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Volume 1: Turbulent Era Volume 3: Cannons are firing, Chapter 446: Dog Son

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    "Father, you just reprimanded a young lieutenant colonel like Xue Yue. Why do you still want to make a bet with him? Isn't this?" Returning to his temporary residence, Lu Jianzhang dismissed the accompanying people and only stayed with him.  Lu Chengwu, the son of Yumen.

    After all the outsiders left, Lu Chengwu first made a cup of tea and brought it over, and then asked in a low voice with some confusion, with a very disapproving expression on his face.

    Before Lu Chengwu could finish speaking, Lu Jianzhang put the tea cup in his hand heavily on the table and asked with hesitation: "Isn't this? What is this? Do you think that I, a dignified general of the National Defense Forces, the commander of the Northwest Military Region, and  A little lieutenant colonel with a hairy head has an identity just because he made a bet, right?"

    Lu Chengwu nodded awkwardly. Seeing his appearance, Lu Jianzhang's face suddenly darkened.

    "You, you, what do you want me to say about you?" He pointed at this son with a pointed finger. Among Lu Jianzhang's children, this son was the only one who had some promise. In his early years, he was sent to study abroad in the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School, and he and Xu Shuzheng  He was a classmate. After returning to China, Lu Jianzhang deliberately put him in the army for training, and he was very ready to train him to become his successor.  But compared with the famous Xu Shuzheng, Lu Chengwu is far behind in terms of ability and talent. If it weren't for Lu Jianzhang's support, he might have been destined to be a mid-level officer in this generation.

    At that time, Yuan Shikai asked Lu Jianzhang to lead the troops in the northwest to encircle and suppress the Bailang rebellion. Lu Jianzhang took this opportunity to reluctantly arrange Lu Chengwu as the commander of the first mixed brigade of Shaanxi. However, in the subsequent battles, Lu Chengwu tried his best to defeat Bai Lang.  No matter what meritorious service he achieved, during the reorganization period of the National Defense Force, Lu Jianzhang shamelessly took part of Feng Yuxiang's achievements and put it on Lu Chengwu. This was the reason why Military Attach¨¦ Lu Chengwu was promoted to a higher level and awarded to Lieutenant General as the commander of the reorganized division.

    He is said to be the commander of a division, but in fact it is his deputy division commander and chief of staff who really make the decisions in the army.  These two people are confidants specially arranged by Lu Jianzhang to take care of his son.  During this inspection of Yumen, Lu Jianzhang took Lu Chengwu with him because he wanted him to learn and gain some real skills in leading troops.

    But who would have thought that after the outsiders left, this kid would lie about the bet between himself and Xue Yue? He didn't understand the deep meaning of his own matter at all. He was simply a fool.  How could Lu Jianzhang not be angry?

    "Fatherchildchild just feels" Lu Chengwu is not young, almost 40, and he is also a lieutenant general, but in front of Lu Jianzhang, he is like a mouse.  Like a cat, the old man had a black face and was so frightened that he couldn't even speak clearly.

    "Do you really think I'm old and stupid? Are you full and full? You have nothing to do, right?" He glared at his unsatisfied son. Lu Jianzhang shook his head and cursed: "You, at your age, you are almost like a dog."  . You and Xu Youzheng were classmates back then, but Xu Youzheng rose to prominence after returning to China. Within a few years, he reached the high position of deputy chief. If he hadn't made a mistake later because of his greed, which led to his ruin, otherwise with his ability  Now we are on an equal footing with me. But what about you? You haven¡¯t made any progress over the years. In the future, when I retire, will our Lu family be supported by you, a idiot?"

    Lu Chengwu stood aside with sweat profusely and didn't even dare to say a word, especially when he heard Lu Jianzhang scolding him for putting his age on a living dog, his head drooped even lower. At this moment, he really wanted to slap himself.  What should a nice talker ask?  In the end, instead of flattering me, I was scolded, and I was wronged to death.

    Picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea.  Lu Jianzhang shook his head and sighed, then pointed at his son in a slow tone and said, "Do you really think that what I said on the sidelines of the training ground about tanks being useless or something like that is what I really think? Is this what I mean by my disdain for Wu Ziyu? You  , Childish! In this officialdom, what people say is true or false. What you hear in your ears or what you see with your own eyes may not necessarily be true. Wu Ziyu can climb up the ladder step by step from a small regiment leader back then.  The position of Chief of General Staff. Could he be an incompetent person? If so, is Fang Zhangming blind? Just reuse him like this? As for the tank, even an idiot can see that this weapon is the nemesis of the infantry. I have been in the army all my life.  , I have been fighting for most of my life. If nothing else, I still have this vision."

    "But father, why" The confused Lu Chengwu opened his mouth in surprise, and finally asked what he had been holding in his heart.

    "Talking is one way, doing it is another way. How to say it, how to do it, there is profound knowledge in it, Shaowen, in the future, you should remember to talk about three points when meeting people, and think more about everything."

    "Yes, yesbut father, why did you make a bet with that boy Xue Yue?" Seeing that Lu Jianzhang's expression softened, Lu Chengwu couldn't help but ask again.

    Lu Jianzhang smiled and said calmly: "What's wrong with making a bet? No matter I win or lose, I won't suffer any loss from this bet."??

    Lu Chengwu felt even more confused when he heard this, and his mind couldn't turn around.  Seeing his confused look, Lu Jianzhang could only sigh helplessly. This son is really not a great person.

    After inviting him to sit down, Lu Jianzhang explained his intentions to him in detail.  As the commander of the Northwest Military Region, although the area under Lu Jianzhang's jurisdiction is large, compared with other military regions, it has no other advantages except being large.  Lu Jianzhang has always been thinking about staying in a wealthy place, but if he wants to do this, he must come up with something.

    This thing is not money. Now the Prime Minister is Fang Zida. Lu Jianzhang had a lot of dealings with Fang Zida as early as the early Republic of China. What's more, Fang Zida is Yuan Shikai's son-in-law. As Yuan Shikai's loyal dog, Lu Jianzhang can be regarded as one of his own.  But Fang Zida is not short of money, nor is he short of power. Compared with Fang Zida, Lu Jianzhang doesn't have much to offer.  What's more, in order to appease Feng Yuxiang, especially because of Lu Chengwu, Lu Jianzhang shamelessly asked Feng Yuxiang for an errand. Now that he, Lu Jianzhang, is in a high position, if he goes to get an official position again, let alone Fang Zida  Agree, even his old face is ashamed of this move.

    After China and the Soviet Union declared war, the sophisticated Lu Jianzhang quickly saw an opportunity. Compared with several military regions in the south, his Northwest Military Region was bounded by vast Russian territory to the north. As expected, when the war began, the Northwest Military Region's  The troops under his jurisdiction are the vanguard. Furthermore, Lu Jianzhang had cooperated with Denikin's department in conducting guerrilla warfare in southern Russia before, and he knew the terrain of the north well. It was inevitable that he, a veteran, would take action in this battle.

    ¡°In this way, if the Sino-Soviet war is fought, then it will be justifiable for Lu Jianzhang to establish his meritorious service and change his station.  It was even possible to be transferred back to the capital and go directly to the center. After all, Lu Jianzhang was senior and had a close relationship with Fang Zida. Even if he could not serve as the Minister of Defense, he would have no problem becoming the Minister of the Army.

    How to fight this battle well has always been a question that Lu Jianzhang has been considering. As expected, he quickly received an order from the General Staff and flew to the capital in person to attend the military meeting.  After returning to the northwest, Lu Jianzhang began to speed up the training of troops in the name of military training, and also used some tanks, armored vehicles, self-propelled artillery, etc. temporarily allocated by the central government to form new combat units for exercises in new training methods, in order to prepare for the next battle after the war.  The exhibition is majestic.

    Who would have thought that Lu Jianzhang¡¯s plan was good, but the intensity and progress of its execution disappointed him.  These days, he personally visited several areas and was very dissatisfied with the practice of new tactics by some troops.  However, Lu Jianzhang also knows the mentality of his generals, just like what he deliberately said on the sidelines of the training ground. Many people think that a war is a war, and any coordination between these iron lumps and soldiers is simply unnecessary.  When the cannon fires, the soldiers charge. Isn't this how everyone has been fighting for so many years?  Why bother people like this?

    Reprimanding in person, or even slamming the table and calling everyone together for a scolding, may have the effect of getting some attention.  But Lu Jianzhang also knows that if someone agrees on the surface but violates the agreement behind the scenes, his affairs will be ruined.  In order to solve this problem, Lu Jianzhang deliberately resorted to playing hard to get. Even if Xue Yue didn't jump out today, someone he specially arranged would naturally refute.

    Xue Yue¡¯s appearance made Lu Jianzhang secretly happy, and Xue Yue¡¯s subsequent performance impressed Lu Jianzhang even more. The effect far exceeded his previous arrangements.  In this case, let's strike while the iron is hot. Lu Jianzhang went along with the situation and let Xue Yue play the role he originally arranged, and also specifically asked for a bet.

    Even if Lu Jianzhang loses, he can still win a reputation for promoting talents. As for him winning?  This Lu Jianzhang has never thought about it. Lu Jianzhang has lived for most of his life and is very accurate in judging people. He fell in love with this young officer as soon as he saw Xue Yue. After talking with him, he felt that he was a talent, especially the sharpness in him.  Lu Jianzhang admired it very much.

    He believes that Xue Yue will never let him down. What's more, ordinary officers don't know the power of the armored forces. As a senior officer like him, especially the commander of the military region, doesn't he know it?  When Xue Yue's soldiers were trained, they were pulled out to fight and kept, leaving everyone stunned.  With the reality in front of him, he believed that those who had previously opposed would definitely change their original attitudes, making him even more certain of winning in subsequent wars.

    After listening to Lu Jianzhang¡¯s explanation in stunned silence, Lu Chengwu was stunned for a long time and didn¡¯t come back to his senses.  Such complicated considerations, such a winding intestine, would never have been thought of by Lu Chengwu.  Finally, he breathed a sigh of relief and looked at his old father, feeling sincere admiration and frustration at his own incompetence.  (To be continued)
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