flstandardbreds Chapter 172 The Natives
Chapter 172 The Natives
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"Boss, do you have beef pan noodles here?"
Holding a sea bowl, Lin Hongfei stuffed noodles into his mouth and shouted at the busy store.
The boss turned around and said with a smile: "That's really not true. Our Taihe side is full of mutton noodles!"
Lin Hongfei felt a little regretful immediately. It seemed that he couldn't eat the authentic Anhui beef flat noodles, which is a specialty of Hebei.
At this time, a guard in plain clothes came over and whispered something to Lin Hongfei.
Immediately, Lin Hongfei ate the last mouthful of noodles, put down the bowl, and threw down a row of copper coins: "Boss, remember to collect the money!"
After all, Lin Hongfei got up and walked towards the city gate not far away, while several guards in plain clothes got up and followed.
Lin Hongfei's stay in Taihe, Anhui Province was not just for a meal of pan noodles. The purpose of his trip was for two people.
Huo Yunshan and Chu Liangyi were classmates of Lin Hongfei when he was in Baoding Military Academy. After graduation, they were assigned to work in Anhui Province.
Now one is the deputy company commander in the engineering company, and the other is the section chief in the military supply department of the regiment headquarters.
The reason why Lin Hongfei found them was very simple. Both of them were from Lingnan Province.
Huo Yunshan himself is from Jiangdu County, while Chu Liangyi is from Huaishui County in Lingnan Province.
As an outsider, if you want to gain a foothold in a place, the first thing you need is to have enough military and political power.
In addition, some local people who are familiar with the local conditions are also needed to assist.
Just like when Liu Bei entered Sichuan, without Zhang Song, the "leading party", I am afraid that the difficulty of entering Sichuan would have increased a lot.
Therefore, Lin Hongfei planned to recruit these two people under his command to help him gain a foothold in Jiangdu County.
As for whether Huo Yunshan and Chu Liangyi would secretly collude with Ren Anfu, the head snake in Jiangdu County and the commander of the militia, Lin Hongfei was not worried about it.
Because when he was in the military academy, Huo Yunshan once talked with Lin Hongfei about the reason for going to the military academy after drinking.
It was because his family's shop was often blackmailed by the local militia commander that he angrily gave up the opportunity to go to college and passed the Baoding Military Academy instead.
At that time, Huo Yunshan did not mention the name of the commander of the militia, but when Lin Hongfei learned that he was going to Jiangdu County, he accidentally remembered Huo Yunshan, which connected the two things together.
As for Chu Liangyi, he is a native of Huaishui County and basically has no connection with Jiangdu County.
When he was in the military academy, he himself said that Huo Yunshan was the first person from Jiangdu County he knew.
Therefore, Lin Hongfei doesn't need to worry about these two secretly turning against each other.
Lin Hongfei's camp was in an open space outside the county seat. Originally, when his team came to Taihe, it aroused the vigilance of the local garrison.
Fortunately, Lin Hongfei had a transfer order from the Ministry of the Army, and the local garrison was also composed of Anhui troops, and everyone was his own, so that the guns would not go off by accident.
After returning to the camp, Wu Yongquan was watching the training of the soldiers with the two lieutenants. The eyes of the two lieutenants were full of surprise.
One of the tall and thin lieutenants couldn't help but said: "Brother Hongfei is indeed the leader of our class. Everyone joined the army at the same time. He has already lived the life of a regimental commander. I am still a company officer. "
Another chubby lieutenant with a round face also said with emotion: "At first I went to work in the Military Supplies Department, and I already thought it was pretty good."
"Looking at it now, I'm far behind Brother Hongfei!"
As soon as the words fell, I heard Lin Hongfei's hearty laughter from behind:
"Hahaha, the two brothers have won the prize. I am also lucky, and it is nothing!"
Hearing this, Huo Yunshan and Chu Liangyi immediately turned around, and then showed pleasant smiles:
"Brother Hongfei, long time no see!"
When the old classmates met, the atmosphere was naturally very harmonious. Lin Hongfei and the others found a piece of grass and sat on the ground like this, chatting happily with each other.
After chatting for a while, Lin Hongfei stepped into the topic, and he didn't say any nonsense, but asked directly:
"Yunshan, Liangyi, are you interested in going to Lingnan Province with me?"
Before Lin Hongfei came back, Wu Yongquan had already disclosed this matter to them, so Huo Yunshan and Chu Liangyi had already considered this matter in advance.
To be honest, if the two of them continued to stay in the current army, even if they went up step by step, they could become brigade commanders and division commanders when they reached middle age.
But after seeing Lin Hongfei's current situation, both of them were moved.
The magistrate of Jiangdu County, the company commander of the thousand-man company, and the blind can see Lin Hongfei's future prospects.
What's more, it's a very big temptation for me to be able to go back to my hometown and make a fortune in front of my house.
Seeing the expressions on the faces of the two people constantly changing, Lin Hongfei added another fire:
"Liangyi, if you're willing to come, the position of director of the Military Supplies Department of the Independent Regiment is yours!"
"Yunshan, if you are willing to come, you will be the chief of the Military Law Department of our independent regiment!"
Although the independent group was created by Lin Hongfei himself, the 1000 people are real.
Even Huo Yunshan and Chu Liangyi's current regiment has 1500 members, but the actual number is only 800.
In other words, the price Lin Hongfei offered was already very generous!
One is real power, and the other is a position in name only.
How to choose is already very clear!
Without hesitation, Huo Yunshan and Chu Liangyi directly chose to serve in the independent group!
As for whether the regiment headquarters where the two belonged was willing to release them, Lin Hongfei was not worried about it.
When Qian Minghe went to the capital to serve as the internal deputy chief, he had served in the Anhui Province Garrison for many years and had a very wide network of contacts.
So, relying on the old man's name and some gifts, Huo Yunshan and Chu Liangyi's team leaders readily agreed.
Moreover, knowing that Lin Hongfei's team had not yet established an engineering company, he directly waved his hand and asked Huo Yunshan to take half an engineering company with him.
It's not that the group leader is generous, nor is it that Lin Hongfei gave too much. Of course, Lin Hongfei didn't give too much.
The main reason is that the head of the regiment has been busy competing with several officers of the same level for the position of brigade commander recently.
He wanted to use this matter to build a good relationship with Lin Hongfei, so that he could embrace Qian Minghe's thigh and find a good backer for himself when he was promoted to brigade commander.
If you make it easier for me, I will make it easier for you. Lin Hongfei was quite straightforward, and wrote a letter of introduction to Qian Minghe in front of the head of the regiment, and asked someone to send it to the capital as quickly as possible.
The head of the regiment was also a bit cautious, after seeing Lin Hongfei write this letter and send it out with his own eyes.
He immediately estimated the value of the gift that Lin Hongfei gave him, and then returned it to Lin Hongfei with three times the money.
At the same time, he ordered again that under the name of secondment, the entire engineering company was seconded to Lin Hongfei to assist him in establishing a defensive position in Jiangdu County.
As for whether this engineering company will return to Anhui Province in the end, it depends on whether Lin Hongfei borrowed Liu Bei from Jingzhou.