When we arrived at the hotel, Xiong Shihui hadn't come back yet, so Fang Zida was not in a hurry. He went into his room and closed his eyes to rest. After a few hours, he finally woke up with a gentle knock on the door, opened the door and Xiong Shihui came.

"Mr. Fang, Zhao Hengti's adjutant saw him, but he said that Mr. Zhao is not in Nanjing for the time being..." After entering the room, Xiong Shihui reported the situation in a low voice, looking a little frustrated, as if he felt that he had not done a good job.

After carefully asking about the situation at that time, he repeatedly confirmed that Xiong Shihui went to see Zhao Hengti in the way he told him. After asking, Fang Zida nodded, indicating that he understood.

"Mr. Fang, can I... tomorrow?" Xiong Shihui asked hesitantly before leaving.

"No, you can find a place by yourself tomorrow. It's a rare visit to Nanjing. It's boring to be bored in a room. Remember not to cause trouble." Fang Zida waved his hand and said. Xiong Shihui was stunned, and then he seemed to understand something and nodded.

Turn around and leave.

After a good night's rest in the hotel that day, when Liu Zhi and Xiong Shihui went out the next day, Fang Zida summoned Zhang Huchen and asked him to accompany him. He found a book and sat by the window, reading leisurely.

Time passed by minute by minute, until almost noon the guests finally arrived.

"Mr. Fang from Beijing, does this live like this?" Zhang Huchen opened the door, and a young face appeared behind the door. Fang Zida had already told him that he just nodded and turned slightly to get out of the way.

The young man stood at the door and did not come in directly. Instead, he looked at the situation in the house with his eyes. When he saw Fang Zida, who was sitting by the window, closing the book in his hand and smiling at him, the young man exited the door and in a blink of an eye, a man wearing a

The thin man in the top hat walked in.

"Fang Zida."

"Zhao Hengti."

They both seemed to know each other's identity, and the two approached each other and shook hands. At this time, Zhang Huchen and the young man quietly exited the room, closing the door behind them.

"This is a letter from Mr. Dunchu to Mr. Zhao." After Zhao Hengti sat down, Fang Zida took out the letter he had prepared and handed it over, then lit a cigar and smoked it quietly.

The letter was not long and I read it quickly. However, Zhao Hengti did not speak, but held it in his hand and read it carefully several times.

"Mr. Fang, I understand your purpose of coming, but this matter is not easy to handle right now!" Zhao Hengti shook his head and sighed after handing the letter back to Fang Zida.

"Oh, can you tell me a difficult way?" After receiving the letter, Fang Zida struck a match and lit it, smiling in the dancing firelight.

Zhao Hengti's political leanings favored Song Jiaoren, otherwise he would not have sent Fang Zida on this special trip. He only saw him sulking for a moment, and then he said: "The governor of Hunan, Tan Yankai, sent a message recently, claiming that Hunan's troops are insufficient and we need my second army."

The Eighth Division supports the dispatch of a regiment to assist in defense, and Lin Hu also asked me to lead a regiment to Jiangxi the day before yesterday. These requests... I cannot refuse."

Nodding slightly, Fang Zida expressed his understanding. Tan Yankai and Zhao Hengti had a very good personal relationship, and Zhao Hengti was able to take the position of commander of the 8th Division. Tan Yankai had done a lot of work at the beginning, but now Tan Yankai is the commander-in-chief of Hunan, and the lack of troops requires the 8th Division to assist in the defense. As a matter of fact, Hunan is

Zhao Hengti couldn't refuse. As for Lin Hu, this man once served as the commander of Huang Xing's guard regiment. When the Eighth Division was reorganized, Huang Xing transferred the Lin Hu regiment to the Eighth Division in order to increase the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Division. Lin Hu

He is from Guangdong, and most of the people in the Eighth Division are from Guangxi. After the Lin Hu regiment was integrated into the Eighth Division, it was incompatible with the original Guangxi soldiers and officers of the Eighth Division, and conflicts often occurred. In addition, Lin Hu and

Li Liejun was also a good friend of his classmates. He felt uncomfortable staying in the Eighth Division and naturally thought of defecting to Li Liejun. Moreover, under the current situation, Li Liejun, whose whereabouts were unknown, might have lurked back to Jiangxi. If the two coincided, Lin Hu would definitely lead the troops to Jiangxi.

It was agreed upon with Li Liejun.

"Have these things been done?" Fang Zida asked.

"Not yet, but it will be soon." Zhao Hengti smiled wryly and spread his hands: "To be honest, brother Zhang Ming, although I, Zhao, am the commander of the 8th Division, all my troops do not listen to me. You are also aware of the recent situation.

, the following group leaders are all ready to make a move. If they are forced to stay in Nanjing, big trouble will happen. If this is the case, it is better to let them..."

"This is absolutely not possible!" Fang Zida stood up suddenly and said with a stern face: "Commander Zhao, the 8th Division is a team of KMT, the elite of the country, not a tool of profit in the hands of someone. What does the army rely on? It can't just enforce orders and prohibitions.

Come when you want, leave when you want? What kind of place do you think the Eighth Division is?" Fang Zida cursed a few times angrily, pointed at Zhao Hengti and said unceremoniously: "Mr. Zhao, I know you are afraid of wolves before and tigers after.

What are you worried about? Aren't you worried about procedures and public opinion? These are the biggest worries in your heart! But you have to know that revolution is not treating guests to dinner, writing articles, painting or embroidering. It cannot be so elegant, so leisurely, polite, so

Gentle, courteous and thrifty... You, a dignified division commander, can't control your troops. Do you think you are qualified for your job?"

Zhao Hengti was not angry, but shook his head with a wry smile: "Brother Zhangming, I know what you said, but the 8th Division is different from other troops! After Mr. Keqiang reorganized it, the 8th Division looked strong, and it was known as a strong army.

Our party is the strongest army, but in fact there are many internal difficulties, especially since several regiment commanders are in separate factions and support their own troops. What can I, the nominal division commander, do?"

"How? Hum..." Fang Zida sneered, sat down again, and asked Zhao Hengti to talk about the situation of the Eighth Division in detail. Zhao Hengti was not polite, and was very upset in front of Fang Zida. It seemed that he was indeed a division commander.

It's tiring enough. There is only one regiment among his confidants in the Eighth Division. The other regiment commanders are better than him in terms of qualifications and abilities. He is not convinced by having Zhao Hengti as the division commander. What's more, after the reorganization of the Eighth Division

It seems to be powerful, but the worst thing about China is that its fellow countrymen are xenophobic. Guangxi, Guangdong, and the Hunan soldiers originally controlled by Zhao Hengti have always been in conflict with each other. Zhao Hengti cannot suppress them regardless of his qualifications or strength.

The leader of the main group, although he wanted to integrate them, he was still unable to do anything after several attempts.

"The biggest difficulty is military pay. The Eighth Division is affiliated with two mixed brigades, each with two regiments, plus the artillery regiment, the cavalry regiment, the Lin Hu** regiment, a total of seven regiments of troops, together with the engineer battalion and the supply battalion.

There are more than 8,700 people in the division headquarters, brigade headquarters and logistics, and the monthly military salary expenditure alone is nearly 350,000 yuan. The Eighth Division cannot afford this huge sum of money, and now it can only pay half the salary to survive." Zhao Hengti said.

Counting with his fingers and a grimace, he also told Fang Zida an even more shocking thing. Just the day before yesterday, Zhao Hengti's confidant came to tell him a shocking news. It is said that several people have been ordered by Sun Wen and Chen Qimei in the past few days.

Shanghai secretly came to Nanjing, bringing 20,000 taels of silver to bribe the battalions and company commanders of the Eighth Division, and ordered them to kill the senior officers of the Eighth Division and replace them.

"What did you say!" Fang Zida couldn't believe his ears. He stared in shock and asked, "Is this news really reliable?"

"Of course it is reliable. If the company commander they found was not my loyal old subordinate, I am afraid that Zhao Hengti's head would have been moved by now." Zhao Hengti said with lingering fear. Only then did Fang Zida fully understand why Zhao Hengti was so careful.

I specially put on makeup today to meet myself.
Chapter completed!