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Section 287 Cafeteria

The railway has been built to the outside of the new Guiyang base city, and the work progress of the engineering troops is faster than expected. On the day the railway tracks were laid, the cargo train was immediately sent from the direction of Xi'an. Various mechanical equipment was transported from the carriage, and shelves and cranes were built around the station. As the electronic control room and adjacent highway were completed one after another, the station's throughput further increased to a surprising level.

Yuan Zhicheng and the military headquarters have absolutely supported the newly formed division at an unprecedented scale.

In nearly two months after the railway was opened, more than 2,000 troops were stopped at the Xinguiyang Station. With a strong transportation capacity of tens of thousands of vehicles, an astonishing amount of materials and equipment was transported from the north and eastern lines. The engineers built a huge warehouse group in the wilderness, and the installation progress of the facilities under the ground (surface) connected to the base city was rapid, and the power lines and waterways were laid in an orderly manner. The heavy factories of each division had completed the installation of machine tools, and the machinery repair shop and oil warehouse were fully put into operation.

The outer wall of the base city has been basically completed. The second phase of the project focuses on widening and lifting heights, which will be carried out next week at the latest. The tall and sturdy city gates keep the civilians firmly outside. According to the experience and practices of other base cities, the chief officials of each division laid minefields and barbed wire on the edge of the jurisdiction, creating a spacious buffer area between the city wall and the refugee camp.

The number of refugees is increasing.

In addition to Chen Shang's 19U Army, other garrison troops in the surrounding areas also drove a large number of refugees to the new Guiyang area. Of course, there were military members who were behind the scenes. More importantly, it was because the new division needed enough soldiers.

Yuan Zhicheng's words at the military meeting were regarded by the members as a change of interest exchange. In order to obtain control of ten new divisions, a large number of rare metals and ores were transported to the Northern Theater Command; several new equipment developed by the Academy of Sciences were also given priority to Yuan Zhicheng's command through various formal and informal names. With this layer of secret agreement that no one could understand, the movements of Sun Zhan and other military commissioners also increased. In addition to the first batch of senior officers to form the troops, they also sent hundreds of intermediate officers and technical non-commissioned officers. With this unremitting support, the framework of the ten new divisions was quickly filled and the personnel structure became stable. Among them, the fastest-established 8L Pei already had more than 16,000 soldiers. The slowest progress 70 Pei also had more than 13,000 soldiers.

A large number of heavy machinery and armored combat vehicles have begun to be equipped. New multi-functional infantry combat vehicles and other things have always been just patents for the eastern frontline troops. Now, such combat vehicles carrying powerful firepower and exciting and flexible are not uncommon in Guiyang, with an overall configuration of more than 2,000.

Just last week, the ten new divisions had all been equipped with the Army Aviation equipment. As many as 3,000 helicopters of various types saturated the capacity of all airports. The production lines of several new aircraft have been installed, and the relevant drawings and production procedures were also transmitted from the Beijing-1 headquarters.

Of course, these things have nothing to do with Su Hao. Whether it is aircraft or tanks, they are not the scope he can reach. Although he is the commander of the 505th Army, he cannot command the divisions below. Sun Zhan and other military members have become increasingly infiltrated into the new Guiyang base city. The departments they control are not only new divisions, but also some daily operating institutions within the base city. Now, from the energy supply to the underground level, almost all departments are controlled by these outsiders. These people hold special missions issued by the military headquarters and their technical capabilities are much stronger than ordinary soldiers. In addition, the ten new divisions around the base city are more unscrupulous in doing things.

Since it is a seizure of power, no one will destroy the base being built. Whether it is Yuan Zhicheng or Sun Zhan and other military commissioners, the purpose in this regard is the same. They just sent people to undermine Su Hao, but paid attention to the construction of the base city itself. With the arrival of a large number of equipment and technical personnel, the construction speed of Xin Guiyang began to double.

Faced with the naked seizure of power, Su Hao naturally had to express enough anger and resistance.

He sent hundreds of telegrams to the military headquarters in succession, with the content being nothing more than indignation for the military headquarters to intervene in the internal affairs of the new Guiyang and the 505th Army. Su Hao sent dozens of officers to the new divisions and regiments, who wanted to take over the management, but was completely undermined by the other party through administrative means. After discovering that the matter was impossible, Su Hao ran back and forth between the new recruit camps outside the city, denounced the heads of the military headquarters and the new divisions, and ordered the ban on receiving civilians as new recruits. Of course, this order was ignored by the commanders of each division and did not receive any effect.

Gao Liquan, Zhang Nanyi and others have publicly "betrayed". Voices against Su Hao quickly spread throughout the 11th Independent Force. Driven by these people, more and more officers and soldiers chose to surrender to the new division. Even those who were originally stubborn and wanted to go to the end with Su Hao, some began to shake. They contacted the head of the new division, either openly or secretly, and offered their own different conditions according to their own situation. This situation and change is what the members of the military ministries want to see the most, which means that the 11th Independent Force is no longer a solid piece of solid. Most of the officers and soldiers who "submitted" are entrusted to be valued, while fewer and fewer people are loyal to Su Hao, leaving only a few guard troops, including the Yellow River.

Although Su Hao's performance was consistent with the facts, it did not dispel the suspicion of the members of the military and Yuan Zhicheng. From New Chengdu to Lujiang and to New Nanyang, the past achievements and experiences were enough to prove Su Hao's ability. No one thought that Su Hao would give up his power easily, and the members did not believe that the existing framework could effectively bind Su Hao. In order to obtain more information, many people from the 11th Independent Force Command were included in the target of counter-revolution. Some officers who have become members of the new division "betrayed" a lot of information about Su Hao. Through the analysis of the information department manipulated by the military committee members, Su Hao became transparent, with a clear view of their personality, experience, ability, etc.

At least, on the surface it seems.

Every day, conflicts of all sizes continue to occur around Su Hao. It may be an ordinary quarrel with someone, or a ridicule and ridicule with the officers of the new division. These conflicts will turn into mutual abuse, or even punches and kicks. Both sides have their own interests to protect, and they also have their own loyal subjects. It is precisely because of this that the suspicion of Su Hao by the Military Department and Yuan Zhicheng of Su Hao is fading. In their eyes, these actions are nothing more than the fear of the frustrated person, the despair and resistance of the future, and they can no longer command others, and they can only fight back with individual strength.

Sun Zhan and others were even ready to be defeated by Su Hao. Killing may be the patent of the angry person. Doing so will certainly damage one's interests, but on the other hand, it may be a good opportunity to attack Su Hao. In this way, the military headquarters will have enough reasons to interrogate Su Hao or even demote. No matter any of them, it is a result that Yuan Zhicheng and the military commissioners are happy to see.

The weather is getting colder and colder.

When the Yellow River drove the off-road vehicle into the 8ll infantry division's warning area, it did not cause any reaction. The soldiers guarding the checkpoint just glanced at the car and said nothing. The combined cannon on the warning tower did not turn the direction, and the officer on duty was even more briskly huddled in the fortifications and was too lazy to ask, but just stared at him from under the brim of the hat with a gloomy and cold look.

Most of Su Hao's time is still spent on hunting. He does not have much to do. Whether in or outside the base, there are too many people in and outside the base city to help him solve the "trouble", so that Su Hao is doing nothing now, can do nothing, and can't do anything.

There were still four people in the military off-road vehicle. In addition to Su Hao and the Yellow River, there were as many as thousands of bullets in the carriage. It was impossible to use up so much ammunition, and there were not so many hares on the mountain for hunting, but Su Hao still put them in the carriage. In the eyes of others, this means it is best to stay away from Su Hao, so as not to inexplicably become his target of consuming ammunition.

The last time the death of the officer on duty has sounded a wake-up call for many people. The heads of the new divisions have warned their subordinates not to provoke the madman Su Hao. After all, he is the nominal commander of the army, and he will kill the subordinates who deliberately make things difficult for them. Now he is in a critical period of power alternation, and the military will not come forward for such trivial matters.

The off-road vehicle was speeding in the military-controlled area, rolling up dust, and the crowd around him looked sideways, with dissatisfied eyes in his eyes.

Huanghe didn't care about the angry people around him. He still drove his car in the most arrogant manner, like a wild horse running wild in the 8ll infantry division for more than half an hour. At around 6 o'clock in the afternoon, he stopped in front of the officers' cafeteria of the division headquarters.

The guards and the Yellow River surrounded Su Hao, jumped out of the car, and walked into the cafeteria as if no one was around. The officers along the way either retreated to make way or stood there and watched coldly. No one stepped forward to talk to Su Hao, nor stood attentively saluted. The noisy cafeteria suddenly became quiet, and the voices of discussion and conversation gradually became lighter.

With a complicated expression on his face, Su Hao walked past dozens of officers who were queuing up and went straight to the service window for the sale of food.

Wei Linghao, the former head of the 11th Independent Forces, stood behind the hot vegetable bowl. He was wearing a white work clothes and holding a round dining spoon in his hand. When he saw Su Hao, his expression suddenly became awkward.

Su Hao's eyes were a little emotional, with a faint indescribable complexity. He stood in front of the service desk. The fat chief of staff, Wei Linghao, wanted to raise his head several times, but could not face Su Hao's gaze. He could only lower his head, stammering in his mouth, but couldn't say anything.

"I thought I was in the wrong place. This should be the officer's restaurant of the 11th Independent Force, not the 8lpei station."

Su Hao smiled faintly and asked the uneasy chief of staff: "Lao Zeng, do you think what I said is right?"

The 11th Independent Force has more and more "defectors". Even logistics personnel like Wei Linghao have become the targets of the new division.

Su Hao's voice was very loud, not only Wei Linghao, but many people in the back line could hear it.

This question is for everyone. Many people in the restaurant were once affiliated with the 11th Independent Force. Under Su Hao's question, many people slowly lowered their heads and fell into silence.

The stomach turned Hao's fat face shining. Maybe it was stained with too much greasy or sweat. He grabbed the towel on his shoulder, wiped the sweat from his forehead hard, smiled reluctantly, kept licking his lips with his tongue, and begging in his eyes, and said in a blush, "Why... general... do you want something?"

He refers to the meals placed on the long strip table in front of him waiting for distribution. After all, this is the canteen. The fat chief of staff is very familiar with his business scope and knows how to resolve the embarrassment at this time.

The food standards of the officers of 8lpei are good. They are fried fish pieces, green pepper shredded pork, tomatoes, fried vegetables, plus pork bone kelp soup and pickled sauerkraut. Two meat, two vegetables and one soup, rice is enough. This kind of meal that can only be considered ordinary in peacetime, but now it is only a special treatment that military members can enjoy. Even Su Hao himself could not have such a sumptuous lunch during the food shortage period more than two months ago.

Taking Sun Zhan as an example, the comprehensive administrative headquarters controls thousands of closed farms. The rice, vegetables, pigs and other supplies produced must be approved and reviewed by the administrative headquarters before they can be allocated to various combat units. Of course, the practice of threatening and extortion of logistics and materials on the front line is extremely unwise, and it will even attract the opposition from almost everyone, including Zhao Zhikai. Therefore, Sun Zhan never makes any mistakes in the allocation of materials. He will not let go of the new division plan this time. More than half of the ten divisions were controlled by his confidants. In order to achieve the best effect of the power seizure plan, Sun Zhan will naturally not be stingy with the supply of materials.

Compared with the Eleventh Independent Forces a few months ago, they had to organize personnel to enter abandoned cities and replenish food through large-scale hunting, the current new divisions can be considered very happy. Whenever the train transports tons of rice and flour, containers filled with frozen pork, and neatly stacked various cans, military candies, and fresh vegetables, the soldiers guarding the platform always feel very moved. They are all members of the Eleventh Independent Forces and have experienced hunger personally. Compared with the current period of food scarcity, they can be regarded as heaven and earth. Anyone can see that the military's suppression of the Eleventh Independent Forces on this issue will always make people feel dissatisfied. You must know that the supplies received by the newly established divisions are not only limited to food, but also cigarettes, liquor, milk, etc. In the past, this was simply unimaginable.

"Give me one"

Su Hao's words made people with high nervousness put their hearts into practice. This means that Su Hao and others did not come to cause trouble, but came to have a meal.

Su Hao's performance was completely in line with everyone's imagination. He took off his gloves and patted the director Wei Linghao's shoulder as he used to, pointing to the nearest pot of green pepper shredded pork, and said loudly: "You know my appetite, you need double portions, but it won't work if you have fewer quantities."

Just as the chief clerk was rushing to pick up a large dining plate and was serving the rice inside, a tall young officer appeared at the entrance of the restaurant.

He was a major with a straight facial features. If his chin was not too small, his face seemed to be directly connected to his neck, so that he seemed to have no chin, he would be quite handsome.

The major followed several armed guards. He stood at the entrance of the canteen and quickly glanced around, his eyes immediately locked on Su Hao, Huang He and others. With the rapid trampling between the military boots and the ground, the major and the guards quickly came over. Before they got closer, the Yellow River and the two guards had already flashed by, blocking them firmly.

No one gave the order, and the guards on both sides raised their guns and aimed at each other.

Su Hao slowly took the meal handed over by Wei Linghao, picked up a piece of fried fish with chopsticks, and sent it into his mouth to chew it slowly. He stood behind the Yellow River, staring coldly at the major with a slightly blue face, smiling quietly, and spit out a piece of fish bone from his mouth with a ridiculous look.

Su Hao had met this young man. He seemed to be the nephew or nephew of Chief of Staff 8L Pei. In short, the two were very close to each other. The last time they met was half a month ago when the other party came to the 505 Army Command to report. At that time, the young man's rank was only a captain. In just two weeks, he had become a major.

The promotion of military ranks during the war is much easier than that during the peace period. It is not a big news to get promotion in two weeks. The problem is that no battle has occurred around the new Guiyang base recently. The current tasks of each new division are to build bases, maintain public order, train new recruits, etc.... Without military achievements, Su Hao has not seen the other party's name on the promotion personnel reported by each division, and the fact that the captain becomes a major actually happens.

Su Hao knew very well that the new division commander disrespected him, the nominal commander of the army, and could even be said to be a lie. However, their courage was so great that they dared to appoint school-level officers privately, and they did not report documents to the army headquarters.

Of course, the major could not see Su Hao's thinking consciousness. In fact, if it weren't for the emergency communication between the officer canteen guards, he wouldn't have appeared here. The major didn't know why Su Hao came to such a place? But this place was the garrison of 8lpei after all. In the eyes of every military chief of the newly formed division, Su Hao was their common enemy.
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