Chapter 41: Gradually revealing the majesty

In the early morning of the 6th, Commander-in-Chief Chiang Kai-shek's special train slowly drove into Xuzhou Station. The army, division commanders and senior commanders of the First Army were neatly lined up on the platform to greet him. Liu Zhi, commander of the First Army, and Lin Berson, chief of staff,

, Commander of the Second Army Corps Chen Tiaoyuan, Chief of Staff Ruan Chaochang, Commander of the Third Army Corps He Yaozu, Chief of Staff Xie Lu, and a large group of army commanders and division commanders all came.

After the brief meeting, hundreds of generals gathered around Commander-in-Chief Chiang Kai-shek, General Zhu Peide, member of the Standing Committee of the Military Commission, and other generals from the headquarters boarded the train and headed to Pengcheng Military Camp in the city. Commander-in-Chief Chiang ordered everyone to take a short rest and convene an important military meeting on time at eight o'clock in the morning.

A division led by Li Shilong, commander of the 7th Division of the Third Army, was stationed in the historic Pengcheng military camp five days ago as General Zhu Peide's personal troops. Li Shilong and other generals had already arranged a residence for their boss Zhu Peide, and naturally they were also indispensable.

An Yi, his ally and partner in the Northern Expedition, the small courtyard on the west side of the small playground behind the commander's residence in the camp was where An Yi and a battalion entourage stayed, and it was only separated by a wall from Zhu Peide's residence.

The east courtyard where Commander-in-Chief Chiang Kai-shek stayed occupied a vast area with a courtyard within the courtyard. The other two small courtyards in the east courtyard were the residences of Commander-in-Chief Chiang’s attendants and personal entourage. The large courtyard and barracks to the north of the playground were occupied by Major General Yu Jishi.

General Headquarters Security Regiment personnel.

An Yi, Shen Fengdao, and Cheng Guang had breakfast with Zhu Peide and Li Shilong. During those days when they were together in Nanchang, Li Shilong and An Yi were already very familiar with each other and had a good relationship with each other.

Li Shilong, who has a straightforward personality and a heavy drinker, is interesting. On the night before the Nanchang Uprising broke out, Zhu De, his old friend who was then the head of the Third Army Teaching Group and the director of the Nanchang Public Security Bureau, invited the then twenty-first-year-old Zhu De to the time-honored Jiabin Building in the city.

Li Shilong, the leader of the regiment, and Jiang Wenguang, the deputy of the 20th regiment, and others were drinking.

Not long after drinking, one of Li Shilong's regiments was wiped out by the rebel troops with lightning speed. Li Shilong spent a lot of effort to escape in the dark. At that time, only his personal adjutant Li Yongli was left with him, which was embarrassing.

It's too big. If Zhu Peide hadn't ignored the investigation and still reused him, he would have been in ruins.

Therefore, every time he mentioned this matter, Li Shilong became very angry. In September last year, he invited An Yi, who secretly went to the Seventh Division to guide the training, and talked about it when he had a drink with him. At that time, he was so angry that he vowed to do it.

Wanting to get this face back, An Yi kept his expression straight

Listen, I didn't express any opinions. I knew in my heart that although the kind-hearted senior Zhu Peide did not care about the Nanchang incident anymore, the resentment buried deep in the hearts of his generals Li Shilong, Wang Jun, Jin Handing, and Zhu Shigui could not be resolved by Zhu Peide, a good old man.

After listening to Li Shilong's brief report on the situation, Zhu Peide and An Yi discussed for a moment and decided to rush to the commander's house in front immediately to discuss it carefully with Ge Jing'en, the chief of staff of the headquarters and other combat plan makers.

On the special train to Xuzhou, Zhu Peide and An Yi had been reviewing the overall combat plan with several chief officers of the General Staff Office, weighing it repeatedly and confirming it one by one. Commander-in-Chief Chiang also came to Car No. 6 where they were meeting twice to participate in the discussion and plan.

The scope of the modification is not small.

At the upcoming military conference, in addition to formally appointing Zhu Peide as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy and An Yi as the chief of staff of the former enemy headquarters, Zhu Peide and An Yi will also explain the first phase of the combat plan with Ge Jingen.

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At eight o'clock, the spacious square conference room was filled with commanders of all armies and divisions. Commander-in-Chief Chiang Kai-shek, who was in the center of the front row of the rostrum, delivered a speech first, emphasizing the great significance, arduousness and importance of the Second Northern Expedition.

Wait, and then there was some encouragement and praise. When the applause stopped, Commander-in-Chief glanced at the commander's face in the audience, and then he picked up the document and solemnly announced:

"Based on the actual situation of the wide combat area and long battle line of this battle, as well as the need for coordination with General Feng Huanzhang's Second Group Army, after study and decision by the Military Commission and the General Headquarters, a special former enemy general headquarters was established in accordance with past practice. Zhu Peide is hereby appointed

The general serves as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, and General An Yi is appointed as the chief of staff of the former enemy headquarters... I hope you will unite sincerely and work together to win the great victory of the Northern Expedition!"

The crowd was stunned for a moment, then sparse applause broke out one after another, and finally burst into loud applause.

Liu Zhi, Jiang Dingwen and Gu Zhutong, who were sitting next to each other in the front row, looked at each other in surprise. They were surprised that Commander-in-Chief Chiang would use An Yi in this way.

Not much. Because it is a temporary position, it will be abolished after the war. Both corps commanders and division commanders can fill it, but now this

This is not a big official position, but he controls the offensive direction, deployment of troops, replenishment of troops and supply orders for ammunition and materials in the Northern Expedition. With the close relationship between An Yi and Zhu Peide, who is like a father and son, as long as it is

Zhu Peide usually agrees with anything An Yi decides. As a result, An Yi suddenly becomes very popular.

Originally, the three Liu Zhi were competing with each other overtly and covertly, trying to bring the resourceful and fierce An Yi and his powerful independent division to their side. However, Commander-in-Chief Jiang suddenly made such a move, and the three people competing with each other were

The last hope was completely gone, and everyone felt uncomfortable.

However, although Jiang Dingwen, who was a brother and had the same interests as An Yi, was quite disappointed, he was also happy that his younger brother An Yi was reused; Gu Zhutong had a deep relationship with An Yi and had a good relationship with each other.

Knowing that An Yi would never forget Gu Zhutong and the Ninth Army when he became the temporary chief of staff, he quickly adjusted his mentality. Only An Yi's old boss Liu Zhi felt uncomfortable because he knew An Yi very well.

In the heart of Commander-in-Chiang

He also understood that Commander-in-Chief Chiang and An Yi had a teacher-student relationship that was different from anyone else in the Huangpu Clan. He also knew that An Yi's extraordinary talent and the network of connections behind him meant that it was only a matter of time for An Yi to rise to the top.

It’s just that Liu Zhi is absolutely

I didn't expect that things would happen so quickly. Although the temporary position of a former chief of staff of the enemy's general headquarters was not a big one, it was enough for An Yi to accumulate important qualifications. It can be said that An Yi has officially entered the ranks of military-level generals from now on.

No matter what the generals in the hall thought, the meeting controlled by Commander-in-Chief Chiang was still in order and progressed smoothly. After the chief officer of the Military Training Department read out the decision to appoint the five division chiefs and deputy division chiefs of the former enemy headquarters, General Ge Jingen, the chief of staff, began to preside over the layout of the combat plan.

and explanation.

After the large-scale military map of the Zhilu-Henan theater was hung up, Commander-in-Chief Chiang Kai-shek and seven or eight generals sat in the first row under the rostrum. The venue of more than a hundred people was suddenly silent, listening to the orders issued by Ge Jingen and Zhu Peide, the operational deployment and the first

The overall requirements for the stage campaign objectives and answer the inquiries from the chief officers of each legion.

Finally, An Yi, the new former chief of staff of the enemy, finally walked to the large map directly in front and began to formally perform the duties and obligations of the former chief of staff of the enemy. Without a trace of stage fright or politeness, he raised his baton and pointed at the entire front on the map, pointing the entire front on the map.

A series of abstract requirements, purposes, meanings, etc. are transformed into concrete action steps.

An Yi's explanation was very detailed, even the details of the two thirty-kilometer complex areas along the way of General He Yaozu's Third Army, the possible attacks, and the huge contrast between the road in sunny and rainy weather were all reminded one by one. The words were concise, comprehensive, and easy to understand.

, did not explain it like those staff generals who pride themselves on their knowledge in the past.

He often used a few awkward professional words to show his erudition and authority. An Yi acted very down-to-earth. When faced with the inquiries of several army commanders, deputy army commanders and division commanders, An Yi responded easily and explained humbly.

His plain humorous words with his unique style did not trigger bursts of relaxed laughter from the generals in the hall.

An hour and a half later, General Mantang no longer showed any contempt for the young An Yi, and secretly admired An Yi's extraordinary talent and keen insight. General Chen Tiaoyuan, Bai Chongxi's teacher when he attended Baoding Military Academy, also admired An Yi.

Youjia, after An Yi finished his explanation, the veteran veteran sighed and gave An Yi a comment: The younger generation is awesome!

Commander-in-Chief Jiang looked very satisfied with a smile on his face. His most proud student, An Yi, had lived up to his expectations. An Yi was familiar with every key point on the three-hundred-kilometer front from east to west and could handle it easily.

It solved the problem of coordination and coordination among the three legions, and won the unanimous approval of the generals at the first appearance.

After the meeting ended, the generals dispersed. An Yi signed his name on the minutes of the meeting, said goodbye to Commander-in-Chief Chiang and others, and left. His independent division had just arrived at Xuzhou North Station in a military train and officially entered the military camp in the north of the city.

Walking out of the gate of the commander's mansion, a car belonging to the former enemy's headquarters drove up to An Yi and stopped. Lin Yaodong, the chief of guard, politely declined the help of the full-time driver assigned by the headquarters, and waited for An Yi, adjutant Shen Fengdao, and chief of staff Li Guang to get in.

Lin Yaodong unceremoniously entered the cab and drove away. The full-time driver could only watch the car drive away with regret. He had fought for a long time to get the opportunity to drive for An Yi, but unexpectedly it came to nothing.

The tree-lined Xuzhou Beidaying is located 500 meters south of the North Station, covering an area of ​​more than 180 acres. The camp area is bounded by the railway to the east and the north-south main roads to the west. It has convenient transportation and complete facilities.

The soldiers of the Independent Division caused quite a shock as they drove from the station into the barracks. The nearby residents and railway workers had never seen their colorful camouflage uniforms before, and saw the heavy machine guns and heavy machine guns carried on the backs of the tall military horses.

Mortars are called mortars. Many people don’t know what to call the dark green helmets worn by the soldiers. When they hear the occasional banging sound, they realize that they are made of metal, so many people call the helmets

Iron hat.

An Yi's special car drove into the camp and stopped. The chief officers of each department were already standing around. Except for the artillery regiment pulled by trucks, which was traveling by road and could only be reached in an hour and a half, all the other departments were in place.

The brothers exchanged greetings and walked into the division headquarters, which was built like a temple. After taking their seats one by one, the meeting began.

Gu Changfeng, the deputy division commander, briefly reported the marching situation. Several section chiefs also reported logistics, military demand and other work, and then introduced the situation held by the Group Army meeting.

After the combat task, the opinion was very big. As soon as he was shouting, Hu Jialin scolded his mouth in two words.

It was 2:30 in the afternoon after lunch at the end of the meeting. Due to the busy front of the front line command, Anyi officially appointed Hu Jialin to act as his head of his teacher.

Except for the special brigades led by Li Fuqiang and Zong Xingzhen, other departments must participate in.

After the discussion, An Yi rushed back to the city camp by car. Qi Xiuping, the leader of the middle school camp of Tuoda Kongwu, led the five hundred brothers with good equipment of the special agents and took the military card that had just arrived.

The security mission of the former enemy headquarters is officially served.

The team entered the city of Xuzhou and suddenly slowed down the speed of traveling less than one kilometer before the base camp.

The warning line formed was stopped outside the road, and the shouts shouted one after another. Many workers looked nervously at the slowly driving military vehicles, and from time to time, they made angry shouts.

An Yi in the car looked at the gendarmerie military vehicle that was slowly driving in front, frowned slightly, and looked at the watch on the wrist to urge loudly: "Xiao Jiu, faster, press the speaker to surpass, otherwise I will be late. I will be late.

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"yes!"

Lin Yaodong began to speed up according to the loud speaker. A division officer who maintained order saw the car hanging with the car with the headquarters license plate leading the team. He quickly opened the road and shouted. The team slowly surpassed the trucks of the four gendarmerie on the bustling road.

The deputy deputy team of the team sitting on the co -pilot, Chen Yi's gendarmerie truck outside the window, and reportedly reportedly reportedly reportedly reported: "The second gendarmerie was escorted a group of prisoners.

The card, it is estimated that what I caught it. "

An Yi sighed, shook her head without talking, and couldn't help but shook the car window and looked at the gendarmerie car that passed by. She was a death prisoner who had experienced this kind of encounter.

Several middle -aged men on the tank were pressed at the front end of the carriage by the gendarmerie. They still raised their heads without fear and looked at the people on both sides of the road with a smile. They shouted the slogan from time to time.

An Yi glanced at a few unyielding men, and shook her head again regretted.

Shen Fengdao stroked his chin in his hand, and he said to himself uncertain: "A middle -aged man who was pressed by the gendarmerie on the roof was a bit familiar. It seemed to have seen it before, but unfortunately I couldn't remember ..."

"I also feel that, but they are swollen one by one, and they can't see it clearly ..."

An Yi said that the eyebrows were locked here, but the vague image in her mind became clearer. An Yi thought and thought about it, and suddenly was shocked, and immediately ordered Lin Yaodong to drive:
Chapter completed!