Espionage: I became sworn brothers with Zheng Yaoxian at the beginning, and became the Seventh Broth

Chapter 794 A Gathering of Big Shots

The so-called Commander Li is no ordinary person.

He was a first-class general in the Nationalist government and also a representative of the Guangxi clique of warlords.

As early as 1916, this Commander Li had already made a name for himself in the Chinese military. He served as battalion, company, and platoon leader, and participated in the National Protection War, the Constitutional Protection War, and the Guangdong-Guangxi War.

By the time of the Northern Expedition in 1926, the young Commander Li had basically unified Guangxi Province and assumed the position of Commander of the Seventh Army of the National Revolutionary Army.

In May of the same year, he also opened the first branch of the Central Military Academy in Nanning, which is commonly known as the Nanning branch of the Whampoa Military Academy.

It can be said that it was enjoying unparalleled popularity.

However, that's not the most surprising thing. The most surprising thing is that this Commander Li is not a graduate of the Baoding Military Academy.

He rose from the bottom step by step, relying on his own efforts and incredible opportunities.

He only has a primary school diploma.

As a child, after graduating from a second-class primary school, he became an apprentice at the Guangxi Textile Training Factory.

He then entered the Army Primary School.

That's right.

It's a primary school.

After graduating from the Army Primary School, he was admitted to the Guangxi Army Accelerated Training School.

After graduating from a short-term military academy after only a few months, Commander Li joined the Guangxi clique army directly, starting as a probationary warrant officer.

This marked the beginning of his seemingly extraordinary life. It's difficult to assess the merits and demerits of Commander Li's life.

He personally commanded the Battle of Xuzhou, inflicting heavy losses on the Japanese North China Expeditionary Army in the Taierzhuang area.

This marked the first time that an entire unit of elite Japanese troops was annihilated on the domestic front.

It did indeed inspire the Chinese people at one time.

But it's really hard to judge his character.

This man was not only capable, but also ambitious. In fact, one could say that his ambition would have ranked among the top five during the Republic of China era.

He once followed Chiang Kai-shek and personally participated in launching the April 12 Incident.

He was regarded as a confidant by the bald-headed Chairman and appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Fifth Army, leading a powerful force of five armies and one division.

He also rebelled against the bald-headed chairman twice, sparking the Chiang-Gui War. After the end of the War of Resistance against Japan, in 1948, the Nationalist government reformed the constitution, and this Commander Li was elected as the Vice Premier of the Nationalist government. Taking advantage of the front-line battles, he joined forces with anti-bald-headed forces within the Nationalist government to force the bald-headed chairman to step down for the third time, and briefly served as the number one leader of the Nationalist government.

He is definitely an ambitious, capable, and extremely powerful figure.

However, in Ye Shaohong's mind, he could not be compared to Commander Chen Cheng.

Because Commander Chen is a patriot.

In Ye Shaohong's view, this Commander Li was an ambitious man and a political opportunist.

That's why, when Ye Shaohong heard Xu Baichuan say that Commander Li's entourage had arrived, he immediately took a few steps back.

He did not choose to go forward to greet them.

Ye Shaohong's retreat also brought Xu Baichuan to the forefront. Xu Baichuan was initially surprised and puzzled, glancing at Ye Shaohong before realizing what was happening and silently shaking his head.

In the end, Xu Baichuan calmly stepped forward.

"Commander Li!"

Xu Baichuan approached Commander Li's car and first raised his hand in a military salute.

He originally thought that this Commander Li would also get out of the car when someone came to inquire, just like Commander Chen Cheng.

But the result?

The car did stop, but Commander Li showed no intention of getting out.

He simply lowered the car doors and windows slightly.

It didn't even stick its head out.

"you are?"

A calm and detached voice rang out from inside the car, carrying a hint of inquiry and questioning. "This is Xu Baichuan, the head of the Second Division of the Special Service Department."

"We are here today under orders from our director to lead a team to the Ministry of National Defense to maintain the perimeter security for this meeting!"

Seeing that Commander Li was unwilling to get out of the car, Xu Baichuan had no choice but to simply and directly state his purpose.

"People from the Secret Service?"

"Humph!"

"Nonsense!"

"What position does Dai Yunong hold? He even dares to interfere in the affairs of our Ministry of National Defense. His reach is too far."

Inside the carriage, Commander Li, with a cold expression, snorted displeasedly.

After he finished speaking, this arrogant bigwig from the Republic of China era didn't look at Xu Baichuan again. He shook the pure white cotton gloves he was holding and patted them onto the front seat.

Upon receiving his instructions, the driver did not delay for a moment and restarted the vehicle without hesitation.

It drove right past Xu Baichuan.

"Hey!"

"I knew it. Doing doorman work would never end well."

As cars drove by, and not a single person gave him a second glance, Xu Baichuan felt a sense of desolation and loneliness.

He shook his head again before walking back to Ye Shaohong.

"You boy!"

"Why didn't you take the initiative to go over this time? Did you already know this would happen?"

"Are you just going to watch me lose face in front of everyone?"

Xu Baichuan was somewhat annoyed, but not to the point of turning against Ye Shaohong. The brothers had always had a good relationship, and he was just complaining a bit.

"Fourth Brother, this is not my fault."

"It was your choice to go there voluntarily; I didn't encourage you to."

"Besides, you should already know what kind of temper our Commander Li has. Since you already know, why bother going there to make a fool of yourself?"

Just as the two were chatting and laughing, two more cars drove up in the distance.

Upon seeing the face of the adjutant in the passenger seat at the front of the car, Xu Baichuan's expression turned serious once again.

"Commander Zhang is here!"

"Commander Zhang?"

Ye Shaohong asked, puzzled and confused.

"Yes, Commander Zhang Fakui, you should have heard of him!"

Zhang Fakui? He had indeed heard of Ye Shaohong. Ye Shaohong was also a legendary figure.

He was a representative of the Guangdong warlord faction and also a second-level general within the Nationalist government who had the deepest ties with the Red Party.

He personally experienced the April 12 Incident.

Having witnessed the brutal atrocities of the bald-headed chairman, he felt deeply disgusted and then turned around and joined Wang's faction.

Of course, at that time, Wang had not yet betrayed his country and defected to the enemy.

At that time, Wang was the number one figure in the Jiangcheng Nationalist Government.

During this period, General Zhang also commanded troops to fight head-on against the 25-strong anti-Northern Expeditionary force assembled by the Young Marshal and Wu Peifu.

And ultimately defeated the young marshal and the remnants of Wu Peifu's forces.

He made great contributions to the Second Northern Expedition, and it was in this battle that Jiang Xianyun, one of the three heroes of the Whampoa Military Academy, died a heroic death. In 1927, Wang Jingwei betrayed the revolution.

Choosing to have an affair with the bald-headed Chairman Zhang was a decision made after General Zhang had many Red Party members under his command at the time.

For example, Yiye, Jinglong, and Dongbeilin.

These three bigwigs all once served under General Zhang.

Within the Republic of China government at the time, there was a saying that Chiang Kai-shek (the bald-headed chairman) massacred the Red Party members, Zhu Pei-de drove out the Red Party members, and General Zhang harbored the Red Party members.

This shows their attitude.

At that time, after the Ning-Han merger, the Special Service Department was still in the secret investigation team period, and Dai Yunong had also sent people to question General Zhang.

He was questioned about why he did not distance himself from the Red Party.

General Zhang slapped the secret investigation team in the face, directly confronting them head-on.

Subsequently, our party launched an uprising in Changchang in August 1927. Most of the officers and soldiers in this uprising actually belonged to General Zhang's troops.

He had the opportunity to send troops to pursue and suppress the uprising soldiers, and he also had the opportunity to extinguish the spark of rebellion.

In the end, however, General Zhang chose to give up.

By allowing the rebel army to advance south, the flames of revolution were left behind.

In September, Li Jichen ordered General Zhang to send troops to surround and kill the rebel army. He also found a reason to delay the time and give the small sparks of revolution a chance to catch their breath.

This old general was quite a remarkable person.

In his later years, he said that he regretted his choice and that he had made the wrong decision.

If he had chosen our Party back then, he might have become the top of the Ten Great Leaders in his later years.

It's impossible to judge what's true and what's false, but considering the circumstances at the time, they were actually quite similar.

After all, three of the top ten at the time had served under him.

He also protected many people.