Four days later, Song Ziwen, Chen Lifu, and Zhang Zhizhong flew back to Nanjing. Only Kong Xiangxi flew to Nanchang and then transferred to Lushan to submit a thick stack of reports to Chiang Kai-shek.
It was late at night, but Chiang Kai-shek could not sleep. An Yi was not ordered to come back to help him. This was both expected and unexpected by Chiang Kai-shek.
The reason why I say it was expected is because An Yi is now the number one warlord leader with strong strength and a large number of troops. He has hundreds of thousands of soldiers under his command. He is no longer the straightforward and optimistic young man who obeyed his words in Chiang Kai-shek's mind. It turns out that
The pitiful teacher-student relationship can no longer restrain An Yi today, and the means that could easily control An Yi in the palm of his hand have lost their effectiveness.
An Yi, who has become a vague representative of the local separatist warlords, will naturally not do things that cost him anything. Without enough interest to make him excited, he will not return to the central government or to Chiang Kai-shek. These examples are in Feng Yuxiang, Yan Xishan, etc.
There are many such things in people, not to mention that An Yi's current status is not lower than that of Yan Xishan, and his reputation is thousands of times better than Yan Xishan's.
What Chiang Kai-shek did not expect was that Anyi would entrust Kong Xiangxi to submit as many as five research reports to him as chairman, namely "Analysis and Countermeasures of the Sino-Myanmar Border Crisis", "The Military Rank System in Urgent Need of Reform", "China
Compilation and Research of Combat Cases in Previous Wars", "On the Advantages and Disadvantages of the National Army Training System", "Prospects for Sino-Japanese Relations".
Among them, the two reports "Analysis and Countermeasures of the Sino-Myanmar Border Crisis" and "The Military Rank System in Urgent Need of Reform" made Chiang Kai-shek praise the report several times and couldn't put it down. They just hit the biggest worry and helplessness in Chiang Kai-shek's heart. An Yi's views on China and Myanmar
The discussion of the border crisis is informative and insightful, pointing directly at the declining situation of the river, which is still being criticized.
The British, who were hobbled by the economic crisis, saw through the statistical list of the trade volume of various countries in the world with China in the past three years, and the comparison of the year-by-year decline of Britain's share of world trade in the past three years, Chiang Kai-shek, who was originally somewhat vague, could see at a glance that the United States
The strong rise of national power and the rapid development of the German economy are caught in the gap.
This report is the most detailed and evidence-based political report so far. It was something that no general or so-called international relations theorist in the Central Committee of the Kuomintang, the Senate, and the Military Commission could not provide to Chiang Kai-shek, but An Yi did it, and in the conclusion
He pointed out with great certainty that Britain was strong externally and ineffective at the same time, as well as its colonial crises all over the world, and directly put forward views and suggestions that coincided with Chiang Kai-shek:
Politically, use a flexible diplomatic approach to handle Sino-British relations, and when necessary, secretly discuss Sino-British relations with the U.S. government. Based on its own interests in China and its alliance with the British government, the U.S. government will even take the initiative to come to the door for this purpose.
to mediate and finally reach a compromise between all parties; militarily, please ask Chiang Kai-shek to
Jieshi and the central government trusted and relied on the local forces in the southwest, complied with public opinion, and severely taught the weak but extremely arrogant British colonists. This not only built up huge popularity for the central government, but also used a decisive and tough attitude and local
The military victory shocked the Japanese militarists who were ready to take action in North China.
The second "Military Rank System in Urgent Need of Reform" hit the mark and suited Chiang Kai-shek's ambitions.
During the Prime Minister's Memorial Week some time ago, Chiang Kai-shek faced hundreds of generals of the Central Army and lamented the current chaotic state of warlord separatism in the country, denounced the many shortcomings and loopholes in military construction and management, and shouted, "Our Kuomintang army is fighting against the great powers.
"Compared, the combat power is extremely weak but the generals are so numerous that the generals can't even be counted... It's a wonder in the world that there is a division with as many as fifteen generals." Such cruel words; Northwest
The twelve-year-old son of warlord Ma Bufang, Ma Jiyuan, was appointed as the colonel chief of staff of the North and South Border Region Security Command of Qinghai Province, and was even approved by the Central Military Commission's Military and Administrative Department. It became a laughing stock in the Chinese and foreign military circles, despite the severe punishment given by He Yingqin, the Minister of Military and Administrative Affairs.
All the officers in charge of Quanxuke under his command have repeatedly reviewed their mistakes with Chiang Kai-shek, but the negative impact of this scandal has been irreversible.
An Yi did not discuss anything else in this report, but focused on the current "Grade List of Army Officers, Associates and Soldiers" promulgated by the Kuomintang central government in April 2011, combined with the military rank systems of the German army and the American army, and conducted a
Through comparative analysis, we solemnly request Chiang Kai-shek and the Central Military Commission to eliminate all interference in terms of legal principles and implementation methods, and strongly unify the national military rank system.
At the end, An Yi very frankly attached the military rank system and general officer list followed by a regular army and five local divisions in southern Sichuan and southern Yunnan. Among the 110,000 Anjia army, there were only 36 officers above major general, and they were all reported
It was sent to the Military Commission for registration, which is one third less than the current Central Army's approximately 30,000 regular army generals who oversee three main divisions, and An Yi's army captain-level general
The promotion time limit for leaders is very strict. Starting from the beginning of this year, in addition to outstanding military merit, all officers must serve at the same level for three years before they meet the primary conditions for promotion. Compared with the current military rank system implemented by the Central Army, it is more
It was extremely strict and was ten times and a hundred times stronger than the chaotic local armies across the country. It aroused strong resonance and attached great importance to Chiang Kai-shek. After reading it, he quickly had a clearer case.
The other three reports are also very professional. They are more like papers than reports. The three reports are accompanied by a letter of recommendation written by Zhang Zhizhong, the education director of the Central Military Academy, to Chiang Kai-shek, imploring Chiang Kai-shek to designate these three reports as the training for general officers of the Central Military Academy.
auxiliary teaching materials for the class.
Chiang Kai-shek hurriedly read through it and was extremely impressed and worried about the strength of An Jiajun.
Chiang Kai-shek knew that An Yi dared to submit these three reports. Not only had he guessed the negative reaction of Chiang Kai-shek and the central government, but he also had a vaguely strong and confident attitude, not worrying about the various ways Chiang Kai-shek and the central government would use against his troops.
a means of weakening repression.
This point made Chiang Kai-shek even more painful and helpless. Chiang Kai-shek clearly realized that An Yi expressed his clear political attitude to him through this method:
First, An Yi and his army still obey the leadership of the central government in the overall situation and respect Chiang Kai-shek's status as the supreme commander of the Chinese army; second, An Yi and his army have become relatively independent in substance, although on the surface they adhere to the Kuomintang central government and the
middle
The Central Military Commission's approach is the same as that of Yan Xishan, Li Zongren, Chen Jitang and others. They only obey the leadership in the military and do their own thing in the fields of politics, economy, culture, education and health, and do not treat the cowardly and incompetent Kuomintang Central Committee at all.
Keep it in mind.
Chiang Kai-shek was deeply disappointed by this, but he had no choice but to do so. Due to the strength of Wang Jingwei's faction and the various attacks from major opposition groups across the country, Chiang Kai-shek needed time to gain momentum and give up the government's administrative power in exchange for a more favorable political environment and
development time, let the power-hungry Wang Jingwei serve as a shield to relieve the huge pressure that a poor and debt-ridden political party must bear.
An Yi cleverly took advantage of this and built and developed southern Sichuan with incredible speed and a series of big moves. He not only took advantage of the chaos to expand his territory, but also strongly intervened in the military and political fields of Sichuan, Guizhou, Hunan, and Yunnan, and also cooperated with surrounding forces.
An alliance of shared interests was formed, and among the three
Under the banner of democracy, it has once again taken up the banner of "revitalizing national industry and commerce" and "developing people's livelihood to benefit one country". Its huge investment in construction projects and rapid achievements have been widely praised by all walks of life across the country and have impressed people in all provinces.
In addition to being envious, he is also full of resentment towards his own government.
In this regard, the Nanjing government, including Chiang Kai-shek and Wang Jingwei, had no choice but to support the construction of southern Sichuan against their will, comply with public opinion, and praise An Yi's great achievements.
Although he has achieved extraordinary achievements with strong support from An Yi, he still has to endure An Yi's clever threats in all aspects. If things go on like this, it will become increasingly difficult to conquer An Yi and take back the rule of the southwestern provinces.
After much deliberation in the face of An Yi's series of reports, Chiang Kai-shek finally decided to call Kong Xiangxi to have a talk, so as to avoid further trouble when Kong Xiangxi returns to Nanjing tomorrow.
Not long after Kong Xiangxi arrived, Chiang Kai-shek dismissed his secretary and attendants, had a secret conversation with Kong Xiangxi alone, and asked some very unhappy words:
"Yongzhi, you guys condescended to go to southern Sichuan this time. I have given An Yi a lot of respect by sending four senior officials to do the work. Before, I only did it to Yan Baichuan, Feng Huanzhang, and Zhang Hanqing. He An Yi
Why don't you understand the secret and why are you still unwilling to see me? What on earth does he want to do?"
Kong Xiangxi smiled slightly: "My goddaughter will be born in the next few days. An Yi felt deeply guilty about the previous child and Chu'er, so he decided to stay with Chu'er to accompany her and fulfill his duties as a father and husband.
Haha... Although this is just an excuse, it is not far-fetched at all, it is reasonable!"
"Bullshit! Since the beginning of the Northern Expedition and the Anti-Japanese War in North China, when did An Yi fall in love with his children? What's more, now that there are disaster victims everywhere, and An Yi, who keeps claiming that the interests of the country and the nation are his life-long goal, will all the people be affected by the birth of his son?
Ignore it?" Chiang Kai-shek was very unhappy.
Kong Xiangxi knew Chiang Kai-shek's temper well, so he laughed again and said calmly: "It's not that he didn't care. Didn't he send Yang Bin and Xia Jian to Nanchang to take charge of disaster relief? Yang Bin and Xia Jian were originally the security commander and commander of Jiangxi Province respectively.
Central Jiangxi Security Department
They have been responsible for national and local disaster relief affairs many times during their tenure. They are very experienced in resettling and diversion of victims, and Mr. Youlao and Mr. Zhou, general manager of Jiangnan Group, are fully supportive. Whether An Yi comes or not is not a big problem.
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Chiang Kai-shek already knows that Yang Bin and Xia Jian have arrived in Nanchang and are holding an emergency meeting with Xiong Shihui and others to discuss together. He also believes that they will soon come up with effective methods to relieve the pressure in Nanchang. However, there is still a steady stream of victims from all over the country.
The ground was pouring towards the Nanchang area, and the security forces of various local governments set up blockades to intercept them, but had little effect. Chiang Kai-shek had to pay special attention to it.