Chapter 900 Cai E’s thoughts

Except for the trains heading north, which were slightly parked when the train was wrong, the trains headed north were not stopped at the other time, both large and small stations were not stopped. They drove for two days and two nights in a row, and arrived in Tianjin on the morning of April 21. Wu Peifu, Zhang Xiaozhun, Secretary-General of the Beijing Base Camp, and Lei Zhenchun, the commander of the Army of the Beiyi Group, and Tian Wenlie were present to welcome them.

After getting off the car, Wu Shaoting looked at the lineup coming to greet him and found that Cai E was not among them. So he asked Zhang Xiaozhun: "Where is General Songpo now?"

Without waiting for Zhang Xiaozhun to answer, Wu Peifu, wearing a brand new army uniform, stepped forward and answered first: "Commander-in-Chief Cai is scheduled to welcome the head of state in Beijing, so he only asked the last general and others to come to greet him."

Wu Shaoting glanced at Wu Peifu, then looked at Zhang Xiaozhun, and immediately realized that Wu Peifu was deliberately lying to give both sides a step. He sighed secretly. It seemed that Cai Songpo was indeed indifferent and had to talk to the other party well. He pretended to be calm on the surface, nodded and said, "Since that's the case, let's go directly to Beijing later. We haven't met General Songpo for a long time, so we must talk to him well."

Because his itinerary in Tianjin also inspected the Tianjin Coast Guard of the North First Army and the 34th Division, Wu Shaoting did not set off for Beijing immediately. He had rebelled at the Tianjin Municipal Government Guesthouse, and then led the Ministry of National Defense to inspect the military camp. This was the first time that the North First Army had accepted the inspection of the head of state after the establishment of the Tianjin Military Camp of the North First Army. As the commander of the 34th Division, Tian Wenlie did not dare to be careless at all and began to prepare half a month in advance.

When Wu Shaoting and his group came to a military barracks in the Coast Guard, the soldiers of the Coast Guard were neatly arranged in four columns, one by one, holding their heads and chests, and full of energy. Wu Shaoting walked to inspect the team, shook hands with several commanders and greeted him, and was very satisfied with the appearance of the entire Coast Guard. He not only checked the queue, but also went to the soldiers' dormitory barracks and warehouses to check, and found that the dormitory barracks were also neat and clean, and the warehouse was well-managed, and he felt really at ease.

"The Head of State, in accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of National Defense, the North First Army has completed the screening of all soldiers, eliminated all soldiers with a record of smoking smoke and fushou cream, and ordered these bad habits to be banned. Now, not only is the cultural quality of soldiers, but also strictly requires soldiers' lifestyle and daily habits, and set a model for national soldiers." Wu Peifu introduced.

"It's great, so we should do this. In the past, the common people said that the soldiers and bandits were a family, but now we must start from this point of view. Soldiers should have the spirit and style of soldiers. We completely eliminate that bandit atmosphere. Only in this way can the people feel at ease, and only in this way can the soldiers realize their vocation."

"The head of state said, we will do our best." Tian Wenlie said solemnly.

Afterwards, Wu Shaoting drove to the 34th Division Army camp. Since it was about to transfer to the three eastern provinces, the entire division army camp was almost completely cleaned up. However, the soldiers still lined up neatly to accept Wu Shaoting's inspection according to the previous requirements. The 34th Division was jointly organized and rectified by Zhili Province and the Beiyang Central Army. The military quality was quite good, especially because it was about to participate in the "Asian Strategy", military uniforms and army equipment were first distributed.

In the establishment plan of the Seven Major Army Groups of the Republic of China, the logos of each army are different. The badges of the North First Army are all white tones, and the pattern is a roaring wolf head, symbolizing the wolf spirit of the northern army. The H1914 type military helmets that started mass production last year were mainly used to equip the North First First Army and the Kinki Railway Army. Although the 34th Division did not have all equipped steel helmets, the soldiers who were equipped with steel helmets were all neatly worn today.

After the inspection, it was almost noon. Wu Shaoting and everyone didn't bother to have lunch and immediately took the train to continue north. They just ate some food on the train. It was five o'clock that evening that day when they arrived in Beijing. Beijing Base Camp had sent people to the train station to arrange greetings. After getting off the train, they immediately changed to the headquarters of the base camp.

Just as he arrived at the base camp, Wu Shaoting didn't have time to have dinner, and then asked Wu Peifu to invite Cai E over.

In accordance with Wu Shaoting's order, Wu Peifu hurried to the Beiyi Army Command of Beihai, the base camp, and invited Cai E. On the way to Zhonghai with Cai E, Wu Peifu also gave Cai E a few words. When he was in Tianjin, he had already sent someone to call the base camp and asked the secretariat to prepare a dinner in the name of Cai E. At this time, he wanted to make a good connection with Cai E to save any unnecessary troubles before the Spring Army Fight.

After hearing Wu Peifu's words, Cai E just smiled calmly and said with a little vicissitudes of life: "Brother Ziyu, I appreciate your kindness. In fact, the Head of State is a smart person. He should know my current mood. Otherwise, he would not have just arrived at the base camp and sent you to me without even asking about the dinner."

Wu Peifu said calmly: "I know this in my mind, but it's better to have this layer of window paper than not. Brother Songpo, let's not say much about anything else. After all, you and I are all from the Beiyi Army now, and the family doesn't speak two people. It's not easy for the head of state to reach this point today. Since the matter of the National Congress has been over, just don't remember it in your heart. We always have to execute orders. There are more important things waiting for our brothers to do now, so we must not cause trouble."

Cai E was silent for a while, his face gradually showed seriousness, and finally sighed slowly and said, "Brother Ziyu, don't worry, I have my own sense of responsibility in this matter, public and private must be clear, and I still know this."

Wu Peifu didn't know if what Cai E said was sincere. He couldn't even figure out whether these words were implicit, but he could do very little, and he just hoped that Cai E could really have "self-knowledge".

A few minutes later, Wu Shaoting met Cai E in the business office of Huairen Hall. He was as enthusiastic as before, and at the same time he had a little obvious respect for Cai E. He went up and shook hands with Cai E cordially.

"Brother Songpo, don't be fine. I'm afraid I'll have to work hard in Gansu." He asked with a smile.

"You are polite, the Head of State, just to adhere to your duties, and it's not hard to do." Although Cai E also had a little smile, this smile was obviously very different from what Wu Shaoting had seen before.

Wu Shaoting paused for a while, then instructed Wu Peifu to organize tonight's banquet first and have a separate conversation with Cai E. Wu Peifu left in response, and before leaving, he also ordered the attendant to close the door of the business office.

"Brother Songpo, do it." Wu Shaoting said casually.

After the two of them sat down, Cai E looked silent, as if there was no topic to talk about.

Wu Shaoting was silent for a while, suddenly changed his face and had no expression. He said directly: "Brother Songpo, I have never regarded you as an outsider. I also hope you don't treat me as an outsider. I know that you must have some ideas during your time in Gansu. You might as well say it openly and honestly. It is not a solution to keep it in your heart, I am afraid that everyone will not feel at ease."

Cai E was still wearing the uniform of the commander-in-chief of the Central Third Army. The collar was marked with gold spikes and crossed swords. After hearing Wu Shaoting directly open the window paper and talk, he sorted out his clothes and said without saying anything: "Everyone has ideas. The head of state cannot bear it because everyone has ideas in their hearts. Cai understands the head of state, but there are many things that should not be mentioned again. In short, as a national soldier, Cai will naturally do his best and be meticulous in the national military position."

Wu Shaoting sighed secretly. He knew that Cai E's words would not be false, but from the words of this words, it can be seen that the other party no longer trusts himself as he used to, but just acts according to the rules and follows the rules. Perhaps this attitude can make him feel a little more at ease now. Those who abide by the rules may not be honest people. Without a clear political stance, it is always an open hidden danger.

"Brother Songpo, since that's the case, I already understand your attitude. But I still can't understand. When you supported Yuan Shikai's centralization and tried to use the power of the Beiyang government to fulfill your national defense ambitions, why do you become like this with such strong support today!" He asked unconcealedly.

"Does the Head of State want to listen to the truth?" Cai E said slowly.

"Natural." Wu Shaoting said.

"This is actually not because of politics or power. It's just that my personal view of the head of state has changed, because the head of state at this time is no longer the governor of Guangdong Province who was determined by righteousness in the past. Of course, people will always change, and this cannot be forced to anyone, but what I am worried about is that the head of state should have never changed. I wonder if the head of state understands what I mean?" Cai E said slowly.

These words sounded very contradictory, but Wu Shaoting knew it in his heart. He knew that Cai E saw through his disguise, and all hypocrisy was an illusion, and this illusion had existed since he served as the governor of Guangdong Province. However, Cai E did not see through at that time, and after a series of time during the National Congress, the other party finally saw through this illusion and realized that what "changed" was just "disguise", and the real Wu Shaoting had never changed his ambitions.

"I understand. I really didn't expect that Brother Songpo, you are so serious about this. Is it really necessary?"

"Everyone has his attitude. However, since Cai is in his position, he will definitely be loyal to his duties." Cai E said.
Chapter completed!