Chapter 17 Chapter 17 The Long Journey, Zhu De Can't Help His Will Will Be as Strong as Steel

After Zhang Guotao established the Puppet Central Committee, he led his troops to the south and formulated a series of combat plans, such as "Appease (Peace) Chong (Hua) Dan (Ba) Mao (Gong) Campaign Plan", "Tianlu Mingyaqiong Battle Plan" , Little did they know that they encountered the tough Sichuan Army and fought the enemy in a decisive battle in Beibaizhang Town, a famous mountain, and were surrounded on three sides.The enemy planes, artillery, and infantry attacked continuously for several days, and I suffered heavy losses.The vast number of commanders and fighters fought bloody battles, and they were able to break through at the cost of nearly 10,000 casualties.The heroic and tenacious fighting of the troops, the spirit is commendable, but it can't change the tragic fate of Zhang Guotao's wrong route southward. The road to "go to Chengdu to eat rice" was blocked, so I had to retreat to the Baoxing, Tianquan, and Lushan areas.

Winter is coming, the army lacks food and clothing, the weather is cold, and life is destitute.Many soldiers froze to death in the snow to raise food, and most of the survivors suffered from snow blindness. The troops suffering from cold and starvation have been struggling until the turn of spring and summer of the second year, and they are still hungry. Zhang Guotao, who was obese, also lost weight due to lack of nutrition.He knew that the army was short of food for more than a day or two. As a commander in chief of the army, he had to worry about the survival of his subordinates. Zhang Guotao walked into Zhu De's room worriedly. Seeing what Zhu De was writing at his desk, he asked:

"Brother Yujie, you are still working hard, what kind of articles should you write?" Zhu De put down the pen in his hand and replied: "Liu Bocheng asked me to sum up my mountain combat experience, which they need for the teaching of Hongda University. What can you do with me?" Zhang Guotao said with concern: "Brother Yujie, you've become darker and thinner recently, you have to take care of your body." Zhu De said dissatisfiedly: "Everyone is starving, how can there be no reason not to lose weight!" Zhang Guotao nodded: "Yeah, we have to find a way to keep the troops alive."

Zhu De asked: "What do you think?" Zhang Guotao tentatively said: "Brother Yujie, mobilize everyone to go out and dig wild vegetables, what do you think?" Zhu De replied: "It's certainly a good thing that wild vegetables can survive the day, but they can't last for a few days." "So, how about we set up a wild vegetable committee?" "of course can." Zhang Guotao asked Zhu De: "Brother Yujie, I recently heard that some soldiers were poisoned due to eating wild vegetables indiscriminately. They became unconscious and endangered their lives. If we organize to dig wild vegetables and identify which ones can be eaten and which ones can't, a lot of trouble will be saved."

Zhu De thought for a while and said: "Recently there is no war ahead. I have nothing to do. I am bored. I should do something for everyone." Zhang Guotao cupped his hands: "It's a deal." Zhu De smiled gently: "It's easy to say." The next day, a wild vegetable committee of more than 20 people with Zhu De as the chairman marched into the wild grasslands all over the mountains and plains. In the 20th century, the new Shennong Tasting Herbs activity started. Together with everyone, Zhu De left the station and walked slowly to the wild grass by the mountain.The spring grass is green, and clusters grow on the sunny slopes.Cow ears and rhubarb protrude their fat leaves; Artemisia spp. supports their slender waist; wild onions hang their green hair in the crevices of stones; gray and gray vegetables overlap with pink and green leaflets; achnatherum bends its hard body on the ground, like Stiff green earthworms; fern moss stretched out small hands from the ground, some clenched small fluffy fists, hidden among the ferns like shark fins; sparrow grows close to the ground, Like blossoming green blankets; dandelion protrudes fluffy balls from the green leaves, and fluffs light gray hairs in the wind; nettles hold brown-green leaves flat and stand upright. The rough waist of each plant; the ginseng fruits hang on the branches and strings are like horse manure eggs scattered among the green grass and vines.There are also many unknown wild vegetables and weeds that reproduce green families on the ground, and there are blood-red or light red snake bubbles hidden in their roots, like pearls scattered in the grass.But beware, these gorgeously colored snake bubbles that show off their cuteness are often oozing with venom.Those jet-black fungi protrude from the damp place, holding a small umbrella, and some of them seem to be listening to something quietly with their ears turned upside down, as if they are observing the changes in the grassland.

Zhu De and his colleagues in the wild vegetable committee carefully picked and identified all kinds of wild vegetables. Based on some wild vegetables he recognized when he was young in the suburbs of his hometown in Ma'anshan, Yilong, Sichuan, Zhu De carefully inspected each one.Suddenly, Kang Keqing came from a long way away, Zhu De felt strange, straightened up from the grass, and asked Kang Keqing who was walking beside him: "Keqing, how do you know I'm here? What's the matter?" Kang Keqing said anxiously: "Several wounded came outside the headquarters of the general headquarters, saying that they were too hungry, and clamoring to slaughter the horses left by the headquarters. I persuaded them for a long time, and they finally left quickly."

Zhu De shrugged his thick black eyebrows, and said with some surprise: "Alas! The army has been without food for half a month, and thousands of soldiers are scattered without food every day. The wounded are indeed pitiful. If they want to kill them, they can kill my horse." Kang Keqing pulled up Zhu De's sleeve, walked a few steps, avoided the people looking for wild vegetables, and said quietly to Zhu De: "Someone deliberately sent the wounded to play tricks." Zhu De blinked: "I know. The wounded are ignorant, don't blame them, they have difficulties, try to solve them."

Kang Keqing said dissatisfiedly: "I think you're just a peacemaker. If someone bullies you, you don't care about it. Let people beat you up at will without saying a word, okay?" Zhu De said kindly: "What is this? Pay attention to unity. As long as I don't put Zhu De to death, I will try my best to persuade the comrades of the Fourth Front Army to go north together and implement the strategic policy of the Central Committee." Kang Keqing pouted: "I'm not as big as you, but I have to remind you to be more considerate, other comrades are worried about you."

Zhu De said disapprovingly: "I believe that Zhang Guotao didn't dare to do anything to me, Zhu De. He just made some small moves to create a little friction and a little difficulty. I don't think it's a big deal." Kang Keqing reminded: "A lot of people who opposed him were dealt with by him. I heard that Hu Di, the head of the reconnaissance section of the headquarters, was secretly poisoned by Zhang Guotao because he said Zhang Guotao was a warlord and a fascist. Peng Shaohui, Guo Tianming, and Chen Bojun said Zhang Guotao Chen Bojun was dismissed from the position of chief of staff of the Ninth Army and transferred to the Red Army University as a teacher. You have to be vigilant, Zhang Guotao has organized people and used all means."

Zhu De nodded, showing his white teeth and said: "Zhang Guotao refused to let Liu Bocheng be the chief of staff, and was transferred to Hongda University as the principal. In fact, he was a teacher." Kang Keqing told Zhu De: "In the morning, Zhang Guotao notified me that he would assign me another job. I think it is actually to limit my contact with you and separate us, so that you will have one less eyes and ears and one less helper." Zhu De asked seriously: "Is it a formal notice, or just talking about it?" Kang Keqing said with certainty. "It's an official notice."

Zhu De asked: "what is your opinion?" "I was so breathless when I heard it, I didn't want to go." Zhu De said deeply: "No, you have to go. If you act alone, he will kill people with a knife. If you go and be with the soldiers, they will not dare to do anything casually." Kang Keqing said worriedly: "I worry about you." Zhu De nodded knowingly: "It doesn't matter, I will get along with Zhang Guotao. I am the commander-in-chief, not appointed by him, but elected by the entire Red Army and recognized by the Party Central Committee. He Zhang Guotao will not do anything to me! I want to do everything possible to unite him, Build a good relationship with him and bring the entire Fourth Front Army back to the Party Central Committee.” Kang Keqing listened attentively to Zhu De's explanation, and thought it was very reasonable. From his heart, he felt that his husband saw far-reaching issues and admired Zhu De's consistent spirit of keeping with the Party Central Committee, so he gradually calmed down and gave up his own ideas. idea. Zhu De went on to say: "Where you go, you must publicize the correct policy of the Party Central Committee to go north to comrades, and pay attention to uniting comrades around you. We can no longer fight internally." After a pause, Zhu De asked Kang Keqing: "When are you leaving?" Kang Keqing replied: "Tell me to report tomorrow. I'm here to say goodbye to you. What else do you have to say?" Zhu De said affectionately: "The more difficult the time, the more you can test and temper a person. I will give you four words: 'The revolution to the end!'" Kang Keqing stared affectionately at Zhu De's dark face with big eyes, and said nothing. In the evening, Zhu De and his entourage carried baskets full of wild vegetables and staggered towards the station under the setting sun. On the small road back to the headquarters, Zhu De met Master Wang of the recuperation company.He was holding a sheep's head in his left hand, and he knew it hadn't just been slaughtered, because the meat had turned black and had a strange smell.Holding an earthen pot in his right hand, he looks quite like a beggar, and he walks as if his feet have no roots, and he walks crookedly.Zhu De stopped in front of him and put down the bamboo basket. Master Wang hurriedly called out kindly: "Commander Zhu!" Zhu De asked: "Old Wang, you don't feel well, seeing how you look." Master Wang wilted and replied: "I've been sick for more than a month and have nothing to eat. It's really unlucky." Zhu De pointed to the sheep's head in his hand and said: "Where did you pick it up?" Master Wang pointed behind his back and said: "In the ditch over there." Zhu De shook his head, sighed deeply and said: "Ah! The army has nothing to eat. If it goes on like this, what will happen." Then he said with concern: "The sheep's head must be burned in a big fire, and then boiled in boiling water, otherwise it will make people sick." Teacher Wang nodded gratefully, with tears in his eyes. Before Zhu De reached the wooden building of the headquarters, he heard a loud noise from afar, and the sound gradually became louder.After a day's work, Zhu De was already hungry, and seeing Mr. Wang on the road, he had mixed feelings.Now I hear the soldiers making noise again, and I feel extremely irritable.I thought to myself, if you are hungry and still have the strength to quarrel, but you don’t have the strength to rest your mind, could it be said that some people eat too much and have nothing to do? As they approached, Zhu De could vaguely see his special agent Xiao Fan struggling with several soldiers, and there was a pile of things lying on the grass not far away, which seemed to be struggling and wriggling there. Zhu De walked over quickly, and Xiao Fan said loudly to Zhu De angrily: "Commander-in-Chief, I just came back from the third game. I saw these fighters slaughtering your mules, and they couldn't stop them. It's really annoying." Seeing that the respected commander-in-chief was approaching, a soldier was so frightened that he backed away and quickly declared: "Commander Zhu, we really didn't know it was your mule. We were so hungry that we dragged and slaughtered it as soon as we found it." Zhang Guotao's special agent who was among the soldiers slipped away quietly. Zhu De calmly asked everyone: "Who told you to do it? Do you understand the discipline of the Red Army?" The soldiers looked left and right, but they did not see Zhang Guotao's special agent, and they all lowered their heads, not even daring to breathe. Seeing everyone like this, Zhu De didn't blame much, but said lightly: "If no one instigates it, forget it. But slaughtering animals casually without approval is a violation of discipline. You are really brave. If you dare to kill the commander-in-chief's horse, you will break ground on Tai Sui's head." Then he smiled lightly. Soldiers, you look at me, I look at you, my heart is beating suddenly. Zhu De said to them again: "I know that everyone is starving, and almost all the horses in the army have been killed. If you want to survive, you have to find a way." He pointed to the bamboo basket on the ground and said, "Everyone has to go out to dig wild vegetables and try to fill their stomachs. , to tide over the difficulties." After Zhu De finished speaking, he walked towards the animals lying on the ground with heavy steps, and saw that his beloved mule was dying.The cut body was bloody everywhere, it was horrible.His eyes felt hot, he quickly raised his head, and returned to the bamboo basket full of wild vegetables. Seeing that the soldiers hadn't left yet, Zhu De seemed to be repenting there, so he walked over and said to them: "Do you know the origin of this mule? Let me tell you. It was given to me by Zhou Shiyuan, head of your 274th Regiment, in Luhua, Heishui. At that time, he saw that the horse I was riding was thin and small, so he took it My own red-haired mule was given to me. This mule was captured by Zhou Shiyuan in the blocking battle of Qianfo Mountain in northern Sichuan. For this matter, Zhou Shiyuan was scolded by your commander Yu Tianyun." When the soldiers heard this, they drooped their heads uneasily. In the evening, Zhu De ate two rough green tree steamed buns, drank a bowl of sour and bitter weed soup, and revised the article "Points for Attention in Tactics in the Great Battle of Kanghutian Luyaqiong" alone under the lantern , this article was written at the request of Liu Bocheng, the president of Hongda University, and is used as a textbook for Hongda University students.For some reason, when Zhu De was writing tonight, his thoughts were not so smooth and it was difficult to concentrate.Some things that Kang Keqing had told him on the grass during the day, the incident of carrying wild vegetables back to the station and meeting soldiers slaughtering his mounts, and the image of that poor Mr. Wang were constantly changing and displayed in front of his eyes.He recalled that it had only been more than half a year since the first and fourth front armies joined forces in Maogong. Zhang Guotao's southward movement did not bring any benefits to the troops. From the original strategic offense to strategic defense.Tossing and turning in the Xikang area, there was a shortage of food. Since last winter, the weather has been freezing and it is difficult to continue.Immediately, he thought about the comrades of the Party Central Committee and the commanders and fighters of the First Army. I don't know where they went north.Are you standing still?Since Zhang Guotao established a new central government, as far as he knows, Zhang Guotao has issued orders to the army on the one hand in the name of the central government and does not recognize the original central government.The Party Central Committee put the overall situation first, exercised the greatest restraint and patience, tried to get in touch with Zhang Guotao, and persuaded Zhang Guotao to go north.The situation where the two powerhouses are split like this, I don’t know when it will end, and they will finally be united under the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and they will fight bravely to realize their own strategic principles.Now that he is with Zhang Guotao, for the benefit of the Fourth Front Army, for the survival and development of tens of thousands of people, as a commander of the army, he has to work hard and deal with the enemies who "encircle and suppress" the Red Army all around.Starting from this point, Zhu Deneng and Zhang Guotao worked together to study combat policies and formulate campaign plans.And try to implement it yourself.He firmly believes that one day, the two armies will join together, and of course there will be a winding road.So Zhu De was able to work and talk with Zhang Guotao, and even when they were bored in their spare time, the two of them could fight a game on the chessboard of the Chu River Han border.It seems that Zhu De, who is honest and friendly on the surface, seems to have no second thoughts about Zhang Guotao. Although the relationship cannot be said to be harmonious, but when it is not critical, he will not have red eyebrows or green eyes.In many cases, Zhu De showed a kind of kindness, peace and grace.But in any case, Zhu De knew Zhang Guotao well, and he was wary of Zhang Guotao deep in his heart.When Zhang Guotao asked Zhu De to express his opposition to the Central Committee and Mao Zedong and others at the meeting, he always expressed his attitude clearly and prevented Zhang Guotao's conspiracy from succeeding.With his own words and deeds, Zhu De always restrained Zhang Guotao's inflated ambitions, and erected a solid embankment for most of the deceived commanders and fighters of the Fourth Front Army—to prevent Zhang Guotao from leading the Fourth Front Army to the road of no return, and try not to fall into the abyss of eternal doom .Since history has tied Zhu De, Liu Bocheng, and Zhang Guotao together, Zhu De must use his own delicate situation to work and get along with Zhang Guotao.If they turned against each other at any time and quarreled every day, it might be even worse for the Fourth Front Army.Zhu De played a very important role in this tortuous history of the CCP in his own image. Holding the pencil in his hand, Zhu De was sinking under the lantern, when suddenly there was a knock on the door, he walked over to open the door, and Liu Bocheng stepped into the room. Liu Bocheng rang a Sichuan saying: "Boss, excuse me. I'm here to request manuscripts today. The students are waiting for your textbooks." Zhu De replied kindly: "Bo Cheng, please sit down. The manuscript is almost finished, and there is still a little tail left. It could have been finished tonight, but I can't concentrate, and I haven't written a single word." Liu Bocheng raised his head and asked: "What distracted you?" Zhu De told Liu Bocheng in detail about some things he encountered during the day. Liu Bocheng thought for a while and said: "Boss, you have to be vigilant. Zhang Guotao is trying to punish us. For a while, the wounded are arguing that they have nothing to eat and want to kill the horse. For a while, the soldiers don't know it's your livestock, so they slaughter it again. Kang Keqing is transferred away again. I think it's a bit strange. These things don't seem to be isolated. I know Zhang Guotao, he can do anything. Think about it carefully, he dares to do even the establishment of a new central government, and he dare not do other things. This man A dead pig is not afraid of boiling water." Zhu De thought for a while and replied: "The wounded have no food and their lives are miserable. This is a fact. So the soldiers killed my mule, but I didn't pursue it. At present, saving lives is the most important thing. What is Zhang Guotao's heart? Only he knows. However, I know it. If My mule was really instigated by Zhang Guotao, which really shows that Zhang Guotao is trying to kill me, Zhu De, so we must guard against it." Liu Bocheng said worriedly: "The dog jumps over the wall in a hurry, beware of Zhang Guotao arresting people." Zhu De stared at Liu Bocheng: "If so, what are you going to do?" Liu Bocheng asked back: "How many guns do you have with you?" Zhu De held out three fingers: "A small pistol, and two bucklers." Then Zhu De asked Liu Bocheng: "You?" Liu Bocheng said mysteriously: "Five." Zhu De smiled lightly: "Oh! You are still ready." Liu Bocheng replied: "You can't have the heart to punish others, but you can't have the heart to guard against others." Early the next morning, Zhu De went to Zhang Guotao to read the telegram. Since he hadn’t been to Zhang Guotao for several days, it took Zhu De a long time to see it, and he couldn’t go back at noon. Momo and wild vegetables.After dinner, Zhu De met Huang Chao outside the kitchen door.Huang Chao sneered and said to Zhu De: "Commander-in-Chief, why don't you start a small stove? How can you eat with everyone?" Picking his teeth, Zhu De said slowly: "What's wrong with eating with soldiers?" Huang Chao further sarcastically said: "Commissioner Zhang didn't treat you to a small meal?" Zhu De earnestly "returned" a sentence: "I'm not qualified to set a standard with Chief Political Commissar Zhang." Huang Chao got bored and walked away quickly. After a while, Zhang Guotao came out of the room where he lived, found Zhu De here, and asked: "Brother Yujie, when did you come? Have you eaten yet?" Zhu De casually replied: "Eat with the soldiers." Zhang Guotao seemed quite concerned and said: "You too, why don't you come to me and eat with me." Zhu De smiled and said: "Do not bother you." Zhang Guotao tentatively said: "Brother Yujie, why don't you sit in my room and play a game of chess? It's been a long time since you and I have fought each other." Jude nodded. When Zhu De came to the place where Zhang Guotao was staying, he saw that the dishes and chopsticks that had just been eaten in the room had not been cleared away, and there was an earthenware wine bottle in the corner of the table. Zhu De seemed to smell the smell of wine, and asked Zhang Guotao: "Brother Terry, did you drink today?" Zhang Guotao nodded: "Take a few sips." Zhu De smiled and glanced at Zhang Guotao: "You still have a sense of elegance!" Zhang Guotao frowned: "I'm in a bad mood. I'm borrowing a glass of bitter wine to pour my heart out." Zhu De asked puzzledly: "I don't know what unpleasant things happened to brother Terry?" Zhang Guotao shook his head: "It's hard to say!" Zhu De said with concern. "Can you tell me a little bit, and let me explain it for you." Zhang Guotao waved his hand: "Don't mention these things now, let's play chess first." In fact, Zhu De understands Zhang Guotao's current situation, and of course he also understands his mood.The temporary central government established by Zhang Guotao cannot go up to the sky or go down to the ground.After the Battle of Baizhang, the front enemy headquarters of the Fourth Front Army once received a telegram from the Party Central Committee, saying that the Central Red Army had won a big victory in Zhiluo Town, northern Shaanxi, and wiped out one division of the enemy.It shows that the line of the Party Central Committee and the army going north is correct.And what about the Fourth Front Army?Since going south to Chuankang, every day I hit a wall, life is getting more and more difficult.The actions of the two forces were in stark contrast.The fallacy spread by Zhang Guotao that the Central Committee "leads a lone army to the north, will not be dragged to death or frozen to death, and at most a few members of the Central Committee will reach northern Shaanxi" is self-defeating.In recent days, Zhu De has heard a lot of discussions, saying that "the central government is still targeting the north", "there is no way out for going south", "we should also go north", etc., especially Zhang Hao, the representative of the Communist International, called to convey the Communist International's Instructions, affirming the correct route of the Central Committee's northward march, and praising the heroic Long March of the Central Red Army, Zhang Guotao felt that it was a great threat. Zhang Guotao set up the chess pieces on both sides of the Chu River and the Han Dynasty, Zhu De sat in a chair, Zhang Guotao sat on the bed, and the two played chess. Zhang Guotao has always liked to play chess, and his skills are not bad. Zhu De also likes to play chess when he is in the army, and his chess skills are superior to ordinary people.After the two armies joined forces, Zhu De and Zhang Guotao would play chess in their spare time, as long as there was no war ahead.After several contests, Zhang Guotao was almost defeated by Zhu De.Such a strong Zhang Guotao always wanted to find a chance to take revenge.So today when they met Zhu De, they set up their battles, and the two fought fiercely. You come and go, gradually, the flames of war are everywhere on the board, and the Chuhe Hanjie, the sound of killing is shaking the sky.Zhang Guotao was well aware of Zhu De's fighting skills, so he had already taken precautions. He resorted to his trump card, a new trick of flying a car and riding a river, to repay Zhu De.Zhu De was in a disadvantageous situation, but he kept his face and fought steadily. He fought with Zhang Guotao and made the battle develop in depth.Zhang Guotao saw that Zhu De's move was extraordinary, so he frowned, and made up his mind, pretending to be a head-on attack, assassinated back with his carbine, cleverly bit two cannons, and hit two birds with one stone.He was smug, and couldn't help beaming with joy and smiling.Unexpectedly, Zhu De had a plan in mind, ignored Zhang Guotao's move, and with a "snap", he put the horse into the commander-in-chief position.Zhang Guotao's complexion changed suddenly, his eyes puffed out, and he put his hands on his chin and thought hard.It turned out that Zhu De was hiding the killer of "the mantis catching the cicada, the oriole behind".Regardless of which cannon Zhang Guotao's horse captured, the horse that stepped into the commander-in-chief came back through the palace, and served as the fort "general" for the surviving cannon.When Zhang Guotao saw the double cannons on his lips, it was like swallowing three highland barley buns in one gulp. He couldn't eat them, so he had to discard them.Zhu De's move is really amazing.He hid the cannon behind the car, swung the car to kill, and the cannon was ready to kill, one move and two kills, even though Zhang Guotao had great abilities, he couldn't resist the tendency of throwing the whip to cut off the flow.Immediately, Zhang Guotao's nine palaces and inner courts were full of turmoil. Facing the flood and waterfalls that seemed to break the embankment, he had to smash his halberd and sink into the sand, and lost to Maicheng. Zhu De raised his head gently, glanced at Zhang Guotao and said: "How about it?" Zhang Guotao blushed and shook his head: "Brother Yujie is really powerful, he is not your opponent." Zhu De smiled: "Sun Tzu said: 'Easy things, change their plans, and make people ignorant.' It means that the tactics of warfare are constantly changing, and the strategies must be constantly updated, so that people cannot see through the mechanism. At the beginning, brother Te Li relied on a burst of momentum to win people first, and he thought he was a soldier. A full horse can gallop vertically and horizontally, and it has the effect of directly attacking Huanglong. However, there is a little change in the fighting method, a little bit of strategy, and the time changes and things change. If you still insist on going your own way, there is no reason not to be defeated." Zhang Guotao asked Zhu De: "Are you talking about the mysteries of chess? Or are you implying our troops?" Zhu De replied calmly: "It's a little bit of both." Zhang Guotao said to Zhu De in a negotiating tone: "Brother Yujie, ever since Mao Zedong and others disregarded their trustworthiness and rode their horses northward, can you do the work of the Party Central Committee and ask the Central Committee to recognize that our "Central Center" is legal and the only leader of the entire party, so that we can carry out the work? work." Zhu De sighed and said: "Your 'central government' is not the central government. You should obey the leadership of the Party Central Committee, and don't create a new one and fight for independence." If Zhang Guotao heard such words a few months ago, he would be furious.Before the battle of Baizhang, Liu Bocheng raised objections. Didn't Zhang Guotao say "I don't think you were the chief of staff during the Nanchang riots, I will kill you"!But today, due to his poor situation, he seemed to be unreasonable, not strong, and short. After a short pause, Zhu De said again: "I advise brother Te Li that it is better to change his course. It is useless to go his own way." Zhang Guotao got up and lingered in the room, a huge shadow enveloping him tightly.