Zhang Fakui has been in trouble recently. Fan Shisheng used the excuse of being attacked along the way to strand the main forces of the two brigades in Jingzhou City and refused to drive to the west of Hunan and Hubei. Zhang Fakui, who had already moved his headquarters to Wufeng County, made three emergency calls to Fan Shisheng and led his troops.

Via Yichang to Shimen in northern Hunan, otherwise Fan Shisheng will be charged with disobeying military orders to the central government.

Fan Shisheng was on the front line of Xiangfan, a place he was unfamiliar with, unable to advance or retreat. Countless hungry people were pouring in from Deng County, Xinye and other areas in southern Henan. He needed to arrange rescue by himself. In desperation, he could only urge the two men under his command.

The main force of the brigade went south to accept the command of Zhang Fakui. At the same time, they called the central government and requested to "transfer the defense area to the northern Hunan area so that it can be more convenient to eliminate the red bandits."

Fan Shisheng's request deeply embarrassed Chiang Kai-shek. First of all, he very much hoped that his direct troops could be stationed in Xiangfan, an important place on the border of Hubei and Henan, which has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times, so as to lay a solid foundation for future control of Hubei and Henan provinces. However, for a while,

After a while, it was difficult to mobilize troops. After repeated weighing, they had to order Fan Shisheng to continue to lead the division headquarters and the 153rd Brigade that had just been assigned the designation of the 51st Division.

In Xiangfan, according to the original plan, the 151st and 152nd brigades were temporarily handed over to Zhang Fakui to prevent the rapidly growing He Long Red Army from developing from western Hunan to eastern Sichuan to western Hubei. Chiang Kai-shek also called An Yi for advice.

, and finally, on the grounds of "to ensure the smooth progress of disaster relief and resettlement," the 51st Brigade of Zhu Shigui's 17th Division was transferred from Jiujiang to Xiangfan and handed over to the Disaster Relief Committee to make up for the shortage of troops on the Hubei-Henan border.

On the afternoon of June 10, Major General Zhang Cunzhuang, chief of staff of the 44th Army of the Xiangxi Garrison and deputy commander of the Xiangxi Garrison Command, led a security brigade of 5,000 officers and soldiers to Yichang via Shimen and Yidu, and sent this soldier from Xiangxi who had undergone hard training for half a year.

Leave it to An Yi's command to relieve An Yi's shortage of troops.

Twenty-six-year-old Colonel Dong Yingji of the Security Brigade came from the Special Forces Brigade of the Independent Division. He was overjoyed to see his old boss An Yi. After drinking several bowls of strong drinks, he immediately led his soldiers to Yuan'an County, 60 kilometers north of Yichang.

The headquarters and special agent battalion are stationed in the county seat, and the three regiments under his command are divided into

In addition to guarding the three towns of Hehua, Yangping and Maoping in the north, another regiment patrolled the two roads leading to Xiangfan and Baokang, rescued the victims, and formed a line with the 51st Brigade of Zhu Shigui's 17th Division stationed in Xiangfan.

, the safety issues that An Yi worried about day and night were solved.

At noon the next day, An Yi set up two simple banquets at the Yiling Camp headquarters to see off Zhang Cunzhuang and more than a dozen generals of the 44th Army, who were about to take 20,000 disaster victims to the Changde area for resettlement.

Half drunk, General Xiangxi praised the construction speed of the Xiangxi Arsenal and Jiangxi Security Command's five thousand engineering brothers. They were all very excited and told An Yi and Yin Jinan the touching stories of the construction of resettlement villages.

An Yi was very happy and asked Zhang Cunzhuang carefully about the situation of the three resettlement villages in Changde.

Zhang Cunzhuang spoke with satisfaction: "Three new villages that can accommodate the relocation of 20,000 disaster victims have been completed. The folks in Changde are very generous and simple. When dividing the land, they generously divided their own fields and the planned new village land.

The brothers of the Sixth Regiment of the Engineering Corps felt the righteousness of the folks in Changde. In the three days before leaving for Luxi, they worked day and night to help three nearby villages.

The villagers dug a five-kilometer-long canal, blasted the mountain and quarried rocks and moved them to the canal, and handed them over to the villagers together with more than 100 tons of cement. They also politely said that they were busy with military affairs and had no time to repair the canal, so I was sorry to the villagers.

The villagers were so moved as they held the hands of the engineering brothers who were covered with wounds and blood blisters. Although the officers and soldiers of the Sixth Regiment spoke Shandong dialect and it was difficult for them to communicate with each other, the emotion was touching!

Everyone in the Third Division of our unit was moved by this, and then they realized how far behind they were compared with the real Anjia Army. The chief officers of each brigade and regiment took the initiative to find Brother Ziyang (ziyue Zhang Shaodong), the division commander, and asked for help from the residents and the incoming villagers.

The victims who arrived came to help. My uncle was very emotional when he heard the report, saying that only Brother An can bring out such good soldiers, and now he is mobilizing all the soldiers in the army to learn from the Sixth Engineer Regiment."

The table full of generals echoed, and Zhang Shaodong, who came with him, reassured An Yi that he would make the Changde resettlement village a model resettlement village and treat the victims of the disasters in Henan and Shaanxi as their own people, and they would never lack a kilogram of food or a piece of clothing.

An Yi solemnly thanked Zhang Cunzhuang, Zhang Shaodong and other generals. After toasting everyone, he put down his cup and sighed:

"Brothers, do you know the origin of the Sixth Regiment of the Engineering Corps... Maybe you have guessed a little bit. Let me tell you that all the 1,200 brothers in the Sixth Regiment are from Shandong, and most of them came after the Shandong flood.

Those who moved to Lao Nanchang can understand the bitterness and helplessness of the victims better than anyone else, so they will not complain no matter how hard it is and how tired they are.

Over the past year, they have sacrificed thirty-seven brothers in the construction of roads and bridges in Jiangxi, but they have never complained about suffering or tiredness. They have the courage to move forward and never shrink back in the face of difficulties. They have won three awards from the Jiangxi military and civilians and the provincial government. This is

They were transferred to Xiangxi for the first time and their group was the first to sign up. Many brothers

Brother hurriedly said goodbye to his family, young children and newlywed wife, and took the lead in boarding the first ship and sailing quietly to Changde. Before leaving, he said to General Yang Bin and General Lao Shoudao who were seeing him off, sir, please rest assured that the Sixth Regiment will never give up to Lao Nanchang.

Shame on, never embarrass Shandong people, and never embarrass An Jiajun...

To be honest, I have always been reluctant to be called the "An Jiajun" for fear of causing misunderstandings and causing unnecessary trouble. However, since the brothers of the Sixth Regiment gritted their teeth and shouted away, I acquiesced.

,The reason is that any team must have its own soul, so that all soldiers have a spiritual and emotional support and belonging. An Yi is grateful to these brothers for their trust and has always regarded them as his relatives in his heart."

After hearing what An Yi said, all the generals sighed and expressed that they deserved the name. Zhang Shaodong asked with interest: "General An, the independent division was first called the Anjia Army, and then Brother Ji Nan's

The Sixteenth Division is also called the Anjia Army by the people in western Hubei. Now it seems that the Jiangxi Security Forces will also be called the Anjia Army. I wonder which part of the next Anjia Army will be?"

Everyone consciously closed their mouths and looked at An Yi with concern. An Yi thought for a moment and replied solemnly: "There will be, and it will appear soon. As long as I, An Yi, serve as the commander of the army again, I will be there."

I won’t let anyone take away my hat of military commander again.

, all the troops under my command, An Yi, will become a new Anjiajun, an Anjiajun that always puts the interests of the country and the nation at heart, an Anjiajun that scares the enemy and makes the people trust and support. I can tell it, too.

It can be done!”

The generals were astonished. They looked at An Yi, who raised his head and held his chest out, exuding a fierce and domineering attitude. For a moment, they were shocked by An Yi's heroic demeanor and shining eyes.

Zhang Cunzhuang laughed heartily and clapped loudly, which immediately triggered warm applause from the audience. An Yi waved his hands repeatedly, smiled and said that he was rude, picked up his wine glass and stood up to toast everyone.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, An Yi, who had said goodbye to Zhang Cunzhuang and other brothers, stood on the high platform at the entrance of the pier, watching the 20,000 refugees who were boarding the boat to cross the south bank. He took a deep breath, raised his feet and just stepped down the steps, when he suddenly heard from all directions.

Waves of grateful calls came, the sounds were sad and shook the sky.

An Yi couldn't help but stop, turned around and looked at the pier and the densely packed ferries. When he saw thousands of victims kneeling in his direction, his nose couldn't help but sore, he waved and shouted:

"Have a good journey, folks! The folks and officers and soldiers in Changde have prepared residences and fields for everyone. It doesn't matter if it's a little hard and tiring. You can survive by gritting your teeth. An Yi will also visit the folks! Forty

Brothers of the Fourth Army, An Yi is entrusted to you, I..."

Hot tears welled up in An Yi's eyes. He could no longer say a word. He quickly turned around and jumped off the platform. He strode to the car and got in. He knocked on the back of the driver's seat and closed his eyes, letting the sad tears flow all the way.

Splash.

On the pier, hundreds of specially appointed officials from the central government, local celebrities in Yichang, and nearly a thousand officers and soldiers of the 16th Division and the Military Police Regiment watched the car gradually go away with tears in their eyes. They all sighed and wiped their tears silently. More than a dozen

One reporter forgot to raise his camera and was deeply moved like everyone else, bursting into tears...

"We're almost at the intersection, where are we going now?" Shen Fengdao, the adjutant beside him, handed An Yi a handkerchief and asked in a low voice.

"Well... let's go back to camp. I have to go to the temporary hospital to see the soldiers and victims receiving treatment. At this juncture, we must not let the plague flow into Yichang."

An Yi wiped his face with a handkerchief, blinked his eyes, and exhaled heavily: "What's the news about Mr. Zhu Jinhuai's medical team?"

"Still last night's news, I'm afraid there are more and more plague refugees who need emergency quarantine. Over the past five days, more than 200 of them have been guarding three checkpoints 60 kilometers to the north, conducting three screenings on all refugees.

, three to four hundred people were buried every day, and the brothers from the Xiangxi Security Brigade also blocked all roads heading south to pass.

There is a war going on in the east direction of Badong, and few refugees are coming from the northwest. Only the situation on the front line in Xiangfan is worrying. The two detachments led by Professor Chris from Jiangnan Hospital all went in that direction, and the brothers of the 51st Brigade also

I strictly abide by the committee's regulations on duty, but there are too many passages there. If General Fan Shisheng does not actively cooperate, it will be difficult to control the southward movement of plague patients as much as possible." Shen Fengdao sighed slightly.

An Yi thought for a while and made a decision: "Then tomorrow we will go north to Xiangfan. I will personally sit there for a while. I don't believe that the epidemic can't be controlled. Yichang has basically been sorted out. There are officials from various central ministries, and

Ji Nan is assisting from the side. The problem is not that big. Instead, it is the Xiangfan front line where the central government dispatches the most and most complicated officials. I am worried. We will have a meeting tonight and we will set off early tomorrow morning."

"Understood!" Shen Fengdao nodded.

The car entered the heavily guarded military camp and stopped in front of the large barracks on the east side. An Yi got out of the car, waved to the little girl who was standing timidly by the gate, and said with a smile: "Xinghua, come here and let uncle take a look.

."

The little girl hesitated and slowly walked towards An Yi. An Yi picked her up and asked with concern: "Are you still hungry?"

The little girl shook her head and helped An Yi straighten the big hat that was tilted to one side. Her innocent little face was full of satisfaction: "Hua'er has eaten well, the aunt in white is very nice, my mother also smiled, and my brother is confused."

Eat and stop crying."

An Yi carefully looked at the little girl who was clean and clean and put on a used blue floral short coat. He joked with the little girl in the Henan dialect he had just learned: "Our flowers are so beautiful today! Why don't we make them for uncle?"

She’s a daughter now.”

"No! Hua'er wants a mother and a younger brother."

Little Xinghua twisted around and was not happy. An Yi shook his head and smiled, nodded with the little nurse who came over, hugged little Xinghua and went to Ma's sister-in-law's bed together. After a closer look, she found that it had been cleaned and put on.

The Ma family sister-in-law in the white soldier uniform turns out to be quite beautiful, deep

Although his sunken eyes showed gratitude and shyness, they also gained vitality and luster. His scorched face turned white. After the purulent wound on his leg was cleaned and sutured, he became more energetic. His rosy mouth was tightly closed. Seeing An

When Yi arrived with her daughter in her arms, she wanted to stand up and thank her.

An Yi smiled and greeted politely, put down the little Xinghua and comforted in a low voice: "Sister-in-law Ma, don't worry, Uncle Ma and the others have all gone to Changde in the south. There are houses and land there. When they get there, everyone will pay back every month."

If I can receive fifteen kilograms of rice, half a kilogram of oil and one kilogram of salt, I can basically survive. I can probably catch up with the summer planting, and things will be better in the autumn. Don't worry."

Sister-in-law Ma nodded frequently. When she saw An Yi saying goodbye and leaving, she finally said timidly: "General, I... my wound will be healed in a few days... What should I do with the child?"

"Let's stay here for now. You and your children can go with the next group of villagers. The resettlement site is also in western Hunan. It's more than 60 kilometers away from Uncle Ma's Xinliu Village. You should be able to see them." An Yi answered patiently.

Sister-in-law Ma nodded again, then lowered her head with a frown, obviously a little disappointed with this arrangement, but she was too embarrassed to trouble An Yi anymore.

An Yi thought for a while and asked: "Sister Ma, if you have any ideas, just tell me. If you want to work in a big city, or go to relatives, I will ask the military police to send you there."

"I don't have any relatives anymore... I, I'm just scared. I've never been so far away. In the past twenty-two years, the farthest I've been to is the entrance to the village. But now... I'm scared, and my two children are young..."

Tears welled up in Mrs. Ma's eyes. She held her fair face in her hands and twitched. The little nurse quickly stepped forward to comfort her in a low voice.

An Yi shook his head and smiled: "After passing the gate of hell, everything is easy to handle, what else can trouble you? Don't worry, if you don't have a suitable place for a while, just go to my headquarters to help cook, and you will find one later.

It’s not too late to leave for a good place. Okay, Sister-in-law Ma, get some rest, I’ll go to work first... Goodbye, Hua’er!”

"goodbye……"

Xiao Xinghua’s voice was very low and she looked very shy.

Sister-in-law Ma watched An Yi's back disappear at the door, wiped away the tears on her face, her eyes were full of sincere gratitude. At this time, she didn't know that she never left An Yi's house again. Out of gratitude, she became An Yi's
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