just dawn, and the wind at the airport was very strong. It was the coldest winter in January. As soon as he went out, Wu Xiaoliang was excited to wrap his coat tightly, but there were still bursts of piercing pain on his body. The trip to Xi'an was full of twists and turns. There is nothing he can do about it. There are too many things that involve his energy now. Cases like the car bombing case can only be handed over to Dong Haibin and others for a thorough investigation, and he has to rush immediately. Go to Wuhan to participate in hosting the upcoming National Reconciliation Conference.

Holding on to the gangway to get on the plane, he could feel it with his front foot and his back foot. The air in the cabin seemed to be abnormal. When he took a closer look, Wu Xiaoliang thought he was dazzled.

There were actually two women sitting side by side in the narrow cabin, and he knew both of them. One was Xu Ruoyun, a reporter from "Ta Kung Pao", and the other was Zhang Xueliang's even though he hadn't seen him for ten years. Sister Zhang Huaitong.

With this dazed effort, Zhang Xueliang has already followed up the gangway. Wu Xiaoliang seemed to understand something, and stared at him back. Zhang Xueliang only smiled awkwardly, and said in a low voice: "These two brothers can't be offended, it's still Weizhong." Brother, solve it yourself, hiding is not an option."

So far, what else can Wu Xiaoliang say, he had no choice but to step into the cabin and sit in the seat prepared for him long ago. A group of military and political officials and security personnel also entered the cabin one after another. The engine roared and the fuselage shook uncontrollably. The sound insulation in the cabin is poor, even if two people are very close, they have to shout loudly in their ears to hear clearly.

Wu Xiaoliang nodded to the two women, it is understandable for Xu Ruoyun to go to Wuhan, she has a legitimate reason for the interview, and Zhang Huaitong, why he didn't board the plane quickly, can be understood with his toes, could it be that Xu Ruoyun is still unrequited up.

Wu Xiaoliang is now in a state of desperation, how can he have the mood to deal with these women who make him difficult, he can't help but complain that Zhang Xueliang is too childish, and also involved in this matter between men and women.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Xueliang sat down next to Wu Xiaoliang, leaned on his ear and shouted loudly: "Brother Weizhong, don't refuse, just accept these two."

There was a hint of envy in his words, and a rather playful smile on his face, which made Wu Xiaoliang dumbfounded. He really wanted to ask Zhang Xueliang, if he took these two women, would he make Naimei a little girl? It's still small.

It is a long journey from Xi'an to Wuhan. Although flying is fast, the conditions are much worse than those of special trains. There are constant noises, narrow spaces, and low temperatures that keep dropping from high altitudes. Although there are heaters in the cabin The hot air was blowing, but it was mixed with the smell of fuel, which made people sick.

Sure enough, Zhang Huaitong couldn't bear the harsh conditions and already vomited. This was the first time she took a plane. Although she lived overseas for many years, she had never taken a train or a cruise ship across the ocean. Yes never had.

Fortunately, some guards had found a helmet from nowhere, and told her to vomit. Zhang Huaitong couldn't bear it anymore, holding the helmet and vomited embarrassingly, the sour smell of vomit immediately filled the air. The fuel and unknown smell in the cabin made Wu Ruoyun, who was sitting next to her, frown, but the seats on the plane are not like the train, the seats are already cramped, and it is even more impossible to change seats halfway during the flight, so I had to pinch my nose and bear it.

Wu Xiaoliang couldn't bear to see it, and asked the guard to pass over his water bottle to wash Zhang Huaitong who was vomiting. After all, there was no water on the plane, so it was not so easy to find some water for cleaning.

After nearly six hours of trekking, the plane finally landed at the airport in the outskirts of Wuhan. The cabin door was opened, and the damp and cold wind immediately poured in. Unlike Xi'an's dry and cold, the air here has a lot of moisture.

A group of people came to the ground from the gangway. Wu Xiaoliang wanted to formally say hello to the two women, but Xu Ruoyun snorted coldly and walked away, while Zhang Huaitong was neither cold nor hot, and was accompanied by Zhang Xueliang's adjutant. The terminal lounge in Wuhan.

Wu Xiaoliang ate two soft nails in a row, but Zhang Xueliang gloated beside him.

"How about it, brother Weizhong, the blessings of Qi people are not easy to enjoy. It's okay. Women are duplicity animals. You see, the more he pretends to care about you, the more he really wants you..."

Suddenly there was a rush of engine roaring from overhead, and Zhang Xueliang's joke was interrupted in the middle. People looked up and saw a medium-sized plane in the sky, flying crookedly and shaking a bit.

Zhang Xueliang's face changed, "Not good, the plane is malfunctioning, Brother Weizhong, hurry up and avoid it."

At the same time, regardless of whether Wu Xiaoliang agreed or not, he dragged Wu Xiaoliang to the airport and waited for the convoy to meet them. These convoys were prepared by the Shandong Army and Northeast Army personnel who came to Wuhan first. This place is not my home. On the ground, in the face of emergencies, everyone is like an enemy.

Right now there are two families who are in charge in Wuhan. One is Chen Mingshu, the commander of the No.11 Army and concurrently the commander of Wuhan’s garrison. He believed that he had taken refuge with Jiang, but the relationship between the two had always been delicate, and his attitude was very different from that of Jiang's direct line.

Therefore, Wu Xiaoliang judged that Chen Mingshu was not a direct descendant of Chiang Kai-shek, but at best a miscellaneous army of the Central Army. He Yaozu, chairman of the Hubei Provincial Government, was co-ruling with Chen Mingshu in Wuhan. An old-school person who has no close relationship with Jiang and others, so he was dismissed because of the Jinan tragedy that occurred when his [-]th Army was in charge of Jinan's defense. Errands.

But after all, it was a bare-handed commander. After several mediations, a division originally belonging to the No. 40 Army was finally transferred to Hubei, and finally had some weight in his hands to challenge Chen Mingshu.

This may be Jiang's way of balancing, but objectively, it is much safer for Wu Xiaoliang and Zhang Xueliang from outsiders. There is Chen Mingshu, who is good at dealing with various factions, and He Yaozu, who has a bad sense of veterans. They should be in Wuhan. It's still safe.

This is why Wu Xiaoliang agreed to transfer the meeting place to Wuhan, which is controlled by the so-called Nanjing Central Army after the accident in Luoyang. At least there will be no catastrophic accidents such as being unreasonably detained by Chiang Kai-shek.

However, soon the police siren blared, and the guards around Wu Xiaoliang and Zhang Xueliang immediately became tense, the bullets were loaded, the guns were safely released, and they were ready to deal with unexpected events at any time.