Volume 2 King of the Northwest Chapter 10 Niu Wenliang
"Wenliang, I finally got you here."
Dai Jiliang stood at the entrance of the official road in the north of the city, tightly holding the hands of Niu Cexun, who was exhausted from traveling. He was naturally very satisfied that this man obeyed his orders and gave up the territory in northern Shaanxi.
"As expected of a brave and hard-working student commander, you lead your soldiers well!"
Although the Shaanxi soldiers behind Niu Cexun were dressed in various clothes and their guns were quite old and messy, they exuded a fierce spirit and it was obvious that they had seen blood. Therefore, Dai Jiliang had to sigh that there are still capable people in the world.
"Come, let the brothers take a break. Sima!"
Dai Jiliang had forgotten that Sima, as his personal envoy, had left Xi'an three days ago, but the people around him naturally understood what he meant, and a young adjutant came over.
"Marshal, the table is ready. You may invite the brothers from northern Shaanxi to take their seats."
"good!"
Looking at the new adjutant named Chen Guang, Dai Jiliang nodded, then looked at Niu Cexun and said.
"Wenliang, please ask the brothers to stay outside the city for a while. After the inspection, send someone to the provincial military supply warehouse to get military uniforms. Two sets for each person, so that the brothers can cheer up."
"Thank you, Marshal!"
Looking at his men sitting down at tables of eight under the guidance of Dai Jiliang's guards, Niu Cexun's eyes flashed.
"However, Marshal, Wenliang has a favor to ask of you."
"Okay, okay, you're hungry too, let's eat and talk."
Dai Jiliang forcibly dragged the other person to sit at the table with him.
"I prepared it in a hurry, so I didn't let the brothers eat well. But we have braised pork elbow and shabu-shabu mutton, so please don't mind, Wenliang!"
Nonsense, how can it be surprising? In that poor place in northern Shaanxi, you can't even guarantee a meal of meat in a month . Seeing his men wolfing down their food, what else can Niu Cexun say? "Okay, Wenliang, what did you want to say just now?"
Dai Jiliang served two dishes to Niu Cexun and then asked.
"I'm all ears."
“I don’t dare!”
Niu Cexun looked at the table and found that his dishes were almost identical to those of his subordinates, so he had an even better impression of Dai Jiliang.
"The Marshal treated Wen Liang with great kindness, and Wen Liang was terrified. But before Wen Liang led his troops to withdraw from northern Shaanxi, he had made an agreement with the people in northern Shaanxi that he did not want to continue the civil war, so he was willing to retire."
When Dai Jiliang returned to the countryside, he frowned, but Niu Cexun ignored him and continued talking.
"Wenliang had been admitted to the Moscow Military Academy in Russia, but was unable to go due to the plague. I feel very sorry. Now the Baoding Military Academy is the highest temple for national soldiers. Wenliang is very much looking forward to it. I also hope that the governor will help Wenliang to fulfill his long-cherished wish."
"What about Wen Liang's soldiers?"
Dai Jiliang also didn't believe that Niu Cexun simply wanted to enter the military academy, so he tried to dissuade him from the idea.
"Besides, although Baoding is China's top military academy, its faculty and teaching subjects are not necessarily as good as those of foreign military academies. I myself graduated from the Japanese Army Academy and the German Berlin Military Academy, and I deeply feel that the teaching in China is far behind that in the world."
Dai Jiliang didn't drink, so the Shaanxi army rarely served wine during banquets. This time was no exception. Dai Jiliang filled Niu Cexun's glass with tea instead of wine.
"Wenliang, you know that Chief of Staff Park Chu also graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in the United States. He was recommended by Principal Jiang of Baoding. According to Brother Park Chu, although Brother Baili has worked hard to manage the school, the shortcomings of Baoding cannot . Moreover, the current principal Yang Zude is not as talented as Senior Baili. There is really no need to go to Baoding."
Having said this, Dai Jiliang paused.
"Originally I wanted to invite Senior Baili to take over Shaanxi Army Middle School and upgrade it to Shaanxi Army Speedy School, but Shaanxi is short of money, and Brother Baili is too talented for me to hire. But no matter what, the construction of Shaanxi Military Academy is imperative. To be honest, our Shaanxi Army's Military and Political Director E Zhichang has gone to Baoding and Beijing to recruit military education talents. If Wenliang is determined to study, it is better to wait a few years. When our Shaanxi Speedy School opens, I recommend you to be one of the first students."
Next, Dai Jiliang dropped another bombshell.
"When the war in Europe is over, I will find a way to get you to study in Germany. That is the best military academy in the world."
"Thank you, Marshal!"
Dai Jiliang has already said this much, and it would be very tactless for Niu Cexun to refuse to accept it.
"But Marshal, I don't want to be the cavalry director."
"oh!"
Dai Jiliang thought for a moment and immediately understood that this guy was still worried that there would be a fight between him and northern Shaanxi, and he didn't want to be caught in the middle and have a hard time. In this respect, he was very similar to E Tao.
Forget it. Since they can accommodate E Tao, how can they not accommodate Niu Cexun? "Okay, let's do this. I plan to set up a garrison regiment in Ankang. You will first lead the troops to Hanzhong and the Hanzhong garrison regiment for reorganization and supplementary training. After that, you can go directly to take up the post."
"Thank you, Marshal, for your help."
Niu Cexun finally nodded to such an understanding superior, and since then he became another capable general in the Dai Ji military group.
"I am willing to defend the southern border of Shaanxi with my life and soul."
"I won't sacrifice my life, but I will never allow bandits to harm the people."
Dai Jiliang stood up.
"Come on, Wenliang, accompany me to toast to all the brothers."
"Marshal, good news!"
Not long after Dai Jiliang returned to the office, Chief of Staff Zhang Zilii and Communications Staff Officer Song Chengji walked in one after another .
"Good news from southern Shaanxi: Ma Dabao's right wing detachment has conquered Zhashui."
This is certain. Zhang Danping's troops in Zhashui were only half a company. How could they possibly be a match for his right wing detachment, which was twelve times larger than his?
"Li Guo's left wing detachment also defeated Zhang's main force under Shangxian City and is now in pursuit."
"So fast!"
Dai Jiliang was stunned. He took the map handed over by Zhang Zilii and looked at it carefully.
"The report says how many people were killed, wounded, and captured?"
It's not that Dai Jiliang doesn't trust his men, it's just that Li Guo's progress is too rapid. This doesn't seem like the result of a unit with a large number of new recruits.
"Three hundred were killed or wounded, and about the same number were captured."
Zhang Zilii took a report from Song Cheng and handed it to Dai Jiliang.
"They are all cowards. When the cannons sounded, they all ran away. They are still defending the city. If we fight in the field, we will probably be lucky if we can capture half of them."
"Even worse than the swordsmen from northern Shaanxi."
Dai Jiliang was quite surprised.
"No way. Zhang Danping's men should have some experience with the Fourth Brigade. How could they fight like this?"
"It's not to mention that most of those killed and wounded were from the militia, but half of those captured were veterans of the Fourth Brigade."
It is understandable that the militia resisted fiercely. After all, it was their hometown. There were countless examples of the Beiyang Army causing harm to local areas, and they were also trying to protect the people of their hometown from being destroyed. However, the movements of the Fourth Brigade were rather strange.
"Li Guo interrogated them and found out that they were just baggage soldiers. Chen Shufan took away all the capable soldiers. The ones guarding the old house were all old, weak, sick and disabled. Now the only ones who can fight against us are two companies of Zhang Danping's direct line. There is a huge gap in strength. I guess they will either flee or surrender after this battle."
"That is to say, southern Shaanxi can be pacified soon."
Dai Jiliang leaned back in his chair and thought about it.
"Brother Park Chu, I just came back and I haven't had time to tell you that I have appointed Niu Cexun as the head of the Ankang Garrison Regiment. Let his troops exchange services with Hu Yujin's Hanzhong Regiment."
Dai Jiliang put away Li Guo’s report, as the Military and Political Department had to keep a copy of it.
"We should leave a garrison regiment in southern Shaanxi now, so that our southern line will be temporarily stable. By the way, do you think we should also form a garrison regiment on the Tongguan line?"
"What the Marshal said makes sense. However, I think we should establish security teams in each county. On the one hand, they can serve as a reserve force for our Shaanxi Army, and on the other hand, they can help share the responsibility of local defense."
Zhang Zilii went a step further and wanted to establish a reserve system right away.
"At that time, the Shaanxi Army, the Security Corps, and the local militia will be distributed in three levels. We can not only concentrate financial and material resources on the main force of the Shaanxi Army, but also ensure the quality of the troops. This way, everything will be fine."
"Brother Park Chu has a point."
Having said that, Dai Jiliang is unable to implement it immediately.
"But we have to wait a bit. We are short of cadres right now. If we use more of them to form a security team, the chief officers will cry out again."
Dai Jiliang thought for a while before standing up.
"We can't open the Shaanxi Army Quick Training School for a while, but I'll still use the old method and open the school with the battalion, but this time we can't open it in each brigade."
Dai Jiliang made this decision naturally in order to strengthen his own authority and ensure that the Shaanxi Army had only one core.
"I will be the principal, and I'll have to trouble Brother Park Chu to be the dean of education."
"No problem, you play the leading role and I'll play the supporting role."
This is the only way for now. Once the Shaanxi Army Crash Training School is really opened, these officers will have to return to training in batches.
"By the way, Brother Park Chu, let's go check out the house later."
The families of the Shaanxi Army have all been brought here, but it is not very convenient for them to stay in an inn for a while. After much thought, Dai Jiliang decided to go to the city to see if there is any suitable place to stay. Now, he wants to ask Zhang Zili to go with them.
"Forget it. I'm alone and can make do anywhere."
Zhang Zilii waved his hand, he was not going to join in the fun.
"However, Marshal, you should also set up a military governor's office. Otherwise, when people see that even you are working in the Copper Yuan Bureau, they will really think that our Shaanxi Army is still beggars."
"Beggars are beggars, but working together will improve efficiency."
Dai Jiliang smiled disapprovingly.
"Besides, our Shaanxi Army is indeed poor. We don't need this scene. As long as we have 30,000 Tiger Soldiers, I don't think anyone will dare to laugh at us."
"Thirty thousand Tiger Guards."
Dai Jiliang's bragging made Zhang Zilii laugh. Let alone 30,000 people, Shaanxi can hardly afford to support the nearly 18,000 people now.
