Liuzhou, Guangxi is a famous cultural city with a long history. The city was built during the era of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. It was officially renamed Liuzhou in the early years of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty. The current city walls and towers were all built during the heyday of the Ming Dynasty.
Since Liuzhou is located in the center of Bagui, it is a transportation hub connecting Nanning and Guilin, and Wuzhou to Baise. After the new Guangxi system came to Guangxi, Liuzhou was regarded as a military and industrial town. This is also the result of the Guangxi group's painstaking efforts and development over the past few years. The first military airport of Guijun was built in Liuzhou, a key industrial and commercial area. Because it is close to the beautiful Bailian Cave in the Qingshan Mountains, the airport was also named Bailian Airport.
An Yi's special plane arrived at four o'clock in the afternoon. To An Yi's surprise, except for the old commander Bai Chongxi, the familiar Guangxi Governor Huang Xuchu and more than ten generals, they originally thought they were still stranded in Guangzhou and paid close attention to the Guangdong and Fujian affairs. Li Zongren, who worked for the Bureau of Development, actually went to the airport to greet him in person.
After the two sides met with military etiquette, An Yi led Shen Fengdao and Ye Cheng to introduce them to their master one by one. Then they followed behind Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi, and Huang Xuchu, and inspected Guangxi together in the sound of military music. The military aviation force and the direct guard brigade completed a circuit and entered Liuzhou City by car.
After entering the "Dragon City Guest House" to wash up briefly, the enthusiastic Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi invited An Yi to visit the Liuhou Temple, a picturesque place in the city. An Yi readily agreed and followed.
Entering the ancient, dignified and heavy archway, Bai Chongxi personally acted as a tour guide for An Yi. The polite An Yi couldn't refuse, so he had to shake his head and smile, and he did as he pleased.
"The couplet at the door, 'Lands and rivers come and go with yellow bananas, red bananas, and the Spring and Autumn Annals bless me and the people.' comes from a poem by the Tang Dynasty poet Han Yu. It was written by Yang Han, the prefect of Yongzhou in the late Qing Dynasty. It is quite old. But the entire Liuhou Temple is the most beautiful What is precious is this stele. After Liu Zongyuan died, his friend Han Yu wrote the "Liuzhou Luochi Temple Stele" to commemorate it. The poems are full of spirit and profound feelings. Su Shi, the great writer of the Northern Song Dynasty, read his articles, recited his poems, and sighed. Thinking about the incident and the person, he penned the poem, which was carved into a stele by local craftsmen in Liuzhou during the Southern Song Dynasty. The stele's calligraphy is majestic and profound, and the sword and pen are bold and unrestrained. It is praised by the world as the first stele of Dongpo's calligraphy. This stele It is rare in the world because it combines Korean, Su Shu and Liu Shi from the three great masters, so it is called the "Three Unique Monuments". It has always been the treasure of the Liuhou Temple. Despite the changes of dynasties and repeated wars, it is still completely preserved. Come down! General An is both civil and military, and he is familiar with the past and the present. Why don't you also comment on it?"
The weather in Liuzhou at the end of October was still relatively hot. Bai Chongxi shook an exquisite and elegant folding fan and introduced the historical allusions of the Sanjue Stele to An Yi in a formal manner. After speaking, he was still not finished. He turned sideways and asked An Yi to review the calligraphy and poems on the stele. Express your opinion.
An Yi's head was as big as a fight for a moment, and he could only shake his head apologetically, and said truthfully: "I'm really sorry. All the civil and military knowledge of ancient and modern times must be spread through false rumors. How can I have that ability? An Yi is young and has learned nothing. It's science and engineering knowledge. I can barely make do with reading a newspaper and humming a few country tunes. I don't know anything about poetry, songs, historical allusions, and I don't know anything about calligraphy. I can't understand the mystery of this inscription at all. Come to think of it, I read Liu Zongyuan's "Snake Catcher" when I was young, but after years of fighting, I have forgotten all of it now. It is not as profound as the unofficial story about Yang Guifei's love for Lingnan lychees. Compared with General Jiansheng who is full of brocade and all-encompassing. Compared with An Yi, who is ignorant and has no skills, he is very pale and ashamed!"
Seeing An Yi's confession, the generals nearby couldn't help laughing secretly. Bai Chongxi politely said that An Yi was being too modest.
Li Zongren watched clearly from the side and smiled and thought that An Yi was a very down-to-earth person. In fact, like An Yi, he was proficient in the art of war and familiar with military affairs, but he did not have the traditional Chinese culture knowledge of Bai Chongxi and Huang Xuchu, so he felt towards An Yi at this time.
I totally agree and understand it.
Huang Xuchu and other party and government officials did not believe that An Yi, who could write dozens of popular songs that were sung in the north and south, created several military textbooks and took the lead in advocating military innovation, did not understand poetry and calligraphy, but seeing An Yi's expression, he
It didn't seem like he was cheating, so he had to keep his doubts in his heart and follow Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi and An Yi as they slowly wandered around.
Bai Chongxi was familiar with An Yi's character, so he turned around and took him directly to the bank of Luochi, a vast expanse of blue waves in the east. After sitting down at a row of tea tables placed under a century-old osmanthus tree, he introduced to An Yi:
"This lake is called Luochi. It is one of the eight famous scenic spots in Liuzhou. When the moon rises above Dengtai Mountain, it is reflected on the water of Luochi. The state is cold and ethereal. Looking down at the bright moon in the water and sky under the willows beside the lake becomes a wonderful scenery. 'Luochi'
This is where the beauty of the moon at night comes from. It is a rare visit for General An, and Brother De Gong and Brother Yixing are overjoyed, so let us drink a little wine here and wait for the bright moon to rise in the sky and raise our glasses to invite the moon to get drunk together, please!"
An Yi looked at the green lake and the weeping willows and osmanthus trees planted along the shore. The waves were sparkling under the setting sun and the breeze was blowing. He also felt that the scenery here was quite pleasant. When Bai Chongxi said that he would have dinner here, he quickly asked Li, Bai and others
He expressed his thanks, picked up the tea cup, tasted it a little, and praised sincerely:
"This place is very comfortable. It reminds me of the happy gathering in Jiangbei during the Northern Expedition a few years ago. At that time, Duke De was entertaining me Sanhua Liquor, a fine wine produced in Guilin. Every time I think about it, it seems that the lingering fragrance is still there.
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Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi were stunned for a moment, then they recalled the first time they had a drink with An Yi, and then they burst out laughing in unison.
After Li Zongren finished laughing, he said with emotion: "Five years have passed with a snap of the fingers. The ups and downs in the past five years are so disappointing! I have to congratulate General An. In just five years, the general has grown from nothing to a general.
We have established a great cause in southern Sichuan and benefited thousands of people, but we have encountered setbacks many times. In the end, we retreated to a corner and wasted our days and nights. How cruel!"
An Yi waved his hands repeatedly: "Deng Degong is ridiculous! This kid ran around and was lucky to be able to return to his hometown, steal several counties in southern Sichuan, and finally have a piece of land to survive. How dare he compete with the increasingly prosperous Bagui Qianli under Degong's rule?
How can the country be compared with the country? What those people in Nanjing have long remembered is not me, An Yi, but General De Gong and Jiansheng. Mr. Wu Laozhihui, the founder of the party and the state, once said at a cocktail party that Feng Huanzhang is not something to be afraid of, and Marshal Zhang Hanqing is not something to worry about.
, but if Duke De sneezes and General Jiansheng shakes his fan, the central government will catch a cold."
Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi and others laughed at themselves after hearing this, but they were very emotional in their hearts. They didn't expect An Yi to speak so humorously, and his seemingly complimentary words contained strong murderous intent. In the blink of an eye, they were toyed with by themselves in the past.
The young general above him has grown into a politician who assesses the situation and considers the situation deeply.
While the guests and hosts were chatting and laughing, the attendants served sumptuous dishes and fine wines in succession. The generals from both sides who followed warmly invited them to sit around the deputy tables on both sides, and gave up the chairmanship to the generals of both sides.
Li Zongren stood up in excitement and greeted Ye Cheng who was sitting next to him warmly. When he saw that, Shen Fengdao and the three of them sat down together. Regardless of An Yicheng's fearful refusal, he personally filled everyone's first glass of wine.
"Please sit down, everyone, please sit down. There is no need to be polite between friends. Mr. De often pours us wine like this. We are used to it." Huang Xuchu warmly greeted An Yi and the four of them to sit down.
Li Zongren picked up the wine glass and saw An Yi and others standing up. He was not polite, nodded slightly, and delivered a very touching speech:
"I won't call you Vice-Chairman An anymore. All of you here are soldiers who have experienced hundreds of battles. Let's just call them according to the customs in the military. This glass of wine is dedicated to General An and all of you. Thank you for our friendly neighbors in southern Sichuan, western Guizhou and Yunnan. The strong support and friendly cooperation in the past two years have enabled the folks in Guangxi to develop through mutual exchange of needs, please!"
"please!"
Everyone responded in unison, and all raised their heads and drank it all in one gulp. Even Bai Chongxi, who never drank much, drank it all in one gulp and lit the bottom of his glass.
After three rounds of wine and five tastes of food, the host and guest became more casual.
Li Zongren asked about the results of the just-concluded People's Congress in southern Sichuan. After listening to An Yi and Zhan Dao's introduction, Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi and Huang Xuchu nodded frequently, believing that southern Sichuan's experience in legal construction is worth learning from. Guangxi and southern Sichuan have a relationship Very similar, that is, the military government has a high prestige and has won the support and understanding of the people. Large-scale projects such as railway construction, highway and bridge construction, etc., have received the full support and help of the local people. Both southern Sichuan and Guangxi have won the support and understanding of the people. With such a broad public base, it has developed rapidly in terms of infrastructure construction.
Bai Chongxi asked An Yi in a low voice: "I heard that southern Yunnan and western Yunnan are now in a stalemate with the British. Almost all Myanmar's trade routes leading to southern Yunnan and Annan have been cut off, and there are rumors that An's army's reclamation area The security forces fought a battle with the British and Burmese troops. The British and Burmese troops suffered extremely heavy losses, but they did not dare to seek revenge from your Anjia army, so they had to adopt a strategy of avoiding the real and attacking the fictitious to find bad luck on the border in western Yunnan, which led to the massacre in western Yunnan. As a result, relations between the two countries have plummeted, and all the loans and aid originally promised by the British government to the central government have been cancelled. To our great surprise, Chairman Chiang, who is in urgent need of foreign aid, should have been furious and urged you to make substantial concessions. But he did not give any face to the British and supported you with all his strength. You also cut off all economic and trade exchanges with the British. I don’t know what is the secret between this and how to deal with it next?”
An Yi nodded: "Chairman Chiang clearly saw the reality behind the harsh words of the British. In addition, he was unwilling to compromise with the Japanese and then give in to the British and let the Chinese poke his spine, so he made a tough response. It is very normal. In fact, the conflict on the southern Yunnan border was not a war. After our villagers were massacred and plundered, we only sent two special agents teams there to retaliate, and after they cut off dozens of heads, we took no further action. After the British suffered a loss, they mobilized more than 5,000 British and Burmese officers and soldiers stationed at Jingdong to press forward in an attempt to force us to make concessions. However, seeing that our two guard regiments were well prepared and ready, they became timid and turned to incite dependence in western Yunnan. Because of their indigenous armed forces, they suddenly crossed the border and attacked Nankan and Ruili, causing the massacre in western Yunnan that shocked China and the world.
"At present, two divisions of the Yunnan Security Forces have been stationed in western Yunnan. An assault brigade of General Shizhen of western Guizhou and a mountain brigade of General Zhang Hongluan of western Hunan have also quietly headed to Dehong, ready to go up to assist at any time. A mixed squadron of our aviation command
They also went to support. The British saw that the disparity in strength was too great and did not dare to fight. The confrontation is still ongoing. It is estimated that in two months, a main British division from the Indian colony will move to northern Myanmar. By that time,
I'm afraid there will really be a tough battle to fight in western Yunnan."
Li Zongren was slightly surprised: "General An, you have rashly started a war in the south. Have you considered the situation in North China?"
"I have considered it and conducted many studies with Zhu Yizhi and other Yunnan generals. They all believe that we cannot show weakness, otherwise we may have to sign another traitorous treaty. No one can afford such an eternal infamy. Chairman Chiang and the Central Military Commission expressed this
They all hold a tacit support attitude, because the whole world knows that Southwest China, like Guangdong and Guangxi, is only unified in name. In fact, it is still an independent entity and a separate state. Even if something goes wrong, the central government has room to shirk responsibility. But the weaklings in the central government are panicked.
During the Southwest Commodity Expo some time ago, both President Wang and Chairman Lin specifically asked me how to deal with the Sino-Myanmar border crisis. I excused myself and said that it was a matter in Yunnan, and I only care about southern Yunnan." An Yi did not hide anything.
Li Zongren and others nodded slowly, as if they had expected that An Yi would handle it this way.
Bai Chongxi asked with a smile: "If we really want to fight, how are you going to fight?"
An Yi replied nonchalantly: "I guess it's nothing to do with me. No matter how domineering the British are, they should have a rigorous and clear judgment on this. If there is a real fight, they will only choose the direction of western Yunnan. That is Yunnan General Zhan Huanqi and General Lu Han
Regarding the matter, at least it is estimated that the Yunnan Army will not suffer in front of the British and Burmese troops who are working hard on the expedition. If the battle is successful, the problem will be solved in one battle."
Bai Chongxi smiled appreciatively, turned to Huang Xuchu and asked: "Brother Yi Xing, you have been dealing with the French in the south for the past two years. What do you think the British are most worried about right now?"
Huang Xuchu replied solemnly: "No one knows what the current combat effectiveness of the British army is, but in wars, people will die. I guess both Britain and France take the lives of their officers and soldiers very seriously. If the casualties reach a certain level, they will
If you can’t stand it anymore, it doesn’t matter to us. We don’t need money, but we have enough lives.”
Everyone burst into laughter, and Ye Cheng couldn't help but give a thumbs up quietly, admiring the wisdom and tacit understanding of the three giants of the Gui family.
An Yi stood up with a smile on his face and returned the greeting to his host. Seeing An Yi's easy-going and cheerful attitude, the generals of the Gui Army nearby also came to propose a toast. An Yi raised his glass very politely and won the general favor of the generals of the Gui Army.
After the seventh or eighth round, Li Zongren signaled to stop, waved his hand and told his generals to go back and sit down. He turned to An Yi and whispered: "I'm sorry, you can't drink too much wine during this meal. I just got news that a distinguished guest will arrive in an hour.
Then let’s change places and have a good drink together.”
An Yi looked at Li Zongren with a smile in surprise, and then turned to Bai Chongxi with a calm face. When he saw Bai Chongxi nodding slightly, he immediately knew who was coming.