Chapter 5, Pulling out the firewood from under the cauldron

  Director Liu walked back and forth in the conference room several times before suddenly stopping. He looked at Shao and said, "Little Six, do you believe your Uncle Liu?

  Young Master hastily stood up: "Uncle Liu, look at what you said, my father's old brothers are only a few left, and you are still the one he values most. I believe in you, you say it, is there anything that needs to be done? I will definitely get it done for you."

  Liu instructor waved his hand: "Alright, everyone else get out, leave that kid behind, I'll stay." As he spoke, he pointed at Wang Changhu.

  Everyone looked at Shao, Shao waved his hand, and everyone retreated.

  Liu instructor personally closed the door and walked to the side of Shao Shuai, sat down beside him. He pointed to the chair opposite him and said to Wang Changhu: "Put on your clothes and come sit here."

  Wang Changhu put on his clothes and sat opposite Captain Liu, saying nothing, remaining silent.

  Liu instructor looked at Wang Changhu and said in a low voice: "You little devil, you've given me a jump as soon as you came on stage. Your arrival is not a good phenomenon for our Northeast. In order to make you tell some truth, General Shao and I will introduce ourselves first. Let's start, I'll go first!

  My name is Liu Aming, I entered the beggar gang at 15, just a old beggar. At 22, I joined the Boxer Rebellion and at 25, I participated in the Langfang Battle, of course, also many small battles. Later, the Boxer Rebellion was defeated, my family and I went to Guandong, met the great general, until now we have established this career, not a waste of life. That's all, should be enough for the young master.

  Young Marshal nodded: "My name is Zhang Xueliang, courtesy name Han Ying. I am currently the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the National Government, in charge of all military operations in Northeast China and Inner Mongolia, as well as the Beijing area."

  Wang Changhu was about to speak when Instructor Liu took over: "Tell us about your past."

  "I am a graduate of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force Academy, 173rd generation Silver Swallow inheritor from Yanzimen, my name is Wang Changhu. At that time I was 25 years old, now my age...my wife said it's an age where I can do it, about 14 years old or so. That's all."

  Commander Liu was shocked, and General Xiao was also shocked!

  "Which army is this People's Liberation Army of China?" asked Instructor Liu.

  "That would be an army appearing after 1946."

  "What was I doing at that time?"

  "Imprisoned."

  "Who dares to imprison me?" the young marshal roared.

  "Chiang Kai-shek." Wang Changhu replied.

  Young Marshal sprang to his feet: "You're talking nonsense, Mr. Chiang is wise and I am loyal to him. For the sake of the Premier's will, I gave up Northeastern independence, I chose to surrender, what right does he have to treat me like this? You say, you can't come up with a specific reason, I'll kill you!"

  "Sixth Master Liu shouted loudly: "Little Six, calm down! Wang Changhu is a man from the other side, he has his own reasons for saying this. Listen to him explain clearly, and it's not too late to get angry afterwards."

  The young general glared at Wang Changhu and slammed his fist on the table, asking: "Why was I imprisoned by him?"

  Wang Changhu smiled: "You've arrested him."

  Xiao Shuai stood up again, pointing at Wang Changhu: "You, you fart! Come and take him out to be executed."

  Wang Changhu stood up with a smile and said with a smile: "This place is not for me to stay, there is a place for me to stay; cut off my head and see if it's exempted, keep the big knife to cut the Japanese!"

  The young marshal was taken aback, thinking to himself: I have nothing to do with the Japanese devils who are holding me captive. No way, this little brat is speaking in riddles, I need to get him to spill all his words before taking care of him.

  Liu instructor looked at the performance of the two men, smiled slightly, and sat still without moving.

  The young general waved his hand at the approaching soldier and smiled at Wang Changhu: "Little Wang, I'm sorry to have made you laugh. Can you tell me everything that happened between now and 1946?"

  Wang Changhu narrated the events of the past decade or so in a straightforward manner, without embellishment. General Xiao and Instructor Liu listened intently, their brows furrowed at times, lost in thought at others; after he finished speaking, they remained silent for a long time.

  The young marshal suddenly burst out laughing: "Are you making this up? My Northeastern Army currently has over 30 million people, known as the 50 million great army. No matter what, it won't disappear without a trace. Even if it's really like you said, and in the end, the army that liberates my Northeast will still have my Dongbei Jian'er." After finishing speaking, he also winked at me.

  Officer Liu gave a thumbs up under the table to Shao Shuai, who shouted with satisfaction: "Serve tea! Oh, serve good tea. I want to treat our Black Swallow well. By the way, what should we call you? You're still young; if we call you Black Swallow, we might expose you. Let's just call you Hu Zi (Tiger) instead, what do you think, Uncle Liu?

  Officer Liu looked at me: "I think it's okay, if you weren't too young, I wouldn't mind giving one of my twin granddaughters to you."

  I looked at him: "Are you so kind?"

  Liu old man awkwardly smiled: "That thing, in the Boxer Rebellion, whoever holds a token of authority is to be respected as the master, one level higher than an official. Although the Boxers have been disbanded, there are still many remaining old brothers. You say finding a master to be son-in-law isn't very prestigious? I laughed and scolded: "You old thing, your vanity is quite strong, aren't those two twin daughters of yours unwanted goods that you want to pawn off on me wholesale? Don't harm me, making me have nightmares every night."

  Old Liu suddenly stood up: "Fart, my two granddaughters are as beautiful as flowers and jade, but they didn't even look at someone like you with such a family background..."

  "Are you saying both of your granddaughters will marry heroes who can touch the sky and stand on the earth?"

  Liu's instructor smiled with satisfaction: "That's natural, at least he's a good fellow who will leave his name in history."

  I countered with a question: "Does that count as being heroic?"

  Liu Lao Tou stood up straight, his hands cupped in a gesture towards Beijing: "Your master is indeed a fine hero..."

  I slapped the table with a loud bang, walked to Liu's side, picked up the Silver Swallow Command in front of him and shouted: "Liu Ahmin, accept the command; I order you two granddaughters to serve the master day and night, dedicating yourselves to the country. Do you dare to accept the command?"

  Liu instructor stepped aside from his seat and knelt down on one knee, with tears streaming down: "That's their good fortune, obeying orders!"

  I suddenly feel: this joke is a bit big.

  The young marshal was also stunned, then said a sentence: "Now is the Republic of China, it's monogamy."

  "Alright, alright, I won't bother with your young people's affairs. Just remember, my grandson's parents died early, so you must treat them well! The rest are all military and national matters, you discuss them, I won't participate. If there's anything useful, just have Young Marshal find me." After finishing speaking, he walked out slowly, as if he had aged several decades.

  Shao Shuai and Wang Changhu sent Liu Jiao to the door, turned around, and Shao Shuai pointed at Wang Changhu's head with his hand: "Your joke has gone too far, Uncle Liu is going to pay respects to his brothers again in the next few days!"

  "Right, I was a bit excessive and hurt the old man's feelings!"

  Young Master took a sip of tea: "It's good that you know, next time be careful, otherwise I won't let you off."

  "Right, if it's like you said, what preparations do we need to make?" asked Shao.

  Wang Changhu retorted: "You say Japan wants to take Northeast China first and then march south through Shanhai Pass?"

  Young Marshal looked at Wang Changtiger: "You said why, could it be that I'm handsome and the Japanese are jealous, sending troops to destroy me? At a critical moment you're selling what kind of goods, now is not the time. Whatever you have just say it, I need to prepare quickly, there's still more than two years...

  Wang Changhu smiled and continued: "The Northeast has a strong industrial foundation, military industry, and rich resources. The Japanese launched the 9/18 Incident precisely for this reason. If we were to move all our important industrial facilities away, after Japan occupies the Northeast, they will find that it is empty, don't you think their noses would be out of joint?"

  The young general sank into thought for a moment before saying: "You're referring to removing the fire from under the cauldron..."