The banquet broke up unhappily. Li Jishen did not look for An Yi again that night. An Yi, who lived on the same floor, went to visit twice, but was blocked by the helpless Secretary Ye.
Secretary Ye quietly told An Yi that Ren Zhengyi was angry and Duke De and General Jiansheng were having secret conversations with him. It was best not to disturb him at this time.
An Yi returned to the room, took a shower and simply covered his head and went to sleep. Ye Cheng and Zhan saw that An Yi was letting go, so they went back to rest.
Early the next morning, Li Jishen rushed to the airport without eating breakfast. An Yi heard the report from his guards, thought about it briefly, and did not go to see him off, so as not to make everyone feel uncomfortable.
Ye Cheng worriedly asked if he would become strangers to Ren Gong because of this. An Yi confidently said that he would never, and within a month or two, he would learn from the experience and understand his painstaking efforts.
Ye Cheng nodded to express his understanding. Before coming, the brothers had repeatedly discussed the current situation in Fujian and also deduced the worst possible situation. If a fight really came, the 19th Route Army would not be able to stop the Central Committee no matter what.
The army, navy and air force were engaged in a conquest, and the Red Army, which was now unable to defend itself, could not do much to help the 19th Route Army. As long as Fujian declared independence, failure was obvious.
More than an hour later, Bai Chongxi and Huang Xuchu came to apologize, saying that Li Jishen had left first due to busy work, and Li Zongren had sent him to Guangzhou to handle some mundane matters, and asked An Yi for his understanding.
An Yi didn't care at all, as if nothing was wrong, and brought the topic to the commercial cooperation between them, and promised to double the supply of tobacco starting from this month to make up for the gap in Guangxi's exports after the Sino-Myanmar border crisis.
At ten o'clock in the morning, Bai Chongxi sent An Yi to the airport and proposed to walk with An Yi alone. Knowing that substantive negotiation results were likely to be achieved during the next walk, An Yi readily agreed and walked side by side with Bai Chongxi on the broad flat road.
on the dirt track.
"Brother An, do you have no hope for Fujian?" Bai Chongxi asked.
An Yi answered truthfully: "Before I came, I was indeed following Chairman Chiang's order to try to persuade Guangxi not to participate in the current situation in Fujian. After I arrived here and met Chief Bai and Duke De, I suddenly felt that there was no need to persuade. I felt
Chairman Chiang is worrying too much. But
, from another perspective, it is a good thing that Chairman Chiang is still so afraid of the Guangxi clique. It proves that the Guangxi clique still has great value and political influence, and proves that Chief Bai and Degong have done a good job in recent years. Otherwise, Chairman Chiang
I would never attach such great importance to the Gui family."
Bai Chongxi stopped, looked into An Yi's eyes quietly for a while, sighed slightly, and said with appreciation: "I didn't expect that after so many years, you still have the same temper."
"I don't dare to play tricks in front of the old officer. Otherwise, not only will I make a fool of myself, but I will probably end up in disgrace. Even the little good impression I finally left for the old officer will be ruined." An Yi said with a smile.
Bai Chongxi laughed loudly: "It's pleasant to be with smart people. Tell me, how do you judge our attitude?"
An Yi smiled and said: "Before we parted last night, sir, didn't you tell me specifically that Chen Zhibiao couldn't come to get together because he was stationed in Guilin with his troops, and why did he apologize to me? In fact, did Zhibiao come to meet me?
It doesn't matter, so many years have passed,
Any grudges have gradually faded away. Brothers hate him, but I can understand him. A person's life is in constant trials, and no one can avoid it, let alone face life and death? However, I have learned from the old sir.
I feel another level in my words
Meaning, the reason why Chen Zhibiao couldn't come was not because he didn't have the courage to meet me, but because he was under a lot of pressure, because we also learned from the secret report that He Jian of the Hunan Army, who was in the same situation as the Gui Army, had already
Quietly mobilize troops to attack Hunan
The oppression on the front line of the Guangxi border is implemented. I believe the old chief and Duke De can also guess that this is the result of Chairman Chiang's promotion behind the scenes. The purpose is to prevent the Guangxi army from sending troops to march eastward and aid Duke Ren's Fujian troops in rebellion. I don't know what I infer.
Is it correct?"
Bai Chongxi nodded sincerely: "Yes, that's right. I told Duke De last night that even if I don't tell you about the armed rebellion in the border area of Hunan, Guangxi and Guizhou, according to your channels, I believe you already know it.
He Jingcheng, who was stationed in Jingzhou, western Hunan, suddenly
The rebellion marched all the way to Hongjiang where General Zhang Hongluan was stationed, together with the two counties. He Jian watched helplessly but did not send troops to suppress it. General Zhang Hongluan and you must have seen the problem; secondly, He Jian turned into a mob of more than 10,000 people. Where is it?
General Zhang Hongluan's opponent was helpless
Capture is a matter of time. There is no need to tell you such trivial matters. If we don’t tell you, General Zhang Hongluan, who you respect as your uncle, will naturally tell you. Why bother? Third, and the most important point, Jingzhou and our Guizhou
Longsheng in the north, with three rivers adjacent to each other, is the responsibility of Division Chen Zhibiao.
He really needs to monitor the defense area closely and prevent He Jianbu from taking this opportunity to stir up trouble. It is excusable that he can't come. From these things, we can infer that as long as we have any troop mobilization, Chairman Chiang will very
Maybe they will break up and not give us any face."
An Yi sighed quietly: "To be honest, I didn't know that He Jianbu had made any changes before I came. Otherwise, I would have thought carefully about it or not come."
"I believe that the An Yi of today is no longer the An Yi of the past who was willing to tolerate other people's criticism. Am I right?" Bai Chongxi smiled confidently.
An Yi touched his nose and followed Bai Chongxi for another walk: "I'm very worried now. My uncle might have gone crazy. I don't know what General Chen Shuming and others think. They can't even win the support of Mr. Hu Hanmin, so they dare to
So tough."
"Have you missed the strong support that Fujian may receive from other channels?" Bai Chongxi asked.
An Yi asked back: "You mean the Communist Red Army?"
"Yes! I guess you know something about it." Bai Chongxi's mouth was very strict.
An Yi shook his head: "The Red Army is now in an extremely difficult situation surrounded by 700,000 soldiers of the Central Army. It is difficult to protect itself. How can it have the spare strength to support Fujian? How can the 19th Route Army alone block the Central Army with 100,000 officers and soldiers?
army's conquest
?If Fujian really rebels, it is estimated that only half of the 14 divisions of General Jiang Mingsan's East Route Army will be mobilized into Fujian. The 19th Route Army, which does not have any strategic depth, will be completely defeated. Furthermore, it seems that there has been no such thing in recent times.
Guangdong
General Chen Jitang's clear attitude means that at a critical moment, the Guangdong army may not necessarily support the Fujian troops. Moreover, Mr. Hu Hanmin, the party-state veteran in Hong Kong, is very opposed to the contact between Jiang Guangding and Cai Tingkai and the Communist Red Army.
, no matter how hard the Fujian side works, it is difficult to gain the support of national political public opinion. The name is not justified, and it has always been a taboo among military strategists. As for Chief Bai and Duke De... it seems that they are also called sinners with heavy blood debts by the Communist Red Army."
Bai Chongxi burst into laughter, and had to admire An Yi's careful thinking. The Guangxi clique is currently unable to support the Fujian side's actions. They are limited to the same political stance. Moral support and solidarity must be provided, but these are superficial words and have no impact on the Fujian side.
Apart from spiritual encouragement, without any substantive help, Guangxi, which finally got two years of rest and recuperation, is at a critical stage of development. Any adventure may lead to the destruction of two years of hard work.
But Bai Chongxi would not say these words to An Yi. Even if An Yi understood the stakes and judged the stance and measures the Gui clique would take, Bai Chongxi would not admit it. Many things in politics are extremely delicate.
, can only be understood but not stated explicitly.
Bai Chongxi suddenly changed the subject: "You seemed to have deliberately angered Mr. Ren last night, right?"
An Yi smiled helplessly: "I can't hide anything from the old sir. That's what I mean. But I, An Yi, are not unfeeling. If Uncle Shi needs my financial support, I will still be obliged to do so. No matter whether Uncle Shi wins in the end."
Even if he fails, at least he has fought once. There are fewer and fewer people in this world who have the courage to give it a try. Like me, didn’t it take life and death to achieve today’s fame and status?
"
Bai Chongxi was extremely shocked and moved: "An Yi, you always make me unpredictable. I hope we won't become enemies in the future."
An Yi smiled brightly: "Sir, aren't we good partners now?"
Bai Chongxi laughed heartily: "Haha! It's true. Life changes like chess and everything changes. It's so touching!"
"Then, sir, can you give me a word so that I can go back and resume my duties?" An Yi took the opportunity to make a request.
Bai Chongxi asked with an enigmatic smile: "Do you still need a word from me?"
An Yi patted his forehead, shook his head and smiled: "It's An Yi who fell into the lower class! Haha... Old sir, An Yi is looking forward to your visit to southern Sichuan."
Bai Chongxi waved his hand politely, turned around and motioned for An Yi to walk back together: "I must go. Brother Yixing came back and talked about southern Sichuan to us, giving us high praise and praise. Both De Gong and I hope to have the opportunity to go.
Let's pay a visit... By the way, more than a hundred of Brother Ji Kuan's men are studying in your sergeant school, how are they doing?"
"Fifty of them had taken a flight to Peiping ten days ago to follow General Ji Kuan. The remaining 30 or so were still studying in mountain majors, radio majors, political security and other majors. More than 60 people were due to follow General Ji Kuan.
If you don't make it, you will be eliminated one after another." An Yi answered truthfully.
Bai Chongxi nodded: "The requirements of the Military Academy are indeed strict. Your elimination rate is much higher than that of the Central Military Academy!"
"Strict requirements were only introduced this year. However, those who are eliminated can choose to enter vocational and technical colleges, or be drafted into the army as ordinary soldiers. In short, no one will lose the opportunity to study and find employment, unless they
I don’t want to." An Yi explained.
Bai Chongxi sighed again: "I miss Brother Ji Kuan! What a pity..."
The two walked to the plane together. Bai Chongxi stepped forward and said goodbye politely to Ye Cheng, Zhan Dao and others. An Yi held Huang Xuchu's hand and talked for a while before boarding the plane.
The plane flew north, turned northeast over Guangbei and flew directly to Lushan Mountain.
An Yi discussed in a low voice with Ye Cheng who was sitting next to him for a while, closed his eyes and fell asleep quietly. Guixi's cryptic reply to An Yi was enough for An Yi to go back and resume his life.
Liang Ziyan, the confidential adjutant in the back seat, was still whispering to Zhan Tao: "Is this considered done?"
Zhan closed his eyes and replied in a low voice: "This is the only way it can be done. Who can force anyone?"
"By the way, do you think that when he returns to Xu Mansion, will the commander really take off his clothes and let the painter Liu Haisu paint a nude painting for him?"
"You guys can't be so stupid, can you? The reason why the commander said this is to express his full support for Mr. Liu Haisu, do you understand? Think about it, Mr. Yucheng will definitely convey the commander's attitude to Mr. Liu Haisu
and his literary friends, how can everyone not be moved when they hear this? This means that Xufu will soon become a place of freedom that the intellectual circles across the country yearn for. It will establish an open and open image for us and pay attention to the reputation of culture and education.
It’s a huge boost, understand?”
"Oh my god...a simple joke has so many hidden intentions. I've learned a lesson..."